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Year: 1859

FoLLY.-Sir Joshua Reynolds being ask.
ed how he would personate folly in paint
ing, replied that he would represent a man
climbing over wall at the risk of breaking
his neck, with an open gate close by
through which he might walk with ease ant
aafetY.
Year: 1859

On THE SAFE SIDE.-We have just been told an
anecdote in regard TO a couple Of our female
acquaintances church members, which we think
will bear retelling:


One of them had been to church, and had
heard a very pointed sermon on the subject Of
professors of religion being so remiss in their
duties. lie told his hearers that many Of them
would leave their Bibles upon their shelves, un-
used, till the dust would collect on them SO that
they could write their names in it; And, ex-
claimed the preacher, those names, written in
dust on your Bibles, will rise up in judgment
against You This struck the lady in question
very forcibly, and in speaking of it to friend
said So went home, took my Bible down
brushed it carefully, and laid atoay my chest
Cnlnment is nseless.-Amador Ledqer
Year: 1859

FEMALE INFIUENcE-Th Influence of wo-
man is felt beyond the circle of her own fire.
side in the wel-beng of her country If this
sex contributes so largely as We have affirmed,
to the progress Of civilization and refinement,
then ii can be no little aid they afford, bv
their character and exertions, to the support
Of pure political Institutions


True, the fair band of woman deposits no
vote in the ballot-box. She takes no part in
primary meetings or on days Of elections, with
the mass who place men in Office. But is she
therefore destitute Of political power? No,
she has the sacred right of petition. She may
be heard appealing to the Legislative body
for redress of the wrongs done her or of the
grievances she SufferS. Question, as some
may, the expedency of her ever exercising
this privilege, she has still greater influence, a
far greater one than the exercising of this
right can be given her, over the destinies Of
her country Think Of the mother Of Wash
ington Pcruse the biography Of the wife of
that Sainted patriot Study the character of
the elder Mrs Adams or the wife of Han
cock, and the long list of females, who lived
and toiled in the period Of the Revolution.
Could they do nothing they accomplish
little for this country? How many hearts
were cheered in the Senate Chamber; what
courage was infused on the battlefield by the
mother, companion, sister and daughter, among
the noble race thai then lived


In these latter days, what is to give integri-
ty to the statesman, purity to the patriot, and
true glory to the nation? Ii must be done
in part by woman Let her be educated, and
above all let her educate herself in intelligence,
grace and holiness, and we have no fear of
conflicts abroad, or periis at home. The lit
tie watchman shut in the security of glazed
frame does not more surely save the ship amid
darkness and storm, than does she who, at
the quiet freside, exert the influence which she
may for her country, or son, husband and
brother.
Year: 1859

EcoNoMY.- We have but faint notion Of
| economy in this country, and there are few
| persons who seem able TO exercise its spirit in
their mode Of living. As general ;hing, young
people, clerks, and the like, calculate to live
| fully up to the amount of their income. if in
deed they do not ont-run its limits and become
involved 10 debt. So with married men, of
humble means they calculate to spend about
| as much as they get, and often find themselves
involved in debts they cannot liquidatc. Now
there is a simple rule which, if adopted, would
make people quite independent


Ia the first place, let mans income be ever
so small, he should calculate to save a little,
and to lay it by, if only five or ten dollars
year. This will be sure 10 keep him from run
ming in debt, and as soon as he finds that he
has q sum of mnney saved there is natural
incentive to add to that amount, and TINS un-
Willingly, as it were, he begins to accumulate.
This operation once commenced, he will be
surprised TO see how fast bis means improve
and then the slow but sure increase of princi-
pal by the accumulation of interest is a matter
of clear gain. In this relation our own style
Of saving banks, and new five cent saving
banks are accomplishing a work ofgreat good
being practical suggestions to the people that
cannot fail Of their influence.


Never purchase any article of dress or lux
ury until you can pay cash for it this is most
important rule to observe, and the credit sys-
TEN, in fact, has done quite as much to ruin
debtors as creditors. A vast number of little
expenses (but large in the aggregatel would
be saved if one always paid the money for the
same at the time of purchase, in place of hav
ing it charged Pay as you go, is a golden
rule, and it is true economy.


Many poor man could build a house over
his head and own it, with the price of the
cigars and tabacco be has used, to say nothing
Of the worse than useless drinks of beer
and bad spirits. in which from time to time be
has allowed himself to indulge Avoid any
habit, however simple it may be at the outset,
which involves unnecessary expense one leads
to another, and all together will empty your
purse, and sap the marrow of your physical
strength 1t is net so much what mans IN
come may be. as it is what he spends, that
graduates his means Strive then to adopt
the true principal Of economy, and you have
the secret Of independence.
Year: 1859

AFFECTING INCIDENT On one of the many
bridges in Client, stands two large brazen i'm
ages of father and son, who obtained this dis
tnguiShed mark of admiration OF their fellow
citizens by the following incident


Both the father and son were, for some of
fence against the State, condemned to die.
Some favorable circumstances appearing on
the side Of the son, he was granted a remis-
sion of his sentence, under certain provisions
in snort, he was offered a pardon on a most
cruel and barbarous condition-namey that
he would become the executioner of his father.
He at first resolutely refused to preserve his
life by means so fatal and detestabIe This is
not to be wondered at for let rs hope, for
the honor of our nature, that there are very
few sons who would not have spurned with alb
horrence life sustained on a condition so hor-
rid and unnatural The Soa. though inaeXible,
was at length overcome by the tears and en-
treaties of fond father, who represented to
him that, at all events his (the father's) life
was forfeited, and that it would be the greatest
possible consolation for him in bis last moments
to think that in his death lie was an Instrument
of his sons preservation.


The youth consented to adopt the horrible
means of recovering his life and liberty he
lifted the axe-but as it was about to fall bis
arm sunk nervelcSs, and the axe dropped from
his hand Had he had as many lives as hairs
he could have yielded them ALL one after an
other, rather than again conceive, much less
perpetrate such an act Life, liberty, every
thing vanished before the dearer interests of
lilial affection he fell upon his fathers neck
and embracing him, triumphantly exclaimed
" Ny father my father we die together I"
and then called for another eXecutioner TO full
fill the sentence of the law


Hard must their hearts indeed be-bereft
of every sentiment of virtue, every sensation
of humanity-who could could stand insenSibe
spectators of Snch scene. A sudden peal Of
involuntary applause, mixed with groaus and
sighS rent the air. The execution was Sus-
pended and on a simple report Of the trans
action to the authorities, both were pagdoned.
High rewards and honorS were conferred on
the son and finally those two admirable
brazen images were raised to commemorate
transaction so honorable to human nature, and
transmit it to the instruction and emulation of
prosperity. The statue represents the son in
the very act Of letting fall the axe.
Year: 1859

EXERCISE IN THE orES AIR-Moderate ex-
ercise in the open air, for the purpose Of assist
ing the various 5ecTctiOHs, is another essential
requisite for the production and maintenance
Of good health, None can neglect this rule
with impunity ; but q sedeutary life ascertain
iyn0t 50 detrimental to those who live on Teget
able diet Unless sufficient oxygen be sup
piled to the lungs by daily exercise in the open
air, the products OF Decomposition Will fail TO
removed in sufficient quantity for the marten-
ance Of a healthy state and the assimilation
of new matter is impeded. Without exercise,
also, the contractile power OF the heart and
large arteries is feebly exerted and, though
sufficient to carry the blocd to the ultimate
tissue, it is nevertheless not strong enough to
carry it through with the rapidity necessary
for health. The ultimate tissue being thus
filed faster than it is emptied congestion takes
place in those delicate and important vessels
which compose it as well as in the large vines
the Office Of which is TO convey the blood from
tissue to the heart One Of the chief conLi-
tons Of the body in that generally III state Of
health usually dcu0m;ated indigestion" is
congestion of blood in the ultimate tissue Of
our or-auS--tbe brain. the lungs, the spinal
marrow, the stomach, The Can-i.0ajc system.
the liver. bowels, and all the organs concerned
in the nutrition Of the body. When the sys
TEN. therefore, undebilita;ed by disease, viii
admit good supply Of oxygen by muscular
exercise, it is the best means Of diminishing
the amount Of Einons blood and lin coujunc-
ton with q legitimate supply Of proper food
of Increasing the amount Of artcriaI blood !:
and in proportion as the latter prePoaderates
over the former, shall we possess health and
muscular strength, as we'll as elasticity Of mind
Sails ITuIs aud FaFiaacsl
Year: 1859

SUCCEsS.-Every man must patient! abide
his time. He must wait, not in liStieSS idle.
ness. not in useless pastime. not in querulous
detection, but in constant, steady aud cheerful
endeayor, always willing, fulfilling and ac-
compliShjng his task that when the time
comes be may be equal 20 the occasion. The
talent of success is nothing more than doing
what you can DO well, without thought Of
fame. If it comes at all, it will come because
it is deserved 1t IS very iniisc7eet and trouble
some ambition that cares - much about fame;
about what the world says Of Us; ODE looking
in the face of Others tor approval 70 be ar
wavs anxious about the effect Of what we DO
or say. to be always shouting 10 hear the
echoes of our own voices.
Year: 1859

"a There is q sort Of people who through
some notion of their own superiority Of Wis
dom or authority, are so in the habit Of iden-
tifying their opinions and prejudice with the
decree OF Heaven, that they cannot but look
upon all who call them in question as wicked
enemies of God and incerdiorieS in society.
They do not doubt that the almighty thinks
precisely as they do and expect that their
views will be received with the Difference due
to an infailible relation. These people Go not
combat opiGiouS they cry out against them /;
they do not respond to arguments, they ar
raign their authorities they do not seek 10
convict : aud look upon error not as thing
to be overcome, but to be punished in the
person of its believer
Year: 1859

We envy not the princely man,
In city or in town,
Who wonders whether pupkin vines
Run up the hill or down;
We care not for his marble halls,
Nor yet his heaps OF gold,
We would not own his sordid heart
For all his wealth thrice told,
We are the favored ones of earth,
We breathe pure air each morn,
We sow--we reap the golden grain
We gather in the corn
We toil-we live on what We earn,
And more than this we do,
We hear of starving millions round,
And gladly feed them, too.
The lawyer lives on princely fees,
Yet drags a weary life {;
He never knows peaceful hour
His atmosphere is strife.
The merchant thumbs his yard-stick Ger
Grows hsggard at his toll
He's not the man God meant him for
Why don't he till the soil
The doctor plods through storm and cold,
Piods at his patients will;
When dead;and gone he plods again
To get his lengthy bill,
The printer, tbless his noble souD,
He grasps the mighty earth,
And stamps it on our welcome sheet,
To cheer the farmers hearth.
We sing in honor of the plow,
And honor Of the press
Two noble instruments Of toll,
With each power to bless.
The bone and nerve of this fast age,
True wealth Of human kind
One tills the ever generous Earth,
The other tills the mind.


Nctc England FGTH1el
Year: 1859

sensible AnvIcE-Let all young men.
looking out for wives, follow the council We
give below. It will save them a world Of
trouble " II ever yoa marry" said my uncle.
s. let II De : woman who has Judgment enough
TO suVerintend the work Of her house taste
enough to dress herself pride enough to wash
herself before breakfast ; and sense enough TO
hold her tongue when she las nothing 10
say"
Year: 1859

Fashion is the only tyrant against
whom modern civilization has not carried
on crusade and its power is still as un-
limited and despotic as it ever was.-
From its dictates there is no appeal health
and decency are alike offered up at the
shrine of this Moloch. At its command
its votaries melt under fur boas in the
dog-days, and freeze with bare nccks and
arms, in lace and satin shoes, in January
Then, such is its caprice, that no sooner
does fashion become general, than, let
its merits or beauties be ever so great, il
is changed for one which, perhaps, has
nothing but its novelty to recommend it.
Like the bed of Procrustus, fashions are
compelled to suit every one. The same
fashion is adopted by the tall and the
short, the stout and slender, the old and
the young, with what effect we have daily
opportunities Of obscrving.--1rt Jown-
IT.
Year: 1859

Is the principle upon which they determined 70
do business and they will confnc themselves exclu-
sivey TO the Boot hoe and Leather trade. To their
stock of goods for Eades they would call par
ticuar attention. They have constantly in their en-
ploy the best of workmen, keep the best of French
Calf and Putcnt-Leathcr and and do make as
good a Boot Us can be bought in the State.
Year: 1859

"1s TEE BETTER MAN; BUT-"-It is con-
ceded by the intelligent members of the Op-
poii.:on, that Judge RANNEY is decidedly a
more able Esca than Mr.. DENNEsoN, and that
as Governor he will reflect more credit upon
the State than would Mr.. D., but they cannot
support hila because he is-a Democrat. They
also admit that there is nothing particularly
in issue between the parties but the slavery
question, and that the position of the Repub-
lican party is not exactly to their liking; but
they cannot think of voting for RANNEY be-
cause-he is Democrat


Such is the nature of prejudice, that men,
rather than vote with the Democratic party,
will vote for candidates confet sedly inferior and
who are committed TO line of policy which
they condemn. They started out in political
life cherishing the opinion that the Democrat
ic party tsas the embittored enemy Of every
thing that looked to the advancement of the
prosperity of the country, and they seem de-
termined not to be convinced to the contrary.
They are of that description of men who have
eyes and yet see not-who have ears and yet
hear not. They are blind and deaf alike to
the multiplied and multiplying evidences that
are presented on every hand, proving exclu-
sively that the Democratic party has been ami
mated by patriotic impulEes and desire to
conserve the Constitution and exalt the ma
ton above all other upon the face Of the earth.
Even we're the Democratic party to work poll
tical miracles, they would denounce it as un-
worthy their support and commit themselves
to the most fool-hardy INCONSISTENCY Cleve-
land Democrat.
Year: 1859

ARE WE BETTER THAN THEY WERE 2-The
men who were parties to the Declaration of In
dependence, and who contributed to the success
of the Revolution, thought it neither sin
against the Supreme ruler nor humanity, when
they came to form Constitution for the Uni
ted States, to make provision in that instru-
ment for the return of runaway slaves. Are
we so much better, 50 much more humane, or
so much more holy than they were, that we
will not comply with, OF suffer that requisition
10 be executed.
Year: 1859

BLACK REPUBLICAN PRoscRIpTIoN-Th
Germans of many sections of the west having
protested against the action of the Black Re-
publican party of Massachusetts,, the New York
Enquirer threatens them with the open revival
of Know Nothingism if they do not Geese
their .impertinent and offensive interference
with the action of sovereign State"
Year: 1859

The excitable woman IS generally small,
sharp and wiry-quick in all her motions, and {
inclined to be contradictory, more especially
towards those whose domestic relations are
most closely interwoyen with her own She
delights in getting up scenes in which her
pentup powers of dramatic action may find ex-
preston. In society, her quick sasceptibiiities,
her lively repartees, render her exceedingly
popular; but in the quiet of home, deprived Of
the audience she delights to charm, woe to the
luckless woman, the thoughtless child, who
NAV dream that the charm which breathes
around her in public shall brighten the altar
home affections, yet she will throw herself into
violent spasms at the least shadow of danger
that meanaces them. i have seen such wo-a,
man sink into apparent insensibility when her
little son came in bleeding from triAing cut
on his forehead, to revive suddenly, and clasp
the infant innocent to her heart with frantic
gestures while she raised her eyes to heaven,
invoked a blessing upon him., and returned
thanks for the imaginary danger which he had
escaped. Servants were dispatched in various
directions for physicians, and no less than three
came in violent hurry to-apply piece of
sticking plaster to the wound, and admire the
heroics of the devoted mother, who resumed
her convulsive throes on their entrance, and
spoke in wild ejaculation of her darling sons
danger which would result from the injury he
had received p The physicians Wed with Z
each other in consoling her, and respectfully
took leave. The child sat in corner, looking
frightened, and so soon as they were gone, to
my amazement, she arose; shook him violently,
and said in an indignant tone, ssThis is foL
giving me such shock for nothing, you little;
migrate! Ny nerves are quite unstrung, and
all for a scratch like that L thought her
very unreasonable, but women of that stamp
do not pique themselves on their justice. The
husband of the excitable woman is continually
on his guard against arousing her susceptible
temperament; but the poor man leads a sad
life, for an inadvertent expression brings on !,
convulsive twitchings and singular contortions
of the face which are portentous omens to him;
yet he loves her; he thinks her charming
woman, whose nerves are too highly strung for
the exigencies of daily life; and he excuses
her wayward disregard of this happiness in
| the firm belief that the sensitively organized
being Providence has bestowed upon him for
his partner in life has too much ethereal fire
in her nature to accommodate herself to the
dull realities of everyday life Chapters on


Woman, by Catrina Yam '9Gssel.


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Year: 1859

from which mankind suffer over q large part Of
the globe, Is the consequence OF diseased action
in the system, induced by the poisonous miasm of
vegetable decay. This exhalation IL evolved ~
the action Of solar heat on wet soil and rises with
the watary yapor from H. While the sun is below
the horizon this vapor fingers near the earths sur-
face, and the virus is taken with II through the
lungs into the blood. Thereit acts as an irritating
poison the internal visceu and excreting organs
Of the body. The liver becomes torpid and fails 10
secrete not only this vrus but also the bile from
the blood. Both the virus and the bile accumulate
IN the circulation, and produce violent c0nstitu-
honal disorder. Tho spleen. the kidneys, and the
stomach sympathize with the liver, and become
disngdcred also- Finally, the instinct Of our or
gansm, as il in an attempt to expel the noxious
Infusion, concentrates the whole blood Of the body
IN the internal excretories TO force them to cast Il
out. The blood leascs the surface. and rushes b
the central organs with congestive violence. This
is the GULL. But in this effort ii fails Then the
FEVER follows, in which the blood leaves the GEN.
tral organs and rishes to the surface, as N In
another effort to expc the irritating poison through
that other great excretory --the skin. In this
also it fails, and the system ahandons the attempt
exhausted and waits for the recovery Of strength
to repeat tho hopeless effort another day. These
are the fits or paroxysms OF FEVER AND AauE-
Such constitutional disorder will Of course under
mine the health ii il Ia not removed.


We have labored 10 6nd, and have found, an
anfidnfr
Year: 1859

has won for itself such rcnown for the cure Of
every variety of Throat and Lung Complaint that
1t Is entirely unnecessary for us to recount the
evidence of its virtues, wherever it has been en-
ployed. As it has long been in constant use
throughout this section, need not do more than
assure the people its quality kept up the best
1t ever has been, and that ii may be relied on to
do for their relief all il has ever been found to do
Year: 1859

As we have inquiries almos. every
week about putting up lightning rods, we
will therefore give a general answer to all
who are in pursuit of such information
In putting upa rod, care must be observed
to have all the joints perfectly connected !;
for it has frequently happened that the
lightning has passed from illjointed rods
into buildings. The rod should be clamped
to the building with brackets of vanished
dry wood or glass insulators, and its lower
end should always be carried down into
damp soil. Care must be exercisd that
no masses Of metal in the building be sit
uated near the conductor, because if such
a mass be greater than that of the rod,
the lightning is liable to pass from the
latter to the former. The point of the
conductor should be carried about four or
five feet above the highest chimney, and
if it is Of iron, it should be one-half an
inch in diameter for building 40 feet
high.-Scientifc american.