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we sha,lei, oGr ears behind the crown Of Tho
! hill ON which we Stood could hear distinctly
not only the discharges Of the cannon, but
the sharp rapid cracking Of the ritled mus
kels of the inlan:ry.
The scene at this moment was one Ians to
be remembered. Ten miles north Of uS, and
on the eastern and western shores OF the
lake, the Alps reared their snOw-covered tops
above the clotAl$. The storm had cleared
away, and tie sunset was never more beauti-
full in this country of lovely skies. Nearer
! to US, on the south side of the lake, where
the shore is nearly level, the battle was ra-
ging, and the movements Of The batteries
from point to point could be perceived. The
rays Of the setting sun Illuminating the SNOW
clad tops Of the mountains, rendered their
sides dark and scmhre, and threw shade
upon the water beyond the contrnding armies
which brought these into strong relief. The
Austrians could be secl steadily rcceding;
the batteries Of artillery on both sides were
constantly shifting from one little hiluck TO
anc. .hrr, and as soon Us placed i'll position Il
regular rolling discharge could DC heard and
a line of lire seen like conilagrariun. The
scene was alike picturesque and terrible
The Austrians continued to recede towards
the Mincio at PcSGhicra, and it WAS reported
in the French army that tic bridge at that
place had been cuS, some said by Garlbaldi,
some by the people, and that the Austrian
retreat being thus cut off, they wonld be all
surrounded. Others pretended that G;,rlbaldl
WAS on tile other side Of the lake awaiting
the AuStrians OH their retreat; but all these
statements may have been mere surlnises. AT
8 o'clock we left oar lookout to hunt up
corner in Which to write you these details,
and as we descended the ravine on the side
of the town. We still! heard, although we could
10 longer see, the discharges OF tue guns, and
knew that tue work of death was going on.
We are naturally anxious to learn the result
of this closing scene in the long and bloody
days work.
At AIantua, which could be seen in the
distance to the southeast, there was great
quantity of smoke, which gave rise to the
supposition that th. Prince Napoleon had ar
rived from the Duchies on that side, and had
commenced the siege of that place. But this
is probematical. Other patches of smoke
were seen nearer, which induced the belief
that the French were pursuing the Austrlans
in the direction OF Mantua. We shall soon
know the truth on the these points.
This great battle; which will render Solfe-
rino and the 9th June memorable in history,
lasted from ) O'Clock in the morning I'LL . in
the cvcning-s total Of sixteen hours: aud
it lnay be that the pursuit is not yet suspend
c,l. It WAS b:;t!e in which French skill Ill
the art Of war oce more proved superior 10
that Of Austria, hcr ancient enemy, and it
would seem that she ought now to be willing
to make pence.
Wewcraun unable to arrive even atan aPproXi-
nation of the casualties Of the day All tie Off
GERS who might have lccn ahla 70 furnish Us
correct information continued in The pursuit Of
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VOLUME XXIV.---N0. 20.
Another Source of Wealth.

The utilization of almost worthless sub.
stances is one of the grand results OF the in
rentiorS Of The present day. The man Of
true genius comes and, seizing upon some
isnIalcd fact, elaboratcS in his mind the prn-
ciples OF Il wonderful machine, and after 1t
has been wrought out in wood and iron, SO
as to perform the labor for which it was de-
signed, refuse substances are sud .enly trans
muted into almost mex baustible treasures OF
wealth.
While the labors of the Northern inventor
have aimed to substitute machinery for uell,
those of the Southern machiniSt add lew
value 10 the raw products Of its fields. We
doubt whether any invention promises
greater harvest to tho country than that
which gives commercial value TO cotton
seed. y few years since cotton seed was al
most entirely valueless. Except when used
as 4 fertilizer, it WAS suffered to go to waste.
Although known to contain large proper
ton of oil, tie difficulty Of extracting it and
preparing it for use prevented any cuuSldera-
bic results from the efforts made to convert
it into u product o.! valne. y machine has,
however, lately been nvputed, which perfect
~ hulIs the seed, leaving the kernel whole
and enabling it to he exported without injury
from fermentation or otuer chemical changes.
This has suddenly placed cotton seed among
the most valuable products of the cotton
field, and added new and unexpected profits
tu cotton culture.
a demand has sprung upin England, France
and Belgium for hullcd cotton seed, which
cannot with present ueans be supplied. This
article commands the money in orr markets
upon the bill Of lading as readily as cotton
itself In Europe, it is used in the inanufac-
ture Of the finer oils, being more profitable
for this purpose than lard oil or tue extract
from rape seed, or any other Of the oil-bcar-
ing products.
A new field Of enterprise and profit is thus
opened to the cotton planters who have easy
intercourse with our markets. Nor will it
be long before the new machinery will be
domestcatcd in the interior of the country,
and the resources of the South will be again
improved by this great invention as they
were by that more important one which has
mmoctalized the name Of Whtney.--A. 0.
PicayuDe
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How sut Lovesood Dosed his Dog.

When I were boy, my legs not longer
than John Wentworths 5, dad fo'ched home a
durned wurthless, NANCY, aea-bitien, grey
old fox.houn', good for nuthin brt 10 sw;lcr
up what orter lined the bowels NV us brats.
We'll, naturally TUX a dlstaste to him, and
he'd sort o hankering artcr hurtin' his feel
ins, an discumlurtin oy him every time dads
back were turned. This sorier kept big
skecr alters atore his eyes, and oriul yell
ready to pour out, the iust moshun he seed
me make. So he larnt to swaler things rs
he .un, and alters kept his legs well ondcr
himself fur he didn't never know how soon
he mought want to Use em in totin his iniur.
nul carcuss beyond the reach NV Il fiyin rock.
He kuow'd the whiz OF Il rock in lnoShun well,
and he never stopped to see who lung it, but
jist le; his head lily open to gin howl room
to cum. and sot his legs gwine the way his
nose was IL pintin'. He'd shy round every
rock he seed in the road, for he lonked upon
it as a calamity to cum artcr him sam day. !
tell you. Gregory, thut rnnnin am the greatest
invenshun on year'l, when used keerlully.
Wizard | q bin by this time, eff hadn't relied
on these ere legs? Dye see EN-? Don't
they mind you of cumpusses made on purpose
to divide mile into quartersi they'll 90.
Well, one day / tuck pigs bladder, nigh
onto tue size Of ducks aig, md filed itwith
powder aud corlled it with q piece Of spunl,
rolled it up in thin skulp Of meat, and sot
the spunk alire, and flung ii to him. lie
swalled ii at jerk, an then sot to ge!in away
for doin it. heard noise like Dustin sum-
thin. and his tail lit top ov my hat. His
head were away down the hill, and had tuck
death hold onter root. His forc-legs were
City feet up the road max n runnin ruoshuns,
an his hind ones str,,,idil ov the fence. As
to the dog hisscl, as dog never seed him
agin.
Well, dad flung five or six hundred onder
my sburt with the dried skin Of a bulls tail,
and gin me the remainder next day with a
waggin whip what he borrowed trum teller
while he wur q watering his horses the
WAGNER got sorry fur me, and hollcred to me
to turn my begin and squallin into fust rate
runnin, which I emejutly did, and the last
linl. misee1 mo ohont tnn fact
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hostess. Early in the forenoon, Mr. Morton
took leave Of his hospitable friends, being
called away by pressing affairs Of business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton returned. to their
accustomed avocations, but it was with re-
newed energy, and q new sense OF quiet hap
piness, no less deeply felt because inexpressed.
A day or two afterwards Mr.. Thornton iuvitod
his wife to accompany him to town, saying he
thought she might like to do some shopping,
and she, with no apparent surprize, but with
heartfelt pleasure, acceded to his proposal.
The following Sabbath the village gossipS had
ample food to feast their hungry eyes to be
digested at the next sewing society," in the
appearance of Mrs. Thornton at church, clad
in plain but rich costume, an entire new out
ft which they could not deny made her I" look
ten years younger"
This was the beginning of the reform, and
it was the dawning of brighter day for the
husband and wife of our story. True, h"hits
of such long standing are not conquered III .
week or month"; and very often was Mrs.
Thornton tempted to yield to their long.toera.
ted sway, but she fought valiantly against
their influence, and in time she vanquished
them. An air of taste and elegance, before
unknown, now pervaded their dwelling, and
year after year the links of affection which
united them as 8 family grew brighter and
purer, ever radiating the holy light of Chris
tian home.
But it was not until many years had passed
away, and our little Nellie, now a lovely
maiden, was about to resign her place as pet
in her fathers household and assume new
dignity in another's home, that her mother
impaired to her the story Of her own early
errors, and earnestly warned her to beware Of
that insidiou; foe to domestic happiness
disregard Of little hings-and kissing her
daughter with maternal pride and fondness,
she thanked her for those simple, child.like
words which had changed the whole current
of her destiny" Don't Pa like to see you look
pretty g''
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The Senator and the Dromios.

The senior Mr.. Gay, Of the National Hotel
at Washington, bears quite likeness to Gen,
Cass, and upon this the correspondent of the
New York Times tells the following story:
A stranger, who supposed he knew mine
host very we'll, put up at the National some
time ago. Since this house has become the
crack hotel at the Capitol, it is quite full at
this time, and the new conner was necessari-
ly, for the first night, sent to the upper floor
to sleep. Coming down stairs the next morn
ing, a little cross, he met Gen. Cass there.
who has fine suite of rooms in the hall,
stepped up to him, and in language more for.
chile and rapid than elegant, said,
CPL be ID if 1'll stand it! You've
put me at the top of the house. must have
q room somewhere lower down."
Gen Cass, interposing and nervously-
g Sir, YOU are mistaken in the person you
are addressing. am Gen. Cass, of Michl-
gan"
Stranger, (confusedly,) "Beg you pardon,
Gen. Cass-thought it was my old friend
Gay. Beg thousand pardons, sir all
mistake, / assure you, sir"
The General passed out of the building
but soon returned, and as luck would have it.
the stranger met him full in the face again,
but in another position. This time he was
sure he had mine host for the Senator from
Michigan he knew had just gone out. So
the stranger stepped boldly up, slapped the
General hartily and Familiarity on the shoul-
der, eXclaiming:
":By heavens, Gay, I've got a rich sell to
relate. met old Cass up stairs, just now.
thought it was you, and began cursipg him
about my room"
Ge... Cass, with emphasis "Well, young
man, you've met old Cass again :"
Stranger sloped, and hasn't been heard
from since.
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A Good Exercise for Persons Liable to

DR.. L. Long, Of Holyoke, Mass, recon.
mends the practice of swinging by the hands
as great benefit to persons of narrow and
weak chests. He says
mean the suspending of the body by the
hands, by means of a strong rope or chaln
fastened to beam at one end and at the
other stick three feet long, covenient 10
grasp with the hands. The rope should be
fastened to the centre of the stick which
should hang six or eightinches above the head.
Let person grasp this stick, with the hands
two or three feet apart and swing very mod
erately at frst-perbaps only bear the weight
if very weak-and gradually increase as the
muscles gain strength from the exercise, un'
til it may be used from three to five times
daily. The connection of the arms with the
bod dy iw ii the exception of the claricle with
~ -.ernum or breast bone being muscular
attachment to the ribs, the effect of this eA-
ercise is to elevate the ribs and enlarge the
chest; and, as nature allows no vacuum, the
lungs expand to fill the cavity, increase the vol,
unfe of air-the natural purifier of the blood
thus preventing congestion or the de. .osit
of tuberculous matter. [ have prescr f.a
the above for all cases of hemorrhage OF the
lungs and threatened consumption for thirty.
five years, and have been able to increase
the measure of the chest from two to four
inches within q few months, and always with
good results. But especially as preventive
| would recommend this exercise. Let those
who love life cultivate well formed, capa'
cious chest. The student, the merchant, the
sedentary, the young OF both sexes-aye, all
should have swing upon which to stretch
themselves daily and am morally certain
that if this were to be practiscd by the rising
generation, in dress allowing free and full
development of the body, thousands, yes, tens
of thousands, would be saved from the raw
ages fthat opproJrium medicOru0', consump-
ton.
We think the above we'll worth he consider.
alton of our readers. The exercise recon-
mended could be as moderate as severe as
desired, and would be pleasanter to many
than the laborious dumb bells, so often used.
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ElonGlu, LoaIcd,

On Saturday night, at little after eleven,
subsequent to the play, the curtain rose ut
the Metropolitan. and exhibited N. Blondin
Standing OH the lower part Of the rope which
led from the back part m the stage Of the
Metropolitan up TO The roof of the 'hcatre
in the third tier, on elevation nl Fifty feet, at
an angle uf RI degrees, with Col. l.um Smith
soundy and firmly perched upon his shoulders.
VI. BIundin had his heaviest bal.lnce pole, and
commenced his perilous walk without the
slightest hesitation, trrading firmly y and conf
.lent!y on the rope, as though he hal no extra
weight 10 bear
Flc walked somewhat slower than his wont,
hut gained the third tier amid .hc cheers and
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How TO AVOID THE DANGER OF LlG1ry1

How TO AVOID THE DANGER OF LIGHTNING.
During thunder storms, persons in houses
should sit or lie as far distant rs possible from
the chimney and the most exposed parts of
the walls. The middle of the room, if it is
large is the safest locality. Sailors on the
sea should keep as far from the masts as pos
sble, and farmers in the fields should never
seek shelter under trees. Horizontal strokes
of lightning sometimes take place, and sever
al persons have been struck while sitting at
an open window during thunder storms
Every window of a room in which persons
are sitting in such cases, should be closed n
flash of the fluid, which wonld pass through
an open window into an apartment, will be
conducted down through the floor and wall to
the earth, if the window is shut.
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DoN'r You Do IT-The man who found
out all the philosophy contained in these few
precepts, was a Solomon:
When you are offered a great bargain, ol
the value of which you know nothing, but
which YOU are to get at halfprice, being
you'-don't you do it.
When a young lady catches you alone, lays
violent hands on you, expressing kiss" II
every glance don't you do it.
When horse kicks you, and you feel o
strong disposition to kick the horse in return
don't you do it.
Should you happen to catch yourself whist:
ling in prining Office, and the printers tell
YOU to whistle louder--don't you do it.
If on an odd occasion Your wife should eS
claim to you, "Now tnmble over the cradle
and break your neck, dol'--don't you do it.
When you have any business to transact
with modern fnancier, and he asks you to
20 and dine with him-don't you do it.
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Mrs. Lofty and I.
Mrs. Lofty keeps carriage,

ml6' AoitS Civ ~
Mrs. Lofty keeps carriage,
So do +;
She has dapple grays to draw it,
None have l;
With my blue-eyod laughing baby,
Trundling by,
hide his face, lest she should sec
The cherub boy and envy me.
Her fine husband has whtc fingers
Mine has not;
lie could give his bride palace
Mine cot;
Ilcrs comes home beneath the Starlight
Nc'er cares she;
Mine comes home in purple twilight,
Kisses Inc,
And prnys that lIc who turns lifeS sands
Will hold his loved ones in His hands.
Mrs. Lofty has her jewels.
So have
She wears hers upon her bosom
Inside [:
She will leave hers at Deaths portal,
By aud hy;
shall bear my treasure with me,
When die;
For have love and she has gold
She counts her wenlth--Einc rnn't be ibid
She lus those who love hcr-station,
None have i
But have one lrue heart beside mt
Glad am |:
I'd not change it ior; kingdom,
No, not /;
God will weigh it in His balance,
By and by;
And the difference define
'Twixt Mrs. Lofty's wealth and mine.
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TuE FRExCH FIELD TELEGRarl.-.A wal
correspondent, dating from I'rescia, on the 4tl
of June, reports fact which has not hitherto
transpired, concerning the scientific appliances
Of electricity to. war purposes. 1t wonlil ap
pear that the remarkable precision and unity
OF tho FRENCH eTolations wrfr accomplished
hy quite novel SORT Of dying aidea.'lc. .culnn
From each corps, once in Il position, 81 horse
man rode of to the next division. unrolIius
Oh his rapid course light wire, which nc
time was lost in adapting 10 y field apparatus
and the process was repeated all along the
French line OF twelve miles.
Hence the movement OF the whole army
was known and regulated like clock work
from early lawn to dcwy eve,' on that de-
cisive day.
This arrangement lad been planned in
Paris and a supply Of gutta percha covered
metal thread forward with secrecy and dis
patch. 1t has done IFS work, and the patent
may now be disclosed. Portable galvanism
beats portable gas. 1t WAS already known to
both armies that u special telegraphic corps
operated in the rear of the allies, and laid
wires rs fast as m advance was made. II
Lair is the chief engineer, and the first French,
man that entered Novara, while the Anstrlans
were scarce yet out of it, was NJ. Ganthier o!
that staff, who sct up his box and telegraphed
the details OF the relreating corps at the mo-
ment they were outside the gates. Lonato,
Montechiaro and Castiglione were III instant
communication with Brescia and Milan when
evacuated by the foe on tho 23d.
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S&lett 4oetrg,
From the Southern Baptist.
Would not Live Always"

From the Southern Baptist.
Would not Live Always"
JOE VII: l6.
Oh! earth though seeming bcsutiful,
How desert-like art thou;
A wreath of thorns was all thou hadst
To crown thy Makers brow.
Thy children walk thy lonely paths,
All weary and opprcst;
Only one boon thou grantest all
An narrow couch Of rest.
How quie. in their deep, dark beds :.
The dead oil sleep tonight;
They waken not to mourn and weep,
Or dread O morrow's light.
But here and there and everywhere,
The living troubled go;
Each bears about in his own heart
Burdens of grief and woe.
And should we live to thred-score years,
In vanity and sin:
From death and sorrow, and despair,
What is there We can win?
Naked into the world We came;
Aud we shall naked go;
Taking away with US alone,
Lessons of sin and woe.
Each day I linger here, sec,
Some new, sad phase in life;
Some trusty friend forsakiug me.
Amidst the fiery strife;
Some gloomy and revolving view,
Of my own weak, frail heart
Something each day thnt makes me feel,
More willing to depart.
at would not always lire'-I loathe
The bitter, restless strife;
T know there is beyond the tomb,
A nobler, botter life
A life within the courts Of God,
Where dwell the white robed throsg--
Sitting beside the crystal stream
Singing their sweet glad song.
Oh Father I would gladly live
Nearer and nearer Thee;
Oft midst the weary, desert march,
+ ycarn thy face to see.
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A man who had brutally assaulted his wife
was brought before Justice Cole, of Albany,
lately, and had good deal to say about get
ting Justice" "Justicc!" replied Cole, you
can't get it here. This Court has no power
to hang you"
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a FEMALE MAcutN1sT-Mrs. Ball in a
speech before the Boston Woman's Rights
Convention, read letter giving an account OF
q young girl in Delaware, whose father was
machinist She was very tesirous OF learning
her fathers business. i,n being allowed to
enter the shop, she showed great ability, and
made so rapid advance as 10 enable her on
the occasion Of her fathers death, not many
years AFTER to take charge of thc business.
Her younger sisters and brothers have learned
the trade from her. and she is now prosper
Gus machinist; keeping the business of her
father, and teaching her younger and dcpen-
dent brothers, and presenting a living witness
to the wisdom of allowing a girl perfect free
dom in the choice of IN avocation.
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A sixty-eight pound cannon bursted at the
Navy Yark in Washington City on Thursday
morning, by which two men were instantly kill
ed aud ton others severely wounded.
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had apparently more ,m.'> -+a'"2
sion.
The feat, wonderful as it was. was perfectly
pcrlurue,l and it is more extraordinary from
the fact that, while NJ. Blon'lin weighs but one
hundred and thirty pounds. the weight OF the
man carried WAS IL hundred and >iHty,fve.
We thi,:k this greater performances than
crossing the chasm Of the Niagafa.-l'n'falo
Republican, 18th.
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The SADDxsr SlGnT-The attention OF
bachelors is invited to the following wall
from Salisbury: There are some sights in
this world--a city sacked and burned-:a London
in the midst of plague-a slip burning at
sea--a family pining in starvation a ajarof honey
smashed on the pavement, but the saddest
sight 10 us of all is an old bachelor stolidly
walking towards his end, his great duties un.
done, mis- shirt buttons oil, his stockings out
at the toes, and robo !. to leave his money to.
Were we such man, the mild, reproying
eve of WIDOW or maiden lady would drive
Us mad. Bu. there is still hope. Ugier and
older men than anv ofour friends have mar
red beautiful wives, who trained them
admirably, aad spent their money elegantly
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TuE Barre or SoLFEg!So.-About ten
miles wrst oi 10 iIinria, and running nearly
,aral'cl with il, j. = smaller stream, the Chiese,
and it v?S in the .;'ce between these two
rivers thu, he bait, wqs fought. Among
the many sn.,'l towns ,,.,!',le,l in this area
is Solierinr. !, vi age of svi'r twclve hundred
inhabitants, hilhsfty chiefly nu!ed AZ being
The noin. wlcrr the Aastriilns we're defeated.
by The French in I7Gd, prior 10 tbe siege Of
Man.ua. 4, the hardest fighting ofthc late,
battle took place at this point, so the name OF
Soferno has become indel;b'y associated
with the cont!ict.-N. y. Evening Post.