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Year: 1860


have something to tell you tonight, love,
awhile have been longing to tell;
If you'll come when the moon shineth bright, love
When the echo is heard in the dell.
all the day, love, of you I've been thinking,
And it seems like an age to its close,
But the lazy old sun is now sinking,
And I'm gladdened as downward he goes,
For I've something to tell you tonight, love,
awhile have been longing to tell,
If you'll come when the moon shineth bright. love
When the echo is heard in the dell.
have something to tell you tonight, love,
So pray you be sure to be there;
For my bosom is filed with delight, love,
And would you its gladness should share.
I've been thinking we've long enough tarried,
And my father no longer says nay,
So I've made up my mind to be married,
And tonight, love, I'll tell you the day;
If you'll come when the moon shineth bright, love
When the echo is heard in the dell
have something to tell you tonight, love,
l awhile have been longing to tell.
Year: 1860

THE Emperor of China is represented to
be in a state of drunken helpless imbecility
The Chief Censor, an officer whose duty it
is to rebuke the faults of the highest Chin
ese officials, protested some months ago
against the conduct of the Emperor, against
his drunkenness and dissipation, his attach
ment to actors, and love of low society.
This reproof to majesty was published 10
the Pekin Gazette, and circulated through
out the length and breadth of the empire.
Year: 1860

BAD OMEN.-It is related in recent dis
patches, that the candle factory on Staten
Island, once occupied by Garibaldi, was
burned last month. The friends of liberty
throughout the world will hope that it may
not be significant Of Garibaldi's new for
tunes.
Year: 1860

LORD BEoUGHAM completed his 82d year
on the 10Th of September. lie is in perfect
health, and was soon to preside over the
annual meeting of the National Society for
the promotion of the Social Sciences at
Glasgow.
Year: 1860

THE WEEK OF HoRRoRs.-The terrible burn
ing of the tenement house in Elm street New York
is divesed somewhat of it's horror by the fact tina
the loss of life is less than supposed. The actual
loss of life does not exceed nine ten On the
other hand, the explosion at the hat factory in
Brooklyn proves to have been more serious than
first believed. Six persons were killed out
right, and eighteen were injured. three Of whom
are in a dangerous situation, The number of ex-
plosions accidents, burnngs, and forth dur
ing the past week. has led the sensation reporters
to call it the week of horrors.
Year: 1860

BLOWING AGAtN.-We never can be as modest
as some ofthe old fogies connected with the North
Carolina press and there is no use in trying We
must blow, and we intend to blow until we blow
the Progress to the utermost parts of civilization
If possible. In this connection we desire to ex-
press our gratitude to a gentlemsn in Georgia. a
Comparative stranger to US, for club of 20 sub
scribers just received accompanied by the legal
tender. He may be assured that his friends
whom he induced to subscribe will get the II mon-
ey's worth.


The Progress is leaving all old slow coach con-
Germs far behind and the people here and elsewhere
are beginning to appreciate its circulation by their
extensive advertising patronage. Our Daily goes
wherever daily mails carry it while our
Weekly penetrates every nook and corner, finding
its way where there are no mails as well as where
there are.


A few more subscribers will be taken at the
usual rates, $6 year for the Daily, and 81 so for
the Weekly, to be paid in advance to save the
trouble of collecting
Year: 1860

One of our exchanges states that in its vicinity
the millners are making bonnets of paper, which
are equal to those made of straw. in durability
and are much cheaper The paper is cut in mar
row strips, pasted and stitched together in the
proper shape and vanished.
Year: 1860

The failure of apple orchards is subject Of
very general remark. In this vicinity it is
clused by insects, and the lack of proper nour-
ishment in the soil, which has become exhaust
cd The fall is the best time to apply manure
to renovate old trees. If the orchard is COW
cred with turf tear it up to the depth of three
or four inches, by running plow very shall
low, or with a harrow or cultivator. The
roots must not be injured. Now, how shall
the manure be applied? / have seen several
orchards where the manure was piled about
the trunk Of the tree, to the depth Of a foot or
more, extending but three or four feet each
way from it. Is this right? The root of q
tree will always extend as far as the top,
and therefore fll circle with twice the diam
etcr of it. Sometimes they will extend much
further. The extremities Of the roots supply
the nourishment to the tree. Consequently the
manure should be scattered evenly over this
circle In orchards where the trees stand
thirty or forty feet apart, the whole ground
should be covered.


Trees seem to do well when the ground
rooted by hogs. 1t is doubtless poor economy
to work them, but if they are allowed to root,
they destroy great number of worms. In
the spring OF the year put straw, or very
coarse manure, in small piles upon the ground.
of sufficient thickness to shade the ground
ard keep it moist. The worms will collect
under this. The hogs viii soon learn to root
over these piles, mixing them with the soil.
forming an excellent manure and mulch, and
destroying the worms which may have col
lected under them Correspondence Of RWrOl
N. Yorker.
Year: 1860

The probability now is, that the great West
will soon have something more substantial
even than live President taken from her loins
to rejoice in. The adviees from Europe justify
us in expecting large demand for breadstuffs
during the coming year. The season has been
so wet and cold in England, that deficiency
of at least four million quarters is already esti-
mated as certain, while the supply in the mar
kets Of the United Kingdom Of Great Britain


s less by about one million six hundred thou
sand quarters than last year at the same date
Private letters from the highest banking au-
thorities confirm the statements of the public
press, and predict a large demand for Ameri-
can produce. Nor is this impending scarcity
confined to the British Islands. The continent
is not likely to have any surplus. All ac-
counts agree, hat the crops throughout Cen
tral Europe have suffered much from the Sc
verify of the weather.


On the other hand, Providence has favored
this country with the assurance Of a crowning
harvest. Our crops in the West are consider
ed beyond the reach of any casualty which
human intelligence can foresee, and as natur-
al consequence, the surplus of the old crop is
rapidly coming eastward. Indeed, much of it
|
mand.


This fact forcshadows for the coming sea
son, of course an increasing foreign commerce
in our grain, and active employment for our
ships, but that is not all. Under the auspi-
cious influence of this bow of promise and a.
bundant freights, western railroad stocks and
bonds are daily advancing in value. The am
pie employment in prospect for them will set
all these roads on their legs, put them in good
running condition, and attract capital towards
new railroad improvements in the West. We


may reasonably hope also, that the new crop
will suffice TO cancel the vast Indebtedness OF
| the West to the Atlantic seaboard, which has
hung like plummets to the heels OF enterprise
since the crisis of 1857, and of which not more


than 25 per cent. has yet been paid. Such IA
result will have tendency to re-eStabilsh the
credit Of the West in Wall street, and to at
tr c. its superhuous accumulations OF capital
hence to quarters where it can he m 'rt useful
and more productive.-NeW York Posi-
Year: 1860

The above is very common question:
very proper one, too, as every one admits
We propose to notice some things that won't
pay"


It won't pay to make haste to be rich at
the expense of health, happiness and intellect.
The man who starves his mind because he is
too stingy to purchase books will find out by
and by, that it won't pay. The man who de-
nies himself the luxury of good family papers,
because, as he says, he is too poor to afford
them, will find he is pursuing the wrong course
lit won't pay. The man who works like a
slave from morning till night year in and year
out, makes his children do the same, and never
takes any recreation, must find to his sorrow,
sooner or later, that it did not pay. The man
who cheats his neighbor to increase his own
store, and oppresses the fatherless and widow,
will find that it didn't pay.


The man who cultivates the soil with the
same implements bis father used forty years
ago will find it won't pay. 1t won't pay to
plant crops on "hard pan" or whortleberry
knobs without manuring the ground well,
which is scarcely ever done. 1t won't pay to
invest money in western lands to the neglect
of the home happiness and comforts of your
family. 1t won't pay to scowl at your children
till they get tired of home and irsensible to all
the finer feelings of the heart.-Rural Neu
Yorker.
Year: 1860

No sort of quarreling pays. 1t is always
more profitable to have the good will and good
opinion of any man than to count him an
enemy The humblcst man has some infu-
ence, and it is better to have that on onr side
than against us he might have relations or
friends whose good word might some day be
useful. Or, If he is such perfect outsider, as
to have neither friends, relatives or influence it
seems like small business to quarrel with so
forlorn individual. Amiahility is so surely
virtue that men instinctively admire its for
tunate possessor and when he comes in con-
tact with a cross-grained qnarrelsome indvid-
unl, his own good nature shines out more
brightly by reason of the contrast.


We might safely promise largely increased
enjoyment to him who becomes recoiled to an
old foe. 1t is not wise to nurse a quarrel and
keep ii warm by broodng over real or imagn-
AIRY injuries. And the road to peace is very
plain aud straight if we have been hasty, or
unkind, or inccnsiderate, there is nothing so
manly and honorable, as prompt ackHow[
edgment of our fault or folly, and none but a
brute viii refuse proffered reconciliation. On
the other hand, if we have been injured, let US
remember that we also need grace to ask that
pardon, and will find it hard to withhold that
forgiveness
Year: 1860

live TO give this testimony to his goodness aud
honesty, and I hope l shall live 10 vote for
him for President of the United States next
November: Is there anything wrong in this :?
Who ought to refuse to vote for as good and
as great man as he is I know that in vo-
ting for him | vote with the Republican party.
and will be considered as adopting its princi-
pies as | understand them l see no good rea-
son why may not do SO; our own party is
divided, and we have no Solomon to tell who
shall take the child.


Slavery has divided the Democratic party
nobody can blame Republicanisln for the de
struction that came upon US at Charleston
Slavery has disunited us-it has united the
Republican party if there is any good about
the question they have it all, and we have the
trouble. If l understand Mr. Douglas now,
he occupies position on this question just as
distasteful to the South as Mr.. Lincoln does
with this clear difference the South seem 10
understand Mr.. Lincolns position better than
his, and to respect it good deal more, and
am convinced if Mr.. Douglas does not reflect
the niger he does the mulatto. and one brings
just as much in Mobile as the other, and stands
just high in the market.


Many OF my Democratic neighbors will say
l have done wrong, but l know there are
many who would do as l have DONE were il
not they do not feel willing to break away
from party ties and to encounter " the talk y
Of old friends


As long as I have q Old Abe TO lead ME
1 know l shall never go very far from right
Should he be elected President and find any
trouble in steering his new boat, he has only
to remember how we used to get out of hard
places by rowing straight ahead and never by
making short turns. The tallest oaks in the
forest have fallen by his giant arm he still
wields tremendous maui out of the largest
timber he can make the smallest rails | have
seen him try tough cut and fail once the
second trial he never failed TO use it up
Though not very beautiful symbol of honesty,
l think the rail fitting one and mean to pre-
sent Abe with one of his own make, should he
be elected, in the city Of Washington, on the
day of his Inauguration, to be kept in the
White House during his administration.


JoHS HANKS.
Year: 1860

This is one of the most joyous expressions
in the English language. The heart of the
long absent husband, father, or son, not only
homeward bound, but almost arrived thrills
with rapturous joy as he is on the point of re-
ceiving the embraces and greetings of the
dear ones at home SO it is with the aged
Christian as, in the far advance of his pilgrim
age he feels that he approaches the boundary
line, and will soon cross over to the land of
promise. Many of his best friends had cross
ed over before him, and they have long been
becoming him upward and onward. They
await his arrival with the joyful welcome Of
holy ones.-And as tokens multiply on either
hand that the land of Beulah is near, he feels
that he is almost at home. The ripe fruit of
a long Christian life is about to be gathered
into the heavenly garner. Few sights on
earth are more pleasant than aged, faithful
Christians, strong in the Lord, almost home
We have some among us. revered anil beloved
whose faces we love TO see in the sanctuary
aud whose prayers bring down blessings m
8 our heads.
Year: 1860

sss How people of the present day do strain TO


keep up appearances. They must be fashion
= ably dressed and live in princely style for they


have done so. What come down to plain


dress, fare and style; not they They had
l rather cheat one half the world and be get
ting in debt to the other half than to be like
e common" people. 1t is astonishing what


lofty ideas, moncyless ard brainless folks can
assume. An ounce of gold to such would be


sooner grasped at than a dozen ounces of
- brains If they only have money they have


no need of anything else There is always


some genius glad TO exchange his ideas for
bread, in order to keep from starvation. Said
as genius sells his thoughts TO the brainlcss rich
+" Gin purse only one, besides inviting them


down, and reading them TO 'pursey' in the


bargain. What world we live in


g, To the sensible portion of the community
.a4 we would say, do not live beyond your means


Make no pretensions. Be what you are, and
e be contented in your sphere. Do not take
Mrs. such and such one for your PATTERN
: 3 Their husbands will become bankrupis, or die
insOlvent-it cannot be avoided; their "out-
afa Its are two thousand to their "income" one.
9 Better creep from poverty to wealth than 10


rise suddenly to af1uenee, and fall as quickly
y down, down the deepest. darkest valley of want
zse from which you never rore may rise, too ma


ny have DONE We have more strength for the
: first part Of lifes journey than for the second
or last Begin to live as you can hold out.
s. If you can't afford but sixpence yard cali
co dress, and three shilling bonnet buy such
and feel happy and as independent as if You
were dressed in silks and satins You are


just as good, aye better than many who are


dressed richer. Several whom you meet do


not own the clothes they wear, and are living
on fharity; for they cannot pay their way


nnd yet they turn mp their noses, and sweep


hnugh,ily past the wcarer Of ladies dress,


who. is richer than they. from the fact that


she does not owe one penny in The wide world.


It is mystery to why the world looks so


much at the exterior, when even fool knows


enough TO dress up and strut about.


Give us the "beautes of the mind AMI we


will ark no more. Lad es Btudoir.
Year: 1860

Seeu SOHH III lOu llul3 VIII Dfli9 iOftn Irult,
and though you may say now that l am
wrong, yet l think l shall live TO see the day
when the doctrines which I advocate tonight
will be the doctrines of Massachusetts, and of
the y orth, for


Truth crushed earth viii rise again
Tn. etornal yrars OF Col are hers
While error, wouuici writh-s in pain,
And dies amid her worshippers.
| say go for non-iniervention in the broad
est sense Of the term. l say that this whole
thing should be taken ont of the hands of the
General Government. l say it is all wrong
to be spending two or three millions Of dol
lars annually from our pockets, and sacrificing
thousands of lives upon the coast of Africa,
in that terrible cline. 10 prevent our going
there to get few negroes. Ii il is right for
MS TO go TO Virginia aud buy negroe and
pay $4,000 for him, it is legally right for us
TO go to Africa where we eau get them for
$50. Here is the condition we are placed in.
and you may as well come to your senses and
face the music


There are 1000 Of our negroes ROW down
at Key West begging and pleading not to be
sent back. IF they should be sent back what
would be the result? One-half of them would
die before they got there, and the other half
would be turned upon the coast of Africa, or
upon the coast Of Liberia among strangers to
be eaten by cannbals, Or caught and sold again.
or die of starvation and this you call human


ty. say il is piracy. l say that our gov
ernment is acting against right and reason in
this matter. And ii the Southern lncn had the
spunk and spirit to come right up and face the
North, | believe the Northern Democracy at
least would come to the true doctrine Of pop
ular sovereignty and non-intervcntion.


Think of it Two thousand of these poor
barbarans from Africa, caught within the last
four weeks. and kept upon that miserable
island of Key West. dying there from disease
and starvation, ard what do nOt die are sent
back by our Government at an expense Of one
or two millions, though they are pleading and
begging not to be sent back and landed upon
the coast Of Africa. 1t is cruel, inhuman,
wrong, and l appeal TO the good sense of the
American nation against it, And yet | hear
no Southern voice ur Northern voice raised
against this aggression upon the law of nature
and of natures God. But ! intend 10 raise
my vote against it. humble as it is.


Now this may be !; secondary question be-
fore us tonight. The great point is harmony
and union in the great Democratic party
Let us whip the Black Republicans let us
win the fight, and when we have settled these
things let US act together and all will be right
Year: 1860

YoRK AND LANcAsTER.-We learn,
that hack line for twice a week is again
talked Of between these places via Rock
Hill. Bids are being made out for the
service. when it is to be hoped al! those
Of the Ferry route will be active in get
ting signers to the petition, which will be
forwarded in due season u the Postmas-
ter at Rock Hill, Coates Tavern and Lam
caster. 1t would prove great conven.
fence to the public, and under proper
managers, could be made to pay.-Rock-
Hill Chronicle. T..
Year: 1860

A RAILROAD EPITApH.-Our readers
are aware that in most railroad accideuta
nobody is to blame:


'Here are deposited the bones


the flesh being torn otf)


uf an unknown man,
who, beng deaf, blind, and lame,
neglected to obey the customary signals,
and was run over as punishment


for his contumacy.
the engineer promptly stopped the engine
after it had cut the BODY in two,
and, with most exemplary humanity,
conveyed the remains 10 an adjacent


wood shed
where all means Of resuscitation were


tried. But, alas
the vital spark had fed
For the humanity they displayed,
the engineer and signal men were presen.
ted by the company with a service


of plate.


GO THOU AND DO LIKEWISE
Year: 1860

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 5.h-4P P. NJ.


There is good deal of excitement
to-day relative to the senatorial con-
test. The Governor yesterday, in a
message informed the Legislature of
the death of Broderick and of the va
cancy occasioned thereby; whereupon
considerable talk was had, and
strong desire manifested by the friends
of Weller to bring the matter to a
vote Immediately.


If vote could be had now l think
Weller would be successful.


The Governor has not yet sent in
his message but will probably do SO
tomorrow.


The Senate yesterday adopted a
joint resolution requesting our Repre-
sentatives in Congress to fayora a Ter
ritorial organization for the Western
portion of Utah.


The Standard of this morning pub
fishes a call for the Democratic mem
bers of the Legislature to meet in
caucus to night at the Assembly
chamber for the purpose of nomina-
ting U. S. Senator.


1t is now raining.
Year: 1860

Lsanity.-During the past year,
ninety persons have been sent to the
Insane Asylum. The Bulletin says :


Well-marked physical disease SEEM
ed to be the immediate cause, in some
twenty per cent. of cases. Eight per
cent. took the form of religious mania,
but whether the religious excitement
was the cause or the consequence of
the craziness, does not appear. Elev-
en- per cent. had their origin in do
mestic trouble, IL most of which cases
the family of the lunatie was not in
California More than twenty per
cent. were known to be intemperate.
Eleven per cent. had a hereditary
tendency to insanity. Self-abuse was
the undoubted cause in six per cent.
of the cases, and probably closer In
vestigation would show that this was
far below the true number.
Year: 1860

Little to Do.-I'he Legislature in
session has really but little before it
to do, and every means at command
to do that little weE.- A half mill
lion of dollars in the treasury is at
its disposal. First, have an end. to
the Senatorial question at once; next
apply the superhuous cash in the
treasury to lessening the State debt;
then, give the people a better attach
ment law, a few other enactments,
pass the necessary appropriation bills,
and adjourn. There is nothing so
consume the time Of a long session.
The public is not clamoiing for any
measure requiring time to elaborate.
A short session is expected, and the
people will not be satisfied unless
their representatives return to them
within a reasonable period.
Year: 1860

Grand Way to Get Rid Of Fe.@.-
We think we shall deserve special
premium for the following excellent
plan which we now give to get rid of
feas from a sleeping apartment. Set
the night lamp in a pan of soapsuds
upon the floor of the room the fleUs
will naturally seek the light and will
fall into the soap-water and be drown
ed. This plan is sure one; and any
one who will try it will find the plan
sure to lid them of every flea in the
room.-Cal. Farmer.
Year: 1860

CoNGRESs.-In are that
Congress will have a stormy session.
The i'll feeling which is rife between
the sections of the Union has never
been greater and is truly lamentable.
Bitterness on one side is met by taunts
and derisions OH the other. The be-
lief in an "irrepressible conflict" an
ounced by leading Southerner in the
SENTENCE" the planter will one day
call the roll of his slaves from the top
of Bunker Hill Monument - and
subsequently reaffirmed at Rochester
by more distinguished Northerner,
is proving TO be we'll founded. The
"conhict " actually exists tits " IT.
repressibie " too unless the language
used on the floor of the National Leg
islature conceals ideas. We take no
delight in reading the proceedings of
the present session of Congress thus
far, and hope to see more harmony
and less acrimony in the National
halls soon. AT the same time we hope
the Republicans will elect their
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives. 1t is alleged and believed by
thousands that frauds innumerable
have been practised in the Utah con-
tracts. The election of a Republican
Speaker will insure the appointment
of committees which will bring the
facts to light. We have no hope of
an exposure from an Administration
committee.
Year: 1860

Professor Lowe,-Ihs next mail
will probably y bring us some news in
relation to the projected trip of Prof.
Lowe across the Atlantic in his nam,
moth balloon By the last we re-
ceived statements that the monster
was nearly inflated, and that one
more day would probably complete
the work. The undertaking is a gi-
gantic one, and we hope it may be
successful, though we fear there is
too much reason to doubt.