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'usihg 70 ADJOURN over from Monday tin Tbpys.
Jay and again from Thursday till Monday. II
was guilty Of sitting four days out of seven. lint
ooN care to pass no bill Of a general character
OCCASIONALLY there was an animated discussion. in
"H.'n MT Benton generally was prominent.
~ resolution introduced by MIR. Benton.
t,s's y' ISL December, calling upon the Secre-
u 'ue Navy to report what advantages would
a'''ue from the transfer of the Coast Survey from
,1' feasury to the Navy Department, gave rise
1'oNe chiefly between Messrs. Benton and
Jaws Of Mississippi, in which the former showed
r,v'9 clearly that it was time to find something
Importance for our navy to do. The resolu.
,u having been amended so as to embrace also
.' "' upon the Secretary of the Treasury for rea.
s'"' why the Coast Survey should not be trans.
erred, was adopted.
60, "ng else was done that day, but the re-
'uerauon Of the motion by which the Senate
refused to print an extra number Of Web
correspondence with the Austrian Minis
Inc subject was reconsiderei, and an order
passed Tor the printing Of FIVE thousand extra
p, compliment to the Secretary.
r,o,. 'rr ~ Mr.. Walker presented a memorial
SUI, - conrad and fifty other citizens Of Penn
I,u A Praying for the repeal of the Fugitive
J,l,i 'aleA was referred to the Committee on the
TIL. 0a subject Of Removals from Office was
h. ", on the resolution heretofore submitted
aior, - bradbury and Mr.. Bright made speech
N''ut General Lana
bin a., Important business Of the session was the
tia, - by Mr.. Gwin as q substitute for
men, :, Ool Fremont, providing for the settle
NJ. private land claims in California.
which bes'1n opposed the bill and the substitute
Wholly nv; n which they were based he considered
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which is na n'ornia, lof that part Of California
detailsd now part OF the United State and
eminent 81 one s various modes pursued BY the Gov
Among ,Ss. Spain to induce settlers 70 20 there
's Inducements were large grants Of
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ATTENTION TO Personal APPEAR


No one, however elegant in manner, or
well informed, can be acceptable to his ac-
quantances. unless scrupulously neat and
clean. Negligence in this respect not on
ly implies insufferable Incidence, but in
difference whether we please or not. In
some it betrays degree Of affectation; in
others, disregard for the usages of soci.
ETY., certain assumption of being ap.
proved without designing to use such
means as men in general are obliged to
adopt.
The voice and manner Of speaking,
should likewise be carefully attended to-
Some young people humble over their
words; others speak so fast as TO he scarce
ly intelligle; some vociterate as il they
were calling to the deaf; others, again,
whisper in such manner as scarcely to
be heard; and many will put their face so
close to yours as TO- offend you with their
breath. We know a person who is other
wise well-bred and highly educated, but
who is actually avoided on accoun, of this
habit. All such peculiarites are extreme
ly disagreeable, but may readily be got
rid Of a.,.
do rot think that the mention of such
small discrepancies is unnecessary; it is
not so. Athousand little nameless things,
which every one feels, constitute an i'll or
well bred person, and many sensible and
meritorious man has lost ground by me-
glecting the minor graces; while many a
one bv attention IN them has nassed ,uoll
in general society, though less deserving.
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OUR OWN CONSEQUENCES.
BY REV. ALBERT BARNES.

I We think Of our own consequence; our
talents; our sttainments. We think what
breach will be made when we die. We
think Of the mourners who will gather
around US with broken hear We think
Of the solemn, sad procession, that will 90
with US to the tomb:-forgetting how sell
dom it is that the hearts OF any consider.
able proportion in funeral procession
are serious and solemn at all. or care any.
thing about the dead. We look al our
own affairs and press them forward as il
the world had no interest so great that they
may not be required 10 yield to our con.
venience.
Now. how contrary all this is 10 truth
and reality. il is hardly necessary to at.
tempt to show. Few will care about il
when we die; and the world al large will
care nothing. and know nothing about it.
A very little circle of friends will be affect
ed-as little circle Of water is agitated
when drop Of rain falls into the ocean.
At the centre ofthat small circle Of friends,
there will be some deep emotion. and some
tears Of genuine grief will be shed; at a
very little distance, the emotion will be
fainter and ieebler; at point but little
remote there will be none, and soon. very
soon, all the agitation there will have died
away, as when the little drops.of rain fall
into the ocean
The gay will laugh.
When thou art gone, the solemn brood Of
care,
Plod on, and each one as before will share
His favorite phantom.
A few friends will 60 and bury us; and
then they will turn away 10 their own con.
Germs, forgetIul that we are sleeping in the
grave. Affection will rear stone, and
plant few flowers over our grave-but
the hand that reared the stone or planted
the flowers will soon be unable to cut the
letters deeper as they become obliterated.
or 10 cultivate the fowers-and in brief
period the hillock will he smoihered down.
and the stone will fall and neither friend
nor stranger will be concerned TO ask
which one ofihe forgotten millions of the
earth was buried there. No 'Old Mortal
ity!" will 60 TO cut again those effaced
words which told our name, and the time
Of our birth and our death. Every ves-
tige that we ever lived upon the earth will
have vanished away. All the little memo
rials of our remembrance-the lock of
hair encased in gold. or the portrait that
hung in our dwelling, will cease to have
the slightest value to any living being. nor
will even momentary curiosity be excited
to know who wore that hair, or whose coun.
tenance is delineated there. II,
ie On my grassy grave
The men Of future times will careless tread.
And read my name upon the sculptured
stone; ~" '-"'' ~!
Nor will the sound familiar to their ears
Recall my vanished memory. as
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FACTS FOR FARMERS.

II will not do 10 hoe great field for lit.
tie crops. nor to NOW twenty acres for five
loads of hay. Enrich the land, and it will
pay you for it. Better farm twenty acres
well than fifty acres by halves.
In dry pasture dig for water on the brow
of hill; springs are more frequent near
the surface on height than in vale.
The foot of the owner is the best ma
nure for land.
1t is best 10 cut grain before it is fully
or dead ripe. When the straw immedi.
ately below the grain is so dry that on
twisting il no juice is extracted, it should
be cut. For then there is no circulation
Of juice to the ear Every hour it stands
uncut after this stage, is attended with
loss.
Obtain good seed, prepare your ground
well, SOW early, and pay no attention to-
the moon. Accounts should be kept de-
failing the expenses and produotI of each
field. ~ s,
When an implement is no longer want.
ed for the season, lay it carefully aside.
but first let it be well cleaned. II
Cultivate your heart Alright, as well a.
your farm; and remember, whatsoever .
man soweth that shall he also reap.'
DO not begin farming by building an
extensive house nor spacious barn, till
you have something to store in it.
Keep notes OF all remarkable events on
your farm. Recording even your errors,
will be Of benefit.
Good fences make good neighbors.
Experiments are commendable, but do
not become an habitual expermenter.
Sheep put into fresh stubbles are apt to
be killed by eating too much grain. s,
One animal well fed is of more value
than two poorly kept.
Sow clover deep, it secures it against
the drought. ass 4a3
Ground once well plowed is better than
thrice poorly. baass
Bountiful crops are more profitable than
poor ones. Make the soil rich, pulverize
il well. and keep it clean; and it generally
win be productive.
Cows well fed in winter give moro milk
in summer. .ss,.
When you see the fence down. put il up;
for if it remains until tomorrow it may
rain. %sa ~
= A strong horse will work oil day without
food. but keep him at it and he viii not last
long. s f u
"Lizie," said little curley headed
boy Of some five years, ''isn't Sam Slads
a buster?" .s X,
"Why, Charleyl"
Because the grammar says, positive
buss, comparative buster, and did. zee
him give you such 4 positive buss.' Lin
zie tainted. s. aisl9 ss. = aa....a
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From the Providence Post.
CONNECTICUT FOREVER!

We have story TO tell, and must tell il
our own way. The reader will please not
bother US with any questions
A few days ago. Connecticut broom
pedlar-a shrewd chap. from over amongst
the steady habits, and wooden clocks. and
schoolmasiers, and other fxings, drove
through our streets, heavily laden with corn
brooms. He had called at several stores
and offered his load. or ever so small
portion OF it; but when he told them he
wanted cash, and nothing else, in pay
ment, they had uniformity given him to
understand that they had got brooms u.
nough, and that he might go farther. At
length he drove up to large wholesale
establishment on the west side. and not far
from the bridge, and once more offered
his wares" "Well," said the merchant
81 want the brooms badly enough; but
what will you take in pay!' This was a
poser. The pedlar was aching to get rid
OF his brooms; he despised the very sight
Of his brooms; but he would sooner sell a
single broom for cash, than the whole load
Tor any other ar!icle-especially any ar
ticle which he could not as readily dispose
OF as he could brooms. Alter moments
hesitation therefore. he screwed his cour.
age to the sticking point-(it required some
courage having lost his chance OF selling
his load half a dozen times by similar
answer and frankly told the merchant
that he must have cash. OF course the
merchant proposed that cash was scarce
and that he must purchase, il he purchas.
ed at all, with what he had in his store to
pay with. He really wanted the brooms.
and he did not hesitate to say so; but the
times we're hard, he had notes to pay, and
he had goods that must be disposed OF.
FINELY, would put his goods at the cost
price, for the sake of trading. and would
take the whole load of brooms which the
pedlar had labored so unsuccesstully at
other stores to dispose Of $780," said he
to the man from Connecticut, "unload
your brooms. and then select any articles in
my store. and you shall have them at cost"
The pellar scratched his head. There
was, an idea there. as the sequel shows
plainly enough. "I'll tell you what il is,"
he answered at last, "Just say them terms,
just saytheT terms for half the load, and
cash for tother hall, and I'm your man.
Beloved Of don't sell out, ef Connectis
cut sinks with all her broom stuff, the next
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minute" The merchant besitated mo.
ment, but finally concluded that the chance
was a good one. lie should be getting
half the brooms for something that would
not sell as readily; and as for the cost
price, il was an easy matter to play Canon
in regard to il. The bargain was struck;
the brooms were brought in. The cash
or half of them was paid over. Now
what will you have for the remainder OF
your bill?" asked the merchant. The
Hpedlar scratched his head again, and this
time most vigorously. lie walked the
floor whsiled-drummed with his fingers
on the head OF barrel. By and by his
reply came-slowly, deliberately: "You
Providence fellers are cute; you sell at cost.
pretty much all of ye, and make money.
don't see how tits done. Ii must be that
somebody gets the worst of it. Now
don't know what your goods cost, barrin
one article, and ef take anything else,
may get cheated. So, seein as it won't
make any odds with you. guess III take
brooms. knoD them like book. and can
swear 10 just what you paid for en-"
And so saying, the pedlar commenced
re.loading his brooms. and having snugly
deposited half his former load. jumped on
his cart. with regular Connecticut grin,
and while the merchant was cursing his
impudence and his own stupidity, drove
in search Of another customer.
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OLD FATHER JONES.

The Lawrenceburgh Press tells the fol-
lowing good one. The old woman who
knew the COW would eat up the griudsfones
has been travelling: ssha.iT
1.-Two or three years ego, flour memo.
ry serves US rightly, the old man was aP.
pointed Chaplain Of the State Prison, and
very proper appoinsmentit il was. Atths
time when the announcement Of the fact
was made. a member oi the Methodist
Church, residing within the range Of ono
Of the circuits where he had preached for
years, having business 10 transact with
one Of his neighbors. got on his horse, and
having TO pass by the house of brother T.
on his road, concluded to "pass joke
off," Now brother p. had been all the
day of his manhood Jealous, active,
spirited member, prompt in his responses
of "amen," and such like, and always
seemed peculiarly delighted with father
Jones' preaching. for he would sit in the
corner of the church and co-operate with
great satisfaction to himself and that min
lister. Seeing this worthy brother stand.
ing before the door; the good humored de-
ciple rode up to the fence, and after the
usual salutation accosted him thus:
"Brother p. have you heard the news?"
"Wby what news, brother S., any thing
strangel''
"Why they say old Father Jones hGs
been sent to the Penitentiary for one
year!" ..r ~
On hearing this brother p, with unaf.
fected astonishment, INDUCED himself in
such remarks as. "Why you don't say
500" Ills it possible!' ''Is it really Q
fact!" at f1 ~.e.e
"Why." says brother S., 81 guess there's
no mistake abou, it! heard it from
brother c., and he saw it in the papers, no
| reckon il must be so!''
"Well," says brother p, setting himself
down on the truth OF the rumor, ''now
brother S., can't say that amt surprise
ed, at this, but, between you and me, | al.
ways thought old man Jones wasn'i the
right sort of man. The fact is, he's bet.
ter in the Penitentiary than out of it, and
told my vile that he would 60 there some
day" = s<71
Having thus delivered himself Of his
opinion and after few similar comments,
brother S. left him without explanation.
as;onshed and amused at the effect of his
information.
How brother p felt when he heard the
truth about it. we,never heard. This an.
ecdote illustrates the fact that many peo-
pie are disposed TO kick anybody down q
hill who has in their opinion got start
that way. /.
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PRINTERS TALK.

U 0 not KIDD Ur CT 2 man b4. U
K introduced him. nor cut a - BID
U r acquainted. u should not attempt 9
M~>-- Ur sweetheart b4 her mother. U
should moi carry I in company. nor asl,
designed hurt any rs feelings. c
that U walk not / with the vicious. View
the sun and ~ with reverence and A
blow in the stomach will w up and may
put to U'r xistence. When U b gin a
u the first line NJ. Bear U'r trials
with 40tude.