Pittston Gazette and Susquehanna Anthracite Journal

              THE PITTSTON GAZETTE in mum AiiBiucin joibiai. 3 Wrtkltj JJftn5)j(ipfr--( Druutfii tn litrrnturf, fjjt JKcrrnntilf, Jllining, Mttlianiral, nnit Sljjrirttlfnnil 3ntrrtsfs nf Ijit Coitnfrtf, Sitstrurtimr, Imtistiiitiif, iCt. Ivirlini't K |M)illi|i VOLUME l.-NUMBER 15. PITTSTON, PENNA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 185 $2.00 PER ANNUM. HUNGARY AND KOSSUTH. soul; admiration of true men is with him ; the sympathies of true wonrfen, too, are with him: coming from his bonds, the civffized world will bid him welcome ; or going in them to his grave, it will hand his memory down as the memory of one whom his kind will honor. DOING A DANDY. HOW COAL WAS MADS. tpaTtrairsni aasBras, As the cars were about leaving a village in the interior of Massachusetts, not long since, a rather verdant looking specimen of humanity, in the shape of a tall Vermonter, was seen making large tracks towards the depot, which he reached just in time to step aboard as the train was about leaving. After for a moment drawing breath, which he had lost in the race, Jonathan walked boldly into into one of the cars containing some twenty or thirty passengers, and pushing on with long, ungainly strides, seated himself by the stove and after taking a stare at the passengers, commenced warming himself. Geology has proved that, at one period, there existed an enormously abundant land vegetations the ruins or rubbish of which, carried into seas, and therd sunk to the bottom, and afterward, covered over by sand and mud beds, became the substance which we now recognise as coal. This was a natural transaction ofviistconsequcnce to us, seeing how much utility we find in coal, both for warming our dwellings and for various manufactures, as well as the production of steam, by which so great a mechanical power is generated. It may naturally excite surprise that the vegetable remains should have so completely changed their apparent character, and become black. But this can be explained by chemistry; and part of the marvel becomes clear to the simplest understanding when wo recall the familiar fact, that damp hay, thrown closely into a hoap, gives out heat, end becomes of a dark color. When a vegetable mass is excluded from the air, and subjected to great pressure, a bituminous fermentation is produced, and the result is the mineral coal, which isof variouscharactcrs, according as the mass has been originally interrhinglcd with sand, clay, or other earthy impurities. On account of the change effected by mineralization, it is difficult t6 detect in coal the traces of a vegetable structure ; but these can be made clear in all except the highly bituminous caking coal, by cutting or polishing it down into thin' transparent slices, when the microscope shows the fibres and cells very plainly. From distinct isolated specimens found in the sandstones amidst the coal beds, we discover nature of the plants of this era. They are almost all of a simple cellular structure, and such as exist with us in small forms, (horse tails, club mosses, and feme,) but advanced to an enormons magnitude. The species are all long since extinct. The vegetation generally is such as now grows in clusters o£tropical islands ; but it must have been the result of a high temperature j obtained otherwise than that of the tropical regions now is, for the coal strata are found in the temperate, and even the polar regions. "The conclusion, therefore, to which most geologists have arrived is, that the earth, originally an incandescent or highly heated mass, was gradually cooled down until in the Carboniferous period it fostered a growth of terrestrial vegetation all over its surface, to which the existing jungles of the tropics are mere barrenness in comparison. This high and  temperature, combined with a greater proportion of carbonic acid gas in the manufacture, would not only sustain a gigantic and prolific vegetation, but would also create denser vapors, showers and rains; and these again gigantic rivers, periodical inundations, and deltas. Thus all the condition for extensive deposits of wood estuaries would arise from this high temperature ; and ovcry circumstance connected with the coal measures point to such cond itions."—Chambers Miscellany. Great pains are also taken here to guard against fire. The joist near the fire placcs must be well sheeted with iron, and the houses roofed with some fire proof material, such as metal, earthenware tiles, or a composition ofasphaltum. Shingle roofs, which on a hot summer's day light up at a spark as easily as so many sulphur matches, are not in use among the Paris architects',who prefer a humdrum state of safety to the romantic uncertainty of the shingle system. Their precaution* are so well taken that fires are very rare in Paris; and and as to conflagrations, the oldest inhabitant docs not remember such a thing.— The streets are never filled with crowds shouting " fire " at the top of their lungs; zealous fireman rushing like madmen to the scene of action, to the great danger of quiet elderly gentleman ; with furniture tumbled out of the windows of burning houses ; or with families weeping over the loss of their property. The French seem to be quite- satisfied with the working of their system, in spite of occasional annoyances caused by the punctiliousness of the police. They did not think of modifying it even in the days of the revolution, when reformers were in search of subjects. The most ultra multiplies of the natural rights of man never thought of putting into his enumeration the right of building, in the midst of a populous city, a house with a roof as inflammable as tinder, and with .walls so thin that to demolish them, one would ask no heavier battering ram than a stout pair of jack boots. AN AFFECTING STORY. PK1NTED AND PUBL1SHF.D WEEKLY BT «. HI. Itichart 8 II. S. Phillip**. BY HENRY GILES The Paris correspondent of the St. Louis Republican relates the following: " And Hungary, too, is laid low ; glorious and valient Hungary, after her superhuman courage, after the prodigies of manliness that broke the Austrian to pieces, scattered to the winds her savage Croats, has sunk under the brute force of Russia, only to burst out again with new splendor, with that irrcsistablc soul that never dies, where the blood of heroes runs. If any struggle in the history of men has been since the Greek battled with the Persian, to which we can give admiration unfeigned and unqualified, it is that of Hungary against Austria, Right, and law, and character were oil her side. Her oppressors were in the wrong ; and last and least in the esteem of nations. Napoleon could pardon his captains anything but being beaten by Austrians. The Hungarians could not be beaten by them ; and in the course of the contest displayed that gallantry and prowess, which, even in a worse cause, forces admiration. Yet this Austria, which from the days of the crusades to the campaigns of Haynau, has been again and again marked for meanness, treachery and cruelty, has found some to cover her witli defence and praise ; and from the same perversity of temper, they have poured on Hungary censures and abuse. But still, the heart of humanity is true, and the burning throb which their heroic story awakens in it avers the sanctity of their cause, and gives the lie to their maligners. And never had a noble cause a nobler leader. All that goes to make up our ideal, not of the patriot alone, but of the highest order of man, we find in Kossuth. *No popular revelt of modern times ever called up a cluster of bolder or brighter spirits than that of Hungary, and though such men as Bern and Guyon stand out from others, it is because that, from this distance, we discern only the most conspicuous. To be inj the midst of such a cluster, and yet to in it Almost as a star, alone and apart,— is the relation that Kossuth bears to it at present to our vision—shows us a character of genius and purity. And undisputed supremacy was awarded him by that instinctive consent with which men unite in homage to the evident aristocracy of nature; and as their instinctive consent did honor to his genius, their devoted trust was given to his virtue. This was entirely a spontaneous homage ; for let it be considered that there was nothing in the condition of Kossuth that gave him extrinsic advanvantage—A gentleman he certainly was, and a man of education, but he was obliged to labor as a journalist. Talent, with the zeal of a patriot, and the honor of imprisionment, was all the title he possessed and a love of Hungarian Independence,*and a hater of Austrian usurpation, was all the magic that he used. And those who call him an unprincipled adventurer, however they may detract from his honesty, do unconsciously testify to his transcendent ability. It is not without most admirable faculties and resources, that a young m8n, without fortune, and without rank, kept almost by his single will and word, a nation in revolt under law, prevented anarchy in the midst of tumult, provided means and called forth men for an exhausting war; was by his presence, strength and wisdom in the council; was by his name, hope and inspiration in the field. A tribune, without violence, a politician, without guile or selfishness; a statesman, ready, versatile, and all embracing, circled about perplexities : but quick to turn to every point to understand the difficulty, and to meet the emergency ; a man of business in whom affairs never damped enthusiasm : a man of imagination in whom idealism did not curb action ; sicklied over with the pale cast of thought, but still strong with native force of resolution ; an orator, equally commanding with pen or tongue to fire-up men's brains and to fit to the light of brave and daring deeds ; full of passion and persuasion; so enriched as writer or speaker with gifts and graoes of feeling and expression that the ardor of eloquence rise to the glow of poetry, until it seems to burst into a prophet's song ; a man withal so gentle that we know not how so great strength became allied to so much meekness; a man so blanienesa, that in his clemency we find his greatest fault. We are not of those who are .swift to shed blood ; but almost the only grudge we owe to Kossuth is that he did not in time shoot the rascal Gorgey ! Kossuth is so far fortunate, that he is almost the only revolutionist patriot on reoord who has preserved admiration with defeat, and who has gained renown and been allowed to live. A few indeed carp at him ; but when they are not to be despised they arc not tojbe pitied. The great body of mankind do him justice ; and his, among living names, is the one that causes the hearts of multitudes to swell. Away in his captivity he is a king among the spirit 6f the braye and free in OjfflH West side of Main Street, second Story of the " Long Store " of Wisner tfD Wood. A young man recently made his escape from the galleys at. Toulouse. He was strong and vigorous and soon made his way across the country, and cscaped pursuit. He arrived next morning before a cottage in an open field and stopped to beg something to eat and concealment while he reposed a little. But he found the inmates in the greatest distress. Four little child, ren sat trembling in a corner, their mother was weeping and tearing her hair, and the father walking the floor in agony. The galley slave asked what was the matter, and the father replied that they were that morning to be turned out of doors, because they could not pay their rent. Th« "Gazette" is published every Friday, nt Two | Dollars per annum. Two Dollars and Fifty i Cents will bs charged if not paid within the Sow Jr., on California. year. Ho paper wilt be discontinued until all arrearages My Hearbrs: I know very well what will procure your bliss by the hogshend ; it is that wretched filthy stuff" called money. This it is that keeps your souls in a flutter, and sets you jumping like a lot of chained monkeys nt the sight of a string of fish. You think if you only possessed a certain heap of lucre, you would beofT in lavender—make mouths at care—say howare-ye to sorrow—laugh at time, and feel happy as an oyster in June. O, yes ! if you only had enough of the trasK, 1 would admit you feel satisfied : and of course contented ; but in such cases more requires more (according to Daboll anil rum,) the last more requires most, and wants more yet; and so on, to the end of the everlasting. There is no such thing the end of worldly riches. As well might the sow be supposed to get enough of walowing in the mire, as for mortal to be satisfied with the rolling of carrion wealth. So false are your ideas of the means to obtain happiness, that you would if you could, coax angels from the skies to rob them of the jewels in their diadems. I have not the least doubt of it. art paid. Advertisements are inserted conspicuously nt One Dollar per square of fourteen lines for I three insertions, and Twenty-five Cents ad' ditional for evsry subsequent insertion. A lib' eral deduction to those who advertise for six months or the whole year. Job Work.—We have connected with our establishment a well selected assortment of Jon Type, ' which will enable us to execute, in the neatest 1 style, every variety of printing. Being practical * printers ourselves, we can afTord to do work on as • reasonable terms as anyotherofficeinthccounty. AM letters and communications addressed to the Gazette must be post paid, and endorsed by a responsible name, to reteive attention. Among the passengers in the car, was a young man belonging to that class generally known as " city dandies. His person was small and thin, yet he was dressed in the extreme of city fashion, his upper lip Was, as a portion of his face, covered with a growth of sandy colored hair while a stiffly starched collar reached nearly to the top of his head. Indeed he had a most exquisite air, and when he spoke his words were peculiarly mincing. " \ou see me driven to despair," 6aid tlie father, "my wife and children without food and shelter, and without the means to provide any for them." IPtDSTSBtr, Written for the Piftston Gazette. The tender-hearted convict listened to the tale with tears of sympathy. To one Absent.—By Dru. j The sun in beauty decks the guilded morn, And wakes the flowers from their areae green ; And music swells in notes from every thorn; And joyous hopes frem every glen is seen, But all these charms no pleasure can aflbrd art absent, Mary. The sun goes down in beauty, and the scene, How glorious to behold, the twilight view, The inoon high in the heavens bright is seen; .And stars do twinkle in the eternal blue, But can these an anxious heart give rest, When thou artjabsent, Mary 1 I roam through forests o'er the hills, perchance Some object view, to chant the troubled mind ; And by the brook on cowslip covered banks, That o'er the water spreads their leaves combined. These have in vain tried all their charms to soothe The heart that morne thy absence, Mary. I mingle in the crowds of social life, With all the gay, the beautiful and fair; "Midst scenes of pleasure, mirthfulncss and strife, 1 think of thee, but lo, thou art not there, Return oncj more into my fond embrace, And I'll no longer mourn thy absence, Mary. " I will give you the means. I have but just escaped from the galleys; whoever secures and takes back an escaped prisoner is entitled to a reward of fifty francs. How much does your rent amount to 7" The dandy sat looking listlessly out of the window as Jonathan entered the car. Turning round, and observing the intruder, he seemed that there was a rare opportunity for fun, which he determined not to let pass, and Jonathan suddenly found himself the subject of the dondy's wit. But he bore calmly the taunts and jeers of the dandy, and semmed, in fact, unconscious of what was going on, until the latter had nearly exhausted his fountain of blackguardism, when Jonathan for the first time looked towards the seat occupied by the dandy. As his eyes fell on that personage, he looked surprised, his face grew radiant, and relaxing his bronze features into a sort of grin, he arose and strode across the car toward him. " Forty francs," answered tho father. " Well," put a cord around my body ; I will follow you to the city, they will recognize me, and you will get fifty franc* for bringing me back." My dear friends—I will tell you how to enjoy as much bliss as heaven can afford to humans. Be contented with what you have, no matter how poor it is, until you have an opportunity to get something betten Be thankful for every crumb that falls from the table of Providence, and live in constant expectation of having the luck to pitch upon a whole loaf. Have patience to put up with the present troubles, and console yourselves with tho idea that your situations are paradise compared with some others. When you have enough to drink to satisfy thirst—enough to wear to keep you decent and comfortable, just enough of what is vulgarly called " tin " to purchase you a few luxuries, when you owe no one, and no one owes you, not even a grudge—then if you are not happy, al 1 the gold in the universe never can make you so. A man much wiser than I, once said, give me neither poverty nor riches, and I look upon him as one of the greatest philosophers the world ever produced. All he wanted was a contented mind; sufficient bread and cheese and a clean shirt. Take pattern after him, O ye discontented mortals who vainly imagine that bliss alone is to be found in the palaces of wealth and " No, never," exclaimed the astonished listener. " My children should starve a dozen times before I would do so base a thing." A Census Man in Trouble. 'O, that mine enemy had written a book !' was the exclamation of one of old. Our exclamation is:—O, that the Census Takers would write books of their proceedings. They would be richer than anything the rich Barnum has in his museums, not excepting his volume of Rejected Prize Songs. The generous young man insisted, and declared at last that he would go and give himself up, if the father would not con. sent to take him. After a long struggle the latter yielded and taking his preserver by the arm, led him to th« city and to the mayor'* office. Every body was surprised that a little man like the father had been able to capture such a strong young man, but the proof was before them. The fifty francs were paid, and the prisoner sent back to the galleys. " Wall, I swow !" commenced the Vermonter, as he grasped the dandy's skinny hand within his own, and gave it a tremendous squeeze—"who'd a thought it! didn't hardly know you at first. I say, old fellow, how dye du ! I'm really glad to see ye !" Wait a Little Longer We are led to this matter of the Census by a skoteli that we find in the Charleston (S. C.) Mercury, from the 'Taker' in There's a good time coming, boys, A good time coming, When Printers shall be paid their dues, Tbeir children have new frocks and shots, In the good time coming ; Barnwell District. That worthy functionary had dropped in at an establishment where some rummies were congregated and they pitched upon him for uu Abo Mere a shriek from the dandy-, followed by a loud volley of curses, as he drew his now almost crushed hand from his grasp, caused Jonathan to halt suddenly in his exclamations, and he commenced apologising for his rudeneys. The devil's pittance shall be paid, Hi« pantaloons sowed stronger, And a bran new hat to crown his head- Wait a little longer. There's a good time coming, boys, But after he was gpne the father asked a privato interview with tTie Mayor to whom he told the whole story. The May. or was so much affected, that he not only added fifty francs more to the father's purse, but wrote immediately to the minister of justice, begging the noble young prisoner's release. The minister examined into the affair, and finding that it was comparatively a small offence which condemned the young man to the galleys, and that he had already served out half his time, he ordered his release. litionist! 'He's a regular Abolitioner,' said one, 'I eun tell by his looks ; let's search him, and then tar and feather or hang him.' A good time coming, Subscription lists shall swell in nize, " I swow I didn't mean to hurt your hond, but it does me good to meet old acquaintances, 'specially among strangers : I began to feel uneasy, continues the Taker. 1 knew not one of them. They, were all half drunk, and appeared determined. In rain I stated to them that I was h prominent officer of ihe United States,— they only 'wished it was Fillmore himself instead of me ; and while I strenuously denied upon the 'Right of Search.' Their will at the time was law—might was right, and resistance was useless. They gave my pockets, saddlebags, and books a through investigation. Proportioned to the enterprise , In the good time coming And every farmer in the land, Shall feel his mind grow stronger ; Patronizing county prints, Wait a little longer. perhaps, though you didn't remember me, but I do you, and that's jest as well." " What do you mean, you impudent pup ? exclaimed the dandy, his face crimsoned with anger. There's a good time coming, boys, A good time coming, When an editor can pay his debts, (Which now too often he forgets,) He'll settle off his old accounts— My hearers—if you consider all creation too poor to afford you a single penny worth of true blessedness, you must pray to be reconciled to its poverty. Grease your prayers with faith, and send them up in earnestness, hot from the soul's oven. This manufacturing gold petitions with the lips, while the heart continually cries gammon, is of no more use than of talking Choctaw or Chinese. Heaven understands no gibberish; it knows only the pure, simple language of the spirit—the soul's vernacular. So when you pray do it in as simple a manner as possible, but with red hot earnestness, and pour souls will find rest wherever you are—whether nibbling at a crust in Poverty Hollow, or half starving in California while endeavoring to transmogrify a bag of gold dust into an Indian meal pudding.—N. F. Sunday Atlas.opulencc. " Oh, Mister, there's no use in flashing up, you can't deny it." The Art of Thinking. " Deny what ?" demanded the dandy, emphatically. One of the b#st modes of improving in the art of thinking is to think over some subject before you read upon it; and then observe after what manner it has occurred to the mind of some great master ; you will then observe whether you have been too rash or too timid ; what you have omitted, and in what you have exceeded: and by this process you will insensibly catch a great manner of viewing a question.— It is right in study, not only to think whenever any extraordinary incident provokes you to think, but from time to time review what has passed : to dwell upon it, and to see what trains of thought voluntarily present themselves to the mind. It is a most superior habit of some minds, to refer all the particular truths which strike them, to other truths more general; so that their knowledge is beautifully methodised ; and and the general truth at any time suggests all the particular exemplifications, or any particular exemplification at once leads to the general truth. This kind of understanding has an immense and decided superiority over those confused heads, in which one fact is piled upon another, without the least attempt at classification and arrangement. Some men always read witl a pen in their hand, and commit to paper any new thought which strikes them, others trust to chance for it£ reappearance. Which of these is the best method in the To make his credit stronger, With half dimes in his fob for change, Wait a little longer. "I say, Mister," contiued Jonathan, not heeding the interruption, and with a knowing wink of the eye, ' how long is it s-'nee you got out ?" 'lie aim got a cent, said one. 'That's the .way all them Yankee rascals travel.' " A gentleman," says the Manchester American, "who favors us with some reminiscences respecting the early settlement of this place, formerly old Derryfield, relates the following anecdote : " When iny grandfather resided at Goffetown and Derryfield, then settled by the Irish, he hired a wild sort of an Irishman to work on his farm. One day, soon after his arrival, he told him to take a bridle and go out in the field and catch the colt. "Don't come without him," said the old gentleman. Patrick started and was gone some time, but at last returned minus the bridle, with his face and hands badly scratched, as though he had received bad treatment. " Why, Patrick, what in the name of wonder ails you 1" "An' isn't it myself, yer honor, that never'll catch the old black colt again! Bad luck to him ! An' didn't he all but scratch my eyes out o' my head? An' faith as true as I'm spaking to you, I h#d to climb up a tree after him!" "Non■ense ! Where is the beast!" "An' its tied to the tree he is, to be shure your honor." We all followed Patrick to the spot to get a solution of the difficulty, and on reaching the field, we found, to our no small amusement, that he had been chas ing a young black bear, which he had succeeded in catching, after a great deal of rough usage on both sides, and actually tied with the bridle to an old tree. Bruin was kept for a long while, and was ever after known as Patrick's colt. PATRICK'S COLT. 'Tur and feathers" said all Perspiration now flowed freelv. I looked at mv horse, but there was no chance to reach him. I was surrouned.—completely hemmed in. Thinks I Ihis bangs " Do you mean lo insult a gentleman ?" shouted the dandy, springing from his House Building in Paris. A lato Paris letter from a correspondent of the New York Commercial Advertiser, has the following curious particulars in reference to the operation of house build- seat, , " Be quiet, friend," said Jonathan, and continued ' didn't they use you well there —didn't they give you good fodder, eh ? or warn't your cage large enough ?" creation 'Gentlemen,' said I, 'I am no Abolition- This branch of industry is under the supervision of a special bureau at the prefecture. Before a proprietor can build, he must hand in a detailed plan of the structure, seting forth not only the relative position of the apartments, but the thickness of the walls, the nature of the materials to be used, the number of stories, the slope of the roof, and, in short, all the particulars about it. When the plan is approved he is permitted to commence. As the work progresses it i.4 frequently visited by officers attached to the bureau, who see that the plan is strictly adhered to that the proprietor does not encroach on the street or his neighbor, and t[iat the materials are good. The two great objects of the police requirements seem to be to secure the putting up of houses solidly built and not liable to take (ire. For instance, every foundation wall must be of stone, and at least one foot eleven inches thick. This thickness is preserved in all the outer walls, but, in some partition ones, may be diminished for stories above the second. Frame houses are unknown. A common material for wall is cement, mixed with stones and pebbles. The cement, if well made, becomes hard as rock, and is very durable. But to make assurance doubly sure, a solid frame work of seasoned timber, the joints well secured by broad iron bands, is first put up, and the cement is built upon this skeleton. One result of these judicious precaution is, thai the Paris houses are remarkable for solidity. One hears of no workmen crushed by tlie falling of a nine-inch wall—one sees no houses with sides bulging out liko those of an overstuffed band-box, or cracked from lop to bottom, and the halves ready to fall opposite directions. ing in that capital ist. I am a native of this District—never was out of the State in my life.' (I had been in Augustus once, but thought it better not to mention it.) 'If you tar and feather me you will degrade an innocent man—not only the United States, but the State of South Carolina, will suffer in my "Begone, you scoundrel!" shouted the dandy, huskily. " I say, Mister, have you got that ring off your neck yet V' continued Jonathan, seizing hold of the stiffly starched collar of the other, and pulling it back to examine the" neck, with such force as to start it to hang by one corner down the dandy's back. This was too much ; the dandy could not endure it; pale and trembling with anger, he attempted to speak, but words failed him. Love's Last Request. person.' 1 intend to make a few remarks, and mightjliave readied a climax of eloquence that would have deterred them, but just at this moment a detachment of eighteen or twenty candidates for office arrived, and, although they were somewhat gratified at the proceedings, (not liking a former letter I wrote to the Mercury,) they kindly rescued me, and after a while I went on my " Farewell, Farewell," I cried. " When I return thou'lt be my bride—till then be faithful -sweet, adieu—in silence oft I'll think of you." The glist'ning tears stained her bright eyes—her thickning breath is choked with sighs,—her tongue denies her bosom's sway—" Farewell ?" I tore myself away. •' Look 'ero friends," said Jonathan, addressing the amazed passengers; while he took the dandy by the arm and turning him round two or three times, so as to expose him to their view, " perhaps you don't know it; but this is the very/ same Ourang Outang that was exhibited in the menagerie that came to Vermont a spell ago." " One moment stay,'* she stammered out; as quick as thought I wheeled about. way I'cjflicing, " My angel! can aught be done to comfort thee when I am gone ? I'll seud thee specimens of art from every European mart—I'll sketch for thee each Alpine scene to let thee see where I have been. A stoue from Simplon's dreadful height, shall gratify thy curious sight. I'll climb the fiery ./Etna's side to bring home treasures for my bride ; and oh, my life, each ship shall bear a double letter to my fair." Facts—Babylon was 50 miles within the walls, which were 75 feet thick, and 300 feet high, with 100 brazen gates. The roars of laughter that rung thro' the cars at this announcement, were really alarming; every one was seized with convulsions; and the conductor, startled by the universal noise, rushed in to see what was the matter. The train stopped at this moment at a way station, and the last that was seen of the crest fallen dandy he was clearing the train, muttering curses too fearful to repeat. condOct of the understanding, must, I suppose, depend a great deal upon the understanding in question. Some men can do nothing without preparation ; others tittle with it; some are fountains, some reser- The temple of Diana at Ephesus, was 425 feet high, to support the roof. It was 200 years in building. The largest of the pyramids is 481 feet high, and 633 feet on the sides; its base covered 11 acres. The stones are about 30 feet in length, and the layers are 208-r-360,000 men were employed in its erec- —Rev. Sidney Smith voire Preventing a Vetoe. DO" A drunken lawyer on going into church, was observed by the minister, who addressed him thus: " Ah, George," the weeping angel said, and on my shoulder fell her head—" Fur constancy, my tears are hostage—but when you write, please pay the postage." A story is told of Mr. Van Buren, that while on a tour through the West, in 1840, he was upset in a stage coach, and aa he stood up in the mud, and asked the drive} how it happened, was told by that personage, that lie had already upset eleven members oT Congress, and by so doing, he had secured the votes of every one of them for appropriations to the National Road, and as he never before had a President Jar a passenger, he thought he would improve the opportunity of doing his duty to the West, in endeavoring tojprevent a veto, in rase another appropriation should pnsis. tion '»I will bear witness against you at the day of judgment." OCT We know a carpenter's apprentice, who, being too lazy to work, about once an hour bumps his nose agatnst a post till it bleeds, and then he sits down to have a good resting spell.—Mercury. Tiie man who would cheat a printer is too mean to receive a passing grunt from a hog ; there is a moral pestilence continually around him. His mind is filled with wickedness, and when he goes home he flogs his wifo if he has sufficient courage. His children arc ignorant and malicious for they never care to read the stolen paper. The dogs stop wagging their tails when he passes by them. Reader, do you know such a creature ? (8~ ' Caesar, what am become of de dar key what stole de tallow 1" The lawyer, shaking his head with .drunken gravity, replied : ' He has been taken up on an affidavit, and carried up to de S'preme Court, to have it tried.' "I have practiced twenty-five years at the bar, and always found that the greatest rascal is the first to turn State's evidence." ' On an affidavit, Ctosar V ' Yes, I seed de handle myself—I did.' Linked Swset.ness.—A provision d«al er a! Ly"n seels Jenny Lind sausages. Whenever you see a small waist, think how much health is wasted. (fir There is one disease that a miser is pretty sure never to die of—and that is enlargement oCthc WUjM» a restless miin in bed like a law vf t Because lies oil nil sideg.