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Year: 1866

Colonel Croshan to whose family this
great ratural curiosity belongs, was res
i1ent of this city. We have learned that
he went to Europe some thirty years ago,
and louud himself frequently questioned
as to the wonders of the Mammoth Cave,
place he had never visited, and Of which
he had heard but little at home, though
living within ninety miles of it. He
went there on his return, and the idea
struck him to purchase it, and make it q
family inheritance. In fifteen minutes
bargaining he bought it for $40 900 and
shortly alter he was offered 100000 for
his purchase. In his will he tied it up in
his family for two generations, thus ap.
pending its celebrity to his pane. There
are one thousand acres in the estate,
though the cave probably under the pro.
perty Of a great number o! other land
owners For fear of those who might
dig down and establish an entrance to
the cave on their own property "a mans
farm extending up to the zenith and
down to the madrier,) great vigilance is
exercised to prevent such subterranean
surveys and measurements as would en-.
able one b sink ashait with any certainty.
The cave extends ten or twelve miles in
several directions, aud it has been con
jeotured that "there is probably many
backwoodsman sitting in his hut within
ten miles Of the cave quite unconscious
that the most fashionable ladies' and gen.
tlemen Of America are walking without
leave under his potatoes and corn
Louisville Journal.
Year: 1866

A SLIP OF THE ToNouE.-Recently a
young lady went into certain book store
for the purpose of purchasing piece Of
music entitled, "When l sleep, | dream
Of thee" but by one of those ludicrous
mistakes, which will sometimes happen
in the best families, she astonished the
young man by inquiring if he had the
music entitled, "When | dream, sleep
with thee % The mistake brought a
modest blush to the cheek CT the fair in.
quirer-ditto to the young gentleman.
Year: 1866

If cur Maker thought it wrong for Ad.
am to live single when there was not a
woman upon earth, how criminally guilty
are old bachelors, with the world full Of
pretty girls. 'i'.+ a'f"
Year: 1866

TIE Poor BoY.-Don't be ashamed, my
lad. if you have patch on pour elbow; it
is no mark of disgrace. 1t speaks we'll for
your industrious mother. For our part We
would rather see a dozen patches on your
jacket than hear one prOfane or vulgar word
from your lips, or to smell the fumes Of
whisky and tobacco in your breath. No
good boy will shun you because you can
not dress as we'll as your companions, and
if bad boy sometimes laughs at your sP-
Pearance say nothing, my good lad, but
walk on; he win regret such rudeDess
some day. We know many rich and good
man who was once as poor as you. Fear
God, my boy, and if you are poor, bpA
honest, you will be respected a great deal
more than if you were the son of a ricR
man, and were addicted 10 bad habits.
Year: 1866

The proportions of the human figure are
strictly mathematical. The whole figure is
six times the length of the foot. Whether
the form be slender or plump, the rule holds
good; any deviation from it is departure
from the highest beauty Of proportion. The
Greeks made all their statues according to
this rule. The face from the highest point
on the forehead where the hair begins to the
chin is one tenth Of the whole stature. The
hand from the wrist to the middle of the
finger is the same. From the top of the
chest to the highest point in the forehead is
a seventh. If the length of the face, from
the roots of the hair to the chin, be divided
into three equal parts, the first division de-
termines the place where the eyebrows meet
and the second the place of the DOstrils.
The height from the feet to the top of the
head is the same as the distance from the
extremity of the figure when the arms are
extended.
Year: 1866

The following poem has never before
been published; but is now being set to
music in Louisville, and will make its ap-
pearance in a short time. We esteem it an
honor to have the privilege of first present
ing it to the public:


Wearing of the Gray.
Year: 1866

To break a COW from sucking herself,
get from the druggist few cents worth Of
alOes; dissolve it in water, and apply it to
her teats. This being exceedingly bitter,
one or two hastings will satisfy her that
there is something more palatable for her
than this. It will work an efectual cure.
Year: 1866

\ HUSBAND WANTED.-Among the
many old customs which distinguished
the Chinese of Java, is one which would
startle the young ladies of our own coun-
try. Beneath the windows of their
houses is often to be seen an empty foy-
er pot, lying horizontally on the portico
roof" It's position cannot be accidental,
because 1t is seen in SO many cases
Nor can 1t be looked upon as a religious
symbol, for then there would probably be
one in each house 1t is nothing more
nor less than a matrimonial advertise.
ment, the plain English of which is "a
young woman is in the house-a husband
wanted"
Year: 1866

Theresis no death. The stars 20 down
To rise upon some fairer shore;
And bright in heavens jewelled crown


They shine forever more
There is no death, The dust we tired


Sh Ill change beneath the summer showers
To golden grain or mellow fruit,


Or rainbow tinted floweri.
The geutle rocks disorganize


To feed the hungry moss they bear;
The forest leaves drink daily life


From out the yiewless air.
There is no death. The leaves may fall,
The flowers may fade and pass away
They only wait through winter hours,
The coming of the May
There is no death An angel form


Walks Ger the earth with silent tread.
He hcars our best loved things away,
And then we call them dead
He leaves our hearts all desolate-


He plucks our fairest, sweetest flowers
Transplanted into bliss, they now


Adorn immortal bowers.
The bird like voice whose joyous tones
Made glad this scene of joy and strife,
Sings nUw in everlasting song


Amid the trees of life.
And where He sees smile tee bright,
Or hearts too pure for taint and vice,
He bears it to that world Of lightj
To dwell in para aIise.
Born into that undying life,


They leave US but to come again;
With joy we welcome them the same,
Except in sin and pain.
and ever near Us. though unseen,
The dear immortal spirits tread;
For all the boundless Universe


Is life-there are no dead.
Year: 1866

nea. One pound Of gold may he drawn
in to wire that would would extend round
the globe so one good deed may be felt
through all time, cast its influence into
eternity. Though done in the first Hush
of youth it may glide the hours OF long
life, and form the brightest spot In It,
Year: 1866

ay Il Don't miss my church so much
as you suppose" said lady to her min
lister, who had called upon her during
her illness, ''lor l make Betsey sit at
the window as soon as the bel begins to
chime, and tell me who are going to
church, and whether they have got any
thing new"
Year: 1866

MA. A Milkman the other day, ID
speaking of the dullness of the market:
said, "I can't make anything nova
days, there is so much composition In the
business" He probably told the truth
! unritinzl7.
Year: 1866




sn- Miss Anna Dickinson, has been
lecturing in New York on marrying and
Giving in Marriage" She does not pos
itively decly marriage, but she seems to
think that it is put too prominently be-
fore woman as her chief end in life, and
that the training and education of girls
is made to bear too exclusively upon the
matrimonial relation. She says =


From the earliest time upwards the
woman of the present day is taught that
the one end of her life is marriage-the
one happiness and ambition of her life,
marriage-the only opportunity to be or
do anything, marriage-and the only
sphere in which she can develop her pow
ers. or be O! service to herself or others,
neutrality-suspicious. and by everybody
is she advised to get a husband The
boy, on the other hand, is educated fer
manhood he is to go through his school
life, through the university and college
he is to choose his trade, business, pro-
fesson, or calling; he is to earn money,
and make for himself a home. And
then, having educated himself, and hav-
ing cotton home, society says to him
take wife to help spend the money,
and to be useful and ornamental ap.
pendage Of that home" The man is ed.
ucatec, rot for husbandhood, but fol-
manhood and why is the woman not
educated for womanhoo1 %
Year: 1866




are the laws of God and how adapted to
the universal understanding of the whole
world Let US consider what would be
the state of society if the law Of which
we write was in all classes obeyed.


"Do unto others as you would that 9th
ers should do unto you" How much mean
ing there is in these few words And
how happy we should all be if we would
make them our guide through life =
Wha. better law do we want to guide us,
and where could We get better ? How
different it is from those laws which men
make for the guidance of mankind (Which
have 50 many words) ia this simple gold
en- golden rule And il we only try how
easily we can obey and follow it, and
make it the rule of our lives


Behold the condition of the world as it
now is (and what a difference the foll2's
ing of the precepts of the golden r''ie,
would produce y The watchdog would
have no need of slowly pacing our yards
with the ear ready to catch the slighes
sound, for we could lay our heads upon
our pillows and sleep in peace the !ockt
upon our doors would be needless we
could grasp the hand of our bro; h er man
in confidence and suspect no treachery
there, the court rooms of our land would
be transformed into schoolrooms the
CRATES and bolted doors of the prisons
would have no convict to keep from the
free and pure air Of heaven; the judge
would not sit npon the bench, and the oc-
cupation of the lawyer would be gone
There would be no drunkard's for man
could not raise the fiery drink to his lips
to take away his reason, and render him
self so low that his mind. that noble gift
of God, could not act through that body
and we should not see that being, made
in the image of Him who has formed us
all, rolling and wallowing like the swine
in the mud and filth Of our streets, and
sending dismay, wretcheduess, hunger
and unhappiness, into his home and fam
ily.


The golden rule obey it; and as the
dew van:shcs from the petals of flowers
before the rays of the morning sun, so
would crime vanish from the face OF this
beautiful world if we would but let this
ray Of light from the Book Of Life fall
upon US, purifying and raising us all to
that perfected state of manhood and wo-
manhood that it should be the desire Of
US all to attain


Reader, with this state Of happiness
before us, will not You try and DO your
share in following this simple law OF God ?
If you do not help others, you will GER
tainly help yourself, for You Will feel
much more Joyful and happy. 1t is the
Christians duty to obey Gods laws and
as we journey along through this world,
let US strive so to live that we may obey
them, and among them let us keep This
one ever by US, "Whatsoever ye would
that others should do unto you, do ye
even so to then. ."-Ameriican Phrero!0y
tcal Joeunal


sea- Miss Anna Dickinson. has been
Year: 1866

that came 10 this city.
Please give him call and you will fad in his
store everything IN the cleanest and most perfect
order, and prompt and civil attention to all


C.SPEIDEL,
next door to First National Bank,


Rock Island.
Year: 1866

strange fate was it chat had thus thrown
in my way confirmation of that story
which had persuaded myself original
ed only in the brain of madwoman
Again questioned the reality of what
had happened; again l tried to think 1
had been the victim of some delusiou.
No; to me at least the events of that
afternoon were real; my memory repro
duced them all with minute PARTICULAR
ty. How l had been saved, my kind
doctor had told me; of the risk 1 had
incurred there could be no doubt.


The first time I was able to leave my
room | FASTENED to make inquiries. 1
may say at once I met with no success.
l questioned the crew of the steamer,
and what passengers could find, but
to no purpose. They shook their heads;
no lady had been seen to jump over
board. The old man at the Temple
Pier was hardly more communicative;
be had observed no lady particularly on
that day; he did remember a lady
jumping overheard, and a gentleman
jumping in after her; he was then one
of the crew of the steamer; it was
Chelsea boat. The gentleman and lady
were both drowned, and their bodies
were washed ashore, he believed, on the
Erith marshes; but more than this he
could not, or would not say And with
this | am obliged to rest satisfied.
Year: 1866

A nobleman, in the early part of the
reign of Louis XIV, having a very VIC
ious horse which none of the grooms or
servants could ride, several of them
having been thrown and one killed,
asked leaye of his Majesty to have him
turned loose in the menagerie against
one of the largest lions The king
readily consented, and the animal, on
certain day, was conducted thither.
Soon after the arrival of the horse,
the door of the den was drawn up, and
the lion, with state and majesty, march
ed slowly to the mouth of it, when, see
ing his antagonist, he set up tremen-
dous roar. The horse Immediately
started and fell back, his ears erected,
his name raised. His eyes sparkled,
and general convulsion seemed to agi-
tate his whole frame. After the first
emotion of fear had subsided, the horse
retired to corner of the menagerie,
where, having directed his heels toward
the lion, and having reared his head
above his left shoulder, be watched
with extreme eagerness che motions Of
his enemy.


The lion, who presently quilted his
den, sidled about for more than a min
ute, as if meditating the mode of attack
when, having sufficiently prepared him.
self for the combat, he made sudden
spring at the horse, which defended it.
self by striking its adversary most vio-
lent blow on the chest. The lion in
stantly retreated, groaned, and seemed
fot several minutes inclined to give up
the contest; when, recovering from the
painful effects of the blow, he returned
to the charge with unabated violence.


The mode of preparation for this see
ond attack was the same as the first
He sidled from one side of the menag-
erie to the other for a considerable time
seeking favorable opportunity to seizs
his prey, during all which time the
horse preserved the same posture and
still kept his head erect and turned over
his shoulder. ie g


The lion at length gave second
spring, with all the strength and veloc-
ity he could exercise, when the horse
caught him with his hoof under the
under jaw, which he fractured. Hav:
ing sustained second and more severe;
repnlse than the former, the lion re-
treated to his den as well as he was
able; apparently in the greatest agony,
moaning all the way in a most 1amenta-
Bile manner.


The horse was afterwards shot, as NO
one dared to approach the ground where
he was kept. = aa
Year: 1866

Away away! through the sightless air
Stretch forth your iron threads
For 1 would not dim my sandals fair
With the dust ye tamely tread
Ay, rear it up on its million piers
Let it circle the world around
And the journey ye make in hundred


years,


I'll clear at single bound
Tho cannot toll, like the groaning slave
Ye have fettered with iron skill
To ferry you over the boundless wave,
Or grind in the noisy mill,
Let him sing his giant strength and speed!
Why, single shaft of mine
Would give the monster flight indeed,
To the depths of the oceans brine!
No! no I'm the spirit of light and love!
To my unseen hand It's given
To pencil the ambient clouds above
And polish the stars of heaven
scatter the golden rays of fire


On the horizon far below,
And deck the sky where storms expire
With my red and dazzling glow.
The deepest recesses of earth are mine,
traverse its silent core.
Around me the starry diamonds shine,
And the sparkling beds of ore;
And oft leap from my throne on high
To the depths of the ocean caves,
Where the fadeless forests of coral lie
Far under the world of waves.
My being is like lovely thought


That 6,,o11c cip1acc breaSf.
A tone of music that ne'er was caught;
A word that ne'er was expressed!
dwell in the bright and FURNISHED halls
Where the fountains of sunlight play,
Where the curtain of gold and opal falls,
Ger the scenes of the dying day.
With a glance cleave the sky in twain
light it with glare,
When fall the boding drops of rain
Through the darkly curtain'd air
The rock built towers, the turrets gray,
The piles of a thousand years,
Have not the strength of potter's clay
Beneath my glittering spears.
From the Alps or the Andes highest erag
From the peaks of eternal snow,
The blazing folds of my fiery flag


Hume the world below.
The earthquake heralds my coming power
TIE avalanche bounds away,
The bowling storms at midnight's hour
Proclaim my kingly sway.
Ye tremble when my legions come
When my quivering sword leaps ont
Ger the hills that echo my thunder drum
And rend with my joyous shout.
Ye quail upon the land or upon the seas,
Ye stand in your fear aghast,
To see me burn the stalwart trees,


Or shiver the stately mast.
The hieroplyphs on the Persian wall
The letters of high command
Where the prophet read the tyrant's fall,
Were traced by my burning hand.
And oft in fire have 1 wrote since then,


What angry heaven decreed;
But the sealed eyes of sinful men


Were all too blind to read.
At length the hour of light is here,


And kings no more shall bind.
Nor bigots crush with craven fear


The toward march of mind.
The words of Truth and freedoms rays


Are from my pinions hurled;
And soon the light of better days


Shall rise upon the world.
But away away through the sightless all
Sire tch forth your iron thread!
For 1 would not dim my sandals fair


With the dust We tamely tread
Ave rear it up on its thousand piers


7 of If circle the world around
And the journey ye make in a hundred


years


I'll clear at single bound.
Year: 1866

A YOUNG bartender thinks that New
York is not much of place for young
man. He served as bar-keeper' for an
underground establishment, at salary
of six dollars per month, and was finally
discharged for not being willing to pass
counterfeit money. -
Year: 1866

The art of economy is drawing in as
much as one can, but unfortunately
young ladies will apply this "drawing
in" to their own bodies when they wish
to avoid anything like waist. a.G
Year: 1866

COMPLETE CLOTHING HoUsE.-We take great
pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to the
conspicuous advertisement of Messrs. Smith. Bros,
& Co., No. 40 West Baltimore street. We speak what
we know when say their present stock Of clothing
cannot be excelled. We commend this firm to the
favorable notice of all who may want goods in their
line. They sell at small profits and deal on tie
aauare with everybody.
Year: 1866

SpEAR1yG F1sH.-The Canadians arc having rare
sport catching fish with spears. 1t is said that up
ward of thirty spearing houses have been erected
upon Burlington Bay. The following is the method
of ofcatching fish by the spear:


The house is rendered impervious to the light, and
circular hole of about yard in diameter is cut in
the ice: The house. being dark, renders the water
quite clear and the fishermen see to the bottom.
small decoy fish, made of wood and painted in
brilliant c0lors. is properly weighted and worked IA
ne water by means of string around this the fish
dlSport themselves, and the expert spearSman can
spear pierce with the prongs. Some Of the finest fish
are caught by this means they fearessy approach
the decoy and appear unaware of the proximity of
danger.
Year: 1866

have been reclaimed through the consulate four of
whom have been sent to the United States and the


other three await an opportunity to be sent to New


Orleans Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
The Senate then went into executive session and
after o short time spent therein adjourned until
Year: 1866

A SPORTING By the way
writes correspondent of the Knacher-
booker, western preaching is no way
behind western poetry. listened to a
sermon few Sundays ago which l would
not repeat, only that such ignorant desc
orators Of the desk may see how they
appear in the pillory of type. The
subject was missions, and the necessity OF
supporting them The intonation and
"sod-like action" can never be initiated
but | iot you down few sentences:


sBut, brother, you can't get sinners to
give to missions Lallow it is impossible.
Before they'd git to see the duty ont you
must convert EN-. There are many ways
to do this Do you git the pint? For
the sake of argument, we'll take fshin'
for instance. You take the idee! In
some seasons you can so down to the
shore and throw out your net and haul
'em in by shoals, hundred and thousands.
These are our revivals. Then again, some
slip through the net. In that case you
take a hook and line, bait it nice and sit
down and fish for 'em patiently, and
when you git the least nibble, give a
smart jerk. These are our single con.
versions. But there are some, brethren,
you can't ketch this-a-way. They won't
go into the net; they won't touch the
hook. These are the lazy, fat old sinners
who lie in the cool places in the brook
and if ever they see you comm they !
jest turn up their white side and slip of
into deep water. Now, when you fine
one of this sort, hooks is no account, nets
amt. You've got to drop nets and hooks
and here our orator threw himself back
in the desk and struck the attitude Of
harpoonerl crap the spear of wrath, anc
shout, Now, by the grace Of God, were
arter ye! p"
Year: 1866

sGE It is related of Jonah, that when
he took up quarters in the whales belly
he wrote home to his father to come down
Immediately, as he had discovered a
splendid opening for the oil business
The next day he telegraphed to the old
gentleman as follows: "Father, don't
come. I'm badly sucked in. Plenty Of
oil but no markell" This is the first
o-fsh-al account historians give us of the
oil business.
Year: 1866

Sar A farmer had stolen outof drove
of sheep, one night, half the number Of
sheep and half a sheep more; the second
night, half the remaining sheep and half
sheep more; the third night, half the
remaining sheep and half sheep more
and had 81 sheep remaining. Require
the whole number Of sheep.