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Year: 1859

@I gave her rose and gave her {
ring. and asked her to marry me then


but she sent them all back, insensible thing


and said she had no notion of men.
told I'd oceans of money and goods; tried
to frighten her with growl; but she an
swered that she wasn't brought up in the
woods. to be scared by the screech of an
owl. l called her beggar and everything
bad; sighted her features and form; till


at length l succeeded in getting her mad,
and she ragged like sea in storm. And
then in moment turned and smiled, and
called her my angel and all she fell in my
arms like wearisome child, and exclaimed:
ave will marry this fall @
Year: 1859

BEECHER ON NEwsPAPERs--Consid
how universal are newspaper IN America.
They penetrate every nook and corner OF
society. No other element of power has
such a sphere. The pulpit. the court the
lecture, compared with the newspaper,
touch society in but few places. The news
paper in America is universal. 1t reaches
within and without, from surface to core
it travels everywhere. is bought by every
body, and read by all classes, and is Who'll
ly or nearly the only reading Of more thar
half our population. Its service to good
morals and intelligence among the people
is incalcuabe All the libraries of Europe
are not Of as much service to the nations c
Europe as the newspaper is to this Ameri
can nation. Its power is growing. Whc
would, twenty years ago. have dreamed o
such growth and power as have beer
developed? But the next twenty years vii
witness greater. The editor is to be th
schoolmaster. The best talent will find it
highest sphere in the editorial room ;alread,
the chair is more influential than the bancl
or the platform. No brain can act upo,
so many as that which speaks by the prin
ting press. Ink beats like blood in tn,
veins of the nation.
Year: 1859

man living near Nashville, who had
been absent in California some three years
on coming home recently, found a babe on
ly three months old lying in cradle
With cruelty. utterly disbolical he at
once cut off the infants ears to avenge his
wounded honor The screams Of the
little sufferer called in the family. when
the infurated man learned that the child
belonged to neighbor who was visiting
his wife; he had to flee to escape lynch
ing
Year: 1859

By DAVID BARKER.
L hsow that the world, the great big world,
ro'a the peasant up to the king,
mas diherent tale from the tale tell,
And a different song to sing.
But for me-and care not a s;nole 6p
If they say an wrong or am right
shall always 60 for the weaker dog,
For the under dog in the fight.
know that the world, the great big world,
VIII never mon ent stop
TO see which dog m ~ be in the fault,
But will shout for the dog on top.
But for me, never shall pause to ask
Which dog may be in the right,
FOR my heart will beat while it beats at all,
For the under dog in the fight.
Year: 1859

The subject of impression at first sight
was being talked over at the supper table
when the lady who presided 'o'er the cups
and the tea said, she had always formed
an idea of person at first sight. and gen.
orally found it to be correct ~ 4.s


Mamma said her youngest son, in
shrill voice. that attracted the attention of
all present.


We'll. my DEAR said the fond mother,
what is it?'8 loa F'-


Il want TO know said Young America
"what was your opinion Of me when you
first saw me q
Year: 1859

gentle care and kindly watching as ever
blessed sick bed, bad Alfred Heath,
and not in vain, gradually be grew better,
and was able to walk with his parents,
aud asked them how they chanccd to come
to him in the hour of need.


1t was the newspaper said Mr.Heath
just three words in the paper told us your
ship had come. You dido arrive home
and SO We came to see if you were sick.
You will soon be well enough to 60 home,
my boy, God be thanked he added fer
vently, for sending us to take care of you


At length Alfred was pronounced we'll
enough to ride, and in a few days the
pleasant old homestead gladened'hiss sight
How beautiful it looked as the sun shone
on the vines in which it was embowered.
with their wealth of grapes, just purpliug
in the autumn sunshine.


No one SO joyful as Mrs Heath, who,
after being gladened by hearing Alfred
say he would never go to sea again, ex-
pressed his opinion of newspapers in gen.
eral, and his own newspaper in particular,
in this wise:


Il am SO glad, Milliceut, that you took
that paper, for | count paper just the
most necessary thing in family. We
should never have had boy here strong
aud we'll, if it had not been for it. 1t is
an excellent thing and l shall subscribe
for it as long as | live.
Year: 1859

At l., on Saturday evening, fsE
tigued by his long journey. WAGNER
with his son John, drove bis team into
good range, and determined to pass the
Sabbath enjoying season of worship
with the good folks Of the village.


When the time for worship arrived
John was set to watch Che team, while
the WAGNER went in with the crowd
The preacher had hardly announced bis
subject before the old man fell sound q
sleep. He sat against the partition in
the center Of the body slip; just against
him; separated only by the very low par
tition, sat freshly lady, who seemed all
absorbed in the sermon. She struggled
hard with her feelings, until unsble to
control them longer, she burst out with q
loud scream. and shouted at the top of
her voice, rousing the old man, who, but
half awake, thrust his arm around her
waist and cried, very soothingly:


"Wo. Nance! Wo, Nance VOL
Here john" calling bis son, "cut the bell
lyband, and loose the breeching. quick,
or she'll tear everything in pieces y


1t was all the work of moment; but
the sister forgo: to shout, the preacher
lost the thread of bis discourse, and the
meeting came prematurely to an end
while, deeply mortified, the poor old man
skulked away, determined not to 60 to
meeting again until he could manage to
keep his senses by remaining awake.
Year: 1859

The following simple remedy has been
tried with great success by one long and
severely troubled with this annoying COM
plant.


Take, cay one part pulverized loaf-su-
gar to two parts pulverized campbor. and
mix them thoroughly together, and use as
often as the patient wishes in the form Of
snuff. This simple remedy, followed for
a few months. has effected cure in the
case above referred to, entirely beyond
expectation. Should the csmphor be too
powerful or not enough so. reduce or add
small quantity, as the case may require,
as it is desirable that the camphor should
be the principal agent.
Year: 1859

The following is not the remedy of a
"retred physician" whose sands Of life
are nearly ruu out. but of reliable friend
who bas tried it himself, and seen it tired
on others, in every instance effeeting
permanent cure:-"Tske the common
mullen leaves, after having been prompt
ly dried, and use them in a. clean ne W
pipe, the same as smoking tobacco. Tho
patient will soon be able to discover
whether it affords relief, and govern him
self accordingly" The remedy is worth
a trial.
Year: 1859

Housekeepers generally cover their
barrel Of -four with cloth loosely thrown
over the top for protection from dust. etc ,
consequently it is always coming off, and
the mice are not kept out of the barrel.
To prevent this annoyance. take the top
hoop, after the head of the barrel is re-
moved, aud sew 10 white cloth it IN axes
a nice convenient and firm cover, thus
protecting the -four from dirt and yer-
min.-Rura Neso Yorker.
Year: 1859

Rev. Mr.. Beecher has the following
in his last Star Paper:


Good healthy children that are put to
bed at night when birds and chickens re-
tire, are admirable wakeners In the NOR
ming. When they have slept their sleep
full, there is then nc help for you
Wake they will, COO and frolic they will.
All your hushing and humming are vain.
Your efforts to put them to sleep only
serve to waken them up! A bouncing
boy, year old, creeping out Of his crib
slyly, and pouncing on his fathers face,
with chirp and chuckle, is better than any
alarm clock. A clock will soon run out
It's cacophonous rattle, but child never
runs down, or ends his fun.


But we have discovered a new method
of waking early. Perched up upon our
green hill sloope beyond Peekskill, we
have found it difficult to sleep after about
four o'clock of summer mornings. For a
countless multitude of birds, in all the
trees and shrubbery, aim their notes at
US with such sweet archery that we are
pierced through and through with the sill
yer arrows of music. 1t is in vain that
you wrap the pillows about your ears! 1t
is vain for you to reflect that you need
sleep and will not get up. Every one is
aware that an effort of will, sufficient to
resist the annoying or attractive sound, is
itself the end of sleep.


While we are resisting, we are waken-
ing. Thus, this very morning, all the
trees about our little house were belfries,
and rang out more chimes than were ev-
er heard at Cologne or Antwerp. And,
after the first recognition, we turned res
olutely to the wall determined to sleep on.
But, "that's robin" said our ears, and
that's bobolink,' there goes a wren,'
and sparrows, larks, phoebes, cat-birds,
and many of their cousins in the orchard
and woods, all joined to laugh US out of
the idea Of sleeping.


Now, if any one wishes to know how
to get up early, we will tell him. Go
out of the city early in the day. Seek
some tranquil place in the country where
guns are never heard, where fruit trees
and shade trees abound, and where the
shaking of the leaf or the distant crow of
chanticleer is the loudest sound ever heard
except of birds. And then, after walk
ing all day among the fields and hills,
and forests, and supping upon milk that
never dreamed of a city milkman, 90 to
bed by nine o'clock. If you do not wake
before five the next morning, report the
case to US, and we will make a fresh pre-
scription.
Year: 1859

In selecting a site for a grape vine, choose
a dry sub-soil, or at least porus one
A heavy clay hard-pan is lily suited to the
wants Of the v1ne. Where il must be plant
in soil of this kind, drain must be made
from the bottom of wide, deep planting
hole, to carry off the water. In addition,
old bones, horns, hoofs, and few stones,
or decaying wood may be put into assist
in draining. Upon this put leaf mould
rotten leaves from the woods-muck, gar
den or roadside loan, and rotten manure,
well mixed together, leaving the surface
after the vine is set, little higher than
the surrounding ground, If the land is
too level to drain, and there is no other
situation for a vine, we would not despair
of making foundation on the surface,
with small stones or corse gravel and plen-
Year: 1859

In an interview with some American gentlemen
held with the Imperial and the lovely Eugenie,
she asked them of the extent of the public lands
in the Republic. and the admiring American re-
lated the millions of acres. What" said this
bright daughter Of Spain, $50 much as that, and
yet you want morc" And within her life it will
come to u.s.


This is from a New York paper "The
bright daughter of Spain" ought to be the
very last to object to expansion in any sense,
considering that she is the reputed author
of the present fashion of expanded and ever
expanding crinoline considering, too, that
no one has made more brilliant annexation
than her Majesty.


Precisely what the parvenu Emperor did
for her, we propose to do for the lovely gem
of the Gulf, of whose gorgeous beauty the
too susceptible Brother Jonathan has become
enamored to degree surprising that Of the
blase French ruler. He proposes to take
under his charge, to make part and parcel
of himself and eudow with all his worldly
goods-his priceless treasures of liberty and
republicanism lovely but rather forlorn
and prosecuted dalnsel, whom a cruel old
Blue Beard seeks to keep forever shut up in
a gloomy castle or frigid convent.


Just such delightful change as the love:
ly Eugene experienced when transferred
from the stately pomp, gilded poverty, and
seedy grandeur of Madrid to the ever-lively,
sparkling, bright, happy scenes of dear, de-
lightful Paris, with any amount of pin
money and exhaustless resources of jewelry
and haberdashery, just such felicity will be
the portion of fair Cuba when she passes FROM
the shriveled arms of the impotent old Cat
alan and the dim scenes Of his prison. palaces,
to the vigorous embrace, the bouudless gem
erosity and open,pursed liberality of the
sturdy young gentleman in striped pants
and starry vest.-N. O. DeLta.
Year: 1859

GooDBYE, OLD SUBs!-This week We
strike from our list only about fifty subScri~
bers who will not pay their due to the print
er. In doing so. We take them by the hand,
and With tears in our eyes, bid them an
affectionate farewell. Good bye, old subs
Take care of yourselves. Sometimes think
of the Advertiser, which you have read so
long for nothing. Spunge upon some 9TH, r
printer now, for awhile, A change of diet
will doubtless be good for you. Poor old
fellows we are little sorry to turn you out
upon the dark night without lamp, but it
must be so. Strike for the nearest neigh,
boris light. He may let you in and feed
you a year or two, upon the strength of
your honorable promises to pay at the end
Of that time. For ourselves, we have enough
of those curious pledges to supply our cabi-
net for the present. We have labelled them
carefully, and they are open to general in
spection. With many thanks for your self,
sacrificing indulgence of us, aud for youl
honest appreciation of the obligation exist
ing toward our Office, we again, and 6Eally
say, " farewell foreyerW


IEdgefeM Advertiser.
Year: 1859

4 MAN SHoT BY His Doa-A man
named John Parker, of Lindsay, Canada,
received \ gun shot wound on Monday of
last week from singular accident. He was
out shooting, accompanied by his dog, and
was in the act of climbing fence, when the
animal, in following him, set oae Of his paws
on the hammer of the gum his weight
proved sufficient to raise it, and, when the
paw was withdrawn the hammer fell, aud of
course the gun went off. The charge, after
tearing away one side of the breast of Mr..
Parkers coat, inflicted severe but not very
dangerous wound on tho back part of the
head and neck
Year: 1859

From the Washington Correspondence of the


New York Courier.


The tragedy at Washington has been in
all voices to day. Beyond all the other
features of this case is that terrible truth,
that where a man Of fine intellect partici-
pates in such scene, lis the survivor that
dies. 1t must be so-dismissed they cam
not be-the red ray VIII be in all the light
of The future. An engineer on one Of the
railways had, without fault Of his own, run,
the tremendous power then under his con-
trail over human being. The body was
removed from the rail, death had done his
dread work, examination was made Of The
circumstance, and the engineer acquitted
the homocide was not in him. Yet a little
while afterward that engineer came 10 the
superintendent, and asked 10 resign his
place-he could not endure it any longer.


Why do ycu go' said the superintendent,-
no one blames you.


All, said he, must go. Every night I
am on the road, see that man standing be-
fore the engine!
Year: 1859

Our community manifested some surprise
Al the tone of the Republican on yesterday
in speaking of the present Legislature,
which owes so much CT its spirit and char
ac,er to the incan;ations Of that very journal
On the negro question. Last August it told
us that provided they were "snund on the
goose" it nattersd little whct else they
might be. Now it seems inclined TO quarrel
because they are only geese and nothing
more. II has great deal Of bad humor TOO
vent because they have failed to provide
further for road in which the Rsunblican
has monopoly of the rascality, but no word
of censure 10 cast upon The most inhulnan
measures Of domestic legislation ever
broached in a deliberative body. We shall
have more TO say of this session and this
Legislature, when we hear more defnite-
", as we shall this erening, what has been
dons and what left undons. We venture
TO predict, however, that while every one
fancies himself a, the height of disgust even
now, yet when the light shines upon the en-
acnents that have been sneaked through
nnobserved---ihe contempt excited will
sink their present feeling into apathy. They
will then see what niger Legislature can
do---and then realize how great is the ben
eft Of quitting the county into political
harmony with the State"
Year: 1859

SINGULAR DKEAM.-We take the following
account of a singular dream from the Uestern
ChTistidn AdrOcute:


Alr. 3. had been twice married, but was left a
second time widower with six daughters and
enc son. After these bereavements Mr. B. in
terred the Lord did not design him to enjoy the
blessing of wife, and he resolved to sacrifice all
personal cOnveniences and enioyments OF the
co'!1ugal relation, and never attcmpt to select
another partner in life. This resolution he sa.
cretiy kept for nearly three years, when the
arguments and counsel of the minister Of the
circuit, in the State of Delaware prevailed on
HIM to change his mind. The consideration Of
his numerous family OF daughters requiring so
much mothers care and instruction. was one
of the strong reasons that had induced him to
admit that his resolution had been founded in
error. The minister encouraged by the good
impression he had made, and the influence he
had gained over Mr.. b., took the liberty to name
to him lady residinSiD certain neighborhood
of his circuit whom he thought would make
him an excellent wife and good mother for his
children, and appointed the time and place for
Mr.. b. to meet him and be introduced to her
Some occurrence took place which prevented
Mr. g. from meeting the minister according to
appointment


The minister, intent upon his plan, procured
Ar. B. S consent TO meet him second time, aud
the appointment was made; but an unexpected
Providence again prevented Mr. 3. from being
there at the time. They then made third ar.
rangeEnent, and NJ. 3. determined, if life and
health permitted, he would certainly meet his
friends, and be made acquainted with the lady
recommended. Before the time arrived, how.
ever, Mr.. B. was admonished in dream that
the woman SO favorably spoken of by the min.
lister was not the one he ought to marry and
he was conducted in vision to the residence
of the young lady that would be suitable help
mate, and that Providence designed for him
The distance was sixty miles, and he had only
travelled twenty miles 10 that direction. Yet
the map of the whole road was laid before his
marked in his dream, that he seemed perfectly
familiar with all the road. He dreamed the dis
lance, the name of the Young woman, and the
Dame OF her step-Eather, Col. Yckers. the ap-
Pearance of the house in which he lived. how it
was painted; that it was situated near river,
with wa;ehouse near at hand. lie dreamed,
Year: 1859

That so deg. Fahrenheit and dramatic enthusiasm
are antagonistic and cannot co-exist in the same
community was last night demonstrated, for theatri
cal interests not prosperous. The weather was
too for people to go and laugh over the humors
and vagares of "Our American Cousin" at the
Varieties, and consequently many stayed at home
that the house was not heavy. The same cause must
have operated to keep people from the St. Charles
where but medium house assembled to witness the
venerable pantomime " Jocko." And perhaps it was
too warm for people to get painfully interested and
excited over that ardently intense drama with the
very cool name, The Sea of lce for its desperate
conflicts, diabocal atrocities and excellent scenic
effects were witnessed by but slim gathering OF
perspirinr citizens.
Year: 1859

The Franklin (parsh of St. Mary) Register, which
flies at its masthead the name Of the Hon. Thomas
o. Moore, OF Rapides, as candidate for next Gov.
ernor in its issue of the 9th ins thus concludes an
article relative to the Democratic mass meeting re-
Gently held in Odd Fellows Hall in this city. 1t is
alike suggestive, significant and severe. Here it is


The true Democracy must not now be lulled into
false security the leaders Of the allies crafty and
subtle, and already we hear the note of sounded
meeting held on Monday night last We have not
before been advised with what device they would
decorate their banner to begule the popuace but at
that meeting they published the following preamble
and resolutions as the platform upon which they pro-
pose to conduct the approaching campaign. Our
readers will perceive that the principal, and, indeed
we may safely say the sny foundation of their creed
is opposition to the so-called one power-in other
words opposition to the reelection of present
able U. S. Senator, Hon. John Slide This is the
sum and substance of the string of snowy generates
they have promulgated and with which they hope to
win the popular favor


The leaders of the Odd Fellows Hall Democratic
movement must defend themselves as best they can ;
and the lustier they put in their blows the safer for
themselves as it is evidently to be to the knife.
No quarter will be given, nor any asked, in all hu-
man probability. The edict has gone forth, we i'm.
agne, that the NewLiners, or the antiSlidellians,
to be crushed remorselessly that they may be
kept down forever. What the result is likely to be,
of course we cannot predict we are in the secrets
of neither side and are obliged, therefore, to rely
solely upon outside indications.


The fight opens beautifully. Mr.. Soue has been
styled "Nena-sahib' and those Democrats who acted
with him at Odd Fellows Hall, Sepoys.' Such
complimentary epithets ought not to be banded
about by brethren


The anti-Slidellians have a strong man to fight
aganst-a man fertile in resources, indomitable in
energy and powerful in infuence-and if they don't
keep their "eyeteeth skinned the "king" will
again get the advantage OF them. They must play
at horse sense THAT is the only kind we under
stand he uses-if they would beat him. Stingine
personal denunciation and abusive publications arr
no match for good ordinary horse sense.' On thu
contrary they rather help horse sense" on to vic
tory Horse sense" can afford to give them thre,
in the game at the start and beat them two to one
the end. And thus we bring this chapter to close
charging nobody anything for the counsel it contains
Year: 1859

The s1cKIEs TRIAL.-The trial of Sickles, for the
murder of Key, commenced in earnest on Thursday
last, three days having been spent in empanneling
jury The fact of the killing proved by four or
five witnesses. 1t is thought the defense will rely
upon plea of temporary insanity or uncomfortable
Year: 1859

New ORLEANS, April 9th, 1859.
Eds. Crescent-I notice in your valuable paper of
this morning, under the head Of the money article
your remarks relative to supply of water for the
extnguishment of fires !; and to which allow me to
add that at the present high stage of the river the
water could by small expense to the city, be made
to flow through all of the cutters running from the
river back by cutting through the levee and laying
castiron pipes Of to 10 inches diameter, which
would then be permanent; and pipes that have been
rejected by the Water or Gas-Works would answer
the purpose, and at less cost Pipes leading to each
street could be laid that the water could be made
to run into both cutters.


If the Council would act at once on the matter,
there is no telling the amount of money which it
would be the means of saving in case of more fires
and further it would be very conducive to the health
of the city, as the cutters would then be kept
ceansed.


By giving publicity to the above you will oblge the
whole community.


SUBSCRIBER TO YOUR PAPER.
RHODE ISLAND ELECTIoN.--The State election in
Rhode Island the 9th inst, resulted in the success
of the Republican State ticket all the candidates being
elected except the Lieutenant Governor and General
Treasurer for which there has been no choice. The
Legislature elected has large Republican majority.
William D. Brayton was the Republican candidate
for Congress and elected in the Western District In
the Eastern District there was no choice, in conse-
quence of there having been two Republican candi-
dates.