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Dear me how expensive il is " be poor
Every time 60 out. my best bib and tucker
has to 20 on. Ii Zsbedee was worth eo0l
million, | might wear a coal hod on my head,
il ehO Sc. with perfect impunity. There was
that old nabob's wife at the lecture the other
night. 10 a dress that might have been made
Tor old Noah's great Grandmother. She can
afford l.! Now iii rains knives AMI forks, |
must spyr: ten dollar hat. forty dollar dress
and hundred dollar shawl. Ill 60 to a con.
cert, mus; take the highest priced scat, and
I'd ID re snd back, jus. to let Tom, Dick, and
Harry" see that | can afford it. Then We
must hire the most expensive pew in the broad
aisle Of iip-top church and give orders to the
sexton not 10 admit any strangers into Il who
lock snobbish.--Then my little children, NaPo-
leon Bonaparte and Donna Mania Smith, can't
90 to a public school because, you know we
shoaldn't have TO pay anything.
Then il 90 shopping to buy paper OF nee
d'es have TO get little chap to bring them
home because It wouldn't answer for me TO be
seen carrying a bundle through the street. We
have 10 kecp.three servants where one might
DO anH Zebedee's coats havei to be sent to the
tailor wien they need button sewed on for
{ e looks of the thing.
I Then il 90 TO the sea-shore in summer, |
cant take any comfort as rich people do, in
gingham dresses, loose shoes and cambric sun
bonnets. My senses, no l have TO be screw
&c mp by ten o'clock in a Swiss muslin dress, q
French cap, and the contents Of an entire Jew.
, elier's shop pzshowered over my person; and
my Napoleon Bonaparte and Donna Msrii
can. 20 off the Piazza, because the big rocki
and little pebbleSIcut their ,oesso badly through
their patent kid slippers.
Then ifZebedce goes fishing, he wouldn'
f dare TO patton linen coat for the price Of hi'
reputation. No indeed Why he never goe:
. to the barn-yard without drawing on his'whit'
. kids Then he orders the most ruinous wines
, and dinners. and feeds those white jackets. til
his purse is as empty as an egg shell.
don't believe that rich people have the leas
idea how much it costs poor people to I've
Funny Fern.
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GIIttIe Rcuuy,"

So the simple head stone said. Why did
my eyes fill? never SAW the litlle caeature
u never looked in his laughing eye, or heard
his merry shout, or listened for his tripping
tread | never pillowed bis little head, OF
bore his little form, or smothed his silkey locks
or laved his dimpled limbs, or fed his cherry
lips with dainty bits, or kissed bis rosy cheek
as he lay sleeping.
did not see MS eye grow dim, or his little
head droOp powerless, or the dew of agony
gathering on his pale forehead l sat with clasp
ed and suspended breath, and watched the
look that comes but once, fit over bis cherub
face, 'littlc Benny" my tears are falling for,
some,ctere, know there's an empty crib, va,
cant chair, useless robes and toys, desolae
heart stone, and a weeping mother.
Lille Benny"
1t was all her good heart could utter ant
it was enough.I. tells the whole story Fam.
Fern.
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EE-Mrs. Bloomer imagins that the reason
that women differ from men is because they
are schooled and educated differently. Moth
ing however, could be more unfounded. Girls
differ from boys, not incidentally, but radically.
The first thing that boy does after he is
weancd is to straddle the bannisters and rido
down stars.-The first thing girl sets her
heart on is doll and a set ofhalf-Aedged cups
and saucers. The girls are given to neatness,
and hate soled garments of all kinds; boys,
on the contrary, set high value on Dirt and
are never so happy as when sailing shingls
ship with brown paper sail, in a mud puddle.
Mrs. Bloomer may reason as she may, but she
will and in the end that nature is stronger than
either philosophy or suspenders.-HarE Eye.
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A "FAsT" AGE.--The following is TOO good
10 be lost. II illustrates one oithe peculiar
lies Of this fast age:
An old lady in Cincinnati had large quan-
tity of bacon to ship to New Orleans where
she vas going herself 10 buy supplies. She
stipulated with the captain OF lie steamer that
he should have her freight provided he would
would not RACE during the trip. The captain
conse nted, and the old lady came aboard. AT
ter the second day out another steamer was
seen close astern, (with which tho captain had
been racing all the time) and would every now
and then come up to the old lsdys boat and
then fall back again. The highest excitement
prevailed among the passengers, as the two
boats continued for nearly day almost side
BY side. At last the old lady, partaking OF
the excitement called the captain and said, Cap
tain, you amt going to let that thar old boa
pass us are you ?" "Why, shall have tt
madam, as / agreed not to race" "Well, yor
q can try Just little, that won't hurt" ''But
madam, to tell you the truth, did, "Gra
eious but do txy it a little more-see the olC
boat is almost even with u.s." and loud chez
arose from the passengers on the "old boat.
"I cant raise any more steam, madam, as al
the tar and pine knots are burnt up" .'Goot
gracious, what shall we do see, tie old boa
is passing US. Is there nothing else on boar:
that will make steam 2" "Nothing madam
eh, eh, Tas ifa new idea had struck him ex
cept your bacon," Throw in the bacon,
shrieked the old lady, "throw in the bacon
captain, and beat the old boat r
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

A new mode of Ventilation says the N Y.
Tribune, was tried on the Naugatuck Railway
with decided success. The plan is that OF
Messrs ATWOOD & WATERBURY-the latter an
officer of the Road. Its general outline is this
The passenger cars of train are thrown into
one long saloon by means of a flexible cloth
on rubber platform, and, the windows being
kept closed, and the train opened at the rear,
strong current of air is just received over the
engine through pipe or bag as wide as the
train, and some six to twelve inches deep
which passes in at the top of the front car, and
so long through all the cars, and out at the
rear. A passenger assures US that the exemp
ton from dust was perfect, the sensation of cool
ness and freshness delightful, while the per
feet facility and safety of passing from end t.
end of the train sensibly enhanced the pleasure
of the journey.
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JEyNY LIND AT HoME-A letter from Dres.
dsn, dated April l2, says:
During my short stay in the city have Of
ten passed the residence of Mrs. Otto Gold
schmidt, or Jenny Linda name by which here
as elsewhere she is best known. They reside
in the finest section of the town, called the En-
glish quarter. Dresden is without doubt their
future residence, although they have not yet
purchased, as was reported in America. They
have been negotiating for very beautiful sit
uation on the bank of the river short distance
above the city now occupied by the Elysium.
which they would remove and build according
TO their pleasure, but thus far all effort to OBJ.
tain it have proved unsuccessful"
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The Capacity Of the United s,o, 5.


The prospective greatness Of the Irni,.d
states Is a theme Of almost rrlimi.rd :. -
" I'D growth 10 population wealth. resource
lhe ar.s AM sciences unparalleled 10 the his,o.
~ oiHaIions the past is but din g!immeripy
OF the future. What the Union nl9g become,
what indeed she vii become, ii mant,ined
against the assaults OF her enemies from Will.
out and withln-is matter for more serious
calculation than she is.
A recent Wliter has furnished some statistics
comparative and otherwise, which exhibit the
c.apaei'y OF the United S.a,es for IMPROVEMENT
"a all the elements Of greatness. in a striktnr
pom! OF view. From them We learn tha. tbc
number OF acres comprised in all our territory
Is estimated at 2,N8l.759 OOO Our population
IN 1902 was 23,267.393. which is one person
TO every eighty nine and half acr.s Of land In
the United States
The area OF fEngiand anil Wales is 80 900
| 600 acres with population Of II. sos 83l
which makes one person 10 every two and a
half acres.
We see therefore that II or Population we're
rs dense as that Of England We should have
832 100000 How does a population ofeiql!.
Hundred rad hiHg-,sgo mil rs sound to boast.no
neighbor over the water there
The population OF France is one person 10
every tLree and half acres. China has a
population Of 5l9, 249 .255. with an area ef $50
800, 200 acres which is one person 10 every thre,
and fourth acres.
The increase of population in the Unite,
States for the last ten years has been about 81
per cent.
In China for ten years 10 per CT
France II +"
England Is"
The per cen! Of increase in the United State
for ten years has been nearly equal to that 0
France, England, AMI China altogether An
when We state tha! America is capable of sup
porting denser populAlan than either oflh
countries above named We have done no NOR
than justice to our soil and our endless faciilie
/ for industry and commerce.
! The writer from which We quote says:
ut IS said by Bonpnage, that one halfof the
area of China is occupied by mountains and
barren lands. A large portion of France is
poor soil and a considerable portion of Eng.
land and Wales is occnpied by barren araci;
and hills. e..
Every consideration goes to show 4hat
America can support larger population than
all these countries put ogelher-support i. not
in starvation and misery. as they, do but with
every luxury and abundance Fire.
! Press.
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Subscribers, who do not give eFprsss aai'e, =
he contrary, are eoRtiJersd wishing TO soStins
heir subscriptions.
2. II Subscribers order the lsconiluancs .,
their papers, the publisher may continue " Seua
ZEN until al arresrages are paid.
5. If subscribers neglect or refuse &c take their
papers from the Offices which they are sent, they
are held responsible til they hsye settled thsir
bills, aud ordered their paper discontinued.
Il Subscribers remove 10 other places vithon'
notifying the publisher, and the paper is not sei
to former di 'eetion; they are held responsible.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

AN INTERESTING YOU'VE CouPLE-There is
esding at Plaistow. says an English paper, a
young lady who has reached her twentieth
wear, who stands six feet in her hose! The
middle finger on each hand measures six inch
es; length of arm two feet four inches. She is
still growing Her beau is also giant, being
no less an individual than Ed. Crauser, tho
Kentish giant, who though but nineteen years
old, is seven feet six inches in height. This
will be one of the tallest weddings on record
when it comes off.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

The Sandusky Register overheard a fellow
bewailiug his fate the other day who had got
caught in one Of the showers in the following
wise:
"'Twas ever thus from chldhood's hour
That chilling fate has on me fell,
There always comes soaking shower,
When haint got no umberell p
His lament of his great misfortune was not
unlike that of person who gave place to his
grief Of sorrows, in the following stanza, about
his bread and butter, who said he
"Never had bit of toast
Particularly brown and wide,
But fell upon the sanded floor,
And always on the butter side."
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Ayr1oUrrY OF TIE MAexrrYrxs GLAss.-Is

/ AxrIQUITY OF TIE MAGMFYING GLAss.-It
is a curious circumstance tina: real magnify
ing glass identified by Sir David Brewster as
decidedly and designedly such was recently
found By Mr. Layard in one of the temples Of
Nineveh Mr.. Layard says that many of the
euneform Inscriptions and other smaller sculp-
lures are so delicatey cut and so minute as to
be "almost unintelligibe without msguifying
glass" and of cours; could not have been cut
without the aid of one.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23
TIE OLD GREsT MILL.

The grist mill stands beside the stream,
With bending roof and leaning wall.
So old, that when the winds are wild,
The miller trembles lest it fall;
But moss and ivy never sere,
Bedeck it DER from year to year.
The dam is steep. and welded green;
The gates are raised, the waters pour,
And tread the old wheels slippery steps,
The lowest round foreyermore;
Mcthinks they have sound fire,
Because they cannot climb it higher.
From morn till night in autumn time,
When yellow harvest load The plains,
Up drive the farmers to the mill,
And back anon, with loaded wains;
They bring heap of golden grain,
And take it home in meal again.
The mill inside is dim and dark,
But peeping in the open door,
You see the miller fitting round,
And dusty bags along the floor;
And by the shaft and down the spout,
The yellow meal comes pouring out.
And all day long the winnowed chaff
Floats round it on the sultry breeze,
And shineth like settling swarm
OF golden-winged and belted bees;
Or sparks around blacksmith'S door,
When bellows blow and forges roar.
love the pleasant quaint old mill,
1t minds me of my early prime;
IT'S changed since then, but not so much
AS am by decay and time;
its wrecks are messed from year 10 year,
But mine all dark and bare appear.
stand beside the stream of life;
The mighty current sweeps along,
Lifting the food gates of my heart.
1t turns the magic wheel of song
And grinds the rpened harvest brought
From out the golden field of thought.
KnickelbockeI
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

RoMANrIc-A gold digger entered one of the
Sydney (Australia) banks to deposit $4,000,
the result of few months labor.
He was asked to write his name but he could
not write. Apretty young lady who happened
to be near, offered to sign the books for him
and this course having been assented to, they
left the bank.
Soon however it struck the digger that the
lady could at any time she choose draw out the
capital while he, without her assistance coult
not obtain single penny. He communicated
his fears to his companion. She laughed.
She also had thought of it but refused Il
give up her claim unless he gave her his name
The result was they were married
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

THE CALIFORNIA HARvEsT-The advices
from California to the 9TH May, state that far
mcrs there were then busy in cutting and cure
ing the grass, the crop of which is very abun-
dant The grain harvest would commence in
a fortnight, and continue for nearly three
months. Wheat, barley, and oats, promise ar
abundant crop.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

A SCENE AT THE CusToM House IN New YoRK
We learn that an impatient application for an
becoming rampant at the collect
or's delay, called at the custom-h house yesterday
and demanded to see Judge Bronson. He was
pointed to a notice informing the public that
the collector could not then be interrupted
whereat he swore an oath or two and passed
into forbidden sanctum. ("Focls rush in where
angels fear to tread.') He at once demanded
Of the collector an appointment of his brother,
remarking with sort Of b'hoyish emphasis,
that he had done too much for The party to be
put off any longer; whereupon the collector
rose very coolly handed him his papers of ap.
plication and at the same time pointed 10 the
door with great descision and dignity. The in.
Itruder made his exit, pouring out broadsdc
Of profane expletives that made the marble halls
shudder with horror. Mirror.
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A JOYFUL MEETIyG-We clip the following
incident connected with the late railroad COLI
sion from the Aurora Guardian
"a resident ofour place, Mr. Sorafford, was
expecting son home from Michigan. On re-
ceipt of the news Of the collision he posted of
immediate to Chicago. Arriving there he found
that the dead had all been buried. One un-
known young man was described. The dress,
color of his hair, age and size tailed with re-
markable precision. A pocket,book taken from
the pocke. of the unknown body was procured !;
it was the boys! The father returned home
to tell the story to other aching hearts, but
failed to see thcb body, Next day he returned
again to Chicago, and wilhelm search of the
Coroner methis own son in the street alive and
well On comparing pocket books suoh was
the similarity that it was hard to distinguish
one from the other. The JOY Of that meeting
may be better imagined chan described. Young
Scraflord had been TO Michigan for trees anc
would have returned in the unfortunate train
but was too late TO get on board"
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EeRnaIC .E0ur, Printers,

The editor of the Cleveland Herald says
that he has successfully tried in his Office the
experiment of type-setting by female, He
says
A lady friend of ours last week, 'learned
the boxes" did small ironing, and set 4 $40
ems in 4 days! We do know not what the
experience of others may be but we have never
known any apprentice hoy to do over half SO
well. To hire man 10 do the same work
would cost us Sl10. In addition our lady typo
read and corrected her own ''sticks" part OF
tie business few boys will master in month.
The Geauga Republic has also tried it-That
paper says;
A GOOD DEGrYNrEe.-h young lady yesler
day commenced type-settng in this Office
She learned the boxes and set 1000 ems oI
burjeo!s before O'Clock, P. NJ, 1t was well
justified" /" and gave a "clcan proof
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

ALAS PooR PRINrER-We find the following
in the last number of the Johnstown Caw6rian
We owe an apology to our readers for the
non appearance Of our paper last week.
We had no money to buy paper.
The above is enough to draw tears from the
eyes of all friends non paying subscribers. ii
they have hearts as large as grasshopper's.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

STILL FOR LrBEL.-The proprietors of the
Daily Sun were arraigned yesterday afternoon
before Esquire Bell on charge of publishing a
tale entitled Conspiracy, burning of steam
Ell, &c, which in its character is alleged to be
detrimental to the character of William Kis-
sane one of the parties in the Martha Washing
ton case. The action is for libel. and the State
not being ready for trial the parties were requi.
red to give $500 bail each for further hear.
ing on Tuesday next. An affidavit has alsC
been made by one of the Chapins against the
same parties on the same charge CiaciunOt
Gazette.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

A Clergyman. having INDUCED too freely
in filing his glass, went one Sabbath into the
pulpit having given out hymn to his cOngre-
CATION sat down the melody Of the sacred
song soon lulled him to sleep, and he continu
ed for some time to play double base SYM
phony with his nose At length, one of the
deacons assembled to the sacred desk, and told
him the hymn was out. 'Well,' says he, fH
1t up again
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

WHAT 1s A FLORIDA HAMMOCK ?--The editor
Of The Ocal1 (Fiorida) Mirror, nct.cng an elro-
neous statement on this subject, gives The fol-
lowing description of Florida hammock, which
the writer oiths knows to be materially cor.
rect
"There are some few swamps on the streams
that look Ike the swamps Of otherregions save
the grow h, it being a mixture OF palmetto,
! live oak, magnolia, lynn, and an underground
Of laurel mock orange, DC, tangled with vines
and iessamne. But genuine hammock is a
high, dry, rolling spot, set like an oasis IN the
/ pine barren, The borders are generally very
| thick with undergrowth-further in you hnd
the ground elevated much clearer of under
growth. covered with the largest kind of sweet
gums, magnolia, whieoaks, lyns, hickorys'
! live-oaks, cherries often three and four feet
through. 1t is true, though high and dry
from the luxuriant growth of the forest, one
accustomed to river bottoms is constantly look
ing out fol some large water course, which he
never finds. There are occas ional channels
or runlets which serve during the rainy seasons
to carry off the excess of water, but these are
seldom over few hundred yards long anC
plunge headlong into some hillside and disap
pear. DuC WnaC Is Tenafkaole' Wnen you pas
out of one of these hammocks you find yoursel
descending to the pine barren. There is Mt
mud in them, and fewer snakes than in an,
new country we have ever seen: and we hav
seen not few new countries"
Hammocks are Of various sizes, from som'
which include about an acre of ground to 9th
ers fifteen miles long and several miles wide
As winged lightnings dart from the cloud
; when Jupiter has unbarred their bolts, so doe
q Young darkie run like blazes when dog
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

HoGs.--The Louisville papers stale that con-
tracts have been made for 1000 hogs to be de-
liverd 40miles from that city between the 10th
of November and the goth Of December next,
and to weigh not less than 20Olbs, average
weight, at IS, so per hundred.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

Papa said precious child. what is hum
bug? Its, my dear, replied the parent
with deep drawn sigh, when your mamma
pretends to be very fond of me, and puts nc
buttons on my Shirt
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

L'ADEILLE MEDIcALE tells Of very fat wo-
man, most marvellously fat woman, whose
fatness disappeared entirely under the infiu'
ence of TincIure of Iodine administered in do
ses of 20 drops day, for two months only.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

EgThe Ravenna Whig says that FRASeIs
BARTON was fined S44, SO, for violation Of me
ordinance against selling liquor. The wing
says the cred noses hung ike string oi blood
beets, around the door. Of Barton's grocery.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

EE A wicked man is like one who hangs
over deep pit by slender cord with one
hand and is cutting it with the other.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

g The Wings Of Vermont hold Their a5 aa5uui
State Convention at Montpelier on the - -
this month. The glorious whig bsrptI Ns ~.
wayers or fall in that State, VsEnon'
.sstar that never sets.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-06-23

Eg- Ephraim says courtingis done on the
printing principle there being q good deal OF
HAND PRESS work aboutit. rtrE
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A LOVE CMAUNT.
ny CLARENCE MAY.

When again the soft liPP'd lephyrs
Kiss the roses sweet of June,
And the sea is gently swelling
Meath the pale and loving moon;
When the winds go chanting sweetly
To the fair and dropping flowers,
WOoing them with low complaining,
All the still and dreaming hours.
When the streamlet's murmured music
Thrills the heart with thoughts Of love,
And the stars look down like angels
Dreaming in their homes above;
When the rays once more are romping
BY the hill-side-in the glen
Bringing back each glorious vision;
Lov'd one, will meet thee then
And the kiss Of soft lipp'd zephyrs
Shall not rival that of mine,
Nor the waters song of gladnesS,
Half SO sweet as tones Of thine;
Nor the star gems, wildly cleaning
Midst the breathless Summer skies,
Thrill me like the fire sleeping
Deep within thine love-lit eyes
With my dear and warm caressing
Ev'ry earth.born care will flee,
And the rosy, 'mst-bung 6grre,'
Seem one dream Of love to thee,
And with deep ana fond devotion
l will sue at !hy pure SHRINE,
Whilst the blest may gaze in envy.
AS clasp thee, love. as mine.