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Tlae Happy Man.
In walking down Second Street, on my way to
the Arsenal, 1 found a crack in my boot,, and re
collecting the old adage, " a stitch in time saves
nine," 1 popped into the first cobbler's shop I
found lo get it mended. Unlooked for pleasures
aie generally most relished. 1 had no expecta
tion of meeting with a philosophical cobler. Pull
ing off my boot, I looked at the man. What an
espansite forehead ! What an expressive eye
There is truth in Pyhsiognomy, exclaimed I ioj
myself. That fellow's brains are not made of
green peas ! As he was fixing my boot, 1 thought
of a man born with . capacities for intellectual
pleasure and improvement, " loftv, lordly," wast
ing his whole existence, pent up in a small room,
knocking away with his hammer, and bending
JV.nm mnminrr Mll.niohl nrr a lan.Stnnfi and a Diece
, t . , , . , ,l mn :
of leather. I took another loos at the man, ana, ,
... . , . n. ..
while the glorious sun was rolling in his golden I
, ... . , .
course, ana an nature smiling innermost gorgeous j
j nn:
mg the gaze, and filling ,
c ,. , t -A ,n .
e feelings, here, I said to
and superb scenery, movin
the beholder with sublime
myself, sits a man perpetually straining his eyes
to poke a hog's bristle through a little hole. What
an employment for a man capable, if properly in-
KliutlcU) ui uitjaouiiiiy Lite utauuibc .u uioibutj
3t is impossible that he can be happy he is out
-of his sphere. Just as he got Ihe thread through
the third hole, I spoke to him, ah'd said.
" Your room is very small : Sre you happy
here?"
He answered with some energy :
" Happy ! Yes, as happy as the day is long,
and would not exchange situations with'fhe.Pres
ident. I don't interfere with politics; but! know
all about them."
" But are you hay.iri your employment con
fined all day in this small room 1" f .
" Yes, certainly. Tha fact is, half of the worltl
don't know how lo b6 happy. 1 was, for a while,
humbugged about happiness ; but, sitting on my
stool and reflecting seriofusly one day, 1 got the
secret. I thought that to be happy, you must be
lich and great, and have an inconveniently large
jhousE?,:and more furniture,"by farv thati necessary,
.and a'tahie,' groaning with every thing. But I
-soon found out all that was stuff. I am happier
Jiere with my last and hammer, than thousands
with their'fine houses and splendid equippage, and
.have a great deal of enjoyment, in lookjhg out of
my little cabin, and laughing at the follies of the
world. They dori't see me, and it does them no
Iiarm. Between you and me, the whole world are
Ausy pursuing mere shadows ; one wants to be
rich, another to into office never satisfied -,
inhere I am mending old shoes, contented with
my lot-and situation, and happier by far than
ng. Tailed I am thankful that Heaven, in its
ivraih,.aft.Ver made m & King, for it is, poor bwsi
By thass time my boot was ready, and wishing
Jo .prokfi g4eonyjewaJtion withanan, who dfs--playeJd-so
niuch real practical, philosophy I said :
"':K,a.'vey;ou no distressing cares,. to vex you, no
anxieties, rip. sleepless jiights, no bills tQ meet, no
ftiaags for yesterday no fears for to-morrow 1"
:He si.ared -ar me a moment, and then said :
,uNj, none. The only cares which I have are
comforts. I have a wife, the best in the world,
j. -"uuicii, viuv,ii ait? uuiiAiuita any luuli
'r-y.VJ: . As to bills. J have none to meet.
I
f.Y?f -bu? on crgit." aqd .ney.er j)uy w)iat :I. d.o. not
.-r,-v -v. vnbjur ine,iears.qlitp-mqrrfiw,j.1n.a,ve
no fears, but trust in a kind, and ov.errulingiProy.i
dence,,behqving that sufficient untd "the day is the
evil thereof, and resignation to ;Piovidence to be
the truest Phjlpsopkyj' ,
Wiiat a.nobie ijbwtflsaid I, t0 m6nA' scraok in
.aooot: Hi
" Ul w,r, ! laougnt roucn about him;.arid am
satisfied that his plulqsophy. wisQund, (tVat
mankind , general hare yet to learn the "sowt to.
mself a niece of nohlo
felt inwardly the'tr.uthVf tl.p kvfna. MntJnt.
i ment is a tinoHn'rif." :r,ii ,ft.-T i-i. v
: - t- ' aurr i icil mv hhi ncn.
www
be happy.. His situation jn.lite. is obscure, but
Honor and fame from no fonditfri rise."
, Act weU your part, there alllhe hpnbr lies.'':.
u Contentment is a kingdom :" would that .jhe
whole human family realized this sentiment more
fully, and practiced many of the maiims of the
cobbler such1 as never to buy on credit, and nev
er to buy what they do not need, and trust more
to our Heavenly Father, who has promised to give
us whatsoever we ask in His name." .
Iiife in NeiV York.
The New York Tribune is publishing a series
of articles entitled "New York in Slices," in
which various hidden things in that large city is
brought to light and are exposed. The following
is an extract from one of the latest numbers :
"If you wish to visit a first rate gambling house
you had better make the acquaintance of some
gentlemanly blackleg " sporting roan" is the title
by which he prefers to be known in his profession
and ptlt yourself under his " protection." If this
is not convenient, however, it will make no partic
ular difference. Walk down by yourself, any
time after ten o'clock at night, to one of the finest
looking hbusss in Park-place, and ring tlie bell,
A colored gentleman will open the door, and, if
you proceed as if you knew what you are about,
he will take it for gramfed that all is right, and will
immediately disappear-leaving you to make your,
own way. You open the door of the parlor in the
right hand, and saunter carelessly in probably
meeting one of the proprietors who asks you in d
tbne of perfect and bnobstrusive hospitality if you
will take supper- You generally decline but on
this particular occasion ybu may sit down at a
luxuriously furnished table arid may mention to
tlie waiter- who is instantly at your side, what you
would like.
You need not hesitate to. consult
o : I . j j . .
to the
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sea-
son, of everv variety and exquisitely cooked the
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rarest Prench entremets any thing in short you
; . . ; .i . . J - . J
have a fancv for will be instantly forthcommp;
: . TT
A bottle of iced champaigne the genuine Heid-
. . . 1u ,;f u-- r "
sick is at your elbow ; and if you have, a fancy
, A v ' ,i J '
you have only to make ft knovhi and you' will be
supplied directly, ,tf:
Having supped leisurely for which rembe.mb.er
you are to pay nothing, (unless you choose to " try
our luck" a fighting ihe tiger) you saunter le;s-
uffely into the other parlor, where a group of loor
26-seldom mors except during the races and ot(j.-
er times' of unusual excitement is gathered abqut.
5 - a " .-. ' ; -
a cloth contain ingseparately fastened down by the
backs, all the cards of the " full deck." At one"
. VI . . i...i
fingers like eagle-s claw's, who has a little tin box
,. 5, t.- , 7
utiiuic iiiui, auui y wii-ii iiijrsvciiuusijr oiija who
j ...i,:u u i ' J .
whjch grow impartially by alternate distribution
beneath his hand". t Every card that is deaH,. pcr
casions a commotidri and a greatxhange of places
among sundry heaps of large ivory buttonsj-some
white, some Ted", .lying promiscuously about ori
the stationary cards on the table. You see nd
money except' novv and then,'when one of the play
ers is " broke," he passes a. V,or an X up; to the
dealer, and receives its equivalent in buttons.
The white ones count one dollar apiece, and the.
red ons five so you can readily see how easy it ;
is. for a',man with a bad run of luck to lose several i
hundred, collars in the course of an evening.'
And, thus the, game goes hii, from night tjll niofn t
ingthe-pallid, eager, dull, beaming, reckless and
despairing faces gathered around the table pre
senting'a panorama of human passions which it is
interesting yet painful to contemplate". This is
the very inner shrine of the temple of mammon ;
an the d,ev,olees yotl see here are. actuated solely
!: ihe sirn undisgui$edf a.lmQSt d?m90iRc? rp
tif money. No scene or phase of unadulterated
human Selfishness is below or above this. The
'robber who stabs his victim to get at his pocket
the incendiary who fires a city in the hope of spoils
is not more the slave of gold than that gray
headed sinner, or that bright-eyed nervous youth,
who stands leaniug over the faro table, watching
ei-ery card as if the destiny of his immortal soul
hung-rand so perhaps it does upon the issue.
We .have here pictured only the tip-top estab
lishment, where gambling is carried on upon the
.most, gentlemanly and aristocratic principles. A
brief glance .at other and far different institutions
for robbing fools of their money we must -leservo
for another numben
, Powerful Magnet. A lecturer was dila
ting upon th powers of the mRgnet, defying
any one to show or name anything surpassing
ijs. powers, when a man mounted the stand and
tpjd him that woman was he pagnel of mag
neti, for, said he, if the loadstone could attract
a pljpce of iron a foot or two, thre wa yawig:
.wjxmao who, when he was a young man. uspd
ifl jatract him thirteen miles every Sunday to
hstve a chat with fot
5!
XiOing ;t Seat Jib CoHcres. ,
. " Sir, brng mo a good plain dinner;'' ,aid i
melanbholy lookingr individual to a waiter7 at one
of our principal hotels. . r,,? ' - -
The dinner was brought.and'devQuredirsirid'tHe
eater called the landlord aside, and thusaddress'ed
him. . .. '.'.'" u: -4t
You .are the landlord." -a ' '
uYes." . i: f.-
" Ydjj'fdo a good businesp.here?J,2I? :'
" YesJV (in astonishment;)" " ;ty,'M-''vl
" You make probably, ten dollars a'day'dear-?'
4Ye&.rt -o- '"s ' '
"Then I am safe-; I cannot pay' for what . I
have crinsumed ; I have been put' of eniploymenj
seven months : but have erigaged jto go to work-
to-morrow. I'had been without' food 'for four-and
twenty hours when I entered your placei I will
pay you in a week." , :- ' i ,
" I cannot pay my bills with' such promises,"
blustered the landlord, and, 44 1 doiiot'keep a poor
house. You should address the' proper " authori
ties. Leave me something as security. '
" I have nothing."
" I will take your coat." 1 ,
If I go into the streets without that; such weath
er as it is, I rilcty get my death."
" You shbiild have" thought of that before you
came here."
. , . i- t . ......
Are youv serious 1 Well, I do solemnly aver
that in one. week from npw, I will pay you?'
"I yill take the .coat'",.
The cbat was left, and in a. week afterward re
tlbemed. . Seven y9ars pfter Jthata wealthy man
entered the political arena; and was. presented at
a caucus1 as an applicant 'for congressional nomi
nation The principal of. the capcus he,ld his
peace; he, heard the histpry.of the appjicant, jwho
was a member of a chuch,;and one'.pf tne most
respectable of citizens.. He was chaujmanj' The
vote was a tie,. and he cast a negative,, jhereby
defeating the applicant, whom he met an hour af
terward, and to whom he said
" You don't remember me 1"
iN0. , , ..lt... ;v ;;
" I once atea dinner at jour hotel ; and although
I told you I was famishing, and' piedgedtniy word
and honorjto pay you in a weekyo.u took'my. coat,
auu saw cue gu uui.nuone inclement air at me
risk of my life witljou i,"
" Well s)rtiwhat, then ', ,. . .. ,
, " Jot much. . Ydu called yourself a Chrtetia'ji.
To-night you were acandidate fqr,. nqmjnatio'hi
and but for me you would have been elected to.
Congress."
Three years after,., ihe Christian.. .hptel-keeper
i became bankrupt, andsought ahomejn Bejlleyqe..
I he poor dinnerless wretch, that was, afterward
. h .,- '!r, n
became a high functionary m Albany.
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Yom Hie London Mining Journal.
I . if . . It A I
The manufacture of Alkali.'
Since the repeal of the. salt tax, the.,pfeparatioh
Of soda alkali, has become an extensive and im
portant, branch of manufacture;. In the form of
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ury&iauiotju auuat mis is mucn usea- lor wasning,
and other domestic purposes : and in other states,,
it is used lor manuiactunng' soap and glass, and
for bleaching. t To decompose sa
lt sulohurous
acid, with ah addition pf a portion of nitrous gas
ana water, or steam in large .leaden chambers,
where the .gases condense into liquid sulphuric
acitl, or oil of vitriol. Salt iw-flien a'eted upon by
a due proportion of this acid', in a feverberatory
furnace ;r sulpha'te of soda forms, and" muriatic a-
cid is given off. This is extremely volatileV and
difficult to condense ; in consequence, some es
capes into the atmosphere, causing considerable
nuisance and damage around alkali' works'", not
withstanding innumerable ingenious contrivances
forpteventingit. Sulphate of soda is again" decqrm
posed ill pother furnaw by stxjaj't Catbpn
ate of lime, as chalk or lime-stone.. The coalab
tracts the oxygen from the sulphate, of soda; sul
phuret of sodrum forms; the mass then fuses; when
the two bases mutually exchange their combinations
lime becoming a sulphret of calcium; the sodium,
a sub-carbonate of soda, A mass of rough alkali,
or black ash, is thus obtained, composed of solu
ble sub-carbonate of soda, and insoluble sulphuret
of calcium, which are separated by laxivation with
water. By the present improper mode of effect
ing this, the sulphuret of calcium is allowed to
pnss, partially, into a solublo hydrosulphuret of
lime which renders the alkaline solution very im
pure, requiring to be purified before it is fit for use.
The refuse, when, turned out, , becomes very ofienr
sive by heating, noxious gases being evolved.
Some important improvements in this manufacture
are about to be proposed, in connection with
smelting copper another branch of manufacture
which has hitherto been attended with much nui
sance and damage.
Interesting. Elder Knapp has been,discpurs-
mg nl Phicago, on "the Persp'ra Jphareter and;
Dwelling Place y( the Devil,"
..An unmitigated, Scoundrel. .
The New Orleans Evening ?Mercury gives
the following instance of-a man'a rascality and
a woman's folly.: .
A man, at one time ;our schoolmate, chum
and.be4rellow, by long labor had.. succeeded lp
educating himself, and was nearly prepared Jio
eiiteriupon the prciipe of law. He receiVed-an
appoitiimetit as Deputy ostmaaier in a small
towh.df Maine, and ther next notice we had of
him (fame in a Utter of his own hand writing,
dated, in jail, praying for efforts in his behalf, to
sa've'jhiiri from the severe penalty which would
follow his condemnation for robbing -..letters of
their contents. .Letters i had been rifled, their
contents stolen; the money identified and
traced to him, and he, was Jbund guilty, in spi.te,
of all enoris to save him, and sentenced.lo sev
en years imprinmeni m the penitentiary or
county jail. Hsi chose the laitter. When first
accused he was engaged to a. beautiful and ac
complisheu! woman who, with a true woman's
heart, clung to him and his "fortunes, the more
foriune seemed to frow'n upon him. With ef
forts worthy of manhood and a better cause,
she struggled and waled to avert the terrible
verdict of 'suihy,' and its consequent punish
ment and infamy.; but in yam. Through abuse,
discouragement,: obloquy, she w.averedj.not, till
the word fell from the court-; and, then in a fit
she ffll upon the floor. Well had it been if
she had passed away forever in that state of
unconsciousness ! ' , .
But condemnation and the sentence and the
prison bars could not blot out the warmth and
light and energy bf her love. With4 ardor un
abated she procured a petition, sought out ma
ny of the moat, influential meiij obtained their
signatures, 'Weut to Wasbingipn, saw the Pres
ident, and by hera energy, perseverence, elo
quence, beauty aud distress; procured a pardon
of her lover, after several yearsdC his incarnation-
and her sorrow, and heroism had ben
passed. She. flew to .his cell, she oponed his
prison dobr,' 'she set the captive free.; and he
T-desertsd her, ruined in reputation and broken
iii heart, arid married another.'
- When last we heardfrom the scoundrel; he
was. living in Boston M.ass. where we hope he
may have the pleasqre tif reading this true his
tory ofliist villainly.A Ancl if he. feels any Un
certainty ofihis identity, le,t him q to the town
of Orono, Me,., or the recorder, of ihe U. S.
Court and inquto for the name of one Mr.
Woods, who fiiiured conspicously some ten or
twelve years agb,a9 a thief, mail robber;
vict, sedticer, and an irigrato.
con-
-j. A Drunkard on Fire.
Dr. Natt, in his lectures; gives the following
account, of a young map, about 25 years df age:
"He had been an habitual drunkard for many
years....! saw him, about 9 o'cl;)ck in the eve
ning qh, which it -happened; but he was therl
afs lull, as usual, not drunk, but full of liquor.
"About 1 1 o'clock, the same morning, 1 called
to see him. 1 found him literally roasted,
from the crown of his head to the soles of his
feeti , ' He; was foh'nd in a blacksmith's shop,
just. across from where he ha'd befenseeh:
The owner,' all of a sudden, discovered an ex
tensive light in his shop, as though thb building
aa in vim general name, ne ran wun great
si .t' '? t- . .l i
precipitancy, and on -.throwing h'pen the door,
, " uiscovereu a mail aiauumg ereci 111 me miasi
- r v,uy,v ex,ienueu suver coiorea name,
bearing, as he described, exactly the appear
ance ol the wick, of a burning candle iu the
mirl'stofits own flame. He siezed him, (ihe
drunkard. by the shoulder, jerked him to the
doorVupOn which the flame was instantly ex
tinguished; There was no fire in the shop, nor
was there any possibility of any fite having
been c'om'rnuuicated to him from any external
scou'rees. It was a case of spontaneous igni
tion. A general slough soon came on, and his
$eah was consumed ot removed in the dressing,
eating the bones and a few of the larger blood
vessles : the blood, nevertheless, rallied around,
h.e heart, and maintained the vital spark until
the thirteenth iay, when ha died, not only the
most loathsome, ill-featured picture that was,
ever pres"enied to the human, view, but, his
shriek's, his groans, and his lamentations, also,
wove enough to rend a heart of adamant. He
said he was suffering the torments of hell
that he was just upon its threshold, and would
soon enter futo its dismal cavern ; and in this
frame of mind he gave up the ghost. Oh ! the
death of the drunkard ! Wnll may it be said
to beggar all description ! I have seen oiher
drunkards die, but never in a manner so awful
and affecting."
Tho following are the proverbs of the Yan
kee, which his mother taught him
By making knifeblades of lead, ybu will run
no risk of cutting your fingers.
Marry a runaway wife if possible, for she
will be ashamed to run away twice.
When anybody charges you wuh a dishonest
action, of which you are guilty, stare at them
with astonishment, and Jet them, perceive jjhal
you. are nojscared.. Many a knave gets com
foriably ihrough the world in that way.
If your wife, knows . ll0? vmuc
'do, give tier toSe
most.
New Paddle-Wheel.
Mf. Jacob R. Custer, of Norriatown.has con
structed a hanging paddle-wheel to be used in
propelling boats on rivers and canals. Th
paddles hang in a vertical position, tupponil
by spur wheel and pinions, so that 1 hey-' dip
andri8ewithotit disturbing the water. Thern
are some five or six paddles on ihe wheel,
adapted to each stroke of the engine : one will
be dipping and another rising, alternaiely. Tim
Norrist6wh f Herald states, that it has: ben
brought out to the order of a company, and
judging from the experiments which! we havo
.seen hade with) it,;it: cannot failuo proveftnn
thing so long wanted to take" the place of horse
power on our canals.
j Au Old Smoker.
There is a story told of a piou lady, who
was much addicted to smoking tobacco. It had
increased so much upon her, that bhe not only
smoked her pipe a large portion of the day, but
frequently sat up in bed for this purpose at
night. After one of these nocturnal eifertainr
ments she fell asleep, and dreamed that the
approached heaven. Meeting an angel, she
asked him if her name was written in the book
of, life. He disappeared ; but replied, upon re
turning, that he could not find it. 0," aid she,
"do look again ; it must be there.' He exam
ined again ; but returned with a sorrowful face,
sayings that it, was not there !
,"0," said she, in agony, "it must be there !
I have an assurance that it is ihere ! Do look
once, more 1" The angel was moved io tears
by her earnest entreaties, and again left her to.
renew his search. After a long absence he
returned, his face radiant wuh joy, and ex
claimed, "We ha'e found it I butit'xoas so clou
ded and covered with tobacco smoke ihai we could
hardly see it !" The good wotnuo upon walk
ing, immediately threw her pipe away, and
never indulged in smoking again.
The Hydraulic Rani. '
This is a valuable invention, the advantage
of which are as yet but little known by the com
munity at large. Wherever a con-tarn strea'iu
of' water can be found in any vicinity where
water is desired a consiant supply may alway
be obtained at an elevation of 50 io 200 feet
above the level of the stream, according to it
descent, or the force of the current.
The Concord, Statesman in regard to one of
these machines recently erected in that town
observes: The inconveniences under which
the Hospital, for. the Insane in this town has.
ever labored, by reason of an inadequate supply
of soft water, have lately been entirely over
come, and at trifling expense, by the use of a
self-acting water machine, called ihe Hydraulic
Ram. The stream known as Bowbrook pas
sei'thro' the Hospital grounds, but is some 60
orlGO feet lower than the roof of the Asylum
building. This stream has been dammed, and
a reservoir of about two acres formed upon the.
land of the establishment. From the dam a
pipe of several inches bore is laid about 200
feet down the channel of the brook. At ihe
lower terminus of this pipe is the Ram, from
which a lead pipe about one-fifth the size of
the larger oue, extends up the hill aud to the
Asylum building. The action of the Ram
is produced by the force of the descending:
column in the Iargc?bored pipe. It is construc
ted of iron, brass and copper. It has an air
chamber similar to, lhat in a common tire en
gine through tha action of which the water
flows in a contin,uous stream, instead of in jets..
The machine is very simple, a? regular in us.
motions as the human heart, and makes no com
plaints under its incessant labor of forcing up
the hill the volume of water necessary for such
an establishment.
The Hydraulic Ram, as first used, was tho
invention bf uh English watch-maker, named
Whitehurst, in 1772. His invention was im
proved by a French paper-maker by the name
of Monigolfier, in 1782, in conjunction with
his brother of the balloon. The. one just laid
down atuhe Asylum was constructed by Mr.
Abel Candler, one of the most scientific and'
ingenious mechanics in New-Hampshiro.
, Declining a Loan.
Many of our readers would perhaps like to
learn how to say 'no' in a delicate way, to a
proposition for the negotiation of a loan. One
of the neatest efforts of the kind, and we under
stand quite a successful one, occurred ihe older
day. Phil was inclined for a irip to ihe Spring-
and calls upon his friend. 'Hl, my Jem buy
I'm off for the Capes, and I find ibis morning
I'm a trifle short lend me a hundred will you ?
Hal, after a pause, which apparently included,
s mental examination of his' financial arrange
ments, 'Well Phil to tell you tho truth I
do not feel disposed at present to. make any
--permaneut investments'
JXT When a poor loafer is keeled up, wiih
an empty rum bottle by his side, the papers
say "Another victim of intemperance."-When
a respectable citizen eats a dinner (Hat kills,
htm in a few hours,.with or without the help df
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