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Year: 1860

LARGE AND ABUNDANT CRoPs.-This sec
ton of country is certainly blessed tn is
year with the biggest crops ever made in
Indiana, and as our farmers will have plen-
ty of money to spend this fall, we would
advice them before they do it to come to
s. RosBNwALD & Co, No 70 Main Street
between Second and Third, and see our
new stock, all of which has just been man
ufactured by ourselves. We can warrant
every article for durability and cheapness.
There is ne Clothing House in Ev ansville
that is able to hold out such inducements
in Clothing as we are, at the Oak Hall
Clothing House. 1t is your advantage to
come aud see our stock, and rest assured
nothing will be eft undone to secure your
custom.


Oct. lst-tf
Year: 1860

South BERWICK JUNCTION, Sept. 29th.-
The railroad bridge over the Salmon Falls
river, on the Grear Falls & Conway road,
fell this morning, while q train was passing
over the bridge. The engine and four plat
form cars fell with the bridge The break
man pulled the pin connecting the freight
cars with the passenger cars just in time to
save the latter from being precipitated into
the river. The engineer saved his life by
jumping from the engine.
Year: 1860

BY reference to the calls under the head
of " Attention, Wide Awakes, it will be
seen that there will be meetings of. all
the companies on Monday evening and of
the Battalion on Tuesday evening. 1t is
very desirable that these meetings he fully
attended Important business will be
transacted, and preparations will be made
for going to Vincennes on Friday. The
election is nearly here. The Wide Awakes,
especially National Guard of Freedom
ought to be fully alive to the interests
local and general-involved in the coming
contests. They should be willing to give a
little of their time now in this crisis to their
country and the cause of correct principles.
If the Republican party sh ould be successful
and the corrupt party that has for years
prostituted their power to the basest
purposes, be defeated, those who now give
their time to the good cause of governments
al regeneration will consider it the most
profitable time they ever spent. A little
more work, men, aud victory is ours.
Year: 1860

EsE~ 10 our article on the subject of the
of this paper, there are two typographical
errors. In the sixth line from the top,
" County services ought to read Court SER
vices. In the next to the last paragraph,
seventh line from the top, relations in
life should read relations of life.
Year: 1860

GOLD MINES OF CANADA.-About the mid
die of October there was much stir in Que
bee in relation to alleged gold mines on the
Cbaudiere river. For many years haJitanS,
or French Canadians, have been bringing in
small quantities Of gold to Quebec and Mon
treal. which they sold to jewelers. Some
time ago party undertook to mine on a
bar of the Chaudiere, and really obtained
$4,000 in gold after mining half an acre, but
the cost of labor was more than the value of
the gold Recently some Frenchmen came
down with considerable quantities of the
metal one piece of which was worth about
hundred dollars. By making them drunk
and bribing man TO eaves-drop and watch
them, lawyer of Quebec found out their
place of mining and followed them to camp.
with what result is not yet made known by
provincial papers
Year: 1860

SEVERE BURN.-On Monday at Grass Val
ley, blacksmith named John Reynolds was
severely burned. The Nevada Democrat says
that his pantaloons took fire from spark,
while he was heating an iron, and the gar
ment become completely charred the whole
length of the right leg before the fire was
discovered He Immediately commenced di-
vesting himself of his pants, but before he
could get them off The fire came in contact
with the flesh and inflicted terrible burn
from the hip to the ankle. The burn was
very Deep and it is feared that the cords and
tendons are so badly injured that he will be
crippled for life.
Year: 1860

FRESNO QUICKSILVER MINEs-The Mirror
is informed that the quicksilver mines in
Fresno county, in which Daniel Glib, of
San Francisco, is an extensive owner, are
yielding prodigeously. and promise to be as
important and productive as Almaden. The
assertion that the suspension of Almaden op-
erations would cut off the supply of quick
silver, had no good foundation.
Year: 1860

The New York Herald, in speaking of the
disunion movement, says there is already con
siderable rivalry springing up among the
friends respectively of jeff Davis, Toombs
and Wise, as to the superior fitness of these
gentlemen for the military leadership of the
Southern forces
Year: 1860

GRAND PARADE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
On Thanksgiving Day, the Fire Department
of this city turned out in a grand parade,
with banners and music. assisted by their in
vited guests, The Rescue Hose Company,
of Timbuctoo There was q collation. spread
at the Salamander House, after which there
was general parade of the different COM
panies, refreshments being given at each En-
gine House, as they were taken in on the
route.


The display was highly creditable to the
Department, and many praises were bestow ed
upon the fine appearance of the Rescue Hose
Company, of Timbuctoo


The people of this city and of Timbuctoo
may well feel proud of their gallant fremen.
Year: 1860

A GREAT BILLIARD PLAYEn.-According to
all accounts, Berger is doing things ny brown
| in New York. One Of our western champions
has taken up the cue to rival him, however.
He has had but little experience as yet, and
hopes to cope with tho tremendous French
man AFTER few years practice. The follow
ing are some Of his diversion shots--a new
name for what Berger calls the romantic:


Driving a ball down leg of a billiard ta-
ble, down two pair Of stairs, and making a
cerom IN three balls suspended over pawn
brokers' door.


Showing his ball through fourteen lengths
of stove pipe, and drawing it back into his
over coat pocket. He makes very pretty
right angle shot through a stove pipe elbow.


Making carom toy causing ball to travel
a portion of the distance on cushion, and
travel the remainder on its nerve.


Driving bis ball between two balls four
feet apart and hitting both at tie same time.
This is done 10y the ball bursting" just as it
gets between them.


Making masse shots from various portions
of the table, causing the players ball to
twist forcibly against the abdomen Of any
bystander designated.


His great effort lies in "nursing" the balls
In this delicate operation he is aided by two
competent wet nurses.
Year: 1860

labor, one whose children he has murdered
and that is champion "not of woman
born" [Laughter.] And now,


tOn MacduH


And damned be he who first cries, hold, enough"
Renewed laughter and cheers. Oh, there
is justice in history. Cheers.


The same betrayal of the Free Labor
cause.-the Nebraska bill, which was to be
his stepping stone TO power, proved TO be
the abyss which engulfed his honor, his man
hood, his strength and his hopes. There
are those who mean to reverse the judg-
ment of history. Vain undertaking =
That man is marked by the hand of eter-
nal retribution. On his very front stands
the fatal touch. Do not attempt to arrest
the hand of Supreme Justice. You canpot
save him from his ruin.


Sir, only those whose hearts are unmoved
by great moral impulses can fail TO see that
we are in the midst of great moral revolu-
ton. They cannot prevent final victory;
firmly believe they cannot retard it, No
they are aiding it in spite of themselves; for
their general rottenness demonstrates its ne
cessity. Douglas himselfis powerfully pro-
noting its progress. He has taught the
people of America great, sublime lesson.


think it was Senator Pugh who once
said that if Douglas were struck down by
the South, he would take his bleeding corpse
and show it to the youth Of the Northwest
as an example of Southern gratitude. Let
that modern Mark Antony come in with his
dead Caesar, (pardon me, it is neither Cesar
dead nor Mark Antony living) let him bring
his bleeding corpse, and would suggest
the funeral oraticn. Let him say to the
youth of the American Republic: This is
! Douglas. Look at him. For every wound
the South inflicted upon him he has struck
! blow at the libeties of his countrymen.-
Let him serve as a warning example that
a man may be a traitor to liberty and yet
not become a favorite Of the slave power
Mark him. BY false Popular Sovereignty
he tried to elevate himself; true Popular
Sovereignty strikes him down." Loud
applause.


If the youth of America profit by this
lesson, then it may be said that even Doug
las has done some service to his county,
Laughter Then peace be with him
his mission is fulfilled.


But now we have to fulfil ours. False
Popular Sovereignty is down. Freemen
it is for you to see to it that true Popular
Sovereignty triumphs.
Year: 1860

HAVE just received an important addition to their stock of DRY GOODS which renders it desira- ble assortment to select from. Their stock of GROCERIES is also complete and all at lowest prices. 3S
Year: 1860

WHAT ALLIED HIM.-The last number of
the knickerbocker has good anecdote of a
man who rarely failed to go to bed intoxica-
ted and disturb his wife the whole night
Upon his being charged by friend that he
never went to bed sober, he Indignantly de-
MED the charge, and gave the incidents of
one particular night in proof "Pretty soon
after got into bed, my wife said, why,
husband, what is the matter with YOU p
You act very Strangely There is nothing
the matter with me- said I, nothing at ALL
I'm sure there is said she; you don't act
natural at all. Shan't get up and get
something for you p And she got up, light
ed a candle, and came to the bedside to look
at me, shading the light with her hand. Il
knew there was something strange about
you, said she, swhy, you're so5er!n
Year: 1860

One of the principal objects of at
traction at the aquarium. in Bloom
field street, is female monkey that
exhibits an extraordinary affection for
rats. She is. one of the Happy Fam
ily' belonging to the establishment,
and soon after being placed there con
ceived a fondness for rat that was
also member of the /" Family" Up
on every occasion she could catch the
rat she would hold it in her arms,
fondling it as mother does her child,
and caressing it with every mark of
affection. The rat soon began to like
this kindness, and would remain for
hours in the arms of its friend. Final
ly, the monkey would not allow the
rat from its arms a moment, even to
feed, and at last the pet was actually
starved to death. The monkey met
this bereavement mnch in the same
manner as human parents do the loss
of their offspring who have died in
consequence of overfondness, with sobs
and means, and she would not be COM
forted.


For twelve hours she held the dead
rat to her breast. refusing all the time
to eat or take notice of anv of the
other animals of the family. At
length Mr. Catting took the rat from
her by force, and fearing that she would
voluntarily starve herself to death, he
placed three other rats in the cage
This addition to her family" brought
the bereaved animal to her senses, and
the care requisite to the government
OF those pets, taken up all her time,
and she is twice as cheerful as ever
before She is never for a moment
without some one of them in her arms.
and frequently fondles two of them at
time. But the new comers are not
altogether grateful for her attentions,
and most frequently, when she is hold
ing one of them, the Others are eyeing
her askance from some distant corner
Of the cage
Year: 1860

their eyes during the night The
trial to which their friend had exposed
herself grew more terrible to their
Imagination the more they dwelt upon
it, till they at length persuaded them
selves that death would be the inevita-
BILE consequence. With these forebod-
ings they proceeded as soon as it was
light to the apartment of Madame De-
shoulieres scarcely had they courage
to enterit, or speak when they had
done so.


From this state of petrifaction they
were relieved by their friend opening
her curtains and paying them the COM
pliment of the morning with trium-
phant look. She then related all that
had passed with an impressive solemn
ity, and having reused their intense
curiosity she said /:


"My Lord you shall no longer re-
main in an illusion which long indul-
gence has endeared to you. There
(pointing to Gros Blanc) is the noe
turnal visitor whom you have so long
taken for the ghost of your mother"
for such the count concluded it to be,



from his mother having been the last
person who died at the chateau.


Madame arose and made her friends
axamine the lock of the door, the wood
Of which was SO decayed as TO render
the locking Of it useless. This facility
Of entrance had evidently been the
cause of Gros Blanc, who liked not
sleeping out of doors, making choice
of this room. The rest is easily ac-
counted for; Gros Blanc wished to
possess himself of the candle, in at
tempting which he committed all the
blunders which had disturbed the 81
lence of the night. Thus are the most
simple events magni6ed into omens
offearful and supernatural agency.
Year: 1860

humanity that has driven US from our
homes and our kindred.


Members Of all political parties, we
ask yoar protest, in the name of
common humanity. against this cruel
act of despotism


Christian ministers, we appeal to
you, in the name of Him who came
to preach good tidings to the meek,
to bind up the broken hearted to
proclaim liberty to the captive and
the opening of the prison to them that
are bound" to lay before your con-
gregations the injustice done US, and
the wickedness of a system that tram
pies on the feeble, and crushes out the
rights of the helpless.


And we appeal to the God of the
fatherless, and the Judge of the widow,
that be will remember his word, g In
asmuch as We have done it to one OF
the least of these, We have done it unto
ne !" that he win move the hearts of
his children everywhere to unite their
testimony against this unequal iniquity
that writes properly" on man; that
chattelizes the immortal mind, and



makes merchandise of the deathless
soul We appeal to him who does not
permit a sparrow to fall to the ground
unnoticed, to plead the cause of the
poor and needy, and set him at rest
from him that puffeth at him.
(Signed by twelve exiles
Year: 1860

when truth unrols itself in sections.


The scales on the wings of insects
are world in themselves The little
bristle tail which leaves a thick dust
on yonr finger, though touched never
SO lightly, leaves in that dust a mass
of metallic scales Of all shapes. Oval.
heart shaped, round. elliptic, long and
narrow, shovel-shaped, they lie under
the microscope like a collection of
fairy toys, all made out of gems. The
sngar-louse has oval or shovel-shaped
scales, set on to stalk and arranged
like fan; the ve-plume moth of the
summer meadows has them willow
leaved in shape, sometimes singly
pointed, but generally notched with
two, three or four notches the six
spot burnet moth has them lustrous
but opaque; the blue butterfly, shaped
like battledore the magnificent en-
peror has them triangular while some
have them fringed, some pear shaped,
and others corrugated, but overlapping
each other, or tiled. The diamond
beetle is the most splendid fellow of
the lot. He has a row of precious
stones in his fat, transparent scales
that irradiate the whole field with
their cleaning glory. Those precious
stones are set on to broad bands of
black velvet, velvet and jewels alter
mating in stripes to the most regal and
enchanting manner. Few objects are
SO beautiful as the scales of the diamond
beetle, with their royal richness and
Turning glory.
Year: 1860

And as for his sister and me. you don't
imagine, I hope"


Not at all; there is not the least
need of yonr doing anything | seen


That is it, sir. The old folks
would not be easy without labor; they
have never known what it is to rest,
and be amused and we are Ignorant
Of anything else. So we are both
suited. Work seems to be their only
delight; and it is lucky for US that it
is so. Don't you think 50 yourself
sir p,
Year: 1860

Where's your father, Margaret 20


suppose he's in the shop, sir"


Always hammering away, summer
and winter, from morning till night"


Yes, sir, father is industrious I
really believes he works because he
loves it,


"And where's your mother, Marga-
ret ?''


" She is in the kitchen, sir; mother
does so like to cook, and wash, and
sweep"


THAT you and your sister Harriet
rarely have chance at the griddle or
the broom, it is likely"


80 never, sir; we take care of the
parlor, which, but for us, would have
no tenant"


lyon and your sister are, then, my
dear your parents lilies of the parlor,
who neither sew nor spin, but continue
to be arrayed as beautifully as Solo
mon, by the sewing and spinning of
Others"


"Sir?"


"And your brother Henry, does he
blow the bellows, or play second ham
mer to your father 2"


40 dear, no, sir, ne never works;
he rides or promenades, goes to the
theatre, and visits the ladies. And
we go to the play, receive the gentle
men, and take drive OF walk. y


"And what do you do the rest of
the time, for I suppose there is little
left 2"


We are getting ready, SIR"


"This really seems very nice and
pleasant arrangement, to three of you
at least. Doubtless it is all agreeable
to your parents They like their end
of the yoke, do they not ?"


What, I"


Your father and mother like the
arrangement which you speak Of; they
are content to take their dividends of
life in work. They prefer to labor
themselves, and don't seem to mind if
other people are always idle or not 2"


o dear, no. You can't imagine
how proud they are of being busy
They would not be doing nothing if
they could, / really believe Father
was unwell week some time ago, and
idleness seemed to weigh npon him as
much as his disease. He was glad
enough to be active again once more,
/ assure you"


Perhaps his unremitting labor is
necessary to enable him to maintain
his family ?"


"Why, perhaps it may be. I'm
sure / don't know"


4" In that case, it is possible that
when his income is stopped by illness,
he may not be entirely easy in his
mind his prospects may not be clear
aud pleasant.



" / don't know how that matter may
be, sir"


But Of course, if anything should
happen to prevent your providing,
there is your brother, and he might
" Ha, ha what, brother Henry
lie can't split a stick to kindle the FIRE
with and does not know how to keep
1t gong after it is made, unless it is to
let it go out. Brother would rather
have both hands chopped off than see
them spoiled with work. He would
die before he wonld let Christopher
Chvrrywit or Tom Tweezer know that
be- ever touched harnmer or spads.-
Year: 1860

There is not bird of the air, fish,
or shell in the sea, but what Nature
has endowed it with the power of ris-
Ing or falling at its pleasure. The
chambered -Amonite-seems OF
all things least adopted to this move
ment but it has the faculty of ex.
hausting its viaticum of air, and of
sinking or soaring in the watery abyss.


To every one is given a moral pow
era possibility of win, and strength
Of principle. which viii enable him to
adapt himself to the necessities and
contingencies of life, and by contend :
ing against them, TO rise to It's higher,
or by yielding to them, to sink to Its
lower degrees. ~
Year: 1860

Let us not then, in our hot scramble after
this worlds goods, neglect the golden grains
OF poetry, scattered along our pathway, but
feel and say with Goldsmith,


Thou, sweet poetry. thou oveliest maid


Still first to fly where sensual joys invade"
Whether where equinoctiaI fervcrs glow,


Or winter wraps the polar world in snow,


Still let thy voice, prevailing over time


Redress the rigors of the incement cline;
Aid sighted truth with thy persuasive strain
Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain,
Teach him that states of native strength possess,d
Though very poor, may still be very blsst"
Year: 1860

In A BAD FIx.-The Commissioners of AL
legheny county have gotEsthcmseves into
somewhat unpleasant fix by refusing to obey
the writ of mandamus in the case of the Ale-
gheny county Railroad Bonds. They were
brought before the Supreme Court at its sit
ting in Philadelphia, week before last, and
fined 81 900 respectively ,and ordered to stand
committed in the Jail of Allegheny county un-
til the sentence shall be complied with. Jail
or Small is doing everything in his power to
make the Commissioners comfortable, and they
will undoubtedly remain in their quarters, un-
less released by the people or the Legislature,
until they have completed the term which is
required in default of payment of the ine i'm
posed upon them.
Year: 1860

1 would not kiss the sweetest lip
q Unless it kissed me too;
As well as from the young rose bud sip
Tho Mornings clear cold dew.
Nor clash hand, though soft and warm
Unless it pressed mine own;
I'd rather love the perfect form


Carved out of parian stone.
3 I would not worship eyes, though bright
And beautiful they be.
Unless they bend their living light


On me-and only me-


Itself hath stamped divine,
If but dreamed her love was given


To other heaven than mine.
Year: 1860

An old washerwoman used to hang out her
clothes to dry on the ratings of a church, and
after repeated prohibitions from the church.
wardens. she at last came out with the follow
ing burst of eloquence: s'Bless ye sir, ye
wouldn't a go an take the bread of my mouth
would ye sides sir, cleanliness comes next
to godliness, the parson says
Year: 1860

SrYr os -HE EYELID.-Put a tea
spoonful Of black tea IL a small bag ;
pour or II Just boiling water to moisten
It; then put il Oh the eye pretty warm.
Keep il on all night, and IN the morning
the stye Will most likely be gone; Il not,
I second a APPLICATION Is certain to remove
n.
Year: 1860

A SAD CASE OF YOUTHFUL INDIscRETIoN-A
couple of years ago, says the Fermanaugh Mail,
we chronieled the appointment of young Ennis
killener, the son of highly respectable and much
esteemed parents, to an Ensigncy in one of her
Majesty's regiments. Falling into fast " life be-
fore year had elapsed, he was cashiered; he was
then sent to foreign country, where it was
thought that professional acquaintance of his
father would be able to procure him employment ;
his stay was very brief. Having returned to Eng
land, his first act was to enlist gunner in the
Royal Artillery. In vain were applications made
at the Horse Guards to procure his discharge At
the instance of a mothers unceasing solictude for
the welfare of her prodigal son, a few weeks ago
he obtained furlough, and proceeded to visit a
brother holding commission in militia regiment;
when, probably stung by remorse upon contrasting
his own degraded position with the respectable
one in which his younger brother moved, he broke
from the latter on Thurs lay last, when his leave
was nearly expired, and jumped over parapet
wall into the sea at Liverpool. His remains can
not be recovered.
Year: 1860

AT the Amphitheater Mr.. Sam Cowell afforded
great diversion to rather slim audience by his
humor and drollery. He has wonderful command
of his facial muscles for grotesque effect, and a
voice which is well adapted to his purposes. Mr..
Hicks showed very efficiently what the concertina
is capable of.


AT the Varieties quite good house showed what
real merit can command here, even at this season.
The music is fine the getting up of the pieces is ele
CANT the troupe is full and the acting really attrac
tive; consequently the establishment is patron
lied. One feels in coming away from there that
it is no humbug. Mrs. Wood in herself is an at
traction that shows the determination of the man.
agement to give satisfaction.