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FRKNcH LANGUAGES. Prof. Richard gives
his N RI Public Lecture on the French language. at
ms Academy, No 6S5 sroadNag. on Monday even.
Ing next These lectures attract crowded audiences.
Ladies are invited 10 attend.
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PHnAnrLrn1A. Thnrs1tY. Dec 25. Is.

TOD D Howard, ESQ, Ir,ins House, Ny.
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carbon. Oxygen, and hydrogen. Thus, il
we carefully burn, with the air mostly ex-
cludsd, wood, starch, sugar, oil, gluten.
fat or lean meat, coal may be produced.
The essential element in this coal is car
bon; and il is the prominent element in oil
mould. Carbon, whether derived from the
decaying carcass of a dead horse, from
rotting wood, or diamond, 10 ever the
same. 1t forms not far from half Of the
dry solids of all plants, and some 40 per
cent. Of all animal tissues. 1t is carbon
that imparts tho dark color 10 swamp
muck, mould. vegetable and animal coal
The supply Of carbon in nature is abun'
dant for all purposes. In every one hun
drsd lbs. Of lime rock and marble there
are about l2 pounds Of pure carbon; and
admitting these rocks to exist in the crus
Of the plane: to the extent stated by geolo
gists Of high reputs, the carbon locked VI
in the form of carbonate Of lime woult
suffice to cover the whole globe with
stratum Of pure coal to the depth OF 4O(
feet.
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Number 40.

short, and the forshead rather convex,
curving upward, and the ear should BE-,
while pendulous, incling somewhat for.
ward, and at tho same time, light and
thin. Nor should the buyer pass ovss
oven the carriage Of a pig. If this BE- dull,
heavy. and detected, reject him, on sus-
picion Of ill-hsalth, if not Of some con-
cealed disorder actually existing. or just
about 10 break forth; and there cannot bs
more unfayorable symptom than hung.
down, slouching head. OF course, . tai
hog Tor slaughter, or sow hsavy with
young, has not much sPrighiliness Of DE-
pertinent.
Nor is the color altogether TO be lost
sight Of. In tho case Of hogs ! would
prefer those colors which are characteristic
of our most esteemed breeds. II the hsir
be scant, would look for black, ~ do.
noting connection with the Nsapolitan; but
| If too bare Of hair, would BE- dispossd
to apprehend too immediate alliance 9TH
that variety, and consequent want q
hardihood, that, however unimporfanf, u
pork be,the object. renders such animals
hazardous speculations as stores from
their extreme susceptibility 10 cold. and
consequent liability to disease. II white,
and not too small, would like them q
exhibiting q connection with tho Chinese
| If ligh, or sandy or red with black marks
| would recognize our favorits BerkshiFs
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rHEFoRcEoFEARLY IMPRESSIONS

One Of the great problems Of modern
time, relates to tho best modes Of training
the young. 50 that in after lie they may
become useful, provident, industrious and
patriotic citizens. The old adage that
'.prevention is better than cure," is esps.
cially applicable in this class. The seeds
Of virtue, whom implanted in the young
mind and heart seldom fail to produce
good fruit; and so, the seeds Of vice are
almost invariably productive Of bitterness
and crime. Nothing is more powerful
than early recollections and Impressions.
They live, linger. and exercise an inau-
ence in all after life. The first lessons in
morality and religion, of fond and de-
voted mother, the early and earnest teach
ings Of = kind and affsctionate father, are
never entirely forgotten. Life may b
chsquered and shangeful. its path may be
varied by cloud and sunshine, advsrsity
may darken one day and prosperity daz,
zle another, and yet in the calm and tran
quill moments Of meditation and rsfec.
| tion--and there are few who have moi
such mements-- the scenes Of early youth
will rise in the mirror CT memory, and
with them thousand gentle and tender
recollections and associations. Youth, W.
repeat is tho season Of powerful impres.
sions. It is then that the nature is pliablt
and the character uniformed. 1t is then
that the world has not chilled the curren
Of feeling, has not corrupted the hear
and made it mercenary and selfish. How
important then, that the thoughts, the hab
| ito and the tastes Of the young should b
properly trained and directed How many
thousands in our great cities might b
saved, who are now misled, misguided
| misdirscted; but who once astray, find j
Impossible TO recover the right path! N
We have ever believed that the MAORI
Ity Of the criminals Of this country wer'
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or Wherever we roam, in whatever
climate or land we are cast, by the aoci.
dents Of human life: bsyoDd the noun.
tains, or beyond the ocean; in the legis.
lative halls Of the Capitol. or in the re-
treats and shades Of privats life, our hearts
turn with an irresitable instinct. to the
cherished spot which ushersd us into ex'
istancs. And we dwell with delightful
associations, on the recollection Of thu
streams in which, during our boyish days
we bathed; ;ths fountains d which we drank
the piney fields; he I'LL; and the valleys
where we sported; ard the friends who
shared these snjoymeAts with us,
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WooDsFIELD, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER ge 1852

the creatures of circumstances, the VIC
tins Of ignorance and example, Of profit
gate, hard hearted. or negligent and in.
temperate parents. How hard. then. the
lot-how bitter the fate Of the wretched
young beings TO whom we refer! Driven
into the world with false views Of life and
its duties, tempted to 60 astray, and with
no moral power sufficient to control and
curb their passions and prejudices. they
soon commit some excess or violate some
law, and thereafter their course il rapid
and downward. Friendless and hopeless
they are punished and banned, and life
thus becomes reckless and bitter strug'
gle. Temptations beset them on all sides
Want has its temptations, ignorance has
its temptations, neglect has its tempta'
tions, while the criminal, having once
gone astray, has the brand Of the convic
fixed upon his character, and is peculiarly
and emphatically liable to temptations
which are scarcely conceivable to the up
right and prosperous. The young often
ders Of our day might, could and should
in majority Of cases. be saved. The!
have been misled, and only require TO b.
directed Alright. Already. many institu
tons have been organized with benevo
lent objects, and the results have been eve
ry way encouraging. Nevertheless, ther'
are thousands Of the young, the idle ant
the dissolute in our great cities, who ar
permitted 10 60 on step by step, withou
any restraining voice, and who only re
qure their moral natures to be strengthen
cd, and their social condition improved. t
change them into better, more thoughtful
more responsible beings. The field is
wide one-who will venture to enter il wit
view TO so noble and salutary a reform
Pennsylvania Inquirer.
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CINCINNATI.

The following brief sketch Of the early
history of Cincinnati is taken from the
Nonpareil.
The city is now about sixty-four years
old. Sometime between October. 1897,
And January, 1898, John Clevss Symmes
of New Jersey, made contract with the
Treasury Board Of the United States. on
behalf Of himself and associates. for the
lands lying between the Miami rivers
bounded on the south by the Ohio river
and running north SO far as to include one
million acres OF this purchase, Sym
mes sold to Matthias Denman $40 acres
lying opposite Licking river, on which
Cincinnati is now principally built. fo
49 dollars. About the tenth Of September
1888, a party met on the site Of the city
and made plat Of the incipient town
On the 26th Of December, the first Ian
ding Of the migrants for tho settlemen
was made; and in January 1889, th'
streets were surveyed and named in tha
part Of the town lying between Broadway
and Western Row. During this yea
several log houses and one frame hous
were built, and some Of the outlots. all O
which were north OF Seventh street, wer
"clsared." The legal title to the ground
on which the town was built being still il
Symmes, the pantentee, all the deeds 70
original in and out lots were made by him
In 1890 the lots on fractional section
number IL were laid out by the patentet
and on the second OF March, 1908, tn
reservation around Fort Washington wa
sold in lots by the surveyor general Of tn
Northwestern Territory, under the diree
tion OF the Secretary Of the Treasury
Such is brief sketch of the early histor
of tho Qeen city ofthe West What
contrast she now presents to the stragglin
log built village of sixty years ago!
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For the Spirit Of Democracy.]
A NIGHT SCENE ON THE WABASI

L
oANIGHT SCENE ON THE WABASH.
edAn hour after sunset the moon appeared
above the treesin the opposite horizon. A
balmy breeze which she brought with her
from the east, seemed to 60 before. as her
refreshing breath in the forest. The queen
Of night ascends gradually in the heavens;
now she follows silently her azure course,
now reposes on piles Of clouds, resembling
the submits Of lofty mountains crowned
with snow. These gradually unfurling
themselves, were spread into zones Of satin
whiteness, and dispersed into thin foamy
focks, and formed in the heavens resplen-
dant banks, SO pleasant to the eye, as al
most to induce persuasion that one could
feel their sofness and elasticity.
On earth the scene was not less ravish.
ing---the soft and silver light of the moon
descended smong the foliage, and project
ed streams Of light into the profoundsst
shades. The river, which flowed at my
feet, by turns lost itself in the woods, and
BY turns reappeared-all brilliant with the
consultations of night, which were multi
piled upon its undulating bosom. In q
vastly extended prairie on the other side
Of the river, the light Of the moon SLEPT
motionless upon the green. Birch tree.
scattered here and there through the marsh
and agitated by the breeze, formed island.
and shadows, flo ating on motionless sea
Of light. Around me all was silence and
rspose, save the dropping Of the leaves, tn.
brisk transit of sudden flows Of wind, and
the occasional hooting ofthe bird ofnight
At q little distance was heard the low
murmur Of the cascade which in the still
ness Of night reverberated from forest tt
Forest until it ultimately expired in tn,
distant solitary wild. The grandeur ant
stupshdous solemnity Of this scene, arr
altogether inexpressible. The most beau
$iful nights in Europe can convey no ads
quats idea Of them. In vain, in our cul
Aivated fields, does imagination seek i
expand itself 1t encounters on every sid
the habitations Of man-but in the westsrl
vilds, the mind delights to plunge into al
ocean Of forests, to wander on tho Dor
dsrsof bcundless prairies, to hover owe
cascades, andifi il may be uttered, to stan,
alone in the presence Of Deity. a,is
4, aa,Sssys sa ELLENORA.
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Harrison CO., KY, Non. 1852. ..ss Il:

DIsAppoINTMEar.-H How often does eHf-
ly disappointment fix q sombre coloring
on all our future prospects. Distrust and
false estimates Of human happiness are
the natural product Of mind thus blight.
ed in its spring g-timc, while the reason and
experience OF mature years can alone
convince US OF an error 50 fatal . peace,
and show US the many gradations ot hap
piness which we may mako our own even
when the first dream Of felicity - srudely
destroyed.
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BARN.YARD MANURE.

In prize essay written by William u.
Gresham, 10 which the Maryland Stats
Agricultural Society awarded premium,
tho writer closes thus:
Barnyard and Stable Mannre.-Thisis
the most valuable and prolific source from
which the farmer 10, by his own efforts and
economy, to improve his land. This
manure although not so permanent in ito
effects, yet applied after limo and mari, -
lasting and beneficial tits the great res
ervoir from which the farmer 10, by his own
industry and management, to draw his
supplies for the improvement Of his land,
as well as in measure to derive his wealth;
and he should husband his resources in
such a manner as 10 have constant eye
to the accumulation Of not only al the
offal from his stock, but all decaying veg
etable matter from his farm. The greatest
Negligence prevails among many farmers
in relation to the careless manner with
which they attend to their barn-yard and
stable manures; the voidings from cattle,
the evaporation Of the nutritve portion OF
manures, would If saved and attended to
improve more land than what little they
carry out upon them. There is nothing
which a farmer can more judiciously use
than plaster, in the absorption Of the void
ings, as well as in fixing the effect Of the
valuable properties Of manure. which are
constantly escaping in the form Of gases;
| would then advise the liberal use Of Plas-
ter in all the vegetable manures raised up.
on tho farm. Il is essential in all well reg.
ulated stables and cow-sheds, in preserv.
| ing the health as we'll as the eyes Of the
animals frsm the noxious exhalations Of
the pungsnt, if not poisonous gases which
are constantly escaping from the manurss.
Plaster fully rspays the farmer who uses
il ten.fold.
In conclusion, whenever you have the
stiff clay or sandy loans TO contend with
on your farms. and you desire to restore
them to fertility, they must have the I'D.
vantage Of lime, clover, and plaster, and
regular rotation OF crops.
You must lend all your energies to the
accumulation Of manures, both animal
vegetable, and mineral. You cannot sx-
pect your land to yield you remunerating
crops unless you contrive to keep up it,
fertility by liberal applications Of manure.
Should your barn.yard and stables fail to
afford you sufficient supply, you should
90 to your marshes, wood and ditch banks,
and there find the elements for manure.
We know, tho chief element Of oil ma
nure being vegetable matter, and it, pro-
duction being necessarily slow and labo-
rious on exhausted soils. we should take
advantage Of every assistant in increasing
and applying it to the soil.-Wesi Jersey
Pioneer.
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POINTS OF A GOOD HOG.

! could caution the reader against being
led away by mere name, in his selection
of hog. A hog may be called Berk-
shire or a Suffolk, or any other breed most
in estimation, and yet may, in reality pos.
sess none Of this valuable blood. The
only sure mode by which the buyer will
be able to avoid imposition is, to make
name alwayssecondary to points. If you
find hog possessed Of such points of
form as are calculated to insure early
maturity, and facility of taking flesh, you
need care little what it has seemed good to
the seller to call him; and remember that
no name can bestow value upon an ami
NAL deficient in the qualities to which
have alluded. Fhe true Berkshire-that
possesses dash Of the Chinese and Nea-
politan varieties-comes, perhaps, nearer
to the desired standard than any other.
The chief points which characterize such
hog are the following: In the first place,
sufficient depth Of carcass, and such an
elongation Of body as will insure suffi.
cient lateral expansion. Let the loin and
chest be broad. The breadth of The for
mer denotes good room for the play Of the
lungs, and consequent free and healthy
circulation, essential to the thriving or fat
tsning Of any animal. The bone snould
be small and the joints 6ne--nothing is
more indicative Of high breeding than this;
and the legs should be no longer than,
when fully fat, would just prevent the ami.
malls belly from trailing upon the ground.
The log is the least profitable portion Of
the hog, and we require no more Of il
than is absolutely necessary for the rest.
Sec that the feet be firm and sound; that
the toes lie we'll together, and pass straight.
ly upon the ground; as also, that the claws
are even. upright and healthy. Many say
that the form Of the head is Of little or no
consequence, and that good hog may
have an ugly head; bu, regard the head
of all animals as one Of the very principal
points in which pure or impure breeding
will be the most obviously indicated. A
high-bred animal viii invariably be found
to arrive more speedily at maturity, to take
flesh earlier, and with greater facility. and
altogether. to turn out more profitable. than
one OF questionable or impure stock; and
such being the case, | consider that the
head Of the hog is, by no means, poin
to be overlooked by the purchaser. The
description Of head most likely to promise
or rather to be concomitant Of high breed
ing, is one not carrying hoavy bone. no
too fiat on the forehead or possessing Z
too elongated snoui-ths snou, should b.
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To DESTROY Paw Paw BusHEs-AN-
swER.-Editors Ohio Cultirator-I will
inform you how 10 kill Paw Paw bushes. in
answer to IS. A. M.," Of Ross county, O.
(See o. Cultivator. Nov. L.. sa
In the month Of May, when the cap u
fresh, take strong kniie, out around the
bush through the bark, about eighteen
inches from the ground, then peel down
the Hrk about six inches, leaving il in that
condition, and the bush will die, root and
branch. N. B.-Do not peel thsm to the
ground, or they will sprout again. In this
way one man may kill more in day than
ten mon can grub out, besides grubbing
increases the sprouts.
s. G. SrIRNAN.
Harrison CO., Ky., Non. 1852, "
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NoyzL SPoRr. "A sOheeling match for q
hog, which weighs six hundred pounds,
will take place at Middleburg, Pa, on the
i7th Of the present month. Tho compet-
iiors are to take chances, a. in shooting
or railing match; they arc then to be blind.
folded, each in his turn, and the one who
can push wheel-barrow distance oi
one hundred yards, and come nsarest to 4
d4ke erected for that purpose al The
dtsqqptns 4 awarded the prize. What
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POETRY Il.

ID Selected for the Spirit Of Democracy.
J9oiqe POOR JOE.
We shall never see thee more
fadi fip Never more-Poor Joe,
Distant from the pleasant shore,
There he died-Poor Joe.
svNals Y! 81 There to sleep G.,.'
Fathoms deep
snifI- The raging waves below
There to stay
.ito8 si Till the day
'bslst When the final trump shall blow
Poor JOE.
Friends or kindred, none were near
sal la 9s None were near Poor Joe.
None his sinking heart to cheer.
When he disd-Poor Joe.
Ee.salsa None beside
When he died
,lesn His parting wish to know.
Thus alone
saj ri Thus unknown ..
He received the fatal blow
sds - Poor JOE.
Then there was mournfuI wall
hgsfls d In the air-Poor Joe.
Twas the shrieking Of the gale
As he died-Poor Joe.
.Go7 ,.i And the waves
.Twoi s{ag In the caves
sat MADE plying murmurs low,
az hGs a While the surge
glt Moaned dirge
As his body sunk below
.s.tst,, 45 Poor JOE. &
Fare thes we'll, so dear to me-
III sev, Very dear-Poor Joe,
Than . brother Ger could be, s
Far more dear-Poor Joe.
.a Thou dost sleep
-,.,sq .gg !, Fathoms deep m M
u. Where the angry tempests blow
MI. M Would that
aa ,s,.s, Now could lie,
By thy side the waves below
.heo aa5 aa, @ Poor JOE.
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ANTHOLOGY.
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ID FAD THE EVIDENCE OF JAMES ROBERTS,
III Fiddler street. bet geen Second and Montgo

DEAD TIE EVIDENCE OF JAMES ROBERTS, NO.
II % Fdler street, between Second and Montgomery
streets who had been suite TO too free Of ardent
spirits for ten This TO certify that ten long
had be- slave to the Of liquor, and had made
attempts to give up but could not succeed till became
acquainted with DR. Roback, when applied to him, and
happy to state since that time had desre for liquor
ard hate the very sight Of ~ aud all who situa
particularly can AN me- at residence Y Fdler
street. Second and MONTGOMERY streets, PhaIel
phia JAMES ROBERTS City Of Philaiel pha, ss.-Per-
sonaly appeared before the Subscriber Of the Al
for Tn said city the above named James io
bers vho helm duly doth ioposc aud the Fore
going statement B true in all particulars TO the best his
knowledge and belief Witness hand and seal this 18th
dayof February. 1850. JOHN a. WHITE. Alderman. All
letters to G. W RO6ACk, white street Nov York, will
he relsously attended to, prepaid For pirt,u
lars call and 70. astrological almanac, sa where eer
tibca.es can be