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Agriculture the Leading Interest.

1t is supposed that three-fourths of the
population of the country are employed In
agriculture; the other quarter being divided
among all other employments and profes-
sions. Besides, the mechanic, the manu-
turer, the merchant, and the professional
man, are all mainly dependent upou the
farmer for patronage and support. When
the farmers as class are prosperous, all
others participate in their prosperity
From this it follows that whatever benefits
the agricultural class, directly benefits
three-fourths of the people, and indirectly
benefits the other fourth.
Surely, then, the farmers nave right
to demand of the government the means
to sustain their agricultural societies, and
to collect and disseminate the important
information relative to their calling. Let
the light of science and education be brought
to the aid of agriculture. Let our resour-
ces be developed, and the skill and indus
try of the husbandmen be directed into
their proper channels, and that would soon
be obtained in which not only the farmer
would rejoice, but the whole community
with him--IHdine Farmer.
Such facts as the above cannot be toe
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AmericaniSmS.

A correspondent of the Boston Chrome
type, writing from Georgia, gives the fol-
lowing description of the modes which
prevail in different parts of the country, of
butchering the kinb's english.
"The Buckeye and the Georgian both
reckon where the Yankee guesses, but
while the Buckeye tells you perhaps, that
his neighbor, who has been suffering a
long time with the 'chills and fever is
porerfM week. the Georgian would speak
of the same person as being mighty on
eceW Of another he might say she is
mighty lazy or 'he is a mighty coward. ,
The Buckeye reckOns that there are right
smart of catfish in the Muskingum, or the
Sciota, as the case may be, but the Ten
nesseean allows that there is right smart
chance of deer among the mountains OF
the Blue Ridge, or a mighty heap Of bars
(bears) among the Cumberland hills
The New Englander says of an event 1T S
;Grtin as preachin'' The Southernsr
would say, IT'S sure as shootin'.' The
up country Georgian never raises or caus-
es to be produced, a crop of corn; but he
makes crap Of corn. He does not car
ry anything, he totes it. He does not
say Il have already done so and so; but i
have done done,' so and so. Study your
lesson thar Jeems,' says the pedagogue.
i have done got it, SIR replies the young
cracker. The cracker never say sunrise
but talks of s,na-atp as well as sun-down.
He does not promise to meet his FRIEND al
the village tavern an hour before sunset
but, "a hooT by sum- An intelligent child
is not smart or clever, but peert (pert.,
The Southerner knows no such WORD
as stone. If pig or a cow or a man is
ipelted with miniature boulders' he is saiC
to be rocked; unless the incident happens
in Arkansas, where they throw or fir
dOrniCks at one! The word dornick, o.
which | do not know the derivation, su
percedes both stone and rock. You may
remember the closing stanza of that pa
thetic balled 'Rosin the Bow which reads
thus:
Then fetch me couple of dornickS,
Place at my head and my toe,
s And do not forget to write on it,
The name of old Rosin the Bow
Il aAoU that's enough for the first chap
ter of my Dictionary Of Southerisms' ant
reckon I'll say no more now."
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Move on!

A GENTLEMAN.-Show me the man
who can quit the brilliant society of the
young, to listen to the kindlyvoice of age
who can hold cheerful converse with
one whom years have deprived of charms
show me the man who is willing to
help the deformed who stand in need OF
help, as if the blush of Helen mantle on
her cheek-show me the man who would
no more look rudely at the poor girl in
the village than at the elegant and we'll
dressed lady of the saloon-show me the
man who treats unprotected maidenhood
as he would the heiress, surrounded bv
the powerful protection Of rank, riches,
and famlly-show me the man who alb
hors the libertIne's guile, who shuns a
blasphemer, the traducer of his mothers
sex--who scorns rs he would a coward
the ridiculer of woman's foibles, or the
exposer of womanly reputation-show
me that man who never forgets for an in.
slant the delicacy, the respect that is due
TO woman as woman in any condition OF
class-show me such a man and YOU show
me gentleman.
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Above his Business.

1t is a serious evil that many young
man has fallen into, to be above his busi-
ness. A person learns trade, out he Is
too oroud to work at it, and must 60 to
shop-keeping, or street-loafng, or turn
politician. Fool! If he cannot make
living at his trade, we are sure he cannot
in any other way. And then young men
brought up to shop-keeping, must buy
farms or houses, or some other foolish
things they know nothing about, and what
is the result! Head over heels IN debt,
and certain failure. Multitudes have been
ruined by being above their business, and
branching out into what they know moth
ing about.
There is no trouble about young men
who do not feel their importance, and who
are willing to work at their trades or pro-
fessions till they get little beforehand
With a small capital to fall back upon,
they can feel like venturing into other bu-
siness-and by this time they will have
formed habits that will be likely TO keep
them straight. Those who succeed best
in life, are men who stick to their busi-
ness and make money, before they buy
farms, and houses, and commence specu-
lating. Look at our successful men, and
you will see where lies the secret of their
success. You will find that they were
never above their business, and never paid
for the doing of a job, which they could
Just as well do themselves. We know a
man worth from thirty to forty thousand
dollars, and no laborer in the city works
harder than he. He never hesitates to
take off his coat to do any kind of work
about his premises Such a man is not
above his business; but we think he is
too far in the other extreme. OF this we
are sure: if all men will be prompt and
punctual-stick to their business and not
be too proud-they will eventually sue
ceed, and become independent-Boston
OEUe Branch.
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SThere is an even-tide in human life,
season when the eye becomes dim, and
the strength decays, when the winter OF
age begins TO shed upon the human head
its prophetic SHOWS. 1t is the season oi
life to which the autumn is most analogous,
and which it becomes, and much it would
profit you my elder brethren, to mark the
instruction which the season brings. The
spring and summer of your days are gone,
and with them are gone also, not only the
joys they knew, but many OF the friends
who gave them. You have entered upon
the autumn of your being-and whatever
may have been the profusion of your spring,
or the warm temperament of your sum-
mer, there is a season of stiffness or soll-
tude, w hich the benefcence of Heaven at
fords y GU, in which you may mediate up
on the past and future, and prepare your
self for the mighty change which you may
soon undergo. 1t is now that you may
underst tand the magnificent language OF
Heaven-it mingles its voice of revela-
tion-it summons you to those hours when
the leave fall, and the winter is gathering
to that evening study which the mercy of
Heaven has provided in the book ofsalva-
ton. And while the shadowy vally opens
which leads to the abode of death, it speaks
of that love which can comfort and save,
and which conducts to those green pastures
and those still waters, where there is an
eternal spring for the children of God.
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widely disseminated; and if our editorial
brethern will only press the attachment OF
a bureau of agriculture to the newly form
ed home department of the general gov,
ernment, we may hope for channel
through which agricultural improvements
may be made known. Is it not ridiculous
that the interests of three-quarters OF the
whole community should be left as secon.
Diary in importance to those ofone quarter!
We admire the practice of the society OF
Friends, 'to pay due Difference to the wish
es of respectable minority but cannot
consent that our politeness should SO fsr
interfere with our interests as to permit
the minority alone to be fostered by gov
eminent patronage.-Mape's .4meriean
Farmer.
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Justice is Sometimes Slow.

Abou: six years ago, Mr.. Augustine
Kennerly, the City Collector OF st. Louis
was charged with being defaulter to the
amount of $4,000. He protested his inno-
cence, said it must be owing to an error in
auditing his accounts, and requested that a
committee of Councils should examine his
books. This was done, but no error de-
tected-leaving it manifest that he was a
defaulter. Disgrace and ruin, Mr.. X. was
dismissed from office.
Yesterday, the present Auditor had oc-
casion to overhaul the old day book where
he found that $4,000 was marked posted
though no posting was made. This was
the error which the committee and Mr.. X.
were unable to ferret out. Thus it will
be seen that instead of Mr.. Kennerly be-
ing detaulter, the city owes him $4,000
dollars, with six years interest, which is
but poor recompense for his blighted
reputation, though it 1t must be indeed a
qualification to him to make his honesty
manifest, even at this late day.
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Flies on Horses.

Flies are a great trouble to horses al
this season. They will eat all the skin
off the inside of their ears, and then feed
upon the flesh, producing great deal OF
pain and uneasiness. This evil may be
prevented by rubbing upon the inside of
their ears a little grease or oil, which
should be repeated occasionally. Every
merciful man who has horse, will be
.merciful to his BEAST and prevent this
injury.
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Move On!

The march of Life should never stay
All things should onward tend;
Man should not clog PROFESSIONS way,
But strive TO move and mend.
The waters move in depth of ocean,
The streams along the dales,
And rivulets, with onward motion,
Through sweet and verdant wales,
Move on!
The clouds move gently through the sky,
The earth rolls ever on;
Time swiftly in its course runs by,
And years pass one by one.
Man, too should strive to follow them,
In this their onward way,
Permitting nought the tide to stem,
But ever, day by day,
Men may be wiser, if they strive
More virtuous, if they will;
And who, within the world, would thrive,
Must aim at higher still.
Let bIgots stand by doctrines old,
Tho wise may pass them by;
Weak minds will cling with subtle hold,
But strong ones, valianlly,
Move on!
Like water ro ling to the acean,
Down mountains fiId on high
Like clouds forever in commotion,
Th at move across the sky
Will we forever onward press,
Thus fctterlcss and free;
And deeming virtue happiness,
Our watch.word ever be:
Move on!
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Sweet coz! I'm happy when l can,
Pm merry while 1 may,
For Iife's at most narrow span,
AT best winters day.
If care could make the sunbeam wear
A brighter, warmer hue,
The evening star shine out more far,
The blue sky look more blue,
Then should be graver man
But since 'tis not the way,
Sweet COZ. I'm happy when / cunr
And merry when l may!
II sighs cou Id make us sin the less,
PeIchunce L were not glad
IL mourning were the sage's dress,
MY garb should then be sad.
But since the angels wings are white,
And cen the young saints smile
Since virtue wears brow of light
And vice a robe of guile
Since laughter is not under ban,
Nor gladness clad in gray
Sweet COZ! I'm happy when can,
And merry when l may!
I've seen bishop dance and reel.
And sinner fast and pray,
A knave at the top of Fortunes wheel,
And good man cast away!
Wine have seen your grave ones quaff,
Might set our fleet afloat;
But never heard hearty laugh
From out villains throat;
And never knew a mirthful man
Make sod young maids day
So, coz! I'm happy when l can,
And merry when l may!
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q Gen. Guyon. an Irish soldier, is the
last leader of the Hungarian forces who
holds out IN the open field. His force is
not large, but he is swron not to surrender
until free egress Is granted to the foreign
auxiliaries of the Hungarian cause.
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On PsHAw.-A good joke is told of a
young couple riding home from church
after their marriage. The day had been
cloudy, and the young man seeing the
clouds break away, said-I hope we shall
soon have little sum- The young wife
replies very honestly, AS for me, Should
rather have little daughter!'
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'Ain't you afraid you will break, while
falling so?' said a chap in the pit of a Cir
Gus to the clown.
why so?' asked the latter.
Because you are tom6ler,' replied the
wag. The clown tainted.
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DO you know Mr.. - asked one
friend of another, referring to an old gen.
tleman who was famous for his fondness
for the extract..of hops.
Yes sir, know him very WE'LL
'What kind of man is he!'
why. in the morning when he gets
up, he is beer barrel, and in the even.
ing when he goes to bed he is barrel o
beer
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DEACON HAvENs.--Kingly tells a very
good story about Deacon Havens. 1t ap-
pears that, at last harvest time, the dea .
con had knowing bee,' and among the
party was two interesting sons of Belial,
who were more inclined to cut capers
than clover. One of their tricks on the
old man consisted of filling the tin horn
with soft soap; and then slightly stop
ping the orifce with cotton. When IL
O'Clock came, our venerable friend seized
the loaded instrument, and gave a blast
which scattered the contents far and near.
To say that the deacon was displeased
would but slightly describe his feelings.
He was enraged; for the first time in his
| life, he became excited. Says he:-
l"Gentlemen. am an old mani am the
head of the Sunday School, and have
preached the gospel for five and thirty
long years-but I'll be id if cam
lick the man who soft soaped that tru M
petH"-.albaay ..Dutehman.
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@The Territorial Courts of Minnesota
have just been opened. Twenty attorneys
were admitted to practice, which certainly
will be thought sufficient number for a
population of not more than 5000.
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NOTICE.

THE Pamphlet Laws of the last Session of
the Legislature have been received at the Pro.
thonotary's Office in Ebcnsburg, and arc ready
for delivery TO those who by law are entitled
to receive them.
WIN. KlTTEBL, Protkonotarg.
August l6, lsd9.
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Douglas Jerrold says: The women
are all alike. When they are maids,
they're mild as milk; once make them
wives, and they lean their backs against
their marriage certificate and defy you.'
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A Noble Sister.

The York Sun gives the particulars OF
the noble conduct of sister, which de.
serves general publicity. 1t apppers a
young man named Brady, who had left
Gardiner Me-, many years before, and
gone to sea,was last winter attacked with
paralysis, and was taken to one of our pub
lie Institutions, where after time he par
tally recovered, but when he essayed tc
walk, he fell and broke both his shoulder
and his thigh in such a manner that it is
not likely he will ever get well. His rel
atives- knew nothing of his condition, bu
by some means little sister, who is an
assistant teacher in school in Charleston
Mass, heard of the accident that had be.
fallen him, and at once came on to this
city. She was a poor girl, but she fount
kind friends who assisted her to take he
brother on to Charleston, where she in
tends TO support him and herself by he
daily toll. A girl who SO bravely take:
charge of a brother who will be tax up
on her for life, is no ordinary girl.
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Boots and Shoes,

of every description, moleskin, fur, pearl, ley
horn and braid Hats; Ladies and Misses pea
BRAID silk, and pearl gimp Bonnets A splel
did assortment Of Quecntware, (new stvle
Hardware, Drugs, Umb rel:as. Parasols, Boo
and Stationary, Groceries, Fish, Salt, Maj,
&C., &c.
All of which they are determined to sell as log
for cash or country produce as any other estab
lishment west of the Allegheny mountains.
Ladies will find it to their advantage to call
and examine this sPleudid stock of goods before
purchasing elsewhere.
May 8, Is49.-3O-tf
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General assortment of Paints and Oils
of every description for sale at reduced prices
by MURRAY & ZAHM.
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NC hrsL nuniDef OF q NEW SERIES OF TINS
widely-circuated and universally popular
FAMILY NEWSPAPER
will, for the accommodation of NEW suBscRI
BERs, be issued on SATURDAY, the seUentk day of
July merit, with several NEW, ORIGINAL and At
TRAcTIvE FEATURES. THE HOME JOURNAL
is wholly peculiar paper, abounding in every
variety of Literature and News; and, besides
being one of the most elegantly printed and
interesting sheets extant, it is by far the cheap
est-:he terms being only Two Dollars Year
(n advance) THREE COPIES FOR FIVE DOLLARS.
NOW rs THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE
Address MORRIS & WILLIS, Editors and
Proprietors, at the Ofice of publication, No.
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DRYe90ODSa &C.

that has be en- brought to Ebensburg this sea-
SON, and which they are determined to dispose
of at the lopest prices imaginable.
They think it unnecessary to enumerate all
the articles they have on hand, but request the
public to call and examine for themselves, when
they will find most every article usually kept
in country store, and at prices equally low
as goods can be bought east west of the
Allegheny mountains.
LUMBER, GRAIN, WOOL, and all kinds
of Country Produce, taken in exchange for
Goods. NJ. & Il.
Ebensburg, May ] 6, 1S49.
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NOTICE.

ETTERS of Administration having been
IL granted to the undersigned by the Regis
Ter of Cambria county, on the estate of Thom-
as Crossman, decd, notice is hereby given 10
all persons indebted to said estate to make pay.
ment, and those having claims against il 10
present them TO the undersigned duly authcn.
ticated for settlement
MARY ANN CROSSMAN,
DAVID SOMMERVILLE
Susquehanna tp.,
Aug. %. l849. 46-6t
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HOOKS and STATIONARY for sale at
Id Buckanan's Store.
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CHEAPER Than EVBR!''
Murray e. ZAHM,

for past favors. would respect
IL fully inform their friends, and the public
generally, that they have just received the
largest, handsomest and best selected assort-
ment of
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Reasons for RiSibility.

BY oLoYeR WENDELL HOLMES.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-08-18
B, e, HUTCHIMSOW.
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