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Thc Single Knock.
A DITTY TOR DETRIMENTALS.
That single knock ! that single knock !
Ah mc, it comes once more ;
My very hair is turning gray .
With horror of that door. . -I
wonder xchich of them it is ; . r
Ohi would that I could run: :
Alas! their name is "legion,"
I'm sure it is a Dun.
That single knock ! that single knock !
It is my funeral bell,
And seems to ring with future "lick,"
The melancholly knell.
1 cannot bear the dreadful sound,
'T is worse than any gun ;
I wonder which of them it is
I knotz it is a Dun !
That single knock ! that single knock !
Oh ! will it ever cease ?
Why can't the fellow go. away,
And let me be at peace I
I cannot pay that odious bill, -
1 am a Younger Son:
I wonder vrhich of them it is
1 know it if a Dun ! 1
That single knock ! that single knock
Yes, there it is ngain:
There's more impatience in its sound,
1 shut my ears in vain.
I'd sooner bo a galley slare,
To toil in rain or sun:
I wonder which of them it is
Vknow it if a Dun !
That single knock ! that single knock !
It comes again, more quick; . ,i.
I'll hare that knocker muflled up, -r-
And make believe I'm sick.
I can't get out to eat my chop,
Or eren munch a bun: .
I wonder which of them it is t
I know it if a Dun !
That single knock ! that single knock !
Each minute seems an age;
I thought so there it is once more
He's getting in a rage. '
I used to laugh at bills, but now
I find it serious fun: K - ;i?
I wonder which of them it ii-
I know it if a Dun ! ?
A Beggar and a BUbop.
A beggar aaked a bishop for a prniiy the
hishop refused. He then asked for hia bles
sing, which the bithnp readily consented to
accord. The beggar reflected a moment and
concluded ho would not ukcii'Mur," miiI he,
"if it wcra .wortb a peony, you would not give
:t to me.
" 'aher, I "heard you say Uv -the ril car yes
irday that vou were in favor oT low aw"
"I at.-,!7 . , ' . ,
"I iL.ni.TUt so when "I M- yoji kniig ur
.
hurt fccrvaiit yirl this murttitij:.1"''
STROUDSBUHG,
A Table showing what day of the
week any day of the Jlonth is for
ever.
January, October, A B C D E V G
Feb. March, November, D E F G A B C
April, July, i G A B C D Je F
vyi. , ..-.. B C D E F G A
Jne, E F G A B C D
August, C D E F G A B
September, December, F G A B jU D E
1 2j 3 4 sl 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Days, oj the. Month, ' 15 16 17 18 19 2021
22 23 24 25 2Gj27 28
29,30 3li 1 .
The use of the Table.
x" 1... r .1. t. 1 ..i . ,041
rf J '
Spek thc do,llln,ca h"" for this year, which
it 1 I llipn 9 ri'iin cl T 1 1 tr ( tA I" ml i
-fa- - .e ,u.
; c tiunii iiiai UUIUIIUI, )UU Will OOC ctlllUUgM
WR.V il ia easy 10 calculate on what day of the !
weeK a given day oi any montn will fall, where
ih year also is "iven.
I Rule to find tho Dominical or Sunday letter,
! for tho 10th century
Add to the given year
iu fourth part, (rejecting fractions,) and divide
til mm hv T T!in riiri:i5m1r ?f thri Iim anv '
wio sum uv i
, ', "'j
will indicate the proper letter. I hus if there
be 1 remainder, the letter is G ; if 2, F ; and so
on. If there be no remainder, the Sunday let
ter is A.
The Deadly Foe of the Snake.
Attack and defence call forth perhaps some
of the most beautiful combinations of effect and
passion which can bo conceived, as, for
stance, in the secretary-bird and the snake. In
an instant the former circumvents its intended
prey; its escape is hopeless, it Instinctively '
feels itself in the presence of its deadly enemy,'
and for ihe preservation of life prepares itself
for ihe fearful encounter. Half erect u.i,h '
,.i..m;.m ... 9n,i it, uu. r ciii,.n.
ed to meet ihe exigency of the moment, it faces Perwenl me neider.'
its ever active foe; it writhes and sweeps the1 "Silence, sir." aid the Recorder; and si
ground with ihe convulsive movements of jls lenco having prevailed, Damon continued
itail, and like the skillful fencer, acts, on the de-
fensive till the opening for the fatal lunge pre-!
scnts itself; but the wary bird allows no such
advantage, for, dropping its wing, shield like,
; before it, it repels every attack bv prostrating
j the serpent by' the powerful action'of its pinion,
! and lcaninir rapidly behind it, secures the vie-!
lorv and its prey by a well directed blow on
the' skull. Thi's is a beau-iful picture; the is -
sue of life is in the struyele. of which nature is
the prompter, and in which the enorgies and
oo
: passions ol both creatures are worked up to J
the highest pitch. Dreaded by every other liv
Sing creature, the snake here encounters its mor
'tal enemy, ordained by the hand of Providence
i 10 keep its race within due limits,
i
Give us Plain English.
The Boston Courier, in an article relating to
horticultural subjects, makes a very -excellent
suggestion, as follows:
" The blunders which are committed in at
tempts to distinguish plants by Juin, French,
and Dutch dcscripiivc name-'', are ridiculous
Tho catalogue befoic us is foil of such blunders.
; And what is the use of all this show of learn
ing? Why ehould a cabbage be called chou ?
lettuce, laituc pomee? squash, giraumou? and
flax, linum usitatissimum ? a potato is nothing
but a potatoe, when called solatium tuberosum;
and pomme d' amour, solanumhjr.opcrscium is after
all only a tomato."
Pathetic. A learned young lady being
akd at a tea-table if oho used otigar, replied,
"I hare a diabolical invincible repugnance to
sugar, for to my insensible cognitions upon the
eubjeel, the flavosity of the sugar nullifies the
flavosity of thc tea, and renders il vastly obnox
ious "
Mi. Wockbageiiikdewcwogbitnigenstorben
fell down statra the oiher day, and broke his
name into three pieces. -Boston Post.
And think it was very cruel in you to put
such a name together again. Com. Adv.
MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1846.
Violating the Treaty.
Among the appellants for justice at the Re
corder's office yesterday, was Damon Dunfield,
an old Ethiopian, whoso woodsaw was hung on
his shoulder, like the guitar of a iroubadour, ore
the days of chivalry had gone by. Damon
looked about as wise as an owl in daylight ; he
appears 10 have borrowed fur the occasion, the
dilapidated hat of Jackques Strop, and the re
mainder of his wardrobe seemed made to match.
His hair was a grizzly grey, and his face wrin
kled and puckory, like a postillion's boot.
" I wants to hab dis 'ere business settled,
massa 'Corder, agreeable to de conslirtushim."
" What business is that?" said the Recorder.
" Whoy, you sees, massa 'Corder, dis 'ore
nigga has wiorlated do treaty afTer de boundary
line was 'greed to 'tween us."
" Dis 'ere nigga," to which Damon alluded,
was a big, burly black, with teeth enough to
form the stock in trade of a dentist, and a pair
of eyes that curvetted about in their sockets
jjko lh(j reV(J,vin ,an of n Hgihouse
' And pray," said the Recorder, " what has
this negro to do wiih the violation of the treaty
or iho tractinji of tho boundary line?"
"I ain't got rtuflin at all," said the fellow with
. mnilltlfll. ,lf ,uinpa
"But I says you hab," said Damon, "and
I'll just splain de whole ting to massa Judge, in
less time dan I'd be sharpenin' my saw."
cortjRr
" Wal, it's jus dis, massa," said Damon;
,. ,
i .tun 01,1.0 um uiiii 19 an uiu ouuauci iiiu iiu
I - n
; miiitake. 1's had what you may call de pre-
j emplion right to de cuitiu' ob all de wood 'tween
i Canal and Custom-houso streets, and do Lcbee j
and Dauphin streets, I doen t know how long;
wal, dis 'ere nigga comes and ha cuts in'o my
customers wood, and cuts me. out, for he inter-
iu-,feres wiJ ni' wes,ed riShts- Wal, massa, you
sees 1 sPeak 10 lli,n like a book or jus' as mas
sa Buchanan did to massa Packer-ham, and 1
convinces him. right up and down dat he ain't
no ri8hl 10 'lrudti 0,1 ,n.v oottnd'ry."
"Guess, ol' fella' 1 knows de science of
ood sawin' well ns you do," said the big no-
"ro,"dere ain't nosin' in de constirtushun lo,;
"a. as 1 WrtS sa in. 'nassa juuge, wnen
1 showed him my exclusib pribileges, he (hot
he come de dpl'niatic ober me, bin ho could'nt
8lline n0 how s0 fi,ier!y ho 'grees not 10 cul
; woou w,ain ,n-v "mus-no way, no someaever.
" 1 didn'1 siSn no documcnts," said tho big
ngr0-
" you Pcugcu de word ou a woou-sawycr
iaJlJ a darke.v daI -v'u wouldn't," ad Damon,
anu "ow 1 colcuts mi al u et)ery aay-'
" Did he commit anv assault and battery on
vou," said the Recorder.
"He didn't," said Damon, "but vou sees,
massa Judge, he'a strange nigga, and I calls on
you to purtect home industry. I wants you to
go in for what massa Clay calls de 'Merican
system."
The Recorder assured Damon that he would
do all in his power to protect home industry
and lo support the American system, but that
he could not interfere with his rival in business,
or prevent his hawing wood within the imagi
nary lines to which he (the plaintiff) seemed
io set up a piescriptive right.
The case was dismissed. Damon shoulder
ed his saw, and pledged himself to bring the
case before a higher court.
True Fortitude.
Newton gives us the following. 1 went one
day to visit a friend just after she had lost all
her fortune. I could not bo surprised to find
her in tears, but she said:
'1 suppose you think I am mourning for my
loss, but it is not so; I am now weeping to think
1 should foel so much uneasiness on the ac
count.' Earth has engrossed my lovo to long ;
'Tis time I lift mine eyes
Upward, my Father too thy throne,
And to my native skies.' 1
It is impossible to make people understand
thuir ignorance; for it requires knowledge to
pnrceive it,, and therefore,. he then can pcrcuivo
it, hath it not.
Valuable Copper Region iu. Peuu
Kylrania. It has come to our knowledge within a day
or two that a company of gentlemen in this city
have been recently engaged in exploring lands
on the Allegheny range, in Pennsylvania, and
have discovered very valuable deposits of Cop-(
per. They have secured all the lands upon
which any indications of copper are percepti -
ble in that quarter, and arc now mining and pre -
paring to enter into smehing operations.
The geological formation of the country in
which thesu deposits have been found, we are
told, closely resembles the famous lands on
Lake Superior, (Isle Royal and Eagle-river,)
where thc richest mineral deposits have been
developed.
We learn from the Reports of the experien
ced Geologist and Mineralogist who has been I ble member of the Methodist Church, and otb
engaged by those gentlemen in making their! ers. The gentlemen referred to, say ihat sho
locations, that among the mountains, especial-; herself talks very rationally, on religious sub
ly on the western side, where these mines are jects, and they came away favorably impressed,
situated, appear thick but regular strata of quartz o far as her sincerity was concerned.
rock, which are mixed and covered with strata' ' " .
, ' . , i How She got rid of Hun.
of crystalino limestone. Among these moun-; . r i
. , ... ; There was a certain pedlar of tin are who
tains are extensive plateaus surrounded by steep ; 1
,.,.,. , t - , , " , r traversed the country, to dispoie ol notions to
hills of limned height, that are composed ofi .... " , -
strata of difTerent forujaiiqiis, viz hortiblend
slate, magnesia slate, and quartz slate, all mixed
with small veins of subordinate strata of ser
pentine, asbestos and quartz.
These strata are irregular: thrown from their
original position by the upheaving of the green
stone, and so bent and broken in many direc
tions as to be difficult to trace for any great dis
tance. The srecn stone which has raised tha super-
incumbent strata bears the strongest similarity
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UC UI I.U1JWUI III ICI1I9, 113 III mi. IlllllCiai
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ramnna - I T Vonnrtnf nvAnt lint narn f ll m
vein stone contains quartz mixed with mineral
eupholid and serpentine.
Here too a variation of green-stone, called
.liiivguaiuiuiii i iui, miLiuucj iiiu tenia ui i-j-
per.
The Lake Superior country has high bluffs
and deep ravines, and a thin stratum of soil;;
whereas, tho region in which theso mines are
found, present no such bluffs and ravines, and
are covered with a thick coating of soil and
clay,
In o.h,r respects, the geological forma -
tions entirely resemble the Lake Superior cop
per regions. The President of this Company
attended to the location of ihese lands a few
days ago with the competent Mineralogist above
referred to, and has returned with a large quan-
t e c I f
tny ol specimens taKen irom a snaii suuk oy
mm on one 01 uiuir uacis.
This is likely to be, from all we can learn,
one of tho most valuable discoveries of the pres-
entday, being so near tho Atlantic and our own
markeis. Pittsburgh Gazotto.
Another Wonder.
Thc Newark Daily Advertiser furnishes an
account of a young woman living in Middle
town, Monmouth county, N. J., who exhibits a
certain magnetic phenomena similar to those
know n among the ecstacies of tho Roman Cath
olic Church, and in some respects like those of
the "Seeress of Provost," concerning whom
Dr. Roomer, a distinguished physician of Ger
many, has given so interesting an account.
Tho paper says that the person is now seven
teen yeara of age. Tho account is derjved
from two clergymen of Middletown, who havo
visited the patient.
" For four years past sho has been afflicted
with some mysterious disorder which has con-
! fined her to het bed for nearly that whole pe
riod. At first it assumed the form of St. Vitus'
Dance, which was followed, some time after
wards, with a remarkable sensitiveness of the
whole Mirfacc of thc body, that made tho sligh
test touch very painful, until recently it has ta
ken or. its present marvolous character. Sho
eats an average not more than half a cracker in
twenty-four hours, her bowels operated only
in forty days; yet her face and entire body re
main full and plump, while tho akin preserves
the fairness and freshnosB of hoalib.
This may be considered as belonging to the
preiornatural, and tho physical: what follows
has relation to supernatural, and tho spiritual.
She falls into a bort of trance, or catalepsy,
iu which condition hor soul passes into. the oih-
jer woi'ld-. llcm-ji u opcucU to Her, aim no
No. 4H.
it able to see and converse with its inhabitant?..
They have, she says constsnt intercourse witlt
this world. Deceased persons become tlitr
' guardian angels of those iu honi they felt a.
! special interest while living. She told one if
ihe clergyman present at this interview.
lived iu that neighborhood, and had lot aehi'-l
a hort time before, that she saw the child'-,
' spirit looking over his shoulder, while he wa
: at prayer at a certain time in his study,
Thc proofs given that she actually had inter-
I course With the unseen world, are a billows:
Bloody without any wound, appeared suddenly
on the forehead, and each of the hands and fee ;
and, subscquentlyqn the post and lintels of
the door of her bed-chamber, the marks of
which remain to this time. These things aro
vouched for by her mother, v ho is a respecta-
1 enrh urrA ivillincr 111 hliroXMl. III! U.
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persevering trader, and never sutlercd himself
to be blufi'ed off with a short answer. One
house in particular, he continued to visit in spite
of continued rebuffs, and assurances that noth
ing was wanted they never bought any good
in that way. Nevertheless, he made his call
steadily, with each regular round, until he be
came a regular pest and in reply to the infor
mation that it was useless to call, ho made
! known his purpose to do so just as often as he
pleased.
j One bitter cold day, the house bell rang, anil
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; the good lady made all haste lo get her hand
1 0
from the dough in which they were- busy, to
answer thc call. When she wen, there stood
the, evcrlaiting pedlar.
"Any lin ware wanting to day, ma'am?"
"Ilarc you any kitchens !"
"Yes, ma'am." And away he went to bring
cnmnlm fhnrklinn at the idea that his zeal was
'MruX al iM, -There's nothing"
, , ... . ., . nn Bnv t,w .rhH
fin wefe ncxt
,bo number of seven different
; gQod ponion of (he 3lock
was transferred to the house.
"Is there anything more that you want, mad-
j iQh y wam anv of ,hfse j on,y
htm
J
, hjy M anJ fof a mn-
mcnt felt like getting angry, but the idea rather
tickled him, and he commenced returning his
war to Ids cart without utterinn a word. He
thcn mounled hi(J carl and rode off, satisfied
that for once a tin pedlar had met his match.
He has never called at that house since.
Chimneys.
Instead of plastering the inside of chimneys
in tho usual way, take morter made with one
peck of salt to each bushel of lime, adding as
much saud and loam as will render it fit to
work, then lay on a thick coat. If the chimney
has no offsets for the soot to lodge on, it will
continue perfectly clean, and free from all dan
ger of taking fire. Tho writer of this has iried
the eiporiraent, and after three years constant
use of a chimney plastered as abovo directed
ho could never obtain a quart of soot, though he
several times employed a sweeper to scrape it
from top to bottom. To persons living in the
country, this will be found valuable.
Cnrioua Fact
A farmer in Vermont last season was behind,
all his neighbors in cutting the grass in. fu
meadows. At night somo waggish bnys went
into one of his meadows and cut do n all th
grass in it. Thoy also went into his pnuto,
patch and cut a few swathes through, il. At
the time of digging the potatoes, Ihey were
found rotten except where the boyz cut of the
lops, and there they ware all found good and
sound. ThtB would seem lo show ihat the
duease begina in the tops, and it suggests a a
mean of saving a crop tho cutting off the tops
as soon as the tops begin to die.
Morning- News
Man conceives fotlune, but woman conducts it.