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American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22


Mrs. Partinglon on Education.-"FoS
my part l can't deceive what on arth ed
dicaiiou is comm 10. When l was young
II gall understood the rules Of distrac-
ton provision, multiplying. replepjshing.
and the common dominator. and knew all
about the rivers and their obituaries. q the
covenents and dormitories, the provinces
and the umpires. they had eddication
enough. But now they have TO study
bottomy, Algier bay. and have to dernom-
strate suppOsitions about sycophants OF
circuses. tangents and Diagonies Of PaIal.
iiegorams. to say nothing about the oxhide'
assheads, cowssticks. and abstruce trian
gles." Aud the old lady was s, confused
with technical names that she was forced
TO stop.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22


THAT WILL Do.'--'Thst will. is phrase
Of modern invention. The aucients, know
Of no such expression, or the Egyptians
would never have raised the pyramids,
nor the Greeks and Romans displayed that
love Of the beautiful which led them to i'm.
part poetic grace even to the meanast u;
tensis for household use, IS the remains OF
Pompeii fully testify. :.
That will do is the excuse Of fnsdioci
rity, unable to soar to better things. f.
That will do. is The self .dispensstion
given by the lazy painter. who CLOSES ov-
er the want OF anatomical correctness BY
a snowy coloring. a.. >.
THAT will do is the besetting sin OF
architects, who lay their shortcomings to
the want of favorable site, or an Italian
cline.
That viii do has, conjured up host
of inefficient teachers. - ,
That will do is the enemy to al excel
Ience, and would sap that conscience .ef
the most virtuous man alive.,if he heark-
eued TO its dictates. MofaIists and others
must bear jn mind that nothing will do
but the very best in poiut Of virtue, OF
they will run risks when the great day ol
reckoning shall come. snd the recording
angel will no, say in their favor, r,--'ThaI
! will dot-Arthurs Home Magazine.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22
H Tho N. o. PioaHHlunae y says:

In looking over the list Of members of
this Congress, (thirty years ago. as pub,
lished in Niles Register Of December,
1896 we notice curious circumstance. =
The list contains the full names Of every
member Of the House scf Representatives
but one. There was new-member from
Tennessee. whose Christian name could
not be found out by The compiler; and 50
he put him down. thus; ----Polk.--
Twenty years afterwards this obscure gen.
tleman. Of whose identity there was SO
much question iu ul825. was elected Pres
ident Of the us. ea' 10 easRiSa wr% =
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22
ESTABLISHED IN 1928

KEEP AwAY.--The only safe course for
q youug man. who would retain his virtue
and his correct principles. is to keep away
from temptation. How many have fallen
who merely ventuted to look at vice in her
gaudy coIorsl Her Temptation was too
strong for them to reaist. They partook
Of the fatal glass--snaiched The gildsd
treasure. OF gave themselves up to uncIean.
ness. .'t.-4 - .s--ss.f sftsi-is
None are secure who run in The way Of
sin--~ho see how near they can venture
on the Threshold ofvice. without entapg.
ling their feet in the net Of the adversary.
Have yoa ever heard The s'oEy Of the
gentleman who aavertiSed for eoacbusnf
II not, we will repeat it. Three ppplicaptt
were admitted into bis room. He pointed
out 10 them precipice. remarkine--'HoF
near TO the edge Of this can you drive me
without any danger Of an upset?'' +
The FIRST applicant repiied-'Within
hairs breadth {
How near can you drive me?' inquired
the gentleman Of the second appiieant.,,. j
Within half hir's breadth,' replied.
As the third applicant was about leaving
tie room. suppOsing he had no chance Of
competing with the other two. the gentle
man stopped biu.
Let me hear what JoH have to say
said he. ~ -. +
why sir. l cannot compete with either
Of those; il l were to drive you. l should
, keep as far Of as possibly could >.
, You are the man for me- said the gen.
tleman, aud engaged him Immediately.
, In regard to vice he only is safe who
: : keeps from temptatation. Those Who ven
ture near. are upset and destroyed. We
can all point 10 individuals who are lost Il
8 virtue, who when they took the first step
$ intended never to take another. Ii was q
!. voice ofa pretended friend. it may be;
which urged them IN. only for once. bu
Il proved their destruction.
4 Ye who ars now safe--Whose heerts ar'
uncomtaminated--liste TO The voice 9
$ wisdom and go not where there are strong
a alluremeDts- to vice.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22
wExertion is. The price Of noble life

EE Exertion is the price Of noble life
The pursuit OF noble object adorns. and
elevates, and ennobles and WHITES 'life.-
Without definite aim. life is like rud>
derless ship. drifting about between life
and death, buffeied by the winds Of cir
cumstancss, and entirely at the mercy Of
the waves. While one with folded arms
waits for future opportunities, another
makes the meanest occurrences subservi-
ent to a golden result. One labors to find
something to do. When the Alps inter-
cepted bis lire Of march, Napoleon said,
There shall be no AlpsP When difficult
lea from poverty, and difficulties from op
position Of friends beet him. Franklin res-
oIutely determined there Should bs no diff
'6culties. Greatness has in its Vocabulary
no such word as FALL. II will work. Il
will succeed. Happy is he,, who, at the
sunset Of life, can recall the years that
have gone swift footed by, without bring
ing before him a fearfulss array of squan-
dered opportunities.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22

GEN. HAvELocK UPoE FAMILY DIscr-
PLISE.-The following from one who en-
joyed much personal communion with the
deceased General. win be regarded as an.
illustration Of the mans character. not
without signi6carce:
During bis stay in England the narra-
tor Of this anecdote, N01seps evening 10
The house Of The Colonel, in compliance
with an invitation. In the course Of con-
versation Mrs. Havelock turned suddenly
to her husband and said, "By the way,
my dear, where is Harry?" referring to
ber son, whom she bad not seen during the
whole afternoon. The Colonel started to
bis feet-"Well. poor fellow, he's stand :
ing on London bridge. and in this cold
too. i told him TO wait for me at l2 o.
clock 20 day. and 10 the pressure Of tusi-
ness at --, l quite forgot the appoint
ment." The father and son we're to have
met at IL at noon. aud C was now after
seven in the evening. But the father
seemed to have no doubt that Harry would
not move from bis post until he appeared
The Colonel at once rose. ordered cab t.
be called, and as be went forth to deliveI
his ton from his weary watch on LOnfor
bridge, be turned to bis visitor. saying
You see. sir. that is the discipline ot I
soldiers family" In the course Of al
hour the Colonel returned with poo
Harry. no, although he appeared some
what affected by the cold watch, and gla
to see the comfortable FIRE in the parlOr a
LONE. seemed to have passed through th
afternoons experience with the creates
good humor and the feeling that all wa
right Edinburgh Daily Express.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22
Prize Fight at 81. Louis.

SCIENTIFIC SAvAGE1sM.-A. A desperate
prize fight, in which twenty-five rounds
were fought, came off yesterday afternoon,
in the presence OF some three hundred
Spectators. in the rear of the ten-pin alley
six miles distant from the city. on the
Gravois road. The fight was planned at
eleven A. M, and at three P. NJ, some
fourteen hacks. four baggage wagons, a
mammoth express wagon, and above a
score of buggies. crowded with people,
had arrived at the select spot. The com
batants were Patrick Carroll, native Of
Ireland, and James Brown New Eng
lander. Michael Trainor and Jacob Coke
were the seconds of the latter, and Jacob
Luny and Chas. Holmes, of the former
Carroll was some fifteen pounds the heav-
ier, and Brown the taller. The stakes
500 a side, were placed in the, hands OF
Jacob Welch. Dan'l Rayn was elevated
to the dignity of umpire. Much betting
preceded and attended the exhibition. A
ring being duly formed. the athletae en-
tered, stripped to drawers, and at The word
began to pummsl each other in most lov>
ely and artistic style. AT the second
round Carol ut the lip of Brown, which
bled freely. Browns eye was fast clo-
sing when Carroll relieved It by further
blood letting. Brown then stood much
on the defensive, but planted his blows
thickly and heavily upon the breast and
left side of his oppoueutD Atthe close OF
nearly each round Carroll threw the other.
Atthe eighteenth Brown received a blow
| in the neck. which rendered him unable
to stand. His seconds supported him, but
he thus fought four rounds more. getting
-worsted.2 He still refused to yield, but his
friends "thrsw up the spoDge"iin token
ofa defeat, and bore him from the field.
Quarrels then began among certain bet
tiers, and bad nearly proceeded to the use
of knives and pistols, when peace was re-
stored sH c'ai n9rostHlbe s7ia2e
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22

3 C0AoNFoRT AND GEN. WALKER.-A
New Orleans letter to New York paper.
which is always sure to have the news.
that no other paper has. states that Sspos
Oomohfort, and ex President Of New MeS-l
leo, and Gen. VIM. Walker. ex-Presidehs
of Nicaragua. both now residing H. New
Orleans, have formed a coalition for the
purpose OF subduing Mexico Corohforl
is 10 furnish the funds, and Wake is to
do the lighting. Il is said TO be lAeir in.
tention to form double headed Presiden-
20 a. sss H
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22

ence Of which causes constant motion TO
our own involuntary muscles, the power
OF life long action without fatigue.
MARRIAGES AND FUEERALs. The chief
recreations of the natives Of Angels are
marriages and funerals. When yoang
woman is about to be married, she is pla-
ced in hut alone and anointed with various
uuguents, and many ipcanations are em.
ployed in order to secure good fortune
and fruitfuness. Here as almost every
where in the south, the hight Of good for
tune is to dear sons. They often leave
husbands altogether ifthey hare sons only,
in their dances, when any one may wish
to deride another in the accompanying
song line is introduced, $50 and so has
no children, and never will get any,
She feels the insult so keenly that it is not
uncommon for her TO rush away and COM
NIT suicide. After some days the bride
elect is taken to another hut. adorned with
ali the richest clothing and ornaments that
the reltives can either lend or borrow
She is then placed in public situation,
saIuted as 'ady, and presents made by
all her acquaintance are placed around
her. After this she is taken to the resi-
dence of her husband, where she has hut
for herself, and becomes one Of several
wives, for polygamy is general. Dan
t cling feasting and drinking on such occa-
sions are prolonged for several days. In
case OF separation, the woman returns to
0 her fathers family, and the husband re-
2 cieves back the money he gave for her. In
1 nearly all cases man gives price for 9
Y wife and in case Of mulattoes as much as
r eco is often given to the parents Of the
n bride. This is one ofthe evils the bishop
o was trying to remedy.
/, In case Of death the body is kept sever
a aldRys, and there is great concourse o
d both sexes. with beating OF drums. dance
IS and debauchery. kept up with feasting
:. eot., according to the means oftbe relatives
q The great ambition Of many of the blsck
r Of Augols is to give their friends an ex
is pensive funeral. Often when one is aske
X to sell pig. he replies. i am keeping
tu in case of the death OF any Of my friends
N A pig is usually slaughtered and eaten o
at the last day Of the ceremonies, and il
ut head thrown into the nearest. stream {
le river. A native viii sometimes appear il
as toxicated on these occasions, and, ifblan
ia cd for his iutemperance, will reply, 'Wb,
% my mother is deadP as if he thought it
ID sufficient justification. The expenses
in funerals are SO heavy, that often years
IN lapse before they can de'ray them.
ly These people are said to be very lii
to gious aud obstinate; constant disputes 81
g. taking place respecting their lands.
he case came before the weekly court of Il
he commandant involving property in a pal
tie Tree worth twopeuce. The judge advise
,i- the pursuer to withdraw the case. as ii
a mere expenses of entering it would
be much more than the cost Of the tree. 'C
e. no. said he: Il have piece of calico f
an the clcrk, and money for yourself. Il
nd my right; III not fotego it, The cali
art itself cost three or four shiHings Th,
os. rejoice if they csWsu.s Of an enemy,
iu, took him tefore the court. ''-s'a
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22

FouEDxh in HoRsEs.--7fake a table
spoonful Of pulverized alum. pull the bors
es tongue out Of bis mouth as ffr as possi>
BILE. and throw the alum dowy bis throat
Let 60 his tongue. and holdhp his head
till be swallows. In six hohrs time no
matter how bad the fouldss be viii be It,
for moderate service. / have seen this
remedy tested 50 often, with perfect sdc;,s
cess, that l would not make five dellaFa.
difference in horse Rnldered, il done
recently, sud one that s not.-E !. Per.
ian. ~e;am
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22
TA1nry .Foun srArrs.--The Washing

;. TAIRTy FouR STATEs.--The Washing
ton Union Of the 9Th inst, says:
"The Senate yesterday passed the bill
to admit the State of Minnesota into the
Union. That body has done its share, du'
ring the present session. towards the ad'
mission Of two new States. A bill 70 ad.
NIT Oregon has already been reported ,and
will come up next in order. At the close
Of the present session Of, Congress. the
Union will embrace thirty-four States"
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22

Coon FOR A DoUoHFAcE.-This is, the
way Senator Pugh is regarded by those
whom he was so anxious to conciliate.---
We copy from the Knoxville, Teu. Reg
.ister: ..fit&ts Is taib HElI3 q ms
."An extract from private letter to us
from Washington reads as follows. 'All
you say is to except his vote. He voted
;'an anti,Lacompton, but exerted himself
for it--keeping the word Of promise to
the ear and breaking it tothe hope, He
'is an immature specimen OF a Senator-an
.unripe fruit that dropped permaturelY.''
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22


The following, "UpoD Lady Singing" is one Of
the -'''D things we have read for many day. Il
isfrOm uie pen Of Thomas william Parsons, Of Bos-
ton, author Of volume Of yery beautiful pOetieal
m0rssauz:
on as my lady sang 10 me
The song OF the Lost one that sleeps by the sea.
Ofthe grave on The rock, and the cypress tree,
Strange was the pleasure that over me stole,
For twas made Of old sadness that live8 in my SOUL
So stIll grew my heart al each tender word,
That the pulse In my bosom scarcely stirred,
And hardly breathed but only heard;
Where was II not In the world OF men,
Until she awOke me with silence again.
Light shadows played on the pictured WALL
From the naples that hu.tered outside the hall,
And hindered the daylight-yet, ahl not al all;
Too little for that all the forest would be,
Such sunbeam she WasaDd is 10 me!
When my sense returned, and the song was DER,
fain would have said 10 her, siDg 1t once more"
But soon as she smiled. my wish fOrbore:
Music enough In her look found,
And the hush OF her lip seemed sweet as sound:
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22

yEEWe know a beautiful girl. who
would prove capital speculation for q
fortune hunter Of the right sort. Her
voice is Of silver. her hair of gold, her
teeth Of pearl, her cheeks Of rubies, and
her eyes OF diamohds.au 9t 20 ~ Ftf-
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22

ATEEMPT TO AssAssIEATE THE BOURBON
III WAsHINGFoN. AS The Rev. Mr.. EIeaz-
er Williams, who is claimed TO be the son
Of Louis XVI, and now heir to tie throne
Of France, was sitting at his lodgings. 474
Pennsylvania avenue, arranging some pa
perS, between the hours Of IL nd o.
clock last night he was startled by man
suddenly entering bis room and advancing
towards him with an uplifted dagger. who
exclaimed through bis teeth. "I've got
you at last. bave II" Mr. Williams cried
out, Assassin! assassin save mo from
the assassin" and although man seventy
eight year, Of age, but nevertheless vigor-
Gus and strong, he grasped the upIifted
arm Of the villain with the energy Of a
man determined to defend bis life 10 the
last extre nifty, and continued to alarm the
house by cries Of 'fAssassiul assassin!"--
The contest was de perate, but short; the
villain, finding that be could not accom-
| plish his heilish purpose and the house be-
coming alarmed. with vigorous effort ex-
tricated himself from the grasp of his
intended victim, Suddenly left the room,
and fed the house. The cries Of Mr.,
Williams and the noise Of the contest thor.
oughly alarmed the house. but not in time
TO capture the villiin. When the inmates
entered The room Of Mr.. Williams they
found him lying upon the foor. Mr.. Viii
liams is not injured, but is row almos
prostrated by the excitement and exertio
Of the contest for his life. What coul
have caused any man to thus attempt tn
> life Of an inotfensive old man, who, mus
: : soon pass to his grave, is past the compre
u hersiop OF any one. and the greatest Of a
+ mysteries., II is possible that the assassi
may have Been in search Of another person
. Mr.. Williams thinks be has seen the vi
. lain several times before, and believes hir
! 20 be man that stopped at the house fc
. several days (perhaps to learn bis ROOF
: and habits) but left two or three day
= since. Will any one solve the mystery?-
Washington Star, April 10.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22

q The Duke de Roqulrure was one day
told that two ladies OF the court had quarrel
ed and very much abused each other
Have the called each othet ugly?,' asked
the Duke. No. Very WELL answered
he, then will undertake to reconcile
them. 8sBn see.sic afi q Eal ltig n
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22

EE 0risin tie IIelien cOspirator arFes-.
ted for the RECEIPT 6ksmpt on. the lie ofthe
French Emperor, j. man Of remarkable
personal attractions. Pietri Coraicaii j
perfect of police. lalludihg to him aftss Die,
arrest said: ,11s isthe babdsotnest man,
10 the would; / never saw anything g,
equal the beauty and grace Of this fhon'
stsr!sss ssl'36s aii f'esf
7ressf fs,s ~ a,f.s ~ a-'rs-s seA
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22

A bereaved husband publishes in West
ern paper that his dearly beloved wife
bore him twelve children and never gave
him an unkind word in her life. The mot
to Of that woman probably was to bear
AND foT6sdr.'s o''W 5l''s'A T = ~ 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-06

III Capt. Michael Cromer, of Mercersburg,
Pa, on Monday week, cut thirteen acres of wheat
with q cradle.
paper in the United States is seventy-fve per
cent greater in proportion to the population than
the consumption of paper in England.
IL The working DAYS I'm Switzerland are
from IA to IS hours. Wages for children cents
per day Tor women, from Is to 80 cents; men,
from 40 to so cents.
III Henry Maury, of Mobile, in view of the
recent publication in the Cleveland Herald about
the youthful indiscretions of Mrs. Blount, takes
occasion to say that it's all false and that be can
"maintain the lady's honor' and fog the man
who dare dispute him, il necessary.
LII From present appearances the hand fire.
engines In both Philadephia and Baltimore
will soon be superseded, to a great extent by til.
steam IRE engine. The fire companies solicit
subscriptions, and when a sufficient amount Is
obtained, Intend TO replace their old machines
with others of the improved construction.
W Frenchman built a four-story house
sd(oining his Dutch neighbors two-story house
6eing on the roofs OF their respective houses one
day, the one on the low house cries out 10 the
other- =
Wat for you puId so high dere -,
"De ground ees very sheap up here" replied
the Frenchman.
SUICIDE The Indianapolis Journal saws that
young woman in that city committed suicide by
taxing strychnine, giving as a reason that she
had been In better circumstances, and could not
bear TO be working in the kitchen for a living
Among her effects were found scraps of poetry
snafches OF love songs, and eleven daguerreo-
types, nine Of which were men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-06
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

BROWNS HOTEL.-G C Hanson, DC: ] F
Whitfield, Va; w l. Moody, Tex; NJ Miller
do; r M kirkham, NY; 9 A wilkins. Texas; G
webb, do; ID Kimberly, NY; Miss X i'm
berry, do; Nj l. Patterson, Trnn; Mrs Lord and
child Gilmore, Md; C II Poumarat, do; b
Grayson, u, La; w Friendly and LADY, Va: j
Crane, Md: l. NJ Raley, DIR X CoIlins and la
dy, Ga; A RolstOn and lady, do; solomon
ana isdy, 90 Collins, do; Miss Collins,
do Mrs Thordton, do; w Solomon, do; + "
Ter and lady, Tenn F A Dentsel, La; w II Os-
oourn, Md w III Sasscer, do; James Farmer O:
samuel Field and family, Pa; Mrs III n Pa;ter-
sou, do; l. James, Ala A b Guigan, Va; w
Lloyd, do.
u Bowman, Md Walsh, +. VI Banks Y;
c Holmes. Giro, Ia; Capt Dimmock Va: Mr.
Martin, NY; Mr. Mitchell, Md; Il : Phillip XIV:
Davis and lady, Md; J g Whitfield and W.
Miss A A Whitfield, w Shepherd, Ga; John
son, III; Col Hunt, Md; l. L Thruston, XIV; X ;
Kellogg, Va; McCourt, Md; Mrs n Cerneth.
w Campbell and fam, III; r stearns NY; K
BeaIes, Geo Jarratt, Eng; Robinson, Yk; T.
Missares and fam. Nj Varela, Josce, Havana; L,
0ettings, Md; b BealI, Md; Chandler, N
Mayo, VA Ira Allen, Ga; Geo Donneil, n
c. Sampson, Md.
kIRKWOOD HOUSE -Jno Stewart. USN:
- Martin, NY; James Dupton, O; Horace w
Holland XVI DIR c Tucker, NY; Kelly.
fsi w Coleman. Va; A J Smith; USA r X
Love, va Tn Claiborne, USA b Mills, XIV; F
McCourf, Md; Jno Albert, USN J Winston
Kansas; DIR A Peters, Va; Robinson. do:
r Folsom and family, III; " Henry. Pa: w
henry, Pa Col Mansfield. USA; Alexander
Dung, Fort Davis; Chas Klifmulier and Iady.
Ala 10y
UNITED STATES HoTEL.-E McCarnen. d
lings, Ga; A w iison, VIM Il Adams, Ms r
smith, Va William r Gardner Pa; C j LarDed.
WIS Grain, w Slater, III Nassauer. Va;
n h~st, Thos Hall, Md; w Heath, Va.