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REMEMBRANCE.
BY MRS. sIGoURNEY


 There sprang tree of deadly name- Its poisonous breath, it's balelUl dew. Scorch'd the green earth like lava-Rame, And every plant of mercy slew. From cline to cline its branches spread Their fearful fruits of sin and woe The Prince of Darkness lOV'd it's shade, And tOiPd its fiery seed 10 SOW. Faith pour'd her prayer at midniglA hour, The hand of Zeal at nOOn-day wrought, And armOr of celestial power The children of the Gross besought. Behold! the axe it's pride doth wound Thro' its cleft bUUghs the sunbeams shine, Its blasted blossoms srrew the ground Give glory to the Arms Divine. And still Jebovah's aid impore, From isle to sIe from sea to sea- From peopied Earhs remolest shore, To root that deadly Upas-Tree. The following parody the beautiful lines o Goldsmith, were taken from the sign of silk dver.- It undoubtedly obtained for him many a Gar customer When lovely woman lIts her saucer,
 And finds too late that tea will stain; What ever made lady crosser?
 What art wash all white again? The only art the stain to cover,
 To hide the spot from every eye; And wear unsoed dress above her, Ofproper color is-to DYE.
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From the United States Gazette.
 The old French Ciaims.-We have the bes, au. ihoriy for saying that the proper committee in the House of Representatives, in Congress, viii shortly make a report favorable io the allowance of five m- ions of dollars the sufferers by French spoIiaons previous l800 It will be recOllected that the Sem ate has, more than once, expressed an opinion favor able 10 this course, that there now be little doubt tha, justice will be done to these sufferers though certainly very tardy. Our readers will bear in mind tha, this five million' payment is not de. pow wan and has long been in the Treasury of tue Uni. led States.
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The above is every word that the sheet ex cepl the direction.
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WILD REvENGE,-Oh the shores Of
Null, "a crag Is pointed Out, overhang.
ing The sea, concerning which there .
the following tradition; some centuries
since, the chlefor Of The district, Mdclean
OF Lothbuy, had "A rand hunting excTr.
sion. To grace The teslvity, his LADY at
teGded with her only child, an IntaG ~
The nurses arms. The deer, driven BY
the hounds AMI hemned in by surround.
ing rocks, flew 10 a narrow pass, the on
ly outlet they could fDd. Here the chief
had placed one Of his men 10 guard iEs
deer from passing. buy the animals rush'
ed with such ImpetuoslIy, that the poIrs
forester could not Withstand them. In
The rage Of the moment, MacIean threat
ened the EAan with instant death, but
this punishment was committed 10 whip
ping or securing in the face OF his clarI
which, in these feudal times, was conslt'
cred degrading punishment, fl only Tor
the loves Of menisIs, and the worst OF
crimes. The clansman burned with an
ger aud revenge! Ho rushed forward.
plucked the tender infant, the ber OF
L0chbuy, from the hands Of the nurse,.
and bounding 10 the rocks, in nntnent
stood on an almost inaccessible cliff pro.
iecting ever the water. The screams OF
the agonized mother and chief at the awe
ful jeopardy in which their only child
was placed may be easily conceived.
MacIean impIored The man 10 give him
back his son, aud expressed his deep col
Triton GOl the degradation he had, in a
moment Of excitement, Inflicted on bis
clansmln. The other replied, that the
only condition on which he would con-
sent to the restitution was, that Maclean
himself should bear his back 10 The cord.
and be publicly scourged as he had been!
In despair the chlci consented, saying he
would submit to any thing if his child
we're but restored. To the grief and as
lonishment Of The clan, Maclean bore this
insult, and when it was completed, begged
that The cIansman might return from his
perilous situation with the young chief,
The man regarded him with smile ct
demouiac revenge, and, lifting high The
child in the air, plunged with him into
the ABYSS below. The sea closed over
them, and neither, it is said, ever emerg
ed from the tempest uous whirlpoo's and
basaltlc caverns that yawned around
hem, and still threaten the inexperienced
navigator on the shores Of Null.
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There was a grand military ceIebra-
ton at Monrovla, on the lst OF Decomber,
IN honor OF Ashmun's celebrated defence
and victory over the natives, ON the first
settlement Of the colony.
We have conversed with Capt. Law.
In, of the brig Susan Elizabeth, who
gives favorable representations as 10 the
state orihe colony. He was at Monrovia
Tor two or three weeks. The colonial a.
gent was doing exceedingly well. There
were many slaVers IN the coast, several
Of which have been captured by the Brit.
lSh cruisers. The Liberia Herald men.
lions the capture of three Spanish slavcrs
by the British brig Curlew, while lying
within the harbor Of MonrovIa. The ed
ltor states that these savers frequently
come into that port for wood and water,
before their cargoes Of slaves ire on board
These cargoes are in readiness at distant I
positions, not within the jurisdiction of
the colony, and the colonial authorities
have no right or power to interfere.
Captain Lawlin also visited ths Mary
land settlement at Cape PaImas. He
gives very cheering account of that
colony.
After stating his purchase Of the new
territory from the native princes, agreea
bly, to the insiTuc ions formerly received
from the managers Of the Colonization
Society, DR. Skinner remarks: Il have
laid out the town in squares of seventeen
rods, containing four lots and highway ;
the streets run east and west, north and
south by the compass; fifteen town lots
are already cut down, and one large
matched house nearly completed. This
place for salubrity Of air and healtbiness
OF location, cannot be exceeded by any
spot on the western shore Of Africa. |
would just remark that, on Saturday, the
18Th instant, the bones Of the inhabitants
who fell in the massacre we're collected
together, aud pu, into a coffin, and, on
Sabbath the 18th, | preached a funeral
sermon on the occasion. do hope the
Society will not abandon their object,
which will be fJIlowed with most gIorl-
GUS results soon, il pcrsevered in; and ]
expect the time will come when perhaps
The town lhave now laid Out will be the
capital Of a great empire"
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FROM LIBERIA.

We give below brief extract from the
letter of DR. Skinner, the Colonial Agent
in LIBERIA. Ia addition to this letter, we
have late Liberia Herald, containing
the proceedings Of the "palaver' held
with Joe Harris, and It's pacific results, in
details.
ltappears that all, or nearly all, the
kings and chiefs in the surrounding coun
try are favorable 10 the American colo
MES excepting King Joe. He was reluc.
lant to meet the 'palaver,' but was at
length compelled by the other chiefs 10 do
so and he gave dogged submission to
the terms CT peace proposed. The colo.
NAL delegates with The friendly chiefs,
were attended by seventy armed men.
King Joe was attended by forty of his
life guards. On the first day he refused
10 attend. On the second day he Cmerg
ed from lhicket, and took his seat two
miles from the appointed place, where
the olher parties were assembled. lie
was evidently afraid of being att 'oked IL
punished for his outrage and murder at
the Bassa Cove settlement; and when al
las, he came forward to the paIaver, his
men were careful to dispose ofIhe'nseIves
in tho best manner for flight, IN case ol
danger.
The articles Of agreement, or the trea
ty which was concluded, give additional
territory for The Bassa Cove settlement;
and King Joe has bound himself to make
restitution of,he property Of which the
colony was robbed, so far forth as II has
not been used or destroyed, and he prom
lses lndemni6cation for the residue. lie
also utirulates to abstain from the slave
TRADE.
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

ByaIsw of Ohio, passed March 18th
1885, i, is provided that where articles ara
sold by beaped measure, the bushel shall
lie put at the top 1914 inches in diameter,
The haIrbusheI l5A inches, and the peck
II! inches. and that the commodity shall
be heaped I'D in the form off cone as !ong
as any will lie upon the measure; and
that when measuring articles MT sold by
heaped measure, the measure shall be
stricken with a straight stick or roller,
Of ihe same diameter from end 10 end.
That the "huadred ,ocight" shall consist
of one hundred pounds, and that twenty
such hundreds shall constitute a ton.
Sixty rounds of Wheat, Sc lbs. of Rye
or Indian Corn, 4s Of Barley and So Of
Oats shall constitute a hushel. The a.
bOve rules apply Of course only where
there is no special contract. BY the
same law i. is provided that land shall be
measured with horizontal chain, rule
which should never be departed from; as
every practical surveyor knows that
most of The difficulties in resurveying a.
rise from careless measurement. The
entire act, which may be found in th,
General Laws, published in 1885. Pag'
"a, is interesting.=-Zanesville Gazette.
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NO 2s.-WHOLE NO. so.
EDUCATION OF THE APPETITE.

II must begin from the earliest infan.
cy, long beiure the dawn Of reason, and
even anterior to the evolution oil The mor.
al sentiment, The rule on which At is
conducted IS very simple one; GppIicA.
bic 10 all classes. II Is 10 allow no child
The indulgence ofan appetite or propensI.
ty, other than what is required by as in.
tuIllVe wants for lis bodily support aud
health Nothing Is to be conceded BY
the whim or caprice Of a parent to the i'm.
agInary wants of child; for il must be-
constantly borne in mind, that every
gratIhcstion oE every sense, whether Of
taste, sight, sound or touch, Is the begins
ming ot a desire for its renewal; and that
every renewal gives the probability Of
the indulgence becOminga habit; d that
habit Oncs formed, even in childhood,
will often remain during the whole Of af.
Ter life, acquiring strength every year,
until II sets all laws, both human and d.
vine, II dr6ance. Let parents who al
low their children to sip a little Of this
vine, or to just taste that cordial, or who
Weld 10 the cries of their little ones fur
pronIscuous food, or for liberty 10 sit up
a IIItle later, or to torment domestic an.
imal, or to strike their nurse, or to raise
the hand against mama, ponder well on
The consequences IfIhey do not, often
vain are the after efforts of instructors;
vain the m1nitions from the pulpit. Their
child is in danger Of growing up drunk.
ard. or a g uton, self lied seDsuallst,
or passionate and revengefuI; prompt To
take the life OF fellow being, and 10 sac.
riice his own; and all this because the
ioad parents were f1Irhl9ss in their trusts.
They had not the 6rmness 10 do their du-
ly; they feared TO morlify their child, and
ia 50 doing they exposed him in after life
to he mortified by The worlds scOrn; I"
wander an unIoved, uapltied lhIng.--Jour
nal Of Health.
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From The Elinburg Journal.
iIOU SE-MONEY.

The surprise with which Goldsniths
club learns that the reckoning is drunk
out, will he fresh in the memory of
almost all our readers "Drunkouri"
cried they all, impossible. =" The
landlord, they though, mus! be msta
ken; or he mus, be cheating hem; or
here must have been sudden rise in
the price of Iiqlorsj or there must be
some other mystery in the case. to ac
count for so sudden an evanishment
Of all The sixpences originally deposit
led 10 defray the charges Of the (eStiv
ity. And yet the landlord was cor
rect and honest; liquor was as it had
been; and there was no mystery in the
matter, but simply that people drink
a great deal faster, when a few meet
together, than they are apt 10 imagine.
So it is with that wonderful thing cal
led "house money"-a thing that
"mocks married men," if ever any
thing Knocked them-a thing Of the
most ilIusory aud unascertainable char
acler--a thing bdtlomless-an abyss
House money. 10 the general &C.
ceplalion Of word is that sum which
men in Nhe middle ranks Of life are &C.
cuslomed 10 dsburse week. y or month
ly for the discharge Of their household
expenses during an ensuing space of
time, and which is generally admins
tered by The sage heads Of the individ
ual called the Lndy Of the House. A
husband may have paid his sum for
twenty or thirty years, (Cor II must be
paid,) and yet the thing will be as
great a mystery TO him at The end as
at the beginnIDg.-lt goes away from
his hands, like the arrow of an Arab
an prince, which was carried on and
BY genii, and never was found again
on earth. 1t passes from him, and he
sees II no more. On Saturday he
looked, and it was there, snug in the
bottom Of his pocket; but on Monday,
when he looked again. the place knew
it not: it had vanished forever. What
is The s,rangest thing of all, he never
becomes in Ihe least degree reconciled
TO the wonder. Instead Of tamely sit
ting down and saying TO himself Well
| fairly give up the question OF house
money; it is a mystery beyond me,
and only misspend time in thinking
of il, he is perpelualIy starting up,
during the course Of some half ceniu'
ry of married life, with the vain in'
quiry-"But my dear, where doesa'l
that money so? Pom my honor, !
don't understand how so much should
be required TO keep our small family.
Are you satisfied yourself that all is
no buttery.spirit secretly devouring
our substances no strange error in
your reckonings; no unheard of over
charges n these pass books sea fly
ing about like evil spirits? really
wish you would see after it," Mrs.
Balderstone, who has had the same
questions asked of her once every
month for the last ten, twenty, thirty,
or forty years, Immediately takes fire
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OLD CLOCKS
G., H.


love 10 contemplate an old clock
one Of those relics OF by g)ne times,
that come down 10 Us wrapr in vene-
ration telling their tale of simple
yet touching interests. How erect &
prim it stands in one corner, like
some faded specimen of maiden anti
q ity! is face bears evident marks
Of beaury-beaury decayed; but moi
ob'iIerat'd. 1t is plain that it has
seen its best days, but equally evr.
deut is it that it was The PRIDE and or.
namentofils day -unrivalIed amongst
companions. How many eyes have
watched the even tenor oE its ways, as
il moved on in The never ending yet
s'i,I beginning journey of the hours
Hours! aye, years have gone by since
that aged monitor Of time first started
in its course. And they who set ou
with il in the morning Of life, whose
mo'ions were as active. and whose
principle Of vitality, ifthat may be
called so which anlmates clock
were as strong-whers are they?--
Are they yet in the walks Of the viii
Isg'1 Can they be seen under The old
oak tree. or at The door of the coltsge7
| see them not there; yet there stands
the old clock, clicking bIilheIy and
patiently as ever. The voice and
footsteps are silent, of those who jour
neyed OF with it 10 the full period Of
good old age. A new race has sprung
up, long and far removed from the
other; and as hey TOO watch the pro.
gress of the old clock, their hours are
fieetIy passing by, and time with them
will soon close. How impressive the
lesson taught by that old clock, and
The inscription on its dial plate, "Iem
puS WgiL" q
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EXTRACTS FR0NTHE AUTO
BIOGRAPHY OF A COW ARD.

MY first son was named Lester
he was a noble, fair haired boy, below
ed alike by parents, conntx'o, IS and
servants-but with all his noblenesS, |
could discover one adherent feeling,
hereditary, | think it must have been
from his father, Of cowardicc. Hours,
ay, days did | think brfore fixed on
a plan to cure him Of This falling
To beat him, The too common mode
Of impartiOg instruction TO children, ]
knew would never answer for this
temperament, and | therefore deter
mined 10 work upon his feelings
One day we were passing high stone
post, fiat and square at The top, | SCI
him upon it, and walked off to great
distance, babe him stand erect. at first
he was afraid brl he overcape this
timidity in few moments. Now
said |, "jump into my arms!" Poor
fellow-he suffered from cowarlice
Ihen-he trembled and began to cry
la few moments lried nm again
but he dared not, nature was too strong
"You are co,ord," said putting
him down. lie had never heard that
word before; he knew not what il
meant, though from the manner in
which it was spoken, he knew it meant
something. II seemed TO trouble hin
but he affected to disregard il. He
tried by thousand playful, innocent,
endearIng tricks, to make me forget
my seriousness, but all ia vain. ! had
set myself TO the ask, for knew what
it was 10 be coward; 10 have a heart
rull Of cowsrdIy blood. Presently he
left me and went TO his play with an
air shat made my wife laugh at me e.
my theory, in spite of her Veneralion
for both. After a while he came 10
me, and putting his little arms round
my neck, kissed me. | refused 10 re
turn his caress; and putting him down
coldIy repeated the words. "you are
coward" Again he went 10 his play
but more vehemeutly than before; and
observed while | sat reading, that he
would now and then stop short in the
mischief that employed him; drop
whatever he had in his hands and SIT
motionless for while, as if something
troubled him. Thank God! thought
|, my theory is beginning to work
cure. He came 10 me again; and he
was more serious; he stretched out his
little arms and asked me to be list. |
persisted, however, in spite of his
m ,ther's beautiful eyes, and put him
from me. He was hurt, and went no
more to his pIay.-I sat and watched
him, without letting him see me. |
observed every movement of his face,
and was pleased.
The next morning left town, and
was absent for week. On my return
the moment alighled Leisler was at
my side, and put both Of his hands in
10 mine. saw that he wanted TO say
something, g. waited for him to speak.
"Falher," said he' 'PHjump.' The
tears were in his eyes. II could have
hugged the little rascal to my heart;
but | dared mott | dared not, till the
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From the Tennessee Farmer.1

From the Tennessee Farmer.1
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE SPADE
have discovered a much easier &
more speedy method Of digging gar
den ground, than that performed with
The spade which is merely 10 subsli
TUE in lis stead. the common manure
fork, % 'e, however, made square al
the top for the foot to rest on, would
be better, Mine is a coarse pronged
fork, the tires s inches long, / inch
wide, and ! inch thick at The shouI
der, and lspering TO The point, and I
inches in breadth, bent as much as q
common spade The handle Straight
or nearly so, and al feet long. The
advantage 10 working is, that ii is ca.
sier forced inio the ground Than q
spade, and the upper end Of The han.
die heing thrown forward to nearly
arms length, The fork descends per
pendlcularIy into The earlh-then in
stead Of lifting and turning the pro
cess is TT er rolling The lump over
by lever power, first breaking it loose
then as the handle. with one hand
near the end, and the other sbou: the
middle descends, the arm rests on the
knee, and the forward hand becomes
the pivot of a second lever, Of less
power tnan the first, e. suffic,ent with a
little forward mo ion, if The ground is
somewhat adhesive, 10 turn over al
most cubic foot al once If il in
clines 10 turn backward, drawing The
fork partly out will generally obvate
that difficulty, but sometimes the old
method Of lifting and turniHg must be
resorted TO.
Ground dug 10 fall or winter, !
conclude shnuId be Iyi. rough, as pre- =.
senring more surface 10 The action Of
the frost and air, il is in better condi
tion in the spring than if m Ids smooth
though finely puIverized. Very re-.
specrfully yours,
Dec II, 1885. G. H.
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trial was over. 1t might be hszsrding
little, but it was my duty TO hazard
something. ! took him 10 the same
post and went further of than before
Il saw his little face change color.
To him it was terrIbie--to NE nothing
for | could catch him. H. prepared
himself-he held his breath --he shut
his eyes, and lesped. caught him
and kissed him. Il sobbed aloud for
my heart ran over. "Now ./other,"
said he as soon as ha could get his
breath, "Now faher, beIa f1,Uurd1"
lie could NOT even pronounce lhe word
bat he n.ver forgot il--he was cured.
And on his death bed, il wonId have
strangled him 10 have called him
COWARD N e. Gaiary
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ARDoR IN BETTINe.-Two gentle
men at a Tavern having summoned the
waiter, the poor fellow had scarcely
entered, when he fell down in a fl of
apoplexy. "EIe's deadw exclaimed
one. "He'Il come to!" replied the
other. dead for five hundred!''
"Done?" relorted The second. The
noise of The fall, and The confusion
which followed, brought up the land.
lord, who called out 10 fetch a doctor.
"No! no! we must havs no interfe
renee-lhere's a bet dependiugP
"But, sir, shall lose a valuable ser
vant!" "Never mind! you can pu
him down to the bill"
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at what she conceives 10 be an indi.
rect charge against her housekeeping,
and opens thus:'l really wonder, Mr.,
Balderstone, that you will always be
thus accusing me of extravaganza
How often have | assured you that
am just as economical as possibly can
he, 10 fact, it IS wonderful how can
make the money go as lar as do; and
if it were not that ! am so excessively
careful, it would be quite impossible.
You can have no idea Of the number
Of things req Iired for house, and
how they amount up even 10 week
Iy account, THERE'S tea and sugar,
butcher-meSt, and bread-tremenGous
articles! We consume no fewer than
nine qlartern loaves week. Here
Mr.. BaIderstone raises his eyebrows
in perfec' sstonishment, And then
there is beer and porter. and wines E.
spirits Sail 10 be had, for yop know
you WON'T do without something Of
the kind every night. f Here the gen
tleman winceS a little. And coal -
the single article Of coal Is dreadful.
"OnIy in winter," intejscls Mr. Bal
derstone, glad 10 get little AIw in
his wife's argument. Yes resumes
she, but if ! were not TO lay by in
summer, never could stand the ex
pense of this article in winter
'StilI,' says Mr.. B1Idersrone. dog.
gedly, Il cannot see how all these ar.
licles, even allowing great The quau,i
'y we use and their high prices, should
require such very large sum ss that
which you get from me weekly under
the denomination Of house money
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~ superstition Of our forefathers,
which represented gluttonous fend
as hunting Iarders, and fattening him.
self up; without, in general, being Wis
ib!e to mortal eyes, Sir Walter Scott
somewhere tells a story Of burlory.
spirit surprised at his morning meal
in the party Of an inn keeper.
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than 10 had a man from down east who new.
'er seed no more nor he ought to. no how
but as | said afore | am downright good
friend TO Dan Reid-not SIGH as write SO
much hard stuff about him and esteem him all
the time for his sociable turn, its my DISPOSE
ton to stick I'D for 4 friend right or rong. l
can't love gal and hate her to-don't you
say SO John but rs | was goin to say, as
Mister Bord;n is RICH, strait from New York.
most likely he will set a new fashun. like
to see Improvement in arts and sciences gcin
on, & always did hate TO see men who don't
know nottin rain out ac;nst their betters and
settin up their judgment about matters they
don't know nothen of, and as l an, full
b,ooded Jackson man 60 for the adninis.ra-,
ton bein carrid out. Now I'll stop-but if
this ere ati;.re is not settled soon lie be right
pat among 'e:n agin.
Your old friend.
JOE HoosIER.