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>. * . - - * itf. " '* + * )v J^v-'. * * '* V^; ~ 11 ^ 'JL :. i<|3|il- ^JK- ,1#, WWT -A ^ 4* % ? 2m* ***' * ** '<* SSl* -v. a* .** vs ' $2 per annum. in advance NEUTRAL IN POLITICS?DEVOTED TO L ITER AIIV, COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, GENERAL AND LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. | 'VOLUME IV. LANCASTER. C. H? SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL II, 1855. NUM BER 9 4 iMM.UNfM j to bolievo that they will yet prove to be | still, however, standing steadily on his I tlemati. Vet nf two <;< *<? tl.? I?r?? - ! u uu. Philosophy of Modern Spiritualism. The actuality of rercalments from the NvorlU of 8pirila wc inust assume to be well established. Most incredulous minds Ww Mdmit the possibility and the reality, ^'he fefrmant of unbelief requires but proper investigation. The wonderful relations and facts of Spirit existence aro pressing their testimonies and witness upon both the consciousness and the senses of men ; and in nil parts of the world, the manifestations are greatly increased, so that die press is consierably fraught with the written productions, and libraries of observable si/.e are fnrmnl from t ! <>?.? itualism. It forms, at once, an important epoch in the grand history of Providential events. The record i* given to the world. And no observing and judicious mind can look upon it, either with indifference or ridicule. Even were tbero no new principles of luor&lify and religion inculcated by these communication*, the actual facts themselves command the rational consideration of the world. But they have a design uncontrolahle by the mere powers of reason. They enter the mind by an iuternal way, first effecting the will-department, ami then introduce themselves to the logical judgements. They may sometimes be above the capabilities of reason, but when from just and good Spirits they never produce an absurdity so an to conflict with reason. Losaons of instruction they will suroly impress upon (lie human miud. The Spirit, the phenomena, (he facta of the maail?tation, are given ua. But the phylosophy, jot more geuera'ly remains to be understood, and to l>e written. Explanations, indeed, liaro been attempted, but they hare seemed to l?e incompetent and unavailing to the generality of mind. Some of thcin have become a little popular, but only in proportion as they are vague. Others have more weight, and that in proportion as they unite with their own best judgments and logic, the inspired teachings of the Divine Word, and the illumiii ited instruction* of that commissioned seer and expositor, !> manuel Swedenborg. Were the generality of Spiritualist more familiar with the almost thirty years of Spiritual intercourse which Swedenborg enjoyed, tbefte late manifestations would appear far less marvellous, ami the nature of thvni would be far better understood. Still there is a wonderful newness about tbein, and a true philosophy yet to be givsn, which is of momentous interest. It is now just alaxut a century since Swedenborg was iu the glory of his iltuinitiation, lie leaches us that all the changes and new creation* in this natural world do but correspond with like changes and creations in the Spiritual woild.? The causus are there '>? ? , "'O hero. In lrS7 (litre WAS, as lie iufurms us, A special judgement passed u|m>ii the then existing states, in tlie Spiritual world, niiJ from (bat period a new dispensation or order of things set in from that world, to produce corrcsjKjnding results, in due time is (bis world also. Under the au*pices of a higher freedom toflha human mind a new development vf Uatural aoienoe, and oepecially of true Religion, was to courao iu way to actual manifestation in thie external world of t>ur.e lodging from the realities of appear*k?e, hie etatemente and production* term Evidently in fulfilment. With regard to 'Spiritualism, we do not maintain the reliability of the communication*, and our illutnir.?d author describee the danger* attending them, and thoae who do not investigate the writings of Sweden bo rg are tooet likely to be misled bv them. W? juaj look apon tliaae manife?tations u Sot lira begniing of Spirit convene, and 4 leea troatry then it will be when it ootnm from better Hpiriu,and from higher i grew of development. Swedenborg uy? in h? larger Diary, "When Spirit* begin to convera with men, {rat no confidence id what they any, for for they any aluioet ally thing, nnd will Waify* z . Thhr mm to mint* only to Ibf bomOonvOWt, and w? have evidence that tliefO am already improvementa in the character ef thorn* nnd thorn ia ground . vi uie mosi satisfactory and consoling nature. Who can read the testimony given iu the last volume of Judge Edmund's without observing how multiplied arc the instances where believers and new converts are greatly comforted, attach n^ importance to the Iloly World, of which these things are needed illustrations. Swedenborg states, there is an intermediate stato or world of Spirits between heaven and hell, whither the Spirits of the departed go as soon is they leave these mortal bodies. In this intermediate world they remain a certain period, greater or less, according to fixedness of character, until they eventually go to the heavens above, or the bells below, in their truly developed states. Now, as be teaches, those iu this intermediate condition, being in nearer affinity with the prevailing states of inen on this earth, moro naturally and properly com tnunicate. And being to a great extent undeveloped Spirits, tliey communicate things, but partially good and true.? Some are even disorderly. Hut the good must predominate, and especially as the influences of the higher angels descend, and affect also better and improved mediums. Some may think that theso communications are hut what a class of philosophers call a priori conceptions of the human tiiiud, but the truth is, the Spirits enter in and produce these conceptions upon tho mind of the medium. In more simple and common cases, the consciousness of the medium is in its sleeping con dition, where the voluntary powers of the cerebrum have retired to their proper place of repose, and the cerebellum receives the Spirit impressions according to its states and forms of activity, and so communi cates them to those within the proper sphere of the link medium.?Boston Herald. DeWitt Clinton's Duel. In Mr. Suhin's notes of dueling, we find the following description of the duel between Do Wit t Clinton and Swaitwout, which took place near New York tit lb0'2. Richard Rikcr was the second of /?' - -- - - ? It* l-% - i -J t j vnniuii, ami >? . r?. onmn (lie secoiul 01 SwarlWoUt. The parlies exchanged five shots. Mr. Smith's statement it ;u follows : The ground being corn-oily meaursed, and intermediate questions adjusted, tho genllem.il took their stations?were each presented with a pistol, and by older, fared to the right and fired, ineffectually. At the request of Mr. Hiker, I u>k?*d Mr. Swartwout, "are you satisfied, sir ?" he answered, "I am not." The pistols then bein ? exchanged, and their positions resumed, by order, the gentlemen faced to the right, and tiled a second shot without effect. At the request of Mr. Hiker, I again addressed Mr. Swartwout, "Are you satisfied, sir I' He answered, 4 I am not?neither shall I he until that apology is made, which I have demanded. Until then, we must proceed." I then presented a paper to Mr. Hiker, containing the apology demanded, for Mr. Clinton's signature, observing that we could not spend our time in conversation; that this paper must he signed or procee J. Mr. Clinton declared he would not sign ?ny paper on me sunjeci?mat ne nan no Animosity against Mr. Swarlwout, would willingly shake hands and agree to moot on tlie score of former friendship. Mr. Swarlwout insisted on his signature lo the apology?Mr. Clinton declining, they stood at their post and fired a fourth shot. Mr. Clinton's ball struck Mr. Swart* wout's left leg about live inches below the knee; he stood ready and collected. At the request of Mr. Hiker, 1 again addressed Mr. Swartwout, "Are you satisfied, sir!" He answered that, "It wasusehss to repeat the question?my determination is fixed?and I heir we may nrodeed." Mr. Clinton repeated that lie hail no animosity against Mr. Hwartwout?was very sorry for what had passed?proposed to advnboe, shake hands and bury the circumstance in oblivion. During this conversation, Mr. 8wartwout's surgeon kneeling by his side, extracted the ball from the opposite side of his leg. Mr. Swartwout standing erect on his post and positively declining anything short of an ample apology, they fired the fifth shot, and Mr. Swartwout received a ball in bis left teg abont five inches above the aokle; ' , } tV jir; ka4BL. * post, perfectly composed. At the request of Itiker, I again dressed Mr. Swartwout, "Are you s; tied, sir!" Ho forcibly answered, "I not, sir; proceed." Mr. Clinton then quit his station declined the combat, and declared would fire no more. Mr. Swartwout pressed himself surprised that Mr. Clir would neither apologize nor give hiui satisfaction required ; and addressing said, "What shall I do, my friend?" I answered, "Mr. Clinton declines I king the apology required?refused tat his position?and positively declares will fight no more; and his second peanng lo acquiesce in tiie dispositio his principal, there is nothing left for now, hut to have your wounds dressi The surgeon attended, dressed Mr. Sw wont's wounds, and the gentlemen their respeclivo barges returned to city. The Winter of the Heart. Let it never come upon you. Liv that the good angels may protect from this horrible evil?the winter of heart Let no freezing influence freeze up fountains of sympathy and happines its depths, no cold burden settle ovoi withered hopes like snow on tho fa flower; no rude blasts of discontent m and shriek through its desolato chi bcrs. Your lift path may lead you amid als which for a time seem utterly to pede your progress, and shut out the li of heaven from your unxious gaze. Penury may take the place of ease pleuty, your luxurious home may be changed for a single, lowly room, the couch for the straw pallet, the rich vis for the coarse food of the {toor. Sum friends may forsake you, and the :inp ing world pass you hy with scarce look or word of compassion. You may he forced to toil wcai steadily on to earn a livelihood, you t encounter fraud and the nrarico wl would extort to the last farthing, till well nigh turn in disgust from your fel beings. Death may rover the dearcsttiea I bind you to earth, and leave you in f fi.l datknojs. That noble, manly boy, role hope of your declining years, 111.11 taken from you, while your spirit cli to liiin Willi U iiril.l ?iv.. ? i' u*i wnnv itjr niiiiii C the shadow of the totub cannot wh subdue. Hut amid all these sorrows, do come to the conclusion that nobody ever so afflicted as you are, and aban every sweet anticipation of "better di in the unknown future. Do not Jose j faith in human excellence, because \ contidencc lias sometimes been lietra; nor believe that friendship is only a d sion, and love a bright phantom wl j melts away from your grasp. Do not think you are disappoints your expectations, and haffled in j pursuits. Do not declare that God forsaken you, when your way is lied about with thorns, or repinesiufully w lie calls your dear ones to the laud yond the grave. Keep a holy trust in heaven, thro every trial hear adversity with fortiti and look upward in hours of tempta and suffering*. When your locks while, your eyes dim, nnd limb* we , when your steps falier on tlie verg death's gbomy vale, still retnin the fr lies* nnd the buoynncy of spirit wl will shield you from the winter of heart. The Victims of Consumption. It is nmongnt women that consuinp finds most of iU victims in America might be expected from their almost versal indifference to the preservatio health. The neglect to dress with* cient warmth, or suitable to the sen is the general error of the sex. If new winter-clonk is not bought, when cold spell suddenly comes on, the inantillais still worn, because tbe year's clonk is out of fashion. Thei one fatal habit of tha sex, which haa I commented on, but, alas! in rain; mean the wearing of thin show, thickest gaiter worn by a woman, on dampest day, ia proverbially lighter in vppeva, than the Mmmar boot of a | 4k *"v*: ^ not the hardiest by nature. Even when w ad- J women wear giun overshoes, on slushy or tl itis- ] rainy days, there is nothing to protect the y am ancle from the wet skirls. A man who ; n should keep his feet and ankles damp ti and continually, as ladies do theirs, in fall, wiu- w he j ter and spring, would very soon be in his J h ex- I grave I h iton There arc still other causes for consump- y the | lion. Sonic of these are such as are lit- n ine, : tlo suspected. Hundreds of women die tl annually, for cxamble, for the want of V ma- fiesh air. American females live prover- t< ,ing bially too sedentary a life. Their time is w i ho spent in close rooms, and often they do o ap- not take exercise enough; it is certain h n of that, as a mass, they neglect inspiring o you exercise in the freeh out-of-door air. Ma- n ed." uy a wife and mother who is fully awake c art- t) the folly of fashionable pleasure, sacri- w , in fices herself to the pseudo proprieties of ii the custom which ordains woiucn "to be keepers at home," in a sense ruinous to health b rigor and beauty. A woman's a pear- s ance, who ban been raised in a dark par- u lor, is always suggestive of cellar vegeta- g 6 6o tion?lifeless and colorless. b you ? k the Beautiful Extract. ? wir ? the When the summer of youth is slowly ^ g in wasting away into the nightfall of ago, t| r its and the shadows of the past years grow s< ded deeper, and life, wears to its close, it is own pleasant to look back through the vista rtni. of time upon the sorrows and felicities of our earliest years. If wo have a home to ^ tri- shelter, aud hearts to rejoice with us, and * im- friends have been gathered together a- a g|,l round our firerides, then tho rough place 'l of our wayfaring wW have been worn and " Hnd smoothed away is the twilight of life, l' ex_ while the manv spots we hare passed a soft through, "will brigUter-and more nj8 beautiful. Happy, indeed, are they 8 mcr whose intercouise with the world has not itv- changed the tone of their holier feelings, " |y a or broken those musical chords of the " heart, whose vibrations are so melodic us, * rily, so tender an.l touching in the evening of 14 nay v = _ AGRICULTURAL, i that [From the Southern Cultivator.] X WORK FOR THE MONTH, v ' be . . ? ngs [April, (Latin April is) is so culled from ' ven "/*no? "l? open," in allusion to the open- * ollv ln8 l'ie 5'ouu6 ^"ids of trees or flowers. 1 and the general development of vegetation 1 at this season. This is the only month > not , . , wliose present name fee lis to have refer- * was , . , . , . j ence to tlio season hi which it occurs. It ' ? corresj>onds to the Jewish Zif or Ziv, (I 1 ' Kings'vi, 1.) the eiyhlh of their civil and * second of their sacred year. Its Saxon s our ,, ' ? I name was Eoster, or Osior-tnonath; "Ost | ^' signifying East, and the winds, by ancient f . observation, being found in this month 1 most commonly to blow from the East. 1 1 THE PLANTATION. t our . 1 Provisions of all kinds still continue J j scarce and dear, and as it is likely that 4 lien ' Vttsl'luanlitioa of grain will be needed for 4 ^ exportation, we repeat, urgently, our ad- 41 vice of last month to plant heavily of , Corn, Sweet Potatoes, Cow Peas, [See 1 ugh ' ... , , | udc *r',c'wun curing vines, in present number,] 1 . ' Ac. It is probable that most of our read- I ers have already planted Corn, but if pi ant- ' ing has been delayed by any untoward b circumstances, loose not a moment uow, f e#j 4,4 ge^4,,2 a 'arge crop into the ground. 1 J, Plow deep, and manure heavily; plant 1 the earliest and heaviest seed you can ob- 1 tain, and as soon as the young plants have ' made sufficient growth, thin out to the 1 proper "stand" and give the ground a thor- j ougli working. A great deal depends uption on '',c ?ftcr-cultureof Corn, (supposing it lt to have been properly planted nt first,) ? uni- an('? *n l'"* connection, we would call at- j n 0f ten tion to the suggestions of our practical ? uffi and intelligent correspondent, "M," on a uton P^g0 108- t the Having fully finished the planting of i the your Corn crop, take hold and complete t fall without delay, the planting of Cottou.? * last We would urge upon our readers the ne- I -e is cesaity of deeper aud cleaner culture thau \ eon they generally give this all important ata- t we pie. Unfortunately every man tliiuks j The bia own system of "making cotton" the ? the beat known, and is seldom willing to pro- t the fit by the example of even his more sue- ( jon- oeaaful neighbor. The problem of making f r * cm ?n?ji jc?f, a paying crop ol cotton, ! itliout greatly impoverishing the land !iat produces it, is one that very few have et solved. That it can be done, we have ot the least doubt; but until the generaon of anti progressionists passes away, re have no hope of seeing it. Ultimatcj it must come, or Cotton culture will ave to be abandoned; for with the vast early increase of our population, it will ot take long to exhaust and wear out all lie available new lauds in the Union.? Ve would say, then: Do not try to "cover so.much surface" with this crop, but do rcll whatever you attempt. Better 4U r 50 acres well cultivated, than 2 or 3 undred merely scratched over, l'lant nly the "improved" varieties, and relember that one bale of fine, long staple, arefully handled, and properly ginned, rill bring as much money as twp bales of iditferent, specked and foul "dog-tail." Continue to set out Sweet potatoes? otli "setts" and "draws." Ridges for weet potatoes should not be thrown up ntil you are ready to plant. Plow the round deep and well, and harrow finely, cfore ridging up. Plant melons, pumpins, squashes, die. Sow Millet, Doura, nd common Corn for fodder, in drills, nee every fortnight or three weeks, until ite in the Summer. You cannot make le ground too rich for these forage crops, ? do not be afraid to put on the manure. TUE VEGETABLE GARDEN. Whatever you have been prevented oil) doing last month by unfavorable eather, or other causes, must now be Uended to, promptly, or it will bo too ite. The young weeds, "nut grass," Ac., 'ill now begin to dispute j?ossession of ic ground with your early vegetables, nd unless you attack them vigorously, nd keep them uuder, they will be sure to et the start of your crop. Set out early cabbages, peppers, Tolatoes, egg plants, Ac. Transplant letuce. Force your young vegetables into igorous and rapid growth, by repeated pplieations of liquid manures; to prepare iliich, use 4 quarts of well rotted stable lanurc, 4 quarts of hen-house manure, gallons of chamber-ley, and 2 quarts of inely pulverised guano, to one barrel of ain water, keeping the barrel covered, ,nd the liquid well-stirred up. Saturate ; he earth around your plants occasionally j villi this compound from the rose of a ] catering pot, early in the morning, or J ate in the afternoon, not allowing the li|uid to fall on the plants. Plant waternelons musk-melons, cucumbers, squash's, <fec. Plant pole beans, such as the Lina, or butter beau, Ac., four feet apart :ach way. Also, bush or dwarf beans, nay be planted now, dropping them from wo to four inches apart in the drill. Sow i full crop of okra in a rich, well-drained pot, in beds or ridges 4 feet apart; drop >ing four or live seeds in each hill, and 3 feet apart on the ridges. Wheu well up, hin out to a single plant, leaving the most hrifty. Keep the earth around them well worked, and haul a little soil around he stems of the plant from time to time. The "dwarf" or Prolific Okra is the finest ruriety we know. It needs no "topping," ind often produces over 100 pods on one talk. Sow red cabbage, for pickling.? ?ow Cauliflowers and Procoli early this nonth, for a full crop. Sow, also, in warm >orders, in the open ground, tomatoes, >eppcrs, Ac. Sow radishes, in a deep, ight soil, every three weeks, for a succesion. Sow citrons, melons and the small ;lass melons, for preserves. Cultivate liese as you would the water or musk nelon. Plaut Gherkins in the middle of his month, and cultivate like cucumbers, 'lanl an abundance of t'.:e different culiinry herbs, such as parsley, savory, mar* orum, fennel, Ac. TDK ORCQliRD. Kxainiftf your peach trees closely,and if iny borers yet remain under the bark, ust below the surface, remove tiie earth md dig them ou: carefully with a thin, harp pointed knife, or a piece of iron wire; hen apply to the excoriated bark (with i white-wash or large paint brush)a mixuro composed of 10 parts of lime; 5 of ishee; 2 of salt, and 2 of coal or gas tar. ^et all these ingredients (except the tar) >e mixed with water until the wash is of he thickness of cream?then stir in the pu tar, and apply the mixture with a lib* iral hand, from the main roots t& the leigbt of 10 or 12 inches above the surace. When the wash dries and hardens, 111 the cavity or baeie aroucd the tree Willi fresh earth and heap it up around | the trunk 8 or 10 inches above the -air- * face. Work or looson tlie earth around IK your fruit trees?apply a good coat of 51 well rotted manure?destroy all suckers, ^ cut out dead wood, Ac. Catterpillnr "=* nests will now begin to be distinctly vi>i- | ble; and now is tlie time to destroy my- I _1 rinds of them. Taken long, light pole? I drive into one end of it crosswise, (a quartcr of an inch apart, and on all sides (8 g( or 10 large nails. Let a boy pass along the rows of fruit trees, pole in hand, and whenever bo espies a nest, a thrust of the pole and a downward twist will bring tlio nest and its inmates to his feet, when they g. can be easily crushed, and prevented from spreading. Budded trees of last year, should now be headed down to the bud, g and all shoots below the latter removed, wj so that it may have the full strength of j the stock. Cuttings of the Quince, Fig, l'omegranate, Ac., should be treated in ft similar manner, via: all buds but the strongest, or leading one rubbed oft' with the figures?the ground kept loose and mellow, and mulched straw or leaves, du- ? * re ring the summer months. THE FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY. k< Sow seeds of hardy Annuals in borders, to and thin out to proper distances, when gi sufficiently grown. Dahlias that have hi been Parted in pots, may now bo set out in tho open ground; and tender annuals ex may now be pricked out from the but bed, the latter part of ibis month. Evergreens of all kinds, may now be transplanted; in doing which, lift a good ball of earth do with tho roots, apply water copiously when planting, and keep the ground around their stems well mulched with pine b< straw or other leaves. Water frequently afterwards. THE CULTURE OF CORN. w Messrs. Editors : I propose, wi'.li your ot permission, submitting to your readers a method of cultivating corn, the chief merit of which (if there be any) is a saving of w unnecessary work. 'e Premising that before this reaches the w eye of the planters, their corn will he in 1,1 the ground, perhaps already up, I now give the modus operandi, viz: tl 1st. To put the bar of a good turning plough as near as possible to the plant and keeping deep, throw the earth from it till you go over the crop. This leaves a bed 8 to 10 inches wide, into which S1 the sun will penetrate and waun the roots; if there be rain it will be readilv absorbed t where most needed. . li 2d. Having run but one furrow, at the i end of 10 or 15 days put a coulter or bulltongue plow in the bottom of it, keeping ^ the horse in the furrow, pass over tho entire field. This process will have loosened ^ ' the earth at least one foot deep, si ighlly | ' moulded the corn, and left tho ground [ mellow, as far as the roots need for a fort night more, when it will bo a fool high, ^ and ready for the , 3rd "running round," with the mould board to the corn, which will iuverl the mellow soil, and mould it mil, going this time two furrows; about ten days later 1 plant your peas, and break the middle ^ ' out thoroughly, which, in a fair season, will give as good a crop as the land will ^ ! bear. i Of course, it is impossible to give di- , rections for all and every kind of soils, I aud seasons?every planter will reject ' any usage different from bis own best judgement. 1 have found the foregoing to answer ' well, on a flat surface, clay loam, and if ? the suggestions benefit a brother farmer, lJ my object will have been accomplished. Respectfully, M. n Kichmoud Co., lla., March. 1855. ' ii A rogue asked charity on pretence of boing dumb. A lady having asked him, Willi equal simplicity and humanity, bow u long he had been dumb, he was throwu t off hia guard, and answered, "From birth madam. ? "Poor fellow," said the lady, an J gave him a dollar. Piddt'i blvkdu,?"O, yi*! O, yis!" a cried an irishman in the street a few daya since, ringing a bell, "Loat, between twilve ?< o'clock and McKinney'a store, on Market* i" street, a large braaa key. I'll not be nfther tellin ye whet it Wfta, blit it was tl thekay to the bank, share." t ' * ' v ;*'* ^ Kki'autke.?We remember that sotno ars ago, Roger M. Sherman and Perry uiih were opposed to each other aa adicates in an important ease before a urt of justice in Connecticut. Smith icne.l the case with a violent tirade alinst Sherman's political character.? lcrinan rose and vcrv composedly rear ked: "I shall not discuss politics with Mr. nith before the court, but I am perfectly illing to argue .piestions of law, to chop gic or even split hairs with hiui." "Split that, then," said Smith, at the rno time pulling a short, rough looking ilr from his own head, and handing it ...? 1- \M ~ Dt vi ii'imiut Air. ouortnan. . "May it please the honorable court," torted Sherman, "1 didn't say bristles." An irregular apprentice frequently ieping late hours, his master at length ok occasion to apply some weighty arunents, to convince him of the error of s way. During the chastisement, the master claimed? How long will you serve the devil!" The boy replied whimpering? "You kuow best, sir; I believe my inntuies will be out in three mouths." A gentleman inquired of a carpenter's >y? "My lad, when will this job your masr has now ou hand be completed!" 1 can't tell air," said the honest bqy, llcssly?"it's a 'day job,' and it will diimd upon how soon the old man hasanher order." ? There is a maiden lady in Connecticut ho is so extremely nice in her notions of male modesty, that she turned off her asherwoinan because she put her clothes i the same tub with those of a young lan. "Woe to the man that marries latgall!" An Irishman was asked why he wore is stockings wrong side out? "Because there's a hoie on the other de of em," was the reply. Like Father Like Son. ? "What's ball" sai 1 a schoolmaster, pointing to the itter X. "Daddy's name." "No it isn't your daddy's name, you lock head! It's X. "I'll bo shot if it is! It's daddy's name, i!o?ed if it ain't I'vo seen him write it ofcn." A gentleman was once walking in a treet, when he met a stons cutter, whom o thus addressed: "My good fellow, if iho devil was to oine now, which of us would he take?" After a little hesitation, the man relied? "Me, sir." 4 Annoyed by this reply.theouorist a*kod ft * ' 1 ira for a reason: "Because, yer honor, he'd be glad to etch mesclf sure; and he'd have you at ny titr.e." A servant maid, who was occupied in ickling her mistress's cabbage, took the * pportunity of cabbagging her misatreaa'a icklea, saying it made no difference. Cine for the palpitation of the heart? rarriage. Other cures have been recommended, but I)r. Francis nays this is the nly cure that can l>e relied on. ?- ^ m mii \ "Have you mud) fish in you bag?* sked a person of a fishcruia > who wmr9- .i timing home. ?.V<v_ - " >1- -i: " ? a n VTif *? ?? WO WI|lpWy HI* ^ ( Jono?, eteppiog up to a gentleman who k aa engaged in conversation with alx>ut (luzett others, said*. ' ,i "It leenw to me I have wen your phya>gnoffly eotnervlicre before, but I cannot magine where." "Very likely," be replied; MI hate been be keeper of a prison for npwarde ef unity y ana" # .. * ;*j?B