{ title: 'The Brockport republic. (Brockport, N.Y.) 1856-1925, October 09, 1857, Page 1, Image 1', download_links: [ { link: 'http://www.loc.gov/rss/ndnp/ndnp.xml', label: 'application/rss+xml', meta: 'News about NYS Historic Newspapers - RSS Feed', }, { link: '/lccn/sn86053142/1857-10-09/ed-1/seq-1/png/', label: 'image/png', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn86053142/1857-10-09/ed-1/seq-1.pdf', label: 'application/pdf', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn86053142/1857-10-09/ed-1/seq-1/ocr.xml', label: 'application/xml', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn86053142/1857-10-09/ed-1/seq-1/ocr.txt', label: 'text/plain', meta: '', }, ] }
Image provided by: Rochester Regional Library Council
»' • J>- \!%' Neutral in Nothing that Demands Public Expression—Republican in Polices—Devoted to the Public Interests, + ' I *, _ ... ' t . •v aszvra 3&afiittt0fi Curbs. 7ff- ; E. L. WHITNEY, Dr.ALER in Foreign and Domestic Staple. and Fancy Dry Goods, Groceries, Hard- ware, Caret's, Paper Hangings, Oil Cloths, Crockery and Ulass Ware—for Cash or ready nay only. Nn. o 1 ) Main St., Brock port, N. Y. Nov. a^di, I-'i'>. j.'ilXitiasoif, ' ~ DCAtEii in Black Silk and Fur Hats, White and Drab Hats, Summer Hats, Caps, Furs, Trimmings, &6. Brockpurt, N. Y. r CAKY, BKAINARD & CO., DEALERS in all kinds of Hardware, tin ware iheet iron, copper &e. Jobbing done at ihort notice One door north of Springs. Drug store, Brockport, N. Y. ' : DKAFI'S OK ENGLAND llttLAND AND SCOTLAND from £1 upward, fur salo at the Brockport Exchange Bank. Oct. 17, ltfoli. ltt ''.,,. , : B;EACH & I1UBBAED,, DKAI.KKS in Uroeuiies, Provisions, Fish, Oil, Cordage ilv onn, i'ails, Tubs, and all articles usually kept in a store of the kirid. BECK & THOMAS. BAKERSj Main Street Brockport, N. Y.— Wholesale, and retail dealers m Bread, Crackers and Cakes of every description, Parties supplied with e\erjthing in the line r.Ctlie\shorlost\ notice\Flbur'-tor'sale at retail. , j; CAKY & BRAINARD'.: \• M vNUFACTVUBItS of Cary's-Rdtary Engine- Pu'mp 'and Hydrant: Office a few doors South of the Post Office; east, side Main St- Brockport, N. Y. • BROC1CP011T CANDY FACTORY. JOHN B. Light Manufacturer Of Fancy and common Confectionary, at Wholesale 01 Retail; Ice Cream and Pyramids for Parties made to urder. Stone Block, opp-sito the Village Hall, Brockport N. Y. HATCH & WALTER. DtAtEhs in Boots, Shoes. Leather and linil ings. No. 3>, Main Street. Brockport V.\ igr Cash paid for Hides, ^ SKID-MORE'&. CO. DEALERS in Groceries, Provisions, Liquors. Flour, Noil*, Glaw &e. Ac. In the Now Block, west side of Main Street, Brock- port, N. Y. ____. ISAAC BARNES- MASOPACTfliEit of Fashionable Carrini'es, Buggies, Wagous, Sulkies &c. K£V a ' r \ 5ng done 0,1 short notice. Shop on Clinton street, adjoininr '' \\ \ i! GOFF, PUOPIETOR of Clinton street Livery and Blacksmithing. Horses and: CaiTiges tar- nished at short notice, and on very reasoim- blo terms- Jobbing and Horsc-,li\o.iip: d»ne in the best manner mid with K'\\< ^ r ' ' isfaetion. Ollice on Clinton street, Brock- port, N. Y. A.J. BARRIER. .• IUm Dressing, Shaving, Cliumpooiug, Oils • and Permni. ry. Razors honed Hie 1.1-| ronagn of the Public is respectfully soliu- ted. Saloon in Clu.poll's Block. Main St. Brockport, N. Y'. MISS E. IA'SK. TEACHER of Music—instructions given on tho Piano, Organ. Molodeon and guitar; also in thorough Base and v QealMusic.- Koom in Main St. second door south the Episcopal Church, Brockport N. \ • DR. E. L. WOOD. OrrtCE tiat to the Post office. Dentinl o Hn\ti Ijb nrtnj. Light in Darkness. BY MRS. L. II. SICOURNEV. Thenight drew on, thro' parts unknown Tlio weary traveler toiled'alone, No\V climocl.tho rocky steep witli.pniir, Now plunging cross'd thc-iuarshy plain, Or grop'd thru' tractlc-s forests broad, Where brambles spring and pitfalls spread; Atlengthr)m>'.c,luuds that bapedthe way Look'3 forth (he Moon, with silver ray, And loud, lie sang, in grateful love' What's (lark khw, is light above, ThoGravcithatnover-yethath said \Enough was.wit,h my heart' s-bloo-ci fed, And as T turh'dwith bitter tllroo From it.i cold;.thankless brink to,go,. I uiarve 'd-why a Hand Divine, Should smite that last, lone bopo ofiniuo: Yet once, as holy twilight wove Its veil ef grey o'er field and .grove, I heard a voice—the Voice bf'lovc-^ \What's dark below is light above.\ ; -_ TO — ... BY E5IILY AtlCU BROWSE. About tlio purple mountain-bights The ihcllowTmts ofsunset wave ThoiRgoorgcous spell of gl.«\ins and lights, Wlufst uiou'riituTly the eve, Boyond,t]io fading, crystal waiter? That shine betwixt the night and day— Still in. her glorious pa'.aco lialls, And weeps.her life, away. The wind, with silver lyre unstrung, And tuuqliiiig! softijjine, pliiiutiv.c, bars. Sing.-.' wlirtslilloiTOobt.moow wdlki'ainong , TJie.Wossoin,of thes.tnrs, . , , *, i. IJS i h., '.l \l . ' •:' c • And whilst the wild strains come ami go, Like echoes of o summer serf— I answer >\ ith ; a moan-rfor oh,. Jly spirit pines for tiiee ! When will our ideal dream, of good, Mergi d in a perfect, real bliss, Burst in a bloom of happy blood, lieueath our .meeting kiss 1 When will tho mists betwixt us twain Be swept asideTorevermorc, And where the shadows long have lain, Reveal the starry sh.ore 1 N. Leisurely stalking dowu tho steps, tho D-itch hostler advanced, towards tho qujor and questionable traveling cqui- ia 3 e. \Vel votyou.vont,alii\ ( . \ Vat pal T vant ? I sal vant to put. oup niy hoss, vis-zo stabll, viz two peeks of oats an d plenty of hay, hos-e-lair.\ \ Yaw,\ was the laconic grunt of tho hostler, as ho proceeded to unuitch old bald-face front his.rigghig... \Stop one little,\ said the traveller. '-' i see 'tis very mtolt. like. rain;, tov night; :put up my gig in E'o.stab'lj.tob.\ \ Boosh, tonner and Wizen, der rain not hurt.yef ole gig!\ \I pay . you.fBr.-Vat yoji sal'do-for. mO; mind vat I sal say, saif,* ifyou p]oaze.,\ The hostler, very surlily, led tho (fav- elor's weary old hrute to the sialic; but, prior to carrying oul the orders of the traveler, lie sought the landlord,' tb'k'how if it wgald^wy to put up the shabby cpn-, eerii, and treat the old horse to a real food of hay and oats, without making ' i or ^ an( j lawyer. sojoke.dried, one-eyed,* poor old wretch, you, if it wasn't for pity's sake, I' d have y.ou taken up and put in the county jail, for vagrancy, I would—you poverty- stricken old rascal\!\ \ Jacol>,\ bawled the landlord, \ bring out dor ole hoss again, before h e dio lint do crows, i u mine stable ; now, you olo fool, you shall go yay pout your BIslicnisli mit ndssi'n to eat, init, ycr hoss, too !\ said the landlord, with an evident rush of bloud and boor to^lits head ! \ Oh, veri well,'' patiently answered the Frenchman, \ veri well, sair, I sat go —but\—shaking liis finger very signifi- cantly at the landlord and lawyer, '• I com' back to-morrow inof ning, I buy ilis prop-er-tee ; you, sair, sal make do deed in ray hatne—1' kick you out, sair. (to the landlord,) and to yiiu (the lawyer) 1 sal like de goose. Booh '.\ With this tlio poor old Freiiehmau started for liis gig, amid the '' ITaw! hoyf'!' haw! and ha ! 'ha!he sotno inquiries into the financial situation of the old Fronchmah. The landlord, wij.li a country lawyer and a neighboring farmer, were at the Bar, one of those old-fashioned slatted ooops, in a corner, peculiar tq Pennsyl- vania, discussing the 'merits of..a l(iw,-suit, ,the Frenchman, ! he!\ of the land- Tliat for you,\ said he gave the surly Dutchtrian-hostler a real half dollar, tool tho dirty \ ribbons\ and drove off. Mow, the farmer, one of the three spectators present, had quietly watched the proceed- ings, and being giftcd\ with enough, in- sight into liupiannature, to sec something Thq fair spring flowers, are fnding.now Earth's lu;eJ early torn ; Kit mmtr leaves theni shadnig now, Sorrow o'er them fading now, , • : As sisters, sisters mourn. seizure of the property, &c, of a. doceasr | more than \'an old French barber' m ed tiller of thcsoil, in the vicinity.. Bu-; tlio person ami manner of the traveler, sily chatting, and. quailing their toddy, the and, moreover, bchnj interested in the entrance of the poor old travdlor ytas j tavern property, fullowod, the French- FrOm \ Humors of Faleonbriilge. \DON'T KNOW YOU, SIR!\ We shall never forget, and ahrays.fecl proud of tho fact, that wo knew so great an evcry-day Plato as Davy Crockett. Had tho old Colonel never uttered a better idea than that cverlabting good mqtlo-rr \ Be sure you're right, then go ahead !\ his wisdom would stand a pretty good wrestle with tide and time, before his standing, aa a man of genius, would pass to oblivion—be washod out in Lethe's waters. Wo remember hearing Col. Crockett relate, during -a \ speech,\ a short timo before ho lost his ]iio a t tho Alamo, in Texas—a little incident, of ration\ oVovoryVirid\ l;^ 0 ™ 0 , 1 )..)\.'!'\ \ uis boir, S ' a,i0n U P in New 0rll!ans . onc , '\ \' \ night, by a gov d'arme —^lugged to tho calaboose, and kept there as an out-and- out' \ hard case,\ not being able to find any body, hardly that knew him, and be- ing totally unable to reconcile the chief of pollco to the fact that h e raas the idea, tical Davy Crockett, or any body else above par ! \ I f you want to find out your ' level,'— ad valorem, wake up some MASl-r\CTCRER~sand Wholesale and Retail' morning, noun or night— Mere nobody Dealers in Whips, (iloves and Mittens, 3s hl0KS y0 „/» sa ;,J the Colonel \ and if Main St. Brockport N. Y. _ | ^ .^ ^ ^ ^^y^y chawod UP| J. SMITH. ' j rrw , as I did in. the calaboose,,the Lord XI IVI:FAC-T™F.R and Dealer in all kinds of \tiab'menvar^^'Turning and Jobbing done, pityjuu. in short notice. Shop, m sout,. en! of the Stone block oppostte Cowles store, J Brockport, N. Y. _ I scarcely noticed, until, ho had divested himself of his old, many-caped uloak, and demurely taken a seat in the'room. The hostler having re-appeared, and talked a little Dutch to the host, that worthy turn- ed to the traveler—. , .- \ Good oven's, thravel'r !\ \ Yes, sair;\ plensnatly responded the Frenchman, \ a little.\ \ \ r o u got a hoss, eh !\ continued the landlord. \ Yes, sair, F vish ze hostlair to give mine hoss plenty to eat—plenty hay, plenty oats, plenty watair, sair.\ \ Yaw,\ responded the landlord, \den Jacob, givc'ui der oats, and dor lmy, and der water;\ and with this brief direction to hi s subordinate, the landlord turned away from tho way-worn traveler to re-1 out, old Suphy turned around man; overtaking him, ho at once offered him the hospitalities of his douiieil, hot far distant, where the traveler passed a most cornfoi table night, nnl where his host'foriiid out tint he was entertaining no less a pecunhry miracle of his time— titan 8tep7ten Girtml. Early next l.n-.rning, old Stcpliy, in his old and shady gi^r, accompanied by his outiTtainer, rode over to the owners of the tavern property, and with thein sought the lawyer, the deeds were made out, tin- old Frenchman dnw on his own Hank for the Sl;i,O00, gave thq farmer a ten years' lease upon the \ lace, paid tlio law- yer for hi3 trouble, and as that worthy accompanied the millionaire to the door, and was very obsequiously bowing him the sumo his conver^ntidifXvifh his more, ap parently, iuilii'lifial friends. The old Frenchman very patiently waited until the discussion should cease, and the land- lord's ear be disengaged, that he might bo apprized of tlio fact that travelers had stoniaebs, and' that of the old French gen- tleman was highly incensed by long do- lay, and hioVe particularly by the odorous fumes of roast fowls, ham and eggs, &e. best manner. \Homopnthic Medicines for Bale, from tho best Gorman preparation Brockport, N. Y*. T. A. WHITE. WlIX always be found on hand and prepared, to do-llair Dressing, Shaving;, shampooing &e., in tho best manner. Oils and Perfu- mery for sale. Razors Honed. Itap* ronago of tho public is solicited Saloon , i Cornes' Block, East side of Mam Stiect, Brockport, N. Y. BERRY & PRICE KlKCi * ALI-EX. DEALERS IS Dry Goods, Groceries, Hard- Ac.— There was a \ modern instance\ of Colonel Crdcctt's \wise saw,\ in the case uf a certain Philadelphia millionaire, who was in the habit of carting himself out, issuing from the inner portion of the tav- ern Landlord, I vil take suppair, if you please,\ said he. \ Yaw; after d?se gentlemans shall eat der suppers, den soniesing will bo pre-, pared for you.\ \ Sair!\ said tho-'old Prcnclmian, fi- ring tip ; \1 vil not vait for zo shentil- men ; t vant my suppair now, directly— right away; I not vait for nobody, sair !\ \ If you no like 'em, den you go off, out mine house,\ answered the old sour krout, \you old barber!\ \ Bar-bair!\ gasped the old French-, man, in suppressed -rage. -'-' Sair, I vill o-o no whore, I viU stsiy hero so long, ty thus gar, as—asr-as I please, sir!\ \ Areyou aware, sir,\ interposed the legal gentleman, \ that you are render- steps, and looking sharp—^with eye upon the law) or, says he— \Sair! I'ooh' pooh!— Booh!\ off ho rode for tlio tavern, where he and the landlord had a haze, the landlord was no- tified to leave, shurt metro ; and being fully revenged for the insult paid his mil- lions, old Stephen Girard, the great Phil- adelphia fiuancier, rode back to wherohe was bettor used fur his money, and evi- dently better satisfied than ever, that money is mighty when brought to bear upon an object! # Girard, it will be remembered, lmd but one eye. Witli that, however, he saw ns much as many do with it full'pair of eyes. ware. Crockery, Papor-IInngings, & All Cheap for Cash. Bi-uckport^V.^ T. & A. PRYE. XTVBX SinE MAIN STREET, BnofKPORT, N Y.-Dcalers in Books, Pamphlets, Sta- tionery imd Music. Also, Drng^andlled- icinesfdhomiealS, Paints, Oil, Dye-Stuffs, Biu?hos,.Pcrfumery, &c, ate.. , G. C. RATTA. M• -v'v ^rTtmr.R and Dealer in Boots, Shoes it -he- i> Hi-old S'n-i'b\ 1 <T. A. l.nt- ta corner of'Water and Main St. Brocli port N. Y. ~ , , ,, ' i ino- gross and offensive, malicious and H-, the -arni-1 in a very ancient and cscesMvely shabby ; » S01ln a a i olI3 and burglarious Ian- look digt gig ; which, m consequence ot its ut.er . geut l eman , ia his own doiii- ignorance ofthestabeboy stash sponge \f 8 J ^ afore _ or broom, and tho horrutahties- the old . • /,„ r concern nightly offered the.hcns-was not ltuou 8 u ' * exactly the kind of egtd^e calculated 1 \ R»h pooh ! pooh . tor you, win attention or marked respect, for testily replied the Frenchman , owner and driver. The old million- ''Pooh I To ine, sir . Me, bullyiiigly echoed Blackstone, \ Yes, siiif—pooll-^oo/i-/ von geese, > to ' the owner ' aire, one. day\ in early October, took it into his head to rid J out and see tho | Taking art early start, the I sair irf Sheep Skins. OSTROM, ANTHONY & CO., •WHOLESALE Grocers and Commission Mcr- c'mS-lWest street, between Warren *nd- Chambers, Kew York. Jae\vS Ostrom.D'vidil. Anthony, Jos. Requa ~^~ r ~' E. H. inx, ' . DEirriSTV-Artincial Teeth inserted on Tm Gold-and Silver Plate, from ono toottt^a •whole sot, on reasonably-terms.. OhfJ* Mam street, over D. D»vi« store, Brock- yort, V. Y. oirglntlemanrand'hirold bob-tailed^ j It were vain to try to depicttho rage frost-bitten-iooking horse, with that same, of wounded pride, the insolence of a trav- £, r u.-Casb paid for Hides, Calf and ( M g ' nUcpall| an a his old bob-tailed, frost-bitten-looking horse, with that same ... _ old shabby gig, about dusk.found them-! eling'iarf^r had stirred up in the very selves under the swinging sign of a Penn- sylvania Butch tavern, in the neighbor- hood of Reading. As nobody bestirred themselves-to see to the traveler, ho put his very old-fashioned face and wig outside of tho vehicle, and called— \ HeUo! hos-o-lair TXondlord V facc~of the man of law, .logic, and legal lore. He swelled up. blowod and strut- ted, about like a miffed gobblor in a barn yard! Ho tried to corlc down his rage, but it bnrstcd forth— <• Yoil—you—y6u infernal old frog- eating, scap and lather, you—you—yon A St Lotus paper tells a good story of a couple of sportsmen, who, while on a gunning expedition, wandered into one of the Counties of Illinois, and commenced an onslaught on the game out of season i and against tho statute in that case made and provided. They were hauled up be- fui'e a \ Squire,\ an old sjldb:r of tho war of IM'Z, and a strict temperance man to boot- toauswer for the offense, whenono of them \ pulled the wool over his eyos:\ \ May it piease the court [as the word court was mentioned tho Squiro adjusted his spectacles, crammed hi s thumbs i n •holes .of his shirt and tried to uified,] what are vre arrested for ? For doing what ? Disobeying a foolish and outrageous law, framed, by a gang of diunken loafers, who know nothing about the Constitution of the United States or meet at Springficij every two years, to play poker and drink rot-gut.\ The Squire interrupts the speaker : • '' Ken you s-how that ar passage in tho • Declaration which says wat you liev jiat ,| sod 'b'puf, pursuit of .happiness 1\ \ Certainly, I can,\ said the speaker, j picking-uji a copy of the Revised Stat- utes, and pointing it out. The Squire examined it and said: \Mr. Constable, dbebargc the prisoner 'kaso I dun't believe in the new-fashioned laws they make nowadays. (1 ivo mo tho good old laws of Washington and the Rev. olutioncrs, for it certainly ia a great,hop- pincss to shoot tliciu.'oro pesky hu'tls that eat up the farmer's eo*n.\ , . t Sqiteezing the Hand. It is Tjut lately that we understood the strange .constructions that are sonvtimes put upon a squeeze of the baud. With some it is entirely equivalent to a decl.t- ration of love ; this is very surprising in-, deed. W.' must take hold of a ladj's hand like hot potatoes.; afraid of giving a squeeze let wc should burn her fin- gers, Very fiiie,,-,triily ! isowit was-our ancient cu.-tom to squeeze every hand that wo got in our clutches, especially a fair one. I t is iiot.awoiidisr tl'r.f we have never, bcen.sucd for'abroaqh of,,pr.ptniso.? We woubl net given-ru-ty nail fur one of your cold, fornnil shakes- of the hand. Every person Who intrudes one or two 1 fingers- for your touch (as if he were Afraid to catoh a distemper) should go' to sclinnl awhile to some jolly old fanner. He shakos you with a vengeance; and-shakes yonr body, too, unless you should'lmppen to btf'as thick ns-liiiiisolf. Well, therei« nothing like it; it sllow-s a good heart at any rate, aad wo would rather a man would crush the very bouQsuf iiur fingers,. and s'aaUe our shoulder out of Joint, tlmii that he should poke our paw, a< if lie were about to come in contact with a hear Or hyena. The ladies may rest nvund ,if tbi-i—that a man who will not squarx.; their hand when ho gets hold of it, docs not deserve to have a hand in his posse- sion ; and that he has a heart seven hmu dred and forty-nine limes smaller than a grain of mustard seed. MRS. P.uiTiwroN ox TH E MODMW CT/ERGY.—\ Dun't you think we've got the- dearest minister in tho world 1\ siiid Ijiurina, as she -was spending an after- noon at Mrs. Partington < Mrs. Par- tington's mind sailed back majestically in review of many' ministers who had officia- ted in the Old fforth, before she replied —\ This is the dearest one/by a heap of money, dear, and if -ministers is to be considered 1 good according to the market valley, ho is test.\ \ Dou't you lilt\ his preaching?\ said the young lady, cutting the drift of tho old lady's remark like a snow plow ; \I think he is divine. He's so fl nv6ry, and liis description so graph- ic that while listening we can ahnosMienr- the sound of water and see the growing herbage.\ She was very enthusiastic, and the subject called out her eloquence. \ Yes, he isveryfluidi\ replied thedame, \ I know—very watery—and I've noticed the verbiage, also, but I don't think he comes up quite to some of ou r old pas- tures' ia pint of real strength. Why Dr. Verbal used to qiroach a sermon tlii-eo hours long, and then have a leetur in the evening, which was well giving u? our money's worth. was tlio a'.nmn. up- iu om> country,' \wlipf'tiKv.ays paj s for hia papor jn auyancci H o has never had.a aiok-diiy in his life—never had any corns or tokhachc—bis potatoes never rot—the weoviincvofcats his-wl&at •rr-thc frust,neyp\; ljUls;his ^orn^pr-b^na —his babies never cry in the night, and his wife ncycr' ,scokk t Reader; JiaVp you paid the printer in-advanco I \ s- • • i-.:- - - -^-.M., » . &d~ Some ycnn'ngoi'Spurr kept a livery stpblc in Toledo, . Spurv ha.d his peculiarities, \oue of which ^Wfts this :_ ho never let a hors'o go out of tho stable with- o it requesting tholessoi liQtto d'riv,ofast. One day there wont to Spurr'a etablo a young man, to get a hors'o and' carriage to attend a funeral.' ''.Certainly,j\ said Spurr, \but he added,, forgetting tho solemn purpose for-which the j'ourigAnan wanted tJie horse,- \don't &ri\t\fq$t,\ . \ Why just luok a here, old follur,.U said the soinewhat excited young m>ii, \Iw:autiyou to underhand that I shall l-ee-ii uj>. with tho procession if it kills .ihi) hoss!\ ,.!,., Tin; LA.,I HII.SK UV TiiE.KEvqt.t.'- ri-'N—'The fall uf Yovktown wna the big! mil for an outburst uf triumphant jubilee in America,- Far ilill'ereqt ii(ns tb,e.fcplj iug of the BritiVir' ininisl-ry ^vhea J ricTO w the event reached the other aide of tho At!ahti.\ 1, \rd George G-nnaip Was tho first to announce it to Lord North','at b y odic in Downing street. ,' ' \ And how di'd'lie luko it inquiry. '' As be would have taken a bull in\l».o' : breast,\ repiliod Lord George; \ for |io, opened his arms, vV'laiiuitig.wildly .09, tie paced up and down Jlio apartment, .'-0!i,. God, it is all over!'\ , Forift rou FIAVLS,—I have, (hii sea-' s-.a^nn, seen fow!->, did and young-, thrive, keep fat, and the lions lay abundantly on an nnusnal kind of food : wheat bran- line a'.d coarse all together—to which is added a f-mall quantity -of Tiidiaii *ineal' and mixed with water enough barely to' wet it. Fowls i-re very* fond uf it, niid it is doubtless the cheapest food, and supe- rior to whole corn or other grain. Tor' feeding, make a trough with open ends',' in as not to hold water, and nail skts : across the top to keep oul thMr feet. •' SALT JSAiiitr.iiS rait Arn.ES .—\Mr. iC, ! Cook, of Waterloo, N, Y.-, status- that ho purchased-five bii'roU of -apples*-front one pile and placed tham in htsrCellar in< barrels, one uf which was an .empty Syr- acuse salt barrel. In tnis barrel .tho ap- ples were sound and fresh on tho 1st of April, while in the other four they woro mostly all damaged. A hint worth re- membering. ABSENCE-op MIND—AND FINGERS.— A gentleman from tho West informs- \is of an iustanco whore a Yankee, whiloon-- gaged in speculation, fell to whittling, his. fingers instead of-a stick,-and did not dis- cover his mistake till ho. had wblttlodoff his two first finger.-\ and sharpened tho- third to a point. %3~ Novor marry a girl Who is. fond of being always in the strcct-rrwko-is fpn.d of running to night moetiugs—who has lis jeweled baud nud empty head—who will; sea her mother work and toil,, whilo Bhd. lijs in bed afid rends novels, feigns sick-, ness—and is ashamed to own her. fST \ Forms of Prayers\ uro only valuable t6 those who have not a ready flow of words. The Chicago merchant, •who was called upon to \ say grace\ at the table of liis brother-in-law, a minister, does not come under this category. Said be, with 'fewer add roverenco : \ 0 the Declaration of Independence. That \ God ', we thank thee for this food-^-we sacred document, revered by every pure t hank thee—wo thank thee; Yours re- patriot, and by every noble soldier who spectfully. Ahum has fought, bled, and died for his coun- try—that is, might have died—guaran- tees to every citizen ' life, liberty,, and . t r y -newspaper, recording the running the pursuit of happiness.' \Wo were in down of a cow on the railway, said it was AN ERROR, OP THE PRESS.—A coun- tbe pursuit of happiness, within the mean- ing of tho Declaration of Independence, which is higher law, in th e estimation .of all pure patriots, [the SquireV eyes be- gan to dance with excitement as, the speaker continued to allude to.oUl soldiers and tho Declaration of Independence,] -.than a law framed by the loafers who l : ailway \ cut into calves'!\ Ah astonished natr uralist waited-upon the editor fgr what tho auctioneers call \ further informa- tion,\ and roosived it in the following form :—\ ERRATUM—'for caliies rcad- halves \ y&— A cotompovary says, \'There is •JL|r A Connecticut schoolmaster asked, a lad from, Newport \ How many Gods,, are there V Tho boy after scratching his head for some time replied : \I don't, know how many you have in Connecticut, but we have none in Rhode Island.\ ,[)^=- Bridget, who-broko those barrbls! tliiit were in tlio wood-shed 1\ iuqiiired a. gentleman of liis servant. .\ MissesT-told- John to break them up and—save the hoops.\ ' ! — - —— .»• — , * j/t&~ Hard water may be softened by dissolving'half : toi ounce of quick lime in nine quarts 6f water, and tho clear solu- tion put in a btlrrol of bard water, it will become soft whim clear. • rj-p- If wo wish children to revere hjgh things—things simple, pure and lovely,. and of good report— w» muBt t,e.l tj.eni-- tho example. • i i S??^^^S5 ,St-jaaSii>*i3SEi- '^. t ^jstaoaa^,,™.. » ^^l ^-^V^J^fcp-- - -
