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Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-28

TIE Narot Monnment is it not a pitv
that the monument erected to the memory of
Somers and his gallant associates should be
allowed to fall to pieces which it certainly
will do if something is not done to preserve it.
Ii the monument is worthy Of place in front
OF the Capitol, it certainly is worth taking
care OF Its present condition is disgraceful
to those who have had authority to repair and
keep it in order.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-28

! .I,httJg C1mp!iDlzM.-Thi morning at
eleven o'clock two juvenile companies calling
themselves e. Junior Eifiemcn' and - Wash
inst"n city Guards, being on parade, passed
oiil,e and when in front of ii the captain,
ia a commanding voice, gave the order to
halt front fa.e-thrce cheers for the Fran
arg STR ," which were duly given, and arc
appreciated by US. These youthful soldiers
PrcscHtcd very fine appearance. Success
attend them
S',dlsH Degth.-Mr. Paige. of Anne Arun-
del County, Maryland, arrived IN this city on
Tuesday last his way to the Virginia
Springs with his wife While here he was
suddenly taken sick, and died yesterday. He
Will be buried Tomorrow.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-28

LOVET'S WAHPENE.
= r. SYLVESTER, corner of 9Th and II
-. streets sole Agent for this District has
just received two gross of the above article
STOCk ORDERS executed on Commission hy
~ PETER A. KELLER
Jy lj-lm 18th street, opp. Treasury
VIRGINIA SCRIP bought M highest cash price
by PETER 4. KELLER
Jy i-lm 10th street, opp. Treasury
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-28

TIE Capitol EEtensson.-This morning the
work appears to be progressing as rapidly and
steadily as ever. The workmen who were on
who will probably begin about the rst of
August. 1t is understood that 50 so will be
given to all who perform a certain amount of
labor. The hands have agreed to this propo-
sition, and all will be right again.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-28

Shoe Pegcinc Tachine We observed this
morning at the Franklin Hotel, an ingenious
machine to peg shoes, by which a shoe may
have that branch Of the trade accomplished in
the space of five minutes. 1t is quite curl :
osity, and attracts much attention when the
inventor sets it in motion lie is about getting
out patent for it, rendering description of
the invention improper here.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-28
NEW PAINT AND OIL STORE.

NEW PAINT AND OIL STORE.
'ltllE Undersigned, &. =. WHirrLEsEy. has opened
l. IL store on the east side of Seventh street be
tween LOUISIANA avenue aud street, for the sale of
PAINTS, Oils, WINDOW GLASS, BRUSHES
LAMBS, thMfiliNE, &c. Having purchased tile
entire stock Tor cash. great inducements will be OF
tered To those desiring goods in my line
All goods delivered free On charge IN any part of
the city. &. 5. WIiII'TLESEY
Having sold out i;ay entire business
to MIR. {. ;. Nii'tilesey, and gone III his employ,
chccriu'iY recommend linn IL my friends and clIStu-
mCrs for their patronage for whatever they NAV wish
IN his line Oh business; knowing whatever orders
they mny furnish linn wth will h. PROMPTLY attend
ed to. and o.. the very best material.
jy l.I-co2w A HATCH IT,
RANK OF WASHINGTON s. BANK OF ME-
ID TROPOLlS. Blank Checks on the above Banks
either bound or by the quIrc or sheet. Also. ten
dozen Blank Books, Memorandum Books. Pass
Books, sc. Cap, Letter, Drawing, Tracing Tissue
Wrapping, and other Paper always on hand at the
cheap Stationery, Music, and Fancy Store of
JNO. +. ELLIS, Penn. avenue
Y II Del. 9TH and 10th streets
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-28

Through IN q HaJyy.-A man named Thos
Christian arrived in this city last night, and
before he could get boarding house, he got
drunk, went to sleep in an open cellar, was
taken by the watch, carried to the station
house where he remained until the effects of
his liquor were removed by sound nap in the
lodging room. Bad recomme ndation for a
Government office.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-05-12
Natures Works.

There is nothing in all the triumphs of art
which can afford SO great and pleasing a varie-
ty OF contemplation as the works of nature
The most magnificent structure of human hands,
adorned with every striking and imposing ar
chitectural ornament, is lost in the grasp Of
thought, which it takes in the earth, or the uni
verse. painting of the human face may be
admired for the delicacy of its coloring, and its
exquisite artistic excellence, but how far does
il fall short of the real human face divine -
Pictures of flowers, of moonlight, ocean bill
lows, storm-cOuds, landscapes, burning noun
talns, and many other objects, when finely exc
cuted, are pleasing to look at, but how far do
the realities exceed them in delightIng the eye,
exciting the imagination, and arousing the
feelings Of the soul What painted canvas ev-
er presented 10 the eye the bright and changing
hues Of The ralnbOw-Or the placid argentry of
moonbeams falling upon sleeping cities, or hills,
or wales, while the queen Of the night gides
peacefully along the armament Of heaven or
the bright iris Of a western sky at sunset, with
all It's rich variety Of gorgeous purple, carmine
and gold, streaming through vast structures of
fieecy clouds which look like celestial cities for
the abodes of gods and angels! What work of
man can equal in grandeur the storms and tenn
pests Of the elements, with their terrific clouds,
their fierce hghtnngs, and demonstrating
thunders! What, the earthquake, that con-
vulses our planet almost from pole to pole &
What the sublimity of the storm-lashed ocean,
with its intermlnable waste of waters, dashiDg
and foaming as if maddened by thousand in
vincible fnrlesl
There is a never failing charm in the gentle
murmur of rvuleis, the music or the silence Of
groves, in green and sunny hills and sylvan
wales, in the sweet flowers Ui spring and sum
mer, and the rich and varigated hues of au-
tumn, in floating clouds and azure skies, with
Thousand other scenes and objects in the bound
less regions Of natures works. We have said
nothing Of human nature. A great poet and
moralist has said the proper study Of mankind
is man. We have passed over that view Of the
subject and only pointed 10 few objects Of the
external world, which expand in panoramic
beauty and glory to please the senses and en-
gage the contemplation Of intellectual beings.
This we have done only for the great lesson
they teach Of Gods Omnipotence and goodness.
All learning and knowledge, all things 10 life
are vain, unless they touch the sacred strings of
human thought and atune them 10 devotion and
homage TO Him who gave them being GeOr-
gia Home Ga2ette.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-05-12

new worsted dresses, and her long, Olsen
tangled curls dropping to her waist sat be
fore that bountiful breakfast table, but III,
tears fell fast upou her plate, and Charlie anc
Ellen in vain urged her 10 eat. f.. fa
The next day there was grave made in .
pleasant part OF the city Cemetery, and the
eyes ofa little girl, which Howard Ingersol
led forward, TO look on the coffin, after j,
had been laid in the grave, dropped MANY
tears on the lid; but when the gentleman
led her away, she said, with smile: sPapo
will be so glad 10 see mother.' m
Lizzie. Lizzie, where am I?' The voice
was very faint, and The blue eyes wandered
wonderingly around the room and over the
strange faces abou her.
You're in the brick house, little sister
They brought you and me here; and they
are SO kind TO u.s.
'Lizzie, Lizzie, l can't see you,' and a
change came over the child's face. 'Hark
I hear music. Papa-mamma-I am com
ing =
There was another grave made close by
the mothers the next day.
Il was aweek from that dark night when
the mother died, and jus; before The servant
brought in the lights, that five persons sat in
The pleasant parlor, of the brick house, MIR.
and MIS-. Ingersol, Charlie and Ellen, were
all listening 10 Lizzie. She was relating, in
her own pathetic, childish manner, the story
OF her long watch at the window, and how
she had seen everything in The parlor before
the curtains were drawn and how it made
her almost angry, and how hard it was to say
her prayers, for sue could see the room just
as well with her eyes shut. Mrs. Ingersolls s
handkerchief was at her eyes, and Charlie and
Ellen, with their faces in her gown, were
sobbng heartily as the child concluded. Just
then the servant entered with the lights. Ii
was the signal for supper
And now, Lizzie, said Mr.. Ingersoll as
they rose up, and he laid his hand carress-
ngly on the child's golden hair, you have
taught your new faler lesson during the
last week. Can you guess what it is! Ii
contains but four words: Charlie, Ellen
mother too-do you give it up?' Mrs. In.
gersoll smiled through her tears, as she look
ed up in her husbands face, and answered
4 too have learned it, never, trust, to for
got lit is Right across the street.
That's it, remember il always, my chill
dren,' said the gentleman as he drew his
arm around his wiIe's waist, and together they
lett the parlor, and the three children fol.
lowed.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-05-12
Cave in Auburn, m. III.

On the east of Massabesic, in The town OF
Auburn, is mysterious cave, known in the
region around as the DEVILS Den, whose
Tecesses have never been fully explored
Why il should have received this appellaliou
we are not informed. 1t is not alleged that
it is the terrestrial habltaton of his Satanic
majesty, nor that il is held in his internal SOW
eigniy's possession. Neither has il been sus-
pected that the spirit of diabolisin has operat-
ed to any unusual degree on the people i'm
that neighborhood. Three men, who were
employed at Londonderry the past winter,
recently made visit to this cave, for the
purpose of gratifying their curiosity, and ex-
ploring its recesses. Theirnamesa are Frank
lin r. Moody, George e Farmer, and James
Patterson. One of the number has given US
the following account Of their abors
They took lantern, and went in about 70
feet, as far as they could in that direction
they there discovered a small oriice just
large enough for man to put his head
through, but could 60 no farther. To all ap-
pearance there was room enough beyond this
for man 10 stand erect and walk about
They then returned 10 the entrance OF the
cave. Not being satisfied with their first adj
venture, they started a second time. Alter
advancing about half the distance before
mentioned, they discovered at The right hand,
IN the ledge, about z feet above the main
passage. place large enough for man 10
enter. Moody went into the hole followed
by Farmer, there was room enough for both
TO stand erect. Beyond this, as we under
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-05-12

Rather singular case bordering on the
romantic, has lately come 10 light in our
city,. "A wealthy goung man, doing business
in Boston was engaged 10 be married 10
very eslimable young lady residing in d
neighboring city. The time was appointed
for the wedding; and TO render the occasion
more pleasant, sister Of the bride was aisO
TO be led to the altar, az the same time By d
merchant Of one Of our seaport cities. The
dresses were prepared for both, the clergy
man engaged, and everything was ready,
when an intimnIion reached the father Of
the brides, that his intended sOn-in.lhw was
not what he should be.
Investigation was made, and IG was ascer-
alnea that the Boston bridegroom had been
Iesluing a; one Of our first hotels for macy
mon'ns WIN young lady as his wife, under
assumed names. He had also two other la-
ules 70 whom he was paying particular at-
teniion. Az soon ae tho faets haeame
known, ne left for New Orleann. Hin nara
mour with whom he had been living drraaeh
herself In male attire aud attemDtpd io errnrp
with him, but was detected and ser, 49,
70 New York where she belongs. n
The arrangements for the weddirv uf
course were disarranged, and only one oI ,hp
sisters married, the disappointed lady acting
as bridesmaid on the occasion. II IN said
that the young man has spent $50. 600 with
in few months, the money having been be-
queathed him by his fnIher.- 7raVelley.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-05-12

An article has gone the rounds in which a
graphic description is given of some tricks
which the writer tried upon spirits through
their mediums by placing some beans upon
the table, and calling On the spirits to tell the
number, which they could not do.
vel, vot of it! Some live men don't know
beans, as the following will show.
But few summers ago, gentleman IN the
city of Portland, whose. knowledge of ship
was superior to that of gardening, planted a
choice specimen of beans in his garden, which
in due time come ups but to his modification
he found the identical beans he had planted,
pushed up out of the ground and adhering firm
ly to the young plants. Here was dilemma.
The gentleman could trim ship and sail her
to any port in the world, but how TO trim these
beans and bring them to maturity was Puz-
zler. The better half was consulted, and the
twain decided that Madam Nature had, IN her
freaks, played trick upon them, and 1t was
concluded The beans had backed up, wrong end
foremost, instead Of coming up head foremost,
man fashion. They accordingly pulled them
M and placed the leans in their original posi-
lion in The ground but their crop, as might
be expected, was exceedingly light. Now, is
il strange that spirits don't know beans.-Lerv-
iston Farmer. ...f.f..
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-05-12
New Piece Of Ordnance.

A new piece OF ordnance for batteries and
ships has been invented BY Robert Armstrong,
LIST dragoon guards, Royal Barracks, Dublin
Its superiority over the old battery guns con-
slsts IN Its being capable Of being brought 10
bear upon any object within an angle Of ninety
degrees without The necessity Of moving the car
rlage, therefore fewer men will be required 10
work 1t. "A ship armed with guns Of this des-
crIpton could bring her whole brOadside to bear
upon any small object within the angle Of nine
~ degrees, without moving single carriage.
II is particularly adapted for bow and stern
chasers. A ship, either pursued or pursuing,
could bring at least two-ibirds of her bruadside
to bear upon the enemy without altering her
course one single point, which could not be
done with the ordnance now in nse Tn the
event Of bombardment, every gun i'm the
short short space of two minutes could be con-
verted into an inverted mortar if required Tn
batteries they possess the same advantages over
Jhe guns IN present use, and at least three or
four men less will be required to work them,
as there will be no lifting to the right or left
with handSPlkes the metal Of the gun is all
that is moved when required to fire either 10
the right or left. He has also invented field
piece on the same principle battery Of which,
when brought into action, will not require 70
have their carriages moved about unless
change of front is actually required, aud in
which the sliding scale in the breach is disPen-
sed with altogether. Ii is, we believe, the in
tention TO dispose OF the invention and models
when convenient, as he, perhaps, may not have
an opportunity Of exhibiting them at the Dub
I'm crystal palace. United Service Gazette.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-05-12
NO. Az.

stand thsm, the adven.urers found another
opening. Their tight Al that time growing
dim, they again returned 10 the entrance, and
prepared for third excursion.
Al this time they proceeded az before un-
ill they came TO the second cliff. When thev
had reached the top OF il, they were obliged
to descend back wards about as far as they
ascended--lhey then came to passage about
level. Having gone on about Two hundred
feet, as near az they could estimate, they
found hole al the bottom of this passage
just large enough for one man to enter at
time-lhey then descended one at time
some steps formed by nature till they came
to room in the ledge about 80 feet square !;
they there discoyereb, on one side Of this
room, an opening of about 8 feet, where 10
all appearances iliet3 had been some day
hot fre. Their light growing dim, and be-
ing pressed for want of fresh air, they were
Obliged to make their way out without any
father discovery Granite Farmer.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-05-12
Currants and Gooseberries.

Il is TO be presumed that not one in hun
dred understands the simple process Of culIiva-
ting either currants or gOoseberries, although
it has been detailed in all the horticultural
books with which the world abOunds. Theus-
ands of persons, with every appliance for sue
cess, are still content 70 live without plentiful
supply Of those delicacies, healthy and cheap
luxuries, merely because they have not thought
Of the matter. They have few slinted bushes
set in the grass with three-fourths Of the stocks
dead, and then wonder why they do not bear in
abundance.
There is not more beautiful shrub growing
than the currant, probably propagated; and the
same may be said Of the gOoseberry. Culliva-
tors who pay any attention to the subject, new
er allow the root TO make but one stock, or as
the English say, Make them stand on ONE
thus forming beautiful miniature tree.
To do this, you must take sprouts of last
years growth, and cut out all the eyes, or buds
in the wood, leaving only two or three in the
top then push them about half the length Of
the cutting, into mellow ground, where they
will root, and run up single stock, forming
beautiful symmetrical head. If you wish it
higher cut the eyes out again the second year.
have one six feet high. This places your
fruit out Of the way of hens and prevents the
gooseberry from mildewiug, which often hap
pens when the fruit lies on or near the ground,
and is shaded by superabundance Of leaves
and sprouts. 1t changes an unsightly bushs
which cuInbers and dis6gures your garden, in
to an ornamental dwarf tree. The fruit is
larger and ripens better, and will last on the
bushes. by growing in perfection until late in
the fall.
The mass Of people suppose that the roots
make out from The lower buds. Ii is not So
they start from between the bark and wood, at
the place where il is cut from the parent wood.
Vermont Chronicle.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-05-12

II the rappng utterances which The mounte>
bank surernnturalists put in Frankln's 3
mouth be true, he has sadly gone back in ey.
cry resPeet,) let us imagine him, risen from
his grave, and confronted with Nineteenth
Century Ericsson. How The great Doctor
would open his eyes, as he found himself on
board the Ericsson. gliding down The Bav Of
New York, and with the Inventor of the new
mo:er by his side, explaining in plain terms
the features Of his invention! Put Fra nkIin
and Ericsson side by side, and two centuries
look wonder-struck on each others face
Not the expansion Of territory, alone, nor the
Increase OF population, nor yet the miracu-
lous advance Of all industrial interests. nor
even yet, the wondrous life, given by sci
ence 10 dumb machinery, would excite the
surprise Of Washington and franklin, couId
they come back into our world. The great
esl wonder Of all, would be the great pro-
gress which The people-ihe masses-lIave
made since the era OF the crossing the Della
ware. Then, the masses wore a distinctive
dress, which set them apart from the wealthy
class, and wrote serfdom OH their very ex-
ternals; they were ridden down by odious
laws gathered from the charnel house of the
Past, such as Imprisonment for Debt, and
other fragments Of the legal Moloch Of the
red and black ages NOW, the masses are
men, and not serfs or machines, and they
have risen into full manhood, with the frag-
menIs OF many an Internal law, trampled
flrmly under foot. Now, the masses know
no such word as Go back!' 10 their upward
march; their Future is in The care Of be-
nIgn Destiny, and all-paternal God. II is a
good thought, and full OF consolation for ev-
cry lover OF his kind, that despite all the
clouds that have lowered upon our county
through the last seventy years-despite the
thousand obstacles which have, from time 10
time, blocked the pathway Of the People
YET still, the world does novel aud the
Destiny of the Country and the People, eau
not 60 back, but must inevitably march on
ward. The next seventy years will tell the
Y. Democrat.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-05-12
INNocULATING TREES. In Hendricks
Work on Orcharding, the following obser-
vations on innoculating occur:

INNocULATING Trees. In Hendricks
Work on Orcharding, the following obseF-
vations on innocuIaiing occur;
Innoculation is the operation Of transfer.
ring any desirable variety Of tree upon the
stock of an inferior or wild variety. The
operation is principally practised on small
trees, and only during the time The sap flows
freely, and chiefly during the months OF Au.
gHst and September. Select for the buds
the ripest young twigs Of tie present year,
and cut off the leaves, leaving the footsialk
entire. Having selected smooth place ia
the stock make perpendicular slit down.
wards, quite through the bark an inch or a
little more in length. Make a cross cut al
the top Of this slit unite through 10 the wood,
little santing downward; next with tho
ivory hnft Of the budding knife, raise the
bark on both sides from top to bottom, being
very careful not 10 inlure in the least the
cambium or sap wood. Next, and with ex-
pediIion. proceed 10 take off a bud; this ia
effected by entering the knife little more
than half an inch below the bud or eye, quite
through the bark, and separating The bark
from the wood 10 the same distance above
the eye, always leaving very thin slip OF
wood of about one-hird Of the length Of the
bud; this thin slip of wood occupies the mid
die section of It's length. The bud is TO be
inserted in the stock 10 the bottom Of the
slit, and between the bark and wood and
The top of The bud being squared even with
the cross cut, every part, except the eye, in
firmly bound and covered with strong wet
brass string or mating.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-05-12

MEANNEss.-Though we would have no man
10 be cheated or lose his wits in making bar
gain, yet when we have seen an opulent per-
son beating some poor vender Of berries or veg
etables down to the lowest point al whiDh he or
she would choose 10 sell, rather than carry
them back, the picture has not been 50 much
ludicrous as serious 10 Us; and we have felt an
inexpressibIe disgust at The meanness, the want
of all magnanimity and grandeur Of soul, that
could exist in one moving 10 polished circles,
showing many amiable dispositions, and caPa-
bic, perhaps, of making, the next hour, rich
present 10 relation or friend, though he had
no feeling for a fellow-being.