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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-17
Business Prospects OF California.

lvsom the Ian Frsnoi.co shipptns Last Feb SOL
There has been manifest Improvement In the general
and the fortnight hes bern, the whole . more active
than We have had 10 reaster for ps
but ater ALL the Aggregate ofue business done has been
The activity manifested has been premature n lie csarso
Yer, and oil be productive OF good result the i'm
provemeut appears 10 have been oased hopes Of
state Of the country trade although the anscp
msy he ven based spd the movements sustained, must
yet be borne IN mind that they are ell certain
,n, probemacsl, and ths, mouth hence matters may
tand In even worse position than they did fortnight
The principal advances To be noticed are In nour
srAm, provnions sugars and coffee while many other
staple articles oonunue In 40 exceedingly deprsssef
state The m1hes Tor rice 10 firm and the advance In
his ~ In other descriptions OF china and East Indian
goods appears 70 be legitimate II will be noticed how
,ver with most OF the other articles they
hardly cover NE cost o importation, and that the i'm
proved prices Afford snueurss 20 meut for shpmests
hihervsrd In fact parties the Atlantic border inte
estd In this marset have but small reason " oougrau-
Erauohco, albeit the marte, ooks better than aid
q month ago.
The vesiher during the past fornirb, has been gene
rally very stormy In s character and the miners have
In ihe main been enabled 70 prosecute work Az
the sane time the heavy rains which have fallen will
largely iporesse the roduot Of gold during the coming
noath, and with fev vesss comparatively dry weather
may expect most favorable return for all kinds OF
thrsus bout the State Tho roads present Ia
very bad order. and OF OF the rivers 10
difficult and expensive oui with few days Of bright
sunshine Ibis evil will be remedied 70 considerable de-
sree and the character o. the ,ountry demand for The
spring be pretty clearly indIcsted
We o,k srcn Os AZ a Test year for CALIFORNIA; IN MANY
rspsti and We .s TIE ssso,on Of cur readers 70 IN
pitous 10 both miners and farmers and the country
does not pay mp Ne de5u and start sound basit
We % not see when can For oar own psr vs believe
vtl,, but avery 70. months VII nov dsermlne the
q esio0.
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TBc Yomc Cjrrlc,
FIRST LOVE.

Tho following beautiful poem, by Mrs
HowE, the gifted authoress of "Passon Flow
Or5," seems the genuine utterauce Of wo-
mans soul-eurnest, tender, sadly sweet 90
There is truth in it that many wives ana moth
ers will feel:
Whom first we love, you know, we seldom wed;
Timo rules us all. And life, indeed is not
The thing we planned it out ere hope was dead
And then, VIC women cannot choose our lot.
Much must be borne which it is hard to bear,
Much given away which it were sweet to
keep
God help US ALL who need, indeed, HIS care;
Andyot knOw,the Shepherd loves his sheep.
My little boy begins to babble now
Upon my knee his earliest infant prayer
He hus his fathers eager eyes, know,
And they say, too, his mothers sunny hair
But when he sleeps and smiles upon NV knee.
And can feel his light breath come and 90,
/ think Of one-Heaven help aud pity mel
Vino loved me, aud whom 1 loved long ago:
Who might have been-ah, what dare not
think
We are all chunged God Judges for us best
God help us do our duty, AMI not shrink,
And trust in Heaven humbly for the rest.
But blame us women not, if some appear
Too cold at times; aud some TOO gay aud lipht;
Some grieis gnuw deepi some woes are hard to
bear.
Who knows the pust7 Aud who can judge us
right.
All, were we judged by what we might have
been,
And not by what wo are, too apt too fall!
Ny little chid--he sleeps and smiles between
These thoughts and me. In Heaven we
shall know ALL
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there it was, as he had said. Wishing to
satisfy themselves well, and to Get as
near a view of his ghostship as possible
in the dim light, they kept venturing
up nearer and nearer. The man with
the shroud round him. took them to be
his companion with sheep on his back,
and asked in low tone Of voice
"Is he fat2'
Meeting with no reply, he repeated
his question, raising his voice higher
"Is he fate"
No reply again, when he exclaimed.
in a vehement tone
as HE FAT2'
This was enough The man with the
other on his back replied
Cat or lean, you may have him.
and dropping the invalid, travelled back
to the tavern as fast as his feet would
carry him But he had scarcely gotten
there, when along came the invalid on
foot tool The sudden fright had cured
him of his rheumatism, and from that
time forward he was a well man
This is said to have been real oc-
currence.
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laugh, (sho was only Gftoou,) and how
her black eyes sporkled Last of ALL
here is a rag bag for the oldest pieces,
when you go to housekeeping YOU
can buy tin pans to bake your bread in,
from the contents of the rag bag"
Years passed rapidly I'm due time
Chrissy married a widower with two
children. During a visit to Mrs. NJ,
She described her snug home, told how
nicely she fitted up the little girls with
their mothv's old dresses, how her hus-
6and praised her economy and good
housekeeping Then with sudden
burst Of feeling, SHE caught Mrs Ms
hand and kissing it, exclaimed, 81 owe
1t all to you, I've told my husband so a
hundred times; I can never thank YOU
enough for giving me right views of life,
ana teaching me economy" ."-C CoTesDon-
dent Of the Cleveland Herald.
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Is there a Maelstromp

This question has again been raised
by a correspondent Of the Scientific
American Every schoolboy Of the last
century has been taught to believe that
there is a wonderful vortex on the coast
of Norway, with an eddy several miles
in diameter, and that ships, and even
huge whales, were sometime dragged
within its terrible liquid coils and buri-
cd forever in ocean awful depths, -
The correspondent Of the Scientific
American says;
81 have been informed by European
acquaintance that the MaeIstrom, that
great whirlpool on the coast Of Norway,
laid down in all biographies, and Of
which we have heard such wonderful
stories, has no existence. He told me
that nautical and scientific commission,
composed of several gentleman appoint
ed by the King Of Denmark, was sent
to approach as near as possible to the
edge Of the whirlpool, sail round it,
measure its circumference, observe its
action, and make a report. They went
out, and sailed all around and all over
where the Maelstrom was said to be, but
could not find it; the sea was as smooth
where the whirlpool ought to be as any
other part of the German ocean"
We presume the above is correct
The latest Biographies and gazetteeTs
barely allude to the maelstrom. Col
ton, in his large atlas, gives the site upon
his map, but does not allude to it in
his description of Norway Harper's
Gazetteer in its article on Norway,
says that 'among the numerous ISL
ands on the west coast there are vlo-
lent and irregular currents, which rem
dcrs the coast navigation dangerous.
Among these is the celebrated Nal
Sirom or Mesken@s-Strom, the dan
ger from which has been greatly ex,
aggoratcd, since it can, at nearly all
times be passed over, even by boats.
Thoromance Of the macisir0m has been
pretty efcotually destroyed
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The Doad mtfa.

In comparison with the loss of q wife.
.all other bereayoments are triRes. The
wife, She who fills so large space in the
domestic heayeu-shcwhois so busted SO
unwearicd-bitter, bitter, is the tear that
falls on her clay You stand beside her
grave, and think Of tho past; it seems an
amber-covorcd pathway where the sun
shonc upon beautiful flowers. or thostars
hung glittering overhead. Fain would
the soul lingor there. Nothorns are re-
membcred above the sweet clav save
those your own hand may have unwit-
tlngIy planted. Her noble, tender heart
hes open to your inmost sight. You
think OF her as all gontloness, all beauty
and purity. But she is dead. The dear
head that has so often laid upon your
bosom now rests upon a pillow Of clay
Inc hands that administered so untiriug
ly are faded, white, and cold. beneath
the gloomy portals. The heart whose
every beat measured an eternity Of love.
lies under your feet. And there is no
white arm over your shoulders now-no
speaking face to look up in the eye of
loye-no trembling lips to murmur-
ooh, it is too sad. There is a strange
hush in every rooml No smile to greet
you at nightfall-and the clock ticks.
and ticks, and ticksl Tt was sweet mu
sic when she could hear III Now ii
seems to knell only the hours through
which you watched the shadows Of death
catherine uDOu fLn gz--oo4 F.oo R.4
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The ThrirtLass Wife.

"The discomfort Of The poor n,ans home
is often the thrytless 1oye,"
The observation Of many years has
convinced me, that two causes operate
largely in producing thriftless wives
false Uiel0s of respectaJiHty, and actual
ignorance Of economy.
A bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked girl once
expressed great astonishment at seeing
the lady with whom she lived, mending
a calico dress. "Why, Mrs. NJ, do you
mend such old things?" "To be sure 1
do, don't your" "No indeed, with
toss Of her head you won't find many
poor people that would mend the like Of
that!"
The next day Mrs. NJ. found a piece
Of Chrissy's old dress used for securing
brass, though ample materials were
provided for such purposes. The poor
girl was miserably destitute of useful
garments, while every penny of her
wages was expended for fimsy articles,
that were snowy and fashionable! til
required many weeks Of patient effort to
convince Chrissy that she would be more
truly respectable by dressing according
to her station, and means, than by aping
the wealthy. But at length right i'm
pressions were received, and the work
OF economy commenced. Appropriate
purchases were made, and Chrissy's re-
sources husbanded with care. For in
stance, "Here are two old caliooes, Mrs.
NJ, that 1 cant wear any more, what
shall i do with them?' "The best
breadths we'll take for a quilted skirt,
and make an apron or two beside. Stop
Chrissy, don't throw that waist away.-
Il must be- carefully ripped Here's a
box for the hooks and eyes, and the cord
can be sewed together to use again. -
"Well--if that don't beat all, and cord
is only pennYa roll" "Noyer mind,
you must save ib Ten pennies make a
dime, ten dimes dollar, and with a dol
lar you can buy new dress" A bright
fash passed over her speaking face, the
idea was perfectly novel @This waist
lining, you see is perfectly good. if
starohed and ironed will do for a new
calico. Here are some pieces that you
can quilt for holders, you'll want them
when you got married" What a merry |
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gtljstfJlanrons
A Horrible Scene.

]
FERqER, the murderer Of he Arch
bishop of Paris, was executed on the Both
Of January, at 8 o'clock in the morning
He, itsoems, had all along entertained
hopes that his sentence would be oommu,
ted to Punishment for life.
When his appeal was finally rejected,
the chaplain undertook the sad task of
imparting to him the news. A horrible
scene cnsued, which is thus described.
When the wretched man heard IT, he
raised himself on his pallet then held
his head down for some instants. and
turned it about bewildered, as if he had
awoke iromsome terrible dream. When
he became conscious of what was pass-
ing, and when the dismal words that
hope was no more were fully compre-
hcnded by him, he cried, "Impsssible.
impossiblo" The chaplain repeated
that, unfortunately, il was too true, and
that all was over. At once he became
excited, and his excitement rose to FURY
81 wilIaot die!' he shouted ut is i'm
possible that my appeal and pardon ere
both reiused-impossiblel l cling to
life; my life is my own, and you have
no right to take it from mel' The chap
lain endeayored to calm and console him;
but in vain He refused to listen to his
prayers, he broke out into violence, and
.revi.cd the priest with language SINH
lar to that which he had used before the
Court Of Assize. The Director Of the
Prison at length interfered. Verger
cried, "Give me but an hour-an hour
but one hour--no more. must
writo--I must send an express to the
Emperor The Director told him it
was impossible. "Impossiblel no, I will
not diol will mott will defend N.Y.
self to the last! You may murder me
in this CELL but from it Twill not STRIP
At these words he threw himself again
on his bed, clung to it with head, hands
and feet and resisted all attempts to
lift him. The jailors had to be called
in, and they we're obliged to put on his
clothes by main force. During this op-
GRAFTON, Verger made the greatest re-
sistanco, but finding all his efforts vain,
he all Of a sudden relaxed and fell into
a atate ST prostratjon.
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DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

How TO GET A TrGHT RING OFF A FTvGER. .-
Thread a needle flat in the eye with stronu
threads pass the head oc the needle with care.
under the ring, and pull the thread through a
few inches towards the hand; wrap the lopr
end of the thread tightly round the fnUeT.
regularly all down TO the nail, 10 reduce its
size Then lay hold of the short end of the
thread, and unwind it The thread press
ing against the ring will gradually remove II
from the finger. This never. failing method
viii remove the tightest ring without Difficult.
ty' however much swollen tho finger may be
ZNo PANT.--Tt is estimated that 100 pounds
OF White zinc paint viii! cover, when applied in
three coats, On new work as much suriace os
1863 pounds Of pure white lead. The white
zines even when exposed to coal, gas, bilge
water aud sulphurous vspors, retain their ORIG
tnal briiancy and whiteness. Apartments
gust painted with white zinc may be slept in
with impunityi whereas, acc cording to the best
authority, rooms should not be used for sleep-
ing apartments for two or three months after
being painted with lead.
Perkins CAEE.-One pint of flour. ono cum
OF sugar, one egg, one cup of milk one tea
spoonful of cream Of tartar, half teaspoon
iuI oI soda or saIeratus, a piece Of butter as
large as a walnut.
YHE following method Of removing grease
spots from woollen cloth may be tried: Mix
three ounces Of spirits Of wine with three
ounces Of French chalk and one ounce of nine.
clay. Apply tho mixture wet to the SPOT:
when dry, brush It off,
INDELnLE INK (that is indcli5Zs. )--Six.
cents worth Of muriatic ucid-ons table spoop-
ful Of soft water-one drop of vnegar.--Couat.
Gent.
CAmHoRATED IcE.-Eqlal parts Of sperma.
ceti, lard, white wax and camphor gums M
mer them all together, and il will cure almost
everything ID.
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A Case of Conscience.

"Friend Broadbrim. said Zepbaniab
Straightlace to his master, a ricb Ono.
ker of the Citv of Rrofborly 1ovo
thou can st not eat Of tbat leg Of nl,f.
ton at thy noontide table to.dav -
Wherefore not?o asked the GOOD
Quaker % 5o'"
Because the dootbot onrortoir,,b 90
that son of BeIioI whom tbo 'orIJ '~ oaII ~
eth Lawyer Foxcraft hath come into t.l, tbr
pantry and stolen it-vca and bn La,I
eaten il up"
Beware. friend Zepbani,b Of boor-
ing false witness against ttbv noinbbor ~
Art thou sure it was friend Fovcrsrt,s
domestic animal?"
"Yea, verify. Isaw II with mveves and
it was Lawyer Foxcraft's joo. evan
Pinch EN-.
upon what evil times have we fall
enw sighed the harmless secretary as
he wended his wav to his nciolbors Of
fee. "Fricnd Grinns soij bn a.
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Laying the 60 TeIegraph.

The Secretary of the Navy has order
ed the U, S. steamers Niagara and Ms
Sjssippi to proceed to England at the
proper time this summer, to assist in
laying down the submarine telegraph
cable between Newfoundland and Ire
land The Niagara is the largest steam
vessel of war in the world, and the Ms
s'ssiPpt is the most powerful paddle
wheel steamer in our Navy. I6is not
known what two ships the English gov
ernment will furnish to perform it's part
Of the undertaking. The Niagara will
receive on board at London or Liver
pool one half Of the cable, and the 9TH
en-. half will be put on board tho naval
propeller A paddle-whecl steamer is
to attend on the propeller for each ma
ton, SO that ia case Of accident the pro.
pellors may be taken in tow and pro-
coed ON the voyage AS justly remark
ed by the daily papers in ohronicling
the fact "It is a sign Of advancing civ
ilization when tho ships Of war of these
two great nations thus meet In mid.
ocean, not for a naval battle, but in
peaceful effort to join the two hcmis-
phcrcs SCI amer.
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You cease TO be "a good fellow the
moment you refuse to do what other
people wish you to do
The young lady who acaught a gen
tloman's eye" has returned it because it
had ga wee drop" in it
Some genius says that there will be
such facilities for travelling by-and by,
that you can so anywhere for nothing,
and return for half-price
A cigar is defined as cylindrical roll
of tobacco, with fire at one end and a
fool at the other
A certain Secretary of State, being
asked why he did not promote merit,
optly replied, 'because merit did not pro
mote me!
"One hears an immense deal about
legal tenders, " said Lord Brougham
on one occasion, "but upon my word /
never heard Of anything legal yet, that
was not very hard instead Of tender"
THE WAY or THE WORLD. First
Boy. "Say, Bill then you're a-gottin a
dollar a week now?'
Second Boy; "Wel, you might ha'
knowed that by seein the fsllers come
soapiu around me that wouldnt notice
me ven l was poor
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GENTLE WORDS.

ne sun may warm the grass 20 life,
The dew The drooping flower;
Inc eyes grow bright mud watch tho ligh
A. OI Autumn's opening hour
bst words that breathe Of tenderness
AID smiles we know are true,
Are"wormer than The summcr-time,
And brighter than the dow.
II is not mich the world can give,
With all its subtle art,
AND gold and gems are not the things
To sanctify the heart;
But oh! If those who cluster round
Tho altar and tho hearth.
Have gentle words and loving smiles,
How beautiful is earth!
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Madam, said a husband to his young
wife, in little alteration, which will
sometimes spring up in "the best of fam
lilies, when q man and his wife have
quaToled, and each considers the other
at fault, which Of the two ought to be
the first to advance towards a rcconcilia-
tion?' "Tho best naturod and wisest Of
the two, % said the wife, putting up her
rosy mouth for a kiss, which was given
with an JUNCTION. She had conquered
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-04-09

A FERITABLE DoGBERRY.-A Navor
Of one of the Comn'unes in France late
Iy made the following entry upon his
register:
81. Mayor Of, found yesterday, in
the forest Of, a man by the name
of Rollin, committingan act against the
laws. commanded him to surrender.
whereupon he set upon me, hoaped me
with insultan contumely, calling me a
rag-a-mufin, an ass, and a precious dolt,
and a scarecrow-aH Of ghich I certity
to be true"
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CoURTEsY - THINK OF THIs-Thc
power Of difusing happiness is not the
exclusive power of the rich All are ca.
poble Of it. The poorest man can cheer
me by his affection, or distress me by
his hatred and contempt Every man IS
dependent on another A piece of ne
gIect, even from the lowest and most con
tcmptbleof men is fit to rufle the soreni.
ty of my happiness and acivil attention,
even from the humblest of our land.
carries q gracious and exhilerating in
fuonce along with it. Let me never
hear, then, thatthe poor have nothing in
their power. They have itin their pow
er to give or withhold The smiles of af.
lection and sincerity, ofia tender attach
ment Let the humble offerings Of
poverty be disrogarded. The man of
sentiment knows how to value them; he
prizes them as the best Of bcnefcence.
They tighten the weary anxieties of
this world and carry him on with a
cheerful heart to the end of his jour
ncy.-Dr. Chalmers.
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Dortrg
For lho News



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A Iyrs should not use
A woodmuu like q thing.
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Whose tow RUG bo9g's aspIroi
NY father counselIed me
10 let 'hem gf'" no hlsnef'
I souyht TO GlI t1e groppd.
A"u saved ''s 'feg'l'r pruo-
II caS' us S''"'S ''ouuu
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II caught the genial rays
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A sailor who had hired a violin-plaver
to perform some airs, on being asked
what tune he preferred, replied, oNep,
tune, you lubber and so does every iol-
ly tarI'
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Find fault, when you must find fault
in private, if possible; and sometime af.
ter the offence, rather than at the time
The blamed are less inclined to resist
when they are blamed without witnes
ses. Both parties are caImcr, and the
accused party is struck with the forbear-
ance Of the accuser, who has seen the
fault, and watched for a private and pro-
per time for mentioning it.
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A very learned man has said, "The
three hardest words to pronounce in the
English language are 81 lcas n,istahca:"
and when Frederick the Great wrote his
letter to the Sonato-"I have just lost
a great battle, and it was entirely my
own fault'-Goldsmith says, "This con-
tession displayed more greatness than
all his victories"
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Money is the FOOLS wisdom, the
knavc's reputation, the wise mans jew
ol, the rich mans trouble, the poor man 5
desire, the covctous mans s ambition, and
the idol of all.
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A CHEERFUL PHILosopuY.-The
following truthful passage occurs in one
of Frederika Bremer's books:
"Thoro is much goodness in the world
although at superficial glance one is
disposed to doubt it, What is bad is
nOiscd abroad, is echoed back from side
to side, and newspapers and social cir
clcs find much to say about it; whilst
what is good goes at best like sunshine,
quietly through theworld."
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Coon WHEN OPENED!-'Ike Cook, "
Senator Douglass boon companion, has
been superseded in the Chicago Post Of
fee by VIM Price. Cooks demijohn of
brandy, laid up with religious care for
drinking when Douglas is President, will
be good before it is opened, that is, sup
posing the popular notion that age i'm
proves the vintage is we'll founded.
springfield Mass Rep.
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"What is the reason" said an Irish
man to another, "that you and your wife
are always disagrecing?'
" Because, % replied Pat, 1--WE are both
Of one mind, she wants to be master, and
50 do /.