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il. They watched Il gradually and slowly
uncoiling from the ground, as tho string was

it. They watched It gradually and slowly
uncoiling from the ground, as the string was
drawn higher.
There was but one coil left. Il had
reached the top. Thank Gods Thanh;
God!" exclaimed tho wife. She hid her
face in her hands in silent prayer, and trem.
blingly rcjoiced. The rope was up. The
iron to which Il should be fastened was Tiers
all right but would her husband be able to
make use of them - would not the terror
Of the past hour have so unnerved him, as
to prevent him taking the necessary meas
ures for his safety! She did not know the
magis influence which her few words had
exercised over him. She did not know the
strength that the sound Of her voice, 80 calm
and steadfast, had filed him with - as IL
the little thread that carried him the hope
OF life once more, had conveyed 70 him -some
portion OF that faith In God, which nothing
ever destroyed or shook in her true heart
She did not know that, as he waited there,
the words came over him, Why art thou
cast down, o my soul! and why art thou
disquieted within me2 Hope thou in God
She lifted up her heart to God for hope and
oLcuStu' Cuo Coulu w uO'utuB hoio ioI
her husband, and her heart turned to God,
and rested on him ss on rock.
There was great shout lie g sale
mother, he g safe." cried little Tom
"Thou ct saved me, Mary" said her hus-
band. folding her in his arms. "But what
ails thee! Thou seem'st to be moro sorry
than glad about it." But Mary could not
speak, and if the strong arm Of her husband
had not held her up, she would have lall,n
to tho ground the sudden JOY, after such
great fear, had overcome her. Tom," said
his father, let thy mother lean on thy
and We will take her homo"
And in their happy home they poured
forth their thanks TO God for His Goodness
and their happy life together felt dearer and
holior for The peril it had been in, and for
tho nearness that danger had brought them
unto God. And the holiday next day -
was !, not indeed thanksgiving hay =
Eng. S. S Magazine.
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BIDDEFoRD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1854.

ance OF female art, and had reached the
precincts OF nature, even, I asked. aWhat
'hen!" MA joi, rien de tout, que Ia peau
a "a squeiette, was her answer. The prac-
'ical experience Of Burberry, married
acquaintance, confirms the theory o! Mad.
anne. Blubbcr!y was always carnivorously
disposed, and as he is rich, he had his
choice OF The first specimens Of flesh and
blood in The market. So he chose wife
for her substance, bu! moi having consulted
Madame Crinoline, as we have done, was
sadly taken in in the bargain, and found
himself the possessor Of large bulk Of
Madame's art and a very scant supply Of
nature. "I though, had forty stone at a
small computation" groaned Burberry,
I" but by all that's true, there 10 no more
flesh upon her than upon the picked car.
cass Of spring chickon." 49,
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From the Sunday Deifs.
"0UR OWN.

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Al s,;n"s 80 on. oaisraoa
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Tha, lsS,s h;s .h;lIisS S'c.
4, h. hs,s I.s, ano,h.r's arm,
And other birth hath ksown,
How coIdiy do We view has charms
Beside oar lair, Our Own.
a r,,sso, ,.o- H. L,,,v wall.
W;,h ..a,,Iss ;n v ,naaS
Viii s,,,.Jv Soo,. m s;sndIs h,u,
All cas,i, s,.ns snJ Ton. "
We upwani casi no eayious eve
Al pillar, root and dome
ou,, rearing easues in tne SKYE
10 1itier ouiid Our owh'
II. ,I, ILL. e,h q, l,,,-..
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LOUIS 0. COWAN, Editor and Proprietor.

feeding SO for a week, ! found she gave %
lbs. OF milk per day. then gave her the
carrots as before, and in eight or ten days
she came up again 10 35 lbs. Of milk per
day.
This shows that carrots are worth 10 mo
10 feed cows, 80 cents per 100 lbs.
Hay is worth $50 per ion in the barn, and
al 3 cents per quart, or one cent per pound
for milk; lbs. less hay, and u lbs. more
milk gives IS cents for 30 lbs. Of Carols
Mex, winter hope 10 have another oppor.
,uniy for experiment.
Sonh birmingham, Mass. ABSER HA.
yEN.-Rmai Ner. Yorker.
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POETRY.

BlYASrs PoKxs. We are glad to see new
and beautiful edition ofthe Poems Of William &.
Bryant, published In New York by Messrs. Apple
,on & Co, aud in Boston by Messrs Crosby, Mich
OILS & Co. The poems have been collected and
arranged by the author, and TO these have
been added some later Poems of great beauty
Mr. Bryan, has long since taken his place rs a
real poet, aud his verses have been read and ca.
ioyed wherever the English language is spoken.
We copy from amcng the mere recen, poems, the
following beautiful lines:
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CDA At the sale Of Ilarnum's Mcnagcfics,
the great master Of humbug purchased ons
OF the elephants, 40 he said 10 use Tor work
on his inrm. A gentleman sskediif the rhi.
noccrous would not bc useful Cor farm work.
and whether he would draws Barnnm ro-
piled that no dbl not know, but hc hai
found he did not drnw at tho Museum.
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ny- Gov. Recder has ordered M clcciioR
OF representative TO Congress from kansas.
on the 10Th iusi.
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MARCUS WATSON, Prin,er.
, 1854-11-18
A WhIg talking sensiblx.

The Louisville Journal, the leading whil
paper in the southwest, opposed the Ne
braska bill, on the ground, we believe, tha
It's author through the introduction Of the
bill re-opened slavery agitation. Now
however ,-that the bill is passed. the Jour
nal repudiates the issue of repeal and
makes most sensible argument in favol
of the principles Of popular sovereignty
Indeed, we have nowhere seen a more con
else and conclusive statement Of the ques
"Aud after ALL the main principles oi
the Nebraska bill is certainly in itslf right
We do not see how any man of good sense,
who examines the subject, can come to any
other conclusion. We can see no reason
why the general government should say
that the people living on one side of the
parallel of latitude shall have the privilege
Of deciding for themselves whether they
will have certain institution or not, but
that the people on the other side of the
parallel shallMOt have the privilege Such
a discrimination appears to us to have no
foundation in justice, reason or common
sense. We cannot but regard it as odious
and wrong. Give to the people of all ter
ritories the power to choose their own in
stitutions, or give it to none.> We should
almost suppose that the northern people
would have too much sectional pride to be
willing even to submit to the discrimination
which they adrooate. How can northern
folks reconcile it to their feelings that
northern folks shouldn't have the same
privileges of selfgovernment as southern
folks-that.p persons living south of thirty
six thirty should be denied powers freely
exercised by all persons north of thirty-six
thirty? When before was it known that
the people of any portion of the country
contended zealously for denial Of their
Olcn section Of porocrs, Pririieges, and rights,
belonging to other sections? Will our north
ern friends do us the favor to bestow
thought or two and word or two upon
this view oC the suhiectt"
, 1854-11-18

A New DoDcE.-A New York Sunday
paper says: eve heard of dodge to
raise the wind the other day, that does
credit to the sharpers whose wits got it up.
There are three gentlemen engaged in this
new enterprise, and we are told that they
have collected some thousands Of dollars
during the past two weeks. Their plan Of
operation is: two Of them dressed as la
borers visit grocery store, buy pound
of some cheap article, take it OF to a cor
Tner, and weigh it with standard scales,
which they carry with them. If it falls
short of the full and correct weight, (Which
it does in nine cases out of ten), they kick
up grand breeze with the grocer, threat
en- prosecution, and finally, through the in
tervention of q gentleman, the other part
ner, who steps in just at the nick Of time
the trouble is compromised by the payment
Of an y or V by the grocer to settle the
matter In one instance, $50 was paid to
hush up one Of these cases the article
bought was sugar, and the pound only
weighed thirteen ounces"
, 1854-11-18

Bay- 1t is estimated that 1900 head
of cattle have crossed the plains to Califor.
MIA this season.
ARREST OF Cart. HoLENs.-Some of the
papers doubt whether Capt. HollinS can be
held personally responsible for the destruc
ton of the goods and merchandise of Cal
vim Durand, at Greytown. Do they re
member the case of Harmony & Co., il
which recovery was had against Colone
Mitchell, of the army, for the seizure o.
their goods in New Mexico In the lat
ter case there was a declared war, and
Gen. Taylor gave the order !. in the pres
ent case there was no war by the proper
authorities. But the Government will
scarcely seek to shun proper responsible
ty.-[ National Intel.
, 1854-11-18
Mr.. SouLE AND THE MApRlp RErrnLr.

Mr.. SouLE AND THE MADRID REPURII-
cANs-It has already been stated that
when the revolutionary journalists of Mad
rid lately gave banquet they invited the
American Minister, Mr. Soulc, and that
he declined attending on account of i'll
health. His letter in reply, which is trans
lated by the New York Tribune, is quite
emphatic in its tone. The following
extracts are specimens of the tcnUrvf the
whole:
at belongs to Spain alone to establish
peacefully and in few mouths, what Eng
land, with all her perseverance, could gain
only at the price of two revolutions, of a
twenty years war, of twelveyears of des-
potism, of change of dynasty, and cen.
tury and half of agitations and bitter
strifes.
Lend your aid, gentlemen, in this still
more difficult task than was your own, but
which must be accomplished before the lib
critics, the glory, and the greatness of youT
country can be placed beyond the reach Of
the plots and treacheries which will moi
fail to be directed against her by the min
ions Of tyranny"
, 1854-11-18

AN INDEPENDENT STATE IN LIBERIA
The Maryland Colony in Liberia is now {
free and Independent State. The new con
stitution, containing clause which prohib
its the traffic in ardent spirits was adopted
by the people on the goth of May, and on
the eth of June William A.. Prout was
elected Governor, and B. j. Deayton, Lieu
tenant Governor. The new Governor was
for many years Secretary to the late Gov
ernor Russwurm, and last winter visited
Baltimore to consult with the managers Of
the Maryland Colonization Society in rela-
tion to the separation which has now been
effected. He was inaugurated on the sth
of June, when the agent of the Maryland
Society formally relinquished the Govern
ment into his hands. He is said to possess
much ability. Thos Mason has been ap-
pointed Secretary of State under him.
, 1854-11-18
Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that letters Of administn
~ ton bearing date Oct H. 1854, have been grant
ed the undersigned by The Clerk Of the Probate court
Of Thnrston county Wa,hinalon Territory, upon the
estate OF Aimed NJ. Berry deceased late Of said coun
iy. All persons having claims against said estate are
hereby notified 70 pesent The sane to the undersigned
within one year from date for payment; and all per
sons indebted to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
WILLIAM COCK, Administrator.
Olympia, W. T., OCT. ~, 1854.
, 1854-11-18
EStrQys.

0NE large yellow OK ishi "ar split left ear square
" crop and la,se wdbe ucl -:
One COW, pale I'D or ve ON both ears splii white
face, rather lar2e bo,J, aJG p,oly ,h,'e yea old
she had a cef ias sp,nr;
One b'indle COW. no ear marks, Nhte face, and
white on The end OF The ial
One small b,iuile s.eegj some whi,e 500. on hin,
two or three years old aianCcd od ,de Dip ,hus: D
The above desc bed ca,le we've iou11 Ia be morn
tains last fall by an Indian nahed Sioou,kiu. 1be
owner or owners Of said cattle arc Iegues ed call
upon the UNDERSIGNED pay chnrges eld take their
stock away otherwise / shall proceed according 20
ths law regulating walls aOd :, 1ays.
A.J. BOLON. Tadian 2ent.
Yakamaw Valley, July &. lSA. 5lf
, 1854-11-18
CowIItz River Notice.

TTNHE undersigned will run regular line Of canoe.
L mp and down the Cowltz river, starting from Raj
ner and Monticello on the arrival of the steamer.
from San Francisco and Oregon, and starting from
CowlitZ Eandng TO connect with the above steamers
at the mouth of the COwlitz. Also extras ALWAYS
ready. have engaged the best Indians, and shall
accompany the canoes myself. Passage and freight
to suit the times.
WILLIAM SIMMONS.
Rsnicr June 30 1855 ilf
, 1854-11-18
Is Friday an Unlucky Day =!

Is Friday an Unlucky Day?
From time immemorial Friday has been
irowned upon as day of i'll omen. And
though this prejudice is less prevalent now
than it has been of yore, when superstition
had general sway, yet there are many even
in this matter-of-fact age of ours, who
would hesitate on day so inauspicious, toI
begin an undertaking of momentous import,
And how many brave marines, whose
hearts unquailing could meet the widest.
fury of their ocean home, would blench to
even bend their sails on Friday! But to
show with how much reason this feeling is
indulged, let US examine the following i'm
portant fdctS in connection with our new
settlement and greatness as nation, and
we will see how little cause we Americans
have to dread the fatal day:
On Friday, August 81, 1892, Christie
pher Columbus sailed on his great voyage
of discovery;
On Friday, October 18th, 1892, he first
discovered land /;
On Friday, January 4th, 1893, he sailed
on his return to Spain, which, if he had
not reached in safety, the happy result
would never have been known, which led
to the settlement of this vast continent;
On Friday, March 18th, 1893, he ar
rived at Palos in safety;
On Friday, Nov. %, 1893, he arrived
at Hispanola on his second voyage to
America;
On Friday, June 18th, l494, he, though
unknown to himself, discovered the conti-
nent of America.
On Friday, March 5th, 1896, Henry II
of England, gave to John Cabot his com
mission which led to the discovery of North
America. This is the first American State
paper in England.
On Friday, September T., 1865, Melen-
dez founded St. Augustine, the Oldest set
tlement in the United States by more than
forty years.
On Friday, November 10, 1920, the
Mayfower, with the Pilgrims, made the
harbor of Provincetown. And on the
same day they signed that august compact,
the forerunner of our present glorious con
stitution.
On Friday, December %, the Pilgrims
made their final landing at Plymouth
Rock
On Friday, February %, George Wash.
ington, the Father of American Freedom,
was born.
On Friday, June 18th, Bunker Hill was
seized and fortified
On Friday, October I, l777, the sur
render of Saratoga was made, which had
such power and influence in inducing
France to declare for our cause.
On Friday, September %, 1880, the
treason of Arnold was laid bare, which
saved us from destruction.
On Friday, October 10th, 1881, the
surrender at Yorktown, the crowning glory
Of the American arms, occurred.
On Friday, July I, 1776, the motion in
Congress was made by John Adams, sec
onded by Richard Henry Lee, that the
United States colonies were, and Of right
ought to be, free and independent.
Thus, by numerous examples, we see,
that however it may be with other nations,
Americans never need fear to begin on
Friday any undertaking, however moment.
Gus it may be.
, 1854-11-18

Da- The Secretary of the U. S. Treas
ury has ordered the new gold dollar coin
to be substituted for the one now in circu-
lation.
, 1854-11-18

An APPROPRIATE SIGN-An apothecary
in Salem Massachusetts,, has written over
his door" All kinds of dying stnFs for
sain here"
, 1854-11-18
LIVERY STABLE.

NE w ARRANG EME Mt!
The undersigned, having completed their large and
l. commodious stable in Olympia, are now prepared
To stable at one time oNE HUNDRED HORSES, and in
tend keeping a number Of excellent horses for hire.
Also horses kept by the day or week.
For terms and other particulars, inquire at the
Pacific House.
A. j. Baldwin will be found in the office attached TO
the stable night and day. ready at all times TO attend
to any call in the line of his business.
In connection with the above business, team will
always be on hand TO accommodate those who may
want teaming done on reasonable terms.
A.. J. BALDWIN 4 co.
Olvrnnia Eeh II 1881
, 1854-11-18

EMIGRATION TO KANSAS German
Kansas Emigration Association has been
formed in Cincinnati, and promises to ope.
rate very briskly.
Lieut.. Bonaparte, Of Baltimore, was Que
of the staff of Marshal Magnan at the
fete of Napoleon, recently given at Paris
One Of the results Of the large influx ol
Swedes into this country, is the erection Of
Swedish churches at Chicago ILL.,, and St.
Paul, Min.
, 1854-11-18

B9~ The Cod fishing this season has
been fairly remunerative, most of the YES
sells on the banks having done well.
, 1854-11-18
steIlacOOm Ship Yard.
BOLTON g. WILSON,
SHIP CARPENTERS AND CHAMBERS

sTEILAcOOM, PUGET SOUND.
" ESSELS Of all classes built riggcd and II
fitted for Sails spars, rigging, net. LIN
ting, chandlery &c. supplied to order. Caulk- HkI2
ng and all other repairs made in the most satisfactory
manner. Ship carpenters will be e.patched TO any
part Of the Sound whenever required. The patronage
Of persons wishing to build, owners consgnecs and
masters Of vessels, is respectfully solicited
Steillcoom, Aug. 9Th 1sj3.-1y 4s.
, 1854-11-18
Evans & Ebey,

TTORWE'YSSd q"LAW..
Offices Olympia and Port Townsend. W. t.
L N. ErEy, Port JELwOoD EvASs
W. T. | Olympia, W. T.
Aug. IL, 1854. I9tf
, 1854-11-18
GEORGE L. STORY, @
DENNISONS BUILDING, FRONT STREET,

1WNTNA1AlUs wluKbWNe Il l---I'
lOFFER AT wHoLEsALE AID RETAIL ths =,
~ lowing articles
DRUGS AND MED D01IS3S.
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Corsets.

COrsets are beginning to make dlreful
show in the millinery windows. Small waists
are exhibited in the streets by pale, cadaver
GUS, graveyard looking darlings, as if the con-
traction of the vital portions of the body indi-
Gated sense or patrcian origin. For several
years past the use Of corsets has been repudi-
ated, much, indeed, to the benefit, both moral
and physical, of the female population. 1t is to
be regretted that Stiffness of fashion is now to
step in, and make our mothers and future
mothers the delight of doctors and undertakers.
Is the figure improved by being pinched in at
the waist! Does any one believe that such
distortion of the frame will increase the matri-
monial attractions No one but stupid ig
noramus would admire such disfgurement-a
kind of vapid puppy, not fit to be trusted alone
in the streets. No later than yesterday we
saw a sensible looking female clerk, pinched
up in corsets to such an extent that she could
not utter sentence of ten words without pain
full exertion. Her lungs must have been dam
aged beyond cure if she remained in that har-
ness six hours. Young woman if you desire
health, responsibility, and declining years
that will not make you nuisance, forswear
corsets. If you wish to keep your clear COM
plexion, or to obtain one-if you are careful
about breath which shall not be offensive,
abandon corsets. If you would not be ac-
quainted with the most awful diseases, such
as make death welcome instead of terrible,
never girdle yourself with corsets. 1t is no
body's business, you may say, but your own.
There's the mistake. 1t is everybody's bust
ness to prevent the deterioration of the human
race, and corsets are famous in that work.
Avoid the corseied feminine, gentle wife
seeker, as you would a pestilence. Make
yourself agreeable to stout waists and faces
that look as if they were not galvanized into
existence
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National Characteristics.

Some extracts from the Unpublished Jour
nal Of Travel, of very original thinker and
shrewd observer are given in a recent number
Of an English magazine. Among them is the
following, in reference to the characteristics
Of several nations
: Once upon time, lost my way in New
York. Asked Yankee; he Immediately
stopped, turned his back TO me, put his hand
IN his pockets, and began to whistle. | was
just going to ask some one else. when heard
him say through his nose, that if would fol-
low him, he would show me the wav He
too, thought il took him some half a milo ont
of his road. Once upon time lost NV wav
in London Asked Engishman he stopped
exactly the fifteenth part Of a second, said
first turn to the left, second turn to the right
and there you are, sir = Once upon time, !
lost my way in Paris. Asked Frenchman
he was voluble and explained very politely
Once upon time lost my way in the town
of Augsburg. Asked German; off went his
hat, and off went his tongue with volubility
of warmth and benevolence that was quite de-
lghtful and most confusing. But where is
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-10-26

An old farmer, who feared neither God nor
man, had hired devout negro and 10 gel
some Sunday work out of him, he would al
ways plan case Of necessity on Saturday
and on Sunday would put that point to the
mans conscience. One morning old Sambo
proved refractory he would work no more
on Sundays The master then argued with
him that it was a case of necessity; that the
Scriptures allowed man to get out of pit,
on the Sabbath day, beast that had fallen in.
Yes, massa,' rejoined IT, black. but not
if he spends Saturday in lsging the pit for
the uery purpose =