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Year: 1859

Whether we play, or labor. or sleep,
the sun passeth, and the sand runs.


He that is taught to live upon little,
owes more to his fathers wisdom,
than he that has great deal left him,
to his fathers care.


The TRUE Observation-Disclosures is
open, loyal, true ; of human and atfa-
bic dCmeanOr honorable to himself,
and in his Judgment of others faith
ful to his word as law, and faithful
alike to God and man; such mau is
4 true gentleman.


View the groves in autumn, and OH
serve the constant succession Of fall
ing leaves in like manner the genera
tons of men silently drop from the
stage of life and are blended with the
dust.


LovE.--Friendship requires actions
Love requires not SO much proofs, as
expressions of love. Love demands
little else than the power to feel and
require ioNc.


How guarded we should be when
we speak of the unhappy, whose sor
row and detection are apt to dispose
the heart to interpret into an unkind
and bitter sense, every sentence that
does not breathe the greatest gentle
ness and affection.


He who, with talents capable of be,
ing employed in the service of others,
sits down with views that centre sole
ly in himself, and neglects to employ
them further than his own necessities
require, is guilty of a breach of trust
for which he must one day be account
able.


The most beautiful flowers soon fade
and droop, and die /; this is also the
case with man his days are as un
certain as the passing breeze. This
hour he glows in the blush of health
and vigor but the next he may be
counted with the number no more
known on earth.


There is nothing which, in seasons
of Affections, or at the painful evening
Of life, can afford SO much comfort tc
the soul as q steady belief of it's flu
ture existence in "A happier state /; il
alleviates the keenest of human woes
and illumnes the dark valley Of the
shadow of death"
Year: 1859

In the early settlement Of texas a
surly faced grizzly haired chuff'y and
moon eyed chap who prosecuted a Ger
tain rogueish damsell with his atten-
tions but was finally thrown off by the
Following ruse it being the waiter
mellon season And bcttys father hay-
ing a fine supply all the youngsters
for Miles around assembled there on
the holiday to feast on MELONS. c
was Prommncnt til the afternoon.
betty held private interviews with the
other young men and arranged that
c should BE decoycd from the house
and frightened by the Cry of indians
from some of his comrades which it
was thought would wound his pride
and drive him away. five young men
with G walked out bathe in the riv-
er three hundred yds distant Was pro-
posed by one and seconded by others.
of course poor c was in. they went
down to the ford near the mellon Patch
and began undressing. in the mean
time eight or ten others with guns had
gone Down under cover of the bank
and sccreted themselves Along the
path from the bathing place to the
house. the company with were in
fine glce and in going down spoke of
the recent outrages of the indians their
increasing boldness &c thus exciting
the authoritative bumps of c to the
highest pitch. now boys said one who
shal be the first to dive into that ere
pool. will said G aint | first with
the gals in course I'm first here off
went coats Shoes pants &c just as
G had doffcd evrything but short
redhauncl shirt bang bang bang who
wo-ych bang went two three four
guns-loud and shril rose the indian
yell in the dense brush and under the
bank oh lord i'm a dead man said
james simpson my leg is broken o
save me, cried george WILLIAMSBURG
for life men run for mercys sake run
Cried jack parsons one Of my eyes is
out and both my arms is broken
all being said in an instant. do
you see that red blaze along the
path look moment what velocity that
| Jagged hair all strait out behind


that's Z streaklng it for the house
Shirt and all. see him about the COR
ner of the field by the thicket bang
bang went half dozen pieces louder
than ever rose the hideous warcry.
oh lord shouted G redoubing his speed
the red blaze getting larger lunches
of his hushy hair dropping out as he
Spread himself see him leap the yard
fence high in the air red shirt and all
the porch was full of ladies off went
two or three more pieces. c glanced
at the ladies then at his red shirt. run
for your life G screamed Betty. the
house is full of Indians fathers dead
and brother sam is wounded run run
speed In the Twinklng of an eye c
was out of the yard and supposing
the premises surrounded off he shot
the red blaze more brilliant than ever,
and striking directly into thick
thorny bottom he reached and swan
the river, and although it was nearly
sun set G got into settlement fifty
miles distant to Breakfast next morn,
ing still retaining the sleeves and collar
of his red shirt and reported all the
family visitors &c among the slain
as for himself he said he Fought as
long as fighting would do any good


it is unnecessary to inform you deal
reader whether or not betty was
troubled with G after that snap


J Ii
Year: 1859

How sacred thing is made by the
lapse of time. A stick may have been
handed down to us that one of our re-
mote ancestors has carried in his
hands, and though he is one with
whom in the world of matter we have
nothing III common that we know of,


unless it be q common name and that


perhaps changed in the spelling, we
are brought near to him by this sim
pie twig--a meaningless thing in it.
self--to which, by some strange pro-
cess, the spirit Of its original owner
has impaired itself. Why not? No
thought is lost, and why may it not
be that our venerable ancestors
thought, that prompted him to cut the
twig we prize, and cherish it, and trim
off the knots, and make it so comely
and shapely, and to guard it for many
year, may still ia some way-we'll
not say how-protcct it, in order that
it may be connecting thing between
himself and his descendants thus pre-.
serving sy mpathetic rapport between
the past and the present. 1t always
seemed to us that heir looms were i'm


bued with this old spirit, for this pur.
pose. And that they have their effect
is manifest in the way that they are
cherished by those people who are
governed by the sentimentality
that recognizes the value Of a thing
above its market price, and set more
by an old cooked hat or pair of small


clothes, or Il faded dress than by a
thousand new things, with no asso
citation, beyond the fact that they may
not yet have been paid for, to com
mend them. What sacredness at
taches to an old chair, for instance
whose arms have embraced many &
generation that still speaks to us
Our ancestors embrace us in the an
tique and queer frame, and we repca


the observation of Miss Eliza Cool
that eve love it," 1t would bring
perhaps, twenty five-cents at auction
and everybody but ourselves woult
laugh at it, but every silver of it ha


value that money cannot offset
Heir looms have good influences abou


them, inasmuch as they come dowl
from good people. Things thus trans
mitted bear some evidence Of perso


or deed that is plcasant-in this d


rection representing one combinin!
! many virtues, and in this some &C
that it makes us better to know, thoug
generations removed from the tim
( and scene of its occurrence. A knit
" or halter would not be preserved a
:, an heir loom, nor the memory of crime
stained life be very particularly chez


ished, outside the annals of justice


So we honor our ancestors throug


transmitted timber, old crockery c


old picture, or keep alive patriot


emotions by collecting canes from ol


Ironsides, Independence Hall or Mour


Vernon. G.
Year: 1859

The st. Paul Pioneer states that the
machinery for the pioneer steamboat
designed to ply upon the Red River
of the North, and which is being trans
ported overland from Crow Wing
Min, had arrived ON the 4th inst, to
within forty miles of its destination
1t is confidently believed that the
boat will be ready to commenco hel
trips by the end of this month.
Year: 1859

Resolved, Never to do anything out of revenge


Resolved Never to suffer the least emotion Of
anger TO irrational beings.


Resolved, Never to lose one moment of time, but
to improve it in the most profitable way possibly
can.


Resolved To live with all my might while do
live.


Resolved To live at all times as / think 1t best
in my devout frames, and when / have cleaTes,
notions of the Gospel and another world.


Resolved, Never TO do anything which. if |
should see in another, should account just occa
sion to dcspise him for, or to think any way the
more meanly of him.


Resolved, Never TO speak in narration anything
but the pure and simple verify.


Resolved Never to speak i'll Of any person eI .
ccpt some particular good call for it.
Year: 1859

There are practices tolerated in religious
congregations which Christians, who are jea-
lous for the honor of their masters house,
should utterly condemn. Decorum is the
hand maid Of devotional feeling, and for this
reason the house of God should never be dis
turbed by the slightest approach to irrever-
ence. 1t is part of my religion, said
pous old lady, when asked why she went
early to church, 1T is a part of my religion
not to interrupt the worship Of others" And
we believe if many country congregation
made it part oftheir religion not to twist
their necks almost out Of joint to witness the
entrance of every person who passes up the
aisle of the meeting house, it would he better
for both their nccks and their religion. A
gross abuse Of religious decorum sometimes
needs harsh medicine as remedy.


We do not know whether it would be pro-
per for some of our good ministering brethren
who are sorely tried by the neck-twisting
propensitles of their congregations, to use
that adopted by Henry Clay Dean, who was
at one time chaplain Of Congress; but we give
it for their consideration, Of course to adopt
or reject, as they please. The anecdote is
from the Pacific Methodist:


lICIhS NOIliSb, OHS " sHio Na'h
ing practice in his congregation, Mr.. Dean
stopped in his sermon and said:-


Now you listen to me, and III tell You
who the people are, US each one Of them comes
in"


lie then went on with his discourse. until
gentleman entered, when he bawled out
like all usher. Deacon A., who keeps shop
over the way" and then went on with his
sermon.


Presently another man passed up the aisle,
and he gave his name. residence and Occupa-
ton; so he continued for some time.


AT length some one entered the door who
was unknown to Mr. Dean, when he cried
out, "A little old man with drab coat and
an old white hat; don't know him, look for
yourselves"


That congregation was cured.
Year: 1859

BY DAVID BARKER.
| know that the world, that the great, big world,
From the peasant up to the king,
Has different tale from the tale tell,
And different song to sing.
But for nl.-apd care not single hg
II they say | am wrong or am right
| shall always go for the nenker dog,
For the under dog in the fight.
I know that the world, that the great big world,
Will never II moment stop
To see which dog may be in the fault,
But will shout for the dog on top.
But for me- never shall pause TO ask
Which dog may be in the right,
For my heart wiH beat, while it beats at all,
For the under dog in the fight.
Pcrcbance what I've said had better not said
Or twerc better | had said it incog,
But with heart and with glass filed chock to th'
Here's health to the botfom dog. brim
EAErER, Maine. March, 1859.
Year: 1859

light I made movement to get up, but
found was held fast as before. The day
light, however, gave me courage, and L be-
gan to look around me. A single glance
convinced me there was no visible spirit at
work. began to examine the ground, and
the mystery was explained to me in a mo-
mcnt. When I had thrust my penknife
into the grave, I had also passed it through
the lapel Of my coat! The mocking laugh
ter I had heard was also explained by half
broken branch hanging from a tree in the
vicinity. The wind every now and then
caught it in such a manner that it creaked
and grated against the trunk Of the tree.


[ was thoroughly ashamed Of myself for
my fears. and arose up very much crest
fallen. [ made the best Of my way home,
and the incident afforded me lesson which
[ have never forgotten.
Year: 1859

words, "Shall see you home!' She
touches her fingers to his arm, and they
walk home about foot apart, feeling as
awkward as a couple Of goslings. As soon
as she is safe inside her own doors he struts
home, and has really been and gone and
done it. Sleep comes to him as last, with
dreams Of Crinoline and Calico, antl he "a
wakes in the morning and finds the door of
life open to him, and the pigs squeaiing for
breakfast.


CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS.


We have passed over churning aud learn
ing the catechisn, because we are fearful OF
making this article too long, although We
might have talked of butter that would not
be pursuaded to come, and perplezities Of a
literary turn Of mind and a head that mea-
sured seven and a quarter when asked what
the chief end Of man was-Boyhood is a
green passage in mans experience in more
senses than one. It is pleasant thing to
think over and laugh about now, though it
was serious enough then. Men Of our pre-
sent trials are as ridiculous as those which
now touch the risibles in the recollection,
and when we get to the other world and look
upon this, and upon the infancy of the soul
through which we passed here, we have no
doubt that we shall grin over the trials
which we experienced when when we lost
our fortunes, when our mills were swept a.
way Or burned, and when we did not get e.
lected to the Legislature. Men are but boys
Iof larger growth.
Year: 1859

WALKING AS AN EXERCISE is we'll
understood that the general health of cities
is due to the custom of constant walking,
which prevails among the residents ofcrowd-
ed towns. This compensates for the want
Of fresh and free air 1t is certain that city
ladies walk much more than their country
friends. The latter, when they can COM
mand a horse, think a mile S walk great
undertaking Ladies in the country hesi-
tate about venturing abroad on foot; and
they remain within doors, Or in quiet inae-
ton, while the city danes, who are presum-
ed to be ''delicate, y and unable to endure.
fatigue, walk miles over the pavements,
without thinking Of the exertion. Visitors
to the city from tie country are worn out by.
"a days shopping" while their city guides
are apparently as fresh at the close as in the
beginning of the days work. sl.' =


Walking is the most natural, useful and
thorough exercise that can be taken. In
fantry, in an army, can outmarch the monn-
ted men,. A proof Of the superiority of the
biped over the quadruped. is given in the
result of a recent wager A man undertook
to walk from New York to Cincinnati in
eighteen days, and accomplished the task,
with nine hours to spare. The person with
whom the bet was made accompanied him,
in light carriage, and the pedestrian at the
end of the journey. was in better condition
than the horse or his driver This accords
with all experience. The human frame be-.
comes Injured to wholesome and proper ex-
ertion, and the biped gains strength under
it, in greater degree than any quadruped.a
We have no objection to dumb bells, and
other paraphernalia of the gymnasium. But
none of these contrivances are half as bene-
fetal as the use of our natural means of To-
comotion.
Year: 1859

A QUESTION. Mamma" said little
child, ''my Sabbath school teacher tells me
that this world is only place in which God
lets us live awhile that we may prepare for
a better world. But mother, I do not see
any one preparing. [ see you preparing to
go into the country, and Aunt Ellen is pre-
pairing to come here. But [ do not see any,
one preparing to go there. Why don't you
try to get ready? You scarce ever speak
about going"
Year: 1859

Stale Appropriation: The 36th section Of
the general school &C. S. l.. & D. page Is, }
authorizes the State Superintendent (but only
on certain important condtionsl to issue his
warrant for the State appropriation to the
several school districts. 1t is in the following
words, viz:


SECTION SO. That as soon as the schools OF
agy district have been kept open and in op
GRAFTON at least four months subsequent to the
first Monday in June preceding, the presnent
of the board of directors, or controllers shall
certify the same under oath or affirmation, to-
gether with the name of the diStrictrS treas
urer and his post Office address. to the county
superintendent, who shall Immediately forward
the same to the Superintendent of Common
Schools, who upon the receipt of the same shall
draw his warrant on the State Treasurer for
the whole amount such district is entitled to
receive from the annual State appropriation
Prorided, That said board OF directors or con-
trollers shall hare made REPORT of the condition
Of tie schools an their districts, as directed IN Mc
t1reuty-tAird section of this act: And prorided
also, That the foregoing certificate shall have
been transmitted to the Superintendent of
Common Schools lrithiH tie school gear for
which the warrant is to be issued


These plain, clear provisions of the law,
must be complied with hereafter. The four
months certificate must be transmitted within
the school year, and the annual report of the
board of directors must be received at the Dc
pa7tment, before the warrant for the State APP
preparation can be issued. There is no hard,
ship in these legal requirements, and they are
absolutely necessary to the proper and success
fu administration of the system 1t is true
that some directors-whose promptnesS and
fidelity in this respect are worthy of the high
est ommeudation-make out their report in
due form and in due time, after having received
the appropriation but as a general thing
there is so much negligence as to time in for
warding the annual report, and so much care
lessness and inaccuracy in preparing it, thai
in selfdefence the Department can no longer
extend the indulgence heretofore granted, anC
which seemed in some degree proper while
school officers were getting accustomed to the
act of 1854, and the changes which it made in
the workings of the system.


County Superntendents are instructed not
to mail the four months certificates to the De
partment, unless accompanied by the district
report ; and they are particularly requested to
examine both documents carefully to see that
they are properly made out, and the different
items correct. After the certificate and report
reach the Department, they will be carefully
examined, and if found correct, the school
warrant will be Immediately made out and
mailed to the Treasurer to the district bu,
i not properly filed up, they will DO returned
Year: 1859

SECRET OF UNHAPPY HOMES WHY goes
forth thai man this Saturday evening from the
roof under which his children live ! Why
turns he from the engaging little attempts to
detain him, and roughly moves them away,
while he loves them dearly? Why sits another
by his fire, suen, diScontented, unwilling to
speak the kindly word, while his heart is yearn-
ing for converse and enjoyment! Why flies
the cruel speech to her for whom the bosom's
strongest affection is nouriShed And why,
searching into deep depths, why does man be.
come so often tyrant, so often criminal, in
his home? Truth has to he told but Oh
Iisteu to it kindly, for it is hard to tell 1t is
because woman does not truly appreciate her
mission in domestic life Under the present
conditions of existence, she has become weighed
dCwn by cares As wife she is different 10
what she was as a mistress. She is ever EN-.
poyed in drudgery for children and household.
She neglectS her dress, she torgets her man
ners. Her husband sees the change, does not
perhaps find sufficient excuse for it from the
condition she labors under He flies to the
tavern aud billiard tables and she increases
in Sourutss and asperity as She increases in
wears That much of this IS owing to the
present circumstances of social life is true
but that much Of it is chargeabie to Il sad
submission 10 those circumstances is also but
too trne. 1t is more or less in the power Of
woman to make their domestic life more at
tractye to their husbands, and more holy in
its discipline aud ends than they now do. A
great regularly in timea great simplicity in
dreSs-a more determined adherence to that
which is right in ones Own eyes, rather than
that which is well thought of in the eyes of
others-an orderly apportioning of various pc
RODS for different occupations, make
evenings at home pass away very differently
to what, in the great majority OF cases they
are now doing.
Year: 1859

The neglect Of the outward appearance
indicates either little mind, or dlsre-
regard to the opinions Of our neighbors.
One should always be neat and clean in
person and dress, because this is an evil
dence of responsibility No lady who
has any regard for herself, or any respect
for the society in which she moves, will
be so slovenly in her appearance or care
less in her attire. 1t is true, there Is
danger in being too particular, but every
lady is entitled to follow her own taste as
to dress, provided she dresses suitably
that is, according to her age and circum-
stances.


The young of either sex, but particu.
larly the female, ought to regard their
external department and appearance as,
to a certain extent, essential to character


To dress simply and without ostenta
tion is mark of modesty; but. in en-
deayoriug to avoid everything like dis
play, young ladies', especially, should be
careful not to fall into the opposite ex
treme--that Of prudery. There is NOR
sincerity, if there be less nicety, IN tn
conduct Of really virtuous than there i
in that of prude; and some degree Q
freedom 40 far from being incompatible
with the strictest virtue, is one Of 1t
principal privileges. If lady is oblige
to receive company en- dishabille it is
sign Of good breeding if she appears pei
fectly at ease, and makes little or no apo
oov for her appearance. .-American Leat
Year: 1859

Trust not to uncertain riches, but pre-
pare yourselves for every emergency IN
life. Learn to work, aud be not depend
ent on servants to make your bread;
sweep your floors and darn your owa
Above all, do not esteem too
highly those honorable young men who
sustain themselves and their aged pa
rents by the work of their own hands,
while you caress and receive into your
company those lazy, idle popinjnys, who
never lift finger to help themselves as
long as they can keep body and soul to:
gether, and get funds sufficient to live in
fashion. If you are wise, you will look
at this subject in the light we do, and
when you are old enough to become
wives you vii prefer the honest mechan-
ic, with not cent to commence life, to
the fashionable loafer, with capital Of
ten thousand dollars. Whenever we
hear remarked, .'Such a young lady mar
ried fortune We always tremble for
her future prosperity. Riches left to
children by wealthy parents turn out to
be curse instead Of blessing. Young
women, remember this, and insteId OF
sounding the purse Of your lovers and
examining the cut of their coats, lock into
their habits and their hearts. Mark #
they have a trade, and can depend upon
thcmselyes-see that they have minds


which will lead them to look above but.
terfy existence. Talk not of the beautl'
tul white skin and soft delicate hand


the splendid form aud fine appearance o1


the young gentlemen. Let not these
foolish considerations engross YOU


thoughts.