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HOW OUR ANCESTORS BRIBED

There is variety most crcditablc TO Eng
lish invention in the way in which our an
ccstors administered their bribes. At one
place mysterious person used to arrive
with cash, known rs the ''Nfan in the Moon"
who approached at nightfall, and was at
once met with, "What news from the
moon" This was Il poetic form. Then
there was the humorous form. "l'll lay YOU
five geuineas," said u celebrated canvasscr
in fox's contest Of 1884, "and stake the
money in your own hands, that you will
not vote for Mr.. Fox" "Doncw saws the
ice and independent, and wins his bet and
brIbe. Another play ful plan WAS TO buy
the electors canary at price that would
have been handsome for 4 bird of Paradise
IL very pretty kind of bird fancvinr.
Sometimes men showed perfect genius in
Hrailng ,hrmsclve, OF professional adyanta-
g"7. Thus military gentleman employed
III the recruiting scrvir. once stood for Great
Grln'>by, and enlisted majority of Tie
voters FOR soldiers with II liberal bounty =
Such anecdotes rs these constitute the liter
a,urr Of rlcc'ionccring; and there is prola-
bly, not town or county in Engand where
there is not IN elderly gentleman with a
small batch OF them. In contest a good
many years ago in North Briton, one of the
parties had strong reasons to suspect par
ticu'ar voter Of having taken Lrbc-a
considerable hrihe, too-for votes were val
liable y sharp enemy resolved to make
an attempt on i'm. Accordingly, the man
entered the poll, he whispered in his ear
rapidiy-"Thcy're making il fuIc fyc, Jock;
they are Il bad" "The scoundrc!s I" en-
claimed his dupc; and down on the table
he flung batch Of notes. They were i'm
pounded ut once 10y the authorities, and the
mans suffrage was inyaliLatcI.- Quarterly
PccicW.
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THE MONKEY AND THE HAWK

The cook of French nobemap, whose
chateau is in the sout! Of France. had a
monkey, which was allowed the free rance
OF the kitchen, and which was SO intelligent
that by pretty severe training, his natural
propensity to mischief had been subdued.
and he was even taught to perform certain
rsei" sevlces, such as plucking fowls, for in
stance, at which he WAS uncommonly cx-
pert. One fine morning, pair of partridycs
WAS given the monkey to pluck. The crea-
ture took them TO an open window of the
Kitchen, which looked directly upon the
park, and went to work with great diligence.
lie soon finished one, which he laid on the
outer ledge Of the window, and then went
quietly on with the other. A hawk. which
had been watching his proceedings from IL
nciSlhoring tree, dartcd down upon the
pIuckcd partridge, and in Il minute was up
the tree again, grcedily dcvouring his prey.
The CONSERVATION Of the monkey at this
untoward adventure, may be easily imagin-
cd. He knew he would be severely whip
ped for losing it. lie horpcd about in
great distress for some minutes. when sud
denly Il bright thought struck him. Scz-
ing the remaining portriLye, he went to
work with great energy, and stripped off the
feathers. lie then laid it on the lcdre
just where he PLACED the other, and closing
one OF the shutters, concealed himself be-
hind it. The hawk, which by this time had
finished his meal, very soon swooped down
upon the parril sc; but hardly had his
claw touched the bird, when the monkey
sprung upon him from behind the shutter
The hawks head was instantly wrunr. and
the monkey, with Il triumphant cluckle.
procce'!cd to strip oil the feathers. This
done, he carried the two pluckel fowls TO
his master, with Il confident and selfsati,lic1
AIR, which seemed to say, "IIcrc arc two
birds, sir; just what you gave me- What
the cook said on finding one of the par
trl'ges converted into i hawk is more than
we are able TO tell.
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GENIAL HUMOR.

~ vast deal Of genial lumor says Mrs.
Stowe, is conscientiously slrangl:d in rclgi-
Gus people, which might illuminate and
warm the way Of life. Wit and g;,iety al,-
swers the same purpose that a fire does in
damp house, dispensing clils and drying
up mould, aud making all wholesome aud
cheerful"
There is much truth in this, and it is n
great pity that any person should make
such mistake i'll regard to religion as to
suppose that it requires ''conscicntious
strang!ing." \ proper, "genal humor," is
as consistent with true pcty, as decision,
firmncss, or any other trait Of character
If man is blessed with "gcnia! lumor,"
1t is as much his duty to turn that to good
account, and use it to make religion seem
bright and cheerful, as it is to Use any tal-
ents and ability which God has given him
tor good purpose. No man WHO profrsses
to be Christian, has any moral right to
repress the pleasant and joyous feelings
OF the soul, and carry long, and mcan-
choly countcnancc, thechy leading people
to think that religion (or rather his rcliyou)
is of repulsive, gloomy and fo.bJdiny
character. There is nothing in religion that
initiates against chastcncd wit, or, as Mrs.
Stowe calls it, genial humor; for some Of the
most pious and uscfu. men that have ever
lived have been particularly distinguished
for their pleasantly. Such one was Row.
land Hill, who faithfully preached the Cos
pei till he was nearly ninety years of age,
and very few if any men, ever did more
good in a long life than lie did. Pcrhaps
some of the "conscicnious strangers" might
say, that if he had been less lively and witty
lie would have done still more good. We
doubt it. At any rate we would much
rather sit under the ministrations of such n
man, whose life is conrmatory of the scrip
ture, that, "Wisdom's ways are ways Of
pleasantness and her paths peace" than
under the teachings Of him, whose life would
lead one to suppose tha, religion consisted
in long faces, gloom and discomfort
ton Olive Branch.
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Where tile Canary Birds Come Fiom-
There is an association in PHILADELPHIA
composed of about thirty Germans, who
aim atimproving the breed of Canary
birds and last month they published their
18th annual report. From that it appears
that, the bird sales OF Philadelphia arc con.
fined to Germans and amount to $40 ooo
annually, and three quarters of that canaries.
The common, or original canary is Of the
least value, andSsel at about So apecie ::
the improved kinds bring from So to $40
apiece, and are from. Central Europe. The
great majority Of these birds were obtained
from BELGIUM, ,$|ewhere they .-arc bred in
houses BY the peasants, who raise them as
apastilnesI Illey are sshat.,are called sIong'
and; short breeds. Birds of the long breed
ate procured from Brussels, Antwerp and
DietzjI where they sometimes obtain ex. g.
CANT prices. Their rs cost depends m uno5 s
sthsssoIo snd slappo; the Pure r s golaeh ysiIow
sbsia snost esteemed. gseys ssfs oalvl
psstll .bfesai6 81. .ana d II III.
.t 6 IS 0sass fGsi lsis q al; rR;s u sMsbSft
$ ,rsissd lsssfsta "a Has;S|
l,SsSVS s tis i ssl s s1siS| @
L;f L;f%yxSsS Ia q ss, S.s 8<f&E EsH&Ti
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ABOLISHING WOMEN.

DIR. Harriet X. Hunt is, much to lie
own regret, awoman. She is by professio,
physician, and resides in Boston.
DIR. Hunt is one Of the dozen women il
the United States who pine because Mature
did not make them men, This unfortunate
circumstance is the standing grievance o
their lives. What avail the privileges, i'm
munllies attentions and advantages ac
corded to them 10y the gallanry of tho
roughcr sex, SO long us they may not go to
Congress, enlist in the militia, he watclmcu
and constab!cs, wear pantalooms, or even
vote!
Impressed with an Indignant sense OF
these disabilities, Mrs. DIR. Hunt is seeking
Legislative relief Unlike her compa,rioi,
Lucy Stone, she does not dcSrisc the power
OF the State, or altogether refuse to pay her
taxes. She brings her case before the Leg
islaturc of Massachusetts. That body has
appointed joint Sccr. Committee to con
sidcr and report whether or no DIR. Harriet
and the rest of womankinl shall bc admit
ted to the balot-box This Committee as
we learn from the Boston papers, has held
a public hcariny in the State House, where
DIR. Hunt "cxp>c>sed her DISCUS, ut the free
dom allowed 10 men to vote, while women
are dcbarrcd the nrivi!r"r'' In this dis
gust she WIS ably sustained hv Hon. sam
uel +. SewalI and Wendell Phillips. The
Committee listened patiently, and appointed
another day when it will listen still more
Mrs. DIR. Hunt mistakes the best way to
approach the Object she il;.s in view. IN
stead ofdcmanling the privilege of tfrage,
which, she would not care for after she had
it, she should 60 at once to the root of the
matter. Let her demand the passage Of a
bill in the following words:
"Bc ii cn"ric'1, That all women shall he
come men! this act to take effect im,nvai-
atclv."
Nothing short Of sucl, Il comprehensive
and through proceeding will answer the ex-
pccta:ions Of DR.. Hunt and her small band
Of female reformcrs.
Nevertheless we will not promise to SUP
port the measure. To confess the truth, we
do not wish to see women abolished. We
would rather not do without them. If,hcv
were all like DIR. Hunt and Lucy Stone we
might think differently. But the softer sex,
we are free to say it. seems to lis worth pre-
serving rs it is. We therefore call upon
the Massachusetts Legislature to exercise
Judcious conservatism. What would le-
come OF us if there were no women ?--Nem
York Times.
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RIANKs.

- -I-.s-*-1-x2IV :
OF winch we have now. on hand the following
List, to which we slnlli continue to add uni
we get q complete assortment:
G. o"m; rro.;, I'll. Fa: on Sum Pro-; Ca Sa on
Sum. Pro; Sub sWrits; Sub. Tickets in LAW
Sub; Tickets in Equity Fl. Fa.; Ca Sa; ca. Sa.
IN Case; Copy Writ in Case Deeds of Convey
ance; Declaration on Note Commission to Ey-
anime, Witnesses, ), Judgment by Confession in
Ass''m1Psit Jndg. on Writ of Enquiry, Damages
;AsssessedSby ; C!erk-Debt or .Assunpsit, judy.
Dy @ Confession $40, Debt, on Single Bill Jud gmenl
Judgment in Asshmpsit ut Issue, Plea with,
drawn Pos!I Judgment on Issue Tried, Verdict
for 'Plaintiff; Mortgage {for Personal Prorertv ::
Mortgage ofsReaI Estate; Magistrates Summons: !: !;
- 10. Executions ;sDo. Recognizancc Summons to
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A fellow once pretending to have, ,sssnsa
ghost, was asked what Tie apparitiio sssJ
to him. "How should know ioshe fepiis
ed, II am not skilled nthed dsaa jaf' qua qua asssl
es."' -. :. e. =. n. y t,s i. 3.
Socrates formed sp6il5sophy the plepsia: 81 a
ton for death, bitshou!d if rot 81 ::.fat6df; 81
styled the patient endurance of lifs,s 5s s5 4
sa4g gz6en does notification srsue a'',aaWbeii
you pop Chg question: and are sansM,ditsa d
ro.s Ssr.s& = 81 81 ssrssss !.
pi;stlis; spssss. il a at 20 g
,cstahsp sld, becausS. 1as4o 1ay;.aas IA damn
ss ii sss s. !. 81 sas5s
I;,
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NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE

wis Grept journal of Crime and Criminal.
n is in IT'S Twelfth Year. and is widely cir
lsnIated e throughout the country. 1t contains all
'tne!,reat = Trials, Criminal Cases, and nppropri.
a'e ettdiorials on the same, together with nfor-
nation OH Criminal Matters, not to be found il,
any other newspaper.
4. gIss Subscriptions 81 per Annum; ST. for
Six Months ITO be gemitted by Subscribers, (who
should write their names and the town, county
and State where they reside plainly,)
x 10 GEO w: MATSELL, g.. CO.,
- = Editor and Proprietor of the
- - National Police Gazette,
April 80, 1851, 1 If
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Il Cool -lpoloqy.-Ihey had a ball down
at Waverly, the other night, which brought
out some remarkable experience. Among
other events, the following instance of cool
apology took place:
l'lil l.. is known all over. and Bill was at
this ball in all his glory. All Of his neces.
sar!cs for pleasure were on lland-cood mu-
SIC pretty girls and excellent whisky. The
evening passed off rapidly, us it always does,
and Bill had Ut about one o'clock become
pretty happy. Stepping up to young la
dy' he requested the pleasure Of dancing
with her. She replied she WAS eucaped.
swell said Bill, "aro you engaged for the
neXt.sct"
She said she was.
Can dance with you the next then ?'
81 am engaged for that, also"
"Can dance with you to-nicht?"
NO, sir" with some hcsitancy.
"Go to Boston," said Bill, highly inIic-
nant, and turned OH his heel.
After lew moments, Bill is accostcd bv
the brother OF the young lady, and charged
with insulting lis sister. BlI denies. but
processes himself willing to apologize, if he
has done wrong, and accordingly steps up
Ito the lady, when the following conversation
ensued
Miss L., understand I have insultcd
you 2"
"lou have, sir '"
"Wl'at did say, Miss L.!
y on told me to so to Boston,"
"WelI," said Bill, II have come to tell
you that you needn't yor'
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> .
A FLOWER IN THE DESERT

Here Is Il beautiful incident related hv an
officer ut Ma,amoros, in letter to a friend
Ill Providence, which reminds us that
In the desert there still is Il fountain,
In the vile waste there still is ii tree.
And Il bird in the solitude sinriup2
Our army was marching into Matamoros,
and the officer writes:
"Thcne was little incident occurred
which contrastcd so forcibly with what was
going 0" around Inc, that I coull.not but be
struck by it.
Under tree just OH the river bank, and
at the point where the hustle and thronr Of
the passage WAS the greatest, a family OF
MeX'cans had taken shelter, who had re-
crossed to our side the day before, and had
not had time TO move to their homcs.-
lhere were some six or eight children of va
nous ages; one Of these beautiful, black
eyed, graceful little creature of five or six
years. saw her, while the tumult and toil
OF all description rang around, while arms
were flushing, cannon rolling, men hurrvine
TO and ire, horses daslling at wild speed
the air filled with shouts and oaths, and MI
was as it quiet and peace were banished
from The earth, haIfstling, half lying upon a
grassy knoll, her head resting upon a white
pet dove, and one little arm thrown around
the lird as if to protect it from all harm,
What lesson is taught here! What a
picture for the painter and the poet see in
nocchcc pcrsonilied in that sweet child goo
peace represented i'll that beautiful dove :!
Low they stand out the bright, the glorious
hgures in that scene, where war, with its
array OF banners and marshalcd men, and
gaud'Iy dressed officers caparsoned horses,
'resi, from the battle field, their hearts filed
with the swelling thoughts of the victory
they have won, and all glowing with the
ambitions desire that becomes the horses
they have shown themselves to Le-how
That sweet child and beautiful dove slime
with the light, that is from Heaven, in that
sce"e' Where war filled up and darkens all
the back ground
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To Mechanics, Inventors, and
Manufacturers.

N ANNOUNCING the THIRTEENTH An
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Names of subscribers can be sent in ut differ.
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Southern, Western, and Canada money will
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The general character of the SCIENTIFIC AMER1.
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Bayard Taylor thinks that "Swcden and
the United States will in the end establish
the TACT that lager bier is more cfficacious in
preventing intempcrancc, than any amount
of prol,ibitory law"
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DIR. KANE IN BOYHOOD

When he was ten years old, four or five
nc'ghbor boys, ail bigger than himself, who
had climed upon the roof of a back build
iug in his fathers yard, were amusing them
selves by shooting putty-wads from blow
guns at tho girls below. Elisha attracted
to tho spot by tho outcry of the injured
party, PROMPTLY undertook the defence, and
in the firm tone of II young gentleman Of
Tended, required them to desist and leave
the premises; which, of course, was instant
ly answered by Il broatlside lcvclIcd ut him.
self. Fired ut the outrage he clutchcd the
ram spout, climbed like ayoung tiger to the
roof, and was among them before they
! could realize the practicability of the feat; :;
and then he had them on terms even cnouoh
for handsome settlement Of the case.
The room was steep and dangerous to
his ccwcd antagonists, but safe to his better
balance and higher courage, and they were
ut his mercy for no one could help an.
other, and he WAS more than Il match for
the best Of them, in II position where peril
OF terrible tumble was among the risks of
resistance. Forthwith he went mt them
sri"tim, till scvcrally and sngly, he had
cutfcd them to the full measure of their
respective dcscrvngs. But not satisfied
with lni'icting punishment, exaced peni-
tcncc also, and he proceeded to drar each
OF them in turn to the edge of the roof, and
holding him there demanded an explicit
apology.
Before he had finished putting the whole
party thsough this last form of pursation,
little Tom who had witnessed the prcform-
ance from the pavement below, greatly ter.
rlird 10y the imminent risk of fall, which
would have broken neck or two, NAV
hap, called outcome down, Elisha! Oh,
Elisha, come down.
Elisha answered the appeal in the spirit
of the engagement.
'No, Tnm they amt done apolocizinn vet.
-Dr. Ehicrs Bioyr"phyo Of Haue, tic Arc-
tic E,.piorer.
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A learned writer says of books :-"They
are masters who instruct us without rods or
feruIes, without words or anger, without
bread or money. If you approach them,
they are not asleep; if you seek them, they
DO not hide; if you blunder, they do not
scoId; if you are ignorant, they do not laugh
at YOU"
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PRKNTEN@

THE Proprietors of The AppEvi1LE BANNER
l. would respectfully, inform, tho public that
they are prepared to execute all kinds of Fob
work with neallless and Dispatch Having
incurred considerable expense for printing mate
rias, they have no hesitancy in saying that they
are as Well prepared, and can do rs neat work
as any other establishment in the up country of
They will also keep on hand a complete as
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a person who was recently called in court
tor the purpose of proving the correctness
OF a doctors I'LL, was asked by the lawyer
whether "thc doctor did not make several
vls'ts alter the patient was out Of danger 2'
NO" replied the witness, ~ considered the
patient IN danger as long as the doctor con-
tinued his visits p
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There is local editor out west so poor
that he never stands upon more than one foo,
at tme' for fear that he may wear out his
boots quick.
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Ladies are watches pretty enough to 'ook
at-sweet faces and delicate hands, bu,
somewhat difficult to regulate when once
they get to going wrong.
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D .-s AsStEI. MILISs
IQW4l, 0NSIN.AND. MINNESOTA
: :: s;s hANn. OFFICE,
AsYf d UsB UQUE. IOWA

RaRIIgULAn attention. taid otlie locating
= - 81 Land aaahts for persons South, on
Sbshnsss seisstea aimber and Prairie Lands,
;ao Rsseept Interest charging ssl:25Jper Acre
'for w ats9nts lHyss paid, Collections, ,hiado and
srsRi p! pEih Sight Exchange. Money loaned
,at hsgt; ;leies Of Interest. Investments niide.-1
~ Ultlfenf money bought, DC, - -. 4
y q " slsEs to4sXM.C RAyis Esq, Abbeville
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Public opinion is stream which dips its
own bed. We may occasionally moderate
or quicken its course, but it is very difficult
to alter it. And yet it sometimes alters
and even reverses its own coyrse-one can
scarcely tell why or wherefore.
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Fanny Jones says that when she was in
love she felt as if she WAS in Il tunnel with
a train ofcars cumming both ways. Jaimicks
says that when he was in love he felt rs il
he were being hung-and had cat in his
hat and apeck of humble bees under his
waistcoat. Jaimicks knows the symptoms.
Ju''ano says that she fclt-oh my-as if
she were bower of moonbeams sinking into
a bath Of etfulgcnt honey beneath blaze
OF balmy stars to the tune of slow music.
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Ho! for Chick Springs!!

j. T. POOL d. CO., will he at the Green
vile Depot with good C"nvcynncrs and careful
Drivers, to carry Passengers and their Baggage
to the Springs. They will also run
Il DAILY LINE or ST.iGES
TO and from the Springs, leaving GreenviIle at
9 O'clock \. NJ. Fare 81.
May H. 1857 6 IF
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~ man died, last summer, in Cuba, aged
one hundred and sixty-tive years, according
to the newspapers, which add that "his first
sickness was that which carried him to his
grave"
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An eastern editor heads his list of Births,
Marriages and Deaths, thus: Hatched, Match
ed and Dispatched. The rascal's face dc.
serves to be scratched. - 49,. "
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An angry woman i'll roomis as bad as a
lighted cracker-for when once she goes off,
there is no stopping her, and when she does
go out it is to be with bang. .
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Curran being informed by friend re-
gardlns the weeping of IL certain Irish Judge
Ill court, in denying the fact Of his weeping,
confessed shat though lie did not weep,
he certainly. had q drop IN his eyc."