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The indications at head quarters in
lduce us to believe that the acquisition
Of Cuba, and its annexation to the In
lion, is seriously entertained by those
lin power. As 10 the means by whicl
is to be obtained. we Of course mr.,
not advised, but that On attempt vii
be made 10 secure II, We have u,
doubts. Our ministers TO England
France and Spain, have recently held
a kind Of diplomatic coi.fab. and IL i,
said by those who presume TO look be
hind the curtain. that Cuba was tie
object Of their meeting. They were
probably consulting as to the terms
they should propose to Spain for lis
purchase. II is also said that tho
Cabinet at Washington have had sew
eral meetings to consider the same sub.
ject. It may be that SECRET steps
have already been taken, and we know
not how soon the people may be cslled
upon to ratify these secret negotiations
of our rulers. Mr.. Pierce and his ad-
visers doubtless feel the necessity OF
doing something which they think will
secure the appreciation OF the people
to restore their fallen political fortunes.
Tho repeal Of the Missouri Comprom-
ise has awakened the people to a scru-
tiny Of the actions Of those delegated
with power, and have most emphati.
cally condemned that act. The bonn
bardment Of Graeytown did not add
much glory TO the administration and
it was lost sight Of in the late contest.
Something more signal must be done.
and that is to be the acquisition Of
Cuba.
A feeling seems to be prevalent in
this, and other countries, that our
manifest destiny" includes the acqui-
sition OF Cuba, IL not by purchase. by
the general fillibustering disposition
OF our people. A correspondent Of
Blackwood's Magazine. writing from
Madrid. advises that Spain, consider
ing her present financial embarrass-
ments, should sell Cuba for good
sum, urging that IL will be taken by
force. il not purchased.
The New York Evening Post, a
democratic paper. says"Mr. Soule ex-
poets to visit the U.,ited states within
the next two months. On his return
to Madrid (from England) it was his
purpose TO demand an official apology
for the Black Warrior outrage. In
the event Of a refusal he will demand
his passports at once" a0-
This Black Warrior affair then is to
be the "cause for war" with Spain to
acquire Cuba. Tho people would do
well to watch Mr.. Pierce, and his no.
BILE representative Mt the Spanish court
MIR. Soule.
The New York Courier and enquir-
er has reason to believe that the ru.
mors vf a revolt in Cuba within short
time are much better founded than
such rumors generally are. twill not
be surprised TO hear Of hot work there
within a few eeks.--RichDsond Pal
lddium. .
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VOL. XXIl.-N NO. so.

the west. The principle obstacle in
the way Of complete success, consists
IN the importation OF liquors from The
city Of New York. into this State ia
casks and demIohns, prolessedly for
private use. s.
May we not indulge the hope that
this evil may soon be remedied. and
that as the Empire State Is the first 10
population, wealth snd influence, she
will stand foremost in this great effort
to rspress immortality aud crime. and
TO promote the happiness Of the human
family? Certain / am, IL her citizens
only try the experiment Of a stringent
prohibiiory law, all the gold In Califor-
MIA would not tempt thcm to aband-
on 1t. Yours. &c.
HENRY DUTTON.
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THE PHILOSOPHY orRAU.

To understand thephilosophy OF this
beautiful and often sublime phenome-
non, so often witnessed since the crea-
zion OF the world. and so essential 10
the very existence of plants and ami
mails, a few facts derived from obser.
vation and long train Of experiments
must be remembered. fas' ~
|. Were the atmosphere everywhere
at all times of a uniform temperature,
we should never have rain or hail. or
snow. The water absorbed by IL in
evaporation from the sea and the earth's
surface would decend in an imper-
ceptible vapor, or cease 10 be absorbed
by the air when il was once fully sat-
urated.
2. The absorbing power Of the az
mosphere, and consequently its CO.
pacily TO retain humidity, is propor-
lionately greater in warm than IN cold
air.
The air near the surface Of the
earth is warmer than It's in the region
Of the clouds. The higher we ascend
from the earth the colder do we fnd !,
the atmosphere. Hence the perpetual
snow on very high mountains IN the
hottest climate.
Now, wien from continued evapo.
ration. the air is highly saturated with
vapor, though IL be invisible and the
sky cloudless. il its temperature is E
suddenly reduced. by cold currents de-
scending from above. or rushing from
n higher TO lower latitdue, its ca
pacity to retain moisture is diminished.
clouds are formed, and the result Is
rain. /! condenses as II cools, and
like n sponge filled with water and
compressed, pours out the water which
It's diminished capacity cannot hold.
How singular, yet how simple the phil
osophy ofrainl What but 0mniscience
could have devised such an admiral.
arrangement for watering the carlhl
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Punity IN CosvERsArIos.-Akip 10
reverence In conversation. and probably
sprinsIng from II. Is purity which
shows Itself by careful avoidance of
every thing profane. obscene, coarse. or
10 any way offending deIIcacy, either In
word, tone, or suggestion. This purity
cannot be too much insisted upon; for
its opposite polsons the fountains Of the
heart, dehllng the temple which should
DO dwellng-placo for the Holy Spirit.
Delicacy and refinement are too often
looked upon merely as the elegant or
naments OF polished lie. Thay should.
on the contrary, be osteemed essentIaIs
In the Christian character. Every thing
leaning toward profanity, obscenItv. or
indsllcaey is utterly inco mpatIbIe with
Christian purity OF heart. Low al.
tempts atwIt, that hinge on vulgarlty
are common form vf this vice; and
those who indulge their propens,,les In
this direction are laying the Foundation
for general grossness OF character, such
as they would now, perhaps, shrink from
with horror but towards which they
are none the less tending.
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SsIsttsS Cult.
THE CROCK OF GOLD,
ny
MARTIN FAReUHAR TUPPER,
AUTHOR OF
"PRovzRBrAL PHILOSOPHY"
CHAPTER TX.
CHAPTER TX.
Tho Poaehcr.


A sudden knock at the door here
startled the whole party. and Mary
Acton, busting up. drew the bolt, tc
let in, first, q lurcher, one Rover Il
wit, our guant ember-loving friend ol
Chapter H.; secondly. Thomas Acton.
full flush. who carried the old muskel
on his shoulder, and seemed 10 have
something else under his smock; and
thirdly Ben Burke. parsonage Of no
small consequence TO us, and who
therefore deserves some specific intro.
duction.
Big Ben, otherwise Black Burke,
according to the friendship or the en-
nifty Of those who named him, was a
huge. rough. loud. good.humored.
daredevil sort Of an individual. who
lived upon what he considered com
mon rights. His dress was Of the
mongrcl character. well.imagined
cross between ploughman's and n
sailors; the bottle-green frock Of the
former. pattern-stitched about the neck
rs ingeniously as il q tribe Of Wiscon-
sin squaws had tailored il, aud mighty
fishing boots, vast rs any French pos
tilion's, acting rs atrition's tail to sym.
bolize the latter: led cotton handker-
chief (dirty.red Of course. as oil things
che were dirty, for cleanliness had it,
tic part in Ben. occupied just now the
more native region of halter; and n
rusty fur cap crowned the poacher; |
repeat it.--erowred the poacher: for
in'his own estimation, and that Of many
others too, Ben was, IL not quite an
emperor. at least an Agsmemnon. a
king ofmen, a natural human monarch,
in truth, he felt as much pride in the
title Burke the Poacher land with rs
great justice, too, for aught know,
as Ali Hamet- Ghee- the Thug east.
wards, or Willisn-of Normandy-tho.
Conqueror westwards. may be thought
respectively to have cherished. on the
score Of their murderous and thievisL
surnames.
There was no small good, after all
in poor Ben; and n mountain Of allow
ance must be flung into the scales tC
counterbalance his deficiencies. How
ever coarse, and even proiane. in hi
talk; II hope u o gentle reader vii
excuse me for Gliding q Few elegantex
tracts from his common conversation
aud also for reminding him character
istically now and then, that Ber's Ian
guage is not entirely Addisonian,
however rough Of tongue and disso,
nant in voice, Ben's heartwill be fount
much about in the right place; nay,
verify believe il has more OF naIura
justice, human kindness, and righ
sympathies In il, than are to be founC
in many Of those hard and hollow cone
that beat beneath the twenty guinel
waisico4ts Of Burghardt or Buck
master. Ay,giye me the huttering in
habitant OF Ben Bulke'scowskin vest
il is worth thousand Of those stulFe,
artificial denizens, whose usual nest i
figured satin and cut velvet
Ben stole-true, he did not deny it; bu
he stole naught u,what he fancied wa
wrongfully withheld him. and. he tocl
from the rich, who scarcely knew h
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TO M CONTINUED.

Tnn TEEE WAsp.-The nest Of a
"tree wasp" was once found in u thorn
tree in Burghley Park. To become
possessed of tie novelty was work
OF much daring and ingenuity. Il
was eventually secured, and the finder
disposed Of his prize for o sovereign. 8
IL was q very beautiful specimen OF
the curious habitation made by the
queen wasp the nest WIS quite water
proof, and in the tree was well protec-
ted from the sun and rain. the roof
eaving layers Of paper similar TO that
OF "weather boards" The shape Of
II resembled bobvon's head. A wri-
ter on "Insecls and their Habiiations"
says: at is strange that man should
never have learned from the wasp how
TO manufacture that useful article, pa
per. From the beginning Of the world
she has .praolised this art under the
guidance of instinct; but men went on
for nearly 5000 years without paper.
though they sadly wanted something
letter than the leaves OF plants, the
bark OF trees, or the skin OF beasts to
write upon" As the period arrives
for building the necessary habitation.
the queen wasp may be seen gnawing
a number Of iibers out Of piece Of
wood, which she clrries OF, moistens
with gummy liquid from her mouth.
and kneads into y sort Of paste orpulp;
this is spread out by means OF her
tongue and feet until it is almost as
thin as silver paper, and with various
layers of this material the nest 10
formed.
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SELLING DRY GOODS.

People generally think that 1t Is 9
very easy matter 10 stand behind Q
counter and retail diy goods; but a
weeks experience in the business
would convince the cleyerest man,
that 1t is mora difficult and laborious
than the task Of turning grindstone
twelve hours per diem. The Office ol
salesman embodies, in its duties, ne.
cessily for the shrewdness OF a politi.
clan. the persuasion ofs lover, the po-
hteness Of Chesterfield. the patience
Of Job. and the impudence Of a pick
pocked. There are statesmen who
make it a point never to lose custom
er. One of the gentlemen who is in a
store in Chatam street, not long since.
was called 10 show a very fastidious
and fashionable lady, "who dropped
in while going to Stewart's," some
rich silk cloaking. Every article Of
the kind was exposed to her view-the
whole store was ransacked-nothing
suited. The costly was stigmatized as
trash-every thing was common and
not 81. for u lady.--'l'he salesman pre-.
tended TO be indignent.
Madam" said he, in tone Of in
jured innocence, al have a very beau.
tiful and rare piece of goods case
which / divided with Mr. Stewart,
who is my brother-in-law. but il would
be useless 30 show il TO you--it is the
only piece in the city,"
"Oh, allow me to sec It," she asked
in an anxious tone, and continued, 81
had no intention Of annoying you. or
Of disparaging the merits Of your
ware."
The salesman, who was now watch
ed in breathless silence by hir fellow
clerks, proceeded as II with much re-
luctance, and with expressions of fear
that it would be injured by getting
tumbled. TO display an ancient piece OF
vesting. which had been lying in the
store for FIVE years. and was consider
cd 10 be unsalcablc. The lady exam
ined and liked il much. That was
piece Of goods that WAS worthy to be
worn. How much was j! yard?
Twenty-Five shillings."
"Oh that is very high"
"There," exclaimed he, beginning to
fold Il up. II knew you would say
that"
"Stay stay don't be in so great
a hurry - she cried; III give you
twenty shillings."
"Madam. you insult me again"
"Cut me off--yards, and you
can make up the deduction on some
velvet which acquire for trimmings"
almost cntreated the fair shopper.
The salesman. after much persua-
sion. sold the lady the vesting for
which they had ia vain sought TO get
five shillngs per yard, at the price
above indicated. The profit Of the
sale on vesting and velvet amounted
TO thirty-three dollarsl out Of which
the clerks were permitted to pay for
supper Of oysters.
The best OF this brief tale Of dry
goods is TO be told. The lady had the
cloak made, and one or two Of her
friends. delighted with il. bought the
balance Of the vesting at the same
price,
There is moral TO this anecdote.
which we leave TO be discovered by
the ingenuity Of our lady readers who
occasionally so a shopping.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-12-01
THE FUTURE OF THE KSow.sorHrxos

The New YorkEvsning Post isdul.
ges in some speculstions on the course,
that is likely to to be pursued by the
Know-Nothings. It thinks .it is not
destined 10 fall into the hands Of pro.
fessed politicians. to be used by them
lopromoie their own schemes: but that
on the contrary. IL will be directed by q
the people. and will be used to secure
the supremacy ofcertain popular ideas. !
On this subject IL says;
The notion, therefore, that IL will be
converted into grand fusion. Union.
savingconstitutional party. on the Cas-
tie Garden model, Is destined to prove
a delusion, though Il seems TO prevail
in certain very respectable quarters. ),
Without exception, the men whom IL
has elected 10 state or national Offices
are taken directly from the mass ofthe
people and not from the politicians, and,
on the..great question Of the non-ex- q
tension Of slavery. adopt. 10 the full ex-
tent, the prevalent northern view.
They are not generally inen Of exper-
ience or acknowledged caapciiy, but
ut all events on the question. they an.
swer for which they were chosen; they
represent the views Of their electors. :
The moment the Know Nothing organ
izatiou fails TO harmonize with the
great sentiment whc has now taken
an enduring hold Of the free States.
that moment it loses its vitality.
We are informed that the design is en-
tcrtained.of throwing off lis disguise and :
calling national convention to start
a great American party. Adeclarction
ofprincipies is pretty sure to be the re- ?
suit, and Uuch adocument Il will be z
difficult to frame so as 10 secure
unanimous and cordial support. BY
discarding its present distinctive char
acter, it will lose the strongest charm
besides exposing itself more promin- y
emily to It's assailants. 30 ani
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THE MAINE Law IN coNrrcrrcur

The following letter, from Gov.
Dutton. Of Connecticut. on the qres-
ton and effect of the Prohibitory Law
in that State. han been published by
theIgentleman to whom it was ad-
dressed
NEW HAVEN, Oct 80, 1854.
L. c. DkLKvAS, ESQ Dear SIR
take the earliest opportunity Of re-
plying TO your inquiries regarding the
practical operations Of the Prohibitory
Law of Connecticut. | hazard moth.
ing IN asserting that no candid enemy
Of the law will deny that II has proved
more efficient than its. most sanguine
friends anticipated. Ithas swept the
pernicious traffic. as a business, from
the State. An open groggcry cannot
be found. Ihaye not seen a person
here in state Of ofintoxIcaiion since the
ist of August. In our cities and man
ufac,uring villages. streets that were
formerly constantly disturbed by drum.
ken brawls are now rs quiet AS any
other. The change is so palpable,
that many who have been strongly op.
posed TO such n law have been forced
10 acknowledge the efficacy Of this.
At the late State Agricultural Fair,
Il was estimated that in one day from
20, 900 to 10000 persons, Of every
condition in life. were assembled, and
not solitary druukard was seen, and
not the slightest disturbance was made.
The effect was so manifest, that the
law has been regarded with more IA.
vor since, than Il was before. The
statistics Of our courts and prisons
prove that criminal prosecutions are
rapidly diminishing in number. Some
jails arc almost tenantless.
The law has been thoroughly exc.
cuted, with much less difficulty and
opposition u an was anticipated. In
no Instance has a seizure produced any
general excitement. Resistance TO the
law would lbe unpopular, and il has
been found in vain 10 set II 1t defiance.
The longer The beneficial results OF the
law are seen and felt, the more firmly
il Becomes established.
The ridiculous idea, so Industrious
ly circulated, that the sanctiiy Of do
nestle life would be invaded. has been
shown to be u mere bug.benr.
The home of the peaceful citizen
was never befnre moro secure. The
officers Of the law have no occasion to
break into his dwelling. and he is now
free from the intrusion Of the lawless
victims Of intemperance.
Connecticut. by her own laws. and
by the laws of the adjoining States of
Massachusetts aud Rhode Island, is
now e1ectually guarded against the in
vasion Of one Of the worst enemies Of
the human race. on ell sides except
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Yostrp, 0
MONEY Is A HARD THING TO soHRow
WORDS Br GEORGE MORRIS.


WORDS Br GEORGE hokku.
-
Musie w ". sssis. n
I.
Tho ,me. are 40 tisht. for the sash 10 hard 10 20
Thouvh ALI hone ,hey'n have some tomorrow,
And every one looks blue, and are In such fret
.nop.
For money IA n hard thing 10 borrow,
Va. ,nss.at
II.
The banker look, quite brave a. you ask him for
the "ehink,-
tho nav. out ihe "rcady-w with sorrow,
,hs eanno, slsnd arun " and be now begins
ethIm take down hls "shInsler and shu. up his
.hon.
For money 1. hard hing 10 borrow,
Yea. indeed,
III.
Tho politician siares, oflce cosn mighty lump,
And tho mouth Of hls nurse IA 40 narrow
II wa. jus, to &c, some cash sha, he 20, upon the
stump,
''""'"s "v".' "a. n-'s ~. "
shop.
Far nanev n hard thing IA borrow.
ye.. indeedi
".
m. ,.,.n.,, 4. ea., dawn win h,s loaded sheiyes
n view.
Ans M cu.,ome, buy.. 10 hls sorrov.
20, ,oon from Ssw yorx he will 20, biiiet ssu.r
A,d nonev 4. n hard Thing 10 borrow.
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in COUNTY. rNDIANA,'FRIDAY, DECEMBER /, 1884,

him sad; but this is an unhealthy sad,
ness: the mists Of msmmon worship,
rising up, meet in the mid either o.
his mind these lowering clouds Of dis.
content: and tie seeming calamity.
that should be but trial to his faith,
looks too likely to wreck it.
So, then, the embers were raked up,
the trivct stuck atop. the savory broil
made ready; and (all but Grace. who
would not taste morsel, but went up
straight to bed) never had the Actions
yet sat down before so rich a supper.
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CHAPrEp HAsps.-Keep your hnnds
perfectly clean by washing them we'll
three tines day, once in warm water
aud wheat bran, and twice In cold wa
ter, and be sure that they are dried per-
70. tly before going in the cold aud wind.
i MS VIII, in a great measure, prevent
ehapPing. Wear gloves whenever you
can conveniently. Vinegar, fresh cream
and sheeP's tallow, are each recon mend
ed as remedies. For deep cracks, draw
them together with court plaster, or II
this Is not at command, fill ths cracks
with little grating or shoemaker's
wax, and cover Il with a small patch OF
silk or other thin cloth.-Ind Farm.
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ONLY ONE FooI IN THE FAMILY The
Louisville Times very sensibly says; "If
there was constitutional way OF letting
South Carolina ou' OF the Union, we
would hold up both hands for the meas-
ure, and run the risk Of her conquering
the bslhrce Of the United States and
laying them under tribute. But as Il is,
we must try and get along with her. and
thank our stars and stripes that We have
but ore foo in. the family"
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When we look back upon those who
have been too much addicted 70 a
love Of the world. what dream, what
a vanity does il appearl how unworthy
the supreme pursuit ola creature who
is fastening to his final account.
RoBr. Hail..
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/ bless a thousand times the happy
day when FIRST beam Of heavenly
light broke in on my soul, when the
day.star from on high visited me.
and the celestial light began to dawnl
tN MRs. RowR.
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or On the trial Of the persons en-
gagged In the late riot st Worohester, the
question was raiseL, whether oman
could act In Court az counsel for her has-
band. Judge Green decided she could
not, and the wives OF the defendants,
for whose benefit the question was rais-,
cd. they having employed no attorneys,
were turned out OF Court, whether for
cIbly or otherwise the account does not
afalA- 80
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Your great enemy may succeed SO
far in his attempts against you. as to
persuade you that you have lost moth
ing in religion. when you have almost
lost all.-DoDpRIDeE.
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The Christian religion was revealed
and the Christian church established.
to exhibit the glory of God TO the hu'
man family.-AsA SHINs.
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II you 60 out Of the world unjusti-
fed. you must remain so for ever
WHirRrrrLp.
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The opinions-the spirii-the con-
versation-the manners Of the parent.
influence the child.-CEcTr-
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Ey"Mr. swigs, | have just kicked
your William out Of doors" Tk
"Well. Mr.. Swingle. it's the first
Bill you have footed this many a day."
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Those are tho best Christians who
are more careful to reform themselves
than TO censure others. Fuller.
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All does no, mean part--LORxsse
Dow. 2
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The following letter, from Gov.
Dutton. Of Connecticut. on The qres.
ton and effect of the Prohibitory Law
in that State. han been published by
theigentleman to whom 1t was ad-
dressed: