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BEL AIR, MD. FRIDAY MORNING.. JANUARY s 1862

to the level of his waist in the prSfoundness
of his salute, and entirely outAoing the
universal German custom of taking off the
hat to passing friends. Ludwig is sharp,
too, in the management of his kihgdom.-
He keeps his subjects contented by prevent
ing an increase in the beer tax, anctalthough
his sympathies are Austrian, he manages,
Just ut present, to be on the Prussian
side. eo
The Austrian Emperor is, likethe Prince
of Wales, the owner of a very valuable, yet
troublesome pair of whiskers. Neis not a
very strong man as ruler, and isthorough-
ly overslaughed by the cabals thai surround
him. Of weak disposition, helis shilly-
shallying in his nature, and at YES is ex-
cessively Joyous Eor else plang4 In the
tfspth Of despair. Austrian manners are
SO very exclusive that the Emperor rarely
sees any of his humber subjects; nor dc
they seem to care much about him. In
America he would be called good looking
but really that is all that can be sAid. He
initiates his royal brethren chiefly in theil
follies, and when he wants to make dis.
play, does it by driving across his empire
in post-chaise in shorter time than il
was ever previously done, or in some SINH.
larry useless STYLE was astonished al
learning in Austria that Baron Won Buest
prime minister, whilst the nation was al
most completely Catholic, was Protes-
tant. '--sa-=s---es
Excepting in France, the monarchs have
little as possible to do with the government
of their countries. They are sort OF figure
heads, as it were, whilst at the helm there
stands some subject of commanding infiu-
ence, who directs the ship of state. The
kings and queens shine at balls and pa
geants, but never in the council chamber
Cor, Philadelphia Ledger.
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MAGNITUDE OF LoNDoN.-Its houses
number mere -th then 8 8 &c and its streets
if placed in line, wo I'D from Liv-
erpool to New York, lated ct
night by 100000 gas ing in
every twenty four hours E5out 1900, 900
cubic feet OF gas. Of the water supply, A.
3S3,32S gallons are used per day. The
travelling public sustain 5000 cabs and
1900 onnibuses, besides all the other sorts
of vehicles which human needs can require
or human ingenuity invent. Its hungry
devour in the course of every year, 1,60O,-
600 quarters of wheat 100000 bullocks,
100000 sheep, $4,000 calves, $4,000 pigs,
100000 heads ofgamc, 100000 salmon,
and innumerable fish of other sorts. and
consume as 100000 gallons Of beer, 2,OOO,-
600 gallons Of spirits, and $4,000 piAss Of
wine. Asa consequence, 2,00Q loo)brs
find constant employment in London, fnal-
ly, it supports $50 churches, which are
presided over by $50 divines Of more or less
note. The Nation.
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The Key or Death.

About the year 1860 one of those dan
gerous men, In whom extraordinary talent
is only the fearful source of crime and
wickedness, beyond that of ordinary men,
came to establish himselfas merchant or
trader at Venice. The stranger whose name
was Tebaldo, became enamored of the
daughter of an ancient house, already
affianced to another He demanded her
hand in marriage and was refused. Enraged
at this he studied how to be avenged
Probably skilled in mechanical arts, he al
lowed himself no rest until he had inven-
ted the most formidable weapon which
could be imagined. This was key of
large size, the handle Of which was SO con-
structed that it could be turned round with
little difficulty. When turned it discov-
cred spring, which on pressure, launched
from the other end needle or lancet, of
such subtle fneness that it entered into the
flesh and buried itself there without leaveng
any external trace. Tebaldo waited in
disguise at the door of the church in
which the maiden whom he loved was
about to receive the nuptial benediction.
The assassin sent the slender steel, upper
ceived, into the breast of the bridegroom
The wounded man had no suspicion of in
jury, but seized with sudden and sharp
pain in the midst of the ceremony, he
tainted and was carried to his house amid
the lamentations of the bridal party. Vain
was all the skill of the physicians, who
could not divine the cause of this strange
illness, and died in few days. Tebaldo
again demanded the hand of the maiden
from her parents and received q second re-
fusal. They too, persisted miserably in a
few days: The alarm VII " h ics these deaths
which appeared almost miraculous, occa-
stoned, excited the utmost vigilance ofthe
magistrates; and when on close examine
ton of the bodies, the small instrument
was found in the gangrened flesh, terror
was universal; every one feared for his
own life. The maiden thus cruelty or.
phaned had passed the first month OF her
mourning in convent, when Tebaldo,
hoping to bend her to his will, entreated
to speak with her at the gate. Her reply
was most decisive in the negative
Tebaldo, beyond himself with rage, at
tempted to wound her through the gate
and succeeded the obscurity of the place
prevented his movements from being OBJ
served. On her return to her room the
maiden felt pain in her breast, and un-
covering 1t she found itspotted with blood.
The pain increased; the surgeons who
fastened to her assistance, taught by the
past, wasted no time in conjecture, but cut
ting deep into the wounded part, extracted
the needle before any mortal mischief had
commenced and saved the life of the lady.
The State Inquisition used every means to
discover" the hand that dealt the blows.
The visit of Tebaldo to the convent caused
suspicion to fall heavily upon him; his
house was carefully searched, the Infamous
invention discovered and he persisted on
the gibbet.
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2netital.
The Old Clock.


! -, cid old clock, of the household stock.
5 aad nsstest
Its hands though on H -
And its chime still rang the sweetest : -
Twas monitor too, though it words wero Few,
Yet they lived though nations altered;
And its voice, still strong, warned old and Young,
When the voice of friendship faltered;
Tick tick it said quick, quick to bed;
For ten have given yon warning;
Up, up-and go-or else you know
You'll nevor rise soon in the morning.
A friendly voice WIS that old old clock,
As it stood in the corner smiling.
= And blessed the time, with merry chime,
- The wintry hours begung;
hsta Oh Ss old voice was that tiresome clock
AsSealod ut daybreak boldly,
When tnS dawn looked gray DER tho misty way
And the es|'ly air blew coldly;
Tick-tick! it s.,a; ouick out of bed,
For Ave I've giye,. -@u warming
You'll never have hsalth yo.,II never have wealth
Unless you're up soon In the corning.
Still hourly the sound goes round AM rouud
With tone that ceases never;
While tears are shed for the bright days fed,
And the old friends lost foreverl
Its heart beats on-though heartssare gone
That warmer beat and stronger
Its hands still ove-though hands we love
Are clasped on earth no longer,
Tlck-tck! it said to the churchyard bel;
The grave hath given you warning;
Then up and rise and look to the skies,
And prepai Q fora heavenly morning,
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A WISE REMARK.- Having in my
youth, says celebrated Persian writer,
motions of severe piety, used to rise in
the night to watch, pray, and to read the
Koran. One night, whilst deeply engaged
in these exercises, a man Impractical virtue
awokc whilst was reading. Behold, said
/ to him, thy other children are lost in ir-
religious slumber, whilst alone awake to
praise God.'i Son of my SOUL he answered,
it is better TO sleep than to wake to re-
mark the faults of thy brethren.'1 -
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sY- A colorcd cook, expecting com
pany Of her own kind, was at a loss how
to entertain her friends. Her mistress
said,---
Polly, you must make an apology"
LA, missis, how can | make ita Got
no apples, no eggs, no butter, no muffin, to
make it wild" @
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sQuIoE WrT.- Coleridge was acknowl.
edged to be bad rider One day, riding
through the street, he was accosted by a
woul0-be wit, II say, do you know what
happened to Balaam Z" Came the answer
sharp anti quick .sthe same as happened to
me. An airs spoke TO him.
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whats that a picture on r. said a
country man in our hearing the other dry
IN print-store to the proprietor, who was
turning over some engravings.
That, sir" said the dealer, sis Joshua
commanding the sun to stand still"
"Du tell Which is Josh, and which is
his son z"
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~ "As We two are one,'' said witty
brute to his wife, ...when beat you /
beat half Of myselfn ssWell,' . said his wife,
"then beat your own half, not mine"
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Co.rnrslu I1soee,..

There are women who desegve ttyES
their ears boxed. For instance X Mrs fisa,
vyside, great overgrown creature, weigh
ing at least q hundred and eighty, with a
poor little slim bit of husband, whom she
could pick up under one arm and carry all
day. ~
When Mrs. Heavyside walks in the coun-
try, if a small calf looks at her and bleats
for its mother, she screeches with all the
force of healthy pair of lungs, and then
faints. She will never, under any circnns
stances. permit her smaller half to lea,&
home for a single twenty four hours le5I
some tsstfange man should come proYt
about, and her husband not be thereto
tect her Protect Z That is q little jolSess
Madam, you are simpleton. You dds
fear an innocent veal much, fifteen yea
ago when you used to drive home the,Ss
and feed halfa-dozen oxen. There is meS
cd in your cowardice. Delicate creatureN
Also, there is Miss Seventeen, gush-
ing, kissy, and school girlish. fla spider
drops on her shoulder she is frightened
well-nigh into commissions especially il
Tip Jones isn't far off. And you will no
ticea popularity about these lovely cow
ards. If there are gentlemen within hear
ing distance, their demonstrations Of ex-
treme fright are ten times longer and loud
er. What mysterious influence can thu
presence ola man have upon their fear now
Amiable weakness
During the Indian troubles in Minnesota
the writer hereof was in a frontier town
where an attack was expected every mo-
ment. In the middle of the night wild
cry arose : 'Indians Indians!" To be
sure it wasn't Indians, but the effect was all
the same.
For the fist and the last time i'll my life
l saw Scripture metaphor literally fulfilled
Exactly seven women laid hold on one man
bowling and screaming: 20, Mr. Wigglesl
Save us save us from the Injins!'
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e9y An old bachelorsug that births
be published under the head of new music. ;
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CURIOUS AMERICAN STATISTIcS.-The
compilers of the census for 1850, in present
ing life table of the white population of
the United States, express the. opinion that
the average duration Of human life in this
country is greater. than that of any other
nation. Taking 100000 persons here for a
basis, they show that, while over 1900 of
that number die the first year after birth,
not "a, 1000 have died during the first five
years, and that over half of them are alive
at the age OF forty-six. .5se.s s...a
A person at ten years Of age may calcu-
late upon living Al years; a person at TWEEN
ty, Al years; one of thirty, So years, of fifty,
90 years, and of sixty, 15a years. Infancy
and old age approximate in the rate OF
mortality. The first year of life nearly 10
per cent. die; at 80 years of age, IL per
cent, and at SO years, 25 per cent. die with
in the year, OF all who have reached thase
ages respectively. ofthe supposed 10Y a..
born at the same time, 7O,O75 are found to
be surviving twelve years thereafter, and OF
these survivors less than one-half of one per
cent. die at the age of II. AT the age of25
the mortality is one percent.
For the whole United States, the popu-
lation being 31,443,S21, the deaths were
found to be less than 100000 The rate of
mortality would give percentage OF! 80
% for the whole population, white and
black, and of 10000 for the whites alone
This would show only six deaths for every
500 whites-a very low rate of mortality,
indeed, and one, we imagine, not exceeded
by that of any other country in the world.
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A WONDERFUL RINs.-There is story
of certain prince who had wonderful
ring, which pricked his finger whenever he
was doing anything wrong. 1t was given
him to help him always to keep upright
and good, and he was told that so long as
he wore it he would prosper, AT first he
set great store by this ring but in time he
began to bevexed at being so often checked
by its pricking, and SO often stopped from
Doing what he wished. One day he had
set his heart upon something that he was
vet wsN aware was wrong, and he was
about to dc>it in spite lof the warning Of
the ring, but pricked him so sharply that
he drew it off hrs finger in passion, and
threw it away, and nom that moment he
fell into bad ways and mistortunes
came at last to o very sad end
Now this is only pleasant & 4
but it is meant to help us to undeis
great truth. We have all of lis sometr.
like the princes wonderful ring, WHY
checks us when we do wrong, and makes US
uneasy. Any one of as knows quite we'll
that if We say thing that is not true, or
do thing we know we ought not to do,
and that we are afraid of being found out
to have done, we feel something within us
that makes us uneasy, and seems to whisper
to us that we are guilty. This is con-
science. Conscience is like the wonderful
ring. a ~
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/. heir to by a iudicious use Of the remedies
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Dailp argus.
DON'T Sly LATE TONIGHT

Tho hearth Of home IL beaminS
With rays ui f1'y light;
And lovely eyes are cleaning,
As falls the shades OF night,
AID while Thy stops are leaving
The circle pure and bright.
AMI tender voice, half growing,
says, don't stay late tonight,
The world ia which thou moyest
Is husy, brave aud wide
Tho world Of her thou lowest
lsat tur ,nglc side
She wait. Tor thy warm greeting,
Thy smile Is her delight
Her gentle voice cutreaung
says, Don't stay late tonight
Tho world, cold, iuhumsu,
win spuTH thee, # thou tsll;
The love Of one woman
OutIasJs and ,hamcs them all
Thy children will cling around thee,
Let fate be dark Or brighti
Al home no shaft will wound thee,
Then, "Dun stay late tonight
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rnllti ertappte, cine 2aoune S1rOot in
ben 09iiden. Griffith lunr6e ms @eS
fananie aeitedt lno JObnlOn [eiftete
$500 8irefddft fur fein grf@einen
am MOntag Dor 3idter BiItinfon.
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garkeeper nnO GlerE fInairt. st 1T
beifens erlplOblen nnO bate in Ybilas
oclpbia cine CUTE @tennna, als er
iiberreoet iuurOe, mad EennelIee al gp :
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.Innoen, @elHdftieung lit erIanaer.-
CT luiirbe ii@ bOrlduf5g nit eirent IeHr
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