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THE CORNER STOp ! IS PUBLISHED KVKRY TIII'USDAV MultNllA JAMES N. BETIirNE W. S. REYNOLDS k (’. H. YARmB^I rl’ B 1.1 MI Kgift TERMS.—Two li-'i.mw per annum; No nnnwj will lie niton'll upon our books utilcM tile mouoyj in | >Miil in inlvanoi'. i ‘VS rPOCtUJ, |P| Katy Darling* Oli, they tell me thou art dead, Kntv Darting. That thy smile 1 may never more behold f Did they toll th o 1 was Katy Darling, Or my love for thee had e’er grown cold I Oh tboy knew not the loving .Os the hearts of I"rin’s sons ; . .|| When a love like to thine, Katy Darling, Is the goal to the race that lie runs*; Oh, hear me, sweet Katy,. For the wild flowers greet me, Katy Darling,“y? And the love-birds are singing on each tree;, Wilt thou never more hear me, Katy Darling! Behold, love, Tm waiting for thee. Fm kneeling by thy grave, Katy Darling! This world is all a blank world to me! jHPhh(*coiiid'atthou hear mylY’aSiug, Katy Darling, Or, think, love I am sighing, for thee; Oh* mettrttfKs the Rtato"Sf£ weeping, “fTy~t&eir soft and lambent light; And thy heart would be melting, ICat.y Darling, Couldn’t thou see thy lone Dermot this night. Oh, listen, sweet Katy! For the wild flowers are sleeping, Katy Darling, And the love-birds arc nestling in each tree ; Wilt thou evermore hear me, Katy Darling, Or know love, I’m kneeling by thee; Tis useless all my weeping, Katy Darling! But I’ll pray that thy spirit be my guide; And that when my life is spent, Katy Darling, They will lay me do we to rest by thy side, Oh, a huge great grief I’m hearing, Though I scarce can heave a sigh; And I’ll over be dreaming, Katy Darling, Os thy love every day till I die. Farewell, then, sweet Katy! For the wild flowers will blossom, Katy Darling, And the love-birds will blossom on each tree ; But in Heaven, 1 shall meet thee, lvaty Darling, For there, love, thou’rt waiting for me! Tlierc’s Good ill every Heart. Would’st crime-stained wander back From Vice’s dark and hideous track? Let not a frown thy brow deform ; ’Twill add but fierceness to the storm. Deal kindly. In that bosom dark Still lingers Virtue’s glimmering spark. Plead with him—*tis the nobler part— There’s something good in every heart! Bring to his mind the early time Kre sin had stained his nml with crime; When fond affection blessed his hours And strewed his joyous path with flowers; When sportive jest and harmless glee Bespoke n spirit true and free. Plead with him—’tis the nobler part— ’l’liere’s soitiething good in every heart! There was u time tint heart did rest <'lose to a mother's • . •r , iitur breast—- A time his .rt l . j r.- , . ..light A kind and virtuous father taught. -i It matters not what treacherous rav L 1 First lured his steps from Virtue’s way— Bklhtough to know thou yet may’st save soul from sin’s cngulphing wave. Plead with him—net the i.<>bh-r part -• something good in • v - y i.. ire ■ i 5 C C U fl U C 0 It s, jggl 1 _. .. i glMfl [ i'. IJcntluy’s Mirtcelluny.] flj ft: ii. ix i in; \vii.ii;i;.\i;ss. ft Tin; i'RAii!ii;-rni .vDi;ii o.v hit. sA I; Y MllS. MOODJE, r ■/ “/{ JiitJ i> if Hr Bash.” ynn ur:r<- mu to niulit —it haunts me _v, A ; in!” ‘;iv h.urt and brail), nwful Miemor.v will remain; o'.-ti in -!■-•]> that idio-tlv siijht i'l*.” I''’ -"itl . ;u*!i night.— B. M. jfifijHhai-d St pel was the son of one of Hstnull landholders who tire fast dis- Hti'inn ‘from Morn- (>UI England.-■ ■Hither left ltiiii (he sole possessor of HRy-five acres of archie land, and a! Vu little cottage, which had descended I ■hi father to son, through mail)’ gener flions. ground plat, which had heen'suf-1 liciefrt to maintain his honest progenitors j ‘for several ages, in the palmy days oS| Britain’s glory and independenceJtae: her vast resources passed into the hands of the few, usd loft the many to starve, -was not .enough.to provide for the wants . of our stout, yeoman and his faisMjtei which consisted at that period of tqPP? sons and one daughter, a lovely, btomb ing girl of ten years, or thereabouts.— j Richard and his boys toiled with uimwhs- I ing diligence; the wife was up late and early, and not one moment was left un- ; employed ; and yet they made no head- \ way, but every succeeding year found j them in arrears. “Jane,” said the yeoman thoughtfully,! one evening, to his wife, after having] blessed his homely meal of skimed milk and brown bread, “could’st thee not have given us a little treat to-night? Hast thee forgotten that it is our Annie’s birthday ?” “No, Richard, I have not forgotten ; how could I forget the anniversary of the day that made us all so happy ?— -4 Rut times are bad ; I could not spars| the money to buy- sugar and plums fog| the cake; and I wanted to sell all tk(fl butter, in order to scrape together eupmnl to pay the shoemaker for makyugHr .!■■ Annie ktut^pPaVJße all. tn ‘Ugh % cauno’ gi her luxuries to proven; wants no proof, dear mother, the yteing girl, flinging liejjpi nd, bnt ■1 ena burnt IWpflfr llll her worthy parent V ‘heefc. “toar fljgeioii- love is worth tin wealth world to me. I knowhow finMtm and dear fatlior are of me,'and^|nPra^ than satisfied.” ••Annie i- flat's”. • 1 1 • *i 11 l: 1 his kaife aud holyng ohtpte arms for a caret®. “The nfjjrid iotild Hot purchase Midi a’Wwe ;eel for iier . and let us bless dcH|S|t#frl’w® though we be, we are all her#flfeight, well and strong, ave, rich, tn spite of our homely fare, l in each other’s affections,. What say von, tnv hoys?” And lie glanced with parental pride on the three tine lads, whose healthy and honest- countenances might well he contemplated with pleas ■ tire, and afford subjects for hopeful nn tioipatioiis fur tffi-future 1 “We are iiuppy, fhe’dld-j i est. cheerfully, j “The eaice.ytnid speed ale would havcj ! made us happier,” said the second.— “Mother makes such nice cakes!” “So she doc's,” cried the third. “It seetns so dull to have nothing nice on Annie’s birthday. I should not care a fig if it were Dick’s birthday, or <)wen’s j , A nisic'-, lied : t-ures. TTow in-iglit it is! llow it sparkles! Twill never from this day ask a finer drink. Here is health to you, my brothers, and may we never know what it is to lack draught of pure water!” Annie nodded to her brothers, and drank olf her mug of water; and the good natured fellows, who dearly loved Iter, followed her example. Oh, littledid the gay-hearted girl think in that moment of playful glee, of the price she was one day destined to pay for a drink of water ! The crops that year were a failure; and the heart of the strong man began to droop. He felt that labor in his native land would no longer give his children bread, and, unwilling to sink into the lowest class, he wisely resolved, while lie retained the means of doing so. to emigrate to America. Ilis wife made no opposition In his wishes; his. sons ] were delighted with the prospect of’any j change for the bettor, and if Annie felt I a passing ]i.nig at leaving the, de fired, fields, and her pretty plavnpiles. iljoi liimlis, r]u*ld.; ii *. >rTi her parents, i lie j dear homestead, with its quite rural or-! chard, and trim hedgerows, fell to th<G hammer; nor was the sun-burnt cheek | of the honest yeoman unmoistened with a tear, when lie saw it added to the enor- j mniitt possessions of the lord of the ma- j nor. After the sale was completed, and the j money it brought duly paid. Steel lost no j time in preparing for his emigration.— I In less than a fortnight, he had seen red ! their passage, to New York, aifri they MMt) already on the voyagtPffrffl® the Favored by wind and weather, after the first effects of the sea had worn ibff, they were comfortable enough. The steerage passengers were poor, lmt rqj spectable English emigrants, and they made several plea-ant acquaintances -.among them. One family especially at tracted their attention. and so far onga-1 ged their affections during the tedious : voyage, that'they entered into an agree ment to settled Tn the same neighborhood. Mr ‘ warmly returned by the bind girl, who. | by a thousand little ?ivttQiions, strove to evince her gratitude tojjbigail for her igooff opinion. jflpy had not completed half tlicir j voyage before fo'vei'JWjSike out among the passeugeis. jgid nnifltr dread ful havoc among* portion.— j tSteel’s whole family Wore down with it ’at the same time, and, in spite of the constant nursing of himself and his de-; voted partner, and tlnp unremitting at- j tentions of Abigail Winchester, who I never left the siejt icaiy nights! ands, the tjflK • • itaiidt•• dto tlu. great be.tbre Annie and Eh h aeSSYsciousness . !. spfc threw a gloopi wer W\c whole pirtv. Steel said noth retired to -ome corO^|/jf 11 is wife was wastauttvwtorqr-'W’ a -liadow. ami ] .<,<n- ArtßKM!;sferhot of Iter former “fIK wdpßever 1.-ii Englau 1,” she t.hftnJntymv brother- Itad n -t died.”— wr ’ ‘ “h who watches .gpß-.h uilerTitil ho e ■ r till his creatures, which to reclaim wlis Own; hut human love in its vain .-low receiving this truth, fpws in the present, lingers over the and cannot bear to give up t at ! which now is, for the promise of that j which shall be. The future, separted j from the things of time, has always an I awful aspect. A perfect and childlike COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1853. i reliance upon Clod, can alone divest it of , those thrilling doubts and tears which at; times shake the firmest mind, mid urge . the proud, unyielding spirit of man, to cleave so strongly to kindred dust. The sight of the American shores, that the ]‘Utdr lads had desired so eagerlv to see, sgafned to renew their grief, and a guilder party never set foot upon a for ||gn ■ li’aud. than our emigrant and his tamily. jßjg Steel had brought letters of introilne tion to a ‘respectable merchant in the ! city ; who adviseil liiniWto ]mrchase ti tract of land in the new State of Illinois. The beauty o; the country, the line eli inate, and fruitful sod,’ wen; tyged upon him in the strongest manner. The mer chant had scrip to di-po-e oi in that rg ; : thate-eittieiueiif. ‘fflffi. ttWyWmiml in such v wises,, be consulted his own interest in] the ttwfter. Steel thought that the merchant, who \ was a native of the teountry, must know ! best what would suit him; and he not! ; oniy became a pnrehasefrof land in 111 i i nois, but indneed Ins new friends to fol j low his example. We wifl ])a.ss over tlieir journey to the J Far West: The novelty of the. scenes Lthrough which they passed contributed ! not a little 0■ raise their drooping spirits, j Richard had recovered his health, and amused the party not a little by his live ily anticipations of tin future. They i wore to have the most comfortable log ’ house, and the neatest farm in the dis twfc’ Ile'woiild raise the finest cattle, ! the largest crops, and the best garden i stuff in the neighborhood. Frugal and j industrious habits would soon render i them wealthy and independent, jfcllis lnotrier listened to those sallies j Wisfr a delighted smile; and even the grave yeoman’s hr|w’ relaxed from its habitual frown. Annie entered warmly | into all her brother's plans; and if he laid the Ifruidufitm of his fine castle in the air, she certainly provided the ce ment and all the lighter materials. As their long route led them further from thesjiabitations of men, and deeper j and doeU'i’into the wilderness, the stern j realities of their solitary locality became liotirlysmore apparent to the poor emi-T grants. Jliey began to think that theTg had aetef! too precipitately in going so i far hack into the woods, unacquainted as tliev* jjjere with the usages of the conn- i try. But repentance came too late; and : when at length they reached their des tiiiiition. they found themselves upon the io. est;'*with a noltle open I prairie stretching away as far as the eye , could reach in front of them, and no hu- J ! man habitation in sight, or indeed exist- j ing for miles around them. In a m men* the yeoman comprehen ded all tlie frillienlties and dangers of his i situation; btit his was a stout heart. n<>t i easily daunted by circumstances. He j possessed a .vigorous constitution and a strong arm p and he was not alone.---! Richard was an active, energetic lad, and j his friend Atkins, and his two sons, t were a host in themselves. Having set tled with !iis guides, and ascertained by the maps, that he had received at Mr. i ’a office, the extent and situation of his new estate, he set about unyoking j •the cattle which he had purchased, anu securing them, while Atkins aud h:s sons pitched a tent for. the night, and collected wood tor their lire. Theyoung people were in raptures with tiie ocean of verdure, redolent with blossoms, that lay smiling in tlu; last rays ot the sun before them ; never did garden appear to them so lovely, as that vast wilder ness of sweets, planted by the munificent hantl of Nature with such profuse mag- Annie could scarcely tear. liejfelf away from the enchanting scene,; i to.a*ist her mother in preparing tlu*r I everting meal. f„ .“Al’ tlier, where shall we get water ?” asked Annie, glancing witfullv towards their enipty cask ; “1 have seen no indi ‘ cations of water for the last three miles.” “Annie has raised a startling doubt,” saidHtjtel; “lean perceive no appear- r ance of|slre;un or. creek in any direc tum ” “Hist! T.. flier, .do you hear that?”! i cried “The croaking of those j ! frogs is biusi • to me just now, for I am dying with thirst;” and seizing the can, | he ran off in the direction of discordant ; sounds. frits near’ dark when lie returned Kith bis pail full of clear, cold water ; j pkith which tne whole of the party slak fed their thirst, before asking any ques- \ | tions. “What, delicious water —as clear as : crystal—as cold as ieel Bow fortunate j to obtain it so near at hand,?” exclaimed ; several in a breath. I “Av, hut it is an ugly place,” said Richard, thoughtfully. “I should not t like to go to that well at early dawn, or | after night-fall.” “Why not, my hoy ?” “It is in the heart of a dark swamp, I just about a hundred yards within the forest; aud the water trickles from be neath the roots of an old tree into a nat ural stone tank ; hut all around is involv ed in frightful gloom: I fancied I heard a low growl as I stooped to til! my pail, | while a horrid speckled snake glided j from between my feet, and darted hiss ing and rattling its tail into the brake.— , Father, you must never let any of the people go alone to that well.” ! ti? Etonian laughed at his son’s tears, ’ mid shortly after the party retired into the -iKut, and overcome with fatigue, were fsßm asleep. Tin! |rst thing that engaged tlie atten tion of inir einigrnnts was the erection ot a log for, tlie reception of their re>pe(JtaK-|ainilies. This important a accniiipli.-hcd. All,in* prefeßK open prairie for the site of t ; ’- the nqarer p oximitv “f’ ivj^^Ktriiti i r, chose the edge of irfklie inhabitations,.of the To of jam! for their a pint for wheat and eoaa.f l <-nr. mi- the and >,v the I iinitTtJMfmdparaiA-n-were eomplct.- l ; the had j>:i •; I this had enjoyed ex ’ cdllent the month of Sep tember, A then Richard, fell sick with ihfbrnJKent lever, and old A b igail'kindjv cam™ across to hch Mrs. Steel to nutae her suffering diildren.?- Mcdieaf Chi'was not to he had in that! remote place, and beyond simple r une dies, whi<h -were'jjFfeetly inefficaious in their -ituution, thepoor children’s only chaiice foiMife was their youth, a good sound coi.'-titution, and the merciful in tei-]Misitioi*af a benevolent and overru ling Provi tehee, . ft was t- ward the close of a sultry day that Annie burning with fever, implor ed the frit 1 nil Abigail to give her adrink of cold wa r.. Hastening to tlie water cask, the oH woman was disappointed by finding ij exhausted. Bichard having 1 drank the Ijit drop, who was still raving in the deliiAiq of-fever for more drink. “My dearcbild, there is no water.” “Oh ! lam turning dying with thirst! Give me.Mphoae drop, dear Abigail— 1 one drop”bf*** Id water 1” Just then ‘lrr’ Steel returned from milking tISooWS, and Abigail pri'lfered to the Tips fT the child a howl of new tuilk, hut slicj shrank from it with dis gust, and, ’sinking hack on her pllow, I murtnnr-d. “ ft'ater! water! for tlie love of Gad ! give me a drink of water!” is the pail ?’’ said Mrs. Steel. “I dont’t muith like going to that well, hut it is still broad dav, and T know that in reality there is nothing to fear; 1 can not hear the child moan for drink iii that terribl- way.?’ “Dear iifofb'v.’’ said Ridnqd, faintly. **Var,n • w.ll lie.in somi; we can wait (i ihcn.”’ “Oh! tin-j rdear child is huniing!” cried Ahignii: “.she cannot wait till then ; do, neigh In >r. go for the water; 1 will fitav with the eliildren, and put out the milk while you are away.” Mrs. IStei left the shanty, and a few minutes after, the patient, exhausted by suffering fel I into a prof mini sleep. Ab igail busied hegidf scalding tlie milk pans, and, in her joy at the young peo ple’s cessation ‘from main, forgot the mother aliogqfber. About half an hour had elapsed, it id the mellow light of evening had ■'‘faded into night, when Steel returned with hi- oxen trom tlie field. The moment lioeuteivd the slum 1 v lie went up to thq bed wliicji contained iiis sick children, and satisfied that the fever was uhafingw’fiQ b*oked round liiv his supper, surjirised that it was not, as usu al, ready for him upon tlie table. “No water L” he cried, “in the cask, and supp -r i; >t ready. After work ng all day in lhe|>urning sun, a man wants to h tve thiug-iinade comfortable for him at night. Mrs. Winchester, are you here? Where is my wife ?” ••Merciful goodness!” exclaimed the old woman,‘ turning as pule as death, “is; she not back from the well?” “The well!’!cried Steel, grasping her arm ; “how h-eg has she been gone?’’ “This halflfour, or nmre.” Steel made no atiswgr —his cheek was as pale as. her own; aid, taking his gun from the. Heard to wlieh it was slung, he ( ’ 1 ‘"O'jMß'’ fk ball ; aie ith- j out utter®,. the house. -1 ijjtfTjmi <artfiF. n rie. but Iflii entered the hush I it was dee&'Ai lie had crossed the j ■ a raj hi stiff jiroached th# Avatnp, his step became! slow and cflj aus. Site well was in the f; centre of a~ j mgie* from the front of which Rich*® Bad cleared away the bush to foci! ate* their access to the! water ; as he t row near the spot, his ears j were chilled 1 r a low, deep growling,! and the crunj.ing of teeth, as if some j wild animal wt- devouring the bones of its prey. Theßreftdful truth, with all its shocking, hearirevolting reality, flashed upon the ininfllof the yeoman, and for a j moment paralyzed him. The precincts I of the well were within range of nis riilc, 1 aud dropping down upon his hands and 1 knee:-, and nefr ii g his at in fi>r a clear | aifiV;Cdii;eet •cd hia. ffftfi towards the spot; ; from whence the fatal sounds proceeded, j A little on one. lifiejpf the well, a pair of: luminous .eyes jg'aFed like green lamps’ at tlie edge of tlu®Mpk wood ; and the j ; horrid sounds wbich curdlcd the Wood ot the vroman became more distinctly au | dihle. hjjjk m ‘■ Slowly Sieclilr lised the rifle to his j ! shoulder, : ng his teeth and hold ing his breath, he steadily aimed at a -pace between those glowing balls of fire. The sharp report of the rifle awoke i the fair echoes of the. forest. The deer leaped up frail Ids lair, the -wolf howled and nod into the depths of the wood, and the panther, tor such it was, utter ing a hoarse growl, sprang soveridjfeaiX into the air, then fell across the luanjled remains of his victim, itefc.Richard Sn A .rase the perspiration was streauihlg from hisi brow; his limbs treiqlilipl and shook, this lips moved convulsively, and he Mossi and his hands upon his heaving brenst t.i keep down the violent of Jus agitated heart. It was itrtE ™ar tjiat chanildfriiii to the :-p U, anT hindered him lVoSWpjM , oaei;ii-.- i,Afraid eiie nv. It wr.sjfii rr*. lie J-"'!; ifrnSs’ ’ ‘file -the dp* partner ol jus iowgiHiid o’ be AnnpanilH- f r;.-- 1 bool ibclitveof nis youtfr—the friend gad coinisellig of his middle age---tlnft .beloved of hiiMrhildrijm. Ilowi j could he iveugni/.e in mat onisned and 1 defiled heap his poor Jane ? .The patlgj i was too great lot* * hie agitated mind Ito hear.- Sense ami sight alike Taj® t sook him, and, staWyM|t. a frw pdflj forward, inlHßle :^|H|BB Alarmed hv report of Atkins and his torches to the spot; folio vred by Who, unconscious ■of t,lie extent ot thn calamity, was yet sufficiently that sonnithing Iryadfiil hajj occurrlß. 1 When tlie full horrors.tdtlie.acene were [ a ilie p:.:.ther of the unfortunate Mrs. onod to ouq of his ni^Klfgested t msiai'Twjbiii-. ing; the disfigured and f|pftilatixJU|Mk^N>l I tore the lea ■ First removing the s! liJl’nd to his own dwelling, AtVms and his sons returned to the fatal spot, and I convey ing the. body to the edge of the prairie, tliev selected a quiet,loveh -pot, beneath the w ido-spreauing boughs of a magnificent ehesnut tree, and w rapping a!', that rennyned ot the wife of Si eel in a •;h in ■"! -mu’ Silence ; ‘'s®! fl ’ AniNe ami (heir irrej arable loss—to feel that their mother's life had been sacrificed to her maternal love. Time, as it ev rdi es, softened the deep anguish of tlie he-’ reared husband. During tho ensuing -miimer, their little Colony was joined hv a hardy hand of British and Anieri-j can pioneers. The little settlement grew into a prospeions village, and Richard Steel died a wealthy mail, and was buried by the side of his wife, in the ■ centre of the v illage church-yard—that, j spot having been chosen for the .that! temple in which ; the emigr • tilts { ! worship in hi.- own house, the Godot! their fathers. , j IVi: find (lie following paragraph in the Leader, a London of i good reputation. The subject is Im|>ort ant: _ . . T l ••A recent, discovery with respect to ftlie iodine in water, and its influence on hlie human organization, is of two great tfin interest to he passed over here, the folio e so, as it may lead our sanitary phi j ltsoph is to some considerations. The Hmictions of goitre and cretinism, pain : fttlß fat viliar to all Alpine travellers, j has always been attributed to the water ; drank by the inhahitiigts of UicgMlis tricti which are the homes of t.]uw*cre j tins. Air. Chat in many years ago an- j nonneed, as the result; of Ids investiga- j tions, that the id>sei of iodine from j ; the water was the predisposing cause of i | tlmdi-ea-e. He hasifreently ]daeed this | j livpqtlm,-is beyond a doubt. Fully and \ ■ Siullon, two villages .-on the right hank I of the JJ-hdut . although almost touciiing j each other, have hmg been remarkable; one village, Fully, being a notorious cra dle of cretinism ; the other, Saillon, hc j ing as notoriously free from goitre or {..cretinism. Os late years, however, Sail- j i lon has in its turn become infected. And the reason, say the inhabitants, is none j other than tlie sanitary measures recent ; 1 ly taken to purify the wateril 1 Formerly the water of the Salante, heftve reaching th<T\*Unge, was wont to mingle with the j (Creams of a hot spring, named wfrrce de Her. To bring purer water intoffjevil- , flage, they altered its course, and tmTiod lit away from the hot spring. Observers i declared that the date of the appearance’’ ’ of goitre in Saillon coincides pretty near ! ly with that of their being blessed with I “pure water.” M. Chatin investigated ; the matter; he analyzed the water of j tlie Saleh e, the water of the hot spring, j and the water where the two streams | mTigle ; tlie results confirmed his pre vious publications; he found tlie Salente water free from iodine, and tlie wafer of the hot spring and of the two mingled ■ strongly’ impregnated with it. The eon ! elusion is irresistible; wherever the wa ter in these districts is free from iodine, cretinism and goitre are observed among the inhabitants; wherever it is impreg nated with iodine these diseases are ab sent. To ‘purify water’ is not always RATES OK ADVERTISING. A<lvi rti.-i-iiK-iits ialerti-<l at I'M I‘oiia* pel stjnaiv lor the first iimvi'tion, and t ieiv t'LNTt, for ga<-l] subsoquolit ins, 1 1 ion. A liberal deduction will be mode for yearly mlvertuemonp. ffr . Advertiseinents ite-dred at tlie usual rates. Advertisements; without Umitution, will be pub lish, ■<! untiid'ortihl, and charged i , eeordin^ly. Ojfiet oii rianilii/jite'airfet, -I doors HVit of litc Titties and iimkntl. NO. 18, ito make it better to \ir organism; and tiu ryvtiav tfc some physiological instinct intiinffraradoxica’ lady’s announcement, ‘.Lake water with a ucad-cat and-dog fia ’ vfir in it.’ ” st iMHp nil: ivoru.u. A few monthSHF was ryporled in j the English papefSHic death of Mary 1 Beltoii, ag.- one hundred and thirty five yqiug, and claimed to have iflp. while : UMMUm phi, woinnii iioHP w, i• 1. I TdtqewrfriiTfi the relative age-pt woman, p-ftfrll t-tfres a dclieate^aMl ri i-i ‘tiincs • for iheimnur of the Stale fiHpfrnyhij. and district iiflKrtfljfr.r, we tn. -q ex HmMv ■ ,-i- a, by name, w 1.0 p*>sOs-, * • affyadages over the hi . i first is, tnor sheas uot|£n lb yßflpvdanid tl iiit Ii -first yearwT he; ay. MjCthe aueond is, that she is yet abvo [Hfl|fiap|jler menta! facuitic •j^BlttttPPyatli■ I site rctraiupd! her pflT ofrjigh;. wHTtb she • t C j* 1 ’ ■later ptjr ii-iei said It Coll . ~ le, g< od ®>okingmen,asany county in lvcntucky. AVe announced, but the other day. the death of one of its citizens, at the ad vaiued ago of loS years, and now, Hi i max-closes with another, living at the , age of 131 years. Which of the moun tain districts can equal this showing?— i C/mrUston Standard. L GOOD, SOUND ADVICE burn vour fingers, which von <h>, if vo. airry a woman of pr, p- E Itto? ’... pb/per- Never throw a stone at any one until you have looked to see whether there is j a window behind; or you may have to j pay rather dearly for your revenge. Never let your plate leave you at an ! ordinary, as there is no knowing when ! you may see it back again. Never refuse at any evening party to see a lady to her carriage, as the pro!ni hility is you’ll save a cab by her asking you “if she cannot drop you on your wav home ?” Never leave your hat in the passage, Tin less it’s a had \nwdfft r Never fix your own prreoTlmt leave it “entirely to the liberality “’ <>t the gen tleman, as the chances a.e you will get a great deal more by it. Never sit next, to a young lady at din ner, for site only talks, and does not care nh -lit eating. Never lie executioner to a will, as it is all liability, great trouble and no pr, Jit. Never quarrel with your wife, as you will oiilv.Tiavc to make it up, and to pay f,r the reconciliation in the shape of a box at the < )pei a, ora dinner tit Rich mond, or a Cash mere sliinvi. ijjfrver mention you have received a legacy, or else some impertinent follow will be asking you to grand a dinner. Never pay to see a balloon g > up, as you can see it much betterhv remaining outside. — [l‘unc/t’ /'orket Boole. IT’S WHAT YOU SIT.XD. “It’s what then’ll spend, inyjjpii,” said a sage.old Quaker, “nut. wKututheeTl make, which will decidej|phether tliec’s to he rich or not.” TRT- revise was trite, (remarks the Philadelphia Ledger,) for it was but Franklin’s, iuaiibtlier sliapM “Take cure of the p|anie-, an 1 the pounds will take care ot tnwrileL cs.” But it cannot he too often repeated. Mm are continually indulging in small ex penses, saving to themselves tliat it’s ! only a trifle, yet forgetting that the ag j gregate is serious, that even the sea j -hore is made up of petty grain- of sand. I Ten cents a day ev.-n fr thirty-six dol j lars and a half a year. luMiklhat is the iuterest of a eajiital oL sli^Hhidred dol lms; aud, if invested qnfmorlv, does half that tiun’V But ten cents a oayTSchild’s play, some will exclaim. Well, ,mhn Astor used to say, that whiiflPnifo, who wishes to he rich, has saved ten thousand dollars, he has won half the 1 >at.t 1 JffgHp.t that A-tor thought ten thous and much —but ho knew that, in makiugßbri'h a sain, a man acquired hahirs of prudjut economy, which would keep him constantly ad vancing in wealth. llow .many, how ever, spend ten thousand in a (ew years in extra expenses, and when, back, cannot tell, as they sayhere the money went, to.” To save, is the golden rule to get rich. To squander, even in small sums, is the first step to wards the poor-house.