Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-12-23

WHAT WE CALL DUTIES.
Every man ought to pay his debts-if no can
Every man ought to help his neighbor-ifhc can
Every representative in Congress the Legis-
ought to inform their constituents what
they are about-if they can.
Every man should do his work to p'olsc his Gus
tomcrs-if he can.
Every man should please his wife-if he can.
Every wife should rule her husband-ifshe can.
Every woman should mctimcs hold he- tongue
if she can.
Every lawyer should tell the trutI,-ifhc can.
Every preacher Of the gospe! should be chris
tian--if he can.
Every reader should add something to the a
bovc-f he can.-Hcfcrsburg Constellation.
A correspondent adds the following;
Every editor should tell the tru,h-if he cum
All politicians ought to be honcst-if they can.
Every man and woman should mind their own
busness-if they can.
Men should desist from duplicating their neigh
bors in sOinc mean, dirty action, Of which they
arc innoccnt-if they can.
Merchants should sell goods without telling
iics-if they can.
Amos Kendall ough, to pay Stockton g. Stokes
If he can.
tom benton should be little more spry in bring
ing out his Yellow Boys, as the people want them
for changc-if he can.
Martin Van Buren, should be little more hon.
est than he is suspected to be--if he can.
AL men, whether they intend to stay a.
way, ought to pay the prinrcr-ifthey can.
! Any man who wishes to find fault with the a.
bove, let him do lift he can.-Canton Ropes.
! EXPLORATION or THE EASTERN ARCm1PELAco-
MIR. Muller member Of party OF scientific
men who were sent by the tDuch government in
1875, travel through the islands of the Eastern
Archipelago has lately returned to Europe, the
only survivor of the expedition. He explored
Java, Timor, Cclebcs, the Moluccas, New Gun
ca, and a number of small islands, and spent three
years in Sumatra, where, in 23 degrees south
latitude, he discovered a mountain 1850 fee
high consisting entirely of the richest iron orc
without any mixture of any other mineral. In
Sumatra he lost the last Of his companions tht
painter, Van Ort. He afterwards visited BOrneo
in company with Dr. Horncr, from ZcEich, where
he penetrated $50 miles into the interior. He re
he made most interesting collection OF speci
mems in the various departments of natural his
tory. Among others ne has brought with him al
ourang-ou.aDg Of the enormous size of five fee
two inches, Paris measure, and seventeen Of
smaller size. lie has explored, during his stay IL
India, n number Of forests and mountains wher
no European had set foot before him.
FoUa FUNNY FELLows--'rhcodorc Cibber, ii
company with three others, made an excursion
glass cyc-a third cork lcg-but the fourth ha
nothing inparticu!ar, excepting remarkable wa
OF shaking his head.
They travelled in a post coach, and while o
l. the first stage, after each had made merry wit
l. his neighbours infirmty, they agreed at every ia
: ting place, to affect the same sIngularity. VINE
they came to breakfast, they were to squint-an
: language cannot express how admirably they a
!, sIuintcd-for they went one degree beyond tn
supcrlativc. At dinner they all appeared to hav
> a cork leg, and their stumping about made MOI
u diversion than they had done at breakfast. :
" ten they were all deaf; but at supper which ";
= AT shc ..Ship" ut Dover, each man resumed h
character, TN, better to play his part In fare
|, they had concerted among them When the
y were ready 90 to bed, Cihbcr cried out to II
J. waitcr-.'IIerc, YOU fellow! take out my teeth
.'Tccth, sir?' said the man. GAY, teeth, sir-U
! screw that wirc and they will all come out toect
:, cr." After some hesitation, the man did as
= ordered. This sooner perfOrrnc
" than a second called out-'IIerc you! take o.
: nv eye" ''Sir,'' said the waiter, ''your eye
ayes, my eye, come here, you stupid dog! pull ,
y that cyed and it will come out easily as poss
7" blc'' This done the third cried out-''Hcre, "
c rascal! take offmv Leg This he did with lie
and also concciving that it would be his last 10
&c Hc was how ever mistaken; the fourth watcht
. his opportunity and whilst the frightened wait
~ was surveying with rucful countcnancc, the cy
u teeth and leg, lying the table, cried out in
= frightful hollow voce,-"Come here, si;--tal
!, off my head" Turning round and seeing q
i; mans head shaking like that Of mandarin up'
&c a chimney piece he darted out Of the room; a
!" after tunbing down stairs, he ran madly abo
the house as iftcrrfcd out ofhis senscs-[Flo
or Of Anecdotes.
H. THE BANK CONVENTION.
IN This body adopted the Massach' etts plan