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Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10

How SCHOLARS ARE MADE.-Costly
appar ratus aud splendid cabinets have no
magical power to make scholars AS a
man is in all circumstances. under God
the master Of nis own fortune, SO he is
the maker Of his own mind The Crea-
tor has so constituted the human intel
lect. that it can only grow by its own ac-
ton. and by its own action it will GER
tainly aud necessarily grow. Every man
must therefore educate himself. His
books and teachers are, but helps; the
work is his. A man is not educated until
he has the ability to summon. in an ener-
gency, his mental powers in vigorous ex-
ercise to effect its proposed object. II is
not the man who has seen most, or read
most, who can do this; such an one is i'll
danger Of being borne down like beast
of burden, by an overloaded mass of 9TH
er mems thoughts. Nor is it the man
who can boast merely of native Yigor
and capacity. The creates, of all war
-iors VINO went TO the siege of Troy. had
not the pre-ernineuce because nature had
given him strength. aud he carried the
largest how. but because discipline bad
taught him how to bend it.
= Daniel Webster.
Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10

DIscRErIoN VS.. VALoR.-During the
war of 1912. it chanced that an invasion
was expected in the town of Lime, situa.
ted q. the mouth of the Connection,
river. The spirit Of the times had pre-.
viously manifested itself in militia gather.
ings and organizations; and the indiviual
who had undertaken to discipline the
rustics in the art Of war was one Captain
Tinker, who had advanced his company
to high state of theoretical practice,
through the aid Of broomsticks and corn.
stalks interspersed here anC there with
rusty old queen s-arm." Well, severi
ferocions and determined paraties were
executed, in anticipation Of the enc my s
advent Balls were cast. guns secured,
fiints picked. and the ";roops" were set
to work in digging trench which should
command the entrance Of the river. under
the supervision of Colonel S., who
was veteran Of the revolution. 1t was
not long before some gun-toals were seen
approaching. closely followed 10y two
English frlgates; and as they came within
range, shot or two was fired The
troops were all duly entrenched; and
thrust through their embank nent. the
muzzles Of two culverins, fully charged
with death deuling material, stood grin
ming grim defiance" TO the foreign inva.
sion and waiting the charge. But at this
junct1re the doughty captain was ro, 10
be found. The valiant colonel had ridden
up and down the lines in vain in search
O.. Kim; but at length he esped in the
distance a dir,-covered head bobbing UP
and dowE occasionally from the ground,
whose combinations" were evidently
busily engaged i'll finding the bottom of
deep hole. In the summer-tide of passion
the colonel rode up 10 the spot and ex-
claimed. d.-"What the devil are you doing
in that hole. Capt. Tinker. Why are
you not at the head Of your troops?,'-
Troops be d-d" replied the captain;
sits their business to take care Of them
selues,; this is my hole; l dug it last night.
the cnssed Bri,ishers can hit me, If they
kin-let 'em shuse: Let the troops GIT
under their sand bank if theydon't want
to get hit; they've go: one." Waen's this
an exhibition Of the "better part of valor"
i'll commanding officer.
Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10

COULDN'T CURE Bim.-A good story 10
told in an Eastern paper, Of the treat
ment OF drunken husband by his amia.
BILE spouse After trying various expedi.
euts, all TO cure drunkenness, she at last
bethough, herself of another plan Of
making a reformed drunkard Of her lord.
She engaged watchman for s,ipula-
ted reward. TO carry Phllander to the
watch.house, while yet in state Of IN
sensibili,y. and TO fnghten him little
when be recovered. In consequence Of
this arrangement, Phlander walked up
about eleven o'clock at night. and found
himself lying on a pine bench, i'll strange
aud dim apartment. Raising himself up
OH his elbow. he looked around until his
eyes rested on man seated by a stove
smoking segar
"Where am T." said Philande..
.'In medical College" said the segar
smoker.
"What doing ,hesei'
"Goiug TO be cut up"
How comes thai!
"Why, you died yesterday. while you
were drunk, and we bough. your body 70
make q 'iia.o,ny"
"It's helm not dead.
mo matter-we bought your carcass
from your wife, who had right 10 sell
II, for its all the good she could ever
make OF you. Ifyou'r re- not dead. that's no
fault of the doctors. and they'll cut you
up dead or alive
You will do ii. eh: asked The old sos.
cay, to be sure we will. now directly" ;"
was the resolute answer.
"Wei can't you let me have something
TO drink before you begin!"
This last speech satisfied tho watch.
man that Pmander was hOpeless case;
and MS his reward was contingent on his
successful treatment OF the patient he
was not little chagrined at the result
So. with no gentle handling. he ,umbled
the irrefurmable inebria,e ont Of the
watch-house.
Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10
AGEnurxr YAsxsE-"Hallo. my good


ACENurNE YAnKEE-"Hallo. my good
friend. can you Inform me bow far il 10 "a
the next house!"
Jonathan started up--leaned on hia
hoe handkerchief one foot Oh the gam.
bril- Of his sinister leg. and replied:
| "Hullo, yourself. how do! wall / guess
| can. Taint near as far as used to be
afore they cut the woods sway-thsu e
| was generally reckonej four miles. bus
now the sun shrivels up the road. and
don't make morn tew. The fuss house
you come to is barn, and the next is Q
haystack; but old Hoskin's house is on
beyant. You'll be cure TO meet his gala
long before you get there; tarnal rompin
critters. they plague our folks morn .
little. HIS sheep git into our orchard
Dad sets the dog arter the sheep and me
arter the gals-and the way he makes
the wool. aud the petticoa:s fly. 10 i sin
to snakes" a
Il see you are inclined to be face,ious.
young man-pray tell me how it happens
that one Of your legs is shorter than the
other?"
II never lows any body 70 meddle
with my grass tanglers, mister, but seein'
its you. I'll tell you. l was born 90 as
my tickerler request, so than when hold
plow. can 60 with one foot in the fur
rer, and t'other on land, aud not tlop over;
besides. it's convenient when NOW round
side hill.''
VERY good, indeed-how do your po-
tatoes come on this year,
"Ihey don't come on at all; digs EN-
oui--and there's ON everlastin' snarl Of
EN- in each hill"
But they are sraall, perceive"
Eyes, | know it. You see we planted
some whoppin blue noses over in that
ere patch there, aud they fiouiished so al.
fired that these ere stopt CROWN just out
of spite, 'caGs they know'd they couldn'y
begih &c keep up '''
ou appear to be pretty smart. anc
should think you might afford a better
hat than the one you now wear
The looks amt no,hin'; it's all in tho
behavior. This ere hat was my religious
Sunday -go-to-meetin' hat, and it's chuck
full. Of piety now. Pve got better ono
at hum but don't dig mters in il. NO
how" .
"Yoa have been in these parts some
time. | should guess"
II guess so tew. l was born'd and got
my brot'n up in that ere house; but my ua-
tive place is down in Pordunk."
Then you say it is about three and .
half miles to the next housed"
Yes sir; twas spell ago. aud don't
believe it's grow d much shorter since.".
"Much obliged good bye"
Goodbye TO ye. That's darn click
mare Of yourn."
There reader-there is q Jonathan Of
the first water for you. You don't find
his equal everywhere. He is said to
have been discovered among the Green
Mountains of Vermont, in all its native
Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10

it was supposed. that he raised his meat.
He is cotton planter and buys Tennes-
see pork. AS for producing smaller mat
ters in the provision line, foi sale, led
knock you down. if you limited such a
thing. All our people are better raised
than that comes TO. aid we have here on
the red hills CT Chambers just as sorry
horses and mules, ms few sheep and hogs.
aud are as gnililess Of selling beef. poul-
try. butter aud the. Ike. as they are in
Eowndes, Dallas. Greene and Marengo.
We are .Isirely respectable in our ways.
We arc cotton planters.
Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10

BoNApARTE's PovERTY IN EARLY LIFE.
NJ. Theirs, in his History os' the Consul
late. relates some very strange aud pre-
viously unknown particulars respecting
the early life and penury Of Napoleon
Bonapar,e. II appears that after be had
obtail:ed u subaltern's commission III the
Fiench service, and after he had done
the State good service, by his skill aud
danger at Toulon, he lived for some time
at Paris. in obscure lodgings. and in such
extreme poverty that he was often with
out the means of paying 10 sous (5d) for
his dinner, aud frequently went without
any meal at all! lie was under the ne
cessity of borrowing small sums. aud
even worn-out clothes from his acquain-
tances. He and his brother Louis, after
wards King Of Holland, had at one time
only one coat between them. so the
brothers could only go. ont alternately,
turn and turn about. At this crisis, The
chief benefact or OF the future emperor
aud conoueror, "at whose mighty name
the world grew pale. was the actor
Talma, who often gave him food aud
money. Napoieon's face, afterwards SO
famed for its classical mould, was, during
this period OF starvation, harsh and angu-
lar in lis lineamenis. with projecting
cheek bones His meagre fare brought
on an unpleasant and unsightiy cutane-
ous disease. Of a :ype so virtulent and
malignant that it took all the skill aud
assidui.y Of his accomplished physician,
Corvisart. TO expel it. after duration of
more than ten years. The squalid beg
gar then. the splend id enperrr afterwards
the ,hfea,lbare habiiments, the iinperi-
al mantle-the hovel aud the palace
the n,eagre food and the gorgeous ban-
quet-ihe friendship Of a poor actor, the
homage aud terror of the world AN exile
aud prisoner-such are the ups aud
downs Of his changeable life. such the
lights and shadows OF the great aud
mighty.
Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10

tend the hand of snccor 10 the helpless
exile, afford All asylum TO the prosecuted.
and home to. The oppressed-and thus
lnseparaby connect her future destiny
with the interests of universal humanity.
Citizens of the United States, and be-
loved conntrymen-again adieu! May
heaven pour its choisesl blessings on your
land, is the farewell prayer Of
Your devoted ant. affectiorate friend,
THEOBALD MATHEW.
Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10

A celebrated gambler after attending g
great revival meeting, experienced. n he
thought, change of feeling, aud was e.
naIly- induced to take his beat on the
anxious seat" The mihister couiinehc.
ed examining them on their experience
and the state OF their feelings. and finally
approaching the gambler, asked. well.
my friend. what do you say?" Oh" re.
piled he. unconsciously. 81 pass'-what
do you do. old feilow?" turning to his .stt
hand neighbor. '''
Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10

THE FAKIR AGArN.-Qute an exciting
scene occurred at one of our wharves
yesterday. The hands on one of our
steamers were engaged in rolling off a
cask, when TO the cOlisteInation aud sur
prise of the persons engaged in perform
ing that operation, voice was heard
Within the cask:
''Roll it easy, these darned nails hurt;
"a rather pay my passage than TO stand
this"
Holding up theiy hands, their visuals
expanded to the size OF two. saucers. the
two lahorers exclaimed, ".that beats the
d."
The mate coming up at this moment.
and unaware Of the cause Of delay, com.
meuced cursing them for their dilatoriness.
when from within the voice again came
forth -
You're nobody; let me out of this
cask..
whats that" said the mate.
"Why, lis mel said the voice; l want
TO get out wont stand this any longer"
up end that cask," said the mate:
"Oh! dont: you'll kill me-" said the
voice. These darned nails prick me-
Look out! don't. again said the casked
up individual. as the men were turning it
over.
Cooper" said the mate, unhead this
cask aud take out that man."
LAS the adze sunde cred the hoops. and
the head was coming out, the voice again
broke forth
''Be easy. now! is there any one about?
| don't want to be caught"
Quite crowd had now gathered round
the "scene of action" when, to the utter
aston.shneat Of all the byslanlers. a loud
gn.teral laugh broke forth, which made
our hair stand on eud. and the cask was
found filed with bacon.
"What does it meant" says one.
81 swear it beats my titre," said the
mate.
We enjoyed the joke TOO we'll to
elbow" as we walked off arm i'll arm
with the "Fakir of Ava" the ventrilo-
quist and magcian.-CLeveIa,sd Eefald.
Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10
DISCOVERIES IN JAPANsE LITERATURE.

DISCOVERIES IN JAPANsE LITERATURE.
An American ship-of-war. cruising IN the
Japahse seas, picked up the crew Of a
vessel of that country, which had been
wrecked. Lieut.. Tennyson. of the reve-
nue-cut,er Polk, sends to the Secretary
of the Navy copy Of the Japanse al
phabe,, which is executed apparently by
hand, but with so much skill it is said,
that the work nigh, readily be mistaken
for i,hography: a list of the names OF
the Japanse sailors, with their autograph
signatures in the Japanse character; a
representation Of the compass found with
them, and the Japanse numerals. The
alphabet as represented by Lieut.. Tenny-
soh's diagram, contains 49, characters,
which consist straight. oblique. parallel.
crooked, and angular lines and marks. re-
sembling thick and rugged scrawls with
a bad quill pen. The letters and names
stand in perpendicular columns, and the
order of reading is TO begin with the
right-hand column and read down-the
reverse of our method. These discover
les prove that the .Tapanse are a people
among whom learning has been cuitiva-
ted; and hope is expressed shat, through
the rescued seanen. more successful at
tempt will be made tC open a communl-
cation with that people.
Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10

More OF JENNY LIMBS CHARIrY.-A
Toronto letter says that the proceeds OF
Jenny Lind's concerts in that city. which
she gave to charitable purposes. amount!
ed to Sl6s0. The distribution Of the
money was left 10 the discretion Of the
Mavor.
Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10
NOVEL ExoRrArIoN.-Amo othe

Novel ExonrArIoN.-Among other
commodities comprising the cargo OF
vessel which left New York lately. for
Chagres, was a consignment of one hun
dred cats, for the California and Oregon
markets This will not be considered so
singular wheh it is known that in Oregon
it is not uncommon TO exchange q horse
for cat as horses and nice are plentiful
there and cats are very scarce.
Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10

A very modest old old maid, visiting.
newly married friend recently. saw one
of her husbands shirts Iyiug on the bed,
aud exclaimed ''Oh mercy. mans shirt
Oh your bed! such a thing OH my bed
would give me the nightmare!" VERY
likely" responded the wife "unless the
man was inside of il.
Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10

her down the abyss. The body dashed
against the projecting crags in the Descent
ana rolled into the torrent beneath. The
pursuers stood aghast at the a1rocious
deed. and ovelpowered with horror, drop
ped their weapons The s,Duggler es-
capped with his pack. and has often visit
ed the same spot on a similar errard.
Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10

A young gentleman who had just mar.
ried' little uudersized beauty. says she
would have been taller. but she is made
of such precious materials. that Nature
could not afford it. ''''' '''''
Washington telegraph., 1851-12-10

Peace is the evening star Of the soul.
as virtue is it's sun. and the two are never
FAR apeu. - ~
The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-07-02
Plank Road.

We learn with much pleasure, says the
Wheeling Gazette, that the Martinsferry and
Cadiz plank road will be put under contract
about the first Of July. One also, in the
same general direction thro' Harrisville is
now under survey preparatory to location.
These two roads will open to this market
one Of the best regions of country in Ohio,
and the spirit manifested by the people along
the line in their construction indicates a just
appreciation of the great value of those i'm,
provements now centering to this city with q
daily accelerated pace, and the manifest
fact that the present is the time when the
tide sets toward our city, and which if taken
at its flood must lead to fortune. 1t should
never be forgotten that the tide Of human
energy is fast pushing onward and onward,
faster and faster the faster the progress Of
Improvement throughout this whole country,
and that the time has come in which insola-
ted energies are powerless, and associated
and harmonious enterprise can alone succeed
when he who lives for himself alone is al
|most sure to live in forgotten poverty.
AS time and tide wait for no man, we hope
that the present time will be duly considered
Iby our citizens and the proper preparation
at once made to welcome the improvement
pointing to onr city with the elements Q
prosperity. The only present chance ofuse
Iful action on the part Of our citizens is to b
found in prompt, efficient and decided actiol
lon the Hempfeld road. There should be NJ
Idallying, no management for individual e
lmolument no negotiation, no doubts; bu
'I$l5o, 900 more ofindiyidual stock obtaipe'
land the work put under contract from her
f|to the Pennsylvania line as soon as the mark
can be made.
Il A-zH,Tths ,yhaat 1sax.,aof haa anroTanuead
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The Privileged Few.

The Ohio Life and Trust Company, and
several other Banks Of the State, have de-
clared their intention Of contesting the pay
ment Of taxes under the law of last winter.
Charters! Contractsl Il Special privile-
gesl! Go it! Wonder, says the Ohio
Democrat, if special law passed by the
Ohio Legislature exempting some Of our
farmers from taxation for term Of years,
as the Banks have been exempted, would be
considered uvpealaJles Would It not be .
contract---a charter, just as much so as Q
law exempting Banker from taxation
Of course it would. But will any man say
the Legislature has power to tax one farmer
and let another go free from taxes? No
likely. Neither has the Legislature pcwel
to exempt the Banker while hs taxes th'
Farmer,
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The Democratic Party.

The Washington Union says what party
has stood by the country and the govern
menti in every crisis through which they have
been called upon to pass, from the time
when Washington bade us farewell to the
gresent day? Who resisted the first advan-
ces of ambitious men towards such an in
crease of eqecutiye power and patronage as
would have made the Presidentof these Uni
ted States Monarch in all but in name, and
bound the peoples advocate=-the press
in chans9 The democrats of 1878. Who
threw down the gauntlet to the first Euro
pean power in defence of our national honor
and in the second war of independence vim
|dicated, by land and sea, the rights of man
by the thunder of our artillery The dem.
ocrats in 1919. Who checked the progress
Of sedition in the south by the timely exhi
bition of irresistible strength, and generous
Iforbearance? Who overthrew that tremen
dious moneyed despotism which already
ruled the commerce of the country with {
rod of iron, and threatened to retain its lib
erty with letters Of gold? The democracy
led on by Andrew jackson from / 828 to 10
35. Who by the exercise Oft wise and en-
ergetic policy, in two short years, chastise,
a foe whose arrogance and presumption be
came insupportable, conquered mighty EN-
|pirc, added to our old domains region Z
wealth incalculable and Of vast extent, an
acquired for national powers which secure
flor us the respect of all the world? Th
democracy, under the administration ofJame
X. Polk from 1914 to 1848,
In every place Of its existence, whethe
for good or evil, has this party stood by til
country manfully till now: in her darke
hours it has been faithful; in her brighte
-Iithas cheered her on: and every demonstrs
ton Of the peoples love for that country
may claim to participate in, no matter
what party or to what occasion Its origin
derived.
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Harkl We Soupites.

The Republic, the National organ Of the
Federal party at Washington city, gives ut
terance to the following significant prophecy
We cannot forbear expressing an opinion
at this time upon which we are willing to rest
Jour character for prophecy. It is simply
that MillaEd Fillmore, unless some re-action
now 4nthought of shall take place before the
time Of nomination. will be the Wing candi-
datez-Union and peoples candidate also,
for the next Presidency.
There now stir up them "feathers, 7
and be ehasty,' ye scoites, and don't stoI
tin you make regular " fuss."
G1- The tobacco crop in some portions q
The State Of Kentucky; has been entirely de
stroyea By the late heavy frosts.
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D. MAeLASE. Esa., is duly authorised to receive
subscriptions advertisements. ETC.. in the city oi
Wheeling, for the sentinel & FaTmeT. Allcon'
tracts made b him will be faithlnlly performed.
E.W. CARH, v. D, P4LAgR. and {, PIERcE, are
our regular authorized agents in Philadelphia,
TO receiye advertisements. ETC., Tor the Sentinel
& Farmer.
THERoN THoMrsot of Steubenville, is our an-
thorized agent AT that place. for the Sentinel
Farmer.
J. II. FnsTEa, of the Pittsburgh Dispatch. is our
authorized agent At that place, for the Sentinel
e. r. rmer
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sVSD Y ECE!

ftAy- Those indebted to the "CADlZ SENTl
NFI,," for Volumes ID and II, will settle thciI
1cronnts with either ofthe present editors OF the
Sentinel. or Mr.. NJ. NJ Barlespn, aud NONE
OTUER. TIIQS. l. JEWETT.
Ip30-tG Trustee
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Ohio Election Returns.

The following is the vote on the new con-
stitutiOn and license question, so far as re-
seived. 1t viii be seen in some instances
majOiies only are reported. We will con
tinue to make additions as fast as received.
Those marked with star are official
The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-07-02
Sabbath School Celebration.

The Sabbath Schools in Cadiz intend cel-
ebrating the approaching anniversary of
American Independence by public process
sion and appropriate exercises. The schools
will meet in their respective school rooms at
O'clock, A. NJ, on the fourth of July, and be
ready to form in procession at 9, A. M.
The friends of the Sabbath School cause
and the pnbic generally are invited to join
in the exercises of the day.
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American Sunday School Union.

G. SEYMOUR, of Jefferson in this county,
agent for the American Sunday School Union
has lately returned from an Eastern tour,
bring with him large supply of the publ
cations of the society, and is now fully prepa-
red to supply Sunday schools on the most
liberal terms. A catalogue may be seem at
this Office, also specimens of the S. S. Jour
nal, and Youths Penny Gazette.
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EE Bishop Hamline, Of the Methodist
Church, who has long been lying very i'll in
Illinois, has 50 far recovered his health, as to
be able to travel.