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A Family Newspaper- Devoted to Education, AsricultursComiiierce, Markets, General Intelligence, Foreign and Domestic New?, VOL. 3. NO. 2G.1 PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1854. WHOLE NO. 130.

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IS I'UI'MSIIF.ll KVF.KY TIMKsPAY MüIimm; BY VM. .1. HUHNS. -jl7 jsi: TCHM If p.ii 1 in advance, ---..... r0 At the end hI'mx months, ----- - IM i If dein ye." until flu- end of 11m- yr.ir, CMl

A failure to ird;r a disronfinu.uire t tie 1 panic stricken, are pressing in my paper; ripirstiiii Mo- time subscribed for, will be '. to he ra shed. The bank refuses me credit, ' .,ms,..-ie;! aHcreMgrmcit, tl.u FrriU1(, , ,l4Te , . n,eans ,() neil t ,

C'MUl IIIO.U. fj'N jviji-rr will be discontinued tintilnll nrr'-r.ii;es arc paid, unless nt the optior. ol '.he Publisher. inrTh's aVrc terms will be strictly adhered to. ADVERTISING. A Iveitisetnenls wil 1!h convpieiiously i liierte I, at the following prices, y.. Kr 1 Stuart (ol'IO lines) 3iiisertion..?!00 Ivieh addit iona I i uNerlion, , . "v : JAnjrt hin ;4 less Ujuh asinire, M illi e con j'.dered n s'io re. . il j'A Ivertisers must 'e prlir;il.irt'o inark the n:i nherol inxrti ns on the facef I headvertiseiiieiits, or thoy will hepuldisheil until ordered out, and charged ncrordinvly. ;ijA lilvral diseoiint wil 1 be made k liere id verl isi'Ttr i s done by 'lit year. Leal advertisounMits must b- ncoomppnied by the eishor serureil, as we r.tunot always :iv tit t!ie. issue of pr-Jtracted sett leuients lor the printer's fee.'. IM 'A II ('oiuinutiicntion? from s. dislpnce slioul 1 1 addressed, Ist-1.i i, tot he r.!.tr. The liivrstinrnt ; cr the two ülcrrVanls. CHATTEII 1. Cn you loan me two thousand dollars to establish myself in a small retail business?' inquired a young man not yet out of Iii teens, of a middle nj;ed j;entleinati; who a i pouring over u pile of ledgers ill the count in;; room of the lareesi wholesale establishment in Huston. The person addressed turnet towards the Fpeakrr, mid regarding him for a moment with a look of surprise, inquired Wh.it security cn you give mr, Mr. otrosserl' Notliing. bnl my note, replit-tl the young miu promptly. Which 1 fer, would be below par in market," replied the merchant, uniling blandly. IVrhaps rn,' ?aid the young man. 'but Mr. ßarton, retueiuber tint t!:e boy is rot the min; the time may tome when Hiram StrosserV note will be as revuliiv uccpple.l as that of any other man.' True. cry tru-, n plied Mr. TJ.irlon, mildly; 'but you know .business men pcldoin loan money w ithout ai'eqnate seturity otherwise they might fcuoii be reduced to penury. At this remark the young man's countenance became deathly pale, and having observed a silence of several moments, bi? inquired, in tt -pie whose tones indicated his deep disappointment. Then you cannot accommodate me, can you Call upon me to-morrow, and I will give you a reply, said Burton; and the young m?in retired. Mr. Barton resumed his labors at the lepk, but his mind was fo much upon the boy and his errand, that he could not j pursue his task with any correctness ; nnd after having made several t?ud blunders, he closed the ledgers, took his hat, nnd went out upon the street. Arriving opposite the store cf a wealthy merchant upon Milk street, he entered the door. Good morning Mr. Iliwley,' said he, nnproaching the proprietor of the establishment who was seated at his desk, counting over the profits of the week. Good morning, replied the merchant, blandly; 'very happy to see you Mr. Barton have a seat? Any news how's trader Without noticing these interrogations, Mr. Bdrton said Young Strosser is desirous of establishing himself in a small business in Washington street, and called this morn ing to secure of me a loan of two thousand dollars for that purpose. Indeed, exclaimed Mr. Hawley, evidently surprised at this announcement, but you do not think of loaning that Eum, do you?' I do not know. replied Mr. Barton. Mr. Strosser is a young man of business talent ami strict integrity, and will be very likely to succeed in whatever he undertakes. Teihaps so, replied Mr. TIawley, doubtfully, 'but I am heartily tired of helping to re-establish thes young aspirants fur commercial honors. Have you ever suffered any from sucb a course? inquired Mr. Barton, at the same time, casting a roguish glance towards Mr. Hawley. No. replied tho latter, for I never fVll inclined to make an investment of that kind. Then here i3 a fine opportunity to do so. It may prove better than stock in the bank. As for myself, I have concluded that, if you will advance him one thousand dollars, I will contribute an equal sum.' Not a single farthing would I advance for such a purpose; and if you make an investment of that kind, shall consider you very foolish indeed. Mr. Barton observed a silence of some moments and then arose to depart. If you do not feel disposed to share with me in this enterprise, I shall advance the whole myself. Saying this he left the store. CHAPTER 11. Ten years Intd passed away 6ince tlie occurrence of the conversation recorded in the preceding chapter, and Mr. Barton, pale and ogitatcd. is standing at the same desk as when first introduced to the reader's attention. As page after page of his ponderous ledger was examined, his despair became deeper and deeper, until at last he exclaimed lam ruined utterly ruinod!'

! ,,,OU' SO?' 'l'r-l Hiram 5Sroer. i Avil. . lit er. I the roimliu- room in time

tu hear Mr. I'.'s remark, i Tlits Inst Kuropem strainer broughtnews of the failure of Perleh, Jackson' Co., in London, wlio arc i mle !j tel to, me in the sum of nearly one hundred J thousand dollar?. News of the failure has become general, und my creditors, 1 liabilities. .If I could pass this crisis, perhaps 1 could rally naiii, but it a itnpossible; my crelitors are importunate,' anil I cuime-t much loii'r keep ubocj tlie title,' replied Mr. IVirton. j 'What is the exlent of your liabilitirs? j inquired. Strosse r. I Sevenl v-five tliousand dollar?, re- ' J plied Mr. Jlirton. j Would tint relieve you?' It would. Then sir, you fdmll Inre it' pnid Stross cr, us b- stepj-t-d up to the ilrj-kt und! drew a check for seven t-(ie thousand' dollars. 'Here, tikc this, and w hen you j need more, do not hesitate to rail upon : ; tne lleineruber lint it was from vott I ' received l!ie inciev to establish invs'If i in business, J 'Jntt that old f!eM va canceled several ! years ago replied Mr. barton, as ! of hope shot across 1ms anxious and troubled mind. - True replied Strosser, 'but the oM J debt of gratitude thut I owe you has ncv-' er been canceled, and now tint the scale j is turned. 1 deem it my duty to come up ; to the reSrUe. J At this smgu.ar turn in the tide of , t . . V, , . , , . fortur.e, Mr. J.irton fairly wept for joy. -lis paper was taken up as fast as it o.is ;ciii in una in h-ss i!iau a monin ne l t i ill had passed the crisis and stood perfectly safe and secure; his credit increased, and business improved. Several oilier j firms L-nni im fi. in. ItT.i. .....I .....l.l : '"Uiin lili.iv.1 mr imum , null tUUlU IIOl rally, nmong whom was Mr. Hawley, the merchant introduced to the reader in the preceding chapter of our story. How did you keep above the tide?" inquired Mr. Hawley of Mr. B trton, one. morning several mouths after the events last recorded, as he met the latter upon ! the street, on Jus way to his place of business. Very easily, indeed, I can assure you replied ?dr. Barton. Well, do tell me how, continued Mr. Hawley; 'I lay claim to a good degree of shrewdness, but th strongest exercise of my wits did not save me; nnd yet you, who was by far the greatest sufferer, ami whose, liabilities wi re. twice as heavy as my own, have stood the shock, and have come oil bettered by tfi' storm.' The truth is replied Mr. Barton, smiling, 'I cashed my paper rs fast as it was sent in. I suppose so said Mr. Hawley, regarding Mr. B. with a look of surprise, 'but how did you obtain the funds? As for my part, I could not obtain a dollar on credit; the banks refused my paper, and my friends even deserted me.' A little investment that I made some ten years ago.' replied Mr. B. smiling, has recent!) proved exceedingly profitable Investment!' echoed Mr. llawlev. what investment? Why, do you not remember bow I established )oung Strosser in business, some ten years ago Oh yes replied Mr. Hawley, as a ray of suspicion lit up Iiis countenance, 'but what of that?' 'lie is now one of the heaviestdrygoods dealers in the city, nnd when this calamity came on, he came forward and very generously advanced me seventy-five thousand dollars. You know I told you on the morning I called to offer you an equal share in the stock that it might prove, better than au investment in bank.' During this announcement, Mr. Hawley's eyes were cast intently upon the ground and drawing a deep sigh he moved on, dejected and sad, while Mr. Barton returned to his place of business, with his mind cheered & animated by thoughts of his singular investmcut. Tünch represents Nicholas ns an nss who has allowed himself to be 6hut up in n pound, and all the European nations, conspicuous among which is John Bull, standing looking over tho fonce at him, but no one dare to get inside to put tho bridle on. Turkey 1ms let down one bar, nnd reaching n hand through has got hold of his tail nnd implores Franco and England to go in nnd talto him by the head, but thoy manifest n rnot decide! disinclination to take hold of tho biting end. A better illustration of tho 'wnr which was going to shako tho whole continent of ICuropo we have novcr oen. QUF.STIOX FOR A WESTERN DEBATING Society. If a man has a tiger by the tail, which is the best course for his personal safety to hold on or to let go?' - m Getting Married in Connecticut. After the 1st of January next, the publishing of the bans of marriage in church is to be dispensed with, and parties contemplating matrimony must procure from the town register a certificate that they haTe furnished him with their names age, birth place, and residence, before that event can be legally solemnized. m A Backslider. Married, on Thursday the 21 tilt, by Rev. Clay Boulder; Mr. Andrew Horn to Miss Julia Parker, President of the Young Ladies' Temperance Society. Fair Julia lived n Temprafe maid, Preached temperance ditties night and morn; Hut still her wiiked neighbors mid Shu broke b,.r pledge mid took A. Ifeiiv.

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met :?irl ibe oiln r d;y, Some twelve ye;ir- old, or so. The injure ol a iiynij h 1 loved. Some twenty years h.üo. The bbisliin'r cberk. the (tparlilint? eye, 'I he h.iir of rave;i 1' w Ah! how it yet my he ut ;i bl i bme twenty years fp d;r l,cr answers did imt ta uli t wil or wisdom idiow I.iit Ilms the Lively . :iry t liked home twenty years njro. What ! eonltl a .vh;d!ow irirl like ibis, Mv heart in tumult throwf I imisl h ive been a little green . S me twelitv veurs ao. I vi- fi-on the lovely M iry one I ler rliai ms are vanished thoiu li Ib r wit and widom nre the n;nne As twenty years ajro. I loeki'd Upon the faded t beelc. I'ntil my leeliflu' h'W, And thattk her 1 1 1 t slie serei-jiCtl ley love borne twenty years ago. Pond 1 l wL'o now would i:l.dU-d:o To pi east m mo simp'-ring Miss ! ( 11 knows w Int thou wilt think of her S-'ine !"!. !v vi-:irs from this From the People's ( ri;oi. The IViinlc Fiuitnricr. We extract the following from h nrnnf c'nvls nf n oetv work llllhü-ihed bv Jt;w, lt Co.; Boston. It 13 A WOfH ilirit wiU rl.,BM punflry feaJeM. tl,,d perhaps give valuildc hints to others, but W-U only whe t the appetite for more ffom .i.A samc c0r:r: .y, never fi woman v.1.0 Us ,Ive)l on pronisei tIml i have, Mr. Oidbuck. More than a vear ocjo, when I . , , , told vou we must nave new pirlor carpelB;y ul me oir liU t!u. t iection . ! L,o,. f,.,o ,iaM 1 1 l. uo vii i, UK.tun. niv ii tot iv nuuiM such 'good times,' that I thought California and our metropolis would only be nnnther name for the gold region. Now, ,ook at H whcM are ,n. carpetp?. ' You speak, wife, as if 1 had the whole control of events. How could I foresee that times would be as thoy are ; money at nine and ten per cent., end banks refusing to discount only the best paper stocks down, and manufacturing interests at n stand, comparatively, for the last year: at least short dividends?' I wish 1 were a man, Mr. Oidbuck, and I'll warrant you 1 wou I have things different. Do you suppose I would have served on ward committees during all the exciting campaign to elect a President, attended caucuses, carried torchlight?, and given such entertainments, and alter all, bo turned oil without an ollkc? This is tlie world's gratitude, Mr. Oidbuck. No; when I was in Washington, I would have kept there till I got 6unv:thing, if I hat1 st.-ye.l a v. hole year lu accomplish my purpose.' Vou reason very foolishly, wife. Did I not secure all the testi'.n mials of my ability for an office? Did I not go at a great expense, and wait until 'hope deferred made my heart sick as Kemble said last night? And did yon not say I had better return and mini my own business? What if I did? If I had been a man, I should have had more courage, I'll warrant ye. 1 would have made the President pay for all the champaigne and time 1 had spent in his behalf, if 1 had filched it cut of his own pockets.' You would! Well, well, I did not, nnd so let the matter rest But, I tell you, I want some new corpets When my dividends warrant it, wife, you shall havo them. You know, as well as I do, how 'stocks' stand now no agitation in the market, no time to sell, and no time to buy You are a fool, Mr. Oidbuck, to let your brother ßerve you such a game. Have you lost all confidence in your oiri judgment, that you must trust to him when it is best to 'sell out or 'by in?' He'll fleece you as clean as old Ichabod Gammon was served.' 'Gammon, Gammon, who was he? Why, my poor Uncle Ichabod, to be sure. Didn't he employ a broker to invest all Tu money, and didn't he keep changing stocks, and cryiug up this, and down that, until at last all his property got in the worattd mill, till it worsted him, poor old man, out of all he had? And vour fate will be no better Mr. Oidbuck, if you don't turn about ami do your own business in your own way What would you have had me do with the money 1 hod, wife?' Let it out in the street, to be sure. If money is worth twelve and twenty per cent., take it in State street, and when you find a man 'hard pinched, as you call it, let it to him on time, with good security.' 'Heigh-ho! sighed Mr. Oidbuck.--When I invest again you shall certainly be consulted, wife After it is all gone, and the time to get extra is gone by, I suppose I may take it. After stocks have gone down twenty per oent., and you have loit five thousand c:i this, and ten thousand on that, I suppose you would be very glad to have me undertake and clear up things, just as I regulate a disordered house, or repair a suit of old cloths; but, Mr. Oidbuck, this is not my place nor work. I married you to look after out' door cancerns while I attend to the house There was a house auction the next day. A suit of Brussels carpets were to be sold that had been down, but two years, and the size exactly fitted Mrs. Oldbuck's drawing-rooms. She had never been at au auction, but her neighbor Grimshaw had often showed her great bargains she had procured. Shu thought gie woud ask her to accompany her, and I if she got a decided bargain (as she felt confident she should,) there would be. no

trouble but her husband could rdiKC the money to pay for her- purchases. The plan met with hr neighbor's entire approval, and early iipxI morning both ladies were at the sle. There Were some bedsteads of beautiful finish, some mattrasses, and a number of rrtitles which exactly filled Mrs. Oldbuck's eye, to furnish anew lor spare chamber. She resolved she would g-t sou.-.: bargains, at any late; they were 'so new. ?o Utile soiled, so exictly what she wanted.' her vision magnified every time she looked upon them, and it was with the greatest impatience she waited for tlie auctioneer to come to the articles she meant to bid upon. At length tit- carpets were, put up. How much n I off -red for these beautiful ca'pets?' inquired the shrewd auctioneer. nw, clean, b"tiful pattern, ami been used but two ears, w ithout a stain or spot.' 'One dollar per yard said Mrs. Oldbuck. Neighbor Grimshaw touched her, 'You are too fas., don't bid again. 'One dollar five cetits tMi twelve. I nm offered, who says more fer this splendid bugVm?' Nine shillings, said Mrs Oidbuck. One dollar twenty five hallooed an anxious by-bid. ler.

One. thirtv shouted Mrs Oidbuck and nobody saying more, the carpets were knocked down to Mrs Jedediah Oldluck. What a bargain!' said she to Mrs Grimshaw, I guess my husband will be Did yon know madam said a by-s'.an-vlef. 'that these carpets were badly motheaten'? L'Kk under that sofa and that recess.' , Foor Mr? Oidbuck! how changed in a moment of time. But bIic comforted herself that she could fit it out to suit her rooms. JSlie was great for contriving and s;xct a bargain, the e t i 1 1 presisted in saying. They walked up stair9. 'That bedstead solid mahogany with slat bottom how much am 1 offered?' Ten dollars said Mrs Oidbuc k. Nobody bid over her, it was fairly her's. The mattress, a new hair mattress, and how much am I offered looking at Mrs Oidbuck. (for an auctioneer knows company.) Fiva dollars. five dollars for this splendid mattress, why, it is giving it away.' Seven, ciht, ten eleven, 'fifteen again Faid Mrs. Oidbuck, greatlyadvancing on the company; and as it was hers! And she purchased a bathing-tub, rnd a shower aparatus, and an hntioue I ire.u. and some old prints, and a few old chairs; so that in all, her bill amounted to two hundred and three dollors and six cents! Thu articles were all sent horn! that afternoon, and such a motley exhibition was rarely seen. The same, pattern and quality of carpeting was selling at one dollar and twelve, cents at t-1 tail, the pattern being old fashioned; besides, it was so mothy that several yards must be thrown out. The mattress wa3 filled with Western hair, and smelt very disagreeable, and cost but six dollars originally! The bedstead looked as if some occupants had been and were still in embryo. . The chairs were fit only for a miser's garret, and the sbower-bath was broken, and Mrs Oldbuck's physician said it never could be used, as showering the head was decidedly injurious to health. Mr. Oidbuck came bouie at twilight, and looked upon the purchase, and then upon his unpaid bill, and then upon the countenance of his wife. He Faid nothing; no, he never did; she reproached him enough for both. Mrs Oidbuck did not sleep that night. She felt quite sick tlie next day. The. auction furniture still stood in the back kitchen. It was a trying time for Mrs Oidbuck. A week after, Michael, the hind-cart -man, was directed to carry every article to tlie auction store to be resold: and a suit of fashionable tapestry carpels were sent home without any comments. Mis OldVuck gradually recovered. There are certain kinds of mortification which do not prove fatal. Nothing was ever said of her purchases between husband and wife; but Mrs. Grimshaw had to 'take it' for leading her into such foolish expenditures, and they are no longer neighbors. Oidbuck was speaking of the money market the other evening, to a friend, when thg gentleman addressed himself to Mrs Oidbuck, saying, I suppose if you women ruled without as well as withim, we should be saved from all trouble. Mr3 Oidbuck replied. 'Female financiers who know how to invest, are rare, I tried tt once, and haw; never complained of my huspand since And think you, reader, that Major Oidbuck ever regretted his wife attending that auction"! They have lived happily ever since, and not a reproachful word has escaped her lips. i Joe says: Sam I have lost my watch overboard; it lies here in twenty feet of water, is there any way to get it. Yes said Sam, 'there are dasr'a ways PoEfKY ASts PoETity. It s refreshing to come across a gm like, the following: The first bird of .Spring Attempted o mii; I'.ul ere h h;id I 'Miiided u note, I le fell from a limb Ah. a do.id bird ahi him The musie bad Iii, in his throa.' - tY -m- i " - - UMup jpu du si aui i ttjx

Our Count rv.

Every American eitizeu i? aware of the fact that the United States is country-one of the greatest in the world great and destined, at no far distant day. to be the greatest. But there are comparatively few wko know the real extent of Its greatness who possess a knowledge of the .-iin.ill detail.: vvhiefi en to nnU on

the grand aggregate. To those who arr j l,erson 3 hmh' h 13 not thereby destitute of this knowledge, the follow-1 r.')tn yn"' 1 J1- h.g.iest i.:iil and peing article from the Boston W which i ihonorsjnnd thre aspirations nro fre-

presents, in a compart and compendious form, the astonishing extent of our country, its boundless resources, and its wonderful development should, and doubtless will, prove interesting in the highest degree. The valuable information which it contains ought to be possessed by every citizen of the American Union; and we therefore co:nirvrd it to the attentive ' perusal of eacli o:d all of our reader,The thirtv-one. State nine Trri tnrl and District of Columbia, comprising the United States of America, are situated within tlie parallels of 10 east longitude and IS minutes west of the meridian of Washington, and extending on the Atlantic coast from 25, and on the I'dcific coast from 32 to d'J c of north latitude, and contain a geographical area of 3,3UG,SG-" square miles, being onetenth less than the entire continent of Europe. They contain a population, at the present time, of 25,000.001), of whom 21.000,000 are whites. The extent or its sea-coast, exclusive of islands and rivers to the head of tidewater, is 12,iio'J miiec. me. length ot ten of its principal rivers is 20.000 miles.. The surface of its five great lakes is 00.000 rquare miles. The number of miles of railway in operation within it3 limits is 2?,r00. constructed at the cost of 6000.000,000. IV length of its canals is 5.000 miles. It contain?, wiifiiü its limits, the longest railway upon the surface of the globs the lllinoif Central which is 731 mile?. The annual value of its agricultural productions is 000. 000. 000. Its most i ii ., i r n i- I valuable product is Indian corn, which pro yields annually 8100,000,000; and in surveying the agricultural productions of our country, we are not only struck with their abundance, but with their great variety: Our territory extends from the frigid region of the north to the gonial climate of the tropics, affording almost every -arietv of temperature, and every kind of grain and vegetables. Her productions range from the cold ice and bard granite of the North, the golden corn of the West, to tho cotton and sugar of the South: and nearly all in suf ficient qu-iutilit:ä to supply our domestic CG.iiu'.il 1 iloiii, aa l iiuaisii irge. - . , 1 sup piieq for exportation, thus furnishing nearly all the value as well as the bulk of our foreign commerce; suggesting thereby the irresistible conclusion that agriculture is tlie great transcendent interest of our country, and upon which all other interests dpend. The amount of registered and enrolled tonnage is 4,407.010 tou3. The amount of capital invested in manufactures is 8000,000,000. The amount of its foreign imports, in 1SD3. was 8207,947, and of exports 8230.070,157. The annual amount of its internal trade isSOOO,000;000. The annual value of the products of labor (other than agricultural) is Sl.500.000,000. The annual value of the incomes of its inhabitants is 81,000,000,000. The value of its farms and live stock is SI), 000,000,000. Its mines of gold, copper, lead, and iron are among the richest in the world. The value of the gold produced in California is S100,000, 0C0 per annum. The surface of its coal fields is 133,132 squire miles. Its receipts from customs, lands, 5cc, in 1S53, was Sfii, 327,274, and its expenditures 843,0 13.2G3. Its national domain consists of 2.174,IS8 square miles of land. Its national debt is but 850,000,000. The number of it banks at the. present time is about 1,100, with a capital of 8300.000.000. Within her borders are 81,000 schools, fi, 000 academies, 23 1 colleges, and 3.S00 churches. Only one in twenty-two of its white inhabitants is unable to read and write, and nineteen of its twenty-one million of whit a inhabitants are native born A Doo Stouy: Cat stories and dog stories' are gelling to bo vory common in theso days. Almost overy editor ha3 n fow by way of spico. So wo put In for our turn. Being in a butcher's shop n fow days cinconnd seeing n Inge dog comoin to get his daily allowanco of meat, tho conversation turned upon dog, nnd tho following story was told In relation to a dog in tho neighborhood. Tho name of the owner of tho dog wc havo fot gotten, but that is no matter, the story is just as good. This gentleman gave a cent to tho dog ovory day, and tho dog went regularly to the buthchcr'a nr.d laid down the. money, and in return received a pieco of meat. One day tho dog laid down U cent on the block as usual. The butcher hoi rig busy with customers did not tiotico tho deposit. After somo time, howevor, seeing a cent lio thero ho put it in bis pocket nnd wont about his work. The dog got tired of waiting nnd wont homo dinnerless. Tho next day ho caruo ngnin with another cent, which he laid beforo tho man of meat. Tho allowance of mont was cut off nnd handed to the canine purchaser. But tho dog, intending to havo tho account balanced, no sooner had received tho meat than he grabbed the cent also and cleared out. That wann sharp dog, nnd one that intended to look out for number one, Ho could bo truslod to make a bargain, nnd, wodaro say, could carry on a speculation in provisions, quite us well as hoiho curs who do not number hut halt hisanrount of logs: Olive Branch.

Ik'uiily of .InrrSnin Irrslitiitious. In European countries, whatever may be tho social condition in which a man is

h" ,In1t,.nl f-'0" "y' remain through lifo. There aro occasional excep tions to this rule, but thoy are not numerous enough to invalidate its general correctness. It, this country, the eise is different. No matter how lovrlv mav boa ipieuuy crow neu wiut success. A vorv - - . T J ' . ? large proportion of tho prominent, men of v.,., v,,.,,ev. u-p. ...o i i.iwiy ori - gin, w m, uy means oi wi'ni, oi nuustry, ' "m ..,.,., ...... ... up io uicir prcM'iu p'lMii'Jfi. Ji mo mill nis u i in !i i in. (is trie phraso goes, ttliero is not the slightest reason why hesluuli not rise. I hero is no hereditary upper class, ns in j 1roPrt w ,,c lI,0ir excr.iom to kccT f,l,n &"?n.- On the contrary, the -i -i . . . institutions of our countrr are ot such a mI l'Jro.!ls 10 afir,rtl hl:n TC,'' Acuity for as cennig We havo been led to these remirks by a perusal of tho following article in tho Nashviilo (Tenn.) Union: During the last session of tho legislature, Judge Pepper, of tho seventh ji hciil district, presented to Governor Johnson n fire shovel, the workmanship of hi? own hinds. ThoJubgo is a blacksmith by trade. Wo prosutnc he was a good one is ho makas an excellent judg- to which oflico ho was re-elected bv n heavv mnlort ty at the late elee.tion of judicial officers by tho people. Tho shovel was accepted by Governor Johnson, and is kept for uso in the oxcutivo othce nt tho onpitol. (ovcfnor Johnson who was n good tauor beforo he becimo a distinguished statesman nnd politician, returned the compliment by cutting-artd making with his owr hands a coat, which he presented to Juiiro Pcnnnr. The correspondence which accompanied those presents is published below. Tho ,. o. tho mec.hnics nnd working men of the State 0 , .. , , . .. , ,,. One such practical demonstration of tlie fact that hot:ors nnd oflieos in this country aro within tho reach of all, as is afforded in tho histories of the two gent'emeu who write theso letter.", is worth in the way of encouragement to others, a world of lourth of July oloquenco to thosamo point. Thero is no nil'cctation iu tho letter of Judge Pepper, or the lonsrer and more philosophical reply of Governor Johnson. Thoso who know tho men know that ihcv look with miro prido upon tho fact that they started in lifo as mechanics, and worked to their present position by unrii ded pf-rsoveranco nnd energy, than upon anything in those positions. As Judgo Pepper is ns decided in his whig politics as Governor Johnson is in his democratic, no politenl feeling can mar the prido with which ihn correspondence will bo read by tho mechanics of tho State. If is published nt the mquest of tho gentleman through whom tho presents wcro conveyed, and without tho procurement of tho writers. . Tho correspondence above roferod to we havo not spaco to insert. Wo give, however, tho closing paragraphs of Gov, Johnson's letter. 'Tho motto ofovory genuino republican is individual merit and that alone -as being tho only thing which creates distinction botween man and man. Let nil men stand upon their own intrinsic merit, not upon their money merit, not ancestral honors. No other standard can be recognised in a rcpubclian form of government liko ours. By this standard I am now, as I havo always been willing to stand or fall. In conclusion, I will repent, you will plonso accept of iho coat in tho same spirit it has been tendered, nnJ with it assurance of my high fsteeni for )ou as a man nnd a mechnnjc, who m not ashamed of his profession.' Smaut. Our friends, Messrs. Buttles &. Sons, request us to say to the gentleman that broke into their office, on the evening of the 2G inst., that if they will call and pay for sundry papers of smoking tobacco, and half price for the counterfeit bills abstracted from their safe, and one. light of glass, that they can hate the chisel and iron bars by identifying the. same, otherwise the implements w ill be exposed at public sale. And furthermore, they suggest, that it wa altogether unnecessary to carry off the key to the safe, as it has not been locked heretofore and will not be hereafter. And also, that any person contemplating another visit to their office, by leaving word with the proprietors during the day, can have the ky left iu the door. And if it would not be deemed impertinent, ns this is about the. sixteenth or seventeenth time that they have been visited in this maimer they would merely ak by way of information, if it Ins generilly been a paying operation? Cleveland Herald. An instance of the efficacy of short prayer is related in connection with the history of Wyoming Valley. An American who had strayed into the. woods, beyond the protection of the fort, was surprised by a body of Indians who had been lying in ambush. A savage jell and a foot race resulted. In his flight the. American discovered au aged man upon his knees praying for protection against the savage foe; and iu passing near he cried out Old fellow you had better make that d d short, if you want to save your scalp The obi man profiled by the suggestion by immediately pronouncing the. amen: and then jumping up. seized the extended hand of his young friend, by which means, tney both butly escaped the tomahawk.

I.NTOiiTANT TONEWSLTTLLKS. A Bdl to grant homestead to early pel-

tiers in New Mexico. Knnsasand Nebraska ms pas8Cd tl, houses of Con gr es, nnd has been signed by tho President. It grants 160 ncros of land to persons who resided within tho Territory prior to tho 1 st of January, 1S33, or who may remove and 6Ptllo thero before the 1st of January ISjS. Wo cojiy n section of the bill. "2. Awl be it further tnactot. That, to every white male citizen of tho United States or every whito male above the ngo of twenty-ono years, svho has deiciaroj ms intention to become a citizen. nnd who was residing in said Territory : prior to tho lirsiti.iv oi January, l nnd who may bo still residing thoro, thorebo. nnd hereby is, donated one quarter section, or one Ii indrod and sixty acres of land, And to every white mile citizen of the L'nitoJ Slates or every whito milo nbovo tho ngo of twenty one years, who Ins declared his intention to becomo n citizen, nnd who shall havo removod or shall re move to settle in said Territory betwoon tho first day of January, IS53 nnd the first day of January 1953, there shall in liko manner bodonited one quarter section or one hundred and sixty acres, on condition of actual pcltlement and cultivation for not less ihnn four yean: Provided however. That each of said donations shall include tha actual settlement and improvement in the donee, und shall be seloctel by legal subdivisions, within three month after tho survey of theland where tho settlement was made beforo tho survey; and where the settlement was made after tho survey then wilhiii three months nfter tho settlement litis been made; and all persons failing to dcsignito the boundaries of their claims v ilhin that lime shall forfeit all rieht to the same. This bill is an improvement upon the nmcndmofit to tho homestead bill, proposed by Dr. Hunter, ns it does not requiro any pay from the settler, and only roquiroa four years rcsidenco instead of five. Persons desiring homes in Kansas or Ncbrnska will bo glad to learn that by this bill they can secure them without paying anything for them by complying with tho above conditions. A". IP. Aren. KISSING. Hardly any two females kiss alike, There, is ns much variety iu the manner of doing it, as in the face and manner of the sex. Some delicate creatures only give a slight brush of the lip. This is sad aggravation. We seem to bo about to Miave a good time but actually get nothing. Others go into us like a hung.y man to a beef steak, and seem to chew up our countenances. This isdir gusting. and. soon drives away a delicate lover. Others struggle like hens when burying themselves iu dry dirt the. kiss is won by great exertions, ami ia not worth to us the trouble it costs. Now, we are in favor of a certain shyness when a kiss is proposed; this should not be continued too long, and when the fair ono 'gives in let her administer the kiss with warmth and onergy. Let there be u soul in it. If she closes her eyes an I sighs deeply after it, the effect is greater, she should be careful not to 'slobber n kiss, but give, itasthe hummingbird runs his bill into a honey-suckle deep, but delicately. There is much virtue in a kiss whn well delivered. We have had the memory of one we received iu our youth to last us forty years, and wc believe it will be the last thing we think of when we die. llxchangc. (IM Line National Whigs. All over the. Union, there arc thousands of National Whigs; who will not surrender to the abolitionists and Freesoilers. Bven in the city of Boston a meeting of this kind has recently b-jeu held. The great commercial interest has every thing to lose by the creation of a great Northern sectional party, to much desired by G reely and his adherents Such a party will tend to stop iutcrcouins between the North and South, and go far to prostrate the present commerci&l prospect' of the country. In taking a calm and dispassionate view of the subject, men interested in a reciprocal trade between all sections of the country, see what Utter folly it is to follow iu the. lead of those who have no settled purpose in view, if it be not a dissolution of our glorious Union. Wc have received several hundreds of Whig subscribeis to our paper, who are not willing that their ancient and honorable party shoM become abolitiouir.td, and who bid us God speed in our war against all section al issues, and w ho are the true follower of Washington, on this question. riatform. A ClItL KlLI.KIi UV A P.tMiiru. Wc learn from the Abingtou Virginian that a little daughter of Mr. Baker living in the lower part of Washington county, Va., w as killed a few days ago by a Pan ther. Mrs. Baker hadseutthe little giil to a spring, for water; the child ta)ing longer than was necessary, the iimtlu i went in search of her. Near the spring the found traces of blood, and a tshoit distance be)ond, a portion of the child's body. Mr. Baker was not at home, but the ngoui.ed mother succeeded in raising a small company, who went in seaich ol the animal thai had torn from her a U -hned little one. A lew sups fiom the place where the remains of the child were found a panther was discovered iu a tree. The unerring rifle of ono of the totnpany, as soon as the monster wis observed, brought him to tho giouud. i --- - -Tin: Din MJKNCI .--In Kurope, peopl take oll thvü bats to gied Urnen; in America, grout men take ufl' their htls to tin people. UuuciSa! SUfliai-e cuuse tb d liiert jc V

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