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, 1852-12-04

CHANGE OF FoRTUNE.-Some years ago
a servant girl, who had robbed her mistress,
a milliner in London, was transported to
Sydney for term Of years. Since the dis
covery of the Bathurst plains, the female
has written TO her former mistress, that the
colony was good place that as she now
kept her carriage, she was happy 10 return
the amount which she had stolen, with in
tcrcst that sh, earnestly recommended her
10 come out and SET up shop and that, in
that case, she should be happy to extend
her patronage 10 lady for whom she had
so great an esteem.
, 1852-12-04
Advice to Young Hen.

Socrates did not urge his fends 10 enter
ca. " upon public employmeuls but FIST to
take pains for the attainment ofihe knowl.
edge Necessary for their success in them.
Arc you stepping on the threshold Of life :
Secure good moral character. Without
yiiure you cannot be respected without in
teS'lly you can never rise 10 distinction and
honor
Be careful lest a too warm desire Of dis
tinclion should deceive you into pursuits
that may cover you with shame, by setting
your ncapaciIy and slender abilities in full
light.
People who have the rashness 10 inlruds
into siaiions without proper authority and
The requisite preparation for the service Of
the public, not only involve others in loss,
but subject themselves 10 ridicule.
The tricky, deceitful, and dishonest are
rarely prosperous; for when confidence is
withdrawn, poverty is likely 10 follow,
The shortest and surest way 10 live
with honor in the world, is to be in reality
what we would appear to be-.
When once a concealment or deceit has
been practiced in matters where all should
be fair and open as The day, confidence can
never be restored any more than you can
restore the white bloom 10 the grape or
plum that you have once pressed in your
hand.
Error is the cause of mans misery, the
corrupt principle that has produced evil 10
the woIld; his this which begeIs and cher
ishes in our souls all the evils that affiicl US,
and we can never expect true and solid
happiness but by serious endeavor to
avoid it.
Falsehood is not only one Of the most
humilating vices, but sooner or later il is
most certain TO lead 10 serious crimes.
Industry, well directed, will give a man
a competency in a few years. The greatest
industry misapplied is useless.
Zeal, not rightly directed, is pernieious
for as it makes a good cause better, so il
makes a bad cause worse.
, 1852-12-04
P, T. Barnum on Advertising.

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS. Do NOT EIDE
YOUR LIGHT UNDER = BUsHEL. Whatever
your occupation or calling may b., it il
needs support from The public, ADVERTISE
1t thoroughly and efficiently, in some shap,
or other, that will arrest public attention.
] freely confess that what success have
had in life may be fairly be attributed more
10 the public press than 10 nearly all other
causes combined. There nlay possibly be
occupations that do not require advertising,
bat | cannot well conceive what they are.
Men in business will sometimes tell you
that they have tried advertising, and that it
did not pay. This is only when advertising,
Is done sparingly and grudgingly. Ho-
mpopathic doses Of advertising will not
pay perhaps--it is Ike half a portion of
phyisic-making the patient sick, but effect.
ing nothing. Administer literally, and the
cure will be sure and permanent. Some
say ''lhey cannot afford to advertise /" they
mislake-they cannot afford not to adver-
tise. In this country, where every body
reads the newspapers, the man must have
a thick skull who does not see that this is
the cheapest ard best medium through
which he can speak to the public, where he
is 10 find his customers. Put on the ap-
pearance Of business, and generally the real
ily will follow. The farmer plants his seed,
and while he is sleeping his corn and pota,
toes are growing.
So with advertising While you are
sleeping or eating, or conversing with one
set of customers, your advertisement is being
read by hundreds and thousands of persons
who never saw you, nor heard Of your busi-
ness, and never would, had it moi been for
your advertisement appearing in the news
papers. The business men of the country
do not, as a general thing, begin to appre-
ciaIe the advantages of Advertising thorough
ly. Occasionally the public are aroused at
witnessing the success Of a Swain, a Bran
dreth, Townsend, a Genin, or a Root,
and express aslonishment at the rapidly
with which these gentlemen Acquire for
tunes, not rejecting that the same path is
open 10 all who dare pursue it. But il
needs nerve and failh-the former 10 ena.
bic you to launch out thousands on the wa
tiers oiihe future the latter 10 teach you
after many days il shall return, bringing an
hundred or a thousand fold 10 him who ap-
Preciates the advantages Of printers ink
properly applied.
, 1852-12-04
NO. 49,
wanted, Fresh Superlatives i

Prof. Upson. in bis address befofe the
late Teachers Convention at Elmra, utter
ed timely rebuke of the universal use Of
exEavayant language. We do nothing BY
halves, and do not begin to be satisfied
when we describe the whole. II we are to
believe whist We daily heat from veracious
friends, we must conclude that all creation
is done up in pocket packages for our use,
and that scores OF eiernities can be crowded
into every hour of the day. In figures we
oltdo the Hebrews in hyperbole we
shame all the Orientals. We describe a
moderate hill in language that would flly
Treat Of Moant Blanc; we speak of two or
three level vacant lots in the city, in terms
ht for pralrie,-of the ripples on forty
feet canal in words that would accomnio-
date the billows Of oceans,-of a moderate
east wind as a tornado-of a sudden squall
sufficient to snap a Balm Of Gilead in the
dooryard as a perfect hurricane. 1t never
rains but it poursj it is never dry but
everything is parched A cataract always
leeps from a dizzy height into profound
abyss. A mountain always towers to heav-
en-; a chasm opens into immessurable depths.
All our autumnal woods are gorgeous our
landscapes inexpressbly beautiful.
Our wives are never weary but they arc
tired 10 death, never warm but they roast,
never chilly but they are frozen. II they
have a scratch on the finger, their hands
are all raw. If they have a pain, it is
deathly. If there is a spot on our linen,
thay tell US we are covered with ink, and a
soiled dress Is utterly ruined. When friend
goes home with US to try poiluck, if the FIRE
has been out once, it has been out forty
times if the beef is brown, it is burnt TO
einder if the soup is too savory, it is salt
as brine.
This extravsganl waste of words bank
rupts US, whenever really extraordinary
demand description. We
have no words 10 describe Niagara with,
afier we have written Of a mill-dam. The
superlatives due 10 the Mississippi, we have
lavished on trout streams. We have ex-
hausied all our terms expressive Of valor, in
telling Of the skirmish, and the main battle
literally beggars description" Degrees
Of comparison are obsolete. Mere posiiives
are unreasonable. Addison and Irving ex-
hausied all that our ink supplied. Let the
ink-makers take the hint and add a new
simple. The comparaliYes retain their
original significance better, but the superla- I
lives are exhausted and feeble. We need
! new supply.
Wanted, one thousand new and vigorous
lejeetives, Of the superlalive degree one
hundred for the description Of natural scene
ry one hundred for political opponents to
abuse each other with one hundred Of
adulatory sort, for the use Of Office seekers,
and the balance for household words. None
but those bursting with ihe spirit of the age
need be offered. We want adjectives that,
applied to cold will make simple ice burn
in comparison; applied to heat will make
common fire cold to beauty, will make
fright Of Venus. We, wan, adjactives Of
space, that will surround aud embrace all
creation and Of speed, that win leave
lightning a century behind.-ISt. Louis
lntelligencer
, 1852-12-04

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corresnondont ofa s. Ianil & 49,. ~ - aus
SrJ NOM 10, o. me- ~ IN n,u's ,.as. PSP'I saSI
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by ceIebra,s5 pnr;s;on % ri iaie Ueei ,iaIg
r. 80 of I I1a.b =, .,''" "oI','u''ulaits'' ny
o % ., T liz roon,l ~ W. Vs, e,,, wa? P'''uaIeu 10
sur s' vo" % had NO rev ro,o or 70 sur, ~, he tbe Iong
walk had taken. Beneath a larre cass,
four or five feet in beighr and as manv in
, 1852-12-04

TIE Lock OF MR. HoBUs IN ENGLAND.
The London correspondent Of the Phila-
dephia American states that Bramah's cele-
brdted prize-lock has been Withdrawn from
public view. II will be remembered that
Mr.. Hobbs succeeded in picking this lock,
and that be received a reward Of two hun
dred guincas for his skill. The Messrs. Bar.
nah made some alterations and improve.
mcnls in the lock, and again placed il in the
window in Piccadilly, with the original Of
fer Of the reward appended 10 it. Ii re-
mained in their window a few days, when
a report reached the Messrs. Bramah that
Mr.. Hobbs intended to try his luck a second
time. The lock was Immediately removed,
and has not since been seen. The writer
adds:
"Hobbs' patent American lock is being
manufactured a, Birmingham, Shelf Id,
Wolyerhamplon, and in London, in large
numbers, and Of all sizes, and at prices
ranging from six shilIings to fifty pounds
each. In few days the Office of" Hobbs
American Lock Company will be opened
in Cheapside for the sale Of these American
locks. The Bauk-lock, price fifty pounds,
has already been placed On the vaults Of the
Bank of England, the East India Company,
and several private banking establishments
in the city,"
, 1852-12-04

PRiNTERs AND TIE SABBATH. Tie
printers in Louisville, Kentucky, have com
bined together, and made a very strenuous
effort 10 put an end 10 Sunday printing
They have met with some difficulties in ac-
complishing their Object, arising from the
p6rverseness Of an editor Of one Of the Lou
isville papers, but in the end we hope they
will be successful. II is certainly very
hard that there should be no Slbbath foI
the poor printers. They need res, as well
as other men.
, 1852-12-04

CoLLoDIoN IN ERYsPELAs-Collodion
has been used successfully for arresting cry
sipelas by DIR. West. He used the nitrate
Of silver first, on lady, and having found
that Il did no good, he shaved her head and
applied thick coating of oollodion over il,
and for an inch over the healthy surface
The burning ceased almost instantly, and
disease ceased 10 spread. He also applied
it to case of child of eight years, and
after three applications il itrecovered entirely
Scientific American.
, 1852-12-04
09G9A U.s.
" Who Murdered DOwnie ?"

About the end Of the eighteenth century,
when ever any student Uf the Marischal Col
legc Aberdeen, incurred the displeasure Of
the humber citizens, he was assailed with
the question, Who murdered Downie 90
Reply aud rejoinder generally brought on5a
collision between Town and gown" allho'
the young gentlemen were accused Of what
was chronologfcally impossible. People
have right to be angry at being stigma
iis,d as murderers, when their accusers have
probability on their side but the taking
oH ~ Of Downie occurred when the gowns
men, so maligned, were in swaddling clothes.
But there was a time when TO be branded
as an accomplice IN the slaughter Of Rich
ard Downie, made the blood run TO the
cheek Of many a youth, and sent him home
10 his books thoughtful and subdued.
Downie was sacrst or janitor at Mars-
chal College. One Of his duties consisted in
securing the gate BY certain hour, previ-
Gus to which all the students had to Assem-,
bic in the common ball, where Latin prayer
was delivered by the principal. Whether,
in discharging this function, Downic was
moTe rigid than his predecessor in office,
Or whether he became slriclcr in the per-
formance Of il at one time than another,
cannot now be ascertained; but there can
be no doubt that he closed the gate with
austcre punctuallty, and that those who
were not in the common hall within min
ute of the prescribed time, were shut ont,
and were afterwards reprimanded and fined
by the principal and professors. The stu
apfe .rrs - !
took every petty means Of annoying the
sacrist. He, in his turn, applied the screw
at other points Of academic Routine, and a
fierce war soon began TO rage between The
collegials and the humble functiunary.-
Downio took care that in all his proceed
ings he kept within the strict letter Of the
law but his opponents were not so care
iul, and the decisions OF the rulers Were uni
iormly against them, and in favor of Dow
ME. Reprimands and fines having failed in
producing due subordnalion, rusticaiion,
suspension, and even the extreme sentence
OF expulsion had to be put in force and, in
the end order prevailed. But a secret and
deadly grudge continued 10 be entertained
against Downie. Various schemes of re-
venge were thought of.
Downie was, in common with teachers
and taught, enjoying the leisure of short
New Years vacation-the pleasure being
no doubt greatly enhanced BY the annoyan-
Ces 10 which he had been subjected during
the recent bickerings-when, as he was one
evening seated with his family in his Official
residence at the gate, messenger Informed
him that a gentleman al a neighboring ho-
tel wished to speak with him. DowniC
obeyed the summons, and was ushered from
one room into another, till al length h(
found himself in a large apartment hung
with black, and lighted by a solitary candle
Alter waiting for some time in this straDg,
place, about fifty figures also dressed il
black, and with black masks on their faces
presented themselves. They arranged them
selves in the form Of court, and Downic
pale with terror, was given to understan,
mat he was about 10 be put on his trial,
\ judge took his scat on the bench
, 1852-12-04

A HNr TO CaEDIToEs IN GENenAL.-
A new way to obtain the payment Of old
debts has been discovered BY shoemaker
in England. Having to deal with debtor
as difficult as the Jew in lvanhoe, Crispin
exposed the bill in his window, simply omit
tiny the debtors name, but appending a no.
iice that If the money was not forth coming
by a fixed day, the name would be flled IN
HE ruse snccesded
, 1852-12-04

AMERICAN BEAGGiNG.-A propensity,
be it said, which is national in every ma
tion we know anything Of, whether Eng
lish, French, German or Italian. We only
beat them in Dragging, just as we beat in
ploughs, and statues, in clippers and steam
boats, in whalemen and electric telegrSpbs,
in cheap newspapers and cheap government.
They all do their best at Dragging, and so do
we--and we beat them.-[Glances at Eu-
rope.
, 1852-12-04

A NEw lNvEvrIoN.--An iron ladder and
lightning conductor combined, has been in
vented 10 Worcester, Mass, Of so light a
form, that when folded, il can easily Be de-
posted in a valise or other parcel, aud trans
ported any distance at pleasure. II affords
a safe and ready escape from burning build
ings, besides answering al The purposes Of
a stationary ladder and lightning conductor.
, 1852-12-04

many of their own families amongst the
number, and it was not desirable to go into
the afiair too minutely. Downic's widow
and children were provided for, and his
Slaughter remained a mystery-until about
fifteen years after its occurrence, a gentle
man on his death bed disclosed the whole
particulars, aud arowcd himself 10 have be-
longed to the obnoxious class Of students
who murdered Dowuie.
, 1852-12-04

A SENSIBLE RAF.--The Spiritual Tel
eearph states that q message has been re-
ceived from Thomas Jefferson. He raps-
" Hold on 10 the Unionl Better permit
ONE eUa than destroy all that IS good" Had
all the pretended communications from the
spirit world exhibited as much sense, the
rapping humbug would have found more
dunes.
, 1852-12-04

FRIENDs.-" hold II as a fact" said
Pascal, " that if all persons knew what they
said Of each other, there would not be four
friends in the world. This is manifest from
the disputes to which indiscreel reports from
one to another gives rise"
, 1852-12-04

EARLY RIsING.-Dr. Doddridgc ascribes
the production Of most Of his works to his
habits Of early rising, and says, that "the
difference between rising at five and seven
in the morning, for space of twenty years,
suppose a man 10 60 % bed at the same hour
at night, is nearly equivalent 10 the addition
Of ten years to a mans life"
, 1852-12-04

The SorrEn SEx.-Women are called
The "solter7 because they are 50 easily
humbugged. Oui Of one hundred girls,
ninety Eve would prefer ostentaiion to hap
piness-a dandy husband to a mechanic.
, 1852-12-04

bs5- The man who was hurt by a burst
Of applause, is recovering and the individ-
ual who was injured by the accidental dis
charge Of his duty Is still very low.
, 1852-12-04

PoLITicAL EcoSoNY.-Punch says il
has been proposed to tax stays, but il vas
objected to on the ground thai it would de
minish consumption.
, 1852-12-04

Mrs. Sinelar, late Mrs. Forrest. is re.
ported 10 be about to marty an early lover,
an English soldier Of fortune, attached to
one Of her Maj siy's regiments bow in Scot
, 1852-12-04

THE GRAvE.--An ugly hole in the ground
which lovers and poets very often wish they
were in, but at the same time take precious
good care TO keep out Of
, 1852-12-04
AGENTS.


The following gentlemen are authorized to re-
ceiye subscriptions for The Columbian" :"
VIC. TREvETT, Salem, Southern Oregon.
ADAM VAN DUsEN, Astoria.
L. L. Hicks, Salt Creek, Polk Co.
JAMES HALL, Postmaster, Fort Stella
COON.
Gro. b. GoUDY, Lafayette;
WM. S. CALDWELL, Hillsborough;
RoBERr NEWELL, Champoeg
JAMES c. STRONG, Cathlamett;
ISAAC N. EBEY, Whidby's Island
HrNRY c. WILSON, Port Townsend
BALcH s. PALMER, Steilacoom
w. W. MILLER, Nesdually;
Z. D. WARnAss, Cowlitz Farms
S. S. FoRD, Sem, Chickeeles;
CuAs. c. TERRY & Co., New York
f. S HOLLAND, Oregon City;
A. A. DrNNY, Seattle;
S. d. Howe, Pcnn's Cove, Whidby's
Island
joins r. JACKSON, Jackson's Prairie,
Lewis county
A. NJ. PoE, Poe's Point.
S. S WILLIAMS, Washington City.
, 1852-12-04

A late bull-6ghl at Madrid, for the bene-
Ct Of the poor. realized $1,000 francs.
, 1852-12-04

Bayard Taylor says he largest busIles he
ever saw are worn BY the ladies Of Africa
He also mentions that in the warm months
they have habit Of wearing no'hing else.
, 1852-12-04

When you set about a work, do not res
till you have completed it.
, 1852-12-04

Wholesome ssliment is rain, which makes
the ields Of daily life fresh and odOrOus.
What fathers miserably acquire,
Their sons will throw into the fre.
, 1852-12-04
THE COLUMB

PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BI
WILEY s. McELR0V.
J. W. WILEY. 7. +. McELRoY.
, 1852-12-04
Terms-,1mvariabIy in Advance.

For one year, when sent by mail, or taken at
the office, $500; for six months $500.
No paper will be discontinued, unless at the
option of the publishers, until all arrearages are
.,sN
, 1852-12-04

One square, (twelvo lines or lcss,) three nser-
rs, $500; for every additional insertion, 100.
A liberal deduction to yearly advertisers.
The number of insertions must be distinctly
marked on the margin, Otherwise they will be con-
unueI till forbidden, and charged accordingly.
, 1852-12-04

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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-07-01
The Right Side.

This IS an agreeable world after all. II
we would only look a, the subjects tina, sur.
round US in their true light, we should see
beauty where we behold deformty, and lis
ten to harmony where we heard nothing
but discord. We are members of ono
great family, we are travelling the same
road, and shall arrive at the same aoal.-
We breathe the same air, are subject to the
same bounty, and we shall lie down upon
the bosom of our common mother. Ii is
not becoming, then, that brother should
hate brother; 1t rs not proper that friend
should deceive friend it is not right that
neighbor should deceive Beighbor We
pity that man who can harbor enmity a.
galnst his fellow he loses half the enjoy.
ment of life he embitters his own exist
ence. Let us tear from our eyes the color
ed medium that invests every object with
the green hue of jealousy aud suspicion ;
turn a deaf ear to scandal breathe the spir-
II of charity from our hearts; let the rich
gushngs of human kindness swell up as a
fountain, SO that the golden age" will be.
come no fiction, and islands of the blessed
Gloom in more than Hyperian beauty"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-07-01
Art of Swimming.

Men are drowned by raising their arms
above water. the unbuoyed weight of which
depresses the head. Other animals have
neither motive nor ability to act in SINH
lar manner, therefore swim naturally
When man falls into deep water, he will
rise TO the surface, aud will continue so.
1t he does not elevate his hands. If he
moves his hands under water in any way he
pleases, his head will rise so high as to
allow him liberty to breathe, and if he will
use his legs az IN the act of walking, his
shoulders will raise above the water, 50
that he may use less exerlion with his
hands, or apply them to some other pur.
pose. These plain directions are recon-.
mended To the recollection of those who
have not learned To swim ia their youth as
they may be found advantageous in preser-
wing life
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-07-01
Female Society.

Ycu know my opinion Of female society
without II We would degenerate into brutes
This observation applies with tenfold force,
to young men. and those who are in the
prime OF manhood. For, after certain
time of life, the literary man makes a shift
"a poor one, grant) to do without the so-
c'e,y OF ladies. To a young man. nothing
Is so important as spirit of devotion (next
to his Creator) To some amiabiusvoman
whose image may occupy his heart, and
guard him from the pollution that besets it
on all sides. A man ought to choose his
wife as Mrs. Primrose did her wedding.
gown, for qualities that will "wear well.n
Que thing, at least, is true, that if matri.
mony has its cares, celibacy has no pleas.
ures. Newton or a mere scholar, may
Ind enjoyment ia study; a man of liter airy
tastes can receive in books powerful aux
lilary; but man must have bosom friend
and children around him, to cherish and
support the dreariness of age.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-07-01
Every Day Life.

Great calam,Ies teach US many beautiful
lessons, and reveal to us much we never
should have seen from the common level of
life A food, famine, or conflagration, or
some great desolatlnn, shows US how much
real goodness there is under the surface of
every day life; how many generous feelings
aud kindly synpalhies, aud points of union
and practical fellowship. lie below the dii.
ferences of political opinion and religious
faith, and the preludlces and, antagonisms
OF party aud sect; shows Us tina, beneath
all these the nobesl elements of human ma
ture still live. aud wait only the impulse of
occasion to spring into life and action, and
TO discover to US how much lmore there is
in man TO honor aud love, than the ordua-
~ aspects Of life lead US To suppose The
world, after all is better in many things,
than we take II to be.
] have seen persons who gather for the
parlor their choicest flowers, Just as they be-
gin to open into foil bloom and fragrance.
lest some plsser-by should tear them from
the bush aud destroy them Does not God
sometimes gather into heaven young aud
innocent children for the same reason-lest
some rude hand may despoil them of their
beauty