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THE WAY WITH SOME PEOPLE.

Deacon D once employed cobbler TO
take few stitches in boot, for which service
he was asked half dollar. The demand
was considered exorbitant but the deacon was
not the man to have trouble with his neigbor
on trfling matter, so without a word of OBJ
lection it was cancelled. All will come a.
round right in the end he said to himself
Next morning, the deacon. who was farm
or was on his way to his field with oxen and
plow, when the cobbler came out of the shop
and accosted him:
"Good morning, deacon. You're just the
man hoped to sec The case is, I've hired
the field yonder, and am going to SOW ii with
wheat, but being no farmer myself, wish you
would stop and give me little insight into the
business.
The other was about to excuse himself for
he felt particularly anxious to finish piece of
blowing that day, which he could not if detain-
ed at all, when remembering the boot amending.
thought he, "Tho affair is coming to right so
soon. Here is an opportunity for illustrating
the Golden Rule, and returning good for evil.
will render the assistance he needs, and when
he asks what's to pay,-'Nothing, sir, nothing;
never mako account of these little neighbor-
ly kindnesses That will remind him of yes
terday."
So the deacon readily consented to do as
requested, and going over to the fields, CON-
mcnced and finished sowing bushel of grain;
se"-s.i5 th;nli,e IN .hn ~ e~".'nnn, ne how his
team was standing idlo in the cool of the day,
put glorying in the anticipation of the smar,
his neighbor would suffer from tho living Goals
about to be beaped upon his head. The en-
ployer who seated upon pile of Stones in
the centre Of the field had watched the pro-
cess in silence, now rose to his feet and very
deliberately advanced towards the obliging
farmer.
"Now for my revenge" thought the latter,
seeing him about to speak; but the other care
lossly remarked, " 1t isn't much to do q thing
when one knows how"
Tho deacon made no reply but stood await
ing the question, "IIow much do you ask for
your labor?"
He waited in vain, however, for the ques-
tion was not asked. The other began to speak
of different topics, and tho farmer unwilling
to lose moro time, turned and hurried away to
where he lett his team. He had gone some
distance along tho road, when voice was
heard calling
"Halloo, deacon, hold on there a minute"
Tho deacon turned his head, and his neigh
Dor, the cobbler beckoned him back.
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A VALUABLE RECIPE.

A friend has handed Us the following recipe
for the cue Of diarrhca and cholera -morbus;
IL is recommended as on almost sure pacific,
and we may odd, that wo have ourselves, seen
the happiest results from its uso in every soy-
orc case of both those diseases:
Take equal parts of Laudnum. Tincture OF
Cayenne pepper, treble strength; Tinctuto OF
Rbubarb; Essonce of Peppermint, treble stron-
9Th; and spirits Of Camphor; mix in bottle.
Dose, from five TO thirty drops, according to
symptoms, to be repeated 10 ton or fifteen min
p,cs II needed,
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WHILE IT'S DAYTIME LET US WORK.

EVERY mo :tal has his mission
In this world Of active strife.
Whether in high position,
Or lowly walk of life.
lie it is, who now fulfilling
Every duty day by day,
Show the mind and spirit " illing
To perform its upward way
Life 8 bark upon the ocean,
Tossed and rocked by every gale;
Now scuds on with speedy motion,
Now with rent and tattered sail.
LIES bright and sunny morning,
; With some light refreshing showers,
Followed by dark cloudy warning
Ofthe stor that DER us lowers.
Life's the chord ofsilver, binding
Man in contact with his kind,
Death is but that bond unwinding
Setting free the earth-bound mind.
Life's the pitcher of the fountain,
Whence immortal rills descend
'Tis the fragle wheel surmounting
Cistcrn where pure waters blend,
Life's the day for deed and action,
Deaths the rest. the time is night
lie who works with satisfaction,
Works while yet the hour is light.
Forward then the day is waning,
Westward sinks the setting sun;
Onward on without complaining,
Work, while yet it may be done.
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THE LIQUOR AFFAIR AT BERRrEN.-As the
destruction of barrel of whiskey at Berrien
by A ladies has created considerable talk in
the country, we will try and keep our readers
posted up in regard to all movements in rela-
ton to il. The Prosecuting Attorney having
been called upon to act in the matter, Justice
Hoffman, of this village, was called upon TO is
sue warrants for their arrest. The property
destroyed as alleged in the complaint, is as
follows:
l black junk bottle of tho value Of ono shil-
ling
white glass bottle Of the value of 20 cents
barrel of whiskey Of the value ct 20 dol
lars.
barrel of the value of one dollar.
25gallons of whiskey of the value of ii dol
lars--(a repetition of the barrel of whisky.)
Justice Hoffman, knowing that il would not
be very pleasant for A ladies to leave their
homes this hot weather. for a ride 10 or IL
miles over dusty road to bis Office, and know
ing that hundreds of dollars costs might bo
saved. concluded to visit Berrien before issu-
ing warrants, with a view to effect an arrange
ment of tho matter. He did so on Wednes-
last. and Messrs. Barnard, Ke2hart and Dough-
entered into a recognzanco in the sum of one
hundred dollars for the appearance of tho la
dies at tho next term of tho Circuit Court.
lnerc Is some Cisshtisiaclloh uoou' this heio'
as Il was in contemplation by one party to give
the ladies grand reception and public din
ner, and by another that they were not com
pollcd to undergo the fatigue of o trip up and
public examination before the Justice.
The ladies alledged that the greatest cause
of their movement in the matter was that
Green the proprietor of the grocery, would
give their children liquor in Lemonade. This
Mr. Groen denies, but is stated that it is sus.
ceptiblo of the clearest proof
miles Republican.
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o. The Evening Pos, says that Legal
minds are hunting after some Law under which
Schuyler, Cyo, &c., can be punished We
hope that their researches will be successful.
though the chances are against it, as. while
fcw small offenders escape, great Swindlers
rob with impunity. If Robert Schuyler's man
or maid Servant had been guilty of ga breach
of trust involving Silver Fork or spoon, he
or she would have been sent first to the Toombs
and then to Sing Sing The robberies and for
geries of all tho Convicts in our Penitentiaries.
do not equal, in the aggregate, the amount
which Robert Schuyler has stolen Yet it is
problematical whether we have Laws to which
this stupendous Swindler is amerable And
what is still moro strange, while tho whole
Police force, with an excited community, would
be at the heels of an ordinary street Pickpock-
ct. the City of New York is quietly wondering
how such an intelligent, high-toned gentleman
as Robert Schuyler could commit such an ex-
traordinary breach of trust'-[Alb Journal.
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From the Boston Commonwealth.

Mr. EDIron,-It may interest some Of your
readers to know that havo been concerned
ain tho lato disgraceful riots in Boston," and
that there are virtuous men in tho South, who
show proper disapprobation of such conduct
as will be seen bv tho following addressed to
our firm, dated Houston Texas. June 18th. lS-
"a, countermanding an order for pianoforte,
previously received. TIMOTHY GILBERT.
"I have seon by tho newspapers, that Mr..
Timothy Gilbert, one of your firm, has taken a
CONSPICUOUS part in the late disgraoeful riots
in Boston, ,wherc law ofthe United States was
openly condemned, aud the life of citizcu
sacrificed; and not wishing to encourage OF
pstronize each man, beg leave to withdraw my
order. ~ La
"Respectfuly, your ob't serst,
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The SEASON OF FRuIrs-During the past
sand four hundred pine apples, forty thousand
eight hundred bananas, and eighty thousand
cocoanuts, have been dumped upon our docks,
and great is the consumption thereof by Go
thamites.-the juvenile citizens particularly, as
we may SEQ by walk through the Bowery.-
There is nothing more delicious to the taste or
more conductive to bodily health than sound.
ripe fruit; but every body should carefully re-
fran from excess in eating it, and be very care
ful to reject that which is not fully ripe or in
the slightest degree tainted. "Let rsuse the
good things the gods give us with prudence
and moderation. IN. Y. Herald.
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[From the New-York Tribune.
IN THE MEADOWS.
DY BAYARD TAYLOR.

n nGdW Ia
c l lie In the summer meadows. I'd &
/. In the meadows all alone. 1 %
With the infinite sky above me. is
And tn sun on his mid day throne. ob
The smell of the towering grasses.
Is sweater than any rose, ,- ~
Aud million Of happy insects rs7rns
Sing in the warm repose. ~
The mother lark that is brooding. 2 ID.
Feels the sun upon her wings, t
And the deeps of the MONDAY glitter
With swarms of fairy things.
From the billowy green beneath me.
To the fathomless blue above. N1r
The creatures OF God are happy
Inthe warmth Of their summer love.
The infinite bliss Of Nature
I feel in every vein;
The light and the life of Summer
Blossoms 10 heart and brain.
But darker than any sbadow,
Byihunder clouds unfurlei,
Z The awful truth arises, isV
That Death is ia the worldl
And the sky may beam as ever.
And never cloud be curled.
And the airs be living odors.
But Death is in the world.
ou, ofihe deeps ofsunshino
The invisible bolt is hurled:
There's Life in the Summer meadows.
But Death is in the world!
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% An old colored man named Mitchell of
respectable character, and wei. known to many
in this city, where he had resided more than
forty years, died of cholera on Monday. after =
noon, at the age of one hundred and forty
gears. His business was picking oakum, and
he continued it until Saturday last. The dis
case was brought on by eating cherries; and
but for this imprudence no might have lived
for some years vet, as he was remarkably hale
and rugged for his years. He had accumula-
ted several hundred dollars in bank, and
owned 80 or 40 acres of land in Canads.-
Sixty.two years of his life had been spent as a
slave i'm Kentucky -[Detroit Eng.
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A New WAY OF LBERATINa SLAvEs.-The
Richmond (Va) Inquirer says that negro
slave who was tried at the last London Court
on charge Of setting fire to stable, was
found guilty Of tho crime, and sentenced to be
transported beyond the limits Of the United
States
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VELocIrY OF THE WIND.-Prof. Stoddard,
10 lecture recently delivered upon the hur-
rcane, in Knox county, Ohio, stated that in
one town a grove Of oak trees was almost en-
tirely blown down. Tho trunk of one of these
trees was about thrce feet i'm diameter. AS
suming, however, its diameter to be but two
and half feet, force of 147 900 pounds
would be required to break it. The surface OF
the tree exposed to tho action Of the wind was
about 1000 feot. which would give pressure
by the wind of l47 pounds per square foot, or
q velocity of not less than III miles por hour
which is nearly ono fourth the initial veloci-
" of cannon Ball. Allowing the height OF the
hurricane, or whirlwind to h,vo been sixty
feet the whole force cxertod at ono time, along
the track. YVES FIVE thousand million pounds
or working power equal to more than half
tho steam power Of the globel
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Al CHILD SAVED BY A MEDIUM The Nisga-
RI Democrat relates. on tho authority of seve-
raj persons who were said 10 bo cognizant OF
the fact. that young woman, medium OF
that place, while returning home few even
ings since, was arrested in her walk by an r-
resistable impulse, and compelled to 60 IN an,
other direction to the railroad. where she founo
child asleep lying across one of the rails OF
the road Sho had barely time TO sna'cn
from the track before the train came dasning
hv.
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On our Prairies, ii takes a Locomotive in
some places, nearly three hours to pass through
a continuous cornfeld. and oil the labor that is
required to cultivate IL is in the planting and
picking Of the crop-tChi. Jour. f
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To the MAYOR of Boston.

OREeoN.-The offer ofa bounty of ] go acres
to each single man, and 800 acres to each fam
lily settling in Oregon, holds good to Decem.
Der 1st 1855, having bcen extended by the
last Congress.
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aSSugar is now cheaper than -four in New
Orleans. A barrel of the best sugar at the pres
ent price-say 200 pounds at 81 cents, Is 81
while -four weighing l96 pounds soils at vs.
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Yours &c..

p. S.--An officer from Saratoga county. ac-
companied.by officer Brazier, arrested this NOR
ming canal boat captain named j. l.. Russoll,
of the boat J. F. Grain. OF the Rochester City
Line, charged with being Merrls associate in
the kidnapping. He was hand-coffed, and
taken to BaiIston. On his way to the cars, he
admitted that no was in Washington at the
Inauguration in l84l.-tEve Jour.
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THE ARREST OF SOLOMON NoRTHRoP's A.
LEGGED KIDNAPPER. Friday We announced
the arrest of Merrill, whom Solomon Northrop
accuses of having Kidnapped him In Washing
n,many years since, and sold him into slavery.
The arrest, however, was not made at Sandy
Hill, as we stated. but at Wood Hollow. Fulton
county. Solomon was at that place on Friday,
in company with his friend H. B. Northrop Of
Washington-through whose agency he was
rescued from slavery, and who has been in
defatigable in his efforts to discover the kid
napoer. As soon as Solomon saw him, he ex-
claimed, "that is the man. A correspondent
writes us as follows:
merrill was arrested this morning at his
mothers, at Wood Hollow, and brought her
(Gloversville) for examination. Henry Be
Nortbrop has spent great deal Of time and
money in ferreting out the scoundrel and they
have no doubt got the man. Solomon ;denti
fes him, without, a doubt. Merrill has long
been regarded as desperate fellow. They
found him asleep, with heavy bowie knife
and brace of pistols on the floor by his side.
The arrest has caused very general excitement.
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Gov. MATTEsoN BURNED In EFFIoY.-Tho
Chicago Tribune of Saturday gives the follow
account of the burst of indignation which has
exploded in that city. The cause Is the COM
mutation Of tho sentence OF the Jury. passed
upon the murderers of Albert Story, the rail-
road contractor at LaSale, who was killed last
fall under circumstances of peculiar attrocity.
The Tribune says:
} About 10 o'clock last evening, large pro-
cession, headed by band of music. assem-
bled on the Southwest corner of Randolph and
Dearborn streets, opposite the Matteson House
where an offigy Of Gov. .Matteson was burned,
amid the groans and joers of several thousand
citizens. The company then reformed, and
paraded through several Of the principal streets
with banners flying, and alternately giving
threo cheers for the Know NorHINos, the TRI-
BUNE and the JOURNAL; also giving tho groang
for tho Tablet and Gov. Matteson.
An Irishman attempted to pull down one Of
the banners but was Immediately knocked
kown, and taken 10 tho Watch House.
This demonstration was caused by Governor
Matteson interfering in the punishment Of the
three Irishmen who were to be hung at Gene
va on the 28lh, for the murder of Albert Story
and cemmuting their sentence to imprisonment
in the Peniteniiary, which is considered but a
stepping stone to final pardon.
The following are the inscription on tho BAN
nors:
Irish Tg--Matteson is tckled with Barley
Sthrawi
Mourn-The Jury system Is abolished H.
Maiteson Is the Jury of Illinois.
Mourn!-Joel A. Matteson, the Judas Is
cnriot of Illinoisl lie has sold our State to
the Irish Catholics. He pardoned the Muir
derers of Albert Story, the American-for
which he has received "thirty pieces Of silverl"
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Tho following lottcr from Mr. Sumner was
written in reply to an invitation to be present
at the municipal celebration of the Fourth of
july
Milford beacon., 1854-04-07
A Valuable Farm at
PRIVATE SALE.

~%xsA TPE subscriber offers for sale
&A siFISa farm situated on the east
lS isla I1,l,I 4 Sgss side OF Chopiank River, in
Caroline Co.. Nd. near Dover ferry,
containing one hundred acres, about six
ty acres of which is under cultivation,
and the remainder is highly timbered in
Oak and Pine. The land is a clay sub
soil, an excellent wheat and corn grow
ing land. The Improvements are sim
gle story Dwelling House, 38 by is feet,
newly repaired. The public road runs
by one side and the river on the other
side of the farm. Steamboat runs by
the farm every day to and from Balti-
more, and the landing is only half mile
from the house. Fish and oysters can
be had in abundance, as there is an cx-
cellent fishery on the farm. Also the
right toa good marsh adjoining said prop
erty, on which any numbe. OF cattle and
hogs may be grazed.
=, TERMS.-$500 dollars TO be paid on
the delivery of the deed, and the re-
mainder, one thousand, can remain on
the property to any lenght of time suit
ing the purchaser, not exceeding twenty
years, with interest from day of sale.
For further particulars apply at the of
flee of the Milford Beacon, April 7th.,
Milford beacon., 1854-04-07
The 6 MastOdUi,s y :

nN exhibition, at TAYfOR's, in tbe
Oway of NEW SPIs4G GOODS,
which attracts daily crowds Of strangers,
customers and purchasers, I've. would
merely say that Taytor's resent: arrival Of
Spring Goods is one Of. tho largest, most
varied and choice stocks Of goods that
come to our town, consisting partly Of tho
following, viz:
Day GooDs-Rcady made Coats, Pants,
Vests, Shirts. &C., cloths, cassimeres, sa.
tins, tweeds, fanels jeans, linens, brown
and beached muslins, cottonades, plaids,
sc. Ladies' Wear-Blk. aud fancy silks,
half and all wool delaine, bereges, tissues,
lawns; NOUS de bebeges, popplins, prints,
swiss, cambrics, jackonetts and plaid mus
Inns, plain and embroidered hdkfs,, very
beautiful assortmentof ladies scclleped
collars and under-sleeves, etc.
3ooTs, SHOES, Gaitersr-in great vari-
city.
TRIMMINGS, &c.-Assortcd, shades,
styles and designs of dress buttons, blk.
and shaded sowing silks, gents collars,
latest pattern; port monaies, tidy cotton,
from 6 to %; floss, cotton and silk, dress
mantilla and sack trimmings of the latcts
fancies etc., etc.
SUNDRIEs.--Horse collars, brides, hal
ters, martin-gls, girths, surcingles, tubs,
water and horse buckets,i brooms, &c.
Groceries os the usual prime qualities.
'HARp-WARE, Tools, 8'c.-We would
very respectfully invite the particular at
tention of Ship and House Carpenters,
Mill, Cart and Shop Wrights to the fol-
lowing brief schedule of Tools &c.
Spear and Jackson's saws, from As to
los, X cut spring-steel, tenon, frame,
compass and mill Saws, mill, X cut, bas-
tard, 8 square, round and ! round Files,
fiat and ! round Rasps, smooth, jack and
fore Plains, with narrow and wide bits,
belts do, steel and steel blade Squares,
compasses. .gouges spoke-shaves with taps,
iron and wood braces, drawing knives,
male and female augers, spirit levels, bev-
els, gimlet or pointed wood screws, all si-
yes, hand-rail screws, bench and hand
screws, Beatty's shop and broad axes,
monkey renches, screw drivers, socket and
frner chscls, butt hinges, slip joint, large
and small strap hinges, and 8 joint two
feet rules, calkiug nnilcts and irons,
Watts axes, adzes and pin-mal's, Pugh's
bits, from 4 to 1916 inch, do. augers
from J to 24 inch, Hommediea's ship au-
gers, from 8 to 13 16 inch, without screws,
and from Is to 1916 inch with screws,
finishing nails, brick layers and masous
tools ETC., ETC., etc., with 2 general as
sortment of building materials. fe A.
We will here state that persons calling
to purchase or to stake peep" at the
" Mastodon'' only, will meet with prompt
attention without charge.
Milford, Apr I. PROPRIETOR.
Milford beacon., 1854-04-07

hillock, a few steps to the right, with no
stone to tell the name of him who occupies
that spot. We will tell you that
beneath that sod rests one who once
filled posts of highest honor in Our State
and community; but now, alas no morcl
lie long since fell under the withcring
curse of the destroyer. And gust at his
feet anothep-anl at his right anothor,---
aad 30 on, almost "dd iatnitusa." We
might the tale disclose, but must forbcar.
Think, too, that upon this sacred ground,
in the old church, long since demolished,
these persons ohce sat under the sound of
the warning voice from the sacred desk,
yet needed it not,--a melancholy reaec-
tion, indeed But we will onward
passing from this to another receptacle Of
the dead. We see upon the right and up
on the left houses but few years since
tenantcd by those over many of whose
graves we have just dropped the sympa-
thetic tear,-those who sacrafced them
selves and their offspring at the shrine of
Bachus, after the cphemeral enjoyment of
few feeting years. We pass on,-we
arrive at the cemetery. A scene not un-
like the other hero presents itself, hero,
too, the men of the town have been put
away,-many at Il premature old age, has
tened on by the wine cup. Here we read
upon this white marble head-stone the
name of one who once filled high place,
as the great merchant of our town, whose
fame was great for twenty miles around,
and whose store was thronged from f early
dawn to evening gray" with anxious GUS
toners. We are astonisled here to learn
that the old merchant died at scarce two
score years Of age. Why he thus filed an
carly grave, why his fortune vanished "as
does the dew before the morning sum-" we
need not add. We might here speak of
others that surround us, but are truly sick
ened at the thought. These are sad real
tiles, upon which we would not dwell, but
that our nature seems to require that W.
should take an occasional bitter draught
and improve thereby. These are startling
truths, and facts that outweigh fiction
Can we, then, lend our aid to stop the
progress of temperance ? Can we dash 10
the earth the vial that contains the reme-
dy for all this evil +? Never! never -
Our energies shall never be devoted to
such an purpose ! Humanity forbids i'll
Christianity forbids it /! The protection of
our lives, our fortunes, our families, our
friends, and our reputation, all, all for
bid it! Heaven speed the temperance
cause
Milford beacon., 1854-04-07
TO DELINQUENT STOCKHOLDERS

The stockholders, at their last annual meeting
passed the following resolution, 10 wit;
Resolved, That tho Treasurer proceed forth
with 10 demand and collect, by legal proceedings
all the unpaid insialrnents on the first call made
on The stock subscribed, with the additional for
ieiture Of two per cent, per month, for the delay
OF payment; d that he be authorized 10 remit
the forfeiture in any case, on payment OF Tho in
stalment. with lawful interest from The time it
was due"
Which said resolution makes it the imperative
duty Of the Treasurer 10 demand aud collect the
same Aud hereby demand the payment. |
hope that all friends of the road will attend to this
matter at once, ns the road will now csrininly bo
made and all impedimenls thrown in the way
will add TO the cost Of the road and TO the indi-
viduas who cause them. However unpleasant
my duty as Treasurer may be | intend to per-
firm it 10 the best of my ability.
mr3l jy. J.F. ALLEE,
Treasurer Of Del T. K. Co.