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AN ExrRAoRDINARY TnANcE.-The Me

AN ExTRAORDINARY TRANCE.-The Mem
phis (Tenn.) Bulletin says: Last Thursday
the llth, woman named Betty Withers, a
negrcss, living on South street who had been
suffering for only short time from an illness
consequent upon overwcrk, suddenly breathed
her last Only about week previous to this
she had become engaged to a steady young
man who owned a dray himself, and was get
ting along successfully. He was present in the
room at the time, with the rest Of the family,
and his grief was heartrending. The body
was prepared for the grave. and amid the pro-
found grief of many assembled friends 1t land
until the next morning, when her bctrothed
came to visit and take last look at her face.
While doing so, her eyes opened, tell upon
him, he jumped back aghast, She raised her
head and was relieved of the trance in which
she had lain but with one horrid, uncarhly
yell, her betrothed rushed past the door, disap-
pearcd, and has not yet returned. Betty, i'm
mediately recovered. Yesterday was to have
been her marriage day, but as she was the only
one there and Us two parties are indispcnsa-
bic on these occasions, the ceremony IS post
poncd until some more courageous Adonls APP
pear
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Han -Mulinsrs.
now vs Aaa LrAAEIxo FROM PARIS.

Al sOme, Of the more fashionable dry goods
stores Of New York they have queer mode OF
doing business. They have departments deVo-
ted to the making up of ladies' cloaks,, bas,
qainrs, &C., and, as the persons employed
are sklllful, q vast amount of patronage Is pe-
slowed upon them. a few days since, having
occasion to purchase in one OF the palatlal edi
bees in question (says writer IN New York
psperl, l noticed party OF ladies' VINO were
bcIug measured for cl0aks. They dlVested
ylenselyes of shawls and jackets, and were du-
straightened up, pushed about, chuekcd un,
ger the chin, patted on the neck, bosom and
bach, by the measurer, a great, hulking, beard
ed mani The fellow is q six-fo0ter; should DC
IN a regiment Of grenadiers; would make q
splsnaaa sdFnmrmajer, III size As a.requlslte; and
{ss shere he was, minciug and paving over the
ladies', who submitted 10 his isfnanipulatlOns with
slithe AR OF being used to i'll | felt annoyed
10 sse tins man 50 unceremoniOusly handling
those women, and wondered at their want Oi
modeSty IN submitting to it'll Is it possible
that young girls do not shrink from this ordeal
lsh0pe sthey.do, thoughsI~had- the evidence
that ladics-married, sappose--were not tn,
least disinclined TO allow the male measurer t
Et their waists for cloaks. | purposely callet
several times at the shop, and ascertained tina
tho business done in the making up department
rvery great, and concluded that we were fas
drifting into state Of affairs very similar t
The Idisser ,alter of Paris the bright, beautiful
frivolous capital of France, the home of fash
lon; the birthplace Of caprice, the ruling mon
arch OF all womankind. Paris dictates, and tn
nAnaate. be il ever 80 absurd, so outre, 8
fTs even, Is obeycd, with blind submission.
s...,, noal ladies viii submit to male measurin
sh. oaAs waists, or basquest what ~ 10 insur
iaasere long they win not initiate the ladies Z
ws WIS and enrich an establishment such Q
fWsn on the Rue de la Psx, in that city
81; ,;;appose that your readers have all heard (
wohoerfal man, the male measurer, Worti
" was eioFs st Gagelin' 8, in the Rue Ric!
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The LOVER The lover Is monar~:,
heart is the world; he stalk, = Co!',... ~
the little affairs ol the un;Icr-c, the :
politics, playing at hn-pr,p about IL 'r@
With a sigh in his ear, Just fresh AMI i'',i,,s"
ting from the bosom of love, and It teii''
hat-strangcd in the throat "a, IT leap, To 49,.
pond. your lover has neither scn>c norc"mprt-
hcnsion for the dull actualitirS thai other ne"
bruisc their patience auuin>t TO him, pas;
and present, loss and profit, good and i'll, are
MERGED into one sensation 4 kiss blnt> out the
universe, and the rapturou, ecstasy tha; t'nsies
in his blood. is light day, and respiration
sum Of everything which makes up existence
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POET r Y
Snow Flakes.

Out of the bosomsof the air,
Out Of the cloud-folds of her garment shaken
Over the woodlands brown and bare,
Over the harvest fields forsaken,
Silent, and soft and slow
Dcsccnds the snow.
Even as our cloudy fancies take
Sudden shape in some divine expresslon'
Even as the troubled heart doth make
In the white countenance confession,
The troubled sky reveals
90 The grief It feels.
This is the poem of the air,
Slowly in silent syllsbles recorded;
This i. the secret of despair,
Long in its cloudy bosom boarded,
Now whispered and revealed
To wood and field.
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Macdonald, the sculptor, who has been Sc
successful with his bust of Charles O'Connor,
is ABOUT to commence on a bust of General
Lee, which is ts be finished, in marble, to the
Macdonald will soon leave for Lexington. Ia
proceed with the work We have seen 4 let
from Geueral Lee in which he says that his
time is very much occupied with his duties IN
the college, but he will, nevertheless, 50 far
CRAFTY his friends in New York 10y devoUng
few hours to the artist anl his WORK.
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S323. ia Hl
s334.4SQ 81
Loss lessees i'll operating the

Loss lessecs III operating the
road, $2,Tl5 S.
During the past year there has been put into
the track l94j tons OF new rails, costing $74,
l2G.6S. The value of the old rails returned to
lessccs was $%3, 20. jj 'i'h v4.uc OF old rail,
now on hand to he returned is $S,Uao. The
road has been operated with great regularity
and freedom from accidents, by the c,sceS,
ana the interest and dividends have been
promptly paid when due.
The Sinking Fund now amounts to So, 549. :
Is, and is ali well invested. The Treasurer )
annual statement, as we'll rs the usual tables
showing the business Of the road, are append
ed to TIN, report.
Since our last annual meeting the road has
met with Il great loss, III the death OF Hon. 5.
VI. Harrington, who presided over its affairs,
uuintcrruptedly, from its organization to his
deccasc. lie WAS its firm friend at all times
10 him the citizens OF Delaware owe debt OF
gratitude for hi, efforts in developing their sys-
TEN Of railroads, which they eau never repay
nor fully appreciate.
By order of the Board Of Directors.
s. NJ FELTON,, President
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WOMEN IN PARAGUAY. - The author of
Sketches in Paraguay gives Us this fragrant
morscl -Everyhody smokes in Paraguay, aud
nearly every female above thirteen years Of age
chcws am wrong. They do not chew but
put the tobacco in their mouths, keep It there
constantly except when eating, and instead ot
chewing, roll it about with their tongues and
suck it, Only imagine yourself about to salute
the rich, rcd lips Of magnificent little Hebc,
araycd in satin, and flashing with diamonds !;
She put. you back with one delicate hand, while
with the fair taper fingers Of the othct She
draws from her mouth brownish-black roll Of
tobacco, quite two inches long, looking like q
monstrous grub, and, depOSiting the savory
mOrsel on the rim Of your sombrero, put up
her face, and is ready for your salute. | haze
sometimes seen an over-dclicate foreigner turn
With shu,lder Of loathing under such cilcum
stances and get the epithct et sarcteo (the
savage applied to him by the offended beauty
for his sensitive squcamishness. However,
one soon gets used to this in Paraguay, where
you are, perforce Of custom, obliged to kis,
every lady you are introduced to; and omv hall
you meet are really tempting enough to render
| you reckless of consequences. You would slI
the dew of the protfcred lips in the face OF a
! tobacco battery-cven the doube-dlStllled
= honey dew of old Virginia
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When the earthquake occurred at San Fran

When the earthquake occurred at San Fran
cisco, a IaJy. who was engaged in washing an
infant of very tender age, ran screaming into
the street She stood on the sidewalk for
which at first was taken for dressed chicken
by the bystandcrs, but which soon began to
speak for itself in language that p aced It at
once in the category Of different lass OF am
mated nature She was holding it 10y the foot.
head downward and had forgotten all about
what she had i'll her hand,
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Cool WALK BY SoNAMBgLIST.-The
Leeds (Eugsh) M~c,trD, on the 2,;h ult..
says About two o clock on TUESDAY morning,
as d young man wa going home past the -
Congregational Church, Pud>ey, he was ,tAii-
ed by the appearance of Il gho>tiy H-ur' ~
white as it had come ont Of the 1lolniI-
graveyard. Whether it wa a " creation "t'!n
heat oppressed brain. la~ he wa just coming
from public house. or a ycritable reality, nv
could not tell However he mustered cour4-e
to approach the dreadful object, which he dis
covered to be young woman fast a,eep.-
She had on only ! night dress, and Oh being
awokc, screamed on finding herself III the street.
She was taken 10 house near and >Hlr"
with clothing, and then accompanied nome. r
She had walked more than halt a mic ia h.
sleep and got out of bed in 4 dream. unlock .
the door, and started upon her nortu:'A, Jou'
ney without having disturbed any ct ;ils lam
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order Of the Board of Directors.
5. NJ. FELTON,, President.

SHOCKING AFFAIR IN MICIuGAN-F0UR
CHILDREN BCKNED.-Onc Of the most heart
rcndinc accidents by fire that has ever come to
our notice took place on the opposite side Of
the river and about two miles from Belle
Plaine, on the night Of Thursday week The
name OF the unfortunate family WAS Shilock,
composed Of Mr.. and Mrs. Shi!ock and five
children, the oldest some eight or ten years Of
age During the night Mrs. Shilock awokc
and found the house in flames, when she inme-
diately sprang from the bed, and remembering
the four children i'll another room, that was
reached by passage, she rushed to their res
cue.
Mr. Shilock followed an instant later but in
! his passage broke through the burning floor
| into the cellar BY desperate effort almost
sulocated by heat and smoke, he again reach
ed the bed which he had left, and grasping the
! sleeping babe, threw it through the window,
which he broke out but upon turning to see
what had become Of his wife, he was met 10y
the flames, and but barely escaped by the win
dow through which he had thrown his child
! Upon reaching the outside, he heard the erie
of his wife from the entry way, or narrow hall
She had been trauticay endeavOring to gam
the room occupied by the children, until Sh,
herself had become surrounded by fire.
Through almost superhuman exertiou Ia
succeeded in bursting i'll the door and reScunQ
her, although both were badly burned They
now used excrti0n, to save the children, bu
all to no purpose, and ,oon they were enable,
to sec the four standing together in the middle
of the room, cIinging tn each other with thei
eyes raised to heaven, in which position the!
were consumed by the flames, in full sight O
their agonizcd parents, who could lend then
no aid
What must have been their feelings? Moth
8 ing, of course, was saved, and there they Were
far from assistance, left almost childlcss in til
manner described; themselves badly burned
and exposed to the bitter cold weather, wit
no protection but their night clothes The
succeeded in reaching neighbor's house
, where they were cared for in a proper manner
The charred remains of the four children wer
afterwards taken from the ruins OF the house
IShdtopec Argus.
Smyrna times., 1866-01-31

THR PUBLIC PRINTING.--It appears from
the report OF the Superintendent Of Public
Printing that the net cost Of the public print
inc and binding for the year ending the 30th
Of september last was 81, 73l, ,565. The close
of the rebellion has caused u considerable de-
crease in the acquisitions of the Executive De-
parment for printing but % WITH Go0t.. the large agd
that which will be ordered at the present ses-
sion. there will doubtless be enough. to work
the whole establishment up to its full capacity
| for the next two years.
The report shows a large saving in printing
and binding over the contract system which ex
i,tcd previous to the establishment ot the Gov
ernlnert Printing Bureau,
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DELAWARE RAILROAD. D.-DIRECroRs' Re-
PORT Office Of the Delaware Railroad Co,
Dover, January IL, lSG6-The Directors res
pectfully submit to the Stockholders the fol
lowing statement of the transactions Of the
road for the year ending October 81, 1865:
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EXPENSIVE YOUNG GENrLEMAN-The

EXPENSIVE YOUNG GENTLEMAN,.T
Court Journal says of the Prince of Wales,
that he is in needy circumstances, in conse-
0uence of the increased duties dcvOlvlng on
him since the queen ,0GS called into retirement
hv domestic affection. His gross income does
not much exceed five hundred thousand dol
lars per annum, including the receipts from the
D,tchu of Corn,oaH, a Parliamentary grant,
(which, when approved, some people were
foolish enough to believe adequate,) and the
rents of the Sandringham estate There are, a
few other trifing amounts within reach, OF
which, perhaps, the largest is fifty thousand
dollars pin money voted to the princess, but
nothing worthy Of mention. Now, 1t IS abso-
lutely necessary that the prince should keep
nm n good exterior in order to escape invldl-
ous remark. The ordinary hospitality OF a
birh social position must be dispensed, to say
nothinr of Kid gloves, embroidered neck-ties,
etc. An this disposcS oi good deal OF mon
ev as the young men the world over hlm can
read;lv testify. And yet there are some old
fashioned people in England, commonly de-
notcd " old foeies" or fossils, who say the
wants of the imperial scons are unreasonable,
and that one hundred thousand sterling ought
to he satisfactory. They think an heir to this
throne does not properly attempt, and it is not
evnccteJ to vie with the actual incumbent
This latter class, however, are probable III 9
minority and will be voted down.
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A philosophical London ca bman thus speaks
Of n section over which his wheel, make their
tracks: If You run over . youns,Stcr down
hsTe tie G,ikS d,n't say hothin, kas7 they
bsvn cnt r more children and no whites for en-
mbutS nHbu S%, you jG' st ru" over goat OF KID or
sow or a pIg, anu blest If mob amt arter you
IN tro ,ninits
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The DIRECTORS' CAR.-Thc new car lust
completed at Altoona for the Directors of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, is a very grand affair.
1t is twelve feet longer than the passenger cars,
used on the road, and about the Same width
and height of the sleeping cars. The plat
forms at each end Of the cars are enclosed with
large lights of glass so arranged that they may
be opened or closed at the pleasure of the oc-
cupants Of the car. The glass is remarkably
clear, and as perfect view of the road and
adjacent scenery may be had through it, as
though the platforms were open. At either
end OF the car are saloons furnished with arm
chairs OF the latest patterns, some of them Of
rustic, and Others of the most gorgeous styles
all mfortable-togethcr with beautiful
mirrors Of heavy clear glass, neat centre tables
and stand, convenient and neatly arranged wa
ter tanks etc, all going TO make up most
comfortable and beautiful parlOr. In one OF
the saloons is beautifully finished bureau, the
top of which turns out, forming writing desk,
covered with black velvet. The interior finish
of the car is Yankee maple highly vanished,
with a relief Of silver brazing. On each end
of the panels, between the ventilators, are
sketched scencries at different points on the
road. They are true to nature, and are the
work of master hand. In thc centre Of the
ear are two stat. rooms, between which is tn,
washing and dressing saloon. There are dou.
be doors to the washing saloon, which oper
from the centre to the outside Of the car, anC
when SO opened they close the state rooms
making them entirely separate. When tho
washing room Is closed up as intended, in day
/ light, the state rooms are thrown into one
/ The decorations Of the ceiling of the car, i
either saloon, are gorgeous. Two large lamp
are arranged in each, surrounded by circles o
rich tapestry of red, green and blue colors-
! Outside the circles the ceiling is handsomel.
i frercocd. The car is the most beautiful am
costly ever built in this country.
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WHOLE NO Geo

SKATING tXpERIENCKS. sutt.er "Ap
ha, been On th Ice tlIu- Il '-crlhe- N t:i!'d a
tionS after getting his skates on: Il ar0S' tr";n
my bcndcd position and struck out. At tins
moment voice from among the outside ob>er-
vcrS Saluted my ear, with Gee whI -ll-klna!
there goes Il hlg thing on ice. SInultancou'-
ly, 5uted the ice in sitting posture.
didn see stars until arose, when | observed
a constellation transfixcd in ;l,,. cr whore had
made my debut. Rrgaininr ny equilibrium
| co>aycd a sweeping @'Quc'. whcna Voice from
the outside called out, "He!io. mjstr~. ain tyou
insured? |, however, was not sure of any
thing iU,t then, Tor one Of my skates started
forward and the other backward. and III an en-
deavor to collect my feet together AGAIN sat
down, executing few eiiolt, at grand and lofty
tumhling One dear wet yrl exclaimed
just loud enough for me to hear, Why, the
poor fellow will break his neck Ii some one
don't help him
Nature, in forming man, must have had al
eye to the consequences that bclall one just
learning to skate Ny neck was not injured or
bruised. The confusion Was not tar oil the
lower terminus OF the spinal column. Several
Of the ladies looked sympathizngly at me as
they swiftly and gracefully giidcd past me
and the outside observers increased IN numbers
and impudence. [ again assumed the attitude
Of God > nobleSt work-man-an just as did
50 a voice came screaming over the icncc-"lio,
you,-Going to the fuHs?' OF course my
feeling, were hurt-but, smothering my indig-
nation, | cssaycd another effort in the gliding
! art, but through an accidcnt-vcry natural ami
common with beg. ners-the toe Of one OF my
skates became attached to a strap on the other,
and momcntary losing my balance my for
ward movement received additional impetus,
and graaping wildly at the air, resolved to ret
awhile The blood ran from my mouth and
nose, for both came in contact with the ga>,y
surface producing additional contusions. NJ
this instant jenkins whizzed past me, hum
i ming
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There fun upon the lee. boys,
With charming nice young girls.

again aro>e-atter stopping the hcmorrha-
gcs-smilingy, but somewhat gr"ggy, as
they say in the London +. Il. Looking at
myself, discovered that in my efforts to rest
a while my pants had caught on the lee tear
ing rent in them in delicate place
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AFAra ppoposITIoS. "A widc-0%akc MN
,stsr ~ who Who found his congregation going to sloeP
nno S~nJ,v Lcfore he had fairly commenced,
suHdHy Rra, brcn this ism lair it isn't giving
prgt",1, Gni9 u chance. Wait till ! get along a
man h"i, nj then If amt worth listening to, go
|" pIJI, sleep; but don't before get c3mmeno"d % "a;
Dive q man something like a fair ch"Hoe' anu
% tbat ia ali / ask OF yOu. "
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Downfall of Mannheim LII

and one or two others of our gayest watering
nlacnS
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Expenses charged by
lesseS, $24l,5ST "a
Interest on liabilities
and dividends, 92,9O2 50
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The amount of conscience money received
by the Secretary of the Treasury for the year
ending July /, 1868, was $2O, $40. The amount
was paid in sums varying from fifty cents TO TO
Eve hundred dollars. About one-half oi tne
fund was forwarded by Catholic clergymcn' Z 70
whom the money was paid in the conicssiionai
In one instance the fraud had been col9lt'.SGu tS
fifteen years prior to the date OF reiundlns '"'
money
Smyrna times., 1866-01-31

Tnw AND MONEY, A DRUd.-Money and
g. no the heaviest burdens Of life, and the
.', .mho nniest Of all mortals are those who have
more more Of either than they know how to use
JoiMspg,
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EARNINGS
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-06-29
RATES OF POSTAGE.

In consequence of the general ignorance in the
South of the rules of postage established by law,
many letters of importance daily lost to those
interested by being improperly or insufheiently
stamped. The regulations require that all such let
tiers dropped into post offices shall be Immediately
forwarded the Dead Letter Office, where they are
never heard from unless they contain money, or
other enclosures o: value. We give below some in
formation which may prevent vexatiOn to CORES
PCndents:
The rate of postage on letters within the United
States Is cents for every letter or sealed package
WEIGHING one half ounce or under. Those over one
half ounce, cents and cents tor every additional
half ounce. Prepayment with stamps in all cases
is required All letters without the necessary post
age stamps, which STAMPED with revenue
stamps, will be forwarded to he Dead Letter Office
Immediately after being dropped into any post
Office.
Postage stamps issued prior 70 1850 are worthless,
and viii not answer for present purposes.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-06-29
Opinions of Distinguished Bust
ness Men.

"Advertise your business. Do not hide your
light under bushel. Whatever your calling or
occupation may be, if it needs support from the
public advertise it thoroughly and efficiently IN
some shape or other, that will arrest public after
ton. Isfroely confess that what success have had
in life may fairly be attributed more to the pubic
press than to nearly all the other causes combined
There may possibly be occupations that do not re-
quire advertising, but cannot well conceive what
they aIe.-P. T. BARNUM.
- have always considered advertising-hberally
and ong-to be the great medium of success in bus
mess, and the prelude to wealth. And have al
ways made it an invariable rule too, to advertise
IN the duest times, long experience having taught
me that money thus spent is well laid out; as by
keeping my business continually before the public,
has secured me many sales that otherwise would
nave lOst.'-STEPHEN GIRARD.
Nv hatever success I may have had in business
owe mainly TO continuous advertising, and deem
lt good policy to advertise long in the same papers.
from close observation am fully convinced that
II IS impossible to make much Roadway in any kind
OF business without the facilities which the press
alone can give.-JACoB RIDGEwAT.
MY motto through lite has been, work and ad-
NeTuse. In business advertising is the true philos
oPher's stone, that turns whatever it touches to
gold. have advertised much, both in the weekly
as Wei as the daily papers; nor have found that
nose OF the argest circulation, of either class ben
emitted me the most j Ohm JACOB AsToR.
Advertise! ADVERTISED ADVERTISED This ia the life
Of trade; and standing advertisements Won will
md, viii prove the Telnunel Att We at least
have found 1t so during my business career thus far
for should you withdraw but single week from The
paper IN which you accustomed to ad yertise ten
to that would be the time when some vyould be
new customers viii look into the paper for your bus
mess address, and not finding it, you will lose sew
eral profitable salss'-WIIIIRH GRAY.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-06-29

UNION SPRINGS, ALA, must be a nice
place for an editor. The editor of the
Times, published at that place, acknOwl-
edges the receipt of batch of Canada pa
pers from lady, some turnips from another,
plate of ''good things" from third, and
a carriage ride rendered by the same lady,
(immsgine an editor in a carriage!) a box
of pigs from gentleman, and "cOld drinks"
from another. Who wouldn't like to pub
lish paper in such a placed
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-06-29

I is calculated that American families
travel in Europe for twenty-five per
cent. less than it costs them to stay at home.
Beef is only sixpence sterling pound in
Bremen. Heretofore rich people have gone
abroad for pleasure, but unless prices mod
crate, poor people may eventually have to
go abroad for economy.