She chooses for her friends and companions those children who are intelligent, and can talk best with her; and she evidently dislikes to be with those who are deficient in intellect, unless, indeed, she can make them serve her purposes, which she is evidently inclined to do.  She takes advantage of them, and makes them wait upon her in a manner which she knows she could not exact from others; and in various ways she shows her Saxon blood.

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Such are a few fragments from the simple, but most interesting and instructive, history of Laura Bridgman.  The name of her great benefactor and friend who writes it is Dr. Howe.  There are not many persons, I hope and believe, who, after reading these passages, can ever hear that name with indifference.

II.

MEMORANDA.

Indian corn—­58 lbs. to the bushel:  price, 49 c.

Columbus discovered America in 1492.

Mr. Rathbourn projected the City of the Falls, and built Buffalo; and was confined afterwards seven years for forgery.

Sir C. Metcalfe, Governor of Canada. 
Lord Falkland, " " Nova Scotia. 
Sir W. Colebrooke, " " New Brunswick. 
Sir John Harvey, " " Newfoundland. 
Captain Fitzroy, " " Prince Edward Isld.

Latitude is North and South:  Longitude East and West.

A Geographical Mile is one-seventh more than a statute mile.

A Knot is a geographical mile.

Price of Negroes, 8 dollars to 1200 dollars. 
         Females, 4 dollars to 600 dollars.

Negroes—­Mulattoes—­Quadroon—­Creole—­European—­Georgian (Asia).

Tobacco is grown at—­
  New Orleans. 
  Petersburg }
  Richmond } Virginia. 
  Maryland and Kentucky.

Lower and Upper Canada were united three years ago into one province. 
There are also St. John’s, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island,
Newfoundland, and Nova Scotia.

In Lower Canada eight-tenths are French, and in Upper Canada about equal.

500 bales of cotton are said to be used in New York yearly for ladies’ fronts and bustles.

Soldiers in the States enlist for five years only.

G.M. weighed to-day, October 9, 149 lbs., or 10 st. 9 lbs.

Lakes Ontario, Erie, Huron, and Superior contain half the fresh water in the world.

Taxes on good land, say 50 dollars per acre, are as follows:  State-tax, 15 cents per acre; county, 15 c.; road, 7 c. to 15 c.; horse, 30 c,. cow, 15 c. each; servant-man, 1 d. 50 c.; waggon, 2 d. 50 c.; dog, 50 c.  If sheep are killed the State pays.

Representatives are for four years; get 4 dollars per day:  State Senators for one year, 6 d.:  Representatives to Congress, four years, 8 d.:  Congressional Senators, four years, 12 d.:  Governor of a State, two years, 5000 d. a year:  has power of pardoning criminals, calling military out, &c.; Lieut.-Governor, two years, 2500 d. a year:  he is Chairman of State Senators.  Each State has a state attorney, secretary of state, treasurer, &c.