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Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25

WoMEN Should SHUN MeN or BAD
CHARAcrER.-Did women see tho r..
sponsibility Of tho station she holds in
society-did she feel how much she 10
the afbitress Of mems destinies on earth,
nay, even beyond il, how different would
she sct Instead Of dispensing her
smiles equally among all men, she
would show by her discountensncs OF
vice, how hateful il was to her no mot.
ter how talented man was, how grace.
fol in his manners, or pleasing in his
person, unless virtue was tho guiding
star OF his conduct che would Danish
him from her presence. ss o bsing un
worthy Of breathing the same air with
her she would shrink from his society
ss she would shun noxious reptile. Is
such the case? No ! No matter what q
mans vices, ifhe is handsome, brilliant
in conversation, and versed in the arts
OF nattery. oil the smiles and attentions
are lavished on him that ough, 10 be be.
slowed only on the virtuous while the
man who is endowed with every good
quality that can render him eslimsble,
IL wanting in the snowy requirements OF
society, is treated with the utmost milf
ference thus give rise to the too gener.
ally received opinion. that thu worse
man is. the more agreeable he is to the
women. Can il then be wondered at,
that TO meet her society, win her alrec.
lions by thousand nameless attentions,
and slight them when won, is The pas.
lime Of an hour to those honied Aai,er.
srs. those destroyers Of woman's happi.
ness, who like gilded serpent, capt..
'ate but 10 annihilatc. Were they re.
yafded as the pests Of society, instead Of
being treated as its ornaments, the race
would disappear.-Emerson.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25

DouBLE SUICIDE AND MuRDER.-Un.
der our ,elesrsphic head yesterday. was
brief account Of the finding Of three
dead persons in room in the Bowefy,
New York. The people prove to be Two
German women, Oscelia and Wanda
Stein, who, with an illegitima,e boy Of
the latter, hive been living Tor some time
past in great distress ior the want Of etn.
ployment and food. Their death was
caused by prusic acid, administered un.
doubtedly by the hands ofihe women
The Misses Stein are said 10 have been
beautiful and talented, speaking fuently
three languages; but having led guilty
life (before coming to this country were
"Iived down. finally filling a suicides
grove. 1t is also said that Wanda was
led from the paths Of virtue when sixteen
years Of age, by French Secretary Of
Legation under President Cavaignac,
and was deserted by him after the birth
of her FIRST child. The Misses Stein ar.
rived in this country in 1850, since which
time they have been employed in ma.
king straw bonnets. s'''e@''" '.i'I
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25
Panic Of the Roman Government,

AcoRREsPoNDENT OF tho Daily News.
writing from Rome on the 2d ult., saws:
The significant observations of Lord
Palmerston and Lord John Russell in
Parliament, with respect to the despotic
nIsruIe which pervades a great part Of
Italy, and especially the Roman States.
have produced sort Of political asue
in tho minds Of his Holiness Ministers,
who are now in a continual tremble lest
the threatened interference of France
and England should place some limit to
their hitherto unbounded power, or the
encouragement ofsome Republic an con.
sPlracy menace the ecclesiastic domi.
MO with total annihilation.
This latter source of alarm has been
the bugbeaf of the restored government
ever since ls40 and every year has fur.
nlshed, in greater or less numbers, con.
splfators agains, the Papal throne, and
victims on the Papal scalfold. The dis.
content Of its subjects is, in fact, the
sword Of Damocles which hangs over
the clerical Government.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25

have seen the little children torn
from the breast to be sold to slavery
families rivcn asunder; whole race
chained TO degradation and the chris.
uan STAKEHOLDER jus,ifeth tho csnnibal.
have seen children wan and emaciat.
ed and disgustingly depraved; en(sched
and siunled and defofmed by excessive
labor: and their masters rendere thanks
to God that the profit Of their capital
increased.
have seen thousands Of fertile ceres
belonging unto one man, who stored
their product in a granbry while the
very labourers Of his fields were starv.
ing around him, to the end that he might
sell them one loaf, raised by their own
toll, for the price of two.
have heard little chiIdien calling q
grey man, Father: and understood The
meaning of much misery.
l have seen young men without Love,
heartless and bestal and most ignoramtly
selfish and women beautiful and Low.
ing have | seen; some pining in lonel.
ness, and others scorned and prosecuted
and most foully wrongcd because they
belied not their own natures, because
they believed 10 the humanity of man.
| have seen a woman hunted by re.
proach and scorn and incessunt hatred
into the depth Of ignominy and vice
because she had loved we'll but not
wisely.
And have seen a man who had dc.
ceived many women, who had no feel.
inss but those Of beast, courted and
honoured and applauded by the world
that had witnessed his depravity.
And behold Vengeance stitch on the
throne Of Justice the murderer is mur.
dered, that evil may be added unto evil,
and sorrow be heaped upon sorrow, end
repentance and redemption be buried IN
the grave Of punishment.
| have seen man revled and per.
secuted and cast out from society, be.
cause he had not determined the place
of his own birth because hc had not
chosen his own parents because he
had not created and ordered his own
mind.
| have seen men murdered with fire
and sword, and even yet are they mur.
dered with cruel words and unjust
thoughts, because they do not believe
that which is not strong enough 10
compel their belief.
The sum Of evil is great, mans life
could not enumerate the many woes.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25
TO Preserve Plums.

MAKE syrup Of pure brown sugar
clarity it ss directed in these receipts
when perfectly clear and boiling hot
pour i over The plums, having picked
out all unsound ones, and stems lei
them remain in the syrup two days,
then drain II off; make il boiling hot,
skim il, and pour II over again lei
them remain another day or two, then
put them in a preserving kettle over the
tho fire, and simmer gently until the
syrup is reduced, and thick or rich.-
Small damsons ore very fine pre,erved
as cherries or any oIhcr ripe fruit ;
clarity the syrup, and when boiling hot
put in the plums; lei them boil very
gently until they are cooked, and the
syrup rich. Put them in pots or jars |;
tho next day secure as directed.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25
TEI.E TAMlLY ClRCLE.
Home Politeness.

Way not be polite !? How much doe.
it cos. you to say,'l thank you. to prac'
tice it at home ? 10 your husba nd ia
your children? a? yotr domestics! If q
stranger does you some little act ol
courtesy, how sweet the smiling acknowl.
edgement il your husband, oh !! it's q
matter Of course no need Of thanks.
Should an acquaintance tread on
your dress, your best, very best, and by
accident tear it, how poluso you are
with your "never mind, don't think Of it.
don't care at all )" if husband does
it. he gets a ftown; il q child, it is chas.
tised.
"Ah (! these are little things" say you.
They tell nightly upon the heart, let
me assure you, little as they are.
A gentleman stops at friends house
and finds it in confusion. He don't see
anything to apologize for. never think
Of such matters. Everything is all right
cold supper room, crying childfen-
perfectly comfortable. Goes home,
where the wife has been taking care Of
the sick ones. and working her life al.
most out. Don't see why things can't
bo kept in order there never were such
cross children before. No apologies &C.
cepted at home.
Why not be polite at home Why
not use freely the golden coin Of cour.
tesy? How sweetly the sound, these
little words 81 thank you," of"you arc
very kind" Double, yes, thrice as sweet
from the lips we love-" when her smiles
make the eye sparkle with the light Of
affection. ..
Be polite to your children. Do you
expect them to be mindful Of your vel.
fare ? to grow glad at your approach ? to
bound away 10 do your pleasure before
The request is half spoken ? Then with
all your dignity and authority mingle
politeness give it a niche in your
household temple. Only then will you
have learned the true secre, Of sending
out in the world really finished ladies
and gentlemen.
What we say, we say to all-be Po.
lite.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25

b6- Master your passions or they
will master you.
Waste nothing; neither money, time
nor talent. %
Let everything have its place, and
every business its time.
Omit no duty, commit no unkind.
ness. sis lrf -,
Obey promptly that you may learn to
command.
Keep the body perfectly pure, as an
indication Of purify Of ths mind with.
in. 1870, sef
Resolve to preform what you ought ;
perform what you resolve.
Eat not to dullness drink not 10
elevation. e-A y t'ti a'5' 'a9
Be courteous. be charitsble--in hon
OF perierring one to anoiher.,
II you can say nothing good Of one,
say nothing at all.
| Without application. the s6rss talent,
are worthless and with application
they may be valuable. e
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25
PATHETIC ScENE.-The Milwaukee

PATHETIC ScENE.-The Milwaukee
american says q mos! touching occur.
renee is still fresh in our memory.
The wife of one Of the sailors on the re-.
cent wreck was upon deck with an infant
only three weeks old in her arms, to
learn If her husband was alive or drown.
ed. She was in q state bordering on
frenzy.
On being told that her husband was
dead, she gave one long sob Of agony,
while the blue eyes Of the babe were
turned smilingly TO her face, and cried
in accents Of mos, heart.thrilling despair,
20, is he gone, am alone, is he dead
drowned? Is my man gone, and will he
never come to me!'
In this state she returned to her desc.
late home, no one venturing TO offer
words Of sympathy, for it seemed utterly
useless and as mockery. The light and
warmth of this poor woman's life had
gone out forever. All through the long
hours she sat weeping and rocking to and
fro, and pressing her child TO her heart
for it was i'll, ill midnight. Then she
heard q feeble step and knock at the
door; she said, "who's there?" 'It is
J." the. -;fansfiar voice replied. She
gavs.a scream Of Joy and and admitted
her husband.
Nothing could exceed the woman''
frantic delight. She threw hersel { upor
the floor and wept, and clung to her hus
bands neck and laughed till the tear'
came again. Such happy reunion wa
a foretaste Of heaven. l .li..
Love like this can but be repaid will
life time Of devotion.
The sailor it seems had left the wrecl
and a, the imminent peril Of his lifi
reached the shore, and had walke'
twenty miles ere he reached his home.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25
From the Bardstown Saturday Gazette.
Thoughts for Americans"

ny STELLA.
And can it he, Americans,
That stealthily ye creep
TO larksOme dens where bats and owls
Their midnight vigils keep2
hat like guilty thing ye shun
The ionest light Of day;
nj when night pales before the sun,
Trembling ye sink away2
That there, with quivering lip and tongue,
wretched oath ye take,
Which none but traitors e'er could keep,
But which ye dare not break
And bind yourselves, by lying vows,
Nothing TO know that's true
But anything to aid your plans
With willing hearts to do.
And ye swear to rob your brother
OF that treasure we oil prize
More highly that aught other
We possess beneath the skies
The right he has of serving God
In the way his conscience calls,
And yet of standing high as thou
In his country's honored halls.
And ye swear to spurn from this free land
The stranger weak and worn,
Who seeks like birds with dropping wing,
Shelter from wind and storm;
And he flies to this, our far famed shore,
As home for the poor oppressed,
But We thrust him back with curse or blow,
To seek elsewhere for rest.
Oh, shame where is thy foulest blush,
When deeds of such dark fame
Are 6aily done throughout our land,
In freedoms i'll used name
And ye, 30 called Americans, m
Profane no more that sound,
."Know Nothings' fitly are ye called
'' Who by such 0aths are bound. r.I5
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25
September term Of

CoNvrcrEp.-The September term Of
our Circuit Court commenced on Mon.
day last, Judge Duvall pr aiding
The only important case upon the Grim.
inal docket, was that Of Solomon Smith,
charged with the murder Of VIM. L.
Smith, bis own father. in April last
The trial was begun on the afternoon Of
Monday, and continued until . aftes
night on Tuesday. Alter dinner on
Wednesday. the Jury came into Court.
with verdict Of" guilty Of musdsr. -
The prisoner heard the verdict without
any particular manifestation ofemotion.
and was remanded to jail to await bis
sentence, which will 30 promo uncsd al
some subsequent dsy ofths tssm. Rris
(Ky.) Citizen. se'-lg4 s.S'i1
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25
Water Melon Butter.

Split the water melons open, with q
spoon scrape out the pulp into colan.
der. and strain the water into vessels f;
boil it down to sirup, then put in apples
or peaches, like making apple butter or
any kind Of preserves. Or, the sirup
may be found to be as fine as the best
sugar.house molasses. The season for
making this table sauce will soon be al
hand, and those who wish to partake Of
it should be prepared for the event.
Scientific american. .tt
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25
p % l. I II I G A l. .
From the National.
Revelations of Truth.

lnAvE considered the expressions that
are done under the sun have beheld
the tears Of such as were oppressed
they had no comforter; and on the side
Of their oppressors was power; but they
had no comforter.
Two are better than one because
they have a good reward for their la.
Dor.
For if they fall the one will lift up
his fellow; but woe TO him that is alone
when he (alleth for he hath not another
to lift him up.
Again, il two lie together they have
heat; but how can one be warm alone
And if one prevail against him. two
shall withstand him: and threefold
cord is not quickly broken.
Hear ye the words Of the Wise even
yet are ye isolated and divided.
And behold this is great evil, and
the root Of many evils.
Continual repetition wearies, yet with
out it the ignorant and slow-minded
continually forget: this is yet more
wearisome and sore evil.
And moreover | saw under the sun
the place Of judgment, that wickedness
was there; and the place Of righteous.
ness that iniquity was there.
saw the ministers Of religion inciting
TO strife and murder; and joined with
the lawgiysrs Of the earth in desPoiling
and expressing the weak.
l.have seen men claiming a property
in their fellow-men; calling themsslvei
lreemea, yet possessing slaves: the re-
publican excusing the despot. This i.
a most grievious evil. de 4
have seen young girls, and matron.
in the presence of their husbands, strip
ped stark naked before the gaze o
sensual men !; examined to ascertair
their capabilities Tor labor bought ant
sold like brute beasts; scourged ant
violated, and trampled to death. g
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25

PERsEvERE. If seamen should put
about every time he encountered head
wind, he would never make voyage.
So he who permits himself 10 be balied
by adverse circumstance will never make
the voyage Of life. A sailor uses every
wind to propel; SO should the young
man learn to train his sails and guide
his bark that every adverse gale should
fill its bellyins canvass and send It for.
ward on lis onward course. ,Nl, $40
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25
Dried Peaches.

PEACHES as usually dried are very
good fruit I; but can be made vastly bet.
ter il treated ia the right way. Last sea.
son the recipe which had quite circula.
lion ia the papers Of drying the fruit by a
stove after hal6ng it and sprinkling a
little sugar into the cavity left BY the
extracted pits, was tried in our family
The fruit was found to be most excellsn
-bettef TO the taste Of nine out Of ter
persons than any peach preserves, b,
far. The peaches, however, were goo;
ones before drying; for It is doubtful
whether poor fruit can bs made good b,
that process OF any other.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25

In glancing over q paper, We met with
the following quotation in two places
/" Nero fddled while Rome was burn.
Ing" s,' :. NJ
Now, suppose he did. Nero knew
very we'll that he couldn't put il out. and
he just thought he would lei her rip.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25

A bright eyed little two year old boy
who had his nativity ia the Penitentia
ry, is now placed in the Cincinna,i Or.
phan Asylum, and being undoubtedly
the property Of Ohio, oushtto be raised
as States'.risht man,
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25
NuRArlsr PnocLAxArrox n S,e

MuRArisr PROCLAMATION IN Sicily.
"A Muratist proclamation Is said to BE-
sxtsnsivsly circulating in Sicily. 1t l.
added that one phrase used ia il BY
Prince Mufat Is, "Ihe hour Is for the psoS.
|Ple to rise. | will not impose myself
upon them. but dsclars myssIffsady 70
answer their cell" "ess.4a sass. y;5ss.si
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25

A sLArrERN slwsys .makss q poor
cook. The woman who don't dress her.
self has never yet succeeded ia dressing
beufsteak properly. Young men who
contemp plate marriage, will please notice.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-09-25
pDETRY.
ERNAL JUSTICE
ny CHARLES MACiA,

ny CHARLES MAcSAY.
The man is thought a fool tr knaye,
Or blgot plotting crime,
VINO IoIt tne aa'uncaine"' Vi h'S "'hd
wise, lnuh nls ,''ne.
TO, nun inc heinock Sha'i a'Suii;
For nm the axe De pared
r%, MN .he iepetshali De Duitj
ror nun the STAKE prepared;
linn shall tne scorh ana wrath OF men
rursue WIN deau y ann
ana NANCE envy spite anu lies,
onaii aesecia'e MS "ahi'.
nu. uuth shall conquer at lhc last,
ror lo"nu a"u ,ouhu weruh'
ana ever the 'tuln come nppermost'
h"u e''t IL Justice uohe'
Pace through t,y cell. old Socrates.
.r Oheefiiy 70 andlro;
A'.s. 70 the ,InP.,se ., lhy SOUL
,, And let the poison now.
inSy nay Snat'eI zoe, 10 enltn .he lump oil clay
!nat hoius the iu'hP o'in''
nut .hese cannot quehch Inc hre oi thought
-, ny any sucn deau'y VINE
ihe> cannot DOL my spoken words
- from 'he memory OF man.
ny an the poison tiat ever was bruised
n onoc t'i'e iS coutse oesah'
io,uay aonolrsu, .o,horrow auofeu'
90 rouI'u anu ROUND welu
ana ever the ruin comes uppernost'
Anu ever Is justice uohe.
Plod in tby cave. grave anchorite.
nc wiser thah my peers;
husnhent inc lange OF human thousht
r, hmu llust 10 Uconlhs 2eaIS.
iney "a! can thec wizzaru anu monk accursed
~, hnd ioaa tnee WIN uispraise;
1noi wert porn nve nuhaled years 100 soon'
TOT tne colnloreoi lny aays:
nIr not 700 soon lot human klhd'
iilne haln reward III store,
ana the demons ol our stories become
lhe sain's .nal we aaofe.
Inc olhd eau see' lhe save Is lord;
% orounu anu round we run;
ana ever the wrong Is proved 10 De wrohs'
Anu ever Is justice uohe.
Keen. Calico. IN tbv tboupbt.
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OUTBREAK IN NORTHERN MEXICO.

A telegraphio despatch, dated yesterday, at
New Orleans, announces that the city of Monte
rev, in Northern Mexico, was taken on the 9th
ultimo, by party of Revolutionists General
Cordova, the Governor of Nueva Leon, was ia
ken prisoner, together with his officers and
troops, about seventy in number, and qt,anti.
ty of munitions of war, including twenty-six
cannon.
The following extracts from the Corpus
Christi Advertiser OF the I'd instant win ex.
plain the cause of this sudden outbreak;
"The news from Mexico is important and
exciting. 1t appears that orders from Santa
Anna were received to arrest and shoot, with
out ceremony, some of the leading citizens Of
Monterey and Lampasas-auoGg them Don
Santiago Vidouri, late Secretary of State at
Nueva Leon, man of great influence. The
existence of these private orders leaked. out,
and Don Santiago Eidouri dispatched courier
to Lampasas with the news, and when General
Manchaca, Santa Annals emissary, arrived, he
was met by two hundred armed citizens, and
forced to surrender. His life was spared, in
consequence of the manly position he assumed,
acknowledging that his orders were to shoot
some eight of the leading citizens of Lampasas,