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The Moral Aspects of the ;iVorif '.: has cone before us more preg. . Ran re fill events. It is true nam wii" . . . , . JhatW sudden mora! revolution has in i,r time broken up, gas by an electric shock, long settled habits of thought and action. The wars that for a quarter of a -century made Europe' a battle-field, and crowns ia'rid sceptres but ordinary play things, have now for another quarter of a century husneu -their clangor, liutjme energy infused into jhe public mintf by those conflicts, has found other objects on which to expend itself. In former ages, wars might be succeeded by apathy, but the power of the press, the multiplication of new inventions, andihe increased means of intercommunication, bringing the in- gospel simplicity, and the deformity of superstition; the crowned prince and the lazaruni beggar; the palace and the dun: geon; cold-hearted avarice iand warm.-: hearted liberality; whatever is highland noble, and good, and whatever is low, and grovelling; all are here, side by side, and yet all in their . far-ofT extremes. Buj throughout these busy nations jhere is aq on ward, upvard progress. The claims of power are investigated with unaccustomeq freedom In western Europe, and if in the eastern empires the people are yeL forf bidden to middle with the affairs of State, the rapid diffusion of intt lligence amon; all Classes vill soon give to the popular vt)ice, whatever the form of government of hovevr unchanged in its tlieory, a controlling and resistless influence. A highly educated and intellectual peoplje will be a well governed people, 'for the habitants of the world into compact prox- i . .... : . r , , 1. iiduiiu 3 t i , fully vari with a settled, enlightened, and irn tv. have kept everv nerve of bodv aud-Pu y , , ,. . . ' 5 i jf POLITICAL mind inactivity. The increased attention in 'education and the? diffusion of intelli gence in a greater oriless degree thirongh out Christendom, has. given to popular opinionteven underj the most despotic -i-govcrnments, a power which it has not had before. It is anUxperimental age the leading tendency is to change. An tiquity is ! fast losing its power to com--mand reverence, and both truth and error j. are subjected to the crucible of unrestric i ted discussion. China, so long shut out t from the rest of the world by her own - exclusiveness. has had her barriers thrown down and the. light of a different civiliza tion, and the improvements of modern times the arts of .Europe snd America J are breaking into her fastnesses, wiih all their vivifying and renovatinginfluence?. While we j reprpbates the war made on this ancient empire by Great Britain to force on her a trade in a vile and stupify- ing Drug, we can have but one opinion as to the. beneficial moral effect that will be the result. Nor f are we prepared to aay that it would haVe been ci'.her unjust br iiHwise for the nations of Europe u ' demand, of her, a discharge of the social .duties of - neighborhood, - to ask an aban- donment of her. isolation, and to require her to take her proper station in the com- iriunity of nations. ; The British power over wide and populous regions .of India is firnilyestabli?hed?and is every year ex tending. A gtiiltyamhition and a merce- iioiipd nnblic oninion .-Puhlil opinion, in its controlling influ ence is, in one aspect, of modern dale. In former davs it only lofk the attitude 6f resistance. It opposed, itself to change, and, with sturdy immobility of purpose resisted la nv attempted new order of thing?. It never; went before. the government and marked! out its way, but followed after, with-lady and sullen reluctance; but now public qpirijon leads. The Autocrats of all the fiussiaVoiMhe Kaisar of Austria, may well legard-it as a power too strong for armies to ,cope with as beyond the reach of cannon, of musket, or bayonet. However pliable it may be at times, ahdj ready ijo take form and shape from a skil ful ha nil, it has the rigidity: of iron when opposed by the naked power of arbitrary will. 1 1 his great moral power pas its in fluence over a nation in its association with the family of nations, as well as over j rulers. No" intelligent people can end lire to have the tinker of scorn pointed at them, .or fail to be 'affected by the opinion held of them by surrounding nations. Hre is a safer, and more salutary arbitrament of riaiional quarrels than the sword; and as the one seems passing out of fashion in Christendom, we hope to see the other fullyf installed in its place. As we tra verse these regions teeming with busy life, every spotjias its histoiy, every ham let has been the scene of tragic events, evet-y highway has been the path of ar mies; scarcely a town but has heard the roar of hostile cannon, scarcely a field nary spirit have been the incitements to rights of independent nations there; bu?fe lias not drunk blood, and witnessed yet both the natural ponsequence of throw ing on these n,aron the light of modern civilization the opening a highway for Christianity aria knowledge, and an over ruling Providence which causes even the . wickedness of men to work out its great .and (beneficent purposes, and .will make this lt)verturning of ancient dynasties a : rich blessing of iriapy millions. Wejook again to Western Asia, and missionaries tlrom our own shores are silently diffusing the gospel on regions Jong darkened by Mahomedan superstition'.'.. The steameT with its rapid movements breaks up the torpor of the Mussulman, 'and the habits on which eyes Had - fixed their seal. .Throughout Asia the inhabitants are awa iting from the sleep of centuries.- The first symptpn of consciousness -the half. . opened eye catches a glimpse of a new day, and, however: the dreamer may turn from side to side and court a drowsy in. sensibility, the time has past when, sleep can close the eyelids, A new youth must succeed a dotard ase; the birth-place of our fathers will be modernized; bur cous ins of the family of Noah, despite of i themselves, from jhe eflect of constant in tercommunication, will find themselves insensibly assimilating in thought, feeling and action with their distant relatives.. The .old stereotype plates, which, gener ation after generation, have fixed their impress on chaiVeter, will be broken up. , New thoughts, nejw impulses, the energi zing power; of the-. Christian .religion and the potency of European (civilization, will in less than a cenjury,1 work a toul trans formation of moral and physical charac ter throughout the wide realms of Asia. In Africa there are changes, but yet a deep darkness broods over her arid plains. 1 The missionary h'ere and there has erec ted his tent, and her countless -millions, who have for centuries past been bound by the chains of 'superstition and barba rfsm, are beginning to immerge into the dawn of civilization. We cast our eyes ,over Europe, thickly studded with cities, - nnd planted witli empires. The busy mast meeting thej travellers' gaze wherev er be wanders; thp hum of business, unti ng indnstry, active enterprise, the haughtiness o'f wealth, the pride of birth, -".restricted powr, the depths of poverty, the Q rrrnKt! .vn ' i.nStropcitioc I lyceum?, and learning, and ignorance; all that 'l tu .i .Uj .. i.r ,i . ,. ., - rn:" ioi uc"ii ucs. aiju un ,inai, ii i is i no mi,,i n i 1 4 1 1 i' Heaven, or presses it down o IIe Hati lhal 5s? lMirc arml l,oly. and all that Is corrupt; lhc beauty of the I . . " '. n i i . i:.. the T onset, the pursuing victor and the flying vanquished.: Europe has beenjin deed the slaughterhouse of nations. Near the iwestern coast ofTSurope, is a little sisl and a bare speck on the-map of pur globe, if suddenly sunk, it would scarce produce a bubble on the surface of t!Te sea Yet this diminutive island ihis speck in the waste of waters possesses an earthly ubiquity; she is felt in evjery ' cahjinet of the civilized world. '; f When Napoleon in his mad ambition, strode over Europe, and crowned courtiers danced attendance in paiient wailing in jiis ante-rooms, Great Britain stood un moved, in proiid and sturdy defiance. Her fleets sealed up his harbors, while Reply of -Will: B. Shepard to the y Communication of the Hon.?. Edward Stanly, published in the Register of March 2sth. ' ; ; V ..-' ?;;-;. -: When I published a card in the Regis ter some Weeks ago, correcting a state ment in Mr. Stanly' speecU; I did so, solely with" the view of exonerating my self from the charge of inconsistency, in voting for Mr. Uayner in preference ton Mr. Badger, for the United States benale. I sincerely hoped my statement would answer its numose. and that the matter would be nermilted to oass into the o) livion which awaited it. The friends of Mr. Badger, however, seem nojKo be so disposed, and my. delinquency in voting against him, is I presume, not to be for gotten. . Mr. Stanly thinks it very extraordinary, that I was not aw are of Mr. Hayner's opinions upon the slavery question, be cause Mr. JRayner was the elector in this District, and frequently addressed the people. Extraordinary, as it may seem, the fact is so. 'I was not present on any occasion when Mr. Rayner addressed the people, and if he discussed or approved of Mr. Badger's views upon slavery, 1 never heard it. And if he did so,-his arguments produced but little effect, for I believe every member from the District except himself, voted for each of the re solutions which passed the Legislature. If my vole against Mr. Badger needed a vindication, it received a most triumphant one, in the passage of those resolutions. which Mr. Stanly thought 'rediculous." It is not for me to reconcile the absurdi ty of electing a man to the United States Senate, and then passing resolutions in direct conflict with his opinions. The only excuse for such conduct is, that a hirye majority of the Whiff party in the Legislature, were ignorant of Mr. Badg- er's opinions on that subject. Nor was it the first time in the history of the legis lation of North Carolina, that gentlemen have, been selected to represent the in terests of the State, whose feelings were lukewarm, and who rather obstructed than advanced these interests. A similar state of things existed in our Legislature in 1840, which resulted in the loss of Mr. Clay's land bill; which, if it were now the law of the land, would furnish iWorth Carolina ample means to execute all her cherished works of internal improvements without restoring to the precarious re sources of taxes, upon an impoverished people. I have neither the desire or intention to vindicate my course in the legislature: I presume the public feel no interest in the matter, nor am I disposed to trouble them with it. Xhe only point in which the people of Noith Carolina can feel any interest, as regards this controversy, is simply, whetherMr. Badger's opinions upon the power of the Federal Government over -v. . the subject of slavery are such as should i ... be entertained bv a Senator professing to represent the opinion? and interests of the Slate. This is a grave question, and one .amply deserving the attention of the promise bill yielded this question on the part of the Worth, and imposed . on Con gress the duty of non-in.terferencev Here was one point .gained by the' South. Again, many of the . Northern Senatois contended that the inhabitants of the. ter ritories had the right to restrict Slavery within their limits, w hich the Southern denied; wthe compromise bill prohibited territorial legislatures from passing any jaweHhtx 1 6 pro h ibit or establish Slave ry wlthHrTlb e territory; This was an othr point of concession to the Sputli. The Northern Senators insisted on ratify ing the provisional laws of Oregon, one of which prohibited Slavery; the Southern Senators-objected. The compromise bill declared such laws &hou d continue in "orce only until three months after the irst meeting of the territorial legislature. Here was a third point of concession yielded by the North. These three ques tions being settled by the bill, the con troversy between the North and the South was narrowed down to a single point; and bill was before thej SenateMr, Walker offered s amendment which extended 1 Coosiniion and certain laws of the United States, oyer our conquered terri this amendment was i viojenlly op- poseu oy ine ultra Northern Senators. preferred keebtner a oof fr.; ihe content about the Senatorial ; election. It always affords me veryreal pleasure totct with my political 'friends, when I can conscieutiously do so withont violat ing a sliir higher obligation mv duty to my coiistituents; k When such a crisis oc curs, I, have no other guide than the dictates of my own understanding nor was I aware that in voting occording to its promptings, without attempting to in fluence others, I was giving just cause of offence to any onjv .If the day has arrived in North Carolina, Fwhen i the in loferance of party will .;iiot allow private judgment to any one, I admit it is of no consequence to the people, what are the pinions and votes of their public func lionariea. WILL: B. SIIEPARD. Elizabeth City, April 3d, 1819. . Mr. Dayton, -a Senator from New Jersey, said in his Speech, thai he objecieirto it, because it would alter the nosition of d FIRE A RMiS DIFFERENTLY" ' . CHARGED. MTi: ' Balls which fit accurately the bore of piece, have the ffrealest "effect. atK-w because it would alter ihe position of do not come out so readily but give time cenam great interests in the Uouniry; ,it) lor tlie greater quantity .of powder to ig- wuuiu give jue pouinern stave-noiuerr re-i moving to Californra, 4be protection ofhe constitution ol tW United States; he '."Mr. Dayton eofitendTng that at present the conslitutibn doesnot extend there. "Mr. Badger V name, without a word of ex planation, is recorded in the minority voting against ihis amendment, in Com pany with Dayton, Davis of Massachu setts, flu e, Copvin, and all thfe violet fanatics. If the old provt-rb is politically true, that a man is known, from his asso ciates, Mr. Badger selects his company, in Toting,, very , unfortunately. He op posed the compromise bill "because the that was whether lender the guaranties of; South gained too little, I suppose ; he llio fi n c 1 1 1 ii t i tin nn! )-u;a nf thp TTtiiloil I vnlml an'jinol W I Ir . ,1 n 1.. . v wt.w...v.iw.. m... iu.to v i v-- i v ' . v. i ukuiijo. if (i Kri niiiriiuiiiriiL irr nite. When the powder is rammed violentlv defwn, its effect is no greater but .some what less than when barely pressed down with the ball upon it. Gunpowder around afball diminishes its effect, as it expands in all directions, and when it is upon the trtn of a bill, it must in some measure act counter in ii progress.. By taking a ball and putting a little powder under and considerable before it, its effects may be almost nullified, and yet there will be considerable noise wheii the gun is discharged. every other nation was trembling at bisCbole people; and as Mr. Badger is a .find debemcrK ...I.' , I I V name. . At tne loucn oi ner wanu, nis al liances were dissolved, and armies, as if starting out of the earih, stood in marshal led phalanxes against them. As if her hills were gold, she took nations into her pay, and made lier wealth the life-blood of concentrated opposition, and; by its means whee;led armies into line on. a cale of operations which made Europe an; are na for -field, exercise. This nation, loaded with debt, is the creditor-of the world. Her national debt, enough to sink; any other country is a family matter is but the accumulated earnings of her ! own people. Her wealth is not in mines of precious metals, but in the more produc tive mines of active industry, unequalled skill, indomitable perseverance, antl in a commerce that extends to every part ol the globe. In moral influence the Ajnglo Saxqn race, including its offshoots on this side of the1; Atlantic, stands unrivjalled. On this islet of the ocean wealth and po verty exist in their farthest extremes. With a slavish difference to rank, there is mingled a sturdy independence of thought and withal an undoubting conviction' of the incontestable superiority, of their own nation, that makes the English people the proudest race of mortals on earth. What ever her faults or her defects of charac ter, hoty ever, in a thousand instances, her power lhas been felt in ur-provoked ag gression; and whatever spirit of aggran dizement has ruled her councils, yet to no nation of Europe has the world ever been equally indebted for the extension of great moral and political principles of vital in terest io human weal. I M- we .'Nature rftakes us noor only when want necessaries; but custom gives the name of poverty to the want of superflui ties ! public servant and his friends have pro voked this controversy, J will lake the liberty ofxpresing my opinion oh the subject; In doing so, I shall judge of Mr. Badger's opinions from his published speech, and his recorded votes, the only fair test by which a public .man can be tried. In order to examine this subject fairly, let usj first understand what was this famous Compromise bill, about which we have heard so much, but which is so little understood. I have not the bill within my reach, but I think I can state its meaning rery accurately. When the bill to organize a territorial Government for Oregon was before the Senate, a violent controversy arose between the Northern and Southern Senators, upon that feature of the bill which excluded Slavery: the controversy became so warm, that all moderate men -were very much alarmed for the safety of the Union, and with a view of an amicable disposition of the subject, the matter .vas referred to a committee of eight members, four from the North and four from the South; this committee met and after consultation re ported through its chairman, the Hon. Mr. Claytor,, the present Secretary of State, the compromise bill. Thi3 bill was regarded as a peace offering, and nearly all the moderate and considerate men, both in Congress and in the coun try, were in hopes it would pass, and calm this endless and dangerous discus sion of Slavery, upon the floor of Con gress. What were the features of com promise which this bill embodied? The iNorlhern Senators had contended that they had the right to extend the Wilmot proviso over the Territories of the Unit ed States, and that it was the imperative duty of Congress to do it this the Southern Senators denied. The pom- Mates, the Citizens of the South possess the right to carry their slaves into-our Territories? The Southern Senators maintained the affirmative, the Northern the negative of this proposition; to recon cile which difference. H was agreed in the compromise bill, the question should be submitted to the Supreme Court. If the constitution under cirsumstances guar anties the rights of the South, the Court would so decide; if it does not, the South would not have resisted; all she asked was a fair decision of the questions. This is a plain, I think a. fair state ment of the condition of the compromise bill; and no man, it seems to me, can doubt, that it would have seilkd this vex ed question upon the terms honorable to all sections of the Union. It. was against this bill, that Mr. Badger voted in company with, (I write frern memory) but two- other Senators from slave States, viz: Mr. Underwood from Kentucky, Who said his State 'was" desir ous of getting rid of Slavery, and Mr. Benton, who u known to be peculiar. Such hftwever, w as the desire of ihe Senate of the United State, to dispose of the exciting topic, that the bill passed the Senate by a majority of, I think, three fifths of the Senators." The hill left the slave question, where the Constitution left it; this was the leading feature of the bill, and every friend of the peace arid quiet of his cuuntry should regret that it did not pass the House of Representa tives. 4 I ' i y'" Mr. Badger, in his printed speech, as signs his reason for voting against the i bill, lo be, that the South gained nothing, but surrendered'every thing; he says it is his deliberate conviction, that slave-holders should be allowed to seltle in Cali fornia, and then makes an ingenious and techinal argun.ent to prove, that Congress have the right to exclude slave-holders from doing so. Knowing then, as he must have known, that there is no pro bability" of Congress ever passing any law to that elfect,.why did he oppose the only plan which probably ever will be offered to the slave-holders, of doing what he says they ought t be allowed to do? Mr. Badger argues in his Speech, that slavery-having been abolished by the laws of Mexico, the Snpreme -Court would decide against tha slave-holder, rarrvincr hU slaves into the Territory; even if this were so, which many able men deny, why did he not give the slave holders the benefit of the doubts, anu permit them if they choose to ran the risk, to carry their property with them to New Mexico, and California ? They would have been no worse off then, than they are at present. What the South surrendered bv the compromise bill, I am unable to perceive; the question of Slavery in the Territoiies is either a po litical or a judicial one,, if political, it mflst be settled by Congress, where we have every assurance of the Wimot Pro viso will prevail; if a judicial question, the Supreme Court must ultimately joecioe u. It is the opinion of some of our ablest constitutional lawyers, including Mr. Webster, that Congress has no right to acquire foreign territory, that it is casus omissus in the Constitution. If this opin ion is a sound one, is it -not" fnonslrous that Congress should first tmirp the pow er to attach a foreign territory to the Union, and ihen govern that territory in such a manner as virtually to exclude a large portion of the people of ''s Coun try from emigrating to it? Vet this Is the legitimate deduction from; the argu ment of Mr. Badger's Speech, f If tWe was any reasonable ground for doubt as to what were cause the South gained too much. Iam afraid there never will be that equal jus lice meted out inCongress, which his nicely balanced mind requires, and in the meant time his constituents most "go to the wall." .. 5 Mr. Badger intimated in his speech on the compromise bill, "that he could point out a very just and equitable mode which would save the honor of all the parties to this-agifating question," and although twice asked on the floor of the Senate what that was I believe he has never yet divulged it; I suppose it is quietly re-' posing along aide of his friend Benton's i plan of the Mexican campaign; and it is to be hoped for the benefit of posterity, when ail the wars are over, they will both be published. That; Mr. Badger is a Southern man with Northern principles, it seems tome no- man can doubt who is w illing tefadmit his speech and his votes as evidence of his opinions. When the resoljutionsWhich pssed the last Legislature were before the House of Commonsfthey were bitterly opposed by his particular friends, one of whom caJled Mcm a trap for Mr. Badg er." Tliese jresolutions are mild and tempejale'in their character, and under othercircumstances, they would have passed the House of -Commons as they 4lid the Senate, without serious opposi tion. Mr. Badger and his friends certain ly have no right to complain that the members of thje Legislature did not shape their course jto suit his peculiar views. He was! treated with extraordinary courtesy and great tenderness, considering the nature of the ase. The resolutions are presumed to speak the sentiments of the people of Noijlh Carolina? at all events, they were the seniiments, of the body which electejl Mr. Badger; and if they are not his, he "is bound to suppose that he was elected under a misapprehension of hi political opinions. Uuder such circti " BACON. In saving bacon through the summer, many persons have it injuied by skippers and for fear of .this,, they use the hams and shoulders early in the season. I have saved mine in the following manner. When taken out of the salt, I let the brine drain off a little, and take black pepper, ground very fineand rub well over the flesh side,- Heing very ' particular to rub it into thcracks; then hang it up and smoket. I never lost any when well put up in this manner. About one poundoi pepper to 000 lbs. meat. I ry itohee, and perhaps it. will benefit you .as much as tlie '-Farmer' has me.-y-Frdirie Farmer. xMOCK CHICKEN PIE. Boil common potatoes season highly with salt and pepper; some prefer a little thyme or summer-pavory. Pour milk over them, and stir -till of a moderate paste; fill a pie dish with crust below and, above the contents. Some strew pieces of pork through it. Bake in an oven, and serve hot. A single crust, filled and doubled, is called turn-overs. SAGO CREAM. This article, so grateful .to ' the sick, is prepared in the following manner: Take'dessert spoonful, of good sago; and boil it in pure, water until it is re duced to a jelly. Add a cup of sweet cream, and boil again. Beat up a. fresh ver' I'g'it, and pour the sago on while hot. Sweeten and spice with sugar and nutmeg, to your taste. Mr. ledger's opinions upon the slave questions at the . - . r i. l fipnntp fill time oi nis re-eieciiou '" -.-doubts must be removed by the course he'pursued during the last session of Con- I IT I , k ...... 1 nrlA(riatlfin cress, waen me ouuuji qj-iw'""-" stance?, he h? s a bright example of wlm conscientious men deem to be a duty, in the conduct c f his immediate predecessor and neighbor!; an example the more lorci ble, as it is taken from a party who, by some pf his mends', are said to be particu larly fond of office. One extraordinary feature in this con troversy is, that the advocates of Mr. Badaer claim to be the peculiar friends of th Union, foreettini that his votes against the Cbmnromise bill and Walker's amendment, were calculated to keep up the excitement arid ultimately endanger the Union. - ! " ' MU Stephens, of Georgia, oneor the eighrSouthelrn members of the House of Representatives who voted with the free soil party to -defeat the Compromise bill in that House, said on the floor, that he would vote atainst theTerritons in every shape, unless slavery was admitted ex pressly. This coarse, although hopeless of a good result, is at least manly; and 1 suppose thelboid Georgian intends, when voting is loiund useless, to stand to his arms. As jllr. Badger is not, 1 presume, prepared for that extremity,. 1 cannot un derstand how, whilst voting against a t . 1 rrt V An f ria Tin. i measure caicuiateu iu tn.eugi. !in Ihi frijends" who sustain him, can claim any merit, as peculiar inenus ... the Union; Unless Mr. ledger's irieniisnip for ihft Union is exhibited in the same ex- tronrd-narv wav thai -his. friendship for f Q.,.,hm inntiiution is exhibited. our . , , . "Call you that backing your frienosi A such backing." . I have n ir stated reasons, which in mv judgment, sufficiently justified my not voting forjMr. Badger. If the. gentle man1 forwhom I did vote; entertained similar vievys, I am sorry for it; as a citi 7en of North Carolina, I am. rejoiced they were not entertained bv a Urge majority of the Legislature-. - l ilia not attend the caucus and proclaim ny objections- U ii.' i..tJ- Kt...Jcp I was wtll awan The following resolution was passed at a public meeting held at Pa'mama on the 10th ult: Resolved, That '" wWcreas vessels have prrived exacting of us exorl)itant charges to our place of destination, we will not submit to any imposition; that we will not pav over $150 for a passage in any i : ; n wncnl n G.. I.1 : ' I iL.i I onuttig uu i i ancistu, uiiu mat wc Here by, our signatures and our honor, bind ourselves Jfirndy to abide by this resolution. ' Three hundred and fifty-five signed tho above resolution. : ' thai by so doing; I would merely incur a We all complain thai our lime is short, yet we know not how to employ that which we have; our lives are wasted in doing nothing at all, or in doinir nothing to the pnrpose or in doing nothing that we should do. We complain that our days are few and we act as though there would be no end to them. Calumny is like the w&'P which wor ries you, and which it is best not to try to get rid of, unless you are sure of slftyirig it; for otherwise it returns lo the charge r .1. .. V 1 more iurious inaii ever. . Never take the part of a railer you would make an enemy of his victim. He that is little in his own eyes, will' not be troubled to be little in the eyes of others. A venerable man says: f Let the slan dered take, comfort it is only at fruit trees that the thieves throw stones. If you desire to be happy when you are old be temperate while you are young. Fine sense and exalted sense are not -half so useful as common sense. "- Few are so generous as to praise with out making some drawback. .Fortune can take nothing from us but what she gave. r . Vhv is a man ailing up the -Tigris, like a man going to put ms tamer inio.a Ans He is going lo Bagdad-(Bag dad.) V" ... . v-:.. ." -. Why is a side-saddle like a four-quart measure? A v . - Ans It will hold a gallon (gal.) Whv is a pastry-cook like an apoth- ' j '7- " "- : " - '' . ecar T Ans -He sells pies and things (poison .1- . .... unugsj
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