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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-01
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George p. Prentice, Of the Louisville
Jomna}, las recently returned from
brief soourn ut Washington. He thps
gives bis personal observations AMI ex
pcr;encc.'
When we were in Washington two or
three weeks 400, we heard from all quar-
tcr. that the great mass Of the members
Of both sections were heavily fripghted
with all sorts Of portable facilities for
letting blood We believe We Y ere rather
a pet Of both sections, and we hope we
batray no sacred confidence in saving that,
whenever Northern or Southern members
cot a httlo maudIin and threw their arms
around rs, (ofcouFsa to steady :hemseiyes)
We almost inyariabIo felt the butts Of pis-
tolls and the hats Of Bowie knives press
against cur shrinking fame.
One morning VIC put our over oat n the
rack at Browns Hotel and went in to
breakfast. When we returned, our coat
was gone, but another somewhat resemb-
ling it lay near. We took up the latter.
but put it back with horror on finding q
big, frightful-Iooking revolver in one of
the pockets. With some misgiyings, such
as a man might be supposed to feel in
opening what he suspected to be an infer
nal machine, we took it up the next, and
10, there was . big pistol in one pocket,
and something in the other that we didn't
stop to examine. Finding the rack to
be well furnished a senaI, we Withdrew,
and the day being cold, we remained an
hour and a half in the hotel. carefully scrt
iniziug the integuments of every gentle
men that seemed to have particularly
genteel overcoat. At length we returned
to the arsenal, and the coat, first examin-
ed by us, still remained there. Concul-
inc that even fire eater couldn't have
been break-fasting so long unless upon
burning Goals and aquafortis tea, we were
about calling for servant to take the fire
arm out of the pocket 1--WE have mortal
antipatby to touching such things ou"sel0
intending to wear the coat, for It was y
very handsome one, until we should on
counter our own handsomer one. At that
moment, very mild hammered Western
member Of Congress stepped up with an
embarrassed look, and seeing at once that
we looked ike geat eman who had lost
something, remarked that he really beIiev-
cd he had got somebody el5e's overcoat.
The matter was all made right at once,
but we could moi help thinking how awk-
ward and insecure the member must have
felt. when, in the very act perhaps of
walking about among other Congressional
belligerents, he had thrust Lis hand
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-01

POEM TO CALIFORNIA.
BY BAYARD TAYLOR,

Bayard Taylor closed lecture delivered in
San Francisco on the 18th of October, with
reciting the f flowing poem, which had been
written on that day
CALIFORNIA.
o fair young land, the youngest, fairest far
Of which the world can boast,
Whose guardian planet, evenings silver star,
Illumes thy golden coast.
How art though conquered, famed in all the
pride.
OF savage beatty still
How brought, . panther of the splendid
hide,
To know thy Masters will
No more thou sittest on thy tawny hills,
In INDECENT reposc;
Or pour'st the crystal ola THOUSAND rills
Down from thy harse of SHOWS.
But where the wild oats wrapped thy knees
in gold
The ploughman drivers his Share :;
And where, through canons deep, thy
streams are rolled.
The miners arm is bare
Yet in thy lap, thus rudely rent and torn,
A moblcr seed shall he:
Mother of mighty men, thou shalt not
moarn
Thy lost virginity
Thy human children shall restore the grace
Gone with thy fallen pines
Tie wild. barLaric beauty of thy face
Shall ro.md to classic lines!
Aud Order. Justice, Social Law shall curb
Thy untamed energies
And Art and Science with their Grams
superb,
Replace thine amcie t case.
1 The marble, sleeping in thy mountains now
Shall live in sculptures rare
Thy native oak shall crown the SIG e'S brow
Thy bay the poets hair.
Thy tawny hills shall bleed their purple
wine,
Thy valleys yield their oil
And Music. with her eloquence divine,
Persuade thy sous to toll.
Till Hesper, as he trims his silver beam,
Nohappier land shall see,
And Earth shall find her old Arcadian
Restored again in thee
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-01
A Flock of School Girls.

Ten years ago n beautiful little girl
came bounding intolny library and asked
me to lenl her a pretty story book. [
gave her a delightful volume ealled'Chid-
rens Mission" by Geo. Waring, with
which she WAS much pleased. One week
ago, that same child, now young lady,
walked demure!y into my study, ard a.k
cd me to lend her my illustrated copy Of
Milton, and after her depart re it was
whispered in my ear that the young Ia
dy was not only very literary in her tas-
ties, but engaged to be married. That
picture and this reminded me that was
decidedly growing old, and by tho way of
banishing the thought, l began to tltHk
Of the flock of school girls whom | daily
met on Pennsylvania avenue during my
morning walks. I cannot tell you their
number, nor do know single one Of
their names. Whatever may be tho
weather, am sure to meet them. They
walk briskly and are always in frolicsomo
mood. They are all beautiful, but unlike
as possible. One of them is tall and sIen-
der, with black rogueish eve, and clus-
ter of curls that seem almost too cum
bcrsome for comfort; another has pale
and thoughtful countcnancc, u, spots:ni
a mind that has outgrown her body IN
vigor and strength; ono of them is such
a wild aud harmessiy boiSterous creature
that / am really unable to tel! Won, read
er, the color of her eyes; one Of them is
demure, but very watchful of all that is
going on among her companions, AMI
the last one | would mention has rosy
cheeks, anil always seems to DO tagging
behind, as if more happy a!one with her
own pure thoughts than in the centre of ii
crowd. Children were they only tho
other day, and in few yen $, at the Ion.
Gest, II Still living, they VIII nj! be oil We
men. True, very true. And is there
anything in this wayworn and wicked
world, deserving Of more respect ami truo
affection, from the noble afted, than
venerable ma:rcn, who has brought uD
children, and without n mnrmur wouli
willingly die TO promote their welfare? =
Does our language confirm anything b t.
ter calculated to touch The manly heart
than the words-"my good old mother:'
Surely VIC shall have fallen upon ev
days, if We, rs people shall forget to love
and respect old age, and it may he, ii
there were more old women and old EN-
now living in the land, there would not
be so much in the religious and political
worlds for the American patriot TO mourn
over and regret.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-01

qualities of the mind; and we never love
our friends the less because they happen
to be deficient in beauty. Indeed, We
scarcely notice this defect in those VIC es-
teen; and the oil saying, handsome is
that handsome does seems to be almost
literally true. This was exemplifed in
in the case Of Mareret Brown. Everybody
WAS disposed to dislike her at first sight
every body esteemed her Oh thorough
acquaintance.
But, however much she was esteemed
where she was known. Margaret Brown
had not crowd of admirers. A homeIy
woman though she Lad the mind of
seraph, would never be fcllowed-neyer
admired. But this, however Notifying it
may be to female vanity, is rather cause
of cougra.ulation than rcgret-for the
crowd that hover round a beautiful wo-
men are generally men Of no Estimation
They are like flies that swarm around a
cup Of honey, n nuisance. Hence, it is
one Of the oraeteSt misfortunos that can
happen 10 a young lady, to b. gre lily
followed anI admired. 1t not ouly ex-
cites her vanity and makes her behavior
ridiculous, but it 1etracts her attention
an renders it difficult to decide on q
choice. In the midst of this doubt, the
most lusome fiattcr generally wins his
way, and insignificant hand. 1t not TN
frequently haprens, however, that much
admired woman is 50 long in making a
selection among her numerous admirers,
thst they grew weary of Waiting, fall off
ono Ivy one, aud she IS finally abandoned
to the dreaded conl,tion of an old
maid.
Margaret Brown was not rich any more
than beautiful and, therefore SIZE was
likely to be sought, if at al, only for the
qualities of her nlinl. She had but sin
sic lover. How notifying to female van
iy! But we never heard hat it gave
Margaret any unoasiness whatever. Sho
WAS thankful even for one lover, such %
she knew hers to be. She did not hosit-
ato, nor coquet'e, nor play Shy; but when
sho married him, sic promised what she
fully mcnt to perform-'to love, honor
and obey This size could conscientious
~ premise, for she did not marry cox
comb, but a maa-a sensible and an hon
est onc-and the homely Margaret Brown
Is row the happy MIS-, the wife of
q member Of Congress, and the beloved
Of all her ncigAbors.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-01

CARL ScHURz, of this State has been
making mastery speech Mt Springfield,
Mass. upon Senator Douglas Squatter
Sovereignty dogma. Tits published in
the Springfield Republican, and occupies
q page of that sheet. The Republican
says of it:
It's the best political reading we have
met with in long while; fresh, original,
logical and expressed in more polished
and powerful English than any orator to
the manor born, that we can think OF, is
capable Of employing. 1t IS interesting
and wonderful even to see what
thorough master, both of the language
and of the politics of America, this Ger
man of less than eight years residence
among us has become. His argument
upon the slavery question, and his ex-
position ofthe Inconsistencies of Doug
las, are as good as anything that has been
presented on the Republican side by any
body, and the speech furnishes valuable
textbook of ideas and arguments for the
Presidential campaign.
The following is from the concluding
portion of the speech:
"But ore thing he does tell you, II do
not care aohether slavery be voted up or
do,onr There is then, human heart
that does not care! Sir, look over this
broad land, where the struggle has ragged
for years and years; and across the two
oceans, around the globe, to the point
where the far West meets the far East;
over the tssming countries where ths era
die of mankind stood and over the work
shops of civilization in Europe, and those
mysterious regions under the tropical sun
which have not emerged yet from the
night of barbarism to tho daylight of civil
lied life; and then tell me. how many
hearts do you find, that do not tremble
with mortal anguish or exultant JOY as the
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-01

Personal SKETCH OF JOHN w. For
NEY.-Mr. Forney is described as a well
built, brown haired man, a little over the
average height, about 45 years of age,
and with large head in which vitality
and selfresoIve are the leading character
istics. His forehead is full and round
his beard of a russell gray, only shaved
above the mouth, and his dark, bead like
eyes, wear a sleepless and ever vigilant
expression by the want of eyebrow lines
to span off the forid forehead from the
ford face. In this respect he is said to
recall the ''lidless dragon eyes" described
in one of the earlier ode of Coieridge.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-01

WASHINGTON IRvIkG at a party in
England one day, playtully asserted that
the love Of annexation which the Anglo
Saxon race displayed on every occasloii,
proceeds probably from its manvaise
hontc rather than its greediness. AS Il
proof, he cited the story of bashful
friend of his, who being asked to dinner
party, sat down to the table next to Tire
hostess in great state of excitement, ow-
mo to this recluse life. A very few
glasses of wine mounting to his BRAIN,
completed his confusion, and dissipate,i
the small remains of his presence Of mind.
Casting his eyes down, he saw OIL his lap
some white linen.
Good heavens" thought he, ''tIlat's
my shirt protruding at my wristbands"
He Immediately commenced to tuck in
the offending portion of his dress, but
the more he tucked in tho more the. q
seemed to remain. At last he made a
desperate effort, when a sudden crash
around him and n scream from the COM
pany, brought him to his senses.
He had been all this time stuffing the
table cloth into bis brooches, and the last
move had swept everything off the table.
Thus our bashful friend annexed table
cloth, thinking it the tail of his own shirt.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-01

into what he supposed to be his pocket and
found thing there moro dangerous to
life than n dozen pretty notes from
dezen pretty poetesses.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-01

To suppress sharp answer, to confess
a fault or to stop short in the midst of
self defence, in gentle submission, some
times requires struggle almost like life
and death.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-01

BLESSED be the hand that prepares
pleasure for child, for there is no saying
when or where it may bloom forth.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-01
Qolitital,

SDecch of Carl ScslssrZ AT
Springfield. Haas.
SGuaiter Sovereignty Doc-
1rine.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-01

BE to the best thou knowast ever
true.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-08-29
LARGE AND SMALL FARMS.

The following anecdotc of Bakewell has
been told before we believe, but never in
better form than in q lecture by MIR. John
Beasley, Just published at London:
The late Mr.. Bakewell, Of Dishley. was
not only an eminent agriculturist and breeder
Of stock. but very wise and shrewd man,
and his neighbors were in the habit Of resort.
ing TO him for counsel and advice. On one
occasion an old friend went to pay him a
visit, for the purpose Of explaining to him
his position, aud at the same time begging
that he would recommend him what TO do.
lie had lived all his lie upon his own farm
Of one thousand acres !; he lived very well,
but he had never saved shilling. He had
three daughters. and the eldest WAS about tn
be married he highly approved Of the match,
but the intended husband expected some
portion. aud he had nothing 10 give him.
Shonld he mortgage his estate, or what should
he doi Mr.. Bake@el begged Of him Ia
spend the night with him. aud promised the
next morning 10 give him The result Of his
cogitations. Accordingly, tie next morn
ing, when they we're at breakfast. Dakewell
said, - have made up my mind What you
ought 10 do; give your son-in-law ne-fourth
Of the farm. keep the remaining three -iouiths
and do not part with any por,ion Of your
capital and stock, and work the remaining
three -iourihs with il. DO il better than you
have hitherto done. and your income will be
rather increased than diminished"
His friend followed his advice but al the
end Of two or three years, another daughter
would be married, and the perplexed father
again resoried to his friend Bakewell fol
advice, under this new difficulty. Bakewel
coolly said he had watched his proceedings
and seen their results; he must give up an.
other fourth 81 his farm. and keep the original
capital and stock. The father seemed some.
what puzzled, but as The FIRST experiment had
succeeded, he determined TO try It IN this
case also.
Last oI all. the Youngest daughter was e
be married, and. in utter despair. the poor
father paid another visit TO Dishley TO ex.
plain hi. perplexity. "Well," saId Bake
we'll. "iell me honestly whether your income
has diminished by having reduced your farm
by one.halfw The father acknowledged be
thought IL had not. q Then" sail Bakewell
. you must give up another fourth of youI
farm, and keep ynur house and the remaining
two hundred and eft, acres for yourself, and
to tell yoo the truth, YOU will then have Just
such farm as your stock. your capital. snd
your head are III for, and will be better
and happier man Than ever
Old Bake~rll used to tell this story with
great gec. and declared his friend left a
much stock and capital upon the two hundred
and hfiy reres as he had ever had upon th,
one thousand. and - be believed, made !
better income out Of il. This nav be . snlne
what exaggerated statement. but ol this J an
sure---a small. well cultivated farm will makt
better return than a large ill.cultivate'
one.
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GoDI.L SHOW ME THE WAY.

yes, sir." said the man. running hi
hand through his shaggy locks. his harsh
face showing marks of unusual intelligence.
" mining ia this region Is hard life. but !
think we've all been better since little Pinky
went away"
/" And who was little Pinky'' asked the
gentleman, while the dark eyes OF the lady
At his side sparkled in anticipation Of sto.
ry.
well. YOU see lit be something Of q
,ell--and IL we'd move further IN the shade
Of the old oak yonder. itll mayhap be plea.
.anter for the young miss, for tile sun be
hot"
The lady and gentltmin followed the
brown and weather beaten man 70 the cool
shadow Of the OAK, and indng a seat lor the
Young lady on convenient root that cane
squarely up from the ground. the miner be.
gan, With his usual preface:
You see--Pinky we're the son OF Jesse
Pinkham, a young man, aud regular good
one, a. the saying goes. | reckon Pinkham
was the ony man II Us as ever said the
Lords prayer or any other prayer. lie were
! nice Young fellow, that's the fact But,
wc're A rude set, sir, We Of the mines. an,l
specially in ibis place, We didu't like any.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-08-29
From Ire Peisr.hurs ErPress.
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.

NJ. Editor - llnw strange il is that some
farmers, with The yearly returns affecting
them so seriously. and resulting IN such i'm.
mense losses. pay 50 little attention to tier
seed wheat.
Each year lhcy sow their wheat just as
they happen to have ii. with all the smut,
cheat, speli. faulty and shrirtied grains. and
other denominations that produce mean Hour
and low prices. aud The product of each
year u spi to DC little wursc than that of
The preceding.
have thought this Ct occasion TO call
their ATTENTION 20 this matter. while the com.
mercial reports are reading alter this fashion: I:
.Gnnd 10 PRIME lots nf rcd and white
wheat bring readily 81 50 10 81 40, while
badly smuiicd aud damp lois are dull 81 sale
at from 81 TO 81 90"
Nov here is difference 10 prices Of, say,
25 cents per bushel--a difference that ought
tu induce farmers 10 give Il their attention.
II farmer raises one hundred bushels. II
amounts 10 SIS if Eve hundred, 10 sl25 I;
IL thousand. TO s2j0-enough money 10
buy 4 good horse or 10 leTtilize a small
plantation.
The rcmedy Is cheap aud simple a lot Of
tubs or barrels and plentiful supply u
clean water being all that Is necessary.
Let The wheat be put in. washed. stirred
and rubbed between the hands. and all that
FLATS, skinned OF and rejected change the
water and repeat The process, until no more
rises Ii the surface, then sow il, and the pro.
duet wall be good.
A farmer. whose crops of several thousand
bushels year have ground for The last five
wears, SAYS that he pursues this course, and
he has set to send me the first gain u
smut.
Women and children. and sneh hands as
are of little or no service IN the field. can
prepare the wheat as fast as It Is needed 10
be sown.
Millers detest filthy wheat. We rsnnot
make good nour from il, nor pay much mo.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-08-29
SOWING CORN FOR FODDER.

Il Il
There are few farmers who do not run
short Of good suculent pasture BY the first q
August or early in autumn. 10 supply this
deficiency, an acre or two OF ground sown
for s0hing at this season would be almost IN.
valuable. Every farmer knows how eagerly
cattle devour the entire plant Of Indian corn
10 its green state and land in good condition
will produce heavy crops Of it. That it af-
fords an excellent fall feed, for dairy pur.
poses, there is no doubt, and il is clearly
ascertained that it may, on some farms at
least. be proftably grown for winter fodder.
Much, Of course. depends on the character
oi the farm, and something. ! suppose. may
depend on the sesson; but in case OF the
prospect being dark at the end OF June, for
| iall and winter food. see no reason why
the farmer could not pro6tably devote an
acre or two, where the land is fit for the
purpose, to the sowing ai corn for fodder 70
\ be fed out green in early autumn, or TO be
cured for winter. as the case may seem to
require,
For few years past, lave observed re-
peatel recommendations in the agricultural
papers to snw corn for soiling purposes, and
1 / would thus early call the attention Of far
mers to this subject and advise them to look
al this matter.
Sowing r drill is much the preferable
mode. as il requires only about one,half o.
two thirds Tor broadcast sowing besides,
drills, by admitting the cuItisator, leave the
ground clean and mellow, and this greatly
adds 10 the growth IL the crop; they admit
Of easier harvesting, and yield about one
third more fodder per acre.
The ground should be prepared as Tor any
other crop. Furrow, or mark of the ground
in rows three feet apart. Strew the seed u
the furrows at tie rate Of iorty grains to q
foot. II should mot be sown thinner than
this, as the crop VIII be smaller.
The greatest difficulty with this crop il
curing It properly before stacking. The
leaves may become perfectly dry. while
large quantity ul water remains IN the
stalks, which causes fermentation and I
complete loss Of the fodder when paced IL
large stacks. have found il much the best
way to place il in long rows IN an upright
I position under cover.
Curing is the only difficulty with this crop
and this NAV be obsiated in measure wher
understood. Ten 10 twelve tons 81 greer
fodder aud five or six Of dry may be had
| from a good acre. coaliry Geaiieman.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-08-29

GALmgn.-In I6s. Calico, then youth
of eighteen, was seated 10 a church. when
the lamps suspended from the roof were re-
pleni.hed by the sacrisian, who, in doing 70.
r.uSed them TO uscillate from side TO side,
- ttey had done hundreds oi times before
when similarly disturbed. lie watched the
LAMP. and thought be perceived that while
the oscillations were diminishing, they still
occupied the same time. The riea thus
suggested neyer departed from bis mind. and
iitty years afterwards he constructed the FIRST
pendulum. and thus gave 70 the world cne
Il lie most Important Instruments for the
measurement Of time. Alierward, when liy-
ing al Venice. il was reported 10 him une
,lay that the children Of poor spectacle ma
krr. while playing with two glasses. had nS-
served, as they expressed il. that things were
brupaht nearer BY looking through them in \
Certain position. Every body said how cu-
fiots, but Calico seized the idea and invent,
ed the first telescope.
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Oil! BE NoT THE FIRST!


Oh. be not the firsi 10 discover
A hot on the fame Of . friend,
4 law in the faith Of lover.
Whose heart may prove true ia the end,
We none of Us know one another.
And oft into error We fall;
Then lei Us speak well u our brother.
or speak not about him At all.
How olcn the light smile of slalasa
Is worn By the friend that We meet.
To cover soul iull of sadness.
Too proud 20 acknowledge defeat.
How often the sigh Of detection
i hcavei from the hypncti,e's breast.
To parad, truth and affection,
Or iuIl 1 suspicion 10 rest.
How oflen ihe friends wc holl dearest
Their nohlest emotions conceal;
And bosims The purcsi, sincerssi.
Have secrets they cannot reveal.
Leave base minds to harbar suspicion.
And small ones TO trace our deicet---
Let ours be a notler ambition.
For hs.c is the mind ihaI susreci.
We none Of Us know one another.
And On into error ID fsll;
Then let Us speak we'll of our brother,
Of spea. not about him At ID.
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BLANKS for Sale Al this Office.