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fused to be SO. Lucicn, was only the friend
of Napoleon in misfortune. His soul was
in some degree like bis mothers, who re-
piled 10 the great Emperor on one occasion
when he rcproachcd her with " preferring
Lucien to her other children" The one
who suffers, is always the child that must
ardently love-" She, too, like Lucien, had
a melancholy foresight of the misfortune
which awaited her; the uncxamplcd for
tune Of her family had not blinded her, and
even in her palace, with the title of Elm
press, surrounded by court, and rich with
immense treasures, she wisely armed her
self against the future. She economical
the wealth which her son lavished upon
her, and when the courtiers, to whom eve,
ry virtue is a novelty, expressed their sur
prise at this, she dared to reply to them,
with the fortunes Of Napoleon before her
"Who knows but it may one day be ncces
sary for me 10 give bread to all these
kings!" That day has arrived but more
fatal more terrible than she forcsaw.-
There was one of these children TO whom
sho could give no bread. lie died far
from her, guarded by Engishmen, who
narrowly measured out 10 the prisoner the
meagrc pittance of each repast, and oven
|
breathe.
Afterwards her son in law died, shot like
q robber on a desert shore then the sons
Of these sons, then her lovelicst daughter,
then her sons wives, her children and her
grand children-and the rest of this family
have been scattered over tho world, beg
ging On asylum from al the earth, ns if the
fragments of this great race would crush
the soil on which they should be assembled
So she has died alone, with her brother in
law at her pillow, with the only member OIL
her family who escaped prescription, be-
cause he called himself a Cardinal, and
was protected by the Church.
Since madame Lctitia quilted France, sc
many things have been accomplished, tina,
her name, even before her death, already
belonged to the past. After the lapse o.
twenty years, VIC are already as far from
1914, that IN age is between Us and that
year. The past is so immense that W.
forget that the majority of men who made
it Till live. so small have they become since
that epoch Napoleon is SO great, that he
seems to belong TO antiquity. Nobody
seems to believe that he lived but yestor
day; the mind joins him to Charlcmagno
as TO the monarch to whom no succeeded
This disposition Of the mind in regard t
Napoleon naturally extends itself to every
member of his family, and moro particular
ly to Madame Letilia. Their career ha.
been long finished, and their fall was 81
profound that they entered living into pos
lcr'y. Thus when they die, no one il
disturbed it is but dead body tho more
for the ccmctary. For twenty years pas
every thing which bears the name of Bona
|parte has been dead to our generation.
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JMusic.-An excellent clergyman, posses
sing much knowledge of human nature, in
structcd his large family of daughters in tho
theory and practice of music. They we're
all observed to be exceedingly amiabe and
happy. A friend inquired It there was any
secret in his mode OF education He re-
Piled, when any thing dis,urbs their TEN
per, soy to them sing, and if hear them
speak against any person, ] call them to
sing 10 mo, and SO they have sung away oil
causes of discomfort, and every disposition
toscandal." Such use Of this accomplish
ment might sorve to fit family for the
company ofangels. Young voices arond the
domestic altar, breathing sacred music, al
the hour Of morning and evening devotion
are sweet and touching accompaniment
Mrs. L. Sigourney.
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same passions and inducing causes govern
and control their actions and motives. Let
none sncer at the absorbing interest, which
they manifest in trilcs i, is but an early
illustration of the truth, "that shadows we
are, and shadows we pursue" Here you
will observe the juvenile leader, thurc the
young statesman here the future lawyer
and there the incipicnt trader; anon the
frank and fearless sailor, and again the fu
tufe honest and quiet citizen, or the keen
ambitious and intriguing rogue, not the
pretty term which fond mothers apply to
mischievous boys. They early manifest
the predominant traits in their characters
and the same genius, the same courage, the
same cunning, or the same honesty, which
10 future life, is applied to the acquisition
of honors or Office, the triumph of victory,
the gaining of cause, or the success of o
speculation, is employed in winning the
,aurcls OF their youthful arena. Happy
careless boyhood, when tears arc chased
away by smiles when they live but for the
present when there are no bank notes to
pay; no iaring interests to reconcile; OF
delinquent subscribers, whose memories
must be logged.
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.Ns,p .Jerseu Zinc,-The Newark Daily

.Ne,o Jersey Zinc.-The Newark Daily
Advertiser has an interesting article on this
subject, derived from Information commun-
Gated by Dr.. Fowler, a member Of Congress
from that State. The greatest known de-
poste Of Red Oxydc of Zinc, and of the
richest quality exists at Sterling, in Sussex
county. There is a mountain mass of it
200 feet high. Tho reduction of the ore is
now, after many unsuccessful experiments,
successfully accomplished. Thirty tons OF
1t were recently sent TO the furnace in
Washington City, and some beautiful spe
cimens Of tho metal have been obtained
from il. Mr.. J. r. Hassler, superintendent
of the construction of standard weights and
measures for the custom houses, has been
enabled 10 procure for the purpose, zinc oil
excellent quality from tho New Jersey ore
lie has introduced the process pursued in
Switzerland, and thereby saves the more
expensive mode hitherto in use in our coun
try, of extracting the metal from the spur
Gus compound of foreign zinc, imported un.
der the name ofspelter. Our zinc is nal,
leabe while the spelter is not. Excellent
brass is also made Of the New Jersey ore
Professor Rogers, in late report on the
Geology of New Jersey, says, "he encr
nous quantities of it, and the facilities il
would present to mining, ure calculated &c
invite attention and enterprise, SO soon a,
it's existence and value becomes more Gen
orally known.
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SCENE AT A TEMPERANCE MEETING. :.

An amusing scene was exhibited by Dr..
UNDERnILL, during his lecture at the tom
pcrance meeting last Tuesday evening"
Imagine that the Doctor, anticipating that
his sturdy constitution would sink under
the fatigue of an hours lecturing, without
stimulant to cheer his spirits and strength
en- his nerves, had taken bottle of "OM
.Maleria' to church and hid it behind the
pulpit for use when his tagging spirits
should require the drunkarG's nerves to sus
tain him. In the course of his lecture the
Doctor gave chemical analysis Of the
properties of alcohol, tho process Of separa-
ting it from its adjuncts, and the different
proportions Of it in brandy, wine, &c. The
doctor was proceeding to show the effects
of the 'crittur' Oh the human system, when,
to give more buoyancy to his spirits, and
more fluency to his tongue, he drew forth
his bottle Of wine and proceeded to fill
glass with the delicious beverage. At this
moment a wag, who unknown to the doctor,
had taken to the meeting bottle Of brandy
and some water and sugar, that he too
might refresh himself with his lavoritc bev-
eroge drew forth his bottle and pitcher,
and placed them on the other end of the
table. The doctor was about to raise the
glass of wine to his lips, when his eye
caught the wag az the latter was preparing
to mix his brandy sling. The doctor start
ed back with horror, and sat down his
glass upon the table, and the following
dialogue ensued;
DR.-Stop, sir, stop! do you know what
you are doing? That brandy is half alcohol !!
| WAG.-Si-si--sir
DR.-I say it is worse than Upas, and
its use will bring you to drunkard's grave!
I WAG.-Ah? but what have you got
there, doctor, in your bottle.
DR.. What why it's Madeira vine
good old Madeira" the pure juice Of the
grape.
i WAG.-Doctor, do you understand chem
istry?
j DR.-Why yes, | make some pretensons
to it.
WAG.-Woll then can you tell me what
Der cent alcohol this brandy contains
]. DR.-Fiity per cent at lcast--perhaps
fifty three.
WAo.--Woll, how much does your Old
| MADEIRA contain.
4 DR.--Only twenty five per cent.
4 WAG--Very well; have some excellent
water here, and will reduce my brandy to
par with your wine, and offer your goot
health sir. But stop--does your wine
contain any other ingredients
DR.--Why, yes; there are some unde
composed PARTICLES of sugar.
WAG--Good always like my brand,
5 and water sweetened here is some excel
lent sugar, and now sir. give you my bes
respects, with truce TO your palavar abou
F. Upas aud Old Madeira aud confusion t
n all ultra temperance measures aud temper
Q ance men. Clug --cIug-- clug -
d The argument, # not the alusion wa,
u complete. Tho Doctor showed aside hi
J, wine bottle, and renounccd all invidou
: distinctions between articles, the cons'i,u
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THE GRAVE. The grave is the house
appointed Tor all that has life. 1t is tho
avenue which leads from time to eternity
the pathway that will conduct Us to happi.
ness or voc. At tic grave of nm enemy
even. VIC forgive all the wrongs no has
done us and forget that he had one foible.
We cherish hone other. than the rccoIcc
lions Of their virtues when we stand by the
mouldcring urn which contains the remains
OF fellow mortal. But when we stand
oyer the grave Of a friend, of one cndcarcd
TO us by tho tendcrest ties Of nature and
affection, how solemn, how interesting h,
the scene, Here fond recollection calls
home every wandering thought, and then
it is TINT we dwell with mingled emotions
Of grief and pleasure upon the scene before
us. We remember the affection. the ten
dcrness and the many endcarmcnts which
have been lavishcd upon us-wo call to
mind the evidence Of expiring love- We
dwell with pleasure upon it and again cal
10 mind the last assurance of Affection
and then, if we have wronged an enemy .o
caused single unnecessary pang to th,
friend who lies in the cold grave before us
tho tear Of sorrow and bitter anguish will
bedew our checks. On what place 70
meditation is the grave Of friend whoE
we have loved.
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CHILD sPoiLr-- -As q gentle hint to 9th
ers similarly situated, we record the rebuko
Of visitor, to whom a mother expressed
her apprehension that he was disturbed by
the crying of spoilt brat. "Not at all.
madam" was the reply; 81 am always de-
lighted to hear such children cry" "In-
deed why so ?" Because in well regula.
ted families they are Immediately sent out
Of the ROOM
A letter from Egypt states that The Pasha
has issued orders TO pull down the Pyramids
! OF Geza, to furnish stones for some of his
public works.
Near one half of the persons admitted
into tho Pennsylvania Hospital IN 1885 q,
were foreigners. Tho whole number was
| 1905, OF which there were 46I foreigners.
New YoRK. We learn from the Alba,
ny Daily Advertiser hat the whig conven
tion held at Utica on w ednesday last nom.
mated Jesse Buei, E-q. for Governor, and
| Gdmaliel H. Barsto,U. for Lieut. Governor
Both nominations were made with entirs
unanimty. Mr.. Buel resides in Albany
county, aud was formerly the editor aad
proprietor of the Argus. For the las,
few years he has devoted his attention 10
agriculture. The Wings are organizing
with the best spitlt throughout the State
In Rochester, on Monday last, they met
the enemy at the polls, aud carried their
tickets Tor charter ofheere N three out of
i've wards L15t wear The tories ',lumphea
Zig every ward
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HoRR1D HEATHEN RITES The Nicho-
bar Isles are small cluster situated at the
entrance Of the Bay Of Bengal. The ma.
tives are cannibaIs, and are described by
Navarette the historian. as being almost
black, with red hair, which he naturally
observes as very remarkable. They have
no notion Of God but firmly believe in
the devil, and worship him from fear.
The most hideous of their ceremonies
says writer, is an annual feast oil the dead.
They dig the skulls out Of all the graves,
q stake being planted in each directly over
the head of the corpse, to chow where il
lies; this office is performed by the women
who are nearest kin to the deceased ; they
scrapc off the flesh if it be not consumed
wash the bones with the milk OF fresh CO
Goa nuts, and rub them with saffron they
then wrap the skull in new cloth, replace i,
in the grave and replant the stake, which
is hung with trappings in honor of the dead
Tho whole night is consumed in these hor
rid rites: in the morning they sacrifice hogs
and smear themselves with blood, and somt
among them eat the flesh raw.
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r o d A G G o .

What makes my teeth from day TO day,
Exhibit symptoms Of decay,
Whh pain and anguish rot away1
Tobacco!
Whit makes my breath so foctid, foul1
What makes the ladies' on me scowl,
Aud shun mo as they would an owl7
Tobacco
What makes me, when Pm called 10 speak
Fly quick for fear my mouth will leak,
The spit.box Or the door TO seek ?
Tobacco!
What is The cause of war and strife,
BeIw the good man and his wife,
Embillering every hour Of life
Tobacco
What makes an appetite for rum,
Aud sends the drnnkard staggering home,
And prcmalurcly seals his doom!
Tobacco!
These are the facts then let Us shun
That weed that many has undone,
And our just vengeance wreak upon
Tobacco
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How TO CHEAT THE DoCToR,-Some
years since, physician was called to see
young woman very sick. After careful
examination, he left two kinds of powders
to be given her alternately. One of the
powders contained opium, and when al
ministered produced quiet to the patient
The next powder was somewhat nausea
ting, and tho patient was less quiet under
its operation. A convention of the women
in the neighborhood was held, and address
sed by one Of their number in this wise :
You see just how it is-the doctor must
have living, and must get it by his trade
one kind of powder makes her better, the
other makes her worse. IF he only gave
her the bad kind he would soon kill her
and the good alone would soon cure her
60 that in either case he would have but q
small bill-tha, is why he gives two kinds.
Now let US act according to common sense,
in disregard Of the doctors orders, whose
interest it is TO keep her along, let us give
her only the good powders. This PROPOSE.
ton was well received and after an a.
mendmcnt at the suggestion Of another
who proposed giving two Of the good pow
ders at time, was adopted. The patient
was easy and slept quietly under the opera
ton, but never awoke.-Bangor Advertiser
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FIGHT BETWEEN THE RuINocERos AND

FIGHT BETWEEN THE RHINocERos AND
DECENTRALIZATION the rhinoccros and
elephant meet, which is not worry often the
case, the conflict is terrific. The former
will stand his ground, even though sur.
rounded by herd of elephants, by which
indeed he is generally destroyed, though
not without making desperate resistance
He will frequently inaict mortal wound
before he is subdued. The elephant there.
fore always approaches him with extreme
reluctance. If the rhnoceros succeeds in
making good his stroke at his huge ad-
versary, it generally proves fatal; his horn
cutting through the side, exposes the in.
testines, and tho gigantic creature falls
dead. If, however the elephant is success
full in preventing the rush Of his enemy, he
receives him upon Ills tusks. which inflict
TO severe wound to enable the rhinoceros
to continue the encounter. The timidity
Of the elephant generally causes it to have
tho worst of the conflicts with its mailed foe
so that the latter is seldom molestcd, and
consequently roams at large as the mon
arch of the jungle even the tiger and the
lion shun him, as an enemy not to be pro-
voked without peril. In the East. drinking
vessels are frequently made from the horn
of the rhinoceros, as it is supposed to swoa
on the approach Of poison.
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Tisit to Constantinople and Athens, by
Rev. Waller Coiton.-Wo have read with
great satisfaction this entertaining work by
the author of "Ship and Shore" It is in.
tended as a continuation of "Ship and
Shore" and will be followed by third vol
ume devoted to the authors visit to the
shores of Italy. The writer of these anus
ing sketches has long been wanderer over
land and sea, and enjoyed such advantages
as do not often fall to the lot Of. literary
men, for studying linen and manners" in
various quarters Of the globe. These he
described with remarkable distinctness and
spirit. Every variety of human being with
whom he came in contact from the captain
to the honest Jack, and from the Sultan t.
the slave, have furnished q theme for his
pen. The satiric touches which run thro
his pages are given in pleasant and good
humored spirit, with ell the charm ant
grace, without the sting of wit. His de
scriptive sketches are drawn with oil thf
truth and brilliancy which pure and clas
sic taste and highly poetical spirit car
lend to the pen. Tho work is certainly one
of tho most instructive and entertaining
publications Of the day, and deserves t.
be widely known.-Bost .1tlas.
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BoYHooD. We have been frequently,
struck when walking our streets, with the
unsopllisticatod actions, and the simple but
forcible remarks Of these men in miniature.
They are men stripped Of the false coloring
and deceit, which an acquaintance with the
world leads thoir seniors TO assume and they
act and speak the sentiments Of nature
They rejoice in the sunshine, and despond
in the shade life 10 TO them scene OF
bliss, and the atmosphere seems brilliant
and gorgeous rainbow. Their sports are
20 them. the theatre of action, and the
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Printers Prouerbs.- Pay thou the prin.
ter in tho day that thou owcst him, tina,
the evil day may be afar off, lest the good
man Of tho law scndeth thee thy oil
greeting.
Remember him Of the quill, and the dew
ills around him, and when thou wcddest thy
daughter to man of her choice send thou
unto him q bountiftl slice Of the brida
loaf
Borrow not that for which thy neighboI
hath paid, but 60 thou and buy for thysel
Of him who hath to sell.
Thou shalt not read thy neighbours paper
nor modest him in the peaceful possession o
it lest thou stand condemned in the sigh
of him who driveth tho quill, and thy char
acter be hawked nbou: by poor children
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S ON G-DY L. L. l..

I loved her and her azure eyes
Haunted me from sweet sunrise
TO the dcwy evenings close,
Dyeing roster the rose.
Yet I said, it's best 10 be
Free-and again was free.
But changed and auburn hair
Seem'd 10 float upon the air;
Till thought the orange. flower
Drcalhed Of nothing but her bower.
Yet said, tits best TO be
Free-and again was free.
Next I loved Moorish maid,
And her check Of moonlit sI,udc;
Palo and Ianguid, left my sleep
Not shade but hers 10 keep.
Yet said, tia bes! 10 be
Free and ] again was free.
But there came Il lovolicr one;
She undid all they had done
l loved-l love her-ah, how we'll
Language has no power 10 tell.
Now the wonder is TO mo
How I ever lived while free I!
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The New York Sun says there has been
scarcely "cnough blue sky for the fortnight,
past to put patch upon Dutchman's
brceches." We saw slice yesterday large
enough to make two pair of breeches, and
leave tolerable strip Of cabbage into the
bargain.-Bos Times.
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Tho Boston Centinel of LIST inst. save
the harbour Mt that time was literally
crowded with outward bound vessels. Be.
tween thirty and forty ships and briggs. and
more than 100 schrs and sloops were ready
for sea, and only waiting a wind. Some
of these vessels had been wind bound ten
DAYS.
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To YOUNG MEN.-Thcre is no moral Oh
ject so beautiful to me as a conscientious
Young man. watch him as | do a star
in the heavens; clouds may be before him,
but We know that his light is behind them,
and will b.am again; the blaze Of others
prosperity may outshne him, but we know
that, though unseen, be illumines his own
true sphere. He resists temptation not
without struggle, for that is not virtue +;
but no does resist and conquer; he hears
the sarcasms Of the pnofligate, and it stings
him; for that is the trial Of virtue; but he
heals the wound with his own pure touch.
He heeds not the watchword of fashion il
it leads to sin the Atheist who says no,
only in his heart but with his lips, 'there
10 no God! controls him not. for he secs the
l,and Of creating God and reveres it-s
preserving God, and rejo,ces in it.
Woman is sheltered by fond arms ant
loving council; old age is protected by it
experience, and manhood by its strength
but the young man stands amid the temp,a
tions OF the world like self balanced tower
happy he who seeks and gains the prop ant
shelter of morality. -..
Onward then, conscientious youth =
raise thy standard and nerve myself foI
goodness. If God has given thee intellect
ual power, awaken it in that cause nevel
let it DO said Of thee, he helped 10 swell
the tide Of sin by pouring his influence into
its channels. If thou art feeble in menta
strength, throw not Tint drop into polili
cal current. Awake, arise. young man as
sumo the beautiful garb Of virtue! 1t il
easy fearfully to sin; it is difficult to DO pure
and holy. Put on thy strength, then LEI
thy chivalry be aroused against error; 10
Truth be the lady of thy love-defond her
--Southern Rose.
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FRIDAY, JUNE Pa, 1886.

ent parts Of which arc the same, aud the
i'll effects of which are only distinguished
by the dclotcrious substances with which
most of our wines are compounded.
Ciedueldnd IVhig.
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The Rev. Dr.. SpRAGUE, of this city. we
are happy 10 perceive, arrived at N. York
yesterday, in the packet ship independence.
DR.. S. sailed in November last, and after
passing the winter in Franco and Italy
made brief visit TO England and Scotland.
Ills numerous friends will be gratified 10
learn that the benefits anticipated from his
European tour, upon Dr. Sprague's health,
has been fully realized.-- albany Eu. Jour.
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Fortunate Recouery.-The Upper Canada
stage which fell through the ice last winter
near Coteau de Lac, has been found, togeth,
er with oil the baggage. In one Of the
trunks was 40oOi. belonging to the Mon
treal City Bank.
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u There is now line Of coast s; steamers,
complete, from ST. Augustine, in Florida.
inc whole distance of the American coast
TO Eastport, and thence to St. Johns. New
Brunswick. The only exception is tho
short cut by railroad from Providence to
Boston.
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NAPoLEoN's MOTHER. No other wo.
mans destiny has been such as MADAM,
Letitla Bonaparte's no queen, hadlnature
even accorded her the same fecundity could
have dared TO hope for such fate. OF hel
eight children, seven have worn crowns
and the only one who was not king, re.
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Nearly 500 poor persons have been
thrown out of employ in Albany in conse
quenoe Of the fire which consumed nun
Der Of factories in that city.