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Year: 1859

r5~ A preacher ont West, while eaiea.
vorinr to impress the Gospel upon his
hearers, pointed to a corner in which an
editor was quietly taking nap, and re-
marked:


There are some in the corner who shed
the Gospel just like goose sheds rain
Year: 1859

90 They tell story about a man
out West who had a hair lip upon
which he performed an operation him
self, by inserting into the opening a
piece Of chicken fesh-it adhered and
filled up the space admirably. This
was well enough, until, in compliance
with the prevailing fashion, he attempt
ed to raise moustaches, when one side
grew hair and the other feathers.
Year: 1859

APHoR1sN.--Every man has just as
much vanity as he lacks understanding.


10 be angry, is to avenge the fault
OF others upon ourselves.


a man should never be ashamed to
own he has been in the wrong; which
is but saying, i'll other words. that he is
wiser to-day than he was yesterday.


To relieve the oppressed is the most
glorious act man is capable Of; it is
in some measure doing the business Of
God and Providence.


An excuse is worse and more terri
bic than lie: for sn excuse is ? lie
guarded
Year: 1859

The bride told the bridegroom story
as near the truth as she could, which.
like most women's histories, designed
to shelter themselves, was a model of
ingenuity and miracle of art-with-
out exciting the Othello in his hosom :;
and with a thousand thanks to the Doc
tor, whom the Benedick seemed some
how to regard as the de,iverer of his
consort, they bade him good night.
Year: 1859

To A< Edikv Of TIE ~ y. Tribune


SIR: BY this term, which has acquired a sort of
technical meaning among Spirituaists, mean those
things in connection with spiritual intercourse which
are addressed to senses, irrespective Of what is
addressed TO our mental or moral consciousness.


have known all the TO be thus addressed
and will relate in detail in this and the ensuing
paper incidents calculated to show that


I. Smelling: Once, after midnight, when was in
bed sick of headache, l perceived an odor of a
peculiar kind, such as l had never smellcd before,
pupgent but not ungrateful. 1t was not difused
through the room, but was presented TO my nostrs
at intervals, as if from smelling bottle. Lying on
INV side fancied it might from the bed clothes.
1 accordingly changed my position to lying on the
other side, and on my back and sat mp in bed throw
ing off the clothes But in every situation it con-
,nued to come with the same smell, and with similar
intermissons. In short time it operated both as a
sathartic and emetc, and was speedily relieved of
my illness.


Once sfterward, when WAS again sick, had the
same odor presented TO me, but less puugently and
without the like effect


1 never at any other time smeled that peculiar
scent.


Twas once present when O vial containing water
which had been purified by distiilaton, was passed
from hand to hand at one OF our circles until the
water became medicated and emitted very percept
ible odor.


Ihsd read Of vial OF water being prepared and
used as magic mirror, and was inclined to try the
experiment. Distilled water in vial was allowed to
stand for some tine on the table, around which the
circle were assembled and it was then put away IN
closet. After remaining there few days, was
soundo be medcsted, and also emitted rypercep-
Gble odor.


In both these instances we tod ,ha, the medi-
cation was for curative purposes, and know that
the contents Of one of the ysls used with that
object and apparently with effect. 1 cannot speak
certainly Of the effect, because i know only the
means used and the result. What produced that re-
suit cannot Of course know. ! can only judge.


9. Tasting: In the earlier stages Of my nvestiga-
lions in bad health, which had been increasing
on me for some years, and fain 10 believe that
have been materially aided from this unseen source
IN my recovery. OF thst shall have occasion to
speak more hereafter; now have only to remark
that several times when at circles, and when the
presence Of the influence was very palpsble-and e1-
Year: 1859

The June roses were in bloom when my
father died, and before they were all gone,
our cottage home was closed, and |, a pen:
niless orphan, had found shelter beneath
the roof of distant relative of my mother.


Everything in and about the house was
bright, and grand and gay-everything but
me. did not wouder-indeed it was 9
deep relief. when Mrs. Etheridge suggested
to me the propriety Of remaining in my own
department, or the library, during the first
month of mourning. The gaiety below &C.
corded lily with my feelings, and l was
thankful to leave it for the solitude of my
own room. The father, whose death had
left me thus alone in this world, had been
to me guide, counsellor friend and parent
from my early childhood, until this, my
eighteenth summer, and when the support
was gone for the first time realized how
perfectly had trusted to it.


The apartment which was to call my
own was large, airy, and well furnished, for
Mrs. Etheridge, with fortune of more
than half million, had no need to be mig.
gardly in the appointment of her establish


Mrs, Etheridge was a widow, with a
family OF four daughters, all older than /.
Ihey were gay. handsome girls, living such
HE as l had often read of, but never
Imagined possible in real life. They took
no notice OF the pale, sorrowful stranger.
who was forced upou their society. except.
Snch notice as common Politeness required
Year: 1859

BG- Live not for selfish aims. Live to
shed JOY on Others Thus best shall your
own happiness be secured; for no joy is ever
given freely forth that does not have Quick
echo in the giver's own heart.
Year: 1859

side of the table whore his wife was sitting.
What question, Mary be repeated, as
he stood before her.


DO you'll 1t was all she said.
Yes, darling was his warmly spoken
answer, and he stopped dowa and kissed
her How strange that you should ask
me such a question


Il you would only could only tell me
so now aud then, Andrew, IL would do me
good And Mrs. Lee arose, and leaning
her face against the manly breast Of her
husband, stood and wept,


What strong light broke in upon the
mind of Andrew Lee. He had never Civ.
en- to his faithful wife even the small re-
ward Of praise for all the loving interest
she had manifested daily, until the doubt
of his love had entered her soul, and made
the light around her thick darkness. No
wonder that her face grew clouded, nor
that what he considered moodiness and in.
nature took possession Of her spirit.


You are good and true, Mary. My own
dear wife. l am proud of you-I love you
and my first desire is for your happiness.
Oh, if l could always see your face in sun.
shine, my home would be the dearest bfaeS
on EARTH


How precious to me are your words OF
love and praise said Mrs Lee, smiling up
through her tears into his face. with
them in my ears, my heart can never lie
in shadow


How easy had been the work for An
drew Lee. He had swept his hand across
the cloudy horizon of his home, and now
the bright sunshine was streaming down,
and flooding that home with JOY and beauty.
Year: 1859

GENUS AND LABoR.-Alexander Hamilton
once said to an intimate friend .sMen give
me some credit for genius. All the genius
that have lies just in this When 1 have a
subject in hand, study it profoundly. Day
and night it is before me. L explore it in all
its bearings. My mind becomes pervaded
with it. Then the effort which L make is what
the people are pleased to call the fruit of ge-
MUS. 1t is the fruit of labor and thought


Mr.. Webster once replied to gentleman
who pressed him to speak subject of
great importance ssThe subject interests
me deeply, but have no time. There sir,''
pointing to huge pile of letters on the table,
is pile of unanswered letters, to which
must reply before the close of the session,
(Which was then three days off, 1 have not
time to master the subject so as to do it JUS
tice.''


ssBut Mr.. Webster few words from you
would do SO much to awaken public attention
to it.''


ssIf there be much weight in my words
as you represent, it is because do not allow
myself to speak on any subject till l have
imbued my mind With it.''


DemOsthenes was one urged to speak on
great and sudden emergency. 81 am not pre-
pared" said he, and obstinately refused.


The law of labor is equally binding on ge-
Mus and mediocrty.
Year: 1859

The WAY TO DO TIFF you want to keep
your town from thriving, turn a cold shoulder
to your mechanics, or new beginners in busi-
ness look upon every newcomer with jeal-
GUS scowl; discourage all you can last, tho
not least, refuse to take your county paper
and don't you advertise.
Year: 1859

ANOTHER MODERN RoMANCE.-Over month
ago, an independent farmer named Marwood
Gilbert, living at Yarmouth, Canada West,
eloped with his wife's sister, on the morning
of the day she was to have married one Henry
Locke The friends of both parties were in
a terrible pucker, but made no pursuit. About
a week ago the truant pair returned, and the
excitement in the village grew apace. Gill
bert charged Miss Blewitt with seducing him.
and she contendcd the seduction was the other
way The brothers of the girl took her home
and kept her under strict surveillance. Gill
bert could not see her, and he wrote letters
appointing meetings, &c. Finally he was
given to understand that he could see his in
amorata at certain hour of the night. He
approached the house, preconcerted signal
having been given, when one of the infatuated
girls brothers shot him with buckshot through
the body, but not dangerously wounding him.
He ran off to q cottage hard by, but the in
mates knowing him, would not admit him-so
he was oblidged to seek succor elsewhere A
kinsman denied him admittance to his inno-
cent home, but took him to his (Giibert's)
house. The brother who shot him is under
arrest, and Gilbert is trying to get well, pro-
missing to shoot the whole tribe of Blewitts.
Year: 1859

An Iowa editor said his attention was first
drawn to the subject of matrimony, by the
skillful manner in which certain pretty girl
handled broom; whereupon a brother editor
remarked that the manner in which his wife
handled broom, was not so captivating.
Year: 1859

A desperate fight came off some weeks
since in Oregon Between noted trapper and
an Indian Ssbrave." They fought With knives,
and were both badly wounded, when the trap
per grappled and threw his antagonist, and
then cut his throat from ear to ear.
Year: 1859

As this is the season when most butter IS


made, some useful directions for making and
| treating it will not be out of place. In the
transactions of the Ohio State Agricultural
Society. find some remarks on the subject,
which ara worthy of wide spread circulation.
CHURNING.-The cream should be brought
to the temperature of from 60 to Go degrees


Fahr and churned. Experience has proved
that such a stroke of the churn dash as will


bring the butter in about thirty minutes, makes


the best. AT temperature Of about 90 de-
grees Fahr.. from fifty to sixty strokes of the
Cash per minute will accomplish this result, il
care is taken to strike the top OF the cream


and the bottom of the churn at every stroke.
If the churn be filed so that .the dash cannot
strike the top Of the cream, the operation can


scarcely be accomplished at all. Rapid churn-
ing should be avoided at the commencement,
though the motion may be accelerated after
the cream curdles. The butter, when sufi-
ciently gathered by churning, should be trans
ferred with wooden ladle to wooden bowl.
MAKING THE BUTrER.-After the butter
taken from the chufn, it should be skillfully


worked until nearly all the milk is out of it.


And here arises the mooted question, whether


cold water should be used in the process;


whether the butter may be washed? Expert
euce has proved that if the milk can be ex-
PEELED without water, the taste of the butter
will be superior but the buttermilk must be


expelled at all events; and free use of cold
water will more certainly and speedily accom-


plish this object than any other means; and all


other things being right, water-washed butter


will be very good. The keeping quality of


butter without washing is thought by many to


be best. When the buttermilk is pretty we'll


worked out, such quantity Of salt should be
added suits the tastes OF those who are to


be its consumers. Some give seven-eights Of
an ounce of salt to pound of butter as rule;


it should be thoroughly incorporated with the


butter at its first working. The butter must


be subjected on the ensuing day to a second


workings these two may suffice for present
consumption, but for butter, intended to be
kept, third working the third day will
be necessary. a machine butter-worker will
very much aid in the second and third work
| ings. The great cause of butter becoming
rancid is milk left in it, therefore unless it
| is entirely removed, the butter will soon be-


come miserable in quality.


PAcKING.-For keeping butter, for family


use, no vessel is preferable to earthenware
crooks. In these pack the butter in layers of
| such thickness will be convenient for use
sprinkling little salt between each layer, for
| convenience in extracting the butter for use.
| Continue until the crock is nearly full then
| cover with a fine muslin cloth. on which place
| layer OF salt half an inch thick; then fill


with strong brine, and cover with a lid, and
the work is done.
Year: 1859

RAIN, in small dashes and sprinkles, laid the dust
and somewhat allevated yesterdays heat.


THE CRESCENT CITY CRICKET CLUB's return
match between the single and married elevens, is to
be PLAYED this afternoon at the Deachaise ground in
Jefferson City the game to begin Immediately after
the arrival of the twelve o'clock CarrolltOn cars.
There will be ample accommodation for guests, and
particularly the ladies, numbers Of whom will be
sure to attend if the weather be fair.


THE GAME OF BASE BALL keeps pace with the
other field exctements of the day Besides the
Louisiana Base Ball Club, recently organized, we
have now the Empire Base Ball Club; organized
night before last and to have their first play tomor
row afternoon, at the Delachaise ground.


The Louisiana Club are to play at the same place
on Friday. They are having large and elegant tent
made, which, with other pleasant arrangements, they
will have on the ground for the benefit of themselves
and their friends in general, and the ladies in part
cular.
THE GAME OF RACKET prospers merrily in tht
Third District. The old field back of Claiborne
Circle has been left to the darkes, who play Their
two or three times week. The white racketer
have pitched upon common near the Old Pape
Mill, back of the Mexican Gulf Railroad, and belo,
the Pontchartrain Railroad, where they have aread
had several rousing games. Another game is to tax
place there this afternoon and it will be well wort
the seeing.


A COPPER STILL, valued at $500, the property (
Daniel Burke was stolen from the banquette at th
corner Of Julia and Commerce streets, on Monda
night.


A silver watch and gold fob chain were stolen frol
Thomas Tierney on Monday, whilst he was at wor
on Franklin street, between Gasquet and Canal


AN UNKNOWN MAN, apparently laborer, took


nap Yesterday on the Opelousas Railroad, two mile


beyond the Bayou des Aemands' For better con


fort he laid his neck right across one OF the rall


When the cars came along, the engineer did not ST
him in time to stop and, as matter of course,
went his head 1t killed him, so our informant say
| euiotine could not have done the job more nicel
Year: 1859

The formation of the wings of fly enables it to
attain velocity of from thirty to thrtyfve feet in
second. In this space Of time, race.horse would
than mile per minute. Now, our little fly, in her
swfest flight, will, in the same space of time, 60
more than the third Of mile. IT, therefore, we com.
pare the infinite difference of the size of the two
animals, how wonderful will the velocity of this
minute creature appear!
Year: 1859

RRTREScnMFSr-The government is
retronohed, EmphaIically, lis done; all
at one fell sWoop too. The Senate Of the
United States has passed a bill which
strikes out the allowance Of brevet pay to
Gen. Scott, which was voted him last
winter with the rank Of Lieutenant Gem
eral. as a mark of gratitude Of the nation
Tor his eminent services for nearly half n
century, and the glory achieved by our
army under his brilliant genaralship Il
is supposed that this astonishing faat win
remove the necessity for a revision Of the
tarilf, aud will replenish the treasury so
that thirty millions may be given to .he
President for the secret service without
feeling It. Who will say now that repub-
lies are uugrateful.-iStris journal.
Year: 1859

Jan Eastern editor says that a man
got himself IN trouble by marrying two
wives. A Western editor replies by as
surlng his contemporary that a good many
men in that section have done the same
thing by marrying one. A Northern edi-
tor retoTts; quite number Of his acquain-
iances found trouble enough by barely
promising to marry, without going any
further. A Southern editor saws that a
friend Of his was bothered enough bv
simply being found in company with an
other mans wife.
Year: 1859

Why do ladies fan themselves in hot
weather? That fresh PARTICLES Of air NAV
be brought in contact with their faces by
the action of tbs fan; and as every fresh
particle Of aiy absorbs some heat from The
skin. this constant change makes them
cool.
Year: 1859

An sditor says his attention was first
drawn to matrimony by the skillful manner
in whitch pretty girl handled broom. A
brother editor says that a rather perverted
use Of the same instrument caused him to
apply for divorce.
Year: 1859

expounded by the decision of the Supreme
Court The points decided are


lst. That land is the only species Of proper
ty, which, as property, can be subjected to n
direct tax by the General Government


End There is one, and only one, other spe-
cies Of property, which may DO made the SUBJ
ject of direct federal taxes, not as property,
but as persona


3rd That direct tax may be laid on per-
sons, and that such tax, if laid at all, must be
made to include slaves.


Let our Southern Senators and Represents
tiyes study this matter with the reports of the
Supreme Court before their eyes. Then, we
guarantee it, we shall soon be rid of all the de-
clamation about direct taxes which has of late
been lugged in to embarrass questions of
finance and revenue
Year: 1859

In reply to frequent inquires-I would say, that am prepared to travel to any part of the state, and will go prepared to do everything in the line of my profession in the neatest possible manner. Per sons wishing my services will please drop me line to that effect, as I shall not have time to go except where have calls and will only charge the regular Memphis and eastern prices, same as charge in my office. H. N. CASE, Dentist.

 Little Rock Ark Feb g '59-ly
Year: 1859

A COOP IDBA-The English druggists about
adopting Rectangular bottle with deep 1utings, to
put poisons in which are sold by retail This is
to prevent persons making mistakes by getting
hold of the wrong bottle. As su additional secu-
rity, the neck of the bottle is contracted that
but drop at time can be poured out. The very
deliberate and cautious action thus produced will
it s believed, deter any from taking overdoses
of medicine, while it is dfHcult to imagine case
in which person could pour out and take the
whole contents of one of these bottles in mistake
for something else.
Year: 1859

MooTED QUESTION is tie Island
formed by the dock and the river, east of Mayo's
bridge, in the city or in Heurico county? If in
the county, the city has power to tax any PRO
perty upon them. Yesterday the question was
submitted to the Mayor by the Assessor, but not
decided by him. lie will, however, give it atten.
ton in the course of few days
Year: 1859

RISE OF Waters -Shockoe Creek was
so full yesterday morning, that horse attached
to furniture wagon came nigh drowning, in al.
tempting to cross it. The driver had to cut the
harness to save the life of the animal.


The river, too, was quite full and turbid, and
drift wood was abundant during the day, but no
serious damage was anticipated by the rise.
Year: 1859

CAN HORSE EAT Too MUcH AN English pa
per relates a case which affords ample answer to
this question. The horse had been tied up In q
stable, and near him was incauti0usly placed o
sack containing three bu8hels of wheat. "Du-
ring the night the horse got loose aud ate nearly
a bushel of the wheat in consequence of which the
animal died next morning, when turned out in a
field. 1t is thought that peck Of wheat lie suffi-
cient to kill O horse
Year: 1859

DRowNED.-In Warrensville, Ohio, last week, a
woman was drowned in q cistern. The water bes
ing only four feet deep, it supposed that hav-
ing slipped in, she became go chilled that she
could not stand up until aid reached her. there
being no other person but q small child about the
house at the time.
Year: 1859

CS THE TRACK.-A Cay or two since
several articles of silver ware, stolen from fam.
lily residing in Jefferson Ward, last Christmas
were seen in the possession of a servant woman,
who was ordered to take care of them, but who
now asserts that they were stolen from her room
that night.
Year: 1859

Ill FEELING BErwE EES ST LOUIS REPORTERS
AND PoLcENEN.-A good deal of i'll feeling
exists between the newspaper reporters and
the police of st, Louis A correspondent of
the Alta says that a regular knock down and
drag out had taken place at the lower sta
tion house, followed by general order that
no "d-n itemizer be hereafter admitted into
the police quarters" The personal collision
referred to, took place between the local of
the Republican and policeman The former
having commented rather severely upon some
official conduct of the latter, received "cuss-
ing which he did not exactly relish and in a
gallant attempt to cram the offensive re-
marks down the policeman's throat he met
with violent opposition. A lively tussel en-
sued, in which the item man got his right in
under the policeman's ear, and laid him out
''as fiat as founder" The latter regained
his feet and attempted to draw his revolver,
but the parties were separated before any
damage, beyond couple of bruised physi-
! ognomies was sustained.


The itemizers OF the several papers are "in
arms and eager for the fray" They continue
to write the most savage paragraphs about
the police, and swear to triumph or perish in
the attempt Meantime the city govern
ment goes on rs usual