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Year: 1859

The RELATION OF THE SExEs.-Strange, pas
sing strange, that the relation between the two
sexes, the passion OF love, in short, should not
be taken into deeper consideration by our
teachers and our Legislators. People educate
and legislate as if there were no such thing in
the world; but ask the priest, ask the physi-
cian-let them reveal the amount of moral
and physical results from this ono cause.
Must love be always discussed in blank verse,
as If it were thing to be played in tragedies
or sung in songs subject for pretty poems
and weak novels, and had nothing to do with
the prosaic current of our every day existence,
our moral welfare? Must love be ever treated
with profaneness, as a mere Illusion or with
coarseness, as mere impulse? or with fear,
as mere disease or with shame, as a mere
weakness or with levity, as mere accident
Whereas IT is great mystery, and great ne
cessity, lying at the foundation of human ex-
istence, morality and happiness-myster
universal, inevitable as death. Why, then,
should~love be treated less seriously than
death T? 1t is as serious thing.-Mrs. jameson.
Year: 1859




inducements offered to my patrons and the


public generally.
\ DESIRE to return my grateful Acknowledgements to
my friends for their liberal patronage the past
SON. and state further that notwithstanding the large
quantity Of goods have sold oet Of the spring stock,
there YET full assormeno Of desirable goods hand
especially Of the expensive and fancy description Of
iices that would depeciate in value il carried over to
another season, in consequence Of the change in FASH
ions therefore offer to sacrifice to considerable
tent the value Of the stock.


To the two leading departments Of my stock parti-
cuar attention is invited Is particularly desirable
that articles In this line Of trade should be sold of be.
fore another season they will therefore be offered al
their original cost, via Fancy Dress Goods. and made
up and un,rimmed Bonnets-


Without cnumerating further, | solicit call from
friends and strangers, intend To sell my fancy and
pretty goods at very reduced prices for the balance o
the season, in order TO be prepared to offer an attac
tive assortment to my patrons the next season.


Mrs. c. II. OWEN.
July Il. 90
Year: 1859

FACT IN ELooUENcE.-The subject of
the first article in The Atlantic MontAly
for September is "Eloquence," which Is
treated with discriminating ability. 1t is
urged that true eloquence must have a
foundation and body, 1t smust be ground
ed on the plainest narrative. Afterwards,
II may warm itself.until it exhales symbols
OF every form and color speaks only through
the most poetic forms. but, first and last, it
must still be biblical statement of fact.
The orator is thereby an orator, that he
keeps his feet over on fact. Thus only
is he invincible. No gifts, no graccs, no
power OF wit, of learning or illustration, will
make any amends for want Of this. All
audiences are just to this point, Fame of
voice or Of rhetoric will carry people few
times to hear speaker, but they son begin
to ask, What is he driving at !? and if this
man does not stand for anything he will be
deserted. A good upholder of anything
which they believe, a fact-speaker of any
kind, they will long follow"
Year: 1859

Joe Latti, shrewd, travelled Yankee
a juggler TO boot-gets aboard the old frir-
ate Brandywine at Gibraltar, bringing with
him good deal of money, and big trunk
of magician implements He acts as as
sistant steward, and becomes a great favor
ite with the crew. AT Port Mahon, they
go ashore, Joe in full toggery, enter wine
shop, drink, and Joe accidentally gets into
a quarrel with a ferocious Spanish infantry
captain. A duel ensues as follows -


My name is Joseph Latti, sir,-a citizen
of the United states, and General of the
Order of Sublime Darkness said Joe, very
pompously. tuning to the Spaniard. Your
name sir !?


Antonio Bizar, captain in Her most
Sacred Majesty's 9Th Regiment of Infantry.
But your office, sir? l don't comprehend


'Oh, you wouldn't know if | was to tell
you. l am simply general of body of
men who have sold themselves to the gem
tleman who burns sinners and heretics down
there ? And Joe pointed most mysterious
ly down towards the floor as he spoke.


The Spaniard smiled very bitter, sarcas-
tiesmie and thereupon Joe took up twol large
knives thai lay on the bar, and tossed them
one after another, down his throat, making
several wry faces as they took their passage
downwards. The fellow had evidently
never seen anything of the kind before, for
he was a>tounded.


Now, sir said Joe, making one or two
more grimaces, as though he felt the knives
somewhere in the region of the diaphragm,
you wait here while l go and bring my
pistols, and you shall have satisfaction.
viii you wait


can procure pistols said the officer,
forgetting his astonishment and coming back
to his anger.


Il Ishall fight with my own. If you are a
gentleman you will wait


Joe turned to us and bade us wait for him.


Here here Oh! gentlemen, where
be my knives 2 cried the keeper.


I'll pay you for them when / come
back, and he then beckoned for me to come
out. / did so; lie took the knives-one
from his bosom and the other from his sleeve
and told me to keep them until be re-
turned.


1t seems that Joe found boat ready TO
take him off to the ship at once, for he was
not gone more than three quarters of an
hour; when he came back he had two su-
perbly-mounted pistols with him. He load
ed them with powder in the presence of the
Spaniard, and then handing him a ball,
asked if he would mark it, so that he would
know it again. The fellow hesitated at
first, but at length he took it with mad
gesture, and bit it between his teeth.


shall know that be said, unless it is
battered against your bones


Now select your pistol. said Joe.


The man took them and examined them.
but he was satisfied they were both alike,
and both good, and he told Joe be had no
choice. So our steward put the balls in
and rammed them carefully down.


The whole party now adjourned to a
wide court back of the cafe, where twelve
Year: 1859

trifing, but it is not out of place to say, al


the beginning of another winter. that the


denial TO young children of proper skirts to


their clothes, and warm coverings to their


legs, has sown the seeds of consumption


in thousands and thousands, and is, of many


dangerous things done in obedience to laws


OF fashion, the one that is most thoughtless


aud most cruel. 1t is in the child that con-


sumption can most readily be planted--in


the child, that when the tendency exists,


it can be conquered, if at ALT is to be
fought against by projecting the. body with
sufficient clothing against chill and damp,
by securing it plenty Of wholesome sleep
not sutfocative sleep among feathers and
Icourtains-p plenty OF free ablution without
prejudices on behalf Of water, icy cold,
plenty of cheerful exercise short of fatigue,
plenty of meat and bread, and wholesom
pudding. Those, indeed, are the things
wanted by all children. Many a child
pines in health upon diet stinted with the
best intentions. But the truth is, that it is
not possible to over-feed child with sim
pie, wholesome eatables. 1t can be stimula-
ted to excess in the demolishing of sickly
dainties and, with stomach once fairly
depraved, may be made incompetent to say
when it has had too little OF TOO much.
But a child fed upon wholesom things
knows better than any mama can tell when
1t wants more; it can eat a great deal has
not only to maintain life, but to add hight
and breadth to stature. Fortify it, then,
against variations Of climate, by meeting
the demands of its body; give it full ami
NAL vigor to resist unwholesome impress
sions. Especially let the good house wife.
who has young family to feed, learn to be
utterly reckles of her milk score. Somebody
has declared a pint of milk to contain as
much nourishment as half pound of meat.
BE that as it may, it is the right food for
little ones to thrive upon, and may save
much subsequent expenditure for cod liver
OIL Dickens Household Words.
Year: 1859

Bruin brushed against one of his legs.


Bears climb trees, and Kit Carson was not


ignorant of the fact. Instantly drawing


his keen-edged hunting knife. he cut away


for dear life. at a thick, short branch. The


knife and his energy conquered the cutting


just as Messrs- Bruin had gathered them


selves up for an ascent, proceeding on


their part to which Carson would not give
assent. Carson was well acquainted with


the Messrs Bruins pride in, and extreme


consideration for their noses. A few sharp


raps made with the severed branch upon


the noses of the ascending bears, while they


fairly made them TO howl with pain and


rage, now kept Carson and Messrs. Bruin
actively busy for some time. The huge


monsters and monarchs of the mountains


were determined not to give it up so. Such


a full fair chase, and TO be beaten by a SIN


gle white man on their own domaina This
evidently CALLED their sensitive natures. 1t
is true, the roaring of the bears in his rear
had stimulated Carson in the race, so much
so, that he undoubtedly ran at the top of
his speed; and, being naturally, as well as
by long practice, very feet of foot, he had
managed to outstrip his pursuers in the
race. 1t is true he had made short work
OF climbing the tree and here again had
very innoccntly beaten the bears at their
own game, and one in which they took
great pride. 1t is more than probable that
the bears were in too good condition to run
well, had it been early Springtime, they
would doubtless have been much lower in /
flesh. That was their own fault too; they
should have known that racing time cannot
be made on high condition After leaving
their alternating quarters, they should have
been less given to sumptuous habit at the !
table, @a3


Affairs were by no manner of means
settled. They had the daring trespasser on
their domain treed, and almost within their |
reach; and, indeed, to keep out of the way
Of their ,uncomely claws, Kit was obliged /
to gather himself up in the smallest posi- I
bic space and cling to the topmost boughs.
The bears now allowed themselves short /
respite for breathing, during which they
gave vent to their wrath by many shrill |
screeches. Then they renewed their en- |
deavors to force the hunter from his resting
place. Mounted on their hind paws, they
would reach for him, but the blows with the |
stick, applied to their noses, would make
hem desist. In vain did they exhaust ev-
cry means to force the man to descend he
was not to be driven or coaxed The hard
Knocks they had sustained upon their noses
nad now aroused them almost to madness.
Together they made one desperate effort to


tear hit from the tree. As in all former
ltempts, they were foiled, and their ardor
lampened and cooled by the drumming /
operations upon their noses which this
ime were so freely and strongly applied
lpon one OF them as to make him lachry-
nose and cry out with pain. One at time
hey departed; but il was not until they had
,een out of sight and hearing some time
hat Kit considered it safe to venture down
rom the tree, when he fastened to regain
md Immediately to reload his rihe.7
Year: 1859

GEN, ISRAEL PuTNAM.-At recent meeting of the Connecticut Historical Society at Hartford, the battle sword of General Putnam was presented in behalf of the late Lemuel Putnam, Governor o[ Pomphert.

 Hon. Judah Dana, grandson of Put nam, and once United States Senator from Maine, left this graphic sketch of Putnam.

 ' In his person for height, about the middle size; erect, thick set, muscular and firm Tn every part His countenance was open, strong and animated the lea- lures of hls face large. we'll proportioned to each and his whole frame his teeth fair and sound till death. His organs were all exactly fitted for warrior he heard quickly, saw to an immense dis tance, and though he sometimes stammer- ed in his conversation, his voice was re- markable heavy, strong and commanding. Though facetous and dispassIonate Tn private, when animated in battle his countenance was fierce and terrible, and his voice like thunder. His whole man. her was admirably calculated to inspire his soldiers with courage and confidence, and his enemy with terror The faculties of his mind were not inferior to those of his body; his penetration was acute, his decision rapid, remarkably correct, and the more desperate his situation, the more collected and undaunted. With courage of lion, he had heart that melted at the sight of distress, he could never wit ness suffering in any human being with out becoming sufferer himself even the operation of blood letting has caused him to faint. In viewing the battlefield his distress was exquisite until he had offered friend or foe all the relief in his power. Once after battle, on examining bullet wound through the head of a favorite officer, Capt. Whiting, who died on the field, he tainted and was taken up for dead. Martial music reused him to the highest pitch, while solemn sacred music set him into tears. In his disposition he was open and generous almost to fault he never disguised, and in the social rela. tions of life was never excelled."

 The sword is plain old weapon, sin gle edged, fiat backed slightly curved.
Year: 1859

Washington Irving attained his seventy sixth year on the 3rd ut His neighbors in dicated their remembrance by offerings of flowers, and by visits and greetings.

 - It is only when we are tossed on the ocean of care and afIliction, left alone to guide ourselves past rocky shores that we can fully realize the blessings of those forever past, halcyon days of childhood.

 - It is good sign to see man wipng the precipitation from his face; it is bad bad sign to see fellow wiping his mouth as he comes out of cellar.
Year: 1859

DEATH BY HYDRoPHOBIA AT ORANGE, N J
A little son of Patrick Murphy, about thirteen
years old, keeper Of the lodge at the mountain
entrance of Llewellyn Park, near Eagle Rock,
at Orange, New Jersey, died recently from the
effects of hydrophobia. The New York Post
says:


Some time in June he was at work in nur.
sery, when strange dog passed near him, and
he slapped him with his hand The dog snapp-
ed and inserted his teeth in the back of the
right hand. About the same time another bow
in the neighborhood was bitten by dog, and
his friends thought they must do something,
and had the wound cauterized. This lad, hear
ing of ii, thought he would say nothing about
his bite lest he should have to be burned also.
In a short time the wound healed up, and
nothing more was thought about it. Last
Wednesday, he complained to his mother of
having sore arm and stiffness in the shoul-
der. 1t remained SO until last SATURDAY.. when
he walked to DIR. Persons office, nearly two
miles distant. His symptoms We're such as to
cause suspicious Of the terrible disease that
was working in his system. He then confess
ed having been bitten as above.


The physlclans-some ten or more who met
to see him ON Sunday morning-decided that
nothing could be done to save his life.


He was able to be up, and walked about and
conyersed freely between the paroxysms
which, until this time, had been light, though
with great suffering, until near three O'Clock
on Sunday afternoon. He then laid upon the
bed and seemed to suffer most intensely, the
sight OF water or any liquid causing wild
agony, although he did not attempt to injure
any one near him. Congestion Of the brain
was evidently produced when his system be-
came filled with the viris. He suffered until
evening, when death kindly relieved the dread
fnl agony of body and mind. 1t seems strange
that ten doctors should decide that remedies
shonld not BE- tried in the above case They
believe hydrophobia isincurable.
Year: 1859

4 The Nicaraguan Transit has been closed to the
world over three years and halt the last journey Of
mails and passengers thereby having been accom-.
plished on the 18th OF February, 1856, and now in
1859 there is at least prospect that this period of
wrong will be at an end, and that the route across
the Isthmian territory at that point will again present
the aspects Of hustle which characterized this popu-
lar avenue of travel previous to the troubles which
closed It. Intelligence has been received that the
new contract taken out to his Government By Gen.
Jerez has been ratified unanimously and signed by
President Martinez, though official communication to
this effect had not yet been formally announced in
this country The new company is entitled the Cen
tral American lnteroceanc Company and has val.
liable privileges. The charter runs for sixty years
and the Company are allowed six months to put the
route in good working order-a much longer period
than s requisite for the necessary preparations can
be made in a few weeks and at cost, stocking the
route and every expense included of some $3.50 000
Mails Of all nations to be allowed free transit and
Company are to pay the Government of Nicaragua
dollar and quarter per head for every passenger
over six years of age-under that no charge. On
goods merchandise, treasure etc. three per cent. of
the Isthmus freight is to go to the Government
small matter.


The Company to whom this contract is given are
uvuuu W VI cltutT Siue, put tney can
make good thing by agreeing to favor such party,
Of those WHO may propose to put ships on the route,
as will arrange to pay to them the largest con-
sideration in the way Of percentage Of steamer re-
ceipts The first bid for the favor of the Transit
Company will probably be submitted in the shape of
the standing Of the $250000 expense of putting the
route in order by some one of the steamship COM
modores indeed, it is altogether likely that the


Company itself is neither more nor less than one
OF these saltwater magnates, who has been the
sh.ewd monkey to use the cats paw in getting the


grant out OF the fiery opposition Of Nicaragua,
country IN which the genus steamship commodore is


about as popular as q fox in hen house. Garrison


Is oil readto put his ships for the Pacific service


but 1t is not very clear who is to take the Atlantic


work in hand, and though Marshall O. Roberts. the


present contractor for the mails to Asninwa,l ia


spoken Of as being prepared to make arrangements


Vanderbilt is more likely to be the individual. Il
would not be an astounding development should IL
come out that this Napoleon of steamship commo.
dores is, after oil, The Central American Inter.
oceanic Company itself. There is every reasonable


probability that the Nicaragua route will soon be
opened and that the interests of travel and com


merce will experience that benefit of wholesome com
petition which will afford relief from the grinding
, monopoly which operates via Panama, and has don,


such ncacnlable injury to transit trade and travel
Year: 1859

OF the 18th says:


Mr.. Paul Morphy is now stopping at the Brevoort
House, in this city. He has not played chess much
lately nor does he intend to play any matches for
some time to come. In week or two we learn that
he will start for his home in New Orleans, where he
will stay for short time before he returns to this city
to make it his permanent residence.
Year: 1859

SO A correspondent of the Independent
Beige says: "There has been something said
OF the probability that the Pope will launch
bull Of interdiction against the King of Pied
mont Some of his counsslors, perhaps,
would mot hesitate to adopt that extreme
measure, because they do not see all the con-
seaasoeessshstr might follow. Ifthe Holy See
should issue an interdict, the general belief at
Turin is, that the King would accept the
struggle, and decide on embracing another re.
iigion, advising the people to follow his exam
pie. In the present state, Of public excite
ment it is certain that part Of the inhabitants
OF Piedmont and the other provinces would
lollow their Sovereign in that line of conduct.
1t is even asserted that Victer, Emanuel has
indirectly apprised the Pope of bis intentions,
throwing on him all the responsibility that
might occur"
Year: 1859

The Henderson Democrat Of the 26th, thus
comes down heavy on the individual who has
just called the Democratic State Convention,
signing himself chairman Of the Democratic
State Central Committee -


"For our part, we were convinced last sum.
.uer that Earle s. Goodrich, of the Pioneer,.
was not Democrat. We were then salts.
lied that he was selfish, unprincipled knave,
who cared nothing whatever for the party,
any further than to gain wealth and position
through his allegiance to it. We felt that he
believed the Democracy was about to be de-
feated ut the North, generally, and was ma
noeuvering to sell himself to the opposition at
the highest possible figure. Knowing some
thing about the "soius OperanM pursued else
where for papers favorable to Mr.. Douglas,
and perceiying that Mr.. Goodrich could not
be induced by remonstrance or argument to
cease his abuse of President Buchanan and
all who sided with him against Douglas, we
were convinced that his feaity to the latter
gentleman was attributable solely to subsidies,
uavlng this opinion, We demonstrated against
his appointment on the Central Committee,
but were answered, that giving him such
position would probably tickle his vanity, and
cpnduce to his return to the party. We could
not approve Of the policy, but being a new
Conner into the State, felt obliged to acquiesce
for the nonce, but not until we had predicted
just what has since come to pass Earl S.
Goodrich is not a man to be influenced
Through his vanity" 1t is through his purse
only that he can be reached. He is superior
to earthly vanity-knows its hollowness, and
is sensible that it will not bring the luxuries
and necessities of life. But the ringing of gold
is different thing. 1t is something tangi.
ble. Something that comes within the range
Of his comprehension.


Since he has been tried, and fully tried, we
think, by those who were satisfied that he
would come out all right; and since he has
come out all wrong, instead; we think the De-
mocracy Of this State owe it to themselves to
daily with him no longer. His recreancy is
palpable. Its motives are fully understood :;
and it is time he was forced to seem what he
has been for months past-an enemy to the
Democracy. He cannot do US half the dam
age outside Of the party that he can while in
it; and we, therefore, appeal to all Demo
Gratis in the State to withdraw from him all
countenance and patronage; to look upon
him hereafter as traitor and an enemy and
to demand that the Central Committee fill his
place in their body with good and reliable
member of the party. Until this is attained,
we hope our contemporaries who have gone
thus far with US will MT hesitate or alter. 1t
is your duty to your party and to your read
ers to drive this mscreant from our ranks"


"This miscreant is to be driven from the
ranks Of the party, and his place on the Cen
trail Committee filled with reliable man.
Wough!
Year: 1859

a. Senator Sumner has declined the va
rious proffers of his political acquaintances for
public demonstration upon the occasion of
his returning home. His purpose is to re-
serve his strength till he takes his seat in the
Senate of the United States He will doubt
less, at an early period. express his views up
on the present aspect of national affairs. His
first proceeding after returning home was to
call upon the family Of his friend and physi-
Clan, lately deceased, the lamented DR.. Perry,
and he afterwards attended his funeral.
Year: 1859

H There is in San Francisco man of
considerable ability, named Norton, who in
1850 was one of the wealthy men Of Califor-
mia, but who is now reduced to poverty and
insanity. His hallucination is quite harmless,
however and leads him to imagine himself EN-
peror of the United States. Every few days
he issues a manifesto through the press,
and the fact that none Of them are needed by
his subjects seems not to discourage him in
the least