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IN ADVANCE
n I NJ B Z R s..
a YOUNG MANS CHARACTER.

No young man who has just sense Of
OF his own value will sport with his own
character. a watchfuI regard to his
character in early youth, will be of incon-
ceivablc value to him in all the remain
ing years Of his life. When tempted to
deviate from strict propriety Of deport-
mcnt, he should ask himself, can afford
this! Can endure hereafter to look back
upon this !
1t is of amazing worth 10 a young man
TO have a pure mind for this is the ioun-
dation Of q pnrc character. The mind in
order 10 be kept pure, must be employed
i'll topics Of thought which are themselves
lovely, chastcned and c.cvating. Thus tie
mind has in its own power the selection
of its themes Of meditation. Ifyouth on
ly knew how durable and how dismal is
the injury produced by the indulgence of
degraded thoughts, il they only realized
how frighttul are the moral depravities
which cherished habit OF loose imagna-
ton produces on the sOul-they would
shun them as the bite Of = serpent. The
power Of books to excite the imagination,
is fearful element of moral dearh, when
employed in the service of vice.
The cultivation Of an amiahe, elevated
and glowing heart, alive to all the beau
ties of nature, and all the sublimities Of
trath, invigoratcs tho intellect, gives to
the will Independence of baser passions,
and 10 the affections the power Of adhe-
sion to whatever is pure, and good, and
grand, which is adapted to lead out the
whole nature of man into those scenes of
action and impression by which its ener-
gics may most appropriately be employed
and by which its high destination may DO
most effectualIy reached.
The opportunities Of exciting these fac.
ulties in benevolent and self-denying eC-
forts for the welfare of our fellow-men,
are so many and great, that it really is
worth while to live. The heart which is
truly evNngeically benevolent, may luyu-
riate in an age ike this. The promises
Of God are inexpressiOly rich, the main
tendencies orthjngs so maniiestly in accor-
dance with them, the extent of moral in
tlucnce is SO great, and the effects Of its
employment so visible, that whoever as
pircs after benevolent action, and reaches
forth to things that remain for us, to the
true dignity Of lis nature, can find flee
scope for MS intellect, and all aspiring
themes for the hcart.-EGchdngc.
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A gentleman arrived day or two
since at Oowego New York, it Puasuit of
a wife, from whom he had been separated
for some years, and whom she supposed
TO be dead. lie learned that she was
married TO another in Oswego,. and came
to let ber know that he was yet alive
Lie presented himself at her house, and
the recognition was nantual and prompt
they rushed into each others arms with
frantic embraces. The lady packed up
her wardrobe, bid adieu to her second
lord, and left with the first, leaving n child
the fruit Of the second marriage, behind
with its father.
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EARLY METHODIST PREACHING.

The October number Of the London
Wesleyan Quarterly Review, in an arriclc
on the Methodist Episcopal Church Of
America, has among its paragraphs the
following:
"The records Of early Mcthodism in
America reveal an accoun. Of suffering,
endured by the tincrant preachers, such
as could not,w fear, be borne at the pres
ont time. Their sufferings we're Of every
kind. The mere drudgery Of travelling
WAS Of itself, in the state OF the Country at
that time, sufficiently harrassing. Bound
less forests, infested by wild and hostile
Indians, had to be treadel, often without
the sCmblance Of roads, and with no 9th
er direction in their wanderings than the
blaze on the trees, that is. the portion
stripped off from the bark. The settlers
log hut being reached there was nothing
but the mcanest farc-hard biscuit, often
the floor OF plank, rarely the more ques.
tionabIe luxury of n bed, while the hut
and the preacher had TO be guarded
through tle gloom Of night by some por
ton OF the household against the rife, the
tomahawk and the scaIping knife. We
often find that in moving from place to
pIac" the Methodist evangelist had to join
sort OF caravan of travellers, all armed to
the teeth, himself among the number, to
defend themselves against the S;ealthy tao.
ties of the wild men of the wood
But human dangers were not the on
Iy dangers. The crossing Of rivers by the
help OF the most fragile means and cmgi
neerng the most ingenious, their s!ecJs
swimming or drowning, as the case may
be, was daily difficulty in their path
Swamps, bogS, heat, cold, snow, rain, mos.
quitoes, serpents, bears, wolves, had t. be
encountered in constant succession. We
can, in these early times, find hardy any
clue in the matter Of stipend and pay, and
we presume they had chiefly to trust in
him who commissioned the ravens TO give
meat to Elijah. But We do find Bishop
Asbury sometimes dividing his wardrobe
and his pocket moncy-loy he carried lis
treasures in his pockct--and selling his
watch TO find board for his poorer brethren.
l'as i.e her ism may excel o tive lie, o;sm
and men who could suffer these priyalions
year after year, and still hold on their
course, were not devoid Of the heroic spir-
it. They could easily have planted them
selves III farm, have located in town,
have taken up some secular,or, if fitted for
it, some scholastic employment. For in
America, then as now, labor OF every kind
was sure to find n remunerating market.
But no | they denounced all this, and
fought out the battle mantuly against suf,
fering and want,as shcy did against scorn,
derision ard contempt Mus. they not
have heard voice more commanding
than even the voice Of their own sensitive
nature-thc voice Of Goo"
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The idle are a very heavy tax upon the
industrious, when by frivolous visitations
they rob them of their time. Such per-
sons beg their daily happiness from door
to door, as beggars their daily bread, and
like them sometimes meet with a rebuff.
A mere gossip ought not to wonder if we
evince signs that We are tired of him, see-
ing that we are indebted for the honor Of
bis visit solely to the circumstance of his
being tired of himself He sits at home
until he has accumulated an insuperable
load Of ennui, aal thea saliies forth to dis,
tribute it among his acquaintance.
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"You dare me To do il e. shouted T.

iou uafc ille to 40 IL ! shouted III.
"ies, ] do" dogged'y answered the
landlord.
No sooner said than done. With a
muttered remark about taking a dare"
from any man, Il. dashed the bundle
among the blazing brands and spraug TO-
wards the door, followed by lie land
lard.
Heavens and earth what scattering |!
No one stopped to shove back his chair
everything turned a complete sommerset,
and gathering themselves up as quickly
as they could Gisentango their ans and
legs from the confused mass, everybody
shot for the doors and windows without
stopping to look behind him.
One man, whose pluck has been tried
on ordinary occasions, vanished hrcugh
the back door, jumped five foot fence
without breaking a his trot, and was last
seen s!TeakIng ii dawn back street, veil
ing murder at the top of his voice, and
once in while looking up backward, to
dodge the falling ,inbcra.
Another long-lcggcd individual, who is
built up like pair OF tongs, made but
''No ''''H"S aN'Oss " HiA' 'iopt street, anu
headed up lane. leaning forward at an
ang !e of about 40 degrees, putting down
his long spars like the buckets cC a steam
boat wheel, wi!h his coat tails streaming
behind him like the tail Of comet.
While ono courageous citizen, perceiv.
ing both doors and windows hopelcsslv
| wcdgcd, scrambled behind door and
commenced praying most devoutly but
being rather more familiar with anv other
sor, of composition than the Lords Prayer
he was heard vociferating il tones of mos,
energetic devotion--
Now | lay me down to sleep" &c.'
To this day, # you talk of "rahbit-hun.
ting in the preseEce Of any of those con.
coTued, he viii take OF his Goa! in less
| than two minutes.
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How much soever person may be in
clmed to dispute with his feIlow.man !;
however often his passions may get the
mastery Of lis wisdom and his tongue;
yet believe there are none, possessed of
ordinary Intelligence, who do not often
muse on the folly which belongs to the
petty word-quarreIs in which men are so
often engaged. There a., men who, be-
ing led into dispute, wax warmer and
warmer as the conflict increases, until f.
nally they separate in high dudgoon, both
inwardly vowing that "thcre never was
such an obstinate old fellow as that JONES'"
Or Brown" as the case may be. For
such men have two rules soIccted-one
from Jefferson, and one from NJ. Aurcl.-
The former says: "When you are angry,
always count ten before you speak" And
the latter: " In all differences, consider
that both you and your enemy are drop.
ping off, and that ere long your very
memories will be eXtinguished."-Ftz
Aarnea.
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The Stockholm AlonLlad of Noyembe

The Stockholm AitonLlad Of November
18Th, 1855, says:
The first Russian newspaper was pub
lished in l7OS. Peter the Grca not on
ly took part in its editorial composition,
but 10 correcting proofs, as appears from
sheets still in existence, in which are marks
and alterations in his own hand. There
ale two complete copies Of the frs. years
edition of this newspaper in the imperial
library of St. Petersburg. They are the
only two which have been preserved /; and
on the occasion Of the centennial celebiation
Of the University Of Moscow on the gath
of January last, the director Of the library,
modest Baron Won Korif, produced faith
(ul reprint of the Journal thus edited and
corrected. 1t forms an oetavo volume.
and contains also history of Russian
newspaper literatuEs."
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-10-15

On Thursday Mrs. Rehecca Killam, wife
ofthe late Daniel Killam, of fIillsborough
n. H., died at her residence at the ad-
vanccd age Of l02 years, III months and
81 days. She was a native Of Billerca,
Massachusetts, where she WAS married 81
years ago. Her husband was drafted for
the army soon after, and while encamped
under General Washington, near Boston,
Mrs Kjllam wa".'d on foot from BiIleSica
to the camp, e:"tying his supply ofcloth-
ing.
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The enthusi .stic kclmcr thus discourscs
upon the fair sex -" Woman is indeed Il
bright and beautiful creature. Where
she is, there is n paradise; where she is
not, there is desert. Her smile inspires
love, aal raises human nature nearer to
the Immortal source of its being. Her
sweet and tender heart gives life and soul
to dead and senseless things. She is the
ladder by which We climb from earth 10
heavsA> She is the practical teacher of
mankind, and the world woGld be a void
without her. She is more celestial than
n terrestrial being-charmng and amia-
bic as girl, dutiful AS a wife, and glo
rious rs a mother. She is tie baIsam OF
mans life--his faithful counsellor and
pillow. She can impart all the pleasures
to his cares of friendship, all the enjoy
mcmt Of sense aad reason, and all the
sweets Of Iite.'
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4 selertrA stQru,
DISTRESSED HEARTS,;
Ok TIE
WORK OF A FORTUNE TELLER,
Ok 1lii


"Jcn.i!e, was YOU eyer at fortune tel
Ier's!" asked LATHE Bgown, Miss Of s,x-
teen, oi Jennie Ma,or, who toy several
yeais had bSen kvr s,hs,l ,Uate and
t.so.n ;sienl.
"Why, 10, Hattie. you kEaw | hWe
not. What makes YOU n.li rIle sVsh n
question ""
"Jlst read this advertisement; in the
newspaper. A lady ad,er,ises she can
eil pc. only events in ores past history
iu, Welic, thG ia,asa,"
"Ps!aw what nonsense. You know,
Hattie, that is impossible. Heaven alone
knows the future
".Tiuc, true" said Hattie, thoughtful.
*; "yet | would like to tcst the power
u one oi these Fortune Tr.rers, There
are sogae things would very much like
" kaow, if .nly possible"
"But these Fortune Te!lers cannot give
you any Information, Hattie. And, be.
sides, you know they are look 81 upon MS
llsrclutable, and it would, neycr 10 for us
10 call upon one of the,p."
If they cannot give Information, why
DO they advertise thus pubiic!, I" persist,
Vd Hattie. They :" must ccEsns,ly be
possessed Of some gift which oiheI people
irc not. Don't you reincnib,r what Liz
zie Tompkins told us last week about her
aunt-how she lad her fcE,Spe told, aud
what wonderful things were related To her
ly the curious old woman she visited r.
"Oh +! had forgotten that. That was
arrange indeed"
swell, am sure there mus. be some
truth in the predictions Of thsse myste
rious women; and, Jennie, I hope you
will not be offended, when I tell YOU
pave fully made up my mind to have my
ic.,une Sold"
"Wby, Hattier'
" Ii is fact. am dying to know the
result Of certain things, aud my epsiosty
has been so excited by tjzsies story, lha,
cannot rssist the temptation Of following
4le example oi her aunt"
In this determination Hattie persisted
snd finally SIC ecdeJ in persuading her
aiend to acco npa Y Ler. OF course, the
Utmost secrecy wns essential, aud even de.
colt had 10 be practiced upon their rela.
ives and friends.
Fatal step! Could we but learn the
secret biaiosy Of Va fallsp daughters ol
I've. how many OF them would date taeir
downward career from the day, when, 10
garry out their purposes, they found il
necessary 10 deceive their paren,s--to 70
ect their advice, OF neglect their affection
hte instruction. Deceit, base ms il always
must be, dims the brightest gems Of the
soul, and rebs tho isaH ct iia Esssi Grs
cious jewels.
Madame Toupaire, the /" "learned As.
FoIogist," Was seated at her magic table
4er department, devoted TO interviews
With those who sought her wonderful skin
wss richly furnished. Tho windows were
darkened by heavy blue tcuytains, which
impaired m ashy hue TO every ding with
IN the room, and was well calculated "a
Yirike the unsophisicaied visitor with awe
Madame Tounaire had been brsy All
day long, for her fame had spread far and
vide. spd hundreds aocSeJ 20 coa.uI, her
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While DR.. Franklin was in the legisfa-
ture of Pennsylvania, ho was busily en-
gagged in some manner just rs the chap.
lam was about to pray. The preacher
waited for the doctor to cease his atten-
ton 10 the object Of his pursuit and at
tend to him, but finally the preacher
spoke and said, Z" II tho Hon. PiilosC-
pher will give bis attention we will pray
Franklin, without raising his llead, replied
spray away"
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50 PER ANNUM
Castaliull @ont.
From the Family Visitor.
GIVE AID TO KANSAS.
Y OIL NJ / V.

lFrom thc raiiliy Nisitor.
GIVE AID TO KANSAS.
flush hear ye not the distant sound
OF martial music blending?
As loudly on ihc southern s,arm
Its voice for aid 'tis sepajpg'
Hear ye, amid the marital stH,iRa
Tones Of the bold ard brave,
Proclaiming these, with patriots cheer
Their "Southern Rights" TO save!
List, as it skins the swelling tide,
OF Carolina's sea,
Still cheering on, thro' strife and stpr;p,
TO climeS Of liberty;
And rs is haais NpaA tho hFccae
OF Gcotgias sppIia4a land.
II asks aloud, its tones all proud,
Her aid, for Kansas band.
Iiark 3! Ia !ha swpspiag nalcs, thai tSii
OfGlory to b. won;
T"w wrest our righi, from Northern might
The honor of our sons;
Came TO the standard, now unfurlrd;
i.appr& boldly oS the sSa,
Aad let it's wave bear yc, all brave,
TO shores Of victory.
Fly TO the Border RuliaR'a" aid,
Fly t0 the swesliny .iAH;
Agl fes.ely 81, mid battles dim
Practice your Southern pride;
Cast of your coats OF cloth, and don
Those Of the ctip,son cast
tst that WUv,aia your >ouI'. just Sig.
A,d .t7ugslc 10 the last.
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1t is recorded Of a minister. in the ear.
ly settlement Of the country, that he broke
oft in the midst Of sermon, and cxclaim.
cd {.
81 guess you're all asleep, amt yea"
Upon hearing this, young man arose
in the midst Of the congregation, and
said /;
81 guess vac sin't hale asleep ~
An action was instituted against the Of.
fender, and lie was brought up to trial ior
speaking in "sarmon time" When the
penalty waaabout to,bo adjudged,. the do,
fendant obtained his liberty and his case
and overthrow the logic Of The prosecution
by declaring TO their honors, and the jury
& thay had one, that hc bad not spoken
in "sarmon tima," but in "guessing time.''
The judge let him go at liberty.
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A lady was asked: "When lady and
gentleman have quarreled, and each con.
siders the other most at fault, which oI
them ought to be first to advance toward:
a reconciliation 7" Her answer was -
"The bcst.hcsrted and the wisest Of the
two"
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Cowles, in his excellent history Of Plants
notices tie virtue Of hemp thus laconicaI'
ly:
"By this cordage ships are guided,
bells are rung, and rogues arc kept in
ave"
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Men are like bueles--the more brass
they contain, the farther ycu can hear
them. Women are ike tulips--the mora
modest ard retired they appear, tie be.s
'Cr YOU love theE.
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-11-01

BIZ. .%4fsSEt ZtJ& EgNS ENS :. /,
EXTRAORDINARY LoNGEvITY.-Dayid
Talpe, = nesrs The properly Of Mr.: VIM.
H. Moss, died in tho Town cf Corin,h,
Tishomingo county. Miss, on the, 22nd
ult- .at The advanced age Of 1T years.
The Corinthian Pillar says that be was :
remarkably obedient and polite negro, al
ATTEST Who knew him /; and % an evidence
of his, GOOD conduct he was never chassis
q iln in bic l'Il' liis'. He bad remarkable powers
bu;li !. laree fame dwelling or Mr. Moss
& The sdssseed age Of ia years. he
has, during the present sunmer, drawn
be,ween three and four hundred shingles
Is day, and hae frequently walked 10 Cor.
|isih. : distance q 2 miles. after : hard
day york. 70 supply himself with sugar
and coffee for tic month. He was neve.
sick ia II. lifa, nor did be ever take : dose
y 1aas1ao'cal4sfss sslsss sdi NJ 90 oas84 ssiioa9 9ai
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-11-01

" The new cent piece recently fin.
ished at the United States Mint, Philadel-
phia, is the size Of the old half cent, and
is composed Of fifiy.seven parts Of copper
seven Of nickel, and one Of zinc. 1t has a
light appearance, with faint red tint, and
is in beautiful contrast with the American
silver and gold pieces and will not, as the
old cent did, tarnish them by contact. The
weight Of the coin, is only seventy.two
grains-that Of the present copper cent is
one hundred and sixty:eight.
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A GREAT INvENrroN.-Making a Coat
uithoM Seam.-The New York Sun, Of

pithoW a Seam.-The New York Sun, 0
the l7th INST, says :.l7s.5 bta, ~ I-.t.-
A very remarkable invention has recent.
ly been patented for making coats Of felt
without seams. which is thus described
"The wool, as it passes through the
carding machine, is woven upon cylinder.
of peculiar shape, the layers of wood eros.
sing each other at different angles, the
f1bres being stretched to their utmost
making a close, well.woven bait, which
can be formed into coat bodies; others
into sleeves, pantaloons. mittens, shoes,
leggins, and the like. Over these cylin.
ders are drawn closely fitting bags, or GOV.
ering Of cloth the whole is then INNER.
sed in water, whence they are taken and
dropped into metallic tubes heated by
steam. A slight vibratory motion is there
given them, which felts the wool in few
minutes, leaving, when coats are to be
made, the ends Of the sleeves and the arm.
holes ofthe coat soft /; they are then joined
and firmly felted together, presenting a
coat perfect in shape and even in texture.
They are then fulIed until they become
firm and solid. Most of these garments
are died in the wool before carding those
that are not at this stage ready for the
dyer. Next they are dried on copper
forms in the shape Of men, heated by steam.
While upon these forms they go through a
finishing process, which gives them the
appearance of the goods known as Beaver
Cloth. They are now ready for lining and
trimming, which is done according 10 the
taste or design furnished. Coats of all
kinds designed mainly for business OF
oyercoats,) are made at this establishment,
from. q plain sack or pea,jacket to an
ornamental surtout, ready for trimming -
The facility with which the garments
may be fabricated by this method is said
to be such that coat Of any color may be
made and ready for wear within twelve
hours from the time when the wool OF
which it is made was growing upon the
back ofthe sheep. $. 7s.Lata 90 q .y-,f
Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-11-01

.nvrr1lsEMENTS will be inserted AZ the rate Of One
n., per square of ten lines or for the first and
f,e,te Tor every subsequent insertion liberal
v'.nt s"v aade 70 those who advertise by the year
sssr 1oisrs year will be charged for half column
l1nr..eat Medicine advertising and none Of greater
s.-,s vill be admitted on any terms.
HssEnraL HsE"r NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ttions Of per-
pEi snrs q such rs are not deemed TO be Of public
s,rss may be inserted advertisements lat the op-
~ The edjtor,) by being paid Tor In advance.
s~nfINCING CANDIDATES-Ten Dulars will he charg-
Ss~ announcing Canddaes for al Offices to he paid
,rsYARY NOTICES. not exceeding three or four lines,
: cheeYfdy inserted without charge, but those
T,s.ter length, will lie rated as advertisements.
copkESPONDENrs are informed that no notice what
e in - taken of any communication INTENDED for
:'.;a. nnIess accompanied BY the name and address
m. ~ritet-not necessary for publication, but rs
s,nseatss Of good faith. : i4A8 '~-N ri .f',
51it'''' The Law Of Newspapers.
suh,zibers who do not give express notice to the
es, aseconsdsred - wishing TO eoo"nue the'r soo-
n subec,,hets order the dscontnuanee Of their news
-. the nuha,her may eoatnne 70 send them until ~
,e ~ neglect or refuse to take their news
so., the olSce 70 which they are directed, they
- ,r.nonsle for them until they have settled their bills
"a ordered 1hsn liseoutianed 49,
The Courts have decided that refusing to take news
..,. cn me once or removing and leaving them un-
49, ~ 4. .ms flcis eviAssce Of intentional fraud
rhs Inited States Courts have also repeatedly dec-
aed thai fsmaster who ncslects 70 give seasonan'e
osce IS reir6A ~ The Post Once Department, Of the
,bs neglect or refusal of person to take from the oc
sdarssssa 70 him. renden the Postmaster liAe
81 ho dc publsher fos the subscription price. e