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The Condition of Continental Europe.
The present position of matters in Europe
is not such as to give much hope of a peaceful
future. The questions at issue, both
political and religious, become daily more
complicated, and their solution more difficult.
Old parties are breaking up, and there is
everywhere that confusion that marks a period
of transition.
Yet, amidst all the turmoil and tuunlt.
certain great lines of division begin to be
distinctly seen. Slowly bnt steadily all Europe
is gathering into two camps.?that of
the Ultramontanes, and that of the Radicals.
It is not that between Church aud State there
it any necessary antagonism. Both way exercise
their true functions in perfect harmonp.
But usurpation on one side has been
met by usurpation on the other; claims to be
supreme authority by counter claims, till
peace is no more possible. The Ultramontanes
have taken a position from which they
cannot recede; and the Radicals will stick at
nothing if they can thereby overthrow the
papacy, it is a war to the death; and tins
the leaders on both sides well know.
Between the two extremes, there are now
many small parties, not yet ready to rank
themselves with either, but inclining this
way or that, according to their prejudices
or opinions or fears. To the Church party
naturally tarn the monarchist, the constitutionally
timid and conservative, the rich, who
fear the oommanists and their theories about
property, the religions who dread their infidelity,
and all who cling to existing institutions,
or are bound by the associations of
the past. Many of them are not Ultramontanes,
nor even Roman Catholics, but they
uphold the Uhurcn ot notue because uiej
see it in the leading representative of luw
and order, and of Christianity, and the chief
bulwark against the democratic spirit. To
the State party turn as naturally all of republican
tendencies, the defenders of free
thought and speech, the young and ardent,
who believe the golden age is yet to come, all
who hate the Jesuits, the infidels, who see
in Rome their chief enemy, the opponents of
all spiritual despotism, and Protestants in
general, who think anything more tolerable
than papal domination.
It ntjuot to be supposed that all of these
several classes have any clear conception of
their own position. They probably hope to
hold an intermediate place, and successfully
to ooDose both extremes. They thiuk to
uphold the Chnrch, and yet preserve civil
liberty: v*nd tn uphold the State, yet
leave the Chnrch frdb. But the leadsrs of !
the two extremes have a clearer understanding
of the real condition of affairs. They
know that jo such strife it is the bold, the
determined, those who enunciate a principle
without limitation or compromise, that draw
the masses of men after them. The com
mon mind does not appreciate nice distinctions;
it does not like qualifications and refinements.
In a popular leader, at great
crises, moderation is weakness. The wise
chief* of the Church well understand this ;
and the? have taken ground in regard to the
relations of Chuach and State which are intelligible
to the dullest intellect. The pope,
as the head of the spiritual order, and infallible
in faith and morals, ie the head of all
kings and rulers. Id all cases of disputed
authority, they must be obedient to him.?
The supremacy of the Church?that is, of
the pope?must be recognized as a first principle
by all Christian nations.
On the other side, the Radical chiefs
enunciate their principles with equal boldueee,
simplicity, and decision. The State is
supreme; it knows no power above itself.?
If there be a God, the State is His true
representative. Religion, as a matter affecting
the public well-being, is wholly under
its oontrol. It is to determine what ahull
be the rites of worship, and what doctrines
may be taught, and who shall be the teach
era. Claims to Divine authority are essentially
treasonable, since they conflict with
the civil sovereignty.
These are plain and intelligible principles;
no man can mistake them. If received and
acted upon, thoy cut up the Church of Rome,
and every Christian Church, root and branch
No religion can exist which is not divested
of its supernatural character, and made subservient
to political ends.
Such, in principle, arc the lilies of division.
Every year they become more clearly
drawn. No one can fail to see what progress
the Ultramontanes have made in the la-i do
oade, and how they are forcing all to come
into their camp. Their cry is Ronton Catholicism
or atheism; the supremacy of the
nAM of fvunuiuism and anarchy. To niulti
a*;; seems to be the only alternative ; I
and the fear of one extreme drives thorn to
the other. The same is the pane with the
Radicals. Their numbers are augmentiug,
not so much through rational conviction, as
through hatred of ecclesiastical tyranny.?
Many are not atheists, but if compelled to
choose between the slavish submiaton demanded
by Rome and no religion at all, thoy
prefer the latter. They choose the absolutism
of the State rather than that of the
C'huroh
As regards numbers and organization, the 1
great ad vantage is on the Hide of tho t'ltrai
montane*. This party is a great and compact
body, a gigantic army, well officered. J
toting in unity, and directed by one will.? '
. 4nd there is something far more potent than
number) or drill; there i* a religioip; energy, '
in some cases we may call it enthusiasm,!
wtuth shrinks from no obstacles, and hesitate*
at no sacrifice. There is also a skill in
playing on the superstitious fears and the '
credulity of the lowet &nj ignorant classes, j
which no other party possesses. Thu iutiknowledge
of the prejudices and wishes
t4' ineii docks which the parish priests have,
nnd the entire subjection of these priests to
their bishops, give the l ltramontane epiaco- j
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pate great power of popular excitement
which it well knows how to use.
The Radicate, on the other haud, are far
fewer iu numbers, nor are they united in
principles or action. Their leaders have no
official position, and, scattered iu different
countries, have no centre or head. In their
councils is discord, and the proceedings of the
International at its sessions, have not indica-.
ted much wisdom or prudence on the part of
its chiefs. A considerable part of the people
look upon them with terror. In almost
every point, when compared with the Ultramontanes.
they stand at great disadvantage.
Yet we should make a capital mistake if we
despise the power of this party. Its strength
lies in this,?that it is the truest representa
tive of the spirit of the age.. Toung Europe
is mostly in its ranks. It gathers to itself
all who are dissatisfied with the present, and
will not renew the past There i9 a wide
spread feeling that it is possible for men to
he much happier and more prosperous than
they have been, and that this can be effected
by a reconstruction of society, the rebuilding
it on new foundations. To this class
belong many of a philanthropic and speculative
turn of mind; and to these must be
added those who love license and hate restraint,
the despisers of all religion, the vicious
and profligate. Very unlike in character
and purpose, all agree in this,?that
Christianity, as represented by the Church
at Rome, is bringing more of evil than good
to Europe, and must be overthrown, and the
State, embodying other principles, takes its
place. There is a type bf civilisation better
than anything which Christianity has given,
and this mast be brought in by statesmen,
not by priests.
Looking upon Europe as it preseuta itaelf
to-dav. we mav see manv siens of an Ultra
W ' <* J ?CI? ?
montane triumph. Evidently there is a
strong reaction-going on, the proof of which
may be seen in Spain, in France, and in Germany.
In Spain, the Carlisto are gaining
ground, and the Republicans, disunited and
factious, can neither gain the confidence of
the people, nor make war with vigor. France,
under McMahon is turning more and more
toward the Church of Rome. As between
the Republicans and Carlists in Spain, it assumes
a position of neutrality; but there can
be no doubt that the spirit of the Administration
is decidedly anti-Republican. The
priests are very busy in arousing the religious
feeling of the peasantry by means of
apparitions and visions and miracles, and by
large processions to holy places; and democracy
is denounoed as the chief of sins, and the
restoration' of legftimate' authority held tip
as the only salvation for France. Germany
is full of internal strife, and Bismarck, who
has offended all the Roman Catholics, has
by no means carried all the Protestants with
hiui. lie has found that the |K?wer of Rome
is still very great, and that its stubborn opposition
to bis ecclesiuslical measures cannot
be overcome. He seems to be aware himself
of his partial failure, and to seek dismission
from office.
Without speaking of Italy and Austria,
in which signs of the same reaction may be
noted, though less conspicuous, we conclude
that the Ultramontanes have some reason for
their hope ot speedily becoming the masters
of Europe. But their triumph, if they win
it, will be illusive and short-lived. The attempt
to make the Church of Rome supremo,
must end by making her the slave of the
State. The tendency to democracy is too
strong 10 oe overcome, and sooner or later, it
may be after a bloody religious war, the supremacy
of the people must be recognized as
absolute. Rome is strong in her organization;
but this is no defence against the unbelief,
and when the day of final contest
comes, her high walls ami battlements may
stand, but her soldiers will have fled.
If we did not believe in the omniscience
of the Lord, this condition of Europe would
bo very fearful; but knowing that the Church,
His Rudy, shall nbidc forever,' although
every plant that tiod hath not planted shall
be rooted up, we may await the issue with
all quietness.? Church/mill.
Expanding the Chest.?Take a strong
rope and fasten it to a beam overhead; to the
lower endoftheropo attach a slick three
feet long, convenient to grasp with the hands.
The rope should be fastened to the centre of
the stick, which should hang six or eight
inches above the head. Let a person grasp
this stick with the hands two or threo feet
part, and swing very moderately at first?
perhaps only bear the weight, if very weak ?
and gradually increase as the muscles to gain
strength from tl.o exercise, until it may be
used from three to five times daily. The
connection of the arms with the body, with
the execptiou of the clavicle with the breastbone,
being a muscular attachment to the
ribs, the effect of this exercise to elevate
tho ribs and enlarge the chest; and as nature
allows no vacuum, the lungs expand
the cavity, increase volume of air, the natural
purifier of blood, and preventing th '
congestion or deposit of tubcrcluous matter.
Wo have prescribed the above for all oaacs ,
of hemorrhage of the lungs and threatened
consumption, for thirty live years, and hnvo
been nblo to increase the measure of the
chest from two to four inches within a few
months, and with good results. Hut especially
as a preventive we recommend this exercise.
bet those who love to live cultivate
a well-formed, capacious chest. The student,
the merchant, the sedentary, the young of
both sexes?aye, all?should have u swing
.ui which to stretch themselves daily. Wo
are certain that if thin were (4) be practiced
by the rising generation, in a dress allowing
a free development of the body, many would
l*e saved from consumption. Independently
of its beneficial results, the exccrcisc is ail
exceedingly pleascut ope, and as the nnparncosts
very little, there need be no ditficuhv
about anyone enjoy ing it who wishes to.
Do> L' tci <.
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Above the Aretic Circle.
From the Nerw York Sun.
Dr. Isaac J. Hayes, delivered the second
of his course of lectures descriptive of his researches
aud adventures in search of the
open polar sea before a large andience in Association
Hall last night. The glaciers and
! icebergs of Greenland were vividly described.
All the interior of Greenland, the lecturer
said-, is one vast field of ice, which gradually
and imperceptibly moves downward toward
the sea, the centre movirig somewhat more
rapid^r than the sides* and by the fractures
thus created giving to the ice those iantasnc
shapes which from time immemorial have
been at once the marvel and admiration of
explorers. When the glacier reaches the
sw it passes on as before over the inclined
plain beneath the surface, until so much of
it is immersed that it is no longer able to
resist #ie buoyancy of the water, and break
ing from glacier, with a roar that can be
heard for miles, the iceberg rises to the surface,
and floats away sometimes as far as the
coast of Newfoundland, while the glacier
contViues its ceaseless movement downward
to form uew icebergs from age to age. The
masses of ice thus detached of course vary
iu size, but in all of them there is seven
times as much ice under water as appears
above the surface. From the deck of his
vessel Dr.- Hayes once counted as many as
300, some as largo as the hall in which he
stood, others as large as Trinity Chnreh,still
others as large as the city of New York, and
yet others twelve times the sizo of New
York. One in especial aro9e 317 feet above
the surface, and he then computed its weight
to have been aot less than twenty-seven billions
of tons.
THE MIDNIGHT SUN.
With regard to the midnight snn, Dr.
Hayes related an incident, which, had he
not actually witnessed it himself, might possibly
have been received with incredulity by
his audience. As he traveled northward,
the days gradually lengthened, until darkness
ccascd altogether, and the sun was
never out of sight. The passengers on
board the ship were much incommoded, and
were obliged to create artificial darkness by
curtains all around them when they desire to
sleep. The dumb animals on board were in
a pihifnl state of consteruatiuu; the dogs
howled unceasingly, and evinced a desire to
bay the sun. But the most remarkable effect
was created upon an old rooster, the last of
their stock of fowl, whose life had been spared
in coofiderat-i<M?af hi*?geattdi-rni??c4fU4mt
toughness. This venerable bird, day after
day, watched the heavens, but found no opportunity
of heralding the approach of dawn
with his wonted crow. His mind at last
gave way, and ono morning, in full view of
the astounded voyagers, tlio unhappy bird
flew upon the rail of the ship, stretched his
nock toward the sun, and giving the merest
apology for a crow, Bprutig into the ocean
and was seen no more.
In 1856 Dr. Hayes' first expedition sailed
uortbward, breaking through the ioe in Baffin's
Bay, penetrated as far as latitude 75,
this is unto that time beiror the furthest
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poiitever attained by explorers. On the
icebergs which ha encountered polar bears
were very numerous. These animals, he
said are far from being the ferocious inon
3tcrs which voyagers are so fond of depicting.
They are, in fact, very timid croatures.
As an instance of their cowardice, lie related
?n.:_
an atiwuut uj inn suuuriuy uircim^ ????w
the middle of an artic night, that is to say.
broad daylight. Without a moment's hesitation
the doctor turned and ran, never stopping
until his breath was utterly exhausted;
he then looked behind him to nee, us lie
said, how long h lease of life remained for
him, and to his unspeakah.c relief saw the
bear was running also, but iu the opposite
direction.
A.N HOUR OP TERROR.
A very perilous adventure through which
he passed during this voyage Wuh listened to
with breathless attention. The ship was lying
in a large natural bay or harbor, close to
a glacier; one day a terrific roaring startled
every one on hoard. An immense iceberg
had parted from the glacier, and risen to the
surface so near tho ship that the first of a
succession of waves which it created carried
the the vessel, dragging her anchor, entirely
across the bay, leaving her within a few feet
of the rocks on tho opposite ride. The wave
recoiling, threw over the deck a volume of
water that swept before it everything not
made fast, and forced the crew to hold on
for their lives
Two of the finest glaciers the Icctunr sawlie
christened after I'rof. Tyiidull in compliuient
to that great scientist for his Alpine
researches. Among the interesting features
of the lecture was the exhibition of some exquisite
photographs of A11it* scenes reflected
upon a attain on the stage. One of those
whs a gigantic rock on the cost of <jrectilaud,
w hich was in all respects similar to
that on which the ill-fated Atlantic had
struck, and it was a matter of surpriso to Dr.
Hayes, in view of the nature of the coast,
that so many of the Atlantic's passengers
had becu saved. Milville Hiiy was the high
est point reached in this expedition. In
cone! luding lis lecture Dr. IIayes snid that
this trip might he made by any gentleman
during tho summer months in his yacht;
sport could bo found in shooting polar bears,
and the trip would be no more dangerous
than crossing the Atlantic. At the first
hln- h it might seem that sailing these tremendous
glaciers and ieeborg? was perilious 1
navigation, hut it should be bore in mind
that at the proper season darkness never
hides than, anil hence danger IVom this |
source need scarcely ho apprehended.
Th iff1 s magic in that little word home? j
it is a mystic circle that surrounds comforts
and viitlies never known beyond its own
limits.
Tho Winnsboro' News, of the 24th, hug
the following: ' We are again called upon ;
to chronicle another singular death among
the colored people. It occurred at White
Oak, oight miles north of this place, which,
to say the least of it in a charitable point of ,
view, is certainly mysterious. The case, as
reported to us, is that of a child not exceeding
eighteen months of age, killing another !
of nine months by maiming, biting and <
bruising until life was despaired of, a feat i
whinH fhp vniintr nnnnihal hod attemnted a
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few du79 previous in attempting to bite to
de.at^aoUier of its playmates. We forbear
giving"nanie9 until we learn more of the facts,
although from the source we derived the information
the focts cannot be disputed.?
This being the season of the dog-days, it
may have been a case of hydrophobia, or it
may not; can either of the parents tell ? Let
us have the facts, and we hope the proper
authorities may be able to solve the mystey"
It U- a remarkable fact that while outsid?
of the United States there are about sixty
thousand miles of railroad in the entire
world, there are in the United States alone
nearly soventy thousand miles. If anything
could illustrate the magnificent extent of the
American Republic and the vuit strides it is
making toward a complete development of
its domain, this fact would seem to do it.
The earnings of the railroads in five States
alone, Were last year $260,000,000. Verily
this is a great country and worth the pride
which the citizen may feci in its present,
and proSable future.
Of all the strange animals in this strange
country, the Rocky mountain turkey is the
most singular. It never rings until dark,
and even then it fails to do itself justice, unless
the sky is.cloudy. It frequents the
deepest and most inaccessible canons of the
mountains, and it can only be trappod dur
ing tho early spring and autumn months. A *
piece of bright tin tied to a long polo will a
attract scores of these turkeys. Mr. Dunbar, *
a Denver naturalist, says that it is a species
of the albian?a bird that is found among e
the Andes in South America. It is certain- J
ly a strange animal, and at times its singing
is really beautiful.?Urct/y Tribune.
He Died in Karnest.?Two negro acrobats
from Jamaica went over the other day
to Fort Limon, in Costa Rica, to give some
of their exhibitions for the amusement of the
residents ^hero. Of the said African acrobats,
one played the banjo, while the other .
did the tight rope business. Their exhibitions
were brought to a sad end by the fol- ,
lowing tragic event:
The crowning gymnastic effort was reserved
for the last night. And that was that .
the celebrated Jamaica acrobat was to aston- .
ish the audience by hanging himself. The
houee was full, aud expectation was ou tip
toe. Not that the negro artist would actu>1
> l: i?a ij ; 8
any naog Dimrcji, uut wuuiu uuiuc w u?i *?
us to to create a sensation worth the entry
money. When all was ready and the banjo
music at its best, the other partner stood upon
a chair and put the loop of a rope around
his neck and either stumbled or jumped off.
The symptoms of real hanging were so well
imitated that the audience, both white and
black, applauded, and the banjo player did
his best to encourage his partner, Hut things
at last began to look serious. His eyes, began
to protrude as well us the tongue, aud
the high peaked Chinese hat began to shake
on his head. The banjo player being appealed
to said, (,Oh, let him alone, he understands
his business." At last one of the
engineers of the railroad went up and looked
into the face of the unfortunate representative
of Jack Ketch. The face was blacker
than natural, the tongue was purple and
swollen, and the pulse had slopped at the
wrists. " Oh," he exelaimcd, ''the man is
as dead as a door nail." The black women
set ud a howl of grief, and the hardhearted i
white men lnughed at the too successful feat
of the dead actor.?-San Francisco Bulletin.
('akeylnti a Gun.?In carrying a gun it
should never he in such a position that any
injury can accrue to anybody or anything
by an accidental explosion. No matter in
what stale the hammer may be, cither down,
hulf-codk, or full, the burrals should be either
so elevated, depressed, or turned aside,
that no accidcut can ariso if the charges in
both were to explode accidentally. " Carrying
a gun with the muzzle down is objectionable.
from the likelihood of the shot
working t ho wadding loose. The great object, )
however, is so to carry it that no danger can 1
arise, aud that the gun uiay feel easy und '
ready for service. Over the left arm, with ?
ilia right hand upon tho "grip," is as good 1
a method as any. In going over a wall, jump- 1
ing over a wide ditch, climbing rajs, gates, 1
Ac., a gun should invariably be taken nfT the <
full cock. Whether shooting alone or in
company, this rule should never on any account
be deviated from. It may happen i
that tho barrier to pass is so easy that there
seems to bo no apparent necessity for this j
precaution. At the same time let it be re- <
membered that a foot may slip, a hand may
suddenly lose it* hold, nnd many other such
unexpected accidents may take place, causing
danger iu thut which otherwise would be secure
and safe. As n preventive, therefore,
It should be made uu invariable rule, and
habit will soon luuko it an unexceptionable
one, to let down the hammers to half-cock
w hen an obstacle of any kind is to be crossoil;
and ill taking it off the full it must not
be neglected to hold tjte gun upright or at |
such an angle that should the thumb slip i
from (be hammer, ami an explosion follow,
n<> hurui can result.
Man judges the inward disposition by the
outward nets; liod judges of the outward
nets by the inward disposition.
Wonderful Invention.
To the Editor of the Courier Journal.
I have invented a machine for the pur- ;
pose of reducing the number of exchange
tiends now in existence. As many of your
exchanges know, exchange fiends are persons
of great perseverance who continually
drop into the room where the exchanges of
the newspaper office aro kept, and wrestle I
with them under the pretence of searching
n .1 i\ >t n n rt \ it
tor tne mny ?an rroncisco urusner or tne
Waco Weekly Bullwhacker, or some other
sheet that they offer to swear they can't find
it tho news stands. These persons, as if
their presence alone were not sufficiently
harrowing, have a way of sitting at least
in hour at a time rattling the papers in the
axchange basket in a manner evidently intended
to exasperate and confuse every one
it work within the range of the noise. They
io worse. When one of them is informed
that the paper wanted is not to be had, he
invariably says, "an old one will do just as
veil;" and his brow darkens with unmanly
suspicion when he is informed that tho paper
tie wants has positively been carried out.?
rhese persons also make many tedious
ind unnecessary explanations, consuming
nuch valuable time and wearing out the
jatience. They know every thing that's |
lisagreeuble, and practice it persistently ? |
\11 their faults, if written out here, would
nake this thing too long.
The invention to which I refer is known
is ' Bogardus' Patent Irresistible Combina- ]
ion Kicker, for the use of Newspaper offi- i
es;" and it is in every respect superior to
he buzz saw now in use in some of the wes- (
em newspaper establishments. It consists (
nainly of?first, a large and strongly con- (
tructed chair, in the bottom of which were (
'oncealed numerous remarkable springs of
sxtraordinarv power; second, an immense
>oot made of a hard, unyielding substance, '
ind connected, beneath the floor, with the '
ihair; third, a number of strong rods and 1
hings, connecting the whole with the steam ; <
ingines of the establishment. The boot and
ihair are also connected with a powerful |
took which is concealed in the ceiling.
Ae the unsuspecting cxchango fiend ap- (
iroaches, he is requested to be seated in the
shair, which is placed close to the basket in .
vhich the exchanges are kept. Just as he
lettles in the seat and reaches for an exihange.
a member of the editorial staff sudlenly
jerks a convenient knob; the powerful
ind wonderful springs in the chair begin, to !
oss the fiend in a most extraordinary manier;
a portion of the fleor slides away, and
he immense boot swings into view, making
i kind ot crashing noise, as though the buil- i
ling were falling. In a few seconds more
L. -J a it a. L
ue reuniraauie springs, true w tueir las*,
brow the ^tonished fiend into * position ;
vhich makes him face the door. The concealed
hook then drops from the ceiling and i
eizes him by the coat collar, and then the
>ooU with the rapidity of lightning is put
There it will do the most good.
Whon the boot has gone rapidly back and
brth for about half a minute, the machinery
h stopped, the shattered fiend is lowered to a
ittcr and carried out, and for six weeks he
anguishes under the impression that he has
>een assaulted from behind by the tutelary
lemon of the press or some equally exasperated
moaster, too hideous to describe. He
rever returns to the exchange basket.
The Patent Irresistible Kicker is very effective,
and has been known to shatter one
)f Dr. Harding's celebrated interviewing
cushions at one blow. I anticipate a great
lemand for it as soon as its merits become
inown. Tho specification of this patent is
lia anriiur tvrtrlr of ilia nlioir xuitli lliA Ann.
? "f*""b ? ">
lecting l>oot.
J. C. Braitijwaite Bouardus.
Reverence the Aueu.?Tins duty is
jxplicitly taught in the Scriptures. The
iged have claims upon the young, and are enitled
to their respect and reverence. You
nay say, they are ignorant and poor?unworthy.
They are aged. That is enough,
rhink of the sorrows, struggles, disapointnents,
suffering mental and physical, cndur?d
in life'? passage, aud lift your hat, young
nan, and ever speak kindly to tho aged. A
few years since I asked an aged mother to
!ell me the year of her birth. It was back
if'70?before the Declaration of lndcpenlence.
She had lived through three wars;
die war for our independence and rights
with England, the war of 1812, and our
late war. I suggested that the girls of the
immediate neighborhood should visit, and
lienor in some suitable way this aged mother
i _ i iL j mi ,i:.i rru
jn nor nirmuay. i iiey wiu .so. iiiujuuu^
ind aged mother were both benefitted, lion
ir thy father and thy mother," is a speciul
. oniiiiand with a .special promise. Reverence
the aged !
Five Foolish Young Belgians.?A
very silly wager is reported by a Brussels
innrn<it Our nf tlin nmnprrms iiipfhnits ftf
inflicting capital punishment in China is that
which deprives the condemned of sleep, and
which generally proves fatal after ten days.
Five foolish young Belgians tried this experiment,
the other day, with more or less unpleasant
effects. They bet that they could
remain awake for seven days, on the eondi-1
tion of resorting to every conceivable means
for averting sleep. The manner in which
they arranged their times was as follows:
The night was passed in daucing and drinking
coffee ; during the day. they rode horsehack,
short or fenced, taknig a cup of coffee
every half hour. One of the young ujcii
gained the wager, but lost twouty-tive pounds
offlesh;two went to sleep after having
been up litH hours ; one was seized with inflammation
of the lungs ; and the fifth was
conquered by sleep on horseback, fell oil, and
broke an arm.
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OUR OHIP-BASKET.
Men of color?Painters.
The last men?Coblers.
Brothera-in-law?Judges ,
Cutting a stick?Dropping a prosaic acquaintance.
Why is a thriving tradesman like ice?
Because he is solvent.
Tift husbandman sows wheat while the
wififsews " tares." ' A
poet begau an apostrophe to the ocean
with "Prodigious dampness."
An Irish editor congratulates himself that
half the lies told about him aint true.
' If seven days make one week, how mauy
make one strong?"
It matters not how a man dies, but how he
lives.
Peace hath her victorous; more fall in love
tha;i in war.
Many a man who is only dreaming t&ncie
himself wide awake.
" I never saw as cold a woman as Mrs.
is," said an envious beauty of another,
the other evening. " I feel confident she
must give her husband a cold in the head
whenever she kisses him."
A New York female who read that the
Hoosac Tunnel coat $900 per yard, said she
woul have a dress pattern off from that
piece if the old man didn't lay up a cent for
the next two years.
A Danbury woman, called np to attend
the bedside of a dying friend, was deprived
}f the melancholy pleasure by the delay occasioned
in borrowing breastpin suitable for
the occasion.
Having a bill against a man in a Kenne- *
beck town, we sent a letter of enquiry to a
newspaper man of that locality. The reply
svas 'he is dead; but pays just as well as he
jver did.'
Teacher?" How many kinds of axes are
there ?"
Boy?"Broad ax, narrow ax, post ax, ax
nf the legislature and ax of the Apostles."
Teacher?"Good boy; you shan't be whippod."
Dignified Clerk?Arc you going to marry
yourself?
Facetious Patlander?Arrah. now when
did iver ye hear till of fcgintleman marrying
himself? Sure there's awdygoin' to be married
along wid me!"
It is not the bee's touching on the flowers
that gathers honey, but her abiding for a
time upon them, and drawing out the sweet.
It is not he that reads most, but he that
meditates most on divine truth that will
prove, the choicest, wisest, strongest christian.
l m WW . 1 O . 1 1
A Terre iiaute ooy ot tenner years ana
heart drowned seventeen kittens, tied pans
to the tails of nine dogs, brushed his father's
new hat against the kettle and blew up the
pet canary with a tire cracker, in the last
month, and still his mother intends him for
the pulpit.
There is an inconsistency in anger very
common in life, which is, that those who are
vexed to impatience are angry to see others
less disturbed than they are; but when others
begin to rave, they immediately see in them
what thev could not find in themselves, the
deformity and folly of useless rage.
The Nashville Banner tells that Mr. 0.
S. Newsom, of that ciiy has invented a moat
ingenious washing machine." The best washine
machine we ever saw was invented thou
sands of years ago, and sold before the late
war for $800 or $000; but one of Lincoln's
proclamations broke the mainspring of it,
and it has been rather a worthless piece of
machinery ever since. *
"The musketo is intensely religious," said
Sparques to his spouse to-day. " How so ?"
she inquired. "Because he is preying all the
time," said S. Mrs. Sparques smiled at her
husband's joke, but immediately said, "Muskctos
are not religious." " Why?" asked
Sparques. "Because they present their bills
on Sundays" Sparques went out for a walk
and for meditation.
Mr. Oough tells a good story illustrative
of quaint Scottish humor: "Two sparks from
London once came upon a decent looking
shepherd in Argyleshire, and accosted him
with, You have a very line view here?you
can sec a groat way. 'Yu aye, yu aye, a
ferry great way.' Au! you can see America
here, I suppose ? 'Farrar than that.' How
is that? 'Yu jist wait tulo the mists gang
away, and you'll sec the muno.' "
Only Fit for thf. Law ?An old lady
walked into a lawyer's office lately and tho
following conversation took place :
Lady?Squire, 1 called to see if you would
like to take this boy and make a lawyer of
him. ?
Lawyer?The boy appears to be rather
young madam ; how old is ho
Lady?Seven years, sir. #
Lawyer?He is too young, decidedly too
young; have you no older boys t
Lady?Oh! yes, 1 have several, hut we
have concluded to make farmers of the others.
I told the old man I thought this little
fellow would make a first rate lawyer, so I
called to see if you would take him.
Lawyer?No madam ; he is too young yet
to commence the study of the profession ?
lint why do vou think this boy better calculated
tor a lawyer than your other sons.
Lady?Why, you see, sir. he is just seven
years old to-day. When lie was only live,
lie'd lie like all natur"; when he got to be
six. he wassaussy and impudent as any critter
could be. and he'll steal everything he can
lay bauds ou.