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WAS You've BUT NOW I'm OLp."-
What volumes Of thought are awakened by
these words Of the old poet king of Israel.
especially when. as we repeat them, We find
our own experience corresponding with his.
We we're young long time ago, and all
youths delicious dreamings, and exquisite
hopes and cherished illusions have been
ours. We looked out upon the world as q
fair and beautiful life garden, whose every
gieen shoot was to bear some fragrant flower
or luscious fruit. How we revealed in the
anticiPa,ions Of friendship and loves that
seemed to heckon Us to their bosoms -
How We rejoiced in the confidence Of
achievements and triumphs that awaited us
in life How we built our castles in the
air with all the assurance which men ever
felt when building on granite or adamant.
But we are getting old. Gray hairs are
sprinkled here and there, where formerly
taken ringlets toyed and daiiied with the
breeze. Pains and weakness Of body remind
US Of departed bnoyancy and vigor; the
friends Of our youth are over and gone: tie
golden haze Of the future has given place to
cold. gray clouds. and winds moan around
TIN }eeSyin1 aabsrnacIe Of flesh. Happy Is
e tos ose rho, while growing old. have
been ing N treasure Of sweet and sirtu-
olo memories. and can look forward TO ,he
oss of lifs as 70 lying down II peaceful
u!ght's rest u expectation Of bright and
glMioes morning.
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II II e Z s.

Here is scrap from TIE KnicherJocLer,
which the characteristics Of different trees al
prettily set forth:
The stateiier beech and maple
10 the hillside group withdrew,
Where the old OAK, vast and rugged,
In his simple grandeur grew;
There the piues, with solemn voices,
Speak the oracles OF fate,
And the walnuss. like old warders,
Guard the archwuy OF the gate
And spectral Lombard paplars
Stately as old giants stand,
Wasting with the woes of exile
Si,wly in foreign land.
While the aspen, all tremble
With a trouble never told,
Seeks the sweet acacia, swaying
With its iringng bloom of gold;
And the elms nh,ve the threshold
Dfape the old and mossy caves;
And the naples feel the sunlight
Streaming OF their silver leaves.
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4 Anecdotes of animals are always anus
ing; and, moreover, if observed accurately,
and told without establishment, may some
day serve to solve great problem in phi
i, losophy--the distinction, namely, between
the spirit Of man tina: goeth upward, and
| the spiritpf beast that goeth downward to
the eartli-a problem that the great Bishop
Butler could not solve, and left blemish
in his argument, but monument to his
candor. The subject of the one am going
TO tell. happened many years ago, when
was an ureliin of eight or ten. and even the
present century still younger than myself,
but | remember it we'll.
One fine summer morning it was my pro-
vince to aid in driving a flock Of sheep to
the brook to be washed. preparatory to shear
ing The man who had charge Of them led
the procession, with the salt-dish in hand,
in which he ostentatiously ratified some
Jumps of salt. and from time to time made
pre,ence Of throwing handful on the
ground. to draw the flock onward from place
to place, while l followed to drive up the
loi,erers.
The old patriarch. Of the troop, fine old
buck, leo the van Of the quadrupeds, and
carefully examined every spot where the
false motion Of throwing the salt was made.
Till he was fully satisfied in his mind that
no salt was deposited. He then paused,
shook his head with ~ ample honors. and
waiting till the shepherd was about rod in
advance, charged upon him from the rear
with his whole momentum, fairly raising
him of his feet. saw, and from the first
comprehended the maneuvre but there was
so much fun in it. it was impossible to give
the alarm; and when the man turned to
"blow me up" for my ,acit completely,
was rolling on the greensward in a convul-
sion Of laughter so contagious he was forced
to join in it, and let me Off without rebuke.
Will it do,to attribute to so simple an
animal as sheep so high moral sentiment
as indignation at deceit. Perhaps not bu,
we may at least make the practical infer
ence" that those having charge Of focks
cannot securely lead them long with mere
occasional handfuls of-wind.
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Success GROWING MEaIT.-We are al
ways glad when real merit is crowned with:
success, as in the instance of which we are
about to speak, We believe it is not unde-
served. A few years ago, the Proprietors
of DR.. Rogers Syrup Of Ltrerwort, Tar,
and Canehaiagua. opened an Office in this
city, and modestly announced that they had
4 valuable Cough Remedy for sale. They
did not resort 10 the reckless singh pressure
system CT putting, as did some others that
We could name, but in a straightforward,
cofnrnnn-sense manner explained the nature
and effects Of their Medicine, told what it
would do. and presented the strongest and.
| most unimpeacl,ab'e evidence Of the good
which it hid done. The result has been ti,at
while some of these oyer-praised Medicines
which -. went up like a rocket, have come
down like stitch" this excellent article has
been steadily gaining ground. until now ii
stands among the FIRST. if ii is moi. indeed,
he rery first Of its kind insthe Inarkaf--
The sales are becoming unprecedentedty
large, and sits praises are on every lip,
that takes it. This iSowIng to the intrinslc
excellence Of the Medicine itself. which will
really do all thai is claimed fort. and second
~. 10 the truthful and honorable manner in
which it has been placed before the commu-
nifty. If YOU have Gold or Cough, t4y
I..f, and to our estimate Of lis virtues you will
very soon respond. Amen
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The FARMING BUSINESS IN AMERICA
The independence, health and comfort of a
farmers life in the country, if carried on
with tolerable degree of intelligence and
spirit, is subject of common remark Our
people, too, are generally aware that it may
be considered the most patriotic Of the pro-
fessions-that the agricultural interest is
the grand standard interest to the nation
that the science and capital put into it may
be said TO be loaned out for the public well
fare-that as Republicans and Americans,
nothing so we'll becomes US, as the diligent,
enlightened cultivation OF the soil. From
neglect of the principles have arisen essen
TALLY a great part of our calamites in former
years. We have become-especially our
rising generation, impatient, impetuous, am
bilious Ego ahead" that is the phrase which
expresses in fact, our greatest national fault
and national course at once. Hence, the
steady pursuits of our fathers are abandon
ed. They are too tame and slow. Hence
the old farmer finds himself deserted by his
sons as soon as they are grown to mans es.
tate, and generally much before. Hence
the country is left TO waste, while the cities
and large towns are crowded with ill-bred
inexperienced young fellows who are all on
the qui rire for rushing into trade and ma
king fortune at once. Others embark in
1t almost without the tedious ceremony of
apprenticeship or clerksh p. Others migrate
and speculate in the south and west. OF all
this miserable host nine-tenths are ruined
within two years from the time they leave
home. The country is filled meanwhile
with Incidence. extravagance, and all sorts
Of desperate characters and irregular habits.
This is going ahead. The old fashioned
pursuits. the regular professions, the life
one may lead in the country, are all too
" Slow" They are nothing like going
head.
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y An Irishman was lately arrested in
ST Louis for stealing goods at FIRE. On
examination before magistrate. he confess
ed the act, but urged, in palliation OF III.
offence, that he had been only ! month il
the country, and dida'f knesc he rulss! S.
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~ Acertain preacher Of U niversalism had
been preaching in country school house
for several successive Sabbaths 10 convince
the people there was no hell. Az length u
was announced that at the next meeting a
collection would be taken for his benefit
The day arrived, and the collection was Ia
ken up in hat. When tie s.deacon'' had
passed through the congregation, and had
given all an opportunity to contribute, he
returned toihe desk and grave.y emptied
the consvnts Of the hat upon the desk before
the preacher. And such collectiont a
few old coppers, with old buttons, pieces OF
Tin. broken jewsfarps, horse-nails, and al
most every other worthless thing that man
could carry in his pocket. The preacher
was slsundexstruck but recovering his self
possession, il a moment, and gazing upon
de Z ecIifetion'' before him, exclaimed (;
=. Well. am not soscefiain whether there is
shell 81 not, but alncertaifL there ongAt 10
be one 3or such fellows as you are" and
taking his hat left the house.
~ Mendeaf on this world as though it
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SrorE IN HEAvEN.-A few years ago q
poor enigrant fell from a steamboat on the
Ohio river, and was drowned. leaving his
wife and one or two children, who were on
board. in destitute and distressing circum-
stances. On coming into port, ihe case was
spoken among number of |" liver men,
on The wharf, when one Of them, with char
acteristic bluntness, observed. !" Come, boys
lets take little stock in Heaven" at The
SINE time taking from his pocket couple
pf dollars as his part Of the contribution for
The benefit of the poor widow. His exam
Pile was followed by others. and handsome
present was the resalt of this .oughs im~
promptu exhortation.
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Don't Insult Strangers.

The following circumstance occurred on
board steamboat on the Hudson. The
ringing of the bell called the passengers to
the dinner table; among the number of those
participating in this meal, was a colored
youth, whose intrusion was soon noticed
by his fellow passengers, and the captain
was forthwith invited to notify the dark
skin to leave the table. The notice was
given. The young man rose indignantly
and withdrew. That young man was the
son OF the king of the Sandwich Islands,
and is now himself the reigning monarch.
Uncle Sam is yearning for those beautiful
Islands, needs them for great Pacific de-
pot where whalers and merchants can depo-
sit their cargoes and refit for other voyages;
and the golden prize was already within his
grasp. when the death of King kamehame-
ha Ill. put an end to such bIissful dreams
OF acquisition. by placing his son. Kane
hameha IF-the insulted colored youth of
the Hudson-upon the vacant throne. His
hatred OF Americans was then enkindled,
burns deep, and will never be extinguished.
30 long as he lives and reigns, those spIen.
did dominions will be beyond our reach, or
pass into the possession of another power
Little cid those American passenger think
when they turned up their aristocra,ic noses
at the colored youth, that they were crea-
ting an obstacle to our acquisition of the
Sandwich Islands. But SO it proved, and
this should instruct US that a needless insult
should never be offered to the most humble
individual, for the time may come when
those same individuals will be placed in po-
sitions to do US much harm. sm
And it not, we do ourselves much harm
in treating any one otherwise than kindly.
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A HORRIBLE PICTURE.

The Dublin Nation contains a horrifying
account of the condition of Ireland, from the
pen Of Mr.. Duffy He says; rs
No words printed in a newspaper OF else
where will give any man who has not seen
1t a conception of the fallen condition of The
West and the South. The famine and the
landlords have actually created a new race
in Ireland. l have seen on the streets. of
Galway crowds of creatures more debased
than Iahoos of Swift, creatures having only
a distan ut and hideous resemblance to human
beings. Grey haired old men. whose idiot
faces had hardened into settled leer OF mem
delaney, sinuous and semi-human, and wo-
men tilthier and more frightful than the tsars
pies. who, at the jingle of coin. on the
pavement swarmed in myiiads from unseen
places, struggling, screaming, shrieking for
their prey. like some monssrous Gnclean an
imals. In Westport the sight of priest
on the street gathered an entire pauper pop.
ulaton, thick as village market, swarm-
ing around him for relief. Beggar children,
beggar adults, heggars in white hair girls.
with faces gray and shriveled, the grave
stamped upon them in degree which could
not be recalled; women With the more
touching and tragical aspect Of lingering
shame and self respect not yet affected and
among these terrible realities, imposture
shaking in pretended fits, to add the last
touch of horrible grotesqueness TO the pic
iufe! have seen these accursed sights,
and they are burned into my memory for-
ever. Away from the town, other scenes Of
unimaginable horror disclose themselves.
The traveller meets groups, and even troops
of wild, idle. lunatic looking paupers wan
dering over the country, each with some tale
of externiuation to tell. If he penetrate in
into a cabin, and can distinguish objects
among filth and darkness, of which an ordi-
nary pig sty affords but faint image. he
will probably discover from dozen to TWEEN
~ inmates in the hut--the elected cottiers--
clustering together and breedinga pestilence.
What kind of creatures men and women be-
come. living in the dung heap. what kind OF
children are reared here TO grow up into
generation, have no words to paint.
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u Mendeaf on this world as though il
We're never % have an end, ard negl CT the
olier, as if~it we're never 10 iIayela Begin
snins.
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hEV. DR. MAsoN- ne great LIT. Mason,
in his day the most eloquent of preachers in
the city of New York, was in the habit of
walking every morning down the street to
Washington Market. A certain lawyer, of
no less celebrity in his line, was wont TO
take the same walk. hut being earlier than
the doctor, usually came up the street as the
parson went down. One morning deep
snow was on the ground. and single path
only was beaten by the few who had been
out before, them. The two gentlemen had
often met In their walks, but never in private,
and had no: even speaking acquaintance.
Now they met face to face, and the morning
being cold, and neither Of them in good hu-
NOR, they stood waiting the one for the other
to give way by stepping out into the snow.
Presently the stalwart divine moved step
toward the wall; the lawyer came Up to
pass: the Doctor returned too Suddenly, and
bringing his shouIderin contact with the
lawyers, tipped him into the gutter. The
discontinued lawyer picked himself up, aud,
as he brushed on the snow very ooldly re-
mar ed II
You belong to the Church militant, I
should think"
"Ay," said the doctor, as he strobe on.
ward. xandiot The Church TRIUMPHANT too"
This was not very amiabe in the reverend
gentleman, certainly: and he was not so
well reputed for the softer graces as for
pulpit eloquence, ia which he was without
peer. Oneofhis members lett his church
and became attached TO one Of the other
congregations In the city. He had been
absent more than year, when he CHANGED
TO meet the Doctor In the street, and attempt
ed to make an apology for having left.---
Said he: has taa
& - suppose you have missed me from
your Chnrct lhe year pasti"
{" n ~, have not, !" replied the Doctor,
very pfllfiy. .a SO
Yes, have found an easier road to
heaven than The one yon preach" si
.Easier road, is Il but you'll have hell
Of a toll to pay said ihe Doctor, as he
pushed BY. and left his qnondam parishoner
40 digest The answer.--Hnysr's Magazine
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MAKING THE BEsT OF IT.-'rhe Richmond
Wing, which co-operated with the Know.
Nothings, submits thus good humorediy tc
its defeat. The Editor OF the Wing is a
philosopher:
"We speak from experience when we
say that there is no more pleasant and de.
lightful stream in the world than Salt river
We have lived upon its banks all our days,
and nearly all the best friends we have in
the world live there with us. and we are
utterly astonished at ourselves, that we
should ever have felt or expressed wish
to leave it for less inviting regions. To be
sure, there are no "spiles," there to gladden.
the heart of worldly and selfish natures
but We have never been accustomed to the
"spiles," and indeed we feel entirely too
spiritual ever to care abont things so gross
and SO far beneath the aspirations of immor-
tails We are exceedingly gratified that we
are thus happily constituted.
elf this election should result in continu-
ing us as sojourners at this attractive retreat,
it will do no inore than all preceding cleo
lions have done, and we shall bow to the
popular will with the profoundest reverence,
and with the best possible temper. We
shall occasionally drop line or two to
such, Democratic presses as may require our
services.
ITO each and every KNOWN Nothing in
the state, we tender our sincere coincidence
and sympa,hy-remarking merely, that they
deserved success, for they worked like beav-
ers, and did some immensely tall Dragging.
We are not advised, that the Wing party
was in the contest at although we all
gave what aid and comfort we could to our
friends Of the American party, and shall
cheerfuly do so again whenever the conflict
recurs between them and our ancient enc
mics.
"To the world at large and the "rest of
mankind" we will merely state, that we
mean to battle against Junioism and Loco
foroism, and the )urrin power in this country,
as long as we can wag tongue or WELD a
pen. Defeat hath no terrors for our soul.''''
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SCHOOL FOR BOYS.

SCHOOL EOR BOYSe
A SCHOOL FOR BOYS has again been opened at
n the School Building the grounds of the Epis-
cOpal Mission, Mr. GEORGE F. KELLIE an experien-
ced and highly competent instructor having charge Of
the English department. The Rev. DR.. VAN INGEN
will hear the recitatons in the classics and give his
personal attention daily for part Of each day Mr.,
kellie brings the highest recommendations both
capacity teacher and skill in the government and
discipline Of the school room. April 25-dtf
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EAGLE BAK ERY AND :

ChAChEh JUHN OFdC Oh L.
TIME subscribers beg leave to return thanks to the
public for the liberal patronage heretofore extend
them in their line Of business and hope to receive
continuation of the They would say that they
are much better prepared to do work than they
have been before, having just received Cracker
Machine from Boston, which will enable them do
their work with such facility and despatch that they
supply the public with either Boston, Soda, Butter
Sugar, Water, or Wine Cracke also, Pilot Bread,
every morning Bread, Crackers &c., sent to any part
of the city to order free Of charge. -.. . h..
July l9-dtf SPENCE GlES..
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LIFE INSURANCE.!

AlE II lNSU hANCE .
NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.,
% State Street, Boston, Mass.
ESTABLISHED IN 1S43.
GUARANTEE CAPITAL ACCUMULATED 1895 900
WILLARD PHILIPS, President.
...--- DIRECTORS:
Willard Philips, Charles P. Curtis,
George II. Kuhn, Thomas A. Dexter,
Charles Browne William Perkins,
Sewell Tappan, N.F. Cunningham,
Marshall p Wilder, Charles Hubbard
BENJAMIN 4 " w. s Ths7is5 sr' Secretary
vuNHIs Company has now been established eleven
its business is conducted high and honorable princ
piles.
Forms of applications and pamphlets of the Company
and its reports, be had at the Office of Newell
Tompkins, on Third street, opposite Mayo Co.
G. 5. SpERRY NJ. D., Medical Examiner
Saint Paul, Nov. 22-dtf
MUTAULLlFEINSU COMPANY
OF NEW YORK.
NETT FNR
$2,O1S,775 64!!
fNHIS Company has now established itself such a
l. firm basis, that offer to those desiring ill.,
vestment on their lives greatest of all desderatums
in life insurance, viz: full and perfect security Its his
mencing 1st February, Is45, 90 years ago. without
dollar of capital except its receipts for premiums has
and Mortgages Real Estate principally in the cities
of New York and Brooklyn, worth double the amount
loaned thereon, of over Its receipts for
miums during the past five years have been nearly 49,,
200 000 and for interest investment $780, 000
and has paid policies terminated by death during the
time, nearly $780, 900. Its dividends (afer
ing fund sufficient reinsure all outstanding pocies
were SO the first five years, and 33 13 per cent.
the last five, the amount Of premiums paid being
average of over AZ per cent per annum for years
These dividends added to the policy at their rever
sionary value payable at death with the amount nsur
ed, be applied to the reduction of future prem-
ums the option of the insured The business of the
Company is conducted strictly on the cash pIan-nO
credts-and it is believed hold greater induce
ments than any other COMPANY, whatever.
Its rates of premium low those of any good
office, and believed be lower than who
TESS to insure from 25 to so per cent less. 81
FREDERICK s. WINSTON, Pres't.
Isaac ABBOTT, Sec'y. .... 60
Charles Gill, Actuary.