BY D. A. A& C. B. BUEHLER. VOL, Xlll-14 fliwrigneeg Salt. Od Monday and Tuesday, the 17th and lath butaid, WILL be ■old, at the residence of I SAAC Tatense, in Paradise town ship, York county, # mile from East Ber lin, the lollo t wing personal property, via : 6 elegant Draught Horses, 4 two-yearling Colts, Much Cows, 8 Bulls, 12 fat Steers, a lot of Stock and young Cattle, 80 or 40 fat Hogs, (if not sold previously,) 2 breed ing Sows, and a lot of stock hogs, 0 sets °Morse-pant, 8 four-horse narrow-wheel ed Wagons, 2 Carts, one broad-wheeled Wagon, with bed and cover, a number of Plows and Harrows, Shovel Plows and Cultivators, 4 sets of Harladders, 2 lets of wood do., one large lime bed ip one Thresh ing Machine, with five.horfe ppwer, one four-horse do., one Patten Distillery. with apparent'. 2 Still Kettles, 30 or 40 Hogsheads, 11 Barrels of Whiskey, a lot of tight and flour barrels, Cider-mill and Trough, about 20 tons of Hay, about 15 tons of Straw, Wheat, Corn and Oats by the bushel, 55 acres of Grain in the ground, ned a variety of farming utensils not men tioned. Also, Beds and Bedding, Tables, Chairs, 2 eight-day Clocks, 2 cases of Drawers, 2 lota of Carpeting, 4 Stoves and Pipe, and a great many articles too nn inseam to particularize. Sale to com mence at 10 o'clock, A. M., on each day above mentioned, when attendance will be given and terms made known by JOSEPH J. KUHN, Assignee. March 7, D3sl.—ta PUBLIC SALE. THE subscriber, Executor of the Es te of JAMES H. TAYLOR, late of Me nallen township, Adaini county, deceas ed, will sell at Public Sale, on .Fliday, the 28th day of March next, at 10, o'clock, A. M. on the premises, in kinder township, Adams county, a TRACT OF LIND situate in said township, adjoininelands of John Steinour, John Warner,a nd oth ers. containing FIVE ACRES, more or less. on which are erected a one-and-a half story DWELLING, Log and Weatherboard, a frame Shop, and a small Sta ble. There Is a well of water on the pre mises, and a Nursery, containing a varie ty of fruit trees, with other appurtenance*. Also, will be sold, at the same time and place, the iaterest of said deceased in a Tract of Mountain Land, situate in Franklin township, containing 188 ACRES, more Wel or less.' Arse, at the "time time an pT•, will be sold, a NURSERY. containing a variety of Fruit Trees, together with some Personal Property, including a Cooking Stove, &e. Attendance will be given and terms made known on day of onlo by GEORGE E. STARRY. Ex'r By the Court-11. DENWIDDIE, Clerk Feb. 28, 1851 —te PUBLIC SALE. THE subscriber, one of the Executors of the Estate of CONRAD WEAVER, late of the Borough of Gettysburg, Pa., de ceased, will sell, at Publicale, on Saturday the 29th day of March next, at 2 o'clock, P. M., on the premises, a hal Lot of ~.Ground, situate in the Borough of Gettysburg aforesaid, (routing on West York street, adjoining the Eagle lintel, on which 0 are erected a two.story brick Dwelling House, with a ene- story Back Build ing, a rave Stable and Ice-house, with other out-buildings ; also a well of water at the Kitchen door, a Hydrant, with a va riety of choice Fruit Trees. Attendance will be be given and terms made known on day of sale by . SAMUEL. WEAVER, By the Court—H. DetsWIDDIR. Clerk. Feb. 28.—ts One of the Errs. VENDUE, On Tuesday the 18th of 11Iarch next, AT 10 O'CLOCK, A. M., 9111 E subscriber will sell at Public j Bele, at his residence in Franklin township, Adams county a variety of Personal Property, consisting of Cows, YoungSattle, Sheep and Hogs, Wheat, Corn and Oats by the bushel Hay by the ton : one broad-wheel Wagon, Ploughs, Harrows, Horse-Gears, with a variety of FARMING UTENSILS, Alto, at the same time 4. place. will be sold, 01141.11t8, Tables, Bedsteads, an Bedding, a Corner Clipboard, Barrels, Hogsheads, ac,, with a variety of 1100SEROLO rp EITCIIEN FUR NITURE. loviAttendance given and terms made known on the day of sale by HENRY HERSHEY. Franklin tp., Fab. ,14, 1851. ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE. undenivied having been appointed AggiV3Po Of ISAAC TRIKXIIIII, Of. Fars. dien township, York coping. under a deed of voluntary Assignment. for the benefit of meditologlereby gives notice to all per. sods having'claims against said Auignor to present the same, properly authenticated, and yithiwit delay, and all persons in. debted' to "him are requested to call and Make payment to the subscriber, residing near' East Berlin, Adams county. • J. J. KUHN, Assignee. Feb. se, 1861.-3 t • a, grILOTHEI, Gamimers, Vaatiaga, a fashionable vaiiety, tentived and . tic tale at 80H10101!: THE PHILOSOPHY OP SPORT SY CHARLES MACKAY. Bear lightly on their foreheads, Time ! Strew roses on their way, The young in heart, however old, That prise the present day, Aod, wiser than the pompons proud. Are wise enough to play. I love to see a man forget His blood is growing cold, And lisp, or swim, or gather flowers, Oblivious of his gold, And mix with children in their sport, Nor think that be is old. I love to see the man of care Take pleasure Ina toy ; I love to me him row or ride, And tread the grass with joy. Or hunt the flying cricket ball As lusty as a boy. All sports that spare the humblest pain, That neither maim nor kill ; That lead us to the quiet field, Or to the wholesome hill, Are duties which the pun, of heart Raligietudy fulfill. Though some may laugh that full 7 grown men May frolic in the wood, Like children let adrift from school— Not mine the scornful mood— I honor human happiness, And deem it gratitude. And though perchance the Cricketer, Or Chinaman that flies His Dragon•kite with boys and girls, May seem to some unwise, I see no folly in their play, But sense that underlie& The road of life iv hard enough, Bestrewn with Wag and thorn, I would not mock the simplest joy That made it less forlorn, But fills its evening path with Bowers As fresh aa those of morn. 'Tis something when the noon has passed, To brave , he touch of Time— And say, "Good friend, thou hairnet ins not, My soul is in its prime. Thou cant not chill my warmth of heart 1 carol while I climb. Give us but health and peace of mind, Whate'rr our clime or clan, We'll lake delight in simple things, Nor deem that sports unman ; And let the proud, who lly nu kites, Despise us if they can. GATEWAY TO ETERNITY There is a solemn mystery which hangs like au impenetrable cloud around the dread entrance to eternity. We travel with our friends, neighbors, and fellowmen, up to this mysterious spot,-and there the immortal spirit, dislodged from its frail tenement of Clay, is ushered in a moment through this iron gateway—but we cannot follow them. Our intensest vision cannot penetrate one inch beyond this adaman tine wall, which conceals the spirit-land and its wonderful mysteries from our view. But our time will come to pass this iron gateway. We shall , enter it alone. Each *mu - fintiselfrite nitiowa Must pass the solemn boundary.— He knows not--he cannot know the hour till it arrives. And yet how unconcerned —how negligent—how careless of all pre paration for this dread hour, are the multi tudes which crowd and flutter for a day on life's brief stage. Angels have no death to undergo. There is no such af fair of unnatural violence between them and their final destiny. It is for man, and for aught that appears, it is for man alone, to fetch from the other side of a material Panorama that hems and encloses him in the great and abiding realities with which he is everlastingly to do. It is for him, locked in an imprisoned clay, and with no loopholes of communication between himself and all that is around him, to light up in his bosom a lively and real izing sense of things, which eye hath nev er seen, and ear hath never heard. It is for man and man alone, to travel in thought, OW the ruins of a mighty desolation; and beyond the wreck of that present world, by which he is encompassed, to conceive that future world in which he is to live forever.—Beecher. %VIM ARE YOUR ARISTOCRATS.—Twen ty years ago, this one butchered, that one made candles, another sold cheese and but ter, a fourth carried on a distillery, anoth er, was a contractor on canals, others were merchants and mechanics. They are acquainted with both ends of society, as their children will be after them, though it will not do to say so out loud. For of ten you shall find thaf those toiling worms hatch buuerflies, and they live about a year. Death brings division of property, and it brings new financiers; the old gent is discharged, the young gentleman takes his revenues, and begins to travel—towards poverty, which he reaches before death— ?rhis children do, if he do not. So that in fact, though there is a sort of moneyed rank, it is not hereditary ; it is accessible to all; three good seasons of cotton will send a generation of men up, a score of years will bring them all down, and send their children again to labor. The father grubs and grows rich ; his children strut and use the money ; their children inherit the pride, and go to shiftless poverty ; their chil dren, reinvigorated by fresh ple beian blood, and by the smell of the clod, come up again. Thus, society, like a tree, draws it's sap from the earth, changes its leaves and blossoms, spreads them abroad in great glory, sheds them off to fall back to the earth, agatit to mingle with the soil, and at length to reappear in new trees and freih . gatmture. rHunet Merchants'. Magazine. There is only one thing wore* than ignorance, and that is conceit. Of all in tractable fools, deliver us from an overr wise man. You may make idiots philos ophers—but dot* ever think of driving common sense into the heads of conceited persons. They an es impregnable to ar. ennuis& as Gibraltar is to an apple dom. That man will never be a perfect gen. Osman who lives only with padesnem v — Vco be a man of the world Illre mast view , dm world in every grade end in every pen , 9e4111,—,-Bultesr• A' 41 h oof -adatreas asked s child what spelt. Tha dad hesitated. "'What to I , whoa I loot *-41, you l" itatl,ths i 1 '. ' ;inquest " replied 'he IMPitil GETTYSBURG, PA. FRIDAY EV I From GoW• lAidy's Book I TOECIIINGIitiTITH. BY LOUIS O. CLARKE I have often wondered why it is that parents and guardians do not more frequent ly and more cordially reciprocate the con fidence of children. How hard it is to convince a child that his father or mother can do wrong. Our little people are al ways our sturdiest defenders ; they are loyal to the maxim that "the king can do no wrong," and all the m i onarchs they know are their parents. I heard the oth er day, from the lips of a distinguished physician, formerly of New York, but no w living in retirement in a beautiful country town of Long Island, a touching illustra tion of the truth of this sentiment. - "I have had," said the doctor, ~a great deal of experience, in the long practice of my profession in this city, that is more re markable than any thing recorded in the "Diary of a London Physician." It would be impossible for me t o detail to you the one hundredth part of the interesting and exciting things which I saw and heard.— That which affected me most of late years, was the case of a boy, not, I think, over twelve years of age. I first saw- him at the hospital, whithei, being poor and with out parents, he bad been brought to die.— He was the most beautiful boy I ever saw. Ile had that peculiar cast of countenance and complexion which we notice in thole_ who are affected with frequent hemor rhages of the lungs. He was vsav beau tiful ! jlis brow was broad, fair and in tellectual ; his eye had the deep blue in terior of the sky itself; his complexion was like the lily, tinted just below the cheek bone with the hectic flush— , "As on consumption's waning cheek, 'Mid ruin blooms the rose;' and his hair, which was soft as floss silk, hung in luxuriant curls about his face.— But, oh, what an expression of deep me !gnats* his countenance wore Ijtojk markable that I felt certain that the.flaillif death had nothing to do with it. And ir was right. Young as he was, he did not wish to live. He repeatedly said that Death was what he most desired, and it was truly painful to hear one so young and beautiful talk like this : "Oh," he would say, "let me die, let me die! Don't try to save me ; I want to die." •'Neverilielesi, lie was most affectionate, and was extremely grateful for everything I could do for him. I soon won his heart, but perceived with pain, that his disease of body was nothing to his •'sickness of soul," which I could not cure. He lean ed upon my bosom and wept, while at the same time lie prayed for death. I have never seen one of his years who courted it so'sincerely. 1 tried every way to elicit from him what it was that rendered him Ott ho Uvrn han v. as be on t e -hiu wlio irled ere to i t a utiriis i face front something that oppressed his spirit. "It subsequently appeared that the father of the child was hanged for murder in B— county, about two years before.— It was the most cold blooded homicide that had ever been known in that section of country. The excitement raged high ; and I recollect that the stake and the law vied with each other for the victim. The mob labored hard to get the man out of jail, that they might weak summary ven geance on him by hanging him on the near est tree. But law triumphed, and he was I hanged. Justice held up her equal scale with satisfaction, and there was much trumpeting forth of this consummation, in which even the women—merciful, tender hearted women—seemed to take delight. "Perceiving the boy's life to be wan ing, 1 endeavved one day to turn his mind to religious subjects, apprehending uo. difficulty in one so young ; but he al ways evaded the topic. 1 asked him if he had said his prayers. He replied : "Once, always—now, never." "This answer surprised me very much —and I endeavored gently to impress him with the fact that a more devout frame of mind would be becoming in him, and with the great necessity of his being prepared to die ; but he remained silent. "A few days afterwards, I asked him if he would not permit me to send for the Rev. Dr. B—, a most kind man in sick ness, who would be of the utmost service to him in hi■ present situation. He de clined firmly and positively. Then I de termined to solve the mystery, and to un derstand this strange phrase of character in a mere child. "Itly dear boy," said I, "I implore you not to act in this manner. What can so have disturbed your young mind 1 You certainly believe there is a God to whom you owe a debt of gratitude ?" "His eye kindled, and to my surprise —I might almost say horror—l heard from hie young lips: "No, I don't believe there is a God !" ..Yes, that little boy, young as he was, was an atheist; and he even reasoned in a logical manner for a mere child like him. ...1 cannot beleive there is a God; said he: .for if there were a God, he must be merciful and just; and he never, never, ?mum could have permitted my father. who was innocent, to be hanged ! Oh, my father! my father!" he exclaimed, passionately, burying his face in the pil low.-and sobbing as if his heart would break. was overcome by my own emotion : bit all I could say would not change . hie determination—he would have no minis ter of God beside him, no pniysni by his bedside. I was unable. with all my en deavors, to apply any balm to his wounded hears "A few days after this, I called, as us. tud.in the morning. and at once saw very Chistfjy that the little boy must soon depart. "Willie," said I, "I have got good new. for you tallay. Do you think you can bear to hear it ?" for I really was at a lose bow to. break to him what I had to now ;tinniest*. assented, and listened with the deep. set attention. I then informed him, is I best could, that from circumstances momh 1y come to light it had been rendered cer. laity that his father vim innocent of the uPEARLEBB AND PRE! crime for which he had initto f .. minions death. t' i 4.1 never shall forget the %lay of emo tion which he exhibited at this announce ment. He uttered one serean—the blood rushed from his mouth—be, leaned for ward upon my bosom, and did I" NEVER TOO OLD TO I.,EARN. The following well autheelicated facts , will illustrate the principle thlit man is ne ver too old to learn : 1 i Socrates, at an extreme of , learned to play on musical instru nts. This would look ridiculous for me of the rich old men in our city, es ally if they Se should take it into their hea to thrum a' guitar under a lady's windo_ which iiSo crates did not do, but only I ned to play upon some instrument of - time, not a guitar, for the purpose of sisting the i wear and tear of old age. Cato, at eighty yeari of , , thought , proper to learn the Gre , tngtiage.H Many of our young men MI fty and for ty, have forgotten even thit habet of a language, the knowledge of; , ch was ne cessary to enter coil ' which was made a daily exercise ro college.— Ile, 1 A fine comment upon ova - ti ers truly. Plutarch, when betweenJ evenly and eighty, commenced the stu of Latin.— Many of our young lawye not thirty years of age, think that • rius, scire facias, ilec., are Eriglisb 'ons i and if you tell that them a know eof the Lat in would make them ap a little more respects be in their profits* hey will re ply that they are too old to nk of learn ing Laths. .. Boccacio was thirty-fi ears or age when he commenced his li iga in polite literature. Yet he bees one of the three great masters of the n dialect, Dante and Pctrarch being other two. There are many mime • , ten years younger than_Boccacio, whit dying of ennui, and regret that they*ere not edu- , cated to a taste for literatureoiut now they I are too old. --1- t Sir Henry Spelmen negleiabd the scien ces in his youth, but comostiaced the stu dy of them when he was bepteen.fifty and , sixty years of ago, After shy time he be- 1 CBlllO the most learned .aufiguarian and lawyer. Our young men ifitin to think of laying their ,sensors on ifie shalt when they have reached sixty yoras of age.— How different the present es mate put up on experience from that= which character ized a certain period of th# Grecian re public, when a man was Ot all ed to all open his mouth in caurtiss6 o f oliticall meetings, who was under linty ears of age ! 4- Colbert. -a Fr-'4:11 M. the famous Frtliet mister, at 'sixty years of age,••.;reimir* to his La tin and law studies. Hoirjesny of our mein eFislics since fhelr graduauon ? Dr. Johnston applied hunsell to the! Dutch language but a few years before his; death. Must of our merchants and law- ; yers of twenty-five, thirty, and forty years of ego, are obliged to apply to a teacher to' translate a business letter written in the , French language, wtich might be learned: in the tenth part or the time required for I the Dutch ; and all because they are too: old to learn. Loudovico Monaldesco, at the great age of one hundred and fifteen, wrote the mein oirs of his own times---a singular exertion noticed by Voltaire. who was himself one of the most rcniarkakable instances of the progress of age in new studies.' Ogilby, the tranlator of Homer and Vir gil, was unacquainted with Latin and Greek until he was past filly. 11-anklin did not fully commence his philosophical pursuits till he had reached his fiftieth year. How many among us of thirty, forty and fifty years, who read nothing but newspapers for the want of taste for natural philosophy 2 But they are too old to learn. ilccorso, a great lawyer, being asked why he began the study of law so late, answered that he indeed began it late, but he should therefore master it the sooner. This agrees with our theory, that healthy old age gives a man the power of accom plishing a difficult study in much less time than would be necessary to one of half his years. Dryden, in his sixty-eighth year, com menced the translation of the Ilijad ; and his most pleasing productions were Writ ten in his old age. We could go on to cite thousands of examples of men who commenced a study. and struck out into an entirely new pur suit. either for livelihood or amusement, at an advanced age. But every one fa miliar with the biography of distinguished men, will recollect individual mutes enough to convince him that none but the sick and indolent will ever say, 1 am too old to study. FIRMALE SOCIIITY.—You know my o• pinion of female society. Without it, we we should degenerate into brutes. This observation applies with tenfold force to young men and those who are in the prime of manhood. For,. after s certain time of life, the literary man may make a shill (a poor one 1 grant) to do without the society of ladies. To a young Irian nothing is so important si a spirit of der°. tioo (next to his Creator) to some amia ble woman, whose image may occupy his heart and guard it from polutiom' which be. seta it on all sides. A man ought to choose his wife, as Mrs. Primrose did her wed ding gown, for qualities that ..wear well." One thing at least is true, that if matri mony has its oars*, celibacy has no pleas ure. ° A Newton, or a mere scholar, may fintemployment in study ;'n matt of lit erary taste can 'receive in b o oks i power. ful auxiliary ; but a man must have a bo. tom -friend, and children round him to cherish and support the drenittese of , age• The reason why the world is not re formed is. because every man, would have others make a bottom& sod glover thialte of himself. • They now Mate, it hi sata, t ,1,,y • ex-' ae144411d duttt44l WM* (INSI•;000 0011I' NING, MARCIII4,IBSI. The Great Plague "In the Four teenth Century. A slight sketch of the history of this awful visitation, compiled from a source upon which we may pretty confidently re ly, will show by comparison, what a tri fling matter is magnified into a pestilence at the present day. Like the cholera, this fearful pestilence first appeared in the East. It broke out iu India, about the year 1348, and thence extended its rava-' ges to the western parts of Asia, into E-, gypt, Abysinnia, and the northern por tions of Africa. It proceeded over Asia Minor, Greece, and the Archipelago, al. most depopulating those regions in its march: According to numerous writers. where it was the most favorable it spared one person out of three, or one out of five; but whore it raged most violently, scarce ly one out of fifteen or twenty escaped de struction. Some countries, partly by the plague, and partly by earthquakes, which were awfully frequent at that time, were left quite desolate. It appears to have re.. 'pained five or six mouths in one place, and then to have gone in search of fresh victims. Before invading Christendom, it swept off 23,800,000 persons through. out the East, in :he course of a single year. Front Greece the plague passed into Italy. The Venitians, having lost 100,000 souls, almost entirely deserted their ell?. At Florence 60.000 persons perished in one year. France felt Its fury. At Avignon the mortality was terrible.— When it first broke out there, no fewer than sixty-six Carmelite friar. died- be fore anybody knew how, and it was imag ined that they had murdered one another. Of the members of the English college. at Avignon, not one was left alive ; and of the whole population, not one in five. In one day 1212 persons perished, and in another 400. Proceeding northward, the I pestilence reached Paris, where it swept off 50.000 people. About the same time it spread iimiGaratany, where 12,400,000 persona became its victims. At Lubeck, alone, aecording to the concurring accounts ' , of several writers, 90,000 people died in one year, and of these 1800 are reported to hive perished in the space of four hours. About - the beginning of August, 1348, the scourge appeared in England, spreading every where such destruction, that out of the whole population, hardly one person f in ten survived. hi the church-yard of Yarmouthltl i one year; and-in the city of Norwich 67.- 874 died within six months. No general statement of the total amount of mortality in London is given; but there are details sufficient to show that it was terrible be. yond imagination. The pestilence raged violently in Wales and Scotland; thence passing into Ireland, it made great havee Among the English residents, but, strange to tiny.. the native Irish were-hut tected. In 1349, the pestilence entirely ceased in England ; but the destroying angel con tinued his march through other regions for several years longer—marks of his presence. remaining on record down to the year 1382. One of the most deplorable effects re sulting from this visitation, fell upon that unfortunate race—the Jews. A belief was prevalent in several countries, that they had caused the pestilence by poisoning the wells and fountains; and in many places they were massacred in thousands by the enraged populace. Twelve thous and of them were murdered to the single city of Mentz t and in other parts of Ger many they were literally exterminated. No similar visitation has since afflicted the world ; nor does its earlier history af ford any instance of a calamity, of the same nature, equally wide spread or destructive. Indeed, in almost every other memorable instance of the plague, it has been limited to a particular district, or even to a partic ular city. an tine. OnnFaucias.—Eleury 111. (of France) could not remain alone in a chamber where there was a cat. The Duke of E pernon fainted at the.siglit of a young hare. The Marshal d'Albert found himself indis posed at any repast at which was served up a sucking pig or a calf's head. Ladislaus. King of Poland, was troubled and obliged to fly whenever' he saw an apple. The sight of a fish gave Erasmus the fever.— Scaliger trembled all over when he beheld creases. Tycho Braise felt his limbs tremble under him whenever .lut met a hare or a fox. The Chancellor Bacon fainted every time that he saw an eclipse of the moon. Gayle fell into convulsions on hearing water falling from a spout.— Lamotte la Vayer could not endure the sound of any instrument, but experienced great plearure in hearing the growl ofthun der. In our day a French amateur pre fers the sound of a tambourine to the most agreeable musical instrument. St. Foix reports that an Englishman experi enced the most cruel pains whenever he read the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah. A Spaniard fell into syncope whenever he heard the Latin word /and (wood) uttered. The Arch Chancellor Cambacres could not look at a spider. Napoleon himself was annoyed by the slightest prick of a pin, and evinced an invincible repurrauce to medicine.—London Sun A Ma 13orris.—In Paris there is in preparation for the World's Fair an enor mous decanter of crystal, admirably cut. This mammoth water bottle, the largest object which has ever been known in a glass-house, is four yards high and twelve yards in circumference at the widest part. A table four-feet in diameter, is to be plac. ed inside at which three men, each provi ded with a chair, will dine for the edifice goo of the public--the interior of the crys tal habitation beingg reached by a double ladder against its win. Its stopple weighs thirty-nine pounds, the total weight being one, thousand three hundred aqd twenty three poundb, and Its capacity, is one hun dred and eighty gellons. A l t Iti h goodoam bovioA **ma Pia summit!' scrotal itetiktoo ottoi4od to so° it at the 01110 time. “Faith; geathiatsin." said. hr. "if all go still not bola You; DiIRABRAU'i FUNERAL ORATION ON THE DEATH OF FRANKLIN. The recent celebration of the -Anniver sary of Fraaklinte birthday has brought out some interesting reminiscenses. A mong the rest is the funeral oration on his death by the eloquent and gifted Mira bean in the National Assembly of France, on the 11th of June, 1800. Mark An tony's oration over Omser's dead body. can scarcely surpass it in simple, soul thrilling eloquence. 44/10anitlift ita dead!" (A' profound si lence reigned through the hall.) “The genius which gave freedom to America, and scattered torrintsof light upon Europe / is returned to the bosom of the Divine ! *.The sage, whom two world's claim ; the man, disputed by the history of the sciences and the history of empires, holds most undoubtedly, an elevated rank among the human species. "Political cabinets have but too long conimemonited the death of thou who were never great but in their their funeral orations ; the etiquette of Courts hu bean too long sanctioned by poetical grief. Na tions ought never to recommend any oth er than heroes to their homage. ' “The Congress bath ordered a general mourning for one month throuraut the four teen confederate State*. on -account of the death of Franklin ; and America bath thus acquitted her tribcte of admiration in be half of one of the fathers ocher constitution. “Woultlit not be legislators, to unite yourselves in this reli gious act to participate in the homage ren dered in the face of -gut universe to the rights of man, end to the philoeopher who has so eminently propasted the 'conquests of them throughout the, world. "Antiquity would have elevated share to that mortal who, kw the advantage of the human rm.*, embracing both heaven and earth in his vast extensive mind, knew how to subdue thunder and tyranny "Enlightened and Pres Europe at least owes its remembrance and its regret to one of the greatest men that has ever 110 r. veal the cause of philosophy and of liberty. "I propose that a deorse now pass, en- acting, that the National Assembly shall wear mourning during three days for Ben jamin Franklin.” . MM. de la Rouelitaneault and La Pay ette immediately rose in. order to wood this motion. The Assembly adopted it e lt first by se amnion ; and afterwards decreed' by a large majority, amidit the - plaudit if ill the spectators, that on Monday,' the_l4th day of June, it should go into moutving for three days ; that the discourse of M. Siirabesu should be printed ; and that the President should write a letter ot condo lence upon the occasion, to the Congrelis of America. Rocussrea Itarettio* Dre. pee itorutiventry,"Win); unite in a public statement that they have detected the mode in which the sounds known as the "Rochester Rappings." are produced—(Mrs. Fish and Miss M. Fox, the two elder of the three sisters being, it seems, now in Buffalo, where the Drs. have witnessed the "Manifestations.")-- , I They say that the sounds are produced by a partial dislocation or cracking of the kneejointe, of course subject to the will lof the "medium." They say— " Without entering at , this time info a. very minute anatomical and physiological explanation, it is sufficient to state that the muscles inserted into the upper and inner side of the leg (the tibia) near the knee. joint, are brought into action sons to moss the upper surface of the bonejust named laterally upon the lower surface of the thigh bone (the femur) giving rise in fact to a partial lateral dislocation. This is effected by an act of the will, without any obvious movement of the limb, occasion ing a loud noise, and the return of the. bone to its place is attended by a second' sound. Most of the Rochester knockings are also double. It is practicable, howev er, to produce a single sound, by moving the bone out of place with the requisite quickness and force and allowing it to slide slowly back, in which case it is noiseless. The visible vibration of articles in the room, situated near the operator, occur if the limb or any portion of the body is in contact with them at the time the sounds are produced. The force of the semi-dis location of the bone is eufitoient to occasion distinct jarring, of doors, tables. dre, if in militant. The intensity of the sound may be varied in proportion to the force of the muscular contractions, and this will ren• der the apparent source of the tipping. more or less distinct. It would take at least a dozen pair of knee joints, all in the most supple condi. eon, to make all the "rapping." wit have hoard on some occasions—not to speak of the remarkable answers that have been given in our hearing : bat no matter—we give the above for whatever it' may be worth.—N. Y. Tribmte• Tug EloasTit..--That great man, Sir Matthew Hale, says of the lilabbath, "I have found, by long and sound experience, that the due observance of this day, and its duties has been of singular comfort and *dreamy to cue. The holy observance of this day has ever had joined to it a blessing ea the rest of my time, and the week ea begun has been blessed and pros. perous to me. 'On the other hand, when I have been negligent of the duties of this day, the rest of the week has been unsuc cessful and unhappy to my secular employ. meats, so that I could easily make an as. timate of my successes the week following, by the manner of my passing this day ; and this I do not write lightly or inconsid. erately, but upon long and careful obser vation and ex ' Keep your stare of smiles and your kindest thoughts for home ; give the world only those to spare. , thuteowe, says Barden, .waa always the iximpanioaloi weak minds; ilia a plain whisk will never grow in a swam soa:' TWO DOLLARS PER Atmumofth NEW SERIEB-1 1 0,' !N. WHAT ARE BIRDS D 4 tai le#; . ; ; ra The American Agriculturalist. in siver to this inquiry, relates . the follOwin anecdotes : In connection with this subject, we wilt give an anecdote related to us by Glee; Aikin, of south Carolina, of the rice bird, These littlecreatureagather around the rico fields at harvest time in countless myriads, and of course consume considerable grain.; Some years ago, it was determined so make war upon them, and drive them out of the country, and the measure was in some degree successful, so far as getting' rid of the birds. '.l%' hat are birds good • fur?" The rice planter soon found out, for with the decrease of birds, the worms increased so rapidly, that, Mewed of a few scattering grains to feed the birds, the whole crop was dennandod to fill the insatiable maw of the army winch earns to destroy every young shoot, as last as they spring front the ground. Most undoubt edly the birds were invited back again with a hearty welcome. Rice cannot be cultivated without their assistance. A few years ago, the black birds in the northern part of Indiana were considered *grievous nuisance to the farmer, whose fields of oats were sometimes destroyedi. and the depredations upon late corn wets greater than can be believed, if told. The farmer sowed and the birds reaped. lie scolded and•they twittered. Occasionally a charge of shot brought down a score but made no more impression upon the great sea of birds titan the removal of a single bucket of water from the great salt puddle. A few years later, every green thing on the laud seemed destined to. destruction by the army worm. Man was powerless—a worm among worms. ' But his best friends, the hated black birds, mai t.i its relief just in time to save when all seemed lost. No human aid could have helped him. How thank ful should man bo that God has given him for his companions and fellow laborers in the cultivation of the earth. these lovely birds. .ol'he laborer is worthy his hire." Why should we judge the little moety claimed by the busy little fellows which followed the plough and snatched the worms away from the seed, that it might produce grain for his and our sustenence t "No hqnest man would cheat a bird of his spying and summer's wqrk." Doti TRAIN rams LAKE Sureaunt,-.46.. Julius 4.ustaian, acconi pained by hlr. iittsy,,. of Lapointe, Lake Superior, arrived here on Thursda t y last, in thirteen days. from that place, via. the Falls of Si.- Croix.—, Mr. Australis' came through with two. trains, drawn by dogs, which excited mulch curiosity in our town. They brought b several hundred pounds of freight. * gage, dm. Unlike the dogs Of tied 11,tv the are of a mongrel . breed, and ratite; , .....4,„„.. ~ ..„...1, 43.... *w+ i n bPd lig nnsillst7Oft thin boards of polished oak, curling at, end like a skate. In this way, with a heavy load, two dogs will make their 40 miles in a day with ease. The roads were very bad, almost impassable. Mr, Rey left on Monday, on his return. They brought no news of any importance. [ANnnetota Pioneer, January 80, 1 had reline," says air Francis Bacon, ..helieve all the fable, in helagenA, the Talmud, and the Koran,, thsui that this universal frame is without a mind. God never wrought miracles 14) convince atheist,-because his ordinary works are auffleent to convine them. It is true, that a little philosophy incline/1 man's mind to atheism ; but depth in phi. losophy bringeth them back to religion; for while the mind of man looketh upon esoond aloes scattered, it may Somali es rest on them and go no farther, but When it beholditth the chain of them confederate and linked together, it must needs 4 to Providence and Deity." _ Peer Gavent.n.—He is a fool that grumbles at little mischances. Put the beat foot forward, is an uld and good maxim Don't run about and tell acquaintances that you have been unfortunate; people do not like to have unfortunate men for acquaintances. Add to a vigorous deter. mination a cheerful spirit.: if reverses come ; bear them like a philosopher, and get rid of them as soon ne you can. Poe env is like a panther: look it steadily the face, and it will turn from vou. OAT STILDINo.—The cad stadia"' oessOlO is now at hand; a cone/pendent of the Centreville Times suggeata to farmers the following method which he has tried roveral years with uniform emcees; The ground generally selected has been in corn the preceding year. The oat' are sowed early et the raw of of bosh. els to the acre and ploughed lightly iota eight or sixteen feet lauds. Harrowed crosswise immediately after seeding.-- The roller is indispensable to matte; good crop of oats. WIIUT TUC LADINO DO tat le no uncommon sight to see a pretty. deli este looking Limanese lady, parches/As in the open cigar•booths vigorous •Mimi., such as would stagger the nerves of some of our male smokers. And they smoke theta too. The ladies do not go about the streets, but like knowing smokers Me a quiet puff at home while the Mere common wotnefi may be seen blowing at, enormous cigars, as they walk about thel streets. lirrAn impreuion is abrostk 14 t thile Act of Congress authorizing the Coins. • of Gold Dollars expires on the Iota( Musk proximo. It is not im—the sot la wiikollt limitation as to time. Four hundred tulles of plank road halo been eompluted within the State of Itttfia ana during . the peat year. The east pa; mile is from 31,200 to 11Z.500. There are two difficulties of fir.: Mal are disposed to spend more thin thiSy es4' afford. snd to indulge mere then ahoy endue. Mirth obouW be Ow rmbnuider 44?thiP sonversatioa, not tha web ; Md mitop*Nof nalliteng 01 the Wok le tiV
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