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Oliver W. Holmes, of Boston in lecture
upon physicians. gives the following account
of some mistakes which have been made in
medicine:
''Sooncr or later, every body is tripped UP
in forming diagnosis. / saw Velpeu cut one
Of the caroted arteries for supposed aneurism,
which YVES only little harmless tumor, ana
kill his patient, Mr.. Dcase, OF Dublin, was
more fortunais IN case he boldly declared an
Rhsfff Rhs wills Hifrffn ffnttb nttbekht H. hid i pfSSsed ~ Gse
in the right. Soon after he made similar di-
agnosis He thrust his lancet as before, and
out gushcd the patients blond and his life with
it. the next morning. Mr.. Dease vas found
dead and hoatins in his own blood He had
divided the femoral artery.
II have doomed people, and seen others
doom them, over and over again, on the strength
of physical signs, and they have lived on the
most contumacious and scientifically uniustifi.
able manner AS long IS they liked, aud some
of them are liviag still. / see two men in the
street very often, who were both as good rs
dead in the opinion of all who saw them in the
extremity. People will insist OH living though
manifestly mogibWnd in Dr. Elders Life OF
DIR. Kane himself. The ca , tain of the ship
was dying Of scurvy, but the crew mutinied,
and he gave up dying for the present to take
care of them. An old lady in Boston, near
her end, go, a little vcxed about proposed
change in her will made up her mind not to
| die just then ordered coach; was driven
twenty miles to the house Of a relative, and
lived for four years longer.
Cotton Mather tells some good stories which
he picked up in his experience, or out of his
hooks. showing the unstable equilibriun OF
prognosis. Simon Stone was shot in nine
places, and as he lay Tor dead. the Indians
made two hacks with hatchet to cut his head
Otf. he gut well, however. and was lusty
fellow in Cotton Mather's tiine Jahez Mus
grove was shot with q bullet that went in at
his ear and came out at his eye ON the other
side. A couple of bullets went through his
body also. Jabez got well, however, aud lived
many years. Per Contra, Colonel Ruserter,
cracking plunistone with his teeth, broke a
tooth and lust his life. We have seen physi-
clans dying, like Spigelius, from scratch and
"a man who, had crowbar shot through bis
head i alive and well. These extreme cases
are warnings. But you can never be tuo eau
tious in your prOenosis, in view Of the great
uncertainty Of the course Of any disease not
long watched, and the many unexpected turns
it may take" -,
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! A BAsufUx BnrDzanoom Ifs foliuwinn
accusAnk of ths marriaGe 0f yuunR rnAn Ii 4
woman twice Us axe IN New Orleans ws -
eosnusnd % be ssad aiscF fhe opelsinR ipgayuk
at rhe next wonzan's nights convention': -.
aThe guests we're assemblrd. che minisser
vas ready. shs happy pair stood np % 4 I'd.
and-the young n,su bolssd. ns eS1 tnto shH
street. bilt was punnesi nd cankha ~ sls
croxd, fsreznnss of whum wa sha hrisiensnorn.
Again they stood Toward. and anain ne rsiu-
ister began, when away went TIE yos.nez.sr he
ssuund timei Is eng parsnus. easls.lE "a
bsoueht back - belaee. ina shird g. -
fniAAz1sF bzsnA the AwszE caselnrrsk 4l.ns.
would you believe Il, tho young nlan' ssncs
more stampcdcd! This time The bride clone
gave chase, caught, bFuuRht HIN haEb aMl "a
last to hisns The fourth tl7s,ll uf fis nainisssF
sas successful. He made the twsin one. Hemnsd
them and lef, Alfef bclng tharrsui ths vnsns
man became perfectly dociie, and permitted lsis
antique bviie 10 lead him OF Ike sshesp ssths
slaughter. "a n
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CCRIoUs CALCULATIONS The number of
posed to be of dailies, about $50. and Of tFi-
weeklies, semi-weeklies and weeklies about
2CO0. The number of copies issued is esiima-
ted to be, during one year. about 500 millions.
If We allow the size Of the sheets of paper tu
average "a by &C inches, then were the yearly
issue laid in row side by side, it would ex-
tend 284 o 80 miles, or nearly twelve times
around the globe. The weight of paper, at
80 lbs. to the ream, would be l35O4 tons.
To transport this mass from one point TO anotll-
er, over an ordinary read, would require the
power Of nearly $4,000 horses, and in one
horse carts, would make procession over 81
miles long. You could pave the wagon-way
OF one Of our ordinary streets, witt the rearns,
for fifteen miles, and then have enough left to
set up several paper shops. II the reams were
piled in a mass. so feet square, it would reach
the height Of 416 feet. Finally If all these
papers were tackled together at the edges they
would make q coverlet for q bed over l7OC
miles long. and 1000 miles wide, affordins
sleeping quarters for . tolerably large crowd o
guests. To count the whole, sheet by sheet
would take one man, working twelve hour.
every working day in the year, and getting or
at the rate Of one q second, for more thar
thirty-six seart. And finally the value Of ths
paper. at i2 cents per H., would be $3.50,
would give Che snug q little income of s2SS. SOC
per annum, upon which man of moderat.
desires might manage, with rigid economy, Il
provide himself with most Of the neccasaries ol
life.
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-07-08

TIE Wars or WoMEs.-woman, that ter.
ribly abused half Of society, is at last forcing
from reluctant man her proper rights and
functions. -.-..r
Having conquered ns in the world Of letter.,
In painting and even sculpture, she has now
turned her attention 10 diplomsey aud as O
lobby agent entirely thruws In che shade ous
poor efforts. .........--
At the late Session Of Congress Mr. C.llins
was helpless until be engaged an Ohio widow,
who, owing TO her fearful powers Of fasciaatsoa
bought with her smiles tscsHty-ons cUts. offered
them to DR.. c.. and obtained fis, and in con.
sideration of them $50. 900. Who would noe
smile at this price, aud who would not bs .
woman after this r4. #.-u
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Every one has observed that the leaves of
some plants stand in pairs opposite each other,
On opposite sides Of the stem. In other plants
the leaves are scattered over the stem: but in
thene cases also, we find them arranged IN the
nast regular manner Commencing with any
eiven lemf, fsF inssance, we shall fnd the next
lsaf above this, uae third Of the way around
tie stem the next smother tliird, and the next
abother third, no M to stand exactly over the
Ersi. sThe ssviess b therefnrs arranged in .
ssiEals mhieh msny he dssi9naaed ~ the frac-
a.. 1-a. Tkhing Aposhef plant, weshan I'D
e ncxs &C. 6bese ahy gwen 9n9 two-alzha
9 no tlissa6h as0un6 che AeuG Tbs nexk
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DEATH or TWO DlsrfssUIsHxp pKNNarfr
vAxIAxs.--The Philadelphia jnurnals cf yea
terday record the xndden and nhekpectsd do.
cease Of Hon. Robert T. Conrad, whc expired
It his residence in West Philadelplia on Snn-
day evening last, in tho 5lst year Of bin age.
Mr.. Conrad for many years held Judicial po-
sticn in Philadelphia. and ior twC years waa
chief magistrate Of that city. Su6seQususly
he was appointed ono Of che Judges of ths
Court Of Common Pleas He was also fAvora.
bly, known a. . dramnsist and prose writer.
Hon. Job Il. Tysnn, another well known
Philadelphian, died at bis country rcsidencc,
in Montgomery county, on Sunday lmuruing
last. Mr.. Tyson was mem6eg Of the House
Of Representatives fT the Thirty. Fourth Con.
gress, and had aiso served iE the Stats Lssgisla.
ture. AZ che time Of his dsath he was about
ffty-6ve years Of age. s5'zs
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TBk Law or DIvoRcE.-l. In the States Of
Georgia, Alabama ard Mississippi, twn4thitds
Of the Legislature must cnticur with decision
by the court TO make divorce.
2. In Delaware. Maryland, Virginia, South
Carolina. Louisiana and Missouri, no divorce
can be granted hut by ssssscial act Of The TNgis.
lature; and South Carolina has never granted
o divorce. .''...
8. In the States Of Connecticut. Ohio and
Illinois all divorces are total.
4. In Massachusetts,, New York and North
Carolina, nothing but adultery 10 cause Of de
vnrce. s.
5. In illinois. two years absence only, 10 O
cause of divorce.
8. To Indiana, we believe. an.thing 3 czuss
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PoETTIcs AND "HUckLEsgRsTEs' ~ NoR4a
CARoLlxA.--Ex-Governo Morehsad, Of Gull.
ford, and Col. Alez. Wsssuu, of KobwUn, bsths
annouhced o. cshdldassx fur ths tssdslstsrs ii
their respective coabsissy the Fayetteville Ob.
server thus pecugs 20 an interesting discusaicm
between them in 1870: ~.
"The points on which the discussssn bsswsess
the Col. and the Governor turued wefe fgte.
tive 70 The growth and nsssufsty of hueklebss-
ries. and The prehability Of Gee. Hassisuu
having been oE in . swamp eating them whils
his troops were lighting the Bnts<b. Ths
Colonel maintained that Gen. Hsrrincn wns
eating che hucklebssriss, sh1sgh shs Govssuos
in reply threw little duubs % fhr snb3scs b.
. suggestion that hucklsberriss did ma ripsa
in Evvembes.S 4I t's
St. Mary's beacon., 1858-07-08

One OF the most remarkable features con-
nected with this interesting institution is the
successive changes it undergoes in the course
cf its history. For the first ix months il 10
nj adncky0 and "sugar." As we enter our
second olymphiad. however, . change .cUmes
over NOS only onr affections, bat our apparel;
We no longer talk preserves, wkile our ruflel
shirts can boast much bruAder piaits than they
once could. When The husband and wife irst
enter upun their new relation, how little do
shey sec what : before them in the shape of
fruuhIes. gridisuns, cradles. rocking -ehsirs,
chslesa infsntum, bakeE's bill. shoes, parasos-
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3
A SBosT SERMoN Asp A Coon Osx.-1hs
Rev. ID. B., Of Philsdsiphiz. i nOesd fog
bvief, ssntsutivus ssyfngs In tks psiitit asA Gus
Of Il. A he wa eomiBg down cbsstuut sfsSes
the other day, o gentlsmaB aEksd hims ,:al
"Sir, can you tsll me hOw % end the sbez-
IFS Officer
YES sir." was che .rsriy., "@ey sssas sos
earn fire doiItBs sEk,ef Ten I" -
Saying shis the D.sct0r wallged en- IeaSins
his qae<tiuoer gsping upen ths slde-wsik. He
was stranger who hzd cnuS % euwn un hus;-
ness. and asked fos infsnsfiun, BOT ths ,rnoee
he pondered The nsnge be was conyinced thas
bis unknown tsfornszns hsd ans~efsA kin.
wisels.--NsE r. Ns~r~s ss4ss ,afa.r !. - u
when Slleridzn was ssksd what End yaf
wine hs LIED tezt, sGs&sssa s-ofksre go
Plssr Th@s ass D essns zssnv gh&jaMns
sswzssdaysa -@ss - e. s48z spgs 80 {.
u S&s&sgsas - ..-s 1
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New Patents.

Patents were issued to the following
Western inventors during the week end
ing Nov. 90:
Nathan B. Marsh. of Cincinnati, O.; for
improvement in preservation of flesh for
food.
James Barton, of Cleveland, O., for i'm.
proved tool for cutting key seats in wheels
and pulleys.
Frank Douglas of East Liverpool, Ohio
for improved team trap.
Richard l.. Mills Of Lancaster, Ohio;for
improved guage cock.
s. Minnich, Of Hopewell. Ohio; for i'm
provement in apparatus for holding sheep
James Nevison and Edward Nevison, oI
Morgan, Ohio, for improvement in under
drain ploughs.
Geo. w Tolhurst, of Liverpool Ohio
for improvement in corn shelling machines
Servington S. 3urne, u VIM. Broder
ick, of Chicago, for improvement in sew
ing machines.
Asahel Cooley, of Springfield, ILL.,; fol
improvement in pumps.
Il. W. Hunt Il NJ. Kennedy, of Gales
burgb, ILL.,; for improvement in seeding
machines.
N. N. Mcleod. Of St. Louis; for i'm
proved supporting insulatOr for lightning
rods.
Solander Withinton, Of St. Louis; 70
improved machine for cutting dove tai
mouldings.
John W. Vandiver, Of Shelbyville, Mo
improvement in seeding machines.
J. NJ. Coleman, of Milwaukee, Wis 70
improvement in cut off valves Of steam en-
gines.
James Macnish, of Berlin, Wis; for i'm
proved churn. Patented April 90, 1865
Re-issued November 80, 1858.
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Disunion.-A Prediction.

An ardent patriot in Charleston, 3. u,
1--WE do not know his name, nor is it very
materially writes to one of the Democratic
organs in Washington, that the Union will
be dissolved, somewhere between this date
and the year 1864. lie thus explains how
this operation will be effected
"Supposing the question of State rights
to be decided in Congress against the
South on any distinct issue in which the
sense of the Southern people can be relied
upon, all her representatives in Congress
shall withdraw from the Capitol in a body,
and take with them the Southern mem
bers of the Cabinet, and thus leave Con
Qress without quorum for business and
the Executive with a mutilated corps oI
advisers. This was Gen, Busk's plan for
dissolving the existing Government, and
forcing upon the sectionalists OF the North
the onus of coming some distance and
making war on Southern, grounds, II they
attempted to conquer the Southern States
back 10 the Union by downright force"
This threat is nothing new, nor is the
method of disposing Of such rebellion a
very difficult one to imagine. We have
heard a suggestion on this matter, (fron
a source emitting it to great weight, tina
we commend to the consideration not only
of such prospective seceders, but also o
all timid people, who are alarmed by thi'
sort Of bravado.
Should such an event ever happen, al
supposed above, and every Southern Sena
tor and Representative withdraw from
Congress, it will only be necessary fo
their constituencies TO be notified Of th,
existing vacancies, and all, or nearly all
will doubtless very soon be filed. limo
tho machinery of government will not stoI
ON that account. AS to going "some dis
tancc and making war on the Santh'" ths
will be wholly unnecessary. A few un
easy demagogucs at the South, unjoubt
edIy wish to break up the Union, aud es
tabish Slayeholding Coniederacy or :
Southern Monarchy. But the mass Of th'
Southern population, we believe to be Al
loyal as that Of any other portion OF th'
country. When the issue comes, if it eyeI
does, the fire eaters will find little favo
auyw here Gin. Gazette,
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Success of the TehuantepeC Route

A telegraphc despatch from New Or
leans, dated the goth, informs us that the
steamer Quaker City had arrived in the
Mississippi, with California news to the
5th instant, making the time from San
Francisco in just fifteen days. The mails
and passengers the IsthmuS in forty hours.
This triumphant opening Of the Tehuan-
tepec highway 10 the Pacific isa glorious
epoch in the history of our Interstate
harmony. 1t brings our Pacific States a
week nearer to the Mississippi-"the sill
YER cord that binds together the bread.
giVingNorth to the cotton growlngSouth.
The only obstacle TO the full and success
full development Of this short route to our
Pacific States was the state Of the harbors
at the termini. This objection is now as.
certained to be perfectly removable. and
the wise craftsmanship which has secured
to our people the shortest an' Ing
the Pacific will soon complete the work
by indicating and securing 10 our trade
free, safe, and excellent harbors at the
termni Altogether, the Tehuantepec
roure is one of the most important meas
ures of this day of enterprise and pro
rress.- s.-StdLeS.
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Central America.

Aspinwall had been visited by very
violent gale, which did considerable dam.
age to shipping, anda freshet in the Cha,
gres River had temporarily interrupted
railroad communication, but the road : al
sustained no serious damage.
The steamer Hermann had arrived al
Panama, and departed for San Francisco
Capt Cayendy, Of the Hermann, returned
to New. York in the Illinois.
From Nicaragua. We learn that the Uni
ted States sloop-of-war Decatur had ar
rived at Realejo, where she had been or
dered By the United States Government
This vessel is likely to be kept on thu
Ncaraguan coast until the question pen
ding between that country and the Unltec
States is concluded. There is no impor
taut news from the interior.
From Costa Rica the news is very
scanly. The United States Minister Gen
Lamar, remains at San Jose, the Capita
of the State, but nothing appears yet Il
have transpired regarding his mission.
Mr.. Young Anderson died on the 9t
inst at Carriage, after painful illness
being some time paraIyzed.
The American steamship Hermann, Capt
Cayendy, reached Panama on the after
noon of the 9th inst, having sailed fror
New-York on the 23d August, and fror
Valparaiso on the 9th of October. Tn
Hermann reports upward Of five hundre
passengers on board for California. Sh
had no sickness or deaths on board froT
leaving Newly
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A SLANDER REFUTED.-A clergyman
was charged with having violently drag
ged his wife from revival meeting, and
compelled her to go nome with him
The clergyman let the story travel along
until he had fair opportunity to give it
broadside, Upon0being charged with
the offence, he replied as follows:-In the
first place, have never attempted to in
fuence my wife in her 7iews. nor a
choice Of meeting Secondly ly-my wife
has not attended any of the revival meet.
ings in Lowell. In the third place
have not even attended any of the meet
ings for any purpose whatever. 10 con
%ude- neither my wife nor myself have
any inclination to attend these meetings
Finally never had WIFE
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GAGKS0N STANDARD.

with fine and Imprisonment to recognize
their existence, or to transact any such
business with them as our best and most
enlightened business men transact every
day Of their lives.
We have thus given to our readers the
leading ideas of the two systems of fl
nance which have peen put forth by the
two great political parties in Ohio. We
desire to have their distinctive features
born in remembrance. In a future pa
per we propose to discuss and compare
them. and to express very freely what W.
think of their relative merits, and tbei
adaptation TO the spirit OF our people ant
the genius Of our institutions. S. Jour
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EE~Of Paris bonnets, that rose water
newspaper, LIE Follet, says; "Bonnets
are in general worn larger than they were
last year Feather trimmings are very
fashionable. Many white bonnets are
trimmed with colored velvet. The mix
ture of white and black is still considered
distingue. Straw bonnets have lately
been trimmed with crimson, green or Ma
po}eon blue velvet. Marigold colored
velvet is extremely becoming to some com.
plexions, but shoald be mixed with black
Jonquil color is also very good, and will
be extremely fashionable this wintea. W.
have seen a bonnet of this colored Grape
trimmed with velvet of the same color
small curled feathers; blonde strings, witt
narrow velvet up the middle"
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sure E E"@ lOmpson'
vinton NPAI DTf:'ot, ,Saa fesert
Aten, Jacob ~ Augustin MtGhee,
Robert T, Gardner, John ], EvansAE. F..
Swift, Andrew Evans, Stephen Lego,
John Ward.
The following are the regular fetit
Jury:
Hugh Gilleland, Job Buckley, Wm.
McGhee, John W. Steel, Samuel MeGeee,
John D. Davis, Tiras J. Hanna, WI d.
Higgins, Joseph Aten, Joseph Dixon
Silas Lake, Joseph F. Jeffries.
On the case being called, of Ohio VS..
Alexander Crabtree and others, for the
murder of jackson M'Coy, the counsel
for the defense intimatcd that it might BE-
come necessary to continue the Sase, on
the grounds, that some three ortour OF
their witnesses were absent. The Court
being advised that the absent witnesses
had been subpnnaed, stated, that IN case
it became necessary to bring in the absen
tees by attachment, they must bear The
costs of the delay. Counsel thereQpor
consented to toprocced to trial.
The following special jury, for the tria
of Alexander Crabtree for murder in th'
f first degree, was then impanneled ant
: sworn:
Benjamin F. Scott, jr., Thomas Plum
, mer, John S. McGhee, Ambrose Delay
Daniel Swearinger, Marvin MCraw
Robert Mason, Calvin G. Chandler, job
Winfough, Charles Rawbins, David Nc
GiAin, Jr., Jacob Miller.
The other special jurors summoned
were then discharged until Thursda
morning, and the regular petit jury an
all witnesses in attendance, except tho'
in the above cases, until Friday morning
There are some ninety-three Witness
subpenaed in the Crabtree cases.
Counsel for the State: Roberts, Dul
gan and Moore-For Defense--Jordal
Hoffman Il Mackley and Fullerton.
RY-In the case vs. Alexander Cra
tree, the Jury have returned verdi
| this morning, Granddaughter. Case v
t the other defendants, continued,
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A Suggestion about MOu I Vernon

The Boston Transcript states that at a
meeting in Medford on Thursday evening
last the Rev. CHALEs Brooks made q short
speech explaining the plan now adopted
for purchasing Mount Vernon; and then
designated the mode Of procedure in col
lecting contributions. He concluded with
the following remarks: 4 have Tor some
time INDUCED the hope that after Mount
Vernon shall have been paid for, there
may be surplus funds enough remaining
not only to repair the tomb and to restore
the house and grounds to the forms they
had when Washington lived there, but,
moreover, enough 10 erect on some re.ir.
ed spot near the house simple and solid
monument or column in honor of those
who have purchased the place; aud that
on the top Of that monument there may
be placed full length statue of the Hon
EDWARD EVERETT, representing him in
the delivery Of his wonder working ora
ton
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The LuCkiest Thing in the World.

Mr.. Ingraham was sitting one day IN
the law library, looking up some authori-
ties, when Mr.. Al, young lawyer
of some promise, but possessed, untortu-
nately, of an exceedingly unpleasant
breath, made his appearance, in great
haste, in search of book that he needed
Immediately in the court below, and puff
ed out in broken sentences:-
"Oh-dear-Mr ngraham-I am
entirely out of breath"
"That's the luckiest thing that evel
happened to you," said Ingraham, anc
pursued his reading.