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The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-05-11
4 GENEROUS LESSON.

THE Indspeaddhce Beige relates the fol-
lowing story OF o dissipated gambler. d
young man who At the watering places had
lost on cards all his fortune. about eight
thousand francs; everything had been stak.
ed park, chateau, town house and country
house; there only remained 10 the poor
fellow an orangeryi BY no, means large or
pretentious in appearance. The winner
for one man alone had proGted by bis I'LL
luck Twas nm Englishman, phlegmatic and
.stoical 10 appearance, who WIS astonished
at seeing him reserve q small piece Of
ground with few trees npon II: MI. Id. ii
"What will you do with thatan lie ask
ed. Let us play for it.1 ! Z. G..s
Neyer!-that ,orangery is q sonyenir
ofmy childhood; il was there my mother
passed the day with me; 1 would die there
and ! would fain live there; but / would
rather blow. out my brains than stake on
tlis cards, one flower from one OF those.
orange trees E II. sS I. d. {. t . !, L. /,
II IS, however, a flower ain going TO
demand Of you as q stake said the Eng.
lishman, smiling Since you have moth
ing more, | viii play with you fora simple
flower, if you Consent +, ls s.sa.i I Ell
But why do you care for u simple
flower, should ! consent TO play?a'. .: =
''Well, i have little sentiment which
! will sacrifice to you. Here Is an auto
graph ! will place in the hands Of q third
party" :,.,.. ! , n ID -, III. III, /. =: FL.
Our gamester smiled and yieilcd. De-
spite his Glial affection, he saw 30 pro
fahation in: Offering dover to the tickle
goddess Fortune, who used him so shame
fully. dust as they were beginning to
play, the Englishman said to the young
Frenehmau::. 49,. = Il. >.. :: ~
-. -" Hdu swear OH your honor 10 accent
my stake, however Fiaic.ulous it may seem
to ydu2p III. Gill; ~. ...E
: II do, for ! have confidence IN ydG, my
LORD = sst: u. 7sjS. 3iisass,. :,
Cards were brought the game cons
.fnchceai and the Young. Frenelnlau @Sooh
gained the mysterious autograph. He
received with some emotion the stake
agreed upon, which increased when he
found it &as u donation in regular form
Of the eight hundred thousand francs he
had lost. His face was covered with a
blush Of anle--he protested and refused
ii II haveyonr word OF honor said the
Englishman; H'ihe game was in earnest;
had. ! won, L should have taken the
orange iiower.h rs > .s.@ ii TIFF. =.
But q simple flower against a for.
tunen .Eli,. I'm. 9:s.t ;:....
You seem to think more Of. your
erangery than Of .your eight hundred
thousand francs; the. stakes we're eqnal.n
After consultation Of two days, a
jury of honor declared that the French
man should accept the, money, which be
did ON condition that. the Englishman
should remain his best friend. In.
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VOL. III.

some new discovery, our improvements
should be or the most Substantial kind.
Let us not commit the same errors that
we have 50 often ridiculed and condemned
IN Cali(ornia--build sheIl for temporary
use, and spend the price Of palace on II,
~ order to make il tenable, and at tho
expiration Of . few years have neither
money Or house. The citizens Of Carson,
many Of them, exhibit d IaudabIe disposi-
tion TO improve their city with Substantial
buildings Of stone and brick. We look
upon these men as the salt ofthe city.
Would that their example might be more
generally followed. y.
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SD Il inns.
SINGULAR PHASE OF IN.
T, SANITY. =.... ,.s

THEBE Is no end to the false impressions
and decisions with which the mind may
be affected "A physician was once called
70 see q man laboring under tho fancy
thar he was converted into d teapot,
And when, the physician endeayored 70
ridicnle him out Of the idea, he indignant
y replied. II am a teapot, z and forming
q scnli.circle with one arm, placing his
hands upon his hips, be said, 'there is the
spout Men have believed themselves
converted into barrels rolled along the
street, One ease Is recorded Of man
who believed himselfa clock, and would
stand for hours at the head OF the stairs
clicking with his tongue. a respectable
+tradesIngn in England even faucIed him
self mctamorphosed into seven shilling
piece. and took the precaution of request
ing, ns.a particular favor Of bis friends,
that i his wife should present him in pay
ment they would not give change for
him. Some have supposed that many
armed knights we're engaged in battle
with them "A sea.captailI, In Phiiadel.
phia, believed, for many years, that he
had a wolf in. his liver. A nadman 10
the Pennsylvania hospital believed that
he was once q cali, aud mentioned the
name Of the butcher who killed him, aud
the stall IN the Philadelphia market, ON
which hissflesh was sold previously TO his
.ahimatiGg his present iiedy. One man
believed his legs made of;butter, and with
the greatest caution avoids the FIRE; ano-
ther imagines them to be made OF glass,
and with extreme care wraps them in
wooden boxes when he goes out TO ride
A prince of Bourbon often supposed him
seife TO be plant aud taking his stand
in the garden, would insist upon being
watered incomnon Wfththe pIants around
him. A French gentleman imagined him.
self to be dead, aud refused to eat. 10
prevent his dying Of starvation, two per-
sous were introduced to him in the char.
meter OF the iilastrious dead ike himself;
aud they invited him, after some cougers
.Sationerespectlng Tie world OF shades, to
dine With another distinguished but de-.
ceased person, Marshal Eureiln. The
tnnatiG accepted this polite Invitation, and
tnadeza hearty @meai. Every day, while
his fancy prevailed, it was aqCesSary to
invite him 10 the table: Of some ghost of
rank or reputation. Yet III tue other
.commousG affairs Of life,sthe gentleman was
not luc,flRfeitated from attending 10. his
atRIl istsr0sts 6. &
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PASSAGES FROM DIR CHAP
z @ ,.,- ms: "IITING WORDS

ISro what. houpdless lie does eddca-
tioa admit us, and the diseourses. Of
every day, and Lie ordinary lessons oethe
worldi 'rtIl me; Ii this life TO be called
merely a brief aud worthless fact, when
by a little reading, for instance, ] can
make the experience Of other men, aud
lands, and ages all miner When ia some
favored hour / can climb the starry
| galaxy with Newton ahdapace along the
celestial coast to the great harmony Of;
numbers, aud unlock the mighty secret Of
Ethe uniserSes When of winters night
II can pass through all the belts Of climate,
and all the gardens Of civilization on our
globe; scan its motley races, learn its
diverse customs, and hear the grooming
Of lonely ice-fields and the sigh of Indian
palms? When with Bacon explore the
laboratory Of nature, or@ith Locke con-
suit the mysteries Of the soulg When
Spencer can lead me into golden visions,
or Shakspear SmitG me with magic iuspi
Eration, or Milton huthe me in immortal
Song? When history opens for me all
the gates Of the past--Thebes aud Pal
tlnyra, Corinth and Carthage, Athens
with its peerless glory, aud Rome with
its majestic pornps When kings aud
statesmen, authors and priests, with their
public deeds and secret thoughts, are
mine! When the plans Of cabinets, and
the debates Of parliaments, and theconrse
of revolutions, and the results of battle
Eare all before my eyes, and in my mind2
/ When / can cutter the inner chamber Of
saiutrd souls and eonspire with the ef.
forts OF moral heroes, aud understand the
ksuiierings OF martyrs? Say when all
these deep experienees-these compre-
/ hensive tr1tlIs--may be acquired through
merely one privilege, is:liFe but a dream,
or a breath Of arr y Tins, too, do i'm
measurable experiences flow in to me
from snature--from planet, flower and
ocean Thus, too, does more life come
Fte me from contacts in the common round
of netioA And repeat, every truth
thus gained expands a moment Of time
Into ilGmiIabIe being positively enlaFges
| my existence, aud endows me. with q
Equality which time cannot weaken or
destroy. -. .-..- $50.
I Bookst-the chosen repositories Of the
Thoughts. the opinions, and the aspira,
tons Of mighty iltelleets; like wondrous
mirrors that have caught and fixed bright
images Of souls that have passed away
like magic Tyres, whose masters have be-
tqueathed them to the world, and which
Fyet, Of themselves, ring with unforgotten
music, while the hands that touched their
lichords have crumbIed into dust Books!
they are the embodiments and NANTES,
ltations Of departed minds---4the living or.
4 gans through which those who are dead
yet speak 70 US; Books they are the
Egarners in which are stored the wisdom
bought by toll and study--the gorgeous
dreams OF the poet, the maxims OF the
philosopher, the skilful delineations OF the
Ftfue observer, the histories Of mighty
deeds, the wonders Of distant lands, the
records Of precious iaets--the messenger
which the wise and the good send to US,
The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-05-11
"REMINISCENCES OF DANIEL
...s ga. 0.CONNETaL.. I'd

: : j 4.s .s.-F
Nh RrssEIL, the Times correspondent,
was sent years ago to ireland to report.
5OgonnelEs speeches during the repeal
agitation. The following Is told as the
result of bis mission: >s@ K. g..& 4.
One Of the first meetings the newspaper
nan attended was in Kerry. Having
heard q OsCohneli's polite qualities be
thought he would ask that eentleman's
permission to take a verbatim account OF
the GRAFTON. The '1iberatorp not only
consented, but Id his oiliest manner. III.
formed the assembled audience that until
that gintlcrnan was provided with ali
writin, conyaniences, no wouldn't spake a
word assuming an extra hrogue, which
was altogether unnecessary. Russell was
delighted. The preparations began, and
were completed; Russell was ready.
I. ! Are you quite ready asked Dan. 4. =
Quite ready ... i q. Z. .- ....S
81. S. 9 Now, are you sure you're intirely
ready?' q. .ss. I. Il :s':: Y. .I.' /. Al 4
IA I'm certain, sir, Yes, n: 4. " 3. IA
The crowd becoming excited and impa-
.tient, Dan said: Now, pon my con
science l won't begin the speaeh till tile
London gintlcmal is:iutireIy ready
After waiting another moment or so,
.o'Cohnell advanced; eyes glisteneCl; ears
were all attention, and the reportorial
pencil arose. Dan gave one more being.
nallt smile on the correspondent, winked
at lie auditors, aud commenced his speech
in the lrishlangnage, 10 the indispensable
horror Of the present editor Of the -arMy
;a1ta Macy Gaseite, and to the iniinite
delight OF aH Kerry. 6 81
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the handkerchief %, William; you'll need
ii when you get out lie began 10 ftlrn-
bic shout IL The knotwas large enough; ;
he could have united il &c be liked; but he
said, will you unite ID Mary and she
worked away 1t Il; bpt her fingers were
clumsy, aud she couldn't get IL or; their
eyes met, and their loHe+light was not ali
quenchedi sue turned herarns gently and
ne feIl into them. II yon had seen those
white arms cIasped about his neck, and he
sobbing on her breast, and the child look.
ing III wonder FIRST at the one and then al.
the other, you would have said, "Itit not
q brute" il Is q man, with q great big
warm heart in his breast" s-@s.. It'd - 81
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laden with treasures for every mental
want, and precepts for every duty. IF I
The larger the nature the larger the
love. Little, mean natures are nnchari.
table natures The mnu Tint always has
in hopeless, sarcastic sheer for his fellow
inep--wllo is III perpetual fear that he
will be cheated by them. look out for
that man But the man that hopes
Or trusts, though more sees the evil more
keenly than hej the man who sees solne-
thing more bright than sin4-who sees
light shining around aIl---th8t man has q
noble natures larger and more persis-
tent love, 4 +, sg377, I'M. n. ss ys5. .'s,3 q. n
How many look upon Presbyterian.
to-day, as q man who Is all blue.fire md
bitterness, and who looks upon the world
and humanity a. large just Is jonathan
Edwards dbl And on the other hand !,
how many people think that q Universal.
ist believes that, Live any way you
please, you'll land in glory the moment
you}diel Now, is il not shame Indeed
that one should not know better what
the other believes? tn. js VI 4ssi,
snnd IN one Of our papers O grieyous
complaint because some rumseller has set
up a portrait Of Washington in his bar.
room; aud IL is called Dissertation. So
i may be; but is there not greater desc
Grafton there2 Is there not a desecra4
ton of the image of God set up among
those ru'n.casks and liquor-barreIss The
imagesof God there becomes degraded
polluted, und cast down. n. g# l.9'
A peeyish sensitireHess 10 the savings
aud doings Of Others indicates real poverty
of soul or miserable timidity, or else a
spirit which is mastered by the BODY. and
lies at the mercy of disease and jangliur
nerves, HI, x: .5s; IL s} II Il, h:
There are interests by the sacrifice OF
which peace Is too dearly purchased. One
should never be at peace to the shame Of
hiSown soul-to The violation Of his integ-
irity OF or bis allegiance 10 God. .-,s 8.
1 There Is less misery il being cheated
than in that kind Of wisdom which it per-
tceiyes, or thinks it perceives, that oil
mankind are cheats, @7>.. 5s : i. II .si:+
There is often way Of warning with
the. wrong which is as unconsecrated and
as bad as the wrong itself, gr.@'s,t :
Is there anything so. wretched TO look
ut as n man Of fiue abilities doing no.
'thiag2 -. : :.. f. -. ..,:.
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woMENs RIGHTS IN AFRICA.

NJ. VALDEZ, in his recently published
volumes on Life in West Africa gives
an extended account Of the King OF iDa-
honey, whose wholesale butcheries Of his
subjects have given him such an Infamous
character. NJ Valdez was familiar at
his court, and reports that women have
the first votes in the royal council, and
they may, moreover, iniiiet 1iine upon
any courtiers who oppose their votes
There's progress for you'll The African
King is polite In the matter Of costume.
He has also discovered new methods OF
providing work for women: IBID: Z : n.
The kings formerly went mixed from
the waist upwards, except ON particular
or solemn occasions, when they threw a
rich cloth, or large cape, over their Shout.
dsrs; they are now, however, much more
completely clothed--their neck, arms and
hair are ornamented with jewelry Of rude
manufacture, and with strings Of very fac
coral; they wear loose, rich silk trousers,
made something after the Turkish style,
over which they faStsns around the waist
some superfne cloth On the head they
wear u white silk or velvet cap, EN-.
broidered in gold; and, on the feet, san.
dals, secured by small gold chains. Thus
attired, they sit in state, CT rather recline
on cushions covered with rich silk cloths,
aud Surrounded by the ladies of the harem,
al Of whom are under the superintendent
and control Of the Dada, }" or fayorite
sultana, who exercises supreme authority,
and. in the seraglio, possesses the prcro-
gative OF life or death over the other wo-
men. Those females have allotted to
them various Offices around the person Of
the sovereign: one has ehargr Of his
golden pipe; another has charge Of the
golden spittooni one lights the fire in
small ehafng,dish, which supplies the live
Goals for his pipe; another Is seen with a
small gold key, as the emblem of her
Office, whepewith she unloeks the silver
bOttle-ease iH'which his Majesty E,eps the
liquors with which he treats foreigners OF
others TO whom he wishes to show any
particular mark or favor; on another Of
the ladies devolyeS the task of ke ping
the crown of the soRereigI's head clean
shavedsp .ss-. Est VII B. lss."s Ii +
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MIXING SOILS.

T. 800. p.
'eef ! HAN a piece Of ground which had be-.
come reduced BY q succession Of crops, 90
that i produced only 500 pounds 81 hay
to the acre, ! wished TO dig cellar under
my barn, and concluded 10 try an experi..
nlent with the earth chat was taken out.
j measured on one acre Of the field above
mentioned, and drew the earth from the
cellar upon il, covering the piece 10 the
depth Of two or three inches when ii was
evenly spread. This was turned under the
same Autumn, to the depth Of o inches. The
next Spring il was narrowed thorouahlv,
and one half planted TO potatoes, and the
other half sOwn TO oats The result was
one hundred and twenty-five bushels Of
potatoes, Of rs fine a quality a. 4 ever
raised. and thirty bushels Of oats. Iagain
plowed il in the Autumn, going two inches
deeper than the previous blowing. In
the Spring ! thoroughly mixed and pull
verified the soil, aud sowed to wheat, and
seeded 10 clover and timothy grass. 1
bad q stout growth Of straw, but owing to
the weeyils, the yield was bpt Is bushels
Of wheat. / have since cut two tens Of
hay TO the acre for two years. i think
the four crops have well paid me for the
trouble Of trying the experiment, and the
result has beeu, thus far, quite as good Us
though ! had applied thirty loads Of man
ure to the land The soil was clayey; the.
earth applied wAs q yellow loam. think
the mixing Of soils, as clay upon sand, or
sand upon clay, win prove OF great bene-
iit where the materials for making an
o. manure are scarce TIL
..'52 +. tt A Al, PIgReE. !.
-AmFriedN u ggicaLtufist. dill x, +.
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THE following FROM the iSiirsr Are of
the 27ti ultimo, give some items perchance
not nninterestiRg to our readers, especially
those who may live "qn hundred years
hence" =. -: -.
+ =. T.. -. "SEvADA -. :: ?.
"'fHe population of Nevada Territory,
is rapidly on the Increase. The majority
of the people on the streets are strangers;
there is decided Improvement in the
money market, and business Of all kinds
is improving, Our mining interests are
not only duly increasing in extcnt, but
are inspiring confidence 1t Is generally
understood that there win be no lack Of
capital in; the Territory the coming sum.
meri al Immense amount OF machinery is
now contracted for, and three months
time will see it in operation. turning ont
fortunes to the proprietors- Every mill
erected adds to the value Of the mines,
and every new discovery in the mines,
adds 10 the profits OF the mills, aud as all
other branches Of business must necessary.
" keep pace with these two, We think we
are justified in predicting a glorious fu.
t1re for the new State. II not more
rapid. far more substantial than the early
growth of California, will be the improve.
mellts Of our towns. Bused on mines
that arc inexhauStiblc, locations that are
valuable now, will be infinitely enhanced
in value HH hundred years hence. No
excitement, built on the discovery Of new
diggings, eau ever draw the holders OF
the silver lodes in this territory from their
claims There is, aud doubtless always
will be, a large floating population whose
exodus would be hailed with quite us much
JOY as their arrival, class OF persons who,
II they happen to. have money usually
make lively times While il lasts, and whose
presence though indicative OF good times,
is in no degree calculated to improve or
continue them; like swallows they come
with the spring, but do not bring il. Tie
mcn who bring into our couAtry labor,
capital OF talents, will Gnd safe and pro.
iia6Ic investment, and permanent loca.
ton IL is true that individual men MAY
leave US, but not without supplying their
place with worthy representatives. In
view, then, 81 the character If our mines,
aud thozcert@Snty that property will not
diminish in value ON account Of the trans,
Ter &ot the population TO the loeal:ty Of
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her, one Of them said, sobbing as he spoke
So Mr.. Fraser Inns gone to his rest.
F0h, yes, he poor man died this morning,
she said, as she scattered the corn among
the fowls. Tyon want 10 sec the body,
you may SO in chick, chick, chick, n
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Original pa.ttrg.

THE MODERN TRESfT PREACH.
ING vsases IcEil ,yI.
..s .s+5st5 ---4-- H KY ~
..gor 10 her that Il filthy and polluted TO
she opprcsslng ethyl She obeyeil not the voice;
ne received noe correction; she trusted NOT in
{. The Lord: she drew not near 10 her God. Her
: n,inces within her are roaring lions; her Judges
sfo evening wolves, her people are light and
5tteachsf0us; her priests have polluted the snhc.
tuary, they have done violence TO the law. ~.
I zpk u. l--4. /, K s jis!tss d ,e@
3.No weapon that Is formed against thee
shall prosper, ISAIAH liy., -. & + :,
Z FEw ysars have sped, since thai hpasted head,
TIE people Of each sovereign State :,.s 55.s Z.
with scorn and rage, a war did wage 4. d
OF nusxtipguishable hate. ,s.s ...
Their words thus ran;--'sThe impious man
Yon call Prophet from theskies, II:
He bought aud sold, he delyea for gold,
Add fools wore deemed his lawful ptisei''
This slsry hashe,I, tho Truth unctushed,
Flashed efct the nation as the light; y,
Til ,fs priests began, as the doSir ! clan, r:
TO raise their barrier to The Right =, l..
This was their song, both loud aud long - :
Our craft, orr creed is hard assaulted; H..
IfTruth shalt swell twill conquer hell,
And thrust our ignorance forth, unveiled, (
m Heaven hath bleI this san 81 tho West:
With Royelation's torch OF fame, 4. !
Oar race is run, aud each setting sun g.
s. 4 Will sink tile deeper our.how proud natias 2
/ l- ! So. I. 4 49, ~.
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THE MODERN TRESTIfYl PREACH
" ING vsAses PlyarIIcE,l n
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FURTHER FROM NEVADA.

! THE following FROM the iSitr.r Age of
the 27th ultimo, give some items pcrchance
not nninteresting to our readers, especially
those who may live ian hundred years
hence" -. :.
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..woE 10 her that i filthy and polluted TO
The expressing cityl She obeyel not the voice;
~ received nos correction she trusted NOT in
The Lord; she drew not near 70 her God. Her
utinees within her are roaring lions; her judges
sfo evening wolves, her people are light and
tTeachsfous; her priests have polluted the alGc
tuary, they have done violence TO the law -
zspi " ,l4-4. ,s#
i"No weapon that Is formed against thee
shall prosper Isaiah Nv, ~ q n; 4 :. (.