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VOL. X--No. 5l4.

Broadway; she now had on a neat calico
dress, a silk apron and plain cap, and she
looked exceedingly interesting. "Why
huw you STARE" am no, an altered wo.
man ?" Yes. but altered for the better.
How well you do look DO II Why
yes, I do. | take great exercise hustle
about the house-rub furniture as you once
advised me to do-ook after the Kitchen
am constantly employees indeed it must be
so, for we cannot keep an army of servants
as we formerly did, 1T will all work we'll
be sure of it; the storm will soon blow
over, at least with you, because you show
yourself to be skful pilot; you take in
sails in time, and will soon have your ship
moored in smooth water" "Well, you do
comfort me exceedingly, for have seen
but few Of my gala friends of late. Here
comes my husband ;-now you must sit
down and take cheerful family dinner
with u.s."
A very white but not very fine table
cloth was spread unIut 'uii'ue'e- 49,
plates buck handle knives and forks
iappaned bread baskets, &c, &c, and lit
tie cir, with check apron waited on US
A beef steak and hot po,atoe-a couple
of slices of fried haIibut-an apple dunn
plinc--good white bread. and tumblct
Of beer constituted our dinner. Don't
look at me-" said the hostess, "tor really
ca, Ike poughmon--of late have hau
most Questionable appetite; but then
rise with the sun, and the day passes so
quickly that night sets in before | have
! done one half Of my work. now don't smile
when say work, for although you know
have not been used to it, yet really 10
work, aud very hard" DO you not miss
, your horses aud carriage--your rides up
, and down Broadway your visits to Stew
art, Royle, and Venables ?" mo, not IN
, the least do miss my purse occasionally
to be frank with you, but when accon.
= modate my means to my wants, al: IS
smooth We cannot eat gold. you know
y it can only perform certain officers. when
5 do not want. | have enough OF rich
= ward ODE to last me for years-rather 100
r many pocket handkerchIefs, that cost me
d $50 a piece and as to the carriage ahd
. horses, if they brought their graiihcations
d they were also source of trouble, vex-
It alton, and expense, and am better win.
}. out them. 1t is thus | derive consolation
: from misfortune and am content and most
!. happy"
J. All this is the result Of practical good
l. sense--of a determined mind, which scars
above misfortune--of happy contented
y nature. What a treasure such wlfe Is
a 10 man in these times and who. instead
ID ofincrcasng his gloom and dependency
;;rr by frowns, upbraidings, and .forgetlulness
10 meets him with the smile Of hope anc
ID checriulness- points out The road TO re-
r form, and leads him tow ards it By her owr
rooG and successful example--k W
at his energy, and inspires him with ne"
as ifc--animatcs him to future eXertlons--
ne tmo)rhS the pillow of appointments anG
r cheers him with the assurance Of better
II, times.
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FRIDAY, APRIL %. 1887.

rive consolation ; for though the whole
was no longer than the top Of one Of my
fingers, could not contemplate the deli
cate conformation of the roots, leaves, and
capsula. without admiration. Can that
Being, thought |, who planted, watered,
and brought to perfection, in this obscure
part of the world, thing which appears
Of so small importance, look with apparent
unconcern upon the situation and sufftrngs
Of creatures formed after his own image
Surely not. Reflections like these would
not allow me to despair. started up, and
disrcgarding both hunger and fatigue,
travelled forward, assured that relief was
at hand and was not disappointed.
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six hundred and fifty millions Of square feet
Of pine lumber! TO supply this quantity,
over sixty five thousand acres of good pine
lands have been stripped Of every tree! II
there are seven hundred thousand acres,
even at his rate, without any increase, it
will only last some ten or eleven years. and
from the facts tina, have been gathered on
this subject, we venture to say that there Is
not White Pine enough IN the United
States, to supply the present consumption
fifteen years Ifauy one can controvert
this conclusion by facts, we shall be glad
to hear then. Ten years since, the pine
lumber on the A legany and Susquehanna,
was from four to eight dollars thousand
feet: it is now from ten to eighteen. and
large contracts at the lattev price were
made last month for lumber, which is now
on its way to Matches and N. Orleans, the
market, lui which 1t was pu,ehoeod When
pine lumber is transported five thousand
miles on the Mississippi and its tributaries
and pays large profits, can there be supply
nearer! With these hints we leave the
subject for the present.
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From the One ida Wing.
PINE LANDS-PINE LUMBER.

There is,pcrhaps, no subject in which the
public are more deeply interested, or IN
to that interest, on which 1t Is
less informed, than of the sources, quantity !
and probable duration Of the supply OF
white pine Lumber. 1t is no uncommon
occurrence to hear merchants and business
men predict the rise or fall Of the various
articles of merchandise and produce in the
range Of their business, and we are aware
that they predicate the opinions they ad-
vance, upon the knowledge they have ac-
ouired as to the means and extent Of the
supply and the amount of the demand. -
But who is there that troubles himself to
inquire how much pine timber there is IN
the United States, how long the supply
will last what is the cause of its regular
and rapid advance in price land will
it continue to advance or will it diminish in
value in years to come? We have been
led to these remarks by some facts commu
nicated to us by friend who has lnves,iga.
ted the subject, and on whose statements
we can rely.
1t is known, we presume, to most persons,
that white or Pumphin pine cannot be re-
produced Or grown, as The underbrush or
second growth Of pine forerts, is always
of different species Of wood. Thus we
can see at a glance, that the country or
state which is once stripped of this valuable
timber, can never again see its soil clothed
with the same. With his fact before US,
together with knowledge of the extent OF
the annual consumption Of this article, 1t
can be no difficult matter, to arrive at q
pretty accurate conclusion as to the time
which the forests in the United States will
supply the demands ofthe country. A few
facts will show that we are not SO well fur
. nished as is generally supposed.
In all of The states and territories CON
nected with the Union, there are, substan
, TALLY, but three states which have "sur
4 plus Of white pine to supply the enormous
= ard increasing demand which Is year,!
3 made by the other states and territories
G These are New York. Pennsylvania ant
: Maine. The latter (Maine) with her TWEEN
u ty.f five hundred saw mills, can hardly sup
u ply the New Eng land states, and it is lei
}. for New York and Pennsylvania to iurn's
t the pine lumber for The great Valley OF III
d Mississippi. after deductng what is needle
!. for the consumption of -four millions OF en-
e terprising inhabitants within their own DO
Al ders. We speak of course IN genera tern
a and in round numbers, and do not mean
l. say that many Of the states cannot supp
g their own wants to some extent, for sever
years.
Allowing these statements to be true, "
a;e now prepared for the question.
How long will the White Pine forests
k, these states supply the demand?
h. II has been ascertained beyond dout
d. that there were hoated on our canals, t
,al Hudson, Mississipp', Susquehannaand d.
,laware rivers, during the last year, nea
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COMMITTEE, SO far as their investigations
have been prosecuted, express themselves
highly grnti6ed with the fitness Of this
country for The growth aud manufacture of
Silk and the progress it has already made,
in the establishment of incpient institutions.
In Maine, the legislature offers bounty of
live cents on every pound of Cocoons aud
fifty cents on every pound Of reeled Silk.
The subject IS enlisting some attention
there. In New Hampshire one Company
is established and many individuals are en-
terlng into the business, but no legislative
aid has yet been granted. Vermont, the
Legislature gives bounty of ten cents on
every pound Of CocoUns raised in the
State, and The business of mulberry trees
and SILK worms is exciting much attention
in many towns. Massachusetts, leads in the
business ind her legislature offers 800
for every ten pounds of Cocoons, fifty
cents for every pound of raw silk and S. 90
per pound for every pound of reeled and
twisted. There are various incorpora ed
companies in Massachusetts, besides ind
viduals in every section Vt the STATE direct.
ly engaged in the business. The North
ampton Company has cap'al Of s so 900,
with about three hundred acres of land,
various buildings, with machinery in oper-
alton and over 100 600 Chinese and White
Mulb rry trees. The New England Silk
Company at Dedham has capital of SlOO,.
900 and twenty or thirty acres of Mulberry
trees. The Massachusetts Silk Company
a: birmingham has capital Of 8 SO, 900
and one hundred and sixty acres Of land,
with nearly one hundred thousand mulber.
| l.
lucket, Roxbury and Newburyport incor-
porated Silk Companies, all OF which are
preparing to grow and manufacture Silk,
or are already in successful operation. -
| The business is also prosecuted with sin
gular success by farmers, who make it Q
part of their household operations. in al
most every section of the State. In Rhod'
Island, one incorporated Company exist:
with capital of 100000 at Providence
aud the business is enllstlng the interest o
people in other sections Of the State
Connecticut, where Silk has long beef
grown on a small scale, the legislative en-
enlargement is ample, paying s. 90 70
every one hundred Italian or Chinese Mul
berry trees five years old, aud fifty cent
for every pound of reeled Silk. There ar
two incorporated companies, one with
capital of $50, 900 at Mansfield and III
other with a capital of $4,000 at Hart
ford. The business is extending into Gli
ferent sections ofthe State and promises I
bc Il source OF future opulence to It's cit
zens. These facts in relation to the bus
ness in New England we gather from tn
Report, and another week shall show II
progress and extent through the middl
and southern States. We are amazed {
the interest the subject has already exc
ted. Thus far, New England leads, an
Massachusetts goes ahead of all her sstt
!, States in the Silk business. -.NorthamptC
Courier.
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f. X " r A G. II S &.

I; is every mans duty to mako himself
profitable TO mankind: he can, TO many;
If not, to fewer; If not so neither, to his
reiphbor; but however to himself There
are two republics great one, which 10
human nature, and less, which is the
place where we were born: some serve
b pth at tine, and only the greater, aud
some again Only the less the greater may
be served in privacy, solitude, contempla-
ton, and perchaDce that way better than
any other but 1t was the intent OF nature,
however, that we should serve both.-Sen.
cCG.
He that breaches gratitude pleads tho
cause both Of God and man; for without it
we can neither be socable nor religious
Ibid.
There is no vice but something may be
said for it, at first 1t is tracable and mod
esl. but if we give it entrance we shall
hardly get it out again. AS it goes on 1t
gathers strength, and quickly becomes IN
povernable; we say commonly, that every
man has his weak side" but let me tell you,
! that he that masters once vice. may master
all the rest A: he that subdues avarlcc may
conquer ambition. 1t is not for philosophy
to excuse vices. He that grevcs Tor the
loss of casual comforts shall never want &C.
casion Of sorrow. Ibid,
One Of the greatest kindnesses we can
do our friends, and sometimes the only
kindness that is 10 the power OF our hands,
| is. bv prayer to recommend them to the
loving kindness of God. We are likely TO
have the most comfort in those friends that
we prav most for. Whatever comfort we
desire to find in any creature, we must
have recourse to God for it by prayer, for
sour times a.e in his hand. and all our
WAYS at his disposal" Fruitful Christians
are as much the joy, as barren professors
are the grief of faithful ministers. 1t Is
f refreshing to Christians to compare notes
about their spiritual concerns thus are
| they sharpened, as Iron sharpens 'ron''-
, Henry.
While we are in prosperity nothing can
, be more useful, nor ought to be more at
tended TO, than the sincere and hearty sd-
c vice of friends. But at the same time we
y must beware lest we permit ourselves 10 Ut
ha,,ered; into which error It is very easy
" indeed to fall We think that we are such
) as those around us say, and fancy that al
II this praise is but our proper due lhenc'
q arise lnnumerable errors, tor when mehaI'
;, puffed up in their own opinions, they az
~ certain TO become ridiculous, ana " ia'
C. into the greatest taults.-Cicero'
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GENERAL ENos, a native of Connect
cut, was one of the earliest pioneers in the
settlement Of Vermont, aud encountered
the hnrdships and prlvations incident to the
settlement of all new countries. At the
first election of representatives to Con-
gress from that State, Stephen K. Bradley
and Gen. Enos were prominent and rival
candlda'es-the general as well as many
others, considered the services he had rem
dered the new State deserving of full
share of it's honors. Mr. B. however, sue
ceeded by a small majority over the gen.
cral, and obtained his election. This dis
appointment occasloned some unpleasant
! feelings in the breast Of the general. A
question arose before the General Assem-
bly, of the State, in which both Of these
gentlemen were members, as to the form
Of the certificate of the choice to serve as
credentials to enable the member elect to
take his seat ia Congress Mr.. B. without
request, drew form which was handed Ia
the speaker, and read as follows: 1.-THE
people OF the State Of Vermont. free and
Independent, have chosen Stephen Il
Bradley, Esq to represent this State in the
Congress ofthe United States" The gen
eral whose ready wit was always at com
mand, arose, addressed the speaker, and oh
served, that he was no stickler for farm, blu
n document Of the kind under considers
ton, he thought it somewhat important
that the certificate should express the trut
of the fact constituting its efficiency. II
therefore moved TO amend the form Of III
certificate, grattuousy presented by III
member elect so that it might read thus
",he people Of the State of Vermont. M
hauing The fear Of God before their eyes, b,
n.oced and inshgated by The devil, have che
sen Stephen r, Bradley, Esq to represer
this State in the Congress Of the Unite
States" A roar Of laughter burst from e.
. cry member in the house, not excepting tt
speaker, and Mr.. B. himself. The gener
= felt revenged and satisfied and the riv
g candidates, and their friends were mmed
i. alely reconcied to the state Of good feellr
!. toward each other Evening Post.
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TIE LION AND THE LAMB.
From Mr.. Preston's Dinner Speech.

Mr. Preston proceeded TO comment in a
strain Of inlmtabc wit upon the change
of the Administration the old lion, he
said, had gone off roaring, and his sue
cessor had come creeping into his place.
Would that you had been there, fellow
citizens, ~ have marked with what qua
king awe the vermn Of the palace peeped
forth from their corners to watch the de.
parture of this mighty beast dreadlng each
moment lest he should turn and scorcb
them with his hot breath, or sweep them
off with blast of bis throat; and when
the last football Of the retiring monster IA
dcd in distance, now they drew long
breath, rose on their hind feet, and scam
pcrcd away in t1ocks to celebrate the sat
urnalia of liberated slaves. You would
have seen, continued he, that the reign of
terror was at an ond, and that the dynasty
Of another, and far different animal, was
to succeed-under the new state Of things,
the South has far less to fear from the
court quarter the ex President was man
Of violent passion, of indomitabIe will, of
hot resenlmcnts and animosiles. When
he took his stand he kept II, though the
Constitution and the Union should crumble
into wreck around him--he was ready for
war to the knife to crafty every capricc--
what he drecle was done the man whom
he denounced was accommodated from
the congregation Of the faithiul--but the
mos, striking characteristic OF his success
sor was Hmberness-hc must &C with the
current--he could not make t--some in.
deed who had seen him come putting on
the breeze had mistaken him for the demon
of the storm-he was only the chatf be
fore lt--he was not the man to make an"
unmake-lo set up and pull down at his
pleasure, to issue proclamations, to brow
beat Congress--to send insulting letters
and smother unsavory laws in his brooches
pockets lit would indeed be the height OF
the ridiculous for Mr.. Van Buren, to thrust
] his lamb-llke carcass into the skin OF the
1 dead lion, and attempt to look TERRIBLE
Why he would roar like any Sucking
dove!" lie must be polite, cautious ant
conclIiaing-he must obtain as a servant
what his political father commanded as {
master--he knows full well that the unioI
Of the South would be fatal to hlm--henc'
his anxiety in his inaugural to set us a
rest on the only question that was certa'
to unite us--bul he had promised to follow
the principles o! his predecessor, and n
The great principle Of the late adminlslra
ton was an utter contempt Of all the pied
ges given to the country, we had right /
! expect that the copy would in this par
, bear the strongest resemblance 10 IN
original.
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Here comes Major Noah again, with his
cheerful smile, rubIcund face, and fatherly
and friendly advice. Hear what he says,
and tell US if it is not the best advice he
ever gave:
THE REMEDY-A DOMESTIC SCENE.
After all said on the subject of the times,
Of reform, and the necessity Of ecopomy IN
all our OUTLAWS the true way is to set to
work forthwith and carry reform into prac.
teal execution, and see how it works.
Example is great guide, and what one
will do, the other will initiate. Fashona-
bic extravaganza would be at once surrend.
cred, whea it is fashionable to be CcoDoml-
cal. A very large importing house was
Frustrated by the pending storm, and first
tried the experiment Of extension, but final
y gave up, and suspended payment. About
fortnight or three weeks after that event
had taken place. called at their magnlt-
cent mansion in - Place, and found the
house closed, and a bill on it for sale or to
let stood musing for a few minutes, cal
ing to mind the splendor of the last marty
had been at, in that very house, IN Janu-
airy last: the parors with their magnificent
ot,omans, damask chairs, rich Persia car
pets, candelabras, and costly mirrors the
gay and ha,tering crowd Of fashlonabIes
the superb supper, and massive plate, ant
flashing lights, and jocund faces, and, above
all, the graceful and delighted mistress o
the mansion Now all was drcary and DIES
olate; the dust had already collected OF
, the Venetian blinds, and the plated bel
handle looked dark and dIngy. An air o
desertion and decay lowered on the man
| sion, the airy dreams of the occupants hat
vanished. determined however, TO Sc
my friends, for he who torgetS friend i
/ he hour OF adversely is not fit to live /
b this world, and, on pursuing my enquiry,
e traced them TO small street east of tn
D Bowery, aud living III a neat two stor
: house. rang the bell,ard was ushered II
to the parlor by little girl with clea
IS check apron. ! looked around the rooms
% what u contrast A plain but new insra
y carpet, neat rush bottom chairs, sofa, w
Al small looking glasses IN the piers, und
which was a plain mahogany table, al
e plated candlestlcKs on the mantel pee
Every thing was neat, and directly IN u
in opposite extreme OF the splendor OF The
former habilatlon. The lady Of The hon
It, met me with cheerful smile and a cord
ne shake of The hand. The last time h
Il seen he's she was alghllng from her CT
.Iy rage splendidIy dressed, at Slewat's
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The Albany Cultivator says-Preludicc
and conccit are the oftsprings of ignorance
and the great barrier to agricultural I'M
provement. An African prince threatened
to take the life Of traveller, because he
dared to assure him, that water became
solid by freezing, in his country. because
he had not seen it, the prince deemed the
traveller an impostor aud liar.
A few years ago, the growth of hun
dred bushels Of corn on an acre was con-
sdered a fabulous tale by the mass OF our
farmers. They had not seen such pro-
duet. and they therefore did not believe
1t. But such product is now OF common
occurrence, that few doubt its reality.
Tell these men that they can double The
products of their farms, by economlz'ng
and judIclously applying their manures;-
that they can quadruple it, by this, by IN
derdrainlng, BY alternating crops, and by
root culture and they are as incrcdulous
as the African prince, because they are ig-
norant of those natural laws which ever
have governed the material world, and
which ever will govern it, The savage
| laughs at and rejects the arts Of civilized
life, for the same reason that the ignorant
or indoleat farmer scouts the idea of lmpro
raj societies, agricultural schools aud leg
isative bountles for agricultural improve
ment- They either do not know enough
Of natural science, to comprehend its util
" in the ordinary business Of life, or they
are governed by sordd, selfish, iIliberal
policy, which, could it be carried out. would
shut out every ray OF light, and smother
every sentiment of patriotism, which should
either thwart their views, or which would
tend to elevate their fellows above thcll
own limited standard in society.
Some men seem to have an idea, tina
they are balanced in scale; that a.
others can be made TO sink, in the same
proportion they shall rise, and wise and YER
sa. The first requisite to improvement
in any business. is the conviction that We
can learn; the next, that We ,cW learn
And it perhaps is invariably true, that thu
more we do learn in usefel knowledge
the more we become sensible Of our com
parative ignorance, and the more we ar
: anxious TO learn. This results not on
from wish 10 serve ourselves, and NIL
tlply our enjoyments, but from sense G
sacred duty to society.
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REPORT ON SILK.

The Report of the C mmittee on Silk,
in the House of Representatives, at Wash.
ington, through their Chairman, Mr., Ad-
ans. is before us. 1t embodies a vast dea
Of Statistical matter bearing upon the pro,