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Lack Of Gold.

It's very strange, it's very strange,
That please never can;
Though true it be in wealth er fame,
I am luckless man.
dare not ask girl to dance,
For ice is scarce so cold
As the proud glanca that greets mine ere
And all for lack Of gold.
If should send billet-dou1
Each line of tender things,
Ny swift returning Mercury
The seal unoroken brings.
My age know it cannot be,
For I am far from old,
And On the polished papers edge
There is no lack Of gold.
I'm vain, though poor-I' m twenty-si
Of honor, sense, and birth
The only question ever asked
Is How much is he worth?'
They tell your income by your gloves,
Or by your mantle's fold.
And when an equipage drives past,
Cry, Here's no lack Of goli,"
visited lady once;
She was both young and fair,
With very lovely haze eyes,
And curls of golden hair
jeStcd at mismatched pair,
The husband was so old,
But fed my laughter when she sighed,
''He has no lack Of gold"
The mischief's in these pretty girls,
Because man is poor;
The pleasant welcome. s'not at home,n
Meets him at every door.
All if he knew how oft for them
Are braved both heat and cold,
I'm sure should not SO regret
That I have lack of gold.
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COOPER Il 1EcGafAN,

VVUFElk AZ MctEHfAN,
PLUMBERS AND GAS-FITTERS,
Eot-Air and Hot-Water Furnace Manufae-
turers,
uAF1NG removed to c street adjoining the
IL Bank Of Washington. would respectfully
invite all persons wanting work in their line
to give them q call, as they intend to do work
IN New York style and for New York prices
II. D. COOPER is we'll known to the citizens
Of this city as being a general builder, and as
being connected with the Hot-Water Furnaces
at the Observatory and Winder's Building
previous to August, 1851, and Mr.. McGHAN is
practical Plumber from New York
Call and see US ap15
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wife did the deed, but no certain knowl-
edge on the subject was ever obtained,
Poor Ned was excessively teased for d
long time by all his friends, and even
Mary would Join them. He was too hap
pv, however, to notice trifes, and bore it
all with the most exemplary good nature.
though he stoutly asserted that it was
call joke" and no one disputed the
fact.
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NEW CIGAR STORE.

WILLIAM 0. DREW has just opened his
w new Store, corner Of 9th street and
louisiana avenue. and offers to the public 81
good assortment OF CIGARS, TOBACCO, aud
SNUFF
Call and try for yourselves
an 25-tf
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PHILIP BOTELLR,
LIVERY and SALE STABLE,
D Street, between 9Th and 9th Streets
IN 1S-tf WASHINGTON.
HOWELL & MORsELL,

41V W 4I01 W
Successors to Oliver Whittlesey,)
DEALERS IN
OILS, LAMPS, GLASSES, j. FIChS,
of every description.
PAINTS, VARNISH, BRUSHES, Il GLASS.
Artists' Materials Of every description.
Todd's Buildings, street.
NAV 23--tf WASHINGTON
l.. f. BUTTS.
TIN. SHEET IRON. i COPPER SMITH,
Near the corner of 7th and f streets. Island
"a All orders punctuaily attended to.
NAV 20-.f
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Two OF TIE "F. 's"-Read tie fol.
lowing marriage announcement and you
will surely conclude from the many names
that the parties must belong to the F. Fe
of the Old Dominion:
At Lewisburg, Va, April goth, Mr..
Leonard Cornelius Claas Vanderangle
Caper Van Huff, Jr., to Miss Mary
Cleopatra Prosrerina Victoria Cinderella
Paulina Marguerite Lucinda Harris. Syca.
more Creek, Nicholas county, Va.-Wl.
mington (N. CO. Journal. -
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G.. L. GIBERSON,

Attorney and Counseller-af-Iaw.
DRACTICES in all the Courts of the Dis
L trict and attends to the prosecution of
Claims before Congress and the Executive De-
partmcnts.
sy Office on Louisiana avenue, near 7th
street. ian g
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E. C. CARRINGTON.

Attorney and Counseller.at.LaSv,
DRACTICES in all the Courts of the Dis
1 triet and attends to the prosecution of
Claims before Congress and the Executive De.
partments.
Office, east wing of the City Hall
feb II
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z. II. LASKEY.

Attorney and Counseller-at.Law.
DRACT1CES in the Courts of the District,
Il and prosecutes claims ef every descrip-
tlon before the several Executive Departments
and before Congress.
sy Office ON Louisiana avenue near Sixth
street. dec 30
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WILLIAM III. BAUM.
CARPENTER AND BUILDER.

On MARYLAND ArCnate, near SeUe7ath Street,
rs PREPARED to undertake any kind Of
L BUILDING. REPAIRING attended to
with promptness ap 2l--fw
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Light KID Gloves, Black Nett Mi:ts. &c.
sft IN 90 doz. Bajou's light colored hid Gloves
Mlftiln 10 do white do
lYWj Is doz. Black Nett Mitts
100 g Silk and Lisle Thread Gloves,
every quality.
GALL and see WM r. RILEY,
corner Sth street, oprcsitc the Market.
may Sim
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COLTS REVOLVING PISTOLS, &c.
4 LARGE and complete assortment of Colts
II and Aliens REVOLVERS Of all sizes
and qualities just opened and for sale by
JNO. W. BADEN.
South side Penn. avenue, near 9th st.
an 9-2aw6w
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Mems arguments often prove nothing
but their wishes. - @eqS
He who lives to benefit himself gives
the world benefit when be dies.
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-12-16
HOG MARKET.

Hoos.--The market Is dull. We hear of sales OF
600 head at 81 25 "a % to a. 80 is freely offered
For very heavy corn-fed 81 40 is asked which pack.
ers are, however, unwilling TO give. We quote, to
embrace the range Of the market 81 % to a 40 nom.
inaIy.-LOudScS2e Journal 18th. F. 'l4'A
Hogs at Indianapolis, on Friday, we're quoted at
3-4c net with a downward tendency.
The 0wensboro Gazette quotes the price of hogs
there at $3 50 net .o4,., r4sjuNrN4a
The st. Louis News, of Thursday evening, says:
We hear of number Of small lots selling at "a, q
and contract for 1000 head to arrive, at the same
figure. majority Of the packers are doing nothing
rs yet-Waiting for hogs. 40 sW tEaIaN NHj %
HoGs.We hear Of several purchases Of lots for fu.
ture delivery at a. Price for those on the hooks .
and in the pens is arranged between the parties on
delivery. ,E3G y10 ,s33i4i&8 -t~htfo0F@
0'Neill, Bayley & Co, have purchased four thou. :
sand hogs in Decatur county, which will be conveyed
ever the railroad e 81 LsETencsbqrgh and shipped
FW Alegal definition ofa fast man was Civ J
en- in the trial of Bennet for libel on Fryt in |
one of the courts of New York Sam. A. Suy.. \
dam, who enjoys the reputation of being fast
man, says, in ;answer to question, that the
phrase means "a man who has more money than |.
time to spend it in 5tIEc =,
~" We learn from the Lexington Observer,
that the receipts of the Lexington aud Frank
fortrailroad for the month Of November were,l
in round numbers, $l4, ,00O-~exceeding the esti-i
mates of the officers by about s., 900, and the re-
ceipts ST the same month Of last year by about
$500 Ig,aS s5na 1000 H3i5t1 70 {hF
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-12-16

Extensive GARMENT The Journal
of Commerce states that a Russian
gentleman, residing in New York, had
occasion, not long since, to bring to
this country his oVercoat, which was
lined with sable, agreeable to Russian
costume, and the duty assessed on i
amounted to $7OO--the garment hav-
ing gbecn appraised at something like
$4,000.
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-12-16

INCREASE OF CoNvIoTs IN THE Ono
PENlrENTIARY.--The Columbus Fact
says there are now confined within the
walls Of this prison greater number
of convicts that at any previous period
of its history. The whole number was
Five Hundred and Twenty -Four,
Nine convicts arrived Tuesday from
Cuyahogs, seven from Lorain and
four from the county Of Eric. We'd
nesday three additional more were re-
ceived, thus swelling the unfortunate,
fearful and appalling list to the grand
total of 594. Crime appears to be
steadily on the increase, in proportion
to the population of the State. All
the efforts that have thus far been ex.
erted in our State for the last twenty
five years, seem to have been only at
best to have restrained and confined
it to its natural growth. No progress
seems to have been made in checking
it. '.'
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-12-16

How TO DO UP SHIRT BosoMs.--We
have often heard ladies expressing a
desire to know by what process the
fine gloss observable on new linens,
shir-tbosoms, &C., is produced, and in
order to crafty them, we subjoin the
following receipt for making gum ara
bic starch: r. ,9gl 21.4 lal aIh
Take two ounces Of fine white gum
arabic powder--put it into pitcher,
and pour on IL a pint Of boiling water
according to the degree of strength
you DESIRE J and then having covered
it, letit stand all night. In the morn
ing pour it carefully from the drugs
into a clean bottle, cork it, and keep
it for use. A tablespoonful Of gum
water, stirred into a pint Of starch that
has been made in the usual manner,
will give to lawns (either white or
printed a look of newness, when moth
ing else can restore them after wash
ing. 1t is also good (much diluted)
for thin white muslin and bobinet 4
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-12-16

liOtr The meeting atiithe Wesleyan
Chapel, on Tuesday evening last, was
addressed BY Rev. James ,Prieslley, Rsv,
Dudley A. Ting, aud Gen. Cary, Great
interest and zeal was expressed by, each
speaker for the cause he advocated ad
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-12-16

OF A friend writes US from Pitts
burg-'iIWe will give a Michigan ma.
iority for a Maine win Pennsylvania
if eur Legislature will give us chance" !"
We believe It 1'g" 4sle9 it'
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-12-16
LADIES. RRAD THIS l5
"Thsfeshop pleasure sogreat as reading, aud none j
10 t4RsB3ii 50 lasting-nil lU 9a9UiEiel

IheFels no pleasure 50 great aS reading, and none
! 10 gAsB1dV 50 lashngni g0 9G9mtElen
VNHE January No., for 1854. Of isMOoRR's WEsr. 2
l. ERN LADY,s Book is now ready, II has been
enlarged from % % 30 pages per month, making &
beautiful volume Of 500 pages each year, Ii is Do.
voted 70 Sacred Literature, History, Biography,
Science and Gsnaral Miscellany Thelistest FsskioT
and choice piece Of Mxsio, il given each month,
and othss fine embslllshmehts. "a oui EilHHl . II
It an enterprise Of lanies--s edited By and the
types are set ladisr, and to the ladies We lock ioT
patTuuagB.i t8aW0Q BNQ satll4 it&tb ,U9B =
Terms, only 81 90, Specimen Nos. sent frSs. af.
Agsnfs Kaated, who win receive such per csntags
a. to enable thsn % make from rs 10 ai0 pef day
Address. A. = MIS-. Il G. MOoRE, Cincinnati o..
Exchanges Of the Organ, viii do the publisher
kindnsas b noticing the aboss ana send their pa
pers y Ihe Ieav's Book IN exchange 1i9Yaa sjsiF
Dec. ie.
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-12-16
Adninistxatorla IEofice. !

u1dspisnea 4 han been app0latsd AdministEa9 d
- tos ofihe estate ofAbnm Kelly, lats Of IamllS,
ton county dseeaSed. PsFtoAs haviug cIuimb agains
sald estate, will present them, legaYpEuYsnI WihsY
the time required by law. B.F. CARY,
College Hill, Dec. 18TH 1883 It
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-12-16

10 Rev WIN. Young, g. s. Of Kentucky,
gave US a friendly call last week. He is
in blooming health, and fine spirits; says
Kentucky is certainly coming into the
Name Law ranks, and intends to lead
her sister States, Ohio aud Indiana
Brother Warren Jenkins, of Columbus,
was also in our city, and called upon u.s.
He is very desirous that efforts should
bemade by the friends ia Ohio to Iiqui-
date the debt that now hangs so heavily
upon the State Executive Committee.
This is q matter Of the greatest moment
2 ~ the cause brov lgauol gI tsal
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-12-16

jA01rThe friends oftsmperance and har-
lmOny viii be pleased to learn that there
will Be 1 Concert for the Benefit Of the
Maine Law Division Of this city, on
"Wednesday evening, the 2sth instant,
at Smith 8 NiEon's Hall. Thisis new
Division, and is making an effort to pro-
cure means to enable them to lease a
Hall. We hope the generosity Of our
citizens will be manifest On this occasion.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-11-26
ATRocIoUs MURDER.-The Petersburg va.

| ATRocIoUs MURDER.-The Petersburg va
Express, of the 9th inst, has the following ac-
count of murder of slave by his master:
We received, at late hour last night, the
particulars of a revolving affair which has just
transpired in the county of Sussex, on the same
farm at which the bloody transaction. published
by US few months since, occurred. From all
we have been enabled to ascertain, it appears
that Mr.. Henry Brdsong, whose little son was
killed by his side, and himself dangerously
wounded few months sirce so cruelty whipped
and beat one OF his negroes on Tuesday night
last, that he died in few hours Mr. B. gem
tleman informs us, had given orders to his ne
groes that they were to report themselves to him
at his dwelling every night at an early hour. On
Tuesday night last they failed to do so, and up
on one of his boys coming into the house to get
his (Blrdsong's) shoes to clean, he was called to
an account for his disobedience. Mr.. B. being
unusually rigorous and severe with his servants
generally, the boy expected a whipping and ran
out of the house to escape it. Mr.. 3. followed
him closely, and calling very ferocous dog, of
the bull Species started the animal in pursuit Of
the fugitive slave. The dog soon overlook and
bit him very seriously before he was taken off.
Mr.. B. then tied the boy and whipped and beat
him SO that he died in few hours These facts
coming to the knowledge of the coroner, a jury
was summoned aud an inquest held, which re-
suited in the finding of verdict that deceased
came to his death by sundry blows, &C., intlict
ed by his master, Henry Birdsong. A warrant
was issued for the arrest of Birdsong which |
was executed on Thursday. The accused was
Immediately conveyed to the country Jail and
secured We understand that the negro was
most cruelty whipped and beat, one of his eyes
having been knocked entirely out with stick
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Old Saws Set New.

4 man IS no better for liking himself u
nobody else likes him.-We are not sure Of
that. 1t sometimes happens that a mans
faults are all known to his neighbors, while,
his good qualities are only known to him
self A proper selfIove is one of the high
est requisites to a manly character.
He mho peeps through keyhole mag see
what uiH reu hlm.-And ''sarved him ri ght "
Peeping through key-holes is manifest
abuse of the nvention-which was made TO
keep out intrusion, not to invite it,
Curses, like chickens, generally come home
to roost.-Yes, foul curses-it is quite ma
tural they should.
Faint praise IS disparagement-Tt GER
tainly is, and often much stronger dispar-
agement than hearty abuse. Pope draws
sharp portrait of those who
Damn with faint praise; assent with civil leer
And, without sneerrg teach the rest to sneer''
Rome uas not built tn day.-Who the
deuce ever supposed it was? 1t takes fort
night to build western city. and the Ro-
mans were slow coaches" compared with
the go-heads of this country and hemisphere
The proverb is very oracuIar-and very
stupid.
A6lithe heart makes blooming visage.-
true OUT II wont no 10 suppose that every
blooming visage comes from a Jolly cond-
ton of the heart. The cause sometimes lies
deeper than that-in the cellar.
Il great city is a great solitude-So it is:
but then it is ''soitude sweetened" with
plenty of company: which is much better
than solitude taken by ones self The best
solitude is that which is expressed by "solus
cum sola"
All men are not men-As true as any par
a''ox that ever was uttered; but he would
be a bold fellow who should say that of all
,comen-some of whom are men in several
important particnlars-are not women in as
many more. Let 'em alone
Beggars should not be cAooscrs.-But they
are, however-and very impudenl choosers.
too Sometimes, to be sure, they choose with
an alternative-IIke the office-seeker who
called for a foreign mission, but, failing in
that, solicited the Presidents old clothes.
Hi IS reN that ends well-as the gentle
man said. who inferred the entire beauty of
a certain lady because her form was pretty.
-Es pede venerem
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AR1rHMET1cAL PARADox-Two Arabians
sat down to dinner; one had five loaves
the other three. A stranger passing by de-
sired permission TO eat with them, which
they agreed 10. The stranger dined, laid
down eight pieces of money, and departed.
The proprietor of the five Ioaves took up FIVE
pieces. and left three for the other, who OBJ
Jec'ed: and insisted upon one-half.
The cause came on before All, the magls-
trate: who gave the following judgement
" Let the owner of the five loaves have seren
pieces ct the money, and the Owner Of the
three loaves one" Query-the Justice of
the sentcncel Answer. Ais sentence was
just; for supposing each loaf divided into
three equal parts. making twenty -four parts
in all the eight loaves, and each person to
eat an equal or one-thrd part of the whole:
Therefore the stranger had seven parts OF
the person who contributed five loaves or
fifteen parts; and only of him who contrib
uted three loayes; which makes nine parts.
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THE JAPAN ExpEDIrIQS-The Washington
correspondent of the New York Herald, writing
on the I'd inst, has the following with regard to
the recent visit of Com. Perry to japan:
1t appears that Com. Perry is indebted to
other causes besides the imposing aspect of his
forces for his reception at Jeddo. 1t would
seem that before the expedition set sail, the
British Government sent instructions to DR..
Bowring, Consul at Shanghai, to communicate
with the japanese authorities, and apprise them
of the intentions of the United States. Dr. Bow
ring accordingly despatched special private en-
voy to Jeddo, and notified the japanese Emper-
or that great and powerful nation, occupying
nearly the whole northern portion of the Amer
lean continent, was about to apply for admission
to the ports of Japan; that it would be impru-
dent on the part of the japanese authorities to
refuse to grant the request of the American en-
voys, as the Americans were prompt and fiery,
and would be likely to do mischief if thwarted
or treated rudely; but that they were also tickle
and prone to change, and if the Japanese just
agreed to all they asked, it was more than pro-
bable that they would tire of the bargain after
a short while, and then matters would relapse
into their former condition.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-11-26

QUEER PRoCEss.-1t is curious TO see the
circulation of great city commence in the
mornlng-the great city that had roarcd il
self to sleep. True, there was feeble
pulse all night; the cars beat to and fro; a
carriage now and then gave a futter, bat
after all, there had been quiet hour
About half a million of the people had been
lying son a dead level" for four or FIVE
hours; some on pillows Of down, and some
on curb stones; some beneath sIken coun.
terpanes, and some beneath the great blue
quilt of heaven. Queer figure they make in
the minds eye to be sure-4OO 900 folks,
more or less, lying on their back-lying in
tiers and rows, five or six miles long-lying
three or four deep. In the cellar-thats
:'the primitive formation" then first floor,
second, third, and SO up TO the garnet. Three
hundred thousand people snoring-what a
concert! Two hundred thousand people
dreaming. Two hundred thousand people
in red night-caps: one hundred thousand in
white, and here and there one trimmed with
lace. Fifty thousand cnrIs twisted up in
papers. giving their owners an appearance
Of having made pillow Of cigar-lighters
Twenty thousand curls hanging over the
backs of chairs or tossed upon tables. How
SoutJ AimC kouCHcS suCu peOpIc, luey
never grow gray at all! Ten thousand
people weeping, and now and then, one
dying; dying in bis sleep; dying in dream!
And then, the letting up is ridiculous
enough, though going to bed-should we
say retire. in these refined times 1is a
solemn piece of business whether people
think of it or not. But the getting up, the
waking up, is funny enoug h for farce.
It's process, a species of gradnalism
Here's one who has slept "like top" for
nine solid hours. and now he begins to wake;
first, its a half-lurch and a long breath and
yawn; then an arm is thrust out, then foot !;
the muscles are waking up. Next, the
rattle Of the earIy-going wagons strikes his
ear; hearing is coming to-" Then, his
tongue moves uneasily; taste is returning
Last: his eyes open. one after the other
then half close, then open again, and the
mans awake-awake all over-awake for
all day. There's another, sound asleep this
minute, and this, he shakes himself like
huge Newfoundland, springs up spercus-
sion-" and the thing is done the fellow
hasn't a sleepy hair about him. 3. sa...sf
. Snowy quilts that have just risen and
fallen with the soft bosom beneath, begin 10
grow uneasy. The sweet sleepe,s are
waking so we'll draw the curtains and leave
them 10 their toilette. Bundles Of rags IN
dark, damp corners toss and tumble; there's
alive underneath. Out it comes.
more rags. Misery makes no toilette, and
there are no curtains TO draw
.7'i Fftl5E [Neso York tribune.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-11-26

OLD AGE.-The person that mus. needs
feel the stimulus of breakfast before he can
exert himself has already made long strides
toward premature debility and old age To
go BY short course from life to the grave.
The evil is. in measure, remedied by
taking no food after dinner; but even then,
life will be much better preserved by more
or less exercise before eating. Every per-
son ought to rise and be actively employed,
in some way, two or three hours before he
takes his breakfast. This will seem to be a
hard doctrine to many; and TO those who
have been accustomed to feel insuferahe
langnor until they have felt the stimulus OF
the coffee. will be regarded as altogether
ultra; still the principle is founded on al,
essential law of our being, and, unless one
is too far gone in physical prostration, he
may, by gradual and persevering process,
lea4a the truth Of it in blessed experience.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-11-26

AN ILLUsrRArIoN-A naval officer being
at sea III dreadful storm: his lady was sit
ting in the cabin near him. and filled with
alarm for the safety of the vessel, was so
surprised at his composure and serenity that
she cried out:
My dear, are you no. afraid? how is it
possible you can be so calm in such dread.
full storm?'
He rose from his chair, rushed to the deck,
drew hiss sword and pointing it to the breas,
of his wife, exclaimed: ~.
"a you not afraid?'
She instantly said mo" .
e''Why?" said the officer. .
Because" rejoined the lady, know
this sword is in the hands of my husband,
and he loves NEE too well 10 hurt me"
= Then" said he. remember know in
whom I believe, and that He who holds the
wind in His fists and the water in the hollow
of His hands, is my fa,her.v