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Year: 1859

Near the southwest part Of Sands
field, in this county, is one of those spots
where nature speaks in mood of grandeur
Pennington River, a tributary of the Con
necticut, is here fine mill stream, which
as is the custom in Yankee land, is made
to pay for the privilege of running dowr
hill, by propelling such machinery as
those masters Of fire and flood may choose
to put along its course. It's banks are
often the bases Of mountains, that, in their
wildness, seem in some of their aspects,
like chaos on confusion piled, and among
which linger the fierce tenants of the for
est and mountain, and their scarcely less
tameable pursuer-the red man.


The scream of the wild beast from the
mountain, ringing out on tho still night
air, and the fierce war whoop of the saw
age-though legendary subjects now.haye
curdled the blood of still living men.


There are tales of the olden time, that
throw the listener back to the days when
the dense forests that covered these hills,
gave echo only to the Indians song or
whoop and the wild beasts voice.


At one of the pleasant homes now nes-
tied among those hills, I was once the
welcome guest of one whose memory leads
her back beyond the three-scoro years and
ten of human life; one whose locks, tho
bleaching for the grave, adorn a brow
yet fair, amid the frosts of age. Rich in
the legends of the olden time, and with q
soul that thrills to natures touch, she de-
lights to rehearse TO her numerous audi
tors when the winters fire is piled high in
the ample CRATE, tales that send the
young blood back upon the heart; or bid
it rush with unwonted speed, along its
crimson course.


GRANDMOTHER" said a bright eyed
little girl, grandmother, will you tell us
the story of K-oo-le-sit and the hanging
rockF'


Willingly, my child, but that l fear
the oft told tale may sadden your heart,
and clouds should not darken your sun
shine, my love. / never look up to the
summit of the dark cliff but | fancy see
the form of the fair Indian girl, and many
o time have I turned away, for the shad-
ow of the dwarf hemlock on the verge Of
the cliff, sometimes as it falls on the moss
covered rock, takes form at which |
shudder to look.


K-oo-le-si sit was an Indian child but
though her skin was dark, her soul was
pure and bright, as her name implies.


"Tho log cabin of my father stood on
the spot where your flower garden now is
and the cabin of her parents, was at the
base of the rock, just by where the spring
flows down its sides. The kindness Of
my parents had won the hearts of The
red men, aud they lived in peace-yes, il
amity-and the dark sons of the forest
smiled to see tho vine of the far off LAND
clasp in its embrace the pure and brigh
of the Algonquins. The soul shines ou
alike from the bronzed check, and tn,
marble brow, and kindred spirits meet t,
mingle. Our souls were knit together il
love; oar joys and our sorrows we min
gled together; sunshine was 10 US a
shadow, if the same light fell not on both
When the spripp nut forth ia green leave
Year: 1859

To SAVE CABpAoEs.-1Dig a trench


eighteen inches wide, and Ssr or six
inches deep if the soil is dry; if nosrlace
them on the surface, place layer of straw
and on this set the cabbage head, roots
up, then cover the heads up with short
straw and earth. In this way the head
may be taken out at any time, the straw
preventing the earth adhering to the
plant,
Year: 1859

1t has no doubt been observed by I'll who
have read the platform of the Democratic
party of this State how mincinsly and eau
tously the creed-makers handle questions
really at issue, and at the same time with
what puppy ferocity they assail the Maine law.
The Maine law is not now Il question at issue,
nor is it likely to be again. The people have
long since settled it at the ballot box. 1t is
dead, at least as an issue between the parties,
and the Democratic leaders can have no other
reason for pummeling its poor defanct carcass
than to excite the fears Of ignorant and
degraded rum suckers concerning their 'inal-
ienable right" to make beasts Of themselves
and beggar their families. We are sorry to
see our ancient and once honorable opponent,
the Democratic party, reduced to the necessity
Of appealing to the sinks Of iniquity and vice
for support. Its degradation is truly pitiable.
We ''feel for it," but can't reach it at such
depths F!
Year: 1859

EFFECT OF WAR ON II MAN STATUKE.-Dr.
Bell says that it the curse Of war be long
entailed on nation, the physical energies
OF the people may suffer, the loss of lis
finest population, to such degree that the
succeeding generation will fall short of it's
former standard stature, rs was the case OF
the French youths drafted fer the army after
the general peace. Thus, in 1926, out
OF one million thirty three thousand four
hundred and twe My two young men drafted
to serve in the army, three hundred and
eighty Thousand two h. ndred and thirteen
even the diminutive stature of four feet ten
inches of French measure.
Year: 1859




DODGE ON CUBA. 1t seems that the
redoubtable candidate Of the Democracy for
Governor Of this State has seen fit to modify
the statement going the rounds to the effect
that he was opposed to the Presidents policy
for the requirement of Cuba. He has pub
lished a card in which he says that, while the
prospect of acquiring Cuba by purchase under
the present circumstances is inausplcious, ne
has never even intiInated that the proposition
in any way involved the honor of Spain, or
that the purchase might not, at future
period, be effected He believes the course
recommended by the President will lead to
the consummation of that object by honorable
means. The General cautiously AVOIDS
expressing an opinion himself as to the expe-
diency of acquiring Cuba. The Democracy
want Cuba for the further extension OF slavery,
and Dodge is willing they should have 1t,
though at the same time asking the suttrages
of people whom he knows to be deadly
hostile to the peculiar institution" of the
South.
Year: 1859

STATE TAX FOR 1S59.-We understand from
the Clerk of the District Court that the rate
of State tax to be levied and collected in the
several counties of this State for the present
year has been fixed by the State Board of
Equalization at one -and-a-half mills on the
dollar.


We believe the levy of the State tax is the
same as last year, being but one-half the
amount fixed by law as the limit to this
character ofreyenue. We feel glad to know
that the Census Board has fixed the rate so
low as to allow the opposition no pretext for
grumblng. One of the distinctive principles
Of Republicanisln is economy in the admins
tration of public affairs, and SO long as the
party continues to stand upon this plank in
its platform, it will aefy all the assaults of the
enemy, and grow stronger and stronger in the
affections of the people. = Keos suqua Rep.
Year: 1859

LYsANpER w. BABBITT.-The Davenport
Democrat speaks of the nomination of l.. w.
Babbitt for Lieut.. Governor by the Democracy
as "a decided hit" Mr. Babbitt is known to
fame on account of only one act, the infamous
and outrageous character of which no doubt
recommended him to the favorable consider
alton of the Democratic Convention. At the
general election of 1850, Pottawattame county
(then colonized by the Mormons) cast its vote
against the Democratic nominees, whereupon
the indignant and virtuous Babbitt stole the
poll-books and gave them to Judge Hall,
(another model of Democratic virtue,) who
hid them beyond recovery. BY this means,
the Wing candidate for Congress was defeated.
And vet this same Babbitt is now held up as
pattern for the youth Of the country, and as
eminently worthy of being elevated to an
honorable Office Such is Democracy, how
ever. The nomination is indeed "a decided
hit' for the party They do not expect to
succeed by an open and honorable contest.
COL Babbitt has proved himself an adept in
trickery to defeat the will Of the people, and,
on the presumption that he will resort to
something of the kind again, his nomination
is hailed with delight.
Year: 1859

The ERIAL SHIr.-The editor of the Troy
Budget has taken a ride ON the Hudson
river in the life boat orscar which has been
bulls to. accompany Mr.. Lamountain's
mammoth balloon in Its first trip across the
Atlantic He says it moves through the
water at tie rate of from 6 to miles an
hour by the same machinery acting on the
air that propels it when aloft. 1t is model
OF beauty and, when beheld with its wings
(the fans) beating above the water, looks
s4,ke thing OF life''-a monster bird,
wounded and fnttering in efforts to rise to
its native element, the ETHEREAL regions.


A PAIR oE VAMPIREs.-An exchange
paper says that stranger passing through
Keokuk, had child taken sick and die at
one OF the hotels. When he came to pay
his bill, he found he had not money enough
by some eleven dollars, which he promised
to send as soon a, he could reach Burlington,
but. the landlord insisted on keeping the
body of the dead Child as security, which he
did The father wen to Burlington, obtain
ID the necessary funds, and returned to
redeem his dead child, which in the mean
time had been buried He paid the bill,
had the body disinterred, and started for
home, but had not reached the river before
he was stopped by man calling himself a
polio officer, and eight dollars demanded
for burying the child Finding himself
under arrest, and unable to proceed. he paid
over the amount and escaped by the first
boat that left the city.
Year: 1859

SLIPPED UP A young lady ~
from Rock Island (of cou seq came over on
the Ben Campbell with the intention Of
going up the river with the Sons Of Malta
on their excursion, but somehow or other
it leaked out that she was not just the
COMPANY" to trust on steamboat that
does not ensure against fire, and che was
advised by her friends to take her plunder
and 90 ashore-which she did. She looked
quite chopfallen, but said it didn't make a
bit of difference, as she would follow up on
the next boat.
Year: 1859

~ The farmers are tiocklng TO
the city. engaging their harvest hands.-
Load after load Of these indispensable at
taches of the farm, are now being taken to
the country. where they find employment
At fair wages and sure pay.
Year: 1859

N Summer clothing is now being
offered at the emporium of Krause q Co.,
at the usual cash prices They desire to
close out their stock of summer clothing
and to this end they are willing to sacri-
fee on them. Store opposite Cook d sar-
r,rs'a Rank
Year: 1859

eE The heavy shower of Monday
.veninp did no further damage than to pros
trate the corn to some little extent IL WI.
most Of it rise up again, however, as the
stake were not broken.
Year: 1859

rE Business was quite lively in
town all day yesterday. The farmers were
in buying ::their harvest stores which Is
quite an item of expense to them, ana q
aource Of much trade to the merchant
Year: 1859

ALL SAFE. Farmer Nichols, Of
Long Grove, informs US that the wheat,
and grain crop in general in that township
is ready for the reaper, and that the yield
will be abundant. He says there are some
pieces Of wheat pretty badly used up. but
this 10 the exception.
Year: 1859

TaE New WHEAr.-Judge Cook
has handed US bunch OF new wheat, grown
on his farm, below the city. 1t is the finest
plumpest berry We have ever seen in the
State, and should this prove fair specimen
of grain throughout the county, We may ex-
pect that our wheat viii bring large price
in the market.
Year: 1859

MAST IN TULARE CouNrY.-Mast In Tulare
county willbe plenty this year, so that the
GENTLE world may well rejoice and be glad,
for the quantity Of fat pork will undoubted--
ly be much greater this fall than heretofore n
indeed, insome places the trees are so loaded,
with acorn that the limbs are falling to the
ground, unable to support the weight Of their
own fruit.-IElars County Record n,e1 a~
Year: 1859

tia which is now her curse. When she
has both-the wings of faith and intellect
may she hope to rise against the down
tuggings of sin and shame, and soar to-
ward the heaven of love and light.


But to return to our text; the intel-
lectual must and ought underlie some
thing. Let it be the foundation, deep
and broad, for an overarching structure
of love and hope and JOY, with keystone
OF faith and holiness; not a skeleton for
the display of fimsy fneries and tinselcd
trappings and overwrought adornings,
which those who should and do know bet
ter, would fain persuade themselves the
highest excellence consists.


When such foundation shall undorlie
such superstructure IN woman's character,
what strides may not the world make to-
wards the millennium. God speed the
time. B.
Year: 1859

from recent Discoa1Ses by the Rer Rssnp
J ... +H#L.g H0Td Beecher q fs3sEa
! believe that the phenomena of nature ara
gust as much part of Gods schol- house for
| teaching US about Him, as the blackboards
and books are part of the school houses in


which we impart knowledge to oar children
I hear a great many people talking about


the holy influences of beauty" and the @ di-
/ vine and sacred influences Of music. and art"
/ Now, when these things are employed with
proper explanations, they are not without use
in worship; but where thay are raised up and
deited, and put instead of the personal pres
ence and influence of God, such worship be-
comes miserable idolatry.


I Anything that Will take a man and carry
him up, 50 that his whole mind is lifted into
higher spheres than before, SO that every part
OF his mind will act on a higher plan, this
viii produce higher moral states in him for
the time being. So, although the admiration


OF nature is not religion, nor is the love of art
or Of music, yet they are persons whose minds
are so lifted up by nature, or art or music,
that they can thus get higher ideas of God
than at any other time. Now Ideclare the
Christians liberty in these things. Whatever
Will produce these higher states in you, you


have the right to avail yourselves of, whether


any minister ever told you you might or not
And what is your right in these respects 10
your duty, toe.


When person says to himself, " You
ought to feel grateful, and you know it. Now
do feel grateful'-nstead of that's making


him feel so, it Snubs the feeling, and if there
is any way to keep the feeling away that ia


tue way to do it.


" The heavens declare the glory of God, aud
the armament showeth His handiwork" How


our translation does mar and despoil the beau
ty of the following sentence. Our translation
says: :" Day uDto day uttereth speech, and


night unto night showeth knowledge But
the thought of the Hebrew is that the day


standing like sentinel upon its mountain
top, when its watch is done and it comes to
lay down its burden, looking over all that
has been done through all its hours, declares
it to the night that is coming on and the
night in its turn tells its story 30 the day,
and so the white plumed sentinel of the day
and the raven-plumed sentinel of the night
are ever uttering unto each other the knowl-
edge of what God has done en- earth-BurIiaS-
ton w. Free Press.
Year: 1859

\ REIIC OF THE REvOLUTIoS.-A few days
ago an old tavern sign, dated 1889, was
found in the loft of an old house, which
workman are repairing in South Milford We
went in company with friend to look at it,
and discovered that beneath the painting of
1889, there was an older painting and letters
The last painting was a black horse with
groom holding him by the bride. Having
washed this paint off we found about the mid
die of the sign lion standing on his hind feet
with large crown on his head In front Of
the lion a man is kneeling and holding the
paw Of the lion. \ curved scroll starting
from the mans mouth has on it


" Ioa hare lost your dignity .fareweU"


Onthc left stands Washington, and the scroll
eminating from his mouth has on it,


A." Psace upon honorable terms or war perpetual
g."


The other side contains large red rose
with stem and leaves. The wood of which
the sign is made is cedar, and has washed
where there was no paint. and thus left tho
figures and letters elevated. We can make
out only one figure Of the old date. The fare
well to the British government, personifed by
the lion and crown, and the declaration" Peace
upon honorable terms or tcdr perpetuqliyp y shows
that it was painted during the revolution. The
lettering and old painting appear to have been
tolerably well done, and, we cannot conceive
whyin 1889 it was daubed over with horse
and groOme about like those ten-year- old bows
make with pen and ink Any one having q
curiosity to see this old affair can do so bv
calling at the Necs otfice.-HItord (Del.)
NelcS
Year: 1859

By J. G.. WHITTIER.
mourn no more my vanished years:
| Beneath tender rain,
An April rain of smiles and tears,
/ Ny heart is young again.
The west winds blow, and, singing low,
hear the glad streams run;
/ The windows Of my soul throw
! Wide open to the sun.
No longer forward nor behind
! look in hope and fear;
But, grateful, take the good find,
I The best Of now and here
! I plow no more desert land,
To harvest Weed and tare
The mama dropping from Gods hand
Rebukes my painful care.
/ break my pilgrim staff, I lay .'


aside the toiling oar;
The angel sought so far away a
welcome at my door.
The airs of spring may never play .5
Among the ripening corn,
Nor freshness of the flowers of May


Blow through the autumn morn;
Yet shall the blue-eyed gentian look


Through tringed lids to heaven,
And the pale aster in the brook


Shall see its image given;
The woods shall wear their robes of praise


The south wind softly sigh.
And sweet, calm days in golden haze


Melt down the amber sky.
Not less shall manly deed and word


Rebuke an age Of wrong;
The craven flowers that wreath the sword
Make not the blade less strong.
But shifting hands shall learn to heal,


To build as to destroy;
Nor less my heart for others feel


That the more enjoy.
All as God wills, who wisely heeds


To give or to withhold,
And knoweth more Of all my needs


Than all my prayers have told
Enough that blessings undcserved


Have marked my erring track
That whercso'er my feet have sweryed,


His ehastening turned me back
That more and more a Providence


OF love is understood,
Making the springs OF time and sense


Sweet With eternal good
That death seems but n covered way


Which opens into light,
Wherein no blinded chi. d can stEay


Beyond the Fathers sight
That care and trial seem at last,


Through Memory'S sunset air,
Like mountain-ranges oyerpast,


In purple distance fair
That all the iarring notes of life


Seem blending in psalm.
And all the angles Of its strife


Slow rounding into calm.
And so the shadows fall apart,


And so the west winds play;
And all the windows Of MY heart


open to the day.
Year: 1859

Sincerity is the rare, true greatness
the heroic and resigned-the spirited and
impressive particular, in the accomplish
ed fair. In this she nobly stems the tide
oflapsed nature and patiently withstands
the force of custom, in corrupted times.
Year: 1859

HE apparent motion of the earth is
from the rising to the setting sun, when
her real motion is from the setting sun
towards the rising, So it is with man,
he faneies himself journeying from life to
death, while in fact he is travelling from
death unto life.
Year: 1859

The prudent, accomplished woman dis
closeth not the secret of a friend to any
one And is faithful to the confidence Of
all She giyeth not her hand with the
fair speech Of friendship; while there are
seven abominations ofinconstant or divid-
ed affection in her heart Prov. XVI.
Year: 1859

BE AGREEABLE.-Tn journeying along the
Road of Life, it is wise thing to make our fellow
travellers our friends. The way, rough though it
seem, may be pleasantly bcguiled with an inter
change of kindly Offices and pleasant words;
Suavitv and forbearance are essential elements OF
good companionship, and no one need expect to
pass through life who does not habituaIy exercise
them in his intercourse with his fellows. The
Ishmaelite whose hand is against every man may
die in ditch without finger being outstrctched
to save him. And why should we rudeiy Joste
and shoulder our neighbors? why tread upon each
others toes? The christian gentleman is always
careful to avoid such collisions, for courtesy and


loyalty to his race portion of his moral and
religious creed; to be loved and honored OF all, his
highest earthly ambition. He seeks to turn away
wrath with soft answer, and if brawler obsti-
naely beset his path, he steps aside to avoid him,
saving as my Uncle Toby said to the pertinacious
fly, AGO thy way; the world is wide enough Tor
thee and me-"
Year: 1859

SLAVE MARR1AGEs-An interesting report
has lust been submitted by the Convention of the
South Carolina Episcopal Church, at their session
in 1859, in respect to the marriage of slaves. The
following is the substance Of the decision arrived
at by the committee. The relation Of husband
and wife is declared to be of divine institution,
and to be equally binding on the slave as on the
master. The injunction of the Saviour torblddlns
the separation of husband and wife is obligatory
on the MASTER and every master should SO regulate
the disposal of the slave as not to infringe the he
divine Injunction Voluntary abandonment on
the part of a married slave ought to come within
the same rule as in the case Of free person; but
when the abandonment is involuntary and caused
by circumstances without the control of the parties
the refusal of a I'd marriage would often produce
much evil and hardship; but, in giving its sanction
to such second marriage, the Convention would dc
so in the qualified language applied by the Apostle
to cases of self-restraint The report makes tho
remarkable statement that there is no instance IL
South Carolina of a legal divorce.
Year: 1859

Raz~ At the meeting of the Presbyterian General
Assembly in session at indianapolis, the chairman
oftbe committee on church extension made his
fourth annual report showing that out of 1851
churches in connection with the General Assembly,
553 have no houses of worship; 26 churches
worship in union houses 10s report their houses
insufficient for their present wants. l9l were In debit


n had aid from abroad in building their churches'
and 373 cannot build without aid from the church
at large The report shows that the contributions
for church extension have been steadily increasing
Year: 1859

DEATHS FROM JoY.-The English papers
report the death of Mrs Young, a lady of high
social position, who died under the excitement
produced by receiving the joyful intelligence OF the
election of her nephew to the House OF Commons
The wife of sea captain, in England, lately died
from ioy, in consequence of the return Of her
husband alter an absence of seven years.


There is said to be woman in Texas, who
would die from JOY if her husband, Can editor OF u
newspaper) would go away and stay seven years.
Year: 1859

TIE ADMINISTRATION AND ITS ABUsERs-
Some people appear to think that the present
administration is more abused than any preceding
it, and argue therefrom that Mr. buchanan must
havo lost the confidence of the country by some
improper act Those who indulge in this sort OF
speculation must have short memories or know little
Of the history of our country. Jefferson, Madison,
and Jackson, all had to pass through this merry
ordeal, and Mr. Buchanan is but enduring what
thew. and all who take a decided and manly part,
must expect from the opposition: We have seen
within few da,s past the Black Republicans
uniting to do honor to the birthday OF Jefferson;
The very men who while he lived, exhausted
language and their own ingenuity in framing
terms Of abuse and reproach, hyrocritcaly pretend
reverence for his name and laud him as the first
of statesmen. So with Jackson; those to whom
his very name was hateful, and who could i: not nc:
believe it possible for him to do or say anything
that was cht are now prepared to endorse him as
an able statesman and the truest OF patriots sc
will it be with Mr.. Buchanan.