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Year: 1859

Young People in the Gymnasium.


The Scalpel, and expositor of the
claws of Health" edited by Edward
II. Dixon, NJ. d. of New York, has
spicy article entitled "The Hypocrisy
of Gymnastics He says:


It has filled us with horror to see a
proposal to add a gymnasium to every
public school in this city. A boy until
he is fourteen, or even more, wants no
exercise beside the plays he gets up
with his associates in the open air: he
will exercise from his natural manner,
so you need only give him a dry piece
of ground, and q place to swim in, in
summer, and plenty Of ice and snow in
winter, and then leave him alone with
his mates.


Boys from eight to twelve years of
age, who work in the gymnasium reg
ularly, Ga bad habit often develop their
muscles to a hideously ugly degree.
Instead Of the soft, plump, juicy out
line of youth, we have the skinny, over
worked, hard and dry outline of an old
man, lnuuced Dy OVef-eAefLlOu AT an age
which does not demand violent ezer-
else of any kind; besides this, we think
such processes are aptto retard the
growing of boys, and will ultimately
destroy their carriage and figure when
they become men. Our readers may
have observed the same thing, in the
dissected appearance Of the legs of some
of our juvenile dancers.


Exercise, besides injuring the mental
faculties of man, has the tendency to
injure the equal circulation of his blood.
A stupid clOwnish young fellow, who
had, for the last eight months, under
gone the most painful and exhausting
exercises of the gymnasium for FIVE or
six hours every day, complained to me
of the smalluess of his legs; on looking
at him, l saw what 1 afterwards dis
covered to be prevalent among acrobats
and members Of the circus-a great fall
ing off in flesh from the knees down
ward, and from the elbows toward the
fingers,
Year: 1859

We take it for granted, now that the Attorney General of the United States has decided that the contract with the Butterfeld Company can not be abrogated or changed, that the Overland Mail to the Pacific may be regarded as set tied thing, and that hereafter it will grow in the public favor. The Arrangement and uncertainty of the ocean lines will almost compel the em ployment of the overland mail, and as the con- tractors have already satisfied the public of the regularity with which it may be carried this fact ouglt to recommend it to general favor In this connexion few facts may not be with out interest

 The first mail overland for California left this city on the l6th February, 1858, and tSe first mail arrived here, in return, on the 9th of De- tober following. The first mail from St Louis carried out about fifty letters The mail which arrived from San Francisco on the 3lSt ultimo, brought nineteen hundred and eghty-seven let ters, and that which was despatched from this city yesterday morning carried out one thousand seven hundred and forty letters. The rate of increase we have good reason to believe, will be much greater hereafter as there is no longer any doubt of the security of transportation on this route The number of letters sent from Memphis and all of the towns on the route, cannot be known to us, but they probably, equal the number made up at St Louis When the mall was nrSt started, the through matter was sent in the smallest sized leather pouches used by the Department It is now sent in the lar gest size, and the way mail is put in second size bag.

 The public will, we doubt not, be surprised to hear that sealed letter bag is made up in Lon don for San Francisco, to go by this route in the Intermediate time of the departure of the Cali fornia steamer for New York: three of these bags have been received here and sent of in one mail.

 In point of regularity, no mail in the world can equal this between St Louis and San Fran cisco Since it was first started, it has failed to arrive in contract time only twice, and then the difficulty and delay was caused by the extreme badness of the roads between Tipton, in this State, and Fort Smith. For the last two months the trips have been made within twenty-three days, being at the rate of about one hundred miles per day. Fpropcr instructions were given to the officers in the post-office department in California and the other States of the Union the mail matter sent overland would soon be as much as the coaches could carry There is no propriety in keeping letters in the various offices @ week or two, for no other reason than that they may be sent by the ocean route, now rem dered more uncertain than even by the disor- ganized state of the companies proffering to do the service. Mails can be, and are dispatched twice . week from St. Louis, and this route ought to be adopted throughout the country as the best and most expeditions means of commu- nication with California; St Louis Repub.

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Year: 1859

We have been requested to announce the name of
U S. GREGORY, candidate for the Office of
county Treasurer at the ensuing election.


Mr.. Gregory. neither claims to be exclusively an
Independent candidate partisan one, but will
be happy to receive the nomination of any respect
able body of his fellow citizens of whatever shade
political opinion. He claims to have no party to
serve in the event of an election, save alone the
great party to which every good paying citizen
belongs-the party having always at heart the pub
lie welfare.


If may 90
Year: 1859

DR. SMITH having established first class Water
Cure and Motorpahic Institution in this city, and feel
ng great interest a the of such al lnsttu-
.cn based upon natur and rational principles of the
healing ART have taken charge of the business depart
men DR. Smith is graduate of regularly chartered
Medical College thorough Physician by nature, as well
a. education, and assure those who consult him
and adopt his treatment that they will rejoice in the
Inspiration of returning health, and verify all that IL
said in his favor


THOMAS HILL,
Sacramento March le-tf late of Hill, Wooster
Year: 1859

Open your windowswhen YOU retire
do not suttocate in a small room, You
will die with sins enoigh unrepented of
1t you do all you can to promote health.
Better sleep in barn With good air, than
in splendidly furnished room on luxu
rious couch without it. Please put it down
as a thing to be remembered Ifyou can
not get the window up or down, smash out
a name of plass
Year: 1859

nosed hogs in portions of the State. that the
settlers employ them to plough the fields.
They bury a com cob at one side of the
field, and place hog at the other side
The "porker" Immediately digs his snout
into the rich soil, and turns a furrow equal
to the best plow, right up to the c1b.
Year: 1859

NIGHT has its song. Have YOU ever
stood by the sea at night, and heard the
pebbles sing and the waves chant Gods
glories. Or have you ever risen from your
couch, and thrown up the window of your
chamber and listened Listener to what
Silence-save now and then murmuring
sound, which seemed sweet music then.
Have you not fancied that you heard the
harp of God playing in Heaven! Did you
not conceive that yon stars-thoSe eyes of
God looking dowd on you-were also
mouths of song that every star was sing
ing of it Almighty Maker as it shone, and
His lawful, we'll deserved praises, which
are loud to the heart, though they be sill
ent to the earl
Year: 1859

"Wlll you please learn me my verse,
mama, and then kiss ME, and bid me good
night !'' said little Roger II, as he
opened the door and peeped cautiously in
to the chamber of his sick mother, 81 am
very sleepy, 5ut no one has heard me say
my prayer"


Mrs. was very ill, indeed, her
attendant believed her to be dying. She
sat propped up with pillows, and struggling
for breath-her lips were white-her eye
was growing dull and glazed, and the pur-
pie blood was settling at the ends of her
cold attenuated fingers. She was widow
and little Rodger was her only, her darling
child. Every night he had been in the
habit of fcoming into her room and sitting
upon her lap, or kneeling by her side, while
she repeated to him passages from Gods
Holy Word, or related to him stories of the
wise and good men spoken of in its pages
She had been in delicate health for many
years, but never too i'll too learn little Rod
ger his verse and hear his prayer.


"Hush hush p said lady who was
watching beside her couch; "you dear
mamma is too i'll to hear you say your
prayers tonight. Twill put you in bed"
and as she said this she came forward and
laid her hand gently upon his arm, as tho
she would lead him from the room. Rod
ger began to sob as if his little heart would
break.


Il cannot 90 to bed without saying my
prayers; indeed, cannot"


The ear of the dying mother caught the
sound. Although she had been insensible
to nearly everything transpiring around
her, the sounds of her darling's sobs arous-
ed her from her stupor, and turning to a
friend, she desired her to bring him to
her couch and lay him on her bosom. Her
request was granted, and the child's rosy
cheek and golden head nestled beside the
pale cold face of his dying mother. Alas,
poor fellow how little did he realize then
the irreparable loss which he was soon to
sustain


Roger, my son, my darling child" :"
said the mother, "repeat the verse after me
and never, neoer forget it. When ,my .ta-
ther and mother .torsake me, the Lord shall
take me up.'" The child repeated it dis
tinctIy, and said his little prayer. He
then kissed the cold, almost rigid lips
before him, and went quietly to his little
couch.


When he arose in the morning,he sought
as usual, his mothers room, but he found
her cold and still. That was her last les
son. lie has never forgotten it he pro-
badly never will! He has grown to be a
mana gOOd man-and now occupies a
post of much honor and distinction in
Massachusetts. | never could look upon
him without thinking about the faith so
beautifully exhibited BY his dying mother.
1t was not misplaced. The Lord has tax
en- her darling up.


My little reader, if -ou have God for
your friend, you need never fear; father
and mother may forsake you-the world
may seem to you like dreary waste, full
of pitfalls and thorns-but He can bring
you safely through the trials, and give you
at last golden harp and snowy robe, like
those the purified veal in heaven He can
even surround your death-bed by angel
visitants. lie is all pwerful-and ever
present help in time trouble. Will you
not, then, seek His friendship and keep
His commandments
Year: 1859

Never, in all the history of Wisconsin,
have the times pressed with so great sever
ity upon our people as during the past two
years. In single populous county, more
than thousand children were unable last
winter to attend school, on account of the
pinching poverty of their parents, who
could not provide them with shoes and
clothing. Many thousands poor men wele
sadly Strengthened to raise enough money
to pay their taxes. 1t WAS under such
circumstances that Mr. Hastings issued his
specie circular, exacting specie for State
dues--and thus, instead of doing all in his
power, as a sympathizing man should have
done, to alleviate the sufferings of the peo-
pie, he tyrannicslly and unfeelingly added
to their already oppressive burdens by re-
quiring them to pay as high as three, and
often four per cent. for specie.


Hastings did this because he saw a fine
chance by which to put money into his
own pocket--he could take in gold, and
sell it again at his counter, and to the
banks and brokers at a premium, sell drafts
take paper money at shave, and pay 1t
out at par. lie admits that he took paper
money at discount, but We hear of no
solitary instance where he paid it out at
discount to State creditors. lie thus op-
pressed the poor, and out ragged their feel
ings. when he knew very well that the pa
per currency of the State was safe-the
very currency of the State had authorized
and assured the people was good, inasmuch
as the State itself holds abundant securi-
ties for it redemption; and yet Hastings,
without a soul to feel for the dstresses of
the poor, has compelled our tax-ridden
people to sell their oank paper at ruin
Gus discount in order to obtain gold for
him to speculate upon! Felow-citizens,
is such man worthy of your confidence
and your sutfrages ! Wisconsin Patriot
Year: 1859




BY RUTH N. CROMWELL.
We fling down our hearts, to hearts that are filed
10 the brim, with the joy of possessing;
We throw down our kisses, to lips that have


thrilled,


Till cloyed with the sweets of caressing.
We lavish our treasures of beauty and mirth,
On souls that are sated with pleasure:
And hoard up the smiles that would gladden. the


earth,


To deal them by stint and by measure.
We keep the sweet song and the rarest Jon-mot
For the cup that already is flowing;
And swim with the tide, till not one of us know
What spirit within us is growing.
We take up our garments, while stepping aside
From the children of sin AMI of sorrow;
Forgetting, we gather dust in our pride
Which shall bear us through Hades tomorrow
We drink Of the cup, whateer it may be,
That accords with our taste and our station;
And dream we are strong, as We wisely agree
In resisting our neighbours temptation.
Ye may tell of the wisdom that's hid at the root
Of the truths which the soul may not grapple
Tis clear that sweet Eve, in eating the fruit,
Did swallow the seed with the apple
Year: 1859

AN EXPERIMENT THAT RRouIREs NERvE.-A
scientific writer says:


We have often astonished the uninitiated by
passing the fingers and portion of the hand
through melted lead, This may be done witt
impunity if the hand is slightly moist-not wet
In many persons the natural moisture of the
hands is sufficient The melted metal is repellet
by the slight moisture, and the hand can be passed
through it without danger or inconvenience A
peculiar liquid vevety sensation is felt, which il
not at all unpleasant. A writer in the Courria
aes Etats Unis says that the same thing can be
DONE and even that the hands can be bathed in q
jet of melted iron at temperature of 1000 degrees
without any i'll results.
Year: 1859

When 0. S. Fowler so the story runs, first
commenced the examination of bumps, some of
the students in the New York University were
disposed to quiz him. A peculiar shaped squash
was found in the college yard, and plaster cast
taken of one end of it, quite closely resembling
the cast of human skull. This was taken to
Fowler's rooms and he was given to understand
that the original was closely connected with lit
erary institution The phrenologist took the cast
in his hand, and examined it with some care, when
a bright thought struck him. "You need not
think, young men, to catch mel" said he to the
students, " do you think don't know the head Of
Horace Greeley?"
Year: 1859

BY NETTIE COOK.
Twas sunshine fair when he was by,
And, like some gurgling melody
Of waves within reedy dell,
That hides their dulcet fall and swell,
She listened to the magic tone
Which hung upon his words alone,
Nor thought, nor dreamed, the spell that wov
Such sheen in life, could eer be Love.
As martial strains upon the breeze,
As mountain gale DER fervid seas,
AS 'thwart the heavens meteor flies
And scarcely lives before it dies,
So late he had her pathway crossed,
So brief was known, so early lost,
That when she knew the trembling dove
Death whispered her its name was Love.
Year: 1859

We learn from one of the officers of
the Jefferson City and Neosho Valley
Railroad that the Missouri portion of the
same will be put under contract on or be-
fore the l5t Of May next. Work will
thus be progressing on the whole road
from Jefferson City to the State line, at
the same time. Sufficient land has been
given and stock taken to justify the
building Of the road to the State line,
and by the time it is completed to that
point, there will be no difficulty in get
ting il built to this place, either with or
without grant Of land. II Uncle Slm-
uel will not help us, we must help our
selves. The distance from this place to
the State line by the surveyed route, is
only ninety-fv miles, and it is prepos-
ferrous to suppose that tho enterprising
settlers will let it stop there long.


The people of this county are perhaps
more deeply interested in the success of
this road, than any oLher locality on the
line. This is noO the best agricultural
county in the Territory, aud is settled by
men who know the value of railroads,
and knowing, will have them. This
road, running as it does through the rich
est portions of Kansas, will always COM
maud an immense freight business. and
will be the outlet Of travel to the East,
for all Central and Southern Kansas. The
officers of this road, both in the Territory
and Missouri, deserve much credit for the
energy and perseverance they have dis
played in pushing on this work, in spite
of tho many obstacles they have had TO
encounter. While many of the Railroad
companies of theTerritory have spent theiI
time in writing windy resolutions, max.
ing buncombe speeches, and pipe-layins
this company has been at work, aud in
consequence, the j. c. and n. V. r. r
will be the first road built in Kansas
Mark the prediction Emporia NeUs.
Year: 1859

We cali the attention Of our subscribers
to an article on the first page Of our paper,
copied from the Herald of Freedom. II
contains certain important revelations.
showing the true object aud intentions Of
the Kansas agitators and conspirators.-
We have long been familiar with many
of the Startling facts it reveals, which
we long since published, as the readers of
our paper will remember. We are aware
that many persons have been slow to be-
lieve that SO Infamous conspiracy ever
existed in Kansas; the testimony is so
clear, and so conclusive on the subject, as
to leave no room for doubt. OF this fact,
the American people seem TO have be-
come convinced. IL is well known that
the Herali of Fiteiom is now and ever has
been u firm believer in the leading doc
trines, measures and isms of the Republi-
can organization, but refuses to defend or
countenance conspirators, thieves and
murderers, but on the contrary denounces
them. For this he is charged ly the ul-
ira disuniOnisrs of his party whom he de-
nounces, with having betrayed their cause.
One Of these conspiratOrs, named Wattles,
has recently taken occasionto caution the
Democracy, as to the possibility or rather
the danger Of that paper opening its bat
terry on the Democracy at any moment.
It is a malicious and useless Caution, as it
never yet has pursued any other course
than to warmly oppose the measures Of
the Democratic parry, and is at this time
doing all in its power to prevent the sue
cess Of the Democratic party in Kansas.
We do not fear fair, open and manly
opponent, nor have we any right to de-
nounce such man or such paper 1t is
true, however, that it is the only opposi-
tion paper in Kansas that has standing or
character su(li :lent to give the Demo-
cratic party any tangible opposition. No,
the real reason why the Herald is de-
nounced by the ultra men Of its party is,
because it has labored to secure the peace
of Kansas, which they say will promote
the interests Of the Democratic parry
This charge proves what we have ever as
serted, that the people of Kansas have
been plundered and murdered, for the
purpose of destroying the Democratic
party, and not for the purpose of defend
ing the cause Of freedom. The chief
glory and honor Of the Democratic party
consists in having ever contended for the
peace and prosperity of the people. The
present peaceable and quiet condition Of
Kansas is proving fatal to the plans and
hopes Of conspirators. We have certain
information in cur possession, in relation
to their present movement, which lead;
us to believe that they are preparing fol
another disturbance. It gives us no un.
easiness, as we know the means ant
power are at hand to crush any future
effort Of that kind at one fell swoop.-
LecOnlpt0n Democrat.
Year: 1859

BEEoHHR ON "SoLEnS PEoPLE"-Therc'
arc not few who, even in this life, seem to
be preparing themselves for that smileless
eternity to which they look forward, by
banlshing all gaiety from their hearts, all
joyousness from their countenance. Inject
one such III the street not unfrequently, n
person of intelligence and education, but
who gives me, and all that pass, such a ray
less and chilling look of recognition, some
thing as if he were one of Heavens asses
sors, come down to "'doosn every acouain-
tance he met, that have sometimes begalis
to sneeze on the spot ana gone home withn
violent cold, dating from that instant. /
don't doubt he would cut his kittens tail
off. if he caught her playing withit. Please
tell me who taught her to play with it?
Year: 1859

p The frozen well at Brandon, VT, has at
tracted crowds Of savans to that place this sea-
son. Scientific persons in that vicinity ascribe
the phenomena to an iceberg, and that original
ly, or at some remote period in the long past.
when that part of America was the head of the
sea. This ishypothesis is sustained by the fact
that several years ago, in building q railroad
between Clermont and White River Junction,
the terminus of the Sullivan railroad. the bones
of an arctic whaleswere found on one of the
highest points Of land. All the land near the
well is frozen at asdepth Of q few feet below
the surface. An interesting scie ntifc report
on the subject 10 understood to be forthcoming
Year: 1859

or The Ell Paso Town Company have
made arrangements with S. S. PRoUTY,
late of the Prairie City Champion, to es-
tablish paper in that place. The press
and material will go forward about the
first of April. Ell Paso is at the foot OF
Pixies Peak, and it is said, is destined to
be the city of the gold region. 1t is rep
that shot gold has been found in
the immediate vicinity of the town.
Year: 1859

We learn from gentleman of Platte,
that the Grand Jury had not, up to Tues
day last, found a bill against Doy and son,
and the general opinion was that it would
not do SO. He says the people of Platte
are determined to let the law take its
course, and if Doy is discharged for want
of jurisdiction, or any other cause, he will
be permitted to depart in peace. Ocedss-
tai Messenger.
Year: 1859

B@ When young woman behaves to
her parents in a manner particularly ten
der and respectful, from principle as well
as nature, there is nothing good and gen.
lie that may not be expected of her, in
whatever condition she may be placed
Were to advise a friend as TO choice
os wife. my first counsel would be, "look
out for one distinguished for her attention
and sweetness to her parents" The fund
Of worth and affection indicated by such
behavior, Joined to the habits of duty and
consideration thereby contracted, being
transferred 10 the married state, will not
fail 10 render her : mid and obliging
companion.
Year: 1859

An ILLUSTRATION BY FRANKLIN.-
The following is pertinent and truthful.
There are too many IN this world who,
If they knew or cared for anything be-
yond making money. would feel them
selves palpably hit:


Once upon time, the conversation
having turned, in the presence of DR..
Franklin, upon riches, and young per-
son in the company having expressed his
surprise that they ever should be atten-
ded with such anxiety and solitude-in-
stancing one of his acquaintances. who,
though In possession of unbounded wealth,
yet was as busy, and more anxious than
the most assiduous clerk in his counting
house. The doctor took an apple from
a fruit basket aud gave il to child, who
could just totter about the room. The
child could scarcely grasp II in his hand.
He then gave 1t another, which occupied
the other hand. Then choosing third,
remarkable for its size and beauty, he
presented that also. The child after
many Intellectual attempts TO hold the
three. dropped the last on the carpet and
burst into tears. % See there" said the
philosopher, there is little man with
more riches than he can enjoy"
Year: 1859

The New Orleans papers advise that persons may
now visit that city without fearOf being attacked by
yellow fever They say: We have had no yellow
fever at any time during the season. and the weather
has now turned cool, the air bracing and balmy as
could be bedesired."