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Year: 1859

They are everywhere No path is shell
tered from them no business no mode of
life is secure from their invasion. We walk
amid them, lie down amid them, labor, rest,
eat and steep amid them. Abroad they
beset our goings. Do we 60 forth in the
morning 10 the days labor Ave may no,
reach the field or the shop. Do we turn
homeward from our place of business p
we may be seized with death pangs on the
street. Do we stroll out musingIy at even
ing twilight, by field or s,reamlet ?-death
accompanies us. The poor mans cottage
may be proudly called his citadel, which
no human authority nor civil force can
rightnlly enter yet the messenger of the
King of Terrors lurk in every corner, and
mortal diseases brood over the generous
board, the blazing hear,hstone, and the
sleeping couch. .-


We never get beyond ihis'deadly inmi-
nence. We are not like mariner passing
by Hell's Gate, with smooth, safe waters
just ahead. Our whole life is a voyage
through narrow strait, hemmed in with
rocks and whirlpools. 1t has been said of
life, that it is not path lending 10 preci-
pice in the distance, buta path lying along
the edge of an abyss, and that each ad-
vancing step may be the fatal leap. Cast
your eye on yonder mountain. See that
frightful precipiece, which frowns along its
jagged side as far as the eye can reach
Many an ill-iated wanderer upon those diz-
zy heights, has toppled, and gone shrieking
down into the deep gorges below. AS you
look, huge rock, loosening from the noun
tain top, thunders down, and startles the
quiet of that deep abyss with its tremendous
crash. Look upward again Along the
crumbling edge of that precipice you per-
ceive narrow path and with shivering
sensation, you discover that human beings
are crowding along that mountain iootway.
Age creeps on with its staff youth rushes
forward, the cripple hobbies along, the
mother goes there, and her child by her
side. You are surprised TO find, that, with
the exceptions of one here and there, those
way-farers seem 10 be entirely ignorant of
their perilous situation. They march on
as securely as though there was no abyss
within a thousand miles. Often they stagger
on the brink, and


"Their needless feet from under


Slips the crumbling brink"


But with bound and shout, they dance
along. Your impulse is to cry out "Stop !!
stop" But in vain Your voice could not
reach those giddy heights. See one hap
less creature fall ! Those near by are ar
rested BY the sudden plunge. and they seem
for a moment to be sensible of their danger !;
but next moment they rush on Needless, as
before. Soon another sinks and as one
after another, in rapid succession, goes
headlong down, the eager crowd press on,
unaffected by the catastrophe.


Such is a picture os life, of death, and OF
human blindness "A.
Year: 1859

A hungry Scotchman took raw egg,
cracked the she'll. and was raising it TO his
mouth, when his ear was suddenly saluted
by the the shrill pipe of an unborn chicken.
aye speak too late," cried Swaney and
down went the pullet, feathers and all.
Year: 1859

ST LOUIS, Oct. 2, 1853
The overland mail Of the 10th reached this city last
night


Some Of the San Francisco papers evince disposition
made appear that Mr. Broderiok the victim of
conspiracy but the most prominent assert that the
duel conducted in strict accordance with tho code
duee Brodercks pistol went off before raised into line
with his antagonist Terrys shot took effect two inches
from the right NIPPLE carrying away part Of the breast
bone. Mr. Broderick suffered intense agony from the
time he was shot till he died.


Wien the mail left, two hours after his DEATH ii had
been announced that all the flags in the city I'D be
displayed at half-mas and emblems OF mourning
beginning to appear in all parts Of the city
Year: 1859

DARING HIGHWAY RoBnERy.-John Wagomus, German,


living at No q Baxter street, appeared before Justice
Connolly at the Lower Police Court yesterday and pre-
fcrred charge of highway robbery against John Shea
and Michael Duffy The complainant alleges that while
he partially intoxicated he seized by Shea and
held fast while Duffy proceeded to rife his pockets Find
ing difficulty in getting his hand into the pocket
of complainant Duffy produced knife with the intention
of cutting of the pocket, and while engaged in doing
cut the companants hand severely After robbing their
victim of some small change, the highwaymen fed but
were afterwards arrested by policeman Muldoon of
the Sixth precinct and brought 10 the Tombs. Shea ad
mited his guilt but Duffy denied the soft impeachment,
and said he knew nothing at all about the affair The


magistrate committed the accused for trial in default of
hail
Year: 1859

WHrRR is THE BENICfA Boy.-Morrissey was not


second at the Kelly and Price prize fight His has
been confused with that OF James Massey in this
I'd TO bet his muscle for another encounter with
anybody that might be named The money was exhibit
cd as proof Of 'spuck.n The friends of Mr. NJ state
however, that he would not fight, unless in a moment OF
excitement he happened to Pedg himself 10 do So SO that
he could not be honCrabIy released. Troy Tines O T.
Year: 1859

The ELASTIC EGc.-Tako good, sound
egg, place 1t in strong vinegar, and allow
it to remain twelve hours; it viii then
become soft and elastic. In this state the
egg can be squeezed into tolcrahly wide
mouthed bottle; when in, it should be
covered with water having some soda in
it. In few hours this preparation will
restore the egg to its original solidity, al
ter which the liquid can be poured of and
the bottle dried. Then the wonder viii
be how tie egg could be got into the
bottle.
Year: 1859

IT is never profitable to breed inferior
animals Of any kind; we would not have
them about-at least not longer than viii
require 10 effect Improvement Even in
the breeding OF our native stock, too little
attention is paid to the means Of improve
ment-they are not used. Ii a man is not
able to purchase improved or blooded
stock, he should not hesitate to do the
best he may with such as hehas. Seek to
develop and combine the good qualities Of
all in their breeding.
Year: 1859

"WHAT do YOU mean, you little rascal -
said an individual TO an inpudent youth
who had seized him 10y the nose in the
street.


"Oh, nothing, only I am going out to
seek my fortune, and father told me to be
sure to seize hold Of the first thing that
turned up"
Year: 1859

HER RUN FROM PORTLAND TO HoLYHEAn


The Great quilted Portland at quarter before
lour M. the 9Th, aud anchored in Holyhead quar-
Ter before four on Monday afternoon the 10th inst hav


ing accomplished the voyage round under favorable cir
cumstances.


The distance run during the forty eight hours
suited at something over five hundred and fifty mes.
The average Of speed for the whole trip is stated TO
be little over thirteen knots though during the greater
part Of the the engine did lot go than at half
speed The paddles averaged ten and the thirty
eight per minute when working at pressure of
twenty pounds The greatest speed attained was over four
teen half knots nearly seventeen miles per hour
This accomplished without any special exertons on
The part of the engines, but considerable quantity OF
canvass was spread. The weather during the trip
squay and at times long, heavy ground swell was ex
pericnced causing according authorities, good
deal of pitching and rolling the part Of the vessel,
while others say that the motion at all times most
Slight and the ship under the most perfect con-
sro Rough attempts have been made to ascertain the
greatest angle of under rule and the worst cacua
ton was said to fix ten while other vessels in the
vicinity we're pitching about in very lively manner.


The ship was tried, after demur, by Mr.. Scott
RUSSELL under and paddle engines united and
singly and on both occasions with successful results
Experience showed that the ship had seered admirably
and that the ccmpasses marvellous degree
Boyhead ten or twelve days. then proceed South
nmpton to have her boilers thoroughly repaired, in
Cordapce with the requirements Of the Board Of Trade


The correspondent Of the London Times on board the
ship writing before the Holyhead says that is
more than probable that the ship viii not leave England
during the winter and that Southampton will probably be
her W inter 0uartpre
Year: 1859

Consos quoted at the close Of business the lith
at o5s4 e55s for money, and 95 for account


The funds had becn dull and eighty lower but the
l2h eonsols slightly advanced There had been fair
demand for money, and only in exceptional
that business was done below bank premium.


letters from Australia report tho failure Of Fairfax
Year: 1859

THE BEGINNING OF THE WoRLD.-One of
the greatest attractions in England is the
Rev. N. Spurgeon, minister of celebrity,
although hut twenty five years of age. He
is said by those who have heard him 10 be
a most remarkable speaker, and distinguished
for his originality of thought. and great
power OF language. In one OF his sermons,
which has recently been published, we find
the following eloquent passage


''Can any one tell me when the beginning
was Years ago we thought the beginning
OF this world was when Adam came upon IT.;
but we have discovered that thousands of
years before that. God was preparing chaotic
matter TO make 10 a fit abode for man put
ting races of creatures upon it. who might
die and leave behind the traces OF His hand.
work and marvellous skill. before he tried
His hand upon man. But this was not the
beginning; for revelations points us to n
period long ere this world was fashioned-to
the days when the morning stars were be-
gotten when like drops of dew from the
fingers of the morning, stars and constella.
tions fell trckling from the hand Of God
when by His own lips, He launched forth
ponderous orbs when, with His own hand
He sent comets, like thunderbolts. wander
ing through The sky 10 find one day their
proper sphere. We go back to years gone
by when worlds where made and systems
fashionted, but we have not approached the
beginning yet.


Uutn NJ go 10 the time wnen an the uni-
verse slept in the mind of God as yet unborn
until we enter the eternity where God The
Creator. lived alone, everything sleeping
with Him. all creation resting in His mighty
cigar thought, we have not guessed the
beginning. We may go back, back, ages
upon ages. We may go bach, II we may use
such strange words, whole eternities. and
yet never arrive a, the beginning Our
wing might be tired, our imagination would
die away. Could IL outstrinutbe lighsning's
flashing in majesty, power and rapidity, it
would soon weary il self ere il could get TO
the beginning. But God from the begin
ming chose His people when tbe unnavi-
gated ether was yet Unframed BY the wing
OF single angel. when space was shoreless
or else unborn, when universal silence reign
ed, and not voice nor wisper shocked the
soiemnity ofsilence when their was no being
and no motion, and naught but God Him.
self, alone In His eternity when, without
the song Of an angel without the attendance
Year: 1859

of even the cherubim loEg ere the living
creatures were born, or the wheels Of the
chario, OF Jehovah were fashioned; even
then, In the beginning was the World"
and In the beginning Gods people were one
with the word, and in the beginning He
chose them unto eternal life."
Year: 1859

In sketch of the late Lord Charles Wellesley,
a recently deceased son of the Duke of yelling
| ton For7leys Press publishes the following, but
generally well known, incident in the life of the
1" Great Duke :"


Whoever should exhibit the " Iron Duke" as
the hero of romantic love story, in which sem
timent is blended with chivalry, would probably
be laughed at. Yet there really is such an in
cident, true in all particulars, and imbued with
delicacy and refinement of impassioned afec-
ton. At the risk of having this little love-pas-
sage ridiculed, we shall take leave to relate it,


At the age of tweuty-eght, Arthur Wellesley,
Tor Wesley, as he wrote it at the time, according
to an autograph in our little collection.) went to
India with the rank of full Colonel, obtained
simply by the influence of his aristocratical
birth and connections, and by money, in the
tenth year of his military service. AT that time
he was engagedto Catharine Pakenhan daugh-
ter of the Earl of Longford, and sister of Gene
raj Sir Edward Pchael Pakenham, who was
killed at the battle of New Orleans. The lady,
young and beautiful, was devotedly attached to
Colonel Wellesley, and her affection was fully
reciprocated. Called to India, where his eldest
brother was Governor General to take lead
ing part in the war with Tippo-Saib, this fortu-
nate soldier had to leave his lady-love behind.


After an absence Of eight years, during which





land, where he was met by letter from Miss
Pakenham, informing him that the smallpox
had assailed and injured the beauty which he
had so much admired when life was younger
and gayer with both of them, and with tender
ness, assuring him that she had resolved to re-
lieve him of his engagement With the true
feeling of an honorable mind, he assured her
that her beauty had not been the only induce
ment to WOO and win her. Accordingly, the
marriage took place in 1906, within six months
of his return from India. The only fruit of this
union were two sons, ono born in 1907, and the
other in lS09


In the spring of the latter year, Wellesley had
to leave his wife to take part in the Peninsular
War He returned for short time, after the
signing of the Convention at Cintra, but from
1909 to 1914 during which he rose step by step
to the highest honors of the English peerage, he
was detained on the Peninsula. The strong tie
of married love was weakened by this prolonged
absence, and the Duchess Of Wellington, from
the Waterloo victory Of 1915 to her death, in
1881, was not happy wife. To the last she
deplored that a sense of honor had made the
Duke marry her, against her own better iudg-
ment, when her beauty had become thing Of
memory alone
Year: 1859

DISCOVERIES WITH REFERENCE TO THE PLANET
MARs.-It is found that there is no planet within
the reach of our telescopes which presents an
aspect so like that Of the earth as Mars which
surface, independently of the changeable at
nospheric influence, shows appearance Of
well defined seas and continents-this being
found to be very specially the case at the time
when the geographical lines of demarkation
were SO beautifully distinct that Sir John Hers
chel called attention to them, saying that he was
able to make a tolerable map of the surface. The
predominant brightness of the polar regions
leads to the supposition that the poles of Mars,
like those of the earth, are covered with perpet-
ual snow The seas are also pronounced to be
of q greenish hue, resembling the color OF our
own; and the land a red TINT perhaps owing to
aquality in the prevailing soil
Year: 1859

The SPIRIT OF '76.-When the news of the
iall OF Iiconderoga reached Exeter. Lanrdon,
who was the Speaker of the Provincial Legisla-
sure OF New Hampshire, then in session. seeing
the public credit exhausted, rose and said
nave thousand dollars in hard money; will
Piedge my plate Tor three thousand more; have
seventy hogshead of Tobago rum, which will he
sold for the most that it will bring. These are
at the service of the State. If we succeed in
defending our fresides and homes, NAV be re-
muneratedi if we do not, then the property will
be Of no value TO me. Our friend Stark. who so
nobly maintained the honor of our State at Bum
ker Hill, may safely be entrusted with the honor
of the enterprise, and we will check the progress
Of Burgoyne."


1t is well known that from this noble offer
sprang that gallant little army of Stark's, tha;
covered itself with glory at Bennington. These
were the deeds that make our history venerable
and consecrated the Revolution.
Year: 1859

IDLE BoYs-A write r in the North Western
Christian Advocate has the following sound
advice to boys, which all our young readers


would do well to consider


lie who is idle and vicious in school. is still
more so when be leaves it. He who fires squibs
will IN time FIRE pistols. He who PLAYS cards
for sport, will, if be tnrn not, play ere long for
money. lie who rObs ben-roOts and orchards
will probably some day rob safes and pocket
books. lie may not do it in the way 10 ex-
pose himself to the penitentiary be may have
bis wits so sharpened as to rob legally, by set
ting up wildcat bank, or betraying the con-
fidence of his employer, or obtaining the pos
session Of property without the means of pay
ing for it, or by getting his hand upon the
public Golfers, that he may Gil his OVID, under
the soft appellation of " breach of trust"


would that you could see with my eyes for
q little while you wonld then think with me
that he who, when boy, could not be trusted
cannot now that he is man. 1t would not
be proper for me TO mention names, or could
Illustrate this by numerous painful examples.
But they are not necessary Effect will follow
cause ; as man s0ws. so shall be reap boy
hood is the seed-tme Of which manhood is tho
harvest


As, therefore. yon love yourselves, from the
habit, while young, of employing all your time
usefully. Never be unemployed The land
is full of dlers, striving to live without labor.
1t is not to be supposed that you are never to
take recreation /; this is usefnl-it is necessary
bat if it come after hard study or productive
labor, it will probably be heaithful and mod
crate. An honorable mind, in the desire of
mere relaxation, will not 20 forth in forms Of
mischieVons exertiOn 1t is not to be suppos-
ed that boy Is to he man, much less an old
man but, in the midst OF his mirth and hill
arity, he may be innocent and amiable.
Year: 1859

Tine GRATITUDE ASD REyESoE-Time is q
good and faithful friend, but most revengeful
aud remorseless enemy. Like a deep feeling
and iove-desiriug human heart, it treasures up
grateful memory of kindness and good SER
vice and is sure, sooner or later, to make pay
ment with the addition of compound interest
Bnt for every instance OF neglect or abuse, it
takes certain and terrible vengeance and none
who incnr It's anger can escape its punishment; !;
for, like death, time is inexorable
Year: 1859

A British officer, who was at the bat
tie of New Orleans, mentions an incident
of thrilling strangeness, and very decrip-
tive of the Western hunter, many OF
whom marched to the defense of New
Orleans as volunteers in the army under
the renowned Andrew Jackson


We marched, said the officer, in a
solid column of twelve thousand men, in
direct line upon the American defenses.
belonged to the staff, and as we ad-
vanced watched through our glasses the
position and arrangements Of our enemy
with that intensity an officer only feels
when marching into the jaws Of death,
with the assurance that while he thus Of
fers himself as sacrifice to the demands
of his country, every action, be it sue
cessful or otherwise, will be judged with
the most heartless scrutiny.


It was strange sight, that long range
Of cotton bales-a new material for
breastwork-with the crowd of human
beings behind, their heads only visible
above the line of defence. We could
distinctly see their long rifles laying over
the bales, and the battery of Gen. Coffee
directly in front, with its great mouth
gaping towards US, and the position of
Gen. jackson, with his staff around him.
But what attracted our attention most
was the figure of tall man standing on
the breastworks, dressed in linsey wool
sey, with buckskin leggins, and broad
trimmed felt hat that fell around his
face, almost concealing his features. He
was standing in one of those picturesque
and graceful attitudes peculiar to those
natural men .dwellers in the forest The
body rested on the left leg, and swayed
with a curved line upwards ; the right
arm was extended, the hand grasping
the rifle near the muzzle, the butt of
which rested near the toe of the right
foot, while with his hand he raised the
rim Of the hat from his eyes. and seemed
gazing from beneath intensely upon our
advancing column. The cannon Of Gen.
Coffee had opened upon us, and tore
through our ranks with dreadful slaugh-
ter; but we continued to advance, un-
wavering and cool, as if nothing threat
ened our progress.


The roar of cannon seemed to have no
effect upon the figure standing on the
cotton bales, but he semed fixed and mo-
tionless as a statue. At last he moved.
threw back the hat rim over the crown
Year: 1859

WoRDs rs. AcrfoNs-Words are the
cheapest weapons in The world. Many
good professors daily ask God to feed
the hungry and clothe the naked--and
yet they have never been known TO lend
Him a picayune for that purpose. They
seem to think that their credit is good in
the Bank of the New Jerusalem-that
whatever they hint will be forthcoming.


We doubt whether God is performing
miracles for the special qualification of
such people. We shouli not wonder if
they We're never heard of after DEATH
Why they would not give Gabriel the
old cents on their eyes to toot' them
up at the resurrection. There are good
many such people in every town. They
can talk charity, and offer up long pray
ers for the poor, but never unite their
purse-strings to relieve their destitute
and suffering brethren.
Year: 1859

FAIR PLAY FOR PRINTERs.-We have a
mind to set this up in capitals and leave
it standing at the head of column il
is great truth compressed in small
space


The public have funny notion
about printers. They think it costs
nothing to puff, advertise, &c. And one
and another will sponge an extra, puff,
or some benevolent advertisement. They
forget that it is printers ink that make
nine tenths of their immense fortunes
They forget that it takes money to pay
compositors-to buy ink, type and pa
per-and lastly, even forget to thank
you for working for nothing by gratuit-
ously putting their business.
Year: 1859

The Lafayette Ind Courier relates
the following hazardous act of railroad
engineer:


Night before last, deaf and dumb
man, named Lane, met with a thrilling
adventure, and narrowly escaped the loss
of his life, on the New Albany and Sa-
lem Road, a short distance below Linden.
He was walking on the track as the pas
senger train came along. and the engin-
eer observing that he paid no heed to
the warning whistle of the locomotive.
shut down the brakes, but finding it
would be impossible to check the speed
of the train before striking him, ran for
ward, and bracing himself on the cow
catcher, reached out his strong arm just
IN time to save him. The imminent dan
ger OF the brave engineer was greatly
augmented by the fact that the deaf and
dumb man bad an axe upon his shoulder,
from which he might have received Sc
rous injury. Lane was not little aston
ished at the uncerimonious manner in
which he had been picked up, and with
out comprehending his narrow escape,
struggled in the arms of his deliverer,
to the great danger of both. The train,
however, soon came to halt, and the
poor fellow, by signs and gestures, more
eloquent than words, testified his graft
tude fol the deliverance He is the same
man who was knocked into a ditch by a
passing train, last summer, at or very
near the same spot where his brother.
also deaf and dumb, was run over and
horribly mangled the year before.