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How an Army of Monkeys Bridsed
Stream. e -

At length they all collected around tail
cottonwood that grew over the narrowest
part OF the stream, and twenty or thirty Of
them scampered up its trunk. On reaclinc
q high point. the foremost, a strong fellow
ran ont upon limb. and taking several
turns OF bis tail around it, slipped of and
hung head downward. Tho next on the
limb also stout one. climbed down the
body OF tho first. and whipping his tail
tightly around the neck aud forearm of the
latter. and hung his head down. The third
repeated his man@vre upon the second,
and the fourth upon the third. and so on,
until tho last one upon tho string rested his
forepaws upon tho ground.
The living chain now commenced swing.
ing backward and forward like the pendu.
lum of clock. The motion was slight at
hrst, but gradually increased, the lowermost
striking his hands violently on the earth
as he passed the tangent Of the oscillatins
curve. Several others upon the limb aided
the movement. This continued until the
monkey at the end of the chain was thrown
among tho branches of tree on the oppo-
ste oank. Here. after two or three vibra-
t1ons' he clutchcd limb and held fast
1h.s movement was executed adroitly, lust
at the eliminating point Of the oscillation.
ID order to save the interdmeiate links from
the violence Of a too sudden Jerk The chain
was now fast at both ends, forming a COM
Piete suspension bridge. over which the
whole troop, to the number of four or Eve
hundred passed. with the rapidity Of
thought.
IL was one OF the most comical sights |
ever beheld, TO witness quizzical expression
1I OF the countanances along the living chain
How were the animals forming the bridge
10 get themselves over!
Here, then was problem. aud VIC waited
With some curiosity for it to be solved. \ mon
Key was seen attaching bis tail to the lowest
on the bridge, another girded him in SIM
liar manner. and SO on, until dozen more
we're added TO the string. The last were all
powerful fellows and running up to high
limb, they lifted the bridge into position
almost horizontal.
Then q scream from the last monkey OF
Lhe new formation warned the tail end that
all was ready; aud the next moment the
whole chain was swung over, and landed
safely on the opposite bank The lowest
links now dropped of like melting candle,
while the higher ones leaped to the branches
and came down the trunk. The whole troop
then scampercd off into the chapperal and
disappeared.
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we are apt TO mistake our vvca1iob tv
iookinS out OF the way for occasions 70 cx.
ercise great and rare virtues. apl hv stsunins
over the ordinary ones which lie durrttr Ia
the road before US. When we read. Nc fancy
We could be martyrs; and when va come to
ACT we cannot hcar provoking word.
fIlauu;,h Ncupr.N
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OR SALE AND RENT
10 Il on VIA - AeoY
NEW PROtsO9lTION.

strangrrs are now Aockils to -AtlskaRas, eolne q
rh.,n who want land cone 70 to PlAxs1es' DAsxEs
oaicc ipr information Any one wAs wil ssaA ae Oil
dscripisn Of his lands ADD I've dollass CO have ID
.fe.e.ty advertised CONDITIoNALLY n ~ DAssEa
to ~ ONE FER CENT. on the sale wHEHAO1D. -
I'll. CIV, sranGnrs all the infcrmaaioa poaesss d e.
ga.d aivertised lands aad viii charge NOTmtls0 see
IL ty-- IS or ADvERTIslN0 IN case = ~ = aaas
s-o7-ryp sold wAile the advestiscncDs b in The
/. c-nnission will he ciaincdk Ne eeoaiesenal
--------su, / zen sxcsptby speeial aeseeDese
-a4.,a. ..pil 3. e6a. D. BENNETT
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tract OF land about mile above F4anklip On th1
opposite side Of the Teehes ssaing Mrs. Sscsnes pon
ts;ioA ten arpsnts front a1A abouf tavAlso es1nel
deep Price 10000 one ehlrd eoGb. h6leeo = aneaod
would bavo okiectio1 - selinS 4 u oeA Eee hs
iniormaticu apply at this on1cc. ssS1 - snoy13
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camp-meDting Of tho srrt known az Dun
kards Is in progress near Salem, Va. 1t Is q
genera! gathering OF that sert from all the
states IN the Onion. bat its object il not
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The following is ~olnnteer tributs fo n..d.
est worth and onobtrrisfvo goBtlcness Of char.
acter: ''The wherlbarrow; for simplIcfty o1
construction, strength, courage and general
moral excellence, it is tho superior Of fhe rc,
locipeslo, and onSht TO he enconr:ea,<.n
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TRIMMING LAMPS.-SoMo always usl, u
pair Of shears To trim lamp wicks, I percr d..
better way. and one which inv;u4bly
practice is to pinch-or wipc of the baark
crust with piece OF paper; yon mas Herp q
cloth for the purpose. if you wish
Yon will find that The hame will b. pcr-
feet in shape, and exactly In the ccutre Of the
lamp chimney. and also that tho uich win
last twice or three times as long. Qnite a
dcsideratum in the country ~he1c I have
known it to be necessary to harness the horsp
and drive 10 town for a lamp-vick
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There are no forests in the valleys u the
Rocky Mountains, but scattered cotton woods.
and in the mountains no hard wonls except
dwarf oaks, mahogany and maple, and near
the rim of the basin, dwarf ash. In the val
leys, along the rivers and creeks,cottonwoud.
thorn, and willows arc generally to be found,
but the climate Is to dry to favor forest grow.
ing without irrigation. The Dwarf hard
woods are not tit for timber, hence tho Utah
folks arc compelled to get their supply from
the east, 1900 miles distant The farmers
are experimenting with various hard wood
trees as they believe their cultivation prac-
ticablc in the valleys whcro irrigation il ap-
Piled until tho trees shade the ground
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All male children horn IN France thi. wear
on august Is, the birthday Of Napolepn l..
whose Parents will consent to their herrinc
the name Of Napoleon, are 10 be taken under
the special protection Of the Government.
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Lamartne had tho same hair-drrssrr for
eighteen years. This wise barber fortunate.
~ preserved the super6uoas hair clip1ed
from the head Of this deceased poet, and Is
now enabled TO supply all his friends end as1-
mirers with lock thereof. for - een~j3cr3-
ton
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The veil is now taken i'm France on O
lease, SO to speak. terminablc at the end OF
each year. Three nuns of Paris have Just
laid it aside for orapgc blossoms.
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lady in Portland. Me-, attempted to kin
d r.t ta. that had invaded her parlof. when tho
ments upon her bach. This sn Alarmed the
woman that she fed shrieking from the room
and tumbled down stairs. turning complete
semersalt. landing on her hack. The rlt vpas
killed
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Ilcan State convention. iD Baltimore, culed
BY isaac Meyers, Secretary Of the State Ex.
ocutivc Committee. to organize State Cen
tral Committee.
: May .O-Reroblican convention for tbs
Third CoBsressionl District Of Illinois TO
Bomluate a successor 20 the Hon. z. B.
W&shburne.
May S7-Keatucky Hoppblicnn State cou,
ecntios. IN lexington
MayI-Virg.nia colorod n,en's State Uou-
, eeuted, 10 Richmond.
June - Maryland colorcd mcn's State
convention, In Baltimore called By the col.
osed citizens of Baltimore to further their
political organization in tho State. and tc
aproiHt State Central Committee.
Juno Nov York State Temperancs
Dnvcatios. in Syracuse.
June NEW York cclorcd mems State
sconsention, in Albany.
June l0-lowa Republican Siatu coureu-
stiob. in Des Moiues.
Jone 2CPennsylvauia Republican Stats
.cDnseutios, in Philadelphia.
. juno G4-Ohio Republican State rouYeu-
Con, IN Columbus. ...
juno o4-Maine Republican State ecu.
syoption, IN Bangor.
juno M-Ponnsylvunia Democratic Stats
Convention. in Harrisburg.
July ci-Calfomia Republican State con
Scnticn.
:. ays F1esr.al1r Il men TuaHt5kD 10 Sf5spsI
evs ffttfc whilc bot sure God lives
10 the end thoy shall have their just reward.
II you consider the whole uf life from cud to
end, tken truth, and honor. aud purity, and
justice, aud fidelity pay. If you wish 70
grow quickly. you can grow quickly By
wickedness, but You viii not last. IL you
wish TO grow SO as to last, you mlst adhere
to integrity, aud you must be Content t.
grow slowly, Il God ordains il. You can
grow Mushroom or toadstooi IN ono night
Il you have GunShili large enough but iu
grow an oak- tree that shall last tor genera,
lions requires vastly moro time. And if
you want men that shall last you must welt
until they are built up solidly by good con
duct; IN othcr words, by being tried. Quo
ship is as GOOD as another in the haIboI.
Il Is outside Of the harbor that the compare
tive merits Of different vessels are made tn
uppsar. There Che qualities, whether supe-
rior or inferior. chow themseiyes. It is Xhat
ships do on tho sea that determines that Ont
is better or worse than than another. And
as with ships SO with men. Two men start
about alike on tho ocean Of life. They g.
ialong, at 6rst, about together. But iollos
them for tiyc or ten years. aud about the
fifth: the sixth or the seventh year, the one
-man Of pleasure, Goddess man, thet
that does not believe in divine supervisors
3Of the affairs Of this world-begins to degeu-
.erotc, while tue othcr--a sober Christiau
man, who believes that God controls th
world and all that are ia tin the Beginning
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WY -" 9es ysy sasseso'
Trip Muasly ever sorrow.
Il ssscs4l3s :slllI llJ :::..;ss ]: ~ = aose
Fsi. Aeles AssS sot dspsrtsd:
II Thsa asvef be Aows-h hesred,
81 Dat ieoh Tor 10y instead
1rip nsAily over sadness.
= q =: !; S. W. : - s sisares-
On Ills sjds II tAe Sen6.
4 wAil.t stars ere nifhsly shining
81 And the Aeeseo = overhead,
y Bss leek for Joy Instead
e1uu1 UgUAEIRoRMIA.
lcoNrIxCED rkoM Lasr ~EeE.)
i Thismining taxMAiGh scoalsctsa asigsseasly
jaaa eften cruelty (and which, blythe way, hai
les to that of the State)v ID, with the excep
ftion q hospital tax collected upon landin.
1.-THE only special tax to which Chinamen an
& 5s1hioeto& 6at ell Other taxce fall upOp then
With meee seyerity than upon the whites
/ ths Chisaman being tho frst that the tax col
33ectogeg egoes6H, ,nsa11 tho last he leaves il
peacc. This accounts for the partiality ol
tpufposss, etc. OF theso the Chinaman pays
the ion's share. The California Legislature
Of le6ts2 imfoeed . epeeial tax Of 5 pei
4 month, upon all Cinnamon, but after being
4collected . i'm months the supreme Court Of
1CalifoFnia declared the act null and void, as
being in conflict with treaty stipulations.
An effort WAS made 70 pass similar law at
They are fair game for al eorts Of rascals,
i from highwsymen and camp robbers to those
;t1ApAHpupdw nth seyolEerp in their hands
] 4pefs0nating tax c0lIect0rs to rob these tim
ID people, Who, cvenin their own defense, v i'll
3seldaGa16t, unles in overpowefing num-
bera is comparatively safe; NOR. unless q
| Is there any danger q punishment, for IN the
courts Of California tho testimony of Chi
nanaan cannot b received against white. A
strong effort was made ct the last session of
the California Legislature to get through q
/ law permitting Chihamen to testify against
/ whites in cases Of outrage upon them; but,
tho Assembly, the real cause 81 the defeat
leing the anti Chinese feelinG thaagh the on
p6sitien was ostensibly based npsn tho ground
that the Chinese have no regard for the eanc-
tity Of IN oath, which, indeed is the case. In
| any matter in which they arc interested they
e. bring up cloud Of witnesses on either
G tSe eonpetition ss i &c Chinese mes = labor ~ With
whito lahor hes become moro general and
|threatenipg the 6seling against them has be-
como c0fIeopoudinG1y intense. But . coun-
tesactiAg feeling in their favor has also been
leglle2aA Mill naking spsnies If the
worthnen with whom they come into compc-
en-. who found profit in their labor, and q
thcy have become smaesed in the employ Of
great coEpoeptions and the cities. they are
poro1 = 90 @ssN
Capital clearly perceives that its interests
lie in the tree admission and introduction Of
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A Havana telegram Of Nav g, sav-

n HaSaHa ttIcGfah Of Nay u oaHr:
flibusterins expedition, nunhrin. o.,
men is reported to have landed near Cihara.
Oh the Northern coast Of Cuba On their way
to the interior they were attnked b< the
spaniards, losing eighty men In killed. aud
wounded, and two pieces of artillery The
Spanish lo>s Is stated at thirtv-two.
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\ calculation by a post office mathmcli-
clan gives the number Of letters that passed
through the mails last year at about five
hundred millions.
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The demand for passages to America is
SO great ut Cork that in some of the ship
ping Offices the books are closed against nc W
applicants until next MONTH
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Hemp which grows in various parts Asia
aud Africa, is deficient in strength of fibre.
but sccretes gummy substance which is
used as narcotic. in the place Of tobacco
CT opium.
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Europe must have had a climate like
Greenland to-day. The glaciers crept over
good part Of Europe aud North America;
10000 years ago the ice was here--thesc
mountains were clipped off-thc earth was
sown with boulders. 1t has been. aud may
bs again. II may occur just SO long as the
world stands. Go to the mountains round
about Jerusalcm-they have been planned
down by the ice Mount Lebanon-Mount
Horeb-a great part of Asia has been under
the hand of the ice.
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British spldiers iu Canada continue to liz +.
srrt il large plumbers.
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Poppy raising and opium manufacture is
likely to become an important brunch of in-
dustry in Addison county. Vt. Last year
man in Monckton raised poppics aud manu-
factnred opium to the value Of $1,000. and
q number Of farmers propose this year to
cultivate the plant quite extensively. There
are to be several acres Of poppics on ono
farm in East Liddlebury.
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meath has l.een used as d chapel, whcro as
many people can stand ;s in a circle sixty
feet around. ..-.ss..eS--.ss 80
In Russia, the bell is an inst rsiaent vi music
for tho worship Of God as truly and really as
the organ in any other country. This fact is
not mentioned in the accounts of wo have OF
the wonderful, enormous, and almost iucFeGli-
bly, heavy bells that have been east in Mos
COW; hut it is tho key TO what would
Otherwis ise be difficult 10 explain. Ii appears
to be stupid to cast belle SO large as tO bc
next to impossible for convenient uss, in dam
ger always Of falling and dragging others to
ruin in their fall. But when the bell is "a me-
dunn OF communication with the Infinite, and
the worship Of a people and an empire finds
expression in the majestic tones 0f hell it
ceases to be y wondOr that bell should have
. tongue which requires twenty four men to
move, and whose music sends u thrill Of
praise into every house IN the city, and floats
away beyond tho river into tho plains afas.
ascending the Ivan Tower, We lind on three
successive stories, bells to the number Of thir-
ty-f0ur. Some Of these are Of = size 70 ELL
one with astonishment hod hc not seen the
giant below. The largest IS on the first story
above the chapel, and weighs more than sixty
tons. s.
As lie nusing, from the church near at
hand comes the softest, sweetest tone Of an
evening bell. Another tone responds. A
third IS heard The Ivan tower ON the height
: Of the kremlin utters his tremendous voice,-
bike the voice Of many waters. Then all the
churches and towers over the whole citv-
i four hundred bells or snOre-in concert. in
harmony, with notes almost divine, lift u4
their Voices IN anthem If praise such as
never thought to hear with mostsl ears
wAveS c1 melodv, and oceans Of music, dcep
rolling, heavin8, swelling. sinking. rising
! sounding overwhelming, exalting.
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Young Siegrist. who lately rode bicycle
on wire rope 90 feet above lako 200 feet
vide in San Francisco, talks Of crossing the
Niagara river below the falls in the same
manner.
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The announcement Of the majority of -
for second reading of the bill (for legalizing
marriage with deceased wifes sistcr) was
followed by rattling of fans. cla?ping of
hands. and something very like cheering
behind tho lattice of the ladies' cage.
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The irrepressiblc Butler wants marital
law at the South to suppress. the outrages
there, and no doubt would like to bc put IN
command in Louisiana or Virginia, aud
at Fort Fisher and Dutch Gap. He is also
opposed to allowing citizens to deposit their
gold in tie United States Treasury. But
Ter lives and thrives on notoriety, aud hence
these frequent proclamations Of his as to
what ought and what ought NOT to be Gone.
vENERATE THE PIOw.-The German
servants who went to Bombay last year to
observe the great eclipse have brought
home . poor account Of what they saw, the
eclipse having been visible for only six
seconds. But they tell some curious stories
about the natives Of India, and the state of
their education. At q meeting of the Geo
graphical Society, held recently at Berlin,
DIR. Tetjens, who was one of the party of
observers, mentioned that, in the neighbor-
hood Of bombay, somo plows. which had
been imported from England. we're regarded
not as instruments, but as tho gods Of agri-
culture, and we're preserved in IA temple as
an object Of prayer. -
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The President has under consideration
the names Of several colorcd men who are
applicants for Office from Northern States,
aud will probably request the pastmasters
OF Boston, Albany, Buffalo and Chicago to
employ certain colored men. whom the Post
master General may designate. as clerks in
vacancies occur, by removal or otherwise,
the claims Of colorcd men viii be first con-
sidered, aud, if found qualif"-, 'l.-.- --:n h.
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foIf1cAL CoNvENTloNs-CaIls for 20.
thicA cpnven tions, etc.. have beeu issued US
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10 hs kdGor Of The EVenin0 TeIe0raph.--
In reading your issue of this evening my eye
was arrested by the article headed "Mawkish
sensibtlity for Murderers." In this article you
ssy;-"We understand that movement Is on
toot among the olergymen OF Philadelphia TO
petition the Governor for the pardon OF
Iwitchell," etc. Who these clergymen are you
profess not TO know. wish you did, and that
you would publish their names. Such publ.
cation, am persuaded, would convince you
and the citizens at large that Je'O of the clergy
men Of the city are engaged in any such move.
ments and that these few are not among the
leading olergymen of Philadelphia. read
your article with great pleasure, and am
satisfied that our clergymen, with few excep.
tons, would indorsei 1t. The law and the officers
or the law ought to be terror to evll.doers and
o praise to them that do well, and this can be
secured only by faithful and impartial execu-
ton of the law. Let the violator of law, whether
he be rioh or poor, whether dignihed by an
official position or an humble citizen, or
whether he WELD wide social influence or be
without friend, suffer the penalty OF his crime,
and the law abiding citizens will rejoice in the
safety whloh such an administration oflaw will
insure. A CLERGYMAN.
Philadelphia, March 8, 1860.
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
vhe City Amusements.

VnS OItY Amuheuhonto.
AT THE WALNUT Mr.. and Mrs. Barney VIII
AT THE ARCH the comedy OF Much ado About
Nothing will be performed this evening.
AT THE CHESNUT the ParJtDgton sisters will
appear this evening In the drama OF The Hidden
Land.
ON Tuesdsy evening next the extravaganza of
The Fyeld Of The Cloth Of Cold will be produced
In handsome style by @. D. Hess g. Co.'s bur
Ar THE THEATRE CoMIoUE the Japanese
troupe will give some OF their most astonishing
performances this evening.
AT THE AMERICAN an attractive variety en-
tertainment will be given this evening
AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC Fanny Janaus-
chek, the celebrated tragedienne, will COM
mence series OF six performances or German
drama on Monday evening. On Monday Mary
Second; and, on Wednesday, MAJ idnn0. The
sale of reserved seats will commence toll morrow
morning. -
lie rehearsal at horticultural Hall this AFTER
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENT at
Concert Hall Is attracting crowded houses.
Fifty beautiful paintings are exhtotted, In addi-
Charles Gsrmto, the character singer; MISS
Jennie Wade, the vocalist; and Professor
O'Reard0n. the performer on the "Tumbleroni-
CON-" will appear. One hundred handsome
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY will give their
third grand concert at the Academy OF Music
on Saturday evening next. Beethoven's P0sto-
rate symphony will be performed oy q luii or
The last grand public rehearsal will be given
at horticultural Hall on Friday af, ernoon.
THE PENN WIDOWS ASYLUM. On to- morrow
evening Mr; 8, Edwin Megarge Will give read.
benefit of the Penn Widows Asylum. We hope
there win be full house.