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The ISLAND OF CUBA, by Alexander Hum
boldt. Translated from the Spanish, with
notes and a preliminary essay, by J. S.
Thrasher. New York, Jackson & Derby
That part of the great travellers personal
Narrative" which relates to Cuba has never
been presented in complete and separate vol
ume in English, until now. 1t is unnecessary
TO say anything Of the value of work from
this distinguished author; but we may add
with propriety that Mr.. Thrasher has accom-
panied it with great variety of explanations
and statistics which bring it down TO the pres
ent time; and that the volume, therefore, en-
braces about all that an American desires TO
know of the history, climate, productions, and
social and political condition of the island of
Cuba. For sale by Sawyer & Co.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-10-30

ests are yet, in spite of woodmen and axes, too
numerous for the scarcity Of water to have be-
come serious evil But like causes produce
like effects and unless we change our proceed
ure, our children will suffer from our wanton
carelessness. We have no right for our own
temporary advantage to desolate the country.
No generation has more than life interest in
the earth, of which it is but the trustee of pos
terity. Every man who has revisited his early
home in the older States, after an absence of a
few years, cannot have failed to notice the di.
mnution of the streams and springs. There is
probably no water in the brook that turned
his water-wheel. The springs in the pasture,
which he remembers as OVERLOOKING, are dry
and if o season of unusual drought happens,
the cattle must be driven long distances to wa
ter--a necessity which was never known in his
'arly years. More especially viii this he the
case if a railroad or an iron establishment has
occasioned a rapid demand for fuel. The trees
have gone, and with them the water and the
meadows and fields are dry and parchcd In
their haste to be rich the farmers have killed
the goose that laid the golden eggs for them
-.f -# "a. -r- Waglaads Moral Science,
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-10-30

PArERNAL DUrY-The father who plunges
into business so deeply that he has no leisure
for domestic duties and pleasures, and whose
only intercourse with his children consists in u
brief word Of authority or surly lamentatiou
over their intolerable expensiveness, is equally
to be pitied aud to be blamed. What right
has he to devote to other pursuits the time
which God has allotted to his children? Nor
is it ali excuse to say that he cannot support
his family in their present style of living without
this effort. ask by what right can his family
demand to live in manner which requires him to
neglect his most solemn and important duties !?
Nor is it an excuse to say that he wishes to
leave them competence Is he under obliga-
ton to leave them that competence which he
desires? Is it an advantage to be relieved
from the necessity Of labor Besides, is money
the ouly desirable bequest which a father can
leave to his children? Surely, wel-caltivated
intelects hearts sensible to domestic affcc-
ton; the love of parents, and brethren, and
sisters taste for home pleasures; habits OF
order, regularity, and industry hatred OF vice
and vicious men and lively sensbiIity to the
excellence of virture-are as veluable legacy
as an Inheritance Of propcrty-simple property,
purchased by the loss of every habit which
would render that property a blessing,
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Vol. xxxI-ro.. 80. whole NO, isos.

3 r 8
Why JEwEssEs ARE BEAuriruts Chateau
BRAND gives q fancifdl but an AGREEABLE reason
for the fact that Jewish women ar 30 much
handsomer than the men Of their mutton. He
says Jewesses have escaped the c0rsee which
alighted upon their fathers, husbands and sons.
Not a Jewess was to be seen among To crowd
of priests aud rabble who insultcd Che Son Of
God, scourged Him, crowned Him with thorns,
and subjected Him to infamy and the agony OK
the cross. The women of Judea believed In
the Saviour, and assisted and soothed him un-
der affection. A woman of Bethany poured
on his head precious ointment, which she kept
in vase of alabaster. The sinner anoiuted
His feet with perfumed oil and wiped them
with her hair. Christ on his part extended
mercy to the Jewesses He raised from the
dead the son Of the widow Of Nain and Mar
tha's brother Lazarus. He cured Simon's
mother-in-law, and the woman who touched the
hem Of His garment. To the Samaritan wo-
man He was spring of living water. and
compassionate Judge to the woman in sdulte.
~. The daughters of Jerusalem wept over
Him the holy women accompanied Him to
Calvary, brought Him balm and spices, and
weeping sought him in the sepulchre. "Wo-
man, why weepest thou |" His FIRST appear.
ance after the resurrection was to Mary Mag
dalene. He said to her, Mary |" AZ the
sound of His voice, Mary Magdalenes eyes
were opened, and she answered, Master
The reelection Of some beautiful ray must have
rested on the brows Of the Jewesses, -
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-10-30

PLANTING FRurr TREEs.-As the season for
transplantng trees is approaching, We have a
word to offer as to the " best time" for doing
this work we allude, to spring and fall. 1t is
well known that there are various opinions on
this subject, and many are induced to wait six
months from reading the views Of some writer
when in fact he'd better hare plauted his trees.
If now--it being autumn--you are ready,
and your soil is dry, send at once your order to
your nurseryman, and don't delay---the fall is
the " best tine for you. If it is spring, and
you are ready to plant, don't wait till fall on
my accountable spring is then the best
time" for you. This delaying matter so need
full to be done as planting fruit trees, and dill
ly-dallying along from QUE year to another, is
not the part of wisdom, and will never bring
to our palates, the. delicious products of the
vine and the tree. Don't stop now to consult
anybody, but off with the order. Get your
ground well prepared by two or three plow-
.ings. If you don't wish to pillow the whole
ground, pillow strips eight feet wide where you
want your trees this will reduce the labor OF
setting out amazingly. Finish by piling bank
Of earth foot high around each tree packing
firmly. Prairie Farmer. n
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-10-30

HApPrNEss-To watch the corn grow and
the blossom set, to draw hard breath over
plowshare or spade, to read, to think, to love,
to hope-these are the things to make men
happy they have always had the power of do
ing these they never seiN have the power to
do more. The werl rs prosperity or ADVERSE
ty depends upon our knowing and teaching
these few things, but upon iron, or glass, or
electricity, or steam, in nowise. And am
utopian and enthusiastic enough to believe that
the time will come when the world will discov-
er this. 1t has now made its experiments in
every possible direction but the right one and
it seems that it must at last try the right one
in mathematical necessity. 1t has tried
fighting, and preaching, and fasting, buying
and selling, pomp and parsimony, pride and
humiliation every possible manner Of exis-
tcnce in which it could conjecture there was
happiness and dignity and all the while, as it
bought. sold, and fought, and tasted, and wear
led itself with policies, and ambition, and self
denals, God has placed its real happiness in the
keeping of the little MOSES of the wayside,
and the clouds of the armament. --Ruskan H
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A MIssroNARY.-Sevcral years ago, when The
persecution against the Arrnenians in Turkey
was raging with virulence, the Rev. DR. HAM
lin, the missionary there, set up steam four.
ing mill, chiefly at his own expense, where the
poor refugees might find employment, DR.. II.
personally experimenting its management. On
the occurrence of the war, DR.. ii. made
bread contract with the British Government,
the profits on which amounted to nearly twe,,-
ty-fve thousand dollars, all of which DIR. Haul.
lin has devoted to the, cause of missions 10
Turkey, He has purchased several churches
several churches for the native converts, and
provided and sustained preachers, aud set on
foot other largc-sighted aud liberal measures
from his own resources His movement IN be.
half of the Bulgarians while in London, has
resulted in sending two missionaries to that
field, aud an unlimited supply of Bibles a.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-10-30

5a THE BELGIAN LAW OF DIvoRcE.--Some few
years since, a yonng Belgian lady, fresh from
her convent education, appeared in society, cap
tivsted young fellow-countryman With well.
oiled hair and patent leather boots, aud after
an acquaintance of q few weeks married him.
The happy pair sojourned, as is often the cus-
tom abroad, with the father end mother of ths
lady The young wife was gay lady, and
her husband was quite as gay lord. AT every
ball and party in the capital they we're present
and, as married ladies are especially selected ~
continental gentlemen for what they call ado-
ration" the young wife, although she got no
more Of it than she liked, was honored with
considerable more than pleased her husband.
The latter reconstructed lady rrbclied--
and t" my wife's MOTHER at solent u.atysn1,
supported her daughter The husband settled
the matter by putting on his hat aud retiring
to his own paternal mansion. The marital fcud
was now intense the conjugal couple were
only of the same mind touching one single sub.
DISQUALIFICATION to the tribunals FIR divorce.
This was done but the Belgian law will allow
of no such annuIling of marriage rentiact until
the angry parties have renewed their demand.
for q divorce once every year for three year,
Our young couple Dourshed their wrath during
tills tFenhiai pellou vi propaIiot--thrice matte
the demand--and were daily summoned last
year to hear consent given that they who had
been one should heneeforth and forever remain
two. From different sides of the court the
married pair witnessed the urtying Of the knot
and, when they were free, they passed ont nj
the common portal into the public street APP
Proclamation fired friendship, and tile gentleman
offered his hand to the lady in token that there
was no longer malice between them Friend.
ship had no longer lit his torch than he iIlu.
mined the slumbering cinders of the chilled a..
tar Of love !; and the young couple walked to-
gether to their first married home, whence the
husband has never since permanently departed.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-10-30
The Use ef Trees,

The time has come when at least in the more
settled aud cultivated regions of our country,
the preservation of trees should occupy the care
and attention of our rural and agricultural pop
ulaton. 1t is not wonderful that during the
period when it was the farmers chief concern
to rescue the soil from the savageneSs of nature,
this object should seem to him of minor impor-
| lance. On the contrary, to sweep away the
gloomy and tangled forest, whose brawny arms
everywhere thrust back the advances OF indus
trial life and to cause the smiling corn-felds,
the smooth shaven lawn, and the hummng vii
lage to spring from its primeval domain, was a
paramount and vigorous consideration the chief
condition of agricultural progress The senti-
ment Of the beautiful was rightly, forced to
/, stand in allegiance to give place for the time
being to the practical aud the necessary. And
thus we went on, generation, moving down
mercilessly the giant sons of the wilderness, any
one of which, if transplanted to the parks OF
| England or France, would have beeu'esteemcd
treasure beyond price, until We ceased to a
| good extent to retain that perception of the
beautiful In trees, which is universal in every
other country. We made inroads upon the
forests which no plea OF necessity could justify /;
We constructed great brick bake-ovens of cities
"t@i sSotSSi3 ony Pio''Sioo IVA uSAisliu' AS'"N
alton, and pure air, and grateful shadow and ex-
bileratisg verdure within their limits, in the
shape of parks, and gardens, and squares. All
| this was perhaps the inevitable result of cir
cumstances but to protract this destruction
beyond the present period, in those parts OF the
country under cultivation, would he Wanda
1 ism without excuse. '1q 'ag -@' a..
A stronger appeal, however, to a conscrva-
tive spirit in this regard, is made by the nu-
merous scientific Investigations of the age,
TAN Of which tend to show the great agri-
cultural advantages which spring from care
fal nurture of trees. "A late magazine in treat
ing Of this subject, gives us the information
that-@ Humboldt called public attention to
the probable consequences of the destruction oil
! forests as early as the year $780, It is well
known fact that the lakes in the valley of Mex
/ leo have greatly contracted since the old Aztec
times The city of Mexico occupies its ancient
site, but it is now some distance IN shore, in
stead of an island as formerly. This is to be
ascribed to the telling Of the forests that cloth
ed the adjacent hills. The British Association
has collected from India q vast amount of in
formation bearing upon the same point. Among
the hills of Ceylon, where the forests have beer
cut down. in order to form coffee plantations. tht
!, loss of the springs and fountains has already
become an evil Of great magnitude"
n Our own country is vet '~-
~ new, anu our fOl
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General atlgeat ans tie tynterests Of iteb6flS Gonts
LrrcHFIELp, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1856.
Negro. go, 10, wait GODS time / love
to suffer as wen as TO do his viii. Ishall glad

Negro. =" o, no, wait Gods time. / loys
TO suffer as well as to do bis viii. shall glad
sly 90 when he calls for me"
!, MIR. x. What church do you belong to r.
Negro. - In the language Of this world, ]
belong to the Baptist church hut when we
get 10 heaven, suppose my answer will be, !
am member Of the church of Christ"
Now, when yon talk Of moral sublimity, don't
point 10 Alexander conquering the world, to
Hannibal surmountHg the Alps, to Cesar cross
ing the sRubieon, to Wolfe, dying in the arms
Of victory, to Lawrence wrapping himself in
The American flag, and crying, don't give up
the ship p Here is q specimen of moral sub
Unity far superior to all that was ever exhibited
upon earth's battlefield poor, old, blind,
deceased slave sitting upon the rock of truth,
while the waves Of af1ict;o on dash in mountains
at her feet yet, looking up into heaven, and
clnging to some beautiful promise, she gives
glory to God, and smiles upon the world.
, We departed silently from the old saint
said within myself, as / took nv place in the
carriage, This, ables ed Christianity, is thy
triumph Philosophy may teach men to endure
without a murmur it belongs to the gospel
alone to teach-him to rejoice in affection" @
s5..-.....rr- -7.s.s Dr.. ZHompson's Sketches. @'
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his first kiss when he was allowed to give
otheraone to the daughter Of the Governor, as
his intended bride sssss ssssss ~
81 He became, later, one of the greatest scho1-
ars in Sweden, and as much respected for his
learning as for his character. His works will
endure while time lasts, among the works of
science and from this happy union sprang a
family well known in Sweden even at the pres
ent day, and whose wealth and high position in
society are regarded as triaes in comparison
with its wealth Of goodnessand love. ss
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-10-30

. THE PRoGREss OF LIFE Men rejoice when
the sun is risen they rejoice also when it goes
down, while they are unconscious OF the decay
of their own lives. Men rejoice on seeing the
face of new season, as at the arrival OF one
greatly desired. Nevertheless, the revolution
Of seasons is the decay of human life. Frag-
ments of .drift-wood meeting in the wide ocean
continue together little space thus parents,
wives, children, friends aud riches remain with
us short time, then separate--and the sepa-
ration is inevitable. No mortal can escape the
common lot ) he who mourns for his departed
relatives, has no power to canse them to re-
turn. One standing on the road would readily
say to number Of persons passing by will
follow you. Why, then, should q, person grieyc,
when journeying the same road which has been
assuredly trodaen by all our forefathers; Life
resembles cataract rushing down with rrssst
ible impetuosity. Knowias: iSiaat the end o
i'sc y aoa'' every right-minded man ought Z
pursue that which is connected with happipes
and Ultimate bliss.-Daatin University Mdgas
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--GRAssHorpERs.- These annoying insects have
within the last month or two appeared in
vast numbers in some parts Of the West. AZ
Elk River, Minnesota, they settled upon u
twenty acre field Of corn, and destroyed the
whole crop in very short time. At Crow
Wing, they alighted upon a farm, and destroy
ed five thousand bushels of the finest outs in
the placel e ssg .s.la erg ss,
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The Little Black Boy.

NV mother bore me in tho Southern wild,
i And j am black, but. o, my soul Is whitel ..g
white a. an ANGELS the English child, e5.l
But I am black, a. II bereawed Of light. %
49, tsH
! Ny mother taught me underneath a tree, -4Aos
And, sitsing down before the heat Of day, o. "
She took me on her lap and kissed me,t
And pointing to the east, began to say = ,aa-
f.45s = $40 Ia 49, ~ NJ ..ss l.
] ..Look on the rising sun; there God docs Hive,
And gives His light, and gives His heat away;
And flowers, and trees, and beasts, and men, rcocv
! Comfort In morning, JOY In the MONDAY
~. And welare put on earth little space,
Tint, We may learn 10 bear the, beams Of love; :
And these black bodies and this sun burnt face .
Are but : cloud. and like shady grove.
.For when our souls have learned the hea. to bear
The clouds win vanish. We shall haar His voice,
Saying, Comc from the grove, my love and care
And round my golden tent like lambs rejoice,
Thus did my mother say, and kissed me; sf5t
ia And thus 4 say 10 little English boy S9ldh
when from black, and he from white cloud frcs
Andronnd the tent Of God like lambs We joy, !,
I'll shade him from the heat, till he can bear
70 lean e. Joy upon our Fathers knee; ,sa o.
And then III stand, and stroke his silver hair,
e. And be Ike him, and he win then love me-
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-10-30

J THE National Intelligencer had under i'd
marriage notices on Tuesday morning, the MARI
rage on the 9th ult., Of DR.. w. A. Williams
to Miss Susanna J. Williams Of Washington.
and among tbs obituary notices Of the same
day, the death Of Mrs. Susanna J. Williams.
on the 2eth inst, wife Of Dr.. w. A. Williams.
From the bridal tothe bier IN two short days.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-10-30

No man lives for himself alone but for car.
rying out the schemes of Providence in rcli-
gious, civil and social Improvement.
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-s@s ss34 aasss AEs8 From the German Of Schiller.
800 %aiaSaaa'a@. vetive Tablets
The God and TIE Beautiful.
The goods the flower 70 earth already given:
= The beautiful. On earth flowers from heavenl
s1ss..,~.,rs Vaase AID Wo,sA y
II thou hat sonethng, bring Thy goods a fair no
43ag 81 turn be thine; 3e9 Y
II thou al something bring thy SOUL and inter
ibasA sa4 change with mime sa
IRA 50 ~ H8sd gsst4a8 " 1870 3.ls 1914
-assfssa e .ssstf7 The D;viaoB of Runks.
ia Yes, In the moral world as our, we zee
~ Divided gradss-a souls nobility:
~% BY deeds their titles commoncrs create F@
The loftisr order ere by birth-right great 4,5
Tia Ilmamimity. ss'S'
Truth seek We both thou in The life without thce
.sstaa asef. sandaround. Exc sssf ssss 80 at 'ss'l
Ns u IN the heart within by both can Truth alike be
.asv .s1.s found. a., g.,
81 ID The healthy eye can through ne world the great
tAg4ea n. Creator track; rs g EaH psSs b.r
Tn. healthy heart is but the glass which gives
tss ~ ton back. 80 "a sesssh a's 49,.
sasae Expectations and Falflme''t. & ~, ,t
e. er ocean, With thousand uaases, sails forth the
- 81 tstnpRng bold ~ e. r. a.a az IA 2sla
saa One host hardsrescusd from She deep, ar~ws sas
',s .sss,,s port the oldl s,..g .atr zen
Is tsss 3s,s ~ 1zs Connecting Msdium, =.
SIS what 70 csneMt skc lofty and the mean ~
"a Does Natures A.&hati place vanity bebweeas
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sg A book has been ciirious,y designatsd
as "brain preserved In iak." aatdA
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TIE IEssaMiMitN.

Il ,sss 11s Connecting Medium, ,.s
What 70 'csms~t shc lofty and the mean ii,
Does Mature -Awhati place vanity betwecas
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The Good and tie Beautiful
The goods the flower 70 earth already given:
:. The beautiful, on earth sows Aowers from heayenl
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-08-08


DIED. ut Ashland, in Hanover Goua'y. or the Cd in',
Mr. L.ivlHiA e, the wife OF John D. Taylor, Esa. In
III. 5Jl y,ar Of iern ye. Il is due to hr memory To- IN;
that she lived con.i,tcut Christian, and wa. beloved ~
all wao knew rcr.
D:E.. al hi- father! residence. III Caroline couaty. n,,s:
a few hours iiues5, - Ia" 3lst year ct t' nsc' JANES
WATkiHS TURNER, youaC.-; son q! JoHH Il ma f..!s
a5c:h Turner.
KS q gentleman, q friend aud a. ChrstlhG, Ed %s' h1a;;
ed and respected; az \ son hEd n brH'E"f, oe.o'ti aEd ue'
voted. He leaves a large family circle to lament thelr IT.
rcpsrab'e ! is, and many warm and srdeh: friend. 10 shed
10 bi;,r- tear Of regret over his early fell. Like the flow
or at MONDAY, lac h.s passed rway. But the Christinn's
Gyinr splcudor : owed arou..!. ~; pillow as In happiness.
he exclaimed: "AIl il wcii"-"Im going h~n-a"
Richmond papers please copy. I.
DIED. on Hcdnc.Isy, the 9Th inst: !; 10 O'Clock. ?. "
AeD9EW COULTER, only sen OF Thomas and Ruth
.!ndtori aged : y-prs. ? iroaths and % days.
The friends anil uceueia:arcesuf facianiiy. are respect
f:1y invited 70 attend he ircc-s!, Hhich viii take place
ira afternoon. Friday 3. half past 2 o'c.ocs, i-or2 he
residence OF his father, on Franklin street..
Farewell my parents lament no more
am not lost, Du; gone before.
Behold this place in which | lie,
A. yOu are now, so once was /:
~ time has cc.4e s.G e.! gone.
To leave you then all iorlcrn
lie; hope or, Mother, DO not delay.
Think Of you. son, and stiil obey
Your God and mine. our only friend
Till death-yourt troubles soon viii end.
Yet pray for nee. bu; do aot cry,
Tnss.wou- died for you andL.
. Philadsphia Ledger, Norfolk Aryus sad Cunlo''
ard Alle1hluIa1 y:ll please copy.