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APAsT sronY.

An Englisbman was bragging of the
speed on English railroads TO Yankee
traveller seated al his side in one Of the
cars Of fast utin, in Eng and. The
engine bell was ruBg as the train nearfd q
station. II suggested to the Yaukee az
opportunity Of taking down his compan.
ion a reg or two p 20 hiafaa
wi that toise I? Locsntly iDqui.
red the Yankee
We. are approaching town said the
Englishman They have TO commence
ringing about Ten miles betorfihe GET to
station. or else the train would run by
it 6efore the bell could be heardl won.
dert;l. isn't it suppose they haven I
nvspted bells in America yeti
Why, yes, replied the Yankee; we've
got Bells. but cant use them on our rail.
roads. We run SO 'tarnal fast that the
train always keeps ahead Of the sound.
No use whatever; the sound never reach
es Ibe village TIL alter the train gets by
Indeed ? exclaimed the engishman
Fact said the Yankee, had to give
up behs Then we tried steam-whJslleS
--buttley woudn I answer. either. vas
on a. locomotive when ine whistle was
tried, We we're gning at tremenJuous
rate-hurricanes were nowhar. and had
10 hold my hair on. We saw two.horse
wagon Crossing the track, about five miles
ahead and the engineer let the whistle
on. scraecbing ike trooper !. scream.
ed awfuly, but ii wasn't nol use. 'Pho
next tHIng knew. | was picking myself
out OF pond by ,he road ,af amid the
fragment, OF the locomotive. dead aorses,
brogen wagon and dead engineer. lying
beside me. Just then the whistle came
along. mixed up with sone tfightiu utoa,ns
that | had heard the engineer use when
he first saw the horses Poor tellow, be
was dead before ms voice got TO him :
After that we tried Hghls, ,uppo-ihg these
would travel ta-ter tnan souud We -
some - powerint t,attse ehi5st as waEu
up all .Mglqe rod wner we c 10 9y,
.uppq>lfigtit t,sb+ nor az. .irt tie T.
co,uolive .bept ahead q / :. 1, and "as
IN the darkness VITA tie ii4it 0>e on
behind il. The irhahiant, pttirne
agsin7gt; Finally W. ha 20 station ele',
trio lelagrapbs along the road wilh ign
men 10 telegraph wh~n The train. Wa u
sight !; and hare Beered nt ,on Oft =
taS' trsin, beel ihc lighLi.g IS mlrut'.
every 40 miles. But can say as that
is true---tae rest knowlo be 50. e.-z.
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Select poetrp.
GLRLHOOD.


A sweetness in the morning air,
A witching laughter in the woods,
A group of maidens everywhere, .-
With glowing cheeks and flowing hair,
Andnot sorrow or care
Within their dainty hoods !! 49,
An agile fleetness In their limbs,
A tint of morning on their bror $,
Their postures full Of girlish whims
No dappled fawn SO nimbly skins
Along the silver lakelet briins,
Beneath the dripling boughs
They are ruthless, romping rout'
-s Marauders of each nook and glen;
They disappear with song and shout
They beat the forest all about,
And ferret timid flowers out, t
Then come in CLEO again.
Such knots Of flowers and knots Of girls,
With beauty in their busy eyes
One rl;.its acluster with her curls,
Another in her finger twiris
A nosegay rich with liquid pearls
A tell-tale in disguise.
OH girlhood is a guerdon fair,
That still il left recreant race;
There's witchery in its wayward air.
sprinkling the sunshine everywhere;
Alas that later years impair
Its simple guileless grace ~.
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Select Gales.
hrs s..e.s From the Aurora Standard
STRAY LEAVES OF THE DAIRY OF A
JOURnEYMAN PRINTER. \
THE JouRNEYMAN's SECRET.


"You can take TINS case Sa'u Tue iore- w
man mere is as''cH--nere Is some ooPy'
audit you IKE a qule' anu S'eauS psrl
per you viii ana ms gentleman sun Q
ncugh IN all conscience;
Inc partner merely l1'Neu , up anu
family smiled IN acShowlengmeht o' 'hs
tOreman's compliment ah' KePt on WIN
ais york; while the foreman 'urneu away
to attend to something else
We worked on steadily un'li dinner
aswe were in a hurry 10 gel the paper up
without exchanging word or even a
look. In the afternoon ! had more lels
nre to study the Physiognomy OF my
neighbor. He was young man OF ABOUT
three or four.and twenty win handsoms M,
features, and rather intellectual cast Of
countenance. His face was Pale' anu me
raven darkness ofhls hair eyebrows ana
eyes. made me immedl ueIy come 10 tne
conclusion, after carefully studying MS
physiognomy, that ne was nara student
during his leisure hours or mat dePrl'
wing himself of the recreation OF BOOKS.
or other sources Of enI'yment' ne spem
all of bis working hours at the case Inc
latter suppositon time proved correct .
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ATunnel throngh the AIps.

The fredcit EuerIerrE are hu us EN-
pldyed in perirctIng the holt p eject {
excayating d tunnel unIertlt ps tpeon,
meet the P!edmontes railways with those
OF FRANCE. Ii is proposed 10 pass thro
the mountains from SuSa and Bardonecbe
TO Modana. in Savoy Iva line ten miles
shorter thaG over MouBt Ceuis 1t is to
be eight miles in length aud a mile below
the highest poinl ut the pass; The eSlnia-
ted cost is million aud half pounds
sterling. an exosFaiing machine some
what similar, we should think. to the
HooSac borer. has beeue coptriyed by
Cnevaiier MauS, the chief. engineer ior
the accomplishment Gf the undettiking
The lunurl Is 10 be ventilated h' rub
lying OH the ground carried oh as The
work advances, and p ovided with fans 10
maintain a proper current Of air. The
ChivaE hopes TO succeed in accomplish
ing his hercuran 'bor IN five years
This is al und taking wtich throws
our Hoosac tuBael bus neSs e. tireIy ito
the shade. Boring the Alps 1t is an
event the possibility Of which our ances.
tors never dreamed NapOlpan built the
famous Simplon road over these noun;
tain barriers; Cnevairr Maus would con
struct passage through Them. fbework
o Napoledn was for the purpose Of car
rying war and conquest inlo the heart OF
Iialv; that of Chevrier Nous will unnf
the two countries b. thenterests OF social
and commercial intercourse. and will aud
in sending forth peace on earth and good
will among men BY the completion ei
lhe runnsl tHe hitherto almost lmpassabr
barrier which separates Piedmont irom
her neilhbors will be rem we'd; but lovers
of the picturesque viii doub less still pre-
fer TO encounter the keen air the roueh
ruariS, aud sublime scenery Of a passage
over.themoun'afnt to the more ap'd lraEsit
VI the ralirQad car I'd
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LAW ANFC 0gE.-Soma years ago be
lora the temperance cause hgd mdde
much pmsress. there was a Itia-in i
~laieseJnt al lia GeeuwnA n winch
a ylluess.- whose testimony bore hard
agalns De p.H.nH m'taooed lharhe
rad p5tioktlf1i~ a'ila sAmst1FngPet-
mibtn1 seye,aF tfue, duriig tbe tor,
noon OF toe uanseeuoay ilAs sfeqedts
ppn way TO iae gscstuIpT u Is t-au.
Inony, winch the couuse wa MOI sIo~ V
improIe. The Witness was tface6 u
and down rom store loaaserue ard teh
taverns to store. on stopped az tag
store, you sayl Did you drii'k any tmng
therel" Yes perhaps did take a little
something, on a cold morhing-the bes
of folks mghtdotnat, you know. SQUIRE
giving a corkserew look atihe counsel.--
Having thus liked the wIuess wlo >toPp@H
at the store. at lAel Green 5, attpe tavern
| and at ha { dozen onerN places. the
counsel rose 10 put ontihe elHicher' end
shskin0 his finger near The wiipess,s tace
exclaimed. exulpgIy. Now Mr.. Wit
ness. in the presence Of this court AM
Iiury. and upon the oath you have taken
sir, how much spirit. did you drink ineh,
course Of that morning." The witness
as cool as cucumber. replied; swell
\ Squire. as to the matter Of that, you'v
got such plagury 1Ody Of 'Oaleriag yon
! liquor down here, that body ca I lei
Ihow much they d-oo drinkl"T He too
his seat without any more questions
| Providence Post,
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HEAVY w WHEAr.--The Stockton Jour.
nal has been informed that Mr.. Qhas
Munson has raised on his ranch. five
miles beyond French Camp. a crop Of
wheat that weighs seventy five pounds to
the bushel. The yield wasaboui twenty
five bushels TO the acre. This is the
heaviest grain we ever remember to have
heared Of San Francisco Sun.
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ME MRNM%o

GrThe paper will be sent according to Ordc
or year in advance, for SI,OO
If not paid within four weeks, $50
dPThese terms will be rigidly adhered to.
aFTo insure a discontinuance at the end tf
the time subscribed for, all arrearages must te
paid, land positive directions given to that effect
Advertisements inserted at the usual rates
GFAll advertisements not having the number
ofipsertions marked on them, will be continued
until forbid, and charged accordingly.
-~~1~-~~~~o~~-~-~~N-~-~~
UTADvERTisEMENTs INTENDED FOR INSERTION
IN THE STANDARD, SHOULD BE HANDED IN PREVIOUS
TO 3 P. M, ON TUESDAYS.
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RULES FOR LAOY PRINTERS.


/. Must be at the Office from 7. A..
NJ, TO 6 P. Mo- .ta..
2. No reading of motto papers and
love stories nor eating confecdoneries
during working hours. aa hHa
8. No hand shall be allowed to have
her beau in the Office to see her set type
at any time i.i
4 No matter how gifted hand may
be at making pies at home, if she makes
P1 in the office she shall be compelled
to assert it. .5.s,7 -Ha '3a'.
5. No hand shall sit in the sanctum
longer than to procure copy, unless re-
quested by the editor.
No attempting to kiss the editor
for the sake of clean copy. He will
use his prerogative to kiss or scold all
hands as occasion may require.
7. Ladies who bring their dinner
shall not make dinner saloon of the
Sanctum, nor use proof paper for a ia
Bile cloth.
8. Any lady hand about to emigrate
to the State Of Mat imony, shall give at
least one months notice, that her place
may be supplied by another.
8. No married woman will be allow
ed to work in this Office providing it is
known ......
10. No lady shall be allowed to laugh
at the motion Of another while engaged
at the case.
II. No smoking, or chewing or dram
drinking allowed in the office.
12. No 6 ssiping. quarreling, pull
ing of hair, scratching of faces, or sing
ing love songs, during working hours
and no lady hand Shall have free ad-
mission to, or orders for the theatre, op-
era, or other places Of amusement, un-
less accompanied by a gentleman N.
Y pjc1Uune.
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q During the last month, 81 27i 598 in
gold, 81 $50 900 in silver, and $3 100 in
copper, were coined at the Y. s. Mint al
Philadelphia,
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preaching a practical Sermon. f.

y ~
A number Of years ago Parson B -
preached in a town in the interior Of this
State. A sound theologician was Parson
B., as published yolnme Of his ser
mons eyince; but like many clergymen OF
the past generation, he was too given to
preaching "doctrinal sermons, to the ex-
clusion Of practical themes; at least SO
thought. one Of his parishioners, Mr..
"Mr. B -" said he one day to the
clergyman, eve know all about the doc
trines by this time. Why don t you ONE
times preach US a real practical dis
course?
"Oh, very well, if you wish it, I will
do SO. Next Sunday l will preach a
practical sermon" -.
Sunday morning came; and an unusu-
ally large audience, attracted by the re-
port of the promised novelty, were in
attendance. The preliminary services
were performed, and the parson atnounc-
ed his text. After "opening his subject
he said he should make a practical appli-
cation to his hearers. lie then commen-
ced at the head of the aisle, calling each
member of the congregation by name.
md pointing out his special faults. One
was inclined to indulge in creature com
forts; another was terrible man at a
bargain, and SO on,
While in mid-yolley, the door of the
church opened and Dr. s. entered.
"There," continued the parson, there
is DR.. s., coming in, in the middle of
the service, Just as usual, and disturbing
the whole congregation. He does it just
to make people believe that he has so large
g practice that he can't get time to come
to church in season; but it sn't so; he
hasn't been called to visit a patient on
Sunday morning for three month"; "
Thus went on the worthy clergy nam
AT last he came to Mr.. c., who sug-
gested the practical sermon.
"And now, said he, "there is Mr..
C he's a merchant; and what does
he do? Why, he stays at home on Sun
day afternoon, and writes business letters.
If he gets a lot Of goods UP from New
York on Saturday night, he goes to his
store and marks them on Sunday, SO "a
to have them all ready for sale on Mon
day morning. That's how he keeps the
Sabbath, and lie ism satisfied with doc
trinal sermons he wants practical
ones"
At the conclusion of the service, the
parson walked up to Mr.. c., and
asked how he liked the practical ones"
"Mr, Z. -" was the reply, 'preach
just what yon please after this, Iii
never attempt to direct you again"
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Did you attend church TO dayP said a
planter to his slave.
CtSutain m assa,' was the reply, and
what Two mighty big stories dat preacher
did tell" sa..aa pa 7N.rss
,What stories were theyl
tWhy, he7tell the people no man can
serve two masters; now dis is the fuss sto Z
| ry .kase you see serve you my old mas
sa, and also young massa John. Den de
preacher says ye love de one and hate de
odder, while de Lord knows | hate you
bof,' sab ss vs. ..t &
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Rg-A new traveller to the Dead Sea,
NJ. DeSanley, gives an entire fresh de.
scripIion If this famuus water. de at
firms that, so far from finding it as most
persons have represented, it was "splen.
did lake, gl:ttering in the sunshine, with
its blue waves gently breaking on the
sands of the softest beach He also saw
a flock of wild ducks sporting on its wat
ers, and observed beautiful insects on the
gravslly beach. NJ. DeSanley also re-
marks, that every tradition compels the
traveller to regard the Holy Scriptures as
genuine, as nothing connected with them
IS changed even in name, and the memo
nv Of human transactions has alone been
lost,
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An exchange says: "The politician
should not only be great but good
man." II is a great pity the fact was not
sooner disclosed. 38 ~
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II The eagle on that quarter had NE
and | we're State prison convict, | would
not swap places with it; for my conhne:
ment would be far more preferable 10 be.
ing squeezed to death
This was the hair that broke the cam.
els back. With the exclamation, you
Did scoundrel, he made one bound. and
with stunning blow brought Zeke' TO
the floor. Then Jerking off his coat, and
placing himself in Sighting attitude, he
iurnedt TO the astouisbed group with, come
now, cowardly ruffians, 'if you cannot lei
! me alone pesceably, | have borne your
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Matches are now split by machinery
at the rate Of $4,000 minute. An ex-
change thinks this whl be egratifying news
to persons about 10 apply for a divorce!
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1t was maxim Of Gen. Jackson's - Z
"Take time TO deliberate, but when the
time for action arrives, stop thinking"
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1t is stated that there are now 1900
men employed in the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. .s. s.a.g,..a I. s,.g
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THE TWO ARMIES.

The N. Y. Courier 4 Enquirer has the follow
ing remarks upon the ability Of the two respec-
tive European combatants:
Turkey maintained hard contest with Russia
twenty five years ago, she will maintain far
harder one now. Then she had a revenue Of
twenty millions Of doliars-an army Of but thirty
two thousand men, unorganized and without
tried generals--no feet, for her fleet had been
destroyed at Navarina, all her great Christian
population in state Of insubordination &C.
count Of the recent war with Greece-Egypt
her enemy, and Syria and Arabia under the con-
troll of Mhcmet Ali Now she has twice the
revenue-an army six times rs large, thorough
" equipped, we'll disc ip.ined, ably officered-a
pow erful heet-almost the entire Christian pop
ulaton enthusiastically in her fasor-all the Ma
hometan races Of. Northern Africa and Western
Asia making common cause with her. Russia
is hardly more powerfully now than then. Her
fleet has not materially increased. She then
had hundred thousand Poles and thirty thou
sand Circassians in her army; now every Pole
in her army, and SIXTY thousand men are re-
quired to keep those Circassians in check. II
she had no wealth then, she has but little now,
and but limited credit. A spirit of desersIon
pervades the Russian troops in The Principaities,
so that there has already been necessity OF
withdrawing the regular cavalry two marches
from the Danube, and eplacing them with Cos
sacks The cholera is making havoc in the
Southern army; and as far as relates to commits
siariat and hospital accommodations, Russia IS
n Nv in much the same condition as in the last
war, when she lost 10000 men and 10000
horses by disease and hunger alone. Besides all
this, the Russian forces, on the ground, are abb
solutely inferior in numbers to the Turkish, and
the season is too far advanced TO allow material
ne s & 81
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-11-09

AMERICAN WHEAT WANTED ABROAD
dencc Of the National Inteiligenccr, brought by
the latest steamer from abroad, it seems that
England alone will want 40, 000, 900 bushels Of
wheat from the United States, beyond what she
can obtain elsewhere. This quantity will be
worth on ship-board at New York, say 100000.
900, The writer says.
The interesting question relative 10 the home
and foreign supplies of wheat to this country
for the ensuing year still engages good deal
of attention. No one doubts that the home
supply will be very Insufficient for the wants Of
the people of the United Kingdom. 1t is as
sumed that the present harvest is at least one
fourth short, or 100000 quarters; and thai
the imports during the present year have been
$780, 900 quarters; there will therefore, be about
$500 900 quarters wanted during the ensuing
twelve months. |, is thought, however, tha,
under the influence of high prices there will be
no difficulty in procuring this quantity, seeing
! that at the low prices of the last four years
5000, 900 qrs have, on an average, been i'm
ported. The calculation is that little can be
expected this year from France, Italy and
Egypt. The principal sources of supply must
be the Mediterranean, the Block Sea, the ports
| of the Baltic and America From ODESSA Co.,
900 quarters have, on the average been lately
imported. High prices and a plentiful harvest
will probably draw from thence ,030, 900 quart
crs, and from the Mediterranean another milli-
on The Baltic and the North Sea set down
for at least 1900, 900, and Canada and the Uni
ted States are looked to for the remaining
5,oOO,OO0. How far war may prevent the rea.
zation Of tins calculation il is impossibleto pre-
dirt
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-11-09

TME DuBuQuE IlERALp AND PRoGREsslvE
ERA.-ln the Dubuque Herald of this morning
was copied an article from the last sPr,gressive
Era, upon 1he subject of "disorgamizers,
which if left to pass nncorrec,ed, would do great
injustice to the responsible head Of that journal,
as well as the people of Linn Co., without res
pect to party politics We happened TO be at
Cedar Rapids when the said article made its
appearance, and had opportunity to witness
the marked disarprohation with which it was
ceived by gentlemen of both political PARTIES
The article in question written by Mr.
Childs, formerly u the estate Gazette, who is
temporarily engaged as editor Of the Era and
was published without the knowledge o: any one
and it would seem in diame,rical opposition to
the feelings and views Of the people of that
locality.
We have the best reason for saying that the
article met the decided Misrepresentation of the
proprietor Of the Era and the leading men OF
Linn Co.
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LOSS OF THE STEAMER SOUTHERN.
ER-FULL PARTICULARS.

We learn the following particulars of the
complete wreck of the steamer Southerner from
the Ceaveland Plain Dealer of Monday last -
She was bound for Buffalo, and was out in the
severe gale Of Thursday, which resulted in so
many disasters on the Lake She sprung leak
this side of Erie, and Capt Hayes put about
with the intention Of making the harbor at Cor
neaut He was unable to make out the Lights
either at Erie or Conneaut, and he consequent
ly put back for Ashtabula. The light there was
visible. Having got opposite Ashtabula, che
attempted to gain the harbor. As she ncared
the dock, the swell left her, she touched bottom,
sided around with the sea, and struck on a crib
| or dock about 60 feet from shore. She soon
after broke in two Her engines were broken
up and her wood work smashed up. She had
considerable water in her when she struck. The
Wv. $ made sad havoc with her She went
ashore st 6 clock, Friday morning.
| The cargo consisted Of 1900 barrels Of -four
and 1900 hogs, LOADED at Sandusky, except 500
barrels -four shipped here) Most Of the hogs
were got off-a good many were, however,
drowned. The -four is much damaged, and a
| large portion Of il spoiled.
The Sou,herner was owned by A. Curry, Of
| Cleveland, and was insured for SIG, 0O0- S.
900 in the "Astor" and $4,000 in the "Atlas. 7"
| Mr. ,Curry's loss is about $1,000 Chicago
Press
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CIR l}'rrtlg Grprrs5.
THE NoRrll-WEsT pAssAGE.
BIZ Wa. H. MERRITT

Il has been announc d some time since tina,
Commander Mcclure had succeeded in effect
ing the North West passage. There has been
since the news deal Of congratulation over il
from every part of toe country. We may lack
the col rect sort Of enthusiasm, but we should
be especially pleased 10 know the eui bono OF
the achievement. What good is it going to Ct
feet for the interests Of humanity If, despite
OF every cxertion of energy and talent, i, has
remained undiscovered for two centuries and a
availability as channel Of communication will
be extremely lins,ed. The chance of trip
once century may be cause for extraordinary
exultation, but we do not perceive the ncccssi-
~. The school boy recollections of eve-y one
will readily recall the ingenious gentleman who
in ancient time exhibited before Alexander the
Great, the fruits of life long Industry, by which
he was enabled with astonishing accuracy to
throw beans through the eye of needle at a
considerable distance. The monarch witne ssed
the performance with great interest and on the
reward being demanded. presented the talented
and industrious exhibitor with dozen new
needles and basket of beans. In our opinion,
and we feel as humble as Ariah Heep in this
matter, this making the North West passage
after two or three huadred years Of practice
seems only another way of throwing beans
through needle, and another illustration, on our
extended scale of the truth of the exclamation
"what shadows we are, and what shadows we
pursue -