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rrPTs TWO UoUiirs PCr.annUUl lit idv :mnn-J A ,trtli;,
a qiiarter., half yearly ami if not p-iid befofe the end.of
,pe'rs hv a earner nr stage drivers oiiiploycd by the nroprie
jrc. will bo charged 3" 1-2 et. prjTnr, extHU V . i.
yiner discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except
tl5e option of the Editors. . I f?.
' ir?AlrcrlIscc!Us not oxcccllin? one square (sixteen lines)
,rll t inserted Hired weeks tot one dollar.- twenty-five cents
, ,rcvcrv subsequent .insertion.- larger ones in proportion. A
iiocil rftseount nll be made to yearly adrcrtis'ersJ' "
AUlettejs-adJresseiloAlie Jidjors must be post Taid.
To all Coi:ccrttel.
Wc would cal) the attention of some, of our
subscribers, and especially certain. Post Mas?
.ers to the followine reasonableand well set-
tleil rules of Law in relation to' puTjIthfiers t
to
ihc patrons of newvJpapers." ' '
TIIK LAW OT XKWSPAPKRS.
1. Subscribers -who dp. not i u . epprfs?, to
t ec to the contrary, are considered. as wishjijg
to contmne 'heir subscriptions.
2. If subscribers' order the dischnfitiunn'cc off
ihcir papprs, tlie pnblislipr- may- continue' to
send them till all arrearages are !piid.. . :
3. If subscribers nelqcl ,or refuse to .take
iheir papers frin,ihc officqs to whicli ihey are
directeS, they are held 'responsible t'iil Uiey
hive sealed their bill,' and ordered :h'e"ir; papers
iisconmied. 1 ..: .
4. lj" subscribers removedo other places with
out informing the publishers, and their, p-tper is
sent to the former direction, thev are he.ld .re-
inoiijilile.
5. The courts hae decided thai refusing to
take a newspaper or periodical from ihemilice,
or removing and leaving it uncalled for, is "pri
im facie" evidence of intentional fraud.
A Meditation.
Some hidden, dtsappoijitment clings
To all of man to all his schemes, '
And life has little fair it brings
Save idle dreams.
'The peace that may lie ours to-day; .' .
Scarce heed we, looking for. the morrow,
The slightest moments steal'.away, -.. .
And then comes sorrow.
The light of,promise that, may glow
Where life shines fair in bud. or bloom, .
,i -i , , ot .
Ere fruit hath ripen'd forth to i.how j
Is quench'd in gloom
'The rapture softest blufdrimparts,
Dies with the bloom iliaf fade's away
And glory from the wave depaVts 0
At close of day. "
Wheje we.have garnered up our hearts,
And fixed our earnest, love andjirust 1SK
The very life blood thence depaml1
All, all is dust. . ' . -a i .-i
Then, Nature, let us turn5 iov thee :
For in thy countless changes thou
Snll bearest jinmoHality - iA'JIii"
Upon thy brovv.1
lay seasons in their endless round
Of sunshine, tempest, calm or might.
Yet leave ihee, like'an empress crown'd
With jewels bright.
Thy very storins aroslighl to thee :J;:.f:
Tis but. a sleep thy beeaiing death;
We see thee wake in flower audttreet , t f
At spring's soft breath. ...
We view the ruin of our youthi '
Decay's wan trace on all we cherish;''
But thou, in thy unfailing truth,. -:
Canst never perish. ' "T
luscriptiou oh a Tonib-stoiie.
"I came in the 'mornTng It vjas irrspnng :
And I srniled ;
1 walked out at noon it was in summer :
And 1 was, glad j
-it w:as auiirhn :
1 .sat me down at even-
And 1 was sad;
1 laid
me down at night Jt .was winter:
' " iP ' And I slept " ,
A Scripture Iahic'"
" Mister printer," said a little urchinpoking
I'itnself into our sanctum with a paper in' hia
l!id pointing to a word " motjier wants to,
1"mw what's the,meaning'of this eare wordt"
" What word that Salamagundr?" said We.
"Yes, sir." w; 1
"Tell your mother that '-Webster says it'is a
'"ixiure of clioped'neat add pickled herring-
u ii oil, vinegar, mojasses, red.flaanel and on
' t' to be eaten three nines R,er day."
" By thunder I jf ihe old iwoaiatudiiln tliink
1 a.t a scripltire'naiue.''
To Cure AWART.SctfpeTW
....... .. Jt.. m- :a U-i.
!'v ur six nie'his. " t'J5.?! '
. - " ' J " " il.tJi, BUI.Bn iklm , IV 111 H (III il Vinil 111 MM WCTfSK.
too1vpla'ce'bh iitie of our wharves with a carman",
Wlfo'Had'sfooa beating 1is liors'c for'up wards of
i?6ldy' minutes because the poor animal could
hot yrag a heavy load out of a deep rut. A
crowd 'liad gathered -around, and ririiiy individ
uals tried to put a stop tri th'e man's brutality.
Some 'ofTered"to assist him with his load, arid
others threatened him with the law. But he
would accept of t.o 'assistance ; he srorned the
statute-book and-finally threatened io 'hnrse
w'hfp the -first' man who interfereil again. The
mate of a vessel, u ho liad been most active Tii
the matter, took this as a personal -challenge,
especially as; the carman had directe'dMiis eyes
towards him when he'iiHuVed it. Throwing off
his jacket,' -thereVmiiii; he itnthediate!)" ' went at
him.'-as he' termed' if. and;'a! solinder drubbing
man' never received ihuri that same pugnacibtis
carman. ' ' '
The second 1 happened, on the :margin of a
dilck' that was being filled tip for a wharf, cine
cold inomitig last spring; but its' termination
hatl-nlore of the comic than of the tragic'' element-irt"
it. A rat lubberly bov had -worn
small ' puplet,1 apparently but a few rno'nJhs iiid, I
of which he was trying to make a ' water-do,'
although the" poor beast had no niore of the wa
ter species in him than a cat. The boy first
threw a chip in, and then ordered the dog to
go and-fetch it.' The little fellow looked up
in the; boy's face and wagged his tail. The or
der was repeated ; when the doj still hesitating,
llie lubber seized him by the' tail and threw him
into the middle of the pond. The litile animal
scrambled to the shore again, as well as he
was able, where, 'moaning and shivering with
the cold he crawled up to his master and en
deavored to lick his feetJ Kicks and buffets
despite our remonstrance, repaid him for this
demonstration of love ; and then followed ano-
4 ther order to ' go and fetch it.' The dog now
au iu u. i ue- u.. oww
ay, when the boy seized him .
.tried to' crawl aw
by the neck, and stood ready to give him ano -
ther plunge: As he held htm for an instant,
the poor creature turned its head, as well as he
was able, and gazing in his masters lace said,..
so piteously, by hi looks, Oh, don't do it
again !' hai nothing but an extra hare of tnhu-
inanity could have prompted the boy to repeat
tne outrage. i ue uum appeal v. as u.sregaro-
ed. He was again thrown into the dock, and
was most probably severely injured by li.e lall, ! he js. ,() ,,e 5ure;your j,onor t WtJ all follow
for he floundered about in a circle for three or j , p k . ' , , ,
four tniniites, as if bewildered, and afterwards
sank several limei before reaching the shore.
When he got to land again, he staggered a few
pares, and then fell exhausted on the pavement.
'The boVratt towaid him his face flushed with
passion-and was about to inflict further chas
tisement on' his victim, when a burly, good-natured,
sailor-looking man, who had been quiet
ly watching the afl';.ir, checked'him ; '.My lad,
look here !' said he,.pul!ing a'large orange from
'his pocket, and holding it: temptingly towaid
him. The bov paused", and looked Wistfully at
the fruil. His oye glistened' as he put out his
hand to clutch the proffered gift,- when the sai
lor withdrew it, and tossed il into ihe middle of
the dock. Now, you young rascal !' said he
turning to the boy, 'Now, sir, go and-fetch it '
The fellow shook his head, and .began to, step
back. Go end fetch it ! i r;V,' rep-atrd, thr
sailor,. in a sterner voice and ailvanc,nigra , stop
orf two., The young jtigue. iiow Ui.nied on hi-
heel .and .was attempting 10 run,, wnen jarn
seized him by the scat uf his trou-H,rs and threw
him plump iuiqjj.ie (.;ddje ofthe do,e,k, with as
much -ease,, apparency v as he had. done, h; or
ange. Our first impulse was tonterfere tit the
matter; bu on a second ijn."gh. Q Ciimu tu
the conclusion thai as justj.ee jhad beet) already
done in ihe premises, things might as well re
main as they yere. -,,.
A' stupid fellow once saw a culprit led 'to the
gallows. Wliat has the uian'-doi.e'?' he' 'ih
quir'ed of'a' wag; who stood' near. ' It Apjiea'rs,'
fe'plied the Was ''that he hW-W i.i.w ' in" an
'.t ti i inr1 sh ll ' Atl lite III arimus
-wrefcli-l" the fool ali'd swoiiirered;greaty.:;
. - , ...... ... Din) ; .i!f
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-Natural ..Vi,p.etabi;ev lH.$.rAvA
Phis medicine is adnniable in its eflects
toes.
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i - I. :..,!!.. .nil ilio'-sVMlt 111 .'Iiid
woiKiug hiiiiu . " f ;
maiucd .hat? v?id-"r-b;i.iA'rtt,i ngoau-&v
'Some time about the first of July, 184 5, "Mrs.
F : -, "aged about G5 years, accideniallv in
trodttced a fine sewing needle into her' hand,
which 'was broken off,' leaving about half its
length between the thumb and fore finger; in a
direction toward' the' middle 'or palm of the" Tefi
hand; I was 'rcquesied to: extract itj' Hut as
there 'was'H'ttle pain or inconvenience' arising
from it, 1 advised to let it remain' rather than
cut among' the 'tendons' for it'. : In a very few
days all trouble and apprehension was' oVe'r in
regard to it ; alio unite ..lasl'of .September, she
felt .xouie p. liit in the nln side of the abdomen
and just above the' hip, which. she conceived to
be a s'pasm, and began rubbing it with her hand,
when directly the tieedle came forth and was
extracted. The broken point I should judge to
be about 7-8 of" an inch in length, and its fine
polish had suffered but Kitle Ironi corrosion.
The course which the needle look in muiiinr
its circuitous journey is entirely unknown to Her.
Tho distance it travelled in about three mouths
could nut' lie much less than four feet, its near
est course ; but fur ouuht we know might 'have
wandered wite that distance before it appear-
ed at the p'oTiii'from which it was extracted.
B. B. JONES, M. D..
Patrick's Colt.
. A gentleman who favours us with some rem
inisceoses: .respecting the early settlement of
this place formerly bid Dnrryfield relates
the following anecdote :. '
When my grandfather resided at Gaffston
and Derryfieldi then settled by th'e Irish; he
hired a wild sort of an Irishman to work on his
farm. One day, soon after his arrival, he (old
him to take a bridle and go out and catch tho
black colt. "Don't come home without him,"
said old grandfather. Patrick started, and was
j gone some time, but at last returned minus the
bri(I(i .-wilh hjs lar,(!a' atlJ'fact buty scra!ched
ffo UaJ, riCeived' roush ireii'ment'.
j,, palrjkj lho matier what in
j jhc nam flf you ?
j . fai, n ' m h t( y
. ., h,.k , 7 ,r.
ca fw )f , dl),,ail uck t(, hj(n , Amj didnU
i;e ,JU scra,cll ,he eycs oul of my heaJ ? Ai;,j
fail as In as ,o shours ,ne j had lo
ymb lr;(J aflh(?r fi C(jl , .. N n ;
Ny here is the, beast ?" -An' ti's lied to the tree!
jfc , , rifachill ,he ficid. we rolltl(i.
to our no small auiusement, that lie had been
chasing a young' Black' Bear, which' he had suc
ceeded in eajching, afi.er a great deal of. rough
. ' ' '. ; - ( i;i;!:. 1 f " 4 "
I usage on both 6ides, and actually .tied it( with
the bridle to an old tree. . urtiin was. kept lor a
long while, aiid was ever afleknown as ." Pai
tick's colt'
A Vouii j; Goose.
A gentleman doing (he marketing for his
household wants, was attracted by the sight of!
a plump, extra sized, well cleaned goose. Is
it a yoUtig one V said lie to a bonny rosy-cheek-cd
couniry Ias. ' Ye Sir,-indeed il: is,' was
the ready reply. ' And how much do you want
fori:-' - ' Aidollar, sir.' 'That is too much, I
think ; say seven shillings, and here's yo'ur'riio
u'cy.' 'Well-,' Sir',-as I would 'Iike ib get'' you
'for 'a steady ciisto-ner. take it away.' The
gooso.was takeii'lioine and roasted for Sunday's
dinner; but ii-was found difficult-lb carv'e, and
wheiitcurup, so totlli us to bo uneatable. The
uetitleinan went to market again, on ihe follow
ing -market day,-as usual, and there met with
his fair Poulterer. ' Did you not tell rne'thai
ijjoose was youngj which 1 bought of you;!,;
' Yes,- sir, 1 did, and so il'Wiis.' sDbri'i you call
me a young' woman?- l; am only 19.' ' Yes! 1
do.' ,- '.;Well,T -have heard inother'say, nany a
iiine.tiiji il was neatly six weeksyouiiger than
me
In Iowa' they weigh pork by Quitting a plank
arrosj'a rail, with the hog ori'bne ettdj and'ihen
piling stdii's rnbiigh on ih"eA(i't her'1 to' 'balance ;
and then guess hi the .weight of the stones.'
The produ'cV of ; 'I ron' in its' vafiihis forms,
from the' pig, for t'he ct)rniri'giyearr';,in" Pittsburg
city'w ilPbea'n average Of 1 OOO't'on's per week.
Abdul buei-nfu'llr of"lhis w'lll be'lh 'the fond "ol
Milky'" ""' litt' '' V-x
nil-
The 'lection day is come and gone
And candidates no longer fawn ;
No looser haste with readv feet,
To tipling shops oh grog to treat.
- iA-'-s 'a,.a : was. in. clover, , . -...f
. . But n.oWythe 'lection day is over.,;.
. 'Jjhings,ar,Q.not.as they Use to.: was t; ;
. . .For Charjey, Dickens now aim Boz. , ,
Oh 'iheri didMr. Quid pro qiio -.i-Shake
hands and smile and chat'so,sbi,1 !
' And1 the high-blooded Democrat- " !
Fatnilftr-cyi-'t each poor-house rat'. - ' ' !
Bui now the 'lection day is over ,
And I'm again a helpless loafer,
Things sometimes takes an awful turn
And leave the wretch alone to rnouru.
Then hpw the dctnagngue did wheedle
.And twist and turn hke, a knitting.needlc :
He. courted nte with Rum and water
As. hard as any, M. C's daughter.
Alas! alas! that day is gone;
And now for grog I must-give pawn'
mi, Of boots and shoes and coat and hat j:
Unhquor'd by whig tir democrat'. ' '
0 ! howf ate and how I drank
And loafing, played th'e'drunken pratik :
1 had no fips 1 had no cents -
Biti' weht it hard, at his expense. ' ' ' .
Alas! that happy dy is past. , ( s
v And I must, work or thirst and fast ;
Some things get small that. once were big
Unfed1 by democrat 'or "whig; '
'.'
Some now elected, others beat
; , , - .:u.-
They neither know me when we meet ;
But 'lection day will come agin
And the way I'll suck'em, '11 be a sin.
'Lection day js come and goriBi
.i . Another one is coming on ;
Things then '11 be as they use to was r
And-I'll support the drinking cause.
A"Ei'ffikt iii'sWciscc.
Mie two articles which we quote below don't
tuu. : ..r flllIlts f ,ft niarried
j, will'be fun for lhc bachelors.
earl. Marriages. The Globe is in favor
r early marriages. So we are. It's a shame
; lhsi, l,lM1(re(s nf beautiful irls, every way ca-
pable of making good wives, should be living
in single wreichedness, while there are ihbus- 'Tis the weekly savings of our house-hold
ands of young men, who earn enough to sup- expenses for the last five years,' was the mo
port comfortable and happy bodies, but who dest reply. 'Every week I put teri out of the
spend it, in riotous In ing. j twenty dollars w'liich yod gave mo itiio our Bi-
T.he .Knickerbocker says lhal a young man
lately-advertised for a wife. In less than two
hours eighteen men sent word that :he might
have theirs !
A leech is said by a foreign journal to be an
excellent weather glass. If "the w'eather con
tinues' to be 'serene and pleasant the leech Ites
at the bottom' of the vessel rolled in a spiral
form.
If it should rain, either before or afier
j noon, it is found to have Crept up to the top of
the ve.-scl. If wc are to have wttld, the ani
mal moves through "the water with great swift
ness; and seldom rests. If a remarkable thun
der storm is io succeed, for some days before
it lodges almost" continually out of the water,
and manilesta great uneasiness..
A 'man, killing hogs, became vexed, and vent
ing his spleen, wished they were in h 1'.
"Oh, dear me, mother, what can he mean?"
exclaimed a little girl who heard him. "Mean !
I suppose theiawful wretch wants his provisions
Hen won.-beforehand'."
A young urchin being severely reprimanded
by his mo her for saying ' hell," remembered
tlie chastisement, and on the following Sabbaih,
when the minister, in preaching used the word,
leaped up and exclaimed, "By jings ! if you
had my mother to deal with, you wouldn't
swear. that way without getiing licked, I know."
' " Ail extraordinary surgical operation " was
lately "performed which was the complete re
moval of ' the patient to another world. The
pliysiciaii is. doing well. ,
Hiiv.' L
Ascertain person had a very great' itose and
a Utile wart." A wag remarked that the wan
cout'd'ni gtu?.! " stood too .much in the
shade.
we liad the honor of an introduction lb the he
roine of the following sketch.
Mr. , a merchant, now residing in Pmi-
adelphia, who formerly lived in rather an ex
travanatit style, was in the habit, nverv Monday
morning, of giving his wife a certain sum W
uibiiey fir table and other household expense
or the week, never mentioned his bus ness to
his wife, she deeming hfm sullicieutly capably
of at'tendin to hTs own affairs, never inquired
into them. Abotil five years alter their inar
riage, through sojuo slight mismanagement and
the rascality of his confidential .clerk, Mr.
suddenly broke, and his fail was liien-
tt'bnedt svmiathisnily, on 'Chance, and like"
all such rnalters there all s'yu paihy ended.
The merchant kept the affair a seetet, and the
first intimation his lady had ofi:, was by n par
agraph in lhc "Ledger." Shortly after dinner
was over, on the day of discovery of the siart-
ling fact, Mrs. requested her husband
to remain in the parlour a few moments, as Mho-
had Something to say to him. She then left
the room, hurried up stairs, and shortly after
wards returned, with a splendidly bound bible
in her hand. Handing it to her husband, she
said: "George, the dayT after our marriage you
gave' me this precious book as a token of your
love, and as a rich fountain to look to in the
day:of trouble'. Its pages have been precious
to me; and as your brow looks sad tb-day, I
now return' it to you, ihai you may glean from
it some consolation in the hour of gloom." She
then left the room.
The merchant opened the book carelessly,
and a bank bill fell out. He picked it up, and
glanced at fts face it was a $10 bill. .He
opened the book again, and another note of tbe
safhe amount was before him. He opened it
at the first page, and continued lo find a X be
tween every two leaves, till he arrived at the
commencement of the Book of Revelations.
He was saved could again commence busi
ness, and had a capital of $9,000 to begjn
with !
He rang the bell a servant appeared.
" Request your mistress to come lo me im-
niedtately,' said the merchant.
The lady obeyed, entering the room' between
a tear and a smile.
' Kate ! Katei Where did' you procure alt
this money ?
ble bank, that when a day of trouble came upon
us, we should have something to save us from
the wolf.'
' But why put it in the Bible, Kate ?'
Because ft is a good bank, and one vhich
will not suddenly break,' replied the lady:
You are an angel, Kate,' cried her delighted
husband, clasping her to his heart.
And so slid is. Does anyone doubt it f
There are thousands of such angels', despite
the railings of our miserable woman-slandering
bachelors.
-N. Yr Rambler.
Curiosities'. The Editor of the Spirit of
Jefferson, (a paper published at Clnrlosiown,
Va.,) states that he was shown, a few days ago.
a three legged partridge, shot hy Master Geo.
Flagg, ol lhat place. 1 no intra leg, uinugu
noi so largo as the other, two, was perfect, ip
its formation. .
A white chicken, with four legs, is now in
the possession of Mr. .Richard Crnit, oftGeorge
town. This freak of nature is the more curi
ous, as the chicken is alive and well; ;We un
derstand the bird was raised in. Prince .George
county, Maryland. - "
Fallon a ITIax'tyr.
" What are you down there for said.ajijp.n
tleman in one of the Mississippi, .(owns., tpa
loafer who was. lying in the gutter
" Me ! tili, I've only fallen a martyr tof the
gallon law, that's all." " 4
; , , .. i ?
" I am taking down the census of a densely
populated neighbot hood," as tho loafer, said
when he .syalfawed the skippe.y .cheese..
,5 ' ' ' ' '
Ktmtuckythis year it 14, said, wilturioui
90 thousand hogs nearhj t.wr(ice,ras.iiiany; an
last year. The owners don't grunt at that.