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Year: 1860

boys to an education besides, I happen to
be great favoritc with him"


So it was all duly arranged between the
cousins before dinner.


Charles Dean was true to his word. The
third day Of his return Evelyn received a
letter from him, stating that his application
had been so far successful that Mr.. Daniels
had agreed to receive the boy into his school
fora hundred dollars the first year, and if he
proved capable and energetic, to permit him
afterward to defray his expenses by his own
exertions.


And Evelyn Lenard read this letter over
three times, with strange scriousncSs on
her sweet face Suddenly it cleared mp.
."Fll 60 right Off to papa and ask him." she
said.
Year: 1860

EARLY ToNAToEs-The following is
vouched for by gentleman who SAYS he
knows it is ''all right" Cut it ont and save
it and at the proper time try the expert
ment.


"About the first Of Anr'T take few large
turnips and cut out the hearts Of them ta
form sort of cup. Fill the cavities with
earth, and plant two or three tomato seeds
in each. When tie seels have well sprouted
pull up all but the healthiest plant in each
turnip and let those that remain stand
where they will have the benefit of the sun.
The plant will grow very thrifty--the de-
caying turnip furnishing its food. When the
weather becomes sufficiently warm, set the
turnipS in we'll prepar2 soil, not less than
three feet apart, make lath frames to keep
the vines from the ground. and keep the
soil well hilled up around them, ard you will
have crop that will aStoniSh the natives
The advantages consistin getting the plants
started early without setting them back by
trans s'lanting.
Year: 1860

Our new Senator is destined TO fulfill all
the expectations Of his friends in his new
position. He is man of that positive char
acter which coupled with his unusual talent
and sagacitv, is bound to make him a man
of influence in any circle. And though his
acouaintence here has been brief. his proper
rank has been conceded to hun almost from
the first. and his opinion and council already
enjoy substantially their Just weight. In
fact he is kind of man who. wherever he
goes, takes his proper place, spontaneously
and readily. He stands here man ofmark
among the foremost, and his influence is felt
and respected as much as that of almost anv
man among the Senators on our side of
the house. He maintains here the same
fran'lness. the same Independence, the same
directness of approach to every subject that
gained him so much distinction and Influence
and he is yet growing man. Before his
term expires he will occupy verv conspi-
cious position in that distinguished body
Correspondence of the Gate CITY,
Year: 1860

liberal policy OF the Gulf States are agsavating
the cause and Fastening the effect. They are en-
phatically disunionists. Not content with the sure
but slow operation Of law Of human nature, they
must exaggerate on one side and lie ON another,
till the natural hostility Of opposing views is aggra
vated into personal and sectional hatred, and the
hope of peaceful settlement embarrassed with a
thousand bitter memories and angry recrimna-
tions s.-Indignd Journal.
Year: 1860

SEwARD's SPEECm-lt is defensive
speech. The waning fortunes oi the Re
publican party only could have ellcitcd
its position before the country. The main
purpose Of this abored effort seems To be
the utterly impossible work Of showing
that the Republican partv-which is based
OF hostility 10 an institution which The
constitution is bound TO protect--is "the
only party that defends the integrity OF
that Union" that was formed to insure
domestic tranquility To state fully this
position is to refuie this speech. Here
Seward, who made speech upon speech to
show that, by a law of necessity. .here is
going ON a, ''iriepressibic conflict" be
tween the north and the south. wherein
one must conquer. and whose whole past
poll ical life has been an effort TO bring the
nor h into a a'e of aggression on slavery.
affects TO be filed with sorrow and even
shame tha. thirty millions of people can
not enjoy the benefits of theic institutions
with contenlment and harmony" Here
Ih. statesman who hps heretofore pro-
claimed that there were written things in
the federal constitution that were contrary
to the Divine law, and who has. becasuse
fthis again and again counseed an upris


ing to expunge these provisions. now
comes out with The erlogy that the trainers
Of the constitution had "a wisdom that
surpassed all previous understanding a.
mong men - Doubtless. il anybody can
relieve The Republican party from the odium
that is setting upon it. it is Seward but
the good serse and intelligence Of the
American people must pronounce this
effort to be as unconclusive and lame as
the ''impromptu speeches" were startling,
bold and bloody Boston Post
Year: 1860

Ice Water.


II tne reader Is down town or away from
nome on a hot day, and feels as if it would be
perfectly delicious to have a glass of lemonade,
soda water, or brandy toddy, by all means let
MIN resist the temptation until he gets home,
and then take glass Of cold water, swallow
at time, with second or two interval be-
tween each swallow. Several noteworthy re-
suits will most assuredly follow


After il is all over you will feel quite as well
from drink of water as if you had enjoyed
Tree swig Of either of the others.


In ten minutes after you will feel a great
deal better.


You will not have been poisoned by the lead
or copper which is most generally found in
soda water.


You will be richer by sig cents, which will
be the interest on a dollar for a whole year.


You will not have fallen down dead from the
sudden chills, which sometimes result from
orinklng soda, iced water, or toddy, in hurry


No we'll man has any business to eat ices or
to drink iced liquors in any shape or form. if
ne wants to preserve his teeth, protect the tone
Oh MS stomach, and guard against sudden in
Nominations, and prolonged dyspepsia 1t is
enough to make one shudder to see a beautiful
young girl slipping scalding coffee or tea st the
beginning OF meal and then close it with a
glass OF ice water, for at thirty she must either
be snaggled toothed or wear those of the dead
or artificial


Fresh spring or well water is abundantly
cooi Tor any drinking purposes whatever. In
oltles where water is artifcially supplied, the
case Is somewhat different; but even then
there Is no good excuse for drinking ice water,
because even if the excuse we've good in itself
the effects on the stomach and teeth are the
same.


Make bag of thick woolen. doubled. lined
with muslin; fill 1t with ice; have in pitcher
an inch or two of water above the faucet, and
let this bag of ice be suspended from the cover
vii WITHIN two inches of the surface Of the water
Inc Ice will melt slowly and keep the water
delightfully."- cool, but not ice cold. A still
better effect will be produced if the pitcher is
also well enveloped in woolen. Again, water
almost as cool as it can be, unless it has Ice
actually in it, may be had without any ice at
an, by enveioping a closed pitcher, partly
nlied with water, with several folds of cotton,
iinen or oagging, and so arranging it that
these folds are kept wet all the time by water
dripping from another vessel, on the principle
OF evaporation. Journal of Health.
Year: 1860

a NOVELTY IN FAsHIoN.-Amonr
thenoreIties recently introduced in ladies
apparel is new article of suspenders.
They bear resemblance to those worn
by the gentlemen, except that they are
OF delicate, white, elastic fabric frilled
edge about one inch wide, and are At.
tached to the skirt by buttons in like
manner. We doubt not this invention
will generally be adopted with view
to relieve the waist Of The unlimited bur.
den which such habiliments produced
Reason and experience teach us that old
and absurd method while followed. i'm.
pairs the health and impedes locomo-
tion.
Year: 1860

lnE KEY. NoTE.-Nothiug is more
unaccountable than the spell that often
turks in a spoken word. A thought
may be present 10 the mind, so distinct
ly that no utterance could make it moro
so; and two minds may be conscious OF
the same thought, iE which one or both
take the profoundest interest but as
1t remains unspoker, their familiar .alk
flows quietly over the hidden idea, as a
rlvulet may sparkle and dimple owe,
something sunken in its bed. But
speaking the word and it is like bring
ing up drowned body out of the keen
est pool of the rivulet, which has beer
aware OF the horrible secret all along
in spite of its smiling surface. . -. .


......- HaVMorne.
Year: 1860

a rILrnrrL ASD CHEAP BAROMETER An
exchange gives the following advice or the
construction Of this article: take clean
glass hottie and put in it a small quantity OF
finely pulverize,i alilm. Then fill the bottle
with spirits OF wine The alum will be per.
fecty dissolved by the alcohol, and in clear
weather the liquid will be as tranSr rs the
purest water. On the approach Of rain or
cloudy weather, the alnsn will be visible in a
iIaky spiral cloud in the centre OF the fluid,
reaching from tic bottom TO the surface. This
is cheap, simple. and beautiful barometer, and
is placed within Inc reach Of all who wish to
possess one. For simplicity Of construction,
this is altogether superior to the frog barometer
in general use in Germany.
Year: 1860

n more admirable statement of political
creed was never made than is contained in
brief speech of Mr.. Stewards, delivered the
other day at Madison, Wis:


1t has been by simple rule of interpreta-
ton l have studied the constitution of mv
country. That rule has been simply this
That by no word, no act, no combination in
to which might enter should any one hui
man being of all the generations to which |
belong, much less any class of human beings
of any nation, race or kindred, be oppressed
or kept down III the least degree in their ef
forts to rise to higher state of liberty and
happiness. (AppIause.) Amid all the gloss
es of the times, amid all the essays and dis
cussions to which the constitution of the Uni
Ted States has been subjected, this has been
} the simple, PLAIN, broad light in which have
read every article and every section of that
great instrument. Whenever it requires of
me that this hand shall keep down the hum
best of the human race, then | will lay down
power, place, position, fame, everything rath-
er than adopt such construction or such a
rule. (Applause.) If therefore, in this land
there are any who would rise, say to them,
in Gods name, good speed. If there are in
foreign lands people who would improve
their condition by emigration. or if there be
any heie who would 60 abroad in search of
happiness, in the Improvement of their con-
di,icn, or i'll their elevation towards higher
state of dignity and happiness. they have al
ways had.and they always shall have cheer
ing word AID such efforts as can consistent





ly make in their behalf. (Applause.)


What noble sentiments and what fitting
words. Here, in these few terse periods, is
condensed at onre the loftiest political wis
dom and the most generous utterance of the
human heart. Mr.. Seward has said many
things that future ages will gladly remember
but in all the records of eloquence, wheth-
er of his or other mems it would be difficult
to find a lofiier passage than this.
Year: 1860

Nobly has Maine followed up the victory
of her sister state, Vermont. Indeed, she
has been emulous to do little better and if
she has not succeeded it is no fault of the
stcrlirg Republicans of that state. They
have again asserted their supremacy by Civ
Ing majority tha; will range from sixteen
to twenty thousand. They have undoubted-
ly elected every member of Congress, their
whole ticket for state officers and a majority
OF the members of the Legislature. The tri-
umph is sweeping.


The Democracy have largely built their
hopes upon Maine. There thev were united.
There Douglas had laid out The work and
set the ball in motion. The Democratic cam
didate for Governor early took the stump
and set the ball in motion. The Democratic
candidate for Governor early took the stump
and did what he could to prepare the way
for tultiilmen, Of his promise of 10000 ma
jori,y tor Douglas in November Every
thing seemed to favor them. The Peck de.
facaton-,he rascality of single man-was
made a reproach upon the Republican party.
Again, the Republicans started the campaign
Father alphabetically. Their Congressional
nominees were nearly all new men, and otn-
er circumstances induced at first some mis-
giyings as to the result. Yet with all these
drawbacks they soon got up an enthusiasm
which showed that their hearts were in the
work. And they have rolled up a majority
which will cheer the hearts of the Repubii-
cans in every other state. The gathering
hosts of free labor will hail her motto, "Diri-
go"-"I direct" with enthusiasm, and will be
ready to follow where she leads With
Maine and Vermont in advance the Republi-
cans will now push on the column steadily to
the glorious victory in November.-Boston
Jounal
Year: 1860

That truth is sometimes stranger than tic-
ton is not disputed, and it falls to the lot of
a reporter to be cognizant of many strange
ard startling stories. One of these shall be
transcribed. 1t has local character, and
the parties referred to are well known in
Philadelphia.


About five years ago an enterprising firm
was engaged in lucrative business on Wat
er street Its integrity in business was be-
yond suspicion or cavil. The promptness
with which its obligations were met was the
subject OF general encomium, and its paper
mad in every case the value of bank notes or
of specie. The firm was composed of two
members, both of them wealthy. With time
their riches grew apace, and with cash their
kindness and integrity increased. The SEN
ior partner resided in magnificent west end
mansion, surrounded by all the luxuries that
money could command and taste could ask.
The junior partner lived with his family in a
rural district upon small farm. lie passed
the business hours in his establishment on
Water street, aud in the cool of the evening
rested in his cottage. His children grew up
healthy and contented, and all the treside
virtues gamboled about his feet.


In the lapse of time the firm dissolved
Its purposes had been subserved in the sue
cess of its speculations and the preservation
of its integrity, and each partner retired
to his house to enjoy the profits of his labor.


The saddest part of the picture is now to
come, and Natures sternest painter, yet the
BEST" might delineate with pity the disgrace
of the one and the happiness of the other
The west end millionaire has forfeited the re-
spect and friendship of his ancient partner
We passed him last evening in a state of
bloated intoxicatior, filthy with exposure and
absolute want The men with whom he once
associated would blush to-day to recognize
him. His fortune has been squandered il
continued excesses, his family is scattered
and penniless-and the sole aim of his de-
graded ambition is to find the wherewitha
to furnish drink. The junior partner has mo-
changed in circumstances. The home tie.
have proved stronger with him than the at
fractions of vice, and he still lives to demon
strate the advantages of retired virtue ant
contented competence.
Year: 1860

The following reminisence of Samuel
Woodwork possesses sufficient interest, we
think. to warrant us in presenting it to our
readers. 1t is portion of a private letter
recertly received from one whose authority
in the matter cannot be questioned. In ref
erence to the period of the production Of the
"Old Oaken Bucket" the writer says:


at was written in the spring or summer
of1s17. The family were living at the time
in Duane street The poet came home to
dinner one very warm day, having walked
from his office, somewhere near the foot of
Wall street. Being very much heated with
the exercise, he poured out glass of water
New York pump water-and drank it at
a draught, exclaiming as he placed the tum-
bier on the table. "That is very refreshing,
but how much more refreshing would it be
to take good long draught this warm day,
from the old oaken bucket left hanging in
my fathers well at home" Hearing this,
the poets wife, who was always suggestive
body, said, Samuel, why wouldn't that be
pretty subject for poem p The poet took
the hint, and under the inspiration of the
moment, sat down and poured ont from his
very soul those beautiful lines which have
im,nortaized the name of Wooworth. ~.
T. Home Journal
Year: 1860

What sound that is-the banging down
of the preliminary trunk, without its claim
ant to give it the life which is borrowed by
all personal appendages, so long as the own
er's hand or eve is on them! Fit announce
the coming of one loved and longed for, how
we delight to look at it, to sit down on it, to
caress it in our fancies, as a lone, exile
walking ont on windy pier yearns toward
the merchantman lying alongside, with the
colors of his own native land at her peak,
and the name of the port he sailed from long
ago upon her stern But il it tell the near
approach Of the undeSired, inevitable guest,
what sound short of the muilied noises made
by the undertakers as they turn the cor
nerS in the dim lighted house, with a low
shulilS'of the feet and whispering caution,
carries such sense of knoching-kneed col
lapse with it as the humping down in the


'front.' entry of the heavy portmanteau, ramm-
eel with the changes of amounted coming
weeks s-DR HOLMES
Year: 1860

An exchange relates the following amusing
incident, which, is stated to have occurred at
Chicago drsiioe the recent convention:


Two fashionable young ladies from New
York, with profusion Of skirts and an i'm
mensty Of hoops, desired to enjoy birds
eye view Of the city, and for that purpose
were con1u:te} by Some gallant gentlemen
to the roof of a high building. When they
reached the ladder leading to the small scut-
tie hole, it became desirable, Of course. for
the gentlemen 70 ascend first This they
did, and taking the hands OF the young la
dies as they made their appearance through
the scuttle handed or rathe, dragged them
up on the ro,f. As they rose tn ough the
small opening, their hoops from the waist
down. became more and more compressed,
requiring no little effort to pull them through;
but suddenly the feat was accomplished,
and the hoops, b rsting forth from the scut-
tie hole, once more expanded into their orig
inal rotundity. After enjoying the scene
for some time, the party started for the DOWN
ward voyage; but then came the rub
While it had been comparative easy for the.
ladies to squeeze through the scuttle-hole,'
commencing from the waist and rising up
wards, it was difficult task when the bot
tom of the hoops had to be compressed into
the same space for the descent When one
side was squeezed in the other remained out
When the front was gathered together and
sticking up at an awkward elevation. No
fitting together of the joints of stove pipe
ever caused so much labor and yexation as
did the attempt to compress those large
hoops into that little opening. After several
Intellectual efforts, but one way out of the
dilemma appeared. The gentlemen were re-
quired to descend while some mysterious
operation was performed, and were particu-
larly cautioned not to come up again until
called. When the signal was given, and
they once more mounted to no the roof,
their fair companions were discovered stand
ing, in all the slimness Of uncrnolined
grace" while near by lay two huge, mys-
terious looking circles of skeleton bones and
sinews. The descent was then easily &C.
cotnplished, rush was made by the young
ladies to their chamber, and "Mary Ann
was despatched on a salvage expedition to
the roof, to bring in the remaining portion
of the wreck.
Year: 1860

The Baltimore Rural Register says -
'In this new country, npon which the first
European settlements were made but little
more than two centuries ago, 90 where we
will, east of the Allegheny mountains, we
are constantly meeting with old fields, worn
into glllies, or covered with sedge, and per.
fectly valueless in their present condition for
agricultural purposes. In England. ou the
contrary, during the last half-century, the
! crops instead of diminishing in quantity.
have been increased in the product to the
acre by more than so per cent Yet the
land there has been under cultivation more
than thousand years. Now it has been
repeatedly demonstrated that by pursuing a
similar system, our soils are capable of rails
ing as large an amount Of grain or hay to the
acre as those of any other country. The
remarkable decrease in our agricultural
products which statistical tables indicate
can proceed from no other cause than careless
and sloveniy farming. The fatal defect in
the old system of farming with us was. that
it did not take into due consideration the in
furious influence excited by our climate upon
surfaces constantly exposed to an almost
tropical heat in the summer season. At ar
earlier day tob1cco was our staple production.
1t was what wheat has since become--the
planters money crop; and high prices
and a steady demond stimulated him to cul-
! tivate in a negligent manner as many acres
of this plant as the number of his field hands
would admit of putting under the plow.--
A succession Of crops taken from the same
| field, without rest or intermisson. speedily
wore tie life out of it. Fresh lands were
cleared, which were subjected to the same
ruinous treatment, until in the course of a
! few years, thousands Of acres of as fertile
soil as the world can boast became but little
better than a sterile waste. Where the
! fields were not sufficiently exhausted to be
thrown entirely out of cultivation. corn sue
ceeded tobacco and shallow blowing. and
the sun, the wind, the rain. and the frost
acting continually upon the exposed surface





completed the work of destruction which
reckless tiilage had commenced. IF there
had been instituted, from the beginning, a
proper rotation of crops {; if tap-rooted plants
had been allowed to succeed fbrous- rooted
plants if the manure of the barn-yard. and
tn wood ashes IF the house fires, had been
husbanded; if shells, or lime, or mari had
replaced the alkaline constituents which had
been taken from the soil by previous crops
if plaster had been permitted to exert its
singular influence upon the growing clover,
and if the latter instead of being cut and
carted off the land, had been turned under
it, those fields now looking so barren and
folorn would have been more fertile at this
day than they were when the plow turned
the first furrow in the virgin SOIL"
Year: 1860

Why mamma keeps Bri,lcet at home from
church to work all dav, and then says it is
wicked for me to build my rabbit house on
Sunday?


Won Ter why our minister bought that
pretty cane with the lions head on top, and
then asked me for nv cent to put into the
missionary box. Didn't | want a Jews
harp jus. as much as he wanted the
cane.


Wonder what makes pappa tell all Of
those nice stories to visitors about his hiding
the masters rattan when he went to school.
and about his running away from the school
mistress when she was going to whip him,
and then shut me up all day in dark room
because I tried just once to see if could be
as smart a boy as he was?


Wonder why mamma tells pap he is cross
when he comes home at night and SAYS the
tea is cold, and then tied handkerchief over
my mouth so that I can neither speak o,
breathe because I said he was cross ?


Wonder what made papa say that big word
when Betsy upset the ink all over his papers
and then slap my ears cause said it VIII en-
my kite string broke?


Wonder why mamma told Batscy, the 9th.
er day, to say she was not at home when
Tommy Days mother called, and then puts
me to bed without any supper every time
tell lie?


Wonder what makes papa, when he is tel
ling mamma how much money he has made
in the month. and all about how he
made it, say Little pitchers have grea,
ears?"


O, dear, there are lots of things want t.
know.


How l wish was man.
Year: 1860

FEMALE TELEaRAPHIsrs.--The telegraphic
work OF the London Telegraph Company is to
be carried on by female employees. Among the
women at present in training, Is a deaf and
dumb girl, whose progress is 80 satisfactory
that there is every probability Of her making
most effectual telegraphist.