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Year: 1859

The failure of Congress to pass the Post or
fee Appropriation Bill is subject of regret,
and will cause much Inconvenience and en-
barrassnest to the department; but nine-tenths
of the people would prefer the defeat of hun
dred appropriation bills TO the success of the
attempt to raise the rates of postage, which is
the cause of the present trouble. The Senate,
in accordance with the recommendations OF
the President and the Postmaster General. at
tached to this bill provision, partially abol.
ishing the frankng privilege, raising the rate
of postage to FIVE conts for single letters and
ten cents tor double letters, and more thar
doubling the rates of newspaper postage. Th,
House struck this out, and returned the bill I,
the Senate, which body refused to pass it witt
that provision stricken out, and it was conse
quently lost. We trust this will be the last az
tempt of Congress to rob the people of chea
postage.
Year: 1859

0~-A A Washington correspondent of the


New York Post says that the Postmaster Gen
eral has reported to the President that, upon
examination, the deficit in his department, on
the Both of June, will be over $6.000.00O, and
that it will be impossible to carry it on without
an appropriation. Upon learning these facts,
the President has determined to call an extra
session. The time is, however, not yet fixed.
Year: 1859

The LoRD's PRAYER-It is related oi
two Members Of Congress that in social
moment each boasted over the other OF
his early advantages and especially of his
religious education, when one staked a
hundred dollars that the other could not
accurately repeat the Lords Prayer The
bet was taken and the money put up, ana
he who was to recite commenced


N"w lay me down to Sleep


pray the Lord my soul to keep;
Year: 1859

Fox MARRIED LADIES ONLY.-It is said
that Dr. Franklin having n't'crd that a
certain mechanic, who worked near hi
Office, was always happy and smiling
ventured to ask him for the secret of his
constant cheerlulhess: No secret. doe
tor" he replied, have got one of the
best wives, and when 60 to work >h.
has always kind word of encouragement
for me; and when 90 home she meet,
me with smile and ki,s and the te..
is sure to be ready; and she has dom
so many little things through the day to
please me that | cannot find it in my
heart to speak an unkind word to an,
body"
Year: 1859

WoRTH KNOWING, If William


Morgan. of Pottsville. Warren County,
Indiana, says that seed corn from the
butt end of an ear will ripen its produce
all at the same time, and some three
weeks earlier than seed from the little
end of the same ear. He recommends
farmers always to break their seed corn
ears in two in the middle and use the
butt ends only for seed corn. ....
Year: 1859

Do RIimT.-A man who has soul worth
a sispence, must have enemies. 1t is Ut
terly impossible for the best of men to
please the world, and the sooner this il
understood, and position taken in view
of the fact, the better. DO right, though
you have enemies. You cannot escape
them by doing wrong; and it is little gain
to barter away your honor and integrity,
and divest yourself of moral courage, t"
gain-nothng. Better abide by the truth
-frown down all opposition, and rejoice
in the feeling which must inspire free
and independent man.
Year: 1859

KILLED by RoosTER.-Ilenry Black.
of Newport, Pa. who undertook to sever
the head of hen, was attacked by u
rooster, which spurred him on the hand.
into an artery. About two weeks after
the. accident he was attacked with intense
pain, II sckning sensation of the heart
and his sulierings become in-upportable.
At this date a remarkable occurrence
took place. He drew his entire frame
together. as though to gain strength Tor
an act, and his voice broke forth like the
Growing Of a rooster. This was repeated
from time to time, and such was the sim


ilarity Of the voices. that the outside list
eners asserted their belief that it was u
rooster After four days of indescrbable
suffering he died and crowcd no more.
Year: 1859

Clerm0nt Forever
EuNIiE Railroad is located here, and so is T.. A,
u DOuD. We have become fixed fact at our
old place, the Fountain Saloon and Eating House,
opposite the Clermont Hotel, which still run
ning and where at all times ready treat our
guests with he best OF every thing commonly kept In
first class eating saloon.


Wewould return thanks to our friends and
patrons Tor former avor and hopes by close attention
Year: 1859

rRMoNIAL.--McOullum of the Vicksburg
Sum- wants to loan the editor of the Wing his face
to marry in. Liberal spirit that, but we fear Dor.
rowing in this instance would be bad policy, as
the present owner has been running that face
among the girls for twenty years, more or less,
and is yet unrewarded. Go it, Whig! Colt, Sun
Impadence and hopeful effort may avail you now
without negotiating loan. The girls are in q
marrying humor and you had best lose no time
By way Of encouragement, we will state the fact
that friend Of ours 'madO the trip" short time
since, and he is very nearly as ugly as either ont
Of you


?. s. Another friend Of ours, however, will
whom We are more intimate than anybody else
daNt "make the trip" and he is good-lOOkins
fellow compared to either of you.
Year: 1859

MOUNT VEsUvIUs.-This volcano is said to be
cracking and opening at all parts from the base
to the smmit Small craters are forming all
over it, and it is feared that another such catas
trophe that which engulphed Pompeii and
Hercuianeum may at any moment occur.
Year: 1859

How He Cor THE M1TrEN.-The editor of the
Yreka Union-now most incorrigible bachelor
once related how he fell in love and got the
item" which accounts for the milk in the
cocoa NUT If we had been served that way,
we, too, would now be hard swearing bachelor
we, too, would have emigrated to Oregon for
! time, or at least done what is almost as bad
committed suicide. We pity Brown, we do
upon our soul we pity the poor fellow. But let
the possessor of the petrified heart and frozen
affections tell the tale in his own fecitous style:


We were never kind reader, " desperately in
love" but once, and that was with a red-no,
" auburn"-hared girl, with freckled COM
pleXion, and who had bat few pretensions to
beauty; but then she had such really beautiful
eyes-deep liquid orbs, through which her soul
in moments OF tenderness looked out with pas
sionate fervor and in joyous mirth flashed and
sparkled with the light of thousand-dew
drops-diamonds we were going to say; but
then we never saw a thousand diamonds Her
name was Laura--which when breathed softly
by very soft lover, is avery sweet name-and
her clear ringing laugh fell all around you like
a shower of silver bells. Moreover she wore
dark wine-coored dress, trimmed with lilac-co-
lored velvet and black fringe, with a neat little
white collar of fine lace, which is one of the
prettiest of dresses, and has the effect to make
very plain girl look absolutely charming. She
never perforated her ears to hang thereby pen
dulum of brass and glass; and the only ornament
on the little white hand, which needed none,
was plain gold ring sacred to the memory of
maiden promise. Well, one evenng-it was
moonlight in the summer time-we sat alone in
the porch by the door, holding that little white
hand in gentle pressure one arm had stolen
around her waist, and silent song of Joy, like
the " music of the night" was in our soul. Our
lips met in sweet delicious kiss, and bending
softly to her ear we whispered a tale of passion
ate devotion-we proposed" and--the Uttered
headed rizen refused us
Year: 1859

| A CHEAP Hor BED.-The following directions
for the construction of hot bed, are given by
the Louisville Journal:


Throw out the soil the size you wish your hot
beds, to the depth of ten or twelve inches, and
fill it up even With the surface with fresh man.
ure from the horse stable (cow manure won't
do,) and tramp it we'll down with your feet and,
if the manure should contain good deal of dry
straw or hay, it will be better to make it pretty
moist with water then make your frame of
boards just large enough to rest upon the edges
of the soil around the manure; let the back, or
north side, be from 4 to Is inches high, and the
front about inches less, SO as to drain off the
water and expose the surface to the rays of the
sun ; cover the manure with two or three inches
Of light soil--leaf mould from the woods is best,
rs that contains no weed seeds-iet the whole
stand secured from the rain for few days be-
fore sowing your seeds. In the meantime make
your frame of light stuff large enough to project
about an inch on all sides. Get some common,
unbleached domestic and tack on tightly to the
outer edge of the frame then get some linseed
oil and give your canvass good coat or two,
put on with brush, ana let it dry well before
covering the bed. The oil renders the canvas
opaque, so that while there is an abundance of
light there is no need of shield from the sun
later in the season, as with glass.


This is cheap, simple, and will last, if taken
care of, several years, and any family of three
four persons will be more than paid for all the
expense of making the first year.
Year: 1859

1t Isl form of political corruption and villainy
for which have more indulgence than any 9TH
er; and there are women here who might al
most make any man National Democrat or
what is worse, a fool.
Year: 1859

SENSIBLE TALK.-The Lancaster penn.
ErpreSa-Mr Buchanan's home organ-has
the following very sensible remarks upon
the recent State election.


This would seem to settle the question
and satisfy all rejecting men, that the an
ii Lecompton men hold the balance Of pow
er in the State. Ii, therefore. the people
party can construct a platform broad
enough TO hold this vote, they can carry
auy man they nominate for President next
summer On the contrary, should the
Charleston convention nominate man on
whom both Democratic factions can har-
monize. the November election in 1860 will
tell a different tale from wha, the one just
over has told.


That is exactly the case Let US have a
candidate who will keep the command
ments of the Cincinnati platform in their
spirit as we'll as their letter and he can be
elected Had Mr.. Buchanan done that in
1857. there would be Go Republican party
in 1859.
Year: 1859

IN the winter we are nearest to the sun,
and in summer farthest from it; for the
difference in the season is not occasioned
by the greater orlcss distance of the earth
from the sun. but the more or less oblique
direction OF the suns rays. The length of
the path travelled over by the earth is esti-
mated at 56l ,Ol9,14O miles, and. as this
immense distance is passed over in a year,
the earth must move seventeen miles in a
>econd-a rapidity so far exceeding our
conception, that it gave very just occasion
to the pleasant remark of Lichtenberg,
that. while one man salutes another in the
street he goes many miles bare-headed
without catching cold,
Year: 1859

QrFFR CoVPANIoNs-A gentleman in this
city has very large gray squirrel, the
wheel Of whose cage having been broken,
and the family being tired of seeing it in
the room. the cage was placed in an unus-
ed basement Of the house, and his sarlir-
relship provided with food in abundance
On visiting the cage short time ago, q
large rat was found quietly domiciled with
the squirrel, the falling of the wheel hav-
ing permitted free Ingress and egress to the
rat From sharing the squirrels food the
rat had grown so fat that he did not care
to move. The two r02,atS seemed to be-
mutually pleased with each other compa-
NY and they We're not Iiioiestcd -Hduttord
Times oct s.
Year: 1859

AT meeting of the Buffalo medical as
sociation, DR.. Storck reported the case OF a
girl, twelve years of age, wEo passed from
the bowels nineteen piis and five needles
in the course Of four days, and who CON
fessed that she had been in the habit OF
swallowing them for about three months, In
order to get sick. so that she might not be
Obliged to leave home and work out
Year: 1859

SENSIBLE ADvIcE-Let all young men,
looking out for wives, follow the counsel
we give below. 1t will save them a world
of trouble If ever you marry" said my
uncle, let it be "A woman who has judg-
ment enough TO superintend the work of
her house; taste enough to dress herself;
pride enough 10 wash herself before break
fast; and sense enough to hold her tongue
when She has nothing to say
Year: 1859

4 TOOTH of some extinct monster was
found near Lafayette, Ind, few days
since; it weighed over two pounds. A sic
milar discovery was made in Fountain
county about the same time portion
of n iaw-bone of mastodon was found,
which measured three feet long and one
foot wide at the widest part
Year: 1859

SNIPE SHooTINe.-No that the season has
set in when the English Jack snipe is in fit
condition for delicious eating, we hear that a
constant fuslllade of shot guns is kept up in
the marsh lands few miles distant from the
city. Our field spOrtsmen are reapng a
splendid harvest at present, and our markets
show plentiful supply of all kinds of game
Probably the best suipe ground to be found
in the State is few miles back of San Jose,
where these "birds," together with teal and
mallard duck, hares, rabbits, quail and bit
tern, are said by those who have visited the
spot to be found in abundance. A party of
three persons from this city succeeded on
Monday last, after few hours shooting, in
bagging one hundred and fourteen English
snipe, six teal ducks, several rabbits and a
few mallard ducks. They had two dogs with
them both of which were excellent retriev.
ers This is considered a remarkably good
days shooting; and like result, no doubt,
would well repay the most fastidious sports.
man for the time occupied in hunting such
feathered game.-AHa
Year: 1859

SPORTING ExTRAoRDINARY.-A rather sin
gular deer story, says the Pacific Sentinel. is
related by Mr.. Joseph Roadhouse, of Monte
rey county: As he was riding on the Monte
rey road, near the Salinas he happened to
see deer lying short distance from the
road he succeeded in getting within six feet
of the said deer, and to use his own express
sion, "he lp with rock and let him have it
in the head" which staggered his deership !:
and another rock well aimed brought him to
the ground, his jack knife was soon applied
to his throat and finished him. lie proved
to be pronged buck.
Year: 1859

"No question of domestic policy has ever,
within our recollection. grown so rapidly in
favor as has the proposition to repeal the
laws by which the African slave trade, and
consequently the labor system of the South
is restricted, and the vitality and perpetuity
of her institutions endangered"
Year: 1859

HOLD ON BOYS. - Hold on to your
tongue when you are jus, ready to swear
lie or speak harshly, or say an improper
word. Hold on TO your hand when You
are about TO strike. pinch, scratch, steal,
or do any dlsobedient or improper act
Hold on TO your foot when you are on the
point OF kicking, running away from du-
iy, or pursuing the path of error, shame
or crime. Hold on to your temper when
you are angry, excited, or imposed upon,
or others are angry about you. Hold on
TO your heart when evil associates seek
your company, and invite you TO join the If
games OF nIruh aud revelry. Hold Or 10
your good name at ali times, for ii is more
valuable to you than gold, high places or
fashionable attire. Hold on 10 the truth
tor 1t will serve you well and do you good
through eternity. Hold on to your virtue
1t Is above all price to you in all times
and places. Hold on to your good char
acter, for it is and ever will be your besl
wealth.
Year: 1859

A QUEsTIoN FOR SoLUTIoN.-A cor
respondent inquiries -" Suppose a man
and girl were to get married, the man
is thlrty-five years old, and the girl FIVE
years. his makes the man seven times as
old as the girl, and they live together un-
I'll the girl is ten years old, this makes
the man forty years old, and four times
as old as the girl, and they sull live un-
I'll she Is fifteen, the man would be forty
five, this makes the man three times as
old, and they still live on until the girl is
thirty years old, this makes the man sixty
only twice as old, and SO on. Now, how
long would they have TO live to make the
girl as old as the man, al the same rate
OF reasoning. Sci Am.
Year: 1859

PRoBLEMs.-Three girls went to mar
ket TO sell eggs. The first had 80 eggs,
tho second 20, and the third 10. They
all sold their eggs in the same proportion
and received the same amount of money
How must they sell their eggs SO that
each receives the same amount OF money!


A boy possessed certain number Of
apples and meeting three boys. he gave
10 the first one half of the number and
half an apple over; TO the second he gave
half of what he had left and half an ap-
pie over and to the third half of whal
he had still remaining and half an apple
over, and had one apple left. How did
he make the division without cutting ali
apple, and how many apples had he IL
the first place
Year: 1859

I'd That was beautiful idea express
ed by a Christian lady Oh her death bed,
IN reply TO remark of her brother, who
was taking leave of her to return 10 hi
distant residence. that be should probab-
~ never again meet her In the land Of the
living. She answered 5. Brother. hops
we shall meet 10 the land of the living
We are pag in The land Of the dying.
Year: 1859

Boston, Feb Cape Haytien advices to the
18th ut. have been received All was quiet but
measures were in active progress for the permanent
establishment of the Republic. Cen Geffard had
received important aid from the commercial classes
Emperor Soulouque and his army were very desti-
tute He had placed Instantly on board of vessel
at Port au Prince, and doubtless intends to leave
the country.
Year: 1859

WEST FLORIDA AND ALABAMA.-The Legislature of
Florida has passed joint resolution submitting to
vote OF the people of the State, the question of
the annexation of West Florida to Alabama. The
Mobile Register says:


From the Apalachicola westward to the Perddo
the country is not only disconnected from the rest
of Floida but its soil is of so poor character
that it is scarcely susceptible of agricultural i'm
provement to warrant any high degree of of expec-
tation of valuable products Insulated as it is BY
the river that dissects the Territory the interior
part of it can be of great Importance to the
great body of the State. The harbor of Pensacola
is all that pertains to it, that gives any consider
able value, and without tributary streams, or other
communication with the interior Territory, it has
attained already its maximum of population and
Improvement. The line that divides this part of
Florida from Alabama is merely mathematical, no
feature of physical geography dividing it from the
continuous soil of the latter State, while the Apa-
lachcola on the East demarks it distinctly from
East Florida. BY the cession of this Territory,
with proper policy on the part of Alabama, Pen
sacoa might be so far improved, by a system of
improvements northward, as would make it port
of considerable Importance to her commerce.
Year: 1859

The Washington correspondent of the New York
Necs SAYS that there is painful rumor flying
about which connects the name of one of the lead
ing diplomatists, now in Washington, with in
trigue far more complimentary to his successful gal
lantry than to his morality.
Year: 1859

ANDREW JOHNSON IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE.


"This Government sxty-nine years of age,
scarcely ont of its swaddling clothes is making
more corrupt uses of money in proportion to the
amount collected from the people as honestly be-
here, than any other government now on the face
of the habitable globe"
Year: 1859

To PREVENT sheep from securing when first
turned to grass in the Spring give no salt
from the time they are turned out until after
shraring,-or, what perhaps is better, let
them have access to salt at all times. Summer
and Winter. Either plan will produce the
desired effect
Year: 1859

The LATE STAGE Collision on THE SAN
PABLO RoAD.-We find in the S. F. National
the following account of the recent stage
collision, on the San Pablo road, already
noticed;


The stages were racing-the regular line
being ahead. About u o'clock 4. NJ, they
reached the little bridge across Davis creek
Just as the regular stage got on the bridge
one of the horses fell down, causing n full
stop. The opposition was too close behind
to pull up, and coming in violent collision
with the stage, on the bridge, was capsized
into the creek and almost demolished. The
passengers of whom there were three inside,
escaped with few bruises, but the driver
a native Californian named Jose Mets-was
preciptated some distance and sustained a
severe confusion on the head, and also sprain-
ed one of his arms. 1t was very remarkable
that he escaped with life. The inside pas
sengers in the other stage were uniniured,
but an outsider, Frenchman, was quite
seriously wounded, though our informant
was unable to learn the extent Of his injuries.
He was carried to the nearest house and
properly cared for. At the time of the col
lision the fore wheel of the regular stage was
thrown of the bridge, and but for the prompt
assistance rendered by some men who WERE
fortunately, close at hand, the lives of the
passengers would have been in great ieo-
pardy 1t is to be hoped that some means
will be devised, ere long to prevent stage
racing. Accidents seldom occur on the road |
except through the criminal reckleseness
Of drivers
Year: 1859

DEATH OF A CALIFORNIA PIoNEER.-Father
De Vos. who recently died at San Jose in the
sixty.ffth year of his age, was one OF our
oldest pioneers. The following extract in re-
lation to him. is from a communication in the
San Jose Tribune, and exhibits the character
of true soldier of the cross;


This veteran of religion and education
came across the plains to this country in
lS43, in company with Judge Burnett, Maj.
Henslev and several others, and all OF whom
unanimously acknowledged that he Travelled
and underwent the most Calling privation,
for no other motive than that of promoting
the glory of God and the Salvation of his
creatures. AS the conversion of the Indians
was his principal aim, he never omitted an
opportunity of catechizing them during his
travels. On his arrival in Oregon, he was
stationed in the northern part of the State,
amongst some of the most hostile tribes,
where by acquiring the knowledge of their
language, and by his indefatigable labors, he
had the happiness in few years of seeing
many of them practical Christians During
these arduous labors his constitution began
to fail him, for he was then engendering n
mortal disease, brought on by the lmpover-
ished food a. hardships of Indian life, upon
the health of man who was raised in all
the comfort and ease of an honorable home
in the salubrious climate of Belgium. He
was then removed to California, Immediately
after the opening of the mines, and stationed
at San Jose, where he continued to ad-
minister to a devoted fock for about four
years, during which time he produced such
an impression on persons of every denomina
tion who came in contact with him, as to
convince them that he was no other than
sanity minister, and an accomplish scholar.
In 1855 he was ultimately called to Santa
Clara College, in order that his spiritual di-
rection might be beneficial to the numerous
inmates of the establishment; where he had
also to attend to the onorous duties of the
parish for some months prior to death.
Year: 1859

The HONEY PoIsoNED.-Mr John Spalding
and his wife, who were poisoned in San Fran.
cisco on Monday by eating honey, have re
covered The Bulletin says;


The effect produced was peculiar, affecting
them something in the manner of strychnine
in very small quantity. 1t is supposed that
the poison was not contained in the honey
itself but in the glazing of the stone jar, in
which it was contained IL was fortunate
that the child of the parties, which is not
quite year old, did not partake of the honey.