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Mr.. Tharston, himself drove cat there IA
an OK. team, with his vile ssd ehildrenI
from lows. 9{ !s.tti.i
/ When a gentleman maiYies lady, beau
Itifal and rich, his friends ssys:-sHe has
married perfect bird Of PaSadise., II the
lady happens 10 be poor, however, they
Isay:-sA perfect Bird Of Paradise, with the
exception Of the feathers ssl',.,,.-,, :
1--WE learned yesterday That . aew
countefeit 81 bill as the State Bank of In
diana has made its sppearance--cne remsT-
kably well executed. Look out for them.
| # Gin. Com. 22d inst. s.-5rl : e. ..rT
General Taylor is opposed to the inter-
ference of Congress with the subject of the
! Territories. He wants them LEFT to the
management Of the executive and his a.
Igents. Practically, this is the effect OF The
policy he recommends. sg.H
"Pa, what is punctuation?' 'i'fi 81
"I,'s the art of putting the stops y" &c
"Tbeu wish you would go dswn in The
i cellar and punctuate The cock of the cider
barrel, as the cider is running all over the
floor"
We regret to see from the New 0rlsans
papers, that Pena ) Pens, the late President
and one chiefjustice Of Mexico, Is dead.
I He was one Of the few men IN Mexico who
merited the name Of statesman a7'g az
Frederick Douglas, the runaway slave
has been nominated By the colored voters
of New York as their candidate for the vice
presidency Of the q. Statesi - -
New York city has a larger population.
than either the States of New Hampshire,
Connecticut, Vermont or Michigan. It has
more than the three States Of Arkansas,
Florida and Texas together. -
The total number, of steam boats lost on,
the Western waters during the year. 1849,,
according to statement recently published
lis eighty. three. The estimated loss is set
down st 81 600, 600. -
Late accounts from India represent that.
the attempts Of British, capitalists, duringT
the last two or three years, to cultysteA
cotton in the district of Dharwar, from,
which much was expected have signallY
failed.
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SIGN OF CHARAcTER.=A man who hab-E
bitually- speaks disparsgingly Of the female,
character gives conclusive evidence that
there is something wrong in his own. A,
A true man always has high idea Of female
excellence, and cherishes il with arespsct
bordering on worship. gree sf'as55-ssi ~
DoING IT BEFoREHAND.-Dennis, darlint,
och, Dennis, what is il you're doinge
"Whist, Biddy, Pm trying an expert
ment." 81 r-'a g3tz-'i7 . iif.iaat1i - i--''
,sMurd.r, what is Il 9'' sse'I :. i~s.5b a..'
"Why its giving hot water to the chick
ems i am, so that they will be after laying
bOiled eggs" .-. .s.,s .-.f ..-s, sf.r-
Beautiful is the love, and sweet the kiss
of sister, Doddsssss a kiss from more o
distant relation, isn't much trorseIto take.
The London Illustrated News says: "Ths
growth of the United States Is, in reality,
the downfall Of Great Britain. All the un-
hsppy circumstances that ire Of prejudies
to US, are . benefit TO them. ss4aa,, 9i-r.i,.g
MATaimoSiAL MEAsURE.ATwo PoIkss
make one Irritation. 81 T 80 @7'8s'i'Ii inis'-af
Three fiirtatiOns make one squeeze Of the
hand. .,..r ---r,.,ti s.,f - i. .t.= sr--5g
Four squeezes make one kiss. asr le-z
Five kisses make one moonlight meeting.
Two moonlight meetings make one we'd ;
ding. -. =, -,
Father. what do you mean by raisina,s
things in hot houses?' sWhy boy, you are,
being raised in house too hot to hold me,
sometimes The woman seized broom.
stick, but the man scut stick" % =-f 'f's
Remember that the girl that deceiyes them
eye by wearing false curIs is apt to deceive.
the heart with false prstensions oflovs.
Z "Capital Punishment" "a the boy said
when the school mistress seated him with {,
the girls. .., ....s ...,,,.,,,,,s -. s.l .ezt
q say, Glenn cried two disputed dsrksys,7
appealing for decision to a sabls unpire;''
'which, word is right, sdy-zactly' Dr. sde-io
zactly?' .. ..s...',,,,s - .5,s2 TO %
The sable umpire reflected momsn and.
then with look Of deep wisdom, said,-I
can't tell pre.zactly.- "a -, =,
-sl So,