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VOLUME III. GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1857. NUMBER 37.
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VISITS BY THE WAYSIDE.
Learning of the illness of Lula L? I called
to see her. Neglect surrounded the hat>italion?rank
weeds were growing near the
door, and hero and there a shinglo and plank
were loosely flapping in the wind, showing
no ready hand was there to repair the wear
of Time on their dwelling. Afier speaking
to the family, 1 approached the bed where
poor Lula lay with fevered lips, yet with a
calm, serene countenance, that spoke of
peace within. Oh! w hat reflections were
aroused, when beholding this child of poverty,
who so calmly lay there amid the
close struggles of the household to supply
themselves with bread. No, not all, for the
tamer, wuo siiount ltave Oeen the support
of thee motherless children, lay on the floor
in beastly intoxication 1 My pride sank several
degrees, in beholding a being having
an in)mortal soul sinking into such degradation.
'Tis the mind which gives us supremacy
over nil of earth's creatures, and
can one with fevered brain have an idea
tempered by reason ? No! it excites the
imagination, and not those other powers of
the mind which aro often called into action
to counterbalance those of the overwrought
fancy. Now, this victim, when drunk, rails
of his freedom, because bis children and
friends, in his lucid moments, beseech him
to abstain from the intoxicating cup. So it
is his theme, when under the influence of
spirits, that ho is a " free man." Can we
find a more loyal subject, than a drunkard
is to his bottle ? No! for finally both mind
?nd body aro victims of this insatiate destroyer.
Yes, this father, while his poor
child was enduring such bodily agony, a,tended
one of the ballot boxes of tho District.
where men. with false liheralitv. so
freely lavish the fire-water around ; and just
such men as this poor, frail one, cannot withstand
such temptation. lie camo reeling
home to add to the overflowing cup of his
children's misery. When I looked on Lull's
serene countenance, amid such scenes
And suffering, my conscience sinolo me for
sorrowing over many trivial things I had
faith, Lula, caused me to meditate, and to
humbly thank the Redeemer for such a prop
amid earth's affliction. May your influence,
Lula, finally roach your falhor's hoart, " and
teach him the better way."
Sc-oi' sfier !?avin?r this bene, T called ?n
at another close bv, where evidences of a
careful affection and constant attention wm#
manifest in the house and its surrounding*.
The father was suffering with paralysis, but
all that constant and vigilant affection could
suggest was ministered to liis relief. A loving
wife and children watched every movement,
and evinced tfuoh pleasure in endeavoring
to alleviate his pain, that it made
the tedium of his illness much more pleasant.
But he was also blessed with Faith
that, puts to naught the stoie and philosophical
themes of healthful and rosy hours.
This gentleman, wherr in good health, I had
observed, was impatient when compelled to
remain in doom ; yet, with bodily suffering,
now lets no murmuring escape hie lips, but
rests on an anchor free frotn human mutability.
Yea, Faith upholds, Affection cheers
hjm, and Then only knowest, Father, whetber
it he onto death or not.
My steps were now wemled to iho third j |
homo. Sulrdued voices greeted my oar, and i '
mournful countenances gave evidence of sor- |
row wiihin. The mother had just departed,' (
and the stricken husband found it so hard i ]
to utter: " Not my will, but thine, O Lord, j i
be done." A friend asked her if Jesus was 1'
t,
with her. " Present, present, present," tnur ! '
mured tho lips, even then pale in their death ;
hue. Oh ! if Faith sustains the dying, how '
should wo, tho frail mortals of an hour,.
cling to it! The afflicted girl, the paralysed ,
father, and the dying mother, were sustained
by the power of Jesus. Should not such
scene) teach us that there is "a pearl of
great price" more to bo sought than the
world and all therein ?
SUSIE.
Irltrtri) ^nrtrtj.
[From the Louisville Journal.]
I Dream of Home.
I only see through blinding tears
The wihl vines 'round the doorway cling- |
And ever in my weay ears Dng?
The wild-birds' songs are ringing.
In the still watches of the night
Soft sleep to my sealed eves discloses
I The Eden of my young delight
Embowered amid its roses.
Once inoro in the oldhomc I stand
And see those dear familiar faces,
The pressure on my mother's hand,
I feel her warm embraces.
Beside the softly flowing ri!l
I see tny little brothers playing.
And o'er the green and sloping bill
My sweet-voiced sisters straying.
With those dear loved ones, hand in hand, i
I wander through the mountain passes,
Or pausing, twine with careless hand
A wreath of flowers and grasses.
I muse beside the flowing rill,
Upon its violet banks reclining.
Or climb at twilight's hush, the hill
To watch the Sun's declining.
Beside my vine-clad casement set
I touch the harp with skillful fingers,
I Or watch tho western hills where yet
The fading sun light lingers.
; The verdant lawns, the tranquil lake
1 see in softest moonlight sleeping,
i The vision vanishes?I wake
To pass the night in weeping.
Jtfisdlnncnus 11 tailing.
A Marvellous Conjurer.
The Russians have long exhibited n remarkable
taste for juggling and all that j
smacks of the marvellous. Conjurers, professors
of natural magic, ventriloquists, and '
the entire race of mountebanks, who in
Franco and England astonish the gaping
crowds at races and country fairs, ever find
a ready welcome and liberal encouragement
among the higher classes in tho Russian cities.
About tho beginning of the present
century, a species of Cagliostro, or rather a
superior kind of Wizard of the North, made
his appearance at St. Petersburg, and astonished
the natives by his marvellous performances.
His r.atno was l'irnetti, and his
fame is yet retained in the memory of those
who witnessed his unrivalled talents.
The Czar, Alexander, having hoard 1'irnetti
much spoken of, was desirous of see
iiii? hi in, nuu uiiu uiij n? w w announced
tho conjurer that ho would have tho honor
of giving a representation of his magical
powers at court, the hour fixed for him to
rt-imuMtv ^.wY TiiiYtrtT,.Its:wy oi'rAoilw
and courtiers, presided over bv tho Czar,
had met, but tho conjurer was absent'. Sur:
priced and displease I, the Czar pulled out
his watch, which indicated five minutes after
seven. Pirnetti had not only failed in
t?eing in waiving, hut he had caused the
court to wait, and Alexander was not more
patient than Louis XIV. A quarter of an
iioto passed, half an hour, and no Pirnetti !
Messengers who had been sent in search for
him, returned, unsuccessful. The anger of
the Czar, with difficulty restrained, displayi>()
itself !n 1? too I? 1
? ?... ... .. cnvcinng cxt-iwnnuon*. At
length, after the lapse of an hour, the door
of the saloon opened, and tho gentleman of
the chamber announced Pirnetti, who presented
himself with a calm front and the serenity
of one who had nothing to reproach
himself with. Tho Czar, however, was I
greatly displeased ; but Pirnetti assumed ???
air of astonishment, nj;d replied with the
greatest coolness, " Did n >t your majesty
command my presence at seven o'clock precisely
!"
"Just so!" exclaimed tho Czar at tho
height of exasperation.
"Well, then," said Pirnetti, "let your
majesty deign to look at your watch, and
you will perceive that I am exact, and that
it is just seven."
The Cxnr pulling out liie watch violently,
in order to confound what ho considered a
piece of downright insolence, was complete- j t
y nmnze<]. Tho watch marked seven . 1
/clock ! lie looked at the clock of tho sa- j s
loon, which had heen twenty times consult- j t
?d during the space that the assembly were I
kept waiting; the clock also marked and s
itruck seven o'clock ! In turn the courtiers t
Jrew out their watches, which were found, i
as usual, exactly regulated by that of their I
sovereign. Seven o'clock ! indicated with j t
a common accord all the watches and clocks I <
of the palace. The art cf the magician was !
at once manifest in the strange retrogression ?
in the march of time. The anger succeed' '
ed astonishment and admiration. Porceiv- ]
ing that the Czar smiled, l'irnetti thus addressed
him : " Your majesty will pardon 1
me. It was by tho performance of this 1
nick that I was desirous of making my first i'
appearance before you. But I know how 1
previous truth is at court; it is at least necessary
that your watch should tell it to you, 1
Mre. il you consult it now, you will Hud
that it marks the real time."
The Czar once more drew forth his watch
?it pointed to a few minutes past eight?
the same rectification had taken place in all
the watches of those present, and in the
clocks of the palace. This exploit was followed
by others equally amusing and surprising.
At the close of the performances,
the Czar, after having complimented l'imetti,
brought back to his remembrance, that,
in the course of the evening's amusements, 1
he had declared that such was the power of
his art that he could penetrate everywhere.
44 Yes, sire, everywhere," replied the conjurer,
with modest assurance.
44 What !" exclaimed the Czar, 44 could j
you penetrate even into this pr.iace, were 1 :
to order all the doors to be closed and i
guarded !"
44 Into this palace, sire, or even into the J
apartment of your majesty, quite as easily j
as I should enter my own house," said Pir- |
netti.
44 Well, then," said the Czar, 44 at mid-1
day to-morrow 1 shall have ready in my I
closet the price of this evening's amusement:
?ono thousand roubles. Coino and fetch j
them. But 1 forewarn you that the doors j
shall be catefully closed and guarded."
44 To-morrow at mid day 1 shall have the j
honor of presenting myself before your maj
csly," replied Pirnetti, who bowed and withdrew.
Two gentlemen of the household followed !
the conjurer to make sure that he quitted
the palace, they accompanied him to his
lodgings, and a number of the police surrounded
the dwelling from the moment he
entered it. The palace was instantly closed,
with positive orders not to suffer, under any
pretext, whatever, any one to enter, wee he
prince or valet, until the (Jzar himself should '
command the doors to bo opened. These I
orders were strictly enforced, confidential
persons having watched their execution. 1
The exterior openings to tho palace were
guarded by the soldiery. All the approach- j
es to tho imperial apartments were protect-1
cd by high dignitaries, whom a simple pro- I
feasor of the art of legerdemain possessed no
means of bribing. In short, for greater security,
all the keys had been carried into
| the imperial cabinet. A few moments pre1
vious to the hour fixed for l'irnctti's inter- j
view with the Czar, the chamberlain on ser-'
vice brought to bis majesty a despatch which
a messenger had handed him through nn
opening in the door. It was a report from 1
the minister of police that l'irnctti had not j
left home.
44 Aha ! he hns found out that iho under- j
I taking i* impracticable, and he lias nban ;
j doned it," observed the Czar with a smile, j
I Twelve o'clock sounded. While tho last
| stroke yet reverberated, the door which com j
inunicated from the bed room of the Czar ui
; the cabinet opened, and Pirnctti appeared !
I The Czar drew back a couple of paces, h*.
I brow darkened, and after a inoinentry si-'
lence. while fixing a suspicions look on Pi/(
.->inn, .rr? jim s?rtir mai yo(, mjy I
i become a very dangerous individual I" !
44 ^ es, siie,'1 he replied ; 44 I am only an ,
humble conjurer, with no ambition than that
I of amusing your majesty."
44 Here," said the Czar, 44 are the thousand
I roubles for last night, and a thousand more
I for this day's visit."
Pirnotti, in offering his thanks, was in|
tcrrupted by the Czar, who with a thoughtfid
air, inquired of him, 44 Do you count on
yet remaining some time it St. Petersburg ?"
44 Sire," he replied, 44 I intend aettiiur off
tliis week unless your majesty orders a pro- j
longalion of my sojourn."
" No r hastily observed tho Czar, " it is
not my intention to detain you ; and moreover,"
continued ho with a amilo, " 1 should
vainly endeavor to keep yon against your;
! will. You know how to leave St. Peters-]
burg as easily as you have found your w?y.
into tins palace.
" 1 could do no, sire," said I'irnetti ; 14 but
far from wishing to quit Su Petersburg
stealthily or mysteriously, I am desirous of
quilting it in the most public manner possi-:
Id?, by giving to the inhabitants of your!
capital a striking example of my magical
powers."
Pirnetti could not leave like an ordinary
mortal ; it was necessary that he should
crown his success in the Russian capital bj I
something surpassing his previous eftorts I
(
I
here fore, on the evening preceding the day j y
ixed for his departure, he announced that lie . ai
hould leave St.. Petersburg the following si
lay at ten o'clock in tl|e morning, and that fn
le should rjuit by all the city gates at the tl
>aine moment! Public curiosity was cxci- h
ed to the highest degree by this announce- g
nent. St. Petersburg at that time had tif fi
.ecu gates, which were encompassed by a
multitude eager to witness this marvellous ri
lepartnre. ' ^
The spectators r.t the?e various gates all > h
Jeclared that at ten o'clock, precisely, Pir- y
notti, whom they all perfectly recognised, h
passed through, "lie walked at a slow U
pace, and with head erect, in order to l>ejo
the better seen," they said : * and lie bade ! b
11s ailieu in a clear and audible voice." |d
These unanimous testimonies were confirm I o
ed by the written declaration of the oflicers tl
placed at every gate to inspect the passports c
of travellers. The inspection of Pirnetti's h
passports was inscribed in the fifteen regis- v
tcrs. Where is the wizard, whether coming
from the north or south, who could, in these I
degenerate days, perform so astonishing an r
exploit ?
[From the \Vavcrly Ms^szine.]
The Faithless Fair. n
"A plnin, ungAriiislied tide, without j
J lie mil 01 Ilclious garl>."
II. \V joined n company df volun- i f
tccrs during that great struggle between I ]
Ureat Hritnin and the American colonies. L
His youthful bosom glowed with that palri- j
otic lire which seemed to animate the whole
continent. At the period we speak of, ii I |
became not the man to hold back?his lib . ]
erty depended on the meditated blow?a I
blow aimed at the greatest power in Kurope, j t
the giant of war through ages of bk?od. Hut
whatever obstacles might have created, they j |
became pigmies when the truths contained ]
in that paper biased on tho altar of evory ! j
man's heart, they became pait of his nature, j |
and the name of Washington was coupled i (
with Jefferson with all the enthusiasm wliich
then and still characterizes the Ameiicnnj]
people. I
" Henry rushed info the battle heedless of ;
dang- r and fearless of consequences?many .
a youthful hosom has met with the glisten- ,
ing steel and fiery ball, in the wild enthusi |
asm of patriotic feeling or romantic frenzy, j
whereas the more cool and deliberate pre- ,
cision of nn expeiionced officer, has gained al,
victory and saved the life of many a brave |
soldier. Fortune clung to our young hero, i (
and, as she often dispenses Iter favors with a j
Ii.ti ii.ii n.iiiu, ii<3 ^miivu inu ennny s siaiHl-! i
ard in a moment of doubt between the con-1|
tending parties, l?ore it off in triumph, and j ,
on its prostrate remains erected that of his I t
own. A shout succeeded this act of youth-! j
t'ul bravery?a rush upon the astonished en-'
etny caused an instant flight. For this no ! j
bio deed llenry was promoted to the rank ,
of captain, and received from his superior of-1
fleers a mark of their esteem tor his proiuis- j
ing courage in the battle field. We shall j
not follow our young hero through his va-1
j l ions and many Campaigns?enough lias I
j been said by men, whose abilities as histo-i
liana have made us conversant with the
events of that dark period, as if we were ncI
tors and not renders. One net of heroic'
i bravery succeeded another, and at the eon|
elusion of that memorable struggle, we find
I liini returned among a line of couipetitorv
j heroes as Major. Having introduced rather
abruptly to our readers the hero of the tale, j
we hog leave to introdiico the heroine. ,
Previous to Henry's joining the army, lu-j
was betrothed to a young lady of con*-idera- j |
hie property and personal beauty. She par-!
ted from him with many protestations ofj
love and continuing nfleclion. and her tears ;
r.n ,i... _t.- i- v i i
en wii me iniTK 01 ner lover to seal thei
words?I am thine. Day after day sue-1
ceeding liis departure she anxiously waited 1
tlie return of the post. It came ; her lover's j'
letters were filled with protestations of love L
, mid umiotmiAi' tt l?,l/> ll.p i -r -' * 1
with the heroic actions of the luavc and the I
rajiid promitions of his youthful companions,
there was no mention of Henry. They all |
spoke of Major Drayton?the young, tlie 11
noble and the brave, and the sigh of di?np- j (
pointment often escaped the bosom of Ilel j
en, and a wish that this was htr Henry.'
Helen was proud?the passing events of the [ j
war had creited in her heart an ambitious j
| fire ; it smothered her love for Henry, and J i
kindled an>ther, flaming with every oppo-j f
I aitc qtialty. But to return to Ilenry. lie- (
I turning villi liis youthful bosom elate with j :
! hope nn< joy, convinced that one faithful!.
I heart vould sympathise with him, in re- .
countiig his many sufferings and privations, J
during a long, tedious and bloody cam- !
paiigi, lie determined to surprise his love by y
a statagem. Others may condemn an act
ofthis kind, as ono unworthy it man. a lov- ,
it?but whatever Henry's motives were he
hid tliom entirely from others. Under nnother
name he e ate red theaimy?under the '
issiimed title ho gained honor, fame and retown.
Aware, with such to recommend c
iim, there would bo no doubt of a happy H
md joyous welcome, ho thereforo determin?!
to surprise his Helen in another guest;
h the garb of ft poor soldier. He tapped n
tt the door of her mother?he was admit- it
led by a servant and conducted into the par- ?
lor. Oilier officers bad been there to pay I
ibeir respects ; the brilliant drcs* of many a /I
oulliftil warrior had passed before her eyes, ]
rid with a beating heart she obeyed tire j
iurinous. A tinge of red passed over her
lee as he imprinted a kiss on her cheek ;
nit kiss given in the fullness of a fond
eart, was not returned with that fervor Iris
lowing fancy had pictured?'twas cold,
irmal, and trembling.
" And have yon returned ?*' escaped her
rther as a question than an exclamation.
*es, Helen. I have relumed, the same in
eart, the same fond lover as fever, lint
on see my garb denotes the sufferings I
ave endured, what misery, privations and
ril?hut what of this? Wo have gained
ur liberty, and planted on our shore the
anner of " Virtue, Liberty and Jndepenencc."
And thy dear, sweet imago was
ver present to my sight; it cheered me in ,
lie battle, and I could press my cold blankt
with ecstatic joy, knowing that one foi.d
eart was beating for me, and that heart
vhs yours."
" AIjvs ! ITcnty, you?you must not l>c asonished
to find a change in sue. My pacuts?"
" Change ir. thee?in thee, Helen !?
iood Heavens, what mean you ! speak !"
" They have insisted on our separation,
md fate lias decreed it?and we must now
?art."
" Gracious Heaven ! Helen, is this their
ornier kindness, and tlieir former love I
Lint 1 forgive them ; their motives are to me
>bvious ; but in you, Helen, this translation
is beyond my belief. Is this your love ?"
" Daughter Helen," was now repeated l>y
Iter mother without, '* Captain Ellis is beow."
" Captain Ellis," muttered Henry, " he mv
ival
Hut before she could answer, Captain El
is rushed in, followed by Helen's mother,
illia was in full uniform, and the contrast
jelween the humble garb of llenry was certainly
not much to his advantage. He was
received with smiles and marked attention.
Helen introduced him?"Captain Ellis, permit
mo to introduce my friend, Henry W?
lo? " " What. Major Drayton ! Our Major
in this garb ? by my faith you become it
well ! Dutf your beaver, Major, your bard
earned laurels ill become these humble habiliments.
Ladies permit me to intro?luce,
in his true character, the gallant Major Francis
Drayton. I presume fame has already
[lone tlnit honor: von knnv; him in nmn.?i
- * . - ; i?i?
person, though I acknowledge, not in proper
garb."
"Captain Ellis!" exclaimed Drayton,
14 whatever you r opinions may be respecting
this disguise, 'tis the plain gaib of a continental
soldier, and honors the wearer more
it this proud epoch of our country's glorv
ban a diadem on the brow of a monarch."
" And is my dear Henry, that brave Major
Drayton," cried Ilelen, with every de
melioration of joy. "Captain Ellis," continued
Drat ton, " 1 have used a name in
battle not my own?lain still Francis Dray
ton. liy the last will and testament of a
dear and beloved aunt, I became heir to her
immense property, by the assuming of that
name?my motive was the trial ol affection.
Miss Helen can explain to you, Captain Ellis,
the effect of that trial ? if her conduct
would justify any further explanation, I am
and still will be ready to give it. "fis her
parents' command, and her wish?with such
powerful reasonings opposed to my wishes,
i silently ?bey."
" My commands, Major, my commands, I
never? "
" Hold, tnadame, your words, if allowed j
to explain further, will only tend to lessen
Helen lower in my estimation than she is at
present, and of course, will avail hut little.
Convinced, therefore, that ambition, not
love, actuated Miss Helen, I will dot!" my
beaver, an Captain Ellis observes, and wish
you all a very good morning." So saying,
he departed, leaving the captain thunderstruck,
and Helen and her mother equally
nunc aiiu coiuouuueo.
Tiie Eve.? While the human eye has
been admired by ordinary observers tor the
beauty of its form, tho range and quickness
>f its movements, and the variety of its expression,
it has excited the wonder of philosophers
by the exquisite mechanism of its
nterior, and the singular adaptation to the
lumber of purposes which it. has to serve.
The eyeball is nearly globular, being of a
'pheroidal form liko an orange, its smallest
liimeter being that which wo direct to oh
ects when wc wish to sec them most disinctly.
It moves in a socket elegantly pre
>ared for its reception, and lubricated l.v a
7 ~J " I
>eculiar secretion, which entirely removes 1
lie friction, and consequently, the irrimtion |
villi which its motions would have !>eon
therwiso accompanied. Dy means of six ,
rinse) en nttnehed to it, it can direct itself, j
vithout moving the head, to almost every
H?int of a hemisphere ; but when the motion
if the head or ln?dy is combined w ith that
if the eyeball, it can command almost a
ontinous picture?a panorama of everything
round it.
What Thct'kb Doing.?A bill admitting 1
egroes to equality with whites, as w itnesses
i courts, has passed the Iowa Senate, and
'ill undoubtedly be concurred in by the
louse?both branches being strongly itlaoh (
cpnblimn. i
Tine Progress ok Life.?Men rejoice
when the sun has risen ; they rejoice also
when it goes down ; while they are unconicious
of the decay of their own lives. Men
rejoice on seeing the face of n new season,
is at the nriival of one greatly desiredNevorih
less the revoltr.ion of one season
is tho decay of man. Fragments of driftwood
meeting in the wide ocean continue
together a littic space ; thus, parents, wives,
child.en, ftiend- and riches, remain with us
a short lime, ih> n separate?the separation
is inevitable. No mortal can escape tho
common lot ; he w ho mourns for departed
relatives, low no power to causfe them t.o return.
One standing 011 the road would
readily sav to a number of persons passing
by, " I will f.llow you;" why, then, should
a person grieve when journeying tho same
road which has been assuredly travelled by
all our forefathers ? Life resembles a cata
ract rushing down with irresistible impetuosity.
Knowing that the end of life is death,
every right minded man ought to pursue
that which is connected with happiness and
ultimate bliss.
yi)ublin University Magazine.
Heavy Dam auks kor Injuries on the
Highway.? In the Supreme Court, now in
session in Salem. Judge Merrick presiding,
the case of William lVabody, of Top-field,
vs. the Town of Middlelon, was tried, the
case occupying four days. The plaintiff alledgcd
that, as he was riding with his son
over a bridge in Middiclon, his horse put
his hoof in a crevice between the last plank
of the I ridge and the land, in consequence
of which the horse fell, breaking his legs,
and the concussion throwing Mr. Peabody
against the top of the carriage, slightly injured
him. 'i he accident occurred in August,
18&3. The defendants allcdged that
the horse, carriage and harness, cost but
thirty-five dollars a year before the accident,
and that the harness was by all odds the
most valuable part of the establishment; but
notwithstanding this, the jury returned a
verdict of $1235, being a fi action over one
dollar a head for every man, woman and
child residing in the town which was defendant
in the suit.?Ho*ton Journal.
A Cure for Suicide.?The number of
-I .I.- r... ... v v?i.
Mrnvim mviii nuiv:iMt; in new i Ul K VCiU
was sixty-two. During the year previous,
the number was sixty-three, so there has
been no remarkable increase. Throughout
Kugland the crime of suicide has recently
been much on tire increase, and in London
it has latterly assumed frightful proportions.
So serious has the matter become, that the
city magistrates propose an appeal to Parliament
next session, based on returns just
| made by the Police Commissioner*, which
shows that the suicides and attempted suicides
in the city have been doubled or quadrupled
within the last few years. As a remedy.
the Christian Advocate, of New York,
proposes the enactment of a law consigning
to the schools of anatomy the body of every
individual, of whatever rank in life, whom
a coroner's jury should declare to have committed
fclo Je sc. Such a remedy might
j prove effective.
Temperance.?" Peing satisfied from the
observation and experience, as well as from
medical testimony, that ardent spirits, as a
diink, is not only needless, but hurtful, and
f that the entire disuse of it would tend to
j promote the health, the virtue, and the bap|
pines* of the community, we hereby express
our conviction that should the young men
discontinue entirely the use of it, they w ould
not only promote their own personal benefit,
I Kilt lYui rrA.ul nf aiis /?/\nw?..?. ' ?1- ??' J
,..v v/hi wmiujr nun iiib world.
James Madison, Andrew Ja-ksnn, John
Q. Adams, M. Van Huron, John Tyler, Jas.
K. Polk, Z. Taylor, M. Fillmore, F. Pierce."
The foregoing document, framed, may ho
seen hanging rip in the Public Heading
Hooii), at Washington.
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One of hie Picii Men.? It is estimated
that one of the t icli men of New York lias
I now a " regular income " of ?3,000 a dnv?
j about ?1,100,000 a year. Out of this ho
I can probably manage, with eeonomy, to
" lay aside against a rainy day '' the respeci
table sum of a million a year. Add to this
another million by the rapid appreciation of
his real estate, and we have an unusual increase
of wealth for this individual amounting
to two millions of doliais. Wni. lb
Astor is that gentleman.
! Nice Calci'i.ation.?A Kansas paper
asks :?Why is it ? Our government lands
cost one dollar an ncre on an average, and
ehampairne two dollars a IwWtlo 11^.^.
many a man dies landless, who, during his
life, has swallowed a township, trees and
all !
Winter, which strips the leaves from
around us, makes us see the distant regions
thej' formerly concealed ; so does old age
rob us of our enjoyment only to enlarge the
prospect of the eternity before us.
It was olmerved of a philosopher who was
drowned in the Kid Sea, "that his taste
would he suited, for he was a ninn of dc<*p
thinking, and always like to go l<> the boir
lorn '( any thing."