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Year: 1860

lRvINe's EARLY ATTACHMENT Rrvant
in his eulogy upon Washington Irving. relates
the following incident in his life, and which had
SO marked an influence upon his character:


ut was during this interval Q8O9 to 1819)
thar an event took place which had a marked
influence on Irving's future life, affected the
character of his writings, and now that the
death of both parties allows it to be spoken of
without reserve, gives peculiar interest to his
personal history. lie became attached to a
young lady whom he was to have married.
She died unwedded in the flower of her AGE !.
there was sorrowful leave-taking between her
and her lover, ss the grave was about to sepa.
rate them on the eve of what should have been
her bridal; and Irving ever after, to the close
of his life, tenderly cherished her memory. In
one of the biographical notices published imme.
diately after Irving's death, an old, well-worn
copy of the Bible is spoken OF, which was kept
lying on the table in his chamber, within reach
Of his bedside, bearing her name on the title
page in delicate female hand-a relic which
we may presume to have been bis constant COM
panion. Those who are fdffd of searching in
the biographies of eminent men for the circum.
stances which determined the bent of their genius.
find in this sad event, and the cloud it threw
over the hopeful and cheerful period of early
manhood, an explanation of the transition from
the unbounded playfulness of the History of
New York to the serious, tender and meditative
vein of the Sketch Book"
Year: 1860

The following is an authentic anecdote of an
alderman in a provincial town in England, who,
being about to depart this life, as soon as be
knew that his case was desperate, called togeth-
or all persons to whom he was indebted in his
mercantile concerns, and said:


"Gentlemen. am going to die, and my death
will be an inconvenience to You, because it will
be some time before you can get your accounts
settled by my executors. Now, # you will al
low me handsome discount, / will settle them
myself at oncel"


They came into the proposal, and the old al
derman turned his death into nine hundred
pounds profit.
Year: 1860

How RAR1Rs ARE PUT TO SLEEP IN INDIA
Snrings of water are abundant, and near one of
those where it flows in sivery stream, on a
ledge or field beneath it, the Children from even
month old to three or four years of age, are
brought and laid down. BY means of a small
piece of slit bamboo, slight flow OF water is
obtained from the stream, and the bamboo Sill


is so adjusted that the water falling from above
alights on the well-shaven crown OF tne child,
and the unceasing flow OF water on l1s nead
keeps up perpetual lullaby; and so lor nours
and left without apprehension by the mother,
who when her work is done, returns to the spot
and hoists up her child on her hip, and sallies
homo
Year: 1860

A schoomaster who had an inveterate habit
of talking to himself, was asked what motive he
could have in doing 500 He replied that he had
two good reasons. 80 the first place, he liked
to talk to sensible man; and in the next place,
he liked to hear sensible man talk
Year: 1860

A bow and girl of tender years were disputing
as to what their mothers could do. Getting
impatient, the little damsel blurted out by way
of climax and clincher


"Well here's one thing that my mother can
do that yours can't-my mother can take every
one of her teeth out at Once!"
Year: 1860

There is story told of a good minister at
Montague-Rev. Mr.. Moody-who has been
most literally furnished by nature with that
very necessary appendage to mans face-his
nose. 1t it said that while at public dinner
on certain time, q gentleman who sat opposite
to NJ, thinking to get off good joke at his ex-
pense, remarked ia loud tone:


"Mr. Moody, there is fly on the end of your
nose"


This threw the company into roar, for the
tone of the voice conveyed the impression that
the end of the nose was So far from Mr.. Moody
that he would not know fly was on it unless
some kind friend told him. But Mr. Moody
completely turned the tables, by remarking in
his cool, dry way:


swell, Mr.. -, you are nearer the fly than
| am wont you please brush it off 2"


The laugh that went round the table at this
sally of wit was perfectly uproarious.
Year: 1860

You can yet do something to retrieve yourself in
the eyes Of patriotic Democracy. entrcat you,
as friend and well-wisher TO Immediately forward
your decnation TO your Executive Committed
You can well say that you are satisfied, from the
results Of the recent elections that the people of
the South--the Democracy of the South-do not
approve of the Baltimore secession and that what
ever may be your private views as to the rights Of
the South, you not in favorof maintaining them
against the wish Of the people You can urge that
It is useless for you to be put in political breach
destruction is inevitabe-to lead the Southern col
nmn when by far the largest portion Of it refuses to
follow your banner You can say that the too ar
dent hopes aud anticipations of your friends have
not been realized and that you are satisfied that by
remaining in the canvass you can subserve no use
ful ends and purposes.


You might go further, and in the spirit of your
patriotic letter TO Illinois in lS5s advise national
and conservative men in all ports of the country to
vote Tor Douglas, as the only means of preventing
the evil of Republican domination You know
that he holds the same principles exactly that he did
IN 1856, when you voted for him repeatedly in the
Cincinnati Convention for the Office of President of
the United States. You know that he promulgates
the same views that you did in the campaign when
you were elected Vce-President and that his senti-
ments were all but reflection of your own at Lex
ington, Tippecanoe, and Hamilton. You know that
II the Cincinnati Platform was good enough to
elect you and Mr.. Buchanan in $50. it is quite as
acceptable now, when Mr.. Douglas stands upon il
on know that there does not tread the soil of this
Union braver or an abler defender of all the Con-
stitutional rights of the South or one who has
made so many sacrifices and endured so much NAL
ediction in therdefense. If you preferred him to
Lincoln for the Senate in Illinois in 1858, how
much more should you prefer him to Lincoln for
the Presidency of the United States


Write such letter, and in the shout of Joy over
your return 10 reason your late transgressions will
be forgotten by the Democracy and there will be
once more prospect for the closing part of your
political career to be worthy of the bright auspices
under which it commenced. The star of your for
tunes, which now seems sunk in perpetual night,
might again shine refulgent in the political horizon


A KENTUCKIAN.
Year: 1860

ANOTHER BELL AND EVERETT DEMooRAr.-The
Dover Journal contains letter from Mr.. Taylor a
life long Democrat announcing himself for BELL and
EVERETT He says:


Recent developments have compelled me to aban-
don that party 1.-THE Democratic, and in the future
to look elsewhere for the security of the country
II can not now be denied that the whole democratic
party is corrupt debased, and demorazed, and have
rendered themselves utterly powerless in a national
contest for the Presidency. This being admitted it
becomes the duty Of every American citizen to rail-
ly to the support of those truly national men, John
Bell and Edward Everett and thus at once put an
end,to the dangerous doctrines now adopted by both
the democratic aud republican parties. | am happy
TO be able TO inform you that am not the only man
in my neighborhood who has resolved shake of the
bands of corrupt democracy and in the future fight
for our country and its institutions; but there are
scores of Others, and when you receive the news
from the November election you will have no furth-
er fears for the country, for the patriots Of the land
will save il. J. NJ. TAYLOR
Year: 1860

The action of the Breckenridge Committee, at
Saratoga, yesterday infer from the the tenor of
our special dispatches is such to encourage the
belief that they too, viii drop their distinct organi
zation and in due time join with the rest Of us in
union for the sake of the Union. There are too
many patriotic men in that organization, we are
happy to be persuaded, to be induced to help Lin
coin by running Breckenridge in this State. The
distinctions between Donglas,dcmocrats and Breck-
inridge democrats are not of sufficient weight or
importance to be thrown into the scale in favor of
the common enemy, and hence, we rejoice in the
signs that before long there will be but electo-
raj ticket in the field against the SectionaHgher
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Conhict-Party.


There is something sublime in this mutual suTen-
der, on all hands, and of party predictions and
party attachments for the sake Of ourcommOn coun-
try. II shows that in great emergencies, love of
country, with the masses of the American people,
rises superior TO every other consideration and that
when the Republic is in danger there will always
be enough of its sons at the worst Of times to rally
to its rescue. For, it is truth that this Union
movement, after all, ia but an organized expression
of the popular voice. and not-as some of the sec
tional journals msrepresent-.he device or contri-
vance of this set Of men, or that,
Year: 1860

BELLA, my love, come sit by my side


And look with me at the golden sky
At the landscape spreading far and wide,


At howery vale and at mountain high.
And dearest, let thy sweetest smiles now play,
Let not a sigh from thy heart be drawn,
AS we turn to sweet departing day,


To watch its glories on the hill and lawn.
The shadows are stretching far o'cr the lea,


Mantling the flowers with hue of night;
But the hills are capped like a wavy sea,


With rosy blush of the evenings light.
Beyond the green swarG runs the ripplng stream,
Where the wild deer drink in the twilight hour,
Its bosom CHASING the wood serene,


Each bark and shrub and rock and flower
In purple hues, and in graceful reathes


The curling smoke floats Der yon mountain cot,
And zehpyrs linger in the leafy trees,


And lawn and dell, in that sequestered spot
The cattle sleep upon the verdant hill


And we hear the rustics gladsome strain;
And the hunters horn sounds loud and shrill
As he returns Ger the grassy plain.
From the bright green knoll the violets peep
And thesun-hower bends with its golden crown,
The FREELY wakes from his day-long sleep,


To flash his light in his airy round.
The owl is hooting from the hollow tree,


And he snaps his bill and Hutters his wings =
He welcomes night with his minstrelsy,


For she is his love, and to her he sings.
The timid hare moves slyly to his rest


Creeping along through the bush to his bower !
And the honey bee flies homeward to his nest,
Laden with the sweets of bud and flower
The sheep bell tinkles, and the cock is heard
Sounding his notes for declinh day,
And the cooling dove aud the evening bird


Send up to heaven their parting lay.
Ali this is evening; see the twilights geam
Paint the still lawn with its richest gold
And the giant oaks by the babblipg stream


Bathe their tops in its charms untold.
All this is evening" shadowy veil


Of blue and purple stretches far away;
And sdown the valley looks dim and pale,


Where hooded night first meets the dying day.
Year: 1860

s0~ We publish elsewhere ex-
tracts from the Nathitoches ChroD-
iclc, by which we learn that the
extension Of the Baton Rouge and
Bayou Crosse Tote Railroad,
through the center of the Red River
Valley, is a fixed fact. The ne
ccssary funds for it's extension in
this parish the Atcbafalaya, have
long ago been subscribed, and we
wonder why the Directors have not
already part Of the work under
way. We know, however, that ere
another twelve months elapses, the
road will extend to the Atchafalaya,
and the iron horse will be daily
heard making its way through the
western part Of this parish.


This parish, almost surrounded
by navigablc streams as it is, will
have railroad communication for
that portion the most distant from
water navigation, thereby making
complete circle Of land and wa
ter communication.-Point Conpee
Democrat, oh inst.
Year: 1860

sa- 1t is a singular fact a woman
cannot look from precipice of any
height without being instantly dizzy.
But what is still more singular, the
dizziness departs that very moment
somebody puts his arm around her
waist to keep her from falling. Queer,
isn't it.
Year: 1860

SPIRITUAL TAXATION are being
taken. in the legislature to compel SPIRITUAL
list. to pay a special tax for their exhibitions.
Said tax to 20 to the benefit Of the Insane
Asylum.


There is another class of spirituaisis. to
whom il would not be amiss, by aud by, |"
call the attention of our solons those VII
deal in ardenf-spirits. They too are send
ing their tull quota of unioriunaies to ih
Insane Asylum. and oftener to the grave
Why not put special tax or them also, foi
The benefit of the Institution which they ar
helping to people
Year: 1860

re- There was sslI.sI7 in the Stat
Treasury at the close OF business on Satur-
day last. No better use could be made o.
about $4,000 Of this money than by com
mencing the erection of State Capital at
Sacramento. The agitation OF the Removal
Question will never cease until such struc-
ture, and one worthy of the State shall ha'
been erected at the public cost.
Year: 1860

CHURCH BuaNISG.-During the last year
no less than dozen Church pdifices have
been burnt down in Massachusetts. most Of
which are known to have besp the work OF
incendiaries. What il the trouble with the
morals Of the Old Bay State.
Year: 1860

The following is an occurrence which
actually took place in Vermont some forty
years ago. The facts are almost literally
as follows:


My brother Heman liked the business of
carrying the mail better than l did; and so
/ went to work in new clearing | had
commenced about mile and half from
home, and not quite SO far from my broth
er-in-law. used to stay as often at one
place as at the other. 1t was a bad ar
rangement, as, in case of accident, neither
family would be alarmed or go to look for
me, if should not come home. / felt the
force of this in the course of the winter as
you will see directly.


There had fallen one of our old-fashion-
ed northern New York SHOWS, crusted over
hard enough TO bear man. was getting
on famously with my clearing, getting ready
to build house in the Spring. | was am-
bilious and worked early and late, going
without dinner some days, when the bread
and meat l had brought in my pocket was
frozen so hard that l could not masticate Il
without taking up too much of my time.
One day it was intensely cold, with the
prospect of storm that might hinder my
work the next day, and so worked on as
long as l could see, and after twilight l
felled tree, which, in its descent, lodged
against another. l could not bear the idea
of leaving the job half finished; / mount
ed the almost PROSTATE body to cut limb
to let il down.


The bole of the tree forked, about forty
feet up. into two equal parts, with large
projecting limbs from both. 1t was one OF
these / had to cut away to bring the tree
to the ground. In my haste perhaps was
not so careful as / should have been; at
any rate the first blow eased the lodgment,
so that the tree began 10 settle, and was
just going to jump off, when the fork split,
and as it did so one foot dropped into the
space so that ] could not extricate it for
the moment, but | felt no alarm, for i knew /
that / could cut away the tree in q minute,
or perhaps draw my foot out Of the boot,
as the pressure was not severe. At the /
first blow Of the axe the tree took another /
start, rolled over, and the split closed with |
all the force of its giant strength, crushing /
my foot till the very bones were faitened,
and there l hung suspended, just able to
touch the tips of my fingers to the snow,
with nothing to rest upon for moment
the air at zero and growing colder-the /
nearest house mile away, no friends to
feel alarmed at my absence, for one would !
Year: 1860

BY living blindly subject to the forces of
nature that are constantly operating upon
us to the detriment of our health, we should
be living as the Indians do, and should be
failing to do the duties Of our position as
an enlightened portion of the Christian
world, There is one disease alone, the
scourge Of Vermont, carrying of annually
large and most interesting portion of her
population, which it would be interesting to
know the history Of in connexion with
regular, careful series of meteorological
observations. We need hardly say that
we allpde TO the scarlatina. How many
parents heart has been wrung by this in
sidious disease as it hurries off the promis-
ing blossoms of their hopes to untimely
graves; and still probably nothing more is
known of its character than there was fifty
years ago. Not record has been kept to
show what kind Of seasons prevailed,
wheter wet or dry, warm or cold, regular
or changeable, in which this disease has
ragged the most! The old Academy in the
middle of the town now dates back more
than half century since its establishment,
and what an interesting and valuable series
of observations upon the weather might it
not have been able to furnish US during
that time like light, throwing its illu-
minating influence back into the dusky past
and far into the future But as it is, the
old institution is all silent in this respect,
and we have no more knowledge of the
true climate of Vermont now than we ever
had


To remedy this evil, and to place Ver-
mont among the foremost communities in
the developement of meteorological science,
a position for which her admirable organi-
cation, social, political and educational, fit
her in a remarkable degree, very little
legislative attention only would be necessa-
ry. An appropriation from the State of
some fifty or sixty dollars for the purchase
of meteorological instruments for each Of
the fourteen counties of which the State is
composed, would probably be all that is
needed to set the machinery going and se-
cure its regular operation. For there is
undoubtedly some one school, academy or
college in each county that would gladly
undertake a series of observations provided
they were furnished with the proper instru-
ments, forms and instructions. These lat
ter could doubtless be had, at first, from the
Smithsonian Institution; and subsequently
they could be procured through the Secre-
tary of the Board of Education. One copy
of the observations sent annually, say to
the State Librarian at Montpelier for pre-
servation, and another kept at the place of
observation, would be all that is necessary
to bring the State within the scope a regu-
lar system of recorded Meteorological
science and place her on level in this re-
spect with New York and the other most
advanced States of the Union. J.w.P.
Year: 1860

LoUIsIANA.-The idea of the most dem
onstrative of the fanatical politicians of
this State, of taking themselves out of
the Union, and the policy they are pursu-
ing to this end, cannot fail to suggest to
the American people very serious rehec-
tions on the "right of secession" and the
appreciation by a State of special care
taking policy by the general Government.
Louisiana contains the mouth Of the
Mississippi river. We paid fifteen millions
of dollars, hard cash, that the people of
the Mississippi valley might, through their
magnificent river, go free to the Gulf with
all their commerce, and trade with all the
world. Now, after we have bought this
mouth of the river-the outlet to the seas
shall we permit it to be taken from us
Are we to be subject to export duties at
the mouth of our rivera Shall we recog-
nize "Independent Louisiana" and paying
her tribute, when she is the purchased
property of the Unionl And besides pay
ing fifteen millions of dollars for Louisia-
ma, we have paid high prices for sugar on
her account these many years. One year
we paid more duty on imported sugar, than
the value of the whole sugar crop of Lou.
isiaua. Will she prove ungrateiul, tool
Will her sugar planters spurn the paps
from which they have sucked gold.
Year: 1860

Prince Jeromes death took place on his own
country seat, few miles from Paris. The London
Times, speaking of his personal resemblance to the
first NapoleOn, says: 'This physical advantage has
been cultivated and studiously displayed on more
than public occasion. At the marriage of the
Emperor the ex-King was carefully made up after
the portraits of the first Napoleon, the weIl-known
hat and gray coat reproducing the figure so fami-
liar to the nnblic eye
Year: 1860

The Providence journal is OF opinion from what
they hear in regard to the census, that there has
been decrease in population in that city since
1850: The total will not probably exceed so, ,OOO
In W ard Four the whole number in 1850 was 5l57
now it is less than 5000.
Year: 1860

arms and willing hearts, it would take bat short
tme TO lmproyise an army round our nucleus of
volunteers which would convince the Powers who
MI Europe With constant anxiety that England,
too. is military nation. That she has always been
so at heart, notwithstanding her genuine love for
peace, 1t did not need volunteer army to prove
nut IL Is an lncalculabe gain that foreign nations
can no longer persuade themselves that our mill
tary spirit has evaporated. speculate the hope
that our proverbial unreadness will neutraze the
zeal winch would be almost. worthless without the
means OF effective organization. We NAV regret
the gloomy aspect of affairs which has called forth
TINS new manifestation of our national life. but who
snail blame US for rejoicing in a celebration which
Is sign that II darker clouds shall gather round
US, every man will do his duty.
Year: 1860

" HERE MUsKEToEs COME FRoM.--1heS pests of summer proceed from animalcules commonly termed "wiggle tails" If a bowl of water is placed in the summers sun for few days number of "wiggle tails" will be visible and they will continue to in crease in size till they reach three six xteenths of an inch in length, remaining longer at the surface as they approach maturity, seeming to live influences derived from the two clements of air and water; finally they will assume a chrysalis form, and by an increased specific gravity, sink to the bottom of the bowl. A few hours only will elapse when short furze or hair will grow. out on every side of each, till 1t as sumes the form of minute caterpiller- Its specific gravity being thus counleracted, it will readily float to the surface and be waited to the side of the bowl by the slight est breath of air. In short time fly will be hatched and escape, leaving its tiny house upon the surface of the water.

 Any one who has had cstern in the yard has doubtless observed the same effect every summer, although he may be igno rant of the simple and beautiful process of development. Il pitcher of cistern or other water containing these animalcules is placed in close room over night from which ali musketoes have been excluded, enough musketoes will breed from t during the night to give any amount of trouble. In fact, standing by shallow, half-stag- nant pool on midsummer's day, the full development of any amount of "wiggle tails to the musketo state can be witness ed, and the origin of these distulbers of nights slumbers thus fully ascerlained.- .Scienfifc imerican.
Year: 1860

DENTAL NOTICB-Dr. H. N. SA CASE, office next door to Gov. Conway's UIfTffy residence, where he is prepared to operate in every branch of his profession Artificial teeth with artificial gums from to q full set inserted so as to look perfectly natural. All full sets inserted on the succion, or atmospheric pressure principle, feel perfectly natural and easy in the mouth and answers all the legitimate uses of natural teeth

 Teeth, if taken in time. can be plugged so as to preserve themaor life
Year: 1860

d. L. Swain, the well known brick mason,
who has built all the finest fire. proof edlfces
in town, advertises that he will take con-
tracts, do jobbing and sell bricks and lime.
His new yard will enable him to furnish any
quantity of bricks of the best kind the hills
hereabout yielding just the sort of clay
wanted to make them. As a builder, he
needs no better endorsement than the work
he has done and is doing.