i ti:hiis or Ttin amkimcix." H. B. MASS Kit, JOSEPH BI8BI.Y. PirnusHcn aid PnornntToas. tf. It. M.ISSRH, Editor. Offict in Venire 'Alley jn the reitr of II. D. Mas ter's Sure. THE ' A M Kit 10 A N" is published f ve ry Saltir Joy nl TWO DOI.I.AKS per milium lo be puiJ half yearly in advance. No paper discontin ued till all arrearages nro paid. No subscription received for a less period thin si Ko.uHn. All communications or letters on business relating to tho office, to insure attention, must lo POST PAID. From tlie Philaifcpiia Dollar Si:irpnpcr. rOI.fMIIIA'H Mlir AT SKA. nr Tiir. ACTiioit or tiir "ciicisk vr tiik cojuti Tt TION " Let rival nations 1o their hate Pur happy land impeach, Ai:1 envy that proud em ineiice They hnoir they cannot reach ; What matters it, we've shown the woiM We unit hi, we muIW free, .And to miinlain that right, behold Columbia's sfitj'S a! tea. 11 mill Albion" oft tiinca made lift boast She ruled upon the wave, Terming her amis, with loud bombast, "The bravest of the brave." But soon In r Inutility ciest it Jumped, ' J'was Heaven's own decree, And Hiitain winced when slicU'lulJ Columbia's slt'p nl sea. What lhmth Trafalgar and the Ni!o Show briyht as virt'rira won, .And prnu J, ambition Kngland boasts A A'r Ismi fur her son ; We can point back tvith equal pride, The f.ee.st of the free, When Purler, Prrry, ItainhriJge had Cn'lllibil'fi ill'' lit sril. I pun our naval history's pae We other mines can writ", Whose deeds nf ufrns upon the deep, As I!ii!!iii:d's shine as bright j There 's Juni s, Dtritfur, .Slriourf, Hull, Branches of f'reeil.mi's tree, They proved the force and daring of Columbia's ships (it a a. At present, Heaven l eprai d, cjriin war IIjs "smoothed his wrinkled brow ;" And rI nice t' i oin clime to clime, In hold Our ll.i.itiug structure now ; Ki .rlh, Simih, Hast, Wot, our biiiner floats; Proud, prmid we well ni ly be, To see each mi'i'Hi envying I 'ulitinbiu's .ships at Kit. Tloa' on, proud 11 m ! 'lis yours to boast Vou have n spot or s'ain ; V.iii won your birthright, guaid it then, Unsullied mi the main : A id jenerous yet unborn Will point, with liearlf, tl plee, I'lito the flag that (hitters ffom Cnl ii in bin's '! ol sfir. linclii Iki a In the I'.nt. A recent traveller in Egypt places upon re enrd tin; following observations: "To abstain Irom marrying wlion n man has nt'aincd a sufficient ajje, nnd when there is no just impediment, is esteemed by the Egyptians improper, and even disreputable. Fur boinu ...ysclfg-iilty of this limit (to use no harsher j term,) I have sullered much inconvenience and discomfort during my stay in this country, find endured many reproaches. During my former visit to I'gyp'i having occasion to remove from & house which I had occupied lor (-01110 months in a great thoinughfiirc street in Cairo, I enga- rcd another house in a neihhoi in? quarter: the lease was w ritten. and some money paid in ! advance ; but n dsy or two alter the own er came to inform me that the inhabitants ot the quarter who were mostly r rnj'x or (de scendants of the Prophet,) objected to my li. ving ainoiig them, hocausc I was not married. 1 lo added, however, thnt they would gladly ad mit me if I would even purchase a female slave, which would exempt mc from the opprobrium cast iin mc by the waul of a wife. 1 replied, that bt-ing merely a sojourner in F.jrypt, 1 did nut like cithet to lake u w ife or female slave, whom I must soon aba nduii ; the money that I had paid was, therefore, returned to inc. In -nother imi irtor I was le-s unfortunate : such heavy object ion on acinuut of my being unmar- I Impose of supplying wa ricd wero not raised; I was only required lo tor to tho Susqnehaniei division of the cairnV. A liromise that no persons ti nning lulls should j turnpike road from Philadelphia, through Kea come into the quattrrlo visit mo ; yet, after I j din? and Pottsville, extends by Sm.bury to Nor lind established myself in my new residence, thuiiibcrland. the shcykh (or chief) of the quarter endeavored By H"' asstd valuation nf property for the to persuade me to ui nrv. All my arguments j county tax of 1-12, the totul amount was si,. agn'iHst doing so he deemed of 110 weight. 'Vou tell mc,' oaid he that in a year or two you mean to leave this country ; now, there is a young widow, who, I am told, is handsome, living within a few doors of you, who would be glad to become your w ife, even with the express un derstanding that you shall divocre her when you quit this place ; though, of course, you mny do so before, if she should not please you.' This young damsel hud contrived to let me catch a glimpse of a pretty face, as 1 passed the house .11 which she ami her parents lived. What an swer could I return ! I replied, that I had ac tually, by accident, seen her face, and that she was the hist woman I should wish to marry un der such circumstances ; for I was sure that 1 could never make up my mind topurt w ith her. But I found it rather difficult to silence my effi- cicus friend," sun: Absolute acquiescence in the decisions of the majority, the vital principle of Republic, from which From Trego's Geography of Fcnnfijhnit. IVort Imiiiliri-lnmt ComiiI Nortliuinbi-rlnnd county has o very irreciilar shape, and isi hounded on the north by Lyco ming; north-east nml cast liy Columbia; south cost by Schuylkill ; poiith by Ihmphin, n ml west by the Siistptrli.inii.i river nml West branch which Foparatc it from Union. Population '0,-0-J7. The Eouthcrn part is mountainous, the miil- die limy, mm mo northern, along mc u est j amJ cm)racc(, n,ore vmtling objects than are branch of Susquehanna more level. In ; (.ully met in a single prospect. Mountains, south nro the Line, Mahnnoy and Little moun- j i,; fnri)Si ,owni( cal,aI(1( niui rivpM nre ,icllJ. tninp, in the middle the Shamokin hills, and be- C(1 in one wjtc anJ iarrilo,nous landscape, over tweer. the two branches of Susquehanna is w,ich the pyo may rove for hours ami still di? Monteur's ridge, parity in this county and pnrt- ! covcr nnw brauties. As additional attractions ly in Columbia. The .Muiicy hills form the j niay he mentioned pure and wholesome water, northern boundary. j n cool nml refreshing atmosphere, and a cli- Nnrthumherland county is watered by tin- ,ate remarkable for its salubrity, except in the morons streams. The Korlh and li'r.vf branch- l.)W grounds along the river, were bilious com es of S,is,,iiihiiuna unite at the town of Nor- j plaintssonietiinus occur in the autumnal months. thmuherlaiul,nnd the river thence forms the j western boundary. CiilliMiiiiivr creek enip- j Mr. Vt:t:n, of the Albany Kvcninff Journal, ties into tho West branch 5 miles nbovc Nor- j in one of his late letters Irom l'aris, says of the thumberland. Sliiniml.in creek rises amotiir French capital the mountains and llows west wnrd to the Sus quehanna below Sonbury. 'J'he Muhonoy, a hold rapid stream, r;ses in Schuylkill county and has nearly a west course to the Susque hanna, near which it receives the waters of Little Mahnnoy and Schwahcn creek. Molmn- ,ngo ereeK u rn.s pari oi me souti.rru nounua- j ry of the county, and Roaring .creek of the ; eastern. Stinlmrn is the county town, beautifully situ ted on n level plain on the east side of the Susquehanna, above the tnnuth of Shamokin creek. It contains a court house, a prion, seve ral churches, and about J.'iO dwellings. Popu lation 1,107. A considerable: business is al ready done here in the shiprrent of coal, Ac, nml the completion ol the rail roadto t'ottsville j thousand numbers arc prepared, from which would tend to increase the prosperity of the j onc, ,irawPi nm lIlosC wl0 gct tUo umbcrs ,own- from T lo '1(H,' are doomed to the nrmv for Xorlhinnhrrliiivl is built upon the point of ! cigllt ypnrs , TiOf0 wIll) arc n,llt, or e for. land between the North and West branches of ,mlatc in ,aving weaIl,,y r,.Iativcs or fricm, ,( the Susquehanna at their junction. It contams ' pay lhoirseven, eight, nine, ten, and sometimes a town house, n market house, a hank, an nca- ! .yu fi ( tec n hundred francs for a substitute, demy, and several churches; the number of,,, , Frcnc gn,Jior is ftbmlt mo itH uihabitants is fH. It is not a place of ex- ( d ( tllirt flve ,, for ci , ars ? : 1 : i i. r ii. .... ! . 1 J J 1,118,10 ""-". '-n,y suuaieu 0l the junction of the iWtll anil West branch dl- visions of the State canal. A lieautilul bridge ! across the West branch connects this town with ' I'liinn county : there is another across the Nortli hrancli over which passes the road lead ing to Sunhiiry. Miitoii i a flourishing borough on the West branch, 1'-' miles above Northumberland, with a population of l,."fN. Doing situated on the ca nal, in the midst of a fertile and productive neighborhood, nnd also the seat of some con siderable manufacturing and mechanical es tablishments, it is a place of some consequence on account of its business operations. It is kneeled will, the Union County i Jc of the river by a bridge. The principal villages arc McFwcnsvillc in the north, tJeorgctown in the south, Shnmokiii at the coal mines on Shaniokiii creek, uud Suy dertowu carl of Sunhiiry. The mo.-t important productions arc those ol agriculture and of the coal mines. Various branches of manufacturing industry lire sue ccssfully pursued. A largo blast furnace has been recently erected at Shauiukin for the pur pose of smelting iron with anthracite coal; which is so constructed that the coal is run from the mine on a plane to the head of the fur nace, but a fiirt' yards distant. The public improvements arc the North and West branch canals which unite at Northum uerianu; ami u.c western portion 01 me. 1 on- 1 1.1 . .1 ville cud Danville rail road, which is coinplet- ed from Sunhnry to the coal mines at the ton of Shamokin, --'l miles. I here is a dam across .... .i i.i 11 1.1- ' ll.n St.i.i.iii.!iiiiiii!i lii.I.eA' XtK.lmrt' ml!...l the j Shamokin dam, ""sl fctt in length, constructed ! ICutpiO: ceuntv tax e-.'t.oH State tax !?'.,- OIL In some portions of this coun'.y popular edu cation is much neglected, and the sc'uoold arc so conducted as to be of little service in pro moting the improvement of youth in the ele ments of useful knowledge. There nre in all 1.1 school districts, of which S have adopted the common school system aa regulated by law. Of these 7 have made report, stating that f'l schools are established, and are kept open dur ing an average period of upwards of 5 mouths in the year. There arc academics at Milton, Northumberland and Sunbury ; at the latter pluce is also a flourishing female seminary. The religious 6ocietiesare various : the prin cipal are Presbyterians, Methodists, Lutheran German Reformed and Baptists, who av(J n all aboul "JO place of public ;; 0r6hip, E URY AMERICAN. AND SIIAM0K1N JOURNAL. Simbiiry, oiiInmibiI;iiil Co. Mflny of'the inhabitant nro clcscrMnlnnU of Fnjrlich nml Irish futnilicci who settled here at nn enrly priod. In the uoulhern pari of the ! county the population ia mostly composed of! (icrmanf, who continue to speak their own language. This is a pleasant region in which to spend the summer months. The ecencry is highly beautiful, varied nml picturesque ; the view from the hills nround the town of Nortliumber. l'aris has '.he appearance of a City under Martial Law. It? National Ouard is doing du ty of llolicemen. Sentinels arc stationed at the entrances of all the Public Institutions. Po tachmeuls of troops arc quartered near each o thcr, thoughout the city. The number of sol- dics now 4,, miyltary nm civii d,v, in ailll ubollt j. is ov r,t)(M)0 All the young men of Trance, over H years old, arc liable to be drawn into the Army. Indeed IJoiiaparte's odious Conscription law, by another name, is now practically in operation. When new le vies of troops are wanted, nil the young men of Paris are warned to meet in their respective Arondissmeiits. If the number assembled be a tin usand, tin a hundred soldiers urc wanted, a T,)cjr mnl itf ,(, ,)Mf 10 wpi ,tof m,Uipr;. r;lti i lb,, liritish or America,, ,r. my. The troops are undersized men slight frames, they are alert in their movements, and 1 are capable of performing hard service and en during luti'iicnm! privation. The Fiench live much out doors nnd nt Cnles. They are seen, in great numbers, in Gardens, in Cnfes and nround tables upon the Boulf vnrds. Families in stead of dining nt home, go frequently to Cafes and Restaurants. The quests of the table d'llotel of tho most fjshiounble Hotels consist in part of ladies and gentlemen who reside in Paris. The pinirer classes in great nuinliers go for tluT dinners ' .ithot ,e ci ,mrri ;iew lW wi) c which hns not paid the Octroi duty and is there- ! fore very cheap. i The Bo 1 i.cvATtnM are the ornament and the i pride of Puris. They surround and enclose the city. They are ti this Metropolis what Re ' gent street is to London, what Broadway is to , New-York, and what Chcsnut-Mreet is to Phil- ndelphin, though far surpassing either and all ; in magnificence and beauty. This delightful Avenue, in its graceful sweep around the city, is nine miles in length. There are rows of ; fine trees planted upon terraces which divide j the broad carriage-way from the ample side walks, in the evening the iiourevawa nre ,nniallliy illllliIlatcd, and then the fashiona ble stores, the fancy shops and the various Pic- . j . vvimluu-s. resplendent with all ! nr.i.,,.lions ol- cnMA ail,t ,.lstl, . i t jazzlilr t,y,.eti - . e - , ( . - j T, t t It(UPVar,js ar nc,,i liy ,ie j fashion and beauty of Paris. During tlso Joim mer evenings tVuits and creams uud wine ate served upon tables under the trees. Tlieo ' scones are enlivened by music, particularly j,,m, t,e beginning lo the en-1 ; every ealcuia 1 upon the -Boulevard ties Italieus," which is the ti -,r pressure, strain, iVc. being made ua tho resort ol the most fashionable. The humbler ' ,,.; hx'ientifv; prim ip!e. llis bridge archi ' classes couiireg-itc more in the "Boulevard des j rrturP, f,,r pHhsiii'.r r.'.i'iVavs over l ivers, is a J Temple," where they are uuiused with sho-.vs, 1 ,(ie,ous iimiv.ii.ieiil of his genius. This 111- pnntumiiues, n uguo en nor, roulette, Aic. The veution in comparatively recent, ai',,1 lias chal I gambling here, however, is only forcakes, fruit, lenged the ndnurutioii 01' all seicntilio men, as candies, cvC Among other contrivances for gaming (the French arc curious in all such devices) they have something like a tcn-pin-alley, with this difference, that the pins are knocked down by the spinning of a top, instead of rolling a ball among them. The great gambling houses of hells" of Paris, in which such frightful robber ies were formerly perpetrated, have all been suppressed. The Revolution of llX), among o'.her good things, put bp. cnJ to licev.scl Gambling Houses and Iitterics. Jlut the French passion for play is as strong as ever, though no's indulged injurious to them c'Tes iind others, The coopers of Cincinnati have struck for an advance of wages. Whoop r there i no appe al but to force, the vitul piimiplo ami 1'a. Sntm-tliiy, tier. ',isi:t. Amrrlrnn nciitn llrvrclril ro1. Major Whistler was more, than n yenr since appointed (,'hiel Kiiyinrcr olthc Unit Komi lend ing from St. Petersburg to Moscow. It is pleas ing lo mark in his history the reward of great but unobtrusive merit, nnd not the loss gratify ing is it in an age when jonlnu -y nud envy nre so rife, to notice tho unfeigned pleasure with which his appointment has been hailed by his countrymen. The preference accorded to Maj. Whistler over the other justly celebrated F.ngiueers, both of Furopo and this country, hns awaken ed a good deal ol national pride and satisfaction. The manner in which the appniiitment was con ferred by the I'mporor of Russia was very com plimentary. Not only was a net ideation of the oiler sent through the Russian Minister nt Washington, but an Aid do camp of the l'ui- pcrorwns despatched from St. Petersburg to Boston, charged lo confer personally with Maj Whistler and to place the appointment in his hand Such a mark ofdistinctioii imi as unexpect ed to the recipient of it as it was gratifying. Ho was indebted lor it to the fact, that otic ol tho most ili-.itinguirhed Russian 1'iigiiiecrs, who u few years since, reported on his return that Maj. Whistler hud given him more accurate ami useful information in reference to Rail Road construction, machinery, etc. than any other F.ngmetr he had coueultcd. Hisoppoint tiicnt was for six years, with a regular salary and travelling expenses, but with becoming caution M.ij. Whistler preferred to make nu experimental trial of one year. The road un der contemplation was a favorite project of the F.mpcrnr N icliohs, who had again and again brought it before a Privy Council, that sturdily resisted him. The object of the work is strict ly of a military character, forming as it does an immense line of operations through nn impor tant part of tho Russian dominions, the trade anil travel which will be accommodated by it, being of secondary importance. The travelled road from St. Petersburg to Moscow, is about five hundred miles long, nnd the journey is one of a serious moment. The Rail Road will be I.jO miles in length, boldly crossing the morasses, likes and difficult water courses, which obstacles the common road now travelled, avoids as far as jiossddc. The route has been already surveyed, nnd the road located by tho Friginecrs of the F.mperor, before any overtures were made to our countrvmun. This work had been done by the Russian "Corps tin ( !onio" and of "Punts ct ( liiaussees," the ollicers utt'ichcd to these two service of the I'mperor, numbering nearly one thousand. Already Mnj lustier had amassed a sufficient lot tune, was tenderly attached to his family , wl om hece rlined t'tkinj with him until ho couM ascertain from actual inspection, how tiny would be sit u.ited. His reception there, has however, been gratifying in the highest degree and Iiia'v .e pri.til.-.l. iVs.m tl.." fact oflns send,,, tor his family, thai he will remain abroad until the final completion of the work, and that per Imps new honors and emoluments mny perma nently retain him in the bcrvi'-'o of the Russian A utis-rat. Thus, a native American, a man who lias derived his ex-neiicc in oor own country, h.- Itecn selected over all other F.nginoers to direct the construction ol I be im st magnificent work of internal improvements that luu yet been at tempted. Tin; I"m:ineers of our own country concede to him the distinction of occupying th highest place, lie is a most exact mathemati cian, a thorough and elegant draughtsman, w iih u clear nml discriminating intellect, and a soundness of judgment which is almost akin lo f..r...k.um led r... 11,. ra.lv.atvd at West Point I..,., o-f ... ;.?.., n.l .oe.eced the ... . business of ei.gii nog under Colonel Lltg and Major M'Ntil, on tho Baltiieero and Ohio Railroad. The super1! locomotives now in use on the . intern Kailroad.-, arc-of his own construction making the bust possible Use of any given quan tity of timber. Ho admirable is the disposition ol the materials in this constiucltdi, that hu man invention seems almost to have attained the point of perfection. S,,iunn(ih llipvbUcan. Advice Giivr,t. Shut your eyes to the luults of ye-jt neighbors, and open them very w ide ',o your ow n. Stop your ears while gos sips and slanderers are tweaking cf others : take your lingers away to listen to the Voice of friendly udimmiti.m. A priest at Rome once asked Henry Wot ten, "Where was our religion to be found bc fere Luther V To which the Protestant re plied, "Where yours is not to be found in the written word ol Cod." immediate, parent of despotism. Jrrrrnso. Vol. ISo. 10 Whole .o, !;. t'reosote. Strrnliousn's Afw Mode of employing Pi: ( 'rensotc or the prrun ration of Meal and Vtth. Creosote, so named from it great antiseptic power, which exceeds, perhaps, that of any o ther substance, Ins boon long employed to pre serve animal matters fioin decay. The only two ways in w hich creosote is applied for this pur pose, consist cither in c.iosiiig the meat which we wish to proserve to the smoke of burning wood, of which creosote is the elTective constit uent, or else in immersing it for a short lime in water containing a tew drops of creosote. Articles of food prepared by cither of these me thods may be kept for a long time ; but Inith these modes of using the creosote arc attended with the inconvenience that the food acquires the taste ami smell peculiar to smoked meat. This mny bo entirely avoided. JHiring the past summer it struck me that the vapors of creosote might bo found efficient. The method adopted was the following very simple one: I placed a small plate containing a lit tle creosote under each piece of meat as it hung suspended in tho larder, and covered both over with a cloth. The creosote soon gave oil" va pours which formed an antiseptic atmosphere nround the meat, and kept it quite fresh three or four davs longer than it would otherwise have kept. If the plate is gently heated bclbrc the creosote is put into it the vapors rise more quickly, nnd if the additional precaution is ta ken of suspending the meat in a box or jar clo sed with a lid, the beneficial effect is still more discernable. 1 tried this process duriug the greater part of laut summer with invariable suc cess, ami a butcher, wuo incu it on a larger scale, was equally convinced of its eflicacy. The meat, when cooked, has not the slighcst smell or taste of creosote. Another advantage attending the creosote is, its smell is so disa greeable to flies that it frees a larder from the presence of these noxious insects. The same quantity of creosote may be used for several weeks, but on being long exposed to the air it loses most of its smell, and is partly changed in to a species of resin. Female lleauly and Ornament. The ladies in Japan gild their teeth, and those of the Indies paint them red. The pearl of teeth must be dyed black to be beautiful in Guzerat. In Greenland ladies color their faces with blue and yellow. However fresh the com plexion of Muscovite may be, she would think herself very ugly if sKc was not plastered over w ith paint. The Chinese must Uave their feet as diui'iiutivc as those of the she-goat's and to render them thus their youth is passed in tor- lure. In ancient Persia an acquliuc nose was always thought worthy of tho crown; and if there was uny competition betivecn two prin ces, the people generally went by this criterion of Majesty. In soino countries tho mothers break the noses of their children, and others pre.-s tho head between two boards, that it may b cutnc square. Tho modern Persians have a stiong aversion to red hair, tho Turks, on the contrary, are warm admirers of it. In China, small round eyes nro liked, and the girls are continually plucking their eyebrows that they may he thin and long. The Turkish women dip a gold brush in the tincture of a bluck drug which they pass over their eyebrows; it is too visible by day, but looks shining by night ; they lingo their nails with a rose color. An African beauty must have small eyes, thick lips, a large tlat nose, and a skin beautifully black. Tho Kinperorof Monmnotapa would not change Ins amiable negreasfor the most brilliant Euro pi an beauty. An ornament for the nose ap pears to us perfectly unnecessary. The Peru vians, Irowcver, think otherwise, and they hang on it a weighty ring, the thickness of which is pr.'poriioncd by the rank of" their husbands. The custom of boring it, as our ladies do their ears, is very common in several nations. Through the perforation are hung various materials gni. I, stones, and a single, arid sometimes ft grent number of gold rings. A Sao au Mtuuv Mis. A Miss M. Mer ry oi' Murtha's Vineyard, lately died, aged UK' years. Under her tbr-rteps v.ere found jkSKM in s--,.cii; nr.d her real estate is vali'.cd at ftl-V l!i(. IV. forty year she lived al ue nnd dia- c'liisnluif. Whut a rad inisv in soiuo old bach elor, that ho did not throw a si'k skein at her, nnd see it' they could not tangle it into a knot between them. DRUMS. Why is a talebearer like a bricklayer ? Be cause he raises stories. What is that which a coach connot more without, and yet is net nf the 'cast use to itl A noise. Why is a man in Jove like a lobster ? Be cause he has a lady in his head. When is a man over head and ears in debt 1 When he ha a hat that is not paid for. He is truly rich who desires ncthii'g and he i truly puor who cov eld ail. ritic i:h or aivioutimi;. I square I Insertion, $0 1 Jo 3 do . 0 75 1 Jo 3 di) . 1 00 Rvery subsequent inserlinD, 0 2" Yearly Advertisements ! on column, f 35 ; half column, 1 8, three squares, f 12 j two mUurrs, f 0 one njinre, 5. Half-yearly : on column, f 18 $ half column, $t ; lhrc squares, $8 two squares, f5; one square, f.1 60. Advertisements left without directions as to lh lenijlh of time they ire to be published, will b continued until ordered out, and charged accord ingly. Cj-fcHxtecn lines make square. nnHle tietwetn Rot and CraK The following anecdote was related in 1?12 to a respectable individual known to us, by a tailor who witnessed tlie circunmtnnce. The sailor, in company with several persons, at Sun derland, a short lime before, perceived a crab which had wandered to the distance of about filly yards from tho water side. An old rat, in the look-out for food, sprang from his lurking place and seized the crab, who, in return, raise. I his forcep claws, and laid fast hold of the as sailant's nose, who (when oppoitunity offered) hastily retired, squeaking a doleful chant, mueli surprised, no doubt, at the unexpected recepticti he had experienced. The crab finding itself at liberty, retreated, as speedily as a crab couM do, towards ils own clement, but after a short spaco of time, it was arrested in its progress by Mr. Rat, who renewed the contest, and experi enced a second rude embrace from his antago nist. The rat, as before, retreated, bemoaning such violent treatment. Frequent and seven? were the attacks ; on view of his enemy, the crab always prepared for action by raising its fore claws in a threatening attitude. After a bloodless contest of half an hour, the crab. thopgh much exhausted, had nearly reached the sea, when the rat, almost despairing of con quest, made a last and daring effort to overcome his antagonist, nnd succeeded (to use the sea men's term) in capsizing his intended victim, a situation of which the rat immediately took ad vantage, seizing, like an able general, the van quished prey, nnd dragging the creature by the hind legs (proceeding backward) into his den. AftcTasliort interval, the crab made his escape, and appeared to the spectators, mutilated and, deprived of most of the small legs ; the rat soon followed in pursuit of the fugitive, and forced him hack to his den, where, no doubt, he regaled his wife and family. An Ai.armiro Camti.ation. Major Long, of the United States Topographical Corps, whose attention has lately been directed to the action ofthc water on the Illinois shore of tho Mississippi, opposite the mouth of the Missou ri, has informed the editor of the St. Louis Era that the river has, within the last year, cut away about two hundred yards of the bank, lea ving only about one thousand yards to connect the Mississippi with the low grounds of Long Lake. There arc, besides, several ravinci which head nearer, and into which the water from the river passed last spring, and by thij channel to the Lake. The editor of the Er.i remarks: "If this destruction of tho bank should con tinue for two or three years, it is certain lint so much of the water will pass into the Laku as to inundate the whole American bottom, from its extremity at the mouth, to Kaskaskia. It will require very little calculation to sho.v that 2IMMKK1 acres of the richest land in thu world w ill thus be lost for all purposos of culti vation, and its injury to St. Louis will be incal culable. Communications, during periods of high water, with the eastern section of Illinois, will bo cut off, and the submersion of such an extent of country must be prejudicial to health. Too TncE. The Portland American tell-r the following : 'Thai slander is often beneficial to the p. ro i slandered, is indisputable. We recollect m anecdote in point. A man somewhere out Wert, was elected toCcngress. 1I ws lotu' ly unqualified, in every respect, for the position. A friend at Washington once asked him 'How the deuce did you manage to get elec ted V '1 stole a pig.' 'Iley f What! How! Is stealing pigs con sidered a qualification to Congress.' No, but as soon us it was known, the papers on t'other side took it up, and ol course our'n had to defend mc. A great noise was made a IhiiiI it. H e called it an attempt to 'destroy the sKitlcss reputation of an innocent man for party purposes, the people gut roused, and I got in.' At the next election his opponent was elec ted. His friend meeting him one day, asked him how it happened. 'Ob, blast tho feller,' he repli.'d, 'he smelt the ral, and get the start of mo. lie stole thi .' Some birds never make a iiuiiC but at ihi approach of foul weather ; so there are persons who never cry loCod, but when his chastening hand is upon them. This is selfish ; what cut God think ol your religion, if you never eeek hint bet in trouble ! Jay. Mli.av hoia Siohv. In a discourse in be half ol a blind assylum, the speaker began by gravely remarking 'If all the world wera blind, what a melancholy tight it would bo '." The hardest fare 1 ever experienced,' sail an eld codger, '.vus the time when I got lct in the' woods. I slept on a rock, and crackeJ but. tcruuU for a S.ving. Them wan hard time.'
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