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From the Episcopal Recorder.
MARSEILLES.

Marseiles is old enough to have some anti
quitles, for it was founded, we are told, SOC
years before the Christian era. But its impor.
lance arises wholly from commerce, and the
ornamental architecture Of other cities is not
found here. However, the streets and private
dwellings look much neater and more comtor-
table than those Of most Of the towns we have
seen, and the country around is filled will beau
tiful residences Of merchants. In the streets
one encounters persons from all nations. The
turban, and gown, and beard Of the Turk, dis
tinguished as Asiatic and European; the cas-
tern Jew, dressed in his proper costume; the
Greek in his dangling dress, and the Bedouln
crossed our way, bssdes Americans and Euro
peans from every kingdom. The harbor pre-
scented busy crowd of sailors and dealers, so
that il was difficult TO thread ones way through
the mass. was struck with the names OF
many of the vessels, as showing some religious
sentiment in those who gave them. On one
read, dominance en- Dieu;" on another, "Vo-
lonte de Dieu," &c. From one side of Mar
settles steep and high rocky hill rises towards
the sea. A public garden, planned by Napoie-
on, and commanding beautiful view OF the
city, is situated on the ascent. On the lofty
summit is fortified observatory, which looks
out to the sea, and is designed to give lntelli-
gence of vessels by telegraph. The prospect
from that point is very fine. On one side is
the city, which is wholly overlooked, the sur
rounding country filled with the seats of the
rich, and beyond them all distant hills, rocky,
and bare, and broken into fantastic shapes
Terraced walls hang on the sleeps, holding on
the barren sides handful of earth, planted
with the vine or some fruit trees. On the 9TH
err side is the harbor, crowded with vessels,
bearing the flags Of all nations, over which the
strong walls Of a fortress point their guns
On another side is the sea, extending out be-
yond the points which protect the port, and
opening its wide expanse towards another con
ltinent 1t is the sea of antiquty-I may say
the only sea. which bore the ships Of Greece
and Rome, for trade and battle, and which fur
nished images TO their great writer's. Homer
had no other in view, nor Virgil. The ocear
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THE HOLY LAND.

In proceeding from Jerusalem 10 the banks
Of the Jordan, travelled in one part through
a rocky and periIous defle, and came to a
jumbled together in the widest confusion by
some violent agitation of nature. On one OF
these, which is of great altitude, or, in the Ian
guage Of the evangelist, san exceeding nigh
mountain it is said our Saviour, after being
babtized in Jordan, was led and tempted by the
devil. There are various cavens or cells dag
in the sides of horrible prccipices, the abodes
of the religious, who inhabited them, but par
iculariy during the period Of Lent, after the ex
ample of our Lords rigorous fasting in the
wilderness, wherein he set us glorious exam
pie oGiriumphing over the vantles ofths world,
and the most powerful temptations OF hell
The utter wlldneSs, awful silence, and bleak
sterty of this extensive wilderness, where no
houses Of any description, nor so much as a
single tree, was visible to afford shelter from
the scorching beams of meridian sun, or the
note of bird is heard, caused me to sympa.
thize in the wish of the prophet, that might
find some place Of refuge. Never did behold
a spot of earth more secluded, or better suited
for the votares of abstinence, or to form the
abode of such anchorites as Peter the hermit, or
Simon the mlsanthrope. 1t was impossible to
behold these caverns without being forcibly re-
minded of that interesting detail given by the
great apostle of those unparalleled suherings
endured by the early christians who had set
their seals 10 the word Of God, which is the
testimony of Jesus, and who, ina state of desti-
tuition, were forced to wonder in deserts, and to
hide themselves from their sanguinary persecu-
tors, in dens which in all probability might
have been those identical caves | was now
Visiting, and who had before their eyes the ex-
Iamplo of their Lord himself, who despised the
shame of enduring the cross. Indeed, after
such vengeance had been visited on the Messi.
ah, it was not to be supposed that the least
mercy would be extended to those who follow
ed his blessed steps. Whatever opinion, how
ever, we may entertain Of that spirit Of perse
cution which had been directed towards the
lirle flock, we must at the same time contem
plate with establishment the exact ful6lment o
tChrst's declaration. Notwithstanding these
prosecutions, eternal thanks to the Almighty
Iihe word of God nightly prevailed, the eros
of Christ was triumphant, and his prophecy o
the growth of the church is ranked among his
remarkable predictions.
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From Farmer Cabinet.
THINGS THAT IHAVE SEEN.

have seen farmer build house so large
and fine, that the sheriff turned him out Of
doors.
| have seen a young man sell fine farm
aud turn merchant-break-dio in a hospi-
tai.
| have seen farmer travel about SO much
that there was nothing at home worth look
ing after.
| have seen rich mans son begin where
his father left of--wealthy; and end where
his father egan--pennyless.
| have seen a worthy farmers son idle away
years of the prime of life in dissipation, and
end his career in the poor house.
have seen tie disobedience of q son bring
down the grey hairs Of his father to the
grave.
have seen fine girl marry young man
of disolute habits, and repent Of it as long as
she lived.
have seen the extravaganza and folly Of
children bring their parents to poverty and
want, and themselves into disgrace.
have seen prudent and Industrious wife
retrieye-the fortunes Of family, when her
husband pulled at the other end of the rope.
T have seen young man who despised the
council of the wise and the advice the good,
end his career in poverty and wretched-
hess
have seen farmer too conceited to mend
his ways, and too proud to retrace his foot
steps.
| have seen poor boys grow rich by indus
try and good management, and rich boys be-
come poor by idleness and dissipation.
have seen man spend more in folly than
would support his family in comfort and indie
pehdence.
| have seen young man spoil his reputation
by departure from principle, when all the wa;;
tiers of the Mississippi would not wash II
out
have seen person depart from truth, when
candour and veracity would have served him a
much better purpose. . :.
have seen a man engaged in a lawsuit
about trihing affair, that cost him more than
would have rooted all the buildings on his
farm.
have seen money spent in litigation;
that ought to have been applied to nianuring d
farm.
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CHINESE DANDYIsM, &C.

MANY persons have supposed (who onli
know the Chinese specifically that nation
$50 grave, sedate, and monotonous, cannot in
clude either tops or bon UipdnS. They are
however, mistaken few countries possess more
Of these worthless than China, though perhaps
their talents are not carried to so great an ex.
cess as IN other parts Of the world. The dress
of Chinese petit maitre is very expensive,
being composed of the most costly grapes or
silks; his boots or shoes of a particular shape,
and made Of the richest Black satin Of Nankin,
the soIes of certain height; his knee-caps ele.
gantly embrodered his cap and button of the
neatest cut; his pipes elegant and high priced
his tobacco of the best manufacture of Fokien
an English gold watch; tooth-pick hung al
his button, with string OF valuable pearls; q
fan from Nankin, scented with chulan flowers
Such are his personal appointments. His ser.
wants are also clothed in silks, and his sedan
chair, &c. &c. all correspondingly elegant. =
When he meets an acquaintance, he puts on Q
studied politeness in his manners, and gives
himselfas many airs as the most perfect dan
dies in Europe, besides giving emphasis to al
those fulsome ceremonies for which the Chi
nese nation is so remarkable.
The rich Chinese, who are clearly, are al
fond of dress; though some, from avarice, at
tend only to outward show, whilst the shir
and heterogeneous remain unchanged for sew
eral days, and expose, at the collar and sleeves
the dirty habits Of the master through his
splendid disguise. Those who are in the hab
it of mixing with Europeans are more attentive
to cleanliness; but, generally speaking, the Chi
nese are certainly not so clean in their person;
as one would expect from the inhabitants Of q
warm climate.
| Women in China are not even taught to reac
and write; needle-work, and music (f it de
serves the nancy are their only accomplish
ments. To kill time they play at cards anc
domnoes, and smoke incessantly.
Men and women of the better classes never
mix in society; it is considered disgracelul t
eat with their wives; they do not even inhab
the same side of the house have, however
known some who broke through this custom
and who have assured m" they found much
pleasure in dining with their wives, Polyga
my has certainly done great deal ofmischie
in the way Of morals Some men, even at al
advanced age, continue to Increase their STOCK
of wives when they have already sons grown
to manhood. have been confidently inform
ed that intrigues between those sons and the
younger wives, or concubines of the father, arr
not uncommon.
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VOL. 4.--NO. 25.

He confidently predicts the future success Of
his plan which in his hands, only failed for the
want of pecuniary means. He prophesied that
in less than q halfa century, we shall see our
western rivers swarming with steamboats,, and
expl esses a wish to be buried on the Ohio,
where the song Of the boatman may enliven the
stiffness of his resting place and the music Of
the steam engine soothe his spirit. What an
ideal Yethow natural to the mind of an ar
dent protector, whose whole life had been de-
voted to one darling object, which it was not his
destiny to accomplish! And how touching il
the sentiment found in one his journals, @the
day will come when some more powerful man
will get fame and riches from my Invention;
but nobody will believe that poor john FITCH
can do any thing worthy ofattentionn
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Fascinating Powers of the Black
Snake.

Nhe following is story authenticated by
SaNEd Beach, naturalist, oftwo boys in New
Jers N@ho being in the woods looking for cat
tile, It Wkd by chance upon large black snake
upon 800 one of them, an inqulstive imp,
lmme, .tkNA resolved to ascertain by expert
ment %hethNthe snake, so celebrated for his
powers, coudNharm or fascinate him; he re-
quested his companion TO take up stick and
keep good eye on the snake to prevent evil
consequences, while he made the trial of his
powers. "This," said Mr.. Beech, ''the other
agreed 10 do; when the first advanced few
steps nearer the snake and made stand look
ing steadily on him. When the snake obser-
yed him in that situation he raised his head
with quick motion, and he says that at that
instant there appeared something to flash in
his eyes, which he could compare to nothing
more similar than the rays Of light thrown by
la glass Or mirror when turned to the sunshine
He said it dazzled his eyes; at the same time
the colors appeared very beautiful, and were
in large rings, circles or rolls, and it seemed to
be dark to him every where else; and his head
began to be dizzy, much like being over swift
running water. He then says he thought he
would 90 from the snakes and as it was dark
every where but in the circles, he was fearful
of treadng any where else; and as they still
grew in less circumference he could not see
where to step; but the dizziness in his head
still increased, and he tried to call to his COM
rade for help, but could not speak. 1t then APP
peared to himas though he was in vortex Or
whirlpool, and that every turn brought him
near the centre. His comrade, who had inn
patiently waited, observing him move forward
to the right and left; and at every turn ap-
preaching nearer the snake. making strange
groaning noise not unlike person in fit OF
nightmare; he said he could stand still no lon
ger, but Immediately ran and killed the snake,
, which was of the largest SIZE The lad that
had been charmed was much terrified and in
a tremor; his shirt was in few moments wet
with sweat; he complained much ola dizziness
in his head, attended with pain, and appeared
to be id melancholy, stupid situation for some
days"
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VALUABLE DISCOVERY.

Mr.. Oliver Evans, the great engineer, some
thirty years ago, prophecied that "the child was
then born, who could 60 from Philadelphia to
Boston in less than twenty-Gour hours" and
applied to The Legislature of Pennsylvania to
compensate him, if he should successfully APP
Div steam to Locomotive, to run on rail roads,
but was booted at, and pronounced vision
airy enthusiast; all have seen what has come
to pass.
By an article in Alexander's Messenger, we
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LIBERTY, QYI) THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1889.

see that Mr.. Cadwaladcr Evans, son Of o. Ev
ans, and a resident Of Pittsburg, has invented
an apparatus, TO be attached to steam boilers
which he offers reward of $4,000 TO any one
who may succeed in exploding
We hope Mr.. Evans invention may be tho
roughly tested, and if successful, universally
used. We then will not see every paper filled
with melancholy items of"steamboat explosion:
and loss of lives Dem Standard.
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LANES M. SMILEY, EDITOR.
pa,NrYsD AND PUBLISHED, WEEKLY,
nv A. w. FORSYTHE.

rrRMs..-.FOur Dollars and Fifty cents en-. in r id
Vance' "a Fifty cents at the expiration of the year
DoSh.cription will be discontinued until all arrear
NO maid, except at the option Of the publisher
ages mENTs inserted at ONE DOLLAR per square
Ives or less the first insertion and FIFTY CENTS
lteh .',i continuance All advertisements must be
with the %UGS Sn Of s% nd cSd
they W." PAYMENT to be made when the advertise
colo . = left for insertion, or on demand.
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A Mohster.-The largest OK in the world IS
now in this city, and goes to England In the
Liverpool. He weighs 1000 lbs; is five feet
ten inches in height; eleven feet ten inches id
length; of dapple bay color, was raised in
New Hampshire, and is six years old He be-
longs to Mr.. Swauton who goes to England
with him.--N Y. Herald.
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FREE AMERICA.

There has not been day since we landed in
Europe, that we have not compared the haPPl-
ness Of our own favored country with the dis
of others We have gloried in the
INSTITUTIONS of our native land, FREE and EMO
BLING, and fitted to develope the WHOLE power
Of the HUMAN MIND We have rejoiced that
the greatest republic which the world ever saw
is our own home, that american citizenship is
OUR BIRTHRIGHT, and that we have drunk the
spirit of the constitution of the United States
from childhood. We are proud to think OF
America as the land of FREEDOM, born of JUS.
TICE, and nourished by law, where law reigns
not by the bayonet, but the MORAL SENTIMENT
lOf the people.
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beyond the pillars of Hercules did not tempt
the sails fthe great nations, who for centuries
welded the power both Of the sword and Of
mind over the whole world, 1t was only
known as the mighty water into which the sun
daily sunk in the west The Mediterranean is
the sea of which the sacred writer's speak. 1t
is the western boundary of the land Of Israel's
inheritance. 1t is this which is spoken Of as
the "great sea westward" When looked up
on it from the bill, the wind blew with VIC
ence that almost stripped me Of my cloak, and
the waters were white with foam Not mo-
wing thing was to be seen on its surface, every
sail having disappet pred in some place Of shell
ter. But the sea was there as it had been
when the "ships of Tarshisb" were upon it, and
as when Paul was "a night and day in the
deep,n and as when Isaiah made it the image OF
the wicked, restless, and 'castng up mire and
dirt"
On the very pinnacle Of the hin on which
stood there is small chape OF the Virgin
which for some reason seems to have been ia.
vorite place of devotion The walls inside arc
literally covered with votive offerings. Most
are paintings, representing the Virgin with the
infant in the clouds, hearing the prayers
of the sufferer who is kneeing before her.
There are represented deliverences from ship
wreck, from sick bed, from injuries by falls,
from explosions of guns, &c. Among the offer
ings, models of hands, and feet, and legs, are
hung up, 10 show that the oferers had been
healed of diseases or fractures in those mem
bers, by the intercession of the Virgin.
We make another short extract from the
same writer. We have capitalized and italci-
zed some of the words. 1t is possible that
some, born even on American soil, could not
/ Join in the Civilizations of the writer, orrfel
that to them American institutions and laws
come with such rich blessings. We head ibis
lextract
True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-25

EXTRAORDINARY THEATRICAL BENEFIT The
Baltimore Chronicle says: Cclestcs benefit took pl"ee
Inst night and will be memorable in tho annals OF
tho Baltimore stage, the arge-t receirtever taken
on any one Occasion in This city Grcnt numbers were
unable to obtun places und had return. The cap
tuin and officers ofte French frigate Feocc, accom-
panied by his honor the Mayor and the French Wee
Consul, compIimen,cd Celeste will. their prcscce md
repeatedly clcered their fair con'rywoni'l She was
called ont at the end of the entertainments nhu rTheG
thanks for the honor conferred. TO" much praise can
not be awarded to Mr. Ward III" worthy manager, II"
the arrangements of the cvening-und The beautiful mp
pcuraucr of the box fitted up with ,nr American an'
French flags. The receipt were $ ,l'o
| Celeste ieservady makes harsel( the m'"l"re"
| wherever she goes, she fails to draw crowded
IL uses. Her industry is only cqallrd by her talents
and she has always something new I" greet her Trend
with, She will be in New Orleans in few days, ant
her engagement at the st. Charles VIII c"nn'enc
| early next month.
True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-25
MARKETS.,

NEW YoKK MARKET Feb 49, The excitement in the cotton
which prevailed yesterday has rather susdei ow-
tho that holders have put prices The advance
Of Yesterday fully sustained and buyers would take freely
Th, operations will not probably lie near
great here as al tho SOUTH
The weather usually mild that nearly all the ice has
disappeared from the bar aud haIrbo. lE1prcs'.l
LONDON MONEY MARKET. ian. 18TH Money us been rath
in request in the commercial circles to-day. and
effected the high of
good paper On tho Stock Exchanged there hes also
the arrangement Of the Tor the fora
MARKET aud the settling for the opening in the British
and other English takes Immediately
c.hcr fixed respectively being for the 18th
foreign house, aud tho 10Th Instant in tho Eng is
ket
LIVERPOOL CorroN MARKET, January I5th-The market
quiet and sales Of only about 1000 balss. with
| out change in rates.
| LIVERPOOL, january l2-Coon-Thcre has been a fair
of business doing this week. but the price, witlnl
maiuancd; the rada buyers appear have
opinion that they would and have bought
very spu,nqly aud The close Of the week has been decidedly
dull dcmand feeble. II he remai kcd that the
higher the present moment though the stock in the
If well the port much larger
decidedly Of opinion however that will
he anrh well for tho spinning Of tho United States for
tho continent of Europeand think that the opinion relied
check will e given to the consumption of Great
Britain We thought it right advert these circIn
stances for the information Of our country lends
LONDON, 18th Jam-C0rn Exchange-rbereareh small fresh
supplies of all kinds of and also Of -four Very LITTLE
business transacad in whet today and the fac
arc INV ling lower prices than Monuy barley
likewise dnI but further reduceh IN value Beans
last reported. In tho oat trade sales hav
been limited, Mouday's maintained. Flour
tuuos very slack demand at lastquotaiions.
True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-25

ii. J. FiNN's BENEFIr.-This sterling actor and
gentleman takes his benefit this evening, when he will
bring forward the entire strength Of the company HIM
self sustaining several of his favorc characters in
which he will his audience with some of
his most exquisite songs. When such men os Mr..
Finn before the public for benefit, the hand Of
that public should not grasp the purse strings lie is
to his profession, never forgetting for a
moment the strict proprety which marks the gentle
man, on or off the stage. His conundrums uone,
will be worth the ticket. We hope he will have bum.
| Der.
True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-25

MA Danny SAAADoNl NLLAN,
DEGS permission to acquaint tho Amateurs Of mu-
ID Sic inhabitants of New Orleans, thea she will give
a soree musicale al the st. Louis hotel on Wencsl lay
evening, Feb. 81 commencing at 7 oclock,-in the
course Of when se will following pecRss
cav"'ns Una roee poe" ." Ii RsrSisro-Ross;n!
Aria " 10 Iudia.' Tnsse-Donizetti.
Bolero finnenis " Ourres c'cst nous Dessaur.
~ Tickets 81 So for snlc ut the st Louis nn other
hotels and al NI.ssrs Johns, Mr. Casrys, and Messrs
Brocar,I's Mhsic stors fab25
DAPER-I5OO reunns Of Amies' Dove mill and denny
L. wiring, cap and letter paper, of very superior
quality, for salc at manufacturers prices by
feL25 A ToWAR. 80 Camp st
DRINTS-l5 cases various patterns, French aud
l. American prints, for SHELBY
fhs5 BRIDGE, & Co, l2i Magazine $,
DUsslA SHEET1NG-io bales Kussn shooting,
tcb95 BRIDGE & Co, 1874 Magazine st
| - TORAGE--6OOO bhls or the I,ulk thereof " III DO
> taken low in ,le fire proof store - Julia st. by
fpb25 CIlAMPiLN & COOPER.
- AiSINS-IUO boxes NJ Il rnisins, l."ring's brand,
u 100 do half do and 50 quarter do, in and
| for sa's by CliAMPLlN g. COOPER,
! tcb25 70 Ju'in st
lUNNy BAGs-GNOo guuny bags, III store and for
" sale by ClIAMPLlN n COOPER
fcb25 70 Julia st
FI:OUE-69i hhs landing from steamer Wash,
fe25 Il DORSEY, A New Ievcc
ENLOUR- aO9 bbls four Ianding from steamer At.
f25 G DORSEY, a. New Lcvee
Y N1IIISKEY-3Ou burrcs rectfcj in store for snle
w by q DORSEY, "A New Levee
- UTTEls-ln tubs and kegs, western reserve land
ing from steamer Algong un for sale by
fc52 G. DORSEY, 4i New Lcvee
Drawing Of the Grand State LOTTERY Glass l6,
% So AZ 25 l3 Is SO 80 SO d2 I2.
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81. Charles Theatre.

- FlNN'S BENEFIT.
Three pieces never acted in this Theatre.
In the course of the evening MIR Finn will sing
Ten Comic Songs.
This Epemmy, February "5,
Will be performed the celebrated Drama Of
TAM C'SilANTER.
Tam O'Shuntsr, Mr. II Finn
Soutcr jennie. Furrcn
After which the musical farce Ct the
100 POUND NOTE,
Billy Black, Mr. II Finn
Will, Luts original and local Conundrums.
Harriet Arlington, Mrs DE Bur
To conclude with tho Extravaganza Of
TOM AND JERRY.
Cor.nhisn Tom, MI J Browne
Bob I.egic, II Finn
Corintiian Kate, Mrs Dc Bur
The piece conclude with grand masquerade ball.
On Wednesday, Benefit of MrJ II Browne.