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Year: 1860

The Rev. Henry Ward BccclIcr, in
a recent discourse, thus draws u pic
turc of that large class of men who
delight in tempting TO ruin the inmo-
cent and unsuspccting


1t is not the Indian alone who loves
to carry the scalps which hc has
taken in battle there are thousands
Of beings, male and female, who love
to carry in sight the numbcr Of the
victims they have scduccd or corrupt
ed. to count them over and boast ol
their crime There are men who love
to corrupt the young, who love t.
teach them sullciouS vices, and Sc.
ducc them into evil compIianccs, and
wait till it begins to lcavcn the whole
lump. They seem to have a horrible
gloat Of pleasure in this. They resist
all the efforts Of tncir victims to break
away and if he does get away they
pull him down again-and God lets
such men live


Did you ever see a spider spinning
his web in the corner? With what
dclicacv of his loom does he spin all
the web. how it shines in the sun
and who has spun it all right and
after spinning it, he makes himself a
little hole, in which hc goes back and
lies in wait for a singing fly that has
surveyed and philosophical on the
universe he looks upon the web, and
the instant he touches it, how the
spider rushcs on to seize him and il
he be a small insect, and Il large spi
der, he will bite him aud roll him NJ
in the web or if he be large fly
lie commences rolling him up and pre-
pairing by and by to cat him; and il
for momcnt the poor little fly turns
to escape, how he rushcs out and in
stantly scizcs him again, and rolls
him up and up, and over and over
more closely than ever. and thel
drags him down to some corner


have seen men treat men just SO
They spin just such webs, and thcl
sit in some dark corner till they catcl
some little innocent fly, and then the,
wind their coils around him till he i
hopclcssly cntangled in the web


leading him in their internal work
and rolling him over and over again
in its mcshes and if the poor victim
begins to sing and buzz in his effort,
to break away; how | have see,
them rush out again, and carry hin
back, and utterly ruin them in thei
houses of infamy
Year: 1860

SENSATION AMONG LADIES. While
fashionable conversation was being
held in the Music Hall of New Castle,
England. recently, a malicious wag
called one of the most extensive la
dies aside, and told her, profound
secret, that celebrated electrician
had placed powerful magnet in each
of the six beautiful chandeliers, which
would cause the steel spring skirt Of
any lady passing near them to be in
verted by the power of attraction !!
AS any one might conclude, this pro-
found secret was soon known to every
lady in the room, and produced great
sensation among the wearcrs of steel
ribbed garments. During the whole
evening, not one could be induced to
venture near the brilliant mediums of
light, and several timid ones departed
for their homes instanter. When the
hoax was proved to be such, the storm
of Indignation was worthy of woman
ly lungs and had the wag been with.
in reach, he would have paid dearly
for his amusement
Year: 1860

\ gentleman living at ST. Joseph's
Island out West, was engaged to be
married to Il pretty French girl, and
the banns were published in the Catho-
lie Church on a certain Sunday. The
next day Yankee made bet OF
500, with a friend, that lie would
marry the girl himself. The money
was placed in the hands of a third
party the Yankee then called upon
the lady and made proposition of
marriage. She told him that her in
tended had already given her $40 to
buy clothes, but that she didn't like
him very well. At this her new suitor
handed her a like amount, and then
placing forty dollars more with it, re-
marked: "Thcrc's his forty dollars,
and Iii so forty better The young
lady could resist no longer, and taking
the money, returned the amount given
her by her first lover, and married his
competitor within an hour, we'll salts
fled with the bargain. The bet was
won, and in the course of month the
st. Joseph islander married the sister
of his first allianccd.
Year: 1860

The product Of sweet potatoes per acre.
when properly planted and cultivated, is
equal or greater than that Of Irish potatoes,
but the difficulty oi preserving them through
the winter renders them Of less value ior
home consumption. There is no difficulty
in preserving sweetpotatoes for double the
period that it is possible to keep Irish pota.
toes. We have seen specimens in large
quantities of sweet potatoes on exhibition
together, the product oftwo seasons growth
and those of the previous seasons growth
were rs hard and as sound ss those grown
the season they were exhibited. and the only
apparent difference in the two parcels was
that the old ones were shade darker in
color (they being of the yellow and white
Variety. There is no secret in keeping
sweet potatoes sound at least for one wear.
The only requisites are dry situation. Of uni
form temperature. not below 80 9 Or 90 g:
perhaps As or SO > would be near right.


The least expensive method for keeping
potatoes for family use. 10 to pack them in
boxes containing eight or ten bushels each
and filled with dry sand or dust. Our prac-
tice has been to collect the dry dust from
the road at the driest period Of the summer
and reserve it till the time Of harvesting the
potatoes. The potatoes should be dug as
soon as ma'ured. or before a killing frost oc .
"-F.s ice tue tuoers uTy periecJy, ana tlen
pack them in boxes or barrels, and fill in
the interiistices with the dry sand or road
dust. Fine sand may be dried for the pur-
pose in a large kettle. or in log heap. The
boxes or barrels should then be placed in .
dry situation in cellar, raised from the floor
foot or more. and at as great distance
from the walls. If at any time the temper
ature is found like to fall below the degree
indicated, small stove or furnace should
be employed with q moderate Ere to warm
and dry the room. Some market gardners
dig ceep pits or cellars. twenty five or thir-
ty feet deep in dry soils. walled up and lined
with tan bark. in which the potatoes are
kept on shelves = space being kept in the
center for a small stove to be used ia ex
treme cold weather. We have also seen
them Kept in houses constructed on the plan
described in the present number for keep
ing Irish potatoes, except that the space
between the walls for the sweet potstoe
house should be at least two feet wide an
filled in with tan bark. and more care beiu !,
taken to maintain an uniform temperature Of
the proper degree with q stove in cold weatl
er.- Valley Farmer.
Year: 1860

A good story is told OF some fellows out
on prospecting tour in the mountains in
the neighborhood of Denver City. One of
them took his gun and strayed a short dis
,snce from the camp and shot a cub. not OBJ
serving at the time the old bear. who was
near at hand, ready TO avenge the death Of
her offspring. The hunter approached his
game with an exultant air. glowing in his
success. and anticipating the astonishment
OF his companions, to see him march into
their midst with an ample supply of tender
bears meat, when, to his surprise, he saw a
large bear boundig towards him. very much
enraged. apparently determined to demolish
him at a single meal. Our hero dropped
his gun and started down the hill like Z
frightened deer. His companions saw him
coming. tearing through the brush. and in
quired the cause of his great haste. to which
he replied. "Get your guns ready for shot
I'm bringing her right into camp The
bear beat a retreat at the appearance of re
Inducements. and our hero sank exhausted
on the ground, in the midst of his startled
fellows.
Year: 1860

SONG OF THE LOCOMOTIVE. Fast through the sombre pine forests l flash, Pounding the track with monotonous crash; Lighting the gloom with comet-like glare, Thrilling with noises unearthly the air; Startling the turkey and coon from their sleep Mighty with motion resistless sweep

 Bong bong!

 Smashing along Tighten my road with bit of song! Oh can sing, though of iron my throat, And discOrdant my wild, supernatural note And the song that sing is of danger and dread, The midnight collision, the quivering dead The power imperial that nothing can stay The myriad of perils that Turk by the way.

 Bong! bong!

 Crashing along! I shorten the road with bit of song! Ho there, old stoker, who think you control This iron-ribbed animal, body and soul? Why, one pant of my lungs, and one heave of

 my flank Would flash you down yonder precipitous bank ; So don't be too proud of your muscle and bones, For sixty feet down, there are horrible stones!

 Ding dong

 Dumping along! Don't think that I'm singing your funeral song For know that behind me carry treasure, And 1t thrills through my nerve with singular

 pleasure. There the bride by her newly-wed husband re.

 poses, And the bronze of her cheek is faint flushed by

 her roses; And the pale mother sits with her babe at hel

 bosom, Like e lily that just has unfolded blossom.

 Bongl bongl

 Gently along! Soft as the winds of the Summer my song But hang all this sentiment! am steed That lives on the wild inspiration of speed I feed upon distance, grapple with space, My soul is Q furnace my fife is race; The long prairie shakes with my thunderous tread And my dissonance curdIes the air overhead;

 Bong bong

 Madly along The mountains | split with reyerberant song Yet sometimes I think when I'm housed for tn | ,nsy La fq behoId the decay of my might; E6r not 1ar 1fg1F -- ai- nften behold
Year: 1860

A decrepit old Loco, once gallant and bold ;.,. Now his piston is gouty, his boiler is bust" And the gold of his harness is eaten with rust.

 Ding dong

 Rotting so long, With never mouthful of coals, nor a song!
Year: 1860

The W oFklng Farmer says Without orr
der on the farm, peace Of mind, success and
profit are impossible. Watchfulness and eare-
are implied in this word, ORDER. Who ia the 4
farmer that does not klsow of serious accidents =
happening to animals for want of propercane2
Some farmers are negligent of their animals
When at grass as if no accident could happen. :.
We once knew most excellent horse to get
on his back in the furrow of a pasture field
that was ''seeded down" with grain crop, ON
Glands" or ridges. Sheep of good quantity
land what farmer should grow any other) are
liable to meet with similar accidents-so, too
to be injured by dogs, etc, and for which care
seems, after all, the experiments that have,
ben made, to be the best remedy. v-,y7 ,.i


The farmer should not allow his cattle that
used on his farm work, to be scattered indis-
criminatciy over his fields. In the most busy
season it often happens that a great deal of
time is lost in catching working animals that
are let out in pasture while the men eat din
uer. In the heat of hot day, as at noon.
horses and oxen would do much better in the
stables if supplied with green food. For such
purposes no farmer should be without the ne
cessary quantity Of clover to be used as soils
ing. ... .. -


We know of shiftless, disorderly farmer
who drives his COWS three or four miles to Be
miked, often when the mud is deep. This
man has several horses to spare, and milk cans
growing rusty for want of use but he does
not estimate the loss arising from such prac-
tice. -.


Economy on the farm is necessary to thrift
and success. 1t win not do to let anything
go TO waste, for at is the little leak that sinks
the great ship" A man that hires all his
work done and does not over see bis workmen,
will be liable to meet with innumefable losses
through the carelessness or negligence of those
who work merely for given sum per day and
care little or nothing for the interest of their
employer The thrifty farmer either works
with his hired men, or sees to them so that
nothing goes to waste.
Year: 1860

We have read this document with the most
pleasurabIe sensations at the idea that it is the
last annual inflction. save one, Mr. Buchanan
can best)w upon the country Th r. is mol
ing new in its topics, ennobling in its senti-
ments, or patriotic in its impu lses He talks
of the inestimable value of the Union, which
he has done so much to demoraize and dis
grace. lie congratulates the country upon
the fhal settlement of the question of slavery
by the Supreme Court when he knows that
there is barely corporals guard of his party
from the North reelected to Congress who
do not scout the idea of such a settlement; and
accuse him of interpolating this new plank of
the political creed from personal malgnity to
Senator Douglas. He says all lawful means
at his command have been employed to exc
cute the laws against the African slave trade.
when it is patent that his officials have inter
posed obstacles to their execution. He gives
no satisfactory information concerning Mexi-
can affairs, but desires to be clothed with plen
ary powers to interfere in the intestine broils
of that Inflated Republic, under rretense Of
enforcing our treaty rights; and he talks against
measures Of policy or the ground that they
would increase the patronage of the Executive
to a dangerous extent, and foster a system OF
jobbing and corruption which no vigilance on
the part of the federal official could prevent,
when ''from the byways and highways of the
government the rottenness of corruption sends
forth an insufferable stencil" until his own De-
mocratic allies have asked "Why are the peo
pie so patient? Why slumberS the indigna-
tior. of the Democracy ?"


The third annual message of the last of the
jackson line of Democratic Presidents is be-
fore the country. We shall again aud again
have OCCASION to refer to it. There are some
positions assumed in it to which we assent,
but they have been taken for the purpose of
private ambition or party success, after hav-
ing been in a measure forced upon his Admin
istration. While, therefore, we agree with
some of his views and recommendations, there
is such chill produced by his insincerity, and
such contempt for his bold partizan bid
made for a denomination, that are almost
inclined to surrender our convictions of right
and proclaim ourselves mistaken, when we
find that we must agree with him on one or
two subjects of national importance.-Louis-
nile T0Urndl
Year: 1860

The justly celebrated Westphalian hams are
cured in pickle prepared as follows -.Hi'i


Boil together over gentle fire six podnds Of
good common salt, two pounds of powdered
loaf sugar, three ounces of saltpetre, and three
gallons of spring water. Skim it while 5oil-
ing, and when quite cod, pour it over the hams,
every part of which must be covered with the
brine Hams intended for smoking, viii boz
sufficiently saited in this brine in two weel0ss
though if very large, more time may be allew-f
ed. This pickle may be used repeatedly, life
boiled, and fresh ingredients added. Hams,
before they are put in the pickle, should be 9
soaked IN water, all the blood pressed out, and
wiped dry. Much of the excellence of the ham
/ is depending on the smoking, This should
be done in such manner that the ham shall
be cool and perfectly dry throughout the whole
operation. If too nea the fire, they will DO
heated, and their flavor injured; if the build


ing be too close, the hams will be wet, and
taste as if dipped in pyroigneous acid. At
Hamburg where large quantities are prepared.
the hams are smoked in the upper story OF
high buildings while the fires, which are made
of oak or maple chips, are made in the cellars.
In passing through such length of pipe. to
the chambers, the smoke becomes cool and
dry; and the flavor of the hams is excellent.
Hams intended for summer use, may be kept
in any way where they will he dry and cool,
and secure from the fly or bug. Washing with
lime or putting in bags of coarse cloth, one
ham in each, is practiced by many. Some
keep their hams through the season in the
smoke house. making a smoke under them once
or twice week.
Year: 1860

How truly does the journey of single day,
Its charges ami its hours. exhibit the history of
human life! We rise Ae in the glorious fresh
ness of a spring morning. The dews of night,
those sweet tears of nature, are hanging from
each bough in the refreshing morning. Our
hearts are beating with hope, our frames are
buoyant with health We see no cloud, we
fear no storm, and with our chosen and below
ed companions clustering around us, we com
mence our Journey Step by step, the scene be-
comes more lovely; hour by hour, our hopes
become brighter. A few of companions
have dropped away, but in the multitude re-
manning, and the beauty of scenery, their loss
is unfelt Suddenly we have entered upon a
new country. The dews Of the morning are
exhaled by the ferver of the MONDAY sun the
friends that started with us are disappearing


Some remain, but their looks are cold and
estranged others have laid down to rest, but
new faces are smiling upon us ; and new hopes
are beckoning US on. Ambition and fame are
before us, but youth and affection are behind
us. The scene is more glorious and brilliat, but
the beauty and freshness of the morning have
faded, and forever. Onward we CO. the horizon
of happiness and fame rccedes we advance te
it, the shadows begin to lehgthen and the chill
" airs of evening are usurping the MONDAY
Still we press onward; the goal is not yet won
the haven not yet reached. The orb of hops
that had cheered us on, is sinking in the west


our limbs begin to grow faint, our hearts grow
sad, we turn our gaze upon the scenes that w
have passed; but the shadows of the twilight
have interposed their veil between US; we lool
around for the old, familiar faces, the coi1ipan
ions of our travel, but we gaze in vain to INT
them; we have outstripped them all in the rae
after pleasure, and the phantom has fed; AM
caught, in land of strangers in sterile an
inhospitable country, the night time overtake
US, the dark and terrible nighttime OF death


and weary and heavy laden we lie down to res
in the bed of the grave Happy, thrice happy
is he who has laid up treasures for himself to
the distant and unknown tomorrow.
Year: 1860

thronged with lads and lasses, vending their
way to public gardens and other places of re-
sort, where social pleasures are freely enjoyed,
and the heart made glad and the health and
vigor of the body improved and preserved.


When the men and women have finished
their work, or business, they, too, go forth
for amusement. And what is worthy of note,
the ladies are not afraid of being Drowned by
the suns rays and the health giving breezes.-
They will spend hours in the sunlight daily,
and do marvel that any should object to such
an airing.


Can any one wonder at the superior robust
ness and cheerfulness of the women OF Ger
many, Italy and other European countries,
over the women of the northern cities of our
country, after contemplating the difference in
their habits!


Mothers should encourage their daughters,
especially, to take much exercise in the open
air, and not compel them to take the measured
boarding-school step. Allow them TO run, skip
and hop, as if they were really alive aEd full of
joy and life.


Any girl, from the age of ten to twenty
years, who is i'll possession of ordinary health,
should accustom herself to walking, as not to
be dependent on the cars or the omnibuses, in
case she desires to visit Mount Auburn or any
other desirable place of resort within six miles
Of the city. Yet, as daughters are now brought
up, it would be difficult to find girl in the
city, of the period of lif indicated, that could
walk to Mount Auburn and back without en-
dangering health and perhaps life.


If not accustomed to walking, begin by ex-
ercising moderately, increasing a little every
day, until you are able to walk three, six or
twelve miles a day.


The pleasure of life will be greatly enhanc-
ed by exercising as now indicated or in some
other not less efficient way. 1t is no unusual
thing for girls to begin to loose their freshness
and beauty of girlhood-that delightful period
of life; before they get out of their teens
Take our advice, providing it meets the approx
al of your mothers, and you will preserve and
magnify the priceless graces of girlhood as well
as of womanhood /; health beauty and cheer
fdlness, and secure that which everybody de-
sires; long, healthy, happy and useful life
Boston Transcript ......... --. .....
Year: 1860

A correspondent Of the Toronto Globe (C.
W. advances the opinion that rolling the snow
on the autumn wheat In winter would be an
effective means Of preventing winter-kill, by
rendering the snow less liable TO melt on every
Sudden thaw that occurs. He says the prac-
tice is extensively followed in Sweden. A
good deal Of discussion is taking place through
the columns of that paper, on this subject, from
which we gather that it yet requires the test
of actual experiment to decide whether any
benefit is to be derived from the operation %
not.
Year: 1860

BmDGEr JONES, who threw herself from
the second story of a house in San francisco
died on Tuesday at the hospital in that city
from the effects of The injuries received. a
post 'aortem examination was made, and
death was found to have been caused by in
terpal rupture.
Year: 1860

TnE FOUNTAIN HEAD You ought to have
tasted some ofthe delicious ice cream sent up
to this Office. yesterday, by Mons, Peri of
the Fountain Head. ut the Water Works
Building. 1t was grentfuily cooling to the
inner man. and was as good ice cream as was
ever made in this neck Of woods The Teri
will please accept our thanks.
Year: 1860

UNFoRTuNATE.-We noticed yesterday. il
the Chain Gang. the familiar face of Frencl
shoemaker, who used TO peg away in a sort
of wooden cnge on one of our side. walks
We were sorry TO see him there, as We hat
supposed him to be an honest fellow. II
seems that, in an evil hour, he suffered Iii:
morbid appetite for something stronger than
water TO overcome him, and stole keg OF
lager beer. His offense might have been
much greater, and he should be regarded with
leniency. AS Burns says.


whats done we partly may compute,


But know not what's resisted"


Now, this poor shoemaker might have sto
len II keg of brandy. Instead of that, he on
ly stole k,g of lager. Think what a strug-
gle it must have been for him to leave the
brandy and take the lnger for all must ad-
nit that the brandy was the stronger temp
taion. The Recorder ought to pardon that
shoemaker out. for we believe it can lie dem
| onstrated that he actually did leave the keg
of brandy standing. We think. if we had
been his counsel, we could have picked a
jury around in these parts who would have
cleared him without leaving the box.
Year: 1860

IT is said that Simunton who left for the
east on the last steamer. sold out his interest
in the Bulletin before his departure, and that
Thomas King, former editor will return
and take charge Of it columns
Year: 1860

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