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Year: 1860

THE Princes VISIT TO AMERIC.-Lord Pal
merston, in the course of some remar ks delivered
bv him at a recent banquet in London, referred
as follows to the late visit of the Prince of Wales
to the United States:


I'VE had not right to expect that when his
ROYAL Highness visited the United States he
would be received with any thing more than the
courtesy which civilized nations accord to dis
tinguished members of a relgmng famlly OF
another country. But | must say 1t mas oeen
most gratifying to witness the cordlaity, the
heartfelt kindess the generous hospitality, and L
NAV saw the enthusiastic delight with which that
illustrious Prince was welcomed by our cousins


in the United States They have shown them
selves indeed to be noble and generous people;
they have shown that they have not forgotten the
common stock from which they and we have
sprung; and, in spite of events which, II not
buried in oblivion, might have produced some
slight alienation between US, they reciVef our
future Sovereign-and trust that future may be
long distant-they received the eldest son OF our
gracious Sovereign, not II he were stranger
belonging to another land, but as if he had been
born in their own country, and had been a citizen
of their own Republic. l trust. gentlemen that
the remembrance of the generous kindness thus
exhibited by the people of the United States Will
ever be cherished by the people ofthese kingdoms
I believe the memory the Princes visit long
survive in the breasts of the American nation,
and that these mutual recollections will tend
more closely than ever to knit thoss two gfea'
| branches of the same noble and VIII say
illust1ious stock


The English press generally expresses high
degree of satisfaction with the reception given to
the Prince in this country. The London News
says:


.s He has seen nation of soldiers without ar
army civil order without police; wealth, luxury
| and culture, without court or an aristocracy
He has learned to mingle with the busy crowd o
men without the Intervention of chamberlain
and courters he has found respect without cere
mony and honor without adulation."
Year: 1860

Orr OF EmPLoYMENT-There are now three
thousand persons out of employment In the
city of Baltimore One thousand OF these
have nomeans of subsistence-the other two
thousand very little, and that little cannot
last long.
Year: 1860

The Lou;s;~nian, Breckenridge pa
per Of New Orleans, gives publicity to
the following conversation between a
New Orleans merchant and Mr.. Lin
coin:


"a highly respectable merchant Of
our city who has Just returned from
the North and West, informs us that
during his visit there he had All inter-
view with old Abe, the rail splitter.
Upon being asked by our informant
what he would do, or what would like
" be his policy in regard to the South,
should he be elected. the rail splitter
replied that similar intcrogatories had
been propounded to him by many per-
s-ons, and also in writing by letter, but
that he had uniformly refused to an
swer them, since he did not deem it
either polite or prudent to declare his
policy in advance. Tie took occasion,
however, apprise our informant that he
would dispel the illusion existing at the
South. that he would have to send men
from the Free States'to' fiji the offices.
bv assuring him that there would be
found plenty Of persons at the South
glad enough to get them, and that he
had already received four hundred beg
ging letters from the Slave States, a
large and considerable portion of which
came from Louisiana.
Year: 1860

MoNEY-sPENDING.- is one
thing ! would be glad to see more par
ents understand, namely, that when they
spend money judiciously to improve
aud adorn the house, and the grounds
around it, they are in effect paying their
children premium to stay at home, as
much as possible, to enjoy it; but that
when they spend money unnecessarily
in fine clothing and jewelry for their
children, they are paying them a premi-
um to spend their time away from homes
that is, in those places where they can
attract the most attention and make
the most display.
Year: 1860

"A man may as we'll be hung for a
sheep as lamb, he coolly remark, and
at the word, he started for the Gaul !;
but the latter was too nilnble; the shoss
pistol innocent Of lead, exploded in
the air, and with one frantic leap our
little Frenchman was standing in his
night robe at tn foot Of the staircase
proof that what may suit one person
will not answer at all for another.
Year: 1860

How TO PRESERVE HEARTH Med
icine will never remedy bad habits
It is utterly futile to think Of living in
gluttony, intemperance, and every eN,
cess, and keeping the body in health by
medicine. Indulgence Of the appetite.
indiscriminate dosing and dragging.
have ruined the health and destroyed
the lives gilmore persons than famine or
pestilence. If you will take advice,
you will become regular in your habits,
eat and drink only wholesome things.
sleep on mattress, and retire and rise
very regularly. Make free use Of wa
ter to purify the skin, and when sick
take counsel Of the best physician You
know, aud follow nature.
Year: 1860

The great secret Of bl eaking colts so
as to be gentle, is to treat them gently,
and never entrust them to the care Of
one who will abuse them. Kindness is
at the foundation Of Mr.. Rarey's system
Of subduing vicious horses, and it will
be found to pay in the management Of
colts, from the time they are weaned to
the time they are broke to the harness.
The first act in breaking colt is to be
gin when quite young, and get him used
to be handled. Rub his head occasion
ally, and handle his legs, and if he runs
away at first, let him DO so. Bring him
a favorite mess Of feed, and while lie is
eating handle him gently, till he be-
comes accustomed to it. A colt may
be SO accustomed to the handling and
rubbing his legs, as never to kick when
under the operation. Empty bags may
be laid on his back for while, then try
him with one partially filed, till he will
let YOU lead him about with sack Of
chaff or oats upon his back. At two
years old, he may have a light harness
put OH him, and led about it till he be
comes used to it. Then try him hitch
ed TO the forewhccls Of some old wagon
kept for the especial purpose. II he
demurs to this, don't fret him nor beat
him, but lead him into the stable. and
try him again after half hour or so
has passed; and let all you do be done
BY such slow degrees, that he will hard
" know when he is drawing pair Of
wheels. AHrocute.
Year: 1860

grace, their doctrine scornfully repudiated,
where are the DOuglasites to go! To
keep up their silly organization will be
only to subject themselves to ridicule and
contempt. To hope to make terms with
either of the other parties is idle in the
extreme. But one alternative is left.
They must disband their senseless organ.
ization and join their old friends or old
enemies, or be treated as despicable mer-
cenarics The alternative is mortifying,
but nothing more tempting is left them.
Those Of Republican proclivitics-and
many of the Douglasites at heart are Re-
publicans-wilj join the Republican party
those who were originally Democrats
and have not entirely forgotten their early
teachings, will join the Democratic. On
which side the Beacon will be is matter
Of profound indifference to the Democracy.





TURNPIKE new turnpike road be
tween Fl Dorado and this city, which
avoids the steep hills between Placcrville
and Diamond Springs by the old road,
has been completed and was thrown open
to the travelling public OH Monday. 1t is
said to be, by those who have been over
it and are competent to judge, one Of the
best constructed roads in the State The
grade is eaSy-almoSt impcrccptible.-
The bridge that spans Weber creek is
strongly built and an excellent piece Of
Workmanship. 1t is a beautiful buggy
tance from here to FL Dorado without the
least fatigue. 1t must eventually monop.
olizc the travel between the two places. -
1t is an improvement of which our citi-
zenS should feel proud, and it deserves
the most liberal patronage at their hands
An elderly bachelor friend Of ours, who
rode over it in company with a fair daugh-
ter Of Placcrville, describes it as every
gay, and desires US to suggest TO our
young men to try it. Poverty prevents
us from following his suggestion, and for
this reason we almost regret that We come
under the head Of young" But We
have long needed road Of the kind and
now that the want has been supplied We
expect to see those fond Of riding in bug.
GIGS and on horsr-bark travelling over it
constantly. Won't some Of our numerous
friends who own fast turnout> invite Us to
ride over and examine it: We are fond
of riding, have lots of leisure, but no
funds, and are conStitutionally opposed to
walking. 1t don't agree with our idea OF
comfort
Year: 1860

WHEAT FOR EuRoPE.-The wharves of
San Francisco are said to be groaning
under the sacks of wheat that are being
loaded into ships for transportation to
Europe. The wheat of California is much
finer and commands higher price than
that raised in the old States.
Year: 1860

A New CoDE OF HoNoR-THE HANGING
DUEL.AAn exchange gives this original mode
of settling difficulties: Two men who have
conceived dislike for each other, and have
given and received mortal affront, determine
to appeal to the code. They have platform
built similar to the gallows prepared for
criminals with a cross-beam above it; to this
their position under each pully; ropes are
then placed with slip-nose around the necks
of these gentlemen, and after the ends are
put through the pnlleys, they are taken in
the hands of either party TO the ''affair," and
pulling at the cords with all their strength,
they proceed to hang each other The one
who first yields and relaxes his hold on his
antagonists rope is, to employ an elegant
term, "goner," and the affair is at an end
Year: 1860

A MOTHER Bathing FOR HER OHmD.-In
Petersburg Va, residesa woman from whom
her husband has recently procured bill of
divorce Afew days ago he went to the
house which she occupied, TO take away his
child, mere infant, Like awounded tigress
at bay, the mother resolutely defended her
offspring and fought him till he was obliged
an order from the Court, and on Monday,
having procured the assistance of an officer,
he started again. She was as determined as
before, and fought the two men until she was
overpowered and thrown into the lookup
The police officers face bears witness TO her
prowess, and shows that it is no light matter
to rob mother of her children.
Year: 1860

HONORABLE PREPARATION BY AN EARL.--The
London Cour. Journal says that next week
will witness the marriage Of a noble Earl
with lady whose name has been coupled
with his lordship's in the reports Of the Di.
yorce Court, and to whom, and TO whose
family his lordship considers himself in duty
bound to offer this reparation,
Year: 1860

GOING HOME WITH THE GIRLs.-The
entrance into society may be said to
take place immediately after boyhood
has passed away, yet multitude take
an initiative: before their boards are
presentable. It is great trial, either
at a tender or tough age. For an
overgrown boy to so to a door, know
ing that there are dozen girls inside,
and to knock or ring with absolute
certainty that in two minutes all their
eyes will be upon him, is severe test
Of courage. To go before these girls
and make satisfactory tour of the
room without stepping on their toes,
sitdown and dispose ofone's hands with
out putting them in ones pocket, is an
achievement Of which few boys can
boast. If a boy can go so far as to
measure off ten yards of tape with one
Of the girls, and cut it short at each
end, he may stand chance to pass a
pleasant evening, but let him not fiat
ter himself that all the trials of the eve
ming are over.


There comes, at last, the breaking
up. Inc dear girls don their hoods,
and put on their shawls, and look so
saucy and mischievous, and unimpres-
sible, and independent, as if they did
not wish anybody to go home with
them. Then comes the pinch, and the
boy that has the most pluck makes to
the prettiest girl, his heart in his throat,
and his tongue clung to the roof of his
mouth, and crooking out his elbow,
stammers out the words, "Shall I see
you home ?" She touches her finger
to his arm, and they walk home a foot
apart, feeling as awkward as two Cos
lngs. As soon as she is safe within
her own doors he struts home, and re-
ally thinks he has been, and gone, and
done it. Sleep. comes to him at last,
with dreams of Caroline and calico,
and he wakes in the morning and finds
the door of life open to him, and the
pigs squealing for breakfast. s -
Year: 1860

a. An old author says: "Prayer
is the rope in the belfry-we pull it and
it rings the bell up in Heaven; and so
it is. Keep that bell moving. Pull it
well, and, though the bell is UP so high
that you cannot hear it ring, depend
upon it, it can be heard in the tower of
Heaven, and is ringing before God,
who will send answers of peace accor-
ding to sour faith - .....9
Year: 1860

AN ITEM oF INTEREsT.-On sitting
down to dinner u dag or two since oar
''better hait' presented HIS "A cap of cof
Tee, which, upon tasting. we found to
be really delicious. Claiming to be a
pretty good jsdge Of coffee, we noticed
while smacking our lips over the nee
tar, a merry twinkle in our wife's ewes
and upon inquiring we found that the
coffee which we had been praising, was
solely from carrots, in the following
manner:


Bake or brown the carrots, and then
CRATE or boil whole, in the same man
ner as you do coffee. Of course milk
and sugar adds to the flavor of the prep
aration. Persons who chance to be out
of coffee will find this msch pleasanter
substitute than they imagine Wau-
kesM Freeman.
Year: 1860

SPARE THE QUAILs.-We saw man the other
day with gun on his shoulder and dead quail
in his hand. There was violation of the game
law-no doubt of it-besides the evidence of
very wanton and cruel act having been commit
ted. This is the midst of brood season. The
young quails are not yet half grown; and to kill
the mother at such time, is almost certain to
result in the death of the largest portion of the
covey. There are great many quails among
the hills of this neighborhood; but let sportsmen
bide their time. The first of October will be
quite soon enough to proceed against them.
Year: 1860

NEW YORK MARKET, jan l4-Breadstuffs-
Fiour-ine market was some less buoyant and active
whe prices were without change of Importance Extra
was unchanged while it was in fair demand, with some
inquiry Tor export to tropical The sales embraced
quotations Rye dour was unchanged while the sales am
braced about 100 bbs. Corn meal was in light snnnlv
and the market steady wi hin the range quotations
Year: 1860

DAMAGED RAILROAD lRoN REPAIRED. new meth
cd OF repairing damaged and worn out railway iron
has been introduced in the shops of the Great est
ern hallway Company, at Hamilton, Canada A
rail which is damaged at the end by the peeling off
OF portion of it, or the spreading consequent on
hard work, can have new piece mt ON in a varr-
short time, when the rail is better than before
This is done by heating the rail to white heat and
welding piece Of common bar iron into the dam
aged spot. The great advantage of this system
for this work say they do it for Sc per ton
while rolling would cost $50, beside the expense of
transportation and duties, if done in the United
States.
Year: 1860

OF MALT IN BALTIMORE


The building which was known as the old Gas
Works, situated on the corner of North and Sara
toga streets, has recently been enlarged its interior
remodeled, and is now occupied by Messrs. Bell &
Twedde a malt-house. The building has a
front on North street of 46 feet, and depth along
Saratoga street to Davis street of ls6 feet and is
six stories high. There is two-foot partition wall
forty-six feet from the North street front. which
divides the building and the portion towards North
street is used as the kiln, or drying department
There are four kilns and two fires under each kiln
The floors of the kilns on the third and fifth
floors, and the heat is conveyed to them by means
of fues. The floors of the kns are of sheet iron
perforated with small holes, through which the
heat passes up and dries the grain. The west end,
and by far the largest portion of the building, is
used for storing, soaking, growing and working
the grain. The upper, sixth loor is the storage
ROOM The barley is received on the first floor
and by means of a stean-engine is raised by an
elevator to the storage floor and is carried along
the entire length of l42 feet, and distributed regu
larly over the floor by the machinery.


There are at present twenty thousand bushels of
barley in this department In the west end of the
building there is large steep-tub, with capacity
for 300 bushels. The barley is first placed in this
tub and soaked for period varying from FORTY five
to seventy hours, before it is bit to be sgrown"-
The length of time occupied BY this process de-
pends much on the temperature of the atmosphere
and the quality of the grain. As soon as it is suf-
Year: 1860

THE GLORIOUS EIGHTH IN New ORLEAys.-The
eighth OF January the anniversary of the battle Of
New Orleans celebrated in that citv with un-
usual spirit. The morning was ushered in by the
firing of cannon and display of bunting from all
the shipping in the harbor. An imposing process
SION passed through the streets at noon and grand
ball at night ended the festivities
Year: 1860

FEMALE PRESENCE OF MGND.-A lady
one day, returning from a drive, looked
up, and saw two of her children, one
about five and the other about four years
old, on the outside of the garret-window,
which they were busily employed in
rubbing with their handkerchiefs, in inn
itation Of a person whom they had seen
a few days before cleaning the windows.
They had clambcred over the bars which
had been intended to secure them from
danger The lady had sufficient com
mand over herself not to appear to OBJ
serve them; she did not utter one word
but hastoucd up to the nursery, and in
stead of rushing forward to snatch them
in, which might have frightened them
and caused them to lose their balance
she stood little apart, and called gen.
Fly to them, and bade them come in
They saw no appearance of hurry OF
agitation in their mamma, so they took
time, and deliberately climbed the
bars, and landed safely in the room
One look of terror, one tone of impa
tience from her, and the little creatures
might have become confused, lost thei
footing, and been destroyed,
Year: 1860

GREAT FIRE AT TRINIDAD ISLAND
Advices by the Star of the West state
that a fire occurred on the 18th Of April
in the Valley of Trinisdal, extending
along the valley to the distance of eigh-
teen miles, audsweeping down all stand
ing cane on the sugar estates. Loss es-
Gnated at a million and half of dollars.
It is estimated that this fire will reduce
the production of sugar on the Island
over eight thousand hogsheads.
Year: 1860

Delaware in tho Chicago Convention.


The Wilmington Opposition papers
published this week the names of h0o
hundred Of the foremost citizens of
Newcastle county signed to the call for
a State Convention to appoint delegates
TO the Chicago National Convention
Hundreds of others they say could be
procured if necessary As an addition
to this list, we lay before the public
ninety names that have been procured
for the same purpose, and with but lit
tie effort in this community Several
Of the gentlemen are shareholders, and
some of them largely so. The great
mass Of the Opposition voters through
out the State are opposed to any third
party movement in tho coming Presi


dental election, and party leaders viii
not bs able to carry them of on another
IFillmors chase - Milford News.
Year: 1860

Children think because they are chill
dren there is little they can do; but
there is one thing harder TO learn than
all science, bettor to have than all gold,
sweeter to friends than all outward lovo.
illness, and attained by the child easier
than by the man. 1t is patienco-thC
secret of all true happiness, the securer
Of lasting affection, and the strongest
lever of success Exchange.
Year: 1860

Idlencss is the bane Of body and
mind, the nurse Of haughtiness, the
step-mother Of discipline, the chief
author of all mischief one of the sew
en- deadly sins, the cushion upon
which tho devil chiefly reposes, and a
great cause not only of melancholy,
but of many other diseases; for the
mind is naturally active, and if it be
not occupied about some honest bust
ness, it rushes into mischief, or sinks
into melancholy Burton.
Year: 1860

Instantly another is attacked, how
eagerly we all cry out "send for a
dootorl" and yet we rarely think Of
calling in his services till the very last
moment ourselves. Isn't il pretty
much the same philosophy
Year: 1860

1850, instead OF which that convention cor
daily endorsed them. They were for going
straisL, out Of the Union. They nominat
ci boiling 1icket-Troup. o Georgia, for
President. and Quitman OF Mississippi for
Vice President. The movement appeared
to be formidable, but by the time Of the
election it amounted to nothing. 1t is n"
new thing for the fire eating diSunionists, to
oppose the Democratic national oiganiza
ton. They have repeatedly done it in the
last thirty years. but have never met with
success. The solid substantial men OF the
South are against them They arr but the
foam on the wave of Southern politics.


Their connection With party is more dan
gerous than their Opposition.
Year: 1860

We are 10th to indulge in any censure Of
the delegates from the South III advance o.
positive Information respecting the motives
tor their action. y politica! programme
endorsed aud accepted sy large majority
OF the convention ni,.ssa.,srfaiA prime: ples
highly obnoxious to the South to Justify
this deliberate effort to di>ntegrate and de
stroy the party. If seven Southern States
feel so aggrievcd at the sanction given bv
the convention to the minority report, which
to our mind embodie, the true principles of
National Democracy that they must need
resort to the desperate eXpodient OF rup-
ture, we can only say that we are at a loss to
conceive how they viii explain their con-
duct satisfactorily to their constituents. or
carry the bulk of the party with them. But
we Will not prejudgc the delegates, for the
next intelligence may announce the healing
OF all discussion, OF at all events may ex-
satisfactory reasons for their conduct
Year: 1860

FEAT or RAILROAD EMPLoYEE.-A recent
achievement of brakeman on the Michigan
Central Railroad exhibits degree of skill and
presence of mind that renders it we'll worthy of
record; Last Thursday night when the passen-
ger train coming eastward was between Chelsea
and Dexter, broken rail was encounter red,
throwing, we believe, one car from the track.
A freight train was known to be coming on be-
hind, and brakeman-Nelson linus, a Young
man, who makes his home at Ann Arbor-re.
traced the track half mile, equipped with red
lantern, the signal of danger When the train
loomed in sight the red light was waved in the
usual manner, but there was no movement on
the part of the engineer to indicate that he had
diScerned the signal. 1t became obvious to
linus that the difficulty lay in the steam having
become congealed on the window to such an
extent as to obstruct the engineers vision, and
having no torpedoes to place on the track-an
appliance sometimes resorted to-he was left
entirely to his own resources. Taking his DO.
sitiOn as near to the track as was consistent
with safety, as the machine came laundering
along, with well-directed aim he hurled his
lantern into the window, SCATTERING it as well
as the lantern, into small fragments, some of
which struck the engineer, who, seeing and
'making note Of the red pieces, Of course re-
veTsed the engine in time to avoid a serious ac
cident.-DetrOit Tribune