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Dec. 13, 1S51 If.
M. L. SHINDEL,
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December 4, 1852. tf.
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ll'a TO
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CHAIN PUMPS-A small number of these
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SELECT POETRY.
The Evergreen, so shall our Friendship he
Some liken (heir lave to the brniiliful lose,
Anil tome lo the violot sweet in the shade ;
Dut the Flower Queen dies when I he Sum
mer day goes.
And the Hue eye Mails up when theSpiing
blossoms fade !
So we'd chouse for our emblem asturdier
thing,
We will go the mountain and woiship its
tiee;
Then a health to the Cedar the Evergreen
Kins,
Like I hut Evergreen so shall our Friend
ship be.
The perfume it carries is deeply concealed,
Nul a breath of rich scent will its branches
impart ;
But how long lasting and pure is the.odor re
vealed tn the inmost and deepest recess of the
heart '.
It croweih. in might and it liveth right long;
Ami i ho lunger it liveth tho nobler the
tree ;
Then a health to the Cedar tho true and
the stiong,
Like the Evergreen so shall our Friendship
fit remaineth unseared in the deluge of light,
When the flood of tho sun tide is pouring
hi on ml ;
And as firmly and bravely it mceteth the
iiight,
Willi l tie storm torrent laden, and thunder
eluud clowned ;
And so shall all changes that forluhe can
biing,
Find our spit its unaltered and staunch as
the tree,
Then a healih lo the Cedar, the Evergreen
King
Like i hill Evergreen so shall our Friendship
be !
3, Select (Tale.
HE'S NOEODY EUT A PRINTER.
uv C. II. c. WILLI.NUIIAM.
Oh! he's nobody but a -printer,' ex
claimerj Miss ElK-n Dupree, a flirtrnf; and
loppish girl, to one of her female friends,
who waj speaking in terms of praise and
commendation of Mr. Barton Williams, a
younr and very intelligent printer.
'Well, Miss Ellen, you seem to speak us
I hough a printer was not entitled lo re
spectability. I hope you'll explain your
self,' replied Miss Grossman.
"Well I hope you'll excuse me. I do
not thinu it becoming for a vouns man
who has to labor for a living, to try to
move in the sociely ol thosn who are his
upenors. And moreover he miht win
the affections ol a girl superior to him in
orlh and rank : and then do you think her
parents wpuld be pleased ? I know I would
rather live an old maid all my days than
marry a poor printer a man who had to
toil day and ni;lit ; and then Oh ! to think
ol being ranked among the poor," whined
out Miss Dupree.
"Then you think tuey are beneath
on."
'Yes ma'am of course."
"lioth in worth and intellect loo, I sup
pose : do you not !"
'i i's, everything 1"
"Are you superior to a Franklin, to a
Blackstone, loa Campbell, and many other
eminent men who were printers 1 Or do
you believe your intellectual powers soar
above those of a Greeley or a Willis, and
many other distinguished printers of the
present day ?"
"Oh, now and then you may come
across one that is respectable ; but they
are "lew and far between." And as lo
Mr. Williams, I do not consider him a
Franklin or a Blackstone, or any one else
much."
Nor do I consider him a Franklin or a
Blackstone either: but I do think him a
rry intelligent and handsome young man,
and worthy of any young ladies' attention,
and I expect to treat him as such.'
'Well, I expect to consider linn beneath
my notice.'
'.Now, Miss Dupree, I think you ought
to reflect upon what you are saying, and
have some regard to my ieelings. You
know not what you may come to before
you die.'
Well, don't think I shall ever come to
be the wife of a printer, or anybody who
has to labor; nor do I intend to counte
nance such either.'
Miss Crossman remained silent lor some
time, while her face reddened with indig
nation. Mh Williams was her lover, and
a very good looking your.g man he was
Me was ol ordinary size fair complexion,
dark hair, beautiful whiskers of jet black J
and a hijh and prominent forehead lively
and intelligent in conversation and fluent
and affable in his address;
A gentle rap was heard at the door and
the servant immediately announced Mr.
Williams. lie entered the parlor, and
Miss Crossmao arose . and introduced
them .
Miss Dupree, Mr. Williams.'
Miss Dupree aflected to be polite, re
turned a slight bow, and coolly said
Good evening, sir.'
Mr. Williams and Miss Crossman con-
versed Ireely mostly upon literary ub-
tects, upon which both were well posted ;
and, of course they entertaiued each other
pleasantly, while Miss Dupree tat as though
she was in dispair now and then giving a
lazy nod or assent or dissent to any and
everything said t3 her. Mr. Williams was
gone, and Miss Dupree turned -to Miss
Crossman and said
Mary, I am really astonished at you.
You are certainly in love with that fellow.
Well, you may do you like, but I assure
you. III never condescend la keep com pa
ny wth a printer mumbled Mus Du
pree;
SUNHUllY, NOIITIIUMIIKKLAND COUNTY. PAM SATL'IiDAY, JUNE 4, I S.3.
Miss Dupree took leave, and Miss Cross
man was It ft to think of love and matri
mony,' and her future bliss.
Till.' SEQUX.
Ten years were past. A man and wile
were seated before a blazing fire. The
evening was extremely cold, and the wind
blew fierce and keen. Yes, and the editor
of the was housed, with his wife,
in their stately mansion, furnished in the
finest style, and lighted brilliently with
costly chandeliers. They were the happy
parents of four intelligent and interesting
children. It was about an hour alter sun
down, and the bell had rang for tea. A
rap was heard at the street door, and upon
opening it, there stood a woman, pale and
dejected, and apparently not lar Irom the
grave. She had with her three ragged
children, shivering with cold. The gen
tleman and his lady kindly asked them in
to the fire.
'Sir,' said Ihe poor woman, "will you
be pleased to give me a little money to
buy some bread for my children 1 My
husband Iia9 been drinking for the last
three weeks, and left me without a morsel
lo give these poor innocents, or any luel
to keep them warm,' and then wept bit
terly. Where do you live, ma'am V said the
gentleman.
'In the garret ol Ihp old Phoenix Hotel,
sir.'
'How long his your husband been ad
dicted tj drinking?' asked the gentleman's
wife.
Madam,' rejoined Ihe generous editor,
'I am truly sorry for yon, and of course
shall bestow upon you such charity as 1
think you deserve. Will you relate your
misfortunes! 1 always feel a deep svmna-
Ihy for the unfortunate.
'Mine in a sad story, I was brought tip
in affluence : my father was a wealthy
merchant in Chatham street. My hus
band was also rich when we were married.
We took a tour to Europe and returned
home, and we lived happily and prosper
ously for two years. Air. Brooks was a
gay and fashionable young man. He
spent money freely, and we lived extrava
gantly. Three years more, and he was
considerably on the declining ground ; and
finally, by high living and unnecessary
expenditure! of money, we were dispos
sessed ol our home and reduced to abject
poverty, and then my husband look to
drink, and now I am a beggar, .with these
depending on my success for a living.
And as such I beseech you, in behalf of
my poor little children, to bestow upon
me such charity as you feel disposed lo
grant.' .
Her story was loltl, and met a kind re
sponce from a generous heart. The lady
ol the house recognized the poor woman :
but she did not yet feel disposed to make
hersell known, but ushered them into the
dining-room, and sat down with them to a
warm supper.
'Madam,' said the lady, 'what tvfc your
maiden name?'
'Ellen Dupree.'
Oh Ellen, have you come to this!'
The poor woman was so overcome with
gratitude and surprise, that she could not
niter a single word. She thought her's a
lnn.iliar voice ; she had heard it before, but
she could not remember when or where;
and after a long time she murmured
'I think I have known you in time, but
I cannot remember your name. What is
your name, my good lady V
Mary Crossman was my name when I
knew you.
,Mary who ?
'Crossman.'
My God ! Who is your husband V
'Oh ! lie's nobody but a printer.'
The poor woman remembered being in
troduced before her marriage, to Mr Wil
liams: and she remembered, too, how cool
and indifTereiit she Ueated lum on that oc
casion. Yes, 'nobody but a printer,' was
her henelucter and mend.
Young ladies, jl you marry an industri
ous (printer) man, and become wealthy in
in .i- ii. i...i :r --
your ou. aSr, ,.. r , uul . juu mar-
,j . .. ..,, w. .... v-
fish
ai l isiui.1 Hi jr uiiu null iuiiiiius liirmia
older, and should be brought from affluence
in youth to beggary in your old age, you
do worse.
Remember that, ladies, and make the
proper improvement.
AM UNEASY PttEUICiME.KT.
We were the witness of very ludicrotn
Incident which occurred in this city a Tew
day since, for relating which we crave
the indulsrence of the gentleman directly
concerned-adeeming it too good joke to
be lost.
While lining at our desk and laboring
assidulously with pen, scissors and paste, to
make out a readable paper for our patrons,
we were suddenly "Irighteited Irom our
nronr etv" bv the hasty entrance of a gen-
lleman, exclaimioz, "For God'i sake, help
me to lee whal'i the mailer! I've got lome
dreadlul thing scorpion or tarantula in
the leg ol my pantaloom! Ciuiclt quicK
help me !"
We Instantly rose from our chair, hall
frightened ourselve. Our friend had bro
ken In so suddenly and unexpectedly upon
us, and was to wonderfully agitated, thai
we knew not whether he was indeed in his
tenses or not. We looked at him with a
sort of surprise mixed with dread, and
hardly knew whether to speak with, or
aeize and confine him tor madman. The
latter we came near attempting. There
be stood, quivering and pale, with one
hand tightly grasped upon a part of his
pantaloons just io the hollow of the knee.
"What' the matter" ssked ws tt last,
"The matter !" he exclaimed, "ub. help
me ! I've got something here, which just
ranuprovlee! &rne infernal icortion or
lizard, I expect ! Oh, cant let go ; I must
bold it. v Uh, tnrt 0 wrieksa, "X lelt
it move just then ! Oh, these pants wilhoi.l
straps! I'll never wear another open at the
bottom as long as I live. Ah, I feel it ajrain "
,'Feel what!" we inquired, standing al
the same lime, at a respectful distance from
the gentleman; for we had just been read
ing ogr Corpus Christ correspondent's
letter about snakes, lizards, and tarantulas,
and began to imagine some deadly insect
or replile in the leg of our Iriend's unmen
tionables, as they are sometimes called.
'I don't know what it is," answered Ihe
gentleman ; help me to see what it is. 1
was just passing that pile ol rubbish there
in front of your oflice, and felt it dart up
my leg as quick as lightning" and he
clenched his fM more 'lightly. If it had
been the neck of an anaconda we believe
he would have squeezed it to a jelly.
By this time two or three ol the news,
boys had come in ; the clerks and packing
boys hearing the outcry, stopped working,
and rditors and all hands stood around the
sufferer with looks of mingled sympathy
and alarm.
"Bring a chair, Fritz," said we, "and
let the gentleman be sealed."
'Oh, I can't sit," said the gentleman ; I
can't bend my knee! if I do it will bite
or sting me ; no, I can't sit.'
"Certainly you can sit," said we ; "keep
your leg straight out, and We'll see what it
is yon have got."
"Well, let me give it one more hard
squeeze, I'll crush it to death," and again
he put the force ol an iron vice upon the
thing. If it had any life lelt this last effort
must have killed it. He then cautiously
seated himself, holding out his leg as stiff
and straight as a poker. A sharp knife
was procured; tiie pants were cut open
carefully, making a hole large enough lo
adn it a hand ; the gentleman put on a
thick glove and slowly inserted his hand,
but he discovered nothing. We were all
looking on in almost breathless si'ence to
see Ihe monstrous thing, whatever it might
be, each reaHy to scan-per out ol harm's
wav should it be alive, when suddenly the
gentleman became, if possible, more agita
ted than ever.
"By heavens!" he exclaimed, "it's in-
side mv trnu-prc ll'c alivu ln T ILjuI it t
-quick! -give me 'the knile again!"!
Another incision was made in went the 1
gentleman's gloved hand once;nore, and
lo: out came tlx wife's stocking .'
How the slocking ever got there we are
unable lo say, but there it certainly was,
and such a laugh as followed we hav'nt "Among the host of. besiegers m the pur
heard for many a day. Our Iriend We ! .nil of ril.ie.it u-as n unmmi vi hrt tvn. v.
know has told the joke himself, and must
pardon us (or duing ro. Though this is
about a slockinir, we assure our
readers it
is no yarn. V. 0. Picnyme.
The Attoiixkv Gknkbal. .Mol of our
reader have heard of i lie Hun. Caleb dishing,
but few, maj hap, have seen tho excellent epi
gram upon him by Mis Hannah FGnuld.
We here rrpio.luce it, together w ith the gal
Uut reply of the subject:
Lay asidu nil ye dead,
Fur in I lie next bed
IlepnsH t lie body of Cutdiinp;
He has emwded his way
Thruuyh tho wnild, ni they fav.
And even thmiuh dead will.be put-hing.
The response :
Hero lies one whose wit
Without wouiiilint!, could hit
And iieen grows the grass that above her;
Having sent eveiy beau
l o lne returns below,
Mir Hum iroNif iliivt ii herci'lf fnr it tiivni-
Shokmakisu. Tho Eisle.ru papers slate
that a machine has beet; invented, but not
yet patented which will do tho entire peg-
ing of a shoe,' w ith either one, two, or three
row ol pegs, in Irom two lo three minutes
The number ol row make no diflerence in
the lime, and Ihe woik is pronounced far
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IIUV.7IIV III IUU kURU J, llllll IUI9 1IKICU IIO
J 1
make! its own pegs as it docs its woik, thus
dostioying the value of that ingenious ma -
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An Old Lady, who formeily entertaiued
traveller in a neighboring county, before her
guests commenced a meal, uJ to ask a bles
sing. She alaays deliveied herself in this
wise; "O, Lord, make us truly thankful for
llio food before us. Nancy hand round Ihe
corn bread first, and then Ihe biscuits after
wards. Amen"
Waoes is Ireland, owing to the "contin
ued exodus, have reached a higher point than
even during Ihe war." A large railroad con
tractor, report ten shillings per week, as the
lowest rate at which he can now procure la
bo:ers of sii ordinary class.
Cube ros Toothache. We know nothing
of Ihe safely or efficacy of the follow inn
recipe for toothache, whiwh we find imputed
to a practitioner, in an Eastern paper : ' Gum
copal, when dissolved in chloroform, forms
an excellent compound for stuffing the holes
of decayed teeth. I have used it frequently,
and lbs benefits my palients have derived
from il have been truly astonishing. The
application is simplo and eay. I clean out
ihe bole, and moisten a little piece of cotton
with ihe solution ; ( introduce this into the de
cayed part, and io every instance Ihe relief
bai been almost instantaneous; the chloro
form removes lbs pain, and the gum copal
resist lbs action of the saliva ; and, si the
spplieation ii to agreeable, those who labor
I under this dreadful malady would do well to
make s trial of it."
A Queen's Psesemt to 4 Qoeim. A iteam
I psckei recently arrived at Southampton.
I bringing a kytna aud a wildcat as present to
Q stn Victoria (torn the Queen ef Portugal!
AM
OFFICE, MARKET
TIIK mix EXE HEBfcM.IO.
A correspondent of tho New York Journal
of Commerce, writing from Canton, Maich
10 h, says :
'-Last night a clnry was afloat said to have
been brought by an e.xprees enrrier in eight
days, and lo have leaked out of the Yd-mun)
that Nankin had been taken. I think it ex
tremely probable; and if true, the whole
affair will bo decided ete lung ; for Kii-hen,
one uf the cleverest men in the Empire, is in
the vicinity, with a host of Cmcans, Monnl?)
and Tartar?, the best Irnnps in China, and a
collision must enxue. O.i the event of the
battle depe.id the fate of Ihe throne, for I
suspect the Emperor is now in the field with
nil ihe men ho can raie; and if defeated
now, he must go to the wall, and il viutoii
ou, the insurrection is crushed.
Of all tho stories connected with ihe affair,
none has been so persevered in from the
commencement as that assigning leadership
and influence to foreicners ; and there really
seem many grounds for tho belief. They
aro called by many the "Chrisiians," the
,;God worshipers," and it is said that they
obsei vo Sunday. The latest takes this form :
There are four men wearing tho Chinese
dross, but not talking the Chinese language
well, who are al the head of the rebel coun
cil of war, and without whose sanction, no
step is taken. These men are generally
supposed to be French Jesuits; and if Cu
tholucism forms an element of the combina
tion, ihe farther north they go the stronger
they become, as that religion is moro widely
diffused in that quarter. Their success in
battle against the ImpetialisU, and the mili
tary skill which has chatacteried some of
their movements, give additional strenglh t0
the siippociiian of foieiun aid. So lung as
these dislui banoes continue, trade must be
more oi less affected ; but the success of the
rebels, I am inclined to think, would revolu
tionize tho whole pulicy of China, foreign
and internal ; and we may look for an ex
tension of our privileges and of general
commerce.
"u "J,u i""""'" n'u"""lc'
"ce llllller lne new administration, at Wash-
mgiuii, give use 10 some amusing inciueins
1 ho following is told of Ihe fc-eeietnry of
'Slate:
tremely anxious that her husband should be
mado postmaster in some country village.
She was most persevering in her fo!ieila
I lint.s, in season and out of reason. She
stood nl the Sectetary's door when he came
out of his mom in tho mfr:.i;ig: she inter
; ceptud him on the way to his meals; she fol-
: lowed him to his lodgings at night. On one
occasion she remained there unusually late;
the Guveinor listened to her as long as he
I could, when he requested her to excuse him,
j but she lingered. At length every gentleman
but one had gone, and the Secretary took off
his shoes. Still she stood her ground, quite
unmoved. Grow ing desperate tho Secretary
finally rose from his seat, and proceeded lo
strip off his coat ; then, turning to tho woman,
ho exclaimed: 'Minium, I am goiug to bed,
j and if you don't wiihdraw, 1 shall write lo
3Ir. Marcy about you.' Ihe lady immcdi
ately letired from the room."
I Phizf.s for E.sseys on tiik Bad Effects
ok Tobacco. Messrs. Fowler & Wells, of ihe
: Water Cure Journal, al New ork, are au
j thori.ed, they say, lo ntier prizes of 50, S30,
, and 20, for the first, second and llurd best
essay on me ucieienuus euui-is m louacco on
the human constitution the essays lo oefur
j nis-hed previous to the first of November
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, ,,,,,,. fifsl eBrnej ,0 lelul ,,a New Testa
tneut
., n Mr W..hle.r'a fiLlvi.il t.. I.im
after this change, the old ma t said, "Daniel
' caught mo by ihe arm as though he would
' eat mo up, and said, 'John, you know I have
' always loV-id you, but now I love you more
' than ever.' "
j Great SrEEU. The Cincinnati express
1 train, on the New Yotk and Erie Railioad,
ran from IloiuelUville to Susquehanna, on
Tuesday, a distance of 145 miles, in 161
minutes. The Binghampton Ilepnblican be
lieve this to be the greatest speed which
has ever been attained, for so great a (lis.
lance, on any road in the Uiied States.
M. Oscab Lafaymte, Ihe grandson and
representative of the family of the famou
General Lafayette, has tefused lo lake the
oath of allegiance to Ihe French Emperor,
required from him as a Captain of Artillery,
ami has in consequence been deprived of his
commission.
Hydrophobia. An English journal say
that an old Saxon has been using, fur fifty
years, and wi:h perfect success, h remedy for
the bite of mad dogs, by the agency of w hich
he has resoued many fellow. beings and cat.
tie from the featful death of hydrophobia.
The remedy is 10 wash the wound immediate
ly with warm vinegar or tepid water, dry it
and tben apply few drop of muriaticacid,
which will destroy the poison of ihe saliva,
or neutralizes it and the ours is effected. .
The latest csos of absence of mind is re
lated of the foreman of a grand jury in Mis.
souri. After sdministering the oath 10 a beau,
tiful woman, instead of hauding the. Bible, ho
preseolsd his fsce sad said, "Now kiss the
book, mtiia."
ERICAN
STREET, OPPOSITE
TIIK SPEAKERS) lit THE COMT,TlTIO,AI
"t.BtTEI.
According to tho Ma,
h undred and oighty-u-o speeches, 0n3 and
short, were made in the Convention wt,;..h
formed the Constitution uf iheUniied Slates-
vi tins number the Massachusetts dl,..
lion mudo 269, vi?,: Elbridge Gerry 1 19, U.
fus King 75, Nathaniel Gorham 68, Caleb
Strong 7. Tho delegation from Virginia
made moro speeches than any olher in
the Convention. Tho total number was 3S3
ames Madison made 164, George Mason 130,
Edmund Randolph 78, making a total of 378
spjeches from the three talking Viiginia dele
gales. James M'Clung spoke three timesj
and George Washington tw ice only, Mr John
Hair and George Wythe wero two ofthenine
silent members. The two speeches of Wash
ington were on taking the chair, and at the
close of the Convention.
Gouverneur Morris, of Pennsylvania, was
the most frequent debator. The record
shows that he made 173 speeches. James
ileon, his nssociate, made 16S speeches, and
Dr. franklin, another Pennsylvania member,
poke 2.6 limes, George Elmyer spoke 7 times.
Thomas Fitzsimons spoke 6 times, and Jared
Ingersoll once. Robert Morris and Thomas
Mifflin, olher delegates, did not speak. The
members from the State made SSO speeches.
Tho th rce delegates from New York did
not make much show in the debates. Alex
ander Hamilton spoke 23 times, John Lansing,
Jr., ihrce times, and Robert Yulos was one
of Ilia nino sifeiit delegate. Tho following
list denotes the speakers not enumerated in
the above. The figures'relale lo Ihe number
ofspeeedis. Roger Sherman, Conn., 138:
Hugh Williamson, N. C, 75 ; Oliver Ells
worth, Conn , 73 ; Charks PiiK-kney, S. C,
61;. John Kut ledge, S. C, 47 ; Pierce Duller,
C , 47 ; John Dickinson, DjI., 3G ; Charles
C. Pinckney, 35 ; Luther Marlin, Md , 31 ;
George Head, Did., 27 ; John Langdnn, N. H ,
6 ; Daniel Carfo!!, Md , 25 ; J.ilm F. Mercer,
Md , 19 ; Win. C. Juhusur, Conn., 11 ; Jona
than Daytn.i, N.J, 12; Win. Patterson. N,
11 ; G. Bradford, Del., 10; Abraham Bald
win, Ga , 8 ; James Mcllenry, Md., 6 ; Jacob
Brown, Del., 5 ; R. D Spaight, N. C , 4 , Wm
R. Davie, N. C., 4 ; Wm. Pierce, Ga , 3 ;
Wm. Houston. Ga., 3 : D. S. Jenifer, Md.. 3 :
David Beailevj N. J., 3 ; Win. Blunt, N. C ,
1. The silent members, beside those enu
merated, were Nicholas Oilman, N. H ; Win.
Houston, N. J.: Richard Basset!. Del : and
Win. Fow, of Ga.
Powr.its of Memory. Buy are some
times endowed with remaikable memories
The Keen family, of the State of Texas, con
sisted of three girls and a boy the latter only
four years old. They were all sitting round
tho fire One evening, engaged in telling how
far back they could recollect. One of the
girls recollected that she had "a doll that
winked with both eyes." Another recol
lected when the was "a line baby at the
breast, arid Nancy tickled her feet " Johnny
Keen, who was the least of them all, said he
recollected "u-ikj than that."
'How wusst" said the gills, ail in a
breath.-
"Oil, I recollect ttireo weeks nforo I'zo
born, and how t cried all the time for fear
I'd be a gel.'"
Tile saying so often quoted, of ' The
Sclto Imaster is alroatl." originated with Lord
Brougham. In one of his speeches, il is thus
introduced: '-Let the soldier be abroad if
he will; be can do nothing in this oge.-
There is another personage abroad a person
less imposing iii the eyes of some, perhaps
iiisignilicanl : the schoolmaster is abroad ;
and I trust to him, armed with his primer,
against the soldiut in full military array."
An Indian, who was ordained to preach
the gospel by thu Baptist Home Missionary
Society, in Troy, a few days since, walked
six hundred miles in snow shoes, accompa
nied by bis w ifo and child, in order that he
might attend the. Convention and receive bis
ordination.
Feed.no Bees. Put a pound of brown
sugar in a low ui.n, wet 11 wiiu waier, anu
lay a number of small strips uf wood across
for the bees to rest on while at woik. One
pound of six cent sugar produces Uvo pounds
of honey.
A Boston Dandy. Mrs. II. M. Stephens
describes a Boston, dandy as bving the dun.
bio refined extract of Lubiu's facination.
She says 10 the giils :
"Don't look at him ! don't, or down goes
your house, and away goes your heart into
everlasting smash. His ey are spi ing lan
cets, which make .an incision of the v orM
kind wherever they stiike. lie boasts'lhe
smallest legs, the tightest pant, and the
bob.ft'Jf-lailed coat of any gentleman in town,
aud is woith all lha rest of the hunia i fa
mily put together in his own estimation.
Kos-l'Til. lue biigiist) newspaper, are
publishing Kossuth' speeches again. He was
recently presented w ith a copy of Stmkspeare,
paid for by (ubscriptionsof one penny each,, by
20,000 Engliah workmen, aud in tho course of
bis remarks, saij that be had made six butt,
dred speeches, in England and America, since
bis release from captivity.
An Old Tri?tu Religion is the best armor
a msn can have, but the worst clvak.
"A Lass I am no more," si the girl said
when sho got married.
Wby is a horse balf-wsy through a gats
lika a half-penoyl-ecsuio ihorVs a bssi at
ons-sids, n s tsil st the ethos.
THE POST OFFICE.
OTI) SKUIKS VOL. 13, NO. 37
ROMAKCE SPOILED.
.a.In.,0 rrT'Ce f ,hB s,nr.y ab0l ,ha -
. of M, GriMwoM, . yoonB lady who
coni,lJn . " m,l "PPareritly dead, is
2 1 ' T"' h- ,h9 'ni.nt that
sno owes her life not lr ih. , .... .....
lo a commnn n. .... V -j-K-uriver, our
. ' wuior
) Mason W.rr.n
u, of Boston
A COIreSOOmlani ,.f .1
Cou
ner and Inquirer .-,.-. .
AI. , Grisswold was taken from the water
"J brought mto a shed near the bridge,
some twenty minutes after the accident od
cu.red, and was to all appearances perfectly
uead, and the ordinary acceptation of the
term was so. Dr. Warren, whose own life
Had boen mnaculously preserved, commen
ced immediately his efforts to restore her.
By means of strong artificial muscular action,
he pumped tho water from her stomach,
opening at tho same lime the lop of her
windpipu to admit air lo the lungs. H
sommoned those around him lo assisHn rub
bing the body m the hopes of restoring cir
culation. Some lime elapsed before any
signs of life wero visible, when a slight
strangling sound encouraged hope ; this was
succedod by other tokens of returning ani
mation till after two or three hours constant
personal effort, Dr. Wairen had ihe satisfac
to find her fully restored lo life. The resto
rat on appears Ihe more remarkable when
the circumstances under which il was effect
ed ore considered. The place was a rough
shed without convenience a long lima
elapsed before blankels could be procured,
and the lady had been dead fifteen or Iwenty
minutes, and il is said that the life of a
drowned person cannot be restored after five
minutes have elapsed. The fact, loo, that
Miss G. was the only one that was resusci
tated, provei Ihe f k ill and exertion! display
ed. She waa finally removed to a house,
and was loft by Dr. Warren in a delirious
stale, and directions were given to those in
chargo not lo temit their exertions, and to
keep up tho circulation by constant fiictions.
M iss G. is now pronounced out of danger.
Tho Auroia Guardian speaking of Ihe sup
posed death of a Mr. Scrafiord, by the Nor-
walk accident says, his father went to Nor
....n. r -i . i . ... . .
warn, miieu to see mo uoily, but was satis-
d that his son was dead. Next dav
ho t (.turned again to Chicaeo, and while in
search of the Coroner, met his own oo in the
street, alive and well.
A Nosegay. --A man's knowledge consists
in whal he knows) but who knows as much
about noses as the genius who wrote the fol
lowing knows!
'Knows he Unit never took a pinch,
Nuaey, the pleasure thence which flows ?
Knows he the titiliting joy
Whu'h my soul Knows ?
Oh nose ! 1 am as proud of thea
As any mountdui of its snows j
1 gaze un thee and feel the joy
A Roman knows ?"
Gem-ink Foot.. He who wipes his nose
with a nutmeg grater, and picks his teeth
with a razor.
Sho who says '-'no," to the proposals of a
gentleman when she has reached thirty years.
lie lio gets so uruulc every night so as to
put his cluthes in bed and hang himself over
tho back of a chair.
She who rubs her face with a brick in
order to give her a color.
She who flaps a child to make ii stop
baw ling.
The cattle, kc, owned by citizensof Jack
son county, Missouri, that will be driven
over the plains ibis year for California, is sta
ted at 2200 sheen, 350 horses, to., and 8263
homed cattle. With these will go 330 men,
4 carriages and 143 wagon.
Au 0.v, weighing 3,500 pounds and perfect
ly while, raised in Illinois, atid a five legged
cow, were passengeis on the David White, at
Wheeling, on Thursday. They are en route,
for the WuiU's Fair al New York.
A Modest Cotemporart culls veal "unfir.
ished beef." This is pretly good ; but wby
not extend Ihe vocabulary t Snppose wa term
lamo "incipient mutton," and denominate
pig "premonitory pork!"
A cood deal of embroidery on muslin is
now done by machinery; abont one hundred!
and thirty needle are worked by a grown
person and two children. The machine co.
pies the pattern by means of a pentsgrsph.
d costs abont 200.
Cherries wilhoul stones have been pro
duced in France, it iaid, by Iho following
memou: tn me pring, before the circulation
of the ap, a young seedling cherry-tree is
split from the tipper extremity down to the
fork of its roots, then, by means of a piece
of wood in Ihe form of a spatula, the Dith is
carefully removed from the tree, in such a
manner a to avoid any excoriations, or other
injury ; s knife is used only for commencing
Ihe split. Afterwsrds Ihe two sections art
brought logether, and lied with woolen, cars
being taken to close hermetically with clay
the whole length of the clolt. The sap soon
re-unites Ihs seperaled portions of the tres,
snd, Iwo years afterwards, cherries art pro
duced of the usual sppearsnre, but instead
of stones, theie will only ba small soft
pellickt.
A Dutchman, on being called upon to help
psy for a lighiuing rod for the Tillage church,
lowsrds the building o( hich he hsd sub
scribed libeially, exclaimed
, "I have helped lo build a trauss for de Lord,'
and il he choose i dondsr 04 it aad knock
ii doa, b mushl doit at hits, risk."
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