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/ TaK SIR lS1cRIacISs i1HknL- W. Heard
good one few days lnee, 6f tolnsyor in one Of
our eastern citiesS who seemed very anxfods=t6
prepare his family dhdTeIEow eitisenst0 70 meeiShe
anticipated dreadful ravsges Of cholera. He
would allow no food to be- eate4 BY bis family,
but Piaih!saited tnest, Ssh, breadd &c.; and wheh.
ever any oil them wished for somethRe q littR
extra, they had to SHY over 10 an ubfiging neigh
bor where they never failed Of getting 4 fii,s siice
Of excellent pie, cake Or pudding: PreviOussto
this however, they could boast Of ali these deii-
cacies athorne. Things went on thus far 4 week:.
The mayor, IT was noticed by his better hslf, did
nOthaRe very good appetite whenever he came
to his meals, (for the good reason probably, that
there are many good eating salooDs in the place)
and she thought that good rhu6arb pie .wouiddo
no harm, but rather give her husband relish for
his dinner She accordingly placed enc bis side.s
when he sat down to the 1noon-day meal A cloud
passed over the brow Of The head oi the family. q
"Wfe," said he, tho@ often must / speak Of
these thingsl Il seems qs if you were determined
to give Us the cholera, despite of all my precau.
'iops; 9s- Peass t ssa take away this dsssta green
SEeU. At -.- e.. -
The meek dame silently removed the offend.
ing deIicacy teihe itchen, followed by theg gree.
dy eyes Of ahalfa dozen disappointed youngsters.
The father soon got through his ,dipner,s srqse
from the table and passed out; leaving the others
to finish their meal o. plain bread and butter and
Goldfish The son however having not the feariof
the father before his eyes, and " ithal sighmp for
the - heshspots of Egypt as Sion as he thought
his father we'll nigh out sight silly crepr into
the kitchen to get slice of the covetedpie. But,
'when he got there the table was bare; the rhu-
barb pie was gone! Thinking, perhaps, thai
Bridget had thrown it into the swill Barrel, ne
went to the door ofthe wood-shed, wheh IL! what
a sight presented itselfto the boy. Hamlet could
nothave been more surprised at the sight Of his
fathers ghost, than was our hero at the appeaft
ance ofthe veritable mayor, seated upon saw
buck, with the half devoured rhubarb pie (detes.
table green stuff in his hand! He was sacrifice
ing himself TO his family. and eating the pie,
cholera and all! '~'' f-' 8317sRf Ioi s'as cai
The son got good share Of the prize, BY CIV
ing promise not to tell; and the old man slid
or his Office. He has not been heard to say any
hing agaiDst "green stuff since e. Iolsao Blade,
u u ~ ME
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MODEST MERIr.-In Benten's "Thirtyi Year
View," is an unecdote Of Lafayette, that on ap-
proaching the harbor of New York, he made the
unsophisticated inquiry, whether his servant
would be able to finda hack at the pier to convey
his party to the hotel, so little did he anticipate
the national pageant which anxiously awaited bis
anding.a AVIS Az n rags e.g..,,s- ~
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humbug, ht only to be believed BY Northern
dough heads. Yet upon this humbuE is pro
posed to found Z pew ssstiondl party, that shal
overthrow, the great party Of the Union, Of The
eoRstltutlonSand- Of the peoples and in the end
lead 10 dissolution o. The Union. All who are
bliqd enough tG be deceived by this ,arrant hum.
bug expected to become abolitionists at oace,
and join the great party Of illusions. y ~ N
sfAnOther humbug equally apparent and danger.
ous, u the clathor against foreign influence. The
Know N6things say that foreigners and Catho-
lies are gaining too much influence in our gov
eminent; are holding too many Offices; and are
becoming too numerous in the country. A few
facts will show that this vaunted peril to our in
stitutons is humbug. 4 l 49,, -
One member of the United States Senate, out
of sixty-two, il native ofTreland--Gen. Shields.
Two members Of the British House OF Lords are
natives ofthe United States. In the Phiade iphia
Post Office, Of one hundred and the employees,
nine are of foreign birth, but naturalized, and
ninety-four natives. In the Philadelphia Custom
House, Of forty day inspectors, three are Irish,
one German, and thirty-six natives. To hear the
Native Americaps talk, one would suppose they
were all foreigners. In the different departments
at Washington the proportion of clerks and EN-
loyees is still less. OF the twenty five million
people of the United States less than one-tentth
are of foreign birth a dangerous proportion, truly
We know Of no act of the American Catholics
so directly aiming at political influence, and SO,
arrogant in its nature, the eact Of the three thou
sand New England protestant clergy last winter,
in protesting as clergymen, and Sin the name of
Almighty God" against sound Democratic meas
ure. Had it been Wing measure no such pro.
test would have appeared How can the Know
Nothings show that there is more danger from |
Catholic than Protestant clerical interference
with political affairs! And who will believe
that the nine-tenths Of the population who are
natives, are in danger from the one-tenth who are
Of foreign birth! 1t is humbug. Not one
twentieth of the offices in this country held
by foreigners. 'TH "i y'r. i."-~ h9i,. .iers al
writer in the Philadephia Bulletin, few
days since, who is friendly to the Know-Nothing
movement exposes the true cause of the move
ncnt.7 He says the foreigners, when natoralized,
generally vote with the Democrats. That is the
secret. Il they would vote with the, Wings we
would hear nothing of. the Known othins, and OF
Shig leaders seeking their alliances. But wonder
s it that foreigners join the democrats They
escape from the despotism of the old world to
and of freedom, and they join the party of free
ION, the party that supports the Constitution and
he Union; and that sympathizes with the cause
# freedom everywhere, and that welcomes them
As they come, to our liberty, and our prosperity.
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.OETRY.
J lNYIIERE ARE THEY.

Bx ]. b. J1cKsok. go '--'''' = -
80 "a = "a. 20 y }A--- " sAass q S3G
s Who're are lho brave ofother years, ,5so1s4s7
-. gWhv narshaled OF in steArn sftsy,o gr,i g4.
"a To 'yenre the wrongs and bilterte o.,
AndTu,hless deeds done day by day :, ,.,..
h,,,4 :. The contnensials, whero are ibs5' ..
$40 Whonrmiy Erssped the gashlns stcel, 81 ..
u Whed tOshens breasts we're barsdto view; g..
lie TAsR On the ssried squadrons wheeled, .,sy 1a5
:. Andproyed is temper yell and irus-- Z, .e.t
-gc; The continsntsls, where are they. a.
s.. Before whosefr6Lisths NorthSrnbl0s., .a ys5I
Fromicy realms and mountains sere, gG939t,
Ibid vninly beat; then howling pass'd- gal Ie'i
Whose hearts were true, and knew not fsar-~
- Ths consipsn!Als, where pre taegi. i~t a-.
Who mid tho breaks and Ierpent's fen. Is,
= On Eeaned fare, contehted stood, rs -lia
,ts To meetthe foe--no matter WHOM sf.E2
And nobly yield their patriot blood gG
,t The Continentials, where are theyf -i'l3.-
The gras, isgreen on mnny spot,
- Where never funeral enI was ehmcd; -
And calm their rest-thcy need IL not .3l
as'E They'rein each Freeb,an's heart enshrin'di
g5bi1 And none who blej moro loved to-day. (. &
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a Our VIEw. OF TINES. AND TH1NGs.-Monopoli-
zers, railroad kings, and great fnancers are be-
ginning to fail. Merchants who have njudicious-
ly extended their business will follow suit
Bankruptcy and panic are the order Of the day;
STILL the country is safe--al the leading interests
Of the country are safe---all the prominent
pursuits are healthy and prosperous, (railroad
speculation always excepted) There is no great
crisis at hand There is but one event, and that
not very likely totake place, which would in our
opinion, bring crisis; that event is the restora-
tipn of peace. in Europe The. general opinion
is that peace would make prosperity rebouud to
this country. Our opinion is, that peace is the
only thing that can floor US. sl tnrn,,.t- -..
A Railroad building must stop--if stopped and
those who have invested in railroad securities
must lose, and those who have run deeply in
debt in building railroads, must faii--every one
OF them. - - naaE har.sa9..sj sj g., s,.. gi.....
I'VE say there is no crisis at hand except iso.
lated cases---there are no cheap times at hand
the currency is expanded, the specie basis is more
enlarged.r Prosperity to the leading interests o
the country and to the masses abounds; it vii
more abound, always provided that the crowne'
heads Of Europe keep up the war. When the,
make peace then. stand from under Thompson
REPORTER. ,,,..,s,., ts,t,,,r Id = e ,,.....
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The Albany,(N. Y,3 Register recent dsts
sayss--A wealthy gehtlemaa from western New
York. diedih this city, u one Of the hotels. \ An
onlytson, and the only relative present nthiads-
cease, WhiIe.the Cofpsswa warm, oferedto sell
the boots Of the dead to the porter Of the hotel
at which they stopping.
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.f A favorite dress for children in Paris is mill
tary uniform While in America lispiag young.
sters are taught the equal rights of man, and in
England they are taught nothing at all, in France
the youthful Gaul steps the gardens Of the Tuil-
leries and the groves Of the PaIais Royal, girded
with sword and armed with fusil /.
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ANOTHER SIGSER GoSE.--We are sorroy, to
state that another OF the three hundred New Eng
land cIergymen has been smoked out in Frank.
lin county, and dealt with according to law, for
the little matter Of having some two wives more
than is thought proper for sinners Vermont Pot
riot. 3, -........
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ave hadn't the heart to refuse her, and with
the grayest face possible, complied with her re.
quest; but often since, we have laughed heartily
as2we have related the incidentally Y. Jour
nal. ,-sI ty@ aaF q <sGt :te q 8i9r9ss
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PRIMITIVE LEGISLATION. Hayaooods Massa-
chusetts GazGteer gives the following, as copied
from the ancient Town Record of South Read
ing. .st..,.,e....-,. 80.
"l667.-"This year the town contained 50
dwelling houses. 1t was ordered that every dog
that comes into the meeting house in time Of ser.
vice shallpay sixpence for every time he comes. .
p That il apretty good law; but,a town some
where "down east" showed itself quite equal, a
week or two ago, to ancestors in the dog-aw line.
by an enactng that, thereafter, the owner Of any
dog found running at large shall be muzzledni;-7
ChS lUen. FresS.3 in sG.8 8ta$s ssn5a 10 aas 3sAg
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Palestine.

|
II is known5 no doubt TO cur readers lha
Rothsehild, the great Jewish banker. had ofere,
J to accept the terms proposed for loan, L. .TuE
key, end to furnish larger sum than-was asked
} PrOyideda mortgage was given him on Palestine
and BY this time, it is probably the mortgage has
been secured The following remarks from the
Prss1ytsrian Of ts West in reference to this mat
ter, are at least, worthy of perusal: t'gl 10 /.
"This rumor is highly suggestive. Every re-
hecting Christian must have had frequent thehghts
ofthe Jews, Of Palestine, and Of the precious
promises and his isprophesies laid up for them in
the Bible, during the thckenihg Of the woq plot
which now must inevitably involve all Europe:
The great battle Of Armsgeddon-the angel
standing in the sun calling al'the fowls of heea-
ven to the feast Of the great God-the treading Of
winepress without the city, and the blood coming
to the horses brides, are passages of Holy Writ
which come up before the mind with awful grand
eur, clothed with the idea of possible lulfilment
within short time! Palestine is the Lords in
heritaDce reserved for the seed of Abraham The
Turkish power holds it, That power must give
way before the plans 0f Divine Providence. It's
downfall is eminent; and who next shall own
Palestine! Evidently the Jews. ,.,1rr note, b.
The. world has wandered after the wealth of
the Rothschids. They are Jews Why has
Of Providence raised them up and places ip
their hands on amount Of wealth equal to that Of
many an entire kingdouilg May it not be for such
a time as this! The Turkish power Strengthened
for money to fight agaihst Russia comes to one
of these Jews to borrow He asks a mort
gage on Palestine; and on this condition offers
more money than Turkey, asks. 80 The Sultan
knowing that Palestine is one portion Of his do
mnion on which the Emperor of Russia has fix
ed his coyetouss eyes, that be may command the
Mediterranean and Red Seas, and also the mouths
ofthe Nile, would the more readily mortgage it to
Rothschild, to put it far from the enemy as poss-
Bile, and Identity it with the interests Of Western
Europe, and by this means the more effeetually
secure the aid, of England and France In the
event Turkey is swallowed up-th mortgage lies
redeemed-Palestine is once more the proper
ty of an Israelte, But Russia is determined to
have it; but to obtain it, it must fight all Europe
-and the last great conflict is on this sacred
ground, There vine press is trodden-;without
the city-the city Of Babylon--popedom. Pal
estine being in possession of the Saracen and the
Turks, has always been beyond the limits of the |
Papacy. New. forms Of Government arise all
over Europe, and the Jews return to their father
land under the deed of Rothsehild. These are
the thoughts that quietly sprung up in our mind
upon reading the above four lines. s'-'a''. t'li
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o. Some people make some strange mistakes
as to the nature of angels The talk Of women
as "angels" There's not ~aword in the whdae
Bible about female angels. They arg 6lwaysot
the other sex. r l''" T" q 'Nf. sl"71ah@ atA9 .
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A JOKE FROM THE MARKET ---When do droy-
srsprevide their sheep with Peass When, they
wishsto keep tNenip statioasrys Il gay waE .,
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Public Lands.GEow4is Of the Country

The salesof the public lands afford fair index
OF the growthdn population, and in agriculture
resources Of the country. Up to thelyear 1895
there had been sold aboa. twenty one millions of
acres. The following table shows. theamoontr
sold in the several subsennant years mentinned.
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~'''-4
O1rOn b street, in tho beautiful city OF
c., there was residing, at the atest'accounts,
astrangely matched connubfdI pair. The woman,
although good-looking,S and possessing skin Of
almost snowy whiteness affords uhmistakable ev-
idence that she "has not loved lightly" for her
"liege lord is full.blooded African, as black as
the Rev. Mr.. Ward, upon whose exterior we are
told that charcoal would .'make white mark, >
1t is not strange that pail. so assorted should
meet with occasional "lights and shadesl.g the
most remarkable of which consists in their pro-
geny, which it must be confessed are "very pe-
culiar." There is precisely one dozen iuthe lot,
but their "coloring" laughs to scorn all usually
received notions of'the way it is done" Instead
of the two composite colors being mpartially
blended, as in the mulatto, six OF the brood are
as white as their maternal parent, while the 9TH
er halfdozen are Of the real ebony stamp. One
fine morning, the whole party Of young hopefuls
were out summing themselves, ranged in regular
rows, first a"darky" and then a'"psie face,'' and
SO on through the whole extent: Thes beautiful
tableau attracted the attention of a stranger. who
paused for a moment perhaps completely over=
come with wonder, but more likely absorbed in
business speculations.. Advancing to the mis-
tFess of the premises, he lost no time. in making
ms errand known. gg, ,r55 aaT g4s cna4s- Ill
"Madam," said he, II will take t,Ocius pross if
you please.
The woman, as might be supposed, stared and
looked perplexed. :; ...lt 10 I'd Il ,..or.
"Twelve gross!"g she exclaimed, after a mo.
ments hesitation, "what does the gentlemen
meant" '1" ,ia saa3 :r9Ha7 ~ s1aW
7,"I beg pardon, madam, but I took this for
wholesale chequer- board 'manufactory. Thought
observed your sign at the door.-Ohio STATES
man. t3a5 9ta gsEn "#~ .eJfjs.L l45if,1-.
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FEMALE EpUcATIoN IN JAPAN.--As much care
is bestowed on the education of the women in
Japan as of the men,. The science Of the Alma
nae is esteemed one of the most important bran
ches Of school learnng, TO avoid commencing a
weighty undertaking on an unlucky day! At the
age of fifteen years the boys have their heads
shaved, and become there by members of the So
cety. They also received a new name at this
time, and Invariably, upon every advance in rank
the old ccogpomen il changed for q, new one. ,gr
In, marrying, equality of rank between the
contracting parties is the first requirement, and
when. no obstacle Of this sort stands in the way
the. youth, declares his passion by attaching a
branch of.a,certain shrub to the house of the
young lady's parents. If this is neglected, so is
his suit; if itaccepted, SO is the lover; and ifthe
damsel wishes to put her reciprocity Of this Of
fer beyond doubt, she forwith bfackens her
teeth. ~ ,A'A@ 2.s8" ~t'.'' ~ ~'Hh@@@J
Presents as amongst most oriental nations, are
now. exchanged, and after, with great ceremony,
burning her toys.t to indicate that she is to be no
longer childishI she is presented by her parents
with marriage dress and some articles Of house
hold furniture, among which are always a spin
ining-wheel, q loom, and the culinary implements
required in a Japanese kitchen. ALI this bridal
equipments conveyed in great state to the BRIDE
groom's house and exhibited on the day Of the
wedding, ,8la .i,.. II .s,Its
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LoaD LFNDHURsr, ,-Ldrd 'Lybdburst was for a
long time Lord Chancellor Of England; and was
one Of the mos learned, upright and able judges
that ever sat upon an English bench. AS a mem
Der of Parliament his opinion ON all questions of
law was concluded. No man in England has, for
quarter of century, possessed more ipduence
in the government. He has lately made q speech
in the House of Lords on the war question (which
is pronounced one Of the ablest and most power
full ever listened to in Parliament; and he is call
ed the greatest Of living orators. He is now
nearly eighty years aof age, and a native of the
United Statesa His father was Mr.. CopIey, the
American painter, who settled in England long
ago, and was one the most distinguished artists Of
England, eet.% arpa la au.s i,e5g szii al n d
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, HIBERNTAN SIMPLICITY An amusing instance
is afforded by the following little story, told US
by friend, in whose words we give it: ansra +.
Molly, our housemaid. is a model one, who
handles the broom-stick like sceptre, and who
has an abhorrence for dirt and sympathy for
soapsuds, that amounts TO passion. She is q
bustling, busy, rosy-cheeked, bright-eyes Hiber-
MAN., who hovers about our book,shelves, makes
war upon our papers, and goes about thirsting for
new words,to conquer, in the shape Of undusted
and unrighted corners. ,,.,...,..... ..-,
zone day she entered our library in confus-
ed and uncertain manner, quite different from her
usual bus'ng way. She stood at the door with
a letter between her thumb and fingers, which
she held at arms length as if sic had gunpow-
defplot in her grasp. In answer to our inquiries
as to her business, she answered. ='t".n--H
can plase yer honor, Pma poor girl, and han't
much larnin', an ye sees, phase yer honor, Paddy
O'Reily, and the betther than him dosen't brathe
in ould Ireland, has been writin of me litther-
love ltther, plase yer honor; an -an'--,u ps..:
1--WE guessed at her embarrassment, and offer
ed to relieve it, by reading the letter. Still she
hasitated, while she twisted a bit of raw cotton
in her fingers. a3 b, SO .ug1 t. ..,s.
"Shure' she resumed 'an' that's jst what want
but it isn't agntleman like yerself that would
be likin' to know oy, the sacrets between US, and
SO (here she twisted the cotton quite neiyously)
if it'll only plaseye honor, while yes rading it
If ye'lljist put his bit 90 cotton in ger ears an
stop yer hearth, an hin he sacrsts u be unbekno,on
10 yer!',.,, ,,.-t IT. ill.,. .tr{s a,t ga..,.5
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GF"My dear.' said an Irish gentleman 70 his
wife. 81 would rather the children were kept in
the nursery when i am at home, although would
not object to their noise IL they'd only be- quiet"
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y LEGAL DEFINITIONS. ARREST Something de-
sired BY the weary. and especially grateful with
the thermometer at 95. 'l'ss' $50
. !, ,Alimenyt--Money expended in cleaning alleys;
"a very good Investments in, cholera tines M
Felo de SEA- fellow who follows the sea- sih
I Appeal-the vaiueless exterior Of fruit--em-
blematicaI Of the portion recovered BY those who
go to law.8a sij u blag aoafiW NJ r4sg,,,
FEe Chancery-A court In which all the chances
are III favor Of the lawyers. s1if '9 7ssiHss'
y Fraudulent sonyeyanoeA railroad tfain tha,
fallsto make the promised connections. b5ss,,
|pr besasyl-As conssqhencs of shortidrsssss, 8.
y STeedm6hy. Asee SsW o'Im6Asya9Sp, sss'~sf
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= what Fashion Does. /;

II = . 90 q gHH
Fashion rules the world and . most tyranieaI
mistress she is, compelling people 10 submit ic
the most incOnyenieltl ,things Imaginable, fOl
fashions sake. lise ,~gf bi15- e .,.s 5s5 so,
She pinches our feet with tight shoes, or chOkes
US with q tight handkerchief, or squeezes the
breath opt Of our bodies BY tight laeing, ss
She makes people sit up at night when they
ought to be in bed, and keeps them in bed in the
morning when they ought to beup and doing. r. .
She makes it vulgar to wait upon, ourselves,
and geDteel to live idle and useless ( !, &c.
She makes people visit when they would rath-
er stay at home, atwhen they are not hungry
and drink when they are not thirsty. 4, r., ,,,,,
She invades our pleasure, and causes people to
dress galy, whether, upon. their property or that
Of others; whether agreeable to The. word Of God
or the dictates Of pride. .s4 ,ys , .,-,..l....
She ruins. health and produces. sickness, de-
stroys life and occasions death. -, -
She makes foolish parents, inyalds of child,
ren, and servants Of all, 49,. - -,
She is a tornentor of conscience, despoiler Of
morality, an, enemy ofreligion, and no one can
be her, companion and enjoy either. ~.
She Isl desPpt of the highest grade, full. Of
intrigue and cunning; spd, yet husbands, wives,
fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, and servants,
black and white, voluntarily have become her
'bedieht servants and slaves, and vie with one
another to see who shall be most obsequious.