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I WISH XO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER SPEAKER OF MY LIVING ACTIONS, TO KEEP M 1 N E HONOR FROM CORIU: i'TION." BV ALEX. E. CLE XX. K1SIX SUX, 1XBIAXA, SATl'KKAY, OCTOBER 8, 1 YOLOST, 1II.--XO. i .19.

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From the Baltimore Chronicle. THE AMERICAN BOY. "Father, look up, and see that flag, How gracefully it Ilies; Those pretty stripes they stem to be A rainbow iu the skies." It is yourcountry's flay, my son, AnJ proudly drinks the light; O'er ocean's wave ir. toreigu clime, A symbol of our might. "Father what fearful note is that, Like thunderitis: of the clouds Why do the people wave tin ir hat;, And rush alonj; in crowds J"' It i? the noise of cannonry, Like 5,-lad shouts of the free; This is a day to memory dear 'Tis Freedom's Jubilee. u I wish that I was now a man, I'd fire my c.imion too, And cheer as loudly as the ret But, fithLr, why don't you !" I'm getting old and weak but still My heart s biz with joy ; I've witnessed many a day like this Shoutyou aloud, my boy. " Hurrah! for Freedom's Jubilee '. God bli ss our native laud ! And may I live to hold the sword Of Freedom in my hand V Well done, my boy grow up and love The land that erave vou birth; A home where F reedom loves to dwell Is Paradise on earth! THE FARMER.

From the Genesee Farmer. FARMER B. OR THE MAN THAT WORKS IT RIGHT. It was during the same tour in which I met with laimer A. whose. s sit-in anJ its results, 1 have given i: a former number ol this journal, that I made an at qoaintance with another individual who I shall call farmer 15. and it I could coi.ve to the readers ot the Farmer but a small degree ot the pleasure, which a sight of what industry and good order can accomplish, h is all a ded me in the remembrance el the inci dents, I should feel im self amply rewaided. Mr. B. as will as Mr. A. was a native of one of the ear-tern stales, and when he removed to western NewYoik, he took cue to St-cuie a farm containing as many natural advantages as possible, though in this respect 1 think his farm was inferior to farmer A. When he had made his choice, however, he considered it as made for life, and immediately set himself at w ork to effect a thoiough and permanent arrangement of his premises, previous to the course of improvement he intended to adopt, A large fatm and great wealth formed no part of his plans a farm of ordinary size, contentment and competence, w ere the extent of his ambition, and these things he speedily ac complished. Farmer B.'s. house is one of the most perfect specimens of that picture of ru ral neatness, elegance and comfort, an English cottage, that 1 have seen in this country. Standing at a little distance from the public highway, Unas suming in its altitude and dimensions, embowered in trees, and hah hidden in vines and shrubbery, it seems as you approach it the chosen retreat of farming taste and comfort. The neatly painted pickets of the different enclo sures were as firm and perfect as if put on hut yesterday. The sales to the different avenues were ready for use without creaking or grating. l lie av enues themselves were well graveled, hard aim clean the grass was cul close, and free from all dirt or rubbish, and it was evident the woikdone heie had not been injuriously subtracted from labor required elsewhere; ever inmg nau oeen cone m order ana in time, and a glance showed that the whole secret consisted in these words good management. On entering the house, as might have been expected, the same order and neatness was found peivadmg every spot. Airs. IS. was a middle aged, sen eible woman, a good farmer's wife without the lea-t Hfortat di-pl ay or ostentation, but greeting tin: si ranger with a welcome and fi.mknc ss that gave additional valu to tvftaw-wr oh ligation she tonleiti.l. . r ,h,,,hters, the one eight, and th r,!hr-r per haps niteen, wiui im ir fiMhr. r.n-fi tuted the female part of th-. fi;v,v. i r , , . Know Ul liu riui "il -M'- T.-, p-.-w iaj-ii pleasing, or socondmivr r.f rUyf l j emotions, as aoeautiiui ,r!-. riH. - vrh as the pla)ful Mary l. yr.Y rr. , . . i rose buds ot numan n -inrr ... p themselves, and ignorant '.f WTfi,,z jn others, they only dclignt in srit .t others happy, overflowing with sff.fr inn which they have not jet Icarncl to

hoard for a single favored individual, and unacquainted with those deeper and mysterious influences whichstartle the young girl, and mantle her check with blushes, when she first acknowledges their existence and power; there is a fearlessness and frankness about the innocent creatines, difficult toretain in afterlife, but which, when combined with purity of heart, forms the great charm of female character. Farmer B. was at home when I arrived, and as we walked oyer his well managed farm, he secerned to feel a rational pleasure in recounting the steps by which he had brought it to such a slate of fertility and productiveness, and of w Inch ample proof w as found in the fact, that he had that day received six hundred dollars for a crop of wheat grown on twenty acres. Two of his eldest sons w ere at w ork in the field, the youngest being at school; Mr. B. remarking, that as he intended his children for farmers, or the wives of farmers, they were kept at school until they were able to aid in the business of the farm, ihe girls by assisting their mother, ar.d the bovs in the field, when the summer schooling w as discontinued, hut resumed in the winter, or at an academy, as long as was desirable it being his opinion, that a due regard to health, and an ample acquaintance with the operations of husbandry, demanded that course. Mr. 13. said he was a strict utilitarian, and while he admitted as useful to his children, and required in their course of studies, much that others would consider as unnecessary, he would not allow them to consume their time upon courses pure-

lv ornamental, and for which in al probability they would find little or no use in their after sphere of active life. Fanner B. was not a visionary or enthusiast in firming; but he loved experiment, and never rejected a proposition because it was new it was enough that it commended itself to his reason, and was able to bear the close md rigid scrutiny to which he was ac customed to submit ail farming specuitions. There are few passages in life more delightful than an evening spent in such family. Intelligent, amiable, and un affected in their manners, their cheer ful courtesy makes one feel at home, md places him at once on one of those. green islands that are here and there found in the needlessly broad desert of human life. In the room to which we w ere introduced for the evening, w ere a lire, lamps, sola, carpel , chairs.and w hat I particularly noticed, a table, on w hich lay one or two of the latest newspapers, a magazine or review, and an agricul tural journal of established celebrity. 1 here w as an assortment of hooks, not large, but well selected, consisting of voyages, travels, history, and a num ber of theological volumes, w ith one of the popular commentators on the Bi ble. The family were soon grouped around, and all, even to Utile Mar, were busy, the boys with their books, the girls w ith their sew ing. 'Vou will excuse us," said Mr. B. to me, "but we have in our family long since adopted a practice which we do not like to relinquish: lor one hour in the evening, after the usual labors ol the day are closed, some one of us, and we intend to do it in rotation, reads aloud for the benefit of the others, and a we have just received a work unusu ally interesting, my children would feel deprived of a privilege were this custom omitted this evening. I of course beg ged I might not be a hindrance fo their happiness, and young Mellon, the second" son, a lad of sixteen, was called upon to read. John ISeai, I remem ber, says that he knew of but three good readers in the United States, and spite of his modesty, I presume he would include himself in that number certain it is, the number is but few w ho enter into the 5 pi lit of an author, ant understand giving his words and senti ments their pioper value and effect. Mellon however far exceeded my ex pectation, and w hen he named Lamar tine's Filgiimage to the Holy Land, a ibo oik ihey were reading, I was not surprised they were anxious for i(s con fir. nation: ami when the hour had ex i t ired. sr deeply interested had we a h Tom" in the narration ol the eloquent i FrTit hman. that by an unanimous vote j th ook was handed to the clip's daoght' t, at d another hour glidei rpWl'ly away in listening to her sweet tond twee, and the glowing thought of the poetic writer. After what 1 had

seen and heard, 1 was not surprised to find Mr. B. a man of deep religious feeling, or disposed to wonder at the

profound feeling of humility and thankfulness with which he closed the evening by commending us all to the care of a beneficent Creator. After the children h:id retired, 1 could not help congratulating Mr. B. on the excellent course he had adopted in his family of accumulating knowledge, and the beautiful effect ila influence already exercised. It is said, he remarked in reply, that farmers, or their children, do not have as much time to read as the children of prof' ssional men or mechanics, and it may le partly true, vet 1 am convinced the plea which farmers so often urge as an excuse for their ignorance, that fhey have no time to read, arises more frequently from disinclination to read, than from any other cause. Few men are sensible how many valuable books gone through in a year by the reading of one hour a day; and by having the read aloud in the fami'y, all are interested, and all instructed. As I have accustomed my children to ask questions on w hat is read, and to the correcting of errors in the reading, the attention even of the youngest rarejy llags during the hour. 1 went to bed reflecting on the contrast between farmers A. and B. and the different probable results their influence and that of their families would have on their own happiness, and that of the society around them. With far mer A. every thing was at sevens am sixes; .nothing in doors or out, in the house or on the farm, as it should he, or as it ought to have been; and this state of tilings evidently had its effect on the minds of the family, rendering I hem morose, illtempercd, 1 may almost say, immoral; as well as continually restless and dissatisfied with even thing around them, without inducing the necessary steps to cure the evils ol which they were so ready to complain. On the contrary, at farmer B.' every thing moved like clock-w ork, and it w as evident the success as a farmer arose from having his work done in season, nd from "having a place for every thing, and every thing in its place." ts etlect on the family we have seen, md one thing is certain Mr. B. will not go to the w est in search of compe tence or happiness. A l HAYELER. THE LADILS OF CII5A. The correspondent of a Philadelphia paper, al Cuba, gives us the following interesting sketch: Some of the ladies I met at Senora; moked their cigars; it is quite a cus tom here, but then beauty presents an ilmost always successful excuse for any habit, especially when it is national. fancied the dark sparkling eye of the Spanish fair glistened with a brighter uster, et a deeper and more nnsterious meaning of love as their beautiful ow ners enjoyed a delicious Havana, of ihe iosrfos amigos brand; and verily, is volumes of blue smoke ascended from the well formed lips and mouth, enveloping for a moment their raven ocks and handsome faces, in a kind of phantom veil, they reminded me, as it c leared aw ay, of the far-famed picture of "Venus rising from a cloud." Between the puff, puif, puff, and spit, pit, spit, of these lovely women, i learn that ladies in Cuba do not lose their maiden names w hen they are married. but they usually "condescend"" (that is the word!) contlcrcinti to take the names of their husbands in addition to their ow n. For oung and even middle aged ladies, to walk about without a male relative or protector, would be considered "nnite shocking.11 The fair Spaniards, therefore, are seldom to be spoken with, except with the per mission, or in the presence ol their relations, or one old lady (duenna) friend of the family . The laws are very severe in the e vent of seduction. A young Spanish Creole gentleman, of highly respecta hie family, is now absent as a volunta ry exile from Havana, on that account A young female of humbler condition in life, having been betrayed by him and her friends having brought an ac tion, he is obliged, according to law, to marry her, give her a dowry, or be im prisoned. As the gay and false Lo thario will not submit to either of these alternatives, he is travelling in the U Stales. The a flair will probably be compromised by his father, who is wealthy, and who, it is said, would no

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son s marriage with the THE LAST Ol' THE KO.M A.'!s. This was said of Madison at the time of Ins decease, but there is one other person who seems to have some claimto this honorable distinction. Faine. Wingate, of Sttathum, New Hamp shire, still survive-. Hg was born in May, 177U; was a member of the (del Continental Congress, and with .John Langdon. represented his state in the first Senate in 1 7 GL, and believed to be the only survivor of either house in ihe first Congress under our present Constitution. lie received the honors ofllaivard University, Cambi idge, in 1759, the year Wolf took QuebecJudge Wingate, for some ears, has been the only one alive in his class and a number of classes succeeding. For many years he w as Judge of the Superior Court of New Hampshire. In 1751, he married the sister of Timothy Bickering, three years younger than himself. They both, at Ihe age of more than 96 and 02, are able to walk, and appear to enjoy life. t;oo advkji:. As the ladies, by the unrelenting law s and usages of society, are not permitted to embark in the enterprise ol w ooing, and are only allowed to receive the attentions of the gentlemen, w e will assume the liberty of suggesting a fewthoughts to them, on a subject intimately connected with their happiness. Let all ladies who value their own character ana comions, reiu-e to mai i i man of intemperate habits; or who is fond of drink. lie will assuredly negecf, abuse, and dishonor his family, md entirely ruin them, unless rescued by a miracle of grace. Let them also ivoid the society of, and to refuse to onnect themselves w ith profane swearrs, for he who violates divine and hu man laws, and insults his maker by his oaths, will also in lime curse his w ife, and embitter her life by violent language. Avoid also as a pestilence, a icentiousness habitually before mariage, will relapse into it again soon af ter, and bring misery and disgrace into lis house. Refuse also to wed a man of a violent and ungovernable temper; for such one w ill assuredly sacrifice domestic peace on the altar of his baneful passions, and convert the household aiadise into a hell. Avoid an uidoent man, for he is worth nothing for time or eternity, and is too lazy to make my provision for your comforts. Snun uso a man of rude and boorish ma li ners, or of gross ignorance, for he will e a constant source of mortification to ou. and vou will be ashamed of him as ..... ii ongasyou live. All these careiuii ivoid and cherish the attentions, and eciprocate the allections of the sober, civil, moral, chaste, industrious, and in telligent young man, who will love and respect you as he ought ; and make ) ou is happy as it is possible to he, in tins terrestrial vale. Ladies Morning Star. PIT OF IIIDIAS KOXMS. A singular discovery has been made in Canada, about 1 1 miles from Dund a Flic earth was seen to be sunk about 15 inches, which caused search to be made; when a large number of pits ten or twelve in number, were fount containing human bones, and various Indian Implements, evidently showing that not far from two thousand Indiana had been huddled into these recepta cles,and buried without the least order or system, and in great haste. Largt trees were growing over some of these sepulchres. The kettles, pots, hatch ets, brass spoons, enrthern cups, wumnin, Sec. were rotted and decayed, evilently showing that they had been Ion" time buried. Une hundred ami twentv-livcskelctons were found in one of the pits, and the developer says tha some of the skeletons must have belong ed to men as much as 8 feet in height There is probably some Indian tradi lion which would throw light and in terest on this curious hill of human bones. Tin: scir.NCK of urn. i:y I!. M. CAHV . 1. lfou be so exceptions and pet (isbas lo tiuestioa every word vou hear - - i - . . said of you, you will have few friends little sense, and much trouble. 2. Neglect, not manners as if they iviMi- of little lmnorlance. 1 hey are fretiuently what the world judges us by and by which it decides for or agaius

u-. A man may have virtue, capacity and good conduct, and yet by roughness be rendered insupportable. 3. Broach not odd opinions to such as are not lit to bear them. If you do, ou will do them no good by it, perhaps hurt; and may very well expect discredit and mischief to yourself. An ill-placed paradox, and an ill-limed jest have ruined many. 4. To have a graceful behavior, it is necessary to have a proper degree of confidence, and a tolerably good opinion ol'yoi! rself. Bashfulness is boyish, 5. Think how many times you have been mistaken in our opinion in times past, and let that teach you in future not to be positive or obstinate.

STATISTICS Ol' 2sISONS. In Sing Sing prison, only 'J89 out of 8 12 could read and write toli-rably.and but 52 had received a good English education; and 48 1 had been habitual drunkards, and many had committed their crimes while intoxicated. OfG70 prisoners at Auburn, 3 only had received a collegiate education; 503 had been intemperate, and 400 were committed for crimes perpetrated while under the influence of spiiituous liquors. In the Connecticut prison 8 in 100 ony, could read, write and cypher, when convicted, and 4G in 100 could read nd w rite; 44 in 100 committed their crimes under the influence of alcohol. nslruction, temperance and industry re found to be the surest preventives of crime." A tUUIOSITY. Mineheer Von Scholton, one of the most wealthy men in Amsterdam, wears i wig of the hair of a earned, w hich he opposes to he descended from one of those for which Rebecca drew water; has a cane made of the wood of the cross: all ins plate, he says, is made ot the gold and silver brought to Solomon from Tarsish, and he has fans made of the feathers of the peacocks brought it the same time; the handles of his tooth brushes are made from the bones of an Egyptian Mummy, and his coat buttons are made of brass from the coossus of Rhoades, while his house is made of marble from the holy sepulcher. Grand Gulf Advertiser. To laugh, sous to render yourself al most inarticulate, when telling a story, or reading an amusing paragraph is so well known to indicate no breeding at ill, that it is a matter of -surprise that my are to be found addicted to the labit. There are, however, many to ie met with every day, w ho exercise no thought on this subject, and who are continually annoying their auditors with the grossest impoliteness. To those who know no belter, I would repectfully say, that it is not good man ners to laugh while reading or telling i storv. No true gentleman can ever indulge resentment against a female. All vin dictive feelings or proceedings toward the weaker sex, are unworthy and unpardonable. The utmost that is al lowable, when wrong is experienced from them, is the simple exposition of truth accompanied by regret and enlire resignation; or generous forbearnice as far as possible, consistently with strict self-defence. Sarcasm, obloquy, mere annoyance or revenge of any kind are repugnant to manly char acter, or a chivalious and high-minded spirit. Make good use of time, if you love eternity; reflect that yesterday cannot be recalled; to-morrow cannot be insur ed; to-day is only yours, which, if you procrastinate,) ou lose ; which lost, is lost forever: one day present is worth I wo to come. The story of Melancthon affords a. striking lecture on the value of time, which was, that w henever he made an appointment, he expected not only the hour, but the minute to he fixed, that the day might not run out in the idleness of suspense. Wisdom is heller w ithout an inheri tance, than inheritance without wisdom. Ants. It is said that green or diy sage leaves, nattered plentifully about places infested with little red ants, and permitted to remain throughout the season, will completely extirpate these troublesome insects. As the proposed remedy is a simple one, it is certainly woith try ing.