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Year: 1859

PROFESSOR AGAssE.-A good anecdote of
Professor Agassz is told in new volume in
Press at Boston. The Professor had declined
to deliver a lecture before some lyceum. or pub
lie society, on account of the inroads which
previous lectures given by him had made upon
his studies and habits of thought. The gentle
man who had been deputed to invite him, con-
tinued to press the invitation, assuring him
that the society were ready to pay him literally
for his services. "That is no inducement to
me, replied Agassiz; II cannot afford to waste
my time in making money"
Year: 1859

During his late tour through the Eastern
States, in search Of health, Hon. Jefferson Da-
Wis, of Mississippi made number of very fair
Union speeches. An extract from q speech
made by him at Portland, Me-, has been extern
sively quoted, as showing that he entertained
the same views, in regard to the right of the
people of a Territory to prohibit slavery, as
Douglas had expressed in his speech at Free
port. On his arrival at Jackson, Mississippi.
Davis took occasion to explain away some por-
siens of his speeches in the North, and contend
ed that be had not been fairly reported. He
contended that there was a wide difference be-
tween his own position and that of Douglas,
and gave the following as the true version of
the extract from his Portland speech:


'If the inhabitants of any Territory should refuse to
enact such laws and police regulations as would give Sc
cuy to their property to his it would be rendered
less valueess in proportion to the difficulty Of
holding without such protection In the of prop
erty in the labor of man. what is usually called slave
property the insecurity would be great that the
could not ordinarily retain it. Therefore, though the
right would remain the remedy being withheld it would
follow that the would be practically debarred by
the circumstances Of the case from taking slave property
into Territory where the of the INHABITANTS was
opposed to its introduction So much for the orepeated
falacy OF forcing slavery upon any community"


This extract is given by the Mississippi Sena-
tor as true version of what he did say, and it
would certainly puzzle even hair-splitting
politician to discover particle of difference
between the position of Davis and that taken by
Douglas at Freeport. The language of the two
tion upon this question is precisely the same.
Year: 1859

The SECRET OF BLoNDINs SUCCESS The
wonderful power that Bondin possesses Of bal
ancng himself is the point of curiosity Gnd
amazement TO the crowd. BY explaining lit
tie of the philosophy Of this feat we may lessen
the astonishment of some people, aud perhaps
remove the chief difficulty TO rational amount
of self-culture, resulting in an Improvement of
the nervous system. The common toy, of
man spinning on the p0lul of a wire, explains
the whole matter The centre of gravity is
lowered TO the base, aud there II is easlly pre-
served. The use of the pole answers The same
purpose. Bondlns pole is thlrIy.tour feet
long, and weighs forty six pounds Held below
The middle of the body, it brings his centre of
gravity sufficiently near to the rope, to be easily
controlled. very slight elevation Of one end
and corresponding depression OF the other re-
stores the balance of the body


The skill to govern the position, by an exact
movement of the pole to the required extent,
and not an inch further, results from practice
Those who have seen al the infant phenomenon"
of the Ravel troop on the tight-rope, must have
observed the imperfect management of the pole
in less experienced hands Phlosophically,
Bondin and his pole constitute one body, and
the extension literally of its weight is equiva.
lent to lowering the centre of gravity, or en-
larging the base on which he walks.
Year: 1859

would not be a sour old maid,
For all the world would give
Not love nor money could induce
Me such a life 10 live.
| could not be so trim and nice,


And walk so dignIied ;
| could not laugh and smile by rule,
Not even if | tried.
I want to he a romping girl,


As fall of life and mirth
AS fairy fawn tha; skIps along


This lovely, verdan' earth.
Iwant to climb the highest peak
Upon the mountains brow,
And drink the notes of melody,


That echo from below.
want to skim the oceans crest,


Upon the sea.guIl's wing,
And hear the swelling melody


The rolling pillows sing.
| want to roam the prairies wide,


For flowers Of every hue.
And drink the honey FROM their cups,
Distilled by morning dew.
want TO chase the antelope


Ger mountain, hill and plain,
Upon wild and fiery sleed,


That never knew a ren,
Year: 1859

E=S There has been established Travellers
Reading Room at 81 Bank street. which is entirely
Tree TO all STRANGERS VISITING OUR CITY. Al
though it has been opened but few days, it has
been visited by many strangers who fully appre
cate the spirit of those papers who have thus been
donated to the enterprise. 1t already contains
over one hundred aud fifty newspapers and mag
azines, which are very generously aud gratuitoasy
contributed by the Editors of such papers. Oui
citizens also fully, appreciate this enterprise and
some of them too fully for, although designed fol
the especial use of strangers, we regret to- sec
that some who are permitted to visit the Rooms
have manifested most wanton violation of sense
and decOrum by mutilating the papers on files
clipping and pocketing whatever is supposed to b,
ofimportance or interest to the reader. Such con
duct is unwarrahtable. and, while we think nc
stranger would do this, we know that no gentleman
would and this is to notify those who may be seeI
-----i-- nors or narts of rana,s +


that there is now man In charge OF tne room ae
is empowered to remove from the room any who
may further thus trespass upon the rights Of the
proprietor of the room. This may seem rather sum
mary, but none the less just when We consider how
aggravating is the offence on those who have 50
generously contributed the use Of these papers, not
to some individual person, but for the free use Of
all
Year: 1859

The greatest attendaucein any one day was 225;
average attendance during the quarter It's.


The general health of the scholars has been good.
Very few accidents have occurred and all medical
attendance has been gratuitous.


Brush making, oakum picking and sewing are
the branches Of Industry to which the children de-
vote themselves. AS a result of their labors GIG
garments and three quilts have been made in the
school, while 1000 articles of clothing have been
received from friends, making 1916 garments
which have been distributed among poor families.
Since the commencement of oakum picking last
Augus;, 300 pounds have been picked. The Brush
factory is connected with the school, and here
some l,5OO brushes have been manufactured-
This business is considered a very important part
OF the labor as the boys who are at work in it, are
learning trade which will doubtless serve some
OF them in after life. Some who have learned here
nowwOrk all ofthe time in the Factory and earn
good wages


The "Advocate," which was first issued in Au-
gust last and monthly since, has been the means of
letting their wants and necessities to the public
and hassurpasssd their expectations in its circu-
lation and the good done by it.


The Aid Society have reason to rejoice for their
success during the past year. Much aid has been
rendered and many have been warmed and fed.
The Secretary feels encouraged to go on and seek
to do more and more every year, to rescue the
children of the street and make OF them true ana
useful men and women.
Year: 1859

A CANNlBAL- As one of the butchers oi
this vicinity, was driving bull to elaugh-
ter,it got loose and was chased for q consider.
able distance, before it was caught The butch
ter and his crew commenced abusing it. by
kicking it in the face. While one of them
was engaged in this manly exercise. the an
imal caught him by the foot. and nearly bit
off his toes. The boy had on a pair Of
thick boots at the time.


DANCE Milo White gave dance on
Friday night, at Davenport's Hall, and
judging by the number in attendance, his
dances seem very popular.


The LAKE ClTy.-This steamer has been
launched from the ways. and Departed
She is now in tip top order, and we'll pre-
pared for the fall business. The ways are
unoccupied at present.
Year: 1859

EEr There are scores of dogs nm
ming about the sire cts o, this city without
cheeks upon them. viii the Marchal a. :
tend to thisi The people are much in danger
of being severely bitten by those unauthor-
lied CANNES A little check with figure
or two on it, will be a remarkable prevent
Year: 1859

ENCOURAGE HOME MANUFACTURES
AND HOME TRApE-We notice that several
Of our heaviest business firms potronize
New York printeas in preference to those
at home We do not question their right to
do SO, but we feel assured that it would be
more proper to support and encourage home
institutions
Year: 1859

New STAND.-Tne Southeast corner
of Third and Harrison streets has been ta
ken lately, by countrymen a. stand for
their teams at noon. We noticed yesterday
noon nine wagons with two horses each.
standing in the shade at this corner. Farm
ers find the levee too hot for their horses in
the middle of the day, and have to look for
shade somewhere
Year: 1859

PLEAsANT-NERY.-Thcre is about
seven hundred 1--WE will take off cat if
necessary children in the row of buildings
opposite our office, and they appear to vie
with each other In yelling and crying. To a
nervous person it is exceedingly agreeable
Year: 1859

The AURORA BoREALIs.-Many Of
our citizens probably noticed how exceed
ingiy light it was Sunday night Although
no moon was shining, one could easily read
common newspaper print. This light pro-
cee1ed from the Aurora Borealis. which
shone with more brilliancy Sunday night,
than it has since March, 1882, when its
light was very dazzling. and overspread the
whole hemisphere. Our telegraph dis
patches inform us, that the light had most
extraordinary effect upon the wires and it
was with much difficulty that some 400
words of the news brought by the Indian
was teleg aphed from Farther Point. At
one o'clock, the line utterly gave out, and
the operators were obliged to suspend op
erations. The oldest operators on the line
say that they never experienced anything
Of the kind before.


The night was indeed beautiful one
and we shall long remember how bright
and beautiful everything appeared.
Year: 1859

The REAsoN.--Mr. Connolly, late
editor of the Rock Island Argus, called on
us yesterday. Mr. Connolly says that he
do not think Rock Island will ever grow
to be a city Of much Importance, as her
merchants and business men have not the
necessary energy and liberality. He says
that the Davenport merchants take away
the cream of their trade by advertising lib
orally, and distributing their posters as
much On that side of the river as on this
The persons coming from Rock Island to
Davenport to trade, are the kind that pay
eash-the very customers our merchants
most desire.


Now, We think the merchants o. Rock Is
land, might manage to get large amount
of trade from this side by persuing exactly
the same course as that adopted by the Da
venport merchants-advertise literally on
this side of the river.


1t does not cost much to try the expert
ment, and we think you will be perfectly
satisfied that it is just the course to persue.
Year: 1859

An individual in this city held an execu-
ton against another, which was placed in
the hands of the Sheriff for the purpose OF
collecting the claim, but that officer finding
no property, it was returned unsatisted. y
short time since, the creditor discovered Il
small monument at one of the marble yards
in the city which had been ordered by the
debtor TO be placed over the grave Of a little
child he had recently buried. Forthwith this
worthy exemplar of Shylock waited upon the
Sheriff and instructed him to levy upon the
stone. That officer very properly remonstrat-
ed against an act so barbarous and unchrstian
but without avail. He was threatened with
prosecution unless he performed this unplca-
SAINT duty, and the stone was accordingly
seized and in due time sold. There was no
one mean enough TO bid upon it but the Gre
ditor, and it was knocked down TO him. \
little monument of little child. with the
names of the parents and their offspring up
on 1.-THE figure of a dog, the emblem of ii
delity in an attidude of repose surmounting
twas bought in by this Thing in human
form. As we looked upon the stone and lis
tened to this little history connected with it.
we could not help thinking that he who had
done so base thing against his fellow, de-
served no repose in this world or the next
But31iO EOurier
Year: 1859

We yesterday saw, in the parlor Of a friend,
a very beautiful conceit. It is, of course, the
fancy of lady, and consists Of the burr of
pine tree placed in a wine glass half full of
water, and from between the different layers
of the burr are shooting forth green blades
bright, beautiful, refreshing. For little
thing, we have seen nothing that so pleased
us by its beauty and novelty. And the So,
cret is this: the burr was found dried and
open; the different circles were sprinkled
with grass seed, and it was placed in wine
glass, with water in as above. In q few days
the moisture and nourishment gave the burr
life and health: the different circles closed
and buried within themselves the grass seed,
and few days more gave to the seed also
life, sprout and growth; and now a pyramid
of living green, beautifully relieved by the
sombre hue of the burr. is the result-as pref
ty and novel parlor ornament rs We have
for long while seen. We do not know
whether the idea was original with the lady,
but we do know that its success is beautiful
-TTOy Times
Year: 1859

EAs Family Paper, containing choice Sc
lections of literary matter, for perusal in the
quiet OF home, we promise that this journal
shall be equal to any. We do not mean to
fill it with the trash of tie cheap Eastern
weeklies, but our readers shall have all the
intructive and entertaining literary matter
that they may require for their mental
health and enjoyment.


But the specially of our paper will be tie
Neacs. In order to secure the latest and most
reliable intelligence, no pains or necessary
expense will be spared. We are determined
that W hen this paper is looked to for the lat
est foreign and domestic news, there shall be
no disappointment. As a means to this end,
correspondence will be encouraged


The EuansoiLLe Journal is one of the old
Constitutions OF The Pocket" 1t has
grown with the growth and strengthened
with the strength of this portion of our
commonwealth, and can lay just claims to
the consideration and support Of those ada
cent portions of Illinois and Kentucky with
which the interests of Evansville are iden-
titled. We, therefore, do not hesitate to So
licit patronage from those quarters.


Our ambition is to produce paper en-
tirely worthy the growth and Importance OF
the country tributary to this fourishing
city. We confidently expect to receive the
good wishes of the people for whom we labor
in the shape of subscriptions, advertisements
and job work for this office. This material
nd we do not ask as a gratuity, but expect
to give full value for all we receive.


We have decided on the cash pre- payment
system, as the only correct one, and have
reduced the prices of our subscription as low
as they can be made with safety. Our
terms are invariably cash IN adcdnce. In
return, we promise the full worth of the
subscription price.
Year: 1859

FMVSISN- B " s4 ROS THE 70 AOklkE
n Clothing trade of the West comparatively
of small amount, and confined almost exclu-
sively to retail! business in the larger towns and
cities alone. Now this line of Goods has become
almost indispensable part of the stock of every
general Dry Goods store from the crowded city to
the cTOss-road stand. Like all changes in trade,
however, this one has not been produced except for
the best of reasons. Among these the great
saving of material by cutting large quantity of
garments together-the superior work and speed of
sewing machines in manufacturing-the great
ing of time in waiting for your turn" at the Tai
lor's-the uncertainty of then getting a salts
factory 'i,' and above all the saving of at least
oHe-half the cost of the garment in the price For
a number of years this has only been part of
general Dry Goods business, but we have made
arrangements to devote whole house exclu-
sively it alone with such lines of Notions and
Furnishing Goods will be necessary and desirable
in that trade. Believing that the true interest of
the trade will be to sustain in this enterprise
we would espeetfully announce that we now have
On hand one of the largest and most desirable
stocks of WELL MADE CLOTHING that was
offered the trade of the West.


We respectfully solicit call from all old
friends and the trade generally. We charge moth
ing for sotciHg goods, ahd not much if you buy
them. We are prepared to sell to all prompt time
buyers low any house ia the trade. liberal
discount also made all cash sales.


VIM. Z. FRENCH & CO.,


sep3 No. 20 Main street
Year: 1859




1t is not only by her gold diggings that Vermont
is just now attracting special attention from the
outside world. The frozen well at Brandon is a
great natural curiosity 1t is situated on gentle
slope of ground which rising on one side falls off on
the other, so moderately, it may be called tolerably
level The soil is of hard, compac ct gravelly nature
The region round about furnishes marble carbon
ate of lime) in abundance. Early in November last
Mr.. Alexander Twombley commenced digging a
well, and after going down about twenty five feet
without noticing anything unusual in the charac-
ter of the soil, he came upon frozen ground 1.-THE
surface earth at the time frozen but few in
chess. Continuing downward through this frozen
earth for fifteen feet, he came to water The SOIL
just at this point he describes as yellowish and
sticky. The water commenced freezing over soon
after it was exposed. The well stoned up three
feet In diameter at the BOTTOM diminishing two feet
at the top. Tn depth of water is five or six feet,
the surface of it ortyone feet from the top of the
ground. During the past winter the water froze
over 1t so that it had to be cut by a person going
down into the well every day, and some days the
descent had to be made several times. The ice in
the morning would often be three inches thick. In
addition, the sides of the well, for distance of f-
teen feet above the water, would be incased with
ice. The water ceased freezing over about the 18th
of Nav last


Such is Mr. Twombley's statement corroborated
by others in all essential particulars The condi-
tlon OF the well, on the 18th instant when visit
ed 1t, was this The water in the well is enclosed
In wall of ice six to eight inches thick inside
the stone WALL but not rising above the surface of
the water, and afording good foothold to per-
son once down there. For six or eight feet above
the surface of the water the stone wall is incrus
ed with layer of frost and ice, not thick. The
water is clear. cold, and tastes we it is not very
"hard."


The above facts proven how shall the phenome-
non be explained? The causes lie evidently in
some popularity of the soil in that locality Sup
pose we take into consideration several well known
facts. Chloride of calcium, with snow or ice forms
a powerful frigorifc mixture. This chloride is
formed by union of carbonate of lime (marbel
with muriatic acid, whichis made from common
salt Chloride of calcium exists in solution in ocean
waters, and also in certain spring waters, common
ly in union with salt and chloride of magnesium
As before stated the region about the we'll abounds
IN marble, or carbonate of lime, and quite likely
this water may be from one of the springs satura-
ted with chloride of calcium which snow or ice will
form one still more powerful, why may not the
chloride, supposng it to be present. with salt, per-
haps, suffice to freeze water, naturally cold by rea
son OF its depth from the surface? If it is claimed
that frigorihc mixtures do not soidfy, may not the
above ideas point the way in which to look for a
probable solution of the mystery? ....E.t. .-lE
Year: 1859

The WAY LADIES 0vERDREsS IN TRAvELLING.--"Our
wives and daughters lose three-iOurths of the plea
sures of summer travel by the inexcusable, the ex-
ecrable perversion of true taste and common sense
in dressing for a rail car or steamboat as if they
were going to court reception. 1t does seem
that they have of the fitness of things
than idiots. Cannot some few gentlemen have their
own way for once, and thereby set the fashion by
dressing in the families for a travel in
plain, substantial garments, allowing no member
anything beyond what small carpet bag would
contain and which should be the sole article which
each one was to take care of? Let us all put our
selves upon our behaviour and not on our Dress
The actis the clerks and proprietors of hotels the
captains of steamboats, and the conductors of rail-
roads, at the very first glance the real of
a traveller; the duest chambermad the most stu
pd cabin boy, and the LATEST waiter, are neither
dull, stupid, nor lazy, nor erring, either, in
the estimate they make of the people, as if by in
tuition"
Year: 1859

INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY-D Democratic
Mdgnanimity.-The Cincinnati Inquirer learns that
Judge Whitman, the Democratic nominee for the
Supreme Bench of Ohio, is willing to decline if
Judge Swan will accept an independent nomination.
1t says:


"Mr. Whitman, we assured feels that it is
the general of the people, that the reelection
of Judge Swan is due to that gentleman and to the
majesty OF the Constitution and the laws and that
he himself participates warmly in that feeling. He
cares nothing for himself, but everything for the
honor of the State and the independence of the
Judiciary. With every Democrat he feels that the
abolition fanatics deserve a severe rebuke; and so
far as he is personally concerned he has no desire
to be in the way of its inflicion; the contrary
he will aid all in his power to bring about. Such
assured, Judge Whitman's views and
they justify the high character the Democracy of
the State have always had of his manness patriot
ism and good sense He himself wants no office
but for the public good. That is his Democracy"
Year: 1859

SIGNIFICANT.-The New Haven Journal and Cou
rier, speaking of the proposition for Constitution
al Convention in Connecticut, recognises one of
the principal reasons for holding such Convention
"the exclusion of negroes from the elective fran
chise." Is it possible that the Republicans of Con
necticut have discovered that negroes not the
equals of white men, and therefore not entitled to
the same political privileges? Our Republicans in
New ork who are anxious to confer the right Of
suffrage upon the colored men of the State will do
well to consider this suggestion from their brethren
in Connecticut