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A WINS sEs 10 aGHrIEMEa.
by FANNY FERN.

Jupiter Ammon don't Il wish was a
man. lust to show the ppasculincs how to
play their part in thesword little better
In the first place there isn't mothers son
of YOU that has got as far as A B c in the
art of making love, (and:Pve seen a few
abor,ions in that waymsself as we'll as the
rest of the sisters.) What woman wants to
be told her that "her feet and eyes are
prcttv," or, cher form and smile bewitch.
inc 2" Just as if sheadidn't know all her
fine points MS soon as shesis tall enough to
peep into looking-gfassl
No you incfable donkey, if yon must use
the small coin Of fatterys:to pay toll at the
bridge of her affections, let mo whisper a
secret in your long ears. Compliment her
upon some mental attraction she does not
possess, (if you can find one,) and don't
wear the knees Of your pet pants thread
bare at her feet, trying to make her believe
that she is your first love. We all know
that is among the things that were, after you
were out of your jacket and trowscrs.
What splcndilerous husband Fanny
should make, to be surel had Providence
only ordained it! Do you suppose when
the mother of my glorious boys wanted a
sixpence to buy their shoe strings, I'd scowl
at her like hyena, and pull my port-mon-
naie out of my pocket asEif | were drawing
tooth! Do you suppose, when her blue
eyes grew lustreless, and the rose paled on
her fair cheek, trotting round the domestic
tread.mil day after day, that Id come home
at night sulky and silent, and smoke my
cigar in her face till her eyes were as red as
rabbit'sa or take myself off to club or n
game at nine-pines, or any other game, and
leave her to the exhilerating relaxation of
darning my stockings!
Do you suppose Fdytrot along like a
loose pony at her side in the street, aud
leave her to keep ppWith me or not as her
strength would pefmith Do you suppose
I'd fly into a passion ind utter words TO
crush the life fromnntshar young heart, and
then insult her l,y offering 4 healing plaster
in the shape of new lionnot! And don't
you suppose, when The anniversary Of our
wedding day came ronnd t'dwrite a dainty
little note and dleaYejton her toilet table, to
let her know was stiIE > married lover!
psba@! Pm. sick ksofs !. all! You don't
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39li5rrllaueons.
How Jim Blander Sailed and Picked
the Quaker Friend"

There lived in certain ncighborhood not
far distant from here, a registering, rowdy,
called Jim Blandsr. Jim WAS "sum" in
fight, kind Of puglisic Napoleon. Many
and bloody ware the affairs he had had in
his time, and he had invariably come of
first best. Jim not only considered himself
nvulnerab!e, but all the fighting. characters
in the surrounding country conceded it was
no use fighting Jim, as he was considered to
be patent thraslling machine, that could
not be improved on. In Jim's eiglborhood
had settled quite a number Of Quakcrs.
From some cause or other Jim hated the
shad bellies" as he called them, with his
entire heart-he often declared, that to whip
one of these inoffensivc people would be the
crowning glory of his life. For years Jim
waited for the pretext. At last the longing
desire Of his soul was to be gratficd. One
of Jim's chums overhearda "youns" Quaker
speak in disparging terms of him. The re-
port soon came to Jim's ears not a little
magntied. Jim made desperate threats
what he was going to do with Nathan, the
meek follower of Penn, on sight-besides
various bruises and contusions he meant to
inAict on Nathan's body, in his chaste Ian
guage, he meant to gouge out both his eyes
and chaw off both his ears.
Nathan heard Of Jim's threats, and, very
properly, kept out of his way, hoping tina,
time would modify Jim's anger. 1t seems,
however, this much.to.be desired result did
not take place. One day, fisnd Nathan
was out riding, and in passing through a
long lane, when about midway, he espied
Jim entering the other end Nathan might
have turned and fed, but the flesh rebelled
at this proceeding al will pursue my way
pcaccably," said the Quaker, "and | hope
the better sense Of this man of wrath will
not permit him to molest me, or allow him
to do violence to my person. Nalhan's
calculations as to the lambike qualities OF
his adversary were doomed to be disappont,
ed
80, ho!" thought the bully, as he recog-
nized Nathan, al have him at last. Now
I'll make mince.meat OF sIlad-bclly, | will
salthim and pickle him too"
wilt thou please dismount from thy
horse, said Jim, seizing the bridlc Of Ma.
than's horse, and nimicking his style; "ny
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ERIE. n. Y, August 90.

Erie:
ERIE, N. Y, August 20.
The steamer Atlantic last night came in
collision with the propeller Ogdensburg, and
sunk in half hour. There was q dense
fog prevailing at the time.
The Atlantic had on board an immense
number of passengers, and it is estimated
that about two hundred and fifty Of them
perished chiefly Norwegian emigrants.-
When the collision took place the passen.
gers were all in bed, and the utmost con.
sternation ensued, especially among the
steerage passengers, many Of them jumping
overheard.
The emigrants, who could not speak a
word of English, or understand word spo.
ken to them, added to the horror Of the
scene by their cries Of terror.
The cabin passengers and others who
could understand the exhortations of the
captain, were completely calm, and provided
themselves with chairs, settecs and beds. All
who had patont life preservers, a number be-.
ing on board the boat, were saved. The
emigrants jumped overheard in their terror,
and rushed to certain death.
The water gained very rapidly, and the
fires were soon extinguishcd, the boat sink
ing amid scene of the most terrible and
hcart-rending confusion. At halfpast two
o'clock, amid the widest shricks from n
thousand voices, the boat settled and sunk.
The officers Of the propeller Ogdensburg
did all in their power to preserve the lives Of
the hundreds of human beings struggling in
the water, and many were rescued. The
whole number picked up by the propeller
was two hundred and fifty, and they were
taken 10 Erie. A large number Of these left
at once on board the steamer Sultana for
Cleveland, and others came down in the
cars to this city. They of course lost every.
thing, and most Of them are completely des.
titu,e and homeless, at the same time mourn.
ing the loss of friends and relatives.
The whole number lost is estimated by
some to be not less than three hundred. A
large number Of bodies had already been
washed ashore.
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aimed at him. -a---------
Friend James," said Nathan in the heat
of the contest, this is mere child's play.
1t g:ieves me that thou hast forced me into
resistance, butI must defend myself from,
bodily harm. see there is hut one way OF
bringing this scandaIous and wicked affair
to Il close, aud that is by conquering thee
in order to do this will inhict heavy blow
between thine eyes, which will PROSTATE
thee"
Following out the suggestion, Nathan
struck Jim tremendous blow on his fore
head, which brought him senscess to the
ground
Now" said Nathan, "I will teach thee
4 lesson, and hope it will be wholesome
lesson too. will seat myself straddle OF
thy brcast-l will place my knees upon thy
arms thus, so that thou cannot injure me
when thou returnest to consciousness.
hope | may be the humble instrument OF
tanning thy fierce warlike nature, and making
| better and more peaceai,le man of thee"
AS the Quaker concluded, Jim began to
show some returning signs Of life. The
first impulse Of Jim, when he fairly saw his
condition, was to turn Nathan off. He
struggled desperately, but he was in vice
his efforts were unavailiug.
"Friend, thou must keep still until am
done with thce," said Nathan. "I believe
am an humble instrument in the hands Of
Providence to chastisc thee, and | trust
when | am done with thee, thou wilt be a
changed man. Friend James dost thee not
repent attacking me Z"
"No, by Cdr said Jim, "let me up
and will show YOU"
"l will not let thee up, thou impous
wretch!'' replied Nathan, "darest thou to
profane the name Of thy maker-I will pun.
ish thee for that will cheek thy rcspira
ton for a moment"
Nathan, us good as his word, clutclct
Jim by the throat. He compressed his grip
surgling sound could be heard; lims's face
became distorted, a tremor ran through hi:
frame. Hc was evidently undergoing pro-
cess Of strangulation. The Quaker relaxed
his hold, but not until the choking process
had sufficiently, as he thought, tanned the
perverse spirit of Jim. 1t took some mo
ments for Jim to inhale sufficient air to ad
dress the Quaker.
81 will knock undcr," said Jim; "cnough
let me up
"No, thou hast not got half enough" re
piled Nathan. "Thou art now undergoing
a process of moral publication, and tho,
must be contentcd to remain whcrc thol
lycst until am done with thee. Thou jus
profaned the name Of thy Maker, friene
James," continued Nathan, confess, dos
thou not repent thy wickcdncss?"
"No, Id if | do growlcd Jim.
"Thou perverse man" replied Nathan, il
an imploring tone, "say that thou repentes
thy wickedness."
"I'Il be Id if | do" said Jim.
"Will thou not" replied tho Quaker
"must | use compulsory meanse l vii
compress thy wind-pipe again unless tho'
givcst me an answer in tho affirmative-sa,
quick, art thou sorry?"
"No, I-y.e-s" shrieked Jim in gurglinE
tone, as the Quaker's grip frightened, eyes
am sorry"
"Is thy sorrow a Cody sorrowl" en-
CURED Nathan.
jim rather demurred to give an affirmative
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own hands, and the producer at their mercy,
receives about enough to pay expenses and
perhaps little over. We do not expect
every planter will quit making cotton and
90 to making steam mills, and all that
somebody must raise cotton but why raise
it to the exclusion of other and more vaua.
bic products! The idea wo are after is
this: Let our farmers look more to the
substantial and certain products, which are
valuable in themselves, and good for use at
home. Cotton is only good to sell; its
value to the Farmer is only where he can
sell it. We believe there is too much ado
made about cotton-let our farmers make
themselves, as nature intended them, happy,
by reaping the fruit of their labor in those
things intended for mans immediate use and
comfort. Make sure of an abundant pro-
vision crop, and let cotton come in as a
secondary consideration. The past years
experience of all classes bears attestation to
Justify what we have said and yet, if cot.
ton opens in the fall at twelve or fifteen
cents, how many will regret that they did
not plant more, even at the risk Of paying
one dollar per bushel for corn! Such is
human nature! Suppose every planter,
this year, had planted as much cotton as
usual, and no more corn, what would be-
come Of US? We might entertain very
serious apprehensions for the coming year.
We hope the experience Of the past will
suffice as n guide for the future. We be-
ieve Dr.. johnson made the remark, that
Experience is the best teacher, and that
some will learn by none other" The old
gentleman might have added, that some
never will learn, even from this severe in.
structor.-Camden Journal.
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WORKING ON TIE SABBATH.-Thcre
arc great many people who profess to keep
the Sabbath, according to the fourth COM
mandmcnt, but who somehow or other al.
ways find multitude Of "works of neces-
sity" to he attended to. We have seen u
capital anecdnte lately, about family of
such people, who were pretty severely re.
linked by colored man in their employ.
The family were farmers. One Sabbath
morning, the colorcd man was not up, as
usual, at breakfast. The son WAS sent to
call him but Cesar said they need not wait
for him as he did not wish for any breakfast.
"Why, Cnsar," said the young man,
Eve shall want you, as soon as the dew is
off, to help about the hay"
"No," said he," cannot work any moro
on the Sabbath, it is not right"
"Is not right" said the other, is it not
right to take care of what Providence has
given u.s."
go, there is no necessity for it," said he
"and it's wrong to doit."
"But would you not pull your COW or
sheep out of the pit on the Sabbath Cusar?'
I" No, not if had beed trying all the
week to shove them in; would tell them to
lie there"
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soul yenrneth above all things to give you
the d-dest mauling that ever man re.

soul yenrneth above all things to give you
the d-dest mauling that ever n man re.
ceved."
Friend James" replied Nathan, "thou
must not molest me, but let ME go my way
in peace. Thy better judgment will surely
tell that thou cannot possibly be benefited
by personally injuring me-"
=" Get down in Il moment" thundercd Jim
"gct down, you canting, lying. mischief.
making. cowardly hypocrte. Ill dag You
down if you don't dismount."
Friend James, demonstrate against thy
proceedings and against thy language" re-
piled Nathan. "My reli"ion teaches me
sinccrity-I am neither a liar, mischief.
maker, nor hypocrite; | am no coward, but
| am Il man Of peace, desire to pursue my
way quietly-let me pass on"
Get down" persisted Jim, "down with
yon, want to beat some Of your ID re-
ligion out of you. must give YOU 4 HI
of 4 iloggin' before | leave you. | think, hv
the time am through with you. YOU will
pass for tolcrably honest man; | will
teach you, in short and easy lesson, the
importance Of minding your own affairs, and
the risk you run in slanderius your neigh
bors."
Il will not dismonnt," said Nathan firm
! ly; "looscn thy hold from the Bride"
on won't, won't you" said jim, "then
here goes" aud ho made Il desperate lunge
to collar the Quaker.
/ Nathan was on his feet in an instant, on
the opposite siie of the horse. The Quaker,
although of much smaller proportions than
his prrsecutor, was all sincw and muscle,
aud his wcll.knit fo,m denoted both activity
and strength. His wrath WAS evidently en-.
kindlrd.
Friend James," he implored, "thy per-
sistance in prosecuting me is exceedingly
annoying; thou must desst or peradven,ure
may so FAR forget myself that may do
thee some bodily harm"
"By snakes" said Jim, coming towards
Nathan, ~ believe there is fight enough in
Broad bin' to make the affair interesting.
wish some of the boys were here to see the
fun. Now" continued Jim, "friend Ma
than, | am going 10 knock of, the end Of
your nose-look; ;outi - a..
Suitng the acion:te the word, Jim, after
various pngilistie sYrations viii, his fist
nasal forpsstinrs
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answer to the question, but a gentle squeeze
admonished him he had better yield.
Yes" replied Jim, "my sorrow is a
Cody sorrow"
"And sorrow leadcth to repentance" re-
pliod Nathan; eve are progressing finely.
Thou said but just now," he continued, "that
was Gaming, lying, cowardly, mischief
making hypocrte. Thou wrongcd me in
asserting these things, and slandered my
persuasion. Dost thou recall these asser'
toLs!
"Ycs," replied Jim, al do; now let me
up"
"I am not done with thee yet" said Ma.
than. "Thou has been a disturher of the
peace of this neishborhood time out Of MUD
thy hand has becn raised against every
man, thou art a brawler. Wilt thou pro-
mise me that, in future, thee will lead a more
peaccahle life. that thou vii! love thy neigh
bur rs thyselfs'
"Yes," answered Jim, hesitatingly, all
b.t the Quakcrs."
"Thou must make no exceptions" replied
Nathan; 81 Insist on an answer"
Il will be ID said Jim, "if say yes
to that will die first"
"Thou must yield James," said Nathan,
/" | insist on it," and he again grasped Jim
by the throat "I will choke thee into SUBJ
mission; thou must answer affirmative y
say after me, 4 promise to love my neighbor
as myself, including the Quakcrs.'
al wont promise that" replied Jim, "rll
be cursed if do"
al will check thy respiration if you don't"
replied Nathan. "Wlt thon yield 2
"No, won't I'll bc blasted if | do" an
swcrcd Jim.
"Thce had better give in," replied Nathan,
81 will choke thee again if thee does not
sec my grip tightcns."
And Nathan Gid compress his grip. and
the choking process again went on. Jim's
face first became distorted, then purple--his
tongue lullcd out, and his eyes protrudcd
from their sockcts--his body writhed like a
dying man's. Nathan persisted in holding
his grip until Jim became entirely passive,
he then relaxed his hold. Jim was slow in
recovering his speech and his senses, when
he didsbe begged Nathan, for mercy's sake,
to release him.
"When thee will mike the promise ] OK.
&c. from thee .ill release thee, -LnL-un
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thou hast learned to-day will make more
peaccable citizen Of thee, and hope a bet.
ter man."
Poor Jim was completely humblcd; he
left the field with his spirits completely cow
ed. Not long after this occurrence the sto.
ry became bruitcd about This was more
than Jim could bear He soon after left the
scene of his many triumphs and his late dis
astrous defeat, and cmigrated to the Far
West" The last heard of him, he was
preparing to make another move. Being
pressed for his reason why he again emigra.
ted, he said a colony of Quakers were about
moving into his neighborhood. He was
under an obligation to love them, but he was
of opinion that distance would lend strength
to his attachment. TEAzER.
Madison, Ind Feb. 81, 1862.
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PRoTEsr.,Hrs IN ITALY.-A correspon-
dent of the London Daily News says, the
Jcsuts have determined to press for the re.
moval of all Protestant places of worship
beyond the gates of Italian cities. They
are not to be allowed, as at present, lobe
attached to British missions-to prevent
Italians assocating with Foreigners, espe-
cially English, this move has begun in
Naplas) Ito enrol no more Swiss Protes.
tants in the legions which support Italian
Princes; to allow no education to Protcs.
tant youths throughout the Peninsula; to
prohibit all books which even indirectly
refer to the Reformation.
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INVASION OF CUBA.-The New York
correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger,
referring to the late nows from Cuba, says:
"Nearly all the prominent managers Of
the Cuban expedition arc at present in this
city; do not mean tho fighting men, but
those whose heads planned the invasion,
and whose purses paid the expenses. 1t is
fact that tho Junta has never been dis.
solved, as it was reported it was, when the
disastrous result of the Lopez foray was
known. 1t has been working secretly for
months past, and, as subsequent events will
show, with as much practical efficiency as
ever"
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IloS. PIERRE SoULE, the distinguished
Senator from Louisiana, in private letter to
his partner thus speaks Of Gen. Pierce:
81 have seen the man, and a man he is
Of lofty mien, Of winning manners, and easy
and elegant speech, of great directness Of
purpose, of facle access, and yet dignifed
and imposing man, tell you, who will
grace the presidential chair, add to the ere.
dit of our party, and do honor to the nation.
In him we may repose the most absolute
and unreserved confidence His mind is OF
the highest order. What strikes in him most
is the bold confidence with which he ad.
dresses himself to any subject, an unerring
revelation Of conscious rectitude, and oi
moral and mental strength"
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For corrosive sublimate, civ, the white
of eggs mixed with water until free vomt-
ing take place.
TRnE INDEPENDENCE.

The true policy of our State is to make
all we can out Of our resources-turn eve
~ dollar of available capital into some
useful and profitable enterprise. Within
the borders Of our State, may be found
large quantities Of pine and other valuable
timbcrs, into which the woodmau's axe has
scarce been put. What valuable products
these may be made; and all that is required
to turn our interminable pine forests into
ready money, is little energy and some
effort.
When we see fellow.c citizen, or several
of our citizens uniting their efforts, for the
Improvement of the means which have been
placed within their reach, we are obliged to
admire to some extent at least, the spirit oi
improvement which is manifested by them.
We venture there is no District in the State
with greater diversity of soil-and conse.
quently better adapted for carrying on a
large lumber businessman ours, and yet,
how little are the blessings priced which we
enjoy! Until within year or two, such Il
thing rs steam mill was altogether un.
known in our District, aud even now, we
have only one in operation, and another
nearly ready to be worked. The first be-
longing to the Messrs. Love, has been in
operation about two years: the other in
progress of erection by the Messrs. Tryon,
will be ready to saw before long. We are
always glad to see any kind of public
spirit among our citizens.
Steam mills, we believe, have proved
very profitable in every section Of the
State wherever erected, and there is no
reason why they should prove otherwise
with US.
The great advantage they possess over
other mills, is, that they are not dependant
upon Il good head OF water, ot rain for
running; they can also be removed to an.
other locality when timber gets scarce, and
thus they may be regarded very profitable.
The time will come when our people will
see where they have been in their own light
too long, by not giving greater attention to
such matters. Onr planters, particularly
the largest, have been too much absorbed
with the idea Of making trenendo"s ton
rrnn& 70 III" no. ;ect rs ,,'her .u,.. csts, less
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PADpY's ExpEDIENT.--An Irish weaver,
Just imported from the sister isle, took to
his emf mployer in Kilmarnock, the other day,
the first cloth he had woven since his arri-
val.
His employer detected in the cloth two
holes, within half an inch of each other,
and told him he must pay fine of shil.
ling for each hole.
"And PLACE ye," returned Pat, is it by
the number Of holes. or by the sizo OF
them, that ye put the fine on us :"
"By the number of holes, to be sure"
"And a big hole and u small one is the
same price :"
eyes, q shilling for each hole, big or
little"
"Then give me hould of the piece, u
replied Paddy; apd getting the cloth into
his hands, he tore the two holes into one,
aud exclaimed:
"By the hill of Howth, and that saves ME
one shilling any how"
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Po1soN ANrIDoTEs.--For oil Of vitrio
or aquafortis, give large doses of magnesia
and water, or equal parts of soft soap and
water.
For oxalic acid, give an emetic Of mus.
tard and water, afterwards mucilages and
small doses of laudanum.
For opium or laudanum, give an emotic
of mustard, and use constant motion, and
if possible the stomach pump.
For arsenic, doses Of magnesia are use.
full, but freshly prepared .hydrated oxide of
iron is best.
For insects takeninto the stomach, drink
small qnantty:of vinegar and salt
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"SAMMY, my boy, what are breaches OF
trust" said father to his smartest boy.
"Why, what funny question, Pa"
"Can't you answer it, Sammy!"
"Yes, Pa, but l don't like to-"
"What a Silly boy; come, out with i"
"Well, Pa, your Sunday trousers are
I" breeches of trust" cos you got 'em on
tick"
lExit Pa, whistling.