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The Uayto .Aicerkise.-We were shown
a reception ni"ehandred and etghtee" dOI-
lars 0,d Sercnty-fre cents, the amount paid
in advance for one years advertising, by
DR.. Townsend, in a Philadelphia paper
The DR.. paid one of the New York papers
more than double that amount last year and
this. 1t is not astonishing that his medicine
has gained the great popularity it has at
tanned throughout the country, for he knows
how and is not afraid to advertise.-N Y
Express.
Democratic banner., 1847-07-05

The boston Transcript says that Ton
Thumb, following other illustrious examples
has "wooed a little maid" who has agreed
to "wed," and in a short time they are to bt
married. She is in her 18th year, weigh.
10 1-2 pounds, and is thirty inches high
The united weight Of the couple is iift!
pounds!
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0FTHERINlRR

So in advance; So so at the end of the volume
Noman's paper will be discontinued unless the
same be paid for up tothe time gifts discontinS-
- nd E.RTISLN'G done rery hW. =E
All letters on business must be post paid.
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Quaher Courtshtp.-"Hum! yea and veri-
ly, Penelope, the spirit urgeth and mOveth
wonderfully to beseech thee to cleave
unto me, and become flesh of my feGh and
bone Of my bone"
"Hum! truly, Obediah, thou hast wisely
said; and inasmuch as it is written, that il
is not good for a man to be alone, 10! and
behold, | s~ojourn with thee: hum"
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SYMPATHY.-It was a cruel speech of the
'Frenchman, but u true one nevertheless,
when he said:--"Your Englishman knows
all about Timbucto OF Hindostan, or the
frozen n~eighborhood of the North Pole,
but ask him about ireland, the country ly-
ing next his own, and he is perfectly limo
cent of any information on the subject
Africa he nvestigates-1reland he neglects.
He weeps for the suffering of the Negro,
but allows his Irish fellow subjects to live
in ignorance and filth, and often die Of
starvation"
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IRIS III 5.
An Interesting and Truthful Sketch.

At this moment, when the sufferinSs OF
the Irish people. cngross SO large a share Of
public sympathy, the following sketch from
an Irish character may not be found unin-
teresting. To us it seems touching and
truthful. The story-teller prefaces the in
cident by stating that he found an Irish
famiIy,-a husband, wife, and several chill
dren, on one of our Lake steamers. They
were in great restitution; and the beauty OF
the children was the theme for the adlnlra-
ton of all their fellow-travellerS. At the
request of a lady passenger, who, having
no children of her own, was DESTROYS of
taking one of the little Irishers and adopt
ing it, the narrator addressed himself to
the head of the family. We do not know
the author of the sketch, and give it as VIC
find it.-[U. S. GG=.
Although, says the story-teller, | had con-
siderable doubts as to the results, l offer
ed my services as a negotiator, and pro-
oeeded Immediately upon my delicate di-
plomacy. Finding my friend on deck,
thus opened the affair:
"You are very poorss"
His answer was Characteristic
"Poor, sir.p" said he; Gay, if there's a
poorer man than me troublin' the world,
God pity both IF uz, for we'd be about
~aiqual."
eThen how do you manage to support
your children"
ais it support them, sir? Why, 1 DOM
support them any way; they get supported
sone way or another. It'll be time enough
for me to complain when they do"
sWould it be a relief toyou to part witt
one of them!?"
It was too sudden; he turned sharply
round.
ga what, sir?" lie cried: ga relief tt
part from me child? Would it be a relieI
to have the hands chopped from the body
or the heart torn out of my breast? Ant
relief indeed? God be good to us, what dc
you mean?"
"You don't understand me-" | replied
eff, now, it were in ones power to provide
comfortably for one of your children, woul'
you stand in the way of its interests"
"No, sir" said he; ''the heavens know
that | would willingly cut the sunshine a
way from myself, that they might get all thu
warm of it; but do tell uz what you're driv
ing at9'
I then told him that a lady had taken
fancy to have one of his children; and, i
he would consent to it, it should be educa
ted and finally settled comfortably in life
This threw him into a fit of graduation
He scratched his head, and looked the ver,
picture of bewiIderment. The struggle be
tween a fathers love and a child's interes
was evident and touching, at lengthh he said
80, murther, w~ouldn'tit be a great thin
for the baby: But | must 60 and have
talk with Mary-that's the motherof then
an it wouldn't be right to be giving ava
her children afore her face, and she to kno'
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Farming By Stsam.-The leading arti-
Gle of the London Agricultural GazeH,
May 9Th, is on the employment of steam in
farming, to which the editors are favorable,
considering it a mere docile and less costly
power than either man or horse. Every
100 acres of ploughing involves the passing
over 1000 linear miles, by 500 consumers
of food. They calculate the saving by
steam on crery plOughing at 81 per acre, or
800, O0O, 1000 on as many acres.
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II The Superior Court of the State Of
Delaware, has decided unanimously, that
the late act of the Legislature referring the
question to the people of "License or no
.Licenss?" is unconstitutional. 40
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Youth is the singing time,
Then hearts arr iull of glee,
The bounding footstep is a chime,
The laughter melody.
And if a jar be heard,
Amidst the tuncful notes,
As swiftly Is a startled bird,
Away, away, it floats.
The voice in coming life
May take a different tone;
The echo Of the inward strife
Maturer years have known.
But in that morning prime,
1t ringeth light and sweet;
No music learnt in after time
Can with its strains compete.
The very air around
Responsive to the voice,
Is redo!ent of pleasant sound,
Which addeth to IL Joys.
All nature hath Our praise
We revel in the flowers;
We number time by holidays,
Forgetting toilsome hours.
Youth is the singing time,
Its thoughts poetic art;
1t hath for every wish a rhyme,
a hope for every star.
Nay, 1877.
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The Washington Union discountenances
the statement that Gen. Taylor is about to
advance upon San Luis Potosi. 1t says:
1--WE could not have attacked Vera Cruz
when the war broke out, for fear of the
vomitc. Nor could We very well advance
to San Luis Potosi until the rainy season
commences, Gen. Taylors correspondence
shows hathci is aware Of all this, much bet.
ter than those who assail u.s."
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Mcrirans Playing POssum.-An officer
of the Palmetto regiment, in a letter from
Vera Cruz, relates an anccdotc illustrative
Of the trickcry Of the Mexicans. He says
When we entered Alvarado, they wished
to keep one room secret from us-one il
which all the correspondence and public
papers were found secreted. In that room
they had laid out a pretended corps on the
table, and asserted the man was dead. Maj
B. wanted the comfort OF the quarters, and
ordered the door to be forced in, and though
dark examined the corpse. He ordered
the sergeant to take it off and bury it-tlIi:
order induced the dead man to break ou'
and ruiz with all lis might, to the amuse.
nent of the spectators.
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Il 1t is said that the invincible Arat
chief who has for so many years bafled the
French generals in Africa, is accompanied
on all expeditions by a regular Down East
er, a Nantucket man, lineally descended
from old Admiral Coffin. He sports the
Moorish dress, rides a magnificent barb.
lays by the dollars, processes Mahometan-
ism, but sings Old Hundred with tue genu-
inc nasal twang whenever he is going into
battle.--IBoston Statesman.
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The onderdOnA Di0icuKy.--The friends
of Bishop Onderdonk in N. York, conscious
as they believe, of his innocence of the
charges which led TO his suspension, are de-
termincd to strain every nerve and use
every cxertion to have him restored to his
diocese by the council of bishops. In case
they fail in that, they will renew the demand
for his salary i'll the State convention, which
of course will bring about a repetition of the
scene and excitement that occurred in the
last and preceding session. So states a let
ter from New York. Neither the council
of bishops nor the State convention, how
ever, meet till September next-yet pre-
Paration for the contest is already being
made.
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Free TRADE.-PatrIc Henry in opposing
the impolicy of commercial restrictions.
Justly and rloquently remarked:
""hy should we fctter Commerce? If q
man is in chains, he droops and bows &c
the earth. for his spirits are broken look
ing s~orrowlully at his feet-but let him twist
the letters from his limbs, and he will stand
ercct-strctching himself and assumingthe
look Of proud defiance. FErrER NOT Cost
MERGE, Sir! let her he free as air-shc wA
&C the whois crcdiion, ana return on thu
Wings fMc EoWr minds Of Hedren, ana
bless The hnd WiM picnty."
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n Battle aUiM ".S0rah GOrdOn."-A
ncwsboy was running along the streets Of
Cincinnati crying his extras containing The
latest wOr intelligence, when a gentleman
stopped him and asked what the news was
"Ohr" said the little dealer, Seen. Scot
has had a baltic with Sarah G0rdOn, and
taken a cord of prisoners"
The Gentleman took two copies.
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Whitewashang.-It is said that a pint of
varnish, mixed with a bucket of whitewash,
will give it in a great degree the qualities
of paint-and it will withstand all kinds OF
weather. As this is the season for whits-
washing, a knowledge of the above may be
of some use to our readers. ,"r~'r
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.Sbe shall sing there as in the days Of her youth
THE BIBLE.
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From the Saturday Courier.
N OF YOUTH.

ny MRS. L. I. MORGAN.
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 REELECTED FoR THE BANNER.l MY EARLY DAYS. My early days, my cariy days, Ye morning stars that finger yet, And beam sneh dear departing rays. When every other star is set; Spray of the ocean of my life. Blossom of friut all faded now; Ye golden sands on old times glass, Ye green leaves on wlthered bow. oh!where are ye and where am II @~ Where is that happy sinless child, That chased the gaudy butterfly. As gay as it and far more wild Am that bold and fearless boy [height That siemm'd the food and clim'd the All health and truth, all life and joy, First in the ffolic or the Sight. Ah. No when once the sunlight shone; Iwander now amid the shade: The hopes that led my boyhood on, Are wither'd all or all betrayed ieaanot bear to gaze again On visions that could fade SO fast, Nor mid present sense of pain, Cast back thought of bliss long past.
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sTANzAs.

When life looks lone and dreary,
 What light can dispel the gloom' When times swift wing grows weary, What charm can refresh his plume' Iris Vonan. whose sweetness beameth Ger all that we feel or see; And if man of heaven e'er dreameth. 'Tis when he thinks purely of thee. Let eonquerors fight for glory,
 Too dearly the mead they gain. Let petriots live in story,
 Too often they die in vain. Give kingdo ns to those,who chose 'em, This world can offer to me No throne like beauty's bosom,
 No freedom like serving thee.
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A RIea ScEsg-This morning abous 6 o'clock, ss one of the Sonih ferry boat. was entering the dock. and had srrred wishin few feet of the bridge. yonng man under took to jump from the boa, to the bridge, si the same moment that another yonng snsn on the bridge undertook so jump from the bridge tc t.e boat They cone in collision and both fell into the water, much ,o the amusement Of . number of persons.
 One person seemed to enlpy the scene very heartily judging from his laughter, to the no small ehsgria of the two hashsrs. Ehs beat backed, and the laughing penon bent forward oyer the edge of ibe bsidge to enjoy the prediesmen, of ,hose ia ,he wasss. wksn Isii of sudden b's foot slipped, into shs river and over head and ears he went md the Isugher and laughed ai were suusslinr in shs water all in heap. is si@ unneeessssy to say thai the plunge caused she maa so laugh on the ntAer side of his mouth. = \ didm shose whe witnessed is. The avss two tn the water were taken oat unisiusesl the third was slightly bruised. This should teach men not tD s.ran after the boes.' T and also .snos to leave the best sill mad tase so the bridge"
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KIND O SUcKED-IS LiKE.--This same town of Shreveport is decidedly business place. Transactions are daily occurring which go to prove that money can be made here at every species of trade. To eluciaa,e more fully the remark we need simply men, ton case which occurred last week. Two gentlemen of elegant leisure were indulging in private game of poker on a small scale, when their privacy was interrupted by the entrance of third individual. who claims his domicils on the Lake--a quiet. clever painter, who is unused 10 the man-traps and spring-guns which beset the path of the in- nocent and unwary. Nip dealt out the cards, and very adroi,ly managed to deal Tuck four kings, while he reserved for his individual use four aces. 4 few passes were made in a gentlemanly way. when Tuck becoming excited at the por,eniuous display of four kingss swore he would go fifty dollars bet ter. if he had the money. Our 'looker on participating in the enthusiasm of Tuck, very generously offered to advance the fifty under the full belief that the four kings would win The money was laid down. call was made and Nip raked il down to the great astonish- meni of the defeated party. IL is not known what portion of the fifty fell to the lot oi Tuck bu, looker-on' has been whistling fo, his for several days, and itis believed by some of the most respectable citizens that he will pucker until the Day of Judgment.
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An examination of young candidate for admission to the bar is given, ky way of a specimen, in ee American Punch; from which we make the following extract:
 "Jndge--what IS the chief distinction be- twixt law and equity'
 CANDIpATE.-The former is the ifstru. ment by which men are led into bad serspe, the latter by which they are kep there"
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An old farmer who hss watched the course of the federal party for forty years, says, that If the President would sbuy up,' the whig presses, with the .'rhres MiIlions,' is would be short way Of bringing of var .o . close p- Rockingham Rxg
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S- Gen. Wool ordered member of Capt. Preston's company. Arkansas Cavalry a wound lrishman who lived with Martin & Nor ton, at Helena, ,n shell some corn and feed his horse. The young man indignantly re- fused to do ii--lhe general had h,m arrested he was tried by courtmartial and triam- phantly cquitted--su.'ained and applaud ed by his regiment This same young man being out on a scouting party Mexican as- tempted to iasso him, but fortunately failed, when immediatly levelling his ride, lie fired and the Mexican fell dead from his horse.
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SPicE or RAscALiTy.--We have been reqLeste by several gentlemen of the city to make the following statement for the pur- pose of warning the public against bad nian: Some days since Mr. E. E. Byron came to this city representing himself IS . wealthy planter of Arkansas. living twelve miles be- low Memphis. He succeeded in borrowing money, and making bills with several houses ---amang othera Bond & Odell. Miller k Joyner. Ballentien & Golf. II N. Grosven- cor, &e. He then succeeded in sending his goods ot promising 10 return and ssetile up." Byron, the goods and the borrowed money all disappeared. Several ol the poT- sons interested. went down to Byron farm, found the most of their goods and brough, them home, but he was missing, About the same time, he purchased six negroes, n this city, and took them home, persuading the seller of them to 20 home with him fer his pay they arrived al the farm. when Ry- ron made the discovery that he had s.lei, his pocket book ia Memphis" Z The two then came back leaving inc negroes, and on this visit Byron -openledn with the merchants as frs, related. When B. left the city last, ii was. between TWO days.n He, il is said, landed a, home in skid. which beloagedto one of our citizens. The merchants who paid him the visit stayed there, aud about
 II o'clock, P. M., a wood chopper came inand informed them, we understand that Byron had been with him all day in lhe woods, that B. told him that he had got into fight with merchan, of Memphis. thai he ahad shot him through the head.n and that he had to keep ou, of tie way This of ofeoarse wss apoehriphal. ba. the wood chopper belisssd him and assisted him to escape in . sdugoui.' Byron bough the farm some months sgo from Mr. Bnrbage, bul had never paid say thing for i, and had no means to pay wilk. Many other circumstances and other inci- dents have been related to us but the fore going are sufficient. Byron was oncefa Me- thodia, preacher. Altogether Byron ssdid'' our citizens for near four thousand dolIass. hut the negroes and most of the other prop er.y werr recovered. t is supposed thas is intended to "slope" with whai he could lsy hands on, but s'Ihey were too many for him.s
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THE THIRTEENTH VOLUME
HISTORY OF VIRGINIA;

and arrangements will be made for procuring regu. lar and early supply of Notices of New Works and other Literary Intelligence. Orders for the work can be sent in at once
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.An UrcAin ef maay .aothsTs--A litils boy abou, len yesrs of age, said to his playmate
 "John, was tbai your mother 1 saw al your hcusel '"
 "Tss,n replied the little urchin, s.bnt fath- CTS other wife was my own mother, and the one before was my mother too, but she died before I was born.n
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BLirz.--This clever magician makes 8 great deal of sport by puzzling ambituous little boys whom he tempss up on the stand to assia in the eonjuralions. He generally has all the fun to himself, but he sometimes picks up the wrong passenger. Not long since he, ss usual, made his selection of . young victim, aad go. him to noun. the stand.
 ..Sir," saSd the Signor. "do you think could put the twenty cent pieces which iha. lady holds, into your coat poeket'' P
 "No," said the boy, confidently
 @Think not. al know you couldn',," said the liule fel. low with great firmness.
 .Why Dot'"
 1Causc the pockets Is all torn ou,.r'
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RYE WHISKEY. BILLS old Rye Whiskey--a superior article Received and los sale by Nov itih. io-if WM B. WAIT
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NORTH AND SOUTH !,

and confdentiAlly appeals to them for even more extensive patronage to the only Literary Journal of long and iish standing in all their wide borders it is not onal.-haying always circulated widely in the North and East, and aimed at imparting a HIGHER NATIONAL CHARACTERto to our Pe- Tiodlc al Literature.
 THE THIRTEENTH VOLUME Will commence on the ist of January, lsl7 and neither pains nor expense will be spared to make it eminently worthy of knowledge. Among other thinUs if will containa