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By lyt - ED9K. L BAKER.
GERMAN
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is,not a Bar Room brink,. or a
• SUB StriTUTE FOR' RUM )
Or an Intoifitating. 11elrerage'; but a highly con
centrated
~Yegetable,,F.atract, a Pure Tonic,
fiee front ittatifibli4 attunileni or i4nrious dnigs,
Mid Val 'grect!tally i urb
Ziuer 4 .P cant,'
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Jaundice.
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ifllli'dillb dit''Neridus Debilith'Disease of the
114 ";'iathiiM P olld /Mewlel arising from a
• Dtsdrdered Stffitiach.
A 5:246tiT ,Aff i k, Tema wx ho symptoms
resultiumfr4Midleolders of the digestive organs:
Constipation,akward Piles,;Fumess or Blood
to t e HostitgAgidity of the Stomach, Nausea,
He hum, ,Disguat for, Fhod,, Fullness or
We ght:ilf'the Sididdli, sour Criactations, sink
pi `pl'"fttitthrmg of `tae 'Pit. of the' tomach,
iitfrtilfig of !hellead, hurried ,and difficult
, Jitathlig, *fhltterteig at 'the heart, choking or
nobeitiwg emulations-when in a lying posture,
dimness of stis4do, dot& cir ebs" before the
ilfilit,'favez and 'dull 'plitatt l ' W
ittie head,‘defici
-4it'O-PierePlratibb,'YelloWlA4sp Of ,the ski
etesl, nain
in 'the. side, back, chest, limb ,(
StE ,Vindireff hushefof heat,b,uhing in the fie ,
s6i•tifftiVtnitnagitilligs Of evil, and great e
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Will , ilifeke the '
...4:4 , : Sallow. Complexion Clear,
' Will'll,,make the: Dull eye,
X. • • , ..Clear and Bright.
D3-Will proye,a blessing in every family.
"Can be used with perfect safety by male
or Female, Old ar Young. • .
PARTIcij,LAtt NOTICE.
Them are,nr,apy,nreparatioas soid under the
phone ef Bitter* put up,in quart bottles, coin
pounded,e(the .cheapest VV,piskei or common
Itum,•costing• from 20,t0 49,cents per, gallon,
14e taste 44040 by Awe e-or„Curiander seed.
• This class of4U:re has caused and ,Will con
'ro -to red f a ,
to
a t s t . e io d a e g ati a l s of tl a key ai c u a n ti ka g r e d. sol li d y ,
their use„„tho wham is hi•pt,conthmally under
#e.ititiu,ence, Qf alcoholic itimu,tiots of the
i
wait kind, the desire lot' liquor, is, created and
kept up, and the result is all, the horrors at
tendant upon a drunkard's life and death. _Be
ware of them. . ,
For those will hate a liquor
bitters, we publish the following receipt :
I'let'axte• bottle 'HoollandPs Garman Bitters and
mix i with . thiettaguarts of good - Whiskey or
.Brandyi and the result Will be a preparation
that will far excel in' medicinal virtues and
true exceliencte;,anyof the numerous liquor
bittern in the market,,apd will cost much less.
iedu milli, base all Die,viFiues of Hoojland's Bit
40ilit Colipeatieti with a,good article of liquor
an athrauch less.. price. then these inferior
piePitatibits will cost you.
DELICATE CHILDREN.
Those fmgerlog,florn maraimus, wasting
away, with - scarteiraily flesh on their bones
artt dated ins .very srmirs, time ; one bottlo in
shah callea, Will Italie must surprising effect.
DEnrtrrv,
Atisulting from Feve rs of any kind—these bit
ter% Wiii reitew,yOur strength in a short time.
-EAVEIk iko Aorr.r.': 7 -the chills will not re
t'u.th it theiClttitettla t ie Used. No person in a
fiiieihri'dligliedietriet should be without them.
Depressed Lively,
IFitin . Pro. .T. Nitioton Broom, D. .D., Editor
of tkii Eiteyelopedia of Religious Knowledge.
— Althottgn 9otciaptigtiltefavbr or recommend
Paterit).Kefirefnei it& general, .through distidst
of their ingredients and, 9.1/octs ; I yet know
of no suffici tut reason why a man may not tes
tifylfiktlfii I:44fits he believes birriself to bitve
reeelie`ffficifa any simple preparation, in the
hopelthnt he ht" thus contribute to the bene
fit of other ,_ c , .
' / aitttinli, 'readily le regard to Hoofland's
Geed d itterk, praPareir by, r. C. M. Jackson
because I was.prejuditiOd "rigairist them' for a
nUmber.pf years, k andlt tkq, imwession that
thty wire•clifetlir an iittoiiolfelniirture.• I am
indebted tot my' friend i Rohn Shoemaker, esq.,
forth. nemoital. Of this i prejudice by prqper
t
tests,• andlor - encouragenient urtry their', when
n•T/Ifig frome great. and;dong debility. The
, . three bottles.of*these.bitters, at the be
pining of the 'prerklit,year was. followed by
-"evident relief, and restoration to a degree of
bodily untfillefitaitvigor which I had not felt
AT.....1 b.9191;13, and had almost dispair.
' ‘..dk,. 1 ._ n
.4 . rmity'ecore thank God and
icl Y: 11/ " 9, Alikii,itpe.;pitxe use of them.
1411 *,
r‘ •. • J.'N'twtori Baowrr.
B did IPlriso A butte 12 3; '1862.
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AR'E,Ntoki.,,,,spOlEßS!'
iir tio
A D -ZlLlC—raixime -01- SOLD I Ells.
We .tthrtoll4o4llo/talltilarring relations
i n
' 1 : 1 r-fril_ 4 . ti k".t .. 4 artily to the feat that " Hoof
lan 'S tiermiin Bitten "will - cure nine-tenths
of the ditiaiesefridifeid4fpiftration and ex
posuretordneident to viiinf h life. In the lists,
published &linear dailfin 6 .bewilpapers, on
the arrival tof the' sicli; it will be noticed that
A net . rge proportion are suffering from de
bill .' Every case of ,that kind can be readi
ly e dby Hoofliind'i :aerial:a =Bitters. We
hair 0
t ia
hesitation in stating that, if these bit
ters ',finely used among our' soldiers, ui
lives-'might be saved' that otherwise
wdit ,fdlibelost. '*. - ,-- . * .
Theliproprietors are daily receiving thankful
letterefrotrt sufferers in - the army and hospi
tals ollain`beentestoreffte health by the use
oft 'Bittern, sent to them by their friends.
1 1 , ' 're'rif counterfeits ! -See that the sig
f "C. M. Jackson," is on the wrapper
, each bottle.
.
PO , ' Qr4S.
$O,, 1:00 mer bottle,or i jlozen for e 5.
' . /4, *oh* PO' botittg.oA cozen for $4
larger sue, on account of the, quantity
the Wee hold are,ro,uch the cheaper.
Sho id your nearest druggist not have the
artkcl, Aomokbe pot otk,ta,i turpaf the intosi
cs.:r
fil ,
- prro
eptiops that may be, offered in its
pier. ut send, to, us,..and „we will forward,
sec ' packed, by ex , , ress. - •
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''.Proprr stars.
Ind Dealers in every
[may 30-ly
(Suceesso -
For sale , by Den
own in the. Unite.
(i 420 1;41 ritttit n
Elde '
IS PUBLISHED EVERY' SATURDAY, AT
ite 31111oltar a—treat ; 3,pa:p . ablt in aVl3.alut
OFFIVE:.I CnuLL's Row, Front Street, five
doors below Flury 3 :s Hotel.
TERDIS, One'Dellar a year, payable in ad
vance, and: if subscriptions be not paid within
six-months $1.25 will be charged, but if de
layed until the expiration of - the year, $1.50
will be charged.
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A liberal deduction made to yearly and half
yearly advertisers. --
Having recentled added a large lot of new
Job and Card type, Cuts, Borders; Bic., to the
Job Office of 46 The •Mariettian," which will
insure the fine execution Of all, kinds of JOB Sz - ,
CARD PRI NTING,, from the . smallest
Card to the laigest Posters at prices to suit the
War times. ' '
'MERE'S MUSH IN TILE AIR.
There's music in the air •
When the infant morn is nigh,
And faint its blush is seen
On the bright and laughing sky ;
Many a; harp's ecstatic sound
With its thrill of joy. profound,
While we list enchanted"there
To the music in the air.
There's music in the air .
When the noontide's sultry beam
Reflects azolden light
On the distant mountain stream.
When beneath some,grateful shade
Sorrow's abhinglhead is laid,
Sweetly to, the . spirit, there.
Comas the'mnsic in the air: -
There's music in the air
When the twilight's gentle, sigh
Is lost on evening's; breast ' •
As its pensive beauties die.
Then, oh, then, the loved ones gone
Wake the pure celestial song,
Angel voices greet us there -
In the music of the:air.
Thin sont,
We shall meet, but we shall miss him,.
There will be one vacant chair;
We'shall linger to caress 4ica •
While we breathe our evening prayer
When a year ago we gathered,
Joy was in his mild blue eye,
But a golden cord is severed,
And our hopes in ruin Ee.
At our fireside sad and lonely,
Often will the bosom swell
At remembrance of the story
How our noble Willie fell ;,
How he strove to bear our banner
Thro' the thickest of the fight,
And uphold our country's honor,
In the strength of manhood's nigh
True they tell us wreaths of glory
Evermore will deck his brow,
But this soothes:the anguish only
Sweeping o'er our heart:striogs now
Sleep to-day, .0 early fallen,
In thy green and narrecv bed,
Dirges frotn the pine' and cypress
Mingle with the tears we shed.
THE 'DEAREST , SPOT ON EARTH TO IRE
The dearest spot on earth to me.
Is home, sweet home—
The fairy-land I've longed to see
Is home, sweet home.
There how charmed the sense of hearing
Thero where hearts are'so endearing,
All the'world is not so cheering
As home, sweet home.
The dearest spot on earth to me
Is home, sweet home, - - •
The fairy-land I've longed to see
Is home, sweat home.
I've taught my heartthe way to prize
My horne,•sweet home; • • . '•'
I've learned to loolelith lover's eyes
On home, e. via et home,
There where vows are truly plighted,
There where hearts are so united ;
All the world beside I've slighted,
For home, sweet home.
The dearest spot on earth to me
Is home, sweet home,,
'Phe fairy-land I've longed to see.
Is home, sweet home.
God bless our native land,
Firm may , sbe ever stand,
Thro' storm and night.
When the wild tempests rave,
Ruler of wind and wave,
Do thou our country save-
By thy great might.
For her our prayer shall rise,
To God above the sides ;
On hirn'we wait :
Thou who hest heard each sigh,
Watching each weeping_eye,
Be thou forever nigh,
God save the State I
Bless thou our native land,
Firm may she ever stand
Thro' storm and night 1
When the wild tempests rave,'
Ruler of wind and wave,
Do then our Country save
By thy great might.
HONEY VINEGAR :-MIX 1 pound of
honey with a gallon of water, and ex
pose it to the sun, or keep it :where it is
warm, and in a few months it will be, so
strong that water *ill be necessary to
dilute it.
THE VACANT -CHAIR.
NATIONAL HYMN.
MARIETTA, PA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1863.
A WARNING TO LADIES.
"Why did you .never think of marl
liege ?" I asked of my friend Lyman
Robbins, who is some ten years older
than myself and a confirmed bachelor..
"I have thought of it," said . he.
"Well, why didn't you marry, then?
"I will, tell yoU. You know Frank
Palmer, don't you ?" . •
"Yes; he failed last week to the tune
of twenty thousand dollars.. But what
has that to do with your story ?" •
"'Sopiething 7 as you will see. - I was
never seriously tempted to make a pro
posal but once, and that was to Frank's
wife—before she was married, do yob
understand ?"
"Oh," said I, growing interested.—
"And why didn't you r ,
"You shall know. I was, young and,
romantic at' that time—she was beauti
ful and accomplished. We were thrown
together in society, and I" was just at
the age to yield to her fascination—
'fboug,h I had never expressed my loVe,
in words,,l suppose my, looks betrayed
me, and I was quite sure.that she was
aware of my feeling towards her. Our
families being somewhat intimate, we
were on the,same footing, and she treat
ed me in much the same confidential
manner as she 'would a favorite cousin."
"Do you think," I inquired, "that she
was in love with you ?",
"No,,paid he, "I never thought that.
I however, she would have
like'd to hate lured me on to a declare-,
ration, and then would' have acted as
fancy dictated. One day, when I had
Made a morning call and was about re
tiring, she told me 'sho was piing out
shopping, and laughingly proposed to
me to go with her and carry the bundles.
Having nothing of importance . to take
up my time, and not tieing averse to the
proposal, partly on account of its novel
ty, and considerably, I rather suspect,
on account of the agreeable character
of the company I should have, I con
sented in the same spirit, and in a few
minutes we were fairly en route,"
"'I have but little to buy,' said, my
companion.. 'You may congratulate
yourself upon that, as you will have the
less to carry.
"We made our first visit to a dry
goods establishment.
"'Have you any lace collars ?' in
quired Caroline.
"A large quantity were displayed, but
they were only five dollars each, and
they were too cheap. At length , one
was found at seven dollars, with which,
it being declared the best in
,the Store,
my companion at length professed her
self 'satisfied and decided to take it.
suppose,' said she, on going out,
'that I don't really need it, but 'it was
so beautiful I could not resist the temp
tation.'
, "A beautiful shawl at the, door of a
store next caught Caroline's attention.
"'I must certainly go in and, look .at
their shawls,' said,she ; never sew any
precisely like them. New kind ?' in
quired she Of the clerk. ,
"'Yes,:Miss. Just imported from
France, and warranted to surpass in
firmness of i.exture and in durability any
now extant. Will you have one ?'
" 'The price ?'
"ISeventyfive dollars, •and cheap at
that.'
"Caroline was startled at this an
nouncement.
"'That is high,' said she.
"'Not for the quality. Just feel it—
see how soft it is, and you will not call
it expensive'
"'•l` did net think of getting one ;to
day ; lioWCyer, I think I must. You
may cliarge it to my father.
"The shawl was folded, wrapped uR
and-handed to me.by the clerk.
"'I suppose father =will scold,' •said
Caroline:;. 'but it is such a beauty.'
"We reached- ere long another dry
goods store, the placard of which, ‘Sell-:
ing of at cost !' proved so seductive that
we at once stayed our steps and entered.
Caroline soon began to examine the
silks. The first specimen. offered, which
to my unpractised eye seemed a superior
quality, was cast contemptuously aside,
and she desired to see the very best they
had in the store. Some were shown
her at two dollars and a half per yard.
After a - while she ordered twelve yards
to be.cut .off for her. This was done,
and the bundle handed to me. The
bill, of course, was sent to her father.
"What with the shawl and silk, each
of which made a bundle of no inconsid,
erable size, I was pretty well weighed
down, and, began to be apprehensive of
the consiquences in case My companion
should make any more purchases. She,
however, soon relieved my anxiety by
. .
saying that she intended to purchase
nothing more. She was only going to
step into a jeweller's to have a locket
repaired. Accordingly, we repaired to
the store of a fashionable jeweller.—
The locket was handed over with the
necessary directions.- 13ut this was not
all. A lady at the counter was engaged
in examining a very costly pair of ear
rings which she was desirous of pur
Aping, hut demurred at the price.--
Ai last, she laid . Thera down raluctantly,
saying—
"'They are beautiful, but I do not
care to go so high as - twenty-five dol
lars.'
"'Let me see them, if you please,'
asked Caroline:
"They were handed to her. She was
charmed with them, chiefly, .I imagine,
on =account p of the price, for they' had
little Beyond that to recommend them.
"'Now I must absolutelYgo home,'
said she, 'without purchasing anything
more;
"For once she kept her word; and I
was released from my attendance.. But
the thought that she had expended one
hundred and thirty five dollars in a sin
.
tie morning's shopping, and on objects
none of which, by her own confession,
she stood in need, could not help re
curring to me, and I decided that, until
I could find some more rapid way of
mating money, such a , wife would be
altogether too expensive a luxury-for
me tmindulge in. How far I am right
yomnaay judge by-Frank-l'almer's fail
ure. , At all events ; that, is the reason.
I didn't propose.'_' ,
THE OLD CONNECT/COT BLUE LAWS :
The .old lionnekticut bin laws are won
derful strik. I hav thought it best to
presarve sum ov themm for the beunyfit
q pv futer "postsrita who cum after us.
JOSH BILLINGS.
No man shall claw terbaceer on Sun
dy, unless he swallers , the spit.
It shant be lawful fqr enny man tew
set down in,a harvest field tew rest, un
less he set l s on a sharps stone.
No man shall have a rite to kiss hiz
wife more 'than three times in a da, un
less bi her ritten request in writing.
If a man finds a pease ov munny in
the hiway on Sundy, when he iz.agoing .
tew meeting, it shill' be lawful for him
tew watch it, but it shant be lawful for
him to pik it up until after the setting
ov the sun.
if a Deaken swops hosses, and gets
cheated, he shall be turned out ov the
church, and pa e. fine of not less than
4 gallons of Nu England ium.
Awl 13achelers over. 25 years old steal
pa came ov 1 pound, 7 shillins and G
pens each year, for the support ov gide
boards and bastards. . •
Pany, man ;who ,swares out loud shall.
pa ,a fine shillins. he 'mares
tew himself he shall pay a fine o'f 3 shil
lins and kost.of korte.
No man shall have a rite to vote or
git married who kant ate pork , and mal-
Jazzes and repeat the 10 koznmandments.
No young woman shall hay a rite tow
git marrid who leant main good punkun
pize without eggs into them, sand who
leant main a dough nut that will keep at
leaste.43ne
.year without boozing .its
twist.
POSTAGE STAMPS :—The cheapest post
age stampls the . Trench, at one cent
ime; and the -clearest is that of the hOrse
poet of California, which costs four dol
lars (2l: francs.) The best engraved of
all- the stamps are those of France,
Greece, and particularly that of New
Caledonia, which merits the first place.
The ugliest are those of Belgium and
the English, at l one penny. The largest
are those of Siberia, and the smallest
those of Mecklenberg-Schwerin, which
bears the head of an ox. •
. . .
RURAL SIMAICITY :—Durinct the,flight,
of Professor King's halloon on the 14th
ult., from Bangor East,* it passed over
the clearing of a settler who does not
take , the newspapers. The flock of
children round the floor, spied the mon
ster booming on, and alarmed the trio
ther,•who, rushing to the door, screamed
out, "Come in, children, it's •brie of Jeff:
Davis's bombrshells.". This• is a fact.—
Calais Herald.
tEr '4A r n epitaph which graces ' the
. ,
church-yard •of Moreton4n-in-Marsh
runs thus.:
"Here lies the bones of Richard Saiston,
Whose death, alas ! was strangely bro't on;
Trying, one day, his corns to mow off,
His razor slipped,'and cut his toe off.
ratherwhatit grew.to
'',An influination quickly flew to,,
;Virlhch toalrYalasi to mortifying, '
And was the cause of. Richait's dying."
The.only people with whom it is ear When a rnaliswarits money, friends,
joy'lo.ait silent, are the people - with'
or assistance, this world is very apt to
whom it is a.joy to talk. accommodate him and r let him want.
AUTUMN.
=I
The year is fading into a mellow' and
genial old age. The summer of -its ex'"
istence.has been lengthened' far into the
autumn, presenting a picture of , calm
and peaceful old age not often witnessed
in human life. Autumn; always a fine
season, ,has this year 'been ,more than'
usually delightful.. The days,. as'they ,
have shortened; have - grovvn softer; rich-'
er in color, and , in all the bomitifttL:re
turas ..of the harvest. :No -frost has
troubled--the farmer's crops, , and, the
leaves have had time to mature. their,
buds for next year's fruit,,and ,then to
drop quietly to their .forest .graves."
And, by the way, what tireless, workers'
are the leaves, and, how : dependent we
are upon, them fOr, nearly ; all the neces
saries,of Jife. Food an d clothing, light
and heat, come to es through the.labors
of the leaves, those wonderfukalche
mists, who transmute earth and air.into
golden fruit and all useful things. .
Now, the farmer's barns. and cellars
are full of the well-ripened corn; potq+;
toes, turnips, beets and carrots. Y,ota
toes have yielded wEII, ,and the,quality
was never better. Some, of those mealy
fellows, in their bursting jacipts, are
almost, equal to an apple. At.all events,
we may as well say so. Grapes we have,.
though not in the abundance we might
hoe were they more general)y culti
vated.
This year, even November has lost
its usual gfoonay, character. The poets
usually associate with „ this, mouth all,
that is sombre and dreary. , . ,
a" As. the butchering' season is' at
hand, that valuable family journal, the
Germantown Telbgraph, gives the fol
.
lowing receipt for curing meat :
To one gallon of water,
Take 14 lbs. of salt,
lb of seigar,
• i• oz. of saltpetre,- •
oz. of potash.
In this ratio the pickle to be increas
ed to any quantity desired, Let these
be boiled together, until all the dirt,
from the sugar rises to the top and is
skimmed oil: Then throw it into a tub
to cool, and, when cold, pOar it over
your beef or perk, to remain the, usual
time, say four or five weeks. The meat,
must be well covered, with pickle, and
should not be put down for at least two
days after killing, during which time it
should be slightly sprinkled with'pow
dered saltpetre, which removes all the
snrface blood, &c., leaving the 'meat
fresh and clean.
Some omit boiling the,pickle, and find
it to answer well . ; though the - operation,
Of boiling purifies the`piCkle by , thro*=
ing off the dirt always to be found 'in
salt and sugar.
If this receipt" is,. properly; trid,'it
will never be abandoned. There is none
that surpasses it; if so good.
Cr A French . physician out in ,a
long dissertation on the advantages
,of,
groaning and gaping in genei:al,
• and es
pecially during surgical operations. Be
contends that groaning and crying are
the two grand operations by whiai na
ture allays anguish; that those persons
who , give Way to their natural feelings,, ,
more speedily recover from accidents
and operations than those who suppose
it unworthy a rnan to betray such symp
toniS of Cowardice as eitherle groan Or,
to cry. Be tells of a man who reduced
his pulse from one hundred and twenty
six to sixty, in the course of two hours,
by giving full vent to his emotions. If
people are at all unhappy, about any
thing, let them go into their rooms, and
comfort, themselves with a loud:bohooi,
and they will feel. a hundied per cent.
better afterwards.
In accordance, with the,above, the
crying, of children should not be too:
greatly,discouraged. If it is B,ysternati
cally repressed, the result may be St.,
Vitus's dance, epileptic 4ts, or, some
other disease of the nervous systom.—
Whatis natural is nearly always useful ;
and nothing can he more natural than
the crying 'of children viiien, anything
occurs to give them either physical' or
mental pain. n
Probably most persons' have ,experi
enced the- ef f ect of"teara' in relieving
great sorrow: It :is' even curious , how'
the feelinge are allayed by their - free in
dulgence in, groans and sighs. 'Then let
parents and friends' Show more ,indul
gence of noisy bursts of grief, on the
part of children as well as of older per
sons,—and regard the eyes and the
mouth as the safety valve through which
nafure d diseharges her surplus stem.
VOL. 10.-NO. 17.
' THE DECAY: OF CONVERSATION.—The
ancient art of talking is falling into de
cay; It is an, ascertainable fact, that,
in proportion to the: increased popula
tion, the aggregate balk of;conversation
is lessening. People -.nowadays have .
something
,else to ,do, but talk. Not
only do. they jive in 'such' a hurry that
there is only leisure for just comparing
ideas.as to :the, weather, but they have,
each und all a gross quantity of reading
tp,. do, !which . puts talking out of the
question: .If persons remain at home ;
they read ; if they journey by the• rail,
they read ; if they go to the s,eiside,
they read ; use have met misguided indi
viduals out in the open fields with books
in hand ; `.young folks have been seen
stretched, underneath trees,. and • upon
the.l.banks of ]rivers; poring 'over the
opened -.page ; on the tops otmountains,
in the desert, or within forests—every
wherimen now pull lirinted.sheets from
their pockets, and in the.earliest r latest,.
highest occupatiOn of this they
read. The fact is incontestably true
that.modermmen and women `are:-lead
ing.themselves into,a comparatively si
lent race. Reading •is • the. great:dulu
sion of the Ipresentltierie+;• it,has become.
a isort according to .which'
the• perusal. of.volumes rickons i is good , '
works ;. it, is, hi a wordithe superstition
of the nineteenth centuryChambir's
Journal.
A CONTENTED 11.1. An—A draggist - Tll4.
aroused by the, ringing oC the night Neil, ;
went down stairs, and, hadtp gerv,e o tp
customer with a dose of salts.,,,On, his
return his • wife grumbled but, "What
profit • do yon get out of, that ; penny ?I- -
"A ha'penny," replied the assiduous
druggist. .‘And for that ha'penny you ;
wiit,l;eep ; both me and yourself awake
for a long time," rejoined the
Never mind," added
,thn placid drug
gist, "the dose of salts will keep him
awake much longer." :
.
15- gentleman , oneevening, was
seated near a loVely woman, when the
cempanY around were proposing
,conun
drums to, each other. Turning to, his
companion, he said, "Why,is a Jady,ttn
like a mirror.?" She. "gave up."—
"Because," said the, rude fellow,•"a mir
ror retects without spealcing a Judy
speaks without rejecting." " Very
good," said she. , "Now answer. me
" . Why is a man unlike a misrorl", " I
cannot tell, you." "Because ,the - mirror
is polished and ; the magis not."..
i What grows` bigger the yon
contract it ?—:Debt. 'Vat do we often
drop Yeesnevet stoop to pick it'up ?- : -A
hint. When is a butler like a moun
tain ?-=-1 7 Th6n he looks down on a valet
(valley).. Why is. the, pupil of, the eye
like a bad boy at scliooli--#ecause •it
is 'always ueder the lash. Why is a
lamp-lighter like a cowardly soldier 2--
Because he firesandthen runs„away.
00- One day little Mollie, 'Eiji years
old,Vaid to her uncle; tvrto was : viiitiing
at her father's—"Unele Harry, do yon
say your prayers to God : ?" He replied,
" Certainly ; everybody does who is
good: " "No,,they don't," said Mollie,
"for ma is good, and she always, says
hers to a chair.
er It was a solemnly funny joke that
'otythe.bon• vivant• who said - there were
only two occasions when a gentleman
could drink brandy without a sacrifice
to dignity,. and• self-respect—namely :
"when he has had salt fish for dinner,
and when he hasn't,"
ter -A little girl of three years, from*
beyond the -itississippi, who had never'
seen en apple-tree in full blooth,'beheld
one in Ohio. She lifted,ler fat hands
in the attitude of devatipn,aad exclaim
i'See God's big hOmineti"
ar An American tourist was visiting
Naples, and gBM :Vesuvius during an
eruption. - -"Have 'you anything like
that in the New World ?" "No," re
plied the other ; "hat we have a Niagara
that would put it out in five minutes,"
* 4 l' At a young ladies' school, not the
most.promising-pupil was asked, "Mary,
.did Luther die a natural death ?" -"No,"
watt the prompt reply, "he, was' mom.
municated by a ball'." •
"Bob," "Bob," said a „young fellow to his
companion. at :a fancy fair, ,t!. - yon are mis
sing all the;sights on this side." "Never
mind, retorted Bob, "I'm sighting
all the misses on the other."
er The individeal who attempted to
raise :colts from horse c,liestrattir . wetit
into the Market . the. other day and
quire& for mock turtle;to make j"iiiock•
turtle soup" of
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