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Year: 1860

A SINGiNG LEGISLATURE. The mem
bers of the Maine Legislature have
had a novel custom for several
years of amusing themselves in the
hall of the house before the session
opens by singing together. On
the assembling of the new mem
bers this year there was some shy
ness in starting oil--just IA the
girls are coy about playing the pi.
ano before strangers-but Mr. Han
sou, of China, finally brought his
tuning fork into play, and soon a
good concert was produced, the
great and general court bringing
out several of the fine ripe old
tunes in excellent style, and caus-
ing their melody To ring and echo
through the high arches of the cham
Der. These mornings concerts af-
ford great pleasure TO numerous
listeners, and, taking all the de-
partments of the government this
winter, there is much musical tai
cnt in the State House.
Year: 1860

MopEsrY.---In the walks Of life too often
We find young ladies forgetiul of that chief
characteristic which alone can make them re :
ally beautiful. Th" charm that hangs around
the modest maiden who ne'cr forgets that she
is of the weaker sex, is irresistible in its in
tluences with those who boast of common
sense While others, though attircd in all
the gaudy fashion which wealth may prodi.
gally bestow yet their naughty mien and
graceless air, forbids the esteem Of those who
would pay just homage to the lady. Ills
the character of the disposition which makes
the lady orthe gentleman, when apc.like fools,
that may be millonairs, should be justly
classed with those Of q low degree. an,
Year: 1860

= "SoID. "a New England antiquary lately
wrote to book-selling firm in New York,
asking them to send him the history Of a eel
ebrated old criminal trial that was advertised
in their catalogue. The firm replied that
they were "just OUT Of that particular book.
but would send him the history Of almost any
other celebrated criminal case he wanted I;
whereupon, taking them at their word, he
sent for copy Of f",the history Of the trial of
the two thieves who were G ncified with the
Savior" remarking gravely, that he has g al
ways had much anxiety to know what those
two rascals had stolen" The book selling
firm didn't reply.
Year: 1860

FALURE.-Some time ago, a company
started from Southern Oregon to explore the
country in the neighborhood of Antelope
Springs near the Humboldt river, for the
discovery of silver mines supposed to exist in
that region. We learn from the Jackson
vile Sentinel, that most of the party have
returned, having failed after twenty five
days of prospecting. to find either silver or
gold. The cause of the starting out, was a
report that a piece of almost pure silver had
been picked up somewhere there, in ls4S by
some immigrants.
Year: 1860

The BRoDERIoK MONUMENTAL number of
plans for the Broderick monument have been
submitted to the company in San Francisco,
Tor acceptance. 1t is the intention of the
committee to meet some day this week and
decide upon one of the plans-the cost of
none of them, however, to exceed $4,000
They feel warranted to make an engagement
involving that amount, with the sum already
on hand. which amounts to S4,725. 1t is ex
peeted that subscriptions will come in for
some time yet.
Year: 1860

SOMETHING NEw.-We are informed by
Mr. Little, who is in town at present, that there
will be a melodeon opened here in few
days, with a company of good Ministries;
also, Miss Augusta Williams, the pretty little
vocalist and danseuse The location has not
been decided upon as yet
Year: 1860

The kILLED.-Some persist, saws a Wasboe
correspondent, in saying that only TWENTY
five or thirty whites were killed at Pyramid
Lake, but from all that can gather. there
are yet nearly sixty missing.
Year: 1860

HARNEss-Somebody stole lot of harness,
a few days ago, from our friend Fuller on
Second street The thieves are getting SO
that they take almost anything these times
We should think harness would hardly be a
very portable article, and would scarcely pay
for the packing on ones back, very far
Year: 1860

The DYING SwAN-The dying swan sings
sweetest. So was it with the Appeal of this
city. Ere it died, as an Independent paper,
it gave utterance to the following:


The great heart of the nation beats in uni
son with Douglas, and the principles which
he advocates His bold, fearless and manly
position on the Kansas imbrogIio, and the
bitter hatred manifested by Buchanan, his
lick spittles and myrmidons towards him, has
given him place in the hearts of the Ameri-
can people which must carry him into the
Presidential mansion, if nominated by the
Democratic party"


Dying words are always considered sin
cere. We may, therefore, safely say that this
expression of the Appeal in favor of Stephen
A. Douglas is the true and honest conviction
of that journal, in its independent character
The Appeal was right The great heart of the
Nation does beat "in unison with Douglas
Year: 1860

ut is computed that Edwin Forest has al
ready spent 100000 in the suits with his
wife"


Lake many men who marry, he has twice
oeeh suitor. As suitor in love, he won
the hand Of his fair one. As suitor in law
he got rid of her.
Year: 1860

ing more recommendatory of it than that il has
received the unqualified appreciation of MIR. Peale,
himself. This endorsement will be properly es-
timated by persons who know how Uniformly
unwilling great artists are TO have copies of their
pictures taken, and how seldom they can be Undue
ed to assent to it, 1t is also gratifying to see that
the entire religious press Of the city is lending
the valuable aid of their editorial columns to this
effort of DR.. Cotton to elevate the public taste.
One of these journals announces that sincs the
commencement of the enterprise. about three
months ago, more than $4,000 copies of this en-
craving have been mailed to different parts of the
Union.


Great preparations are making for the religious
anniversaries which will commence next week -
a fortnight earlier than usual 1t is worthy Of
note that two other important event. ce s9me.
what different character will take pac lat
time-the Democratic National oat a :
Charleston, and the fight between T,m


and the Benicia Boy in England Ry the D.. !
have some idea of running down to Charleston. Il
can raise funds enough to stand the high priees
there, If l do 60, you may depend an hearing
from me, provided the crowded stare If the ity
will leave me elbow room, SO that can Trits
Year: 1860

The Handsboro Democrat says Gov Pet
tus will soon lead to the hymenia altar,
beautiful and accomplished Creole of Louis
ana. We don't know whether the rumor is
true or not, butas the Governor is w30wer
he may be sure Madame Rumor viii a-r
him off quite frequently unless he
the trouble by doing it himself
Year: 1860

L have seen farmer wade up to his
knees winter after winter. through man.
ure, in going to his stable, when for
Iars his garden has been unproductive
for the want ofan article so much in his
way in the yard.


have seen farmer pass fiftv times bv
q breach in his fence and never stop to
Alright it, always putting it of till another
Gay, unt'i the greater part Of his crop was
destroyed.


have seen farmer plowing around
punches OF briars until his field was so ta-
ken with them, that he was compelled to
aoandc n and give it up to the neighbors
around him as blackberry patch in com-
mon.


| have seen a farmer but up his stock
lodder IN SO careless a manner that the
iirst wind would blow down the stacks =
in which condition they would remain
untii the fodder was so spoiled that the
halt starved cattle would refuse to eat it,
and he would wonder why his cattle were
80 much poorer than his neghbors.


have seen farmer who took great
care OF his fodder, but in feeding it to his
cattle would let in the hogs, or not separ.
ate them from the cattle, and before they
could mastlcate half their allowance, the
remainder was rooted about. and SO filthy
that they must be moro than half starved
to eat it. He too, is one of the "wonder,
ing" class.


have seen farmer feed horse in
hollow tree with both ends open, and q
hole in the middle. "Oh" saws he "the
pigs viii get what falls out" Yet strange
to tell he never could account for the
horses being always so poor. wonder.


have seen farmer who seldom went
to where his boys were owing, and when
he dld' 1t was the same thing for they
would merely skim tho earth, cut and coy-
Grand "wonder."


have seen farmer land he good rough
carpenter who had not a door to his sta
bles he would stop the entrance with
rails laid crosswisc, leaving q hole to creep
III and out when feeding, The labor lost
during the year in pulling down and puts
ting up this abominable substitute appli-
cd to the making of doors, would have
furnished him life time. He is always
wondering" how some folks have time
to do such things.


| have seen farmer, after all his labor
and expense in growing, cutting. stack
ing, spreading, ueW rotllng, ana taxing up
his hemp, throw hundreds of pounds in
the corners of the fence to make room
for another crop, again to be destroyed
in part, like the preceding one.


have seen farmer richer then his
neighbors, and 10 their great detriment,
lose as much time. in borrowing and res
turning the various implements Of hus.
bandry, as would pay for them in two
years, ftime ospent had been profitably
employed. -FrqnMin Farmer.
Year: 1860

[PRIvArE NoTE.-What follows Is not fol-
housekeepers to read themselves, but for them
to lark, and place whore their poorer halves
will be pretty sure to see it.


It's very well, Mr.. Editor, to be lectured
about our housekee ping, to be told of the
comfort, the felicity, and all that sort OF
thing, which q tidy, well-kept house will
afford, but for one, Pm getting q little
impatient that writers generally take it
for granted that the ladies alone are re-
sponsible in this matter; that if dust col
lects on the furniture, if litter is strewn
on the carpet, if the table linen Is not
snowy white and the cooking stove Jet
black in short, if everything is mott in the
very best "apple-pie" order, it is because
the mistress of the house is slattern.
That may be the case, admit, but again,
it may not be. Here is an illustration
My friend Mrs. F. lives in two>story
house on tbs main village street, where
there is almost constant travel over the
unpaved road. Much of the time, clouds
OF dust fill the air, and come sitting
through every crevice, settling down upon
the carpets and furniture, and reducing
everything TO most nndelightful uni
formity OF color. The good won an sweeps
and dusts, to little purpose-to keep
clean, she would have to dust the .air
itself Now, when that house was built,
she tried her best to have Mr.. f. law the
foundation further back from the street /;
there was room enough; but no, he must be
on line with his neghbors. One would
think he might now fill the small yard
with trees, to exclude part Of the dust, or
cover the road with gravel, or occasionally
spread tan bark over it, to keep it from
rising; but instead of that, he wonders
that Mrs F. does not keep the parlor
neater. When it rains, the dust settles
into mud, and Mr.. F. looks bad words at
the tracks on the kitchen floor, but he
has never laid even plank walk from the
street to the door, and the edge of the
sill is the only foot scraper. Mrs. +. long
ago asked for closet with hooks for
hats and clothing and shelves for the
children's books but to this day, these
articles are distributed about upon the
mantel piece and on nails driven into the
wall that is, when she places them there,
for the boys initiate their father, and lay
their things on the first vacant chair or
in an unoccupied corner. His lordshir
uses the stove for a spittoon, and the table
cloth for napkin; he smokes in the sit.
ting room, and mends his harness in the
kitchen, and thanks Mrs. F. for her con.
slant endeavors to be tidy under such
difficulties, by wishing she would keep q
neater house. If any one wants further
evidence that the men need q share of the
lecturing, let them visit the house where
the wife has been absent few days, and
my word for it, they will be ready to make
some allowances FOR the apparent short
comings Of tho HousEKEErER.


Am. 1gricultuist.
Year: 1860

The FASHIONABLE AMUSEMENT AT Ma
PLEs.-The Times correspondent says =
There is lot OF young men of fortune
at Naples at the present moment, mostly
Englishmen and Americans, who amuse
themselves by going out by rail every
morning to Garibaldi's quarters before CT {.
pua, and with valuable guns of long range,
which they have purchased for the pur-
pose, pick off the men at the ontposts of
he royal army all day, and return to The
city in the evening to boast of the num-
Der Of game they have Gagged" during
the day. ...
Year: 1860

The subscribers respectfully inform their numerous customers
and the Planters general that they always prepared to
furnish them with NEGRO CLOTHING OF the very best
terials' and q, most reasonable prices.


The large patronage they receive from his and neghbong
states has induced them to their establishment
meet any increase buses and in order be able supply
their parens always with the and best descriptions Of
teEa they have made with several Of the most
nsns manufactures the ssnh and shall henceforh be able
to supply Planters with goods of uniform quality.


They feel confident that they will give entire satisfaction to
all those who may paouae heirenneny Southern enterprise
solicit their orders which shall receive immediate attention.
Jsi8 I'm HEBRARD 4 co.
Year: 1860

w One Of our household family is
a cat-a spotted cat-~a handsome cat
= very playful, knowing cat; the
other day we noticed the cat playing
IN the garden, and our attention was
called more particularly to the perform
ances, as we noticed that its plaything
was possessed with lite. Advancing
near the>spot, what was our surprise on
heholdlng 2 very large striped snake
wand himself around the feline, and rub
his Shiny head against kitty's nose
We watched them sometime, and thew
seemed quite friendly towards one an
other. IF the cat went into the bushes,
the snake would Immediately follow,
and come out into the path with him.
After watching them for about an hour,
our enmity to snakes a,jz, and we killed
his snakeShip; as sooa as the cat dis
covered that the reptile was dead, he
showed evident signs Of sorrow, sitting
by its side, mewing plaintivelv, and
carefully turning it over with his paws.
In fact, SO deep seemed the sorrow of
kitty, We were sorry that we had killed
his singular companion.-sG1ord L,c-
press.
Year: 1860

The DIFtERENCE.-Saturday, as all
our readers in the city know, was a rainy day,
Notwithstanding, q great number of teams
were in with loa de Of wheat and other kinds OF
We counted 81 teams loaded, on Front street,
between Perry and Main. On arriving at Rock
Island, and walking through the principal
streets of the city we could count but l6 double
farmers
Year: 1860

FeEE FERRY.- This evening the Fer
ry Boat will carry passengers free both ways.
All who wish to hear the Little Giant speak at
Rock Island can paes over free and return, and
those who .ish 80 come over this side and re
turn can have the same privilege.
Year: 1860

PREMIUM FuRNITUKE.-Thc sets Of
furniture exhibited by Messrs. Collins Il Skeel
which took the first premium at the late State
Fair. is worthy Of inspection by all ci,izsns
For elegance Of appearance, neatness of finish
and durability. we think the furniture made
by this firm as good as he best
Year: 1860

IF the person who purloincd our gold
zen with India rubber pen case. will return
the same he shall be satisfactorily rewarded
for his trouble, and We will tell him where he
can steal another one worth two Of ours. This
ought to satisfy any reasonable thief
Year: 1860

THE Rock ISLAND QUARTZ Null
From gentleman who arrived here on Satur-
day evening. from Denver City, we learn that
the gentlemen owning and working the above
mill. are succeeding admirably in their under
takings. and are all in fair way Of bringing
home large fortunes
Year: 1860

To the Citizens OF cleveland and Vicinity.


Allow US your attention for a moment in
behalf ofour Industrial School. While you
are enjoying your honest gottenportion ofthis
worlds goods and are happy in the present
comfort and future hope which you have in
your children, think of the many children
in our city VINO are growing up in want and
misery. Il is true that their destitution
may be the result of improvidence or vice
on the part of their parents, but is it not q
noble work TO rescue those thus situated
from life OF degradation and final ruin p
Some Of ,hese children are orphans and
some half orphans they all have souls, TO
redeem which, Christ died and made you in
struments in his hands to train them up to
virtue and usefulness. It may be you have
never had the temptation under which their
fathers and mothers fell, or if you have had,
and had strength 10 resist, then thank God
and help to raise the fallen. The heather
need your aid churches must be built and
supported benevolent institutions must be
sustained, and the welfare of the country
upheld; but while all these receive your at
tention. do not forget that the Cleveland In
dustrial School and Children's Aid Society
is engaged in making useful men and wo-
men from very rough material, and that
they need assistance in the work. The City
Council has done nobly; the citizens have
generously responded to our calls, and hith-
erto in Gods Providence, we have received
when we have asked, nearly as much, at
least, as we have required. Encouraged by
the past, we look forward with faith and con-
fdence to the future.


Our new building affords accommodation
to an additional mum Der of homeless child
ren, and We need m ore means to esrry out
our extended labors. We hope not TO be
| cramped in our endeavors for the public
good, for want of material aid and sympathy.
Winter is near at hand and our children
need more clothing. Last winter VIC had
from $50 to 26s in school, and dinners for
these costs no triae. During the past year
we have given clothing 10 657 children and
in many cases furnished clothing for indi-
viduals that they might attend church. We
have also furnished families with bedding,
&c. In our visits to the destitute, it is hard
to have no means to relieve their necessities,
especially when sickness is added to their
poverty.


We ask plainly, for we are but the servants
to carry out the designs of benevolent
people. We need webs of strong cotton,
demins and calico, cloth for boys pants, and
a lot of shoes, also cast off clothing, to be
made over for children. Articles of clothing
are frequently given to enable both men and
women to attend church. Last, but not
least, we need wholesome provisions, and
will receive such with gratitude. And we
will also add, we want cash which will pur-
chase the necessaries we need.


R. WATEKTON, Sup't Ind. School.
Year: 1860

SIXTH WARD WIDE AwAEEs, ATTENTION =
You are hereby commanded to meet at the
Head Quarters on scoville Avenue, on Sat
urday evening next, at o'clock precisely
for parade AID drill.


The Sixth Ward Wide Awakes 17isi It an
dcrStooa that they do not expect nor wish
their friends upon whom they may call, along
their line of march, to give them any other
entertainment than friendly greeting.


E. B. CHAMBERLAIN,


Commander
Year: 1860

" MEET Ne BY MOONLIGHT ALoyE.''-seD-
siole young man, or maiden, who wrote that
request! Such glorious moonlight as we
were blessed with last evening was epouob
to draw poetry, sentiment and rhapsody from
a grindstone; imagine, then, how it must
be in thecase Of an angel in n solferino robe
and gaiter boots. The driver Of a street car
said it was 81 nice" and we believed him,
and if among our readers there are any Young
men who have an insane desire to get mar
ried, these nights afford TOO good opportunity
to be lost for making preliminary arrange
ments
Year: 1860

BIBLE PASoRANA.-Our readers will bear
in mind that this grand Panorama will be
unrolled this afternoon for the benefit Of the
ladies and little folks. There will also be an
exhibition tonight at the usual hour
Year: 1860

MILLrxERY.--We invite the attention Of
our readers in Warren and Trumbuli county
to the advertisement of Mrs. Messer on the
second page. They will be glad to know
that she has opened new rooms in Warren,
and is prepared to furnish her many patrons
with a new and choice stock of millinery.
Year: 1860

SuRGIcAL.-Some time ago we published
an item from a San Francisco paper, stat
ing that DR.. E. S. Cooper, OF that city had
successfully performed wonderful surgi-
cal operation-the tying of the innominata
artery-never before performed with sue
cess. The operation, as was stated at the
time, appeared to be successful; the man
felt SO well that it was with difficulty he
could be kept in his bed but the foriieth
day after the operation the stump Of the ar
terry gave way, and the man bled to death.
With proper care it is thought the man
might have lived year ortwo without any
operation.
Year: 1860

DARING BuRGLARrEs.--A band OF bur-
glars visited Santa Rosa on Tuesday night
of last week, and went to work in quite a
systematic manner to rob the town. They
managed to get into five houses and car
ried off everything they could find Of value
to them, and tried several other houseS
which they did not succeod.in entering.
They entered every house in which key
had been left n the lock. The instrument
nsed was eviaentlya clamp made with
teeth, SO as to take hold upon the end.of the
key and wherever they found key in the
lock, they bad only,tO insert the instrument
and they could unlock the door just as we'll
as If they had been on the inside.
Year: 1860

RATHER SARCAsTIC.-The city authorities
of Sacramento contracted with Mr.. Right
mire, some time ago, to build wiDg.dam
in the American river, in order to prevent
the current from washing away the land
and houses 10 the city. Mr.. Samuel Nor
ris, who owns ranch on the opposite eide
of the river, presented remonstance to
the Supervisors against the construction Of
the dam, alleging that it would materially
damage bis property, by washing away q
sand.bar on bis side of the river. The Su-
peryisors referred the remonstrance to the
Levee Committee, who submitted the fol-
lowing report to the Board:


Your Committee are unanimous in favor of
having the work complained of Immediately
stopped, for the following reasons;


First-We have no desire of any act Of ours
to cause the current of the American river to
be so changed as to wash away the sand-bar
which is complained of in Mr.. Norris remon-
STRANGE, and which must necessarily be Of great
advantage to him in the future.


Second-We think that the homes of the
inhabitants Of the City of Sacramento are
perhaps" not Of SO much Importance as the
aforesaid sand bank, which has been formed by
the current Of the river; therefore the work
should be stopped, as no material damage could
be anticipated in the event of an overflow of the
City, which can be readily shown by the annals
Of the years 1852 and 1853.


Third-Mr. Norris intends to hold each and
every member Of this Board personally respon-
sible for said damages, and having the fear Of
the law before our eyes,, and also dread Of
absolute poverty in the event of having to pay
said damages, we are Of the opinion that the
work should be Immediately stopped.


Fourth--And by far the most weighty reason
Of all, we are informed by Mr.. Rightmire, the
contractor, that all of said work IS completed,
as per contract; therefore, your committee is
fully induced to believe that said work should
be stopped Immediately.
Year: 1860

WATER STRIKE.---T The miners of Dutch
Flat are endeayoring to procure q reduc-
ton in the rates Of water. They have been
paying twenty cents an inch, and wish to
have 1t reduced to twelve and half cents.
A meeting was held there on the evening Of
lilh inst, and resolutions adopted that no
water should be used unless it could be pro-
cured at q bit an inch and declaring that
any parties using water costing more were
doing an injustice to the community. A
committee was appointed TO wait upon the
different water companies and inform them
of the determination of the miners.