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Health and Beauty.
Dedicated to toe Young Ladies oftho Greenesboro
Female Colic :e. By the Author.
A maiden once, well known to fame,
With rudy cheeks and laughing eye,
When questioned whence her beauty- came,
Thus promptly male, in rhyme, reply;
“O’er beautious grounds I’ve daily walk’d,
Where buds and dews their glories spread ;
With flowers, as friend to friend, I’ve talk'd,
And on their richest fragrance fed.
“Where Nature group’d her magic powers,
And breathed lyrr spirit breath around,
There have I spent my leisure hours,
And there my chief delight have found.
“Yea, more, the grounds to ‘dress and keep,’
As mother Eve her garden kept,
Have given me health and soundest sleep,
While others o’er their miseries wept.”
“Enough, enough,” hor friend replied,
“Full well the secret now I know ;
My lying ‘rouge’ i’ll throw aside,
And straig .t to shrubs and flowers I’ll go!”
Ye daughters then, of Eve, most fair,
Who would to highest health arise,
Lice much in fresh and open air ,
And dent your Mothers trade despise.
185-1. B.
The Tomb of a Woman.
For myself I can pass by the tomb of a man with
somewhat of indifference; hut when I survey the
grave of a female, a sigh involuntarily escapes me.—
Wit i the name of woman I associate every soft, ten
der, and delicate affection. I think of her as the ;
young and bashful virgin, with eyes sparkling, and
checks crimsoned with ca h impassioned feeling of
her heart; as the kind affectionate wife, absorbed in
the exercises of her domestic duties; r.s the chaste and
virtuous matron, tired of the follies of the world, and
preparing for that grave into which she must soon
descend. Oh! there is so lothing i contemplating
the character of a woman that raises the soul far above
the vul or level of society. She is formed to adorn
and humanize mankind, to soothe his cares and
strew Ills path with flowers. In the hour of distres
she is the rock oh which he leans for support, and
when fate calls him from existence, her tears bedew
his grave. Can I look down upon hor tomb without
emotion ? Man. lias always justice done to his mem
0,” —worn: n never. The pages of history lie open
to” the one; but the meek and unobtrusive excellen
cies of the other sleep with hor unnoticed in the
grave. In her have shone tin genius of the poet,
with the virtue of tlie saints; the energy of tho man 1
with the tender softness of the woman.
—£ ♦<£>♦ <
Death end the Maiden.
BV U. 11. JUDAH, ESQ.
‘Tis now the midnight ho :-; the moon is shining :
iu majestic brightness, and the lustre of the hummer- j
able lights of heaven c ste around a brilliancy grand ,
and pceuuar. eis nr; .cel a .ov. ly o >o; tnc ail i
still, a .1 not a sound doth mar the calm repose ol
Nature.
On an eve like this— so sweet and serene—"the .
party of the first part” presented himself at the couch j
of.a maidc'i .a H love y tube.. “, no, lise a :.ki Ifu.
lawyer, marked her for h.s prey.
“ Why wouldst thou,” -aith the party of the second
part, “sever the ties by which I am earth-bound? —
G.iin messenger, I am but in the spring-time o( ex
istence, and my ago is ns nothing before the great
Jehovah I”
“Beautiful Maiden! a flower so ‘-"vcct should bloom
in a more congenial clime. Look upward, lady ; to
yon spangled heaven I would transport thee ; there, ;
dearest, thoa wilt flourish in unlading loveliness, and
kindred spirits will hail thee in their midst; ere yon .
mntcld.r-s Queen —heaven’s luminary of eve —thr : ce !
jij,,.. j w ith j.e .less splendor this fallen and inferior
world thou in'.:-’ be shrouded f..r the tomb, that
in-t rcstimr-place of mortality.”
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T'ne sun once and again had pmsued hi- dai’y
rounds, and mr the second tinv, the glorious air",
beautiful light of nig s t was reflecting her cheerful
rays of unparalleled beauty-on the garden of crca
t:on, w hen Death, ever on tho alert for some in o
cent victim of ha wrath, hov-red o'er the conch o!
beautv, gently grasped the hand of slumbering worth,
and awoke her from a tranquil repose. The sweet
ness of her dream was disturbed, and she turned up
on her pillow marvelling at the cause of interruption.
Dctortcb ta Crnipmmtf, I’itcraiurf, 6cn.mil Intelligence, iinti ilje ABaffst |letos.
“.- hioif / M:- : -e mine, 1 will nut barm (
i icc; come, an- rc in f.c die ready, end wo will i
jouru -v upward to * kin;- b> of ov-.-rla-'tinij bliss.” ;
“1 ni ready,” s d.l the i mi ’ .n ; and she clad her- ,
i seli in robes •>. while. For a fee mutes she as- i
suuk-1 tile attitude of prayer, and with uplifted hands ,
nd rn bc-ivi l knees i\tu md thanks to tho High ;
I and Holy One for the man:fold blessings of life on j
i earth; and then, without <• sting “a last, long, lin
gering look behind,” shoyi. lded in its pristine purity
i her noble immortality unto the God who give it
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u ’T. r :*s now high norm,
The dull, low mu. ,n ..- cf a fun :
AVent liirougli tlie city—the sad sound of feet
TTnmixed w it!, yokes—and the sentinel
Shook off S is sluaib r, and gazed earnestly
Up the wide streets, along whose paved way
The silent throng crept slowly. They came oil
Beai ing a body heavily on its bier ;
And by the crowd, that in the burning sun
Walked with forgetful sadnesq *t v:- of cue
Mourned with uncommon sorrow.”
Beautiful Apo3tropha to tho Bihlo.
We would b-. plea.e ,-d to know the auth -of the i
: following most eloquent apostrophe to the Bible. Tt <
! appears to be adih- !to young men. We have !
; seldom read anything finer:
“Study now to be wise; and in all your getting- 1
■ get understanding. And especially v ould I urge up
on your heart-bound, soul-wrapt (tendon that Book
: upon which all fc line ■ are concentr. ‘•.•■!, all opinions I
which enlighten the judgment, while it enlists the j
sentiments, and soothes the imagination in songs :
upon the harp of tho “sweet songster of Israel.”— :
The Poole which gives you a faithful insi, it into your
heart, and consecrates its character iu
“Shrines
Such as the keen tooth of Time can never touch.”
Would you know the effect of that Book upon the
heart? It purith sits thoughtsand sanctifies itsjoys;
it nerves and siren Aliens it for sorrow and mishaps
of life; and when these shall have ended, and the
twilight of death is spreading its dew-damp upon the
I wasting features, it breaks upon the last glad throb
| the bright and streaming light of Eternity’s morning.
| Oil! have you ever Stood b side tho couch of a dy -
I ing saint, when
“Without a sigh,
A change of feature or a shaded smile
He gave bis hand to the stern messenger,
And, as ;i glad child seeks his father’s arms,
Went home ?”
Then you have seen the concentred influence of
this Book. Would you know its name? It is the
Book of Books—its author, God—its theme, Heaven,
Eternity. The Bible 1 Raul it, search it. Let it be
first upon, the shelves of your library, and first in the
affections of your heart. Search the Scriptures, for
I in them ye tiirnk ye. have eternal life, and they arc
I they which testify of tnc. Oh 1 if there be sublimity
jin the contemplation of God—if there be grandeur
in the display of Eternity—if there be any tiling en
nobling end purifying in tho revelation of man’s sal
vation, search the Scriptures, for they are they which
testify of tlusc things.”
Femalo Intrepidity.
When the w.:r of extermination between the In
dians and Kentuckians was at its height, those who
inhabit and the back ‘-.arts of the - tatc of Kentucky avert
obliged to have their houses built very strong, with
loopholes ail around, and doors always fastened, so
as to repel any attack from the Indians. While the
owner of these domestic fortresses was with his slaves,
at work on the plantation, a negro who was posted
near the house, saw a party of Indians approaching.
He immediately ran to the house, and the foremost
Indian after li'rn. Tho Indian was the fleetest, and
;as the door opened to admit the negro, they both
| jumped in together. Tho other Indians being some
j distance behind, the door vn- instantly closed by
the planter’s wifi within, .-.bon the Indian and ne
(gro, grappled. Long -nd hard was the struggle.
! for, ws in the ease of Fi z James and Roderick Dhti,
the one vrns the strongest and tho other more t-x
----’ per:. 1 As’ -mth tl i-■ time was the victor for thee
k’b the Indian ‘ e!o—; when the negro, placing his
! knees on h breast, and holding his hands, kept him
;: n ti :-t position, until ’he woman, seizing abroad
1 ix; ~. taking the Indian by his long hair, at one
ve cd his head fi-rrn his body The negro
; ‘hen seizing the gens, fired them at. tho other In*
dini.s, which ns f-.-t ::■ discharged, were loaded
again by the planter's wife, until the party from the
i-.id. luvring tho firing, arrived, and the Indians took
to flight,
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A'li'-iarl of tv v B:;:,incus.
Look at tiie last On-us. Mil.later.-, lawyers, doc
tors, teadtcrts cchanics, lavrner-', merehauts, sur
. eyo:.-. day-la'-o;. is, none of these were afraid to
; -.eks.ov.led.c’ v- .at i-twioess t’; y followed. But the
• liquor-rankers ‘-r.d II . liquoi-iltrs arc ashamed.—
jKx .mine the ta K S< how f.-.v have reported.—
j!”.* In im-.-er vastly below te r *■.n.’it.. The;
j were ? -haim-d. Thank God fer that I It Is growing
| more end mor. di-jra eful to sell this body-eating
! ami t-.ul destroying liquid. O! they are ashamed.-
j They skulk au .- coha’-r.! c-niployment. i
rba blush to have it known that they a: c producing
and die latlr.g that which is making widows and or
i phans, bloated clmekp, black eyes, bloody nor eg,
J <#croblir.g®n;'.v, ulc-iating joints, walking earcarscr,!
; living tubs of putridity, idiots, ms:. lacs, robber*,’
j murde; i-, sceioct-r.-, harlots —the whole regiment ol:
tiie v.retched, ‘ho eountle-.: troaj of tlig ruined. —
|No wonder hey are asliamc 1 But there is to be :
another census, another call for the statement of their
employment —and there will be no shrieking there,
mmi mm\i fibrim w>.
jno false cntiies on tho ;ab’< . -Jod will bGng tl.usc
• tilings in to judgment ‘L’lutd. . Ivcrand the and :v
----. and are there.’ The thonsan is of wretched men who
i or gain aro v filing to tear down tho dykes and let the ,
do.. J over s idlin'; fluids and peaceful villages, tin- <
iho’nsale oiurdcrers shall 1” odd up to the contempt
•f cngi I , the hatred of man. end the scorn of devils.
■ I’hey may report tlu rnselv s ‘merchant*,’ in the cen
.tts, but God uid curse them us ‘j uui-sollers’ ut the
I judgment
A Specimen c r tilcquence.
F-Uo-'-citizen*, Ijo'u lub'ii.-i .rg. mentatio** the
ion with his m-.to. I appear before von as tho light-;
mng leaps and pours down in lambent stixa.tns from
he Mack, impel vious, humid, storm cloud. As tin
irtillcry of Jov* rattles and clashes about his eternal j
adamantine throne, astonishing the heavens, and ti
the poets -ay, desolating the earth. As the cat-.-
ad : leaps from the precipice; yes, fellow-citizens,
1 appear beforo you ns the avalanche rushes from
the lien roost. Bright as the glacier* from the
Alpine summit of Popocatapctel, which Uap, and
twine, and curl, and cling, in smoky tires about its
j up-lit. ape r, will 1 expatiate inordinately on this all
absorbing question pugnibuscnlabus. lam as strong
I in anti-bonder, as tho rock of Chimborasiau Gibral
ar, and will stand to toy track though theearthquak.
: hould tremble me, or the wild sea strike me broa .
! across. Tin’s question is boiling, is fuming in nit
ike the bowel* of Etna and Vesuvius, our! i will not
lave it quenched. I came here to-night as the i ush
ng of many waters, as tin* sweeping torrents of the
mighty Mississippi, as it beats and foams mul frets
t tho l ock of Gibraltar. lam as firmly planted on
’ ibis floor as the Peak of Teneriffe begirt by tho uiir
'-rings of a thousand sas. My mind is as lumid a
•he flashing of flery volcanoes; and 1 fancy I can sec
this bond question in all its hearings, with tho un
shnckled eye w'th which tho eagle meets the sun,
from this humble temple of the votariu* of justice, to
Chimborazo's most superior brow.
The morning sun rises on the eastern bills, is she
‘to go down before the night comes on? No, no, n-l
j this is the most philosophical view of the question
’ that the human mind can present, or the human intel
ih ot can comprehend. I am, therefore, teeth and toe
nails opposed to tbs payment of those Mississippi
I bonds.
1 Are the ends of justic* to be impeded thus? No,
! sir-ee. Let the curs bark. Her course i3 on the
mountain wave; her home is on tho deep. Could
my spectator gaze on this view without being con
vinced? No, sir no. Bonaparte, in all his conquer
ng splendor, might march to Chimborazo, Gibraltar
and Teneriffe, with all his opposing armies, and if
repudiator Blood on tho top, he'd march them down
igain.
Lightnings may scathe, and the ocean surges beat
igainst me; earthquakes may tumble me from th
tunny summit of Mount Sinai. I may bo blown to
itoms, and I will still be unmoved, unchanged.
As nature, unassisted, created the universe, human
nature must take care of it himself. As nature lew
the breath of life into the nostrils ol man: let man
look out to keep it there, and breathe it purely while
it is there. As the vast expanse sprung from chans
into form end shape, and symmetry, -h the mighty
earth rolls it seasons, presenting itk rich bent fits to
man. so do I, with feelings as tranquil us the mi lit v
leep m its rage tempestuous, so do I appear before
yon, and so I do my leave of you all, nay cvef'asting
repudiators, my unquenchable water-horses.
Hand round the liquor, for I’m thunderin’ dry.
Examination of Attorneys.
A coiTcspondeiit sends i:s lit* following racy ex
amination of a candidate for admission to the tea- in
lowa.
Examiner, —Bo you .-moke, rii?
Candidate. —l do, sir.
Er. —Have you a spare Begat?
Can. —Yes. sir, (extending a short six.)
Ex. —Now, sir, what is thy first duty of ala wyer ?
Can. —To collect fees.
Ex. —Right! What ii the second?
Can. —To increase tho number of his clients.
Ex. —When dots your position toward your client
change?
Crm —When making n bid of costa
Ex. -Explain.
Can —Wc then occupy the antagonist position ; I
assume tho character of plaintiff, and lie becomes and--
fenda .t
j Ex. —A suit decided, how do you stand with the
! awyer conducting the other hill?
Can . —Cheek by jowl!
Ex. —Enough; sir, you promise to be an ornament
to your profession, and I wish you success. Now,
are you aware of the duty you owe me?
Can. —Perf ctly.
Ex. —Describe the duty.
Can. —lt is to invite you to driuli.
Es. —But suppose I decline.
Can —(Scratchinglns cad.) There is rr> instance
of th-; kind on record in tho books; 1 cannot auswc;
the: q-j! -lion.
Ex. —You -.re right, ad the confident,., with which
you make the assertion shows that you have read tin
: aw attentively; let’s take the drinks, and I’ll sign i
your certificate.
A Drunkard’s Teetimony.
“Tell me,” said a benevolent visitor to a poor
[ Irunkard, while urging him to abandou the intoxi
’ eating cupj “where was it you took your first step
in this intempciate course.” At my father's table, ” 1
| replied the unhappy man. “Before I left home, 1
had acquired a love for the drink that has ruined me.
flic- first drop I ever took, was handed mo by my
poor heart-broken mother!”
Int “Anornnee can bo Roctrpiafcd only by Law.
ihetV - hig we clip from tho Maryland Temper
in', co llcrilJj a:tel comtt.-nd it to our I .j-lutonf and
the legishituix-:
lii- I -'fit of using lutoxienflr.’- drinks cannot be
effvctUally rest rallied where the traffic is ; sanctioned
bylaw.
Take away tl - lawfuln Sos the traffic, and that j
moment its i eapect;ibilily gm** along with it.
ia! -vr. v the vlV.li- nos !■ traffic, and that
momct.l its morality <k. vis it.
Taken way Jl:c lawful.u>,-'s p,f the traffic*, and the
outlawed vender holds mi: k uiih tie smug ler in o:r
illie it trade,
But why multiply instances in support of a position
which but few question, uud fewer still havo tho har
dihood to deny.
No truth can be more firmly established than this:
fho l-.-gal sanction of an offence* destroys tho legal I
criminality of tlmt offence. No Code of semi-barba
rian laws ever contemplated the puiv-hment of one
who acted in accordance with the laws of the land in
v. liic-h he liv and. And so long n ; ruler*'art “no terror
to evil dot is,” evil doing ! v ill abound. So long as th j
law itselfdrru.vsa distinction between cause and e-ff&ct,
•ami steps in with its broad shield oflegalitv, toward
off i.iu- blo-.r tint would at once [irostratu both the
priucip'e and the ruccH'-'ory, aml turns its full force
from the firmer, upon the* victim of the vender's cu
pidity, tlm and .dor with impunity may continue bis
wo :. of degradation and death without molestation,
while the uncoi “. ions Inebriate is held amenable for
every off, nco against tlm peace, good order, and qui
et of society'. Thus tho law upholds and strength
ens the hands of the guilty author of nearly all the
| mischief and crime in the land. He with complacen-
|cy quiets his conscience with the lanfulnct i of his
business—claims to be a lover of good order and
quiet, and a good citizen—who never violated the
peace films.. If, and is so considi rate as to turn out of
doors those whom he has put in a condition to d:s
turb the quiet, and endanger the live* of others. Now
if this view oftho subject is corn , t (and we challenge
any one to iFsprovo ibnr position end will fn-ely open
our columns to any proper communication,) it follows
inevitably—
That the habit of using Intoxicating Drinks can
never be effectually restrained but by Law.
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A Short anl Eny Catechism for tho Vendor
of Ardent Spirits.
Question. Why do you sell ardent sputa ?
Answer. To get money.
Q. And what b. -omos of tho spirits you se 1 ?
I A. Some goei. to tho drunkard to keep iiim drunk,
| some to the temperate to make him a drunkard, and
one gallon out. of a thousand i-jtnixed up with bitter
roots, herbs, and such thing l , and does perhaps no
great harm, and may be, sonic little good.
Q. And c u you reconcile it to your conscience
to cuntimi'! in a Gallic which nour klich vice, spreads
rottenm s.~ and death through tho land, uml hastens
tho progress of thousands to hell ?
A. Really toil is a question worth considering,
Q. Do you not think that, ho who pursues a de
structive Im in* > s, knowing, or having at hand the
incarm of knowing that it ir -.n, i, ace- -<sary to the
destruction which ri suits from it?
A. To l;o lion’ st, this cannot be denied.
Hov then can you a e in judgment the temperate
ihftl have been made drunkard-, and the drunkards
that have been In pi sc, by the spirits which you
: have sold? —how can you face all tho misery and
: crime that lave resulted from their drunkenmsu?
Liquor Illustrated,
Fii. W. Brown, Editor oftho Cayuga Chief,
ree nfl.v journeyed from A .burn to Wisconsin, and
this is one of his notes by tin. way:
Spcak'ijg ol grog-shop , In mgs to u ind an incident
which occured at ——. A young, well dressed gen-
I ilooianly-appearing man, with a lovely wife and
child had journeyed on the sari ; irinn with us from
! Buffalo. At ,in spite of the earnest and tearful
protestation.-, oi his wdie, ii would leave th.- depot,
n,he . aid, ‘..ii bn in;,--;.’ From the wife's manner. 1
| ’ f
mvo rcadi'y guo-sed what she thought his bu:-.inc.-.-
i war. i'ur a long iiO>r sin stood, with her boy in ha
!.--rns, awaiting hir.-turc; tear-, in spite of .all hei
• • In 4 ,G, nil;,’ dioppi g upon the i.die-ek ofi.er site;,-
ig e. tld. lie cam ,j <.U c* the train sta)
lie I inched uivraid l i ■ j it form, fell upon tho rail,
1 and his head “. ojvt-.'ed from hi ■ body. Never in lift.
liall r-o to.g Ith cxpresti'.n of tire v/iIV.-, coin, ten
-1 mice, as she stood a moment, her fealur .-* pale unr
;:'i ii t'y, and then 1,-. cn.,e upon i.,.c gory and
.mokiiig form erf ier w'-.i.d, Tho v.uil of the liitli
i rl< s inlouche , < ■ ry lie rt, fomotoiuj wi.olookcd
. upon tin. n-coadd i'drainfroH* weeping. Hud nn
A ro’oiv ! the tis? and ‘-hild of a husband
j ands flier :-.l Mich a moment, the enraged populace
u'd have lynched him on tho ryot. But he was
kiii'-d ‘By ao'horfiy.’ II : died a legal death. The
! butchery v.;i:i I'c-ri*--’ I. The pi ice of blood -vaz ii.
file nmmeJlcr’* till. A few poiini- worth of proper
iy wtoi avod to bin:, but a husband, fatter and cit-
I i:n destroyed. The crushiftg blo-.v fall noon the in- j
noce:-t tvA dt-f.-nceVr-’t ainon:* stranger*. Ttii
! butchery is out one of that host having record in the
l.r- ‘ory of rufhsellfrtg. ‘ho put an end to it we an
■ to:d nould vfointothe Constitution, d-stroy property,
and outrage the ri/hls oftho citizen and his domicil!
Vi'e looked tv on’ I hat woman, a “he was taken like
a dead one ftom the headhs* Corpse, her heavy hair
clotted with the blood that had just jetted from tin*
1 pul-in-? h art, and Alt fresh hatred against a damnn
;/ b"dues- and all its apologist* and abettor*. 1
thought c;f S-yntdur, and thanked God that he no
’ longer stands between the people of New York and :
tho -courage which burden* them. ’
VOL XXI.-IMBI &
Y mperance and the “Rule of Three,”
A conlempoiary remarking upon the fact that
Scotland has prohibited tho solo of intoxicating
dril l-, i o:i Sunday, and England alter a certain hour
on that day, says: “The Scotch aro in advance of
tho English. They have closed the grogshops for
the who’o of (ho Lord’s Day, the English for a part
only. Our brethren over tho water nrc taking tho
first ftp in Prohibition—a small one—still encour
aging. Young America leads tiff with the whole fig
ure'. He is a kind of Eule-of-throo man—ho says,
“if one day in the week, or even part of a day, docs
I so much good,’ how much more will seven days in
the week do?” This sum has been w rked out in
Maine and Connecticut, and other States are figuring
for the same profitable return.”
Bad Liquor.
A correspondent of th: Spirit of the Times tells an
amusing story—somewhat at the expense of a liquor
I dealer at Yonkers. He says:
A few days since a stranger, strolling through tho
streets, walked into tl is bar room to make some cn
quirics about the village. After getting the desired
j information, he said that lie would take n littl- bran
j dy ami water, inviting tho bar-keeper to join hint.
Putting the brandy up to his lips, he quietly replaced
the glass, took n shilling from bis pecket, placed it
on the counter, ntul turned to leave; and the bar
kcoper, (who had, with runny good wishes for health,
taken a regular “s ilter” qt a gulp,) looked with ns
tonishmint at tin- undrank liquor. “Surely Nir, you
do not mean to leave the brandy 7” The stranger
in a careless sort of way replied th t ho was “just go
ing to walk about the village for an hour or so; he
would cull in on his return, ami iflio found him a/ice,
ho would drink tin* remninder!”
Whisky and Newspapers.
The Memphis Eagle it Enquirer Ims the following
(comparison bet-vein the price of n ncimpnper and
j the emt ofa glass of whisky. Although that print
i has not counted all the cost of the Inf f- r to the health,
purse and charncti r of the consumer, it is ncvertlie
i less a fair picture of every day life, which we corn
-1 mend to the attention of these poor whi.-k y-drinkera
J who can’t afford to subscribe and pay for a neivspn
i per, or who grumble when a printer presents a hill
i for payment:
Whisky and S'cwspaptn.—X glass of whisky is
: manufactured from perhaps a dozen grains of mashed
corn, the value of which i.o too small to bo estimated,
j A pint of this mixture sells at retail for one shilling,
! and if of a good brand, it is considered by its consu
j mer well worth the money. It is drank off in a min
ute or two—it fires the brain—rouses the passions—
sharpens the appetite—deranges and weakens the
physical -y: tern; it is gone—and swollen eyes, parch
ed lips and an aching head arc its followers. On the
s'mo side-board upon which this is served, lies a
newspaper, the new white paper of which cost three
fourths ofa cent—the composition for the whole edi
tion cost from ten to fifteen dollars per day. It is cov
ered with half a tnillipa of types. It brings intelli
gence from the four quarters of the globe—it lias in
its clearly printed columns all that is new or strange
at home- it tells you the state of the market—gives
accounts of the last murder—and the latest steam
boat cxplo. ion or railroad disaster—and yet for all
this, the newspaper cost less than the glass of grog
the juice of a few grains of corn. It is not less
strange than true that there is a large portion of the
community who think the corn juice cheap and the
newspapers dear, and the printer has hard woik to
collect his dimes, when the liquor dealers are paid
cheerfully,
How is this* Is the body a better paymaster than
the head, and are things of the moment more prized
than thin sos eternity? Is the transient tickling of
the stomach of more consequence than the improve
ment of the soul, ami the information that is essen
tial to a rational being? If this had its real value,
would not the now -paper bo worth many pints of
whisky?
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Maine Law in C3nneotiout.
Two Irishmen, at Slonington, were brought before
Justice Paltrier for drunkenness, Jan. 3rd. Both
plead guilty, and were fined twenty dollars and costs,
it seems th t Mr. FUharty had a sister Bridget in
New York, who, for the love she bare him, sent him
a Christmas present, and among other things “jist a
drap o’ the crat|iur’’ in the shape of a bottle of bran
dy. .Mr. Fiaharty was in hick ns lie thought, and
liking in a companion to ride, they made merry with
the bottle until they lo*t their points of compass, and
cuiie to a dead halt in the highway, gloriously drunk.
Tim lines and costs came to ov r fifty dollars, which
made the bottle rather expensive, and the Christmas
not so merry as it should have been.
New riAVEX.—From Dec. 20 to Jan. 2, (here were
, fifteen committals for drunkenness; six disclosure;
j ten seizures; three forfeitures; and twenty-two pros
j editions for He ling, whereby nine offenders were
| committed and $1 2.58 fines and costs were paid,
i Biilßoepobt.—All known violator of the law aro
i prosecuted. The following cases have occurred re
.ut!y. Between twenty and thirty gallons of bran-
V >v ?ro seize !in the store of one Nugent. Patrick
Burns was committed for selling. A woman in South
iv nuo was committed for selling. Mcneel, a large
beti dealer, wit - fined for selling, but appealed.
A Good Answer.
An Irishman, on one occasion, applying for a li
| cenw to sell whisky, was asked by the dispenser of
authority if he possessed a good moral character.
r mth, yer honor,” replied the applicant, “I don’t
>ee the necessity of a good moral character to sell rum.’
No, it would seem that’ the less morals and char’
icter one possessed, tho better would it fit him foi
; his despicable calling.
t JAMES T. BLAIS,
( PRINTER.