North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-09-11

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generous picth of virtue human nature can
arrive at. towards have done good and
kind actions, towards have even fought.
nav, sometimes even conquered hot cow
ard never forcave; It is not in his nature
the power OF doing it flows only from a
strength and greatness o. soul, conscious OF
It's own force and security and above the
little temptations OF Tescnting even fruitless
attempts 10 interrupt lis happiness.
A Spectator al the West recently said
to friend, when first came 10 Chicago
had not a RAG to my back, and now am
covered with rags
The Hereditary Grand Duke Of Rus
sia's Marriage German papers
have announced that the Hereditary Grand
Duke OF Russia has chosen Tor his spouse
Princesse MaximiIienne. Wi!heImir,e-Au
guste- Sophie Marie, fourth child and only
daugh OF the reigning Grand Duke Louis
H., of Hesse Darmstad, This princess
was born on the Sth of August, 1924, and
is consequently, not fifteen wears OF age.
She is very beautiful The Princess has
not yet abjured her faith (Lutheran) al
though this abjurarion would facilitate the
accomplishment Of the conditions required
for an alliance with the lmperiaIla family of
Russia-Leipsic Universal Gazette.
MONARCHY AND REpUBLlcAYIsM.- King
William the third Of England once said to
Bishop Burnet-" have often considered
The question between a Monarchial and
Republican government, and don't know
which Is the best. think there is great
deal To be said on both sides, but can tell
you which is the worst, and that is mon
archy which has not the power to carry
into effect the measures which are good
for the country"
A patent has been secured in France for
sewing boots and shoes with brass wire.
1t is said that they do not admit moisture
nor dust, nor do they rip when sewed in
this manner. The sewing is done with as
much ease as with wax thread nor is i;
more xpensive.-PhH. Gazette.
DEsTRoYING Insects BY cAMoMrLE.-In
the Irish Gardeners Mag azine, it is stated
not only that dec ,ctions Of the leaves dried
and powdered Of the common camomile,
will destroy insets, but that nothing contri-
butes so much TO the health of a garden
as number Of camomle plants dispersed
through If. No green house or hot house
should ever be without camomile in a
green or dried state; either the stalks or
the flowers will answer. 1t is a singular
fact, that if plant is dropping and appar-
entity dying, in nine cases out of ten, it
will recover il you place a plant of camo-
mile near it.
An old topper, Who had long been accus-
toned to sucking the stopple, being on
one occasion "prelty much as usual
think ye," his wife procured a coffin and
got some men to put him in it and carry
him into the grave yard. This being done
they watched to see what he would do
when he came to himself. By and by hav-
ing slept off the fumes Of the liquor, he
awoke and the top of the coffin being un-
fastened, he threw it of and sitting up be-
gan to stare around him in every direction.
At last, being fully persuaded that there
was nobody there, the men being hid be-
hind tomb stone, SWELL" muttered he
in drowsy tones, Il guess Pm the first
one that's ris, or else Pun playful beated.n
Phil. Zoe. Dispatch.
If the best mans faults were written on
his forehead, he would pull his hat over
his eyes.
When the paralysis Of the stomach takes
place from drinking ice water, teaspoonful
Of cayenne in cup of hot water, repeated
every twenty or thirty minutes, will subs
due the chiIls and restore perspiration.
A good one.-The editor of the Mon
treal Herald, who, for aught we know TO
the contrary, may be an Irishman, says:
John Bull, is neither more nor less than a
huge miich co,r, for the greedy calves of
surrounding nations to suck and latten
upon.-Erchange paper.