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MORTALITY AMONG BAcHELoRs.-The for
Torn condition of bachelors has always been
Il favorite theme for ladies', editors and
other wits to expatate upon. The unit Idly
room, the buttonless shirt, the stockings
full of holes, and the thousand other in CON
veniences of the4st obtusc Of us all. The
poor bachelors pin fact, hard time Of
it. They have bed6 rdiculed by the sex,
and sometimes taxed by the legislators, and
now staticians deal them 'sthe unkindcst cut
of ALL" by proving that they die earlier than
married men.
The celebrated DR.. Caspar of Berlin, esti-
mates the mortality among bachelors, be-
tween the ages Of thirty to forty five, at
twenty-seven per cent; while the mortality
among married men, between the same ages,
is only eighteen per cent AS life advances
the difference becomes even striking. Where
forty-one bachelors attain the age of forty,
there are seventy-cisht married men, DIFF
ference of nearly ten to one in favor Of the
latter. At the age of sixty there are forty
eight married men to twenty-five bachelors !;
at seventy. eleven bachelors to twenty seven
married men, and at eighty; nine married
men to three bachelors. No bachelor it is
said, ever lived to be hundred. .
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THE PARIS ExuIBIrIoN.-The Crystal Poi
ace at Paris, with the last addition resolved
upon, and for which, it is stated, ground has
already been broken, will present surface
of $4,000 square yards--o,000 more than
were contained in the Hyde Park Palace.
Although the official opening was to take
place on the lst of May, it is Thought it will
he the middle of June before it is complete
in all its parts. A Paris letter says:
The opinion is general among Americans
that their own display will not be very crodi-
table. The sixty American commissioners
have had a meeting, and have threatened to
resign, and to make other demonstrations,
unless their wives are generally admitted to
all the ceremonies Of inauguration.
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ROMAN FuNERAL.-I have seen nothing i'm
Europe which has impressed md more than a
Roman funeral. They always take place at
night, and are conducted in such away as to
awe and solemnize the mind in most remar-
kable manner. When | had been in Rome
but few days, heard one evening in the
street prolonged waiting sound, unlike any
thing to which my ear had ever before been
accustomed. On flingng open the window,
L discovered that 1t camc from procession
OF priests and monks, bearing a body to bu-
rial. There must have been several hun
dred, for the train extended nearly the length
OF the street.-The priests led the way with
uncovered Heads, and wearing their long
black gowns, over which at the shoulders,
was thrown a sort of jacket Of lace. A long
line ofmonks of different orders followed,
with the strange looking habiliments Of corse
brown cloth, cowlcd heads and sandaled feet
Every tenth man carried great candle of wax
the light of which falling upon the dark vest
ments Of the priests, and casting shifting
shadows before and behind, like another
procession of spirits gave to the whole an
aspect OF indispensable mystery and gloom.
Add to this the voices of the monks, cha nting
i'll deep, solemn tones, funeral dirge, and it
is not easy to imagine anything mole mourn
full or impressive. The body was carried ut
the end ofthc procession upon a bier covered
with superb pail of cloth OF gold. This
was followed by two men bearing upon their
shoulders what looked like long wooden
boxes, upon which the bier was to rest. Each
priest who carried a torch was attended by
man holding small paper screen attached
to the end Of stick, which served to keep
the wind from the fame. Other men and
boys ran along at the sides with shovels of
tin, to collect from the pavement the drops
Of melted wax continually falling. Evident
~ the deceased was a person Of consideration
for the retinue of pricstly attendants was
large, cren for Rome, where it is easy at the
shortest notice to get together hundreds Of
ccclcsiaStics or religious brothers Of one
or another order. AS soon as l saw this
novel Spectacle, obeyed my first impulse,
and ran out and followed, to see what thc,end
might be- There was in the sounds of dirgo
Il strange charm, and in the whole dark pag
cant fascination quite uacarth!y. A Ger
tain sort Of romance inspired long ago, by l
know not what wild and poetical and prose
rectals, was reused again.-Slowly the
mourniul cortege wound through several
narrow, dark streets, until it reached q heavy
looking church near the Fountain of Trcv.
contrivcd, with several others not Of the
procession, to steal in, expecting to witness
in the funeral ceremonies something SurpaS-
sing in dreadful gloom what | had already
bchcld. But that was the end, for the time,
OF the matter; for the bier Was deposited in
the centre of the church, the chant ceased,
the torches, which were the only lights in the
building, were extingushcd, one by one; and
the crowd of monks and priests hurrying
out, the doors were osed.-Cbrr. Providence
Journal.
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fs0DEs hGsp SssGEs.
PORT DEPOSIT FDU.DEeY.

~. TIE undersigned having
s=.s&s taken the old Foundry stand
;assss .x.,.. at tl,is place, would respect
ca fully solicit portion pub
lie patronage. We are prepared to do at the
si!ortcat notice, and on the most reasonable
terms all kinks Of
M.c5iaery, Steam and Water Pipe, Stores, and
Plow Castings Of rarto"s osSorf,ncnts.
The Foundry having undergone general re-
pairs, together with other advantages, we
fl itter ourselves to be able TO do all work in
our line, to the entire satisfaction Of all who
may favor us with their orders.
T. ARMSTRONG x BROS.
Port Deposit, Jan 10Y
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FIRES IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fires are
known to have occurred in the United States
during the last month, where the loss in each
instance exceeded $4,000. The total am
cunt Of loss, including that occasioued by the
late fiirs in Bostonf exceeds 81 200 900, and
the property destroyed comprised seven
manufacturing establishments, two churches
and three steamboats,. Very destructive
fires continue to rage in the forests in Vir-
ginia, North Carolina and Georgia, intlicting
incalculable losses. Journal of Commerce.
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when he mounted the steps, and turning the
nhght-latch, we were Immediately within the
dwelling that encompasscd the mystery.
Tarrying not even to throw off an out gar
mcnt, l followed his hasty footsteps up
flight of stairs, and as he put one hand upon
the door knob the other was raised as a tok-
IN for silence, and his eye for the first time
was turned directly upon mine. Not whis-
per broke the stiffness of that moment, but
his frame quivered under the effect of some
terrible emotion. Loosen ny his hand from
the door-knob he stepped back, and motion
cd me to prcccde him. ] entered the apart
nent, and stepping to the bedside, looked
upon the wife. She lay with her head upon
the pillow, where it had often lain before.
but pale, and far. and beautiful-she had
turned the point between time and eternity.
The bell rlng from the street door; its sound
was relief in breaking the Stiffness of that
death silence which no one seemed inclined
to break by parting lips, or moving tongue.
Soon the sound Of hasty footsteps was heard
upon the staircase, and the door opened, and
in moment more, the father and the hus-
band stood looking upon her who had been
a child to the one, and a wife to the other
but who, by her own hand, in moment Of
phrcnsy, had left them in sorrow, rather
than be a mother. --Liome Journal.
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y LITTLE lNCIDENT.-It was about half
past nine O'Clock in the morning, the dense
fog through we had been running for the
last four or five hours had rendered the track
so slippery that we had lost considerable
time in climbing the up grades: but we were
now running down a moderate grade, and as
the fog was gradul!y clearing away, we had
vent'ncd to increase our speed; and our en-
Sinccr, ever attentive to his business, was
constantly watching the track ahead, which
was occasionally envclopcd in thick clouds of
the watcry vapor. As we were thus running
along, | observed the engineer raise his hand
to the cord attached TO the whistle. lie held
1t for moment, ard then gave the signal to
brake" Turning my eyes i'll the direction
in which we were moving, [ was barely able
TO discern some object upon the track u con-
siderable distance ahead but could not make
out what it was. A moment later the en-
glnerr repeated the signal to brake" in that
peculiar startling manner which is instantly
recognized by the experienced brakeman as
an indication of imminent danger The en-
CINE was reversed as if by magic, and as the
steam was applied, the driving wheels whirl
cd round in an opposite direction to that in
which the train was moving. | now discoy-
cred that the object before us was a little
child, apparently unaware Gifts danger The
almost constant screaming of the whistle with
which the engineer sought to frighten it from
the track seemed only to amuse it. The
wheels of our engine grated and Kissed upon
the iron track, unable to stop the train, which
owing to the slippery condition of the rails,
it was certain it would send us far beyond
where the child was standing before we could
stop. Thus we rushed on with the almost
certainty that in the next minute that limo.
cent, unsnspecting child, too young to know
lis danger, would Ic manglcd corrsc.
Turning my eye to see it there was no one
near to save it, saw lady who seemed to
be almost flying toward The child, but one
glance showed me that the engine must
reach 1t before her. The engineer had left
MS post, and was now running rapidly along
I he frame to the front Of the engine. In an
instant he was COUGHING upon the 'cowcatch-
err, with one foot unon its lower bar, his left
hand holding to the framework, and his
right extending toward the child which, at
the very moment it would have been crushed
he caught it by its little arm, raised it from
the track, and bore it along in safety. One
more minute, and the child, uninjured, was
restored to its mother arms.
Life Illustrated.
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Oriail1al 1)oetrp.
For Tie Cecil Uhig.
G;srtlla.

The lone winds creep with snalSish hiss
Among the dwarfish bushes,
And with deep signing sadly kiss
The wild brooks border rushes;
The woods are dark, save here and there
The glow-worm shineth family,
And DER the hills one lonely star
That trcmbles white and sanity.
All well know this mournful eve
So like an evening olden;
With many goodly harvest shcaf
The upland fields were golden; -..-
The lily moon in bridal white
Leaned DER the sea, her lover.
And stars with beauty filed the Night
The wind sang in the clover.
The halls We're bright with revcry,
The bcakcrs red with wassAll
And music's grandest symphony
Rung thro' the ancient castle;
And she, the brightest of the throng,
With wedding-vail and roses,
Seemed like the beauty of song
Between the organs pauscs.
My memory paints her swcetly meek,
With her long sunny trcsscs.
And how the bushes on her check
Kissed back their warm carcsses;
But like an angry cloud that cleayrs
Down thro' the mists Of glory,
l see the flowers pale hand wcavcs
Around Il forehead CORY.
The road was lone that lay between
His, and her fathers castle,
And many a stirrup cup, ween,
Quahcd he of generous wassail.
Ny soul drunk in q larger draught
From the burning well of hate,
The hand that sped the murder Gus shaft
Was guided by my fate.
Red shadows lay upon the sward
That night, instead of gollcn--
And long the brides maids wal, the lord
In the chamber oldcn;
All, well! pale hands unwovc the flowers
That bound the milk white fore head
The star has sunk, the red moon glowurs
Down slopes Of blackncss horrid.
Nay lst, 1880. EMMA ALICE BROWNE.
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on the back. She fell upon one of her cubs,
injuring it severely. This cnragcd her still
more, and she sprang up and again rushed
at me. | struck her on the head, and she
fell again. She rose and slowly retired wi tn
the wounded cub. The other cub ran off in
another direction, and attempted to cap
ture it, but it continually eudcd me just as
had it almost within my grasp. After
chasing it nearly half mile finally sue
cecded in taking it by throwing my coat
over it. 1t was but little larger than good
sized cat, and carried it home in Il basket
which borrowed of an Indian who lived in
the viciuity.'
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COOKING STOVES,

TnIIE subscriber would respectfully inform
1 his friends and the public generally, that
lie has just received large supply of Cook
Stoves, which consist in part as follows:
Belle Of the States, for wood or coal,
King Of the States, do do
Triumph Complete, do do suita-
for small families,
Atlantic, do do do
Metropoliton, for wood,
Nine plate, plain top,
8! boiler.
Persons in want of a cook stove will do we'll
by giving him a call
Feb3 ED. W. STAPLES.
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ANEW SEcr.--A curious sect of religionists
has arisen in England, called the Disciples.
They believe that Christ will appear in 1864;
that the Russians will triumph over the
Turks, and the Jews over the Russians. the
latter event to happen in just ten years time,
when the Jews will become nation in the
Holy Land. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and
the rest of the righteous Jews of old, with a
few elect among Christians, will arise from
the dead and live in Palestine: but the heath
en- and the wicked Jews and Christians, will
sleep cternally.
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NECESSITY OF SLEEp.-No person eff active
mind should try to prevent sleep, which, in
some persons, only comes when rest is inds-
pensable to the continuance of health in fact
sleep once i'll twenty-four hours is as essen
tlal to the existence of manalia as the momen-
tary respiration of fresh air. The most unfa-
vorable condition for sleep cannot prevent its
approach. Coachmen slumbcr on their coach
es, and couriers OH their horses, while soldiers
fall asleep OH the field of battle, amid all the
noise of artillery and the tumult Of war.
During the retreat Of Sir John Moore several
of the British soldiers were reported to have
fallen asleep upon the march, and yet they
continued walking onward. The most yio-
lent passion and excitement cannot preserve
even powerful minds from sleep; thus Alex
ander the Great slept on the field of Arabela,
and Napoleon on that Of Austerlitz. Even
stripes and torture cannot keep of sleep, as
criminals have been known to sleep on the
rack. Noises which serve ut first to drive
away sleep, soon become Indispensable to its
existence; thus stage stopping to change
horses, wakes all the passengers. The pro-
prietor of an iron forge. who slept close to
the din of hammers, FORCES and blast furnace,
would awake.if there was an interruption to
them during the night; and sick miller,
who had his mill stopped on that account,
passed sleepless nights until the mill resum-
cd its usual noise. Homer, in the Illiad.
elegantly represents sleep as overcoming all
men, and even the Gods, excepting Jupiter
alone.
The length of time passed in sleep is not
the same for all men; it varies in different in
dividuals and at different ages: but it cannot
be determined from the time passed in sleep,
relative to the strength or energy of the func-
tons of the body or mind. From six to nine
hours is the average proportion, yet the Ro-
man Emperor, Caligula. slept only three
hours, Frederick of Prussia, and DR.. John
Hunter, consumed only four or five hours in
rcpose, while the great Scipio slept during
eight. 1t is during infancy that sleep is
longest and most profound. Women also
sleep longer than men, and young men longer
than old.-The sleepless night of old age are
almost proverbial. 1t would appear that
carniverous animals sleep in general longer
than herbivorous, as that superior activity of
the muscles and senses of the former seem
more especially to require repair.
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DAn Irishman on being told to grease
the wagon, returned in about an hour and
said-.'I've grazcd every part ov the wagon,
inside and out, yer honor, but by the blue
hair Of Moses wig, I can't get at the sticks
the wheels hang on, supc.'
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1.-THE Ogdensburg IN. ~ Republican
says: can inquisitive friend at our elbow
on reading the very lucid Interpretation of
the Reciprocity Treaty by the Secretary of
the Treasury, wants to know if brandy would
pass under the head Of horns, and thereby
escape duty :"
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FRIGHTENED AT THE X. N's.--Tho LINER
ck Chronicle (Ireland,) of April q, has the
following paragraph;
"Yesterday friday the slip Jessis, with
fftysix passengers, left for Montreal. This
vessel is capable of accommodating five hun
dred, but tile know-nothing faction in Ameri-
ca has deferred many from leaving for Amer
ica-
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HOW A BEAR FIGHTS.

When bear is attacked, and wishes
merely to act upon the defensive, it stands
erect, and with its forc-paws rcpcls the at
tack. If i. wishes to close in with an enc
my, it grasps it with its fore-paws, while
with its teeth and hind haws it tears its VIC
tim in pieces.
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MORE NEWS.

1--WE largest and most fashionable u,tl The bcs
/ assoI II. nj Of men $. IS. and ch;ltlrcns
"a Boots and Sho's. in Cecil cpuny il
Ia te, to he fou,d at the sub.cr bcrs Foot
sassasssgsasy, nd SHOE STORE. opposite the
Court liouse. Eikton. Nd.
The subse:ib would respectfully inform his
Fri nd and the plblie generally tn 1t he has pur-
Oh ''el Of his brother. (Enoch rr,uchJ his entire
ok OF Ladies. Misses and Chill lrrns
EsOGTs hEsD SEa0Es,
md has comm need manufacturing Ladies Shoes
ofrvcry description. He is now prepared to ac-
ennimoiatc all who may favor hi. wi h II call.
with Mems, Womcn's and Child. ems Boos and
shoes Of ,hc best SOFT AZ very low prices.
'rllDS. {. CROUCH
y b. Country produce taken in exchange for
Boots and Sho.s IJunc t. 'ji-tf.
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NAPOLEON IN ENGLAND.

Napoleon III and the Empress Eugene
arrived at Dover on Monday, the 10th,
thence to Windsor, remained the guests OF
the British sovereign five days--mct with
distinguished reception from the court, and
extraordinary enthusiastic greeting from the
crowd-were almost overw hclned BY con-.
gratulatory addresses from corporations and
institutions Rturned to France amid
tempest of hurrahs!
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RAGS. RAGS I!

GARDEN SEEDS, from G. b. Rodgers,
~ for sale BY Z. BROWN, JR.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1855-01-25
Ru-GaW Of Sharon.

VOTED. That II the o@ner OF any Cattle,
Y Horse, Mule or Geese ahal sHlier the sans
m 90 nj large ont of his nr her enclosure alter
The frs, day OF April. l555, saeh owner shall
forfeit and pav to any person who shall lake up
,nJ ;mn,nfd tho same the sum al twenty-five
cents fsr esch head OF cat le, Hurse, Niue or
Geese Tor each me they shall be und al large
ami Of The owners iucIosure and taken up -
1ha, i, shall he the duty OF the Haywards IN
,hsir seyeral districts and ii shall be lawful Tor
any (e,eholIer TO impanud any cattle, Horse,
N,l. ar Geese SO found ou' o. It's owners inelo..
sure and nj larse-who, together wiIh the pound
keeper, shall regulate the proceedings, receive
the compensation and have the same powers as
ATE granted in the statute laws OF this ata'e
"enI:,ied pouasls !" provided that no penalty
incurred under this Bylaw shall exceed The
sum ol three dollars. And the owner or owners
OF said cat,!e, Horse, Mule OF Geese s., lmpount.
ed shall not receive the same from the pound
until he shall have paid the person so imponnd.ng
the same the amount OF forfeiture. and 10 the
nound.keeper his ices and expense, for keeping
sn,d rrearures as in other cases of creatures
imu.unded. Provided, aat any person being an
;nsab,ant of said town may let one cow run al
lsrge ,,pon the highway and common and mol
inrnr the afores said penalty.
Tat,i. Tha, the aforesaid Bylaw be published
in The iatchtield Enquirer.
A ,fne ropy from Record. Attest:
% HARRY LOCKWOOD. Town Clerk
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1855-01-25
How the Warm Weather and
A Tight Money Market
DRIES the Boston Traders to
Sacrifice their Goods!

Be sure and get
In ~I - WN - VT
At The .follo,cing lo,c Prices, vis:
d. 4 4 to a.-GooD PANTS, of various fabrics.
Sc 1-2.-CsssiNEaE, DogsKIN and BRoApcLorH
PANTS, at this low price, for few days, to
reduce stock.
Sc 3-A.-CUsToM MADE DoEsKIN PANrs-
Canvas 3 ittoms, and made OF as good materials
the pants for which vnu Usually Fay SIS !;
closing sale OF Winter Clothing
SO to 5.-FAxcY CAss.. DoEsKtx and CLorH
PANTS, OF very d sirabie patterns, b, ing At least
p per cent less ian the same are usually sold.
Ss.-A NICE AFFAIR FOR GESTLEMAN.-Over
Garments, custom UNNECESSARILY sold for much
more.
SO to IA FINE Custom MADE OveRcoAr
or SACK, made from Drab, Blue and Black Pilot
Cloth, Braadeioth and Beaver cloths for this low
price VIII guaranty that the same garments
are soid al from SIS TO $50.
So I-2.-FoR AN OFFICE Or BUSINESS CoAr, to
close GU: the sioek.
IS to Ia.-DREss AND FRocK CoATs. from
Superfne Broa 10th and Doeskins, made up in
good style and IN a faithful manner. All will be
sold at these low prices, TO close out stock.
81 to 1 I-2.-VEsrs Of the latest fashion, for
these low prices
s. 10 3 i-a.-FoR NICE Fancy SATIN VEsr.
Also Black or Fancy Six d.. made up in the
latest styles. GgNTLEMEN's DRESSING Gowns,
very lowest prices.
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Att TIONy

NOR the next Sixty Days shall ofer to my
Il Customers Goods of every Description
at less prices than they We're ever offered at in
this place. Having made arrangements to leave
the Dry Goods business soon, would take this
opportunity 10 say to my many patrons that atm
going 10 dispose to them Tin a verysshort time,l
a good many bargains, for their liberal patronage
in years past. The following Goods are TO be sold
1870 Dollars Worth Ready-Made Clothing.
/ 90 g '' Boots and Shoes
$500 Yards Calicoes.
SOD Brown Sheetinss.
1000 Bleaehed do.
1000 " Nous. DeLaines.
500 9" A'pacas.
500 i" Black and Colured Silks.
800 Sh7wts-assorted. tVestings.
375 Broadeioths. Cassimeres, Satinets and
Also, large stock GROCERIES, purchased
at the low prices in August, and am now selling
lhsSe G ,cds at what they are worth by the
package, in small quantities. Besides all other
KRIS foods usually kept in a Country Store.
" general invitation is given to all to ex-
anime my STOCK. n. B. LATHROP.
Wolcot, vile, Dec. 9TH, 1854.