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Year: 1859

The BosToN SCHOOL TRoUBLEs-Of the
yearly 900 pnpils who left Eliot School on the
recent rebellion, some 80 of those who left
are still absent, and probably will not return.
The remainder submit to the regulations of
the school. The Committee are determined
that the discipline of the school shall be MAIN
tanned. Some half dozen of the rebellious
boys have already been apprehended for thiev-
ing and other roguery, and are in a fair way
for the House of Correction and the State
Prison. Their parents were afraid the Bible
would hurt them, of which there is no particu-
lar danger, since they probably never see it
outside a school house.
Year: 1859

An old lady in New Orleans, who
keeps hens, and takes a great pride in
her Cock, at the proper season, this year
as the Ptcogume relates, gathered a
dozess of choice eggs, and put them
andereone Of her favorites to be Matched.
Biddy faithfully performed her duty,
but The twenfy-one days marked by
nature as the term Of incubation expir-
ed and not a chick pocked through the
shell into the outer world. Thirty days
six weeks ran past, and the stolid eggs
renamed under the old hen, who all the
while bragely stuck 80 her task, refns.
ing evep to leave her post to eat, hoping
no doubt, for satisfactory result !;
and one fine morning, alas she was
foHue dead-a MARTYR to duty. he
old lady was stricken with sorrow but
determined to know if possible, why the
eggs did not turn into chickens she
took one and broke it carefully -strang
the white was hard and so was the
yolk Another and another were
broken, until she had before her one
dozen hard boiied eggs The family
and tile neighbors were called to cogitate
upoa the matter Divers and sundry
soIutions of the enigma were offered
without satisfying the good dame. A
mischievous grin on the roguish face OF


the old lady grandson, ten year old
little urchin, was noticed BY one OF the
bystseaers, who called him aside, and
by aaat OF threats and coazing, elected
the truth from him. On the day the
eggs were put under the men, grandma
had punished the boy for sucking raw
egg in retaliation, he took the eggs


Just put in the nest, thrust them in a
caldron of boiling water on the kitchen
fire; when they had been sufficiently
cooked, put them back in the nest, when
the well meaning old hen Immediately
resumed her post, fatally for her.
Year: 1859

are employed in private or in public
affairs-whether you are doing anything
by yourself or negotiating with others
can be tree from duty and in observing
that is all the honor, and in neglecting
that is all the disgrace Of life
Year: 1859

~ As the Lunar Tide is attracted by the
moon, calling the attention OF the scientific and
intellectual man, so also is Lunar Oil IN attrac-
ton for those who have given it trial. Call and
see it burning at the Lamp and Oil Emporium,
1875 Clark street. my3l-6t
Year: 1859

WATER Youa GARpESs-If you want good
rubber hose fitted to your hydrants 1t a low
price, call OF send to the Rubber store, q Dear
born street, one door north Of Lake street.


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Year: 1859

u A singular theft was that for which two
Lads, Daniel Day and Peter Dunn, hare been
arrested, and are today TO Be examined, thu
entering the Berean Baptist Church On tie
West side and stealing quantity Of Sabbath
School book We warrant It their first cxpc.
rience Of that class Of literature, but not their
last, since they will find an abundance Of good
reading at the Reform School. Linz
Year: 1859

An IMPERIAL Guy FAwKEs-A Paris cor
respondent of st. Louis paper says that the
lower classes of the Partisan population are
seized with terrible suspicion, which the
late predictions by the clergy of an impend.
ing calamity have not tended to allay. 1t
seems that for the last two years the Cata.
combs, those immense subterranean quarries
out of which and over which Paris has been
built, have been closed to the public. This
fact, added to the general impression that the
Emperor would shrink from no means, how
ever diabolcal to suppress a revolution, has
led to the rumor that the Catacombs are fill.
ed with powder, with a train leading to a
chamber beneath the Tuileries, so that in
case of successful uprising of the people, the
Emperor would need but lighted match to
blow half the city to atoms, and, in the con-
fusion and terror which would necessarily
ensue, regain his power. Louis Napoleon is
bold, daring and INSCRIPTIONS man. But
the above is too much. even for ordinary
credulity.
Year: 1859

The exclusion of Dr. Duncombe from the
seat to which he was elected in the House of
Assembly of California, by the people of
Sacramento county has caused vast deal
more of indignation in the country than the
perpetrators of the act are aware of 1t is
asked whether the fact of having once sworn
allegiance to the English Government is so
deep stain upon the character of n native
born American that twenty or thirty years
residence in the United States afterwards
cannot remove it. 1t is asked, if the having
been subject of Great Britain is such a
crime as to disfranchse an American citizen
after his return to his native country, when
it is no crime at all for him to have once
owed allegiance to Mexico, or Nicaragua, or
Texas, (before it was annexed) as was the
case with many American adventures who
went to those countries, swore fealty to the
government and returned to the United
States, to enjoy all their former rights and
privileges, without demur or question. Why
should it be q grea ter offense to become TEN
porarily a subject of the English government
than of any other? These are the questions
that are asked, and they are hard to answer.
1t wont do to talk law on the subject and de-
liver learned treatises on allegiance in reply
to these queries. Men of sound common
sense want to know, as the minority in the
Legislature did in their rejected protest, why
DR.. Duncomt e could not hold a seat in the
California Legislature on account Of his hav
ing once been a subject of Great Britain
when Hon. Robert j. Walker, of Mississippi
could hold unquestioned high official posi-
ton, after his having sworn allegiance to the
Republic of Texas, when it was separate
and Independent power from the United
States, and when other American citizens
could exercise all their former rights and
privileges in the same manner, after having
sworn allegiance to other foreign govern
ments. Why such distinctions against Eng
land and no other civilized power in the
world?
Year: 1859

EDITOR DEMooRAT The authority Of your
correspondent for saying that Mr. Wheeler
introduced the Free Bridge Bill is the Sacra
mento Union. If the statement is Incorrect
no one regrets it more than myself as was
in favor of Mr. Wheelers election, and am one
of his best friends. But it matters not much
who introduced the Bill the question is, is
it Bill which ought to pass 1t affords me
much pleasure to learn that Mr. Wheeler is
one who has not advocated the affirmative.


Respectfully, SUFFER-.
Year: 1859

~ Did you ever know young lady
who was too weak to stand up during prayer
time in church, who could not dance all
night without being tired


~ Flowers fling their wealth upon the
warrant air. and rich men often fling theirs
upon the vacant heir.


H A pe6agogue was about to fog q
pupil for having said he was . fool. when
the boy c.ied out, Oh, don't. don't 1
won't call you SO any more-I'H never say
,DAat think again, in all the days OF my
life ~


w The precocious lad who invented
the following conundrum has had ice On his
head for some. days. and it is thought he
will recover if kept quiet week or so:


"Why Is an elephant unlike tree


Because tree leaves in the spring. and
the elephant leaves when the menagerie
does"


H Jack. did you cany home that UNI
brells l borrowed yesterday = No,
father, ron have often told me to lay up
something for a rainy day.
Year: 1859

~ Small wits, who seek to make them
selves merry at the expense of the clergy
are sometimes well come up with, as in the
case of the English merchants travelling
clerk in a railroad car with clerical gen.
tleman who had given him no occasion to
be impertinent. But the conceited young
ster thought to show his wit by asking


docs your reverence know the differ
ence between priest and an ass 90


No. 1 do not, returned the priest.


Why" said the young man, one
carries a cross on his breast, and the other
q cross OF. his back go


"And now." said the priest, edo you
know the difference between . conceited
young man and an ass 90


No, do not, am sure" said the
youth.


"Nor either" said the priest, and the
applause of the passengers sealed the retort
and rebuke.
Year: 1859

A STORY AS Is SToRY-The reader is ex-
pected to believe the following story in every
particular:


When young man, was travelling in west
ern New York, and late of q stormy night ap.
piled at a log cabin for lodging. The occupant,
a woman, refused it, saying her husband and
sons were out hunting and if they found me
there they would murder Inc. | preferred the
chance to the storm, and she consented that
might lie down before the fire. In the night
heard them coming and scrambled up the chin
ney. Thinking was safe, when at the top,
stepped over the ROOT, and, jumping down at the
back Of the cabin, struck plump into wolf
trap. A scream OF paln from me brought the
men and boys out, and they declared that | de-
served q much more severe punishment than
death so they kept me both in the trap and
suspense until morning, and then heading me
up in hogshead, with no light or air but the
bung-h hole, they put Ire on sled drove me some
four miles up hill, and then rolled me off to
starve. This undoubtedly should have done,
but for singular occurrence. The wolves
smelled me out and gathered around my prison,
when one Of them in turning round, happened
to thrust his tail into the buug hole. II was my
only chance. | caught firm hold, and held on
like grim death to dead dsrkey, which fright
ened the wolf, of course, and he started down
the hill followed by the hogshead and me. 1t
was very uneasy rido over the stones and
stumps but had no idea how long it was un
til the hogshead striking a stone fairly, the
slaves, worn by long travel, were broken in, and
jumped out and found myself way down in tue
lower end of Cattaraugus county, some thirty
miles from the scene of the disater.
Year: 1859

AN AMABLE AMUSEMENT OF THE LION
Among the numerous fearful stories with which
Jules Gerard, the French lion hunter, regales his
readers, we fiLd the following description of
trait in the character Of the king OF beasts:


The lion treats man very differently froin any
animal he is accustomed to kill for food. If be
kills persen who has fred at him he never eats
the body. If he meets in his nightly promeLade
a man well clothed in bournois, his experience
shows him that he is not marauder, and he may
either kill him for food, or if the fancy happens
to take him, he will kill him by fear, little by
little just as pastme. ...


In the first case, lie will give him barely time
enough to say his prayers, and then bounding on
him, will crush his head with single bite in
stead of straDging him, as he is accustomed to
do with other animals. o.i0


In the second case, he sometimes will bar the
passage of the unfortunate fellow by lying down
before him, and then he will walk along by his
side, purring and showing his teeth like tiger
Sometimes he makes believe to go away and
leave him alone and then making long detour
he will concssl hi mself along the path and
and charge at him with a roar. Sometimes he
crouches down like cat and bounds on his vic
tim, who gives himself up for lost, but the tan
talizer only knocks him over with his paw, or,
walking around him, strikes him 10 the face
with blow like fail from his muscular tail
At last the victim succumbs to the agony that
is greater than thousand deaths. and dies Of
very fear.
These pastimes of tile lion that, as one can
well imagine, have never been told by the VIC
tim himself, are reported by his comrades, who
having been in company, sought safety in flight
by taking refuge on rocks and trees, while the
poor soul that was captured, too much trigtened
to initiate their example, died before their eyes
Of terror, while they could do nothing for his
relief but pray to the Prophet who only heard
when it was too late to save.


These attacks, so horrible in their fascination
have given q certain semblance of proof to the
universally accredited belief in the magnetizine
power of the lion.
Year: 1859

Many farmers in Fayette county, who have
never heretofore given their attention to the
cultivation of tobacco, are now making arrange
ments to engage in it, Several patches were
raised in the Dogwood Gap in that county,
last year, and were sold standing, at 800 per
acre
Year: 1859

A Coon REASON .--Francis Egerton Duke Of
Bridge Water never would let any one come to
himVhe would always 60 to them; for SAID
he, if they come to me they may stay as long
as they please, if / go to them can stay as long
as | rlnasa
Year: 1859

sILLUsRArED with cuts, said young urchin
as be drew his jack knife across the leaves OF
his grammar, 'filustrated with cuts, said the
master, as he brought his birch to bear upon
the shoulders of the witty urchin.
Year: 1859

"'Tis well to walk with cheerful heart
Wherever our fortunes call,
With friendly glance and an open hand,
And gentle word to all.
Since life is thorny and difficult path,
Where toll is the portion Of man,
We all should endeavor, while passing along,
To make it as smooth as we can."
Year: 1859

A LoAFKR took fish in the market-house and
slipped it under his vest. The tail hanging down
so as to be seen, the Grst man he met sug.
gested to him that he should either wear lon
ger Jacket or steal a shorter fish.
Year: 1859

GUARD AGAINST VULeAR LANaUAaB.-There
is Ms much connection between the words and
thoughts as there is between the thoughts and
the words; the latter are only expressions of the
former but they have power to react upon the
soul, and leave the stain of their corruption
there. A young man who allows himself to use
one vulgar and profane word, has not only
shown that there is foul spot upon his mind,
but by the utterance of that word, he extends
that spot and inaames it, till, by indulgence it
will pollute and ruin the whole soul. Be care
full of your words as well as your thoughts. If
you eau control the tongue that no improper
words are pronounced by it, you will soon be a.
ble also, to control the mind, and save that
from corruption. You extinguish the fire by
smothering it, or by preventing bad thoughts
bursting out in language. Never utter q word
any where which you would be ashamed to
speak in the presence of the most refined female,
or the most religious man. Try this practice
for little while, and you will soon have COM
mand of yourself.
Year: 1859

A HAY FIELD ANEoDorg.-An old gentleman
who wss always Dragging how folks used to
work in his young days, one time challenged his
two sous together, to pitch on a load of hay as
fast as he could load it.


The challenge was accepted and the hay
wagon driven around, and the Trial commenced.
For some time the old man held his own very
creditably, calling out tauntingly, more hay,
more hay.'


Thicker and faster it came. The old man
was nearly covered still he kept crying-'Inore
lay more hay y until struggling to keep on
the top of the disordered and i'll arranged heap,
it began first to roll, then to slide and at last OF
it went from the wagon, and the old man with
it.


What are you down here for 2 cried the
boys.


4 came down after hay answered the old
man, stoutly.


Which was literal fact he had come down
after the wagon load, which had to beapitche
on again rather more deliberately.
Year: 1859

lie DR1NKs.-How ominous that SEN
tence falls How we pause in conversation
and calculate, It's a pity 7 low his
mother hopes he will not when he grows
older; how his sisters persuade themselves
that It is only a few wild oats that he Is
sowing! And yet the old men shake their
heads and feel gloomy while they think OF
it. Young man, just commencing life,
buoyant with hopes, don't drink 1ou
are freighted with a precious cargo. The
hopes OF your parents, of your sisters, of
your wife, Of your children, all are laid
down upon you. In you the aged live
over again their days I; through you only
stion in society and from the level in
which you place them, must your children
go into the great struggle for life.
Year: 1859

There are farmers who cannot see room for
improvement in the character and manage
ment of their farms. The majority, however,
are deferred from the work by the want of
means, time and knoacing hoac to begin. The
way to begin is on moderate scale, commen-
surate with the time and means at command
but let beginning be made with plan for
regularly extending improvements. In under
draining, take that part of the field first which
needs it most /; do it well as far as done, and
open surface drains on the balance of the field.
The character and productiveness of the field,
will be improved aud increased lit will pay a
profit on the outlay for improvements. An
other years experience will show better how
to 90 on with the work, and no farmer will
cease in such efforts at improving the farm. as
long as he finds them profitable. 1t is the
same with plans for more extensive manuring,
for more thorough cultivation, for more
systematic winter care of stock and other
things.
Year: 1859

FEEDING O39 PASTURE AAMOSs
It is certainly advantageous to pastures,
SAYS Thaer, to remove the cattle from them
often in order that the grass may have time to
recover ITSELF For this reason, on the best
! conducted farms, the pasture land is divided
into separate parts. The animals which re-
auire the most succulent and nourishing food
are first turned to each separate division, and
as they are removed, the other kinds which
need smaller quantity of nutriment are fed
there. By this means the whole of the grass
is eaten: those kinds to which the cattle are
least partial with the rest. The herbage is
then left to recover itself for sufficient time,
and afterward the first herd is again allowed
to feed upon it. H @


In commenting upon the foregoing, the edi-
tor of the New England Farmer says: This
system possesses decided advantages over the
practice of suffering the cattle to wander over
the whole extent of pasture ground. If the
space is large, great deal of herbage is spoil
ed or destroyed by the trampling of the cattle;
the pasturage is never uniformly eaten off, but
some portions are left to grow until it becomes
dry and hard. The luxuriant but Gistasteful
herbage is constantly increasing and in time
crowds out the finer kinds already lessened by
being cropped so closely and continually. An
other advantage is, the stock are more quiet,
and consequently feed better and keep better
in heath. The succession of the varions kinds
of stock must be regulated by the circum-
stances of the owner. Thaer says that in
spring the best pasturage is often given tocwes,
because it is needed to increase their supply Of
milk, and give them strength to nurse their
lambs with sheep in spring if not allowed too
long, has tendency to thicken the growth of
the grass But they cannot be followed by
cattle Immediately with advantage; at least
three weeks should intervene, to allow the
smell of their dung to dissipate, and the grass
to get fresh start. .......
Year: 1859

A new plan worthy of farmers netice.--
There is q fashion of making seds in New
York that should be known to every farmer.
It is this +: set of wagon hubs, with boxes oi
the same size of thoese of the wagon in COM
mon use, have about three spokes inserted up
on one side to the ende of which, in place oi
the felloe, q short sled runner is attached
when snow comes the wheels are taken off the
axles, and the hubs of the runner are put on
The wagon bed and all the running-gea stands
upon pair of bob-sleds instead of four wheels
the change can be made in fifteen minuter, anc
the cost is inconsidarable.
Year: 1859

hfSon,t be afraid of a little fun at home, good
people! Don't shut up your houses lest the
sun should fade your carpets and your hearts;
lest q hearty laugh should shake down some O.
I the fausty old cobwebs there If you want to
rain your sons, let them think that all mirth
and social enjoyment must be left ON the thresh-
held without, when they come home at night.
Wkesi once home is regarded as only place
I % tsas, drink, and sleep in, the work is begun
Q that .snds IN gambling houses and reckless deg
s. radiation. Young people must have fun and


sssaxation somewhere If they do not find it
q as their own hearthstones, it will be sought in


eshss.snd les profitable places. Therefore let


Shs ere burn brightly at night, and make the


AonS mesa delightful with those little arts that


sersnsu % perfectly undssstand-
Year: 1859

FREE NEGROES ON NRAILRoAps-One Of the
results of the Brown foray at the South may
be observed in the increased restrictions upon
free colored people. A bill has been intro
vent free negroes travelling ON the railroads
in that State, which passed at the first read
ing. The bill provides that the President who
shall permit a free negro to travel on any road
within the jurisdiction of the State under his
supervision, shall pay a fine of s5oU; any con-
ductor permitting violation Of the act shall
pay fine of $3.50; provided such free negro il
not under the control and care of free white
citizen Of Tennessee, who youches for the
character OF said free negro in a penal bond of
81 ,uGu.
Year: 1859

Opt of Daager.-The famous brood mare
Nina, the dam OF Planet, was taken sick on
Saturday last. and created great sympathy
among the visitors TO Ashland, none of whom
felt contented until they learned that the poor
animal was improving. and considered to BIO
out of danger
Year: 1859

DEAR SIR wish You to give such explana-
tions to our friends, rs to our situation here as
after advising with Owen, you will be enabled
tosdo. We can, of course, do nothing to pur-
pose till our freight is mostly received. You
know also that it takes great deal longer 10
start some folks thaa it does others. 1t will
be distressing IN many scayS TO have lot of
hands for many days out of employ. We must
have time TO get on our freight, aud also 10
get on some who are at distance, before call
ing on those who are ready and waiting. We
sHmst make up our lot of hands near by ct
one and the snrie time as possible. Do not use
much paper to put names of persons and places
upon. Send back word about the price of
board with yon
Year: 1859

ATTEMPTED SUIcDE-A young woman Of
the.town, named Francis Brady, residing on
Maiden Lane, took morphine on Thursday
night, and came ear dying. She took the
stuff at about I o'clock, and lay till half-past
10 before a physician was sent for. Dr.
Gray arrived at about that time and proceed
ed to empty her stomach with pump and
to apply other remedies. By considerable
exertion she was saved, and is now doing
well. 1t appears that she had fallen in love
AS these Cyprians sometimes do-with one
of her accustomed visitors, who had tired Of
her and ceased his visits. On this account
she resolved to kill herself


Francis Brady has not been very long en-
gagged in the life she is now leading She
has mother and step father living in Saera-
mento, who are not aware of her late and
probably to be continued mode of making n
living She represents to them, after her
usual periods of absence, that she has been
up country at work. Her parents are quite
respectable. She was married year or so
ago to a man whose name we shall not men
tion, and whom We believe the old folks
forced her to marry. They did not agree,
and she left him in the course of few weeks.
Ever since that time she has manifested al
inclination to be reckless.
Year: 1859

GONE HoME.-Mr. Bill Luther, well known
to many of our readers as an old packer. a
clever fellow, and good judge of-pack
mules and tobacco, left yesterday morning
for the purpose of chartering one of the
steamers of the 9th to carry him to his former
home in the East Bill will be welcomed
back by a small army of true friends.