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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-21
Mathematical Instruments.
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NEW BOOKS.

Thorndale; or the Conflict of Opinions
Christmas Hours, by the Author of "Homestead Path
The Sociablei or One Thousand and One Home Amuse-
ments.
Arabian Days Entertainments translated from the Ger
man.
Poor House to Pulpit Triumphs of the late Dr. John
Kits, by VIM. NJ. Thayer.
Night Caps, by the Author of "Aunt Fanny's Christ
mas Stories"
PreseOtts Philip II, three volumes.
The Life and Times of Sir Philip Sidney
Yacht Voyage, by Lord Dufferin.
The New Priest in Conception Bay.
Lady Blessingtons Conversations with Lord Byron
Dora Dcane, by Mrs Holmes.
Power of Prayer by S. j. Prime
Four Sisters, by Fredrcka Bremen.
Age of Chvalry, by Bulfnch, illustrated
Carlye's Frederick the Great. Fresh supply.
Cecils Life of Washington, for Children.
Jenie Trying to be Somebody, by Amwell
Master Rather, by Ballantyne.
Seed Time and Harvest.
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N UIIUE 10 0kAIERS.-Ihe sub
scribers having the right of cutting ice Salisbury
FOud earnestly request those visiting it skating
other purposes to refrain from casting sticks, stones
other substances upon the ice and building fires
driving horses thereon If these practices discon-
tnued, we shall be under necessity, which should
much regret, OF excluding visitors from the pond We
shall he very happy scrape the from the ice and
keep it clear for the benefit Of all such will abuse
the privilege WALKER 81 SWEETSER
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- ELLIS THAYER manufacturer and dealer in all
kinds OF Brushes No 10 Foster street. opposite Boston
and Worcester Railroad Depot Orders by mail or other
wise VIII receive prompt attention.
n. B-Particular attention paid TO Dresser and Ma
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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-21
D A r L o o RI n t

This and beautiful Coal Burner, combining all the
late improvements is well adapted for heating
atng parors offices, and stores There is nothing that
can compare with it for economy, it consumes only
twelve pounds of coal in twenty four hours There an
oven and boiler of new pattern which does not change
the appearance of the stove in the least No want
ing the very best stove should purchase before exam
ing. Sold by f. f. PHELPS
OIL diff 81 Front street Warden Block,
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N OTICE.-In accordance with an Ordi-
! nance passed by the City Council, all persons in
Ward and S, within the mile circle who wish to have
their swi taken by tile person authorized to do the sae
can have it done by notifying the subscriber.
J. LOWELL Jr.
MOrcester Dec G. 1858. diff d.
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04

e. r 81 |fas
PHoToGRAPHING AN EXECUTION
cit is curious" says writer, "to see
to what purposes artistic travellers adj
dress themselves. The other day there
was Photographic wayfarer in Algeria,
who, coming upon the execution of sew.
eral Arab murderers, set up his dark
chamber in cart, and took off their
heads as quickly as the guilotine. He
thus describes the scene 9 The crimi.
mails were not brought on the scaffold to-
gether, but led up one at a time, The
first was the Sheikh, who seemed per.
fectly Indifferent to his fate. So rapid.
ly was he bound to the plank and thrust
under the axe, that / had barely time
to insert the plate-holder and get the
instantaneous movement in order, be.
fore the sharp edge descended, and his
head rolled into the basket. This pic
ture was quite successful, and so was the
second; but the third presented a dim
appearance; the fourth was nearly, and
the fifth and sixth were wholly invisis
BILE. How to account for this L know
not, unless the atmosphere around the.
scaffold became affected by the blood,
the odor of which was distinctly percep.
tible to me.'"1 a2a1aA @ 2W9H a5YlE
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04

In a ibar-room in New York the fol-
lowingnotice isposteds:-".N No swearing,
and no religious discussions allowed
here!'3za da5agsib bsEI9lie4Guan ssaT
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04

The Coop OLD TINES have
hit upon three or four items, which will
do to go together, and which have
deep satirical meaning under the above
caption
ain the reign of Charles H." says
Lord Campbell, ga Judge who, from
the bench, would have expressed dis
belief in witches, would have been
thought to show little respect to the law,
and to have been nothing better than
an Atheist" s''s
"In August, 1645, eighteen witches
were executed at Bury st, Edmunds, :
and one hundred and twenty more were
in the same prison to be tried; but the
Judges were obliged to adjourn on ac-
count of the near approach of the Cava-
Tiers. Nor was this all, In the COM
pass of two years. says Howell, near
three hundred witches were convicted,
and most Of them executed, in Essex
and Sussex only. Scotland swarmed
with them, and many of good quality
were executed daily" @r ri liw {
Sir William Berkeley, one Of the ear
ly governors Of Virginia, in 1872, wrote
to King Charles II: ia fs
az thank God there are no free
schools nor printing presses here, and I
trust there will not be this hundred.
years, for learning breeds up heresles
and sects and all abominations. God
save us from both" Gf'sp
1t is said that when coal was first in.
troduced into England, the prejudice,
against it was so strong, that the Com.
mons petitioned the Crown to prohibit
the " noxious" fuel. The Crown &C,
ceeded, and ultimately, milder measures
having failed, law was passed making
it capital offense to burn coal in the
city, and only permitting it to be used
in the FORCES in the vicinity. It is even
said that in the time of Edward !. .
man was tried, convicted, and executed
for the crime of burning coal in Lon
don. 4 s1
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04

If man be graceful and courteous to
strangers, it shows he is a citizen Of tho
world, and that his heart is no island
cut off from other lands, but a continent
that Joins to them; if he be compass
sionate towards the Affections of Others,
it shows that his heart is like the noble,
tree that is wounded itself when it gives
the balm; if he easily pardons and re-
mits offenses, it shows that his mindsis
planted above injuries, so that he cannot
be shot if he be thankful for small
benefits, it shows that he weighs mems
minds, and not their trash.-Bdcon. Is
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04

THE late comet was nearly two days
in travelling the length Of its own tail!
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04

VELOCITY OF THE WIND.-When
the wind moves at the rate of rone mile
an hour, it is hardly perceptible, at two
miles an hour it fans us as the gentle
zephyr, and at six it becomes pleasant
wind. From ten to twenty, it becomes
high, and thirty to fifty characterizes
storms from light to hard at eighty
miles an hour it becomes a hurricane,
and at one hundred a tornado Scten-r'
tifc. American, s4.,..., ,.feesf~a r.. ts-asxa VI
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04

"NATURALs ON A ToUR.-The N.
O. Picayune tells a good story about
Professors Agassiz, FELTON,, and "Auto-
crat" Holmes @ 9s''s @fD
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04
LAST THOUGHTS.

The death of Falstaff has frequently
been pronounced one of the most exqui-
site scenes in the whole range of Shaks-
peare's dramas. After lewd and in
temperate life the fat knight is at last
on the confines of dissolution, abandoned
by all but his pot-house companions, and
indebted to the hands of Dame Quickly
for the Offices Of kindness. His gross,
wicked thoughtshave all left him now
his quips, his conceits, and his puns.
He cannot joke on the brink Of the
grave, like Mercutio, but calls upon God
and babbles Of green fields. tlszs So
GA made fine end, and went away
an it had been any Christom child; "a
parted even just between twelve and
one; cen at turning of the tide; for
after [ saw him tumble with the sheets,
and play scith ,aopers, and smile upon
has fingers ends, l knew there was but
one way; for his nose was as sharp as a
pen, and "a 6o6bled of green fields.
How now, Sir John? quoth I; what,
man! be of good cheer. So "a cried
out-God, God, God! three or four
times; now, to comfort him, bid him
"a should not think of God !; / hoped
there was no need to trouble himself
with any such thoughts yet. So 'abade
me lay more clothes on his feet. / put
my hand into the bed and felt them, and
they were as cold as anystone; and then
/ felt to his knees, and so upward, and
upward, and all was as cold as any
stone" 8 t2# -AA .stsei
In this pathetic and natural touch
the great master gives the moral of such
career as Falstaff's. Thus ever,
whelmed in the thick shadows of ad-
vancing death, the mind reverts to its
innocent childhood, babbles of green
fields and cries God, God, God !! The
whole interregnum of adult existence is
wiped out from memory, and the two
seasons when we are nearest heaven
if we are ever near it, childhood and
the hour Of the last great change, are
blended into one.
Danton, on the eve of his execution,
continually talked Of the country, of
flowers, and of green fields; as though
his tortured mind found consolation and
support in reverting to the innocent
period of his innocent youth, when he
dreamt not Of the Revolutionary Tribu-
nal, nor Of becoming its victim.
And Porter, in the few months that
preceded his translation, his mind wan
dering lovingly to the spot of its first
awakening, murmured, -" I want to go
home" Or was his last earthly articu-
lation typical of the spirits ill-defned
yearnings, the voice of that confding
faith which made one say g 2IsaA
"Oer the earth there comes bloom;
"a Sunny light for sullen gloom; $50 AZ s.
Warm perfume for vapor cold '@-
Ismell the above the moud!"
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04

{ HORRIBLE "A correspondent of the
Sonora Herald who signs himself
+" Practical Miner" draws the following
dreadful picture of the miners wrongs:
g Our rights have been trampled upon the chains of
oppression have been forged, and we, as miners were
about to be bound firm and fast We have been led by
scheming politicians, until expressions chains began
to clank above our headsn
Where's uCaxton ?"
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04

aiNA man never utters anything with
out error. He may even think OF II
rightly, but he cannot bring it ont
rightly. 1t turns little false, as it were,
when itquits the brain and comes INTO
life. 'isy1g -3ssMagsg Z as6Ea5s 5's9
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04

The character of covetousness is what
man generally acquires more through
some niggardliness or ill-grace, in little
and inconsiderablo things, than in ex-
penses Of any consequence. Avery few,
pounds sterling a year would ease that
man Of the scandal Of avarice.-Pope.
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04

The salary Of John B. Cough, Of the
English Temperance League, is SIC, GOO
per annum.l He is lecturing with great
success. s S naE9 - ,seshzaa .aaiasla
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04
NORTH SAN JUAN NEVADA co, SATURDAY, DBoo4 1858
AMERICAN CHARACTERISTICS.

1t is wonderful to remark, sometimes,
how strong individual mind impresses
itself upon whole people, forming for
them character like its own, or, for the
time being, attracting them whitherso-
ever it pleases by its magnetism. In this
way thepeculiar genius of Washington,
Jefferson and Franklin is impressed upon
their countrymen. pa aiielAs
The prudent bravery Of controlled
passion and high morality, the devotion
to truth, justice and freedom, and that
happy combination ofutilitarianism with
the lofty pursuits ofscience and literature
distinguishing in turn each great name
repeated, are now part and parcel of the
American character. 1t may be, per-
haps, that this noble triumvirate were
but the embodiment of the American
mind as it then existed, the type of quail
tiles which only awaited the developing
touch of nationality to assert themselves !;
if so, they deserve at least the credit of
permanently fixing the impression Of that
mind upon our institutions. Nn
It is to these qualities that we owe
whatever greatness we have attained,
and upon them we must depend for the
preservation of our freedom and for our
advancement to higher destiny.
Of the men we have mentioned,
Franklin has exerted the most powerful
and direct influence upon the minds of
this nation. He may well be called the
representative man of America. He
was peculiarly fitted to direct the bud
ding faculties of people whose prime
wants were freedom and material abund-
ance. EIH sss 81
The aphorisms of lsPoor Richard"
which were the condensed experience of
an economical mind, appealed with in
Simultaneous effect to those for whom they
were intended, and their influence can
be traced to-day in the utilitarianism
which is a marked national trait. Hap
PLY Franklin was more than mere
economist he was loverof knowledge,
philosopher, patriot, cool dispas-
sionate statesman; and these better
qualities have tempered in his country
men the else hateful characteristic of
utilitarianism. The day is approaching
when this will be subordinated to its APP
propriate purpose, and when the national
character will shed the loathsome cover
ing of sordidness to be clothed in the
attractive garb which the intellect puts
on. 5 '- %
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04

They hired conveyance, and, accompanied by some
friends, went on trip to the White Mountains. On
the road they constantly jumping out to botanic
or to geoIogize, and would become so absorbed in
their Investigations and discoveries that the driver
a sturdy of the Granite State, frequently OBJ
liged to remind them that the day was wasting and
that they had long ride before them. He was much
surprised and perpexed by the behavior of his scient
fc passengers, and turning to of them, who
tnued quietly the box at his side, acting like
an ordinary mortal than the rest, demanded somewhat
petuantly:
sWhat on srtfs the matter with them men, Squirrel
What they abeout stopping the team and jumping
out every time they come across loose stone Of big
dandylion or thistle in the road Who are they any
how, squirrel ~ RI aasT 1fsff eNE~r.
son. quietly answered the musing philosopher,
I" they are naturalists.' hNe 1Glf1z s1ay 81
this identical trpby party of Boetonans. As they
ratified along the turnpike through the Notch, one Of
them said to the driver, who was delightedy rumina
ting the contrast between his present orderly COM
pany and the troublesome party he had been per-
picked with day or two before ar.
g Good deal of travel along here this Summer! En-,
drivnr?'
"Isuppose you have about much as you can do,
nowadays, carrying people to the mountains, don't
yous" continued the tourist. ss 80
.sPretty nigh" replied our Jehu Of the wagon. !"
had queer party along the other daythe last before
YOU never see such set of fellows" 4s *@
|" What were they like ?" ...e.t.....t~ -...
"Like? Like loonaties, more'n anything else
known on Why, thought should never git up to
Crawford's. Every once in while they'd stop the
team and jump out, and pick up stone, pull up
weed, and then one of em would preach long ser
mon and when he'd done, all the lest would chatter
over it and it cen most much as Icoud do
to git em into the wagon agin and it was daylight
down before we got ter Crawford's''
But who were these peoplef' inquired the whole
company Of listeners, in breath. Didn't you hnd
out p
aWal not exactly axed their keeper who they were
and he told me they were ndfurdts!
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04
ELEcrR 1cAL PoErRY.-Wm. G. Ri

chards, Of New York, has written and
published eighty-four duodecimo pages
of Spenserian stanzas, which, are devo-
ted to celebrating the achievements of
electrical science. We do not know
whether the work is positive or mega
tive in its qualities. -
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04

EMERSON says:-Nothing can bring
peace but the triumph Of principle. ggs.
The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04

HORSE TAMING.-The secret of
horse tanning by the Rarey method is
not yet revealed, in spite Of newspaper
and book accounts to the contrary. w.
II, ,Rarey, a brother Of the great phil
horse-opher, has been lecturing and ex-
hibiting at Springfield, Mass, and on a
recent occasion remarked that the books
published, protesting to expose the Rar-
ey system were not truthful, and that
this fact explsins the failure Of those who
have .endeeyored to practice by them.
There Is no choking, no drugging,
and no humbug whatever. The system
is established upon a purely philosophi-
cal basis. .s.s
"The grand thing necessary to make a horse subject
to mans will is to teach him mans superiority and
kindness. So soon as the horse can be taught the
mental superiority of his master, the ovcrpJwering
force of his will and his thorough Kindness he becomes
his servant" ~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-31

LEGISLATIVE SPECuIAToRs.-The recent in
vcstigations by the Congressional Committee
into the affairs of Lawrence, Stone a Co., have
proved beyond peradventure what those behind
the scenes knew very well beforc-that all the
tinkerings and alterations of the tariff have
been so many grand speculations by set Of
lobby men, under the pretence Of protecting
American interests Such men as Weed, Webb,
Reynolds, Wolcott q Co., use their influence as
journalists or politicians with members of Con
gress, to make such changes in the tariff as will
net to the conspirators-by taking advantage of
the markets. handsome fortune. This free
wool scheme was one Of those speculations. In
this matter, as soon az the act was passed, large
numbers Of buyers for New York and Boston
houses bought great quantities Of wool in
Europe, and sent II TO this country Under or.
binary circumstances q very large sum would
have been realized from the admission of this
wool free Of duty but the speculation failed
the manufacturers had no money, and the mills
were nearly all closed. The consprators all
went down in the general crash and out comes
the whole story-from which II appears that
the tariff has been used like the fancy stock
market with set Of INSCRIPTIONS operators
who have been first on one side and then
on the other, shifting about wherever
they could pick up dollar, and hum.
bugging both producers and consumers at
the same time. Nothing can be more laugha.
BILE than the air of injured innocence which
these old lobby haJttuts put on now they are
found out. They took the money, but devoted
IL TO the best purposes, az q thief might drop A
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-31

,ne same nss last yssr; fate prime, 10 iiKs FlsR
~nos uPwsrd. freashss-Cooo1 10 Liverpool "a
vr.-,-. 0vFyAIo, Nay Ne p. u
"a ~ qu* 200 ancnsDse ssaes 500 bss ~ e3 70 -
20 Ior t0oe 70 cnosoo superfpe, aad Is OF ~ II osr
.xrs wheat rsaher easier sales go bu.neis q ,Os
Ior unosso spring free On bosd; oc ror CON nsa i-
wsuke cSS and 900 fos white w,scon.is Cru sssady;
.. s" oasneIs - eStc SAC for Isdisns and OsiA
Womlsy dull; sAies 80 Sels lSko Frs,rns ovsr:
wbe~t l2c and corn Ice 70 New Yor lake i'm oor,s fc
four hours ending At days zoo bsrrsis
honr NJ Wo bushels wheat. 5000 bushels orc Ooo
bushels barley, Canal exports-200 bbL d,ur / -
bushels wheat, 900 bushels corn
CHICAGO, May -, 1885,
Flour dull wheat active and asvauooi lc o.
closed With IN Advancing tsadeocy saes st $40 o.
steady Shipments 10 Buf&o-SO0 bbln -four: 10 ~
ousnes wheat; no corn, shipments 70 Oswego-Us
hour IL 200 bushels wheat corn Rsoe,pts-l So
obs Hour; 30 600 bushels wheat; Is 900 bushels ooru
OswHGo May 29-6P u
Flour quiet whest 6rm; sales of 1000 bushels It On
nor white Indians and 14e for Chicago sprne. Cora qais
Rye uncpanged Gales Of $500 busoels Wesssru 81 -
Oats steady saes Of SOC bushels $50 Freichts ~
81 2ec on -four and &C. cheat 70 New YORK Lexe in
ports 70 dsy4S 900 bushels wheat 600 busheIs corn
$3.50 bushels oats, 5000 bushels rye Canal exoostsr
S40o DDS Hour 2SWe bushels wheat; n ,00e 6ushsIs
corn; 3 800 busnss osts.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-31

The KANSAS LECOMPTON ELECTION TO CONE
OFF ON THE FIRST OF AUGUST According to
the telegraphic advices from Kansas which we
published yesterday, the Board of Commission
ers appointed under the law of Congress of
May A. convened at Lecompton on the oath.
Present.. W. Denver, Governor; Hugh S.
Walsh, Secretary; G. w. Babcock, President of
the Council; George W. Dietzler, Speaker of
the House, and VIM. Weir, District Attorney.
The members of the Board were sworn in by
Judge Cato, and the Commission organized by
electing Gov. Denver President and Mr.. Walsh
Secretary. A committee of three was appoint
ed by the chair to prepare a programme for
conducting the election, and report at the next
meeting of the Board, which takes place on the
3lst of May. On motion of Mr.. Babcock, it
was unanimously agreed that the election Or
dered by Congress be fixed for the first Mon
day in August next. The Commission then ad.
journed.
Mr.. Babcock, who moved the day of the cleo.
ton, is free State anti administration man, 30
that no complaint can be made thus far by the
bleeding Kansas" agitators of foul play on the
part of the Commissioners We have no doubt
that honest rules will be provided for the cleo
ton, and that 1t will be fairly and peaceably
conducted. From all accounts, the Lecompton
constitution will be rejected, and then we shall
know what the free State party are driving at.
In any event, it must now be manifest, even TO
the Hon. Ma@a Greeley, that bleeding Kansas
Is played out