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Cu,np,oyr.-The average quantity of gel

CnAMpAGYE.-The average quantity of gen.
nine champagne annually produced IA said 10 exceed
fy millions Of bottles quantity however quite insult
fcien to meet the public demand, as the great number
of e. tehshments for the production OF spurious cham
payne attest have heard 1t stated on goo1 autnory
ihs in one establishment mt alone upward of 5000 bot
ties OF socaled champagne, made principally from the
stalks of rhubarb are annually sold Some idea may
be formed OF the relative consumption OF real cham
pagne by different countries from the following return
Of the saes in 1913 of the Department OF the Marne-
The total quantity amounted TO 26so0OO bottles which
we're thus distributed England and British India iS7
Coo; Russia snd Poland, $4,000; Germany IN adin
stsca of America and the West Indies. 400 Oo1 Italy,
G0COO; Belgium, 5000; Holland, 5000; Sweden AMI
Denml.k. 30 GOO; Switzerland 10000; South America
10000; Spain and Portugal. 10000 Turkey aOOO anu
Frsnce 40 900 bottles lii Gazette's Correspondent
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-03

children and when you look from your windows
upon the graves OF my family, remember that he who IA
the ssihor of this her must follow them to an
other world. DANIEL WEBSTER"
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SorrcEs or Observation-Disclosures any per-

SOURCES or FERruMBS.-N nctner any per
hnned lady would be Disconnected 1t learning the
sources of her perfumes each lady must decide for her
self; Int Il seems thrt Mr. De In Rue and Dr. III )fln1n.
have made terrible havoc among the periumeTy. They
have found that many of the scents said - he procured
from flowers and fruits. recly produced from any
thing lut lCwery sources; the p'runcrs are chemists
enough to know that similar odOrs may be often pro-
duced from dissmilar substances and II the hatcrOwn
bottle of perfume really has the rcd odor the per-
fi1rer does not expe, To be asked what kind o. odor
was emitted by the substance whence the perfume was
obtained Now, Doctor yon Playair, i'll his summary
Of the Jury investigation above alluded TO, broadly tells
US that these primary odors of en- most unbearapr
"A REGULARLY etid oil, termed iu ei on, u formed IN
making brandy and whisky this fuel oil, distilled win
suphuric acd and acetate OF potash, gives TIE OIL OIL
reeis The oil Cf apples L made from ths sam ,
fusel oil hy dirrillaiOn with sulphurc acid and
bichon ote Of potfs h The oil a pineapples Is OF
tanned from a product of the action Of putrd cheese
on sugar, or by mekrg soep with butter, an
Gi filling il with alcohol and suphuric acid AMI Is
now largely employed in England in makias pineapple
ale Oil OF grapes and oil OF conac, used 10 lmpat the
favor Ct French cognac British brandy are little else
then iufel Gil TIE arfca oil of bitter almonds. now
80 largely employed in petfumng soap and for favorng
confectionery spIepared by the action OF miro aer on
The fed oils of gn3tar Many tnr forehead u damp I'd
with oou d. 7cseqr withOI, knowing that its esntia
ngre dent derived from the drainage Of cowhouset
n such cases NJ thce the chemical science involved
is really Of high order and tine perfume produced IL
bona fde perfume, not whit esS sterling tran II
proGuce ed from fruits and flowers The only question "
one Of commercial honesty III giving name no lpngsr
applicable and charging too highly for cheapy pro
duced ectnt This mode Of saving penny a chomI'
eaiy right but commercially wrong.
''' ''e fDicken's Household Words"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-03

Mr.. WEBsTER's OFFICIAL CAREER.-Mr.
Webster is the second Secretary Of State who has died
in ottce Mr. Upshur of Virginia was the first be hGv
ing been killed by accident board the United
States steam-frgae Princeton, February o. 1874 The
following LIST Of the Secretaries of State since the or
CenizatiOn Of the Government in l159;
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CITY ITEMS.

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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-06-10
What to Read.

1t may be pretty difficult to determine al.
ways what we should read, but there are
some general rules always applicable, and
the one given by Southey is admirable
He says: .... -..... .s.. ...
Would you know whether the tendency OF
book is good OF evil, examine in what state
of mind you lay il down. Has ii induced
you TO suspect that when you may have been
accustomed 10 think unlawful, may after all,
he innocent, and that they may be harmless
which you have hitherto been taught TO think
dangerous; has it tended to make you dissat-
Isied and impatient under The control of OIh-
ers; and disposed you 10 relax in that self
government, without which both The laws of
God and man there can be no virtue and con-
sequeniIy no happiness? Has il attempted
10 ubate your admiration and reverence for
wi,at is ereat and good, and TO diminish in
you the love of your iellow-creatures? Has
il addressed itself 10 your pride, your vanity,
your selfishness, or any Of your evil propens.
Ties +? Has it de6led the imagination with
what is loathsome, and shocked The heart
with what is mOnstrOus? Has it disturbed
the sense Of right and wrong which the Crea-
tor has implanted in the human soul? 1t SO,
If you have lelt the effects that it was inlen-
ded to produce-th,o op the book into the fire.
whatever name il may bear on the title page.
Throw it into the fire, young man, though i,
may have been the gilt Of the best frIen nd on
earth Er .s
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-06-10
Stoop.

Benjamin Franklin, when young man,
visited the Rev. DR.. Cotton Mather. When
the interview was ended, the Rev. gentle
man showed him hack way out of the
house. AS they proceeded along narrow
passage, The DR.. said 10 the lad, 'Sioop
Stoopr Not immediately comprehending g
the meaning of the advice, he took another
step. aud brought his head pretty violently
against u heam ,l,at projected over the pas.
sage. My lad said the Divine, you are
young, and the world is belure you, learn TO
sloop as you go through il. and you will save
yourself many hard il,unp.'
MOI an easy science to learn is 1.-THE sci
ence OF sooping gracefully aud at the right
lime. When a man stands before you in a
passion, tuning and loaming, although you
know he is both unreasonable and wrong, il
is folly to stand as straight, and stamp as
hard, and talk us loud as he does. This
places two temporary madmen face to face.
Stoop as you would if a tornado were pass
ing. |; is no disgrace 10 sioop before a
heavy wind. II is just as sound philosophy
to echo back the bellowings of mad bull. as
il is to respond to the rawlings of mailman,
or--pardon me ladies-ofa mad woman
Soop gracefully, deferenIIally, and during
The pause Of tie wind, throw in the 'sufl
words that turn away wrath
When reproved for an error you have COM
mitted, for u wrong You have perpetrated,
for neglect chargeable against you. stoop!
Do no, justify Or pallate pnIpable fault
This only intensfies and aggrava'es the
wrong. This exciies direr Indignation
Stuop. II you say midly.l know ] was
wrong, forgive me,'--you have stolen away
all your co,nplananl's thunder. have seen
this tried with the happiest effect. A friend
came 10 me onco black with irowns, and ire
all bottled up ready for an explosion. because
had failed to fulfil some promised con-
mission. l prognostcated the storm, and
took both his hands in mine, as he ap..
preached, simply saying. 4 an very sorry, |
forgot pardon me this iime.' What could
The man say? He kept the cork in his bot
tie, and escaped terrible blast.
How much more easily and pleasantly we
should get through lite, # we only knew
how and when to stoop.- Watchman and Re
fectOr
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Mice and Reptiles.

In 40 English work, called The Life Of
Soldier we find the following account If
battles between mice, scorpions, and cenfi-
pedes in Barbadoes. The brief narrative is
full Of interest. In clearing the ground for
The camp, we disturbed variety of noxious
reptiles such as whipsIakes of an extraor
dInary length, but not thicker than Il goose
quill; cenlpels of large SIZE, whose backs
were plated like lobsters tail, and scorpi.
ons. Having heard that mice were natural
enemies 10 the two latter, procured "a few,
that | might be Il witness Of their combat
The arena was the space circumscrijeI by
glass bell and upon letting a mouse and
scorpion loose in it, grand display of man.
Guvring ensued-lhe mouse flying TO bite
off his opponents TAIL which terminates in
a sting, and the scorpion watching for an op.
portunlty TO strike him with il. Should the
former succeed in his first object, the latter
falls IN easy prey; but if Sung, the mouse
swells up and dies in convulsiuhs Howev~
er, the mouse is generally the victor. Equal
generalship is required in the engagement
with the centipede, which defends itself with
two small nippers, placed at either side offs
mouth, near the poison bags. One of our
men found large taranIua on his shoulder
one morning when he awoke, and it suffered
itsell to be removed without doing him any
injury. He brought it 10 me, as an amateur,
and accordingly placed it under the bell
with one Of my hardeat bitten mice. II i'm.
cdarely reared itself on It's hinder part, and
extending its long arms, remained moton>
less in this posture, while the mouse RAN
round the bell, evidently unwilling TO face
its new antagonist. This continued short
time and then, as il under the influence OF
an irresistible fascination, the mouse jumped
suddenly into the arms Of The tarunluia,
which quickly seized him with Two nippers,
resembling The claws of a cat, and situated
al either side of the head, and with such
dendly effect, that the little quadruped in
sranlly swelIed up and burst. next let
loose two or three mice at a time on the tar
anlula, but they all shared the same fate.
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knowledged by every soldier ; and il the short
lapse OF lime between the offence and its
solemn expiration, excited feelings Of terror.
they were mingled with respect for the stern
severity of their commander. The drums
beat. and the black flags waved mournfITIy
IN The air. The ministers of justice had
raised the engines of destruction, and the
'a'a word Fire. was half CIRCULATED, when
"e luke OF Wellington rushed before their
h'e'ochs' and commanded a momentary
Pause' ~hne he addressed the prisoner
ou nave offended against the laws Of
uoo' o' no"or, and Of virtue-lhe grave il
open before y0u-in few moments your
soul will appear before its Elaker-your
prosecutor complains Of your septepceEthe
man whom you have robbed would rlead for
your life, and is horror struck with the ra-
pidity Of your Judgment. You are a soldier.
you have been brave. htId as report says, en-
I'll now, even virthous. Speak boldly! in
the face Of heaven, and as good soldier of
an army devoted 10 vItue and good order,
declare now your own feelings as to your
sentence
0eneral, said the man, retire, and let
my comrudes do their duty when a soldier
forgets his honor, life becomes disgfaceful,
and an immediate punishment is due as all
example to the army-fire.'
You have spoken nobly.' said the Duke,
with tear 10 his eye. You have saved
your !ife-Ilow oun destroy tepehtunt sim
ner, whose words are of greater value to the
troops than his death would be? Soldiers,
bear this in mind. and may sense Of honor
always deter you from infamy.'
The troops rent the air with huzzas, and
the criminal fell PROSTATE before the Duke.
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Katie, rubbing her eyes. 1t was SO like a
terrible reality that shudder now to think Of
II! | thought was married. r..I hH
And would that be SO horrible" asked
Frank. 4 hope then you did not dream you
were married to naer nL
mol thoughtI gave my hand without
my heart.' eaia Ha i+e'a 'He
Then if you gave me your hand, it would
not be without your heart t" "h'
No, Frank said Katie, her bright eyes
beaming happily through tears-'and here i,
is.' 1 r t1t t-lT ..t
She placed her fair hand in his-he kissed
1t in transport. = .a.tfa- ls5 .f4
And soon after there was real marriage !;
not splendid, but happy one not followed
by life of luxury, but by a life of love and
contentment and that was the marriage Of
Frank Minot and Katie Yale-Peierson's La
dies National Magazine.
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A Way of Collecting Bad Debts.

Quite rich story Is told about Mademoi-
selle Rachelle, the celebrated actrice, whose
meanness in financial matters is provetbial.-
She is said TO be even more difficult 10 manage
IN pecuniary affairs than Charlotte Cushman.
However, single ladies', as they approximate
to certain age, see the Importance Of looking
out for number one.
Miss Rachel had for some time past, owed
about 200 francs to hack driver, who used to
take her to the opera, and in order to quiet him
for short time, she gave him her note of
hand, which, however, falling due, she did not
provide payment for. The Jehu endorsed her
note TO rag picker, and the latter resorted
early one morning to the-hotel of the fair lady.
just after she had returned from ball. Push
ing boldly up stairs, he entered the boudoir of
the beauty, and presented his claim. Il have
no money now = exclaimed Miss Rachel, dis
gusted at the appearance of this new creditor.
well, ! can watt answered the man of rags,
phlegmatically seating hituself in velvet COW
cred arm chair, and taking out short black
pipe, he lighted it at the taper and vomited vol
umes of smoke. The lady called upon her
footman to eject the intruder, but the thick
staff of the rag picker, and the nail attached to
it, scared the dignatary of the dust cloth, and
he refused to obey the order, at the same time
Offering to call the police.
The latter was acted upon, and in due time
commissary appeared, who peremptoriIy Or
dered the intruder 10 vanish.
You may press your claim during the day
time, but not at night quoth the irritalcd limb
of justice. CIV. .s.....,.
Miss Rachel goes to balls during the night
and sleeps during the day. retoried the rag
man, 'as for myself, pick rags by the light of
my lantern, and sleep like her during the day !;
the daylight law is therefore inapplicable 10 us
both, and shall not go until am paid
The fair artistic at last promised 10 pay with
in two hours and the ragman went away, vow.
ing that unless the term was carried out, he
would smoke pipe every night with her.
The money was sent in an hours time after he
had left.
There is some talk among the tradesmen of
Paris TO engage the ragman permanently for
the collection of debts in this summary man
ner. There is no doubt that the scheme would
be attended with great success.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-06-10
Democracy Of Science.
BY JOSIAH HoLBRooK.
M

Consolidation and diffusion are two OPERA
lions distinct and opposite. Both are wit
messed in wealth, government, religion, knowl-
edge, and nearly every thing human. How
ever applied, the one is despotic and the other
democratic. The nature of man and the pro-
gress of society tend to consolidation at the
expense of diffusion. The spirit of republi-
canlsm is to promote diffusion and put checks
upon consolidation and that, too, as connec-
ted with all the leading interests of human be-
ings.
Democracy of science is the snbject now un-
der view. The true democracy of science is
TO INCREASE AND DIFFUsE KNOWLEDGE AMONG
MEs'-the design of Smithson This is also
not only great but the great object of national
and State polcy-not to consolidate bnt diffuse
knowledge; and knowledge Interesting 10 all,
especially farmers and mechanics, as they con-
stitute more than seven-eighths of all civilized
communities
The development and the application of the
natural resources of our country stand first and
formost in furnishing that kind of knowledge
interesting to all. 1t shows possessions and
the modes Of using them-strictly the USE OF
TALENTS But with development and appli-
cation there may be diffusion; there may also
be consolidation. 1t is one thing to have our
mineral resources developed, and knowledge
of them so diffused that every farmer may know
the character and capabilities of his own fields.
1t is quite another thing to have our country
subjected to scientific explorations, however full
and complete, and the results placed in ponder
ous volumes, and those volumes confined to the
shelves Of college and State Libraries, to be
little read and less understood. The one is
carrying out the purposes of scientific explora-
tions, and applying the knowledge obtained by
them for the benefit of those who paid for it !;
the other is evidently perversion of funds de-
signed for difusive knowledge, wealth, morals,
and power, to personal pride and individual ag-
grandizement. The one tends to democracy,
the other TO despotsm.
AS the spirit of the age-is the democracy OF
sciehce-the uliusioh, hot Inc conSOllnatlOn Oh
knowledge-an attempt will be made 10 poin,
out several subjects of science, with such plans
and modes of promoting them as will tend TO
bring knowledge 10 every mans door, and to
give to it free access by every farmers son and
every mechanics daughter. AS the schools Of
our country constitute or ought to constitute
not national university but UNIVERSITY
OF THE NATION special endeavors will be made
to present such subjects, plans and modes as
will aid in training the young beings compos-
ing them for success in their future vocaiions !:
to put them on the track of PRACTICAL SCI
ENcE, PRODUCTIVE INDUSTRY, AND CHRISTIAN
MORALS
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-06-10
Horse Racing in Italy.

The following description Of horse racing
in Italy, is taken fIom the travels of MIR.
M'Gll:-
The horses run without riders, and to urge
them on, little balls with sharp points in them
are hung 10 their sides. which, when the
horse is employed in the race, acts like spurs.
They have also pieces Of foil fastened to the
hinder paris, which, as the animal rushes
through the air, make loud rushing noise,
and flghiens them forward. l was much
amused with the horse races at Ancona. A
gun is fred when they first Start, that prepa-
ration may he made to receive them at The
other end. When they have run half way
another gun is fired. and the third when they
arrive at the goal. To ascertain without dis
pure which wins the race, across the winsine
post thread is stretched, dipped in red lead
which, the victor breaking It, leaves a red
mark on his chest, aud this red mark is deci-
sivs. To guard the course, great number
Of Roman soldiers under arms were arranged
on each side Of IT,, from one end to the other
Tie morning after the first race was sitting
with the Governor, when message arrived
from The General, requesting that the rae
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-06-10
Anecdote of WELLINGTON.

During the campaign of the allied troops
in Paris, French citizen, who was return
ing from the country through the Chrmps
Eivsees, where the troops were encamped,
was robbed of a watch by a sergeant in the
British army.
Complaint wns Immediately mnde to the
commanding officer, and the troops were pa.
raded before the Frenchman. who was thus
enabled TO single out the offender. court
martial was held, and the criminal con-
demned to die on the following morning.
As early as four O'Clock, the whole OF the
allied army was assembled in tho bo's d
Boulogne, near Paris. where the Prlsone'
was 10 undergo the sentence. The charge
upon which he had been iried and coilvicr
ed was read aloud, and the unfortunate mar
prepared for the presencs Of an odehdst
Maker. Not mnrfius ran through th'
ranks. The justice of the decfss was ~
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-06-10
The Careless Man.

The following is sketch of one Of The
characters introduced into Dickens Bleak
House, in the second part Of that interesting
work.
"Mr. Skimpole had been educated for the
medical profession, and had once lived, in
his professional capacity, in the household of
a German prince. He told us, however, that
as he had always been mere child in point
of weights and measures, and had never
known anything about them (except that
they disguised him. he had never been able
to prescribe with the requisite accuracy Of
detail. In fact, he said he had no head for
detail. And he told us. with great hurnot.
that when he was wanted to bleed the prince,
or physic any of his people, he was general.
ly found lying on his back IN bed, reading
the newspaper, or making fancy sketches in
pencil, and couldn't come. The prince, at
last, ohjecting TO this, in which,. said Mr..
Skimpole, in the Gankest manner, he was
perfectly right the engagement terminated; !;
and Mr.. Skimpole, having as he added with
delightful gayety) nothing to live upon but
love, fell in love, and married, and surround.
ed himself with rosy cheeks His good friend
Jarndyce, aud some other Of his good friends,
then helped him in quicker or slower success
ion to several openings in life but to no pur-
pose, for he must confess TO Two Of the od-
desl infrmities in the world; one was, that
he had no idea Of time; the other, that lie
had no idea of money. In consequence of
which, he never kept an appointment, never
could transact any business, and never knew
the value of anything! Well So he had
| got on ia his life, and here he was! lie was
very fond Of reading the papers. very fond Of
muking fancy sketches with pencil,very fond
of nature, very fond of art. All he asked oil
society was, to let him live. That WASH,
much. Ills wants were few. Give him the
papers, conversa ion, music, mutton, coffee
landscape, fruit in the season, a-few sheet,
Of Bristol board, and little claret, and hs
asked no more. He was a mere child ia lhs
world, but he didn't cry for the moon. H
said to the world Go your several ways il
peace! Wear red coats, blue coats, lawl
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A CHrLp's SYMPATBY.-A child's eyes
those clear wells Of uodefiied thought what
on earth Gun he more beautiful Full Of
love, hope and curiosity, they meet your
own. In prayer how earnest; in joy, how
sparkling; in sympathy how lender. Tho
man who has never tried the companionship
of litle child, has carelessly passed by one
Of the greatest pleasures of life, as one pass
es rare flower, without plucking il or
knowing its value. A child cannot under
stand you, you think speak to il Of the holy
things Of your religion, of your grief at the
loss of a friend, Of your love fDr some one you
fear won't love you in return: it will take, il
is true, no measures or soundings Of your
thought: j, will not judge how much you
should believe, whether your grief is ration
al 10 proportion to your loss. whether you
are worthy or fit to attract the love which
you seek: but its whole soul will incline to
yours, and engraft itself as it were, on the
feeling which is your feeling for the hour.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-06-10
CURIOSITY. The Vermont Register

A CURIOSITY. The Vermont Register
says that at Belden's Falls, two or three
miles from Middlebury, a decayed tree was
recently discovered, which is a puzzle TO all
who have seen it. The trunk, which has
become thoroughly rotten, is entirely filed
with birds fenlheTs. The dowoy portions
are in great measure disol eanized, leaving
the quilts, however, in perfect preservation.
The tree is evidently maple. How these
feathers, Of which there is a quantity innu-
merable, should have been 80 thoroughly
disseminated through every par, Of the trunk,
is great mystery.