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ALWAYS BUsY.-Thc more a man accom-
plishos, the more he may. An active tool
never grows rusty. You always find those
men who are most forward to do good, or to
improve the times and manners, always busy.
Who start our railroads, our steamboats,, our
machine shops, and our manufactures Men
of industry and enterprise. AS long as they
live they keep at work, doing something to
benefit themselves and others. 1t isjust so
with a man who is bencvolent--thc more he
gives, the more he feels like giving. We 60
for aetivity-in body, in mind, in everything.
Let the gold grow not dim, nor the thoughts
become stale. Keep all things in motion.
We should rather that death should finds us
scaling mountain than sinking in miro
brcasting whirlwind than sneaking from a
cloud.
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For The Cecil Wig.
Sesi;s9,ss SIS.


sesisalnoss.
BY OSCAR Z. wnirrLrsEY.
Some souls there are, so thin and small,
They gricve to see II nci2hbor flourish,
But covct Fortunes favors all
To ruin swift, but slow to nourish.
Meier cherished the remotrst dream
or lrnlng succor if he lack,
Or, having raised sufficient steam,
To bid him speed, and clear the track.
But urge each effort to The end
To block his way, Impede his path,
Or after malcdctions send,
And shower down Il storm Of wrath.
The vulture that Promcthpus,
In fabulous recital, tore,
Was not more dire, nor Crrbrrus
That guarded Pluto's dungeon door.
Such are the IEarjries of mankind
They worship at the shrine ofs:pclf''
And blight and blackncss leave behind
Whose every thought, whose soul is sell
.MeranIria, Ia.
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l3:isccli,ll,cnlls.

Russian I'Noops.-Thcrc were about five
hundred Russians quartcrcd in the nciShbor-
hood OF the khan. They had that staid, sol
licrly look which is the eject of severe dis
:iplinr. This observed to he the character
istic Of nearly all the Russian soldiers that
have seen in the Prncipalitics. The cXccp-
tons are the young recruits, who ofcoursc
arc not yet properly formed. lhayc never OBJ
served any appearance Of light-hcartcdncss
among the Russian soldiers even when off du.
ty. ii, true that at times, in marching,
whole 'attalons sing in chorus either the Ma
tional Anthem, whicNs fine SOLEMN air, or
some wild m,lody, generally Of a warlikc
character. in'crSl crs,d with sharp cries and
an occasional shrill whistle. These latter
songs arc particularly animated and spirit
stirring, and the quick rattle of Che dru,n,
which is the sole instrumental acconlpani-
mont, increases their exciting character. To
the listener there is something sublime in thus
hearing thousands Of manly voices blended
together in chorus, u;terng sentiments of de-
yotion to God and tie Emperor, or Of fierce
defiance to The enemies cfthc Gar. But even
in these exhibitions the S!crnness Of military
rule is seen. Upon the faces Of the men thus
engaged no trace Of emotion is visible; their
forms arc erect; thcy arc obcying a command,
and not an impulse The emotions of Tic
heart seen TO have been drilled into order, and
expressions of love or anger, devotion Or re-
vcngc, are only awakened by the voice Of
thcir ommandcr.-O' BHen'; JownGl.
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(1io be Contiuued.)


TJTThc celebrated Andrew Marvel in his
ironical libel upon the press said, lead,
when moulCel into bullets is not half so NOR
tai as when founded into types"
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CTPleading at the bar-says a western
editor, is trying topcrsuadc the har-kccpcr to
trust you for u three cent nipp.
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0D-Thc tricky, dcccilful, and dishonest are
rarely prosperous; for when confidence is
withdrawn, poverty is likely to follow.
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\ CORRESPONDENT Of the Bradford &C. Wy
Herald, in speaking of the progress ofthc age,
and the benefits of railroads says:
.In the year 1907 it was advertised inDc-
troit that vessel would leave that port for
Buffalo. Spring opened and navigation was
resumed. But 10 in this solitary craft there
WAS but ono rassongtr-and on reaching Buff
falo there were but too shanty taverns. lie
asked for stage to 90 on to Canandaigua.
He was told there was but ono stage a week
and that hadjust soac. Tbs was comm, II
wagon. What mighty changes has time eff
fectcd by the instrumentality of inventive &C.
Las in the modes of traycl.''
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-09-08

A DEEP SPRING On Lake Prairie
Iowa, there is spring, the bottom o
which no plummet has ever yel sounded.
II has a false bottom about three feel
from it's surface, through which, If a heavy
rwenlY-foot pole be thrust, il will sink
under the sand composing this c:ust>like
layer, aud, in moment after its disap.
pearance, will bound up again on the
SUFFICE. An Indian legend has it, that
on a quiet, iuIlmoon night, the Great
Spirit led the wicked ones Of a certain
tribe lhilher, and when they saw the gIo-
tlous beauty of tie crystal water, they
thought TO bathe themselves in the moon~
kissed fountain, and therefore plunged
into the spring, but sunk to rise no more.
Ever afterwards, runs The story, the names
of these evil unforlunaies have Toubl, d
the bo,lomless waters; and to this day
they agita,e the deceptive bsuom of The
beautiful though dangerous spring.
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A Southern Adonis, not particularly
celebrated for his personal attractions, or
completing somewhat pro'racied toile'
one morning, turned TO his servant, and
inquired:
"Haw do I look, Ca.ar?"
"'Plendid, massa-'plendid!" was Ed.
ony's delightful answer.
"Do you think III do, Cesar!" he
asked. surveying himself in glass, and
giving Caesar a piece of silver
"Guy! massa, neber see you look so
fierce ia all my life. You look jis as
bold rs a lions
IA lion? why, what do you know about
lion? You never sac one, C8sar."
"Neber see lion, massa! Guy! see
Massa Peyton's Jim ride one ober 10 DE-
mill ebery day."
"Why. you fool! that's donkey"
"Can'i help dat wassa," said C@.ar,
"you look jiis ike him!'
The "colored compliment" was not
improved By the amendmsnl.
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"Tho Yankee Horse> Snapper in Old
Kentucky must have been put into The
"Dfawel" with some ultimate design
upon The risbles Of the readers OF is
mul,lfarious conten,s:
The Kentuckian, ready for a trade,
exchanges his 'Sorel' fot The peddlee's
'Old Gray;' bul finding the latter iudis>
posed to move peg after he has secured
him, he ,lcnounces the Yaniee as 3
swindler, who only laughs at and iintal.
ICES him in return.
Presently the 'cuie peddler mounts his
pIize, but "Sorrel'' is as immovablc us
the Mammoth Cave. After trying long
time in vain TO start the obstinate animal,
the kentuckian consoles him with:
"S'ranger, YOU kin start him, ef you'll
only bring some shavin's aud kindle a
fire under him! That's the wayI ge,
him going in the morniugsm
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KALlDA PUTNAM COUNTY oEIo FRIDAY SEPTEMBER s. 1854

tie again. "rhere, sir" said he, giving
], TO the man, and burrying him 10 the
door; "all's right, sir; was little
bothered, that's all. Call again when
that's gone, and you shall have another
for nothing"
As soon as he had shut the door on bis
customer, the doctor called in his soon
fden,ial' p,an from the "laboratory."
"Moshes," said he, "we've made .
great mistake in our guess. work, after
all. l'pc been studying ve' hard, lately
and have just discovered iha, our lotion
is the stuff to cure ,he coughs and the
consump';ons, and the baIsam is the
bcsit to max the hair grow! We must
change the labels"
"I'ha''s uulucky," replied the man.
"for we've go, four thousand bottles, two
thousand Of each kind, all ready TO send
awav io>mnrr
"Vel, VEL" said the doctor, "you can
charge the labels if you have time; Il
not, send 'h"m off as they are. 'risn't
mosh ma,,er"
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MORAVlANS IN BETHLEHEM,
WORSHIP, WEDDINGS, DEATHS.

The Albany Journal thus describes
the Moravion settlement OF Bethelehem
Pa, founded by Znzindorf IN l74l:
"The Moravians are decepdants ofih
men who heard John Huss's preaching
in Bohemia. They have Bishops, Priests,
and Deucons, aud Elders, Synods and
Conferences. They believe in special
inlerposilions of Providence. In matters
of doubtful or weighty import the E-
ders use their cwn best judgement frat,
but mako the fOal decIsion by casting
lots, believing that God will direct the
result, IN this way they have sometimes
filled vacant Bishopries and Presbyieries,
and even regulated points of doctrine
They have precedent, they say, in the
choice Of Mailhias by the apostles.
A part Of this arrangement is its uppli.
cation TO marriage. Instead of The par
ties concerned, it is The elders who pick
out the eligible matches. Then they
cast lots. If the LOT falls that such and
such a young man and woman shall be
married--malned they are--iheir private
Judgment being considered as having
nothing at all to do with the ma,ler,-
They must not only believe, but act lit
orally on The belief, that marriages are
made in Heaven" In this country,
though, the custom has been modified,
but it is still necessary to obtain The el>
der's consent. Aud they ,riumphan,ly
insis, that nowhere are they so many
happy marriages as among the Moravi-
ans.
Believing that true Christianity divesis.
or ought to diVest Death Of It's ieirors,
they seek to dspel the gloomy nssocia,
iions whb'whlcl mos, others surround il.
When one dies, the relatives do no, pul
on mourning, nor are the uuderiaker's
men, with long faces, expected TO fegn
sympathy they do not feel. There are
no black plumss, no hearse, no dismal
pagean'ry. But choosing if possible, a
suany morning, the whole congregation
repair 10 the burying ground, which is
laid out like galden, and here, as the
corpse is lowered ia.o the earth, 10 solemn
strains OF instrumental music, join in
chanting hymns expressing trust in Gods
purpose, and hope Of immortality. Inns
took the grave yard here y, Bs'hleham
for the public park, when ! FIRST saw it,
i stands IN ihe yeyy cenFe nf the icwn.
Instead OF monuments, il is filled with
trees mud fl 'wers, ahhnas and daisies,
and climbing roses. The plain fit slab
that marks each grave seldom bears the
inscription "Died," but almost always
"Departed,n y nr %Gone home to God.n
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VOL. XIy.--No. SO.
rEE LONG AGO.

Oh! wonderful! stream Is the river TIME,
4tAait runs through the realms Of tears,
With a faultless rhythm and a musca
rhyme,
And broader sweep, and surge sublime
And blends with the ocean Of years.
How tho winters are drifting like fakes o
snow,
And the summers like buds between,
Aud the years in the sheaf-so they come
and they 60,
On tho river,s brenst with it's ebb and flow,
As it glides in the shadow and sheen.
There is q magical Isle up the river Time
Where the eoftest Of airs are playing;
There's cloudless eky and tropical cline
And q song as sweet as a vesper chime,
And the Junes with the roses are staying
And the name Of this isle is the LONG Aeo,
And we bury our treasures there:
There are brows Of beauty and bosoms ol
There are heaps of dust, but we loved them
There are irink cts and tfesses OF huir.
There are fragments of song that nobody
sings,
And part Of an infants ptarer;
There's iute unswept, and harp without
striBgs,
There are broken vows. and pieces of rings,
And the garments that she used to wear.
There are hands that are waved when the
fairy shore
Bv tAe mifnpe IL lifted in mir.
And we sometimes hear, through thu turbu.
lent roar,
Sweet voices we heard in the days gone
before,
When the wind down the riveris fair.
Oh! remembered for ave be The blessed isle,
All the day Of life till night
Whom the evening comes with its beautiful
smile,
And our eyes are closing to slumber awhile,
May that greenwood" of soul be in sight :.
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The French people are proverhiall,
polite; nor in any thing do they exhIbi
their poliieness more agreesbIy 10 1
stranger and foreigner, lhan in neve
laughing at those who make mistakes il
their language. We can not help think
ing however, thhi even Frenchmal
would have laughed al an Euglsbman
had he made The mistake 10 Paris that 4
Frenchu,an made moi many months dg,
in London:
Newly arrived in the metropolis, he
as impatient 10 see the town, bur fear.
Iul of no, finding his way back 10 biz
hotel, he carefully copied upon cart
the name painted on The corner>wall o
The building, surprising that 10 be the
name OF the house, or at least Of iht
s,rei that il was in. This done, he fell
himself safe, and Sc, out for ramblc
much upon The principle commonly
known as "following ones nose."
The whole day long he slrolled and
stared to his hearts content. Wesried
a, last, he jumped into cab, and with
:he easy, confident air of man who feels
"perfecily al homc," he read from the
card which he had prudently preserved
the name Of The stree, he had dweli in
The csbman grinned horribly.
''This English pronunciation is sndly
difficuli," :" said the F.eSchman g hinselft
''he does not understand me!' asd be
placed the card before The mans eyes.
The cabman gtinned more than ever,
gazing into the passengers asionisbed d
face, and ended by sticking his hands
into bis pockets, and roaring with laugh
Ter.
The foreigner was lndignan'. He mp,
pealed 10 he passers-by. One and all,
they gravely listened TO hira a, first, bnt
upon beholding his card, even they joined
IN chorus with tho coachman.
The Frenchmsn now became furious.
lie swore, stamped, and geslcula.ed like
candidate for Bad'am. He even wen,
SO far as 10 threaten the laughers, which
only made The matter worse. A crowd
assembled, and every body sympa,hized
with The Frcnchman until they learned
the circumstances Of the case, when they
too joined in The infectious hlar,y.
By-and-by up came the police, those
guardian-ongels Of bewildered foreigners
in tho great lrbyrinlh Of London. The
aggrievod Ganl felt sure Of sympathy,
succor, and revenge. He was never
more mistaken. The gentlemen in blue
roared with the rest. They evidently
could NOT Lelp il. Compunclion mingle d
with their mirth = nevertheless the,
guffawed exceedingly.
TO what exlremites the desperate
Frenchman might have proceeded it is
impossible TO say, had not'a gentleman
acquainted with his language, appenred
upon tho scene. He too laughed vo>
len,ly on examining the card; aud when
he had spoken few words to the French.
man, the Frenchman laughed likewise.
which was The signal FOR The commences
ment Of general hilarity.
The address so carefully copied by The
foreigner al the corner Of hh street, and
for which he was inquiing the way, was
The following:
"Commit no Nuisance!"
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-09-08

MoRMoNs Twenty eight years ago,
"Ja Smith," the Founder OF this sec,
and "IIanis,n his firsi convert, applied
TO the Senior Editor orthe Journal, there.
III residing a, Rochester, TO print his
Book Of Mormon" then just transcribed
from the "Gplden Bible," which 30
had found in the cleft of q rock, 10 which
he had been guided by vision.
We attempted to read the fss, chapter,
but il seemed such upinielligible jargon
that j, was thrown aside. "Jo," was a
tavern idler in the village Of Palmyra -
Harris, who offered to pay 70, the prini-
ing, was substantial farmer. Disguised
with what we deemed "weak invention"
OF 40 impos'er, and not caring TO strip
Harris of his bard earnings, the proposi-
ton was declined.
The manuscript was taken TO another
printing office, from whence. ia due time,
The original "Mormon Bible," made its
advent: s
"Tall trees from little acorns grow"
But wbo would have anticipated, from
such bald, shallow, senseless imposition,
such worldwide consequences! To re,
member and contrast "Jo. Smith," with
his loafer look, pretending TO read from
a miraculous slate stone placed in his hat,
with the Mormonism OF the present day,
awakens a though, alike painful and NOR,
tifyiEg. There is no limit, even IN the
most enlightened Of all the ages Of
knowledge, 10 the influence of Impos,ure
and Crednliiy. If Knsses. or even
Fools, invent CREEDs. nothing is too
fos belief. Nor does the facl
mot denied or disguised--that all the
Mormon Leaders are Rascals as we'll as
lmnos'ors, either upon the eyes Of their
iupes or arrest the progress Of deluson.
= Albaay Eus- Journal
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DECISION BY JUDGE
MORRIS--SLAVE FREED.

We give by telegraph a short account
of a decision made by Judge NoRRrs, our
candidate for Supreme Judge, in Cles-
mont county, in slave case. The case
is thus fully snled, as we gather i. from
the Cincinnati Commercial: VIZ
| Something more than year since,
Henry Pondexter, a slave on plantation
opposite the town Of New Richmond.
Ciermont Co., on the Ohio river, en- cred
into contract with his master, John Au-
dersun, for the purchase OF himself a, the
price Of four hundred dollars. For tho
payment Of this sum two notes Of $500
each were given BY Poindex,er; the notes
we're indorsed by J. G. 6 Gpwdy and Fran>
els DonsldsoD, Of New Richmond.
When the notes fel. due, Tor some reas
son moi stated, they were not paid, and
suit was brought by Anderson against two
of the defendants, Francis Donaldson
and J. c. Gowdy-who are men Of Sonic
wealth to recover.
Perry ]. Dnnham and John w. Lowe,
Of Dayton, appeared for Anderson; Mrs
Jplff', OF this city, and William Howard,
OF Batavia, for the defendants i Z.
The pleas were, Isl, non-assumpsit.
2j. That the sole consideration Of the
note was, that Anderson should execute
a deed Of emancipation 10 Poindexier,
one Of the defendants, and that had NOT
been done.
Sd. That at divers tines, before the
notes were given, Anderson had permii@
ted Poindexler to come idlo Ohio, where.
by he became free man.
In evidence The plaintiff produced the
notes and rested.
Tho defendants proverl that plaintiff
had admitted that before the notes were
given, he had sent Poindex,eT, the slave,
10 New r cbmond, Ohio, for doctor, and
at other times to the stores there for Ero-
ceries and dry goods for his (Anderson's)
family. A deposition was read, the ma.
terial part of which was thar the notes
were delivered 10 Anderson in the State
Of Kentucky.
After hearing the arguments Of coun>
sci, the Eourt-Judge Norris presiding
wiihou, the delay of moment, and The
case having been submitted 10 hin willis
on; the intervention Of jury, decided
that as Poindexfer had came inlo Ohio
by tho consent Of his master; before the
execution Of the notes, the slave became
fiee-free the first moment ae set his
fnot upon the soil of Ohio. II not. free
the momeIt his foot touched our soil, how
long must he remain there, TO acquire
the freedom guaranteed BY the consli,u,
tion?
The Kentucky CASES read BY ite coun.
eel for the plaintiff are of recent origin;
one OF the Missouri cases If | recollect
hight, asserting the same doctrine as do
the ken'ncky cases, give as areason for
the decision, that "tbe Atolilionisls have
become so trublesome to the people that
they are forced 10 decide in that wayln
Pondexler was, therefore, a freeman,
a, 'i'e time the notes were given; they
were without consideration and therefore
cannot be recovered upon.
The second proposition made BY Mr..
Jol'ffe, the immortality OF the contract, ID
ono 'ha. merits grave consideration; brt
as the case is already decided under the
first proposition, il is not necessary to
discuss il here! a as
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The Plaindesler sa VS.:


Representatives from all the Rail.
roads running east and west, through the
States Of New York, Pennsylvania. Ma
FyIand and Virginia, have held a meet.
ing in New York, and agreed TO dispense
with all extra service, such as Western
Agents, general and special, established
beyond the iermini Of their roads, run.
ners OF all sorts, and dead heads. TheY
have also raised The passs ogef fare from
New York 10 Buffalo to SSin the sum
mef and $9iu winter. Auniform classic
fication OF freight has been agreed upon
and advanced 10 per cent. with ihe uu-
Outstanding il is TO be further advanced.
There Is also 10 be reduction Of speed
which, all together, will lessen the ex>
pcnse Of the New York yoads alone
some $500, 900 per year. s
This is very important increment.
and will no doob, be followed by Wess
tern roads. The effect will be d check
travel, trade. and lower the price of pro4
duce in the West. When combination
takes the plase of competition among
railroads, look out for monopoly and op.
PRESTON.
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QuACK MEDICINES.

IN these days--as in former days
when patent medicines fur the cure o
every known in 10 which flesh is heir Sc
abnndan,ly abound, this anccdoie of Ma
,haas, Reuben N4ihans-whose "Chinese
Balsam Of L;fe,'' and "CclebraieL Hair.
invigorA,ing Lotion" made so much
mise some fly years age. will lonch the
V'sibles of many n, leAst among the older
Tcsders oi"The Drawer."
When the Doctors medicines were
hrss announced 10 The world, simplc>
minded laboring Mau purchased Que hoi.
tie Of the Lotion and another Of the
B,lsam, fas his wife, whn had cnnsump-
tive cough Of many years standing. and
was besides Il rea'ened with the totalloss
Of Ter hair. The woman used both rem
edits according TO dire clions, ond as is
usual with ignorant people, in such cases,
though they were really doing hers vast
dralof good. The cough seemed 10 her
to be gting away rapidly; she 'brea'hed
hecr,' while her hair appeared TO be
coming back again thicker than ever.
AS natural consequence, she felt very
grea, confidence in the medicines; and
when the first LOT of Balsam was all used.
she sent her husband to ge, the bol
filled again. The doctor asked the man
how the medicine operated?
'Oh, grandIy!a replied The husband;
tmy wife's corgh's cen u'mest gone, and
her hair's al coming back again as 6e,y
as ever."
"Ah,' said the doctor, "tha,'s the way
my medicines always work. There's me-
mistake about them. They're just what
| call them, the 'greatcst wonders OF the
age | 'spose you've no objection TO
give mo y"ur affidayii?'
"Ob, ,"repled the man, "iha,'s Just
what my wife wants me 10 do"
The couple then repaired TO the
mayors office, where an affidavit was
drawn up, sworn TO, and Witnessed. On
returning 10 the doctors Ahop, the quuck
took up the empty bottle for the purpose
Of refIlng il. Uncorking il, he put il,
10 his nose snd smel. OF il.
"Why, what can this mean?" he ex>
claimed, in some as,oDishmenl, and ,heo,
after looking at The label, he smelt Of ii
again. "Why, sir, This isn't balsam
though the labes says 60, but the hair
lOtion!'
"liaiV lotion or not,'' replied the man,
pointing to the bottle, s'rha,'s what cured
my wifs's dreadful cough, and the stuff
in the other bottle ~ home is what made
her hair grow aeainr'
a"S:nnge! strange ~ repeated the doc
Tor, with puzzled coun,enance; II dom
know what TO make Of il. VIII you be
kind enough, sir, just to step back and
get me The other bot,le--the hair lotion
lmean!" @ ist
The man did so, and soon returned
with the lotion bottle. The doctor took
IL, end applied his nose to the mouth.
sand his" said he, "is jus, as surely
the bslsam as the other is the lotion.
Donh you think there was some mistake
ON your part. sirs Are y.u sure tba,
what was in this bottle made your wife's
bair ero~ again:"
"Just as. ,asrlsin as I'm alive,' replied
she man; "for | always turned d ou, nv.
self, while Beisey held the spoon"
The doctor sat down in d chair. and
laying finger on his nose, seemed buried
in profound thought. n
sab! | see!" he al length exclaimed
and jumping up, he filed The empty bot.