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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-07-07
Mistellaup.
General Jackson.

He was a man, Well do I remember the
day / waited upon him. He sat there in his
arm chair-I can see that old warrior-face with
its snow-white hair, even now. We told him
of the public distress-the manufacturers ruin
ed, the eagle shrouded in Grape, which were
worn at the head of twenty thousand men into
Independence Square. He heard us all. We
begged MIN to leave the deposits where they
were; to uphold the Great Bank in Phiadel-
phia Still he did not say a word. At last
one of our number more fiery than the rest in
timated that if the Bank was crushed rebel
lion might follow. Then the old mani can
see him yet. ''Come," he shouted in voice
of thunder, as his clenched right hand was rails
ed above his white hairs; "Come with bayo-
net in your hand instead Of petitions surround
the White house with your legions-I am
ready for you all! BY the Eternal! with the
people at my back whom your gold can neither
buy nor awe, will swing you up round the
Capitol, each rebel Of you, on a gibet high as
Haman's.
"Whcn I think, says the author, ''of that
one man standing there at Washington, bat
ting with all the power of Bank and Panic
combined, betrayed by those in whom he had
trusted, assailed by all that the snake Of NAL
ice could hiss, or the fend of falsehood how
when think that one man placed his back
against the rock, and folding his arms for the
blow, while he uttered his awful vow-By the
Eternal! will not swerve an inch from the
course | have chosen-I must confess that the
records of Greece and Rome-nay, the proud
est days Of Cromwell and Napoleon, cannot
furnish an instance Of awill like that of An
drew Jackson, when he placed life, soul, and
fame on hazard Of die for the peoples well
fare"
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"And now, Alice, you must come home
with me, for the present, at least" said her
sympathising friend, as the lonely girl poured
out her sorrows. ''You tell me that you are
alone in the world. We will gladly protect
you; and the assistance which you can render
me in my domestic duties will be an ample
recompense. have the full consent of Mr..
Williams to this plan, so you need not hesit-
ate.''
"My Heavenly Father has indeed raised up
friend in my hour Of need" was the CRATE
ful reply. "There have been moments
when have been almost led to distrust His
providence, when have seen my poor mother
in need Of comforts which could not procure,
and have expended our last dollar in the bare
necessaries of life; but | can now look back
upon the way through which have been led i,
and, with full heart, bless the Lord for His
goodness"
81 have once added to your Affections by
withholding your just Dues" said Mrs. Will
liams 'but for this you must forgive me, Alice
For the last few weeks | have been learning a
lesson In true charity, which / shall not easi-
ly forget. Henceforth will endeavor to rec
ollect that benevolencc should go hand in hand
with justice and economy"
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Newspaper Bylaws.

A contemporary lays down the following pithy
code of newspaper by-laws:-They are the
best we have seen drawn up. 1. Be brief
This is the age of telegraph and stenography.
2. Be pointed. Don't write all around sub
ject without hitting it. g. State facts, but
don't stop to moralize. It's drowsy subject.
Let the reader do his own dreaming. 4. Es-
chew prefaces. Plunge at once into your sub
ject, like swimmer into cold water. 5. If
you have written sentence that you think
particularly fine, draw your pen through it,
A pet child is always the worst in the family,
6. Condense. Make sure that you really have
an idea, and then record it in the shortest pos
sible terms. We want thoughts in their quin-
tessence. z. When your article is completed,
write out nine-tenths of the adjectives. The
English is strong language, but wont bear
much reducing" 8. Avoid all high-fown
language. The plainest Anglo-Saxon words
are the best. Never use stills when legs will
do as WELL 9. Make your sentences short
Every period is milestone, at which the read
er may halt and rest himself. 10. Write leg
IDLY. Don't let your manuscript look like the
tracks of spider half drowned in ink We
shant mistake any one for a genius, though he
write as crabidly as Napoleon.
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The Jews.

The Rev. Mr.. Duffield of Detroit, who has
spent the winter in the East, in letter from
Jerusalem, says
" One Of the most affecting sights have
witnessed during my travels, was encountered
yesterday P. M. repaired TO the appointed
spot TO hear the lamentations Of the Jews over
their desolated temple, and scattered nation
The sight Of the ancient temple is now occu-
pied by the Mosque of Omar. No christian or
Jew is allowed by the Musselmen to enter its
precincts. The nearest approach that the Jews
can make TO it, is TO the large and massive
stones Of the wall which Solomon built from
the bottom Of the narrow valley or ravine,
called the TYropean, for the purpose Of sus-
tanning and forming the terrace or arches,
which were built ont from the base Of the rock
on its four sides, and on which the temple on
Mount Moriah was originally constructed.
I saw thiriy-fve Jews, standing or seated
near these stones, all of them bowling, and rest
lessly swinging to and fro, while they read
their scriptures in the Hebrew, and some
weeping bitterly as they uttered their wall Of
distress.
One man sobbed as il his heart was ready
TO break, while he stood reading and trembling
with emotion in his whole frame. Women,
with white scarfs thrown over their heads,
passed mournfnlly along the wall some kissed
the stones with their lips, others laid their
hands on them, and then kissed their hands,
while most sat in squatted or Turk-like posi-
tion, reading parts Of their liturgy in Hebrew.
| ventured with courteous salutation, 10 look
upon the page from which an aged man was
reading. He politely pointed his finger 10 the
place. He was reading the 56th, 59lh and
Goth Psalms The whole scene was SO deeply
moving, exhibiting in such powerful light
the sad reality Of the Jews great national sor-
row, and caused such rush Of solemn thoughts
in my mind, that was quite overcome by il"
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Salmon Fisheries in California

The Sacramento Union presents some iDt,r.
nation respecting the salmon fisheries On the
Sacramento river, which far transcend all the
ideas we ever had of the abundance Of such
fine fish in any part Of the world. It says
"The water Of the river must be alive with
salmon, or such quantities caught daily would
sensibly reduce their numbers. But expert
enced fishermen inform US, while the run lasts,
SO countless is the number, that no matter how
many are employed in the business, or how
many are taken daily, no diminution can be
perceived. They seem to run in immense
schools, with weeks intervening between the
appearance Of each school, during which the
numbers taken are light, as compared with
the quantity taken during a time like the
present. No account is kept of the number
engaged in fishing, or Of the amount caught,
and all statements relative thereto are from es-
Inmates obtained from those who have expert
ence in the business, and approximate correct
ness.
These estimates give the number Of men
employed now in taking fish in the Sacramen-
to at about 600; the number of fish taken daily
on an average, 1900; their average weight
seventeen pounds. 1t requires two men to man
boat, which would give to each man frac-
ton over three as his share. Large numbers
are salted down daily, several firms and indi-
viduals being extensively engaged in the trade.
The fish are put down in hogsheads, which ay-
erage, when filled about 800 lbs.
The salmon fish is found in no other waters
in such vast multitudes as are met in rivers
emptying into the Pacific. On the Atlantic side
the leading fish feature is the run of shad in
the spring. on the Pacific side, salmon ascend
our river at all seasons, in numbers beyond all
computation. In California and Oregon our
rivers are alive with them, the great number
taken by fishermen are but drop from the
bucket. Above this, on the coast side, tribes
of Indians use no other food. AS table lux
ury they are esteemed by most persons the fin
est fish caught. Unlike many fish they con-
tain but few bones, and the orange colored
meat can be served up in slices to suit custom
erS- IL Il enpnaucdlly ule -lhedt IOI Liz hlAlA-
ion; it costs so little-not quarter that of
other meats-that rich and poor can feast upon
salmon as often in day as they choose to in
dulge in the luxury. In the course of few
years salmon fishing will extend itself to all
the prominent rivers in the State. Catching
| and curing will then have become a systemat-
lied business, the fish consumption will then
have extended itself generally over the State,
an important article of export"
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Served Him Right"

A New York youth furnishes the following
statement of his personal experience in Boston,
to the editor of the New York Weekly Mes
senger-
In February last was in Boston. A friend
of mine, for joke, advertised for wife worth
one thousand dollars. A lady answered, re-
questing an interview, under the assumed name
of"Adelaide Meek" replied to her note,
apparently in good earnest She wrote again,
naming time and place to meet. met her,
and found her to be well accomplished, in the
first society, with wealthy connections, &c
She had answered for joke. We became in
terested in each other. She introduced me to
her relations, whom | found to be of the ton.
We were engaged. All her friends were in
favor of the match except her father. The
18th of June was appointed for our wedding.
Ireturned to New York in April. She wrote
to me three times week, asseverating that
nothing but death should part US. She wrote
to have me get certificate from the city clerk
where she lived, and hurry my cakes. Ihave
it. She then wrote me that as we were SO
soon to be married, she would want great
many things, and her father, although wealthy.
would not fit her out, because she would not
marry the one he wished her to; and therefore
she desired me to send her some money.
/ mailed her money in presence of the clerk
of the post Office. to the amount of $6O3, since
when she will have nothing to do with me
not even to answer my letters, or give reason
for cutting me. Now, what course should
takel Can | make it case Of false pretence,
or would it be better to bring an action for
breach of promises If the latter, must not
tender her my humble self, prior to the day ap-
pointed for our wedding9 Have right to pub
lish her letters' If so it will be rich treat
for upper-tendom. ! am bound to have my six
hundred dollars worth in some way.
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The Use of Fruit.

Something like clear superstition exists,
even In our boasted light-abounding day, con-
cerning the use Of fruit. This, Of course, has
no better ground for belief, than other mere
fancies and whims. Fruit grows for people to
eat-in lis natural state. A medical writer of
sense and note, has the following excellent re-
marks -
" Instead of standing in any fear of gener-
al consumption Of ripe fruits, we regard them
positively conducive to health. The very
maladies commonly assumed to have their ORR
gin in free use Of apples, cherries, melons,
and wild berries, have been quite as prevalent
if not equally destructive, in seasons Of search
ty. There are so many erroneous notions en-
ieriained of the bad effects of fruit, that it is
quite time that counteracting impression
should be promulgated, having its foundation
liz common sense, and based upon the common
observation Of the intelligent. We have no
patience in reading rules to be observed in this
particular department of physical comfort
No one, we imagine, ever lived longer, or
freer from the paroxysms Of disease, by dis
carding the delicious fruits Of The land in which
he finds a home. On the contrary, they are
necessary 10 the preservation Of health, and
are therefore caused 10 make their appearance
at the very time when the condition Of the
body, operated upon by deterioratng causes
not always understood, requires their grateful
renovating Influences
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-07-07

How Much Doc Knows. A gentleman
BY the name Of Ransom Read, (who resides in
LOVELY has large black dog by the name of
Caesar, who. was accustomed to visit daguer-
reotype saloon with Mr.. Reads daughter
One day. on her visit there, she tried to make
her dog have his daguerrectyPe taken, but she
could not succeed. In about a week, on the
first day of April, the keeper Of this saloon
heard tap on the door; on opening il be
found Cesar there, he comes in and places
himself before the glass, and the keeper, see
ing what he is about, sets his glass and takes
his daguerreotype. When finished, he did il
up and tied it around Cesar's neck Cesar
then proceeded 10 his masters place Of bnsi-
ness. His master, who thought some one was
trying to play an April fool upon him, would
not touch it, but at last he opened i and found
the beautiful daguersotyPe Of Cssar. Bum
ker HiN Aurora.
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The Moth.

A great fuss Is usually made "about this
time,'' to keep Off that delicate and beautiful
little insect, the Moth Miller. She has GER
tain instincts, as well as other people, and they
lead her to deposit her eggs where food can be
found when her young are "born into the
world" So she, like good mother, looks
about indusriously and claps an egg here and
there under the seams ofour best woollen coat.
or in madam's wrist-cuffs, or boas, or muff; or
for want Of better shelter, will deposit half
score Of her eggs among the hair of the buffalo
robes that hang in the carriage house. Now
this is very innocent and commendable con-
duct throughout all bugdom, but is looked up
on by us "a peculiarly insinuating proceed
ing by the bugs, and form of deposit not al
together approved
So the good housewife tries to defend her
self with cedar closets, camphor draws, rose
mary, sassafras leaves and other delectable
doors, but the bugs care no more for them than
does hectoring gallant for tap with his Ia
dy's fan; for they are true 10 their instincts
still, and will continue 10 be SO in spite Of all
the nostrums Of Esculapius and all his disci-
pies!
But, fair lady, there is one infallibIe RENE
dy, simple, and always within reach. Shake
your garments or furs WE'LL and tie them up
tight in pilow-case, or any cotton or linen
bag, and hang that in the garret, or anywhere
under cover, and your valuables triH BE perfect
ly safe from the rarages of the naoth.-N. E..
Farmer.
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"Dear me, how grand you are growing.
Isaac" said Mrs. Partington, as that young
gentleman insisted upon it he wouldn't eat any
thing but strawberries for his supper, when a
friend had kindly sent in box; show grand
you are growing; bymeby you will want to
board at the BREWER House and hive on Ma
nilla ice cream. You mustn't be SO glutinous,
dear, Idon't like to see little boy with such
a velocity of appetite" Ike handed over his
plate for the first instalment, and the good
dame smiled as she ladled them out and then
passed over the sugar, repeating the admoni-
ton that he mustn't be glutinous. Admonition
from lips like hers exhales in fragrance like
strawberries, and is sweet as the cream and
sugar that browns them in delicious death, but
Ike preferred the strawberries. .-Boaon Post
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Taking their Senses.

A tall, cadaverous man, in shabby snit of
blue black, a long beard, and longer cane,
went into little shop 'other day, on the way
to an "Eastern Shore town, and nodding to
the smoke-dried, venerable dame who was put
tering around within, says he:
+" MADAM. I'm travelling agent; am seek
ing names, &c., for new edition of the CEN
sus, and "a"
"The senses :" chimes the old woman.
Z" Yes, madam, we are about 10 take the
census"
You don't say so. Well," she contin-
ued, "its getting TO be a sinful world-don't
you think so, misterl"
"Why do you think that just now, my dear
madam!'
"WelI there's SO many doin's and COINS on
now. TO what there was when / was a gal.
that declare body don't know nothing, no.
how, out yere in the country a man came
along last week he took the senses too
"Ah, indeed II
"Yes, sir, he took old Polly Smiths senses
clean straight out on her, by giving her glory
-glo-glory form he called it; and arter he
took out her senses, he amputated the poor old
souls thumb, wot she'd suffered with hull
year. But oh, dear!" sighed the old 'un,
.'taint no use round here taking their senses
for folks act as they had no senses % 'aRs' any
howl"
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G9Be storp GeIler.
From Arthurs Home Gazette.
THE FIVE DOLLAR BILL,
Charity begins at Home.

BY MRS. S. p. DOUGHTY.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-07-07

A Hrr BY MIss.-Congreve rockets were
invented in 1908, by Sir William Congreve
On a certain occasion, when visiting West
minister Abbey, in company with some ladies,
his attention was directed by one Of the party
to the inscription on the great composer Pur-
cells mcnument--"H has gone to that place
where only his music can bs ezcelleds -
"Thers, Sir William" said the young laay
Psubstitute fireworks for music, and tE
teph will answer for yourself" y eANNAlr'
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-11
BOOK NOTICES.

"Marie De Berniere, Tale of New Or
leans" by William Gilmore Simms, is well
~rl'ten-as everything is from the pen of
the gifted Southerner. 1t contains some of
the happlest pictures of domestic society at
the South that we have ever seen. Get the
DOCK oy all means. 1t is for sale by Taylor
s. Maury.
travels in Egypt and Palestine" by
Dr Thomas, is work replete with historical
interest The DR.. took his journey at a
favorable time, and has grouped together
many incidents that will we'll repay perusal.
Call en- Taylor s Maury for this very agree
able little volume.
'London Quarterly Review" for April.
Thisis large number, containing TX various
articles. Those on Hungary and Yelling
ton are very valuable. Taylor Maury
have it.
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The Star in Georgetown.

We are gratifed to be able to announce
the rapid increase of our paper among the
good people Of the beautiful sister city
A short time since the worthy young gen
tleman who supplies papers on that route,
started with twenty five copies daily, and
now he has permanent list of at least taco
handred, and fair prospect of it's becoming
three hundred!
Really, this looks like it. We thoueht the
Star was ''some" before but this unprece-
denied increase of circulation in so short q
time, puts up our dickey about ga feet"
For the fact is, it clearly shows that the
Georgetownians know whats what" OF
course they do. They don't know ANYTHING
else. Smart folks over there-no mistake
and we are their humble servants.
The Navy Yarders and islanders must
"whip up their hind CATTLE" or the George
town Stars will soon grow to be such
galaxy as to ''shine them into darkness"
Who speaks for large daily list in Alex
andria?
n. B.-We are all ready for that column
OF Georgetown advertisements. Terms very
moderate, and circulation rapidly increas-
ing.
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The marvellously proper attempts now
being made by "the mother country" C)
or rather, by few hundred old and young
men IN petticoats, and old young women in
pants, ON the other side of the big pond, to
dictate to Americans the best way of man
aging their internal affairs, has induced q
searching operation from this side, that We
are rather inclined to think will soon turn
the tables on poor Johnny Bull.
In looking over some extracts from late
London Morning Chronicle, we met with the
following true details of suffering, now
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Communicated
POLICE SYSTEM.

Mr.. EDITOR: notices in the last Satur-
days News an article rejecting very justly
upon the extravaganza e our city Councils
in relation to our Policesystem. The only
fault find with the article alluded to, is,
that it does not 60 far enough. 1t should
have included in it's listof extravaganza the
sum of tco thousand siz hundred dollars paid
as compensation to PoiIe magistrates when
the same duty could and so0uld be performed
by the entire magistrac! of the city, with
out one dollar of compensation. The plan
propose is this: Let TIT Police officers re-
ceive each, compensation of five hundred
dollars, as at present. Let each magistrate
of the city, by act of Council, be constituted
Police magistrates. When an offence is
committed against the municipal laws, in
stead Of holding the prisoner in custody for
two or three hours, and in many instances
much longer, waiting for particular ward
Justice, let him be taken before any qualii-
ed Justice of the peace, and have his case
speedily disposed of, as is guaranteed by the
Constitution of the United States The Off
Ger, upon the decision of the case, can then
pay TO the magistrate the small amount of
fees, as regulated by law, and the balance
to be paid over to the Corporation. In this
way it will be seen, at glance, that the
Corporation will be paying only for what
they receive actual value, instead of, as at
present, paying So, 600 for about one fourth
of that amount of service, or perhaps less.
Let this matter be seriously considered; and
at the polls in June, let the ballot-box re-
buke the profigacy of the present Council,
who have, to the injury of the improvements
of the city, squandered thousands of dollars
in this and other ways of the peoples mon
ey. ECONOMY.
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Communicated
eY

Mr.. EDITOR beg leave, through your
widely circulated paper, to express, on be-
half of the committee appointed to draft a
constitution for the Mercantile Library AS
seciation now being formed in this city, our
thanks to correspondent of the National
lntelligencer, signed "H. c. P" for the
handsome tribute which appeared in that
paper on Saturday last. In replying, allow
me to assure him that the committee feel
under many obligations, and fatter them
selves that such an enterprise must meet
with the support of all &c the employees and
employed" 1t seemed at first to be the
impression that call for meeting of the
young men employed in the mercantile
houses OF this city had for its objects some
pecuniary advancement, such as has occu-
pied the attention of the public mind
throughout the Union. This the committee
deny most emphatically, as has been pub
llshed heretofore. The object is solely to
form Mercantile Library Association based
upon an open, broad, and sure foundation,
such as exist in some of the Northern cities.
where the employer and the employed can
meet in social fellowship, where they can
enjoy the pleasures of Library, which, all
must readily admit, prepares the mind for
all those higher and social enjoyments for
which man was intended by his Creator. 1t
has been said by some that an association
Of this kind comes in conflict with other
Library Associations The committee dis
avow any Intervention with other associa-
TONS We all know that public Libraries
exist in this city. Still, are the mer
chants and others favorable to the formation
of Mercantile Association to be deferred
from their purpose because we have other
Libraries No. eve are told that the
rights of hospitality and Of. war are known
and respected" why not the right to form
in this city Mercantile Association where
the young men Can spend their evenings in
reading and storing their minds with useful
knowledge which will ever shed around
them its real influence, when wealth, birth
and other stations in life secure only to
their possessor an external and superficial
benefit which can never command the re
spect of highly cultivated mind
ONE OF THE COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, May 9, 1853.