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BY A. m. EDDLEHIAR,
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ROME COURIER.
r-Tlio. following named gentlemen wero
nday lust, elected Directors of the
Hnnlr nfCTHKLsln, for 11 ri8uing year on
the part of the indivtStwlstpckhoiders : Mes
srs. Hobt. F. Roe, Jno. BoneJT'Vmt-Sltcar,
Robt. A. Reid,' Jesse Kent, John Davison,
i. T; Bothwell, Henry Moore, James Har
per Slid Jas. W. Davirs. And nt a meeting
of the Board on Tuesday, Roht. F. Poe, Esq.
was unanimously re-elected President.—
Chronicle (f Sentinel.
Patent Office.—Ft nppenrs by tho annual
report of the Commissioner of Patents, just
printed,(lint during the Inst year there were
r lriiide 1445 new applicants for'pntents. The
number issued was 1,076. ' During the same
period 595 envents were filled. The receipts
of the Patent Office during the year were
$80,752. The expepses wore $77,716, leav
ing $3,036 to the credit of the Patent Of-
swesss l
I '■ CltOI.F.RA ON THF. MISSISSIPPI STEAMERS.--
The Memphis Eagle - ofthe 3d inst. says:
, The steamboat El Paso passed this point on
Saturday night, nhd reported having lost
leek pnssotigers frpm cholera, on her
in New.Orleans.- 'Nearly every
in New Orleans has ono or two
t'river should exercise 'rensonoiile pru-
;,d then wo do not think (hey will he
angciof an at lack.
assachusctts has 094,665 inhabitants
it.census just completed—an ijneteaso of
65 since the census of 1S40. This is
. rate of nearly 35 per cent., or more
luhle the average irtr.-roase-uf the five
live .twins of ten years each.
tIINeers for Russia.—We (earn tlint
been considerable demand. lately
Uigent.engineers and railroad mpcliiu-
f in. Mr. Sampel J. Hays who
fifteen yenrs past at Mount Clare
prentice, journeyman and inaster
s, lins accepted nil 6ffer to go to
rg, and is now preparing for hits
ire, under a handsome salary and out-
“ Emperor. ,He .was consoquent-
inst ' week by a complimentary
he “ FountniifTnn,” given liy his
' Aanies nt the Mount Olare Depot,
i(3wn ; to the number iuf neatly two
' The entertainment passed off inl
and evinced the high esteem in
■ is held by his old associates.—Bill.
Backwauds—In the House o(
(alives ofthe South Carolina Legis-
>lh instant, resolution; wero
.ir.-Johnion, providi;i B i or scccs .
-Sta.’.c, and declaring thnt South
imaitis in the Union for tho pre.
to_J3bC-uVb the; hid - and co-opera-
Southern States, and thnt it is
\>r safety, honor, and well be-
ve Iter connection with the Fe-
Vtoa 0 Vi »1#J8
Jsonynlso, introduced resolu-
itheright of each State iif the
fv-atid that South Carolina
Jgigsent, to, exercise this right
iouririg the bo-operatiou of
Slatesy and'that the Governor
convene the Legislature,' so
• southern’-state shall - an-
' for- action,, or it shall
m is not -prepared to co-
Bubninu of' the Insane Asylum at Au
gusta, ('Me..)—A despatch to the Traveller,
dated Augusta, eleven ofplock, A. M<, says,
“ the Insano Hospital is now burning; half of
it is already destroyed, and tho remainder i.-
in serious jeopardy. The fire originated in
the air chamber, contiguous to tho furnace,
and when discovered, had filled the galleries
with gas and smoke, which rendered the at
tempts to rescue inmates extremely - hazar
dous, ttndih soino cases, impenetrable. The
number thnt perished is unknown as yet, but
is estimated at from six to twelve. The fe
male gallery hits been cleared without loss
of tile. The Hospital contained 125 inmnles,
half of whom, males, were on the galleries
where the fire is now raging ;—most of the
insnne were necessarily turned out nakod in
the open air. Some have found refuge fit
tile jail atm Alms House, others in private
dwellings, nnd some few arewanderii g abroad.
A dispatch dated 12 o’clock, says the fire is
believed to be supfilessed, one wing nnd the
central building mostly saved.—iY. T. Cour
£j- Eng.
Long Coi.lauds a;.d no mistake.—We
are indebted lo a litem I, says the Journal Sj
Messenger, lor a specimen ofthe Cabbage futil
ity, which surpasses any thing of the kind
It was rnis-
JA!
in linn
inV Ol
we have ever seen nr hoard of.
od by Howell Wooten, Esq., of Decatur
county, about two miles from the Florida
line. Tito stalk measures over eleven Jcel
in length It is thiee years pld, litis headed
twice, and furnished sundry!- w-ngon loads of
greens. Mr. Women, our informal says,lie
1 kept a ladder, nnd whenever lie wanted n
mess of greens went up and pulled them.”
There is 11 more truth ilinn poetry” in tho
story, as every innn will testify who gels n
glimpse of the “ elephant.” We do nol
know Mr. Woolen’s politics; his Pollard, how
ever, seems lo have slarled lo grow out of the
Union-, hut like certain politicians, we could
name in Georgia, mid particularly in Deca
tur, promised well for n time, though finally,
compelled to stop a little short.
From Florida.—We have information
from the south of Florida ofn lute dale,
which stales ihat tlie prospect of the remo
val of tho Indians is becoming better. Ham
Jones lias been seen and conversed with, and
ns.usual, shovv.s no disposilion tp. remove.
Interviews have likewi.-o been bad with Bil
ly Bowlegs, who appears more dispised
than, usual, and says but fur lhe indisposi
tion of some of ins people ho wuuld bo wil
ling lo go west. .Sain 'Jones,' Sneaking of the
removal of his family, Kitjfs. there are plenty
of women lull mid n| ems to care very lil-
tlo for their de.-erimi, of him m his did age.
Sriv. ' GcOr.
Got.n iV Georgia.— A writer in lie Flor
ida Ropuhlican Mates that gold In large
quantities l,n. Ilpen uikon from the lied of
the Aloporlia li ver, near Curler’s Ferry,
Lowndes count; CJa. I Inis been nsserlain-
ed to lie the pure article. Some two hun
dred pcisons me engaged in extracting it
from the rock.— Ft. Gables Enterprise.
JThB- iN»W (vAj lTAh OF (I AL.II -'ltMA.—
At lilt- lusi elpciiiin i- linjilormn H is sin-
led/tlio oil a-ns ,il tlml sirt'ni decitliVd up- n
Ynllego us life pet iviam.-iii sent nl gnve-rfi
meill. The cnpilnl is a city liiid mil mi
the Bi'V ol Sun Francisco, bntil 25 iinb-s
from the-City of'S/'ii Fi-fitfriVcn. It is die
prqpositlu.il ol n Spanish sjn-ciijniiii - '. who
consents to give lo the comm-uiwonlin 150
acres ofltnul, divided into the necessary
lots nnd grounds lor the government build
ings University. charitable institutions
audio expend, in tin ircciioti if tome
twonty«fivc pilhl.c bUiiil.iigs, iiRniirin-g
$125,000 for it fSlntc House, nil ngerc-gnto
ol $3.80,000. to be paid over within two
yenrs. His ass-iciutes m tins couniry tne
snid in be GeneraI.TIios. J. Green and Hon
Robert J. Walker,
Tlie first lot of cotton shipped on the
Atlanta and LuGrange Rail Road was pur
chased at the platform in this city, on the
6th instant by the Rev. Samuel Bryant at
12J- cents per lit.
This lot we understand was shipped by
Dr. Nathaniel Austin of McIntosh Reserve,
and is pronounced to be the best lot sold in
this oily the present senson. This is the be
ginning.
The construction of this road is rapidly
progressing, nnd will be in full operation by
the time thnt next fall’s trade opens. The
company, we undorslmid, have the menus,
and are pushing tlie enterprize with great
energy.—Atlanta Republican.
The following question is snid to have
created a tremendous excitement before the
Hardscrabble Debating Institution;
b iv,„.. - -tv ; “What is tlie difference between there be-
•fliepnbtioyfeg-^jj^jjngg . en6aeh in all woirien, nnd
jb enqugh in all cnnsciencq f”
'lar no.
to ond^ CU3sion
-^limated
\Jr.~ Journal
v Lohisviiie
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The Centiiai. Rail-Road.—We took a
walk ovor the depot of this road tho other
day, and any one who would hear the hum
ot business to perfection, tuny be gratified by
following our oxntiipio. Few persons nre
aware of the tremendous machinery put in
motion by this powerful corporal Ion. No
less than 600 persons in nil ('including, those
engaged in, repair* n„d- voconstruction of the
road) mo now in ils employ. Thotnnnnge-
ment and direction of nil those forces is
reduced to tho most simple nnd perfect sys
tem, nnd well ns roads nre said lo bo mana
ged in certain parts pfllicj\orih,wesincero-
ly believe tliut their managers might borrow
some useful ideas here. Tito hooks of the
establishment allow every operation nt n
glance, even lo a spike puf down .or .taken),
up, on any portion of llto whole road. They
exhibit not only the actual • condition und
progress of tilings, but ils whole history.
If nn engine comes upon tho road, for exam
ple, the entire rosults of its labour, its repairs,
accidents, &c.,are given with minute accura
cy Wo looked nt a portion ofthe history of
Columbus, a machine which lias been on tho
rond some ten years. Wo find (hat several
years since, tlie Columbus consumed on an
average about J8 curds of wood pci trip, i. e.,
in going lo mid velunitng from Macon. In
her last ;rip, her consumption of fuel wns
but lli cords) This dillercnco lias a direct
and immediate relation to the grently im
proved condition of the loud. Tho waste of
steam now occurs only when the machine
slops for the night, or lo take i’ll wood nnd
water. Tltrir piogrosa then wns slower, mid
detentions of various kinds more frequent.—
These changes and improvements Imve been
cumulative and gradual, but they Imve been
greatly accelerated, so far as wo can judge of
late; and wo undertake to say that from tlie
President mid Superintendent lo the subor
dinate officers, rumioi s, &c., n personnel more
attentive, moro intelligent nnd of more ap
proved habitual deportment, cannot easily lie
found on nny similar work in tlie United
States.
Great changes nnd improvements are still
meditated These are dictated by necessity.
Among them the enlargement of the Depot
in Savflniiau*. iiivohuug llip construction ofn
new station-hou.se, oliiecs, warehouses, &c.,
is talked about. The wooden viaduct over
the Gaunt, after doing rerstee s-mic- fnuMrciT
years, is soon lo bo replaced by one of ma
sonry, with four substantial brick nrclies.
Gradually iho Central Rond, from being a
light work, almost incredibly cheap in its
first cost, is working itself up to a first class
road, capable of sustaining engines of great
weight mid power and moving under pro
digious velocities. From having one pas
senger car nol half filled, it now sends two
ears in its daily trains the greater part of
the increase being duo to tho way pussen-
gers. This element of increased local travel
is intimately connected with the influence of
the road upon tlie wealth nnd prosperity of
tho Stnte, which lias not been sufficiently
appreciated, mid will t\ul be fov some yeavs
In ton years more of quiet, liowover, these
results, here uiid elsewhere in the Slate,
will all be declared, und who shall '.hen pre
dict the power and '.lie greatness of Geor
gia. - Savannah Republican.
Iiupoitnnl I. .w*
As many enquires lane been made in re
gard to tlie several acts passed by tlie last
Legislature, touching guasi free negroes mid
slaves hiring their own time, we give the
following extracts from the pamphlet copy
of tlie Laws, pages 376 and 377.
Section 3. And be it further enacted. That
cncli nnd every free negro or free person of
color in this. State, between tho nges of eigh
teen end fifty, sluill be taxed annually the
sum of five dollars.
Section 4. And be it further enacted,
Thai from and after the first day ot March,
1850. each negro or person of color, nomin
ally u slavo, who, by any Contract, or bar
gain and sale, after tlie date aforesaid, may
beheld or owned by any white perron, said
negro or person of color, not being over six
ty years of age or vnlueloss from decrepli-
tude or disease, shell lie taxed one hundred
mid fifty dollars ;• and overy pep.m when
making his or her return shall state oil oath
what negro or negroes he or she holds in the
right of and lor the benefit of such negro,
and fur each and every negro so held, shall
pay tlie tnx of one hundred nnd fifty dollars
us above.
Section 5. And be it further enacted,
Thai from and alter the first day of March,
ail owners or hirers of slaves who shall per
mit said slave or slaves lo hire his or her or
their time from said owners or hirers, at nny
period during the year, shall pay a tax of
one hundred dollars on enoli and every slave
so hiring his or her or their own lime: Pro
vided, That the giving in said slave or slaves
os taxable properly to tax assessors' by—smo
owner or hirer, shnll in no instate® us ed
ns evidence against snid owner 1 1,r hirer in
an indictment under the existing 1®' VS of this
State to permit said hiring: Provided, That
nothing in this section shall opd) at0 in the
city of Savannah to, prevent, powers,^ labor-
gill. Tho Grand Juries of the several
ties ought to. givo special attention to the
matter, and at least, present the violations ot
the liiw ; if they do. not actually find true
bills ngninst .parties for false swearing—no
little of w’liieh has been done—either acci
dentally or intentionally.—Jour. ,Sf Mess.
■ A Fountain Among Willows.—It is my
ivory ideal of elegance and grace. Those
long, drooping, aeiicately-folfnged boughs
undulating, waltzing with the zephyr, nnd
tlioso snowy water-shafts that lift their fore
heads to tlie crownings of the sun, thnt go
up pearls mid full Imck diamonds, like the
'thoughts of pure hearts raised to heaven,
are suggestive lo my fiincy of a multitude of
Inscinating images, of “alluring mid delicious
sounds ” Psyche, yet n young maiden in
l,or fathers palace? slinking about her long,
wavy; ptile‘-hibwh linir'; the sweet minor of
old cathedral anthem ; white fingers sweep
ing the strings of n Morisli luto; ilower-
cents, exquisite nnd impalpable ; vague mid
beautiful imaging, filling around a poet’s
brain ; Tasso improvising in a garden, ring
ing soft changes on tho numo of Leunore.
A Lady’s Jest.—WhM we were setting
at dinner, the otlior day, with n dozen pleas
ant people of Isuh sexes, tho conversation
turned upon Binlogn mid its Inshions and
frivolities. A muirion present remarked
that n letter writer in tlieN York H
IiClteh to n Young Wife from a Jim -
hud lutely thrown a bomb-shell into the
parlors ofthe ultra fashionables, by giving
minute deseriptions of several darling belles,
whoso style oi dressing approaching rattier
too rear the society costume of mother Eve.
“Ah !" said the speaker, exultingly, did'nt
he take off the low-necked dresses?” “Tut,
hut,” said n witty Indy who sat near us—
“that would ho but a poor wny to mend the
mutter!” At least one half of tlie company
didn’t see the force of tho comment, hut it
was a very just one for all that.
Something Pithy.— Four clergymen—n
Presbyterian, Bnptist, Methodist nnd Ro
man Catholic—mot by ngreement to ditio on
n fish. Soon ns 'Grace wns said,’ the Cath
olic rose, mined with knife mid fork, nnd
taking nbout one third ofthe fish, com
prehending tlie bend, removed it to liis
pinto, exclaiming ns he snt down, with great,
self satisfaction, ‘Papn est caput osclosins’
—the Pope the head of the church. Imme
diately tho Methodist minister nroso nnd
helped himself to about one third, embracing
the tail, seated himself, exclaiming, ‘Finus
coronat opus’—the end crowns the work.
She Pinsbyterimi now thought it was about
time for him lo move, nnd Inking tho remain
der ol tho fish to his plate, exclaimed, ‘In
media cst voitns’—.truth lies between tho
two "'extremes Our Bnptist brother had
nothing before him but the empty platter,
nnd tlie prospect ofn slim dinner ; nnd
snatching up the bowl of drawn (melted)
butler, shnked it well over them nil, exclaim
ing, *Ego bnptiso vos’—I baptise you all.
One of the Jotm —Some queer son ol
Motnus, who lias a knack of spinning off an
endless string of jokes with nil the ease of n
juggler drawing his everlasting yards of rib
bon from his mouth,|lets loose ns follows :
“Speaking of wngs—what is moro wag
gish than n (log’s tail when he is pleased?
Speaking of tails—we nlways like those
(lint end well : Hogg’s for inslntnce.
Speaking of hogs—wo snw one of tlioso
nnimulx the other day lying in the gutter, nnd
in the opposite one, a well dressed mnn: the
first one had a ring on his nose, llio latter
had n ring on his finger. ‘A hog is known
liy Iho company lie keeps,’ thought wo, so
thought Mr Porker, and offhe went.
Speaking of going off—pulsus in mind of
n gun we owned : it went off one night and
we liavn’t seen i*. since.
Speaking of guns—reminds us of powder.
W esaw a lady in the city with so much of it
on her face thnt she wns refused admittance
into an o rmibus for fear of an explosion.
i trm
and injuries of those organs, it ts a soveretgn
T6 Soli in largo bottles, price 23 cents.
Orincinal office T37, Broadway,-. NJ£
Loss ofthe First Born.—We Imve
read of n young mother who had newly
huiied her first-born. Her pastor went to
vi.it her. nnd on finn’ing her sweetly re
signed, lie nsked her how she hnd attain
t'd sucli resignation. She replied, “1 used
to think ol my hoy continually,—whether
shaping or walling; to me he seemed
more beautiful thnn other children. I was
disappointed ii visitors omitted to praise
his eyes,or his curls, or the. robes 1 wrought
lor b in' 1 with mv needle. At first 1 be
lieved ii the raluriil current of a mothers
love. Titan I feared it was pride, nnd
sought lo humble myself helore Him who
irsislelli tlie proud. One night in my
dreams. 1 thought an angel stood beside me
and said; ‘'Where is the little bud thou
nursotlt in thy bosom I l uni sent to take
it a,why. Where is the little harp? Give
it to me I It is like these which sound the
praise of God in heaven.” 1 awoke in
tears; my beautiful boy drooped like a hud
which tlie worni pierces; his Inst wailing
was l.kc life still music from shattered
harp-strings ; all my world seemed gone,
s'ill* in my agony 1 listened, for there was
n voice in my soul, like the voice of the
angel who bad warned me. saying: “God
lovoili a cheerful giver.” I Inid'my mouth
in tlie dust and said : Lqi thy will "bo mine:
and !1S 1 .rose, though the tear lay on my
'fedu, llvnrc was a smile also. Since then
Inis voice lias buen lienrd .nmid tho duties
iof every dnv—methiuks it says continually
UTho cheerful giver
\A Happy Man.—The editor ofthe Pitts
l'*icf;hroijicle says; “Talk about enjoy;
g can never he enjoyed
. A man
ried Lady.
letter II.
My Pear Lizzie'.—I hardly know wheth
er pleasure or pain was the uppermost feeling
of my mind, while reading youy reply “v my
last letter. .You tmvo some secret disap
pointment preying upon your young and
thus fair happy heart, and although you
sjicnk favorably of your new duliei ns a u ife,
still there is not tliut couleur dc rose about
your descriptions of tho present u Inch used
to tinge those of the future.
You have felt already, have you not, that
the world has interests fur your husband oth
er than thoso connected with yourself—Unit
lie can lie very happy even when you nro not
present to share Ids happiness ' You m c
not the first, dear Lizzie, who hns benn thus
awakened from nn exquisite dream of love ;
yet do not repine tor fret, for-tlml will - only
increase your so. row, hut reason with your
self. Think how many claims there are up
on your husband's time and sneioly—claims
to which he must how if he wish lo retain
tlie position he now holds. Before your
mnrriogo, you were the all engrossing object
of his thoughts—ail that lie (Icpondod upon
for happiness. There wns all tho excite
ment of winning you for his wifo, which
caused him for a limo to forego evory other
pleasure which might interfere with ibis one
great object. But now that is over. Like
all others, he must proceed onward, nnd ov
er look forward to something yet lo bo at
tained.
You soy that ho has left you alone one
whole evening, and thnt you punished him
for it by appearing very much offended when
he returned. Now, dear Lizzie, was that
the way to cure him of not appreciating your
society? By makingyourself thus disagree
able upon his return, would he not rather
delay that return, nnother limo?
Think over wlint 1 have written, nnd whon
ho is obliged to lonvo you again, wear no
sullen frowns, nor gloomy looks, hut part
from him with smiles and pleasant words;
amuse yourself during his absence with your
hooks, your music, your work, make ovety-
tliing around you wear a cheerful look to
welcome him home; and believe me he will
appreciate the kindnoss which is thus free
from selfishness.
A man’s home must ever he a sunny plnco
to him, und it should he a wife’s most" pleas
ant duty lo drive forover from his iienrlh side
those hideous sister spirits, discontent and
gloomy peevishness.
This way that young wives have of pun
ishing their husbands, always comes back
upon themselves with double' force. Any
man, however unreasonable ho appears, muy
be influenced by kindly words and happy
smiles, and there is not one, however aflhi*
(innate nnd domestic, that will not be driven
nway by sullen frowns and discontented
looks.
Do not allow, my dear girl, tlioso feelings
of gloomy and sadness 'to grow upon you.—
Believe me, you car. overcome them if you
will, nnd now is the time for you to exert all
your power ofsolf-contaol.
1 know there is much to make a young
married woman sad. Ere many days of wed
ded life are pnst, she begins lo feel the differ
ence between the lover and husband. She
missses that entire devotion to every whim
and caprice which is so delightful; thnt nil
absorbed attention to her every trifling word;
that impressiveness of manner whicli is flatter
ing and pleasing, she almost funcies that she
is a most neglected personage.
This is a trying moment for a young and
sensitive woman, but if she only reason with
herself, nnd resolve to yield no place in her
spirits to feolings of repining, sho will be hap
pier—far happier with her husband as he is,
tlinn were ho to retain the devotiou of the
lover
I know this seems difficult to believe, hut
reflect a moment. Suppose your husband
should remuin just the snme as he was be
fore marriage, should give up all other soci
ety for you, should be constantly repeal
ing his protestation of love, constantly hang
ing around you, watching you every step,
living upon your breath, ns it were; do you
not agree with me in thinking that all
this would after awhile become very tire
some? Would you not get weary of such a
perpetual display of affection, and would you
I'cel any pride in a husband who mode no
advancement in the world, even though it
were given up for you? No, nu! Think
this all over, and you will see that it is just
as well for you to relinquish his society some
times, (lint is, if you welcomo his return with
a linppy face.
Try my experiment, dear, tvhon next he
leaves you, and write me the result. Adieu
for awhile.—Carie Morton.—Arthur's Home
Gazette.
Tho following
Wo recommend it
particular friends:
Wo presume no
been umuiinle onoug..
without linv'mg met w
tlioso annoying gent
in life -is to innke it p
smnlll juke, verbal if p
ncYOss-.wy. They seem t
lecttinl perfection emisi
playing upon a simplt
in to soino unexpected i
able into n wry position. On being introduc
cd to you, lie will seek to juke upon
inline, nnd however stupid his effort i
you nro expected to laugh out of c
He will snap you up in the middle
lencd, to perpetrate some “micon ...
tic” quite foreign to tlio subject tlint your
convcrsntion suggests, nnd assail you in your,
serious moods with atrocious puns mid silly-
repnrlees. Ho is so fond of njoke,-too, that
ho will sometimes pay n good price for nn
opportunity of making ono.
Wo wero walking with n merry fellow of.
this kind tho other day, ivheu, to our 'sur
prise,-ho deliberately upset nn old womnn’s
iruit-8tnnd. While wo stood amnzed at his.
lolly, lie coolly assured tho angry lady tlint'
. " " it if shor
Fourth Deoree of Love.—We like kiss
ing—did when we were a boy, but we never
thought how good it tyns till wo read the
following extract from a love letter;—Ex
change.
at is a kists.1^- A kiss is os it were a
seal expressing our sincere attachment; the
pledge of future union ; a dum but at the
same time audible language of a loving heart;
a present, which, at the time it is given,
takes from us the impression of any ivory
press; a crimson balsam for a wounded heart,
a sweet bite of the lips, an affectionate pinch
ing of tho mouth, a delicious dish which is
eaten with scarlet spoons, a sweet-meat
which does not satisfy our hunger; a fruit
which is planted und gathered at the same
lime; tho quickest exchange of questions
and answers of two lovers—tho fourth de
gree oflovtO’
Never neglect to read the advertis
ing department of a newspaper, if-you would
know where to lay out your liionoy to the
best advantage. Competition is nt Us height,
lie wns willing to re-pear the loss, if sho-
would not “peach” to tho police! His
froak cost him a dollar in cash, lo say noth
ing of the time .*}.ent In concocting it. H«
hnd evidently decoyed us in tho direction ol
our walk for the purpose of putting his ma
ture idea into practice. We patiently sub
mitted lo bo dragged along another hall mile,
when we arrived at a shop with the shutters';
closed, and n sign ovor tho door bearing the-
name “M. Murdough.” “Ah!” said our
fucctious friend, pointing exultingly to the
closed shop nnd the name, “you see Murder-
will out!” Ho is lioir to a rich unclo, who
is at present very sick. The old mnn, who-
imtes relations, and is nervous, grumbles at-
■ill things in general,nnd the suddon change
in the weather especially. “Yes, unclo,”
snid tho invetorato wog, “ns Hamlet says,
the heir bites shrewdly!” But the most
desperate strait to which tve evor saw the
poor follow reduced, was upon an occasion,
when lie find purposely avoided paying a.,
poor shoemaker's bill. Tho tradesman was
an honest Gerinun, who unsuspectingly pra
ted his account, mid was immediately
icked down with n violent blow on. tho-
eye. “You see,” said our jocular acquain
tance, turning triumphantly around, “how
I always pay my bills at sight!" Tlio ob
tuse Gorman, though he appreciated the
force, could not see tho Wit of tlio joke.—
Thnt joke cost fifty dollars ; mid wo
believe tho little joker thought it die
tho prico. ' j
Hu is tho person who advertises fora wife-
in the daily papers, and not long since got. ..
into n sad scrape through indulging in this,
amusement. A lady answered an advertise
ment, appointing an interview. Hosawher,-,
affected timorous raptures, fo/maily proposed'].
and was accepted. On tiie ensuing day he
met har in the street, nnd delibera'ely" cut
-her; and was congratulating himself on hav-
ng perpetrated tho crowning joke of his life
—when shortly after, tho brother of the in
sulted femitio called him to account, and
finished by unmercifully beating him about
the face. We visited him in his misfortune,
and found him coolly examining himself; id.
his glass, and trying to bo.witty on his bruis
ed mid swollen fcaturos. liis eyes were
black, and liis nose wns enlarged to twice its
natural size. “Ah!” said ho, coaxing up u
mutilated smile, “I ought to liavo taken the.
ages and noes of judgment on the safety of
that jolto before attempting it 1”
The Great North-West —In Europe,
says Gallagher, Belgium has a population of
three liundiod and twonty-threo persons to,
the square mile. Take this ratio, mid.apply
it to tlio five hundred thousand square miles
of which the North-west consists ; mid wlint
population will that give -for. this region/--
Ono hundred and sixty-ope milliSns five hun
dred thousand precisely! Or take the much
lower ratio of Franco, which is oho hundred
and sixty-seven persons to the square mile;,
andwhatdoes that give as h, future popula-!
tion for this region? Even thnt gives eighty-
three millions five-hundred thousand! But
a fairer measure than either, of the capacity
of the North-west lo.sustaib numbers, will;
be found by tqking the mean qf Belgium,'
France, England, Holland, and Italy, These)
several countries have an aggregate territori
al superficies more then four-fifth as large as
thnt of the North-west, nnd present various^
poin's to justify the taking of the measure of
tbeii' present population ns that of our pros?)
peclive population. The mean average liuni,-
ber of inhabitants to tho square mile, in those
five countries is two hundred and fifty-two,
Taking thorn thus logotlier, no ono will pve.-
’ th ", ’ ’
RCDl ilU» tilllil”t<B lIIUII lo <il> HO llulglUj II | | .
and those who have anything worth buying, i wn Jl:’ i,nd 1lfl
nt good bargains, always advertise. They . * ' ,nl
know it is the suje wav to do a brisk and 13 n ''* "
Stable business, nnd by selling ^uiekVY I
are enabled to sell che~~’ 1
tend that they have any natural qualities by.
which they can be sustained in tlie several
States of our North-west taking these all
together. Measuring the population of lhis
region, then, by the present population of
those couutrios, what is it to be? Ope hun
dred and twenty-six millions! Ghiri.ous and
exciting is the prospect of the future! ^
A Female Society, out west rece
passed 'he following sensible resolutic
Tlint wo will receive the attention
■so styled’ young gentlemen, who
learned some business or ongng
steady employment for n livclif
it is apprehended tlint
caught it may starve in 1
That wo will promise
young man who is ill
for. wo are nssu
