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Year: 1859

The North China Herald is Of the opinion
that on the United States will devolve the
responsibilities Of opening up Japan to the
fellowship and commerce of the world. The
Herald remarks:


With the United States the larger share
of this responsibility must lie. Great Britain
has not taken the initiative, and heaven
knows she has work enough in hand else
where, in the fuflment of her duties to
Asatic races, to be able to do much for
Japan. Protestant America must take care
that the garden she has thrown open fall not
into the hands of the spoiler. Two centu-
res ago Japan sought as anxiousl y as she
now does, the friendship and civilization of
the West; she met with robbery, insult and
treachery-the heather then had energy
enough to thrust out the invader Of her
peace and happiness. God send they may
be again enabled to do so should the need
arise


In commercial point of view, the field
is very promising. We know that in former
days, three centuries ago, japanese vessels
traded as far as Bengal, and that it was only
the certainty of being put to death by the
famous idct against foreign trading, that
put it down in 1887. We know that the
Portuguese annually exported from Nagasaki,
in the time of free intercourse, the enor
nous amount of 800 tons Of gold annually,
and that in the year 1886, four of their
ships carried to Macao no less than $780,
900 taels alone. We know at this present
hour, that gold kobang, equal in real value
to a British sovereign, may be bought at
Nagasaki for an ounce Of silver, or little
more than the Mexican dollar. We know
that the climate of Japan will not admit of
the growth Of tropical produce, and that the
severity Of its winter must occasion wants
which other parts Of the world can supply.
Hence then, are the elements of future
commerce, and the intelligence, energy and
wealth of its rulers and people will assuredly
do the rest.


Sugar, however, is evidently much sought
after, and all tropical produce fully appreci
ated. Woolens in Northern Japan-Yeddo,
for instance-wll be a great boon to the
weather. classes, and from the gaudy pat
terms which now only the highest ranks are
able to sport on their dresses, we are inclined
to believe that loud patterns on Manchester
cottons, Of good description, will soon meet
with ready sale among the women, if not
the men. Machinery and arms they will
also require. On the latter head, it is to be
hoped they will make more successful pur
chase than the last one they invested in prior
to our vista smart trader having disposed
to the Government of a lot OF rifles which
burst as they were being tested in the city of
leldo.
Year: 1859

Some time since the public were apprsed
that the operators Of the Atlantic Telegraph
at the Newfoundland station were surprised
by the sudden working oft the telegraph. The
words "HenIey" and you understand" were
received. Strange to say it appears by the late
European arrival that at the timo this mes
sage was received the Valentia or other end
of the line was closed up. The operators
had gone home. The New York Evening
Post in noticing it, says:


This is an astonishing fact. We have
heard of man who used to play tunes in a
flute during freezing weather, in order to
hear them come out when they melted, and
here we have cable which retains messages
for a considerable time, and then utters
them Or were these words Henley" and
you understand" the random effort Of some
fish to communicate his sentiments per-
haps torpedo or an electrical eel? 1t is
at least curious that when the operators try
to send dispatches the cable relucts but af
ter they have shut up shop it begins to talk
On the whole, then, they had better shut up
shop on both sides.
Year: 1859

Lieutenant Habersham, Of the U. S. steam
er Powhatan, contributes to the Philadelphia
Ledger a letter from which we make the
following extract


Before leaving Japan we saw most in
terestng display of "Winter evening amuse
ments for children" relate it to show how
far advanced these people are in some things


One of our Dutch friends had presented
us with small box containing what looked
like several hundred pieces of broom straw
from three ights to an inch in length.


"Throw one of those in that cup of hot
water" he said. We did as desired, and i,
had mo sooner touhced the surface than it
expanded into representation of japanese
woman in full dress. Another proved to be
q very buffalo-l like cow third was sword
and fourth quite a handsome walking cane


''Throw in a dozen at tme!" said our
friend.


Of course we complied, picked up at ran
dom, and they all proved to be different
There were houses, dogs, short-tailed cats
horses, trees and flowers; and suppose had
we thrown in half the box we should have
seen duplicates of almost everything known
to the japanese. AS it was, however, we
curbed our curiosity, divided the contents Of
the box between us, and slowed them away
in our rooms for the purpose of astonishing
the natives at home.
Year: 1859

GUARD AGAINST VULGAR LANGUAGE
There is as much connection between the
words and thoughts as there is between the
thoughts and words; the latter are not only
the expression of the former, but they have
power to react upon the soul, and leave the
stain of their corruption there. A young
man who allows himself to use one vul gar
and profane word, has not only shown that
there is foul spot upon his mind, but by
the utterance of that word he extends that
spot and inhames it. till, by Indulgence, it
will pollute and ruin the whole soul. Be
careful of your words as we'll as your
thoughts. If you can control the tongue
that no improper words are pronounced by
it, you will soon be able also to control the
mind, and save that from corruption. You
extinguish the fire by smothering it, or by
preventing bad thoughts bursting out in


language. Never utter a word anywhere
which you would be ashamed to utter in the
presence of the most refined female or the
most religious man. Try this practice lit
tie while, and you will soon have command
of yourself.
Year: 1859

About the tallest specimen of lying that
has lately come under our observation, we
copy from an exchange. 1t is as follows:


Young gentlemen afflicted with the Pixies
| Peak fever will be interested in the follow
ing statement from a gentlemen in the new
FL Dorado, of the manner of gathering gold
in the diggngs. A man takes frame work
of heavy timbers built like a stone boat, the
bottom of which is composed of heavy iron
rasps. This frame work is hoisted up to the
top of the Peak, and man gets on and slides
down on the side of the mountain. AS he
goes swiftly down, the rasps on the frame
work scrapes off the gold in immense shay
ings, which curl up to the machine, and by
the time the man gets to the bottom, nearly
ton of gold is following him.


Another plan is to bore a hole in the side
Of the mountain, and fill it with coal and
bitumen. A rousng fire is then built and
the proprietors sit around and "blow it,"
Shortly the gold begins to soften and melt,
when quickly stream of gold, as thick as
your leg, runs out through the fire, and is
caught in moulds of sand made for the pur-
pose from whence the gold comes in sheets
eight or ten feet square, of the thickness of
first class boiler iron. Gold is too plenty
here, in fact A paper Of tobacco will buy
two tuns of it.


am turning my attention to something
different. have found in the Gulch from
which [ date this letter, Jumps of gold near
ly as large as hand-sled, fairly encrusted
with diamonds. have dropped the gold
business SINCE and have been steadily labor
ing in the diamond department. You will
not believe me, perhaps, but it is a solemn
fact that | have collected BIN full of splen-
did diamonds, nearly as large as your fist
more OF less; among them are a hundred
much larger than piece of head cheese.
Year: 1859

An important decision was delivered on
the 7th inst, in the United States Supreme
Court, by the Chief Justice, in the case of
the United States VS.. Sherman ii. Booth, the
Supreme Court VS.. error to the Supreme
Court of Wisconsin, The case involved the
RIGHT of State Courts to release on habeas
corpus, parties in custody under process Of
the United States. This was done by the
court below in the instance of an arrest
under judgment 10y the District Court Of the
United States for violation of the slave
law. The whole conduct of the court below
was held to be totally illegal and virtually
revolutionary; that the marshal had right,
and it was his duty to resist by force
any such interference on the part of the
State powers; and that the fugitive slave act
was clearly Constitutional.


Missouri Rep. March 18th.
Year: 1859

A correspondent of the Union, at Mich,
gan Bluff, writes April Sth as follows:


Being aware that you wished to know
everything that would tend to the interest
of the miners of California, and being the
first company that ever tested Briggs Patent
Anal gamator, | send you my views of it.
In the first place the Amalgamator is com
posed of blocks Of wood, as has heretofore
been stated in the Union, charged with
quicksilver, so that the quicksilvr is always
on the surface of the block. Our claim is
situated on Red Hill, in Michigan Bluff, and
our gold being fine, we thought we would
try the Amalgamator, which we have done,
by charging twenty blocks averaging one
pound of quicksilver to each block. The
result is that tie sluices outside of the tun-
mel does not pay above one-half as much per
week as they did last year, and ground
sluice beyond that that used to pay to attend
to last year does not catch any gold this
year. Some may suppose that the ground
is not so good this year, but that is not so,
for our claim pays better than it did last
year. Or some might think the gold was
coarser, but it is rather finer-so there must
be reason why it pays better. can come
to no conclusion but that the Amalgamator
saves more gold than our rifles did last year.
should advise miners to look at the Anal
gamatnr and Judge for themselves.
Year: 1859

BAD CoMpANY.-Bad company is like a
nail driven into q post, which, after the first
or second blow, may be drawn out without
any difficulty; bnt being once driven up to
the head, the pincers cannot take hold to
draw it QUIT can only be done by the
destruction of the wood.
Year: 1859

BEAUTIFUL THoUcHr.-Ver touching and
beautiful were the words of the old school
MASTER as life passed away. 1t is growing
dark, the school may be dismissed" Down
to the very gates of the unseen world, he
carried his love and regard for tho children
whom he had trained.
Year: 1859

INcIDENT.--As a gentleman was
crossing the street between Cook u Sargents
bank and Kuhnen d Co.'S cigar store, bis
hat-a new One--took notion OF blowing
OF, which it accordingly did, and rolled di-
rectly into the door of Farrand's hat store,
No. 81 west second street We merely
mention this to show how great the attrac-
ton must be to this popular hat store, when
even hats are prone t return thither.
Year: 1859

deplore. for We feel that with the same ex
prnditure OF means it might have been
erected in such . position IS to ts Of no
more impairment TO the steamboats, plying
on the N ssissipri than Is the Suspension
bndge at Niagara to the Maid Of the Mist. :
That river men should suffer from this over
eight in construction IL far from right. and
ve hope that it can be go modified o. 70
quite entirely obviste any obstruction to the
safe passage Of steamboats which may now
exist
Year: 1859

A VENERABLE pEpEsTafAy.-Yestcrdsy
an old man fell down upon the pavement in
the upper part Of Broad street. Agentleman
passing by took him into a'house near, and
sent for q physician, supposing him to be
dying. Hesoon recovered, and being refresh
ed by cup of tea stated that his name Hiram
Shultz, brother of the late Henry Shultz, Of
Hamburg that he had walked fourteen miles
that morning, carrying his trunk, weighing
sixty FIVE pounds, and had been Frustrated by
heat and fatigue He stated that he belonged
in Kentucky, near Lexington, and had been
to Florida with an idea Of settling, but found
Florida too hot, and was on his way back to
Kentucky. He had been injured by rail
road accident few weeks since, and conse-
quently, preferred to walk rather than trust
mis- life in rail road car. He said that he
bad money enough, though looking SO old
felt young, and that he had a brother living
one hundred and four years old. The ap-
pearance of the old man was very respectable
and truthful.-Augusta Dispatch,
Year: 1859

the sound of knife falling on the hoor-t
convulsive struggle. Pull pull pull Mrs
Martin heard nothing-saw nothing but the
scarf passing over the head Of the bed between
her two naked feet. She had half thrown
herself back, and holding her scarf with both
her hands, pulled with desperate energy
for her life. The conflict had begun; and
one or the other must perish. The robber
was a powerful man, and made furious efforts
to get loose, but in vain. Not sound
escaped from his lips-not a sound from hers
The dreadful tragedy was acted in silence.


X X


swell, Mother Guerard," cried young
man, leaping out of a carriage that stopped
before the door of the au6ergs next morning
"what news have you for me? Has my
mother arrived ?n


"Is it your mother ?" replied the landlady,
who seemed quite good-humored after her
nights rest. s"There is lady up stairs
waiting for some friends; but she does not
speak French easily, and seemed unwilling to
talk. We could scarcely persuade her to 90
to bed"


"Show mo the room" cried Arthur, run
ming into the house.


They soon arrived before the door.


" "Mother mother" cried he, but received
no answer.


"The door is only latched, for we have no
robbers in this part of the country" said the
landlady.


But q formidable obstacle opposed their
entrance. They became alarmed, especially
when they heard the shrieks of the little girl,
and burst open the door.


The first object that presented itself was
the face of the robber, violently upturned
from beneath the bed, and with protruding
tongue and eyeballs; the next was the form
of Mrs. Martin, in the position in which we
had left her. She was still pulling with both
hands at the scarf and glaring wildly towards
the head of the bed. The child had thrown
its arms around her neck, and was crying;
but she paid no attention. The terror of that
dreadful night had driven her mad.
Year: 1859

ANIMAL SAcAclrE.-A gentleman removed
from this District last Fall to Florida, taking
with him dog on the Cars to Charleston,
where he kept him closely confined for week,
and from there on board steamboat to Flori-
da. After remaining in Florida for week or
ten days, the dog left, and made his way over.
land back to this District This is the most
remarkable instance of animal sagacity We re.
member to have heard Of, and is fully attested
by gentleman Of the highest respactahility.-
UnicnHia Tunes.
Year: 1859

My dear Judy


I commenced this letter yesterday. If it
does not come to hand you may allow that
am not here but gone to Quebec. Tell Barney
that his brothers family is all dead entirely
barrin the cow. God bless her-Td write
you more but as there is no way of sending
this, I will just let it 60 as it is-Remember
me In your prayers and to all the Flather.
tvs. No more at present from your husband
Il alive Thady o'Riley, aud If dead, God rest
his soul,-P. SIT this letter doesn't reach
you, just let me know by return Of Post and
don't wait for another until you hear from
me again, but rite me Immediately and let
know how your coming on. :.


N. B. l have altered my mind and won't
send this letter after all, SO you can answer
or not at all just as it PLACE you-Give my
love to the children-When you come to the
end of this letter don't read any more of it,
but just answer, by the first office yours until
death, and after, if not before


Your own Thady O'Riley


As in duty bound ought to be.
Year: 1859

A grabbed acquaintance Of ours has just
repeated to us, "Frailty, thy name is woman" i"
We were trying to get him to call with us Of
a very beautiful lady of our acquaintance
He is scholar, a wit, and q gentleman, an.
yet dares to repeat that villainous line niol
hearing. Alas for him We fear he is pa;
ccIIodtaSsnntiop. cIo otS m We cannot conceive why t.:
desos s ~ UNJUST and We Kaa,i:.Ssillitied Wed
woman always :yas. ays Gsspgeable'
-sand ar SHAKESPEARE, SHY name i


Women is not more variable than


Her constancy has stood the test of FIRE,


blood, and torment. in thousands Of insta


and shall she be called fckle2 We verify
believe that woman's friendship is infinitely
more disinterested, infinitely more pure than
mans. She will follow her lover through
veal and wo-through evil report and good
report through poverty, through sorrow,
and misery, and death. She will love him in
his sin, and in his glory, and in his shame,
and in his degradation; and she will bind
him the closer to her heart, as he falls the
lower. Will man do so? No-let but the
breath of evil report dim the brig ghtness OF
the pure name of that being whom he loves,
let her sin but once, and he will forsake her
forever. Will he love her in abuse and i'll
treatment2 But suppose she coquet, and
trihe with the affections of the worthy Has
she not been taught by example2 How
many hearts have broken and bled to death
when forsaken by man. How many women
have given their whole affections away, and
poured out their whole hearts upon lover,
and then been forsaken! How often have at
tentions been offered to crafty vanity, and
to please PRIDE How often? Alas! who
shall answer the question:
Year: 1859

If brass will make a candle stick, what will
make one let loose.


Ifthe traveller took the course of fhuman events
has ever been heard of since.


If the hollow of log can be heard.


If tin will make can what will make can't
If twelve inches make foot, how many make
leg.


If We and half yards make one pole how
many will it take to make one log.


If forty rods make furlong how many will it
take to make shortlong


Do potatoes ever wear out, as we have heard
Of potato patches.


If pigs will do to write with.


Will the Cape Of Good Hope fit a fashionable
lady.
Year: 1859

THIS BEAUTIFUL WoRLD.-"Ah this beau
tiful world - sometimes it is all sunshine and
gladness, and hearer lies not far of-then it
suddenly changes and is dark and sorrowful, and
the clouds shut out the day In the lives of the
saddest of us, there are bright days like these
when we feel as if we could take the world in
our arms Then come gloomy hours when the
fire will not burn on our hearts, and all within
is dismal, cold, and dark. Believe us every
heart has it's secret sorrows which the world
knows not and oftentimes we call man cold,
when he is only sad.
Year: 1859

When boy, was one morning playing at
marbles in the village ball-alley, with light
heart and lighter pocket. The jibe and the
jest went gaiIy round when suddenly among
US appeared stranger. of very remarka-
BILE and very cheerful aspect, his intrusion
was not the least restraint upon our merry little
assemblage He was benevolent creature,
and the days of infancy (after all, the happiest
we shall ever see,) perhaps rose on his memory.
God bless him see his fine form, at the dis
tance of half century, just as he stood before
me in the little all-aley in the days of my child
hood His name was Boyes he was the rector
of New Market Tome he took particular
fancy. l was winning, and full of waggery
thinking every thing that was eccentric, and by
no means miser of my eccentricities every
one was welcome to share of them, and ] had
plenty to spare after having frightened the COM
pany Some sweetmeats easily bribed me home
with him. Learned from poer Boyes my alphabet
and my grammar, and the rudiments of the clas-
sics He taught all he could, and then he sent
me to school at Middletown In short he made
man of me- recollect it was about FIVE and
thirty years afterwards, when I had risen to
some eminence at the bar aud when had seat
in Parliament, on my return one day from Court,
/ found an old gentleman seated alone in my
drawing room; his feet familiarly placed on
each side of the Italian marble chimney piece,
and his whole air bespeaking the conciousness Of
one quite at home He turned round-it was
my friend of the ball-alley rushed instinstiVe-
ly into his arms, and burst into tearss Words
cannot describe the scene which followed, "You
are right Sir; you are right. The chimney
piece is yours-the pictures are yours-the
house is yours. You gave me all have-my
friend-my father-my benefactorl" He dined
with me, and in the evening / caught tear
glistening in his fine blue eyes, when he saw poor
little jack the creature of his bounty, rising in
the House of Commons to reply to Right


Honorable Poor Boyes He is now gone,


and no sutor had larger deposit of practical
beneyolence in the Court above. This is his


wine-let us drink to his memory.
Year: 1859

Ny MOTHER 1t is truly said-the first be-
ing that rushes to the recollection of man in his
hearts difficulty, is his mother


She clings to his memory and affection in the
midst of all his forgetfulness and hardihood, in
duced by rowing life, The last message he
leaves is for her, his last whisper breathes her
name.


The mother as she instills the lesson of piety
and filial obligation into the heart of her infant
son, should always feel that her labor is not ia
vain She may drop into the grave, but she has
left behind her, influence that win work for her.
The bow is broke, but the arrow is sped, and it
viii perform its Office.
Year: 1859

bound herself out to milliner. She served
three years. at that business, anG had become
mistress Of her profession Now, the strangest
portion of this revelation is to be told. The girl
is over eighteen years old, and perfect model
of her sex.


During this long interval it must be remember
ed that the girl lost all trace other father. Her
beauty attacted the attention and admiration OF
a spruce looking gentleman who met her on
Broadway He was man of about forty years.
but his appearance did not indicate that he had
ever seen over twenty five summers. An ac-
Quaintance was made between her and the gen.
tleman above alluded to, and a final engagement
entered into for marriage. The day was set and
all the necessary arrangements made for the cere-
nlony.


On the appointed day the pair, accompanied
by their respective friends, met for the purpose
of having the plighted ones joined in wedlock.
rites, an old couple entered. They were for
mcrly neighbors of the Bristol family, and had
watched the girl grow up from infancy, and were
now anxious to sec the choice she had made in a
partner for life Imagine the surprise of all
about, when the old couple above referred to,
recognised in the man of the girls heart her
own legitimate father.


For moment all was amazement and sadness,
but on the state of things being fully realized,
the scene turned to one ofjoy An absent father
had recovered a lost daughter, and the assembled
throng of friends were highly delighted that the
affair had resulted as it did. The love that had
before burned so brightly between the twain,
had now become flame as inextinguishable as
the fires of Vesuyus. A queer world, this
albany Standard.
Year: 1859




Some fifteen years ago, man named George
Bristol, left this city for the shores of the Paci-
fc At the time he left he had wife and one
child the latter only three years old. They
resided in the town of Westerlo At that time
his wife and child were living with her father
Some two years after the father and mother Of
the woman died, their estate was disposed of to
satisfy mortgages, and Mrs. Bristol and her child
were thrown upon the cold charities Of the world
for living. She was very feeble in health and
Of course was unable to take care Of herself


The mother and child came to this city, where
they lived for some five years, at. the expiration
Of which time the mother died aud the girl was
left alone III the world, to do as best as she
could. But now about ten years old, and a
smart, active, good looking girl, she soon found
a situation in respectable family. Here she
remained till she was fifteen years old, when she