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PROFANITY.

We know of no vice which needs a more
thorough reformation than the low and vu- |
gar practice of prolanc swearing. No one
who walks the streets of our city, in the eve
ming especially, can fail to perceive the pre-
valencc of this most absurd and abomnably
wicked practice. 1t appears to be on the
increase. Our schools and institutions for
moral and religious instruction would seem
to have done little towards the suppression
of habit, the great extent of which argues
laxity of morals which does no great credit
to us as people.
1t is absolutely shocking to listen to the
oaths and curses uttered by boys and young
men in the public streets. 1t would seem
that they laborcd under the mistaken idea
that it looks manly that it adds to their cph-
cmoral importance, and that ifthcy can place
themselves behind cigar and blasphcme
their Maker with impunity, they are acting
like men. In many instances this is true
they are acting like men, if they may be so
called, who so far forget their duty to society
and their accountability to heaven, as to be
guilty otso mean, low and vulgar practice.
1t is a crime which no gentleman will COM
nit.
Yc who are in the habit of wantonly maxi
ing idle use of the name of your Creator, re-
fleet; it is setting at naught one of his COM
mandmcnts; or, If you are not swaycd by
the fear of offending Him, who, with breath
can sweep you from existence, and place
your naked soul before his tribunal, there
to be judged according to your deserts if
neither fear, love, reverence nor gratitude
| tn \ Maker lIIn and
basphemous tongues, perhaps the dccences
and prophecies of life, sense of the duty,
the obligations you are under as member
of the community a desire to be esteemed
man among men-a gcnlcman-an hon
oraJlc man-and the fear of violating those
rules which govern them as such, may have
some influence. Real gentilty consists III
"A proper regard for the usages and customs
prevalent in the sphere of life in which VIC
move and may be embraced in the words
Glove thy neighbours myself" Now, unless
IA man consort with such only as are in tho
habit of using protane language, and insul
ting the Almighty, he cannot be guilty OF it
use without offending against those rule
which govern our intercourse with each 9th
er: consequently, every time he is guilty o
profanity, he is in danger Of committing
breach Of manners, and cannot be esteemed
gcntlcman--for every condemnation eve
ry eentcel man repudiatos profanity.
"ThS will, and should create distinc
ton. Let the blasphcmer consolt with hi
: kind, and his curses and imprccatons TO &C
customed ears--but let him not with impu
nifty and without rebukc, commit so glarin
an outrage against deccncy and propricty
and against the plain command Of the Mos
Iliuh.-1mericdn Sent
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THEORY or MARRIAGE. There was a
merry fellow who supped at Pluto's three
thousand years ago, and the conversation
turned upon love and the choice of wives
He said, she had learnt from IA very ancient
tradition that men had been originally croa-
ted male and female, each individual being
provided with a duplicate set Of limbs, and
performing his locomotive functions with a
kind of rotary movement, as a wheel; that
he became in consequence so excessively
insulated that Jupiter, indignant split him in
two; since that time that each half runs
about the world in quest of its other half;
if the two congenial halves meet, they are a
very loving couple otherwise, they arc SUBJ
jecl TO miserable, scoldlng, peeviSll, and
uneongcnial matrimony. The search he
said was rendered difficult, for the reason
that one man alightcd and took half that
did not belong to him, another did necossari-
~ the same, until the whole affair was thrown
lntp rretrievable confusion"
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rate ulcer, and has his own private pus flies
get entry into your mouth, into your eyes,
into your nose. You eat flies, drink flies,
and breathe flies. Lizards, cockatrices, and
snakes get into your bed-ants cat the books
scorpions sting your foot--overy thing
stngs, bites or bruises-every second ofyour
existence you are wounded by some piece
of animal life, that nobody has ever seen be-
fore, except Swammordam and Miriam.
An insect with seven legs is swimming in
your tca-cup--a nondcscript with nine legs
is struggling IN the small beer, or caterpil-
Ter with several dozen eyes in his belly, is
Fastening over your bread and butter All
nature is alive, and seems to be gathering
her chronological hosts 10 cat you up as yot
are standing, out of your coat, waiscoat ant
brooches. Such are the tropics.-All thi'
reconciles us to our dews, fog, vapor ant
drizze-to our apothccarics rushing abou
with gargles and tinctures, TO our British con
stitutional coughs, sore threats, and swcllet
CaCc,h
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NAVAL APPRENTICES.

We arc glad that Mr.. Burncll did, several
weeks since, move in Congress an amend
mcnt to the bill reported from the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs, ''providmg for an ex-
animation of the naval apprentices, and the
appointment of such as may be found to be
mcritorious, on account of their moral and
intellectual qualities, to the post of nidshp-
men," Not that we would wish such an
amendment to be entertained at this time,
but because we desire to see the principle
recognized that apprentices are eligible to
the highest posts in the navy. We agree
with the Secretary, when he said, "tlley
would ruin the apprenticeship system, if
they allowed political iavoritism, or any 9TH
or influence, to disturb it, for the purpose of
making them midshpmen." 1t Is a subject
winch, in this democratic country, need not
be legisla,cd on, it ony requires that those
with whom rest the appointing power should,
by the force of public opinion, be made 10
give warrants to such apprentices as shall
truly deserve them. The previous educa-
ton, habits and abilities Of most of the ap-
prentices would prevent their rising above
the petty warrant officers of the ship, while
there ever will be some whose superior tai
enrs and probty richly entitle them to pro-
motion, and who would find, in the stimulus
of such hope, their highest incentive to ac-
tivity and duty.
Some of the brightest names in the naval
annals of Europe and America rose from
humble origins and small beginnings under
auspices noteven as favorable to the acquire
ment of their profession, as those of the ap
prcntices in our Navy.
De Ruyter, the celebrated Dutch Adm
raj, was poor and almost friendIess boy
sailing in merchant ships of the lowest ca
pacity, until, by industry and integrity, HI
got up, step by step, to the topmost round o
"iame's 'a ladder"
Captain James Cook began his nautica
career as an apprentice to one of the collie
droghers which sailed between Newcastl
aha 40 Thames. His good conduct, in
domtable spill, love of his profession, an
desire for knowledge. elevated him from tn
ofoSnnee Of EnnslaaRid fBNsia a +
has made his name The common property {
two homspheres.
Sir Charles Wager, Admiral of the Br
ish Navy, was, when boy, bound an az
prentice to an old Quaker sea captain, b
the name of Hull, of Newport, r. ].
good story is told of the Admiral, llustrat
ing his GOODNESS and courage in the hour {
danger.
"His masters ship, commanded by hi
master, was approached by IA pirate;
schooner, full OF men, thirsiing for spois an
blood. Captain Hul's Quakerism woul
not allow him to defend himself or his YES
sci; but young Wager was no Quaker, an
determined that the guilt of his blood shout
not, ifbc could help il, be upou the pirate
heads. Aisr a good deal of earnest on
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treaty, and little respectable force, he got
the good Captain into the cabin, and actual
ly fastened him in.
Taking command of the ship, he made
hasty, but efficient preparations TO run over
the Pirate. Hull watched his movements
with intense interest; and looking out from
the companion way and perceiving the OBJ
jcct of young Wager, could not help obscrv-
ing to him-'Charles, if thee intends TO run
over that schooner, thee must put the helm
a little more to the starboard.' Charles OBJ
served the direction of the Quaker. The
ship passed directly over the schooner,
which sunk Instantly, and every pirate per-
ishcd. This exploit procured for Charles
commission in the British Navy, and thus
laid the foundation for his fame and fortune
Our own navy furnishes abundant proof
that some of on best officers have orglna-
ted from before the mast.
All the first naval commanders commits
stoned on the ODD of December, 1775, were
plain practical scamen. Men who had not
crcpt in through the cabin window, or crawl
ed up through the lubber hole. Ezekiel
| IIodkins, the commander in chief; Dudley,
Saltonstall, fthe "Alfred;" Abraham Whip
pie, of the "Columbus )" Nicholas Biddlc,
of the "Andrew Doria )" and John B. Hop
kins, of the "Cabot," were all educated in
the sovercst school Of their profession, and
from practical seamen became perfect off,
| GERS.
John Paul Jones, the captor of the Csc
rapis," and the distinguished "Chcvalier,' y
was the son of Scotch gardener, and at the
carly age of twelve, was bound apprentice
to Whtchavcn Workmanship in the Amer
lean trade. John Barry, Joshua Barney
VIM. Bainbridge, Richard Dale, and a long
list of other gallant officers, were once APP
pren,lccs, or volunteer sailor-boys, rising
through the various grades of the mcrchan,
service, until they were appointed TO offices
IN the navy. These instances arc sufficient
to teach us, that the apprentice system is
favorable to the development of nauica
ability, and worth that talent of the high
est order may be found there, and that it is
tho duty of the Secretary of the Navy, tc
foster every germ of promise, and seek out
and advance each boy, who possesses tht
requisite qualifications for promolion.-iS
uannah Georgian.
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Glass Wdistcodts.--The very ingenious
discovery of working glass into substance
resembling the richest silk, is now being
brought into very general operation, and in
various ways, such gontlemen's waistcoats
and stocks, ladies' dresses, and many other
articles ofdccorations, in the most splendid
patterns. 1t is superior even to silk in llcx-
iblity and soltncss, and the durability of it
IA point, however, of no consideration with
the ham ton, among whom at present it ex-
clusively is, as matter of course,) vastly
superior. In process of time, when the
manufacture has arrived at more perfect
state, and all its little defects rcmedied, and
all its wastngs discovered, it will, in all prob
ability, come within the reach of most class
es of society, but at present. its cost is its on
ly drawback. The magnifcencc of its ap.
pcarancc is quite remarkable, and when usct
in any considerable quantity, such as window
curtains, &c, it should be seen before jus
appreciation of its richness and elegance car
be entertained.
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MARRYING GIRLs.-The editor Of the
New York arena says that widow talked
to him after this fashion -
a man wants Dom0n for his wife, not
a mere gir-a little chit, know-nothng, a
baby. Ii is nonsense to marry wife and
educate her afterwards. A woman will love
at some time, and if a girl does not love a
man before she marres him, she never will
afterwards. lie is the husband, and she will
have a lover which will not be him. Hal
the unhappy marriages in the world, more
and Opponents, come ofmen marrying girl'
not old enough to have minds Of their own
or to make them up to any thing"
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OTESTTON ROCKS.
M0y 25M. 1912.
Messrs. pANG BORN & BRINSMATD


NJ ~ ~ inform lhe'r customers ana me pubic
w that they have Jnsl received from England Il
variety Of Patent Lever Watches and MovemeniNy
made expressly Tor them, some with thtlr name ana
some win the 'lHNtrs name upon ttT,n'
rersohS WINhn2 10 ect CD " apI e3Iu or
silver may ,.penu upon obtaining one wmpu Wnl
sun 'lic'' we ,in''c 'ie "t"uon " Ju-cN ~ our
superior assortment Of hnt finished accurate running
"nthIe'' ;,..,. s,.o,,,l,,. ,.,ti .,,1 .1ou p.,
ai'a ~ Eo,I nrooI.. ~ pins nl'.,s So
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w. .ou 5,,, t,.r.,.,. l,,;., ,,,1 Too p,, b.,
NJ Cn. T,'n s,nalI Inn. S
"W, paSI,g1 F'""'A ''''''' "P
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e,i r,',. ~ H., pL,,o. p.
""pr, Ii''u u ""s"'N' r''''' lo''''S h"''
'0"-' "''''' ''' ,h,i,tod f.oo1s.
Rich Cake Baskets, Candlc-tic,4 Shutters and
Tray, Ca~or~, Tc, Spoons, Cream Spoons, Sugar
Tunrs, Nut Crackers, CuIdrcm's Cups, &c. Among
these may he found some very rich Goods,
Silver ware.
Tea and Table Spoons, sugar Iongs, cream spoons,
Dessert Spoons, Mustard and salt Spoons, SILVER
('un> TLin,- Snuff l1nvcs lnruar,tt..> TwerZcT.,
Nr. moons and Th lilies made in the shop ii
strrl,n,t :. ,,r. marking free
hardware and Cutlery.
Pen anil Poke Enru-, R1 zor- >c,,or~, tuce .erz,
/ Bu.,l,., Nur Cra.,cr, and Pch,r> Powder Fla>k>,
Shot H3g.. steel Spcrra joe. Chains, KEYS, Brass
C,ullr.if,,. = ulrt, and rly- s-,el ~iulcrg Jap
mined TRAYS and SHUTTER. arJ various other Goods
pCrlumcrV. Hair Oils, &c.
! Ear-in1'. souu-n, ti,,in3u Cologne No. and 9,
LAVENDER. Eay Wafer. Roe, Honey, and other cx-
tracts ync' Hair Tuuir Balm OF Column ia Huiaiu,
/ Rear Ward. Macca~,or and other hair Obs Potna-
! inn, An. ,oIy1 Com, Plaster I.c
I,amp Virks and Glasses,
God's Chemical Oh aud lamps, neater cheaper
and iritcr than any other kind for >hop> stores AMI
churches Persons wi>hmgto light their stores! eau
tfulv and economically are invited torxanme some
of the Lamn. uolv IN rl,c ut unr store every evening.
variety.
| Mi. n,..,y N1lJ'n,' i,r.. ,nl ,n.o.Ii1ps
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[London Paper.

SwIMMING.-Thcre is one simple scienti-
fic rule which, if suitably impressed upon
the mind, would save life in all ordinary
cases; and, for want of knowledge of this
rule, very expert swimmers are sometimes
drowned. The rule is this: Clasp your
hands behind your back, make your nose the
highest point of pour body, Tor look towards
the horizon over your forchead,) and do not
stir muscle, and you will iniallbly float.
Thus every human being has a life pre-
server against water, if only taught to use 1t.
The brttes, from their different conformation
and especially from their wants of the great
,ationH development Of the forehead, float
by necessity, and swim by instinct. 1t is a
pity and paradox that men should lose THEN
lives by more liberal allowance of brains
Boston Free Am.
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attractions Of the Great PrairicS.-Mr.
Kendall, of the New Orleans Picayunc, in
his entertaining sketches of his Santa Fc cx-
petition, says that on the night of July 4,
1871, his tent was visited by a rattlesnake,
Which crdwled orer one of the party to find
a smuggling place under blanket Kendall
covered himself head and all, and lay quiet
till day, when the snake being ian early
stirrer," had gone out. He says that occur
rences of this kind are frequent on the prai-
ries: but that these snakes never bite, unless
provoked, except in August, when they strike
at every thing, being then supposed TO be
blind. lie adds:
Tarantulas, too, are frequently found
upon and under the blanket Of the cam
paigner, and are said TO be as poisonous as
the Haltlesnakc. They are large, black
vcnomous looking spider, nearl as large as
a common tea cup, and their bite is said tC
be even worse than that of the rattlosnake
When attacked with a stick they will rear uI
on their hind legs and attempt to bite land arc
extremely ferocous in every respect. Tho
least scratch from their long tdngs throws ;
person into commissions, and will produce dealt
unless immediate medical remedies can be
procured. The ballet of" La Tarantulc,
in which Essler gained so much applause, i
"A beautiful creation, although founded entire
ly upon superstition of the Italians. Th'
bite of the real tarantula drives person Il
any thing but dancing-evon that species o
of tits-and-sarts order SO beautifully givcl
| by the fair Fanny in the ballet have allu
dcd to.
, 1t is easy enough TO keep the rattlosnak
from a PERSONS bed at night while sleeping
on the prairics. By placing hair ldriat o
rope entirely around bed, the snake wi
never cross it; but this is no guard agains
the tarantula. But few persons, however
are bitten by either, not an instance occur
ring on the route, although we saw larg
numbers of them."
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CHEAP LrGHT.-Mr Soutliworth, of New
Bedford, has invented lamp of which cor
respondent of the National Intelligencor
speaks as follows:-
at was supplied with common lard, and
burned tcelre hours before half the quanti-
ty contained in it was consumed. The
whole cost of the lard consumed did not
amount to hofa cent. The light produced
was brilliant, white, and free from smoke
and bad odor. The lamp is beautiful, and
costs but little more than half dollar. The
saving effected in the article consumed, over
the common oil lamp, is more than one half.
The Improvement is very simple, and can
at trifling expense, be applied to the COM
mon screw-top lamps in USE"
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THE MEDITERRANEAN.

From an unpublished Manuscript
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS. optical illusion
occasionally noticed by marincrs-was
seen in the atmosphere, representing objects
inverted in the air. Vessels were
distinctly visible, with their masts in down.
ward direction. These objects are brought
to view by reflections from sort of mrial
screen quantity called the marine looking
glass. Some extraordinary forms Of the
mirage were observed by DR.. Kelly, while
surveying the river St. Lawrence, in 1882.
He mentions seeing three images of objects
distinctly marked, and afterwards treble
images in the estuary and gulf. BY the help
of the telescope, he was able to detect five
distinct images though the whole gave to the
naked eye the impression only of one al
most shapeless mass. The mirage is not
untrequcnty seen at sea. Many fairy tales
are told of the illusion
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Remarkable Magnetic ROck.-Thc fol-
lowing facts are detailed by the Nicksburg
(Miss.) Wing:
Near the iron mountain in Missouri, there
is ledge of stone, extending for halfa mile
in length and several hundred yards in width.
This stone is very strongly impregnated with
magnetic properties, so strongly, indeed, that
it is impossible TO ride well shod horse over
it. A gentleman having his horse newly
shod, once attempted it, but before he had
made two revolutions" his horse "was
brought up standing'-pcriectly STILL In
vain our traveller urged his gallant steed for
ward, persuasions and force proved utterly
futile, until his patience became exhausted,
and he sent for blacksmith. The son OF
Vulcan soon arrived, and found the horse
standing still, and TO all appearance as inn
movable as the rock Of Gibcraltar. Various
expedienls were resorted to, TO relieve the
horse, but all failed. There he stood, and
to all appearances there he was likely to
stand, with his feet literally glued to the sol
id and mpcrvlous rock. AT last the black
smiths eyes gistened-he had it sure. Lilo
sent of to his smihy for his shoeing tools
which were soon forthcoming, when he pro
ceeded with all possible despatch to unclincl
the nails which bound the horses shoes II
his hoofs. One by one the nails were un
clinched, the whip was applied to the horse
and as the last nail gave way, he escapes
with bound, but LEFT his shoes wedded {
to the rock.
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ETERNIrY.-A clergyman, in one OF his
sermons, exclaimed to his hearers: "Etornl-
ty why you don't know the meaning of
that word, nor either, hardly. 1t is for
ever and ever, and five or six everlastings a
top of that. You might place row of fig
urcs from here to sunset, and cypher them
all up, and It wouldn't begin to tell how
many ages long eternity is. Why, my friends
after millions and trillions Of years had rolled
away in eternity, it would be a hundred
thousand years to breakfast time"
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Il Tropical Ciimote.-The beauties and
blessings of tropical climate are thus de-
sci ibod by writer who had experienced it (:
+ Insects are the curse of tropical eli
mi tes.-The vete rouge lays the foundation
of tremendous ulcer. In moment YOU
arc covered with ticks. Chicoes bury them
sci les in your flesh, and hatch a large colo
nv n chcoe in few hours. They will not
iv toge,hcr, but every chicoe sets up scpa-
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An up-country editor announces that, in
consequence of the hard times, he has come
to the conclusion to adopt the cash system !;
and that hereafter, subscribers will be cx-
pected to pay promptly in Irish potatoes and
string beans, at par, or hop-poles and VIM
ter squashcs at Is per cent. discount.
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NOVEL LEGIsLATIoN.-They do queer
things sometimes, in all legislative bodies !;
for instance, in our House of Representa-
tivcs, in the French Chamber Of Deputies,
and IN the popular branch of the British Par
Lament. In the first We have seen mcm-
bers try to throttle each other; in the sec
ond we have seen dozen honorable dcpu-
ties start up, every one with roll of paper
in his hand-a written speech-whch he
fourishcs about likoa truncheon, to catch the
eye of the president; in the latter we have
seen members stretched at full length on the
benches, literally snoring, and we have read
oltheir exercises in the imitation of donkeys
dogs, cats, tin-horns, knife grinders and cock
growing. But the final vote on Sir Robert
Pccl's tariff bill elected quite new feature
in legislation. The London papers say that
IN the tumult and dclirium of their JOY, ma
ny Of the members rushed from their seats,
and not few of them actually danced down
the floor!
We knew that whipper-in was one o.
the functionares of the House, but we did moi
know before that the number included also
dancing master.-N. Y. Com.
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0nR hYRRo
THE PLEASURE OF THE GOOD.

by JAMES PARKER.
Cling 10 the world in rosy health,
And drink the sweet alurng pleasure;
Bow at the golden shrine of wealth,
And worship tmes's bcwitching treasure;
But know the hour of pain will come,
And sickness bring its sure decay,
To wrap in gloom Our happy home,
Ana qucnch the sunlight of to.Lay.
Irvine We the green bay wreath of JOY,
And bind it on the brow of gladncss,
And let no warning voice alloy,
No whispering spirit breathe of sadness;
For full shall be the need of bliss,
Whose hold on time 20 soon shall sever,
Who has no other world than this,
And with it loses all forever.
Pale sickness with its train Of woes,
Misfortune, perjury and grief,
The mourniul fate winch autumn throws
Over the serc and yellow leaf
The good mans doom on earth may be,
And lie may struggle hard with fate:
But sweet the rest his Soul shall see,
When worlds lie wrecked and desoIa,c.