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Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-08-09
Threescore and Ten.

When | was boy used TO think
thrcescorc and ten years a very sufficient
spell of this world. | wondered how a,
ny body coull CRU mbl, at so liberal an
allowance of life; anl indeed, for my
own share, would no moro have hcsitn.
tel 10 give up my claim to the old ten
years than the goll dissors do to throw
the odd ounces into the bargain. That,
say was in my boyhool, when | was
100 far off from what i was dealing so
generously with to be able to understand
any thing about it. know better now.
Thrcescore and ten might have suited
the Israeltes very we'll when they were
wandering in the wilderness; but am
decidedly of opinion that Moses, when
stating the limit, in his prayer printed in
the Book Of Psalms, made no allusion to
us. In fact, the period in itsel(is objcc'
tionable, inasmuch as it is not period
at all; but more like a semicolon. ltis
not even an even which is odd;
resembling more a halfway house than a
final resting place. ltmakes me uncom
Portable to hear people talking Of three
score and ten, as if they thought it i'm
proper to fly in the face Of Moses
Chalmers.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-08-09
Arrival Of an Archbishop from Rome

Archbishop Bclini, specially COM
missioncd by his holiness Pope Plus lX
70 pay visi; to our government at
Washington, with what specific pur'
pose in view, if any beyond the mere in
terchangc of official courtescs, we are
not informed,) has arrived in town, and
stays for the present with Archbishop
Hughes.
Archbishop Bodini, as we shovel the
other day, is very distinguished digni.
tary Of the church of Rome, and his al.
vent here at this time is looked upon as
quite an advent by the Roman Catholics.
Besides his mission to the seat Of Gov.
ernment, we are informed that he intends
to visit the several loccses in the Uni.
ted States, probably with view Of ascer
tanning the condition an resources OF
the Roman Catholic Church in this
coun,ry.-N Y. Express.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-08-09
Society Ofthe last Man.

Nearly twcnly.onc years ago, seven
young men Of this city, then in the cal,
~ flush of manhood, entered into dn rs
socaiion for an annul meeting and sup
per SO long MS one of their number shoulc
survive. These seven were DR.. Vatlier
DR.. James Nj. Mason, William Slams
bury, William Dinscy, jr. Henry l.
Talem, Joseph r. Mason, and Fcntor
II. Lawson. For several years, thu
pleasure Of their meeting ~as unalloy
ed with sorrow by death. In 1889 on'
yacan, seat, and one u,l. scd plate an
nouncci the beginning Of the wreck
which Death was sure nt last 10 make
of ell their number. BY AMI by a sec
ond empty plate bore testimony To the
stern reality Of the rclcntle ssness OF the
grave. Soon but four met at at the AL
nual commemmoration, and another
unoccupicd chair told its silent story.
A year or two longer, and the dead
were more than the living; three
survivors rename -four had died;
and now another, Fcnton Lawson,
swells the triumph Of the grave. Mex,
October, DR.. Waiter and Henry Tatenl
will meet alone if death is not too ur
gent, and how sadly and solemnly, as
they look upon the memorials of Their
departed associates, will they mentally
agi:a.e the question which of the two
will finally sit solitary in the shadowy
presence Of the dead and say "to the
grave thou art my brother, and to cor
ruption thou art my sister,"
How awful that last supper whcn the
sole survivor enters the loom and see;
there the seven plates and tie seven
chair, each of which tells him "what
shadows we are, and what shadows we
pursue. Gin. Ga=.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-08-09
The President at Q Toll. Gate.

luC w oSHibSt"h evening SsN sOaoeSe
the following incident:
Not long since the President, in after
noon ride with his cslimablc lady and
female friend, was brought up by the gate
upon the Columbia turnpike, on the op'
positc side Of the Potomac. His coach.
man searched his pockess in vain for tho
requisite shilling. The President search
ed his. But, alas, no, solitary shilling
had they among them! The toll gather
cr, who is at times annoyed by the pranks
of"las" folks passing his gate on their
way to the ,fotting course, without"hold.
ing up" to pay toll, began 10 think Of
closing the bar upon the carriage, when
the driver informed him that the g,ntle.
man inside was the President ofihe Uni.
tel States, and the gentleman male
i, all rish, by promising to pay the shll'
ling when next he should venture 10 rile
on the Virginia sile."
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-08-09

We insert the following for the ben.
eft of our lady readers: The fine gloss
on new Inca shit bcsoms. &c, %
made by the following recipe. Ike
two ounces o! fine white gum arabic
powder--put it into a pitcher, and pour
on it pint or more OF boiling water
according TO the degree Of stiffness you
desire, and then, having covere it, let
it set all night. In the morning pour
it carefully from the dregs into clean
bottle, cork it for use. A table spoon.
lul Of gum water, stirred into q pint OF
starch that has been made in the usual
manner, will give to lawns, either white
or printed, look Of newness when moth.
ing else can restore them after washing.
1t is also good. if much diluted, for white
muslin and bobinet.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-08-09
Thunder StOrm--Fatal Results.

A thunder storm Of unusual severity
was experienced in most parts OF Fair
field County last Thursday afternoon,
at about 6 o'clock. The rain came
down in floods, and the flashes Of light.
ming were vivid and almos, incessani,
In Fairfield, two men were Kill
led in BRIDGEPORT, the lightning struck
in two places, hitting charfactofy,
and in another part ofthe town knock
ing down Mr.. Burton Nichols.-Ilis lie
was saved by copious application OF
cold water -HariJord Times July 5.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-08-09
CuriOSilieS Of Great Men.

Among the curios facts which we find
in perusine the biographies of great men,
are the circumstances connected with the
composition of ,ht works which have
made them imm oral.
For instance: Bossuet composed his
grand sermon on his kneesr Iulwer
wrote his first novel in full dress, seen.
ted; Milton, before commencing his
great word, invoked the influence Of the
Holy Spirit, and prayed that his lips
might be touched with live coal from
off the altar; Chrysostom meditated and
studied while contemplating picture
Of the apostle Paul.
Bacon knclt down before composing
his great work and prayed for light from
heaven. Pope ncve: could compose
we'll without first declaimins at the top
of his voice, and thus rousing his nervous
system TO its fulles activity
Bcntham composed after playing a
prelude on the organ, or while taking
his "anti. .jentac liar" and "post.prandi.
walks in his garden; the same, by the
way, that Milton occupied. St. Bernard
composed his installations amid the
woods; he delighted in nothing so much
as the solitude Of the dense. forest, find.
ing there, he said, something more pro.
found and suggestive than anything he
conll find in books. The storm would
sometimes fall upon him there, without
intcrrnpl,ag his melitations. .-..
Camocns composed his verses with
the roar Of battle in his ears; for the Por.
tuguese poet was soldier and brave one.
though poet. He composed others Of
the most beautiful verses at the time
when his Indian slave was begging
subsistence for him in the streets. Tas.
SO wrote his finest pieces in the lucid in.
tervals Of madness.
Rousseau wrote his works early in the
morning; lie Sage at midday; Byron at
midnight. Harlouin rose at four in
the morning AMI wrote till late ss
night.
Aristotle was a trcmer rdous worker.
He took little sleep, and was constant.
ly retrenching it. He had contrivance
by which he awoke early. and to awake
was with him to begin work. Demos.
themes passed. three months in cavern
by sea side in laboring to overcome the
defect OF his voice. There he read, stud.
led and dcclaimed.
Rabclais composed his life Of Gaar.
gan.ra al Bcllay, in the company Of Ro.
man cardinals, and under the eyes Of the
Bishop of Paris. La Fontaine wrote
his fable chiefly under the shade Of a tree,
and sometimes by the side Of Racine and
Boilcau. Pascal wrote the most Of his
Thoughts on little scraps Of paper al his
by moments. Feneloa wrote his Tela.
machus in the Palace Of Versailles, at
the court of the grand monarche. when
discharsins the duties Of tutor to the
Dauphin. That book so thoroughly
democratic should have ssuel form such
source, and been written by priest
may seem surprising. De Quinsey first
promulgated his notion ofuniversal free I.
dom and trade, and of!hrowing all taxes
on the land, tho germ perhaps Of tho
French revolution. in the bosiois Of
Madame de Pompadour. X
Luther, when studying, always had
his dog lying at his feet; dog hs hsd
brought from Wirtemburg. and Of which
he was very fond. An ivory crusia
stood on the table before hire. and =
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-08-09

One Of the most interesting and
neutrality-suspicious. within the whole
weighing department, in which, with
the rapidity Of thought, and precision
approaching to the hundrodth part ol
grain, the weight of gold coin is deter
mined. There are six weighing machines
and three wsighels to attend them
Large rolls of sovereigns are placed in
grooves, and are shaken ono at time
BY the motion Of the machine, into the
scale. lfthey are Of the STANDARD weight
they are thrown by the same mechanic
al intelligence into box at the rlg ght'
hand side of the person who watches
the operation; If they lack the hund'
re,h part off grain. they are cast into
a box on the left. Those which stand
the test are pu, into bags Of 1000 each
and those below par are cut up by
machine, and sent back to the mint.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-08-09
Interesting TO Ladies.

one OF FANNY FFRy's BEsT.-[ Under
the little of "Mrs. Grumblc's Soliloquy,'
Fanny Fern contributes the following
10 the Mus.al aUorH and Times:
"Therc's no calculating the difference
between men and women boarter. Here's
Mr.. Jones, been in my house these six
months, and no more trouble 10 ME than
my gray kitten. his bel is shookiup'
once week AMI his coats, cra,ais,
lovc.le,ors, cigars and palcntlcather
boots left undislurbel in the middle Of
floor, he is us c3nten'ed as a pedagosue
in vacation time. Take women TO
BOARD, and, (iritis perfectly conveniently
she would like drapery, instead of drop
curtains. she'd like the windows altercd d
to open at the top, and few more nails
ami another shelf in her closet, tnl a
bench to put her feet on, and a l;'tlc
rocking chair, end big lcoking.glass.
and peasrcen shade for her gas. burner.
She would like breakfast about ten min.
utcs later than your usual hour; tea ten
minutes earlier, and the gong, which
shocks her nerves so, altogether dis
pcnsel with. She can't drink coilt, be-
cause il is exhilaraline; broma is too
nsipid, and choo o'a'e tco heavy. She
don't roncy cocoa. English brak'asf tea
is her only beverage which agrees with
her delicate spin>,er organization. She
can't digest roast OF fried dish she
might possibly peck at an egg if it were
boilel with one eye on the watch. Pas.
try she never cats, unless she knows
what dairy the butter i, from which en-.
ters into its composition. Every article
offool prepared with butter, salt. pepper,
mustard vinegar, or oil; or bread that is
made with yeast, sola, milk, or salcra,
tus, she decidedly rejects She is con.
stantly washing out little duds Of laces
collars, handkerchicfs, chcmiset,es AMI
stockings, which she lestoons up to the
lront.windows, TO dry: giving passers.by
the impression that your hous, is occu.
pied by a blanc6issuse;-th jerks the
bell.wire for an hour ar more, for relays
of hot smoothing. irons, to put the finish
ing stroke to her operations. She is ol'
ten afflicted with interesting little colds
and inhucnzas, requiring the immediate
consolation Of dose Of hot lemonade
or ginger tea; choosing her time for these
complaints when the ktchcnfre has
gone out and the servants arc on fur
Tough. Oh! nobody knows, but those
who've tried, how immensely troblesome
women are! Id rather have whole
regiment Of men boarders. All you
have 10 do is, to wind them up in NOR
ming, with a powerful cup of coffee, give
them carte blanche 10 smoke and a
night key and your work is done"
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-08-09

W aHu 'hose ol unTcslrainco privilege,
all is unsettled as to the best policy
10 be pursued-but it also substantiates
another fact, that the effectiveness OF
the law depends upon the state Of pub
lie opinion at the time Of its enactment.
In the State of New York, where the
Maine law was recently defeated, there
is no earthly doubt that a large majority
OF the people are temperance men in the
strctest sense Of the word. That very
great majority Of the people Of Ohio are
temperance men is we believe, correct
supposilon, and that nearly if not quite
all Of them would unite upon prohibl.
tory law we do believe to be reasona
Bile assumption, but that the same hor'
mony aclrally y exists, or can be secured
upon the entire "Mainc Law" is a CON.
clusion unwa,ranlablc from the discus.
sion or action upon that question:
And the fact that the late temperance
convention of this state pledged its
members to raise fund OF $4,000 to
send ont speakers for the purpose OF
harmonizing the conflicting views in
in this state, is conclusive evidence that
they so consi ,cred it. But the greatest
difficulty hire seems to be in ascertain
ing what is the true issue presented.
That some Of our speakers have declared
for the Maine Law, "word for word,
and letter for le,ter"-lhat others quail
ly or moderate their claims by saying
they "want the Maine law with the oJI.
Gus provisions left out" and that 9th
ers who we have no hesitation in ac.
crcditing as temperance men. are saiis.
fed to advocate a prohibitory law with.
out attaching the peculiar magic name
of "Mainc," are facts Of which we ask
no one to take our assertions as evi.
dence, but are prepared to make the
proof. That some of our citizens have
pledged themselves by virtue Of the
County temperance Alliance to dicta.
ton for their candidates for Office, one
Of our correspondents asserts-and that
others with whom We have been ac.
quaintel for the last twelve years, and
some longer even than that. and Of whom
we cheerlulIy testify that they have not
only been Temperance men, but strictly
total abstinence men, say they are op.
posed TO the system Of strict dicta,ion,
and would rot thus pledge themselves
or ask others to do so, we arc prepared
to subSlan,ia,c. That the enormous
ami unnecessary evils to which commu.
nifty are subject from the traffic in intoz.
icatins liquors call for the prohibition
Of the traffic, except for specified pur.
poses, is fact conceded by all think
ing men. And the great difficulty in
harmonizing the views of temperance
men exists in the fact that some have
mounted the Maine Law, as a hobby
for popularity, and manifest a dispo,
silion TO prescribe as opposed to tenn.
pcrance all who will not conce lie 20
the Maine Law as 1t is. We will pub.
lish the law next week, for the informa.
ton of our ren lers.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-08-09
Scene in the Park.
time,

A maddened COW tore through the
streets of New Yook on Monday, krock.
ing kown and tossing through the air
several persons, and finally turned into
the City Hall Park. The Tribune says.
A thousand men and boys at least
gathered around, and were frequently
routed by the enraged animal, and ran
shouting and yelling through the Park.
A number oipolice officers, aided by Mr.,
Goo.lerson and others, continued their
efforts for an hour without sue ces s. They
had a heavy rope and endeavored to
throw the moose ovel the hci(er's head,
but failed. A lad said TO the officers
that he'could capture her. The officers
laughed at the idea-the lad was ap'
pa:ently not over twelve years of age.
The lad persisted in asserting that he
could throw the moose over her horns.
They let him try. He coilsl the heavy
rope, swung it over his head and threw
it. 1t caught upon one horn. The little
fellow threw it again and it caught both
horns. He planted his heel firm on the
the ground, gave a yell and jerk a,
the lasso, and threw the animal, which
was Immediately secured to tree. The
lad is named Jose Antoine de Ia Graz
fourteen years Of age, and residing in
Broadway near Tenth st. Flo was borr
in California, where he had practiced
with the lasso, and could not understand
that he had performed any remarkable
feat.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-08-09
THE LIFE HARP,

There is n harp Whose music
Is never bushcd TO rest;
But nowcth on forever
Within the human breast.
on times in Joy OF sorrow,.
It's music wildly flows,
As whirling fall, in winter
The driving winter SHOWS.
Anon, il mumurs softly
Upon The spirits ear,
As sigh the leaves Of autumn
Allmarchins TO their bier.
It's notes are never silent
In tumult or in strife.
And in our dreams is woven
This melody Of life.
on in the hush Of midnight,
When bright dream, disappear,
And in the silent chamber
Their silkon wings we hear.
We find this hap is signing,
Amid lis pcnsIyc lays,
The earthly name Of angels,
The loved Of other days.
This harp has trcmbled cvcL
Since God brcGthcd DER the Strings
Aud badc il time It's beating
By beat Of angel wings.
And one there is Of players
Who plays with master hand
Hos played the dirge of many
Who are now IN Silent Land.
His music is The soflcst
That mortals ever know,
The sweetest widest, saddest,
With which our hearts o'erilow.
No music is moro holy,
In earth or heaven above,
Than makes this master player,
Whose magic name is-LovH.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-08-09

The miserable impostor, calling him.
self Herr Alexander, in playing off the
hocus pocus of,he magic pistol, in Clin'
ton, Illinois, recently shot young man
named Smith, (who was to receive fic.
titious ball in his mouth, ,)the pistol being
loaded with balls, he received the con.
tents in his side. 1t is supposed the
young man cannot live. If the parties
had been reversed, and the impostcr the
victim, there would have been but very
little loss; as it is, the young man, Smith
will le,ve'a widowed mother, who was
solely dependent on him for subsistence,
This is the same worthless scamp, who
some time ago figured in our town. VIM
cennss Gzrette.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-22
Wright, Candy a. Co.'S Circaiar.

Per ETcpal LIvsRP0oL Friday JAY s 1855
THE date ercusr afvic@ arabia
Ceson marie e.'d qae' wsh ssin ted ss- that dy Of 100
s1y Pps.St essH.. Is The csnsd. aT4 % sSais, Der 81
'sss eorhruins II prvO1s, 70 hand N esa me
81 the Tor the pan' canssd h more
MoDd.y resulting OF 10 coo b.. hardening for the
r,H.nus neglected ru-.days Business
.d srd zoe Se. only were 5eortd TO have ch.a.d aSne'
&c sss: fs5s sG.r. a .g, r., A' . .ss EN-
re.t 1.s.nrs 70 n. ~ on e-~. ,nS the
AZ. DID nos ssceee 600 ale. seesi.os .ai EIpo
5d the n.Ite more -ssy ne supp, hoever aas or 50 niue
h.ve tempted Tie ncrese ID operations. Pee' not us'ey
e.ile quotations. puoa. eonaa-
irsl I.es freely offered. sid d tcuif .
T,Te. .,d r. a = bsss Of I-rs Of ch 1850 ~ 70
reg s,os ana $3.50 Exporters leaving 5 bales o. a. kaa 70
Tte Hor, or the sane time IS SOS bale. OF which SO, ,r-
xe~o,au. 90 ssdos q Ordinary ,
N.ti' ........ 81 M'dein. % '.'0rnHA, - -
Tie market UNCHANGED th- sA-. esmH-d At SOC
b 100 "a Etpor-r. CLOSING steadily ,or God
stable cotton he election r PsE ametay meabes Interfering 20
Th rass6e- reeoded y ~ late
se.p ees extended intercourse ~t the different Egrapsn
pedace asrs. Pots sssir. ZEN Is; srr.hns s'peay
er. ana rh sooner TIN. .rrv-d a. thebef'e
more han etusl wsraIe opeay decsr7d Recently received q
count, nom Continent e.vr bat he ro for doubt 80 % 80
RE VII be- many however cling 20 the hope t'i opamstc
ne trresop IN rub securities bh m hi. eoup, sod frame
evidence. The uceany on ms subject - " reu until
tn disputes efsc ell 10 pretty Gear the
spait when has prevailed long w cnane 70 be he uas char
Tie Manchester Goods market Eayed BY the motives which
AT classes afdir0r. however and aulfac
dissatisfied sorkng vho
have .uceedd exceeding their iafo other manufacturing
thus 'he difficulty between
which the .Hect cs production by the stppase
Corsequrufv the bushes. doinE
although the generally quet aspect and
s the home t'ade demand BY foreign export
orders
TIE excitement Gram market continues unsbaied and the
trA = The wees have ouud rssdy further advance
The ~ ~HFsrof q 20 ~ snd % l6 g BIOL iu FLOWS
lNuisN hs hesn better improvement OF
Ih-dsmaud has general from al classes ~
hsstd upon the harvest
Be be- e de-
euantty. the aene Of the and the
tify supplies should between Rpssa
ud Iay place. A. davs meeting there bat slender
and he al articles limited
trsnpri scarcely sdut of altered
qro.crs with table imports &C. sunoin.
AsHss n inquiry a. unchanged rztes
kAEkSees moderate SO tcw for nrsf Pm delphs
BFtswN-O Operations confined small parcels, a q IS
II n e.
LSOs slightly advanced 81 ndng buyers % 20 81
{
TusPr>riNy-Sass embrace 10 bis. At 6tSll cwt
RESIN = Steady demand a
No transaction. reported other Articles
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-22
TURKEY.


CONsTANTISOPLE, ThardAy, June :. lsr
We are al in state Of suspense nothing has oc-
Cured worthy of mention since nv lAs; might O.! pages
with umors which Al th period rife aud the half OF
which contradictory OF o'her h Something more
than ruwor however l-ad- tn belief that >-r
via critical ,t&ts though no overt at hiss occurred
20 dIss up public attention There is 81 agent OF the
Prince bus buying IN Belgium aud he has received
orders from the PRIME hui.ier htsten - clncuie his
bargains snd have The conveyed 70 their d-st nation
Tie Prime Minister OF the Prince OF Serva VI = nsch
is entirely devoted to the interests Of the Car 70
whose good will be bis place AM Il IS probable
ihsi # baked by Ru.sisn army strong Russian
party would be found in that province. The dread
OF another military occupation se-ps tbs people or
Noldsyis and NAiAohs IN state 4 perfect tran
guilty FTmans being read in the mosques
throughout Asia Minor. c.ing the peop- -
.nr themselves in the Nzan, regular army and offer
ing considerable bounty and pAy This service : hos
ever. unpopular tha; few respond TO Il Ire cry 10
arms however 10 the old fashion. hnds ready resp
in country whsre the hole OF the agricultural sssul
rsn population srmed with ride pistol sni yt,tShan
the better ranks being mountd and accustomed 10 at
irregular cavalry. with sword, Ism and pistol
All vessels appear scarce, and the merchants Ia srsa
embarrassment 1855. per tun has been Offered q the
captain Of vessel o $500 Qu.rt-rs 10 los tie Of
Act for The Unied hingdom.
IL con.eeu-nce the late frosts the silk crop will be
al entire failure which w., n distress 10 many
parts OF the Empire Fresh Cocoons selling 90 aud
90 per cent desrer than last year The OPIUM crop Is
sbuLc