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Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17
BEAUTIFUL EXTRACT.

The following excellent paragraph is
taken from the Baulaurette address, de-
livercd before the graduating class Of
Rutgers College, by Hon. Theodore
Frelinghuysen. We commend it to
tho pcrusal Of the young:
"Rcsolve to do something useful,
honorable, and do it heartily. Rcpel
the thought that you can, and there
fore YOU may, live above work and with
out i. Among the most pitiablc OBJ,
iects in society, is the man whose I, mind i!
has not been trained by tho discipline
Of education-who has learned to think,
and tho value of his immortal powers,
and with all these noble faculties cult
waited and prepared for an honorable
actiyity,ignobly ysits down to don1othin.g;; M
with no influence over the public mind
no interest in the concerns of
his country or even his ncighborhood
to - be regarded as q drone, without
object or character, with no hand to
If. and no effort to put forth to help
tho right or defeat the wrong. Who
ean link with any calmness of such o
miserable mis- career? Andhowcver it may
be with YOU in active enterprise, never
permit Your = influence to go into hostll-
itv to the cause of truth and virtue
So live, that with the Christian poet
YOU may truthfully say that
:" If YOUR coun,ry stand not by your ssill,
A, le,,, your isllies have not wrought her iall."
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17
A NEW POTATO.

A. B. Gray, during his recent ex-
r,orations across the continent for the
purpose of sscertaining the practicable
ity Of constructing q railway to the Pa
cifc, discovered a remarkable . y! al plant at
The head Of the Gulf Of California, it be-
ins ir found in abundance through a range
II naked sand hills skirting tho Adair
Raw. r 1t is described as a parasitic
nlnnt with large and aeshy root and
Rss pss bccn called "Ammabroma Sonora, {"
ssi:gnifying 81: Sand Food ofs0nora' The
fresh plant j, cooked by roasting upon
,be hot Goals, and resembles the sweet
notato ~" in taste having much saccharine
Tnttsr in it.-,stisrt!e American,
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17

~ An ingenious down Easter, who
has Invented n new kind Of Love.Let-
ter Ink" which he has been selling as
asafcguard agains. all actions for breach
of promise Of marriage, in Us much as
it entirely fades from the paper in two
months after date, was recently most
awfally "done brown" by brother
down Easter, who purchased liuhdred
boxes Of the article and gave him his
note for ninety days. At the expira.
ton of the time the ink inventor called
for payment, but q piece Of blank pa
per was all he could show. The nole
had been written with his own lux.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17
A VETERAN.

"A Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore Sun sa.s that Mr.. Abraham
Smith has been postmaster at Prunty-
town, Taylor equity, ever since 1918.
We know the old gentleman well, and
the more we seeIof him, tho better we
like him. Ho is sin tho scro and yel.
low leaf" of lib; but timo has not
robbed him Of any Of his good qualities.
Long may he liye to enjoy tho fruits Of
o well spent lii. True Tayintan.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17

An 1nrsu Ksow.NoThrNa.-one,of
our citizens was on the train last Friday
a few miles east Of Dunkirk. when u SO.
rous smash up occurred. An lrisliman
was found among the rubbish Of a bro.
ken car, Knocked into insenslbiliiy, and
taken to q neighboring house where he
soon after returned to consciousness
The first words he uttered were. "By
the powers! an WASH, it a Know
Nothing was for d few moments, gin.,
,lemenl" The ludicrous remark dissi.
pated for the time being the gloom oc.
casiuned by the sad disastsr.-Lafay-
.tte (La. Journal, Fsb.7.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17
: Total,
26763

The Mormons, understanding that the
King Of Prussia had been making II col,
!ee,ion of documents in reference to the
Mormons, sen. deputa,ion to Berlin to
compliment his Majesty, aud 10 take ad
San'age of,he supposed opening for the
propagation ofthe faith. The apostolic
deputies recently arrived at Stet'in, tho
por, Of Berlin, but no sooner had they
quilted the cars. than detachment Of
soldiers who were IN waiting at the sta.
ton, marched them OF to the director Of
police. That functionary subjected
them to heightened in'errogatosy,afer
which they received orders to leave Ber-
lin in "a hours.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17

The Society ef Friends on Var
The Society of Friends have issued an
appeal, full Of the usual arguments, o.
gainst war in general, Although the
appeal is expressly directed against the
present war, it contains little or nothing
having relation to tho peculiar circum-
stances Of the present contest. The
Friends declare it to be their conviction
I" that all war, on whatever plea Of
necessity, is unlawful under the gospel
dispensation."
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17
"pITCH INTO NICODEMUSI"

A celebrated character OF the Statc
Of New York, holding a high post in
the law, was lately taken i'll and confn-
ed to his bed several days. Els wife,
who is IN angel Of a woman, las wives
generally ore) proposedto read for him,
to which he readily assented.
"My dear what shall I read?"
"0h, I don't care much what, any
thing you please?" ~.
"But have you no choice, dear?"
"None in the world, love; please
yourself ..s.s,,g. .sg g.s4 ,Ss,,,
sashall I read chapter OR two out
Of the Scripture
"Oh, yes, that'll do very we'll"
"Bnt what part Of tho Scripture
shall l read?"
"Any part you like, love-"
But, dear, you must have some
choice, some little preference, We all
have that"
"No, I have none in the world, dear,
read any part you like best"
"But l would rather please you,
dear John, and you surely have pre-
ference"
"Wel, well, dear, if you will please
me, then pitch into Nieo9emus!!"
y The celebrated character"
above. alluded to, may, for aught We
know TO the contrary, be arelative of
certain Pennsylvania Senator, with
whoa We had some little acquaintance
long time ago. The Senator, like many
other politicians in the Keystone State,
had habit Of going to church, in the
latter part Of summer, especially; and
if there was q "big meeting" in his
district, awhile before election time, he
was sure to be on hand. On one of
these occasions, having tarried to dine
with q hospitable family after preach
ing, he came in contact with an old
Baptist lady, and was soon engaged in
discussing the doctrine of "persever-
cnce in grace" the Senator Of course
=
taking the negative. He was plenti-
fully piled with quotations from Scrip
'ture, for whichhewas unprepared, and
finally sprung to his feet and left the
room, saying, 81 suppose you will next
bring up that passage of Scripture that
says, once in grace alseays IN grace"
Ho was not prepared to combat t1ati I
passage, and was compelled to- own
beat, or back out from the discussion.
It's a lamentable fact, that compara-
lively few Of our public mcn-tho ma
kers and administrators of the laws Of
tho land, are acquainted with the
teachings Of the Bible, the source and
fountain Of all wholesome laws. And
this will continue to be the case until
the sovereign people select for their ru-
lcrs men, who by proper moral and
mental training equali6ed to become
ga terror to evil doers, and praise to
them that do well"
Mtssmsr and Recorder.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17
A,CENE'I TN JAIL.

The Sdgsiaah IIeptt0acan states
that on Sunlay last, the Rev. J. D.
Gibson, Of th Episcopal church, visit
ed the iiail ofthat city for the purpose
Of holding aigious services. The
prisoners, scae 45 in number, were
brought Out ito an open passage way,
where, as thes were no seats, they had
to stand during hcservice. The whole
proceeding vs.so unusual, that some
Of them werelisposed as first to treat
it with levity. Some even went SO far
as to express their Indifference in Ill
suppressed } laghter and irrevercnt
comments. ht as the reverend gen.
tleman proceed with bis subject, the
laughter cease, and in few minutes
tho prisoners might have been seen
standing on ti]toe, peeping over each
other to get ariew Of the preacher; /;
and ere long thy had not only become
deeply absorbe in the discourse, but q
number Of then as the minister spoke
Of their childhod, its innocence and its
hopes, burst int tears.
B5- The abse paragraph brings to
our recollection. scene in the Eastern
Penitcntiary ofur native State, which
passed under reiew during our resi-
dence in Philadelphia. The Moral In
structor in that istitution, at the time,
was a Baptist Feachcr; at whose re-
quest we perforled Divine service in
one Of the wards on aySabbath morn
ing. The baildig is admirably calcu-
lated for the heath and comfort of its
inmates. Long isles, or wards, con-
verge to a co1amo centre, both in the
lower and secondstory, so that the su-
4 ?
perintendent, occupying this central
position, can hea all that is going on
in the cells, and zee the first appear
ance of outbreal or disorder. The
wooden doors oftk cells open outwards,
while the iron gatings are securely
barred. This arrangement Of the doors
(being partially opened outwards)
throws the voice i a speaker directly
into the cells, botFaboves and below
We were told thatour audience would
consist of eighty cnvicts--in fullhear-
ing distance, but sot IN sight Of the
speaker. Service we're commenced
with prayer. The,ntire audience were
heard getting dow upon their knees,
and resuming Their seats at the close.
A text was announced, and the sound
was asif breeze wrc blowing through
the drying-room d an old fashioned
paper mill. Evefyman had his Bible,
and was hastily turing over the leaves
to find the place The occasion was
truly solemn. The silence Of the cells
was only interruptd by the occasional
of q penitelt, or the low toned
g amen" ola listener responding to the
sentiment Of thesp'akcr. Atthe close
Of the public serves, we visited seve-
raj Of the inmates, n company with the
+ drop a word Of ex-
hortation, and distribute Tracts adapt
ed to the circumstances Of the inmates.
The arrangemelts fthe Pennsylva-
nia Penitentiaries, in reference to the
moral necessities IF their inmates, arc
good, and ought to be reformatoryi in q
high degree.
\ Messenger aud Recorder.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17
For III. Monongalia Mirror.
TOMS REPLY TO TOBY.

For the Monongalia Mirror.
TOMS REPLY TO TOBY.
{" Mutato momine, de ts Jabula mutsior.n
Well now, Toby, is this'yours,
lsee before my eyes?
Ha, ha, and verify too true,
IT'S plain in undisguise?
The piece addressed to fair Miss A,
You think will never do,
And that the plan will never 'pay,'
For me 70 be doing 50:
"She says it's soft, she d oes indeed"
Now Toby ain't you joking,
There may be more than one Miss A,
Their fun at you still poking!
Ihave no doubt that your Miss A,
may be sir, IS,
a judgeof "soft" etfnsons too,
II yours she gets to see, sir.
You hint have the stomach ache"
That 'DoestIck's pills VIII cure me,
But the wreng patient you have seen,
Your medicine don't allure me.
You'd better go and see the one
At whom you aimed your dart,
Alas poor injured fellow, now
II rankles al his heart!
Although I'm far from being he,
Your scribbling verse was fired at,
I'll merely hint you play a game,
You ought;o soon get tired at.
As sure as guns my crop Of hair,
Don't cover half my lace,
Nor yet my eyes, for well ] see,
Your phiz thro' the open space.
Toby, before you write again,
Your man besure' to know
Or you fire into the crowd,
Take my adyice-suooT Low!
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17

Russian Loss in the Crimea.-Accord.
ing The accounts from Odessa, stated to
be derived from official sources aud doc
uments, the total number of men put
Aors de combat. from the 2sth ofSep,em.
Der, exclusive consequently Of the de-.
feat ofthe Alma) To the 9th ofDecem-
Der, does not exceed 26,763, including
prisoners taken, and deaths from disease
or other cause. not resulting from
wounds. The following are the de-
tails:
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17

Americans in Psyp.-It is stated that
fNy Americans, disappointed. gold hunt
ers) participated in the late revolution in
Peru. General Castillo, the successful
hero, in his dispatches, is represented to
have stated tha. the Americans did all
The fighting.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17
P0B7lCAL.

~ We publish the following lines 70
he special benefit and satisfaction Of l'ttl
.adies. We shall look up something Il
lease the larger ones, a! another time. lie
hem "keep their tempers for the present
SMALL SIZED LADIES.
In little precions stone,
What splendor meets the eye!
In little lump Of sugar,
How much Of sweetness liesl
Soinalittle woman, ,'s
Love grows and multiplies.
You recollect the proyerb says,
"a word unto the wise."
pepper.corn is very small,
But seasons every dinuer,
More than all the condiments, \
Although it's sprinkled thinner; 4
But just 80 little woman is,
If love will let you win her,
There's not joy in all the world
You will no. find within her.
And as within the little rose
You find the richest dyes,
And in a little grain Of gold
Much prise and value liea;
Asfrom alittle balsam,
Much odor doth arise,
So in a little woman
There is taste Of Paradise.
The sky.lark andthe nightingale,
Though small and light of wing,
Yet warble sueeter in theg grove
Than all the birds that sing
And so little woman,
Though avery little thing,
Is sweetcr than all other sweets,
Zen flowers that bloom in spring.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17
ROBBERY.

We learn that ,wo Gipseys stopped
few days sirce Ut the house uf Mr..
Jasper Butcher, near Weston, Lewis
county, Va, and after telling his fortune
robbed him Of sl,3l5.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17
items Of aems, Sc.
The Sultan intends to raise q nation
a voluntary loan.

The Sultan intends to raise q nation
al voluntary loan.
The Russians, in their sortios from
Sevastopol, use the lasso to capture
prisoners.
Slavery has been abolished in Peru
by the new President.
Good company and good conversa-
ton are the very sinews Of virtue.
Every time you avoid doing wrong
you increase your inclination for doing
what is right.
The Baptist Westinghouse in NAL
den, Mass, was destroyed by fire on
Saturday morning. Loss $4,000.
"CAp1rAL" PuN1sHMENT.-To be
hung-around girls neck-till you
arc dead, dead, dead.
A $1,000 bedstead has been made in
Paris for q Turkish gentleman of for
tune.
There are thirteen newspapers in
foreign languages published in New
York City.
One Of the suspended banks in Gin
ciinnati, contained $500 Of the savings
Of a nowsboy, aged - years.
A man named Joseph Treel, residing
in Franklin county, considered for some
time partially deranged, murdered his
wife and child on the 17th ult.
No situation is 80 exposed toperils,
and evil as that Of one who has to con-
duct others, unless he himself hos God
'fsr his guide. @
Nicholas county is q great place for
deer. A hunting party of three or
four persons killed thirty-three deer in
three days last month.
A fellow got drunkin Newport, KY,
tho other day, and went over to Gin
oinnati and slept inthe street. The
Mayor charged him IS for his lodgings.
The Supreme Court Of Pennsylva-
MIA has granted the Erie and Northeast
Railroad Company 80 days to change
tho location Of the track in the borough
Of Erie, and 80 daysto change the same
at Harbor creek. The rioters at Erie
e,rumble at this, but will probably sub
init without another outbreak.
Delicate hsin1ation.-Landor once
said to Wordsworth: "Mr. Wordsworth,
a man may mix as much poetry with
bis prose as he likes, and it will make
it tic better; but the moment he mix
es bit Of his prose with his poetry, it
precipitates the whole" Landor, in
relating tho incident, observed that
Wordsworth never forgayo him for ma
king the remark.
SHORT MEAsuREs.--The sevcrcst
commentary on the honesty Of New
York retailers is to be found in the re-
cent report Of the officer who examines
weights and measures, by which it ap-
pears that of 1897 dry measures ex-
asmined during the last year, only 3l7
we're found correct; while of all the
wet measures examined, two-thirds
were below the standard.
BApy W1spoM.-A little girl about
Eve years old one day heard a preach.
or Of the Chadband order praying most
Justify, till the roof rang with the
strength Of his supplication. Turning
to her mother, and beckoning tho ma
formal ear down to speaking distance,
sho whispered, Mother, don't you
think that if he lived nearer to God he
wouldn't have to talk so loud ?"-1rue
Flag.
A NEW POTATO.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17

It has been estimated that one revival
Of religion which took place in Yale Col
legc, under the Presidency Of Dr.Dwight
raised up ministers who were instrumen.
tai in the conversion Of fifty thousand
,oals in one generation,
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17
An Gdi,or Rlt.

We learn from the Wayneshltg Mss.
,euger, that bro,her Cook. oftho Eagle,
was severely bit,enby adcg,alew days
previous. The dog diedih next morn
ing. but we are happy hear Ms Gnok
is in fair way fnrrecovery. The dog
wasn't mad but Cook was.-- Bro@ssraisi
Clipper.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17

Biz Of. Romaace.-Some years agc
says the st. Louis 1nteligencer, a very
beautiful young lady was the ward Of a
person in Louisiana, who defrauded her
Of quite large fortune. This lady
came to this city where she married but
notliving on good terms with her hus,
band, fnully obtained a divorce from
him and retiredto convent. Whilst she
was there she received letter from the
son of her former guardian, informing
her of his fathers death, and that him
self had heired all his vast property, but
that he could not, consent to retain that
which had been so treacherously taken
from another, and offering to make res.
titulion. The lady Immediately pro-
ceeded to Louisiana, had an interview
with the heir, and received back, both
principal and interest. all that she had
been wronged out of. The strangest
part ofmy story remains behind. No
sooner had she got possession Of her for
tune, than she returned to this city.
sought out her former husband. and in a
few days was REMARKED to him. Yer:
lily the love Of woman passeth under
standing. The parties are now living
in St. Louis.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17
.EAsTos, Pa, Saturday, Feb. 81.

Q h I"9RVH' - H'7 : : - Z
"A party Of thirty hardy s,rong.a,ted
menleft here this morning for Kansas.
They were all farmers and mechanics
aud will vote to make Kansas a free
State. Atleast sixty more" "ofi,he sans
sort" will leave this neighbcrhood inshsi
next ten days for tho same place.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17

wJ. S. Wilson brother of,he Post.
muster at Salem Columbiana co, Ohio
aud I, J. Walton, late clerk in the
same office, have just been picked up by
Special Agent Shellcross for pnrloiing
money to the amount ofseveral hundred
dollars and safely lodged in our jail
They are mere youths and have made
u most unfortunate beginning in business.
-Clcrelaaa PLATA Dealer.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17
The Indiana Temperance Bill.

On Wednesday last, the great tenn
psrance Bill made its appearance be-
fore the Legislature Of Indiana. 1t is
very strict in all its parts. almost equal
to the Maine law, with some Of its mos,
stringent features modified. The prin-
cipal measures are:
1st. 1t prohibits the manufacture and
sale of spirituous liquors as a beverage,
except that it allows the manufacture Of
cider. and wine oat Of the grape, cur
rant, &C., which may he sold by the
person making it. in quantities Of not
less than, three gallons.
Cd. The County Commissioners are
to authorize two agents in each town:
ship to sell for other purposes than as
. beverage; he is give bond in sum
not less than one thousand nor more
than six thousand dollars; he is to keep
a list of the sales made BY him, Of the
names Of persons purchasing, the a.
mount sold to each, and hepurpose for
which they bought it. which list is to be
open to inspection at all times.
3. To carry outthe objects Of the bill,
the right of search is given. Ifliquors
are found they are 10 be taken into GUS
.ody, trial is to be had, and if condemn
ed, the liquor4is to be destroyed.
4,h. If any man is found drunk, he
is TO be taken into custody, and when
sober must give testimony, under the
pains of subjection to imprisonment,
how he procured the liquor.
5th. Penalties of fue and imprison-
ment are imposed on those violating the
law; increasing in severity as the num-
Der of offences are multiplied by the
same person.
9th. All contracts, the consideration
of which is ardent spirits, are declared
void; and ifitis but part consideration
il is void to that extent.
7th.. Ale, beer, wines, cider and all
other liquors producing in,oxication, are
embraced under the general term Of ar
dent spirits.
Foreign spirits and wines may be sold
in quantities, and in the casks asimport-
ed; upon certain required proof that
they are the same as imported.
The Bill passed to second reading
in tho Senate, and 1000 copies were or
dered to be.printed.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17
ALAGGARD ERRAND BOY.

During the year 1885, young man,
who had not attained the years Of ma
,iority, left his home, in Oldham county,
to make business visit to this city
Among other errands that he was re-
quested to execute was the purchase Of
q box of cheese for a lady friend, who
resided in the neighborhood Of his fa-
thor. Arriving in Louisville, the young
man became possessed with notion OF
wandering, 50 pushed on to the far
West. In that remote section of the
country he grew up tomanhood, and in
ell the long years never revisited his
Kentucky home. On Saturday last,
however, tho crrand boy, now a mid
dle-aged gentleman, arrived here, after
an absence Of twenty years. lie re-
membcrcd the commission for tho pur-
chase of the cheese that had bcon en-
trusted to him. Accordingly he pur-
chased tho article, and on tho after
noon train of cars returned to the res
idence Of his father, near tho Jericho
station. This return Of the wandercr
will bo q suggestive theme for the gos:
sip of country circles; but nothing will
give rise to ploasantcr thought than the
recollection of the lady's errand and
its faithful execution, although after a
lapse of twenty ycars.-LOsispi7s Cou'
rier. N
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-03-17

Mey ot1taas liint.-The coinuge at
this itaiut during the mouth of January
last ambutel To 100000, Of which
s7o,000,was in nsilyer. The amount de-
'posiied duringltbe same time was sl77,
AGA, including slo5,6ss ofsilyer