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Year: 1859

THE Milky WAY-The milky way forms
the grandest feature of the armament. 1t
completely encircIes the whole fabric of the
skies, and sends It's light down upon US, accord
ing to the best observation, from no less than
100000 of suns. These are planted at
various distances, too remote to be more than
feebly understood but their light, the med-
um of measurement requires for its transit to
our earth periods ranging from ten to thou
sand years. Such is the sum of the great
truth revealed to US by the two Herschels, who,
with zeal which no obstacle could daunt,
have explored every part of the prodigious
circle Sir William Herschel, after accomplish
ing his famous section, believed that he had
had gagged the milky way to its lowest depth,
affirming that he could follow cluster of stars
with the telescope, constructed expressly for
the investigation, as far back as would require
$4,000 years for the tranSmition of its light
be permitted to doubt this assertion, as the
same telescope, in the same master hand, was
not sufficiently powerful to resolve even the
nebue in Orion Nor must we forget that


light, our only clue to those unSearchable
regions, expands and decomposeS in its pro-
gresS, and coming from point so remote, its
radiant waves would be dispersed IN space
Thus the reflection is forced upon us, that new
clusters and systems, whose beaming light will
never reach our EARTH still throng beyond 4;
and that, though, it be permitted to man to
behold the immensity, he shall never see the
bounds of creation.-MarreLS of Science.
Year: 1859

pes- The man who passes the days of his
boyhood without mother, is like book with
the table of contents torn out. You cannot
tell how he will end till the last page of life is
turned How many promising youth is
wrecked on the shoals and quicksands in the
ocean of life, in consequence of the absence of
that faithful guide, a mother.
Year: 1859

We often see in some papers cuts and draw
ings for buildings. These usually recon
mend almost anything rather than economy.
Quirks and crooks are represented as orna.
mental in the roofs as wei as in the walls.


These crooked ways are quite costly in
farm buildings, and particularly in the con.
struction of roofs. The first consideration in
building large barn, is to see that it shall
turn off all the water that falls on the roof
lrthe barn fails in this, it is no better than o
stack yard, where the larger part of the bay
may be well secured without barn.


The roof should be formed in the plainest
manner. Let there be no hip joints or triall-
gular spaces to be covered with boards and
shingles, for the boards and shingles all come
in right angle form; and if you make hip
ped roofs or anything in that form, you must
cut up your lumber to conform, and you
waste large portion oft.


Roofs, in particular, should be square or
oblong, for modern shingles will not last al.
ways, and good building may bear to be
shingled many times before it is too old for
use.


Now, every time when new set of shin.
giles is put on, the same waste is made as at
first Many Of the shingles must be cut into
triangles to conform to the triangular plat
form, and the loss in shingles thus cut away
must be added to the extra labor of the car.
penters. This is to be repeated as often as
the building is shingled. If nothing else
about building is to be plain and square,
let the roofat least be rectangular.
Fave troughs are useful when they are
set right. But It too often happens that they
are worse than nothing. Carpenters seem to
think they ought to be set level with the
plate Of the barn or house. But water will
Dotruu well on alevel, and the cutters are filled
with sudden showers. The water runs over
where there is no pipe to convey It of, and
does more mischief than where there is no
trough.


In the winter season the trough Is filled with
snow and ice, and storms come in under the
caves and over the plates, doing much mis-.
chief inside. Costly buildings in Boston are
often made with such cave troughs As these.
The builders should see to this.
Year: 1859

The Commencement.-T annual festival
at Chapel Hill takes place next week. and The prospect
is thai there will be larger attendance Of visitors than
on any former occasion The certainty that President
Buchanan will be present, will add much to the at
traction Of the occasion.


Extensive arrangements are being made for the ac-
commodation Of visitors and pleased to see 4
stated that among Others Col. Guthrie is making ex.
en,iye repairs and additions to his hotel and will be
prepared add much TO the convenience and comfort
Of his guests.
Year: 1859

FIRE An alarm Of fire was given on
Sunday evening last, about 4 O'Clock, orig
mating from q dense smoke which was seen
issuing from under the house in the rear Of
the Washington Hotel, and formerly occu-
pied byJ. B. Dickerson as a wagon making
establishment. On examination it was
found that the entire sidewalk, which is
constructed Of wood, was on fire, having
probably caught from cigar or lighted
match dropped in some sbavings lying close
by and uAder it. By its early discovery
and the timely application Of dozen buck
cts Of water, the flames were soSn extin-
guished. Had the FIRE occurred late in the
evening, or been discovered q few minutes
later, the combined exertions Of the people
of Olympia, with all the appliances at their
command, could net have saved from des-
truction the entire block Of buildings ex-
tending from Second to Third Streets, and,
as all know, it is far more than probable it
would have continued its ravages until
reaching Fourth street, which embraces the
greater part Of the business portion of our
city, aud would have proved utter rnin to
all embraced within that limit As usual,
there was no other topic upon which our
citizens seemed capable Of convrrsing, fol
as much as too minutes after the occurrence
of the above, than the great want of gOod
Ere engine, which majority contsnded
should be Of the first class. But, VIC are
sorry to say, that whilst we are Of opinion
that second, or even third class engine
might be Of inealculablc value to our city
nearly oil its citizens have again falleI
back into apparent Indifference, and onct
more seem to think none at all is goot
enough. Thus will we go on until W,
shall once have been burnt out, and then
when We are least able to contribute, W,
will go to work in earnest, and procure al
engine.
Year: 1859

There is of course certain smartness in such
moves as that made by Mr.. Farnsworth of Illinois,
proposing to open negotiations with Great Britain
for the purchase of her North American possessions
We admit the wsegery Of the thing--we can appre-
ciate humor-we only insist that legislation is not
field wesdspted to its exhibition. IfMr Farnsworth
should find Douglas on his track in 1860, insisting
that be committed himself to the policy Of buying
in all creation by his Canada joke, he may be
brought 10 realize that it was not go desperately
funny after all.


At all events, We wish il distinctly understood
that re object to the purchase of Canada as well
as TO that of Cuba or any portion of Mexico. If
the republican theory of Government is the true
one--as we believe it--ihen the use of the earnings
of one community to purchase better government
for another is vital mistake. Our Federal Con-
stitution does not authorize the Government to tax
the American People for any such purpose. A
monarchy may consistently buy additional prov
inces: republic cannot If we can only extend
the area of Freedom by purchase, we prefer to
wait


And besides: 90 long as this nation shall remain
slayeholdipg and slavecstching, We trust there will
be region north of it to which the human chattel
sy fee with assurance of finding there hospitality
ard security. We cannot yet afford to blot out the
North Star. Canada is very unfit refuge for the
children of torrid Africa, but it good deal better
than none. Let it alone!
Year: 1859

After haying is over and the Spring grain
is secured, the enterprisng farmer will look
to his low lands and see how they can be i'm
proved.


Meadows covered with soil, carted on from
higher grounds, are often the most produc-
tive OF any on the farm. They require at.
tention, as all moving grounds do. and should
have a top.dressing Of some kind every Sc
cond year. This insures crop OF hay, while
liz gives the advantage to the cultivated
grasses over the natural coarse kinds.


The cost Of covering an acre Of coarse
meadow is not very great when there are
gravelly knnlls near by, and if the old mead
ow has crop Of wild grass on it, let the
grass stand and be buried by the gravel,
loan, &c. All viii help to fill up the une-
ven surface. and the old grass is more tho
roughly killed than when it is cut aud then
buried.


Cattle are very fond Of feeding on such
moving grounds after the hay harvest. this
proves the sweetness of the haryest-and the
difference between the natural aud cultiva-
growth.


Open bitches, parallel with each other.
should be maintained as long as it is expect
ed to obtain English hay. They should be
cleaned out occasionally, and the contents
should be spread over the grass. Under.
drains cannot easily be cleared out, and they
are not so good generally as open drains.


There are not many acres on any farm
that need understanding, yet some writers
are urging the importance Of costly under
drains before they have been tried long
enough to determine whether they will not
soon choke up.


Around dwelling houses and other build
ings all drains should be covered. But in
open fields il is not easy to see the great ad-
vantage Of underdrains where farm lands are
not over Fifty dollars an acre. There are
cases where stones are in the way and ought
to be hauled from the field. They may be
thrown into the bottoms Of bitches and bu-
ried. They will let the surplus water per-
colate through them for year or two. but
generally they will be choked up with mud
and not answer any good purpose as drains.
Year: 1859

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A weary journey lies before thee still,


Thou pilgrim TO fair and happy land
Through the dark valley up the ragged hill,
And DER the trackless waste of burning sand,
Thine aching feet must tread while mighty foes
viii ever strive thy progress to oppose;
Yet, fear mol, God himself will watch DER thee.
And as thy day thy strength shall surely be-"
Friends may forsake thee, or, like summer flowers,


Fade one by one before thy mournful view;
The simple joys that eladdened toilsome hours


May pass as swiftly as the early dew;
Disease and pain thou mayest be called to bear,
Or penury's distressing weight of care;
But love is mingled with adversely;
And as thy day thy strength shall surely be-
Thy pilgrim garh and manners may exotic


The scorn and anger Of the worldly throng;
Unkindness and injustice soon may blight


Hopes fairest blossoms thou maycst wander on,
Alone and sad, to weep thy bitter loss,
And heavily may press thy daily cross;
Still, midst the storm, the bow Of promise see,
For " as Thy day thy strength shall surely be-"
And in thy latest moments, when with Death


And Satan thou must combat, and not yield;
When with dim eye, and quicky-heaving breath,


Thou enterest on that solemn battlefield.
The Saviour, who has succored thee through life,
Will nerve Thy spirit for the closing strife,
Will lead thee on to glorious victory;
For " as Thy day thy strength shall surely be-
Year: 1859

Take two straight sticks of equal length
any convenient length less than the length Of
the arm--plaee them in The form Of carpen.
ter's square. preserving aS nearly as possible
right angle, holding one stick horizontally
At The eve with The angle held in the hand
exactly extended in front. Then walk back.
wards IRON the tree 70 be measured. on ground
as nearly level ss the case admits Of. until a
line IRON the eve to the top of the perpendic.
ular stick shall cut the top Of the tree. and
the distance from the observer 70 the trre
will be the height Of the tree above the level
Of the eye. The impossibility Of keeping the
sticks Of an exact perpendicnlar and horri.
zontal, is all that inierieres with perfect &C.
curacy-allowing the trees to stand perpen.
dicular. The accuracy Is sufficient for many
practical purposes. and will often enable the
woodman 10 determine belore he cats tree
whether u will answer for the purpose for
which he intends il. Bath Organ.
Year: 1859

1.-The following stirring pecan is most respectfully
inscribed to the party winning this days electoral
fight, by the author-whose name is withheld " for
obvious reasons" Go in lemons II
Kind souls and soft, no doubt, are they,
With livers passing white,
Who sigh in yearning sympathy


For the under dog in the fight"
But it would bother one to tell,


Who hears their verses jog,
Which were the sorriest of the two,
The doggerel or the dog!
But, oh, for words to cus the pup"
Whose coward pen could write
In praise Of that mean, sneaking cur,
"The outside dog in the fight
The skulk whose early days were spent
No doubt in sucking eggs,
And now, ful-grown, goes sneaking off,
His tail between his legs!
The under dog, he yelps and cries,
And wishes he hadn't "gone in; !"
He finds that Lemons" is not his name,
And be sees that he cannot win -
He snaps and struggles, and howls and whines
And would run like a whelp if he might,
And he longs to be, with his puppy heart,
The outside dog in that fight.
But here's hurrah for the upper dog!
There's grit in the wag of his tail;
He pitches in if the fight is free


With vim that will never fail
While a tooth is left he scorns to yield,
Though the tug be ever so tight.
And you'dswear, by his looks, he was made to be
The upper dog in the fight!
There's always something that stamps success
With higher name than luck"
And he who wins is made of stuff


Whose sign in this world is pluck"
There's curl in the tail, and life in the hair
And the eyes have knowing light,
Which tells to all of the noble breed
OF the upper dog in the fight!
Away with your dog whose heart is set
On dry and meatless bone,
That sneaks aside, with thievish look,
And gnaws it and licks it alone:
Sigh for the pitiful pup that whines


Alta threatening growl or bite
But cheer for the dog who was born to be
The upper dog in the fight!
Year: 1859

SHAW, against whom the jury in the breach
Of promise case, in st. Louis, returned YER
dict of 100000 damages, declares he will
spend twice that sum to prevent the judg-
ment from being enforced. At last accounts,
a motion was about being made to set aside
the verdict, and grant a new trial The
friends of Shaw are indignant at the result
of the suit and say it was conspiracy to
extort money.
Year: 1859

We repeat that the difference between the
leaders of the Democratic party as exhibited
in the debate upon the proposed amendment
to the English bill, is difference upon an
abstract point, that may or may not ever be-
come a practical question. Mr.. Douglas
who is looked upon as the leader Of one par:
ty admits that the question of the power of
Territories over the subject of slavery should
be left to the decision of the Supreme Court;
that the Court has decided the question, and
that the Territorial Legislature ought to con-
form their action to the decision; but he de-
nies the power of Congress to legislate di-
recty for the Territories, or to interfere with
the action of the Territorial Legislature.
Some of the Southern leaders assert it to be
the right and duty of Congress to see that
the Territorial Legislature, which they con-
slider creature of Congress, protects the
constitutional rights of all the inhabitants Of
the Union within the Territorial limits.


Now, we say let the merits Of this ques
ton be as they may, there is nothing in the
present state of things that make it at all
necessary that Democrats should discuss it,
1t may never become a living issue, and we
sincerely hope it never WILL for, as we have
said before, it is question which, from the
silence of the Constitution, we may dispute
over eternally, without coming to a satisfac-
tory conclusion. Kansas is not yet an ap-
plcant for admission, and if she were, we do
not see how this question could be relevant
to the issue. The debate sprung up in
the Senate accidentally, was desultory and
irrelevant, and was marked by no particular
ability on either side.


The Union can never be divided, nor the
Democratic party either, upon an abstrac
ton.
Year: 1859

But if the South conceives this right to
be matter of vital Importance, one to
which the Union must yield, she should de-
mand an amendment to the Constitution, by
which, the whole matter would be placed
upon clear, distinct and proper basis. Until
this is done, the subject will be one of dis
cord, contention, heart rtburning, and, perhaps,
finally, of alienation.
Year: 1859

WYE have the largest stock of extra fine Gus
w tom made goods of any house in the State,
Every thing in the furnishing line for gentlemen
and as we manufacture our own goods, and i'm
port direct from our house 4l6 Broadway, New
York, we are able and willing to sell cheaper
than any other house no matter who they are
Remember that we sell for cash, ana cash only,
and one price. $4,000 worth of goods, whole
sale or retail


December 18th, lS58-3m
Year: 1859

AcTs Of love and kindness naturally conciliato
esteem.


WISE men minglo mirth with their cares, as q
hold either to forget or overcome them


To resort to intoxication for the ease of one s
mind, is to cure melancholy by madness.


WHAT is mine. even to my life, is hers love /;
but the secret of my friend is not mine.


The river Of God is iull of water; but there IS
not drop of it takes its rise in earthly springs


The barren fig tree was not cursed because it
bore bitter fruit, but because it bore no fruit.


The vanity of human life is like river con
stanty passing away, and yet constantly coming
on.


THERE is no occasion to. .trample upon the mean
est reptile, nor to sneak to the greatest prince
lnsolence and baseness are equally unmanly,


EVERY human being is sensible to some infirm-
itics OF temper, (says Blair which it should be hi:
care TO correct and subdue, particularly in the
early period of life.


The water that flows from spring does no
congenl in winter. And those sentiments offriend
ship which flow from the heart cannot be fruzer
in adversely.


SPRINGS are little things, but they are sources
of large streams helm is little thing, but go
verns the course OF ship; nails and pegs are lit
tie things but they hold the lnrge parts of mas
sive buildings together; u word, look, frown
all are little things but powerful for good and
evil. Think of thls, and mind the little things.
Year: 1859

TIE OTHER LIFE-A BEAUTIFUL 1LLUsTRA-
TIoN.-If a child had been horn and spent
all his life in the Mammoth Cavo, how inn
possible would it be for HIM 10 comprehend
,he upper world Parents might tell him
of it's life. and light and beauty, and its
sounds of JOY they might heap up the sand
into mounds, and try to show him by sialac-
titles. how grass. and flowers, and trees grow
out of the ground TIL at length, with la
borious thinking. the child would fancy he
had gained a true idea of the unknown land.
And yet, though he longed to behold it.
when the day came that he was TO go forth,
it would be with regret for the familiar
crystals and rock-hewn rooms, and the
quiet that reigncd therein. But when he
came up, some May morning, with ten thou
sand birds singing in the trees. and the
heavens bright and blue. and full Of sun
light, and the wind blowing softly through
the young leaves, all a.glttcr with dew, aud
the landscape stretching away green and
beautiful to the horizon, with what rapture
would he gaze about him, and see how poor
were all tho iancyings and the interpreta,
lions which were made within the cave, OF
the things which grew and lived without
and how no would wonder that he could
ever have regretted to leave the silence aud
drcarv darkness of his old abode. So, when
We emerge from this cave of earth into that
land v here spring growths are, and where is
eternal summer, how shall we wonder that
we have clung so iondly to this dark and
barren life!
Year: 1859

SHUN AFEEoTATIoN.-Ther is nothing
more beautiful in the young than sim
plcity of character. II is honest, frank,
and attractive. How different is affecta-
lion !! The simple minded are always nat
ural. They are at the same time origin
al. The affected are never natural. And
as for originality, il they ever had it,they
have crushed it out. and buried it from
sight utterly. Be yourself, then, young
friend !! To attempt to he anybody else
is worse than folly. 1t is an impossibilily
to attain it. 1t is contemplate to try
But suppose you could succeed in imila-
ting the greatest man that ever figured in
history, would that make you any the
greater ? By no means. You would al
ways suffer in comparison with the imita-
ted one, and be thought Of on ly as the
sound-the counterfeit OF a pure coin


DR.. johnson aptly compared The kear;less
imitator-lor such is he who affects the
character Of another-to the Empress oI
Russia, when she did the freakish thing
of erecting palace OF ice. 1t was spen-
did and conspicuous while it lasted. But
the sun soon melted it, and caused its al.
fractions to dissolve into common water,
while the humblest stone cottage stood
6rm and unmarried Let the fabric oI
your character, though ever so humble,
be at least real. Avoid affecting the char.
acter Of another, however great. Build
up your own. Be what God intended
you to be yourself, and not somebody
else. Shun aHectalion.
Year: 1859

DIvIsIBILITY OF MATTER.-Ths is a prop
erty possessed by all bodies, and means
their capabiity to be separated into parts
1t was formerly question. among philos-
nphers, whether matter was capable of being
divided al infnitItR, or whether there was IA
limit beyond which matter could be divided
The question is incapable of direct solution.
and fortunately science docs not require
that it should be known but the extent to
which subdivision has been carried in tho
arts is prodigious. In the gliding of but
tons, five grains of gold, which is applied as
an amnlgam with mercury. is allowed in IA
gross; SO that the coating left must not be
more than the one hundred and ten thou
sandth part of an inch in thickness. If u
piece Of ivory or white satin be immersed
in Il solution of nitro-murste of gold, and
exposed 10 current of hydrogen gas, il
will be covered with n surface of gold not
exceeding the ilOnth of an inch in
thickness. A single grain of blue vitriol
will give an azure tint TO five gallons of
water. In this case, tho copper must be
attenuated ten million times, and yet there
is sufficient in each drop of water TO give il
color. Odors are capable Of still further
diffusion; single grain of musk has been
known TO scent room for twenty years.
Animal matter likewise exhibits many in
stances of wonderful subdivision. The mi!t
of Goldfish. when il begins to putrefy, has
been estimated to contain a billion of per-
feet insects. 30 that thousands of those little
lives could be lifted on the point of Il needle.
One of tho infusorial dRimdtcuLe found in
duck weed is ten million times greater
than hemp-sced; and another, discovered in
ditch. water, appears in the field of a mic
roscope mere atom endowed with sentient
life, and millions of them play like sun.
beams in single drop of liquid.