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The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-02-23
For Nashville.

., sIE"h The steamer DAVID GIBSON, Capt.
49, - Mckinley, leaycs THURSDAY, 18th inst,
MI 4 ~ NJ PAUL a MURDOCH.
The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-02-23
For Hickman e Memphis
For Memphis. (.

xT% n The steamer MEMPHIS, Captain
Sz--z3y Bughcr, will leave Thursday, 9th
inst, at D. M. 2t INV u W.
The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-02-23
For New Orleans

x The steamer JENNIE GRAY, Capt.
Beares, leaves ON Thursday, 2lth inst,
at 10 a. M. 2l7 IRWIN SCO.
The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-02-23
For New Orleans.

,s XII h The steamer MARS Captain Good,
sssel---As leaves this day, sd inst. at4 F. NJ
PAUL Il MURDOCH.
The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-02-23

r sIE The steamer HUDSON, Rdcnour,
.c - taaster, will leave Friday, 18th inst,
at T.. M BROWNE LUDLOW,
4 puhlic LANDING
The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-02-23

For st. Louis-Express Line.
" The steamer MARTHA PUTNAM,
tLz-s ats-E Capt. Jewell, will leave ON Thursday,
Az IRWIN q CO.
The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-02-23
For Evansville and Nashville.
For Nashville.

xIE72 The steamer LIGHT FOOT, Cart.
ssts5sZs Frazier leaves this day, 23d inst. at 4
n mi. IN A. ID. SCHRAM & co.
The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-02-23

= The steamer MARS, Capt. James
.Ls-s Good, will leave "Wednesday, the sd
Inst, at4 ,. m. D6 IRWIN6CO.
The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-02-23

- <IE The steamer DAVID GIBSON, Capt.
eszs3- Nc Kinley will leave ON Thursday, the
2fth inst, AT 4 D, m. 2D7 IRWIN 4 100.
The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-02-23
STEAMBOATS,.
Merchants Independent Line-For New
Orleans

= ak The steamer A. o. TYLOR, Capt.
Collier, will leave Wednesday, the
2si fnst.. VI 4 y. m 9d IRWIN &CO.
The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-02-23

Merchants Independent Line-For New
Orleans.
The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-02-23

Merchants Independent Line-FOr New
49, -~-- Orleans.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04
A BurleSque OH Moneyed Men.

One of the amusing letters purporting to
come from Mohamed Pasha, published in
the Evening Post, has the following hit at
the Merchant Princes" of New York:
'.He was born in Huddletown, Connecti-
cut, in the year 1902. By the time he was
ten years old, (and very old, indeed, he was
at that time of life,) he had made one hum
dred and sixty five bargains, barters and
dickers in shoe-strings. peg-tops and jack
knives, and had amassed the sum OF five
dollars and ffty-three cents. AT the age
of eleven he entered the store of Grab S
Ketchum, in his native town, and continued
therein as clerk. until l-he had reached the
age of fifteen years, and had accumulated
the sum of two hundred and tive dollars
and thirty-two cents. Investing this amount
in potatoes and dried pumpkins, he set sail
in Stonington sloop for New York, and
with his entire possessions, landed at Full
ton Market in the year 1917.
Since that time he has passed through
the several professions OF vegetable pur-
veyor, fish vender, general merchant, bank
president, and solid man, aud is now con-
sldered millionaire. He was never in
dicIed for stealing, or accused OF intidellty.
He was never troubled with an ultra idea,
never had an unselfish aspiration, never
went ont of his way to do "a charitable act,
never bothered himself with romance, SEN
timent, or arr, never spoke two consecutive
SENTENCES in a grammatical manner, never
looked at the stars over his head nor the
flowers under his feet. He is some fifty
six years of age, bald, bilious, and not es-
perially amiahle. He had just built him.
self "a large brick house, veneered with
brown stone, and furnished it with satin
wood and brocatelle, and hung The walls
WITH paintings, evidently by very old, and
indeed. quite deceptive masters. and set ur
in carriage. lie has achieved fine so
cial position, and is now considered a mos
desirable match for any virgin in New
| York"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04
Broken Shrines.

met a fair-haired child, and it was weep
ing. In its hands it held broken vase,
from which the flowers were scattered and
the fragments had departed. Poor thing
| said, do not weep, for earth is full of bro
ken shrines, and this is one of them.
We journeyed OH, and met beautiful
bride. Her step was as light as the spotted
tawn's, and on her cheek was glow such
as mantles the heart of the rose. Her
careless laugh rung out as wildly sweet and
clear as bird music; and the aged and the
young as they turned aside to let her pass,
murmured "How lovely Here was the
shrine Of a beautiful spirit, which danced
in her eyes, wrung in her laughter, and
beautitied the whole casket containing it.
| said, "Glad-hearted being, go on, and may
earth hold for you no broken shrine"
But saw her again. In her lap there
lay lifeless infant. Its eye of blue was
half closed; its little dimpled hands lay
crossed; It's whole figure was like waxen
toy. The mother wept, and ''would not be
comtorted," because her little darling was
not" The shrine OF her choicest affections
lay wrecked on her bosom. Poor thing"
Sdiu dDOlHGf broken Shrine
Once again looked, when a few circling
suns had passed. The young brides lip
was mute--her eye was lusterless: she
neither laughed nor wept; and | saw that
the shrine OF her own beautiful spirit was
broken. Tie weeper had become the wept
for, the mourned over, the departed. Tears
were rained into her coffin, and dropping
heads followed her to ''the narrow house
appointed for all who live" How beauti-
tul that broken shrine
| turned AID met an old man. His white
locks fioated like white snow over his wrin-
kled brow--hS weak steps were t0ttering
and slow "a friendly staff supported his
frame, and his hands trembled like aspen
leaves in breeze. But ] saw that tears
well age were dimmng his eyes.
"My-ouly, my idolized son" he said, 'bas
become the victim of intemperance. He
was tile shrine Of my best hopes. On him
| hoped to lean il my dotage but he has
just now, with oaihs and horrid impreca-
tions, driven me from Els door. | did not
thItk, in his proud, beautiful boyhood, that
it would ever come to this. | nurtured him
carefully then, and thought, in my age and
loneliness, he would repay the debt of kind
ness he owed me-" And the aged one lift
ed up his voice and wept."
~ eep on, old man p 'yours is the most
mGurntul of all earh's broken shrines.'
Tie crushed bud can be replaced-the dead
infant lives in heaven-the sorrowing mo-
ther has reganed her dead. But Oh
when the god-hke in man departs, how
fearful the broken shrine
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04
Atmosphere of the Sun.

The sun has very dense atmosphere.
What his body must be, it is impossible TO
conjecture, but he seems to be surrounded
by a motlIed ocean of fame, through which
h dark nucleus appears like black spots,
often OF enormous size. These spots are
almost always comprised within a zone OF
the suns surface, whose breadth, measured
on a solar meridian, does not extend beyond
thirty and one half degrees on each side of
his equator, though they have been seen at
the distance of thirty-nine and a half de-
grees. From their extensive and rapid
changes, there is every reason TO suppose
that the exterior and incandescent part OF
the sun is gaseons. The solar rays, proba-
bly, arising from chemical processes that
continually take place al his surface, or
from electricity, are transmitted through
space in all directions; but Notwithstanding
the suns magnitude, and the inconceivable
heat that must exist at his surface, as the
intensity both of his light and heat dimin-
ishes as the square of the distance increas-
es, his influence can hardly be felt at the
boundaries of our system, or, at all events,
it must be but feeble.
The direct light of the sun has been es-
timated to be equal to that of 1858 wax
candles of moderate size, supposed to be
placed at the distance of one foot from the
object That of the moon is, probably
only equal to the light of one candle at the
distance of twelve feet. Consequently, the
light Of the sun is more than three hundred
thousand times greater than that of the
moon. Hence the light OF the moon in
parts no heat. 1t is believed from recent
experiments, that the direct light Of the
moon is capable of raising thermometer
one three hundred thousand part of ven-
tigrade degree, at least in this climate.
The intensity of the suns light diminishes
from the centre to the circumference Of the
solar system.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04
Choosing Hanging to Marriage.

1t was formerly law in Germany that
female condemned to capital punishment
should be saved if any man would marry
her. A young girl of Vienna was on the
point Of being executed when her youth
and beauty made a great impression upon
the heart of one of the spectators, who was
Nepolian, middle-aged man, but excess
sively ugly. Struck with her charms, he
determined to save her, and running imme-
diately TO the place of execution, declared
his intention to marry the girl, and demand
ed her pardon, according to the custom Of
The country.
The pardon was granted on condition
that the girl was not averse to the match.
The Nepolitan then calamity told the fe-
male that he was a gentleman of some prop
erty, and that he wished he was Kirg
that he might offer her stronger proof Of
his attachment. "Alas SIR" replied the
girl, Il am fully sensible of your affection
and generosity, but | am not mistress over
my own heart, aud l cannot belle my sem
timents. Unfortunately they control my
fate; and prefer the death with which
am threatened to marrying such an ugly
fellow as you" The NepoIitan retired in
confusion, ard the woman directed the exe-
cutioner to do his office.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04
Gentility.

" "Genteel it is to have soft hands, but
not genteel 10 work on lands; genteel it is
to lie abed, but not genteel TO earn your
bread grnteel it is to cringe and bow,
but not genteel 10 SOW and plough; gen.
teel it is to play the beau, but not genteel
to reap and NOV; genteel it is to keep
gig, but not genteel 10 hoe and dig; genteel
it is IN trade TO fail, but not genteel to swing
the fail genteeI it is to play the fool, but
not genteel to keep school; g'nteel 1t is
to cheat your tailor, but not genteel TO be
sailor; genteel it is to fight duel, but not
genteel to cut your fuel; genteelit is to eat
rich cake, but not genteel TO cook and bake /;
genteel it is TO have the blues, but not gen
teel to wear thick shoes genteel 1t is to
roll in wealth. but not genteel 10 have good
health genteel it is to cut friend, but not
genteel your clothes to mend genteel it is
TO make show, but not genIeel poor folks
TO know genteel il is TO run away, but not
genteel at home to stay; genteel Il is to
smirk and smile. but not genteel to shun
all guile; genteel it Is TO be knave, but
not gen,eel your cash to save; genteel it is
to make a bet, but not genteel 10 pay a
debt; genieel it is 10 play at dice, but not
genteel to take advice genteel it is TO
curse and swear, but not genteel plan
clothes to wear; genteel it is TO know a
lord, but not genteel to pay your board !;
genteel it is to skip ard hop, but not gen
teel to keep shop; gente.l it is to waste
your life, hut not gehteel to love your wife.
| cannot tell what | may do. or what bad
SC mes may yet pass through | may, per-
chance, turn deaf and blind, the pity OF all
human kind; ! may, perhaps, be doomed
to beg, or hop about upon one leg; or, even,
| may come TO steal, but may never be
g-ntetl Come joy OF sorrow, veal or woe,
oh, may / never get that low
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04
Handel, the Composer.

Handel, being questioned as TO his ideas
and feelings when composing the !" Halle
lujsh chorus repliedin his imperfect Eng
lish, +" did think did see all heaven be-
fore me, and the great God himself When
he was composing, his excitement would
rise TO such pitch that he would burst in
to tears. Ii is said that friend calling up
on the great musician when in the act OF
setting these pathetic words, 8 He was des-
pissed and rejected of men, found him alb
solutely sobbing. &" have heard it relat-
ed says Shield, that when ilandel's SER
want used to bring him his chocolate in the
morning, he often stood with silent aston
ishmeni TO see his masters tears mixed
with ink as he penned his divine notes. .
The motion Of his pen, rapid as 1t was,
could not keep up with the rapidily OF his
conception. His MSS. weIe written with
such impetuosily that they are difficult TO
read. The mechanical power of the hand
was not Sufficient for the currel,t of ideas
which flowed through that vo.cauic brain.
MIR. V. Novello, the learned publisher, who
seems to have well studied the Mss. at the
Fnzwilliam Museum, seeing a page on
which the sand is still upon the ink al the
top as at the bottom of the page, left in the
book the following observation: +" observe
the speed with which Handel wrote. The
whole of thls page is spotted with sand,
and, consequently must AL have been wet
at the same time.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04
Down and Up.

In the year l849, young man, who was
rich and engaged in lucrative business in
Cincinnati, became enanored of beauti-
ful and amiable girl--and, after a brief
courtship, married her. He loved her dear
ly. A future of happiness seemed in store
for them but evil days came, and the young
man became bankrupt. He was left with
out a doAar, but not without hope. The
gold mines of California were open to the
adventurous and the industrious. He would
leave his beautiful wife and seek its glitter.
ing shores, where he would remain until his
fallen fortunes were revived. The resolu-
ton once taken was soon executed. He
came to Calfornia--but the cloud still hung
over him. He was active, enterprising,
and perseyering; yet, while others around
him were gathering the golden harvest in
abundance his every project failed. For
eight years he continued thus. He became
sick, weary, and disheartened, but his pride
would not allow him to write home Tor as
sstance. de was at las reduced TO sell
newspapers on the street for living. A
few weeks ago he was at Folsom street
wharf, upon the arrival of mail steamer,
and among the passengers who came ashore
he caught glimpse OF richly dressed Ia
dy whom he thought he knew. He follow
ed her to hotel, and got fair view, and
recognized her as his wife, whom he had
not seen for eight years. He was poorly
dressed, but his affections conquered his
pride, and he Immediately made himself
known to her. The recognition was follow
ed by beautiful exhibition of undated
and unfaltering love. The lady's parents
had died, leaving her an heiress of great
wealth. She had not heard of her hus-
band for four years, and, fearing for his
safety, resolved to visit this State and make
enquiries for herself. The lady closed her
conversation with her husband by putting
her arm around his neck, and saying, Now
dear George, we can go home al d be hap
py, as we used to be- They did 60 home.
This story is strictly true.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04
MISCELLANY Y
Wolk for the Charitable.

What make shirts for nine shillings
dozen?"
" Yes, sir; indeed | can get nothing else
to do
Nine shillings dozen! nine cents
apiece but how many can you make in
day !"
Zone, sir, if have my time; but have
my little boy, two years old, and he's quite
fretful this warm weather, so that do not
always finish it, unless can work at night
And do you work at night, sewing on
these?
" would, sir, and do, sir, so long as /
can afford TO but indeed sir, what with
feeding my four little ones, / cannot afford
to buy candles
-Four children! Poor woman! fear
you have hard task to pay the landlord
What rent do you pay!
I" Four dollars month, sir
And you earn .ftty.four cents week.
How long have you lived here? +"
MY husband died in March last. He
was manufacturer OF daguerreotype col
ors. We lived up town then. Bul his
long sickness consumed what little money
we had and when he died, | was obliged
to sell most that we had in the house and
come down here with my four little ones. "
Your oldest boy is nine years you can
scarcely earn more than will pay our rent.
How do you furnish food for yourselves =
/" This young woman pays thee shllings
week for a part of the room. We had II
silver plated teapot, sugar bowl and such
like, aud some spoons. For these | got
nearly their value. | have sold everything
| had beside. have no more TO SELF
The tears came into her eyes. Poor
thing! she could not help it.
'' Indeed, sir, would not have sent for
you it tue sight of my children in rags and
hunger did not compel me to do 80.
Your rent is paid for this month";" q
knew it was, or she would not be tenant
of that landlord.) " Your children began
to come to school at the House of Industry
last Monday, believe, did they !?
g Yes, sir; and Pn very thankful fol
your kindness to them"
"Send them every day. They shall bt
fed and clothed, and when re ot-day comei
near. let us know"
God bless you sir" A heavy load o
care withdrew from the mind, and ciou'
! from her face.
Nine shiliags per dozen for maxim
shirts, with plated bosoms, linen wristband:
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04

and to be well made for if flaw can be
picked in the workmanship, all the seam
stress work goes for nothing.
Do you believe it? 1t is fact We
saw the shirts to-day. We saw the care
worn and work-worn mother, and her child
ren. We have heard that such facts were
plenty. We know they are Would some
charitable ladies like to see the same? Let
them go to tie House Of Industry any day,
for one hour, and if they do not return to
their homes with the heart-ache, we are no
true prophet.-N Y. Tribune.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04
Hoe, the Printing Press Maker.
BY GRANT THoRBuRN.

In 1905, the yellow fever prevailed in
New York 10 fearful extent. / sat in
my shop door in the cool Of the day.
beheld man progressing from the South
he walked in the middle of the street. and
was reading the names on the sign boards,
He stopped at my door.
"Mr. Thornburn," said he, 81 am just
come on shore from the ship Droper, from
Liverpool. am carpenter by trade;
can't find work. Can't you tell me where
l can find work till the fever is over? My
name is Robert Hoe.
He looked young, simple and honest. !
knew the heart OF the stranger. l called
my wife.
"My DEAR" says /, "this stranger can
neither find work nor board; will you board
him p
"Certainly"
"If he takes the fever, will you help me
nurse him p
"Of course"
"Thank you," said 1, "for this God will
bless you."
Before one week elapsed he took the fe-
yer. procured an eminent physician my
W anu III SCH lluTSCu Hitli. oll iliC ltuflu
day of the fever he was under the operation
of powerful medicine. The fever was
coursing through his veins and burning up
his English blood. l sat by his bed. He
fastened his eyes on mine.
.Oh. Mr.. T." he exclaimed, II shall die !
| can never stand this
"Die to he sure, Robert, we must all
die. ] shall see you a master-buider in
New York, and married to bonny Yam
kee lass, aud shall live TO carry your
grandchildrc2. in my arms yet"
There VIVA lull in the fever when the
medicine commenced operation. He drop
ped asleep, and from that hour the fever
left him.
When held cooling drops to his lips,
and pressed his burning head between my
hands, little thought there lay the germ
of a machine that was destined 10 revolu-
tionize the world of LITERATUREl At that
time a common school Bible cost dollar !;
now they are sold for twenty-five cents.
His sons added several improvements to
their fathers invention; they are much es-
leemed wherever known.
/ was travelling in New Jersey some ten
years ago. Stepping from the cars, ! no.
ticed decent looking citizen among the
spectators. Says l.
"Slr my business will detain me week
in this town. don't like to stop al tav-
ern can you inform me where can find a
quiet, private family, where may board I?
81 can,' he replied. Come with me-"
We turned corner. On a piazza, in
front of respectable dwelling, sat a come
ly matron. On her lap sat child that
might have seen six summers.
Good wife, says my conductor, "this is
Mr.. Thornburn, from New York. He
wants private accommodations. Can you
board him for a week?
THAT | will" said she, ''for twelve months
if he will say so. have often heard my
father tell how Mr. Thornburn took him in
to his house and nursed him when he had
the yellow fever"
What was your fathers name p / in
quired.
Robert Hoe"
is that your child Z"
at is" said she.
took the babe in my arms. Said /:
MADAM, It's over forty years, when cheer.
ing your father, told him hoped to carry
his grand-chid in my arms. This day my
prediction is fulfilled in your eyes,
The elder Ioe died in 1915.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04
LIEBie.-on the last day which I passed

LIEBie.-On the last day which passed
in Munich, went to hear the world-renown-
ed chemist, Liebig, lecture. His laboratory
and leciure-Ioom are in the same house in
which he resided. When he entered the
lecture room the students all rose TO receive
him, and he acknowledged their attention
with polite bow. He wore black dress
coat and white pantaloons. Liebig is fine,
intellectnal-looking man, tall though not
broad has iron-gray hair. which has fallen
off from his broad ard projecting forehead;
he wears no beard. He lectures in very
conversational manner. part Of the time sit
ting makes many gestures, and good ones
too. His face is expressive He is, indeed.
a good deal of an orator, and perhaps the
best popular lecturer in Germany.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04

A good aneedote is related of Mr.. Choate.
In recent trial, the leading counsel op-
posed to lin was not only distinguished
lawyer, but fine classical scholar. In the
course of the trial medical expert .took
the stand,' and made use in his testimony
of a somewhat unusual technical term.
What was the word, doctor" inquired Mr..
;. The medical aan repeated it. Il don't
understand ii now. replied the counsel
'Of course not, brother 81 said Mr.. Choatt
blandly II Is Greek ?
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04

An editor says, I" on our outside viii br
found some fine suggestions for raising
peaches" We suppose that on his inside
NAV be found the peaches themselves.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04

A writer says, it is not the drinking, but
getting sober, thai is 90 terrible in drunk
ards life.'
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04
MY EAST AND WEST.

Tn jea Gus as churl
OF girl
Down East and so, here's to her
And yet can't forget
Another girl met
Out in Iowa.
o which, dears, shall WOO
OF you two?
One the brightest, one the best,
one tail, one short and sweet,
One dun, one hard to beat,
One East, one West.
Now love you both. dear girls,
Precious pearls
Then give me each a shake
You East shall cheer my life )
You West shall be my wife,
And no mistake
Y. Saturday Press.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-04
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