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A Monkeys s Affection for Rats.

One of the principal objects of at
traction at the aquarium. in Bloom
field street, is female monkey that
exhibits an extraordinary affection for
rats. She is. one of the Happy Fam
ily' belonging to the establishment,
and soon after being placed there con
ceived a fondness for rat that was
also member of the /" Family" Up
on every occasion she could catch the
rat she would hold it in her arms,
fondling it as mother does her child,
and caressing it with every mark of
affection. The rat soon began to like
this kindness, and would remain for
hours in the arms of its friend. Final
ly, the monkey would not allow the
rat from its arms a moment, even to
feed, and at last the pet was actually
starved to death. The monkey met
this bereavement mnch in the same
manner as human parents do the loss
of their offspring who have died in
consequence of overfondness, with sobs
and means, and she would not be COM
forted.
For twelve hours she held the dead
rat to her breast. refusing all the time
to eat or take notice of anv of the
other animals of the family. At
length Mr. Catting took the rat from
her by force, and fearing that she would
voluntarily starve herself to death, he
placed three other rats in the cage
This addition to her family" brought
the bereaved animal to her senses, and
the care requisite to the government
OF those pets, taken up all her time,
and she is twice as cheerful as ever
before She is never for a moment
without some one of them in her arms.
and frequently fondles two of them at
time. But the new comers are not
altogether grateful for her attentions,
and most frequently, when she is hold
ing one of them, the Others are eyeing
her askance from some distant corner
Of the cage
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their eyes during the night The
trial to which their friend had exposed
herself grew more terrible to their
Imagination the more they dwelt upon
it, till they at length persuaded them
selves that death would be the inevita-
BILE consequence. With these forebod-
ings they proceeded as soon as it was
light to the apartment of Madame De-
shoulieres scarcely had they courage
to enterit, or speak when they had
done so.
From this state of petrifaction they
were relieved by their friend opening
her curtains and paying them the COM
pliment of the morning with trium-
phant look. She then related all that
had passed with an impressive solemn
ity, and having reused their intense
curiosity she said /:
"My Lord you shall no longer re-
main in an illusion which long indul-
gence has endeared to you. There
(pointing to Gros Blanc) is the noe
turnal visitor whom you have so long
taken for the ghost of your mother"
for such the count concluded it to be,
from his mother having been the last
person who died at the chateau.
Madame arose and made her friends
axamine the lock of the door, the wood
Of which was SO decayed as TO render
the locking Of it useless. This facility
Of entrance had evidently been the
cause of Gros Blanc, who liked not
sleeping out of doors, making choice
of this room. The rest is easily ac-
counted for; Gros Blanc wished to
possess himself of the candle, in at
tempting which he committed all the
blunders which had disturbed the 81
lence of the night. Thus are the most
simple events magni6ed into omens
offearful and supernatural agency.
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VOLUME 2, NUMBER. 10.

humanity that has driven US from our
homes and our kindred.
Members Of all political parties, we
ask yoar protest, in the name of
common humanity. against this cruel
act of despotism
Christian ministers, we appeal to
you, in the name of Him who came
to preach good tidings to the meek,
to bind up the broken hearted to
proclaim liberty to the captive and
the opening of the prison to them that
are bound" to lay before your con-
gregations the injustice done US, and
the wickedness of a system that tram
pies on the feeble, and crushes out the
rights of the helpless.
And we appeal to the God of the
fatherless, and the Judge of the widow,
that be will remember his word, g In
asmuch as We have done it to one OF
the least of these, We have done it unto
ne !" that he win move the hearts of
his children everywhere to unite their
testimony against this unequal iniquity
that writes properly" on man; that
chattelizes the immortal mind, and
makes merchandise of the deathless
soul We appeal to him who does not
permit a sparrow to fall to the ground
unnoticed, to plead the cause of the
poor and needy, and set him at rest
from him that puffeth at him.
(Signed by twelve exiles
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CAMELs IN THIS COUNTRY. Super
intendent Beale, in bis report TO the
war department of the United States
government, speaks, very highly of the
camels that have been introduced into
the service in Texas and New Mexico.
He has compared the value of mules
and camels as pack animals, for which
the camels are proved superior. The
camel train viii travela distance of 25
miles, an hour and sometimes an hour
and twenty minutes sooner than the
mule train, the mules carving a bur-
den of 200 pounds, while the cameIs
are packed with 400, besides a rider
armed with his rife, revolver, aud
ammunition, and his bedding laid over
the pack to sit on. He SAYS they are
as easily bred as cows and calves.
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when truth unrols itself in sections.
The scales on the wings of insects
are world in themselves The little
bristle tail which leaves a thick dust
on yonr finger, though touched never
SO lightly, leaves in that dust a mass
of metallic scales Of all shapes. Oval.
heart shaped, round. elliptic, long and
narrow, shovel-shaped, they lie under
the microscope like a collection of
fairy toys, all made out of gems. The
sngar-louse has oval or shovel-shaped
scales, set on to stalk and arranged
like fan; the ve-plume moth of the
summer meadows has them willow
leaved in shape, sometimes singly
pointed, but generally notched with
two, three or four notches the six
spot burnet moth has them lustrous
but opaque; the blue butterfly, shaped
like battledore the magnificent en-
peror has them triangular while some
have them fringed, some pear shaped,
and others corrugated, but overlapping
each other, or tiled. The diamond
beetle is the most splendid fellow of
the lot. He has a row of precious
stones in his fat, transparent scales
that irradiate the whole field with
their cleaning glory. Those precious
stones are set on to broad bands of
black velvet, velvet and jewels alter
mating in stripes to the most regal and
enchanting manner. Few objects are
SO beautiful as the scales of the diamond
beetle, with their royal richness and
Turning glory.
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And as for his sister and me. you don't
imagine, I hope"
Not at all; there is not the least
need of yonr doing anything | seen
That is it, sir. The old folks
would not be easy without labor; they
have never known what it is to rest,
and be amused and we are Ignorant
Of anything else. So we are both
suited. Work seems to be their only
delight; and it is lucky for US that it
is so. Don't you think 50 yourself
sir p,
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Life.

Ah, there is touching beauty 10
the radiant up-look of a girl just eros,
sing the limits Of youth, and eommep-
cling herj nrney through the ehcckered
sphere Of womanhood ! 1t is all dew
sparkle aud morning glory to her ar
dent, bouyant spirit, as she presses for,
ward exulting in blissful ahticipa,
tions. But the withering heat Of the
conflict of life ereeps on; the dew,
drops exhale (; the garlands of hope,
shattered aud dead, strew the path i;
and too often, ere noontide, the clear
brow and sweet smile are exchanged
for the weary look of one longing for
the evening rest, the twilight, the
night. Oh, may the good God give
his sleep early unto these many !
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Protest Against Early Rising.

Dr. Hall in the February number of
his Journal of Health says:
One of the very worst economies Of
time is that 6lched from necessary
sleep. The wholesale but blind COM
mendation of early rising is as mis-
chieVous in practice as it was errant in
theory. Early rising is ia crime against
the noblest part of our physicalnature,
unless preceded by an early retiring.
Mnltitudes of business men in large
cities count it saving of time if they
can make journey of a hundred or
two miles at night by steamboat or
railway. 1t 10 ruinons mistake. ~
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A HARD HEARTED scHoorMAsrER.

A HARD HEARTED ScHooLMAsTER.
"A German magazine recently an
nonnc"d the death of schoolmaster
in Suabia. who for fifty-one years sn-
perintended large Institution with
old fashioned severity. From an
average, inferred by means of recorded
observations, one Of the ushers had
calculated that. in the course of his
exertions he had given Gil, 500 can
ings, 12l, 900 foggins 209, 600
custodes, l36, 900 tips with the ruler,
10, 200 boxes on the ear, and % ZOO
tasks by heart. 1t was further cal
culated that he had made 700 boys
stand on peas. 5000 kneel on the
sharp edge of wood, 5000 wear the
FOOLS cap, and LOO hold the rod
How vast (exclaim the journalist) the
quantity Of human misery inflicted by
a single perverse teacher.
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Would-be Young Ladies or
Gentlemen.

Where's your father, Margaret 20
suppose he's in the shop, sir"
Always hammering away, summer
and winter, from morning till night"
Yes, sir, father is industrious I
really believes he works because he
loves it,
"And where's your mother, Marga-
ret ?''
" She is in the kitchen, sir; mother
does so like to cook, and wash, and
sweep"
THAT you and your sister Harriet
rarely have chance at the griddle or
the broom, it is likely"
80 never, sir; we take care of the
parlor, which, but for us, would have
no tenant"
lyon and your sister are, then, my
dear your parents lilies of the parlor,
who neither sew nor spin, but continue
to be arrayed as beautifully as Solo
mon, by the sewing and spinning of
Others"
"Sir?"
"And your brother Henry, does he
blow the bellows, or play second ham
mer to your father 2"
40 dear, no, sir, ne never works;
he rides or promenades, goes to the
theatre, and visits the ladies. And
we go to the play, receive the gentle
men, and take drive OF walk. y
"And what do you do the rest of
the time, for I suppose there is little
left 2"
We are getting ready, SIR"
"This really seems very nice and
pleasant arrangement, to three of you
at least. Doubtless it is all agreeable
to your parents They like their end
of the yoke, do they not ?"
What, I"
Your father and mother like the
arrangement which you speak Of; they
are content to take their dividends of
life in work. They prefer to labor
themselves, and don't seem to mind if
other people are always idle or not 2"
o dear, no. You can't imagine
how proud they are of being busy
They would not be doing nothing if
they could, / really believe Father
was unwell week some time ago, and
idleness seemed to weigh npon him as
much as his disease. He was glad
enough to be active again once more,
/ assure you"
Perhaps his unremitting labor is
necessary to enable him to maintain
his family ?"
"Why, perhaps it may be. I'm
sure / don't know"
4" In that case, it is possible that
when his income is stopped by illness,
he may not be entirely easy in his
mind his prospects may not be clear
aud pleasant.
" / don't know how that matter may
be, sir"
But Of course, if anything should
happen to prevent your providing,
there is your brother, and he might
" Ha, ha what, brother Henry
lie can't split a stick to kindle the FIRE
with and does not know how to keep
1t gong after it is made, unless it is to
let it go out. Brother would rather
have both hands chopped off than see
them spoiled with work. He would
die before he wonld let Christopher
Chvrrywit or Tom Tweezer know that
be- ever touched harnmer or spads.-
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Riddle.

From India's burning cline I'm
brought,
With cooling gales by zephyrs
fraught
For Iris, when she paints the sky,
Shows not more different hues than
/;
Nor can she change her form SO fast !;
I'm now sail and nov mast.
I here am red, and there am green.
ALbeggar there and here a queen.
| sometimes live in house Of hair,
And oft in hand of lady fair
/ please the young, grace the old,
And am at once, both hot and cold.
Now mediate and duly scan,
And tell my title if you can.
Answer next week. A go
= q szszsssa .s.s ~ SSs2gsk $ So
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To Rise ; or. to Fall.

There is not bird of the air, fish,
or shell in the sea, but what Nature
has endowed it with the power of ris-
Ing or falling at its pleasure. The
chambered -Amonite-seems OF
all things least adopted to this move
ment but it has the faculty of ex.
hausting its viaticum of air, and of
sinking or soaring in the watery abyss.
To every one is given a moral pow
era possibility of win, and strength
Of principle. which viii enable him to
adapt himself to the necessities and
contingencies of life, and by contend :
ing against them, TO rise to It's higher,
or by yielding to them, to sink to Its
lower degrees. ~
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Insects as Seen in the Micro
scope. $50

The wings of insects are very inte-
resting objects, both to look at unas-
sist ed, or with the microscope. The
wings of the house-fy are found to be
covered with minute stiff short hairs
the black network of lines that we see
in them are elastic horny tnbes, over
which the membrane is stretched like
the silk of an umbrella over its ribs
Bees have a very curious mode of
strengthening their flight. in the shape
of hooks and corresponding doublings
on the edgings of their wings, so that
when they are flying these are kept
expanded by even extra aids to the
elastic ribs and frightened membrane.
Who would have thought of bee
hooking and eyeing himself out in that
manner! All sorts of theories have
held ground, successively, respecting
the feet of flies. First they were
suckers, and they walked by means of
exhaustion and atmospheric pressure !;
then they were graphing irons, and
they hooked themselves to microscopic
inequalities by means Of invisible hooks;
then they were glue pots and exuded a
natural gum, which gummed the insect
at every step; now we believe they are
assumed to be all three: claws or spines,
to hook pads or eushious, to preserve
them from abrasion (these pads were
the original Suckers y hairlets as suck
ing disks. that exude ascertain m0is-
tnre, e,-4all these hypothesis are found
to bsstrue, e. always hsppsns in casss
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4unth's department.
I am composed of "a letters.
I. Iron THE PREssJ
Enigma, No. 1.

1 am composed OF "a letters.
Ny %, 6, 10, 2s, II, 30, "a, is a
aa~ fourishing village in New
Jersey y
f" II, s, %, 6, 19, l6, is a town
in Pennsylvania.
I, 2, l3, 81, is town in New
Jersey.
l, 10, 8, Il, 80, 80, is what ev-
cry one shonld be.
!" 81, 2, %, "a, 81, is in every
town.
II, 8, 81, IA, is the name of an
animal.
" 9, 10, Is, II, is a number.
st 18, %, 81, is mans nickname.
"a, %, 80, 25, 9. is a girls nick
name. st1,
Is is a vowel.
Ny whole was a Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
Answer next week. Al. R.
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FOR THE pREss.1
Enigma, No. 2.

am composed Of 25 letters.
Ny l6, 10, 18, "a, IL, is a useful
animal.
" Is, 2, u, II, 90, is color.
" %, IA, 5, Is, is a part of ship.
" 13, %, 3, "a, ig the name of a
fowl.
4" ], 4, II, is a kind of drink.
' 9, 81, IL, isa weight.
I" 6, 5, Z, Is, 8, is part of time.
" I, 4, IA, l9, 25, is used in hou.
Ny whole is a true proverb.
Answer next week. A. J.R.
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B. B. BLACKWELL, EDITOR
@net's aQupk.
Three Little Graves.
BY MRS B. F. f.

Three little graves Talk not of sympathy
'Twere vain for human clay
To speak of consolation
To those weary hearts to-day.
Warmest words that lips could fashion,
Can but mock the woe
Reigning in that stricken household,
Where not long ago,
Echoed happy childish voices
All the livelong day,
Till an angel came from Heaven
Bearing them away -
Folding one in her white pinions.
Whispering at the door
These are gems tao bright for earth,
must gather more F."
So she fingered on the threshold,
Oh , so white and chill
Saying softly, " One more darling,
Gentle mother, still.''
How she clasps it Now she's pleading,
q Let the little baby come
We will fold our wings around her,
Bear her safely home
We will keep her, oh, so pure,
spotess undefled--
Mother, see your angel band,
Yet-onOther child :"
Then the white wings softly rustled,
And the low voice said
" Mother, let your dariHgs slep,
Do not call them dead."
So they made three little graves
Let the sunshine fall,
With its golden haze upon them,
Bright funeral pail
Lay the crimson autumn leaves
On the little graves, ,.
While above, the bending willow
Sadly, softly waves.
Anguished hearts, bereft and lonely
In the angels keeping
Are your three lost oass tonight
No, not dead, but sleeping
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A NAN is the healthiest and the hap
piest when he thinks the least either
Of health or happiness. To forget an
u is half the battle. ~
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REsPoNslBIlTE- To ycung mia
ister who complained Of The 9nalIness
of bis congregation, the Rev. John
Brown Of Haddington said. Il is as
large ore as you vii want to giFsse.
count for in the dsy Of jadanent
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Charade.

My whole, with its velvet blossoms,
Grew by sweet Nina's bower,
And the maiden priced right dearly
Her Roland for its choice.
For all my first responded
To Roland's pleading voice,
And my first in Nina's bosom,
Claimed Roland for its choice.
Lord Clair may point with Boosting
ed To his castles stately pride,
And swear my second waits there,
For Nina as his bride.
But my first still turns undinching
From my seconds silken hold,
And prefers poor Roland's flower,
To all the mobiles gold.
Answer next week. j. R. P.
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VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD.
FALL ARRANGEMENT.
- -

- - ~ rs sS1sES2Zs
ON aud AFTEa Monday the LIST OF October,
" The Mail and Passenger Trains,
wl leave Richmond daily Except sunday al go NJ for
aaunton all intermediate Way Stations connecting a. Cor
louisville with the Orange and Alexandra railroad Trains oT
Alexandria and intermediate stations and at charlottesville with
Lynchbug and all points West and Southwest Of
that place every other day. via Tcedsys arsday and
Saturdays JackSons River and stations West OF saunop
Browns Stages connect with the train al stsunon,
Mondsy Wedn and Fdsys and al Goshen on Tues
days, Thursdays and saturdays, for Lexington.
Harman Mason and CompSny ages connect with The ain
on Tuesdays Thursdays Saturday. Mboro for the Warm
SPRINGS Jacksons River for tie White Sulphur Springs
LcWiIburg, &c.
RETURNING,
The Mall Train leaves Jhrksons River Mondays, Wednes
days and Fridays, at 8:l5. p. NJ, Tor Stauniou
A FREIGHT TRAIN with PASSENGER CAR ATTACHED,
will leave WGyncboro I5 and stanton, At 9:i5 A. M,
Mondays Wednesdays ana Fidays for Jaokson's Bver.
RETU RNING,
acons River TuesdAys Thursdays and Saturday
at 7:i5 4 NJ, for WEyuc>bofO'.
yThFough Tickets Tor the Warm aud White Sulphur Springs
Lexington Lewsbug 6c Ahc Winchester L uchburg Bon
sacks Salem shaWsy Chrislansburg, Bristol Knoxville Dial
ton Chattanooga Nashville urand Junction, Memphis, Canton
Orean all important Points Ia the Southwest can be
procured at the Ticket Office. -
THOMAS DoDAMRAD,
General srpern.endent.
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RICHH1sD AND Di,YllLE Rulg0gD.
49,

RRtNGENENft have been made d. tht Rich 80 - -
. aal1 alJ uanE De Railroad Com where 49, - -
prl Freight Intended - h mem az the port Of Re- nf
AL 4s up Frg arriving Rchl0nd by water anu hayr- for
W l,suaIrl auy point accessible Co hs Company By ne 1 %
7c by through Fre &c arrangement Vh any or roads,
received from U~ir red ves1ea di-rc thus relied
hi9pea 70 s1ch freight from al c1trscs 'or lrayl--
Of -H0ts
Ps tsvsrns goods vhich they dstse should Be 1hPEsi At
Eo1i Ills arrange WIN state zt the Tim o the
ta.srrs
~. Earoad Company VIII when required, attend % ef--fi0r
A. Insurance on su-h goods al ron OF she Uutc States
s LldilE pr SAILING forwarded
frl1rs and con1iguers.
Dor further particulars aldrsss
CHARLES G. TNCOTT. sun..
noe Rclmosl ana Dlny.lic EAirosd
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sOUTEH-SsDE RAILROAD.

NJOTICE-Persons wishing obtain for srvanS
II the Richmond Fredericksburg Potomac H. for wash
ngon City, and points further North must In all be vouch
by responsible white citizen Richmond person,
Piled for by letter. A. d. ALLEN,
us2O-ly Ticket Agent.
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RAILROADS, &C..
Winter Schedule.
DICH mOND AND YORK ia $3.50
Ii RIVER RAILROAD. GRxL4-NE

Winter Schedule.
RIcH m sIyfR sA AEn YORK
CHEAP AND ATTRACTIVE ROUTE FROM RICH
M0ND TO OLD POINT, NORFOLK,
PORTSMOUTH, EASTERN SHORE AND MATTHEW'S.
FARE s2cO-BREAKPAkT EXTRA.
after TUESDAY, October 9h $780, passenger trains will
leave Richmond daily (except sundAySh at ~ NJ, Tues
Meadow Dispatch Tunsta Cohoke and RonAncoke, and
rive At West Point at A. ~
commodious steamer WHIST POINT, Capt O.
Rowe will leave King and Queen Court House Landing Tues
West Point, and stopping signals only al Clifton
Water Fence Shepherds hoodys CappahooSc Bgler Gouees
ter Point yorktown and arrive at Old Point at i245 NJ and
Norfolk and Portsmouth al p. NJ.
Returning will leave Norfolk and Portsmouth
Mondays Fridays at 81 A. and Old Point at
T45 A. NJ landing only above AID connecting With the cars
West Point f2K P. NJ and arrive In Richmond ZAP
On Tuesdays thursdays and Saturdays the passenger train VIII
Richmond At ~ and arrive at II NJ, stop
plGg only signal Romsncoke sweet Hail. Cohoke Indian
Town, Tunst Is Dispatch, Meadow and Fair 0atS
Passengers for the Eastern Shore leave Norfolk Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays by the steamer Northampton Capt he
CarTick and for Matthews thursdays aud saturdays.
Richmond point York River 10 Eastern
shore. 's's''..'' '' - ~
To Matthews. W
Fare from Richmond 70 West Point or Point Rich
Rreghs received Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays until
p. NJ, Richmond and Mondays Wednesdays and Fri
days until Up NJ At West Point
Fare rom King and Queen O. and other points MAtapo-
nj River 10 Norfolk or Richmond, ~ 90.
Passengers Williamsburg viii take stage Ber for Glou
o. H. at Csppaho and for sauia and Urbatna at West
Point
Regular Sunday Richmond A. NJ and
West Point at 10 NJ returning West Point St4 and
oc2 - RH TEMPLE, supt
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RICBIOYD, FREDERICESB re AND POTOMAC RAILROAD,
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Easr- Hours Of departure GEO A. L., and 100 p 81. -
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Passengers breakfast sup Ashland Sad dine board the
comfortable steamers Acqula Greek and Warrington.
Persons wiag obtain tickets for servants for Washington
CITY points further North In all be youchsd for by
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Road tickets will be sod applied for by
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