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Eastern times., 1853-04-21
MISCELLANY Y .


The following graphic picture Of the man
ner ia which many homeward. bound Cali
fornians spend the night previous to the sail
ing Of the steamer which is TO convey them
10 their homes, we clip from the San Fran
cisco Herald.
with great portion Of the population Of
San Francisco, the night previous to the sail
ing of an ocean steamer is one devoted 10
bachanalian enjoyments. The lucky or luck
less person who is about 10 undertake the
short trip which was once considered an al
most interminahle journey, is fastened upon
by an army Of well. wishing friends, from
whose conviyial clutches it were sheer mad
ness 10 attempt 10 escape, and lie is borne
about from one temple of the rosy god TO
another, offering libatIons to the winds and
waves, and drowning the bitterness of the
Oit-repeated 'good-by' in dozens OF cham
payne and incomprehensibe SUGGESTIONS Of
every variety of exhlerating beverage
From the hour when the first melancholy
ray from street lamp makes darkness visi-
bic, 10 the moment when they turn pale be-
meath the opening eyes of the morning, the
sound ofrevelry Of the most fantastic descrip-
ton is heard indoor and out, each revelIer
coming 10 the natural conclusion that he
must make night of it, in order to prevent
the possibility ofbeing too late for the steam
er. No compromise with ones friends can
be effected on such an occasion. A refusal
or even hesitation to comply with The ever
renewed intimation 10 come up or the
slightest iDlimanion OF design to fubricate
an excuse, is Jesse meleste and condemned
with an uProarous unanimity that leaves The
object of it in a hopeless minority. The last
glass assumes plurality and becomes a
paipable misnomer; it is of the elacticily of
gnlla percha, is multiplied 10 infniIy, and
serves only as decoy, species Of Will O.
the WisP,' 10 lure Ihe more backward into
The tolls Of the tempter. Ii is reduced to
reality only with the first revolution Of the
paddle wheels, when the enthusiastic home-
ward-bound hiccups his last farewell, tumbIes
down the companion way, navigntes amid a
labyrinth Of bales and boxes, and finally after
hopeless attempr 20 remember tile number
or whereabouts of his stateroom tumbles into
the most convenient berth al hand, which
generally happens TO be the one appropriated
10 the use OF some yinegar-hearItd maiden
lady Of certain age. The intruder having
been put to rights through the assistance Of
chan5ermaids and stewards, generally
wakes up 10 the consciousness of his idenli-
~ some where in the vicinity of Acapulco,
and devotes the remainder Of the Journey 10
getting sober
Eastern times., 1853-04-21
BUILDING HousEs.-An old philosopher

BUILDING HoUsEs.-An old philosopher
gives the following advice to builders!
Never erect a house after you are five-nnd.
forty have five years income on hand before
you touch brick, and always calculate The
expense at double the estimate
There is great deal Of wisdom in these
four lines. House building ruins more peo-
pie Of moderate means than any speculation
that they embark in. A man with n surplus
Of five hundred dollars Wishes 10 build
house that will cost two thousand dollars; he
pays the five hundred down, and gives mort
gnge for the fifteen hundred. To keep up
his mortgage, he takes money that should
have gone into his business; his business be-
ing neglected, becomes unproftabo; this
leads to low spirits, low spirits 10 inactivity,
and inactivity to ruinalion and sherifi's
sale. The unhuPpiest man in The world, in
our opinion, is the poor devil who undertakes
10 Euld before the sign comes right
Y. Dutchmdn.
Eastern times., 1853-04-21

TEouGHTs on EATING. Every animal eats
as much as it can procure, and as much as it
can hold. A cow eats but to sleep, and sleeps
but to eat and, not content with eating all day
long, twice it slays the slain,' and eats il over
again. A whale swallows ten millions OF ny
ing shrimps al draught; nursing canary
bird eats it own bulk in day; and caterpillar
eats five hundred times his weight before he
lies down TO rise a butterfly. The mite and a
maggot eat the very world in which they live !;
they nestle and build in their roast beef; and
the hyens, for want Of better iare' eats himself
Yet maeeot has not the gout, and the whale
Is not subject to sciatca. Nor do we ever hear
that an Esquimaux is troubled with the tooth
ache, dyspepsia, or Mysteries, though he eats
ten pounds Of seal and drinks gallon Of oil al
meal, and though his meal lasts as long as
meat. Who would be beast t-Kidd's OlDn
Journal.
Eastern times., 1853-04-21
CHAPTER III.

IN The meantime Mrs Simmons was doing
whatever her hands found TO do with her
might No longer weighed down with a
cankering secret, which she feared would es-
cape her, she sought the advice of her moth
er and sisters, and from them she gathered
many important items to her experience
Even Mistress Racket, though she would
neither ask or take quarter from Simmons,
was won by the patient toll of Cora. She
taught her the art OF cheese-meking, and ma
ny other mysteries connected with the dairy.
After months Of close application and pains
taking, the morose husband began to see the
change. Perhaps he might have been NOR
titled that the iste wife he had not scrupIed
to call shittless, good-for-noIhing, and all such
epthets, had become in so short time no
table house-keeper. But here sef-Iove comes
to the rescue. Talk TO me- said he, 'of
your gentle suasion and all that stuff. Won
der what effect il would had in this case,-
bout as much as the barking Of Jowler-
twas brought her round, and made wo-
man of her. All, perverse, foolish man, glo-
rying in thy shame, il was no. thee-buT in
spite of thee she became woman. And did
Jacob acknowledge her efficiency Not he.
Long did her warm loving heart wait for the
word of commentator, but it never came
If even visitor chanced TO praise the rich
quality of the butter or cheese, or the nicely
cooked vands, Simmons would answer cold
ly that he made it point to have such things
eatabe. But if The ,oife was denied the effu-
sions Of her loving heart, there was another
deep fountain unsealed from which woman
can draw The sweetest draughts or drain the
bitterest dregs. | mean the fountain of ma
ternal love- Cora became a mother. A
chubby little boy came to the old farmhouse.
1t was mid winter, and as the young mother
pressed her darling to her bosom, the bright
sun came through the crimson curtains and
she fancied there was again light in her hus-
bands lowering brow. Something like a
CLEAN Of satisfaction shone from his hard
grey eyes as he contemplated the little scion
OF the house OF Simmons. wont we call
him Charley 2 said the little wife, taking a
woman's advantage Of that ray of sunlight.
Charley! said the husband contemptuously,
what put that into your head p Twas the
name ofmy little brother tha, died. said Co
Eastern times., 1853-04-21
VOL. VII.

had been able to win smiles from Jacob
Many time when the mischieVous boys and
girls had mounted the wall, tempted by the
golden fruit of the farmer, had they been sur
prlsed by the hoarse voice of the owner call
ing, How now, boys, what are you up TO
there up to the trees to be sure,' would
call the silvery voice of Cora, but we can't
reach a single apple. Please, Mr.. Simmons,
come and get US some, land so the whole troop
were let off, not only without punishment, but
with each nice apple. But wee to the little
depredators if Cora was not there to mediate
for them, for though the fruit was as plenty as
stones by the wayside, and from its abundance
nearly as worthless, Mr.. Simmons could not be
made to believe that he was manufacturing
thieves by his parsimonious watchfulness. 1t
has been said that music has power to tame
the savage beast. But nothing but beauty
Cora's beauty awoke the better feelings of the
bachelor. They did awake, however, for
something like love played around his heart.
How it happened, no one knew, much less how
it was reciprocated by the widest, fairest little
gipsey in the country. But Cora loved the
rusty, crusty old bachelor. And that was her
only answer to the remonstrances of her friends.
Sister Margaret insisted that if the poor child
had made up her mird to marry Simmons there
must be nothing more said, for each of them
had married one of her own choice, and it was
a. LII L. L
thing should be crossed in love. The rest of
the sisters as usual adopted the views of the
eldest, and all, together, got the consent of the
parents. And so the darling of five happy
homes became Mrs. Simmons, and was estab-
lished in the old farmhouse
Eastern times., 1853-04-21

CIRCULATION OF BIBLES. The British and
Foreign Bible Society held It's FIRST jubilee a
lew weeks since, and according 10 the Lon
don correspondent of the National In:eIIiceO-
Ger, striking report OF It's progress and ac>
IIon since the year 1904 was presented
Since its establishment upwards Of eight
Thousand branch societies have been formed.
The Scriptures have been translated into one
hundred and Eorty-eight languages and dia-
iects, of which one hundred and twenIy-one
had, prior TO the establishment of the society
never appeared in type. Upwards Of forty.
three millions of these translated copies have
been distributed among, il is computed, not
less than six hundred millions Of the human
race. Ofthe languages into which these
copies have been rendered, more than TWEEN
ty-fiye had previously existed without mn al
Phabet, and merely i'll an oral form. History
does not afford an example Of any other pri-
vaIe association having had even an approach,
to the influence which the Brilish and For
eign Bible Society has had over the highest
interests Ofthe human race.
Eastern times., 1853-04-21

fyou know anything 60 make broiher'w
heart glad, run and tellit. Anything to cause
a sigh, bottle II up, bottle u up
Yes, shan't do il ! said Mrs. NippeT.-
I've lived on scandal and Bohea this sixty
years and change OF diet at my time Of
life might prove fatal. Il agrees with me, it
does / wouldn't give two pinches OF snuff
to live where nobody jumped over the ten
commandments It's fun alive for me 10
ferret il out. j may not always bit on the
right names of the parties, bur that's lrihe.
Don't preach 10 me. One half the world
earn their 'vittles' by living on other folks'
vlttles. Ifyou look into lawyers Bible,
guess i would puzzle YOU TO find any such
'eM' aS,bessed are the peacenakers.' DOu't
mey earn the salt 70 their puFridge, by setting
mnuie ne'ghborhoods by the ears! Ain'T
uuey - ne seventh heavens when they can
go no'u oI long twistifed snarI OF family
4"eItei Dont they bow, aud smile, and
91iinA' "nG nelp you out Of the Slough of
DesPoho with one hand, while they pohe
you back with the olher2 ~ I ,.It 80,
Miss NiPper isn'r the only mischief m.tpr
TheE6's large family OF Paul Pr.s. ,loo,r
all wear petticoaIs either. Some ~ ,hor,
have masculine noses that are forever.nn ~
the air snuffing the ill wind that blows M.
body good descend in a direct line from
Annanias and Saphra. Know more abOu,
parish than lbe parson and bis deacons
more about woman than the father who be-
got her; and more the world in general than
He who made ID. Yes, thank goodness, this
is (as the ministers say)'a wicked wOrIJ.'--
Il would be almighty stupid If IL wasn't:
suppose there's somebody OF other doing
something they ought not 10, about every
minute; al least hope so. nnly wish
these male gossips would clear the track and
let The Nancy Npper express train be the
FIRST bearer Of dispatches. q should like 10
make Of 'em present Of Petticoalb You
don't catch me knocking under, for speed
and establishment, TO anything that sports q
hat. Where's my snuff f-box.-FANNH FERN.
Eastern times., 1853-04-21

A correspondent Of the Richmond Chris
tian Advocate communicates the follow
ing:-
A clergyman Of our village, short time
since asked an old servant his reasons for
believing in the existence OF God.
'SIr,' said he, 4 see one man get Sick
The doctor comes TO him, gives him medi-
cine the next day he is better; he gives him
another dose, it does him good; he keeps on
until he gets up and goes about his business
Another man gets sick just like the first one
the doctor comes to see him; be gives him
the same sort of medicse until he dies
Now that mans time 10 die was come; all
the doctors in the world can, save him.
'One year work hard in The cornfelJ,
Plow deep, dig up.the grass, and make moth
ing but nuggins. Next year work the same
way, the rain and dew come, and make a
good crop. If God don't send the rain, work
wont make the crop.
| have been here going on hard upon fifty
years. Every day since have been in this
world see the sun rise in the east and set in
the west The north star stands where it did
the first time ever seen il; the seven stars
and Jobs coffin keeps OH the same path in
the sky, and never turn out. II aint so with
mans works. He makes clocks and watches,
they may run for while, but they get out Of
fix and stand stock still. But the sun, and
moon and stars, keep on the same way all
the while. There is power which makes
one sick man die, and another get well that
sends the rain, and keeps everything in mo-
tion.'
What beautiful comment is here furnished
by an unlettered African on the language OF
the Psalmisi the heavens declare the elo-
ry Of God, and the irnament showeth His
handiwork day unto day uttereth speech,
and night unto night showeth knowledge \
Eastern times., 1853-04-21

BITE OF MAD DoGs.--An English iourna
says that an old Saxon has been using, for
so years, and with perfect success, reHedy
for the bite Of mad dogs, by the agency of
which he has rescued many fellow beings
and cauIe from the fearful death Of fhydroPho-
biy.' The remedy is TO wash the wound i'm
mediateIy with warm vinegar or tepid water,
dry it, and then apply a few drops Of muri-
attic acid, which will destroy the poison Of the
saliva, or neutralze il, and the cure is af-
Cerled
Eastern times., 1853-04-21

The Great letting Of contracts al the Gen-
eraI Post Office, embracing all the mail SER
vice in New York and New England, besides
many routes in other States, is in such for
wardness as to leave 10 doubt that the de-
cisions will he proclaimed on the 25th inst.
large number OF contractors interested are
sojourning in Washington.
Eastern times., 1853-04-21

A traveller on one Of our western STEAM
boats recently, was landed near ms nome,
and as the boat was leaving nc bawled Out,
Halo, Captain, there's something missing
here
What is H. asked the captain.
Hang ME if can rscollect now, said The
traveller let me see, here's all my lrunks,
boxes, Two dogs, and-oh, thunder! it's my
wife and little gal, that are sleeping in the
cabin. knew there was something else.'
Eastern times., 1853-04-21

RULES OF HEALTH.-Live moderately, ex-
ercise freely, balhe daily, rise early, dress
lightly, take things coolIy, avoid the blues, es-
chew wine, shun doctors drugs, lawyers, and
lawsuits, marry pleasant wife, and make
il your particular business to make her hap
pV.
Eastern times., 1853-04-21

The peach, originally, was poisonous al
mond. Its feshy part was then used 10 poi-
son arrows, and it was for this purpose intror
duced into Persia; the transPlanling and cultl-
walton, however, not only removed It's poison
GUS qualities, but produced the delicious iruit
we now enjoy. ..t..-..t ...,
Eastern times., 1853-04-21

REMEDY FOR THE ONION WORM. ga Farm
er's Daughter" in the Maine Farmer, says
the common poppy growing among the onions
will prevent attacks Of the worm. When the
poppy plants become too numerous or strong,
pull them up and leave the uProoted stalks on
the he'd
Eastern times., 1853-04-21

A correspondent Of the Richmond Chris
tian Advocate communicates the follow
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MEEILER,S Eg0'VEE,.

'ENHE large three story brick building, OH Main
L street. a few doors east of the court -house
FairmOnt Marion county, Va.
This new and commodious house has been
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