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subscription, donation or bequest, for the purpose of defraying the expense of the society, nor for the purpose of circulating self-examining tracts, or selfexamining almanacs, nor to pay any lawyer or minister for delivering lectures before us, to convince us how much easier it is to reform others, than it is to reform ourselves. ART. 7. All the members of this society shall pay due regard to temperance in eating and drinking, and in every thing else ; but they shall be their own judges as to what they shall eat, and what they shall drink, and wherewith they shall be clothed ; while gluttony, drunkenness, and tight lacing shall be left to the gnawings of conscience, and the consumption, and all the popular reproaches, as they so richly deserve. ART. 8. The members of this society shall call everything by its proper name ; they shall not put bitter for sweet nor sweet for bitter, nor call for vinegar when they mean rum, nor for cider or beer when they mean brandy or gin, nor shall any grocer, merchant, or inn keeper, put new wine into old bottles, nor brandy at the back door, for the use of temperance customers. ART. 9. All the members of this society shall deal truly, openly and honorably, and all who do otherwise, shall be excluded. ART. 10. All members shall be allowed full liberty to drink coffee, tea, cold water, butter-milk, or lemonade, take snuff, smoke or chew tobacco, just as their fancy may lead them, provided it be not offensive to the company they are in. ART. 11. They shall be and remain separate and distinct from all other societies; it shall form no religious party, nor political party under the name of self-examining society ; it shall have nothing to do with the colonizing, abolition, or anti-slavery societies, as being auxilery to, or in any way connected with them, but each member shall have full liberty to serve God in his own way, according to his own belief, and shall examine his own heart, and correct his own vices, before he presumes to correct the vices of others ; he may profess what religion he pleases ; provided he live morally, and conduct himself uprightly. ' . ART. 12. Good society shall not consist in the opinion of the society, exclusively of the aristocracy of wealth, nor be made up of the aspirants, and zealots, of religious and political professions ; it shall include the poor who are honest, intelligent and industrious, as well as the rich ; nor shall that differance be overlooked which is due to the laboring part of the community, to the farmers and mechanics, and all whose labors are in public as well as private. In fine, the members of this society shall examine their own hearts, and lives, and guard against those sins which most easily beset; they shall seek to do good and not evil, to love and not hate one another ; all town and neighborhood gossips, tattlers and tale bearers, backbiters, and busy bodies, will necessarily be debared from membership in this society, because it is understood that they have so much to do in examining and prying into other peoples business, that they have not sufficient time to examine their own selves, and attend to their own affairs. ' ART. 13. But every truly moral, and well disposed person, who loves his country and delights in the peace of society, and is not a member of any monied society, contributing annually or otherwise to its funds, shall be considered as entitled to membership in this society, without money, fee or reward. Signed by the members.

" 'Twas the heavy toll, for the coming dead, That sounded o'er hillock and vale." Mr. Editok : I was reminded by the solemn tolling of the bell, that a soul was about to be laid, in the silent grave, and that soul one with whom I had been long famliar. I repaired to the Sanctuary of God, and arrived just as the bearers had deposited their lifeless burden. A solemnity seemed to prevade every

breast, and when the minister of God arose, he seemed to partake largely in that feeling, and it was evident he felt that he had a task to perform that required more than common effort. ' Before him was the remains of one, who had long sat under his ministry, who never (unless kept back by disease ) vacated her seat there. lie was about to perform the last duty to an aged disciple, and oh! if tears ever should dim the manly eye 'tis on such an occasion. With a heart full of love, he spoke her worth, and when he read, what her own hand had penned in years gone by, we thought with him : "Though dead, she speaketh," and not one word was uttered that could be gainsayed. Truly she was one, who long had walked close with God, and who having passed through the furnace, had come out as gold, that was purified. Many were there, who could testify to her faithfullness, to her zeal for God's glory, and to her sweet submission to his holy will. She lived to bury those she best loved on earth, and at an advanced age the care of a young family devolved upon her, through the death of her last child. How she performed her part, those can tell best who are now left to mourn her loss. " To see her vacant seat around the board To miss her, round the fire side hearth." Mrs. R.'s piety, was not (as we heard ) lately assumed, she had arrived to a good age, and 54 years of that time was given to the service of her God and Saviour, many were there, who could remember scenes of devotedness to the cause of her master, long before she sought a home in this western world. Though her record is on high, still we love to pay our humble homage to departed worth, we forget not her advise, her christian counsel, which she was ever ready to administer when in her power, to those who were passing through deep waters of affliction. Dear aged friend our hearts would treasure all thy worth, and oh! may those, who have so largely shared thy love, remember thy bright ex. ample; could thy closet speak, it would tell of many fervent wrestlings with thy God for them, the children of thy love. Oh! may not her prayer still remain as incense before the throne, until all shall join her at last, in her Heavenly home.

Boys vs. Water.

Last Saturday was quite an amusing day for the

sweet young " hopefuls" of our city. I suppose

that their "mamma did not know that they were

out," from the way I saw them plunging about in the ditches and ponds of water, after the shower.

They enjoyed themselves like young ducks. I was forcibly reminded of the good old times when I was

a boy.

Mamma used to tell me that 1 would pay for it

when I got sick ; but I took care never to get sick

Who ever knew a child to get sick from such a

thing 1 , The fact is, parents rear up their children

too delicately. Let them become inured to the

rigid frosts of winter, and the genial rains of sum

mer, and rest assured they will make healthful men

and women. '

But the everlasting cry of "get out of that water!"

" come out of that snow !" " put on your coat, or

you will catch cold !" has been the very means of

consumptive cases. We cannot always avoid these

things and unless we are inured to them we will

suffer thereby.

And instead of smothering children to death at

night on big feather-beds, you had better place them

on a soft plank with a brick bat for a pillow. This is the way to make healthy people. "Rusticus."

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Sabbath Musings. I have just returned from the grave yard of our

village. The wife of one of our worthiest citizens was just consigned to the tomb.

I stood resting my head upon a grave, while the

pastor was praying to God to comfort the lone man

in his bereavement, and I heard the gasp of agony bursting from that man's heart, which despite the power of a resolute will, he was unable to suppress.

I have seen grief ' manifested in almost every

form, the groan, the sigh and maniac laugh, but the anguish of that half suppressed shriek still rings in my ear, and vibrates on the harp strings of mem.

ory. .

I can bear woman's tears. They are her weap

ons and defence, I can see her cling in desolate-

ness of anguish, to the strong arm of sympathy. I

can see her bend as the yielding willow to the bit

ter blast of adversity, for I trust like that willow,

when the storm is past, she will raise her dropping

head, and the tempest will but chasten and invigorate for future trials ; but man, stern man, who feels not ordinary sorrow, who knows not how entwined

is the partner of his toil with life itself, vyhen the

thunderbolt of death prostrates her from his side, the same shaft too oft severs the cords that bind

him to existence.

Some such thoughts came over while leaning o'er

the railing of some nameless tomb, while the clods were rattling down, and the thrill of the grave came with its cold hand to chill the pulse, and the more

deeply, perhaps, because the pains of disease too

oft remind that I too am mortal that,

"Art is long, and time is fleeting And our hearts, though strong and brave Still like muffled drums are beating Funeral marches to the grave."

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TO CONTRIBUTORS AND CORRESPONDENTS. W. The letter is, as you say, " the richest of the rich," but we cannot make use of it at this time perhaps we may after a while Various letters and communications on hand that will be disposed of next week.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1849. Permanent agent for the Locomotive, in Franklin, Ind., W. A. Marks.

If our paper this week does not contain its usual variety of editorial matter we hope it will be overlooked, as the loss of a near relative and dear friend has entirely unfitted us for the duties of the sanctum. See obituary notice in another column. Tylad Dcgs. It would be well to keep a sharp look out for mad dogs this warm weather. There is any quanity of useless curs around town, and yet Ihe Assessor tells us no person owns them how about the Ordinance on that subject. -