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Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-26

CARRYING BUNDLES --Many reople
have q contemplate fear OF being seen TO
carry bundle, however snail, having
an absurd idea ,ha, there is social degre.
da.ion in The act. The most triflIng as
we'll al weighty must be sen, to them, no
matter how much to The Inconvenience OF
others. This arises from low kind OF
pride. There is pride ina, is higher;
lha, arises from a consciousness of there
heing something in the individual not TO
be affected By such accidents--worth and
weight OF character. This latter pride
was exhibited by the son Of Ioroine Ma :
poleon Bonaparte. While he was in col.
lege at Cambridge. he was ono day carry.
ing 10 his room n broom he had jus; pur.
chased, when he met friend. who, noli.
cling the broom, with surprise exclaimed.
why did you not have il sen. homes'
Il am not ashamed 10 carry homo any
thing which belongs to me- was The sensi.
bic reply of young Bonapar,e.
Very different pride was this from that
of young lady whom We knew. who al.
ways gave her mother all the bundles To
carry when they went out together, be-
cause she though; it vulgar to bs seen
with one herseIi.-Country Gentlsmsn.
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-26

fairs. She told NE and may repe at her
history in 4 few words--that, bprn in Iu-
dia. she was placed at a boarding school
with Mr.. Brockley. younger son. whose
father insisted on his marrying a rich wild
ow, manv years older than himself, q ro.
man,ic attachment ensue1. which termin.
aied in n private marriage, and finally. TO
avoid the wrath of his father, an elope-
men, But their rash union brought,
nothing but misery; their means were
soon exhausted land utterly abandoned
by her and her husbands relations, 10
save themselves from beggory. they had
embraced the theatrical profession.
Placed iu position for which they had lit
tie la!en, aud less liking, vet unable to e1-
tricnte themselves from it, the fatigue,
vexn,ions, excitemen, and privalions Of
the precnrinus life they had chosen. a,
length threw her husband into q decline.
which. after long suffering. terminated
his existence amidst poverty and sorrow.
Left wlih her litl.e laughter. who evinced
extraordinary talent COR the stage. the
young widow. withou, any friend to ad-
wise what was best 10 be done, was still
struggling on in q slrolling company,
compol,ei. as had witnessed. even in the
depth Of winter, to accomplish hor jour
ney on foot. Alas! this was picture of
the poor player, who struts and lrets his
hour upon the stage which had never
before been exhibited TO me and yet
i, was from the life. confess it Olsen.
chan,ed oil my previously conceived Wis
ions of careless joyousness ofan actors
life; however, | futlered myself ths, the
success of my debut would place me in
very differen, position; but. within two
days of that event, letter from my agent
IN town informed ms that my brother had
been thrown from his horse and killed on
the spot. and as he died childless, the es.
tate devolved upon me. had parted
from my brother in wrath, and was in
expressibly shocked at the suddenness Of
this catastrophe. That nigh, took my
place by the mail for London; and on bid
ding farewell to the Brockleys, entreaied
permission TO be responsible for the ex-
penses of WInny's education, and to be
considered friend in every emergency.
(CoNcLUsIoN NETT WEEK.
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-26
MY MOTHER,
BY n. p. WILLIS.

NJ mothers voice. How often creeps
Its cadence on my lonely ho lrs.
Like healing on the wings of sleep,
Or dew on the unconscious flowers;
l might forget her melting prayer.
While wildering pleasures madly fly;
But in the sti,l unbroken air,
Her G ntlc tones comes stealing BY;
And years of sin and mlrlfip cd fee.
And leave me at my mothers knee.
I have been out at eventide,
Beneath uloonlit sky If spring,
When esr-h was gar listed like bride,
Aud niJ Jht had on her silver wing;
When bursting buds and dewy grass,
And waters leaping to the light.
An all that make the pulses pass
With wilder fl etness thronged the nj ghi;
When all was beauty, then have
With friends On whom my love is flung.
Like myrrh on wings o. Araby.
Gazed on where evenings lamp is hung.
And when the beauteous spirit there
Flung over al It's golden chain,
Ny mothers voice came on the air,
Like the light dropping of the rain;
And resting on some silver star,
The sp,r rit of a bended knee.
I've poured deep aud fervent prayer,
That our eternity might be-
To rise in lie wen. like stars of nighl,
And tread living path of Ii hit.
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-26

NEW LiTANY.-From Nebraska bills
doctors pills. western chills and other ills
pray deliver US.
From want of gold and wives that scold
madens old, and by sharpers sold-pre-
serve us.
From apsh seers. mock auc,ioneers,
Cossack cars. and woman's tears--deliv-
erus.
From s,inging flies, and coal black
eyes. bakers pies. baby cries--deliver
US.
From creaking doors, wife that snores
deliver us.
From modest girls with waving hair,
and teeth that pearls--never mind.
Snipes.
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-26
A gertleman away off in Arkansas

gertleman away off i'm Arkansas
who had been stopping at cross-country
tavern about two weeks. writes TO a
friend about the manner in which hotel
affairs are conducted. He says:
The regulations of the house are writ
ten in bold round hand, and tackled on
to the door of each bedroom. The rules
are rigidly enforced. and the slightest de
Walton is met with the penalty. Here
they are:
l. Gentlemen will black their boots
before leaving their rooms. or they will
not be admitted to the table without an
extra charge of a bit meal.
Q. Gentlemen going to bed with their
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-26
From the National Standard
StanZaS.

Breathe no more the plaintive sigh.
Shed no more the briny tear.
Soon beneath the turf ihou'lt lie.
And swectly, lady, slumber there.
Aid the roar thy cheek adorn.
Braid with gems thy flowing hair,
Droop no more, like maid ferlorn,
And learn thy cypress wrath TO wear.
Laugh, and dance. and gaiy sing,
Light the sportive weave the measure;
Time is always On the wing.
Nor Joy, nor grief endure forever.
Lady, lady. weep not so,
Why resign thy youth to sorrow'
Check those pearly drops of woe.
A brighter sun may shine to- morrow.
AMlrY in
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-26

One of the anus ng incidens OF the
late excursions TO Rock Island is thus re.
lated to US by the Utica Telegraph:
A gentleman in The wa: broom said 10
the Captain of the boat. cant you give ne
a clean towel. captain2'
No. said the captain. more shan fifty
passengers bave used the, towel there.
and you are the frs, one that's said =
word against it,
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-26

Sheridan. one day, met two foPs, who
thus fippantly addressed him;
81 say Sherry. we have just been dis.
cussing whether you are the greater fool
or rog1e. what is your opinion. my boys"
Sheridan. having bowed at this compli.
ment took each by the arm. and instantly
replied, why faith, believe am be.
tween them both. I"
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-26

'GINGER?' 'Sah.' when am dat great
race to cum off dat dar is so much talk
about What great race? lhabent heard
of any great race. De human race, de
great human race, dat is to cum off afore
long
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-26
KIssANE EscAPgp.-We learn by te'

KIssANE EscAPED.-We learn by tele-
graphic dispatch that William Kissane.
who was taken To New York on charge
of forgery. escaped yesterday morning.
when he arrived in that city. We know
that number Of his frisnds leit here in
the same train. who would make desper.
ate effort to mid him but of the particulars
Of his escape we have heard nothing.
Cir. Gcz.
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-26
III E II 4 y y T. Il
gLisnEb EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
BY WIN. J. BURNS.
IL EN NH 60 6

II phil in advance, 81 3u
AZ the end of six months, 2m
II DELAYED until the end OF the year, 5O
A failure to order disccntinuance at tie
expiration of the time subscribed for, will be
colsilerel new gagcnei.i, and Tie paper
continued.
rFEo paper W II be discontinued untila!!
arrcuises are pail. unless atthe op:ior oithe
r,s~l,SLer.
ITrae above terms Will be strictly ad-
n
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-26

Retrenchment in the size of newspa-
pers seems to be the order of the day a
mong Eastern publishers. The Boston Al
las has been much reduced.
Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-10-26

Does smoking offend your asked an
American landlord of hrs newly arrived
boarder. Not at oil. sirr i am very
glad to hear it. es you will and your chin.
ney is given 10 the praciicsi'
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-04-20

and relieved, while the Jnggler coolly
wiped the blood from the sword blade
Suddenly, bursting from the middle OF
the group of observers, the little fellow
came running to his mother, unhurt, un-
harmed, and a pretty smile on his brown,
childish face. Taking hold of her hand,
he seemed to ask the cause of her tears,
and fondled her in affectionate sympathy.
1t was trick-a deccption-a hum bug,
But how to explain it. Isaw child un-
der the basket moment before the
thrust; | saw the sword, its plain iron
handle, no shelter for the keen sharp
blade; | stood upon the same floor upon
which rested the basket. | watched the
whole carefully while the sword passed
around-there was no refuge in the bask-
ct, there was no confederate, no mantle,
no trap-door. The noise of straw was
distinctly heard at each thrust; the blood
was there, and at the end the child came
from the crowd quite alive / was with
III SIX feet and could not understand it;
perhaps you who were further away will
be more successful. But isn't it point
or two in advance Of Alexander Blitz,
and those menl
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-04-20
Mineral Candles,

There is a quarry Of white sand stone
about twelve miles to tie west of Edin-
burg, upon which rests a thick bed of
dark colored shale, over which the hot
trap must have once flowed, and thereby
was subjected to q sort of natural distil-
lation. This found its way into the Gre
vices of the white stone below, where it is
now found. 1t is light waxy substance
varying from the color Of gamboge to
that Of dark amber, melts at the same
temperature as beeswax, which it equals
in hardness, and burns with a bright
flame. The substance was moulded into
candles, which, though rather smoky, an
swered well enough for cottagers for
long time, and would have rested there
had not some one, without taking any
hint from this natural phenomenon, how
ever, thought of distilIing sbaZe. Some
of the shalcs Of the oolite are very rich in
infammable matter, and yield in the re-
tort oils, napthas, and waxy substance
known as parafHe. Of this, candles are
made equal to wax, and extensive works
have been recently erected in England
and Scotlond for their manufacture.
What is more wonderful IL, these snow
white candles can be made of dark Irish
turf, and works are in progress to con-
vert the black bogs of Kildare into para
fine candles Nations have the BREAD
FRUIT tree, and can dispense with wheat
and corn, if they should happen to fail
They possess the Cocoa Nut tree, and
are furnished by it with farina, wine, al
cOhol, cement, baskets, cups, saucers and
bowls. They are blessed with the MILK
TREE, which yields them delicious milk
and cream, with as little solicitation as
the animal COW. In addition to all these
there are wax candles lying all round in
turf and rocks, which require only to Be
distilled and moulded into form. when the
black shale and dirty bog will be dispens-
ing to parlOrS the lustre of the most ele-
CANT wax candles. Ii bees, therefore,
should become extinct, grow lazy and re-
fuse to work, or strike for wages, no mat
ter. We should not have to 90 in the
dark to bed, nor DC reduced to luxury
less. The noudoir and the drawing room
would still be embellished with that mel
low, soft, and scented ray, which beauty
always loves, and deserves to have to sea
it OF and Go it justice.-Nerarl 4drcr>
tJSey
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-04-20
An Eloquent Prayer.

The Chaplain of the Indian Legislature
recently opened the session with gcner-
al prayer, which closed vit'n the following
eloquent and sensible iIl7ocation:
"And, o lord, have mercy on our leg
lslators BE with them and bless them G
venaf they know Thee not. Spare there
lives and teach them to glorify thy name.
Hasten them to their homes where they
may direct their attention to good works
and general usefulness among their fam
,lies and neigobors. May the people re-
solve to keep them there, asl in future e.
lect men of sound morals and temperate
habits, so that good may hereafter result
from legislation. Save the good people
of the State from the disgrace which must
follow if the same crowd should again
come here to make laws Hear US, Lord
and grant our prayer Amen. .'-pajIy
Nc7rs
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-04-20
Steel Pen fiaking,

The process is a very interesting one
and the work is done by machinery The
steel is rolled, and otherwise prepared to
be cut into pens by means of press, in
which the proper tools are fitted for cut
ting out the "blank" Women work these
presses, and one hand will cut 10000 to
10000 per day. When the blanks are
cut they are pierced-that is the little
central hole and the side Sits are made
at another press; after which they are
softened by the application of heat, being
placed in heating oven for that purpose.
They are then marked by the aid of a
die, worked by the foot, which stamps the
name Of the maker on the back. The
pens have next to be placed in a groove
converted from a fat surface into cylin-
drical form. The next operation is to
place them in small iron boxes, and piled
in furnace or oven, where the pens are
heated to white. On being withdrawn,
they are plunged into oil, which renders
them SO brittle, that they might be crum-
bled into pieces with the fingers, They
are placed in cylinder, not unlike a
coffee-roaster, and revolved over fire,
which process frees them in great meas
ure from the oil. The heat changes their
color from grey to straw color, next to
brown and bronze, and then to blue,
and renders them thoroughly elastic As
they emerge from this process with con-
siderable degree Of roughness, they are
put into tin cans, with quantity of saw
dust; and being made to revolye by means
of steam, they come out clean and smooth
ready to be ground-an operation per-
formed by young girls, holding them by
the aid of pair of nippers, for moment
over a grinding wheel. They are then
slit, an operation performed SO quickly
by means of press, that one hand will!
slit ore hundred gross a day. After this
they are sorted and vanished and ready
for sale.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-04-20
Coed Enough 10 be T"ur,

The Lynn News tells the following sto-
ry of an incredulous young man, whose
father had promised before death to hold
spiritual communion with him:
The spirit Of the old gentleman (who
by the way, had been somewhat severe in
matters Of discip,ine,) was called up, and
held some conversation with him. But
the messages were not all convincing and
the young man would not believe that his
father had any thing to do with them
"WeA,' said the medium, "what can
your father do TO remove your doubts?"
"If he viii perform some act which is
characteristic of him, and without any
direction as to what it shall be, [ shall be-
lieve there is something in it.
"Very well, said the medium, "we
wait for some manifestation from the spir-
it land
This was 10 sooner said than (as the
story goes) a table walked up to the
young man, and without any ceremony,
kjcked Inn out Of tie r00D1i
"Hold on! stop him!" cried the terrified
youth. whats tie o5d man. / Jeliece IN
tic rarp5ngs."
Our hero has never since had desire
to stir up the old gentleman.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-04-20
What Women can do,

The New York Tribune of the eth
inst, relates the following:
On the morning of the 29th ult. Thorn
ton Alexexander was killed by Rum at
the place of his residence, Winchester,
Indiana, leaving widow and young
children in abject poverty and heart rend =
ing agony. He was a man of more than
ordinary ability, ofgenerous impulses and
fattering prospects in life, until the web
Of the destroyer was woven about his
heart. A little before he breathed bis last,
he said to the weeping circle around his
bedside, 81 am dying: whiskey has done
it; May those who have sold me the poi
son die as painful death as mine" So
he died, leaving his destitute family in
anguish unutterable.
At four o'clock the same afternoon,
procession of forty or fifty Of the noble
Women of Winchester, with the agoni,ed
widow at their head, appeared in the
streets of that town. They proceeded in
marching order to the rum grocery OF Da-
vid Aker, handed him the pledge that he
would sell no more liquor there, and de-
manded his signature He demurred; but
they were rcsolute, and at length he put
down his name, opened his doors, and
told them to take out his remaining stock
Of liquor and destroy it. Four barrels Of
Whiakey and six or eight kegs Of what
are called Brandy, Gin, Wine, &C., (all
drugged, adulterated Whiskey, Of course, }
were then rolled out and empted into the
street. The estimated value Of the liquor
(SlI0) was then made up to him by sub
scription, and the Temperance pioneers
moved on
The next halt was at VIM. Pages IAN
other grocery where they met with a
stouter resistance. Page refused to sign,
and shut his door in their faces. They
chopped it down, knocked in his window,
rolled the barrels into the street and
poured out the liquor. They then march
ed to James Ennis's, who signed the
pledge; thence to Edward Retter's who
did likewise; thence to Way & Ki2er's,
who also signed; thence to II. p. Kiser's
drug store, where they met with equal
success: thence to Blinager's who utterly
refused to stop selling. His daughter
however, who was one of the most active
pioneers, pushed into the house, brought
out keg of liquor, and stove in the head.
The procession next visited Wilson's gro
Gerry; he took the pledge; thence to Craigs
drugstore, with equal success; aud then
adjourned to meet at half past two next
day to destroy the brcwery-the only
place in town where they had not estab-
lished the principle of Prohibition. Bin
egar gave in his adhesion during the eve
ming, leaving Page ''alone in his glory" as
a would-be rumseller if he only had any
to SELL
\ post n1Orten1 examination of Alexan-
der's body was made by the doctors that
evening. They reported him murdered
by whiskey"-the coats of his stomach
having been entirely eaten up by it. Mrs.
Alexander thereupon instisuted proceed
ings against Page and Bineger, for caus-
ing the death of her husband. So the
case stood at the date of our last advices
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-04-20
WooIen and Cotton Mixed Goods.

There are many who think that when
they have purchased piece OF cheap
wooden goods, they have made great
bargain. There never was a graver mis-
take committed Thousands and thou
sands Of pieces Of goods are sold in the
shape of narrow and broadclothS, as be-
Ing all wool, while, in fact, they are com
posed of at least twenty per cent. Of cotton.
The latter is mixed and carded with the
WOOL and all being dyed the same color,
it is very difficult to detect the imposition.
We presume that great many merchants
sell such goods under the belief that they
are genuine-composed wholly of wool.
The manufacturers know all about the de-
ception, and no doubt the great majority
Of the large merchants are aware Of the
fact also. Any imposition practiced up
on the community in the shape Of an ar
ticle of manufacture deserves the severest
censure. Cotton can easily be detected
in any piece of goods, even when mixed
in the process of carding, by submitting
small strip of the goods to the action of
little sulphuric acid, mixed with hot
water. The acid will discharge the col
or from the cotton, while the color Of the
wool will remain unchanged. There are
very few colors in cotton but what are
more fugitive than those on wool; this is
the reason Why the warm sulphuric acid
solution is good test for cotton in cloth
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-04-20
An " AbsOrbing'' Subject.

Molasse8 possesses a remarkable power
Of ABSORPTION. Some curious facts in re-
lation to this peculiar property have been
recently laid before the London Medical
Society. In 1910, a number of casks of
molasses were slowed away at the Lon
don docks-weighing in all 1870 cwt.--
Three years afterwards they were weigh
ed again and there was found to be an
increase weight amounting in the whole
to % cwt Another lot Of BIZ casks was
slowed away in July Of l849, and on
starting the bungs in 1852, the molasses
spirited up like fountain. The casks
weighed originally II cwt. each, and had
gained from one to fifty pounds, the total
gain being 5G cwt Ia another instance,
68 lbs. were gained by some casks. This
wonderful property of absorbing moisture
from the air is said to be the most power.
full in the molasse8 contained in those
casks made Of Quebec pine.-Rosto,
JNrRal.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-04-20
New Divorce Law.

The Senate of this State, on the 30th
ult., passed the following supplement to
the act concerning divorces
That in addition to the cases now
provided for by law, it shall be lawful
for the Courts of Common Pleas to grant
divorces in the following cases Where
an alleged marriage was procured by
fraud. force, or coercion, and has not
been subsequently confirmed by the acts
of the injured party; when either of the
parties shall have been convicted of a
felony, and sentenced by the court, either
to the county prison of the proper county,
or to the penitentiary of the proper dis
trict. for any term exceeding two years;
Provided, that such application for d-
vorce be made by the husband or wife of
the party so convicted and sentenced -
When either party shall have, by cruel
and barbarous treatment, endangered the
life of the other, so as to render the con-
dition Of the other intolerable, or life
burden,ome: Provided, that in cases or
divorce under this act, if the application
be made on the part of the husband, the
court granting such divorce shall allow
such support or alimony to the wife as
her husbands circumstances will admit
Of, and the said courts may deem just
and proper. That the proceedings in
cases embraced within the provisions of
this act, shall be the same as those pre-
scribed by the act. concerning divorces,
approved, March l3, ISIS, and the sew
eral supplements thereto, with the like
right of appeal as is therein given"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-04-20

Tie L3SfUctG0nS 10 1Ir. Sou2e.-The
New York Sun says it learns, from pri-
vate sources that Secretary Marcy "has
instructed Mr. Soule, our Minister al Ma
drid, to make the demand for indemnity
and apology in the most PcJe0lla0ry man.
aly,' and should the Spanish government
hesitate, or put off its reply, under pre-
tence Of wanting for information from Ha-
wanna, Mr.. Soule is TO lose no time in
communicating the fact to Washington,
when our government will proceed instan-
ter to blockade every Cuban port"