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Year: 1859

A correspondent of The Boston Courier tells
how Daniel Webster offered himself to the wo-
man of his choice:


"Mr. Webster married the woman he loved
and the twenty years which he lived with her
brought him to the meridian of his greatness. -
An anecdote is current on this subject, which is
not recorded in the books. Mr.. Webster was
becoming intimate with Miss Grace Fletcher,
when the skcin of silk getting in a knot,
Mr.. Webster assisted in unraveling the snarl-
then looking up to Miss Grace, he said: We
have united knot don't you think we could
tie one p Grace was a little embarrassed, said
not word, but in the course of a few minutes
she tied knot in piece of tape and handed it
to Mr.. W. This piece of tape, the thread Of
his domestic joys, was found after the death Of
Mr.. Webster, preserved as one of his most pre-
cious relics"
Year: 1859

THE LARGEST SITE IN EURoPE.-H Dido had to
build another Carthage, she would not select q
bulls hide as the measurement of the space her
city was to occupy. She would simply say,
{" Give me as much ground as lady's dress will
cover'-and we have no doubt that Dido would
be fairly surprised, and, at the same time, per


fectly satisfied with the extensive ultra-Babylo-
nian area that the skirts of her Crinolineopoli-
tan metropolis would in all probability extend
Year: 1859

If in Sparta young man purchased an es-
tate upon advantageous terms or made what
is termed ga good bargain" he was rendered
accountable to the State and fined for being un-
just, in buying thing under its value. Our
practice is the reverse; the young man who
can make the best bargain is the smartest
Year: 1859

A short distance below our encampment tn
river mountains terminated in precipices, and
after fatiguing march of only few miles, w
encampcd on bench where were springs ant
abundance Of the freshest grass. In the mean
time Mr.. Preuss continued on down the river
and, unaware that we had encamped SO early
in the day, was lost When night arrived, and
he did not come in, we began to understand
what had happened to him; but it was too
late to make any search.


We followed Mr.. Preuss's trail for a consid-
cradle distance along the river, until we reach
ed place where he had descended to the stream
below and decamped. Here we shouted and
concluded that he had pushed on down the
stream. determined to keep. ont from the
river, along which it was nearly impracticable
to travel with animals, until it should form q
valley.


We repeated our shouts for Mr.. Preuss, and
this time we were gratifed with an answer. The
voice grew rapidly nearer, ascending from the
river but When we expected to see him emerge
it ceased entirely. We had called up some
struggling Indian-the first we had met, al
though for two days back we had seen tracks
who, mistakng us for his fellows, had been
only undeceived on getting close up. Ignorant
of the character of the people, we had now an
additional cause of uneasiness in regard to Mr.
Preuss he had no arms with him, and we be-
gan to think his chance doubtful.


The mountains now were getting sensibly
lower; but still there is no valley on the river
which presents steep and rocky banks; but here
several miles from the river, the country is
smooth and grassy the forest has no under.
growth and in the open valleys or rivulets, Oh
around spring heads, the low groves of live
oak give the appearance of orchards in an old
cultivated country. At one of these orchard
grounds, we encamped about noon te make an
effort for Mr. Preuss. One man took his way
along a spur leading into the river, in hope tc
cross his trail and another took our own back
Both were volunteers; and to the successful
man was promised a pair of pistols-not as a
reward, but as token of gratitude for a ser
vice which would free us from much anxiety.


We had among our few animals horse which
was SO reduced, that with travelling, even the
good grass could not save him and having
nothing to eat, he was killed this afternoon. He
was good animal, and had made the journey
round from Fort Hall.
Year: 1859

Total, Sl,l4f,oOo


Il has an immense machinery for
cooking and its own gas works.


The facility for ascending and descend
ING to the different stories is thus ce.
scribed:


Even a partial description Of this es
tablishment would be glaringly incom-
plcte, should we omit all mention Of
the admirable contrivance to facilitate
communication between the different
stories. A luxurious car or ladies car
riage is provided, which will glide from
the lower floor to the uppermost story
easily conveying eight or ten persons
at trip. This car is propelled BY
steam, and passes up and down upona re-
volving spiral shaft nearly 100 feet long
and about 10 inches in diameter; and
so perfect is this invention that under
no circumstances is there possibility
Of accident. Even should all the ma
chincry above be removed, the car can
not descend any faster than usual, owing
to an ingenious hydraulic arrangement
at the base and independent Of this,
the revolving shaft may be stopped at
pleasure BY any person inside or out
side the car. This car is the invention
Of Mr.. Otis Taft, of Boston, and seems
to be Of great value.
Year: 1859

I
ure to injury from rain than any 9TH
er.


Clover hay and coarse herdsgrass
especially need to be cured in the shade,
as they bear little handling while dry,
without loss Of leaves and blossoms.
When moved, let the grass get fairly
wiltcd and all external moisture dried
of while in the swath, with perhaps a
single thorough shaking up and spreading
and then pnt into cocks, and it will be
cured with very little loss Of value.
The partial fermentation or sweating
which it undcrgoes, causes but slight
change in its constituent parts-save
that it separates the water therefrom-
and after standing thus for twenty four
hours, it needs little or no after tending
to prepare it for storage, AID has far less
of that harsh and strawy character than
it would possess if cured in different
manner. In curing BY this method care
should be exercised that the hay is not
put up before is is fully wilted, and
that the cocks be small and vel con.
structed, so that the sweating process
be not carried to an excess, and induce
so great fermentation as to decompose
the sugar Of the hay, changing it to alco-
hol and carbonic acid, both Of which soon
cvaporate.


The weather has great influence or
the value Of the hay crop, but This we
cannot long foresee, or at all control.
If it should prove unfavorable and con-
stantly changing, We have found that hay
already but had bast remain in the swath
retaining its value thus unstured much
better than with repeated dryings and
wetinss. Nothing SO injures hay as
washing BY rain, and this, if many times
repeated, will totally destroy its value as
food for animals. The provision of hay
crop should not be neglected. These
will often enable the farmer to secure
hay in good order, which would other
Use be seriously injured. In getting
in hay imperfectly cured, if it can be
allowed to stand for twelve or fifteen
hours in the load, it will become better
fit for storing. 1t will probably heat
slightly in that time, which will be
arrested by the process Of unloading
and leaving the nay insuf6ciently cured
for the nov.


Good tools and good workmen are
essential to the economical performance
of hay making. There is more ease, as
we'll as completeness with the good work
man in the performance Of his labors,
and good tools are also great aid in
these respects. Order and readiness in
the whole round Of preparation, give
largely increased facilities for pushing
forward this and all other farm opera
tions. It is important to secure ample
means to do every thing as and when it
should be, since SO much dependes on
the right curing and securing Of this
great product. The general use Of NOW
ing machines and other labor saving
implements, render farmers to some
degree independent Of manual labor,
often difficult to be secured, and always
dear at this season Of the year. These
improvements will often enable the usual
laborers of the farm to secure in good
order, ifty acres Of meadow more readily
than they could have got in ten without
their aid.
Year: 1859

THoUGHT HE GOT ENOUGH HERE BELOW
a minister noted, for combining the some
what incongruous profession of preacher
and money lender, was making prayer,
in which was the following petition -
g Grant that we may have more interest in
Heaven 4" Don't do it p exclaimed
one of the congregation, don't do 1.-THE
old sinner gets five per cent a month now
and that's enough the Lord knows !"
Year: 1859

To one gallon OF water take one and
half pounds Of good salt, one half pound
Of sugar, and half an ounce Of saltpetre
to be increased in this ratio to any quan.
tity required to cover the hams. As
soon as your pork is cold, cut out the
hams and pack them closely in the cask.
Sprinkle each layer lightly with fpe sal,
put on weight aud pour on the brine
immediately, and before the juice of the
ham has escaped. 1t will require from
four to six weeks for the salt to strike
through, according to the size of the
hans. 1t will be necessary, perhaps, to
add little salt on the top of the hams
sometimes, if they are very large, they
absorb SO much Of the salt as to leave the
brine so weak it may sour 1t would To
we'll to take them up after they have been
in week or two, and examine them, and
if necessary add little more salt. Great
care care should be taken no: to salt too
much, as by doing so you lose the favor
of the ham, and but Just enough should
be used to keep them. AS the ham ab-
serbs the salt from the brine it should be
fed by adding little salt on the top.
and the hams should be well struck
through Wien the hams should be
well struck through. When the hams
arc large, I take out the fat bone aud
cut Of the round socket bone with =
chisel, leaving always the large bone
With care I never have failed to keep
hams sweet.
Year: 1859

Conc boys and listen a few moments
to your uncle. You have now arrived Ut
an age when you must begin to think
about doing something for yourselves
The first piece Of advice have for you
is, to do everything well which you uu-
dertake. There is but little danger of
your being too particular in this respect.
A boy who is carefel to draw straight
line on his slate, will be likely to make
strai2 2ht line through life. There is no
position in life in which you will not be
called upon to be as exact as possible
Step into n jewelers. shop. aud see how
careful the workman must be 10 finish.
ing up the article he holds in bis hands.
Visit the ship yard, and the man with
the broad axe must learn to lew on the
line, or be dismissed. You think Of be-
coming clerk. We'll, remember tha.
mistake there is little less than crime.
| have rarely ever seen a mon who was
very particular about his affairs, that was
not successful How exact is a military
officer in the command Of body of men.
A clumsy sailor will never rise to the
command Of a ship. ....


But there is Que grca. danger which
besets many young men a, the preeent
day. 1t is the disposition to avoid all
solid improvements, and take up with
subjects that require no thought, aud
which serve as mere excitement to the
mind. Your old friends tell you that
fast men never make solid and useful
men. Very few Of them live to be forty
years old. Nobody ever trusts them
They never eli any importan, Office or
station. Out of fifty Of that class, l do
not kcow Of but one who ever accom-.
rlished much - Cncle Joshua.
Year: 1859

The Emperor of Austria has sent an auto graph letter to the Pope, assuring him of his eagerness to serve him, and begging his Hol

 ness to dispose of him and his troops He adds that they shall retire, or limit their occupation to such places as the Pope may point out, in order to defend the integrity of the territory of the Church.
Year: 1859

Books AS AN ORNAMENT-Men are not ac
customed to buy books unless they want them
If, on visiting the dwelling of a man of slender
means, | find the reason why he has cheap
carpets, and plain furniture, to be that he NAV
purchase books, he rises at once in my esteem
Books are not made for furniture, but there is
nothing else that so beautifully furnishes q
house The plainest row of books that cloth
or paper covers, is more significant of refine
ment than the most deliberately carved etager.
or sideboard


|. Give me house furnished with books rath,
er than furniture Both, if you can, but
books at any rate To spend several days il
friends house, and hunger for something tc
read, while you are treading on costly carpets
and sitting upon luxurious chairs, and sleeping
upon down, is as if one were bribng your bCdy
for the sake of cheating your mind.


Is it not pitiable to see a man growing rich
and beginning to augment the comforts of home
and lavishing money on oStentatious upholstery
upon the table, upon everything but what the
soul needs


We know of many and many rich mans
house when it would not he safe to ask for the
commonest English classics. A few garnished
ANNALS on the table, few pictorial monstro
sites, together with the stock of religious
books Of his persuasion" and that is all !
No range of poets, no eSsayists, no selection o
historians, no travels, or Biographies select
fctions or curious legendary lore but then,
the walls have paper on which cost three dol
lars roll, and the floors have carpets that
cost four dollars yard Books are the win
dows through which the soul locks out A
house without books is like room without
windows. No man has right to bring up
his children without surrounding them with
books, if he has the means to buy them 1t is
wrong to his family.


He cheats them Children learn to read
by being in the presence of books. The love
of knowledge comes with reading, and grow
upon it. And the love of knowledge in q
young mind, is almost a warrant against the
inferior excitement Of passions and vices


LIE us pity those poor rich men who live bar
renly in great booklesS houses Let us con.
gratulate the poor that, in our day, books are
so cheap that man may every year add a
hundred volumes to his library for what hi,
tobacco and beer would cost him. Among
the earlier ambitions to be excited in clerks
workmen journeymen and, indeed among al
that are struggling up in life from nothing tC
something is that of owing and constantly ad
ding to library of good books. A little Ii
brary growing larger every year is an honor
able part of young mans history. 1t is a
duty to have books. A library is not luxury
but one of the necessities o: life.-Hcnry War0
Beechr
Year: 1859

INTERESTING ART Discovery IN RoME-The
interest Of the artistic portion of the commUn-
ty in politics has this week been suspended
by the discovery of a remarkably beautiful
statue Of Venice, in Parian marble. Possess
ing very high merit, is pronounced by some
coanoisSeurS to be as fine as as the Venus de
Medca. Eminent sculptors, while more mod
crate in their praise, still speak of it as being
very beautiful, as being very probably copy
Of the Florentine Venus, and as being of
Greek Art. 1t will settle a very disputed
point, and lead probably to the correction of a
great error in the repairs made by Bernini in
the Venus de Medic 1t will be remembered
that Bernin has so adjusted her arms that,
while bent over the bosom and lower part of
the body, they do not touch it in any part
In the new statute the marks of the fingers on
the right thigh and left bosom are plainly Wis
ible. The head, too, ! should say. is some-
what larger than that of the Venus de Medici
The head has been broken off, as also the two
arms, but the only parts missing are the left
hand and wrist and the fingers of the right
hand, all of which may be easily supplied, as
enough exists to show the perfect pose of every
limb of the body.-ROms correspondence of the
London Times, ApriI %.
Year: 1859

ba~ A beggar accosted member of Par
lament, and telling a piteous tale, said, "lf
your honor does not assist me | shall be CON-
PEELED to an act which nothing but despera-
ton could tempt me to do" The honorable
gentleman gave him shilling and walked on,
but an idea struck him so he called the beg
gar, and asked him what he had meditated
doing Can't you guess" said the beggar.
" should have been compelled to hunt for
for work which nothing but desperation could
have tempted me to do"
Year: 1859

LOLA Montez in her book, "The Art Of
Beauty" lays down the following rule among
her q hints to gentleman on the art Of Fascina-
ton" You ought TO know there are four
things which always more or less interests
lady-a parrot, peacock, monkey, and n
man and the nearer you can come in uniting
all these about equally in your character, the
more will YOU he loved This is q cheap aud
excellent recipe for making a dandy a crea-
ture which is always an object of admiration
TO the ladies'
Year: 1859

and shook hands with him. but still he fingered
and held back


Where is brother W ?" he at length heard
asked. 1t was the voice of the minister.


Here he is," said one or two, opening the
way to where the farmer stood


The preacher advanced, aud catching his
hand said


How do you do, brother W, I am glad to
see you. And where is sister W."


Sister W. was brought forward and the
preacher shood hands with them heartily while
his fave was lit up with smiles.


q" believe | AIN to find home with you,
he said, as if it was settled.


Before the still embarrassed brother and sis
ter could make reply, some one asked


" How came you to be detained so late ?
You were expected last night. And where is
brother r."


" Brother R. is SICK" replied Mr. n. land
| had to come alone Five miles from this my
horse gave out, and had to come the rest of
the way on foot. But became so cold and
weary that found it necessary to ask farm
er to give me nights lodging, which he was
kind enough to do. i thought / was still
three miles off, but it happened l was very
much nearer my journeys end than had sup
posed"


This explanation was satisfactory to all par
ties, and in due time the congregation dispersed
and the presiding elder went home with broth
er and sister w. One thing is certain, how
ever, the story never got out for some years
after the worthy brother and sister had passed
from their labors, aud then it was related by
Mr.. n himself, who was rather eccentric in
his character and, like numbers of his ministe
rial brethren, fond of joke and given to re-
lating good stories.
Year: 1859

Catch ths sunshine though it t1ickers


Through dark and dismal cloud;
TbopQh it falls so faint and feeble


On heart with sorrow bowed
Catch it quickly-it is passing,


Passing rapidly away;
has only come to tell you


There is yet brighter day.
catch the sunshine thought It's only


One pale Pickering beam of light;
There is Joy within its glimmering,


Whispering it's not always night.
DoDtbe moping, signing, weeping,


Look up look up like man
There's no time to grope in darkness,


Catch the sunshine when you can.
Catch the sunshine though life's tempest
Nav unfurl its chilling blast
Catch the little hopeful straggler


Storms will not forever last
Don't give up and say " forsaken :"
Don't begin to say I'm sad ~
Look there comes CLEAN Of sunshine
Catch it oh, it seems so glad
Catch the sunshlne don I De grleVlng
Der that darksome billow there
LIES a sea of stormy pillows,


We must meet them every where.
Pass right through them do not tarry,
Overcome the heaving tide,
There's sparkling CLEAN of sunshine
Waiting on the other side.
Catch the sunshine catch it gladly
Messenger in Hopes employ,
Sent through clouds, through storm end pillows,
Bringing you cup of joy.
Oh! then don't be signing weeping.
Life, you know, is but span,
There's no time to sigh and sorrow,
Catch the sunshine when you can.
Year: 1859

To CuRE ScRATcnLs. When the horse
comes in at night, his legs should be wash.
ed clean and rubbed as dry as may be, then
apply good vinegar rubbing 1t we'll to the
skin. Two applications a day are sufficient.
have always found 1t sure preventive and
a certain cure. II the legs have become
cracked and sore apply the vinegar freely
and add a piece Of coppcras the ,ire OF a
common hickory nut to quart Of vinegar.
This is worth to any farmer more than the
Rural Gusts year. Rural New Yorker.
Year: 1859

Br2g~ Any paper can publish the appoint
mentS after the coming ola new administration
but what paper in the world is large enough
two publish the dsappointments


BeE~ One day Jerrold was asking about the
talent of young painter, when his coupan-
ion declared that the youth was mediocre,
" The very worst oodre an artist can set 10
work with" was the quiet reply.


RAJ Every man is as the objects are with
which he converSes. A man may better know
what he is by eyeiDg the objects with which
his soul does mostely converse than ty OBJ
serving his most glorious and pompous services.


F" I would do anything, go to the end of the
world. to please you" said a feryent lover to
the object of his affections go there" she
said, and stay, and shall be pleased
Year: 1859

CoREECT SPEAKING.-We advise all young
people to acquire in early life, the habit of
using good language, both in speaking and
writing, and 10 abandon, as early as possible
any use of slang phrases. The longer they
live, the more difficult the acquisition of cor
rect language will be and if the golden age
of youth, the proper season for the acquisition
of language, be passed in its abuses, the un-
fortunate victim of neglected education is,
very properly, doomed to talk slang for life.
Money is not necessary TO procure this educa-
ton. Every man has it in his power. lie
has merely to use the language which hereadS,
instead of the slang which he hears to form
his taste from the best speakers and poets of
the country {; to treasure up choice phrases in
bis memory, and habituate himself TO their
use-avoidjng at the same time, that pedantic
precision and bombaSt. which shows rather the
weakness of a vain ambition than the polish Of
an educated mind.
Year: 1859

those of the wolves around him. kne" that
he was mad.


could hear the vice-like jaws close con-
stantly around Blair, and now and then his
axe sinks with heavy, cruhching sound into
some skull, and then all grew dim delicious
feeling of happiness crept over me the sounds
of the strife below died out, and sweet dreams
stole over me like the summers breath. The
report of our rifles had reached the cabin,
which, as / afterwards learned, was not twenty
rods from where we camped. The inmates,
numbering some fourteen by the addition OF
emigrants who had stopped in the storm, cane
out with dogs and guns, and reached the spot
but moment too late. Blair had lodged his
axe so deeply in the head of wolf that the
corners remained fast, and the Others tore him
down. They were literally shot down with
their fangS holding to the torn ilesh and his
warm blood jetted over their shaggy skins.
The mangled body was snatched from them,
and | cut down from the tree and carried to
the cabin.


| was all winter recovering from my injuries.
The awakening from that dream of death was
a terrible awakening, and / suffered more than
pen can describe.


Blair was buried on the edge of the prairie,
and when left in the spring the early flowers
were already springing upon his grave. The
old maL rests sweetly under the wide shadow
of the old oak


carried the locket to its destination. The
sister clutched it eagerly, and thanked me,
though heart almost broke under the stroke
| remained in New York through the summer,
and in the autumn the sister returned with me
IL ;ti
in sight of the brothers grave. The oak is
now dead and splintered, and the spot where
he died denseIy covered with an underground
whose vines shut out the light of day, and
guard it even from the football of man or beast
Last week our dog brought ont skull with
the wide cash of an axe hit through the top
Quietly and without the knowledge Of my
wife, went and tossed the memento into the
thickest growth of the place.-DaHy IViscon-
SIN.