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Butte record., 1856-09-20

NAPOLEON III Louis Napoleon
Bonapartr, the present Emperor Of the
French, was born on the Goth of April
1903, at the TuiIeries. His mother
was Hortense, Queen of Holland, the
wife of Napoleon's Brother Louis, to
whom that kingdom had been assigned.
The marriage of HorIense and Louis
WAS most unfortunate; they did moth
ng but quarrel, aud in September,
1907, they finally separated at Ans err
dam, and H"rtense returned to hrr
mother in Paris. There the present
Emperor was born, and 1t is remarka
bic th he and The K NJ OF Rome were
the only two persons of the family Of
Napa leon whose births were received
with military honors and the homage
Of the people. There is one clrcum-
stance connected with the fate of th,
family which historians have not as vet
observed, but which Is worthy IF men
ton. Napol on the Great set aside
his own best f.iend and couclll II, to
obiain an heir to the throne Of France.
He married p incess Of Austria, and
by her he had ii son. That birth was
the eliminating point of his power and
dignity. From thence he did nothing
but descend He died in exile, bis
son alo Who succeeded to his name,
his fsme, his power' The child of
Hortense, who was the child of Jo-
sephine In the person of the Emper
or Of the French, we find not the off
spring OF Napoleon the Great, but The
offspring Of his discarded wife What
an iIllstftlon Of the truth of the adace
THAT it is man who proposes, but
God who dispose~ ~
Butte record., 1856-09-20

DFADEN1yG GLASS WINDows.-Mix
mastie ,arnish with a small quantity OF
white lead, merely soflici Mt to dim it
apply it to the inside of the pane of
glass with an old, much worn, stumpy,
large paint-brush, using a very small
quantity of the yarnish at ii time, and
appl ing it to the glass with the points
Of the hairs of the br ,sh only
have windows so dimmed, and look
ing like ground glass, twenty two years
ago, as perfect as ever. except where
the untutored assiduity of new house
mail may have exertcd is If, not quite
in vain, to scrub off the varuish,-A0les
and QaerleS.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

AUCTION. = Joe Dunn, our city auc-
tioneer, was full Of business yesterday. It
was mostly live stock " on Change" Joe
was mounted on little bit of mule, which
was determined not to be sold, aud did cut
up shines around to an unlimited exteut-
Joe socked the spurs into him just to
hold on by, and fually knocked the beast
down just because he could get no more for
him Joe w.ls cruel.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

LARGEST Iron BUlLDING IN TEH
WoRLD.-Mr James Bogardus of this
city, the original "invcntor," SO to
speak of cast>ron buildings, has now
under and in course of construction a
building to extend through from Park
Place to Barclay street, and TO occupy
FIVE full lots of 25 feet each on each
street. 1t will be five stories above
ground and two below, being about l25
by 240 feet, will, W. think, be the larg
est iron building excepting always the
various Crystal Palaees) in the world.
N. Y. Tribune
Butte record., 1856-09-20

GrAcE OVER THE BoTrLE DR.. B..
who By the way is rather a stauucb
lend OF the temperance ne, happen
ed MT log sincr 1T the house OF h's
fri nd, ia ge W, who, although a
church member, IS sadly behind the
TINS as to the temp"rance reform.
Seated at the dinner table, "a was
very proper, the Judge invoked the
Divine tles,inI on their repast THIS
done he arose from the table, ard tax
Q from the side-board a bottle of
braniv, and filing sowe glasses, tea
derrd one to the Doctor, who declined
drinking, bat looked % quizzical as TO
excite the Judges curiosity, who asked
him what was the matter. Said the
Doctor, 4 was wende'ing, Judge, why
Won dldn't say grace over the bottle.
II it is en- Of the good creatures Of
God to be received With thanksgiving
Why not ask a bl ssi q on It / WIS
wondering whether you thought ii was
good enough wIthoat blessing, or
whether yoa really felt ashamed to ask
God to bless it.'--H0mc Register.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

A SPIRITUAL WrDDING.-A wedding
took place at Cincipna,i, the other day
between a spj'itual lecturer OF dark
complexion aud mixed blood, by the
name oi Rand alph, and a white woman,
a young widow by the name of Brooks.
1t is said he pschologised her, and
thus having gained control over her
will, caused her to consent to mar
rage. They lived together for some
days, but she fiaally recovered her will,
refused to remain with him, aud went
home to her friends
Butte record., 1856-09-20

AN OLD 0NE.-A statement, copied from
n German newspaper, says that on the 22d
of March last, some well diggers in Mayence
excavated part of printing press bearing
the letters j. G. and the figures 1881. The
initials are supposed to be those of Johannes
Gutenberg, while the figures indicate that
the press must be at least 4 Is years old.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

ExENIfs.--A mau who has no
cucmics, is seldom good for any thing.
He IS made of that kind of material
which is so easily worked that every
one tries a hand at it. \ sterling
character, one who speaks for himself,
and speaks what he thinks, is always
sure to have enemies. They are as
necessary to him as fresh air They
keep him alive ana active. A celebrat-
ed pt rson who was surrounded with
enemies, used to say: They are spliks
which, if YOU do not bl W them, 90 out
Of themselves Let this be your feel
ing while endeavoring to live down
the scandal of those who are bitter
against you. II YOU stop to d spute,
YOU do but as they desire, and open the
way for more abuse Let the poor lool~
talk. There wll be reaction, If you
do but perform your duty, and hun
dreds who were once alienated from
you will flock 10 You and acknowledge
their error.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

ARR1soN THE INFERNAL MACHINE
MAN.-Wm. Arri>on, of Cincinnati
spent months in maxi g an Internal
machine. He guarded every step Of
his progress IN the work with the mos
scrupulous care. His malice was a.
cool as it was diabolical When hi,
machine was dore, he sent it by chi d
to Mr.. Allison, steward Of the Cincin
natl Ho piral, against whom he had a
bitter grudge. Allison opened it in
the presence of his wifi, whrreupon it
exploded, killing them both and tear
ing the house nearly to pieces.
Arri<on fed, but was caught and
taken back to Cincinnati His third
trial has just closed. The jury found
him guilty of manslaughter They
did not affect to entertain doubt Of
the facts as we have stated them, but
decided that the act he was guily Of
was not murder. A more Infamous,
monstrous, ard accursed verdict was
new, rendered on earth. II must shock
the moral sense, and the common sense
of all manki nd If the Cincinnati edit
nrs have anything more to siy about
Kentucky Juries,' we should like TO
hsIr it - L0HisriUe CONr1er.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

SnoortNe.-'I say, friend is there
anything to shoot about here;' asked
a Kentucky sportsman of little boy.
Wal, nothing just about here, but the
schoolmaster is down the bill yonder,
you can pop him over.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

WITTy.-A cotemporary says that
the difference between Joan of Arc
and Noah's Ark is, that one was Maid
Of Orleans, and the other was made Of
Gonhir wood.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

A Mrs Murd ,ck, of Rochester, N. Y, is
possessed with strange infatuation for
stealing ehnuren and havinr them bapt sed.
She had "A in her house at one time, kid
mapped for that purpose.
Butte record., 1856-09-20
re- No where is paper so much used

Gea- No where is paper so much used
as in the United States. In France,
with $4,000 600 Inhabitants, 10000
tons are produced yeaily, OF which one
seventh il for exporta'lun. In Eng
land, with twenty-eight million lnhabi-
tants, 5000 tons are produced while
N thi, country the amount is very
nearly as great as in France and Eng
lind torether.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

CHANGED HANDS .-Haskins & johnson.
have taken the Empire Hotel, on Montgom-
cry st., and are putting it in fin. order.
This house has always been well patronized,
and will loose nothing in popularity under
the present administration,
Butte record., 1856-09-20

@- A NAN in Iowa his been fined
$3.50 for hugging girl in meeting.
Cheap enough = says another, we
once hugged girl in meeting, and it
has cost Us thousand year ever
nee
Butte record., 1856-09-20

na- The farmer who's pigs were so
lean that it took two Of them to make
a shadow, has been beaten by another,
who had several SO lean that they
would crawl out through the cracks in
their pen He finally stopped that
'by tying knots in their tails
Butte record., 1856-09-20

p6a- A chap ain was once preaching
to class of colIegians about the for
nation of habits 'Gentlemen,' said he
close your ears against bad discours-
es-' The scholars immediat. ly clap
ped their hands to their cars, and the
chaplain looked rather funny at SO
practical demonstration.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

D8- The people of Patagonia have
teeth so large that they have TO draw
them with a boot-jack Nice folks to
take dinner with you, when lamb sells
at eighteen cents ID pound.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

There has been recently discov-
cred in Nerwiy, a valley so hidd' n
among Tie rugged noun aims that trav-
tIers can only re ,ch it by means of
rope ladder. The inhabitants are
very large, very kind and very simpl".
In the su n:ner, when they leave their
homes to terd their focks on the noun
tains, they leave their cabins Unlocked
and supplied with food for all stran-
g,rs, who are free to help themselves.
NCwspAprRs.-The following is sup
posed to BE- the Number Of newspapers
in the world: 10 IN Austril, II in
Africa, 2lin Spain, 26 in Portugal,
80 in Asia, 65 IN B4'gim, 50 in Dem
mark, 80 IN Russia and Poland, $50 in
the Germanie States, 800 in Great Bri-
tain and Ireland, and 5000 in the Unit
ed States.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

THE ITALIAN ScoURGE.-ltaly, all
agree, has the fatal gift of beauty.
Most Italian eyes are beautiful, but
the dominipns of King Bomba are par
ticularly famous foi lasbe~-Punch.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

According to last accounts, the corn crcp
of Virginia was likely to prove an entire
failure, owing to the ravages Of the chinch
bug and the drouth
Butte record., 1856-09-20

REDUCED Prices .--Ihe Sierra Ne
vada will sail ON the goth. The fare
is reduced below the old prices
Butte record., 1856-09-20

'DELAwAr will never yield an inch
to New jersey said paliiotic Della
warIan, when the pea case was beng
tried.
If she did, replied a jersey Blue,
she would lose hall her territory
Butte record., 1856-09-20

se- In yoar conversation, be cauti-
Gus achat you speak, to aohom you speak
ho,o YOU speak, and arhen you speak
aciselu and truly.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

~ Why are teeth like verbs Be
cause they are regular, irregulor, and
defective
Butte record., 1856-09-20

NE. 1t is better to sleep with an
empty stomach, than to lie awake with
an accusing conscience.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

CHINESE. The Chinese are turning
their attention to Aus .ralia, large num-
bers having already arrived there.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

BsAAt the Gel. bratIon OF the 4th of
july IN Binghamton. the Hon. Daniel
$. Dickson, the Pr sident of the dly,
introduced the following toast: The
Women of the Observation-Disclosures of
men and patriots. The Women of
to-day-Hoop! hoopl hoop! Hur-
rnh =
Butte record., 1856-09-20
AZ

Bag Why are railway companies like
laundresses' Because they have IRON
ID The whole country, and sometimes
do little mangling.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

The FROG TRApE-Ihe Albany
IN. W Argus s,ys that a man is
constantly engaged in that city in buy
ing up frogs for the New York market,
where they command high price So,
it appears, the consumption of this
delicacy is not coiined to Frenchmen.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

\ BEr--The Paducah Democrat
says:
1--WE are authorised by a gentleman
of Paducah, who has the cash, t. say
tina, he viii bet five thousand dollars
that Kentucky viii 90 for Buchanan
and Breckenridge, for President and
Vice President in y oo"'ho" next"
Butte record., 1856-09-20

ANEcDorE OF MAHoMET. VIC re-
member to have read, that when Ma
homet was about to die, he was carried
to the mosque, and there in the cour-e
Of his address to his followers, asked
if he owed any man anything ? "Y s."
cried ont one who was present, "you
owe me twenty ducats." "Pay the
man," sud the "Prophet" to his purs
bearer, and then added, turnsng to the
crowd around him, Better be a>hnm-
ed now than at the day of judgment. "
Butte record., 1856-09-20

On FhOM ,o,L.-.r~.s.a Cairns
Of Cloverport, Ky, informs the Seen
tifc Amsricqn that they have COM
menced to manufacture oil, on a con-
sldcrably large scale, from the highly
bitumenoas Breckenridge coal They
have erected twelve large retor's for
the purpose.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

AN UNFoRrrN 1E BooSTER-There
are objections to shanghais, no doubt
but W. had never thought Of tia 5:
Mr.. s., an old resident in still
water, on the upper IIu ison, iniroluc-
ed ;monL his family Of hens few
shang lais, including Il rooster Of for
midable dimensions, who had run to
lgs' a 90 d deal His crow was pc
culiar, and easily distinguished from
tha, Of ether cocks. Onc morning he
lid wait, { TO hear rep tiii0n Of the
nsoal svum ms, afrer b ing aroused by
the 'shrll clarion once sounded, hnt
he heard it not aran The prc-rnln-
ent chauticiecr u 5 stil Mr. s.,
W Mt out to see what had caused the
sil,nce. lie fonnd the rooster lying
on hls faoS with haIh legs ont ofJoint.
After an examination, he set both legs.
the cock walked off and gave vat to
his satisfaction in luSty crow In
the very act he drppcd as If he lad
been shot lie hnd crowed his legS
out of ] int asaio lie W k p' two
ar three days and then killed. 1t was
to much trouble, said Mr. S so set
him up every time he crow d.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

y TmocGHr.--l remember that
4 dam Smith and Gibbon had told u
that here would never agalu be des-
t uction of civi izlfion by barbarans
The fl cd, they said, would no more
return to cover the earth o.; aaI they
seemed to reason justly, f r they con-
pared the immense strength Of the
civilized part Of the world vi h the
weakness Of that part which renamed
saraae, and asked from whenct were to
come those Hans, and from whence
were to come those K"ndals WHO were
again t. destroy civilization : Ais!
II did net occur to them, that in the
heat Of erea capi ais IN tha very neigh
hol hood of splendid palaces and churcn-
e., aud Il,rstre~, and libratirs, and
museums, vice, and ienorauce, and mis-
cry might produce a race OF Huns
ierccr than those who ma che1 untcr
Attila, and Nandals, mere bent on
destruction than those who foli,wed
Gems, ric .-Noc7ulcB.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

An IRIsHMAN IDEA OF AMERICA
One Of the best definitions of an Iri-h-
mans idea of America that we ever
saw, is contained in the following ex-
tract from 'The Fairy Circle, tale Of
John Brougham's Irish Echoes:
Where did 'baccy come from, Cor
ney : inqrired Mary.
Why, from 'Meriky, where else :"
he replied, that sent rs the first pltaty.
Long life to it for both say | =
what sort Of a place Is that, won
der; .
"Meriky Is = They tell nae its
mighty sizlble, Mol, darlin. Im told
that you might rowl England through
it, an it would hardly make a d'nt in
the ground, there's fresh water OCEANS
inside of it that you might dhround
Ireland in and save Father Mathew a
wonderful sight of trouble, as for Scot
land, you might STICK it in corner Of
one O. the forests an you'd never be
abe to find It out, except, may be, 1t
might be by the smell oi @hi>key If
| had only trid. Of money, Ia "a an
seek my fortin' there
Butte record., 1856-09-20

Our Homes. Genius hath its tr-
umphs, fame its glories, wealth its
spiendor, success lis b ight rewards
but the heart only hath its home
Hume only What more edeth the
heart: What more can it gain \
true home is more than the world
more than honor anc pride and for
tune-more than all earth can give
the light, the MONDAY sun may rot
yield, aud yet the tiny fl me of one
pure beam of love enkindleth, and
sympathy makes to burn forever.
Hum- how more beautiful thou
art how like an untaught rel. gion !
a golden link between the soul ana
heaven when the presence of a pure
heart makes thee raiient, and the mu-
sic Of its affection floats ike the Choir
ais ef unseen cherubims around thy
tranquil hearth
Butte record., 1856-09-20

4 SIcNIFlCANT FACT.-It IS fact
(says the Dctreit Free Press that
three Of the wbig candidates III Mchi-
gan for Governor since lS43, are now
zealops supporters ef Buchanan ami
Breckenrjdae, namely: Zina Pitcher,
Townsend f Gfidley, and Stephen f
Vickery; and it is further fact that
the eandidate for Governo' OF the whig
and free soil collition in lS49 IS also
sealous supporter Of Buch&aan and
Breckenridge, namely: f. d: little
john. The cream Of old wings through
ont the State have joined themselves to
that party which carries the flag and
keeps step to the music of the Union.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

TEA.-The Santa Cruz Sentinel Of
the 3O;h ull. says:
1T is not generally known that this
shrub will flourish well in California
Wm. Boucle, an old resident OF this
place, has near his dwelling three
young plants of green tea, from seeds
found last spring in caddy purchased
for consumption. They are about a
foot high. and in blossom. Thy are
in an rnlavorable location, and have
had but little attention, or they would
have been twice that height The soil
aud climate of Calif,rnia are Will adapt
cd to the growth of the green tea, but
too cold in the winter for the blnck
1t is well worthy the attention Of our
horticultur;sts "
Butte record., 1856-09-20

PRAIRGE-DoG Towns "A di~tln-
gui,hrd traveller speaking of these re-
ma;kable animals, says: In passing
through their villages, the little ami
mails are seen in countless numbers sit
ting upright at the mouths of their
domicils, presenting much the appear
ance of s'umps of small trees, and so
!ncessant is the clatter of their barking
that 1T requires but little effort of the
imagina tioa to fancy ones self sur
rounded by the busy hum ola city. The
immense number of animals in some Of
these towns, or warrens, may be con-
jectured from the large space they
sometimes cover. The one at THIS
place is about twenty-five miles in the
direction through which we have pass
ed it. Surprising its dimensions in
other directions to be the same, ii
would embrace an area of six hundred
and twenty-five square miles, or eight
hundred and nnety>six thousand acres
Estimating the holes to be at the usu>
al distances Of about twenty yards
apart, and each burrow occupied by a
family Of four OF five dogs, the aggre-
gate popu alton would be greater than
any other city in the universe.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

SKErCh CT WAsu1NGroN. The fol-
loving personal description Of Wash
ingtou, copied from the London Chro
7icfe, July -, 1850, gives, IN some
respects, a better notion Of his person
al aproararce thai aayt ing We have
seen olsewherr: "Gencral Washing
ton is now in the forty y-srvenih year of
his age ; he Is tail, well made man,
rather .aree-boned, and has toIerabiy
gentcel address Ii, features are man
" and bold, his eyes are Of Il blush
cast, and very lively; his hair d deep
brown, his face rather long and ma. kcd
with the smfiI-pox; his complexion
sunburnt and without much color, aud
countcnane sensible, composed and
til ,urhtfel. There is rem ,rka5le a r
of i gnity about him, with n strikinL
degree OF srtc fulness; he has an eX-
cell Mt unG rslandlng, without much
qnlckness .s strictly Just, vigIant and
,--neroRs; ~ aft ,cfi1n ite husband,
faitrul friend, flther to the des
M sol lier; . utie in hi~ m MI T., in
temp r rather se,crvrd = total >trAn-
ger to ryliE u+ rrelaiic $, which have
50 often excited ch'ls'itns Of ona de-
nomination to cut the tn oats Of tn Sc
Of another IN his morals he IS ire
proachab4e ani was never known to ex-
ceed the bednds If the most rigid tenn
perance in a word, all his friends and
acquaintances universally allow that no
man ever rpitcd in his own person a
more peri ct alliance of the virtues of
philosopher wi'h the thents OF gem
cral; candor. sincerity, aft 'hiIty and
simplicity spem to be the striking tea
tutes Of his character; till au occasion
offers of displaying the most de'ern'in-
ed bravery and indcnondcnce of split
Butte record., 1856-09-20

Bsg~ \ gentleman named W D. P"r-
ter, writes to the New York Herald
that the following will, in many cases,
detect the perpetrators Of a murder.
1T is well known that al objects are
actually p inded or impressed on the
retina of the eve. Should 4 person
die violin death, the objects before
The eye at the time remain impressed
on ihe retina. If the covering Of the
eye be scraped down thin, and ii pow
erful magnifying glass applied, this
image will be distinctly seen. TINS
was the first discovery of the daguer~
reoiype. Any scientific physician can
do this.
Butte record., 1856-09-20

Curious HABITs or THE MACKEREL.
The habits Of these fish are very pc
cuiiar. And although they have been
taken in immense numbers for three
quarters IF a century, their habits are
not understood. They often move in
immense bodies, apparently filing the
ocean for miles in extent. They are
found near the surface Sometimes
they will take the hook with the great
est eagerness, at other times. not a
mackerel will bite for days, although
millions of them are visible in the va
ter. When they are in the mood for
tnkine the bait, ten, twenty. and even
thirty barrels are taken by single vcs-
sci in frw hours. They usually bite
most freely soon after sunrise in the
morning, and towards sunset in the
evening. They will cease to bite about
the same lime, as if they were actuat-
cd BY a common impulse. They are
asily frightened, and will then descend
into deep water. 1t has often happen
ed that 4 fleet of vessels lying off the
Cape, say a mile or two f'om shore, in
the midst of school of mackercl, and
tail them rapidly upon their decks.
when ,he f ING Of a gun, or the blast Of
a rock woeld s. nd every macker | "a
thomS deep into the water, as suddenly
as though they had been converted in
to so many pi5s of lead, AMI perhaps
it would be some hours before they
", uld rcappcar. Taev aee caught
most abnndantly ne,r The shore, and
are very rarely ont If sight. Of land
Butte record., 1856-09-20

OHARl 4 ~ gut hlS>tu tiiC IPuuI
rose, and it bent softly to sleep. Stars
shone, and pure dewdiops hung upon
its bosom, and watched lis sweet slum-
b-rs. Morning came with its dancing
breezes, and they VIII spcred to the
young rose, and it awokc joyous and
smiling. Lightly it swung to and fro
in all the Low, illness Of health and Youth
ful innocence. Then came the ardent
sun god, sweeping from The east, and
smote the young rose with its scorch-
ing rays, and it tainted Deserted and
almost he broken, it dropped to the
dust in its Ioyclincss and desp lir. Now
the gentle breezr, which had been gam
boiling over the sea, pushing on the
home bound bark, sweeping over hill
and dale, by the neat cottage and still
brook, turning the Cd mill, tanning
the brow Of dis ase and frisking the
curls Of innocent childhood, came trip
ping alo 9 on her ezra ds of mercy
and love, and when she saw the Young
rose she FASTENED to kiss it, and fnndly
bathod its head in cool, refreshing show
ers, and the ycnug rose revived, and
looked and smiled in gratitude to the
kind breeze; but she hurried quickly
away, for she soon perceived that de-
licious fragrance had been poured on
her wings by the grateful rose, and he
kind breeze was glad in heart, and went
away singing through the treas. Thus
charity, like the bree=H, gathers fra
GRANGE from the dropping flowers it re-
freshes, and unconsciously reaps re
ward IN the performance of It's office of
kindness, which steals on the heart
like rich perfume, to bless and to cheer