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Year: 1859

A SINGULAR CAsE--ELEvEN DAYS IN A SWAMI
WITHOUT FoOD--A short time since Mr.. VIM.
A. Hall, well-known cotton broker OF Mobile,
suddenly and mysterionsly disappeared. Ele-
ven days after he reappeared at house where
the inmates happened to know him, in sad
plight, his clothes soiled and torn, his face and
hands sore and swollen from exposure and the
bite of mosquitoes, and with scarcely strength
to move. lie was taken in and properly cared
for, and when he became rational could give
but this account of himself He had been sick,
and went into town on the Sd inst. to transact
some business That night be slept in bis Office
and got up the next morning feeling badly, but
went about his business The last that he re-
membered was that be was suddenly attacked
with dizziness and blindness. Then 1t seemed
as il something was pursuing him to iDJure
him, and be ran down the street. From that
time he remembered nothing till he seemed tc
wake up, as from q sleep, one morning, and
found himself lying In swamp, without know
ing where he was. He managed to hnd hi
way out, and was succored as above stated
He had no idea Of the length of time he had
been thus unconcIous. He asked the day o
the month and was thus first apprised OF II
The advertisement bis friends had put In th
papers was shown him, which be read witt
deep emotion and fearful eyes. 1t 10 suppose'
| that be was wandering about swmp near Mo
bile during the whole eleven days without foo
or shelter, and exposed to rain storms whic
occurred during that period.
Year: 1859

CoURAGE.-We should brave trouble
as the New England boys braves winter.
The school is mile away over the hill,
yet he fingers not by the fire, but with
his books slung over his shoulder, and
his cap tied closely under his chin, he sets
forth to face the storm. And when he
reaches the topmost ridge, where the
powdered snow lies in drifts, and the north
wind comes keen and biting, does he
shrink and cover down beneath the fem
ces, or run into the nearest house to warm
himself? No! he buttons up his coat
and rejoices to defy the blast, and losses
the SNOW wreaths with his foot, and SO,
erect and fearless, with strong heart and
rudy check, he goes on to his place at
school.


Now, when the fierce winds Of adycr-
sity blow over you, and your life'S sum
mer lies buried beneath frost and snow.
do not lnger inactive, or sink cowardly
down by the way, or turn aside from your
course for momentary warmth and shell
ter, but, with stout heart and firm step,
so forward in Gods strength to yanqush
trouble, and to bid defiance to disaster.
If there is ever time to be ambitious, it
is not when ambition is easy, but when il
is hard. Fight in darkness fight when
you are down ; die hard, and you won't
die at all. That gelalinous man, whose
bones are not even muscles, and whose
muscles are pulp, that man is a coward.
Henry Ward Beecker.
Year: 1859

Hold on TO your tongue when you are
just ready to swear, lie, speak harshly.
or say any improper word. Hold on TO
your hand when you are about to strike,
pinch, scratch, steal or do any disobedi-
ent or improper act. Hold on to your
foot when You are on the point Of kick
ing, running away from duty. or pursu-
ing the path of error, shame or crime
Hold on to your temper when You are
angry, excited, or imposed upon, or 9th
ers are angry about you. Hold on to
your heart when evil associates seek your
company and invite you to join them in
their games, mirth and revelry. Hold on
to your good name at all times, for it is
more valuable TO you than gold, high
place, or fashionable attire. Hold on TO
your truth, for il will serve you well, and
do you good through eternity. Hold on
to Your virtue, it is above all price to
you in all times and places. Hold on to
your character, for it is, and ever will
be, your best wealth,
Year: 1859

wait minute, said, want to see
what you carry


He opened his box, and for once l
found what l wanted. Indeed, | don't
think it would have mattered what he
had. l should have wanted it, for the
little peddler had changed in my eyes
he had a father and mother in heaven,
and so had l. How strange that ped
dlers had never seemed like people
human, soul filled beings before, How
thankful he was, and how his great sunk
en- blue eyes looked into my own when |
paid him.


You don't ask me to take cent less,
said he, after hesitating minute. 1
think you must be very rich


'Oh, no, 1 replied am far from it /;
and these things are worth more to me
now than gave for them. Will you
come again .


Yes ma'am, if I don't go to mother
soon.'


Are you hungry?'


No ma'am, never feel hungry now.
| sometimes think mother feeds me
when l sleep, though don't remember
it when l am awake. / only know l
don't wish to eat now, since my sister
died.


Did you feel very sad .


i felt very big in my thaoat, and |
thought / was choaked, but l didn't cry
a bit, though I felt very lonely at nights
for awhile; but l am glad she's up there
now.'


who told you that you were going
to die .


Nobody, but know I am. Perhaps
I'll go before Christmas


I could not endure that, and tried to
make him stay, but he would run and
tell Mrs. Brown what luck he had met
with. He bade me good day again,
cheerfully, and went out into the cold
rain, while could only say, God be
with you my child !


He never came again, though I looked
for him every day. At length, about
New Years day, went to the place he
called his home. Mrs. Brown was there,
but the little pilgrims weary feet were
at rest, and never more would his gem
tie knock be heard at the doors of those
who, like myself, forgot the necessity
and stern want that often sent about
these wanderers from house to house,
and their employment might be far more
unseemly to them than annoying to us.
Year: 1859

The following rule for finding the in
number Of days, is not laid down in any
of the books, so far as we are aware, nor
do we know that it has ever been pub
lished. 1t has been in our possession
several years, and believing it to be
shorter and more simple than most 9TH
ers as well as perfectly correct, we pub
lish it for the benefit of our readers


To find the interest on any number OF
dollars, separate the right hand figure
by point. The figures on the left hand
of this separating point will be the inter
est in cents for six days--the figure on
the right ofthe point decimals Of a cent
Year: 1859

+ a
You may talk of love in cottage, ta.
And bowers of trellised vine
Of nature bewitchingly simple,


And milkmaids half divine
They may talk of the pleasure of sleeping
In the shade of spreading tree,
And n walk in the fields at morning


BY the side of u footstep free
But give me slight Irritation


BY the light OF chandelier
With music between the pauses


And nobody very near; 81.
Or seat on the silken sofa.


With glass of pure old wine,
And mamma too blind to discover
The small white hand in mine.
Your love in cottage is hungry,


Your vine is nest of flies
Your milkmaid shocks the Ginces,


And simplicity talks of pies
Iou lie down to your shady slumbcr


And wake with bug in your eur,
And Your damsel that walks in the morning
Is shod like mountaincer.
True love is at home on a carpet,


And nightly likes his ease-
And true love has an eye for dinner.


And starves beneath shady trees.
His wing is the fan of lady,


His foot's an invisible thing,
And his arrow is tipped with jewel


And shoots from silver string.
Year: 1859

Multiply the whole amount by five to
find the interest for thirty day, and this
sum by two for sixty days, three for
ninety days, &c. For any number of
days, less than six, take the fractional
part of the interest for six. Care must
be taken to separate the right hand fig
ure of the dollars, whether there be cents
and mills in the given sum or not.
Year: 1859

Mr.. GUARDIAN


/ notice in your last weeks issue, an
answer by A TO my question on the
relative time of different places, in which
he totally misapprehends the true point
of the question, and gives solution,
which, besides having no bearing on the
question, is untrue in point of fact. The
true solution is this /: There must be some
given point where it is agreed that time
shall commence. That point is some
where in the Pacific, the exact latitude
and longitude of which am unable to
give. Up 10 that point the supposed
traveller will be at Monday meridian, J
beyond it he will be at Tuesday (merid-
ian G.. B. p.
Year: 1859

Good ReSoIuiiOns.-Resolve Never
to do anything out ofrevenge.


Resolve, Never to suffer the least
emotion of anger towards irrational
beings.


Resolve, Never to lose one moment
of time, but improve it in the most
profitable way you possibly can.


Resolve, To live at all times as you
think best to your most devout friends
and then you have the clearest no.
,ion, of the Gospel and another world
Year: 1859

Of this city. and in number Of other dis
tant papers 10 which it was communicated
by telegraph. 1t was manifestly intended
as public declaration Of Mr.. Douglass
position.


We intend TO acquiesce in the decision
Of the Charleston Convention. and We have
an abiding faith that all tue Democrats
will do likewise But we cannc, find any
single word in Mr. Douglass letter which
indicates single purpose or his part. In
deed. We cannot see how he can support
any other nominee Of the Convention. after
he has declared that he could not himself
accept the nomination.
Year: 1859

- In short, ladies and gentleman
said an oyerpowering orator, -" can
only say-I beg leave to add de.
sire to assure you, that wish l had a
window in my bosom that you might
see the emotions Of my heart" (VulA
gar boy from the galleryD-" Would
not pane in your stomach DO this
timI
Year: 1859

NOVEL BUT UseFUL Barometer. ---
The barometer as generally costructed
costs if accurately adjusted, sixteen
dollars. AS an indicator Of the wealth
e. it is useful. TO. the farmer, but the
cost prevent its coming..into use. We
have had ne opportunity for aevreal
weeks past Of testing cheaper but 10
the huabaodman an equally useful in
strument 9or determining the condition
and weight OF the atmosphere. The
construction il. simple Take two
strips Of clear, we'll seasoned pine and
cherry wood two inches wide and five
feet long. Let them be carfuily planned
till they are each sixteenth of an inch
thick. Glue them carefully together the
grain of the pino running crosswise,
and of the cherry lengthwise the strip.
When the atmosphere has its ordinary
degree Of moisture the strip suspended
in the opon air will be straight. A
rain~storm is always proceeded by all
increasing moisture in the air. The
line absorbs the moisture while the
cherry does not The swelling of the
pine will. therefore, curve the "trip on
the cherry side, On the other hand.
when the atmosphere is unusually dry,
the pine contracts, and the curve is in
opposite direction n.-Nanehsstsr N
ID american.
Year: 1859

Let the business of everybody else
alone, and attend to your own; do
not buy what you do not want; use
every hour to advantage, and study
to make even leisure hours useful;
think twice before You threw away a
sbilling-remember you will have
another to make for it; find recrea-
ton in looking after your business,
aud so your business will not be neg
lected IN looking after recreation;
buy low, sell fair, and take care OF
the profits; look over your books
regularly, and if you find an error,
trace il out; should a stroke of mis-
fortune come upon you in trade, re-
trench, work harder, "but never fly
the track confront difficulties with
unainchiug perseverance, and they
viii disappear at last; though you
should even fail in the struggle, you
will be honored; but shrink from the
task aud you will be desnsed. By
following these rules, however, you
never need say fall pay debts
promptly, and SO exact your dues
keep your word.
Year: 1859

NICE SENSE OF MoBALs-The peo-
pie of Mount Liberty, Ohio, having
their moral sense shocked by the
conduct of a woman and her two
daughters. dragged them out of their
homes and tarred and fe4thered them.
In one Of the New York towns, q
few days ago, man and woman,
who had been violating one Of the
commandments, were stripped naked
and driven out OF the town. The
virtuous citizens Of these two moral
villages could be shocked by inde-
cencies, which, from the nature OF
the cases, must have been confined
to very limited range Of observa-
ton, but they could deliberately go
about making public exhibition
still more shocking to deceucy, and
in every way cowaIdly and unmanly.
1t is difficult to believe that the
people of any community could be
so lost to feelings of decency, as to
strip and tar and feather women how
ever degraded. The act is more
outrageous than the offence which in
duced 1.-THE justification worse than
the sin to be punished.
Year: 1859

We are indebted to the Trenton
journal for the following: Some e
of the Opposition are using the ar
gument, privately ef course, that
rotation in office would be fair and
Just that the Democracy have
been i,u SO long and they ont, the
positions ought to change for a
while, and let them have showing.
Don't you Think said a Know Moth
ing, the other day 10 a Democrat,
that where there are two co!res, both
springing from the same source,
that it is right for the mother TO let
them both share alike, and have an
equal supply of milk, or take turo
about?' That depends on circum-
Stances says our Democratic fiiend
if one of the calves proves to be a
great run about, aad, like the Know
Nothings, changes It's color and its
name so often that its mother don
recogniz, it, l believe it is right fol
her to disown it at once.


The Know Nothing cared.
Year: 1859

: A German in Cincinnati, whose
life had been rendered miserable by
slanderous reports, arose from bis bed
at an early hour, a few days age,
made bis will on cellar door, with =
piece of chalk, bequeathing house
and six lots to his wife. then cut his


throat with a razor, and subsequent
ly threw himself from a bridge.
Year: 1859

CoRREcT SPEAKING. We advise
all Young people to acquire in early
life the habit Of using good language,
both in speaking and in writing. and
to abandon, as early as possible, any
use of slang words and phrases. The
longer they live, the more dlflicnlt
the acquisition Of such language will
be; and if the golden age of youth
the proper season for the acquisition
of language, be passed in its abuse,
she unfortunate victim Of neglected
education is very probably doomed
TO talk slang for life. Money is not
necessary to procure this education
Every man has it in bis powor. de
has merely to use the language winch
he reads, instead Of the slang which
he bcars-to form his taste from the
best speakers and poets Of the eoun-
try.-io treasure up choice phrases
in his memory. and to habituatc him.
self to their use--aVoidipg at the
same time, that pedantic precision
which shows rather the weakness oil
a vain ambition than the polish of an
educated mind.
Year: 1859

The sunlight gilds the mountain


And glows upon the plain;
The tall corn undulatine plays


Before the breeze again;
The hedges are bespread with blooms


Most beautiful to see;
There's life and love in everything
And JOY for you and me.
Come from thy chamber-let us seek
Some quiet sylvan nook,
Where we may undisturbed pursue


Sweet Natures mystic book;
Where holding silent intercourse
With bird, and flower, ana tree,
Our fancy's bark may glide adown
The stream of Poesy.
Come forth, and leaning on my arm,
A gentle stroll We'll take
Where foxgloves hang their string of bellt
Among the forest brake.
Where linnet, lark and blackbird flood
The air with minstrelsy;
There's life and love in everything,
And Joy for you and me.
Year: 1859

nv FRANCES BrowN.
IT bad noated away from beach aud bay,
Out Of sight Of tower and town,
An empty and battered boat;
But that boat would not go down.
The morning rose tho waters wide,
And the night fell cold and dark,
Yet ever on with the wind and tide
DrlftOd that battered bark.
The sail had passed from It's broken mast,
And It's painted pride dim;
The salt sca-weed ciung round its bows,
Which had been sharp and trim.
Where the merry mates and free
Who had gone with It saost
We never learned; but the worlds wide sea
Hath lives like that drifting boat
Lives that In early storms have lost
Anchor and sail aud oar,
And never except on Iethe's shore,
Can come to moorings more,
Out Of whose lovolcss trustees days
The hope and heart have gone
Good ships go down in the stormy seas,
Butthose empty boats drift onl
They had hearts 10 sail in the winds eye once;
They had hands to reef and steer,
with strength that would not stoop TO chance,
And faith that knew fear,
But the years long and the storms were strong
And the rainbow nag was fuiled,
And they that launched for the skies had grown
But the drift-wood Of the world.
Year: 1859

The ELEcTIoN.-The election on
Wednesday, beyond al question was the
most orderly one ever witnessed in this
city. There was no fighting to disgrace
it, no offensive language from excited
politicians, and but two drunken men to
be seen anywhere about the town. The
greatest good feeling seemed to prevail
generally. though men worked energet-
ically for their friends, and in opposition
to each other with considerable peril
nacity. So far as we have heard the
same order and good feeling character
lied the election in the outside precincts,
and probably the same prevailed over
the county. A gradual change for the
better in this respect has been taking
place for several years past, indicitive of
the amelioration of society, and return
to the habits and customs of the older
States from whence we came.
Year: 1859

PANORAMA OF FRAZER RIVER
A panorama of the river, the fabled
gold deposites on whose banks set
half our State crazy last year, has
just been completed and will be sent
about for ex .ibition in few days
The balance of our citizens who
were compelled to stay at home on
account of the force of circumstan-
ce will now have chance to see the
famous Frazer river without suffering
the expense and perplexities of the
trip. A view of clam banks will be
given in connection with other inter-
esting and historical scenes. The
agent of the painting was in town a
few days ago, and promises to crafty
our citizens with sight of that
country from whence all travellers
return if they can.
Year: 1859

Lccompton Qaarts.-The last crush
ing from the celebrated Lecompton
lead paid $35 per ton. The rock
now being taken out of the lead is of
an excellent quality and promises to
yield equally as well as that just
crushed.
Year: 1859

BOOKER AND SIBLEY.-The patriotic
course Of Booker and Sibley, in with-
drawing from the canvass in accordance
with the popular will ought to be and
must be remembered hereafter to their
benef.. Their magnanimous conduct is
deserving of the highest praise. They
should have withdrawn trihe earlier,
but tho pressure of friends is in a great
degree responsible for that. We hope
the result the election will demonstrate
that Messrs Booker and Sibley have
rendered high service to their country,
was certainly their intent in retiring
from the canvass,
Year: 1859

StadJing Afair.--James jeffrey
was stabbed by William Mason on
Monday evening last. The affair is re-
lated to us in the following manner =
A person called "Gassy Jack" was en-
gagged in political talk with Mr. jeffrey
in from; of Carley's saloon on Broad
street, after the political meeting.
on Monday evening when Mason
took him by the arm and away
saying he did not want him to talk with
Jeffrey. Mason with Classy Jack walk
ed to the middle of the street. Jeffrey
went to Mason and asked him what sort
of a way that was to take one gentleman
from another when conversing, Mason
Immediately struck jeffrey light blow
in the left breast which jeffrey interpre-
ted only as push ,apd as the expression
of desire of Mason to be left alone.
jeffrey went away, and not until after
some minutes did he discover he had
been stabbed. The wound was inflicted
by sharp pointed, slim bladed knife
which penetrated through thick coat
and heavily padded vest, and struck
rib. A quarter of an inch further and
the knife would have entered vital
part which the thick clothing probably
prevented. The wound bled profusely.
Jeffrey is about as usual No arrests
have been made.
Year: 1859

On TBMPoRA, On MoREs.-It is true
the election is over but we cannot re-
frain from noticing the scandalous and
infamous attempt of little men to defame
their betters made on the eve of election.
One w. S Long, as mean dog as ever
went unhung, reports on the authority
of j. S. Stebbins ! ! that Col. Baker of,
fered to sell his services to said Stebbins
to stump the state of Oregon for the ad-
ministration ticket, become a candidate
for the United States senate there and
if successful, then said Stebbins might
sell Bakers votes in Washington to the
best advantage !! In the whole course
of our life have we never seen so con-
temp:ible statement-so base and ma
licious SANDER. Why, no man who
knew Stebbins in the Senate of this
State would hesitate to brand the report
as an infamous falsehood. No Lecomp,
ton gentleman who has any acquaintance
with Stebbins would give the slightest
eredence to aught he mightsay injurious
to the character of Col. Baker, and no
man in that party but a dirty slave of
the party would retail SO palpable lie
on such authority We doubt even if
that poor authority be not wholly want
lug, and would as soon believe that
tool who would send forth to the world
such mendacious reports prejudicial to
the character of gentleman above re-
proach, based on such authority, would
not be above making the miserable
charge out of whole cloth. Of all bare-
faced, mean, cowardly and despicable
attempts to injure political enemy, and
so utterly impotent withal, the whole
history of politics may be safely chal-.
lenged to produce parallel,
Year: 1859

ALMOST AN EscAPE.-The prisoners in the
county Jail were prevented from escaping
yesterday. by very narrow chance. 1t
seems that everything was arranged for them
to break out last night A prisoner named
Jas. Archie, who is one of the robbers arres-
ter for robbery near Forest City, few
weeks ago, succeeded, by means of file
made out of knife.blade, in saving through
and taking out one of the bars of his cell
which he had replaced in such manner that
he could take it out without any difficulty at
any time, and thereby leave a space large
enough for any ordinary sized man to pass
through. 1t so happened that man named
Mosier, who had been sent to the county
Jail from the Recorders Court, had Just served
his time out and was discharged, yesterday
morning Knowing that the bar had been
sawed out and that the prisoners were only
waiting for the shadow of night to burst
forth and escape, he volunteered the infor.
nation that such was the fact, and the scheme
was of course frustrated at once.


The knife, out of which Archie made his
saw was slipped inby his sister to a Mexican
prisoner named Romam-confned for cattle
ssealng-who passed it through his cell into
the hands of Archie


Archie could easily have escaped, himself
after saving through, provided he could have
got through the guards, but the balance Of
the prisoners told him that he must wait nm.
til all could go, or they would "peach on
him.
Year: 1859

PHoToGRAPH OF UIsToRIAN.-The Century
closes a critique on Fanny Kemble Butler by
saying:


We must acquaint our readers with an
amusing incident of the evening. After the
hall was well crowded, and it was difficult
to find a vacant seat, an elderly gentleman of
very lively and knowing aspect, entered and
walked with noticeable selfpossession to-
ward the platform. He was not a man to go
unobserved. His angular-shaped head was
streaked with iron-grey, and pair of light
gold spectacles bestrid his nose. lie delibe-
rately unfolded bunch of sticks which he
carried in his right hand spread out a set of
wooded legs, planted them firmly on the
floor, and rejoiced in the Independent possess
sion of a chair, directly in front and within
twelve feet of Mrs. Kembles desk. There
was not more attentive auditor in the hall
than this chars owner-Mr. Bancroft the
historian