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The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1854-12-09

The OLD W1FE.-" Why should the old
love the old, or kiss the cold, unloving
lipss All, why shouldn't they? Does at
lection grow old? Does the true heart
feel the in6rmity of years? Does it grow
cold when the step becomes unsteady, and
the hands hang down? Who shall say
that the heart of the old wife was not az
young and warm as in those early and
brighter days, when he vooed and won her'
The temple of her earthly hopes had fallen,
ond what was there left but for her to sit
down in dependency among its lonely
ruins, and weep and die? Or, in the spirit
Of a better hope, await the dawning Of
another day, when hand divine shall
gather its scattered dust, and rebuild. for
Immortality, its broken walls"
The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1854-12-09

.aaAe4o4dez saAa a.taxsaA
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-05-23

tlcs, 10 II probsble that an empire can
fise without His aidi We have been
assured ,sir, in tho sacred writings, that
'ssxcept the Lord build thu house. they
Isbor in vain ha!buildii.' firmly be-.
|lievs this; and lalso believe that With.
out His concurring Gid, we shall sue.
csed In this political building no better
than the builders Of Babel. We shall be
divided by our little partial local inter.
ests, our projects will be confoundsd,
and wo ourselves shall become are.
proach and by.word down to future a.
ges. And, what Is worse, nsnkind may
heresfter. from this unfortunate instance
despsir Of establishing governments BY
human wisdom, and leave It to chance
war, snt conquest.
Z 'Ithsrefore beg leave to move, tina,
hencoforh prayers, imploring the assist
ance Of Heaven and its blessings on ouI
deliberations, bc held in this assembly
every morning before we proceed to bus
mess, and that ono or more Of tho cler.
lgy Of this oily be requested TO officiate ir
that service.-Elliotts Debates vol s.
pare 253. ..., .,..,s.1. al
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-05-23
Pay Attention.

Too little attention is paid to the
yards and gardens Of farmers generally.
A few hours work would often improve
both materially. Some farmers show
very little taste in the arrangement Of
either. seeming TO think that the least
number of vegetables that could be cul.
tivated on certain spot Of ground, in
appropriately designed tho garden, the
better il would be, no matter ut all a.
bout system in planting, and as to rose
bushes and such things in gard, they
wouldbe a nuisance not to be tolerat.
cd. 1 suppose such farmeIs would be
pleased with the sight Of chips, bits Of
boards pieces Of broken earthenware,
bleached bones, WOODEN rags enough Ia
make piece of carpeting. cotton rags 9.
nough to buy y'allthe paperhe would use
10 o year, with slk the kitchen refuse,
lying pell. nell ia his yard. 'sss
/ never desire toFhave peep inside
the paslos, OF washroon, in order to dc.
tesmine on the tidiness Of the occupants,
Tor tho yard is sure index Of what might
be, seen inside the mansion. What looks
,mose tidy and inviting than q grass
grown y ard, interspersedswith towering
|.shrabsssnd plants, shs pretty grssngras
mp tosther neat stone stsps.--
DsIlss Newspaper, Phil. se
p s.Ss. ss.e "A FARMERS WIFE.
N. Shenapge, 1854. 49, *l1 ss' y
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-05-23
Corn Growing in Texas.

The mode ol farming IN western lex
as is as much different from that pur.
sued in the Eastern States, as the elm.
atc ofthe one is different from the 9th.
ers. The condition Of the country, being
newly settled, and generally distant from
market, renders the cultivation Of grain
most profitable. OF the different kinds
OF grain, Indian corn and wheat receive
the most at,enti IN, the former being the
chiefproduct, afrording food both fer
man and beast. We commence plant.
ing Indian corn late in February, or ear.
ly in March. and, fom the general fer.
tility OF the soil, less care is requisite in
preparing ground than many an old
Pennsylvania farmer ever dreamed Of.
lf the object be to plant meas land, the
turf Of which has never been broken, we
commence turning the turf with ploushs
from twelve to twenty. four inches in
width, and drop the corn in drill) in
every second o, third furrow, and in the
right hand border Of the furrow, so that
it may be covered by the edge Of the next
turf. thus having space Of from thirty.
six to forty eight inches between the
rows. This is called soJding in corn
or course the thickness Of the turf viii
prevent any efforts at cultivation during
the first season. Tho yield from sod land
y, during seasonable years, from ten to
twenty-five bushels per acre. If it be :
dry year, o tolerable crop Of fodderis al
we promise ourselves, but that is more
than pays for breaking the land. Dur
ing the next fall OF winter, when the tur
is sufficiently ro,led. We break up will
ten inch ploushs, and our land is en fine
order for cultivation. After this We
check of, plant, cover with hoe, Of
run deep furrow, drill and cover will
a plough and harrow off. Two plough
lings and one hoeing usually suffice tt
secure us a crop Of from thirty.ive tc
sixty>bushcls Of heavy corn per acre. Al
ter the land has been planted for tw'
successive years, it is the practice Of ma
ny to run deep furfow, with a scoote
or bull.tongue, between the old rows
and make the breaking up Of the LAM
answer for ono Of the ploushings;
method Of cultivation which New Eng
land farmers d6uld regard os very care
! s g..
should have promised that ours is
!, prairie country, and that the land is gen
orally very fertile, having, according Il
the opinions Of intelligent men, an a
bundance Of lime, magnesia, the Phos
pilates. &c, but, perhaps, generally lack
, 4 ing silicious matters. Guano, compos
heaps, an (! the various other mantre'
Z are never thought of.-Dollar Newspa
per, Phila. d.
Bolton, Bell County, Texas, 1854.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-05-23

. - y u
II thisis neglected, 90 - his suit; II L il
accepted; $50 10 ihs iovet; gand if' ths
dsmsel wishes 70 put her reciprocity Of
this oRer beyond doubt. she forthwith
blackens her teetf. Presents, ss q.
mongst most oriental nations, are now
exchanged, and after, with great cersmo.
ny. burning her toys. TO indicate that
she is 10 be no longer childish, she il
presented by her parents with q mari.
age dress and some articles Of household
furniture, among which are always a
spinning wheel, q loom, and tho culins.
~ impliments required in a Jopsnes,
kitchen. All this bridal equipment il
conveyed In great state to the bride
groom's house, and exhibited on the day
OF the wedding. Ur 1ps -se tTrig
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x1x1 10 rks Ylowzss.


0sy.sn's! shss ops your eyes 1t morn 10 :wlnkls
From Fainbow gaiaxes Of ssrthi creation;
I. And dsw-dFops on hsf lovely sltars sprinkle ~
I'D q ~ At-f Assiibsiion. '."ts
70 maiin. .wefshlppen who bending lowly
Before The uprssn sun, Gods lidiess eye,
fPcsr fom your rhalices aswset and holy ssl.
=, ,.,i,,l.. Incense on high. @
70 bnshtmossles, that with s,oricd beauty
The door ofnatures temple tessela,e---
What numerous Lessons ofinstruc,ivc dnty
~ rM rsl Your forms create!
Nss'h clustered boush each aora bell tina, svingeh
And tolls its perfume on the passing sIr, 't -
Makes Sabbath in the Selds, and ever ringe,h
X rNu AcaItto prayer.
Not ,oshoss domss whers erumbins arch and column
Attest tho Gesblensss Of mortal hand, s3f stf
Batto that fane most catholic aud solemn,
Which God hath plsnn'd
To that cathedral boundlem a. our wonder, ,t
Whose quenchIess lamps the sun and moon supply;
It's choir, the wind and waves; Its organ, thunder,
f'.. Its dome, the sky.
There. ssin solitude and shade wander,
Through the lone aises, or srctchd upsn the sod
Awed by the silence, rsversntly ponder =,
-. ,, l...e. The wsys ofGod.
Not useless arc 70 aowers though made for pleasure
Blooming DER hill and dale, by day aud night;
oa every eide your shnction bids me treasure
,.ls,e -..,, Ee4f Harmless delight.
Your voicelessitr flowers, are living preachers;
Each cup pulpit, and eash leaf book;
Supplying TO my fancy numerous teachers,
~ . aHt In loncliest nook.
'Flofai Abostiea that srith de,vv sn,epdo,
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-05-23
.Then,, ,,.aid win, .Ia eep. them.,

5 .Then.' said Writ, 'Isccept them.' y
They were soon married, and from
that dsy be kept his word. snd bis af
fairs bfiehtened, while honors and glory
gait cred thick upon his brow. .ge.s 2
His hsme hss been enrolled high In
the temples of >fame,. while patriotism
end renown live after him with imper.
ishable lustre. ~. -s4 as 'T II
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-05-23
Reformation Of william Writ.
/ rRuE INCIDENT IN HIS HlsroaY.

The distinguished William Writ,
wi,hin six or seven months after his first
marriage, became addicted TO in,emper.
ance, tho effect Of which operated strong.
IL on the mind aud health OF his wife,
and in few months more she was mum.
bered with tho dead. Her death led him
20 leave the country where he resided,
and he moved to Richmond, where he
soon rose to distinction. But his hsbits
hung about him, and occasionally he
was found with folly lrolicsome spirits
of fbacchsnalian revelry. His true friends
expestulatel with him to convince him
ofthe injury he was doing 10 himself.
But he still persisted. His practice be.
gan TO fall Of, and many looked on him
as on the sure road, to ruin. He was
advised TO get married with view Of
correcting his habits. This he consent.
ed do, if4he right person offerel. He
accordingly paid his addresses to Miss
Gamble. After some months attention,
he asked her hand in marriage. She re'
plied: y, sg .es ~. +.
'.Mr. Writ, Ihave been we'll aware ol
your intentions soma time back. and
should have given you to- understand
that your visits and attentions were not
acceptable, had 1 not reciprocated the
affection which you evinced for me. But
Icannot yield my nssent until you make
mo pledge never to taste, touch OF
handle any intoxicating drinks:"
This reply to Writ was as unexpect.
ed as it was novel. His reply was, that
he regarded the proposition as q bar 70
all further consideration on the subject
and he loft her. Her course toward hin
was the same AZ ever-his resentment
and neglect. IA.
In the course ofa few weeks. be wenl
assin and solicited her hand. But he'
reply was her mind was made up. HI
became indignant, and regarded the
terms shs proposed as insulting 10 hi.
honor, snd vowed It should be the Las
meeting they should everhsye. He took
todrinking worse and wessesagd seem.
I'd 10 run hssdfong 10 ruin. In !. 4
Ond day,,while lying IN Che ontskirt
olths city, near a,lials gtocety, orgroi
Shop, detd drunk, i young Indy whom |
ia not necsssasysto nsnse, was passing
that way 10 Ne. homo net far oG, am
bsheld him with his fsre upturned ~ TIL
rays Of ihs scoichias ss,h She toot he
haadksrchisE withsber own MANS marx
ID upon II md placed Y over,his face.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-05-23

lending, shall be deemed guilty Of mis-.
demeanor, and. on conviction thereof,
shall be fined in any sun, not exceeding
three hundred dollars, and be imprison.
ed in the cell Of the county jail. and be
fed on bread and water only, not ex.
ceeding sixty days. ct the discretion Of
the court. .-....s, y, |
SEC. 2. That an act entitled IAN act 10
punish certain offence, passed March
%, 1850, is hereby repealed. -,
+ sas 'F.iC. LEBLOND,
Speaker fthe House Of Repre-.
sentatives. s.,-.
= JAMES MYRES, ,...
f. President ef The Senate.
[62] AN ACT
To amend sc section FIVE, OF an. act. entitl.
ell "an act to amend 81 act, relating
to the Organization Of Courts Of JUS
tice and their powers and duties"
passed March fourteenth, one thous.
and eight hundred and ffty.three, y,
SECTION l. Be il enacted by the
General Assembly ofthe Stale Of Ohio,
That Section. five, Of an act entitled "an
act 10 amend an act relating to The
organization of courts Of justice. and
their powers and duties" passed March
fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred
and. f'ty.thrse, be SO amended as to
read thus:( Section 5. )The court Of com.
mon pleas shall have original iurisdic-
donin all civil cases, whefeFths sum,
or matte; in dispute. exceeds. the juris.
diction Of justices Of the peace; and
appellate jurisdiction from the decision
Of county Commissioners, justices Of the
peace, and other inferior courts in the
proper county, in oil civil cases, subject
TO the regulation provided by law. j
shall have original jurisdiction Of all
crimes and offences, except in cases Of
minor offences, tho exclusive iurisdic
ton OF which is invested in justices q
the pence, or that may be vested IN courts
inferior to the common pleas; Provided
however, that In all Grim nal cases where
a person shall be indicted and tried ia
the court Of common pleas, for an offenc.
properly cognizable therein, and he shal
be found guilty Of any such minor Of
fence embraced within the terms Of tht
Indictment, the Jury shall SO return il
their verdict, and the court shall there
upon proceed TO pass the sentence pre-
scribed by law, in such case.
| SEcrioN Q. Section fifth Of an &C
entitled an act 10 amend ON act relat
ing to the organization Of courts Of jus
: tice, and their powers and duties,
passed March fourteenth, ore thou SAM
eight hundred and fifty three, be, an
the same is hereby repealed.
f@%' F. c. LEBLOND.
Speaker Of House OF Repre- sentaiivcs
JAMES MYERS,
: President Of the Senate.
April 90, 1854. 81,
I feel AN ACT, 'ftF
To enable any person TO designate q
their at law. @ =. ..s.
ISEcrIoN7.1 Be It enacted BY h
! General Assembly Of the State Of Obi
That any person Of sound mind an
memory, may appear before The PR
Z tbate Judge ofhis proper county, and j
: the presence Of such Probate Judge, an
two DISTINGUISHED persons ofhis acquein
ance. file His written declaration, ,lwhic
!. shalt be attestsd BY, such persons, d
clairing that, as'iiis, or her free an
! voluntary act, 6e OF she, did deaignal
I AID appoint ANY Other, entniHS sue
u person specially, sad ssstias the piac
!, Of residence, tosstand toward hint
n a. k.sA -.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-01

ANOTHER CORPORATION SPREE.--We gave
some weeks since, fnll account Of jolly ex-
curdop, by number Of Jolly Aldermen and
Councilmen, to visit marble quarry In Yer
mont; also last week, . description Of another
tour for the same purpose, and by the same
party, to Lee, Massachusetts,. Yesterday, we
understand, o number of members Of the Com
mon Council left tie city to visit another
marble quarry. We trust that their geological
researches viii prove pleasant and profitable;
but 1t seems evident that the New City Hall
will not be commenced while there lie q stone or
marble quarry within Eve hundred miles Of New
York which remains uninspcctcd BY our City
Fathers The fun is too good to lose; and a.
the proprietors Of the quarrics take good care
to provide excellent 'small stores,r the excur-
sions will probably be keptup ill cold weather
sets In, and perhaps resumed again next sum-
mer. 1t is a cheap and pleasant mode Of OBJ
tanning recreation and valuable geological, ma
tura and hisitorial Information at The same
time. sn. i uosl .ssAs - az ssss& y 49, - -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-01

The LONDON TINES AND THE GREYT0wN
BoxBARDxENT-As was expected, the London
Times discovers nothing calculated to chal-
lenge the worlds admiration In the lombard
ment Of Greytown. Read the article on that
subject, which we have transferred to our
columns this morning. The administr alton is
notified that Capt. Jollcy will DO sustained and
reinforced with good stiff ship or two. Our
Cabinet have, therefore, no other alternative
than to " crawl off," or send Capt. Hollins back
again to finish his work. Mr.. Durand will,
perhaps, require increase of his bail, as secu-
rity for his return to court at the appointed
time, to answer for the destruction of certain
property; but that can be easily arranged be-
tween Mr.. Redfeld and John Cochrane Can't.
Hollins must 60 down again to Grey town. He
has expressed desire two fight two British
vessels of the size Of the Cyane; it is very
likely he could whip them; and the admins
tration surely are bound to give him chance
Is Marcy afraid Of war; Did not Gen. Pierce,
Gen. Davis and Gen. Cushing do good service
In Mexicos Are they going to be bullied by
John Bull? Win they deny to Capt. Hollins
his wishf We arc afraid they will. Will they
send him down again to collect the Rorland In.
demnitiess We think not VIII they permit
the British to take possession Of the ruins Of
Grey town. Who answers for the administra-
ton? tf M
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-01

and COR sstic sir roods, including Kentucky jeans,
Italian cloth, Turk Riushams, French ea.si@erss,
ilsI k.ts, g.. TIE aiew We att nde', add the
catalogue, about 3o3 lois, W 5 gone through With
1t iasisfactory r ces.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-01

are plain sailiyIg Dom AIRED with NV Yrk
poiihcs. VIA Is 10 be GcveInor? VITO Is to
be Senator! Who is to sacr 6ced-Seward
or the Kn'sw Nothings? The ame is becoming
lively.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-01

ClrY PoLrrIcs-ANorHER BATCH oP CA d.
MATES ere is st II desira on h pvt Of o
very large nomber Of patriotic people to bold
the Offices in the gif Of the people of this city,
o'wi'h. landing the extreme unpopularity Of
the present municipal Cover lme It. The friends
of these candidates have ar aly com need
the work Of obbyiDg for them; aud, IL ia king
conld elect them, there would be no doubt
about their success. The forces are marshalled
at present nder the following aders:-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-01

PROFESSOR EsPYis TnEoRY OF RAIN ExPLOD-
Ep.--N ia part Of the meteorological theory Of
Professor Espy that prodigious FIRE will so
heat the immediate atmosphere as to cause .
grand rush OF cold dir and vapor to that point,
and . shower of rain, hail or snow. If we are
not mistaken, the Professor petiticned Congress
for the privilege Of burning hundred thou.
sand acres or so ofwoodland TO provo the truth
Of this theory Now, however, with all the
woods Of the north in . blaze, we have no rain
Professor Espy's theory l. exploded. II Won't
hold water, or 1t Won't sprfnkle it which II the
same thing. .A rfes.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-01

Cosnm1Hsm 10 me CRY FRIsoS.-During the mouth Of
Jersey City prison, for oGeoces sfoows:runLennsss
as drunk and disorderiy, 81 dfsorerly q stealing IL;
sssant o. vagrancy, 4; violating city ordinances az
false alarm Of hrs, 1; lighting, 8; keeping disorsriy
house, p driving over persons and killing total l26
fences q stated ~ followslrsh 60 EnRlish Is: sr
B.; Norwegian, 1. ~ y = - - -
No. York street. Tuesday last ID the Iast case re-
ported In Jsrssy City. - y
fxrAt ACCIDENT ON nm Nxw Yoak AND Enm RAILROAD -
On We0Uesny night . man named John webb OF DAM
vile, Maine, who employed on ths Nev YORK ana
Erie rathoad was accidentally killed ct Peterson by
being RIM over BY an enirant train which was beine
switched Oh from the track 80
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-01

LAUDANuM FOR CHoLERA.-We have been told
by number Of respectable physicians, both in
this city and Brook, u, that they have no doubt
that great many deaths have been au7ed this
summer by the administration by ignorant
persons Of over doses Of laudanum to cholera
patients. Laudanum is an excellent remedy in
the iDcipient stages of cholera, but it should be
given with great caution.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-01

In rHE MARKEr-Three thousand dollars up
on Bronson's election. so says the hard shell
organ. Inquire at the Custom HOUSE. 4 aeoa
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-01

FREE Som COALITION CONVENTION N NEW HAxr
sHrRE.-The New Hampshire anti-slavery, anti
Nebraska fusionists had, ~ 1t appears, harmo-
NOUS grand mass convention at Wolfboroush
yesterday. Our report says that twenty-five
hundred persons were present, Of all shades of
politics. 1t also appears that "thc tenor Of the
speeches was encouraging to a fusion of politi.
cal creeds in the formation Of a great Northern
party opposed to slavery extension This il
likewise very encouraging to the forthcoming
Syracusc whig convention. Let the silver
grays look well 10 1t, or they are gone, sshook
and line, bob and sinkcr," into the abyss Of
sewardism, They had some of the free. soil
lions at Marlborough, John p. Hale, Senator
Chase, Of Ohio, Amos Tuck, Rev Dr.. Cleveland.
and others, among them. New Hampshire ia
thus going The whole figure for a sectional anti
slavery campaign for the presidency. The
people there stick to the teachings and prin-
ciples of General P,oroe and the White House
dsmocracv n 5h ty,ilat % So sit spMN t18 r.
- kr0-xaiI ~. .9egrxsA .sessxi !
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Maps - the Seat or War.-Map Vew0cv~
and others In want OF sps of the seat Of war in Eoroos
all pSicesy 1T our Office. ~"u ~
sT1MsoN 4 co % Broadway.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-01

NV nfHSnt0ms HtNtcn Island .-On VVee1nra.
DAY eventne, the SOth Of August, at Mr. B.ancard,s
FAvihcn those precocous gsniuses the H,or,
onoren creased as usual extraordinary san,atiors
sscoe t1c ente BY their uprvaled declarations fr,rn
are and other authors such vergattv a. "a
e MS neser oeen Witnessed sipcs the paimy days q
$1,000. hra Sordon has reaper fresh Ia1rsls a =
,s.oe una her voice IL powerful and melodions. The
20 assembly we're enthusiastic in their Iaudeous.
petor, Ia worthy OF the highest eu sgum He declined
al for the valuable servces Of hts unique
pane add The Of his magnificent hall W saturday
chnogcn WIN aJTssf ssain n va<isty u new chEseess
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The Express Messsnese. Pahaaea>e<a Uv..~
Saturday, at 30 Broedwsy, 10 ready It coutsinS
besides good story, instructive account Of the -
don Fire Department, and the London chop bouses
hote and warehouses, BY IFS foreign correspoudcnt
s1hA LIVE Yankee Abroad Terms one dollar nor 80
mum. Single copies three cents. STINsON 4 IN -.
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