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The American Flag.

The flag OF orr country is a banne: of
beauty, and opened 10 the breeze it always
inspires descendant of Revolutionary an.
cesry, with patriotic devotion 10 Liberty. II
is banner, too, ha, all political parties rally
round. during their contests, and consequently
their numbers is considerably aug menied,
during Presidential canvasses. As these flags
often present an i'll shape, we give the fol.
lowing description Of the American flag in
all it's proportions, adding that when one is
made larger or smaller the same relative
proportion of sizes should be observed:
The standard for lhe Army is fixed al six
feet and six inches by four feet and four
inches--the number Of stripes Representing
the states originally constituting the Union)
is thineen, viz seven red and six white. 1t
will be perceived that The flag is just one
half longer than il is broad and that it's pro-
portions are perfect when properly carried
oui-the first stripe at The top is red, the
nexi white, and so down alternately, which
makes the last stripe red. The blue field"
Tor the stars Is the width aud rqnare OF the
first seven stripes, viz: four red and three
while--these seven stripes extend from the
side Of the "field" 10 the extremity of The
fag-,he next stripe is white, extending the
entire length Of il, and directly under the fis ID,
which serves 10 'throw il out" in strong and
pleasing reIief-,hen follow The re manning
stripes alternately. The number OF Stars in
the field, now thirty one. represent the pres
ent number of states 10 The Uaion--and the
Army and Navy Immediately add another
star on tho admission Of New State inio
our glorious Union bu, used ia an ordinary
way, the number of s,ars 10 net essential
thirteen (ihe original number) twenty. five or
thirty will answer.
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The Leopard,s Attack.

The power Of leopard Is wonderful in
proportion 10 bis weight. have seen full
grown bullock with his neck broken by the
leopard ihst attacked il. Il 10 the popular
belief that the effect Is. prodnced by blow
OF the paw. This is not the case. Few
leopards rush boldly to the attack, like dog.
They stalk their game, and advance crouch
iugly, making use Of every objec; that will
afford them cover, until they are within few
bounds of their prey. Then the immense
power Of the muscle is displayed ip the con-
ceniraied energy Of The spring. He flies
through the air and seltles on the throat, usu-
ally throwing his own body over the animal,
while his teeth and claws are fixed on the
Eeck /; this is the manner in which the spine
of the animal is broken, by a sudden twist
and not by blow. The blow from the paw
is, nevertheless, immensely powerful, and
one stroke will rip open bullock like
knife, bn. The effects Of the wound are still
more to be dreaded than the force ofthe blow.
There is a peculiar poison 10 the claw, winch
10 highly DANCE erous. This is caused by the
putrid flesh which they are constantly tear.
ing, and which Is apt 10 cause gangrene BY
inoculation.--Buksr's Wandsrings in Csylon.
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Did You ever see lady play on the fiddle,
reader? There is certainly no improperly
in the employment. St. Cecilia doubtless
had favo'ite Slraduarius, yet there seems
to be something indefnable, bizarre, fantas-
tic, ou, of place, in fair hands taking up the
fiddle and the bow. But il feminine vio-
linist be q novelty, what would you say TO a
lady carpenter? Here are some hundreds of
them hammering away, with Tremendous
vigor and celerity. These eyes have seen
the grandam OF eighty polishing of 4 plank
with plane TO a nicely. They have seen
a trim lille damsel OF seventeen, with col
ored hantkerchiefs lied coquetishIy round
her head. busily fixing beams aud girders,
while great bearded, bIoused man sat ma
jssiicaily by, smoking bis pipe, OF, Il he con-
descended to interfere 10 business matters al
all, unpacking dolls houses, OF dabbling
with glue pot. What labor will not French
women undertaken They follow the plough,
they keep books, they open box doors, ihsy
tax tickets at railways, they drag your lug
gage to the Custom House. they en-, your
chops and bssfstea ks al the butchers, they
dance on the tight rope and on ssiIls, they
buy old clothes, they keep shooting galleries,
they enter hens dens, they measure You for
boots, they shave you.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-11-05

Governor Pollock has issued the following
proclamation, recommending day Of thanks.
giving in Pennsylvania.
PROCLAMATION.
Pennsylvania, IS:
In lhe name and by The authority Of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, JAMES Pol
LOCK Governor.
Falotc Citizens:-A public acknowledge
mem Of the goodness of Almighty God, and
Of otr constant dependence upon his Provi-
dence, Is eminenlly becoming free aud en-.
lighened people.
Az the "Giver of every good and perfect
Gift, He has crowned the past year with his
goodness, and caused our paths 10 drop win
fa;ness,p oui free institutions, our rights end
privileges, civil and religious, have been con-
unued and preserved. Science and Art, with
the great interests Of education, morality and
religion, have been encouraged and advan-
ced industry in all its departments, has been
honorsd aud rewarded, and the general con-
diiion Of The people improved.
Our Commonwealth has been greatly bless
ed. The ravages of disease and death-oi
famine and pesiilence, have not been per.
mitied 10 come near Us nor have the horrors
of war disturbed the peaceful quiet Of our
homes. The earth has yelled her increase
and richly rewarded the LABOR of the hus-
bandmau. Abundant prosperity, with smiling
plenty and the blessings of health, have been
ours. Acknowledging, with gratitude, these
blessings Of kind Providence, let US "en,eI
into His gates with Thanksgiving, and unto
His courts with praise be thankful unto
Him, and bless his name"
Deeply impressed with the in portance and
propriety Of this duty, and in accordance with
the wishes of many good citizens, !, James
Pollock, Governor Of The Commonwealth oI
Pennsy sylvania, do hereby recommend Thurs
day, the 20,h day of November next, as a dag
of General Thanksgiving and Praise through
out this State and earnestly implore the peo-
pie. that, abstairing from all worldly bust.
ness and pursuits on that day, they unite in
offering thanks TO Almighty God for His past
goodness and mercy, and humbly beseech
Him for continuance Of His blessings.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal Of
the State at Harrisburg, this 2lst day oI
October, in the year of our Lord one thou.
sand eight hundred and fifiy-six, and oI
the Commonwealth the e,ghiy.irsi.
Rs the Governor,
ANDREW G. CURTIN,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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On. CAsrwarcrr's orrmos or MrDlcrsr.-

DR. CARTwRiGTTs OPIhIok or MEDfcffE.-
A letter to DR.. R. Thompson, of Nashville.
The medicine taught in our medical books
and schools of the present day is not the
good old regular science of medicine, but
a reformed science-reformed to suit the
peculiarly of little spot on this globe of
ours, which, however much needed, to adapt
it to that little spot Of earth in byperborean
Europe, becomes rank empiricicm when
applied TO the rest of the world. Medicine,
as a science, originated in Southern and
temperate latitudes, where il arrived at great
perfection, and existed for two thousand or
more years. At length, about one and a
half or two centuries ago, the leading med.
ical school was removed to Edinburgh, in
hyperborean Europe, wanting but two min.
utes of being in latitude $50. A latitude in
America where grass will not grow or wa
ter run. Look at Labrador, it has no rivers
or green fields, nothing but ice all the year
round. But in Europe, in the same latitude,
there is a little spot of earth near The sea
shore, made habitable by the motion of the
earth, from West to East, impinging over il
the warmer atmosphere of the Atlantic
Ocean. Yet the density of the air is the
same as in hyperboreau Labrador. The OK.
ygen drawn in at every breath, in that high
latitude, is so great and so stimulating, that
new system of practice had to be adopted
to cure the diseases incident to the peculiar
climate of that little confined place. The
nsw medical school located there, very wise.
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q A teams!er on The road to Bear River,
California, seeing man limp along The road
before him kindly took him upon his wagon.
A short time alter, the wretch drew pistol
and robbed his benefsctor of sa5, and then,
Embarrassing one Of his horses, mounted and
rode !: away!
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The "posTAGE. STAMP" SHAvE.-Scarcely
a newspaper can now be taken up that does
not contain the advertisement of some REV.
or M. D. who has recovered his health by
the discovery of wonderful remedy for
consumption or nervousness or other ailing.
Filled with gratitude for the good they have
secured they are benevolently affected to-.
wards all other sufferers, and hence they
pay large sums to inform the people that
for one, two, three or four 'postage-stamps'
they will send the recipe by return of mail.
We had not supposed it necessary to eau
ton the community against such imposters,
but it appears that the business pays well
enough to keep it up, and moreover it is now
greatly on the increase, and TO our surprise
during the last month intelligent men of diff.
ferent parts of the country have actually
sent us special reTiiiittaiioss Of stamps asking
us TO call upon DR.. So-and-so and Rev. So
and.so, and procure for them the elixir OF
life. If intelligent persons are thus impos-
ed upon, how is ii with the millions Of ig-
Moran, and unwary? of course we have
made no effort to find the advertisers. II is
exceedingly doubtful whether they have any
focal habilation,' or are to be found in any
other way than through their Post-office box.
Has not the question occurred to every
one? If these benevolent individuals are SO
anxious to do public good, why do they.
not publish to the world atsonce theis i'm
portaut discoveries, which could be done
without cost, instead of paying hundreds,
yes, thousands of dollars for advertising,
and making tens Of thousands of dollars
expense to those sending stamps" and
preparing postage? s..s
A correspondent informs us that: IA ner.
vous neighber enclosed stamp 10 one of
these 'superannuated clergymen,' and re,
ceived an unpaid circular (costing the get.
ter up one mil,) setting forth the virtues of
costly preparation which would be for.
warded 10 him on the receipt of 81 that
impressed with the apparent honesty of the
clergyman he sent forward the dollar, and
received in return little Unpaid package
containing l2 homeopathic pills Of arseniatc
of potassa, costing perhaps one cent, with
directions to take three day, and If these
did not cure perfectly another batch would
be forwarded at the same rate; and that
while one package seldom failed, two, three,
or at most FIVE could not fail TO work per-
feet cure if the patient hid rightly described
his condition."
Probably very few ofthose who "enclose
stamps" ever hear from them again.
But enough for this time we have moro
cases on hand for future disposal l-Amwicus
Agrieuiturist. ~' 80
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II We clip the following from the Provi-

II We clip the following from the Provi-
dsnce Post:
IA noIed Abolition Black Republican ora
tor. whose stock in trade was of the most
fiimsy, hIghfaiuiion order, asked very SOL
emnly of his audience, 'and who is John C.
Ffemon,P A democrat who was lis,ening
to the harangue, and observed the silence
which followed, roso and replied, eAn emit
nsnt cattle deatsrf which 'brought down the
ho use,' and tie speaker 100" 'ra t@
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A SrRANGE PARrNERsHiP.--At ball, il,
Moscow, on the evening after The coroua,ion
ceremonies, the Empress Of Russia danced
with the Turkish Ambassador!
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-11-05

y Boston has six thousand mpss fsmaIss
than males in its popula,ion, whilp Chicago
has about fiffesn thousand more nrsIss Than
females. ss .%s s-s t'si, 44s si.,i.
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ly undertook the task Of reforming medicine
to adapt it to that peculiar little spot of earlh.
It banished the pepper family of plants, tho
therIac, all heating things-all capillary
stimuIants, and placed its main reliance on
the lancet, leeching, cupping, salts, anti.
monials, barley water and gum arabic
This was all well enough for that little place
on the globe, but it went farther and i'm
posed The same reformed pbysic on the rest
of the world. Bled and leeched for every
thing, and gave aniiphlogistics, and gum
Notwithstanding the whole class Of stimu-
lants-particularly theriac and capillary
stimulants-as hurtful and pernicious in tho
commencement of acute diseases, and bare
ly admissible in the chronic and the last
.srueslas Of llifs in-the .e...@--- uui.-& .s.4
Of a capillary stimulant in climate that al
most forces the red blood through the skins
Your syrup is so strong capillary stimu.
liant; it would almost set patient in such
climate fire, suppose the disease to be
pneumonia-but here it will ofen cut short
the pneumonia, by sending the blood into
the almost bloodless capillaries in cases
which would probably die under the lancet,
gum water and antiphlogistics. Your book
is look in the right direction, because ii
leads back to the old regular practice Of
Medicine, and goes against the reformed
system imported into this country originally
from Ednburgh-a system of practice al
most certain death in the apoplexies Of the
Sonth, hurtful in most of the fevers met
with in Southern climates, and very apt to
put out children's eyes in ophthalmia.
l,tely treated child, attacked with puru.
lent ophthalmia few days after birth, with
the lotion you advise, applied over the eyes,
and cured it promptly. This child would
have lost its eyes under leeching and the
methods observed in the popular medical
books Of the day. The disease, in addition
to the means you advise, requires change
in the nurse; good milk nourishment to
cause the bones of the head to fill out--an
essential indication which calomel, leech.
ing, and lunar caustic can never fulfil. But
in apoplexy, pneumonia, and the most of
our fevers in this climate the pathological
condition of the system is like the child
with purulent ophlhalmia, in which bleed
ing and antiphlogistics are as dangerous to
life as they are to the eyes in the child's
case. But your kind of practice is not
new thing to me. have tested the merits
of similar practice for third Of century.
It was not very long after began tho prae-
fice before / found that the treatment recon-.
mended in Northern European books was
not adapted to Southern latitudes Nashville
Jot,ynni of Medicine
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-07
COMMERCIAL RECORD.

RICHMOND MARKETS. OCTOBER !, lS5b.
II The following quotations wholesale. For small
orders higher prices will BE- charged:
BACOH.-We quote SIDES 10 10 0t and scarce
shoulders y Zoe, uarns 1914. Norm Caro!inu hog
round l3 II.
BUTTER-Prime Country Ruttcr l712O cts; do Go
.hen 20 a - cts.; old and Inferior. lea ldcts
COffEE-Rio l030l? cts; Laguayra I2a l2t; Java -
d IL. stock light; Mocha lC cts.
COTTOS-i2! n Is cts.
CORE.-Wc quote al 20 cents.
CORN MEAL-eUn-j etc.
FLOUR.--Wc now quote 81 s12sT Holders are pcn.
orally nsking S737 T. For the trade quote Super tine
At :; -; Extra = 7jNS-.
GuANO.-We quote Peruvian at SEQ per ton Govern.
ncut agents have put the pIc" UP to that Mexican
2SUaU.
GRASS SEEDS-'Timothy 81 -, Herds grnss 81 rs
a 90 Orchard Grass 30. Glover, 81 ~ h $40.
GiNSENG-:tj0 }-c. u 10.
Observation-Disclosures and Hazard Sporting, F. Fl.
and FFF, SJt y keg; Blasting, SCI y keg.
OATS.-We quote 42t to ~ cts.
UFFAi..-Brnn, l2i {. y bushc: shorts Is c., brown
.tuh III; ship stut. soc.
TOBACCO.--Wc quote lugs at s. sll; general sale.
tronSS sea 80 So averaging about 81 common Leaf
from SUdSll medium, Sll ~ 10 SIC good sla 20 tt
$l3 30 ;nc shipping 81 10 sl6i manufacturing 81
to &35
WHEAT There is change in wheat, the foreign
news having no effect the market. We continue t.
quote good TO prime Red 81 40 IS; good " prime
| white 81 ~ e / 81.
SUGARS--Wc quote Sew Orleans o. to 10y. and scarce
Porto Rico 0lO;c.; Cubu =: Zoe; Loaf l34UIic
demand brisk Crushed md Powdered l3I a l3ic as in
quality; Coffee HE Circle do. i2ic
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-07
From the Kanswha Valley Sinr, sept. ~.
nEaI0CR ATTIC SPEAKING,

On Thursday night last, at the Court House, ilio
Democracy Of KauawLa We're highly entertained by
spceches delivered By X. Is. Crallr, ESD, oi "fech,
brier and 4. G. jenkins, tho Democratic E!cct"r "l
Cabe county. The house Was well h!le "th an aitei-
five audience aud both speeches were received win
applause. T., otEsr,rckv
.ddrrs.eJ In, Democracy of kauawha He sci forth
freely the chief issues nov before Inc pe"p'e' MI"
shaved clearly that the Democratic party Etd pant
ed itself on the Constitution aud were con'e,nnS ~,
rho canal rights of every sovereign State We regret
that Mr. Rusls indspositiUn prevented Inn from De-
inv distinctly heard by most al the audience.
q, Monday night, Mt the Court House, the Demo
cracy were addressed by Col. Henry Webb oil |abe'
county, and also by k. H. Crnilc Esq: ,,,o 81
Col Webb, land who, by .the-by, ~ brother o.
James Watson Webb, Of the NcT l0rf c"H''r' an"
Eaguirrr1 felt himself forced 10 say '"InothlnE lie
said he WAS 10 puliticlHn had not mace p'I''I'a
speech for seventeen years; but wheh ca'en upon
should rise his voice III defence Oh Ihe .'"n,:'
and the laws of the country; that the Ab"''ti"n'-t
and Free Soilers were trying to break up our INV
eminent, and, to counterfeit this iniqut"us move
ment, all patriots should unite with The democracy
to uphold and sustain our institutions. Inc cri"he
spoke about an hour; went over R,ca, '''"' u. VI"
uolitical history, denounced the Black Republicans
and snid there were great many rnsn at the Norti
true TO tho constitutional rights Of the South. -
Col. Webb WAS followed by r. h CrslIe, E.q
who delivered the most eloquent pol'tIcai speech L
WAS ever our pleasure To hear lie eoI""enced ..
J.unurcins IN. slang .whnug and low unecdote rsyl'
of speaking. practicod by John 5. CnTlIle and Other
nov. Nothing speakers, aud then portrayed III oeau
li.ul language AMI line imagery the great Issues
stake and now before the American people. ia soul
srin. language, hs depicted the dangers now threat
enuf our Union lie graphically dsscrILcI the posi-
ton Of Mr.. Buchanan and the Democratic parry OF
Southern rights, and the constitutional r1Sh'sot every
.ovnrnirn State, lie said that, wdh0W GnHbi, ia,
election Of Fremont would end the days OF this Re
public-hat the whole South were AZ unit upon h
question His speech was listened to with marked
attention, and all left feeling that they had enjoyed
treat i'll hearing asleech 50 repIe'e win he
hs.u,if,I sentiments classical illusions, and good
SOUND, wholesome Virginia doctrine.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-07
LATER FROM EUROPE.


OurBEC, Oct. o. The steamer Aug Saxon, with
Liverpool dates to the 2lth September, arrived her.
this morning.
The news brought by the Anglo. Sa1on ia unimpor
tant
The steamship Niagara arrived out on the 2lst Sep
TENDER. Her news caused greater tirlnness i'll tn,
cotton market.
The international Philauthropic Congress at Brus
sells closed the Goth September but the Free Trade
Congress still in session.
The Spanish constitution has been published. 1t II
precisely the that Of 1915, with sixteen ex
planstory articles Madrid correspondence says tina
the Queen and O'DOnnel are much at variance ant
that the latter had rendered his resignation but thu
Queen refused to accept it,
Sardinia demands indemnity of Naples for the eI
mission of a party of students from Florence.
Copenhagen advices state that the Sound Due
question was progressing satisfactorily, and that
special convention is TO be held III November to al
l-t tile amount of indemnity.
Reports respecting All Ang To- French demonstration
were assuming q more consistent form. Ii IL nov
confidently stated that unless their demands for con
SESSIONS be acceded to- allied fleet of eight vessel
ready to proceed to Naples and bring home til,
English and French embassies.
An uneasy state of feeling was prevalent in conse
quence of report that England acts in tie Neapol
Tan question without the cordial cooperation Of
France These rumors tended to depress the Eng
sh funds.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 24.-Cotton is frmer AMI un.
changed. Flour is steady and unchanged. Wheat
has declined two to three shillngs aud closed ady
Corn and Provisions are unchanged.
White wheatneI, is quoted at lOs To los. 3D.; old S.
ID TO 9s. 3D. red, new, Is. ID. Baltimore and
Philadelphia, ;9s. to Bis. I'D; Ohio }l. To 33s. Mixed
corn BIS. Cd. to :i2s.; yellow :i3s. ~ 32s Sd.