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Year: 1861

The black waters of death were rolling
sluggishly onward. There approached
those whose features bore traces of anx
iety and sorrow and with bowed form
she gazed into the turbulent stream, as
though she fain would descry something
far down in its fathomless depths.


A being Of benign and celestial aspect
appeared at her side, and said


What seekest thou, sorrowing one 2"


Alas p she answered, 4 wore a
sparkling jewel upon my bosom. 1t was
no paltry bauble, The wealth of India
cannot yield one to match it. In an evil
hour it dropped from its resting place
into this dark river. For moment |
saw it float near the brink, and stretch
ing my hand to regain it, but it was be,
yond my reach and il sank down, till |
saw it no more. 1t is gone-lost forev
er -


"Stay, mourner! Grieve not, but
look again into the waters ?" She look !
ed. and cry burst from her lips.


:" Ii is there see it floating upon
the dismal wave. 0, shall it not be mine
once more 2" The answer came


Nay-but thou art decaived-what
thou seest is but the semblance Of what
was thine. Yet turn thy eyes upward
and rejoice"


She obeyed, ond beheld star gleam-
ing from bright azure spot in the muir
Ky sky, whose rays gave even the waves
of that gloom tinge Of brightness. and
whose reflection there she had mistaken
for her own lost gem.


Then came tender musical voice.
as the beautiful appearance vanished.


"Mourner. these restless billows.
thoagh fearful and dark to thee, roll up
to the gate of heaven. Ever faithful to
their trust, they bone thy jewel, which
was lent. not given TO thee. 10 its right
fu owner. the Monarch OF heaven and
transferred TO His care. il will shine for
ever in his glorious dwelling place


The mourner departed with counle.
nance thoughtful yet cheerful her gaze
no longer bent upon earth or the sorrow
ful river of death, but was meekly and
trustingly raised 10 the heavens And
the star beaming into her spirit with
rays OF hope and gladness was ever after
Year: 1861

From the N. Y. Independent
No bird song foated down the hill,
The tangled bank below was still ;
No rustic from the birchen stem,
No ripple from the waters hem.
The dusk of twilight round us grew,
We felt the falling of the dew
For, from us, ere the day was done,
The wooded hills shut out the sun.
But on the rivers farther side
We saw the hill-tops glorifed,
A tender glow, exceeding fair,
dream of day without its glare.
With us the damp, the chill, the gloom;
With them the sunsets rosy bloom
While dark, though willowy vistas seen,
The river rolled in shade between.
From out the darkness where we trod,
We gazed upon those hills of God.
Whose light seemed not of moon or sun,
We spake not, but our thought was one.
We paused, as if from that bright shore
Beckoned our dear ones gone before
And stilled our beating hearts to hear
The voices lost to mortal ear
Sudden our pathway turned from night
The hills swung open to the light
Through their green gates the sunshin,


showed,


A long, slant splendor downward flowed.
Down glade and glen and bank it rolled
1t bridged the shaded streets with gold
And, borne on piers of mist, allied
The shadowy with the sunlit side
" So" prayed we, -" when our feet draw zeal
The river, dark with mortal fear,
And the night cometh chill with dew,
o Father. let Thy light break through
So let the hills of doubt divide,
So bridge with faith the sunless tide
So let the eyes that fail on earth
On Thy eternal hills look fort; ;
And in Thy beckoning angels know
The dear ones whom we loved below"
Year: 1861

My friend Kelley was walking down
Main street, Milwaukee, last autumn, in
a deep study upon some obtruse subject,
his vision horizontal and vacant, his step
rapid and careful, when, just as he lifted
one foot to place it on the curbstone, a
big but cowardly yellow dog came
sweeping along, followed by black ami
NAL of the same species. The specimen,
oblivious of all things but the object in
pursuit, as every dog should be on such
an occasion, and possibly somewhat un-
der the control of his own momentum,
struck kelley's perpendicular leg while
walking and knocked it out from under
him. My friend went down instanter.
His glossy beaver bounced upon the
pavement and continued on its Journey,
while his shawl stuck fast againsta shop
mans window like paper pellet on
wall. Kelley gathered himself together,
picked himself up and looked after the
dog who had done the mischief, expect
ing to find him hove to" in canine
display at the incident he had caused
but TO his utter astonishment, the animal
seemed as regardless of his equilibrium
as OF any other trivial matter, and WAS
making after the aforesaid dog at as great
a speed as though he had not tipped
over the best fellow in Wisconsin.


While my friend was down, clear,
musical, girlish laugh rang out upon the
open air. 1t was evidently spontaneous,
so charmingly musical, was so suddenly
checked, and had withal SO good cause,
that Kelley could hardly be angry or
Disconnected


When the gentleman had recovered
from his surprise at the heedlessness OF
the quadruped, he bethought himself OF
the music. There were half dozen in
view, but by a trigonometrical calcula-
ton, he reached the conclusion that the
laugh must have come from either a
dainty little blue hat, with delicate straw
colored trimmings, or a decided sober,
ancient brown one-the two being in con
junction. Of course he fastened upon
the blue hat for he never since the
flood heard grave. questionable bon
net give out such gushing music as
that.


Kelley was not city gentleman-not
he. He was squire in a rural town-a
leader of town affairs. A man Of rank
to whom the village politicians looked
for the shrewdest counsels on whom
abused people called for advice and re-
dress ; in whose hands friendless widows
put the management of their scanty es-
tates, sure that all would be done for
ther} and their little ones that tact, fdel- :
ity and warm heart could accom-.
plish.


The blue hat was a city hat and the
hair II covered, together with the hazel
eyes that sparkled in front of it were of
city growth. But the sober brown bon
net was rural aunt. of good dimen.
slons. both in person and in heart.


Before the catastrophy which brought
out the laughter, the aunt was listening
very attentively TO the little lady's very
eager request that she should try and
procure her school near her country
home after the accident, the brown bon
net gave a very appropriate and impres.
sive lecture on the impropriety of laugh
ing " when the street was full of folks"


Why, who could help it, auntie
Did you ever see ANYTHING SO funny :?
Year: 1861

The new patent law is working very
satisfactorily. The change comes quite
opportunely, as only 81 3 is now requir-
ed to be paid on presenting an applica-
ton. The abolition of the excessive
fees heretofore required of foreigners
will do much to stimulate them to intro
duce many valuable inventions into this
country. and enable them TO protect
themselves against unscrupulous pirates
who lay violent hands upon everything
within their reach
Year: 1861

The Fort Wayne lind Times says :


+" A few days ago, gentleman of this
city, whose business makes il necessary
for him to be absent from home a great
portion of the time, Unexpectedly re-
turned one night, when his wife inform
ed him that there was no light in the
room, and requested him 10 retire TO bed,
which he did. After ne had turned in,
he began to feel unwell, and as he had
felt SO for several days, thought il pru
dent to apply remedy Immediately, and
accordingly arose. dressed himself and
proceeded to the drug store. Having
purchased the proper medicine, he put
his hand in his pocket for his pocket
book and was surprised TO come in con
tact with what he supposed was change.
but on bringing it. TO the light, he found
q handful OF gold he felt in the other
pocket with the same result. He then
for the first time examined his outside
apparel, and was still more surprised that
his pantaloons presented quite differ
ent appearance from those worn during
the day. On counting the gold, he found
$500 in his possession When he again
reached home everything was quiet, and
the pants he had taken off few mo
ments before We're gone.


Query. Will the rightful owner even
demand the mysterious pantaloons' and
contents.
Year: 1861

Everybody reoollects the diamond
wedding Of the rich old Cuban and the
young New York belle. \ recent letter
from Cuba says: at may interest my
fair readers TO remember that Havana is
the home OF Signor Ovedia. the hero of
the diamond wedding. Here he is known
as a mulatto. at least half black, and he
is said TO be Blue Beard for brutality.
He is rich but rs he and his bride are
excluded from all good society. his wealth
can hardly compensate his lady for the
Sights and seclusion TO which her life is
henceiorth destined. A sad and dearly
bought conclusion of so brilliant bri-
dal"
Year: 1861

her talisman and her guide. Mother
who weepest for thy little one, so early
lost mourner art thou ? that star is the
now angel child ! Dry thy tears and
ever rejoice that thou hast treasure in
heaven
Year: 1861

Can little girl like me"-looking
earnestly in his face" can little girl
like me, devoted, loving you almost to
reverence, make you happy always"


No one in all the world, but YOU"


The little maiden stepped close to his
side and hid herself under his arm.


The jaunty blue hat is in a closet in
my friends new house, in a glass case,
on the top shelf.
Year: 1861

The Iowa Hospital for the insane now
contains fifty patients, as we learn from
the Mt. Pleasant Journal and application
has been made for forty more, who will
soon be accommodated. From present
appearances, at least half Of the building
will be occupied before the end of the
wear
Year: 1861

to make our case an exception. Even so
to reserve Federal authority in Virginia,
Kentucky and Missouri. And let me
conjure every reader .of the Times to be
alacritous in making his greatest sacrifices
no'c. ere by delay it will be too late to do
so much good, l say now-this fall--this
winter--not later. Why delay? But l
do not fear so much of the people as l
distrust military officers--their capacity,
DC. l would it were net so.
Year: 1861

A young man who applied at recruit
ing station across the lakes fer enlistment.
was asked "if he could sleep on the point
of the bayonet ~ When he promptly re-
piled by saying. "He could try 1t. as he
had often slept on a pint of whisky, and
the kind they use in Lisbon would shoot
further thaa any shooting iron he ever
saw.
Year: 1861

A New Haven paper thus describes the
localities Of the three prominent insttu-
tions of that city:


The Medical College on the road to
the Cemotry the Divinity College on The
road TO the Poor House, anG the Law
School on the road to the jail"
Year: 1861

A whimsical mistake was made by country
schooimaster who was employed to pen q petition
ary address to chief magistrate, whose circum-
ference was at least six feet seven inches in grth.
Titus was the petition to this very great man ad'
dressed; "To the ma and boldly corpulent"
Year: 1861

UNION LUNCH AT THE PHEEIX.-
Louis Msrten will set splen did Union lunch
at the PnGnix this evening. All the delcacies
Of the season will be spread, together with
everything Of the best in the drinking line.
Drop in.
Year: 1861

PARK ASSOCIATION MEETrNG.-The
members Of the Scott County Park Associs.
tion will meet at the Burtis House this even.
ing tor the transaction Of important business
No person will be allowed TO vote who is IN
arrears for ipiatiation fee or assessments As
this will be the ast meeting previous to the
regular annual meeting tor the election Of Of.
ficers, it is very essential that all members
should be present.
Year: 1861

ExcITEMENT.-Among other exciting
features. don't forget that you can get the bes.
goods and more Of them for less money, at
Williams than At any other place in the city.
Let the people cut this ont for reference.
Year: 1861

REMARKABLE CONcEssIoN.-The Ga
zette comedies that people about here haze the
right to talk as they may think best concern
ing the Issues Of the day. How immense the
relief forded by the announcement. Wha.
astonishing magnanimity Bah
Year: 1861

has lis az q disadvantage, and may not IN bali
q century find another so good an opportunity
for having her own way. If her mOdesty does
not stand in tie way, she may drive good
business with us for the next few weeks; for
if she is refused anything she peases to de-
mand, It Will not be or fault. We propose
to give her full swing.


And now if we It'll have Statesmen or
Generals who fancy that we can afford to let
this Civil War run on through year or two
longer, we shall not attempt to set them
right. If they hear not Moses and the
- Prophets, neither would they be persuaded
&" though one rose from The dead"
Year: 1861

very end If the year, and by unprecedented
sessions OF the Common Couucll, in the face Of
the grave charges made by Alderman Dayton,
is calculated to strengthen suspicion rather
than to inspire confidence.
Year: 1861

An American farmer, travelling in Eu-
rope, is struck by nothing more than the
carefulness with which everything is saved
Poor Richard must have got his proverb
about the "Penny saved" from across
the sea. There, all corn stalks, every wisp
OF straw or hay that can be converted in
10 fodder or manure, is assiduously CLEAN
ed up and put TO some good account.
Americans throw away; Europeans econ
omize. If we wasted less annually, we
could feed more stock, aud so manure
more land. Some time or other, perhaps
we shall find this out.


Let us now consider economy as il re-
lates TO corn stalks. For horned cattle.
especially, this is first rate feed. Our
horses will claim the best of hay, or cut
straw, or both. Yet if stalks are we'll
cured, then cut fine and mixed with meal,
they make good relish for horses, food
on which they seldom suffer from heaves.
Sheep will get along with oat and pea
straw, with few turnips and little grain
sandwiched between. Cows and oxen
will take kindly to stalks, and waste lit
tie, if properly managed.


After being cut and stocked, they may
remain in the field until the corn can be
husked. And when the husking is done,
care should be taken not TO scatter the
stalks upon the ground. Il 4


Now, does some tyro ask how TO feed
out stalks so rs to avoid waste? We
reply: no rack that we have ever seen,
will prevent stalks from getting out and
under the animals feet. If they are fed
in stanchions or stalls, it takes great
deal of time daily to clean out the refuse
stalks. If they are fed out in scattered
heaps around the barn yard, they will
soon be trampled upon, and soiled, and
when they haye once been saturated with
liquid manure, cattle will not touch them.
We say, then, do not feed stalks in mild
weather. Wait until the ground is frozen; /;
the cattle will have keencr appetites, and
the ground being hard and dry, the stalks
will not get wet or soiled, and will be nib
bled pretty close and clean. In thawing
weather, feed out hay or straw in racks,
where it will not be wasted.


A still closer economy will cut up the
stalks fine with straw cutter and feed
them out with meal, steamed and mixed
together. A small farmer may do this,
and cut the stalks with his own hands.
But he who keeps much stock, will have
to use horsepower for cutting, otherwise
his patience will soon give out.


American Agriculturist.
Year: 1861

Since the melancholy accident at Grand
Haven, by which Mrs. BARNS lost her
life, in consequence Of the explosion of
can Of kerosene, some have asserted that
kerosene is of itself non-explosive, and
that it is only when adulterated with
camphene, or alcohol, that it becomes a
dangerous burning fluid.


No error could be moro dangerous than
this. Any good burning oil is explosive
in certain circumstances-or, to speak
more accurately, the gas from any and
every burning fluid, or even from tallow
candle, if in sufficient quantity, could un-
der certain circumstances explode with
the force of gunpowder.


Every burning lamp, and even every
burning candle, is miniature gas factory,
in which the melted tallow, oil, burning
fluid, or kerosene, whichever is used, is
drawn up into wick by capillary attrac-
tion, converted into carbureted hydrogen
gas, which burns rs fast rs it is formed,
in contact with the atmospheric air. The
lower the heat required to volatilize the
burning fluid, or convert into gas, the
more rapidly and brilliantly it burns. The
tallow from candle requires high de-
gree of heat, and therefore evolves the
gas so slowly that it does not flame very
brilliantly. Good kerosene is converted
into gas so rapidly, by moderate heat,
that in an open lamp the carbon it con-
tains is not burned at the point of con-
tact with the atmospheric air, but is
thrown off in clouds of lamp-black.-
Even at the ordinary temperature of the
atmosphere it volatilizes, or evaporates so
rapidly that its peculiar odor soon fills a
room in which it stands in an open vessel.
Now, as before stated, the vapor Of kero-
sene is carbureted hydrogen gas, which,
when mixed in the proportion Of five parts
of air to two parts Of the gas, makes a
compound which will burn with most
terrific explosion, and is more dangerous
than gunpowder.


Bearing in mind these facts, it is easy to
understand how the explosion occurred
by which Mrs. BARNS was so fatally in
jured. The can of kerosene not being
full, the space above the fluid was filled
with the gas, already partly mixed with
the atmospheric air. On pouring kero-
sene from the can into the lamp, the at
mospheric air flowed into the can TO re-
place il, until just the proportion of the
deadly explosive gas was made.


Such being the case, il is most dan
gerous error to believe the gas of pure
kerosene to be non-explosive. The fluid
itself does not explode; neither does
champhene, or burning fluid; but the gas.
es which are produced from all alike
are, vhen mired NTH air, ALIKE ExPLo.
s1vE. If all who use either of these vol
atile burning fluids understand these facts
and act upon their knowledge with prop
er prudence, many lives will be saved
which are now sacrificed in consequence
of the popular ignorance Of the causes o.
lamp explosions. p.


RE- "Pray, Miss c." said a gentle
man the. other evening, "why are ladies
Year: 1861

SURVIVOR OF THE GIBBET.-In the me-
moir of Joseph Basbridge, published in
London several years ago, is the following
strange incident: "a surgeon in Cough
Square had purchased for dissection the
body of a man that had been hung at
Tyburn. The servant girl wishing TO
take look at the defunct previous to
his coming under the dissecting knife,
stole up stairs to the room where she ex-
pected to find him extended. To her sur
prise and horror she beheld him sitting
up on the board, and, instantly facing
about, she went down stairs again in a
moment The surgeon hearing of the re-
suscitation of his subject, humanely con-
cealed him in the house until he could
get him conveyed to America, which he
did shortly afterwards, providing him
with a comfortable outfit at his own ex-
pense. The man eyinced in his subse-
ouent conduct, a degree Of industry and
gratitude which showed him well worthy
Of his singular escape from death. BY
the exercise of his industry he amassed a
handsome fortune, and his gratitude was
exhibited by leaving it all to his deliver
or and benefactor.
Year: 1861

Now the growing year is over,
And the shepherds tinkling hell
Family from its winter cover


Rings a low farewell:
Now the birds of Autumn shiver,
Where the withered beech-leaves culver
Ger the dark and lazy river,


In the rocky dell.
Now the mist is on the mountains,
Reddening in the rising sun,
Now the flowers around the fountains


Perish one by one;
Not spire of grass is growing,
But the leaves that late were glowing
Now its blightSd green are strowing


With q mantle dell.
Slow the blood-stained moon is riding
Through the still and hazy air,
Like sheeted specter gliding


In torch's glare:
Few the hours her light is given,
Mingling clouds of tempest driven
Ger the mourning face Of heaven,


All is blackness there.
Year: 1861

Received of The Peoria Marine and
Fire Insurance Company Five Hundred
Dollars, it being in full, and in time, for
the entire loss on my barn and its con-
tents, insured under policy No. 2o2. And
the company will accept my grateful ac-
knowledgement for the honorable adjust
ment and timely payment, in cash, for
the same-and this is the more cheerfully
done because of the frequent suggestion
that, Peoria would never pay! Gentle
men, the money is received"
Year: 1861

Plant flower with care and it may
not grow; stick in willow at random,
and it forms a thick shade.


Old age is like candle in the wind
easily blown out.


To show the value Of secresy, an cm.
peror made statue of gold with it,
mouth closed.


The love of gain turns wise men into
fools.


He who has many acquaintance will
be mixed up with many troubles.


To lie over prudent is not much bette,
than folly.


a scholars children are familiar with
books; farmers sons are versed in the
seasons.


Wife, fortune, children and profession,
are all predestined.


a wife should excel in four things
virtue, speech, person and needowork.


High trees feel the wind; lofty station
is obnoxious to danger.


a certain sage feared the testimony of
four witnesses-heaven, earth, his neigh.
Dor, and himself.


Those above should not oppress those
below.


He who could see only three days into
futurity might enrich himself forever.


Ii a chattering bird be not placed in
the mouth, vexation will not sit between
the eyebrows.


To be fully fed, and warmly clothed
and to dwell at ease without learning,
is little better than a bestial state.


Prosperity produces liberslity and
moderation of temper.


An iliterate person is like dry ink
stand, turn it upside down, not drop
comes from it.


A good rat will not injure the grain
near lis own hole. Qt is an i'll bird, &c.)
Think how you can sell thing before
buying it.


Produce much, consume little, labor
spend cautiously--tho way to
get rich.


To perseoute the unfortunate, is like
throwing stones on one fallen into well.
He who has yellow face and white
teeth is an opium smoker.


When paths are constantly trodden
they are kept clear; but when abandoned
the weeds choke them up, so weeds choke
the mind in the absence Of employment.
Year: 1861

THE BEAUFORT PLANTERS will do well TO
hurry home ana take plssession of their es-
tates. If the rat,hole squadron seal up the
harbors of Savannah aud Charleston, Port
Royal will have the best chance Hof rising to
that glory OF the Southern New York; which
every city in the south has aspired to reach
Corner lots and river fronts will be in demand,
and those sandy acres now given up to sweet
potatoes will be worth as many silver dollars
as are required to cover them. Secession is
not halt so profitable as that, if we may b.
lieve Gov. Pickens -PrOcidence Journal
Year: 1861

AN IMPORTANT EXCEPTION several
weeks past very beautiful and interesting
young lady called daily upon the secretary Of
state to intelcede for her lover, who is one OF
the state prisoners-he having been arrested
three months since, while conveying dispatch.
es to the rebels After much importantly by
the lady, and great deal OF correspondence
with her lover, the latter agreed to take the
oath of allegiance, and an officer was sent to
the old Capitol prison to administer the oath.
On its being read to the Gagged lover he object
ed to taking it, stating that lie objected TO a
part of it. On being asked what part he
stated that which denied him tile benefit of
"any mental reservation" as one of its condi-
tions.