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FRENCH MARRIAGE.

Most Of your readers are aware that, in
France, marriages, for the most part take
place more from interest or. 10 use the French
expression, c0nrendnce, than affection NJ
So-and so tells his friend, NJ. SuCh-a-one
that iewanis TO marry his son, and NJ. Such
acme OILERS his daughter: the two old gen
tlemcn then talk over the fortunes they can
give, and, ifihey agree on The momenIo,is
point: the young people are presented to each
other, and shortly after married There are
Of course, exceptions but that is the general
way Of proceeding. Ayoung French girl
has no more idea OF choosing her own hus-
band than she has of fiying-nay, there is moi
one in five hundred thousand who ventures
10 hint that she would prefer another 10 the
individual chosen by her parents for her
hand. Much unhaPpiness and great i'm
morality arc The results Of this system. but
upon the whole, it works better than one
would expect. Another objectionable thing
in The French system of marrying is, that old
nlen Of sixty and seventy often wed young
girls of sixteen and seventeen. Indeed.
Frcnchmcn, for the most part, don't dream of
marrying until they have attained The age Of
between thirty-five or forty. have been led
into these observations by an advertisement
in The newspaper, in which "a Young man,
aged 81, six feet high, and remarkably hand
some, modestiy expresses l;is desire 10 'es-
pouse any lady of high rank. maid or widow,
possessing good foriune.' Advertise
mcns for wives are quite n matter OF course
here, and many marriages take place through
them. Such, in fact, is the business-like
manner in which marriages are arranged,
that there are several agenry-oliicers that
occupy themselves with nothing else; and
these officers, from Time 10 time, advertise
rich widows 10 marry, with as much off
hand GOODNESS asyou would announce horse
10 sell.
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Beware how you seek fame with your pen.
II must be Icing quill, indeed, that will en-
sure literary distinction this side the c,ave
Death is the only sign by which the public are
led TO appreciate an-author. Its necessary
that they should frs; see you expire by way
of proving your claim to any sympathy.
War ieih -imer;ca. pleasant annouce-
ment appears in a Liverpool paper A pack
ct ship from America has brought TO England
PAY hides and 10 casks Of shoe-pegs. The
var, therefore between the two countries has
begun, as the Yankees are not only "pesging'
into us, but ''!eatherig u.s."
The fshnouger says the public have be-
come more like shark than flat-fsh.
me guardians ola poor-law union in Es-
sex nave Complained that The stones furnish
ca ioi Inc pauDers to break are not hard
enough They could remedy this by 10; eon-
ffacIlug for any stones except as hard as
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CoUST THE cOsT.-.I respect the man,
says Goethe, who knows distinctly what Lo
wishes-'-The greater part Of al mischief in
The world arises from the fact that men DO
not sufficiently understand their own aims.
hey have undertaken to build tower, aud
spend no more labor on the foundation tlan
would be necessary TO erect hut. Is lot
this an exact description OF most mons siri-
wings! Every man undertakes TO Lu.id his
tower and none counts The cost. la all
things the times are mar.ed By a want If
ste; dy aim and patient industry. There is
schemins and plotting in abundance, hut
no considerable, persevering effect. The
young man br4nched into life with 10
definite course in view. Ifhe goes into trade,
he has perhaps general desire TO be rich but
he has at the same time an equally strong &C.
sire FOR present qualification ard lnxuriuUs
living. He is unwilling TO pay the price Of
his ambition. lie epdeavors to secure tic
present and lets go the future. He turns
seed time and harvest, eats the cora " lmch lie
ought 10 plant. Ifhe goes into professional
life. he sets out with a general desire TO bo
eminent, but without considering in " hat par
iicnlaf he wishes to excel. and what is tho
price Of that excellence. So he divides his
time and talents among great variety of
pursuits, cndeayoring TO he all things, he be-
comes superficial in proportion as he is uni
versal. and having acquired a bnefreputation,
rs worthless as it is short lived, sinks down
into HOPELESS inssnifcarce.
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THE SAILOR AND HIS BRIDE.

The Boston Transcript tells good story
in which a venerable and lamented pastor vi
Il Baptist church and Jack Tar and his
Wife were The principal actors. The sailor
with his chosen partner went 10 the house Of
DIR. -, 10 be married, and were accor-
dinghy with all the solemniy proper TO the
occasion. Al The conclusion the service.
Jack told The DR.. that he understood that sew
eniy-fve cents was the lawful fec, hut that as
he hadn't brass cent 10 bless himself with,
he should defer payment 10 more conven-
lent opportunity, adding apromise thai he
would honestly pay The minister, with one
proviso-ihat if his wife proved 10 be good
woman and Il true helpmate, he should re-
ward him generously for the splicing but if
she turned out 10 be good for nothing the
minister would not hear from him again.
DR.. -- was so much pleased with the
straightforward manner of The Tar, that he
drank his health and that Of his bride in Il
glass of wine, and saw them depart with i
talherly blessing.
Time passed away, and the DR.. had al
most forgotten the circumstance OF the we'd
ding, when one day cart was seen to stop
before the door, and a man began 10 unload
and deposit i'll his house whole cargo of
lemons and oranges. The DR.. had not or
dered the fruit, and he forthwith proceeded
10 stop the process oidelivery. The man
affirmed that all was right; but when the
DIR. persisted that there must be 4 mistake,
the man asked il lie remembered Of having
married such Il couple at such time. The
question renewed the good Dr.'s recollection,
and he knew al once that the honest Tar
himself Stood helore him. .Iiis all right, said
line sailor; 1 told you That if my vile proved
good for any Thing would not forget your
fee. She has proved as good Il ship as ever
put out on the sea Of Matrimony. You may
as well take in the cargo and save your
thanks for the Sailors WIFE.
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The following is from the Washington
United States Journal Of Saturday eve
ming:
In the evening, great concourse of peo-
pie gathered upon the mall in the rear of the
Presidents mansion, and the adjoining
grounds, 10 witness the contemplated dis
play Of fireworks, for which such vast rrep-
aratlons had been made the day previous.
Alter number Of rockets and dazZEin1
wheels had been ignited, IL half dozen rockets,
supposed TO be top-heavy, or disarrangeti OH
The lame. went off together, taking hori-
zOntal inclination in various directions. ike
so many fiery arrows. One passing tho
heads oil horses attached 20 a carriage when
the animals, atirighled, run at full speed sep
arallng the dense Ihrong standing in the
street, ut the iminent peril ofliie A LACK
woman we were told this morning was struck
bya rocket, the stick penetrating below the
shoulder joint, and, in consequence of the
wound, has since died. Mr. ShutIon Maeee
had his wrist dreadiuly wounded, and his
children were scorched.
But there was an occurrence at the same
time that filed Us with feelings the most
painful Mr.. james Knowles, of George
Town, who had been married but short
Time, was sitting with his wife on the wall,f;lr,
as uicy supposed, from dauTcT-ihe distance
between Them and the fire works being
about fourth ola mie-but one of the rock
els, after Swimming along the head, of the
crowd below, struck him on the lett breast,
directly over the heart. His wife. il Is rela-
ted, discovered the calamity Us she saw hin.
falling from her side, and in a moment drew
out the stick. He died instantly. without 4
struggle. The most nheOus aud narrowing
lamentations filed the air, from one illus. in
The twinking OF an eye, reduced 10 widow
hood; and she was led through the gray
ellcd walks, with her white garments stained
with blood yet warm her cries. he is dead,
OH M husband he Is dead - caused Il cen
eral outburst Of sorrow from the thousands,
who, with her, were hastily leaving the irag-
ic scene. Ii wis indeed a sad spectacle
one from which memory turns away with u
shudder-even Oh the day after the 4ih Of Ju-
ly.
We have just heard that 4 man in George
town had lis thumb blown of while venting
cannon, md that the loader had his arm
blown of and his face injured from the effects
oil which he Is not expected to recover.
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Pretty GooD.-A couple of removed
Custom-Housc officers, were standing on
Poverty Corner, the other day, according 10
the Tribune, talking Of their lorlorn condi-
ton. Que OF them was vehement and bois.
ferrous, while The other seemed disposed 10
take it easy. At last the latter said, expos
tulaiingly-'What is the use of going on SO,
my lriend7 Why not die decenllyF Die
decentyp exclaimed the other-'how is it
possible FOR man to die decently under such
miserable die-ndsiyr
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AGRICULTURAL.
For the GALAXY.
Mr.. BELL

Mr.. Bell
Knowing that you feel an interest in
the dispersion of Agricultural knowledge,
wish through your paper, 10 call the attention
of your readers, especially the farmers, TO n
little book which | have lately seen in our
bookstores, entitled - Catechism of Agricul-
tural Chemistry and Geology by F. w. john
ston." There has lately been an increasing
desire among the Agricultural portion of the
community TO understand the philosophy OF
their operations, that thereby they may in
crease their sources of pleasure and prof
IT, The Geological Surveys of the several
States have done much to create this desire,
while the late extensive researches in the SCI
ence of Chemistry, By the strict ANALYSIS Of
soils and their products, showing the relation
betw cen The two which must necessarily ex-
list in order TO secure due proportion Of the
latter, have done vastly more To increase it,
The occupation Of the farmer now holds its
proper place among the callinss, being the
most truly scieutifc as well as the most pleas
ing and healIhful. Young men. instead of
leaving the occupation Of their fathers, who
have obtained both wealth and happiness by
tiling the ground. to draw out Il miserable
existence behind the counters and in the con-
fined atmosphere oil our stores, are now Sc
curing TO themselves honor and wealth by de-
voting their attention to agricultural pursuits.
This is propitious omen for the welfare of
our country. The one thing now which
seems most desirable is, that our farmers
should make themselves acquainted with " hat
is known in respect TO the true principles of
farming. The works of a more extensive
character have done much 10 supply this
l. IL. L., \
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From The albany Culiirator.
FARMING IN VERMONT.
(Concluded from last ,rcek. }


GRASS LANDs.-This section Of country is
particularly favorable TO the growth of grass.
Judging from appearances, it is our opinion
that we have never seen anv other land which
IS capable Of sustaining as much stock TO the
acre. On the rich alIuvions of the Sciota,
we have seen fields which may perhaps pro-
duce as great tceight Of grass per acre, but
it does not appear 20 be as nuiritive as the
heritage Of the best Vermont pastures On
these, the turf, " hch is of the thickcst and
finest kind. is composed mostly of the spear
grass, or Kentucky bluegrass, (Pro praten-
Sis.) with other grasses and white clover
enough for variety. The hay made from
these lands is Of the most nutririve qualify.
We were shown samples in which the natural
greenness Of the grass was preserved almost
unchanged, giving delightful fragrance it
being almost as nicely cured as the famous
shaker herbs" Stock of all KINDS will.
and actually do fattcn on this hay II is a
fact that oxen bought in The fall in only store
condition, if properly sheltered and fed with
such hay, become in the spring fit for slaush-
ter, and are sent to Brighton market without
any other feeding. In fact. so excellent is
the hay which is made here, aud so fine is
the pasturage, that some of The best "srass
beef that is bought for the Brighton market
is found here.
In an article on the "A gricutuTc of Addison
county," in the New York State Agricultural
Socieiy's Transactions for l644,r written by
s. w. Jewett, some remarkable facts are sta
ted in reference 10 a tract of this county said
TO be a. fifteen miles in length and eleven wide
about one-half uninproved, covered with
-, -.
erasing each five miles square,"
The census of 1910. enumerafes 1000
inhabitants; abont l 400 OF This numberw
employed in agriculture. The plumber ul
tons Of hay produced, were rising Of fifty-one
thousand; neat cattle, nineteen thousand
head; sheep, one hundred and forty-four
thousand; and two thousand one hundred
horses. If we include four more adjoining
towns, we swell the number Of sheep to two
hundred and forty thousand six hundred and
sixiy-four."
SHEEP.-The most important description
Of live stock for this section, is sheep, aud
these are kept in larger numbers in proper
ton to the population and extent of territory,
than in any other part of the United States.
The MerinoS, full blood, and high grades of
that variety and the Saxons, are generally
kept The Merinos were carried TO this sec
lion at different times and by different per-
sons from twenty 10 thirty years ago. 1t is a
well established fact that all animals under
60 changes to some extent. ON being remov-
ed from country they have long Inhabited
TO one Of diderent soil and climate. This
we think, has been the case with the Nlerinos
first transferred to this district. The fertility
Of the pastures, the regular and abuntaDi sup
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OREGON EmIeRAsTs.-The Ohio States
man has letters from an Oregon emiGranI to
his brother in Ohio, written on the l}lh and
Goth Of May-thc latter 160 miles West Of The
Missouri State line. They appear to find
good roads but travel slowly, bothered
by their loose cattle and the incessant at
iempts of the kaw and Kansas Indians to
steal them. They have had great trouble in
eIectng Pilot, and appear 10 have cocsen
poor enc at last. The Pilot, on the strength
ofEis dignity, got wife on six days acquaint-
ance, and was married on the 18th. All were
masters, and general anarchy prevailed
They met oil the Goth some men coming in
from the Mountains. who reported the road
for 100 miles ahead lined with emigrants to
Oregon. The average rate of;ravcling isnot
over IL miles day, which will give them
frosty nights aud hard feed before they reach
Walla- walla.-Iribune.
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The UNION and JouESAL. at Washington,
are crying out for more blood. notwitlisrand-
ing the vicIems that have been sacrificed
since the fourth Of March. VIII nothing
satisfy these byeans! A correspondent oi
the Union says he was one of the Il Sec, COO
who galiently swept The Federal phalauA iIcm
office, ''and therefore, he protests against tic
retaining Of Wings in office. Wei, as eLs
Of the II, GO0,000of people, We protest against
it as one Of the million two hundreG and
eighty-two thousand four hundred aud thirty
eight free men who voted for Henry Clay.
Mr.. Polk is not even a majority Pres dent,
and i. will not do, therefore, to call upon the
people to aid in the work Of removal Of good
men from o fice.-N. ]. Express.
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Not in the solitude
Alone may man commune with heaven, or see
Only in savage wood
And sunny vale the prescui Deity
Or only hear his voice
Where the winds whisper and the waves rejoice
Even here do bchol!
Thy steps, Almighty here amidst iEe cio"o
Through the great city rolled,
With everlasting murmur deep and loud
Choking &c ways that wind
'Nongst the proud plies, the work ofhuman kind.
The golden sunshine comes
From the round heaven, & on their dwellings lies,
And lights their inner homes
For them Thou 1llst with air the unbounded
skies,
And givcst them the stores
OF ocean, and the harvest OF its shores
Thy spirit is around
Qaickcning the restless mass that sweeps along
And this eternal sound
Voices and FOOTBALLS Of the numberless thrOng-
Like the Icsounding sea,
Or like the rainy tempests, speak Of Thee.
And when the hours of rest
Come like calm, uron The mid-sea brine,
flushing lis b;ilowy breast
The quiet of the moment, too. is Thinel
Ii breaches of Him who keeps
The vast and helpless city while it sleeps.
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Tom Marshall and General Jackson. We
have announced, says the Louisville Journal,
that the Hon. I. F. Marshall has been select,
ed by the Locofocos to deliver an Grafton up
on Gen. Jackson at Lexington. Tom can
make fine speech upon the subject, but we
very much doubt whether. in porraitnre OF
the old hero's character, he can give anything
more forcible than what he gave few years
ago. We will furnish him with what he then
said, SO that if he chose, he eau incorporate
it into his Lexington discourse -" He has
never been, through life. without an antago-
hist. and he has always been victorious. His
horse always won when he was a racer. He
had Il contest with Dickinson, and killed him.
He had fracas with The Bentons. and cleared
them ont. He used up Packenham and the
British army at New Orleans, those veterans
who had gone through the war of the PENN
sula without meeting an adversary who could
Withstand them moment. lie hung Arburh-
not aud Ambrister. bulIied the Senate when
called to account for it. He beat John Quin-
cy Adams in the race for the Presidency. and
crushed The monster hank" under the heel
of his military boot. For the many injuries
he has done The country, it would seem that
some retribu,ion were due in The next world,
ifnot in this. But even there the hero has
proved to hard foi his enemy for he has turn
ed Presby terian, and cheated the devil himself.
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MoRMoHs-The Temple is finished at
Nauvoo. Other public buildings nop are TO
60 up, and for the contributions Of money
property and labor will be asked. The rulers
are now p!anninS-a great hotel. the Nanvoo
House, and that, hereafter, SAYS the ST. Louis
Era, will be The subject Of their mendicant
demands on the body of their followers
When men are so far under The Influence of
religious teachers, that they no longer know
that their souls are their own, they become
hewers Of wood and drawers OF water, for
the basest ends.
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%" Well, Nimrod, how long were the
Children Of Israel in The wilderness ~
Till they found their way OUT
WHO WAS cast into the lions DEM"
Ivan Am5Grgh."
"Who WAS compelled TO seek refuge in the
laud of Nod 7"
Gov. Dorr.''
"Why!"
because he got up the Kings cbenezer,
and Providence would not protect him ~
THAT will DO, Nimrod, for this week."
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a MILLEEIrE kErryED 70 ms srysIs.-

MILLkkITk kETrNED 70 ms 5ENsLs--
A Milleri,e in Boston, says the Naticral
lntelligencer, engaged in large maunfae;ur
ins business, at the time of the delasion rac ed
the greatest. conveyed all his property to his
Oldest son. binding him to pay to his oIher
children their poltonatc shares, and taking.
for himself one thousand dollars to deiray
his expenses for the short time the world had
to endure. The gentleman eommences
preaching until the doctrine Of Miller exii!o-
ded, his zeal than abated aad he found OUT
bis delnsion. He tried then to recover His
property; but failing ibis, commenced Il suit
against his son, his plea being shat at tee
time he made the sale he was laborinS uEGer
delusion. and was theloge not in souId
state oil mind. The case will excite a s.st
deal of interest, Both Nj. Webster ai;d u Z,
Choaie arc engaged as ecrcsel,
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Amen article of export. We are told that
Yankee broom maker in Ohio has leased
twelve hundred acres OF bottom land on the
Sciota river, near Columbus, and planted the
entire lot in broom corn, with view 10 ex-
port the crop 10 England, where he intends
10 proceed himself, and engage extensively
in the manufacturing ofbrooms. taking with
him the wood for the handles, and the ma
chinery used for this purpose. Brooms made
from the American broom corn are so much
superior for various uses, TO any thing 10 be
had in England, that they have become with
in iewye past, quite favorile in that
country, and are now exported thither in
large quantities.-N y. Ere. Poet.
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The celebrated DIR. Thynne-celcbrated
almost as much FOR his love Of good living as
for his professional skll-called one day upon
= certain eccentric noblenan, whom he found
sitting alone at very nice dinner. After some
time, the doctor, receiving no invitation to
partake Of it, said, My dear Lord, if | were
in your lord&hip's place, should say, Pray.
Doctor, do as | az. doing" "A thousand
pardops foi the OMISSION cried his lordship,
pray then, dear Doctor, do as / am doing
go home and eat your OWE d;nner."
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"OPPosiTIoS Is THE LIFE TEADE."-In
the Pittsburgh papers we fluid the following
spirited card:
"Wm. Thorn announces that he has al
lcGys been in Il habit Of furnishing medicine
gratis 10 the poor. Seeing Il announced by
some Of our druggists that they will give meg
iciue gratis TO suffering poor By he fire, DIR.
Thorn takes this method 10 give notice that
to this class he will, from this time out, give
double doses gratis"
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The Jester of Boston improves Its near
er TO Punch than anything we have seen.-
The last number speaking of the new Post
Office balances. says: 1.-The best balance
that could have been chosen for the interest
Of The public, and all who pay postage, is lie
balance Of the Post Office books which was
uev:i know to be ia favor Of TIE department"
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"OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM OF
HEAVEN

a blind old beggar, with his hal in hand,
Neglected by the busy passers fy,
noticed shyly at a corner stand,
With moisture falling from his s;Shiless eye.
A child came by-a laughing little creature
With joy and innocence in every feature,
Skipping forth gaily to an apple stcrd,
She saw The begsar-and bccsync less gay ::
Then flung the bit of silver in her hand
Into the cid mans hat, and rsii away
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4 Mormon Elder caueht-Charles Chris
man, Mormon Elder, was caught III Han
cock County, Illinois. few days ago, in the
act ofcarrying of railroad iron which he had
stolen from the Railroad between Jackson
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"i'n pay you for this" cried man to a
roguish boy. who had stuck up ludicrous
hand5il on his door.
"Oh, no sir; don't charge nothing" said
The lad very innocen,ly.
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Never be guilty of ANYTHING in the shape
Of lie. 1t is not palatable TO society in gen.
era, although the legal profession may prefer
tan action that will lie."
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vile and Meredosia. He had taken two
loads before, amounting 10 more than two
tons.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
HYMN OF THE CITY.

ny WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
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The following is from the Washington
United States Journal Of Saturday eve
ming: