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Mr.. and Mrs "Thev Saw "

Reader, did you ever see MIR. and Mrs.
They Say " We have never seen this no.
table couple, although we have heard much
OF them. They inirude themselves into all
sorts OF society, aud have accomplished
great many mighty things, but we have new.
er seen them. They have broken up fami-
lies, set near and dear friends at variance.
raised tremendous tumults and exci,ements
~ neighborhoods, disturbed and even ruined
tae peace and prosperity OF churches and 60
ciei'es, and have occasIone1 a great deal Of
goss'p'ug, backbting, slaniering and evil
speaking, among the people, and vet we
very much doubt that MIR. and Mrs. They
Say were ever seen. They are everywhere,
concerned in every ones business, but seem
10 have no personality or tangibiHty They
are oiIen referred to, but are entirely beyond
the reach Of observation. II a ru,nor is set
INTO circulation, Mr.. and Mrs. They Say
are referred TO for authority. Did you hear
the runior that is in circulation concerning
Mr.. and Mis-? No. ] did nor, what is
il They say (aud here follows the r,,mor)
&c. Can this lie tine? They Say it is,
and ] suppose it must he so.'
Whether Mr.. and Mrs. They Saw are
descended from our first parent $. or from
~ ''''N" ""e'iSi VIC hup" utt eNl-
dently existed before the flood Bu, rs the
Scriptures inform Us that but eight souls
were saved in the ark, we conclude that
they and their progeny, not having souls,
conlrlved somehow or other TO keep their
heads above wafer aud survived the flood
They must have had numerous progeny,
for they are everywhere present.
They Say have the most 10 say Of all
that is SAID, IN regard TO rumors and SANDER
Gus stories in circulation, or they must have
exceeding broad shoulders to bear up under
all the gos>ips and s,n,iers thar are imputed
TO them. Every foul-mourhed traducer in
other mems matters, aud who wishes to put
INTO circulation and give currency 10 their
scandal or slander, summon MIR. and Mrs.
They Say us endorses.
From all the information we can obtain in
regard To them. we are forced TO conclude
iha, Mr.. and Mrs. They Say are vicious,
foul-mouthed, missfsbIe, contemplate he =.
ings; aud all who retail their scandals,
are, in our opinion, equally as miserable and
contemplate as they are themselves. and we
would advise all candid, weII-disposrd per-
sons not to confederate ar form an acquain.
tance either with Mr. and Mrs. They Saw
or those who are confederate with them in
destroying the peace and happine SIS OF others
by their scandal.
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The Grave Of S. S. Prentiss.

have mentioned the State of Maine and
with your generous permission. before en-
ter on the topic OF the lecture, which is The
Recollcctions oi National Freedom | will
pause n moment over another recollection.
But lirile more than a mile from the
beauty haunted streets of Natchez, close by
the roadside, is sweet outrageous grove Of
shrubs and trees that bend their pensive
branches 10 the ground. as if they nvershad
owed and guarded some precious deposit
A railing enc.oses them; and although a
palacelike mansion is near. and a proudly
em5owesed domain, yet sweet and sacred
stiffness re rs over the grove. Birds of me-
loiious song md glorious plumage pour out
their most thrilling harmonles there; and
well they may for beneath the bnueh>
they stand on, sleeps one whose voice had
more than The wichery of all the choristers
of the fragant forests OF the South.
And the thnnder-c'oud, that oftenrimes
rolls above that place of lowly rest, solemnly
rehearsing lis deep-toned alleslations OF its
Eternal Creators sovereignty and power, may
hush for a moment, lis fearful growl. He
who sleeps there could thunder like n De-
moshcnes and the fash of his intellect and
the corruscations of his wit were as dazzling
and as rapid as those which leap from yon-
der over-nrching canopy of storm.
There sleeps PrenrisS! The boy from
Maine, who came in youth 10 Mississippi to
live-to win immortal fame and who came
back TO il in the high noon ofhis manhood
to de - and find so sweet aud quiet grave
u. York, Esq.
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To PRESERVE FRUIr.-Twenty- mine yenrs
ago. Betty WinaI, than residing At Tarlton,
hoIlled quantity of Write cnrrnnis in their
green state. being than IN the 33d wear of her
age. Having kept them some time in a
state Of preservation. William, cher hus-
handy and she agreed that they should he
kept while they both lived, and that they
should he made into pies az he funeral OF the
one who should die first. The wife departed
this lie on the I'd Of this month. and was
inferred at ST. Peters Church. Preston, on
The 5'h-- the family hayine removed to Daw-
son Street, Preston. Their n'irual pledge
was fulfilled, and the pies made Of these cur.
rants were served out, after returning from
church, every attendant taking a Slice
Though the rurrants had been kept twenty
nine years, they were as fresh as il ius,
taken from the trees ANY other fruit NAV
he preserved in the same way ky expellinp
the mir and sealing over the cork air. tight. :
REMARKS. Wepreserved gooseherries las,
season, ns follows. The herries were picked
while rntl,er green, put into hotties, filling
them full. then the bottles were filed to the
top with water, over fre, and allowed 10
remain till the water in the kettle boiled
then the botIles were taken oui, corked tight.
" and set In the ceIler. We used these
gooseberries recently. and they could not be
distinguished from fresh ones. One person
who partook Of them supposed that they wers
fresh from market. II is said that various
kinds Of fruit may be kept 10 this manner
for years. II is a very cheap and convenient
wsy.-N. ~ z. Former.
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flshmongers m the neigbboring towns, occn-
sionally TO the trudesuen Of Lyons or Paris
ny whom they are carted off in casks pierced
with holes AMI half filled with warer. Tie
critical time for the interests of The fsh
broader is the draining off the water, lest the
crea ures die IN the mud the critical time
for the fishnonger is the carrlng them home
lest they The IN the cask. l; is common prac-
tee, after pond has been tisI,ed three sue
cess've years, 10 drain it thoroughly, and 10
sow ma'ze or oats for as many seasons as the
earth has been under water. Near Cl,alons,
three wears water aud three years crops is
the rule. The proportion in other districts
depends much upon the qualities ofthe land
The weight OF authority is, / understood in
iavor OF the doctrine which maintains that
fields are more profitable than fish yonds.-
The larger ponds yield from 1000 10 6,OOO
carp annually, but the unknown depths of the
rich black mud they contain, render il certain
that complete drainage and good cultivation
would greatly enhance the value ofihe land. >
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Opposition to young Men.

Every body knJws how common il is for
old AID middle-aged men to try TO keep
young men from rising in the world, by
sneers at the vonthfulness ofasPirants-as in
the case of Walrole. whose tants against PIT
so >ignaIIy failed TO ,ieprcss the latter. and
served but TO ,Iamn their author TO everas'-
ing fame No young man Of talents, but
has had enemies such as these 10 encounter
-men who seem 10 take a certain hendIsh
delight and cherish a malicious pleasure IN
seeking 10 depress every thing like genuine
enthusiasm and the huoyant ambition OF the
bright boy, or the brilliant young man. This
arises half from sheer malice, and as mncl,
from sheer ignorance of The nature and tenn.
permanent of genius. When the climber
upward has gained his place among his
peers. then il is that these miserable hatterers
crnee and fawn as basely as they ior'nely
maIigned and ritlicued him and would fam
crowd out Of bls siglt his old friends and
siaunch adherents. In his green age and bud
ding seasons the youth OF genius Graves and
requires sympathy. Il is with him, especially,
land in a measure with all men) an intellect
ual want a evident as the coarsest necessary
elements Of existence.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-06-26
Sounding the Gulf Stream.

The Key West correspondent of the Savan-
nah Republican, writes as follows relative to
The late attempt by the United States steamer
Hef-el to sound the Gulf Stream between Kew
West and Havana. The figures differ some
what from those contained in the brief para
graph which we published short time ago.
but this writer processes to speak from accurate
information
The Hef>ei left here with line at,out. q
200 faihoms in length. Her first SOUNDING wa,
seven miles from Sand Key. in $50 fathoms.-
On raising The lead from this depth, the ther-
mOmeter stood at As. The instrument wa,
considered superior one; but we cannot be-
lieve that this could have been the temperature
of the water at that depth. Il is more proba-
bic that the index on the thermometer was op-
Grated upon by the pressure of the water, or
some other cause, which caused il TO make
false report. The lead was again sent down
about twenty miles from Sand Kew. and let
ont to Its full length. II could not be ascer-
tanned, by handling the line, whether il reached
the bottom. On raising it the line broke at
1900 iathoms, from what canse is unknown
thus deprlving the world perhaps for time of
the Interesting fact that this wonderful current
can be sounded. We hear that it is very
probable that the attempt will be renewed next
year." r..
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-06-26
Breeding Fish.

The London Morning Chronicle gives an
interesting account of a curious brancl, Of
hu,handry which is practised in France, in the
valley ofthe Same. A characteristic feature
of This part ofFrance is the vast number Of
small lakes or ponds by which the surface is
studded. In one department, that Of Saone
ct Loire. there are actually upwards Of 1000
OF these sheets uf water, principally living 10
the east or Swiss side Of the Saone. These
sheets Of water are Of all sizes, from mere
pools to lakes of from fif,v TO one hundred
acres in extent. and they play very curious
part in the agriculture Of the district. many
Of them being alternately dried and refiIled,
The proprietor raising rurn one year in the
precise spot in which he caught fish in the
preceding summer. Tie small ponds are
commonly used for rearing the frv which
are destined to acquire their full growth in
The larger sheets OF water. The following
is an outline Of the plan OF operation:
81 the commencement Of winter, from
ten to fifteen carp are turned into each srnni
pond, greni care heing taken that no pike
managers TO slip quietly in along with them,
The next wear the water nurseries are dried,
and thousands of young carp are found
sp-awlng in The mud. The fry is called la
fcttiHe. and is let loose in larger ponds in the
ratio OF about 1900 little fishes 10 an acre.
Here the creatures pass the second year of
their life, attaining a size of about four OF FIVE
inches. In this state ihcv nre called car
pilions on alrins. and are subject to the same
treatment as before, the pond heing again
drained. and It's occupants turned out into
still larger piece OF water. In the third dwell
ling place they take their final Development
They are flung into it IN the proportion of
about $50 edrpiHions per acre. and are taken
out again in on, two or three years after
wards, according 10 the size OF The fish
required. The carp fauen fast in rich,
muddy winters. slepring sagnnniiy in the
bosom Of fat fields and stiff allu.ial soils
The ponds sprinkIed among the woods are
the worst feeding places Ino the third
pond some dozen Of small pike are let loose,
destined 20 keep down the young carp. 40
that the large fish may have The advantage of
The best possible feeding. The final fishing
generally takes place early in The spring
The water is drained off. and the fish are
caught by hand or by hand nets. They are
usually sold upon the spot, either by the
hundred or by the weight, to the agents Of
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-06-26

A Hen COMPLIMENT TO THE Democracy.
The Buffalo Express pays the following
high compliment 10 the democratic party:
"To sum up all. The Compromise has been
and vii be sustained by all the loeofoco
States iIut it has not been, we believe, nor
do we believe it will be, sustained by a sin
gle whig Stare, save, perhaps, Kentucky
We shall see. This is not the sort OF en-
dorsemenis that wing administrations used
10 desire
This corrohnrates what we have always
maintained, that the democratic party is The
true Union party the only party that can be
reled on TO support the compromises Of The
constitution and the integrity of our glorl-
Gus Union. Let the wings Of the wbis States
all repudiate the Compromise If they will I;
bu, the democracy and the democratic States
will step in and save the Union, aud put
down the disunionists and anarhists.-Roch-
ester Republican. 1851. ...
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A New Test of Insanity.

A correspondent Of the Woonsocket Patriot.
writing from Philadelphia, states that new
and singular physiological discovery has recent
ly been made by Mr.. Peter A Brown, of that
city, gentlemen Of eminent scientific attain
ments The writer says
"Mr. Brown professe. TO test and prove an
individuals insanity by microscopic examina-
ton Of the roots Of the hair upon the head He
states that there is a remarkable peculiarity and
difference between the hair of sane and an in
sane person that the bulb at the roots Of hair
belonging TO the sane is white in color, trans
parent, and in shape regular and pes,le-formed
In the insane. these characteristics are totally
different the bulb being dark, distorted, and
Of no regular shape or form. These changes
are accounted for and produced by bodily dis
ease and are said 10 be infallible evidence OF
insanity. Last week this new theory was in
troduced into court as a uitness in trial of Iu.
macy and its author exhibited TO the Jury sev-
eral hunded specimens of hair, collected from
different lunatic hospitals, all of which he les
tilted, had the characteristic Of insanity. The
court received this physio-legal wonder with
earnestness and serious deliberation, and finally
decided in IFS favor! This decision, however
is not wholly conirmatory but will tend to
give The new e-hair-theory an honorable
start"
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j.
We find in an English paper the following
extract from an unpublished lecture on the pro-
gress Of the arts and sciences and the anti,iqni,y
Of Freemasonry:
"FreemasoaEy, We are Informed, was re-
Tsseo T. " rules at The baildmg Of Solomon's .
~. h'p'e, and there is every reason to believe
."as some tond Of Union was necessary in such
Tsregased mass Of workmen.
nc number Of masons emploved In b,;IJ;,~
'he temple was one hundred and ,b;r,asn ,hons'
ana six hundred, besides ,be mon n 49,
not freenasons, which am,s.,..aI M" VI ouiuen,
thousand more. 1as q -'eu -N'e 70 seventy
The footstone of this mighty f.h,;.
elled in the fourth year Of Solomon,. va ies-
third after the death of David, and ,he aso., as
year after the passage of the Hebrew, ,hronra
the Red Sea. The building commenced m M,
Moriah on Monday, the second day Of ,hs
month Zif, which answers TO the 2Ist Of oor
April and it was finished in all parts in lit,le
more than seven years, on the eighth day of the
month Bull, which answers to our 23d day of
October, being the second month of the sacred
year, and the llth of Solomon's reign Every
piece of the edi6ce, whether timber, stone or
metal, was brought ready cut, framed or polish
ed to Jerusalem, so that no other tool was want
ing, no other sound was heard, than what was
necessary 10 join the several parts together
All the noise Of the axe, hammer and saw was
confined to the forests Of Lebanon and the quar-
rIes and plains of Zredodelh, that nothing mioht
be heard among the masons of Zion, but harmo-
ny and peace" 'r
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-06-26

ADVICE IN POULTRY kEEPING.-The princi-
pies upon which rely for success in keeping
hens, are, first, 10 have two breeds-a few to
hatch and rear the chickens, and twice the num-
Der of everlasting layers, as eggs are more
profitable than chickens; second, 10 get hatch
as early as possible in the spring, and 10 keep
them well these never cast their feathers like
the Old birds, and, if they begin to lay in au-
tumn, lay more or less all winter third, never
10 Keep old fowls, (bone but favorite fowls
ought TO be Kept more than two years y old
birds lay larger eggs than pullets, bni not near
ly SO many; fourth, to give them the best bar
ley l could get, and as much as they could pick
up once day in summer. and twice in winter;
they are not only more profitable, well kept,
best are the spotted Dorkings for sitting, and
the Pheasant breed for laying -Agricalt,ual
Gazette.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-06-26

BOYS MARBLEs.-There is something very
strange in the manufacture of boys marbles
The greater port Of them are made of a hard
stone found near Cobourg, in Saxony. The
stone j. first broken with hammer into small
cubical fragments, and one hundred or one bun
dred and fifty of them are ground at one time
in mill, somewhat like flour mill. The
lower stone, which remains at rest, has several
concentric circular grooves OF furrows; the
upper stone is of the same diameter as the low
er, and is made TO revolve by water or other
power, minute streams of water are directed
into furrows of the lower stone. The pres
sure of the runner on the little pieces roll
them over in all directions, and in about a
quarter Of an hour the whole of the rough
fragments are reduced into nearly accurate
spheres.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-06-26

The GARRoTE.-A correspondent wishes to
know what sort Of an instrument the ygarrote is.
1t is an iron collar, says the N. Y. Sun, used
in Spain and Cuba for straneling those con-
demned to death. This collar is put upon the
neck Of the condemned, and tightened BY means
Of screw until it breaks the neck. For ty-
rants. it Is a mure convenient mode Of despatch
ing their victims than the gallows or gmilofine,
as these cannot be employed without giving the
execution some amount of publicity. The gar
rotier, however, can do his foul work in his
victims cell, and the public hear or know moth
ing of it. The secresy with which this pun
ishment is generally executed, forms its most
terrible and repulsive feature, a. mode Of ex-
ecutiop,
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AMERICAN NEwsPAPERs.-The following
paragraph will explain itself. Captain Poor
wishes 10 collect copy of every paper in the
country on the stated date-and we trnst that
his call will be promptly responded TO-
MIR Poor, wishing TO form perfect collec-
tion of American newspapers for the City Ii
brary of Paris. requests copy Of every daily
journal published on the 4th Of July, ls5l-and
of the next published number Of semi-weekly
and weekly journ ais, directed TO the American
Sentinel, Boston, Mass.
Editors will please copy the above notice.
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Circulars AND FREE CIRCULATING News
PAPER NuIsANcEs.-Great complaints are made
throughout the country by merchants and 9th
ers, against the imprudent practice of sending
circulars and free advertising sheets from the
cities 10 persons who never ordered them, and
for which they are subjected TO the expense Of
the carriers fees on all occasions, and in many
instances 10 the postage besides. Advertisers
who expect TO increase their customers BY this
mode Of piracy upon the pockets Of the people
of the country, will be very much mistaken
VOr PopuE.
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MISCELLANY N Y.
Facts on Postage.

As the new law is about to go into opera
tion, it may not be uninteresting To our readers
To note few facts in connection with the gen.
eral subject.
The following table shows that, with one ex-
ception, those States known as northern, not
only pay their own posiage expenses, but make
up the deficiency Of all the other States and
Terri,pries-that, in brief, nine States not on
ly support the post office department, but fur
uish surplus We speak, Of course, of the
results as given in the Report of the Pos,mas-
ter General
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-06-26

Morris IN FuRNITuRE.-Thoroughly satur-
ate the stnfhng of sofas, chairs, &c, by pour
ing on and III camphene. This may be done
without any danger of injury to carpets or cloth
ing, as they are preserved by sprinkling with
the same article. have tried this method Of
rdding a sofa, which had been stuffed with vii
famous hair, from thousands of worms and moths.
They were Instantly destroyed, without in the
least affecting the hair seating or varnish of the
wood. d.-North American.
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Excess of rev. Sligo 1862

The exception we have referred to above, is
New Jersey. Her revenue was SIS, ,2l4-
transportation 5s,92l-leaving an excess
against her of $l,707. Maine gives to the de-
Partment net profit of S37 ,s9l. The aggre-
gate excess Of revenue of the northern states is
more than the entire rere:iuc of all the other
states.
The following Western States and Terrific
ries, it appears, have not sustained them
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1t is worth noticing that the Northern states
pay TO South Carolina the annual average sum
of S45,s74 for her postage expenses. to say
nothing of sundry other items of a still larger
amount. When she finally steps out of the
Union, and has TO settle all the bills out of her
own pocket, she will discover some difference,
we aPprehend.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-06-26

In Regard Ia late scientific experiments, IL is
aid. that little more brandy in water than
usual. viii Gauss the rotation Of the earth "a Be
distinctly visible, -
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however high, on which you can lend me even
the most trihing sum, for which myself alone
need be responsibler .... ...., FL.
None, replied the usurer, already COM
mencing his letter. .....t p. IL .........-s.-
.a. will give thirty per cent.'' .l
Impossible. :, - ..,- .,..,..-i .....
Fifty r,., ...,.. .. .f... ...
The usurer shook his head impatiently.
A hundred-cent. per cent?
NJ
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The three following Western States have
earned n Snrnlus
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-11-10
SHERIFFrS SALE.

DY virtue of special writ OF execution, lin
ID favor of Richard Raleigh, and against
Charles Jones Missouri A. Jones, aud Theodore
McCinnis, issued out of the Office OF the Clerk
Of the vandcrburgh Circuit Court, and TO me di-
iected; will on Thursday, the 2Oih day of No
vembcr, A. d. 1851, between the hours of 10
o'clock x. NJ. and 8 o'clock p. NJ. of said day.
at the door of the Court-H House, in the city .of
Evansville, expose to sale the rents, issues and
profits, for the term of seven years, of the fol-
lowing described real estate, to wit: part OF lot
Number "a. in the original plan Of The city of
Evansville, contained in the following bounda-
ries, beginning in the line OF said Lot Number
"a, on Second street seventy-fve feet from the
most Easterly corner Of said lot, running thence
parallel with Main street seventyfve feet to the
Southwest boundary of said lot, thence along
said boundary line towards Sycamore street
twenty-five feet, thence parallel with Main street
to Second street, and thence to the place of be-
ginning, and in default of The rents, issues and
profits selling for sum sufficient to satisfy said
execution, will at the same time and place Of
fer for sale the fee simple OF said real estate.
JOHN s. TERRY. S. " C..
Evansville, Oct. Fl, Is5l.-oct 22-3tw