The Democrat and Planter (Columbia, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 5, 1857 Page: 1 of 4
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TttUUd OF SUIHCK1PTI0S AS FOLLOWS:
InvarUbly in advance per annum 43 W
Aud for fractious of the s far in prnp-irllon.
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One bait a column
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Oiics'iuare 1st Insertion
each ulwiUeiiliii9crlWn
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CardhoMeiiii rrlcss nTjiar
j.i.1Ucuui will loaiaiIeiicardrtr yearly ador-
ijeiilswIiciiuiiavoMalilyumHUMl.
Alicni?ciui!iitiiapM.iial character wiica I-
ojtwWc Ue eluded 1 wo prices.
rHIidilcir'Utar.rpat.lioadresnr the I'cnc-
tn.rittilUidualwilU.ccharscl a a.nerllMSi.iciil..
.iwadicrtiMngiO Uiesear will Docurtm-I ...
.hrtr lontliiiaW lulncs.
Spafrw.lil .rMHUniii-.UuUIall arrearage
ld.unUaul.eoi.im1.dlhepu!.n&I.cr.
t .M-y r-iui i.i u- ilirnuli U- " "
(lt-J5lrlUu.aybCc.uidfrcU at th rhk ..ftbe
pabhher.
W. F. SWAIN1 PablUbor.
VtemMaT. rt.ISM
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MISCELLANEOUS.
The Aiuro;u;Zii onieX.
Lil rrom tbcd-eM lumen-ity of s ace
Iteia-iiii Idi :icei-lerau-l cour-i-
TiieruVJi'MCHiinvt u the sundt-M-eiuls:
Amtju-Lesiiikts tie!.iv liieMuuIiug earn
With aulul t aiu pitji.cMl o'er tlie !ivav-
Thtsguijti autiiu.s ueaibW
Thomson.
Comets have in all ages been re-
garded as preternatural appearan-
ces betokening the displeasure ul
the superior powers and have been
vi- ed with the terror and appre-
h. ion naturally caused by har-
bir ers of indeSnit and unavoida-
ilie calamity.
ndiocitAJ au jl-i;.-' - -
;: ? lucre are one hundred and fven-
ine comets whose orbits have
ii lptriniiiedi sixtv-eiirht of
M!311 have direct n.otiou and six-
tyioUeHa reinguule motion aud
&. thaeitrbit uueracct the eciiptic at
W-sflipoStjihie aggies. Out ot the
X fWeieinuiiuier toere are only three
K "JluRey's Eockc'& and Jjicm ?w ose
' retvrus to tne sun in successive rev-
ulunoiis lave oeeii veniied by ob-
fh Nervation. irTne period of LlalieyV
fCOtnea isfailout seventy-live years ;
ftf nbke?ahout three yea.s and
jiuhiujs and of JJicia's tix
yearsland'eight mouths it will be
reelect that ijicla's comet inter-
j secte
.' ii . .. t ...-.
Uei cartas oruic in 100:
hbouQnainontii previous to the j
arriyalrot the earth nt the point ot
.m -
intersection!! In order to give an
idea of the posititiou of the comet
lindane earth at the time of their
' nearest approach let us suppose
the circumference of a clock to re-
prentthe orbit of the earth and
thatlthe comet passed through it at
.theftigure 1 the position of the
eartti then must have been exactly
' ntjSie iiirure 12. Kow although
Til i
apparently m close proximity ac-
Coramg to the scale iaia aowu uieir
adSBal vHistanco aesimder on tlie
etttiiFsorbit was nearly fifty mil-
IdignBTot niilc3iaBd that when the
rrived at the point tntersec-
the conietj tlie latter had
llingaway in infinite space
tance of at least live hun-
itllioiis of miles from the
ictual or supposed diulcn-
"the appro-cliing comet do
ear to have been stated by
fonomei s. oo;ue comeis as com-
h others both in size and
may be said to be about
irtionate to each other as
miWUQQJLiS to tne pianer iupuei
fowjinS"sii!aII stars can be seen
thfonRhe lesser cimets there
arefefhers the diameters of whose
luclcre ten times as great as
thefdmuteter of Jupiter. The tail
ot'tfiegreat comet of 16S0 inline-
ktel waiter its penphehon passage
n-lfound by 2seUou to have been
SLwfSj thou civtv miilioim of inihtA
S 'CT ..I. .....1 (.. - i ifiMM iiif I rtn.
XL (euirin tiivi tt iii. vy v.viiv. iMi-
fAwo ays in its emission from
r ' K...1.. t k i. ..;.-:. v
COUICL b uuuj ; t viv;uai v
of its being darted lorth by
active force. Its greatest
jmnh amounted to one hundred
d. twenty tluee millions ol miles
length much exceeding the whole
Knterval between the sun and the
earth. The tail of the great comet
oflSH extended one hundred and
eHit millions of miles and the di-
ameter of the head was found to be
live hundred aud forty thousand
miles or over sixty-seven times the
diameter of the earth And as
thc volumes of any two spheres are
4rop'ortiomiho the cubes of their
Itfmuittters it follows -that the vol-
rS&tojlnmsZ
. . t"2M ' - r n .. - - - ; ' j n. x ---i" .:-:- - . .r.-smtm
inncoftlie head of the comet of
lSiO was more than three hundred
thousand times the volume of the
earth. Truly it is not to he won
dered at that tlie appioach of one
ot the immense iierv agents to- i
wards our sphere should be the
cans? of fear and consternation.
We have the authority of Holy
Writ that the earth will finally nc
burned up. In tlie second Epistle
of Peter third chapter and tenth
verse we read as follows i
"JJiit the dav of the Lord will
come as a thief in the night) in
which the heavens shall pass away I
with a great mise aud the ele- i Euitor one and the same individu-
ments shall melt witii fervent licat ; al of the craft a minister in Califor-
the earth also and the works that !
are therein shall be burned up."
Seeing that all things shall be
dissolved what manner of persons
ought we to be in all holy conver-
sation and godliness ? State Times.
story of n Z.cg.
There lived in Pittsburg some
years ago an old fellow who served
in the war of 1812 in which he had
lost a leg. Ueforc he enliated he
courted a young lady of that place
and knowing that sii would take
a whole man or none he kept his
having lost a leg a secret and re-
placed it by a Wooilen one. In his
absence the ladv had met with an-
other admirer so that on tlie le-
turu of Tiinberleg he and his rival
were on terms of deadly enmity.
One Sunday night Temberleg went
to see his love rather early with
the intention of popping the ques-
tion and that'he might not. shirk.
had imbibed not a little to give him
conrae. The lady not being able
to receive him he sat down in the
parlor to await her coining. Put
the liquor proved too strong ior
him and he had scarcely sat down
when he fell asleep. His rival
coming in at the moment thought
tiiis an opportunity to satisfy his
eurioMty regarding Timber's right
leg which he had always regarded
witli suspicion. So slipping up
he quietly slit the right leg of Tom-
ber's pantaloons as far as the knee
where at a glance he saw all. To
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run tor si ssiw was tie work ni a
moment and in a few minutes the
leg was calmly reposing on the ecu- j
tre-table its owner slumbering un-cou.-eious
of the amputation.
Meanwhile the whilom surgeon had
doped. When the lady entered
the room Tiinberleg was promena-
ding it after the manner of a tur-
kev during the ihw moments of life
succeeding decapitation. The wri-
ter is very borry that being oppos-
ed to profanation' he cannot favor
tlie reixder with Timberleg's re-
marks. Sutiieo it to say that the
lady's re nark on entering the
room was "Good heavens f: that
of Tiinberleg quite the reverse.
Timber irot a new ler. but he didn't
marry that al.
Woinis! Worms! Various the
ories have been started relative to
theori-iiiofimesiiiial wui-uib and
yet the question is still a vexed one
among medical authorities. Of one
fact however all are informed
and in which all agree the fatal
nature of the mtiuence they exert
on children. At this season of the
year the attacks of worms are most
frequent as well as most dangerous.
We take great pleasure in direct-
ing the atteution of parents to the
Vermifuge of Dr M'Lutie prepar
ed by Fleming Pros. Pittsburgh.
It is one of the most extraordinary
medicines ever introduced to the
public aud has never failed of suc-
cess when tried.
gT Purclms-ers will be careful to nk
for Dr. M'LaueV celebrated Liver Pilis
iiiauufuclurei1 Sy Fleming BroofPitU-
burg. Pa. and take none eke. Tlier- aie
other 1'iiis piTipfifring to he Liver Pills
now Itefore th6 public. Dr. AJ'Lcine's
genuine Liter Pills silso Ids' celeluaied
VeranfuiTf can now be had at all re-tpee-tahle
drug Moies in the United Sated
ami Cai ada. None genuine without"
Mgnatuie of
FLEMING BROS"
Sold here b .M. L. Wkems ii.
No. 11.
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The 8'ritt.er.
The Belfast Mercury gives the
following in relation lo printers - j
From high to low they are the
saille light-hearted.clever
informed reckless fellows knowing
how to act hotter than they do
nothing at times everything if oc-
casion requires or the lit takes them
No sooner are they comfortable in
bue town than they make tracks
for another even though they trav-1
el on Miair space' means. And to t
what will they not turn their liand
We have seen says the American
nia a lawyer in Missouri a sheiillM
iu Ohio a boatman on a Western
v anal sailing a privateer an auc-
tioneer in .New York and a press-
man in a large printing oihee.
.Nor are these characters confined to
any one country they are every
where the saute. We have meet
them ua lecturers actors traveling-
preachers ventrno(Uists3 in fact
everything. We have met on tramp
in this country members Of this
roving profession from al parts of
the globe Frenchmen Spaniards
PoitugesO ermans and Swedes
and apparently as much at home as
in their own country. Ardent lov-
ers of liberty king-craft and priest
rind little tavor in their eyes.
They are always with the people.
When the Ohartist excitement was
rain ii": in England the most elo-
ijneut leaders in the movement
were printers. When barricades
were raided at Paris in 48 the
i compositors cast their type into bul-
lets and tired them at the royalist
troops. When the Americans were
at war with Mexico Gen. Taylm
had a regiment composed a!ms
eutirclv of printers' and thev were
the bravesf of his troops.
Thciii:li.
The cry of the ostrich so "rreath
resembles that of the lion as occa
sionally to deceive even the natives.
It is usually heard earlv in tin
J
morning and at times also at nih .
rr ... i 1 "
luc streiigui ez tne osrncn ib enor
mous. A single blow from his "i-
gantie fee (it always strikes for
ward ) is sulhcient to prostrate na
to k'.ll man' beasts of rey sucl
us the hienathe wild hog the jack
al and others. The ostrich is ex-
ceedingly swift of foot under ordi
nary cii iistauces outrmmin th-
fleetest horse; u hat time she
lifteth up herself on high she scor-
neth the horse and his rider." On
special occasions and for a short
distance its speed is truiy marvel-
lous jicrhaps not less than a mile
in half a minute. Its feet appear
hardly to touch the ground and the
length between each stride is not
unfrequcntly twelve to fourteen
feet. Indeed if we are to credit the
testimony of Mr Adamsoh who
says he witnessed the fact in Sene-
gal such is the rapidity and mus-
car l.'""UI "l "v :""""' l'T
....!.. . ..! 1.. :.l. 4-1...
even wun rwo meumouineo on ins
back he will outstrip an English
horse in speed ! The ostrich mere-ozcr-
is long-winded" if I may use
the expression ; so that it is a work
j of time to exhaust the bird. The
ostrichin its wild statet subsists mi
i 1 ....:.... I... 1. - .w
seed-tops-and various shruhb and .
..i ... i ... k-.. ;. :.. ..r.... .iw
oruer piuuis oiu it io uuuu i-
cult to conceive now it can manage
to live at all. for one not unfrequent-I3-
meets with if in regions apparent
ly destitute of (vegetation of any
kind. Andersons Africa.
E
ecv
that
he wotiiiu ui
June is creating considerable ex-
citement in Paris. The smash will !
be caused by a tremendous comet
coming in contact with the" earth
Other "learned Thebans" Say that
the comet is coming! bid? they do
liot believe in the "smash." Among
rlum: :i itfAiirmnl German has made
the calculation that the chances of
. i i - m ' i t. 4-u r d a god many small failures are
"" area happy dog. A snort trine . . . .
r pi I .. -r lilt 11 " UUfWI VlllUllllLU 111 dlJJ) OIHUIO-
;noK the Would The proph- after Mr. iJlank in addressing a J .
iT . o i i i i ' J-1 rum me oouiu on ineouier miuu
ntDr Cumnims a Scotchman married man said 'vou have a '
r. .. - .. .- . " ... : nromnt returns are made and the
the atiairs ot this world will wife sir r 'les sir a wile and L ;
. . Al .. . r i j . Ar credit ot our friends on the other
OH LIIU lOlll VI HUAl liiiuu uuiiuiuii. ximccui ciw j-ul.
a. . 1 r -J V m 9 riftVVdBjk AAlltJllaVB AIBIIIlflkll kZVIflfll 11 W
I'collision'arcasol.e ta2 1000000 and 'he man who had a wife was ' eighty-three needks extracted from "iC uvt-' U"V"C' w--.tJ.pl.Jn.ontsil-.iifiriisiinv
'fthm.t.v ntfi.'iioshiinrcimliiciiiiff: her flesh which alio had swallow-' So lonp as she marries thz man
;-. .i:.i ...i i a t ti."
mirm " " um ia' i "' ttw
o:n i
ij& U1V
Facioky i.ifk. The iioston Uee
has the follnwing description of the
factory life ot Jsotliern "opera- j
tives :" Tliere is a sickness loss of
constitution and lingering disease
brouglit on by the necessxry modes
of factory life by its eoniineuient
ami contact with unwholesome
dust by the ill ventilated sleeping
apartment of the operatives. The
natural elFect of life factory is to
take the color fioiti the cheek to
glve a pale wan and &Iulen look
Ut produce diseased incident to the
female s. x and hasten into activity
any latent or constitutional predis-
position to disease From careful
inquiry ana examination ot tne op-
eratives theinctvcs we lind tlie foi-
lowing result: Of 25 persons aver-
agii g 21 3'eai twenty said
their health was not so good in the
factory as before ; in another case
14 operatives of 10 examined de-
clared they suffered by working in
the mill. In still another ease9
out ofl3 operatives answered their
health was not so good as it was be-
fore they went into the mill. In
one weaving room ot 24 persons
there were 14 whoe health had
been injured. The general rule
deduced from careful examination
iti tiutt of ill-health ascribed to cau-
ses connected with the mill and the
boarding-house.
Till JJoKliK Makkiagb Agaix.
it would really seem that the state-
ments and counter statements of
tne newspapers in regard to John
Dean aud his wife are never to
cease. A New York correspond-
ent writing under date of Saturday
last says:
It now appears that notwith-
standing the positive narrative uflbut Heft him just now over in the
their Southern and Western tour Tavern playing a game of poker
their presence in Philadelphia and IW$ got a 'sucker" tliere and he
iheir hoine in Louisville they have Pure to skin him if he only has
neer vet left this citv. Onlv this time lie's got the thing all set to
morning he was despatched to a ring in a 'cold deck' in which cae
country scho d with a view to com-
olete his education. His accom
plished wife meantime reiuanining
vvith her father's family whither j
she returns to-d.iV. It was a part The look Of impatience vanished
of the stipulation entered into hy all ' fnun the face of his honor at once
the parties in the presence of the and an expression more of sorrow
court that for ihe'year to come as than anger took its place. At
since the marrage" Mr. and Mr.. . he said with a sigh:
Lean should have no intercourse . "Lear me that's too bad ! It hap-
with each other except in presence ' pens at a very unfortunate time I
of friends. I give this as it appears '
iniong the city gossip and it is be
lieved to be true.
The Law ok- ejotablii Papkk;
The New York Evening Post refers
t an important point in commer-
cial law now under discussion in
that city and says ;
"The question involved in the
case is a broad one and is almost
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as oiu as negotiable paper nseu.
A. sold coal to P. and took in pay-
ment therefor a note made to him-
self by P. and endorsed by C. Can
A. recover against O. the former
being payee the latter a subse
quent endorser ' The Supreme
Court has held at general term.
TinHt oi--.- lir ti nt rmiliiiill nf
i'uuj mini i ttii si u 'iiiiv" v i
. . . .. ' .
the two iroini' in tavor ot the plain-
tiffs right ti recover. The question
will undoubtedly reporte'd on Fri
day last Judge Duer intimates that
he has grave doubts whether a pay
ee and first endorser can under any
circumstances recover against a
suuseoueub enuui sei uuu tuci'j;u
'
him as such."
ntil1n.n.l.f ... 1 .-..-. .itifl l.ill'im
Mir .... "T. iuw 1 oik in luc x oiiaueipinu 111-
AKItlEn VS. UMAIiRM;!). 1 Oil . l
i r 1 v . s : i f..
have no wite I believe said Mr.
i! i 4. i i i . fc-v x oi.. '
Blank to his neighbor. fcJNo sir (
. . lT"
was the reply 4I never was m:ir-.
rSai ai.'c;i ATr ! L-.
1 IIU AA11 vJ( V IJ.1 . J !.. 2f
-Blank 4you are a liappy man
4 Why Mr. Bland' said one of
the company 'your remarks to the
unmarried and the married seem
to conflict somewhat !' '.Not at all
not at all sir. There is a dilfer-
erred" in my statements. Please" be
more observing sir : I said the man
who had no1 wife was 'a happy dog ;
:. ....H.;.-.t oil . r !.""....- ..!... r.ii oa dm. r:ivs. iiiHtnnst-Iniislr. niul
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R!ivs r tSLiva fjj'fintrn'
ft . i. - -r IE -j - m ! Mil i jrr
Had Him Thkx. Chief 'Justice
Marshall used to narrate with great
glee a correspondence on a point
of honor between Gov. Giles of i
Virginia and Patrick Ilenry. It have been hauling imported corn
is as follows : from Lavaca payiug oue dollar per
Sir Lnnderstand that )ou nave j bushel tliere and 5'G cents per bush-
called me a "bob-tail" politician. ' freight; making the article cost
I wish to know if it be true and if
true your meaning?
WM. P. GILES.
To which Mr. iletiry replied as
follows:
Sin I do not recolfet having
called you a bob-tail politician at
an time but think it probable 1
have. Not recollecting the timebr
the occasion I can t say what I did
mean ; but if you will tell me what
you think I meant I will say
whether vou are correct or not.
Very respect ftiilj
PATRICK HENRY.
Legal Axecdote. A friend at
our elbow says an exchange relates
a legal anecdote which is too cood
to be lost. It is of course located
"out West" that region sd famous
for its luminous jurists; and illus-
trates the ruling passiotl for "po-
ker" even among the Western
members of the bar. The court is
in session the judges are on the
bench and the case of Smith vs.
Piown is called up.
"'All ready !" shouts the counsel
for defendant ; but the counsel for
plaintiff does not respond.
"Who's for the plaintiff?" in-
quired the judge somewhat impa-
tiently. "May it please the court" said
a rising member of the legal frater-
"7 "Pilkins is tor the plaintiff
he will deal for himself four aces
and his oppo cut four queens so
that your honor uiU perceive he
""st 'rake the per-simmons.5
am very anxious to get on with
these cases."
A brown study followed and at
length a happy idea struck the
judge.
"lJill" said he addressing the
friend of the absent Pilkins who
had spoken "you understand po-
ker about as well as Pilkins sup
pose that you go over aud play his
if .
hand."
Hocus Puces. Jfotcto gel a fine
White House out of an tnipty
Whixl'y Barret. Put the barrel in
a secure place near a spring of
good water on the road to the grog-
shop. When you want a dram
take the price of it in your hand
- .
and start to the "iw-shop go as
.
far as the spring drop the money
through the bttnghole take a good
drink of water aud retitru home.
Repeat this Operation till the bar-
rel is full knock out the headj and
yon have the price of a splendid
bri6k building. Pact.
SounfERN Ckedit. A lcttarfroiu
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u rer eiKmr oi me urv ooos
i 1 o - o
traue remark's ;
5 5
lhe payments from the JNorth
.
ttlld u cst ctiime very back ward
side of -Jtfaso'ii and Dixon's line
never stood better than it does at
this moment probably on account
of the large yield of cotton during j
the last two seasons and the unus-
ually high prices realized therefor
fcAonDiNAUY Case. A vonn
woman in Otto county K. T. has
ecently had three hundred am '
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tiUiuywu i. vMAUb&vuo
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AGRICULTURAL
Cbi-a.
Sortie Of our Livery Stablemen
nearly three cents per lb here.
Corn can be httd at 7o cents per
bushel in Freestone county and
the freights ought to be about the
sailio price as from Lavdca'and we
should suppose the article would be
received in better drder.
It is with regret that we acknowl-
edge thG nakedness of the land; but-
the drought cut the crop short last
year.
Those at a distance who read of
the scarcity in this section should
by iio means infer that there was
an entiiVjfailurejf crops. In north-
ern eastern and middle Texns a
great abundance was generally
made. And in Pastrop coun-
ty and lower down a great
deal has been sold to (he section
above. The Jefferson and Mar
shall papers cohgrattilate their citi-
zens upon beitig comparatively out
of debt and in the enjoyment of
plenty.
How to Make good Ciiekse. Old
Squire
-of Addison Yt.!
was famous for bringing to market
h better article of cheese than any j
of his agricultural neighbors which
occasioned a itierchant to inquire
how it happened. "I think I can
tell jou the secret of it" saM the
Squire. "You may have noticed
that when the milk stands for a j
while in the pans there is a kind of
yellow scum that rises on top of it.
Now sdiiie women are bo dreadful
neat that they skim all this off;
but my wife ain't so particular but
stirs it all in together and ra-aly
I think the cheese all the better fur
iu" Boston Post.
3? u ja 'JLJ ciVS1
TUEir'AfciLEu'g WIFE 'I HAT WOULD I
BE.
Iain a wilfl and InuhliiK irl
Jut tinned oiFwei ixien
A lull of tun mill mischief
Axny 0u liaTts -eeii ;
And when I am u woman grown
Xo city beau tor me ;
If e'er I marrj in my life
A tanner's wile I'll be.
Let oilisr ghls who lore it beat
Enjin tbe glouuo town
'Mid dusky walls find dirty streets
To ramble up and down;
But llowei y fields und shady wood?
Aud itiriy ;-kierf ttr me;
It e'er I nniiiy in my life
A larin V bidf I'lllte.
bigots ai Niuur.
Wben cnnrtitig slumber
The IiOujs I number
And :iid varts cumber
M weanied mind
This thought shall cheer me
That l!iu art near me
"Whose ear to hear irie
Is still iuclined.
My soul Tliou keepest
Uho never sltepcst
'Mid jjloum lhe deepest
There's liirht above.
Thint tyes heboid me
Thine arms ntold me
Thy word ha told me
That God wb-v'e.
IIUMOKOUS.
Daniel Dancer when he had 3-1
0001. a vear. used to'befir n linch of!
snuff from all his friend and when
his box was full bartered it con-
tents for a tallow candle Itnt his
parsimonious ingenuity appears
contemptiole nf comparison with
that of the Russian miser who learn-
ed to bark that he might avoid the
expense of keeping a dog.
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A cockney complaining that he J
Iliad lost his appetite was advised
to eat oysters before dinner which
Would be the means of restoring it.
The next day he met his friend
and upbraided him with the folly
of his prescription 6tating that "he
had eaten a hundred oyster tu the
niorningv'and did not find his us
'petite a bit better."
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An old gentlemanof our acquain
iince & thdt M lV. the. as'fc
in the world that will-ever tyrsin-
.his choice he don't care ivho she
JmM. ;v
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Sliding Scale of Crime.Do-
Quincy says "if once a m&n indlii-
ges himself in murder very soon
he comes to thiuk little of robbing
and from robbing he comes next to
.drinking; and from that to incivili-
ty and procrastination ."
Theodore Hook and a friend in a
stroll together came to a toll-bridge.
'Do you know who uilt this
bridge?" said the gentleman to.
Hook "itfo" replied the wit "buE
if you go over you will be tolled?'
A lady a dWeiiofrSr in tll
science asked a learned phrenolo-
g.b i ni a view f puzziin h;
MW hat kind of people ? thoai -who
have dostnictiveuess and be- '
ueyolenco equally and largely de1 "'
veloped!" "These madLf are ' :
those who kill with kindness."
' A Special'Plka. & young thief:
who was charged the. other day
with picking pcokets demurred to '
the indictment "for that whereas' '
he had never picked pockets but
had always taken them just as thef i
came."
A clergyman was rebuked by a-
other of the cloth a w dav.4 5'S '
hi
ior smoking. The culprit replied
that he used the weed in modem- '
tion. "Wimt do you call modera-
tion ?" inquired the other. "Why'
sir" said the offender "one cimr
at a time " a
A genius 'down east' has discov-'
ered a method of manufactnrm;'
trom one dandy a monkev an ape'
and tue baboons bo as to have
en"gb left for a email 'yaller do.'
A lad who Iir.d lately gone to
service having had salad served up
every day for a week run away' be-'
cause said lie "they made me eat
grass in the summer; 6nd 1 was
afraid they'd make me eat hay m
the winter so I wur off."
A biography of Eobepierre pub-
lished in a lfite Irish paper con-
cludes with the following remarka-"
ble sentence:
"This extraordinary man left no -children
behind him- except his
brother who wag killed at the same
time."
Tiie Great Objjscx3 of Liee.
Speaking of these Sir .William
Templfe says: "The greatest pleas-
ure of life is love; the grektfest
treasure is contentment; thegreaV
est possession is Health ; the great-
est ease h Sleep ; and the greatest
medicine it a true .Friend.'"
Tomfo Wife. "Oh I am so" gla
yon like birds; what kind do yoa
most admire?" Young husband
"Well I think a good turkey with'
plenty of dressing about 33 nice as
any."
SroftfibF Incledox We remem-
ber a..story of Incledon thet oncB
fanions vocalist that fits an "affafr
ofjionor" most capitally.1 Poor fn-
cleilon wag one of the unsopfilsSca-
ted and said and did a greai6any.
tilings out of sheer simplicity that
had' been much better left unsaid
and undone. . .
Something' of this kind gave of-
fence to -21 o-rtntlnmnn tt-Tfli nA
Tncl6rlori hnnnnnoVf r r.ni ; M'
. . .
pany and the offended partv re
solved upon satisfaction. He sought
out the singer accordingly and was. v;w
lucky enougii to imd him enjoying
his bottle of Port one fine after" v
ffoon at a noted hotel.' f3f n' In
cledon" says the waiter "a-gentle-.
i . ...- -i?
man wishes to see you sir)? SWvr
kirn" up then" savs lii&edcm:-
"Sir" said the visitor. lnTaioweY
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have been making "free witiirfew. &
name in a very improper maxlncilH
aud Pve come to ' demand' satilt ?!
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