East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-01-14

cumorsnce. Ihough II besrs no harvest
upon its bosom, it yet sustaius all the
harvest in the world. Though a desert
itself, il makes all the other wildernesses
Of the earth to bud and blossom as the
rose. Though its own waters are salt
and wormwood, so thstit cannot be tasted,
it makes all the clouds Of heaven to drop
with sweetness, opens springs in the val
leys and rivers smoag the hills, and fount-
aims in all dry places, and gives drink to
ah the inhabitants of the earsh.--Bsb6-
othscd Sacrs
A SrRASoE AND BsAUTlPuI FIsu-
The Museum Aquaria has been further
enriched by the accession of a new aud
rare specimen, taken in a net, from the
tHtom Of the Gulf Of Mexico. It is
called the Paradise Fish" and may rank
among the mysterious inhabitants Of the
deep, in the same position that his feath.
cred namssake takes in the tropical
woods. The paradise Fish seems to
delight in exhibiting his beauties, for he
constantly moves to aud fro, presenting
all the prismatio hues, exc eeding in their
irridsscent luster the finest mother Of
pearl. He is emi.transpsrent fat sided
creature, Of geometrical proportions most
unusual in fish; being exactly q square
in shape, of which one corner moves
foremost, and is entirely monopolized by
his mouth. To the corners, pointing up
and down respectively, number Of
gilded and changing plumes one foot long
are attached, making as the fish turns
about, q constant exhibition of fine fow-
ing lines Of beauty. The paradise
FISH is 30 rare fellow that the curious
should not delay obtaining a sight of
him, lest he might suddenly take il into
his 'scaly head to "kiok the bucket" aud
cheat the great Snowman of his latest
novelty, and the public Of new ssnsa-
tion.
SKETCH OF GENERAL JOHN PopE.--
General John Pops is man about forty
years of age, native of Kentucky, and
a graduate Of West Point, which acad-
emy be entered in the year 1885,
He graduated in 1912, and was appointed
to the army from the State of Illinois,
entering that service as Brevet Second
Lieutenant Of Typographical Engineers.
Ha was angaged in Mexico, and was bre-
yetted First Lieutenant for gallant and
meritorious conduct in several conflicts
at Monterey, the brevet bearing date
September %, 1876. On the 23d Of
February, 1S47, he was brev0ted Capt
ain for gallant aud meritorious conduct
in the battle Of Buensy Vista. On the
lst of July, 1856, he took the actual
rank Of Captain in the Corps of Topo-
graphical Engineers, and on the 17th of
May, 1861, was made Brigadier General
of Volunteers. General Pope is bound
to make his mark during this war.
81 WRrTsRs AND SPBAKxRs.-Ths differ
ence between the style of one who always
writes, but never speaks, and one who
always speaks and never writes, is very
great. The FIRST is more smooth and pol.
ished, the second more concise and foroi-
ble.. The one lacks power, the other
beauty. Speaking generally, the two
qualities of grace and strength can only
be acquired by practice both in writing
and speaking. The two must mutually
correct each other, and any system of
education which neglects or ignores
either Of them is faulty =. Harvard Mag
asine. -i' nerf -.
God has written on the flowers that
sweeten the sir--en the breeze that
rocks the flowers upon the stem--upon
the rain drop that refreshes tbs sprig Of
moss that lifts its head in the desert
upon its deep chambers--upon every
pencilled sheet that sleeps in the cavern
of the deep, no less than on the mighty
sun that warns and cheers millions Of
A WoRD TO BoYs--Begin in early life
to collect libraries of. your own. Begin
with single book; and when you find
or hear of first rate book, obtain it if
you can. After q while get another, as
you are able, and be sure to read it
Take the best care of your books; and in
this way, when you are men, You will
have good libraries in your heads as well
rs on your shelves. a's
The destnies Of nation depend less
on the greatness OF the few, than the
virtue or vices of the many. Eminent
cast further the features of
her glory OF shame; but the realities Of
her veal. or woe lie, deep in the great
mass. The curling tops Of lofty waves
ire the lorssts Of the ocean, but from its
depths flow the ovsrpowering strength
,f its tides Cotton -
A HINT IN SsAsoS.-At q banquet.
when solving enigmAss was one of the
Alexsnder said to his cour-
.iers "What is that which did not come
asst year, has not come this year, and
will not come this ycsrY" A distressed
,fficer answered, at certainly must be
'ur arrears Of pay" The king was so
that he commanded him TO be
paid up, and also increased his salary.
ECA An interminsble supervisors re-
port to publish, the sbssnos of the pub
Usher, scarcity Of help, and divers aud
'uddry pall.b backs uninteresting to the
general reader, have interfercd with the