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Fifty per cent., additional fordoublo column advertisements. jMrJub-Work of every description dono neatly at Memphis prices, on short nut me Wt*rs on business connected with this oflico should he addressed to JOHN N. BOWEN & CO.. Grenada, Miss. EXECUTIVE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. CP THE Democratic Party of IHissli •tppt. JOHN. D. FREEMAN, Chairman. Fux.tos Asdersox E; M. Ykrokr, Wiley P. Harris, C.H. MAMnir, Sr. Wit. Yxnosa, Sa, E Uakksdaus, 1). 1*RIC» PORTIiR, Tuu* J Wharton, A. R. Joimstox, PLATFORM OF TOE Democratic White Men's Party of Mississippi. Whereas, The peop seceding States, through their Consti tutional Conventions, have declared their Ordiuauces of secession to be null and void; And Wiikreas, The Constitutional Conventions of said States reorganized the abolition.of slavery as previously declared by the federal government— conceded to freedmen the protection of life, liberty and property, common to all citizens, aud conformed their organic law iu all respects to the Constitution of tho United States; And Whereas, Said States have elected Representatives and chosen Senators iu Congress, iu accordance with the law* of the United States, who hare presented their lawful credentials to Congress only to be denied their constitutional rights of representation iu that body; And, Whereas, The ltopublicau majority now controlling the Legisla tive power of Congress, have estab lished a Military Despotism over ten .states of the Uuion, in violation of the federal Constitution, in defiance of the executive aud judicial depart ments of the government, threatening *he executive with impeachment, aud the Supreme Court with an abroga tion of its Constitutional powers, and showing a bold and persistent design to maintain their partizuu power, by the entire overthrow of constitutional liberty; AndWiikrkas, Thcpopularstrug glo upon those great questions lias resulted in a union of all conservative men, without regard to former party ties, aud in the establishment of u powerful and successful opposition this hateful despotism under the lead of the National Democratic party whose principles aud policy on these questions are in strict accordance with the political views of this Convention. Therefore, Resolved, That wc hereby adopt the name of and tho principles which the •aid Democratic party are now con tending, and that we will do battle under that banner until the Union ' restored to a Constitutional basis, and all the States arc recognized as equals in the great confederation of Amerioan sovereignties. Resolved, That the Military bills of Oongress for the reconstruction of the so-called rebel States, are uncon stitutional aud oppressive in all their particulars, and should be resisted by the unanimous vote of tho peoplo at the ballot box. Resolved, That for the purpose oi •ccomplishing this result, the people of Mississippi are hereby recommend ed to organize a Central Democratic Association, with similar Associations in every county, aud in all the prin cipal cities and towns in the State, and to this end, this Convention will ap point a Central Committee of nine, resident at the Capital of the State, with power to complete this party or ganization, in all respeets. Resolved, That the nefarious design of the Republican party in Congress to place the white men of the South ern States under the governmental control of their late slaves, and degrade the Caucassian race as tho inferiors of the Afrioan negro; is crime against the oivilizatiou of the age,which needs only to be mentioned to be scorned by all intelligent minds, and we therefore call upon the people of Mississippi to vindicate alike the superiority of their race over the gro, and their political power maintain constitutional liberty Resolved, That the proceedings this meeting be published in tho Cla rion, aud that all le uf the ten i.. rs in the State friendly to the objects of this Con vention be requested to copy the same. After which, the Convention iourned, subject to the call of Executive C'ontnittee. Grenada Sentinel. JOHN N. BOWEN & CO., Proprietors. ! The White Man's Government of Our Fathers. •! Terms—$3 per year In advance. VOLUME VII. GRENADA, MISSISSIPPI, APRIL 11, 1868. NO. 40. For the Grenada Sentiuel. IS HER HEART NO LONGER MINE / BY FRANK LED. In tho tearful month of April, When the lilly raised its head, And the soft delicious breezes Kissed it as they onward sped ; 'Neath the shadow of the oak troe, On the misty mountain side, Vows were plighted, and our spirits Poured of love n golden tide. Bpring departed, Summer faded, And tho Autumn's chilly blast Hastened onward ; wintry fetters O'er the sleeping earth were cast— love sun, all unclouded, Beamed upon the happy way, And we felt its rays of sweetness Warm our fond hearts day by day. But when Spring again came smiling, Cruel hapds love's bright chain broke, And each young enchanted dreamer, From the blissful vision woke; Woke to see each sweet hope perish ; Woke to silent grief and pain; Woke to tread in other pathways, And ho happy—ne'er again! Thou wilt go upo a life's journey, Girt with beauty and with prido; Wealth and genius, lovo and friendship Still will linger by thy side. Yet though I, fame's light pursuing, Strive tho dead past to resign, I must oft in sorrow murmur, "Is her heart no longer mine?" In the silent hours of darknosa, Whon the noonday sun is bright, This sad echo still shall haunt me, Chase all other thoughts to flight; And though from the sun of glory, Brightest rays around me shine, All its gleams will be hut darkness, When her heart's no longer mine ! Still to a ne to of Anecdotes or the Days of King George 111. There has recently been published in England a volumccntitled, "llccol lictions of tho Early years of the Present Century," by the honorable Amelia Murray, who was lady-in waiting to the daughters of George III, early iu the present century. A London correspondent of a New York paper furnishes the following extracts which will be read with interest and are new, the book not having bceu reprinted in this country. THE WIFE OF GEORGE IV. . Of Qaecu Caroline a fresh and characteristic story is told. Lady Murray's Wither was among same young men who helped to give her an ovation at the opera. A few days afterward he went to a place near Woolwich. There he saw the prin cess in a gorgeous dress, which was looped up to show her petticoat, cov ered with stars, with silver wings on her shoulders, sitting under a troe, with a pot of porter oc her knee ; aud as a final to the gaiety, she had the doors opened of every room in the house, and selecting a partner gallop ed through them, desiring all the guests to follow her example, now THE FRINCE8S CHARLOTTE WAS KILLED. I am positively of opinion that Princess Charlottee was starved to death I That the heiress of England died from insufficient nourishment 1 A lady I knew found the Princess one day actually in tears over her luncheon of tea and bread and butter. She had been accustomed to take a mutton chop and a glass of port wine, and she said she felt quite weak for want of it—Sir Richard Croft, her physician, having forbidden any moat in the middle of tho day. But she required a generous diet,aud hav ing always been used to it, she felt the loss; yet the orders of her phy sician were strictly obeyed, and I think her life v^as the sacrifice. On the fatal termination of her illness, Sir Richard Croft,rushing into a room ,where Mrs. Campbell was, exclaimed, "She's dead and the child, too," sot off to London and destroyed himself. HOW QUEEN VICTORIA GOT HER NAME. Here is a story of the baptism of the present Queen of England which in new, It was believed that the Duke of Kent wished to name his child Elizabeth, that being a popu lar name with the English peoplo; but the Prince Regent, who waB not kind to his brothers, gave notice that he would stand in person as one god father, and that the Emperor of Rus sia was to be another. At the cere mony of baptism when asked by the Arohbishop of Canterbury to name the infant, the Prince Regent gave only the name of Alexandria; the Duke requested one other name might bo added: "Give her the mother's name also, then ; but," he added, "it i not preoede that of the Empe ." The Qneen, on her accession, commanded that nhe should be pro claimed as Victoria only. PRINCELY DISCIPLINE. Schoolmasters who are in favor of corporeal punishment, aro oertainly able to quote George III in behalf their practice, if they believe Prin cess Sophia, one of his daughters, who told lady Murray that she had can n-r ad the seen her two eldest brothers, when they were b'oys of thirteen and four toeu, held by their arms to be flogged like dogs, with a long whip. But then the Lady Murray attributes much of the wretched career of the sons to this cause, so that she will probably be left out of the authorities. FASHIONS AND PALACE PERQUISITES Of the fashions in those days, learn that though the drapery was of the scantiest, it was not cou sidered delicate or refined to uncover the forehead. Some young ladies who had been abroad were considered bold lookiug, because they wore their hair Madonna fashion. Ladies very generally wore wigs ; tho princesses had their heads shaved and wore wigs ready dressed and decorated for the eveuiog, to save time for the toilet. Widows almost always shaved their heads; Lady Murray says her moth er's beautiful hair had been cut off for her deep mourning, aud she never wore anything but a wig in after years. At Windsor Castle, in those days, luncheon was not, as it is now, a gen eral meal. Each lady had a chicken, I we worn u plate of fruit and a bottle of King's cup, (the peel of a lemon put to soak for some hours in cold water,and then sweetened with sugar), brought to her room every day. Those were the days for servants' perquisites. On their highest saints' days a tinsel cross of divers colors was plaeed on the tables of the ladies, or sent to their residences, and a guinea was under stood to be due in return. A battle of wine every two days and unneces sary wax candles were tho perquesites of the ladies' maids. Candles were extinguished as soon as lit, to be car ried off by the servants ; pages were seen marching out before the royal family with a bottle ot wine sticking out of each pocket, and the stato pages called regularly upon each person who attended tho drawing rooms, with his book, to receive the accustomed gra tuity. The ladies in waiting then wore the Windsor uniform, which is at present confined to the gentlemen attendants. It was a blue cloth habit, not long as worn for riding, but the length of a gown, with buttons hav ing a star surrounded with the motto: "Iloni soit qui mal y pense," and a scarlet collar. What are I'annicrs 1 The New York Sun explains : The latest freak of female fashion has not yet made its appoarauce in our streets, but we presume we shall not have to wait for it very long. It is the revival of tho oldfashioned hoops, or, es tho French call them, pauuiers or baskets, which wore first in vogue iu Frauce a hundred and thirty years ago, and were afterward a favorite article of dress with the beautiful Marie Antoinette and her Indies, just before tho revolution of 1789. They consist simply of a circular frame work of whalebone, or other suitable material, fastened around the person beneath Hie waist and above the hips, extending equally in every direction, and producing an extraordinary enlargement and rot undity of the figure. When the fashion was at its extreme, the rule was that the diameter of the pannier should be equal to the height of the wearer; but this extravagance was adopted only by the more ultra and dashing among tho ladies of the time. The introduction of this mode at tho present day is the work of tho Em press Eugenie, who seems to exercise a more despotic sway over the women of tho civilized world than her stern and unscrupulous husband has ever been able to wield over the French nation. As yet, she has been followed in this last innovation only by tho ladies of Paris ; but the rest of womankind are sure to hasten to imitate their ex ample. According to a statement in the correspondence of that trust worthy paper concerning fashion, the Journal of Commerce, the whole fashionable world of that city has been quick to put ou panniers, although to many they arc anything but biOJiuing. " Not only the young and the sylph-like," says the writer, " but the middle-aged and the stout -port panniers ; the latter rendering themselves absolutely ridiculous in a 'costume which requires to be worn with all the grace and ease for which Her Majesty is so distinguished to render it presentable." This reminds us of the introduction of crinoline by tho same imperial dictrix. At first that novelty made all women appear very strange, and some supremely ugly; but by degreos we became used to it, aud now there are those who think the fashion beautiful; and so, we dare say, it will be with the panniers. We live and learn. nose, Jamison, the Radieal candidate for the office of Licutenont Governor, says, he's going for it, foe the money that's in it." That's precisely the language of every thief, who "goes" for a pocket boot. Tho editor who said that his mouth never uttered a lie, spoke through his w. Do you Call tills Repudiation ? On the back of the legal tender notes issued under the act of Febru ary 25, 1862, the following pledge is given: "This isa legal tender for all Debts, Public and Private, except Duties Imports aud Interest on the Public Debt, and is exchangeable for United States six per cent. Twenty years* Bonds redeemable at the pleasure of the United States after Five Years.' 1 The "Five Years" have expired. Is it repudiation to redeem the bonds with these notes? Again, see back of notes issued under the act of July 11, 1862, and read the following: "This note is a legal tender for ali Debts Public and Private except du ties on Imports and Interest on the Public Debt; and is receivable in pay ment of all Loans made to the United States." There we have it "is receivable iu payment for all loans made to the United States.' on , loa , De " greenbacks to the Government and the Government says its notes shall be received in payment thereof. Now that greenbacks are worth cop-, aidorable more than at the time the bondholders paid for their bonds, and as they are exchangeable for United States six per cent, twenty years bonds redeemable at the pleasure of the United Statos after five years," we again ask : Is it repudiation to re. deem the notes in greenbacks ? Can anything be more explicit? The bondholders A Fool and hie Money. The Pittsburg Ledger gives the following sketch of the history of a snob: John W. Steel, familiarly known as "Johnny" Stool, and somewhat distinguished as an "oil prince;# hav ing for a considerable length of time enjoyed tho princely income of$3000 per day, filed in tho United States District Court last week, a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. Many of our readers will remembor his roman tic exploits in tho East, published some time ago, during which he is reported to have squandered several hundred thousand dollars. After having "sowed his wild oats," and losing his oil farm, he found himself iu rather straitened circuinstancos,and was recently compelled iu earn a living by driving an oil team. His indebtedness, as set forth in his petition, amounts to over 8100,000. Steel is a Penn sylvan an by birth, and is now in the neighborhood of twenty-threo years of age. He has had but little educa tion, has no business qualifications or shrewdness, and seems especially cut out by Dame Nature to attest the truth of the proverb, that "fool and his money are soon parted." Of his early youth we know very little; man hood aud riches sprang upon him about the same time. His interest in the famous McCliutock farm and oil wells, in Venango county, bequeathed him by his father, for a number of years yielded him an income of 83000 per day. This princely income was the means if awakening in Johnny an ambition to seek other fields and sources of amusement than those of fered in the wilds of Venango. We heard of him first by his lavish waste of wealth in Philadelphia. Here he made the acquaintance of Messrs. 'Skiff & Gaylord, of minstrel fame, and one of his first rash purchases was an entire new outfit for tie min strels, composed of velvet ooats and vests, and plain trousers. Many of our readers will remember the troupe in this uniform. To those eccentrio costumes he added diamond breast pins of the first water, and a new suit of clothes for each member fffr the street. Several members of tarn cross & Dixey's minstrels, of Phila delphia, were also favored in the same manner. Another of "Johnny's" eccentric acts in Phihdelphia is related as fol lows: Walking along Chestnut street one day with a friend, he espied a beautiful span of horses attached to a splendid carriage, just turning down from Second. To see was to envy; so, bailing the driver, Sam M., who, as it happened, was also' tte owner, "Johnny" coolly asked him if he would sell his establishment. Sam looked credulously at the customer, wondering if he was drunk or crazy, when "Johuny" again put forward the question: "What will you tako for the whole rig?" Sam, with a wink, and while knocking the ashes from his cigar, doubtless thinking to fright his unknown questioner, replied, "Well, about 87001) will take tho lot." "Johnny" answered by laying seven one thousand dollar bills on the seat of Ilia vehicle, and, taking hold of the reins, coolly said, "hop out;" and "hop out" Sam did, while "Johuny" drove off, leaving Sam standing in amazement on the corner. The day spent in riding about the city and spending money lavishly; toward eve ning ho had employed man to drive and finally, while winding up the day, he readied tho Girard House, alight ing on the pavement ho asked the driver ub to his circumstances, and learning that he knew "tho grip poverty," "Johnny" made him a pros ent ®f the carriage and horses, telling the driver not to offer thanks, hut to "drive off quick." While in Philadelphia, one of the eccentricities of his morning walks ou Market or Walnut streets, was to watch for a man with a shabby hat. He would then follow Lira until he got in front of a hat stege, and then, with a full swoop, he would land the offending hat into the middle of the street, at the Bame time apologizing to the wearer, and ask-ng him into the store, ho would buy him the best to be had. "Johnny " never carried any bag gage with him while traveling, pur -■basing everything as he required it. Having resolved one day to stop at '■bp Continental Hotel, instead of his usual retreat—the Girard—he driven therein oompany with a friend, Mr. William B—y, a noted merchant of our own oity. Sauntering up to the offioe, he made known his desire to stop awhile. The clerk asked him as to the whereabouts of his baggage; "Johnny" replied that he had "Then," said the clerk, "you must pay in advance; that is our rule." "Johnny" cast a glance at him, and wondered that ho was not known. So, winking at his friend B., he asked the clerk if the proprietor ing a reply in the affirmative, the landlord soon made his appearance, when a conversation of the following tenor ensued ; J• S.—"You are the proprietor, I believe, sir—the respon&iblo man?" Mr. K.—"Yes, sir." J. S—How much do you consider your whole house worth for a day?" Mr. K.—"About 83000." J. S.—"I'll tako twenty-fourhours, anyhow, and see how it goes." Johnny then counted out the money, and turning to his friend, says: "Now, Bill, jump in and play clerk." Rui mor says this was B.'s first and only pcrience in hotel keeping. There are many anecdotes related about him, but the above will suffice to show the general character of the man. When, more recently, the av alanche of money had exhausted itself we hear of "Johnny" acting in the oapacity of "doorkeeper" for the very same band of minstrels the members of which he had given the diamond pins and costumes. was none. was in; recciv A few years since near the city of -, in Connecticut, lived an old Parson P-, who was excitable and near sighted. One day he had been in the city with his horse, and among his purchases was a barrel of flour, the head of which was partly out. On the way homo the old man was overtaken and passed by a fast young man, driving a fast horse and putting on much airs. Now the parson's horse was usually a quiet, steady go ing animal enough, but wouldn't stand that sort of thing, so he started after the fast order, good earnest The jolting of the wagon at length jarred the head completely off the barrel and the strong wind which was blowing direc ly after the parson, blew the flower all over him and the, horse. At last the fast young man was left and the village reached; but the speed of his horse was not check -1 . . In driving through the street to reach his home, he cams m contact with one of hia deacons, who was naturally surprised to see h.s minis-! ter driving at such a pace and s.gnai .-uru v >° St3P- -d •• . - * "Why, Parson P-, ' said he, "what ou the earth is the matter? You seem greatiy excited. "Excited ! yelled the old ms"! "excited, who in the h-1 wouldn be excited? snow storm in July! Ge i Up vP° bbm ? ., , . .. The Deacon smiled but was silent, Tickle de Parson." —An Dutch farmer had a handsome daugh ter named Minnie, who lately joined the Methodist Church, against which the old farmer was somewhat preju diced. The young minister, under whose instrumentality Miss Minnie was oonvorted, visiting her frequently, excited his suspicion that all was not right. Accordingly he visited tho church ou Sunday night, and seated himself, unobserved among the con gregation. Soon after taking his seat, the minister, who was preaching from Daniel, 5th chapter, 25th verse, re eated in a loud voice the words, of is text, "Mene,mene,tekel upharsin," upon which the old farmer sprang to his feet, seized the affrighted girl by the arm, and hurried her of the house. Having reached the churchyard, ho gave veat to his feel ings in these words: , "I knows dare vas something wrong and now I sohwaros to 'em." "Why, father, what do you mean?" replied the* bewildered and innocent oat girl. "Didn't I," shouted the old man striking his fists together, stamping with his foot, "didn't I hoar de par son call out to you, 'Minnie, Minnie, tickle d,e parson?" A Gorman writer says a young girl is a fishing rod-—the eyes are the hook, the smile the bait, the lover of gudgeon, and marriage the batter which he is tried. A queer Lawsuit. The Dansville (N. Y.) Express is responsible for the following: One day last week a lawsuit took place before Justice McCartney, the case in point being Charles Ackly against Michael O'Heara. The action was brought, we understand, for of room, lights, fuel, meals, Ac., while defendant was "sparking his Lucinda at plaintiff's house. The prosecution showed that defendant waa at his house from three to five night* iu a week, and usually stayed until four o'clock in the morning,and sometimes till after breakfast—that he burned his lights and wood, used the room, and naturally concluded, we take rt, that as he had all the fun to be de rived from "sparking" at such late hours, he ought to pay for the privi lege. The case was exceedingly amusing, and, of course, attracted a large crowd of the "sparking" fratern ity who were interested pecuniarily iu the result of the actions brought, as it might set a precedent whereby they might be called upon to "fork over" a liberal allowance for lights A«d fuel, if for nothing else, and they felt materially relieved, no doubt wheu the Justice rendered his verdict of "no cause for action." use Gold Dollars for the Bond holding Aristocrats, and IUo Dollars for the People.— A dol lar is a metallic substance of real value —not a promise on a pieoe of paper; therefore when the Government prom ises to pay one thousand dollars, it engages to pay actual dollars—not promises, but dollars. These dollars are made of gold and silver.— Boston Post. Ah! that was "under the republic." Things have been arranged differently "under the empire." Democrats have ever contended that there was no true dollar but a gold or silver one, but radicalism through its Rump Con gress, has enacted that a "greenback promise to pay a gold or silver dol lar, is a dollar," and must be taken as such by people to whom debts due. The " greenback" has been made legal tender by radical law, and the courts, as reconstructed by radi calism, have decided that such law is good law. Then, when tho govern ment promised to pay the principal of the 5-20 bonds in dollars, it meant "greenback" dollars, and when the same law provided for the payment of the interest on such bonds, it spe cifically—in terms—says that -such interest shall be paid in coin. Thus, in the statute providing for the 5-20 loan, the distinction between the principal and interest is clearly made —the first is paid in Radical dollars, and tho last in Democratic dollars. Such is the bond.— Springfield Dem ocrat. Billings on a Hotper.—T he Bi Wo seij u Xlie h ; g , bur . den ;. and p nevet kn " the B ihle to say RDytbing that warn't so. W hen the grasshopper begins to Hve tbey are v sma fi K but ia \ liule wbile thare ito to be , ent oy them Tbey onl live one / u 0DC and then g0 back and b in in Th e ir best gait is a h<£, and with the wind on their quarters they make some good ti ' e They aro a sure c to • but some yoars they raise more than oth er3 . p hav seen some 8eldg 9Q fu „ QV them that you couldB q gtick inother grasshopper in, unless you sharpened I bia off t0 a pint I when they get so very plenty they are apt to start, and they become a traveling famine, and i e ave the road thcy take g3 barren ag the insid(J of a country church during a week day. Grasshoppers don't seem tew be aektually necessary for onr happiness but thoy may be; we don't even kno old'what we want most. I don't what grasshoppers tew give entirely out, not if they are a blessing but I have thought (to ayself) if they would let grass and corn-stalks be, and pitch unto the burdocks and Canady thissels, j can jest to encourage the fight, and wouldn't care a cuss if they both got finally licked. But mi best judgment would be to jet on the grasshoppers. A woman named Lortz went to Al derman Ambrose of Buffalo, a few days ago, and stated tc(%im that her husband, who died last year, had told her on his death bed that he had bor rowed 87 from Martin Cable, of that oity thirty-four years ago, and that she should pay Mr. Cable back the money, with interest money due was $16 66, and the woman paid $23 66 over to Mrs Cable. Such an act of honesty on the part of both man and wife is commendable. Affected young lady, seated in rocking chair, reading the Bible, ex claims: "Mother, here is a gramatical error in the Bible!" Mother lower ing her spectacles and approaching tho reader in a very scrutinizing atti» tude, says, "Kill it! kill it! It's the very thing that has been eating the leaves and bookmarks." in ringing laugh" caused an alarm of fire in Peoria.— They took her for a belle. A girl with a Abortion In Hew England. From ths Boston Bonder of Light.] We will state a single fact, recently coine under onr notice, wtieh illus. trates as well as anything can, tb« fatal corrnption that infects what is styled oar Christian Civilzation ; and before those who read these ikes pay out another dime . for the posed redemption, of the " heathen," we beg them to pause and reflect if it would not be wiser to abolish the worse than heathen, the shockingly inhuman praticea that taint and certain to destroy our social system unless early cheeked by an efficient corrective. At a recent meeting of the Medical Association of Andoscoggin Count}, in Maine, Dr. Oaks made the remark that, acrordiog to the best estimate he could make, there were tour hundred murders annually produced by abortion in that county alone 1 This astonishing number of infants destroyed deliberately every year in-a single county of Puritanic New Eng land ! Think of it. The statement is made in all possible seriousness be fore a meeting of " regular '* prac titioners in the county, and from statistics which were as freely exposed to one member of the medical frater nity as another. If this is indeed the civilized condition of things of which we are wont to hear such fre quent and such loud boasU, the mention of so barbarously inhuman a fact must send a shock to the heart of every reader. This practice alluded to comes un der the notice of practising physicians particular. They see what others cannot see,and know what others not know. Secrets are revealed to them in the course of their varied ex periences, which would never be given up except iu extremity, It is for this cause that a family physician is regarded as the repository of confidence, which society compels him to keep sacredly. It is only when statistics of so startling a character force an open allusion to the fact that we get a certified statement of them like this one. Now, if such things are done to such a frightful extent in one remote county of a New England State, what are wo to expect of the entire state ? add of the six Now England State* together? How many living native children are likely to be numbered iu the coming generation ? And what proportion of those that live may bo expected, after successfully resisting these murderous efforts of inhuman parents, to cuter the world with whole I acuities and powers such as belong to every being born? But this great and frequent crime is committed to so fearful an extent in communities that boast of spires pointing to heaven aud spends large sums of money for preachers and teachers to cover up the cave of so hungry a sepulohre. shall pro are c*n Cunning of a Cobbler.— The husband of an old lady in Bucking hamshire died without making his will, for the want of which very necessary precaution, his estate would have passed away from his widow,had she not resorted to the following pedient to avert the loss of tho property. She concealed the death of her husband, and prevailed upon a cobbler, her neighbor, and who was in person somewhat like the deceased, to go to bed, at her house and personate him, in which character it was agreed that he should dictate * will, leaving the widow the estate. An attorney was sent for to draw up the writings; and the widow, iu great affliction at her good man's danger, began to ask questions of her pretended husband calculated to elicit the answer she desired. The cobbler groning aloud, feebly answered, " I intend to leave you half my estate and I think the poor old shoemaker who lives opposite is deserving of the other half, for he baa always been a good neighbor." The widow was thunderstruck at receiving a reply so different from that which she expect ed, bnt dared not negative the cobbler's will for fear ef losing the whole of the property, whilst he laughed in his sleeve, and divided with her the fruits of a project intended for hex sole benefit. ex A Toad Undresbing.— Audubon relates that he once saw a toad un dress himself. He commenced by pressing his elbows hard against his sides and rubbing downwards. After a few smart rubs his hide began to burst open along his back. He kept on rubbing until he worked all his skin into folds on his sides and hips ; then grasping one hind leg with ; |iis hands, he hauled off one leg with his pants the same as anybody would; then stripped off the other hind leg in the same way. He then took his east off skin forward between his fore legs into his mouth and swallowed it; then by raising and lowering his head swallowing as his head came down, he stripped off his skin underneath, until it came to his forelegs; then grasping one of those with the oppo site hand, by a single motion t/S the head, and while swallowing, he drew it from the neck and swallowed the whole. Let the Radical party try if it can not imitate that tead's experiment. A cool specimen of humanity stepped into a printing office out West to beg a paper, " because," said he "we like to read newspapers very mueh, but our neighbors are too stin gy to take one." T "Excuse me, madam, but 1 would like to ask you why you look at me so savagely?" "Oh ! I beg pardon, fir I took you for my husband."