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sirIsnac Newron,. Revenge.

In the middle of the seventeenth
century there was an English boy, of a
mean and diminutive appearance, and
behind all other boys Of his age. He
was constantly at the foot of his class;
and verify it was believed that this
boy would become only a bungler of
some kind, for surely the soul of learn
ing was not in him. But at the age of
twelve a change was wrought in the
character and fortune of the youth that
had never obtained "reward of mer-
it," and was regarded by teacher and
schoolmaster as an inferior. At this
time an alteration took place between
this backward boy and the one above
him in the class; whereupon the latter
gave him a very unpleasant kick in
the stomach. Enough; the pride Of
the boy was outraged; but he was too
weak to cope with his opponent physi-
cally. How, then, shall he be hum
bled? Ali an idea-a splendid con-
ception--he resolved to surpass him
in study; get above him in the class.
and there remain, to look down upon
his enemy, and clip from him the lau-
rels he now SO vainly wears. This
will be triumph worthy of mention
-peaceably got, none the less glorious
"a revenge that physical giants might
envy. He resolved, and accomplish
ed: became a most devoted scholar;
commenced a career ofglory; and Sir
Isaac Newton appeared with the key
to unlock the mysteries of motion, and
to draughta a truer chart of the stupen-
dous universal
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-02-17

In Isfo a district trustee under 4. 30 OF
the act OF ie49 10 increase and extend
the benefits Of common schools. No
election was held In 1850. Held, that
A. was thereby continued In Office, and
that an appointment by tho township
clerk OF another person In his stead un.
der the act OF 1850 amendatory Of said
section, was void.
J. Ryman, for the appellant.
Speakman and Others ". Spedkman and
Others. Error 10 the Dearborn G. G.
DAyisos, ]. A. being seized OF the un-
divided three-fourths, and his wife OF the
undivided one-fourth, Of a tract of land,
they conveyed il 10 b. The latter gave
his notes for the purchase-money paya.
BILE TO A.. and a mortgage to A. 10 secure
the payment OF the notes. d. also exe-
cuted bond, whereby he bound himself
TO recover the land TO A. II he failed to
make the first payment,-A. having the
right, in case Of such failure, to cancel
the contract and take the land back to
himself. b. having failed to make the
first payment, and become a bankrupt,
A. filed bill against his assignees in
bankruptcy setting up the contract and
praying for conveyance OF the land. and
the Court rendered decree that the
assignee should convey the land to A.,
which he did. HELD, that the property
vested in A., and not in A. and wife ac-
cording to their original interests there
in. Affirmed
j. Saliuan, for the plaintiffs; r. l..
Spooner, for the defendants.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-02-17
AarituItaraI.



My blooded fowls do not prove equally
profitable; the polands, being yarded and
we'll fed, having lime and gravel and a
little fresh meat, have laid more eggs
than most other varieties; but when
without meat the eggs have been few.
My Bolton Greys have eaten little and
laid we'll. without setting; but several
| lltters Of their chickens have all been ta-
ken by the rats, and have labored In
vain TO raise any, where rats could get
| to them.
The Golden Pheasants are more beau
ltiful, have laid almost continually, and
mono Of their chickens have been taken,
though running upon the same ground
with the Greys. The Grey chicks are
weakly, while the Pheasants are too
sprightly to be caught.
Gulderlands, after being with cock
of another variety, produced half breeds
at first; but the second litter was obvi-
ously pure. They lay the largest eggs,
though less in number, and propagate
their marks ofpurity like wild original
breed.
The Black Shanghais find no demand
for, nor any satisfactory specification of
their faults, leaving US TO reflect upon
their likeness to an unfortunate race
The Dominique or Gray Shanghais
seem every way valuable. The White
are delicate, and do not rear as well. -
! had chickens hatch from 60 eggs,
and 8 OF them lived; while nearly all of
the Buff color hatched and are doing
we'll.
Ican discover no superior utility in the
longer necks and legs OF the Cochin
Chinas, yet their great size and other
iaultless qualities, speak volumes in
their praise, OF the 8 varieties which |
breed, the Buff Shanghai's (sometimes
called red, sometimes yellow,) like
best. With mo they have reared the
best, even the common dunghill not ex-
cepted. They have laid good number
Of large eggs OF the best quality, and
have nursed their broods we'll. Those
OF the best stock weigh from 8 10 10 lbs.
One Of my breeders weighed 81 lbs;
another 2 lbs.
II the farmer who has not yards for
separate breeding would supplant oil
others with this variety, II could not fail
20 increase his income. And when the
hen fever shall be past, and It's high pri-
ccs fall away, his chickens In common
market would sell, not for shilling, but
for halfa dollar and would give a pro-
portionablc supply of the finest meat at
home. Ohio Cuiftpdtnr.
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supreme Conrs Decision.

Conwell and another v. Smith. APP
peal from the Franklin G. G..
RoAcHE,J. Trespass against six de-
PENDANTS. The writ was served on three
OF them and as TO the others, was re-
turned anot found" After the Plaintiff
had closed his testimony, the defendants
served with process introduced the de-
PENDANTS not served, and proposed to
swear them as witnesses. The plaintiff
objected. and while the objection was
under discussion. caused another writ to
be issued in the cause, and to be served
on the defendants who had not been
served. Held, that, as to the defendants
on whom the process had not been
served, the writ had abated, and they
were no longer parties to the action
Held, also, that they were competent
witnesses.
When the writ was returned "not
found" as to portion Of the defendants,
two courses were, under the X. 3. lS43,
open TO the plaintiff: he might continue
the cause till all the defendants were
brought into Court, or suggest the return
Of "not found" upon the record, and pro-
ceed TO trial against those served.
II the plaintiff adopted the latter
course, he might afterward proceed by
action against those ''not found, Jointly
or severally. Reversed.
G.. Holland and j. ID. Rowland, for
the appellants; J Ryman, for the ap-
pellee.
STuARr,J. An Indictment for re-
failing spirituous liquor charged that the
defendant unlawlully bartered and sold
&c, one pint of spirituous liquor, but
did not state, in terms, that the quantity
sold was less than a quart. Held, that
the charge was sufficient.
On the trial OF the defendant for re-
failing he offered in evidence the record
OF a former conviclion for retailing as
evidence Of a conviction for the same
offence. The prosecuting witness tes-
tined that he had bought liquor from the
defendant by less quantity than a
quart several times, but that he did not
know and could not distinctly recoIlect
that the time to which he then testified
was any other or different from the time
testified to by him in the said case upon
which the defendant had been convicted;
uut No furtuef stdteu tnut the place
where the liquor was sold was supplied
with bottles, liquors and fixtures ior a
bar; and that about the time Of the sci.
ling in question, for period of foul
weeks, he had drank at that bar habitual
ly, some days as often as three or fou
times a day. Held, that the jury were
authorized to infer that the offence char
ged was different from that on which he
had before been convicted. Affirmed.
; y. q. Jones and j. T.. Blythe, for III,
plaintiff, X. A. Riley, ". Il. Taylor q
y. Coburn, for the State.
Fisher v. He State-2 cases. Same point
decided.
Stuart and Another v. The State, fo
the use Of School District no. 9, &C., IL
Dearborn Co. Error to Dearborn G. c
RoAcHE, j. IL is unnecessary to ex
anime the validity OF special Pile
where all the evidence admissible under
II has been admitted under the genera
issue
A. was elected at the regular election
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-02-17

Dick, on tho edge Of the ridge. now
presented full front. which did moi
seem exactly TO please his goatship; for
he only pointed to him. and down
went Dick 10 aggravate Billy 10 n still
more desperate lunge; again the signal
rose, and Billy jumped out; just as he
got within few feet, Dick lowered
himself about two pegs, and the goat
lowered himself about fifteen feet into
ditch of marsh and water. Hank
had caught sight Of a small corner OF
the old mans hat above the stump,
and sloped for the bars, while Dick was
not little surprised at the sudden
transformation OF the old stump into n
human being, and that, too, the old
man, at fifteen PAGES. who, by the way
was not one OF the most forbearing
persons in the world; and as he looked
around on the ground, Dick thinking
that club or stone might possibly
be the object of his search. started on
a keen run for the barn. The old
man made up his mind that the mys-
terry was solved. That night Dick
and Hank didn't come home to sup
per:
| thought that I should not be able
to hold myself together, as Hank rela-
ted the surprise of old Zury and his
son, as they stood face to face.
"But hold on" said he, "I haven't
told you the best Of tyet. About two
weeks from that time, one day / and
Dick had been working all day, and
we made up our minds that we should
find old dad bucked. forhe hadn't been
in the field at all that afternoon, and
he always kept good barrel Of ale in
the cellar; but when we had started,
who should we see but the old man
edging around the ridge, so Dick and
l went over that way. There was old
dad, and there was the goat.
We laid fiat on the ground, anxious
to know what the old man was going
to do. when what was our surprise to
see him take the position Dick had
taken a couple of weeks before.
We said nothing. for we hadn't seen
any Of that kind Of sport for long
TINA. The old man presented rather
a formidable appearance, but Billy.
daunted, pointed for the mark;
the old man lowered. but n little too
late, for the goat took him plump.
We heard something strike in the mud,
and it wasn't Billy, for he stood look
ing down over the ridge. | and Dick
pulled for the barn, and in few min
utes after, we saw the old man pad
ding for the house, covered with mud
from head TO feet. That night the old
man dressed up in his best clothes. l
10 ask him If he was going
over to see the deacon.
"See the deacon. mol Can't a man
put on good clothes without going TO
see the dcacon?"
EYES," said Dick. leaning out Of the
door, "can't man go and see the goat
without tumbling into the mud?"
Dick was gone, and the old dad
looking at me, and then very signifi-
cantly at a heavy wooden boot-jack.-
i stepped out of the back door.-Spirit
of the Times.
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EgThe members Of the House OF
Representatives. probably being anx-
ious to hear the debate on the Nebras-
ka question in the Senate. on last FRI
day, passed some twenty-five private
bills, and then adjourned till Monday.
In the course Of the proceedings sever
al communications were recei we'd from
the President in accordance with reso-
luuons OK inquiry. Among the docu-
ments was a mass of correspondence
with our Charge in Austria relative
to a sort Of second Koszta affair, wkich
seems to have given our representative
in that country no inconsiderable trou-
BILE. II appears that subject Of Aus
tria, named Simon Taussig, came to
America, remained a short time, pro-
cured passport by perjury-so says
Secretary Marcy-aed d returned to his
native soil, where he was seized and
retained. He now in vain appeals for
release upon the plea of being an
American citizen, but the Austrian au-
thorities are not disposed to give him
up, for the reason that his allegiance
to the Emperor has never been cancell-
ed.
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stIstt GaIs.
LITI At THI lIVI points.
THE HALF ORPHANS.

This term generally applied to chill
dren who have lost either father or
mother, by death, and there are some
very excellent charitable institutions in
this City where such children are ta-
ken in and provided for in infancy, and
assisted to good situations in youth,
SO that they may not grow up as such
numbers do, to be mere street vag-
abonds, uncared for by everybody, al
most hated by all, friends to no one,
perfect Ishm@lites.
Orphans, according to Webster, are
children who are bereaved of parents
"Bereaved. Deprived Of, stripped and
left destitute. +"
Then we have greatmany orphans
who are not made 50 by death. They
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-02-17
spit out that Qnid.
Fn.r E,,enr ., yogso ao.nr..o


FmsT EyvoRr oT Youso "GrSrs."
Soc here young mani hold onl which wasi
Where aro you travelling 20 dayS
And whst's your buslnessf have you Joined
That self-denyIng temperance band
Who shun the glass aud aim their dread
Destructive shafts at naehus' hoadS
Say ara You striving 10 advance
The glorious cause OF temperanee.-
For conscience sake Then cape your head
And drop out that tobacco quId.
Ifyou should chance to see me drink,
A glass OF brandy, you would think
wasa vile degraded sot,
A dirty scoundrel, would you not'
Too mean, too filthy, and too low,
To ever claim respect from you;
And then you'll turn around and squirt
Your amber on your cambric shirt,
Bedaub.Ihe carpet, or lhs floor
Or smear II on the parlor door.
While horrid spio,ches on your chin
Betray the hideous mass within;
Pray be consistent now, aud rid
Your mouth OF that tobacco quid.
What good you manage to derive
From chewing II, can't teontrlve,
I reckon you are not aware
How you're re garded by the fair,
You don't know how the ladies pile
Their eplthets upon the vile
Degrading practice, if you did
You'd spit out thst tobacco quid.
Now take the sober second thought,
And seek the truth as have sought,
Let reason have her wonted sway
And give to common sense fair play,
And see IL you can summon aught,
To justify the foolish thought,
That man on such filthy weed
Was e'cr designed by Heaven to feed.
You seek In vain. Then for the sake
or deeency this promise make,
To neverbuy another plug
But shun II as you would the jug,
BY al that's sacred just and wise,
Accept this generous advice,
or one who does not eat the weod,
Spit out that nasty, sinking quid.
COTTAGE GRovE. Ind.
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Dads Experiment on Billy.

Less than hundred miles from Sy-
racuse, lives an old farmer, whose Civ
en- name is Zury-a hard working,
honest old Englishman, owning good
farm of over hundred acres, and two
faithful boys, who had been brought
up to WELD the agricultural imple-
ment." From one of these | have my
story.
Old Zury had an old goat on his
farm, who isnot one of the most peace
fully disposed creatures in the world,
and on this account the boys took no
little delightin putting his lordship on
his taps once in while, by way of
amusement. For long time the old
man had noticed that when Billy came
home at night, he was completely COW
cred with mud and water, and old Zu-
ry could not imagine how he should
become so, so he determined, if possi
BILE, that he would find out the cause of
poor Billy's misfortune.
One day he left the boys-to pick
up the rakes, &c, after a hard days
work of hay making-and walked to
the ridge, where Billy generally kept
himself. 1t was about time for the
goat to 90 to the house, but there he
lay, quiet and dry; so old Zury seated
himself behind stump, determined to
watch his movements, for that night,
at any rate. He had not been there
more than fifteen minutes, when who
should he see coming along the ridge
but the two boys. His first impulse
was to tell them TO keep back, bu'
upon second thought he said nothing
Take my load, Hank" said Dick
otis my turn to take the feller to-
night"
Hank took Dicks load from his back
and Dick going down the hill little
way soon showed himself within a few
yards of where the goat was lying.
Billy had already caught glimps'
Of the boys, and was soon on his feet
Hank laid fiat on the ground, an'
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stIett a)oetru.
MY COTTAGE HOME.

MN tOTEAeE hOh6s
Anon SusASSAu!
| had dream the other night,
When all around was still,
thought saw my cottage white,
Upon yon fowery hill.
The grass plo, green before the door,
The porch with vines o'ergrown,
were lovely as they were bsfo-e,
When all was yet my own.
Oh, Rum-seller,
That home, thathome ofthine,
That pleasant homo, that hi ppy home,
That cottage home was mine.
The gravel walk so white and straight,
with flowery banks beside,
That led down 10 the wicket gate,
Where Willie used TO ride.
The locus Is o'er the path that grew,
The willow boughs that swaycd,
All told me with tale most true,
That ther, my Mary played.
Oh. Rumseller, &c.
The silver lake, so calm and clear,
Along whose banks Two strayed
So ofteniwith my Lucy dear,
To watch the sunligh fade.
The murmering stream that sweetiy ran
The gardens foot along,
And sparkling fount, Us bright as then,
All sing the mournful song.
oh! Kumselier, &c.
Now that loved wifchas gone 10 rest,
In death her heart Is bound;
Her babes are sleeping on her breast,
Beneath yon grassy mound;
And am wand'rlng lone and strange,
No master OF my Wilt
My home, my happy home Is changed.
Toa hut behind the Slill.
OH Rumseller,
That homo, that home OF thine,
That pleasant home, thathappy homo,
That cottage home was minel
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Original a)ostrg.
ruE ARTISTS DREAM.
Fmos HARals's MlaRos oy IsrsnrssArcs.
ny PROF. X, e. EDWARDS.

FRos HARRis's MRRos oy fsfkarrsArcs.
ny PROF. n. n. EDWARDS.
lie trod the FAIRY land of Hope, -
The pilgrim Of my drsami
IIe roamed BY many sunny slope,
ny many flashing stream.
bright wns The seone around him shep,
which dream like rose 10 viewi
The placid lake, the quiet glen,
Tho mountains dim and blue,
And glowing In The morning skies,
Rose dome and palace fair
A distant dream-and paradise,
- castle In the arl''
The Tempter met him on hs.path,
Disguised In robos Of light,
With all the guile ademon hath,
To lure him from the rlght
And In the arts Of ruin skilled,
Smiling he pronorod him
To cool his thirst, goblet filled
With poison 10 the brm.
The victim seized the fatal bowl,
And drained Iis contents dry,
And "a rs nrc scaihed his soul,
The nend stood laughing byi
And mus.ered weirdly TO himself,
"Tho charm hath answered we'll,
For never shall this hapioss elf
Throw OF my fatal spell"
And demons then, with archlng wings,
And eyes OF lambcnt fame,
scrpenls and loaIhsome creeping things
Unblddon round him came.
And whiio beneath the aends' control
IIe vainly strove 20 rise,
coiled slowly round his sinking soul,
"TAs norm that nerer d,es.n
What means that blood.staln force and redf
What means that fevcred glaref
From eyes once bright the brightness fed,
And Hope become Despairf
lie stroye 10 cleanse that hated stain,
Alas In vain he tred
A brothers blood--,ho brand Of Cain
Was on him, and Ne died.
How died hof--ah, nli up the blank,
Add doom TO hopeless doom;
lie sank with suicidal hand,
Into a murderor's tomb.
And now mourncr eraxsd with WOO,
Acr toarlesa vigil keeps,
by that unhaliowod mound where low,
PASSIONS poor victim sleeps.
She brings wlthercd branch and sore,
And casts II DER bis tomb,
Asymbol Of ruin drcar,
An emblem other doom.
hui holy Childhood drawing near
With mild and hopeful air,
Bends o'cr the fallen with a tear,
And slFews pale Aowers there.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-02-17
From the Farm g. Shop.
Premium List for 1854.

The Executive Committee OF the In
diana State Board Of Agriculture, have
Just closed session at which they re-
vised and adopted a list OF premiums 10
be offered at the next State Fair.
We believe that the premium list for
the year 1854 Is, in many respects, bet
ter than that of any previous year. IL
Is more complete than former lists, and
will be more acceptable TO competitors
in different branches OF useful industry;
and the judicious distribution Of the large
mount TO be awarded in premiums is
we'll calculated to encourage and reward
the industry and skill Of those who are
engaged in Farming, Mechanic, and
Manufacturing pursuits, in Indiana.
The complete list will be published
in a future number of the Farm and
shop.
Among some Of the more prominent
premiums offered, We notice the follow
ing:
Short Horns, Thoroughbred:
Best Bull, 3ys. old or over, Silver Pitch
er $50.
Best Cow, 8 US. old or over, Silver Cup
$40.
Native and Grade:
Best Cow, over US. old, Silv. Cup $40.
Working Cattle:
Best yoke Working Cattle, Silver Cup
$40.
Fat Cattle Of any Breed.
Best Steer, US. cd or over, Silver Cup
$40
Best Mich Cow, US. old or over, Silv.
Cup $40.
Best Bull Of any age, Silver Cup $40.
Best Cow do. do. do. do. $40.
Horses for General Purposes:
Best Stallion, over 4ys. old, Sill. Pitch
er $50.
and. Best Stallion, over US. old, Sill.
Cup $40.
Best Brood Mare, over VS.. old Sill. Cup
$40.
Horses for Saddle and Light Harness:
Best Stallion, over US. old, Silver Cup
$40.
Trotting Horses:
Best Stallion, (speed considered) VS..
old, Silv. Cup $40.
Pacing Horses:
Best Stallion, (speed considered) VS..
old, Silv. Cup $50.
Farm and Drdaght Horses;
Best Stallion, A US. old, Sllv. Cup $40.
Matched Horses:
Best pair of match Geldings, Silver Cup
$40.
Best pair Of match Mares, Silv. Cup $40.
Trottind and PACING Horses.
Best Trotting Mare or Gelding, Sill. Cup
Best Pacing Mare or Gelding, Sill. Cup
$50.
Jacks and Mules:
Best Jack 3 Us. old or over, Sill. Pitch. $50
2nd best +" Silv. Cup S2C
Best Jennet i" Silv. Cup SIC
Hogs:
Best Boar over 9 VS.. old, Sis. Pitch. $50
Best Farm Wagon, Silver Cup $50.
Best Horsepower and Separator COM
bined Silver Cup $40.
Best Family Carriage, Silver cup $50
Agricultural products and specimens:
Best 10 acres corn not less than l2C
bush. to the acre, Silv. Pitcher $40
2nd best do. do. Silv. cup $50
Best 5 acres not less &C., Sill. cup $40
Best acres wheat not less than 40 bush.
to the acre, Silver pitcher $40.
and best 8 acres wheat &C., Silver cuE
| $50.
Best acres Of Flax, Silver cup $40.
Best Steam Engine for farm purpose:
Silv. cap $40.
Best Reaping machine Silver cup $50
2nd Z" " F" " SO
Best Moving machine Silver cup $40
End /" SO
Trial to be made at indianapolis, Of
| Wednesday, the 2sth day of June next
Awardfag Committee Fletcher, J
Marion; Joseph Collett, Vermillion; ID
| Nevitt, Dearborn; w. G. Coffin, Wayne
A. c. Stevenson, Putnam; f. N. Shine
Marion; Joseph Orr, Laportc; G. Hicks
Johnson; John Picrson, Hendricks.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-02-17

BLANK DEEDS AND MORTGAGES.
We will send, by mail, free Of postage,
Blank Deeds, and Blank Mortgag ges, got
up neatly on heavy paper, on the new
shortest style, at twenty five cents per
dozen, when four dozen, of either kind is
ordered at one time.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-02-17

re- The following racy incident
transpired in the Senate of the United
States:
Mr.. Pratt, of Maryland, appealed
to Mr.. Cass in the Senate, to know the
Presidents opinion upon the Pacific
Railroad. Mr.. Pratt said that he had
read the message in the vain attempt
to discover the views of his executive.
The following dialogue ensued:
Mr.. Cass DO you mean me?
Mr.. Pratt.-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Cass.-I have enough to do to
find out what my own opinions are,
without trying to find out the opinions
of others. Laughter.
No one, we suppose, will doubt the
truth contained in the above.
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Franklin Go. Ind. Feb. 1854.
Mr.. EpIroR:-Please say for the BEN
eft Of those whom il may concern, that
II the man Cor brute) who recently stole
the corn from my corn house, near the
old saw mill, will return IL, pay me for
IL, or leave this country, | will not ident-
lily or expose him to The public. Other
wise shall not promise.
JAcoB G. BLAcKLrneE.