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A sharp talking lady was reproved by
hei' husband, who'requesled her 20 keep
her tongue in her mouth. "My dear,'
responded the wife, "itis against the law
TO carry concealed weapons."-- Boston
Pnsf .lttsAls lh9lAM aAl
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A HINT TO BLAcKsM1rHs.-The cut

A HINT TO BLACKsMITHs.--The cutt
ing Of iron or pipes with the cnisel is a
laborious and tardy process. BY the fol.
lowing process the same end is attained
more speedily, easily and neatly. Bring
the iron to white heat, and then, fixing
it in the vice. apply the common saw,
which wiihou, being, turned on the edge,
or injury in any respect. will divide it as
easily as If it were carrot. ~" ''' d
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Equal LErn cursae
" s. @ a9s @ \. FRIDAY, lg,

How TO LAY UP MoNEy Fo A RAINY
DAY. Father CIsT Of the Cincinnati
Advertiser does NOT dislike a broad grin
--old as he is. The best piece ofhumor
yet perpetrated by his scissors, is found
below: Ii shows that seven In bis ashes
glow bis wonted 6res. .'na There is a nub
to The affecting incident as il comes from
the Kennebec Journal Only think of
the rebuke, "ifyou had been as smart as
your brother, we would have had the
whole Block BY this time" ~ In the last
part Of the paragraph the mother Of the
Graccbi would have been Foored:: ::aaoiq q
~ But not with heAstofy: -f''lsIomiiHs
A nhmber Of years ago, Charles and
Clara 8, we're married in the city Of New
York. Charles was wealthy and in good
busipess-yery comfortable citcuiistan-
ces for young man, which tended, of
course, to develop his naturally liberal
disposition. Feeling thusbappy and In
dependent Of the wofld's ffowns, he pro-
posed 10 his youthful bride, one day du.
ring The honeymoon, TO give her five
thousand dollars for every scion Of his
house which should he engrafted upon
the family treeA2an arrangement, as inay
be supposed, TO which the lovely Clara
made not the slightest objection: Time
passed on; Charles faithfully performing
his agreement, and making no inquiries
as 10 the disposition Of her money by bis
BetterhalG until they had been married
some len years-fortune which had
smiled with constahcy, suddenly turned
hsr back, and left him nappa rently high
and dry among the breakers Of Wall
street. When The crisis had arrived, he
wentIhome with heavy heart to an
nounce the sad news to his wife that he
was an irretiievably ruined n,an-,hat
Ihis PROPERTY had all gone 10 satisfy credi.l
tors, and nothing was left a"Nofexactly
SO bad as that, my dear,"o said Clara;
I"wait a minute and see what | have been
doing Thus saying She ran up, stairs,
and soon returned with deed in her own
name, Of one half fan elegant block of
houses in the 'neigtibofhood worth thirty
thousand dollars, '"You see have been
Industrious" continued she, "and have
laid up something for a rainy day. ~
you had been as smart as your brother, ne
mighthape had tile ',Uhole block by this
timeg n''N ~ '3'f.' WE ''s'''t O''.
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The New York Herald mentions, as
remarkable fact, that Of all the news.
papers at Washington, the abolition organ
is the only one supported by the popular
subscriptions. 80. ~ 49, w.
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UTAH.--The authorities Of the Terri.
tory Of Utah have selected a site for the'ii
capitol, about mile from Chalk Creek,
Pauvan Valley one hundred and fifly.one
miles southerly from the Great Sail Lake
City. The new cit yis to be called FiLL.
MORE. and the county in which it is ioca-
ed 1fiElard. m IlIe 9InIVe' n.1 AINal.al
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|, OPPOSED TO MATRlMoNY. :

fdnkee scene from the DrdnG OF "utt
| New York FHemen, or Heiress 81
| Bond Street.
"lsyour family opposed 10 matrimonyf'
"Wall no, I guess not, seein' as how
mother has had four husbands am stands
pretty smart chance of havin' another" {"
"Four husbands! Is 1t possible!"
20, Yes. You see my mothers chris
tened name was Meheiible Sheets, an
dad'sname was Jacob Press; and when
they got married the printers said iitswas
puilipg'nhe sheets 10 press, When. |
was born they said was the, FIRST edi,
iion. oi An mother used 10 be the tarnal-
ist icEitter TO qofo evening meetings. -
She nsed togo out pre,tyslate every night
| am dad was afraid I'd, get the same habit,
SO be used TO put me 10 bed at early cam
die light, every night, cover me up, with
q. piller, and put me TO sleep with boot
Jack Wal, dad had gotaup every night
an ler mother in. Ifhe didn't gel down
and open the door pretty darned quick,
when she cum, he'd ketch particular
thunder; so dad used 10 sleep with This
head out ofthe winder, SOS 10 wake up
quick, an one night he, got his, head out
a little top far and he slipped out alto
gether, and down dad cum, coaumix
right down on the pavement, an smashed
him in ten thousand pieces.''r .rui'quur,
"What! was he killed by the fall?i, i,aji
Well. no, not exactly BY The fall. l
rather kinder sorter guess il was the sud-
den fetch upon the pavement that killed
him. But nam she cum hum, an found
himlyin' thar, and she had him swept UP
together an put ina coffin, am had a
hole dug in the buryin' ground an had
dad pit in an' buried up, an had a white
oak plank put lip TO his head an' had it
white washed all 'oyev for a tomb Istone.''
/ s''So YOUR mother was left a poor, lone
widow.n
"Wal, yes, but she didn't mind that
much, il wasn't long before she married
Sam Hide you know she married Sam
Hide because he was just about dads
size, and she wanted, him to wear out
dads old clothes. Wal, the way old Hide
nsed to hide me was caution 10 nv
hide. Hide had leetle the toughest
hide, Of any hide,o except bulls hide,
and the way Hide used to hide away,
liquor in his hide wasla caution even TO
3 ~. "a.
a bulls hide. Wal, one cold day Hide
got his hide so tarnal full Of whisky that.
he pitched head first ihto a snow bank,
an thar he stuck ardfriz 10 q death. Su'
man had him pull'd out an'laid our, aud
then she, rad another buryip' croud, am
had him buried, and then she had another
white oak plank put up at lis head 9ari'
white. washed all over an" m iHsi sue
,'Soyour mother was again widow"
20, yes, but | guess she didn't lay
awake nights long 10 think about Il for in
three weeks she married John Strone-
am he was the strongest headed cuss you
ever did see .,uHe went a ishin, The
other day, and got drowned and he was
so ,arnal strong headed, III be darned to
all darration, il he didn't float right
aJain tho rtrrnnf Inpd cha found fhikp
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lIfeyery American clergyman received
but salary Of 1915, the tnof ou
national pulpit would be sixymillion dol
lars q yeaD-H Journal. a seioIi
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slain New York, Messrs. Fowler,& Wells
are printing for general distribution Nsfvt
hundred thousand copies Of the Maine
Liquor Law,
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3 Mrs. Swisshelm declares tha,sIhe coil
Of an anaconda would make q better
pirdle for young woman's waist than
the arm of adrunken husband" oo1
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70 Nor BAD.-"Father, 1t tells here Of
illuminated MSS. What are they light.
ed witht'' '.t'l i Hrqe sidi bae .fsc'tla
ls"Lighted withl4 Oh--why,--rmy son,
they are lighted with, with s'the ligh, Of
other days!Y s83aa asps igh peif;i N
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"A Vermont paper de6pes The rights
Of woman as follows: '9'i" Y sN'lt
"To love her lord with all her heart,
and her baby as herself-and to make
good bread" 2' @'d y RVlllog
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WHIPPING SCHoLARs.-This seems to
be legal risk. Suits for assault and
battery were lately brought, at Taunton,
for the punishment Of lads in school,
"Mr. Robinson, teacher Of a school in
Raynham, punished a son Of Mr.. Phillips
for the crime Of lying, which the boy
confessed. The punishment was proved
10 have been properly inflicted with q
birch stick, and the defendant was dis
charged. The other was a complaint
made by Mr. Gay, Of Dighlon, against
Mr.. Chase, for Furnishing his son with 8
switch upon the head and face Some
Of the blows drew blood, and the teachel
was found guilty and fined 81 and costs.'
Home Journal. , .,,5.
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lMrIANoHoIr FATE.--The jamestown

! MELAHCHoLY FATE.--'The jamestown
journal has an account Of the death ol
Miss Artemisia Eames, "a young lady
sformeriysof Carroll, Chau, county, and q,
the time of the fatal occurrence teacher
OF aaschooln in Ohio. Il In crossing a
streamson horseback in The evening, her
Ihofse'tcok fright, and lsheswas sthrown
ahd carried uhderithe,nice. ,lH cit body
was not recovered up to the 9Th instant
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u Churches have been proved, In Cali
fornia, to be- aconsequence Of female
,poputations There were none, tiA ,wo,
men began tooarrive. opssaos bns 4, Z,
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u lTEIEeRAfH IN AMERlcA. The total
length Of Telegraph u A the .il United States ya
Is estimated at20 900 miles. Il, = ,....s, s's,S
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WiLIrs has Obtained .$2, 500 gsetdici
against FORREST for assault aud battery,
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|
Mr.. r. c. Weld, in letter TO the
London Times, gives the following 10
show that life may be sustained fol a
long time in the Arctic regions, and that
Sir John Franklin and his companions
may still survive: 3ga li31 % gufo ha
In the year l743 four Russian sailors,
forming part of crew of IA men, went
in a,small vessel TO fish for whales ,onlhe
eas, coast1of Spizbergem By some IN
fortunate accident, the ship sailed away,
leaving the above four men on that dreary
Island. Their entire stock, at the time
of this disaster, consisted of e small bag
of meal a musket, powder horn, twelve
charges of ammunition, an axe, knife,
a small kettle. stove, piece Of touch
wood, tobacco box, and four pipes
The men were not overwhelmed by
their calamity, but instantly set TO work
to provide for their future wants. The
wreck Of a ship, which they found on the
shore, supplied them with fuel, and the
twelve charges of powder and ball pro-
cured them as many reindeer, which
we're numerous on the island. With
nails, extracted from piece Of ship
timber, they made three lances, where
with they killed bear, and with the
strong tendons Of the bear they strung
and strengthened a piece of drift wood,
which they converted into a, bow. With
this, and an arrow which they easily
made, they killed, during their stay Of
six years on the island, $50 reindeer, 10
bears, and vast quantity of foxes; and
when they were at length relieved by a
vessel which touched unexpectedly at the
island, they were able 10 pay for their
passage home with 1000 lbs. Of deer fat,
and many hides of the animals they had
slain. 9'aYriiH .9n9
One of their number, very indolent
man, who, from The beginning, had es-
chewed almost every kind Of exertion,
died Of scurvy; while the other three
found health in their jailyactive employ
ments. ttsnlat lH r'fGHgl 'st,s
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EFFscr IN pAnrs OF Mr.. wEBsrER's

EFFECT IN PARIs OF Nh WEBsrER1
KossJrH BANQUET sPEEoH.-rMraWebs-
iar's speech, al, the Kcssuth banquet, iu
Washington has provoked sharp animad-
version ia several ofihe Paris journals -
The Journal dcsr Debdis mdeeins the
purport otsthe speech and the toast Fex-
lroardinary, strange, repugnant 10 law
and history" The Assemble Nationable
says: II.
p"The most serious attention is due
from the grea, European powers TO what
has passed al Washington. sTherglyern-
meut Of the United States, imps!led by
the democratic passions that rule over il,
has abandoned the policy Of George
Washington Itinoa longer restricts
itselfto the interests Of trade and 'naYiea.
ton, but dreams of exercising an in
faence over European politics. Any
measure taken against the envoy Of Aus
triaS at the American capital must be
considered not as The quarrel OF Austria
alone, but as 1.-The common quarrel aud
concern of The Old World, resisting
the absurd pretensions of the American
republic. Washington Union. 'a ~ I.
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W. snnsesd, The Banker Ak, sIsaSgs sIsaSgs i've daou-
and dollafs as a Chrisnnas Offering tc
The widows and orphaus OF Cincinnati.
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DEATH OF A LADY FROM GRIEF - Mrs.
Agnes Boyd,of C;ncinnali,it is said, died
ofgrief, a few days ago, in consequence
of the decease OF her husband. During
the week previous 10 her death she was
almost Consistently occupied in prayer, in
serrupted at, frequent intervals by inco'
herentl maniacal supplications to bel
children. She took. no food or nourish.
ment Of any kind, save such as were
forced upon her, and when the sticken
spiri, fed, thesfair tenementit had occu.
pied was reduced almost to- a skeleton,
She was only 20 years ofage, lady ol
rare accomplishments, and the daughter
Of The Rev. Dr. George, Of Philadelphia.
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21
COUNTY CONVENTION,

The time approaches for the hold
ing of the Wing County Convention
the first Saturday in September. 1t
is full time for the various townships
in the county TO hold their primary
meetings for the selection of delegates.
We trust this duty will be performed
with an eye single to the harmony Of
the party, and those sent to represent
the various townships will consider it
their duty to consult the great interests
of the party, and the advancement OF
principle, rather than to engage in
predatory warfare against or for any
candidates. Good names are present
ed for the various parts of the county
for the different offices. A full ex-
preston of opinion Of all sections is
desirable careful canvassing of the
merits of all claimants, and then, when
selection is made, it should be done
with determination to abide by the
result Union is strength. If united,
the Wigs can carry this county by a
handsome vote. Every augery is in
our favor. Our national and state
nominations have been favorably re.
ceived. The great principles upon
which we enter into the contest are
well-marked, and cordially endorsed
One more trust remains to be fulfilled
The county nominations have yet to
be made, and much depends upon the
harmony and good feeling in the dis
charge of this duty. We need good
Wings in the Legislature. to assist in
the reformation of State legislation.
The Offices of County Clerk, Sheriff,
Assessor, Treasurer, &c. will require
attention, that reliable men may have
charge of the interests of the county !;
and we need thorough organization
Of the party in the whole county, to
90 into a successful contest. Come
up, brother " higs engage in the task
before you with good feeling and unity,
and when the task is performed, go to
work zealously for the nominees, for
the advancement Of the great princi-
pies of the party.
All the township meetings should
be holden during the next week. 1t
will be seen in another column that
the Nevada township meeting will be
held tonight, at the court house, at
eight o'clock.
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21
Whig County Conyention.


The Wings Of Nevada county are hereby
requested to meet in Convention in the court
house, at Nevada city, the first Saturday Of
september next, at eleven o'clock A. NJ, to
pomnatc candidates to be voted for at the
November election, viz One Senator, three
represent itivcs, Sheriff, County ClcrF ,Coun.
" Treasurer, Assessor, Coroner and Public
administrator.
The Convention will also choose delegates
othc District Convention for the nomna-
ton OF Judge Of this Judicial District.
Each township will be entitled to one del
fgate for every hundred electors
The County Committee respectfully sug-
est that the appointment Of delegates 10 Il is
Convention be by township meetings, TO be
olden as carly as the third week in August
A full attendance is requested, that tho
ough organization may be had previous to
ntering upon the canvass.
BY order of the County tx. Committee,
JOHN ANDERSON, Chm.
JOHN ], SYKES, Sec'y.
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21

SOMETHING OF HAIL SToRM.-Tho.
late Cherokee Adroeate says it ba, ro.
ceived few lines from Ia friend Sb;-
yah-too' ka; giving a description of a yery
severe and destructive hail storm o.,
frIryors Creek, Saline District, on the
10Th ult. He says: "The hail was tho
SIZE OF dumplings; it stripped the trees
OF their branches, and the grass was lit
orally beaten into the earth. Horses.
were KILLED and the birds of the air
we're picked up in great numbers; and
oeer were also found that had been
stoned to death by the hail.n
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21
OB\uO0 ~ ~

KossuTn on NIAcARA.-When | hur-
ried through your city, onectady, q
few days ago to strengthen my out worn
nerves by the contemplation of Niagara
Falls, that sublime wonder of nature, to
describe which human tongue will never
find word to comprehend the grand
eur Of which man must not leok at it
with the natural eye, but with the i'm
mortal soul, and listen to its roaring not
with the ears bus with the heart; when
We see it with the soal and hear it with
the heart, then we understand it, that
1T is mirror in which the Crea tor glass
ed His own majesty; that in the bound
less eternity OF time and space is still
going on; thus it is great monitor to
the mortal world, advising man that
there is no difficulty over which an iron
will cannot prevail.
such n mirror, such n revelation. and
such monitor was Niagara to me-
Every element of physical nature, and
every element of spiritual life, has its
destiny, and destiny must be accom-
rlished. The mighty waters of the al
ways increasing Lake Erie must have
and must make an outlet. Those waters
must flow, and mankind must be free.
Both are q destiny. A whim of nature
barred the way to those waters by a
mighty range of rocks, as crime and am
bition barred the way to mankind's lib
eIty by rocky range Of despotisn but
the falling waters broke the barrier of
rocks; progressing liberty will break
the barrier Of despotism. 1t is destiny
When saw the waters take that cub.
lime leap over the rocks, and below the
boiling foam of overcome tolls, crowned
with the rainbow of victory, and then
after victory, flowing on in calm pence
when | saw the struggle, the victory
the rainbow and the peace-a myste-
rious voice in the recess of my heart told
me- there is the mirror of my country's
cause.
And the rainbow in the foaming deep
spoke to me like the rainbow on The sky
once to Noah spoke, and an incxpress.
ible JOY thrilled through my heart, and
adored the Almighty with the awe of
silence, that eloquence of deep, feeling
heart. albany Adr.
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21

Mr., Henley's clear and forcible ar
gumentative powers and his impressive
and truthful logic-besides his infinite
fund of wit and anecdote have created
quito feeling in his favor, not only
among the members of eur own ranks
but those of the opposition"
Despite the Cicerenian qualities as
cribsd to the cold war.horse" by the
truthful correspondent of the State Jour-
nal above quoted, he could not create a
feeling in his favor in the State Demo.
cratic Convention, but was ANONYMOUSLY
put down for his Nativ!sm. 1t is surpri.
sing how Henley can swallow insults
Here he is on the stump hammering
away for the very men and their friends
who could not find epithets enough in
their vocabulary to apply to him in the
Grand Council.
The same correspondent speaks OF
Calavcras county as the "bannor coun-
ty' Of the state, and says-"the soubri-
quot CRATES harshly upon the drum of a
Wing ear" Falsehood always CRATES
harshly upon Wing ear. The idea Of
Calaveras county being banner demo
cratic county, is supremely ridiculous.
The Campbell split there has rent the
party to atoms, and the Chronicle, ncu-
tral paper, has predicted the county sure
for the Wings.
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21

The DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND GENE
RAJ ScorT. - The Richmond Enquirer
states, that from the dies upon which
was struck the gold medal voted by the
Virginia Legislature to General Scott.
shortly after the Mexican war, and pre-
sented to him some Twelve months since,
there was also struck cne silver and sew
eral bronze copies of the orr nal. One
of the bronze copies was forwarded BY
Gov. Floyd to the Duke of Wellington,
accompanied by letter, in which the
Governor remarked
81 hope q c-py Of the medal which
was voted to Americas greatest soldier,
may not be unacceptable to your Grace,
who understands probably, better than
any living man, how to appreciate mill
tary merit, and who can sympathize,
above all others, in the honors paid to
military greatness"
The Duke has recently answered this
letter, thanking the Governor for his fa-
vorablo notice, and adding
6 In common with the world at large.
| read with admiration the reports of the
operations of Gen. Scott, and sine erely
rejoice that the State of Virginia has
noticed them by this token of admira-
tion.n
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21
ILLUSTRATING A SPEEcH.-The Bost

ILLUSTRATING A SPEEcH.-The Boston
Transcript gives humorous account Of
the first stump speech in favor of Gen.
Scott, by young gentleman of Somer-
vile, who chose forhis rostrum the steps
OF church. After brilliant review Of
the life and services of the hero of Lun.
dy's Lane, "the expected overwh elm
ingly brilliant peroration was sud denly
cut short by the accidental stepping
ever the edge of his platform by the
eloquent young orator, who rolled heayi.
ly down the steps and embankment, but
on being picked up by two lads who had
alone been his auditors, he declared he
had only been showing how Gen. Pierce
fell from his horse ~