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We have often hrard of fellows being gifted
out of their boots " but We actually *uv one
lifted out OF his biccchcs few days since
This was n" other than the celebrated Dr.
Cook. The Doctor was little incbriatcd, and
rs was perfectly natural, thought himself n
much stronger man than lie really is. For the
diversion OF the crowd that was gathered
round, he undertook to throw down EanIolrl,'s
bear. For some time he displayed great ath-
lc,ic skill, and the opinion began TO prevail
pretty generally that lie was an ovcrnatcl, for
Eruin, when that hairy gentleman, just as
bcvy Of young ladies, belonging to the CASTOR
Institute, came along, with his left hand lifted
his antagonist about four feet from the ground,
and with his right entirely relieved him of his
uuincntlonables. There was sight for you.
% Cori,ihian Pillar.
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Water and Diseases of Children.


The baltimore Sun, in discussing the
causes and remedies Of disease among chill
drcn in cities, during the warm season of
the year, says:
The sick Pillow of child is a scene al
ways Of peculiar distress, and sometimes, of
spccchlcss and hopeless agony. The sue
fcrcrs cannot tell its pains or Indicate the
means OF relief. There is one CRY of cndur-
ing nature whicl, we hear in Il hot sum-
mcr night, indicative of discomfort which
nothing has the power to rclicve.- Such re-.
suits look more like human error and mis-
management than any alteration IN the
councils Of Infinite Wisdom. Ieis more
likely that falible man mistakes, than tic
All-wisc can have iaicd'in the structure Of
any OF Ills works. ?
What, then, are the great Gcs Of tho life
and health of children in large cities? In
the first place, air. In hot weather the cx-
halations of cities arc absolutely pestilentiai.
The smoking streets, the fetid seWers, the
drains and stables, arc always throwing M
an amount of corrupted atmosphere surpass-
ing all estimate in quantity and. poisonous
ness. Fire becomes extinct the ,nement
von feed il with corrupted air: The lamp
Of human Liz burns brightly oaly : while
it is suplAisd with tho same pure mir which
ministers ysor 10 combustion. Adults, for
Il time can bear the privation, though ut
the expense OF the loss Of strength and ami
NAL spirits. Eul infancy and childhood are
Frustrated at once. The skiu becomes fab
by, the muscles become relaxed, and the di-
gcstivc process becomes embarrassed, and
general uncasiness and .irri,abiIity give no.
lice that the universal system is running
down. Nausea and fever set in, and The
prog'css is daily downward to lower and
lower degrees Of prostration. That bad air
is the cause OF sickness 10 innnmcraLlc chill
drcn, is proved by the fact that a removal
to the country often lifts the dropping head
and teammates the languid eve i'll t!lc course
Of Il few hours. = -aiE'z eT
Another cause Of the terrible desolation
produced in young families by the summer
months, is improper and un@holesolno food.
Another cause is exposure to draugh!s of
air, in clothing too thin, andSthcrwise alto.
gethcr insufficient. Reflection isnot sufficient
ly developed to enable'thesc delicate beings
lsozske caro- OF themselves nurses are for
gelfnt, and some mothers, s)R trnst their
most precious treasures almost altogether to
the caro- Of Others! - ,-4 !. .s,.s,.. &! 80:
d It lras been said by physiologist that cities
would 'becohio ,depopdlated and their iphab-
itants utterly ran ont, wei = not for tho
perpetual Plentsiiipg from tIly coaItr s.s.]
Anoilie and perhaps tho most imp partans|
capse, must not ibe posed doyebs. Few oitiessfl
tasf1 ,a iYa,,z. n /, yifIfI
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EXTRAORDINARY FREAKS OF 4 IJNATIC.-A
young man in Mercer county, Pa, named Da-
vis, has for some time manifested symptoms or
insanity. The pittshurs Despatch sa,: ,:
-. lie imagncs himself to- bc second Dan
Rice, engaged i'll getting up circus. On the
inst, he a::s.hL = snake, which hc tool; TO
t}ciis ;rlooihorsc, in the ncighborhool, where
hc saSE he had grand performance after
getting through which he swept the house, aud
broke all the windows with The broomsticIs.
lie then proceeded 10 the residence OF Mr.. ".
Curry, n mile or Two from town. in the ab-
scnce of The family, and destroyed nearly
cvcrythin. in the house. lie says he went
there 'to have some fun : broke gun, with
The barrel Of which he smashed the crockcry
dishes glassware and windows tool; TO pieces
n cisck aud two watches, grinding up the
. works in n cider press. 1t then struck him
that the ground where the house stood would
be nn admirable location for n circus, where
shpon he built fire on the floor, and it was
aoon in flames, from which he narrowly cs-
capped by jumping from window. cutting his
arms and hands in getting out and leaving n
broadcloth coat, which the heat induced him
to throw of, prey to the flames. Considering
the bccs.appropriatc performers in his new
Yircns, lie npsct several hives and undastook
to put slcghbclls on the insects in Which
.tperformance" lie was very badly stung.
Wien the neighbors came running to the fire,
'ilicy found this was The "best performance bic
had yct--it brought the largest audience !!
Tile house was entirely destroyed, and the
poor lunaic secured and taken to Mercer Jail.
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II.ISCEJLANX.

AryrNrrrEo OF N"vHG IADY.-A vonng In.
dy. abou. sixteen years "f age, daughter of the
Inta David London. residing about four miles
from Shclhyyi!c, ln2iana, started Xne after
noon. about a week a-" on horseback. to visi.
Il sister III The cast part a.! the country, near
st. Paul. C"ai:..cm; .. her know lcd:c of her
direction which led 10 her sisters residence
she strueE across wooded tract Of country
without road for some dat.nra. nnti! ,s!,.
came to an extensive slough, bordcrcd bv
morass, which c:ttenLc,l all the way TO Fla
1rock. She followed ii.:.; scvera! milcs!n the
hope Of getting around Il difficulty she could
sign OF Il haI;tation, tc truth suddenly flashed
upon I."i tla. she VA: lost. 1t WAS now got.
tin" dark, au'l she WAS ii: tie mid: of one Of
The most Gloomy suiitu!cs III all this region
Shclial!"o"I several ti:ac% hoping 10 attract
ia cn";i"c ols"!,c one who might possible be
within h caring. 1t soon became so dark rs to
rcndc" further psnyrcss inpvactcablc. and
from the Swa!nl'y nature oI Tie couutry, cN-
cccdinglv dangerous. With the c"olncs of Il
philosophcr She soon made up ncr rlinI what
10 DO. Di,lnouu'img, she prepared TO cnca!ap
for tl.esn.lt. She ::.a,lc iicr horse secure (" Il
tree fii1Sl took OF The saddle. She fortunately
hal a blanket which she sprrnl under q lare"
tree on the ground, and wrapped in copicus
riding skirt, with her saddle FOR u pillow, she
tool, up her lonely quarters for night. The
wcasFsHours kut at length she fell sleep. A-
wakcniiig some time in the nj ght she got up
and cxalnined to sec that her horse WAS safe
when she.layed down again an! sno"zcd it
sounjly till morning. She heard the train on
tlfe railroad and made for the direction of the
sound, and by. break time she was safely at
her destination .-.ShHJy"iUc Bann"r.
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A Poor bachelor after coming out at the
small end of the horn in all his aaatrimonial
attempts pathoticaliy exclaiins:
,"When remember all
The girls I've met together,
feel like O rooster in tho fall, T.
Exposed to every weather;
feel w ono who trcads alone e.
Some barn yard all Deserted, =, ,s,s,,l. !.
Whose oats are fed--whoso hens arc. dead,
: And off to market started. ~ ~. 'ct,ts ..,:&
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THE MoEMoN CREED.-<The Utah cor
respondent OF the New York National Po-
lice Gazette writes -
Below give you The belief of the Nor
Lnons throughout the whole globe, wbicl, is
taken froan the Bible Book. of Covenants,
&c. -
"NNc believe in the Eternal Father, God,
and his Son Jesus Christ, and III the Holy
Ghost. ~
yA"We believe in that all men will be pun
ished for their, own sins, but not for the
trahsgressions Of Adam.
.Wc believe that men must be called Of
God by inspiration, and by laying on hands
for those who are duly commissioned to
preach the gospel, and administer the
ordinance thereof '...'.
,''We believe IN the same organization
that existed in the primitive church, viz -
Apostles. pastors, teachers, prophets and
evangclists.
1--WE believe in the Word Of God, rccor
ded in the Bible; we also believe the Words
of God in the Book of the Mormon, and all
other good books.
!" g"We believe in the power. and gifts Of
tho everlasting Gospel; the Gift of, Faith,
the discovery of Spirits, Prophecy. Reyela-
<ions, Visions, Tongues, Healing, and in the
Interpretation Of ToDgaesy Wisdom, Chnri.
ty,sauds BrotherIy. Love. ~ SSlsss eds 4.
We believe in tho literal gathering afs alt
the tribes and Of Tie ted, tribes b;t Zion
neuts tbaI Ghfist viilll 81. .es. .tae aastls8
tboussna .yesss.sa sas 81 : g 9
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feasts OF nal'pns pns,,...
lte:SlE'ng pYinesPle, etna apsnt ten ssisfsys
ent afdiflhure:r .;.t,s ..s. ssssss ss;s. +
1t is worth our ssoex a1fn
from the busy, hurrying pgessSs & 3 What hss
gone before ns-te he: :EagsSSssed ay ;ssTsl.
1c ta aao~1 t9e steps o. tiFe Pfalntiye ysasss
Nnela,wefe'urh y. t.e M s
present IS more OF reai'ty.t ,.:. .,fg .s 8
liArs.-A not'ceaole leatnFe s1 lIstIe le fNat-
ural History r2oms' IS tte gtea yaSassg ~ OF
hats collected tront o.! naseAss SlnaEet IS
the MeSep broad br'm, OF. lHaited. .tatraw
and small high crown, tetissfssSes tasf, and
three In diameter at thsste . cone
the African siouei, 9Et9fsnSys .eEsjdt
ed but saatysc crumpssd, aSatge! assi Asiss
bFickshad beeht carried Up III M gghindsst
Spreading oue Ing 3 shis!d asA;se :. eid 10Th
lsrltons, see counseERart ol olssaars 1grDe :5Y
Bruce at bassnocK9REn s.aa p'cIpreo ~ f9a
old 59ekst; the japanese aoMettlng, g,:hke
the Chlnsse, but heprotetspas@ one ut
Watcr,tsns dish:coysfss !; ths bgas hslinet
OF an Ehglrsh trooper "a sogns -ssentu-
r'cs ago; the modern A!ets lsik, aea igr
wa .11 OF ha 1%em oW spoa: sf. Inc ~.
% wn'sS IL ne customs enc eHs t,s, .as
people who wore them aEs manifest. ihsy
represent na!iohRl -Hals0ss sEaaIagter, A
great deal might De madesont thas tow
OF hats, II one but had y le time saaas space
for 1t. - s..1sFS .ss - 6
OTHER TnINGs.-Ahong Qlh& .tstgiosE
lies is a deers head grownina tree. The
poor buck, perhaps sia. a fit a saesRStaston
committed suicide y runnsng. Pc e ness s 9.
ga'nst tho oakseenh 2 erclaflSe tsla poef fellow
S1t hung up against his WlSgH Ry some
means he became incorpSfs!ed :R'Shs rs the
trupk Of the tnse. and the esa'ns g I, and Soses
%sas fsa a. II 'ni. s egest ssh Sas
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ofc.
accouHs
.Tackscn's b.,
Gen. John II. Ea,,.
travelling Together, and
how he obtained such accurate
about p.,Jarkson, for tlfat man
stances cnlltaiucl in his book !
sclfto be true. Tie said he frc,,u
ted Gen. jackson, and they used f.
late talking over former events, n.
retiringto, bis beil-roo,n,sbc conn.
paper what the General had rel
ccrning himself. The following
.Iackson'sown account Of the du
Gen. Eaton, WHO related Tic san
Jackson settled at Nashvii
The Year ! 100 and 1900 ,saani,
practice OF the law. Dickinso
ready there, following the same
lie WIS 4 great 'luclist, having
ral in ducls, and almost certain
first fire. lis mode Of iircir
common. Instead Of raisin"
his SIDE to fire at the word hc
down from above till lie 90
and ,hen fire. All of t.
Nashville !ial Dickinson
bchaif, anl he being tlle Q.
until Grn Jackson came, IL
be obtained hy the opp
Gen. jackson refused 10
those merchants to the
cr parties. The consc.
sueL sixty wr:ts 20 the
Court at Nashville.
lie issued writs ag:
WHO until tl,cn had z
irritatcd them, and tn.
getting Gen. jackson :,
cited Dickinson to- p
began by actingon
General.
lie demonstrated
plainly informed hi
submit to no such
Dickinson pcr.is'
challenged him.
combat were fixed
spread for miles
least two hundred
and bets were ma
race:
Dickinson hims
Jackson on the f
first, and his ball
right,pap and7 pee
a cul!ous lump :hc.
death. As SOON Il
sons pistol blew aM
Jackson still stan
"lIavn't ki!lttfthc
jackson told Gen. Il
uicaht I" give him his
these words lie raised II
killed Dickinson iustsm
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IMPRISONMENT or \ CoNsUI--A letter from
Vera Cruz mentions the arrest and imrrson-
ment OF tho United States Copsnl, g. y. Smith,
at MaZatlan, Mexico, on the 9th ultimo. for an,
alleged contempt Of II district judge, for having
protested against decree or libel against the
American schr. Ada, condemned to Le sold by
order of the same judge. Mr. Smith, however,
was promptly released by the military COM
nauasetE the district lie Immediately closed
his office; and sent the facts Of the to
Washington.
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VOLUME 5---NO. Is.
RATES OF ADvEETIsTrrc.

line Prorrict"rs Of the AbhcvilIr E.,nmf an
""I'"'!eM Press, have established, the follow
ing rates Of Advertising to Ic charged in DO,
papcrs:
:: Every Advertisement inserted for :, less tim
Than three months, will hc charged by the i.
seril"n at One Doll:a per square, q inc.
Tile space oi solid lines or less, for The rs
Insertion, and FIFTY Cents for Gael, SUBJ,
uusnt insertion.
. u Ihe, commissioners, ShcriT's, Clerk
and Ordi,latSs Advertisements will be iuSerte
III Doth papers, each charging half price.
CS' 5hcriti's lcvic$, SsiH Heots:lr each
E1S lnnouncinSa Candidate, E';vc Dol
lars
Advertising IN Estray, 's'WO ReiE;,rS.
= TO hc paid by the Ma yisiratr.
Advertisements inserted for three months, or
lnM.CHr ~ iiln f .liniA in. l1..u..
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ss'4s ToDAcco UNwnoLEsoME-Beyo
a'doubt it is, when used excessively-when
smoked and chewed in such prodigiously
unchrstian quantitiesare used by some
men who would appear to think that the
whole business an individuals life rs to
gil The mir with rs much smoke as lie can
and to spit at, into, over, upon, under and
around, every object that comes in his way.
But it is injurious to health when used
moderately that is the question.
The Cincinnati Academy Of Medicine
had tho subject under consideration a few
days ago, when an interesting essay was
read by DR.. J. p. White. The essayist
took tire grosnd that the deep and deadly
hostility to tho use, ef tobacco. by certain
stony-souleds sphilanthropists and ,,reformers
0fahe pfesent day, is partially groundless.
ltSssuMfed that The smoking Of good tobac-
90 ID jjudiciioaE nsantitias, not only might
~ slapmlasss sbat might, even. be actually.
Beneficial 4 Iufthe ssursetof the discussion
.tllst. t.s1suesi 61 tise subject among Che snstfIs
s666fa6 the sademy tue seyih Of cxcsssiys
,ebeWing s. WeTs afacknowied ged z by Il aalII;;
but no ono attempted TO refute the .assere eir
tion that the moderate usa of tho weed
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frac;": =" Square: WI! hc charged in pro.
portion 10 tirc above r:t.'s.
"a; Business Cards for the form Of or,,
year, will j" c!ia'-'"l in PROPORTION t" ih..
tIarc they "ccury, ut ''" D.'i'rr pc" lir!c
space.
E::3 For al advertisements sci III I,",Lr ,,.r.
"m't, FIs'y per Cent. extra will be added 10 ,h,.
above r"l-s.
DAVIS & CEI:Ws
For B"""sr;
LEE & WIl.>t y,
Jir If"$&.
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<F<~s----.------.---
RcCliniSccMCe of Nanoleon.

lnflSlO---tlat memorable year when
H"lae Astcr'laan, Dantzic, Antwerp and
Paris were cities Of the same proul en-
Napoleon had brought his Young
bride to brussels, and WAS received with
great enthusiasm anl po'np. On the morn
lnG after his arrival he reviewed the troops
Of the garrison in the Alice Ncrtc, and rs
the different regiments dci!cd before him,
remarked Il grr!,;,,iier, who bore the c!'cr-
'on$ .: sergeant major. Tail ID erect,
his black eyes h!azcd. like sta from a
face i'conzed by twenty campaigns, while
an enormous mou~t;:cnc rendered his up.
prarancc still more Formidable, Or bizarre.
hen the line w;,s reformed, the Emperor
rode up to the regiment of grcnadirrs, and
called the srrgcant to the front. The heart
Of the old soldier beat high, and his checks
9Iowed.
Il have seen You before" said Napo-
Icon; "your, nannr :"
"Notl, sire" he answered with a faltcring
voice.
Nero You not in the army Of Italy Z"
"lcs, sire drummer at tho Bridge Of
Arcole"
".lt Marcn o, sire"
''Eut since.
81 have taken my share Of all the great
battles ~
The Emperor waved his hand, The grena-
dicr returned to the ranks. and Napoleon
spoke rapidly to the colonel for few mo-
mrnts-the quick glanccs of his eve TO-
wards Noel showing that lie WAS talking OF
him. He had been distinguished for his
bravery i'll several battles, but his modesty
had prevented his soliciting advancement
and he had been overlooked in the promo
tions. The Emperor recalled him to lis
slc.
'lou have meritcl the Cross Of the Le-
gion Of lIonor, said he, giving him the one
he worr.-"Io on are brave man."
The grcn;ricr, who at this moment
s!o"d between the Emperor and the Colo
ncI, could not speak ; but his eyes said
more than volumes. Napoleon made Il
s"ln, the drums beat roll there was a
dead silence and the colonel towards the
new night, WHO Will, trembling hands WAS
placing his hands upon his breast, said i'll Il
loul voice {:
"ln the name Of the Emperor, respect
Sergeant Major Noel as sublicutanant in
Your ranks"
The regiment presented arms. Noel
seemed in dream /; and only the stern,
,jInmovable features Of the Emperor prcvcn-
Ted him from falling on his knees. An
other sign was made, the drums beat, and
again the colonel spoke :.
"In the Ealne OF the slImperor. respect
Sub-Licut. Noel rs lieutanant in your
ranks.
1iis now thunder stroke nearly over
came the grcnadicr his knees ircmLled
his eyes that had not been moist for twenty
years, were filled with tears, and he was
vainly cndcavorins to slanmer his thanks
when Ec heard n third roll, OF the drums,
and the loud voice of his colonel
"In the name of the Emperor, respect
Noel as captain in your ranks"
After this promotion the Emperor con
tinued his review with that calm, majestic
air, which none who ever beheld forgot;
not Noel, bursting into a flood Of tears,
tainted in the arms Of the colonel while
from the regiment came loud, united
shouts Of Virc Emperuer. . .
80 --SeS-o- -...N NtEs.f--f
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DO that wl,ichsis right aud speak the truth.
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fpsSrsnts OF tha, Racifc ocean 6f6 mot,
50 Se! BOD as thesesof which No
have 4PbkAh fbnt there are some analogies
between thein.anl the current Of tho Az
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ror III, o,srl Democrat
20 Relhel Parmer,s Clnb.


\ meeting Of hi, Club va. held on the
evening Of sept 9th. l, was joyous
time. Each member tel, in the bo,t possible
humor, after thinking over the bJun'iiul
crop, Of the season. Vas it any harm II
pc Iid laugh o.. hard O, We could2 We 10
not think that all u cur meetings, or any
Of them, should b. dell, rrosy affairs. #
would not b. surprising IL -1m, should
doubt ,bc ysracity Of our members in our
present report The subject came up Tor
discussion.
Oy ru SqrruNa 90 Pos one mem
Der began by saying, that ho had q pig
whose .lucal was so sharp that d; would
sp.i, a pin, board. Il was of litt.o couse-
qucuce whether he had food bllorl him, or
not.
Another member aid, that be once had
ore which wa. sy accustomed % sIucaling,
that hc KEEP. it up half an hour alter he was
dead.
Another member then said, that IL remin-
doI him Of o rooster which be had heard ol.
Aitrr De va. killed and put into a pot 70
cook with some potatoes, he turned to, and
ate the potatoes al, up This va thought
almost too much to believe, but the gcntlc-
man. well known adherence % truth saved
him. Another member said, that be had
ono that had -lualcl everything out Of
him. 50 that when ,.1 months old, be- could
hold him. an aUI ,er The s""lish' r''h'
through him. IL might a. we'll try 70
h,tcu a slab. Whcrcur5n, another mem
Der replied, that Doc once had one, that
squcalcI so much, that his back rounded
up like q hycua, forming a complete semi
circle from the Zip Of the nose u the cnl Of
his continuation.
The next member spoke in this wise. |
had a PIG four years as,, that would hold
his nose over the bc., Of has,y pudding, and
choose TO squcll, rather than to eat I
never could httrn him on squealins
II was remarked by one member, that
among all the anecdotes aud descriptions Of
DO. character, be had never seen one that
.o well portrayed their looks rs the one,
ia n, well known story, tia, attempted 10
pass into another Geld through hollow
log The best Of the scene was to witncs.
hi' surprise, after his master had turned the
lJs, to find himself still on the same side
After full description Of the subject, II,
was unanimous decision. that there Is no
profit in raising -1u,alius pig. There was
a moral, too, 10 d. derived from this subject.
Men, who are constantly growing and
-Iucaliug at what they have Co.,. well q, at
wha, they DO mo-, have, never bgcoms tat,
rich, nor respected.
The Society then adjourned. y 7. 7.
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hughes; compliment that can be paid to any
public man.
BrSuAu Pam, Esl., Of Oxford was
elected by handsome majority, from the
District composed Of the towns Of Oxford,
Norway and Greenwood, after one Of the
most closely contested battles that ever
came or in the State. In his own town
every foot Of ground was contested inch by
inch By ms competitor, one Of the most
popular men in hi. PARTY; yet Mr. Pratt
came out Of the contest ahead OF his ticket.
SIR. Pratt, has by life Of integrity, in
du.,ry and pcrcvcrcnc, acquired good
worldly competence. lie i'a man Of good
abilities. fast, pnainchins friend, firm and
uuyicldius in whatever he believes to be
right. lie will unqucsiiouahly be one Of
the most useful, influential members Of the
next House.