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Year: 1860

AN EXCELLENT LINMENT FOR STRAINS AND
BRUIsEs.-A raw egg, well beaten, halfpint
OF vinegar an ounce Of spirits Of turpentine,
quarter Of an ounce of spirits Of wine, and
quarter of an ounce Of spirits of camphor
these ingredients to be mixed together, first
dissolving the camphor in the spirits of wine,
then put the mixture in a bottle and shake
for ten minutes, afterwhioh It is to be corled
down tightly to exclude the air. In half an
hour it is fit for use.
Year: 1860

Shetches OF watering - Place Dtfe-Lim-
nings of Female Characters.


A correspondent writes, in recent letter
from Newport:


Jeptha had daughter--so had old Surface.
That is her sitting yonder on the piazza.
At hrst sight there seems nothing very at
tractive in her face, but if YOU look closely
you will discern rare loveability about the
lines of the mouth, and deep light in the
eyes which tells of something Hidden. That
girl possesses the elements Of heroine. or.
in palmer parlance, noble woman. She
seems all cottonwood to a casual observer
but good steel spring lies in her disposition,
that would make itself manifest if occasion
called it forth. Some young artist win catch
the latent beauty in her face and fall deeply
IN love. She will go out to her home to live
and the young artist will 90 back to his attic
in the city to die. Some years after he will
meet her here again, passaby good-looking
woman, rather fat the mother of several
children, the light all snuffed out of her
countenance; and then he will wonder how
he ever loved thing of wax.


Do you know that lady with many brill
liant hnger-rings, which she ALWAYS takes
especial pains to display No Well, neither
do but know she's lady by remark
she made. She swore at waiter the other
day. Not mild, mitigated oath, such as
ladies are apt to indulge I'M s'Good pra





thing" but a regular meat-ax oath, with
beveled edge, and short handle. Profanity
from pretty pair of lips is not pleasing. it
startles one by its unexpectedness, for one
would as soon expect bullet from rose
bud as an oath from woman's mouth.
That pale girl, just passing, whom few
know, and with whom none are intimate, is
named Magdalen. She boards at cottage
near by. It was her misfortune to fall in
love with an intellect and fancy she had
found heart. Many others have made the
same mistake, and yet the two bear no more
resemblance than diamond and coal. The
elements are both alike, but the combination
is different. One sparkles and gives back
brilliant rays to the sun, but you can not fan
1t into warmth, nor trust its iight--the other
is never brilliant-it kindles into cheerless
flame, but never dazzles and never deceives.
When star falls from heaven, its sister
planets pity and weep, but this is not the
rule on earth. Charles Lucretius passes poor
Magdalen by in scorn, but in the day when
jewels ere reset and the counterfeits rejected,
then will Magdalen be honored, for in her
heart she was pure.
Year: 1860

=
bert and Queen Victoria Unaware,


Not long since, says the Inyerness Coyr;er
q gentleman drove to the door of the com.
Portable inn, or hotel, known as the Grants
Arms, in the center of the open square
which constitutes the village of Grantown
the capital of Strathspey. He obtsined
audience of the landlady, Mrs. Glass, and
sald he wished to engage the whole house
that night for a newly-married couple and
their suite. The worthy hostess detnurred.
as she might thus exclude some of her best
customers but the applicant was very civil
az well as urgent, and gave assurance that
the party was highly respectable" There
was no dliierence as to terms, and Mrs. Glass
was told that she would be glad afterward
10 know that she had stretched point 10
accommodate the party. In these circum-
stances an arrangement was come to. and
the occupants of the house at the time were
politely requested to board out for the night
The principals arrived in the evening-ap-
parently quiet people, satisfied with every
thing and every body about them. In a
newly-married couple such equanimity
might have been expected, but this part of
the affair was evidently a hoax, and had
only the effect of raising eonectures as to
who the party might be, but on this point
all the attendants were dumb.


Next morning at ten o'clock the carriages
were at the door, and the strangers took their
seats. All being ready to start, Mrs. Glass
was called for, and Lord Churchill compli-
mented her on the cleanliness and order of
her establishment. The strangers, he said,
had been very comfortable, and thelady said
she had never slept more soundly in her life.
. may now tell you" said his lordship. as
the principal carriage drove away, "that YOU
have been, entertaining her most gracious
majesty the Queen and the Prince Uonsort.
They do not wish this to be known, however,
until about ten minutes after they have left.b


The royal party then drove toward Castle
Grant, the residence of the Earl of Seafield.
who, however, is at present at Balmacaan'
in Glen-Urquhart. They could not have
done more than drive round the park, as the
carriages passed back through Grantown
and took the road to Tomintoul before the
people recovered from their surprise at hear
ing by whom they had been visited.
Year: 1860

Read and ponder the following item from
the Norfolk Day Book, ye whUV1foisUn
whisky as if it were water:


Mania POtu-A gentleman Of middle age
was attacked with delirium tremens. He
fought the surrounding snakes for few days
and then told his friends that he was dead
He lay stretched upon his bed for some min
utes, when he arose, walked into another
room and complained that he had forgotten
something in his will He added a codicil,
requesting his employers to take his son into
their employment as his successor in his bu-
siness. He returned to the room, looked up
on the bed and began to rave because bis
body had been stolen, asserting that he left
it upon the bed few moments before, and
that some Of the attendants had taken il
away Soon the stupor came upon him again,
when he laid himself down, and the tongue
that had before so wildly insisted on its pos
SCISSORS deceasa was stilled in the cold en-
brace of death.
Year: 1860


aspire to yoar daughters hand p


''You are undoubtedly Of the best blood Of
Poland"


''And my fortune and reputation, are they
not"


Your estate is magnificent and your con-
duct irreproachable"


Then having your daughters consent
should expect refusal 2"


This, SIR" the father replied, "Is my on
ly Child, and her happiness is the chief con
Germ Of my life. All the possessions Of for
tune are precarious what fortune gives, of
her caprice she takes away / see no sccu
rity of independence and comfortable living
of wife but one; in a word, | am resolved
that no one shall be the husband of my
daughter who is not at the same time master
of a trader


The nObleman retired silently A year or
two afterwards the father was sitting at the
door, and saw approaching the house. vag-
ons laden with baskets, and at the head Of
the calVacade person In the dress of q bas-
ket maker. And who do you suppose it
was The former sutor Of his daughter
the nobleman had turned basket maker
lie was now master Of a trade, and brought
the wares made by his hand for inspection,
and certificate from his employer in testi-
mony of his skill


The condition being fulfilled, no farther
obstacle was opposed to the marriage. But
the story is not yet done The Revolution
came; fortunes were plundered. and lords
were scattered as chaff before the four winds
of heaven. Kings became beggars. some Of
them teachers and the noble Pole supported
wife, and her father in the inir,nities Of age.
by his basket making industry.
Year: 1860

CATRRP1LLARs.-With little watchfulnes
and care in searching for caterpillars' eggs,
and destroying them before the leaves of fruit
trees put out and before the worms hatch,
YOU thus save the trees FROM injury or
greater amount CT labor in killing the worms
in the nest after they hatch, and when other
work is pressing A little practice will ena-
bic one to detect them on the small branches
of the cherry and apple trees. The eggs are
deposites end-wise in a little bunch around
the limb, and very ingeniously covered with
kind of gum or cement to protect the en-
bryo worms from injury by the weather.
Year: 1860

TIE WEATHBE-When you wish 10 know
what the weather is tobe, go out and select
the smallest cloud you see, keep your eye or
it, and if it decreases and disappears, it shows
a state of the air that is sure to be followed
by fair weather but If it increases in size,
you may as well take your great coat with
you if you are going from home, for falling
weather will not be far off The reason is
this: when the air is becoming charged with
electricity, you will see every cloud attracting
all lesser ones towards it till it gathers into .
shower: and on the contrary, when the fluid
is passing off or difusing itself, even large
cloud win be seen breaking to pieces and
dissolving.
Year: 1860

The END OF ALL AABIrIoN.-To be happy
at home, is the ultimate result Of all ambi.
ton, the end to which every enterprise and
labor tends, and of which every desire
prompts the prosecution. 1t is indeed at
home that every man must be known by those
who would make just estimate either of his
virtue or felicity for smiles and embroidery
are alike occasional, and the mind is often
dressed for show in painted honor and ficti
GUS benevoence.
Year: 1860

Analysis proves that beans abound with q
greater quantity Of wool than any other veg
etable. Sheep eat them with avidity, and
they are superior to any kind of grain fsF ad-
vancing the growth of wool.
Year: 1860

The HoRsE CARs.-One Of the twoh-orse
Cars for the East Cleveland Street Railroad,
was put upon the track on Saturday, and run
down to the Square. It is handsomely built
and finished, with capacity for twenty in
side and about an equal number on top where
fine awning will shut Off the heat of the
sun. The body is painted white, and the
name Of the road in gilt. It is altogether
handsome and comfortable car, of which we
shall speak more particularly at the opening
Of the road which will be on Tuesday or
Wednesday next.
Year: 1860

Among the passengers on the ill-fatcd
! Pacific, was gentleman in the last stages
/ OF consumption, who, with his wife, came


aboard at Louisville, and as the last hope OF


ever regainiug his health, intended going


South and spending the winter When the


alarm OF fire was given and it was ascertain


ed that the boat was III flames, the wife


rushed to the state room where her husband


WAS lying seized him in her arms carried
or rather dragged him through the barber
shop, and finally reached the narrow pas
sage-way on the guards near the wheel
house. But the spirit of her husband had
departed. The excitement was too much
for the invalid in his weak condition.


The wife, however, unmindful of the fact
that her husband was dead, or else with a
woman's devotion she was anxious to save
the body for interment, struggled hard to
raise it over the railing and toss it into the
river. In the meantime the flames had
spread through every part of the boat, and
the cabin was about falling in. The mate,
with skiF, came alongside just below
where the wife was endeavOring to save the
corpse, and urged her to jump overheard.
Not needing his appeal she still labored to
save the body of her husband. Al one
time she would have one portion of the
corpse on the rail- but when she would
move to raise the other part, the former
would fall back to its first position. Some
time she labored in this fruitess task until
at last the flames drove her from the object
Of her affection. When forced to abandon
her efforts, with rare presence OF mind she
lid down one of the Tenders of the steamer,
when she was picked up by the mate and
'aYed.
Year: 1860

AUGUSTA, Ga Nov. I7.-There is very
little opposition to the secession movement
by the people of the State, although the
mass of them are unfavorable to partici-
pating.


So reads a dispatch to the Associated
Press. Here we have an explanation of the
apparent unanimity of the people of the
Cotton States in the secession scheme. The
truth is, most of them are opposed to the
prevalent tom foOlery, but SO thorough is
the intimidation practiced that persons op-
posed to secession actually dare not open
their lips to speak against it. Matters can
not stand this way long. Soon the " sober
second thought" will express itself. Men
who now are studying about the effects of
secession and calculating the consequences,
will soon tire of the foolishness of Disunion
leaders; they will begin to speak their
thoughts. When it comes to this, that the
matter may be discussed, all will be well.
Year: 1860

DISSOLUTION OF THE UNIoN.-The great
gossip of the ultra Southern fre-eaters is
the talk about the dissolution of the Union,
but the masses of the people South, could
no more be induced to give up the Union
+ buy their Clothing elsewhere than at S.
Rosenwald & Co.'S Oak Hall Clothing
House, No 73 Main street, where the very
best Clothing can be bought for least money.


nov. 2O-d&w It,
Year: 1860

A ROUGH PET.-One of our citizens, last
Sunday, came near losing his life from the
attack of domesticated deer, which had
been raised from fawn by his family, being
kept rs a pet. His stagship was rubbing
himself against a tree in the yard, when
his owner attempted to drive him away,
whreupOn the deer attacked him with such
fury that had it not been for a couple of
girls, who armed with broomstick and poker
came to his assistance, it would probably
have trampled him to death. OF course the
ungrateful pet was, as soon as possible put
beyond the power of indulging in such
amusements iu future.
Year: 1860

SrGclDE.-We were informed last night
that Mrs. Thompson, who attempted self
destruction a few weeks ago in this city,
hung herself at the County Poor House last
evening She was deranged.
Year: 1860

FINANCIAL. The Cincinnati Gazette of
the 10th says:


One of our bankers received to-day a
letter from the President of one of the
principal banks in New York, of similar
import. He says n panic of more than II
temporary character cannot occur The
banks are strong in specie. The Southern
banks are indebted to New York, and can
not therefore draw coin. There can be no
export of gold to Europe. The business
men of New York city, with the exception
of houses doing business with the South
are in good condition, and the latter within
the last six months, largely reduced their
Southern credits. There is a very large
amount of outside capital that will be let
out as soon as matters settle down and a
very easy market is predicted in January.
Year: 1860

We respectfully say to all that cannot open
any book accounts. The extremely low prices at
which sell all our goods forces To adopt this
a rule from which there will in case be auy
deviation.
Year: 1860

An English volunteer rife captain, desi-
ring to cross field, with his company, came
TO an opening in the fence, large enough to
admit two persons, but no more to pass
abreast. Unfortunately, he could not re-
member the words of command, which
would have accomplished the difficult task
Of filing through; but bis ingenuity did not
desert him, and be therefore ordered halt,
and then said: "You are dismissed for one
minute, when you will fall in on the other
side Of the fence"
Year: 1860

Nor BAD Tiara quaint writer says
~ have eeen women SO delicate that they
are afraid to ride, for fear of the horses run
ming away; afraid to sail, for fear that the
boat might overset; afraid to walk, for fear
the dew might fall; but never saw one
afraid to be married."
Year: 1860

Everything that promises to promote the
manufacturing interests Of our young State
is deserving Of the closest attention and full
est investigation, with view t. bring the
permanent resources of the country promi
nently before the world. That the climate
and soil of California are adapted to the pro.
duction of all the necessities of mankind and
many Of the luxuries of life, has been suffi.
cienty demonstrated; but it is not enough
TO know that we possess abundant means to
sustain population. The future importance
OF California will depend in great measure
upon its manufacturing resources. We are
not among those who think, or affect TO be,
lieve, that the mineral wealth of the country
is in danger of being exhausted; but it must
be conceded that The mines will not always
afford remunerative employment to labor
without capital. A fortune made in day
by stumbling upon rich p acer or plethoric
"boulder," will probably be among the rare
occurrences # 1870. But there are other
sources of wealth to be developed, to secure
steady and healthy progress in all the Sc
ditions that contribute 70 the welfare of the
State. The most gratifying success has at
tended our experiments in wool growing;
and already :he manufacture Of tie coarser
kind Of woolen goods has become an import
ant item Of Our home product; and there can
be no reason to doubt the success of our
manufacturers in the production of The finest
les, so soon rs the demands Of trade shall
warrant the undertaking. II is found also
by careful experiment, that California pos
sesses in remarkable degree the means for
the cultivation of the silk worm; indeed, it
is claimed that better quality Of silk may
be produced here than in the mos. favored
localities in Europe, and at far less cost, and
it is shown that to the peculiar qualities of
our climate is to be attributed this very i'm
portant fact. We are told that in Europe
the Lest silk crops sustain loss of hiry per
cent, and during seasons of frequent storms
Of thunder and lightning the loss is not un-
frequently eighty per cent. Thunder and


lightning appear to be the great bug bear OF
the silk raiser In California, the silk worm
enjoys almost perfect immunity from such
danger, and as the food-the mulberry tree
is a native of the country, it is evident that
the claims Of California as a silk. producing
country well founded. From all the facts
before us, we are inclined to the belief that
our State is designed to rival the rest of the
world in the production Of the finest silks.


California Home Journal
Year: 1860

CHINESE SLAVERY IN PERU.-Thtre are
twenty thousand Chinese slaves now in Peru,
and the demand continues The last cargo
of these coolies was landed about mouth
since, and they sold for four hundred dollars
each; the term of service being eight years;
the wages four dollars month; two suits of
clothes in the year, and two pounds Of rice
per day. 1t costs the trader about thirty
five dollars to land a Chinaman on the coast,
and as he is pretty certain of getting three
or four hundred dollars for him, the profits
are enormous The Cinnamon are indured
to leave their country by small advance of
money-a fortune in their eyes-for man is
the cheapest production in the Celestial Elm
pire, and labor is worth but little to him
there. To this small sum of money the
agent adds a judicious mixture of extrava-
giant promises for the future in the new land
How many Of these promises are fulfilled
may be judged by the number Of Cinnamon
who commit suicide. A man who lived at
the Chincha Islands few years ago cited an
instance of seventeen Of these unfortunates
hanging themselves in one night in the same
room.


COSTUME oFCANADIAN LADlEs.-A Quebec
correspondent of New York paper thus
writes: have been particularly struck and
pleased by the Canadian ladies. Their dress
is peculiar, neat and becomi G. A little
hat of straw, formed like that of mans,
with no rim save that of turned up edge;
net which, hanging down upon the shoulders,
contains the hair; neat snuff colored cloak,
and pretty little kid boots, complete the cos
tune, the effect of which is charmingly
heightened by the long feathers or p'umes
which gracefully swing off the girls look
handsome and rather coquettish, though
am happy to say they are not at all given to
flirting, particularly with old married people


like myself
Year: 1860

TRrnIIo, Honduras, Sept. I, 1850


Capture T Walker BY he British, and His Surrender TO the


Hcndurcn Authoriies-Sympc,hy, 6c.


Ny last would have shown you that the end Of Walker
ism In Central America drawing 70 close, far
he was personally concerned After being ordered of by
the commander Of the British gunboat Icarus he was
pursued 70 his retreat Negro river by the royal steam
err carrying deachmens Of the troops OF Alvarez and
towing small schooner, having also troops on board
Walker and Ruter with seventy men, worn out aud ex.
haused with wounds and sickness brought here this
morning by the lcarus and delivered At the CASTLE with
the hal with the commander of the Icarus
that the seventy should be allowed return the
United States after taking oath 10 return no more 70
Central America with in their hands, and on cond


on that the consular agent Of the United States should
provide transportation for them Walker and his 90
cond in command 70 be dealt with the uhorites might
deem proper Their fate have doubt, Is determined
IN advance indeed II is currently spoken Of dxed
act although the shooting yet 10 be DONE Such is tho
fate Of tho last Of the nibusters, far
cerned and Walker, who has been terror the wicked
government Of Honduras, win be shot, II to morrow
morning, IN very few hours having with him the secret
sympathy Of the people Of this country, who over
ridden BY brutal tyranny under the name Of liberty
Year: 1860

The other festivity tickets very neat and pretty
With regard 70 the ballroom ticket for New York tho
committee have not yet decided upon the exact style
wording. They however, assert that it win be entirely
different In respect from the Canadian tickets and that


II shall have gewgaws about it, but be plain
possible, and yet neat should not disgrace even
Buckingham Palace II had to be issued thcrefrom.
Year: 1860

: ALEXANDER WORKMAN, Mayor. {



On the back Of this ticket the coat Of Of the
city of otawa, with the motto, Advance" The tickets
for the Admission TO the platforms around the stone that
was laid BY the Prince the government building
very plan and the deun ticke. afcr the plan
the used ct the Inauguration of the Victoria Bridge
both being the production of the legislature Of Csrad


WESTERN CANADIAN CITES.


At Kingston the tickets plain and neat, but the
unfortunate and III advised conduct Of the 0angemen
prevented them being used and very few we're even
sued.


The Toronto ball ticket about the same size tho
Others viz ak inches by four, and printed in gold
That Of the city Of London Canada West also neat
ly printed in the STYLE but somewhat smaller
The following 10 . copy Of the Hamilton ball ticket,
which We have Just received. II is printed in gold:
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