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just before he died, and, after his rrcoyery
was despaired Of, one of his physicians APP
preached his bedside, and asked how he found
himself. 81 feel like the acldaw in the church
>ieeple," was the STANCE reply. The phi ysi-
clan Withdrew sadly from the bedside to another
part OF the room. where some members OF the
family were standing together, and. shaking his
mead, confessed his approximations that the
brain OF the dying statesman was ailrcied-llat
the stately oak was perShIne al the top. He
could see no method in the answer which The
question had received. One OF the ladies' nrcs-
cnt, who knew Mr.. Webster better, did not be-
licve his mind was wandering, and, stepping
quietly TO his bedside. asked him what he
meant BY SAYING he Ielt s'Iike the ackdaw ia
the church SleepIr p 'sWhy, Cowpcr; Cow
pcr's delightful translation OF one ofVinccnt
Bourne little poems. entitled the laclduW.' =
| send you copy Of the verses, whrn some Of
your reader, may have forgotten. or never read,
that they may perceive he perfect fitness and
point OF the repy.-Cor. Nep York. Eccning
Pact
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IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.

THE undersigned have for sale the remainder
l. OF their stock ofSEED DRILLS. PIERsoN s
PATENT. They are DESTROYS of occupying the
building in which they are stored for other pur-
poses, and will sell the Drills at very consd-
cradle reduction if called for soon.
This will probably be the only opportunity
to procure this superior Drill, the low price we
offer them al being no indncemen to continue
their manufacture. Persons not acquainted
with the merits of this Drill. can see the most
satisfactory Recommendation" at the office
OF the subscribers, on Second and Lombard SITS,
WImin glon. Del. BUSH & LOBDELL.
Aug I3. 80 SIN
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TIE JACKD.AW.

There is bird who by his coat,
And by the harshncSs OF his note,
Might be supposed Il crow;
A great hcqucnt"r Of the church.
V here, D'shop-like, he finds a perch,
And dormIlory too.
Above the steepie shines plate,
That turns and turns TO indicate
From what point blows the weather;
Look up, your brains begin to swim.
Ills IN tnr clonds-that plcases him;
He chooses 1t the rather.
Fond OF the speculative height,
Ihthcr he wings his airy flight,
And thence securely sees
The hustle and the raree-shnw
That occupy mankind below,
Secure and at his ease.
You think. no doubt, he sits and muses.
On future broken bones aud bruises,
ii hr should chance 10 tall;
No: not n single thought like that
Employs his phIlos"phlc pate,
Or troubles ii at all.
He sees that tins vast roundabout,
The world, with all lis motley rout,
Church, army, physrc, law,
It's customs and lis businesses
Are no concerns at all Of his,
And says-what says he Cav?
Thrice happy bird |, too, have seen
Much OF the vanities o. men,
And. sick of having seen 'em,
Would cheeriuIIy these limbs resign
For such pair oi wings as thine,
And such head between 'cm.
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THE PERT YOUNG MAN.-There is a
period in the life Of a young man which
may appropriately be called age OF pup
pyiSm. 1t is at that period when he is
little more than a boy, and good deal
less than man-when the hand stroked
across the chin. detects a sort of Unequal
itv, and visions OF BARRIERS and razors
rise up constantly before hIm-when the
tailor suddenly becomes person ofvast
importance and he begins to talk o!
''the men of our college and the ladies of
our acquaintance Very tight pantaloons
displaying immense moral and physical
courage in venturing into the winds
with such slender supports as they con-
tain, a crayat Of great proportions, "a
knowing half jock halt gentlemen hat
fancy vest, gold chain and Gu,zzing
glass; make up the external qualifications
Of the pert young man.
He sets his legs apart in addressing
men old enough TO be his grandfather,
twirls his cigar, and calls him ''my dear
fellow" or my boy His paternal
parent he always calls "the GOVERNOR
and never thinks Of him, or refers to him
except when he wants the governor to
come down handsome''-who he main
tains has no right to "eypect man. TO
be unable to pay his billiard expenses.
His conversational powers are very
limited, never having tathomed any
thing deeper than the bottom of bran
dy smash; or extending his enquiries
beyond the bill of fare of his favorite
restaurant. In his manner to the ladies'
he is rather partronizing, and IN the first
Instance, he acts upon the conviction OF
the lnirriorlty Of the sex and in the next
with consideration with regard to the
killing effect Of his beauty and manly
accomplishments. He cannot possibly
marry them all, and to show partlalty
would be unfair. His head is the only
place where nature acknowledges per-
feet yacuum.-.N. O. Dcita.
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ALL is FOR THE BrST.-Dr. johnson
used 10 say that habit OF looking at
the best side of ever y event, is better
than thousand pounds year. Bishop
Hal! quantity remarks, ''tor every bad
there might be a worse, and when a man
breaks his leg, let him be thankful that
it was not his neck y When Fenelon's
library was on ire, "God be praised"
he exclaimed, "that it is not the dwell
ing Of some poor man ~ This is the
true spirit of submission; one Of the most
beautiful traits that can possess the hui
man heart Resolve to see this world
on IT'S sunov side, and YOU have almost
half won the battle of life at the outset
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BEAuTY.-Beauty is inexplicable; it
appears to us as dream, when we con.
template the works of the great artist;
it is lowering, floating, and glitterIng
shadow, whose outlines elude the grasp
OF definition. Mendelssohn and others
tried TO catch beauty as butterfly, and
pin it down for inspection. They have
succeeded in the same way as they are
likely to succeed with a butterfly. The
poor animal trembles and struggles, and
ITS brightest colors are gone; or if you
catch it without spelling the coIors, you
have at best stiff and awkward corpse.
But corpse is not an entire animal, IT
wants that which is essential to all things,
namely, lile-spirit, which sheds beauty
on every thing.
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EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN Sum MERs.
1t is fact known to science, that
when we have warm season in this
country, the reverse IS experienced in
Europe. While it has been SO hot and
sultry here, for the last few weeks: in
Europe it has been cold and inclement.
The circumstance is accounted for in
this wav:-that the zone OF innumerable
asteroids in their revolution are now in
such position between the earth and
sun, as to shut off the solar rays from the
Eastern Hemisphere, and to leave them
to strike without obstruction upon the
Western. To these same asteroids are
ascribed those phenomena Of dark days
which, at several different periods, have
astonished the people Of earth.
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AMERICANS IN EuRoPE.--A Parish
correspondent ofthe Cincinnati Gazette
says:
"The number of Americans in Europe
this summer is immense. Parties re-
turned from Italy and Switzerland as
sure me that il is not at all uncommon
to find at the large hotel tables major
ity of Americans over all others. With
in two weeks three parties Of young
men whom | knew, composed Of six to
eight persons each, have set out KNAPP
sack on back, to make the tour of Swift
zerland on ioot.'
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T. \ lazy boy is not only bad boy,
but disgrace 10 his parents, for it is
thro' their neglect that he becalae thus.
No parents, however poor, in these times
Of cheap books and newspapers, need let
their children grow Up IN id!eneSs. If
they cannot be kept at manual labor, let
their minds be kept a, work, make them
industrious scholars, aud they will BE-
industrious at any business they may
undertake in after lite.
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o. We think it may be set down as a
fixed rule, that the man who is never
out Of temper, but always wearing a
smile upon his face, is either knave or
a fool. The woman who never shows
the lovely sentiment of BLUSH, is not to
br trusted over much: and the man who
cannot be reused to an honest indigna-
ton, never need be tried as friend, for
he will smile, and smile, and be vii
lain.
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L. Nothing sets up a woman's spunk
like calling her ugIy-she gets her back
right up like Cat when a strange dog
comes near her; she's all eyes, claws and
bristles.
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10 The individual that stole a watch
has been put IN the same cell with Pro-
crastinaton, the thief of Time.
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u Punch considers that it is very
well for people to think they ale "some-
body" but much better to "be some
BODY"
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IT,. W. Hill, planter of Louisiana,
has authorized the Howard Association
to draw on him for one hundred dollars
every week during the continuance of
the yellow fever.
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0TThe easiest and best way TO ex-
pand the chest, is to have a good lal ge
heart in it. 1t saves the cost of gymnas-
tics.
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ia pause between words the parts
of which will form word, is frequent
ly necessary 10 mark the sense.
Send me in that set of China said
gentleman to a dealer.
1T wants two pieces. said the dealer.
'rhat is pity replied the other.
Shall send them incomplete, sir!'
Yes, send them in complete
W hose was the miSconstruction!
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"a scape grace of Frenchman
once said that old people were fond of
giving good ADVICE, because they were
no longer able to set bad examples
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READY.MADE CLOTHING

of all kinds, very cheap. Come with the cash
and YOU Will not be disappointed. in either
quality or price. W. NJ. kENNARD Il Co,
July lG East END OF Etkton
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C. If men We're compelled TO give
reason for everything they profess to be-
lieve, one or two things is certain; e,th-
er reasons would become more abundant
than they are at the present day, or
doctrinces would be fewer.
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WHOLE No 63I

AN hNECDoTE OF LAMB.-A cheese
monger, who, hay,ng realized large
fortune, retired with genteel wife and
still genteeler daughter to enjov the
"0tium cam dignitate" in a nobleman
sort of way, at Highgate. where he had
superb villa, was above all things most
anxious to conceal from every one of
his acquaintances that he ever bad been
engaged in trade at all-more especially
IN so low calling as that of Cheese
monger.' 1t vas the canker in his bloom
ing rose Of life, and any alusion, how
ever accidental, was construed by INN
into deadly and never-to be- forgiven
insult.
In large party in the house OF the
village clergyman, Coleridge, Lamb, and
the quondam chtrsemonger were pres
Nnt. In discussion on the hard Poor
Law, which was then agita'ing the po-
htical and social circles of London. the
retired tradesman took high ground and
irritated the kind hearted Ella BY vio-
lent drnunciatlons Of the poor; turning
around, and with great appearance of
triumph over the silent wit. he said, to
the company gcnern|Iy, but more par
ticu1ariJ to Lamb: "You mast bear in
mind, sir, that have got rid of all that
stuff which you poets call the Milk of
Human Kindness" Lamb looked at
him steadily and gave IN his acquies-
cence in these words-"Yes. sir, | am
aware Of ;t-you turned it all into cheese
several years ago." The retired cheese
monSer was inconsolab!e.
THE CosT OF AN AEGUMENT.-Sheri-
dan had been driving out three or four
hours IN a hackney coach, when, seeing
Richardson pass, he hailed him and
made him get in. He instantly con-
trived to Introduce a topic upon which
Richardson (who was the very soul OF
disputatiy~ness) always differed with
him: and at last affecting 10 be mortified
at RIchardson'S arguments, said: You
are really too bad; cannot bear to lis
ten to such a thing; | will not stay in
the same coach with you:' and accord
ingIy got down and left him, Richard
son holloojng out triumphanly after
him, "Ah, you're beat, you're beat;'
nor was it till the heat Of his victory
had a little cooled that he found out he
was left in the lurch to pay for Sheri-
dan three hours coaching.
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O~ The same people who can deny
others everything, are famous for deny
ing themselves nothing.
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I
dashing practitioners. Marion never
charged more spirtedly. it was only
the other day one Of them sent us a bill
Of $50 for seeing to deposition of a
few lines to prove the style Of "A firm,
adding that he would retain the deposit
ton until the bill was paid. We hope
he will find il good property; we paid -
! for another.
But we have said enough. Our read
ers may think of our article as Mr..
Brown does Of newspaper criticism on
the har--that ait is time tins thing was
stopped" We have shown how and
why we admire lawyers. Should any
one Of them dissent from our views, we
viii fee another to dispute with him.
W ny not! Does not the accepted theo-
ry make Of lawyer moral gladiator,
with $40 let on his forehead Does
not one feel when listening TO forensic
eloqurnce that there is man behind it
SANpwicH ISLAND LApIEs.-RlDING.
a Sandwich Island correspondent of
the Albany Evening journal speaks Of
the natives AS a manly looking race OF
men, Two or three shades lighter in color
than TIE negro; SAYS boys and girls at
th" age of ten, in size appear as sixteen,
and adds:
"Thc kanaka ladies dress themselves
in costller clothing than. the ladies at
home. Their dresses are made of the
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BARGAINS! Es4E2GAEyS!!

IhET INA UN1 y hLHU Al.
7 K. COULSON & CO., intending 10 remove
d to their New Store House, now being com
plcted. on or about the lst of September next,
have commenced this day without regard TO
profit. to close out their entire stock OF goods,
which is large and well selected.
They now invite the citizens of Cecil and
Hartford counties, Md, and those of Lancaster
and Chester counties, Pa, who wish to pur-
chase goods alta
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PUBLIC SALE
OF
Real and Personal Property.


DY virtue of the authority vested in him by
ND the last will and testament of John Penny
packer, late OF Cecil county. decd. and in pur-
suance of an order of the Orphans Court OF
Cecil cdAny, the undersigned as Executor OF
the said John Pennypacker, will on
Tuesday, tie 9TH dag Of September.
next, expose TO public sale upon the premises,
all the right, title, interest and estate, OF the
said John Pennypacker, in and to all that part
of tract or parcel OF laud containing about
1870 Acres,
living and being on the north side Of the road
from Ellitun to North East. about two miles and
l.sz=g half from Elkton, adjoining
> . lands of J. c. Groome and others.
NsaM TX on which is erected new story
eg1I SSlS Re-. .A9S Brick Dwelling House, and ne
rcssary outbuIIdngs.
THE TERMS or safe.
The terms of sale as prescribed by said order
Of court are as follows: one hall of the pur-
chase money to be- paid in cash on the day OF
sale or on the ratification thereof by the said
court. and the remainder in one year from the
day Of sale, bearing interest. To be secured by
bend and surety to he approved by the under
signed On the payment oi the whole Of the
purchase money good title will be made.
On the same day will be offered. also, the
Personal Property
Of the said decreased, consisting Of Household
Furniture, Farming Utensils, Horses. Cattle.
HOGS. Hay, and Grain in the sheai. For par
,IcuIars see handbll9.
Th" terms of sale OF III" personal property
are for AL sums under twenty dollars cash. On
all purchases amounting 10 twenty dollars and
over. n credit Of three months will be given, il
secured BE- note and approved security. hearing
interest from the day Of sale. No goo1s 10 be
removed until the terms are complied with.
The sale Of tho personal property will com
offered at , clock P. NJ.
JOHN T. ROBINSON.
Aug Is Is EXcc'r.
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1EIllS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
l. scr,her of Cecil county. has Obtained from
the Orphans Court OF sad county. letters Of
Administrative on the personal estate Of
Joseph Brown,
late Of Pennsylvania, decd All persons hav
ing claims against the said deceased, are hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the 70 uchers
thereof duly authenticated, on or before the
3lsl Of May, 1881,
they may otherwise by law. be excluded from
all benefit OF said estate. al persons indebted
10 said estate, are requested to make immediate
payment to the subscriber. Given under my
hand this Is day Of June. 1853.
GEORGE EARLE,
July 80 6 W. Admir-.
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REDUCED PRICE,

to call carly, as they wish 10 close all THEN
stock without reserve. They do not enumeratc
their goods but only wish 10 see You and show
You their stock, previous ~ removal.
And 10 those who have unsettled accounts
with Us. we say that we wish To close the whole
business Gt' the old house up at as early day
as possible.
Port Deposit. AUG 6. ;13
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1.-THE Democratic papers have ceas.
ed from their interrogatory the
Wing party dead - and are rapidly
turning their attention TO the inquiry,
still more important TO them, "Can the
Democratic party, as at present conSti :
tutcd, be alive -. Ileraadraa Ga>.
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1.-THE Baltimore Clipper says it is
not little singular that the same adj.
minlstration that appointed Messrs. Bel
mont and Soule should issue a circular
enjoining upon our Consuls in every
port to employ none but American Cit
liens as their subordinates, when the
hitter can be obtained.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-11-16
RALEIGH AND GAsToN ROAD.

The stockholders of this Road were in session here
when the last number of paper went to press,
John D. Hawkins, Esq in the Chair, and W. w.
Vass and w. A. Eaton, Esqrs., Secretaries. They
adjourned on Friday evening.
jeremiah Nixon, Esq. of this City appeared as the
representative of the State on the occasion.
The Report of the President and Directors exhib-
tied prosperous and satisfactory condition of the
Companys affairs Welearn that the receipts for the
fiscal year, from freight passengers and mail service
amounted to about 1920, 900; and the expenses for
the same period, exclusive of construction account
about 100000 dividend of 8 per cent. has been
declared by the Directors and s., 500 appropriated
to the sinking fund.
The following gentlemen constitute the Board of
Directors for the ensuing year: George W. Morde
cal, Thomas Miller, N. I. Green and L. OBJ. Branch
on the part of the stockholders; and John G. King
DIR. William j. Hawkins and Castor H. Wilder on
the part of the State. Mr.. Branch was unanimously
reelected President of the Company, the affairs of
which he has managed during the past year with
such signal ability and success.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-11-16

--.s Z.
ELHoQtoN. City Summary. We deferred the re-
insertion OF our table yesterday morning. because
we found it npossible TO arrive at anything more
than approximation to the real vote cast in the
city for the several candidates To-day we publish
the table complete and recording to the official re-
Judges and is therefore reliable future reference
Thevote for Lyon for Governor Is ,886, and for
Bowie, 1886 Lgon's majority 8, 040.
For Comptroller, w byte, 12471;; Thomas 8, 929;
Whytes majority 1882
For Lottery Commissioner, Roberts, 12,767. Ri
scand, $685.; Roberts majority 8, IL
For Commissioner of Public Works Falls II $40:
Alexander, 1853 FalIs,majority 8, 289
The above comprises the State tcket, and the DEM
ocratc candidates, whose maoritics appear above
are elected
The official return from the county portion of the
Sd district not received but not expected to-
vary from the returns asreported, which give Van
sant6l76 and Preston 5o62; Vansant's majority
S14
In the 18th district May has $780, and Walsh GAL;
Mays majority 349
Upon the delegate ticket the aggregate vote is for
the Maine Law candidates l., 277; for the democrats
ic candidates 10,237 Maine Law majority ,04o. By
comparison of the democratic delegate VOTE with
that given for Lgon we find that the latter received
2,649yotes than the former; in other words
GAY persons voted for Lgon who did vote for the
democratic delegates. This fact with the large vote
given to the Maine Law candidates, induces the be-
lief that the larger portion not the whole of this
defective democratic vote was given to the Maine.
candidates. This GAO is therefore, the democratic
strength of the Maine Law at present. Allowing the
from the wing party, the Maine Law vote APP
been run, however, it is reasonable to suppose that
some few, at least of the democrats who voted the
Maine Law ticket, would have adhered to their party
nominations. - Bait San.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-11-16
For the Standard.
MIR. COPELAND, THE ARTIST.

NIX COPELAND, The Artist.
Mr.. EDITOR: A few days since, when passing up
Fayetteville Street, attention attracted to
notice of the Portrait Gallery of that splendid native
Artist Q. P. Copeland, who is now sojournng in our
City. We had looked upon his specimens of paint
ing at Floral Hall, during the Fair, but the crowd
being large were never able to enjoy the view of
them wished, so paid a visit to his Gallery
and toasted our eyes upon his four paintings viz:
Hope, Faith Charity and the death bed scene of that
eminent divine, John Wesley. The pusations of our
heart beat high when viewing the scene before us,
from the pleasing reflection that its originator was
native of the Old North State where it has been
thought nothing good could come out of Nazareth"
This opinion has too long characterised people,
and the result of it HAYES some of the most
brilliant i'll midst leave the land which gave
them birth and seek home elsewhere. The posi-
ton which Mr. c. has taken is it seems to us, ia
vorable for the successful prosecution of his bus
mess and it is only necessary to look upon his work
to be satisfied of his ability Besides those have
,ntioned, we saw the portrait of Dr. Deems, Pres
ident of the Female College at Greensborough, N c.,
and very able Divine. He had only sat one time
when we saw the painting, and really the likeness
was accurate The four paintings alluded to have
received the appreciation of the distinguished Suy,
of Philadelphia, besides others highly capable of
Judging Of their merits, both in and out of the State
Mr.. Copeland is man of high moral character, and
highly interesting in conversation and all who visit
his Gallery will be to be pleased.
ENTERPRISE.