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Year: 1859

THE LARGEST MIDGET of amaigamated gold
ever produced, has recently been discovered in
Australia and is a favorable augury for quartz
crushing 1t was the result of portion of
sixty tons of the first quartz rock crushed
from the CORN Reef Its weight is lU4U
ounces.
Year: 1859

THE PHILADELPHIA MoyEMENT.-TheP Phil
adelphia Ledger, of Tuesday, alluding to the
Union movement in that city, says:


The people have too long supinely rested
while loud-mouthed fanaticism has been
preaching treason and disunion, and exalting
crime to level with the highest degree OF
Righteousness. If such folly, wickedness,
blasphemy and disregard of the most sacred
obligations under the laws, are permitted to
go on unchecked by any countervailing opini
ons from those who constitute the real strength
and power of the Republic, we shall soon see
an end to our government and our prosperity,
for the Union will of necessity fall TO pieces
under such felonious assaults, and the once
proud Republic will dwindle into petty States,
each struggling to keep itself alive by impos-
ing most oppressive burthens upon the trade
and business of the people. The good sense OF
the people is capable of averting such a calam.
ity, and there is no time so favorable for its
exercise as the present, when one-half the
Union is standing in amazement, wondering
whether all this blatant approval of john
Brown really proceeds from a thorough and
general corruption of public sentiment in the
North, and whether the exaltation Of the har-
dened and daring criminal as hero is to in
cite others to initiate his unlawful acts.
Year: 1859

A subject much talked Of. But o how the
world differs. Some say give our children a
knowledge of the every day school studies
and graceful manners, and then they will
have a complete, a. finished education But
You may do all this and only have the way
to the pit with all the graces. You may
give knowledge that will increase the po,cer
to do evil and impart finish, that will make
that evil captivating to others, so that the
posscssor will more elegantly down aud draw
others in his train to the pit of WOO.
| All education that brings into action the
intellect while it leaves untouched the heart.
or the moral powers, but fits the possessor to
do more of sin and evil.


Education is that course of training, men
tai, moral and corporal, which fits body.
mind, and heart, for the scenes of after life.
Parents, Teachers, and every person and ev-
cry circumstance OF life. which makes an i'm
press upon the soul, aid in educating the
child. Educating it for good or eri2.
While we do not think that the mind is a
blank sheet Of paper to be filed up by edu-
cation yet it is impossible to say how
much of mans or woman's character is
natural, and adherent, and how much is the
fruit Of training


look upon delicate woman with earn
est eyes, ah! eyes that seems to be the win
dows Of the soul. gaze upon her as she
sympathIses with, and helps the poor. I lis
ten, and my very SOU seems to listen to her
earnest prayers for those who are out of
Christ. fain would claim her as q friend
and stamp her image on my heart But the
spell is broken. Is she not educated? In
reading, writing, complain of no deficiency,
but alas she was never taught or never
learned to govern herself My heart grows
sad when think Of the wild bursts of pas
sion. land passion is ever mad lie. crazy.)
May the Lord educate and train that heart,
and eradicate those evils which have grown
rank seemingly by a defect in the early heart
education.


IN lne tOWu Ol ----LHeTC llVett W nat Is
commonly called an educated man, classi-
cal scholar. l will spare his name His wife
was accounted refined, educated, elegant
They had an only son. Oft have heard of
his fine appearance, and of his long hair curl
ing around his shoulders. Wemay well sup
pose he was his mothers pride. could new
er learn that they brought him up to any
business, at any rate we have reason to be-
levc that his heart was left uneducated as
far as any good was concerned, and as the
wild weeds which grow without much cul-
ture grew apace. Tho last heard of the
parents and son, the woe stricken parents
were journeying to SEQ that son in prison a.
waiting the sentence Of Death-For he, that
only son was robber, and a murderer.


This consider not simply defect but an
absence of heart education. l..
Year: 1859

Glowing star of gentle evening!
Herald of the balmy night,
Meath thy beam my soul is dreaming
Dreaming of the pure and bright;
Dreaming Of that far-off Heaven,
Blest abode of sacred lovo-
Dreaming Of the glory given


To the seraphim above.
Lovely starl do angel fingers
Roll thoe DER the silent sky?
For methinks around thee fingers
Many spirit from on high.
Nearer, nearer, light of evening!
Wheel thy glory to my eyes.
Tell, OIL tell me if my dreaming
Hath its object in the skies?
Tell me il a wild ideal


Paints the in gorgeous light?
For long to view the real,


Where unknown is sorrows night.
Let thy music softly wander


Through the ether clear and fair,
And my soul will deign to squander
Every hour, to hear thee there.
Let me list the raptures lovely,

All the stars in Heaven sing,
And my spirit, tired and lonely,
Will reward thee, silent wing.
Glowing orb of gentle evening!
Twinklins in the orient sky,
Tell me if my soul is dreaming,
When l think of thee on high?
Tell me if the shining heaven,


Which | seem to see in theo,
Is light and fancied vision,


Or blest reality7
Year: 1859


What time we hold the onward track,
Into the future pressing fast,


Up from the eaVeriIs Of che past
There cOmeA lingering echo back
A noIseIess echo Of the days


That were TO Us, yet are no more,


OF many friends We knew before
Within our ancient dwelling place.
And muiied sounds, without our win,
Come up to Us rs from the grave,


Or a. the murmur Of the wave
AfaF on when the night is Stiil;
Old voices, long forgotten, quite,


Or seeming unto Us forgot,


Like music from some distant grot,
That trembles on the breese Of night.
There is q change come over al;


Decay upon the aspen leaves,
And blight upon the autumn Sheaves;
Eternal silence like Hpali:
AZ when the dumb dark earth is laid


In sadness DER the beautiful,


And blinded eyes with tears are duh
To see the havoc death has made.
The happy smile. the elasped hand,


The gleeSome laugh, shall be no more;
The splrils calm We loved before
Have passed into another land.
They are portion Of the Past,


Yet comes q noiseless echo back,


What time We hold the onward track,
Into the future pressing fast.
Year: 1859

To BUSINESS MEN.-Every business man
and mechanic, who has a proper apprecia-
ton of the true mode of doing business,
ought to have impressed upon his memory
the fact that no man should be delicate about
asking for what is properly his due. If he
neglects doing so, he is deficient in the spirit
of independence which he should observe in
all his actions. Rights are rights, and if
not granted, should be demanded. The
selfish world is little inclined to give him his
own, unless he have the manliness to claim
it. The lack Of proper fulflment of this
principle has lost to many, fortune, fame and
reputation. Occasionally customer, who
is less gentleman than an upstart, puts on
naughty airs and affects to be insulted at
being dunned for money that he ought to
have paid long before. No matter. The
laborer is worthy of his hire. We know it
is unpleasant to be dunned, and equally un-
pleasant to dun other people: nevertheless
circumstances sometimes require that We
submit to both but we would be sorry to
get 'wrathy' at man because he asked us
for his own, and think man very small po-
tatoes, who will fly in passion when We
demand small bill.-Ahens Herald.
Year: 1859

The closing passage of Prof. Mitchell's
lecture, at New York, on Tuesday evening
was delivered with thrilling effect. Aftel
speaking of the unfathomable distances which
no telescope can penetrate, lying far beyond
the system in which the earth revolves, and
yet filled with Independent systems of in
finite numbers, he said:


Light traverses space at the rate of mil.
lion miles minute, yet the light from the
nearest star requires ten years to reach the
earth, and Herscheps telescope revealed stars
two thousand three hundred times further
distant. The great telescope of Lord Ross
pursued these creations of God still deeper
into space, and having resolved the nebula
of the milky Way into stars, discovered
other systems of stars-.beautiful diamond
points glittering through the black darkness
beyond When he beheld this amazing
abyss-when he saw these systems scattered
profusely throughout space-when he refec
ted upon their immense distance, their enor-
nous magnitude, and the countless millions
of worlds that belonged to them, it seemed
to him as though the wild dream of the Ger
man poet was more than realized.


God called man in dreams into the vesti-
bule of heaven, saying come up hither and
I will show thee the glory of the house And
to his angels who stood about his throne he
said, take him, strip him, of his robes Of
flesh cleanse his nostrils; but touch not his
human heart-the heart that fears and hopes
and trembles.' A moment, and it was done,
and the man stood ready for his unknown
voyage. Under the guidance of mighty
angel, with sounds of flying pinions, they
sped away from the battlements of heayen.
Some time on the mighty angels wings they
fled through the Saharas of darkness, wilder.
nesses Of death. At length from distance
not counted save in the arithmetic of heaven,
light beamed upon them-a sleepy fame was
seen through hazy cloud. They sped on
in their terrible speed to meet the light; the
light with lesser speed came to meet them
In moment the wheeling of planets; then
came long eternities of twilight; then again
on the right and the left appeared mere con-
stellations At last the man sank down, cry.
ing, 'Augel, can go no further, let me
lie down iu the grave, and hide myself from
the infnitude of the universe, for end there
is none.' END there is none?' demanded
the angel And from the glittering stars
that shone around there came choral shout,
END there is nonep END there is none p
demanded the angel again, and is it this that
awes thy soul?' I answer end there is none
to the universe of God Lo, also, there is
no beginningv'
Year: 1859

BISHOP CAPERs ON CH1LDREN-.The
following sensible thoughts about children,
and children's amusements, occur in the au-
photography of that lameuted Bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. VIM.
Capers, D. D.:


'And say now, let the children be chill
dren. Let them have their plays in their
own way, and choose them for themselves.
We only spoil it by interfering. And I say
more; away with all sickly sentlmentalism,
and the cruelty of unnatural constrainf.-
What deprivation it would have been to
me at Bellevue to have been-refusad-
traps because it was cruel to catch the birds !!
But I had my traps, and never dreamed of
any cruelty in the matter. My father made
the first one for me, and taught me how to
make them, and how to set them, and to
choose proper places for them. But henever
made cage for me, nor did ever want him
to make one God had given me the birds
to eat, if could catch them: but not to shut
them up in cages, where they could do me
no good. No artificial cases of conscience
we're made for me. I loved the birds. I
loved to see their pretty feathers, and to hear
them sing; but loved to taste their flesh
still better. And I might do so as inoffen-
sively as cat, for anything I was taught.
The use gave the measure of right in the
case. Such as I could not eat I would not
catch; and I hate to this day the mawkish
philosophy which gives to the birds the sym
pathy due to the children. Let the children
be free and active. Let them have mind
and will. And let them have a parents
faithful guidance; neither the ill-judging
weakness which is ever teasing them with
interjections that mean nothing; nor the
false refinement, which, while it must have
the birds to go free to carroll in the groves,
makes Gagged birds of the little children; nor
the tyranny of constraining them out of all
their simple, gleeful nature, to behave like
old people,
Year: 1859

A LIZARD SToRY.-With reference to


killing lizards by means of salt, was lately


told a wonderful story by raw Lancanshire


man. 1t appears that once upon time


there lived man whose appetite was enor.


nous; he was always eating and yet could


never get fat; he was the thinnest and most
miserable of creatures to look at. He al
ways declared that be had something alive
in his stomach-and kind friend, learned
in doctoring, confirmed his opinion, and pre-
scribed most ingenious plan to dislodge
the enemy, big Triton, who had taken up
his quarters in the mans stomach. He was
ordered to eat nothing but salt food, land to
drink no water; and when he had continued
this treatment as long as he could bear it;
he was to 60 and lie down near weir of the
river, where the water was running over,
"with his mouth open" The man did as
he was told, the open-mouthed and ezpec.
tant placed himself by the side of the weir.
The lizard inside, tormented by the salt food,
and parched for want of water, heard the
sound of the running stream, and came
scampering up the mans throat, and jump.
ing out of his mouth, ran down to the water
to drink. The sudden appearance of the
brute SO terrified the weakened patient that
he tainted away, still with his mouth open.
In the meantime the lizard had drunk his
full, and was coming back to return down
the mans throatinto his stomach; be had
nearly succeeded in so doing when the pa
tient awoke, and seizing his enemy by the
tail killed him on the spot. I consider this
story to be one of the finest strings of impos-
sibilities ever recorded.
Year: 1859

Where are you going, George asKeo
Mrs. Wilson, as her husband rose from the
tea.table, and took his hat.


sO-Tm going out, was the careless res
ponse.


But where?' asked his wife.


what odds does it make, Emma ?'.return-
ed her husband. i shall be back at my
usual time


The Young wife hesitated, and quick flush
overspread her face. She seemed to have
made up her mind to speak plainly upon a
subject which had lain uneasily upon her
heart for some time, and she could not let
the opportunity pass. 1t required an effort
but she persevered.


Let me tell you what odds it makes to
me- she said, in kind but tremulous tone.
sIfI cannot have your company here at home,
T should at least feel better if knew where
you were


sBat you know that am safe, Emma
and what more can you ask?


Il do not know that you are safe, George.
I know nothing about you when you are
away


Pooh pooh Would you have it that
I am not capable of taking care of mysclf'
You put wrong construction upon my
words, George. Love is always anxious
when its dearest object is away. If did
not love you as do, l might not be thus
uneasy When you are at your place OF
business, never feel thus, because | know
can seek and find you at any moment; but
when you are absent during these long even
ings, I get to wondering where you are
Then begin to feel lonesome and so one
thought follows another, until feel troubled
and uneasy. Oh-if you would only stay
with me a portion of your evenings!


sAha-I thought that was what you were
aiming at said George, with playful shake
of tie head. You would have me here
every evening"


'Well-can you wonder at it" returned
Emma. i used to be very happy when
you came to spend an evening with me be-
fore we we're married and know [ should
be very happy in your society now


sAh,' said George, with a smile, 'those
were business meetings. We were arran
ging then for the future


sAnd why not continue so to do, my hus
band? I am sure We could be as happy now
as ever. If you will remember, one of ou'
plans was to make HOME





sApd haven't we got one, Emma?


I'VE have certainly place in which t'
live answered the wife, somewhat evaslve
ly.


sAnd it is our home,' pursued George
And he added, with sort of conhden
flourish, 'home is the Wife peculiar province
She has charge ofit, and all her work L
there; while the duties of the husband cal
him to other scenes


well, l admit that, so for as certain du
ties are concerned replied Emma. Blu
YOU must remember that we both need re
Taxation from labor; we need time for socia
and mental improvement and enjoyment
Year: 1859

plays is that after it has swallowed its FIRST


food in the morning, which it does not ap-
pear to masticate, it disgorges once, and Of


ten twice or thrice, and then dispatches a.
gain with an evident relish. To all lovers
of natural history, as well as to the general
public, this exhibition must prove one of
considerable interest, for this animal poss-
esses degree of intelligence which cannot
fail to be both instructive and amusing. 1t
is about seven feet long, is amphibious, and
possesses the power of standing erect at
pleasure. e.-Mnnchester Examiner.
Year: 1859

A STARTLING THEoRY.-A correspon-
dent of the SanFancsco National, has COM
municated to that paper startling theory.
He states that gold has been found in Cali
fornia in process of formation. In support
of the theory that gold is continually form
ing in that region, he states that recently a


common axe was dug up, that had probably
lain four or five years in the red earth that
is common to that region, and its entire sur
face exhibited fine gold deposited upon it.


He says it is asserted by able analytical
chemists that gold can be obtained from all
the earth and rocks found within the gold
belt. The future of California as mineral
country is no longer problematical. The ex'
hausting of places only is removed toe long
Year: 1859

period, while the development of gold in so
many of the geological formations seem to
determine the fact that it is only question
of time when science will be the assistant to
the present rude methods, and the operations
be conducted upon principles that are posi-
tive in their results.
Year: 1859

POWER OF A NEW IDEA.-Observing
method of tanning wild horses, which rather
takes the wind out of Mr.. Rarey's sails, l
beg leave to mention way which a late dear
friend of mine saw practised in one of the
streets of New York, to overcome the OBJ
stinacy of restive horses. He saw gentle
man in a light wagon, whose horse would
not move for all the Aogging be could ad-
minister to him. At length a cartman went
up to the gentleman and said, lfyou please,
sir, I'll make him CO. 'Byall means,' said
the gentleman. The cartman went to the
kennel, and filling his hand with mud, ap-
preached the animal and we'll rubbed his
nose with it, upon which he set of as quiet
ly as possible. My friend being anxious to
know what had induced the cartman to ad-
minister such a novel method to overcome
the horses obstinacy, was informed, 'Oh, it
gives him new idea, sir
Year: 1859

nar Whoever would be perfect must hear
with his neighbor's ears, and see with his
neighbor's eyes, whatever relates to himself;
for they will be true mirror rejecting him
self as he is; while his own will doubtless
be a false one; faced with a picture of him
self as he should be.
Year: 1859

Mr.. Walser pointed out the anomalous position of
the free negro population and the evils brought on
by their residence among US. He wished to know
il the Legislature had right to send them away,
or to discriminate between who are citizens and
who are not His object in bringing in the bill was
to obtain an expression of public opinion on the
subject of free negroes. That the House might ex-
press its sentiments and enable them to bring it be-
fore the people for future Legislativ. enactment


Mr.. Dancy offered substitute to prevent any
further emigration of free negroes into the State


Mr.. Farrow moved the bill be indefinitely post
poned.


Mr. Thompson had not intended to trouble the
House on any subject, but could not refrain from
expressing his opinion upon this important subject,
though not prepared. he was not satisfied to see
this bill passed over with neglect He described the
degraded condition of the free negro, mentally,
physically and morally, and their nferority to the
slaves in morality and personal comfort. lie said
the question what was to become of this class! !
must be met one day or other as it was of the ut
most importance 10 the community Mr.. Thomp-
son was for giving the bill calm and careful con-
sdcrat0n.


Mr.. Byrd spoke in opposition to the BILL He
wanted to know where the free negroes were to be
driven to, and was opposed to all such harsh
ureS Us the bill before the House.
Mr. Smith opposed the BILL which proposed to
reduce free negroes into perpetual slavery, or drive
them forth from the State He gave it as his opin-
ion that the constitution guaranteed them their per-
sona freedom. Though there were upwards of 500
free negroes in his county, the people were against
the proposed law.


The bill Indefinitely postponcd-yeas 81,
nays A.


A resolution authorizing the Governor to have
the Capitol lighted with gas rcjectcd-T2 10 81.
4 bill for the relief OF the Insane Asylum was
read Opposition WAS made to the amount asked


and after some debate the House adjourned without
coming to Il decision.


A number of resolutions and private bills of no
public Importance passed their second and third
readings.


At 10 o'clock the House adjourned.
Year: 1859

1t is a curious fact that while the
Christian missionary has m de his way
to almost every part of the globe, and
has taught with more or less success, he
has never succeeded in mixing with the
Beduoins. They wander over region
which from physical causes, can be in
habited by none others but men following
their mode of life. From the earliest
times every effort has been made to re-
drce them to subjection, and TO render
their haunts by human skill and labor fit
to receive settled population. Canals
and water courses were carried as far as
human ingenuity could devise, and where
water could reach them the land was
conquered. But there remained beyond
vast region which the Bedouin could
call his own. There he is to be found
still, such as we found him represented
on the walls Of the Assyrian palaces, RI



ding his swift dromedary; we read Of
him in sacred history, suddenly ap-
pearing as a robber in the midst Of the
quiet cultivators of the soil, and as sud-
denly returning unharmed before their
well trained legions, during the height
of their power he remains TO this hour
unchanged in his manners, his language,
his arms and his dress. 1t is this un-
changeableness which renders Bedouin
so interesting as study. He is the on
y link between the earliest ages of man
kind and the present time-like single,
strange animal, connecting the actual
world with some geological period.--Lon-
don Quarterly.
Year: 1859

NEWSPAPER EDITING.-How truth
ful the remark of a cotemporary, that
EDWARD EVERETT is not ne xspaper
writer, and never can be popular one.
He is classic and elegant in his style, but
he cannot write newspaper article.
With all bis immense talent, be could
not make daily paper live six months,
unless said paper were sustained by
means outside Of its legitimate income.
The same remark will apply to WASH
INGToN Irvine LoNGrELLow, and all
well known literary gentleman in this
country. The least readable paper is
sued in this country is the one publish
ed at Burlington by SAKE, the wittiest
poet in America. SAKE is wit, schol-
ar and man of genius, and yet he
could no more make a readable news
paper than he could ovcrturn the pyra-
mids. The scholars and authors are
very nice men, but none Of them Team
keep hotel" IL .ofs
Year: 1859




~ l will not quarrel with you
about my opinion, only see that your
heart is in the right toward God, that
you know and love the Lord Jesus
Christ, that you love your neighbor,
and walk as your Master walked, and I
desire no more. / am sick of opin-
ions; | am weary to hear them; my
soul loaths this frothy food. Give nac
solid and substantial religion; give me
a humble, gentle, lover of God and
man; man full of mercy and good
faith, without partiality, and without
man laying himself ons
in the work of faith, the patience of
hope, the labor of love. Let my soul
be with these Christians, wheresoever
they are, and whatsoever opinions they
are of-John Wesley.