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General Cass.

The New York Sunday Atlas. which advo.
Gates the election Of Mr.. Buchanan, has the
following: ..s- m#I r.5- ..
/ "WnAT DID HE MEANl-GeBcral Cass in bis
letter accepting the nomination 10 Is48 said
'ha, no circumstances can possibly arise which
will induce me again 10 be candidate for the
Presidency What did he meant"
! That is a hard question TO answer. Perhaps
some light may be thrown upon il by an anec.
doIs which we find in The N. Y. Times, relailed
to Gen. Cass by Sam Houston, during the excl
ting week preceding The Balumore Convention
OF '48. en .-s.f .a...
Sam, il will DO remembered, then stood a
pretty fair chance Of being "Polk.ed" into the
nomination under The operation Of The two.
third rule. Meeting the Senator IRON Michi.
gan on Pennsylvania Avenue one fine morning,
the hero Of San JacinlO 'buuoned him for a
brief comparison Of rival hopes:
"Well, General" said Sam, 81 suppose you
are prepared 10 start on the road towards the
White House?"
General Cass. "We, really, mus; confess
il looks as though | should be- compelled to
turn face in that direction. am heartily tired
OF public life, aud have no aspirations for the
Presidency. And, besides, you know my wife
is a member ofIbe church, aud she breads the
thought OF the While House. But il the Con.
venliou force the nomination on me, | shan'I
back out aud desert the party, much as | would
prefer The selection of any body else who can
successfully uphold The Democratic banner"
Sam. "Ah! Yes! yes! General You re.
mind me very Jorc,biy of boy down our way,
who went home one night awlully corned.-
His dotiDg mother, poor soul! was much grleved
at his condition, aud, 10 tones Of deepest con-
cern, enquired 'how on airIh he had fallen in
so bad hubil?" .'
"Wa-al now" hiccupped Bill, 81 was (hic)
down at the cor. (hc) )ner, and the poll. hic III.
clans forced il on me-"
THIS was not Sufficiently clear to Bills moth.
er, who, urging her sou not to add lalsehood TO
indiscreIion, repeated her question.
"Wa.a now" said Bill as ray ol pcnitence
broke upon his cloudod mental vision, "the |
truth is, mo- (hie) ).Iher, Dick Jo.(hic) )Jones for.
ced lhe Gus. .Ehic) sed stuff down my (hc) throat
aud took i. (hir) ID easy" 10 ..li
Just then General Cass started down street.,
leaving his button and Sam Houston behind -
The laler's mouth spreading the while into a
most indescrbablo grin.
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hat is a FOp!

A Mr.. Stark. in lecture before the Young
Mems Association Of Troy, N. Y, thus defines
(op:
"The fop is complete specimen Of an oul.
side philosopher. He is one-,hrd collar, one!
SIKH patent leather one-iouuh walking STICK,
aud The rest kid gloves and hair. As 10 his re:
mole ancestry there is some doubt, but il is now
preIy well sened that he is the son Of tailor's
goose. H. becomes ecsIatic al the smell Of new
cloth. He is somewhat nervous, anI TO dream
of taIor's bills gives him the night mare. By
his air, one would Judge he had been dipped
like Achilles; but it is evident that the goddess
mus! have led him by the head instead Of the
heel. Nevertheless, such men are useful. II
there were no adpoIes there would be no frogs.
They are not 50 entirely TO blame for being de-
voted 10 exlernals. Paste diamonds must have
a SPLENDID setting to make them sci. Only it
does seem 10 be waste Of material, 10 pu. FIVE
dollars worth Of beaver on 10 FIVE cents worth
OF brains." ... ..
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KOssnth at the south.

1t is said iha. KossuIh received very lillle
material aiG' at New Orleans. The Crescent
of .ha. city, speaking Of his abilities as public
speaker, says:
AS public speaker, Kossuh greatly disap,
pointed US. He was good special peader, that
was all. A popular stump orator, all oihel
things being equal, and The prestige of fame
waived, would have lowered over him 10 reply.
His propositions were talking faIaces, his sen.
tences unfolded distorted truisms. Of,he ear
nestness of The man, Of his singleness of pur-
pose, of his enthusiasm OF sentiment, there eau
be no doubt. But The effort al effect was evi.
dent; i. was the artificial fountain playing, mol
the mountain spring pouring out It's full clear
vodme.' 9a 5is' % siiaisYel 6ss 9
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which is the Higher Authority,

As there is IL direct conflict between the in.
suuctons sent oul by The Auditor Of Stale 10
the county assessors, and The new tax law pas
sed by lhe Legislature, il becomes matter OF
some interest 10 the public, TO know whether the
acts of the Legislature or The AUDITORS inslruc-
lions is of PARAMOUNT authority.
The Auditor in his Instructions, which il
must not be forgotten, were prepared and sent
to the County Auditor before The inal passage
OF the tax law, says: 3D.. .
"Ihe necessary wearing apparel, aud all ar.
1lcIes Of food, provided for the cnrrenI use and
support OF an individual or family are not 10 be
regarded as objects of taxation" ...
The second section Of The lax law, in def
ming what's to be regarded as "bersonal proper.
ty," subject to taxation, says:
The term personal property, wherever used
in this act, shall be held 10 mean and INCLUDE,
EVERY TANGIBLE THING, the subject of owner~
ship, WHETHER ANIMATE OR INANIMATE, other
than money, and not forming part of any par
Gel of real property us herein before defined"
lfarlicles oi wearing APPAREL" aud "food
provided for the current use OF an individual or
family" arc "Ihings tangible and the subject Of
ownership" then the law clearly requires them
to 60 upon the tax duplicate.
The Auditor howe YER, says, they ''are not 10
be regarded as objecIs of taxation"
Ii is To be hoped thai The lawyers of the Ohio
Statesman will decide the question as to wheth-
er the law repeaIs the rdicls Of The Auditor, or
whether Inc ehict Of The Auditor repeals the
law. Il is very important just now, that this
vexed question should b. seIHed one way or Ihe
other. .......
As to The listing "bee.caps," "looms," "old
guns" "sde saddles" farming utenss,'-
such us rakes, pitch forks, old hoes, gimbIels,
wheeIbarows, hay ladders, halters, chains, &c.
land also pigs, chickens, lambs and oIhcr
young stock, beds and bedding, household apd
kitchen furniture as dish pans, flesh
forks. iron and pewter spoons, fire pokers and
shovelS, dogrons, andirons, water buckets, &C.,
milk crooks, slrainers, &c.-bolh the Auditor
and Ihe Legislature agree in the propreIy Of
placing the value of these articles upon the du-
pcaIe. ra
We are not 10 be understood as obecIing 10
this, or to anything else thar may be done by
the present Legislature, or by the Auditor of
State, or by the STATE printer--the peoples in
,eresls have been fully commiued 10 the cusIo.
uy VI MoSe P0iSoh"SoS' ouu iat oo ~" 20 "
Interfere between the "new constitution and its
friends" But il really looks a lule inconsis,-
enI TO see such law emanale from the hands Of
these gentlemen, who, only six years ago,
were SO eloquent in Iheit denuncialions against
a law which did not tax pigs; chickens, rakes
and pitch forks, flesh forks and ladies'. Ii fur.
nishes another convincing and overwhelming
proof Of the rapid progress Of the Ohio Democ-
racy.-ZaneSpHie Courier.
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WELL SAID.-From the "Knlckerbocker, !"
now lying before US, we take The following pas.
sage from The "Edilor's Table," Clarke, wri-
Ting from Washington, says:
passing the National Ilolel, at Two o'clock
on this bright and cIoudless warm Sunday, we
saw tall figure, clad in blue cloak. amended
only by lady aud child, enter coach before
The door. II was Henry Clay. That eagle
eye was not dimmed, though the great states.
mans natural force was abaled. We raised
our hat, and bowed our reverence and admira.
lion; our salusation was gracefully returned, and
The carriage was driven away. As we walked
on 10 keep an engagement 10 dine, we thought
Of the lale words Of that eminent palriot-'If
the days of my usefulness, as have TOO much
reason to fear, be Indeed passed, desire Not to
Inger an impolent spectator Of the oll.scanned
field Of life. have never looked upon old age.
deprived Of The faculty Of enjoyment, Of intel.
Iec.ual perceptions and energies, with any SYM
paIhy, and for such think Ihe day Of fate can.
not arrive TOO soon." One can hardly choose
but drop a tear over such remark from such a
man,
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FLYING SPEED.--The down express train on
the Harlem road having got behind time on
Saturday. The engineer. knowing that The track
was clear, put the steam on The "iron horse. -
He ran one hundred and three miles in TOO
hours and len mnGtes, including three stops to
take in wood and wafer. Deduc.ing Ten min
ples for lhe Time los. in the three stops makes
.he average Of the running time mile in one
minute aud seventeen seconds. This is travel.
ing quite fast enough. Thirty miles an hour
wss, and we believe is nows considered .fas.
travelling, lbu. when one gets over nearly doub-
lle shat distance in lhe same time, itlmigh. with
propfiely be called 'tfyipgy'- Atb, Journal.
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Curious CusToM.-On The l0th Of March,
a singular old custom was revived in Hamburger.
When Exchange was Ihronged at high noon,
two Of the city drummers appeared in uniform
before the entrance and beat roll ten minutes
long. Then over the great door Of the Ex-
change they suspended black tablet inscribed
with The name Of a bankrupt merchahtwho had
absconded. When this was done The bell in
one Of the iowers-lhe bell Of shame-rang for
two houls. The tablet remains for three
months and day. Iumany German cities the
bankrupt, as sign of his condition, is compel
len to wear straw hat for year aad day.
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~ II laIlow candIe be placed in a gun
and be shot ut adoor. il will go through without
Sustaining any injury; and if a muskeI ball be
fired in water. it will rebound and be hauened,
as il fired against any hard substance. A mus
ket ball may be fired against pane Of glass,
and ilthe glass be suspended by thread, it
will make no difference, and the thread not
even bibrate, Cork, il sunk twenty feet in the
ocean, will otrise on account Of tho pressure
of the water. In The arctic regions, when The
thermometer is below zero, persons can COO.
verse more than mile distant Mr.. jameson
asserts that he heard every word Of sermon
at the distance Of TWO miles, on still day, with
perect dsIinctness, S. 5T0# e.I sa.r'sE q.
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ADRoITLY DoNE.--A daring villain entered
tho residence Of Harvey Seymour, at Roches.
ter, N. Y, while Mrs. Seymour was alone and
engaged in ironing in The kitchen. The lady
saw him first by her side with large knife in
his hand, with which he threatened 10 kill her if
she didn't tell him where the money was kept
Retaining her presence of mind, she Iold MIN TO
wait lill she could rock the babe, which the
noise had awoke. The cradle stood beside lhe
lounge. and as she got 10 The lounge she drew a
pistol and tcld him 10 leave, or she would shoe,
him. lie cried out "don' shoot" and jumped
out of the window. Mrs Seymour, on his de.
2arIure, went TO the nexI house, where her cour.
age failed, und she tainted s4o" F."
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The Late John M'DOnOugIl, oT New Or
lcaws.


Mr. M'Donoueh was yer, remarkable. aod
as We fnny helieve. iray bsnevoTsRl and 70.
ligiOus man. he seuled in New OrIoaas nessl
the commfheemFnI Of the present century, ear.
ly showed great Abi,iss for business, though un-
al several years aher bis removal from Bis "a:
live riIy tf}aiumorel J 10 LnusfhA, few, ir aavl
OF bis trends predieIed Ihe immense ueQuisi.T
ions be was destined 90 make. Among Bic pa
Pers we're found. 10 his own hand nd-wrhaR. bear.
ing date March 2. 1904, lhe following brief boz
comprehensive rules of conduct. which Se have
reason 10 conclude controlled, ia good degrees
all bis subsequent lie. s.l1 es "a. tnR
RULES FoR ~ GUIDANCE m LIFE--leO4.
Remember. always. Ihal labof is one Of he
condiuons of OBf existence. ...... ...
Time is gold; throw not one minute away,
but place each one 70 account
IJn UEi0 ell men as you Nould be done By. u
Never put of oil to- morrow what yOu can do
to-day. -..-
Never cnSei what is not your own.
Never think any msuer 50 trivial As TO Dc.
serve 20 hoiice. f s-f
Never give out thai which docs not FIRST cone
in. --.
Never spend but 10 produce.
Let the greatest order regulate all the Trans.
actions Of your life. 3.4.t-a.
Study 10 your course through life to do The
greatest possible amount Of good. vs. e-ts--
Deprive yourself Of nothing necessary to
your comfort in life bat live 10 honorable sim.
pIicily and frUgaliiy. PEI
Pursue strictly the above rules. and with the
Divine blessing. riches Of every kind will flow
10 upon you 20 your hearts content. ..--
But first of all. the chief and great study Of
your whole life should be, 10 live BY all the
means in your power to the honor and gleFy Of
your Divine Creator. --. .--. .. =. e..
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Printed aud Published Weekly BY
l1uttrp


BY The turmoil thou hast lelI ..-
WiIbiA Thy tempted breast,
When fiery passions slrove 10 melt .
Gods image there imPress'di
ByaIl the struggles ofthy will
.s, To quell their rebel might, .-...-
Forgive the wretch who, battling III,
'r Was wors,ed in the fghll ..
Thou knowess not what cunning snAres
Were spread beneath his feet;
When ioemen ldrk'd d 10 ambush d lairs
To intercept relreaG ......
The weakness thou wouldsl harshly ehide
Should tender pity WOO; r.."
thou hadsI been as sorely tried,
Thou mightsI have fallen, TOOL
Forgive and breathe a gentle word
ofsymPalhy and love,
Like that by gende Mary heard
From One now Ihroned above;
And thou mayst win from depths Of woe,
Fhe soul that went asWay,
And-light anew Hopes faded glow
TO change It's night TO day.
Bu, harshness raises higher yet
The waters Of despair,
And weaves around stronger net r.
To mesh the erring there,
Till, seuing heavily they sink
Beneath the lumid wave: ...'.
And thou, though standing on the brink,
DidSt stretch no hand 10 save! .g
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OF Some college chaps were closely en-
gagged at some forbidden game, when footsteps
in the passage approached the door. and the ia
miliar cough of Professor Il. was heard. The
room was on the frs; floor, and it was but the
work Of moment to gather up and jump out
the window. 10 this all succeeded except Jim,
who threw himself behind the bed. al
The wicked flee when no man. pursuelh,
said lhe good Professor, as he entered the room
'But the righteous are as bold as lion,' an
swered Jim, as he sprung up from his hiding
place.
The Professor laughed and said, true, bu!
the lion should not wag his tail or color in the
face so much. .t
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NOBLE BkoUEsT.-M Mr. LEWIS MORSE, of
Hamilton county, lately deceased. has bequealh-
ed his large estate in most sensible and useful
manner. He donated by his will l65 acres of
land near Cincinnati, worth al leust $40, 600, 10.
gelher with claims secured by mortgage to the
amount of $4,000, 10 The cause Of education.
the legacy to lake effect from the death Of his
widow, who is amply provided for by being IN
vested with the income Of the esIsie during her
lifetime. Aner her death the estate is % be
managed by three Trustees to be appointed BY,
Cour OF Common Pleas, the entire revenues
from it to be appropriated TO the erection Of =
plain. substantial educational building on the
lands, and the support Of school or college Of
such male sIndenIs, who, from loss or pa6enls
or want Of means; are unable 10 procure edaea>
ZION elsewhere. Good charagler and iudusui.,
Gus habits are required 70 obtain admission.
H.NAA E.t tl lfI : 81
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lHOId.On'TIherC:

The Newark Advocate (Locofoco) has a
queer way of backing up its friends. What
will become Of the pauySif prominent members
permit themselves in The indulgence of such
freedom of speech as has been practiced for IA
few mobIbs past! Hear this Locofoco talk
"a set OF more infatuated men never con.
Vened al Columbus, or at the Capitol of any
other State, than are now acIing as legislators
Tor tho State of Ohio. .. ..
"The new constitution declares thai The ses.
slons Of the Legislature shall be biennial. This
feature commended itself 10 The favor. of The
people of Ohio because they thought it would
prevent them from being governed TOO much.
and give some stability to The laws, But, no
matter for lhat-Ihal constitution is nose Of
wax in the hands of It's friends, and its paines,
and simplest and most important requirements
may be eva1ed with lmpunity. lf lis enemies
use il as badly as It's friends, what will become
Of ill
"AIler rejecting the resolution for an extra
session, the Senate reconsidered and passed il,
and ii afterwards passed The House. An extra
session will be held-ior what purpose we
know not. u ...r.
I'VE hope the Legislature will yet relrace
its steps, and rescnd The odious resolution. If
an extra session is held, The Democratic parry
will be held responsible for it; and then look
oul for squalls al the next election.
"We have suffered enough by Wing rule al
ready: but that party will be down upon US
again like an Alpine avalanche, unless the Dem.
ocrOIs keep a sharp look out. ... ......
"lf,hd party is shipwrecked, they may at.
tribute their disaster to The fact that they have
munned the ship O. State with raw hands, as
usual. This practice we have protested against
until we are tired of protesting. 1t is hard 10
be always kicking against The Pricks."
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MONSTER BAKERY.-The Cincinnati Com.
nercial states that R. Geuy's Bakery in that
city is 40c feet deep and five stories high, coun.
ting the basement where the steam or propel.
ling power is located. The large, cave like
ovens are heated by furnaces which cost over
$4,000, and the "bread mixer" cost $1,000.
In the whole process, from taking the flour
from barrels until il is converted into crackers
and bread, iris not touched by the naked hand.
From 80 to 40 barrels Of flour are manulac.
iured daily. Mr.. G has large snare of"riV.
sr custom" #a24. .t.. t..4 ........
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OF HoRes. u Jldges they have IN New Or.
leans at least the following would, II sWae, so
Indicate. 0dt, obl upon such @ockeFy Of less
rice aud Judges Their eanssiehess mag b.
that OF hoaosl men, but we dopblit: :-s.s, : e,-,
.'Dr. Thouas Hunt, who killed J. w. Frost
in duel las. summer at New Orleans, vas
brought up for trial on the first inst, with the
seconds, on a charge, ofymurder, when Judgs
Larue refused 10 sitin the cass, and excused
himself, Judge buchanan -was- -seDl- for, bui he
was engaged. Judge S.rawbnage was.sent for,
and be was ndsposed. The Dsuics Anorney
then said he could not Try the. case wilhous
Judge. tie therefore, entered a softe Praseqa,
and the accused were di4chnfged. a,af -
oai aasa 'aa .as' Al va g thA iiA
ssaaae ais a!srs
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A REMARKABLE MANA correspondent Of
the RogefsylIe Times, says: .. fAefo, is- nov
Ilvipg in Hawkins county. a man who IS aow 81
years old, weighs $50 pounds, and is living
with bis third wife; aad wha. is still stranger,
he is tho ralher Of 26 children. aud can beat
any Of them dancing old and leshy az he Is"
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PINS IN THE SroMAcH,-T The London Lancet
records the death Of bridesmaids wife under
peculiar circumstances, which rendered a post
horiem examination necessary. The stomach
contained, in i!s lower half, nine ounces Of pins
ofu purple black color, not corroded, all bent
or broken, many very pointed. The contents
oflhe stomach were much lhickened. The in
les,ines contained mass Of pins, very tightly
packed, Of various shapes, similar 10 those found
in the stomach, and wholly obsructing the
lube. Their weight was about pound The
husband Of the decreased had never seen her put
pins into her mouth; but her son said he had
observed his mother biting pins, and believed
ahal she swallowed them; and stated, moreover,
that he had occasionally taunIed her with the
fact, when she core cted him. appeared that
her appetite was always capricious, occasional
Iy very keen; and her sister informed The doc.
aor that, when child, she was in the habit of
eating starch and slate pencil, and thai she had
seen her bling pins.
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NAUGHTY FELLow.--.The Detroit Free
Press says, +" Winter fingers in the lap Of
spring." Highly improper on The part ofthe
old genIleman-ough 10 know belIer-aV his
age. .oo-und Miss Spring at suchtendsr years
-fel ~ t's''' ssS fs a'8 30 iJR ssha'
".fqf, AZ
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The Samoan Reporter, from which the sub
i5ined description of ihe process Of Tauoong is
copied, is periodical ssued half yearly by the
missionaries Of the London Missionary Society
10 this group otlsIands, in the great Pacific.
Until The young man tattooed. he is cnnsid-
cred ia his minority. lie need not think of
marriage, and he is constantly exposed TO taunts
and ridicule, a. being poor and Of low bnlh,
und as having no right 70 speak in the society
Of men. Bui as soon as he is tallooed he pas.
ses in his maj i1rily, and considers himself eD!i.
tied 10 the respect aud privileges Of mature
years. When a youlh therefore, reaches the
aye Of sixteen. he and his friends are all ankle.
" that he should be taItoed lie is then on the
look out for the Iauooing Of some neighboring
chief with whom he may unite. On these oc.
customs. six or dozen young men may be tat.
t0cd at one time; and for these there may be
four or five latIooer5 employed. Taltooing is
Rregular profession. Just as house. building, aud
well paid.
The instrument used in the operation is an
oblong piece of human bone los i,am) about an
inch and half broad, and two inches long. A
time Of war and slaughter was harvest for the
lattooers to get supply of instruments. The
one end is cut like very small loohed comb,
and The other is fastened to piece of cane, !,
and looks like liue adze. They dip il into
mixture of candle.n nut ashes and water and tap.
ping il with a little maet, it sinks into The skin,
and In this way they puncmre The whole sur.
face over which the touoong extends. The
greater par. oGIhe body, from the wrist down to
the knee, is covered with Is, variegaIed here
and there with neat, regular stripes Of the un
tdttoed skin, which, when they are well oiled,
makes them appear in The distance, as if they
had on black siIk kuce.breechcs. AGer smart
iug and bleeding for while under The hands o
the taItooers, The patience OF the youth is ex
hausted. They then let him rest ana heai !"r
a lime, aud before returning TO him again, do d,
iIlIe on each of the parry. 10 two or three
months The whole is completed.
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papers from the oiheesiowhichlhey are seht, they
sre held responsible nil they have settled their
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notifying the pobishsf, sd ths paper is net ssul
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