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Year: 1860

ful and virtuous, parents should feel that
no more important subject can claim their
attention. And the more thought they
can bestow upon it, the more they will see
the need of information relating thereto.


Finally, we learn the need of love 80
the pervading element of family govern.
ment. Whatever may be our views about
corporeal punishment,or the use of the rod,
either for or against, all must agree that
LOVE should be the pivot on which all
things in the family turn. If we infict
corporeal punishment, it should be done.in
love. That tender, affectionate spirit,
which alone is consistent with the parental
relation, should be manifest even in tho
severity employed. This is ture of tho
Divine government God is Just, but his
justice is tempered with mercy. Severity
sometimes characterScs his government,
but it is prompted by love. Whom ths
Lord loveth he chasteneth" It is true in
nature, and it is true in providence. Were
the power of God more prominent than his
love in creation, instead of prevailing sun.
shine and calm, we should have wind and
storm, thunder and tempest, and other
manifestations of Divine power, more than
the opposite. Dark and frowning skies,
wild tcrnadocs, and mighty earthquakes,
would convert this beautiful world into
scene of indescribable terror. So if Jus.
tice, in the providence of God, prevailed
over love, we should be arrested in our
earthly career, and the merited retribu.
tlons ofeternity would fall upon US at once.
We should be overwhelmed with the conse.
quences of our guilt, and perdition would
open its yawning gulph to receive our ban.
ished spirits. But now that Divine love
underlies and pervades the entire universe,
we rejoice every moment in life that is
crowned with blessings So manifest and
wonderful is that love, that we can respond
to the lines Of another,


Gould we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made
Were every reed on earth a quill


And every man a scribe by trade;
Towrite the love OF God above
Would drain the ocean dry,


Nor could the scroll contain the whole
Though stretched from sky to sky"


So must love in the family underlie and
pervade its entire discipline. Then chill.
dren will not be provoked to wrath 50
frequently, and peace, harmony, and con.
sequent happiness, will be more generally
secured.
Year: 1860

A LESSON FOR TIE LADIEs.-A gen.
tleman, Who had often been annoyed By
waiting long time for the making of the
toilets of those ladies he had escorted to
balls, was invited by one of the ladies to
attend a Leap Year Ball, recently at
The lady called for him at the appointed
hour, but he was I" not quite ready" Our
lady friend was ushered into the parlor,
and had the pleasure of waiting until near.
ly 10 o'clock, for the gentleman to "dress.
The joke was kindly taken, but was so we'll
done that the fame thereof had extended
to almost every person in the ball room
in the course of the next hour. Not few
were the jokes and repartees exchanged
Year: 1860

rebellion against lawful authority.


Knowing our earnest devotion to the
Union, and our willingness to make great
sacrifice to preserve it, the plan of iutim
idation is still pursued, and appeals are
still made to our fears, and men do it who
ought to know better, and do know bet
ter; but acting upon the maxium of NOR
al philosophy. as taught in the Court Of
King Charles the SECOND, they assume as
true that


"Most men are towards; all men should


be knaves, and all the subject matter


of debate


Is, only who's the knave of the 6rstrate. "
And they act as if they expected US to
believe, upon their inherent testimony,
two very false and debasing PROPOSE
tions: First, that if Lincoln is elected,
there will be rebellion in the South, and,
second, that our government is so weak
and cowardly that it cannot maintain it.
self and execute the laws-and all this
is done as clever trick, to frighteD Lin
coin men from the conclusion of their own
judgement and conscience, and drive them
to vote for some other candidate TO whose
support they could never be brought By
any motive more respectable than Fear,
at best even when genuine and honest, a
debasing passion, and making men do a
great many things. which, when the fit is
of. they are ashamed of. But fear, un-
real and feigned. simulated only as a
cover and excuse for some mean action,
is despicably vile. Hypocrisy, even when
it preteuds to be virtuous and brave, is
bad enough, but the hypocrisy of fear
and cowardice is the last poor artifce Of
conscious imbecility. You suggest in
your letter that there may be class Of
men who really desire the election Of Mr..
Lincoln, but are deferred from his sup
port by fear-the fear that passionate
and unjust men will impute to them bad
motiTes-tbe vague fear engentered in
weak minds by the imputed ISLANDERS a.
gainst Mr. Lincoln, iDputing to him not
bad acts nor bad professions, but secret
bad intentions, at war with bis acts and
professions. and with the tenor of his
life; aud you seem to think that my
views of the subject might be helpful to
such men. | doubt it, for | haze little
sympathy with men who lack the moral
courage to act out the honest convictions
of their owD minds. advise every u N,
however, to do what | try to do myself
carefully make up his mind which of the
candid ates, under all circumstances, be
would rather have for his President. and
then frankly support that candidate a.
gainst all opposers. let who will carp of
censure. That is certainly the course of
honesty, and, | think, as certainly the
only course of safety. For the man who
begins by forfeiting his own self respect,
by unmanly yielding to the dietation of
others, will be seen in the end to get
what he deserves, the contempt of the ve-
ry men who cowed him into submission.


Let every man, then, who really pre-
fers Lincoln support him frankly and a.
bove board; then success will be virtu'
Gus triumph, and defeat will be no dis
honor. Most respectfully. your fellow
citizen. EDWARD BATES.
Year: 1860

As this dreadful disease is becoming
suorc prevalent an formerly, and as the
doctors have not discovered any method
or medicine that will permanently cure 1t.
We will simply state that for soue time
rast a member Of our family has suffer
ed most intensely from it. and could ind
no sure relief from any remedy applied,
until we saw an article which We repub-
iish recommending the application of
bruised horse-radish to the wrist, for the
cure of tooth ache. As neuralgia and
tooth ache are both nervous diseases, We
thought the remedy for the one would be
likely to give relief to the other. so we
made the application, and we're truly
grati6ed tbut the simple application o
orse-radish, bruised, and applied to the
wrist, on tie side of the body where The
disease was seated, gave almost iustan
relief to a severe attack of neuralgia.
Since then We have applied it seVera
times, and with the same gratifying re
suits. The remedy is simple, cheap, and
may be within the reash of every one
Law7encevlke Herald.
Year: 1860

A carriage. propelled BY neither steam
nor gas, but By the simplest screw ina
ginable, has recently been beheld for the
6rst time in the streets Of Paris. going
with such amazing swiftness as TO leave
far behind the four-in hand carriages Of
the Jockey Club. which endeavored in
vain to keep up with it. The inventor is
said to be poor man who has construc-
ted the vehicle entirely himself.
Year: 1860

The NOBLE Doc AROUND THE JAIL.-Jack-
son is q wonderful town for dogs; aye
town for wonderful dogs. There is one an
imal, a yellow individual, who came here
with his owner who is confined in Jail. The
dog has kent in the near vicinity of the pris-
On for several weeks and he frequently looks
through the grated windows, which are low
to the ground, and seems to know and ap-
breciate the situation Of his imprisoned
friend. Tha. dog is certainly one of the
faithful, and his nobleness should attract the
high esteem of all men: but like other crea-
lures true and superior, bis merit is too great
for the common understanding. He is al
most daily set to fight with other dogs which
can Iaceratc and chase him while he cries
with pain. For while he resisted and was
full Of good-dog like spirit, but so much has
he been bitten, yelled and barked atandrun
that he appears to think (yes, think we be-
iieve he thinks, thinks more respectfully than
some men) that there is no more friendliness
for him. We pity that dog, and, in another
sense. pity those who do not pity him. Why
that dog deserves compassion, deserves the
admiration and friendship of every person.
What does the man who would inlure and
d;spirit him, deserre?-AmadorL Ledger.
Year: 1860

All within and all without me


Feel melancholy thrill,
And the darkness hangs about me,
Oh how still;
To my feet the riverflideth,


Through the shadow, sullen, dark,
On the stream the white moon rideth
Like bark,
And the linden beams above me,


Till think some things there be
In this weary world that love me
Even me.
Gentle Covers are springing near me,
Shedding sweetest breath around,
Countless voices rise to cheer me


From the ground;
And the lone-bird comesI hear it
In the tall and windy pine,
Pour the sadness of its spirit


Into mine;
There it swings and sings above me,
Till l think some things there be
In this dreary world that love me-
Even me.
Now the moon hath hoated near me,
On the stream see it sway,
Swinging, boat-ike, as 'twould Woo me
Far away
And the stars bend from the azure,


l could reach them where lie,
And they whisper all the pleasure


OF the sky.
There they hang and smile above me,
Till think some things there be
In the very heavens that love me
Even mes
Year: 1860

How CONGRESS ELEcTs.-As there are
many of our readers who are not posted on
the manner ofchoosirg President and Vice


President of the United States, in case the
people, or rather the electors, fail to elect,
we propose to lay the subject plainly before
the public. 1t rsqtires majority of all the
| electors to make choice. That is to say,


the electoral college is composed of 303
votes, and whoever is elected will have to
receive l52 votes. Should no candidate for
either President or Vice President receive
the required majority, Vice President is
elected by the Senate, from the two highest
candidates, each Senator having one vote.


If no President be chosen by the electors,
the House of Representatives may choose
the President, their choice being restricted
to the persons having the highest number,
not exceeding three on the list of those voted
for President. In voting for the President
in the House each State has only ore vote.
New York, with her thirty-five members of
Congress, has no more voice in the election
than Delaware, with her one Congressman.
Where the members from State are equally
divided, the vote of such State is net count
ed at ALL It also requires a majority of the
States voting to elect. If the House fails to
elect before the 4th of March next following,
then the Vice President, whether elected by
the electors or by the Senate, shall act as
President


The House of Representatives has nothing
whatever to do with the election of Vice
President, nor the Senate with the election
Of President. The powers of each body
are distinct and entirely independent of the
other.-Red Bluff Beacon.
Year: 1860

TIE 1srAsr.-A lovely child lay sleeping,
the moonbeams kissed his forehead, and in
every ray of light an angel sported. No
wonder they should leave their Eden home
to linger awhile on earth to gaze upon aught
so lovely. Pure as the snow wreath which
mahtles the Alpine hills. or the lily with its
brow decked with pearls, was this infant
sin had never touched it. Its little heart
was far from guile as was the seraph's which
looked upon its beauty. Nor were the angels
alone gazing; no, no, a fond mother watched
it, and as the moonbeams played around its
cheek she thought of the innocency which
dwelt within the heart of her cherished in
FAINT.
Year: 1860

This terribly suggestive expression was
used the other day by one of the prisoners
now under seatence of death in our county
Jail. The occasion of its utterance was as
follows: ....


A party went to visit the prisoners in
Jail, one of the prisoners recognized one of
the visitors as former resident of the same
town in Ohio. His widowed mother lives
there STILL ard some of his sisters. Tie
visitor asked him if his mother knows of
his situation. He replied that she does AMI
he had received letter from her but
few days previously. Immediately upon
his allusinn to his mother, his mind seemed
to wander back to the scenes of his youth,
and the home Of his early affections, and
his face gave evidence of an intense and
anguish of heart. so painful
ard terrible, that he was pitiable to look
upon. He burst into tears and addressing
his visitor, who was lady, he exclaimed:


''Oh, Mrs, little did l think when
saw you in Ohio that would ever come to
the dishonorable death lam doomed to die
and break the heart of my poor old moth
er, and disgrace all my relations Oh, my
God! my heart will burst! l never killed
Wood but 1 was drunk and 1 was present
at his murder Had l not been drunk l
would not have been there. 1t is whisky
that has ruined me. Whisky led me IN
to the gallows. The temptations of whis-
Ky shops first led me astray. Yes. Mrs.
-, the WHISKY shop has been the road
to hell. and now if was able would have
printed over the door of every whisky shop
in Dubuque and elsewhere, in big lc ters
that everybody could see, these words of
truth: THIS IS THE ROAD TO HE'LL"


Here the poor fellows head sank upon
his hands, and his agony seemed terrible
He doubtless felt the truth and force Of
what he said, and all who saw him pitied
him. As the words of doomed and dying
man his forcible and agoniziug remarks.
made deep impression on all who heard
him Dubuque Herald.
Year: 1860

empty pageant should become living real
ity, and the sons and daughters of men
learn to enter into the holy presence, each
day, in harmony and peace; feeling in deed
and in truth, that God, "Our God" whose
name is love, is the Father of US all, and
no resPecter of persnns.


The ceremony was ended; the bells rang
louder and louder; the organ notes rose
higher and higher. till the old stone walls
seemed to tremble upon their base of CEN
turies; the women rose from their knees,
aud clatter of idle tongues, soon dispelled
all holy illusions.


Madame Fannie led me forth. and as
walked the time worn streets of that old
city, pOndered deeply the effect OF such
ceremonies upon the minds of the ignorant
and superstitious, and especially upon the
little children, who are brought into them
as soon as they can walk, and must receive
the teaching from the cradle to mature
years. that these are lifes highest duties,
and these observed, sin can be indulged
aud crime receive absolution. What effects?
need we ask? look at the condition of any
Spanish Province, Island or Colony.


Squalid ignorance, idleness. superstitious
mark their course with tyranny
and cruelty on the one hand, and seryility
and suffering on the other.


Wherever Spain has laid her Catholic
hand in the last three centuries, a blight
and miidew rest upon the physical, moral
and intellectual development of the people
Because their religion and faith is every
where a shadow without the substance, a
profession without a practice.
Year: 1860

HAPPINEss.-Now let me tell you a
secret-a secret worth knowing. This
looking forward for enjoyment don't pay.
From what | know of it I would as soon
chase butterflies for living or bottle up
mOOnshine for cloudy nights. The only
true way to be happy, is to take drops Of
happiness as God gives them to us every
day of our lievs. The boy must learn to


be happy while he is plOdding over his
lessons; the apprentice while he is learning
his trade; the merchant while he is making
his fortune. If he fails to learn this art he
will be sure to miss his enjoyment when he
gains what be signs fon Z saal J.
Year: 1860

1t was printed on cotton pocket handker-
chiefs for sale. and has met with the usual
fate of all popular Poems. having been par
odied times without number. But what
delighted. and yet touched, my father most
deeply was, that the poor creatures to
whose sorrow and sufferings he had given
such eloquent voice, seemed to adopt its
words as their own. by singing them about
the streets to rude air of their own ADAPT
alton.
Year: 1860

CoULDS'T DO IT.-Our editorial neighbor, OF
the Appeal. has been around for sometime
upon crutches. on account of that bulet-holr
through his left leg. lie attended a Lear
Year Ball, the other night and, seated in q
corner of the room. was surveying the may
scene with philosophic eye. Beng mod
erately good looking fellow. and having on
his "store clothes" it wac not long before II
very handsome German lady stepped up to
him and, with a winning smile. invited him
to dance. A quick gllnce at her expression
Of countenance convinced our contemporary
that the lady was not qnizzing him, as he at
first most powerfully and potently believed
and with look and gesture more eloquent
than words. he stuck out his left leg in front
of the astonished lady. and pointed with the
fore6nger of his dexter hand to pair of
crutches in the corner She comprehended
the grief which was too much for lane
and silently moved away. lie followed her
with a fearful eye. but net with his legs, and
was observed for some time after to be buried
in deep thought
Year: 1860

How THE STATE REFORM SCHOOL SHALL DE
BuLr The Trustees. twho are to be elected
by the Legislature in joint convention) shall
within ten days after the approval of their
bonds organize 10y electing from their mum
Der President and Secretary, also Super
intendant whose duty it shall he to superin-
tend all general usiness subject to the order
of the Board Of Trust ses. The Board shall
Immediately after their organization adver-
tiss for plans and specifications, in two oil
more daily newspapers in this State, Nnc
adopt such plan and specifications as they
shall deem the best, the cost of such plan and
specifications not to exceed $500.
Year: 1860

FouxD. The draft of resolution was
found on one of the twelve tahles-not of the
law hut Of the Council Board-after the late
adjournment, to the effect that proposals be
received for dischsrging the duties of City
Attorney, the lowest bidder to he appointed
to that office for the ensuing year. Whether
the Advertisement for bids was to be printed
or stuck upon posts the resolution did not
specify. Probably the resolution will be
passed at tie next meeting and Immediately
repealed at the next. upon the opening OF
the bids, ms it would never do for the Coun
Gil to be inconsistent
Year: 1860

DROWNING THE SQUIRREI.-Whcn I was
about six years old, one morning, going to
school, ground rrI ran into b s hole in
the ground before me, as they like to dig holes
in some open place, where they can put out
their head to see if any danger is near. l
thOnght, now will have fine fun. As there
was a stream OF water just at hand, | deter
mined to pour water into the hole until it
woald be full, and force the little animal up
so that might kill it. got trough beside
a sugar maple, used for catching sap, and was
soon pouring the water it on the squirrel. /
could hear it struggle to get up, and said
All, my fellow, | will soon have you out
now"


Just then heard voice behind me "Well,
my boy, what have you got there 2" l turn
ed, and saw one of my neighOors, good old
man with long white locks, that had seen SIX
ty winters. Why" said |, " have ground
squirrel in here, and am going to drown him
out"


Said he, Jonathan, when was little boy
more than fifty years ago, was engaged ono
day Just rs you are, drowning a ground Squir-
REL and an old man came along and said TO
me, " You are a little boy now if you WAS
down in a narrow hole like that, and | should
come and pour water down upon you to drown
you, would you not think was cruel ? God
made the little squirrel, and life is as sweet to
it as you, and why will you torture to death IL
little inpacent creature that God has made =
Said he, " | have never forgotten that, and
never shall never have killed any harmless
creature for fun since. Now, my dear boy, |
want you to remember this while You live, md
when tempted to kill any poor little innoeeut
animal Or bird, think Of this, and mind God
don't allow US to kill his pretty little creatures
for fun"


More than forty years have since passed, and
/ never forgot what the good man said, nor
have ever killed the least animll 70; fun
since that advice was first given, and it sas
not lost its influence yet. How fhany little
creatures it has saved from being tortured Il
death cannot tell, but | have ne doubt a
great lumber and | believe my WHOLE fl
has been influenced by it,"
Year: 1860

MINIsYERING ANGELs.-The beautiful have
gone, with their bloom, from the gaze OF hu-
man eyes Soft eyes that made it spring time
in our hearts are seen no more. We have
loved the light of many a smile that has faded
from US now, and in our hearts have fingered
sweet singing voices, that now are hushed in
the silence Of death.


Seats are left vacant in our earthly homes,
which none again can fill, Kindred and friends,
loved ones, have passed away one by one
Our hearts are lett desollte We are lonely
without them.


They have passed, with their love, away to
the land from whence they can never return.
Shall we never see them again Memory
turns with lingering regret to recall their smile,
and the loved tones of their dear familiar
voices la fancy they are often by our side,
but their home is on a brighter shore. They
visit Us in dreams, ajlting over our memory
Ike shadows over the streams of mOon-ljt wa
tcrs.


When the heart is wrung with anguish, a ID
the weary soIl is bowed with grief, do they
not come and whisper thoughts OF comfort and
hope? Yes sweet memory brings them to
u, and the love we bear them lifts the heart
from earthly aspirations, and we long to see
them in that better land.


They hover around US, the ethereal, dear
departed ones, the loving and the loved, they
watch with eyes that Slumber not. When
gentle dreams arc wandering to the angel land,
in whispers wakes the h.mning sweet Of that
bright, happy choir, revealing many tale Of
hope and bliss, and tenderness, and love They
tell Of snnny realms ne'er viewed by mortal
eye, of forms arrayed in faleess beauty, and
sound for lofty anthems to their great Crea,
tors praise in sweet seraphic numbers. And
this bright vision of the best diSsoIves the tu-
mutt of fes jarrng scenes they fade in air,
and then We glory in the thought that we are
heirs of Immortality.


And why is it that we regard with such
deep reverence aud love, those bright celestial
beings of another sphere All it is because
they take an interest in our welfare, and joy
over our success in the great battle Of life
they are not purely selfish in their happiness
but fain wonld have US share it with them.
Year: 1860

Coon ADvIcE-If the poorhcuse has any
terror for you, never buy what you don't need.
Before you pay three cents for a jewsharp see il
you can't make just as pleasant noise by
WhiStling, for such nature furnishes the machi-
merry And before you pay seven dollars for
a figured vest, young man, End ont whether
your lady love would not be just as glad to see
you in plain one that cost half the money
If she wouldn't let her crack her own walnuts
and buy her own clothes.
Year: 1860

By Boys and girls here is word for you
get out of bed early in the morning-sing
dance and jump tail your eyes are fairly open,
do up your chores and morning work with a
will, and then HE off to school with a light
heart and clear head, and you will be happy
all day. The active boy makes the active
man, aud the slow, moping, lstleSs, lazy man
was once the boy who grumbled when he had
a lesson to learn Wake up then, and off to
school
Year: 1860

H9~ A traveller says that if be were asked
to describe the first sensations of a camel-ride,
he would say Take music stool, and hav.
ing wound it up as high as it would 60 put it
in cart without springs, get oa top, and next
drive the cart transversely across ploughed
field, and you will then form some notioa Of
the terror aud uncertainty you would expert
encs the first time yCg mounted camel