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THE BIBLE.

How comes it that this volume, COM
posed by humble men, in rude age,
when art and science We're but in their
childhood, has exerted more influence
on the human mind, and on the social
system, than all other books put togeth-
err? Whence comes it that this book
has achieved such marvellous changes in
the opinions of mankind-has banished
idol-worship-has abolished infanticide
has put down pelygamy and divorce
exalted the condition of woman-rais-
ed the standard of public morality-cre-
ated for families that blessed thing, a
Christian home-and caused its other
triumph by causing benevolent institu-
tions (open and expensive,) to spring up
as with the wand of enchantment p
What sort of book is this, that even
the wind and waves of human pas
sions obey it? What other engine of
social improvement has operated SO long,
and yet lost none of its virtue? Sipae
it appeared many boasted plans of amel-
ioration have been tried and failed
many codes of jurisprudence have arisen
and run their course and expired. EN-
pire after empire has been launched on
the tide of time, and gone down, leav'
ing no trace on the waters. But this
book is still going about doing good
leavening society with its holy princi
ples-cheering the sorrowful with it.
consolatiop-strengthening the tempted
Encouraging the. penitent-calmiDg
tie troubled spirit-smoothing the pill
low of death. Can such book be the
offspring of human genius Does not
the vastness of its effects demonstrate
the excelleney of the power to be o
God.-Dr. NJ Gu7zo,egh.
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ANECDoTE OF HARRINGTON THE
FAMOUS PICKPOCKET.

At one of the music meetings of st.
Martins Church, for the benefit of the
Leichester Iufrmary, noticed tall,
handsome man, in scarlet coat, with a
golden button hole in black collar, the
fashion of the day, moving with a gentle
man like air This person proved to be
the celebrated pickpockst; in going up
the middle aisle he was invited into the
Mayors pew, and sat between Miss st.
John and Mr.. Ashby, of Queenby, our
late member of Parliament. One of the
plates was held at the door of this lady
and gentleman. and when Mr.. Barning-
ton laid his guinea upon the plate he
was kindly thanked by his new acquaint-
ance, and passed on with graceful bow.
The gentry who held the plate retired
to the vestry to add their contributions,
and when Mr.. Ashby would have placed
his ten guineas on the plate, to his utter
astonishment they had flown from his
pocket. After considerable amazement
the mystery was explained by one of the
company remarking that Miss ST. John S
pocket was turned inside out; and the
elegant gentleman whe sat between them
had helped himself to the subscription
he had put on the plate, and something
beside. 1t is said that Darlington ia
cilitated his operations by instruments,
which he made for the purpose. I rec
ollect a circumstance of this kind.
He waited upon a surgical instrument
maker, ard ordered pair of scissors Of
curious form. A few days afterward
he called for them. After he had left
the shop, the cutler's wife said; My
dear, as the gentleman seemed so pleased
with the scissors, wish We had asked
him what use they were for. He might
recommend US. Do run after him. The
cutler scampered out of the shop, and
overtaking the gentleman hoped he
would excuse him, but would he tell hin
what use he intended TO make of the
scissors! "Why, my FRIEND" said Bar
ington, catching him by tho button o
his coat. and staring him in the face
"I don't know whether can tell you
its great secret" "Oh pray 90, sir
it may be something in our way" Up
on which Darlington pressed hard upol
his shoulder, and whispered in his ear
"They are for picking pockets" In tn
utmost CONSERVATION, the scissors make
ran back, and the moment he got into tn
shop, "My DEAR" he cried, twill yo
believe it, they are for picking of pock
ets." Yes my DEAR" cried the wife
but what's the matter with your cloths ?
,, The cutler looked, ard presently disco,
4 cred that the scissors nau eA:i"..~. -
. two guineas he had just received fe
them,
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MANUFACTURE OF LETTER EN-.
VELOPES.

It is estimated that the number of
envelopes made in the citv of New
York alone in one week, is at least A.
100000.
The process of manufacture may be
briefly described. A ream of paper, or
about 500 sheets, is placed under a knife
of a shape corresponding with an envel-
ope when entirely opened, which is forced
down by powerful crew-press, worked
by hand-lever. The pieces cut out,
slightly adhering at the edges, from the
action of the knife, resemble solid
block of wood until broken up. The
flap is afterwardl sta mped, by sim
liar process, boy being able to prepare
$4,000 per day in this manner, taking
one two or three envelopes at each move
ment of the hand. They are then taken
by 100 girls seated at long tables, by
whom they are folded and gummed. A
single girl will apply the gum to GO 900
or 10000 in day, and from 5000 to
1000 may be folded in the same time.
In these processes the girls acquire great
celebrity and skill, being stimulated by
the wages offered, which vary from IL
to 80 cents for each 1000. The envel-
opes are next counted, banded and
packed. Some varieties are embossed,
or otherwise decorated, requiring addi-
I'tional labor. The establishment OF
which we are now speaking consumes
rot far from IL tons of rrcper per NOR IN :h
in the single article of envelopes. This
quantity of paper at ten cents per pound
would cost $4,000. The machines EN-.
ployed to make envelopes are very Gu
riously constructed. Each piece of pa
per, upon being cut into the proper
shape is placed on a kind Of artifcia
hand, which conveys it over an aperture
of the size of an ordinary letter, when /;
plunger drives it through, cumming anc
and folding it in the process It ther
falls into a box, which, by revolving a
intervals, is gradually filed up will
packages of twenty-five, ready for use
These machines average 10000 envel
opes per day, and are capable of turnin.
out eighteen per minute.
The business is in some danger of be
ing overdone. For some time past
has doubled almost every twelve months
until very large capital is embarKe
in it, and competition has reduced til
profits to a very low figure.
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AtA-A-

owe LIVE IN DEEDS, NOT YEARS. y
A pleasant, cheerful, generous, charita-
minded woman is never old. Her
heart is as young at sixty or seventy, as
it was at eighteen or twenty and they
who are old at sixty or seventy, are
not made old by time. They are made
old by the ravages of passion, and feel
ings of an unsocial, an ungenerous na-
ture, which have cankered their minds,
wrinkled their spirits, and withered their
souls. They are made old by envy, by
jealousy, by hatred, by suspicious, by
uncharitable feelings; by slandering,
scandalizing, ill-bred habits which, if
they would avoid, they preserve their
youth to the very last, so that the child
shall die, as the Scriptures say, hun
dred years old. There are many old
women, who pride themselves on being
eighteen or twenty. Pride is an old
passion. and vanity is gray as the noun
tains; they are dry, heartless, dull, cold,
Indifferent; they want the well-spriDg
of youthful affection, which is always
cheerful, always active, always engaged
in some labor of love that is calculated
to promote and distribute enjoyment
There is an old age of the heart, which
is possessed by many who have no sds
picion that there is anything old abou
them and there is a youth which new
er grows old, Love who is ever boy
!. a Psyche who is ever girl.-L!fe n
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ASHLAND, ASHLAND COUNTY, OHIO, WEDNESDAY MORN

erned by law OF which 1t was uncon-
scious-were the inexorable conditions
of his nature, ruling his conduct in eve
ry act, public and private. No foul leg
islation ever emanated from him. The
jobber, the speculator, the dealer in false
claims, the plunderer, whose scheme re-
quired an act of Congress; all these
found in his vigilance and perspicacity
detective police, which discovered their
designs, and in his integrity scorn of
corruption which kept them at dis
tance from the purity of his atmosphere.
His temper was gcntle-his manners
simple-his intercourse kindly-his hab-
its laborious-and rich upon freehold
of thirty acres, in much part cultivated
by his own hand In the intervals of
senatorial duties this man, who refused
cabinet appointments and presidential
honors and seat upon the Supreme
Bench who measured strength with
CLAY, Webster and Calhoun, and on
whose accents admirirg Senates hung;
this man, his neat suit of broadcioth and
fine linen exchanged fer the .laborer's
dress, might be seen in the harvest field
or meadow, carrying the foremost row,
and doing the cleanest work; and this
not as recreation or pastime, or encour
agement to others, but as work which
was to count in the annual cultivation,
and labor to be felt in the production of
the needed crop. His principles were
Democratic. and innate, founded in
feeling, still more than a conviction, that
the masses generally right in their SEN
timents, though sometimes wrong in their
actions; and that there was less injury
to the country from the honest mistakes
of the people. than from the interested
schemes of corrupt and intriguing poll
ticians He vas born in Massachusetts
came to mans estate in New York, re-
be would accept; and in choosing his
place of residence in it gave proof of his
modest, retiring, nature. Instead of
following: his profession in the CONNER
cial or political capital of bis State
where there would be demand and reward
for his talent, he constituted himself
village lawyer, where there was neither,
and pertinaciously refused to change his
locality; on the extreme border of the
State, taking its name of St. Lawrence,
from the river which washed its north
ern side, and dividing the United States
from British America-and in Que of
the smallest towns of that county, and
in one of the least ambitious houses of
that modest town-lived and died this
patriot statesman-a good husband Che
had no children)-a good neighbor-a
kind relative-fast friend-exact and
punctual in every duty, and the exem-
plifcation of every social and civil vir-
tun
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PREsRR yEmo CUT FLevTRs.-Ah end.
less variety Of ornamental vessels are rs.
ed for ths reception of cut flowers, and
they are al very useful if made 80 that
the stalks can be inserted in pure water
This water ought to be changed every
day, or once in two days at the farthest,
and thin slice should be cleanly cnt
off from the end of each stalk every
time the wator is removed, which will
occasion fresh action, and revive the
flowers. Water about milk-Warm, on
containing a small quantity Of eamphOl,
will sometimes revive deoayed howera
The best method of applying this is to
have the camphor, dissolved in spirits
of wine, for which the common camphor.
ated spirits of the druggists shops will
be quite sufficient, adding drop or two
of this to every ounce of water. A
glass shade is also useful in preserving.
flowers, and cut flowers ought always
to be shaded during the night.
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Gales ano gktttbts.
FANNY's "TWENTY DOLLARS
BY MRS. NJ. J. RICHARDSON.

Now for that splendid collar at
Upton,s," soliloquised Mrs HaPgood, as
she drew on her delicate hands close
fitting pair of white kid gloves; and
stepping to the mirror she re-adjusted
her exquisite bonnet. =" What beauty"
she continued, az cannot see how Charles
could say that twenty dollars was too
much for such a trihe. Tribe, indeed
I wonder if the Jenkinses viii think it
a tribe, when wear it al Mrs. LeC,aire's s
soircc tonight. Oh to eclipse them
once only in embroidery"
The reader must not set Fanny Hap
good down as wholly a vain and fash
: ionable woman. The only daug ghtcr of
a rich man, she had been hattered from
childhood up. At sixteen she had mar
ried a prosperous merchant, who had
made her for two years his darling.
What wonder, hen, if Fanny had yet to
learn Some sad heart-lessons from the
outer world.
Fanny was so eager to reach Upton's
that she did not observe, on opening the
front door that little child stood in the
way. A fall and cry, and something
rolled down the steps and lay motionless
on the pavement.
"Oh, what have I donel What have
doneln she cried affrighted, trembling
all over, as she recognized little boy
clad in rags, but beautiful in his tatters
as the object she had run against, and
who lay now apparently dead.
Instantly the coveted collar was for
gotten. Shrieking aloud for assistance
and careless of her spotless gloves anc
sDowy dress, she stopped down az:
picked up the little sufferer, He fain:
Iy moaned as sue ,.tted him but did no
open his eyes, and his face was covered
with blood.
"IhaYe killed him." cried Fanny ant
with her costly handkerchief she wipe,
the blood away. "God help me !" An
she burst into tears.
The servants came rushing to th
door, in answer to her frenzied ring; tn
child was carried up to spare chamber
and Fanny, forgetting all about tn
soiree and the Jenkinses, sat down t
nurse the sufferer, first sending for tn
doctor.
The physici pronanouuced the chill
seriously injured. A high fever attend
ed By de:irium, set in Four, Eve, ST
-'-innk came. Fanny, her tears fallin
fast, would permit no one to au4-.-.----
the medicine or watch by the bee
side but herself When the clock stFge
seven, and Fanny kneE that her hus0an
would now soon be home, she went stea
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Cur THIS our.-A correspondent of
the London Literary GaEettss, alMainR
to the numerous cases Of deaths from
accidental poisoning, adds: ''I venture.
to affirm there Is scarce even q cottage in
this cour-'ery that does not contain an in
valuable, certain, Immediate remedy for.
such events, nothing more than desert
spoonful of made mustard, mixed in .
tumbier of warm water, and drank i'm.
mediately. It acts as an emetie. is al
ways ready, aud may be used with safe,
ty in any case where one isrequired. By
making this simple antidote known, you
may he the means of saving many fel-,
low creature from an untimeiy end NJ
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"Give us SongP' the soldiers cried,
The outer trenches guarding,
When the heated guns of the camps allied
Grew weary of bombarding.
The dark Redan, in silent scoff,
Lay, grim and threatening, under;
And the tawny mound of the MalakoH
No longer belchcd its thunder.
There was apause. The guardsman said
1--WE storm the forts tomorrow
Sing while ye may, another day
VIII bring enough of sorrow."
They lay along the battery's side,
Below the smoking canon
Brave hearts, from Severn and from Clyde,
And from the banks of Shannon.
They sang of love, and not of fame;
Forgot was Britain's glory;
Each heart recalled different name
But all sang II Annie Laurie."E
Voice after voice caught up the song,
Unlike its tender passion
Rose like an anthem, clear and strong
Their battle-eTe confession.
Dear girl, her name he dared not speak,
Yet, as the song grew louder.
Something upon the soldiers check
Washed off the stains of powder.
Beyond the darkening ocean burned
The bloody sunsets embers,
While the Crimean vallies learred
How English love remembers.
And once again FIRE of hell
Rained on the Russian quarters.
With scream of shot, and burst of shell,
And believing of'the mortars.
And Irish Norsh's eyes are dim,
For singer. dumb and CORY;
And English Mary nOurns for him
Whe sang of Annie Laurie"
All. soldiers to yo-r honorcd rest
Your truth and valor bearing,
The bravest are the tenderest-
The loving are the daring. B. T.
q ss Annie laurie is the sopc, ,7nivarsaII1
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PaoFITs OF VINE.-A late paper.
gives a statement ofthe cost and prolltas
Of en- Isabella grapevine. The. cost of
labor is put down at twenty-five cents.
yearly, 10 pruning and dressing, and for
the reqnisite-qaantity of dressing THE
profits are 1--WE 10 six bushels Of gfapea
annually. besides the. ornamental effect
of, a beautiful vine around the, pre-.
mises 20
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Oariletp.
The Lay of Real Life.
BY TOM noon.

" Some are born with wooden spoon in
cir mouths, and some with golden ladle. -
GOLDSMITH.
-" Some are born with tin rings in their noses,
ID some with silver ones. s."-SLvEEsMrTH.
Who ruined me ere 1 was born,
Sold every acre. grass or corn,
And left the next heir all ferlorn?
My Grandfather.
Who said my mother was no nurse,
And physiced me and made me worse,
Till infancy became curse?
My Grandmother.
Who left me in my seventh year,
A comfort TO my mother dear,
And Mr.. Pope, the overseer
My Father.
Who let me starve to buy her gin,
Till all my bones came through my skin,
Then called me ugly little sin ?"
My Mother.
Who said my mother was Turk,
And took me home-and made me work,
But managed half my meals to shirk ?
My Aunt.
Who of all earthly things - would boast,
"He hated other brats the most"
And therefore made me feel my post
My Uncle.
Who got in scrapes, an endless score,
And always laid them at my door,
Till many bitter bang bore?
My Cousin.
Who tool, me home when mother died,
Again with father TO reside.
Black shoes, clean knives run far and wide?
My Stepmother.
Who marred my stealthy urchin joys,
And when played, cried whata noisep
Girls always hector over boys
My Sister.
Who used TO share in what was mine,
Or took it all did he incline,
Cause was eight and he was nine ?
My Brother.
Who stroked my head, and said good lad, y
And gave me sixpence, - all he had :"
But at the stall the coin was bad?
My Godfather.
Who, gratis, shared my social glass,
But when misfortune came to pass,
Referred me to the pump? Alas!
My Friend.
Through all this weary world, in brief.
Who ever sympathized with grief,
Or shared my joy-my sol. relief3
Myself.
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coNNUB1AL ADvzHrU11.

The Buffalo Republic relates fiat ro- 4
Gently fslse-hearted married man in
Detroit attempted to elope fron his law
full spouse with another woman TO Cana
da. The guilty couple crossed the fiv-
er in one steamer, while the injured but
spuuky wife pursued them in another
and just as the trnia was leaving Wind
sor, The latter sprang upon the rear car
and ran through the coaches until she,
found the runaway eouple quietly seated
side by side She upbrsided the man
for cunning away from his laWfslly Wsd-
ded wife, and insisted that he should
leave the ears and return with her. This
the husband stoutly refused to Do, When
tAe vife appealed TO the conductor, and
prodnced the necessary vouchers Of her
identity. The conductor with much
good sense, decided that . woman VaO
entitled TO her lawful husband, and in.
formed the man that he would be under
the necessity Of delivering him over TO
the custody of his better half By this.
time the passengers had gathered round,
and the scene.became exceedingly ludio-
rous. The man declared that he would
not leave his Dulcinea, and she persiated
in retaining him. The tears and en-
treaties of the wife were teo much for
the sympathetic conductor; he pulled
the check-string, stopped the train, eject
ed the husband from the ear and deliv-
cred hin. to his wife, several passengers
holding on to the other woman, who
made the most desperate endeaFors to
follow. The man tried hard to get on
the cars after they were in motion, but
was unable to do SO in consequence Of
the tight grasp of his wife on his coas.
tails The last that was seen Of the
pair they were rolling down the bank,
closely locked in each others embrace.
The frail fair one vhe was the cause Of
the trouble, was carried out of the reach
of her companion for time at least.
-4<.-~-H<-
The DFFERENcE IN MEN-We often
see an old and we'll beaten old man who
never had success in his life, who al.
ways knew more and accomplished less
than his associates, who took the quartz
and dirt Of enterprise, while they took
the gold and yet, in old age, he is the
happier man, and all his life long he vas
the happier man. He had sum Of
hope, and they of desire aud grSed-ana
amid all this misfortune and his mystic
rious proYidcnces, be had that within
him which rose up and carried his heart
above all troubles; and upon their world
wide waters, bore him up like the old
ark upon the deluge. It was the dsluge
that gave out-not the ark. God hath
distributed his gifts. It takes score
Of them to make ons man. One supplies
thesswift sagacity another the cautions
logic, another the impelliRg force an
other the hope, another she practical
tact=ene supplies general prinoipales,
another the working plans. Men seldom
unite by the strong points. II d. mems
weaknesses that bind them together. By
distributing gifts, God makes enc man
dependent upon another, and welds soci.
ETY. together By making every man me-
cessitous, in some place, as regards 9th.
eF men.AR. w. Beecher.
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s"Annie Laurie" is the song universally
Sung in the British Army.
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"Some are born with wooden spoon in
their mouths, and some with golden ladle.'
-CIOI DSNITu
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4oehp,
The Song of the Camp.
A cRIsrEAN INCIDENT.

"Give us Song" the soldiers cried,
The outer trenches guarding,
When the heated guns of the camps allied
Grew weary of bombarding.
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Who ruined me ere I was born,
Sold every acre. grass or corn,
And left the next heir all ferlorn?
r-M My Grandfather.
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fast, would permit no one to au.-..------
the medicine or watch by the bed
side but herself When the clock struck
seven, and Fanny knew that her husband
would now soon be home, she vent steal
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The following from the pen of Hon. D.
P. Thompson, we fnd in the editorial
columns of the "Creen mountain Free
man.; Judge Thompson spent several
years in the vicinity of Mr.. Jefferson's S
residence, as teacher iu his younger
davs