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water. and eent TO bed Having reached
the rom, he rang the bell on the cham
bcrmad entering he desired Boots ~ be
sent up to him. On the arrival OF Boots
he held ont hs lrg-=' Here help me of
with my bout The man pulled and oil
came thr hoot from the zeal leg. Pie
traveller having loosrd the listening of tins
false les, Boots begun In Try WHEN OF came
the boot, leg aud all, which pol II little sur
rris.d bonis. who laid Il quietly down.=--.
Here exclaimed the lratrllrr, you must
i,slst nv oil allh my coal : Boots pulled
the sleeve ffop the right nm Tho ira
weller having lon,ened the fostering ul llie
f,lsr arm, oil came the e.at WITH thc arm
with II. Boot. started with TlDuishnent
At the Traveller, who Immediately pulled
out his i,lse eye, and With al air plfcel il
on the table then operfts his tpn,eh.ss
Iracted the "holy of Gis teeth. Boots BY
tins time all alnhhemrnt, retreatiug lrV6,
tle room, " hen the traveller beliuN cdfoal,
Halle, Boots, here. uuselew lily head, and
put II oh lls chair The pour fellow ran
down sairs dreadrtlly ftil4tened. aud pan
ting for breath, exclaimed 10 liz host Ia
waa yure that they had got tie devil Ia tie
hpusr, rellllng at the same time what had
"ccutyrd which So aiaAned the family, |
that tNcy we're afraid of retiring 60 their
beds, wishing for morning, aud Ia SGT I'D
of Ilieir gurst. Moruins arrived, tie TIA
weller got up, dressed hin.rlf, aud came
down 10 breakfast, 10 all appearance is per
feet as if nothing had happened, tool. b.
b eakiasl, oil,rlns To wttlo his bill but The
landlord could not hu prevailed upoo 10
take any thing told his pnrsl there WAS
nothing In pay, hr was quite Welcome III
all he bad, WAS very polite 10 him, wished
him good morning aud felt happy they |
were rid Of his sable majesty in the form ol
Il traveller. Eng. pa.
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NOBLE EXAMPLE.

PHILAnELpiA, Sept l0.--Last evening
about six o'clock, Mt Chesnnt-alrrct wharf
a man was near drowning. The alarm
reaching the ears Of the intrepid sid, "hh
WAS eonser,ing with a friend IN stofe
close at haad, ac ran 10 che scene vi dis
trrss. plunged ia, seized lie lH'or man by
tAr arm, and held him until the assistance
ef "A boat came aud took them m.
MIR. James +. Kid, the name "l thi'
noble youth, is mIdshipman N our navy,
aud has been surviving his country ever
since the litlinS out the expedition against
tie pirates. lie has just returned IN The
United States ship John Adams. 1t would
bc well Ia mention that this Is the tliird or
Gonrth instaue of Mr., KIDS highly meri-
tari ,as work. In the harbor ut Boston
in 1891. Ed then being attached 10 'he
lndep.ndence ~, boy Was discovered py
the crew Of .hc ship sinking through 'hr
ice. \ boat WAS Immediately pushed Oh
to rescue him. Bid was among NE ",'ii''
fder. The boat being too much lmpeat" ny
The ice, Kid got ont aud ran cans''isf",''e
distance, aud after breaking through ~
zee several times, he sqeeeedel - galna
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ELEG ANT EXTRACT.
From Tales q q Trar,itr Part n. B
Geofge Uashingisn irrintc.

george ~ dN'hBtoH TrIng.
Alas how little do we appreciate u
mothers tenderness While lirlng How
needless are We, In youth, of all her ankle
ties and Kindness. But when she il dead
and gone when the cares aud GOODNESS Of
the world come whitening Ia our hearts
when we find how hard it Is to find true
sympathy, how few love us for ourselves,
how few will betrieud us in our mislor
tnnes /; then il j. that we think of the mo
tller we have lost. II is true had always
loved my mother, even in my must heed
less days ; but felt how inconsiderate &
inelertual had been my love. My heart
melted AS reiiacted the Iays OF infancy,
when was led by mothers hand, aud
WAS without care or SORROW. oh, my
tnethcr,' exclaimed /, burying m, face IA
gain in the grass OF the grave" Oh, tina.
were once more by your side; sleeping,
never TO wake again, on the cares aud
Troubles of this would I"
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Look at This i!
II an TO b. DR7uN IN OCTOBER
METZ FORK
LITERATURE LOTTERY
tL.3.SS NO. H.
SCHEME.

Together with the usual number Of smsll:r
prizes, SI2's, So, Nc.
la tho scheme, with nine drawn hallois,
there viii be 81 prizes with three numbers on
them, 1896 with two numbers on them, aud
u 40 with one number on ibsm.--1ho,o-
tickets having on them none OF the draws.
nninbers being blanls.
The drawing ol this scheme will certainly
take place on the 2tth of neAi mouth, (Orto~-
bef) aud the fate of nil tickets known IN Eve.
minutes. Should the demand for tickets con.
Time ms heretofore The drawing nlay take.
place before The lime specified The Tim, is
nearet hand--delay not in procuring The luc-
by numbers.
iictefs 81, md Sbnres IN proportion.
They rise 10 ~ lhe III OF October. OrierF
tol' tickets enclosing the cash or prize tickets
in my 81 the State lotteries, viii meet with
the snme attention Ms II on personal npplica-
ton, il addressed 10
S. L. NJ ALLEN L. co.
No $50, Naih.sireet, Richmond
September - It'll
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MARRIED., nj Monticello, on the 10th
inst. by the HrN. y. w. IIatcib Mr. MICH.
OLhS PHILIP TRlSr, To Miss Wit
GlEIA JEFFERSON RANDOLPH,
laughter of Col. Nh. NJ. Randolph, OF Al
bemarle.
-------, in Crawford county, Arkansas,
on the l3t uitimo, by the Rev. William 4.
Vail, Of the Usage Mission, Col. JOHN
NlCkS. bate of the United Slates' hrmy,
10 Miss SARAH PRICE PERKINS,
daushte of elisha Perkins, ,sq. Of Bedford
county, Il.
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SsSAIM'b CELE DRAFTED
p AHA r,n. IA

GO Justly celebrated for the cure of
- Scroinla, Kings.Eyil, rheumatism, u,
GERS. Tromeis, and all diseases arising from an
impure state Of the blood, Int more especial
Iy for 5yphiclrs, Nercuriai Disease,
As TIL, Medicine is So highly reSommend-
cd by some Of the FIRST Medicnl characters in
the United States, such rs Chapman, Gibson.
80, i, can be safely taken in the above
disoases. For sale at he Philadelphia prices,
WALTER II. MIDDLETON.
Sept. %. tsi5
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IN Il recent duel between two bnrrisiers
one OF them shot away The skirts Of the
others coat Ills second observing The
truth OF his friends aim observing thnt had
he been engaged with n client, he would
very probably have hi his pocket.
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%" 90 g..
GOOD EXCHANGE.

Mrs Price, before her marriage with
worthy alderman of thai name, wasa vi
dow within Large fortune aud her name
was Rngg On being ASKED Il few days
after her second marriage, how she liked
il, Oh, very well, indeed said she, ]
sold IN, old Ragg for a good Prog
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FLUCTUATIONS OF PUBLIC EVENTS
OPINIONS AZ


IHiHy years ag0, there were many hun
dred millions of human bcinas alive who
are now dead. II requires not the aid of
inspiration 10 ioreiel the slnre catastrophe
respecting hundreds of millions now living
III thirty years In come.
IhU7y gears ago, all Europe was iov6lv
ed in the French revolutionary war, the
most atroclons and diaboliral strife, in
which the lives Of mrn were ever thrown
away. SINCE the aye Of Ninrod, By the most
humane, intellectual and religious nations
under the sun in comparison with whom
nearly all the rest of the people of the earth
are ignorant, cruel aud doIairons barhari
lians Such is the consistency of human
character. We do not prophecy that the
crimes and cruclie5 of similar conflict
will dot be removed for thirty years to
come.
Taiyfy geats a5D, Mr. Pitt was in the
zenith of power, aud Mr., Fox in tie nadir
of opposition, balancing between them our
political sphere, amidst those disturbing
forces Of tremendous energy, which were
then shaking the whole system Of civilized
snciety around. They are nov slerpi ing
siie by side under their marble tombJ ia
Westminster Abbey, and our little world
Of politics is in equilibrium still, without
them. Eve ne'er may look npnn their
like again ; and yet what reason IS there
10 question that two as great "a they, aud
better paired To serve their country, by
union rather than by contention, may arise
III thirty years Ia come
Ihuy years pgo, this kingdom was d.
sidrd by the r st"crats aud jacobips, the
first of whom were willing TO sacrifice the
liberties Of their country 10 prevent ;lle
latter from extending ibrm by II reforml
tlpn of abuses. The one monopoli,cd all
the loyalty, and the othrr all lir indcprn
dt,ncr IA the land, and each with eppai
Professionalism l. none 1T all. The legal
iiciinn of Constructive Treason WAS ~
vented in those days, aud explained with
snch cOusumVate elearnesss, in a speech Of
hours, 10y the present lord chancellor,
then attorney geneIal-that 10 twelve ho
nest men could be found 10 understand it.
consequently the accused were most is
porantly acquitted. May never n jury
be more enlightened ior Thirty years u
CONE,
Inirty gears ago, the National Debt was
some two or three hundred millions. BY
continued wal it has been raised IN the in
tertai 10 thrice that sum. But II already
shows such symptoms decay, that unless
some new war be engaged in Ia recruit IT,,
there is cause IN fear il may be reduced To
the FIRST named amount in thirty years to
come.
Thirty gears ago, The Slave Trade was .
/ law ful, honorable, humane and christian
occupation. Ii Is now piracy; and person,
engaged IN il are liable 10 he banged -,
the neck until drad' at th' yard arm.
Human laws are ever varying Justice i
: eternal. Slavery ittsaIf Is NOW AZ lawful
honorable, hp,.iane, and christian thing q
the slav', trade .vas then there are som
s'%5ns Of tue times which afford hope
. thai, by Il mutual demise,a iegai"xccu'mf
/ or actnal suicide, our colonies viii DC nd q
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White wells, now 50 much worn, have
tendency To increase snrburn and freckIes,
by their increasing the intensity al the sau's
light. They are also cry injurious 10 the
EYES, and viii, in a short ilme, spool the
freshness aud dim the lustrc Of The most
brilliant eyes, Green is The only colour
which should be worn as simmer
veii.
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-ago-~
liz DIEr.-.ln these two short bal com.
prehensnc words WE read the consnm.
nation Of the brief history Of man--nan
whose life is like n SapolIr who appears
moment aud then sanishes away. This
terminates the career of the conguerot =
He comes forth in the proud resources OF
hi. MUD, marsbaliug In, lrgions Of The
storm, aud stirring up rs with the breath
Of the whiriwind, tie hot spirit of despla.
ting war; couvulsing society sapping the
foundations of civil order shaking the
thrones and kingdoms of the world, an1
opening tluodgdtes of sorrow upon man
kind, that he mag gather around him Il ii1le
tnsc1 grandeur, and associate his nane
with terror litlie space, and ia the cor
ner oi an obscure print, We read he aied.
The tumhIiuS waves, his spirit had inYok
al, are still aud men contemplate shat
he WAS, aud is, with Kind of cohlempls
Gus wonder The man whose soul is
wrapt up IN ambition, tolls his little -four
of fame, aud gains, IL Fortunate, the sum Of
his wishes we hear his name sounded IL
broad, aud on the next breath trrnlblcs the
words, lie diei. Then he who calmly red
sons feels the Tnall worth of titles aud ap
planscs that end in this The rich, tn
poor the grave, the gay; the imbecllr, the
wise, the freeman aud the tnve /; all con
clude the chapter thus. Bot il - when
death strikes near as, I'D lis arrows reach
our omn bosom, that W. feel the force Of
these expressive monosy ablcs. lie died
IS wrllin against The naloe OF n rhlali,e,
~ Il companion aud tlicn we know that
Tie form, the face and every feature with
which We have been familiar, is laid away
from our mortal tsiun inre,cr--that the
voice we heard So olten and So gladly, We
shall hear 40 nore-lhal Tie mind which
could charm Ia It's Development Of power
aud knowledge is pn longer u tenant of the
earth, an the heart hit loved ~ will mol
beat again while one sapd remains IL The
honrElts of fine, or the pillars Of the
world remain msii.fH. We seem 10 an
proach nearer to the sril tIiaI screens from
Is tie hidden empire If dcath-we ark
ourselves ; where al tbe moment IS the spi-
ri Of tn departed Yhc involuntary an
sacr :, where we shall shortly he. Strange
that when death comes among rs 81 often
into the social circle, and spares neither al
the iilesidr, nor al The festive board, we
should lie in 50 much seeming forget
fainess ii biz tAistence. We'll hath il been
said
" Man sl1eps, am man alone. aud man whose
iale,
q / ATE irreyorsible cutie, extreme,
i5ndea,, 'iune, bfceze.s,nke,t, Ter tie gulf
" moment trenalcs, drop, ; ,tad mun, iJr
-" I'll else is alarm man the sole cause
" Ofil.issnrr0ubdmg storm---pnt set he sleeps,
" A. iae storm rocked IL rest
FrenioH Emporium.
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the boy, and holding him until the boat
arrived. For this mertorious action the
Humane Society presented him with IA
gold medal, with an appropriate inscrip
ton. This medal was IN his pocket at the
line be reseurt Il the last individual.
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t.,homs. which was accordingly DONE
rbe officer then ordered the boat to pro
e.ed to the brig his boat with part of his
'rsw remained on board. He likewise
'.r1.red two barrels OF beef and four hides
=. he nut into his bpat, which was DON'T
,rbry then departed, with two of the biis' )
,,.tn, TO bring the long boat back. After
king o.t the things from the lqng boat
,ary told The men they might 60 on board
~ make sail. TIN officer then went. ON
ard. gave, a note with few Spanish
,,ords dn il, fnr payment, town pump
q,l,i; was y iine looking brig "f about so
TINS. 60 guns, aud 80 men, according to
80 oficrl's account. Nodoubt this fellow
!, robbins every vessel he falls in with.
The substance of the above paragraph
TN Ihe " urcesler Ytoman about depo-
ling in the Boston Bank 100000 10 La
Fayette's credit has been for some time
EASING from mouth 10 mouth, but Whilst
ra.fa.d to this limited circulation il WAS
n.t thought rxpedieDt To refer tn II. As it
b,s NOW howeyer, assumed u more formal
sb.ne. we feel authorised in stating that the
re,,.ri i, without Il shadow Of foundation.
" L. .lmu.
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4 LILrGE 1,REE---A white al. lrn.

A HEGE YREE-.A white oak trrc
was iclIed "A faw days ago near Grcensburg,
Pa. which produced III cords OF wood -
The tice was rising , feet At the butt, aud
malnt.Ined the same .jne to the height of
30 feet. So says the account.
IN j fred9ninn.
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KENTUCKY LANDS.

The information contained in the follow
To-, extract Of a letter from Frankfort, the
Cd of Government Of the State of Ken
,ncky. under date Of the ID Of this month,
Is of The highest Importance TO non resi-
Jent proprietors of land in that state
ii may not be amiss to inform you,
that, by an act Of the last Legislature of
k.ntneky, all lands are forfeited to the
commonwealth which are not taken pos
session Off person, or by tenant, before
Isl Of August, 1925 by having which fact
noticed in the National InteIigenccr, you
NAV render benefit To nun residents hol-
ding land ia Kentacky.o
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baltimore, Sept l6.-(Ihe Toni Of
UaShingloa The Committee ofthe Gin.
cinnati yesterday removed this venerable
relic from The Custom House, where it
has been de .osiled, in Fort McHenry,
where II is To be pitched for the reception
of Libertys Aid dc. Camp, General LA
Fayettc, on his arrival ON the shores Of
the Patap.co. The Tent, which sheltered
the Father of his country,
awhile his thoughts we're, when midnight-
enshIodded its rooi,
Retrieving defeat, or victory greeting
was partially displayed, oroamented with
xrpafhs Of laurel entH med with ever
Yreens and roses, placed GA car, prepar-
ra for the purpose, and drawn by four
CIV horses The ear was decorated with
the star spangled banner tastrtully folded
round its sides. relieved with lcstoons aud
vre,ths of laurel the horses were also
decorated with laurcl AMI erergr Gems.
/ large concoprse Of citizens witnessed
lis drpnsite in the car. and II moved oil
unl,r the escort OF a detachment of W.
I3ntre,s under the colamaAd Of Captain
Si,nop,at and full band of nlnsc-the
most pleasing to thr patriot OF which were
the c!cefings Vl the citlH1ns-and under
our cpuptry's aae, sustained by hero OF
tue rev oluiluH. BH idt.
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Nr Bs&s the Professor of Chemistry in
Dublin, who was more celebrated fr the
cIcuroess 81 his Intellect than the purity nj
his cloqurnce, advcted, IN one o. his lee
turrs 10 the celebrated Doctor lso,Ic, Of
whose talents he spoke with the highest
ycuegHlion, and thus concluded hi cuiogy
" He vas 4 great man said the Professor.
" very great man. lie WAS the ,tather
"f chemistry. gentlemen, aud brother Of The
Earl of Cork y
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Waniry Ia his Wonders Of The Great
and Little Wold,o grascly tells IN, the
Phllctas Of Coos, who has an excellent cri.
tie and Il very good peel in the time Of Al
ander the Great, bad body SO lean and SO
light, that lac used To wear lraden shoes,
and never walked out without leaden
weight about Iini-test lle shot!d be blown
away by the wind.
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e and his masters treasure.

life and his masters treasure.
The plan, as far as could be discovered,
is supposed to have been well arranged. A
cart was in attendance to take of the non
chest as snon as it should reach the pave.
mrnt aud several seniinels, were station.
ed 10 presest detection in case of AN a
iarn.
The strong box, with lis contents, is 81
heavy, that SIX men could not replace it.
l.Ier. .1de.
The Hayticn Emigration Society of
New York have chartered the ship Con
cordia, Captain Bailey, about 400 tons
burden, 10 prnce,d In llasti during the
first week IN October, with loo cmigrants,
already eng lged.
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Drag, Medicines, Paints, Oils.
and Dye Stulls,
srrE
u
THOMAS :. DyTyAT,.


Al THE sIUN or fHE GOLDEN MonrAn
OK nAsK SQUARE,
HAS just received, IN addition To hiS
former stock On extensive assortment vt
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS and
DiE-STUFfS. which enables him nov tooi-
Ter to his friends, customers tnd the public Sc.
nerally the most complete and extensive ps
soHnient ever before brought 10 this market.
Aaoso Then ARR TRr TatforaEe,yiz
1900 10. Glanberaal,s, 60 do. Tartar Elpe,
6oo DO. Epson do. lie, :
500 DO Cum Shell 80 do Quick silver,
lac, 90 da2 bottles Nnp
500 10 roagl Ash, rican Castor OIL,
loo do Gnm Cam. 10 packs Gold i.raf,
phor, 900 gallons Alcohol,
la1 do Ial y, ?n0 do. f.amp Ont,
100 do. sp1nxs, loo d.. apts Tut
la da. Verdi ..ris, rcnsine,
40 do. Calomel,
AM every other article IN lis fine, I'll OF
the hest qn,liiy, and ior sale et the lowest
prices for cash, or Mt ak months 10 punctual
customers. SapIenlhrr3,
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Invisible Quarter, or Nest Of BoreS.
Mysterious Manufacture
A SNIOE,na

TWENTY SIX INCHES IN LENGTH,
viii be produced, md Mr.. II. will actually,
without deception, swallow ~ inches of II -
lie Is the ir-t American who ever perlorned
This oSlraprdinary feat
With several experiments too tedious Ia G.
nnmrrato which the performer omits mention
H., uot willing Ia anticipate the pleasure and
surprise the company may receive from them
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Mental pleasure never c'oy unlike
those Of the body, they are Increase. by
repetition, approved by reflection, and
snlreasthcd by ejoymrnt.
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MIR. Noah dreamed he had received
commission as one Of the members Of the
Cabinet, under the new misunderstanding
awoke, aud found ii was bat the body of
bill of Indictment.
Mr.. Noah ais. dreamed he WAS Sheriff
Of the city nj New YorA he anohe, aud
found sheriff at his elbow.
Alex. Smyth dreamed he toai Canada :;
he awake, and found he only took to his
heels
Coz, Root dreamed he had put down The
Secretary Of Stair--hc awake, aud founl
II was quart Of B,andy.
Vim. H. tran ford dreamed Oh the lth
of March, 1872, he was a private citizen
in sad d,nay he awoke aud foand that
dreams do mel atuags go BY eontraries.'
KpBFAIi..
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From II Fremont Paper.

Mr. Van BuIrn dreamed he was the 4
mcrran Minister al the court OF st. James
he awottc, aud found he WAS only the
Minister of hing Caucus.
Jonathan Russell dreamed his publca-
ton Of the Cunningham Correspondence
would Kill John q. Adans-.hc aHokc, aud
found
Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-04-21

of imagery for unanswerable cogency
and closeness of reasoning for irreslst-
lille force Of persuasion no book in the
world deserves to be so increasingly
studied, and so profoundly meditated
upon as the bible" BE careful not to
let your reading make you pedant, or
a bigot-nor to puff you up with con-
ceited opinion of your own knowledge,
or make you intoleraut of the opinions
which others draw from the same source,
however different from your own. And
may the Merciful Creator, who gave
the Scriptures for our instruction, bless
your study Of them, and make them to
you fruitful of good works.
The afOregoing are extracted from
eleven long letters, covering more than
seventy pages Of manuscript. Such i:
the man, the father, who is charged with
having passions uncontrolled, and apos
tatisilg from The religion of his forefath
ers. In this whole series Of letters
there are DO sectarian or controversial
views. The public, from these ex
tracts, can judge of the temper and
christian principles of Mr.. Adams. We
leave them 10 draw their own conclus
ions, without any commentary from us.
FENELLA.