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["WE STAND UPON THE IMMUTABLEPRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE---NO EARTHLY POWER SHALLDRtVEUS FROM OUR POSITION

BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY MORNING. OCT., 25, 1860.LINCOLN AMONG CHILDREN.

Probably no attribute of our candidatewill, after all, eridear him so.much to the

popular heart, as the conviction that he isemphatically "one of the people." Ilis

manhood has not been compressed into the

artificial track Jof society ; but his greatheart and vigorous intellect have been allow-ed a generc us development amid his solitarystruggles in the forrest and prairie. With

vision unobscured by the mists of aopistry,be distinguishes at once between wiat is

true and what is false, and with will and

courage fortified by his life of hardships, thois not a man to shirk any responsibility, orto shrink from any opposition. Morever,be is peculiarly one to win our confidenceaDd affection. To know " Iloneat Abe," isto leve him ; and his neighbors in the west,

although voting for him to a man,will mourn

tho victory which deprives them of his pres-ence.

The following instance will exhibit Lin-coln in one of those unobtrusive acts ofgood-ness which adorn his life. The circumstancewas related by a teacher in the Five Points

House of Industsy, in New York. "OurSunday School in the Fve points was assem-bled, one Sabbath mcrning, a few monthssince ; I noticed a tall and remarkable look-ing man enter the room and take a seat

among U3. He listened with fixed attentionto our exercises, and his countenance man-ifested such genuine interest,that I approach-ed him and suggested that he might be wil-ling to say something to tha children. Heaccepted the invitation with evident pleas-ure, and coming forward ho began a simpleaddress, which at once fascinated every lit-tle bearer, and hushed the room into silence.His language was strikingly beautiful, andhis tones musical with intensest feeling?The little faces around would drop into sad

conviction as he uttered sentences of warn-ing, and would brighten into sunshine as hespoke cheerful words of promise. One? ortwice ho attempted to close his remarks,hut the itpperitive shout of "Go on ! O dogo on would compel him to resume. As I

looked upon the guant and sinewy form ofthe stangcr, and marked his powerful head

ind determined features, now touched intoaofißess by the ioipiession of the moment, Ifelt an irresistable curiosity to know moreabout him, and be was q iietly leaving thetoom, I begged to know his name. He re-plied, courteously, ' It is Abraham Lincoln,of Illinois !"

A Family Opposed to Newspapers,

The man who didn't take the papers wasin town yesterday, lie brought his wholefamily in a two horse wagon. He still be-lieved that General Taylor was president,and wanted to know iftbo '* Kamkotkians"had taken Cuba, and if so, where they hadtaken it. 11a bad sold his corn for thirtycents?the price being fifty-five?hut on go-ing to deposit the money, they told him thatit was mostly counterfeit. Tho only hard

money he had was some three-cent pieces,and these some sharper had " run on him"for half di ones.

One of the boys went to the blacksmith'sshop to be meaeured for a pair of shoes, andanother mistook the market-house for achurch. After hanging his hat on a meat-hook, he piously took a seat on tho butcher'sstall, and listened to an auctioneer, whom he

took to bo the preacher. He left hefore the"rueetin' waz out," and had no great opinionof the " sarmint."

One of the girls took a lot of "seed onions"to the Post Office to trade them for a letter.She had a baby, which she carried in a"sugar trough," stopping at times to rock iton the sidewalk. When it criei 6he stuffedits mouth with an old stocking, and sung" Barbara Allen."

The oldest boy had sold two "COOD skins,"and was on a " bust." When last seeß he

had called for a glass ofsoda and water, andstood soaking his gingerbread and makingwry faces. I'he shop-keeper mistaking hismeaning, had given him a mixture of sal so-da and water, and it tasted strongly of soap.But " he'd hearu tell of soda an' water, an'he was boun' to give it a fair trial." Some"town feller" came in and called for a lem-onade with a " fly in it," whereupon our

soaped frieDd taroed his back and quietlywiped several flies into his drink.

We approached the sld gentleman andtried to get him to "subscribe," but he we'dnot listen to it. He was opposed to

" inter-nal improvements,'" nnd he thought "larnin'was a wicked invention and vexation." Noneof his family ever learned to read, but oneboy, and he "teached school for a while andthen went to studying diwinity 1"

QARIBALDI

Garibaldi washes his own shirts when oc-casion requires. After the battle of Melaz-zo, finding his shirt dirty and soiled fromhis personal struggles, he took it off, washed

it in the brook hard by, and hung it on ihebashes, and ate his lunch of bread, fruit andwater, smoked his cigar, barebacked, and,wraped in thought, sat apparently contem*

plating the drying of his garment; thus inthe field of bivouac, sharing danger andhardship with the humblest of his followers.Directly his shirt was dry ; he went onboard the Tukeri, formerly Veloee, lying inthe bay on the Western side ot the Penin-sula, and personally directed her fire on thefortress and retiring masses.

A WEDDING,

The bride turned a, little pale, and then alittle flushed, and at last had just the rightquantity of bright, becoming color, and al-

most shed a tear, but not quite, for a smilecame instead and chased it away. Thebridegroom was warned not to forget thering, and all were assembled aiound thetar. "Iwill," was uttered in a clear, lowvoice, and the new name was written?andSophy Grey, was Sophy Grey no more : andshe turned her bright face to bo looked on,and loved, and admired, by the crowd of rc--1 ations and friends surrounding her ; andthey thought that Sophy Sfoketon was stilldearer and prettier than ever Sophy Greyhad been?and then the carriages were en-tered, and the house was reached. Sophywalked into her father's house?her child-hood's home?her home no longer?and thebridal dress was changed, and the travelingtook its pJace, and all crowded around her tosay good-by?to look on that dear face onoemore?to feel that her fate was sealed?topray that it might be a happy one?to think

that she was going away?away from herhome?away with a stranger ! and tears andsmiles were mingled, and fond looks, andlong embraces, and a lather's mingled tearand sorrow was on her cheek ; and the sis-

ter's tear, that, vainly tried to be a smile,and the mother's sobs : and Sophy Grey lefther father's house?left with the bright beamofjoy and hope upon her brow j and anoth-er moment, the carriage door was closed, thelast good-by uttered ?and Sphy was gone.Oh ! how melancholy ! how lonely does thehouse appear, where but a moment before all

had besn interest and hurry.Who has not experienced the deserted sen-

sation, when those we are accustomed to seeare gone?when tho agitation, the interest atparting is over ; the forlorn, empty look ofthe room?the workbox, the drawing mate-rials, the music, all gone; or pethaps onesiugle thing left to remind how all was?a

flower, perhaps, that had been gathered andcast aside?the cover of a letter which hadbeen scribbled over in tho forget!ulness ofthe happy conversation.

LIFE INA RAILROAD CAR.

Long befi re the train arrives we hear theroar of wheels?we see the glimmering of aglowing light. Brighter and broader itopens ; like the Cyclopean unwinking eye, itis the head-light of the train. Then thesteady jar, then the mingled clank as of athousand shaken chains, and tho cars arehere. "All aboard 1" and "all right 1" fol-low each other in quick succession, and weare breathing the close and heavy air of a

crowded dormitory. The car lamps hadgone out disgusted ; the little wakefulness ofthe sleepers has subsided, 3nd the dim sno-ring outline of cloaks and shawls and fright-ened-looking beads?flecked hers and therelike a troubled sea, with white, compose thelandscape j while over all, like pendulums,swing plethoric carpet-bags slowly to andfro; and little satchels, brisk as mantelclocks, and bonnets made of nothing, danceup and down like blossoms in a rain, all

timed to the motion of a train. But the dimgray turns to an old eyed white, and breath"ing bundles begin to stir. Out of an egg-shaped packet is hatched a woman, with

| locks dischevelled, like Venus from the sea.A throe or two and a rougher form emergesfrom cloak and shawl and shakes itselfawake. A shapeless heap turns out a man,bearded like a pard. A oair of boots thrustout-like bowsprits, dip out of sight as the

owner comes in yiew. One soothing an irri-tated hat with gentje touches of his elbow ;another pulliDg at his wilted collar. Disor-dered tresses are smoothed with hasty touch-es of the hand, and crumpled sleeves persua-ded into shape. One lady has learned herlesson from Grimalkin, and makes her toiletprecisely like a cat.

DANCEIJ WITH THE PRINCE.

What an event among crinolinedom?tohave danced with the Prince of Wales 1 Weare afraid he will have much to answer for.

Young men who were formerly consideredparagons of perfection by young ladies, willdoubtless he snubbed incontinently. A

hand that has beep grasped by a live Princewill not be bestowed on every chance comer,depend upon it. Have a care, girls 1 Don'tcarry your heads too high, or at least not sohigh that yon may not have the pleasure oftelling to your children 'all about the PriDce.'In short, don't be so puffed up that one ofthese days somebody will point out a wither-ed old maid, and somebody else will exclaim,increduously, in your hearing?"What 1 thePrince dance with hert "Well, truly, thereis no accounting for taste !" the conso-latory "Oh, but she was very pretty once,"will take the sting from the rejoinder?"lsit possible ?" Fanny Fern.

A Connecticut pastor gave three rea-sons for rr fusing an increase ofsalary. Firstthat the parish could not afford to pay more ;

second, that his preaching was not worthmore ; and third, because I have to collectmy salary which heretofore, has been the

hardest part of my labors among you. IfIhave to cpllect an additional hundred, it willkill me.

Why is a lawyer like a restless manin bed ? Ansßecause he lies first on oneside, and then turns ever and lies on theother.

J. S. & J. J. BKISBIN,

VOLUME 26,

®|e (Mit Democrat.PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY, BY

J. S. &J. J. BKISBIN.Office in the Arcade Building, Second Floor.

TBRMS. $1,50 ifpaid in advance or within six

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a shorter period than six months and none dis-jontinued, unless at the option of the editor, untilall arrearages are paid.q?a?\u25a0????

BUSINESS

Office on Allegheny Street. Feb. 10 oa

M. BLANCH ARD-# -AT-LAW, BELLKONTK, Pknn A. Office

fortnrly occupied by the Hon. James Burnside.Jan. 19, 'eo.-tf.

WW BROAVN-ATTORNEY-AT-, LAW BELLEKONTK, PENNA. Will attend to

aU legal business entrusted to him, with prompt-

ness. May, 5 ;'9.

W%l p w IIAM>N-ATTORNEY-AT-LAV'BILLPWM"A , Will promptly at-

tend to all legal business entrusted to him Officethree doors North of the diamond. jan.l2'6o

T? J. HOCK MAN, SURVEYOR ANDfi, CONVEYANCER, BELLEFONTB, PA., will

attend to and correctly execute all fcusinesi en-

trusted to him. [June U,-'6o,?tf."

tfCO. L. POTTER. M- D.

OFFICE ou High street, (oldoffice.) BellefontePa. Will attend to professional calls as

heretofore, and respectfully offers his professionalservices his friends and the public. 0ct.26'58

G A. FAIRLAJIB. M. T>. JAS. A. DOBBINS, M. D

FAIR HHB £t DOBBINS.

DR. FAIRLA 1 has associated with him DRJ. 11. DOBBI. .in the practice of medicine

Xffice as heretofore ou '"shop street, opposite theTemperance Hotel. March 19.57.

WM. REIBBTR, SURGEON ANDVV PHYSICIAN, having permanently located

offers his Professional services to the citizens ofPine Grove Mills and vicinity, and respectfullyoslicits a liberal portion of the public patronage.

[Feb. 16, '6o.?ly.

J. J. IJINGLTE, Operativeatl(* Mechanical Dentist, will prac-

mJjtYT *Tr t,jce all the various branches of hisprofession in the most approved manner. Office

and residence on Spring St.Bcllefoute la.[Mar. z. o. ti.

J Will atttend to allbusiness entrusted to him with care and prompt-

ness. Refer to Gov. Pollock, Milton Pa. ana

Hon. A; G. Curtin, Bellefonte Pa. Office with

John H. Stover- jan. 5, '6O.

CYRUS ALEXANDER.

ATCRNEY-AT LAW, BLLLEFWNTE, Penna,

will inithfully attend to all husinesscntrus-o him. Offitc on Northwest corner of theD ia

Apr. 12, '6O,

"IRXCTMITCHELL,A TTOBNE Y-AT-LAW, BELLKFONTG PFNNA.

Will faithfullyattend to all business entrust-

to him. Office in the Arcade. jan 5 60.

U. IMU FFI Y, AGENT FOR T.I-

WEST.BKANCH INSURANCE COMPANY. ler

ons*wishing to secure themselves from losses by

fire will do well to call upon him at the store of J.

R Muffly <fc Co., N. E. corner of the Diamond,

three doors ftbove Allegheny Bellefonte,

CenUe co , Pa. Mar. 15, 60. I\.

\V. WHITE, DENTIST, has per-. manently located in Boalsburg, Centre

County Pa. Office on main St., next door to thestore of Jchnston A Keller, where he purposes

practising his profession in the most scientificmanner and at moderate charges. inar.ls'6o

CONVEYANCING.? TAEEDS BONDS, MORTGAGES, AND AR-

IJTICLES OF AGREEMENT neatly and cor-

rectly executed. Also, attention will he giien to

the adjustment of Book Accounts, and accountsf Adminstratiors and Executors prepared for filing.

Office next door to the Post OFFICE-Qct., 19th, 'SB, V M. J. HEALTH.

J. D. xxxgato

PgPpaL RESIDENT DENTIST.1TJ Office and residence on the North

lastem corner of the Public Square, near theCourt House.

Will be found at his office, except two weeks in

sach month, commencing on tha first Mondayoi

each month, when he will be fillingprofessionalengagements elsewhere. Oct. 22, '57 48 tt.

JCS2NH. STOVER

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR atlaavBELLEFONTE, PA., will practice his pro-

fession in the several courts of Centre county.?

Allbusiness entrusted to him will be carefully at-

(.epded to. Collections made and all moniespromptly remitted. Office, on High st. formerly

opcupcd by Judge Burnside, and D. C. Boal, Esq.

wherehe can be consulted both in the English andinthe german language. May 6,'58 ?22 ly.

? JAS. MACMANUS. \u25a0 W. P. MACMANU

J : & WM. P. MAC3YJANUS.ATTORNEY'S-XT-LAW, BELLEFONTE, PA.,

Office in the rooms formerly occupied byLinn <fe Wilson, Allegheny street. Jas. Macman-ushas associated with W. P. Macmanus, Esq., inthe practice of law. Professional business intrus-tedt o their care will receive prompt attention.They will attehd the several Courts in the Coun-ties of Centre, Clinton and Clearfield.

Jane 21, '6O, tf.

TJAIJE & HOY. ATTORNEYS-AT-XX LAW, will attend pro nptly to all businessentru stedto their care. Office in the buildingformerly occupied by Hon, Jas. T. Hale.

A CARD.Messrs. Hale A Hoy will attend to my business

during my absence in Congress, and will be as-

sisted by me in the trial of all causes entrustedtothem. J. T. HALE. jan5'1560

CURT IN & BLANCHARD

ATTORNKY'S-AT-LAW,BELLEFONTE, PENNATho undersigned having associated them-

selves in the practise ofLaw, will faithfully at-

tend to all professional business entrusted to themin Centre, Clintion and Clearfield counties. Allcollections placed in their htnds, will receivetheir promt attention. Office in Blanchard's new

building on Allegheny street.Nov. 30 'SB CURTIN A BLANCHARD.

is JiJYKIJYO UOUSE OFWM- F.. REYNOLDS# CO.

BELLEFONTE, CENTRE CO., PENN'A.Bills cf Exchange and Notes discounted ; Collec-tions made and Funds promptlyremitted. Inter-est paid on Special deposits, Exchange on theEas fern cities constantly on hand and for sale.Deposits received. April 7 'SB

YITM.HARDING, FASHIONABLE BABBEH AND

YV HAIB DKKSSER, BELLEFONTE, PA., Hasopened a Barber Shop one door above the Frank-lin House, where he can be found at all times. ?

Good Razors, keen and sharp, kept constantly on

hand. Hair Dressing, Ac., atten-ded to in the most workman like manner. Hehopes by strict attention to business to receive aliberal share- of public patronage.

Bellefonte, June 28, 1860;?tf.

NEW TOPOGRAPHICAL:<MAPDIRECTORY

OP

CENTRE CO. PENNSYLVANIA,BY S. l>. TILDES,

From actual Measurement by Instrumen-tal Surveys throughout the County.

By H. 1". WALLING, CivilEngineer.

undersigned proposes to publish by brderA a large and accurate Popographical Map of

Centre county, from thorough and careful sur-veys, by 11. F. Wailing, Civil Engineer.

Every road has been carefully surveyed bycourse and distance, and the location noted of allthe public roads, Dwellings, Churches, Post Offi-ces, Hotels, Stores, School Houses, Factories,Mills. Shops, Mountains, Ponds Streams, Ac.? iThe names of Property liolders generally?care- jfully including those who order the work?willbe engraved upon the Map, showing the exact lo-cation of each.

Extra Maps of the Principal Villages will b,o ;engraved upon the margin oe the Map.; also a 1Table of Distances, showing tho number of milesfrom tach Post office to every other throughoutthe county, together with the latest statistical in- ;formation. An ornamental border will surround jthe Map

The Map will be engraved by the na st skillful iArtists in the country, handsomely colored and jmounted, and will be delivered to those who or- |der for Five dollars per copy.

We are now actively engaged in forwarding the |work, and shall endeavor to give every property 1holder an opportunity of ordering a copy, and aU Iso of examining the work before its final com- |pletiob; in order tc make it entirely satisfactory jas to accuracy, Ac.

The map willcontain all the information usual- Ily fouud in Town maps, for each of the towns in jthe county, and it is obvious that the most liberal ipatronage is needed to sustain us in producing awork of so great magnitu de and expense. As itis evidently of such practical utilityand inteiestto business men and citizens generally, present-ing so minute an l distinct a representation of thecounty, that even the child may readily acquire acorrect idea of each town, village, Ac., and theirtrue directions, distances from each other, we con-fidently solicit and expect the hearty co-operationof the intelligent and enterprising citizens of Ceu-fre county.

S. D. TILDES'. Publisher.A©, These maps are said exclusively by the

Publisher, and no variation in price, So moremaps are printed than what are actually ordered.

We tho undersigned, having (xainined the re-cent surveys and draffs of .Centre county, also

Topographical Maps of other counties, pulisbedby Mr. S. D. Tildcn, take pleasure in recommend-ing a Topographscal Map of this county, which svery much needed, being of great practical valuoto business men and citizens generally, and fromthe united testimonials and recommendations the.have from distingui.-hed gentlemen wh-re theyhave made surveys and published county maps.?Wo feel confident they will furnish an accurate,reliable and useful Map and Directory well wir-

ty of liberal patronage.'Ye hope the citizens of this county willinterest

themselves sufficiently in this enterprise, so thatthe Publisher may cngravo upon the margin ofthe map, extra plans of the villages in the countyupon an enlarged scale.

Conridaring the expense of such a survey of thowhole county, and being entirely a loeal work wethink it is offered to the citizens on veyy reason-able terms-

Win. F. Reynolds, James T. Hale, John Holler,Adam Hoy. Win. A. Thomas, E. C. Humes Ira C.Mitchell, II- N. McAllister, J- 5. Baruhart, Jas.A. Beaver, Cyrus T. Alexander, Ed. Blrnohord,H- Brookerhoif, Win. P. Wilson, Geo. L. Potter,Geo. Livingston, Jneah V. Thomas, Geo. A. Fair-

-1 lamb, Jas. 11. Rankin, James F. Riddle, John1 Tonner. Jesse L- Test, George W. Tato, John T.Hoover. P. B. Wilson, James Linn, J. B. Mitch-ell, E. Greene, J. 11. Stover, H. G. Durham, Sam'lLinn, 11. P. Harris, A. S. Vafeutine.

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W. A. ARNOLD. JOHN W. WILSON

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~

FURNACES, Cooking 1 Ranges,Bath Boilers,

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Warm Air Registers and Yefitttyiiflg; Ac:Particular attention given W&Hftiftgliid Vehitilating Buildings of every disofinGqu-

Apr. 26, ?IS6O.??;ij. ' r

MOTHERS OF HISTORY.

It is a noticeable fact, in history that themothers ol all the truly great men, werewomen ol uncommon talent, or great energy,thus proving conclusively, that the charac-ter of mgn. takes its cast from that of themother. First impressions are the strongest,and no matter what causes are brought tobear in after life, the lessons learned in

childhood are sure to leave their indelibleimpress on the mind of man. Few mothers

realise the responsibility of rearing a fami-ly of children. They are conscious of thetrouble, the vexations, the sorrows they haveto undergo, but how often do they reflect thatthey are forming the characters, for good orevil, of men who will, perhaps, distinguishthemselves in tbe world ? Mothers will dowell to think deeply op this important sub-ject.

It is said of Sir Walter Scoti's mother, that

she was a small, plain, well-educated wom-an, of excellent sense, very charitable, and a

gieat lover of poetry and painting?and onthe whole a superior woman. 'Tis evident,from the writings of Sir Walter that he hadan uncommon gift in word :painting.

It is said of Byrou's mother, that she was

a proud woman, hasty, violent and unreason-able, with not principle sufficient to restrainher temper. Unhappily, Byron inherited

his mo'her's inflamabls temper, and insteadof being subdued and softened by the harsh-

ness with which she often treated him, bewas rmdered more passionate by it.

Thus ye see that this infirmity, which bygentleness and kind treatment might havebeen greatly checked, ifnot cured, was tuf-fered to enslave one of the most talented,brilliant, poetical minds which has evershone among men, entailing a life of miseryupon is possessor, and an early terminationto his career!

The mother of Bonapart was a woman ofgreat beauty and energy of character. Thislast trait has been strikingly exemplifiedthroughout his whole life.

The mother of Hubert Burns was a womanef moderate personal attractions?hut in ev*

ery other respect a remarkable woman. Shewas blessed with a singular equanimity oftemper, and her religious feeling were con-

stant and deep, fliey ÜBe(jt 0 p,;ve w ;n g 9 t0the weary hours of her checkered liio bycbaunting old songs and ballads, of whichshe bad a large store. Her preception ofcharacter was very quick and keen, and she

lived to a good old age, rejoicing in the fameof her poet son, and partaking of the fruitsof his genius.

Lord Bacon's mother is said to have beena woman of superior mind, of great learning,and deep piety.

Little is said of the mother of Nero, exceptthat she murdered her second husband, theEutperor Cladius, about four years after hermarriage. Do you wonder that Nero was a

cruel Emperor, if his motbej was a murder-ess ? Iluw strongly does the mother ofNet-ro, an anuient tyrant, contrast with the moth-ers of our modern philanthropists and statesTmen !?the mother of Washington, whosehistory is familiar to every reader of history;the mother of John Jay, who deserves a placeby the side of Washington. Mrs. Jay is said'o have bad a cultivated mind, a line imagi-nation, and affectionate temper.

The mother of Patrick Henry was a wom-an of great excellence of character, andmarked by superior conversational pov ersIlence, doubtless, the oratorical gift of herson. With the mother of the Adamses allare acquainted. Where will we find morereal practical common sense than Jno.Quin-cy's mother possessed ? The mother's im-press was truly stamped upon her son.

ANECDOTE OE WEBSTER.

Itbeing one of the delights of Daniel Web-ster to annually visit the Granite hills of bisnative State to rusticate for a few days, heusually favored Conway with his presence,where resided the famous Billy Abbot, bothsmall of stature and old of his age. For hishumorous wit and wonderful knowledge ofevery little incident that made this or thatplace particularly charming and Interestingto the historian and the antiquarian whichhe was very fond of imparting, heso ingraft-ed himself into the good favor of the greatexpounder of the constitution, that he alwaysgave him a seat in liis carriage when he rodeout to view th 9 beauties of nature. Billy'sassociates, feeling envious on account of thehonor conferred upon birn by this distin-guished man, one day after Webster's de-parture sarcastically asked Billy, in thecrowded bar-room,' what he and his friendWebster found to converse about as tbey rodeabout the country ? Billyreplied : "Weusurally talk about horticulture and agriculture,and th& different breeds ofcattle and horses,and upon these subjects I derive from him agreat deal of information ; and upon suchtopics I find him a little more than my match?but the moment"?enthusiastically with agesture, and a tone of voice becoming the or-ator himself?"hut the moment he alludes tothe constitution, I can floor bim in a min-ute;" which was received with applause,and the Banquo of Envy never again af-

fronted Daniel's rustic favorite.

!©\u25a0 " Now, then, hearties," said a gallantpaptain, " you have a tough battle before

Fight like heroes till your powder'spone, then?run !" I'm a little lame and

Y\l start now!"

EDITORS & PROPRIET QRS.

NUMBER 42

The Exodus of tho Fosteritcs.

Now it come to pass in the year eighteen

hundred and sixty, which was the fourthyear of James the Fourth, that there arose in

the Keystone State a man named Fostser,who in his conceit aspired to be rules cfthat State.

Now Foster was a babbler and foolish ofspoech, apd his words were like soundingbrass and tinkling cymbals.

Nevertheless, as he was a Douglasite, and

a prophet in his own country, (albeit lie wasa prophet) he drew many p,eo,ple after him.

And Foster went about from placa to, placeexorting tha people to the end that ho mightbecome a ruler over them.

Now there was a man of Centre, whosename was Curtin?a Lincolnito, and a man

of mighty power; and tbe Lincolnites said,

among themselves: This man shall ruleover us, and we will have him for our Gov-

ernor.And Curtin also exorted the people.And it came to pass that the Douglasites

and the Lincolnites met together to hear

their chosen, leaders speak to the people, and

exort them to remain firm in the faith.And Foster spoke for the space of an hour

and forty minutes.And whem he bad made an end of speak-

ing Curtin arose and spoke with great pow-er, and moreover read and expounced theepistle of , the Collector.

And when Foster heard it he was soreafraid and was troubled within him.

And it came to pass that Curtin obtainedfayor in the eyes of the people but Fosterwent awav discomfited,

And there were giants iD those days?(al-beit there were little giants.)

And they waxed fat and presumptuousand did boast that Foster should prevailover Curtin.

And the Fosteritea and Douglasites didbring offerings of gold and silver and musi-

cal instruments from afar off, yea, even amock sun, to give light by night, that theymight tempt to follow after Foster,

And many false prophets went about thecountry, exhorting to tho same end.

And it came to pass in the tenth monthand the ninth day of the month, that theDouglasites aDd the Fosteritea gatheredthemselves together for battle.

And about the eighth hour the Lincolnitesfell upon them and smote them, hip andthigh, the Douglasites, tho Fosteritea, the

Bellires and the Clear Greeks;And they fled before the face of Curtin and

his hosts, and took ship up the river, yea,

even that river of Salt.And it came to pass, that when Fester

saw and heard those things he lifted up hisvoice and wept.

And as they journeyed on the river, theychanted in the heaviness of their hearts:

Ob Foster's heart is broke,Oh Foster don't you cry, &c.

[Philadelphia. News,

TO ATTAINLONG LIFE.He who strives after a long and pleasant

term of life, must seek to attain continualequanimity, and carefully to avoid everythingwhich too violently taxes his feelings.?Nothing more quickly consumes the vigo? oflife tliau the violence of the emotions of themind. We know that anxiety and cares candestroy the healthiest body ; we know thatfright and fear, yes, excess of joy becomesdeadly. Tbey who are naturally cool, andof a quiet turn of mine, upon whom nothingcan make too powerfull an impression? whoare not want to be excited ether by great

sorrow or great joy, have the best chance ofliving long and happy after their manner.?

Preserve, therefore, under all circumstancesia composure of mind which no happiness, nouiiskortqne can too much disturb. Lovenothing to violently?hate nothing to pass-ionately?fear pothing to strongly. For still,eventually, everything which befalls thee,the good as well the bad, deserves neitherimmoderate hatred nor love ; for already onmany occasions bast tbou perceived, thopghcften truly too late, thai thou hast placed toohigh a value on those things which passion-ately charmed or pained thee.

DEWDKOPS.

Liberality is the best way to gain affectionfor we are assured of their friendship to

whom we are obliged.The greater the man is, the more he hath

need of a friend ; and the more difficultythere is in finding and knowing him.

Wqrthy minds deny themselyes many ad?vantages to satisfy a generous beneficence,

which they bear friends in distress.Inquisitive people are the funnels of con-

versation ; they do not take in anything fortheir own use, but merely to pass it to an-other.

Choose tby wife wisely; open not thy bo"som to the triflerfrepose not thy head onthe breast which nurseth envy, and folly,

end vanity.More hearts pine away in secret qnguish

for unkindness from those who should be

their comforters, than for any other calamity in life.

He who would bring home the wealth ofthe Indies, must carry the wealh of the In*

dies with him. So it is in travelling; a

man must carry knowledge with bim, if hewould bring home knowledge.

Ifa man could be concious of all that issaid of him in bis absence, he would proba-

bly become a very modest man indoed.

A CUTE IRISHMAN,

Not long since, in one ofour interior towns,a green specimen of Emerald Isle made hisappearance, with a larg6 family?ten chil-dren and a wife?very poor withal. Pat, af-ter cogitating for some time, hit up,on a nov-el plan of 'raising the wiud,' which we willendeavor to develop for the benefit of gpy odo.who may be placpd in similar circumstan-ces.

He proceeded to Vh e bouse of the wealthiestman in town, (who, by the way, was a tight-fisted old codger, and had often passed bythe miserable hut whets our hero and histfamily stayed, and knew they were sufferingfrom cold and hunger, yet never offered to re-lieve Pat, or his children who wore crying,for bread,} one cold morning in December,and, ringing at the door, inquired for Mr,R , who soon made his appearance.Pat, with a knowing look, requested of birpthe loan ofa sum of money sufficient to get aletter from the Post Office, sent to him fromthe "ould counthry," and, as he said, con-taining something valuable. Old Skinflint,for the first time in his life, was generous, andgave away a sixpence; our Irish friend tookthe money and "W9nt on his way rejoicing.'*

The next morning, early, Pat returned,and was received with a cold nod, and "Ilovyd'ye do, Pat?" He drew an ominous look-ing document from his pocket, which be saidhe had received from ould Ireland in the let-ter, and requested Old Skinflint to examine,it. Upon inspection, itproved to be a paperpurporting to he ''the last will and testa-ment" of a wealthy unode of Pat's bequeath-ing to his nephew, Mr. Patrick M -, thasum of£250,000.

Mr. R all at once discovered thatour Irish friend was a remarkablying man, and, throwing offhis usual severityof manner, extended his hand, and congratu-.lated him on his good fortune, sametime remarking:

"I understand, Mr. M -, that yoqqrqnot in very good circumstances, at present.Ihave been thinking fur some time past thatIwould call down to your house and SW hovfyour family were, and render assistance if-necessary. It is a pity that so good-lookinga man as you should live in that old shell ofa house you now occupy. Ihave a fine housevacant just now, which you 6hall move into,to-day."

Accordingly, Pat's family was removedwith their goods and chattels, and eomforta-bly quartered in cue of R -'s nice bomses. R? rrr? furnished him with the mon-ey to carry on the necessary business in pro-,curing the legacy set forth in the will, and -

the means to Bupport his family through themost part of a long, cold winter. One dayPat wanted two hundred dollars, which, hasaid, would be the last he should require, as

he would receive his money by the nextsteamer.

The next morning, when R aroseand went to take hia accustomsj walk, hahad the satisfaction of perceiving that Pathad left with all his family and furniture,(purchased for him by R ) and thetwo hundred dollars. On entering the househe observed the will, yery nicely folded, ly-ing upon the hearth, and, picking up andopening it, found a note in which Pat thank-ed him very kindly for his assistance, andpromised to call and see him ifbe ever oamothat way.

THEWALL OF CHINA.

This stupendous monument of human artand industry exceeds everything that waread of in ancient or modern history. Thapyramids of Egypt are littie when comparedwpb a wall which is oonduotea over highmountains, some of which rise la tha heighfof five thousand two hundred and twenty-

five feet, across the deepest vales, over widerivers by means of arehes, and in many partqis doubled or trebled, to command important ?passes ; at the distance ofalmost every hun-dred yards is a tower of massy bastion. Thaextent is computed at fifteen hundred miles,and is such enormous thickness that sixhorsemen may tide abreast upon it.

Sir George Staunton, who acoompaDied 1Lord Macartney in his embasy to China, con-siders tfiia great barrier to have bean erect-

ed at least two thousand years. Du Ifaldtalso says " this prodigious work was con-structed two hundred and fifteen years be-fore the birth of Christ, by the orders of thefirst emperor of the family of Tsin, to pro- 1tect three large provinces from the irrup-tions of the Tartars." One-third part cf thaable bodied men pf China were employed inconstructing this wall,and the workmen wcraordered, under pain of death, to plaoe th ematerials of which it is composed so closelythat the least eptrance might not be left for iany instrument of pointed iron. The laborin its construction must have been immense,as the materials must have been carried overa desert country to eminences inaccessible tohorses pr Carriages. This " wonder of thaworld" was completed in the short apaoo offive years, and it is reported that the labor-ers stood so close for many miles that theycou'd hand the materials from one to anoth-er.

In tho matter of plain speaking we iare, like the scldier, who, in bis first battlewas afraid to fire off his musket, lest

might burr somebody.