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Year: 1859

has won Tor itself such renown for the cure al
every variety OF Throat and Lung Complaint, that
Il Is entirely unnecessary for MS 20 recount the
evidence Of its virtues. wherever it has been en-
plnyed As il has long been in constant use
throughout this section, we need not do more than
the people It's quality is kept up to the best
II ever has been, and that it may be relied OH to
do for their relief all II has ever been found TO do
Year: 1859

body to which the appeal is made is itself
corrupt, and a party to the very frauds ap-
pealed against, what hope can there be OF re-
dress? There is, in fact, no hope except IN
an energetic rising of the people, and In the
hurling from power an unworthy set Oh
men, who, no longer trusting TO the support
of a majority which they have ceased to have,
are now attempting to prolong their ill-used
power by undermining the very foundations
of republican government.
Year: 1859

The ladies sometimes call men Jack -o,L an.
terms. Yes, ladies, that's exactly what they
are II you run from them, they are very
certain to follow you; If you run after them
they are likely to retreat all the foster.
Year: 1859

The reader will note that we have used fic-
titious for real names. The machine, which
went under the name of the purchaser, made
him an independent fortune and is still in
use but others, better adapted to the age in
which We live, have nearly crowded it out Of
the market.-Sunday Dispatch.
Year: 1859

GEN SHIELDS ON BARRELs.-A short time since
Gen. Shields, landing at Hastings on the Missis-
sippi, compared his freight and bill of lading
one item calling for seven barrels. Strange to
say, however, the General could find on the
landing only six of his barrels He was heard
counting them over several times with the same
unsatisfactory result each time Moving the
index finger of his right hand up and down in a
pointed manner at each barrel thus he solilo-
quised aloud with deliberate military empha-
SIS: " ree-four-fve-sir" And
shaking his head with dignifed gravity, saying
Something wrong here" he Recommended his
count. "One-two- three four 6ve-sir :
where the - is the other barrel p Full OF
wrath he was proceeding to demand the pro-
duction of the missing cask from the officers OF
the boat, when 10! on his getting up for this
purpose, from where he was Surveying, with
characteristic dignity and gravity, his goods and
sundries it was discovered to his infinite amuse-
ment and that of the bystanders that he had
been sitting on the missing serenth barrel!
Year: 1859

NORWEGIAN MosQUITos.-I believe there is no
preventive against their bite, which is instanta-
neous They dash through the smoke of strong
tobacco like a foxhound through bull fence
they creep under veil or gloves like ferret into
a rabbit hole; where they can neither dash nor
creep, they : bide their time" with the pertina-
cious cunning of red Indian. Wherever the
clothes touched the body closely, at the knees
and elbows, they swarm in thousands, and bite
through and through; they crept in single file
up the seam of the gloves, and tried each stitch
in succession. | have seen J S coat and hat sc
covered as he walked in front, that | could a
any time kill The shape Of nay handin mosquitoes Al
blow; and have seen the unhappy horses SC
overlaid from ear to tail with clustering mass
of wings that with the point of my finger
could not but immediate two or three of the blood
thirsty little demons There is one puzzinl
question canuot solve with satisfaction ,Wha
do they live on when they don't meet travellers
Letters from NorVdy.
Year: 1859

Rufus CHoATE.-The New York Tribune says


4" In person Mr.. Choate was tall, rather slen-
der, with dark complexion, and thought-worr
face ordinarily it was rather serious, even to
sadness but when the fever of eloqueuce ragged
then it was inspired in expression In manners
Mr.. Choate was a model OF good breeding. No
impetuosity of defamation ever drove him to
the strata of vulgar invectire or obloquy.
sound, fantastic and honest in politics. he never
had the meanness to disguise or belle his opn-
ions. Would that so much could be said OF all
national names and flames: He was kind hearted,
open handed the most atfectionate of parents. an
excellent neighbor. Young men spoke in pas
sionate enthusiasm of hm-a good test of n
magnetic, generous temperament in him who
can inspire such admiration.
Year: 1859

NAPoLEoN's " MIRACULOUS" ESCAPE EXPLAIN
ED.-Napoleon's miraculous escape with the loss
of his epaulette has been explained The shot
which shattered General Augar's arm carried
off his epaulette. The General being brought
to the rear encountered the Emperor, who had
kind and chez ring word for everybody during
the fight. Seeing the Generals forlorn plight,
he unbottened one of his own epaulettes and
placed it on General Auger's shoulder, thereby
creating him a General of Division on the spot.
Such is the version given of this extraordinary
incident. The Emperor, on being seen riding
abont without one of his wings" was supposed
to have been deprived of the other by cannon
ball but, had such been the case, the windage
alone would have seriously injured him.
Year: 1859

IAN NOT THINE ASS ?"-Once two ministers
of the gospel were conversing on extemporaneous
preaching.


Well,p said the old divine waxing warm,
you are running yourself by writing your SER
mons and reading them off. Your congregation
cannot become interested in your preaching; and
if YOU were called upon TO preach unexpectedly,
unless yon could get hold of an old sermon, you
would be completely confused"


The young divine used all his eloquenee, but
in vain, to convince the old gentleman that his
written sermon expressed his own thoughts and
feelings and, if called upon. could preach ex-
temporan, ously.


As we are of the same faith said the young
minister, ''suppose you try me next Sabbath
morning On ascending the pulpit you can hand
me text from any part of the Bible, and | will
convince YOU that can preach without having
looked at the text before stood up Likewise,
must be allowed the same privilege with you,
and see who will make the best of it,"


The idea seemed to delight the old gentleman,
and it was Immediately agreed upon.


The following Sabbath, on mounting the pull
pit. his senior brother handed him a slip OF pa
per on which was written And the ass OPEN
ed his mouth and spake;'' from which be preach
ed glorious sermon, charming the attention of
the delighted hearers, and charming his old
friend with his eloquence


In the afternoon the young brother, who was
sitting below the pulpit handed his slip. After
rising and opening the Bible, the old man look
ed anxiously around Am not thine ass ?'-
Pausng few minutes, he ran his finger through
his hair, Strengthened bis collar. blew his nose
like tine last trumpet and he read aloud: :" Am
no' thine ass p Another pause. in which a
deadly silence reigned. After reading third
time-"Am not thine ass p he looked over the
pulpit at his friend. and in doleful voice said
" / Mink am, brother "
Year: 1859

THE DEMOCRACY MovING.-We receive intelli-
gence from all parts of the country that our
earnest appeals to the Democracy to let by
cones be by-gones," and to harmonic frater-
nally for the consolidation of the party, meets
with unqualified approval. The cry which is
beginning to ring from the mountain tops to the
valley depths is the union of patriots for the
sake of the Union. 1t is the sentiment which is
to save, and which alone can save the country
from the horrors of Sewardism. A triangular
issue is now an impossbility. Abolitonism and
Democracy are to be the exclusive beligerents
in the Presidential contest, which may be as
good as commenced Washington States.
Year: 1859

UNFoRTUNATE MANA private letter informs
us that well known and highly respected citi-
zen of Placer county, named Geo. B. Cole, has
lately been taken to the Insane Asylum at Stock
ton. He first received a severe mental shock
from hearing that his wife in the States had
deserted him. Just as he was recovering from
the blow he ascertained that his daughter had
been seduced and ruined by the same man. He
could bear no more, and went crazy.-Marys-
uil1e Democrat.
Year: 1859

ANNEXATION OF MAINE TO CANApA-Thc Mon
treal Riot wants to acquire the State of Maine,
and says:


Portland will still have to be our Atlantic
terminus for th" season, and we now feel more
than ever the effects Of that stupidity. which, in
settling the boundaries between Canada and the
United States, was the means of deriving MS of
what should have been ours, the through rieht of
passage to the sca-board. Every now and then
Cousin Jonathan is fond of twitting us about our
annexation proclivitcs--and the certainty that
one day Canada will become part and parcel of
the United States. There ARE many wonders, no
doubt, looming in the distance but we do not
think this is likely to be one of them If Canada
could, however, by annexation, purchase or in
any other way acquire possession of the State of
Maine-which, Of right, ought to have been here
it would conducc largely, and would add ma
tcrally to our prosperity and our wealth"
Year: 1859

GIVE THEM "SAFE GUIDANCE AND THE BEST
PRorEcrIoN."-A correspondent Of the Philadel-
phia Press says IL is altogether unsafe for ladies
to take passage on the steamers for California,
without a proper companion. There are gentle
manly roues on the watch for them, and deeds OF
terrible crime have been perpetrated in conse-
qucncc. Any woman travelling on that route will
find plenty who will be willing to assist her, and
they will be very attentive, and make themselves
very agreeable, aud the ladies themselves, in
their innocence, cannot understand why it is that
such attention is paid to them, until they are lost
in shame and prostitution.
Year: 1859

RIGurS OF AMERIcAN CTIzENs-The extract
below is from the inaugural of cx-President
Pierce, relating to the rights of American citi-
zens:


"Thc rights which belong to us ns nation are
not alone to be regarded, but those which pertain
to every citizen, in his individual capacity, at
home and abroad, must be sncrcdly maintained
So long MS he can discern every star in its place
upon that ensign, without wealth to purchase for
him prcfrrment, or title to secure for him place.
it will be his privilege and must be his acknowl.
edged right to stand unabashcd even in the pres
ence of princes, with proud consciousness that
he is himself one Of nation of sovcreigns and
that he can not in Legitimate pursuit wander so
far from home that the agent whom he shall leave
behind in the place which | now occupy will not
see that no rude hand or tyrannical passion is
laid npon MIN with impunity. He must realize
that upon every sea and on every soil, where our
enterprise may rghtIully seek the protection Of
our flag. Anerican citizenship is an Invaluable
panoply for the security OF American rights"
Year: 1859

EASILY ACCOUNTED FoR.-The San Francisco
Morning cal says it is confidently asserted on
the street, that the season why Latham ran so
well in this State, is owing to the fact that he
received large number Of votes. On the other
hand, it is believed that both Currey and Stan
ford would have received much larger vote
had the people felt disposed to deposit them.
Year: 1859

JUST FoUND IT OUT.-The San Francisco Ma.
tionai says g it is the simplest thing in the world
to prove that black is white you have only to
wash negro minstrel's' face to establish the
truth of the proposition. 1t is equally easy to
prove that White is Black. You have only to
read the columns Of the San Francisco Daily
NeLcsO
Year: 1859

There's a land far away, mid the stars we are


told.


Where they know not the sorrows of Time
Where the pure waters wander through valleys


of gold,


And life is treasure sublime
'Tis the land of our God, 'ts the home of tho


SOUL
Where the ages in splendor eternaly roll
where the way-weary traveller reaches his goal,
On the evergreen Mountains of Life.
Our gaze cannot soar to that beautiful land,
But our visions have told of its bliss,
And our souls by the gales from its gardens are


famed,


When we faint in the garden Of this:
And we sometimes have onged for its holy reposc,
When our spirits were torn with temptations and


woes,
And we've drunk from the tide of the river that


flows


From the evergreen Mountains of Life
Oh the stars never tread the blue heavens at


night,


But we think whore the ransomed have trod-
And the day never smiles from his palace of light,
But we feel the bright smile Of our God
We are travelling homeward through changes and


gloom,
To q kindom where pleasures increasingly bloom.
And our guide is the glory that shines through


the tomb,


From the evergreen Mountains Of Life.
Year: 1859

A CURIOUS PRAYER.--I the State Of
Ohio there resided a family consisting Of
an old mau by the name Of Beaver, and
his three sons, all of whom are hard
"pets," who had often laughed to scorn
the advice and entreaties of picus, though
very eccentric minister. who resided in the
same town. 1t happened one Of the boys
was bitten by rattlesnAke, and was ex.
pected to die. when the minister was sent
for in great haste.


On his arrival he found the young man
very penitent and anxious to be prayed
with. The minister calling on the family,
knelt down and prayed in this wise


"Oh Lord,we thank thee for rattlesna.
kes we thank thee because rattles make
has bit him. We pray, Thee sond rattle.
snake to bite John; send one to bite Bill
send one to bite Sam and, o Lord, send
the biggest kind Of rattlesnake to bite
tho old man, for nothing but rattlesnakes
will ever bring the Beaver family TO re-
pentance."
Year: 1859




one Of his Autocrat papers. says;


"Self application is a slow and gradual
process. At 6rst child thinks he can
do everything. I remember when I
thought I could lift house. If would
only try hard enough. So I began with
the hind wheel of q heavy old family coach
built like that in which my Lady Bounti.
full carried little King Pippin, if you hap.
pen to remember the illustrations Of that
story, I lifted with all my might, and
the planet pulled down with all my might.
The planet beat. After that my ideas Of
the difference between my will and my
muscular force were more accurately dc.
fined. Then came the illusion that ]
could lick. serve out or polish of,
various small boys who had been or might
be obnoxious to me The event of the set
tos' to which this hypothesis led not uni.
formly confirming it, limitation of my
possibilities was the consequence. In
this way groped along into knowledge
Of my physical relations to the organic
and inorganic universe.


A man must be very stupid indeed if
by the time he is fully ripenod. he does
not know tolerab.y well what his physical
powers are His weight, his height, his
general development, his constitutional
force, his good or i'll looks, he has had
time to find out, and he is a fool if he
does not carry a reasonable consciousness
Of those conditions with him always. 1t
is little harder with the mind but some
qualities are generally estimated fairly
enough by their owners. Thus, man
may be trusted when he says he has a
Scod or bad memory. No; so of his opin.
ion of his own judgment Or imagination,
Year: 1859

1t is only by a very slow process that no
finds out how much or how little Of these
qualities be possesses. But it is Que Of
the blessed privileges Of growing older,
that we come TO have 4 much clearer
sense Of what We can do and what we
cannot, and settle down to our work
quietly, knowing what our tolls nre and


what We have to do with them
Year: 1859

New MODE OF WHEAT CuIrURp.--A
writer in the Genesee Farmer says that
he has tried the cultivation Of Wheat in
bills. like corn, having the hills two feet
apart each way, and two or three plants
to the bill. And he reports obtaining
from small plot Of ground crop SO
largo as to be equal to two hundred bushels
to the acre. The soil is kept stirred and
cultivated during the growth Of the crop.
Year: 1859

The new members Of the Bench--Judge AL
dis, Pierpoint, and Barrett, are universally
esteemed by the Bar of the State. for their
extensive legal requirements, their sound
judgment, their laborious attendance to duty,
and, what is no small item, their dignifed
and yet courteous and pleasing manners
The expectations of their most sanguine
friends have been realized.


The other members of the Bench are too
well known to need comment. IL is no dis
paragement to any, the dead or living to say
that our Judiciary, both collectively and indi
vidually, has never been more able and eff
cient than at the present time, commanding
the confidence Of the people at home, while it
is esteemed and honored abroad


am glad the salary of these hard working
and useful public servants has been raised to
$500. If it had been $4,000 the act would
have met with general approval Being al
most constantly away from home, the expen-
ses Of the Judges of necessity are quite large,
while their private business must suffer for
the want Of personal supervision. The peo-
pie of Vermont are wealthy, and he mistakes
their character who supposes they would de-
sire to drive a hard bargain with these men
of toll. The aborer is worthy of his hire
/ ne enquiry Suoulu not DC. now Chedp Cdu
we get the service performed. but, what is a
fair and reasonable compensation for the la
Dor bestowed:


/ BY the way, an amusing anecdote is in cir
culation here. which think conveys a high
compliment to the grave and reverend Judges
of the Court One of the noted ones for
wisdom and virtue who let's his light shine
daily in the House of Representatives, was
/ passing the Free Church the other day, where
the Court is holding its session, the Court
House being occupied by the Senate and had
/ his curiosity excited to know what was going
on within. Accordingly he entered, and
there behed the Judges sitting in austere
gravity, upon an elevated platform, listening,
as grave Judges should, to learned limb OF
the law The member surveyed the scene
with considerable interest for a few minutes,
his eyes bent admiringly upon the venerable
heads of the Judges. On going out OF the
door he remarked to bystander, They are
the finest looking body of ministers / have ever
seen. Can you tell me. sir" said he, 'who
that venerable looking elder is, sitting at the
right hand of the moderator :" Our readers
will easily conjecture that the answer desig-
mated Judge Poland as that "Uenerable looking
elder. N. Journal.
Year: 1859

"My young friend have no revongeful
feelings to crafty in this matter but you have
been very imprudent Your manner had it
been thus to a stranger would have been very
injurious to the interests Of the company. |
might tell them of this. but will not. By
doing 50 | should throw you out Of your stu
alton, and you might find it difficult to find
another. But in future, remember to be po-
lite to all whom you meet. You cannot judge
of a man by the coat he wears and even the
poorest should be treated with civility. |
shall tell no one Of what has passed. If you
change your course, nothing which has hap
pened to-day shall injure you.-Y our situation
is still continued. Good morning, sir !"


The train Of cars swept on, as many train
had done before but within il lesson had
been given and learned, and the purport of the
lesson ran somewhat thus-Don't judge from
appearances.
Year: 1859

There was a silence for some moments
When Mrs. Maynard looked up she found
she had caused considerable disturbance
among the ladies of her own age by making
herself known.


80 remember very well when the little
Calico Cloak went to the Academy" said an
old lady, as she looked up over her glasses,
"and think, If my memory serves me right,
some of the ladies present will owe Mrs M.
an apology"


81 had no intention whatever, ladies" re-
piled Mrs. Maynard, "to reprove any one
present by making myself known; but as it
may seem to some that such was my inten-
ton, will add a few words. Most of the
younger ladies present will remember the
little Calico Cloak : but no one but the
wearer knows how deeply each unkind word
pierced the little heart that beat beneath it.
And as | again hear the old Academy bell
ring, It brings back fresh to my mind the sor-
rows of my childhood But let no lady mis-
take me. by supposing | cherish an unkind
feeling toward any one. ! know that, what
ever the past may have been, you are now my
friends. But, ladies, let me add, if you have
children, learn lesson from my experience,
and treat kindly the poor and despised. A
calico cloak may cover a heart as warm with
affection, and as sensitive of sorrow, as one
that beats beneath velvet covering. When
ever you meet child who shows disposi-
tion to despise the poor, tell the story Of the
Calico Cloak : it will carry its own moral
with it.


THAT is the shortest but best sermon
ever heard" said the old lady again, as she
put her handkerchief under her glasses, land
| do not believe its moral effect will be los
upon any Of u.s.,


The old lady was right. The story wen
/ from one to another until it found its way
into the old Academy. At that very time {
/ little boy was attending school there whose
mother was struggling with her needle tC
| give him an education The boys often mad,
/ sport Of his patched knees and elbows, ant
he would run sobbiug home to his mother
/ But. when the calico Cloak" reached tn,
scholars, the little boy for he was NATURAL!
a noble-hearted child became very popular il
/ school and the children. from that time
were very kline to Little Patchey," as h,
had always been called


When Mrs. Maynard heard the story o
Little Patchey," she felt that she was wei
repaid for all she had suffered in childhood.
Year: 1859

~ The following rare gem is from the pen
of that true poet, B. F. Taylor, of the Chica-
go Evening Journal


1t is descriptive of the departing summer
and the approaching winter, and if there is
anything in the English language beautiful in
its sadness and hope we have failed to see it.


"West of "us there is grove; not
struggling thicket but a full rounded grove,
with an exquisitely defined outline a volume,
in fact, of numberess leaves The sun sets
red and great and glorious behind that sum
mer cloud, and it is the most beautiful spot in
the whole horizon, for anything to bid the
world good bye" in


"The frost has been busy with those leaves
of late, and has made the grove as gorgeous
as an evening cloud indced-has made it look
as if the sun were remembering all the closes
of day it ever knew, and blending them in
one. The foliage of the American woods en-
JOY the grandest dyings in the world tran
sit into glory such as Christian men might
pray for


"By-and-by, that leafy cloud in the west of
our country world, will shed its rustling
shower ofred and golden rain; and the group
of the grove will lift its naked arms to a win
try heaven and the November winds will re-
fuse to be comforted, as they moan amid the
woods and we shall see the sun set beyond,
through the brown lattice of the branches.


But there will be pleasant thought after
all. Last summer--say in June-when the
shade was deepest, no stars were shining
there, and hardly could the moonlight pass
the thatch of leaves. and silver shaft through
upon the green sward. Next winter, to him
who stands within the desolated wood, and
looks upward, heaven will appear, and the
leaAess trees will seem to bear strange fruit Of
stars--such as ripens not in the garden Of
Hesperus. Stars will bud upon the branches /;
stars will cling to the naked arms; for he
will look through winter up to heaven; and
the grave will be desolate no more.