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Minute NIechnnism.

There Is cherry stone at the Salem Mass
Museum, which contains one dozen silver spoons
The stone, ITSELF is of the ordinary size, but the
spoons are so small that their shape and finish
can only be well distinguished by the micros-
cope Here is the result of immense labor, for
no decidedly useful purpose; and there are thou
sands of other objects in the world, fashioned
by ingenuity, the value of which, in a utilftari-
an sense, may be quite as Indifferent Dr. Oil
yer gives an account in his Philosophical Trans
actions, by the way, of cherry stone, on which
were carved one hundred and twenty four heads,
so distinctly that the naked eye could distin-
guish those belonging to popcs and kings, by
their mitres and crowns. 1t was bought in
Prussia for $500, and thence conveyed to Eng
land, where it was considered an object of 20
much value, that its possession was disputed.
and became the object of suit in chancery-
This stone DR.. o. saw in 1857. In more remote
times still, account is given of an ivory char
lot, constructed by Mermecides which was so
small that fly could cover it with his wing;
also ship of the material which could
be hidden with the wing of bee! Pliny, too,
tells us that Homers Iliad, which is fifteen
asto be contained in nutshell; while Ella
mentions artist wrote distich in letters of
gold and enclosed it in the rind of a kernel of
corn But the Harren MS. mentions greater
curiosity than any of the above; it being moth
ing more nor less than the Bible, written by one
Petre Bales-a chancery clerk-in so small
book that it could be enclosed within the shell
OF an English walnut. D'Israeli gave an ac-
count Of many other similar exploits to that of
Bales. There is a drawing of the head of
Charles II. in the Library of st. Johns College
Oxford wholly composed of minute written
characters, which, at small distance, resemble
the lines of an engraving. The head and the
ruff are said to contain the book of Psalms, the
Greed and the Lords Prayer. Again. in the
British Museum, is a portrait of Queen Anne
not much bigger than the hand. On this draw
ing are number of lines and scratches, which,
it is asserted, include the entire contents of 4,
thin folio.
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NUMBER 40.

Jutland, and still foigniug madness, contrived
to surprise and slay his uncle, after upbraiding
him with his various crimes. Hamlet then be-
came Governor of Jutland, was married sec
ond time TO Quccn ofrScotland, and was even
tuaHy killed in battle. The whole history Of
Hamlet is carefully and minutely detailed, but
these are leading historical features upon which
Shakespeare founded his beautiful tragedy and
rude and disgusting many of the incidents in
Hamlet's life were, the mode which Shakespeare
has treated them. is one of the greatest proofs
of his splendid genius. According to Sexo,
Hamlet lived about four centuries before
Christ
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MARY tits name as sweet
As mortal ear might ever greet;
Rising from the dead, the Lord
Yielded first to breathe that word.
name thus honored, known to fame,
Dear sister, you with pride may claim;
1t oft appears on history's page,
In light and shade, and is u name
That brightly glows in every age.
The fair and beauteous of the earth,
The reigning belle of city and town,
The gay coquette, of naughty mien,
The lovelier girl, of modest worth,
The sprightly maid, the glittering queen,
All. oft have owned that name, 1 ween.
In Scripture, Mary is the same
As virtue, truth, and lasting fame.
The virgin mother of our Lord
Is known and honored by that word;
And Martha's sister, who would sit
In humble mood at Jesus feet,
To learn of him, and in whose heart
The choice was made of that good part
Which none could take away.
She, too,
Who anointed him with costly care,
Whilst at the feast of envious Jew,
And washed his feet with tears, and there
Fen wiped them with her flowing hair;
Who, plying, and in sorrowing mood,
In sight his cross the latest stood,
And earliest at his tomb was seen,
To seek the place her Lord had been,
Was Mary-Na1y MagdGlene.
'ITTsBURG, August, 1852.
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The Issue Fairly Made.


Gen. Pierce was in the Senate in 1871 during
the celebrated extra session, and on recurring
to the journals, we find the following facts =
On the 25th July, 1871, the bankrupt bill pas
Eed the Senate-ayes 26, nays %. P1erce's
name is in the negative. Three days after, the
United States Bank bill was passed by the same
; Vote-Gen. Pierce voting against it, On the
10Th of August, the distribution bill was passed
ayes 2S, nays %. Gen. Pierce voting in the
negative. Thus, it will be seen that Gen. Pierce
voted against the bankrupt bill-against the in
corporation of a United States bank-apd against
the distribution of the proceeds of the public
lands. Now what is General Scott's position on
these questions In his great platform letter
he says:
"lf had had the honor to vote on the occa-
a0n, 1T WOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN FAVOR of
Inc land distribution BILL the bankrupt bill, and
tne second bill for creating fiscal corporation" ;"
There is the record, clear and undisputed !;
ana there is the issue fairly made and presen-
ted. Gen. Pierce stands committed and voted
against the Bankrupt bill and the Bank bill
General Scott says he would have voted for all
o' them, and stands committed in-their favor
a, Agaln, we say to people, ''Choose ye between
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Excellent EIaxinns.

The following is a copy of the printed slip
found in the pocket of the venerable Stephen
Allen, drowned In the recent steamboat disas-
ter on the Hudson river:
stKeep good company or none. Never be idle
IF your hands cannot be usefully employed, at
tend to the cultivation of your mind. Always
speak the truth Make few promises. Live up
to your engagements. Keep your own secrets,
if you have any. When you speak to a person
look him in the face. Good company and good
conversation are the very sinews of virtue
Good character is above all things else. Your
character cannot be essentially injured except
by your own acts. If any one speaks evil of
you, let your life be SO that none viii believe
him. Drink no kind of intoxicating liquors.
Ever live (misfortunes excepted) within your in
come. When you retire to bed, think over what
you have been doing during the day. Make no
haste to be rich, if you would prosper. Small
and steady gains give competency with tranquil
ity of mind. Never play at any kind OF game
Of chance. Avoid temptation, through fear you
may not Withstand it. Earn money before you
spend it. Never run into debt unless you see
a way to get out again. Never borrow, if You
can possibly avoid it. Do not tmarry until youare
able to support wife. Never speak evil OF any
one. Be just before you are generous Keep
yourself innocent, if you would be happy
Save when you are young, 10 spend when you
are old. Read over the above maximg al least
once week.
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a Knot OF Eel-srnss.

Knot OF Eei-Srnss.
The Oswego River isn't navigablc far up FOR
it is cut off by q bridge about half mile from
the lake, and mile further up it is cut off
again by dam.
Between this bridge and tho dam there is a
rift, which is famous place for catching fish in
eoers, built out into the middle of the river, in
form like Y, with the forks up stream, and
down to the lower end there is crib into which
the water ahi fish run, pitching down little
fall of about three feet, and then as the crib is
built of Stats, the water runs out leaving the
| fish to be picked out by the proprietors of the
| acears
| They used to catch lots of cells there, and IA
| rousing fellow as big boys leg and as long
as stick of wood was thought dear in Oswego
| at fourpence. But somehow, buying eels, even
if we got them for nothing, didn't suit me- and
determined to steal few out of them wears
up there.
told Mrs. Nerts, the young widow that l
boarded with, what was going at; and reck-
on she was up to them games, for she furnished
me with pillow-case to bag my game and two
pairs of WOODEN mittens to aid me in nabbing the
| slippery customers; and thus armed and equip
ped set out on my midnight ceiling expedition.
When l came abreast of the wear, discover
| ed that the skiff [ had seen there at sundown
was gone; but as l knew the water wasn't
more'n up to my arms, didn't care much, and
so waded off to the wear, where 1 found and
bagged about twenty real swingers.
My pillow-case was nearly full, and was just
about to get under weigh for home, when the
great grand-daddy of all eels came walloping
down into the water. l pitched into him, but
my mittens had got SO slippery with the slime
Of captured eels that couldn't hold him sec
cad. There we had it for about ten minutes
up and down, over and under, slip slop-till at
last l got mad, and making a desperate dive for
the Old fellow, got his head into my mouth,
and-Wah! faugh! what taste, as my teeth
crunched through and through his head till they
met, and the big eel dropped quietly down, lea
wing part of his cutwater, bit off somewhere
about the eyes, in my mouth. spit it out
quicker, and about all my inside ''fxins'' with
it.
go, Lord wasn't sick? For about twenty
minutes tried to turn myself wrong side out
like stocking; and then 1 pillow-cased the old
eel, waded ashore, and mizzled for home, feel
ing if had swallowed land crab, and been
ridden for months by double and twisted at
tack for Maumee fever.
Next morning, before turned out, heard
the little "widder" singing out in the back en-
try, where I'd slung my bag of eels,-
'fOh, Charley! Charley come here quickr'
Well, I did; and, as I'm a live sinner, there
on the floor, among the eels, and the biggest of
them all, was laundering great black WATER
SNAKE, scith has rose 6t t'jllst about the eyes
Those two pigs in the back yard had an eel
breakfast that morning, and Clewline swore an
oath never to go wading about IN the night after
other peoples eels agaiu.-Carpet Bag.
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From the Louisville Times.
Who would not kneeI in Prayers

When happiness with lavish hand
Is casting flowers before US
When Life seems void of care or pain;
And sunny skies are DER us;
While Love vnd Hope are lowering near
Like angels bright and fair
Who would not then in thankfuIl1ess,
Who would not kneel in prayer?
When sorrow broods with darksome wing
And shadows every joy
When friendships smile all hollow seems
And Love proves but alloy;
When Ger the tomb of buried hopes
Our hearts lie bleeding there
Who would not in an hour like this,
Who would not kneel in prayer?
When Deaths cold icy hand is laid
In terror on each form,
Who would not seek shelter then
From every coming storm?
Who would not cast one look to heaven,
And plead for mercy there
Who would not then imploriRgly,
Who would not kneel in prayer?
MAYsvILLE, July Goth. MARY.
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Hamlet.

The European correspondent of the Spring
field Republican, writing from Elsinore, Den
mark, says:
''Here is shown Hamlets grave, evidently OF
rather modern date. OF this q German writer
says: y more striking homage has probably
never been paid to the genius of a poet than
when particular burial places are assigned even
to the creations of his imagination > while an
English writer who regards the matter from a
more historical point of view, says. Any head
of stones with Runic inscriptions upon them,
and said to denote Hamlet's grave, VIII in vain
be searched for here, even if they ever existed.
In fact, Hamlet's identification with the enchan-
ting spot is at best, but aShakespearian fiction.
Hamlet's country was not Zealand but Jutland.
Here the name was pronounced Amlet, signify
ing madman. According TO the Danish history
of old Saxo-G -Gramatticus, Che wrote about the
commencement of the 18th century,) Hamlet
was not the son of a Danish king, but of IA
nous pirate Chief, who was Governor Of Jut-
land in conjunction with his brothor. Hamlet's
father married the daughter of the Danish
king, and the issue of that marriage was Ham
let.
Hamlets father was subsequently murdered
by his brother, who married the widow and sue
ceeded to the government Of the whole of Jut-
land. AS a Pagan, it was Hamlet's first duty
to ayenge his father. The better to conceal his
purpose he feigned madness. His uncle suspec-
ting it to be feigned sent him to England, with
a request to the king that he would put Hamlet
to death. He was accompanied by two crea-
lures of his uncle, Ewhose letter to the English
king was carved upon wood, according to the
customs of that period. This, Hamlet, during
the voyage, cOntrived to get possession of, and
so altered the characters as to make it request
that his two companions should be slain, which
was accordingly done ON their arrival in Eng
land. He afterwards married the daughter of
the English king, but subsequently, returned to
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From tie Daily Union.
MARY.
MARY.

TIf there is any one in the wide world to
whom l might desire to inscribe these simple
lines, it would be to a confding and affectionate
sister.
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BY WILLIAM W. REDICK.

ssShe. supposing him to be the gardener said
INTO him, Sir, if thou have born him hence, tell
me where thou hast laid him, and l will take
him away Jesus said unto her Mary! She
turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni!
ST John
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MARY. tits name as sweet
As mortal ear might ever greet;
Rising from the dead, the Lord
Yielded first to breathe that word.
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Homo OpDressfou.

The following illustration of homo oppres-
sion, from the Philadelphia LEDGER will, we
think, find its counterpart in every section Of
the country:
Show apt, in looking for.the mote in our
neighbor's eye arc we to miss the beam in our
own. a case in point came under our observa-
ton day or two ago at one of our steamboat
landings. The wife and seryant-girl of a well
known minister, under a MONDAY sun, came
doYn to the hotel in front of the landing, the
servant staggering under large market basket
filed with groceries, &c., and the wife loaded
with heavy carpet bag and huge band box.
few minutes after, the husband, hale and
hearty man, of some 170 pounds, made his ap-
pearance, carrying over his head an umbrella
and under his arm copy of the last new novel,
'sUncle Toms Cabin" When the boat arrived
the females gathered up the respective loads
and went on board, and the person leisurey
trod his wuy in the same direction, his sacred
person, as before, carefully protected from the
sun. This reverend declaimer at pride, laziness
and sin, we have no doubt, is great hater OF
slavery, and the hardships so glowingly set
forth in the fiction of the author of s.Unclc
Aohi NaDlh' anu, PropipIy, III MS noIy norrof
of black slavery at the South, has never once
seen or thought of the life of servitude to his
own person, of as accomplished a lady as ever
graced a household We think we see more OF
selfshness-more of that spirit of oppression
that draws distinction by arbitrary power be-
tween members Of the human family, in such
an act as here described, and one from which
more wholesome moral might be drawn than
any that the Imagination of the author Of the
popular novel spoken of has given us, through
her ebony heroes and sable heroines.
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nsApA young gentleman recently found him
generously divided an orange between them.
''You viii rob yourself" exclaimed one of the
damsels.
.'Not at all replied the innocent, II have
three or four hore in my pocket
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-05-13

BOYS AND TOBACCO. Toblcco has
spoiled and utterly ruined thousands boys,
inducing dangerous precocIly, developing
tn passions, Sotiening aud weakening the
bones, and greatly injuring The spinal mar
row, the BRAIN and the whole nervous fluid.
A boy who early and freely smokes. or 9TH
erwlse largely uses tobacco. never is known
to make man o: much energy Of charac-
ter, generally lacks physical and muscular.
as we'll as mental en'rgy. To people older,
wqo are naturally nervous. aud particularly
to the phlegInaiIc, 10 those of cod and
more than Dutch temperament, tobacco
may be comparatively harmless but even
to these it Is worse than useless. We
would particularly warn boys who wish to
be amy body IN the world, to avoid tobacco
as deadly poison.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-05-13

, It's ORIGINAL intention believe was sewing
cloth. but it is here used for sewing on the
extentiou TOD on kip aud calf boots also for
stitching around the tops, instead OF carding
or binding. 1t sews ~ stitches to the inch
(abhough il can be varied to more ar less
and % inches in one minute making l25 f.
in an hour or 4I6 % yds. in ten hours,
which would require Is women at the usual
rate long day TO perfnrm the same work,
aud at the price Of 60 2 cts each, ma
king the whole amount of labor done in
ten hours by the machine worth SlO to the
owner. while the cost OF the machine is only
SI25 believe. Ii requires only one per-
son to work the machine, the power being
appltd by the foot in the same manner as
it is to common fax wheel. II can be
made to sew in any direction required,
straight or curved--a circle only one inch
i'll diameter if necessary, by only retarding
the motion so as to move the article in a
circular direction. The above may seem
mere hoax to some, but the calculation
was made from the motion of the machine
as have frequently witnessed 1t when sew
ing through one thickness OF kip and two Of
sheep,kin making three thickneSses of
leather. In cloth or less thickness of Ieath
er should Judge the motion nigh! be in
creased one fourth, without injury to the
machine. Yours &c. 40. C.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-05-13

A PUZZLED FRESHMAN. O'Flac-
herty undertook to tell how many were at
the party. The two Crogans was one,
mesef was two, Mike Finn was three, and
-and-who the deuce was four! Let me
see Counting his fngers)-the two Cru.
ganS Was One Mike Finn was two, meseIf
was three, and-bedad there was four of
us, but Saint Patrick couldem't tell the
n1me of the other. Now it's meseif that
has it: Mike FINN was one, tie two Gro.
gGas Oas twO. meSef was three, and-and,
by my sowl, think there was but three of
US, afher all.
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b arirtp.
Gone to Pot.

A Lanarkshire minister, who died within
the present. century, was one ot those un-
happy persons wh0 to use the words of
well-known Scotch adage, C. can never see
green cheese but their cen reels" lie
was extremely covetous, and that not only
of nice articles "f food. but IF many other
things which d" not generally excite the
cupidlty of tn human heart Tine follow
ing story is i'll cnroboration of this asser-
ton -
Being on visit one day at the house Of
one ot his Pensioners. a poor lonely wild.
ow. living III mnorlaud part Of the prrish,
he became fascinated with the charms of
little cas-hon p I, which happened at
the time To be iyng on the hearth, full Of
potatoes for the poor woman's dinner and
that nf her children. lie had never in his
lie seen such nice litrl pnt-it was per
tect c"ncelt at thing-lt was a gem--no
pot on e,rta could match it in symmelry--it
was an object altogether perfectly lovely
Dear sake munster !" said the widow
qui'e overpowered by the reverend mans
commentators Of her pot, "lf ye like the
pot sac well MS a that, beg yell let me send
it To the mauSe. It's kIud q ORA (super
finou~) pot wi us for we've a bigger ane.
that we use Tor ordinary, aud that's mriir
convenient every way for US. Sac Ie'll Just
take present OF. III send it Ger the
morn vi jamie When he gangs 10 the scule.'
On" said the minister, " can by no
means pc MT you TO be at 80 much trouble.
Sncc y"u are :" good as I" give me Tie
pot, III ust carry II hume with me IN my
hand Pm 81 much taken with it, indeed,
that would really prefer carry ing it myself
After much alteration between the min
lister and the widow IN this delicate point
Of polneness, it was agreed that he should
carry home the pot himself
or, then, he Irndg"d, bearing this curl
Gus little culinary article alternately in his
hand and under his arm. as seemed most
convenient To him. Unfortun teIy, the day
was warm, the way long, and the minister
fat, SO that he became earthly tired of his
burden before he got half way home. Un.
der these dis resSIng circumstances, il
struck him that if instead Of carrying the
pot aWkwardy at one side Of his person,
he were 10 carry it on his head, the burden
would be greatly hgmened; The principles
of n'lnral phi!os ,phy. which he had learned
at college, informing him tint when load
presses directly aud immedIaiely upon any
object. it is far less onerous thln when il
hangs at the remote end of lever. Ac-
cordlmgly, d. fiing his hat, which he resolved
to carr, home in his hand. and, h,vlng APP
Piled his handkerchief 10 il brow, he
clapped the pr, in inverted fashion uunn
h's heal where as the reader may suppose.
1t figured much like Mambrno's heIIne,
upon the crazed capital # D, Quixoie,
only great deal more magnificent in
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-05-13

ROMANCE KNOCKED INTO COOKED HAT.
The NcU Orleans Delta asserts that
" Jean l.a6lte, who commanded tie band
Of men who were broken up at Barataria,
in 1914. by Commodore Patttrson-who
was tried IN the United States Court in
New.Oreans, for a violation ofour neutrai-
ty law aud for smuggling, (never for piracy
was no other than a blacksmith from
Marseiles, who could scarcely manage
jolly boat, and did not know any more
about sailing vessels than he did of mixed
mathematics" The shop in which he
worked was located on St Philips street,
aud was but recently torn down The au.
thorlties for this statement are said to be
Colonel John R. Grymes, who was the
counsel and attorney of Jean Lafue, in
the prosecutions by the United States,
and Mr.. Kitty Smith, venerable citizen,
who held the office of naval officer in New
Orleans during the INVASION of 1914, about
the time of Laflts nsaction.-Boston
Museum.