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DSay1 One of the finest writers says that I" the
nightly dews come down on us like blessings"
How very differently the daily dues come down
upon us in these hard times.
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VERMIN RIDDANcE.-Half an ounce of soap,
boiled in pint of water, and put with a
brush while hot, infallibly destroys the bugs
and their eggs. Flies are driven out of room
by hanging up bunch of plantain or feawort
plant, after it has been dipped in milk. Rats
and mice speedily disappear by mixing equal
quantities of strong cheese and powdered sguills.
They devour this mixture with great greeGiness,
while it is innocuous to man. When it is remem-
bered how many persons have lost their lives by
swallowing, in mistake, mixtures of strychnine,
ratsbane, corrosive sublimate, which are COM
monty employed for this purpose, it becomes a
matter of humanity to publish these items
House ants ravenously devour the kernels of
walnuts and shellbarks, or hickory nuts. Crack
some of these, and place them on plate, near
the infested places and when the plate is full
of the ants, throw the contents into the fire.
Cockroaches, well ants, driven away
by strewing elderberry leaves on the shelves and
other places frequented by these troublesome
| insectS.-XdlEs Journal.
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R6S~ At the corner of Fourth and Arch streets,
Philadelphia, is an old cemetery, and here lie
buried the remains of Benjamin Franklin sh-l
his wife. plain, fiat slab, with the simple in
scription of the names of Benjamin Franklin and
his wife Deborah, marks the spot. Directly oper
the grape runs a telegraph aeire, across which the
lightning, which Franklin first controlled, is
constantly flashing communications of intelli-
gence, noting daily the progress of events and
incidents of consequence in the world.
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FOR RENT,

m THE LIGHT AND COMMODlOUS
E#;;;; Fire Proof Brick Store, next door to
EHml Stevenson & Co., and now occupied by
Hoffman as family grocery, is offered for rent
ON reasonable terms. For particulars enquire of
DR. RoETHE,
City Drug Store, Main st.
Shasta, Dec. II 1857. decl2u
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An ANTEDELUvIAN FRoG.-The oldest inhabi-
tant of these mountains has been found at last.
On Thursday last, the 7th inst one of the men
employed at drifting in Marlette & Co.'s claim,
in this place, on breaking off a piece of hard
cemeut, was not a little astonished to see frog
leap out of the mass, and hop off towards the
streaks of daylight that penetrated down the
shaft. He was captured, and upon closer ex-
animation into the quarters occupied, it was
found that his body had been neatly fitted into
the cement, so that its outlines were perfectly
defined. His frogship is perhaps the most an
cient of living things-so ancient, indeed. that
speculation upon his years would doubtless car
ry US back to antedeluvan times, and throw the
antiquity of the Pyramids far into the shade
During all this time he has been a close prison.
er over hundred feet beneath the surface OF
the earth. Give the old fellow chance
San 4ndreas Independent, 9Th inst.
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titled in France about the year 1913, but it was
prepared only as a medicine, and was considered
as possessing such marvel Gus strengthening and
sanitary powers that the physicians named it
" the waters Of life, (peau de vie) name it still
retains, though now rendered, by excessive po-
tations one of life's most powerful prevalent de
stroyers. Raymond Lully, disciple of Arnold
de Villa Nova, considered this admirable essence
of wine to be an emanation from the Divinity,
and that it was intended to reanimate and pro-
long the life ofman. He even thought that this
discovery indicated that the time had arrived
for the consummation of all things-the end of
the world.
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The AMAZON RIvER.-The Amazon, which is
the largest river in the world, is l,769 miles in
length, in a direct line, or, including its wind
ings, nearly 1000 miles, while 400 miles from
the Atlantic it is more than mile in width,
and has velocity of three and half miles per
hour, and in mid-current no bottom is found at
twenty fathoms or one hundred and twenty feet
This noble river, with its tributaries is estimated
to afford $4,000 miles of inland navigation.
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SHORT CoLLooUY.-Emma-m dear friend,
that woman has been talking about you again /
She has been telling the awfulest stories YOU
ever heard; why, she rallied away at you for one
whole hour y
Julia-And you heard it all, did you?
Emma-Yes, every bit of it.
Julia-Well, after this just bear in mind that
it takes two to make slander-one to tell it, and
one to listen to it.-Erchange
We wonder if there are not some " Emma's 81
among our fair readers
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The London Quarterly, (Conservative).
2.
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g.
The North British Reriew, free church,.
a.
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5.
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A MEDICINAL DRINK, of eminently salutary
n qualities, manufactured by himself exclu-
sively, at his factory at Schedam, in Holland,
and well known during the last twelve years
throughout all the Atlantic and Western States
1t is made from the best barley that can be
selected in Europe, with the essence of an aro-
matte Italian berry, of acknowledged and ex-
traordinary medicinal properties 1t has long
since acquired higher reputation, both in
Europe and America, than any other diuretic
beverages.
Analysed it is a perfectly pure Liquor, in its
effects mild and wholesome tonic 1t is ex-
tensively used and approved by the medical fac
ulty, the temperance people, heads of families,
&c.
In Gravel, Gout and Rheumatism, in obstruc-
tions of the Bladder and Kidneys, and in Gen
eral Debility, its effects are prompt, decided and
invariably reliable; and it is not only a remedy
for these maladies, but in all cases where they
are produced by drinking bad water, which is
almost universally the cause of them, it acts as
a sure preUentire.
For Fever and Ague it is one of the most eff
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A LAWYERS CARD.-We cut the following ad-
vertisement from the business columns of the
Banner, printed at Black River Falls, Wisconsin,
and give Mr.. Clapp the benefit of an insertion
gratis:
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GIRLs.-There are two kinds of girls; one is
the kind that appear best abroad the girls that
good for parties, rides, visits, balls, &C., and
whose chief delight is such things the other is
the kind that appear best at home,- girls
that are useful and cheering in the dining-room,
the sick room, and all the precincts of home
They differ widely in character One is often a
torment at home-the other blessing One is
moth, consuming everything about her, the
other is a sunbeam inspiring life and gladness
all along her pathway. Now it does not neces-
sarily follow that there should be two classes of
girls The right education will modify both a
little, and unite their characters in one
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Eternally at law, solicitor at the bar He regis
ters deeds, makes conveyances, and plays h-ll
generally.
Neilsvile, Sept. 25, 1S56-vl nj 3mx
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New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-16
NEwYoRK DAILY TRIBUNE, MONDAY AUGUST l6 1853.

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binding Day poured fol uIon - s-osins our eyes
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su3 ssl.-veaders. Tie la-:e. pr16e-ei -u.i.
tuds Of sm,ll artie es-c-osses, stars. Esses,
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f1d T.
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RocKLAsD CorsTr.-At the District meeting held
last week, John B. Wsndle of Piermout and Alex
snder Davidson of Hsvsrstraw, were appointed 10
repreeent RocklMd in the Republican State Conven-
ton Measrs. Luther Caldwell Of Piermoot, and Fsrdi-
nand Nichols Of Nyack, the alternate delegates.
FouR PERSONS DRowNED.-On Saturday last
party Of four persons consisting Of two young men,
named Aug ussus and Samuel Gilchnst, and Scotch
nan named Moyicker of Thomsston and Miss Mary
Fluton of Georges Island Me-, embarked st the later
place for Thomastou in o ssl.bost. When the boat
about mile from the Island, she was upset by
sudden equal, and sunk with all on board. The
father of the young lsdy, Mr. Flnton Witnessed the
sad accident from the SHORE and he succeeded IN res
cuirg her remains the bodies Of the men were not
recovered. An additional gloom seems to be thrown
about this melancholy event by the fact thM nss
FliIton was to have been united IN marriage Win Mr.
Augustus Gilcbrist At Thomsston on Sunday evening,
and that be had with his brother and friend 70
accompany her from her home for this purpose
Boron Journal
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lshment Of Mathematical Monthly has met
With such as to warrant an eariy bsgnning@
the publication. The first number, bearing dsls
0stober vii be Issued during the eafiy p.r Oh next
moth. B Js.on Advertiser.
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uncs1ny N orr esos''y saTnsr's- ssd tie lsii
glare Of :be fireworks
A n.te further, we sSuch upon I.ks far
fa.houas deep. upon Hhicb We embarked heavy
,qua.e Dos, sid entered e,ony t1nael, over :ie
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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-03-27

DEsPoNDING.-The New York Herald is
afraid that Buchanan has put his foot in it
after all. The Herald is discouraged. Three
months and more of the session is past, and
the utmost efforts of the Administration have
not moved the Lecompton bill forward ON
inch. The Democratic party is in a woeful
plight. The Herald draws this picture:
Apart from the President and his Cabinet,
all the signs of unity and power in the party
have ceased to exist. Its exponents in Con.
gress are as discordant as the tongues of
Babel. Neither in the House nor in the
Senate is there anything Of fixed discipline
or order in the ranks sectional disorgani-
zcrs, plotting conspirators and desperate
demagogues have entered upon their work.
Defections, corruptions, imbecilites and
factious trickeries have utterly demoralized
the camp.
The end will probably be, first, the ruin of
the Administration, and next, the total rout,
the final dissolution and dispersion Of the
party, never to rise again. these are the
signs of the times, from the proceedings in
Congress upon Kansas, the Army bill, the
Mormons, the fillibusters and other subjects.
They are significant Of an impending pollti.
cal revolution and reconstruction Of parties,
of the most tremendous and startling pro
portions for party corruption and demor-
alizaton are but the beginning of political
anarchy. The events of a day may deter
mine the destinies of the country for gener-
ations to come.
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THE NEWS.

Knapp & Wade's extensive cannon foun.
dry, at Pittsburgh, was destroyed by fire on
the 18th. Loss 100000.
Recent information from Kansas re-
moves all doubt as to the election of the
Free State ticket, and therefore Gen. Calhoun
has declared his intention to give the certih-
Gates of election accordingly.
CONGRESS- March l8th.-In the Senate,
Mr.. Trumbull made reply to Mr.. Critten>
denis speech of Wednesday. lie took the
extreme Southern ground. Messrs. Critten-
den and Bell replied to him in nobly pat
riotic manner.
The House debated the Army bill without
action, and adjourned.
FoRElsN.-T The steamship Arabia, from
Liverpool on the 9th, arrived at New York
on the Goth. The politica! and general
news is very meagre and unimportant.-
Numerous arrests continue to be made
throughout France. The condemned French
conspi rators are not yet executed. An
earthquake had laid Corinth in ruins. =
Thirty lives lost. A fire in Constantinople
burned 800 houses. ..-......... -...
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Barkcr's Lecture on the Bible.
This lecture was attentively listened to by
an audience attracted nj ore by curiosity, than
from any conviction that their faith in the
Bible as the word of God could be shaken
by ridicule against christianity from man
who holds It in contempt. To give a just
report of this lecture, and characterize it in
the terms it justly deserves, is a difficult
task but we may safely say it was worthy OF
its eminent source, and did much to establish
him a reputation for trifling but irreveren-
tia. wit. He made a rapid survey of the
different doctrines embraced in the Calvinis-
tic, Methodist and Roman Catholic systems
passing them through severe and indispen-
sable ordeal that his hearers night speedily
arrive at the pure and beautiful truths of in-
fidelity. He viewed them all as chaos OF
opinions, leading to hypocrisy and disinge-
nuous, unconscientious and bigoted reverence
for that unwise, cruel and silly being which
is worshipped under the name of God. He
brought forth from his armory weapons
against every system Of belief embraced un-
der the general name Of christianity, and
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-03-27


Why COUSINS SHOULD NOT MARRY.-In the
Annual Report of the Superintendent of the
Kentucky Institution for the Deaf and Dumb,
we find the following conclusive argument
against the marriage of cousins: ,...
From ten to twenty per cent. of deaf
mutes are the children of cousins. 1t is
greatly to be regretted that the law forbid
ding the marriage of first cousins did not
pass the recent Legislature. These marria-
ges arc violation of law of nature, as is
evidenced by the Affections visited in almost
every case upon their offspring in deafness,
blindness and idiocy-and ought to be vi
olation of human laws, also The Common
wealth has clear right to protect itself
against these ill-starred matches, whose Off
spring it has to sustain, too frequently for
life. 1t may be hoped that this important
subject will not escape the action of our leg
islators many years longer. Iti confidently
believed that by forbidding marriages of this
kind, and by proper attention and care Of
infants laboring under the diseases stated,
the number of deaf mutes in the community
might be diminished one-half in u genera
ton. -....., ...
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FuJaL REVERENCE

FILIAL REVERENCE - When Sir
Thomas More was Lord High Chancellor
of England, Can Office second only in
rank to that of Archbishop Of Canter-
bury, he was wont publicly, upon his
knees to beg the blessing ofhis father,
who was one ofthef Judges Of the Court
of Kings bench. The loosening of the
tie between parents and children is one
of the worst features of our times.
Saint Paul calls the fifth "the first
commandment with promise and GER
tainly there is no duty which seems to
bring its own reward SO speedily along
with it as the religious education Of
children. Let parents ponder well that
fearful threat made by God to Eli I:
"Behold, 1 will do thing in Israel, at
which the ears Of every one that hear
eth it shall tingle. will judge his
house forever, because his sons made
themselves vile and he restrained thom
not," Il Sam. iii. 49, And let
children remember that no less alarm
ing one: "The eye that mocketh at
his father and despiseth to obey his
mother, the ravens of the valley shall
pick it out and the young eagles shall
eat it, Prov xxx. II. }
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JUDGE -s'There is a vicious
readiness among mankind to pass con-
demning judgment upon accused or
suspected persons. The disposition is
to kick or strike down in advance of
evidence, and even before inquiry. It
is most unchristian propensity, and
one that we should all recoil from,
were it applied to us. If such spirit
be confornable to savage states Of So
ciety, it is not to the dictates Of a tru-
ly civilized humanity; as, against all
vague charges and suspicious respect
ing our fellows, we should always firm
ly stand. We should do as we would
be done by, and Judge not hastily, lest
the same thing come upon us. Socie-
ty is not advanced by consciousness SO
much as by charity. Let US be slow
to condemn and quick to approve
Vice will ever be its own punishment
and crime will furnish evidence Of
itself in due time. a.. 80 =
Shakespeare says: q. a7e
"Guitiness would speak, though tongue.
were out of use. q wi y =
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THE DEMoCRATIC LEADRRs.-It is a re-
markable and not Insignificant fact that the
present leaders and drivers of the so called
"National Democratic" party were nearly
all educated in a political school adverse to
that of partisan Democracy. President Bu-
chanan was an active, jealous, outspoken
Federalist throughout the earlier half of his
life, and as such was repeatedly elected to
the Legislature and to Congress. Chief
Justice fancy was also trained in the school
of John Adams, Hamilton, &C.. and has
never yet pretended to apostatize from their
faith, though in the general rccast of parties
which followed the Presidency of Monroe,
he took the side of Gen. jackson, then
boiling candidate against the regular Dem
ocratic nomination for the Presidency. Rob
ert Toombs, who is the ablest and most ef-
fective ''National Democrat in the Senate,
was Harrison and Clay Whig down to less
than eight years ago. Alex. II. Stephens,
who leads the ''National Demo ocracy''i in the
House, was a rabid Wing till since Gen.
Taylor's election John Cochrane, who is
Stephens first mate, was Van Buren and
Adams Free Soiler in'4S. Senator D ouglas,
who has always supposed himself Jackson
Democrat, is now generally cast out by the
Buchanan organs as Black Republican. In
view of these facts, we submit that it matters
little whether a man is hencsforth called a
Democrat or not.-N. Y Tribune.