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•VOL. X. CAPE ISLAND. CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW .JERSEY, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 15, 1864. NO. 16.

fried forim. -. HOT SIGHS, BIT 8WII.E8. Wbj •let o'r* the cur of the w»r 1 This vols, though ■ volt of Iran, Math man; a tunny tpot , Hue and there along lta yean. Than ehaar with smile* the dark spell. For who'll pretend to dewy That the laughing face of May Charms mora than an April tight Thaaklet weep aorrly, we know, Whan clonde hang hoary with rain ; >nt gleam with jay when the tun Breaks forth In brightness again. " The nlghta amy he dark and cold When wintry months are nigh ; am the golden stars shine forth In heats from the jewelled sky. And so, aethlnka, we'll find— If wsoaJy look aright— Though pain and pleasure meet. Than in leae of shadow than light. Dp yonder, where clouds ne'er come, , . Where Cod and the angels dwell. Where cries bom sorrowing earth Co up His ram oarea to swell, ^ No shadow dares dim the light Of Bis aereT -failing unlit ; He bears on His holy heart, Creation's rset ranlt the while. Ua smtlea to think of the bUss noted up foe ue shore ; HI* soil las will welcome os there, la His banquet-hall of lore. Ah then, at the foul He'll spread. No ante shall Tight on the brow | No tearo— tmt tafia, ad tafia, lu Cod's Eternal Now. #rijinal. For the Ocean Ware. AT THE H1CH MAN'S DOOR. BT JOT BUGBf . "PImm rir, boy some matches," and ■ Ska little ban-fool boy • lopped before tfca Merchant's palatial home. "No, I believegoM "Oh, air. woD^HEI|kt a ftw."/^ "Bow do yon ssBuljkem'' — bo wbo mooted Ms moneaftta^fc thousands, to tha penniless rsgfejflK' "Only tea cenf^HHm, please sir, taka some, it's slmlte darit" "No, I beltsve i iop\ want any," and the rich man leaasJ-W? head back on the velvet cushions, and watched the retrentiag form down the doaky street. « Pap* he H«DVto every boose in the ; aqaare sad didn't sell a match." "Did he, my san ? well that is what I like to sec — energy and perseverance." "Poar little boy ! maybe bs had no sapper." Maybe not, little pampered son of wealthy, indulgent parents ; maybe no dinner ; maybe so breakfast ; fatting aS dag; yon can't understand that — yon that feast on the deintiea~~Df-4be land — that aaver bad a wish uogrutified —that nsver wept a tear, or knew e pang of grief bnt through yonr own wicked passion*. What should jon'andsntawd of hangar, or eold, or sorro ji— ywa that have "bnt fad on tbezoaea^aod lain la tha iilioa of life." cants] ao little to yon, out! of /oar abundance, ao much to him in his wretched poverty — aye mxeA, his aore heart knows how moch— bread for Alttria aurving sister; an oraoge to I cool tbe parched lips of a sick, fevervaahad mother ; a tellow candle, by the Hght of which to watch tbroogh the lsag dreary night for lbs last look of Iwva from dying eyes. So much to Asm ; atreagth to Qva till tha morning, faith |p God and man. rents »" maybe to save a yaaag life from crime, from the prison onH, from a felon's doomV Only (an rents ; maybe the price of m feamwtal eon! ' Nation yonr pockets fnerchsnt prince ; mad him on hia way pennilao, frieodhw, hopeless, and soothe the "still, amaD voiee" by raaurking complacently, laa aging in tha valval depths of yonr oaayoKair: "Poor little fellow, that's What I like to nee, eaargy and perseverance." And upis the recording angel wfll pat it dawn on the list of a rich maah ahhritlee. tha mood of praiee to and jersever- 1 Tha Blaiay Taaad" oa the Paris and ama and a batf milaa » length. In sec ttaa, tt has aa a/Mhata width of M font t lnahH. and a height of 84 feet T taofcan. It ha* M shafts, of which 10 aiwi'i"' i "«i •*««. >»- tT4! usTuT1 4<Z

1 tunnel, but about 32 feet on one side, i and connected with it by lateral gal- i leries. Tha tunnel passes for a large j portion of its length tbroogh marl, and i then tbroogh lias, dolomite and gyp- ' *cm. There are recesses in the eide- i walks for the workmen, not at equal < distances, bot averaging one in every i 4)5 yards. Tbe drainage is by a covered chaonel in tbe centre, and in some i parts there ere also ^drains behind tbe < walls, leading to tbe central drain. i Tbe Tunnel of Allooette, npon tbe < Orleans Railway, is 1,835 metres or 1,J i 350 yards long, lie extreme width 4is j c 25 feet 7 inches, and its height above j 1 the rails 20 feet. It peases entirely j < through clay, where it was originally | intended to have been cut; bet the ma- i terial was to given to slides in wet j t weather that a tunnel was fonnd neces- ! i aary to the aecority^Bf tbe track. It ' i was therefore built in an open catting, end subsequently filled over. There c ere 21 large shafts or openings, 18 feet i i € inches in diameter. The pressure of j c tbe clay at tbe sides is so great that tbe ; c walls, in some places 5 feet 3 inches j thick, were farther strengthened by I counter-forts, 8 feet 6 inches square, i To relieve the tunnel from the water, 1 there are three parallel drains, one in 1 the centre, and one at each side, in the i road beds, and blind drains of loese c atone behind tbe walls. Its construe- t tion occupied 23 mootba, and its cost was 19,770 francs per running metre, or t $305 per yard In length. About 660 j f yards of the tnnoel are on a curve of a r large radios. j t Tbe tnonel of the Northe, on the railroad between Marseilles and Avignon, j is 4, 629 metres or nearly three miles ; in length. In section it is 30 feet 4 j i inches wide at the widest, sod 24 feet 1 , 7 inches high above tbe rail. It bas 24 ' shafts, which ere not over tbe centre of ■ , the tunnel, bot about 30 feet on one t side. They communicate with it by ] 1 lateral galleries, 10 feet in width, and ' ; as high as the tunnel itself. These \ i shafts are circular, about 10 feet in di- j t ameter, and have all been left open. ! i i The two ends of the tunel are nearly i at the seme level. From Avignon en- [ L trance the grade rises toward tbe centre : i ' at the rate of 1 to 1000. Tbe highest j f i point in the centre, is abont 14 feet ' above one entrance and 8 feet above i i f tbe other. It passes through marl, dol- j i omite, lias and various limestone forma- j j tions. For 950 yards of its length it is < . in rock catting, where arching is an- < . necessary. The rcmafoder is lined with t I masonry. Tbe whole tnnnel was^om- ( i pleted in three years, and its cost was t , 2254 francs per running metre or $412 I . per running yard. Tbe shafts vary in | . depths from 65 to 623 feet. «. - i 1 ARTE MI'S WARD RETURNED. , 1 Tbe stoodent and counyseer mast 1 > have noticed and admired in various 1 parts of tbe United States of America, r large yelier ban bills which not only air 1 > gems of art in theirselves, bat they ' - troothfolly ait forth the aUractioas of I i my allow — a show, let me here observe, < > that contains many liviu' wild animilea, 1 f every one of which has got a Beaciiful < i Moral. i > Bnt I bare time to look aronod sum 1 & how do I find things ? I return to I i tbe Atlantic States after a"n absenco of j i ten months, -& what 8tate do I find tbe | country in J Why, I dont know what i 1 State I find it in. Suffice it to aay thai • I don't find it in the State of New Jcr- j ; aey. - • I find some things that if cheerio, , partic'ly that resolve on the part of tbe , wimio of America to atop wearia farrin' r goods. ■ I never meddle with my wife's things. < - She may wear mnslin from Greenland's i 1 icy mountains, and bomhaxeen from 1 i Injy's coral strands, if ehi wants to ; 1 ) bnt I'm glad to atets that iperior wo- ! - man has pealsd off all her forrio close , mad jompt into fabrics of domestic man•fejar. ' Bnt, says earn folks, if yon stop lmportiut things yon slop the Berenoo. I That's all right We can stand it if the l Haven oo can. On the the same prioci- • pie yoong men ahoold eootiner to get A drunk oa French braudy and to make f their liven as dry aa a corn cob with J Qeby mgere. because 4 aoolh if they - don* it will hart tbe Rsvenoo ! This f talk "hoot tha Keren eo is of the bosh, I bwahy. Oaa thing is tollxly cart, in— if i. wa dont aead gold oat of the eonntry • wa shall bar# the consolation of know-

that it is in the country. Some- j thing of credit is doo tbe wimin for this patriotic more — and to tell the trootb, the wimin generally know what tbeh*' Of all the blessens they're soothinist. If tbere'd never bio aoy wimin, where would my children be today ? Bnt I hope this move will lead to other moves that air joet as moch needed, one of which is a general curteinmeot of expeoses extravagant, & onless paws in oor career, in less than two . years the goddess of liberty will be seen j dodgin' into a Pawn Broker's shop with j | the other gown done op in a handle, | even if she don't beve to Spoat tbe ! gold stars in ber bead band. Let ns | take bold jintiy, and live and dress centj sibly, like oor forefathers, who kuow'd • we do, if tbey'wan't quite so hoo-" ■est I (Snttlc goaketh). | There air other cbeerin signs. We | don't, for instnns, lack great Gen'rala. | and we certainly don't lack brave aol- | di^rs — bnt there is one thing I wish we j did lack and Uiat is onr present Coni At a special Congressional lection ] in my district the other day, I delib'riti ly voted for Henry Clay. I admit that j Henry is dead, bat inasmuch as we j don't seem to have a live statesman in onr National Congress, let us by all j have a first class corpse. And now, with* geonine hnrrsr for : tbe wimio who air goio' to abandon ! goods, and another for the pat- ! riotic everywhere, I'll leave public mati A. Wabd. THE TWO APPRENTICES. Two boys were apprentices in a carpenter's 6hop. One determined to make ! himself a thorough workman ; the other j "didn't care." One read 8nd studied, and got books that would help him to j understand tbe principles of bis trade, j j He spent his evenings at home reading. ! , Tbe other liked fan t>est. He often i j went with other boys to have a ''good ' i time " "Come." he often said to bis j | sbopmate, "leave yonr old books; go : with ns. What's the nse of all this j i reading?" "If I waste these, golden j momenta,* was tbe boy's answer, "I ] shall lose what I can never make np." j the boys were etill apprentices, I an offer of two thousand dollars appeared in the newspapers for the best plan for a State Honse, to be built in one of the Eastern States. The etudiboy saw tbe advertisement, end determined to try for it. After cerefnl study he drew ont his plans, and sent them to the committee. We suppose did not really expect to gain the prize ; bnt still he tbonght "there is nothing like trying." In abont a week afterward a gentlearrived at tbe carpenter's shop and asked if ao architect by the name of Washington Wilberforce lived there. "No," aaid tho carpenter, "no architects, bnt I've got an apprentice' by tbet name " "Let's see him," said the gentleman. The yoong man was summoned and informed that hit plan had accepted, and that the two thonaand dollars were bis ! The gentleman then aaid that the boy most put np the building ; and bis employer was so proud of bis success, that be willingly gave bis time aod let him go. This studious carpenter became one of the first architects of onr country. He made a fortune, and stands high in the esteem of everybody ; while bis fellowapprentice can hardly earn food for himself end family by his daily labor. WHAT A PRINTER MIST BE. Punch says : How nice is this being a printer ! A pnblic servant, and withal a servant of the devil. A good natnred fellow — moat always smile — bow everybody — moat be killing polite on all occasions, especially to tbe ladies — mast always be a dear dock of a man, always witty, always undignified ; most never do anything that wonid not accord with the strictest sense of propriety of the moat precise old maid, and mast always be correct in everything be does; be is adways expected to kaow' the latest news ; is atyled "muggins" if be is not always posted ; most please everybody, and is supposed never to need the "one thing needful;" most work for nothing and board himsslf; most treat everybody, and is thought a $reat bore if he presents hia bill ; Boat be a ladder for all political aspirants tw step into office, wbo become independent, do»t owe hire anything, consider the printer at beat, a sorry dog who cannot expect aay better treataeat than kicks aad coffefftd finally summing it up, ha ia expected to he a map without a model, and witheat a shadow.

Political. ~ f; ^ -PLATFORM OF THE CLEVELAND CON- ! | VENT10N. 1 , The following declaration* were made by j , i tbe Convention which nominated Fremont ■ j i and Cochrane at Cleveland. May 25. 18C4:— i , First. Tbe Federal Union shall be pre- : , Second. Tbe Conetitotion and laws of | I the United .States must be observed and ■ « obeyed. : a Third. The Rebellion must be suppressed , t I by force of erins, and witboot compromise. [ t | Foerth. The rights of free speech, free j f press, and the kabeai corpus roust "be iuvio- ] I late, (a*e in districts where martial law has ; i been proclaimed. 1 e Fifth. The Rebellion bas destroyed slav- j t ery, and the Federal Constitution sbonld ; c •be amended to prohibit its re-establisb- " meot. and to secure to all men absolute t equality before the !sw. t Sixth. Integrity and economy are de- c manded at all times in tbe administration e Of tbe Government, and in time of war the watt of them is criminal. I l Seventh. The right of asylotn, except for I crime, and subject to law. is a recognized ; ' principle of Americao liberty : any viola- i ( lion of it cannot be overlooked and must x not go uorebuked. ' ! Eighth. The National policy known as . 1 the "Monroe doctrine" bas become a recognized principle, and the establishment^ of- an adti. republican Government on this ! r continent by any foreign power cannot be | t tolerated. { \ Ninth. Tbe gratitude and support of the ( nation are doe to tbe faithful soldiers end 1 the earnest leaders of the Union army and « navy for their heroic achievements and ' deathless valor, in defense of our imperiled \ country and civil liberty. i , Tenth. Tbe one term policy for tbe Free- i j idency, adopted by tbe people, is strength- ( ened by the force of the existing crisis, and ! ( should be upheld by Constitutional amend- j j Eleventh. Tbe Constitution should be so ( i amended that the Presided and Vice Free- ] | ident shall be elected by a direct Tote of j tbe people. f j Twelfth. Tbe question of tbe reconstruc- | ! tion of the Rebellious btates belongs to the , , people, through their representatives in , Congress, and oot to the Executive. < Thirteenth. That the confiscation of- tbe j lands of Rebels, and their distribution \ among tbe soldiers aiyl actual settlers, is a , measure of justice. PLATFORM OF THE REPFBLKAN COS- ' YKNT10X. The following are the resolutions adopted J by the Convention which nominated Lincoln ( aod Johnson at Baltimore, Jane 9, 1864 : — ( Kctolrtd, That it is the highest doty of , every American citizen to maintain against i all their enemies tbe integrity of tbe Union, | and the paramount authority of tbe Coosti- j tution %jrtT"laws of tbe United States ; and , that, laying aside all diffawbcee and political opinions, it pledge ourselves a* Union men, -animated by a common sentiment, and aiming at a common object, to do every- ' thing in onr power to aid tbe Government in quelling by force of arms the Rebellion now raging against its authority, and in brioging to tbe ponisbment due to their crimes the Rebels and traitors arrayed ' against it. Retolved, That we approve tbe determi1 nation of the Government of the United ' - States not to compromise with Rebels, or i offer aoy terms of peace except socb as may , be based upon an "unconditional surran- 1 , der" of their hostility and a retarn to their 1 just allegiance to tbe Constitntion'and laws of tbe United Btates, and that we call upon i the Government to maintain this position i and to prosecute the war with the utmost ' possible vigor to tbe complete suppression of the Rebellion, io fall reliaoce npon tbe self-aacrifice, tbe petriotism, tbe heroic velar, aod tha ondyiog devotion of the American people to their eonntry and its free insMiotioos. Revolved, That aa slavery was the caw, and now constitutes the atrength of ibis Rebellion, and at it mast be always and everywhere hostile to lb# principles of re1 publican Government, justice and tbe Na- ' tional safety demand its otter and complete ; extirpation from the soil of the republic, ' and that we uphold and maintain tha acLt ' and proclamations by which the Government, io its own defense, has aimed a death | blow at this gigantic evil. **^Ve are in favor, furthermore, of such ao amendment to f the ConatilntioD, to be made by the people i in conformity with its provisions, as shall i terminata and forvver prohibit the existence I ofalavery within the limits of the jnrisdicI tion of the Uoitad State*. ' Revolved, That the tbaaks of tbe Amer^gaa people are doe to the soldiers of the • gray aad navy, wbo have periled their lives r in defense of their coontry, aod in vindics- , tion of the honor of the (leg ; that the , Nation owes to them some permanent t recognition of their patriotism aad valor, t and ample aad permanent prevision for these of their terviver* who hare received

j disabling and honorable wonnds in tbe ' | service of tbe eonntry ; and that the mem- j | oris* of those wbo hove fallen in its defense j I shall beheld in grateful and everlasting' j remembrance. j Retolrtd. That we approve and applaud I i tbe practical wisdom, the unselfish patriot- j j and uewavermg fidelity to tbe Coosti- j | tution and tbe principles of*Americao lib- ! ; • ertv, with which Abraham Lincolo has die- | I charged, under circumstances of^nparal- j difficulty, the great duties and respon- ; | sibilitic* o^he presidential office; that we j | approve odW iodorse, as demanded by tbe j emergency and essential to tbe preserve- { ■ j tion of the nation, and aa within the Con- j , stitotion, tbe measures and acts which he I I adopted to defend tbe nation against i ( open and secret foes ; that we approve I . especially the proclamation of emanripa- | lion, aad tbe employment as Union soldiets of men heretofore held to slavery ; and thet ■ tion to carry these and ell other conslitn- ; tioosl measures esseotiel U> tbe salvation of the country into full and complete j , : effect. ^ Retolrtd, That we deem it essential to the general welfare that harmony should j 1 prevail in tbe national councils, sod we < regard as worthy of public confidence and ; official trust those only who cordially in- ! i -dorse tbe principles proclaimed in these | | resolutions, and which sbonld characterize 1 ■ tbe administration of lite Government. j | Resolved, That the Government owes to I *Trt1 men employed io its armies, witboot | regard to distinction of color, the full pro- | j tertion of tbe laws of war. and that any 1 I violation of these laws or of the usages of j j civilized nations in tbe time of war by the j now in arms, sbonld be made tbe | subject of full and prompt redress. Retolred, Tbal the foreign emigration , which in the past bas added so much to the ; ' wealth and development of resources and ! | of power to the nation, the asylum ! of the oppressed of all nations, should be aod encouraged by a liberal and I policy. Resolved, That we are in favor of the j speedy contlructiou of tbe railroad to tbe ! Resolved, That tbe national faith pledged ' the redemption of the public debt must | kept inviolate, and that for this purpose | recommend economy and rigid respon- j sibility in the public expenditures, and a 1 vigorous and just system of taxation ; tbal is the dnty of any loyal .State to sustain | the credit and promote tbe use of the j national currency. Resolved, That we approve the position j taken by tbe Government tbat the people ; of the United States never regarded with | indifference tbe attempt of any European j to overthrow by force, or to sopplaut ' by fraud, the institutions of any repnbligan j Government on tbe western continent, aod j that tbey view with -extreme jealousy, as ! menacing to the peace and independence of | this onr^oaotry, tbe efforts of uny sucb { power to obtain new footholds for moo- { arcbica! governments, suslaioed by a foteigo roilit iry force io near proximity to tbe United Slates.. PLATFORM OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. Tbe resolutions adopted by the Convention which nominated McClellan and Pendleton at Chicago on the 31st of August, 1864, are as follows ; — Resolved, Tbat in the futnre, as in the past, we will adhere with unswerving fidelity to the UOioo onder the Constitution as tbe only solid foundation of oor strength, security and happiness as a people, and as a framework of goVernment eqnslly conducive to the welfare and prosperity of all tbe Slates, both Northern and Southern. Resolved, l^bat this Convention does explicitly declare as tbe sense of tbe American people that after four years of failore to restore the Union by the experiment of war, doring which, onder the pretense of a military necessity or war power higher than the Coosti tution, tbe Constitution itself bas been disregarded in every part, and pnblic liberty aod private right alike trodden down, aod tbe material prosperity of the eonntry esseotially impaired, justice, humanity, liberty and tbe public welfare demand tbat immediate efforts be made for a cessation of hostilities, with a view to an ultimate convention of all the Slates, or • other peaceable maaos, to the and that, at tbe earliest practicable moment, peace may be restored on the basis ef tbe Federal Union of the States. Resolved, Tbet the direct interference of tbe military authority of the United States in tbe recent elections held in Kentucky, 1 Msrylaod. Missouri and Dataware was a shamefel violation of the Constitution, aod a repitilioo of such acta in the approaching election will be held as revolutionary, aod > resisted with all the mesas and power mnder i oar control. Resolved, That tbe aim and object of the i Democratic party is to preserve the Fed- ; erml Union and the rights of the States un- . impaired, sod they hereby declare that they r consider the administrative usurpation of I extraordinary aad dangerous posers not

granted by the Constitution ; the aobrerJ sion of the civil by military law in 8tates I not id invnrrectioo ; tbe arbitrary military arrest, imprisonment, trial end sentence of | American cititens in States where civil : lew exists io fell force ; tbe suppression Of, freedom of speech aod of tbe press ; tbe denial of the right of asylum ; the open and | avowed disregard of Stale rights ; the emi ploymeot of noasaal test oaths, and tbe | interference with and denirl of tbe right of tbe people to bear arms, as calcol»ted to | prevent a restoration of the Union and tbo perpetuation of a Government deriving Ua j just powermflrom tbe consent of tbe govResolttd, That tbe shameful disregard of the Administration in it* dnty in revpoct to J onr fellow-citizen* who now and long have | beer prisoners of war in a suffering eondU tion deserve the severest reprobation on I the score alike of pnblic and common hs- ■ inanity. Resolved. That tbe sympathy of the Democratic pprty is heartily and earnestly extended to tbe soldiery of oor army wbo j are and have been in the field, under the flag of onr country, and. io the event of our attaining the power, they will receive all the care, protection, regard and kindnete i that tho brave soldiers of tbe republic to nobly earned. \ BEAUTIES OF SHADOWS. Tbe shadows all day long play at silent | games of beauty.— Every thing is doable, if it stands in light. T.be tree sees an an- , i revealed aod mnfiledself lying darkly along [ . the ground. The slender stems of flowers, , | golden rod, wayside ast--rs, meadow-daisiea. , and rare lilies, (rare and yet abnndaot, in < every nice, level meadow,) cast forth a dim ' and tremolons line of shadow, that lies long f all'tbe mopning, *boi ening till noon, and I ; creeping ont again from tbe root all afternoon until tbe sun shoots it westward in ' the morning. A million shadowy arrows I j sucb as these spring from Apollo's bow of j light at every step. Flying in every direc- , lion, they cross, interlacing each other in ^ J a soft net-work of dim lines. Meanwhile i tbe clonds drop sbadow-like anchors, that . ! reach tbe ground, bat will not hold ; every browsing creature, avery flitting bird, every ' i writ s itself along the ground in dim k i shadow. 1 i COMING HOME. i ' One may be very happy awhile away ■ from home, bat be is very glad to return to t it. The plainest old familiar dish is better » | there than the daintiest epicurean bill of i fare abroad. Ooe's own little room, with i j it* bandy, compact belongings, is preferI ] able to all tbe marble balls, swept ibrongb ) j by silk-clad daines. "HOme !" one is more i | tban ever impressed by the significance of » j that word, when, even io the roughest 1ftf I tie hamlet most desolate looking bnt, it ) j may mean so moch to those who were born - in it! It is a beautiful trait, the clinging - Io the very soil of one's birth-place, sterile s and unattractive as it may be to those who have no such essociations. I A VERMONT JUDGE. In Vermont they elect ornamental judge*, wbo are used as a sort of ballast for the * bench. An old- fellow, a few years ago. " was elected side jadge in one of tbe eonn- ■> try courts of that State ; and as he was I oot well versed in legal lore, he called op r a friend of bis. who bad served io tbat - capacity for a number of years, to make * some inquiries concerning the duties of the , office. — To bis interrogatories the reply s was : "Sir, I have filled the important and - honorable office for several years, bntJiave 1 Dever been consulted witb regard to but one question. On the last day of tbe - spring term, 184—, the judge, after listen- '- ing to three or fonr windy pleas, of an e hour'* length eacb, turned to mo and whui if pbred : "Oh. iso't Ibis bench made of hard a wood ? and I told bim 1 tbonght it was 1" lf A Motukr. — Alas, how little do we apd preciate a mother's tenderness while liviog ! " How heedless are we io yontb of oil her f anxieties and kindness 1 Bat when she is ■ dead and gooe— when the cares and tbe e coldness of the world come withering -to r oor hearts — when we experience how bard n it is to find troe sympathy, how few will r befriend us io oor misfortunes— tbeu It is 1 tbat wa tbiok of tbe motber we have lost. 7 ^ ^ A Sailok took a child to be christeoed, and happening to bold the babe on tha f wrong arm for the clergyman to take it, * was asked to tu^i the child, npon which be * turned it face downward. "No, *o," said * tbe parson, "lam it my good man, " when 3 be tuned it face upward as before. Ia this * dileriLAan old post captain sitting fa ibe 1 gallery come to the rascae and sang out, r "end for end, Jack," "iyn, aye, sir," aaid tbe tailor, and pitched his sob oa tb#titb«r » bond. . An Atnr contractor was bung cut in 1 Indiana a few days ago. Hn had eoof tracted so much it was thought advisable t to aireteh him a bit.