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when sas IN ny return to Kentucky. and =.
treated me 10 buy the remainder OF lie Inv,
his seiyiiude. mas iniol nled thai MS mis,,.D1
was resolved 10 sell him. for some cause VII
do not nos distinctly recolietf. end he MAS a.
prehensiye OF beng sold TO sore person 80
whom he enferta lned n less favorable o,,;,;a'
than Of me. accordingly, purchased him aga
received the bill OF sale. OF whicl, a >.
ny is enclosed. The certificate Of The H.
Justices oil Washington county fof which n -,
py is also enciosed) was shewn to, and left va
the.
In the summer of 1875, nv son-in-iaW. NJ
Jas. Erwin, haying purchased some OF my IN.
proved breeds OF cattle and horses. wished A..
have jerry TO conduct them 10 his farm. Al,
coreinglt lei him have Jerry with his consen,
STIMULATING IN his behalf hal Mr.. Erwin sbo,lt
paw MIN S35 " hep he becomes free, OF which .
memo. is no" before me. saw Mr.. Elwin a
vas well, crnienied, and happy.
purchased the boy not merely with his oy,,
consent. hui upon his earnest solicitation. | mn
eha.e ann, and he is now held. In conformity
of the laws of Pennsylvania as ! understood
them. | parted from him with his eonscn,
lie will be Tree al the age prescribed BY those
laws.
In the mean time, he is a more respectable
and useful man than the Editor of The paper
which you sent me for he is no calumniaiof.
! am. witt great regard,
Your obi servant, II. CLAY.
Thomas MGIFPlK Esq.
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haae 3. Desha-This individual, who acqnir.
I'd snch general noloriety bp the murder Of
francls Baker, and the judicial proceedings
winch followed, after beng pafdoHed Y his
%iaihet, iate cover o., went il appears 10 Texas
vie he has cen ken .up aud nG. 4 un q,
u ctiafge Of mu5 der aud rnbbe1, The e. JOHN
Pa@f, as Desha called himSeli. aud 1hos. or
J0Gh t.ai '. Of Quo, started together from San
t'ipr Ii Austin. 10 go / San " tonic, Early
having u considerable anaouai OF money. Desha
lat.e AT none. Desha arrived without lIs com
p'n'on IA san Antonio. and ,bcie ~munp, :.
ieeeit. Upun this. NJ homas ". Duke, for
merit u Mason county nov 81 Texas, susprct-
ing Parker 10 be Desha. tom te family like
ness aud tub IN his throat. caused him 10 bt ar
rested, aud sen out to have 4earch made tor
the body OF Eht,y. Inc man, Parker, had ar.
640a'tsdged ntazeli 10 br Besha. So Tar the
s'a''thrh betng IN a letter IRON MI. Duke, is
authentic. Other atcounIs, v Inch want contr-
nation, state tat the bod, OF Earl, had been
ionnd' n'if Consumed BY FIRE, that Dtsha had
confessed The mntdet. aud The mur,ier of Ba,
Ne', aud SAYS ihese are minor offences cuupaI-
ed with some committed by him.
rraRkh oR Commentator.
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DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE r.
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE,

Nei0 York, Uct. 81 "A young man, named
Francis h Powers, was brought before the Pc
lice earl, yesterday morning charged with hay.
ing killed another man, named John Iierney
The Magistrates declined any investigation OF
the matter until a Coroner Jury had al upon
the 10 y. aud accordingly sen, The prisoner In
Brilewell to await then decision. A Jury was
accordingly empanneiled aud the case inyestiga.
ted, which resulted in the deyelope ment of The
follow ing la Is.
The deceased aud prisoner resided in IN,
same house, at The corner OF While md Chappel
streets On Tuesday evening they went N com.
pany with mother man, named Lyons, to a
Ball IN u hots opposite Then own residence.
! Iernet left the Bal MT an early hour, aeni HON.
an1 refined TO rest, leaving ihr prisoner aad Ly-
ons there. About = O'clock Yesterday morning.
Powers aud his companion leii The Bal and went
home. On entering The house they proposed
gong into lleiney room To get some gin. but
hnding thai Ia had none. they went TO the pris.
oners room, got n bottle OF GIN aud II iuInbler.
and returned % the decreased : apartment where
his "if' and he were in bed. Afiei the prisoner
had tiken a seat on a chest. he drew fiom his
bosom a loaded iiStoi and lard il down.-Tief-
neg and his Fre told him 10 be careful as IL
might 90 oifand do somr bur TO which he re.
lied that il Could moi, as there Was a guard l.,
80 'oNN1 a'ii W. oihfiY uiiioi iIilhttiA IDE Inn tp
prove his assertion, tonk up the pisrol q pointing
II towards the deceased, pulled the trigger, wheu
II wen OF and the bali passed through ms body.
The VIE OF the deceased and other witnesses A.
greed thai the firing was pm ely accid, nldl. and
The TACT OF the prisoner $ having a loaded pistol
vas satisfactorily accounted for, by his beng
employed as Il private "atchman al B1dqck's /.
ron Foundry, where he vas about to proceed
when the fatal accident occurred
Doctors j. I. Chesseman. and Abraham NJ.
Cox Who MANNED The body, both agreed that
the ball entered between thu Sven n and eighth
ribs, passlg through TIN liver aud periorating
The lnags, aud passing out at his back.
After the testimony had been goae through
with. the jury bronghl IN a y, tdioi Thai the de-
ceased died ola wound received IN the CHR
SIDE, occasianed by the accidental t%ischars1 o.
a pistol The prisoner Wa then conduc,et. IL,
The Police Office, aud there discharged. h, ap.
pcared very much t%ifjectetl. and July sen, 9le
Of fhr unfortunate sliiation IN which he was pla-
ccd by the careles, use of a dradlv insifun ent.
May ii prove a warning 10 him througl lie.
Gas.
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From the Washington. (Pa) Reporter.

NASHiEGTUR, 4th Oct. 1898
nay DEAR SIR | received your favor ftbe
-s'n ut respecting the charge OF u having
purchased = negro, a free born Penns, Iyau,,n
anu no" holding him in illegal bondage. / pre.
sumo we a'luslon is to my purchase Of .Jerrv
COPIES OF the papers respecting which are en-,
'''ry came to me Al Wheeling, with The aeen,
eh'fu''e@ 10 sell him, IN he summer Of ISL,
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'i"h ths h'duiatoWn( Com Sentinel.
domestic AanttaetureS-ih he tariff. which
was l" operate So much against the prosperity
OF "n' country, is dong wonders at the South.
Alter Seeding ava, Justify, IN public meeting
against the NolIbern men for bring SO actively
engaged III snpportoflthe principles OF the g A.
mericai system, the, have,--as will he seen
nom 'ae folio" ing-btcome converts 10 those
principles nPf6ct,ce, although opposed IN the
DRY 70 on, ia we 10 our brethren al the
oou'h' AN" manufacture lor yourselves -YoG
soon WIN experience the btat f8 of that system
"nich at present, %extites YOU Indignation. A
lew such eAam les vii open the eyes ofthe PEG.
PIE at The South, 10 their tue Interests.
hAhaei OF n letter from n planter tn Upper ST
JOINS Berkeley to his factor IN this city, dated
the ON tnst. viii not want any cloth this
st"f, as shali have enougf 9oye for ihr whole
OF my negroes by The LIST OF November, and long
as our Cotton sells tor no more Than 25 cents. 1
nope not TO trouble YOU again in that way
4he's has been, within a yea, a great move a.
mong he planters To SPIN and weave their OWL
eloih from what haye heard. there will not
he less Than 10000 ards manufactured in this
pa''oi the parish lkHow five planters in my
Immediate nclghborhood who will make nearly
1000 yards"
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ENTERTAINMENT ExfRAoRplNARy

At Astlet's Theatre, IN London, which IL Il
kind of circus, where equcstr an ieats are display.
ed. Rntmals exhibited, and pantomlnlcs aud melo
IRA n,s performed, an entertainment was iately
given iy Que OF the performers which had not
been p~ro,nGr1 in the bills. An elephant " lio
had been cmpl 'y"d IN conveying Blue Beard
oyer the mauulatn,. und had behaved with
great rfoprir,y and strict adue encc to the pat
assigned hiu, Was brought intn the circl0 Ia
PERFORM certain icntS ofdrX,orlty aud ssgaoI y,
with which all the audience were much delight
al. Tue animal. however, had contracted the
bad halii loo common amoug comic actors,
" no " say more than Is set down tor them, aud
toulct4mrs iniptlRSd Nth their uwn bu0ooueries,
even the sacred scenes "C Shakspeacc. After
the example OF thcSr worthless, the elephant uu.
,irrtook 10 interpulate q Ike o. In own. All NJ
once in the ~ the midst of his trick, he made
Tow rds the audience, and with 4 Spr,ug. throw-
h.. fotc To- over the ra,ins, pltuted them
in the pit. The audience dad not wait lor the
rest oi the anlmal, but made with haste for the
doors, and rs 1t was a CROW died night, u curious
scene ut confusion rn>ued amogn them, rrcolling
upon each other aud ~scrambiing over each 9th.
of's heads. In the mean tmr, the elephant who
had preserved ~ his trunk II irw gallons OF por.
ter. wih which he had brcn rewarded by his
mpficl Tor his God behavior IN the pass oI the
mount ,ms, raised his trunk 20 Rproper eleva-
tiun. aud swinging II over the heads OF the re-
eohmr multitude literally Distributed the pcncr
Gus Guild amoog them 81 de'uging The bonnet
and beavers, %noltling the white gowns, caps aud
'nehers. and making rhe artificial roses 10 droof
under tile brown shower with winch they wert
drenched. The rush for the door was redou.
bicd With great squeezing and screaming amonc
the -rHwd, who imagined the gigantic ANNA
troadmg uponthe heels At length, however
ihe elephant who .ad his joke, was prevailed
upon 10y his attendants 10 carry II no further
and to retire, The audience again came bach
10 their seats, wiped their faces, aud now tina
the Il light was over, were highly amused Al tht
adventure. IN. Y Ere. PoS.
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A writer in the london Courier thus a dresses
Dr.. Spnrzheim on the subject of Bumps LumpS
and Skuiist
Sm-The science of Craaioiorg has been lidl
culcd by some. aud cxtolled b, others-hoth
with the anne degree of plauSlhIity. Like 9th
er discoveries, which do MOI exactly accord with
preco & owed opinions, OF long rooted ptcjudIceS,
the Discrimination of It's doctrincs has been sisw,
whist %t>utlity teyenif capabte of being ciril d
TO the greatest pitch oil periec,ion) has been
questioned.
Hitherto. the obi. ct Of Its advocates appearsto
have been too confned-being cnntented with
proving uitef "a murderer his BEEN executed,
that h. had ihe hump of cIuciy-and of a uoto-
rious drunkari, iound dead in II. streets, that
the bibbiag hump was mosi prominent, aud 80
on.
Now, to render the science ustftl, II is neces-
Sary, IN my opinion, Ia The first Instance, To MS
certain " he her the dllereM bumps, indicative
OF the various passions are.
ist. The Cases oil the Passions respective e
iy, or
2d. The effects of the s me.
That Is, whether the bumps arc so prominent
IN young subjects, as To enable a Professor of
thai science, alias a Skull. bump Fortune Teller,
to iore'eil whether the person whose skull he
examines will be hung for IA murder, transported
for a rape, OF found dead in the streets from IN
ebfIat'on, or II 1t lsonly in adults that those plo,
minences are So conspicuous, as TO prove i Their
mometrr OF the passions,
Much will depend on the solution of these
quesI,ons--hecause II it should appear that the
latter Is the case. | should lie inclined TO sup
pose that the bumps are caused By, rather than
the cGasc OF, the different ptopenslties oftle hui
mn trame,
Having wound public curiosity up to the high
est pitch, ] shall proceed To satisfy 1t.
All young chiidrsn's heads being naturally
'ofi, aud therefore easily menlded-f their fla.
lure fate depends on the bnmps.in Reir pcricra-
nium--the mother OF nurse has nothing 10 do @
e ure lheirofspfine, o. ioreseea an infants future
'%soI,ane, fame or fate, but to procure a mould o.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-10

The j Hih 2almhd This is y collection of
traditions W ich have been ordiiy preserved,
though the jews believe them 20 be of divine
origin II comprises the body of the Hebrew
law and consists OF expostions Of the duties i'm.
posed on the nation, in Scripture, or by the AL.
thority ofihe Rahbs tue poldy, d0ttilnes and
ceremonies OF The Jewu in their pubic worship
and domestic Intercourse with each other.
There are tao TalWuds Ina of Jerusalem, aud
The B~abvinnian. The former is least esteemed.
The Jews veneraie the latter go highly, that they
compare il to Oine. while the Old Testament !,
likened 10 uciey. Dlsraeli ellis us that Of the
twelve hours of which the day is composed, God
employs nine 90 study the Talmud, and on y
three 10 read the writtenlaw. Our fair readers
will not entertain the exalted opinion Of the Tai
mud. when they are told that, according to one
uf IFS orders, n nian may claim a I'LL OF divorce
from his wife IL she suffers her husbands soup
10 be burnt Hence il NAV he inferred that a
mong the Jews, u tho Oh knowledge of kiich-
en- affairs, was estee ell nee ssary item in fe-
male education. Al tntr OF It's regulations, we
tsinnci but notice as saiutarv. Where there IS
an estate. il suJ the sous inherit AID the daush-
tiers must be maintained but il there is not e.
pough for all. The daughters ShrH be maintain.
I'D, md the sons must get a living a they can
Some Of the Rabbinical stories in the ral,nud
are exceedingly iudicrous Take ior instance,
the following "a Rdifbin once saw in a de-
sert a flock Of geese, so IN, that their feathers
fell of, and the rivers flowed in fat. Then said
J 20 them, shah we have a part of you in the
other world. when The Messiah shall come Z
And one ofihem lifted up a wing, and another
a leg TO sieni'y these parts should we have
We should otherwise have had all parts Of these
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-10

s.sss BIZ. ve l~sraslila. shaii We dalled 70 an
acc nnt touching thee iai goese, heeanse ihef
suffer- ms are on ing 10 ~ II = our inquiries
thai have delayed the eoning Of The hiess'hh. q
ihese geese suffer greatly by reason OF ,hen es.
ressi.e fat, which daily aud daily increases, aud
will INCREASE I'LL the Messiah cones.
Tte birds mai are occasionally mentioned.
70 a LILLE be. ond even he Rotk of The A'Hbian
Nighis. One OF Them spreading hi wings blois
ont the sun. An tgg rom anoibfr fell OIL OF
the nest, aud The y hile ihsreof broke. aud glued
together ateni Tn ee hundred cedar trees and o.
veffased a village. 4 ieaihefy monster stands
10 the lower juihi of the lee in n river, aad
some mariners imagining the water 10 he sbal
are Fastening 10 baihe, WHEN a voice sz-
claims, " step moi IN here, for seven years ago n
a tpenter dropped fhef. his axe, mud IT hath not
We reached III bottom.
There Is y queer tale abnnt Abraham, the pa
tria, oh, who is represented rs nnother Oibello
for itaiansf. h. built n rity mn enchanted city,
III wives The walls we're al iron and 10
high AID lark thal the tun could not be seen
RON III inside. lie gave the women a bowl of
pearls and precious stones, 10 shed lighi through
heir prison. This sas the manner IN which
Noah received his liehi, during lis passage IN
The ark. Abraham went into Egypt. and the
-u.fom house officers eHaeied DUTIES upon u great
hes, ehioh he had With him. lie desired them
ioi 10 open the lid. bn, consented 10 pay ihe
,aeise upon clothes. Ills ready heqnicscence
ndnced thrm 10 think II might be gold HE n.
aees 10 pay Tor gold. aud they thinls then that
I rnust De silk. Abraham WAS wiling 10 pay
or silk. or even fsr pears. They then insisted
Ipon oprnin2 the chest, when 10 It ~as Sarah
irrself. The Jealous husband To conceal her
,eauty, Ind locked her up IN n box. aud l1Rged
Icr with him, slung al the hack Of a camel.
Boston Statesman.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-10

LundeI Contagious I've have observed,
herctoi he, in noticing Dir. Burrows Com
mentai les upon insanity, = upon the dispos ton
OF thai maiady To communicate Iiscl bv sympa-
thy. II Is universally admitted. indeed, ibni u
great proportion oiindividnal N compelled 10 ~
sncinle with persons M n stnir of arrangement,
v ould become mad IN the course nj ashoIi time
th ,uselves aud there's AZ little doubt thu ma
nv of thr med cal mn. whose practice has b,en
deyotel neafly altogether 10 cases 81 lnnacY,
have gradually undergone a change IN lheIr ha-
bits aud demennor very nearly approaching, Al
tinrs, 10 mrnial alienation. A singular Ia.
stance ofihis fael presented itself only "A few
weeks .ince 10 a f%orrigter Of some distinction.
who was desirons OF seeing the interior of = la
asylum. lie visited (,y prrmissIon) an
establishment of considerable eminrnce, and
q good deal Interested Ia What mhs shown
10 him. III ugh something uneasy nj finding
himteii occasionally almost le I alonr by the OF.
hrer who attended hun among II numbei OF per
5 ms Who walked about perfectly al liberty. hut
who were, nevertheless, rs lP was assur II, IN a
state OF incuralle insanity On man wHs de
SCI ibrd n being rcllglpusly mad u sec1nd MS
lnuchoiy a thlid. who bud bern confined
seven years, could Mt be CONVINCED thai tr was
mol n bar dresser hui all walhrd about The pas
sages an aVenurs I The i%'aildinR, n Il oonvrrs-
cd attn the keeper occasionally, apparent with
efod se4lse. Al lengt., They ""rr passing
sagh one OF lhe lo~sr halls, y mnn ai vsiy
Singular ASPECT anu NAME, ean,t zap aud spoke
~ the attendant H. was n Irnle man very
spnfe IN figure, dressed III black CLOTHES, nnd
poke With great raPldts aud rrs,lenianon ne
IalArd lot some moments, lang mig :, praled-
II, aud AT pa M, shook hands repeatedly with
he superintendent hat - The mati /, with
nun. nov - asked the p.shtr. who had
lcen struck ht the oldnr Of III per>ons tie
'canout. and concluded, nfeonl -, that h. ~a>
+, patient. " linn war the rcpl, g" Why,
Is oui house ~ 'hecar, =
Inndnn lInnlhL, I'm nnrius
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The reasons why some women do not wish
10 admire 81. Pants writings, ! suppose are
these Ills being as il is ~naturally thought, a
bachrlp, his adv!smg people not to marry III
troublesome times his commanding wives TO
submit to their husbands his not allowing wo-
men to speak in public his unwillingness that
they should broider their hair, or wear trinkets +;
his charging the fall upon Eve his disregard
II old wives fables a d his saying that young
widows became sastlers and busy bodies. dnoa.
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Coatersalion This rule SHOULD be observed
in oanyersannn. Tia men should mol ak 10
please hems,ires, bai tboys Hat hear them. ms
would make them consider, shc hen What they
speah he worth hearing : whether III ere be Ell
theI VII or sense IN what they are abonl To say !
aud whether II he adapted u the time when, the
place where, and the person TO whom II IS spo-
heu7 .iaon.
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London Monthly Wa gasius.

4 kiug igcogHio.-lh Inc Austrian Observer
relates tie following anccdolc Of the king Of
Nlrlembutg Three y"ang men of Neimai,
Who are travelling On ioot IN the south Ger
IN my, for then amusement + lnstru ct,on. al
n cd Al Stuttcard tthe eaptal al ~antembn,e)
n few day, ago. intending 10 remain there onl
u single day. was, nfc ursr. necessary that
THU passports should Z examined aud signed
TIN proceeded. therefore. 10 the onntnl>, one, 8
rc ,idence where they applied Intellectually sevc-
raj tunes ia The course OF the day The kong oil
Nntrmbnfg who frequently NJ KS atone on
fonl IN his capital. peIcea ed 'hrn,. and on a
60 ting them. learnt thai the absence OF the
cnnml,sionet va, the cause Of ti,ir repeated
Journey 10 and ( om ms ollice. Upon hearing
thus, the KING hln self opened lhe do roth o E
hcc aui requested the young men 10 enler, rc
ceiyrd their lass, orts, aud >tgnrd ihrm thus :
Examined at ,tnufald HE MING.
or the absent commissioners .
THIS officer, b. IN immediately afterwards
sa moned bciole his Majesty tx used himself
N the best manner he WIS able bat the King
in a severe tone Of voice, while ne pardoned
him tor that time, form armed hial that II aeain he
should be found guilty OF obtaining travellers
longer than Nas necessary 10 examine Their
passports, he might i~oetlwih MAKE out one ior
himself aud leave the kingdom,
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zoe


h"sohfy.-W observe. says the New-Vort
" Ne mat SAMUEL l.. KNAPP, a gentleman
:. Known IN 'hr i%nteiafy world. has issued
a,rUs",s aof publishing by subscription a WORK
49, ~" ,'eniqs of Masonry or y Deienc'
ot''e Oder This work IS intended To co,
IAN some rema, Ks ON the origin and hisior,
''e Uses aud abuses ofthe scie1ce. IN thee le.
ufes, With some notices o, other sec,el eoc,r
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-10

he Hon James Kent, the late and Justly Gel
tofa'ea Cham rlior OF The STATE of New York,
has published volume Sd of his excellent Con-
msa ar's' on Amtricon Lar. The present 70
'o'le was fo"na insufficient 10 complete his O.
'isi"ai plan, which ii is iow in,euded 10 al.
o"""l"'h III n ioalth, wherein a doctrine of re
a, Estates Mi be ially treated, and a general In
t o me whole work included. Thus conIin'
~" ., me l"o"fs nj the able jnrist is distin-
g"'si'ed by the same amplitude OF r, search. nice
'"''hmaiioh clearnpss OF Development,
and lnirinsie lo,ce Of authority. which recon
meni The a"lecedent parts OF his extensive eu.
"'f'se. Ma. GGs.
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- rise for information said a very grave
member Of on legislative body who then made
no vet" great igu,c ~ the business ~ Which he
WAS engaged, b I has slnre tnr outgio"u IN po-
lIcal importance both his own and his Weigh
bors' cxpectati MS. ~ am very glad 10 hear
IL. said a bystander, " fol no one wants II
more
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-10

4 curious specims" Of AH.-A miniature can
non ha, been madr Ivy NJ | Io"nSon,
"aichmaker, Davenport, which RS a sprcmrp
afnea' and ingenious handycratI, Is we'll worth
the aticntion 81 he public. itrs complete IN all
respects, having n bore and touch hole the gun
J., made oi steel, the carriage ct gold, aud the
wheel Of SILVER aud thr whole weighs only tho
u,rnt,-nnth pat ota grain Tue workna %
ship IS ,ctv beautiful, oct oaunot hr dlsIlng ri>h-
Il except through u po 'er!nl maGml ing glass
the SIZE of this warllkt engine beIns only a
bout that OF Il common pins head
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-10

Catholic ddriCe.-A, - time When som" Of
the pupr>'s dominions we're invaded by one Of
The neIghhorlng states, an arm, was collected to
meet the toe aud previous to the engagement
beg inning, a cardinal commissioned Ivy his holt
nrss. sent among the soldiers, aud exhorted
thcm 10 fight vaIiantly-ior should they lose
1iier lls 5, the pope promised item n plenary
/ mission OF all hen sunS aud thgt they houid
dine wth angcis IN parattsc.' Having thus
spoke, ho rem d wher on. ofth soldiers cal
led after bm-' Lord CGrdiDai ,ciH pou mol
siog, and dint wih MS m par dse i'-" Nouo,'
sand he, " MV thinner hOlu IS mol yet come"
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-11-10

\ certain lawyer, who was APT to get a linlc
iesiy III %Hguu'ut, vas one d. reminded by
Nj. Ersknc, that ne should not ShOW aHg@, but
cause.
Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-11-25

OLDEN TIME. In 1857, there were but
thirty-seven ploughs in all Massachusetts,
and the use of these Agricultural imple-
ments was not familiar to all the planters
From the annals of Salem it appears. in
that year, it was agreed by the town 10
grant Richard Hutchinson twenty acres of
land in addition to his share on condition
" he set up ploughing."
1889. A sumptuary act of the Gener-
al Court prohibited short sleeves. and re-
quired the garments to be heightened so
as to cover the arms to the wrists and re-
CURED reformation in immoderate great
breaches, knots of ribbon, broad shoulder
bands and tayles, silk rases, double cuffs
and ruffs."
1889. /" For preventing the miscar-
riage of letters, it is ordered that notice
be given, that Richard Fairbanks, his
house in Boston, is the place appointed
for all letters, which are brought from be-