The North-Carolinian., 1856-05-17

collar the fashion of the day, moving with q
!:::.h, rcntlema,,ly like air This person proved
be the celebrated pickp"eket. In gong up
the middle aisle he WAS invited into the Mayors
pew and sat between Miss St. John and Mr.
A>!,hy,sof Qnccnhv, our late member OF I"r!ia-
meat One of the plates was held at the ooo'
by this lady aud gentleman, a"a ""eh -'f
harrington laid his guinea upon the pia'e lie
WAS kindly thanked by his new aci"aIn'"hce'
/ and passed on with graceful bow. Inc gen
try who held the plate retired into the vestry
to add their contributions, aud whci, Mr. Ashby
n-a'l hi.e e--Alakis -, g,liiezis on inc pi:he
! 10 !i's utter a>' 5i''NncHt .they had flown from
] his pocket After considerable amazcment the
mystery explained By of the company
rcn,arlny that Miss st. Johns pocket
turned inside ont: and the elegant gentleman
who sat between them had help himself to
the subscription he had put Oh the plate and
something besides. 1t is said that Burlington
facilitated his operations by instruments which
he had made for the purpose. l recoIlect Il
circumstance of this kind.
He waited upon surg gcal instrument maker
and ordered a pair of scissors of a curious form
y few days afterwards he called for them, liked
them and paid two guncaS, which the maker
charged. After he had left the shop the cut
lcr's wife said: My dear, the gentleman
seemed so pleased with the scissors, | wish we
had asked him what they were for lie
might recommend us. DO after him.
! The cutler ran after him, and inquired of him
what use he intended to make Of the scissors Z
''Whv, my friend" said Darlington, catching
him 10y the button of the coat and staring at
him in the face, Il don't know whether can
tell yon; its secret" DO, pray do sir, it
may be something in your way Upon which
harrington pressed hard upon his shoulder,
and whispered in his They are for pick
ing ,,nckcts.'' In the utmost CONSERVATION,
the scissors maker back and the moment
he got int" the shop he cxclaimed "My dear,
would YOU believe it, they are for picking OF
pockc1s!' Yes, my dear cried the wife,
i'ut what Is the matter with your clothes!
The cutler looked, and presently discovered
that the scissors had extracted the two guneas
he just received for them
/ MERcA>riLE lIoNoR.-WHAr Is AND WHAT
IT wAS.-lhe lively correspondent OF the Liver
pool journal, who writes the Talk on Ehange'
o,cc Il week for that journal, has an article III
relation to the decentralization of TIC times:
"RcfcrrinY to speculation the talk was, that
it has greatly deprecated the once high char
actcr Of the British merchant: that while sta ates-
men and politicians lied for the good of their
country, he alone enriched it by his truthful
i ness, his protv and his honor; that his word
passed for even more than he was worth, and
no one ever dreamed of suSpccting him OF fraud
or mcanncss That it is different: that
every day disclosrS facts adverse to his purity,
and that this very week the underwriters OF
London have Elct to consider the gross mpos-
ton praCti>cd in cases Of marine insurauces :,
i that they proclaim aloud that the present race
of shipowners and shippers have ceased to in
splre confidence in their dealings; that they
carry fraud to extent which threatens to
prevent underwriting altogether; that wrecks
they in>inuatc, are manufactured to order, and
that invoices are forged for profitable pur-
pose; that where vlainy falls short in these
particulars, claims Of most unj justiliable
turc put in and insisted on: that this has
grown into rcprchcmsiblc system, and that if
Il ~ cli ed m n Il hat
dishonesty has trckled from the h9 hest 10 tho
lowest; that poison turks in the druggists shop,
impars the hcaItl,-yiyny articles sold Ly the
grocer, and is founl ut the honr-miIl adu!lera-
ting the ioHr; that if the world is not coming
to end, it is time, for The sake Of humanity,
it thinking Of final exit"
CAMirIo. AID SrHycuNINE.-Thc beneficial
effects OF camrhor. as an anthlote to strychnne,
are illustrated ina case reported ly DR.. Tew-
sckbury, of Portland, Maine 1t appears that
= ii boy was seized with conynIsiois, and it was
asccrtained that he hn, just eaten biscait,
; picked M, at the door Of an eating house, tnat
was made for the purpose OF killing rats and
contained about one and a half grains Of
: strychuinc The boys spasmis were severe
; that immediate death was inevitable, though
all the usual remedies were rc>ortcd to. Camphor
! could not be Introduced in;o the stomach on
: account of the continued lock jaw. Accordingly
) strong injections Of campior were used and the
body immersed III hOt taii batH ana III u
, few hours the boy was comparatively well.
SIxGrLAE CURE FOR EPII.EPsY.--Thc y or
nandc' "A paper published at Roucn, in France,
gives its readers the following curious state
I mcnt in relation to Il singular remedy for cpl
ici,sv There at least be no harm in trying
thc remedy:
Some wears ago a female was attacked With
epilepsy in of til" streets IF Qporto, and
several persons collected aronnd her. 4 by
standcr suddenly cried ont cover her face with
; IL black silk handkerchief" \ man took of
q his cravat and threw it over her face. Strange
to say, her ennvulsons instantly ceased, and
rising to her feet, she thanked the persons
around and walked away without assistance.
, THE '\ornai.die,' after relating these facts
= = says that ii cannot eSplain whether it is the
= silk or black color or both, which puts an end
to the cp!eptic attack but while waiting tho
= investigation of scicnt!iic men, it strongly
= recommends the remedy.
q THE SWORD NApoLEoN AND EMrEEoT
is Nicholas s-The sword borne by Napoleon al
IS the battle of Marcngo was bought by Emperor
IS Nicholas in 1850, precisely half century aftel
It th. bloody and memorable event occurred
This precious relic was purchased for the sun
If .hirt two thousand dollars. The sword o
.o .,re,t a warrior carried in an engagement
II which lasted fourteen honrs, where victory
II Jtoru,ted on four occasions, where siNty pieces
- ,, wcre successivelv lost and reca aptnred