The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-12-07
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WESTMINSTER REvIEw.-The October No.
published by l.. Scott &c Co New.York. has
been received. The table Of contents presents
the following articles;
1. Theism; g Marcus Tullius Cicero; G
The Position Of Women in Barbarism and among
the Aneients, 5. Evangelical Teaching-Dr.
Cumming; 8 Drunkenness not durable by Leg.
islaiion; 6. The London Daily Press. COntem-
poray Literature.
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TES DOLLARS PoUND, THIS is the selling
price Of choice specimens Of human flesh in Viz.
GINA. wequOIe the marke, report Of the Wash.
insion Union:
LARGE SALE OF NEGROES. At Charlotte c.
H., ON Monday OF last week, 50 negroes belong.
ing To the estate of the late John NJ Thomas
were sold at public auction for the aggregate sum
OF 1854 Some other negroes were sold al the
same time, and one or taco boys IseighiSg % b'.
Brought about 500 saGA.
A DISCOVERY. A string Of thirteen PROPOSE.
tiOns i going the round OF the democratic pa
pers, as an " admirable enuncialion aud condensa-
lion OF the democratic crscd.n his piece OF
good fortune In the party to be able 10 find out at
last is characteristics. The question has Otten
been asked, "What IS democracy" And the
most sensible solution we ever heard was that
given by a blum, couniTyman who never swcryed
N. 80 hfsN nT al
leaders. "What Is democracy is-s-is-elways
10 vote with your party or wrong. "-Nat intA.
DTArlle Rachel with her brother aud sisters
are estimated to have cleared 100000 already by
their performances in New York and Boslon.-
THIS is said to be much more than they have ever
can question that It is a compensation vastly dis.
proporlloned to the value OF the performances. 1t
would have been found lificult or impossible, in
the same space Of time, 10 raise an equal sim TO
reward the greatest beneiac,or Of the human race.
THIS sum, not given but iRrssisd, with a reason
able promise of future return, would render the
establishment, OF freedom in Kansas absolutely
certain, and thereby queI AT once the slavery ex.
cilcmeni which Pierce and Douglass have so per.
fdiously raised.
~Anew kind Of coal has been discovered in
Beaver county, Pennsylvania, in almost mex
haas,ablc quantities, which is said 10 possess ex.
traonlinary properties The mines are owned
aud worked by the Darlington Camel Coal CON-
pany, who at present ship about 100 ions per day,
bu, are unable to supply the demand. The Pitts
burg Journal states that oil Is extracted from this
coal, which is burned in common lamp, Afford
ing brilliant light, without danger OF explosion,
smoke or odOr. A transparent vamish is also pro-
duced, Of exceeding bnlliancy, and the company
proposes TO manufacture candles from IL, which, II
is said, will rival sperm.
SINGULAR ARTuIMErIcAL FAcr.-Any number
OF figures YOU may wish 10 multiply by D viii
give the sane result II divided by ?, as much
quicker operation bat YOU must remember 10 an'
mex cypier to the answer when there i no re-
malndcr, and when there u remainder, what
ever u may Be, annex . 10 the answer. Multi
ply SO By 5, and the answer will be 239); divide
the same number by ., aud you have 252, and "a
there is no remainder, you add cypher. Now
take 3j7 aud multiply by D. the answer is l7S0.-
Ga diyiding this by ,, there j. us and remain
der; you therefore place at the end Oi the
line aud the result isagain l7S5.
Ar LAST. Dr. Bealc, the dentist has been par,
doned by Governor Pollock aud liberated from
prison. We believe lhi. to be an &C, Of mere
justice, and oEe that should have been done the
day OF his commitment,
O. Bishop Timon Of BaGalo, n. Y, OTer
forty days abso,ulion to all who shall contribute
one York shilling or more to the fund for building
new church. Spiritual iavors were never cheap
CT than that, only about three mills per day.
Mn GRKEN's PRicE. Mr. Green sued lady
for breach OF promise, Her friends offered 10 set
re II for two hundred dollars. "What!n criet
Mr.. Green, "two hundred dollars fOr ruined hope,
shattered mind, blasted life and a beedins
heat! Two hundred dollars for all this New
er! never, never! IfaksI three hundred ana
is bayg,R,"
iIoLY FATHERS ~ PERU The Religious Tor
Grafton Bill has been defeated IN Peru by the Ill
rect interference Of the Catholic priests. When
the question was under debate In the sonventiuu
they sent their emissarIes into the hall, who hiss
ed and hoo,cd the liberal members and pelteJ
them with rotten oranges and bananas and sine,
then four priests attempted to assaSsinae Deplt,
Maiule for advocating the measure. The Ere,
Masous in Peru a. in Mexico aud some othe
countries are a political party aud are bitterly Op
posed 10 the priesthood. They comprise the mos
intelligent and most wealthy portion Of the poo
pie and finally must sueceed.-RS.
A NEw nANrsuIRE REcIPE.-A irienl travel
Ing In New Hampshire, was pleased will
some excellent corncake, that he was consiraine,
10 ask the old lady who placed IL on the table, th'
manner OF It's connection. Her recipe Is worthy
OF a trial by those good housewives who can fol
low accurately the directions. Here IL Is;
al took, | don't know Justly how much, milk
perhaps pint or more-like any way u wOn
have been better II had taken uiore-ihen pu
in Indian meal enough TO make IL Just right q
thickness--dOnt want II too thick &c too thin
But hadn't quite meal enough, 50 I took th
-four box and though, III shake in n little flour
but il didn't come out quite fast enough, 80 too
the cover OF aud poured Il all right in-about ha
n box full that made u Just right for thickness
Thea the Sal Eraius, l guess l know Just hoy
much there was OF that, for took up three time
the end Of spoon, and when l PIT IL into th
milk IL was all Of foam, and then yerked Il int
the oven"
EXPERIENCES TEACHING 'EurLxR5The fhllow
ing conversation between two pitmen was oyel
heard, says the Gaieshead Observer, no; lon
ago, by gentleman In the south Of this country
saw say, Geordie, man, aw beer thou's bee
mhkin a fuIe o. theseL" Gay, man, awe 90
ten a wife" Z" Wy, dis thou knaw auve dun
the syam thing mesel," wat kind o. body ha,
thou gotten 2" "a parfaci deeval, man IA wis
mine wan nae warse than that" "Warse tha
that" responded Geofdie. chow can she B
warsc than ihati lsnt Beelzebub the warsi en
tur a man can hey for an akwentence 4 IN
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