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From Paraguay.
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AsuNcIoS DEL PARAGUAY,
NOynmbcr ID lSd3

Novembey Ia, lS43.
On the Gath ult. Mr.. EDWARD A. HOPKINS,
who was appointed Consul Of the United
States for Paraguay IN February, 1851, pre-
sented his credentials to his Exccllency the
President, who, as matter of personal dis
tinction, gave him public reception on the
occasion, in the presence of the whole of the
Cabinet Ministers, the princi pal officers Of the
army and navy, the officers of the Water
Witch, the Foreign Consuls, and all the
American citizens in the place, who were in
vlted by the President to attend. We were
,mc fifty Am !ricans, the officers all in full
uniform.
The reception took place in the palace. at
nine o clock in the morning. When the
company had all assembled in the reception
room, the President came in dressed in uni
form, wearing several brilliant orders, a tri-
color scarf and Il cooked hat with immense
blue, red and white feathers in it and being u
large man. he presented quite Il formidable
figure. After .ulutlng us, he invited us all to
ne stated. which done, Mr.. llorKISs rose and
presented lis commission.
His cNccll3ncy then addressed us, all seotcd,
saying that he appreciated highly the delicacv
ol the American Government in selecting one
to fill the post of Consul near the Paraguuyan
Government, VINO SO e1nlnently deserved Its
confidence. and who had done so much to
advance this country in the arts and civiliza-
ton. lie remarked that in his previous rcla-
tons with Paraguay, Mr.. Hopkins had en-
lcarcd himself to the whole people, and tlut
- his Efforts it was mainly owing that the
independence Of Paraguay had at last been
Acknowledged by the three most powerful
nations on earth. His excellency f-clingly
rci"rred to the many commercial efforts Of
the Consul, and expressed his sympathy in
rt.url to the loss of the steamer Ell Para
gu0y, Saying that he and his people were
nXiously awaiting her successor, and would
assist tie enterprise Of the Americans by
very means III tne possession of the Govern
mont. His r1c!ll,ncy concluded by welcom
ing the Consul and his companions cordially
t. Paraguay, and hoped they would long con-
tinur - rc-id in the country.
'On thc rDiclusi III Of the Presidents speech
we all ros: and bowed, and then resumed or
=:tiS, alter which the Consul made lis ac-
kno" icGr riu4nte for the kind manner III which
hi, EXcall 'ncy had been pleased to express
himself, when We all rose again and bowed
ourselves oui, tne President remaining sitting
nd covered throughout the whole Interview.
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SpIRIruALISN-In his recent lecture at
Worcester on sprtualism, Judge Edmunds
stated that before any accounts OF the Steamer
San Francisco had reached New York, me-
diun in that city received and wrote out a
full account Of her loss. Of the rescue OF a
portion OF her passengers, by the three ships,
OF the number that was lost, with particu-
lar descrip ptlon of the persons and dress OF the
two female passengers whose names were not
known and that the account agreed entirely
with the facts as afterwards ascertalned.-
The journal Of Commerce regards it as some
what remarkable that these individuals who
profess to be gifted with such extraordinary
mental perceptions, should withhold their
knowledge RON the public until it becomes
useless, and at the same time miss so good an
opportunity for substantiating the truth OF
their pretensions before the world. The
Journal is unjust After the reported loss OF
the Stntlnrisnrr th" 81 iritnali-ts OF Boston
consulted the spirit Of Capt. Sturgis in rela-
tion to that event, and received the following
assurance in response
"The Sta Iorishre is safe, and will arrive in Bos-
tom with moderate winds, in nine Ur ten days. The
account of her los, j. iIy.icatiyn No large ship
was wrecked on Blonde Rock at the time"
This assurance from the departed spirit OF
the &" Old Salt, was sent to the Boston Jour
nal for publication. as Offering "a fair oppor-
tunity to test the truthlulncss Of these splr-
itual revelations. The very next day the loss
Of the Statfordshire was confirmed. .-Spr'ng
field Republican.
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POEI'RY Y.
wHITTLING-A YANKEE PORTRAIT.

BY REY. J. P1ERPoIST.
The Yankee boy, before he's sent to school,
Well knows the mystery of that magic tool,
The pocket knife. To that his wistful eye
Turns while he hears his mothers lullaby
His boarded cents he gladly gives to get it,
Then leaves no stone unturned till he oan whet it
And in the education of the lad,
No little part that implement hath had.
His pocket knife, to young whittier brings
growing knowledge of material things.
Projectilcs, music, and the sculptor's CIT,
His chestnut whistle, and his shingle dart,
His elder popgun with its hickory rod,
It's sharp explosion and rcbounding wad,
His corn-stal fiddle, and the deeper tone
That murmurs from his pumpkin vine trombone,
Consprc to teach the boy. To these succeed
His bow, his arrow of a feathercd rccd
His Windmill, raised the passing breeze to win,
His watcr-whccl that turns upon a pin
Or. ir his fatner lives upon tho sho.,,
You III see his ship, " "bcam-cnds upon the floor"
Full rigged with raking mast and tiinbcrs staunch,
And waiting, the wash-tub for launch.
Thus by his genius and his jack-kn driven,
Ere long, he III solve you any problem given:
Make a grim-crac' musical or mute,
pillow, coach, an organ, or n flute
Make you a locomotive, q clock,
Cut a canal or build floating dock,
Or lead forth Beauty from marble block
Make anything, in short, for shore,
From child's rattle to a seventy y-four-
Make it, said Aye when he undertakes it,
He'll make the thing, and the machine that makes it!
Aud when the thing is made-whcther 1t be
ToInove on earth, in air, or on the
Whether on water, DER the waves to glide,
Or ON the land to roll, revolvc. or slide
Whether to whrl or jar, or strike or ring,
Whether it be piston spring,
Wheel, pulley, tube sonorous, wood or brass,
The thing designed shall surely come to pass
For when his hands upon it, you may know
That there's so in it, and he IL make it GO
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TIE Use OF SrpERLArrvEa -" To laugh I'M
til one is like to die !; to feel las cold IS Nor
way" or "as hot ne Egypt :" TO be choked to
death with thirst, or h'own away with the
gentle breeze, does not betokcn the power of
the clements, but the weakness Of she sufferer.
All these monsters and extremes are but mild
matters and but few can speak the prophet
did Of his figs, and convey strong idea to the
hearer. When one cries beauIfn1 at the
sight of u cloud, tree, q leaf or picture,
he can say nothing more at the sight Ut his
mistress. The fact is all these supposed su-
pcrlatives are real diminutions and the er-
ror comes from the poverty in language, of
the speaker. The speaker may have tact,
force, talent, but to say that his oratory ex-
cells that of Cicero, does not tell the truth,
neither does it convey the strong and positive
idea designed to be conveyed. An honest
man said of an orator, "he has good deal OF
---somefhing in him. lie could not tell what
it was, and he did the next best thing by not
telling that which it was not.
Every favoritc child is not cherub, every
mistress is not an angel every pain is not os
onv and it is only weak falsehood which 50
styles it. The sea captain, who SAID ne had
pumped the Atlantic Ocean, through his
leaky ship, three times during the last voyage,
did not get sympathy for his urduous labors,
lnc ODJectlon W I'LL thls, ID that ~ - - ''''
We are fond Of the romantic, of the strange ;
but we wish to feel that it is Il fact Every
one wishes to see Thomas Thumb, Esq but
is sangry if it be a boy, and no yigmy man All
climb Mount Blame, or pass under the falls OF
Niagara. We search for the superlatives OF
art and of nature, as well as the superlatives
of humanity; but we want the real, no sham
A little fact is worth world of dreams.
In the world. as it comes from the hand OF its
Author, are no exaggerations, no brags, no
shalns no swagger, no monstrosities, Water
fraozes at 32' and boils at 2l2' with uner-
rin,. punctualltv So all matter that forms
cryStals, ALWAYS forms them ut the same un-
errnr angle, the same to-day rs q thousand
wears ago. All nature teaches fidelity and
truth, and the lesson taught and retaught,
and SO many times repeated. we should con-
sid1r to be Of no trilling importance'-Emer-
SyR.
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from tho ST. Louis Democrat, Jan. 81


On Tuesday, the Sd inst, while the steamer
Flag was aground near Ste Henevieve' 'eP-
tain Gray, the pilot. accompanied by an En-
glishman undertook to explore the great cave
situated three miles above that place, taking
with them lamp. ladder, &c. They enterec
the cave about eight clock on Tuesday eve
ming, and had advanced distance of nearly
two miles when their lamp was unfortunately
broken and extinguished. Alter cropping
about for length OF time, they found an up
ward passage or chimney, So nearly perpen-
dicular that Gray found it impossible to as
eend it. The Englishnan, however, clung to
it as his last hope OF deliverance' promising
his com panion, if he reached the topin safety,
to mark the spot by tying his handkerchief to
o tree and then 60 for assistance. fortu"
nately, he made his egress IN safety. 1t was
not yet day, 90 he was unable to take obser-
vations but marking the place, as agreed be-
proceeded to the village for assistance, and
returned early on Wednesday morning with
two three others. lie vainly attempted to
find the place of his egress. They then pro-
ceeded to the mouth, and under the guidance
of the Englshman, found the place where he
left his friend, but he was not to be found.
The captain, in his uncertainty of the escape
of his companion, felt compelled to renew his
efforts to extrcate himself, and groped on I'll!
exhausted nature compelled him to give up in
despair, The party in search returned Tor
further assistance, and were eagerly joined by
the officers and crews Of four steamers. At
two o'clock on Wednesday they entered, and
proceeding to the place " here Captain Gray
was last seen, they divided, and proceeding IA
diHrent directions continued the search till
three o clock on Thursday morning. when to
the great joy of all, he was found. He had
sat himself down to die. He had not only
worn his gloves completely out, but his iingeTs
were torn to the naked bone, in hi.vain efforts
to extricate himself. The flesh was worn
from his knees, and hs boot toes and pant
legs were also demolished. He was found at
a distance of three and half miles from t. c
mouth Of the cave, greatly exhausted. lie IS
now on board his boat and doing we'll. He
was forty-three ours in the cave.
This great cave has many outlets or chlm'
news as they are called, one of which Is said
to be five miles from the mouth
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"ERRoE CORRECTED. "--Under this heading
. one living at the time" writes the follow
ing to the y. Y. Daily Times:
Rev. II. W. Bcccher, in his speech at the
New England Dinner. has spoiled good
story of Rev. DR.. Azcl Bachus, that | feel
quite disposed to correct it, In those days
Of high political excitement, Dr. Backus was
prosecuted in the United States District
Court for libelling Thomas Jefferson. The
Marshal, rough and violent partisan, took
the Doctor IRON hi5 home without allowing
him to shave, or eat his breakfast, the
Doctors horse was slow and hard trottng,
and rritated the impatient Marshal much on
his way to LitchiiciI, as ~"ll as being weari-
some to TIE DJctor. There, whore they
stopped to breakfast Tullmadge, Tracy, an"
the other leading isdcralists gathered around
Mr.. Backus, when Mr. Buckus told them ot
the Marshall : imlaticncc and tie Gullncss OF
his horse. Here, said Col. Iallmadgc, MIR
Backus, YOU shall have my nice saddle horse
he is very fleet and will carry you very easily.
Accordingly he was soon at the door. TIE
Marshal and his prisoner were quickly
mounted, and away they went, Mr.. Backus
first and the Marshal after him, like JOIN,
Gill pin and his followers. The old Fedcrals
enjoyed it much AS they saw on a distant hill
Mr.. Backus far ahead. Occasionally Mr.
Backus would slackcn and let the marshal
come up, when OH one occasion tie marshal
exclaimed, " Why Mr., Backus, You ride as il
the ID was after you" just So, said
Mr.. Buckus, "iust SO" Mr.. i. arrived in
Hartford an hour before the Marshal, who
found him where ise promised he should.
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directions, he took Joe's hand and left the

directions, he took Joe's hand and left the
place.
What about the hat I" cried Jim Smart,
meeting our friend few days afterwards at
the Universe. "Guess you may give me an
order on Genin, "a celebrated halter y sup
pose ySu won't see your match-boy and your
sixpcifc any more.'
"No.' replied Green gravely /" l shall
not see the boy any morc--he lies under the
snow in Greenwood, (the largest cemetery
near New York; His body was wretched,
miserable, ami neglected enough here below {,
but" he added with emphasis, " his little
soul is now incense before God.-Good morn
ing, Mister Smart am leaving town"
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CHARCoAL-lTs ALIMENTARY CHARtCTER.-
Many years since, while one Of the Liverpool
traders was fitting out in the port Oi New
York, pig was missing from on board, and
was supposed to be lost. After taking in her
cargo, the vessel put to sea. a lew days
after, it was found that the pig, suI Oard to
have been lost, was i'll the cOli-pcn, ut AZ
the location of the latter rendered 4! lrpaeh
somewhat difficult, it WAS concluaed 10 jCIye
the animal to his fate. AT the termination
of the voyage his pigship was not only found
to be alive and well but very considerably i'm
proved in condition, though with the ex"cI-
tion Of charcoal there was nothing wlthih Ais
reach which he could have swallowed from the
commencement to the conclusion ot the
yoyage-a period Of nearly thirty days.
- a family being driven from the city Of
New York by the fever, were absent six or
eight weeks before it was deemed prudent to
return. a number Of fowls confined in tie
loft Of Il Workshop, We're forgotten at tie
time Of leaving, and az Was known that there
was nothing rroyid d for thcir subsistence II
was expected on their return tnat they No"lO
be found starved to death. 10 tie astJlh,a-
ment of all the fowls were found alive and
fat, though there was nothing upon whic..
they could have fed exccptt quantltyo ol c.'"r-
coal and snavings water being SUI plleu ron
the gripd-stOne trough, -
The following experiment WAS made by
gentleman of New York, to wAum tie iUre-
going facts were communicated by II friend.
" He placed a turkey in u box Or enclosure
four feet long, two feet wide, and three Vr
four feet high, excluded light as much as
could be done, and above u free circulation
Of air, and fed the turkey witt soft BRICK
broken fine, pounded charcoal, and six grains
Of corn per day. The box was KEEP, lockcd, ,
At the end Of the month the turkey was
killed in the presence ot several gentlemen ,
was large and heavy, and on b.ins VleI4,d
was found filed WITH tGt. Nothing, Oh dls-
section, was found In the glzzard aud entraiis
but charcoal and brick. Last winter the eS-
pertinent was repeated, and with the Same
success. ."-New England Farmer.
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A JoB.-The list Congress arpropriatell
one hundred thousand dollars, lor the pur>
pose OF freeing Red River 0. the immens' raft
which has destroyed its usefulness for the last
fifty years Proposals for carrying out the
intentions Of Congress, are in ooursa Of pub
lication in the Washington papers. The Red
River Raft, says the New York Duichmaa, is
an American institution, Niagara OF white
oak timHcr-such as the whole world might
be challenged TOR Il compuris,n. How long
the raft has existed no one knows-rvoIaLlV
for centuries. It kccl UP its continuity rs
the Glaciers. What floats away III the sum
ner is made W again in the .lrshcts of n.
ycmbcr.
Tho raft is lO2 mil.s long. tnc whole mal,.
mn orl,s trees and n,,d wood in all im,yi-
nlblr shanss and conditions. There i, timber
in rn,ts. timber in branches, timber in it,
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WonES's RlcHTs.-Kirwan, in his work
entitled sMen and Things as saw them iu
Europe" gives the following account Of the
progress of " women S rights in Sardinia
They were tunnelling the Appenines for railway
from Turin to Genoa, which, when completed, Will
be great affair for sardinia and armies of wou.su
were engaged in making these tunnels WIN
pannier of peculiar construction, made To Ii tie
back they entered the tunnel at one side aud eneig
ed laden ON the other side bent down X beasts #
burden they followed each othor in rows 10 the END
of the emban kment, where each turned round there
a man drew pin, which let the bottom tall cut ana
the stone gravel and clay fell out Of the basket
And hundreds of women are working in this way at
this beastial employment Lime-hilns in gE.st
number line the roads, and the women were 4uaily.
ing the stones, carrying them to the klns and ieni
ing them away with the lime,
At San Reno, town upon the Mediterra-
mean Sea, also in Sardinia, we witnessed =
similar scene. A stone building adjoining the
" Albergo" at which we luncled, was being
erected, the material for which was brought
from the quarry (half q mile distant) hy f.
males who marched in single files with their
loads upon their heads, Most Of them were
girls from Is to 20 years of age, with grace
full forms and sprightly faces,
While looking at this, to our view, painful
degradation, the girls were " called from la
bor to refreshment - Their simple dinner
consisted of rolls of brown bread moisteued
with red wine drawn from a hog-skin Tie
rustic dinner was cheeriully despatched and
the laborers went merrily to their tasks.
1t was then and there that We proudly and
gratefully contrased the condition of the
daughters of Columbia, on whom the winds
OF Heaven are not allowed To blow roughly,
with the fate of that sex III the old world.
Strangely enough, we came home to ha,r
that illusion dispelled and to learn that " n
here women are ''wronged" and "crusr I'd >"
1t was not so formerly, however. y thing
was known of " woman's wrongs 1while the
heads and hands of our fathers and mothers
found full occupation in rroyid' ny for them.
selves and their children, Then each bo-s
their burthens cheerfully, dividing .hc;r aor.
rows and sharing their joys Their wor, tter
no separate rights - o. 6 ,.l... ...s- '
Common tolls and eo.u uuon ,.!,s Sol. Ia.
tual rewards. But thos y 9 s.u., d ~.
nature will not look ior Content. ID. .-..
the really fortunate and favored fArlnlt.on
from actual wrongs arms too many nsturcs
with imaginary ones and these, t,l &
wrongs of their own creation. ara bard ~
bear - Aba,y Jorrns'
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UFTnE WILD OAT CRor.--rhat " the
excesscs of our youth are drafts upon
our old age, payable at sight is we'll
eXempliied in this humorous description
Of that species of the " cereal grains, known
rs "apild oats"
" A crop that is generally sown between
eighteen and twenty-five; the harvest gene
rally sets in about ten years after, and is COM
monty found to consist of broken consttu-
tion, two weak legs, bad cough, and a
-
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Soar SToNE.--Therc is fine quarry Of this
singular and useful material in Grafton in the
vicinity of Bellows Falls The mill where it
is prepared for use, and fitted for finishing
establishment in Boston, is at Carnbridgeport,
VT, small village near the line of Grafon.-
This quarry has been long known, as is seen
from antiquated chimney pieces in the neigh
bUrhood, but was formerly worked upon a small
scale, in art from the want Of modern improve
ments in machinery but chiefly from the ex
pense of transportation TO the distant market.
That obstacle IS now removed by the railroads
The spectator at first is both amused and sur
prised to see huge blocks OF granite looking
stone cut into slabs by saw such as he has
seen in use only Tor wood. The teeth are not
so sharp at the point, but with this exception.
one might think the workmeu had borrowed
from sawmill the well-known and essential
instrument for transforming logs into lumber.
The soap stone contains no substance harder
than itself, and it cuts under the common saw
easier and faster than hard wool of the same
dimensions. This proved by experiment on
cubic piece, part of which | carried away as
n specimen Of the quarry. The slabs are cut
into various forms by circular saws, which, from
their rapid motion, seem not to perform very
hard service and the facility of working the
material is no inconsderahle item Of its value.
From the V irlous uses to which the soap s'on"
is adapted, it must soon find greater demand
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Charles Benns,

NJ + X c Fl : \ 7 TAI l. OR,
"0ULD RESPECTFULLY CALL THE AT
w tention Of his patrons. and the public gem
orally, to his Large and Fashionable
STOCK OF CLOTHING,
manufactured by himself and expressly for this eli.
mate. To his Store he has made large addition Of
room to convene the largest Stock of Clothing and
Furnishing Goods kept in Burlington. and will sell
the same at prieos that defy eompetoa according to
value.
n. B.-A choice Stock of Fur Coats and Robeg.
IL Nert 10 tbt imricaa HJtci. q
Pee. 80. Ysw
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\ Word OR TWO ABOUT BED CovERTNG.- -
People are often short in that golden produc,
called common scnse-dnd in rclation to moth
ing more than bcd-covcring. What one
sleeps under has a vital connection with the
health; and many n day is made miserable
Just as the sleep Of the preceding night has
been beneath proper or Improper clothing
A popular writer has the following -
=" Three-fourths of the bei-covcring of our
people consist of what are Insclll,d com
fortablcs,' viz two calico cloths, with glazed
cotton wadding laid betw .en and quilted in.
The perfection of dress, for day or night.
where warmth is the purl ose, is that which
confines around the body sufhrieA, OF its own
warmth while it allows escape t. the rest
Who're the body is allowed to batne protract-
edly in its own vapor, we must expect an un-
healthy action npon the skin. Where there
is too little ventiltting escape, what is called
ins,nsiblc Precipitation is checked. and some
thing analogous to fever sulervenes. Foul
tongue in taste, and Lack Of morning appetite
betlays the error. In all caS:s the temper
su ulers. and my dear, this is execrahle
coffee, is probably the morning salutatlon.
" How much is the rosy health OF poor
children due to the air leaking bed rooms OF
their parents--and what Il generator of pale
faces is Il close chamber
-" To be healthy and happy, provide your
bed with the lightest and most porous blankets
The finer the better The cheapest in price
are the dearest in health. 'Comtortables
are uncomfortable and unhealthy. Cotton.
If it could be made equally porous and keep
SO, we should prefer to wool. H'to same for
daily undercloth"s. But more than all else,
lct your chamber be we'll ventlla ted. Knock
in hole somewhere to give your escaping
breath exit, and another to give fresh air to
your lungs in place Of what they have e1-
pired. So shall you have pleasant dreams at
night, and in the morning, chccrfully rising
sweet breath and good appetite. These
hlesaings combined, will secure to healthiu!
parents a household Of bright rosy checked
memorials of rich and fruitful Affection