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SPIDERS THREAD. Austrian papers state that
merchant of Vienna has lately presented to the
Industrial Union of that capital the details Of a
series of experiments made by him to manufacture
spiders thread into woven tissues. The thread is
wound on reel, and two dozen spiders produce in
six minutes beautiful and delicate thread, two
thousand feet in length. The stufs manufactured
spoken ofas being far superiorto those of silk
IN beauty and delicacy of fabric.
Scientific american
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1853-04-30

PADDLE Your Own CANOE. Young man you
must paddle your own canoe! 1t is OH the whole
better that you should See that young man who
gets into canoe, bought with the money of his
parents or his friende. When the vessel is laun-
ched, he must have it padded with hired hands,
while he lolls back and perhaps nothing but
unaubstantial shadow of himself in the smooth
waters. By and by the canoe, through careless
ness and presumptuous steering, is dashed among
the rapids, and he goes down. Should he come
up again, he finds that he is abandoned by all, and
that he has made wreck where he might have
made fortune.
Young man or woman paddle your own canoe
Even if you arc favored with parents or friends
who can give you one, be sure you earn it by the
worhiness of your lives. In high purposes, in no
BILE resolves, in generous deeds, in purity and vir-
tuous endurance and blameness conversation, let
your endeavors to paddle your own canoe be seen
by all. Pull away! If the paddle breaks with
striving against the rapids have another ready. If
you have but one, pull with the stump Of the old
one Don't relax one effort. One stroke lost,
and it may be the fatal one! Your canoe if you
have built it, like your friend, of the right material
in your character, will hold out long yourself
will. Pull away! And before long you may find
yourself in as fair haven as the man that "pad-
died his own canoe"
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1853-04-30

There are three kinds of men in this world-the
Wills the "wont's," and the "cant's" The
former effect everything, the other oppose every
thing, and the latter fail in everything. will
builds our railroads and steamboats, ''won't -
don't believe in experiments and nonsense, while
l can't" grows weeds for wheat, and commonly
ends his days in the slow digestion of court Of
bankruptcy.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1853-04-30

NEW MATERIAL FOR PAPER. Herr Won Parm-
ewitz, the inventor of the process of making wool
from pine trees has recently presented 70 the King
OF Prussia specimens of paper made of the same
material. Another ingenious individual at Giers-
dorf has also made paper from the red pine, which
IS SO; white and good as to be fit for writing and
drawing, and needs ne sizing because of lis resin
Gus quality.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1853-04-30

Into tumbler, three parts filled with water
lime a decomposition will take place, and phos-
phuretted hydrogen gas be produced, bubbles Of
which will rise to the surface, when they immedi-
ately take fire and explode tern mating in beauti
full ringlets of smoke. This is the same kind OF
gas which is generated at the bottom of shallow
pools of stagnant water, in boggy and marshy
places, and in graveyards. 1t becomes ignited by
contract with the air. and is called ignis fatuns,
Wil-o' the Wisp.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1853-04-30

The DREAM OF LIFE. How few of lis at the
close of life can say, 81 have filled and occupied
the position to which looked forward when a
boy9' In the onward progress of life, how often,
in some stray moment of thought and reflection,
do we not find ourselves inquiring, " Is this as I
hoped ?-have 1 enacted my dream?" And the
answer is invariably, No! We look forward in
childhood-and only look forward-without re-
Election. We build up gorgeous palaces, we sketch
career of life all gold and sunshine are
they, and where are they, when years sober us!
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1853-04-30

HANDSOMELY DoNE. We clip the following
from the Ashborough, N. G. Reporter: In our
Court last week, Judge S. presiding the following
episode occurred. The members of the bar were
all busy engaged examining their papers, and w.
J. LIS. client, young man and apparently dcided-
ly green, walked in and took his station at Mr. Is
back with his hat on, and looked on the scene be-
fore him as none but an uncouth chap can look.
Judge" Mr.. L., is that your client 2" pointing
to tha youth.
Mr.. L., without knowing why the question was
put turned round, and, seeing his client as above
described, and guessing without moments ref1ec-
ton the cause Of the question, exclaimed to him
in half suppressed tone and with a frown of dis
pleasure I" take off your hat (which, of course
was done sooner than commanded. Mr. L. imme-
dlately turned round to the Judge, and with inim-
table sang rod answered his question, che is noeU
if your Honor please" and resumed his business.
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1853-04-30

hog nearly three years old, and weighing
i,ooU IDS: is to be sent to the N Y World Fair,
from Burlington county, Ny. 49,
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1853-04-30

The manufacture of Medium Tables in aid Of
the Spirit Rappings has become profitable branch
of business. The New York Journal of Commerce
thus describes their construction: "The table is
like an ordinary one, with top formed of thick
board but concealed within cavity, in the latter,
is small apparatus, with kind of hammer for
producing the craps" The hammer is so con-
structed with wire running down through the
table leg that the latter has only to be in contact
with nail head, or something of the kind, in the
floor, to enable the operator to produce the raps by
means of galvinism."
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The following paragraph has appeared in one or
more OF The Charleston and Savannah papers:
The Litchfelds Republican says that Henry |
Ward compositoTiD in fhe Office of that paper, wrote
the beautiful hymn commencing Il would not live
alway.' Fl has been attributed to Bishop HebeT.'
The above will probably go the rounds OF the PRESS
and 1t may newell TO state that 1t IS entirely ero7
eo"s. The hymn referred to was written by Rev
DR.. Muhlenburg, now Rector of church In New
York. The original of this production is in our pos
session, (says the Macon TeegIaph,) and differs in
some respect from the version found in most of the
collections for public worship.
l would not live alway-Iive alway below
no I'll not linger, when bidGen TO go.
The days of our pilgrimage granted US here,
Are enough for fe's Woes full enough for its cheer.
Would shrink from the path which the prophets of
God,
Apostles and martyrs. SO joyfully trod
While bretheren and friends all fastening home,
Like spirit unblest o'er the earth would roam
would moi live alway-I ask not to stay,
Where storm after storm rises dark DER the way;
Where seeking for peace we but hover around,
Like the pairarch's bird, and resting is found
Where hope, when she paints her gay bow in the air,
Leaves brilliance TO fade in the night of despair,
And joys heetng angel ne'er sheds glad ray,
Save the gIeam of the Pumage that bears him away.
would not live alway-thus fettered by sin
Temptation without and corruption within:
In a moment of strength, if l sever the chain,
Scarce the victory is mine Pm captive again.
Fen the rapture of pardon is mingled with fears,
anu my cup vi tHdnhSSIVInS Win penlIenL Tears
The festival trump calls for jubiIant songs,
But my spirit her own nztsereIe prolongs.
would not live aIway-no, welcome the tomb;
Immortality lamp burns there bright mid the goom
There, too, is the pillow whele Christ bowed his
head
o soft the slumbers that holy bed.
And then the glad dawn to follow that night,
When the sunrise of glory shall beam my sight,
When the full matn song, the sleepers arise
To shout in the morning. shall peal through the Skies
Who, who would live alway :! away from his God
Away from yon heaven, that bIissfuI abode,
Where the rivers of pleasure flow DER the bright
plains,
And the moontide of glory eternally reigns;
/ Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet,
Their Saviour and brethren transported to greet,
While the songs of salvation increasingly roll,
And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul.
That heavenly music what is it 1 hear?
The notes of the harpers ring sweet in the air;
And see, soft unfolding those portals of gold,
The King all arrayed in his beauty behold
! o! give me, o give me the wings of dove
Let me hasten my flight TO those mansions above:
Aye It's now that my soul on swift pinions would
! soar,
And in ecstacy bid earth adieu evermore.
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THE "ORGAN."-Lstely, on the strength of
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THE "0RGANn has received additional IN
formation from its unknown correspondent In
Cuba, that the Captain General is busily en-
ployed in making proselytcs to the apprentice
system The correspondent says, that instead
of thirty or forty thousand, one hundred thou
sand Africans are proposed to be brought in
II seems that he communicated the news of this
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any one that that Government will take an
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THE FREE DEMOCRACY OF New HAMPsHIRE
met in State Convention at Concord on the
pest ult. John H. White was elected President
There was a full attendance of delegates. Va
rious committees were appointed and the Con-
vention then balloted for candidate for Gov
ernor. Jared Perkins, having received large
majority Of the loo votes, was declared to be
nominated A series Of spirited resolutions WAS
adopted, few Of which we present
Resolved, That America owes it 10 herself, to
the memory Of her noble dead, to the enslaved
upon her own soil, and, if possible, still more TO
the oppressed millions Of other lands, TO pre-
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&C. We are indebted to JOHN A. JoNEs,
Perfumer, &c, No. 90 Baltimore street Balti-
more for little box of hair oil, precious little
things for the toilette, &c.-all got up in exqui.
site taste, and precisely adapted to the pur.
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which, If as good as his OIL we should recon-.
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EDMUND BuRKE, Of New Hampshire, VINO mas
70 some time been waging war on the Adn'n
istration, makes certain disclosures IN ree"''
to the nomination Of Gen. Pierce by the paw,
mere Convention, charging that that event wa
brought about with his knowledge and co,oP
rstion, by his New Hampshire friends no"
these brethren love one another
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MARYLAND ELEcrIoN-Ligon, Democratic
candidate for Governor, has been elected. VI
the six Representatives to Congress elect, the
the State Legislature, the Wings will have
majority, which will enable them to elect
United States Senator and a State Treasurer
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THE COALITION IN MASSACHUSETTS, it is
said is not at all disturbed by the manifesto of
Caleb Cushing and the President. In Worces-
ter, the Democracy passed resolutions sPurning
all dictAtion from abroad, just as If the Federal
Government had not perfect right to pre-
scribe to them what they ought to do This is
very rebellious.
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A NOVEL IDEA.--A writer in the Charleston
Evening Neus is under the Impression that
there has been no peace between England and
America since the first btOw 1c0S struck at Brit
iA supremacy on The seas, by The planters Of The
South, behind the Palmetto logs at Fort Moui-
triei 1t is doubtless the recollection of this
blow that restraints Great Britain now from
overt acts Of hostility against us.
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WASHINGTON, ID. G.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1853.

BELL SMITH No reader who has once
tasted the quality Of Bell Smiths Letters will
require to have his attention called to them
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