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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-08-24
Which is the Happy Man?

We know man in Michigan who lives on
the interest of his money, and that is only SO
per annum. He has, il is true, small house
with one room in it, three or four acres OF
land, and keeps cow, couple of pigs and a
few hens, yet he and wife always appear
cheerful and contented, and preserve a re-
spectacle appearance on their SO per annum.
We know a man in New York who ex-
pends SEA 200 per annum for his household
expenses. lie pays for gas light more than
the whole income Of the Michigan man. lie
makes annual holiday presents to more than
the whole amount Of the property Of the Mich
igan man. 1t costs him sum six times as
large as the whole income of our philosopher
to support a single waiter.
We know them both verv we'll and we think
our Michigan friend BY far the happiest,
healthiest and most enviable man. They are
both advanced in years. The cheapness Of
books and papers place abundance Of rational
enjoyment in the power Of the countryman !;
an accumulation Of physical ills, and neces-
sity ofintense activity, deprives the citizen Of
calm and quiet enjoyment and reflection. The
former, in the probable course Of events, will
die Of old age at ninety, the latter vt seventy.
Such is the distribution of happiness and
wealth.-Toledo (O.) Blade.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-08-24

HoUsE ANTS. The best way 10 get I'd of
ants is to set quantity Uf cracked wslnuis OF
shell-barks on plates. and put them in tbs
closet and place where the ants congregats.
They are very fond Of these, and will collect
on them in myriads. When they have col
lected on them, make general outO-dC-fe, by
turning nuts and ants together into the FIRE.
and then replenish the plates with fresh nuts.
After they have become 80 thinned or 10 cease
collecting on the plates, powder some gum
camphor, and put il iI the holes and crcvices,
wherenpon the remainder of them viii speed
lily rG1icsc. II may help the process Of get
ting them to assemble Oh the sheIl-barks 10
remove all edibles out Of their way for the
time
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-08-24
Marriage.

Marriage should be emblenGtical Of the
union Of mind to mind, and heart 70 heart, Il
Is well 70 build matrimonial happiness on
physical sympathy Of heart responding 10
heart but the mental adoption, and simi-
larlty OF views relative to ihe grand priuciplea
OF action and the events Of society, should al
50 be taken into consideration; for the bodilv
Perfections must fade, the ardor Of afFec,;op
may cool or be diverted into another channel
but the minds fxidty Of purpose is more 70
be depended upon, its energies diminishing bat
slowly with increasing years. A marriage
founded upon this mutual understanding has
but little chance Of being wretOhed. Boti.,
parties ever finding the selfsame mental beau.
~ they once admired, and constantly deriving
from each other the benefit of mutual inter,
change Of thought, they live together AZ mon-
tors; their two beings have become iudisso,
lubly chained by habit; and they really form
but one personality, though having, il is true,
masculine and feminine side.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-08-24

SOMETHING TO BE REMEMBERED. We should
make it principle to extend the hand Of
friendship to every man who discharges faith
fully his duties, and maintains good order
who manifests deep interest in the welfare
Of general society-whose department is up
right. and whose mind is intelligent-without
stopping 10 ascertain whether he swings
hammer or draws thread. There is moth
ing so distant from all natural claim az the re-
luctant. the backward sympathy, the forced
smile, the checked conversation, the hasiias-
ing compliance, which the we'll Of are apt 10
manifest 70 those . little lower down, with
whom, in the comparison Of intellect and prin-
ciples of virtue. they frequently sink inta ia.
Significance
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-08-24

SALT YOUR CHIMSEYs. In building chin
ney, put quantity Of salt in the mortar with
which the intercourses Of bricks arc 10 be laid
The effect will be that there never will DO sIy
accumulation Of SCOT in that chimney. The
philosophy il thus stated; The salt In the pOr-
tion Of mortar which s exposed absorbs mnis-
ture from the atmosphere every damp dav.
The SCOT thus becoming damp, falls down 70
The fireplace, This appears TO be an English
discovery. It is used with success in Canais.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-08-24

Girls, let us tell you stubborn truth No
young woman ever looked SO well, to sens-
bic man, as when dressed in a neat, plain,
modest attire, without single ornament about
her person. She looks, then, as though sta
possessed worth in herself, and needed no ar
ti6cial rigging to enhance her value. If q
young woman would spend as much time in
cultivating her mind cherishng Kindness,
meekness, mercy, and other good qualities, as
most Of them do, in extra dress and ornaments
to increase their personal charms, she would
at glance te known among thousand
Her character would be read In her Counte-
nance.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-08-24

The two neighbOrs who fell out. have Ct
in again Neither on lhern waa injured
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-08-24
When You should take your Hat.

Young man, word. We want 10 tell vou
when you should take your hat and be off.
And mind what we offer 1t is -
When you are asked 10 take drink.
When you find out that you ara courtng an
extravagent or slovenly girl.
When you find yourself in doubtful compa-
ny.
When you discover that your expenses run
ahead Of your income.
When you are abusing the confidence Of
your friends.
When you think that you are great deal
wiser than older and more experienced people
than yourself.
When you feel like getting trusted for
suit Of clothes. because you haven't the mo-
ney to pay for them.
When you wait upon lady just for the
fun ofit'
When you don't perform your duty, your
whole duty, and nothing but your duty - Pit
tengiFs Reporter.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-08-24

LIyINo WITHOUT FooD The life 81 ami
mails Is sustained longer from want If food
than Is generally supposed. A Cigct cat lived
ten days without food au antelope and
large wild cat each twenty days All eagla
survived twenty-five days dog thirly.siY
days, and a badger one month A crocodile
Will live two months without tuod j scorpion
three; bear six; chameleon eight, afd
viper ten. A spider belonging ID Vsiiant
lived nearly year without food and then vas
50 far from being exhausted, that il attacked
and killed another spider which was put along
with it, The celebrated John Hunter kept j
toad for fourteen months between two flower
pots. Land tortoises have lived without food
for eighteen months, and beetle has been
kept in state of total abstinence from food
for three years. at which time it managed 10
effect its escape, There is also an account cf
two serpeAtG which were kept alive for hye
years without any food
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY.

Lord PALMERsroN is reported to have said in the
British Parliament, the United States have no
foreign policy" They haze foreign policy, the
simplest, safest and wisest which any people ever
adopted, namely "peace, commerce, and honest
!" friendship with all Nations entangling alliances
with none" This is the policy laid down by the
Fathers of our Republic, and while it is faithfully
practised by rulers have nothing to fear from
abroad We always observe with pleasure any
evidence that this policy is kept in view by our
Government, such as, we are willing to believe, we
discover in these paragraphs, which find in late
Washington letter:
"It is no part of the policy Of the present Ad-
ministration to plunge Mexico into a state Of
anarchy and confusion, even if it can be done by
withholding from her that justice which, though
due to her, she may be unable to enforce by her
arms.
:" There is no longer any danger Of a collision
with Spain in regard to Cuba, nor are we in dan
ger of war with any foreign Power, while they
seem to vie with each other in competition for our
amity." ."
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15

SOMETIMES, in this country, newspaper is mulcted in
damages for the publication of libe and invariably
when this happens the newspaper punished sets up cry
of persecution, and complains bitterly of invasion of
the liberty of the press For part have very
little fear that the liberty of the press WILL in the United
States be seriously threatened much less actually
invaded There win always be allowed "ample scope
and verge enough for the proper discussion of all
ons in which the public interested which should
before the public. The danger is constantly that
the RIGHTEOUSNESS of the press distinguished from its
liberty, should prevail to its disgrace and to the in
jury Of the public The wholesome restraints of the law
upon bels by newspapers should be exercised for sau
ary purposes. Publications the injury of mems cha
racer business cannot be excused they sometimes
are in the Northern papers tile ground that they are
sent through teegaphc dispatches and are not intend
ed to do harm. What they intended for? We are
led to these remarks seeing stated that Mr. Thacher
sued the proprietor of New York paper to recover da
images for alleged ibelous publication which appear
ed in his paper tclegraphic communication from
Boston, and the before the sheriff and jury
Wednesday The defendant suffered judgment to go
by default and the sheriff jury assessed the damages at
six hundred and fifty dollars 1t is said that there
other suits pending against the daily press of New York
for similar errors of the telegraphic wires
alexandria Gazette.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15

BIRTHDAY OF HENRY CLAY.-The anniversary
of the birthday Of Henry Clay was celebrated by
the Clay Festival Association" at New York, on
Wednesday evening, on scale every way beftting
the memory Of the honored patriot and statesman.
Over two hundred guests sat down to sumptuous
banquet in Niblo's Saloon, which was decorated
handsomely. At the head of the room was the
banner Of the Association and underneath an oil
painting Of Henry Clay, tastefully draped with the
national flag Suspended on either side of the sa-
loon were two banners, one Of blue velvet, bearing
the following sentiment Of the Kentucky orator,
In gold:
have wished the good opinion of the world, but
defy the most malignant Of my enemies to show that
have attempted to gain it by any low groveing acts
by any unworthy sacrifice by the violation Of
any Of the obligations of honor by breach any Of
the duties which owe to my country
The other was the banner Of the Tenth Ward
Democratic Clay Club, having representation Of
Liberty throwing the national flag over Clay, and
underneath the words: Justice to Harry, the Star
of the West" Among the guests was the Hon
DANIEL S. DICKINSON, who delivered an eloquent
eulogium on the character of the great statesman
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15

The NoRTHEAsTERN BoUNDARy.-A number of docu-
ments were laid before the Legislature yesterday relative
to petition Of certain British subjects that their title to
iands on the Arcostook river falling within the bounda
res of Maine by the Ashburton and Webster treaty
be confirmed Their petition originally made to Sir
T. Head Lieut. Governor Of New Brunswick who trans
mitted the documents to Mr. CHAMPION the British Min
lister at Washington Mr. Champion laid the before
Mr. Marcy the Secretary of State but the not fall
ing within the action of the General Government Mr..
Marcy has communicated the documents to Gov Wash
burn and we presume to the Governor of Maine also.
Gov Washburn recommends the subject to the attention
Of the Legislature. Daily AdUertiser.
Mr.. CRAMPToN's letter does not present the ap-
plication as in the nature of claim, but other
grounds "ventures to submit the matter to the
equitable consideration Of the Government Of the
United States. s."-Journal OF Commerce
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15
PUBLIC WORKS OF pENNsYLyANI

In the Senate Of Pennsylvania, Thursday, the bill
providing for the sale Of the main line of the public
works, from Philadelphia to Pitsburg, considered
and the minimum price reduced rom eleven to ten miE
lions Of dollars to be paid in annual instalments within
twelve years. The bill also amended in the Senate
authorize the purchasers to construct railroad
from Columbia to the Ohio river. The bill containing
these provisions yesterday passed by the Senate Il
passed the House Monday by large majority. but
will have be returned to that body concurrence
the SenaIe's amendments
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15
The following Territories now remain to be or

Ex-PREsIDENT FLLMoRE.-The reception Of this dis
tnguished gentleman by the authorities and citizens of
New Orleans and Mobile in style commensurate
with the proverbal hospitality Of the chivarous South
west Indeed, Mr.. FLLMoREs entire progress down the
Mississippi was magnificent ovation. At every point
he greeted by the warm hearted citizens with
thusiasm which swept away every vestge Of partisan
feeling All We'd in doing honor to the patriotic
who in the hour the countrys greatest peril noby
confronted the danger and by his wisdom and forttude
rescued the Union from impending destruction. To
MLIARp FILLMORE and to the statesmen of both political
parties who stood by him in that perlous struggle the
country owes heavy debt Of gratitude and it is with
pleasure that mark the generous impulse with which
the whole South now forward to welcome the self
sacrificing patriot to their homes and their hearts
Tuscaloosa (Aia.) Monitor
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15

THE HEIeuTH OF CowARDIcE.-During the winter past
the newspapers have recorded numerous suicides Self
destruction has been, think, uncommonly frequent.
What the not prepared to decide How
ever satisfied that many suicides are forced by
dissipation many by inexcusabe improvdence, and
by constitutional insanity Not few hurry themselves
fecklesy into pecunary and then commit
suicide escape from it. Every such coward To
mind despcable exhibition of cowardice
than for to shut his eyes against his affairs
until when ruin starcs him in the face he takes his life
10 avoid worldly responsibility He cuts himself off from
friends and kindred may be in spring time he closes
his eyes upon the fresh green Of the glad earh for what
That he may escape hours or minutes anguish I,
he not a coward?
savage looks at a man, and he leaps precpice
in the dark to escape conflict. Has not such o man
craven heart?
Learn to labor and to wait to suffer and be strong
these are the notices Of the heroic heart
Cincinnati Columbian.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15

The following are the resolutions referred to in a
Telegraphic despatch published on Thursday. They
were unanimously adopted at meeting of the De-
mocratic State Committee of New York, held at
Albany on Tuesday last, pursuant to call of the
chairman and secretaries
Resoloed That, deliberate review of the past this
committee fully approves of the action taken at the last
election by the National Democracy Of this State and
that with full reliance the justice of cause and
the Intelligence of the people, shall continue main
tain and vindicate organization and political prn
cpes in spite of the prescription have received from
the Administration aided in placing in power and in
the full complete success will ultimately reward
our labors.
Resoed That the result Of tie recent election in New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut is to be at
rbuted to the deseron by the President of those great
principles which achieved his election evinced in dis
carding the friends and rewarding the enemies of the
compromise measures in the only way that carried
vicon with it," and in his attempts to control the do
mestc politics Of sovereign States commencing with New
York and extending to California. While regret the
nfatuaton that produced these natural results
still view the sacrifice with that stern conviction of its
justice which actuated the Roman judge in condemnng
his son..
Resoived That the National Democracy of this State
approve and sustain the of the Hon. Francis b.
CUTTING and other Democratic Representatives in Con-
gress in thwartng the effort of the Administration force
the Nebraska bill without discussion or amend
ment; and that applaud the conduct Of Mr. Cutting
in promptly meeting the attempt of the Administration
to coerce members Of Congress into compliance with Ex
ecutive will Not having ourselves proved faithess to
the compromise and the Baltimore platform,
sympahize with the Presidents mpatience the
adoption of important by dsregardng those
forms Of legislation intended to free discussion
and demanded by free people.
AUGUSTUS ScHEIL, Chairman.
JOAN hanass 8 S.enT :, uuTnis0' Secretaries.
The Albany Argus, from which we copy the re-
solutions, makes the subjoned comment upon them
The resolutions adopted by the committee in ad-
mrable tone and are in all respects true reflex Of the
pervadng sentiment and fixed purpose of the National
Democratic masses The remark is particularly applica
BILE to the resolution approving and sustaining the
of the Hon. FRANCIS b. CUTTING and his Democratic col
leagues in contending against Executive dctation and
menaces for the opportunity to discuss and the
details Of the great of the session in Committee
of the Whole where alone debate is untrammelled."
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15
REvoLUTIoNARY OFFICERS.

+ 4 +
There is a bill now before the SENATE, introduced
a short time since by Mr.. EVANS, of South Carroll
ma and whose able exposition Of its provisions and
merits we hope soon to find room for which proposes
to make final settlement of the claims of the off,
GERS of the Revolutionary Army, and of the widows
and orphan children of those who died in the service
1t proposes first to give to the representatives Of
those officers who entitled to half pay for life,
under resolutions of the Continental Congress- the
amount that would have been due up to the Sd Of
March, 1885, if the party lived SO long, deducting
the amount received for communication; also, to the
widows and orphan children of officers who were
killed in battle or died in the service, the seven
years halfpay promised by the resolution Of August
"a, 1850; the claims to be presented and adjudi-
Gated within ten years. and the decision of the ac-
counting officer to be final and conclusive the pro-
vision not to embrace the case of any officer or his
representatives who may have received either half
or communication under any special act Of Congress
The justice of such measure we think cannot well
be questioned. 1t should not be viewed as gra-
tty, but the imperfect discharge Of sacred obi
CATION which the country is now abundantly able
to meet.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15
NEBRASKA MEETING AT CINCINNATI.

The Democratic Nebraska meeting held at Cincinnati
the evening of the 9th instant almost failure.
It honored with the presence Of only six
hundred persons, including those of every shade
opinion The Cincinnati Gazette gives the following
account of it:
The meeting for which the Simon pure Democracy of
this county have been long aborng off last night
Notice was given weeks ago that such meeting would
be held and every used to insure large gather
ing The high priests Of Democracy invoked to
tend These all redoubed as the appointed
time drew near and when that time arrived, bands of
masc paraded the streets all tending towards the secu
ded spot; and that spot rockets fred, Roman
candles burnt and all the attractive power Of bonres
and illumination put in operation to draw crowd Ma
ture itself seemed to favor the OCCASION for the evening
was warm balmy, and summerlike inviting ybody
to be out yet Nature and art both failed they were
The wrong side of the question. No than six or
seven hundred were present. and they destitute Of all
thusiasm, and half Of them having sympathy with the
call as was shown by their voting against all the motions
put making the nays equal the yeas and leaving the
chairman himself in doubt how to decide. There
life to the Even Mr. Pugh could raise shout
only when he referred to George Washington Andrew
Jackson Charles Reemelin DIR. Fries other
nowned Democrat"
Mr.. PUoH, the Senator elect from Ohio made speech,
in which he defended the Nebraska BILL and arragned
the conduct Of his brother Democrats in getting up the
large and popular meeting against the which had
been held some days previously He also said that his
opinions in favor Of the Nebraska bill well known
to the members Of the State Legislature before he
chosen Senator'S statement of which give Mr.. Pugh
the benefit, although it is directly the Of what
was stated by several Democratic members the floor of
the Legislature and also in the columns Of the Columbus
tStatesman," which denied that any had authority
to say that Mr. Pugh was in favor of the Nebraska bill
The resolutions Of the meeting assert among other
things, that the principle of sefgovernment declared
int Nahr eka rle fha
pies Of Democracy conceived and enuncated by the
vsnerated founders Of Republic, and express the
opposition Of the meeting to that part Of the bill which
refuses the right Of voting to settlers in the Territory
who are not American citizens.
At Cincinnati on the same evening, there was held an
ti-Nebraska meeting composed Of the German Demo
Gratis, who assembled in large numbers and passed
series of resolutions strongly protesting against the Ne
braska bill.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15

The excellent speech of Mr.. 7. G. HUNT of Louisiana,
in the House of Representatives. against the Nebraska
bill, is, We are gratifed to ind warmly commended by
the Whig papers of New Orleans which city he repre-
sents The Commercial Bulletin fully subscribes to its
views, and says that it is universally approved The Bee
publishes large extracts from the SPEECH and speaks of
it in high terms of praise And the ultra Southern
Courier the Democratic organ Of Now Orleans changes
its tune and deems the bill of essential Importance to
the South. There is something in this apprecia
ton of truly national sentiments which is deserving of
note 1t shows that the people of the South not
SO rabdy sectional in their views of their Repre-
senatives and that when the latter in proper spirit
of nationality, disregarding that minded section
asm which has of late years been prevalent their
stituents will sustain them.-North american.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15

LARGE BusINEss.--The money which has been re-
ceiyed and distributed ct the Clearing House at New
York during the twenysx weeks since its establishment
has amounted to s. 923 623, 1s0 it being average Of
Sll2 week The amount of operations the last
week 1927, 75S,000 it being the greatest amount
since the first week Of its organization.
The amount of balances paid during the above period
is $l52, ,O41,7S it being average of 81, ,847 900
week, or nearly million OF dollars day. New York
paper remarks:
q The economy Of time and labor by the uss of the
Clearing House is great that the banks of Boston and
Philadelphia will probably adopt the same plan.'
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-15

SCARCITY OF FIsHERMEN.-The unusual demand for
seamen in the merchant service and the very high
that paid (being for short voyages from $40 to
S25 per month for ordinary men, has caused great
scarcity Of fishermen. We learn that at the Cape Cod
ports cannot be obtained in many instances for the
vessels now ready to SAIL Our New England fisheries
extensive that great numbers Of are re-
CURED The feet Of Gloucester alone requires the
vices of from $500 to 1900 men, This number would
be sufficient to man more than one hundred ships.
BoskoE IrQnscrips