The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-05-16

dence. Missouri, on the 18th of April. for the
valley Of Sacramento, in North California.
OUR MECHANICS-AN EXTRACT.
BY THEoPHILus FISK.
They are the palace builders of the world not
stick 10 hewn, not a stone is shapened, 10 all
the lordy dwell ngs of the rich, that does not
owe its fitness and beauty to the mechanic's
skill the towering spires that raise their giddy
heights among the clouds, depend upon the me.
chances art and strength for their symmetry,
beauty and fair proportions; there 10 no article
OF comfort or pleasure, but what bears the i'm.
press of their handiwork. How exalted 10 their
calhng--how sublime their vocation! Who
dare 10 sneer at such a fraternity of homo able
men--who dares to cast odium upon such pa.
triotic race? Their path is one of true glory.
and II is their own fault if it does not lead them
to the highest posts of honor and renown.
PAINFUL SIGHT TO see young men loung.
ing about month after month, neither working
nor desiring 10 work while others -perhaps
poor parents--are toilng from morning till night,
to support and cave them from disgrace which
their own thougtlessness and laziness 10 fast
bringing upon them. But how many such sights
are 10 be seen in every community! How ma.
ny are found who have not that sense OF shame,
which is necessary TO force them off the loun.
gers seat, but enough of that false pride which
will not allow them to take hold of mploymen,,
If It does not happen to be gen,eel and pr fi,a.
BILE. Alas. the fate OF such is seated they will
60 down 10 the grave unloved by their mothers.
unmourneG but by their companions 10 idleness
and soon to be forgotten by all.
WONDERS OF PHILos PHY.-The poIypus
receives new life from the knife which is lifted
to destroy it. The fy.spider lays an egg 40
large as itself There are 4.O4l muscles II, .
caterpillar. Hook discovered 1900 mirrors
in the eyes of drone; and to effec, the resp,.
ration OF carp. 5000 arteries, vessels, Oveins.
and bones, DC, are necessary. The body OF
every spider contains four little masses, pierced
with a multitude of impercep,ible holes, each
hole permitting the passage Of single thread;
all the threads, to the amount of LOCO to each
mass, join together when they ccme out, and
make thread, with which the spider spins its
web; so that what we call spiders thread con.
ssts Of more than 1000 united. Leuenhoeck.
by means Of microscopes, observed spiders no
larger than grain of sand, who spun threads
so fine that it took 1000 Of them TO equal in
magnitude single hair.
pA modern writer gives the following emu.
ueration OF the expression of female eye:--
"rhe glare, the stare. the sneer, the invitation.
the defiance, the denial, the consent, the glance
Of love, the flash OF rage, the sparkling Of hope.
The languishment Of softness, the squint Of sus.
plc'on, ihe'fre Of Jealousy, and the us.re Of
pleasure"
UA gentleman had been concerned in q du.
FL; the ball of his antagonist penetrated h,s
watch, and remained there. II saved his lie.
The watch was afterwards exhibited. with tho
ball remaining in It, IN company where Judge
Parsons was present. 1t was observed by sew.
,ral, that it was a very valuable watch. To
which Parsons replied, .Yes, very excellent; i
las kept time from eternity"
FILIAL LovE.-Filial Love should be cher.
shed. 1t has, especially, sof,ening and emo.
bling effect on the masculine heart. II has
been remarked that almost all ilIuslrous men
have been distinguished by love for their moth.
er. l. is mentioned by Miss Pardoe, that q
.beautiful feature in the character of the T0rks,
s reverence for the mother. Their wives may
advise or reprmand, unheeded. but their moth.
er rs an oricle, consulted, confided in, listened
10 with respect and Difference, honofed to tho
last hour. and remembered with affection and
.egret even beyond the grave. Wives NAV
lie, say they, and we can replace them; chill.
1ren perish, and others may be born to us, but
who shall restore the mother, when she passes
away, and is seen no more!'
uAn Irishman who had left his native couu.
try, and sought an asylum in America because
il was land of liberty, was attacked on his first
arrival in December, by furious mastiff. He
stopped to pick up stone 10 defend himself.
but the stone was frozen fast.
by my sowl," says Pat, "now is not this
swate land Of liberty, where the dogs ere le.
oose and the stones tied fast p
DA crowded street, AFTER oil, 10 the place 10
study the deepest philosophy, was the refeo.
ton that yesterday came into our mind. after
we heard the following:
Where are you goirgr'
ITO see friend"
al will 60 with you then. for that 10 what
never yet saw in my life."
pIt is strongly urged upon the emgrsnts
to Oregon, to take wives with them, % there
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