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Year: 1859

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MuRpRR WILL Our. The following singular
cifcumstance, related In q German Journal, IL
worthy Of serving pendant 10 that Of the famous
Dog OF Montagris: A wealthy tanner, named
Kruntz, residing In the neighbofhood Of Stnz, In
the Archduchy Of Austria, wzs In the habit Of
goods and enter into contracts for supplies Of diff
feraDt kinds. These rounds generally occupied
him about ten days or a fortnight On the morn
ing Of the nth October last he started al usual but
in the same night his wife and SON were surprised
at hearing his cabFiolct come up to the door, and
In the vehicle the lifeIess body Of the tanner wei
tering In his blood. The horse, finding himself at
liberty, had returned home. The authorities made
inquiries, but without leadin8fo the discovery Of
the murderer. The tanner bad with him a large
and powerful dog, but as the animal was fastened
anco to his master Amer the death Of the tanner,
his son, young man about twenty five years Of
age, took on hinself the management Of the busi-
ness and, like his father, made the usual JOURNEYS
About fortnight ago, In passing near q roadside
public house, at the door Of which the landlord
wa: sitting smoiing his pipe, the same dog which
and which was running along quietly by the side
Of the vehicle, began to bark In the most furious
manner, and rushed towards the house. The man.
SEEING In approach, ran In and closed the door,
while the dog kept bowling and barking most
mind Of the young man, but instead Of showing
what be felt by any movement which might have
been observed by the inmates Of the house. he fas-
tened the dog beneath the cabriolet, and driving
70 the nearest town, gave information 70 the au-
thorities. Some police officers were Immediately
money bag Of the tanner, his watch, and his
pocket book. The landlord and his wife were
immediately arrested, and will be tried for the
Year: 1859

Do SOMETHING UsEFUL.-It is truth
which all should lay to hcart-one which
is written in the history of the world,
that, if we desire our names to be cher
ished by those who follow us, to be re-
membered in time to come, we must do
something for the good and welfare of
our race We must write our names on
the hearts of some portions of our fellow
men, in acts of kindness, Of love, of
charity, of mercy; otherwise our memo
ries will pass away and be lost forever, as
effcctually as if we had never lived.
Year: 1859

VALUE OF INGENUITY AND INDUSTRY.
Both the main and the hair springs of
watches are made of steel first drawn into
wire, ln the former description of spring,
the workman gives to the material its
wonderful elasticity, by hammering it out
upon an anvil; it is then ground. har
dened, coiled and tempered by blueing as
we see it. The manufacture of the lat
ter article has frequently been selected as
an illustration of the extent to which tho
value OF material of small intr;ns;c
worth may be raised by the application Of
industry and ingenuity. "a pound Of
crude iron costs one cent; it is converted
INTO steel; that steel is made into watch
springs, every one of which is sold for
about two dollars and half, and weighs
only the tenth of grain after deduct
ing for waste, there are in the pound
weight 1000 grains; it therefore affords
steel Tor 10000 watch-springs, the yalue
OF which, at $3.50 each, is one HUNDRED
and seyenty-fye thousand dollars p
Year: 1859

CRINOLINE IN RHYME.-A lady with
crlnoline was walking down the street
her feathers futtering in the air, her
hoops stuck out some feet. She walked
the earth as if she felt of it she was no
sart, and proudly did she step along, for
pride was In her heart She did net see
curly dog which walked close by her
side, all save the curly tail of which her
crinoline did hide. His tail the dog with
pleasure shook-it futtered in the wind,
and from the ladys crinoline stuck out a
foot behind. A crowd the tail did soon
espy, as it waved to and fro, and like a
rudder seemed to point the way the maid
must go. The curly dog, right pleased
was he, with the quarters he had got, and
walked beside the lady in a kind of dog
trot. Each step the lady now did take
served to increase the train, while those
who follow in her wake, roared out with
might and main. Some held their sides,
they laughed SO hard, and others fairly
cried, while many even still confess they
had 'liked to died." But still the lady
sailed along in crinoline and pride, un-
mindful of the crowd behind or dog close
by her side. But soon another dog es-
pied the tail which futtered free, it so
provoked his doggish ire, he could not
let it be. But with deep, ferocious
growl, for battle straight he went, and
meath the lady's crinoline both dogs were
quickly pent. They fought, It's said, an
hour or more-the lady nothing knew
but with her head erect sailed on, and did
her way pursue. Some say she never
would have known at all about the fight,
had not one dog mistook and gave her
'limb" an awful bite. But since that
day I've heard it said, that lady ne er
was seen upon the street with SO much
pride and such crinoline.
Year: 1859

EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
The educational statistics of the United
States show that there are four millions
of the youth of this country connected
with various educational institutions in
the different States of the Union. Their
teachers number more than one hundred
and fifteen thousand, and the annual cur
rent expenses are estimated to be about
fourteen millions of dollars.
Year: 1859

By low river, all in mist and dusk


mused on faces that the autumn grass
Was blowing, till my spirit lay


Sealed up in SORROW, cold and comfortless.
And vixen the morning put her silver beams
Into the mist, and dragged it up the bills
As shining harrow teeth sometimes in May
Drag loose, cloudy patch of violets.
Hard by, saw little beggar boy
Asleep upon bed of strawberries,
While DER his ruddy cheek, chased by th' wind
Each after each, ran the bright curls like smiles
Sleep was Gods seal of love to him; Away
He lived so close to nature that his eyes
Grew drowsy liks the flowers, when day was dom
And shut up with the falling of the dew
He did not seem beggar, nor the aims
Within his hand like any common aims
Charity found him naturally as the sun
Finds the white bottom of the lily's cup.
And since that day when all the mist was dusk
muse on faces that the long wild grass
Is blowing over, comes the thought of him,
And makes tender stop among my means.
Comes like some skyey breath of poesy
And takes me, till in the morning star
hear tn murmur of tn river of life,
Like the sea murmuring in golden she'll
Year: 1859

An Indiana correspondent furnishes
the following facts and queries for our
readers to solve: He had a swarm of
bees come out in June, 1853. He
hived them in what he calls ga plank
gum" The next day, about 1 o'clock,
they came ont of it. He settled them,
cut off the limb on which they had
gathered, placed it close to the side of
the hive, and with wheat straw hunt
ed until he had found the queen or
king Che calls it) and cropped one wing.
The king was then placed near the
hive, into which he went. About 4
o'clock the same day, he was found
down again, with few bees close
around him. They were taken off him,
and he went up into the hive again.
The next morning, this king was found
dead. He was elevated, however, to
his throne on split stick, which our
correspondent had been informed
would make them contented. They
soon threw his carcass out of the hive.
Good care was taken Of them. They
were put in the bee-house and watched
very closely. Not bee appeared for
ten days. The eleventh day the hive
was carried out in the sun and turned
bottom up. The bees swarmed out
and flew around for five minutes, set
tied again into the 'gum," and they
were placed in the bee-house again.
This was done for three day cousecu-
lively, when they went to work and
filled the "gum" full before winter.
They were finally sold to person, who
removed them Gt is not stated how far)
in February. He had them seven days.
The eleventh day was a warm one !;
the bees swarmed-returned to the
original owner, who hived them. The
night proved cold, and the bees were
stiff in the morning. An examination
resulted in finding they had no ''king."
Our correspondent wants to know why
they worked so hard to fill the hive
and then left it in the dead of winter.
Fifteen pounds of honey were found in
the hive-the balance of the comb
was filled with bee bread, young bees,
&c. This took place at Vincennes,
Ind.-Prairie Farmer.
Year: 1859

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of a
IN license granted by Clifford Shanahan Judge
of Probate, in and for the County of Cass, in the
State of Michigan: l shall offer for sale at pub
lie Auction, the undivided two-ffths of the follow
ing described real estate to wit: The east half OF
the north west quarter of section one, in township
eight, south of range sixteen west the east half OF
the south west quarter of said section one and the
east half of the south west quarter of section two
in town and range as above, all in Cass County,
Michigan, subject to the right of Dover of the
widow of Oliver Drew, deceased, on Saturday, the
seventeenth day of December next, between the
hour of nine o'clock, in the forenoon and the
setting OF the sun the same day, on the premises
above described, as the property of Harvey L.
Drew and Perry G. Drew, minor childrn of Oliver
Drew, deceased


MARCUS SHERRILI, Guardian.


October 29, 1859. noy3-2Sw6
Year: 1859

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of a
IN license granted by Clifford Shanahan, Judge
of Probate in and for the County of Cass, in the
State of Michigan, shall offer for sale at public
Auction: The undivided one-fifth part of the
following described real estate to wit: The east
half of the north west quarter of section one,
in township eight south of range sixteen west, the
east half of the south west quarter of said section
one and the east half of the south west quarter OF
section two. in town and range above, all in Cass
County Michigan, subject to the right of Dover
of the widow of Oliver Drew, deceased, on Satur-
tween the hour of nine o'clock in the forenoon and
the setting of the sun the same day, the premi-
ses above described. as the property of Cornela
A. Drew, minor child of Oliver Drew deceased.
HORACE THOMSON, Guardian.


October 90. 1889. poy3-2Sw6
Year: 1859

DoUeHNUTs.-Take one quart of
light dough, a piece of lard the size of
an egg, and one-half teacupful of su-
gar, knead we'll together, roll out thin,
cut any form you wish, aud drop into
pan of boiling lard. Remove them
when of light yellow color.
Year: 1859

A San INCIDENT or THE FIRE AT MrR-
PHY's.-The Columbia Courier says that
when the couHagration which destroyed
Murphy's broke out, the mournful services
OF funeral were being performed. A
mother had lost her little child of two years
old. The little procession bad reached the
village church, and were then paying tho
last sad tribute Of affection, when the terri
ble cry Of fire smote upon the ear Of tha.
little group. So great was the panic, as the
flames burst upon their sight through the
church windows. that involnntarily all rush.
ed out to render aid in staying the progress
of the flames. In moment the poor moth
er found herself alone with ber dead child,
and, taking up the little coffin, returned to
her home alcne and unnoticedl
Year: 1859

Er The Vigilance Committee of Napo-
leon, Ark, have issued the following notice.
"From and after this date, all gamblers and
vagrants will be prohibited from remaining
in the city of Napoleon for a longer period
than twenty four hours Should any of the
above gentry act in violation OF this notice,
they will do i at their own risk
Year: 1859

| SMASH Up AT THE ROLLING MILL.--Yesterd


afternoon as the WOrkmen at the Railroad Iron


Mil, on the Lake Shore Railroad on returning
from dinner, were just commencing work, break
in the machinery occurred, resulting in loss Of
from $1,000 to $4,000. Ths Engineer was at his
post and all was going on smoothly, the Engine
had got fairly at work under good speed, when
the Engineer heard a fracture in some part of the
works. lie had presence of mind enough to shut
of the steam and jump to one side, when two i'm
mense gearing wheels and fly wheel twenty feet
in diameter and weighing twenty tons, which were
directly in front of him. few into pieces and hurl-
ed wood and iron into promiscuous mass upon
the spot where he was just before standing. He
had narrow escape with his life. One of the
gear wheels was sixteen feet in diameter, and
weighed, Obably, as many tons. The other was
eight feetin diameter. Both Of them we're of SOL
id cast iron, which one would suppose could hard.
iy be broken. The fly wheel had very heavy
and solid circumference, which was connected
with the shaft by wrought and cast rods of four or
Eve inches through. These rods or spokes Of the
wheel were broken, bent and twisted like wires
A segment of the wheel which will weigh over a
ton, was carried, by the centrifugal force, up
through the Ventilator in the roof and dropped on
the bank of the lake, some twenty or thirty rods
distant Anotherpiece went up through the same
hole and came down through the roof with crash.
Segments of these wheels were scattered about
like tops, although the most of them were within
a few feet of the Engineer.


Thecause of the accident must have been some
defect in one of the gear wheels This breaking,
caused the other to break, which threw the shaft
of the fly wheel out of its place, breaking the
wheel into pieces.


No person was injured at all by the smash up in
the machinery. This accident will stop the prO>
gress of business at the mill for three or four
weeks, during which time the most of the work.
men employed will be compelled to be idle.


The tremendous power of steam was fully il
lustrated by this accident. This iron wheels and
ponderous works were thrown about like play>
things; as if giants like the Colossus of Rhodes
had been tossing them about for amusement and
had thrown down the wheels in pet fi
Year: 1859

In this connection, the following sensible arti-
Gle from the Cincinnati Commercial will be found
worthy of notice and consideration:


1t occurs to US that sufficient time has passed
since the election of Charles Moran to the Presi-
deney of the N. Y. & Erie Railroad Company, for
discerning public to form an opinion as to his
fitness for that place. We think him unfit.


That Mr.. Moran is an honest man and consei
entous in the devotion Of sll his abilities to the
Company's interests, there is no question, Nor
should there be doubt to the fact of his hav-
ing exerted q beneficial influence in Railway con-
Tentions and upon the general financial manage
ment Of Railway property. II is as superinter d.
ing ohcer IN the immediate management Of the
Road that he has signaly failed. No man igno>
rant Of the infinite details in regard to that vast
property, and Of the men in its army Of employee
as must be the President, who rules all from his
Office in New York; can produce any better than
the wretched results which the last report of the
Erie Road develops. The line is earning over
Eve millions per annum, and yet the Company is
going behind and the energies of its Executive
well nigh absorbed il schemes of borrowing mo-
ney to postpone BY slittle longer the evil day.


The trouble of the Erie road may be measured
by the remoteness Of the head from the trunk and
limbs. Throughout that great stretch Of iron
lines for four hundred and sixty miles, there seem
to be no parties personally interested in its own
ershlp. Inere are no evidences OF immediate
supervision and vigilent pains-taking, without
which any great work must go down. The em>
ployees are sulleu and dissatisfied, and the officers
are regarded rather as spies than as friendly Di-
rsetors and co.workers, and the whole scene is
one Of cherries but splendid ruin. If H1


Mr.. Moran as a financial Commissioner, or as
an Executive wise enough to commit the entire
management Of the Operative Department to
competent and faithful hands, would be invaIua-
BILE. As President and Superintendent be
would ruin the richest road on the continent. 1t
never seems to have entered the head of Mr.. No.
ran that men do not live by bread alone; that
railway employees do not work for money alone.
There must be sympathy and respect and personal
presence. A Railroad cannot be governed by ab-
stractons. 1t is not increased receipts nor yet in
q monomania for the detection Of an employ ee in
a wrong act that constitute elements in a strong
Administration. To trust and to repose conf
dence, is more important than to watch for the
acts which destroy confidence.


The Erie road viii yet be divided into four or
hve distinct sections or departments, each direct
ed by Competent men whom the Company shall
succeed in interesting directly in the profitable
management of the property.
Year: 1859

BS- The Charleston Mercury vehemently
opposes all agitation for the re-opening OF
the African slave trade--not because of the
hostility of the North TO such measure,
nor because il would tend TO a dissolution
of the Union; Lat because it is firebrand
thrown into the domestic politics of .he
South, tending to distract and alarm that
section of the Union. Among the reasons
which the Mercury urges for its opposition
to slave trade agitation, we find the fol-
lowing: ...-..l g..


The last question to unite US as people
for the achievement of the desired result
that of uniting the South against the en-
croachments of Black Republicanisni-is
that Of re-opening the slaEe trade. Its ten
dency is to ALLEVIATE and kiEdle distrust
amongst our own people. II IS Hke,y to
driUe many Southern States and ma,y St1pnch
Southern Rights men in all The !Souiern
States into Umonism, through fear of such a
consequence of ieacng the Union. As a
practical, living issue on which to turn the
politics Of the South, we regard the re open
ing of the slave trade as very firebrand,
faught with mischief and danger And, in
kbis point Of view, We are, and have been
from the beginning, strongly and firmly op-
posed to its being used -
Year: 1859

| WHTE SERvAsrs.-Yestsrdsy, in the Court OF
quarter Sessions, case OF some importance 10
domestics was disposed Of A servant brought an
| action Of assault and battery against her employ.
er She alleged that she had been ordered to leave
the house, and that, her refusing to do 90 until
her wages to the end of the week were paid, she
was forcibly elected by the proprietor. To this
story the defendant answered that the conduct of
the girl had alarmed bis wife and daughters, and,
on being requested to leave she reftYsed He then
ordered her to pack her goods, and he would nav
her wages. This she refused to do, and immedi.
ately ran screaming through the ball into the
| street. and there raised great outcry. Witness
es were called to prove that the girl was not
touched by any one in the family, aud that she
loft Voluntarily and in the manner above describ.
cd.


Judge Allison charged the Jury that, II the
story OF the defendant was true, he should be
acquitted. and as an example, the cost placed upon
the prosecutrix. 1t was, he said, a great mistake
on the part OF servants to imagine they were mis-
tresses of the household. They must leave a
house as soon as ordered ont, no matter whether
their wages are paid not that question could be
settled elsewhere. II servant refuse to leave
when ordered. then the master is justified in
using just such force as is necessary to remove
her. hejury returned verdict of not guilty,
and ordered the prosecutrix to pay the costs.


Judge Allison then called her up and said-The
jury have acquitted the defendant and put the
costs on you; and think very properly, as it ap-
peared from your own statement, that you behaved
very badly. If he used no more force than was
necessary to put you out, he had perfect right to
do so. In many instances servaats imagine that
they have the entire control of the house 10
which they are engaged, and this practice of per.
sons going in and setting themselves up az the
proprietors, is becoming great evil and one
which requires checking, and the way to do so is
in the manner in which the jury have disposed of
your case Ii 4 few cases of q like character were
disposed of in this way, 1t would 60 far towards
remedyng this evil. As servant you are bound
to behave yourself properly, and If the proprietor
orders you to leave, 1t is your DUTY to do with
out creating any disturbance. IT you have any
claim against him for wages go before a magis>
trate, where the controversy can be settled. The
idea that servants act they please is a great
error, and must be dispelled You mast remain in
custody until the costs are paid.


r TPbiIq9.T1iid Le6,Ger
Year: 1859

Why LADIES SHOULD ROUGE, Erc.-It is
artistically necessary, says the celebrated
Teeophle Gautire, and thus he reasons:-
"With the instinct Of harmony which char
acterizes them, women" observed he, shave
felt that between their dazzling conventional
dress, between la grand toilette and their own
plain beauty Of face and feature lun.asss'
ted). there was dissonance-t whtish skin
looking grayish by the side Of their shining
moires and satins. They have done as paint
ers do in order to harmonic the various
shades Of complexion and draperies; they
have undertaken to whiten the skin nature
gave them till it should be in keeping with
the masses of rich white stuffs whereby they
enshroud their persons" When once this ne
cessity of applying white to the female skin
has been admitted, the rest follows: the white
is the white, tinge Of rose color on the
cheek relieves it and delicate streak of
black under the eye,lashes gives brilliancy
to the eye; and in this wise We arc brought
to apologize for paint.
Year: 1859

THE VINE IN CALIFoRNIA.-The culture
of the vine in this State is at present one of
the "topics" of the press. The Importance
of this great interest seems to be thoroughly
appreciated In an article on the subject
the Coloma Times says: 'In our opinion,
the manufacture of wine in our town and
county, within very few years, will rank
second in Importance to that of mining
It's manufacture was commenced on small
scale, last season by our townsmen Martin
Alhoof and Jonas Wilder. Each of these
gentlemen are making large additions to
the number of their vines cultivated, and in
all probability will turn out a good many
barrels of the pure juice, the present season.
AS there appears to be no probability of a
law being passed to restrict the licensing of
all sorts Of persons to sell spirituous liquors,
and it being we'll known that al, or nearly
all, the wines and liquor retaied are adul-
terated-the most of them with rank poisons;
the time when pure native wine and brandy
can be had, will be attended with less drum
kenness, and the consequent deleterious effects
of strychnine, etc.
Year: 1859

From the NenpAts Daily Eagle q Enquirer.
It has been pronounced by the highest scientific and medical
authority pure and healthy stlmuan entirely free from dele
ous admiXture We recommend with perfect confidence
those who require alcoholic stmulant medical pt
poses "Days Valley whisky" is superior to Gin Cordial,
French Brandy Port Madeira Wines and indeed all
varieties Of spirits which sold in this Market for not Of
founi in state. No intelligent physician
would the r7shnes prescribe Port Wine French
Brandy for patient when patent to all the world that they
not to be had except by base compounds in the Mississippi
Valley.


would IL suitable medicinal and public pur
poses CHAS T. JACKSON.


State Assayer Boston.