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Miscellany.
Wy PENNY DIP.


What was it, \ tallOw candle, to be
sure. TIE gas W0ulQa't burn. the kerosene
srr.all.l me with its naz.5us o.lor. the Gu-
ID suffered burned blue. and went ont I
an, afraid a tla dark. that ohastlv hlack-
,,.... ,r..i.H makes ona-s owes ache vr;tL its
Var- a. ,.-.t HAD ralr,IIs oI'lo,,, ,gI,iaL w.,
seams -. hs4t Ii,.. g, ra,-,,fuI ~ ,,aIrit,tio,,s
art..s. .be..rra around Won. above yo1 ,bon+
Won. cr.rr,ler4 t59t v;s,Iic n,+bin',
which holds the taales. the chairs. tbe na2'
traits vou are familiar with. vrt bi6es them
i'm i5s black Veil fr.-, r,5, ,i5,g tba+ sr,,,-
" fllpess throur5 wbirb van tbrns- an
your gropinr arms. then sbTip,, b9ct on
pressed with q rre,.nca Won can ,,oi+i,dd-
hear. see. nor feel
"MUv." / said ol1y little maid ..rnn
somewhere and get ma "a light"
She ran t. the groc.r's wife and came
back with q penny din in brass candle
stick
As she placed it 90 my table, went out
and shut the door. the little b5y in bronze
on my mantle raised his hammer and struck
theGLure of time twelve ringing blows upon
the heart. lt was midnight
The candle burned clearly. | resumed
the old volume of Germ N legends | was
reading, and as | laid nay finger on a para
graph. and paused TO ponder ON the possibi-
lty of spirits returning t. Garth 10 wreak
vengeance on Toes, or WORK veal 10 Iienus'
heard u deep sign al my CHOW,
turned and beleld the gh0sJ ul lAy grand
mother.
1 knew her from her resemblance 10 her
portrait. She wore the came Whlte cap
with ITS border planted round her lace-the
same prim dress with winch had grown
familiar ln the picture.
She die4 twenty years ago. WAS A@ultu
Tor her.
drew up the rocAlng-cnalF Tor the gnost'
She sat down IN lt. \ pillow could not have
sank more noIseleSsiy than she did. she
kept her hands IN the same position On her
breast that somebody tied them twenty
years ago.
She fixed her keen black eyes upon me-
beautiful eyes, which | had always admired
in the portrait. None Of her descendants
had such eyes.
Il could not come, sae satd' IN deep sep,
ulehra tones, "In gas light. Ghosts and
gas lights are at war always. As Tor Nero
sane oil, w groan IN spirit at It's use. How
mortal noses can, night after night, lnhale
thc olor lt emlts, Is wonder. lt Is worse
II - -. - I'll, =,
li our c'linoys anu Tt'H II o''I 80
'ts-,.S mo Iue HIllg nav, - nrart-
siI - f.,,rcs Pdonlo
ll'' -l'i MI'n uis .'';lii - -. Tbor moved
H's gu 1i'e I'm VToetaiI bo-o - viald
~ anu .'5'e IN - A.. 5;scoTerr Ghosts ar.
gi' II q i-l'l,i 1 81 dS+o j. +, bs ont
of mind. Your tallow candle pleasas me
We ghosts like the light of other day,
around US. We always, IN the body, burned
tallow candles.'' -
The fine eyes of my grandmother gazed a
my penny dip steadtastly for d moment. She
seemed To see visions and dream dreams.
My dear" she sand, you are the first o.
the family that has returned to candles sine
the innovation OF gas. You are indebted t,
your dip Tor my presence. How hollow
would have looked under a chandeiler.ho
bloodIess, no" White As 10 Is l. thinh
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-07

1t is said that every Episcopal Clergyman
in Charleston has omitted the usual prayer
for the President of the United States. Let
ters mention that one of the most eminent
statesmen of South Carolina, on noticing
this omission, rose from his pew and lett the
church where he had gone to worship. There
are Union men in South Carolina.
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Ube4ree ptesa
RLINGTON
FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. I. 1850.
[From the Daily of Nov. 2S.l
THANKSGIVING.

Tomorrow three millions of happy families,
scattered over t,centy broad states, keep
! Thanksgiving. To-day the trains run loaded
with returning wanderers from the paternal
roof tree. The joyful scenes of reunion,
which we can imagine though we can't des-
cribe them are under full headway tonight.
What good time it is !!
This yearly recurring festival means some
thing, if the reader will stop to think of it.
And thinking of it ourselves, it occurs to US
to say, that among other things it implies
aud is solely possible for, people possessing
homes. The Partisan, whose language has
no word for home, can have no idea of
Thanksgiving either. 1t is not religious
observance simply, or it would be confined
to the services in the churches 1t is not
general public rejoicing or it would be public
ly celebrated in great concourses ofthe People.
1t is not n barreH festival, or it would take
place in harvest time. No, it is something
different from and more than these
After the ont door labors of the year are over,
alter the amber treasures of the wheat field
and the golden in gots of the corn have been
garnered, when the most inclement season of
the year has begun, and the days are grow
ing short when the enjoyments and comforts
of life are those of the freside and the home,
then it is that we reunite the severed links
Of the family circle, and feel it most if any
link has dropped then cIasping the dear
well known hands and smiling into the fond
familiar faces, without the check of the
stranger 5 presence, we celebrate our New
England jubilee. Il is the Festival of HoxE.
Let US all, then, with deyout gratitude to
God, for the countless blessings which clus-
ter round these our christian homes, Join in
the Feast of St. Jonathan and let US try to
make other homes, less blessed, happy like
wise. Let Us. as We - eat the fat and drink the
weet," not forget also, to " send to those
for whom nothing has been provided -
Stocks are uncertain, nowadays; try an in
vastment under the vest of your poor neigh
Dor see how you can walk into his afec-
tions with leg Of mutton; spare for him at
least a spare-rib; show him the connection
between piety and pumpkin pie if he don't
understand English " talk TURKEY " to him
he viii understand that. So shall the day
be good and happy one for you, dear reader,
and many returns of it may you see.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-07

-Four canal boats went over the Dam just
above Troy on Monday, having broken loose
from the tug that was towing them. Three
were loaded with lumber and one with pO-
tatoes, and they will prove total loss. The
crews OF three boats jumped off or escaped in
beats, but the of the other, six men,
went over the dam with their beat receiving
no serious injury, however.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-07

CONSCIENCE STRICKEN.-END OF a BANK
CAsE.-Some three years ago a package of
foreign money was deposited in the North
Bank Of this city by NJ essrs. 5. Robinson &
Son, flour dealers. The next day they were
notified that the Suffolk Bank had returned
the ''strap" marked 1.-TWO hundred dollars
short The firm examined their cash ac-
count very carefully, and finding the figures
all correct, felt satifed that the mistake oc.
CURED in one of the banks above named. Ac.
cordingly a demand was made on the North
Bank for the money, which was refused AMI
a suit was brought to recover the amount :;
which created some stir among the banks at
the time, and led them to adopt a new regu-
lation in regard to their responsibility on the
count Of foreign money deposited with them.
The suit was decided in favor of the Bank,
though it was thought by some that the rul-
ing Of the Judge leaned to the other side.
Last Saturday Mr.. Robinson received a
note requesting him to call at the Suffolk
Bank. lie did so, and was handed a letter,
of which the following is a copy
SIR This package of 1886 belongs to the
gentleman q think his name is Robinson)
who sued you a while ago for 5000 and lost
the case. If you will return this 5000 and
interest which | took from him, you viii
Greatly Oblige,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-07

An UNcouMoxLY HAPPY EDITOR, The edi-
tor of paper published in Littleton, ~ H.
in announcing his retirement, says; 81 have
no regrets to make-not mistake to atone
for, or a blunder to mourn over.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-07

a room has been finished, this last sum
mer, in the Senatorial wing of the Capitol,
for the use Of the President on the last day
and night Of each session, when it IS desira-
bic to have bills signed without delay. 1t
will supply want long felt
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-07

A letter was lately received at the Post
Office in Rutland, VT. directed as follows;
ITO any good and efficient counsellor who
did not go the Republican ticket in Rutland,
Vt.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-07

The money was undoubtedly taken after
it was deposited, and the responsibility of
the loss rests probably on the Suffolk Bank,
morning paid the money to Mr.. Robinson.
Thus ends one Of the many curious cases of
"Missing Money in State street.-Boston
Transcript.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-07

WHAT PREsIDEST.-"Old Abe Lincoln would
not and could not travel in all the States of tho
Union, so inimical are his principles TO those OF
the people of a large portion Of this country'-N.
7 Day Book
1t may strike a good many that there Is
much need of Personal Liberty laws in the
States to which the n. Y. Day Book refers.
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METEOROLOGICAL TABLE.
FOR NOVEMBER 1850.

BY PROF. NC'R. rETTT.
of Vcrmont-Lat. AZ -
Long. 80 I0; Elevation above tide-water561 TT
above Lake ChampIain ~ feet.
Hours OF OBsERvA1I0x.-7 An, 2P.M., 9P.M.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-07

FREE NEGROES N ALABAMA.-The sub
joined notice is published in the Mobile Ad-
tertiSer
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-07

All free negroes are ordered to leave the
State within ten days, or they will be waited
upon by a Vigilance Committee and dealt
with to the extreme of the law.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
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T...o lines ara ty JANE. Russell LOWELL,
,l.--5 mr. iae'aIsi in TIE latest editions Of his
'-'--' ,.r. from their sweetness and beauty,
"9l.' ..--.s 10 Dc q sort of appropriateness in
..-rf.-lt..r ta-l4y
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-07

A hornets nest was fouad lately near
franklin County, n. Y, supported
on five branches Of large maple tree, and
five feet in circumference 1t has
been deposited in the State Agricultural So
ciety's collection.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-07

There was 4 large fire in New York on
Sunday morning, destroying tmO large
buildings on Warren street, occupied by sew
eral dry goods firms The loss is estimated
at over $4,000. The fire originated
from defect in the heaters connected with
the hot air furnace used for heating one of
the buildings The steam fire engines at this
fire did very effective service.
There were six other fires in New York.
that morning.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-09-13
Religious Services.

csbYieria,-Liberty Street Services !"
the morning at 10! o'clock, and evening At
8, Pastor-Rcv. j. II. Symmcs.
EngliM lutheran Corner ol Baltimore anu
Centre Streets. Services in the morning *
lO| o'clock, and in the eycningat O'CLOCK.
Pastor-Rev. A. J. Wcddell.
Methodist EpiScopal-Ccntre Street Ser
vices in the morning at l03 o'clock, and IN
the evening at o'clock. Pastor kev. L.
II. Crevcr
Ifethedist Protesfamt-Bedlord st. Ser
vices in the morning at l0a o'clock, and IN
the evening at 8 o'clock. Pastor-Kev. d
Clay.
Washington Street. Ser
vices in the morning at lo4 o'clock, and in
the evening at 8. Rev. Dr. Spear, fes-
tor.
Bdptjsf--Bedrord Street, No Pastor.
German Lutderan--Bcdford Street. Sor
vices in the morning at 10 o'clock, aud in The
evening 1T O'clock Pastor-Rev. =
NasslCf
81. PotrickS-Ccntrc Street. Services in
the morning at 10 o'clock, and vcspers at a
Pastor-Rev. Edward Brennan
81. Peter and 81. Pdui--Fayctte Street
Services in the morning at 10 o'clock, and
vespcrs a. u. Pastor--Fathcr Scelos.
Jewish !Sypagoguc-B Baltimore Stree. Ser
vices Saturday morning at o'clock. f"S-
tor-Rev. A. Laser.
Second German uMeran Gurch-Centrt
Street. Services in the morning at 10 o.
clock, and afternoon at 3! o'clock. Pastor
I-Rey, Louis Biltz
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Useful Receipts

Baked Pudding Butter a suitable dish.
then lay slice Of bakers break, then shred
ded beef suet and few currants, until you
have sufficient. Then take three eggs, pint
of new milk, little nutmeg essence of lem
on, and sugar, beat them well together, and
an hour will bake it. Ad! little pastry
round the dish.
Applc Crcant.--Put into pan twelve ta-
blespoonfuls of the pulp of baked apples, the
whittier the better, the same proportion Of
cream beat well together with a pint and a
quarter Of lemon Jelly, made with ounce and
quarter Of Nelsone gelatine. Lemon juice,
peel. and sugar to taste. Clear the Jelly witk
white Of egg.
american Pvfets for Tea or Brcdk|dsi-
One pint Of cold milk (which has been boiled)
cne pint Of homemade yeast. half pound
of butter, half pound Of sugar, and five
eggs to be mixed into STIFF paste, or rather
batter, which must be put into tho baking
tins to rise, and; without taking out, be baked
in tie usual manner
Lemon Pudding Boil two n-peels in
water till quite tender; beat them WE'LL
then melt not oir half pound of fresh
butter: in basin before the fire beat six
eggs; mix we'll With loaf sugar, brandy,
and the juice of lomou. Put puff
paste around your pie-dish. and bake
half an hour.
For the Breath Persons who suffer
from difficulty of breathing and oppres-
sion of the chest, will get great relief from
the following contrivance. A tea-kettlc
is to be kept boiling, either over FIRE,
or over n common night-lamp or nurs-
ing -candles.iek. A tin tube is to be ft-
ted on to the spout of the tea-kettle, Of
such length and form as to throw the
the steam in front Of the sick person,
who will then breath in it This pro-
vents the distressing sensation occsioned
10y inhalling the cold night air. which
will be felt by persons suffering from
asthma or water on the chest. and which
is not obviated either by clothing or FIRE.
Rich .Smcetn,cat Gingerbread Nm..--
Put pound of good treacle into basin.
and pour over it quarter of a pound
of clarified butter, or fresh butter, mel
ted so as not to oil. and one pound Of
coarse brown sugar. Stir the whole
we'll. While mixing, add an ounce each
of candied orange-pell and candisd an
gelica, and quarter of an ounce Of can
died lemon peel, cut in very minute pie
ces. but not bruised or pounded, With
half an ounce of pounded coriander seeds
and half an ounce OF caraway seeds.
Having mixed them thoroughly together
break in an egg, and work the whole "
, with as much -four as may be necessary e
form hue paste, which is to be made
into nuts Of .ny size. Put on tue bare
tin plate and set in rather ttis. cvca
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-09-13

WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
Hon George p. Marsh, in a recent lee
turc on the English .anguage, says that
the English words found in use by good
writer's hardly fall short Of 100, 900.
Even if man was able, on extraordinary
occasions, to bring into use half that mum
Der, he generally contented himself with
far fewer Each individual, used in his
daily life reporter Of words to some
extent peculiar to himself. Few schol-
ars used as many az 10000 English
words ordinary people not more than
5000. In all Shakspeare there were
not more than Is 900; in all Milton 8,
600. OF the Egyptian hieroglyphics
there were but 5000, and it was said
that the vocabulary of the Italian opera
was scarcely greater.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-09-13
'''G,
My God nladam tlOn't"
--------&e1 . <'<zo '

CORRECT SrEAKING We advise all
young people to acquire in early life the
habit of good language, both in speaking
and writing, and to abandon, as early as
possible, any use of slang words and
phrases The longer they live, the
more difficult the acquisition of such Ian
guagc will be; and if the golden age Of
youth the proper season for the acquisi-
ton of the language, be passed in its a
buse, the unfortunate victim of neglected
education is very probably doomed to
talk slang for life. Money is not neccs-
sary to procure this education. Every
man has it in his power. He has mere
ly to use the language which he reads,
instead of slang which he hears, to form
his tast from the best speakers and poets
of the country to treasure up choice phra-
ses in his memory, and to hahltuatc
himself to their use avoiding. at the
same time, that pedantic precision which
shows rather the weakness CT vain am
bition than the polish Of an educated
mind - Home Journal.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-09-13

POWER IN A WoMAN's EYE.-A lady,
when the conversation turned on dynam-
les. asked the late George Stephenson.
the celebrated engineer; what do y1u
consider the most powerful force in ma
.uref" l will soon answer that question,
said he: sit is the eye of woman, (to the
man that loves her:) for if a woman look
With affection on man. should he 80 To
the uttermost ends Of the earth. the rec
election OF that look will bring him
hacs
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-09-13
SINGERS
Sewing Machines !!
A New Machine
Which makes no Noise !!

I'VE desire TO call the attention OF lai-
w lcrs to our New Machines, just II ON our
Manuactory, which is the Fastest Machine IN
the World, runs easy, and makes no noise.
This improvement is found in no other ma
chine and is secured by letters patent.
To those who have refrained from buying we
offer The most perfect machine, the only one that
does every ki Id of tailoring, the finest and the
coarscst, all thew OF the Family; binds ha,s'
caps, fronts, CATERS, shoes, and every thing ne
cessary to be cewed. The reputation OF our me- IL
chimes, 1900 in operation in tins city,l Is sum
,iept recommepd,tiou 10 the new Improvement.
sz.> Send for copy OF M.SINGER Cos
GAZETTE, which will be sent free. Parties
wishing to purchase, will notice our Machine
with one operator-will do more work man
any other two machiues, which is a gain OF loo
per cent. Prices ranging from $50 to Sl25.
w. L. BRODERICK, Agent,
l59 Baltimore ST.
baltimore, Md, Jan 20, ls60-ly.
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Contention With Difficulties.

You will see persons who seem to en-
JOY such advantages of birth and fortune i,
that they can have no difficulties to con-
tend with and some ore of you may be
tempted to cxclaim, chow much is their
lot to be preferred to mine? A moder
ate experience of the world will teach
you not to be deceived by these false ap
pearanccs. They have not your dificnl-
ties, but they have their own; and those
in whose path no real difficulties are pla-
ccd, will make difficulties for themselves S
or, if they fail to do SO, the dulness and
monotony of their lives will be moro in
tolerablc than any of those difficulties
which they make, or which you will find
ready made for you.
Real difficulties are much to be prefer
red to those which arc artificial or imag
mary; for of the former, the greater
part may be overcome by talent and en-
terprsc, it is quite otherwise with thelat-
ter. Then there is no greater happiness
in life than surmounting difficulties; and
nothing will conducc more than this to
improve Jour intellectual faculties, or to
make you satisfied with the situation
which you have attained in life, whatov-
er it ma be. Sir B. Brotite's Discourse
10 M1icM Students.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-09-13
NUMBER 81.
First Babies.

A somewhat extended observation and
solitary experience, have convinced US
that first babies have hard time. Far
ents must lave two or three children be-
fore they know what a babyis, know how
to treat it. and acquire patience sufficient
to treat it properly. The poor little fel-
lows that have the misfortune to come
along fist have to educate parentcs to
their task, and in the process they get
spanked, shaken, and abused. After a
man has had three or four children he
learns that whipping or striking child
less than two years Of age is barberism.
We know ore '' raternal head" who
struck his FIRST child when only six weeks
old, the ass actually believing that the
child knew better than to cry and that he
stopped at that piticluar time because he
struck him. We carry certain lotions
of children and Of family government in
to married life, aud the first child is al
ways the victim of these notions. And
not alone of these, for the parents have
not learned self control, and baby is
whipped quite as often because the par
rent is impatient or angry as because it
is vicious or intractele We inhict on
our first children the foggings wo ought
to have for our own fretfulness. This
pounding children before they become,
in God 5 eye, morally responsible beings,
lis very strange business. Patience,
good people unwearied patience!
Don't wait to learn it until one Of your
little ones shall be hiden under the dali
ses?-,Springf,M Republican.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-09-13

Two Coon PUys. The Charleston
Courier says that at some festive occa-
sion connected with the commencement
of Harvard, Judge Story having been
called on for soutimeut gave:
1.-The Hon. Edward Everett-Fame
follows merit where Everett (ecer ~ it
goes.
The uproarious and defending applause
callel forth by his jeu desprt having
subsided, Mr. Everett arose and paid
with usury the compliment aud laudation
he had received, and gave in return:
The Hon. Joseph Story-No emf
n2cc in virtue, learning or Jurisprudence
;an rise higher than one Story"
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-09-13

HAPPINESS Now let me tell you Sc
cret "a secret worth hearing This
looking forward for enjoyment don't pay.
From what know of it. would as soon
chase butterflies for living, or bottle
up moonshine for cloudy nights. The
only true way to happiness is to take the
drops of happiness as God gives them to
US every day of our lives; the boy must
learn to be happy when he is plodding
over his lesson: the apprentice while be
is learning his trade; the merchant while
be is making his fortune. If he fails
to learn his art, he will be sure to miss
his enjoyment wher he gains that he
! sighs for.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-09-13

The laws of nature are just but terri
BILE. There is no weak mercy in them.
Cause and consequence are inseperable
and inevitable. The elements hive no
forbearance in them. The FIRE burns.
the water browns, the air consumes. the
earth buries. And perhaps it would be
we'll for our race if the punishment Of
crime against the laws of man we're as
inevitable as the punishment of crime
against the laws Of nature-wers mar
as upcrring in his judgement a. nature
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-09-13

Ifsubscribers order the dscon,inuance OF
t t.eir newspapers, the publisher may continne
10 send them until ell arreareges are paid.
II lfsubscrihprs neglect or refuse to take their
newspapers from the Office to which they are
lirccted they are held responsible until they
nave settled the bills and ordered them discon-
tiuucG.
If subscribers move to other places without
informing thep publisher, and the newspapers are
sent to the former direction, they are held re-
sponsible.
The courts have decided that refusing to
take newspapers from the otiice,For removing
and leaving them uncallcd for, is prima facia
evidence of intentional fraud.
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-09-13
Germs Of tie Gioi(inn C Ge(e0rap6.

TWO DOLLARS per annum, strictly in ad-
7ance-S2.5O if not so paid, and $500 if not
paid within the year.
Those who expect TO receive the CIVILIAN u
TELEGRAPH for $500 must pay invariably III
advance.
AFBeAr in mind that no paper Will be dis
'ontinucd until all arrearages are paid.