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=? " - A REFLEX OF POPULAR EVENTS. Denoted to Progress, tl)c liigljts of tl)c Bout!), ortir tlje Diffusion ?f Useful Unowlebge among oil Classes of lVorliing iUru. VOLUME IV. GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 9. 1857. NUMBER 9, PH" Jitrn ?ittrrartBt'! IS ISSVBO BraaT THURSDAY MQflNllfO, BY PRICE & McJUNKIN. - wiijliam p. price;, editor and proprietor. C . M . M'JU NK1N, PRINTER. TEitn?. Ose Dollar and Yirrr Cent* in advance; Two n*LUB? if W?y?S. OLUBS of FIVE a?d upwanli, On* Doli.au, the money in every Lnetanee to accompany the order. ADVKRTISt!E*EirrS5naert?<i conspicuously at the ratea of 75 oouta eq?*re of '.3 tinea for the first insertion, and 87$ cents for each subse^uent insertion. . Contracts for yearly advertising made reason , able . i aosnts. i VT. W. Walker, Jr., Columbia, ft. C. t firiH SrsABiir, h>q.. Fiat Rock. N. C. I A. M Pidk, Fair view P. O., Greenville Diet | William O. Bitter, Pleasant Grove, Greenville Caw. R. Q Axdersox, Enoree, Spartanburg. *6 r~ s nrf n\ *TA?t?4-n?v i cyuuuu ^'uuuj. That man Deserve* Tour Praise. Know yon ii mull whose ear y life f Had little promise but ?>f cme; %Vlt?>m? prospects in the wide world'* strife c Were anything l?'it fair; Who vet has, step bv step. uprose " Above the dream* of eailv days I Ami smile* upon bin youthful wow f That iuhu deserve* your praise. * Know you a man whose soul nutpnuia j WiM music to melodious spheres; | Who moves mankind's half hidden store* ? <>f joyful lies* ami tears; I Who sings of what is go<?d and fair, s And wishes strife and warlike fraya | II*<I censed to cause mankind despair t f That man deserves your praise. , Know you a man of wealth and fame. 4> Who kindly lendeth to the poor, ^ No^jfl*king to hlHte forth his uame, every rich man's door; 1 daily doetli good by atenlih, J In many ditfere.it kindly ways? 1 That man liaa lofty health? 1 That man deaeives your praise. r air- i? in naraswe?' Jtiiareiiiinmis Uniting. ~ ? i [From the llotton Journal.] s Carious Pacts from History- * The Saxons iitsl introduced archery in 1 the time of Volligeur. It was dropped im- * mediately after the conquest. hilt revived by -s the Crusaders, they having felt tlie efFeets of it from the Saracen*, who, probably, derived it from tlie Parthians. Hows and arrows an weapons of war were in u?e with elon* cannon ball* so late as 1040. It is singular that all the statutes for the encouragement of archery were framed after the invention of gunpowder and firearms. Yew trees were encouraged in churchvards. for the making of bows, in 1482. Hence their .generality in churchyards in England. ('oats of arms came into vogue in the reign of Kichard I., of England, and became hereditary in families about the year 1192. They tor At their rise from the knights paint ing their bnnners with different figures to .distinguish them iu the crusades. The first standing army of modern limes was established by Charles VII of Eunice, iu 1445. Previous to that time the king had depended upon his nobles for contingents in litne of war. A standing army was first established in England iu 1088 by Charles I., but it waa declared illegal, as well a* the organization of the royal guards in 1679. The first permanent military band instituted in England, was the yeomen of the guards, established in 148(1. Guns were invented by Swart*, a Ger- 1 who, about 1 ;i 4 H, and were brought into u?e by the Veuetiaiit in 1382. Cannon were invented at an ntiierior date. They ' were tir*l used at tiie bailie of Cre**)' in 1 13441. lu England I hey were tii-t u?v-d at ' the aeigu of Uerwick in 1406. it waa not ' un<il 1644, howeier. that they were cn-t in ' England. They were u?*d on board of ?hi|M by the Venetian* in 1633. and were in u?e among the i'urks about the *aine time. An artillery company waa iintiiuled in England for weekly military exercises in 1010. Insurance of ahijm waa th-t practised in th?i rvign of C?'?r in 45. !i waa a general cuatotu in Europe in 11V4. In-Urance ??Hi ces were first established in London in 1007. Aatrotiotny waa ttrat atmttod t?y the Moot*, and Waa by them introduced into Europe in 1201. The rapid progress of iiUKlern astronomy date# from the time of Coperiiicit* Itooka of astronomy and geometry were doetroyed, a* infected with magic, in Kngland, ttutler the reign of Edward VI, in 1662. Dank* were tliaf established by the Lom bard Jew* in Italy. The uaine i* deiived from banco, bench?benches being erected in the market places for the exchange of laoney, Ac, The first public bank ?ue at I Vewree, about 1560. The Dank of England 1, ens established in 1602. In 1600 iu nolw irere 20 })*r cent. discount. The invention of bells is attributed to Paulinux, Bishop of Nola, in Campania, ibout the year 400. They were first uitroJuced into churches as a defence against .hutider and lightning. They were first mug up in England, at Croyland Ablrev. Lincolnshire, in 945. In the eleventh cenury, and later, it was the custom to baptize liein in the churches before they were u* *i. The cutfe>v bell was established in 1068. It was rung at eight in the evening sh?-n the people were obliged to put our heir fire and caudles. The custom was iholished in 1100. Hell inen were appointsi in London in 16?I), to ring the India at tight, and cry, " Take cure of your fire and iruidlca, be charitable to the jioor, and pray br the dead." How mane are aware of the origin of the vord " boo !" ured to frigliten children ? It ? a corruption of Boh, the name of a fierce iothic General, the son of Odin, the men ion of who>e name spread a panic among lis enemies. Book keeping was first introduced into Uigland fioiu Italy by Peele. in 15G9. Ti vas derived from a svstem of alert-bra nub i islied 4?v Burgo, at Venice. Notaries Public were first appointed l?y lie Fathers ??f the Christian Church. to eoi ect the acts or iiientoi h of martyrs in the list century. The arniiiiistrnti<?n of the oath In civil ;um*s is of high antiquity. See EximIii* 22 ? 10. Swelling on tlie C.osj?e| was fir?t idministetcd in judicial proceeding* in Kng and hv the Saxons in 800. The word* ' So help me Ood, and all Saints,*' conclud si an oath until 1550. liaw silk is said to have, first lieen made iv a people of China, called Sere*. 150 I. C. It was first brought from India, 274 aid a pound of it at that time was worth n annul of gold. The manufacture of rawilk was introduced into Europe from India ?y some monks in 550. Silk dresses were irst worn in 1455. The egg* of the silk ?ortn were first brought into Europe in 027. Romantic Incident Some sixteen years since, a young gentle nan in New York city contrived awhile to ?nv his addresses to a beautiful girl there, he daughter of an obstinate Pearl ^street nerchant. who was opposed to the young nan visiting his daughter. lie |iersi*ted in lis endeavors to win the young lady, and it last he was forbidden to enter the old nan's I.ottse. Stili the lovers con trivet! to meet occasionillv nlterwards ; and at tlm .-.f - v ----- . - " ~i mite six months, matters having been preiously mi arranged. the girl consented lo liairy the youth, lie did not seek the formic, tor lie whs in employment, at a handonto salary, as principal lemk keeper in nn ;xtensive jobbing Incise, and his pecuniary iro-peels weie very fair. Mat the parents vere obdurate, and he was driven from the toiiae. At the end of a twelvemonth they agreed o bo tnariied, and all the requisite arrange nunts were made ; the evening was fixed ipoti, and even the 'diapliiin had been so :retly engngi?d ; but on tlioday proposed for he nuptials, the whole plan was discovered md the match l*roken oft peremptorily, by Ire absolute authority of the parents. Time passed on : the daughter was sent o a distant part of the country fir awhile* he young man wan disappointed and dis learteiieil. and left New Yoik tor the West vlicre he remained for two years. Mean ime a person to unit the tastes of the pa ents turned tip?a man of considerable ileams but old enough to be the young tin's father; and a match was arranged, af er a long persuasion, between Emma and his titan, and she wedded him at last. Three years subsequently the young man ouinl himself in New England, where lie K-llled and took a wife also, and some dozen feats passed away,*wifh their thousand and >ne changes ?.f place, of cirvutristHtices, and >f fartiitie. From i!ie time of their separaion, the original lovers had never met. The young nmn became the fnther of hreo little ones; and then lost two of these, wtiich bereavement whs soon after followal l?y the dentil of his wife. Time dew by ; he liud been fortuiiHte in his hu-tness, mini retided h few miles out of Hoston, in a cot age surrounded by the coiutorte ? f life, and n the enjoyment of the society of his dear itile daughter. One d?y ho w*. returning home in the tflemoon, and, upon entering the cars found hem to he full. He sought h scat, and found one oijciijiieil bv h ladv ahout thirty years of age, beside whom he aal down, Mini llie cars soon moved out of the <le|>ot. As liiey entered into the light, lie suddeniv Lurtied to the lady, and exclaimed, " Ma i sin '. Kmtnaf Is this yon ?n lie didn't know exactly what he said, hut it whs h fact t'yt lie wus on the sent with the girl whom he had really loved, ami whom he hud never teen since the cruel aep arntion. A mutual explanation quickly succeeded. Our widowed friend ascertained thai his former intended whs now on her way to tinNorth upon a visit; that slra lutd been married nearly eleven vcam, had but one child, ' % living. Ami her husband hud been dead over two yearn. He pointed out hi* pretty cottage as the can* passed on?but did not leave thelrain. lie proceeded forward, renewed hie acjuaintnm^ found the lady her o? n mistre**. proposed ?to her again?and we record the 1 fact with no ordinary degree of pleasure, 1 that within three week* the lover* were ac ' tually united iu marriage in the city of Uos ton. 1 A Capital Story. Some year* since, an eccentric old ge i nius, whom, f.?r convenience, we will call ] Manic*. wan employed by a farmer living in i a town some six or seven miles westerly < from tlio Pem>l>scv?t river, to dig a well. < file soil and substratum being mostly sand. ' eld liar IK'S, after having progressed down, ward about forty f?-et, found one morning. ' upon going nut to his wank, that 'he wet) had essentially caved iu and was full rtcarU 4 to the top. So having that d?**ire, which * men have, <?f knowing what will be said of them after they are dead, and no one lieing yet a>tir, he concealed himself in a rank . glow th of burdock* by the side of a l?>ard fence near the otolith of the well, having ' first left hi* hat and frock upon the wind las* over the well. At letig-h breakfast be i ... _ ? ... .. . i mg rtrsviy. h uoy whh <ieqisicu<-<i mi'iiii lilni lo i*i- meal, whe i l<>! ainl I ?-11 >I I ! it wa>? mru that |tariie< wan buried in the ?\ < unconsciously dug by his own hand*. Tin*1 alarm being given. and tin* family bled. it wan decided Hoi to eat breakfast ' ami then Kcial for tin* coroner. tin* minister, ami Itia wife ami children. Socli apathy 1 did not (latter liarnrii' wlf tutrvili u Int. Inn lie waited patiently, determined to hear a lint nas to be said, and see what w?? to la; seen. Presently, nil parties arrived and began ' prospecting " the scene of the catastrophe, as people usually do in siurh cm-e*. At length they diew together to exchange opinions an to what should In- done. The lliiti | ister at once gave it an his opinion tliat they had better level up the well and let Unities remain ; for, said he, " be is now beyond the temptation to sin, and in the day of jtulg meut it will make no ditferenco whether lie is buried five feet under ground or fifty, for e is bound to come forth in either case.*' The coroner likewise agreed that " it woftld be a neediest exj?cn?e to Ins family or the town to disinter him when he was so effectually buried," and therefore entirely coincided with the minister. His wife thought that as "lie had left his hat and frock, it would be hardly worth while to dig him out for the rest of his clothes and so it was settled to let him remain. Hut p??or old Hnrncs. who had no breakfast, and was ( not at all" pleased with the result of the in quest, laid quiet until the shade of evening , stole over the landscapo. then ho quietly decamped to parts unknown. After remaining incognito for about three years, one morning he suddenly appeared (hatless aud froekie>s as he went) at the door of the farmer for whom he had agreed t? dig the unfortunate well. To say that nn avalanche of questions wore rained upon him a* lo his mysterious r$itj)|i??rHiicc, <fce.t would con?ey hut a feeble idea of the excitement w! i<-|i hi* UaJily presence cientol. iiui tlu* old man bore it all quietly, and mi jengih informed them that on finding liim elf butted, lie wailed for them to dig him out, until his patience wax exhausted. when he set to work to dig himself out, and only the day la-fore had succeeded ! for, hi* idea* being Millie what confused by the pressure of ( the earth at the time he wax buried, be had dug very limch at latidom, and. instead of coming directly to the surface, he came out in the town of Holdne, tic miles east of the Penobscot river / No further explanations were Bought for by those who were m> distressed and sorrow ful over his supposed final resting place, [Bangor J ffcrtonian. GutEvoi'ohSlkkc.?Wehaveoficn henid young men remark that four or live hours' sleep was all they wanted, and all that the human system required The habit of go iug without sleep is very injurious. Thoua rids, no doll hi, permanently injure theii health in this way. We live in a fast age. when everylaaly seelns to la* Irving tlo-jr h.-st lo invert the order < f Nature. If folks will |>ersi?t in turning night into day. it is not to be wondered at that few la>t out tin allotted lime of life. No matter what lit* h man's occupation?physical or menial, or. like Othello'* "gone.'' un<i living in idletiea? ?the constitution cannot |a>|, depend upon it. without a sufficiency of regular an?l re freshing sleep. John Hunter, the great sur geon, died suddenly of spasmodic affection of the hea t, a disease greatly encouraged hy want of sleep. In a recently published volume by a medical mm, there is one great lesson that hard student* and literary men may learn, an that is, that Hunter probably killod himself hy too little sleep. " Four hours" re*t at night and one after dinner, cannot he deemed sufficient to recruit -the exhausted powers of l?odr and mind. Certainly ?ot ; and 'he consequence was that Hunter d'tod earfv. If men will in*e?t on ! cltealfag Sleep, Iter 14 twin sister, Death," will avenge the insult. # The Art of Leaving Off. ar A LICK CAKY. It w*? Chn* lotle Hronte, I believer who, alien elie wm? tugcd li? write nv?r? hook-, aid nlie I hanked Gtxl for the ability to nlent when .-lie 11Mil nothing to say. I wi-ii Iter, beautiful art were more appreciable, f. r at* n?ay have too luueh, even of a g<*?d il.ing, hut a* brevity is the only excellency .f ?Wm iiioii places, it muiim a |>itv that that pialily should mi often lie wauling. There is alw ays a right ]x>int bet olid which to |>ro**ed i? dangerou* mid ridiculous?timid ity Wrtiielimes come* short of it. hut conti letw oftt-iier ov?rltn|)K it, hikI fulls on the thirl' sidw. "OU. the little more, ami how much it. i?l Ml tin* little leas, and w lint worlds aw ay 1 I low a wound shall quicken content to hli:?s, Or >t breath suspend the blood's best play." FjJenking of this gorsl world In which we one day h.-atd a clecgt iiimii say, with ihaf eMiiple liitectness of real el- queue*?and ur> Father made it nil. Unf tiniately, lloWi-ver, that Concise statement failed t?? .M'i f. him, ami lie bodied forth the follow ing: " Yes, inv fiir mis, the g eat oiiuibcivtit ami eternal J vino ail erenbal this mundane plamdtlrv sphere, and that, too, without ant material - !" I was yesterday n jjood deal amused in witnessing the palling ofoiieol iIiom* happy |>:ri*a,.who are likely to f ?rget that there ts my body, except iiietn eUes, ?u rite world. " <?*h! hies.t you," exclaimed the lover, with ;? ferrnticy of unction almost pathetic, ami ul rli?- very next imuii'iil. becoming nwn?e of my proximity, he added, " and you. too; '* but the VMphliic?s of tire addenda rendered it perfectly ludicrous. Many a clever man ha* lost his sweetheart by saving i.m> much?and making i-ottrl>hip an importunity?a ?Ir<?|> more t Ided to the sweet enough makes it nans a tilig. Familiar han<l!ing rnhs off the iilonm fr*?ni the delicate fruit, and when we have odd so iiiiirh that nothing more can he said, why wre have come to the end of our tether. Many an author hides his meaning 4with u cumbrous load of words, as if jarverty of thought could he concealed bv any such artifice. To nay what we mean, ami there end. is true wisdom, but even when f<>ree<I at Inst to collie to tlie conclusion that we have nothing moie to any vvo cannot cease speaking without first haying we have nolli iug more to say. The accomplishment of happily and effectively leaving off should he placed among the fine arts, I think, and studied as such, so that our writing and sja-aking might he less upon the school girl model of I helieve 1 have nothing more to say at present?I helieve I have told you all I can liiink of at present?1 helieve i must now draw my letter to a close, as I can ihink of nothing more to tell you at present. The hook called Last Words of Maxtor, had a rental kahlc side, hut when some poor iiui tator wrote another and called ii More Last Words of Maxtor, there was no demand for it.?Xexo York Ledger. A Snakk Talk.?Says the lawyer: "An iiuals sometime* very nearly approach ten* en in tln-ir cunning. I got interested in .ho study of ser|K'iitn down in Arkansas where I sj?eiit the most of last year, 1 don't know why, hut I was constantly watching them and testing their sagacity, hv placing iheni in new situations, and surrounding them with novel expedient*. Of all kinds. I exjieriiucuteil most with rattlesnakes and copper heads. One afternoon 1 seated myself on a little kind! ill the to snioke and read?for I always had a book or linecaper with me?and had heen enjoying myself for some time, when I espied a cop js'ihead making for a Icle within ten f?-et ot where I sat. Of course, I threw down my book and cigar, and proceeded to try a new experiment. As soon as 1 stirred lie rascal inane u rtl*l? Mr wio in>ie: (>ut I caught 11is (?il rs Ik- got nearly in. and jc. kitl hltll Millie I w?l*111 \ feet backward. lie threw himself into a coil in in lime, arm waited fvir rue lo pitch in. I till I c<>nclud ed to let liiin try ills hole again. Alter a while lie MiHiu-tl lor it, stopping when I *ur led lo coil hiiil-elf lip; hut, a- I kept pretty piiel, he recovered couddence and uguin wtni in. Again I jeiked him out. No .-ouiief did lie liit the ground iliau lie m ida grand ui-li for the |io|h in a sliioglil hue fur my lege ! I tin thai didti t work, foi I got out of ihc way, and gave him uiioihei Hut ! Thia time he lay nlill awhile, appear ing to rellect on the course to he taken Alter a lime he tried it again, though rath cr slowly. After getting hi* head a little way til, lie slopped ami wiggieu ill* tali, aif oti piopa-e for me lo g.ab it. I did ho : and quicker lhaii a Hash he diew his head out, and came w ithin a quarter of an inch of striking m'i in the face. However, I j oked liiiu quite R distance, anil resolved to look out next lime. Well, he tried the name game again, but it would'ni wink ? 1 was loo quick for hiiu. This time he lay in a coil half ait hour, without moving. At iaM. however, ho tried it onoe more, lie advanced to witkiu Hie feet of the hole very slowly, coiled again, end then, l>)' heaven* ! got the start of me bv one of .the cnteat tncke you ever heard of." ^7 w Tt ??it " How wiu it r we all exclaimed io one breath. " Win." naiii iSj.j narrator, finking hi** voice to the'fccm* of solemnity. nod look in<r a* Ikiiiwi ami a* n?d?er mm a man could look, " why he jiiMt turned hi* head toward my hand, and went down that hole tail lirat 1" , ~ Tim ITandsomic Soul.?One day Ian a inter, a little boy from the Smith win* wan on a vi?il to the city, wa? taking hiIir>t Icwon in the art of sliding down liill wh?'ii he suddenly fontid lain feet in rathet ' eloee contact with a ladie's rich silk dieo?. Surprised, mortified and confuted, he sprang f'om his sled, ami c?p in hand, commenced in earnest apology : " ' '*}? ,vollr pardon, ma'atn ; I am verv <orrv.M " Never mind," exclaimed the ladv." thee i* no If!cat Inn 111 dull,' mid Vim f.-el Worse aUiut it iIihii I do." " Rut, dear madam." said the boy, a* lii eves lille?4_ykit tear*, " y??u? ?l i* ruined. k ihonjr+rtthitt' you'\v??nl<l lie very angrv .with tr?\"f??r living *o careless." " O. ii.,," replied the Ih.Iv ; " better ha*e x soiled ?be>* (Iihii it ilifll-d lenijwr.,' " O.i^h't she H heatliy t'" exclaimed the IiiiI. as ihe lady passed on. Who f that lady?" retnrned hi* comrade, "ifyou call her a beauty, you ahan'i -loose for inc. Why, she is more than ihirtv year* old. and her f?Ce is yellow and * tinkled." " I don't cure if her face is wrinkled." re plied the little heio, * h r soul is handsome anyhow." A shout of laughter followed from which lie was glad to escape. Relating the inci dent to his mother, lie remaiked. * O. mother, that ladv did me good. 1 shall never forget il ; and when I aril tempt *d to indulge my angry passion*. I will think of what she said?"Belter have a soiled dress than a rufH-tl temper." IlEronTKD llOMIClDK UY a S?S' OF HENRY Clay.?His fliyht and Conctxilment.?'I lie Cincinnati Commercial of Sat today contains a report that a quarrel took place, ou Tliurs day, at Lexington Kentucky, lietween John Clay, Rsq.. a ?m of the depart*d statesman, and a horse trainer named Edgar. High words passed lietw?en the parties, and led tinatly to a per* mal eiicnirui*, a ben Clay diew a revolver and lired twice at Ivlgar. One ball entered his mouth, and passed out behind the ear. Another hall lodged in the hack. Edgar is reported mortally wounded, and is perhaps dead before this time. Clay immediately left Lexington, and ballot l?een heard from since. The parlies have not been on amicable terms for sonn time. John, we believe, is the youngest sur viVint; son <?i iionry wav. Ol' liis elder brother, one?Henry Clay. Jr.?was killed at the battle of Itueiia Vi>t ? ?and another, James B. Clay, i? now a Democratic candidate fur Congress Tiik Bvm.it or v\ aoram.?Napoleon's I nil tie ?.f Wagrain wits the gieatcsl of imalern tiines, if we consider the nninber of men engaged in it, and assembled at the same moment in the held. There were three hundred thousand in the two armies, and from the extremity of one wing to the extremity of the other, war. a distance of i wo leagues and a half. 1 lie beauty and maj e.-ty of such a sjH*ctai lo may easily lm co.i ceived. We had seven hundred pieces i f artillery, and the enemy five hiiudreil.? gulls weie thundering simultaneously over h narrow field. We fired dining the dux eighty f'-ur thousand rounds of uitilierv, and bad twenty thousand men put Inns de combat. Vet the victory was without result.? The times were passed when multitudes of toisiiner* fell into our hands, as in Italy, at (Jim. at Au-terlitz, at Jena. It was a battle gainer I : but it let', many others to Is* fought. J Mcmoriet of the Duke of liagu-a. Valuk or a Titer a MR xt.? I know ai least one instance of a shilling Testament, purchased ill New 0<lean?. pieviou# to the dexicaii war, which not only saved the life ?f the possessor, but was ihe means nf sav mg liis soul. It was in this wax : A young ii.... i i i .. ii r._.- .r- '.l i iiiihji ^ i j |mim iinvu n >111.*11 i l??r fair <1**?.*ii of eggs, Ht llitee ci'dh ]m<r iluxfli : -*l|.{ mIi-ii her brother w?i? fdmiit Install fji a.* h volunteer, she put it into hi M-t pocket. There it remained wranpcd i . the HMiiiv paper Mini same |*?. ket, limit tin oattle of Hin-na Virtn, when the owner re iwiv?<l a wounil through tlie Testament, which broke the foice of tlie ballet, wliicli lodged in hi* breast; and wnt biin to tin* hospital. There lie read iiis brstk ; Mini tile | nist lime I hiiw liiin, he whs in hii Illinois I college prcpaiing for lliu pulpit. or ralher lor m missionary hold in the Methodist Church. Passimo through the quiet little village of Subtle, in ludiuua, h fellow passenger [minted out i? weather beaten house of wor snip, mi the place where he once heard, on a rainy occasion, tlie following prayer from the staid preacher : " We thank I'hee for ! ih? goodly nutn-her here to-night, and that , Thou arl here alto, notwithstanding the iu* 1 cteuieney of the weather.*1 . , f II I II I PI Epfbcts oy Clkaslinkss.?Count R im^ ford. the celebrated practical philosopher, wlu??e writings have been <>f greater ta!oe to mankind than the abstruse speculations >f a hoa?t of metaphysicians, time describee the advantage of cleanliness : " With what care ntid Attention do tlief feathe ed race wash themselves, and put i heir pi tun age in order ; and how perfectly' neat, clean, ami elegant do thev apear t \mong the l*?a?u? of the field, we fttul those which are the moat cleanly are generally jhe mo*t gay and cheerful, or are distinguished by a certain air of tranquility and coutentnient; and ringing irds are alwayp rentalkahle for the tieatneas of their plumage. So great is the effect of cleanliness u|mmi titan, that il# extends even to his moHi character; nor do I beiiere there eye* was a person scrupulously attentive to deadlines* who was a consummate villain." A Mothkr'h Cockskl.?Furfy Je#ra agct a mother stood on the green hrRs tit Ver* inont, holding by ih-v right hand a sr?o, sixte-?n vears old, mad with love of the sea. And, as she stood by the garden gate on * nutitty morning, she said, " Edward, the/ e,l me?for I nevor saw the ocean?that the great ttmptalion of the seaman's life is I:ink. Promise me. before you quit yo?'r 'iiothetV hand, that you will never drink.'* I gave her the promise and I went the broad glolte over?Calcutta, the Me iiterranenti. >att Francisco, the Cape of (rood Hope, the North Pole and the South?1 saw them all in forty years, and 1 have never seen a gla t tilled with sparkling liquors that my moth rs form t?y the garden gate, or. the green hill side of Vermont, did not Hue before me, and to-day, Nt sixty, my lij* are innocent of ilio taste of liquor. FlIMKNTB OF SUCCKSB in UlBtNKBB. A j dgmtMii quick ami camions, and clear am! sound?a dvseided purpose?a firm will?ene getic ami persefering industry?punctuali y ami fidelity iii every arrangement?justice and honor controlling every transaction! ? ami courtesy?that true courtesy which springs from genuine kindness, presiding over all the intercourse of life. Such qualities, indeed, whenever and wherever exhibited, mar km said almost to insure a favorable re.Mih-; f>r tliev are the means which common sense dictates, and which Proviis wont to bless.? Hunt's Magazine; Falling back on tiik Common Law.? 4 The right to sell liquor is a common law ight, ami nobody can legislate that right away." Such is the latest ground of the advocates of free liquor. And so they fal! back upon the Common Law f Blaekstone was supposed to know ? thing or two about iliat "Common Law;"* and what does h* say I As follows : " Common Law de? hire#' thai no iiiau has a right 10 use his property to the injury of another, and the consent of the party i jured is no mitigation of thn' offence." Surplus.?The Secretary of the Treasury is of the opinion that the close of the pre-* sent fiscal year will find a surplus of twentyiwo millions of dollars in the Treasury.? The late reduction of the tariff, he thinks, will result in an increase of revenue from increased importations ; and h? has nheady dete mined to recommend another large ex tension ut the tree list. Tiik QrtXTCR ok a Lion Tamer.?It in said tlmt one of tlie bu?glarr recently killed by accident, on the Hurrahing, 1'*.. railroad. wa-? llerr Ihiobach, the celebrated Lion tamer ; ami, further, that he who eonn *cted with an extensive gang of counterfeit rs. Coi'vtrrprit dollars, made of bra**, and moulded from the ordinary gold piece, aio in circulation in Petersburg, Va.. and it ? o dd be well for our citizen* to bo on the-r g raid against su-'h bogus coin. Tiik National Era. the Abolition paper in Washington city, is advertised to he sold,to pay the bailtrond of Win. S. Chaplin,' charged with running off several of Senator I ooiiiba'a negroes, a few years since. Alabama Pknitkntiakv.? Dorsey'fc Dispatch puhli-hcd at Wetnfnpba, strtie* that there arc at this time, 220 inmate* in the Al<u>ama 1 Vuttentiary, of whom seven are female*. Tiik henrt h n cup which is empty till it overflow-. We have nothing to enjoy fill we have something to impart. lie only live* who is nut a reservoir, hurt a fountain. A Yanks* ha-* invented a suspender that | contract* on your approach to water, so that I the moment you come to a puddle it lifts you over and drops you o?? the other side. Slanokk Suit.?On Saturday, a young ladv of St. Louis commenced suit in the circuit court against Iter own father ft>r slander, laving the damages at $9,000. Commoi'Ork Moht, of the Tex/u nety, H is stated, ha* drawn from the U.S.Treasury fur commutation of teek pey.