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Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-01
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Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-01
The Stranger and his Friend.
BY JAMES MONTGOMERY.

A poor wayfaring man of grief
Hath often crossed me on my way,
Who sued so humbly for relief
That could never answer, Nay;
! had not power to ask his name,
Whittier he went or whence he came,
Yet there was something in his eye
That won my love-I know not why.
Once when my scanty meal was spread,
He entered; not a word he spake!
Just pershing for want o! bread;
I gave him all he blessed it, break,
A nd ate, but gave me part again;
Mine was an angels portion then,
And while fed with eager haste,
The crust was mama TO my taste.
I sped him where fountain burst
Clear from the rock; his strength was gone;
The needless waters mOcked his thirst,
He heard it, saw it hnrrying on:
ran and raised the sufferer up.
Thrice from the stream he drained my cup,
Dipt, and returned it, running DER,
drank, aud never thrsted more.
Twas night, the foods were out, il blew
A winter hurricane aloof,
heard his voice abroad, and flew
To bid him welcome to my roof
warmed, l clothed, chcere9 my guest
laid him on my couch to rest,
Then made the earth my bed. and seemed
In Edcns garden when dreamed.
Stript, wounded, beaten nigh TO death,
found him by the highway side;
reused his pulse, brought back his breath,
Revived his spirit. and supplied
Wine, oil, refreslment; he was healed:
had, myself wound concealed,
But from that hour forgot the smart,
And peace bound up my broken heart.
In prison saw him next-condemncd
To meet traitors doom at morn;
The tide of lying tongues scmmed,
And honorcd him midst shame AMI scorn
My friendships utmost zeal to try,
He asked-ifl for him would die;
The flesh was weak, my blood run chill,
But the free spirit cried 81 will"
Then in moment, to my view,
The stranger darted from disguise;
Tho tokens in his hands knew;
NY Savior stood before mine eyes:
He spake, and my poor name he named
'Of me thou hast not been ashamed,
these deeds shall thy memorial be;
Fear not, thou didst them unto me-
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-01

At literary dinner in London where
Thackery and Angus B. Reach were uis
a.u,s at table, Mr.. Thackery-who had
never before met Mr.. addressed
him as Mr.. ReacA-pronouncing the
name as the photography would natural.
ly indicate, "Re.ack. sir,-Re. ack, If
you please )" said Mr.. Reach, who is
punctilous upoL having his name pro.
nounced in two sylables, as if spelled
Re.ack. Thackery of course appolo.
gized, AMI corrected his pronunciation;
but in the course of the desert, he took
occasion to hand plate Of fine peaches
across the table saying, in tone which
only he possessed, "Mr. Re.ack, will
you take pe.ack"
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-01

A humorous old man fell in with an
ignorant and rather imper,inent young
minister, who proceeded to Inform the
old gentleman, in very positive terms,
that ho should never reach heaven un.
less he was born again and added, II
have experienced that change, and now
feel no anxiety" And have you been
born again?" said his companion mus.
ingly. eyes, | trust have" "Well,"
said the gentleman, cycling him atten.
tively,"l don't think il would hurt you,
young man, 10 be born once more"
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-01
The Right kind Of Woman's Rights.

The Right kind Of Woman's Rights.
The Governor OF Missouri, in his late
message to the legislature made sugges.
tion, that no man should be allowed to
endorse a note without the consent Of his
wife, OF that no endorsement should be
valid without such consent. He tho
as much Importance is attached 10 the
endorsement Of a note as there is in sign.
ing deed, tho validity Of which requires
the signature Of both man and wife an
the wisdom Of that law is seldom doubt.
cd. -. 81 ..,.ss
A bill had heen introduced into the
Missouri Senate in accordance. with The
Governors suggestion and We hopstit
will rass. a e ~ ~
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COMMON PLEAS COURT.

The Common Pleas court will be in
session here next week.. In the Probate
department of this court. there will be
an unusual amount Of business to trans.
act, from the fact, that owing to the in
sufficiency Of the law, the court has not
been able 10 reach business which COM
menced prior to The taking effect Of the
Common Pleas" act. The delay in
some instances has undoubtedly been
detrimental TO the interests of some Es-
tates. But the delay has been una voida-
BILE, 50 far as parties are concerned. But
now there is no excuse. and if Admins
traitors do not come up to the work VOL
UNFAIRLY, they may expect Judge Egbert
will send for them. The new law COM
pels Administrators to make report of
their proceedinss at each term of the
Court. This v hasten the settlement
OF Estates. aad merely save expense
There are many persons who undertake
to settle up the business of dead men. who
are not really competent TO transact their
own business. Too many persons have
been permitted TO take out letters of Adj
ministration who relied entirely upon
Attorneys to do all the work. This is
not right, and the law provides that the
applicant must be ompetent. When
such important business is undertaken
by men who have no knowledge of law,
CHIMNEY corner law excep;ed) can it be
expected that the business will be done
legally? Inventories, Salebills, &c. come
into court hap hazard, inierlined. blotted,
and so mixed up tina Philadelphia Law
yer would be puzzled to make sense of
them but such papers have been permitted
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FRANCE.

IAElS. AldlCu 4 1000.
In France there is no news Of impor-
lance. but the position of continental
affairs is assuming generally q more pain
full and threatening aspect. Every day
brings some new illustrations of the hor-
rors Of the Austrian rule in Italy and
Hungary. and inasmuch as the victims
wili fly from it on all possible occasions.
and Switzerland and Sardinia must thus
be thronged as a place of refuge, until
differentiation as indie pendent states will
eem absolutely essential to the cabinet
at Vienna, it is thought hardly possible
that many months can elapse without the
occurrence of difficulties in some quarter
Already il appears thai Austria has made
demands upon Switzerland wholly derog-
atorv to her freedom, but 10 which she is
likely to yield for the sake Of wedding an
attack. Every cOncession, however, will
only be followed up by new disputes. and
it is perhaps not improbable that her
mountains may before long constitute
the scene of new struggle. Until the
coronation of the Emperor has taken
place, France will avoid committing her
self to any side; but subsequently she
will watch her opportunity forextending
her influence, and that certainly cannot
be accomplished by undertaking a part
nership in the EMBELLISHMENTS Of Aus
tria.
The prominent subject Of conversation
is still the expected visit of the Pope
Rumors during the past week have repre-
scented this visit as far from certain, on
account of the exac,ions of the Roman
Cardinals. The latter it is said have
been urged by the French Archbishops
and Cardinals to insist on having CON
cessions being made 10 the church as the
price of their consent TO the presence OF
the Pope at Paris. At one moment it
was believed that the afi'air was at an
end, owing to the extreme rapacity Of
these gentlemen. But am sure that no
concessions of such nature have been
either made or required. except that d
large SUM he paid in the Roman treasury
and that up TO the present moment no
nhcta cla ,,v- - -. - ~ -
the coronation o: their Majesiies by the
Pope in person. A postpone ment of
month was talked of, but this, too, Is with
drawn. His Holiness will doubtless be
in Poris early in May. The l0th is the
day al present intended for the ceremo-
ny. 1t is the anniversary of the battle
of Lodi The fetcs are to last three days.
and orders beginning to arrive from
the country for lodgings for that occasion
The Pope. according TO the programme
as it has been roughly skeiched. will stop
day or two at Fontainbleau. He will
be met there by the Emperor, and the
two will enter Paris together.
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Majority against License Il
NEWSPAPERS FOR CHILDREN

Ne w SPAfERS tOR CHlLDREN.
When children get to reading under
standingly. there is no reading matter
which creates greater anxiety amongst
them than the news items, anecdotes and
/ poetry, in a well conducted newspd per.
The little girl can now read without spell
ling the words, and can fully compre
bend the meaning Of short pieces, whilst
in the lengthy and monotonous articles
in most school books, she is unable TO
recollect the first Of the story, until she
gets through it-thus losing its proper
connection, and all is lost. No interest
is felt, and no incentive to repeat the
task or perform another equally incOm
prehensible. But here she reads: "a few
DAYS ago a man was found frozen to death
sitting in buggy. with horse attached
TO it, and standing still in the read near
Covington, Ky. His little boy clasped
in his arms to his bosom, was also fro
zen to DEATH
AS the little reader finishes The sem
tence, she understands the whole story.
and patheticalIy exclaims: "oh, mother!
did you hear that? The poor little boy
had better remained at home with his
mother for his fathers arms Were dead
with cold, and could not keep the boy
warm"
How eagerly this little girl watches
for the next Newspaper at its first daily
or weekly appearance; and thus she be-
comes an accomplished reader, and con-
tinues posted with The news Of the day
and the spirit of the age in which she
lives; and as she grows up and fills
place in society, she is not 10 be likenej
to the old lady who attended church so
seldom. that when she heard some one
mention the death of our Saviour, she eX-
claimed: "wy la me! is Jesus dead? |
never heard that afore-when did he die!
lnde pendent oil the induce ment neIu
out to children by the weekly or daily
appearance Of the newspaper-presentl
new matter and affording them an entire
new scenery--,he cost il a mere trille,
when compared to books. Stack up fif-
ty-two newspapers. and place along side
one dollar and fifty cents worth in books,
and the papers will contain five times
the amount of reading matter, exclusive
difference in variety which is certainly
an inducement for children TO seek the
former. Let parents and guardians try
1T and judge FOR themselves.
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England and France have entered into
a compact to assist the Turkish Empire
in the anticipated war with Russia and
Austria. In the European world. all is
commotion. The most profound States
men are puzzled, for there is no firm ba-
sis upon which to calculate, and the al
most universal opinion of Politicians is,
that soon the din Of battle will be heard
In almost every division Of the European
world. All appear to be in dread as to
the result, for there does not pear to be
even one monarch who can look forward
with the certainty of re claiming the powe
which he or she now holds. Consequent.
ly, alliances are being formed. and the
mighty men Of Earth are marshaling their
troops, preparatory for something.
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How rnEY USED TO PLow.-In some
parts of Scotland, in former times, the
plows used to be drawn by four horses
abreast, and required the assistance of
three men. The business of one man
was to drive. For that purpose he placed
himself between the middle horses. with
his face towards the plow. to guide it
strai 5ht, and III this position he stepped
backwards with the reins in his hand
Another walked behind the horses with
clicked staff, which he fastened in
front Of the beam. and by means Of it
regulated the depth of the furrow by
raising or lowering the plow. as occasion
required. The plo wman followed, had
hold of the stills, and in this formidable
and ludicrous manner they re- eated their
attacks on tie soil.
In harvest. baske; machine was placed
on horseback for carrying home the grain;
and persons were employed on each side
with forks to keep it in proper poise
It is said that the practice is yet to be
met with in Galloway.
Many practices existing even at this
day in Ireland are still more ridiculous.
Mr.. Arthur Young tells US. that III Do
negai he has actually seen horses plow-
in9 By the taili-Port. Trans.
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tented itself with ordering few ships to
reinforce the Mediterranean squadron. the
French fleet having in the first intelli-
gence of the difficulties received orders
TO proceed to the Archipelago. While
this want of alacrity is displayed in Eng
land. Col. Rose. acting fer Britain at
ConstantInople. had dispatched the steam
ship Wasp with dispatches, dated 8th,
for England, and. it was stated. with in.
structions to the British fleet at Malta TO
hasten with all speed TO the Dardanneiles.
Notwithstanding these threatening APP
pearances it is reported in England to be
the opinion both Of the French and Aus
TRAN Courts that the ma tiers in dispute
will be peaceably arranged.
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PRESERVATION OF NEwsPAPERs.-Th
new Revised Code contains a law, allow
ing the County Commissioners, at their
option. 10 authorize and direct the sub
scription to and preservation of The pub
lie newspapers published in their coun-
t.. Upon being authorized, the Record
er is TO subscribe to one of each of the
newspapers of IA political or misceIane-
Gus character. published in his county,
file the same IN his Office. and cause the
same 10 be substantially bound. and kept
for the use Of the inha bitants of this
State.
Scarcely week passes without some
citizen Of The county becoming interested
in hunting up an oil nerspGper: in many
cases The Interests of parties suffer OH ac-
count OF the loss of newspapers. This
law applies cheap remedy. The news
papers Of each county write its history as
events transpire; and in after times these
Libraries for the million will be referred
TO with great interest.
We hope our County Co missioners
will take The right view OF the matter.
and commence the preservation of the
county rs.-Deiphi Times.
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1853-04-14

The new Statutes arrived here on Sat-
urday last, and are now the law of the
land. Many sections of them, however.
were repealed last winter, but we must
be governed by them until the acts Of
the last session are filed in the Clerk s
Office, which will be done some time in
June or July.
We suggest to those officers who are
entitled to copy of the Statutes, the
propriety of calling for them soon.
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ORIGIN or FooLscAP-Every school
boy knows what foolscap paper is, but
we doubt whet Their one in a hundred that
daily use it. car tell why it was so called
When Oliver Cromwell became Protect
Or after the execution of CHARLES l., lie
caused the stamp of the cap of liberty
to be placed upon the paper used by the
government. Soon after the es'oration
of Charles ii, having occasion to use
government paper WAS gwen him. Tn
looking at it and discovering the stamp
he inquired he meaning of it. nd on be-
ing told, he said, take it away; I'll have
nothing 10 do with a fools cap
Thus originated the term Foolscap.
which has since been applied 10 SIZE OF
writing paper, usually about sixteen by
thirteen inches.
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Another scientific Wonder! Important to
Dyspeptics-Dr. J. S. HOUGHrONS Pepsm
The true Digestire fluid, or Gastric Juice, pre-
pared from the Rennet, or the fourth stom-
ach of the Ok, Ter directions of Baron Llbg,
the great Physiological Chemist, by J. S. Hou-
ton, NJ D., Philadelphia. This is tiuly a
wonderful remedy Tor Indigestion. Dyspepsia.
laundice, Livercomplaut, Constipation, and
Debility, curing after Natures own method,
by Natures own Agent, the Gvstrc JUICE
Pamphlets, containing scientific evidence Of
its value, furnished by agents gratis. See no.
tice among Medical Advertisements.
no 80 ly.
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NEW York, April 9.

New York. a pril 9.
Bv dates from Milan 10 the 18th ult.,
it is announced that three more prisoners
had been executed for their share in the
insurrecton, and five others had been
condemned to death; of these five, three
also had been hanged. The refugees sent
out of Genoa, were but five in numb
The Hungarian garrison in Anchor is
about to be changed. as the soldiers are
very much disafiected. SO much SO that il
was thought that the regiment would be
disbanded Signor Giabella has been ar
rested for distributing Kossuih's address
among the men.
WAsHIyGToY, April 9.
In the Senate TO day. on motion Of Mr..
Hunter, committee of two, Mr.. Ever
EFT and Hunter, were appointed to wait
OH the President 10 inform him that UNI
less he had further communications 10
make. they wonld adjour:. on Monday
Mr. Hunter subsequently reported tia: ne
had waited on the President. and he had
10 furthc. communica,ions &c make, and
the resolution was adopted.
New YORK. April 8, P. NJ.
The steamer Illinois reached her deck
a little after o'clock, having left Navy
Bay on the evening of the LIST Of April
She brings the California mails Of the 9th
of March, S2,954 600 in gold and 37)
passengers.
The following are the principal con-
signees per Illinois: Exchange Bank,
$500, 900; Adams & Co.. S479 900; Bur
gcvne & Plume. $500. 900; Duncan. Sher-
man & Co.. Sl25 GOO; w. Fargo & Co.,
Sl34 600.
A difficulty occurred at Tehama be-
tween the miners and Indians. in which
some | 3 or 20 Of the latter were slaugh-
tered.
A number of new and very rich dig
gings have been discovered near Nevada
and Coloma. The steamship lndepend-
ence, for whose fate great fears were en-
tertained, she being 20 days overd due at
San Francisco. had about $50 passengers
aboard. The New Orleans left San Fran
cisco fer Australia OH the | lth with ITO
passengers.
The small pox was raging fearfully
among the Indians.
Catharine Hayes had given her last
subscription concert in San Francisco.
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The citizens Of Plymouth are requested
to meet a the Court house on next Satur-
day. for the purpose of transacting some
important Business in relation to schools.
We are glad to see our Trustees take
hold Of this important subject in earn
est. The citizens OF this town have been
"humbugged' long enough. From ten
to fifteen hundred dollars is paid out an
nualy to School Teachers, most of
whom were strangers when they came,
and when they are found out-most of
them are not competent. 1t is time TO
KNOW what you are spending your mon
ey for, and employ Teachers who come
recommended in the right way. Mr.. &
Mrs. ErTER. who have been teaching in
Rochester for some year or more, and
who we are credibly informed gave en-
tire satisfaction, now propose to come
here and teach for US. Will we let this
opportunity pass unimproved?
Education is subject in which we
should all feel deep interest, not only
In town. but in the country also. The
citizens of each Township it may be said
have the direct control of this matter,
and we trust that they may acquit them
selves honorably.
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1t is reported that Madame de Mon,ijo,
the mother Of the Empress of France, is
to be married TO the Prince of Hesse. 1t
appears that the Prince has fortune Of
fI2,000 a year, and that the Emperor
proposes to settle an equal sum on the
lady.
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to come in and be received by court, and
are passed over to the Clerk, with orders
TO remoddle and enter them on the Rec
ords of court. 1t would be far easier for
the Clerk to commence anew, than to
take such papers and cor rect them. The
Clerks, however. are 10 blame for much
Of this, for they appoint large majority
of the Administrators; but it is done on
Iy when the applicant demands them.
and if anything is said as TO competen-
cy, the answer is, III cannot do the bus
iress, the law allows me to employ coun-
sell" But this does not fill the require
ments of the law, and the letter of the
law should be lived up 10. 1t frequent
" happens that Females, who cannot
write their own name, come into court
and demand letters-so that they can
settle their deceased husbands Estate;
We think this is presuming too much
Every Female should have an educatio
sufficient 10 qualify her 10 transact such
business. But when they are not com
petent, they should not seek such Sta
ton.
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A large quantity of rain fell in this
vicinity since last Monday evening. If
the weather continues warm, fruit trees
will be in bloom in a short time.
The Ramps, and other vegetation are
beginning to clothe the land. in what is
called the thick woods" with coat of
green.
A ramble in such places at this season
is refreshing to those accustomed to the
dull monotouy Of a town or city life.
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The plate in the cabin Of the steamer
Victoria, wrecked near Howth. on
the coast of Ireland, has been recovered
by diver; but the man protests that
nothing in the world would induce him
10 go down second time. a the scene i'm
the cabin was the most horrible he ever
witnessed. He thought he had entered
wax-work exhibition, the corpses never
having moved from their positions
since the vessel went down. There were
some eighteen or twenty persons in the
cabin, one and all of whom seemed to he
holding conversation with each other; and
the general appearance of the whole scene
was SO life-like tina; he was almost in
cIined to hlieve that some were vet liv-
ing.
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CCS-The Quincy Wing. of 18Th March.
1851, one of the largest and most popular pa
pers in Illinois, says:
''See the advertisement OF w. b. Farrell's
Arabian Linlment. This Eminent is the gen
uine cure all. and NJ mistake iml.
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PRoLIFIC.-Matthew Jones and wife
most esti neble couple, living in Hollis
Prairie, Perry county H.. have now liv-
ing one hundred grand children and sew
enty Sreat-9rand children. They have
buried thirteen children, and been marri-
ed ffty-f five years.