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Year: 1860

EFFECT OF THE REvIvALs IN IRELAND
traces of its presence in the county of Down as
to elicit from the Assistant Barrister, Mr. Will
liam Armstrong, O. c., the following official
declaration at the opening of the late quarter
sessions in Coleraine: "When l look into the
calendar for the last three months, and in
memory look back on calendars that came be-
fore me, | am greatly struck with its appear
ance on this occasion. During the entire of
three months which have passed since | was
here before, l find that but one new case has
to come before you, and one which is in some
respects unimportant AS | said before, am
greatly struck at the appearance of this caen-
dar, so small is the number of cases, when
formerly had calendars filed with charges for
different nefarious practices-pocket picking
and larcenies of various sorts Now | have
none of these, l am happy to say. How is
such gratifying state of things to be account
ed for? 1t must be from the improved state
of the morality Of the people. believe l am
fully warranted now to say that to nothing else
than the moral and religious movement which
commenced early last summer can the change
be attributed l can trace the state of your
calendar to nothing else. 1t is a matter of
great qualification when we see the people
OF this country improving, and | trust that no
temptations of any sort will arise by which
they can be induced to forsake the paths of
rectitude."


The FEELING AT VIENNA.-The Vienna
correspondent OF the London Times. writing
Jan. llth, said can opportunity has just
presented itself of learning the opinions of the
Imperial Government on the Central Italian
question. His Majestys official advisers are
strongly opposed to active intervention in any
part of Italy, as they fear that Venice, and
possibly Hungary, would be lost if Austria
should be again involved in a war with France
and Sardinia. 'It cannot be doubted" said
my informant, ''that renewal of the war
would be attended with bankruptcy, but the
Roman Catholic hierarchy has such a great
influence at court that no one can positively
say the Emperor will remain perfectly pas
sive." Extreme depression prevails in the
highest circles, and an illustrious lady is said
to be frequently in tears, and to complain that
things are very badly managed. The reason
why nothing progresses favorably in Austria
is known to every one. The government is
OF opinion that the present state of things in
Europe cannot last, and it holds back with the
promised reforms, in the hope that something
may occur which will render return to mill
tary absolutism possible.
Year: 1860

On looking over the last number oi
the Home LuGury, and finding the COL
umn usually devoted TO Educational topics
filled with other matter, I was somewhat
disappointed, for / really enjoy that part
of your paper, being myself young ped
agogue, and The thought oscurred TO me
where there is an effect, there must be
a cause (; so l settled my head to think a
little, and soon decided that I had found
the trouble. First, we know that you
have the agriculture of these United
States, and part of Canada, to look af-
ter, which is quite enough for one head ;
so if you have the kindness to allow the
large body Of teachers to interchange
ideas through your columns, they ought
to keep you flush with items on education
al subjects What / wish is, that our
District School teachers would take it in
hand for the lessons we would get from
them would be practical, and could read
lily be tested and / have concluded that
if one effort will start pure DistricI
School confab, it shall be made.


The idea that all the ''smart" ones
teach High Schools, is absurd. This,
think, will be fully proved if we get our
ranks stirred up. and, perhaps, / had
better break the ice, by giving short
sketch Of my experience. ! commenced
with school Of forty, and remember


very distinctly the first long day. did
not know what todo nor where to begin;
and felt as though a sad mistake had been
made. aud that a certain individual had
got into the wrong pew. The first two
days, we had good real Old-faohioned
school-lhe scholars doing as they wish
ed, teaeher-ditto. The second night !
was possessed Of q subject for serious
consideration, and made up my mind that
a revolution must be effected. The next
morning the pupils were favored with a
short harangue, the burden Of which was
TO the effect that an Education" was
what we came there for-what we could
not get very well along without-and to
get it we must work We made the SIM
pie word Work, our motto; and work
we did. For once there was q whole
district pleased with their school-ralher
a novelty about here. Work brings with
II ordera and system; and the old saying,
'give child something to DO and you
wilI keep it out of mischief" is, word
by word, capable of proof. Get life In
TO the sehoOl-gel their ambition aroused
make everything practical, as far as
you can. and the school viii most certain.
ly prosper. .s-


District School teachers labor under
one serious disadvantage, and that is, our
good old farmers seem TO think the book.
ley used thirty years ago, are just a:
good for children to study, as more mod.
ern works. Every one who wlI give i
a second thought, however, cannot fai
TO see that this idea is wrong. Suppose
/ Turn farmer, and, climbing up in tbs
she'd find "a old plow, with wooder
mould-bOafd, bat one handle, and taking
II down, begin the labor of hlvertIngdht
solL Along comes one Of those oIJ-tiait
Year: 1860

A man in his carriage was riding along,


A gaily dressed wife by his side;
In satin and laces she looked like queen,
And he like king in his pride.
A wood-sawyer stood on the street as he past
The carriage and couple he eyed,
And said, as he worked with his saw on q log,
81 wish / was rich and could ride"
The man in the carriage remark cd to his wife,
"0nc thing would do if could
I'd give all my wealth for the strength ana


the health


OF the man who sawoth the wood"
A pretty young maid with bundle of work,
Whose face as the morning was fair,
Went tripping along with smile of delight,
While humming loye-breathing air.
She looked in the carriage, the lady she saw
Arrayed in apparel so fine,
And said in whisper, " l wish from my heart
Those satins and laces were mine."
The lady looked out on the maid with her work,
So fair in her calico dress,
An said: "I'd relinquish position and wealth,
Her beauty and youth to possess"
Thus 1t is in the world, whatever our lot,
Our minds and our time employ,
In longing and signing for what we have not
Ungratcful for what we enjoy.
Year: 1860

The shades of night have fallen beau
tifully upon all the weary world. The
moon beams gladden. all the hills. The
stars come out like angels of love and
mercy. All are sleeping, forgetful and
happy, yet linger by the open easement
to gaze upon those bright beauties of ma
ture, to drink in one draught of heavens
own pure air. Yet am sorrowful; and
on this glorious eve, at this hushed mid
night hour, all thoughts and feelings seem
to turn back upon incidents of the past
when in boyish glee | went my way re-
joicing. Now tits not so. All JOY seems
hushed, days steal on; / sleep and waken,
but no change. Yet life is what we make
it. Why not call back images of JOY and
gladness as those of grief and care! We
came forth in childhood's morn to gath
er flowers. Because in our way we have
dropped few, we will not sit down to
weep over the lost, but rather amuse our
selves by admiring those We have left us.
Year: 1860

Tur pEvUnEEUrrv.. AE~-.---.-,.
The earliest recollection of my life is the
calm, blue eye of n devoted mother, as
she bent over my couch in infancy and
taught me "Our Father which art in
Heaven" And often in after life, when
my wayward heart would have led mo
into folly and crime, the glance Of that
mild eye, the pressure of her soft hand,
and the music of her mellow voice, re-
strained me; and, to-day, my mind calls
up no holy joy of my early life in which
her memory, like an ever present spirit,
does not participate. Jocelyn.
Year: 1860

FRESH AIR.-Give your children plen-
ty of fresh air. Let them snuff it until
it sends the rosy current of life dancing
joyfully to thci temples. Air is so cheap,
and so necessary with all, that every child
should have free access to it. Horace
Mann beautifully says, "To put your
children on a short allowance Of fresh air,
is as foolish rs it would have been for
Noah, during the deluge, to have put his
family on q short allowance Of water.-
Since God has poured out an atmosphere
of fifty miles deep, it is enough to mako
a miser weep to see our children stinted
in breath.
Year: 1860

High up in air, the sea-mew spies


An oyster lying on the strand,
Gaping with open shell to inhale


The summer breeze from off the land.
To seize the luscious morsel quick,
With sudden swoop and deadly pick,
The sea bird darts his horny beak


Between the oysters shell;
But, closing on it quick as thought,
The bird is by the oyster caught!


And nipped so tight and WELL
That, strive and struggle as he may
To free his beak and get away,
He keeps him captive, firmly bound,
Till with return tide he is drowned.
Who to themselves would all appreciate
OF that they SEQ deserve the sea-mew's fate !;
Nor doth he fail to meet it, soon or late,
Whose nose is thrust in everybody's plate.
Year: 1860

AcoEssIoNs TO THE DEMocRAcY.-It
has come to our knowledge within few
days that quite number of old-line
wings have deserted the black republican
party, and arrayed themselves with the
democracy. There are many in this town,
several in Buchanan and Bertrand. Be-
sides, we know of many democrats who
were led into the republican party by false
representations, who have resolved to fight
hereafter under the old democratic flag.
Welcome TO our ranks.


The democracy are firm and unyielding
to a man. They know their cause is just,
and that upon their action depends the
permanency of the Union and constitu-
ton. We can assure our friends that Ber
rion county will rebuke fanaticism by an
overwhelming vote when the proper time
comes. Democrats who have been here
tofore inactive SEQ the absolute necessity
of laboring with their republican neigh
bors TO induce them in crushing out a
party that has ruined this State, and, if
not checked, will destroy the Union itself.
In many instances their exertions are
crowned with success. Push on the ball.


Niles Republican, Jan'y %.
Year: 1860

From the Louisville Journal, lIth inst


Matters and things in the House Of Repre-
''"ntatiyes continue to be interesting. The
+tTlfe on Thursday was quite spirited. There
was general rush from all parts of the Hall
toward MessrS. Haskin and McRae after the
two gentlemen had insulted each other some
of the members wishing no doubt to keep them
apart, but the greater number to see the fight
VT HaSkin however proved incapable Of hand
ling his tools skilfuiy, for he let his pistol fall
either from his hand, pocket. belt, or bosom
The rush probably came iii good time for him


When we were in Washington two or three
wcck> ago, we beard from all quarters that the
great mass OF the members of both sections
were heavily freighted with sIl sorts of porta-
bic facilities for letting blood. We believe we
were rather pet of both sections, and we hope
we bctray no sacred confidence in saving, that
whenever Northern or Southern members cot
little naudlin and threw their arms atfec-
tIonateiy around us (Of course to steady them
selves) we almost invariably felt the butts Of
pistols and the hats Of bowie-kn press
against our shrinking frame


one morning we put our OvercOat in the rack
AT Browns Hotel and went in to breakfast
W hen we returned, our coat was gone but an
other somewhat resembling it lay near We
took up the latter. but put it back with horror
ON finding big. frightful-ioOking revolver in
one Of the pockets. With some misgivings
such as man might be supposed to feel in
'fCnlnS "hat ne suspected to be an Internal
machine, We took 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 arsenal
We withdrew, and the day being cold, we re.
manned an hour and half in the hotel, care
fully serutinizing the integumen's of every
Gentleman that seemed to have u particularly
genteel oyercoat. AT length we returned to
nc arsenal, and the coat first examined by us


I'll remained there. Concluding that even
hre-eater couldn't have been breakfastinc so
long unless upon burning Goals and aauafortis
ZEE were about calling for a servant to take the
tre-arm out ut the pocket, 1--WE have a mortal
antlpathy to touching such things ourself) in
tending TO wear out the coat, for it was a very
handsome one. until we should encounter cur
own handSOmer one. At that moment, q very
mid hammered Western member of Congress
Stepped up with an embarrassed look, and see
ing at once that we looked like gentleman
who had lost something, remarked tha he real
y believed he had got somebody else's over
"Jat- The matter was made all ri ght at once
hut ne cou.dn't help thinking how awkward
and insecure the member must have felt, when.
II the very act, perhaps, of walking about
among other Congressional belligerents he had
thrust his hand into what he supposed to be his
pocket. and found nothing there more danger
rs to life than dozen pretty notes from
dczen pretty pOetesses.
Year: 1860

4 Double ELOPEMENT.-A well do farmer
from Columbia county went to New York not
long since, to reclaim a daughter who had run
away from his dOmicile with young husband,
whose throat the affectionatr old gentleman
had threatened to cut from ear to ear. Ii seems
that the mother-the widowed mother-Of this
fugacious sOn-in-law was youthful sweetheart
OF the said old gentleman, and Tilted him in a
peculiarly cruel manner. Hence his hatred Of
her son, and his wrath when he found that his
only daughter, whose dying mother had con-
fided her to his tender care. had married that
son, and his threat 10 cut that sons throat.


The ireful father-in-law had but little diff
Guilty in finding the boarding house of the
Youthful pair. but was deferred from visiting
them by learning that they were guarded by
the widow herself-his old and faithless be-
trothed. After some skirmishiDg, however he
one day yentured to ring at the door, when he
supposed the widow had gone out, and he was
ushered into the parlOr where the widow her
self was sitting With deep frOwn he turned
to retire. but was detained by small hand
laid gently upon his arm. 1t was the widow s
hand. They were soon seated-not far apart.
Explanation was satisfactory-shea always loved
him Why was he so rash as to marry another
before she had time to expiain9


1t was rash, he admitted nay, more-it was
wrong and he was not the man to let wrong
he unrighted if he could right it: so there he
was. old to be sure, but tough and rich, and
having mnch life and service in him yet.
Would she help him to set matters right OF
course she would. She was not the one to
baulk the good intentions Of repentant sim
ner. But what would the young folks say!
mo matter" said the tough old fellow, 1--WE II
elope; we have as good right as they bad. y
Capital idea-Should be carried out immedi-
ately.


They packed up the widow trunk, called a
hack, caught an evening train, reached Co
lumbia county in safety, were married, and
sent their cards to the astonished young couple
in New York who had become greatly alarmed
at the widows prolonged and unaccountable
absence. The old gentleman was so we'll
pleased with his coup of matrimony that he
pardoned his daughter and son-in-law.-Cats-
Kill EraDaIuer.
Year: 1860

JUDoE John B. Clopton, formerly distin,
guished Virginia Jurist died at the age O,
eeventy-two' recently. The Richmond IVA,
Dispatch says:


1t was impossible to touch upon any sub
ject which he did not have at his fingers
ends. He had been personally acquainted
with more men than any person we ever
knew, and it seemed to us that every one OF
them, from Gen. Lafayette down to the &C.
centric wniter Of a hotel. had made the same
impression on him. Mention whom YOU
might, and he could tell you all about him
let his situation in life have been as high or
low as it might and with the same accurncy
in either case. Nothing escaped his notice
or faded from his memory. Of that memory
wonders have been told, but not half "a.
much as remains to be told lie delighted
in conversation. and would sit up talking all
night, if he could find any one of the same in.
clination with himself.
Year: 1860

The egetation Of all species is in
forward state around Humboldt Bay at
present, giving indications of an early and
abundant harvest. VIM. Scott. of Hooppa,
informs us that crops of all kinds are very
promising in that valley lie says that since
the settlement Of the valley there has never
been so fine a prospect Of an extraoIdinory
wheat crop as at present t-HumboEd Times.
Year: 1860


The SENATE on THE NATIONAL HOMESTEAD
BILL-The New York Tribune's Washington
correspondent writes thus about the late pro.
ceedings in the United States Senate on the
Homestead bill complimenting our new
California Senator:


"And now came Wade back upon Hunter
and moved to lay aside all prior orders and
take up the House Homestead Lill Instantly
there was much running to and fro and
securing of adjacent lobbies and committee
rooms to bring in recusants. Hale came in
all OF glow, and wanted to know what was
up. Thompson rushed in on the Democratic
side. Latham, the new California Senator
lodged out of a rear door, and stood peeping
through its broad pane while the vote was
being taken. We wish his constituents ur
in the gorges Of the Sierra Nevada could have
seen the visage of the dapper skulker as he
gnzed through that glazed door. The Secre-
tary had gone over the roll, and had called
the ahsentees and was Just handing the tally
TO the President pro tenn, when in poppe1
Douglas, hat in hand. and walked up to the
desk and had his name recorded in the affirm.
ative. Blythe by. we forgot to say that Joe
h'HV1 uJph lo't NlSlODSs Quekeu DOWN WIFI
tho mass of the Democracy. voting steadily
igainst the Homestead. And now the result
was announced, 20 yeas to "a uays-and the
Homestead was carried ahead two votes by
the accession of Hale aud Douglas"


Surely there must he some mistake here.
for Latham was understood to he for that
hill aud has been always set down among its
supporters besides, the last Legislature of
this State passed resolutions instruc ing our
senator's to vote for it The evil Influences
may have controlled Latham in this matter
AS against his own better judgment, Just As
they did when he determined to make his
secession speech. Yet, notwithstanding all
this, we set Latham down as sure to vote aye
on that bill on its final passage, unless he can
get outside that door before his name is call
ed but he evidently hopes, according to til :
rel ort. to kill the Till by keeping it hack
by non-action by mastery inactivity !
That is bad beginning II is not dignified
Senator should never be guilty of SO rlean
a thing Sacramento Bee
Year: 1860

LESSON FOR THE LADIES "A gentleman who
had often been annoyed by waiting 4 long time
for the making of the toilet of those ladies he had
escorted to balls, was recently invited by one of
the ladies to attend the Leap Gear Ball, at Hyan-
mis- The lady called for him at the appointed
hoar, but he was .' not quite ready" Our lady
friend was ushered into the parof and had the
pleasure of waiting until nearly 10 O'Clock for the
gentleman to 'dress' The joke was kindly taken,
but was so we'll done that the fame thereof had
extended to almost every person in the ballroom
in the course Of the next hour. Not few were
the jokes and repartees exchanged, and all said
that our gentlemanly friend had '' done the thing
brown - o
Year: 1860

III IL Is related Of two members of Congress
that In social moment each boasted over the
other Of his early advantages, and especially of
his religious education, when one staked a hum
dred dollars that the other could not accurately
repeat the Lords Prayer. The bet was taken
and The money put up, and he who was to recite
commenced:


Now lay me down to sleep,


pray the Lord my soul to keep;


Ii should die-'


- Stop, stop" said the other syou need not 90
through give up the money. had no idea YOU
knew it,
Year: 1860

A few evenings since a man named
Phillips, on returning home to bis resi-
dence in this city, saw through the wind
ow of his house, a man in the embrace Of
his wife, fondly caressing and kissing her.
lie looked and looked again, to make sure
what he saw was no delusion but eality.
Still did. bis wife and the man continue
their expressions of delight and gratifca
ton toward each other. The brain Of
Phillips became maddened at the sight.
He ell to the wood shed, and arming
himself with an axe, sailed into the room
where the pair were. Without stopping
to look, think or speak, he made an on
sslaught on both. As lie raised the axe it
truck the stove pipe, which fell upon
cradle IN which there was an infant tha.
narrowly escaped death. Wife and man
were knocked down. Mr.. Phillips reveng
ed himself especially on the man, whom he
Knocked and kicked about unmercifully.-
Thep9or woman undertook to save the man
This step cxasperated Phillips, who turned
upon her and did that which he never bad
occasion to do before, abuse and maltreat
her, While he was doing this, the young
stranger saw the door open, picked HIM
self up and made off, and that is the last
that has been seen of him.


After going on terribly for some five or
ten minutes, Philips sat down and wept
like a child. His wife still lay on the floor
in help pless condition. He raised her up
ard tried to soothe her pains. As soon as
she had recovered, she informed him that
the young man be had SO attacked and
abused was his long absent son, who had
Just returned from California, where lie
had been since 1913. The wife was so
badly injured by the assault of her husband
that she fell into delirious state, and her
friends have been obliged to send her to
the Asylum, as she was fast becoming
insane.