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Year: 1860

MURDER WILL cur.-The story is true that there is man in Rochester who was no better than he ought to, have been, and whose wife was, for wonder, justifably jealous of his conduct One day lately he discovered rather mysterious basket at his, door, the contents of which, his conscience told him, might possibly belong to him.-- Somewhat fustered, he went into his house and told his good, unsuspecting (?) lady that some one had unaccountably left baby at their door; and thereupon, short metre, she boldly charged him with tho " responsibility, and corncred him so closely that he at last confessed, promised to sin no more, and pleaded so hard that his offense was forgiven. A look at the little innocent was then resolxn

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Year: 1860

Below we publish the certificates of three OF the
sufferers from the pangs of disease who, having
covered their former health, and impeled by graft
tude, make known their and remedial agent and
their statements authenticated by Notary Pub
ic The demands of society mperiously command
their publicity, and we commend their perusal to the
attention OF all afflicted


7Haukful3tesS is the Mcentige TO Gratitude
Year: 1860

PRIDE--In beginning in the world, if
you don't wish to get chafcd at every turn,
fold your pride carefully, put it undr lock
and key. and only let it out to air on grand
occasions. Pride is a garment, all stiff
brOcade outside, all grating sackeloth on
the side next to the skin. TBulwer.
Year: 1860

The desire of b.ing in the fashion does
not always arise from the mere monkey in
stinct of imitation, but often from a desire
that there may be no inference as to our
pecuniary inability to be 50. ..
Year: 1860

Good temper is the philosophy of the
heart, a gem of the treasure within. whose
rays are reflected on all outward objects; a
perpetual sunshine. imparting warmth, light
and life to all within the sphere of its in
fuenee.
Year: 1860

Rome is now the chief seat Of The art
Of cameo cutting, two kinds Of which are
produced-thOse cut in stone and those
cut In shell. The stones most valuable
for this purpose are the oriental onyx and
the sard0nyx, provided that they have AZ
least two different colOrs in parallel lay
ers. The value OF the stone Is greatly
increase for this purpose if i has four or
five differently colored parallel layers, If
The layers are 50 thin as 10 assist IN mark
ing the device Of the cameo, For ex-
ample, a specimen Of stone which has
four parallel layers may be useful for q
cameo of Minerva, where the ground
would be dark gray, the face light, the
bust and helmet black, and the crest over
the helmet brown or gray.


AL such canoes are wrought By lapi-
dary's lathe, with pointed instruments Of
steel, and by means Of diamond dust
Shell canoes are cut from large shells
found on the African and Brazilian coast
and generally show two layers, one white
and the other pale coffee color, or deep
redish orange, The subject IS eut with
small steel chisels OFT Of the whine por-
iion Of the shell. Shells adapted for
cameo cutting are dense. thick, and con-
sist usually Of three layers Of differently
colOred shell material In one variety Of
these shells, each layer Is composed Of
very many thin plates, hat is, laminated,
the image being perpendicular 70 the
plane Of the main layer. and each lamiue
consisting Of series Of elongated prism
atic cells. adheront 10 their long sides
The lamins Of the outer and inner cells
are paraliel-to the hnesOf growth, while
those Of the middle layer are at right an
glef to them. In another variety known
as the cowries, there Is additional layers,
formed when the animal has attained Its
full growth
Year: 1860

The japanese thought that the ladies whom they
saw at the Sandwich Islands wearing crinoline,
actually filled the immense skirts One of the
men, who happened to touch dress in passing.
was much surprised to find it caving in, and burst
out into roars of laughter at his astonishing dis
covery. His ideas of the bodily proportions CT the
fair one suddenly COLLAPSED
Year: 1860

Indiana is reaping rich harvest in the divorce
line but can scarcely be said to be adding to her
reputation. Divorces are granted on the most
shallow and frivolous pretexs: Among other recent
cases, is that of a woman in Clay county, who was
married to different person fifteen minutes after
obtaining a divorce from Der husband
Year: 1860

want it understood this is not = Rnfie or
iift Entertainment. 1t is designed to obtain
work and customers, and to this end every one
who will bring me work to do in the jewelry,
Matchmaking or Daguerrean business I will
present with as many tickets a, they will e1-
pend dollars in my line. Those who want
watches cleaned or repaired, or any Jewelry or
Daguerrean work done have only to p.y me the
regular price. The work will be warranted,
watches for one year, and besides obtaining the
work at the going rates they will receive as
many tickets in my great distribution as they
sxpend dollars for work. Remember that |
will lot raise the price of my work. Purchas-
crs need not have the work done now, but at
any time hereafter the tickets will be good for
watch repairing or likenesses.
Year: 1860

THE firm of GILLIAN & CoNGER, is this

 Il dissolved by mutual consent. Nat. Gil- liam is alone authorized to settle up the busi

 ness of the concern Will be responsible for all outstanding debts of the concern. All par ties indebted to us will please call and settle
Year: 1860

The MYSTERY AND INvINCIBILIrY OF THE
YELLOW FEvER.-COncerniDg the yellow fever
IN New Orleans, the Bee of a late date observes:


The yellow fever has broken out In New
orleans under every conceivable variety of
circumstances-when the streets were cleaE,
and when they were filthy-when the river was
high, and when it was low; after prolonged
drouth, and in the midst of daily torrents
when the heat was excessive, and when the
temperature was spring-like and pleasant
when excavation and disturbances Of the soil
had been frequent, and when scarcely a pave
ment had been laid or a building erected. If
the disease is endemic and indgenous-a point
sill in dispute-all we can say is, that re-
search, inquiry, and sagacity are baffied in the
attempt to trace its origin and develop its
causes. 1t comes without warning, and goes
we know not whittier.


Almost the only fixed and undeniable fact
connected with the disease is that its preya-
lence is simultaneous with the heats of summer.
and that frost is its deadly enemy. From these
frank Acknowledgements it may be und stood
how exceedingly limited is our knowledge Of
the subject. Although most deeply interested
in it, and although for half a century the most
prominent and learned physicians have be-
slowed labor and investigation upon it, they
have failed to establish beyond contradiction
and controversy a single fact that would prove
OF clearly practical utility in guarding against
the approach Of the destroyer, or in cutting
short its ravages.
Year: 1860

The moment he was called upon IN tbwar,
his lnclinations he declined the task, and ap-
peared one OF the most helpless and reckless
OF mortals. There could be no stronger ilIus-
tratlon OF it than the circumstance which i'm
mediately followed his trip to Salt Hill He
was engaged to lecture upon Shakespeare at
Bristol. His admirers had made great efforts
to obtain him subscribers, the day was settled
and he was hourly expected when a gentle
man announced that he had travelled part of
the way with him from London, and that he
had gone on to North Wales The sole cause
OF this strange proceeding was his discovery
that lady in the coach was the sister of a
friend, and ne at once resolved to accompany
her to her home. His engagement to the pub-
lie, his responsibility to his supporters, his pe
cuniary interests were all flung aside in an
instant, and without one word Of notice TO his
expecting audience, he gave himself up to the
passing whim. His principal patrons, having
aecidentiy learned the truth, hurried round to
the ticket-holders and informed them that the
lectures were postponed until further notice


Hhen the truant at last appeared a fresh day
was fixed. The hour and the subscribers ar
rived, but Coleridge was not there. hue and
cry was raised for him, and he was Uncovered
sitting unabashed over a bottle of wine He
was led of to his impatient audience, and his
apology to them was that he had "met with an
nnGUOtdabLe Interruption The unavoidable


III Iuo ln5tdDce, la1 De6n
the desire to proleng a stage-coach Irritation,
and, In second, to prolong the pleasures of
the table. With the excuse of sick friend


he would only have been too happy to repeat
the experiment of making a second journey to


Incidents like these prove that Mr.. Leslie is
mistaken in his notion that % COleridge's want
of success in all worldly matters may be at
tributed to the mastery possessed over him by
his own wonderful mind" It was not the
wonderful part of his mind which mastered
him, but the inferior part of his self-indulgent
nature. 1t was not his genius, but his subjec-
ton to his appetites and amusements, which
led him to sport with the most solemn obliga-
tlons, enthralled by bottle of wine, or by a
female passenger in a coach. There is truth,
however, in the observation which Mr.. Leslie
subjoins, THAT common men as often succeed
by the qualities they want, as great men fail
by those they have" He reports a remark
which he heard made by Sir Walter Scott,
which points TO one of the causes why the ablest
persons are not always best adapted to get on
in life. II never" he said, "knew a man Of
genius, and know many, who could be regu-
lar in all his habits, but have known many a
blOckhead who could"
Year: 1860

YOUNG AMERICA WoSpERs.-Wonder what
| mama keeps Bridget home from church to
work all day, and says it is wicked for me TO
build my rabbit house on Sunday?


wonder why our minister bought that pret-
ty cane with the yellow lions he I'd on the top,
and then asked me for my cent to put in the
missionary box? Don't want a jewsharp as
much as he wants a cane?


wonder what makes pa tell such nice stories
to visitors about hiding the masters rattan
when he went to school, and about his running
away from the schoolmistress when she was
going to whip him, and then shuts me up all
day in dark room because tried. inst once.
to be as smart as he was?


Wonder why mama tells pa he is cross when
ne comes home at night and says his tea is
weak, and ties handkerchief over my mouth
so that can neither speak or breathe, because
L happen to say she is cross?


Wonder what made pa say that wicked word
when Bessy upset the ink all over his papers.
and then slapped my ears because said the
same thing when my kite-string broke?


Oh, dear there are lots of things that want
to know! How L wish was a man!


Summary OF WoMEN.-The Boston Courier
gives the following spicy summary of Woman
as analyzed by Michelet in his new book:


"a pair OF rosy lips is chiefly significant as
the natural barrier of a set of bones which are
In constant need of the dentists care; and the
husbands kiss must be bestowed with caution.
lest perchance some disorder incident 10 the
feeding of very small children may render il
unpleasant or painful A beautiful woman is
a bundle of feminine diseases, combined in
mysterious complication beneath a fair exte-
nor Her progress from infancy to maturity
is described as jockey describes the growth
OF horse. She is an animal of fine texture,
which, though gifted with speech, usually re-
mains silent, accomplishing, suffering, in the
presence of that great rough, coarse, tyran-
nical creature, man, who uses her to abuse
her, and then throws her away like squeezed
orangen
Year: 1860

KIND OF SoIL.-"Thc first inquiry which pres
ents itself is, to know what the pecularities
of those soils which suit the growth and maturity
of cotton. Experience is, perhaps, the safest and
most reliable test in the settlement of this ques-
tion-and it is now pretty universally conceded,
that our best cotton lands are those which are of
deep and soft mould, sort ofmedum between the
sandy and spongy and those soils which ire hard
and close-those which are penetrated by the
warming rays Of the sun, imbibing readily the
stimulating gases of the atmosphere, and which
allow the excess of rain-water to settle deep into


the earth, as to lie at harmless distance below
the roots of the young plant. These the pro-
pertes of soil, needfu to the vigorous growth and
early maturity of the cotton plant; and the know
ledge of this fact of great, and perhaps [ might
add, indispensable Importance, to its success full
cultivation. For though We may not find, and in
deed it is very improbable that should often
find, all these essentials in the selection of farm
yet by the aid of the plow, the hoe, and the spade
and the incorporation of foreign substances may
remedy many defects, and supply many of the
peculiar demands of this plant.
Year: 1860

PREMATURE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN.-Rev
Dr. Chaplin, of New York, preached discourse on
"Childhood' last Sabbath evening, which contain
ed earnest protest against the system of school
ing children and prematurely examining them with
book learning He said it was atrocious that the
blood and vgor that was intended to strengthen
the hands and body should be forced into the head
until it became disproportonate intellectual wen
on the child.
Year: 1860

The PROPER APPLICATION OF MANURE
There is difference of opinion among scientific
men, in regard to the proper application of fer
tilizers to the soil Some contend that they should
be spread and ploughed in, whilst others hold the
opinion that spreading manure upon the surface,
and lea,i ing it exposed for some time before
ing it in, is the best plan. A learned professor,
Legnitz, had recourse to the following experiment
for the solution of the problem. He selected II
rods, which he divided into four equal parts. To
No. no manure applied. No 2 received two
tons Of farm-yard dung, which was spread immed-
lately, and poughed in. No. received the same
quantity and quality, which was spread and cover
ed in with the hoe instead of the plough The
same quantity and like manure applied to No
4, and allowed to remain spread on the surface
several weeks before it covered in. In Octo-
Der the four lots were sown with 95 pints Of rye,
each. The following is the result of the crop Of
each lot, grain and straw included:
Year: 1860

The truth of the pudding is in chewing the bag
and the pudding of this experiment, is the largest
yield in favor ofthe surface application Of manurcs
The objections to spreading manures on the sur
face, and suffering them to remain in that situation
for months, have been the supposed loss Of
mona. These objections, urged by the ignorant,
are being removed by the light of scince and the
aid Of experience. The odor given off from the
fermentation of manures, is no indicition of the
quantity of ammonia liberated. Farmers who
bury their manures bury their labor and their
prospects of good crop No improvement of the
land results from such disposition of fertilizing
agents The old system of cultivating and manur-
ing has exhausted the land, the improved, or new
system, when adopted will renovate it Subsc-
ribe to the Planter and try tn G. Planter.
Year: 1860

The shoe business the great sta
pie of productive industry in Eastern
Massachusetts,, and which depends on
the Soutn for u market -hls been bro
ught almost to dead stand by the anti
slavery crusade upon the South.
Year: 1860

pG- The best advertisement given to
Helpers book" is the voluminous de-
runciation Of the so-calied Democratic pa
pers Do they know that by their course
they will raise the curiosity Of their read.
e.s to peTuse the book-and do they fur
tber know, that when they do read they
will think, aud claim the right to form
their own oiiniOn2
Year: 1860

SOBER As JuDGE.--A committee Of
the Maryland Legislature is taking tes.i-
mony in case of impeachment Of one OF
the judges Of Baltimore. One Of the wit
nesses, who had been twenty one days .
Juror in the Court over which this Judge
presides, saore that the Judge was on the
bench drunk every day.
Year: 1860

A Squaw 10 Western Iowa, got drunk
on strychuine whisky recently, and when
her husband undertook to control her, she
seized knife and laid him out, and then
she cut out his heart Several Indians
looked on indifferently, as by their code,
vengeance must be visited by relatives of
the deceased
Year: 1860

How TO TEST THEM-The Industrial
Association of New York furnish tempo
rary employment to those who apply to
them for food, being unable to procure it
on account Of want of work Each one is
required to work one hour before being al
lowed seat at the dining table. The
work is Of various kinds, adapted to the
physical capacity Of the applicant, wheth-
or man, woman or child. Since the plan
has been in operation, the reports os the
Superintendent show that one-:hird OF the
applicants have refused the condition
imposed.
Year: 1860

The Boston Pilot, the Roman Catholic
organ in this country, warns the South
that their treatment of Irishmen is not
calculated to retain the good Will Of that
class Of oar ci.igeps,
Year: 1860

The Providence Post is not only Dem
ocratic paper, but sustains the administra-
ton without "why or wherefore" F"
Here is an item from it which We com
mend to all true friends Of the Union 4:
Harrisburg Sentinel {Douglas)


SIT is high time that these outrages up
on personal rights were brought to a close.
If no man who does not believe in slavery,
is to be allowed to visit South Carolina,
let US know it. The question is no long
er whether Southern man may be per-
mitted to carry his property into an orga-
Dized Territory, but whether a Northern
man may be permitted to carry his sonl
into a slave State. We think there should
be fair understanding on that point be.
fore We 20 much farther"
Year: 1860

We publish this morning card from the
managers of the southern division OF the
Wabash and Eric Canal. The Importance e
OF the subject presented in the card vii!
challenge the careful attention OF every one
interested in the preservation of that thor
onghfilre. While ii is no doubt true that
the Trustees of the canal under its former
management, were responsible for the pre-
seryation of the bridges at the crossing of
State and county roads that existed at the
time of the formation of the canal as the
case now stands, the people should not at
tempt to hold the new board OF managers
equally responsible, even if they could le-
gally do so. The reasons why they should
not are clearly and tonciSely set forth in the
card of the managers.


The General Superintendent of the upper
division has issued circular in which he
takes the same position assumed by the
managers of the lower division, and demon
strates the utter incompetency OF the differ
ent boards 20 keep the cana! in boating Or
der and also the bridges III repair.


g Mr. Edgcrton very correctly remarks,
local interest can, with but very little in
diyidual outlay, remedy the one evil by the
repair Of an old or the erection OF new
structure; but the various local interests
could not, if disposed, combine in time for
success III maintaining the navigation OF the
entire canal.


By perusal of the statement Of receipts
and expenditures of the lower division, ii
will be seen that the most rigid economy
is absolutely necessary to keep the canal in
repair. Already the great bulk of tue vol
untary subscriptions have been absorbed.
If now. when the managers have bnt just
succeeded in getting the Canal in good or
der, they should be compelled TO expend
the earnings which are beginning to accu-
mulate in the repair ofbridges, it is evident
they will be compelled to abandon the en-
terprise altogether, and the people on the
canal, for want of little public spirit and
enterprise, will have the modification Of
knowing they have deprived themselves Of
its great benefits





in the canal will pursue SO suicidal course
We feel confident they will encourage the
managers by telling them call We ask al
yoar hands is that you will preserve til,
canal in good boating order; as for the
bridges, we will look after Them"


Perhaps the proper course to be pursued
would be for the county commissioners .
the various counties through which th
canal runs, to assume the care of tn
bridges and keep them in order. The ia.
that would have to be levied for this pUr
pose would be so slight as TO be scarcel
Perceptible, while II load of responsibility
would be lifted from the shoulders of Tn
managers who are already sufficient
burtbened.
Year: 1860

Bag Those very nice ribbons at HUGHEs'
and his dress goods which he is selling at
astonishingly low prices is attracting the at
tention of the ladies. They will buy
where they get bargains, and at HUGnEs
they are always snre OF getting the very
best value for their money. His stock of
boots for ladies, misses, and children, and Of
nice shoes for gentlemen and boys cannot
be surpassed, and will he sold cheap.
Year: 1860

5aS4 We are indebted to Mr. GRAHAM of
Adams Express for fine Lake fish lie
has made arrangements with Messrs. Cook
a Langley 10 dispose OF his fish, and those
desiring that article should hereafter call on
that firm
Year: 1860

the subject and in his erticle in to-days paper
suggests the outline of law for compelling
Ecney lenders TO list the correct amount of their
moAtg At interest We hope to see such laws
enacted and enforced as viii distribute fairly the
bGdens Of taxation and bring this class of per-
sa. up TO the scratch, willing or not Unless
this i done, We arc almost tempted to intimate
70 cur lawmakers that the people win refuse
baser to bear the unequal burden and quit pay
Ing taxes altogether.
Year: 1860

u We now get the st. Louis papers the day
after their publication. How this happens
we cannot say. But formerly they were from
two to five days in reaching us-always longer
than Cincinnati and New York papers
Year: 1860

eB- The Gas Company say that under the
ordinance they were required to reduce theirprice
per N feet to $3.50 or less, in four years, or to
such price as charged in other towns similarly
situated as regards price Of coal, etc. They a.-
lege that all the gas companies in towns in Iowa
are charging four dollars and upwards-that the
hard times have reduced the number Of gas con-
su'ners and crippled the Gas Company, so far
as to render its stock for the present unproduc-
tive. That to make 4 reduction now would in
fact put it out Of the power Of the Company to
furnish gas at all, except ut loss. This is the
substance Of tile plea put in by the Gas Compa-
NY as valid reason why the price Of gas ought
not to be reduced at present.
Year: 1860

SCHOOL DIsTRlcT, No l3.-The parents
and children in School District No 13, have
reason to rejoice that the services of the old
den of School house on Catlin's Lane, for
the purposes Of cribbIng and confning the
school children in the District, are fast draw
ing to close. 1T is sold and done for and
may its like, for a School house, never b9
looked on again in this town. 4 new and
commodious School house for the District, is
now in process Of rapid erection on the corner
Of Uuion and Main streets \ half Of an
acre or more of ground, in IN airy and slightly
position, allowing of easy drainage, IS taken
for the site, giving space for light and air,
and good room for yards. The main building
is to be two stories, with an attached part Of
only one story, for a primary department.
The building is of brick, with thick and good
walls, and is TO have slate roof, and TO be
well built throughout; it viii be an
ornament to the street on which it stands,
and credit to the District. It's cost, exclu-
i've of Iaud. win vary but little from s 3, 600.