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The weekly ledger., 1857-04-18

"WnI you have Daily Sun" said
newsboy to Mrs. Partington.
"Wil have daily son! Why, you
little nasty scapegracel How dare you in-
sinuate against lone woman from homc?-
No, indeed, guess won't have a daily son!
Ny poor dear, dead and gone man used to
complain awfully when presented him
yearly sonl A daily son, indeed! Begone
you little upstart imp!p And the old woman
called for the old tdrkey-tail fan to keep her
from swooning.
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OLD MEN.-A wise man will never rust
out As long as he can move or breathe,
he will be doing something for himself, or
his neighbor, or for posterity. Almost to
the last hours of his life, Washington was at
work. So were Franklin, and Adams, and
Young, and Howard, and Newton. No rust
marred their spirits. 1t is a foolish idea to
suppose that we must lie down and die be-
cause we are old Who is old? Not the
old man of energy; not the day laborer in
science, art or benevolence; but he only who
suffers his energies to waste away, and the
spring of life to become motionless; on whose
hands the hours drag heavily, and to whom
all things wear the garb of gloon. There
are scores Of gray headed men we should
prefer in any important enterprise, to those
young gentlemen who fear and tremble at APP
proaching shadows, and turn pale at & lion in
their path, harsh word or frown.
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Notice,

IA meeting of the stockholders of the Aqueduct
n City Ditch Company, held at their Office in
hgaeduet city, June 24th, A. D. 1856, the following
'nVers were duly elected
TRUSTEES.
, ., T. H. Johnston, George Mckenzie, j. Jhonston,
I NJ f. Johnston and l.. Chamberlain.
T9e9rge Mckenzie, Secretary and Treasurer.
D. Il. Johnston, President
July 37-ly
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THE WOMEN IN CENTRAL AFRIcA.--In Cen
trail Africa (says the missionary Livingston)
the women have the upper hand. They feed
the men. The wife is obliged to supply her
mother-in-law with fire-wood. A man who
has five wives, having returned home, asks
something of Mol. No l refershm to No. 2,
who desires him to go to the one he loves best.
He is banded about from one to the other,
till he becomes quite engaged; but all he can
do is to go upon the top of tree and cry
aloud, II thought | had got five wives, but
| find | have got five witches" If a woman
beats her husband she is punished in this
Both are taken to the market-place and the
wife is compelled to take the husband home
on her back, amidst the cheers of the people.
On these occasions the women generally cry
out, "Give it to him again y
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II you are in hurry, never get behind
couple that are courting. They want to make
so much of each other, that they wouldn't
move quick if they were going to a funeral.
Get behind your jolly married folks, who
have lots Of children at home, if you wish to
get along fast. But it is best to be little
ahead of either of them
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From the LouispiAe Journal.
1 Dream of Home.

DIeam OF aOme.
| only see through binding tears
The wild vine round the doorway cinging,
And ever in my weary ears
The wild-birds' songs are ringing.
In the still watches of the night
Soft sleep to my sealed eyes discloses,
The Eden of my young delight
Embowered amid its roses.
Once more in the old-home stand
And see those dear familiar faces.
The pressure on my mothers hand,
feel her warm embraces.
Beside the softly flowing rill
see my little brothers playing,
And DER the green and sloping HILL
Ny sweet-voiced sisters straying.
With those dear loved ones, hand in hand,
wander through the mountain passes,
Or pausing twine with careless hand
A wreath of flowers and grasses
! muse beside the flowing rill,
Upon its violet banks reclining,
Or climb at twilights hush, the hill
To watch the Suns declining.
Beside my vine clad easement set
l touch the harp with skilful fingers,
Or watch the western hills where yet
The fading sunlight fingers.
The verdant lawns the tranquil lake
| see in softest moonlight sleeping,
The vision vanishes- wake
To pass the night in weeping
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Our of every twenty young men in quad
rifle, at an evening party, who pretend to be
making love to their partners, ten are re-
marking that the room is very warm, five are
observing that the polka is the grandest in
venton Of the age, and are asking how the
next figure commences.
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Notice.

A | meeting of the stockholders of the Vol
VI eano Water and Mining Company, held in
lo.ano, the following members were unanimously
'ec'ed Trustees and Officers:
TRUSTEES
+ "a, A., II. Rose, w. A. Eliason, VIII, Roberts. b.
wheeler and Geo. Muneton
OFFICERS.
q A., A. II. ROSE, President
~ NvNcETos, See.
'o'aao Feb l2 1857 l7ay.
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April.

a timid, blushing maiden,
With downcast, fearful eyes,
In her hand an opening rosebud,
Perfumed by dewy sighs.
Oft advancing, oft retreating,
She has won our heart the while,
And we cannot choose but love her,
For her tear-drops and her smile.
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THE FmGArE for the Emperor of Russia,
which the war between that country and
England stopped from progressing in this
country, is to be now built at New York by
Webb the ship builder The ship will be
three-decker of the largest class, and be sup
piled with engines of great power.
The weekly ledger., 1857-04-18

LAND SPEcuLArIoN.--More than one mill
lion Of dollars has been gathered from sin
gle county, in Illinois, the past year, to in-
vest in Iowa lands on speculation. Farmers,
mechanics merchants, everybody, has the fe-
yer. No wondg%that money is scarce in that
quarter. Urs6fc Sans farm is fast diminish
ing
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A married woman, at Washington Colliery
was awoke one night by the noise Of a robber
on the housetop. The rascal was deliberate
unroofng her cottage domicil, to make his
way in. "Who's thereyD shouted she. "Its
no business of yours" replied he: you'd bet
ter be quict' But she thought she had bet
ter not be quiet. So, taking down gun, she
fred through the roof The fellow got away
and was heard of no more
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IT IS with the faded beauty, as with
clock ; the more the face is enameed, the
more clearly do we see the progress of time.
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w. HENRY JONES,

TORN AT Il A W,
i'll pay strict attention to making collections and
tend to all Legal Business entrusted to his care.
|iice on Union Square, next door to johnson x
B store, VOLCANO.
jc7 33-ly
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SYMrATHY.-An Irish counsel, being ques-
toned by Judge to "know for whom he was
concerned" replied, ~ am concerned, my
lord, for the plaintiff, but am employed by
the defendant"
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THERE is an oak tree, near Raleigh, n C.
which at the suns meridian, covers with
shade a space Of nine thousand feet. lit
would afford shelter to four thousand five
hundred men.
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Too BAD-REAILY.--The rose Of Florida,
the most beautiful of flowers, emits no fra
GRANGE; the bird of Paradise, the most beau
tiful of birds, gives no songs; the cypress of
Greece, the finest of trees, yields no fruit;
dandies, the shiniest Of men, have no sense;
and ballroom bellies, the lovelest of created
creatures, are very often ditto--and a little
more sol
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The LAST way to pop the question is to ask
the fair lady /" il you shall have the pleasure
of seeing her at the ministers.7
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LATELY at Blackheath, England, on Mrs.
Pocock, the mother of three generations of
livery-stable keepers in that village reaching
the Heath in chariot drawn by eight white
horses, preceded by out-riders, and followed
by the tradesmen of the village, in carriages.
She afterwards presided at a canter and in
the evening opened ball given in her honor.
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y cluster Of young girls stood about the
door Of tie school room one afternoon, en-
gagged in conversation, when a little girl
joined them, and asked what they we're do
ing
I am telling the girls a secret. Kate and
We will let You know, Il You will promise
not tell any one as long as YOU live" was
tho reply.
81 Won. tel any one but ny mother"
replied Hate. I tell her everything, for
>hr j. my best friend"
" not even y2Tr mother, no one in the
W,U then, cant hear it, for what I
can't tell my mother, Is not Gt for me to
know Af'cr speaking these words. Kate
va Fei away slowly, and perhaps sadly, yet
with quiet conscience, while her coinpan-
ions went on with their secret conversation
am sure II hate continued to act on that
P lnt'p.e she hecam. vIr,pous and useful
woman. No chItd r pO9u> mother will be
likely 10 take ',niG! course, if Hates reply
j. taken for a rule q! conduct
AS soon A. a boy listens 10 conversation
1t school or on the pay ground. he would
fear t. rep - TO his mother. h is in the
way Of temptation, and no one can tell
whore be vii sop. Many man diving in
disgrace, in prison. or on the scailold has
looked ha. X with bitter r,morse to the time
when fr-t sinful companion gained his
rar, and came between him and his mother.
u y and girls, # you would lead a truly
Chi~ri1u lie, make Rates reply your reply.
Sc IIhdf cUHot tH mn mother, Is not
III .ror me Ia h.or,' for pious mother is
our best friend,
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scE>rIS STUrF.-John b. Cough lcc:urcd
in Cincinnati recently. Here is ono of his
anecdotes:
\ long, lean, gaunt Yankee entered a
drug store and asked:
BE YOU the drugger:'
'Wcll, | suppose so, sell drugs
WAL, hoy you got eny Of this ere scent.
in stutl' as the gals put on their handerker-
cherS:'
'Oh, yes
Wall, our SAILS gwine TO be married, and
she gin me ninepence and told ine to invest
the hull amount in scentin' stuff, SOS to
make her smell sweet; if | could find some
TO suit; so if you hev a mind III jest smell
round.
The Yankee smelt round without being
suited. until the drugger got tired of him,
and taking down bottle of hartshorn said:
I've got a certain stuff that'll suit you.--
\ single drop on hande cher will stay for
weeks, and you can't wash it out, but TO get
the strength OF IT you must take good big
smell.
Is that so mister? Wall Jest hold on a
mnnet, TIL git my breath and when | say
meow, you pu it to my smeller'
The hartshorn of course knocked the
Yankee down, as liquor has done many
man. DO you suppose he got up and smelt
again, as the drunkard does? Not he-but
rolling up his sleeves and doubling up his
fists, he said:
You made me smell that ar tarnal ever
lastin' stuff, mister, meow III make you smell
lire and birthstone
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VOL. XVIT---NO. 80.

Snow STORM, on esd April.--From tho
Franklin Visitor, n \. we take the follow.
ing account Of most terrible snow storm
on the 2od Of April. What may we expee.
"heh the comet comes nearer:
=, "hen we gave an account last week OF
the graz storm which occurred on the pre-
'iouN Nph1aN, we presume no cne thourht
10 see repetition Of II on the succeet,nc
week. Another storm ,et IN. bow,Yrr o1
Monday last which nearly ,ouar,d in co
verify It's lliJstrouS prototype. The snow
commenced falling Sunday niglt. and con.
tinucd almost without intcrinission upt;l
Tuesday evening At leas, three feet must
have fallen, and over two remained on Tn.
ground, making, with what had fallen pre.
YGu.iy, So'nethnk over thIee feet
The mail arrangements are Of courcc So.
rious'y dcranged. But one mail has beer
rccc.Ved from Delhi since Saturday. Ilth
inst, and that enc arrived on Friday last
No mail has been received from Opeonta
since Monday, l3th. None from Unadjlla
during the same period. The last mail ar
rived from Walton on horseback, on Tues
day evening
1t is estimated that at least seven feet Of
sno" must have fallen during the two storms.
80 "NathIi 'otii p'EdNl'iiN was very mid
which caused much Of the snow TO melt and
the Remainder 10 pack close. Tuesday eve.
nsns cleared off cool, and hard crust form
ed. People who have large stock o. cattle
to fodder and bat little hay, will be serious.
iy ucOnvencci
A. this storm viii take rank among the
unusual seasons, it may be interesting
10 note down in connection some similar oc-
currrncea Il former years. In the winter
OF lhJ., the snow day about four feet deep
ON the Midtlo Of November to the first week
IN April In February, lTl7, fell the great.
est snow ever known in this, or perhaps anv
country. 1t covered the lower doors Of the
houses, - that some people were Obliged 10
step out their chamber windows on snow
shoes. There was also a terrible tempest.
Eevcn hundred sheep belonging to one man
Eeri>hol. one Of hundred were dug out
IF snow drift on Fishers Island. where
they had been buried to the depth Of six
t.cn feet. This va, twenty-eicht davs after
the storm, when two Of them were found
alive.
The winter Of 1880 was severe-the
snow for three months lying three and four
feet deep on level The winter of S25'6.
in regard to both cold weather and snow
viii long be remembered. We learn that
in the storm Of this April Daniel +. Cham
herlajn and George ". Grant have each had
4 barn crushed hy the Snow.
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From the Rural Ncw.Ynrker


\ TEAR-It is little thing, glistening
but moment-a pcarly drop in the window
of the soul-but who may know the Ian
cuagc il speaks who can tell what bitter
thought has prompted it to flow? 1t is clo-
quent in its silence, for i, has power that a
hundred hearts have not to start atrcsh in
other hearts the fountains of feeling that
have long been dry.
Tears of childhood how innocent and
pure. Some bitter drop ha. fallen in the
clear fountain of its gullelcSs heart, and
startled the gushing stream. But they are
quickly chased away by the sweet smiles of
reterning JOY. The dew drops of morning
linger not long-the sunbeams kiss them
all away.
There are hours when heloved friends die
or when misfortuneS rough haud has swept
AWAY our brightest joys, when in dark hours
of sorrow tears will rise" Then let them
flow, for the hearts deep fountains are en-
bittercd by grief, and they must have an
outlet.
There is the tear Of sympathy that falls
for the sorrow of another heart. Such were
shed near the grave OF Lazarus when Jesus
wept" All. strong is the tie when friend
ship binds heart to its kindred heart and
seals it with a tear
But precious in the sight Of God are the
the tears of repentance for sin. Then the
Savior looks down in pity and wipes them
all away. The dewdrops are gathered by
the sunbeams-they rise upward toward
the sun The tear of penltence ials-lt
rises beyond heights, and suns, and stars,
upward and ever upward, till it rests at last
a pearl on the Savior's dadem. LYRIA.
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sesscd my mothers loving heart. ] endea
rored to associate myself IN Il union of low,
and friendship with good and generous peo
pie, bat found only hypocritcs and impos
tors. who pretended friendship for no other
purpose than to partahe of my wealth, and
enjoy themselves at my expense. Ny
/ friends, or rather the villains whom / mis-
| took for friends, and to whom | opened my
heart, betrayed me, and then laughed at my
! simpliciiy but in time ! gathered expert
! ence, and my heart was flied with mistruSt.
| was betrothcd to rich heireSs, possessed
of all fashionable accomplishments | adored
her with enthusiasm; her love, | thought,
would repay me for every disappointment.
But | soon saw that she was nothing more
than a proud fool, who wished to make me
her slave, and yoke all other men besides to
her trlumpha chariot. | broke off the en-
gagement, and selected poor but charming
sirl-a sweet, innocent being, as thought,
who would be my Iile's own angel. Alas: /
found her day bidding adieu with tears
at.d kisses to a you h whom she loved she
had accepted me for my wealth only. My
peace of mind vanished | sought diversion
IN travel everywhere | found the same hol
lOHness, the same treachery, the same mise
ry. In short, became disguised with life,
and resolved 10 put an end this night TO the
pItlabc farce
- uiortunate young man, said the other,
with tears of sympathy, " how deeply pity
you. confess | have been more fortunate
than you. | possessed a wife and dsugh-
ter, Who came forth pure and immaculate
from tie hand u the Creator. The one has
returned TO Hun in the whiteress Of her
soul, and 50 will the other
" " ,ii you give ne your address, old
man, and permit me To visit your daughter
tomorrow : Bat YOU must also give me
Your word Of honor that You viii not inform
her, or InolnUaLe 10 hcr u any manner what
ever, that | am a rich man. Ih- Cd man
elI our hls hand
d" give you my word; | am anxious To
'"nyl..c, tnu that have spoken the truth
My name Is " .,no.m Schmidt, aud here l.
rry address; - Giving him, =; tn same time, =
hit Of IA. a which be drew from hIs pocket.
And my name l. Mar T. am
the son oi Anton =. Take these
bank notes, but only Oh condition that you
dp not i,a.v tbs house until ! i-tcu YOU
iron. It. Waiter. bedroom tor this gentle
man. You require r-~t, Herr ~chmiIt-
Goodnight. To.norToH YOU vii ,ee me
AGAIN; tut under whatever circumstances
luIs may happen, DO not forget the word you
have gwen lie.
1Lr rarle tie young man had mentioned,
a. wel, the large sum, struck the Old man
W.th a>loni-hIu,It; tut before lie could re-
cover himself h> companion had left the
hoC-e, ana t.c waiter cam, TO Ij-ht him to
A.> belrg "a, where, wearIsi and worn cut,
he soon saiA INTO profound -.yeg.
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SETTING orr TEEEs-llaying lost several
forest trees the first year OF setting out,
took the advi Of a friend at my side, not
Country Gcntleman,' but city mer-
chant, and from his directions my few trials
sine. have been successful. His plan is as
follows: Dig the pit, put in the trees, pla-
cing the roots and securing the trees pro-
pcrIy-having in a tub earth mixed with
water until thin enough to run off, pouring
the same upon the roots until well covered
up. ID a short time the water will leach off,
lcrving the earth as compact around every
little root rs il was in the bed from which
it was taken. A. &. w.
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CHAPTER II.


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not give the advance required. but assured
the young man that Bertha was an angel
Certainly this praise Mr.. t valued
| higher than the money he had asked for
/ They pawned the book, and the required
/ sum was made up. Bertha was OverjOyed.
! But, if you spend all your money to-
| day, remarked the young man, on what
will YOU live tomorrow -
- DO no not know, but I trust in God
shall work the whole night through
Yes, trust in God firmly. and He will
help YOU" exclaimed Karl. with an cnthus-
asm which almost betrayed the emotion he
felt
When they came to the tavern, the young
man went in first to prepare old Mr.. Schmidt
for the part he wished him to act; then he
fetched Bertha II is impossible to describe
the JOY he feit when he saw the young girl
throw herself IN her fathers arms, and press
him 10 her heart
"Oh, father said she, " What dreadful
night have | had-how uneasy have been
aboI 1T you, but, thank God, have you
agan.' and her face Enlightened up with a
smile of JOY.
She paid the bill, and triumphart'y led
INN home. 7 accompanied them,
and said he had a few more kreUtzers ia his
pocket; she had better 20 and get them
something to eat. And then you should
have seen this darling girl, bow she busted
herself, and how gladly She set about it
the young man felt as if he could fail at her
feet aud worship her. 1t was late before
7 went home that night; but the leap
from the Main Bruckc was no more thought
Of. He came to the house every evening,
in order, as he said, to share with them h.s
%g3VfE earnings
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TIE UN. >>tAI.-Tue New England
Farmer. dwelling upon ,hf, singular species
Of " animated nature, say
S.i-n.e has 10; satisfactorily determined
either the or' IN y the modes of existence
of tL.>r aai.ra.~. IN reply 70 inquiries 10y a
CORE. .poaIcrt Of tie Michigan Farmer. wA.
found hair snakes In = pan of mix, Mr. j.
Gage, Of that state furnishes a very inter
c>t:n- account Of his experiments and OBJ
servatiouS He j. satisfied Of the fact that
both the large and small crickctS deposit
these SNAKES in water during the month oi
August; but whether the cricket resorts t.
the water TO riI itself Of parasite. or to
dCpoS;te a natural product Of IL DO y. lie :
uuab q to determine Mr. q. SAYS that one
morning. after be had been cxFerimcntIHg
in his room, by THROWN. crickct> into water
10 obtain snakes, and had succeeded in pro
curing tTo, Of about four inches in length,
he noticed a black cricket crawling NJ the
side of his water pail. at jumped into the
water, lay quiet for moment, produced
snake nearly seven inches in length, and
then uimbly made its escape over the edge
OF the pail Ire also found live hair snake
nearly seven inches in length, cojlcd MP in
the abdomen Of a dead cricket, that lay on
its bsck under fiat stone. The hair snake,
he SAYS, will i've long time i'll moist earth,
where he has found them of a grayish or
white color, sometimes Of great length and
much resembling the tibrous root of some
vegetable. When seen through a magnify
ing glass the hair snake presents an almost
exact resemblance to the lamprcy eel
\ lady Of our acquaintance found a hair
snake in her tea kettle one morning, few
years since. II had been standing where a
criket might have crawlcd in by the spout !;
but she is hardly willing to give up the the
DRY OF her girihood, that it was 4 viyitied
hnrSc hair.