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'i i r i ii i ii in iimjimiiui THE SMOKY HILL AND REPUBLICAN UNION. "WE JOIN OURSELVES TO NO PARTY THAT DOES NOT CARRY THE FLAG, AND KEEP STEP TO THE MUSIC OF THE UNION.' Volnmo III. JTTNCTIOJST CITY,. TCATSTSAJS, SATURDAY, J-AJSTCJARY 2, 1864. Number 8. f j u ',. 'jm tVgf WUJWJf 'J3H?" j?Hiofo gill nti gcpufr'n Slnton, PUBLISHED EVEET SATL'EDAT MOE.NISG AT JIJIIGT-IOIy, DAVIS Co., KAIvTSAS VT. K. SARTLETT. S. M. STRICKLEK, Proprietors. 7ll. S. BLAKELY. - - - GEO. W. MARTIN", Tdilcrs and Publisher:. omen i: brick bcildixg. corner of SEVENTH & WASHINGTON" St's. tes:3 o? sussctturiox : One copy, ono ji-zr, .... &-2.09 Tfn conies, one 3'ear, .... 15.00 Payment required tn all casei in advance. All ptpers discontinued at the expiration of the lime for which payment is received. TERMS OF ADVEHTUlJfO ! Oa square, first insertion, - - $1.00 Kach subsequent insertion, 50 Ten lines or les3 beinjc a square. Yearly advertisements inserted on libntl term. joib "work dne with dispatch, and in the latest style of &art. O" Payment required for all Job Work on delivery. CORRECT; ABITS. -'At tbo usual age, the late Mr. Amos Lawrence, of Boston, was placed in a store in Groton, as clerk. It was the usage in those day3 to 'treat' customers after they had tiaded, the clerks preparing the various mixtures, and often drinking with them. To this usage Mr. Lawrenco conformed for a short time, but soon observed that the owner of the store generally showed before night that he had gonp too far, and that the older clerks were fasfc'following in his foot steps. IIi3 mind was soon made up. Un derstanding perfectly the ridicule he should meet with, and which for a tinio he did meet with in its fullest measure, he yet took at onco the grouud of total abstinence. Such a stand, taken at such au age, in snea circumstances oT temptation, before temperance societies had been heard of, or tbo investigations had been commenced on which the' were based, was a striking in stance of that practical judgment and de cision which characterized him through life. About the same time he came to a . similar decision in regard to tobacco, and never used it in any form. In the wisdom of his course on both these points, he was confirmed by all his subsequent observa tions. Tho man in whose storo he was. died a bankrupt and a drunkard ; and every one of thoe clerk.-', together wiUi other young men in the village similarly situated, lyyl long since found drunkard's graves. IX a letter which accompanied fifty copies of Stories on Tobacco, by Uncle Toby," after stating that he had never used it. says : 11 To this abstinence from its use, and from rum, I owe, under God, my present position in society. Further, I have always given the preference, among such persona r.s I have employed for moro than forty years past, to such as avoid rum and tobacco, and my expedience has been to coufirm ma that it is true wisdom to have done so. The evil is growing in a fearfully rapid ratio among us, and requires tho steady course of respected and honored men to prevent its spread, by influencing the school children of our land against becoming its slaves." Who can tell the bearing upon his business of thus employing men of unclouded intel lect and steady nerves, having the power of eclf-cantrol ? Wlio can tell how many young men, without knowing the reason, failed to obtain a placo which would have been to them a fortune ? " The Polar Regions, Tho Icelandic peasantry are lazy to.. the last conceivable degree,-.nvoltingly dirty in their persons edd habits, very curiously devoid of all portions of delicacy and propriety, thor oughly selfish and mercenary. No power on earth 'can deliver an Icelander from his accustomed ways. They think no scenes in any country can oqual some of their val c;s which chance to have a little green grsssandr. few stunted trees. Tho uni versal mode of salutation at meeting and parting-is a loud kiss. The peasant kisses tho daughter of the magistrate, and they kisa him in return. The pastor is also kissed en Sunday, after service, by r.ll his llopkv In ehorr, a kws in Iceland is equiv alent to our hand shaking ; yet tho people fcac all honest. There is no prison on the Islsnd ; there are no criminal., no locks or bars," though 2runkcnes5 is" a rery common vice. J'U ...i. -1. VWbite.Tuisox Your Tablets. The following sentiment, written, wc believe, by Henry Ward Beecbcr, deserves a place on allthe scrap books of cU the people : Glorify a lie, legalize a lie, orm and equip a lie, consecrate' a lie, with solemn forms andjiwful penalties, and after all it is noth ing but a lie. It rots a land and corrupts apjeTlikT any; other lie, and by and-by the whole light of God's truth shines clear through it, and shows it to be a lie. S&. Is the President a College graduate? inquUedia'yxfurg lady of.notTvery extensive information. Yes, said Quilp of the Boston jstocosely, be took' his degree at the EleeJoraLCpljege. ; Ji,JW xA t m - J3T Why is a seceslr house occupied by Union tfoopslikeihe copyright of book ? An. Because it is entered according to tbjatt of Congress. TH2 FIGHTIKQ POPULATION KEPT GOOD. Even with a war as destructive as that wo are now waging, the fighting population is kept good by the increase of population, as the statistics by Mr. Kennedy, Census Commissioner, makes clear : 44 When a population has reached nearly its permanent condition, as in Europe and the old States of America, one fifth of the total population is found still to represent nearly the number of males between the agps of 18 and 45. But the emigrating agea are nearly allied to the military ages ; and in the newly fettled States of the West the proportion of fighting men is accord ingly greater than in the Atlantic States. Beginning at tho East, and proceeding west ward, the proportion of white males from 18 to 45 to the white population is in Maine 19.5 per cent, New York 20.8, Illinois 22. 1, Minnesota 23.0, California, 47 1, Vir ginia 18.7, South Carolina 18.9, Arkansas 20.1, Tezas, 21.9. The total of white males between the ages of 18 and 45 in all tho States (seceded included) and in the Territories and District of Columbia, ap pears, by the census tables of 1860, to be 5,624,065. During the year 1861 about 277,500 white males reached and passed the age of 18, and 128,600 arrived and passed the age of 45, leaving a difference of 14b,900. This latter number, when dimin ished by the natural deaths, and increased by the accessions from immigration, will evidently express the total increase of the military population (whites) during 1861. About 140,000 is estimated as the clear in crease of fighting population in 1861." THE WAE IN JAPAN. If we except tho blowing of Indian pris oners of war from the mouths of cannon by British soldiers in IS58 and 1859, noth ing more atrocious has occurred in the his tory of cur time than the recent bombard ment of the town of Kagosima, in Japan, by tho British fleet under Admiral Kuper. The excuse for thi3 outrage was the mur der of nc Englishman who, with tho arro gance of his race, had undertaken to violate one of tho prejudices of the Japanese, and who paid the penalty of his folly with his life. By way of retribution, the British first extorted a large sum of money from the Japaness Government, and having got th?3, proceeded to bombard a town as hire as Boston, without warning to tho women or children. The rufiian who commanded tho British vessels on this occasion actually felicitated himself and his Government on his belief that " at least half the town had been set in flames." And these are the Pecksniffs who abuse Gilmoro for using Greek firo against a place from which all women and children had been warned a month before. It seems likely that the English will fiud they have an elephant on their hands in Japan. Their business with the Japanese is to sell them British manufactures. The' will discover that they cannot bombard them into buying British goods 39 easily as thoy bombarded the Chinese Government info repealing the prohibition on imports of opium. The Japanese will fight. The English may destroy " half a town " here and there, and put to death numbers of helpless women and children, but the popu lation of the Japanese Islands, led by tho Daimios, will not give up tho contest. And wc are much mistaken if the Japan ese sailers, who arc brave and enterprising. do not presently carry the war outside of their own waters. Bombarding a flourishing seaport with out notice is a very grand achievement no doubt. But tho God of war frowns upon such atrocities, and they seldom lead to any thing but disaster. Harper9 s Weekly. m m m THE STARS IN THE EAST. According to the old saw. health, wealth, and wisdom are to be obtained by early rising; but those decisive advantages are not the only ones. Some of the grandest celestial displays, not to mention sunrise, which some peoplo do not see so often as they do a panorama, are only visible to the eye of the early riser. At the present time the four brightest planets of the system, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn and Mar, arc visi ble in the East just before daybreak. Sat urn and Venus, a couplo of early risers, get up about three o'clock, and this morning, Monday, they arose in conjunction, as man and wife should, Saturn having bis ring in most loving proximity to the blushing cheek of Venus. Perhaps ho was coaxing her to try it on, but the inconstant flirt is not to bo wheedled into putting her head perma nently into the noose, and to-morrow morn ing it will be observed that she has begun to shy off again at a more respectable dis tance from her wooer. At about half-past five Jupiter he of the thunderbolts and Mars, the god of war, arise together, as if to preside over the" world which is now so universally disturbed with the din of arms. The view of these four great solemn gods, one of which, Venu3, id so bright that it casta a decided shadow, will well repay the exertion of breaking loose a little earlier than usual from the chains of that less rep utablegod, Morpheus, who has inch -a fas cination for na all. Naeburyport Herald. JET An old Dotchaan, who was elected a member of the Legislature, paid ia au broken English style, " Ven I Teat to the legislature I thought I vould find dea all Solomons dere, bat I soon foaad dere was some as pig fools dere u I was." THE KING'S MISTAKE. Some of onr exchanges have revived the following old but good story : A number of politicians, all of whom were seeking office under the Government, were seated.,ou a tavern porch talking, when a toper named John, a person who is very loquacious wuea corned, but exactly tue opposite when jober, Faid if the company had no objections ho would tell them a story. They told him to "fire away," whereupon he spoke as follows : A ceatain king I don't remember his nnme had a philosopher upon whose judg ment ho always depended. Now it hap pened that one day the king took it into bis head to go a hunting, and after sum moning his nobles and making tho necessary prepartion, h9 summoned the philosopher and asked him if it would rain. The phi losopher said it would not, and he and bis nobles departed. While journeying along, they met a countryman on a iackass. lie advised them to return, "for," said he, "it will certainly ram." They Bmiled con temptuously upon him, and passed on. Be fore they had gone many milea, however, they had reason to regret not taking the rustic's advice, as a heavy shower coming on, they were drenched to tho skin. When they had returned to the nalace. the king repiimanded the philosopher se verely. " I met a countryman," said he, " and he knows a great deal more than you, for he told me it would rain, whereas you told me it would not." The king then gave him his walking papers, and sent for the countryman, who made his appearancr. 44 Toll me," said the king, " how you knew it would rain." " I didn't know," said the rustic, " my jackass told me." " And how, pray, did ho tell you V asked the king. 44 By pricking up his ears, your majesty," "returned the rustic The king sent the countryman away and procured the jackass of-him, and put him (the jackass) in the placo the philosopher had filled. " And here," observed John, looking very wise, " is where the km made a grand mistake." ' How so ?" inquired his audi tors, eagerly. " Why, ever 6mco that time," said John with a grin, " every jack ass wants an ofiice !" DISTRIBUTION OF HEAT IN DRESS. Dr. Dio Lewis says on this point : Whatever the material used, the form and arrangement of it should be such as to retain an equal amount of heat over the whole body. Tbu., and thus only, is a balanced circulation ensured, and the sys tem effectually braced against either extreme of temperature, together with its changes. As an equilibrium of the vital fluid is es sential, and it can be secured only by an equal distribution of clothing over the body together, of course, with its non-compression it follows that the cut is not of minor importanco in the construction of dress. Sufficient clothing may be worn to se cure warmth, yet the weater actually suf fer from cold. Instance : A woman clad in winter in twico the weight of material a man wears, fails to experience anything like the warmth he enjoys. He has a general equable sense of comfort, while she, if warm at all, is so only iu spots and at intervals. Such disparity is plainly traceable to the difference in the construction of their cos tumes. This equib&lance in dress is essen tial to heat, too. As a balanced circulation is due to the healthy eveness of our sensa tions, it is in any case a prcrequsite to tempcraturial protection end bodily comfort. As to the second part of protection, its in dications are met in eecuring the first. If tho form is clad with due regard to beat or cold, it is, at the same time, in the best manner secured against exposures. I heard a reverened gentleman remark, not long since, that ' women wero not dressed ; their clothes wero bang upon them Wc may safely leave it in view of the oft-recurring 'scenes' on the street and in the bouse, and the constantly-reiterated charge little girls receive to be more careful and not show themselves ' with an impartial judgment tj decide how much ground in truth there is fur this assertion." t. The time is soon coming when it will be regarded as infamous to have been a copperhead in 1863 as it is now regarded to have bean a cowboy during the Revolu tisn. Already men repel the charge of voting for Vallandigbam, as they would a charge of treason or murder. Thus we find in the papers this significant document : The State of Ohio, Champaign Co., ss : Personally appeared before me Jesse C. Phillips, who, being sworn, says that at the last election for State officers he did not vote for Clement L. Vallandigham as Gov ernor of the State of Ohio. J. C. Philups. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2d day of November, 1863, A. J. Vance, Probate Judge. Here is a glimpse of the common senti ments of the future. 19 One who kas evidently tried it, says : To redaee the teaperatore of a dining room briog.a friead hone to tea soare afteraeon whea.pour wife wishes to x up early to go tbo. opera. The coolaesa witk. which voar- elf aadfriead will be received will civ a refirigetmtiag toM to the whole boss, The reoeipt if wamated to care. PAUL CLEVKS CAPTIVITY. Tho September sun being low in the West, along the Virginia pine thickets blue shadows were beginning to tremble, and the level rays tipped with gold the tall chimneys of the " old place," shining full on the China roses, whoso scarlet blossoms hung over the porch pillars like clusters of jewels, seeming actually to light up the blue, green gloom of the solemn cedars on the lawn. Within, the twilight was already contest ing the domain of that wide stone-floored hall, with the orange glow of bunset. Au old mahnginy arm -chair, carved quaintly, and cushioned with dark green leather, stood beside the chimney piece, and directly in front of the window lay a spotted tiger kio, full of strange Eastern associations : for old Harvey Milner had been a traveler ' in hw early days, and his bizarre rug suited his taste. Now, however, its velvet softness bore tho unwonted burden of a human body stretched motionless, with a white, blood streaked face, with the untarnished uniform of a federal officer. The features were straight and regular, tho brows arched with delicate precision, and the jet black hair that fell over his forehead was matted to gether with congealed blood from some bidden wound, and amid those dark curls the crimson stream made its slow way drop by drop. There he lay, the ucar presence of death investing Ins face with marvellous, sill beauty, amid strangers in a strange land! Close behind him knelt, on one knee, the young confederate Lieutenant, his fhger on the almost motionless pulse, while old Har vey Milner stood before the group with a Brutus 6ternness in his cold, blue eye, and Mrs. Milner and her daughter were busying themselves with trembling haste among linen bandages and rolls of lint. "Albert," said the old man, gravely, " was this well ? Have you forgotten the watchword " Death to the invaders." "I could not help it, sir?" said the young man rising to his feet. " I know that I descrvo your blame, I know I've been a soft-hearted fool, aud yet there's no use of denying it I should do the 'fame thing over again under the same circum- stances. Hung it ! a man isn't made of iron, to see a fellow creature in such sore trait, and never lift a finger to his aid," " I suspect he would have no scruples in making away with you, had 'circumstances' as you call them, have been reversed." " Faith sir ! he came pretty near it in his desperate struggle to escape. If it hadn't been that Selira was pretty well trained, and swerved just the right moment, I should have been down among the pines with his pistol ball through my brain." Harvey Milner's brow grew black. " Why did you not dispatch him then and there?" "Father, I could not. V.'hen ho fell from his horse and lay there among the bushes, his face was so like our Harold's as I saw it ou the field of Antietam. He looked at me with Harold's eye, and then swooned away. Father, I could not have harmed him were it to save my own life." " Wrong, wrong, Albert !" said the old man, shaking his head gravely. However, it is over and done, and now our duty remains to deliver him over to justice." The tears were dropping Hist upon the dark hair from which the Southern matron was sponging away the coagulated clots of gore. She looked through their dim spark les into her husband's face. " Harvey, the poor boy is dying ! He will soon be beyond the reach of any earthly tribunals let him die in peace." " Was it not such as he that murdered Harold?" asked the old man sternly. " Is it not such as he that comes to rob us of our hearts and homes ?" " I know it I know if," sobbed the wife, " if my boy had been carried to a Northern hearthstone " Even as she spoke the eyelashes quiver ed, the eyes were opened, and the word " Mother 1" " He, too, has a mother !" sobbed Mrs. Milner. " Should I wish her heart to break as mine has been broken. O, Harvey, do nothing rashly." " For Harrold's sake, father !" whispered tho slender girl in black, whose hand l?y on his shoulder. And thus it was that the ebbing torrent of Paul Cleve's being was turned back into the channel of life once again. ' How is he now, Becky ?" asked Mr. Milner, as an old black woman, whose wrinkled face contrasted oddly with the brilliant colors of her madras tnrban, passed throagh the hall, carrying a bowl of cooling drink.. ' Beckon he's better, mars ; data a dref fol cat on his head, though. Laws mars," she added, with a chuckle, " nebbcr sposed I should be nussm op a rale abolitioner." " Nonsense' said Milner, shortly, " Is be delirious ?" "Talks a heap of nonsense 'bout Hamp shire 'deed he docs, mars. Sometimes I oaa't hardly hold him when he thinks he is fighting rebels." Miss Milly'a 6poaging bis head now dom't seeat to hart hint so bad when she does it. Miw Milly'a dreffally soft fin gered." And Aaat Becky waddled com Jatewtlj vpstaira to reaeaM her charge. The Mm was siftiag its gold vein throagh s act work of jcttsmiaf leavec iato Paul Cleve's room, two or three weeks afterwards when Harvey Milner came op to pay the invalid a visit. Better, eh ?" said he, good humoredly. "Very much better," said the young man. with a smile. " Indeed, I think I shall try to get up to-morrow." "Eh? What? And the next thing you'll be deserting." Paul Cleve smiled again. " I give yoo fair warning, sir, that I shall escape the first chance I get, since you will not con sent to let me go on other terms. My country needs mc now more than she ever did before." 44 The deuce sho does. On my word you are a cool hand, young sir. If this is the state of affairs, I may as well tell you that I shall send you on to Richmond as a pris oner, the very first dav vou are able tn travel." 44 Shall you, sir ?" " Yes, mo3t certainly. And let me as sure you, young man. that you are engaged in a causo which will never prosper an unrighteous cause, sir a cause of iniquity, Mr. Cleve. And I think myself fully jus tified iu using any means to overthrow that cause. I don't wish to be inhospitable, but my roof shall shelter a federal officer no longer than is absolutely necessary. The air you breathe is a pollution to a Southern home." Paul Cleve was silent, and Harvey Milner after vainly waiting for an answer, banged the door to, and went down staira 10 a towering passion. 44 Griffiths !" ho shouted, to a gray-haired old negro, who was basking iu the mellow sunshine that flooded the piazza steps. " Sah I" 44 1 make it your duty to watch the gates; let no oue pass through without my know ledge least of all this Yankee up stairs. I was a fool ever to let him cross the thresh hold." 44 Yes, Bah," grunted Griffiths, slowly gathering biipself up; "does I begin now." 44 Now, this minute ! I shall order Sam to tako the night watch; the young rascal threatens mo with escape. I'll see about that." It was later in the evening as he sat be fore the door somewhat calmed in temper, that his thoughts began to take a new di rection, was uot persuasion moro efficacious than force ? At that instant his daughter's lignc step crossed the hall. 44 Is that you, Mildred ?" " lea, papa." 44 Didn't I hear yoa read the Enquirer to that that young Cleve, a while ago. 44 Ves, papa." 44 That's right my dear. Does be seem inclined to talk politics tnuoh?" 44 Yes, papa, I think he does." 44 And ahem ! docs he take a sensible view of matters ?" 1 Very sensible, papa.' 4 Milly, it would be a very fine thing if we could convert him to our way of think ing. He has an excellent idea of military strategics, and would be a great acquisition to our cause. Suppose you try, my love ? I am told he is a person of consequence in the federal army; it would be a great tri umph, eh ? Now run up stairs, puss, and do your best. I regard it as a duty to avail ourselves of every possible advantage in this matter. I've observed that yoa have a good deal of influence over him use it as a Southern maiden should, in behalf of our cause.' - Tho color had mounted to Mildred's cheek in carmine waves ; but Harvey Mil ner was not quick to observe such things, and when he looked up for an answer she was gone. 4 It would be a capital thing capital if we could make a Southerner of him; better than sending him to Richmond. I'll think the matter over before I take any immediate steps.' 4 Wonder what mars spose a nigger's made of?' growled Sam, as he sat bowed up under the huge pine tree that waved like a sentinel over the Old Place gate. 'Setin yer in the dew, sneezin' like all crea tion, a watchin' arter nobody. Whose gwine to escape, eh ?' And Sam snufied scornfully, 4Dis moonlight is drefful sleep ifyin, and if 1'se asleep I dont see no gostesses! Dar de stones serve mighty well for a pillar; I spose I'll have de rheu matiz, and 6erved old mars right.' Hist ! what was that light footstep on tho lawn? Sam started up his wool stand ing fairly erect with terror. 4 Laws, Miss Milly, is it only you ! what a skcer you gave me." 1 Only me, Sam. Have yoa really got to stay here all night? What a pity, and yoa so weakly, too! It's a shame, I declare.' Deed it is, miss,' whined Sam, folly appreciating the sense of bis sufferings. 4l've brought yoa a bowl of nice hot coffee, Sam. Coffee ia excellent to keep off the rheumatism. 4 Thank yoa, miss yoa's aighty kind. I will swallow it afore it gets sold, if yoa say so. 1'se powerful obleeged to yoa, miss.' 4 Yoa see, Saa,' laaghed Mildred, 4Katy was so anxious about yoa, and she didn't like to coae herself lest yoa should get conceited. Girls are faneifel, job know, so I caae instead, just te ease her naiad.' Saa broke into abroad grin as his yoaag aistress tripped away with theeapty howL 4Laws! I dida't spose Katy oared a straw for ' Tm muUhmiI Wna't Jake he mri' mmA .!. k. hmmn m'i And Saa coiled hiamlf ap to retaaM hii aig at wateh. Slowly the ajng of the whip-poor-will lulled into a sort of aoaotooe slowly the dark outliae of the trees against the atarry any oinrrea ihio aiantca. oast Knew fee was going to sleep he felt the diaaeac enwrapping him a la Saacho Paasa, ia blanket, yet sense and volition were alik powerless agaiast the aoaiaoleat iaflaeae. Before the midnight constellations had taken their places in the meridian, Saa waa drifting hopelessly through the nazes of dreamland. T Safe, dearest, safe at last.' Pale and weak, Paul Cleve leaned ap agaiast the horses that were waiting in the shadow of the green, quiet woods, exhausted, yet jubi lant. 4My own love, how shall I ever reward you for leaving home and (Heads to share my fate 1 If a life's devotion and tenderness can avail, believe ae it shall aos be wanting !' And Mildred's heart aaswer ed, 4 It is well !' Gone 1' shrieked Harvey Milner. Wo man, you lie !' 4 I'm tellin' the trufe, mars, sures I live and breathe,' ejaculated terrified Becky. 4 He's clean gone, and dere's nuffin on his table but this here bit of paper.' Harvey Milner tore open the note with. hands that trembled almost beyond control, and read these few words: I gave yoa warning that I should embrace the first opportunity to escape, and I have done so. Moreover, as I have succeeded in convincing- your daughter of the truth and justice of our came, she has oonsented to adopt mj nation, and share my fortunes as my wife. The note dropped from Harvey Milaer's paralyzed fingers, and he felt that he bad been outgeneraled. " To think of my son-in-law leading a Yankee regiment,' he groaned. 4But there is the right metal about the fellow. He'd have been a credit to our side, if I could baye made a South erner of him. 4 If.' Alas ! how many ifs there are in this world. And thus it was that Paul Cleve's cap titity began and ended. EXODUS OF THE IBIsE. Wo have already published from the En glish papers several articles on the exodus of Irish from Ireland to America. It ia the most remarkable movement of a nation that has taken place since the flight of the Israelites from Eygpt, recorded in the sa cred Scriptures. There is no apparent or perceptible causo for the accelerated aova ment which has taken place during the present year, and yet the number whiob has already left Ireland for the United Statea will probably exceed by far that of anr other year. It is not confined to any class; whole villages depart from the hoae they have so loved, to find one in the New World. Great a has been the destruction of life during tbe past year on the numerous battle-fields, and tbe still greater loss throagh disease, the accession of the Irish will far more than mako op for this loss, and it is probable there will be at the commencement of the new year more men, womea and children in the North than at the same period last year. From one port alone, Cork, it is estimated that from 60,000 to 60,000 persons have sailed, and this is but a small proportion of the vast tide of pop ulation Sowing across the ocean to us. It is an extraordinary spectacle, one which. may well arrest the attention of the wie men of this age. Its effects upon the king dom of Great Britain cannot be estimated. For many years the armies of that king dom have been mainly recruited from Ire land. There was the vast surplus from which any number wanted could be drawn whenever required. But now this aupply has suddenly ceased, by the spontaneoua movement of the whole people. Where will England look for tbe supply to fill her armies when next she is called apoa to taksv her part in the general war which now threatens tho pease of Europe ? Pebjury as a Profession. Maay years ago, men coald easily be found to give any evidence upon oath that might he required ; and some of these persons walk ed openly in Westminster Hall, with a straw in one of their shoes, to signify they wanted employment as witnesses; beaee originated the saying, " a aaa of straw." But tbe custom has higher aatiqaity. A writer in the Quarterly Review says : "We have all heard of a race of mea who asset in former days to ply about our own courts of law, and who, from the aaaaer of mak ing known their ocoepatioa, were reoeg nized ss 4 straw shoes.' Ab advocate or lawyer who wanted a 'coavenieat' witaeet, knew by these signs where to fad oae, aad the colloquy betweea the partiee was brief: 'Don't you remember V said the advocate. The party looked at the fee, aad gave ao siga, but the fee increased, sad the power of memory increased with it. 'To be sure I do.' Then eoae into soart aad swear it i And ' straw-shoes' went iato eoart aad swore it. Athsas abovaded ia 'straw shoes.' " B3T Mrs. Partington ssys that whew shs wss a gsl she ased to go to parties, sad always had a aeasx to extort her home. Bat now, the gale aadcrgo all sorts of dclaisi ties ; the task of extortiag them heme de volve oa their dear selves. The eM kdj threw dowa her specks, aad theaked her t.n that aha had lived ia ether dare, whs the sssbHbci ksew hew ? ! of wiaaea fctta.