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Year: 1859

CRITICISM There is a we'll known fable
told of an ancient painter who opened q
picture to public criticism, requesting that
every person who observed fault would
put mark upon it. When tho artist came
in tho evening, to take his paining home
he found il ono mass of marks of disappro.
batinu. Every critic had found in il somo,
thing to condemn. The next day, having
carefully erased tho marks, tho painter
again displayed his work OF art, requesting
that every bcholdor who noticed beauty
would put mark upon it. At evening. he
found the canvass was covorod with signs o!
appreciation. Avery part had found its ad
mirers in similar touches with those that had
only the day previous, bcon condsnnod by
the critics. Is not this fable true of the
world to-day Do not the majority of those
who critlcise. either 10 praise or condemn
follow, each one, tho bias OF their own taste
rather than any just standard OF literature
or art
Year: 1859

Those who are incredulous in regard the superiority of Iron
Rope fastening for Cotton in of fire requested
60 examine bale that passed through the eyee Oct
So and lay FORTY HOURS in the smoulderng remains of 70
bales of Rope Bound Cotton nearly all of which consumed
There only bales in Io both of them saved
loss of LESS THAN TEN PER CENT


The bale is to be seen at No. y COMMERCIAL PLACE,
where orders will be promptly filed for any of the
Hoops by


F. BELCHER,


ms 2p.f Agent af " FASSMAN'S IRON TIE
Year: 1859

b0~ The Trinity Journal thinks Cinnamon
losc sight Of the nature and sacredness of an
bath entirely, and do not scruple to swear false
ly when their object is TO defeat or convict an
offending party. The Journal thinks correctly
on this point, sure.
Year: 1859

A HyPERcRIrIc-The Beacon OF last week says;


GALL RIGHT MAJoR.-The Shasta Courier says
that the auryerous portion of Major Reading
grant is richly auryerous."


Slightly tautologic but what of it, Mr. Critic
Aurifeross means gold-bearing Therefor our
language simply says what we mean, that the
gold-bearing portion of the grant is very rich in
gold. Is it improper tosay the auriierous lands
of this county produce large quantities of gold
His gold-bearing lands may be richly auriferous
or poorly auriferous, may they not? But Charley
a man from Missouri, where it is considered
elegant to say d" hold up your gun up ought
not to find fault with SO slight specimen Of
tautology. Speaking of tautology, though you
say old Brown has had a fair and impartial
trial. VIII you please state what is the differ
'ence between the words fair and impartial
as thus used?
Year: 1859

WASHINGTON, May 31.-It is stated, as a
remarkable fact that although it was long ago
known that Postmaster Wescott of Philadel-
phia would be removed, there were no appli-
cations for the office. The names of two gen
tlemen, however, have been mentioned in that
connection to the President, who appointed
Mr.. Brown. He was not certain as to his
Christian name.


The President, in alluding to the charge that
his visit to North Carolina was with view to
nomination for second term, said that nothing
was further from his intentions than this, and
he would avail himself of the first opportunity
to disabuse the minds of those who suspected
him
Year: 1859

BosroN, May 3lst-The ship Defender,
whose loss was recently reported, was insured
in State street to the amount of $105,000.


Counterfeit fives on the Bank of Mutual
Redemption in this city are in circulation.


The steam frigate, Minnesota anchored off
the Navy Yard to-day and fired salute of
thirteen guns


The mutineers of the bark Claremont
brought home in the Minnesota, were before
United States Commissioner Merwin to-day
and waived an examination. Their trial was
assigned for the June term of the District
Court
Year: 1859

= son who took part of Revolving Office Chair from
the entrance to the stairway of the Printers Exchange
on Foster street. will call at the Spy office he shall
the remainder of the chairs if he will return the part
he took to the Counting Room of the Spy 0fce no qes-


tons will be asked and he will receive the thanks OF the
owners.
Year: 1859

!. The indianapolis Journal, in replying to
a cotemporary's objections TO a Constitu-
tional Convention on the score of expense,
says;


As to the expense of the Convention, our
opponents think our estimate $4,000 too
low 1t may be SO, but we. can assure it
that the expense of the Convention OF 1850
is no criterion to judge by. That body was
in session part of the fall and all winter. and
undertook the endless job of making Con-
stitution, instead of the light task OF amend
ing one. The Convention we contend for
may Of course act the fool and undertake Il
similar exploit 10 that of 1850, but it is very
unlikely. The Legislature has limited its
Gaty, in the act authorizing the causing OF
it, to "revising and amending and the
people (if their instructions be regarded
can limit it still more surely in the election.
We have no doubt that one month would
conclude its labo-s. IL so, the expense
would but very little exceed the low esti-
mate we made. 20 .a@ Hi4 - '7lal
"A Some of the Democratic papers are urging
against our argument that the Convention
would give US amendments two or three
years sooner than the Legislature can do 1t,
that "the amendments Of the Convention
must be submitted to the people by the
Legislature before they can be put in force,
aud this will carry the Conventions action
into the year following the next session of
the Legislature" We reply, first, that the
Convention can submit its amendments of
the Constitution to the people directly,
without regard to Legislative restriction
II il body with a narrower duty but
much higher one than the Legislature, and
the Legislature can't restrict its action
That question was raised in the Convention
of 1850, and il was decided to submit the
Constitution directly from the Convention,
and il was done, and the mode of submiss-
ion and the time Of enforcement are set forth
in the Constitution itself.


The Legislative enactment simply covers
the chance of aneglect on the part of the
Convention to prescribe a submission and
date of enforcement. Second, we reply,
that if the Conventions amendments are
delayed till put in force by a submission
from the Legislature, it will only make tro
years of delay, while a Legislative amend
ment must erceed four. And two years of a
| Constitution so amended as to permit every


locality to add to the States ''uniform sup
port" of free schools, as much as il needs to


maintain free schools uSefully, will save in


actual cash to those who have children to
| send to school, ten times the cost of Con.


vention. So We insist on a Convention lst
/ because il is the surest; 81, the spediest


and Sd, the cheapest remedy for the ruin
on, condition of our school system.
Year: 1859

The convention for the purpose of taking
steps ior the Organization OF a government
for that country, and of which Capt. Gar


rison was tn President, waSlivided between
a State and Territorial organization. In
a constitution for new State was framed
as well as a plan for a Territorial govern
ment, which were to be submitted TO the
people the first Monday iof September, for
their decision, and upon the vote cast will
depend the form which their application
will be made to Congress. .1. ..
Year: 1859

The day is busy one in money. In addition to the
heavy anticpatory payments have the arrival Of the
California boat with the usual liberal remittance, the
large amount of treasury drafts cOmpensang in great
measure for the deficiency of treasure.


The demand for money, far can learn. is not
accompanied with any pressure inconvenience The
rate evidently rmer than early in the week but in the
absence active commercial inquiry the supply free
paper


foreign exchange nothing of moment has been done,
and rates nOminaly unchanged.


The following is the statement of the imports of foreign
dry goods the port of New York for the week and since
January compared with the periods in 1857 and
Year: 1859

Iowa is infested with men banded together for
the preparation of crime. Old and wealthy men
have been engaged in cattle stealing; young and
promising men have been convicted of horse steal
ing; men of influence have been condemned to a
long imprisonment for passing counterfeit coin
while others have forged and counterfeited bank
hills
Year: 1859

The Wheeling Union, of Saturday, states that an
accident of very horrible nature, and resulting in
the death of two men, occurred day or two since
near Galitzen, the Pennsylvania Railroad. 1t
would seem that while walking the track two
trains approached from different directions, and
the stepping off one track to the other, were
struck by the descending train, the approach OF
which they had not noticed, and instantly killed.
Their bodies were torn to fragments. Legs and
arms were scattered in every direction and the
head of one of them carried some forty feet from
his body. The remains of both were so shockingly
muated that it was impossible to say to which the
different fragments Belonged.
Year: 1859

The Paris Charivari gives its readers two draw
ings Illustrative of the prodigious rate at which
military science is advancing. The first drawing
shows a squadron of dragons charging battery
of ridcd cannon upon gigantic steam engine. The
second drawing represents the Darling rifed can
non. An artilleryman has just fired it. A stranger
asks if the ball hit the mark. The artilleryman
replies that he will know the day after tomorrow
the ball is too far off to hear sooner.
Year: 1859

Gf- At one OF the hotels in Washing
ton several members OF Congress made
themselves conspicuous by calling to one
another across the table" Will the gen
tleman from Maine pass me the bread ?"
+" Will the gentleman from pass me
the salt 20 &c. There was ? gentleman
present who was exceedingly annoyed by
their conversation and turning to the wait
er at the back of his chair. he politely re-
quested. I" viii the gentleman from Africa
pass me the butter 90
Year: 1859

~ A Yankee editor says: We don't
mind recording the death OF people with
out being paid for our trouble, though that
is not fair but panesyrics on the dead
must be paid for-we positively cannot
send people to heaven for nothing
Year: 1859

A POLITE Su1crDE.-The Spanish Consul
for Australia, Don Antonio de Ayala lately
blew out his brains while in England but
before doing so he wrote a letter of apology
to the Duke of Marlborough for destroying
himself in his Graces park, which is per-
feet curiosity in its way. There is a wondrous
deal of simplicity as well as politeness in it.
This is his apology:


Ihumbly ask your Lordships pardon and
forgiveness for the great liberty have taken
in coming to put an end to my dreary and
miserable existence in your park. 1t may be
childish feeling, but one cannot blow his
brains out in a common road, or one those
cultivated fields full of cottages, and life, and
civilization, and railways, and establishments
of all kinds, of which your blessed country
of England abounds. So have not found
another proper place to die decently than
your handsome park and you must bear the
inconvenience ofa dead man in your grounds.
mean no offence.
Year: 1859

A Zouave, on stepping on board of a YES
sci at Marseilles, bound for the seat of war
was stopped by the Colonel of the regiment
who recognized in the soldiers dress young
GIRL who had assumed the uniform in order
not to be separated from her lover.
Year: 1859

Particular notice is hereby given to all who may
wish political printing done that such work will Pos
itively NOT be executed at the Press Office un
Less paid for IN ADVANCE.


AVERY 4 WATERS
Year: 1859

\ correspondent highly recommends
the following recipe After straining the
milk. set 1t away for about twelve hours,
for the cream to rise. (Mik-dishes ought
to have good strong handles to lift them
by) After standing as above, set the
milk, without disturbing it on the stove
let it remain there until you observe the
coating Of cream on the surface assume a
wrlnklei appearance, but be careful it
does not bOil, rs should this he the case
the cream will mix with the milk and
cannot again be collected. Now set it
away till quite cold and then skim of the
cream, mixed with as little milk as posi-
bic. When sufficient cream is collected
proceed TO make it into butter as follows /:


Take a wooden bowl, or any suitable
vessel, and having first scalded and then
rlnsed it with cold spring water, place the
cream in It. Now !et the operator hold
his hand in water as hot rs can be borne
for few seconds, then plunge it in cold
water for about a minute, aud at once
commence to agitate the cream by gen.
tie circular motion. In five minutes, or
less, the butter will have come, when, Of
course. it must be washed and salted ac-
cording to taste and our correspondent
guarantees that no better butter can be
made by the best churn ever invented.


To those who keep only one COW, this
method Of making butter will be found
really valuable while quite as large a
quantity ofbutter is obtained as by the
common mode, the skim milk is much
sweeter and paIatable. In the summer
season it will usually be found necessary
to bring the cream out Of the cellar (says
a quarter Of an hour before churing) to
| take the excessive chill off; in winter place
the vessel containing the cream over
another containing water TO warm it ;
then continue to sgitate the cream until
the chill has departed.


Before washing the butter, separate all
the milk you possibly can. as the latter
will be found excellent for tea cakes
Butter made in this manner will be
much firmer, and less oily in hot weather
than when made in the ordinary way.
Year: 1859

PERuArs in nothing are farmers more
wastetul than in the management, or rath
er want of management. in their manure
Should one have his granary robbed every
week or so Of fifteen or twenty dollars
worth Of grain, he would make great
fuss about il, and probably offer liberal
reward for the detection of the thief yet
this same man will allow his manure to
lie spread over his cattle ward, exposed
TO the bleaching rains of spring which
frequently carry more than the above
amount of the elements Of crops contain
ed in his manure forever beyond his reach
and he allows this waste to occur year
after year, as if it was no sort Of conse-
quence to him. If this practice was true
only of the owners of prairie soil, the case
would be different but it is to be seen
in parts Of the country where manure is
most needed, yea, where its preservation
and economy in its use are OF the utmost
importance to the success Of the farmer
Farmers have been told Of this thing so
often through our agricultural press, that
one would think it no longer to be reiter'
ated. Why is this Has the subject be.
come 10 them such a hackneyed one that
they no longer give attention to it, or do
they mostly belong to ;he class who take
no paper devoted to the interests Of their
calling The voice of the agricultural
press has for half a century been raised
against this waste Of manure, as well as
against the skinniug process OF cultivation
so universally practiced IN many parts Of
our country. Their empty barns and gra
narles should appeal to them in way
not to be misunderstood ! Their fields, so
barren looking, all overrun with sorre,
should reprovc them for such dereictiou
of duty they owe to their children and
TO their country, as well as to themselves!
But farmers waste also in the applicntion
Of manure-putting it on ground which
needs draining, when half the value of
the manure expended in draining would
produce almost infinitely better results
Again, they will. it on the fields al
ready rich, while they have others suffer
ing for want Of it. But it seems impo>si.
bic almost to change the course Of many,
however prejud,cial to their Interest," that
course may be--and the Country GcnRe
man, together with our agricultural press
| generally, will still need to reiterate the
oft repeated injunction, Farmers, save
your manure u. w. Fowler, in Co
| Gent
Year: 1859

TRIAL OF STEAM PLow.- The Phil
aGelph,a correspondent Of the Baltimore
San thus describes the performance Of a
steam plow


A trial Of Pawkes' steam plow took
place yesterday, At Oxford Park, before a
number OF agriculturaliSt and Others. A
number Of burrows we're thrown by the
eight plows attached TO the engine, both
up aud dowo hill, aud in a manner
which gave universal satisfaction, and
caused no little astonishmen. at the ap.
parent ease with which the work Was per.
formed. The ground was thickly cover
ed with grass, and to all appearances had
not been plowed for several years. But
two men we're required to do the work
After the blowing, and Mr.. Fawkos had
exhibited how completely the engine was
under his control, by stopping within the
space Of one foot and turning within a
space Of twenty FIVE feet, be ran her
across the freshly plowed ground with
the same facility that she had run upor
the turf. The engine was also run around
the track, with a carriage attached, at the
rate Of eight OF Ten miles per hour.
Year: 1859

To MAKE CREAM CuEEsE.-Take a
quart Of cream, or, il not desired very
rich- add thereto one pint OF new milk !;
warm il in hot water till ills about the
heat of milk from the COW add small
quantity of rennet "a table spoonful is
sufficiently; let it stand till thick, then
break it slightly with spoon, and place
it in frame, in which You have previous
ly put fine canvas cloth; press it slight
ly with a weight, let it stand few hours,
then pu: finer cloth in the frame lit.
tie powdered salt may be put over the
cloth. It will be ready for use in day
or two.
Year: 1859

We are happy Ia learn from our excel
lent Grand Scribe that the Order in this
State has taken fresh start within the
last few months.


Some fourteen or fifteen new Divisions
were organized during the last quarter,
most OF them in pnpulnus nerghhorhoods,
where our standards had never been plan
ted before, and 1t is especially gratifying
to hear that the Parishes in our low coun,
try are beginning 10 move in the matter,
several hew Divisions having been planted
in that section Of the State recently.


When we obtained this information
from the Grand Scribe last week, forty
six OF the old Divisions had made returns
for the last quarter, and twelve had failed
to report up to that time.


The membership returned bv the old
Divisions amounts 10 about two thousand
besides the unascertained members in the
ten or twelve whose returns were not
made up at the end of las, week


We now have on the register upwards
of seventy Divisions in good working or
der, with the prospect of important add
tons during the present quarter.


The next report Of our Grand Scribe
will, in All probability, show more Divi.
sons on the roll, and perhaps more mem.
bers, than have ever been returned be
fore, besides a large number of Lsdy Wis
itoIs.


We trust that the Grand Division now
in session At Rock llili will prune off all
the dead and decaved branches, so rs TO
have hereafter only living, active. work
ing Divisions. that all returns NAV come
IN promptly at the proper time, and thus
INFORM us exactly how The order stands
in this State, AT the end OF every quarter.


We have al"ays advocated the policy
Of exercising prompt discipline, rs well
with Divisions ~ with members.


There is one disconraglng feature that
we have observed recently. A few OF the
Old leading Divisions in the State are even
now, when the Order is reviving every.
where else, cold likeness. and almost dead.
We remember three Divisions that
were for years regarded as the most flour.
ishing and important in the State, that
are now sickIv, and will soon die, without
judicious treatment.


Some Of our oldest and most Gistin
guished members, too, have recently re
tired from active work, and only maintain
sort Of honorary connection with the
Order.


They NAV attend the meetings of the
subordinate Divisions TO which they be
long, but it is certain that they habitual
" absent themselves from the meetings
of the Grand and NAtional Divisions -
Will the old guard, after having worn
the highest badges Of distinction in the
Order, now when we have every right TO
expect their services, desert our standards,
and look on indifferentIy and careIessly
whilst raw recruits are struggling against
a formidable enemyi


The absence Of these old veterans from
our meetings. is we'll calculated to dis
courage youthful Sons aud bow can wise
counsels prevail in the representative
meetings Of our Order, if none but the
young and inexperienced attend
We trust that the revival spirit which
is now moving the masses of our State To
embrace our glorious principles, will also
extend itself t. our old. retired. bonofed
Fathers Of temperance -Bennettsviilt
Son.
Year: 1859

Subscribers recciTing their papers with
b red cross mark on them will understand
it to mean that unless they pay up their
dues to US their paper will be discontIn.
ued We have about rs names that will
undoubtedly be erased unless this cross.
mark is needed. Paper alone costs about
Sll per week, cash, and we are una bic
and unwilling to submit to this drain up
on our pocket unless we arc sure that our
submsson be appreciated.
Year: 1859

The Nashville Gazette comes to US
now in an enlarged form, having been
forced to enlarge on account of the
demand of advertisers. The Gazette
is Il good paper and is doing a heavy
business. The card Of the Gazette
can be found in our columns.
Year: 1859

Guard AGAINST VULGAR LANGUAGE.--
There is as much connection between
the words and thoughts as there is
between the thoughts and the words;
the latter are not only the expression
of the former, but they have the pow
cr to react upon the soul, and leave
the stain of their corruption there
A Young man who allows himself to
use one vulgar and proiane word, has
not only shown that there is u foul
spot upon his mind, but by the utter
ancc of that word he extends that spot
and inlIamcs it, till by indulgence it
will poIIute and ruin the whole soul.
BE careful Of your words as well as
your thoughts. If you can control
the tongue that no improper words
are pronounced by it. you will soon
be able, also, to control the mind and
save that from corruption. You cX.
tinguish the fire by smothering it, or
by preventing bad thoughts bursting
out in language. Never utter n word
anywhere which you would be asham-
ed to speak in the presence Of the
most refined female, or the most re-
ligious man. Try this practice Il little
while, and you will soon have COM
mand of yourself.
Year: 1859

Postmas,ers throughout the country will
do US favor, as well as be doing their
duty, to inform US when a subscriber re.
fuses his paper, or when the paper lies
dead at their office.
Year: 1859

Let us hear from You soon.


These propositions are only intcn-
dcd to aid our subscribers in doubling
our list for next year, and are SO ill.,
craI that many will certainly avail
themselves of the chance to make
something. Should other works than
those we have mentioned be prefer
red wcwilI try and supply them.
Year: 1859

QD~The Frozen Well, at Brandon, VT,
has attracted crowds Of sdUdRs to that place
this season. Scientific persons in that vicin-
ty ascribe the phenomenon 10 an iceberg, and
that originally, or at some remote period in
the long past, that part of America was the
head of the sea. This hypothesis is sustain
ed by the fact that several years ago, in
building railroad between Carmont and
White River junction, the terminus of the
Sullivan Raj ilroad, the bones of an Arctic
whale were found on one of the highest points
of land.


All the land near the well is frozen Mt
depth of a few feet below the surface
An interesting scientific report on the subject
is understood to he forthcoming.