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IPswIkwras Jibing. ] DYING ADVICE OF MB. SMIRK. j Simon Smirk was on his death bed. His sod 3amuel was standing by his side; and while c he was holding his father's hand, his father r spoke to him as follows: t "Sammy, I am dying?at the age of fifty- e five. I wish yon to pay strict attention to my f " dying advioe." I \\ "Father, I will." j "And I wish yon to follow my advice after I am dead." ? "I will, father." e "Sammy, the neighbors and all my friends tell me I havn't an enemy in the world, and I n believe I haven't. I want you to understand " why I haven't It's all owing to policy, Sam; o waiiaw nnrl oiiawai* w]*aa t man a^ ? AUU UVUUUg BUUiWl. f T UCU I H?W Ul ^ -jour age, my boy, I was as poor as a broken g . down village horse, turned out to die. Age n has at last broken me down, but I ain't poor, g thank policy! Follow my example, and you p will become richer by far than your father, s< - Sammy, and die without an enemy, as I do." p Samuel wept, as in duty bound, but grief e: and his handkerchief choked his utterance, so he said nothing. t] "It has always been my polioy," resumed the dying Smirk, "to avoid giving offence to ci any one. No matter what people said or did tl to me?or any one else?right or wrong?I ai have always endeavored to forbear and subzr.it, a] wherever I could; to be calm and cautious on ii all occasions, and to avoid the exhibition of a< any sign of resentment. By long experience t< in this oourse I have found that by persever- tc ing to agree with everybody, skilfully, is a a sure eventual guide to universal popularity." di "But have you never had any difficulty with o] '^anyone?" g "Not sinoe I was twenty-one," said the dy- tc ing man, gasping for breath. "Reach me a tc * little more water, and wet my lips. They are m too parohed to speak plain. There, there," he added, as his son obeyed him; "that will do, a< and you shall be initiated into my invariable, el invaluable policy. Be deferential, Sam, def erential, and control your temper, and flatter m whenever you get a ohance?have a bow, and pi a smile, and a word, and a shake of the hand V for everybody?mark! for everybody?and el then yon will get along." ai "But I must'nt be friendly to villians, must I?" n "Friendly! humph! be friendly to nobody ?seem so. "Villians I they compose two-thirds u of the community, and are the most inflnen- b rial. As for the other third, though it is well ic enough to keep their good opinion, they are only subordinate agents in the building up of b a man. But don't get rifronted with them.? li Oh, no, Sam; never do that 1 rfever kick a dog unless you are sure he hasn't any owner, o1 then kick away, if you like " bi * Though his fether was dying, Samuel could fc not help smiling at his language. "That's right," said the elder Smirk, "I like that Smile again, Sam, smile again. By smiling I have gained many a friend. But be careful you don't smile at the wrong time. A tfc smile is a powerful weapon, but it must be us- b; ed with judgment. w "Do you know, Sam, why I was always oi such a favorite with the women?" a< "No, fether." j>< "I was always careful, in the first place, to to feel my way with the women; took care to un- tt <1oMfan<) tliai* untSmaiila ?** ?v>* DVUVUU&UII^ ItUCU pu UUUii J TttU* U1 ities and hobbies; keeping my own ideas in th the back ground until I could coincide with P1 theirs. I always took care never to speak dis- lu respectfully of the sex. I never, in the presence of a woman, called a woman a 'woman' nI or a 'female.' I had but one name?ladies ?for all the feminine gender." m "I would agree with one, and at the same 01 time wink at the others slily, as much as to 01 say ''tis all humbug, what I am sayiug. If a w woman was ugly, I'd praise her intellect. If ol she didn't know anything, I'd praise her vir- tl tue. In this way I seldom missed the mark; Hi for it is seldom that you find a woman that is b< ugly, immoral, and a fool in the bargain. In n< fact, it is hard to find anybody who hasn't ti some good point, or who isn't susceptible to al flattery in some way or other; and a man must c; be a fool, who, determined to flatter and make pi his flattery acceptable, can't seize hold of some w merit, in mind, heart, form or face of the person he wishes to please, and, feigning to ad- n mire it, make that person friendly." ai "Must I be stingy, or liberal ?" h "Oh, be liberal?be liberal, by all means," said the dying man, with a ghastly smile? ? "that is, in sentiment. Whenever a generous ^ deed is done, exalt it to the skies. Always praise generous people. Clap your hands for i? philanthrophy, and then clap them in your gj pocket, and keep them there." "Suppose a beggar asks alms of me, or I e am called on to contribute to some charitable c object ?" a "If any person begs, say, 'certainly, my poor woman,' or 'my man,' or 'my child,' and v then quickly feel in your pockets. You will c find no money, of course; but you must say, u with a sigh, and a tear in your eye, if you can ? scare up one, 'I'm really ashamed to own it, but, unfortunately, I haven't a cent about me.' n If you don't get a 'God bless you' for that, a I'm mistaken. I never found it to fail." 0 "But a subscription ?" t; "Jtveaa tne paper, praise tne oDject, out say e that you have just subscribed far more than you could afford, for another object of a similar naturo. If the applicant believes by this that you are in the charitable line, he will let c you off, whereas, if you refused out and out, c without an explanation, he might abuse you c behind your back. I have made myself a r great reputation for benevolence merely by refu- r sing to subsoribe in this way. This is a queer a world, Sam." c Here the old gentleman was seized with a c violent fit of coughing, which nearly took him ^ out of this queer world. "I fear, father, that talking too much will j j be fatal to you" said Samuel. j j dMn nn roerrmorl Trio fattror (fT am ilfttftr. mined not to die until I get through. As I; { was saying, Sammy, thiB is a queer world, and ] you can't get along in it without religion. "Without what?" exclaimed his son in a- j mazement. He had never mentioned religion , before in his life. I "Without religion. Hire a pew by all i means. Talk religion occasionally?you can soon get the hang of it. Profess and practice 1 when you are obliged to. But at any rate pro- ' I feas; it helps a fellow along in business. I got ] some of the most profitable customers and < best friends by professing religion. Pew rent < is no object when you come to think of that." i "But if you belong to a church you will t have to defend its doctrines; and religious con- 1 tfdvereies create enmity, don't they." s "Sometimes. But whenever I found that I t was getting into trouble on account of my re- i ligion,*! was always careful to yield a point or t ;wo, smile in a Christianlike way, and then jack ont of the scrape. That's the way to do t, Sammy, that's the way to do it." "It is best, I suppose, to be some kind of a )olitician ?" inquired the son. "By all means; but take care and always be in the strongest side. You can, though, be abid as a mad dog in your views, when no- i >ody but your side is present; affect to be lib- i ral in your sentiments when you talk with hose of an opposite political creed. Mankind ove a liberal man; and if you flatter your foes on disarm them." "There's a good deal in that," observed lammy, musingly, reflecting upon the many listing instances of its truth. "That there is," responded the sick man, early exhausted, and his lips as pale as ashes. Double-dealing, done well, will fix the flints f everybody. When I lived in Squealbuiy -a hoggish set there, Sam?I was a great un. I was a general favorite, owing to my lanaeement?and I had money. They were oing to build a town house. There were two arties, each favoring a different site. They jnt committees to ask my opinion. As the arties were about equal in numbers and influnce, I hesitated at first whioh to favor." "And how did you overcome -this difficulrl" "I told the committees that if they would all a meeting of both parties, I would give lem my opinion. That meeting was called, ad I went. 'Smirk ! Smirk ! Smirk!' they II cried, and I arose, and after complimentig the rowdies generally, the town, its chariter and so forth, disclaimed my right either > the distinguished honor conferred on me, or > deliver my opinion on the subject. I was native of Squealbujy, I said, and no medler. I would not express my preference or pinion. I had no confidence that the intellisnce of the Squealburians would enable them > choose for themselves, and with great affecid modesty, I bowed and withdrew, in the tidst of the cheers of both parties." "That was well done, father," said Sam, Imiringly; "and was that the reason you were eoted to the Legislature ?" "Yes" said the senior Smirk, faintly; "I lade a hit. My noble-mindedness became roverbial. I was compared to Cincinatus and Washington, and put up for representee, and lected by both parties. Do as I did, Sam, id you will prosper?ob 1" "God bless you, my dear father! what's the tatter?" "I am going, Sam, I shall be off in a minte! Call in the ministers and the other ores, quick ! but remember policy, Sam, polSy!" And with the unfinished word, which had een his guiding star through life, upon his ps, Hon. Simon Smirk expired. Intelligence of his death was telegraphed all trer the Union, and a great many editorial oituary notices were written upon him, endig with "None knew thee bat to love thee, None name thee bat to praise." A THRILLING ADVENTURE. The following history of a thrilling adventure in ie "far West," is taken at random from a new book 7 Capt Mayjck Rkid, entitled "The Hunter* Featt Convertations around the Camp Fire." The hero ' the story stops at a hunting station on his way sross the Rocky Mountains, and determines, "pour uter It tempt," to have a deer hunt by firelight, and i this end, attended by Blue Dick, who was someiin? of an adept to the sport, he gets into a species ' boat known as a dng oat, and lighting a fire in e stern, and setting Dick to steer it, he floats comacently down the river. For some time he was cky and delighted. Four deer had been bagged, hen, passing tho mouth of a large creek, he run M>n the following adventure : "We had scarcely passed this point, when y attention was attracted by a pair of fiery bs that glistened out of some low bushes up1 the left bank of the river. I saw that they ere the eyes of some animal, but what kind an animal I could not guess. I knew that ley were not the eyes of a deer. Their pecuar scintillation, their lesser size, the wide space stween them?all convinced me they were deer's eyes. Moreover, they moved at mes, as if the head of the animal was carried >out in irregular circles. This is never the ise with the eyes of the deer, which either ass hurriedly from point to point or remain ith a fixed and steadfast gaze. " I knew, therefore, it was not a deer; but o matter what; it was some wild creature, od all such are alike the game of the prairieuntcr. "I took aim, and pulled trigger. While dolg so, I heard the voice of my companion arning me, as I thought, not to fire. I wonered at this admonition, but it was then too ite to heed it, for it had been uttered almost imultaneously with the report of my rifle. "I first looked to the bank, to witness the Sect of my shot. To my great surprise the yes were still there, gleaming from the bushes s brightly as ever. ? Had I missed my aim ? It is true, the oice of my companion had somewhat disconerted me ; but I still believed that my bullet lust have sped truly, as it had been delivered rith a good aim. " As I turned to Dick for an explanation, a icw sound fell upon my ears that explained all, t the same time causing me no slight feeling f alarm. It was a sound not unlike thatsomeimes uttered by terrified swine, but still loudr and more threatening. I knew it well?I :new it was the snort of the grizzly bear ! "Of all American animals, the grizzly bear 3 the most to be dreaded. Armed or unarind, man is no match for him, and even the ourageous hunter of these parts shuns the enounter. This was why my companion had ad nonished me not to fire. I thought I had nissed it; it was not so. My bullet had hit md stung the fierce brute to madness; and a [uick cracking among the bushes was immeliately followed by a heavy plunge; the bear vas in the wafer! "(Good heavens, he's after us!' cried Dick n accents of alarm, at the same time propeling the dug-out with all his might. " It proved true enough that the bear was iftcr us, and the very first plunge had brought his nose almost up to the side of the canoe.? However, a few well-directed strokes of the paddle set us in quick motion, and we were >oon gliding rapidly down stream, followed by :hc enraged animal, that every now and then uttered one of his fierce snorts. " What rendered our situation a terrible one was that wc could not now sec the bear, nor iell how far he might be from us. All to the rear of the canoe was of pitchy darkness, in jonscquence of the screen of birch-bark. No )bject could be distinguished in that direction, ind it was only by hearing him that we could ;ell he was still some yards oft'. The snorts, i _ . i J!.i: i. ' i .1 aowcver, were more or less uisuuet, as neuru nnid the varying roar of the waterfal; ancfc jometimes they seemed as if the snout from vhich they proceeded was close up to our item. " We knew that if he once laid his paw upon the canoe, we should either be sunk or compelled to leap out and swim for it. We knew, moreover, that such an event would be certain death to one of us at least. ?I need hardly affirm, that my companion used his paddle with all the energy of despair. I assisted him as much as was in my power with , the butt-end of my gun, which was now empty. ; On account of the hurry and darkness, I had not attempted to reload it. ? We had shot down stream for a hundred yards or so, and were about congratulating ourselves on the prospect of an escape from the bear, when a new object of dread presented itself to our terrified imaginations. This object was the sound of falling water ; but not as before, coming from some tributary stream. ?? ? " " r JNO. It was a ian 01 me river upuu wuivu nc were floating, and only a very short distance below us! "We were' in fact, within less than one hundred yards of it. Our excitement, in consequence of being pursued by the bear, as well as the fact that the slough of the cascade above still filled our ears, had prevented us from perceiving this new danger until we had approached it. " A shout of terror and warning from my companion seemed the echo of one T had myself uttered. Both of us understood the peril of our situation, and both, without speaking another word, set about attempting to stop the boat. " We paddled with all ourstrength?he with the oar, whilst I used the flat butt of my rifle. We had succeeded in bringing her to a sort of equilibrium, and were in hopes of being able to force her toward the bank, when all at once we heard a heavy object strike against the stem. At the same moment, the bow rose up into the air, and a number of burning pineknots fell back into the bottom of the canoe. They still continued to blaze ) and their light now falling towards the stern, showed us a fearful object. The bear had seized hold of the dug-out, and his fierce head and long curving claws were visible over the edge ? " Although the little craft danced about upon the water, and was likely to be turned Iraal nnnr<ii>il tlio animal oVinxrnrl rift lntAnfcinil Uf FT..IU, ?" of relaxing its hold; but, on the contrary, seemed every moment mounting higher in the canoe. " Our peril was now extreme. "We knew it, and the knowledge half paralyzed us. ? Both of us started up, and for some moments, half-sat, haif-crouched, uncertain how to act. Should we use the paddles, and get the canoe ashore, it would only be to throw ourselves into the jaws of the bear. On the other hand, we could not remain as we were, for in a few seconds we should be drifted over the falls; and how high these were we knew not. We had never heard of them; they might be fifty feet?they might be a hundred ! High enough, they were, no doubt, to precipitate us into eternity. " The prospect was appalling, and our thoughts ran rapidly. Quick action was required. I could think of no other than to lean sternward, and strike at the bear with my clubbed rifie, at the same time calling upon my companion to paddle for the shore. We preferred, under all circumstances, risking the chances ef a land encounter with our grizzly antagonist. k "I had succeeded in keeping the bear out of the canoe by several well-planted blows upon the snout j and Dick was equally successful in forcing the dug-out nearer to the bank, when a sharp crack reached my ears, followed by a terrified cry from my companion. " I glanced suddenly round, to ascertain the cause ot these demonstrations, men neia in bis hands a short round stick, which I recognized as the shaft of the paddle. The blade had snapped off, and was floating away on the surface ! "We were now helpless. The manege of the canoe was no longer possible. Over the falls she must go! " We thought of leaping out, but it was too late. We were almost upon the edge, aad the black current that bore our craft swiftly along, would have carried our bodies with like velocity. We could not make a dozen strokes before we should be swept to the brink : it was too late. "We both saw this; and each knew the feelings of the other, for we felt alike. Neither spoke; but, crouching down and holding the gunwales of the canoe, we awaited the awful moment. "The bear seemed to have some apprehension as well as ourselves; for, instead of continuing his endeavors to climb into the canoe, he contented himself with holding fast to the stern, evidently under some alarm. " The torcn still blazed, and the canoe was catching fire; perhaps this it was that alarmed the bear. The last circumstance gave us at the moment but little concern; the greater danger eclipsed the less. We had hardly noticed it, when we felt we were going over ! "The canoe shot outward as if propelled by some projectile force; then came a loud crash, as though we had dropped upon a hard rock. Water, and apray, and froth were dashed over our bodies; and the next moment, to our surprise as well as delight, we felt ourselves still alive, and seated in the canoe, which was floating gently in still smooth water. "It was quite dark, for the torch had been extinguished; but even in the darkness, we could perceive the bear swimming and floundering near the boat. Tuour great satisfaction, we saw him heading tor the shore, and widening the distance between himself and us with all the haste he could make. The unexpected precipitation over the falls had cooled his courage, if not his hostility. "Pick and I headed the canoe, now half full of water, for the opposite bank, which we contrived to reach by using the rifle and our hands for paddles. Here we made the little vessel fast to a tree, intending to leave it there, as we could not by any possibility get it back over the fall. Having hung our game out of reach of the wolves, we turned our faces up stream and, after a long and wearisom walk, succeeded in getting back to the post. "Next morning, a party went down for the venisou, with the intention also of carrying the canoe back over the fall. The craft, however, was found to be so much injured, that it would not hang together during the portage, and was therefore abandoned. This was no pleasant matter to me, for it afterwards cost me a considerable sum before I could square with the old Flathead forhis worthless dug out." Give your Child a Paper.?A child beginning to read, becomes delighted with a newspaper because he reads the names of things which are familiar, and will progress accordingly. i A newspaper in one year is worth a quarter's schooling to a child, and every father must consider that substantial information connected with advancement. The mother of a family being one of the beads, and having a more immediate charge of children, should herself he instructed. A mind occupied, becomes fortified against the ills of the life, and is braced for any emergency. Children amused by reading or study, are of course more considerate and more easily governed. How many parents, who have not spent twenty dollars for books for their families, would have given hundreds to reclaim a son or daughter who had ignorantly or thoughtlessly fallen into temptation !?Ohio Farmer. WHAT WE ALL DO. An amusing and even instructive hour may be spent, if one will but search out from the confused figures of the census, the number of persons following various occupations in the United States. Thus we rejoice, as a nation, in navmg two thousand persons who pronounce themselves artists, though there are probably not a score who live in men's memories, and certainly not one who appears likely to dethrone Raphael. Of authors we have, according to the census, eighty-two; that is, but eighty-two are willing to confess to "genius and a garret," though, if publishers' advertisements are to be credited, every month gives birth to a new literary star, and one more brilliant than any that ever went before. To pass to bank officers and brokers is a natural transition, and of the former we are favored with 1400; of the latter with six thousand, exemplifying the old adage, that "it never rains but it pours," and that "blessings never come singly." Luckily, there are a hundred thousand good, honest, stout-hearted blacksmiths, as a make-weight against this Egyptian plague of flies in the shape of brokers and bankers.? Moreover, there are six thousand barbers to "shave" the six thousand brokers, and thus revenge the community, which is so essentially "shaved" by the latter. We have two millions and a half of farmers, seventy thousand marines; one hundred thousand merchants; sixty four thousand masons, and nearly two hundred thousand carpenters. We have fourteen thousand bakers to make our bread; twenty four?thousand lawyers to set us by the ears; forty thousand doctors to "kill or cure," and fifteen hundred editors to keep this motley mass in order, by the potent power of public opinion, controlled and manufactured through the press. We have eleven thousand hatters; ten thousand tobacconists, and thirty-one thousand weavers. Against thirty thousand teachers we can set off fifty thousand tailors, so that we care nearly twice as much for adorning the body that we do for decking out the mind. Only twenty down as servants, though most of us serve others in some capacity or others. From the boot-black, who polishes our shoes, to the book-seller, who brightens the public intellect. Nobody, according to the census, follows the trade of a politician, though there are enough heaven knows, in this city alone to have condemned a dozen Sodoms and Gomorrahs.? The census fails to record, likewise, the existence of any patriots among us, though we have long thought that patriotism was especially a profession, a profession and nothing else. The forty thousand phsicians support five hundred undertakers, which gives the important statistical fact, that it takes eighty doctors to keep one undertaker in a brief business. We have fifteen hundred wagon matora tlinnaansl Ti70+/?li maL-orc COTTonfV ^ vuivw vuvuouuu nuwuuiwavm ^ hwtvmwjeight vinegar makers, including, we suppose, all the cross wives, crusty bachelors, and verjuice old maids; thhtythousand wheelwrights and thirty-three showmen. We have four thousand cutlers; twenty-three thousand sadlers; .and five thousand railroad men. We have one hundred and fifty-four opticians and ten occulists, but nearly four thousand confectioners, proving that we are infinitely more for eating than eye-sight. This reminds us that there are five thousand brewers, and seven hundred wine dealers, but the census, strange to say, is silent as to the number who drink the beer and "quaff the rosy." In all, we have about five millions and a half, above the age of fifteen years, who are busily employed at some trade, profession, or other occupation, by which to earn a livelihood. It is plain that we are not a nation of sluggards.? We nearly all do something. Nay to be an idle drone is happily no recommendation in America, as it i3 in the monarchial and aristocratic countries of Europe.?Phil. Lcihjer. . , BOY LOVE. ?ne of the queerest and funniest things to think of in after life, is "Boy Love." No sooner does a boy acquire a tolerable stature, than he begins to imagine himself a man, and 1 TT . A_ J3.1 _ to ape mannisn ways, ne casts siaeiong glances at the girls he may meet, becomes a regular attendant at church or meeting, sports a cane, carries his head erect, and struts a little in his walk. Presently, and how very soon ! he falls in love?yes, "falls" is the proper word, because it best indicates his happy, delirious self-abasement. He lives now in a fairy region, somewhere collateral to the world, and yet, somehow, blended inextricably with it. He perfumes his hair with fragrant oil, scatters essences over his handkerchief, and desperately shaves, and annoints for a beard. He quotes poetry in which "love" and "dove," and "heart" and "dart" peculiarly predominate ; and, as he plunges deeper into the delicious labyainth, fancies himself filled with the divine afflatus, and suddenly breaks into a scarlet rash?of rhyme. He feeds upon the looks of his beloved; is raised to the seventh heaven if she speaks a pleasant word; is betrayed into the most astonishing exstacies by a smile; and is plunged into the gloomiest regions of misanthropy by a frown. He believes himself the most devoted lover in the world. There never was such another. There never will be. He is the one great idolater. He is the very type of magnanimity and self-abnegation. Wealth! he despises the grovelling thought. Poverty, with the adorable beloved, he rapturously apostrophizes as the first of all earthly blessings; and "Love in a Cottage, with water and a crust;" is the beau ideal paradise of dainty delights. He declares to himself, with the most solemn emphasis, that he would go through fire and water; undertake a pilgrimage to China or Kamtschatka; swim storm-tossed oceans; scale irapassabe mountains, and face legions oi bayonets but for one sweet smile from her lips. He doats upon a flower she has cast way. He cherishes her glove?a little worn in the fingers?next his heart. He sighs like a locomotive letting off steam. He scrawls her name over quires of foolscap?fitting medium for his j insanity. lie. scornfully depreciates the at tentions of other boys of his own age; cub Peter Tibbcts dead, because he said that the adored Angelina had carrotty hair; and pass, ed Harry Bell contemptuously, for daring tc compare "that gawky Mary Jane" with his incomparable Angelina. Happy ! happy ! foolish Boy-love; with its hopes and its fears; its joys and sorrows; it? jealousies; its delights; its raptures and ib tortures; its ecstatic fervors and terrible heart burnings; its solemn ludicrousness; and its intensely prosaic termination. A POLITICAL SEBMINT. "My Breethring, I will take for my text the same which was preached once by my brother, at Brandon, Mississippi, of which you all have doubtless heard: "And he played on a harp of a thousand strings?sperrits of just men made perfic." My breethring, there is as many strings to politix as there is to a lyre?an a good many liars to eeny most every string?then there aint but one on 'em all that rings out the music of the upion to which ever true, patriot had ought to keep step?fur "he played on a harp of a thousand strings?sperrits of just men made perfic." Fust thar's the Know Nothin'! His name expressess the amount of his information, but it don't convey an idee of his resources. He's the most extraordinary animal in the show? he is fur and against a variety of topics; he's temperance and he drinks?he's fur the Maine law so pervided he can violate it?he's fur and against fusion?he's an abolitionist here and ? * 1 i 1 ? 1 1 1 111 ne aint an aDontionist?ne s nere ana ne sinar ?and he will be no whare in November?fur "be played on & harp of a thousand strings? sperrits of just men made perfic." Then thars the polittikle cobbler, goin' round like a roaring green bay jackass seekin' where he may htfmbug some boddy. He's all the colors of the rainbow, and more changeable then the Camelia Joponniky. He is a Whig ! Anti-Whig?and Know Nothin' and Anti-Know Nothin'?fur furriners and again furriners, fur every boddy and agin every boddy, but principally a long-heeled, woolly-headed, rantin,' ravin' niggerists and abolitionist and disunionist?fur he "played on a harp of a thousand strings?sperrits of just men made perfic." Then thar's the straight-out Whig?a respectable sort of a character in contrast with don't perceding who represents the fusionist. He don't vant to seethe Union destroyed, but he knows he can't help it if he runs on his own hook, and that he'd better run wid der machine that's bound to be ahead and wash the other tubs. He plays on a harp of a single string, but his execution is imperfect. Then thar's the liberal and the genuine old fashioned Democrat. They don't go whirling round in circumbendibuses?they aint afraid of nobody nor nothin'. They carry their Union flag afloat?the bunting all kivered over with stars and stripes?glorious and victorious because its the banner of the Union. They go for personal freedom?for popular rights?for justice to all men and all parts of country?for light instead of darkness?for open discussion instead of midnight cabal? for self-government and notforoligharchy; and they go in to win, for their instrument is tuned with popuVr feelin' though its made of beech wood?and they played on a harp of a tfiousand strings, and every string an honest prinoiple. T.Ti! A TiTT AT.T. VOTT fiAN. Never omit an opportunity to learn all you can. Sir Walter Scott .said/ that even in a stage coach, he always found somebody who could tell him things he did not know before. Conversation is frequently more useful than books for purposes of knowledge. It is therefore, a mistake to be morose and silent among persons whom you think ignorant, for a little sociability on your part will draw them out, and they will be able to teach you something, no matter how ordinary their employment. Indeed, some of the most sagacious remarks, as made by persons of this description respecting their particular pursuit. Hugh Miller, the Scotch geologist, owes not a little of his fame to observations made when he was a journeyman stone mason and working in a quarry. Socrates well said that there was but one good, which is knowledge, and one evil, which is ignorance. Every grain of sand goes to make a heap. A gold digger takes the smallest nuggets, and is not fool enough to throw them away because he hopes to find a huge lump some time. So in acquiring knowedge, we should never depise an opportunity, however uncompromising. If there is a moment's leisure, spend it over a good instructive, talking with the first you meet. PANEGYRIC ON BEDS. The almost forgotten French romancer Cleinence Robert, thus warmly expressed himself on the comforts of the bed : "A bed is certainly the most precious and most favorite asylum found here below. In fact, when I look at it, and when I think, when I step into it, how one is suddenly, as if by enchanment, rid of fatigue, cold, wind, dust, rain, importunate visitors, tedious conversations, common-place remarks, pompous assertions, bragging, putting forth head-strong opinions, contradictions, discussions, traveling stories, confidential readings of a poem or a whole tragedy, explanations or systems in long words, interminable monologues, and that in place of all these one has pictures, thoughts, memories to be called up, that he is in the midst of a chosen society, or phantoms and visions just to the mind, and all these dreams, which a foreign writer calls "moonlight of the brain;" when I think of all these as I look at a bed, I know not what words to make use of to express my enthusiasm and veneration, and I am almost ready to bow in adoration before it." JUST PUBLISHED BY THE HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Philadelphia.? Report on Spermatorrhoea, or Seminal Weak, ness, Impotence, the Vice of Onanism, Masturbation, or Self-Abuse, and other Diseases of the Sexual Organs, with an account of the errors and deceptions of Quacks, and valuable advice to the afflicted, . by Geo. R. Calhoun, M. D., Consulting Surgeon of the Howard Association, Philadelphia, Pa., a benevolent Institution established by special endowment, 1 for the relief of the sick and distressed, afflicted with "Virulent and Epidemic Diseases." A copy of , the above Report will be sent by mail (in a sealed envelope) free of charge, on the receipt of two stamps for postage. Address Dr. GEORGE R. CAL HOUN, No. 2 South Ninth-St., Philadelphia, Pa. [ Dec. 13 49 tf mwmm&i gmd, DR. B. M. COBB, WILL be pleased to receive Professional Calls in tlio departments of MEDICINE and SURGE1 RY. Unless professionally absent, he may be found ! at his residence, Fort Mill Depot, York Dist., S. C. F Oct 11 40 ly HYSICIANS SHOP FURNITURE, Medical Saddle-Bags, Surgical Instruments &c. Just Received by L. 1*. BARNETT & Co. Nov 1 43 tf HAVANA CIGARS.?Choice brands. For sale by L. F. BARNETT & Co. BLRESTONE, SULPHATE QUININE, Iodine, Iodide-Potash, Morphine, Tannin &c. For Sale by L. T. BARNETT & CO. Nov 1 '43 tf WETHERILL & BROTHERS, pure WHITE LEAD. For sale by ADAMS & McCORKLE. may 3 17 tf COLOGNE, &C.--A fine assortment of Colognes and Extracts, for the handkerchief; Fancy and Tablet Soaps, Nail, Teeth, Hair and Flesh Brushes. For sale by L. P. BARNETT. Nov 1 43 tf Cj\t ffarkMIk dEnpirer is ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, at Two Dollars per year, in Advance. To Clubs of Tttf, the paper will be furnished, one year, for Fifteen Dollars?invariably in advance. All subscriptions not specially limited at the time of subscribing will be considered as made for an indefinite period, and will be continued until all arrearages are paid, or at the option of the Proprietors. Subscriptions from other States must invariably be accompanied with the cash or the name of some responsible person known to us. Advertisements will be inserted at One Dollar per square for the first, and Thirty-seven-and-ahalf Cents for each subsequent insertion?a squnro to consist of twelve lines, Brevier, or less. Business Cards, of a half-square or less, will be inserted at $5, per year. For advertising Estrays Tolled, $2; Citations, $2; Notices of Application to the Legislature, $5; to be paid by the persons handing in the advertisements. Monthly or Quarterly Advertisements will be charged One Dollar per square, for each insertion. Contracts by the year will be taken on liberal terms?the contracts however, must in all cases be conSned to the immediate business of the firm or individual contracting. All advertisements not having the n imber of insertions marked on the margin, will be continued until forbid and charged accordi r* rvl tt ?"??/ Obituary Notices exceeding one square in length, will be charged for the overplus, at regular rates.? Tributes of Respect rated as advertisements. THE LAW OP NEWSPAPERS. 1. Subscribers who do not give express notice to the contrary, are considered as wishing to continue their subscription. 2. If subscribers order the discontinuance of their papers, the publisher can continue to send them until all arrearages are paid. 3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their papers from the office to which they are directed, they are held responsible till they settle their bill, and order the paper discontinued. 4. If any subscriber removes to another place without informing the publisher, and their paper is sent to the former direction, they are held responsible. 5. The Court has decided that refusing to take a Newspaper from the office, or removing and leaving it uncalled for, is prima fiacie evidence of an intentional fraud. TlffiPRINCETON PRESS. THE design of the inventor was to get up a Press which would answer every requirement of the offer made by Geobqe Bbuce, of New York, in 1861, viz: cheap, light, eaeily managed, and capable of throwing off at least 500 sheets per hour. This Press will throw off from 500 to 800 sheets per hour, doing the work equal to any Cylinder Press. The bed stands about 30 inches from the floor, and is the most convenient of all Presses to make ready the form on. It is adapted to jobbing, or book work^ as well as newspaper, and will register as well as any other Cylinder Press. It requires,, to work it, a man to turn the fly wheel and a boy to feed the sheets. The Inking Apparatus is very complete, and differs from the apparatus used in Cylinder Presses generally, being more like that used in the Power Platen Presses. Two rollers pass over the form twice to each impression, taking ink for each sheet. A Press of this description for newspaper and jobbing, bed 44 by 28} inches, with roller mould, roller stocks, blanket, flying and registering apparatus, &c., complete, will be furnished for $600. If intended for book work chiefly, an extra ink fountain will be furnished for $20. The press, fly wheel, &c., will weigh about 2000 pounds. The sides, &c., are iron. Length of frame, seven feet?height, to front . i -x* c i i .1 An? ?:.a euge OX iceu uuuru, uucu icet bijl iuwucs. xxuj disc made to order. The following is the list of Sizes and Prices as far as established: Bed 28 by 20, $400. Bed 48 by 31, $580. "36 24, 450. "50 32, 600. "44 283, 500.' "52 82, 625. " 46 30 540. The beds will take chases their full breadth; and within two inches of the length. Terms.?One-half, cash: one half, note, at 4 months, with approved security; or 2} per cent discount for cash. Boxing and Cartage, $13. For more than three years the inventor of the above Press has been improving it, working it all the while, and ascertaining, with great care and expense, the best mode of carrying out all the details?and he flatters himself ho has succeeded in perfecting it; and is now manufacturing the Press himself. No Press will leave his premises without being thoroughly tested, and without it performs to the entire satisfaction of the purchaser. JOHN T. ROBINSON. Princeton, N. J., Nov. 1855. 46 _ 8m NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP. THE undersigned have leased the shop known as WALKER'S OLD STAND (recently occupied by Stcedmao & McConncll) on Main Street, opposite the residence of Col. Wright, where they are prepared to execute all kinds of BLACKSMITHING, in the most substantial manner and on reasonable terms.? They are also engaged in the Manufacture and sale of FORMAN'S PATENT IRON PLOW, the best Plow now in use, and which cannot fail to commend itself to every intelligent farmer who gives it a trial. They solicit an examination, and will be pleased to exhibit it to all who may call. They solicit a share of public patronage. LETSON, ROTHROCK & Co. Yorkville Sept. 20 87 tf. CAUTION I?FOEMAN'S IKON PIOW. HAVING purchased of the Patentee of FORMAN'S IRON PLOW, the right to manufacture oaII oni/4 ?? Tliotwnfo nf Vai?1t nn/1 uuu dc11 oaiu a. iv no 1u vuv a/iom*v?b v? *v*m umv. Chester, the undersigned are determined to prosecute all violations of their rights. They are now entering suit in the United States Court against one person in this place, who has assumed to manufacture and sell said Plows without authority; and they give warning to all persons who may purchase of him that they too are liable, and that suits will be entered against every person who uses any Plow of his manufacture. This notice they give that persons who choose to buy his plow may do so with their eyes open, and with the understanding that they will have to stand a suit in the U. States Court. LETSON & ROTHROCK. Yorkville, Oct. 11, 1855. 40 tf AUCTION AID COIDIMSMSS THE undersigned respectfully informs his friends and the public generally, that he will attend to the sale of all kinds of PRODUCE, MERCHANDIZE, NEGROES, STOCK, FURNITURE, and everything that can be sold, at a reasonble commission. All business entrusted to him will be promptly attended to and immediate returns made. He returns his sincere thanks to the citizens of Yorkville and vicinity, for the liberal patronage heretofore bestowed upon him, and hopes by strict attention to business, to merit and share a continuance of the same. Address, V. E McELHANEY, Auctioneer, . Yorkville, S. C. references: Yorkville.?TV. I. Clawson, Jno. L. Miller, Dan'l Williams. Chester.?A. G. Pagan & Co. Lancaster.?J. Curcton, J. II. TVithorspoon. North Carolina.?TV. L. Irwin, R. Irwin. llnionville.?TV. J. Keenan. Yorkville, July 26, 1855. 21 tf US?" The Chester Standard, Fairfield Herald, Unionville Journal and Lancaster Ledger, will copy 3 times weekly, and forward accounts. Notice. THE Firms of J. N. LEWIS & CO., at Yorkville, S C find T/F.WTS & WILSON, at Ohoqtpr S C., are this day dissolved by mutual consent, The names of the firms will be used at both places in settling up their old business. J. N. LEWIS, D. H. WILSON. October 1st, 4855. CO-PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. J BENNETT, J. N. LEWIS, & D. H. WILSON, have this day formed a Co-partnership for the purpose of carrying on the WATCII and JEWELRY Business, at the stand heretofore occupied by J. N. LEWIS & CO., at Yorkville, S. C., under the name of BENNETT, LEWIS, & CO., and at Chester, S. C., under the name of BENNETT, WILSON & CO., at the stand formerly occupied by Lewis & Wilson. JORDAN BENNETT. J. N. LEWIS, * D. H. WILSON. The old firm of J. N. Lewis & Co., feel grateful for the liberal patronage shown them on the part of the public, and hope that the Bamc maybe continued to the new firm. . J. N. LEWIS, D. H. WILSON. Oct 11 40 tf BROWNING & LEMAN, IMPORTERS OF . French, British and German DRY GOODS, j 209 anil211 King, Corner of Marketsirec , CHARLESTON^ S. G. ^ J KEEP constantly on hand, and offer to their friend# j| and tlio public generally, the largest assortment of Foreign and Domestio Dry Goods in the Southern ^ States. Their Stock is constantly supplied with a 1 full assortment of RICH DRES8 GOODS of all the newest varieties of style and Fabric, in Silks, Tissues, Bareges, Grenadines, Muslins, &c.? Bombazines, Alpacas, and Mourning Goods of all kinds. EMBROIDERIES and LACE GOODS, of every J description. fl EVENING DRESS GOODS, of every variety. 1 Gentlemen's and Boys' Wear. CLOTHS, Cassimers, Westings, Linen Drills and Coatings, of best French Goods. Satinets, Tweeds, Jeans, &c.FOR FAMILY USE.. > Rose, Whitney and Bath Blankets. Red and White FLANNELS., > v ( Enelish and America* nntfnn Plo'nn?lo French, English and American PRINTS and Cambrics. - - Linens, of Richardson's celebrated make, for Sheetings, Shirtings, Pillow Cases, Table Damask, Doylies, Napkins, Towellings, B. E. and Hnckaback Diapers, Fruit Cloths, Apron Linens, Ac.' CARPETING. Ingrain, 3 Ply, Brussels, Tapestry ind VELVET. British and American Floor Oil Cloths. ' . Wilton, Velvet and Azminster RUGS. ' White and colored Mattings of all widths. Stair Rods and STAIR CABPETINGS of all kinds. CURTAIN MATERIALS. Of every variety in Silks, Satin and Worsted. Curtain Cambrics and Muslins. ', Embroidered Lace and Muslin Curtains. Gilt Cornices, Curtain Gimps, Holders, Loops, Tassels, Drapery Cords,' Bell Ropes, Ac. J PLANTATION GOODS. Blankets, Plains, Kerseys, Capsf &c. Cotton OSNABERGS, all of the best Southern make. * , ~ ' All the above, with every other line.of Dry Goods which can be demanded, are of our; own Direct Importation, and are offered at the lowest Market Prices for cash or City acceptances. The one price system is strictly adherred to.. All Goods are warranted, and ordera.fiUed with promptness and the most careful attention. BROWNING & LEMAN. March 29 12 ly GREAT SOUTHERN REMEDY! JACOB'S CORDIAL, j rOBALl* Bowel Diseases, Cholera, Dysentery, Diarrhce, Choi' era Morbus, Bilious Cholic, Cholera Infantum. Also, admirably adapted to many diseases 0/ i Females, especially painful menstruation. The virtues of Jacob's Cordial are (oo well bxovm to require enconiufns. 1st. It cures the worst cases of Diarrhoea. 2d. It cures the worst form of Dysentery. 3d. It cures California or Mexican Diarrhoea. 4th. It relieves the severest Colio^ 6th. It cures Cholera Morbus. " - * 6th. It cures Cholera Infantum. m 7th. It cures Painful Menstruation. 8th.' It relieves Pain in Back and Loins. 9th. It counteracts Nervousness and Despondency. 10th. It restores Irregularities. " 'V... 11th. Itrdiapels gloomy and Hysterical Feelings. 12th. It's an admirable Tonic.. . A Few Short Extracts from Letters, Testimonials, Ac. "I bave umT Jacob's Cordial in my family, and have f6und it a most efficient, and in my jndgment, a valuable remedy."?Hon. Hebam Warner, Judge i of Supreme Court,'Georgia. . "It gives me pleasure in being able to recommend ; Jacob's Cordial?my own personal experience, and the experience of my neighbors and friends around me, is a sufficient guarantee for me to believe it to be all that it purports to be, viz: a sovereign remedy."?w. H. Underwood, Formerly Judge of Superior Court, Cherokee Circuit "I take great pleasure in recommending this invalaablo medicine to all afflicted with bowel diseases, for which I believe it to be a sovereign remedy ?decidedly superior to anything else ever tried by me."?A. A. Gaul dlno, Deputy G. M. of the Orand Lodge of Georgia. "I have used Jacob's Cordial in, my family, and this, with all I hear about it as a remedy.by tbose who have tried it, induces me to believe that it stands at the head of every preparation of the kind, and I would recommend its use in the diseases for Jm which it is compounded."?Milks G. Dobbins, Gash- V ier of the Bank of the State of Georgia. Griffin. ^ "If there is any credibility in human testimony, ^ Jacob's Cordial, must stand nre-eminent ahova all 1 other preparations for the care of Bowel Diseases.? From the mass of testimony in its favor coming d in from all quarters, it mast be very far in advance 0 as a curative agent, of most if not all other patent d preparations.?A. Fleming, Cashier Marine and J Fire Insurance Bank, Griffin. ' This efficient remedy is travelling into celebrity u as fast as Bonaparte poshed his columns into Russia, ij and gaining commendation wherever used."?Oeor- H gia Jeffertonian. 1 IgU For sale by L. P. BARNBTT & Co., York- J villo; Patterson, Moore A Co., Fort Mill; J. Ross, 9 Sandersville; Wylie & Smith, Hickory Grove; Da- H vidson & White, Bullochs Creek; Haviland, Harral 1 & Co., Charleston; Drs. Fisher & Heinitsh, Colum- 1 bia, and the principal Merchants and Druggists | throughout the Stato. - 1 ; . W. W. BLISS & CO., . I Proprietors, 20 Beckman-at., New York. w Sept 20 87 ly 1 M. JOHNSON & GO. 1 ALL ABOARD! I AT the word of command, M. -JOHNSON took V passage on the Railroad for the cities of New | York and Philadelphia, and purchased especially for M this market a splendid assortment of artioles in his fl line of business. The firm are determined to en- fl large their establishment and to keep on hand here- 9 after a more extensive, carefully selected and finer 9 stock than ever before offered in this place. In the I stock now opening, will be found every variety, -and fl the best quality of ?^ - fl SADDLERY HARDWARE; fl Harness Mountings of various styles; Bridle-Bits, fl of all kinds; Whips and Collars; Trunks, Valises, fl Carpet-Bags, &c., &c., &c. They invite attention to fl this Stock, and are confident that they are able, by H offering the best qualities at the lowest prices, to fl give general satisfaction. As heretofore, they will fl continue to fill orders for the fl HOME MANUFACTURE 1 ot sauuies, uarness, uriaies sc., ana are always ? ready to do REPAIRING at the shortest notice and in the roost workmanlike manner. Their thanks are due to their friends and the public generally for a generous patronage, and they hope by strict attention to business to merit and receive a continuance of public favor. Call at the store, formerly occu- , pied by Meek & Moore, opposite the "Adickee Building." - M. JOHNSON & CO. Yorkville, Aug. 30, 1865. 34 6m Removal. MESSRS. LINDSAY & TIIOMASSON announce to their customers and the public that they 1 have removed their establishment temporarily to the store formerly occupied by th?m, one door North of WALKER'S HOTEL, where they are prenared to serve tbeir friends as usual. They have1 now on 1 hand a good assortment of Drugs, Medicines, Dyc-S tuffs, &c., and all articles in their line of the best quality, and at reasonable prices. J. F. LINDSAY, D. II. THOMASSON. Yorkville, Mar. 1. .8 tf DRU6S AND MEDICINES, AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL. L P. BAMETT & Co. ARE now receivings large addition to tbeir stock, consisting of DRUGS and CHEMICALS, Paints and Oils, Window Glass and Putty, Varnishes, Brushes, Combs, Soaps, Perfumery and Fancy Articles. To Country Merchants and Physicians, we will offer liberal inducements, guaranteeing everything as represented. We make our purchases with cash of manufacturers and importers, and feel assured that iu most articles we can compete with any one in the State. We only ask an cxaminati on of our stock. Prompt attention given to all orders. Goods care- M fully packed and forwarded as directed. Prcscrip- H tions accurately dispensed. D L. B. BARNETT & Co. Yorkville, Oct. 30,1855. 43 tf fl