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. "- 7.x VV- 8 UP i. V .. . i 1 1 r i C- - - .' v . iriiff .. " I ' .aV t . ' A. - ' , . t . '." . I - . : r ' ' " . : ' : I J y. - ' .'3nnnfN'-fn TtnM Tifrmfn' m nrirnltnrr thp rk n'rih 'hitts-J&txiAs. Mtrhaiiifif. the MiirkfR - (femiiai fnffliinfiirp. : thf Dissfminatioii of ''SMQtttilftmnults. i ? m nrrifm - Tin inn TALiiia-uu-ut4 -wiuuuv w aw . - . - r r g . . : -- 0 , , r ,s . f. VOL. IX. ASHLAND, ASHLAND COUNTY, OHIO, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 52, 1854. . .! -It I s- ii f) tJ- "4 1 ; II ft' 3 i n y , . JCDlCULOrriCEBS. , . " JAS. STEWART - .. .Pres't Jvdqe. ' A. L. CURTIS Ppobate Jldge. J. SHERIDAN - .Clerk C, C. Pubas. ALiiX. PORTER. . .Pxos. Att't. ISAAC GATES Acditob. . JAMES V. BOYD .Treasurer. , JOHN, D. JONES ----.SHKRipr. ASA S.. REED- Recojldeju ORLOW SMITH -Scrvetor. JOHN L. BROWN r . Coroner. " LUKE SELBY, Cokjhssiokers. lAMOS HILBORN, ) : 'DAVID BRYTE, Inpiuiiet PATRICK KELLEY, feroRS. . WILSON BOTDORF, ) - " MHOOt EXIHINEBS. JEOROE W HILL . .. .. -Ashlakd. OBLOW SMITH,----'--- Sullivan. : j.IcCQRMICK.-- -Locdonviixe- BDHOt'GH Of F1CEHS WM. RALSTON -. - Mator. J"." MUSGRAVE . ---Recorder. "E. W. WALL ACK- .--Treasurer, tl pFULKERSON . Marshall. A.. DRUMB, 8. 6- WOODJiUri?, I . Trustees. H. AMts, T. C- BUSHNELL, MEW HOTEL. THE derls " Pb"e Jlt : w taLea ctr( of tte Hotel IB the dMluuurs will five i dou to mmKO ail . Oraag. Asttaad auuntT. . bnn, aa kupea all of aia old cm Mat calL - R "TtaiD will oa wiia aim eomtoi-bi.. b.t.i.'ii. 1M( jiius 41biua i 1 (Ml U wttw will l wr b""A ..I..,: BAWallCHCI UOTEL WILLIAM ZIMMKRMAK. Ioprietcr; arc,Aaalaa4 eoontjr. Ohio. , May t. ltvit- aatt. -- Bewa- EMPIHE UOISE, aarj 18, "3- A KBON. Ohio: C. RATKOLUS, Proprietor. Jaaa if ; ; JIlL,lElt HOUSE rn HE aaaaeriherbega lea to announce that b ' L ha ooaaod A Hutal. to called lb " Miller Hove directly oppoaite the Sampaell Houae. Mala Street. Aablasd. and reapeetfully aolicit. a abaaf th pahlicpatraaaf. . M. MILL&H. A eataad. March fetod, lwSan44. tf. FB1NKUH HOUSE. HAT1X6 l.d the abov named Bouae for taraa of yara, the-uadersicaed respectfully elicits ahare l the public patrunage. Ko paina - wilt heaparad to make conaleriabie all those whu UU a w - - Asblaad, S3, WW. Mtf FCLLEU HOUSE. iiiti H u A H kiilnc mil KhcD tba -1 . u..-M win h .nuttd tu accommodat all his aid friaods who may favor him with a ealL LMjMllUC.flDV. IMt JW " ---- ksmra "3E1 - Jtt.rl1 mt Imm, Jaatisa a ss.' tj ILL i promptly atid to all h t"r""d Charch wts. . , Jan J4ji4--ul ' " . '.. W- JOHNtTOSi ' -, At lor org Xaft.- ' f OUBONVILLE, Ashland coonty, Ohio. Prompt A 4tB:in givea M ail business conneclrd with the lgl profession. - Joae 14. ltiM 3tf ,Mrn k. wATwa. I coaoa a. runs TSJIa, Oil. I ., Oaia. . r.i ' WATSOS A: FAHKEB, iB' CsaaaaHara mt Lam sarra a Caaaesry; HAVlffG formed a coparlnerahip, will sia prompt attention to all business entrnsted to c e.r 4a this and surrounding counties. Of- aeaxiy nppwi uv Ashland, Apt. 83d. 8SX 96tf UUUEUT BEEU AttorKry and ConUor at Taw. jTTlCBi oa Main Street, West of the Samp- V saU House, asaiaoo, uiuv. AaMaad. May iU. IHi4. nltf auu w. Battooa.. I wiwu a Allisoh. KELLOGG Jc ALLISON) Attarnr$ at Lam and Solicitor is Chancer yi WILL attend to all professional business en treated to laeir care, la this and adjeiaioc oeatles. Aehland.SoT.g3d 1843. 6tf .. , J. W. 8M1TU, , y . V r Attorney and Counsellor at Law t . OPP1CK tret Drug Store of Sampeell c Co. Busi-eaa-t tills and aaighboriog counties prompt If tteadedto.. Ashland, MoT.83d.lgo3." tf fats. i. itenav. "' ' I " roama. . - BBNIira; POBTEH, '.- J jIUf' and Cnneellere at tew. " WILL attend promptly to ail huainessentrasted to their car in this aad adjoining counties. Oatcasa coraer of Main and Church streets. -Ashland Not. 83d. Iaj3. 8tf j.BB a-mLTon. ' . .Joan m. nt'cosiaa. FCLTOX Be HcCUMBS, '- Attorney t and Counsellor at Lawt OPFIOK on Main street. OTer the Store of T. C. Bushnell, Ashland, Ashlaad County, O. -BoTember93d. 1BS3. . THOMAS J. BILL) . ATTOBSBY AT LAW ' and Justice of the feaxav Loudoarille, Ashland County , Ohio. KaTember33d. teu. 26lf jr. MOMS, !X. !.. JTrovelatiaitrr vf Medicine and Surgery, ILL gtre pnrompt stteat-oa to all calls Jus eransnet ' Uayeaill, July 6, 1S54. ,. a6'f W -. P. H. LABBi mm X., OFFICK oppoalta P. at J. Risacr's Store, street, Ashland, Ashland county. Ohio. Ashlaad. Feb. 14. 184. . . -- - o J7 Pi.?:- . . 1. 4.. CBANEi 31. Mi. '" Mvgeon emd Oeuliet, k'PFlCEi adjoining Miihngtoo's Drug Store appoett P. et I. Kiaser's store. Ash lead, A P rill 9th, lH4a naStl - ' . e-- e W. JONES, ... Of the Kelettie Sckmmt ef Jttdieine, ' hrji VI.XG loeatcdm Buggies Township, Asbland tii County, Ohio, offer -hie professional serTices U th public generally. Particular attention paid Chronic diseasee. Kbeumatism. Liver aud l.oug s atomptaaata, otd tiorea, -etc., Cancere. fecbirrous had Cancerous Tumors removed without the Kail cr Canstlc. May , 1B64. nSOtf UK. W. W. KIDDLE, . " ft mwtnimr ef JfrmUcimm end But fry. TTTTLL attead to all buaiaess conaected with hla V V proleasioo. Office in th Centre of Troy. Ash Ian cty.Oalo. ly4S fU. JI. . at JT. COWAN, DBACTITIOBBBB OF BsWCIHK AD SCB- A BBr. Jovnavult, AUUtt ctssij, vus, MaewaacUt. lcC St WATCH A9DCLOCK.MAKKB, PostOf tea Building. Main street. Ashland. .Ohio, Gold aad Steel Peae, aad a choice dsaxuMr of Jewelry, kept coneaatlroa. HoreaHKT 88, 1833. ' 31 L 1. id. GOODFELLOW) . - W'TCH MAKER AHDJBWKL- -.vi 1 R. D-.laria Watches. Jaw. elry,- Clocke.Yaoke Sotions, ace. Watch.. In i. . warranted. Higbeet price paid for old Gold and. Silver. Onnositc th f Hoase. - - - AahUad.Ohio 3Hf Dee I4.1BS3. HENRY W.I MHOFF; ( SUCCESSOR to w: h. h. potter,) ' arailT Im Raabiat Utatgiwaierr, WaUl fm.porf Ate., Vc gCHOOL, Mtacallaneona and Blank Books; 8utionary aad Fancy article. Have oa m, aad eoattaatly recatvingtb latent pub Heatjoa. : stare two doors wt if the Smn ll Uoaaa. . . Artlaail, JbItJ; jgM." ; " 9tf - !0trt)v A.PT OLD DTSBT. Once opoa a llme maiden Sat beneath a hawthorn tree, '. Aad her lover, elose beside her. Murmured vow of eoaetaacy, -. Fairer, sweeter than the blossom. ' Hanging over bar, was she ; And her heart wttai a her bosom. -.' Throbbed and (lowed tnmultaonely. Both' were young aad fond and foolish, - - Keither rich, th story goes. Ma was proud, and Pa was mulish. Great their lwe and great their woe, Fo they kissed, and wept and parted, Swearing to be ever true, . Died the maiden, broken hearted t Wae the lover faithful, to t - . f Pshaw I she wed a wealthy banker. (Slander whispered sbe was sold,) And no city dames out ran t her ,. "With her pocket full of gold. -Queen at every ball ad party,... Decked with laca and jewel rare, . Looking very fresh and hearty. Beigns the victim of despair. He, confoacd the lucky fellow, ' Took s widow twice bis years,' Fat and forty, ripe and mellow. With a brace of little dears Big plantation, servants plenty. Splendid mansion, pomp and ease, ' Cored th boyish love of twenty. That incurable disease. Learn from this, ye doting lovers. In your anguish not to break Anything of greater value. Than the promise you make, , Breasts were madto put in motion - Blood that otherwise would cool ; - Pleasure, profit, aad promotion Graduate" at Cupid's school. Mtd Ulsrellang THE POOR WASHERWOMAN : j - - . - ' ' J BY MRS. CAROLINE A. S0ULE. "I declare I have half a mind to pat this bed quilt into the wash to-day it don't really need to go either, bat I believe I'll send it dowm" Why will you put it in, Mary, if it does not need to go ?" asked her good old aunt Haanabt ia Ler quiet but ex pressive way. " Why you see, aunt, wo have but a 812 all wash to-day ; so small that Susan will get through by one o'clock at the latest, and I shall have to pay her just the same as though she. had worked till night, so" " Stop a moment, dear," said the old lady gently, M stop a moment and tbiut. Suppose you were in the situation that poor Susan is, obliged, you tell me,' to toil over the wash tub six days out of the seven for the bare necessaries of life, would you not be glad once in a while to get through before night, to labor for yourself and family, or better ptill, a few hours to rest ? Mary, dear, it is a hard, hard way for a woman to earn her liv ing ; begrudge not the poor creature her half dollar. This is the forth, day . inj succession she has risen by candle light and plodded through the cold here and there to her customers' houses and toil ed away existence. Let her go at noon if she ge'a through ; who knows but she may have come from the sick couch of. some loved one, and that she counts hcrf hoars, yes, the minutes, till she can re turn, fearing ever she may come one too late.- Put it back on the bed, and sit down here while I tell you what ope poor washerwoman endured because her em ployer did as you wouH to make out the wash." And the old lady took off her glasses, and wiped the tear drops that from some cause had ' gathered in her aged eyes, and then with a tremulous voice related the promised story, " There never was a more blithsome; bridal than that of Adaliue Relaigh's. There was never a maiden who went to the marriage altar with higher hopes of blissful anticipations." Wedding the man of her choice, he whose love tones had ever thrilled her heart like a music gush from the land of light, he who was dear er fo her far than her existence, a young, talented, noble fellow, one of whom any woman might be proud, it was no wonder that mourn seemed a den wnif : from Eden. - Few indeed "have a sunnier life in prospect than hatl she. And for ten years there fell no shadow ou her path. Her home was one of beauty and rare luxury her husband the same kind, gentle loving man as in the days of their courtship, winning laurels every year in his profession adding new comforts to bis home and new joys to bis fireside and besides these blessings, God had given ber another a little, crib Btood by her bedside, its tenant s golden hair ed baby boy, the image of its noble fath er, and dearer to those wedded lovers than aught else earth could offer. ' ''But I mast not dwell upon those happy days; tny story has to do with other ones. It was wit' them as oft it is with others ; just wha the cup is sweetest, it is dashed away, just when the beam is brightest thj Oi iuds gather. A series of misfortunes and reverses oc curred with startling rapidity and swept from them everything but love and their baby boy. Spared to one another an to that, they bore a brave heart, and in a distant city began anew their fortune. Well and strongly did they struggle, and at length began once more to see the sunlight of prosperity shiie upou their home. . But a little while it stayed and the shadows fell. The hubsand sickened aud lay for a month opon a weary couch, languishing not only with mental and bodily pain, but oftentimes for food and medicine. All that she could do, the wife performed with faithful baud. She went from on thing to another till at length she who bad ' worn a': satin - garb and pearls upon her bridal day, toiled at the wash tub for.tho scantiest living. Lone before light she would rise every morning and labor for the dear ones of her lowly home, .and then with many a v-Lki8S upon the lips of her pale companion apd Bleeping boy, start out through the cold deep suow, and grope, her., a7 to the tqo often smoky, gloomy kitchen, and to toil thereat rubbing, pounding, rins ing, starching not uufrequently wading knee deep in tjia drifts, to hang out the clothes that froe even ere she had fas tened them on .the line. - And - wheri ntgllt. came, with - her half, dollar she would again grope through tbe cold and snow toner oft-times lightlcss and fire less home, for her husband was top sick much of the time to tend even toe fire or strike a light. And O, with what a shivering heart she would draw near them, fearing ever she would be too late. It is a fact that for six weeks at one time, she never saw tbe face of her hus band or her child, save by lamplight, ex cept only on the, SUbath., ilow glad she would have been to have ooce in a while bad a small wash gathered for her. One dark winter morning, as she. was busy preparing the frugal breakfast and etting everything ready ere she left, er husband called her to the bedside. " Ada," said he, in almost a whisper, I want you should try and get home I early to night be home before sundown, do,. Ada." " I'll try," answered she with a choked utterance. " Do try, Ada. I have a strange de sire to sec your face by sun light to day is Friday I have not seen it since Sunday I must look upon it : once again." "Do' you feel worse, Edward 1", asked sho anxiously, feeling his " pulae as she spoke.. . .. : " No, no, I think not bu.tX want to see your face once more by sunlight. I cannot wait till Sunday.'' ' Gladly would she tarry by his .bed side till the sunlight should have stoleu through their little window but it might not be. She was peuniless, and in the dusk of the morning must go forth to labor. She left biui,. sweet kisses given and taken, aud sweet words whis pered in the sweetest love tone?; 1 Sbe reached the kitcheu of her employer, and with a troubled face waited for the basket to be brought. A beautiful smile played over her wan face as she assort ed its contents. She could get through easily by two o'clock, yes and if she hur ried, perhaps by one. Love and anxiety lent new strength to hr weary arms ; and in five iuiuutea after the clock struck one, she hangs the last garment on ..the line, and was just about emptying her tubs when tho mistress came in with a couple of bed 'quilts, and saying, "as you hada small wash, ta-day, Adaliue, I think you may do. these yet,"'-' left the, room again. A wail of agony, wrung from the deepest fountain of her heart, gushed to her lips. Smothering it as beat she could, she again took up the board, at,d rubbed, rinsed aud hung out. It was half oast three when again she started for home an hour too late I And the aged narrator sobbed. ; 0 " An hour too late," continued she after a long pause. "Her husband wc' dying yes, almost gone. He . had: strength giren him to whisper a few words to the half frantic rife to tell her how. he longed to look upon her face, and how till the clock struck two he could see, but-after that, though he straiued every nerve, ho lay in the sha dow of death. One hour ha pillowed his head upon her suffering heart, and then he teas at rest. ." But for the thoughtless or grudging exaction oQ.. her mistress, she had once more seen the love-light flash in her husbands eyes, and ho have looked upon one who was so dear. - " Mary, Mary, dear," and there was a soul-touching emphasis in-the-aged: woman's words, " be kind to your wash erwoman ; iustead of striving to make her day's work as long as may be, shor-. ten it, lighteu it." , " Few women will go. out .to daily, washing,, unless their needs are terrible.: No woman, on her bridal day -expects to lubor.in that way, aud be sure my.iiiecc,H if constrained to do so it is the last re sort. That poor woman laboring now so hard for you' has not always been a washerwoman. ' Sbe has seen bright gladsome, hours. She has seen awful trials, too. I can read her story in her pale; sad face. Be kiud to her, .pay her1 all she asks, and let her go home as early as she can." " You have finished in good season to day. Susan," said Mrs. Meit ju, as tbe washerwoman, with her old cloak aud hood on, entered the pleasant chamber to ask her pay. ' Yes, ma'am, that I have, and my heart, ma'am, is relieved of a heavy lead, too. I was so afraid I should be kept till night, and I am needed so at home." " Is there sickness there ?" usked aunt Hannah kindly: Tears gushed to the woman's eyes as sheatiswered, "Yes, ma'am, I left my lit tle baby most dead this morning ; he will be quite so to-morrow ; I kuow it, I have seen it too many times, and none but a ehild of nine years to attend it. O, I must go and quickly." And grasp ing' the money, the hard earned money that she had toiled for .wljile her baby was dyiDg. .that when jtei&d it. might have a descent shroud, she hurried to her dreary home. , They followed her, the young wife who had never known a sorrow, and the aged matron whose hair was white with trou blefollowed her to her the home of the drunkard's wife, the drunkard's babes. She was net too late." The wee dyipg boy yet knew its mother, yet craved iA draught from her loving breast. Until midnight she pillowed him there, and then kind hands took from her . tbe breathless form, closed the bright eyes) straightened the tiny limbs, bathed the eold day, and folded about it the pure white shroud. Yes, and did more. They gave what the poor seldom have, time to weep. ' : -O, aunt " said Mrs. Merton, with tears in her eyes, . as having seen the little coffined babe borne to his last home, they returned to their own happy oue, " if my heart blesses you, how much moro must poor Susan s bless you. Had it qot been for you, she would have been too late the babe would not have known Ua. mother. It has been a sad yet holy lesson I shall always now be kind to the Jioor washerwoman. But,' aunt, was the story you told me a true one alf.-trxxe, I mean I'1 V ' K " The reality. of. that stouy whitened this head when it had. seen . but. thirty summers.; and the .memory of it has been one of inylkeenest sorrows. It is not strange that I should pity the poor washerwoman Adeline and aunt Han nah are one and the same 1" . RESULTS OF ARTIFICIAL BREEDING FISH A correspondent of the. Barnstable (Mass.) Patriot, gives the following ac count of. an early and, we presume, the first experiment in artificial fish-breeding in this country : The tautog, we understand, was not originally found in Massachusetts Bay, but was introduced about the year 1798. The skipper of a well-boat from Narrag ansot . Bay tried his luck ou the Boston market with a boat filled with tautog. The voyage proved unsuccessful Bos ton people having -no acquaintance with these fisa.would not buy, much to the cha -four . Tragedian ia grm of ouradventurcr. The circumstances becoming known among tho merchants fequentiug the Massachusetts Fire and Marine Insurance Office, they, at the suggestiqp of either .he. late Crowell Hatch or Beiyamin Russey, Esq., raised a purso of money- fory-the skipper, aud all the fish let loose ibove. Charles Riv er Ridge,, .-.-Since that -iiine they have gradually increased from sosinall a par ed as to now stock our coast wherever appropriate food can be found. It is well known that our smacks or well-boats ply to New York filled with lobsters, and return empty rf fish. If tliesb boats could be iuduced to pass through Narra gctiset Bay on jthpir return and fill np with Souppaugs an4 Rock of Blaek Bass', we would soon have an abundance of these beautiful and delicious flesh on our shores and the Vineyard sound at the season. Both kinds of these fish are plenty and cheap on Narragenset Bay. Tub Beecehr Family. The follow ing passage occurs in the October num ber of the North American Review in a notice of Mrs, Stowe's " Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands :" . The Beecher family almost constitute a genus by themselves. . The same type of mind aud style is reproduced in the writings of tho venerable father and of his singularly gifted children, though stiffening into a certain solemn stateli- ness in the author of " The Conflict of Ages," and in Henry Ward trenching close upon the dividing line between licit humor and lithe buffoonery. The fath er; in his palmy days, was unequalled ;rnpng living divines for dialectic keen ness, '?athing invective, pungent appeal, lambent wit, hardy vigor of thought, and concentrated poW?r, of ;. expression ; but he always fumbled over anextra-Scrip-tural metaphor, and exhibited little beauty except that of strength and holi ness, a beauty which never shone from him so resplendently as now, that on the verge of fourscore, it hallows the sunset of as noble a life as man ever led, and presages the dawning of a renewed youth i t a more exalted sphere of the Divine service. . His daughter inherits in full his vigor of conception, his logical acu men, his tenacious hold upon, the con science, his fervent strenuousness of aim, and his wit subordinated to and sancti fied by the gravest purpose and the most momentous mission; while in the handling of subsidiary thoughts and in rhetorical ornament she alternates be tween his unconscious heedlessness and" her-vwo finer perception and more grace ful culture- - , . . . JC3T'The horse-shoe nails dropped in the streets during the daily traffic reap pear in the shape of swords and gun's. Tbe clippings of the traveling tinker arc mixed with the parings of the hores's boofs in the smithy or, the cast-off gar ments of the poorest inhabitants of the sister isle, and soon afterwards, in the form of dyes of the brightest blue, grace the dress of courtly dames. The main ingredient of the ink with which we write was probably one part of the broken hoop of an old barrel. The bones of dead animals yield the chief constituent of lucifer matches. The dregs of port wine, carefully rejected by the port wine drii key, 'in decanting bis favorite bever aga, are taken by him in the morning, in the form of seidlitz powders, to remove the effects of his debauch. The offal of the street and the washing of coal gas reappear carefully preserved in the lady's smelling bottle, or are used by her to flavor the blano mange for her friends. Advioes from the city, of Atexir co to the 19th ult. have boon received. The 'Universal denies tjhe rumor that a changyis about to be tuada.in the minis try. , The papers are filled with accounts of robberies and murders. - On the 26th September a band of between forty and fifty., attacked, a hacienda within three leagues of the town of Tepic, and after plundering the house and murdering the overseer, .and six others, set fire to and burnt down the dwelling and all the out buileings. The diligence between the city of Mexico and Guanajuato was rob bed three times in less than a month ; that between Toluoa and Mexico was al so lately robbed. , JCartn ihe town of Crockett, in Tex as, there it not one marriageable female. , . , (From the Buffalo Democracy,) POPULAR SHAMS. V- - "THE EMINENT AMERICAN TRAGEDIAN." " Who has not seen his name, in letters half as long us one's arm, displayed at every street-corner, and npon all the blind-walls in the city ? He is as well advertised as ' Hobensack," whom,-we are informed, "everybody takes,"' and in precisely the same manner, no is an off-shoot and scion of the " staring " system, an agency which had much to do in dealing the fiuishing blow to the respeeisbility of the stage. - When we first: Icb'Sw feiin, he was engaged for what is technically known as ' gcueral utility,' having made hia. debut a few month be fore as Richari..III.t and decended rap iply to carrying messages and going on as first robber. But having made the discovery that nature had bestowed on him .rather . a good .-ace, and a voice which, with a little traiuing could be m&de to stimulate the effects of a bad cold, he abandoned his subordinate po sition, and announced himself, by the ti tle of the " Eminent American - Trage dian," to give a serieaof Shaksperian Readings in his native town. Soon after this, we noticed" lithographs of him in the costume of Valdemar, the Vandal,' in the tragedy of the samo name, written expressly for him by that distinguished author, Uuffer Pnpkins, Esq., whom all the world Knows for the leading drama tist of this country. We have never had the gratification of seeing his representa tion of Taldemao, and cannot therefore speak of it here, .;. We have said that the title by which known was self-con- ferred. But we must not infer from this that it was undeserved. He is eminent in one thing he has the least knowledge of anything pertaining to art of nny person who ever attempted its portrayal. Never having read a book, except play books, and least of all, the Great Book of Nature, he is of course ignorant of history, of chronology, of biography, of the languages and of gener al geography so that, if under oath, he could not tell you whether the Thane of f Cawdor was not the grandfather of Ab del Kader ; wether the first witch was burnt at Salem, or died a natural death in the Bastile ; wether Third was not Richard's family name, or if Shakspeare were not an intimate friend of Confucius and Pope Innocent II. This, however he will tell you is of slight importance ; and he will add, with a self-satisfied air, that history is all a lie, and for his part, he would rather take the good old Tragodier for his guide than all the histories ever written. In deed, it is the fashion of the Eminent American Tragedian to assert that the knowledge gaiued from books is worse than useless, and that "tbe Stage sir, the Stage ! is the true teacher." And then be will expatiate upon the stage and the drama, telling you how, in the olden time, the most sacred subjects -were not thought foo good for representation on the boards of booths at fairs that religi ous masques and mysteries Were.. the1 very first plays ever-exhibited"; that in glorious ol.d Shakespear's time, the Queen and Court went to hear the play ers, in order to learn history 'from .them, with much more matter of the same diffuse character, part of which he has read in the preface to some - play-book, and part mauufactured to meet occasion. Then, if you ' chance to suggest, that the necessity for such exibitions having died away, with the increase of general knowledge and the spread of civilisation, tho ?tage became a mere show, the char acter ot irhich has degenerated, until it is, at last, little better than the cirous, or any other mummery, be will tell you, with an air, that the trouble is with the Manas rs. who refuso to pay for talent, and prefer engaging ballet-dancers at a few shilliugsa week, to present ing the fine old dramas, with men of in tellect actors who are actors, sir ! cast in the different parts. "Look at it, sir," he continued ; "here I am ; I say nothing of my merits as an actor, only I do think I understand the Immortal Bard, and ean read him passably ! Here I am ; I am obliged to pursue my pro fession, for I must eat, but not a cent over thirty dollars a week and -two half clear benefits can I hope to receive, if I remain in the stock. True I can play star engagements but then the companies are so infernally bad, and I am so shockingly supported by them, that I am sick. . Abe air,, the stage is going to the deuce I Here these humbugging English actors English snobs ! come over, and we hear of nothing but the inimitable Macready, .and .the glorious Kean .while American talent may go and starve, sir 1" And then with a stage-roll of the eyes, and a gesture indicative of despair, tempered with resignation, he groans out " Heigho ! let's take a drink." The Eminent American Tragedian is, unfortunately, somewhat given to indul gence in stimulants of a spirituous char acter, and has been known to resort to them unguardedly, and to an extent not compatible with perfect ebriety. Usu ally, however he is careful not to exceed tbe bounds of prudence in this respect, in the daytime,, and is often heard to ex press, his, compassion for those members of his profession who are not thus cau tious. Frequently of an evening, after the play, he may be met at some place of popular resort, where he takes a con vivial glass sometimes more than one. It is at such times, that, finding an un- p otessional tnena willing to listen to bis conversatisn. he enters in detail into the reciti of his eomplaints against the ig norans ; and stupidity of the world gen erally,' . i. veighing strongly against its want of t.ste in theatrical matters, itd neglect of true talent, and its propensity for running after duacks in the profes sion! if heralded as "from London." Warming with this subject, he will tell jou (bat not one in ten of all tba. actors on the boards knows the meaning of his author's words, or ean give them tbe proper expression wherein be may not be- entirely wrong, as his own case may serve to demonstrate, as far as it goes, though, in his opinion nothing -is wanted to render his impersonations perfect. He will also enter iuto a labored defence' of some peculiar reading of a line in Shakespeare, and advance abundant rea sons why his interpretation should be adopted, in spite of ail tho cointneuta torSi : For example : "Hung out your banner 1 Oa the outer watt The cry ia etiM !" i The most marked peculiarity of the Eminent -American Tragedian, is his contempt for all other actors in the same liue. ,.IIe can, and. will, show you clear ly, that there is' not a tragedian in exis tence, beside himself, who is worthy the least regard or sufferance, - aud ' with a sneer, he will repeat the names of his rivals, in the profession, aud enumerate their faults ; at tbe samo time, bitterly denouncing the fatuity of the public, who consent to receive their inounte bank exhibitions as artistic personatious. His egotistic conceit is amusing enough, and the most fulsome flattery delights him, while the slightest expression of dis agreement with his vies, offend. In person, the Einiueut American Tragedian isstagc-y, if we may use the expression ; no one could mistake him for anything but an actor. He acts iu the Street, as well as ou the boards, aud, in fact, his whole life is made up of imi tations and affectations. Ho speaks with a hoarse, guttual voice, frequently clear ing his throat, and ever-and-anon staring into the sky, muttering, tapping his fore head with bis finger, scowling, and re peating in soliloq-y some liue or sentence of Shakes; eare, supposed to be well adapted to the circumstances surround ing him, or applicable to his condition. That condition, he would have the world believe, is one of isolation, of a. sword destroying its scabbard, of.au intellect too great to be appreciated, and,' there fore , solitary among Other intellects, and preying upou itself. His dress is generally eccentric, unit ing several styles of classic ..costume. As it is difficult to adapt the modern trouser, boot aud waistcoat, to anything like tho Venetian, Roman or .Grecian fashions, aud as a real toga, tunio, or helmet, would, attract attention in the street at the present time, and cause more or less remark from naughty boys, be is obliged to expend his clacsio taste upon his-coats, neckcloths, cloaks and dressing-gowns which . latter, being chiefly worn under cover, of sanctity of his'private apartments, are safely enough designed after tbe model of any antique U8tuine he may particularly fancy. His shirt collar is ulways turned over a flow ing cravat, his coat is sometimes of velvet with braid and frogs down the front, and his cloak, which h. wears far into the summer on account of ..that chrouic ca tarrh from wbjch be suffers, is thrown about him in voluminous folds, as like as possible to the toga of Cresar.- It is .only on the morning of his " Be jiefit," that the Eminent one appears at aU like other people. He then frequents public places, drops in upon his friends, and even casual acquaintances, at their rooms, solicit? introductions, tells amus ing stories, forgets the hoarso.voice and the loud " Hem !" and fences with his cane at small dogs- At this time he real ly is quite amusing, for his long acquain tance with a very peculiar and most in teresting phase of society has given him a fund of anecdote and narrative, which is always novel, aud always welcome, to people not conversant with the same side of life. He works hard this morning, for his applause, and deserves to receive all tho benefit likely to accrue from his exertions. .. - Occasionally, tbe Eminent American Tragedian accepts a "stock" engage ment that is, he is permanently at tached to a particular theatre. In this case it generally happens that he is " so licited to accept a Complimentary Bene fit '' which he was never known to re fuseand it has been hinted that he generally' originates the scheme, him self. This, however, is doubtless a slan der. In fine, the Eminent American Tra gedian is a man who perpetually, moves in a fictitious atmosphere, who surrounds himself with such a complication of af fection and unreality as to deoeive him self more than the world, who never in tends to do any wrong, and whose first foibles are only amusing. For it seems inseparable from the character of this distinguished individual that he shall be always playing a part, and as the stilted manner and language of theatri cal tragedy is entirely foreign and un adapted to the every day walk and con versation of men, the professor of it is looked upon as a singular and very droll person, whose pretensions arc never in the least deceptive. And so it is that we class him among Popular Shams, for though everybody sees through and un derstands hira still . we go on good hu moredly taking him for granted, at his own valuation, as expreased in display lines at every street corner, and conced ing to him his self accorded denomina tion of " The Eminent American Trage dian." : Jg"5TA few mornings since, we were relating to our family tbe fact of a friend having found upon bis door-step a fine little male infant, whom he had adopted, when one of the ' olive-branches ' re marked : . " " Pa, dear.-that will be his stepson, won't it?" . "r , We thought it would, decidedly. ; pyA gentleman was waked through the night, and told that his wife was dead. . Ha turned round, drew the cover lid closer, pulled down his night-cap, and muttered as he went to sleep - again : " Ah 1 how grieved I " shall be in the morning." Cool very. JC3TA person asked Zeuo, the phil osopher, if wise men ever fell ' in love. His answer was : " If wise men do not fall iu love beautiful women must be very unfortunate! CALIFORNIA BTEWS-,.. Smith- Clark, late Mayor's Clark: of San Francisco, has beau arrested opon oharge of einbeazlemeut amounting to $302,000. ; . ; u u THB JfKICOS FORGERIES.' A ' -On Satumay, the 7th inst; the city was thrSwu into the greatest excitement in consequence of the circul itioo;of a ru mor that Heury Meiggs, late a member of tne Board of Aldermen, and. oiio of the most extensive lumber merchants of tbe State, had failed for $800,000 dollars that several forgeries hod baeu discov ered that , Meiggs, had purchased the bnrqu httexic fcULU iip ia.a aplou- did style, and taking with him bis fami. ly and his brother, John G. Meiggs, re cently elected Coikroller, and a large amount, of. treasure, set sail " for ports in the Pacific" The greatest excite ment prevaded for two or three days, and for some time no idea could be formed aa to the cxteut of tho forgeries.- The matter has been pretty extensively inves tigated sii.oe, aud the following ia prop erly not very far from the true amount of the loss sustained by Meiggs' operations. Amount of failure fPOO.Ooo Controller Warren isorged. ....... 500.000 California Lumber Company forged.... SbO.OuO . Forgeries sn sundry firms-. u. ....... Su.ouO; Toiai..... i.eoo,cot The warrants were generally : made out in favor of Jesse L. Wet more and iu sums of from $200 to $1,000. At first it was thought that the plato, as well as the signatures were counterfeit, but is now conceded that the former was genu iue., and so admirably were the latter executed that the Mayor aud Controller each pronounced them their own writing. In addition to the above, it is believed that some $300,000 or $400,000 of the forged Controller's Warrants have been hypothecated in New York. ... ..'-.-,- His vessel is fitted up for a long voy age, and be will probably take' refuge in some distant land,- seldom visited - by Americans in the hope that he may elude the punishment due to his crimes. ; There are few sea ports in the world. to which he will not bo preceded by' ' American papers. - ' -.""' ' ' -' - ' ' " The Sau Francisco papers give a full description of the vesseLi . -.- -, ...-; nenry Meiggs, the fo ger, is a native of the State of New York, 45 years of age, about 5 feet 10 inches in hight and well made. ' On board with him are his wife and three children, his brother John G. Meiggs, his nephew, E. S. Doyle, and bis supposed accomplice, Victor Seeman ' ' . - Mrs. Meiggs is a lady of about 35. She - is good looking, has dark chestnut brown hair, and light blue eyes. She ia well educated, polished inJier, manner. She is highly esteemed a n oug h. r ac quaintance, and it is not supposed that she -was coguizent of the frauds of her husband. ' :1: -: ' Victor Sceman is believed to have been an accomplice. . He is "about- 45 years of age, and was born in Catskill, N. Y. He was a sea captain for a num ber of years, but about twelve ago mov ed to Wisconsin, where be became a prin ter, and published a paper, ...,:;, Capt. . Cozzens, was-master of the America wheu she left this port. It is believed by those who know him that he was ignorant of the purpose of the voy age when she left here:; The regular forco of th e vessel is a master, mate, sec ond mate,cook,and 6 men before tLe mast ten .all told. It is possible that af ter leaving port Seeman took charge of tho vessel. - '- All American ship-masters trading to foreign ports are requested to aid in bringing Henry Meiggs to justice for having defrauded the citizens of Sau Franoiseo out of $ 1 ,000,000, .. JCSThere is no policy like polite ness ; and a good manner is the best thing in the world, either to get a good name, or to supply the want of it, JG3T There ia perhaps no pang so acute, no sentiment so humiliating to the heart of woman, as the consciousness of awakening distrust, when she most de served to have inspired confidence. :.. ' y. JC2EJohn R. Montgomery, former ly a distinguished lawyer of Lancaster, LP a., died at the Insane Hospital in Har- risburgb. on Friday last. -. - . - .-'., ? ; fry Some author tells the' following profound truth; The entrance of. a single woman of talent into a family, is sufficient to keep it clear from fools for several generations." JFCWe all require capital. ' Even poets would be tougue-tied were it not for J une, moonlight and blue-eyed girls. Invincible fidelity, good ' humor and complacency of temper, outlive all the charms of a fine face,: and make the de cays of it invincible. Tattler. i JfeIn the statistical table just is sued, it is stated that tall men live longer than short ones. ... . . ;! : : -. i . The Key to Knowledge. Giving a maid-scryant half a dollar to tell you what church her mistress attends. JG3"He that dies a martyr proves that - be . was not a knave ; but by no means that he was not a fooL : ' '-1 : " . JC"S"It is 8a'd ' thas the Prince of Wales, who is now about, thirteen years of age. about to join thenavy iu the war steamer Royal Albert as a Lieutenant.!. r flrySomo malicious persona assert that the letters M. D., which are placed after physicians names, means " Money Down." w . JG3Tbe bank where the wiid thyme grows has deolared a dividend of ten cents on the share. ' - ' ; " JCSAn Irishman spaakine of a rela tive said he was killed in a tieht-rope performanco. ' :. "Ah!" exclaimed an inquisitive gen tleman, did he fall?" ""Nol'Veturned the Irishman," be was banged."' . (Front the Soiant,6o Antwc tt-t , C i LIST CP STEW PATEN1S. ti il liciitfirg to Agriculture al Domestic ,,; ,Arts, vp to November l,-.1 S3 U , Loomsj. Stephen O." Mendenhall.'fcf Richmond, Ind. I elaim. openings tbe shed by a pattern wheel so arranged with its parta, aa that while its rotary. motion eoruDieuet the opening of the shed' it shall l ava a vertically yielding motion to, aud with the trcduks when eorabinad with a wedge-shaped bar, on the lay, p?--ranired to separate tbe t reddles and thus complete the opening of the shed,' both tbe pattern wheel and wedge-shaped bar being moved by thai lay; substantially in tbe manner set forth : ttRf am xsd Grass Harvesters. --J, H. Manny, of Freeport,' III ' 'A'nte-da'-ted Jan 15, 1 834 : I tUiru the arnc gu inea t , of the platform; obliquely., to'tfie cutter, so that tLe gavels of. cut grain , will be discharged at a sufficient distance from the- standing grain to leave a deaf ' path way between - the two for the leant to travel iu-i.4. wl . I Sii eiif fzi I also claim, the combination j with, tho platform, of a wiug to facilitate the -gathering of the grain ', as described1." 'j , I also claim makiug tbe outside divid iuft finger hollo w,8o that while it fiords sufficient room for the play of the end, (if the sickle, the bearing of tbe , latter thereon will not be so wide as to. afford a lodgment of gum, grass, &c.'and ren der it liable to be clogged thereby- - .Plows. tH.-F. Baker, of Ceutrevilbj Ind. : I do not claim making mold boards of plows , capable of being vx. panded and contracted .independent.: ait ' the manner of effecting the same. . ' But I claim the manner described atKl sbowu of providing the share which forms part of the mold-board with -twj' . curved slotted arm, and attaching tba slotted curved end to the. arm-. and1:.-if3v . forward end to the point, and combining, the same with ' the curved 'slotted arm ; and adjusting lcveri'through' tbe vibra ting rod; in- such a manner thatitho plow- man can, while behind, the plow, 'adjust the mold-board in tho are of a circle j . with greater, convenience and. facility than heretofore, substantially as described.-" J ' 1 4' ;'. '.' ' Seed Plartebs, A," B.'!.Earle-p' bi Franklin, N. Y. i Drill tubes have ooeu connected to drag bars bj means of lugs; brackets, brace, and acrew;. bo)tr,saod drill tubes have", been inserted.' into ' beam attached to add" parallel with' the axle of the mashir.e. 1 -1 do not clairu . them. .. t -. ' - ,-.! i-'.'":j t vi-mat A spring guard, plate! has also bebmr? adapted to a series of rotating discharge ing cups, but not in such manner. as. to detain any excess of seed which the .cup', might contain and drop it into the next,' but to such a guard I make nor claim.-. .1 claim constructing the drag bar and drill tube, and connecting tliem-'in the", simple and substantial manner set forth.' . SeO'ind, the spring guard plate fitted"' iu each belivery. opening ..between 'th-! hopper and the . slide to pre rent the. frao-Jrj . ture or bruising of tho seed. wben, thery slide is drawn suddenly back, aa beaorj- , bed. :" ' ' , v.' - ' ' - ' ' ' - ' - ..i'vtf-VTvJ &X ' Applr' Jelly, Wa h and -cot.; th d apples iu two, or, three pieces, to' seo-:if;a there be any worms jp them ; put them,'j in a bright brass or porcelain lined ket-. tie, and cook uotil the apples are dobo 'I take, out and strain' the- juice from them;1 and put them on the store again, stndrI boil until they begin to look dark ; then add one-third as much sugar, by weight, ' -and boil untiP they become" a jelly j put iuto cups or tumblers, and tie paper over the tops. ' This Is excellent for making jelly cakes, i Try it. v a ti V a -- I saw Aunt Ann's recipe for tnaking t' bread, with buttermilk,-; I have tried it,.; and we think it is preferable, to anyjhat we have tried, for,' both moisture, and whiteness. c Cousin Frances.. . ,-; -"- . ,-: u.ti.j.fc-iy tn . To make Costard. -Take a quart of If milk, the yolks of six. eggs ; ; beat-the . eggs, and stir in the milk ; put .it. in a 10 pan, and let it come very nearly to a boil, but not boil ; sweeten to suit the 1 tasto, "' put a little grated lemon in; : beat' the1' white of the eggs to a froth, pour boiling -Z water over it to cook it, and then put ou . the top of the custard. , ;, .. .. f , ' " .i ' '." vur. Harvesting Turnips. Pulling tur- nips and cutting off the tops by hand and ' knife, which is almost the universal prac- ' ' tioe among American farmers, ia about 61 aa far behind the age of improved bus- n bandry as digging up the land with; a; M hoe instead of plowing. Iu England,,-.-turnips are almost invariably planted in drills ; at pulling time, the laborer pas.--'-"1 ses along the row with alight, sharp hoe, r I with which he dexterously cuts off the a tops, throwing them by the same motion (u ; into the hollow between two rows. . An.,, other person follows with another boo,! lf which he strikeB below the balk, so as to eut off the tap root, throwing the turnipav of the two rowa together, ready for, the ?t gartherer to basket and carry to the pile v or cart for storage. ' Sometimes one . hand performs both operations of top-' J ping and digging, but two work ' to the best advantage, rr tlJ '. ; -.-.'- . V' II- Great skill is acquired, by praetioe iu j cutting the tops, as well as dexterously , raisiDg tne roots - - tu-r. Keep Hens Free from, LiceC out ana ' wbitwasa tneir nouses) v. 1 To Clean thoroughly; whitewash the inside of the DOXes in wuica taeu ueaia are yiauou , t make their nests fresh and have" plenty'3 of ashes, sand or loose dirt in which the- -J fowls can. at all times dust themselves. ,.! i JC2"A.bon will lay tba first yeax , about 150 eggs; " the second 120; the third 1 00dirainishing every year as ah " grows old, or; and, says the Maine Far.- u , mer, she- should " go to pot " after tb fourth. 6 t i i 1