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Year: 1860

A SUGGEsTIOE.-Says foreign correspoa-
dent: What do you think of Sir Charles Ma
pier going out as Garibaldi's Admiral Such
q thing is far from improbable. i would not
mention it but for The consideration that
nearly q month will elap>e before the news
sent 10 your journal from England comes back
to us All this will imp.icate England, and
then what will Ma poleon do BY ali accounts,
he is furnishing munitions of war TO Pied
mOnt.V
Year: 1860

RENDERING Jadgments.-The Mayors Court
situated as it is, is the T.ost unpleasant place
In the city that localiZers are required 10 at
tend. Apart from the crowd Of idlers that pen
them in and exclude the cir, they are forced
into close contact with all the foul vagrants
gathered up by the police, if they wish to
learn what is going on, and then. seven times
out ten are forced to guess 81 the decisions OF
the Mayor, Simply because he fails to announce
his Judgment when he has disposed of a pris-
oner. If, in the future, he will pass upon each
case as it comes before him. he will facilitate
the labors OF the reporters, and relieve the
minds OF prisoners examined before him.
Year: 1860

NAvAL.-The number of men authorized by
Congress being now attached to the navy no
outside eniistments whatever can take place
Those ships ordered in commission will have
10 wait for the return Of hands having honor
able discharges. 1t is said that q bill will be
intr, duced next session providing for the ad
dition Of 1000 sailors TO me service.
Year: 1860

Deadly IFsapoas.-'Che practice of carrying
concealed weapons is becoming more common
every day, and will continue TO Increase unt Ill
it is properly punished. The Legislature
ought TO pass a law to make it penitentiary
offence 10 fire pistol in the Streets unless the
firing is done to save some innocent mans life
Year: 1860

Arming tie Police.-In many other cities th Q
authorities have found it necessary to arm
their police for self-pro lection, and the day
Is not distant when the Council of Richmond
will be compelled to pursue a similar course.
Within the past three months TWO or three OF
the Night Watch have been assaiIed and vio-
lentiy beaten in the streets, and two have been
stabbed while in the discharge of their duty
and yet the Courts and jnries seem but little
disposed to punish SUCH outrages as they de-
serve. When the city finds that her officers
have no protection save in their clubs and
firearms, she will put them in positions to
execute The laws, and at the same time to pro-
tect their persons. Officers are not employed
to be beaten, as some persons suppose, and
ought to defend themselves at all hazards.
Year: 1860

The New York correspondent of the
Boston Traveller writes:


"a short time since one of the many
agents that are abroad selecting musical
talent for America, sent on to the care of
Adams & Co.'S Express, French girl, who
was engaged to teach for one year in
southern institution, at a salary of 5000 per
year. On her way to New York she saw a
German merchant Of this city, who was
smitten with her, for she was young lady
of dazzling beauty. He followed her to
New York, and made formal proposal for
her hand. The gentleman was we'll known
to the head Of the house Of Adams & Co.
as gentleman of wealth and standing
But the young teacher declined the propo-
sal, at least till her contract for teaching
should expire, and the consent of her par
cuts be obtained. But the gentleman was
not to be put off, The lady had greatcon-
fidence in the integrity of the company,
and relied on what the house of Adams &
Co. said of the honor and position of the
supplicant. She relented and yielded, and
cards are now out for the wedding, at one
of our most fashionable hotels, and this
young adventurer, with nothing but her
talents and beauty, will soon be at the
head of an establishment, with husband
worth $3OO,0OO.
Year: 1860

Tho trustees of the monument in Inde-
pendence Square, Philadelphia, in honor of
the signers of the Declaration of Independ-
ence, report that they have not yet decided
upon any particular plan, but that their gen.
eral design "embraces structure ofgranite
of thirteen sides, resting on base of sixty
feet; the thirteen sides to be united by an
entablature, on which will be craven the
Declaration of Independence; the whole to
be surmounted by tower or shaft of thir-
teen Sides each side containing niche, or
space for the insertion of panels or tablets
of marble or other stone from the several
Slate.n
Year: 1860

We give below a receipt for manuiactur-
ing excellent honey;


Put into kettle over the fire one pint of
water-to this add nearly one-fourth ounce
pulverized alum-bring it to boil; then
set it off and stir in four lbs good white su-
gar-then put on and boil one minute, then
take off and strain, and as soon as cold, add
one table spoonful of favoring prepared as
follows: Put into bottle one pint of ex-
tract of Jamaica ginger, to this add four
drops rose oil and three drops lemon oil.


To form extract Jamaica ginger-put one
ounce ginger into one pint of improved AL
cohol and let stand three days; then draw
it off for use.
Year: 1860

IRON FOR PEACH TREEs.-The scales of
iron nat accumulate around the anvil of a
shop, are more valuable than
manure for peach trees. A sbovefnl put
around healthy peach tree will be likely
to keep it in good condition; and it said
that trees already diseased have recovered
by the application of these scales. Iron in
any form will answer a good purpose.
Year: 1860

Don't be afraid of little fun at home,
good people! Don't shut up your house,
lest the sun should fade your carpets; and
your hearts, lest hearty laugh shake down
some of the musty old cobwebs there If
you want to ruin your sons, let them think
that all mirth and social enjoyment must
be left on the threshold without, when they
come home at night. When once home
is regarded as only place to eat, drink, and
sleep in, the work is begun that ends in
gambling houses, and In reckless deg
radiation. Young people must have fun
and relaxation somewhere: if they do not
find it at their own hearthstones, it will be
sought at other, and perhaps less profitable
places. Therefore let the fire burn brightly
at night, and make the homestead delight
ful with all those little arts that parents SO
perfectly understand Don't repress the
buoyant spirits of your children; half an
hour of merriment around the lamp and
freight of a home, bots out the remem.
brence of many care and annoyance du
ring the day, and the best safeguard they
can take with them into the world is tht
unseen influence of bright little domestic
sanctum.
Year: 1860

isXET A LITTLE WHILE p


by W. LEAsK, D. D.
Weary one wait the dawn Is approaching;
sootho thee and faint not, the day s at hand;
The that tries thee Joy though encroaching
win meeten thy soul for the beautiful land
Weary one wait the grief that oppresses,
Tho Il comes not as friends do, in friendship will end
with the pitiless storm tho heart that oppresses,
The sunshine Of mercy viii speedily blend.
Weary one wait the Lord thou adorest,


Watches the progress Of grace in thy soul
Abhorring intensely the sins thou abhorrest,
He wills to pronounce thee "every whit whole"
Then weary one wait thy JESUS hath waited
Much longer for thee, to bring thee to Con;
Let thy soul which his Spirit anew hath created,
Exult in his friendship, and bow to his rod
little while yet and thou wilt delight thee
In treasures Of happiness passing belief;
Then let not the heat Of the furnace alright thee,
Thy God worketh gadness eternal from grefl
Year: 1860

DYNG.-Bepjamin F. Taylor, of the
Chicago Journal, draws the following beau
tiful picture in reference to the certain de-
parture for that undiscovered country;


"There is adignily about that going away
alone. which we call dying-that wrapping
of the mantle of Immortality about us, that
putting aside with pale hand the azure
curtains that are drawn around the cradle
ofa world; that venturing away from home
for the first time in our lives, for we are not
dead to speak of, and seeing foreign coun-
tries not laid down on any maps we know
about. There must be lovely lands some
where starward, for none ever return thatgo
thither; and we very much douhA if any
would if they could"
Year: 1860

If the disposition to speak well of others
was universally prevalent, the world would be
come perfect paradise. The opposition is
the Pandorabox, which, when opened, fills
every house and every neghborhood with
pain aud sorrow How many enmities and
henrt.burnings flow from this sourcel How
much happiness is interrupted and destroyed
Envy, jealousy, and the malignant spirit Of
evil when they find vent by the lips, 20 forth
on their mission like foul fends, to blast the
reputation and peace of others Every one
has his impcrfections and in the conduct OF
the best there will be occasional faults which
might seem to justify animadyersion. II is a
good rule, however, when there is occasion
for iault-fnding, to do it privately 1t is a
proof of interest in the individual, which will
generally be taken kindly, if the manner OF
doing it is not offensive The common and
uuchristan rule, on the contrary, is to pro
claim the failing of others to all but them
selves. This is unchristian, and shows a
despicable heart
Year: 1860

The wonderful effects wrought by the
prayers Of believing christians will never be
fully known till the revelation of the great
Judgedment But daily experience admonish
es every christian to pray without ceasing,
having full faith that prayer is never lost
Here is an instance Of its power


A good man, the master of an American
ship, during one of his voyages, found his ship
surrounded by fog for several days, and be.
came very anxious respecting her safety He
went down to the cabin and prayed The
thought struck him, if he had with confidence
committed his soul TO God, he might certain
ly commit his ship to him; and so accordingly
he gave all into the hands of God, and left at
perfect peace; but still he prayed that if he
would be pleased to give cloudless sky at
twelve o'clock, he should like to take an obser-
vation, to ascertain their real position and
whether they were on the right course


He came on deck at eleven O'clock with
the quadrant under his coat As it was thick
and drzzlng, the men looked ut him with
amazement He went down again to his cab
in, and prayed and came up There still
seemed no hope. Again he went down and
prayed, and again he appeared on deck, with
his quadrant In his hand


Ii was now ten minutes TO twelve o'clock,
and still there was no appearance of a change,
but he stood on deck waiting on the Lord,
when in few minutes, the mist seemed folded
up and rolled away by an omnipotent and in
visible hand; the sun shonc clearly from the
blue vault of heaven and there stood the man
of prayer, with the quadrant in his hand but
so awe--struck did he feel, and so dreadful,
was that place that he could scarcely, take ad.
vantage Of his prayer lie, however, succeed
ed, although with trembling hands and found
to his comfort that all was well But no soon.
er had he finished taking the observation, than
the mist rolled back over the heavens


What christian can doubt but this interpos-
| ition was In answer 10 his prayops
Year: 1860

Au-sISG.-The late Justin Butter
field was we'll known as one Of the
most eminent lawyers of Illinois,
With cold and impressive manner.
he was capable of enlivening the driest
legal argument with the kecnest wit.


On one occasion he was retained By
the celebrated Joe Smith. the Mormon
prophet. to defend him upon an in
dictment FOR treason befo the United
States Court IN Springfield.


Judge Pope had permitted with his
usual gallan,ry. large number of fair
ladies to occupy the ample room in
close proximity to the Judge. 4
large number Of spectators from all
parts Of the State crowded the Court
room. Mr.. Buitcrfeld arose in his
usual solemn and dignified manner.
and began the defence in this wise


May it please the Court and gen
tlemen of the jury arise before the
'Pope'-in the presenee-of Angels
to defend--the Prophet of the Lord.
Year: 1860

The Pacific Railroad Convention which
met in Sacramento last week modified its
famous fifteen million proposition, and unan-
imously adopted the following resolutions:


Resolred That the Legislature of this
State be and is hereby requested to offer,
under proper safeguards, to prevent frauds
and abuse, 100000 to such company, or
companies, as shall first construct and put
in complete working order, continuous
line OF telegraph from any point in this
State, connecting the telegraph system of
this State to any point east of the Rocky
Mountains, with the telegraph lines of the
Atlantic States, and $4,000 to such other
company as may complete second telegraph
connection as aforesaid, both to be COM
pleted within eighteen months from the time
of the appropriation.
Year: 1860

A FEMININE CREIGHTON IN NEVADA COUNTY.
"A gentleman of San Francisco was OBJ
liged, by his business relations, to make a
tour through number of our inland coun-
ties, and during his peregrinations called
upon gentleman residing ia Nevada county
He was received by the gentleman and his
wife with courtly hospitality and polished
urbanity, in perfect keeping with the per-
sonal grace and elegance of the fair hostess
In the course of conversation the visitor
asked his host whether the country in the
neighborhood did not abound with game,
and was answered in the affirmative by the
lady, who said that she would give him a
proof of the fact, and Immediately taking
down beautiful fowling piece proceeded to
equip herself with ammunition, game-bag,
and the other requisites for the chase
Having completed her arrangements, the
lady sailed into the fields, and in the course
of an hour returned with half dozen fine
quails, two large hares and a number of
plovers; her face radiant with health and
glowing from the exercise. Excusing her.
self, the lady then went into the kitchen,
and in due course of time prepared repast
fit for Apicius which was partaken of with
great zest by all present, the lady doing the
honors of the house with unsurpassed ease
and courtliness, having previously performed
her toilet and arrayed herself in charming
costume.


During the evening, some neighbors were
added to the circle, and conversation as
sumed lively and general tone, and our
visitor was delighted, as well as astonished,
to find his fair hostess fluent in the French,
Spanish and Italian languages; highly ac-
complished in music, painting, botany and
chemistry; well read in the various branches
of solid learning; brilliant pianist and
harpist, and in all other respects one of the
most fascinating and accomplished of her
sex. This is truthful, though faint sketch
of our California lady, There are many
such in our State, of whom we feel justly
proud.-S f Herald
Year: 1860

New AND USEFUL INvENTfoN.--The Telegram
thus describes new invention, by Mr.. Peck,
the inventor of the harvester and reaper. 1t
is called 'Peck's Patent Stock and Mining
Pump" and is so arranged hat animals, by
stepping on a platform leading to the trough,
will pump the water necessary for them to
drink-the pressure on the platform acting
as a lever on the pump, and winding up a
weight which sets the machine again as soon
as the animal leaves. 1t can also be applied
to any kind of pump, and wound up so as
to run twelve hours, in which time small
pump say with quarter inch pipe-will
throw more water than is required for use
in family.
Year: 1860

Never make use of an honest woman's
name in an improper place, or at an improper
assertions about her that you think are un-
true, illusions that you feel she herself
would blush to hear. When you meet with
men who do not scruple to make use of a
woman's name in a reckless manner, shun
them, for they are the very worst members
of the community-men lost to every sense
of honor, every feeling of humanity.
Year: 1860

A DIVINE ON SUNDAY LAws.-Rev. W A.
Scott, editor of the Pacific Erpositor, is in
favor of just and equitable law providing
for day of rest, if the people wish such a
law; but he is opposed to Sabbath legisla-
ton as it is generally understood, and OBJ
serves:


"We have always maintained that it was
proper for the Legislature to make just and
equitable laws about day of rest, as mere
municipal, police or civil regulation for the
government of man as a member of society.
Though we have been most grossly and per-
sistently misrepresented on this subject, our
own language has never varied, nor admitted
an honest difference of construction as it
seemed to US. We have uniformly main
tanned that it was competent for the Legisla-
ture to pass laws about day of rest as
mere civil regulation; and we have just as
uniformly maintained that the Legislature
has no constitutional right to discriminate
between days on religious grounds, or to
legislate for day of rest as religious day,
or for religious purposes, nor to pass any
religious laws. AS the province or jurisdic-
tion of the Church is purely spiritual, so we
think the province or jurisdiction of the
State is purely civil.
Year: 1860

There is an aged lady fddling through the
streets of San Francisco for living. We
say lady for the reason she is said to be a
modest, intelligent looking aged woman
she IS accompanied by modest little girl,
who carries a tin pan in which to receive the
dimes.
Year: 1860

John F. Sterling, of San Francisco, has
obtained a patent on watch or door key
with hollow stem or pod, open at both
ends, SO that anything getting into it that
would obstruct its action will drop or be
punched out through the open stem.
Year: 1860

Since the introduction of my Schiedam Aromatic
schnapps into the United States. number of Liquor
Mixers in New York, Bos on Philadelphia and San
Francisco, have been engaged n putting up mixed and
poisonous Gin in and jugs. be pamed off upon
the unwary for my genuine Schnapps At first, they
boldly counterfeited my name, but stopped that
by causing several of them to be arrested They
confne themselves to closely initiating the appearance
and shape of my bottles. and the peculiar wrapper
which have always used. viz = YELLOW PAPER
printed with RED apd BLUE INK, PASTEBOARD
PRINTED CAPS
Year: 1860

We'll, Mary, you were in the right,
then, though am sorry to say l was
half vexed with you for giving up your
velvet cloak, and you have not had one
yet


No, l have not had one, but never
regretted it,


She said these words with her eyes
fastened upon him.


Nor l, Mary, for l cannot doubt that
your generous sacrifice bought the young
mans life.'


oh, say those words again, Edward.
Blessed be COP for them,' added the la
dy fervently.


The husband drew his arms about his
wife and murmured-


Blessed be GoD, Mary, who put it
into your head to do this good deed
Year: 1860

Where the rocks are gray and the shore is steep
And the waters below look dark and deep;
Where the rugged pine in its lonely pride,
Leans gloomily over the murky tide
Where the reeds and rushes are tall and rank
And the weeds grow thick on the winding bank
Where the SHADOW is heavy the whole day thro
Lies at its moorings the old canoe.
The useless paddles are idly dropped,
Like the sea-birds wings that the storm hath


Topped,


And crossed on the railing, one DER one,
Like folded hands when the work is done
While busily back and forth between,
The spider stretches his silvery screen,
And the solemn owl, with his dull "too-hoo, y
Settles down on the side Of the old canoe
The stern half sunk in the shiny wave,
Rots slowly away in its living grave,
And the green moss creeps DER its dull decay
Hiding the mouldering dust away,
That the hand that plants o'er the tomb flower
Or the ivy that mantles fallen tower;
While many blossom of liveliest hue
Springs up Ger the stern Of the old canoe.
The crrrentless waters are dead and still
But the light winds play with the boat at will
And lazily in and out again
1t floats the length of its rusty chain,
Like the weary march Of the hands of Time,
That meet and part at the noontide chime;
And the shore is kissed at each turn anew,
By the dripping bow of the old canoe
Oh ! many time with careless hand
have pushed it away from the pebbly strand,
And padded it down where the stream runs


quick


Where the whirls are wild and the eddies are


thick


And laughed as leaned DER the rocking side,
And looked below in the broken tide,
To see that the faces and boats were two,
That were mirrored back from the old canoe
But now, rs lean Ger the crumbing side,
And look below in the sluggish tide,
The face that l see there is graver grown,
And the laugh that hear has a sober tone,
And the hands that lent to the light skiff wings,
Have grown familiar with sterner things;
But love to think Of the hours that flew,
As rocked where the whirls their wild spray


threw,


Ere the blossoms waved or the green grass grew
Ger the mouldering stern of the old canoe.
Year: 1860

There Mary-now don't you think
deserve to be called pretty good hus-
band . laughed the young man, as he
dropped down into the lady's palm hal
a dozen gold pieces.


Yes you are, Edward, the very bus,
husband in the world and she lifted up
her sweet face, beaming with smiles as a
June day with sunshine.


Thank you, thank you, for the very
fiattering words. And now, dear, l want
you to have the cloak by next Christmas.
| am very anxious to see how you look
in it.


But. Edward gazing steadily into
the shining pieces in her rosy palm,


you know we are not rich people. and
it really seems extravagant for me to give
thirty dollars for velvet cloak


No, it is not either You deserve the
cloak, Mary, and I've set my mind upon
having it. Then it will last you so many
years, that it will be more economical in
the end than a less expensive one'


1t was evident that the lady was dis
posed to conviction. She made no fur
ther attempt to confute her husbands s
arguments, and as her small hand closed
over the gold pieces, she rose up. say
ing


Well, dear. the supper has been wait
ing half an hour, and / know you must
be quite hungry


Edward and Mary Clark were the hus-
band and wife Of year. He was book
keeper of a large establishment. with a
salary Of fifteen hundred dollars. His
fair young wife made little earthly par
adise OF his cottage home. in the suburbs
Of the city, for within its walls dwelt
two souls that were set like music to po-
etry. keeping time to each other. And
with them dwelt also the peace which
God giveth to those who love him.


Janet Hill was young seamstress
whom Mrs. Clark had occasionally EN-.
ployed for the last six months. One day
Mrs. Clark came into the room sudden
ly, and the girl lifted her head. and turn
cd it away quickly. but not till the first
glance told the lady that the fair face
was swollen and stained with tears. She
was always attached by her young.
bright face. her modest, yet digni6ed
manner, and the lady saw at once that
some great sorrow had smitten the girl


Obeying the promptings of warm,
impulsiye heart. she went to her and laid
her hand on her arm. saying softly:


Won't you tell me what is troubling
you, Janet 2


Nothing that anybody can help an
swered the girl trying to avert her face,
while the tears swelled in her eyes from
the effect she made to speak.


But perhaps l can. At any rate you
know it does US good sometimes to con-
hde our sorrows to friend, and l need
not assure you that ! sincerely grieve be-
cause of your Distress


And so, with kind words and half
caressing movements of the little hand.
laid on the seamstress's arm. Mrs. Clark
drew from her lips her sad story.


She was an orphan. supporting her.
self BY her daily labors. and she had one
brother just sixteen. three years her jun.
ior. He had been some time q kind of
under clerk in a large wholesale estab-
lishment. where there was every pros
pect Of promotion, but he had seriously
injured himself in the summer. in lift
ing some heavy bales of goods, and at
last dangerous fever set in. which had
finally left him in 50 exhausted state that