Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-08-13


CONSUMPTION OF GoLD.-The following ;,
statistics relative the consumption of gold were
stated in Lecture lately delivered at the Geological
Society at London
The entire amount of gold in circulation is said to
be t4S,O0O:O0O; of which the wear and waste is
stated TO be B. per cent. annually, or 81 6S0000.-
The consumption Of gold in arts and manufactures is
as follows:
In the United King dom. G2500OOO
france. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100000
switzerland -. 100000
Other parts of Europe. .......... 100000
United States. .........,....... 100000
9605OOOO
In Birmingham alone there is a weekly CONSUMPTION
of gold for chains only amounting to 1000 or The
weekly consumption for gold leaf in London is 400
OF. in other places in Great Britain, 1874 OF.
One OF the pottcries in Stafordshire consumes G3.-
500 worth of gold annually in gliding and the whole
consumption for gliding porcelain in England is es-
tlmaed at about $500 ounces annually.
SINGULAR MorE OF SU1cIDE.-In marlborough
Me-, one day last week, Mr. William Benner. ira
der, committed suicide in a novel way Early in
the morning he repaired to bis store and sat down
on his counter Immediately open keg of gun
powder Into this he threw a bunch of lighted
matches, and the instant result was an explosion
which. shattered the building to atoms Mr. Ben
taken from the ruins sbockngly burnt and
mutilated. and lived only about four hours At first
he said he knew nothing of the affair but before his
ASKING TOO MUcH.-A young couple were sitting
together In romantic spot, with birds and flowers
about them, when the following dialogue ensued:
"My dear, if the sacrifice of my life would please
thee, gladly would lay it al thy feet"
ooh, sir, you're too kind But it just reminds me
that wish you'd stop using tobacco"
" Can't think of it.. 1t is habit 10 which | am
welded"
Very well, sir. since this is the way you lay down
your life for and you already welded to to,
bacco, I'll take good care that you welded
TONNE, as it would he bigamy"
Cause.-The Royal Agricultural Society of Eng
land has unanimously adopted the following resoIu-
ton: THAT pre- of e 900 and the gold medal
OF the society be offered for the discovery of
equal in ferZing properties to the Peruvian Guano,
and of which unlimited supply can be furnished TO
the English farmer at a rate not exceeding R5 per ton.
sE2y~The papers state that the French Govern
mcnt is about to make the Pope pay for the militia
ry protection they afford him. Austria charges, and
pretty bill she renders, sixteen thousand pounds
month with occasional extras, running into hun
dreds of thousands, The French military police
think they are as much entitled to pay the Aus
trans, and they intend to present bill which will
leave the Popes purse rather empty.
MaxIms.
How much are we indebted to accident! Pyha-
goras owed the invention of music to the sound of Il
blacksmths hammer Newton, his first idea OF
gravitation. to the fall of apple-Voltaire tells
u.s. that Milton got his first idea of Paradise Lost
from ridiculous Italian burlesque styled Adamo, OF
the Fall of Man-GOdsmith' comedy, . She StoopS
10 Conquer suggested by an incident which oc
CURED to him on his way to college. Verify, as the
We little know what great things
From little things arise
One of the saddest things about nature is, that
may guide others in the path of life without
walking in it himself-that he may be pilot, and
yet a cast. away.
One unquiet, perverse disposition, distempers the
peace and unity of whole family, in society," one
Earring instrument will spoil a whole concert
When Socrates asked whether it better
for man getmarried to live single. he replied
- Let him do either and he will repent it,
Inyncible fidelity. good humor, and complacenoy
of temper, Outlve all the charms of fine face anC
make the decays of it invisible.
What the impulse of genius is to the great, the
instinct of vocation is to the mediocre-in every
there is magnet-in that thing which the mar
can do best there is oadstone. Truth, love an,
high morality the same.
Hasty people drink the nectar of existence scald
ing hot.
The most efFectual way to secure happiness t
ourselves is to confer it upon others
PolitenesS is the outward garment of good will
Blu! r1:any the nut-sheIls, which, if you cracl
them, nothing like a kernel is to be found.
To be able to bear p~ovocahon is argumen
of great wisdom, and to forgive it, of great mind
Sound not the vain trumpet of selt-cOmmendatiO
and forget not to remember your own imperfections
He that accustOms himself to buy superhuties
may, ere long, be oliged to sell his necessaries.
The patient mule, which travels night and day
will, in the end go farther than the Arabian courS
er.-Persian Researches.
Pride is vice, which pride itself inclines ever
man to find in others, and to overlook in himself
Intellect is not the moral power conscience IL
Honor not talent, makes the gentleman.
The following amusing incident copy from tn
New Orleans Picayune. This is strange world
and many strange things happen in it.
A TIGHT FIX We read not long since in a s.
Louis paper an account of the perils and distresse
of Il young man. who went one evening to hi
lady love at the witchng hour of midnight. TIL
place of meeting was the fiat roof of the house mex
to that where the young lady resided, She and he
sister came out, and the three sat down on the roc
to chat Of bjects appurtenant to such rendezvous
After while the voice of the young ladys fathe
was heard in dangerous proximity to the group an
all three started to rise hastily and abandon tn
spot. But then couldn't rise! The roof was of as
phaltum, and as the day had been uncommon
warm that pitchy substance was rendered soft en-
ough by the SUMS rays to receive and retain any In
preston that might be made upon it. The youn
man found his unmentionables fastened, or rattle
stuck tight to the roof, and the young ladies' dress
es were in similar predcament The matter rt
suited in the young man being obliged to crawl out
his pantaloons, and then jerking the ladies to the
feet by main force! We merely mention this iuc
dent to observe with proper effect, that in such
case many of our young bucks would find it dificu
to crawl out certain cant-do- without-ables, wEic
shall be nameless so easily as in the above case =