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Capt. Seals and Ely Williams.

These two are asuirans for political honors. 1t
said that they wish represent Lowndes county IN the Leg
islaure All right II they get votes enough they VIII be ell
ected We shall their claims little They are pro-
Tossing democrats but expect wing almost exclusvey
We prefer good open honest wh gerry fs We could al
ford to for Wade, and would do before would for
Seals or Williams He open, candid know he is
wig and believe he would not permit his be used
hour he knew that ne would be opposed by oh
party Seals and Williams do not mind this They @ 81
divide and conquer but they will be deeatedthe wings viii
do that for them.
We want our Taxpayers for whom they We
state distinctly, it whether McBea Rogers is
elected Governor the Legislature will be called upon 10 de-
that the debt incurred by the sale OF the bonds for the be-
net of the Union Bank Is ILLEGAL and that the People of
Mississippi are not MORALLY BOUND TOPAY IT. If
Judge Rogers elected Governor OF the State and the ega
should declare that the said debt illegal and the Peo-
pie not bound pay it, he would be compelled by his
OATH sanon every of that body he believed did not vo-
late the Constitution of the Sae to veto the decision Of the e
gsaue and say by that official act he everywhere
that the debt is LEGAL, and that the PEOPLE SHOULD
PAY IT Ely Williams and Capt Seals viii for Judge
Rogers-Note it Tax payers Of Lowndes.
Elect Col Cobb SENATOR and you send man to the legs-
atue from Lowndes county, who WILL if he votes at all
this question, that the said debt is LEGAL and that the
People morally bound TO PAY IT. Ely Williams and
Capt Seals will vote for Col. Cobb.
you elect Col Perkins, you will send from Lowndez
the State Senate who will declare by his that the said
debt is ILLEGAL, and that the People bound Moral
y or otherwise, TOPAY 1T. Note this.
fit should happen that Bond paying legislature be
turned and Judge Rogers be elected the Legality of the bonds
will be recognized and the People declared MORALLY and
LEGALLY Bound to PAY THEM.
ciiea Perkins, Sharp Jordan, and Cavanah, will do all
that may honestly do defeat every scheme OF the bond
holders They will resist all the efforts OF the boners Sc
cure recognition of the Legality OF the Bond debt con-
temporary has commented upon letter recently published
the Lawyers paid prosecute the The Bondhoders
These Lawyers Messrs. Adams Dixon reside a. Jack.
son, and authorized to speak the ioaes ily have
presented the demands OF the boudhoders letter us
THE proposition they (the bondholders) have tc
make is that the bonds issued for and on account OF
the Mississippi Union and Planters Bank with the in
terest accrued thereon, shall be taken up and new
bonds issued in their stead that the bonds so to
be issued shall be made payable in four annual install
ments of 10, 80, 40 and go years.
There youhave the proposition Tax payers of old Lowndes
But that you may what it the Bondhcders request
you should obgae yourselves pay the calcula
ton OF a state paper which runs thus
BONDHOLDERS DEMANDS
Planters Bank Bonds So 900 O0O
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MAKING a total deb. Of
29,O7U.UUO

Or, in other words, making tire Stale of AIissis-
sppi pay, (BEsIDEs ANNUAL INTEREST ON IN
TEREsT BONDS, OF THREE HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY NINE THOUSAND TWO HUN
DRIED DOLLARS upwards of
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PENNSYLVANIA AND ONO ELEcTIoNs-On Tues
day elections were held in Pennsylvania for Canal
Commissioner, Judge of the Supreme Court, an Aud
tor General, Surveyor General, and local officers
In Ohio on the same day, Governor and members of
the Legislature elected In both States the De-
mocrats were successful by large majorities. In Ohio
the majority is stated to be IS 600.
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q $4,000
10 I5t.DtG
I'd 6.3 10000
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3G,U5U,UUU
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Of which the interest alone Is :
Bonds, for interest, proposed 10 be issued
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BONDHOLDERS DEMANDS.

Union Z" :"
Total Bonds
Instalment due in 15 years
Interest on same
To be paid then
Instalment due in 80 years
Interest on same
To be paid then
Instalment due in as years
Interest on same
To be paid then
Instalment due in so years
Interest on same
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and aspiring rulers.
We close these with the following, remarking that
the political maversations"- is tricks and mean arti
mentioned may may exist. The old Democrats
must judge between their and Col Cob sentence of dis
honesty.
We regard him (Jeferson) as the master-spira
of former miscellaneous inculcations and has inu-
ence as Memain prompting cause Of all succeeding
political nalversatons of the progreSsive Democra-
cy." In fact and at the best the impartial review
er is constrained to measure the public character
of Thomas Jefferson by a rule of selfsAness that
shone conspicuous through his whole political ca
reer, and which must eGer detract materially from
his claims to gratitude and veneraton as states
man.
1t may be asked has been asked why are so hostile
politically Col Cobb The is here evident Go be-
hind his bitter dennn, of Jefferson Jackson and the par
of whom the founder and the other the honored de-
fender and leader who may and select Col Cobb worthy
subject for political preement and honor hold due
consistency and sefrespect to reject him. Others may
We shall not We support who deliberately and
peseverngy denounces whole political creed Who says
principles dsorganizing and peslental" and who
charges the party with which of outrageous dishonesty
and corruption like these charges nddesire
confer honor upon the gentleman who prefers Them they should
vote for COL Cobb.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-09

open, and somebody enter. Supposing
it to be the painter, 1 did not look a
round
The face was Aurclia's I
/ confess that fear seized me. My
shattered nerves. my recent over-exer-
tion, my fast and vigils, had increased
my sensibility to an alarming degree. l
tried to reason with myself and account
for the vision on the ground of mental
delusion, when l was startled out of all
reasoning by the figure saying in a low
but distinct tone,
/" Frederick, do you not know me 2"
Yes, I know you," was my solemn
answer
@And you still love me ?"
Now and forever !"
"Then why do you not embrace me2"
said the figure, gliding nearer.
4" Can ghosts embrace ?" l cried, ris-
ing obviously, and gazing more assur-
edly at the phantom.
Try !" said the ghost.
And / did try; but it was no spectre
it was living, breathing angel 1 fold.
ed in my arms.
"What is the meaning of this ? I
thought you were dead I"
"And I believed you buried. They
told me so at home. have had fever
in consequence see how pale and thin
l am"
81 But I am alive so are you |"
That is evident"
What could have been your fathers
motive for such conduct and such false
hood ?"
"An insane wish to marry me to his
partner, Mr. Smthson. Yes he has
caught partner with money, as mamms
says, and she thanks God she will moi
have to pay the rent of the office out Of
her income any longer"
"But how did you know that wa.
alive 2"
Dead men do not paint pictures"
"Thcn you knew ?"
ayes, l have sccn--oh you fattcr ?
"Flatter not at all But look al
MiS-an offer of seven hundred dollar,
for the picture. An hour ago, l woulc
not have sold it for seventy thousand
But now-supposc we take the sever
hundred dollars, and run away at once p
at is not necessary my fathcl
gives his consont--and here he is"
Old Garford entered.
Well" sir, said he, " I congratulat,
you on your success. We shall be hap
py to see you at Two hundred and TWEEN
tysccond street this evening, if you ar,
not otherwise engaged"
Shortly afterwards / was married
AS soon as Aurclia and l were alone il
the carriage that bore us from tn,
church, l said to her. smiling" My dca
little ghost, sincerely hope you will
haunt me TO my dying day p'
"I will try" said Aurclia, lookin.
full at mo with beautiful and fathoinles
eyes, to be your ghostly comforter al
long as live"
1t is my opinion that ghost is yer,
much improved by having body at
tached.
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NUMBER ~.

EscApE FROM TiGER On the even
ing Of Christmas-day, as young woman
was carelessiy gazing at leopard in
Batty's menagerie, now exhibiting at
Huddersdeld, she sauntered within tho
reach of the tigers den, when one Of the
ferocious animals thrust forth one Of its
paws through the wires, and seized her
by the coil of plated hair behind tho
crown of her head. Fortunately a wo-
man Of slender frame but of heroic for
titude, was standing by and saw the, IT,
ger seize its intended prey This wo.
man. with extraordinary presence of
mind, seized the girl by the waist, and
Notwithstanding the terrific growing Of
the beast, maintained her hold and pull
ed with masculine vigor The tiger still
retained its grasp, and roarcd and plung-
cd terrifcally At this moment tho
struggle was fearful one The people
inside the mcnageric set up shouts Of
alarm which communicated with the
crowd outside, and produced scene
which may be better imagined than do
scribed At length the comb cropped
from her hair, the coil unfurlcd, and the
young woman was rescued, leaving tho
tigers paw full of her hair. and a silk
handkerchief which she had thrown over
head when the tiger seized her The un-
fortunate girl tainted, but soon recover
ed again, and, We are happy to add,with.
out having sustained any injury beyond
the fright and the loss of handful Of
hair Leeds Hueliigencer.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-09

LIME WATER FoR HENs-During the
last season, Mr.. Joseph Wilcox, having
occasion to administer lime water to
sick horse, inadvertently left pail of the
preparation in his barn, which remained
there for some months serving as a ia
vorite drink for his hens He soon af-
terwards found that the laying of his
hens was apparently increased to con
siderable extent. Being convinced Of the
Importance of the Ito him) new discoy-
cry, he has. during the present season,
kept his hens constantly supplied with
lime water, placed in troughs within their
convenient access, and the result was an
increase in eggs of nearly four-fold as
compared with previous experience.
lie is willing to share the benefits Of
tie experiment with bis neighbors if they
choose to try it; and hence this publ
cation. The newncss of the discovery
(though tmay not be new to alDis claimed
only as applicable to the mode of impair
ting the lime in this case-its use IN a.
mother form for the same purpose having
been previously understood by many
JVayne Sentinel.
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Interesting Letter from Gen. Wool to
tho Mechanics Institute, NY.

Troy, Dec, 29th, 1852.
My Dear Sir-A few days since l re.
ccived Jour invitation in behalf of the
members of the Mechanics Institute OF
the city of New York, to deliver an ad-
dress before them at such time during
the ensuing season as might be most CON
venient to myself ! find that neither
my health nor official duties will permit
me to avail myself of the honor so fiat
tcringly rendered.
This l deeply regret. for it would af-
ford me pleasure to address the mem
5ers of the Institute and for the reason
set forth in their invitation, that " they
recognize in me the true friend Of the
mechanics and workingmcn." In this
they have not mistaken my character for
could be nothing else, when recogniz-
ing in them the real and substantial ben.
efactors of the human race; among
whom have appeared doctors, lawyers,
jurists, philosophers, orators, statesmen
and heroes. 1t may not be altogether
unintcrcsting, nor at this time out Of
place, to bring to the recollection of tho
members of the Institute few of the
many mechanics and working men who
haze appeared as shining lights, sand who
have, BY their genius, skill and great in
dustry, contributed so much to the i'm
provemcnt,progress and great prosperity
of not only their own country, but of the
civilized world.
In the boy who traversed the streets
of Philadelphia with loaf of bread un-
der his arm, we discover the printer,
Benjamin Franklin, who "played with
the forkcd lightning as with tanned
snake" In his day he stood first among
philosophers and statesmen; and his
genius is now daily and hourly exhibit
cd in the transmission Of the thoughts
of men with the speed of lightning from
one extremity of the Union to the 9th
or. No person commanded greater re-
spect or confidence at home or abroad than
the printer, Franklin. His influence
was everywhere felt throughout the Pc
riod that tried the souls Of men, and
which called forth the nerve and energy
of every patriot who desired liberty more
than oppression. He was no less tena-
cious of his country's honor than his
own, and rigidly maintained the faithful
discharge Of all national obligations
Where liberty dwells there is my coun-
try" was the declaration of Franklin.
In Roger Sherman We saw the shoe
maker. BY his genius, industry, and
great virtues he rose to eminence While
bending over the last he meditated the
freedom and Independence Of his country.
Being fond Of reading and study, at the
age Of twenty-one he abandoned the awl
and lapstone for the law, and at the age
of thirty-three was admitted to the bar.
He soon became Judge of the Supreme
Court of his state, and was one Of the
signers Of the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence. Afterwards he was elected a
member Of the House Of Representa-.
tives, and then Senator in Congress. In
every situation he was distinguished fol
integrity, sound sense and great practi
cal wisdom. No man Of his time com
manded more Of tho confidence Of his
countrymen than Roger Sherman the
shoemaker. e..
George Walton, Of Georgia, was Z
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-09

E Not little Yello,0- Piushy is
the following extraordinary letter pur'
porting to have been found in a bottle
thrown overheard from vessel on
n voyage from San Francisco to New
York. 1t is the last communication from
a fond lover at sea to his iHdpiorata at
home
"MY DARLiN' JULIA: We are goin
down At least so the fust matt informs
me, very soon, and that kind gentleman
advises me to do up my Little choars
before the Fatal stroke ends my kareer
on ycarth I feel very qucar, having ct
no breakfast and my supper having gone
the rong wa. The waves is rollin noun
tain hi,and our dyin' stuard advises pork
and molasses tied to a string, no--a
string tied to the Molasses, aud the pork
poard ON no-a stooard tied to poark
well never mind | feel very sad. l
should like to take mi lat and go ashore
The Captin is very kind-hearted aud /
am SO soft-shell stomickd that he is al
ways ordering me below, and l feel con-
stantly like coming up. Oh, if | was a
Shore never would come to sea again
never, ncrer, NEVER
"Jist to PLACE me they'v bin and saltcd
orl the water. This morning we're sick
to mi stummick, and undertook to get a
drink, o you've no idear how salt it
was. | asked the matt wot was the cose,
and he said, that it we're on account OF
all the pork barrels having leaked.
"There, now we're agoin' hcercd
the Captin say to large colored gen'l-
man, You'd better light the lamps be-
fore you go down'-and l can feel it, too
The ship is pitching, and tho sailors is
doin' up the sales to take em ashore
they can swim-what can | dol l aint
used to the Climate and the worter is so
damp that it come into mi bunk last
night. All you'll ever know of me will
be this ere Bottle, and that you cant re
ly upon ever getting it very sartin, the
whales is so thick in this longitude.
"'''Therci we're goin' down Now !
must seal this bot-'''"
The rest was unintelligible.
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STRENGTH OF IssEcrs.-Few of us

STRENGTH OF INsEcTs.-Few Of us
suspect, while we amuse ourselves with
watching the active gambols of the tiny
beings, that to enable them to perform
such feats as We see them execute eve-
ry day, an amount of strength has
been conferred upon them which could
not safely have been intrusted to any
Of the larger animals, and that nothing
but the comparatively diminutive size,
to which all the insect races are jeal-
ously restricted, prevents them becom.
ing the tyrants Of the globe, and the
destroycrs of all other terrestrial crea-
lures. The common flea, as every one
knows, will, without much apparent ef
fort jump 200 times its own length; and
several grasshoppers and locusts are
said to be able to perform leaps quite
as wonderful. In the case of the in
sect, they scarcely excite our notice :
but if d man were coolly to take q
standing leap of $50 odd yards, which
would be an equivalent exertion Of
muscular power, perhaps our admirers
of athletic sports might be rather startl.
ed at snch a performance.
Again, for man to run ten miles with
in an hour, would bc admitted to be a
tolcrably good display fpcdestrianism;
but what arc we to say to the little fly
observed by Mr.. Delisle, " so minute
as almost to be invisible" which ran
nearly six inches in second, and in
that space was calculated to have
made 1850 steps This, according to
the calculations Of Kirby and Spence,
is as if man, whose steps measured
two feet, should run at the incredible
rate oftwenty miles minute Equally
surprising are the instances of insect
strength, given by Mr.. Newport. The
great stag-beetle, { (Lucanus cervus,
which tee ers off the bark from the root:
and the branches of trees, has been
known to gnaw a hole an inch in diam
eter, through the side of an iron canis
ter in whichit was confined, on which
the marks of its jaws were distinctly
visible, as proved by Mr.. Stephens
who exhibited the canister at one o.
the meetings of the chronological So
ciety. The common beetle { Gsotrupe.
stercorari@) can, without injury, sup
port and even raise very great weights
and make its way beneath almost any
amount of pressure. in order to pu
the strength Of the insect Atlas to the
test, experiments have been made
which prove that it is able to sustain
and escape from beneath load of iron
90 to 80 ounces-a prodigious burden
when it is remembered that the insec
itself does not weigh as many grains
in fact, once more taking man as
standard of comparison, it is as thougl
a person of ordinary size should rails
and get from under weight of betwes'
40 and so tons.-Rymer Jones' Nat
Hist. Of Anindls.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-09

Flour FOR ScALps.-It will I've recol.
lected that some few weeks ago we pub
lished an article recommending the use
of wheat -four in the case of scalds or
burns. A gentleman at Dayton, Ohio,
used the same the other day, and, as he
writes to the Empire, tested it to his
satisfaction. He says:
"While at the supper table, a little
child which was seated in its mothers
lap, suddenly grasped hold of cupful of
hot tea, severely scalding its left hand
and arm Immediately brought pan
of -four and plunged the arm in it, Gov
ering entirely the parts scalded with the
-four. The effect was truly remarkable;
the pain was gone instantly then ban
daged the arm loosely applying plenty
of -four next to the skin, and on the fol-
lowing morning there was not the least
ign that the arm had been scalded, nci-
ther did the child suffer the least pain
after the application Of the lour. LII.
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From the Literary Museum.
A Fantasy.

All silently I've watched the moon,-
Since first she slver-tipped the cloud
Whose pale and subtitle folds festoon
Yon eastern mountain, dark and proud,-
My head in vision bowed.
Now towards the zenith far she steals,
Mounting upon her airy stairs;
flushed is the noise of clattering wheels,
That stormed all day the thoroug ghfarc,-
Cooled are the Summer airs.
This seems the very hour when first,
With forehead leaned upon my hand,
heard the words that joyous erst),
Burned in my memory, like brand,
There inefaced must stand.
This seems the very hour-and yet
know a world has passed between:
Wrapped in black clouds, that moon has sc
joys fervid dreams no more are seen,
And ALL ALONE lean.
faithlcss heart but hush, bear up
All, yes, this seems the very hour,
And have drained the bitter cup,
Filled with distillings of loves flower,
And know its maddcst power
And he shall never know where now
My thoughts have run phantom chase
As thus lean my throbbing brow
Above the same dear window-casc-
'Tis der that vets my face.
TIC.
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Opera, and drop double. .barrelled lorgn-
cite from the fifth tier, and it cracks a
mans scull below, bring an action against
his representatives for the glass. Make
yourself comfortable.
AUGUST.
Events will take place. and circum-
stances will happen also things will
come to pass. Beware, therefore, and
trust the stars You may have a cold
in the head, and you may not. Taco is
Latin for a candle, and things must be as
they may. Avoid apoplexy, give no en-
couragement to rheumatism, and if you
are taken i'll with typhus fever. don't
stand it. Drink not physic slowly, and
take cbloroform when your are having
your hair cut,or sitting for your daguer-
reotype.
SEPTEMBER.
Go out shooting; but shoot not The
moon, unless you find it convenient. A
good month for drinking beer, but avoid
salts. Recollect the wise mans saying
"A bush in the hand is worth two in the
bird BE sage = stuffed with sage
The time for travelling. Ifyou let your
mustaches grow, you will Immediately
begin to speak French and Germon.--
Avoid sea ca-sickncss by never ccasing eat
ing and drinking when at sea. If you
see the devil, have nothing to say to
him he is very far from respectable
cut him.
The harvest is gathered and the barns
are full The best month for brewing
Domestic storms and natural convulsions
brewing as well as porter. Get all you
can out Of friends. Make love to pretty
women with money. If you 60 to Cal
ifornia, take care you don't dig up bras.
for gold. Take heed the world will come
to an end some day. Pay your rent, il
you are obliged-not otherwise Avoid
accidents of every description; and
don't jump into well blindfoldcd
NOVEMBER.
The month for committing suicide
avoid it. however, for yourself Make
your friends presents of rope if yo,
give them enough, the sage sayctb
- they will hang themselves" Fogs ar,
thick, but the wise man sees through
them. If you are subject to fits, dom
stand 'em, but you may recommend
them to the tailor. Roads are muddy
but the rich rideth in cabs In thi.
month your hair will grow. Do not be
alarmed. Read everything that viii
make you laugh.
DECEMBER.
Winter commences. Bills are pouring
in. Trust yet to the stars Do the In
come Tax-so saith the moral philoso
pher. All flesh is grass-but beef i
NO, water-cresses. Make moral rcAec
tions, and pay no bills. A bad montl
for paying bills. Give no Christina
dinner but 60 to some one whoe does
Receive presents Of turkeys, geese
picked salmon, and cod. with oyster
for sauce. Look out for Saturn in tn
descendant in the house of Mars an,
when you see comet with green tai
send an express to the astronomer royal
with lock of your hair