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[Correspondence of tho Barnstablo Patriot.]
Washington , March 15, 1850.
Both houses o( Congress still keep up protracted
debates on the question of slavery, and it is hard to
tell when it will end. Not only is valuable time taken
in their regular debates on this question , as pre-
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.!k>,1 hv formal resolutions , in each House, but
semeu "
j , , .
very day, a large proportion of time is exhausted
in incidental debates on the presentation of petition s
to abolish slavery in the District , in the Territories,
!ind what not. When one of these petitio ns was
presented yesterday, Mr. Dickinson , of New York ,
arose and appealed to Senators of both parties , to
wonder , that half of the fourth month of the session
had passed, without doing any business , in conse-
quence of the time bestowed on this subject. With a
view to come to the business of legislat ion .he moved
that the petition be laid on t'he table. Indeed , no
business, public or private , stands any chance , till
this vexed question shall be determined in some
way. It ought to be sett led speedil y.
As to this matter, I am of opinion that , after a
while, California will be admitted as a State , uncon-
ditionally, accord ing to her Constitutio n , as present-
ed, and that as to the other entitles—-not precisel y
States nor Territories—New Mexico and Deseret,
that one of two alternatives will occur ;—they will be
admitted as Terr'
rtories .or else no law will be passed ,
at the present session , in regard to them. I cannot
believe that any admission , as States can be accom-
plished at present. Absolute non-inte rvention , as to
the local institutions of those far distant communities ,
appears to bo tho better opinion here , and this ap-
pears most in conformity to the genius of our institu-
tions. As to Wilmot Provisoes, or "Wilmots ," as
Mr. Webster terms them , they appear to be quite
passe—obsolete ideas, that find little favor. In
fact, why legislate for the distant future ? Better
far, to leave these questions to be settled by the peo-
ple themselves, of the States, as they may in their
wisdom determine. Some days ago, Mr. Benton
proved by authent ic official records, that slavery was
abolished all over Mexico , including, of course,New
Mexico and California , and now California comes
and asks for admission without slavery. By the laws
of Nature and of Nature 's God , California and Ore-
gon must forever be exempt from slavery. Wh y
then exhaust time, patience , tem per and the ordina-
ry proprieties of social intercourse , by interminable
debates, on abstractions and hair splitting ?
Mr. Webster 's great speech of last week , has been
a principal topic for several days past. It has been
received with much favor, by moderate politicians
of both part ies, from the North and the South , bat-
ing the fact that he has not done justice to the De-
mocracy of the North , on the admission of Texas.—
But Mr. Douglass, in an able speech , occu py ing
Wednesday and Thursday, has set that matter
r'ght before the nation. As a whole , Mr. Webster's
speech was a mighter one, and cannot fail to have :i
good effect , notwithstanding the dissent of the ultra
abolitionists. While we ought to admit California ,
let us yield to the South all their Constitution al
rights.
The city is still thronged with strangers , and they
crowd the President 's soirees every Friday night ,
and receptions of the Secretaries, two or three times
a week.
Just on closing the mail , I hear of a rumor that a
Personal difficulty has arisen between Mr. Senator
*°ote, of Mississi ppi, and Senator Borland , of Ar-
kansas. Some think that a challenge has passed ,
llut I cannot trace it to any authentic source, and
therefore say no more at present. Cato.
W. ALLEN, D. D. S.,
(fellow ofthe American Societyvf Dental Surgeons,)
Korinq the FOU R SUCCEEDING WEEKS,
4^!3
S^. Will render his services in Mechanical
(fflSJBgL or Surgical DENTI STRY, to those pcr-
^*2j_L7sons who need the aid of a Dentist .
e* r;A. will Wait upon his patients at his Office , in
an w'io will furnish the materials for that purpose.
- <- sons at a distance can he accommodated.
J!!I5ftohle
i_Jan1
8. AZA.RI AH IJ ERCIVAL_
^
Spring Goods.
J^OR sale by N. T. H AIXET, a fashionable assort-
PUrS ent of DB RAINES , English and American
J^TS
^
Yarmouth Port, Mnrch 19
T New Spring Goods.
J
US T received by tho subscriber , a good supp ly of
new Spring Goods, comprisi ng new and desirable
•'yles Berago Do Laines, French and English Ging-
"ams, Plain do, &e. &c, which he will offer at the low
^' prices. JAMES KNOWLES.
- Yarmouth Port, March 19.
[For the Bamstable Patriot .]
Mr. Editoh : It is to be regretted that the petly
disputes of a village circle should be paraded before
the public with all the "pom p and circumstance '
of a "newspaper controversy." It must bo annoy ing
to the editors, and un interesting to most of their
readers, but , as a friend to the young lad ies and jus-
tice, I make the following impartial statement , which
will be all the defence required.
The winter in Osterville had been unusuall y dull.
No lyceum , parties , or sleigh rides, to interest the
young people. The idea of forming a "dramat ic
corps," for their amusement was proposed among
them , and the ladies and gentlemen of the place
were incorporated into a "Union" Society, and the
old Village Church , where they met for rehearsal ,
was termed the "Union Hall." Committees were
chosen , and a fine Democratic government estab-
lished , to t he satisfaction of all . Finall y, the com-
pany conc luded to have a public exhibition , wit h a
trifling fee to defray the expense of preparations ,
mus ic, &c. This stimulated them to greater efl'ort ,
and , as a novelty among us, some of the youn g la-
dies wished to introduce Tableaux . A few of the
members of the association objected to this , as not
being very readil y understood by the audience , and
as looking too much like "disp lay ''' The "girls"
urged their right to select , and the disaffected asso-
ciates disputcd .and one of the ladies remarked , '¦'¦they
mere very ungentlemctnly !"
"Alas ! how light a cause may move
Dissension between hearts that love !"
Finall y the "Aramintas " and "Angelinas'' gave
up three tableaux they had practised , and a number
of favorite songs, and were allowed (?) to act one,
as the closing scene. This was perfectl y understood.
Amid the bustle and animation of the day of exhi-
bition , they all apparentl y forgot their rebukes and
retorts , and "Union" was conspicuous above the
stage. Every thing proved prop itious , a crowded
house, with fine music ; the pieces were very per-
fect ly spoken.
With gome anxiety the young lad ies, six in num-
ber, prepared for their "living picture ," represent-
ing in immovable positions , without speech , "Gifts tc
the Fairy Queen ." They had bestowed much care
upon appropriate costume , wishing to make a pleas-
ing "disp lay !"
The curtain rose, and presen ted a lovely picture ,
A Fairy Queen , with crown and wand , stood grace-
full y, while , as if approaching her with offer-
ings of flowers, lovel y nymp hs were lingering. A
sweet young child tastefull y dressed , wit h her beau-
tiful doll , as t he gift nearest her heart , com pleted
the group.
The audience looked in silent admiration , but ere
they could ful ly comprehend the scene , five men ,
isguised as "Ethiop ians ," and one represent ing a
woman , rushed upon the stage , directl y in front of
the ladies , gesticulating rudel y. The Queen and
her attendants mainta ined their positions with com-
mendab le dignity.
True it might have been supposed , by the indis-
eriminsiting part of the assembl y, that the negroes
were a "regular portion of the 'display,' " but the
young ladies , and all conversant with their previous
difficulties , knew it was intended as a "public in-
sult,'' and that the "chastisement "was not "merited. "'
The young gentlemen actors, who befriended the
ladies, aston ished at the revolt of their associates ,cn-
deavored to let the curtain drop, bu t they found it
secured , and , by cutting the cords, shut out the
view , and dismissed the audience.
And now , "behind the scenes," who wonders that
the young ladies and their friends were indi gnant
and disappo inted , and t hat a gentleman tore down
the "Union'' and tramp led it beneath his feet ?
Thus was all previous enjoyment destroyed by this
mean act of revenge for a few trifling disputes , and
sarcast ic jests, uttered at the rehearsals ! Yes, the
"Union " was dissolved , wit hout "comprom ise"' or
"prov iso !
'' We have the charity to believe , that the
"youthfu l associates ," who succeeded in calling forth
the "blushing modesty " of the young ladies, were , in
the language of one of their pieces, "revenged, but
not happy." They did not realize the consequence
of their conduct , t hat hitherto kind friends , would
become estranged , and coldness exist among their
circle. We are certain some of the young men re-
gretted the part they acted , soon after , thoug h now ,
they may excuse themselves. It is hoped , that
proper apolog ies will be made by all the offending
part ies, and a happy reunion succeed.
That signature to the communication in the Patri-
ot which elicits this , is of a very indefinite nature .
"A friend to truth , and all the rights woman , in her
proper sphere , can claim." Her "li ghts ," are yet a
contested question. The "sphere" he wou ld assign
her , would be very mundane , making her submissive
to the caprices of lordl y man ; but the "cla ims" of
woman are allowed to be respect and po liteness from
man , in whatever situation she may be placed , and
will be awarded her by every true gentleman.
Ostcrville , March 15th , 1850.
A Solemn Warning.—The Freewill Baptist
General Association , latel y holden at Plainficld , N.
Y., resolved , among other thing , "That no enlighten-
ed Christian can innocently can-y on a courtship by a
late sitting."
There , girls, if that is not a ferocious attack upon
your "woman 's rights ," we are no jud ge.
We advise the Association to pass, at its next ses-
sion , a resolutio n forbidding any member -of the
Churc h to "court"' un less the minister or the deacon
is present . And it would be a very proper way for
all the ladies , ex pecting a visit from their chosen , to
have it announ ced the Sunday before from the pul-
pit , with ' the names of the minister , deacons , or
church-superin tending committee appointed to be
present on the occasion. In this way things would
go on more systematica ll y, and more to the reli gious
edification of all concerned. —[Exchange paper.
Five Facts.—A firm faith is the best divinity ;
a good life is the best philoso phy ; and cle^'ir con-
science the best law ;, honesty the best policy ; and
temperance t he best physic.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hav n 't the Chan ge.
BY MRS. MAUY GRAHAM.
It was house clean ing time , and I had an old col-
ored woman at work scrubbing and cleaning paint.
'Poll y is going,' said one of my domestics, as t he
twili ght began to fall.
'Very well. Tell her that I shall want her to-
morrow.'
'I think she would like to have her money for to-
dny 's work ,' said the girl.
1took out my purse .and found that I had nothing
in it loss than a three dollar bill.
'How much does she have a day ?'
'Six shillings. '
'I havn 't the change this evening. Tell her that
I'll pay -her for both days tomorrow.'
The girl left the room , and I thoug ht no more of
Poll y for an hour. Tea time had come and passed,
when one of my domes tics, who was rather commu-
n icat ive in her habits , said to me—
'I don 't think Polly liked your not pay ing her
th is evening. '
'She must be very unreasonable then ,* said I,with-
ou t reflection. 'I sent her word that I had no
chan ge. How did she expect that I could pay ?'
'Some people are queer , you know ,' remarked the
girl who had made the communication , more for the
pleasure of te lling it than anything else.
I kept thinking over what the gi rl had said, until
other suggestions came into my mind.
'I wish I had sent and got a bil l changed ,' said 1,
as tho idea that Poll y might be reall y in want of the
money intruded itself. 'It would have been very
little trouble.'
This was the beginning of a new train of reflec-
tions,which did not make me very hap py. To avoid
a litt le trouble ,I had sent the poor old woman away,
after a hard day 's work , without her money. That
she stood in nee d of it was evident from the fact she
had asked for it.
'How very thoughtless in me,' as I dwelt longer
and longer on the subject.
'What 's the matter ? enquired my husband ,seeing
me look serious.
'Nothing to be very much troubled at ,' I replied.
'Yet you are troubled. '
'I am ; and cannot hel p it. You will , perhaps,
smil e at me, but small causes sometimes produce
much pain. Old Poll y has been at work all day,
scrubbin g and cleaning. When ni ght come , she
asked for her wages, and I, instead of ta king the
troub le to got the money for her , sent her word that
I hadn 't the change. There was nothing less than
a three dollar bill in my purse. I didn 't reflect that
a poor old woman who has to go to dail y work, must
need her money as soon as it is earned. I'm very
sorry.
My husband did not reply for some time. My
words appeared to have made considerable impres-
sion on his mind.
'Do you know where Polly lives ?' he enquired at
length.
'No ; but I will ask the girl.' And immediatel y
ring ing the bell , I made enquiries as to where Polly
lived ; but no one in the house knew.
'It can 't be hel ped now ,' said my husband in a
tone of rearer. 'But I would be more thoug htfu l in
future. The poor always have need of their money.
Their dail y labor rarel y does more than supp ly t heir
dail y wan ts. l ean never forget a circumstance that
occurred when I was a boy. My mother was left a
widow when I was but nine years old—find she was
poor. It was by the labor of her hands that she ob-
ta ined shelter and food for herself and three little
ones. Once,I remember the occurrence as if it had
taken place yesterday , we were out of money and
food. At brea kfast time our last morsel was eaten ,
and we went throug h the long day without a mouth-
ful of bread. We all grew very hungry by night ;
but our mother encouraged us to be patient , a little
and a little longer , unt il she finished the garment
she was ma king, when she would take that and some,
ot her work home to a lad y, who would pay her for
the work. Then , she said we should have a nice
supper. At last the work was finished , and 1 went
with my mother to hel p carry it home, for she was
weak and sickly, an d even a light burden fati gued
her. The lad y for whom she had made the garment
was in good circumstances and had no want unmet
that money could supp ly. When we came into her
presence , she took the work, and after glanc ing at
it carlcssly, said ,
'It will do very well.'
'My mother lingered ; perceiving which the lad y
said rather rudely,
'You want your money, I suppose. How much
does the work come to ?1
Two dollars ,' replied my mother. The lad y took
out her purse ; and after looking throug h a small
parcel of bills , said,
'I havn 't t he change this evening. Call over any
time and you shall have it.'
'And witho ut giving my mother time more earni
estl y to urge her request , turned from us and left
the room.
'I never shall forget the ni ght that followed. My
mother 's feelings were sensitive and independent. —
she cou ld not make known her want. An hour af-
ter our return home , she sat weeping with her chil-
dren around her , when a neighbor came in , and
learnin g our situation , supplied our piesent need.'
This relation did not make me feel any the more
comfortable. Anx iousl y I awaited , on the next
morning , the arr ival of Polly. As soon as she came
I sent for her , and , hand i ng her the mone y she had
earned the day before, said ,
'1in sorry I hadn 't the change for you last ni ght ,
Polly. ] hopo you didn 't want it very badl y.'
Poll y hesitated a littl e , and then replied ,
'Wel l, ma 'am , I did want it very niuch ,or I should
not have asked for it. My poor '
daug hter Hetty is
sick , and I wanted to get her someth ing nice to eat. '
'I'm very sorry,' said I with sincere. re«»rct , 'How
is Het ty this morning ?'
She isn't so well, ma'am. And I feel very bad
about her.'
'Come up to me in half an hour , Polly,' said I.'
The old woman went down stairs. When she ap-
peared again , according to my desire, I had a bas-
ket for her , in which , were some wine , sugar,fruit ,
and var ious little matters that I thought her dau gh-
ter wou ld relish , and told her to go at once and
take them to the sick girl. Her expressions of grat-
itud e touched my feelings deeply. Never sinee.have
I omitted , under any pretence ,to pay the poor their
wages as soon as they are earned.
When Mary and I were married we were young
and foolish , for we had nothing to be married with ,
but Mary was deli cate , and I thought I could take
care of her best. I knew I had a strong arm and a
brave heart to depend upon. We rented a cham-
ber and went to house keeping. We got together a
little furn iture—a table, bedstead , dishes—but our
money failed us before we bought the chairs. I told
Mary she must turn up tho tub ; for I could not run
in debt. No, bo. It was not long before our r ich
nei ghbor , Mrs. M , found us out , and kindl y
enoug h she supp lied us; ha lf a dozen cha irs added
to our stoc k. They were old ones, to be sure, but
answered just as well for us. I shall never forget
the new face those chairs put upon our snug quar-
ters—the y never looked just right before. The ta-
bles are turned with Mrs. M , and me now—she
has turned a poor widow , but she shall never want
while I have anything, never 1 cried the old man ,
with a beaming face , "I don 't forget those old
cha irs."
Ah , now the secret was out. It was the interest
o
f the old chairs which maintained the poor widow.
She was living on the interest and compound inter-
est of a little , friendl y act done years before , and it
sufficed for herself and daughter.
How beautifu l it is to see how God blesses the op-
erat ion of his great moral law , "Love th y neighbor,"
and we should oftener see it , could we look into the
hidden paths of life, and find it is not self interest ,
not riches , not fame that binds heart to heart. The
simp le power of a friendl y act can do far more than
they. It is these , the friendl y act , the nei ghborl y
ki ndness, the Christian sympathy of one towards an-
other , which rob wealth of its power to curse, ex-
tract the bitterness from sorrow , and open wells of
gladness in desolate homes. We do not always see
the golden links shining in the chain of human
events ; but they are there, and happy is he who
feels their gentle but irresistible influence.
[Merchants ' Ledger.
A Short Story-
If vou are ever to be anything you must make a
beginning ; and you must make it yourself. The
wor ld is getting too practica l to hel p dron es, and
push them alon g,when t here is a busy hive of work-
ers who , if anything live too fast. You must lift up
your own feet , and if you have a pair of clogs on
wh ich clatter about your heels, they will soon be
wor n off and left behind on the dusty pathway.—
Mark out the line which you prefer ; let truth be
t he object glass—honesty t he surveying chain—and
eminence the level with which you lay out your
field ; and thus prepared , with pruden ce on one
arm and perseverance on t he other , you need fear
no obstacle. Do not be afraid to take the first step.
Boldness will beget assurance , and the first step will
bring you so much nearer the second. But if your
first step should break down , try again. It will be
surer and safer by the tr ial. Besides, if you never
move , you will never know your own power. A
man stand ing still and declaring his inability to
walk, wit hout making the -effort , wou ld be a general
laug hing stock ; and so, morall y, is the man , in our
opinion , who will not test his own moral and intel-
lectual power, and then gravely assure us that he has
"no gen ius , or "no talent ," or no capacity." A man
with seeing eyes keeping them sh ut and complain-
ing that he cannot see ! The trumpeter of his own
imbecility I
Growing old is written upon everything earthl y.
How dim in the distance are the joys and the scenes
which once made up our existence ! Ah ! yes—
"We are growing old—how the thought will rise,
When a glance is backward cast
On some long-remcmbcred spot, that lies
In the silence of the past ,
It may be the shrine of our early vows,
Or the toinb of earl y years ;
But it seems like a far off isle to us,
In the stormy sea of years ."
A Scene at the Post Office at San Fij an-
CISC0 .— Citizen at the window—A re there any let-
ters for me ? ' Post Officer—We cannot attend to
you. Citizen—C an you let me know tomorrow ?
p_ o.—No. We cannot promise. Citizen—I will
sat isfy you for your trouble. P. O.—How much will
you give ? Citizen—Ten dollars. P. O-—Call in
the morn ing and you shall have them. In the morn-
ing he called and got his letters. Such scenes are
said to be common. We do not know under what
government this Postmaster acts, but we th ink the
people of San Francisco must have got used to im-
position ,or they would not submit to this fellow very
long.—[Olive Branch.
Oregon.—Accounts to Nov. 1. Lumber trade
brisk. There were vessels loaded and loading for
San Francisco , and ot her places, whic h would take
1 1-2 millions feet. Carpenters get from $5 to $10
per day. All mechanics and laborers wages high.—
The Oregon spectator says, "we ho id th is trut h to
be very evident , that Oregon , so far as soil, climate ,
and health are concerned , stands unr ivalled as an
agricultural country. "
Philosop hers agree upon one thing ; that the tun
was never known to rise in the west.
A forei gn medica l writer , possessing candor , has
latel y asserted that "physic is the art of amusing the
patient while nature cures the disease,"
Take First Step.
California..
We append a highl y interesting letter from a gen-
tleman in Cali fornia, to his friends in Chelsea.
[Pioneer.
San Francisco, Jan. 29, 1850.
Dear Father—1 received your letter of Nov. 29.
yesterday, and was very much pleased with it. ]
have not forgotten home yet, nor do I think I shall
if I stay away 20 years. I have written three let-
ters : one from Val paraiso ; one from here on the
last of December; and another the 13th of January .
Whether you have received all or either of them , I
do not know ; but I hope you have , for there is a
great deal in them that will interest you. I have
been in first-rate health since I came here, and as
fat and big as ever. I wrote in my last letter , that
Henry Baker and myself bought a boat and named
her Sarah. We paid $200 cash for her. We were
discharged from the Brig on the 16th , and have
been at wor k with our boat carry ing passengers oft
to the shi pping. Wo have made , on an average , $8
a day, each , clear of expences. We sleep aboard of
the shi p Frances Ann—the one that Ciipt. Dale and
D. U. Pratt came out in. Mr. Pratt is aboard now
as su percargo. We.get our meals ashore , which are
at the lowprice of a dollar eacj},. This is a charm-
ing country, and no mistake. By the time you get
th is letter, I shall very likel y be to the mines scratch-
ing up the dirt in search of the precious stuff'. The
ra iny season is now nearl y over. We have had
very disagreeab le weather the last two or three
days—raining day and night. The streets are very
mudd y, and the gambling-tables very thick ; but I
have no inclination to try my luck there , any more
than tiy ing to clean up the streets of San Francis-
co. The weather is not very cold nor very warm at
t his time of the year. It would be very comfortable
if it did not rain nearl y all the time. That is what
causes so man y deat hs here : the men sleep in tents
tharare not properly fixed ; and if they are, a man
cannot hel p getting cohl ,for there is always a damp-
ness which finds its way throug h. If a person takes
care of himself, I do not think he is any more likel y
to get cold here than he is in any of the New Eng-
lan d States. Health is everything in this country—
if a man loses his health his ambition goes too, and
his first thoug ht is, "How shall I get home ?" This
is the way that so many go home discouraged and
broken down without any dollars in their pockets or
cents (sense) in their heads. Rum spoils many n
one's antici pations and hopes—he drinks and drinks
till he makes a beast, of himself, and lays down in
the mud and out in the rain , till the fever and ague
get hold of him , which very soon carries him to the
grave-yard of San Francisco. ' All a man has got to
do here is to mind his health ,nn<\ let rum alone , and
there is no danger but he will do well enoug h in
California. Wages ashore have fallen some latel y,
and also aboard of the shi ps they give now but $60
a mont h—but they will go up again before another
month. Fresh beef has been as high as 50 cents a
pound , but it is now down to 8 cents. Butter is 1 50
a pound—ham s 1 75 a pound. The shi p Norfolk
has not arrived yet, but the vessels are. coming in
every day loaded with passengers. * * * I have
enclosed a small specimen of gold in this letter. It
is from the Youba river, and is worth about $1 here.
I would send more.but it will make the letter rather
heavy. I would rather send you some of my own
digging, which will be before long, / hope. This
piece will do till 1 get some out of the ground my-
self. Yours affectionately, J. W. B.
There is no greater mistake than to imagine that
wits and humorists are happ ier than other men ; or
that the production of facetiie is of necessity an a-
greeable employment. Undoubtedl y the conception
of a "br ight idea" is pleasurable , but its expression
in writing may be in the highest degree painful and
vexatious. Indeed the most comical thing s have
been written in the. most dismal moods. Goldsmith ,
when at work upon his diverting comedy " She
Stoops to Conquer ,"describes himself as "strol ling
about the fields, stud ying jests with a most trag ical
countenance ;" Cowper 's "John Gil pin " was writ-
ten in the gloom of a settled hypoc hondria; and pool
Blanchard , while mourning the loss of his wife, with
the most poignant gr ief, made no end of his contri-
butions to P unch , till be put a period to his life.—
There is a sort of drollery which is the result of
mere anima l spirits , but genuine wit , and the high-
est ki nd of humor , are a purely intellectual product ,
and have no necessary all iance with merriment in
the mind of the author. Washington Irving, him-
self a humorist of the hi ghest ran k , has writte n the
following in his Life of Goldsmith :
"The elaboration of humor is often a most seri-
ous task ; and we have never witnessed a more per-
fect picture of mental misery than was once present-
ed to us by a popular dra matic writer—still , we
hope , living—whom we found in the agonies of pro-
ducing a farce which subsequentl y set the theater;
in a roar."—[Boston Post.
A Simile.—Shew me the hind that has moun-
tains without valleys , and ] will shew you the man
who has joys without sorrows.
A large oak tree , in Windsor , Conn., was shat-
tered by lightn ing during a snow storm , March 1st .
James Aspinwall was killed by an electric discharge
in Ware Co., Geo., February. His wife was also
badl y injured , and two men stunned.
At a training dov.n <¦«*, after an order was given
,o "ret urn ramrods," one of the soldiers broke from
the line, and was off at full split. "Hallo ," bawled
the commanding officer , "where are you going•?"-
••Down to Squire Mugg ins , to return the ramrod I
borrowed of him. You said return ramrods."
From the rising to the setting of the sun each
day, forty-two thousand souls are summoned to the
grave.
The man who has never taken a newspaper was
seen in Cincinnati latel y. He was inquiring bjs way
io the poor house.
Wit and Hum or.
Through the lessons of experience and the efforts
of V. B. Palmer, the well known newspaper agent,
business men in New England are beginning to ap-
preciate tho benefits of advertising. It is now a
matter of course with merchants and shop-keepers
in most large towns and cities , to publish in the pa-
pers a complete cata logue of their goods for the con-
venience of customers; and these latter instead of
being in doubt whether a desired article can be found
at all , have onl y to consult their newspaper to learn
where it can be obtained cheapest. In fact the
newspaper has become so important an index , that
nobody thinks of asking for an art icle that is not
named in its advertisin g columns.
We are sorry to say that the traders in this town
are not so careful of their own interest , or so accom-
modatin g to their customers , as gentlemen of their
class are «lsewhere; the majority of them alLowj nany
opportunities of selling to .escape
,which .a -triflin g
outlay in advertising would secure. It is not esti-
mat ing very hi ghl y to say that the News is -read Uie long wharf , where the
merchan t kept.
" Well ," s.aid he, '-'I am going now."
"Are yon V" said the merchant,"well , good bye \"
('Well , about my horse ; the man says the bill
must be paid for his keep ing. "
'*"Mi^' ^
sll PP0Sl! that is all right , sir."
"T$8ji!|
wp!l,hut you know I am your wife 's CHisin,"
9 "Yet?*1 said the merchant * "I know that you fli'fy
humour lorss, is not."
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Cousining.
BARNSTABLE PATRIOT,
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER,
PUBLISHED KVKlt Y TUESDAY , A FEW DOORS
WEST OP THE COOHT HOUSE , BY
S. B. PHINNEY,
E d i t o r and P r o p r i e t o r .
WE D. LEWIS PRINTER .
TERMS—Two dollars per year , ivr "dvnnco '
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wUhin three months-or two dollars and fifty cents at
'"Iov'ER t'iSEMENTS inserted on the most fa vora-
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paper discontinued until all arrearages are
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Vat the option of the P
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most widely and
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Sr-tbe S'P« P"38 is th0 "»»t effoctun
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mation ,„ populous districts of
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in which papers are published.
A V b PALMER , No. 8 Congress street, Boston , is
1 »nt for the best papers throughout the Union ,
the A-i?eni
receivini? advertisements and subscriptions
*Uhe Polishers' lowest rates.