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Eastern times., 1853-09-29

SWEARING IN THE PRESENCE OF LADIES. A
young man, who had many worthy traits Of
character, was addicted TO profane swearing
but he considered ii ungentlemanly TO swear in
the presence Of ladies. 1t happened, however,
that young lady for whom he had the highest
respect, overheard him indulging in this sinful
practice. She was grieyed and surprised but
being true Christian, although it cost her
severe struggle, she dared not let him 60 an.
reproved. She accordingly took the earliest
opportunity 10 warn him Of his sin and its con-
sequences. AT first he strove to make her be-
lieve that she had been deceived then be rid
icued her nice scruples; then he addueed
weak arguments in favor of swearing and.
finally, as she was not TO be overcome, he left
her, flushed with anger.
When they met again. no allnsioA was made
TO the matter, for she felt that enough had been
said, and she feared TO no purpose. But cir
cumstaTces caused their paths of life TO diverge
and they were about 10 separate fUtever.-
Clasping her hand, to bid her farewell, he said,
God bless YOU, nay dear friend, for your 6Aith-
full admonition. now soemnly promise that
will never swear again Do you think shs
ever regretted the pain it cost her 10 speak to
this young man!
Eastern times., 1853-09-29

The MosT BEAUTIFUL HAND.-Two charm
ing women were discussing one day what it is
which constitutes beauty in the hand. They
differed in opinion as much as in the shape Of
the beautiful member whose merits they were
discussing. A gentleman friend presented
himself, and, by common consent, the question
was referred to him. 1t was delicate mat
ter. He thought of Paris and the three god
desses. Glancing from one to the other of
beautiful white hands presented him, which,
by the way, he had the cunning to hold for
sometime in his own, for purposes Of examin-
alton, he replied at last = I give it up; the
question is toe hard for me; but ask the poor,
and they will tell you that the most beautiful
hand in the world is the hand that gives.
Eastern times., 1853-09-29
Be Careful how YOU Strike.


An amusing incident occurred the other day,
in a fashionable music store in this city, which
should teach clerks to be careful in their
sports.
1t appears that the clerks in this store had
acquired the habit of playing off little tricks
upon each other, and one of the sports was, if
one saw the other STOPPING down to select mu-
sic, or for any other purpose, he would seize
a board, (gcnerally the top Of box,) and
spank the STOPPING victim. This practice had
gone on some time, when one day one of the
clerks who had caught the board most severely
for some past transgression, and was laying
low to catch his antagonist in position, that
he might pay him off with interest, entered
the store, and at the end Of the back counter
he saw, to his great delight, his fellow clerk,
doubled up in a beautiful position, with his
head among the lower shelves, and his body
at full angle. Now, thought he, is my time,
Mr.. Jerry; SO he selected good stiff board
about four feet long, and cautiously approach
ing him, he gave him blow that sounded all
over the store, and brought him erect at once.
At that moment Jerry appeared from behind
stack of books with his face swollen with sup
pressed laughter, and the gentleman who was
struck, stood in utter amazement, rubbing him
self most dexterously. The offending clerk
discovered to his great astonishment and re-
gret, that he had struck his worthy pastor, the
Rev. DIR. -, who was busy selecting mu-
sic, in mistake for his comrade. Of course he
was ready to fall on his knees for forgiveness,
but the deed was done.-N. Y. Picayoue.
Eastern times., 1853-09-29

Many Of our greatest men have sprung from
the humblest origin, as the lark whose nest is
on the ground scars nearest to heaven. Mar
row circumstances are the most powerful stim-
ulants to mental expansion, and the frowns of
fortune the best security for her final smiles.
Eastern times., 1853-09-29

I've known some mean men in my time.
There was Mr.. Overreach, now; he was so
mean that he always carried a hen in his gig
box, when he travelled, to pick up the oats his
horse wasted in the manger, and lay an egg
for his breakfast in the morning
Eastern times., 1853-09-29

A good mans heaven commences here
The same may be said of the wicked mans
hell. To taste of Paradise, all that's necessas
ry is, to taste of virtue. There Is more sutl'
shine in one good act, than in all the solar
systems ever invented,
Eastern times., 1853-09-29
Might and Right shall haeoma ~.

" Then through the silence overhead .
An angel with a trumpet said,
'Forevermore, forevermore,
The reign Of violence is o'er;'
And like an instrument that Aings
Its music on another's strings m
The trumpet of the angel casts
Upon the heavenly Tyre its blast,
And on from sphere to sphere the words
Re-echoed down the bursting Cords
Forevermore, forevermore,
The reign Of violence is DER r."
LOngfsllOD.
We may not be gifted with % transcenAena
an illustration, but we too, see the great truth
which it symbolizes--the supremacy of moral
power over brute force. its safe advancement
and its mild victory. We see it in tie law Of
human progress which runs through all Gods
universe. We see it in the application Of
means, through the course Of ages and the Ia
bors of the great and good, which are not
meant to be wasted. We see it i'm the feat-
ures Of the present age, the power which is
eleVating man above mechanism, the humane
idea, the increasing confidence In moral force,
the tendencies to the universal. We see II,
above all, in that Christianity, which is the
'highest fact in the rights of man. whose
work is the work of, advancement, and whose
grand triumph is the future.
And from earth, as from heaven, rises music
The sweet, sad music Of humanity"
growing more inspiring though, and breaking
into wider and wider circles, as we listen--
Heard in the clank Of the Iaborer's toll, in
the sundering Of the bondman's letters, in the
pause that follows the crash of falling institu-
tiOns, in the song that rises from fields of har-
vest, growing in the old furrOws Of violence
and blood, breaking out in waste places, muF-
| nhuring underneath all thrones. The night IS
waning, the day is at hand Happy the toll
ing and watchful scholar, who, in his position,
Stands nearest the morning, and, as gifted
oracle, shall, with trumpet-blast, fling upon
the quivering hearts that wait to hear it, the
prelude to that grand, out-bursting chorus,
which shall proclaim that Might and Right
are One e H. Chaplin.
Eastern times., 1853-09-29

Happiness is not in cottage, nor in a pal
ace, nor in riches, nor in learning, nor in ig-
norance, nor in passive life; but in doing
right, from right motives.
Eastern times., 1853-09-29

20 Yis! o Yis o Yisl'-cried an
Irishman in the street, few days since, ring
ing bell. Loss betwin twilve o'clock and
Mr. McKinistry's store on Market strate,
large brass kay. I'll not be afther tellin' ye
what kay it was for it's the kay iv the bank,
sure y
Eastern times., 1853-09-29

A genius in Iowa has invented an engine
that he supposes will supercede steam. The
motive power is gallon Of fever and agpe,
boiled down to pint
Eastern times., 1853-09-29

The following is one Of the toasts given at
the celebration Of the Fourth Of July out west:
American youth-May their ambition reach
as high as their standing collars.
Eastern times., 1853-09-29

Fanny Fern says it is provoking for wO-
man who has worked all day at mending an
old coat of her husbands to find love letter
from another woman in its pocket.
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Shocking Tragedy.

The Washington. N. c. Wing of 5oth
comes to US, with the details Of horrible
affair, the particulars Of which, in brief,
are as follows:
On Wednesday Of last week. Rev. G..
w. Caravan. charged with having. on the
18th Of November, Of last year, murdered
a young man named Lassiter, who had
been teaching school near Caravans res
idence, in Hyde county, was put on his
trial in the Court House of Beaufort coun.
ty. before his Honor, Judge Baily. The
trial had been removed from Hyde upon
the affidavit Of Caravan, that he could not
obtain justice in that county. The case
occupied the Court until 6 O'Clock on
Thursday evening last, when it was put
to the Jury. At 8 o'clock on Wednesday
morning, the Jury came into Court with a
verdict of guilty, and on being polled,
each Juror separately made the same re-
ply. The Judge then discharged the Jury,
and ordered recess Of the Court for one
hour. Just as the crowd commenced to
leave, report Of a pistol was heard, fol-
lowed immediately by another. Caravan
had two self-cocking, single barrel pistols.
With one he aimed at Mr.. Warren, one
of the counsel for prosecution. The ball
struck just above his heart and glanced,
making but slight wound. With the
other he shot hole through his own head.
As We are going to press, be lies corpse
in the prisoners box.
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SWEENEY correspondent OF the Dol
lar Newspaper gives some information in
regard to the cause, cure. &C., the lame
ness in horses called sweeney. as follows.
As to the cause, am not prepared to
say, further than believe il is generally
caused by bruise, sprain or hurt OF some
description. But can vouch for the eff
cacy OF the following preparation, it having
been long used in our neighborhood with
unfailing success:
Take four eggs, one-third Of a pound Of
butter. fresh from the churn, three-fourths
Of gill Of oil ofstone. and an equal guam
tity of oil OF spike. In making the salve,
break the eggs into a bowl or earthen ves-
sci. ,containlng nearly a quart, then with a
chip of pine wood stir the eggs well in the
bowl, melt the butter in pan. without let
ting it get hot, and add it TO the eggs. stir
ring the mixture thoroughly. Lastly, add
the other ingredients, and after stirring the
whole once more together it will be ready
for use. heated iron should be held
near the diseased part whenever the salve
lis applied.
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nomcai use oil wood is that when dry, it
burns away so rapidly that much Of the
heat passes up the chimney and is lost.
To avoid this, it is common TO rshut up the
draft, This, as we will show, is to use a
homely phrase. Npimping out OF the frying
pan into the fire." The heat evolved by
burning, may be said to be owing to the
absorption of oxygen by carbon. the guam
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Nth carbon. When any substance con.
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which is given off is always carbonic acid,
containing six pounds Of carbon united
with sixteen pounds of oxygen. But when
highly combustible substance, such as
dry wood, is thrown into heated stove,
and only small quantity OF air admitted,
carbonic acid being formed, as would be
the case were sufficient quantity of air
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ted with six pounds OF carbon. In this
way it is seen, one hGlf the heat ofthc acood
is entirely lost. Coalis liable to the same
loss, though as it is not SO inhamable. the
loss is seldom experienced to any great
extent With this fact before them, we
hope none of our readers will be guilty OF
the folly of throwing large quantity Of
finely split dry wood into hot stove, and
then shut up the draft, to prevent its burn
! ing away too rapidly; for under such cir
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believe good, dry, hard wood is cheaper
than bituminous coal, at present prices il
this city. Much more attention, and know
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are necessary to use wood economically
than in burning coal. 1t should be dry
not too finely split. and only small guam
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allowing free access Of air. II the draft il
| too strong 1t should be checked by dam
lper in the fiue, and not by shutting up th'
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Method Of Curing Prize Hams.

The hams of Maryland and Virginia
have long enjoyed wide celebrity. AT
the last exhibition of the Maryland State
Agricultural Society, four premiums were
awarded for hams. We are informed by
those who had the opportunity OF examin-
ing them, that they were Of first rate quail
ity. The following are recipes by which
The hams were cured, says the american
Farmer:
lst. T. E. Hamiztoa's Recipe. - To
every 100 lbs. of pork, take lbs. ofground
alum salt, OF. safpeire, lbs. brown su.
gar, Il OF. potash, and four gallons of wa
ter-mlx the above. and pour the brine
over the meat alter it has lain in the tub
for one or two days. Let the hams remain
six weeks in the brine, and dry several
days before smoking. have generally
had the meat rubbed with fine salt when it
is packed down. The meat should be per-
fectly cool before packing.
Cd. J. Green's Recipe.-To every 1o0o
lbs OF pork take half bnshel and half Q
peck OF salt, 8 lbs. OF salipetre, 8 lbs. Of
sugar, and quarts Of molasses. Mix.
Rub the bacon with ii we'll; keep on for
three weeks in all; at the end ofnine days
take out the hams and put those which
are al the top at the bottom.
Sd. r.. Brooks Recipe.-One bushel OF
fine salt, half bushel of ground alum
salt, one and half lbs. to the 1000 lbs. OF
pork, left to lie in pickle four weeks, hung
up and smoked with hickory until the rind
becomes a dark brown
4lh. C. D. Shagzufs Recipe.-To 100
lbs. Of green hams take lbs. ground alum
salt. 2 OF. saltpetre, 9 pearl ashes. gnl.
Ions OF water, dissolved well; skimming
off the skum arising on the surface. Pack
the hams compactly in tight vessel or
cask, rubbing the leshy parts with fine
salt In day or two pour the above
pickle over the meat, taking care to keep
ii covered with pickle. In four to six
weeks, according 10 the size and weight
of the hams, Chat is to say the longer pc.
riod forheavy hams.) hang up to smoke.
lock up. smoking with green hickory wood
I I have put up hams for the last twelve or
fifteen years by. the above recipe with uni
form success, equal at all times TO the sam,
| pie now presented.
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