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Year: 1859

she could for him, and for all her scholars


III help ye, Miss Mason responded Joe
'lll help you all 1 can.' and then the old mis-
chievous twinkling coming again, be added:
i guess the rest of the boys won't trouble
you much. They'll do pretty much as want
'em to-


Joe was subdued and won by the power of
kindness. And hard indeed must be the heart
that kindness will not win.
Year: 1859

swear to obey the provisions of tho constitution
which las it is all but universally understood)
guarantees the existence and maintenance of sla.
very. Let man be ever so little Of nonresst-
ant, if he has any regard to his own consistency,
he will take no such oath. And 1t is clear that so
long ns the national consistency tolerates n pro-
slavery constitution, effective political action is


impossible and the efforts of the opponents Of sla'
very should be directed to bring the public mind
into some degree Of harmony with the Declaration
of Independence and the simplest elements Of
Christian doctrine. The Statesman denounces the
views Of Don.resstance MS jesuitical. 1t may be
so, but they certainly those Of the Sermon on
the Mount-and how he will manage to square
these together is past our comprehension If he
was more familiar with American affairs, he would
see those who stand outside lthe vortex Of selfish
and corrupt political par ties, the aboliionists
do are not less likely than others to appeal with
effect to the conscience of the people. They have
no personal object to attain, and however their
judgement may have been impugned by sects and
parties, their disinterestedneSs is unquestiohed
and unquestionabe.
Year: 1859

DEAR AorrAroR AT the recent session Of the
Court of Common Pleas in this city, an action was
brought against the parties. who aided the wife ID
abducting their only child and placing it Beyond
the reach or knnplsdss of lha niaintif


The jury in this case rendered verdict in favor
of the husband to the amount Of four bundled dol.
lars, as supposed damages and as cShH penss.
ton for the two years anxiety and mental anguish
he had suffered in consequence Of his missing dar,
ling.


The writer the only one of the twelve jurors
who was for giving mere nominal damages, and
that only in consequence of the law being against
him, and in obedience to the strict charge of Judge
p that the authority of the husband was abso,
lutte in all respects


Some were for giving fifteen hundred dollars, buI
not one thought was taken into consideration, Of
what migh have been the condition of the mother
had the scene been reversed,


These the facts in the case and leats yoii
to make your own comments. For my own par.
consider the price entirely TOO low for me to part
with human happiness. In fact, money cannos
buy it. Who then, has the most natural right 10
their offspring2 Is it not the mother' Shame
the country that boasts of equal laws and equal
rights 1t 10 only E mockery-it is usurpation
Away with such laws er


For Equal Rights, II.


i,;f,
Year: 1859

Many years ago, when S. S. Prentiss was
engaged in large practice in Mississippi,
he and his friend C. were on the Cir
cult in some of the eastern counties of the
State, and stopped for the night at the vii
lage of M. Late at night Prentiss
discovered that Judge c. and himself were
not the only claimants for possession Of the
bed, and he was vigorously beset by de-
scription of verrnin who did not make We
ry comfortable bed fellows. Accordingly
he awoke Judge g., and a consultation was
held whether they should beat a retreat or
make an effort to exterminate their assall-
ants. The latter course, however, was
adopted; and for the purpose they took
from their saddle bags brace of pistols,
with caps, powder, and other munitions OF
warfare


With pistols in hand they proceeded to
raise the bed clothing; as one of the
creeping reptiles would start for his hiding
place, bang! bang! would 60 the pistols.


This, Of course, aroused the worthy
room, and when he learned the facts,
Prentiss demanded he should leave the
room, claiming he was only exercising tho
right Of selfdefence-a right which the
law of God and the law of man had given
him. Both the entreaty and the threats
of the landlord proved unavailing The
firing continued until bed, bedstead and
bedding were riddled with balls At last
they succeeded in capturing one Of the
enemy, when difference of opinion arose
between Prentiss and Judge G. as to what
should be his fate At length it was
agreed that he should be fairly and i'm
partially tried by jury of his country
men" Three of the landlord sons were
brought in and forced to sit a. members of
a jury, and third lawyer who was pre-
sent, as judge. The prisoner was then
nailed to the wall


Judge G. opened for the prosecution in a
speech Of two hours in length.


Prentiss then followed for the defence
in speech of four hours. There were
those present who had known Prentiss in
and heard him upon great occa-
sions of his life, and who now assert that
this was perhaps the most brilliant speech
he ever delivered
Year: 1859

WHEAT SYMBOL OF CIvILIzArIoN.-It is q
logical speech which Crereceur, the old
French traveller, puts in the mouth of the
Chief of the Mississais, as perpetuated by
Klippart, in his work on the Wheat Plant:
. Do you not see the whites living upon
seeds, while we eat flesh? That flesh re-
ouires more than thirty moons to grow up.
and is then often scarce. That each of
the wonderful seeds they SOW in the earth
returns them an hundred fold. The flesh
on which we subsist has four legs to escape
from u.s. while we have but two to pursue
and capture it. The grain remains where
the white men SOW it, and grows. With
them winter is a period of rest, while with
us it is a time Of laborious hunting For
these reasons they have so many children,
and live longer than we do. say, there
fore, unto every one that will hear me,
that before the cedars Of our village shall
have died down with age, and the maple
trees Of the valley shall have ceased to give
us sugar, the race Of the little corn (wheat)
sewers, will have exterminated the race of
flesh eaters, provided their huntsmen do
not resolve to become sewers"
Year: 1859

The Chicago Journal tells OF an old Dutch
wood sawyer in tina: city, who had accu-
muiated s. 900 in his business, and find
ing that he must soon die made his will
But his meanness was stronger than death,
and to save lawyer fees he was carried TO
heattorneys, because that was the cheap
est way, the lawyer spoke to him of his
condition, and advised him TO 90 home
and procure more nourishing food than he
had been in the habit Of living upon, as
the best means fprolonging his days
The old man shook his head, and said,
with groan, TOO mush costv'
Year: 1859

CIDER Y CHuKEs-The Bordens who So
lidify milk up in Litchfield county, Conn,
have also succeeded IN solidifying sweet
cider, so that five quarts are reduced to
one which becomes jellyish substance,
and can always be made sweet and LIQUID
again by adding water.


Those who love the good old-fashioned
beverage Will thus be enabled to carry
their cider around with them in solid
chunks, as many do the plug leaf The
editor of the Wipsted Herald (who ought
to know seems to like the article.
Year: 1859

DRIVING NAILS INTO HARD WooD-When
locust posts become seasoned hard, it is
difficult to drive nails into them. In try
ing to nail pine plank to them, the nails
will frequently 60 to the depth of one inch
through the soft wood and then double up
when it meets the close hard timber of
the post To prevent this, dip thepoint OF
the nail into lard, and they can be driven
horne without difficulty.
Year: 1859

ORIGINAL Plan OF TYING HoE.Es.-Bar-
row, in his Visit to Iceland" mentions
rather curious but effective plan. in prac-
.ice among the Icelanders Of tying their
horses which is believed 10 be peculiar to
the island. They tie the head of one
horse TO the tail Of another and tho head
Of one horse to the tail of the former
Under these circumstances. if the animals
are disposed to move, it viii only be possi-
ble in q circle, and even then there must
be an agreement 10 turn their heads in tho
same way
Year: 1859

AN E1rENPoRE Representation it il
desired to examine small object, and
microscope is not at hand, an extempore
one may he quickly made by filling two
small white glass bottles (such as homeo-
pathic medicines are put up in will do)
with water or other clear liquid. Cross
these at right angles over one another, and
look at the object through the cross, when
it will be seen considerably magnified.
Year: 1859

CHEWING Gux-Trifing as the subject
may appear. yet it is important. IF it is
of Importance to have sound teeth in mid
die life and old age, proper precaution
must be used in childhood. The habit of
chewing gum is like applying small air
pumps to the basis of the teeth. When
the gum is separated from the tooth, it
forms a vacuum between itself and the
tooth, and the consequence is violent
strain on the dental nerves. The bad re-
suits may not show themselves immediate
ly, but the boy or girl who indulges in the
habit may calculate on having rotten teeth
when in the prime of life Nor is this all
The habit, like tobacco chewing, induces
an unnatural flow of the humors toward
the mouth, where it must be elected as sa-
Iva This is bad enough when it can be
elected but when, from sickness or other
cause. the habit must be discontinued, the
result may be- and no doubt has been, IA
tai. Let young persons and their parents
take heed.-Brsmssoick (Me) Telegraph.
Year: 1859

A HEROIC GIRI-The Norfolk (Va Day
Book makes mention Of heroic little girl
in that city, who proved herself = worthy
compeer of the famous Grace Darling
The story is this, and the name of Louisa
Hudgins deserves place on the page Of
history beside that of the noble maid Of
the Eddystone light house:


IT appears that few days ago while the
weather was quite cold and the wind blow
ing quite a gale, small boat was seen ap-
preaching the Matthew s shore. When
about one hundred yards Off, a sduali of
wind capszed the frail bark, and one OF
tho men was thrown headlong into the
angry biilows This accident was witness
ed by little Louisa NJ Hudgins, who was
at the moment watching the approaching
boat from her father window, when she
saw the struggling form of man in the
water


She rushed hastily from the house to
the shore divested herself of her shoes
and hose, and waded out to canoe which
was secured to stake short distance
from the shore. This she hastily padded
to the relief of the drowning man, and
reached him in time to save his life. She
then with the assistance of the other man,
succeeded in getting him into her boat,
and padded him safely to the shore. We
understand that when she reached the
shore and found herself sar4s bonnet, sans
| shoes. and sans stockings, her maidenly
| modesty, which had been overcome by her
herosm, returned, and She blushed scarlet


to find herself in this predicament before
two men. But she had no need to be
ashamed; the deed was a noble cne, wor-
thy of a Spartan mother; and We take
great pleasure in chronicling it.
Year: 1859

1t is pleasant to see, in the white pillow in tho
morning. little matrice just followed to the golden
bowl that was laid there neat little nest for the
head that did not toss about like bubble in witchs
caldron, but only reclined upon the pillow, like
Year: 1859

A Boston paper says that many years ago the
suit Of clothes, and that then its only Inhabitants
were wolves and deer. The same may be said OF
most of the inhabitants now, only the wolves are in
Year: 1859

Do you know why the world is no better than it isl
Because each of us believe that the warnings, the
teachings the wise nculcations the hits at folly the
moral aphorism, the shafts shot at vice and crime
from pulpit press aud stage are all intended for our
right hand neghbor and our left hand neighbor-our
Withers are unWrung,
Year: 1859

II criminal were TO be executed opposite the
doors of theater at the moment of the performance
of the deepest tragedy, the sudden abandonment Of
the seats would testify how much more we are in.
terested in witnessing real than artificial misery
Year: 1859

"There are some members Of the community"
said the sacacious and witty Thomas Bradbury, that
are like crumb in the throat if they go the right
way they afford but little nourishment; but if they
happen TO go the wrong way they give great deal
nf 10 =
Year: 1859

The New York Herald approves the
idea thrown out from Washington that
the President, in default of an organiza-
tion of the House within day or two,
will send in his annual message to the
Senate. Why not? The Senate is organ
lied and ready for business. Let them
inform the President of that fact, and let
him respond by sending in his message.
Why should the Senate, and the coun-
try, and the world, be kept waiting on
account of an unorganized House of Rep
resentatives? Why should the dinner be
kept waiting for these absentees until eve
ry thing is cold?
Year: 1859

PLoUGHISG OLD ORCHARDS many
old orchards there are that have been
seeded down, and the land suffered to lie
in grass till the trees produce cracked,
gnarled and worthless fruit, and little of
that. Such orchards should be ploughed,
and as deep as may be, without disturb
ing too many of the roots. The present
is good time to perform this labor,
the earlier the better. Fall and winter
ploughing and summer fallows are as good
for fruit-trees as for any farm crop. Do
not neglect this. 1t will pay-pay double
and treble.
Year: 1859

EXPRESSIVE GEsTURE.-A young tyro in
defamation in neighboring seminary,
who had been told by his teacher that he
must make gestures according to the
sense, in commencing a piece with


"The comet lifts its fiery tail"


lifted his coat-tail to horizontal position,
Year: 1859

How TO SAVE HIM.-"I can tell you
how to save that horse" said a boy to
man who was looking at the skeleton of
horse attached to vehicle. "How?"
"Why, just slip him away while the buzz
yards are at roost."
Year: 1859

Paris correspondent gives a marvellous ae-
count OF species of ink which a Frenchmau has
brought from China and which, if it can really be
made, must be productive OF the most mischievous
consequences The peculiar property of this ink
Is said to be that although it has all the appear
ance OF common ink whom ftst used, it entirely
disappears after period of time and no trace OF 1t
can be found How such a composition might be
used for purposes of fraud is clear enough.
Year: 1859

New Orleans journal estimates the loss bv the
late conhagration in that city at one hundred and
five thousand dollars. By this fire many poor peo
little all. The losses by such fire can never be
estimated by figures. The account of suffering and
misery must be long and fearful
Year: 1859

the gentle emotions that now reign within
twill those little hands ever be engaged in
the works of vice and crime, those clear eyes
droop with guilt, those sweet lips sip of the
poisoned cup, and curl in blasphemy? Oh,
God forbid! Come here, darling, and let me
fold you within my sheltering arms would
that | could thus ever shield you; bat these
are sad forebodings. God knows, little one,
that sooner than drink of such bitter cup
as have in my fancy shuddercd over, I'd
lay you to dreamless rest this right-nor
murmur as | bade farewell to all this lowell
ness. But He will hear my prayers, and
watch my dear ones steps. Oh, Father,
guide us in our efforts to train this young inn
mortal. Let us not be ambitious to secure
for him worldly wealth or fame. ask not
laurels for his brow; but oh! let him be trulg
great, for blessed indeed is she who gives to
the world good man. ..aes.-.


| love to paint a happy future for my low
ed ones--to fancy my first born occupying a
high position in society. and clothed with
hohors nobly won; but when I consider the
fearful risk our heroes and statesmen must
encounter, the contarninating Influences to
which they are subjected, and the real cor


ruption often hidden beneath a sounding
title and seeming gre1tness, feel that shall
be content in future years to. say of good,
honest, uprigH man-poor and unknown
though he be, and humble indeed in the ewes
of the world--"He remains unchanged, and
to me he is still my own little boy %
Year: 1859

passed by the door Of the Workshop
The workmen they were three
And they blithely sang, while the anyils'
clang


Made music to their glee


Ho for the strength to do


Ho! for the will to dare!
Ho! for the patience, long and true,
That battles want and care
" We view not with hatred or envy
The lords Of sloth and ease
But may Heaven forefend that our sons should
end


In aping things like these


What are they but the tares


That fall before the plow?
And what the diamonds beauty wears,
To the sweat on labors brow?
The sluggard may sicken Of pleasure,
Mid feasts OF gay delight;
But we find our wealth in the pulse Of health,
And our sauce in appetite.


All wife and child are DEAR


And home is doubly sweet,
To men who seek but humble cheer,
Aud earn the bread they eat
" We would not abide ia a palace,
To sleep 'twixt doubt and fear;
We would never sup from prince cup,
To taste the widows's tear;


We would not stoop to strike


4 neighbor for his spoil
We think, and feel, and share alike,
In the brotherhood Of toll.
8" The Earth hath enough for her children
But she lows the sturdy beart
And she says that all may be free from thrall,
II each will bear bis part.


Then let US live content.


TO learn in Natures school,
That riches are the accident,


And labor is the rule !"
pass by the door Of the work Shop
And lit my cap in air,
To the Strength, and VIII, and the Patient
Skill


That have their dwelling there
uo for the strength to dot


10 for the will to dare
Ho for the patience, long and true,
That battles want and care
Year: 1859

CHILD OF THE STATE PKISoN.-One of the ed
itOrs of the New York Commercial recently visit
ed the prison at Sing Sing lie writes that the
curiosity of the female prison is the prison child
This is a beautiful boy about two years old, born
in prison Of convict mother, who was sent there
for passing counterfeit money. lie is the pet of
the establishment, and the admiration Of every
visitor. short time since "a wealthy Southern
lady offered 10 adopt him as her own, but the
mother would not part with it. She has three
more years 10 serve as convict,
Year: 1859

directed against dueling. We have also positive
statute prohibitions Of this practice. Our Supreme
Judges, like all our officials, take an oath to sup
port the Constitution and the laws of the State,
and yet we see one of them deliberately going
into the field, with the fixed purpose of violating
both And this he does in vindication Of what
the duelists code calls " honor" What a con
tIadcuon of terms have we here To maintain
bis honor he does that which should consign him
to scorn and obloquy, to wit designedly violates
bis solemn oath to support aud maintain the Con-
stiution and laws Of the State OF California
DuLietiH
Year: 1859

RULES FOR TRAvELlNG.-The following rule
are important to travellers, and are not as wide-
" known as could be desired


1t las lately been decided that applicants for
tickets on railroads can be elected from the cars
if they do not offer the exact amount of fare,
Conductors are not bound to make change.


All railroad tickets are good until used and
other conditions good for this day only or
otherwise limiting the time of genuineness, are
of no account.


Passengers who lose their tickets can be eject
ed from the cars, unless they purchase;a second.


Passengers are bound to observe decorum in
the cars. and are obliged to comply with all
reasonable demands to show tickets. Standing
upon the platform, or otherwise violating rule
of the company, renders person liable to be
put from the train.


No person has any right to monopolize more
seats than he has paid for, and any Article left
in the seat while the owner is temporarily absent
entities him to the place on his return.


The above rules are based upon legal decis-
ions.
Year: 1859




The example Of abstainng from all intoxca-
ting liquors would greatly aid in the cure of
this evil.


NO principle is more clearly inculcated in the
word of God, and none carried out into action
makes man more Christlike, than self-denial.
IL meat make my brother to offend, l will eat
no more flesh while the world standeth' That
is the principle of temperance, as hold it.
cannot agree with those who, in their anxiety
f9r good, attempt to prove too much, and con-
demn as positively sinful the moderate use Of
siimulants But still less sympathy have /
with those who dare to call on Jesus Christ to
lend his holy countenance to their luxurious
boards. 1t is shocking to hear men attempt to
prove, by the word of God, that. it is duty to
dfink-to fill the wine-cup and drain off the
glass


was able to drink without abusing, But
seeing to what monstrous abuse the thing had
grown seeing in what multitude of cases the
use Was followed by the abuse and seeing how
the example of the upper classes, the practices
of ministers, and the habits of church members
We're used to shield and sanction indulgences SO
often carried to excess, saw the case to be one
for the apostles warning, Take heed, lest by
any means this liberty of yours become stum-
bllng-block to them that are weak


Grant that there were a sacrifice in abstain
ing, what Christian man would hesitate to make
it, if by doing so he can honor God and bless
mankind? If by lifelong abstinence from all
the pleasures which the wine-cup yields, can
save one child from life of misery, can save
one mother from premature gray hairs, l can
save one woman from ruin, can save one. man
from perditon, bringing him to Jesus, l should
hold myself we'll repaid. Living thus, living
not for myself, when death summons me to my
account, and the Judge says, Man, where is q
thy brother? shall be found walking, though
at an humble distance, in the footprints of him
who took his way to Calvary.


Why should not the power of Christianity,
by its mighty arguments of love and selfdenial,
lead to the disuso Of intoxicating stimulants.
and so achieve that which Hindooism and Mo-
hommedanisln have done? Must the cross pale
before the crescent? Must the divine religion
of Jesus, with that God man upon the tree for
its invinciblc sight, blush before such rivals,
and own itself unable to accomplish what false
faiths have done ?-Thc City, its Sins and Sor-
rOiry
Year: 1859

TIE EGG IN The BOTTLE. The Lon
don Field explains the mystery Of an egg
in bottle, which has often puzzled people.
This is how it got there:


"Takc good sound egg, place in strong
vinegar and allow il TO rciUain twelve
hours. 1t will then become soft aud elias.
TIC. In this state it can be squeezed in a
tolclably wide mouthed bottle; when it
must be covered with water having some
soda in it, In few hours this prcpara.
ton will restore the egg nearlyto its orr
ginal solidity, after which the liquid sho'd
be poured of and the bottle dried


You need not tell any one that tho hen
laid it there while in soft state. Leave
the puzzled to guess that
Year: 1859

THE COLLINS TELEGRAPH PYoJEor.-A let
ter from New York in notiein the departure
of Major Collins for st. Petersburg to lay his
plans for the construction of his projected
telegraph before the Emperor. says:


Steps have been taken to obtain the coun-
tenance and support Of the japanese Emperor
to that portion Of the plan which connects
his dominions with the main line, and it is
hoped that when China is thrown open to
the trade of the world. as it eventually must
he, there will be 10 difficulty in obtaining
the consent of the Imperial Government to
the construction Of another lateral branch
connecting with Pekn.
Year: 1859

MoNO LAKE DIGoISes-Col. Stephens, who
has for many years been mining around Co
lumbia, writes as follows of the Mono Dig
gings:


think that the diggings are good. but
how extensive cannot say. There are now
but two sluice streams of water running
and that is all used on one guch about a
dozen times over. The gulch is about four
miles long and. is all taken up by miners
and pays $40 per day and upwards to the
hand. There is also much other ground taken
up. On account Of the scarcity of water,
expect but few will winter there, but shall
in all probability, be one of them.