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Ijjisrelkneotts $kafoing. , ALL MANKIND ARE BARBERS. I'll prove to you, my friend, I hope, That none a doubt can harber, That all the world's a barbor shop, And every man a barber. Some shave to make themselves look neat, And some because 'tis funny; And brokers shave you in the street, And only shave for money. . Some shave their foreheads sliok and clean, If with low heads they're bothered. ' But then 'tis plainly to be seen, That they're the ones that lathered. To court a girl with eloquence, The dandy never frets her: But lathers her with compliment, And shaves her when he gets her. The maidens also, now and then, Who are so fond of sporting, 8oft soap the shallow minded men, And shave 'em while they're courting. Btit men and girle who thus will boast. Of soaping while they tarried, Will find at last with bitter cost, That both gotsh&vod when married. HOW NED LOST HIS BREECHES. It was in the latter part of Jane, in the year 185?, that business called me to that section of our State called the "Free State of Gasoon. ade," aud it was during my stay there that the scene I am about to relate occurred. It was on a Saturday evening, and the day warm (very peculiar to this olimate at that season of . the year,) that I approaohed the residence (as I afterwards learned) of one of the first settlers of that part of the country. I hallowed to know if I could stay until Monday. The old gentleman yes, and invited me to alight? " *; called one of the servants to take my horse, .. and leading the way, conducted me to the I house, an$ soon made me feel at home. The L1 welcome reminded me of boyhood days, when L if you were welcomed, it was a welcome in* !' deed. The dwelling was of a primitive kind, consisting of two log cabins, about fifteen by . eighteen feet square, with a passage between, and one story high. The ceiling was made of loose clapboords, laid on nnhewed joists; and the floor was made of puncheons hewed out of linn trees^ The door reminded me of the log cabin campaign of 1840?"the string of the latch was never pulled in." The chimney corresponded with the rest of the building. The ^ furniture was rather better than is usual for that section, and the house and its inmates wore an air of neatness and cheerfulness that is not often found in our cities. The family consisted of the old gentleman, Mr. E. B., his wife, two sons, and a daughter; the rest of the children had all got married and left home long since. The daughter, Nancy (that was her name,) was about that age when girls usually hesitato to tell, and therefore I will not. She was as fine a specimen of a girl as you would wish to meet; and you could see from her eye that she could enjoy a laugh as well as any one. Sunday morning, the old gentleman and myself took a stroll around the farm, which I found to be a good one of the sort, and pretty well stocked, especially with hounds, of which he had at least a dozen?five of them puppies. I am particular as to the hounds, for the sequel will show that puppies are sometimes as mischievous in the country as the same animal __is in the city. At 11 o'clock we all went to church?I gallanted Miss Nancy; but on my return I found she had caught a beau?being a married man, however, I did not take on much about it.? Ned Sowers (the name of the beau) was an original in his way, and stood in his boots, aboufc five feet ten, black hair and eyeB, and looked as suple as an eel. His sinewy form was encased in a suit of homespun, colored with walnut bark; his under garments were also home-made and appeared to be made of rather tough material for Ned's comfort Ned, like all young men in love, as soon as supper was over, sat up to Nancy like a sick kitten to a hot brick on a cold day. I chatted with the 'old folks; but being desirous of getting an early start, I soon retired loan adjoining room and went to bed. The bedstead was a lowposted one, the foot of which was towards the door. What time Ned came to bed (for he slept with me,) is more than I know; but it must have been late, judging from the lateness o1f the hour wh^^Baie, or rather jumped up. All the family were up and stirring. I had been to the stable to atteud to my horse?had just returned and advanced a few feet in the passage, when I met one of the puppies dragging Ned's breeches, and before I had time to arrest him, I heard a noise in the room in which I had slept. I hastened to the door, when Miss Nancy rushed by me, sifter in hand, and her face as red as a coal of fire with blushes. I looked in, and there was poor Ned, fast to the bedpost. He had awoke just in time to get a glimpse of his departing pants, and in leaping from the bed to recover them, his flaxen garment caught on the post. But before I could render him any assistance the flax gave way to Ned's herculean effo'ts, and down he oame on the floor. He sprang to his feet, and out he rushed in hot pursuit. But puppy, by this time, was under the floor. Poor Ned hesitated but a moment, and straightening himself up, he cast one last lingering look towards the hole into which puppy crawled with his pants, and then as if gathering him-; self up for a mighty effort, he struck out for j liAmO iKo norn (rrroo trrnJo* ! iiUUIV^ bUlVU^U U1V. VVtU) \v 11 iuv.lt M [IJ VVlWOI high) his flaxen garment streaming in his [ wake, and was spread out over the corn as if i it was hung out to dry. Scarcely had he got | under full headway, ere the old hounjJ spied [ him, and sounded the alarm, and then in hot! pursuit joined the whole pack. Ned had a ! mile to run, half way through the corn, and he ! saw, if he did not reach home, he was a gone ! case. Away Ned scampered over corn stalks, bush ' and briar, his hair floated majestically on the ; breeze, and his yellow flag, now only fastened j to his neck, sweeping the tassels of corn.? j Yelp! yelp ! followed the pack of hounds, like ! as many demons on his trail, reminding one ofj the adventures of Tarn O'Shanter with the witches. By this time the whole family were out j watching the chase. Nancy screamed and laughed, and laughed and screamed again, while the old man yelled, 'Go it Ned, for Sweet Lip's gaining on yon?shirt tail's trump, ' and dogs are arter it!' Ned reached a pond?he plunges in?the hounds don't like water, so they go round.? Now he is safe ! But no ! they have made the circuit and are after him again ! Ky-yi, bow wow-wow, yelled old Sweet Lip, as she made a desperate bound at Ned's flag, just as he reached his own door and escaped into the house. The roar of laughter, the yelping of the hounds, and Ned's flaxen garment streaming in the wind, produced one of the most ludicrous scenes I ever witnessed. P. S.?Since then I have seen one of Nan-1: cy's brothers, and he informed that was Ned's last visit; but the young man added, that any man that oould out run old Sweet Lip was good enough for any gal. PREDICTIONS FOR NEW YEAR. According to the wise heads and soothsayers of the present day, the year of our Lord 1850 is to be an eventful one. We extract the following sagacious predictions, which will doubtless be fulfilled : "Through the whole course of the coming year, whenever the moon wanes the night will grow dark. On several occasions, during the year, the sun will rise before certain people discover it, and set before they have hnished the day's work. It is quite likely that when there is no business doing, many will be heard to complain of hard times, but it is equally cer tain that all who hang themselves will esoape starvation. If bustles and hoops go out of fashion, a church pew will hold more than three ladies. If dandies wear their beards, there will be less work for the barhers, and he who wears mustaches will have something to sneeze at. There will be many eclipses of virtue, some visible and others invisible. Whosoever is in love, will think his mistress is a perfect angel, and will only find out the truth of his suspicion by getting marriefl. Many delicate ladies, whom no one would suspect, will be kissed without telling their ma's.? There will be more books published than will find purchasers, more rhymes written than will find readers, and more bills made than will find payers. If the incumbent of a fat office should die, there will be a dozen feet ready to step into one pair of shoes. If any young lady should happen to blush, she will be apt to look red in the face, without the use of paint; if she dream of a youDg man three nights in sucaession, it will be a sign of something; if she dream of him four times, or have the toothache, it is ten to one she will be a long time in getting either of them out of her head.? Many people will drink more strong liquor than will be necessary to keep them sober, and take more medicine than will be requisite to the enjoyment of good health. Dinners and entertainments will be given to those who have enough at home, and the poor will receive much advice gratis, legal and medical excepted. The publio debts of the repudiating StateB will verv Drobablv attend private con ? tracts in this latitude. He who marries this year will run a great risk, especially if he does it in a hurry, He who steals a match gives tatlers occasion to gossip, and will be apt to involve himself and bride in disagreeable relations. There will be a great noise all over the country when it thunders, and a tremendous dust will be kicked up occasionally by the coach-horses. Many young ladies, who hope for it but little expect it, will be married; and many who anticipate that glorious consummation, will be doomed to wait another year.? Finally, there exists little doubt, this will be a "most wonderful" year, surpassing in interest all that have preceded it. Politicians will make fools of themselves; pettifoggers will make fools of others; and women with pretty faces make fools of both. The world will go round as usual, and come baek to the place whence it set out, as will many a man who engages in business. There will be great cry and little wool, at the sheering of pigs and meeting of Congress. MAKING A NEEDLE. I wonder if any little girl who may read this ever thought how many people are all the time at work in making the things which she every day uses. What can be more common, and you may think, more simple, than a needle! Yet, if you do not know it, I can tell you that it takes a great many persons to make a needle and a good deal of time too. In going over the premises we must pass hither and thither and walk iuto the next street and back again, and take a drive to a mill, in order to see the whole process. We find one chamber of the shop is hung round with coils of bright wire, of all thicknesses, from the stout kinds used for codfish hooks to that of the finest cambrio needles. In a room below, bits of wire the length of two needles are cut by a vast pair of shears fixed in the wall. A bundle has been cut off; the bits needs straightening, for they havo just come off from coils. The bundle is thrown into a red-hot furnace; and then taken out and rolled backward and forward on a table until the wires are straight. This process is called "rubbing straight." We saw a mill for grinding needles. We go down and find a needle pointer seated on his bench. He takes up two dozen or so of the wires and rolls them between his thumb and fingers, with their ends on the grindston, first one end and then the other. We have now the wires straight and pointed at both ends. Next is a machine which flattens and gutters the heads of ten thousand needles iu an hour. Observe the little gutters at the lmad of your needle. Next comes the punching of the eyes, and the boy who does it, punches eight thoueand an hour, and he does it so fast your eyes can hardly keep pace with him. The splitting follows, which is running a fine wire through a dozen, perhaps, of these twiu needles. A woman, with a little anvil before her, files between the heads and seperatea them.? They are now complete needles, but rough and rusty, and what is worse, they easily bend. A poor needle, you will say. But the hardening comes next. They are heated in batches in a furnace, and when red-hot, are thrown in a pan of cold water. Next, they must be tern-! pered; and this is done by rooling them backward and forward on a hot-metal plate. The polishing still remains to be done. On a ve xj iuaiot viviu utcuito ntv iu uic uuui* ber of forty or fifty thousand. Emery dust is strewed over them, oil is sprinkled, aud the cloth is then rolled up, and with several others of the same kind, thrown into a sort of j wash pot to roll to and fro for twelve hours or more. They oome out dirty enough; but after rinsing in clean hot water, and a tossing iu i saw dust, they look as bright as can be, and I are ready to be sorted and put up for sale.? But the sorting aud doing up in papers, you j may imagine, is quite a work by itself. EFFECTS OF HEAT ITFON MEAT. ! A well cooked piece of meat should be full I of its own juice or natural gravcy. In roast- ! ing, therefore, it should be exposed to a quick | fire, that the external surface may be made to J contract at once, and the albumen to coagu-1 late, before the juice has had time to escape : within. And so in boiling. When a piece ofi beef or mutton is plunged into boiling water, I the outer part contracts, the albumen, which i is near the surface, coagulates, and the internal juice is prevented either from escaping into the water by which it is surrounded, or from being diluted or weakened by the admiB- : sion of water among it. When cut up, there- j fore, the meat yields much gravy, and is rich in flavor. Hence a bcefstake or a mutton chop j is done quickly and over a quu k fire, that the | natural juices may be retained. On the other I hand, if the meat be exposed to a slow fire, its pores remain open, the juice continues to flow from within, as it has dried from the surface, and flesh pines, and becomes dry, hard and unsavory. Or if it be put into cold or tepid water, which is afterwards gradually brought to a boil, much of the albumen is extracted before it coagulates, the natural juices for the most part flow out, and the meat is served in a nearly tasteless state. Hence to prepare good boiled meet, it should be put at once into water already brought to a boil. But to make beef tea, mntton broth, and other meat soups, the flesh should be put into cold water, and this afterwards very slowly warmed, and finally boiled. The advantage derived from simmering, a term not unfrequent in cookery books, depends very much upon the effects of slow boiling as above explained.?Chemistry of Common Life. TWRTIiTiTTJ"G VERSES. The circumstances which induced the writing of the following touching and thrilling lines are as follow : A young lady of New York was in the habit of writing for the Philadelphia Ledger on the subject of Temperance. Her writing was so full of pathos, and evinced such deep emotion of soul, that a friend of hers accused her of being a maniac on the subject of Temperance?whereupon she wrote the following lines: Go feel what I have felt. Go bear wh01 have borne? Sink'neath the blow a father dealt, And, the oold world's proud scorne; Then suffer on from year to year? Thy sole relief the scorohing tear. Go kneel as I have knelt, Implore, beseech and pray? Strive the besotted heart to melt, The downward course to stay; Be dashed with bitter curse aside, Your prayers burlesqued, your tears defied. Go weep as I have wept, O'er a loved father's fall? See every promised blessing swept? Youth's sweetness turned to gall? Life's fading flowers strewed all the way, That brought me up to woman's day. Qo see what I have Been, Behold the strong man bowed? "With gnashing teeth ; lips bathed in blood, And oold and livid brow; Qo catch his withered glance and see, There mirrored his soul's misery. Qo to thy mother's side, And her crueh'd bosom cheer; Thine own deep anguish hide; Wipe from her cheek the bitter tear; Mark her worn frame and wither'd brow; The gray that streaks her dark hair now; With fading frame and trembling limbs; And trace the ruin back to him. Whose plighted faith, in early youth, Promised eternal love and truth, But who forsworn, hath yielded up, That promise to the cursed cup; And led her down, through love and light, And all that made her prospects bright, And chain'a her there, 'mid want and strife, That lowly thing, & drunkard's wife? And stamp'd on ohildhood's brov so mild, That with'ring blight, that drunkard's child. Qo hear, and feel, and see, and know, All that my soul hath felt and known, Then look upon the wine-cup's glow, See if its beauty can atone? Think if its flavor you will try, When all proclaim " tis drink and die 1" Tell me I hate the bowl? Hate is a feeble word ; I loathe?abhor?my very soul, With strong disgust is stirr'd, When I Bee, or hear, or tell, Of the dark beverage of bell ! MISCELANEOTJS RECEIPTS. To Cure Hams.?When you are smoking your hams occasionally throw upon the fire a haadfull of China berries, and it will be found a preventive against skippers. So says a gentlemen who has seen it sufficiently tested in South Alabama. Pineapple Jelly.?Pare and grate the pineapple, and put it into the preserving pan, with one pound of fine white sugar to every pound of the fruit; Rtir it and boil it until it is well mixed and thickens sufficiently; then strain it, pour it into the jars, and when it has become cool, cover the jellies with paper wet in brandy, cover the jars tightly, and treat them as apple jelly. Scotch Cake. Stir to a pint of cream a pound of sugar and three-quarters of a pound of butter, put in the juice and grated rind of lemon, a wine glaBS of brandy. Seperate the whites and yolks of nine eggs, beat them to a froth, and stir them into the cake, then add a pound of sifted flour, and just before it is put in the oake pans, a pound of seeded raisins. For the Cure of Croup.?A piece of fresh lard, as large as a butternut, rubbed with sugar, in the same way that butter and sugar are prepared for the dressing of puddings, divided in three parts, and given at intervals of 20 minutes, will relieve any case of croup not already allowed to progress to the fatal point. A Light Pie Crust.?A light pic crust may be made by rubbing into one pound of flour two ounces of butter worked into a cream, and one spoonful of carbonate soda; dissolve with water, half a spoonful of tartaric acid, and pour it over the ingredients, quickly adding a sufficiency of water to make it the proper stiffness for pie crust. This is still better when a well beaten ogg is added to the flour, &c , before the water is put in. Cuolic in Horses.?Dissolve, in a quart r\P nnrn wnfflp ca TnitnV* coif aa Tin 11 Vi. JJm V aj ?" ?? ?-? luuivuguly saturate the liquid, and drench the animal thoroughly until you discover symptoms of relief. This is a simple and effectual remedy, and has been successfully applied in cases of hots. To Clean Silver.?Dissolve two teaspoonsful of powdered alum in a quart of moderately strong ley, stir in a gill of soft soap, and remove the scum that may rise to the surface.? After washing the silver in hot water, take a sponge, and cover every article with this mixture. When dry, wash the articles in warm soap suds?wipe dry, and brighten with whiting and spirits. To Remove Black Spots from Plate. Boil the articles in three pints of water, with an ounce of calcined hartshorn, drain by the fire, and polish with solft liuen rags which have been boiled in the same liquid and afterwards dried, using purified whiting as the plate powder. To Clean Gold Chains.?A correspondent says: "Some of your readers may be pleased to know that a gold chain washed in soap and water, with a few drops of hartshorn in it, and afterwars dried in sawdust, will Jook equal to a new one To Keep a Stove Bright.?If yon wish to keep a stove as bright as a coach body by only two applications a year, make weak alum water, and mix your British Lustre with it; let the stove be cold, brush with the mixture, then take a dry bru^h and dry lustre, and rub the stove until perfectly dry. Should any part, before polished, become so dry as to look grey, moisten it with a wet brush, and proceed as above. To Cure Warts.?Bind a leaf of hotiw* j leek, from which you have removed the skin, upon a wart a few nights in succession, and then see where your warts is. Raised Cake.?Six cups of raised dough, four eggs, two cups of sugar, two of butter, or sweet fried meat fat, spice as you please, and add raisins. Cure for Corns.?A correspondent writes that a pint of alcohol poured in bis boots caused all his corn and calluses to peel off, leaving his skin smooth and soft. THE MOTHER'S MISSION. bt l. viboinia fbench. A child of Beauty rare Stood on the marble threshold all alone. Deep azure was his eye, and gold his hair, And musical his tone. A iilondni* Amrofol nino VvA ftlnfV Though which the sunbeam sparkled bright and soft, With rich prismatic hue, Then lightly laughed the boy, so young and fair, Ac.d forth upon the summer's morning air, Ilis shining bubbles blew. "Mamma! mamma!" he cries; His dimpled fingers hold a crimson stain, His shattered pipe upon the marble lies, Like drops of summer rain! With hurrying feet his mother's side he seeks, The big tears coursiug down his pallid cheeks, , "Ob, mamma, see! what makes My fingers hurt ? See how the red blood pours, Oh! take mo up, and fold my hand in yours, Feel, mamma, how it aches!" The star-eyed evening wove Her mantle of the gold and crimson cloud, When by the river-side, and through the grove, A youth, and maiden proud, Came slowly straying on. Like jewel-showers Through which in smiling April's hopeful hours The amber sunlight shone, His passion words fell fast, he seemed to pray That she would, name the hour when he might say "My beautiful, my own!" Gray twilight closed. The noon Looked wan amid her clouds as tho' she felt That sorrow which to mortals come so soon. The youth had lowly knelt Down by his mother's side, his bright young head Was pillowed on her bosom, and he said, "Oh! mother, sorrow wakes rPnn oovlc in mv amil ?where shall it re9t? ? V ? ~J 1 Oh! take my cast-off heart to thy warm breast, Feel, mother, how it aches 1" Oat from the brassy sky Upon the dusty city's toiling mart The noontide sun looked down with piercing eye, And on her secret heart Where, goading on a host of Mammon's slaves, Forgetful of his early loves' sweet graves, In the wild hunt for gold,? Forgetting Qod in sordid, craving quest; A man in his meridian stood possessed Of treasuries untold. There is an humble street Where stnnds a modest cottage; all between Grow tall chrysanthemums and asters sweet With shrubs of evergreen. Uere comes the bankrupt worldling now to meet His mother's pitying eye: low at her feet His shattered being shakes ; "All's lost, my mother?ruined now, Oh ! press your cooling hand on my burning brow, And feel, how sad it aches!" The idol of the crowd, One stood, with Autumn's flush upon his soul, Upbreaking from bis heart a thousand proud Tumultuous throbbings roll; And he has left behind him in the race Of hot Ambition for the pride of place The morning land of youth, The heights of honor, manhood's noble dower, And struggling on, still for pomp and power, The stainless shores of Truth. Deep in his dungeon cell, The traitor prone upon the flinty floor, Seemed counting o'er the moments as they fell, He muttered "Nevermore Shall morning come to cheer my fearful doom, No little ray of hope to pierce the gloom In which my spirit quakes: Mother! forgive; but she is dead,?thank God She cannot feel beneath the graveyard sod, How this wrung spirit aches ? No, no! there's not an hour In which some karkened spirit doth not turn Back (like the chalice of the sungod's flower,) To thato'erflowing urn, * ? * it a i?i. i ? jfL* A moiners 10V0,? me purest, i>eai auu urai That ever on the pilgrim's pathway burst. Oli! happy childron take And deeply drink, for never will the gleams Of such a fountain open on your dreams, Until you sleep in death and by the streams Of Paradise awake! Forest Home, 1856. Jonathan's Hunting Excursion.?'Did you ever hear of the scrape I and uncle Zeikel had ducking on't on the Connecticut river ?' asked Jonathan Timbertoes, while amusing his old Dutch hostess, who had agreed to entertain him in consideration of a bran new tin milk pan. 'No, I never did?do tell it.' 'Well, you must know that I and uncle Zeikel took it into our heads to go a gunning arter ducks, in father's skiff; so in we got and sculled down the river ; a proper sight of ducks flew backward and forward, I tell ye, and baime-by a few of them lit down on the marsh and went to feeding on muscles. I catched up my powder horn to prime, and it slipped right out of my hand and sunk to the bottom of the river. The water was amazinly clear, and I could see it on the bottom. Now I couldn't swim a jot, so I sez to Uncle Zeke, you're a pretty clever fellow?jest let me take your powder horn to prime; and don't you think the stingy critter wouldn't. Well, sez I, you're a pretty good diver, and if you'll dive and get it, I'll give you a primin'. 'I thought he'd leave his powder here, but he didn't, but-stuck it in his pocket, and down he went; and there he staid.' Here the old lady opened her eyes with wonder, and apauseofsometirao.ensued, when Jonathan added? 'I looked down, and what do you think the critter was doine?' 'Lord/ exclaimed the old woman, 'I'm sure I don't know.' 'There he was, sitting right on ihe bottom of the river, pourin' out of my horn intohis'n !' MODERN MEANING OF OLD WORDS. Suggestion?Advice given by a servant to his employer. Young Man's best Companion?He who j takes him home when he cannot take himself , home. Rights of the People?The exclusive privilage of grumbling at imaginary oppression. Rates?A kind of tax so called, because no one pays them without grumbling at them. Oversight?To leave your old umbrella in a newsroom, and bring away a new one. Guilt?In no sense, innocence. Science?to tie a canuister to a dog's tail, and observe whether he runs East or West. Unfortunate Man?One born with a con j OUlCliUC. Abstineuce Man?One who never tastes wine or spirits, at home. Remorse The feeling of a pickpocket, j caught in the act. Precocity?The impertinence of your child. Picturesque Object?Your neighbor's house I on fire. Love?An ingredient used in poetry. Person ofRugular Habits?One who is carried to bed tipsy every night. 'Home, sweet Home!'?A song. Coward?One who considers circumstances. Litigous fellow?One who will not submit to be cheated. S3* No proof of temperance?a man with his hat off at midnight, explaining to a lamppost the principles of his party. i Paying Subscription for a Newspaper, : is regarded by some people as very unimportaut' : mutter. Tbey hffve au idea that the small a-! i mount they owe, the printer cannot be greatly ; in need of, and it will do to be paid whenever ; ' a surplus of money, is on hand for which they : have no use, or whenever it is particularly ! convenient to do so. Some day they expect to call and pay at the office, or they will wait until a collector calls and if they have the money, they will pay him. The argue, that if the printer wants bis money very badly, he will send for it?he will send from five to twenty miles for two dollars, and if he waits until the end of the year and pays a big commission for collecting, that's his look out.? This is the way many people who take newspapers talk, but fortunately not all, not half of the whole number, for if they did, there would be an end to newspaper publishing except on cash principle. Yes, there are too many right-thinking people, who have a different an honester view of their duty under the circumstances, and it is them the printer has to rely on for cash to carry on his business. It is to be hoped, however, that subscribers generally will soon adopt this correct course; that they will pay promptly in advance for their papers, and never allow the printer to send after it and pay for geting it!?Exchange Paper. Leap Yeae.?It must be recollected that any woman during the present year can marry any maushe pleases?provided he be willing. One of the authorities?writing in 1600?lays the law down as follows: Albiet it is nowe become part of the common lawe, in regard to social relations of life, that as often as every bissextile year doth return, the laydes have the sole priviliege, during the time it continueth, of making love unto the man, which they do either by wurdes or lookes as to them it seemeth proper; and moreover, no man will be entitled to the benefit of the clergy who dothe refuse to accept .1-- -cc c . u. ;n on? n;ca me on era ui u. iuuvc, ur nuu uuciuc iu uuj mo*. treat her proposal withe slight or contumely. t&* Mrs. Parton (Fanny Fern) brings as her dowry two daughters, and $25,000, coined from her fertile brain. She is full fortythree, erect, nimble, robust, with a keen flashing eye, thin, grippy lip, pointed nose, and a form that an artist might (and that many have) admired. Rapid in movement, genteel in carriage, accomplished, gay, ambitious, proud as Lucifer, aristocratic with a ring, selfish, cold, jealous, passionate?there she is a marvel to others, and we doubt not to herself. Just emerged from the harness of a divorce, she signalizes her freedom by a new matrimonial servitude. The "happy man" is James Parton, the author of that highly inflammable and vermilion work, the "Life of Horace Greedy." fl^What are breeches of trust ? Trowsers procured on tick. C| t forkkijle inquirer 19 ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY MORHINO, AT Two Dollars per year, in Advance. W8u To CtCBS of Ten, the paper will be furnish ed, 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 square 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 confined to the immediate business of the firm or individual contracting. All advertisements not having the number of insertions marked on the margin, will be continued until forbid and charged accordingly. Obituary Notices exceeding one square in length, will be charged for the overplus, at regular rateB.? Tributes of Respect rated as advertisements. THE LAW OF 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 refuso 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 discoutinucd. 4. If any subscriber removes to another place without informing the publisher, and their paper is sent to the former direction, they are held rcsponsi Die. 6. 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. thiTprincetonTress, THE design of the inventor was to get up a Press which would answer every requirement of the offer made by Georoe Bruce, of New York, in 1851, viz: cheap, light, easily managed, and capable of throwing off at loast 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 mnke 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 28J inches, with Kdler mould, roller stocks, blanket, flying and registering apparatus, &c., complete, will be furnished for $500. If intended for book work chiefly, an extra ink fountain will be furnished for $20. The press, fly wheel, &e., will weigh about 2000 pounds. The sides, &c., are iron. Length of frame, seven foot?height, to front edge of feed beard, three feet six inches. Any size ! made to order. j The following is the list of Sizes ami Pi ices as far ; as established: Pod 28 by 20, $400. Pod 48 by 31, $680. "20 24, 450. " 50 22, GOO. " 44 284, 500. " 52 32, C25T " 40 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 I months, with approved security; or 24 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 he has succeeded in perfecting it; and is now manufacturing the Press himself. No Pres3 will leave ht3 premises without being thoroughly tested, and without it performs to the entire satisj faction of the purchaser. JOHN T. ROBINSON. Princeton, N. J., Nov. 1855. 40 8m P~ HYSICIANS SHOP FURNITURE, Medical Saddle-Bags, Surgical Instruments &c. Just Received by L. P. BARNETT & Co. Nov 1 43 tf BLUE8TONE, SULPHATE QUININE, Iodine, Iodide-Potash, Morphine, Tannin &c. For Sale by L. P. BARNETT & CO. Nov 1 43 tf - I AUCTION All CUpiH HISS. j THE undersigned respectfully informs his friends | and the public generally, that he will attend to 1 the sale of all kinds of PRODUCE, MERCHANDIZE, NEGROES, STOCK, FURNITURE, aud eve- J 9 ! rything that ran be sold, at a reasonble commission, i " ! All business entrusted to him will be promptly ttti tended to and immediate returns made. j ' He returns his sincere thanks to the citizens of. J rorkville and vicinity, for the liberal patronage o heretofore bestowed upon him, and hopes by strict S attention to business, to merit and share a contin- f uance of the same. Address, V. E McELHANEY, Auctioneer, Yorkville, S. C. ? REFERENCES: j Yorkville.?W. I. Clawson, Jno. L. Miller, Dan'l If Williams. Chester.?A. G. Pagan & Co. d Lancaster.?J. Cureton, J. H. Witherspoon. North Carolina.?W. L. Irwin, R. Irwin. Unionville.?W. J. Kecnan. Yorkville, July 20,1855. 21 tf jjtf^The Chester Standard, Fairfield Herald, Un- < ionville Journal and Lancaster Ledger, will copy 3 fimoa -urooklv and forward accounts. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. Columbia and Chester Mall. Leaves daily (Sunday's excepted) at 8 A. M. Arrives " ' " u at 3J P. M. Spartanburg Mall. Arrives Tuesday and Friday by 12 M. Departs Tuesday and Friday at 1 P. M. Earlivllle MaU. Arrives every Tuesday by 4 P. M. Departs every Wednesday at 6 A. M. Newton Mail. Arrives every Thursday by 8 P. SI. Departs every Friday at 5 A. SI. Camden Mall. Arrives every Slonday and Thursday by Departs every Monday and Thursday at Lincoln Mall. Arrives every Monday and Thursday by 7 P. M. Departs every Tuesday and Friday at 6 A SI. Charlotte MaU. Arrives every Wednesday and Saturday by 6 P. M. Departs evory Tuesday and Friday at 7 P. M. Uaionville Mall. Arrives every Wednesday and Saturday by 6 P. M. ' Departs Slonday and Thursday at G A. SI. Shelby Mall. Arrives every Slonday, Wednesday and Friday at ' 6 P. M. | Departs every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6 A. SI. W. R. ALEXANDER, P. .V. 1 Yorkville, Jan. 17, 1856. South Carolina?York District. IN THE COMMON PLEAS. Wylie & Smith, vs. E. II. Moss.?Attachment. < WHEREAS Uk ^'r.uitiff did on the 8th day of September, tile his declaration against the Defendant, who (as it is said) is absent from and without the limits of this State, and has neither wife nor attorney known within the same, upon whom a copy of said declaration might be served: It is tnereiore uraereu, tnat tne saia aerenaani ao appear and plead to the said declaration, on or before the 28th day of September, which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundrrd and fifty-six, otherwise final and absolute judgment will then be given and awarded against him. JOHN G. ENLOE, c. c. c. pis. Clerk's Office, York District, \ Sept. 27, 1855. / 39 lyq South Carolina-York District' IN THE COMMON PLEAS. J. N. McElwee, Jr., vs. Jeremiah Howell.?Attachment. T?7"HEREAS the plaintiff did on the 3th day of < Y V September, 1855, file his declaration against the defendant, who (as it is said) is absent from and without the limits of this State, and has neither wife i nor attorney known within the same, upon whom a copy of said declaration might be served: It is therefore Ordered, that the said defendant do appear and plead to the said declaration, on or before the 28th day of September, which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, otherwise final and absolute judgment will then be given and awarded against him. JOHN G. ENLOE, c c. c. pis. Clerk's Office, York District, 1 Sept. 27tb, 1865. \.j 89-lyq South Carolina-York District IN THE COMMON PLEAS. Wm. K. Hamilton, vs. Groen Nelson.?Attachment. WHEREAS the Plaintiff did. on tho twentieth day of April, 1855, file his declaration against the defendant, who (as it is said) is absent from and without the limits of this State, and has neither wife nor attorney known within the same, upon whom a copy of the said declaration might be served: It is therefore Ordered, that tho said defendant do appear and plead to the said declaration, on or before the twenty first day of August, which will be in the : year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, otherwise final and absolute judgment will j then be given and awarded against him. JOHN G. ENLOE, c. c. c. pls. Clerk's Office, York Dist., Aug. 20, 1865. 83-yq ( IS. CIBl'S SC1DM YODIGIM \ THE SECOND TERM of this School will com- I mence on MONDAY, the Vth of JANUARY.? , The course of instruction will embrace all the ele- i mentary and higher branches of a THOROUGH | English Education, with tho French Language. Mrs. j G. has been engaged in the mental and moral culture of young ladies for sevoral years past, and she flatters herself that she possesses the experience so essential to success and which time only can render. terms per session op FI7r months. For the Elementary Branches, $10.00 English Grammar, His.'ory, &c 12.00 Natural Philosophy and Botany, 15.00 The French Language and Embroidery 17.00 Dec 20 . 50 tf JUST PUBLISHED BY THE HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Philadelphia.? ; ".teport on Spermatorrhoea, or Seminal Weak- ( ness, Impotence, the Vice of Onanism, Masturba- j tion, or Self-Abuse, and other Diseases of the Sexu- j al Organs, with an account of tlie errors and deceptions cf Quacks, and valuable advice to the afflicted, t by Geo. R. Calhoun, M. D., Consulting Surgeon of j the Howard Association, Philadelphia, Pa., abenev- ( olent Institution established by special endowment, 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- I HOUN, No. 2 South Ninth-St., Philadelphia, Pa. ; < Dec. 13 49 tf j j I < TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS.?A Retir- t ed Clergyman, restored to health in a few days, after many years of great nervous suffering is anx- | ( ious to make known the means of cure. Will send i ! (free) the prescription used. Direct the Rev. JNO. | ' I M. DAGNALL, No. 69 Fulton-st., Brooklyn, N. Y. j1 Nov 22 45 8m OX MARROW. POMADE, Tricopherous, j < Kathairon, Carolina Hair Tonic, Chews Eau I I | Lustrate Hair Tonic, Macassar and Bears Oil, with 1 j many other articles for beautifying and improving I the hair. For sale by L. P. BARNETT & Co. j j Nov 1 43 tf | SINGLE AND DOUBLE TRUSSES, i j for adults, children and infants; Gents and La- 1 s I dies Shoulder Braces, Supporters and Bandages. !, i For Sale by L". P. DARNETT SfCO. I ' | Nov 1 43 tf . j fiOLOGNE, &C.?\ fine assortment of Co- j ) logne? and Extract?, for the handkerchief; Fan- " ' ey and Tablet Soaps, Nail, Teeth, Hair and Flesh a j Brushes. For sale by L. P. BARNETT. | Nov 1 43 tf ! SELECT POWDERS. Extracts, Oums, ! Salt3, and Ointments, Tinctures, Essences and Essential Oils. Just Received and For Sale by L. P. BARNETT & CO. j Nov 1 43 tf [ ESSENCE OF COFFEE, Vea?t Powdets 1 t and Hops. For sale by -L I vov I F L. P. BARNETT & CO. ! a I _ ? j e. j ft LCE.--A Superior article of White and Cabi- . I \T net Maker's Glue. For Sale by 1 L. P. BARNETT & Co. n Nov 1 43 tf 0 l | fi ! r r.4VA.\A CIGARS.?Choice brands. For ., I"1 sale by L. P. BARNETT & Co. j " may 3 -17 tf | RAPPING PAPER."?A lot of old ! ti NEWSPAPERS for sale by the hundred En. I <juir? at this Office. ^ 1 . _ , .... - ? BROWNING & LEMAN, IMPORTERS OF French, British and German DRY GOODS, 09 ami 211 King, Corner of Market-street CHARLESTON, S. C. IT EEP constantly on hand, and offer to their friends IV and tho public generally, the largest assortment f Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods in the Southern tates. Their Stock is constantly, supplied with a all assortment of RICH DRESS GOODS f all the newest varieties of style and Fabric, in lilks, Tissues, Bareges, Grenadines, Muslins, 4c.? Jombazines, Alpacas, and Mourning Goods of all :ind8. EMBROIDERIES and LACE GOODS, of every leacription. EVENING DRESS GOODS, of eveTy variety, Gentlemen's and Boys' Wear. . CLOTHS, Cassimers, Vestings, Linen Drills and boatings, of best French Goods. Satinets, Tweeds, Jeans, &c, FOE FAMILY USE. . ;> Rose. Whitnov and Bath Blanket* e-. Red and White FLANNELS. " English and American Cotton Flannels. French, English ond American PRINTS and Cam* brics. ; Linens, of Riohardson's celebrated make, for Sheetings, Shirtings, Pillow Cases, Table Panutek, Doylies, Napkins, Towellings, B. E. and Huckaback Diapers, Fruit Cloths, Apron Linens, &c. CARPETING. Ingrain, 8 Ply, Brussels, Tapestry and-VELVET. British and American Floor t)il Cloths. Wilton, Velvet and Azminster RUGS. White and colored Mattings of all widths. Stair Rods and STAIR CARPETINGS of all kinds. CURTAIN MATERIALS. Of every variety ha Silks, Satin and Worsted. Curtain Cambrics and Muslins. Embroidered Lace and Muslin Curtains. ' " . [ Gilt Cornices, Curtain Gimps, Holders," Loops, Tassels, Drapery Cords, Bell Ropes, &c. PLANTATION GOODS. Blankets. Plains, Kerseys, Caps, &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 Pri:cs for cash or City acceptances. The one pice system is strictly adherred to. All Goods are warranted, and orders filled with promptness and the most careful attention. BBOWNING & LEMAN. March 29 12 lv GREAT SOUTHERN REMEDY I JACOB'S CORDIAL, TOR ALL Boioel Diseaset, Cholera, Dysentery, Diarrhea, Cholera Morbus, Bilious Cholic, Cholera Infantum. Also, admirably adapted to many diseases of ? Females, especially painful menstruation. The virtue* of Jacob's Cordial are too mil known to require enconivnu. 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 Colic'. '.c 6th. It cures Cholera Morbus,. 6th. It cures Cliolein. Infantum. 7th. It cures Painful Menstruation. 8 th. It relieves Pain in Back, and-Loins. 9th. It counteracts Nervousness and Despondency. 10th. It restores Irregularities. 11th. It dispels gloomy and Hysterical Feelings. 12th. It's an admirable Tonic. a Few Short Extracts from Letters, Testimonials, 4c. "I have used Jacob's Cordial in my family, and have found it a most efficient, and in my judgment, a valuable remedy."?Hon. Hibam Wabneh, Judge 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, vit: a sovereign remedy."?W. H. Usdjcbwood, Formerly Judge of Superior Court, Cherokee Circuit. "I take great pleasure in recommending this invaluable 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. GaULDIKO. Detmtv G. M. of theflrend Lodge of Georgia. "I have used Jacob's Cordial in my family, and this, with all I hear about it as a remedy by those who have tried it, induces me to believe that it stands at the bead of every preparation of the kind, and I would recommend its use in the diseases for which it is compounded."?Miles Q. Dobbins, Cashier of the Bank of the State of Georgia, Griffin. "If there is any credibility in human testimony, Jacob's Cordial, must stand pre-eminent above all other preparations for the cure of Bowel Diseases.? From the mass of testimony in its favor coming in from all quarters, it must be very far in advance as a curative agent, of most if not all other patent preparations.?a. Fleming, Cashier Marine and Fire Insurance Bank, Griffin. "This efficient remedy is travelling into celebrity 13 fast as Bonaparte pushed his columns into Kussia, ind gaining commendation wherever oaed."?Georgia Jeffertonian. For sale by L. P. B ARNETT & Co., Yorkrille; Patterson, Moore & Co., Fort Mill; J. Boss, 3andersville; Wylie & Smith, Hickory Grove; Daridson & White, Bullochs Creek; Haviland, Harral St Co., Charleston; Drs. Fisher & Heinitsh, Columt>ia, and the principal Merchants and Druggist* throughout the State. W. W. BLISS & CO., Proprietors, 20 Beekman-st, New York. Sept 20 ' 87 ly M. JOHNSON & CO. ALL ABOARD! A T the word of command, M. JOHNSON took HL passage on the Railroad for the cities of New fork and Philadelphia, and purchased especiallyfor his market a splendid assortment of articles in bis ine of business. The firm are determined to emerge their establishment and to keep on hand hereifter a more extensive, carefully selected and finer stock than ever before offered in this place. In the itock now opening, will be found every variety, and the best quality of ? 8ADDLEHY HARDWARE $ Harness Mountings of variona styles; Bridle-Bits, it all kinds; Whips and Collars; Trunks, Valises, Carpet-Bags, &c., &c., &c. They invite attention to this Stock, and are confident that they are able, by )ffering the best qualities at the lowest prices, to give general satisfaction. As heretofore, they will jontinue to fill orders for the HOME MANUFACTURE )f Saddles, Harness, Bridles &c., and are always eady to do REPAIRING at the shortest notice and n the most workmanlike manner. Their thanks are Ine to their friends and the public generally for a generous patronage, ami they hope by strict atten- ? ion to business to merit and receive a continuance >f public favor. Call at the store, formerly occn)iedby Meek & Moore, opposite the ''Adickes Bail- A ling." M. JOHNSON & CO. 1 Yorkville, Aug. 30, 1855. - , 34 Cm Removal. MESSRS. LINDSAY & TIIOMASSON announce to their customers and the public that they lave removed their establishment, temporarily to the itore formerly occupied by them, one door North of iVALKER'S HOTEL, where they are prepared to icrve their friends as usual. They have now oa land a goo.1 assortment ot Drugs, Medicines, Dye-Stuffs, &e., nd all articles in meir nne 01 ine D?st quality, and t reasonable prices. J. F. LINDSAY, D. H. TIIOMA8SON. Yorkville, Mar. 1. 8 tf drugsTnd medicines, AT WHOLESALE OR KF.TAIL. L. P. BARjVETT & Co. A RE not? receiving a large addition to their stock. \ consisting of DRUGS and CHEMICALS, Paints nd Oils, Window Glass and Putty, Varnishes, Brusbj, Combs, Soaps, Perfumery and Fancy Articles. To Country Merchants and Physicians, we will ffer liberal inducements, guaranteeing everything s represented. We make our purchases with cask f manufacturers and importers, and feel assured J iat in most articles we can compete with any one in 1 ie State. We only ask an examination of our stock. rompt attention given to all orders. Goods careilly packed and forwarded as directed. Prescripons accurately dispensed. L. B. BARNETT & Co. Yorkville, Oct, 80, 1866. 43 tf . -W V - ^ . ,, I v 'r- * ?? y- A' I