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a. A Constantinople correspondent say!

GA Constantinople correspondent says
that the Turkish ladies are progressing
rapidly, and IN proof, remarks that their
wells grow thinner and thinner every day.
They are also growing more and more So
ciable, according to the same authority, es-
pecialy With their eyes. One of them, on
a recent occasion, even went further than
this-she presented her handkerchief and
bouquet to a handsome Young ensign OF
a British regiment who happened to be
stroIling about that fashionable resort OF the
Turkish ladies, the Sweet Waters of Europe,
at time when it was crowded by hum
dreds of the fair sex. The poor ednuchs,
sent out 10 guard the damsels, are KEEP, IN
a continual stew of uneasiness; they dare
not strike, or even complain. if an English
or French officer goes so far as to smile or
kiss his hand at any fair one committed TO
their charge. The old Turks dislike all this
exceedingly, and scowl at the foreigners as
they pass; but the women are fond o! 'he
attentions paid them. and seem TO have lost
all terror OF sacks and deep sea bathing IN
the BosphoTus.
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A Novel TRANsAcrIoN.-The Buffalo
IN. W Democrat relates the following - -
Our Commercial Editor furnishes US with
the following fact, which deserves record
ere it is lost. A well known, successful and
liberal wheat operator on the dock, Propos'
ed n short time since to another gentleman
similarly engaged, that they should, togeih-
ar invest n sum of money in wheat, the
profits, pr f if any, to be donated to the service
of Christianity. The other, however, de-
clined which made the author OF the pro-
position the more earnest, and he at once
purchased wheat to the value Of $4,000 on
the account of the church. When the re-
turns came in he found the operation to
have yielded profit of fifty per cent which
amount of ST. 500 he turned over at once
to the cause, by placing it in the hands of
Rev. DR.. Lord! This is casting bread up
on fine waters in manner as novel as char
acteristic.
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WELL DONE MIssIss1ppI-NovEL WA

WELL Done MIssIssrPPI-NovEL WAY
TO KILL FLEAs "A certain academy IN
Clarke county, Mississippi, had been the
resort of parcel Of hogs, under whose
structure they took shelter from inclement
weather. In the course Of time, the fsas
became very numerous. and so annoyed the
students as to cause the teacher to call to-
gether the trustees, to devise ways and
means to get clear of the troublesome YER
min. After consulting upon the matter, the
most sure means to rid the place OF the fieas
was thought 20 be burning them up. Ac-
cordingly large quantity of pine straw was
collected and spread round and under the
house, and set on fire. In short time ev:
erv flea that there inhabited, asis supposed
by those who were present, was consumed
in the flames, or made their way oil SO bad
w scared as never to roturu to the scene OF
80 q dreadfa, havoc. While all this was gos
ing on, and such a general destruction be-
ing made among the Heas, the flames night
have been seen making their way through
the roof of the academy, and in less than
one half hour the entire house had fallen
prev to the devouring element, with books
and everything else appeItalnng thereto
If any of our readers are annoyed by meas
we recommend the above as sure and ell
fectual means to get clear of them. The
above was stated to US as being literally
true.-.Aidbdma Standard.
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An Attack.

The other night, as Mr.. Smlth-not our
worthy mayor, but the other MIR. Smith
was going quietly along, having attended a
meeting of the order of good fellows, and
made sacrifice or two to the spirit good
fellowship, he was stopped at the corner of
one of our principal thorougbfares by seven
strong black men with masks on, who
clutched him by the collar, and with sepal-
chral voices asked-"T'o or which,
for or against" He was staggered by the
abruptness ofthe questions and their vague
ness, and did moi answer, when each OF The
party drew revolver of twelve barrels,
and as large, each Of them, as large sized
Spruce beer bottle, and each again demand
ed "For Or aginsti t'other or which =
Every muzz!e was directed towards Mr..
Smiths, aud he trembied with anger not
unmixed with fear. "What do you mean 2
cried he, and the reverberate buildings In
the deserted street cried "What do you
meanl" Again the questions came to HIM
of .Tother or which. for or agnst! and
Smith leaned against building to support
himself His mind became confused, the
forms before him grew to be giants, each
aiming a twenty-four FOUNDER at his head
with one hand, and in the other holding
enormous harpoons with which to impale
him should he not answer the questions that
seemed 10 thunder on the night air. Mad
ness seized upon him, and he cried IT 9th.
er and for, and take it hot, while iriend
around The corner echoed "Take it hot y
Then receive your DOOM" cried bis be-
siegers, and sharp pain in the region OF
his fifth rib told him too plainly where the
harpoon had entered. He fell li(eless to the
earth.
Mr.. Smith was somewhat surprised next
morning to fnd himself alive and IN bed
The sun was up, and he thought he would
try and get up himself and partake Of lit
tie breakfast. "WilIy you help me. my deal"
said he to Mrs. Smith, "to a slice OF the
toast?" "T'other or which, asked she,
smiling. Smith was confused. "For or a.
ginst-a piece of the steak; :" continued she.
Smith was confounded. He believed he
must have dreampt the scene at the street
corner. and that the "t'other and which"
was the result of heated abolition temper,
and generous moistenng Of rum punch.
The sharp elbow of Mrs. Smith correspond
ed favorably with the harpooon.-BosI0n
Post
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Thrilling Incident.

On Saturday evening, 9Th instant, as the
storm that had been brewing some hours
was about breaking out, a little boy of seven
years of age, son of Mr.. A. Fl. Geise, ol
this city, who is at present residing al
Crosse Island, took refuge under the deck
of sail boat belonging to Mr.. F. w. Bac-
sus, lying at the dock with sail hoisted. In
a moment after the sgual struck her, when
she broke from her moorlngs, and started
toward the open lake. When first seen,
she was nearly halfway across the river,
and the little .|etlo@had crawled from his
place of shelter and taken his place at the
helm, endeavefing 70 direct his course TO-
wards lhesboEe. Soon the rain came down
in. torrentss,fhe wind Increased to a,perlect
hurricanes sfand the banks of the river were
lined With wai!lng women and children, and
strong men were powerless lockers on
Not boat was Immediately WithinSreach,
The sail boat had almost reached Stopy Is
land, and the hearts Of all the lockers on
were for a moment relieved, expecting TO
see her go ashore, when all at once she
broached TO, and came abruptly round again
heading for Gross Isle. As the boom set
tied round the anxious spectators held their
breath Tor moment the head of the pilot
disappeared. only again TO reappear hold
ing manfully to the helm. Directly an
other and fiercer s9uall struck the sail the
boat was thrown upon her beam ends, and
the sail and boom in the water, and cries
Of "he is lost-he is gone" were heard on
all sides. Still the gallant bark held her
way again she went about, and took her
course towards Maiden, and again her pilot
was plainly seen standing at her helm. BY
this time boat bad been manned and put
off to the rescue, but before getting any dis
,tance into the river the sail boat took an
other turn, heading again towards home !;
she ran straight to the middle of the river,
when Mr.. F. w. Backus and II. Gray,
Esq, ran down the bank and made signs
to the boy 10 keep the helm up or down as
the meandering Of the boat required. He
obeyed the signs liked an old salt. and IN
few minutes the boat was run into shallow
water, when the gentlemen named above
were enabled to wade on board, and IN
little time the boy was in the arms of his
mother, who had been an almost distracted
spectator of the whole scene. In answer
TO question OF how he was getting along
when the gentlemen boarded the boat, he
answered that he was pretty wet; but add
ed, "wasn'tIt lucky Mr.. Backus,that | was
aboard of your boat when she went OFF,
Detroit AdreriiSer.
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The foIlowinr lines from Household Words a
m of wh1les me advice as well as beautiful II
rery. They convey to the youthful dreamer
sson which it would be we'll for him to ponder
Arise for the day is aaSSing
While you lie dreaming on
Your brothers are caSed in armlr,
And forth to the fight are gone;
Your place in the ranks awaits you
Etch .nan has a plrt 10 play;
The past and the future are n1thIng
In the face of the stern to day.
Arise frlm your dreams of the future
Ofgainny hard hught field,
OfsturnnI the airy fortress.
Ofbiidng the giant yield;
Your future has deeds Ut glory.
Ofhln1r; &C ID graut it may y
But Your arm will never he stronger
Or needed Us now--tO day.
Arise! If the past datain you,
Her sunshine and storms brrat!
NJ chlinS 81 unworthy to hold you
As those of vain regret;
Sad or bright. she is litelesS ever
Cast her phantom arms away
Nor look back, save to learn the lesson
Ofs nobler strife TO- day.
Arise FIR the hour is passing;
The SQUAD that you di,aly hear
Is your enemy marching TO bat;le!
Rise! rise Cor the foe is near
Stay not to brighten your weapons,
Or the hour Will strike at last.
And from dreams OF Il coming battle,
You will waken and find II past.
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KNlcKERBooKCR Bon Mors.-The June
number of the knickerbocker Magazine
gives the following, which are good if not
new =
can old chap residing here, says cor
>pondent, who mi -ht be c!assed as of the
genus "Scalawag" who was too lazy TO
work, but picked up a living by pettios-
ging, aud other means more or less eGulvo-
cal, was caught by neighbor with rail
on his back which he had Just appropriated
from said ReiLhbor's fence for frewood.-
"Hailo you old >coundrel what are YOU
stealing my fence for - was the SalutatiOn
he received from the owner. The old fell
low turned round, rested one end of the
rlil on the eround, and replied without the
least embarraSs sment, Il ain't such a al
mghty sight Older than You are, you med
ding old fool !" Then deliberately >houl-
dtriny the rail, he carried II home. Slight
~ the wrong tack !
The following certificate outdoes the
"Panaceas," "SyrupS,' and Ma gnetic"
noStrums which usually work such aston
i>hiny miracles in the way OF cures upon
conceted and crrdulQuS people; Dear Doc
tor, will be l75 years old next October.
For 81 years have been an invalid, una
ole to move except when stirred Hi;h le-
ver but year ago last Thursday, heard
OF the GraaicuIar Syrup. | bought "A bottle,
Smet OF the cork, AMI found myself a new
man. can now run twelve and a half
miles an hour, and throw nineteen double
somersets without stopping. P. S.-A lit
tie of your AIicumstontum Salve applied TO
the wooden leg, reduced a compound frac-
ture IN nineteen minutes, and is now COW
ering the limb with fresh cut;ce of white
gun pine bark.
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A BOLD STRoKE.-We heard an anec-
dote from gentleman who recently trav-
ellpd by tram from Bristol to London, which
displays the quick witted prompti'ude of
some people There was in the carriage
with him a fellow passenger, a stranger 10
him, but who while looking out Of the win
dow soon after the train passed Swindon,
had his hat blown off. Without hesitating
a moment, or pausing a second in perplex-
ity, he took from the roof straps over his
lead a new leathern hath *, and threw it
out of the window after the hat. All look
ed astonished at this appearance of foolish
wifulness, and our informant ventured to
ask him if he thought it wise act, because
he had lost his hat. to throw away his hat
box also? "Certainlv." replied the other,
'.my hat was new hat, and If some work
man or policeman picks it ur, he will either
put it on his greasy head or carry it along
to the next station in his hand, until, on
wet day like this, it is ruined. Now, when
he sees the hat-box pear 1t. he will have
sense enough to put it into it, and my name
Is on the hat-boX so that ! can have both
sent up to London after me: - and so say
ing, he deliberately put on bis travelling
cap, and made himself quite easy on the
point. Our informant, on returning to town,
was curious enough to inquire at Swindon
if these calculations were successful, and
learned that it was ust as he anticipated
The hat and hat-box were found, and the
name being seen, they were forwarded on
to, London TO the owner.--Bristol Times.
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DREss.-A lady writing to the Pennsyl:
vanian says: Speaking of beauty, wish
people would dress pleasantly, benevolent
ly. l saw lovely girl to-day looking i'm
lovely and unloveable, because her muslin
dress was stiAy starched, TO keep clean lon.
ger. My laundress tries TO- persuade me
into the barbarous custom. To my mind,
a woman should always look as soft to the
touch as the flower, and as pure. All her
garments should be made of The finest and
softest material possible, material that will
easily dispose itself into folds, falling grace:
fully around her, and not, by being liable
to be ruffled every moment, compel her to
stiff attitudes and starchcd demeanor, deny.
ing her the luxury Of lounge and loll why,
my very words would grow prim and pre-
else, were to wear dress which depend
ed on flour OF potato for its propriety.'
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STRETCHING THEIR LEGs.-Mrs. Niche
las, late of the Brattleboro Vermont Dem:
ocrat, says that "the drinks are now called
"leg-stretchers, IN that State. She saws
it is an everyday occurrence for some pas.
sengers in the stage coaches, while the lat
ter are waiting at the hotels for the mails.
to say-"l guess | will get out and stretch
my legs" which always ends in their hav-
ing drink somewhere in the hotel. She
adds that it is perfectly astonishing with
what unchecked ease and frequency leg.
are now stretched in Vermont.
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Ns- 1t is related of DR.. Scuddcr, that on
his return from his mission in India, after
long absence, he was standing on the deck
OF a steamer, with his son, youth, when
he heard genilentan using loud and profahe
language. See, friend" said the doctor
accosting the swearer, "tbis boy-my SON
was born and brought up in a heathen
country, and a lard Of pagan idolatry, but
in all hls life he never heard man bias
pheme his Maker until now." The man
coIored. blurted out sort of an apology and
moved away, looking not a little ashamed
OF himself. Ifthere is any custom more
silly than dueling, it is that of using pro-
fame language but it is as common as ly-
ing. and there is hardly dirty-nosed urchin
in the street that will not swear as brayely
as any "gentleman.'
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"PuYcn" ON BoNNETS.-The last rum
Der of Punch contains pictorial guess at
the distance at which ladies' bonnets will
be worn from their heads at the next re-
move. The tendency has been further and
further rearward, and the next change, it
thinks, will carry them off the head entire
"; he represents the next fashion by two
ladies in full dress and bareheaded, sailing
along the streets, with a footman walking
some ten feet teI'lndi rdfrrirg NE tonnefs
or q ,3aiieF'
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THE WOMEN OF lRELAND.-A French
writer who has been paying visit to Ire
land, and has become enchanted with the
charms Of the wild lasses of old Erin, thus
speaks of the graces of the Irish women;
LESS beautiful than English beauty in
the artistic sense, Irish beauty is immense
ly more attractive. We are not frequent
y surprised by the antique perfection of
The faces in Ireland, but we find ourselves
far oitener saying, What pretty girl !!
what charming woman ln short, they
strike US less, and please us far more. We
would not choose them so soon as models
for The engravings of an annual ;. but We
would prefer 10 talk to them-to live IN
their society. We-would be more apt to
love than to admire them"
And now comes the very highest COM
pliment a Frenchman could pay:
Irish women recall the French, espe-
cially by the elegance and good taste OF
their toilette, by the ease and flexlblllty oil
their movements, and the gracious, frank
cordlaity of their manner. Many time,
during the first days of our stay in Dublin,
seeing lively group of women passing
through one of the galleries of the Exhlbi-
ton, we have been tempted to believe in
an illusion, and have felt surprised and dis
appointed to hear flowing from their arch
lips, the cultural English tones, instead OF
the soft jargoon Of the Parisians. TO I'm
ish this resemblance in one word-lrlsh
women possess the secret of feminine
grace. They know how to walk DO not
lauyh: it is a serious matter. A French
woman can walk-so can an Italian. a
Spaniard excels in this eminently feminine
art-sometimes she can exaggerate 1t. we
will not push our want of gallantry so far
as to saw there are female nationalitles OF
which their walk is their stigma He who
has ever seen. in the streets of London, a
woman of middle height, walk beside a
horse-guard Of six feet, and keep step with
hm.has no need of our rhetoric to convince
him.
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SPECTATOR.
BYJ. a. 81. WADDELL, Jr.
II ERMS,

e- The SPECTATOR" is published once
a .esek, at Too Doitars a year, If paid IN adraace,
or Too D,Llars and FYly Csats If delayed beyond
the erPiration Of tie gear, No Subscription ,cia
be discontinued bat a. The option Of the Editors,
HH!H all arfsarages are paid.
o. .4u com "a sacatioas TO the Editors By ma!
mast BE- post paid or they piH not be attended 10.
o. .aDgER FYSE uE-NFS ofthirtesn dHes
Cor less, Inserted three times for one dollar, and
tosnty-fce cents for each subsequent coAtinua"ce.
L1rrer advertisements Inserted IN The same prnpo'-
ton. A liberal discOuat made 10 those whO edre'-
else by the year.
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PARTISAN LuxURlES In Paris one can
have, by paying sufficient sum, almost
every luxury, in any season, 1t is estima-
ted by Parlsian writer, that at the MaTche
des lnnocents in that city, there are every
wear sold twelve hundred thousand francs
worth of fruits and vegetables, which are
sent to market in advance Of the regular
season. Thus the January caulidowers
from Brittany and Angers amount to 49,
0O0f OF asparagus there is sold in March
and April at least S0,000f worth Bor-
deaux and Chattelleraut send more than
100 ,OOOf. worth of green peas. The first
strawberries, sent from Bordeaux and An
GERS. are estimated at more than 30000f-
Cherries TO the amount of 200 000f. come
from Bordeaux, MarSeiles and Lyons
The value of the plums sent from Lorraine
is estimated at more than 100 Q00f., and
that of the apriccts from Lyons and Its
neishborhood at 230,000l. The grapes from
Bordeaux and Montauban arc calculated at
$40 OO0f., and the pears from the same part
at 80 0O0f
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VANDALrsM.-The English Consul at Je.
rusaIen publishes letter. denounclng some
Yankee named Jones, who lately sojourn.
ed in the Holy City, and turned pehhy
by chipping off with a hammer pieces Of
the "Holy Sepulchre," the "Tombs of the
Kings" and other famous monuments, and
selling them to travellers at pretty high
prices, to be carried home. The Consul,
with true John Bull prejudice, adds that 1T
is notorious throughout The East. that a
similar propensity for mischievous chip.
ping is chargeable peculiarly to travellers
from the United States.''
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livered lecture, in which the same views
are developed; as he embraces the electr.-
cal theory, he certainly initiates against
the nebular theory. Both agree as to the
internal heat: namely, that we live on the
top of furnace.
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THE RED WEEvIL.-A friend in West
ern Virginia has sent US four heads OF
wheat, the grains of which have been des-
troyed by the terrible pest which has swept
away many thousand of acres of wheat
which bid fair to produce most excellent
crop, up to the time Of the formation OF The
berry, when it is attacked by this little IN
significant insect, which feeds upon the
milk of the grain to that degree that scarce
ly single perfect head can be found IN
fifty acre field. Western Pennsylvania,
Western Virginia, and The North part OF o.
hio are the regions most affected with the
dreadful scourge this season. It's various
ly called, red weevil, milk weevil, wheat
midge, field weevi, ct cetera. On opening
the husk of the kernels OF the sample sent
US, we find the grain entirely wanting and
in its place from one to ten OF Its destroy
ers, apparently in the crysaIs state, not
quite one-elghth of an inch long, and the
tiitieth part Of an inch in diameter, OF a
pale red color, without any sign OF lie, yet
they have destroyed the staff Of life to a de-
gree we fear that will affect all who eat
bread, Notwithstanding the good crops IN
many other parts Of the United States:
There is general concurrence IN all our
sources OF information that this terrible pest
of the farm has been more destructive this
year than in any previous one, and that the
region most affected is that indicated above
in Pennsylvania, OHIO and Virginia. We
may be truly thankful that there Is tar
crop of wheat for the whole United States,
and that our great staple, Indian corn, is
very promising everywhere, ard so far Po-
tato.s seem to be very healthy.-N Y
Tribune
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es. A lucky mistake was That OF few
~, s;rce when two gentle men Of Ala
hama had newspaper quarrel, which be-
came so personal that one OF mem, MI VII a.
wrote to the other, Mr.. B''that ne wouiu 1e
IN Columbus on certain day, and would
q. q ynect to meet b. there. Mr.. b. replied
that he would be on hand. When the day
arrived sr the challenger was in Columbus,
Mississippi, and the challengee in Colum-
bns Georgia! This wide mistake was so
r;d;cnIous that their friends afterwards in
terposed, and the matter was settled and
hushed up.
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The GREATEST GENERAL or TIE WAR.
According to a statement winch appears
Iii an Austrian paper, the Russians lost in
the DobruIscha no less than eighteen thou
sand men from typhoid fever.
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THE KNOW NorHrNG.-ft is said that the
password of the "Know Nothing" has been
discovered Disc by some new Western editor,
bv dint Of great industry and sharpness
Hsre il is "Ktsmm.C Ca -Knourumbumm.
umu.- KeIIililmmyst- t-ksamiuxlmimux.'
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A PEDANTIc TlpLER.-"Landlord," )" said
a certain seedy pedagogue, somewhat given
to strong Iibations, II would like quantum
OF spirits, modicum of uioIasses, in con-
junction with little water but deal large
" with the spitttsI thou man Of mixtures T.
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EGs"Who is that gentleman - asked Old
Roger Of friend, as he saw a large man
with ptotuberant front Standingin door
way in State street. That SAID the in
dividual addressed. "is one Of our Boston
pilots "Ah," replied the little old fel-
low, with a face very merry, 81 should
think, then, that he was direct descend
ent of PaunchyouS Pilot