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Year: 1860

sa- A story is current among tho Chi
nese of a great wine drinker, who was a
BILE to sit all the day at table. and after
consuming what would have been sufi
cient to drive the reason out of half do
gen men, would rise up perfectly sober.
The Emperor, hearing the fame OF this
deep drinker, asked hin to dinner, that
he might test his marvellous powers. As
the story goes, the Emperor had ordered
hollow figure to be cast in bronze, OF
the exact size and model Of this man. and
as the wine was served, for each cup that
the guest drank similar one was poured
into the opening on the top of the head
of the image. This went on for some
hours, until the bronze statute orerftotoed,
while the guest continued at the table and
rose from i. perfectly sober!
Year: 1860

A dry old codger connected with the
railroad interest, a man who listens al
ways and speaks little, and was never
known to argue hobby with anybody
has lately been all mouth and ear to a
very communicative spirtualist of the ul
ira school. He listened to and swallow
ed all sorts Of things from the other world
with so much placidity OF assent, that the
spiritualist at last believed him to be one
OF the faithful. A feg days since, the spir-
itualist said to bis pupil, The spirit Of
B appeared to me last night, and or
dered me to borrow five dollars of you, "
for certain purpose, which was named.


"Yes, | know it did" replied the old
one; sand what is very strange. the same
spirit called on NE half aD hour after rwards,
and told me not to let you have the mon
ey, as it had made q mistake in giving
you the orderl'


The prete uded spiritualist hasn't been
to see the old codger since.
Year: 1860

The Republican voters Of Chicago will bear
in nird that primary elections arc held in all
elect delegates to the County Congressional
Convention. Those who stay away from these
meetings will moi be entitled to complain if the
mau Of their choice is not nominated.
Year: 1860

DunaLARY.--The dry goods store of Mr. Bald
win on the corner Of West Madison and Jeifer.
son streets, was entered last night by cutting
panel out Of the back door, and small amount
Of money taken from the drawer. The burglars
were undoubtedly frightened away, rs the stock
was untouched.
Year: 1860

The HoxK FOB TIE Fa1KspLsss IN THE
coun7s.-1n The case that has been pending in
the Superior Court, in which question has
been raised as to the constitutionality Of rights
exercised by the Guardians OF the Home For
the Friendless, decision will be rendered this
u1nrninr
Year: 1860

rived at Plymouth TO be decked and reftted.
The captain, avaiing himself OF the leisure,
was going to be married, and the news was
communicated by his servant to the cook,
who soon circulated it on the birth-deck
among the men, who cursed him and all of
his kin.


His servant came on board the hulk where
lhe men were lodged, the evening when the
captain was to be married Crazy Joe (the
name the boy was known By met him at
the gangway, and asked nteIligently if the
captain was to be married that evening and
whereF The servant gave him the intorma-
ton he desired. aud went about his business


That night, while the captain was un-
dressing, he was seized by the throat and
dragged to the bridal bed.


" Look, fair lady, on me" said Crazy Joe
but DO not scream, or will kill you. Look
on me. | hold within my grasp devil,
who delights in cruelty--a merciless fsDd
who has scourged the backs of hundreds
of brave men--a rufian who has robbed
me of my reason; l hold him within the
grasp of death, at the very moment his
black soul thought itself within the reach of
bliss. Monster, look upon your lady think
moment of the heaven of earthly JOY almost
within your reach--then think of me, poor
Crazy Joe, and of the he'll to which l send
you Die, wretch, die "


When the alarm was given, the strangled
body of the captain was found lying along,
side of the bridal bed but the maniac who
killed him was never recognized afterwards.
He belonged to Cornwall, and probably found
shelter from pursuit in the mines, until the
excitement passed away.


The lady stated At the time and many
years afterwards, that the attack of the
maniac was so sudden and silent that she
knew nothing of it until the curtains were
pushed aside and she felt the pressure of the
captains body bent over the edge of the
bed. Joe held his victim around the neck
with the right hand and turned him from
side to side as easily as if he had been a
child, while the forefnger and thumb of the
left hand grasped her own throat, ready to
extinguish her life if she attempted to raise
an alarm.


His face was pale and death like, his eyes
started, bit were moionless, and every word
be uttered seemed to issue from the very
depths of his soul. The captains looks
were terrible beyond description; death left
he impress of terocity upon his darkened


features. How the maniac entered or left
the room, she never knew his departure
was as noiseIess as his entrance. So par
azed was she with fear, that an hour elapsed
before she could muster courage to call fol
help, but she thanked God, when the cap
tain's ctuel character became generally know
ashore, that she had been rescued from bis
alliance
Year: 1860

Supper was over, the boy went out,


He passed thro' the yard and over the stile,
The big dog barked as he went along by,


And followed him nearly mile
And he sat down on hickory log,


And whistled lively tune, this boy,
Which took the ear of the barking dog,


And he wagged his tail for joy.
The beetle stopped from pinching the fly


And the toad in his hole stood still,
And the tom-tit heard with tear in his eye.


And fishing worm In his bill,
And the grasshopper said, II know that air,


But cannot whistle it So
The tune of the man with no hair on his head,


Where hair always ought to grow"
Year: 1860

To one ssho UM understdHd them.
We met and we have parted. How sad
That thus should end this history Of
Feeling. The hours that we're 50 full Of
Joy, are gone--cOnsigned to memory
And the past Those hours Ger which the
Weary heart in future days will linger-
Happy that they we're signing that they
Are gone, ike some lost ray Of moon, or
Stars, that oft times finds our solitude
And rests there coyly in its beauty
As maiden's glance. The wish that 1t
Might stay, is but the offspring Of
Delight at seeing it, but in a moment
1t is gone, and the place its beauty
Lighted, is then as dark as other place
That saw no ray. Thus is it ever with
The hopes of youth and dreams of joy. We
Reve in their sunny brightness till
The clouds of circumstance. or sorrow
Roll, and though they quickly pass away,
They leave deep shadows. The heart is
Changed, as when the sun goes down, all
Is not light, nor Is all dark. 1t is
This twilight of the heart that we call
Sadness. And yet, the birds that from each
Leafy bough pour forth earth's welcome to
The warmth of sunny Springs, to the
Days of sunshine, and the perfume Of
Sweet flowers forgot the chilly sway
Of winter, that did Danish them. Wait,
Heart, and hope. May not those hours return
The birds forget the past, and come again.
Not so with us. When in the future,
We again shall meet, the sacred mem'ry
Of the past will make those pleasant
Hours sweeter DREAMER.
YAzoo COUNTY, March 18th, 1860.
Year: 1860

vNEare now receiving and viii in few days hare
w ready fer exhibition and sale one Of the most
desirable stocks ever brought to this market


We therefore respectfully invite an examination OF
our stock by the trade visiting the market, before
making their purchases, we feel confident we can
promote their interest by giving cau.


aug22-2m ALLISON, ANDERSON & co.
Year: 1860

Although great many articles had been
placed on exhibition yesterday, the dis.
play is comparatively very meagre. and
there is deal of room for improvement in
this respect.


We hope the rain yesterday morning de.
tered exhibitors from bringing in their
articles, and that to-day will show diff
ferent state of things.


The ladies have a magnificent lepresen-
ton Of their skill and handi-work in
Fruit Hall, but Floral Hall is almost en-
tirely unoccupied. But one thing struck
us forcibly, that almost every article on
exhibition possesses more than ordinary
MERIT. while many Of them are very supe-
rior indeed.


We hope to be able to spend the whole
of tc day and to morrow on the grounds,
and to be able to give more detailed ac-
count Of the proceedings, and of articles
on exhibition,


The attendance yesterday was quite
large, and an immense crowd may be ex-
pscted to-day aud to morrow.
Year: 1860

finished The wind was blowing gale at
the time and everything worked to a charm,
The occupants gliding swiftly over the prai-
ries, were delighting themselves with the
anticipation of speedy and comfortable
trip to the mines, when the velocity of the
vehicle created hgely alarga for their safe
ty. The wagon sped onward before the
driving wind faster and faster, until the
axletrees broke and deposited them all on
the ground, and in a somewhat damaged
condition from broken heads, bruised limbs
and bodies. The speed Of the machine is
said to have been forty miles per hour.


We find the above in an exchange, but
it is TOO big tax on marvelousness foG
us.-ED,
Year: 1860

A SToRg FOR RoMAKCE.-A suit is
in progress before one Of the French courts,
in which the abiest lawyers are engaged,
the romantic story of which was thus ::
Nearly thirty years ago, widow lady of a
noble and powerful Huguenot family re-
siding in the south of France, placed her
child with gardner's wife who was to act
as its faster mother and nurse. One day,
as the young heir was sporting before the
door, and the gardeners child was lying on
bed in the cottage, the nurse heard the
wheels of carriage, and Immediately sus-
pected that the mother Of her young charge
was coming to see her son. In her furry
she snatched up the heir, but slipping. let
him fall upon heap of stones, breaking
his right arm and collar bone. In her ter
ror, she rushed TO her husband, who advised
her to stow away the screaming victim un-
der the bed clothes, and taking his garments,
ne placed them on his own child, and boldly
stood at the door to wait the lady's coming
Contrary TO the usual casual glance given
by her on her previous visits, the lady
mother was so struck at the change in her
darling TO the lean, brown, hungry looking
babe which she beheld, in the place of her
own plump baby. that, yexed and exasper-
ated beyond measure, she seized the child
in her arms, and bade the postillion drive
away. The gardner and his wife were
terribly frightened, but decided to 90 the
next day to the chateau aud make expla-
nation. To their further CONSERVATION,
they found on the next morning that the
lady was gone, and had taken away tho
child. Years sped on, and the family did
not return, while the ignorant coitagers, in
fuenced by terror never dared to stir in
the matter, until the gardner's wife. on her
death-bed, recently made full confession.
In the mean time, the cotiagcrs child has
passed his life as member Of one of the
nobIest families Of France, has been at
tached to an embassy, and now holds de-
sirable Official position, while the real heir
has spcnt his youth in discipline and priva-
ton as soldier in Algeria. The latter
now brings suit TO recover his property and
title.
Year: 1860

Mrs. Page whose capture by the Indians
in Arizons, and her miraculous escape from
death, have been mentioned, has given an
account of her sufferings to correspan-
dent of the St. Louis Republican. Mrs.
Page was weak from recent illness and
could not keep up with the speed of her
captors. They therefore resolved to kin
her. Of their attempt to do this, and her
marvellous escape and return home she
gives the following thrilling account:


" We had proceeded thus about sixteen
miles, as nearly as my limited ideas of dis
tance will enable me to judge, and | now
Jagged behind so much that my savage
eaptors grew impatient, and resolved to kill
me. They stripped me of my clothing, in
Guiding my shoes, and left me but single
garment. They then thrust their lances al
me, inhcting eleven wounds in my body,
threw me over ledge of rocks, or preci-
pice, some sixteen or eighteen feet high,
and hurled large stones after me, to make
sure Of their victim, and then left nae, sup
posing / must die, too barbarous to end my
misery by entirely extinguishing the spark
of life. This occurred near sunset. / had
nine lance wounds in my back and two in
my arm, and my head was cut in several
places by the rocks which were thrown af-
ter me, but most of them glanced, without
striking me.


81 had alighted on bank of snow, al
most in state of nudity, and in a senseless
condition. In counting up my camping
places before reaching home, ! think ]
must have laid there in state of uncon.
sciousness for near three days. When
came TO / took some snow and put on my
wounds. l reeollected the direction travel
ed, and the position of the sun from eamr
at sunset, and with these guides started fol
home. My feet gave out the first day, ant
| was compelled to crawl the most of tht
distance. did not dare to go down TO The
foot of the mountain for fear could fine
no water, and was therefore compelled f
keep in the steep and rocky mountain
Sometimes, after crawling up a steep ledge
laboring hard for half day, would loos'
my footing and slide down lower than tn
place from which l started. As / had n
fire and no clothing suffered very mucI
from cold. / was at point said TO be 81,
thousand feet above the sea, and only won
der that did not freeze l scratched hole
in the sand at night, in which TO sleep, an,
before could travel was obliged every da,
10 wait for the sun TO warm me up.


Travelled what l could every day, and in tn
meantime had to subsist on grass alone
On the fourteenth day / reached the cam
Of some workmen in The pinery, which wa
untenanted. There ! found little food
and some -four which had been spilled upol
the ground. The fire was not quite out
and l kindled Il up. Scgaped up some O
the flour and made me a little cake, th
first food had tasted since left home
/ was now near the workmen in the pinery
and within two miles Of nay home, but wa
too weak TO 90 on. could hear the mel
at work, ard sometimes saw them, but coui'
not attract their attention. At length


crawled along 10 the road over which the.
must pass, and was found there, and car
ried home, after being out sixteen days"
Year: 1860

"Comc, Joe, tell us what made you turn
pale awhile ago when Jack told us that he
had seen grave, and asked whose it |
wasp


"Bah, boys. turn pale, dill T. There
are circumstances in the lives of most men
who live on the frontier, which, to have
them recalled, will make them turn pale.
And mentioning that grave, and asking
whose it was, recalled fearful event in
my experience. But as the night is young
yet, will tell you about it; and perhaps
it will be warning to you never to trust
too much to stranger, or throw tcmpta-
tion in his way"


Thus spoke your humble servant some
months ago, to party of prospectors, of
whom he was one. Tho following is the
story 10 which | alluded above:


Several years ago, was out with a
patty prospecting for silver, high up the
ella River. We had been some time with
out meeting with any success, and were
returning to Fort Yuma, disgustod with
the country. We had left the Pines vii
lage days journey behind us, when we
fell in with man travelling the same way
that we were. lie was without grub or
blankets, and said he was going to Califor-
MIA. AS We had some spare mules, we
told him that if he could ride pack sad
die he could go with us as far as Fort
Yuma. None of US liked the looks of the
fellow. He had such thoroughly villain
Gus expression. But as he seemed so bad
ly used up, we took pity on him and made
him the offer that we did. He accepted
without any hesitation. We found him
taciturn, never speaking unless he was
spoken to. When we campcd he would
take the saddle Of his mule and 90 of by
himself,ueyer helping to get the grub ready
and when it was ready he would come and
pitch in with the rest of US.


However, though we did not like him
or his actions, We said nothing, thinking
he might have some secret sorrow that We
had no right to pry into. We had tray
eled two days when what l am about to
tell you occurred. We had campcd at
noon, and as the weather was very warm
some one proposed that we should all take
bath. All had felt that it would be a
delicious cool amusement, bathing in the
shade of the cottonwood trees which hung
over the banks of the river, We stripped
instanter, and were soon enjoying our
selves gloriously- L had belt around me
with several twenties in it, and took it off
to give me free play in the water. l laid
it down on my clothes carelessly, never
thinking of hiding it from any of the com
pany, as they all knew that had the
money, and l had no idea that the stran-
ger would be tempted TO take it. As came
out of the wafer, noticed the stranger
looking very longing at my belt, but
thought no more about it.


That night, from some cause, could
not sleep well, and when | would fall into
Year: 1860

We once heard fellow, famous all over
the country for his tough yarns, tell the
following. lie was telling what heavy
wheat, he had seen in New York;


MY father said he, 'once had a field of
wheat, the heads of which were so close
together that the wild turkeys when they
came to eat could walk around on the top
Of it anywhere.


We suggested that the turkeys must
have been small ones.


no sir continued he 'they were worry
large ones, l shot one of them, one day,
and when l took hold of his legs to carry
him his head dragged in the snow behind.


"A curious country you must have had
to snow in harvest time =


well declare said he looking little
foolish, \ reckon Tve got part Of tsco stO-
yieS mired!
Year: 1860

"Oh dear if L were only u boy, and
could earn money as Willie does, might
do some good in the world" says some
little longing spirit that wants to be of
" some use to somcbody,"- but | am only
little girl, and 1 can not do any thing
Oh dear. :"


We can all do more good than we think
dear children, if we only try, and if we
are willing to do little things instead of
waiting to do some great thing. | will
tell you how one little girl did grea
deal of good without knowing it. Her
mother sat one morning busy at her work
feeling very sadly. Her husband had
lost his property apd was out Of business,
and the future looked dark, as she thought
of the many, many dollars it would take
to feed, aud clothe, and educate her little
ones, so that they could take care of
themselves, and be useful to others. The
cloud was growing thick about her, and
her eyes were binding with tears, when
dear little child, at her play, broke out
in singing the single line.


What ever we want he will kindly provide
and then the play went on as before. The
little girl, only five years old, knew not
how much good she had done by that one
line of comfort. Her mothers heart was



chccred. She felt rcprovcd, too, for she
had been thinking all the time there was
no one but the parents to plan and do for
their children, when it was the Lord who
was going to do it all, and they were only
to carry out his plans SO far as he should
make them known.


That was II very little thing to do, and
yet it made the mother happy many days.
Another time, when in trouble, very
soothing were the words Of the same chill
dish voice
Year: 1860

A YOUNG lady has discovered the rea-
son why married man, from the age of
thirty years and upwards, are more or less
bald they scratch the hair off in dismay
at their wives long milliner bills
Year: 1860

EXTRAORDINARILY most extraor-
binary event that we have lately heard of
was, that gentleman having had bor-
rowed book in his possession only tea
years, returned it uninjurcd and unsolici-
ted, although the owners name was not
written on the title page. Is not such a
circumstance worthy of honorable men
ton?
Year: 1860

It is well known that old Abe Lincoln, !
the Northern Disunion candidate for the
Presidency, cmigrated from Kentucky to
Illinoise in early life But the reason why
he emigrated is not generally understood.
We have found it out.


Old Abc's extreme uglincss has been re-
marked by all who have seen him or his
picture. We are reliably informed that it
was his frightful phiz that led to his exodus
from his native State. His father was
stakeholder, and he got along finely with
his slaves before Abe was born. He treat
ed them we'll, as Southern gentlemen gen.
orally treat their negroes, and they were
happy and contcnted, and never thought
of going off the plantation. But when
Abe came into the world and the house
servants saw him pucker his mouth for an
assault on the maternal bosom, they all
got scared and run away. When he grew
old enough to walk out, and the field hands
got glimpse of him, they went after the
house servants and never came back. And
I when he became young man and got to
riding around the ncighborbood, the mig
gers decamped from every plantation he
visited. 1t was the first time in their lives
that they had seen Il living thing uglier
than themselves, and the apparation was
too much for them. They imagined that
the day of Judgment was near at hand,
and that "the old boy was going around
to pick his men in advance.


At length the Shareholders resolved that
they would no longer submit to the scar
ing away of their servants, and they ap-
pointed committee to wait on Abe and
request him to leave lie was advised to
30 to Illinois, where his ugliness might
be turned to good account in soaring away
the wolves with which that region was
infested. He took the advice of his old
ncighbors and turned his ugly face west
ward, and the wolves fled before him a,
he made his way into the interior of the
! Prairie State. 1t is supposed that the
idea Of taking to splitting rails after he go
there was suggested to him by his success
in making niggcrs "sp'it' before he went


This is the true history Of old Abe.
emigration from Kentucky. And this i.
why the Aboitionists nominated him fol
President, They confidently expect to rit
the country of slavery through the instru


mentality of his frightful face if they ge
him elected. They argue that if, in hi
carly infancy, he could make a face ugly
enough to scare off his fathers house ser
wants when he puckercd his mouth to TAX
f hold of the private tcat, he could not fai
to scare away all the niggors in the Unite
, States when he came to take hold Of tn
great public teat.-Va0ey SpdH.
Year: 1860

EVERY year wo should become more
and more painfully sensible of the desola-
ton made around us by death, if sleep
the antechamble of the grave-woro not
hung by dreams with the busts of those
who live in the other world.
Year: 1860

50 you can all do so much. You can
make home pleasant and cheerful for your
dear mother, who is often tired, and some
times sad. Never 90 about with a sour,
cross face, or whining, fretting voice.
Try it, and you will find you are doing a
great deal of good in very easy way
Child al Homc.
Year: 1860

humors, &c. Many persons after being relieved
of all external appearances of private disease
suppose themselves cured but after few months
find they are troubled with various symptoms
which they never had before, and which they find
it impossible to relieve. To all who are afflicted
in this way, Dr. Young would particularly rec
ommend n trial of his skill. The symptoms with
which you are troubled are caused by taints in
the blood which sooner or later will destroy
health and happiness. Noperson who has ever
had an attack of any private complaint should
fail to consult DR.. Young, and take few bottles
of his invaluable purifying medicine as they
can rest assured that their blood is in perfectly
pure and healthy condition, and that every trace
of disease is removed from the system.


Recent cases cured in from two to five days,
without change of diet or hindrancc from busin-
ess or no fee. DIX. D. U. 1OUNG.