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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-23

The communion of raw cotton has accordingly
recessed in the lat 10 years TO the remark
able extent of three hundred fol and even IN the 'o
years of tie present century it has Increased more toan
sixteen fold and snrs the rsstorslOn OF peace ID El
rope in the year 1885, more then eleven fold Inc
present consumption of cotton in the Blush nsn-
ufsctres amounts 10 full twothirda ct ts sntlre E-
ropeau consumption. Had no. the Improvements Ia
machinery KEEP, psce With this incresse- the ope'-
s'ion OF apinDDg conducted IN the same manner
as i. was in Europe before 100, and as 1t yet Is N
the greater portion Of Soathern and Eastern Asis-
81 $50 eco operatives would be required to msnut4c-
ture sufficient for the of Great Britain IN the year
1856 according TO the processes IN use before I''o'
As many persons would be required as 90 TO make up
the sgsregste populations of the three powers OF
France Aus ria and Prussia. In the meanwhile there
are employed 10 the 2,2l0 large British cotton fac
tories Of all kinds 379,2l9 workmep, who gamer
ally serve merely as tenders OF the machinery,
which works with So 0Ol steam, and III wier hose
power 90 coo 600 spindes. IL lie c,lculsed that each
horsepower averages tha. of 10 meu the machinery
being frequently KEEP. working during the night, and
this sum fetal is equivalent to Ol6 msn'power
TIE new steam.engines of England and SEQ land ac-
complish with esch single horsepower than the
old ones; ard it, in The year 1870 each horsepower
wss calculated on an average work 275 spndles by
1856 it had increased to 3l5 spiDdies. The pay OF
sklful workman has advanced with the Improvement
of the machinery. Formerly he could at most attend
TO only from 500 TO GOO spndles but at present to
800 to 300 and accordingly, the maximum pay OF
the best spruers has increased from sOs per week to
35s. per week. And thus population OF nearly Two
million souls derives tie support almost exclusively
from this branch of industry, either for individual ser
vices or 81 relatives of the operatives, aud thus the
fourteenth part of the population of the couG,ry is in
debed for ts subsistence to the so various uses OF
cotton.
In connection with the above, we cite the following
statistics of the cotton crop of this country, from The
Nec. Orleans Pcayuae of the 10th inst. The figures
in the rgbthsnd column doubtless represent the num-
Der of bales:
1.-THE period of blooming this gear msy be set
down about the let to the 30 OF June LAST year tas
point was not reached unti the 2ih b that we are
full three weeks ahead. We subjon the dates of
blooming and the earliest Fall frosts for the last Is
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-23
CoNSUMPTION or co rTOM

r.n.l,,,by rHr Tsisrys from the Zeehrf(r Erdt1Hde
The following s,st,.tcs viii give al ifes OF the I'M
uepse in the use OF cotton 10 European lac
tories within the past seventy yesre Tine yearly
H. H.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-23

Imnediately seT my visit ook Ct what h.d passed
bet ~ Be TIA; o-moy ~osld 10, psy
fisa.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27
Sflisttllantous.

SUPERSTITION OF CHILDHOOD. - A
very beautiful thing is the Superstition
of Childhood, and we cannot help num-
bering it among those whose passing a.
way we are constantly mourning.
1t may indeed have its origin in igno-
rance, Just rs the loveliest of flowers some
times spring out of the darkest of soil;
but it does not necessarily end in a her
itic or conclude with an Auto da Fe. For
what is superstition, but child-like be-
lief in agencies that waited no mortal
breath to kindie them into being; of some-
thing hevering around and and above us
like the wings of angels: of something
greater than we, among the shadows,
that is not shadowy: ofsomething always
within our reach, yet always unattainable
OF something that makes us feel a sympa-
thv with him who ventured to declare
that "spirits do walk this earth both
when we wake and when we Sleep"
And it is only in that early twilight OF
Childhood. only when the first pearl bill
low Of dawn is breaking along the east Of
!ifs's morning, that We note those bcaati-
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27
ANECDDTE OF AXAEeEAEa
WRIGHT.

Captain Wright or as he was familiar
~ called "Uncle Riah," was IN Ethan
Allen on a smaller scale. He was bold,
rough. indendent and out-spoken. The
recklessncss of his character was often
manifested in acts as thoughtless rs they
were strange.
The church to which he belonged
resolved to cxcommunicate him for some
misconduct toward Mr.. Bullen, their pas
tor.
On the Sunday appointed for this pur-
pose, Uncle 'Riah made his appearance
at church duly equipped with his trusty
Queens Arms, with which he paced the
aisle during the whole Of the time of SER
vice. AS the exercises were closing, Mr..
Bullen drew forth the letter of excommu-
nication. and as he did SO Uncle Riah
stopped in his march and faced him.
AS the paper was being opened Uncle
Riah brought the gun to his shoulder
The minister began to read. "Make
Readyr' shouted the captain s1iiting the
action to the order. Mr.. Bullen, though
intimidated, proceeded with the reading,
but had enunciated only q few words,
when Uncle Riah said and did ''take aim
Penetrated with thrilling fear, that any
further attempt on his part to publish
the prescription, might put an untlmeiy
period not ouly to the present proceed
ings but to lis own preaching, the minis
ter raised the offensive order over to
John Sessions, his eldest deacon. Scarce
" had the deacon commenced to read,
when Captain Wright, with threatening
look, brought his piece to bear upon him.
GAN thiags are lawful bat some things are
not expedient" remarked the deacon, and
returned the paper to his reverence
A consultation was then held and it was
resolved to stay the proceedings. There
upon the benediction was pronounced,
and Uncle Riah marched home In ri
umph.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27

ine sensitiyeness which drew veil over
his most sacred feelings, had been harshly
construed into hardheartedness and indiff-
erenee. Every duty to which his atten-
ton was called, was prefaced with the
supposition that lie was averse to its per-
Torrance. He was cut off from the gay
pleasures which buoyant spirits and fresh
young life 50 eloquently plead for; and
in their stead no innocent enjoyment was
substituted. Hesaw Heavens gate shut
most nnceremoniously, upon all that did
not subscribe to the parental creed, out
raging both his own good sense and the
teachings of the bible; and so religion,
(which should have been rendered so
ly,)put on to him au ascetic torm.-
Oh, what marvel that the flowers in the
broad road were so passing fair to see?
that the forbidden fruit of the tree of
knowledge" was 50 tempting to the youth
full touch
Oh, Christian parent. beconsistent, be
judicious, be cheerful. If, as historians
inform US ''no smile ever played" on the
lips of Jerus of Nazareth, surely no frown
marred the beauty of that holy brow.
Dear reader, true religion is not gloom
y. "Her ways are ways are ways of
pleasantness, her paths are peace" No
man, no woman, has chart or compass,
or guiding star, without it.
Religion is not a .fable. Else why,
when our household gods are shivered,
do our fearful eyes seek only up to Heav-
en-.
Why, when disease lays its iron grasp
on bounding life, does the startled soul
50 earnestly, so tearful'y, SO imploringly,
call on its forgotten Saviour?
All tue house "built upon the sand"
may do for sunny weather; but when the
pillows roar, and the tempests blow, and
lightnings flash, and thunders roar, we
need the "Rock Of Ages"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27

full effects Of light and shadow, that we
denominate Superstition. We would
not make a plea for them here, if VIC
could; we would urge that God made
them to fringe the day OF these lives of
ours; made them that for once in the
world, We might dwell on the borders of
spirit-land, and think earth not so very
far off from Heaven: made them for the
CHILDREN, whom He loves, and to whom
in times of old He extended an Invitation
and who are accepting it even now, one
after another; for the doors up aloft have
always been left little ajar, to let them
in whenever they come.-B. F. Taylor.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.

FORGERY BY DoG.-The sagacity of
the canine species is really astonishing
Some time ago we related an extraordi-
nary instance of the intelligence of q dog,
owned by gentleman in this city, that
had been trained to carry the Sentinel
from the entrance up to his masters hou'e,
which was situated upon an elevation
considerably above the street, and when
ever the paper was missing used to 60
deliberately and steal one from the door
of his masters neighbor, always taking
care to bring the Sentinel, although it
and the News were both left at the mans
door. This is fact and might be called
q case of robbery by cog, but the fol-
lowing told by the Bangor Union puts
our story into the background altogether.
Here it Isl
A large dog had been accustomed to
get bits of money from his master and go
to a meat stall to get his lunch of fresh
meat. One day when the change was
short, his master gave Growler piece of
white paper, on which was an order for
the meat. The deg, after much urging,
carried it to the meat stall and received
his food, and SO for several days, when,
thinking one piece of paper as good as
another, he would pick up pieces of white
paper and carry them to the stall without
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27

A Rich PrFF.-A manufacturer and
ve7der of quack medicines, recently wrote
to friend living out west, for strong
reeommer dation OF his, the manufacturers
"Balsam." In a few days he received the
following, which We callspretty strong,
"Dear sir:-The land composing this
farm has hitherto been so poor that a
Scotchman could not get living of it,
and SO stony that we had to slice our po-
tatocs and plaut them edgeways, but
hearing of your balsam, put some on
the corner Of ten acre lot surrounded
by rail fence, and in the morning |
found that the rock had entirely dsap-
peared, neat stone wall encircIed the
field, and the rails were split into oven
wood and pIe'! up symetrically in my
back yard. lput half an ounce into tho
middle Of a huckleberry swamp-in two
days it was cleared off, planted with corn
and pumpkins, and row of peach trees
in full blossom through the middle.
AS an evidence of it's tremendous
strength l would say that it drew strik-
ing likeness Of my eldest son out Of
mill pond, drew blister over his stomach,
drew a load of potatoes four miles to
market, and eventually drew prize Of
ninety-seven dollars in a lottery"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27
Qottrp.
From Moore's Rural New. Y orker
THE CRY OF UNBELIEF.

God in the silence far above us reigning,
Amid the glory and the chanting deep,
Hark to thy human creatures, in complaining
We lift our souls toward thee as we weep.
We cannot feel thee in the darkness near US.
We cannot see thee in the brighter glow,
We call thee through the night, thou dost IL OF
hear us.
Or hearing. thou art dumb TO al or zoe.
The whole Garth walls. on all her summer bios
The whitening curse and bliglting mildew
hangs,
Her roses E,,e III hushing. and her bosom
l. scared with era, es. and torn with fierccst
TauSs.
High hymns Of hofe from human sladness
swelling.
Sink ere the close to requiems sad and SLOW,
And bridal songsare mixed wirh funeral kneel
ing,
And sweetest anthems end in sobbing low.
Yo@ue lips that scarce can smile, ARE sorely
signing,
Young feet are trembling the path they
tread.
And young hearts, growing weary, pray for
dying,
And bless the old who stand 50 near the
dead
The reaper comes and in the greenest meadows.
He reapeth where the dew ofmorn lies sweet,
And leaves the pilgrim, watching for the shad-
ows,
To toll alone across the desert heat.
The world is full of wrong. and bitter mourn
ing.
And bleeding hands are lifted unto thee
The proud oppressor names thee but in scorn-
ing.
Yet at thou silent-Fdthcr dost thou see?
We bow before thee with our voice of grieving
Learn thou to hear, from out the angels song,
Have pity on our human unbelieving,
And teach our souls "to suffer and be strong"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27
RATES OF ADVERTISING
JOB PRINTING.

The Journal Office is furnished with an en-
tirely new and complete assortment of Job
Type, Material, and Stock; and is prepared to
execute Book, Pamphlet, Card, Circular. Bill
Head, Handful, Label, and all other kinds of
plain and fancy Letter Press Printing in as
good style and at as reasonable rates as any
Office in the Northwest
Orders, from distance. for printing, ac-
sompani:d by cash, will be promptly attended
10. and work Immediately sent by express or
mail rs desired
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27

IsD1AN Sc sIBILIrY.-In grading near
the crossing of Broad and Nam streets,
the workmen have been obliged to tres
pass upon the old burying ground Of the
Indians, who once had their village here,
and not few skulls and bones have been
thrown up. Day before yesterday, an In
dian with his squaw and little boy hap
pened to pass along just as the workmen
struck Oh aa Indian mound. lie stopped,
and for short time silently watched the
men as they rudely cast the contents out
of their way, but soon, overcome by his
emotions, he commenced sobbiug, and
Tier 81. dow n2on tie ground, r,row
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27
He DRINKs.-How ominous that SEN

He DRINKs.-How ominous that SEN
tence falls How we pause in converse
ton and calculate Cts q pity" Tow
bis mother hopes he will not when he
grows older; how his sisters persuade
themselves that it is only few wild oats
that heis sowing. Aud yet the old men
shake their heads and are gloomy when
they think about it. Young men just
starting buoyant with hope, don't drink !!
You are froighted with a precious corgo.
the hopes of your sisters, Of your wives
of your children-all are laid upon you.
In you the aged live over again their short
days; through you can that very one
you love obtain a position in society; and
from the level on which you place them
must your children go into the great
struggle of life.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27

CoNsIsTENcY.-One terror that scares
us from self ;r1st is our consistency: q
reverence for our past act or word, because
the eyes Of others have no other data
for computing our orbit than our past acts,
and We ars 10th to disappoint them.-
But why should you keep your head over
your shoulder? Why drag about this
monstrous corpse Of your memory, lest
you contradict somewhat you have sta
ted in this or that public place, Suppose
you should contradict yourself; what then
It seems to be rule of wisdom never to
rely on your memory alone, but to bring
the past for Judgment into the thousand
eyed present, and live ever in new day.
With consistency a great soul has simply
nothing to do. He may as well concern
himself with his shadow on the WALL
Emerson,
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27

MANLY BEAUrY.-A "pretty man" is
fit subject for prayer, and a handsome
one narrowly escapes sympathy. But
the secret Of good looks was never dis
closed more happily than in the reply of
some one to lady correspondent of the
Home Journal.
She was wondering why friend had
lost his beauty, and the answer was; oh
its because he never did anything; never
worked, thought, suffered. You must
keep the mind chiseling away at the fea-
lures, if you want good-looking men in
middle age.'-B. F. Taylor.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27

FAULTY MINDs.-Many minds keep
tavern; they entertain every thought that
chances to come along; like the promise
Of the old roadside signs they make well
come imam and beast
And yet very often, the owners Of these
minds are very careful whom they know;
they open their hearts to Lucreta Borgia,
and shut their parlors against poor
neighbor in blue c!ouded stockings; they
put locks on their doors, with Jack Shcp-
pard' under their pillows; warn their
daughter against the poor shoemakers
who have not assumed the ermne, and
the poor thinkers who have not grown i'm
mortal, and suffer Don Juan in my Ia
dy's chamber
Many heart is as hideous as a comic
almanac with humanity in fits and spasms,
that has not n single thought of beauty,
whcrewith to bless itself.
And these distorted fancies, whatever
we may think, become imperishable
things; they hang from memory's walls;
they sit npon the hearts threshold; they
are tenants for life; they make 'blue
CLOSET Of the sou.-B. r. Tdylor.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27
ag We heard an anecdote which o

Gg We heard an anecdote which oc-
cured on boat on the Mississippi. A
fne-lookiug darkey was sauntering around
when a gentleman asked him whose
property he was. "Wel," said he, 81
don't know. Captain--owned me
this morning, but he has been playing
euchre all day. and I don't know who
1 belong to now" So Buchanan and
Doucias have been playing game and
until it is ascertained who wins, the Dem
ocratic editors don't know who they be-
long to.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27

applying to his master. It was not lono.
before long bill came in from the meat
dealer, who had such confidence in the
the dog that he did not think to look at
the paper, and the dog himself was very
fat. No arrest was made, and the dog
occupies as respectable a position in soci-
ETY. as ever.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27
THE KIss.-Elizabeth Barrot relates
the following episode in her historv:'

the following episode in her history
First time he kissed me, but only kissed
The fingers OF tais hand wherewith ! write
And ever since it grew more clear and white
SLOW to world gree ting-quick with it, "Oh
list
When the angel speaks. 4 ring Of amethyst
| could not wear palmer to my sight
Than that first k SIS. Oh beyond deed
That was the cry SIN OF love, which loves ono
With sanctitying sweetness did precade,
The third upon my lips was folded down,
In perfect purple state
l have been proud, and said, My lovc-my
ewn."
"Sut Lovegood," Of Tennessee, has ex-
perienced similar felicity, and describes
it in the following;
~ happened to pass next day;ov course
/ stopped to enjoy a look at the tempter
and she war lovn to mc--put one arm
round my neck, an tother wun where tho
circingie goes around a horse, and took
the 'inturn on me with her left foot, and
gin me kiss. Sayssho, 'Sutty, love, I've
got snmethin' for you--a new sensation
an ] believed it, Tor | begun to feel it
already. Ny toes felt MS if MINERS wur
a nibblin' at una cold streak run up
an down my back Ike n lizard with 81
turkey hen after him in sittin' timo, and
my stimmick was hot and dissatisfied like.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27

SATURDAY NIGHr.-'Beautiful exceed
ingly' used to be the approach to Sunday
in old times, with its threshold made Of
Saturday night.
The tide Of passion and the glow Of am
bition, went down with Saturdays sun,
and LIES fever was followed by sleep.
The blacksmith's bellows grew breathles,.
and his hammer lay silent upon the anvil;
the itful tinkl;ng Of 8 bell denoted the
last wal derer of the flock safe in the fold,
the mills Dig wheel stood still, and the
upper and lower sections of its patterned
door were closed the ironing, Of the old
fashioned mother was aired and folded
and laid away; the last loef was with
drawn from the glowing cavern of the
old brick oven; the boys had come back
from the creek, their brown feet twinking
winter in the grass, and their damp hair
a shade darker than it was; a light glim-
ners dimly through the great windows of
the church; young men and lnaidens go
in by pairs, and pretty soon, through the
shaiowv a;r, there 3oat The bien2el voices
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27

bis little one to him, aud wept like
child. The kind hearted laborers, in pity
for his feelings, gathered the bones they
had thrown out, covered them in tho
mound again, and retired to another part
of the work till he went away. 1t was
indeed sorrowful soeun, and could not
but fail to affect those who witnessed it.
Red Wing .Seatinel.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27

GB- An English writer says, in his ad,
vice to young married women, that their
mother Eve "marricd a gardener 1t
might be added that the gardener, in con-
sequence Of his match, lost his situation.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27

~ A dentist advertises that DO
,spares no paius' to render his operations
satisfactory.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27

There is a great trick in getting good
wife. 1t involves, in the first place. a
harmless piece of imposition. A really
intelligent woman, and ono who possesses
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-01-27

The Springfield (Mass.) Republican is
publishing a series of Letters to Young
Men, evidently from the pen of DR.. Hol-
land. They are not less truthful than
witty. We make extracts below from