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and drew me closely to his side. But
where have you been, child, your dress is
damp with the dew" and he bent over me
until his dark hair touched the damp tress-
os which hung around my face.
l think l was very pale, for he seemed
startled, ana l trembled violently as l
clung to him, and nestled closely to his
heart as weary child might rest on its
mothers bosom, and it was for the last
time. The thought was well nigh anguish,
but the words of love he had but few
moments before spoken to another, rung in
my cars, and as he soothed me with loving
words, and again asked me where had
been and what SO affected me. drew
myself away from his embrace, and
replied
" have been sitting for the past hour
under the great rock in the orchard mead
ow.' He started it was now his turn to
turn pale. went on, "I heard by acci-
dent your conversation with Maria, and it
is well | met you here, we can now say
goodbye, for leave for home to morrow"
Heseemed very much affected as he took
my hand and drew Inc again toward him,
I knew he loved me, but he could not over
come his old habit OF flirting lie spoke
at last. "[ did not mean Il word said, l
love yo~ and only you. | do not love
Maria, and never could love her, and l
cannot marry her"
" But you must marry her. I replied.
She loves you, and she is so guilelss and
innocent it would kill her II you should
desert her now; her health was always
delicate, and after what has passed / can
never be your wife, we will be friends but
not lovers. Oh, Harry! why did we not
learn that our hearts are dangerous play
things" | turned TO 90, but he held me
close.
"Oh, Kate this is hard, but it is also
just. You will give me a farewell kiss. :"
| raised my face to his, he pressed my
lips for the last time with his own, and |
left him alone.
Harry and Maria were married. Per-
haps some one may ask, are they happy -?
The world calls them SO, and Maria l
think is, she thinks she possesses her hus-
band whole heart, and he has never by
word or deed given her occasion to think
otherwise. Maria often wonders at my
never visiting her, but 1 met her last sum-
mcr with her husband at Newport, and |
knew by the sudden pallor of his face and
the light of his eye, as he took my hand
that the old love had not died out.
visit the town OF C, very sum.
mcr, and sit in my old seat in tn orchard
meadow. In my writng-desk Is ltd,
casket, containing miniature Of hand
some and much loved face, a crisp curl o
raven hair, plain gold ring, and a pack
age of letters. Is it wrong for Inc to keel
these tokens cannot tell, but there i
a sad, sad pleasure in it. l have never
married If have lured others on t.
bitter woe, and blighted their manhood
with sorrow, 1 have had my punishment.
Who shall judge me?
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ORIGIN OF PLANTS.

Should the following record interest our
readers as it has us, it will fully repay the
space it occupies in our columns
Madder came from the East.
Celery originated in Germany.
The chestnut came from Italy.
The onitn originated in Egypt.
Tobacco is a native of Virginia.
The ncttle is a native of Europe.
The citron is native of Greece.
The pine is native of America.
Tho poppy originated in the East.
Oats originated in North America.
Rye came originally from Siberia
Parsley was first known in Sardinia.
The pear and apple are from Europe
Spinach was first cultivated in Arabia.
The sunfowor was brought from Peru.
The mulberry tree originated in Persia.
The gourd is probably an eastern plant.
The walnut and peach came from Persia
The horse chestnut is Il native of Thibct
The cucumber came from the East In
dies.
The ounce came from the Island of Gre
te.
The radish is o native of China and Ja-
pan.
Peas are supposed to be of Egyptian
origin.
The garden beans came from the East
Indies.
The garden cress is from Egypt and the
East.
The horscradish came from the South OF
Europe.
The Zealand fax shows its origin by its
name.
The coriander grows wild near the Med,
iterranean.
The Dyer's weed is peculiar to South
ern Germany.
The Jerusalem artichoke is q brazilian
product
Hemp is a native of Persia and the East
Indies.
The cranberry is native of Europe and
America.
The parsnip is supposed to be a native
of Arabia.
The potato is well known native o.
Peru and Mexico
The currant and gooseborry came from
Southern Europe.
Rape seed and cabbage grow wild il
Sicily and Naples,
Buckwheat came originally from Siberi'
and Tartary.
Barley was found in the mountains o
Himalaya.
Millet was first known in India and Ab
ysinia.
Writers of undeniable responsibility stat
that the cereals and others Of these edibl
productions grow spontaneously in tina
portion of Tartary east of the Belar Tag
and north of the Himalaya mountains.
sJ- A Kentuckian being asked ho'
much corn he raised, answered;
"About ten barrels of whiskey beside
what we wasted for bread"
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gsg- An old lady who was not much ac-
customod to tend church, finally went one
Sunday, During prayer time, while she
was on her knees, her old cat who had
followed her unnoticed, came purring a.
round her, when she broke out,--'Why
poosy-what you come ter meetin' tu !
hy-ee spoke out in meetin !-Why.ee
ce spoke agin, Why-ee.ee loddy-god
ldyl keep a spokin all the time -
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Select GtorD.
NJ Y S T 0 II Y .

IA MAUD ENtLhNs
u" Kate Kate Allen Kate, say ! will
u ever wake up? Here am |, all out of
cath, with the news l have to tell you
by, l have run all the way, in the most
dignifed manner, from the depot, only
find you in the very place left you,
hours ago, You have not stirred since
iner, as live, Do wake up! A pref
figure you'll cut at the tea table And
10 do you guess has come ?"
And Maria Merrill, throwing her para
!. and gloves on a table, and seizing a
a, dropped into chair by the window,
tn the air of person who has someth-
! very important to disclose
" | raised myself from the lounge, where
:, ,ad been doing away a sultry afternoon
said
A pretty girl you are, to come in just
, moment whe l was carrying on des-
rate Irritation with that handsome Mon
ur L. We met last winter and he
IS just on the point"
"" Fudge on your dreams! l am for re-
ties. And you will have Irritation enough
do, now. But are you going to sleeI
ain I" as l dropped back on the soft pill
VS.. "Why don't you appear interested
ho do you think came on the Afternoon
lin from the cityl"
/" / don't know; do pray tell me- That
rrid Smith, perhaps, and his old maid
ter. | heard him say they were com
49,"
"No," ,"said she, taking off her hat, hol
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AN AWFUL WARNING.-We heard yes
terday from an entirely reliable and re-
spectacle source, the particulars Of an &C.
currence which can only be looked upon as
an instance Of Divine rebuke for taking
the name of the Almighty in justification
of falsehood, We refrain from mcn-
tioning names through consideration of the
parties, who are respectable persons, resi-
ding in the southwestern section of the
city. 1t appears that few days since the
aunt of young girl, eighteen years old,
accused her of having been guilty of some
misconduct, which she positively denied,
and on being again accused, she called
upon God to strike her blind if she was not
telling the truth. In moment after, ac-
eording to her own statement, a film SEEM
ed to pass before her eyes, and in the
course of five minutes she was totally blind,
and has continued sightless ever since.-
The afflicted victim of her own impiety con-
fessed that she had called upon her Maker
to Justify her in what was falsehcod.--
May not this be considered as terrible
instance of Divine wrath, and may not the
thoughtless take warning II Baltimore
| C2lppeT.
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Gu L o u II .

-
II is many years since / tell IN love
The buXomest country gll byiar
That ever went on legs
by mcalow' creek ahH woou ana uei
Ana the moonlight smiled on her meeting ups
Ana the hlght'wihus learned our talk
Jane Jerusha was all TO me-
And loved with double aud twisted love-
And love that was honest, too
roamcd all over the ncighbors farms
And tore my trowsers and scratched my hands
In search Of choicest flowers.
In my boyish love brought all these,
But | wouldn't ne so foolish now
If were boy againl
A city chap then came along,
With shiny hat and shiny vest,
And mous,ache under his nose
lie talked to her of singing. school.
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Bs5- \ Chinese merchant in San Fran
cisco, tcrsely gave his American friend his
ideas on the japanese Embassy's recep-
ton in this country, as follows: Japanese
great men now-Americans want more
treaty-byn by treaty be signed, Ja>
panese like anybody-just like Chinese
Just like dam Niger.
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Beg- A dun was somewhat taken back
the other day, by the GOODNESS with which
the debtor said Call on next Thurs
day my dear sir, exactly at ten o'clock
and I'll tell you when to call again"
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JNFIDELITY DISHONEST.

A few months since the substance of the
following dialogue might have been heard
"Do you attend church, sir 70
I" No sir"
"Yet l hope you think about religious
things 7"
Well, I did, years ago: they called
me preacher, 1 was a member of the
church and thought 1 ought to talk to
people as you are doing now; but 1 gave
it all up. l don't believe the Bible now"
care you afraid to die ?"
No, SIR"
"Have you ever been apparently near
death p
Yes, sir"
"Was it when you believed the Bible
and belonged to the church I"
Yes, sir"
"Were you afraid of death thcn?"
"No, sir. thought if 1 died should
go to heaven and be happy"
Suppose you should die now!"
"I should be just as well off,"
Have you any children"
"I have one little girl"
"Would you prefer that she be trained
under the influence of your old or new
views"
. "Oh, leave her to her mother She
may teach her what she pleases."
! "Thon your wife is Christian wo-
man ~
Yes; she holds on.
"Now, sir, I wish to ask you one qucs-
ton more. Suppose that child of yours
should come to you and say, " Father,
which shall believe, you or mother?" I
insist upon a reply
"Well, 1 suppose l would say, " Go to
mother. ."-ChriStian Press.
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Gboile 1)oetrn.
THE OLD PRINTER.

IiSt hlOtt
see him at his case,
|eI inrg With his anxious, chccrlcss face
cured b Worn and brown;
Ga, And the types unccasng click,
|i,y sri Seems Of Life old clork the tick,
CHtsrfh Running down.
| specific
|uly sSi Years, years away have flown,
|sle Weat And the printer long I've known,
EeF Boy and man;
Time was when step catc
....t Distinguished his gate
'''''" Aud his form tall and straight,
..,, We now scan
qs cent
@ 20" 'e.a You could sec him every day,
| As he passed along tn way,
To his toll
Lano'" lie laborcd might al-i man
so" living suuut tu gain
Is fromti And some interest small attain
fierGGHM In thcs il.
III Iniurg And hope high at first
|hchtNy' And tn, golden chest he cursed,
|weo,,ao Till h. found
Hon, or Ii That hope but glare
. In a cold ana frosty air,
And TIL promise, pictured fair,
|o Nau;'l Barren ground.
! I,u Us He necI was cund bal,
Prise But lv' seen him smile right glad
AZ "l"otrd' "o's,
|ut. If /. While corIcspun ing frnwn
ldy kioa WoulJ spread bis + 4tlrrs round,
| III" '' Whoti virtues priac did sound,
the prof. if't" r",saap.'
Ii =, spt
r. "8'- Long YER h IS lab lr"t on.
4he m r.l1- la.s 1r' gone
In kIplr FrCi
|e or stan For o. rs,
NtS.' 10r o.... powers,
hntl passing showers,
cient AZ: tht.H.
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VOL. "a.
LINES WRITTEN IN MY BIBLE.
ny ASoS,

Dl ANON.
Father of mercies, in thy word,
What endless glory shinea,
Forever be thy name adored.
For these celestial lines.
Here may the wretched sons Of want
EXhaustless riches find
Riches above what earth can grant,
And lasting as the mind
o, may these heavenly pages be
My ever dear delight;
And still new beauties nay see.
And still increasing light
Divine instructor. gracious Lord.
De thou forever near,
Teach Inc to love thy sacred word,
And view my Saviour there.
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-"Rcmember, sir" said tavern keep
or to a gentleman who was leaving his
house without paying his bill, remember,
sir, that if you lose your purse you didn't
pull it out here"
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MISERABLE PEoPLE.-Young ladies
with new Lonncts on rainy Sundays, and
dresses playing dip, dip, dip, at every
step.
A witness in bribery case.
A city sportsman at the finish of on,
days shooting.
a printer who publishes paper fO
nothing and finds himself
a smoking nephew on visit to an anti
smoking aunt.
A young doctor who has cured his frs
patient, and has no prospect for another
A star actres with her namo in small
letters on the bills.
An editor with nothing but cold pota
toes for his Christmas dinner.
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Ray A traveller, fatigued with the mon
otony of long ride through scarcely
settled section of country, rode up to a
small lad who was engaged in trimming
and dressing out sickly-looking field Of
corn, and relieved himself thus:
My young friend, it seems to me that
your corn is rather small"
Yes, daddy planted the small kind"
All, but it appears to look rather
yellowish, too"
eyes, sir, daddy planted the yellow
kind"
"From appearances, my lad, you won't
get more than half CROP
"Just half, strangcr-daddy planted ii
on halls"
The horseman gave up in despair and
proceeded on his journey.
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-"Didn't you guarantee, sir, that this
horse wouldn shy before the fire of an en-
cmy ?"
"No more he won't it's afther the fire
that he SHES"
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A SMART TRAvELER.-The electric
telegraph is bound to remain a mystery to
the million and ludicrous conceptions of its
moius opeands which some of the most
ignorant people have formed, are as mirth
provoking as anything out of Rabelias or
Smollett The last illustration Of this that
has fallen under our eyes, is the following
story from the PttiSburg Journal =
Not long since, an old lady entered o..
Rcilly's il. this city, and said she had a
message to send to Wheeling. In few
minutes her note disposited in dumb waiter
and ascended in a mysterious manner
through the ceiling.
'Is that going straight to Wheeling ?"
inquired the old lay, with her eyes bent
upon the ceiling.
"Yes ms'am," answered the clerk.
~ never was there continued she, but
it hardly seems that their town lies in that
direction. When will 1 get an answer,
Mr.. Telegraph? ?
~ can scarcely tell ma'am, it may be
two or three hours"
The old lady went away, and returned
in exactly two hours. Just as she entered
the door the dumb waiter came down
through the ceiling.
"Thero is your answer ma'am said the
clerk
The old lady took the neat yellow en-
velope in her hands with smile of min
gled qualification and astonishmcnt.
"Now, that beats ALL" exclaimed she
"bloss my heart. All the way from
Wheeling and the wafer still wet. Tha
is an awkward looking box, but it can
travel like pizen."
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sSy-' Mother don't you wish you had tn

ga Mother don't you wish you had the
tree of evil in our garden ?"
"Why Son what do you mean!"
GAS moneys the root of all evil, if We
had the tree, couldn't VIC get all the pre-.
cious stuff"
"Youre getting too smart; that's what
becomes of sending boys to the macado
mics"
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s@- A wife's faryell to her husband ev-
cry morning-buy-buy,
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s9- Sayes to dream of soap, betokens a
combat, in which you may expect to get
lathered
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SPIRITUAL FAcTs.-That whiskcy is
the key by which many gain an entrance
into our prisons and almshouscs,
That brandy brands the noses of all
those who cannot govern their appetites,
That punch is the cause of many un'
friendly punches
That ale causes many ailings; while
beer brings to their bies
That wine causes many to take wind
ing way homo.
That champagne is the source of many
real pains.
That gin slings have "slcwod" moro
than slings of old.
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s0-"You must not play with that lit
tie girl my DEAR" said a judiciOus parent
"But ma, I like her; she is goodl'ttle
girl, and l am sure she dresses as prcttily
as ever do, and she has lots of toys"
"Cannot help that my dear responded
the foolish anti American "hor father is a
shoemaker.
"But l don't play with her father; l
play with her; she amt shoemaker"
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sa- A Kentuckian being asked how
much corn he raised, answered;
"About ten barrels of whiskey besides
what we wasted for bread"
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The hydraulic press., 1860-09-15
House and Lot for sale.

House and Lot for sale.
~ e. POWERS s offers fo,, sale his House and
VI Lot on Cherokee street, in the town of North
San Juan.
The Lot $50 feet square, neatly fenced and plan
ted with sixty Fruit Trees, of them bearing and
provided with stable and other out.bouses.
!, The Dwelling is commodious and comfortable, and
the neghborhood, consisting entirely of dwelling hou
ses. quiet and respectable.
The proprietor desires to move onto larger lot in
another part of town. Which is his only motive for
selling.
For terms and other particulars call at this Office, or
at Coleys store, Main street. on
may19tf c. POWERS.
The hydraulic press., 1860-09-15

SUBMARINE LANTERN.-An interesting tff=
al with a new Submarine lantern of peculiar
constrGction, has been recently made at the
Portsmouth Navy Yard, and the result elicit
ed great commendation. The lantern was
first lowered down to the bottom of the riv-
er, then separate tests were made as to the
EXACT distance rays of light could be seen
from the surface also, the distance light
could be thrown, so as to distinguish ac-
curately distinct objects. An oar, lowered to
The depth Of six feet from the bottom, the
lantern being sunk four feet, was SO clearly
seen that the grain of the wood was dis
tinctIy visible. The rays of the light were
visible upon the surface of the river when
tbe lantern was sunk to tie depth of twelve
feet. These experiments were made In thick,
muddy water, and it is stated that, had It not
been that the board of examiners in attend
hnce were satisfied as To the principles in
tolved, the lantern would have Beer Kept
Burning under water for three hours. The
kafns principles which govern at the depth, oi
Sixteen feet, Will, it is claimed, prove equally
sNeeessful at the depth Of ninety or one hun
dfed and thirty feet.
The hydraulic press., 1860-09-15

ASTONISHING PtHroRHAtcE.=A iifati was
saxinr in company that be had seet jig
rler-place ladder in open ground upon one
end. and mount it by passing through the
rounds, and stand upon the top erect An
other. who was present, said he bad no
doubt OF. it, rs be had seen man who had
done the sa ne thing, but with this addition,
that when be had arrived at the top: be
apulIed the ladder up after him"
The hydraulic press., 1860-09-15

nvLr.iscr: The following Blanks can slvsyv'
DlUUASs-be Be obtained at this od3cs. st Sac
Franeiseo prices. Executions, Warrants summons
ConStibes and Shertds Sales. And4yts, Garnishses,
sabponss, Deeds morfeagss Releases, Leases pndeY-
acknswiedgemsnts. jury snmmons's vsz,3s, wr1fAs
appeal be nds, Recognizance, &c, 70
Blanks Of al k!p ds tEnted 20 order.
The hydraulic press., 1860-09-15
A.
Ranch for Sale.

RamCm IOf S6Ies
THE undersigned offers for sale his Ranch;
j situated two miles from North San Juan, on
the road leading therefrom to Cherokee. Said
Ranch consists of pre-emption of 160 acres,-
regular survey, according to law.-Twenty-fve
acres. enclosed, four or Ave acres in crop-three
Ia potatoes; balance in vines, corn and cabbage,
in good growing condition. Two never failing
springs, furnishing abundant water for irrigating
Most Of the land not included in the enclosure, Is
well adapted to grain growing. Upoh the Ranch
is new house, containing six rooms, well lined,
papered and paintedd. The Ranch viii be sold
To any one acquainted with the busihess Of
farming, the above offers good inducement.
Terms, liberal and easy. For particulars, aP-
ply to Judge Fafquhar, San Juan, OF the sub
'''03 On 'ne pism1FFRiEp FRED. a. WIDER.
Two Spring Kanch; August Ssdl 1850. au2slv
The hydraulic press., 1860-09-15

A Union politician lately asked one of our
yodhg t1en if he thought the people would
elect Bell whether or no? "Eect Bell Weth-
err" replied Snooks, Il should as soon ex-
pect them to elect Eve"
The hydraulic press., 1860-09-15
Variety.
U. ST. LOUIS.
Matchmaker and .'JeWA11er,

:. AT THE SAN JUAN DRUG sreRE,
:. Main street, North San Juan. :,
x | take this method OF Informing my
R q friends and the public that haze removed to
49,: the RE-PROOF BRICK, known the San
Juan Drug Store where ann prepared to repair watch
es clocks &c. at very low rates and in satisfactory
keep on hand AR assortment Of
FINE -JEWELRY,
Consisting Of Buckles, Bracelets, Necklace5 Chafhs,
Charms, fine Gold and Ehameled Locksts, Brooches,
Ear liings Finger Rings, sleeve BdftQis, gold and
silver Thimbes Gents Fob Buckles, Pins riggs studs
&C., ali ofwhich will be sold at fair prices
Jewelry made to Order. s,.
Plain and Fancy Jewelry made in workraaiike
lnahtier.
Sign of the Big Watch,
my left
The hydraulic press., 1860-09-15

Mr.. Lyon declined fighting a duel, and was
called dog for it. -"Ah, you may call me
dog, but live dog is better than dead
Lyon"