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The Throne Of Solomon.

The following account of remarkable
piece of mechanism, is from Persian
manuscript called "the History Of Jerusa-
lem" 1t purports to be a description OF
the throne Of king Solomon, and il the &c.
tails are correctly given, it undoubtedly
supasses any specimen Of mechanism pro-
duced in modern times, Notwithstanding
the wonderful inventions which have ia
ken place in every branch of science.
The sides of it were Of pure gold, the
feet were of emerald and rubies, intermix-
ed, each Of which was rs big as an ostrich
egg. The throne had seven steps, on
each side were deleniated orchards full Of
uees, the branches Of which were OF pre-
cious stones, representing fruit ripe and
unrpe, on the tops Of the trees were to be
seen the figures Of plumaged birds, partic-
uary the peacock, the etaub and the kur-
ges. All those birds Were hallowed with
IN artificially, so as occasionally to utter a
thousand melodious notes such rs the ear
OF mortal never heard. On the first were
delineated vine branches, having punches
of GRAPES, composed of various colors OF
purple, violet, green, and red. On the
step on each side of the throne, were two
hons. Of terrible aspect, as large as life,
and formed of cast gold.
The nature of his remarkable throne
was such, that when Solomon placed his
foot on the first step, the birds spread their
wings and made fluttering noiSe in the
aiT. On his touching the second step, the
two lions expanded their claws. On reach
ing the third step, the whole assembly of
demons, fairies and men repeated the praise
Of the Deity. When he arrived at the
ourth step, voices were heard addressing
him in the following manner:
" Son Of David be thankful for the bless
lngs the Almighty has bestowed upon you.
The same was repeated on reaching the
fifth step. On his touching the sixth step
all the children Of Israel joined them; and
on his arrival at the seventh, all the throne
birds and animals became in motion, and
ceased not until he had placed himself in
the royal seat, when the birds, lions and
o her animals by secret springs, discharg-
ed shower Of the most precious perfume
on Solomon, after which, two Of the kur-
ges descended and placed the golden
crown upon his head.
Refore the throne was q column of bur
nished gold, on the top Of which was
golden dove, which held in its heak vol
une bound in silver. In this book were
written the Psalms of David; and the dove
having presented the book to the king, he
real aloud portion Of it to the children
of Israel. 1t is further related, that on the
approach of wicked persons to the throne,
the lions were wont to set up terrible
roaring, and to lash their tails with vio-
lence; the birds also began to bristle up
their feathers, and the assembly, also of
demons and genii, to utter horrid cries, 50
that for fear Of them no person dared be
guilty Of falsehood, but confessed their
crimes. Such was the threne Of Solomon
tho onn nf no..l
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An Exciting Scene.

A year or two ago, as the steamer
Southerner was on the point of departure
from Charleston, S. c., for New York, our
attention was attracted by number of
passengers on board, and the excitement
Of a large crowd which had gathered at a
particular place on the vessels deck. We
made our way into the throug behind the
captain, and soon found man dressed in
the garb of Quaker, seated on what ap-
pearcd to be chest, declaring that it
should not be opened unless those who
opened it killed him. While he was thus
acting, voice from the chest, (as if from
a colored person in distress,) said in a
smothcred tone
Let me out-rd rather go to massa,
oh mercy dis chile cant stan dis, no how,
Oh golly, cant stan dis no longer" :"
Look here, my fricnd," said the cap
tain, you'll please get off that chest"
"lil do no such thing" he replied
coolIy.
go, dear. luff me out dis" came dis
tinctly from the chest, as if the speaker
was sutfocating.
"Mate," said the captain, "bring some
men here, and take that person off that
chest, and break it oren."
The Quaker res stcd, was seized by the
passengers, al! believing he was stealing a
darkcy, contrary to the laws Of the South,
and held uncomtortably. The mate took
IN axe and forced the lid loose from the
chest.
ooh, don't! yoG'll kill me-" said the
satisfied voice. 81 want to get out;
want to go back, oh! dear! l shall
dicn
Hold on few minutes longer" said a
good natured person, stepping out "you
shall soon be released"
Quite an intense feeling was now raised
in the crowd, when the mate forced off
the lid, and as it came from the box, an
unearthly, dcmoniac laugh rang from the
old clothes with which the chest was fill.
ed, and no sign of any living thing was
in there. Amazement appeared on the
faces of the before angry, but now bewi-
dered loo'ierson. We were shortly after
let into the mystery, by the captain say
ing that he had forgotten that Wyman.
the Ventrloquist, was on board. That
genius was standing near, and nearly
choking with laughter at the anxious IA
ces ofspectators, and the excitement he
had raised by thus waking up a nigger in
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-05-25
The Jews.

A remarkable change, it is said, is in
progress amongst the Jews in almost every
country. Multitudes are throwing aside
the Mishma and the Ta!mad, and betaking
themselves to the study of Moses and the
Prophets. Among the Jews in London
there is, at the present time, great demand
for copies of the Old Testament. The sub
ject of their restoration to Palestil 9 and
the nature of the promises on which the
expectation is founded, are extensively en-
gaging their attention. In examining into
these matters, they have obtained consid-
erable assistance from continental Rabbi
who has lately arrived among them, and
exhibiting n manuscri pit, in which he has
endeavored to prove from Scripture that the
time has come when the Jews must set n
bou, making preparations for returning to
the land of their fathers. The said man
uscript has been printed in Hebrew and
English, and society has been formed to
further the movement proposed by the
learned Rabbi.
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IN ADVANCE
NtmG 9trnls, lr.
Robbery; Singular Detection.

Mr.. Samuel B. Parmelee, of Wallngford
son Of the Sheriff or this County, had 81,
100 i'll money, watch worth $3.50 and con-
siderable amount Of jewelry, stolen from
his residence on Wednesday night Being
unable to gain any clue to the thief, he was
inducedto consulta medium or clarvoyant,
living between Nalingford and Durham.
She stated that the property was stolen
10y servant girl, about sixteen years Of age;
that she had burned about half the money
that she had seGretcd the jcwelry under q
stone, and the remainder of the money in
another place. They returned and made
search, but were unable to find any of TIE
lost property. The girl, however, was watch
cd, and finally they concluded to visit the
clairvoyant. On being put into the mesmeric
state, she said the rest of the money had
been burned since their previous visit, and
that the Jewclry was then thrown into well
which she described with great particularly
and also mentioned other circumstances
tending to convince her hearers Of the trut!.
Of her statements.
On returning, thewell was searched, and
the jewelry found in it, precisely as it had
been described. The girl was then induced
to confess-whcn she acknowledged tina;
she had stolen the property, that she had
burned halfthe money, and after the first
search she had burned the remainder. She
also said the jewelry was under the stone
when the first search was made. In f,ct,
she confessed all the clairvoyant had stated.
In corroboration of her confessions, a slip
o! paper which was around portion of the
bills, wSs found in the ashes partly con-
sumcd.
The girlwas arrested, and is now con-
fined in the County Jail.-Ne,p Harcn Jour.
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Go NOT IN THE WAY OF SINNERs-The
following beautiful alIcgory is transatec
from the German:
Sophronius, n wise teacher, would not suf.
fer even his grown up sons and daughters to
associate with those whose conduct was not
pure and upright.
Dear Father" said the gentle Eulalia to
him one day, when he forbade her, in COM
Pany with her brother to visit the gentle
Lucinda, dear father, you must think us
very childish if you imagine that we should
be exposed to danger by it."
The father took in silence n dead coal
from the hearth, and reached it to his daugh-
Ter. at will not burn you, my child take
it."
Erlalia did so, and behold, her beautiful
white hand was soiled and Llackened, and rs
it chanced, her white dress also.
We cannot be too careful in handling
Goals" said Eulalia, in vexation.
Yes, truly" said her father, you see my
child, that Goals, even if they do not burn,
blacken; so it is with the company of the
vicious"
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And Mrs. Swallow did go to the play,

And Mrs. Swallow did 90 to the play,
and Solomon stayed at LONE.
o, hen-pecked Solomon Swallow.
The moral of this authentic tale is, that
bachelors wives and old maids "children"
are always excellent in theory, but as bad
as can be in practice and that managed
wife is better than no wife at all.
Had Solomon only treated his better
half decently in the beginning, things
might have gone on smoothely to the end,
but as it was, he compelled her to be a
Tartar, in her own defence, he had to take
the consequences.
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nz- Avoid too mnch f.u,;,;

@ Avoid too much familiarity in
conversation. He that famiIiarizes him
self presently loses the superiority that
his serious air gave him. The more COM
mon things are, the less they sre esteem
ed. Familiarity discovers impehections
that reservedness conceals. Be not too
familiar with superiors, for fear of danger
nor with interiors, for il is indecent; far
less with mean people, whom ignorance
renders insolent, insomuch that being In
sensible Of the honor that is done them,
they presume it is their due.
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Good Manners.

II your ambition is to be we'll bred
lady, you must carry your good manners
everywhere with you. These are not
things that can be laid aside, and put on at
pleasure. True politeness in uniform dis
interestedness in triaes, accompanied by
the calm selfpossession which belongs to
noble simplicity Of purpose, and this is
the effect Of q Christian spirit running
through all you think, say or do. unless
you cultivate and exercise it en- all occa-
sions, and towards all persons it will never
become a part fyourself. When you try
to assume it for some special purpose, It
will sit awkwardly up.n you, and often
and often fail you at your greatest need.
II you are unpolite TO your wasberwoman,
yon are in great danger Of being so to the
very lady whose good wishes you are try
ing TO propitiate.
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A married lady who was very fond Of
her husband, notW outstanding his extreme
ugiincss OF person, once said 10 witty ac-
quaintance-
What do you think my husband has gone
and laid out fifty dollars fors large baboon
on purpose to plese mel
The dear little man. cried The othor,
well il is Just like him..
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A Mrs. Boots of Pennsylvania, has left
her husband, Mr.. Boots, and strayed to parts
unknown. We presume these pair of boots
are rights and lefts. We cannot say, how
ever, that Mrs. Boots is right, but there is
no mistake, Mr.. Boots is left.
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A Dutchman, on being called upon to help,
pay for a lightning rod for the village church
towards the building of which he had sub
scribed literally, exclaimed
have helped to build house for dc Lort,
and if he chooses to donder on it and knock
1t down, he must do it at his own risk
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A SAD DIsAPPoNTmESr.---'vaf de mat
ter, watts de matter = exclaimed an old
Ouch friend of ours, as he tucked % his
apron and ran out ofhis shop to know the
meaning ofa crowd In his neighborhood.
Watts do natterP
There's man killed. replied byssan !
der.
oh, is dat all = said our friend, eSident-
" disappointed; 'ish dat ALI shoost man
Kilt humPh, thought IL was fight
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ET In Russia they have an effectual
contrivance for preventing horses from
running away Around the horses
neck, near the neck-strap,is is placed cord
with running knot. To this slip-noose
is attached pair of reins, on gentIemen's
horses generally Of silk cord about the size
Of a pipestem, which always lie thrown
over the dashboard, ready to be seized
at once. When horse starts and be-
comes unruly, The gentleman takes up
this cord and tightens the horse's throat
so that he cannot BREATHE 1hc most
furious horse stops almost Instantly, but
be will not fall or kick
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my German fsisud, how long have you
been marriedF Nzes
vel, dis 10 q ting vat seldom don't like 10
talk about, but ven does 10 seems to
be 80 long ss Il never vas.'
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SAID one to an aged friend a had let
ter from q distant correspondent the other
day who inquired il you were in the land Of
the living" @No," replied the saint-like,
venerable man, e but I am going there. This
world is alone the world Of shadows, aad
the eternal Is the only. one Of living reali-
ties"
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R. 8. BAILEY,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
TERMS {:

The "LEDGER" is published every We'd
nes1ay morning, at the low price Of TWO
DOLLARS per Annum, if paid IN AID
VANCE; Two dollars and half, if pay
ment be delayed three months, and THREE
DOLLARS at the end Of six months.
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"Vat you make derc g. hastily inquired
Dutehman of his daughter, who was being
kissed very elamorously.
@Oh, not much, just courting little dafs
all" E
Ohio, dat's all, no! py tam, l thought you
vas vightiag."
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An humble soul, Ikea white sheet, must -
be prepared 10 receive that which the hand
Of heaven shall imprint upon IL
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A negro fellow the other day got him
se'f into trouble by marrying two Wives
A great many white men do tbe same by
marying one. s sl2
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ADVERTISING.

ADvERrrsEMESTs will be inserted at sew
entv-fve cents per square for the first inser
tion, and thirty-seven and a half cents per
square for each additional insertion.
Single insertion, one doll per square.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-06-09

inguished names of the next two centuries
the conquest, belong to poets
more frequently natives of Normandy than
England. The only poem ofany Importance
oetw een this period and the time Of Chau-
GER. is one called "Le Brut d'Anqleterre,' -
,Brutus of England) written about ll6O by
a Maistre Trace, in French; and its import
ance consists only in the influence it had on
after literature. having, according to Ellis
given TO Shakespeare his Lear, and to num-
Der of other writers their most prominent
characters.
About the end Of the thirteenth century
arose that series of writer's, classed together
as "the r hyming Chronclers," whose work
consisted in history of England written il
verse. Their matter is mostly fabulous, AM
their style constrained and frigid. Thi
brings us to the time of sold Geoffrey o
s xeet memory" lKON.
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The Jacob Strader.

We cAnowledge an invitation from Capts
q. Shirley and Thomas Sherlock, to become
passenger on the new low pressure steamer
1icoo Strader, on her trial trip last Tuesday,
between Cincinnati aud Louisville. We re.
greet not being one Of the crowd which were
on the Jacob Strader that day, as we feel con.
hdent everything went of happily, and the
Strader proved herself as fast as she is mao.
nihcent a steamer. She was buil. un ,bs
low pressure principle; and her machinery ia
said to be splendid. Her cost is about sI4o..
ooo. She will be placed Immediately in the
Cincinnati and Louisville Packet line.
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DANcIsG.-The general Assembly, at Buffa-
10 passed the following resolution upon'the
subject OF dancing. 49,
RESOLVED, That the fasEi 5sble amusement of
promiscuous dancing is so enfiFely unscriptu al
and eminently and exclusively that the
"world which liveth in wickedness," and s.,
wholly inconsistent with the Spirit of Christ,
and with that propriety of christian deport-
ment, and that purity Of heart which his fol-
lowers are bound to maintain, as to render it
not only improper and injurious for protesting
christians either to partake in it, or qualify
their children for it by teaching them the art;
but also to call for the faithful and judicious
exercise of discipline on the part of Chur oh
Sessions, when any of the members of their
Churches have been gully.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-06-09

6The Shotweli arrived here Yesterday
afternoon about O'Clock, from Louisville.
Capt. Elliott still claims the victory, and sa vs.
he will bring this trip retaliatory evidence to
the Eclipse's certificates. which will refute
their statements. Everything is dull, and
"fun ahead" is what we are looking after
We thank the officers for late papers. We
thank DIR. Jas. Abbey, our pilot friend, for a
package of papers.
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oHe have recommended Mr.. Schmuck
of the Post Office, for the position of first
clerk in the Office. but he is already supplan-
ted. The Postmaster brought homo yesterday
"hrsf assistant" in the form of a bride. Mr. s.
can now retire to an inferior position, but
none the less honorable than that he former-
Iy occupied. He is still an Industrious, indie
fatgable public servant, and a favorite with
all who ha, business at the Post Office.
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B. L ELLIOTT.
Captain Steamboat A. l.. Shutwell.
A Carl ID.
LOUISVILLE. .IuD

LOUISVILLE, June 6, 1853.
have seen with no little surprise, card
published in the Louisville papers over the
signature of Capt. E. T. Sturgeon, with re.
gard to the late runs Of the Eclipse and
Saotwell; to which is appended a list of wit
nesses as to The time of starting from
New Orleans and the time of reaching Port
land. The card is well enough in its way,
and would be satisfactory if it were ONLY =,
conclusive to the world as it seems to be to
owners of the Eclipse.
reported the time Of the Shotwell from
New Orleans to Louisville correctly, and did
not consider my report as needing proof for
us truth. Such proof have in part, and 9TH
er testimony shall be adduced, not only to
prove my report strictly true, but it shall 90
Ear towards proving Capt. Surgeons incor.
rect.
ask the public to suspend all judgement
10 the natter till my return from New Or
leans.
B. L. ELLIOTT.
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LARGEST BUSINESS STREET IN THE WORLD.
1t is stated in a Philadelphia newspaper, that
Second street in that city. is five miles long
IN straight line from north to south. It is
occupied with retail shops and stores almos,
exclusively, and is the longest street so tenan-
ted and used to be found in the new or old
world
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The Effect. of RsiIroads.

The Rutland VT. Herald. speaking OF
railroads and their effects upon tie business
in that State, says: they have been the
means of developing our natural resources,
finding a market for them, and bringing
wealth in return. The population of the
State is rapidly increasing by the influx of
capitalists End labore-s, induced the by the
hidden riches of their mountains; and with
the increased demand thereby occasioned for
real estate and property of all kinds, its value
is greatly enhanced. Compared with their
situation aud hno,0n prospects ten years ago,
the Herald says, they have advanced in wealth
and consequence more than five hundred per
cent and that they have only just commen-
ced
New sources Of wealth are constantly de-.
veloned, which would have otherwise laid dor
mant, and the prospect in the future is, that
the little Green Mountain State will occupy
the place in point of wealth among her sis.
Ter states. that she long since attained in
intelligence and morals. II this be true of
the effect Of railroads in Vermont, which we
have incontestible reasons for believing, how
much more benefcisl must be their effect
in our own Great West" infinitely superior
in agricultural resources and in mineral
wealth. The argument that would sup
port the construction .. o. .ci!-.ys as the most
England States, will apply with ten fold more
force in almost every Western State. The
Western and North Western States in their
Agricultural resources are incomparaby more
valuable; and in mineral wealth, the Eastern
States can bear no favorable comparison
The New England States are chequered with
the iron rail in every direction, until it has
become the universal moce of conveyance,
both for man and the products of bis labor
and industry.
Yet, with such incontrovertibe evidences
before their eyes. there are many men in our
midst, who still think the construction of
railroads of doubtful utility in the State OF
Indiana. We occasionally hear croakings
from tine Capitol of our State. to the effect
ss.s sss s.isie= oG-snterprise which so nobly
Dy an Inglorious dissolution" Such predic-
tions, however, are obviously the oozngs OF
sonl of exceeding narrow conceptions, a nd
equally contracted ideas of what is going on
In the world, outside the narrow circle of his
jaundiced vision.
The era of railroads, which will bring man
In close connection with his fellow beings.
morally, socially and commercially, with the
civilizlng influences of such association, will
doubtless remove the scales from the eyes of
those opake bodies who cannot see, or seeing
cannot comprehend the advantages of Lo-
conceive over q el-barrow, or that he
present age is Proportionately in advance of
mat Obvious past. for which some men seem
constitutionally adapted.
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GooD.-At the Tom Moore Supper, recent
ly given in New York, ex-Mayer Quincy, des-
canting upon the Irish character, observed
that although he had never been at Cork, he
'had seen so many Drawings of it that evening
.n.e felt himself almost an Irishman.''
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~ you say Mrs. Smith, that you have
lived with the defendant for eight years.
Does the court understand from that that you
"are married to himp'
"In course it does"
"Have you a marriage certi6cate,"
eyes, your honor, three on en,--two gals
and boy"
Verdict for the plaintih-cail the mex,
case.
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~- Mr.. T. b. Stevenson has retired from
the tripod of the Maysville Eagle, his place
being filled by Richard H. Collins.