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Worcester daily spy., 1851-04-04
Printed Challies.

A Few patterns of Printed Chalys, of very choice
IN Styles opened to-day at The : HIVE"
apr2-dlw&w3t GEO. p BRYANT.
Worcester daily spy., 1851-04-04
Printed Cashmere Shawls.
New Prints.

NIFTY New pieces Prints received to-day, very hand
a some and cheap, among which some styles o
French Prints
apr2-d w&w3t GEO P. BRYANT.
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.In Time of Peace prepare for War;"

A young lady of wealthy parentage, a
fledgling from one our fashionable boarding
schools, type of modern elegance. was re-
Gently united by the slken tie Of rnairimony
10 gem Of beau. The fnammas and
papas on both sides being surrounded by all
the concomitants of luxury, and the many
agreeable little paraphemalia bespeaking the
possession of ''the dust" determined TO get
a fine establishment for the young couple
and, accordingly, they were 'fxed in
mansion out Walnut street, on "lhe West
End"
A lew days after this, a school compan-
ion of our heroine called upon her, and was
surprised to find so many servants about the
house.
"Why, Mary" said she, "what, in the
name of sense, have you SO many people
about you fotp
"Oh!n replied Madam, eve Lavn't any
more than we want There is but one cook,
one chambermaid, two. house girls, one
housekeeper, and-a-ehild's nurse. I'm
sure are not too manyW
'Ha! ha !n said her friend, "what do you
want with child's nurse! Oh that is loo
funny"
"Well, we havn't any immediate use for
her, but then, when we were married,
Charles said that we would want one, and
you know ",ts not al,Oays best 10 lcaue things
be until the last moment"
Upon hearing this anccdote, it is said that
Mrs. Paninyton clasped her haads, tolled up
the whites of her eyes, and expired DIR.
Quiz, who was called in instantly, said, that
as she had breathed her last breath, he
didn't think she could Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
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Paris and London.

The London journals groan, and the Paris
journals chuckle, that the visiters at the
Worlds Fair add nothing to Londos, count
nothing there, spend nothing; but go over
to Paris. frolic, spend, make merry, dance,
and sing. The lodging houses Of London
are vacant. The theatres and places Of a.
musement are leaner and tanker than ever.
No eagles, no ducais,ge Louis. no seGuins,
no thalers, no Frede rios, no rupees spent in
London! All the gold goes over 10 Paris,
and the visiters in London live with the
strictest economy on bread and tea, beet
steaks and mu,ton-chops, in tho porter-hou-
ses, drinking only beer, and poor at that.
The West Ind is lined yet with placards Of
lodgings to let. Thus London, calculating
upon such an immense influx Of immigrants
as would overwhelm even her capacity for
entertainment, has been disappointed
throughout. Paris reaps whatever there is
Of profits from the Worlds locomotion.
This is not surprising. London, to stran-
ger, is sad, sombre; and stranger feels
there as if he were in forest of men, wo-
men, and children; who have no more SYM
pathy with him than if he and they were
trees. Paris, on the contrary, is life-like,
and has gray, jcvial air. The people are
out of doors. You meet them in the shops,
in the refectories, in the public parks, every
where, in short, and they prate, chatter, and
gable, so that you soon feel as if you were
at the worlds home, and not as an outcasl
among mankind. Paris knows how TO be
agreeable to strangers; but London has moth.
ing for them at all, except the subaquean
Tunnel, the Tower; as of an Herculaneum
gloomy St. Paul's or Westminster. The
living sights that keep homeless man alive
are few and far between, or else invisible
while in Paris the dead is something, but the
living is more than something-ALL.
London. if you can open its doors and gel
inside of it, is, no doubt, charming place,
for there is home ESQ it is said) there but
a stranger seldop, oEnever gets into it, and
so it does him no good. In Paris there is no
home, such as is known in London or New
York but the theatres are home-the res
taurants are home-the Boulevards are home
the Champs Elysees are homeland hence,
as home is in the street, everybody is at
home. So people go 10 London, but stop in
Paris-Ncw York Express.
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Force of Habit.

A late number of Chambers Miscellany
contains an article on Laws famed Missis-
sppi Scheme-a bubble which involved
thousands in ruin in France and England.
Speaking of the sudden accumulations OF
fortune which attended the speculaiions in
Mississippi shares, the writer gives the fol-
lowing anecdotes, which illustrate the force
of habit:
$50 sudden and rapid was the rise Of the
price of shares, that enormous fortunes we're
made in the course Of a few days. Many
instances are recorded of persons in the low
est tanks OF life suddenly realizing great
wealth. One night, at The opera, all eyes
were attracted by lady in magnifcen,
dress, sitting in very conspicuous position
and no one could make out who she was,
till young lady whispered 10 her mother,
sWhy, it's our cook, Maryp And it proved
TO be so Mary had been specializing, and
become rich. A footman had speculated SO
successfully as to be able to set up car
riage of his own but when entering il fol
the first time, the force OF habit was SO
strong that he mounted into his accustomed
place behind, excusing himself, as he jump.
ed to the ground again, he was trying how
many lackeys would have room TO stand on
the board. Mr.. LAWS coachman had made
such d fortune that he asked his discharge,
which Mr. Law gave him, on condition that
before going he should supply him with an.
other coachman as good as himself. The
man brought two coachmen next day, re.
commended both as excellent drivers, and
asked his master 10 choose one, as he meant
to engage the other himself. Another spec.
ulator, finding himself d rich man, gave or.
ders 10 coachmaker for magnificent new
berlin, leaving 1000 livies as deposite
The coachman inquiring what arms were ,c
be put on the carriage, 'oh, the finest-lhe
finest by all means said the fortunate man
One Brignaud, bakers son, having acquir.
ed an enormous fortune, and wishing to
have superb service of plate, went into o
goldsmi,h's shop and purchased the whole
collection of articles exposed for sale al
400, 600 livresw
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whereas, he therefore seldom got beyond
thirteenthly-,he benediction was pronounc.
ed-,he congregation by this time a leetl'
anxious for creature comforts, hurried out o
the house of God, | had almost said sin ho
haste" The doctor, ever grave in his move.
ments, made way for many a rustling Dress
many hurley man, and many a "little fel,
low" when scream Ia lady PROSTATE on
the ground II was tho widow In an in
slant he had her in his arms and assisted her
10 rise. She could not walk single step,
she knew she could not-she knep she had
broken her ancle-she was so lame all ouer
-tohat could she do P
The doctor forgot his incog. (who would
nol) and with the utmost care helped her
home.
And surely there never were SO pretty a
foot and ancle, subjected TO the view and
careful handling of an anxious physician,
than on that occasion-just the brightest
black eyes that ever shone, sparkled through
misty light of tears, which the pain had
called up from the crystal fount, as they
were beseechingly rarned upon the doctor,
when the inquiry plaintively fell from her
lips-those nch, ruby, luscious lips!-in
tones that none but woman can utter /;
"Doetor, ,rill you not come tomorrow and re-
neis The dressings!"
-Four months after, saw in the County
Post-Married at, &C., by the Rev. Mr..
Chapman, DR.. A. v. B., to Mrs. H. D., &c.
The sprained ancle was all to make be.
lieve, but the doctor never thought so.
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Labor the Source Of all Wealth

That labor is the legilimite source of all
wealth is a truth that few, save those inter-
ested in robbing labor OF its just reward, pre-
tend 10 gainsay. One of the favorite slIata-
gems resorted 10 by men who seek to live
and grow rich by the sweat and toll of the
laborer, is 10 pretend that they feed and
clothe the working people anI in order to
deceive those whose misfortunes il may be
TO have been brought up in ignorance, we
hear them frequently ask the, chow would
the laborers live did we not spend our
money in consuming the produce of their
labor" Unfortunately for the "toiling mil
lions" the erroneous idea that money-gold
and silver-is paramount 10 labor and should
be regarded as the bas's Of ,ceahh, prevails to
too great an extent among them. The Phil
adelphia Ledger speaks thus forcibly and
logically upon the subject
Perhaps on no subject of popular knowl-
edge has the ingenuity of acquisltiveness
taken more advantage of the credulity Of
ignorance than on the subject of what con-
stltutes the basis Of 1Ucalh and here in Phila-
delphia where we have no gold dggings'
but the workshop of the mechanic, the ar.
lisan and the manufacturer, it is of much
moment that clearly defined ideas should OBJ
tain on question so constantly appealed TO
as guide 10 human action, on a principle
of cumulative fortune. eff cargo of gold
dust arrives every mouth exclaims "ah
more of the basis of wealth." The dust is
very good auxiliary to labor, but i, is not
"lhe basis Of wealth. any more than the
''bushel measureo that portions out the po-
tatoes can be counted az the potatoes them.
selves. Labor only is the basis of wealth.
and gold is only valuable, intrinsically, as it
is susceptible of labor, but conventionaly
it becomes more valuable as medium of
exchange, by which i, Becomes the equiva-
lent and representative symbol of wealth =
If any house in Philadelphia was constructed
of gold, and the people all idle, ii would be
the poorest spct or the earth, as California
was before the emgrant went there with
their labor, and which labor has now made
it rich. Trite as the truth is, imagination in
famed by passion too often loses sight Of
this vital principle, that labor is the basis Of
oil wealth, for even Nature tcorks."
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The Exemption Law.

In the Court of Common Pleas, before
Judges Campbell and Parsons, the case of
Winchester vs.. Costello, attracted considera-
BILE atteniion.-It appears that the goods Of
the defendant in the above case, were levied
on By the Sheriff, in execution for debt,
and not beirg of the value of three hundred
dollars, were exempt By law from levy and
sale On execution. The defendant, before
the goods were sold, waived the benefit OF
the law exempting them from sale, and the
Sheriff proceeded, and sold them under the
execution. Afterwards, ana before the Sher-
if had paid the proceeds tn the plaintiff, the
defendant retracted his waiver, and claimed
the proceeds. The Sheriff paid the proceeds
into the Court, and the plaintiff took rule
on defendant to show cause why he should
no, take the money out of Court. During
the argument, Judge Parsons remarked,
that
All the laws that had been passed by the
Legislature for number of years back, to
protect men, were retrograde from civiliza.
ton. Formerly poor man could get credit
but now he could get none. Nobody would
trust him.
To which VIM. S. Pierce, for the defen.
dant, said-I have ever believed, and do still
believe, that an honest man, where he il
known, can always get credit, and that the
exemption laws are NO disadvantages TO the
poor man land have a case now particu
ly in mind, occurring in the Orphans Cur
where poor debtor, having died, the widow
and family of little children OF the debtor
were not thrown out penniless and helples,
upon the world, as they would have been
but for the benefit of the Act of Assembly
exemptiny $500 worth of property for theil
benefit. know tha. creditors have rights
and respect their rights, but the law does
and should throw shield around the poo
dobtor and his family 10 protect them from
the grasp OF relentless and memorable men
The case was held under advissment.-
Pennsyludnian.
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Ashamed of il.

In leite. written by the poet, Wofdsworth,
to an American, Immediately after making
his respects to the Queen, ON the occasion Of
his accepting the Office of poe,-laureate, oc-
ours this passage:
'The reception given me by the Queen at
her ball was most gracious. Mrs. Everett,
the wife of your minister. among many 9TH
ers, was witness TO it. without knowing
who was. 1t moved her TO the shedding Of
tears. This effect was IN part produced, ]
suppose, by American habits of feeling, as
pertaining 10 republican government. To
see gray-haired man of seventy-fve years
of age, kneeling down in large assembly
TO kiss the hand Of young woman, is a
sight for which institutions essentially demo-
cratic do not prepare a spectator of either
sex, and must naturally place the opinions
upon which republic is founded, and the
sentiments which support it, in strong con-
trast with government based and upheld as
ours is. am not, therefore, surprised that
Mrs. Everett was moved, as sic herself de-
seribed TO persons of my acquaintance
among others, 10 Mr.. Rogers, the poet"
A man, seventy-fve years Of age, kneel-
ing down and kissing the hand of woman !!
1t is one Of the mysterious phenomena in
nature-that Of such low servilily, such self
annihilation, in the presence of titled great.
ness Wordsworth, by the above, seemed
10 have been a republican in spirit even at
seventy five years Of age.
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ally so injurious, The cause can not be bene-
fetal. We do not believe that the rapid in
crease Of the comforts and necessaries Of
life is necessarily an evil; the evil lies only
in .heir imperfect distribution; but we do
believe that the desire for, in the disposition
to expand all kind of Business operations, 10
multiply factories, furnaces, forges, and even
farms, needs no artificial or Legislative slim
ulus, but that the Interests of all cohcemed
would be ultimately enhanced by OCCASION
ally putting on the break, as the action of
the Legislature of Michigan will most as
suredly do.-HWrisJurg Keystone.
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Tie pocron WHO FORGOT MS ERRasD.--In
tho biography OF Hannah More iost publish
ed il is related that wheE about sixteen, a
dangerous illness brought her under the care
Of Df. Woodward, physician of eminence
at that day, and distinguished by his correct
taste.--on one of his visits, being led into
conversation with bis patient on subjects Of
literature, he forgot the purpose of his visit
in the fascination Of her talk; ill suddenly
recollecting himself, when he was half ways
down stairs, he cried out, "Bless me! for
get 10 ask the girl how she was" and return.
ed TO the room exclaiming, chow are you TO-
day, my dear child %
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wOMAM,s RIGHTS.

Mrs. Swissheim, who attended the Wom-
ans Right Convention, at Akron, in debating
the subject Of the equality Of the sexes,
says,
"The physical right 10 Re taken care of is
one of 'woman's rights that we will never
yield. Our physical weakness will ever be
our strongest argument for claiming all legal,
Intellectual and moral powers OF defence.
In an intellectual or moral war We ask no
quarters on account Of womanhood but Of
every man we meet we claim physical pro-
tectien, just because he is a man and we
are women. AS 10 meet in convention to
discuss woman's right 10 engage in any oc-
cupation for which she has capacity, it is
sheer nonsense. There is no law 10 prevent
women following almost any business, and
why do they not take their right 10 work at
anything they pleases Mrs. Coe urges that
woman have right to be captains o! ships
Well, why are they not captains? If we
believe 1t right, and thought we had the ca
pacity we would soon command a vessel,
and no doubt but the world would aoknowl-
edge our right 10 do SO. 1t would have ia
ken deal of talk to convince the world
that Joan of Arc and JAGIELLo had a right TO
be soldiers, but without auy argument on
the subject they prove their title TO a niche
in the warriors temple of fame.
"a man of words and not of deeds,
Is like a garden fnl of weeds"
and woman Of taat kind is very much
like him. There is no use in claiming
rights for those who do not use. them, those
who do, should just take them"
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Nor READING FAR ENouGH.-A member
of the Society Of Friends, happened one
day 10 meet two Oxford scholars. One oi
them remarked that they would have some
sport with ''Broadbim," and Immediately
gave him "slap" on the cheek, saying
'sThou Quaker, it is written, IF one siIite
thee on the right cheek. turn 10 him the 9th,
er also.'" Thou hast not read far enough D
said the Quaker; 'tnrn thou over the Other
Leaf, and there thou will find that With
whatsoever measure thou meetest it shall
be measured to thee again." a. the same
time giving the oxonian "whack" that
sent him reeling 20 the other side of the
road.
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" Freedom of the Press"

Around her wais! put my arm
|, felt as soft's cake.
"Oh, dearw says she, "what liberty
You printer men do take|
"Why yes, my Sail my charming gal;
q squeezed her some, guess
"Can YOU say aught, my chick, against
fThe Freedom ofthe PressF"
/ kissed her some-I did, by gum
She colored like beet;
Upon my living soul, she looked
Almost too good to eat!
! gave her another buss, and then,
Says she, 81 do confess
| rather, softer, kinder like
THE Freedom Of The Press
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INcossrsrENcEs.-A famous portrait of St.

NcoNsIsrENnEs.-A famous portrait of St
Peter represents him as holding a bunch oi
keys, every one of which is on modern
plan, and marvellohsly like the Church key'
notb in use. Within the past three or foul
years, a popular religious Magazine was
embellished with a plate representing the
departure of the Pilgrims from harbor in
Holland, and among the shipping in the har
bor, was steamboat in full blast. One o
the las, instances, is that of 4 Snowman, who
was exhibiting picture of ranieliu the
Lions den. He said:-"Ladies and gentle
men, there is Daniel in the den Of Lions
These are the Lions, that is Daniel, whom
you will easily distinguish from the Lions
by his having blue cotton umbrella under hi
arm"
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WE Watched HER BREATHING.
BY TOM HOOD.

BY TOM HOOD.
we watched her breathing through the nigh
Her breathing soft and low,
As nm her breast the wave of life
Kept heaving TO and Ire.
So silently we seemed TO speak,
So slowly moved about,
AS we had lent her half our powers,
To eke her being out.
Our hopes belled our fears,
Our fears our hopes belied;
We thought her dying when we slept,
And sleeping when she died.
For when the morn came dim and sad,
And chill with early showers,
Her eyelds closed she had
Another morn than ours.
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THE STAR OF THE NORTH
Is published evcry Thursday Morning, by
n. w. WEAVER.

OFFTCE-Up stairs in the New Brick building
on the south side Of Main street, third
square beloto MARKET ;, :,
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within six months from the time OF subscrl
bing two dollars and fifty cents II not paid
within the year. No subscription received
for a less period than six months no aisconl
iinuance permitted until all arreeiages are
paid, unless at the option OF the editors.
ADVERTISEMENTS not exceeding one squareI
twenty five cents for each additional insertion
4 liberal discount ciu be made to those 'cho ad
vcrtise by the gear.
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The Turk Brown, of the Indianapolis
Sentinel, is proselyte TO the short dress
movement; but he thinks there is no use in
cutting of any of the lower end ell that is
needed is to hitch 'em up--so as TO cover
the upper end.
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A SILENT MEMBER.--Old John Adams, in
his autobiography says of Mr.. Thomas JEFF
ferson "During the whole time sat with
him in Congress, lnever heard him utter
three sentences together
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II "Many young lady who objects to
be kissed under the mistletoe, has no obiec-
tions to be kissed under the rose." A stupid
compositor once made an error in the above,
rendering ii SO as to say "has no objection to
being kissed under the nose"
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SruFrrNe-"Billy, my boy, can'tyo eat a
little more i" .
"Well, Idon': know but | could, mother,
if | stood up" .
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~Naples is the only European State I'M
represented at the Worlds Faif
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RATHER EaUIvocAL.-Dobbss says the ladies
of Mexico are the most yirtrous in the world
until they are tempted-while the men would
soon be M mbered among the most homes,
if travellers would only cease TO carry money
about their persons.
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aDoctor, do you think thin shoe is bad
for consumption pp
sNot at all, my love-it is what itlives on. !"
The doctor rather had her that time.
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4 now tragedy has just been written for
the Troy Theatre. 1t is called the "Benight-
ed Cobblcr, or the Haunted Pegging Awl."
1t was written by the author of Sherry Cob
blers.
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A friend, liz speaking of the courts of Cal
ifornia, says they know but one law, and
that's the law of self-defence-a statute
which is governed BY one SET of "reports," "
those which are issued by Rifle, Revolver
s. Co.
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"THE END JusTIFIEs THE MEANs"-This is
whs bean pole of girl said, when she
tied on a forty pound bustle.
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A gardener in California has sccceeded in
raising a poiaiBe ,ha, weighs Il pounds.
Such ''Murphy" shouli be transmitted,
unimpdirsd, 10 posterty,"
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People who lack money, are always sup
posed TO lack merit, while they are some
times questioned even as to their morality.
As Tom Hood forcibly expresses it-people
of afluence knows no difference between
those who are naught and those are naughty,
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Dobbs once boarded with woman &c
siingy Of her sugar." that when she stewet
a quart of gooseberries, they seemed sharp
ened 10 pint.
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A western editor thus sums up the peculi-
arties of cotemporary He is too lazy to
earn meal, and too mean to enjoy one.
He was never generous but once, and that
was when he gave the i,ch to an apprentice
boy. OF his industry, he says, the public
may be the better Judge, when he states that
the only day he was ever worked, was the
day he mistook castor ell for honey.-Com-
plimentary that.