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Power Of Creation.

The experiments made by Professor Crosse,
of England, of producing insect life from ele-
ments free from all ova, have given rise to the
fallaclons idea that man possesses the fac
ulty of creation Whatever the cause of life,
electricity, in itself, or in combination with the
gasses-man has no power of creation in him
self; however he may be made the medium OF
life, or the agent acting for higher power.--
As creature whatever man may do, or seem
to cause, he is but an instrument of power, TO
carry out designs of creation. He combines,
he analyses, he executes, but he originates
nothing, however wonderfully he may achieve
great results by complicated adoption of means
to ends. Prof. Crusse is dffident and meek
disciple of science, who makes no pretensions
10 the creative faculty but insists only on the
principle of spontaneous creation yet the
power OF man is, nowadays, too often gori-
fed, instead of the power of God. Too much
caution cannot be used, in confounding one
with the other. Immense and marvellous as
are the powers of the human faculties, under
the lever of genins, still humility is the only
door through which even genins can pass from
the darkness of ignorance into the full blaze
and dazzling glare of science, as she reveals
nature itself TO the astonished meditation of
philosophy.
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The Good Mans Revenge.

With bundle of dry sticks upon his shoul-
ders-almost benumbed with cold-Semnon,
an old fisherman returned from the leaf1ess
grove. Toiling laborieusly across the snow
covered path, he passed the house of Ithamar,
the forester, and was about to cross the bridge
that led over the stream to his cottage
Stop, old man = cried the forester, as he
rushed furiously from his dwelling, 'where did
yon get that wood The wood is not yours
you have stolen it from me-
Master Forester, l have not stolen it
stammered Semnon.
DO not lie, old man = replied Ihamar. Il
felled wood only yesterday; it lies in the for
est, yonder you have taken it from that heap
Give it up!'
No, Forester replied Semnon, 4 gath
cred it stick by stick, honestly and fairly
Thou liest, old gray beard p cried I,hamar
'Give it up
But look, rejoined Semnon, they are all
small, dry twigs, which picked up as found
them scattered beneath the trees, and half
buried in the snow
They are stolen, say! With these words
lthamar tore the bundle furiously from the old
mans back, and threw it over the bridge into
the stream. NOW the dispute is at an end,
he said, with scornful laugh, and hurried
angrily into his house.
Sermon gazed at him sorrowfully, and then
staggered towards his cottage, his eyes filled
with tears.
After some days the air was warmer. The
ice upon the river was broken up, and came
crashing down the current, piing itselfagainst
the wooden butresses of the bridge. Huge
masses of ice and broken timbers hemmed the
course of the stream, and sweled its rushing
waters.
Then Challisson, hhamar's son, came from
the city and wished to cross the bridge. But
he started backward irresolnte and terrified,
as he gazed upon the fearful spectacle. Sem
non, himself, who was near by, mending his
boat, advised him not 10 risk his life in the at
tempt. Ilhamar saw this. Come boldly
across = he cried, 'the bridge will not break
Just yet. Heaven knows what the old grum-
bier will put into your head next Come
over!' Chalisson ran across.
A crashing sound was now heard; and the
bridge tuttered another crash, and it sank in
to the water, carrying with it the unfortunate
boy. An angry malediction broke from the
| lips of the father, cry of lamentation from
the old man Semnon both heard above the tu-
| multi of the waters!
The boy cried fearfully in the stream, and
screamed for help. Clinging to beam, hall
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crushed by the ice, the current bore him on
ward. The despairing forester ran along the
bank, stamped upon the ground, and called
and wrung his hands helplessly How could
he hope that the old fisherman would risk his
life to rescue the unhappy child
But Sermon, with the snow-white hair
sprang boldly into his boat, impelled it bravely
through the broken ice, and the drifting tim
bers of the bridge, tore the boy from the wild
torrent, and brought him happily to his father
on the shore.
l bring thee here thy son, he said mildly.
and in tone which would have tanned even a
wolf. See, he is safe and we'll, only little
frightened a
lthamar did not venture to lift his eyes from
the ground, but stood long abashed and silent.
Forgive me, worthy old man, he said, at
last, while stream of tears coursed down his
rude cheeks, forgive me my inhuman conduct
For what have to forgive thee! replied
Sermon, with friendly air. Have l not
just taken ample vengeance upon thee =
So, then,' cried Ilhamar, IAN act Of benev-
olence was thy revenge, much injured man =
Is 1t thus, indeed, that the upright revenge an
injury!'-N. Y. Organ.
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Embarrassing, Very.

The exclamation of Dick Swiveler, when
he discovered that the Marchoiness' had dis
posed of his clothes during his illness, and that
he was left without even an umbrella in case of
fire, Is familiar to our readers. No less awk-
ward was the predicament in which Mr.. Jones
was placed, the morning after his marriage,
when on his way to Niagara, with his bloom
ing bride. The gentleman was exceedingly
cautious, and ever evinced the greatest dread
of fires and robbers. Having stopped for the
night at one of the principal hotels in Wash
lngton, he charged his wife, before she retired,
to leave nothing about and carefully depos-
tied his own inexpressibles, the pockets of
which contained his valuables, (including the
key OF the door, which he had prudently with
drawn,) in his new trunk with patent lock.
AS he intended to take the early train at six
O'Clock, he woke betimes, bnt to his dismay
discovered that he had neglected to remove the
keys from his pockets, and that they were
WITHIN the trunk, which closed with spring.
This was sufficiently provoking, but to add to
hie Pv' 'PioAity, Ms. J. IL. i..- aI,Aicry uucy.
literally the injunctions of her husband had
placed her own garments in her trunk, and
given him the keys for safe keeping, which he
had secured with his own 1t was not until
after repeated knocks atthe door, and when
the cars were far on their way that Jones could
summon resolution to reveal the cause of his
tardiness The chambermaid, with an extra
key, relieved him from his Imprisonment, but
the attendance of a locksmith was necessary to
procure the pair prescntable SUITS
The recollection of that days involuntary
detention, never fails to elicit from Jones
hearty anathema against all new tangled no
tlons in the way of trunk locks, which he class
es with man traps and other devices of the enc
my.-N. Y. Jour. Of Commerce.
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Tippings -Astrology. &c.

The following article for the curious and
credulous, appears as communication in The
Boston Atlas of recent dale:-
10 test The merits of Astrology and Spirit
uallsm, as mediums of ruth, have consult
ed the disciples of both, concerning the shin
Slaffordsfnre. Professor Lister is well known
IN this community as devoted student 10
Astrology; gentleman intimately acquain>
ted with the language of the heavenly bodies,
and whose prediclions,I understand, invaria.
bly, toe The mark consulted him about
tho Staffordshire, and received the following
answers:
The Moon separating from tile opposition
OF Saturn, is indicative Of false reports hay-
ing been made through prejudice or malice.
he position OF Venus, however, indicates
the safety Of the vessel. The position of
Mars would indicate sickness OF board, and
The death oil two or three persons. In six
days, the false reports concerning her will
be exposed, and the ship herself will be heard
from about the 18Th or 18th of Sept. She
has experienced heavy weather and has lost
some OF her bulwarks, but has sustained 10
material damage
lhe Professor was very minute in his cal
culatIons, and felt so assured of their cor
RICHNESS, that he declared himself willing to
risk thousand dollars on the result.
Rdpp,nSs and Iippings.-A lady, have
not permission TO name her-put me in COM
munica;ion with the spirit OF Capt. Sturgis.
who stated that the Staffordshire arrived AZ
San Francisco, Aug. 9th, all well. She ex-
perlenced excellent weather and had not car
rled away anything worth reporting. The
questions which elicited this statement weie
put no less than three times, and The answers
were uniformly the same.
Now, Captain said |, atlhe close, this
statement. alter repeating it, will be publish
ed IN the papers, and your reputation will be
responsible for its truth, therefore il il is in
correct tip the table towards me three times
or rap out by the alphabet, any alteration
you wish 10 have made in it, | paused
minute, but there was neither rap nor tip
then requested him, if it were correct in
every particular, to tip the table three times
towards me, AMI the words were hardly Ut
tered before the table responded thrice. This
request was also thrice repeated, and as often
answered in the same style. To cinch all
-,-i" asked --i.- rtro esrafy,-,isit;-. arrival
at San Francisco, and was again answered
on The 9th of August.
| was perfectly satisfied that the lady
through whom this communication was
made, is incapable of imposing upon any one.
The responses of whnt purported TO be the
spirit of Capt. Sturgis, were loud and distinct
A few weeks will prove their ruth, or
something else.
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Scene at the Falls.

Tire rapids on the American side of ,l,a
river are made 10 snbserve many uses, being
turned aside IN their Course, and their forco
is used to carry sa W and planning mills, and
ioT other mechanical purposes. A visitor
who had noticed this, and was enlargng. in
tile batber's shop at The Cataracr Hou Sc up
on The splendid water power available here
at the Falls, and SO lillie improved, stepped
up TO sink 10 perform his ablutions, when
bright metallic faucet arresting his at,en-
lion, gave rise 10 ;he following dialogue be-
tween himself and the sable Knight oi the
razor ...s ..tsfEa
Ah,' said otfr brisk, exquisite individual.
selzlhg hold oftle faucet, this water comes
from the rapids suppose! UGst.
Vas. sab. said the hair-dfesser, exhibit
ing row of worries. -
That's fine, wonder they don'I have pipes
carried all over the house; SO Jones, now
we j have some from the food of Niagara
This speech attracted the attention Of two
or three gentlemen from their newspapers,
WHO were awaiting u tonsorial operation.
Not much of head on said the en-
lhuslasilc individual as lie turned the fats
Get, causing sfhall stream 10 trickie feebiy
into the washbowl beneath il, mot much
head on, how large pipe do you use, bar
Der q
Pipe, suh? neber use one, sah-- smoke
cigar, replied the barber, amid an audible
expression of mrth from the customers, in
dignant thar he should be suspected ofbeng
partial 10 that mode of putting the weed.
Oh, ah ! said the exquisite, you don't
understand. ! mean wafer pipe. You
bring the water from the rapids, you said.'
Yes, sah' s.fi,a aa.. ru4
Well, (triumphanily) then you do Use
pipe TO bring il, don't you?' (smlling at the
company al this attempt 10 be witly.)
No, sab, don't use any said he conf
dently. aa. aa
No. said the exquisite, as if he was GO
ing TO nonplns his adversary by clinching
argument, No, then how do you bring the
water from the rapids TO this house p
Bring it in pals, sab, said the barber,
amidst an explosion of laughter from the
company, which completely silenced his
questioner.-B Bos. Trav. ....-
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Gen. Scott and his Friends.

IL is stated that during whig meeting
held IN the interior of New York, since Gen.
Scott has been nominated, a scene occurred
that cannot soon be forgotten by those who
have heard oft. The usual speeches were
made in favor of Scott--the usual abuse
heaped upon Pierce-and the usual proceed
ings had. Finally an eloquent speake re-
siding in the neighborhood, was called to the
stand, and during his address was loudly
cheered. He declared that Gen. Pierce had
tainted from terror in Mexico. and was es,
pecIally effective in demon strating TO his own
satisfaction that the democratic party had
been disgraced by the nomination OF the
able and distinguished son of New Hamp.
shire. Hardly had the huzzas with which
this barangue was received been given be-
fore noise was heard on the outskirts of the
meeting, TO which all eyes were soon at
tracted. The noise was found to proceed
from one of The local whig leaders, who.
with great energy and passion, vociferated
his determination never to vote for General
Scott. The last speaker was called down to
tranquillze the angry recnsant, and 10 ascer-
tain the cause of his sudden conversion
Why, friend -; why will you not vote
for General Scott?' Because exclaimed
the other, cannot vote for any man for
President, acho mters a falSehoodn sWhat p
said the orator, General Scott guilty of tell.
ing ialseliood? You must be clean daft 10
make such charge against such man.
Well, sir said the offended whig, repeat
it. cannot vote for Scott. or any man who
deals in falsehood.' Explain YOURSELF said
the crowd. I will do So he replied. =
Here is my FRIEND turning to the last ora
tor, whom have known all my life he is
a good citizen, an honest man, and sound
whig. have confidence in him. He ellis
you, and all Of us, that Pierce is a coward
that he is not fit TO be President-lhat he is
man of bad character. believe. NV old
friend. But on the other side is General
Scott, whom never saw, whom do not
know personally, and who tells the country
that Pierce is brave man, and behaved as
such i'll Mexico, and also, thar he is eminent
ly competent for The office of President of
the United States. believe my neighbor
and my friend, the speaker who last spoke :;
and if believe him, why, then, Gen. Scott
must occupy iii mind the position of utering
a deliberate falsehood. This is nv reason
Tor not voting for Scott
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The Mormons.

Brother Pratt, Apostle of the Latter Day
Saints," in reply to the enquiry, whether
polygamy was allowed among the Mormons,
repels the idea that there is any immortality
in mans having or i6 wives, if he pleas
es. He inquiries.
B" Is it possible there is snH in sChisten-
dom (aiter so many years OF Mormon pro-
gress) u man, or even an EDITOR, SO ignorant
as TO suppose thar The eternal principles of
the Priesthood, Ordinances. and Kingdom Of
G~l set forth as n standard OF Universal
Restoration r'ruos rsrauI,
all nations, would narrow itself down 10 the
petty pTejudices, local superstilions, and mar
row views Of that small minority OF man.
kind known as 'Christendnm.' And thus
exclude Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and the
kings, parriarclIs and prophets of old from
the Kingdom of God, and three Quarters of
the present generation Of mankind from all
participation in the Gospel ordinances mere-
Iy because their family as So ldrge Z Nay
more! The narrow, ignorant legislation OF
some Churches and States would imprison
for years the patriarch Joseph, turn his iour
wives, twelve sons and a daughter into the
street, without father or husband, disbon-
ored and rendered iIlegiimate and then, if
possible, demolish the very gates of the new
jerusalem, because the names of the sons of
Jacob, by Rachael Leah, Bllpah and Zilpah,
were found engraven on the gates."
The Apostle Pratt admits that the num-
Der Of Brigham Young's wives is l6.E He
says he presumes the number Of his, Young's,
family does not exceed the estimates which
have been going the rounds of The American
press But adds, that his morality is above
suspicion
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is G d ELLANY Y.
A Story with Spice in it.

We remember to have heard in Yankee
Land of young man who had Just entered
the silken bands of matrimony. His wife, a
most amiable creature, had most mortal ha-
tired of liquor, and though Tom often INDUCED
in the sly, with his convivial companions, he
took care always to be right side up on going
home. He would rot have his wife find him
in such state for all the gold in the universe;
and yet he could not sign the pledge of total
abstinence, from the fact of his being the vice
president of club of jolly fellows, all of
whom believed in grape juice. For at least
six months after his marriage, in the presence
of his better half he was as straight as
pin,' and she had it set down that blessing in
the shape of a strictly sober husband had fallen
to her lot.
'Tom,' she said, one morning, lovingly,
we have been welded couple half a year,
and never once have l had the slightest occa-
sion TO reproach you
OF course Tom was delighted to hear his
dear little wife talk so encouragingly, and ex-
press happiness at his behavior; and he re-
peated assurances of his determination always
to be an attentive, sober husband
But in the ocean of life how little we can
see the breakers of temptation Tom had to
dine that very evening with the 'Owls,' (the
ornithologlcal title of his club, and he felt in
admirable spirits, and his health was drunk
warmly and frequently after the removal of the
cloth the consequence was that by the time
the company separated he was in very hap
py state of elevation, with a vivid notion of
men, women, and all other things terres-
trial.
Hic-c-c, r-r-eally believe I'm drunk -
soliloquized Tom, poising himself on his heels,
with his arms clasped endearingly around a
lamp-post. 'W-w-what the d-d-evl's TO be
done! Am | d-d-reaming or am drunk
which is it! Will somebody tell me!
A knot of wags passing at the moment, hear
You're drunk-beastly drunk! ..
There, now, it's out, and no more than
suspected cried Tom, mournfnlly, in maud.
lin voice. What will Clara say, ugh!-
Curse that last julep, say-if it hadn't been
for that should have passed muster but now
she can tell it by my eyes-I fffeel as if had
dozen pair of eyes; and as for ton-ton-gues,
/ have got dozen all wagging away for dear
life.'
Tom here losing proper and important
equilibrium, his heels suddenly flew higher in
the air than is necessary for every day cases
of pedestrianism, and, per consequence, he
was in most ungracious position in the
gutter.
Hic, hic, this is r-rich, l m-m-must say
'Spose Clara should s-see me now-'twas only
lo-day she p-p-raised my in-in-tegrity. Tom
lom' you're b-b-yes you are, so don't den,
it-you're b-beast!'
By dint of series of vast efforts he sue
ceeded in gaining his feet, and proceeded to
wards home, reeling and talking to himself al
the way. After mistaking the house mex
door, front of which was the same, for hi
own, he had an undivided search Of at leas
an hour for his latch key, which he at lengt
found in enc of his boots, it having slippe
down his trousers leg through hole in hi
pocket.
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Columbia River.

Astoria is the port of entry for the Columbia
ten miles from the bar-and presents any other
than an inviting appearance as you approach
it. The town, Gift can be dignifed by the
name) is built along narrow, rugged beach
or bank of the river, and back of it rise broken
spurs of the Coast range Of mountains, and
over the town hangs the shadow of an almost
impenetrable forest of the fir. Old Fort
George or Astoria proper, is half mile be-
low the new town, and contains perhaps fifty
cheap wooden buildings. cannot predict for
either or both very Aattering future, as they
possess no material advantage in point of loca-
ton, and certainly want many requisites to
make a city. The ocean steamer, with the
mail, touches here, where there is distribut-
ing post office, and goes on to ST. IIelens and
Portland with passengers.
The river is nearly fifteen miles wide a little
above Astoria, though it varies much as you
go on, sometimes not appearing more than two
miles or less. The scenery all along is ex-
ceedingly wild, often presenting rare and most
beautiful landscapes. The country is very
broken, and everywhere covered-even to the
tops of the highest hills--with gigantic fir
trees, often running, straight as an arrow, three
hundred feetin height! The channel is close
along the shore for miles, and perpendicular
rocks, like the palisades Of the Hudson, are
skirting the river, and the ship goes SO near
you may almost jump on shore. Upon the
other side, if the day be clear, the majestic
forms Of the snow mountains Of the Cascade
range, spoken of, may be seen, and from GER
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tain points Mts. Rainier and Adams, still fur
ther distant than Hood or St. Helens, elisten
like jewels in the sky. The river is STILL and
its waters very clear, which, with the roman
tic rocks and woodlands along its banks, the
irregular hills covered with dark forest. and
the white mountains in the distance, give the
behoder a wild and delightful enchantmeD,
You may see in other lands, mountains COW
cred with snow in summer, when all is yer-
dure around you but nowhere can such a
scene be found in SO temperate cline, and
where the waters are pure like the Columbia
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Don't Get in a Hurry.

A gentleman was separated, yesterday, from
his wife, in a most awkward manner, by simp-
ly being in too great hurry. The gentleman
alluded to, together with his wife, evidently
had intentions of taking steamboat for Albany,
but arrived at the wharf Just as the boat was
taking her departure. The simple-minded
men, losing all judgment and selfcommand, in
his hurry to get on board gave tremendous
bound, and gained the deck, leaving his better
half behind, and didn't discover his mistake
until he, in scanning the space over which he
had leaped, discovered his wife standing on the
dock.
The scene here became very amusing. The
unhappy man yelled loud and long-frst to the
captain, then to his wife, and, finally, got up
on the rail of the vessel, with the seeming
intention of jumping ashore again. Go it
lemons cried dozen voices, but his courage
was evidently unequal to ten rod leap, and
he soon disappeared among the crowd Of pas
sengers.
What sad predicaments people do place them
selves in sometimes by getting in hurry
How many good purposes have been defeated.
hopes blasted, and even fortunes wasted, by be-
ing too fast in the wrong. a
have heard pathetic tale of gentleman,
now very poor, who was deprived of large
estate in consequence of getting in too much of
hurry. A dying man had quarrelled with
his heirs, and was determined they should not
have his money. He had made will, giving
all his money to this individual, which only
wanted his signature. His sands of life were
running low, and calling his friend, he bade
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MIssIssIPPI-"WHIG DEsERrIoN." We
find the following announcement in the
Natchez Free Trader of the 10th instant -
son Monday last, at the Democratic rati-
fcation meeting in Fayelte, Jefferson coun-
ty, Mississippi, FOUR Of the most influential
wings of Jefferson county came forward and
gave in their adhesion TO Pierce and King,
and gave their reasons for SO doing. Never
Were gentlemen in higher spirits than the
unnlnchins Democracy of Jefferson county,"
And the Paulding Clarion has The follow
ing:
Without intending to be al all inyidious.
we will mention the names Of several gen.
tlemen in this section, Of former birb stand
ing in the whig ranks, who have come out
boldly for Pierce and King; Hon. Geo, Fl.
Foote, of Noxubee, a gentleman of superior
talents and great influence, and who has
been fo- years regarded as The whig leader
in that county Col. John B. Burke, prom
inent whig Of Rackin and last, though no,
least, Col. Edmondson, Sheriff of this coun.
ty, will vote for the democracy this fall fol
the first time in their lives. We could in.
stance many other names were il necessary
but II is not, and we will conclude by con-
graduating the Democracy in consequence
: OF these valuable accessions 10 their ranks