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The Fall River Monitor tells the following
good story:a gi@& eaaA i-tA@ h:tg 'nae
"Acounsryman (farmer) went into store
IN Boston the other day, and told the keeper a
neighbor OF his had entrusted him with some
money to expand to the best advantage, and
he meant to do it where he would be best trea-
ted. He had been used very well in Boston
by the traders, and he would not part with his
neighbours money until he found man who
would treat him about right. With the ut
most suavity the trader says, Il think can
treat you to your liking; how do you want to
be treated? sWe.l,' said the farmer. with a
leer in his eye, sin the first place want a
glass Of toddy,' which was forthc oming =
Now I viii have nice cigar says the conn-
tryman. TWAS promptly handed him, leisure
ly lighted, and then throwing himself back,
with his feet as high as his head, he com,nenc
ed putting away like a Dutchman. SHOW
what what do you want to purchase, says the
storekeeper. Countryman-MY neighbor
handed me tWo cents when left home to
buy him plug Of tobacco, have yon got the
article? The storekeeper sloped instanter,
and the next thing that was heard Of him was
that his sides were shaking and his face on FIRE
with laughter as be was relating the sell to his
friends down town."
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= ssOTTUMWA, IOWA THURSDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1857.

present market value;--and this, too, in the
face Of the fact that prices generally rule
higher than they do just now. II will be ad-
mitted on all sides, however, that the prices
fixed upon by the Bureau OF Agriculture, Ia
ken as whole, are as fair for one section of
the country as for the other, and that we cam
not blamelessly deviate from them in one par
ticular without deviating feom them in anoth-
err Eleven dollars and twenty cents ($l1 ,20)
per ton shall therefore be the price, and, not
withstanding these greatly reduced figures, we
now renew, with an addendum, our declara-
tion and promise, that We cas prope, asd zoe
shall noav proceed to prove, that the annaaI hay
crop Of the free States 10 s0srth considerably
more in dollars and cents than all the cotton, to-
bacco, rics, hay hemp and cane sugar annually
produced in the fifteen SLAVE States. tree sess
m HAy cRoP or rHx vREE srArEs.--1S5O. d,
H. 690, ,9S2 tons q II, .4142, ,13s 99S
suSDRY PRoDucrs OF THE SLAVE srArEs.-1s50.
Cotton ..a 445,77s bales a 81, SIS, ,ee4 s2s
Tobacco, .1s5 023 9es lbs. " TO-. rs, ,5Os 500
Rice (roush) .2l5, ,sis 497 lbs ss 4... ,si2 $40
Hay .7s4 tons " 11,9o.. n, TAB 1sO
Hemp. ....... ,e7a tons lis, ,Oo.. s. $50 s76
Cane Sugar. .es7. 1873 900 lbs " 7..... .1s $40
- skls>s' s s5SE @fi------
.asg y grse,isaga fsas siss,eos. .7sa
4 .,s.4 t,a NATURALIZATION. ~ ~ .s3s sse
Hay crop Of the free Sates 4142 138, ,99s
sundry products Of the slave States. 1Ss sos 723
Balance in favor Of the free States, o. 53s 2sJ
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A FacetiOus old gentlGHlen..

THERE'S an odd fellow named Ralph Fsrn-
ham, down IN New Hampshire, wfo u one
hundred and one years old. A strong effcrt
was maie 10 induce him to be present sf' the
recent Bunker ffilf celebration in Boston, he
having taken apart in the battle. He deciin-
ed going, on account Of the distance, and when
his son, a lad Of sixty or seventy years, pro-
posed to accompany him, replied, s1f he
went, he didn't want to be bothered with the
care OF childrenl' He says he does not re-
member Of ever being sick, but s.believey he
had fever or something, eighty Or ninety
years ago!'' ~
EThe old gentleman must be q relative Of
the lady who, in expressing her regretat the
loss of daughter at the tender age Of 75
years, said, 81 always thought should never
be able to raise that child?n1
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DiOgones.

In his old age. Diogonss was taken captive
by pirates, who carried him to Crete, and ex
posed him,for sale for slave. On being asked
what he could do, he replied, /" Govern men ;
sell me therefore to one who wants mastery
Xeniades, a wealthy Corinthian, strnck with
his reply, purchased him, and, on returning to
Corinth gave him his liberty, and consigned
his children to his education. The children
were taught to be cynics. much to their own
satisfaction. II was during this period that
his worid-renowned interview with Alexander
took place. The prince, surprised at not see
ing Diogones joining the crowd Of his Aatterers,
went to see him. He found the cynic bask-
ing the sun sitting in tub. {" II am Alex
ander the Great,n said he. :" 7 am Diogones,
the cynic, - was the reply. Alexander then
asked him IL there was anything he could DO
for him? "Yes, stand aside from between me
and the SUM-" Surprised at such indifference
to princeiy favor-an indifference 30 sts iklng-
ly contrasted with anything he could hitherto
have witnessed-he exclaimed, 90 were not
Alexander, would be Diogones ~ One day,
being brought before the King, aad being asked
who he was, Diogones replied, I" a spy on your
cupidity;' language, the boldness Of which
must have gained him universal admiration,
because implying great singalarity, as well as
force OF character. effpts seiAse,sga s3of'
singulari,y ard insolence may Be regarded
as his grand characteristics. Both Of these
are exemplifed In the anecdote OF his lighting
lamp in the day time, and peering about, the
streets, as if earnestly seeking something be-
ing asked what he sought, he replied, ssa msn.'
The point Of this story Is lost in the usual ver-
sion. whieh makes him seek q an honest man.o
The words in Lertius are simply, 81 seek .
man." Diogones did not seek Honesty he
wanted to find man in whom honesty would
be included, with many other qualities. 1t
was his constaat ,reprcashi to his cotempofa-
riss that they had no nanhood.s He said he
had never seen men; at Sparta he had seen
children; at Athens, women. One day he
called out, g approach, all men ~ When some
approached. he beat them back with his
club, saying, " / called for men; ye are excre-f
ments." tsigaiti a4s gs1ss s. stas
Thus he lived till his ninetieth year, bitter,
brutal, ostentatious, aud abstemious disgra-
cling the title of"The Dog,n (for dog has
affection, gratitude, sympathy, and caressing
manners) yet growing over his runenvied vir-
tue as cur growls over a meatlsss bone, for
ever swapping aad snarling without occasion /;
an object Of universal attention, and, from
many quarters, Of unfsignet admiration. One
day bis friends went to see him. On arriving
at the poytico under which he wAs. wont TO-
sleep, they found him still Lying on the ground
wrapped in his cloak. He seep,stto sleep.-
They pushed aside the folds of bis cloak be
was 0eaQ.
.nen - 4 - t.ia Ii hka 8 .EgsT-
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I Invent to college and returned the next year
to find her as beautiful and ss faithfulas ever.
During my absence received few letters
from her, which even now preserve, in COM
pany with lock Of her hair, and a miniature
likeness of herself, al my choicest memorials.
Before long, however, was obliged to Cos
broad to prosecute my studies in Eur ope.-
But 1t was arranged that. we were TO be mar
ried when came back IwAS gone four
long years, and then returned. ! had cent
word that I was cemings and = privats note to
Laura 10 meet me at certain time and place
before saw the others. She met me accor-
dinghy, and once more I clasped her in my
arms, murmuring, snow Laura we shall part
no more.o - 5ftBn = - a'f &fasttA
Our wedding day had been fixed for three
days afterward, as all preparations had been
made as appointed, before my arrival. 'aA'l''
TIE evening came. The guests were all as
sembled, and Laura and entered the parlor.
Never, believe, did she look 50 beautiful as
then. Clad in the usual bridal dress Of pure
white satin and lace, with veil Of the sarne
hue falling over II, her cheeks flushed, her
eyes sparkling, and her hair falling In curis
over her shoulders, unrestrained save BY q
wreath Of or,nge blossoms and white roses.-
Never before Isay, had she looked more beau
tiful. :sAnd she is mine, |" thought I. Alas!
poor fool! ses fsRs ba2't3 4i@ y
II was the custom where was, that the bride
and groom should remain in the room some
little time before the ceremony. We had been
in the room but a moment when Laurs asked
me to hand her glass Of wine. which was on
mantle near by. as she felt rather faint. I
turned to do so when heard sudden shrek,
and looking around saw her lying on a sofa
apparently unconscious, and the bridesmaids
crowding around her. sprang forward and
knels beside her. @ Sc
Her eyes were partly closed. But the ex-
preston Of love she had fixed on me the mo-
ment before was still there. The aifectionate
smile still rsrted her lips, and all was Just as
saw her before turned away. chafed her
hands ia mine--I called distractedly for water
and for the windows to be opened but all in
vain. Still bent over her, and frantically
me. The doctor came-T gave way meChan-
ically while he looked at .her--I saw him turn
pale in the face and grow sad, and on my knees
as | was, cried for him to save her. He
turned to me piyingly and answered, while his
lips quivered with emotion,--oh! shall new
er forget ttat answer; Ask God for that, no
power on earth can save her now. She is
dead. 1t is disease OF the heart"
sIturned and bent over her who was all In
ell to me and wept. To weep is not with ne
men as with women. With them the tears are
the first food which grief draws from the hn-
man heart, when still 1t is full OF life and vig-
or. While with us they are like the last drops
Of vitality, which despair wrings out. The
first is a relief, the second torture.
They buried her in her bridal robes, and
she who was meant to be my bride became
the bride Of heaven. She is waiting there for
me. and my trembling hand and fading sight
tell me that I shall soon follow her. d !,
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SLEErLEss NIGHTS IN IHpIA.--Dnring the
night in the month Of May, !; is impossible to
s.eep with closed windows, and nearly 40 i'm
possible b do 80 with open ones. Thus sleep
is almost hopeless. The beasts, the birds, the
insects. the reptiles, appear to join ia one uni-
versal tumult ami even human beings seem to
take very ittle.repose. In temple not far
off priest fs beating drum, aud Il conclude,
invoking the help Of some god or goddess,
When the drumming ceases ] sink into doze
but to be again reused BY bowling jackals, tear
ing over the fats in pursuit OF prey, by the
hoo:ing Of the night hawk, |" Gas it Is called
here, though it is. in TACT a screech owl)
then by the deep toned note OF an enormous
frog, mingled with the "chip-chipo Of many q
grasshopper, and about daylight lively ,bird /,
anxious to be Cup and doing: begins merry
chirp, or crow with the vulgar Hcaw, caw.''
destroys oil hope Of rest. At last, as day
dawns, see, outside the bed, those little grees
dy mosquitoes clingins TO the curtains, and
staring at me, thinking how eatable would
be. and rise, weary and little refreshed, to 60
to the launch Of q ship at the dockyarG in the
fort.-JosrnGl By. tie Yiscosntess Falklaxd.
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ANEcporE OF RASpoLPH.-Thsr Is no end
to the sayings Of John Randolph, Of Roanoke.
He was on one occasion in tavern, lying on
asofa in the parlor, waiting Tor the stage to
come to the door. A dandi6sd chap stepped
into the room with . whip in his hand. just
come froma drive, and standing before the
mirror, arranged his hair and collar, quite ms
conscious Of the presence Of the gentleman on
the sofa After attitudenizing. . whle, be
turned to 60 out, when Mr.. Randolph asked
him, t.-. !, si,g,.,,,., :, So, t,,.ss
!" Has the stage come? Z" bats.4 !, i s4s,s
|" Stage. sir stage p said the for, g l've
nothing to do with it, sir" ,,..z s,,s rs. -
|" Oh! beg your pardon," said Randolph,
quietly, I" I uaistook you for tie driver 70
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Law of NEWSPAPERS.

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and ordered them discontinued.
II Subscriber remove other places without In
forming Publishers and the papers sent TO the
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B. The Courts have decided that refusing TO take Pc
riodcas from the Office, removing and leaving them
fraud.
gE- Possmasters nesiectingt to inform publishers,
when papers not taken from the Office, lay them
selves Halle topay the subscriptions -
t aisotheir duty in such to notify the pub
sher that the papers taken out By those they
are seui to- and the reason why they not kHown,
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@ Against slander there is no defence.--I
He'll cannot boast so foul q fead, nor man der
plore so foul q foe. II stabs with a smile.. L.
is a pestilencs walking in darkness, spreading
contagion far and wide, which the most wary
traveller cannot avoid. Itis the heart-sear-f
ching dagger Of the assassin. II is the pois-
oned arrow whose wound is incurable. It. ii
as fatal as the sting OF the most deadly asp-r
murder is its employ nnsnt, innocence its pseJs
and ruin its sport. ssv "a .9asA .;s.s -. AZ rs
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The shadows Of Chiforen.

Nothing seems to weigh down their buoy
ant spirits long; misfortune may fall to their
lot, b It the shadows it casts upon their life
path are fleeting as the clouds that come and
go in an April sky. Their future may, per-
chance, appear dark to others, but to their
fearless gaze it looms up brilliant and beaufi-
ful, as the walls Of fairy palace. There is
no tear which mothers gentle hand cannot
wipe away, no wound that a mothers kiss cam
not heal, no anguish which the sweet murmur-
ing Of her soft low voice cannot soothe; the
warm generous impulses Of their nature have
not been fettered and crsmped by the cold for<
malities Of the world; they have not yet learns
ed to veil a hollow heart with false smiles, or
hide the basest purposes beneath honeyed
words. Neither are they constantly on the
aler. to search out our faults and foibles with
Argus eye; on the contrary, they exercise that.
blessed charity which "Thinketk no esil.1
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@"When we see neat, pretty girl, with
free, but innocent arr, with checks like roses,
and heavenly blue eyes, which seem to rspose
in serenity beneath their silken lashes;rs al
'odyy ris's she ,oas near mad puddle, ,oad zoe
had 10 lift her ovey.n s. essaei
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,TTake equal parts Of gum comphor, gum
opium, CASTLE soap, and brown sugar; wet to
consistency Of paste, with turpentine, and sp-
ply II. THIS is said to be certain cure fcS
fellcns- -.,.
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Ten years ago young Englishman ran
away from London, where he was highly con
nected, came down to Liverpool, took ship
that was up for New Orleans and in due
course Of time landed in this city, with light
heart in his breast, and between one and two
hundred pounds in Bank OF England notes in
his pocket. He had been..a m1arais saiet at
home, and what between wine and women,
had managed to sqnander large fortune. be-
sides involving himself seriously in debt. He
had taken the precantion to provide himself
with letters OF Introduction to respectable
parts in this city, and by this means he soon
formed The acquaintance Of young lady, who
by the death Of her father, had just been left
sole heiress to . large estate. A warm at
tschment seon sprung up between the two, and
our young Englishman, one fine day, made the
lady formal tender OF his hand and heart
The answer he received was the following
81 love you and will marry you, but only on
these conditions, and these only-Ia the the
first place yon must stop drinking; I'd, you
must pay your debts; Sd, you have squander-
ed one fortune, you must set to work and make
another" just then the gold fever broke out
and our hero determined, without loss Of time.
to try his fortune on tha shores Of the Pacif-
ic Ocean. He sat down, wrote letter to the
lady, in which he announced his determination
assured her Of his unal.erable affection, and
begged her to be faithful to him, and without
further adieu started for New York and took
ship for San Francisco via the Cape. In
California he led for some time wandering,
dissolute life, and finally joined the unfortu-
rate expedition which Raousset de Boulbon
fitted out fur the conques. Of Sonora. It was
known that he was among the few who IS.
capped 10 tell the fate Of their heroic leader,
bnt nothing farther was heard Of him or his
whereabouts until last Saturday, when friend
Of his in this city received telegraphic cis.
patch fro n him, stating that he was one among
the fifty persons saved from the sCentral
American and brought into Norfolk by the
bark I" EIoise." The dispatch further stated
that the writer had lost $l5O,OO0 in gold,
which was in the hands Of the purser, but
that It was luckily insured FOR its full value in
a London Office. We learn that the lady to
whom he was engaged Is still unmarried, and
it would not be strange II, in the course OF
human events, we should be called upon to In
dite paragraph with that fashionable head :
ing, "Marriagein High Life. .n-MeU Orleans
Bee. fsa@ zs iiis G esnluss9s sia p
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The Country Lassie.


zsayn She biossomed In the country, Bgr aiss' )
ss.sa Where sunny summer aings vS aat ps
Herrosy arms around the earth; -, .;ss 1,
And brightest blessings brings -.
''k's Health was her sole Inheritance,
- sssli And grace her only dover; ~H7 20
IA ss.iifI never dreamed the wild wood G7ys'
.,a ssContainsd 20 sweet flower. sg,
aas 81 Far distant from the city, eHesgG e 10
a And inland from the sea, 81 - a4aigssT
Ny lassie bleomed In goodness. ais "a
As pure as pure could be; 49,
aas@ She caught her dewy freshness, t" =
sfg From hill and mountain bower, b'
q never dresmed the Wild wood rs SIS,
see Contained 30 sweet flower. n ,srs4yS
s4iYFf The rainbow must have lent her s-zH} Z
-sl& sn Some Of it, airy grace; e a6 a -
The wild rose parted with blush -
That nestled on her face;
The sunbeams got entangied in
Fi%sa The long waves OF herh hair, .sei"H
"a = Or she ne'er had grown to be cf fslH
.6sgs4. So modest and 20 fair. s9asEGst n8 t
- The early birds have taught her Nte
--sarz s. The joyous matin song, .ajGaede ~ Z
s,s And some Of their soft Innocence r9ci,ls
Shes been with them 80 long, g-sa - !.
And for her now, II need be, sse
I'd part with wealth and power:
never dreamed the wild wood
5sas 20 Contained 90 sweet afIower. s95 - Z
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nr srsscsH ". cosS.

a.
e.s BY SPENCER W. CONS. m sf.ts
= Never more 10 hear her saying, az
Darling! are you III or wells''
Gently on her forhead laying sea rrg
s Hands that like blessing fell.
Oh. my mother, never more!
Never more to wonder, sighing,
When the busy day viii close, ,....l
50 with heart to heart replying, 8&s
We may tell its joys and woes.
Oh. my mother, never-more! ss
Never more to hear her gliding 4f
49, By the bed her prayers hxd blest,
With her hand the candle hiding,
Lest II should disturb our rest.
Oh. my mother, never more!
Never more to know she's keeping
Watch on all we say or do; Js
Fondly anxious, waking, sleeping,
fs 4H With care forever new. tsF
OH my mother, never more!
Other hands may gentle tend us,
Other hearts be real and true,
Other loves their treasures lend us--s Z
Int they cannot love like yoa.
Oh. my mother, sever more!
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Ga A poor sailor, wrecked on an unknown
coast, wandered about in momehsary aprss-
hension OF fbeing seized By ssvagss, wlsn he
suddenly came in sight Of gallows. saAAiss
said he. ssthank God, I'm in a eisiKxsa
countryp' SO
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eV A notorious miser, having heard .ye-
ry elegant charity sermon: This Sermon"
said he sproves so strongly the necessity Of
aims, have almost mind 10 beg. -
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92A Lady told her husband that slie had
read the Ar:os Love, on purpose To be- sgres-
able to- him. Hf|as I'D ge
srhad rather have love without art,'' he
replied. r s
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A badly dressed dinner is thus described by
Theodore Hook: "Eyery thing sour but the
vinegar. sss1 RxAa ssse@ 81 .1sa
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The Crisis Of the south.

We make thu following extracts from the
recent work, by Helper of North Carolina, i'm
titled the "Impending Crisis Of the South,' p
for the purpose of enabling snch of our read
ers a. have not had an opportunity to peruse
II, to form an opinion Of the authors style,
and method Of treating his subject. The
work can be had of Mr.. r.. N. Harlan, Of
this place. 80 q aab
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In estimating the value oe the various agri-
cultural products Of the two great sections Of
the country, We have been guided by prices
emlnating from the, Bureau Of Agricultpres in
Washingtor; and in q catalogue Of those psi
ces now before US, ws perceive caat the aver
age value Of hay throughoot the nation is sup
posed to be rot more than half = cent per
pound-$ii, 30 per ton--which, = va have
seen above, is ceasideEably lsss than hak u .