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to the deuce-to start the foot gins."-
The foot ginners have continued jogging
along at slow pace, with case of pneu.
monia occurring among them now and
then, when McCarthey's invention is an
nouuced, which sincerely hope will be
termed the seed extractor, not gin, or it
will be forever distrusted. And now, fel-
low-planters, and fellow sufferers, what Of
thisa-speak out, nothing extenuate, nor
set down aught in malice" What does
that mighty one, the cotton buyer, say!
Does Jove nod approving or frownl I
will not be behind the age, and intend TO
try every we'll authenticated improv ement,
reserving, however. a supply Of foo. inn
plements to meet emergencies, as der
nier resort, when reduced to extremity; or
dering always refuge to them, until
can arrive on the scene o. action and 90
to work to redress what il wrong. preser-
wing my temper in tact, and endeavor-
ing to bear in mind, that "he that is
slow TO anger, is better than the mighty"
LONG STAPLE.
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IN ADVANCE.
A SHORT CANDLE.

As sat in my chamber, saw little
girl working by the light Of candle. 1t
was burnt down almost to the socket. ]
perceived that she piled her needle very
fast, and at length overheard her say to
herself " / must be very industrious, for
this is the only candle have, and it is al
most gone"
What a moral there is, thought I, in
the words Of this child! Surely may learn
from it. Life is but short candle. 1t is
almost gone, and have no other. How
earnestly engaged should then be in eve
ry duty of my life. While 1 have the
light Of life how careful should be to per-
form everything enjoined by my heavenly
Master!
/. ought to be in haste to work out
my own salvation, with fear and trembling
knowing that when this light is extin-
gushed there is no other allowed to NOR
tai for preparation.
2. I ought to be alive to the immortal
interests Of my fellow creatures, working
while it is called to-day, striving to bring
sinners to the Lord Jesus Christ; for my
brief candle is soon TO go out and there
can be no conversion ofsinners in another
world.
3. ought to be increasingly active in
every act Of benevolence, makiny as many
happy as / can, relieving the miserable,
and doing good to all within my reach
for this light IS soon to be put out, and in
AM other world the miserable and suffering
will be beyond my reach.
L.. ought to use every talent for the
glory Of God and the kingdom of Christ,
working the works Of Him that sent mo
while it is to day, for the night comcth
when no man can work.
Whatsoever thy hand findclh to do.
do it with thy might; for there is no work
nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom
in the grave whittier thou gocst." Ec-
| cles. tx.
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OBEDIENCE AND DISOBEDIENCE

"Honor thy father and thy mother, that
thy days may be long upon the land, ,'giv-
en- amid the thunders and lightnings Of
Mt. Sinai, and awful indeed were the pen
al,ies attached to its violation; but to him
who rendered his parents due honor, or in
other words, strict obedience, was given
the promise that his days should be "long
upon the land"
Obedience is the first lesson which the
child has 10 learn, and the parents who
exact it in the years Of infancy, will have
the satisfaction Of knowing thai their chill
dren are in way which they will not part
from when they are old, for the obedient
boy invariably makes a faithful husband
and good citizen. Show us q disobedi.
ent, froward youth, and we will show You
a perverse, wicked man. Show us a
youth who delights to honor and obey his
parents, ard We will show you man OF
the Purest integrity; an ornament to soci.
ETY., and blessing to the world; and it
does not require the inspiration of a
prophet, either, to make such predic-
ton.
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WHAT THE GOSPEL DOES FOR OUR
HoAEs.-It has, in all ages, been a pre-.
rogative Of Christianity to plant and fos.
ter domestic feeling and felici,ies. We
would figure the religion ofJesus as walk
ing among men, and offering them two
great boons in one hand she holds the
treasures Of Immortality, in the other are
the mild blessings Of home. Philosophy
has ever been high, remote, and wparti-
cipating: in her gl.tering robes she treads
IN majesty along the high pla ces of the
world, amid light that scarce mingles
with earth's atmosphere, but falls on the
eternal snow, a cold, intellectual light
which has never yet frightened the cloud
Of unspeakable sadness resting on her
brow. A high task is hers, and We shall
pay her all honor /; but let US dwell rath-
er with Christianity in the valleys and in
the clefts Of the rocks, where she spreads
the nuptial couch, and lights the boase-
hold fro.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
THE THREE BRIDES.
A THRILLING STORY.

"Do you ses," said the sexton, "those
three hiIlocks yondsr, side by aide =
There sleep three brides, whose history
l am about TO relate. Look there, sir, on
yonder hill, you may observe little de-
solats house, with little struggling fence
IN front, and feS stuntsd apple trees on
the accent behind it. 1t is sadly out Of
repair now, and tho garden is overgrown
With weeds and bra,nbles, and the whole
place has desolate appearance. II tho
winds were high now. you might hear
the crazy shutters Tapping against the
sides, and the wind tearing the gray sh,n.
glss off the roof. Many years ago there
lived in that house an old man, who eul-
sivated the fsw ssres Of ground that be.
louged TO it.
The father was wcll.taught man,
deeply ver,ed in the mysteries Of science
and ~ he could tell the name OF every
:a.--ycr that blossomed in the wood, or
grew 10 the garden, and used to sit up
late at night 1t his books, OF in reading
the mystic story Of the starry heavens,
paea thought he was crazy or Lewi,ched,
and avoided him n the ignorant ever
shun the CITED and the enlightened. A
few there were, and among others, the
physician Of the place, who showed .
wil!ingnsss TO afford him countensnce,
hat they very soon dropped his acquiut-
sncs, for they found the old man was
somewhat xeazeyed and moreover their
yanity was wounded on discovering the
sxtsat Of his knowledge.
ITO the minister he would quote the
fsthers and the scriptures in the origin Il
tongue, and showed himself armed with
,hs weapons OF felsmic controversy. He
ss,onisl,ed ,ks lawyer with bis profound
acquaintsncs with jurisprudence; and
che physicisa WAS surprised at the extent
cf biz medical kno~lsdgs. So oil Of
than deserted him, and the minister from
shom he differed in soms triHing point
nf.ccsrin~. spoke -e,y lightly Of him !;
and By and BY looked on the sslf.educat-
ID fapnss With eyes Of svenipn.
. He iastssessd his son in ell his lore |;
tAs languages. lisssasure, his,osy, philoso-
ply asd ssieasss we're uuDIdsd, ons by
one, % ths srshusiassic son Of the solits-
". s.
"Yssrs rolled a~ay, snd the old man
disd. He died wAsa storm eouvulssd
shs ises of sssss& ~kss he ~ind ho~isd
ssssnd No s.sissssd dwsassg. ssd abe
Aasase psysd sssvs ~ ssOe God tho
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COLD FEET.

Soio .ecI 6to luc avenues 10 Tue ueatn
OF multitudes every year; it is sign of i'm
perfect circulation, Of want ofvigor Of con-
sttution. No one can he well, whose feet
are habitually cold. When the blood is
equally distributed to every part of the
body, there is general good health. If
there be less blood at any one point than
is natural, there is coldness; and not only
so. there must DO more than is natural at
some other part Of the system, and there
is fever, that is, unnatural heat or oppres.
sion.
In the case Of cold feet, the amount Of
blood wanting there, collects at some 9TH
er part Of the body which happens to be
the weakest, to be the least able to throw
up barricade again,t the in nrushing enc
my. Hence, when the lungs are weakest
the extra blood gathers there in the shape
Of a common cold, or splitting blood.
Clergymen, other public speakers, an !
singers, by improper exposures, often rem
der the throat the weakest part; to such,
cold feet gives hoarseness, or a raw, burn
ing feeling, most felt at the little hollow at
the bottom of the neck.
To others, again, whose bowels are weak
through over eating, or drinking spiritu-
ous liquors, cold feet give various degrees
of arrangement, from common looseness
up to diarhnas or dysentery and so we
might 60 through the whole boLy but for
the present, this is sufficient for illu,ira-
ton.
you are well let yourself alone. This
IS our favorite motto. But to those
whose feet are inclined TO be cold, we sug-
gest--
As soon as you get up in the morning
put both feet at once in basin Of cold wa
ter, SO as to come half way to the ankles;
keep them IN half minute in winter, n
minute or two in summer, rubbing them
both vigorously, wipe dry ,and hold to the
fire, If convenient, in cold weather, until
every part Of tho foot feels as dry as you,
hand, then pnt on your socks CT stock
ings.
On going to bed at night, draw off your
STOCKINGS and hold your feet to the FIRE for
ten or fifteen minutes, until perfectly dry,
and get right into bed. This is a most
pleasant operation, and fully rcpays for
the trouble Of it. No one can sleep well
or freshingly with cold feet. All Indian,
and all hunters sleep with their fee! to the
fire.
Never step from your bed with the ma
ked feet on an unexpected floor. l have
known it to be the exciting cause Of
months Of Illness.
Wear wooden, cotton, or silk stockings,
whichever keeps your feet most comforta.
BILE; do not let the experience Of another be
your guide. for different persons require
different articles; what is good for per,
son whose feet are naturally damp, can.
not be good for ore whose feet are always
dry. The donkey who had his bag OF salt
lightened by swimming river, advised his
companion who was loaded down with a
sack Of wool, to do tho same, and having
no more sense than man or woman, he
plunged and 10 moment the wool absor-
bed tas water. inc reased the burden many
fold, and bore him to the bottom.
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A CIIILD'S INFLUENCE.

An English lady Of responsibility resi-
ded for few years alter becoming n wild
ow, with her little son, ia Que Of the chi,
cities in Canada. The child had been
faithfully instructed in the elements of the
Christian faith. lie was about four years
Of age, very lovely and promising, and
and greatly carresssd by the fellow boar.
ders. An elderly gentleman in the fami.
ly, Mr.. b., WAS exceedingly fond OF him,
and invited hin one day, upon the reno.
val Of the cloth after dinner TO remain up
on his knee. The lsdies had retired, and
free conversation ensued. The gentleman
alluded to was given 10 expressions which
ever shock pious mind. "Well, Tommy,
said one at the table, in high glee, "what
DO you think Of Mr.. b." The child hes
itated for moment, aud then replied, "T
think he did not have good mother; for
IL he had, he would not use such naughty
,ocrds The gentleman was Scotchinan;
home and pious mother rose, in all their
freshness, to his mind. The effect upon
him was overpowering; he rose from the
table without speaking, retired, and was
never afterward known to make use OF
similar expressions.
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EARLY LOVE AND LATE MAnRIAoE.-
The Cincinnati Columbian relates the fol-
lowing:
A couple, each Of whom was over sew.
enty year. ei age, were nigh, or .~o a.
60 united in the boaals Of wsdlock, at one
Of our principal hotels. they bad been
lovers In the spring time Of life--bst cx-
cum stances parted them. Each married,
raised family, Lost mate, and then re-
married; and, finally. having lust the sec
ond mate, and met ,hsir Rnt love, they
concluded to travel Gown the bill Of life
together, and sleep together At its foot.'--
They were both fra,l, tottering and white
headed--bu, the FIRE Of love still burnt
brightly 10 their bssrta'
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BooKs.-A learned writer says Of books:
Thcy are masters who instruct us withou.
rods or ferules, without words or anger,
without bread or money. II you approach
them. they are not asleep il you seek
the! do not hide: II You plunder they do
not scold IT, you are ignorant they do not
laugh a, you. Few things are more en-
tertaining than to pore over book stall.
Thers.are few here as they have them
in Europe, in the open street, where a
passer-by may saunter, look at the vari-
Gus titles, Or dip into volume. Thi. is
rather to be lamented s. loungers, ay,
even for book worms, rs great lovers OF
books are called. The latter person often
sees works that are not to lie found else
where, and is often treated with novelty
amid old mnsty rubbish that no one could
ever suppose contained anything new
And then you are smilten with the cheap
meas, or what you think is cheapress, for
he it known, that whenever you see a
book you like, and are determined to buy
il is always cheap. 4 book does not come
to you rs an intruder. You sock it and
by rejecting as you road, you mold con-
verse with new acquaintance you do
not compare each others mind. without
danger Of violent collision. Ifyou approve
Of what he sSys, you turn from him quiet
ly, without hard W woTds passing. II you
approve. you dwell upoa the expressions
and read them over again. Here is at
once adouble pleasure. La Bsoyere says !:
when aperson offecling and dsccrnment
reads book, and il excites in him eleva.
ted thoughts, lie may be sure the work is
good, and he needs no other mode Of
proving it,
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survivor stood again at the altar. Made
line ! | well remember her. She was a
beauty in the true sense of the word.-
She might have sat on throne, and the
most loyal subject, the proudest. peer
would have sworn the blood in her veins
descended from hundred kings. She
loved the widower for bis power and his
fame, and she welded him.
They were married in that church.
it was a summer afternoon recollect it
we'll. During the ceremony the blackest
cloud l ever saw, overspread the heavens,
and the moment this bride pronounced
her vows clap of thunder shook the
building to its centre. All the females
shrieked, but the bride herself made the
response with steady voice, and her eye
glistened with a wild fire As she gazed
upon her bridegroom. When they arriv.
ed at the house, she sank upon the thres-
hold; but thi, was the timidity Of the
maiden.
"H hen they were alone, he clasped
her hand, and it was as cold as ice -
Madeline, said he, what means this |?
Your cheek is as pale as your wedding
gown The bride uttered frantic shrek.
My wedding gownl' exclaimed she, no,
no; this is my sisters shroud The hour
Of confession has arrived. 'Tis God that
impels me to speak. To win you lost
my soul. Yes. yes-I am a murieress
She smiled on me in the joyous affection
Of her young heart-but gave her the
fatal drug! Adelaide twined her white
arms around my neck, but l administer.
ed the poison. Take me to your arms
| have lost my soul for you, and mine you
must ber
"And them" continued he, in a hollow
voice, "at that moment came the thunder,
and the guilty woman fell dead on the
floor"
The countenance of the mar, ator ex-
pressed what he felt.
"And the bridegroom !" asked I, "the
husband Of the destroyer and the victims;
what became Of him I"
"He stands before you" was the thrill
ling answer.
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THE LARGEST MILL IN TpE WORLD

THE LARGEST MILL IN TEE WORLD
The largest and most comprehensive mill
in the world is the Pacific, at Lawrence i,
Massachusetts. The floor surface Of this
immense structure is 10 acres the largest
mill in England is ii l-2 acres. There
are now in operation 10000 cotton
spind!es and 10000 worsted spiudies
and these are to be Increased to 80, 900
and &c, 600 respectfully. There are / 200
looms in operation, to be increased to
2.40O. These, with 1000 persons, pro-
duce soo,OoO pieces Of cloth per apnum
one half delaines. The weekly consum ption
Of cotton sis o.oOo pounds or 500, 900
pounds per annum, and 100000 pounds
OF wool. Once month the two thousand
persons assemble at the cashiers officer,
where he pays out $4,000 to them for
wages,nppropriating TO each one the exact
amount she has earned.
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WHAT is MAN.

Originally dust-engendered in sin
brought forth with sorro~- helpless in
infancy-extravagantly wild in his youth
mad in his manhood-decrepid in age
his first voice moves pity-his last COM
mands grief.
Nature clothes the beast with hair
the birds with feathers, and the fishes with
scales-but man is born naked-his hands
cannot handle-bis feet cannot walk
his tongue cannot speak, nor his eyes see
aright-simple his thoughts-vain his de-
sires-toys his delight. As soon as he
puts on his distinguishing character, rea-
son, he burns it with wildfre passions
paints it with abominable pride, tears it
with Unsuitable revenge-dirts it with ava
rice, and stains it with lust. His next state
is full Of miseries-fears torment-hopes
intoxicate-cares perplex-enemies as
sault Lim-friends betray him-thieves
rob him-wrongs oppress him-and dan
gers way-lay him. His last scene is de-
plorable-his eyes dim-hands feeble
feet lame-sinews shrunk--bones dry
his days are full Of sorrow-his nights Of
pain-Lis Infancy is full Of folly-youth
of disorder and toil--age ofinfrmity.
In other words, man is dunghill
blanched with S .ow--a may-game of for
.uns--a MARI for malice---a butt for env-
If poor, despised--'f rich, fattered-if
prudent, mis,rusted- if simple, derided-
ais beauty, fio~er-his strength, grass
his wit, a flash-his wisdom, folly--his
judgment, weakness-hs art, imperfection
his glory, blaze-his time, span
himself, a bubble. He is born crying
live laughing-and dies signing.
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AsorR.-An angry person should nsi-
ther be believed nor opposed; his intellect
"a dsrapgsd. Mark we'll how his passions
subside; on that determine Eor, or against
the duration Of your in,imacy. But nev.
es trust the sulky wretch; malice is in his
hearts, revenge, hatred aod more passions
than there are names for. He ID spider
who spins delicate filamens on oil sije.,to
cumssh his unwssy victim
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~ PER ANNUM
SELECT POETRY.
BYRON'S PRAYER.

Ny soul 10 sick Of this long day
rm weary Of its lingering light
And, loathing life, turn away,
To weep. and wish for night.
Ilong to lay me gently down
In slumber. on my mothers breast
And would exchange an empires erowr
For everlasting rest.
Thosgh but Ia Manhood's morn stand,
I've lived the laurel wreath to gain;
Ny songs are heard in every land,
And beauty brea;hes the strain.
Here smiles and swecter tears are mine,
And yet Of love, yoSth fame possest,
Oh, gladly would my heart resign
All-aH-fo. endless rest-
The dreams for which men wish to live,
Or dare to die-the gilded cloud
OF glory DER the tomb, I'd give
For silence and shroud.
] ssk no Paradise on high:
With beings strifo on earth opprest,
The only hoavsn for which sigh,
Il rest, eternal rsst.
Ny natal day in tears keep,
Which rcj DICED in when ciild.
And each return the birth weep,
Dor which my mother smiled.
Bid Heaven take back tho breath il gave,
That !. cold and silent guest,
Within my fathers house, the grave,
May dnd long, long rest.
Without my own consent came,
But with my widest wish go;
For would fairly be the same
wss--srs born to woe.
Ny cold hush'd heart, with no pale CLEAN,
Ofecnssiousnesn to wake and waste.
would have sleep, without its dreams,
And rest, eternal re4tl
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BsAurY, like the dropping flower, soon
fades, but the divine excclleucy Of the
mind remains, when oil those beauties are
withcred.
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These two lines, without . asatt,
Ex~ctly fu this column ouA
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-11-15

The Rochester N. W Dsmocrsi, Of
the sth, relates the abduction of mother
less girl OF filteeen from Fairport, near that
city, by married man named Tomlson.
The scoundrei was caught and lodged in the
Rochester jail, while the girl, who alleged
that she was treated uakindly by her faith
sr, was taken home.
The members Of the Rhode Island
Legislature only receive one dollar per day
for their services. A proposition before the
people to double these rates was most EN-
pha,icsily rejected at the els>.oa on Tues
day Honors count in that State.
William Aiken, = worthy citizen
was asssssinated in the streets OF New Or
leans On the night of the LIST inst. he
leaves widow and six small children
The assass in was not detected.
AIRS. Jacob Fisher, of New Castle,
o.. on the 2sth ult., in attempting to warm
the lamp oil. as she supposed, thrust red
hot poker into q jug which contained three
quarts of powder. The explosion injured
several other persons, and injured her 90
severely that she died the next day.
Prom the returns already received,
the Indianapolis Journal Of the i2th esti-
mates that the Fillmore vote in thai State
will range from twenty-five to twenty-sev-
en- thousand.
in Alabama, on the 9th ult., mar
ried woman eloped with her step son,
whereupon her husband performed like
feat with the step daughter.
Col. Fremont is talked of by some
of the New York papers for the U. s. Sen.
ator, in place OF Hamilton Fish, whose
FERN expires on the 4th of March next.
Mrs. Thorn, of Paio Alto, Mich,
hung herself and child because her husband
| refused to take her TO ball.
Colonel Benton will spend Thanks
gyiag in Massachusetts,. He delivers his
lecture on the Union 10 New buryport the
evening before tne anniversary,
The N. Y. Times has revived the
stsry of contemplated marriage between
Mr. Buchanan and the widow of President
Polk,
At Dublin, in Poland, on the first day
of the Jewish year, great crowd was as.
sembled in the synagogue, and upon an
alarm of fire made rush to the doors and
windows to escape, when upwards of fifty
we're thrown down and ,rampled to death.
"A correspondent of the N. Y. Even.
ing Post, writing from Rome, Oct. 18th.
says that on that day Colonel Hiram Pear
son, Of San Francisco, was fined one thous.
and pissters for seating himself on the
throne of the Pope.
We see it stated that Mr. Edwin
Forrest denies having sold his castle on the
Hudson TO Archbishop Hughes for an edu-
eational institution.
Gen. Kenseit, we'll known sporting
man, died in New York on Sunday last.
The Norfolk (Va.) Herals says two
curious cases of intermarriage have occur
red in Newton county, in that State. Mr.
Stephen Daniel, aged So, married 8 dsught-
er Of N. Rogers, who was Is, and N. Rog-
ers, aged 90, married daughter of Stephen
Daniel, who was IA years of age.
At a Fair down east, the reporter,
under the head OF domestic arrangements,
gives the following item BEST bed Com.
Susan Tho mpson.''