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Year: 1859

A SISTER IN TIGHT PLACE.-At
N, one Saturday evening. fatigued by
his long journey, WAGNER, with his son
John, drove his team into good range, and
determined TO pass the Sabbath, enjoying
season of worship with the good folks of
the village.


When the time for worship arrived John
was set to watch the team, while the wag-
oner went in with the crowd. The preach
er had hardly announced his subject before
the old man fell asleep. He sat against
the partition in the corner of the body
slip Just over against him, separated only
by the very low partition, sat fieshy lady
who seemed all absorbed in the sermon.
She struggled hard with her feelings, until,
unable 10 control them any longer, she
burst out with loud scream, and shouting
at the top of her voice, rousing the old man
who but half awoke, thrust bis arms around
her waist and cried, very soothingly =


aWo, Nance! wo, Nance, wo! Here
John, calling his son, "cut the beliyband
and loose the briching, quick, or she'll teal
everything all to pieces y


1t was all the work Of moment. but the
sister forgot to shout, the preacher lost the
! thread of his discourse, and the meeting
came prematurely to an end while, deeply
mortified. the old man skulkcd away, deter
mined not to 60 to meeting again until h
could manage to keep his senses by remain
ing awake.
Year: 1859

We have hitherto supposed the day long
since passed for chronicling big snake
fight in the vicinity Of the Centeral City,
but such it appears is not the case, from a
scene which recently transpred within a
short drive from the Court House. Some
of the older residents will remember
building which formerly stood on Prospect
Hill, about six miles distant from Peoria,
and which was distroved some seven or
eight years since. During the past season
another house was erected near the same
location, and all that has remained as relics |
of the old hotel was a partially filled exca- |
yaion for celler and two well preserved !
brick csterns which had been kept covered |
up. Last week the proprietor Of this place
while busy with his wife in preparing their
Summer flower garding, found himself in
want of bricks for the edge of the walks.
Remembering the eisterns he uncovered
one of them, and finding it dry at the bot
tom, and only six feet in depth. he jumped
in and commenced throwing out some OF
the best brick he could pick from the walls.
( 1t seems there was piece of plank with
one end partially imbeded in the earth
seizing it with some exertioa he pulled it
out and threw it to the top. What was
1 his horror and surprise at the next moment
to find that he had unearthed an enormonse
rattlcsnake, and himself without a weapon
in his hand.


As the cistern was round and only five
feet in diameter, he could not jump out,


and the snake bristling with anger and
lratttling defiance was ready for battle. His


screams brought his wife to the scene but


She was so overcome with fright that she be-
came powerless to render any assistance.
The snake, in the meantime, had commenc-
ed the fight making REPEATED springs at him,
but fortunately he managed on each occa-
siou TO hit him on the head with his boot,
without receiving a bite, the snake all the
, time becoming more defiant and cnraged
i During the whole scene, which lasted sew


several minutes, the man did not lose his


presence of mind, but watching his chance


made several frantic efforts to jump bodily


from his seemingly pit of Instruction Al
the last trial he fortunately grasped bricR


which gave way with him and renamed IN


his hand as he again stood confronting his
kissing enemy. After few more kicks


and watching his opportunity he fired 1t


making probably one OF the best shots OF
: record for it struck the snake on the head


and between the one sent and the wall III


became "pretty well used up sarpint


Weak and exhausted, our hero, by tn
It assistance of his wife, was enabled to cllml
: from the pit, but when once upon the cart


he tainted away, and 1t was some time be
;. fare he could be recovered. For severa
. : succeeding days he was quite unwell, OWN


probably to The poisonous efiluvia inhaled


while his desperate exercises in the en-


counter rendered him exceedingly lame
be The snake was afterwards taken from IN
: cistern, when it was found TO measure seN
en- feet in length and contained thirtee
rattles, The latter have been preserves
E and are placed in Shoaf's Museum for e'
=, to hibition. Peoria Transcript, Nay Is
Year: 1859

LYMAN BEECHER's CoURrsHIP.-Thi
eminent digine, the excellent and vonera-
BILE father of Rev. Henry Ward Btecher,
many years since was led to the conclusion
that at is not well for man 10 be alone"
After considerable pondering, he resolved to
offer himself in marriage to a certain men,
ber of his flock. No sooner was the plan
formed than it was put in practice, and get
ting out his cane, he speedily reached the
dwelling of his mistress.


1t chanced to be on Monday morning,
a day which many New England readers
need not be told is better known in the
house as 'swhashing day


Unconscious of the honor that was in
tended her, the lady was standing behind
the tub in the back kitchen, with her arms
immersed in the suds, busily engaged in an
occupation which, to say the least of it, IS
more useful than romantic. There was a
loud knock at the door. "Jane, go to th,,
door, and if it is anybody TO see me, tell
them that | am engaged and cannot see
them" The message was faithfully re-
/ hearsed.


"Tell your mistress that it is very i'm
portant that | should see her.


"rell him to call this afternoon salt
the lady, sand l will see HIM But it Is
unavailing.


Il must see her now" said the minister
Tell me where she is"


So saying, lie followed the servant into
the kitchen, to the great surprise Of hel
mistress.


"Miss-, have come to the conclu


sion to marry. WIN you have me 2 wa


the minister's opening speech.
"Have you 2 replied the astonishcd la
.dy, This is a singular time to offer your
self Such an important step should b


made matter of prayer and deliberaton.
LET US pray" was AIr. Beecher's onl,
response, as he knelt down beside the tu
and prayed that union might be forme
which would enhance the happiness of bot
, parties. His prayer was answered; an
J. from this union, thus singularly formed
has sprung family remarkable for taller
J and piety.
Year: 1859

MILL stand this at the stable of the subscriber
w in Grafton fourth Of mile north Of Grafton VIII
ge the road leading from Grafton to Chester, and will
50 the leap "a the and IS 70 warrant
shipped this horse Illinois year was prevail
ed this Winter by the people of Grafton and vicinity to
bring him back again he has proved to be extra breeder
This horse by ales horse of South Royalson
Mass his by Morgan De Forest Hartwes Horse Of
Wspoe his eots prove be very large he Is dappe bay


JOHN AVER.
Grafton, Vt May 5, 1859 Is
Year: 1859

BRoApcLoTH THE ENEMY OF HEALTH. Prof Hamilton, in an able address on hygiene to the graduates of the Buffalo Medical College, denounces broadcloth as an enemy to exercise, and therefore to health. His remarks are pointed and sensible. He says:

 American gentlemen have adopted as Q national costume, broadcoth-a thin, tight fitting blacl1 suit of broadcloth. To foreigners, we seem always to be ill mourn ing ;; we travel in black, we write in black, and we work in black. The priest. the

 lawyer, the doctor, the literary man. the mechanic and even the day laborer, choose always the same unvarylng monotonous black broadclolh style and material which never ought ,o have been adopted out of the drawing-room or the pulpit; because it is feeble and expensive fab ric; because it is at the North no suitable protection against the cold, nor Is 1t in- deed any more suitable at the South. It is too thin to be warm in the winter, and too thick to be cool in the summer; but especially do we object to it because inc wearer IS aways soiling 1t by exposure. Young gentlemen will not play ball, pitch quoits, or wreslle and tumble, or do any other similar thing, lest their broadcloth should be offended. They will not go out into the storm, because the broadcloth will lose it's lustre if rain falls upon Il; they will not run because they have no confidence in the strength of the broad cloth they dare not mount horse, or leap fence, because broadcoth, as eye- rybody knows, is so faithless. So these young men, and these older men, mer- chancs, and all, learn to walk, talk and think soberly and carefully; they seldom venture even to laugh to the full extent of their sides.
Year: 1859

TN nm aue remarkable for +" wars, and rumors OF


wars" Of intrigue and blood shed for good reas
oning and bad conduct, for sound rules and corrupt


manners, when virtue fills our heads but wee our
hearts when those who would persuade US t'in
thew are quite sure Of heaven, appear to be IN no
greater hurry to go there than Others, but put on
the livery cf the best masters only to serve the
worst in an age when ,nodesty herself is M more s
ashamed of detection than OF delinquency when


ndenendent of principles on which to depend /; and
free thinking not in thinking freely, but in being
nee from thinking in an age when patrio4s will
hold ANYTHING but their tongnes-keep anything
their characters f; to improve such age must be
difficult-to instruct such age must be danger
ous, In an age like this We call the attention OF
he nublic To-
Year: 1859

the Academy of Sciences of Paris. This
learned body, however, deemed the subject
beneath its notice, and did not even take
the trouble to verify the simple fact upon
which the whole discovery rested.


1t is now. however, clearly proved that
a jar charged with electricity enough TO kill
a bullock, can he immediately discharged,
without spark or explosion, by means Of II
straw-even it not more tlan an inch or so
long; the habitations Of the poorest may
then be provided with safety-conductors at
a trifing cost. All that is required is to
tie a wisp of straw to wooden stake by
means of brass wire, and to afix copper
point to the top. These means have been
employed in eighteen communes of the de-
partment of Tarbes, in the Pyrenees-one
Of the conductors being used for every 60
acres and it is said that the lands have
been protected, not only from the effects Of
lightning, but from that of hail also.


Experiments are now being made in the
use Of straw for the conductors of electric
telegraphs, and it is said with great success
Year: 1859

MORAL SUAsIoN ON A RAM.-When a
friend of ours, whom We call Agricola, was
a boy, he lived on farm in Berkshire
county, the owner of which was troubled
by dog Wolf. The cur killed his sheep,
knowing, perhaps, that he was conscien.
tiously opposed to capital punishment, and
| could devise no means to prevent il. II
can break HIM OF it." said Agricola, ''if you
will give me leave" Thou art permitted
said the honest farmer; and we will let
Agricola, tell the story in his own words.
"Thero was ram on our farm" said Agri-
cola, notorious for butling as Wolf was for
sheep stealing and who stood in as much
need OF moral suasion as a dog. shut
Wolf up in the barn with the old fellow,
and the consequence was that the dog new
er looked sheep in the face again. The
ram broke every bone in his body, literally.
Wonderfully uplifted was the ram aforesaid
by his exploit his nsolence became intol-
cradle; he was sure 10 pitch into whomso-
ever went nigh him. "I'll fix him." said !,
and 50 did, 1 rugged an iron crowbar out
of a hole in the barn, POINT foremost, and
hung an old hat on the end Of it. You
can't always tell when you see hat wheth-
er there is head in it or not; how then
| should a ram? Aries made at it full butt,
aud being a good marksman from long
practice, The bar broke in between his horns
and came out under his tail. This little
admonition effectually cured him of but.
ting
Year: 1859

There are vials of wrath filled with in
dignaiion for vessels Of wrath fitted for dcs-
truction.


1t is better TO swim in the waters Of re-
pentsnce than to burn in the fires of ven-
g, ance.


No good lives so long as that which is
thankfully improved no evil dies so soon
as that which is patiently endured.


Wicked men must net be feared be they
never SO mighty, nor followed be they new.
er so many. Fear not the fear Of men.


A sanciiied heart is better than silver
tongue: heart full Of grace Is better than
head full OF notions; q man may be q
great scholar, aud yet be great sinner.


In things of this world. they that lovo
too much will always greave 10 much. 1t
is the greatness Of our affection which
causeih the sharpness oS our ADDICTION.
Year: 1859

CANINE SAGAcITY.-The truth of the
following instance of the sagacity of dog
we can subsiantiate in every particular,
and is, we think, well worthy Of notice. A
little daughter of e.of our pren,inent cit
izens has well-arrangsd baby house upon
which she besiows much care, tastefully
dressing the various doll occupants thereof
in the morning, and divesting them Of their
clothing at night. This practice she has
followed for some months. The pet dog of
the family usually sat by her at night and
superiniended the work of preparing the
dolls for bed. One evening last week the
girl was away to tea and did not return in
season to perform the parental duties to the
babies. The dog awaited her arrival until
the dolls hour of retiring had passed, and
knowing that they ought TO be taken care Of,
carefully went to work and undressed them.
five in number. without injuring the dresses
in the least. How he did il we know not,
but such is the fact.--Nantucket Hqnircr.
Year: 1859

"WAKE LADY, WAKE!" ETC.-We have received
information ndubitably authentic, that Mile Pcco-
lomin will undergo grand complimentary serenade
at the st. Louis Hotel, said musical demonstration
commencing at II o'clock and continuing thereafter
to its conclusion. Undoubtedly this announcement
will assemble large auditory of those persons who
have no conscientious scruples to interfere with their
appropriating music not made for them. There is a
probability we presume, that the petite prima donna
will show her appreciation by showing herself at her
lattice, and who will not be there to see?
Year: 1859

good part through life he will escape SANDER. There
will be those even who hate them for the very quail
ties that ought to procure esteem. There are some
folks in the world who are not willing that othera
should be better than themselves.
Year: 1859

WHO FOUND lr2-While running to the fire at the
foot of Poydras street on Tuesday night the tail
screw of the engine of Mississippi Fire Co. No.
was lost. The finder is requested by advertisement
| to leave word at the engine-house.
Year: 1859

The GREAT CENTRAL RoUTE.-We refer those
about making trip to any point in the North and
East to the advertisement of the " Great Central
Route" speedy, safe and comfortable, of which Mr.
Clifford G. Wayne is general agent, his office being at
6l Camp street. corner Of Commercial Place.
Year: 1859

but tho mass of smoke came from the crater
itself. ....r... ..... 10 r.


The principal stream reached the sea at Wal
nanalii, about fifteen miles from Kawaibae, on
the 3lst, after flow of eight days from the
time that the eruption commenced, on the 23d
of January. This stream, on reaching the
sea, spread out to about half mile in width.
The sight Of it as it poured into the ocean,
forming clouds of steam several hundred feet
high, is represented by those who saw it as very
beautiful.


Some Of the finest scenes of the flow were
the cascades or falls formed in It before the
stream reached the plain. There were several
of them, and they appeared to be changing
and now ones formed in different localities as
new streams were made. One, however, which
appeared without change for two days, must
have been eighty to one hundred feet in hight.
First there was a fall, then below were cas-
cades or rapids. To watch this fall during the
| night, when the bright red-hot stream Of lava
was flowing over it at the rate of ten miles an
hour, like water, was scene not often wit
| messed, and never to be forgotten. In fact, the
| lava near its source had all the characteristics
of q river Of water flowing rapidly along, and
gurgling with cascades, rapids, currents and
falls.
| On the afternoon Of our arrival at the camp
ing ground, new stream started some few
| miles DelOW the CRATER Wnlcn nad evidently
been damned up by some obstruction, and
came rushing down with tremendous noise and
fury through the thick jungle which lay in its
track, burning the cracking trees, and sending
up thick smoke almost as dense as that from
the crater 1t formed a grand sight. Here
was stream of lava rolling over the plain
twenty to twenty-five feet in hight, and al
eighth of mile in width, though its widtl
varied great deal, sometimes broader, some
times narrower. 1t was, in fact, mass or pill,
of red-hot stones, resembling a pile of coal
on FIRE, borne along by the liquid lava strean
underneath. AS it moved slowly along, larg
red powders would roll down the sides, break
ing into thousand small stones, crushing an
! burning the trees which lay in the track.
is impossible to give q true conception of tn


immense force and power of this lava stream
bearing along as it docs an almost inconceiva


BILE mass. 1t reminds us most vividly of tn
breaking up of the ice in large river, only tn
Imagination must stretch the comparison an


suppose the ice piled up twenty five feet, an


thus borne along by the current beneath, th


whole width of the river moving at the sam


time, crashing and breaking and piling u


cones and irregular masses on top.
Year: 1859

OLD MAIDS AND OLD BAcHELoRs.-The Phila-
delpha Ledger has discovered that there is a
heavy increase in the number of old maids, and
that the number is augmenting sadly every
year. With an increase of old maids of course
comes an increase Of bachelors, and this last
class of persons are much less deserving Of
sympathy or interest than the first. The
causes of this extended life of single blessed
ness, or of single misery, as fancy or fact may
choose to consider it, are mainly attributed t
erroneous ideas of living.
Year: 1859

into the old woman, who had given the
driver Sc much trouble about her band
box. Then he would be again the meek
browed minister, who had distributed
tracts to the passengers and picked their
pockets while they read. Then he drew
himself up into the little bumped back old
man, who had been helped into and out of
the stage, and robbed his he pers while
they fixed his crutches tor him. Il WAS
funny--very-and perhaps we might new
er have caught him but for the accident of
the faggOts. That WAS not So funny for
him; and | doubt if he finds much fun in
working At our hard stone-hammering.
hammeling--early and late-with an in
exorable master over bim TO spur him
up when he lags
Year: 1859

OF all the ships that sail the sea,


Circling the earth around,
There are none that sail SO merrily,


As those that are homeward bound.
Then pour the wine, and pour it free,


As the tide on the thirsty ground.
AMI By wave and wine the toast shallbe
n home to the homeward bound
Fillhigh the wine. while the seas flow fast
With Il welcome to those who come,
Though the stars be guiding some at last,
To ship wreck instead of home.
Bat fill, for well hail them chccrily,


Be life OF death around,
And Ger wave and wine the spell shall be
4 home for the homcward ound.
Year: 1859

EST The mock auctioneers in New York
city have agreed. and SO Informed The
Mayor, to be honest in future by selling
brass watches as such and gold va ches
for what they really are, and 10 refund
money in all cases where purchaser thiaks
he has been cheated
Year: 1859

AS in literature we shall find some Things that
true, and some that new, but few things that
are both true and new; so also in life We shall find
some men that great, and some that are good,
br few that are both great and good
Year: 1859

The Wilmington Journal says that poor and
hard working man in that vicinity recently lost a
valuable COW. loss which he i'll able to bear
A charitable neighbor proposed to raise a subscrp
ton; every one applaudcd the humane man; sub
scription was raised, money collected, poor man
expected to be made happy, when his bencvolen,
friend produced an old bill against him to just the
amount raised, and retained the cash. Large
hearted man, that.
Year: 1859

The Empress EuGEyIE has just presented the
dress worn by her her first appearance at church
after the birth of the Prince Imperial, the smbrO-
derry Of which cost % .000f TO the statue of the
Virgin on the altar Of Notre Dame De Ia Garde st
Marseiiles
Year: 1859

THE MANIA FOR COMMISSIONING Nearly
forty candidates are in the field for different Off
cos TO be filled in this county next month. Some
are subject to the nomination of conventions
some are running Independent, dscarding party
landmarks, and some, as Holmes, Of Mariposa
say, care floating upon the course Of human
events" Jealousy and bitter feeling is being ex-
hihted to considerable extent, even among
those who profess the same political creed, all of
which is unhealthy and prcjudicial TO communi-
ty, and which result in no good. We are
thankful that all cannot be elected, and shall be
glad when election is over. and people generally
have become quiet and sensible again.
Year: 1859

The late Democratic Convention in Humboldt,
as we had reason to expect, deny the right of
Trinity to the Senatorial nomination this year,
and, accordingly, nominated James T. Ryan, a
citizen of Eureka, and one of the pioneers of
Humboldt county. Mr.. Ryan is represented by
those who know him here, as well as by the Hum
boldt press, 10 be man whose Democracy cannot
be questioned. although having taken little part


in politics heretofore, and an active and trust
the action of the Big Flat Convention positive
usurpation of their rights, and assert that Trinity
received the support Of that county in the cleo
tion of the late incumbent, with the express I'M
derstandng that they would be entitled to the
candidate this year. Mr. Jacohy, Of Union, offered
the following resolution, which was adopted


"HcSoiUed That we cannot recognize the action
of the Convention Of the Senatorial delegates Of
Trinity county, held at Big Flat, on the lst Of
July, as of any binding force upon the party ot
this county, it being in direct violation of our
just rights, and we hereby protest against the
ton OF the said Senatorial Convention, and refuse
to support its nominee"


1t is impossible to foresec the result with three
candidates for the Senate in the contest If the
people of Humboldt. as q whole, feel aggrieved
at the action of the Trinity convention, they may
unite on Mr.. Ryan and as that gentleman will
canvass Trinity county sh orty, ard probably re-
ceive a portion of the vote, his election over the
two opposing candidates may be the consequence.
Year: 1859

LITERARY Men AND Their WIyEs.-l do
maintain that wife, whether young or old,
may pass her evenings most happily in the
presence of her husband, occupied herself,
and conscious that he is still better occupied,
though he may but speak with her and cast
his eyes upon her from time to time; that
such evenings may be looked forward to with
great, desire and deeply regretted when they
are passed away forever. Wieland, whose
conjugal felicity has been most as cele-
brated as himself, says in letter written ai-
ter his wife's death, that if he but knew she
was in the room, or il at times she stopped
in and said word or two, that was enough
10 gladden. him. Some Of the happiest and
most loving couples are those who, like Vie
land and his wife, are both TO fully employ
ed to spend the whole Of every evening in
conyersation.-.Sr Cole,idge.