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Year: 1859

Effort is the price of success in every de.
partment of human action. From the at
tainment of rudimental knowledge TO the
salvation of the soul, every step in our
progress. is made by undaunted toll. The
boy droues over his book, slave to lstIess
laziness thus securing place for himself
at the foot OF society. The Christian who.
like Bunyan's Tmorous and Mistrust, fees
at the voice of lions. is undone. Tho man
who shrinks from difficulty in his business
or profession, who refuses to climb because
the rock is sharp. and the way steep, must
make up his mind to slide back and TO lie
in the shadows below. while others use him
as stepping stone tor their own rising -
For this, such is the constitution Of society,
there is no help. The poet wrote truly
wh0 sill
Year: 1859

Messrs. Debain, Bottom and Zellier have
recently applied to the Perfect of the
Seine for permission 20 lay mains through
the streets of Paris for the introduction
and circulation of compressed air. "This
enterprise" as they say in their applica-
tion, "consists in the compression of air
to be led through the whole city by sys-
tenn of pipes similar to that used for the
distribution of gas, so furnishing means
of power and life wherever it may be
needed. 1t is well known that it requires
considerable time TO set up the ordinary
machines for obtaining power; whereas
we can introduce ours generally in half n
day, and in the most difficult cases in two
days, and when this is once done, the OPP
erative who uses it is perfect master of it.
He can run it by day or night, and can
begin and end work whenever he pleases
without interfering with his neighbor.
The amount of power furnished is meas
ured by q meter. He has no boiler to
heat, and loses none of the power which
is lost in the ordinary use of steam. In
a word, power is domcsticated.


"And this air is not confined in its use
to the moving of machinery. A simple
cock will replace the cumbrous bellows in
the smiths shops, and will furnish more
oxygen, the air being more compressed
than by the bellows, producing much
more intense combustion. Those trades
which require continuous or occasional
draught of air will always have il at hand.


at will also be Of great use in the &C.
onomical heating of buildings, as cur
rent of compressed air blowing the fire III
the furnace will produce perfect combus.
ton of tho fuel. The power which il
gives may be applied to elevating water
into the upper stories, and much Other
work.


"The health of the city will be improv.
cd by the diminution of smoke, which
will, in tho end, be entirely consumed
Hospitals, sewers, workshops, tenant
houses, and places of public assembly
may be ventilated 10y q current of com
pressed air more cheaply than in any 9th
er way.


"The price at which il will be furnish
ed to the public for use will place it with
in The reach of all.


"Therc is no danger to be apprehend
cd from it; even should the pressure bC
so great as $50 pounds per square inch
tubes can easily be made which will sus
tain it, and if tube should burst, the nj
streaming out would be no injury, excep
by its loss to us"
Year: 1859

Speak gcntly--it is better far


To rule by love, than fear;
Speak gently--lct no harsh words mar
The good we might do here.
Speak gently-love doth whisper low
The VOWS that true hearts bind;
And gently friendships accents flow
Affections voice is kind.
Speak gently to the little child!


Its love be sure TO gain;
Teach il in accents soft and mild
1t may not long remain.
Speak gently to the young, for they
Will have enough to bear
Pass through this life as best they may,
'Tis full Of anxious care.
Speak gently to the aged one,


Grieve not the carc-worn heart
The sands Of life are nearly run
Let such in peace depart.
Speak gently, kindly, to the poor;
Let no harsh word be heard;
They have enough they must eudure,
Without an unkind word.
Speak gently TO the crring, know
They must have toiled in vain;
Perchance unkindness made them so
Oh, win them back again
Speak gcntly-he who gave his life
To bend mans stubborn will,
When elements were in fierce strife,
Said to them "Peaco be still"
Speak gcntly-'tis little thing


Dropped in the hearts deep well;
The good, the joy, which il may bring,
Eternity shall tell.
Year: 1859

CURE FOR FELoNs.--Boil in an iron
vessel of sufficient capacity (say four or
six quarts) enough of yellow dock root to
make strong liquor; when sufficiently
boiled, and while the liquor is as hot as
it can be borne by tho hand, cover the
kettle with flannel cloth to keep in the
heat, and in five minutes the pain will
cease. If it should return after time,
heat the same liquor and do as before
In cure performed in this way, the joints
of the fingers will be preserved. The
recipe has been abundantly verified here.


scientific American.
Year: 1859

WTTnDRAwN.-Owing to inclement
weather, and the consequent falling off of
travel on the lake between Buffalo and
Cleveland, tho Lake Erie and Buffalo
Steamboat Company have hauled off their
steamers city Of Bq6alo and Western
Metropolis, and sent them to Monroe to
lay up.
Year: 1859

We know Of firm in the business part Of
this city the members of which suffer much in
consequence Of wide spread reputation for
amiability. Upon the coming on Of an unex-
pected storm their friends were wont to rush
to their store to borrow an umbrella As
the umbrellas thus borrowed were rarely re-
turned, the stock was soon exhausted. The
lenders still willing to oblige, purchased half
dozen ginghams, and had the names Of the
owners incribed upon the handles. This mild
reminder to careless borrowers was a dead
failure, and the half dozen were soon ire
claimably scattered. Another half dozen
ginghams were purchased, and more violent
measures here resorted 20 by way OF securing
their return. The name of the owners was
painted boldly upon the inside of the cover
ing, 80 that not only the carrier, but passers
by would see it when the article was in use.
But alas for the shamelessness of umbrella
borrowers, this expedent also failed miser-
ably, and the second batch followed its pre-
decessors 10 the bourne from whence no bor-
rowed umbrella returns. The next expe-
riment was to have an inscription put i'll
the next lot of ginghams in the following
style: Borrowed trom-,No.--Chestnut
Street" This was painted in flaming cap
itais, where it could be seen and read Of all
men when the umbrella was up, and the
owners rubbed their hands in gleesome an
ticipation of the result. The first rain scat
tered the half dozen broadcast through the
city, and a very few storms snficed to wash
them permanently out of existence, so far rs
their legitimate owners were concerned
The losers have given up the recovery ofloan-
ed umbrellas as a bad job. and they now con
template getting up a cheap lot to give away.
making the enterprise paying one by coy
ering the inside with advertisements of their
business Philadelphia Bulletin.
Year: 1859

This little story, copied from an exchange
paper, is excellent Read it, boys, and take
its lessons well 10 heart


Two country lads came at an early hour,
TO a market town. and arranging their little
stands, sat down to wait for customers. One
was furnished with fruits and vegetables of
the boys own raising, and the other supplied
with clans and FISH The market hours
passed along, and each little merchant saw
with pleasure his store steadily decreasing,
and an equivalent in silver bits shining in his
little money cup. The last melon lay on
Harry's stand, when a gentleman came by,
aud placing his hand upon it, said "What
fine large melon; l think must have this
for dinner. What do you ask for it, my
boy :"


The melon is the last have, sir and
though it looks very fair, there is an unsound
spot on the other side, said the boy, turning
IL over.


$50 there is" said the man Il think l
will not take it, But, he added, looking in-
10 the boys fine countcnance, sis it very busi-
ucss-lke TO point out the defects Of your
fruits TO customers


at is better than being dishonest sir,
said the boy modestly.


"You are right, my little fellow always
remember that principle, and you will find
favor with God, and man also. You have
nothing else wish this morning, but ! shall
remember your little stand in future


Are those clans fresh 2" he continued,
turning 10 Sen Wilson's stand


"Yes, sir fresh this morning | caught
them myself was the reply; and purchase
being made, the gentleman went away.


Harry. what fool you was to show the
gentleman that spot on the melon. Now,
you can take it home for your pains, or throw
it away How much wiser is he about these
clans ! caught yesterday; Sold them for
the same price ! did the fresh ones. He
would never have looked at the melon until
be had gone away


ben. ! would not tell lie, or act one Ell
ther, for twice what have earned this morn
ing Besides | shall be better off in the end,
for have gained customer, and you have
lost one


And so it proved, for the next day the
gentleman bought nearly all his fruit and
vegetables of Harry, but never invested
another penny at the stand of his neighbor.
Thus the season passed the gentleman find
ing he could always get good article of
Harry, continually patronized him, and some
times talked with him few minutes about
his future hopes and prospects. To become
a merchant was his great ambition, and when
the Winter came on, the gentleman wanting
a trusty boy for his store, decided on giving
the place to Harry Steadily and surely he
advanced in the confidence Of his employer,
until, having passed through various gradua-
tions of clerkshp, he became at length an
honored partner in the firm.
Year: 1859

RELIGION IN AMUsEMENrs.-A celebrated
divine says


people may ask, What have you TO do with
amusoments :; i have not to do with them !;
but God made man to do with them. That
is human nature ; and that man takes wrong
course who tries to dam up human nature.
want to try to turn human nature in a right
direction, and to let men have good amusc-
ments, for they like them. Where is the man
who does not like to have amusement Why.
like to see a kitten chase its own tail If
the ministers of religion had done their duty
in trying to guide and direct the amusemonts
of the people, there would not be so many
bad amusements as there are at this day. In
stead Of the clergy standing askance from
amusements, / wonld like to see them taking
more interest-taking part--in them. Iagree
with John Wesley who, when some people
found fault with him for taking tunes which
had been associated with foolish songs, and
applied them to sacred hymns, replied, Il see
no reason why the devil should have all the
good things in the world No more do /.
There are music, painting, chess, quoits,
bowls, and cricket. | would yoke them all
in the service of religion and virtue


A JoLLY LIFE.-Insects generally must
lead a truly jovial life. Think what it must
be to lodge in lily. Imafine palace of
ivory or pearl, with pillars of silver and cap
itals of gold, all exbaling such perfume as
never arose from human censor Fancy again,
the fun of tucking yourself up for the night
in the folds of a rose, rocked to sleep by the
gentle signs of summers air and nothing
to do when you awake but to wash yourself
in dew drop and fall to and cat your bed
clothes.
Year: 1859


Saturday last we extract the following paragraphs:


A shark, measuring near three feet in length, was
caught last Saturday at Bruy Landing. That fish was
rather out of his element this high up the river al
though we have been told that several had been
caught as high up as the mouth OF Red river;


On Tuesday evening last two negro men belonging
to Mr.. Valierre Landry, of this parish were drowned
while bathing in the river, opposite his residence
after dark. On Wednesday evening cannon was
fired repeatedly the spot for the purpose OF rails


decent nterment, as they were faithful house SER
wants and much valued by him on that account.


The Lafourche Union,' of Saturday, says;


During this week we have been visited by num-
ber of copious showers which were much needed.
These rains have been of immense value to the plan
ters. but came too late to benefit the corn which has
suffered severely in consequence of the long droth
which prevailed during the spring. As far as the
cane is concerned, the favorable expectations which
had been formed with regard to an abundant yield
~ The Iberye Sentinel of Saturday has the follow
ing:


A large moccasin snake, poisonous species. was
killed in our back yard, few days since. 1t was in
chase of small chicken at the time.


To-day an election takes place such as has never
before occurred in the parish II is an election BY
Democracy, to determine its choice by popular vote
for nominees as candidates to fill the various Of
fees at the November election. The vote, after the
polls closed at o'clock, will be forwarded to the
President Of the Central Committee and those having
the greatest number of votes will be publicly declared
by him as the nominees of the Democratic party. No
system could be fairer than this.


The St. Helena Imperial Of Saturday last says:
| We have had another week Of warm and sultry
weather. relieved, however, by several very refresh
ing showers.


In many places the corn crop has been seriously
injured by the late drouh and we have every reason
to believe that there will be but little more than half
weld in this parish The cotton crop promises to be
as good as it was last year, if not better


The health Of our parish is as good as usual at this
season. We have heard Of several cases OF typhoid
fever aud also chls and fever but as yet they have
been confined to particular localities.
Year: 1859

The dscontinuance of the subsidies to American
mail steamers and the consequent Withdrawal Of the
Collins line has proved very severe blow at the
prestige OF the American commercial marine, and
Great Britain is fast regainiDg the position of ocean
preeminence temporarily snatched from her by the
United States She cannot compete with US in sail.
Ing vessels but she has called to her aid an ally
potent than all the shrewd devisings of naval archi
tects to give speed to the eetwinged clippers, and
these now scour the oceanln vain attempt to compete
with the numerous steamers which have snatched
from them the most desirable part Of the carrying
trade that for short time belonged to them-the
transportation ofpassengers and Of valuable packages
OF little bulk. The mercantile ocean steamers OF
Great Britain are numbered by hundreds, and the
fleet is constantly increasing. No points are 80 wide
apart that steam cannot be made profitable in span
ming the distance and bringing them nearer together
England has regular lines OF steamers plying from
Australia and from the ports OF South America, and
they said to pay well. or the fortyve steamers
in the transatlantic service from Canadian and
United States ports, forty are owned by British
citizens Great Britain is fast monopolizng the
ocean mail service Of the whole world and we may
be very certain that it will be discharged in man
ner likely TO be most for the advantage Of her sub
jects. The American mercantile world already feels
this grevousy for the mails from almost everywhere
centering at and passing through Great Britain as
grand distributing depot, we cannot compete with
English merchants who thus have earlier intelligence
from, and means of returning earlier intelligence to-
foreign markets than we have. In the Rio market,
for instance the merchant of the United States can
have no chance to operate for he is practically ex-
cuded by the English merchant, who has his letters
before those for this country are shipped from Eng.


land and whose return letters may be on their way
Brazil before ours have left our shores Letters from
that coffee market must either come to Us BY steame
via England, or be entrusted to a chance sailing
vessel.


There can be no more powerful assistance in aid OF
commercial supremacy than that offered by vel
organized and general steam mercantile marine and
this England has, and it enables her to laugh at com
petition and with far more decided conviction of
her superiority than we had when our famous clip.
pers for the time enabled US to control the advantages
now commanded by her. BY her steam fleet she is
constituted the nearest supply market to the con
suming markets of the world and is beyond the reach
of any rivalry save that which may be instituted by
Year: 1859

SINGULAR RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT. curious
effects of spran are related by the Springfield Re
publican, which says: " young domestic in fam.
lily in this city complained few nights since of hav-
ing sprained her ankle and said the injury had struck
to her stomach. An external application to the limb
so far relieved her that she went to bed in the
course of the night, however, she was sick that
physician was called but be could not give relief
then after pair of little ankles had appeared to the
astonished gaze of the family with whom the girl
liyed,n
Year: 1859

WORSE THAN CANNIBAL.-A drunken loafer in
New York beat his wife savagely few nights ago,
and finished the performance by biting off one of her
ears and swallowing it. He was arrested and sent to
prison to await trial for mayhem.
Year: 1859

The subscriber having made additions to his al
ready large establishment and acquired additional facilities for
the his rapidly increasing business prepared
furnish every description of
Year: 1859

The Democracy have at last got some
thunder" The mountain is laboring, aud will
bring forth its accustomed mouse, unless there
be reaction and the mouse turn out to be a
genuine Democratic Border Ruffian. John
Brown in his foolish attempt at inSurrecuon,
has raised little cloud for Democracy which
it has been wishing for and trying TO get up,
for long time The machine is worked with
the usual vigor-show of principle and truth
fulness-that characterize the work OF the
:" old fellow who tends the Democratic en-
gine. But with all the Snorting, pufhns, blow
ing and usual Democratic Scare-crowing and
Union saving of his aorea footed majesty, is
no SO The cloud is too small to get much
thunder out of-with all the steam let on.-
The ahcmpi reminds me of an anecdote Of an
old fellow, whose great forte in summer time,
was to have thunder-shower come up, so he
could not work at hay, and thus get play
spell. He was therefore intent on watching
every thunder cIond that came up, as much as
the Democracy of the present day, are intent
in watching every little abolition Speck that
appears within the horizon Of Slavery. One
day the old fellow came ont from his dinner,
and heard a slight rumbling sound ike thun-
der, went round the corner of the house, look
ed up at the sky, discovered but small cloud,
aud broke out in the following manner; "Waal,
if I couldn't thunder ont Of bigger cloud





than that, wouldn't thunder at all There
is about as much sense in that, as in the at
tempt of the Democratic party to make poIiti-
cal capital out Of the recent affair | Harper'S
Ferry. With all of the handling Of Browns
papers they fail to implicate, in truth, any
Republican, in the attempted iusurrection.-
The fact that the Republican party have al
ways taken decided grounds against any posi-
tive interference with slavery in the States
where il exists by local law, ought to satisfy
every honest man as TO their real position
There is. however, moral in the affairs AZ
Harper's Ferry, the Democratic party might
well profit by. Ii Slavery be 50 dangerous a
machine that it Is ready TO explode al the
SuShteSL toucus auC SHuaueo1 t''S 80
prosperity of great country like oars, way
seek to perpetuate it Why claim the right
for 1t to spread over all o1r free territory ?
Why be continually striving by fair means or
foul land especially the latterl TO spread It
over every foot of freesoil, that may by pos
sibihty be made, Pecuniarily and politically,
available for it? Why strain every nerve TO
get Cuba, Mexico, aud all the available slave
territory adiaceOt 70 Us, If Slavery be so read
lily set on FIRE aud blown up By every little
match Of mad-man, who may have sworn
vengeance against its many iniquities These
are grave questions. which the people reouire
;he Democratic party 20 answer satisfactorily,
Year: 1859

LAUGHTER R-Laughter is as Aeaithfal to the
body as gladneSs to the mind ; aBd there IS
not mere beautiful spectacle taaR a smiling
face, when you know il IS a true index of the
Soul within. We do not speak Of that species
of idio,ic lsushter which Is sure 10 follow the
exhibition Of an low trick. or the Ctterancs Of
any course Jest but that genial outbur>t that
enliveus the social circle when men, Ike true
philosophers, forget their past cares, aud pat
OF till the morrow aIlaPpreAensionS regarding
the future.
Year: 1859

in her mind, affection in her heart, and coolness
IN all her veins, happy group were watching
the first faint smile that broke over her
features and rever did one who stood there
forget that Sabbath morning on which she
seemed to look round upon them oil with
gaze of fair and sweet bewilderment, like one
half conscious Of having been rescued from the
power of the grave.
Year: 1859

Heap high the farmers wintry hoard!
Heap high the golden corn
No richer giit has Autumn poured
From out her lavish horn.
Let other lands exulting CLEAN
The apple from the pine,
The orange from the glossy green,
The cluster from the vine -
We better love the hardy gift
Our rugged wales bestow;
To cheer us when the storm shall driH
Our harvest fields with snow.
When spring-time came with flower and bud,
And grassy grSeR, and young
And merry bOb1inks, in the wood,
Like mad musicians sung,
We dropped the seed DER hill and plain
Beneath the sun of May.
And frightened from our sprouting grain
The robber crows away.
All through the long bright days Of June,
It's leaves grew thin and fair,
And waves in hot mid-summer's noon
Its soft and yellow hair.
And now, when Autumn's moonlit ewes,
Its harvest time has come,
We pluck away the frosted leaves,
And bear the treasures home.
There, richer than the tabled gift
or golden showers Of old,
Fair hands the broken grain shall silt,
And knead its meal of gold.
Let vapid idlers loll in silk
Around their costly board
Give US the bowl Of mush and milk,
BY homespun beauty poured.
Where'er the wide old kitchen hearth
Sends up its smoky curls,
Who viii not thank the kindly earth,
And bless our cUrn-fed girls.
Let earth withhold her gOodly root,
Let mildew blight the rye,
Give to the worm the orchards fruit,
The wheat field to the fly.
But let the good old crop adorn
The hills our fathers trod:
Still let Us for His golden corn
Send up our thanks to God!
Year: 1859

That was a beautiful idea expressed by II
Christian lady on her death-bcd, in reply toa
remark of her brother, who was taking leave
Of her to return to his distant residence. that
he should probably never again meet her in


the land of the living. She answered: "Broth-
er, trust We shall mcctin the land the liv-
ing. We are now in the land of the DYING"
Year: 1859

The Ladies, it is said, are soen to hold pub
lie meeting, to give their eoun,enance to the
movement now being made for Southern in
dependence. All of them are even more va :
trlstIc than the men, and if they once deter
mine not to encourage Northern man II fac lures
the Yankee trade with the South will Instant
ly cease. In the city of Richmond there are
not less than one thousand ladies who would
to morrow, if called upon, cast aside every
vestige of Northern manufacture in their
possession, array themselves in home made
ginghams and woolseys, and feel just as proud,
and far more independent. than they now do.
i'll fabrics made by the enemies of their State
and of the Union
Year: 1859

Company G., of Church aud Union Hills.
nave not yet decided upon Uniform, and il is
therefore hoped that at their regular meeting
on Friday night, they will take up the subiect
and resolve to adopt Virginia goods. On the
two hills are many men of limited means who
would readily join the corps if it We're not for
the heavy outlay necessary TO procure uni
forms. Where men are willing to serve their
State, their want of means should not prevent
them, and Tor that reason new compani les
ought 10 adopt cheap uniforms such as men
OF the most limited means could command.