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Is There any Forgetting!

DR.. Rush tells US that when he was called
upon to attend. on their death-beds, aged
Swedes, who for forty, fifty and sixty years
had lost the use of their native tongre, the
long suspended fOculty would be recalled in
approaching death, and they would talk, pray
and sing Swedish. DR.. Johnson, also, when
it came his turn to die, spoke not in The
march fhis own majestic rhetoric-passed
BY even tie cadeuces If those Latin hymns
on, (which he had once SO much loved to dwell
but was heard with his sinking voice NUT
tering chld's prayer which he had learned
on his mothers knee. Strange, indeed, is
the Providence, and yet SO wisely illustrative
of the absence of time as an element in the
vine economy, which thus brings together
the two extreme points of human history
birth and death!
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NJ. E. CHURCH STATlsrIcs.-The New
York Conference, which closed its session on
Thursday last, reports the numbers in socie-
~ at 24,sl2 members, and 6,O46 probation
ers--total, 30, $50; being an increase OF g.
l7s. or this number the two German dis
,rcts have 1889 members and 65l proba.
tioners. The number of Sunday Schools
is 4O3; officers and teachers, 4,3ls iScholars,
% ,576; an increase of "a schools, a54
tea eachers and 1,4e3 scholars. In the a.
mount of contributions there has been a
considerable falling off from those of last
year except in the collections for the su'
pernannuated, preachers. which show an iL-
crease of Sl,395. There has been an in
crease during the year of 25 church edifces
and I parsonages-making a present tota
of 29I churches and II parsonages, oil
which there is an indebtedness of $2l5,
4e5. The next session Of the Conftrenc
is TO be held in Pou.hkheePsie. Tribune
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to drunkard's helll He flew from the EN-.
brace Of Ills wife, and sho, through the opeu
window into the river.
The boat was run ashore, and he was
again rescued and brought on board; he was
taken into the cabin and bound hand and foot.
| cannot describe that scene; close to him
sat his wife, as he lay bound on the cushion
ed seats of the cabin, the picture Of melan-
choly despair The rose had faded from her
cheek; she sat in silent horror, regarding
the convulsivc spasms and agonizing coun-
tenance of her horror.stricken husband. 1t
was horrible sight to those who had never
seen such sight before-he was a ravng
! maniac, in all the horrors of tho mania-a-
potu.
He tried to burst the letters .hat bound
him, and cried with voice of despair: 'Don't
you see them! will not lgo; go awayl 90
! away" His wife would ask, "What do you
see, John" Then his face would assume
the most hJrrd expression, and pointing to
one corner of the boat, would exclaim, "There
they come, fierce looking devils gripning at
me and catching at me with their iery fangs;
for Gods sake drive them away! Oh, take
away those borrid looking serpen,s! Oh!
see those hellish demons that are flying all
around me, they have come to torment me
before my tme."
Then he would make gestures with his
hands as though he was driving something
away from him.
A minister was called on board, he tried
! to divert his attention with books from the
imaginary evils with which he was surround.
edJ but the good mans efforts were of nc
avail he continued to rave until we arrived
at P. Often his terror was SO grea,
that his whole frame would quiver like a leai
in an autumn's gale.
| At this point had to leave them to con.
tinue my journey home in Ohio. was bu'
a youth when witnessed the scene narrat.
ed above, yet it made deep g. lasting impres
sion on my young and tender mind. would
shudder with horror when the thought would
rush into my mind. and exclaimed half aloud
"OH RUM.sELLERs! Thou destroyer o! the
human race! thou who robbest man of his
intellect, and makest him worse then the
wild beast of the fore st, or the savage of the
far West.''
/ How many of the sons of America have
fallen by the hand of the rum-seller! If yor
would know, 60 to our al,ns.houses and yor
will see them crowded with paupers and tt
our State prisons, and you will see then
crowded with convicts; ask them the ques
ton, How came you herel And the answer
| will be, the rum-seiier sent me here by sell
ing me rum. Oh, Rum-seller, ask of yol
in the name OF humanty-in the name o
all that is sacred, to abandon the trade. If
could gather all the raving maniacs--all the
wretched inebriates-all tho heart-broker
widows and orphan children, and hold then
up before him, methnks, if there is a sparl
of feeling in his heart for his fellow-men, hi
would at once and forever abandon the trade
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Our Changing Climate.

The following beautiful passage, by Wash
ington Irving, might almost make Novem-
ber day cheerful: i:-"Here let me say word
in favor of those vicissi.udes of our climate,
which are too often made the subject of ex-
elusive repining. Ifthey annoy US OCCASION
ally by changes from hot TO cold, from we;
to dry, they give US one of the most beauti-
full climates in the world. They give us the
beautiful sunshine of the South of Europe
with the fresh verduie of the North
They float our summer sky with clouds OF
gorgeous tints of feecy whiteness and SEND
down cooling showers to freshen the pan
ting earth and keep it green. Our seasons
are full CT subimity and beauty. Winter
with US has none of its proverbial gloom
1t may have its bowling winds, and chill
ling frosts, and whirling snow-stormsi but
it has also, its long intervals Of cloudless
sunshine, when the snow clad earth gives
redoubled Brightness to the day, when at
night the stars beam with intensest luStre
or the moon foods the whole landscape
with her most lmpid radiance. And then
the Joyous outbreak of our spring, bursting
at once into leaf and blossom, redundant
with vegetation and vociierous with life!-
and the splendors of our sumner, its morning
voluptpousness and evening glory, its airy
palaces of sun-gilt clouds piled up in deeE
azure sky, and gusts of tempest of almost
tropical grandeur, when tile forked light
ming and the believing thunder yoley from
the battlements of Heaven shake the sui
try atmosphere!--and the sublime mean
choly of our autumn. magnificent in its de
cay, whitening down the pomp and pride
OF the woodland country, yet re aecting bacl
from its yellow forests the golden sereEit!
of our sky! Surely we may say that il
our climate 'The Heavens declare the glo
ry of God, and the frmament showeth hi
handiworh. Day unto day nttsreth speech
and night unto night showe.h knowledge.
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THE CRIME OF DELAY.

You ask, dear Jim, why took so much in
terest in that boy! will tell you, but mark
me, you must never al'ude to the subject a.
gain. had thought, that tor my own credit
nc one should ever know the reason of my
solioitude concerning him, or why his death
has affected me SO deeply. But he is dead
row, and lest you should misconstrue my in
terest in him to my prejudice, will tell yeu
frankly all that know of him, so far as it
affects myself.
] was not always, you are aware, dear Jim
The man you have recently known me.
once had position and influence, and when
you first knew me, had never done any act to
bring blush to the cheek of friend or re-
lalive
But of this, enough. 1t sufficeth, that one
year ago, or therebouts, as l went to my
office on beautiful morning in March, no.
tlced boy walking down the street, just
ahead of me, looking pale, emaciated, and
yet beautiful. There was peculiar-an
exceedingly anxious look, that l had never
seen before. There was the 'face of boy
with the anxiety, of man. 1t stuck me as
peculiar at the FIRST glance, and | stopped to
look at him. preceived that it was with diff
Guilty he could restrain himielf from sobbing
aloud. When he saw me he repressed his
emotion, and spoke up with an obvious effort
of unconcern.
"Please, Sir, are you.- not the editor Of
the--?"
al an,'' said I, "my fine fellow, and wha,
can Go for you!"
"Motl er's sick, Sir. and we are very poor
and want to get place to work."
"What can you do!" said 1.
40, will try to do anythin 81" he replied
"but don't know what can do, for alway.
went to school before came to California;
will try to do anything" sf 1000
The boy interested me, and though am
callous man, whom buffeting with the worl,
has hardened premsturely, could not allow
him to leave me till had given him wor'
of comfort.
"My fne fellow" said I, "can you COM
to my office at seven O'Clock this evening I!
! 81 will" answered ~ will. do anything t
earn some money for my poor sick mother.
: i took five dollar piece from my pocket
{ and put it into his hand. Had rightto
{ it, I had often said ought to pay my hor
g est debts, bcf' re thought Of charity. Ha
| right to do it! Yes.
: The boy looked at the mo ny then he lool
IS ed at me, and then burst into tears.
IT Dear Jim, believe me, had a great mind
10 cry, too. Said he. "did act like beggarl
t. AS he spoke the word "beggar," he burst ol
again, and the tears gushed forth afresh.
,e '"No, my lad" said !, ."but take that
r yJur mother, and this evening will have
a place for you, SO that you can earn the mon
nd and when you have enough Of it, perha
you can pay me back" r.
at He held the coin toward me and sa
,m "Take the money! am not beggar, a
wn as my father, who is dead, and my moth
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> Old Times and Now.

We make the following spicy extracts from
the late address Of Hon. Thos. Corwin, be-
fore the Mechanics Institute of Cincinnati:
The world, indeed, turns out better men
and women then it did in ages past. For in.
stance, David, the King of Israel, was doubt
less the best as well as the greatest man Of
his time; yet, if David was now citizen of
Hamilton county, and behaved as he did in
Palestine, though he was the Lords anoint-
ed, and very good man, doubt whether the
Wing or Democratic party, if any such parties
exist, or the Know-Nothings or the Sag
NIGHTS, Quiet fellows, | believe, who say
nothing) would venture to bring Dsvid's
name before the country as a candidate for
the Presidency. The morality of the law,
"Do unto others as We would others do unto
you," has now become incorporated into the
convictions of the country, and the result of
it was, that shrewd le aders would say:-Wi!l
it do! Won't the opposition get hold of that
queer case of Uriah's? No, we must have
Marcy or Douglas, and David must be with
! drawn for want OF good moral character
David had not been properly taught the grert
law of doing unto others as he would have
others do unto him.
In furthe, illustration, suppose Jacob ant
Laban had been citizens OF Cincinnati, ant
the bargain between the two about the La:
; ter's daughter had been brought before IN.
excellent friend Storer in his court, and i
had been shown that Jacob had been de
frauded, what would my friend have done
Why he ould have made them speech t
this purport: "Laban, we are sorry to have t
) decide this case against you, but really
looks as though you wanted Jacob to wor
for nothing. Give him your daughter;
they don't live happily together after the!
are married, then Jacob can go to Kanzas ant
print an anti-Slavery paper. Laban pay th'
COSTS"
Then there is the case of Noah-after tn,
deluge, he was probaly the best mar alive, bu
the old commodore would get tight, which
would have qualified him, under our Ohio Ii
quor law, for the Hamilton county Jail, had
he lived among US. His children, indeed, be
haved very badly, which shows they could
have enjoyed the inestimable advantages o
the Sabbath school.
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From the Zanesyills Gazette
Flour from Broom Corn.

Having read in some of the Ipublc prints
durino last winter, that flour made from the
saed of Sroom corn would make bread
which would be palatable, and gooa substi-
.nte for buckwheat bread have tried the ex-
pertinent, and now give TO the public the re:
su,t Last season raised about thirty rods
of broom corn, from which conbed eight
bushels Of seed Goats measure). This seed
weighed thrty-fve pouRds to the oushel, al
ter running it trough fan-mili; then l run
the seed through threshing machine under
high power, which operation huIled about one
hail the seed, leaving the clean kernel; then
T run it the second time through the fan-mili.
blowing hard. After this operation my seed
was reduced to about FIVE bushels, (whea.
measu-e.) which weighed forty-six pounds 10
the bushel. This seed took to mill. The
miller was afraid to grind it, thinking il would
olit or rum the stones; but finally agreed to
rur. il through the corn stones, and ground II
very coarse. This prevented it from passing
through the bolt, and the result was yer!
limited Weld of -four. II weighed sixty
mounds. and about twice that weight vent
through the coarse cloth OF the bolt, pesiae'
heavy bran!
Now for the baking process: Prepare and
bake the same as buckwheat ia every respect
this is unnecessary to sexplain, adm iting
that every good cook undeI stands 1t.
Here comes the cakes. Some OF my
friends and Deighbors have eaten OF these
cakes, when dining with my family and some
to whom we revealed the secret, gave 1t al
their opinion that they are equal to buck
wheat cakes. Others masteated them under
the impression that they were buckwhea'
cakes, and considered them rarity this sea
son. As for myself, Eever was fond Of
buckwheat cakes; but these with iittie
trimming of butter and molasses, pronounce
excellent on winter evening. My wife is ol
my opinion, in this respect, at least: 49,.
JOHN PEARS.
Salt Creek, Musk Co, o.
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A New CvRs FOR HYDRoPHoBA.-
make the following extract from letter dated
New Orleans. May 9, 1856, from an officer in
the army! -
81 send you herewith some seeds for dis.
tribution, used here in the cure OF the bite Ol
a mad dog 1t is considered as an effectual rem.
edy in the parish of st. Barnard, of this State
and the cures which are stated 10 have
been effected from their use are certainly
very remarkable. regret not being able tt
give you their botanical name; but the plan
is tropical one, coming from Mexico--l be
| lieve' from the department of Tobasco. Th'
seeds are called here 'graines contre la lage
and are used as follows;
"Three of them are broken up or pou sde
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The CASE OF ARRIsos.-We learn from
the Cincinnati Gazette that on Thursday
last the District Court allowed the writ of
error in the case of the State OF Ohio against
Wm. H. Arrison, was for some time ago
convicted Of murder for killing man and
his wife in Cincinnati by means Of an infer.
nal machine.
| The point on which the Court allowed the
writ and ordered new trial is that Judge
Finn erred in his charge to the jury by say
ing to them, az YOU find the defendant
guilty. you must find him guilty of murder
, in the first degree" 1t was not statet tina
they might congict of manslaughtet, and M
discretion was left them in regard to any
other grade Of crime. The jury were, there
fore, instructed to find verdict in form
which the law did not authorize. 1t wa
true that Judge Finn had afterwards allu
ded TO the lesse grades of the--crims o
murder, but it H., hard to extract any sens
from his language on that subject.
The case was remandec to the Court o
Common Pleas for new trial.
| The Gazette states that the case, as it nov
stands, is an anomalous one. In consequence
of this order remanding it to the Court O
Common Pleas it cannot go back to the Grim
ina Court, even should thlt be finally decides
still in being. The act of the Legislature
transferring the business Of the Crimina
Court to the Court of Common Pleas is 81
defective that it may be declared to be inope
rative, entirely nul! g. void, and i: so ArrisoI
cannot be tried by that court. So the cast
may come to be entirely out of the iurisdic
tion of any tribunal.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
For the Belmont Chronicle
THE RUM-SELLERS VICTIM.
BY JAMES W. UMsTEAD.

Could ! call around me the young men Of
this nation, would say: Hopes of my
country, blessed be ye of the Lord now in
the .dsUs Of your youth; but look we'll to
your footsteps, tor vipers, and scorpions, and
adders, surround your way.
In the Summer of 1850, while on thy way
from Harrisburg to P, noticed young
man and his wife seated in one corner of the
car. The woman looked as though she had
seen the blossoms of some twenty-five Sum-
mers. Although SO young, sorrow was stamp
red upon her face, and to he., trouble had
never been stranger. The young mans
personal appearance denoted nothing more
than an ordinary laboring man. But there
was something about his actions that could
not at first understand. He would sometimes
start up, like one awaking from on unpleasant
dream. He would roll his eyes wildly around
him, while terror was depicted on his coun-
tenance-then tall into an undisturbed revery.
We passed up the pleasant valley of the
Juniata, and at length arrived at Johnstown;
here we had to exchange the swift flight OF
the cars, for the slow and tedious canal
The boat was lying in the dock awaiting the
arrival Of the cars. Our baggage was re-
moved to the boat, and we walked on board
She showed out from the dock, and we were
soon floating down among the tall mountains
of old Allegheny. .
Soon the curtains of night shrouded us in
darkness, then our young friend gave unmis
taxable evidence Of some impending calamity
that was about to befall him. The clout
that had been settling on his mind through
the day was now about to break; and show
him 20 be the rum-seller's victim.
When the passengers retired to thei
berths he refused to 60, but sat on deck al
night, often uttering some of the most pro
fame language that ever saluted the ears Q
man. He would call wildly on the name q
his wife, and utter oaths that would max
the blood run cold in the rum-seller's veins.
Just as day began to break on the follow
ing morning, we were awakened by the cri'
of a female on deck; we sprang from OF
berths and rushed to the spot and saw Il
poor fellow struggling in the water some dis
ance astein. He had jumped overheard.
The boat was now put ashore, and d
unfortunate man was rescued from his pc
silous situation and brought on board;
change of clothes was prepared for him
he was taken into the cabin.
He walked the cabin in great distress;
length he iancied he saw fiend rise ir
the dark regions, that was TO drag him DO
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ELocUr;os IN PKAvER.-One day little
girl about FIVE years old, heard preacher .oi
a certain deuomnatiohal order praying most
Justify, till the roof rang with the strength
of his supplicatioa. Turning to her mothe'
and beckoning the ma.er nal ear down 10 a
speaking distance, she whispered, "Mother
don't you think that il he lived nearer TO Goo
he wouldn't have to talk SO loudr Such q
question is worth volume on "Elocuson III
PRAYER"
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CLEVELAND, MEDINA AND TrsoARA"s
RAILKoAp,--At the meeting OF Coupcii on
Tuesday night, a resolution was passed 0u-
thorizing the Railroad Committee to nego'
tiate with the Cleveland, Medina and US
cara vas Railroad, with view so transfer 70
said road of the stock of the Baltimore ana
Ohio Railroad held by this city, and that inc
result of the negotiations be reported 10
Council. 1t is proposed, we believe TO uans'
fer the stock at valuation OF 30 per CENT
| WhselinQ Intel.
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TOBACCO.

1t costs more than education or religion
the army or navy. 1t costs England ant
America sum sufficient to support $4,000
ministersswilh a salary of $l,Oo0-or more
than 100000 missionaries. The students
In one college pay mere than $4,000 fol
segars yearly. 1t tends to idleness, and
poverty, strong drink, and the whole family
of vice. 1t tends to debility, dyspepsia
palsy, cancers, insanity, delirium tremens
and sudden deaths. 1t weaves a winding
sheet around 10000 in our land every
year.
"cAN'r I USE TOBACCO, SIR, If PLEASE!
O, yes, my friend, you can be chew
ing, smoking, spuffing, disgusting mortal, i
vou please. So can your little son.
"Stand aside, my little boy, l want t
pass"
"Don't call me little boy, sir, ! hav'
smoked and chewed these two years."
.-s SMOKY WORLD THIS!
Bishops, doctors, deacons, lawyers smoke
Boys smoke! Little ragged, dingy, thievIng
boys smoke. .'. se
aFather," said an urchin, "ain't you oP
posed to monopolies!"
| eyes" ----.--..
"Then get me a box of Havanos and
! shawl" H Hs.a
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POETRY.
RECLAIMING OF THE ANGELS
BY ALICE CAREY.

BY ALICE CAREY.
Oh smiling land of the sunset,
How my heart to thy beauty thrills
Yelled dimly to-day with the shadow
OF the greenest Of oil thy hills!
Where daisies lean 10 the sunshine,
And the winds plowing 60
And break into shining'furrows
The mists in the vale below;
Where the willows hang out :heir tastels,
With dews all white and cold,
Strung over their wands SO timber,
Like pearls upon chords of gold;
Where in milky hedges OF hawthorn
The red.winged thrushes sing,
And the wild-vine bright and Haunting,
Twines many a scarlet ring;
Where, under the ripeRsd pillows
OF the silver.howrlng rye,
We ran in and out with the zephyrs-
My sunny haired brother andI.
Oh, when the green kirtle of May. time,
Again DER the hill tops is blown,
shall walk the wild paths Of the forest
And climb the steep head lands alone
Pausing not where the slopes Of the meadows
Are yellow with cowslip beds,
Nor where, by the wall Of the garden,
The hollyhocks lift their bright heads,
In hollows that dimple!the hil.sides,.
Our feet till the sunset had been,
Where pinks with their spikes Of red blossoms
Hedged beds of blue violets in,
While the warm lip of the sunbeam
The cheek of the blush rose inclined,
And III pansy's white bosom was fushd with
The murmurous love of the wind
But when meath the heavy tresses
That swept DER the dying day,
The star of the eve like lover
Was hiding his bushes away.
AS we came to mournful ::river
That flowed to a lovely shore,
"Oh, sister,. he said, II am weary
cannot go back any more!"
And seeing that round about him
The wings of the angels shone--
parted the locks from his forehead
And kissed him and left him alone.
But shadow comes over my spirit
Whenever think Of the hours ..
TRUSTED his feet to the pathway
That winds through eternity's flowers
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The Washington Examiner OF Saturday
says: We were visited on Monday and l'hurs'
day morning of this week with heavy iros's'
The fruit was 100 far advanced to suffer from
it, but doubtless the growing corn-on bottom
land par,icularly-1as seriously injured
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He is dead now, dear Jim, but this lesson
I have learned; ;--never again to put of the
business of another for the sake Of my own.
Life or death may depend upon his, while
mine, yon know, lie of little Importance; for
though life be at stake, ask why I should
perpetuate SO ftful an existence!
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REMEDY.

!. Never use it yourself
.. Bauish it from your fumliy and premises
g. Purify the church. 4.
4. Rebuke the manufacture ana sale OF II
S, Look after schools, and save the young
6. sigp and circulate this pledge; here,
bv pledss myself 70 abstain from the use ol
tobacco in all forms, totally and forever
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CENTRAL OHIO RAILRoAD.-The gross
earnings of this road, for the four days en-
H.. roy oIst are for
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ST CLA1RsvILLE, OHIO, THURSDAY JUNE 81, 1856