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Voice from chaos said "Let Mete be light!"— great monarch of the day, How shall our dark, cold strain, fit welcome speak Fit pralsel—Lo! the poor pagan, kneeling, views The burning chariot to the highest sky Roll on resistless, and with awe exclaims 'The . god! the god!' and shall we blame his creed, For whom no heaven had open'tl to reveal A bettor faithl Whore elite could he decry Such imago of the Deityl—such power With goodness blending?—From the reedy grass, Wiry and sparse, that in the marshes springs, To the most tremulous and tender shoot Of the Mimosa, from the shrinking bud Dinned in the green, to the gnerl'd oak Ttmeni st-illowrand , lmintoro en 111..1.414.. ..,„ All aro the children of thy Viva, oh Sun! And by thy smile sustain'd. Unresting orb! Pursu'st 'thou, 'mid the labyrinth of suns • Rome pathway of thine own? Say dolt thou sweep With all thy rnarshall'd planets in thy train, . In grand procession on, thro' boundless space, Ago after age, towards some mysterious point Mark'd by His finger, who loth write thy date, Thy “mene—mene—tekel," on the wells Of the blue vault that spans our universe! But Thou, who rest the sun, the astonisb'd soul Faints, as it takes Thy name. Almost it fears To be forgotten, 'mid the myriad worlds Which thou hest made. • • And yet the sickliest leaf, The feeble efflorescence of the moss, That drinks thy doer, reproves our unbelief. The frail field-lily, which no florist's eyo Regards, loth win a garniture from Thee, To kings denied. SO, while to dust wo bow, Needy and poor—oh! hid us learn the lord Grav'd on the lily's leaf, es fair and clear, As on yon disk of firo—to trust in Thee. maa,volmtalsiaDwc3o From the London New Monthly for December. A TALE OF TERROR. BY THE EDITOR. The following story had from the tips of a well known ceronaut, and nearly in the same words. It was in one of my ascents from Vaux• hall, and a gentleman by the name of May or had engaged himselt as a companion in my mrial excursion. But when the tune came his nerves failed him, and I looked vainly around for the person who was to oc cupy the vacant seat in the car. Having waitedfor him till the last possible moment, and the 'crowd in the gardens becom i ng im. patient, I prepared to ascend alone; and the last cord that attached me to the earth was about to be cast ofr, when suddenly a strange gentleman pushed forward and volunteered to go . .up with, me into the -clouds. He ,pressed the request with so much earnest. ness, that having satisfied myself, by a few questions, et his respectability, and received his promise to submit in .every point to my directions,, I conented to receiva, him in lieu of the absentee; whereupon he stepped with evident eagernees and alacrity into the machine. In another minute we Were rising above the trees; and in justice to my companion, I meet say that in all my expo. rience, no persan at a first ascent had ever shown such perfect coolness and self pos session. The sudden rise of the machine, the novelty or the situation, the 'real and exaggerated Ongeraof tho voyage and the cheering of the apoctutors, are apt to cause some trepidation, or at any rate_ex cttement in the bOldest individuals; whereaa (he stranger woe as composed and-comfor table as if he had been sitting quiet-at home' in' his own library chair. A bud couldunt have seemed more at ease, or more in - itti elenient,-and yet he solemnly (toured me upon his honor, that had never been up before in his . Instead of exhibiting any alarm at our great - height from the earth. he evinced the tliveliest pleasure whenevei [emptied one of my bags ofsand, and even once or twice urged me to part with more of the ballast. In the mean = time, the wind, which was very light, car ried us along in a north east direction, and the day being particularly bright and'clear, we enjoyed a delightful birdseye view of the peat Metropolis, and the surrounding country. My companion listened with great interest while I pointed out to .him the various objects over which we passed. till I happened casually to observe that the balloon must be directly over Hoxton.' My fellow.traveller then for the first time be trayed some uneasiness, and anxiously inquired whether I thought be could be recognised by any one at our then distance from the earth. It was,l told him, quite impossible. Nevertheless he continued very uneas3 , frequently repeating hope they don't see,' and entreating me earnestly to discharge more ballast. •lt then flashed upon me for the first time that his offer to ascend with me had been a whim of the moment, and that he feared the being seen at that perilous elevation by any member of his own family. I therefore asked him if he resided at Hoxton, to which he re plied in the affirmative; urging again and with great vehemence the emptying of the remaining sand bags. This, however, was out of the question considering the altitude of the balloon, the course of the wind, and the proximity of the sea coast. But my comrade was deaf to these reasons,—he insisted on going higher, and on my refusal to discharge more ballast, deliberately pulled off and threw his bat, coat, and waistcoat over board. 'Hurrah, that lightened her!' he shouted; 'but it's not enough yet,' and be began un loosing his cravat. 'Nonsense,' said I, 'my good fellow, nobody can recognise you at this distance, even with a telescoper 'Don't be too sure of that,' ho retorted rather simply,"they have sharp eyes at Mlles. • 'At wherel' 'At Miles' Madhouse!' Gracious Heaven!-the- truth flashed upon me in an instant. I was sitting in the frail car of the balloon, at least a mile above the earth, with a Lunatic I The horror of the situation, for a minute, seemed to deprive me of my own senses. A 'sudden freak..ot &distempered fancy—a transient furv—the slightest struggle, might send us both, - at a moment's notice, into eternity! In the mean time still repeating his insane cry ePhigher, higher, higher,' divested himself successfully, of every remaining article of clothing, throwing each portion as soon as taken off, to tho winds. Tho mu. 'flay of remonstrance, or rather the prolix. bility of its producing a fatal irritation, kept me silent during these operations; but judge of my terror, when having' thrown his stockings overboard, I heard him say, 'we are not yet high enough by ten thous and miles—one of us must throw out the other.' To describe my feelings at this speech is impossible. Not only the •awfulness of my position, but its novelty, conspired to bewilder me—fur certainty no flight of the imagination—no, not the wildest nightmare dream had ever placed. me in so desperate and forlorn• situation.. It was horrible— horrible!—Words, pleadings, remonstran ces were useless, and resistance would be certain destruction. I had better have been unarmed, in an American wilderness at the mercy of. a.savage Indian! And now, without daring to stir a hand in oppo sition. I saw the Lunatic deliberately heave first one, and then the other bag of ballast from the car, the balloon of course rising with proportionate rapidity. Up, up, up it soared—to an altitude I had never even dared to contemplate—the earth was lost to my eyes, and nothing but huge clouds rolled beneath us I The world was gone I felt for ever I The Maniac, however, was still dissatisfied with our ascent, and again began to mutter. 'llavo you a wife and children?' he asked abruptly. Prompted by a natural instinct, and with a pardonable deviation from truth, I re plied that I was married and had fourteen young ones wbo depended on me for their bread. I ha! ha!' laughed the Maniac, with a sparkling of his eyes that chilled my ye• ry marrow. 'I have three hundred wives and five thousand children; and it the bal loon had not been so .heavy by carrying double, I should have been home to them by this time?' , And were do they live?' I asked, anx ious ;4 gain time by any question that first occurred to me." "In the moon,' replied the Maniac; 'and when I have lightened the car, I shall be there to no time." I heard no more, for End Jen!) approach ing me, and throwing his arms round wy body —•• • • A" Curtin° REPLY.—An indigent boy applied for alms at'the house of an avari 'mous rector, and recetVed a dry mouldy crust. Thu rcctoe Inquired of the boy if .he could say the Lord's Prayer, and" was answered in the negative. "Then," said the reCtor, I will teach you'that;" "Our; Father,"—"Our Father ! I said the boy.— "Is he my father as well as yours! Yee, 'certainly." "Then we are brothers."— "l*be sure we are." Why, then," replied the boy,. "how could you give your poor I b ro thet4his mouldy crust of bread:" G. WACHINOTON tOWEN, rADITOR pr.orzumTon. 4, The liberty , to know, to utter, and to argue, freely, is abote all' other liberttes.”--Mwron 182U 4 070.21WLitee .2)Qacbo irtrl:B42 , lD4aX 3 1 .IBatanflifigiEr az 9 aat).9. The following historical sketch is from the Electric Review. There is nothing on earth more terrific than the feartul peati; fence. To see men dying daily and hourly, struck down by an unseen power; while the breeze seems as gentle and as heathful, the sky as bright and clear, and the earth as teeming and fruitful as ever, marks, most emphatically, the hand of Omnipotence. PLAGUE AND FIRE IN LONDON, 1666. "In the month of June, the heat became excessive, and the deaths 'reported as from the plague were 276 for the last week. In' the middle of July, it began to make alarm. ing progress _among the suburban parishes northward. With the approach of Septem ber, the eastern ones shared the same fate; so that the dark cloud, having thus moved round the whole circumference of the city, began to shed its disastrious influences over the trembling myriads who still clung to it. as their home. From June to September the weekly reports of deaths continued to increase in various degrees until th 4 rose to 8297. But the terror and confusion of that time were such as to render ii impos sible that complete returns should bo made, and we safely believe that the scene of hor ror was much greater than even the largest of these numbers would indicate. Accord ing to the best authority we possess liti " L , weekly mortality during the early 11)ri7t . of September was not less than 12,000,—a third part of which amount were supposed' to have died in the course of ,one fearful night ! The bills for the year report the total at 68,596; which fails ,probably by one third to exhibit the -real extent of the calamity- Many died of fright, in the case of others, lunacy. brought on by the same cause, preceded disolution; the instances of females dying in a Mate of pregnancy in creased more than ten fold, and the new born seemed to live only to become capable of dying. The symptoms of disease varied considerably in different constitutions. In some cases there was no appearance of swellings; and the Infected person flattered himself that his more partial and moderate symptoms were only those of ordinary in disposition; until the chest was found to ex. hibit a nurther of purple spots, which warn ed the victim and his friends that life would be extinct in a few !Lairs at the ut most. These spots were called the tokens, and were present before the imaginationPf the people as the messengers of death. The person in whom the disease took this shape died with comparitively little !suffering; but when carbuncles appeared, the internal functions retained much of their strength, and a bigh state of fever commonly ensued Many in their paroxysm broke away from their beds in which they were fastened, and raved upon the passengers in the streets from the windows of t heir apartments;sonie laid violent hands upon themselves; whilst Others gave utterance to their misery ,'in loud and bitter lamentations, or forcing their way abroad, fled with little or nothing to cover them from, street to street, shout ing forth the most phrenzied language.— Some of these unhappy creatures threw themselves into the Thames; others sank in sudden exhaustion and expired, even the officers, so great was the fear of infection, commonly forbearing to put any restraint upon them. Of those who were visited with disease in this form few died in less than twenty-four hours, some lived through twenty days, but the average limit was five or six days. In July and August the majority of the infected perished; in Sep tember and October, the recoveries are be lieved to have beer. in the proportion of three to five. "The means employed to counteract this awful calamity sometimes aggravated its violence. Thus on one occasion the Lord Mayor ordered sea-coal fires to be kindled in the streets, amidst which the pestilence stalked with increased desolation, until enormous falls of rain happened to extin guish them. Comets-and unusual meteors diffused horror and dismay all around; while south-sayers, astrologers, quacks and other impostors, reaped a detestable harvest from the fears of their allow creatures.— London emptied herself of all who had the Means of removal,—not less than ten thou sand houses were deserted in the city and its adjacent parishes; so that the grass grew in the most frequented thoroughfares; all abodes reported by the !cleat authorities as containing infected persons, were int• mediately shut up; whilst on the door a large red cross was painted with the words written over it, "The Lord have mere y upon us." Watchmen, with halberds in their hands,prevented all ing ress or egress, trade was wholly suspended, and two gen eral pest.houses were opened. The' fol. lowing is a graphic picture, to be read al most with tears. "When those who ventured abroad met, they might be seen keeping at the most cautious distance from each other; and the man who passed a house'With the fatal mark upon it, commonly glanced indirectly at it, and muffling his cloak about him made fits way with a timid and hurried step along the forsaken foot path on the opposite aide. L:en feared even the fra grance of the flowers, lest they should in halo the sickness from them,—and called, for the antidotes—rue, Myrrh, and iedea ry. As the deaths multiplied, all the usual expressions of sympathy with the departed, such as tolling the parish knell, wearing ' mourning and funeral processions, suddenly ceased. • Men were employed to go thrOugh the infected districts; in the dead of night, to collect and inter the bodies of those who expired in the course of the day. The distant tinkling of a bull and the glare of torches, announced the approach of the dead cart, and as it came near the houses with the cross upon them the men attend. mg it uttered alternately th© well known cry, "bring out your dead!" To this call, the response of the inmates was often a wad of sorrow as they brought their dead to the door, sometimes barelY covered, but commonly wrapp©d up like mummie6 in the bed of linen on which they had breath ed their last. ' The bodies thus obtained were lodged one upon the other •in the vehiele, and being conveyed to'the eds.ze of a broad deep pit prepared to receive thein, the board at•the end of the cart was removed, and they were 'Made to fill as they might into their places. This done, the working men covered them immediate ly with a layer of earth, upon which others in their turn were thrown - in the seine manner until the dreaded receptacle 'be• came full to within a few feet of the sur. face. "The mental sufferings of persons whose imagination fbHewed the objects of their affections to such a scene must have been great. It is well known that grief and excitement not frequently obtained a visible mastery over the understanding. The unwonted course of things about them filled , the minds of many with ideas of the super ittitural. They saw spirits walking the earth, and could trace out fearful sights in the heavens; and there were those who believed themselves commissioned to announce the wrath of the' Almighty ! One man took upon hini the mission of Jonah. Another, naked, except a slight covering around his waist, and sometimes with a vessel of burning coals raised above his head,. traversed the city day and night, without appearing to tire or rest 'exclaim. ing, '-Oh 1 the great, the dreadful Pod 1" But the cause which served to push reli gion to the . ,extreine of faeaticism in some seemed to expel all sense Olt from others: In the language of these, life was short; its probable end to-morrow; the future was ''a dream,-and the fool only could sutler the fleeting moments that might remain to pass, in wailing rather than - in pleasure.— Thus the darkest hour of calamity became marked by the utmost license to crime.— Oaths and imprecations in ' one quarter, mingled with the adorations and prayers which ascended from, another; the song of drunkards blending with the hymn of the &vein; one class eagerly bent on riot , and sensuality, converting the tavern and , brothel into a species of pandemonium; viiiistanether and happily a much larger one, manifested a new eolicitude to diffuse the benefits of piety and charity, which the horrors around them had done much to purity and exalt. • Within a few months afterwards came another vial of wrath in the form of a fire upon our then as now most guilty metro-, rolls. It broke out on the second of Sep tember, 1666, after an unusual hot and sultry August, on the premises of a baker in Pudding Lane, near London bridge.— The habitations about it were unhappily built of wood, much 'crowded togetherovith the roofs and partitions many of them cov ered with pitch "as a protection against bad weather, and being in the centre of enormous stores in which tar, hemp, and other naval materials, oils, Wines, coals, rosin, and foreign spirits were deposited. Sir Thomas Buldworth having to act as chief magistrate, proved quite unequal to his functions. The sailors urged an ex. plosion of those storehouses through gun. powder, which lay in the path of the .con flagrations; a step. which had it been taken in time, might have prevented much mis chief. Little er nothing effectual was done, and the firey deluge spread. Street after street became pyramids of flame, and then heaps of smouldering ruins. By night the whole slope of the city towards the river from the Three Cranes in the Vintery to more than a mile westward, "was an arch of fire; steeples, churches, public edifices, sinking one after another out of sight, amid clouds of smoke, the glare of flames, and an incredible noise produced by the violence of the wind, the rush of the conflagration, and the frequent crash of roofs, as they tumbled successively towards the ground. The element which thus raged en earth seemed almost to have taken possession of the heavens, which glowed with a changeful and terrific bright ness so that the lurid effects was observed at the Oistance of forty or fifty miles.— Evelyn who was an eye.witness exclaimed, "God grant that 1 may never behold the like. 1 saw ten thousand abodes all in one flare; the noise, and crackling, and thunder of the impetuous blaze--:the shrieking of women and ch;ldren—the hurry Of people —the fall of towers and churches—it was like a hideous etorm: and the air all about so hot and inflamed, 'that at last one wits not able to approach it, so that all seamed forced to stand still, and to lot 'the flames burn on, which they did for nearly two miles iii lengt:i and one in breadLb."— The melted lead ran in streams along the streets; and when at last the destruction paused, nut of nearly a hundred churches, Find more than thirteen thOusand houses, besides public bUildings, 'scarcely a frag ment remained erect to aid the explorer. Tutz GENTL •Ssi.—The .Mobile nor: aid contains an account of a Most uncom , mon interview befWeen ladies in that city. . A lady boarding in a respectable boarding house, actually cowhided the landlady utittl her ear pendants were torn - fro - at her person and the body cruelly lacerated. )V ell, that iq going tt strong. AGRICULTURE. This ie an art which is practised in eve. or country, end is perfect, more or legs, in proportion to the" extension of knowledge,. Indeed, Agriculture may be regarded as the criterion of dvilization. It iti . an• art, beyond all others, useful to mankind, and every cultivator of 'the 'soil 'hatii a strong motive from his own interest, to folloW the best and most profitable system. When these things are conSidered, it might rea sonably be expected that this practical art would long since have arrived to itti highest point of improvement; rising step by step, upon the firm foundation of so many nges., And it is truly surprising; that after the vast nuinber of experiments that have been' made, and the efforts,Ol agricultural soda ties composed of men of intelligenee and practical skill, the improvements have been so inconsiderable, and that so many unpro. fitable methods of forming,continue to" pre vail in this, as well as other 'countries. The inference from this is, that Agricul turn is a more complicated art, and conse quently. more difficult to practice than is generally supposed. 'A farmer has a null tiplicity of duties to'atlend to, of a cberric• Netei which require - judgment, activity and knowledge, in no ordinary degree, and which should induce him to avail - himself of the experience of others. He must attend to the staienf his cattle, and‘the instruments of husbandry. He must bo acquinted with the variety of soils, which may be , found on hie farm, and the mode of cultivating them to the debt advantage—and the differ , erit kinds of grain or grass, .vilhiCh nre best adaptedlo these soils. He must aiso.be familiar with the variety of manures, and the different modes ofcblture—the quantity and quality of the seeds—the peculiarities of the climate .--ttrid the probahilities of the weather and the seasons. Besides this, be must regulate all hie operations in such ,a manner as to give the least, interruption to each other. These, and a number of other circum stances, come within the consideration of the farmer, and should be examined into and decided upon every 'season by himself, as well as he is able. To do this properly, requires a degree of attention, judgment' and liberality of feeling,which is not always found'among those who . pursue this or any other business for a livelihood; also, ,ade. gree of practical knowledge,' scidom to be met with among those who pursue it, as 4n amusement. Hence arise the great advan tages of introducing judicious methods of firming into a country, Which; once faiHy established, acquire an authority from cus tom and example.—Bpsten Jour. THE MAINNI OF MIND —Nothing is more gratifying to' the truly intelligent and pa. triotic mind ,than the contemplation of such compositions *a`s the;following, which, prove beyond •question'the" rapid adVance of etlu• cation and intellectual culture within the favored precincts of our Own happy country. There' is a terseness in , the mode of expres sion adopted, which might be imitated with profit by some of our speech founders and message builders. The docunient, as the reader will see, is a cobbler's bill. It was actually handed by a shoemaker to a gentleniari in the county of Kent, Maryland, who, without question. ing the items, paid the same: Squire SPANKER, To J. Woo Torr, Shoemaker, Dr. Dec. 26. Clog'd up Miss Betty, 1 7 Mended up Miss Jenny, 2 Jan. a. Toe capp'd Master Billy, 11 Tutted Up, clog'd and mended the maid, 1 6 Heel tap'd Master Johnny, 3 7. Lined, bound and Out a piece on Madam. 6 To stitching up' Miss kitty, 4 12. ,Soling the bottem and strapping the sides of maid, 1 6 To tapping Madam, 6 To pegging up Miss Fanny, 3 Total, LOVE.It comes in all shapes, but most• ly asking for cash. It must have shawls, satins and jewelry; it draws upon hank notes. It hath occurred to us that the wings of Cupid must be made of these— surely his arrows aro tipped with gohl. TUE Binte.—Mr. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy, has given instructions to the, commandants of, the several navy yards to supply the crews of the public vessels going on a cruise with the bible, one copy to each mess. S i'ATD PIIIIENOLOOIST. - -A resolution has been intrcdpeed into the Legislature of In- Lima to employ a Phrenologist to examine the heads of the Governors, Fund Commis sioner's anti others who hiive had charge of the finances of that State, to discover who of them is the greatest "Financiel." It is nsserted that an excellent Gre proof point mnylie made'l adding one pound of tillam to a gallon of White wash. ,By Ail/. i s i z - 4 roof one'or two coati ot 4oale, it is said, will have no more, effect 9n it tht;n cold ice, &c. lt ts worth trying. . • QUAINT PitEaciiiige---A preacher sel ected for his text 'the w orld, . the flesh and he devil,' and then observed 'As our time s short, I shall paes over the world, tac4 ightly 'on thefreh, and , hasten as soon as icesible to the devil.' 77 , 311)21110 , 10 1 110 .oa#4 • SOMEtHING .11 , 111313LA12 BANDITTI 1111 .Avrairos..—.A singular eirchmetanier,which • befell a gentleman one day Jost week, was yesterday related to us. The, gentleOatv> in question had left Laneasiei,'Ps. i vehicle, alone, yvith the intention' Ofgh,ing to Havre de Grace, in ' Sliertfy after leaving the fity.he overtook a wornan with a basket on her arm, wile rrqueeted him to allow her to ride a short distance in the vellicle'ivith him, saying that She. - Was very tired, and had not litr. lle granted the request, but after a time; from some cause, lie suspected his ,companion was not what she professed to . be, but a man in disguise. A closer examination under the veil, for' the person kept closely veiled, confirmed hisdoubts, and as he tvas rapidly approaching a dreary woods, be was anxious to rid himself of his company, but how to do it was the question. 1 . 1118 became preci ous, and he at lest !ended to the ruse of knocking off hie fiat; acci dentally, of course, while his horse was in full trot. By the time the horse could be reined up, the hat was left far in the rear. •' - lie proposed to the lady to get out and bring it to hire. This she refused to do, stating that she would hold the horse:— The gentleman replied that the horse' was', rather a fiery one, and he could not trust him to her. After a little parley she cob. sewed to gofer the hat, leaving the basket in the carriage. The gentleman watched his time, and when the lady was fartheit off, he whipped. up, leaving his hat behind, and drove with all speed , through the woods to the next house. 'There tie men tioned his suspicions, and upon examining the basket, a pair of pistols, full loadlti, and a tin whistle were found in it. The inference then was clear. that his compan ion was a villian in disguise, who had planned to rob, perhaps murder him, and that there "Were - accomplices not far off, who could be easily called by the whistle. It may be well enough to mention that he had a considerable amount of money" with him, a fact which was probably known to his companion. Thanking his stars for his escape,' for be considers it en escape niost likely frorri a violent death, he-peck. eta the pistols arid the lessor his hat ! with the greatest pleasure imaginab:e. The Philadelphia Tunes asks, the follow ing interesting question. The Indica ha 'd better get their shags and work , out the Burn: ' 'lf kisses were a penny each, And words a groat a store, A kissfor every twenty words. And iwenty in an hoer; Visit the fair one twice a week. And stay from eight to one, Frwould take how long at nob a rate, To spend a hundred pounds.. Tins'. WALKING Prill.—The N. York Herald says:—Mat .Hammond, who com menced 'yesterday morning at seven o'. clock, to walk or stand 49 successive hours, without rest or sleep, was in good trim last night at ten o'clock, when he bad been on his feet fifteen hours. He draws crowds to see him at Carland's hotel, or posit° the Tombs in Centre st. Dixon commenced the" same feat at the Cottiige in Broadway, below 'Gothic, late alasolite Hall. He was "confident of success at eleven' o'clock last night. The first man that performs the feat is tl receive the sum, of $4OOO, and we understand them are numerous bets that neither - of the men now started will hold outsover thirty-six hours. Nous verrons. POTATOE Ptinnucd.---Take eight ounces of boiled potatoes, e two ounces of butter, the yolks and whites of two eggs, a quarter of a pint of cream, one spoonful of white wine s a little salt, the jaice and rind of a lemon; beat all to froth, and sugar to taste. A secret is like silence, you cannot talk about it, and keep it. Never decide till you have , heard both sides of a question. There are two sirlP almost to every thing—except P and that has only a top at ' There never was , a m - than girls have more strengt . • than we have in our in their tears than we 'have meets. Fame to like a shaved pig with a grilled tail, and it is only after tt has slipped thpai the hands of some tlinusitnds, that some Pal., low, by mere chance, holds on tio '""•"""' r A limit MAres Gmx.--Two neighbere met, one of whom was exceedingly rich . and the other tr: moileraie circumstances. The latter began to congratulate the first on his great possessions, and on the INFO ness which he must enjoy; and ended by contrasting it with his own condithm.-a— "My friend," said the rich man, "let me, ask you:one question. Would you be ing to take my property, and takti thalami's care of it for vour *ittri and "No; indeed." "Well, that is all fget,',l; Whilf if hat* failed in bueinctn ; r•, You 'still have life end -ketettk. Dint* down inti cry about your.cnishaps will never get you out of debt , , not your children !make., Go,to work at mete. thing, eat erustinglY, draw moderately, , drink nothing exciting. end sharer - 4*WD &merry heart.and you'il be lip ittibe VW, again. ergo.
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