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Year: 1860

This was the exclamation of a stout,
hearty, but lazy young man, The other
day. .''si' ,,'i - ' -


Now, suppose You had capital-what
would you do with II? Let me tell
you, you have capital. Haven't you
got hands and feet, and body and mus


Gle, and bone and brains, and don't call
them capital! Oh! but they are not
money, say you. But they are more
than money. lfyou will use them, they
will make money, and nobody can take
them from you. Don't you know how
to use them2 If you don't, it is time
you were learning. Take hold Of the
first plough, or hoe, or jack plane, or
broad axe that you can find, and go to
work. Your capital will soon yield you
a large interest. You don't want to
work, you want money or credit that
you may play the gentleman and spec.
ulate. and end by playing the vaga.
bond; or you want a plantation of me-
groes, that you may hire an overseer to
attend TO them while you run about
over the country and dissipate and get
in debt: or you want TO marry some
very rich girl, who may be foolish
enough to take you for your fine clothes
and good looks, that she may support
you. ~. ......... ..-.. o.. = ..


Shame on you, young man! Go to
work with the capital you have you'll
soon make interest on it, and with it to
give you as much money as you want,
and make you feel like a man. If you
can't make money upon what capital
you have, you couldn't make it if you
had a million of dollars in money. II
you don't know how to use bone, muscle
and brains, you would not know how
to use gold. If you let the capital you
have lie idle and waste and rust out, it
would be the very same thing with you
if you bad gold you would only know
how TO waste. .. &c.,.


Then don't stand about like a great
helpless child, waiting for somebody to
come and feed you, but 60 to work.
Take the first work you can find, no
matter what it is, so that you be sure
to do it like Billy Gray did his drum
ming--well. Yes, manage the capital
you already have; you will soon have
plenty more to manage if you can't or
won't manage the capital God has Civ
en- you, you will never have any more
TO manage. Do you heart ..
Year: 1860

JEsrINo UroN ScRiPTURE.-The evils
arising from this practice are greater than
appear at first. 1t leads, in general, to
irrevcrence for Scripture. No oman would
jest with the dying words of his father
or his mother; yet the words Of God arc
quite as solemn. When we have heard
u comic or vulgar tale connected witlln
text Of Scripture, such is the power Of
association, that We never hear the text
afterwards without thinking Of the jest.
The effect of this is obvious. He who
is much engaged in this kind offalse wit,
will come at length to have large por.
tion Of Holy Scripture spotted over by
his unholy fancy.
Year: 1860

to gaze sadly, but not fearfully, at the
white tombstone glimmering family in
the dark and desolate ground, for the
stars shone brilliantly in the clear cold
sky; then shouldering the iron bar Of
which Isabella had spoken, lie sat out to
return. :. ..,...-.. .. ..


He had proceeded about half way,
when in the gloomiest part of the road,
he saw white figure emerge from a
clump of willows and come up towards
him. II looked like a walking corpse,
in a winding sheet, which trailed on
the ground. All Martins strength of
nerves was gone in an instant. Cour.
age gave place to desperation, his hair
standing erect and his blood running
chilled with horror, still he stood his
ground. The spectre drew nearer,
seeming to grow winter and larger as
it approached. We cannot tell what.
frenzy seized upon the brain Of the un.
fortunate youth at that moment. The
guests at the clergyman's heard terrific
screams. Dreading some tragic termi-
nation TO the farce, they rushed TO the
spot, one of the number carrying n
lantern. They found Martin kneeling
on the PROSTATE figure, his fingers
clutching convulsively its throat, while
he uttered frantic shrieks for help. His
wild features exhibited the extremity of
terror.


"Only two Of the most courageous
young men dared approach him. One
of them forced Martin TO release his
hold on the throat Of the figure, whilst
the other tore away the folds of the
sheet. At that moment the bearer Of
the lamy came up. Its light fell on
the blood-stained, distorted features Of
Isabelle i Martin uttered one more un-
earthly shrek and fell lifeless upon the
corpse. He never spoke again, bxt
lived-an idiot ! ,. .


"a frightful confusion on Isabella's
temple bore evidence that in his frenzy
he had struck the supposed spectre with
the-iron bar. The blow was probably
the cause Of her death, although such
a grasp with. his hands must have de.
prived her Of breath. lie never knew
afterwards what he had done, for never
a gleam Of reason illuminated the dark
ness of his soul; and now the tolling
bell has told us that Heaven in its mer-
cy has finally freed the spirit from its
shackles Of clay, and given it life and
light i'm q better world"
Year: 1860

EVERY man who is the head of a
family, and who has his home In the
country, and who is anxious 10 make
that home a place Of happiness that
shall be looked back to with fond re-
collections by bis children, when they
come to leave him and 90 out into the
wild world, should by no means neglect
the cultivation of fruit. In the days of
childhood and youth, the appetite Is
keen, and the tasting Of good apple,
pear, peach or plum, imparts most
pleasant sensation to the palate. And
although we may like to partake of
those fruits in after life, their pleasant
taste will never give such a thrill of en-.
joyment as was experienced in our ju-
venile years.
Year: 1860

A FADLE.-A young man once pick
ed up sovereign in the road. Ever
Afterwards, as hc,walked along the road, /,
he kept his eyes steadily fixed on the
ground, in hopes Of finding another.
And in the course of long life he did
pick up at different times good amount
Of gold and silver. But all these days,
as he was looking for them, he saw not
that Heaven was bright above him, and
nature beautiful around. He never
once allowed his eyes to look up from
the muddy filth in which he sought the
treasure; and when no died a rich old
man, he only knew this fair earth of
ours as dirty road TO pick up money
rs you walk along.
Year: 1860

IT makes great difference whether
glasses are used over or under the nose.
If the former, the person can see and
60 straight ahead-if the latter, the
head is rather apt to 60 where it can't
see at all. A glass before the eyes, is
apt to n1ske man philosophcr--one
before the mouth will most likely make
him a fool.
Year: 1860

A man without religion, is, at best, a
poor reprobate, the football of destiny,
with no tie linking him to infinity, and
to the wonderous eternity that has be.
gun within him; but woman without
it is even worse-a flame without heat,
rainbow without color, flower with
out perfume. A man may, in some
sort, lie his frail hopes and honors, with
weak shifting ground tackle, to business
or to the world but woman without
That anchor, called Faith, is drift and
wreck A man may clumsily con
tinue kind Of moral responsibility out
Of his relations to mankind; but wo
man, in her comparatively isolated
sphere, where affection, and not purpose,
is the controlling motive, cannot find
any basis for any system of right action,
but that of spiritual faith. A man may
craze his thought and brain to trustful


ness in such Il poor harborage as Fame
and Reputation may stretch before him,
but woman-where can she put her
hopes in storms, if not in Heaven p
And that sweet truthfulness, that abid-
ing love-lightening them with the
pleasantest radiance, when the worlds
storms break like an army of smoking
cannon-what can bestow it all, but a
holy soul.tie TO what is above the
storms, and to what is stronger than
army with cannona Who that has
enjoyed the love Of a Christian mother,
but will echo the thought with energy,
and hallow it with tear?
Year: 1860

TsRILLINo IEcIDEET.-In q lecture recently
delivered by "Grace Greenwood" ct Boston,
on "Heroism." she referred to an incident that
took place q. the burning Of . steamer on one
of the Western lakes:


Among the few passengers whose courage
and presence OF mind rose superior TO the perils
and horrors OF the night was a mother, who
succeeded in saving her two children by means
only of floating settee. While they we're in
the water the mother saw q man swimming
towards the settee, and as he was about to
grasp 1t, she cried out: "Don't take Il away
from my poor little children !" The msn made
no answer, yet the appeal struck home, for by
the light OF the flaming vessel she could see
that his face was convulsed by the struggle be-
tween the mighty primal instinct Of nature and
something better aud holier. 1t was but for Q
moment. He threw up bis hands with groan
Of renunciation, flung himself over backward
and went down.
Year: 1860

UNION MEETING IN RocHEsrER.-A large
Union meeting was held in Rochester, New
York, Dee. 2sth, which was addressed by James
Brooks and Ex-Governor Hunt. The following
is the principal resolution adopted;


Re.olred, That we cannot too strongly rebuke
the sentiment that the election of q President
by constitutional majority, having views of
public policy with which the minority do not
coincide, would furnish just cause for the dis
solution of the Union. We, on the contrary,
hold such sentiments to be disorganizing and
traitorous to the patriotic Union-loving, and
diseraceful TO the civilization Of the age and
we hereby give to our fellow-citzens, east, west
north and south, our most solemn pledge, thst
whoever may be elected President Of the United
States in a constitutional way, shall receive
from as, in the lawful discharge OF bis duties,
the same willing obedience and energetic sup
port which we have given to each and all Of
his predecessors; and we hereby declare our
firm and unaltersble purposes to sustain and
protect him in the lawfsl discharge Of these du,
ties, from all enemies within or without, at
home or abroad.


An effort was made to lay this resolution on
the table, but it passed by large majority.
Year: 1860

MoRMoSDoM.-lt is stated that Judge Cradle
baugh, who is now in Washington, will use his
influence to prevent the organization Of new
Territory out of Western Utah. lie thinks that
the Gentiles will be sufficiently numerous to
outvote the Mormons, in the course of q year
or two, provided the Territory of Utah is not
divided, and will thus be able in great measure
to break up the Mormon theocracy, and enact
laws in accordance with American ideas OF
government and suited to the wants Of the peo.
pie. Should the Western portion Of the Ter.
ritory be settled as rapidly as is now expected
they will be able to control the political affairs
of the country in the course Of year or two.
Year: 1860

SUNDAY LAw.-We notice that some Of our
interior exchanges are again agitating this sub
iect, and urging upon the Legislature to pass
another Sunday law this session. The argument
used is the old one, of needed rest the Sabbath,
and that, therefore, law should be enacted COM
that day. From the persistent manner in which
they urge this measure, one would almost be led
to the conclusion that statute was In existence
making it obligatory upon keepers Of public houses,
and business men generally, to continue their BUSH
on Sundays. Yet there is no such law on the
statute booksi and the question very naturally
arises, why, II merchants or others desire to shut
up shop on Sunday, do they not do soi No one
will question their right in this respect petition
the Legislature to force them to keep open Besides
II will appear in Chrstian-like spirit there
is little respect shown the Sabbath by suspending
business on that day when they are compelled by
law to do so. So long as there is no statute com-
pclling tradesmen to do business on the day in
question, there is necessity for the passage OF
Sunday law, it remains entirely optional with them
to close or keep open, they see ft.-Sonora Dem.
Year: 1860

POPULAR FEELING AT SAX JosE.-A large pub
lie meeting was held at San Jose, on the even
ing of Jan. oath, for the purpose Of giving ex-
preston TO the general feeling in regard to the
present injunction upon the New Almsden
Quicksilver mine. A series Of resolutions were
unanimously adopted, declaring that the clos
ing of the mine had seriously injured, aud IL
long continued would destroy the business en-
ergies of that county, and impair the mining
interests Of tho entire State; condemning the
policy of the government with reference to the
same, and asking the Legislature to memorial
ize cur Representatives in Congress on the sub
ject An idea may be formed Of the earnest
ness Of the people, from the fact that double
row Of signatures over nine feet in length, con-
tanning between 400 and 500 names, was OBJ
tanned to accompany the resolutions to the Cap
ital.
Year: 1860

ERuPTIoN OF MOUNT BAKER,--The Port Town
send Register has the following account Of recent
eruption Of Mount Baker;


Saturday evening, Dec. Sd, at eight o'clock, our
citizens startled by two distinct and brilliant
flashes, accompanied by reports Of heavy cannon.
There was heavy squall Of snow at the time, with
the wind from the northeast. Several persons who
out at the time the flashes in the direction
Of Mt. Baker. They describe the light to have been
fash upward like an explosion OF gunpowder, in
stead Of the zigzag motion Of lightning. The fol-
lowing morning the weather was clear, when, with
the aid Of glass, large land slide could be dis
tincty seen on the western side Of the principal
peak; this, however, has since been covered with,
snow. The Indians here said cit was the mountain
shutting up its door to keep out the cold" Mount
Baker has smoked more or less all summer, but
this is the first explosion that has occurred,
Year: 1860

A HOPEFUL SPEcTMEN.-They have precious
youth in Petaluma, who II he continue to improve,
will find the end Of his rope before old age overtakes
him. As all grunteTs Illuminating the streets Of that
town do so contrary to law and at peril of seizure,
Young Hopeful has been in the practice Of driving
the unclean animals from the suburbs within the
pale Of the municipal law, denouncng them to the
Marshal and receiving his legal reward as pofcne
informer. A few days since he attended the Mar
shal's sale and bid off a fine SOW with litter Of
sowettes and in short time, at private sale, dou.
bled his investment.
Year: 1860

Constitution. After it was framed, with the
greatest deliberation and care, it was submitted
to conventions of the people of the States tor
ratification. Its provisions were discussed at
length in these bodies, composed of the first men
of the country.


Its opponents contended that it conferred pow
ers upon the Federal Government dangerous to
the rights of the States, whilst its advocates
maintained that under fair construction of the
instrument there was no foundation for such ap.
prehensions. la that mighty struggle between
the first intellects of this or any other country,
] it never occurred to any individual, either
among its opponents or advocates to assert, or
ever to intimate that their efforts all vain
labor, because the moment that any State felt
herself aggrieved she might secede from the O.
Mon. What crushing argument would this
have proved against those who dreaded that the
rights of the States would be endangered by the
Constitution.


The truth is, that it was not until many years
after the origin of the federal government that
such proposition was first advanced 1t was
then met and refuted by the conclusive argu-
ments of General Jackson, who, in his message
of 10th of January, 1888, transmitting the nulli-
fying ordinance of South Carolina to Congress,
employs the following language: "The right OF
the people of single State to absolve themselves
at will, and without the consent Of the other
States, from their most solemn obligations, and
hazard the liberty and happiness OF the millions
composing this Union, cannot be acknowledged.
Such authority is believed to be utterly repug-
nant both to the principles upon which the Gen
eral Government is constituted and to the OBJ
jects which it was expressly formed to attain"


1t Is not pretended that any clause in the con-
stitution gives countenance to such theory.


1t is altogether founded upon inference, not
from any language contained in the instrument
itself, but from the sovereign character of the
several States by which it was ratified. But is
it beyond the power of State, like an indiyid-
Year: 1860

Doctor" said an old lady the other
day to family physician. =: kin you tell
me how it is that some folks is born
dumb -


Why, hem. why certainly madam; it
is that they come into the world without
the power of speech.


LA, me remarked the old lady "now
jus, see what it is to have physical edu-
cation. I've ax.d nv old man MORN a
hundred times that air same thing and all
/ could ever get out OF him was, 'kase they
is. Well, I'm glad l axed you, for new
er could have died without known it
Year: 1860

A SMALL, clean potato. with the end cut
Oft, Is very convenient medium of apply
ing brick dust to knives. keeping it about
the right moisture, while the juice of the
potato assists in removing stains from the
surface A better polish can be obtained
by this method than by any other we have
tried, and with less labor
Year: 1860

An American captain having been al.
most eaten up 10y rats, took an opportunity
one voyage, after deliv-iin. his cargo took
in Holland to lay plank from his own
vessel to that OF - countryman who had
just finished loading y cargo of cheese
The greedy sacacity .oi the rats led them
entirely to desert their former quarters.
Year: 1860

A gentleman who has f r two years re-
fused to contribute anything toward the
support Of the stated preaching OF the
Gospel recently surprised his trends by
contributing to the purchase OF bell for
, new church e,iifice TN bein: asked
fne reason of this exercise of liberality. he
repl el that he never put his money where
he could not hear it ring
Year: 1860

How THE JAPANESE FIsH-In walking along
the banks We came upon a man fishing in a
most peculiar way. He was perched on low


bridge leading over a stream that Joined the
canal. At first thought be had hooked an
enormous fish, but on closer inspection found
it was merely live decoy. Its dorsal fin was
from these it was tethered to what I first took


to be his rod. The poor fish sported about in
the water, apparently doing its best to attract
the attention of its inny fellows. The man
held small arrow-pointed trident, with which
he dexterously struck any large fish that came
wondering at the antics Of the tethared decov.
Year: 1860

Mr Willis, writing to the Home Journal last
week, has the following pretty thought:


Yet-tpardon me, Spirit of the Prairie y
what man is there. with liberality of choice,
VINO would be content to live where there are
no mountains. Who would take as a gift the
famous hundred mile prairie" of Illinois-(a
farm OF the extentof fertile latness, without a
fence.)-on condition of there taking up his
abode had never realized before what a
cathedral influence there is in the mountains
we dwell near-how the sunsets and sunrises
are made reverently sublime by them-how
tne storms perform glorious anthems with the
DILL echoes-how the eye, which is lifted from
the valley to the tall peak whereon rests the
thunder cloud, carries the heart with it, in an
lnsunct OF lnvoluntry ave. The mere prairie
hoor seems to me wilderness without an altar
Nature without gallery or dome-earth with
out proper cathedral wherein the elements
shall unbidden worship God.


And the following lively description:


To overtake q thunder shower, Whirl throupb
II, and outrun it, was the first of the days ex-
citing novelties. Wesaw it ahead of US, on the
prairie, as you sec simple black cloud in the
SKY, with sunshine all around it, 1t was NOV
ing In the same direction as ourselves, probably
at about twenty miles an hour; and we soon
began to overtake it with our better harnessed
thunder and lightning. The conductor pointed
the dark mass out to me some ten or fifteen
minutes before We entered the outer skirt of
the shower; and we were in pelting rain, with
lightning and peals of thunder, for perhaps ten
minutes--emerging in fair weather on the other
SIDE, and leaving the storm to lag after US, like
the "slow coach" that it was. But, certainly.
1t was very queer thus to give thunder and
lightning the go-by. 1t seemed to me, some.
how, anticipatory Of another state of things.
when we go telegraphing about at the begin
ming OF our spirit travels in the next life, I am
sure shall have vague impression of having
done something Of that sort before-this expe.
rience Of distancing a we'll trained thunder
cloud being laid away in my memory


But 1t Is to the wild animals of the prairie
that the switness Of the rail train is most in
explicable. Ages upon ages have established
certain relative rates of speed between man
and the subject races of creation-the mounted
hunter being the fastest pursuer for which the
elk and reindeer, the bear and the prairie
wolf, the fox and wild cat. the skunk, otter,
and marten, are at all prepared. The small
line OF rail track, nearly hidden in grass is
not recognized by these wanderers over the
vast plains of the West, and while thinking
ensslyes f. in their own hor: ed ged
wilderness, they suddenly see the coming of
the new monster. 1t is daily experience on
the trains on this railroad across Illinois, to
oVertake some one or more Of them; and it is
curious $50 the different conductors and brake
men all told me) how none of them seem to
have the sagacity to escape by running off at
angles! Almost n a-iably they flee before the
pursuer and run down, at last, to fall faintinp
with terror and exhaustion in the neighbor.
hood of the track.
Year: 1860

We have only tine and space say that the nom
nations are such as opinion should command the
unqualified appreciation OF all rishtthnking men, mat
ter 10 what section Of the country they may be found


From the Fyederick .j,Tg HeraH


We DO not feel it necessary to introduce JonN BELL
and EDWARD EyLRLTT 10 the people OF Virginia by ANY
review Of the past Their are linked with the his
tory Of their country-cr service has been identified
with those measures which have shed glory Oh her past
and their association at this time is such as to inspire
with high hopes for the future history Of the coun-
try they have faithfully served for but little less than
half a century.
Year: 1860

1t now remains to be whether the people of the
United States have desire TO be ruled by wise and con-
servalive statesmen, whether they prefer still to fol-
low the partisan leaders of the other political organza
tons The Convention has done a noble work in pre-
sentng such to the country and we can but hope
that the intelligent will duly value the prize that
is within their reach, and work well for the good
cause till victory shall crown their efforts.
Year: 1860

Tie judgment and patriotism eynced by the Baltimore
Convention, in the selection OF its candidates for the
chief Offices of the Republic subjects of the
unbouuded qualification. noble spectacle and gori
example have thus been presented the people of the
United States. Actuated by the highest motives which
could possibly inspire engaged in a momentOus un-
dertaking and exhibiting the concilalory and ge


ncrous feelings towards each other these delegates COM
prisng some of the most distinguished persons in the
country, and many who have no superiOrs have
bled have considered the great interests at stake have
determined upon their path of duty Without pickering
discord the least symptom of wrangng they have
selected suitable candidates for the most exalted stations
upon couple of ballongs for President aud only
for Vice President-and after mutual congratulations
have separated their homes at the expiration of ouy


two days to carry out their honorable purposes among
the people and for the public We have no dspo
son whatever to make ungracious comparisons but the
difference of action and difference of result between this
assembly aud that recently broken up in utter division Of