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Year: 1859

The New York Courier does not agree with
those religious journals which have been
arguing that Chess playing is waste of
time 1t says:


"Of course Chess, like every other good
thing, may be abused: but nevertheless il is.
and we believe ever will be, the very prince
of sedentary games. There is no game like
it for discplining the minds of young men.
We sometimes think that some kind divinity
specially invented it for that purpose, as
Ceres gave corn, and Minerva the olive
First, it is a powerful exercise for the mind
Indeed Lord Bacon censured it as too wise
a game 1t calls out every faculty of the
mind just as gymnastics exert every mus
Gle of the body. 1t demands concentration,
thus, strengthening the power of abstraction
from surrounding objects. 1t requires fore
sight, for in fact success in it wholly lies in
directing your own moves towards definite
object, and at the same time, penetrating
the intentions of your adversary. 1t imposes
vigilance; the slightest oversight oft-times
proves your ruin. 1t inculcates patience;
restlessncss is al objectionable sin in the
morals of Chess 1t evokes the power of
rapid and long-sighted combination; to
perfect mastery of the difficult art of select
ing and occupying a commanding position,
the successful Chess-player must add tho
rough knowledge of all the many and COM
plicated varieties Of statagems and snares,
which he is alternately called upon to invent
and put into practice-to see through and
defeat. In fact, it would be hard to name
IA faculty or quality which man needs for
practical success in life, that is not genally
cherished by this noble game. So highly did
the distinguished barrister, Samuel Warren.
think of it rs an exercise for those who are
training for legal honors, that he specifically
recommends it in his Introduction to the
Study Of the Law" And yet it is none the
less a recreation Even well-worked minds
find in it positive refreshment.


The poet Cowper directed . passage of his
charming poetry against Chess. He asks
Who then that has mind wsll-strusg and tuned
To contemplation,


Would waste attention at the chequersd board.
His host of wooden warriors to and fro


Marching and countermarchng, ETC., etc.


1t is our opinion that good stiff game of
Chess every morning would have been
thousand times better for his minds health
than the morbid fancies and fears he was
accumstomed to let it feed on. But after all
it is only to the young mind, yet in the way
of education, that we would particularly re-
commend Chess Men engaged in the stir
ring duties of life, may do comfortably
without recreation; but young people will
have it, and if not in one form then in
another
Year: 1859

= B.aurrvut FrouRx.-R ev. M. Barncs, IN
his sermon on Life at Three Score" IL
illustrates the magnitude of eternal things as
he approaches the end of life, compared
with those which ordinarily occupy the at
tention of mankind, by the following beau
tiful figure:


The earth. as it moves in its orbit from
year to year, maintains its distance of nine
ty-five millions of miles from the sun; and
the sun. at its rising or its setting, seems
at all times to be of the same magnitude
to human view an object always small. as
compared with our world. But suppose the
earth should leave its orbit, and make its
way in q direct line toward the sun, how
soon would the sun seem to enlarge its di-
mensions! How vast and bright would II
become! How soon would it fill the whole
field of vision, and all the earth dwindle to
to nothing. So human life now appears
to me. In earlier years eternity appeared
distant and small in importance. But al
the period Of life which hav now reached.
it seems to me as If the earth had left the
orbit of its annual movements, and was
making a rapid and direct fight to the sun
The objects of eternity. towards which
am moving. rapidly enlarge themselves
They have become overpoweringly bright
and grand. They fill the whole field ol
vision, and the eaIth with all which is the
common object of human ambition and pur.
suit, is vanishing awayl
Year: 1859

THE TWO CRADLES.
"Wont you make my doll . cradleP'
Said little girl Of six;
''My cousin Tommy made me one,
But 1t II out offx,
And want to have nice one,
Made Of little willow sticks"
No mechanics heart e'er nuttered
With more exulting throb
Than mine did at this order,


And time can never rob
My heart Of its strange ecstacy


On taking home the job.
That "cousin Tom"-I know not why
never could abide
felt strange uneasiness


To see him by her side
And to win her undivided SMILES
Unremittingly tried.
Since then dozen howry springs,
In Times unceasing roll,
Have laid their hands on Mary's brow
Their impress on her soul;
And I've another cradle made,
But tits not for her doll.
I cannot tell you how il WAS
I'm sure never tho ought,
When but boy of ten years old
That first rude job wrought,
That we should want another one,
But SO 1t has turned out.
OF the two cradles, and she
Have oftentilnes conversed,
And she declares the last one made
Is clumsiest and worst,
But believe she likes It better
Than she did the first.
Year: 1859

sw A young lady up town was cured
of palpitation Of the heart the other evening
by young NJ. D. in the simplest and
most natural way imaginable. He merely
held one of her hands in his, put his arm
around her waist and whispered something
in her left ear t.f,e
Year: 1859

The MILK BueINEss.-Some idea may be formed
OF the extent Of the milk business BY the quanti-
~ which arrives in New York daily through one
channel About two hundred and forty single
aud double wagons cross the Jersey City ferry
every night for their supply Of milk, which ar.
rives principally BY the New York and Erie road
fhe wagons average eighteen cans IT forty quar- to
each. making total Of 1T6 500 quartsI The
freight upon milk on the New York and Erie road
amounts TO about 81, 600 per day.
Year: 1859

hy- WADE's PATENT ATTACHMENT that prevents the
Machine from running backwards and gives the entire
the motion the feet for sale and applied
new or old machines


h5S- STITCHING IN EVERY VARIETY, DONE TO
ORDER dawiStf oil
Year: 1859

Tho dark food was at hand, and the fcrrymun
was coming. His snowy sails are cleaning on
tho misty waves, aud no will soon boar a bright
spirit boy ond tho glowing billow. Tho sleeper
turns quietly over his lips move; that same
sweet voice is heard family, and for the last
time; and these are the words it spoke: "NOw.
will bid you all good night" Soon tho shades
Of the dark food passed over his brow; tho last
breath was drawn; and that great heart forever
colsed its beating W G. SHGRwIN
Year: 1859

spiration, and be alive. 1t does no
seem to me that Beecher is so much
more talented than others. His geniu,
lies more in his talking as he thinks
forgetting that he is clergyman, anc
making the earth Gods great teacher
to man-dcals with all things natura
and beautiful as his helpers-to lif
humanity unto higher plane of life
tIocks and herds, fields and woods
flowers and birds, everything good
and true that comes to the senses OF
men, as the work Of Gods hands, he
gathers up like arrows in his quiver
and shoots them in illustrations with
his unerring bow to touch your unsen.
sltlve and forgetful heart and bring you
back, wounded, but grateful to an ac-
knowlcdgement, THAT God is good
and his tender mercies are over all his
works. Now and then he says most
prcposterOus things, but those that
Know him best love him most, and
forgive him for the much good that
falls free as the summer showers from
his tongue.


His orthodoxy is not exactly like
my orthodoxy, but like the man for
the freedom that is in him. Because
he IS natural, earnest and sincere, and
do not believe tha: all men must
think exactly in my line to be able to
appreciate them We ought never to
boast Of true civilization till we can
learn to hc more tolerant of the feel
lnGs and opinions of others, than the
most of Us are willing to be now.


II people are alive, earnest, honest,
and tolerant, willing to wait patient
Iy and hear kindly, what they deem
the faults of others, till they can con-
vince them Of errors, and yield mp
their own, then | think they may claim
to be civilized


The barbarian immoIatcs all who do
not worship his God, and feels that he
Is carrying out the divine will of him
he worShips. True Christianity re-
qHrrcS that we should love our neigh
borS as ourselves, which if rightly car
rled out would lead us to respect their
convictions Of right and duty, as We
ask them to respect ours
Year: 1859

Not even content with this, the gen
erous stranger placed in a neat bead
purse five twenty dollar gold pieces
which he directed the lad to give tc
his mother


We shall not attempt to portray
the emotions Of the boy. If his quiv-
ering lips and chokcd utterance, and
the smiles that strovc so hard to get
through the great watcry globes that
trembled in his eyes failed to tell
what was going on in his heart, how
shall we tell it.
Year: 1859

tears into his eyes, the gentleman
took him to clothing store and dress.
ed him out from top to toe, in a bran
new suit. Then proceeding to a jew
elry store he purchased a good silver
watch, upon which he directed to be
engraved the following words.
Year: 1859

% LIZZIE MINER advertises new millinery
goods. Her shop is now in the room next
door east of the Mansion House, lately oc-
cupied by Miss Hunt. Lizzie always gets
up nice things for the ladies in the best
taste. and the ladies generally know it
Year: 1859

New SUGAR MILT.s AND EvAroE.TOE.-Ne e
have during the week examined Mr. Coss-
wclva improve Sugar NH and Evaporator,
winch is especially designed for the man
utacture OF sugar and inolasses from the
Chinese cane Tie machine is compact
and simple in construction, without any
liability TO get out Of order. The mill is
dcs. n, d for either Ivatcr, steam, or horse e
power, and the evaporator is so arranged
that the sap Is kept in constant motion,
running from one department TO another
while the process OF evaporation is going
on.


Specimens Of sugar manufactured from
the Chinese cane can be seen at Mr. COgs-
wells foundry, and Will compare favorably
with the Best n O. sugar in this market
Eyery farmer who wishes to get into the
, business should examine this machine, as
it fully demonstrates that we can manu-
! facture our own sugar as easily and cheap


" as it can be in Louisiana or Cuba.
Year: 1859

Our county legislation have been in ses-
sion since Monday, and are in the midst
Of heavy business. This is the regular
annual session, and as usual there is large
docket 10 dispose of The board may be
able TO dispose of the business so as to ad-
NIT OF an adjournment this afternoon, but
not without turning over considerable to a
special term to be held in the winter
We shall report on their doings in our
next.
Year: 1859

SINGULAR CAUSE OF DEATH-About three months
ago Mr.. Lewis Applegate, an old and respectable
citizen of Brooklyn, was engaged in pairing down a
corn of his toes when he cut too deep, caus.
ing it to bleed. He took cold in the wound, which
caused it to infame to such extent that about two
months since it found necessary to amputate the
toe. After this operation he grew worse in conse-
quence of there being not sufficient vitality in the
limb to heal the wound Erysipeas set in, and this
HRntllnllY caused his denth.
Year: 1859

DEATHS IN ST. LouIs.-In the st. Louis Repub
can of the Sth and 9th we find an account of two
men being killed aud three wounded by the cayng in
of au embankment while they were tunneling a
sewer--of the finding the dead body of an unknown
man in the river, who to all appearance had been
murdered-of the finding the corpse of another man
near Jeheson Barracks, who had shot himself Oh
been shot by some other person, and of the accidental
death of steamboat hand bya spar falling upon his
Year: 1859

Il il not bad doctrine that OF the cued, nest eat
ing Ceestals, that the seat Of mans soul is bis
stomach for doubtless about as much of John China
mans intellect is mixed up with his unparalleled
digestive apparatus which sticks at nothing nutri-
tous as finds location in his shaven Uranium. Sen.
sibe of such being the case the mandarin philoso-
pliers promulgated the theory, and while always al
lowing that its application beyond the Great Wall
plausibly demonstrable, we were not, until now,
ready to grant that any other variety of the human
species was similarly constituted But the time has
come when we finally convinced that the Chinese
have brethren of kind among the Caucasian race,
and that the genus "Parsian lterat' may be added
to the list of Asiatc millions who carry their souls
about in their stonachs with their dinners. We


ess that to this way Of thinking we long since had
certain inclination, philosophic reflection having
been melted by remarking the genius and art which
is devoted to pleasing the stomach, and inducing the
adoption of the opinion that the modern Gauls con-
slider the abdominal region the most respectable and
important part OF the body. But all hesitation to
final conclusion is now done away by one Of the
droest of dro items of very important foreign in
teigence. 1t tells how a number Of the literary
men Of Paris, ardent admirers Of the dngy romancist
Dumas, gave dinner in his honor at the restaurant
of certain professor of the high art Of cookery
whose name we Will not publish, as we should get
nothing for the advertisement Of his cook shop. The
spread was magnifque the assembled literati put
the vands in their stomachs along with their souls
and gladdened them with their exquisite flavor. The
illustrous author, to do honor to whom they had
come together, was overshadowed and his greatness
eclipsed and they saw only him who had made their
souls eate, the unequaled naare de cuisine and as
though he had been patriot hero returning from
the rout Of tyrant foemen, the lterat mounted the
artist in victuals upon their shoulders and bore him
round the hall in triumphal procession, chanting
paaus in his praise Realized art had practically
ferred with ideal appreciation, and the sympathetic
union Of souls was firmly cemented. This would
sound suspicious If its Frenchness did not render it
as probable as it is true but who would believe the
story if it told how Irving, Longfeow, Everett and
other professors of the School of American letters,
carried cook around the room on their shoulders
because he had tickled their illustrious stomachs
xuifh pood
Year: 1859

A MURDERER AT LARGE.-Notce is given through
our advertising columns that liberal reward will be
paid for the apprehension of John Y Gale, the mur-
dcrer of two negroes, he having recently escaped
from the jail Of Greenvile Miss 1t is supposed that


lie crossed the uc into this State and We hope that
some Of cur Gisilas may get their nippers on m
Year: 1859

SuIcIDEs.-On the evening of the Sth inst. Ger.
man woman named Krauz committed suicide in her
room in Cincinnati by hanging herself to the bed.
post with clothes line in consequence of her ina.
blity to support herself and child. Immediately on
being discovered neighbor offered to cut her down,
but sapient watchman who had been called in in
sisted that the Coroner must first be on the spot.
Another person soon after came in and cut the wo.
man down, when it was found that her pulse was
family beating. The position of the body indicated
that she had struggled to release herself after trying
the effect of hanging.


The Louisville Journal relates the following case of
suicide, but assigns no cause for it:


w. L. English committed suicide in the telegraph
office at Jetfersonville on Saturday morning. He
placed shot gun the floor and then leaning over
the muzzle, pulled the trigger with his hand. The
ball entered the sternum and passed through his
body, ranging downwards. English appeared to be
in good spirits in the morning, and was making ar
rangements to go out hunting.
Year: 1859

The lines below, from the Charleston Courier,
quite readable though they contain what is
not very true. There are few ladies who can be
bought with money. Indeed, there are not many
gentlemen in fix to purchase, most of them being
themselves for sale:


Here's a maiden for sale; who is willing to buy?
The price which is asked you may deem to be high,
But when you reflect it is a bargain for life,
You will not think it much for beautiful wife.
Bid high, my lads, it would be sin and a shame
To induce "a coy maiden to alter her name,
Less the value received, the price ofthe marriage
Is able to purchase silver tipp'd carriage.
Oh think you, my lads, with magic and art,
To gain or to wheede young maiden's heart;
We've read of such charms; but, away with sigh,
If you wish to get married, my addies, bid high
care very little where you gather your gold,
For that is your secret and it need not be told,
The sale is public and the money once paid
Whether worked for or stolen-has purchased the


maid


Then my loving young laddies, for woe or for weal
If your stout hands labor your light fingers steal,
Quick, gather the money; It's the wonderful art
That win and retain any young maldens S heart.
Year: 1859

Will France and England go to War? The
by the Arabia is significant Of the possibility
if not the probability, of such deporablc event.
Another of those ominous aud mysterious leading
articles has appeared in the columns Of the organ
Of the French government, and it has given rise
to a good deal of angry comment in the London
Journals. A letter has also been published in a
paper at Brussels, of a still more menacing charac
ter stating in effect that the Emperor made peace
with Austria merely for the purpose Of putting
down the naval supremacy of Great Britain, and
that unless the English Cabinet would tamely sub
NIT to having their naval estimates fixed by France
there must be a war between the two powers
W hat gives this letter greater importance than it
would otherwise have, the fact that it Was
written by an extraordinary Paris correspondent,
supposed to be in the confidence of the Emperor
Louis Napoleon, himself from the noteworthy
circumstance that the paper containing it was ad-
mitted by authority at the frontier, whereas all
the issues Of the same paper containing articles
bearing on the relations of France and England
have heretofore been stopped. Meanwhile the
preparations for increase Of the navy of England
have been going on as vigorously as ever, and the
dockyards of Plymouth and Woolwich ring with
an "anvil chorus"
Year: 1859

The local editor of the Mexican Citizen, throws
out the following aughable challenge to NJ. Blondln:
A single telegraph wire shall be extended from the
American to the Canada shore, without single
guy, directly over the cataract at Niagara Falls.
The "Local" of this paper wearing pair OF
cowhide boots and dressed in the costume OF
female Dutch cook, will proceed to the middle OF
the wire, with common clay pipe as balancing
pole, driving before him hog and COW, and
carving on his back cooking stove, coop OF
chickens, bed and bedding, keg of lager beer
q barber's chair, and various cooking utensils lie
will then unload himself and Immediately go to
bed


After snooze of fifteen minutes he will rise,
dress himself, take glass Of beer, milk the cow,
kill the hog and dress it, cook fresh pork for
breakfast, after which he will eat a VOLTS meal
He will then throw one hundred and thirty
summer sauts, sucking an egg while in the air
at each evolution alighting the last time on the
cows horn, and while in this position will take the
chicken coop, and after having taken the chickens
out one at a time and wrung their necks con-
secutively will balance the coop on the tip end OF
his nose, balance the cooking stove on his right
hand thumb, balance the bed-stead on his left
thumb, at the same time finishing the beer and
making Dutch speech to the admring crowds on
either shore After which-after the manner OF
Levi Norths celebrated one horse act-the 'Local'
will perform the one COW act. The foreman OF
this paper will then come out on the wlre
blindfolded and shackled, walking on his hands
Then there will be a representation of Heenan and
Morrissy's prize fight, in which the "Local" and
foreman will exchange sundry knocks and kicks,
and black eyes, The last scene will be both parties
standing on their heads and will, in this predicament
play rub of twenty-one games of old sledge for
the treat of all hands The whole to conclude
with representation of some of the loving scenes
in Romeo and Juliet.


The above feat will beat Blondin's rope walking
but will prove that the performer is just as great
a fool.
Year: 1859

KIssING-Those fond of this lovely pastime
and rather dsagreeable job, sometimes, will please
read the following and govern themselves accord
ingly:


"a trial has just terminated in England result
ing in establishing a law relative to kissing. A
gentleman undertook to kiss lady because she
said he couldn't. a tussel ensued, both fell on
the floor, and in the melee she bit the mans nose
off-but did not get kissed. He brought suit for
damages, and the Court ruled that man has no
right to run any such risk with his nasal organ
unless he was willing to stand what damages might
come from such trial of strength.
Year: 1859

A man was run over and killed by the gravel
train on the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad,
short distance above LOudOn on The 23d ut He
was walking the track at the tine, and although
the usual signals were given, be paid no attention
to them, and wss over before tbs train could be
nraA
Year: 1859

has won for itsef such renown for the cure OF
every variety Of Throat and Lung Complaint that
Il u entirely unnecessary for to recount the
evidence OF its virtues wherever it has been en-
ployed. AS 1t has long been in constant use
throughout this section. we need not do more than
assure the people its quality is kept up to the best
It ever has been. and that il may be relied ON to
do for their relief all il has ever been found to do
Year: 1859

1.-THE World Owes Ne Living,
No such thing Mr.. Fold up your hands;
The world owes you not a single cent?
You have done nothing these twenty years
but consume the products earned by the
sweat OF other mems brows.


''You have eat, and drank, and slept what them
Why eat, and drank, and slept again.


And this is the sum total Of your life
And the world "owes you living. For
what? How comes it indebted to you to
that triflIng amount9 What have you done
for it9 What family in distress have yoh
befriended? What products have you
created? What miseries have you nlevi-
ated? What acts have you psrfeeted?-
The world owes you living! idle man?-
Never was there a more absurd ideal
You have been a taxa sponge upon the
world ever since you came into it. II is
your creditor vast amount. Your liabii-
ties are immense, your assets are nothing
and yet you say the world is owing you.-
The amount in which you stand indebted TO
the world is greater than you will ever
liquidate. You owe the word the labor of
your two strong arms, and all the skill in
work they nigh, have gained; you owe the
world the labor of that brain Of yours, the
sympathies of that heart, the energies of
your being, you owe the world the whole
moral and intellectual capabilities Of man!
Awake, then, from that dreaming, do-noth-
ing state of slo,hfuIness In which you live
and let us no longer hear that false asser-
tion that the world is owing you until you
have done something.