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Nothing but fish.— Jemmy Whitley, as he was
familiarly called, itinerant Irish manager, who
flourished about eighty years ago, was celebrated
for his eccentricities and his whimsicality. In the
course of his professional tours he often played
in small villages, where cash was not abundant, j
and in such cases Jemmy was not particular j
as to whether he received the public support in !
money or in kine. He would take meat, fowl,
vegetables, &c., value them by scales, and pass
in the owner and friends for as many admissions
as they amounted to. Thus his Treasury very
often on a Saturday resembled a butcher’s shop
rather than a banker’s. At a village on the coast,
the inhabitants brought him nothing but fish ; but
as the company could not subsist without its con
comitants of bread, potatoes, and spirits, a gen
eral appeal was made to his stomach and sympa-j
thies, and’sorne alterrmon in the terms of admis-i
sion required. Jemmy, ticcorcllngly Imvjng aJ-,
milted nineteen persons in one evening at a shad
a-pieee, stopped at the twentieth, and said, “ I beg
your pardon my darling, I am extremely sorry to
refuse you ; but if we ate any more fish by the
powers, we shall be all turned into mermaids.
Mines in Arkansas. —Several valuable mines of
lead have recently been discovered in the south
western portion of Arkansas, and the ore is more
abundant than at any of the other mines in the
State. It is found in parallel veins of ‘‘leads,”
about eight inches thick, near the surface of the
earth, and increasing in thickness as they go down.
One of these veins has been uncovered for a dis
tance of one hundred and fifty yards, but as yet
no attempts have been made to ascertain its depth.
In the vicinity of these veins zinc is found, and
also copper ore. At several points, mixed with
the galena, small particles of native copper have
been discovered. These mines are about eighteen
miles from navigation, on Little river. A quarry
of superior slate lias been discovered in the
Choctaw country, near the western boundary of
the State, which will soon be worked by a large
force.
The Adventures of a California Adventurer. — A
young Sicilian, named Joseph Almanac, who,
some twelve months ago, quitted his native shores
to seek bis fortune in California, and having there
amassed to himself a considerable quantity of
the precious metal, he packed up his treasure and
look sale for New York, where he converted his
golden lumps into current coin and negotiable
bills. Having made this step in advance towards
fortune, he determined upon quitting Yankee
land, and investing his capital on the English side
of the Atlantic, presuming on the taciturn and
contented spirit of John Bull for the security of
his purchases being undisturbed by the commo
tions which agitate less pacific nations. He ar
rived in Liverpool a few days ago, and being of
a gay temperament, visited various places of
amusement, and among them the singing-room
in Mersey street, where, while entranced with the
concord of sweet sounds, he missed his pocket
book, containing a 700 dollar New York note, and
other notes, which have not yet been recovered. —
Liverpool Courier.
Courtship and Marriage. —The difference be
tween courtship and marriage was never better
explained than it is in the following :
“ W hat made you £*et married if you did not
like it?” “
“ Why I was deluded into it—fairly deluded
—I had nothing to do evenings, so I went courting.
Courting is fun enough, I have’nt a word against
it. It’s about as good a way killing an evening
as I know of. Wash your face, put on a clean
dickey, and go and talk as sweet as sugai and mo
lasses candy for an hour or two, to say nothing
about a few kisses behind the door, as your sweet
heart goes to the step with you.
“ When 1 was a single man, the world wagged
well enough. It was just like an omnibus ; I was
a passenger, paid my levy, and had’nt anything
more to do with it but sit down, and didn’t care a
button for anybody. Sposiu’ the omnibus got up
set, well I walks off, and leaves the men to pick
lip the pieces. But then T must take a, wife and
be hanged to me. It’s all very well for a while ;
but afterwards its plaguy like owning an upset
omnibus.”
A Recent Incident. —ln the crowded market
place of one of the south-western cities, a north
ern vender of religious hooks was exhibiting his
stock in trade, and calling on the people to step
up and buy. He was a colporteur of the Ameri
can Tract Society, but seemed to be so abundantly
supplied, that he had the hook , which every man
called for, whatever its subject or title. Indeed,
the variety of his supply was so curious and ex
tensive that one man offered to bet another, (Mr. B.)
that he could not name a book which the vender
had noton hand. Mr. B. took him up, and cried
out:
‘‘ I say, Mr. Bookseller, have you got the me
moir of the Devil ? ”
“ The very thing,” replied the agent, taking
out a nook, “the only authentic memoir of his
majesty ever published, called the Holy Bible
price twenty-five cents ; will you have it, sir ? ”
Mr. B. was obliged to pay his bet and buy the
Bible, which he took in the midst of general ap
plause. 1
The Bloom of Age.—A good woman never can
grow old. Years may pass over her head, but it
benevolence and virtue dwells in her heart, she
is as cheerful as when the spring of life first opened
to her view. When we look upon a good woman
we never think of her age ; she looks as charm
ing as when the rose of youth first bloomed on
her cheek. That rose has not faded yet —it never
will fade. In her family she is the life and delight.
In her neighborhood she is the friend and bene
factor. In the Church, the devout worshipperand
the exemplary Christian. Oh, who does not re
spect and love the woman who has passed hei
days in acts of kindness and mercy—who has
been the friend of man and God —whose whole
life has been a scene of kindness and love, a de
: votion to truth and religion ? We repeat, such a
! woman cannot grow old. fehe will always he
i fresh and buoyant in spirits, and active in humble
deeds of mercy and benevolence. If the young
lady desires to retain the bloom and beauty of
youth, let her not yield to the sway ol t ash ion
and folly; let her love truth and virtue; and to
the close of life she will retain those feelings
which now make life appear a garden of sheets
—ever fresh and ever knew.
How Grief affects IV omen and Men. — The sta
tistics of suicides in France, showing the relative
numbers of male and female suicides, exhibit the
following causes :—Crossed in love, 97 males, I*s/
females; jealousy, 39 males, 52 females ; mor
tified pride, 27 males, 27 females; calumny
and loss of reputation 97 males, 28 females; re
morse, 37 males, 12 females; disappointed am
bition, 110 males 12 females; reverse of fortune,
283 males, 39 females; gaming, 141 males, 14
females; other species of misconduct, 208 males,
79 females ; domestic chagrins, 524 males, 200 fe
males misery 511 males, 594 females ; fanaticism,
1 male, 13 females.
It would, therefore, seem that somewhere about
live women died from love for three men; that
the ladies have considerable the advantage, or
rather the disadvantage, in jealousy ; that in
pride they are on a par with the lords of the cre
ation ; that in calumny and loss of reputation they
bear with three times the fortitude that men
evince ; that they feel only about one-third of the
remorse which the other sex experience ; and
that to the sorrows which flow from disappointed
ambition, reverse of fortune and gaming, they are
exposed in a very slight degre in comparison with
their yoke-fellows. This calculation, it will he
remembered, applies hut to French ladies. In
what light a similar calculation would exhibit
our own fair countrywomen, we presume not to
conjecture.
A Discovery. — An idea has for some time been
prevalent among our fishermen, that one day or
other their lucky stars would lead them to the
discovery of an oyster bed on the English coast,
and this dainty vision has recently met with a
most unexpected fulfilment, a bed ol real “ na
tives ” having been found near the South Scroby,
and supposed to he nearly two miles long. The
“divings” in this new California have already
been extensive, and several boats have landed
their cargoes, which have been retailed at the re
markable low 7 price of ten a penny. The fish are
delicately flavored, and though at present small, in
a few weeks they wall doubtless become fattened.
The value of this fortunate discovery can hardly
he overrated, as it w ill afford immediate and pro
fitable employment to very many poor persons,
and it may hereafter rise to he one of the most
important branches of the Yarmouth fisheries.—
Bury Herald.
Life in a Cheese. — If decayed cheese be ex
amined by the microscope it wall be seen to sw r arm
with a multitude of small transparent animals
of an oval figure, terminating in a point, some
thing in the form of a snout. These insects are
furnished with eight scaly articulated legs, by
means ol which they move themselves heavily
along. Their head is terminated by an obtuse
body, in the form of a truncated cone, where tlie
organ through which they feed is apparently situ
ated. The greater part of their bodies is covered
with several long sharp-pointed hairs. It is found
that their are another kind of mites that have only
six legs; they are all extremely tenacious of tile,
for Leuwenhock says that some of them which
he had attached to a pin before his microscope
lived in that state several weeks.
Curious Proceedings. —At the time of the bur
ning of the Ocean Monarch tw r o Welsh boatman
were apprehended by Tuck and Bates, detective
officers of Liverpool, on a charge of murdering
one of the passengers of the Ocean Monarch. —
The passenger subsequently turned up, hut the
boatmen were committed for the robbery of his
trunk, tried at an assizes in Fraitshire, and acquit
ed. Last week they brought an action in the
County Court at Holywell against the two officers
for false imprisonment, and recovered <£2o dama
ges from each.— English paper.
Anecdote oj Daniel O'Connell. —Meeting one day
an author newdy fledged, and greatly elated by
the hit of his literary first-born, O’Connell shook
him heartily by the hand, “ Well, my dear fel
low, I congratulate you heartily on the success
of your hook. I have seen something extremely
good in it.” “ What was it sir ? ” said the de
lighted author, rubbing his hands and blushing,
“ A mutton pie, my dear fellow,” replied the lib
erator, chuckling slily.
The Temperance Army . —The printed journal
of the proceedings of the last Annual Meeting
of the National Division of the Sons of Temper
ance, shows that on the 31st of March, 1849,
there were 35 Grand Divisions ; 4,398 Subordi
nate Divisions, 221,478 contributing members.
During the year previous there were 111,520
members initiated; 10,049 suspended; 10,974
expelled ; 10,821 violations of the pledge ; 4,-
771 re-instated ; 1,510 violatious second time.-
Cash received $716,583 09; paid for benefits
$200,885 68; cash on hand $336,514 68. The
largest number of initiations took place in Ohio
9,871. Largest number of expulsions in Penn
sylvania, 3,273. Largest number of violations of
pledge also in Pennsylvania 2,653. Ohio has the
largest number of Divisions, 570. New York has
the” largest number of members, 28,654. Penn
sylvania paid the largest amount for benefits,
$42,727 62. Alabam initiated 8,846. Tennessee,
8,683, Georgia 7,701, Mississippi 6,556, Virginia.
6,686, Indiana, 6,556. Total increase over pre
vious year, i,7 44t“Divisions, unit T2,i00 uitujbci&.
Scene in California , —An amusing circumstance
happened to Gen. Riley while he was on a visit
here a few weeks since. A Sonoranian caught
the General in possession of a mule bearing his
brand, and, not knowing his rank, he had him
arrested and brought before the Alcade. When
the Mexican discovered that he had arrested the
Governer of the territory, he thought his lease of
life was at an end, and manifested a strong desire
to leave the court suddenly; but it was too good
a joke for the Americans present, so they held
him in durance until he prosecuted the suit. The
General had purchased the mule in the placers
from some scamp, and on discovering the rightful
owner, astonished his already shaking nerves by
offering him pay in coin, instead of a rope, which
he despairingly looked upon as the certain reward
he would receive for such a high-handed act. —
After receiving his pay he fled from the mines, for
he could not be persuaded that the Governor
would not send a file of soldiors for him, and
condut him lohead-quarters for execution.
Questioning Candidates. —There is in every po
litical contest, however heated, some little fun ;
and in the West it seems a natural ingredient.—
One of the candidates for a local office in Cincin
nati, was interrogated after this wise—Q. Are you
in favor of the next war ? A. Yes. Q. Should
jyou run, will you stop running when the polls
j closes, or will you run all night ? A. I’ll stop
Q. Are you a judge i)f good brandy? A. Try
me. Every thing was satisfactory to the constitu
ent except the dime which the brandy cost him.
Impressions of Medals. —A very easy and ele
gant way of taking the impression of medals and
coins, not very generally known, is thus described
by Dr. Shaw; Melt a little isinglass glue with
brandy, and pour it thinly over the medal, so as
to cover the whole surface; let it remain on a day
or two, till it is thoroughly dry and hardened, and
then taking it off, it will be fine, clear, and as
hard as a piece of Muscovy glass, and will have
a very elegant impression of the coin. It will al
so resist the effects of damp air, which occasions ,
all other kinds of glue to soften and bend, if not
prepared in this manner.
The Yankees “Found Out." —A recent Boston
correspondent of the Herald says that he has
found the secret of Yankee prosperity. “It is
universal, incessant, persevering, calculating, well
directed labor. Work has done it all. With a
natural capital of rocks, and harbors, and forests,
and waterfalls, industry has lined the valleys with
factories, the hills with cottages and schools, the
plains and peninsulas with cities and villages, has
penetrated the country in every direction with
railroads, and has whitened all the seas with the
sails of Yankee ships freighted with Yankee no
tions.” i
Speed the Plough. —At the cattle show in Clare
mont, N. H., the town of Croydon, fifteen miles
distant, sent in a team of eighty yoke of oxen at
tacned to a hugh wagon containing a fine band
of music and filled with sturdy farmers.
The Cleveland (Ohio,) True Democrat notices
a. touching incident that occurred in that city', a
few nights since, at a concert given by Mr. Dodge. 1
“Upon concluding Seba Smith’s beautiful song,
descriptive of the death of Mrs. Blake, (which (
took place on the Green Mountains, in Vermont, ‘‘
in Dec. 1521,) who was found frozen to death
with her infant hugged to her breast still alive—it -
was made known that Mr. Blake and the young 1
%/ Q
lady thus saved, were at that moment in the
room ?
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Cure for Dysentery. —We are informed that a 1
medical gentleman of high standing in his pro- ‘
session, invariably prescribes ice, and ice only, i
for his patients in dysentery, and in most cases 1
with success. The ice is to be pounded small
enough to swallow it, and the patient is to swal
low a small quantity of it every three or four (
minutes until the disease ceases. Three or four r
instances have come within our own knowledge, S
in which violent cases of dysentery have been “
cured within the course of a single day by this
remedy.— N. Y. Journal of Commerce. \
The Frenchman who dug $3,200 at California S
in one afternoon, is dead ! The lumps were so C
large that they could’nt find one small enough to
pay his funeral expenses. &
The Game of Chess.-**- Oh !itis a dangerous
game, by the way, that game of Chess, with i t
gallant young knights, clever fellows, up to all
sorts of deep moves, who are perpetually laying
siege to qneens, keeping them in check, threaten,
ing them wilh the bishop, and, with his assistance
mating at last; and much too nearly does it re l
semble the game of life, to be played safely witlj
a pair of bright eyes talking to you from the other
side of the board, and two coral lips— mute j n .
deed, but in their silence discoursing such “ sweet
music” to your heart, that the silly thing, daucina
> with delight, seems as if it meant to leap out of
• your breast; and it is not mere seeming either’-!
F for hearts have been altogether lost in this wav
; before now. Oh! it’s a dangerous game, that
; game of chess.
Cheap and Invaluable Dentifrice. —Dissolve two
ounces of borax in three pints of boiling water*
before quite cold, add thereto from one to four
tablespoonful of tincture of myrrh, and one ta
hUspoonful of spirits of camphor. Bottle the
mixture for use. One wineglass of the solution
- added to half a pint of tepid water, is sufficient
1 for each application. This, applied daily, p re .
1 serves and beautiiiesthe teeth,extirpates all tarta
s rous adhesion, produces a pearl-like whiteness
I arrests decay, and induces a healthy action to the
] gums.
f Water Proof Paper. —An English paper speaL
? of a patent lately obtained for a method of water.
I I proofing paper, which is said to render the paper
| so completely impervious that it may be immer
sed for days in water without any apparent effect
being produced on the texture.
Never shrink from a woman of strong sense.—
If she become attached to you it will be from see
ing and valuing similar qualities in you. You
may trust her, for she knows the value of your
confidence ; you may consult her, for she is able
to advise ; and does so at once with the firmness
of reason, and the consideration of affection.-
Her love will be lasting, for it will not have been
lightly won—it will be strong and ardent, for
weak minds are not capable of loftier grades of
the passion. If you prefer attaching to yourself
a woman of fcebled understanding, it must be
either from fearing to encounter a superior per
son, or from the poor vanity of preferring that
admiration which springs from ignorance, to that
which arises from appreciation.
The Boston Journal publishes a letter from a
young man in the gold regions, who gives the fol
lowing advice to his friends at home :
“I shall never advise you to come here now,
but 1 wish you were here. You would make mon
ey. You could make a handsome fortune in two
years, with the goods and capital you talked of
coming out with ; but it is too late now, so many
heavy men are already here. If you know anv
young men who leave good situations to come
here to get rich in a year tell them to stop where tkj
arc , but if they are smart, aud are willing to live
in this horrible country five or ten years, they will
stand some chance of being worth five or ten
thousand dollars. Young men with small intel
lects and limited means, had better stay at home.’’
An anonymous letter was received by a mer
cantile house in this city, on the 13th ult., post
marked “ New York, October 10.” containing
$l5O, which the writer states is the amount, with
interest of an error in their account of 1837.
\Vehave, been requested to state that the houseto
whom the letter was addressed, appreciate the
motives that prompted the individual to make the
re rn i 11a n ce.— Cha Heston Courier.
“As no man liveth to himself; so no man sill’
neth to himself; and every vagrant habit uprooted
from the young and ignorant, every principle o)
duty strengthened—every encouragement to re
form offered, and rightly persevered in-—is cast
ing a shieid of safety over the property', file,
peace, and every true interest of comm uni (y >
so that it may be said of this most emphatically*
as ofevery duty of man. “Knowing these things,
happy are ye if ye do them.”
The Cleveland Plain Dealer of Friday say?
that the steamer Rochester ran into a school
when coming into port yesterday. The capta”
of the latter ran out on his bowsprit, jumped
aboard the steamer, and whipped her captain.-”
He hailed his mate, the vessel brought to,
yawl was let down, and the captain got ab°
and put out as if nothing had happened,
There is just now a great deal of talk about
manufactured ice. “My sister,” quoth a p^ r
brother, “is the finest specimen of it I ever
She received a legacy a few days ago, and in 3ll
instant became a solid lump of ice to me.” Si#
is not the only one whom prosperity has frozen*
A Y irginia paper presages a cold winter be
cause the squirrels were emigrating south in g re3 ‘
numbers, a circumstance which those versed 13
squirrelology, regard as the sqre sign of a
season.
Georgia enterprise, in starting factories
lines of travel has caused the establishment
several new towns in that State. Two of th es
on Flint River are named Oglethorpe and B rl3t ° ’
No man has a right to do as he pI CiU J
except when he pleases to do right.