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The Bachelor and the Lace Veil.

The following very good story is told by the
Columbian and Great West:
Not many days since gentleman, who had lost
a bet with lady, and who had heard her say that
she had lost lace veil which she priced much
thought he would pay his debt and ''do the polite
thing by purchasing new veil of fre quality,
and present it to his fair creditor
1t must be stated. for proper understanding Of
what followed, that the gentleman was bachelor
of long standing, and man of little information
touching the words of "fancy goods" though a
proficient in sugar. cotton and provision specala.
tons.
lie accordingly stepped into fashionable mil
liners establishment. and asked to see lace veil
of fine quality.
"Here is one, Monsieur, :" said the amiable
priestess at the head of the temple
"How much is it?''
:" 1t is only fifteen, sair"
"What only ffteeni Dear me! l thought
these things exceedingly dear. If that's all
they cost, i don't wonder at the ladies being fond
of wearing such very f1imsy knick- knacks Only
fifteen Dear me Show me something BETTER
The priestess started; the bachelor remained
perfectly cool. Here was a customer! man
who wanted something better, dearer More wells
lace ones--were displayed.
''Ds is only sixtee, sair; and dis one seventy
6ve'
"Dear me, only seventy-ive? Well, that is
wonderful to be sure. It's very pretty article,
see; but can't you show me some thing better?''
"No, sir; dis is the most dear-de flus cher
article in de citee''
'' You don't say so! Well well Who would
have thought it? These women, these women
they always were amystery, ever since the days of
Adam. Give me the change for dollar-in guar
ters.
The mner did so.
oEa coid fl,o L., i
bachelor, folding up the seventy-fve veil. ''Give
me a quarter, and keep the seventy five for YOUR
self. Deer me how cheap! Who would have
thought it 2"
'I see no seventy five sair You have no hand
them to me-" said the milliner
/ i beg your pardon, ma am, said the bachelor,
amiably and smilingly; "there they are on the
counter" pointing to the three quarters.
"Dis?" exclaimed the miner, with an aston
ished look
"That," said the bachelor, more smngly than
ever, preparing to put the veil in his pocket.
| "Ah, de man fou-crack- a brain tell you
Monsieur, dat article de most dear in the citee
You understand me-you no understand de Ing
lish De most dear, tell you-seventy five dol
! lar"
What" said the bachelor turning rather pale,
and dropping the veil If it had suddenly turned
to coal of fire. in his hands, "seventy FIVE dollars'
eyes sair, and we're sheep at dat
Seventy five dollars for that cobwcb! /
thought you meant scventy-fv cents!'
If ever bachelor walked fast, that bachelor
did, He goes around, now, in stew of indicns-
ton, relating his adventure, and winding up the
story with the words
Eyes, sir, the female French woman actually
asked me seventy five dollars for the short end Of
a cobweb."
An inexperienced bachelor going into fancy
milliner's store is pretty much like an innocent
fly Venturing into spiders nest.
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An Immense Job.

A few years ago, remarks the Albany K'icker-
booker, the Dutch who conquered Holland, re-
solved that they would add to the quantity of fer
tile ground in the Kingdom by pumping out Har-
lem Lake, lake seventy miles long and twenty
broad, which gave it an area equal to Lake Cham
plain.
To carry out the undertaking, three immense
engines were constructed in the fall of 1847, al
though the pump did not commence till the spring
of 1848 Late accounts say the job is nearly COM
pleted, the greater part of the bottom being ex-
posed.
To lower the Lake one inch, four million tons OF
water had to be lifted. In three years the lake was
lowered seven feet three inches in December last
year it was lowered nine feet and half, now it is
nearly dry. It is believed that no less than TOO,
OO0, 900 tons of water have been lifted by the en-
gines since they commenced operations. This is
equal to mass of solid rock, and little more
than three square miles, and one hundred feet high
that is, allowing fifteen cubic feet for ton. We
easily see what an immense amount of labor the
engines performed, and what power there is in Goa
applied in state of combustion to water, for tht
purpose Of raising water. Each engine was thre,
hundred and fifty horse power and SO economi
cal were their working qualities, that two and
quarter pounds Of Welsh coal per hour was all th'
fuel used for each horse power of an engine. Thl
Dutch engineers we're nearly unanimous for th
old fashioned wind-mills, which had been so offel
employed for the same purpose, but II was asceY
tanned By two English engineers that the engine
i could be built and do the work for one half th
amount of wind-millss tbs has been completed
fulfilled - EopdoR 1fness.
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BURNING SMoKE.-Two years ago, the cities in
England and Scotland were like smoked hams, ow-
ing to the dense volumes of smoke which filled the
atmosphere by the use of bituminous coal. The
fields of grain were black in appearance from the
same cause, and the hedges were in the like con-
dition. Now all is changed; the sky is no longer
like smokehouse, rains descend in clear streams,
not in nky rivulets, the houses begin to look if
their faces were washed, and the hedges begin to
wear their old dark green appearance. All this
has been accomplished by an act of Parliament,
making penal for factories to let their smoke es-
cape. The smoke is all burned by simple contri-
vances of furnaces, among which "Juke'ss' is con-
spicuous Commission of Government first es-
tablished that the burning of smoke was perfectly
practicable and then parliament enforced the fact
by law. The factory and mill owner soon found
out how to fulfill the conditions of this law and the
result is, they great deal of fuel by the op-
eraton.-iS Scientific american
Southern standard., 1852-12-04

Infanticide, is reported in the London papers to
have increased fearfully among the factory opera
tives and agricultural laborers of England, caused
it is said, by their abect poverty and dire necessi
ties. Burial clubs, which are mutual assistance
institutions, formed among these poor persons for
good objects, only increase the extent of the crime
--as many driven by want to murder their in
fants in order to obtain from these societies the
few lbs. of funeral money they give.
In Leeds there are, as nearly as can be estima-
ted, about three hundred infants murdered yearly,
to avoid the consequences of their living, and the
Coroner states that the murderers are never de-
tected.
Southern standard., 1852-12-04

INVASION OF CuBA.-A letter in the New York
Times from Havana, expresses the confident be-
new invasion of Cuba, would meet with speedy
and entire destruction. There are now in COM
mission on that station six or seven war steamers,
all built in England, and of the highest qualities
as vessels of war, and FIVE six more are also in
process of construction in England, destined for
the same service. The military force on the IS
land exceeds sc, 900 men, all well disciplined and
thoroughly equipped, and the police system puts
the Government in instant possession of every
movement by which its safety is threatened. The
same writer states that Mr.. George Law is re-
garded by the Creole population of the Island as
power of the first rank among the nations of the
earth.
Southern standard., 1852-12-04

DESTROYING M1LDEw-Marshall P. Wilder, in
a communication to the Journal of Agriculture,
speaking of mildew on grapes, greenhouse plants,
and elsewhere, says we have for more than
fifteen years used sulphur for this purpose, and in
no instance has it failed to effect speedy cure
We have known instances where mildew, in the
space of few days. would spread its sporules over
a large rosehouse, destroying nearly all the foli-
age of the plants. and this, by the of sulphur
spread on the walks and over the plants, was ex-
tirpated in short period
Southern standard., 1852-12-04

COMPLAIN NoT.-Whatever be your condition
-inwardly or outwardly-let not complaint fall
from your lips. You may be poor and obliged to
work hard day by day; but this world is place
of toll. Millions have toiled before you who are
now at rest in the kingdom above. Are you abus-
ed? So was the most perfect man the world ever
saw. Abuse will not injure a sterling character.
Harsh words rebound to the speakers own hurt.
Are you cheated? So is every honest man. If
you complain at every mishap-at every SANDER
at every dog at your heels-you will pass life of
misery The best course is, to suffer without COM
planning and to discharge all your duties faithfully
as in the fear of God The man who has starl
always on his brow-a scorn on his lip and noun
tain on his back--not one of which he can muster
courage to removes of all men the most miser-
able fyou complain at the trifes now, before
you de- you will embitter every hour of existence,
By your unhappy disposition.
Southern standard., 1852-12-04
RALrIhoRE. Nav.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 22.
The q. S. Mail Steamship Crescent City, Capt.
Davenport has arrived at New York from New
Orleans, uia Havana.
When she arrived at Havana she was permitted
to enter the harbor, and her officers were treated
courteously. The passengers and mails were land
ed, but Mr. Smith, the Purser, was not allowed
to go on shore, and Capt Davenport was informed
that his vessel would not again be suffered to en-
ter the Port if Smith was on board, to which Capt
Davenport replied that Smith would return in her,
and that the Spanish authorities would be held re-
sponsible for their conduct should they attempt tc
exclude his ship.
This intelligence has caused great excitemen
in New York, more especially as Capt. Davenpor
has given it as his opinion. that he expects to bc
resisted in attempting to land passengers and tn.
mails on his next trip.
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A brilliant" young miss, discoursing on poet
ry, the other day, burst out in the following hifa-
lutin strain Poetry. sir. in my opinion IS har-
mony. 1t is the voice of the angels. the music OF
the spheres. the royal harp of love, the parent Of
purity, the benign instrument of charity. Poetry
bFeathes sweetly in the passing zephyr. and sings
the seas echo its music, and the waves as they roll
onward, without cessation, in cbromatic scales,
express its very soul. Poetry to me is the-the
--the--Jane, my dear, where did you purchase
that love of . hat 90
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Private letters from Litchfeld county announce
that Truman Smith has been lying a-bed most of
the time since Wednesday morning, Nov. 3d.
He has been lying in various sections of the
try in political documents for month or two past.
Hartford Times.
Southern standard., 1852-12-04

The Milwaukee News is responsible for the fol-
lowing. 1t has the air of truth and is funny
enough to last fortnight:
A friend of ours who possesses quiet vein Of
humor recently visit to Maryland, and
relates an amusing account of 'colored chorus, ="
witnessed by the s'relator' at one of the African
churches. The masculine darkies were arranged
''like four and twenty black birds all in rows on
one side and the females on the other The lat
ter commenced the chorus, with, "Oh for a man
oh for man-oh for mansion in the
skies - to which the former responded 'Send
down sal--send down sal-send down salvation
to my soul p
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FLoR1DA CoaGREssIoNAL ELEoTIoN.-The on
cialIy declared majority for E. A. Maxwell. (dem J
over Cabell Whig.l is a2, fOrty-sevea ballots cast
for him having been rejected for some inforlnality
Southern standard., 1852-12-04
A Beautiful Mss in Male Attire.-About a

A Beautiful Miss in Male Attire.-About
week since, smart looking lad in appearance, en-
tered an extensive clothing warehouse in the city
of. Boston, and applied for employment The in
telligent, honest look of the applicant instantly
procured favorable answer, and the supposed
lad was set to work folding and packing goods,
filing papers, &C., and remained in such employ
ment, boarding at ''quet' house at the north
end, until Monday last, when, in consequence of
some suspicion which had been excited, the pretty
lad acknowledged herself lass of eighteen. She
is the daughter of an official an excellent gentle
man of New York city, and was induced to leave
her fathers house by one whom she loved, but
has since abandoned her. Being left alone, she
sought employment as above. She is said to be a
piquant, dashing, bright eyed girl full of life and
swimming in romance. Her excessive smartness,
and gbness of tongue, at first led the proprietors
to believe they had found model clerk, and of
course they were no little astonished on learning
he was girl. Her hair was cut fashion, as
were her manners as may well be believed by
passing unsupported, through nearly weeks
clerkship among some fifty men.
Southern standard., 1852-12-04

In l74e, Charleston. s, c., exported seven
bags Of cotton, and they were seized IN England,
lon the ground that 50 much cotton could not pos.
laibly Be the product cf the United States.
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Happiness.

1t would form, perhaps, one of the most anus
ing, if not the most instructive chapter in poetic
history to compare the various opinions expressed
by the inspired, respecting happiness. He who
dwells in lonely valley, believes happiness re-
sides in the crowded city among company and
books; while he who sighs amid the rattle of 9th
er mems chariot wheels, and the smoke of ten
thousand chimneys, fixes the abode of happiness
by some purling brook beside green hill, where
the wind ever fragrant, and the voice of nature
alone is heard. The high born bard, sick of the
hollow courtesies of polished society, sighs for
pastoral solitudes, where flowers never fade, and
hocks never stray, and beauty is out of bios
som the shepherd bard, on the other hand, who
has to wander over moors and mountains, halt
choked in winter with burning suns-who has to
smear and clip his focks, as well as keep them
from the fox, and save them too from smothering
in the snow wreaths, envies the opulent and longs
to be lord. There was some sense in the re-
mark of Scotchman, who in reading the saying
of Solomon, "Snow is beautiful in its seasons, ex-
claimed ''Ay, nae doubt it was beautiful to you
sitting with the vines and lasses o. Jerusalem aside
YOU !; but had you been a poor stone mason, ye
ha said nae such thing.
Southern standard., 1852-12-04

AN ExPERlMENT-"D Dennis, darlint, och. Der.
nis, what is it your doing %
.sWhist. Biddy. rs trying an experiment -
eMurder what IS It -
s.NEhat Is it did ron say WhY lis giving hot
wather to the chickens SD, 50 they'll Be after
laying beiled egg y
Southern standard., 1852-12-04

DoN'r FREF-Its unamiable. A fretting man
or woman is one of the most unlovely objects in
the world. A wasp is comfortable house mate
in comparison--it only stings when disturbed
But an habitual fretter buzzes if he don't sting.
with or without proyocation. Its better to dwell
in the corner Of a house-top than with brawllng
woman in wide house. 1t is useless i sets no
broken bones, stops no leaks, gathers no spit
ed hay, and changes no east winds. Itaffects no.
body but the fretter himself. Children Or servants
cease to respect the authority or obey the COM
mands Of q complaining, worrisome, exacting pa
rent Of master. They know that barking dog
| don't bits, and fretters don't strike and they
conduct thsmselvsS accordingly.
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nations but by boodless struggle-the struggle of phil
anthpy opposed to the soudestroyng influence of the
spirit bottle The cost of which may thus be summed up
The ardent spirits drank in the United Kingdom during
the last six and half years. costs while the
national debt is only ESQ., 34s351 the revenue of the
country in 1s4S E420S2757 the money expended on
railways during the last six and half years-drainng
the country of gold and strappng it with ron-threaen
ing to change it to gigantic poor-house, amounts
f91 $4,000 So in six and half years. the money spent
in railways has been swed in ardent spirits eleven times
in tnat time the disciples of Bacchus have dedi-
Gated to his worship much would have cleared the
national debt nearly the entire taxes of the country
The millions of victims which this Atlantic of alcohol
has engulphed, battles calculation The hopes it has
wrecked the happiness it has dashed in fragments
evidenced in the moral wrecks that every where crowd
upon the eye On the desoate hearth and in the acera
ted BOSOM does the demon ntemperance erect his altar
and find home
The Wizard viewing the magnitude of the evil and the
glory of its reform has, with the wonrous powers which
he alone controls invented magic bottle the possession
Of which the wealth of the autocrat Nicholas could not
purchase The Kings of Sweden, Denmark and Prussia
determined to give to this great country This bottle
has been slipped from by 100000 American citizens it has
been kissed by Prncesses and drained by Princes but
never emped by the myrads of all countries colors and
Chimes who have partaken of its inspiring flow Allure
all Others drink only of this wondrous spring which
gushes nightly forth in the temple Of necromancy Aory
Hall Every every evening at o'clock Saturday. ut
p Nj. day performance
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ans sssinr 1xlirhf Il sfsing people trouble for

folks viking delight ID sfsing people trouble for
nothing, In few moments we left the Office;
shortly overlook the boy, whom found again
in tears and sobbing.
81 Don't ory, my good little man., said l. The
child started at tile sudden sound Of my voice,
then in d moment recognizing by it tho person
who tried to intercede for him the evening pre-
yious, he seemed to survey me with d look Of
coincidence; q am going to go home with you,' y
continued I, in as kind a manner aspossible,
g you say your mother is sick =?
& Ohysir,' he replied, Every sick! Last night
she worked past her strength to finish this coat,
80 that we might get some victuals, and herself
d little broth to do her good, for she's been sick
ever since father died, y continued he, wiping the
tears from his cheeks; !" so was hurrying along
with it as fast as could, and lost my way; the
rest you know, sir; but won't take it to the
gentleman nows FL go and attend to my mother
first. sisa x. n
a AT length we reached a narrow, dirty street,
at the far end of which stood an old dilapidated
tenement ready to falIsin ruins. We arrived at
the door, and the lad entered abruptly request
ing me to follow. Twas povertyhstr en-
ana rtment. He then led me up a rickety pair
oil stairs; near the top, occupying one corner.
stood an old bedsteads upon which lay his mother
with an infant sucking at her breast; he ap-
proached it, holding out the glittering coin, then
IN a moment uttered wild shrek, and fell on
her neck ii swoon. Alas, reader, she moved
4 not, she was dead The detention of her boy,
her only remaining earthly hope and comfort,
had been protracted longer than her frail nature
could bear; she died, twas supposed, about three
in the morning, without soul near at hand
save her unconscious infant, while her darling
child was locked in damp cell of tile station
house. ai g. ~
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The Young wings.

The Delta, whose ss independent democrat
ic y labors are properly appreciated by the
wings, is busily at work writing notices of the
wing candidates which are very complimentary
50 over the left, p with stiletto thrust here
and there. One of its fayorite ideas is, that the
wing ticket is very unpopular with the young
wings; and we fear our neighbor is uncomforta-
bly, melancholy in the apprehension We can
afford him some relief. We have yet to meet the
first young, active, or known whig who does not
intend to support the wing nominees, and all the
wing nominees The young men are specially
earnest in the determination to carry the whole
ticket through; and are vastly amused with the
Delta's attempts Of some fear and
trembling get up Independent, Y g reform"
and other democratic recruit tickets When the
Delta speaks of dissatisfaction among young
wings with the nomination Of Col Garland, the
thing is rather too transparent. Why, the
young wings would go through fire and water
for Col Garland, and his name is their SYNONYM
for faith, earnestness, and sagacty Try again,
Delta. ttas 81
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A dpertis

he national debt ofGreat Britain and the Wizard of the
are Two oil the very greatest of facts and the teen
taxpayers OF the one would torture existence from
the subunary sphere did not the other as champion
vexed wretched tortured humanity change its elongated
visage to rotundity of Understanding grns by the
happy agency of this wondrous art
Professor Anderson has long viewed with feelings u
tense hatred, this moral upas tree and unfolds
mighty scheme by which he will annihiate this monster
rival and to aid the glorious effort clear it of calls
upon every oppressed axpayer-that is every atom
suffering humany-to arouse to the and fight
tins great reform Not by embroiling families States or
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Death resulting from. a disregurd
or i1sattet,tiOn to RNptNyes.
EXTRACTS FROM THE WORKS OF SIR ASHLEY COOPER
THE EMINENT SURGEON.

EXTRACTS FROM THE WORKS OF SIR ASHLEY COOPER
| THE EMINENT SURGEON.
| CASE L.
brought into St. Thomas Hospital
ladder struck piece of wood bud his Rupture compliance.
of violent pain died in our hours.
middle aged who had afflicted with many
injured by violent push within hour he
jured saw him. his coun'suauce that Of nothing
that could devise had the effect the three days
| vvsd, OF slevaine any Degree his torture.
Mr. Gbbon died from neglect of his Rupture
upon foresight great historian are forced to the
conclusion that there something affection
that stupes the against away attending
brought Hospital s.nguad Hernia was
operated upon suffered p.n shortly great
agony
CASE
about fifty years age subject many years
Rupture which could be without difficulty Constipation
place the oath of January could not be removed and he
brought ST. Bartholomew Hospital cstharcs having failed
procuring relief operation performed
from the ranguaion 1t proved aA The patient died fol
lowing evening.
person liosp. a strangulatsd
nqunA the made reduce
the operation performed the day
give failed, the day
DEATH
twenty years age ST. Thomas. Hospital
for stransulated omena Hernia performing the operation
quantity found to be large that there
biy ts being returned aud for the h
applied around it, experienced relief from the operation
died the seventh day which performed
Mrs Rice, Srangusted Hernia operated
upon, the symptoms snguaon relieved butt third
day operation patient vomiting ecunt
matter which when
Bygrave Conenta Hernia of
hours' .trangulation.
person by the of Ashley fly years. Hernia which
became anguated and which resisted every attempt it, an
operation performed the satisfactory manner By the eighth
day after the the healed excepting one ANAL
pot hut the morning of that day. complained stiffness and
about the neck with difficulty swallowing and the Jaw
completely locked Opium bath were tried with
slight temporary abatement symptoms without any
msnen advantage, and the fell the disease
~ The best a by those who are uu
nus.ely afflicted, is to apply Dr. SHERMASs Office 10 ST.
CHARLES STREET, procure his
NEW PATENT TRUSS AND RUPTURE WASH |
You may have used ordinary years. meeting with
accident serious injury imperfect or undue
sure upon the bowels but then during
day week with all the symptom. OF Sransuaion
IF Remember while you have an opportunity
do they ought TO THE BEST MEANS OF