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Year: 1860

Look at the influence on the mind, of
books of bad character; see how they
taint and pollutc it! \ respectable lady,
in fits Of arrangement, sang some indeli-
cate songs. When told Of it afterwards,
when in her right mind, she said she heard
them when less than four years old
What, then, would be the impression that
an impure volume would make upon the
young and tender mind Would it be one
easily cradicated? Would it not rather re-
main as if written with a rcn Of iron upon
the susceptible heart, and exert its polut-
ing influence to a greater or less extent
through life? Many very pious people
have had sore trial in contending with
the defling influence occasioned by read
ing improper books in former years


BY reading books of good character,
such as exert a salutary and beneficial in
fuence, the ground will be occupied, and
there will be no room for the poison and
trash which surfeit and kill. Give child
rem good books, written in lively and in
teresting manner, and they will be so ta-
ken up with them as to have no desire for
unwholesome reading. The ground will
be occupied with something better. There
is no room for the bad. Fill a measure
with wheat, and there is no room to throw
in chaff.


The reading of good books exerts con-
servative influence in after life. Not only
is the ground pre- occupied, and the young
kept from the baneful effects Of improper
reading while they are young, but the in
fuence in the whole course of life will be
conservative. In many hours of fearful
temptation, the truths which were instilled
into the mind by early reading have prov
ed a life-preserver to the struggler. Here
is man exposed, from the force Of circum-
stances, to very serious temptation, and
he is just about to yield, but at that mo-
ment he remembers the history of man
similarly placed, which he read about in
good book when a child, and that only en-
ables him to resist and finally gain con-
quest over the temptation.


Reading of good books is the means of
spiritual good in many cases Can any
one doubt that Bunyans inimitable work
has made impressions upon the tender mind
of childhood which were never worn off,
and which resulted in sincere, lasting con-
version to God? The great William Will
berforce said, / had rather go to render
my account at the last day, carrying off
with me the little narrative of 'The Shep-
herd Of Salisbury plain, than bearing the
Year: 1860

Afecting ,SceneS.-As the seven o'clock
train from Railway, reached East Newark,
on the 18th, two little girls, aged about
seven or eight years, were discovered by
the engineer walking hand in hand across
the track a short distance in advance of the
approaching cars. With commcndable
alacrity he sounded the whistle for break
ing up, and the utmost efforts were made
to stop the train.


So suddenly was the speed checked that
1t seems almost miraculous that some Of the
passengers were not injured as they all felt
the shock sensibly. The children had just
come up an embankment, and attempted to
cross the track diagonally just as the loco
motive reached them, and notwithstanding
the warning given by the engineer, they
kept on, and were both struck by the cow
catcher


One of them wss thrown beneath the
locomotive and the train, which passed over
her, doing, however, no apparent injury,
although when picked up, and when our
informant left, she appeared to be almost
llteless. The other was thrown with great
force down the embankment, and was not
discovered until some minutes afterwards,
the passengers supposing that there had
been but one victim This child was
struck in the face from the right temple
downwards, and was instantly killed.


Some of the gentlemen passengers laid
the bodies side by side ON the grass. 1t
was an affecting and terrible sight to see
the little ones, who but few moments be-
fore were walking hand In hand in life, now
dead and dying upon that sad spot The
parents of the children, attracted by the
stopping of the train and the outpouring
of the passengers, approached the ground
slowly and in utter ignorance Of what had
happened.


When the truth became apparent, it may
easily be conceived how terrible were their
feelings. The sudden shock of horror was
almost too much for their reason, and the
Year: 1860

How beautiful is that religion which
teaches ne to love God above all things
and my ncighbor as myself. Religion is,
bcncyolence, and benevolence includes ey-
cry virtue. The benevolent cannot be un-
charitable, cannot be unfaithful, cannot be
censoriouS, cannot be impure in act or
thought, cannot be selfish they love God
and their neighbors, and they do as they
would be done by. But who is religious?
who is benevolent? who is at all times pure
in thought or deed who is at al times free
from consciousness, from uncharitablc-
ness! None. No, not one. The pre-
cepts taught Us as those on which hang
all the law and the prophets the lore of
God ard the tore Of thy ncjyhLor, may be
impressed upon the heart and have the
whole undivided assent Of the understand
ing; while the mind is in this state, the in
diyidual is religious But the cares of the
world and their jarring collisions must a5
times occupy the thoughts, and divert the
mind from this wholesome state. The pas
sions which have been cherished by bad
education-the indulgcnces that have be-
come habitual before the beauty OF wisdona
was perceived by the thousand and tea
thousand occurrences which tempt the rich
to uncharitableness, and the poor to envy
and malice, all by turns, Danish the truth
from the mind This has led men to the
desert aud to the monastery; to become
hcrmits aud monks forgetting that religion
requires to dc as well as to suffer Truth
becomes effective by frequent contempla-
ton; and the habitual recurrence Of It's
Precepts induces practice.
Year: 1860




A Dead Nan Tells his Friends Where
he Is Bt@'.ed-The Afadison (Ind.) Cour-
ier, Of May 80, relates the following very
remarkable incident:


Among the unfortunate fat boatmcn
wrecked in the late terrible hurricane on
the Ohio, were two brothers of the name
Of Gibbons from Pttsburg. When the
boat they were on went down near Carroll
ton, one Of them was rescued from drown
sng, but the other less fortunate sunk and
pcrlshed beneath the waves. The suryiv-
or, after waiting at Carrollton and search
ing in vain for the body, returned to his
home in Pittsburg. Saturday night he
dreamed his brother, whose name was Daa-
iel came to his bedside and told him that
his dead bod y might be found by the side
Of that of a relative who perishcd on the
same day and in the like manner with HIM
self CThe relative was on another boat
when lost.) The brother Immediately
started down the river and on reaching
this city, calling on the sexton of Spring
dale Cemetery, he found sure enough that
his brother and relative were inferred side
by side in this city This is strange story,
but it was related to US by Mr.. Gibbons
himself, who was in our office to-day, and
we have no reason to question his veracity'
Year: 1860




a terrible accident occurred in the town
of Delhi, Delaware county, few weeks
ago, which resulted in the death of little
girl seven years old The parties to the
sad occurrence were William Scott, boy
seventeen years old, and his halfsister,
Elizabeth Dolby, the victim The boy had
been sent to take the COWS to pasture. the
little girl accompanying him. lie had
with him piece Of rope, with which he
was to bring back some hay On his way
he playiully tied one end of the rope
around the body of his sister, and the 9th
er end to cows tail. When the COW had
proceeded a short distance in this way, fol-
lowed by the girl, the latter stumbled and
fell, which SO frightened the COW that she
ran off at furious rate, dragging the poor
girl after her. After running some dis
tance the girls head struck a solid rock,
crushing in the skull, and at the same
time the cows tail pulled out, so great was
the force Of the resistance. The girl was
also badly cut around the face, neck and
head. She was taken up by the boy and
carried home, where she breathed but two
or three times and expired. The boy is
said to be rather deficient in intellect, and
it is not supposed that he realized the i'm
minent danger in which his sister was pla-
ced by his mischievous conduct.
Year: 1860

Neto Wards.-The contract tor for the addition
to the Richmond Medical College, MIR. X. b.
Woodward. is to commence work ON the new
building in a few days, aud will hasten its
completion with as little delay as possible


He is expec ted to get it ready for use by the
first Of December, at farthest. So that the pu-
pills may have more room for completing their


studies in,
Year: 1860

ample, double 1t, make loop of the doub- le and draw it snugly around the under Jaw of the animal, just behind his front teeth, with the loop unde meath. Throw the loose end over your shoulder, and walk in the way he should go,' hold ing fast and pull steadily and firmly. Don't be troubled about him for he will follow without fail, after he has discovered how you have got him.

 THE Co1ToN GROWING SEcT1oSs. ton may be said to be the great stanle pIoduet ot the South; but singular as it may seem, planters have not hitherto availed themselves of one-half even of it's value. The plant IS cultivated for the fibre alone. the stalk and seed being thrown away, or used only for manure Whereas the seed. which Tn weight equals even more than three times the weight of the fibre, needs but to be properly prepared, to yield an oil worth from sixty cents to one dollar per gallon, valuable alike for burning and fabrication, and a salid oil far surpassing the best olive oil from Seville.

 The subject is one to which we have devoted considerable attention, and we hope to present. from time to time, such facts and figures in relation to as it shall tend to awaken an interest in the matter on every plantation in the South.

 It requires but the necessary machinery for hulling and preparing the seed, and expressing and clarifying the oil, to more than double the income from that crop so soon as its value is sufficiently well known to make market for it.

 Several large establishments are now engaged in producing the oil but the busi- ness may be still considered as in its in fancy.

 Our machinests have yet much to do to supply the demand which, at no distant day, must arise for their skill and labor in that drection.-PracttcI Mcchanist.
Year: 1860

Do not visit counting rooms or shops where you have no business

 and when you go on business, leave as soon as your business is done; dol not get in the way of others, nor sitl and chat.
Year: 1860

APPLE MERNGUE.--One and half pounds
of white sugar, one quart of water, boiled down
to pint and half of rich syrup; beat to a
stiff moth the white of six eggs add the syrup
slowly, stirring the eggs all the while; if not
stiff add little sifted white sugar have ready
nice dish of preserved apple, leaving space to
spread over the dish the froth smoothly, sift on
little sugar, set it in moderate oven for
about tEree-quarters of an hour. 1t should be
very light yellow. To be eaten cold.
Year: 1860

All description Of sores are remediable by
the proper and diligent use ofths inestimablc
preparation. To attempt to cure bad legs by
plasteri. the edges of the wound together is
folly; for should the skin unite, boggy di.
seased condition remains underneath to break
out With tcn-fod fury in n few days. The only
rational and successful treatment, as Indicated
by nature, is to reduce the Inflammation in and
about the wound and to soothe the neighborins
parts by rubbing in plenty Of the Ointment as
salt il forced into meat,
Year: 1860

The telegraph informs US that all The lesti.
mony in the OarstsngsshAw case was given in
yesterday. The Court stated that twentyssix
hours only would be allowed for argument, and
the counsel will know just how to divide the
time 1t 10 said The Oarstang stock has risen
high within a day OF two. We hope the jury
will give Effie at least 500 900, as the old
villain Shaw should be charged that much for
bis attempt TO blscken her character. Every
act Of her life, which could in any way be
tortured into indiscrston or crime, has been
raked up against her. The Shaw bloodhounds
have tried to prove that every time she went
into a room where there was a man, every time
she rode with or sat alone with gentleman, Il
was for a criminal purposel Despite all this
there is one point clearly proven-old Shaw
wanted Efie, and gave her to understand he
would make her his wife. We don't want the
Jury to award her a cent less than 100000 Of
old shaw's money. Let all these old villains
who have riches. ald who are seeking to ruin
female character under solemn pledges, be made
10 disgorge goodly share Of their i'll gotten
gains to their victims That's our ticket.
Year: 1860

BENoiA MESKES.-We see a photograph Of
Menken-Heenan-just now the centre Of fills
buster attraction in the Old Bowery Theatre,
New York-in the show window of Mr.. James
Hickey, 81 street. 1t looks exactly like she
did year ago, and very unlike the bloated
green fly portrait circulated here a week or two
ago in "The illustrated Newspaper" which
looks as much like Adah did rs it does like a
rat which had been in the water about weekl
Seebohms photograph, taken at the City Hall
Gallery, is up TO the make; it is an excellent
portrait Of Menken-Heenan, and is really fine
Artistic performance. The fact is Seebohm has
10 superior in the business in the country
anywhere; an artist friend from the East asa
sures us that seebohm is superior to any one
in the business in the East. He does not take
cheap picturesi he has as much good work to
do as he can accomplish.
Year: 1860

SOMETHING Nav AND NIoE-The Patent
Elastic Pants are a new invention and said 10
be the most complete thing ever gotten up in
the way of gentlemen's costume; an improve.
ment no man can fail to appreciate, which OBJ,
yiales The necessity Of making a portion Of
Pants so large as to be quite uBbeeOming. The
Patent Elastic Back Pants fit nicely to the per-
son, and are easy in any position, no bursting
open pants before half Worn. Miller 4 chareh
Huston Building, have the right to make them.
When gentlemen once try them, they will have
no other.
Year: 1860

We are prepared TO print election tickets
promptly, and in any style to suit customers
On no condition, however. will we perform this
work on credit; in eueiy case the cash must be
paid when the work is done.
Year: 1860

THE FATE OF WALkKR.-The announcement
that the NIL oustef Walker, and his chief aid Col.
kudier, had been shot is probably made little
In advance Of the actual fact, though there is no
doubt that such fate awaited them The latest
news received from Truxillo was brought 10
havana bf the steamer Francisco de Asis, and
correspondent In a letter from there says:


The men of Walker were suffering from
wounds and sickness, and were to be permitted to
return to the Cnited Statss-the commercial agent
OF the United States to provide passage for them
and they are to take an oath never 10 return on
military expedition to the States OF Central Amer
lea; Walker and Rudler to take the passage at
arms-fhat Is, to be shot-for which they were
being prepared on the departure Of the Asis The
execution to take place on the 7th on the morn
Ing OF the sth, at the Castle, where they were
placed by the commander Of the Icarus, who will
De long remembered for his brilliant services


1t II probable that both Walker and his COM
pinion have been killed. and II Is possible others
OF the command, for the authorities of Honduras
would pay no respect to the pledges given by
them to the commander Of the Icarus; OF, IL they
were shot, they could not well take the oath
required OF them, which would make the apology
for execution.
Year: 1860

FELL ASLEEP WHILE ENGAGED IN VERY
SERIOUS OPERATIoN.-In Taunton, Mass on
Monday night, man named Seward intimated
to his family that he probably would not be seen
again In this world In the course Of the nj Q ht
be provided himself with a clothes line, and
went into his wood-house, where he was after
wards found In sitting position, with the cord
around his neck, and the other end attached to
beam overhead, he being fast asleep.
Year: 1860

Achilles with his wounded pride,


Left the Greek tents. and by the sea
Sat down; and told his misery
To Thetis, underneath the tide.
His brave soul surged with wrathful grief.
ReSentful of his bitter wrong


And rose defiantly and strong
Against the mandates of his Chief.
The broad waves crowded 10 the sand,
SnOw-white. and green. and amethyst.
And Thetis. like a silver mist,
Came up and soothed him with her hand.
oh when by many wrongs oppressed,
My heart rebels against its fate


And shadows with a weary weight
Rob every thought of light and rest
La form of mist or cloud or flower,


In shape of singing bird or bee,


Ny Mother Nature comes TO me
And soothcs me with her holy power.
Year: 1860

ODD.-The Essex Banner gives a curious
description of Harverhill. "Harverhill is
most essentially a one idea place. We are all
leather and meeting houses, and any man who
is on a move may be safely supposed to be
either on a building committee or about to
start in the shoe business"
Year: 1860

AN INDIGNIrY.-A medical man, who had
just returned from setting the broken leg of an
Arab, gave the following anecdote: The pa
tient complained of the accident more than he
thought became of one of his tribe. This the
doctor remarked to him, and his answer was
truly amusing. ssDo you think, DOCTOR" said
he, ssI should have uttered one word of COM
plant, if my own high-bred colt in playful
kick, had broken both of my legs? But to
have bone broken by brute of a jackass is
too bad, and will complain"
Year: 1860

PERSONAL APPEABANeE- OF. THE ENpREss
EUGENIE.-A lady correspondent in France
writes thus to Southern journal:


l suppose you would like to know how
the Empress looks. had good look at
her this morning, as knelt very near by,
through three masses in the little church.
The church is quite small, there are no pews,
and the people seemed almost piled on each
other. The Empress is of medium hight,
rather prominent nose, large eyes, complexion
quite pale, not handsome. She usually wears a
black silk dress, with gray sack, a black
straw hat with feather; her dress pinned up
around to keep it out of the mud. came
near running over her, or she over me, yes
terday. was coming from the spring, pick
ing my way carefully down the mountain,
looking where was putting my feet, fol
fear of tumbling, as it was very muddy and
slippery. The Empress was telling up with
the same care, and we were almost on each
other without knowing it. Her dress was
covered with mud, as She was just from her
Surveying expedition"
Year: 1860

HORRIBLE DEsTITUTIoN AND SUFFERING
The New Haven Comm police, in their per-
ambulations on Wednesday night, came
Green. He had been missed by his friends
for five or six weeks, and when found was in
a room and bed literally covered with YER
min, and emitting a horrible stencil. The
man had wasted away TO such an extent
that nothing was left of him but skin and
bones. He was speechess and apparently
unconscious, and it is hardly probable that
he could have lived through the night. 1t
was the general opinion that the sufferer
had been neglected by his friends for some
reason unknown.
Year: 1860

A FEMALE IN TEE DISGUISE OF A SAILOR
A sailor girl was arrested in New York, re-
Gently. She was drunk and disorderly, and
her costume being red shirt, snuff pant
aloons, roundabout coat and sailors hat, it
was at first supposed that she was a man,
until accident revealed the truth.
Year: 1860

LuDIoRoUs OPINION OF PoINTER.-A
cockney sportsman gave high figure for q
well-bred pointer, but did not know what
pointing was. So, when the creature made
a point, lifting leg as usual, and standing
motionless, our eockney friend declared he
had the cramp, and took him up in his arms
and carried him home. ~
Year: 1860

A post Office in any great city is q
miniature world, bnt a scene is rarely
witnessed elsewhere like that Occurring
daily at the London Post. Office during the
half hour before six P. NJ, when the
northern mail closes. A. letter in the
Haverhill Publisher describes IL: pa


All London is astir TO get ready for
this mail. and if standing in the passage
way, you will observe that the hurry and
hustle commences full half hour before
6 O'Clock. Atthis times q squad of police-
men quietly take their places in the long
hall to preserve order. Mail matter is
received at large window, in the side of
the passage, and upon its sill one of the
employees of the Office is mounted The
long procession of merchants, porters,
boys, women. with huge bundles of news
papers, letters, packages of all sorts and
sizes, pass along the hall and thrust their
burdens in at the window. There must
be no stopping, no delay, noturning back;
onward, onward the human CURRENTS urg-
ed with an irresistable impulse. A per


feet storm of missives are hurled past
the fellow in the window, upon which he
gazes silently and complacently. AS the
minute hand of the clock nears the figure
6 the hurry and excitement increase, and
when but three or four minutes remain
they become almost insupportable to the
spectator. The rapid walk of the deposit
ors is changed to run, and in they come
lpell NELL. Casting an anxious look at
the clock, they throw in their letters with
o nervous thrust, and stumble into the
street to wipe the perspiration from their
foreheads. But single minute remains
but half minute--and still the throne
does not diminish. A cloud of missives
fly in at the window--a great many not
well aimed, strike the easement and fall
on the wrong side, to be taken care of by
the policemen. The clock strikes six,
down comes the window, pat, pat. 60 the
letters against the glass, second too late


they all fall into the passage and must
wait another day. ave e
Year: 1860

slavery in the Territories had well-nigh
precipitated the country into revolution,
the Northern interventionists demanding
the Wilmot Proviso for the prohibition of
slavery, and the Southern interventionists,
though few in number, ard without sin
gle Representative in either House of
Congress, insisting upon Congressional
legislation for the protection Of slavery,
Gin opposition to the wishes Of the people,
in either CASE it will be remembered that
it required all the wisdom of Clay. aud
a Webster, and Cass, supported by the
conservative and patriotic men of the
Whig and Democratic parties of that day,
to devise and carry out a line of policy
which would restore peace to the country
and stability to the Union. The essential,
living principle of that policy, as applied
in the legislation of 1853, was, and now
is, non,interventions by Congress with
slavery in the Territories s


The fair application Of this just and
equitable principle restored harmony and
fraternity to distracted country. If we
now depart from that wise and just policy
which produced these happy results, and
permit the country to be again distracted
and precipitated into revolution by aeon
test between pro-slavery and anti. slavery
interventionists, where shall we look for
another Clay, another Webster and anoth.
er Cass to pilot the ship of State over
the breakers into haven of peace and
safetv?A sSs sra e1s03 r.tH4 4h


The Federal Union must be preserved;
the Constitution must be maintained in
violate in all its parts; every right guar
Ianteed by the Constitution must be pro-
tected by law in all cases where legislation
is necessary to its enjoyment; the Judicial
authority in the Constitution must be sus.
tanned and its decisions implicitly obeyed
and faithfully executed; the laws must be
administered and the constituted authori-
ties upheld, and all unlawful resistance TO
these things must be met with .frmness,
impartiality and fidelity, if we expect to
enjoy and transmit nnimpaired to our pos
terity that blessed inheritance which we
have received in trust from the patriots
and sages OF. the Revolution.
With sincere thanks for the kind and
agreeable manner 10 which you have made
known to me the action of the Conven,
tion, have the honor to be, very respect.
fully, your friend and fellow citizen.


Signed. ess S. A. DOUGLAS. e