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He happened to 60 into store where ar
dent spirits were drank as well as sold. In
his pleasant manner he addressed them, How
do ye do! The merchant, willing to jest a
little, replied, Oh, not more than half drunk
Well, WE'LL said Mr. Haines, ] am glad
there is reformation begun
A young clergyman. in conversation on the
subject Of an educated ministry, remarked that
ministers without learning succeeded well,
and ignorant ones usually do the best
Wont you tell me-, said Mr.. H., how much
ignorance is necessary to make an eminent
preacher!'
minister having had his house burnt, was
stating the circumstances to Mr.. H., adding,
that the most of his manuscript sermons were
consumed. Mr.. H., replied Don't you
think, brother, they gave more light from the
fire than they evsr did from the pulpit"
A physician, of libertne principles, to
whom he was indebted, had started for the
then far west, and was stopped in town. Mr..
H., learning the fact, waited on him, confessed
the debt, and started off to borrow the money
He was called back by the Doctor, who pre-
sented a receipt in full, adding. Here, Mr.
Haines, is discharge you have been faith
ful servant here long time, and received but
poor support. | give you the debt
Mr.. Haines thanked him, and still expressed
his willingness to pay, when the Doctor added,
But you must pray for me, and make me
good man. Mr.. Haines quickly replied,
3 Why, Doctor, | think had much better pay
the debt
Meeting preacher who had been on tour,
preaching false doctrines, he said to him
: You have been on a preaching tour. and
what success do you meet with = Oh, good
success, great success. The devil himself
can never destroy such a cause was the re-
ply. You need not be concerned about that
he will never try said Mr.. IL,
Having solemnzed a marriage in a neigh
boring town, the young, and rather ignorant
bridegroom said to him, What. sir, is your
usual fare!' He humoursly replied, That
depends entirely upon the parties; If they are
promising and respectable, we, Of course, re-
ceive liberal reward if they are what we
call poor things, we expect but little A lib
eral fee was instantly presented.
Being once at an association, he addressed
a minister near him, who was stranger, and
enquired what kind Of a minister they had
settled in such town. He answered, a
man Of rather ordinary qualifications At
this, he wondered that town of such stand
ing and consequence, should settle such a
minister. But looking round the room, he
saw by the smile on every face, that this
stranger was no other than the minister in
question. After joining in the laugh, he add
ed, But it appears that this minister has one
good qualification And what is that said
they. Why, he is man Of truth, was the
reply Christian Mirror.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-08-31

roughness. You are drowning, and would
pull you out thus, by the hair of your head. ;
There followed this definite description
of Texas, the advantages which opened there
to lawyer on account of future land litiga-
tion, (alas, for the truth Of this y and an open
political arena.
Having read this appropriate letter from
end to end, Dudley again read it through
slowly from date to signature, then folded it
up, put it carefully away in the pigeon-hoe
labelled To be answered. Of his desk, and
then laid himself down, and did not toss in
feverish thought, that would have shown
hesitating, debating mind. He fell forthwith
into sound sleep-for this plain reason-his
mind was made up-setted.
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LEARNED ELEPHANT-' That's a VERY
knowing hanmal ofyours, said a cockney gen.
teman 10 the keeper Of an elephant.
Very was the cool rejoinder.
He performs strange tricks and hantics.
does he1 inquired the cOckney, eyeMg the
animal through the glass.
Surprising reIorlei the keeper, we've
learnt him to put money in that box you sec
away up there, Try him with dollar
The cOckpey handed the elephant dollar.
and sure enough he took il in his trunk, and
placed it in box high up ont Uf reach.
Well. that 10 very hextraordinary--has.
tonishio' lTuly' Now lel's see him take i
out, and hand it back
We never learnt him that, EeIoEied the
keeper with roguish leer, and then turned "a
stir up the monkeys and punch the byenas.-
Spirit Of theTmes.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-08-31

The STATE OF THE WAR. Punch repre-
sents Nicholas as an ass who has allowed him
self to be shut up in pound, and all Euro
pean nations, conspicuous among which is
John Bull, looking over the fence at him, but
no one dares to get inside to put the bride on
Turkey has let down one bar, and reaching a
hand through has got hold Of his tail, and i'm
plores France and England to 60 in and take
him by the head, but they manifest most de-
oided diaincliRatian to take hold Of the biting
end A better illustration of the war WHICH
was going to shake the whole continent of
Europe could not be imagined.
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Improvement of Railroad Travel.

Mr.. Meigs Of New York, in an elaborate
paper on railways, subject with which lie is
well acquainted, having made tia study since
1918, when he predicted in the New York Leg
islatnre, as he did two years befOre, in news.
paper, that they would be travelled at an
average speed Of fifteen miles an hour, says
that the Emperor Of Russia has taken the first
great step UPWARDS The ullimalum Of railroad
travel. Instead of cutting mere drill through
the country, and going around everything in
the way Of a straight line, lie has cut broad
way FIVE hundred miles, from St. Peterburg to
Moscow. He had made it all the way two
hundred feet wide, so that the engineer sees
everything thing that comes on the road. Such
IS part ofthe future. The railroad from point
to point mathematical line; the rails len times
3 rorger than are now used; the locomotive on
wheels of far greater diameter; the guage Of
relative breadth; the signals and time perfectly
settled; the road on both sides during the tran
slt of trains. having the gates Of the walls all
clnsed-then, instead 0f lrav elling one hundred
miles an hour, we shall more safely travel
three hundred miles an hour That now seems
fast enough as did twenty few years ago, aud
we are now, on very Unsafe rails, on son
this country, and in England 10 one hundred
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your old Kentucky home = you poor soul
you, said Mrs Partington, as she thrust her
night-cap out of the window, almost into the
midnight, to catch the notes of the song an in
dividual was singing in dismal tone, near
her dwelling. Il wish to my heart you was
there, where your friends could take keer Of
you and do for you. It's terrible thing to
be in distress away off among strangers, par
ticular where you amt acquainted with any Of
'em; but don't think it looks well for man
TO wake up whole neighborhood with his
so-rows.' She saw him disappear. moment
afterwards, in shop with red curtain, oP-
posite, and with the remark that she guessed
the poor creetur had gone in to get something
to 'invarigate his cistern' with, she shut down
the window, and in five minutes by the wood
en- mantle clock that licked sleepiIy in her
chamber, she had forgotten all about The old
Kentucky home. Post.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-08-31

LIQUID INDIA RUBBER. A correspondent
of New York paper, writing from Para, in
Brazil, says There is method in prepar-
ing the gum which has recently heen patent
ed, and which differs essentially from the usual
curdling. The milk, as drawn from the tree,
is put into large glass bottles and demijohns /;
preparation Of some chemical nature. which
is a secret, is mixed with the milk, and the
bottles are securely sealed. In this way the
gum is sent 70 the United States. 1t curdles
twenty-four hours after exposure to the air,
and forms pure white, Solid and remarkably
strong rubber. There is only one house in
Para which has the secret Of this receipt, as |
learn, and member of the firm gives his per-
sonal attention 10 the preparation Of the arti-
Gle, some thousands Of miles in the interior Of
the country
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-08-31

A GREAT CoVaTRY l'--AIEN or AAERIcA.
The greatest man, take him all in att AZ IIas
last hundred years, was Gen. GeORGE WASH.
INGToN-an American. The greatest Du:toT
Of. Divinity was JONATHAN EDwARDs--sB
American.
The greatest Philosopher Vas BENJAMN
FRANKLIE--an American.
The greatest Of living SculptOrs is HiRAH
PowERs--an American.
The greatest of living Historians is WIZ. Ii
PRgscuTT-an American.
The greatest Ornithologisi was JoHN JAMEe
AUDUBoN--an American.
There has heen no English writer in the
present age, whose works have been marked
with more huuior, more refinement, Or more
grace, than those uf w WAsHlNeTuH IRvINe--ar
American.
The greatest photographer. sinee the time
Of JOHNSON, was Moan WEBSTER; an Amer.
lean.
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STRETCHING THEIR LEGS Mrs. Nicholas,
late Of the Brauleboro' (Vernou) Democrat,
says that the drinks are now called leg
stretchers,' in lha, State. She saws il is an
everyday occurrence for some passengers in
the stage coaches, while the latter are waiting
at the hotels for the mails, to say gness
will get out and stretch my legs. which always
ends in their having drink somewhere in the
hotel She adds that il is perfectly astnnish-
ing with what ease and frequency legs are nav
stretched in Vermont
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-08-31

We 20 into the contest with candidate
whose integrity has neEer been questioned.
whose morals have never baen impeaehed, SOD
VINO has to the present moment lived the Iife
of patri't and chFis,isa. With such 1
candidate we are confident az success. WIN
can doubt that ALBION X. PARara will do yioht
# elected What inducemsnt haa no 20 favor
corrupt cIiques or rnprincipIed faesiunai---
What indncement has he % minister 10 III
own o- anotheF's ambitions With q mind
nnimpaired. be is drawing near tho period
allotted 10 man and after long life 40 we'll
spent, be wnuld nas 1piFsr shade 10 he enur
npon his integrity or fns patriuSista fOr alI Shc
ifflces the State of Maine could besl0w. Fle
has characier--shiliiy- unsurpassed business
qualifications, and purity of motives to bring
with him 10 the gubernstorisl chair How Of.
ten have we all earnestly desired the privilege
Of supporting such man az Albion X. Paris
for Governor. His name is now before us--
the defender Of the war with Great Britain--
the staunch supporter Of Jackson, the friend Of
Franklin Pierce-ihe accomplished and bust.
ness like judge Of the Supreme Court-ihe
former wise and patriotic governor Of che State
the comptroller of the United States treasure
Of uneqnalled industry and abiiiy-the popu-
lar mayor Of our largest city, who faithfully ex-
ecuIed the laws including the one foF the sup
preston Of intemperance-the citizen whose
services we have briefly alluded to, will lead
on TO victory.
Talk Of his being under this or that mans
influence! Talk Of his being :" Mr.. So and
Sos man The fathers Of those now in iHll
life will pronounce such accusations ridiculous
ly absurd. Albion X. Paris is no mans man.
His name stands in the catalogue with KING,
and LINCOLN, and FAIRFIELD, who were cm-
phalically their own men, and il 10 quite re-
freshing to find one of the noblest sons Of MaiI
before The people. The chair Of State he has not
sought; hut il is place he is destined 10 ill.
The old democracy may now defy the petty
rivalres, the little local bickeriHps, the ma
neuvres IF mere politicians, who are creeping
round 10 stir up faction in the hope of accident.
al promotion, and who are unwilling I" take
their chance with the great democratic parry.
The friends Of the incorruptbe democrat now
ia nomination have but to do their duty and an
old fashioned democratic republican triumph
will crown their effuris.--Mainc Free Press.
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CARROTS FOR HoRsEs.--The siahle-keepeEa
are beginning to find that these vegetables form
cheap aud nutritious food 70 mix with grain
for their horses i 10 betteF to give working
horse peck Of carrots and four quarts Of oala
az cornmeal day, than % Riae him siz quarts
or meal.
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Those who are always mending the road to
heaven, have no time to pursue il; as the man
who carries the lantern stumbles Qftener than
the man who follows him.
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Being asked 10 give de6nrlon Of nonsense.
Dr.. lohslon replied, Sir, !. is pOnsease TO
bolt door with boiled carrot
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The OLD Man OF THE MoUETAIN A cor
respondent Of the New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser, says that one of the attractions Of the
Franconia IN. H. Flume House, is care
lessly dressed, tall, sandy haired old man. who
bears the title OF the Old Mau Of the mount
aims Being of reflective turn Of mind, and
living apart from the learning of the world, he
has hit upon certain curious theories concerning
various natural phenomena which are well
worth listening TO. He believes. as other
learned men have heievei before him, that the
world is hollow sphere, with world Of ccn-
tinenis, oceans and streams on lis inner sur
face. The outer and inner worlds are connect-
ed by two tunnels at the polls. and IN his opin-
ion, Sir John Franklin and DR.. Kane have
both entered these tunnels, and will never re-
turn home. The old man even inclines 10 the
belief that the earth is an animated substance,
dependent for lis existence upon respiration
through its caverns and out-gushing streams.
A HARD CEMENT FOR SEAMs-A very ex-
celent cement for seams in the roofs of houses,
or for any other exposed places, is made with
white lead, dry white sand, and as much oil as
will make il into the consistency Of putty
This cement gets as hard as any stone in the
course Of few weeks. The lead forms kind
Of iux with the sand il is excellent for filling
up cracks in exposed parts Of brick buildings
it is also good cement for pointing up the
base Of chimneys, where they project through
The roofs Of shingled houses. We have made
this cemert and tried it, and speak about il
from experience only, tor we have no know-
edge of its ever having been described before.
-GermantO,on Telegraph.
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books, manuscripts, and specimens of writ
ing Of different languages and ages; ani
among them, one of the first books printed
But the most striking object in this city
for tho visitor is brazen statue, called
"the Bavaria" This is erected upon a
pedestal situated about half mile out Of
the city, on little elevation of ground.
Its height We were told is sixty feet, and
can be seen at great distance. 1t is hol-
low, and has circular stairway, within, by
which it is ascended. On looking at it
from the ground, its head appeared to me
to be about the size of bushel But when
I came to ascend it, l found it true, as was
said, viz: that its head contains room
enough and seats, to seat eight grown per-
sons. AT its right hand is brazen sun
indicating strength, and in its left it holds
a wreath in the posture of crowning those
who had become distinguished in any of
the sciences. Behind it is erected quite
an extensive Hall, a fine building, although
quite plain, with wings at the ends and
projecting in front. This contains the
Bavarian statuary, or the busts of their
most distinguished Artists. These We
made the principal objects Of our visiting
during our short stay here.
Take it all in all, Munich is a very
beautiful city, and while there felt more
like being in one Of our American cities
than in any other since being on the Con-
tinent. The air, however, is bad and very
unhealthy for foreigners; subject to fire.
quent changes, and cold, piercing fogs.
This is said to be owing to the influence of
the Alps, range Of which can be seen
about sixty miles distant.
Yours respectfully, H..
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facilities by which the Western farmer cal
now transmit to an Eastern market, ha
raised the price of Wheat to Sl,25 il
Milwaukie-the highest price ever paid
for that product in this State. Farmers
are taking advantage of these prices and
the very excellent sleighing, and are team.
ing their wheat to Stoughton, the present
terminus of the Milwaukee & Madison
Railroad.
The large acquisition to the population
of this State by the immigration Of sober,
industrious emigrants from foreign coun-
tr;es, is fast occupying the immense quan-
tity of unsettled lands, and adding to the
wealth of the State. Three Emigrant
Agents are employed by the State-one
in New York, one in Milwaukee, and one
travelling. According to the report of the
Travelling Agent, there has arrived in this
State during the past year over 10000
emigrants, who have on an average cap
ital Of $500 each, which is Immediately
invested in taxable property, which, at a
tax Of mills on the dollar, yields to the
State revenue of $4,000 the first year.
1t is thought that the enlarging facilities
for access to the State, will increase the
emigration next year, and will soon make
Wisconsin the richest and most important
Of the Western States.
Since l last wrote you, nothing has
been done by the Legislature that would
be important to your readers. The Maine
Law Bill is still held in probation. Mrs.
Fonta, of Illinois, an Amazon on the
Temperance question, is here. If her
lectures produce good effect, it must be
sympathy. But woman is cur
ious being, and must be listened to.
Yours, &c. I.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-02-24

s%We regret to state that the letters
addressed to US, prior to the present, by
our young friends in Germany, have not
reached our Office, although their private
letters to their friends arrive quite regu-
larly.-ED. CHRONICLE.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-02-24

There Is no necessary connection between
belief in the superiority of hfe-imprisonmen,
and admitting alleged murderers to bail. The
opponents of capital punishment believe. from
history and observation, that it is NOT best cal
culated to produce the desired end. They point
to San Francisco where the death penalty is
ordained by law. but where it is believed out
of Twelve Hundred Murderers. but ONE has
been legally executed, aside from Judge Lynch
pious ardor to fulfil his Interpretation of the
.h oher law w.
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PIONEER LIFE.

20 Indian barbarities, and the sufferinss o
em;grant iray1fsfscn our western frpntiers, arr
often thought of as painful realities which have
had their day. The following narrative of t
most heart-rending captivity and remarkable
deliverance of a mere child in years, only two
months since. was taken from her own lips by
Maj. CARLros. and Rev. l.. SMITH, American
Baptist Missionary at Santa Fe, New Mexico,
(formerly Of Hatboro', Pa) Rev. Mr.. Smith
writes from Santa Fe, Dec. H. 1853, that the
suferings herein related, appear almost incre-
dibie; but no one who has any acquaintance
with the subject of the narrative. can for a
moment doubt her veracity. She is a young
woman of prepossessing appearance is modest
and unassuming in her manners, and has a
remarkably strong mind" Another letter
states that Mrs.Wilson was at the house of Mr..
Spencer, slowly recovering.-ED. CHRONICLE.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-02-24

A NARRATIVE OF THE SUFFERINGs
OF Mrs. JANE ADELINE WILSON.
DURING HER LATE CAPTIVITY BY
THE CAMANCnE INDIANS.
Twas born in Alton, Ollinois, on the
18th day of June, 1887, and am therefore
in the seventeenth year of my age. Ny
father name was VIM. Smith, my mother
maiden name was Jane Cox. l had five
brothers and four sisters think it was
in 1884, that We moved to Missouri, and
settled at boat landing, or ferry, called
jamestown, on the North Grand River.
My father kept the ferry. About eight
years ago We moved from that place to
Texas, and settled near Paris, in Lamar
county. Here my father and mother died
within one day of each other, leaving six
orphans. Three of my brothers had died
before my parents.
My eldest brother, who was in ranging
company, now came to settle my father 5
affairs. He secured homes for US with
different neighbors, but took the youngest
sister, our pet, with him to place her with
one of our aunts. One days journey from
where he left us, he was attacked by the
winter fever, and died in a week, L have
three sisters older than myself-Ei'zabeth,
Cynthia, and Caroline. Brother James,
and sister Ellen, are younger than myself
Ellen was four years old when my parents
died Caroline is dwarf, and the neigh
bors thought the medicine the doctors gave
her stopped her growth. She was dear
child, and we all loved her because OF her
misfortune. Here Jane, unable to restrain
her feelings, burst into tears
lived with several neighbors. until last
February, when married Mr.. James VIII
son. farmer, just beginning life with a
li-'!e property, consisting of horses and
cattle. lie was then but nineteen years OF
age. We knew but little of life, for was
not vet sixtesn fear we were crazy In
getting married while We were SO young
TPoor girl when her thoughts went back
to this period of her life, she wept as II
her heart would break
We heard that people became rich very
fast in California, so We concluded to move
and commence life in that distant country.
We gathered together the little property
we possessed, and joined party of emI-
grants consisting of 6tty-two mcn, twelve
women, and several children. The father
aud brothers of my husband We're among
the number. There were in all twenty-five
wagons, and tic whole company under the