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SELECTIONS FORA NEwsPAPRR.-M&f
people think the selection of suitable II
ter for newspaper the easiest part Of tle
business. How great an error. II
all means the most difficult. To losk
over and over hundreds of exchange pa
pers every week, from which to select
for one, especially when the question i
not what shall, but what shall not be So
lected, is no easy task. If every per@h
who reads aneHspaPer could have edlses
it. we should hear less complaint. VI
uafrequenlly is il the case that n =
books orsr an b. kxchan -
something instructing, and can absolute
ly find nothing. Every pager is dryer
than a contribution box, and yet some
thing must be had: his paper must come
out with something in it, and hedoes the
best he can. To an editor who has a
care about what he selects, the writing
he has TO do is the easiest part Of the Ia
Dor. Every subscriber thinks the paper
printed for his own benefit. and i there
is nothing in it that suits him, Unjust be
stopped, it is good for nothing. lust as
many subscribers as an editor may have,
so many tastes he has to consul. One
wants something smart; another some
thing sound. One likes anecdotes, fun
ana frolic and the next door leighbor
wonders that a man of sense will put
such stuff in his paper. Something spi-
cy comes out, and the editor is black
guard Next comes something argu-
mentative, and the editor is a dill fool
And so, between them all, you Zee, the
poor fellow gets roughly handled. And
yet to ninety-nIne out of hundred these
things do not occur. They never reflect
that what does not please them may
please the next man but they insist that
if the paper does not suit them, it Is good
for nothing.-Termont Patriot.
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~ A philosophic and self-possesse

t. A philosophic and self-possessed
ship captain was passing through a church
yard at midnight, when sheeted ghost
rose up behind tombstone, and approach
ed him with menacing gestures. The
ancient mariDer coolly raised his stick,
and gave him a crack over the head ask
ing him what he meant BY being out of
his grave at 81 late an hour.
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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
BY GEORGE 9. KING.
KDIToKaS PRosRIETnR

kOi AM FRosR sRtgTOR.
kEsAs OF SusscnfRTieS---Sl l.50 per nm
nnm, to he pail sis1sp six months. No srihsrrip
klon will ne fFeetvea fW shorter period than
six months, and 10 paper be discontinued untiI
IL asreasag~s are paih. except at the oriior Of
sIse rnhlisbfr. Ssssasfs=
TERsts Or AnvEKrasfNs.-s 81 90 psr square
o. The fre% FIRST iiisergica.S, and 25 cents sr ersHv
nhsfqnsH1 iBseFtion. Twpiva lines or less csla-
tliisiea square. 81 The. number ss Insertions h
sos marked on tie advertisement II ssTIl he pub
aelsed utatit lnrbid. and eIlsrged accer,tiHglylA
n.beral dedssriiOh made TO those who advertise by
ihe rear.
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d solution of aloes-one granffne of that
gun to one hire of water-French meas
nre-and by means of large brush to
wash over the trunks and branchessof
the trees with this solution. This sim-
PIE process. says Raspail, win speedily
destroy all the yermin on the trees, and
viii efsctuaiy prevent others from APP
In order to clear sheep and
Ind animals with long hair they mustbe
bathed with the solutiep well washed
with Il. Raspail mea sz>~zrseseral trials
be- has made With this mixture. all of
nhieh haxe been attended With the most
complete success: and he recommends
it very strongly to general use. ] can
only say that if a simple solution of aloes
and water will kill or drive away ants
from peach and other trees in Texas and
other parts Of the South, the discovery
will be hailed with pleasure. At all e.
vents there is no harm in trying the ex-
pertinent. A French litre is little less
than three Of our pints-a gramme is
the FIVE hundredth part of a French
pound. A little aloes, if used all, will
thus so great way. Were | troubled
with ants and other vermin in Texas,
(Mr. Kendall having large flock of
sheep in Texas.) I should certaily try
Raspail's solution.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-08-10

HONOR AND CoNvsSIENcE.-"Lab Labor
IS honorable" says the Evening Post.
1T may be honorable, " replies the Alba
ny .qtLss, "but Il is mighty inconvenient
when the thermometer is ninety degrees
in the shade"
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The only correct idea of social liberty
is that each person should be Suffered
to occupy bis proper place, according 20
10 his natural capacities.
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-08-10

THE FAMOUS VICTORY.

1t was summers evening,
Old Gasper's work was done,
And he before has cottage door
Was sitting in the sun;
And by him sportc1 On the green
His little grande.iid Wilhelmine.
She saw her brother Petcrkin
Roll something large and round.
That ne beside the rivulct
In playing there had found;
She caIne to know what he had found
Tis4E was SO lign', and large, and round
Old Casper took it from the boy.
Who stood expectant BY,
Aud then the Cd man shook his head,
And with a nat'ral sigh,
"'Tis some poor fellows skull" said he,
"Who fell i'll the great victory"
al find them in the garden, for
There's many bereabout;
And often when go plough,
The ploughshare turns them out:
Fer many thousand men, said he,
"Whers slain in the great victory"
"New tell us " hat twas all about"
Young Peterkin he cries
And little Wilhelmme looks up.
With wonder-waiting eyes:
"Now tell us all about the war,
And what they kill'd each other fort"
"It was the English" Casper cried,
"That put the French to rout;
But ,chGt they kil'd each other for
Icouh not ,ceu make ont;
But every body said." quoth he,
IN scas a famous rieto'y!
"They say it was shocking sight.
After the field was won;
For many thousand bodies here
Lay ro,ting in the sun;
But things like these you know must be
After famous victory.
"Greatpraise the Duke of Marlboro won.
And our good prince Eugene"
! "Why, twas q very wicked thing"
Said little Wilhelmine.
"Nay. nay. my little girl" quoth he,
Ell ,cas a famous rietory.
"And every body praised thc duke,
Who such fight did win
"But what good came Of it at last7"
Quoih little Petcrkin.
"Why that cannot tell." quoth he;
"But twas famous riefOry!'
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PR'STrR 3oYs.-Mr Winthrop, in his
recent lecture before the Charitable Me.
chanics Association made this remark in
regard to a printing oRce, as good
school:
"Ihere is an atmosphere in q, ,pfinser's
ofhce' which, somehow or other, puts
notions into boys heads,-an atmos-
phsre which is very apt to make quick
blood run quicker, and impulsive hearts
beat higher, and active brains work har-
der until those who only intended to set
up types after other persons thoughts
are suddenly found insisting on HAVING
other people to set up the types for their
own thoughts"
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e"John, fear you are forge.tinp
me" said bright eyed girl to her sweet.
heart, the other day. Sue, I have been
for getting you tLese tao years." .
St. Mary's beacon., 1854-08-10

SEAsoNABLE ADvIcE.-Use chloride
OF lime freely if the premises or vicinity
OF your house is impure. If bed bugs
annoy You destroy them with corrosive
sublimate, beaten up in the white Of an
egg and paste it on the wood work in
tested. If reaches abound moisten and
sweeten bread crumbs or boiled potatoes
mix red lead with them, spread on a
sheet OF paper, and scatter them about in
the evening, to gather up IN the morn
ing. II mice or rats be the pests, use
good traps. In poisoning them you nav
poison greater folks, and if you 60 des-
troy them in this way, you create bad
oders in the house. Flies should only
be driven off by so purifying your house
as TO make it unattractve to them.
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LirrrniHo Hohsrs-- : tits said that N
Sweden horses are never Uttered. Plank
floors are laid u their stables. perforated
With holes. TO enable tie urine 10 flow
on 50 thatno wet, and bslt1ittle noissure
can resnain on them; and these planks.
sept clean, are the only covering sup
Piled. This practice viii appear strange
10 many. especially 10 ostlers in this,
country. but the swedss attribute 10 Il
sthe soundness of their. horses feet.--
Thar animals are rarely foanderrd 81
lame heir feet or les, and no o,s.srI
preEat ssaf fallsnjl sssse1,t -
Ell slisEl Esss a5sse 1asasa.~ i
A late tourist. II rsnssrkins cn sl.i.l
subject. says The founder, I consids
'er to be occasioneslin some degree by
the ANIMALS standing on-soft straw, which
is generally moist if noR wet. The Swe.
dish horse is never effected by it, as he
stands on dry, hard anor, without any
bedding at ll."-Oiire Branch.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-09-28

H The ToURo BEQUEsT TO JERUsALEM.-
Gershem Karsheedt, Esq, one of the exc
cutors of the late judah Touro, of New
Orleans, has recently returned from Eng
] land, which he visited with the intention of
consulting Sir Moses Monteforc, in con-
I formity with the will, as to the manner in
which the views Of tke testator could be
carried out for the improvement Of the con-
dilion of bis co-rcligionists in the Holy
Land. The late Mr.. Touro specially be-
qucathed a sum of $4,000 towards this
benevolent object. On consultation with
/ the distinguished Israelite above mentioned,
it was finally determined by the Executor
\ (if concurred in by his colleagues, and no
intcrposilion by the laws of Louisiana) to
cree; an hospital Of sufficient dimensions for
patients and the hospital is TO be further
endowed with funds for their maintenance,
! and that of an efficient medical force, nurses,
and servants. The building is to be con-
structed Of store, Of which material Jcrusa-
lem furnishes an abundance. The design
is Gothic the size, one hundred feet front,
with proportohA.c depsh. Besides she
wards and rooms for the accommodation Of
all employed in the establishment and ad-
mitted for relief, their is also spacious
! synagogue provided, in which the faithful
in Zion may assemble for daily worship.
We understand that steps have been taken
to obtain frnsan from the Sultan, aurihor-
izing the erecting Of the hospital, and that
the joint guarantees and protection Of the
British and French governments have been
solicited with every prospect Of success, in
ord,r that the institution shall be perpetual
ly devoted 10 the objects intended by as
| founder.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-09-28

III We were unable to attend the Fair
Of the Aquidneck Agricultural Society, but
learn from those who were present that the
exhibition was very fine, and far exceeded
that of any previous year. The display Of
cattle, &C., was very large and unusually
attractive, being the best ever made in the
State. The address of the Hon. J. Pres
colt Hall, on Thursday, was excellent, and
was listened to by very large audience.--
An immense number of people attended
during the three days, and on Thursday the
crowd was.dcnsc. Every thing possed OFF
quietly, and to the entire satisfaction of all
concerned. The Artillery Company and
Protection Engine Company were pres
ent the former returned to the city We'd
nesday afternoon, and the latter on Thurs
day evening, both having enjoyed the excur-
sion very much.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-09-28

DEATH OF SrEpHEN CAnoonR, ESQ
We have to announce this morning the
melancholy intelligence of the death of the
venerable and universally beloved Stephen
Cahoone, ESQ.,, which took place at his
residence in this city, yesterday morning,
At IL o'clock Through long series Of
years MIR. Cahoonc was actively engaged
in business in this city for about lS years
he was cashier of the Newport Bank, and
for 10 yesrs General Treasurer of the
State. In all the relations of life he IT,
variably sustained an irrcproachable char
acter, and was ever regarded by all as a
pure and honest man, who constantly
walked in the fear of God, daily discharg-
inc his whole duty both TO his maker and
his fellow men. He was n most kind and
affectionate husband and father, Il warm
friend, an honest public officer, and one of
natures noblemen. We have often thought
as we have gazed upon his venerable
form and his snow-white head, that he was
fit companion for the apostles Of old and
have a. often wished that the earth was
peopled with such men. We have no in
ten,ion of writing an eulogy on Mr.. Ca
hoone, because his memory does not re-
quire it. He was universally known by
the people Of this County, and very gener-
ally by those of the State,-and there was
but one opinion of the man. Full of honors
and full of years, he has been gathered TO
his fathers in the full possession of all
his faculties, he calmly awaited the sum-
mons, and finally departed, in the full hope
of glorious Immortality beyond the grave,
through the merits Of the Redeemer.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-09-28

MARRIAGE IN THE MoUNTAIN.-A cleri-
cal correspondent of the Congregationalist
writes that he recently married couple
OH the top of Mt. Holyoke. lie describes
the solemnization as taking place ain pre-
sence Of welded earth and sky, hill and
valley, river and meadow, and the thousand
material forms of beauty which seem to
seek each its congenial and fitting mate,
surrounded by all natural scenery and as
sociations which can serve as types of the
purity and JOY which God has ordained
shall flow from the relationship which he
has established, lifted. far above the ordi-
nary level of earth, as if emblematic Of the
true dignity and peace ot welded life."
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-09-28
ugThe Third article of the Reciproc

nThe Third article of the Reciproci-
ty Treaty reads thus -
1t is agreed that the articles enumerated
in the schedule hereunto annexed, being
the growth and produce Of the aforesaid
British colonies or of the United States,
shall be admitted into, each country respec-
lively free of duty:
Schedule.
Grain, flour, and breadstuffs of all kinds.
Animals of all kinds.
Fresh, smoked, and salted meats.
Cottonwood, seeds, and vegetables.
Undried fruits, dried fruits.
Fish of all kinds.
Products of fish, and of oil others creatures
living in the water
Poultry, eggs
Hides, furs, skins, or tails, undressed.
Stone or marble, in its crude or un-
wrought state.
Slate.
Butter, cheese, tallow.
Lard, horns, manures.
Ores of metals of all kinds.
Coal
Pitch, tar, turpentine, ashes.
Timber and lumber, Of all kinds, round,
hewed, and sawed, manufactured, in
whole or in part
Firewood.
Plants, shrubs, and trees.
Pelts, wool.
Fish oil.
Rice, broom corn, and bark.
Gypsum, ground or unground.
lIewn or wrought or unwrought burr or
grindstones.
Dye stufs.
Flax, hemp, and tow, unmanolactured.
Unmanufa,turcd tobacco
Rns,.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-09-28

Getting Bet,eeen the Norm, Of a Dilem-
nea.-The Democrat Of the 7th inst. con-
tains tn, proceedings Of the Democrats
meeting held at the late court. From the
resolutions we take the following extracts
"Resolrea, That the great principle Of
popular sovereignty embraced in the Ne
braska and Kansas bill meets our unquali-
fed appreciation
"Resolred, That we have undimiuishcJ
confidence in the honesty, ability, and sound
Democracy of the Hon JANIS GAmEtr,
our present attentive and popular Represen-
.ativc in Congress"
NIr. GAMBLE voted against the Nebraska
and Kansas bill, BelIetom (Pa) Wing.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-09-28
CITY COUNCIL.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Sept. 10. 1854.
Present, the Mayor, Aldermen Hunter,
Stevens, Macy and Weaver.
Minutes of the last meeting read and az
proved.
Report of Committee on building barn at
the Beach, that the same was completed
according to contract read and received.
n Petition for Sewer in Bull street, read
and referred to street Commissioner for
him to report.
/ 4. Resolution for Street Commissioner 10
repair sea-wal at the Beach; read and
passed sent down, returned amended so
as to refer the same to the Committee on
Highways ; amendment concurred in.
An ordinance in relation to prohibiting
the burial of the dead within the compact
part of the city realand referred to CON-
mittee on ordinances.
Petition of q. II. Norman, ct al. in rela-
ton to putting curb stones in lower end Of
/ Thames street read and referred to COM
mittee on Highways.
A resolution was passed that all petitions
introduced into this Board should be pre-
sented only by member to the presiding
officer; and the member presenting the
same to state the subject of the petition, or
the subject matter he wishes to present.
! Petition of L. NJ. Cobb in relation to his
bowling alleys read and referred to COM
mittee on Licenses.
Report of committee appointed to confer
with heirs of G.. Fry, stating that an ar
rangemcnt can be made with the heirs to
purchase the interest of the city in the es-
tate on Bellevue street !; read and received.
Resolution passed for joint special CON-
mittee! to confer with the heirs Of 9. Fry,
in relation 10 and with power to relinquish
the right of the city to the estate on Belle
vue street. Alderman Macy and Messrs
Tisdale, Slocum and Sherman the commit
tee.
Report No. OF joint Finance commit
tee read and received, and the accounts Or
dered to be paid from the City Treasury, as
recommended.
Resolution passed and concured in au-
thorizing Street Commissioner to alter the
barn at the Besch, provided it be done at an
expense not exceeding one hundred dol
| lars.
Resolution passed and concurred in, au-
thorizing Street Commissioner TO lay iron
pipes from the Fountain in Spring street,
to the foot of the Mall.
Resolution passed and concurred in for
committee on city property to have the
barn at the Beach painted.
Resolution sent up from Council for
each member of the City Council to have
ten copies of the published city documents
concurrcd in.
\ In Convention. Met to ELI vacancy in
the watch as there was no vacancy, the
Boards separated.
Resolution passed to deduct 81 from
each Police officer, for his badge furnished
by the city, to be returned to them on de-
livery of the badge when they leave the
Police.
Adjourned to October Sd, at 7 o'clock,
( p. IN.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-09-28

A Long ARsENcE.-A man formerly be-
longing to this city, (says the Salem Even
ing Journal,) returned home on Tuesday,
after an absence of forty-two years. lie left
wife, and child one year old, behind, and
when he returned he found his daughter the
mother Of twelve children, some Of whom
are married. Ills wife lived widow, as
she supposed, over twenty years and mar
ned again twenty years since, and now
rxides in Salem.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-09-28
CITY COUNCIL.

COMMON CoUNcL.-Tucsday evening,
Sept. l9. Present, Messrs. Taylor, p. w.
Stevens, Sherman, Slocum, Tisdale, Vose,
Fludder, Bateman. ..~- -..--
Record of last meeting read and approx
Petition of l.. M. Cobb for remission of
tax on Bowling Alleys read, received and
communicated to the Board of Aldermen.
From Board Of Aldermen, resolution for
Street Commissioner TO repairssea-wall at
west end of Beach concurred in with
amendment. referring it to Committee on
Highways. Ordinance in relation to bur
rial of the dead ;concurred in.
Report of Committee on building City
barn I; concurred in.
Resolved that the committee on City
property be authorized to have thei barn
recently erected at the Beach properly
painted ; read and passed.
Petition of proprietors of land on Bull
street concured in.
Report of Committee on c. Fry bequest;
concurred in. Resolution accompanying
the report, concurred in, and the Board
appoint Messrs. Tisdale, Sherman and Slo-
cum rs their Committee.
Petition for curb stones and gutter in
Thames street, near Coddington Mill con-
CURED in.
Report No. 7, Committee on Finance ;
concurred in.
Resolution for Street Commissioner to
alter City barn at Beach concurred in
with amendment, striking out Street Com
missioner and inserting Committee on City
property.
Bill of w. c. Thurston referred TO COM
mittee on Finance.
1t was voted that the Board of Aldermen
be invited 10 unite in City Council,
After the adjournment of the City Coun-
Gil, resolution for street commissioner to lay
pipe to tho Fountain at the foot of the Mall
concurred in.
Resolved that his honor the Mayor be
requested TO order the City Treasurer to de-
duct from the next monthly or quarterly
payment to the City Marshal, City Ser
g ant, each member of the Police and
Watch Departments, the sum of one dol
lar for badges furnished under direction of
the City Council and that upon return Of
said badges to the Mayor by each or any
of the above named officers, in case of re-
moval from office, or resignation, they be
entitled to receive an order for the said sum
upon the City Treasurer, providing said
badges are in good order read and passed.
Adjourned to two weeks from date.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-09-28

u How will the medical ladies', the
duly recognized doctresses, behave when
calling on patient. VIII it be after this
fashion ?
"Well, my dear, and how ore you to-
day 2"
{" No better, thank you doctress, I feel SO
dreadfully depressed"
depressed. Well, we will soon pu,
that all ri shs with new bonnet"
"And feel so dreadfully cold Ican't
get warm, somehow"
Yes, yes. will order you cashmere
shawl, to be applied to tile back l think
that will selieve you"
And at night cannot sleep"
"Dear, dear. We really must take
more exercise. We must positively 60 to
the opera oftener than we do"
But it seems quite an exertion 10 stir
from the house."
"Of course it would. Now, If order
you couple Of silk dresses, do you think
you could manage to take them p
81 am are ! Twill try anything, if ] can
only get well. have such dismal thoughts;
fancy all sorts of things.
ave must be patient, we must be pa
tient. Why not have your feet put in new
boots Of an evening, and wrap diamond
necklace round your throat when You 60
out We must cheer up ! will tell your
husband to give you a stimulating draft
that they will make up for you at the bank
ers, and then think we shall Dc very nice.
ly.--Diqgenes
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-09-28

No LrQUoR Law FOR WAsHrScTos-
The National Intelligence of Wednesday
says" One branch Of our City Council
has been laboring very nssiduously, from
time to time, to block out something in the
shape Of a prohibition or restrung law in
regard 70 the sale of spurious liquors. Upon
testing the details il was fonnd impractble
for the present to frame any act which
would be likely to battle the ingenuity Of
the thirsty or quiet the cravings Of the sick
man and the bill was therefore lost-ycas
8. nays II. Let US have, instead, the
efforts oftho influential. and the good, and
let reason enforce prccep, by example"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-09-28
NEW MUSIC.

Oliver Ditson, lis Washington street,
Boston, has just published the following
new and popular music -
III ne'er forget my Mothers voice bal
lad ..'
Wait for the Wagon song.
Easy songs for new beginners the
Little Baby's Dance; the Spider and his
wife.
Canary Bird Quadrilles.
Mazurka Defee.
La Chanson des Lnqunes ;tho song Of the
Canals air Vcnetien, for the Piano Forte.
All the above are for sale by A. J. Ward,
80 Thames street.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-09-28

The young State of Wiscc nsin is rel o.
resented be in highly prosperous con-
diton. With the liberal aid of Congress,
the fund is estimated at five millions of
dollars, and the revenue from it alone this
year is $l500OO. The State debt is limit
ed by the constitution to 100000. This
debt has been created by the issue of eight
per cent, bonds, $50,OOo, and seven per
cent, bonds, $4,000.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-09-28

I5 The sixth volume of Hon. George
Bancroft's History of the United States is
already printed in England, and will speed
lily be published in this country by Nessrs.
Little, Brown e. Co, of Boston. This
volume covers the period of eight years be-
tween the Repeal of the Stamp Act
1866, and the Penal Measures towards
Boston, l774, and completes the three
volumes devoted to the Causes of the Rev.
oluton.