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The Old Atheist.

Death and of all his wealth not sufficient
to bury him with proper decency. Died doubt
ing to the last, poor-old-grey-head atheist
Years ago his home was palace, his daugh'
terS were beautiful, his sons stately and noble
he glorifed in unbelief "his eyes stood out
with fatness." Itseemed hard to the pool
Christians and one was tempted to say Itis
better with the wicked than the good
But by these were clouds on which the rain
drops dismally, lies his pine coffin. And The
sexton strikes it with hisshovel and coarse jests
profane the garden of God"
Poor old atheist One daughter lies bro
ken hearted in an early grave, one in a foreign
land wanders under the weight of his curse
the youngest son, the old 'man's darling" rots
in jail, The other died drunken.
All are atheists Prosperity kept them
company long, their ships sailed in safety; their
orchards were never blighted sickness taint-
ed not their beauty; care and disappointment
left their heats alone.
But to-day where are they, with the wealth
and glory Of prosperity v?
Aye, is it true
"The mill of God grinds late but Il grinds to
powder" MAD.
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The Organ and the President.

The Press and the people generally were sur
prised atthe ground takenin that Organ of Pre-.
s.dent Pierce the UDmH, in favor Of the Auto
crat of Russia. The House was getting too
warm for the President, and the Russian adyo-
cacy had to be disavowed, and Mr.. Pryor, one
Of the Assistant Editors, was made to avOw the
article and yindice.e the President, and 10 walk
out of his place. Pryor's card was published
in the Iitelligencer, not in the Union, and the
readers of he official paper are kept ignor ant
of the fact that the Russian article was not ap-
proved of by The President, or that its author
walked the plank. What does this meant
Gin. Coz
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A Short Story.

A Eve dollvr bill of the State Bank of South
Carolina, was shown TO the editor of the ST
Louis Democrat, with the following endorse
ment on its back
"This is the last FIVE dollars, William. of an
estate of $50, 900, left me three years ago bV
my father, and unless I make raise with this
to night at game of de poke am goner.
January 81, 1850, G. w. JERMAN."
Under this was written in another hand, ''the
unfortunate writer of the above shot himself in
in his room in Buffalo, at o'clock on the
morning of the 28th of January, 1850.
&~+*What mournful story this short record
tells. A youth of Ofpromise entering upon life
full of bright hopes-succeeded to noble in.
heritance-passing a career Of debauchery, led
on by the wretched allurements of the gaming
table until home, friends, health, reputation
souls salvation are all ruined, and theb the
end--"setting life upon cast" and giving q
discharge in full Of all earthly demands at the
muzEle Of the murderous pistol. 1t is the un
told history of thousands-the knife, the pisto
The calm flowing liver, the rope. the poisoned
cup. "Tis true, tits pity, pity tits it's true
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Fight with n CaIifO..in lion.

The following account Of a conflict in which
a young brother Of h. j. Greentree. of S.,n
Francisco, living at Jacksonville, encountered
and Killed large California lion, one Of the
mos formidable beasts Of the mountains. The
ult.
Last Monday, while the comrade of young
ureenlree' who is only 10 years old, was a6.
sent hearing barking and yelling about his
cabin after be bad retired, he arose, and dis.
covered thatthe noise proceeded from butch.
er's shop next door. and was produced by a
large beast. Mr.. reentree GOT up, and pro-
curing light, took his pistol and sailed forth;
at the same moment be heard bis name called
BY the butcher, Who begged that the light
might be brought, as the CayOtes were killing
his dog. As he entered the shop, he discover
ed the dog, who is a very large and powerful
animal. grapPled by an immense California IL
on. On the light appearing the monster lOos-
ened himself Erom the grip Of the dog, and
selzing piece Of beef made for the door Il
was then for the FIRST time that a shot could be
rlsked. The butcher aimed at his head, but
before he could fire, dog outside had seized
the lion by the l,g. The infuriated beast turn
ed and dispatched him in an instant, tearing o.
pen his bowels and laying him dead at the
door. The butcher now fred and his ball struck
IN the neck. The lion instantly turned about
and sPrang towards the butcher, but be was
met by heavy bloR from an axe in the hands
ofyoung Greentree, which felled him and he
was then soon despatched.
The lion was measured, and found to be six
feet six inches long from the tip to end, and
his weight was near three hundred pounds.
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sub'eribsrs' vho Do bot give ezprsH soi,e, q
be contrary are considered Nishing to eOatinu
their subscriptions.
=. II subscribers order the disoontiuance Of
t1eif papers, the publisher may continue 10 send
ZEN until all arrearages are paid.
5. u subscribers neglect or refuse TO take their
papers from the Offices TO which they are sent, they
are, are held responsible till they have settled their
oiIls, and ordered their paper discontinued.
II subscribers remove to other places without
noui!lng the publisher, and the pspe' Is not sent
70 a former dl'cctiOn; they are hrt rrsnnnsible.
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From the Journal of Commerce.
A TOAST FOR THE dIh OF JULY

God bless the good old Thirteen States.
God bless the young Ones too:
Who cares for musty birth -dates4
God bless them, old and new.
The old ones FIRST our freedom gained
In bloody Sight of gore:
The yoang ones have their rights maintained
AS the old Oaes did before
Or South or North or East or West.
Twin sisters all they be;
One mother nursed them at her breast.
And that was Liberty.
And may the wretch whose hand shall strive
Tocut their vital thread,
BE ScOrn'd while ia this world alive,
Aad scon'd when he is dead. M.
Now gil the bowl with natures wine,
Let's drink God save the King"
The only King by right divine,
The Sovereign People King.
For they're the only King own,
All others despse:
The King that towers above the throne,
The King thst never dies.
Oh! may that scepter vide extend.
Ger every land and sea, o.
Without beginning, without end,
And conquer to set free.
Till freedoms banner Aoats alone,
A beacon in the sky,
And man no other Lord shall own
But Him who rules on high.
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The FACE OF A MAN UPON THE TOP OF HIS
HEAD.-In the city of New York, where rents
are so ruinOusly high, and competition in bust
ness so ceaselessly active and energetic, almost
every method that it is possible for human in
genuity to invent, is resorted to, for the purpose
Of obtaining customers, extending trade, or ma
king "more money" Of all these methods,
one of the most extraordinary and at the same
time simple if not effective in its way, is that
BY which the dagurreotype process is made to
play novel and conspicuous part. 1t seems
that some one of the enterprising hatters in that
metropolis, has daguerrean gallery connect,
ed with his salesroom or mandatory, express
ly fitted up and devoted for the accommodation
and benefit of his customers. On purchasing
covering for your caput in this store, you are
furnished with daguerreotype of your coun-
tenance-tbe image, large or small-being FIR
mly affixed to the lining upon the inside of the
crown ofthe new beaver, so that whoever wears
hat thus garnished, is sure 10 have the like
ness OF his own face upon the top of his head
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-07-07

DIR. Johnson concludes his life of the
brilliant, but unfortunate Savage, with The re-
mark This biography will not be wholly
without its use, if those who in confidence of
superior capacities or attanments, disregard
the common maxims of life, shall be reminded
that nothing will supply the want of prudence;
and that negligence and irrcgularity, long con-
tnued, will make knowledge useless, wi! rid
culous, and genious contemplate"
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-07-07

Mint jnleps were invented. it is said,
by Virginia editor, who, having kissed
pretty girl after she had eaten some mint, was
so intoxicated with pleasure that he devoted
several months in attempting 10 produce an ar
ticle which would recall he original as wildly
as possible.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-07-07

Nails GRowING IN THE FLEsH.-A late wri.er
in the Ohio Cullivator gives the following rem
edy: "Cut notch in the middle of the nail
everv time the nail is pared. The disposition
oclose the notch draws the nail from the sides
1t cured mine after had suffered weeks with
its fostering.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-07-07

RAILROAD Acc1DENT.-The morning Express
train from New York for Boston via New Ha-
ven, Hartford and Springfield on the Esd, came
in collision with freight train standing on a
side track, at East Brook6eld, smashing two
freight cars, three baggage cars, and four pas
senger cars badly. William johnson, of Wor'
cester, was killed, and several others were in
iured. The accidents attributed to the care
llessness Of the switchman.
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-G1RLs BEWARE l-LJean Paul thus eau
tons young girls. The young men fall on their
knees before you ; but, remember, it is but as
the infantry, that they may conquer and kill
or as the hunter, who only on bended knees takes
aim at his victim.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-07-07

SAL" cries girl, looking out at the up
per story of small grocery, addressing anoth-
er girl who was trying 70 enter at the front door,
we've all been at camp-meeting, and been con-
verted so when you want milk on Sundays,
You'll have to come in The back way /"
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Those who can pay their way do, and
take credit to themselves for their honesty
those who find they can't are soon content TO
remain in debt.-HousekOld Words.
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We do not find that civilization lightcns
mems tolls; as yet it has increased them AZ 4
in this see the the sign of deep detect in
what we call the progress of society Chon-
nina.
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potttp
CONE TO MEIN DREAMS.
BY GEORGE D. PRENTICE.

ny GEORGE D. PRENTICE.
Come in beautiful dreams, love,
Oh! come TO me oft,
When the light wing Of sleep,
On my bosom lies soft;
Oh! come when the sea,
In the moons gentle light,
Beats low on the oar
Like the pulse Of the night
When the sky and the wave
Wear their lOveliest blue ~.
When the dew's on the flower,
And The star on the dew.
Come in beautiful dreams, love,
Oh! come and wen stray,
Where The whole year is crowned
With the blossoms Of May
Where each sound is as sweet
As the COO of the dove,
And the gales are as soft
AS the breatlings of love.
Where the beams kiss the waves,
And the waves kiss the beach;
And our warm lips may catch
The sweet lessons they teach.
Come in beautiful dreams, love,
oh! come and we'll fly
Like two winged spirits
OF love through the sky;
With hand clasped in hand,
On our dream wings we'll go
Where the starlight and moonlight
Are bending their glow;
And on bright clouds we'll linger
OF purple and gold.
Till loves angels envy
The bliss they behold!
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New wHEAr-The N. York Journal of Com

New WHEAr-The N. York Journal of Com.
merce Of yesterday says
"The first sample of new wheat appeared on
Change this morning. 1t is earlier by sever
al days than we ever remember to have seen il
offered at any previous season. The parcel con-
sisted Of fsixty bags of Georgia, and appeared
to be of most excellent quality. We under
stand it was taken by the Messrs. Heckers. the
proprietors Of tho Croton Mills, who design to
produce from it a specimen of their -four, for
exhibition at the Crystal Palace in this city,
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-07-07

Why are blacksmiths very great rascals Be
cause they forge and steel every day!
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soxG.-DY BARRY CORNWALL.

Sing low song!
A tender cradling measure, soft and low,
Not sad, not long,
But such as We remember long ago,
When time, now o., was Aying
Over the sunny seasons, bright and feet
And the red rose was lying
Among a croud offiours all too sweet,
Sing Ger the bier
The bell is swinging in the time-worn tower;
He's gone who late was here.
AS fresh as manhood in its lustiest hour,
A song to each brief season,
Winter and shining summer, doth belong,
For some sweet human reason
Ger cradle or The coffin still song.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-07-07

Es- In a breach OF promise case, the follow
ing evidence was put by the plaintiff against
the defendant:
elizabeth Crocker, my dear,
love you, dear, true and sincere;
cannot express my mind,
But my heart is truly thine.
Il tell you as plainly as man can speak,
love you as true as my life,
And shall never be easy, my dear,
Until you become my wife.
IfyOu object to me, never will ask woman
again,
For one year, two or ten."
The lover of such poetry as this had to pay
81, 500 damages. Served him right,
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-07-07

When are ladies toes like oaks When
they bear ache-cOrns
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The TnI'n Of n' States and the ConsuOn Of the UnonD
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-07-14

1t stole on its pinions of snow to the head of
disease; and the sufferers frown became smile;
the emblem of peace and endurance. . ..
1t went to the house of mourning-and from
the lips of sorrow there came sweet and cheer
full songs. .. ... ..t ......
1t laid its head upon the arm of the poor man,
which was stretched forth at the command of
of unholy impulses, and saved him from dis.
grace and ruin. . ,..-. 4 .tE s.
1t dwelt like living thing in the bosom of
the mother, whose son tarried long after the
promised time Of his coming; and saved her
from desolation, and the "care thai killeth."
1t hovered about the head of the youth who
had became the lshmael of society; and led
him onward to works which even his enemies
praised,
1t snatched a maiden from the jaws of death,
and went with an old man to Heaven.
No hope my good brother, Have it.
Beckon it on your side. Wres!le with it that
it may not depart. 1t may repay your pains.
Life is hard enough at best-but hope shall lead
you over its mountains, & sustain thee amid its
pillows. Part with all beside-but keep thy
hope.
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About MILK.

Mr.. WilliarlP Fogg has given some valua-
BILE information on the chemical properties OF
milk and butter, Which every dairy man or wo-
Snan ought to read. We give few extracts
from his remarks
"The ordinary temperature of new milk is
from 65 to 70 degrees To the naked eye it
seems pure white liquid but when viewed
through microscope, an infinite number of
globules appear which contain the oily part of
butter. When the milk is set away in the cai-
nv, these oily particles, being the fghtest, grad
uallY rise to the surface and form cream. But
when milk is exposed to the atmosphere, the
oxygen absorbed by it. slowly changes the
milk sugar into what is called tdctid dcid.-
This acid causes the casiene or curd to coagu-
late, prevents the further separation OF the
cream, and the milk becomes sour.
The curd of sour milk is always found to
contain more or less butter sometimes as much
as two per cent, or one half the whole quantity
contained in the milk (the best milk seldom
contains FIVE per cent? This arises from the
fact that the lactid acid is formed before the
buttery particles have had time to rise to the
surface, Hence, the longer we can keep milk
sweet, the more cream we can obtain"
Mr.. Fogg gives the following process for
preventing milk from becoming sour, based
upon the chemical principle of adding an alkali
which shall combine with the acid as fast as it
forms, and neutraGze it
l''Carbonite Of soda is the substance which
experience has proved best adapted for this
purpose. tits perfectly innocuous, and when !,I
pure, imparts 20 disagreeable flavor to the milk
or butter. tIalf tea-spoonial dissolved in wa,
ter and mixed with four quarts of milk, will
Keep it sweet four or Ave days. Invery VAIN
weather, more than the above quantity of So
da is required. Farmer.
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CAN PorAroEs BE PLANTED IN THE FALL
They can and will they grow and produce
we'll +? They will if rightly dealt. Mr.. Mar
tin Gushing, citizen of Bath in that State
writes to the Maine Farmer that he witnessed
an experiment of person who worked farm
of the late P. Talmon. He planted a field of
potatoes in the fall, just before the ground frOse.
In the spring following they came up well; he
hoed them carefully, and kept them from weeds
and in the month Of June, they wore probably
an early variety he began to dig them. They
sold readily for dollar bushel. He had an
abundant crop, and sold fire hundred bushels
at that price. .a ....E
To make the thing go, it must be requisite
that dry ground be selected, for potatoes will
not bear water.-Perhaps too, it would be
needful to cover the hills with leaves, straw or
some mulching substance but of this we are
not certain. Try it friends on small scale
Prairie Farmer.
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Tho Cincinnati BANK Forvc,, Co.,

! The Cincinnati papers report the testir,o,,
in this case at length. We have looked N 49,,
or three Of the reports, and we fad M. r,s,,o,s
set forth in the following article suJ.,an;isIl,
sustained, we have read nothing more tlrillin6
for long time. The effect il seems 70 n,
must be fatal to the defence. We copy from
the Cincinnati Commercial, Of Friday
/ Az ExTRAORDISARY SCENE IN CouRr.--W,
were for an hour in attendance al the Crimina
Court yesterday afternoon, and there witnessed
one Of The most thrilling scenes that ever pas
sed before mortal eyes. Tie great Bank For
geiy case was progressing. The Hon VIM
+. johnson, a witness called BY defense. was
on the stand. Mr.. johnson was member of
the State Senate in l849, and is prominent as
poliui:an and business man. He was par-
ileular friend Of Mr.. Kssane, having been a
member Of the firm Of Lot, Pugh q Co. Of
which ktssane was confidential clerk. He cal
led on Mr.. kissane day before yesterday. and
told him that he was able to testify a. 10 his
whereabouts on the 14h December last
and correct a mistake made by some ofthe wit.
neses for the prosecution. Previous TO that
call he had not seen Kissanc for long time.
and 1t was from reading reports Of the lestimo-
ny in the Commercial, that the idea occurred
TO him Of taking the stand and proving an qlIi
for his old associate. The testimony that he
gave will be found recorded fully IN our regu-
lar report
After be had testified 10 the whereabouts Of
Mr.. Kissane on the lth of December, and the
business transactions be had with him on that
day Mr., Pruden proceeded to cross-examine
him, aud asked if he knew Mr. Kissane's hand
writing. He replied, with a smile, Eyes as
well as | know my own" Mr.. Prulen then
handed him check drawn by Kissane and the
forged check, and inquired whether he could
detect any similarity in the hand writing that
filed them up. Mr.. johnson took the papers
and closely examined them. As he did So an
expression of terror came upon his countenance
and with a convulsive movement he threw the
papers upon the table. crying in tone of hor-
ror' "Ihat check is kissane's hand writing =
He then staggered 10 his chair, exclaiming. in
a tone that sent shuddcr 10 every heart
"GREAT Cop !"
The effect Of this tragic scene was stunning.
Judge and jury, lawyers, and spectators, were
alike appalled, After a moment of brealhless
excitement and suspense, the Court took re-
cess. This movement seemed involuntary, for
calm consideration could not he given to anv
subject; while dismay was upon the features Of
every man. Mr.. johnson was ghastly pale and
as he slowly recovered, an expression ofintense
pain settled upon bis countenance, and he SEEM
ed suddenly to have grown old. No scene that
pen Of the novelist or the dramatist ever drew.
could equal the terrific dramatic grandeur and
power Of the solemn reality of this occurrence.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-07-14

An AGREEABLE OPERATIox.-An observing
correspondent of the Springfield Republican
who has been writing from Vienna, gives the
following amusing description of the mode of
leave taking among the people out there:
On parting with my friends in Vienna, | was
initiated into the mysteries of "a Austrian leave
taking. 1t consists of an endless series, an in
definite prolongation, labarynthine maze, of
hearty huggings, warm embraces, affectionate
squeezings, and cordial kissings. As long as
the clip service is confined to "lovely woman
It's by no means disagreeable, but when bur-
iy Individual whose face fairly brstles with
hair, whose cheeks whose chin, whose Inns.
present one unbroken phalanx of stifiy pointed
lances, encireles you in his arms, and imprints
on each side salute that nearly takes the skin
OFT, and makes your face tingle with pain for
an hour after, the sentiment, the poetry. the
eterverscence, the fragrance Of the thing van
ishes entirely, and it is converted into most
nauseatng penance. But to refuse your Aus
trian friend this farewell salution, would be to
offend him mortally. was doomed to under
go this excrutiating ordeal offriendship several
times, therefore speak feelingly on the sub
Ject. have often been amused at the mutual
efforts of two natives to penetrate the thick
''chappara" of each others faces. in order to
find clear space sufficiently large to implant
token of their brotherly affection. What is
better calculated to provoke smile than to see
this, with us feminine mode of greeting. ex-
changed in the street been two hairy patriarcbs
OF sixty or seventy winters.
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Ok SMoMSG.-Of the three modes of using
tobacco, smokingis that which seems 20 have in
slnuated itself most extensively among the
youth ofOur community. Tobacco, in this wav.
being drawn in with the vital breath conveys
its poisonous influence into every part of the
lungs. There the noxious fluid is entangled in
the minute spongy ar-cells, and has time TO ex-
ert its pernicious influence on the blood, not
vivifying it, but vitiating it. The blood i'm
bibes the stimuant narcotic principle, and cir
culates it through the whole system: il produ-
ces, in consequence, febrile action in those of
delicate habit Where there is any tendency
to phthisic and tubercal deposit in the lungs,
debility of these organs, consequent on the use
of tobacco in this way, must favor the deposit
of tuburculous matter, and thus SOW the seeds
of consumption. This practice impairs the ma.
tural taste, and relish for food lessons the ap.
petite and weakens the power of the stomach.
AS to the pleasure produced BY it, it is, l be.
lieve a well known fact that person smoking
in the dark is very unable to determine whet6
er bis Sigar is lighted or not.-Dr Warren.