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American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04
A word 10 ahe Boys.

/ visited a. few days sinoes our State !
Prison. Itwas 81 awful scene, and one /
shoulJ be unwilling TO look Hpon aeain.---
| cannot forget it Il would. / seem to
see them still -tbat motley array Of all ages
aud conditions. Not . word, or even
Iook at their rfelloEsallowsd, even snnder
the eye Ct vigilent keeper, and then. as
they weresx mined, marched 70 their cells
and locked mp for the right. only topnIsus
aeain that UNMARRIED round OF months and
years, and some forlifs. o, how il makes
my heart ache. II was sad 10 see among
ltlleiu .yoang g mem in freshness and vigor
doomed by crime TO that wrstcbed life.--
f'0ld men, too, even with gray hairs, wers
there, not crowns cf glory but badges
of shaEe WAS theirs. But IL possible, it
was sadder still to see among them boys
one less than fourteen years ofsge. young
I er than cne Of my own. little boys at home.
And tiaen thought, II ne aud oIhsf boys
Icould once look upon such eit you'd
be life long less. n to tbenls saa ~ !.
The Warden answered oil ,enquiries;and
what do you think brought that boy lbere?
I II was passion, uncontrolled tempeT.'-
He commenced only in play then gpt an
4 cry with a playmate. and in the hest Of
passion dealt hi,n blows that tookahis life.
4 He did not mean to do it, he said, PRO
Ebably he did not. hut bis sorrow ceuld not
restore life. An indictment was found
He plead guilty, and now. in silence and
shame, the weary years that should have
elsdden'd his parents home are dragged on
in those prison walls. Woald he not say
TO Jou. boJs, govern you tempeETA
Another sad fact the Warden related
or t.aoso one hundred and one conyists. all
fbut six were brought thereby the use ol
intoxicatiBg drinks. Ihope not one of ell
the boys sho read this, will ever touch.
taste or handle the destroying cup; but
very many Of them fear have not perfect,
" learned that difficult lesson to ccntrOI
! self. Do you ever think, when tempted
to anger. TO what il may lead?- Ameri-
can Messenger. tas sss
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04
CITY OF LANCASTER:
F'hu1 sday Morning, Aug. 4. Is5
'Fhe Element Of Success.

An men who have succeeded well in
life, have been men Of high resolve and en-
durance. The famed William Pitt. ia
early life was fond ofgambling, the passion
increased with his years; he knew that he
must master the passion, or the passion
would master him. He made a firm re-
solve thathe would never again play at
bazsrd game. He could make such fes-
olution; he could keep it. His subse-
rQuent eminence was the fruit OF that pow
er. William Willberforce, in his earlier
days. like most young men OF his rOnk and
age, loved the excitement OF games OF haz-
ard. He was one night persuaded to keep
the faro bank-he was appalled, at what be
bsheld. Sitting amid gaming, ruin, aAd
despair, he took the resolution that he
would never again enter o gaming house.
He changed his company with the change
.of lis conduct, and subsequently, became
one of the most distinguished Englishmen
of bis day.
DR.. Samuel johnson was once requested
to driik wine with, friend: he proposed
tea. 'sBut drink hHte wins" said his
host. s.I cannot, Twas the reply; ID know
abstinence know excess. but / know
mo medium. Long since resolved, as
= could not drink aliKls wine, would drink
none at all"
A man who could thus supper! his reso-
tuition BY action was man Of endurance.
aud that clement is as displayed in this
incident as in the completion Of this great
work. When Richard Brinsley Sheridan
made his first speech in parliament, It was
regarded on all hands as the most mortily-
ing failure. His friend urged him to
abandon q parliamentary career, and en-
ter seme field better suited TO his ability.
',No," said Sheridan. "No, il is IN me e,and
it shall come out!' And ii did, and he
became one Of the most splendid debatora
in England. Loyola, the founder OF the
Z order Of Jesuits, the oourtier, the name Of
gaIlantry aud dissipation, obtained such
mastery over himself by labor and enda-
renoe, that, to illustrate the fact, he stood
several hours, apparently unmoved, in
pond of ice and muddy water,up,to his chin.
Perhaps, no other nation in Europe, a
that time, could have won the battle o.
Waterlo except the British. because nc
other nation could have brought 10 tina
conflict thst amoant Of endurance needed
to win. For many hours that army stoot
manfully before the murderous fre Of tn
French; column after column fell whil
not a gun was discharged on their part
One sullen word of command ran alon,
the line as thousands fell "File upl Gil
supl .'Not yet--not YETI was the iro
Dukes reply to the earnest request mad
10 charge and fight the foe. Al lengtl
the time Of action come. The charge wa
given, and victory perohed upon th
standard Of England. .s.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

Nature is full Of poetry. How bril-
iantly she triumphs over The proud achiev-
ments of man. He rears tSe mighty mon.
umenn forms navies, and nations, builds
temples and cities to perpetuate his glory
but. alas, all these perish, and sink into
oblivion. But the lofty hills will star
untimed and firm through endless ages.
These ancient heights gilded in the rays Of
setting sun; the ciroling clouds fringed
with FIRE, and even the violet and spark
ling dew drop nook mans feeble Efforts
Everywhere lie natures charms to arouse
the intellect to the highest point Of sublim-
ity, and fill the soul with the noblest Goa.
ceptions OF the Deity.
European curiosities have thus inspired
with immortal song. Then cannot the
scenes Of our own beautiful America,
awake mind aud heart to action? We
have beauty and freshness in the yerdure
of our hills and values: wlldness and maj
1rty in our rocks aad mountains, music in
our bubbling rills aud matchless streams;
| glory in our Andes, and the laundering
voice of Niagra, to inspire with the deep.
est awe. Whether we climb thu heights,
aud view scenes in the dim distance, or de.
scend into the shadowy glens, nature still
charms our senses. The wild winds o
heaven proclaim her triumphant.
Such were our feelings and sentiments
as we paused to gaze upon the SOLITARY
grandeur Of that rocky hight, Noun
Pleasant, whose lofty look casts stapen
dous scorn upon eli menacing violence =
Standing as it does Ia the center Of plai
in the valley Of the Hockhockipg, ant
looming up three hundred feot above tn
level, il presents at once an aspect o
wildness, and the most magni6cen
grandeur. The frowuing cliffs toweripi
! fer above. shone in the light with th
most resplendent glory. The gilded sum
mits served only to increase the gloom 9
the unpierced depths below. Whist seen
he's 80 enchanting an effect as this? w
may behold around us. life and industry j
} ell their forms; but here every domesti
sentiment is overwhelmed with the Nigh
ty impressions Of nature.
With profound feeling we gszed upo
this mountain rock which towers ami
. wheeling clouds in the widest msgnifi
cence. From its utmost height, to tb
! beautiful stream at our feet, everythin
awes and subdues W. The threateniu
mass Of towering Clifs, or the psrpstur
Z gloom Of yawnirg chasms impresses wit
sublime terror. ,,4 y ~
Upon reaching the summit Of this in
mense rock, which seems to have bee
: thrown up by some ancient volcanic COZ
. vulsion, we again beheld unrivaled beaui
and grandeur. stretOhed before us ia OF
vast panor amio view. The exuausiy
!, plain is dotted with beautiful groves. II
0. placid steam flows past below. to disal
lpear amid the green amphithea!re Of hill
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04
= The Doctor Clutwitted,

When DR.. Dodge an electic physician,
was lecluring through the State on the
Laws of health, and particularly on the
evils oitsa and coffee. he happened to meet,
one morning At the breakfast table, a witty
son of Erin, Of the better class. Conver-
sation turned on the Doctors iayorite sub
ject; he addressed our Irish friend as fol-
lows: r
perhaps you think that would te una
BILE to convince you Of the dsleterious ef'
fects OF tea and coffse? @
4 don't knew, said Erin, bat I'll like 10
be there when you doit.
We'll. said the Doctor, IL l convince
you that they are injurious to your health
will you abstain from their uses'
Sure and win, SIR
How often do you use coffee and tea?
asked The doctor.
Morning aud night, SIR
WELL said the doctor, do you ever sx
perience slight dizziness of the brain OF
going to bed?'
Il do; indeed do;' replied Erin.
And sharp pain through the temple
in and about the eyes, in the morningT
'Troth l do. sir.
4 WELL said the doctor with an air OF con
idence aa6 assurance in his manner, 'tha
is the effects Of ftea and coffee
rs it, indeed? Faith and | Away
thought it was the whisky dranb.'
The company roared with laughter. an
the doctor quietly retired. He was beater
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

THE PoTATo RoT.--The rot is making
sad work in many Of the potato fields in
Rhode Island, snG in some localities the
crop will prove almost total failnre. lu
Bristol, as we. learn, some farmers have
plcwed up whole fields Of potatoes the
rot being so extensive as not to pay the ex
pense of digging, and replanted with uthel
seed. New potatoes can be purchased fol
ninety cents and one dollar per bushel, Al
the farmers are disposed to put them Of
before they rot on their hands. strng
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

POETRY IN PROSE. The following should
be read by every man who has neglected to
take the paper published in his own place,
or the one Learest to him: "Breathes there
man with soul so dead-AWho never to
himself hath said-1 will my county paper
tske-both for my own and family sake?
Ii such there be. let him repent--and have
the paper to him ssnt-and II he. should
pass a happy winlerL he in, advance should
pay the printer"
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

Hoes IN KENruoKY.--HOgs are plenty
in Kentucky. The returns Of the Afses-
sors 10 the Auditor at Frankfort, shows
that in sixty four counties in Kentucky
there is this year 15,448 hogs for
taxation, against $50 .2o7 intbe same coun'
ties last year. being an increase of l76. .242
head. The same rate Of increase in the re-
maiuiue counties viii swell the excess to
800. 900. M 1e
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

ETThe following interesting snnecdote
comes TO US as true;
A man having large family found il
rather hard to keep up table, and ba:
adopted the following plan.
Al evening. before supper, he calls hit
children around him, and addresses them
thus;
Who'll take cent to do without hi.
supper
IlI!I exolaim. the children eager tc
get the prize.
The old man pulls out pocket book ful
Of red cents, which he keeps for the occa
sion, ard after giving them one piece
sends them off TO bed. ..st
Next morning they look like starved
Arabs. The old man calls them arounc
him, and with au air Of grvity asks;
who'll give a cent TO have mic,
warm biscuit for breakfast? ..,.t,
1t is needless to say that The cents wert
forthcoming at once. Good plan;
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

THE NEW YoRK WHEAr CRoP We
have idst seen letter from person who
a,rscsnlly travelled through some Of the
b St wheat counties cf this State, who esti-
mates the present harvest the best Of five
years, al least. The crop has ripened. and
nearly all harvested in good weather. and
very free from the ravages Of insects.-lN
Y. Tribune. sa go
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04
From The Ohio Statesman.
81 r + PIN NG.
ny CARRIE a. CLARK.


Softly, now, the maiden's sleeping,
lean see The crimson how,
Slowly, gently mounting upward,
To her fOrehead's verge OF snow,
Tinging cheek and neck and bosom
With soft and roseate glow.
lean see her snowy garments
In the golden morning air,
sonly pulsate with the living
Loving tide OF beng there,
And the netted sunbeams quiver
In the meshes OF her hair.
can see q tint Of sapphire,
Through the veil OF her soft eye,
As through yOndef mist of morning
Comes CLEAN ofcloudIess sky,
Telling what world ofbrghtDess
Meath the trembling curtaiDslle.
And the blue veins Idly loiter,
o'er her temples passing fair,
Then, like lovers fingers, wander
on amid her siIken hair,
Toying with its golden traeery
In the rosy chamb Y there.
One white hand her bosom presses,
With naive and witching art;
Andhe lips, the rosy tempters,
Softly smiling, and apart,
Intheir low and whispered murmurs.
Half tetray the beating heart.
And tho air is still and dreamy,
Rosy-tinted, heeked with gold,
Lettering through the antiq6e chamber,
Bathing many picture old;
And a willy parian Cupid,
Household god ofdAntiest mould.
And II wraps the lovely sleeper
In a food OF tender light, u
Leaving, with its streams ofermine,
Brow and breast, and garments white
Still, and fragrant as the incense,
Waited from censer bright.
Sleep on, young and happy dreamer,
Famed by mornings tenderest signs;
Dream on, angel heart ana spirit,
BRthed in mornings rosiest dyes
softly sunbeam, golden fingered,
Opens the doorway other eyes.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

ET"Ma here's word in the paper |
want to know. What ishomieide2" "a
homicide. child. is one who murders an.
other. Well ma. when Jack Nobb. killed
our tom cat, that was Tommycids WASH
it?' Fa0 wuieats fti s9st1 -,
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

REA certain lawyer had his postrait
taken in his favorite understanding
will, mis- hands IN his pocket. His friends
and clients all won't to See. 81. and everybody
exclaimed. sss y ~ :. 49,
I 20, how like? It's lhe picture ofhim"
An old farmer only dissenied.i 8.
""Taint like?' exclaimed everybody.
.'just show us wherein 'taipt likey
"Taint-no faint. responded tie Armer
.:dont YOU sea his hands in hisowa peck
etY' 1Twonld be as like again il be bad
il in Somebody else'p." a.sA. A.s
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

EyAn, Irishman. who had lain sick
lonu lime, was met one day By The parish
pfriiest. when the following conversation
tto6ka place. s.well. Patrick. | am glad
you have rerovefed2but were you not
afraid riost inject yours God2' "Oeh mo
your iiverepce. il WAS the other chap
was afraid Nv. replied Pat.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

ET Avery good kind Of woman often
spoils herself in trying to become man,
The hest woman in the world is q female
weman-sll others. are as, astounding brass.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

EEA western editor having published
along leader on hogs, rival paper in
the same village upbraidS him for obtru-
ding his family matters upon the public.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

GWAn Irish paper announces that a
Mr.. X ennsdy returned to town. fell down
and broke his neck, happily received no
further serious damage. 80. IA
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

Eg-' Sammy, my dear boy, what are
you crying for?' .,.s. .'7s.Ef1 4
'Bill hove the Bible, at me- and hit me
on the band, > sa
We'll, you are the first person in my
family on whom the Bible ever male the
slightest impression 49, .s.ss.5
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

EgDo you drink hale 10 Amerlep
asked ( coSkRty. a'.3'
iaT. sNoyws drink lKduder and Fehtning'
replied .tlre,Y Y anhses ,isfaia slil stts s'A@
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

EETo do evil is human corruption;
to Do good for good is but retribution; bu.
to do good fer evil is Christian perfec-
tion.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

,iE% Slight circumstances give ,us the
keenest insight into the secrets Of char.
aeter. 1863 H+'" '"1S' y '@@
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

ET An Iowa farmer. on being asked I
ne Had ever done much, farming before
replied mo, but last year lar@ed CON
asidefabIy 5sIia@.'', ,sl.iSss "a s,s.lssp
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

ES-"Why don't you wash the bottoms
of your feet, Jonny!" asked grandmother
of "A boy, when he was perfsfming the
operation before retiring for the night, to
which he very gtavely replied: ..f,4
"Why, granny, you dosen't think Use
going 10 stand up in bed, does ye?"
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

ETA medical friend says that Tartar
enetic is productive Of great reteh edness.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04
LIENS for rnonsekeeners.,

Do everything in its proper time, keep
everything IN its place. Always mend
clothes before washing them.
Alum or vinegar rs good 10 set colors OF
red, green or yellow.
Ssl-sods will bleach, one spoonful is
enough for ket lie OF clothes.
Save your suds for garden and plants,
or to garden yards when sandy.
Wash your tea tray with cold soda,polish
with little flour and dry cloth.
Frozen potatoes make more starch than
fresh ones They make nice cake.
A ho, shovsl, held over FURNISHED furni-
ture will take out white spots.
3 A bt-of glue. dissolved IN skim milk and
butter, will restore rusty old Grape.
Ribbons ofanY kind should be washed
in cold soap suds. and not rinsed.
Ifyour flat irons are rough. rub them
well with fine salt, and Il VIII make them
smooth.
II you are buying carpet for durabili
", you must choose small figures.
A bit of soap rubbed on the hinges o.
doors will prevent their breaking. -
Scotch snuff put on the holes where
cricke:s come out VIII destroy them.
Wood ashes aud common salt, wet will
water, will stop the cracks Of stove, anC
prevent the smoksfrom escaping.
Green should be the prevailing color G
bed hsagiLgs and drapsFyt = ~. n.'t
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

q RaT The man who coirtSd. Sa-invesif
CATION ssysit'isa't half So nice IS court
ing an afTectionate giii ~
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

rssHotA6s Greedy thinks The ehild 7
now born that will see Illinois stale y
ten millions people.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

Eg-During the present century. 5t~o
hundred and fifty thousand patents for in-
ventions have been granted in England.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

Written for the Lancaster Gazette.
Thoughts Suggested by a Visit to Mount
Pleasant, Fairfield Comfy, Ohio.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04

A JOKE FOR THE LADIES The editor OF
paper in Providence lately informed his
readers that the ladies' always pull OF the
left stocking last. This as may be suppos-
ed, created some stir among his fair readers
snd whilo in positive terms they denied the
statement, they at the same time declared
that he had no business to know it, even
il such was the fact. and pronounced him
no gentleman. He proves it, however, by
short argument:
"Wheh one stocking is pulled off, there
is another left on; pulling off this is taking
the lsf. stocking off LASH asa f7
Eg-'Oh. dearl' blubbered an urchiu
who had been suffering from the appics.
ton ola birch. 5'Oh. my! they Tel II about
forty rods mike sfurlonF, but can tell a
biggerrstoryt than that Lst'em get such
pleAguy licking as I've had. aud they'll
6nd out that one rod makes an acheil"
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-08-04


How OH THE FANS ARE.--Pefhapsahe
ladies-or some OF them--regard the Para>
sol a modern luxury. Not bit Of it,
Parasols were carried iu Egyptthree thou-
sand years ago, and are represented upon
sculptures coeyal with the Phsthohs.--
The Egyptian paraplnies, however. being
built on more sensible and substantial
plan than lie ..suu shade now in vogue.
were loc large and heavy for the delicate
hands OF the dusky dame aud demoisslles
Of the valley o. the Nile, aud were gener-
ally borne by their slaves. The phihn-
lhropic young princes who iished littIe
Moses out OF the bulrushes. is portrayed
in pictures. with big parasol oyer her
bead; and probably The widow Cleopatra.
twbo. though brownisb. was particulars about
her complexion, kept hemisphere Of silk
between the sun and her beauty when she
went down the Cyduus to mss. Marc An
| tohy.t q -
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-12
Lyons Magnetic Powders,
VII destroy Garden Insects, Cockroaches, Bed
Bugs, F1eqs, Ants, Moths, and all
nests of the uernain hind.

The importance of reliable article Of this kind is
inestimable. In weather all nature teens with
these annoying foes. This powder is the only article
ever discovered which will terminate them. A
company Of botanists, from the Horticultural Society
of Paris while amidst the ferns Of Asia, observed
that all insects lighting upon certain kind of plant
very soon dropped dead This fact was made use Of
to guard their night camps from these intruders.
Quantities Of the plant were brought home by Mr.. E.
Lyon, and found positive insect destroyer in every
experiment 1t is simply powdered leaf, chemi-
caly prepared resist the effect Of age and climate
Medals and Letters Patent have been obtained from
the governments Ct England, France, Germany and
Russia, from the Worlds Fair, and numerous medi.
al and horticultural colleges and societies
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-12

Cross Ties Wanted.
FI'HE Nashville and Northwestern Railroad Com
Il pany wish 10 contract for 40, 600 CEDAR CROSS
TIES, feet long, inches hcK well hewn, 20 face
at narrowest place not less than inches clear OF
bark timber be sound; be delivered at the grade
line OF the road la Nashville.
The contractors want TO contract for so 600 WHITE
o. P0ST-OAk TIES Of the same the above,
be delivered on the line of the road In piles from
section II to section -, enough on each section TO
supply the same.
Persons wishing TO bid will direct TO the President
and Directors OF the Nashville and Northwestern
Railroad Compony, Nashville, Tennessee.
InlN2l-I
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-08-12

THE NEW HorEL--We have heretofore
stated that the means required to construct
the proposed New Hotel on the Overton Lot
have been subscribed, ard the City has done
its part by exempting the Hotel from taxa
ton for term of years. We learn that it is
in contemplation to employ an architect of
the first ability, and so soon as his plans and
specifications are made and approved, to
commence the work and push it forward to
completion. A first class hotel is the prime
want of Nashville at present, and those cili-
zens who have undertaken 10 supply it de-
serve the thanks of everybody, and we are
sure they will get them.
We are requested to say that meeting OF
the contributors to the new Hotel will take
place this afternoon at o'clock in the City
Hall, southern end Of the Market House. 1t
is important that every one should be pre-
aut