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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03
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By 1. x HfsIEY.

E - = = - ldl5st =
NeEe, s1liier Thy war Iioiss
70 bear thee 10 The battle back
mon sktlin ct q toemauis paISas -
dog would sbFeatt e thy bTsuSs,e ~
hy plume IS trailing fn The dust
And thy red lcliion gasnerinE rEstt
leeIi soldier, Sleep tlty warfare o'er
Of thine own b1g gteis loudeEt strain
Sllali ever brea ( thy SlnInbe bers more
ifl luminous to tbs battle plnlIi=
F1Inp note more loud and dee5.
Inst r1use thee eom. that Ieaden Sieepf
Thou need not helm nor citt now.
Beyond the efecian herbs bCas
Phou wilt not quail thy naked brow,
Nor Shrink before q nj yfiad hosf,
For head and heel alike ARE soand;
A thousand arrows cannot wound
Thy mother is not in thy ltear1,
With that wild, widowed look she wore
The day-how long to her it seems -
She kissed thee at the cottage deor,
And sickened at the sounds of Joy,
Iiiu't bore away her only boy
Sleep, oldiet lef thy MOI
70 stltillt %. the hI1st5
Thy dog, perhaps mas find thy gate,
And bid her homo TO thee as last;
he cannot tell sadder tale
Than did thy clarion, ON the gale,
When last-and far away-she heard
Its lingering echoes fail
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03
MisteIIalteuus,
CHILDREN.

There is not in this world more lovcable
object than young chiid-its fair brow un-
sliadowed by care, It's clear eye undimmed by
tears, It's pure heart u1tainted by passion. Its
every word look and action bespeaks its guile
lessness. Its srliles-its af1ecdonate end6ar
mcnts-its unstinted cohidence-its artlesS,
winning ways, knit to Your heart with ties ca
bic strong. Heaven help the cllildiess With
out childhood's ringing laug and bird-like mu-
sic how desolate the household. Byron had a
heart over-running with love for children, if
there is any truth in words. What delight
ful picture he holds out to us, in the following
words:
".Iook how he laughs and stretches ont his arms,
And opens wide his blue eyes upon thine,
To hail his father, while his little form
Fiutters as winged with joy. Talk not of pain
The childless c6er,ibs well might envy thee
The pleasure of a parent
The man is to be piticd who has no love for
children-who frowns upon their sportiveneSs
and rebukes their caresses. We would not car
rs such cold torpid heart under our vest for
the wealth of the Indies. 1t is very true,
there are children whom it would be difficult
to love, such as are described by the old dra-
matist:
cCrying, they creep among us like young cats;
Cares and ,;ontineuto keeping. with them,
They make one old to tend them"
But these same crying cats" might have
been frolicsome kittens, perhaps, il, instead Of
shouting angrily, "seat?" to them, whenever
they came in our way, We should have set them
playing with a string-,-or chasing their tails
about. We make them what they are--bles
sings or plaques 1t all rests with parents
whether their presence shall fill ths house with
sunshine, or raise tempest in it.
Give them your sympathies-show them
your kindness-tcach them to loV,. you-to
confide in you-and see how, like flowers to the
sun, they will open their little hearts to you.--
"Suffer little children to come unto you, and
forbid them not, ;, for there is blessing in their
presence; charm in ffeir association which
refreshes the world-weary hear, and softens the
asperities Of life.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03
Tr VINO PArrT BUanD-rls Reoas rsIa,a

TIE WHO FARTI BURIED.-Ills R.ode IsIan6
Freeman says;
Rhode Island has not passed thrcugA so exoilino-
an election since 1872 as the Oae which took TlacS
on Wednesday, the 9th inst ina men1orfes 6ft5o
old feud between the DorTites ard the Algerf1eS v
revived and gave terrific fReaaoas IA tka ~ yIst
The Democratic party saw that the RYorable hosr
had at length arrived for striking the decisive sHd
ezterninating blow q Rhode Island AlpeTine JSis,
geryj and, gathering up ali Il strength and rss
triing al It's resources HhSeh for manyears : Lad
down upon its foes and ronted ther e6rnDI,,l sS5
we trust forever 7s4N
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03
IHEs CHANGES.


Al lady Of Cincinnati, who had been over
persuaded by her plrerts and her llSyer whose S's
affection She did not reeiprocate to approaeIsh
the hymeial altar, on Thursday evening last st
IlluCEed up courage, and when the important
question was put to- her by the eiatintgy cleF-
gyTna9, Fesolutely answered no, when by the
ribrc the, proper reply sNoIld have been !" yes.
The consteFnation Of Ali parties ma b ma
eined, but not described. Renonststnee was
IN vain. NO said thelyoung lady, and no ;lt
was. The swain wss eti5stIasse6 aSgt got DIS
couraaed Casting his eve about the room, he
Is there any lad here 70 VII hare
5I5,ie ne Il so let her ma known One aTose
and deelafe her Hing mes % ulidsfgo the IN
tlIciion! aiii was iilstlptlF 1iek. t9e
g1ot = tied IS e.iii aEties hitse
~ Is iol5ie a1 in esy
Thefe afe lalad illlls 81 M SO 81 81
Hi IN - s pnd IL IT
isiil lsc artI lin s3 9ss ~ rs
Snd ihe Ihlie. ii s lel7
silroods aAd sleaiabtiI Vgp Hep e9
sSfeds ior he1f and torspen IS
5ior di ia.s don Of : e1Iri s3t lnt rrr s5
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03

NEW TRIAL FOR HARDoRNG FUorTtvE SLAyEs-In
October last C. Oliver and others Of Maryland OBJ
to the amount Of 81, 800 from Abraham Kauhmah of
Pennsylvania the charge Of harboring their runa
way slaves. Steven WeskIey and Philip BreckhiIl
charged with the offence were at the same time
declared not guilty at the present term of the court
a new trnl ofWeakey and Breckhill was applied for
by the plaintiffs; and Wednesday Judge Grier re-
fused the motion for new trial of BFeckhiIl but
granted it as to Weakley, the ground that at the
previous trial the court TO contradict the evidence of
Henry Strine, witness for plaintiffs admitted pa
per purPo+ting to be lease of house from Wealey
to Strine which paper it has since been ascertained
was fraudulent and that Thomas WeaSley and Edw.
Weaiev swore falsely in swearing that Henry Strin6
did mot live IN the tenanhohse Of Stephen Weakley
In the years le47 and 1S48.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03
CAST FOE NEGROES

~ ~ desirous TO purchase a largo number Of Ne
RoES for the south 1eF1 mar rcets, men, women
girls and families, for which viii give thehigh-
sash prices. "a
tsO9s having slaves to sell viii please inform mo
ys or by letter ut " inchesteE, which VIII re- re
LaPt attelti6n; or B. NJ. s w CaInpoealS
'.zl2, West Pratt street. Baltin1ore.
ELIJAH HdcD09tE6Ls
ss..eni Of 81. M. & " IL Campbell
stt
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03
Applications forlnsuronee may be %S5s n&D,, Of

Agent for jefferson county, Virginia,
In the absence OF the Agent from Cnrlestown, to J..
p BRowN, Esq, who will attend to them promptly.
Persons at distance address through the mail.
PERSONAL property the Agent will present his commits
sons in reducing the amount of on the risks
thus arising.
July I3, lS52-Iy
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03
nm KE1ET HoUsR 81 q AITyEs.

f..
..o5,- 1,sl5 S5,- tbe Fo61s = E.sT asiy,s offho
4HrR4x-1nlrD Congress have de.arllinel t,s f0iti-
cal comPlexion O thnf poqJi ana, ms 2 EepaEA
BE faets that tae last 1se SssseS tas nave se9sa
members Of tho neR C1nfes have elocted entirely
slsleonf5olis F6af Sfafes- feSides fle,ey
- = : s,.,I ~. r, y. S.l.,,
mad previously sAss = - = -s sA..es ~
tons, 80 that nine States a. lelss pq4 pIp9aoy
4h1.A ~, foar oters vet to elect nnebels viii pre-
-. :; a., ,,o,. flonsSress An ,,nbFol-ar, DeuOcra4-
Sat - s- - S... ,,l,.r.
le Pna7la%. 49,. :
Rhode Island, Gonncedeas South Carolina new
Hampshirs wisconsin, Florida, Michigan and Dela-
-,
- -. syE.t. st.al ,,,,I A.,...,
vermont = l 9s7 gHi! = (. So - n,
unbrOken Wing Delegation and q her, We WtsR
that partv ioy.
e,1ia,s;,rs Ssst.s rre ~ IN l5oad ffeir Chm
aug 4e9ss.tH =. -
greSsional elections, winch We give WIN tneE ~
presentation nnder the nef rtonnlentl ana tne
ToIiticaI coF1piexion of their last delegations;
Np1ehaF Of Last CSonR.er1.
lTSnbera Dr. 1THlp
.,IE -
sIfsataely 5s'.sgs- ssslq ). {
IGnSrfl1fls.. s..g . -. s,..s.s4
sNIaryiarfis +. g,ss ys....ss is..s.,J6
Mississippi. - -, -. n 4ii,Ss- 81
North Caroliha.. ...s..-t..,B
et4ss sass . = > . =
Texas... ............s3
: VIRGINIA. ,.............4.9IS 13
Total. observation-disclosures so s2s
? ssi,...., -. &.
missouri, IN eonseq ol lls Wy
ing able to redistrlet ,ne sie IN
tne new = ,lsi. =
fc alarf which will be done bv DIVIDING tie Sfte tenn
,,,roilI,;,,t, tn Conversational sirIfS and eleetg
one member from elc side OF tho Missouri river. r
thn 10 RleCfh0 Should fenCeSeut their
States in nolitics as in the last CouHreS the next
House of Representatives win stand, giving each par
ty one of the members to beleeted u Missouri, as
follows Renoeras a 5 Jaw Tees
yrbntiar she Inn will Dfeseut unbroken Democratic
SaioTat;oI1 IN, tSo now f1onoresSs
Si E.ct;o;, ,1Sn T;s nnnraepfientel preponder-
eF ~ ~ 49, aTsr te Other is Yoofe forebodinR
49, StSi{se f,. tls doTnina1f barfv A majority
sc Sa ~ = ~ for sfIic;ssncr There e
~ w " . - I;,.;siS,, S,I ;,itor,a1 {iarnrl tlIarl
Jo;rts,So,;C, win encounter latent hostility among
its own supporters and be far less efficient bold and
prompt in its policy than If it had formidable de-
clared opposition to withstand.
- sNsaa1w GNEaeaH
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03
a NEW sPFoTEs oF s1AYERY.

A Havana correspondent of the Newark Daily ADJ
vertiser says:
"There is wicked commerce just beginning
with Yucatan. Young boys are imported and
hired out as slaves for a term of years, their
owners being allowed to whip them in the same
manner as negroes 1t seems to me that Con-
suls of other nations should prevent this Indian
slavery, and our government ought to insist
upon the authorities of Yucatan the discon-
tinuance of such an arrangement as now exists
between this island and their country. Indians,
no doubt, are troublesome in Yucatan, but sell
ing them into slavery is very wicked way of
getting nd Of them.
MAuRED--In New York city, March soth. by the
Rev. Thos. Henson Prof. VIM. G. Allen of McGraw-
vile, n. and Miss Mary r King, daughter OF the
Rev. Lyndon King, Of Fulton, n. Z.
"A case of amalgamation! The parties are
the same who were concerned in the attempt
at the feat they have finally accomplished, some
time AGO at Fulton. II created g at excite
ment at tieStime "a, the colored man, de
MED that there ans ground for the. report
that they .55iisiee 50 ue "a and she went
of into enps vn ieatli ehool. Allen
is said to BE unfto l1 ashamed OF his
color, and has iat when he mar
ried, he would haS white girl, He was at
one time at the Institute At Whitestown, and
afterwards studio Law in New York. His airs
made him unpopular with his own people and
with abolitionists who noticed his conduct at
McGrawville. Els marriage it seems IS now
fixed fact, iRl black and a0hite,
L1tsea Gazette,
DIsI1ScTIos. Merit is not necessarily the
accompaniment Of Distinction. It IS the man
who makes tae nose that attracts the notice of
the World. a silent elephant may remain un-
seen amid the foliage Of q wood but the
cfoakinp bnlI4l viii attract attention IN the
darkest night a farthing candle elevated to
conspicuous situation thinks itsef a more
brilliant light than the sun behind the western
hills
RosrAS41c. TheS eSpringfe I'D Republicanpub-
ished short ine since, the marriage of q
couple whose ages are, respectively, ~ and
rs veals They were lovers m theshey-daY Of
yontli; and ) iInonial connection was then
prevent By sltheFi They have
each been and each lost d partner by
death The time have failed TO chill
the affections q tlle1 hedlts and with Il weight
Of upon them have nov come to-
gethel, to tulfl Vows q years
Eb : a, hot
and p|olid bs ifii q rattioi' hs
td sl..eIi IA .Ilnhiad linen Original si1 It'll ii -
con n not being born TItn 3 .qll siii % the -
sItti raIisIaIf Inoie. 1ul The te1r proof oi
siIf well ns rI|c rItf. He.lin4 a7i tlAf
ccc down % that moss uri11niouanie anu urlon, b
fed place. Ihe house Ilo de1d 3 proper erii y
-.ou|1 h1-- H0Ia he 1s 1II clMm That c1n'd di ) /,
tht rest hs5conc-iQ h. old clothes neaie
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03

MIRAGE AT CHICAGO, The peculiar state of
the atmosphere at Chicago, few days since,
all the way round to some distance north Of
ST. joseph. Michigan City, New Buffalo and
ST Josenh were all distinctly Visibis. Thewhite
sand hiIis, shaded by the dark groves Of AIiehi-
gan, with the broad, quiet bosom of Lake
Michigan spread out, presented a picture Of
rare and surprising beauty.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03
FIRE INSURANCE COM
I0ANK.- l-.-
HARTFoRD, CoNNECTICUT.


Incorporated $780, Charter Perpetual.
Capital $50, 900, with power OF increasing
1T to S25OsOOO.
DUBL4C Buildings, Manufactures, Mills, Machine
i ry, Dwelling Houses, Stores, Merchandise, House
hold Furniture Vessels the stocks while in port,
&c, will be insured at rates as low the risk will
admit. Hds,i:.,io,. f. ,,.,,,,.. NAV b. mad. Of
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03

!, hgEs MIEHos = Az fxcrl4lOS-A young gen
un eelns estless in church leaned iorWaFd and
efdFe5sed A. old Gentleman tllss Pray. 81. can
yog S-4 A Hae ride without an exception & Yes,
81 y repie., gentleman always behaves well in
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03

BEEE-The price ofbeaf has riser a x,,, va. =,
loi cents per pound price TaFelv.psid n & said
the rise has Keen caused the lar9e ptrchases for
Australia and GalilDrnsa - 2 : tO'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03

~ "a ieW days ago m attempt l5as made at
T.ent0n, n u 20 arrest Robert I1o1i 4 IN hlleg-
ed gitiye SlaVe from gina who has ifea IN
that city for the ii te 4eifs 5nsaeeu-s
5tlenen nom n eal n HpoR EWtpel
1sq4 Who hes besh appei1lsl u 81 lpIleI,
for his aid hIit - l61lfpdd q ~ ~ Eodnd
NJ in
taa linlaE lll5 ma 1se tfo lI11I far
y eU YORK = ol L1ulIfl
8 m ehientd Mamma
dan 6haly Is chara lefisle of The c8
ri lcslcn orr relicion. said ~ ives ine,
t6rs nd ono wife, nin6 gftoz uo lbrea
ani cne ROD + prefer my t7n
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03

Total vote. .3,l 3,le2,S9O
The vote polled in November last although not full
in several SnteS was the largest ever thrown it ex
hibts increase of 290S94 that of the previous
Presidential election in IS49
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03

o5-cHARLEs H. STEWART has been appointed
Agent for Clarke county. Letters addressed to him at
Chariestown, Jefferson county Virginia, will receive
prompt attention, or he may be seen in Bcrtyviue
upon Court days
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03
C0RNi I4ORNI9l

CORlGl CORN
ntdersighed are pre- o receive co
fit several pots tho County and ae
tiiilce Iliey WI StIltH now
lat liked Corn vi mo- ie u Ily price
terms. n must 5es 81 itiei 81 lite or yellow.
III receive Corn now and ~ els1lee Q e i,l
l,lds md pig tiie b14ilpqe heli5tt
E rkei. only tie 90 81 tan iass
nom epfice3k iigi Il may
Am tppR 1trIcE ~ TED.
N4NfEp. imne.lialeiy. anAppreniicc . le9En
Aie Carpenter husIuls rs 4 youth lrol ne
JAC0B CATERS
town. March 4. l871-f
II41 HAlIs.--A lot of old4scoa Hams for sale
f''-fy 4 Is51
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03

Al Coon PRICE.- The one hundred and sew
enty-six chickens Of the Cochin China. s-1soy.sI
Cochin China, Shanghai Caton ei4.a D.1z,,.
ing, Baatari, Spanish Co lin ss,I5l
en- land breeds, sold a "a az y
oitgonleFy q ;o15n a,
street, ifcr ,E71 5. Nj a IS :, isii5 ss{i,i,s.
81 foF 500 two yS 81 s.
oton d
fhout dcllero y Eet our iof1f ma Ser, ik
81 fikinr,. .fortsr enis tiail sssit rents fh-
oni ~ i7iirS 6r cr' rr7 Nhslsis ne
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03
4 = cufe warranted 81 10 cha

,,,sa Mgss especi n.y., who have fiie viz
~ Il solitary Vice, that dreadful aFid tructiye
lg.,1ds Of young men Of the most ex ted tSienfs
3l-iIIiant intellect, who might otherise have EN-
tzneed listening senates VIII ne th9naerE Of elo.
Sc F1lI confidence,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03

INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE VAL
LEY OF VIRGINIA,
CHARTERED MARCH II, 1852
Capital $4,000, with power to increase
the same to S2OO;OOO.
THIS Company, having been duly organized, is now
ready to receive Applications and issue Policies,
and offers to the citizens Of Virgins the ndueerent Of
home Company for the safe Insurance of all kinds of
Property, Merchandise, &C., at fnir and equitable
rates. The Directors assure the public that this Com
paRy will be conducted with Yiew to pcrInanency,
and the strctes principles of equity justice, and
close regard economy and the safety of the insured
JOS. S. CARSON, President.
G. S. FUNK. Secretary.
o. F. BRESEE, Actuary.
DIRECTORS.
Jos. s. Carsoa William l.. Clark,
James p RELY James II. Burgess,
Llovd Ioran N. w. Richardson,
John Kerr.
Office on Piccudilln street, near the Valley Bank,
Winchester, Virginia. ,r,,
Agent for Jefferson county.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03

az iS t 0tu VaLila Hcsrt."
f9fT or ll.l lclso M is pub sLieu etcrt-
hIofuine iu tltntio5- f. 4gti paid
seio n1. pid unt al ttt
nvFR fIsEnI i'll ho taeffed ne ts
81 ~ SQUARE, i1l flr titte ii tfiidn ff
ils III each con- Tlf6Seho ofifiF l,c on
iipt l6l Time ill - its ed
=. III f5Titliiti, and ciiGAe 8eee Sets
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03
!. .5IITISI0RI L0CIIk- .S3Ilr

= may Be Qbt8ficC the Inostsree remedy
+ wv - Sl5iSss. Los 0f Organic Powers 4, Il,
Z .5lsn4 Disease Of t9 Ridney5s Ail n fiie'
t1s .TI,Po1t Nose and Skin Const itbtiohf
y, - ii1oje h6rrid q Certiiti
= articfpations, r6ndeEinl - q etc. iflfli
tsbIe.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03

"Crying, they creep among US like young cats;
They mike one old to tend them"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03

p lLAIIS.--A |oi of o|dHacon Hams for SAFE
slGAFoasE 6 HARLEY
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03
A RoMAEc1IlT RR1Is TTFr.

We find the followg paragraphs in the Utica
Herald They have aIlhe clements of romance, but
are related as real incht in the life Ofan unhappy
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03

IT.rried persons, or those contempt E1aTfiSp
~ aware Of physical wea should Immediately
g.S,lt DR.. J., and be restored to perfect health
~ left hand side, going from Baltimore street q
.io1l from the corner. Be pagticular the
..,nSber, or you viii 1nilta kes The place.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-03

'Look how he laughs and stretches out his arms,
And opens wide his blue eyes upon thine,
Flutters as winged with joy. Talk not of pain
The childless c6erIbs well might envy thee
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-01-07
News and Miscellaneous Items.

The following is the edict which for 200 years
has isolated Japan from intercourse with other ma
tons:
ono japanese ship or boat whatsoever or any
Japanese born, shall dare to go ont of the country
All who disobey this order shall be punished with
death the ship, with her cargo, shall be affected
with sequcstration. AllJapancse who return home
from abroad shall be punished with death. A re-
ward of five hundred pieces of silver is Offered for
the discovery Of Christian priest, and for Chris
tlan layman in proportion.
A CALIFoRNIA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the
Brothers Leland of the Metropolitan Hotel New
York has gone TO San Francisco to establish Il
mammoth hotel i'll that city, upon the invitation
of capitalists there.
CESsUs or ST. Louisville population of the
city of St Louis. bv recent census, is 95SI9-
Males 81 PSI !; females, 1872. Total popula.
ton Of the county, ,s53; free persons Of color,
,34l slaves, 4,0G9.
BUTTER FROM ENGLAND.-Thc English stca-
mer Niagara, which arrived at Boston, brought :
0S4 lirkins of butter AT the present high price,
il is stated, it can be brought from England and
sold at good price.
The Methodist Episcopal Committee of New
York have appropriated $4,000 for missions Of
which the foreign missions receive $50 600 doncs-
tic missions, Sal 900, and new missions, SI5,-
OOO
There are some women whom God docs not
seem to have intended for wives and mothers
who have no conception of what a home should
be, and no desire to realize it if they had.
RAILROAD FtRE.-An advocate of the rcduc-
ton of railroad fare several of the lines running
west, draws the following very unfiattcring paral
lei
Hog weighing 100 lbs. can get conveyed for
onc-sixth what a man must pay of that weight -
Why so much more difference in price Of passage
than nature Of commodity For it cannot be de-
MED that they possess many striking points of sim
ilaritv, and that parallel could be run farther
than would be hattering to the genus homo.
Don't marry woman under 81 She hasn't
come her towickcdness before then iackUood's
Magazine.
The telegraph lines between Buffalo and New
York have been consolidated, and the rates of tel
graphing raised about fifty per cent.
CAIRO CITY.-Seven hundred hands are now
at work raising and widening the levees at Cairo,
for the better protection of the city fiat from mum
dation.
1t is said that several members of the Senate
and House, from the slave states, have expressed
their intention Of opposing all propositions for the
acquisition of Cuba, should any be made, in con
sequence Of the adverse influence it would exer-
else on slave property in those states.
4 State Temperance Convention, lately held
in Alabama declined endorsing the Maine Law
but agreed to the passage of modification Of it,
which would leave each town to decide for itsel:
whether ardent spirits should be allowed.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-01-07
The Rhubarb Plant Dangerous.

The Cultivator for August says that the four
teenth numberof Braithwaites Retrospect of Prac-
teal Medicine and Surgery, contains an article on
the influence of rhuharb plant i'll producing gravel,
which Is calculated to alarm those who indulge in
the pies and tarts made of this palatable plant
1t seems that it furnishes the material of one of
the most painful and dangerous diseases to which
the human system is subject
The substance ofthc article is briefly this "Thc
young stalks of rhubarb contain oxalic acid, and
hard water contains lime; and consequently, those
who eat articles of food made of the plant and
drink such water, are Introducing into their sys-
TEN, the constituent ingredients of the mulbury
calculus, which is an oxalate of lime; if they are
dyspeptic, and unable to digest the acid, ARE very
likely, indeed, TO incur the pain and exceeding pc
rl of real convection of that kind The oxalatc
was found i'll three out of four, after eating the
rcubarb.