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BY the subscriber, about The middle of last
month. near the " Burnt House," Smyrna Land.
ing. good. heavy COAT. Tie owner. by
calling at the TINES office aud proving proper
ty. can get the same.
aplj JOHN HUEY.
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HslseN James Browns
51saisiSEs Grammatical Works

THE FIRST BOOk of the Rational Svs,., of
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The Second Book Of The Rational system of English
Grammar, designed Ia leach the process of Analyzing
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Grammar, des gned to enable The learner ts Lecome
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Browns Grammatical Reader.-This Book sets aside
the old Grammars exposes their defects
the little use of attending TO them and presents to
the Teacher the unerring and only way to The Gram
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New COYnxlaeIEer

The most durable, simple, light portablo ord
manageable. ever yet invented '
The cheapest, most perfect orking and avar,
most desirable Shelter in use y WY
snehs green or wet tteorn,--pnts tho grain in a bag
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PiGss pa.n y on as boy woald with his fingers.
the grain and you shell half or anv part I aI eop
ana stop Call and see il: it speaks ioT itself ~"
81 The Right Ior Kent county, to manufacture and
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s Sai On or addrcss J. HANFORD,
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A FULL supply Of REESE'S MANIPULATED
GUANO, containing 45 /" 50 per cent Phosphate
Lime, aDd per cent Ammonia. mann lactu ured from
Colombian and Peruvian tjnano, and contained iu
bags of about I60 lbs EACH in store and for sale m
lots TO suit purchasers, by
RICHARDS 1& MILLER
sole Agents Tor Philadelphia. " SOUTH FRONT ST.
Pamphlets, with full particulars the office Of this
paper. nus I'm
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Nursery Trees,

..... PREMIUM IMPROVED
Super Phosphate OF E4iane.
TJNHE ONLY SILVER MEDAL vet awarded bv Agri.
l. cultural Societies. given TO this super or n r.
tice,at the lust Pennsylvania State Fair ct HARRISBURG
as Fertilizer OF the Best Quality for Wheat Corn,
Oats. Grass aud Potgtoes raising Heavy Crons md
grentIy Improving the Soil. The subscriber respect
isy informs Farmers and Dealers that ha is prepared
TO supply the Spring de.Aand wlIh thus superior and
wei Tested article
Agents Waned-A Iiberal discount allowed. =.
Also, No Peruvian and MexIcan GUANO, OILS
CANDLES, SOAP, etc., at lowest market rates.
,....t.t. JN0. l.. P0MEROY,
I..t No. aud 10 South Wharves
Below Market ST., Fhiladel phia
s1-Farmers can load en- two private AIleyssan nd
avoid the crowded wIarf. marll-3n
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G u A M q .

full supply Of COLOMBIAN GUANo, testing 70
70 ~ per cent Bone Phosphate OfLwe IN strong bags
esntanng about 100 lbs. EACH store and for sale 10
Farmers and Dealers, at the COmpairy's prices, by
20, ,..tt RICHARDS e. MILLER, Sole Agents
W SOuih Front Street. Pladel phia
Pamphlets. with full paricuars at the office OF this
paper. f-- utSim
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Gold Lever Watches, full jeweed, IS carat
cases. s2s 90
Gold Lepne. IS carat. "a 90
Silver LepIne, iuIlJewelled. IL 0O
Silver LepIne, 300
Superior Quarters, 90
Gold Speciaeles. : 90
Fine Silver SpecJacles, | so
Gold Bracelets, 3 %
Ladies' Gold Pencils 90
Silver Tea Spoons, seit, S 10
Gold Pens, with pencil and silver holder, w
Gold Finger Rings, 81 cents TO $50; Watch GIasses
plain l74 cents patent unet 2j other articles in
proportion. ALI goods warranted be what they ire
sold for. SrACFFER HARLEY.
R- On hand. some Gold and Silver Levers and
Leplnes. still lower than the above prices toc2l.ly
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"A LII persons are cautioned against infrinoin1 unon
lhete patents, by making, vending or using these
hachlnes' az the prOprIeIOrs have retained counsel
WIN view prose utlng every case Of infringement
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Files and RaSDs.

Re-Cut and made equal to new, at No. 81 New
street, above Second, between Race aud Vine,
Philadelphia.
Price Of Re-Cutting, per Dozen:
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Interest 5 per cent.

On tho first day of January in each yoar the interest
ut the rate Of hvs per cent upon each depOsit paid
the deposito', or added to tho principal may 10
preferred.
The Saving Fund OF the United States Conn
pany has nearly Million Of Dollars invested in Real
Estate, Bonls, Mortgages, State Stocks nnd other
sufficient securities in accordance with its Charter
guarantee To de0sitors thus offering to the public
most safe and convenient Savings Deposit Bank
BY special agreement this Company also receives
deposits from Merchants and others in the Country
shing their Checks thereon at sight, usual with
Banks and on the average balances allow interest at the
rate Of four Ter cent. per annum.
ANY additional information will be given by address.
ing the Treasurer.
PresidOnt-Stephen n. Crawford.
ce-Prnsident-LaWrenceJ johnson.
Secretary and Treasurer-PIiny Fisk
Taer-JRmes III. Hunter.
DIRECTORS.
stephen H. Crawford, Paul B. Goddard, N. D.
Lawrence johnson, George Mcuenry,
benjamin - Ilngley, James Devereux,
Ambrose ". Thompson, Gustavus English
William NJ Goodwin, John Ely.
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& HARLEY.
PHILADELPHIA.
Cheap Watches. JeWcIrY.

3m WHOLESALE and Retail J., at the
ENA w philadelphia Watch and Jewrlry
Ns.T store No. 96 North Second Street, corner Vi
Quarry. Philadep phia.
Gold Lever Watches. lull. lie Malleh Is can't
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18
Beautiful and Holy.

What can be more beautiful and more
holy than mothers love? How pure and
unselfsh, with what ecstacy does she
watch for the first lisping accents of child
hood and with what pride does she gaze
on its dawniDg beauty.
But when, from her fond arms, the cher
ished one is torn,-yet warm with her last
embrace, and placed beneath the cold sod
which hides it forever from her sight, then
does it not seem as If her very life would
90 with it? With what speechless agony
does she bend over its little coffin for the
last time, and gaze on that little form, which
of late was so full of buoyancy and beauty
How she misses Its sweet silyery laugh,
which was wont to greet her-the twlnIng
of its soft dimpled arms about her neck
the rosebud lips with its sweet kisses
How often does she listen uneensciousiy for
its tiny tread upon the soft carpet.
Its playthings, and the empty Grads, ail
speak of the absent one. What void
there is in her heart, as her eye rests on
those things 'where shall the bereayed
mother turn for consolation ?'' She has
wealth perhaps, and beauty, and large
circle of friends, who smile upon her, in
prosperity, and condole with her in her be-
reavement, but what cares she for these?
Of what value are they to her, since they
viii not bring back her loved one to her
arms? Would they not all be cheerfuliy
resigned if her child could be brought back
to her?
OH how little do we appreciate moth
er's love while living! Not till she is gone
forever from our sight, do we awake to find
the priceless gem, we have lostl Who can
look unmoved on mother? who utter the
unspeakable affection and care, with which
she has fostered US through helpless infan-
cy, and guided US through childhood, can
speak lightly of mother? What love is
more faithful ? Though friends forsake,
and shame brand thy brow, she will cling
to you; her arms are ever ready to receive
you 1t is her gentle, soothing voice that
brings the misguided one back to the path
of virtue and honor. 1t is her kind hand
that smoothes the pillow of pain, and wipes
the damp that gathers on our brow
Oh! speak not of others love; it cannot
surpass that of a motheri what can be pureI
than her caresses ? or more angelic than
her smiles? The memory of mother
love and kindness, will warm and thrill with
pure enjoyment, as some incident of the
past, awakes within us the soft tones of q
mothers voice. The memory of her kind
ness will continue with US, till life's pilgrim
age on earth as done.
A mothers Iovel fadeless light,
That glimmers DER eur weary way;
A star amid the clouds of night;
- - An eHsElburning quenchless ray
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18
Doesticks on Fashionable Churches

very soon discovered that no ''dead-
heads were allowed on this line, and that
if a man couldn't pay, he was put off tn,
train. After some preliminary chat abou
the foreign news, the state of the markets.
the hope of revival of religion, the rise in
Erie, the progress OF the work of grace.
and price of pork, the lowly ones gathered
around and the sale began. Those pews
nearest the pulpit, OF perhaps 1 should say
those seats next the locomotive, were sold
first: they brought seventy, eighty, and even
one hundred and twenty dollars premium;
the price was to be paid merely for choic
of seats, in addition TO the regular rent
instantly saw that l hadn't money enoug
to take first-class cabin passage, but hoI
ed there might be place for me somewhere
Jones bought ticket, and Smith, and Tomr
kins; but there was not a single seat thu
came down to my pile; and felt I mus
give up the journey, or find cheaper con
veyance, for certainly couldn't afford
go to heaven at such exorbitant rates.
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18
An Aged Negro.

The Shreveport, Louisiana paper, records
the following death of the old black man
Jim, usually known as DR.. Jim. He died
on Saturday morning the 18th inst, aged
one hundred and twenty-four years. three
months. and twenty-fvedays. He was born
December "a, l731, in Fredericksburg, Va,
as the slave of Captain John Carter. who
served as an officer in the Revolutionary War.
Jim was the body y-servant of Captain Carter
and others through the whole period of the
Revolution, was well acquainted With Gen.
Washington. and with most of the other
distinguished generals of the war. and was
at Yorktown and witnessed the last decisive
struggle for Independence.
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18
A Turkisl, Doctor.

We give the following as remarkably char
acteristie-no one is expected to swear to
the truth of jest:-A particular class of
Emirs, or the descendants of Fatima, the
daughter of Mohammed, are generally sup
posed to possess the virtue of healing the
nervous diseases of the face called Yelaniik
They wear green turbans, repeat certain
prayers over the patient, and are supposed
to possess charm in their fingers ends
The Emir. lays his thumb on his nose,
breathes upon the extended fingers, then lays
it upon the forehead of the patient, and press
ing upon the nerves of the face, utters
short prayer. Thus he often succeeds In
dispelling the malady In few minutes
whether BY his own medical skill, or by the.
Eeredulity of his superstitious patients, may
5e questioned. Strange TO say, their only
belief is, that when cure is not effected, it
is not because of the ineficacy of the charm
ed fingers, but the disease was not genuine
Yelanjik, and, therefore, the holy Emir
could not cure it. When any disease fails
to be cured by either of these characters,
the Gelinjikgee and Yelanjikgee, then In
despair, the other disciples of the healing
art are summoned, of whom there is no
scarcity In Constantinople, where the last
conner is generally patronized, until some
new pretender succeeds him. A person
once exceedingly i'll of typhus fever, called
in one OF these medical gentlemen, who, al
though he considered the case quite hope
less, prescribed for his patient and took his
leave. The next day, in passing by, he in
quired of servant at the door if his master
was not dead. Dead? No. He is much
better Whereupon the doctor proceeded
upstairs to obtain the solution of this mira
Gle. Why said the convalescent. 4 was
consumed with thirst, and l drank pail
full of the juice of picked cabbage
Wonderful quoth the doctor, and out came
the tablets, whereupon was inscribed, Cur
ed of typhus fever, Mehemed Agha. an up
holsterer, by drinking pail full of picked
cabbage juice Soon after, the worthy
doctor was called to another patient, a
Yaghlikgee, or dealer in embroidered hand
kerchiefs, suffering from the same malady.
He forthwith prescribed "a pail full of pick
led cabbage juice On calling the next day
to congratulate his patient on his recovery,
he was astonished to be told the man was
deafll The Oriental Esculapius, in his be-
wiiderment as to these phenomena, came to
the safe conclusion, and duly noted it in his
memoranda, that, Although in cases of ty-
phus fever, picked cabbage juice is an eff
cient remedy,it is not, however, to be used
unless the patient be by profession an up
holstererp
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18
How to Fan As,eep.

The great point to be gained in order TO
secure sleep is escape from thought-espe-
cially from that clinging, tenacious, imperi-
Gus thought which, in most cases of wake
fulness, has possession of the mind. / al
ways effect this by the following simple pro-
cess-I turn my eye-balls as far to the right
or left, or upward or downward, as can
without pain, and then commence rolling
them slowly, with that divergence from a
direct line of vision, around in their sockets,
and continue doing this until fall asleep;
which occurs generally within three min
utes, and always within five at most. The
immediate effect of this procedure differs
from that of any other which ever heard,
to procure sleep. 1t not merely diverts
thought into a new channel, but actually
suspends it.
Since became aware of this, / have en-
deayored innumerable times, while thus roll
ing my eyes, to think upon particular sub
ject, and even upon that which before kept
me awake, but I could not AS long as they
were moving around, my mind was blank.
If any one doubts this let him try the exper-
iment for himself. wish he would; let
him pause just here, and make it. 1 ven
ture to assure him that If he makes it In
good faith, In the manner described. the
promise of 'ta penny for his thoughts" or
for each of them, while the operation is in
progress, win add very little TO his wealth.
I Such being Its effect, we cannot wonder that
it should bring sleep to nervous and wake
full man at night. The philosophy of the
matter is very simple. A suspension oi
thought is to the mind what suspension OF
travel OF labor is to the weary body. 1t en-
Ij joys the luxury of rest; the strain upon Its
faculties removed, it falls asleep as natural
tly as the farmer in his chair, after toiling all
day In his fields.
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18

Fortunately as yet no casualties have oc-
CURED. The cable thus completed is drawa.
from the g closing machines at the rate ef
50 feet per minute through guageFof five
eighths of an inch diameter, and then car
ried by revolving wheels through = tank OF
hot tar, issuing fotth into the yard as ST as
ever such cable can be for its submarine
duties. In the yard, as we~haye already
said, it Is coiled away IN huge piles. really
for shipment, each days labor adding ssrN..
inches TO the height and bulk of the already
ponderous masses.
The half of tie cable made at Newall's
works will be shipped in July on board the
Niagara American screw -fFigate, the largest
and longest vessel of its class vet bait
She viii be accompanied for the occasion BY
the Mississippi frigate. The line made at
Greenwich win be coiled on board the Aga
memnon, which viii also be accompanied
by one of our largest steam-frigates TO as
sist in laying down. The four vessels will
proceed in company to the centre of the At
lantic, where the ends of the cable will be
carefully joined, and each ship viii make
the best of its way to its own shores, the
Niagara steaming to Trinity Bay, New
foundland, near the Peninsula Avalon, and
the hgaInemHOH 70 eleucIa Day, county
of Kerry, on the Southwest coast of Ire
land. By this method the whole cable is
expected to be laid in week, or ten days
at most. Five miles of the cable where it
joins in the centre, will be made of steel
wire, to enable it to bear the great strain at
starting. For Is miles from the coast of
Ireland it will also be made of immense
strength and thickness, to insure it from in
jury from ships anchors. The same pre-
cautions are also to be adopted at the other
extremity at Newfoundland, though only
for FIVE miles distance from the shore, as the
water there is very much deeper. It is IN
tended to sink the cable across the extensive
plateau or bank formed by the course of
the Gulf Stream on its Northern side. The
greatest, depth here is 9,1O0 fathoms, or
nearly two miles and a half. The average
depth OF the whole route is 400 fathoms,
or little more than one mile and half
The direct distance from Valencia to New
foundland is 1880 geographical miles, so
that between 400 and 500 miles of cable
are allowed for "slack" and casualties.-
London Dispatch
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18
Poverty and Barbarism.

In this age, Poverty tends to barbarize
men; it shuts them out from the educational
influences of our times. The sons of the
miserable class cannot obtain the intellect
ual, moral, and religious education which
is the birthright of the Comfortable and
the Rich. There is a great gulf between
them and the culture of our times. How
hard it must be to climb up from cellar
in Cove Place to Wisdom, to Honesty, to
Piety. ] know how comfortably Pharisaic
self-righteousness can say, Il thank Thee /
am not wicked like one of these" and God
knows which is the best before His eyes,
the scorner, or the man he loathes and
leaves to dirt and destruction. know
this Poverty belongs to the state of transi-
ton we are now in, and can only be ended
by our passing through this into a better /;
1 see the medicinal effect of Poverty,-tfMt
with cantharidian sting it drives some men
to work, to frugality and thrift; that the
Irish has driven the American beggar out
of the streets, and will shame him out of
the almshouse ere long. But there are men
who have not force enough to obey this
stimulus; they only cringe and smart un-
der its sting. Such men are made Barba-
rians by Poverty-barbarians in Body, in
Mind and Conscience, in Heart and Soul.
Sometimes the spectacle of misery does
good, quickening the moral sense and touch
ing the electric tie which binds all human
hearts into one great family; but when it
does not lead to this result, then it de-
bases the locker on. To know of want, of
misery, of all the complicated and far
extended Ill they bring; to hear of this and
to see it in the streets to have the money
to alleviate, and yet not to alleviate, the
wisdom to devise cure therefor, and vet
make no efforts towards it-that is yourself
to be debased and barbarized. I have often
thought, in seeing the Poverty of London.
that the daily spectacle of such misery did
more In year TO debauch the British heart
than all the slaughter at Waterloo. ]
know that misery has called out Heroic
Virtue In some men and women, and made
Philanthropists of such as otherwise had
been only getters and keepers of gain.-
We have noble examples of that in the
midst of US; but how many men has Pow
erty trod down into the mire how many
has this sight of misery hardened into cold
worldhness-the man frozen into mere re-
speetability. its thin smile on his lips, Its
ungodly contempt in his heart - Tleodors
Parker.
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18
JOB PRINTIN @.

The ofEiee of 44HE kAssas Erws is furnished
with complete assortment Of the newest sty.es
Of Type, Borders. Flourshes. Cuts, Cards, Faney
Papers Colored Inks. Bronze. de-, enabling the
proprietor 10 Print csHcgI cAAr. SfArIrIcArrs
OF Stock, DEEps, PosTras. and all ether kinds Of
jos PEuNTING, IN a manner unsurpassed in the
country. Particular attention paid TO printing
all kinds Of Blanks. Orders for werk promptly
attended to when accompanied with CAsB. "Ex-
oELsIoR" is our motto.
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18
Country Girls.

Many girls are discouraged because
they cannot be sent away from home TO
boarding schools: but men of superior
minds and knowledge of the world,
would rather have for wives, women well
and properly educated at home. And this
education can be had wherever the desire is
not wanting.
Fhe women in towns and cities are be-
coming so universally sexHayagant, foolish,
and fashionable, that men are almost in des
pair of obtaining wives who are not invalids,
and of providing them with what they wantaf
ter tLsy have married them. Unless the
Young man has the fortune (good or bad
to be the Possessor of wealth. he must spend
the best bloom of his youth in acquiring
enough to ''start upon" as people are ex-
pected to begin nowadays. Men even in
high places would 60 to the country for
their choice, if they met there equal refine
ment and intelligence.
Town girls have the advantage of more
highly polished manners and greater accom-
plishments; but country girls have infinite
" more to recommend them as rivals of
their fair city sisters. They have more
truth, household knowledge and economy,
health, land consequently more beauty.
simplicity, affection, and freshness OF I'M
pulse and thought.
A sweet country home-with roses and
honey y-suckles trained to climb over it; with
good TASTE. intelligence, and beauty within:
toll enough to court acquaintance with books
and flowers and the loyeliness of nature;
with peace, plenty and love-is surely one
of the paradises which heaven has left for the
attainment of man. Ohio Cultigator. -
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18
Remarkable Family.
A paper in Birmingham, Conn.,, publish

7
es the following:
Residing within stones throw of our
Office is an old lady-Mrs. Poll Beeman-a
history of whose family presents the most
striking instance of prolonged life that We
ever knew or heard of She is now In the
ninety-second year of her age The de-
cease of her partner, Tracy Beeman, occur
red but a short time since; he was two years
her senior, and they had lived together In
the same farmhouse sixty nine years
They had family of nine children, the eld-
est of whom is now seventy-three, and was
married when she was fourteen! OF the
grandchildren there are now foFty-nine, the
oldestof whom is aged fifty six years. There
are also one hundred znd ffty-siz great
grandchildren, and eighteen great-great-
grandchildren A few are dead. but the fam
ily seems blessed with an iron constitution.
and most of them are yet living and we'll
We doubt if there Is another case In this
country where venerable mother can cal
two hundred and thirteen of her hneai pedi-
gree around her thanksgiving dinner table !"
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18

"What is the meaning of Stronabns ?''
asked Juvenile student of his teacher
" 1t means. my dear: "a genus of ma
rine gastropodus molusks, having the ex-
ternal border or lip dilated into q wing.'D
"Oh, yes thank We, sir.
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18

H The late Rev. DR.. Sutton, Vicar (
Sheffield, once said TO the late Mr. Peecf
a veterinary surgeon: "Mr. Peech, how
it you have not called upon me for your az
coant?, ..oh,' - said Mr.. Peech, 81 new.
ask ge5lkEenna for money" Indeed
said the Vicar; sthen how do yoa get on
he don't pays', s.Why," replied Dir. Peecl
ssafter a certain time I conclude that he
not gentleman, and I then ask him.
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18

EN "Think of those mighty riyeE
running up and down and across the coul
try in every direction. and the controyers
way Of settling them - Edsrard Ererea-
We have very serious doubts wheth'
could BE done with mighty rive
running up the country.-LonisBitie JON
aai
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18

What time is it /? is now rendered: Please
extricste your horologe. and indicate the ad-
vance of our duration
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18

Re- You may gain knowledge by read
ing, bat you must separate the wheat from
the chaff by thinking.
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18

R The improving man may start in life
with great stock of coaceit. but it grows
less and less as his knowledge increases.
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18

H Mahommedans say that one hour of
justice Is worth seventy years q prayer
One act IS worth q century of eloquence.
The Kanzas news., 1857-07-18

H Fhereare twenty regular female rb
sicians in the cisy of New York