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Year: 1860

REMARKABLE CAsE.-A singular fact is
related of two citizens of Southbridge, Mass,
by the Webster Times, who have jointly
owned and occupied farm in that town
for sixteen years, but have lately dissolved
partnership. During the whole of this peri
cd no accounts of any kind have been kept
by either of the parties. Both individuals
were men of family, occupying different
portions of the same house; and when Ell
ther wished to use cash he went to the draw
or in which it was kept, and took it, no ac-
count being kept in single instance.


Yet,'in all these sixteen years not word
of fault was spoken, no i'll feeling, jealousy
or suspicion was shown, and perfect harmo-
ny subsisted between the parties to the day
of their separation. The final dissolution
in business was occasioned by the marriage
of member of one of the families, when
it was thought the house might not be able
to contain "the consequences" so one party
raised the value of one-half of the premises
in cash, and paid it over to the retiring part,
ner who quietly left. We believe this tc
be an unparalleled case of honesty and con,
fidence.
Year: 1860

The love of Christ is magnificent in
greatness as mighty mountain. Climb
from Gethsemane to Calvary, and from
Calvary to Heaven-and it is still above
you! and the tallest angel might ascend
eternally without reaching its still everast-
ing summit.


Now settle this down in your mind saint
Of God-you never can tell how much Christ
loves you'll Oh, think of it by day and
night Why, tell you that even in de-
voted mothers heart, there are, far down,
depths Of love which it takes all the sorrow,
and care, and trial of years to bring up to
light. And down far in the heart of Christ
there are depths of love which His woudrous
sorrows have bro't up to light. Who would
have told that He so loved us as to be will
ling to drink the cup of the wrath of God
for us, had not Gethsemane revealed it,
Who could have told that He so loved us
as to be willing to wrap about us His arms
and cover us with His living body, that He
might save us from the heavy scourge of
God, had not His torture at Pilates bar re-
veaed it? Who could have told us that
He so loved us as to pour out His soul and
to struggle alone in darkness with the sor-
row of death and the pains of hell, had not
the cross of Calvary revealed it! Not even
this did exhaust His love. His body faint
ed, but His love never tainted. His soul
sunk, and His heart broke, but His love
could not die. 1t was stronger than the
pains of death and hell, for it conquered
them9 Here is love that passeth knowl-
edge.


Oh, when shall l know how much he loves
mel When He raises me from the grave,
and changes my vile body into the image
of His glorious body, shall know it fully
Oh no! When He acquits me of guilt be-
fore the universe, and confesses my name
before God and angels, and calls me bless
ed, shall know it fully3 Oh, no! When
He takes me to Himself, and wipes my
tears away, and transports me to the third
heaven, and walks with me in white, shall
1 know it fully? He loves me more than
tongue can tell, or heart can wish; and my
love to Him, when compared with His to me
will always be as a drop to the OCEAN


Henry G.. Guinness.
Year: 1860

We noticed recently in a peach orchard,
one of the consequences Of imperfect short
ening in. A few of the Bartletts were
loaded with fruit, and the branches were
bent to the ground. The wood was quite
too slender to hold up the fruit. We coald
see that some of the annual growths had
been left two feet or more in length, and no
pains had been taken to bring the limbs
out at an obtuse angle to the trunk of the
tree. Had only foot of wood been left at
each annual pruning, in the earlier stages
Of growth, the limbs would have heen suf-
ficiently large and strong to hold the pres
ent burden of fruit. Fruit growers, es-
pecially the inexperienced, are so much in
n hurry to get large quantities of fruit, that
they spare too much wood upon the young
tree. When bearing begins, too much fruit
is left upon the limbs, and they become
permanently dropping. This superinduces
excessive fruitfulness and premature decay.
The first eight years of the life of fruit
tree are the most important, and require
judicious management If a good compact
head is formed in this period, it will require
comparatively little pruning after that. The
wood is of the first consequence in these
years, and the fruit should be steadily sac
rifced for the good of the tree. Apply the
knife above, and the compost below, and
keep the heads as much in pyramidal
shape as possible. In due time you will
have abundant fruit and limbs stout enough
TO hold it.-American Agriculturalist.
Year: 1860

Beautiful is old age, beautiful as the slow
dropping mellow autumn of a rich gloriou:
summer. In the old man nature has fulfilled
her works; she loads him with the fruits Of
well spent life; surrounded by his chill
dren, she rocks him away softly to the grave,
to which he is followed by blessings There
is another life hard, rough and thorny, trod-
den with bleeding feet and aching brow,
a battle which no peace follows this side OF
the grave; which. the grave gaps before the
victory is won; and strange that it should
be-this the highest life of man. Look
back along the great names of history
there is none whose life is better than this.
- Westminster RevieW.
Year: 1860

The following songs we're composed for
the Fremont Wide-Awakes, and sung by
the Lincoln Glee Club at the Republican
jolli6cation yesterday evening.


a SONG,
ExpREssLY FtR THE wIDE-AwAKEs OF FREMONT.


Am.-tSong Of the Sea.
When the fathers bold, the wide world told
That freedom to man was given,
From the throne above, in mercy and love,
The priceless gift of Heaven.


All, ha then came


Wars death dealing fame
On those patriots bold and brave;
They turned on the foe


With a will and blow,
Their freedom and homes to save.
The God of right gave us the might
To beat back that naughty foe;
And back he fled, from the freeman's tread,
Or in his goro is laid low.


Ha, ha in the right


Don't fear to fight
When liberty calls us out;
And obey her call


Men one and all
And put all tyrants to rout.
Republicans true, to you, to you,
Such glorious cause was given;
Honest Abe you know lead us to the foe,
Holding our flag toward Heaven.
We went you know,


With him to the foe,
We have kept that standard high,
Worked night and day,


And sung by the way
Now see how the Locos fly.
These Locos tried, they swore and lied,
Till Belzebub blushed for shame;
Much cash they used, they fzzlod and fused,
And then lost all the game.


Ha, ha the panic


That work satanic,
They used to frighten the free;


But their plans all failed,


Up Salt River they sailed,
And there we will let them be.
Republicans true, to you, to you,
This glorious Union is given;
If traitors dare its flag to tear,
Hang them up between Earth & Heaven
Ha, ha in the right


Don't fear to fight
When Liberty calls us out,


But obey her call,


Men, one and ALL
And put all tyrants to rout.
Year: 1860

A WHITE MAN is WILLING TO MARRY
CoLoRED WOMAN FOR MoNEY-The fol-
lowing correspondence will explain upon
what terms white man is willing to mar
ry a colored woman:


AUBURN, Oct. 10, 1860.


Mr.. F. DoUGLAss-Dear Sir: take
the opportunity to address you few lines
as follows. [ have been informed that you
had an ouely daughter and that you desired
her to marry Wright man; whereupon
you Civ $4,000 or 10000 dollars to any
respectable Wright man that would marry
her and cherish her through life. If there
is any truth in this report, P. S. let me
know and l will marry your daughter on
those conditions, and will endeavor to make
myself agreeable. Yours respectfully,


To F. DOUGLAS. CHARLES HAPP.


ROCHESTER, Oct. 16, 1860.


CHARLES HAPP, Eso.-Dear Sir: You
are an entire stranger to me, and direct me
to no one from whom l can learn your real
character and responsibility. This, if no
other difficulty existed, would seriously en-
barrass me in making a favorable answer
TO your proposition. You should have at
least given me one respectable reference
The fact that you have not done so, con-
nected with other circumstances in your
letter, makes it quite doubtful if l could
honorably accede to your proposition. You
date from Auburn, and tell me to direct to
you there, but do not name the street,
Pardon me for regarding this as a suspicious
circumstance. You may be an inmate of
the State Prison, or on your way there-a
fact which you see would interfere with the
fulfllment of your part of the proposed
bargain, even if could fulfill the part you
assign to me. You want $4,000 or $780,
900. This is a common want, and you are
not to blame for using all honorable means
to obtain it. But candor requires me to
state, that if you were in every respect a
suitable person to be bought, for the pur-
pose you name, | have not the amount
necessary to buy you. 1 have no objection
to your complexion; but there are certain
little faults of grammar and spelling, as
we'll as other little points, IN your letter,
which compel me to regard you as person,
by education, manners and morals, wholly
unfit to associate with my daughter in any
capacity whatever You evidently think
your white skin of great value. l don't
dispute it, it is probably the best thing
about you. Yet not even that valuable
quality can commend you sufficiently to in
duce even so black a negro as myself to ac-
cept you as his son-in-law. Respectfully,
FREDERICK DOUGLASS.
Year: 1860

TIE CHIxEsF.-The San FraHcisco Teia:
gram holds the following language with
reference to the future disposition to be made
of the Chinese population of California:


"As is we'll known, large portion of the
Chinese who come to this State are in a con,
dition eff actual slavery. They are owned
by Chirese masters, and the profits of their
labor are all sent abroad. The country reaps
no benefit from them. As the Chinese are
allowed to work in the mines. the profits Of
their slave labor to the owners, is much
greater than they would be if the mines were
closed against them because; prohibit their
entrance to the mines, and they would be
glad to work for much less than they now
do. The plan is, to close the mines against
them, so that they shall be forced to work
only in the agricultural regions. Then land
owners will be enabled to hire them at very
low rate and, as a consequence, to cultivate
much larger surface of soil, to add greatly
to our agricultural predictions, and to en-
hance the value of the property of the State.
The greater portion of the profits resulting
from Chinese labor, will be invested in the
State, instead of, as at present being sent
out of il.


'sIf our State must bear the curse of sla-
very, let it also enjoy whatever of blessings
the institution may confer. Foreigners are
now permitted to enjoy the only benefits
arising under our State policy towards the
Chinese--a condition of affairs which should
by no means be permitted to exist"
Year: 1860

A new gunpowder is annou iced in Eng
land, which is said to be less dangerous than
common powder, produces very little smoke,
and that of less pungent kind than usual;
not only enabling the miner to work in close
places without the great delay consequent
on smoke, but greatly diminishing The up-
healthy effect OF It in the mines.
Year: 1860

What woes are caused by dea th
in this world They are seen every
where. The earth is arched with graves
In almost every dwelling death has been
doing his work of misery. The palace
cannot exclude him; and lie comes un,
hidden into the cottage. He finds his
way to the dwelling Of ice which the
Greenlander and the Esguimaux live; to
the tent of the Bedouin Arab, and the
wandering Tartar; to the wigwam of the
Indian, and to the barem of the Turk;
to the splendid mansion of the rich, as
well as to the abode of the poor. The
reign of death has now extended near
six thousand years and will travel on to
future ycars-meeting each generation,


and consigning the young, the vigorous,
the lovely, and the pure, to dust. Shall
that gloomy reign continue for ever?
Is there no place where death can be ex-
cludcd? Yes: Heavcn-and the object
of the Redeemer is to bring us there.
Year: 1860

Suppose the little cowslip
Should hang its golden cup,
And say, I'm such tiny flower
I'd better not grow up; ..
How many weary travaler


Would miss its fragrant smell
How many little child would grieve
TO loose It from the dell
Suppose the glistening dew-drops
Upon the grass should say,
What can little dew drop COZ
I'd better roll away;'
The blade on which it rested, ...
Before the day was done, ....
Without drop to moisten it


Would wther in the sun.
Suppose the little breezcs,


Upon summers day, .r.
Should think themselves too small to coo
The trav'ler on his way;
Who would not miss the smallest
Fhc softest one that blow,
And think they make great mistake
If they were talking so?
How many deeds Of kindness


A little child may do,
Although it has so little strength,
And little wisdom too
1t wants loving spirit
Much more than strength, to prove
How many things a child may do
For others by his love.
Year: 1860

One night, as my friend P---and
myself, who were both students at old
Yale, were cut taking little run
around the city, we found ourseles at a
rather late hour of the night before the
door of wcll-know grocer b. the name
of snip.


Stop moment" saib P, tur-
ming and gazing atSnips' fancy sign that
was swinging to and fro in the breeze.


whats upY" ] asked after P
had eyed il for some time contempla-
lively. Nothing in particular, Bob,"
said he;'just give me httlc hoist here,
and I'll fetch that picture down in
double quick time That Snip is a
scoundrcl, for he presented my bill this
morning, and when ! refused to pay it
he threatened to tell the tutor"


No sooner asked than receiy ed: the
sign was down and we were off in tri-
umph. Suddc My window opened and
out popped the head of Snip, crying:


Bring that back, you Internal young
villians! Bring that ere back; now mind
| tell yer


No answer was returned, but spcci-
men ofvery tall walking took place.
We were soon in our room with the
door locked, and the glittering prize
before us, for we had hung on to it like
grim death BY the aid of an ak that
chanced to be at hand, it was reduced to
peices remarkably adapted to the stove,
into which it was disappearing as fast as
time would permit. Ere it had passed
from sight we were suddenly startled by
the cautious tread of two persons appar-
emily nearing our door. The steps of
one we recognized as being those Of the
tutor, and the other We very rightly
conjcctured belonged to the lato propri-
etor of the relics around us Here was
n fix for US. Enough of the sign was
left to convict us, and no place in which
to conceal it.


Rap, rap, rap. was sounding at the
door. gave up to fate, and was about
to 60 and unlock it, when was arrested
by the voice of P 'cxclaimlng in
the most solemn tones imaginable:


"From everlasting to everlasting art
ThouO Lord of hostsp


Turning round in astonishmcnt, be
held my friend on his knees engaged in
prayer.


The outsiders were evidently astonish-
ed as no further attack on the door took
place. Ships confidence as to the pre-
else individuals was doubtless shaken in
some degree, In the mean time, took
the hint and went to piling in the sign
with vengeance. P--spun out his
prayer till the last piece was reduced to
ashes and then raising his voiceto to a
high key he finished off with the quota
tions.


"And oh! have mercy upon this wicked
and adulterous generation, who 20 about
seeking for sign, but shall have no
sign given them. Amen


This last renewed the suspicion of the
outsiders, and they repeated the knock
ing We opened the door. they entered,
and after a minute search in every cor
ner, they gave it up and decided that we
were not the guilty ones. Still l MOTTO
ed, your victim disappeared, his last
gaze turned most wistfull on our stove.
Year: 1860

Labour TO keep alive in your brea 81
the little spark Of celestial fire conscience" "
was one Of a series of msxims which
Washington framed or copied when a
boy. His rigid adherence 10 principle,
his steadfast discharge OF duty, his utter
abandonment Of self, his unreserved de-
votion 10 whatever interests were com
mitted TO his care, attest the vigilance
with which he obeyed that maxim. lie


kept alive that spark. He made it shine,
illuminating his whole life. No occasion
was so momentous, no circumstance so
minute, as TO absolve hin; from following
its guiding ray. The marginal explana-
tion in his account book, in regard to the
expense Of his wife's annual visit 10 the
camp during the revolutionary war, with
his passing alusion TO the "self denial''
which the exIgencies OF his country had
cost him, furnishes charming illustration
of his habitual exactness. The fact that
every barrel of -four which bore the
brand Of George Washington, Mount
Vernon" was exempted from the other
wise guarantee of the quality and guam
tity OF any article to which it was affixed
supplies not less stiking proof that his
exactness was everywhere understood.
Year: 1860

One cannot command any language to
convey an adequate idea Of their magnifi.
cence. You nre standing far below,
gazing up to where the great disc OF the
glistening Alps cuts the heavens, and
drinking in the influence Of the silent scene
around Suddenly an enormous mass OF
snow and ice, in itself mountain, seems
TO move il breaks from toppling out
most mountain ridge OF snow, where il is
hundreds Of feet in depth, and in its first
fall Of perhaps two thousand feet is broken
into millions Of fragments. AS you 6rst
see the fash Of distant artillery by night,
and then hear the roar, so here you NAV
see the white flashing mass maiesticaly
bowing, then hear the astounding din
A cloud Of dusty, misty, dry snow rises
into the air from the conclusion, forming
a white volume Of fieecy smoke, or misty
light, from the bosom Of which thunders
forth the icy torrent like the second pro-
digious fall over the rocky battIements.


The eye follows The torrent delighted,
as it ploughs through the path which pre-
ceeding avalanches have worn, til! il
comes 10 the brink OF a vast ridge OF bare
iOShB tWO
feet perpendicular. Then flows the
whole cataract over the gulf with still
louder roar Of echoing thunder. Another
fall of still greater depth ensues, oyer a
second similar castelated ridge or reef in
the face of the mountain, with an awful
majestic slowness and tremendous crash
10 its conclusion, awaking again the re-
verberaIing peals Of thunder. Then the
torrent rolls on to another smaller fall,
till al length it reaches mighty grove Of
snow and ice, like the slide down the Pr
latus, of which Playfair has given SO
powerfully garphic a description. Here
its progress is slower, and last Of all you
listen to the roar Of the falling fragments
as they drop out of sight, with a dead
weight into the bottom of the guilt
Cheever'S Wanderings of a Pilgrim in the
| Shadops of Mount Blanc.
Year: 1860

CELEBRATION OF THE FoURTH.-We learn that the Agricultural and Mechanical oo- ciety of Pulaski county contemplate cele- brating the approaching 4th of July by public barbecue, speaking and other inter- esting ceremonies. It is therefore very ne- cessary that full meeting of the society be had on the first Monday in June in this city for the purpose of making the neces- sary preliminary arrangements.

 We also understand that Gen. w. A. Ashley, the president of the society, with his usual generosity, proposes to furnish the barbecue at his own expense.

 It is probable that proposition will be introduced at the meeting in June to merge the county society into state society, with the object of getting up a state far for next fall.
Year: 1860

In April last, the democracy of White county met in convention at this place, and nominated the Hon. T. c. Hindman for Congress. But his friends not being satis- ed with this show of strength, thought it best not only to nominate MT. Hindman, but to utterly condemn all of those that opposed him, and by reference to the pro- ceedings we find the following resolution.

 '' Resoloed, That we utterly condemn the course of that portion of the democratic press of the State of Arkansas which has been engaged for several months past in heapng vituperation. and bitter abuse upon the character of our distinguished fel- low-citizen, T. c. Hindman, the present able rep resentatve from the first congressional district of Arkansas, as being we'll calculated to distract and dlsorganlze the democratic party.'

 We condemned the resolution at the time, we denounced 1t as being unjust, in every respect, and an entire new phase in the de- mocratic party. Does the gentleman that offered that resolution know the neaningsef democracy? Or does he believe and wish to introduce the democracy of France, for we feel well assured that if he knew that democracy meant and is so understood to be a government by the people, in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of the people collectively, or in which the
Year: 1860

This body met on Monday last, and after an exciting session of two days, adjourned without making any nomination for Con- gress. Not even ballot was had. The friends of the two prominent aspirants, Can't and Mitchell, agreed to refer their claims back to the people, and so the con vention adjourned sine die. Dr. Mitchell and Col. Can't have both declared them selves candidates. There will probably be others in the field Be that as it may, we have fully made up our mind as to whom we shall support. We have hoisted the name of CHARLES B. MITCHELL, and shall labor earnestly and faithfully to secure his election-believing him, as we do, to be the choice of the people of this district, as we'll as of this county. He is the best ca pacitated for the high position-the most able and talented; and Is an unswerving de- mocrat, and as true and loyal to the South and her institutions as any that breathes the balmy air of our sunny cline.

 Next week we shall speak more fully concerning these matters, and also lay be-
Year: 1860



 The black republicans have nominated Lincoln, of Illinois for President, and Hamlin, of Maine, for Vice President. Both citizens of white slave States-ultra abolitionists and irrepressible conflict Hell perites. Lincoln is man of coarse ability; an excellent stump speaker but in no sense of the word, statesman. Hamblin is an educated man, plausible and the longer headed of the two. If the democrats could unite on sound man and national plat form, this ticket could be beaten, but unless they do this Lincoln and Hamlin will be elected and disunion will follow. As for the so called "Union " ticket of Bell and Everett, it does not stand the ghost of chance. It may possibly carry off votes enough from one or two States to secure the election of Lincoln. We do not believe that Lincoln, or any other abolitionist can ever be President of the United States. The fourth of March that sees him inaugu- rated will see two empires where there IS now one confederacy. Hoping that the evil day may yet be far off we again coun- sel harmony and union among the democ- racy. It is the only party that can hope to contend against the hosts of black re- pubicans Let our northern friends with draw MT. Douglas and his squatter sover- eighty platform, giving us a national plat form and all may yet be well. But with a democratic candidate at the North and one at the South, the latter still further divided by having so called Union ticket, Lincoln and the North will conquer Then will follow disunion, civil war and its at tendant horrors