MERICAN VOLUNTEER. Sopa jM»rat<*n. '•. ’. T'siaS. , : _LOno Dolfaf and Fifty Gents, T 10 ”!!!!™' Two Oof tars if paid within the Two i>oU«r» and Fifty Cents, if not ' “Srfn tho year. These terms will be rig every instance. No sub “ discontinued until all arrearages are unless at the option of tbo Editotr. ,vBttTisBKBNTSr— Accompanied by the cash, ,ot exceeding one aquar.o, will bo inserted times for One Dollar, and twenty-five coni* seb additional insertion., yhoae of ogrcat mßihdnprbporUon. i-l'niNTino— Such ns IXand-bllls, Posting- .a, Pamphlets, Blanks, iabols, &c.', &c., exo .cuted with accuracy and at tho.shortoat notice. '■r fn\ml TOE IUVE KNOT. nx nona PEnnr. H Tying her bonnet under the chin, B She tied per raven ringlets in, p|: But hot.alone in the silken snare, Did she,catch her lovely, floating hair, . ® For, tying hor bonnet under her chin, ' || ! She tic'da young man’s heart within,., » They were strolling together up tlio hill, Rf jwliere the wfnd comes, blowing merry and chili;, SSmiid It hle*w;thb Jrollcsome racoir; ' oyer thel happy ftfce, , _ , fe Till,.scoldihg.and‘.lapghing,'Bh,o-tied.them in, K’.lJnder her. hoautil'ui^liSuiled' chin.;' || -And |t blow S colbf, bright as dip hlootli B «Gf the"pihltest fnsohla’stosalng plume, jr All over the prettiest girl . s. That ever impHs6ned,a. : ; - ; Or, in tying her be'pnot.under her .eliiny Tied a younfi man’s heart-within;/ •'Steeper and Sleeper grew tli.o hill— .. • Jfiaddor,-merrier, chillier still 'ffibe western wind blew down and played tOkdwiidost tricks' with thb littlomaid, A.a'lying hef bonnet,under her chin,. She tied a young man’s, heart within. Oh, western wind,'4o: you think it was fair' : To play sitoli tricks with her soft floating hair t To gladly, gleefully do your best ;. To blow her against the young Ulan’s breast, ■ Where lie as gladly folded her in, And kissed' horlmouth,—the dimpled chin? Oh, Ellery Vane, you little thought, ./ An hour ago when you besought This country lass to walk with you, After tho aim had dried the dew; ■ What perilous danger.you’d be in,.. As she tied her bonnet under her chiii. fOBGET MEJiOT! nx JOIIS n. BEDEH. Ah.no M’llnot Though Wo are doomed to part; But often will regret thee, . And miss thy, loving' heart. 1 And as the sun is sinking. At eve into the west, ■ I often shall bo thinking Of her I love the best. And ns the stars at oven Oonio glist’ning to my, sight, VPH kneel and pray to Heaven, To guard tbeOj ioVo, to-night. • * Oh! think not I’ll forgot time. It wore, not easy done; -,.1’11.10v0 no'other but thee, MdVarf the oiify‘one: - ’"T~ r JKiscellnnjons. : ' All Imlinfi Battle In Minnesota. The Minnesota Extra, prlntej at Slmpokcc, gives an Recount of it battle between two Indian tribes, Chippewas and Sioux,- which took place in that, vicinity, and of which the CltiKens of Sliakopee were gratified spectators. Thu Chippewas numbered, according to dif ferent enumerations made of them at houses where they passed, 150 to 200 warriors. They arrived in the woods opposite to Murphy’s landing, below Sliakopee, during Wednesday night. The first intimation the Sioux had of their presence was the killing of one of their number, at daybreak, who was'fishing.in a ca noe. Ills squaw immediately fled to the tepees, which arc about a mile below, the town, and gave the alarm, when the Sioux warriors to the number of 40 or 50 seized their guns; and at once proceeded to the ferry undercover of the bushes on the south bank. A rapid fire then commenced between the hostile tribes across the river, which did ho damage to cither party on account of the distance. The Chippewas tell back, however, and the Sioux in a body crossed over the ferry, and the battle again commenced in . the timber with a murderous ferocity, ainfl lasted about five hours. ‘' The Warfare was conducted in regular Indian style—a running fight among the trees and logs, and grossiinlersperscd with a feu-hand-to-hand .■conflicts with tomahawks and war-chibs. When a Sioux-would fall ho was immediately, carried to the near and. taken across on alferry boat. Several who were also severely wounded were taken to the rear, but as soon as they re, covered a tittle would again rush back; to ’.the thickest of the fight. /The. Sioux ' are said to have acted with the greatest bravery during the whole battle, charging upon and following the enemy with a-perfect desperation. When ever a Ch'ppcwa-would fall his head-was imme diately cut :off ;ilnd carried to the .bear. Four ghastlyhcads were thus takenover the and ex hibited wiflf grcat exultation by the squaws, who were busy all the time carry ing ammunition (which, it is said, was furnished .by citizens to (hem free of charge) and- encouraging their .warriors..-' Later in the day some headless bod . ies of lb? Chippewas-were; brought over, and the squaws hocked, them to picoes/.and finally kindled a fire-under one of them and burnt it up IrThis lnstsickerirng speotaolo of barbarity is said, by those who'witnessed it, to havo.bcen hailed with fleiidishcxultation by the Sioux. At lO o'clock, tho Chippewas drew off, and the whole force retreated Overthehluffs, in the direction of take Minnetonka; leaving- fsHKo' their warriors behind thena, «5e of ,Vn o ja, f ro m , the on/'^ - Bpalp,“i|S supposed’ to be a uisi'_j.~ OIS h(SI ohief. As they passed a certain point on thcic trail they were carrying six,'and gome say eight, wounded braves on litters, be sides those wounded who were able to walk, pomeof whom seemed to be badly hurt. The Sioux then returned to their encampment with . great exultation over,their, victor/, and counted their loss, when it was found that two were billed, two .pronounced by physicians to bo fa . tally wounded, and ten others wounded moreor ' less, presenting a bloody picture of. barbarism to tho crowds of citizens who had assembled there. Four raw' scalps were flaunted on a pole,-nnd four ghostly heads were paraded as trophies, besides the disfigured tranks of two others. During the wh(ite battle the high bank which overlooked the bottom across the river hear Mayor Murphy?s house, was lined'wilhimco tu tors: indeed, “the whole town” might be said to have been there • watching the fight; and seeming to enjoy the unusual spectacle of two nations of barbarians murdering, mangling,mu tilating caoh othor, in full sight of a city of C,Kristians, its churches, court-houses and insti feutibnkof Idarhlng. Barbarism and its brutal n prelacies in contrast'with enlightenment and -its Messing?. K?” A hondon wltnoss having told the mag istrate ho was a penman, was ashed in what de partment of literature ho wielded his pen, and W.fSPliod that ho penned sheep in SmithfiStd fnarket, , ii, -...i. . l- -If l|/ / l|j/’ Jlk^: /% Ww. BY JOHN B. BRATTON. VOL. 45. Burning the Dead—Bow to Bo it! A book has lately been published-in London; says the N.-Y. Eve. Post, which seeks, to show the advantages of the ancient method of burn ing the dead. The only objection its author, who is a “member of the College of Surgeons, finds against burial is a sanitary one." '• He says that “it is proved beyond all doubt; that during the progress of that decomposition which anoay undergoes when buried; the elements o. which it is composed, before entering into other and purer states, frpm certain putrid gasses of so deadly a nature. that their inhalation m a con centrated state has been known localise instant death i ‘while in a moife diluted form, they are productive of the most serious injury to health.- These dreadful effluvia vary much in their viru lence, according to circumstances; and there is probably one particular stage'of decomposition in which they attain their, most fatal power.” ; Church yards are, it is well known, most pestiferous places. And we are sure that the . gasses emanating from the bodies when diluted possess the power of “producing various discs -aes,.diminishing the average duration of life, 9 nd S bl t 6 S ■rendering thousafidiflttOrciiatnO. to be auSC..™ by cholera, or Other epidemics. Ilia irGt because they are often imperceptible to,the sense ofsmell.that they are harmless.” , “ How are these evils to be averted ? Thirty five .millions of human beings die every yyar—■ tisarly Tour thousand every hour. By what means shall this great moss of decaying sub stance he so disposed of as not to vitiate the air the liyjng-brcathe, and the water the living remedy the, author proposes ia ns wchnve hinted, that of burning. To render the idea-less revolting, he pioposcs a plan which seems to him without objection. - “On a gentle eminence, surrounded by pleas ant grounds, stands a- convenient, well-ventila ted chapel, with a high spire or steeple. At the entrance, where some of the mourners might prefer.lo take leave of the body, are chambers for their accommodation. Within the edifice, are Seats for those who follow tho remains to the last:, there Is also an organ and: a" gallery for choristers. In the centre of the chapel; em bellished, with appropriate emblems; and devi ces, is erected , a shrine of. marble, somewhat like those which-covcr^ha-ashes-of- the great and mighty in onr old’cathedrals; the openings being filled with prepared glass. Within this —a sufficient space intervening—is an inner shrine, covered with bright.-Dun'-radinting met al, and within this again is a covered sarcopha gus of tempered fine clay,.with one or more' longitudinal slits near the top, extending.its whole length. As soon as the body is deposited therein, sheets of. fiamc at an immensely high temperature, rush through the long apertures from end to end; and acting as a combination of a modified oxhydrogen, blow-pipe, with the reverberatory furnace, utterly and, completely consume and decompose the body in an .incrcdi ■ bjy short space of time ;..-gvcp the. largo miapti; 'ty of watcr it contains ia decomposed’by the extreme heat, and its elements, instead of re tarding, aid combustion, as is the case in fierce conflagrations.. Thogaseous productions- of combustion aro : conveyed away by. flues, and means being adopted to cqhsume'ahything'like smoke,' all that Is observed' from the out side Is occasionally a quivering transparent cither floa ting away from tho high Stccpjo to mingle with the atmosphere.” .■" - TJie RoMns Vindicated, The question of tho relation of tho robin to horticulture was discussed at the Jannarymoot ing of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. It was the. opinion of many fruit growers that tho robin is a perfect nuisance to the horticul turist, and that tho diiw preventing their destruc tion should he repealed! ; Thcfo wore some, however, who gallantly took the part ot the sweet-birds, and at their suggestion a committee was appointed.to ascertain their habits, and es. pccially the Kinds of lood eaten by them during each month of tho year. The chairman ot t|io committee, J. W. P. Jenks of Middleboro,’ has made his report for the first three months of the year, and it is entirely favorable to the robins. It is proved that the robins subsist chiefly upon, the worst enemies of the fruit trees, the curcti lios. Mr. Jenks found booties, spiders, and curculios in the crops of tho robins hedisseefed, but nine-tenths' of the contents of the crops were curculios. lie has frequently taken a hundred from a single crop, and in one instance one'hundred and sixty-two.. Ho has not found the Hist particle of .vegetable matter in the crop Of a single bird. This settles the question, in favor of tho robins, and he who kills one of these birds gives permission to live and to de stroy our fruit to some thousands of curculios and other enemies of tho horticulturist. Let the robins live, and let the man or boy who cru elly or thoughtlessly kills one make atonement, by eating wormy fruit for tho season.—Spring field Republican. The last Moments of Sir Henry Lawrence. . The. lato Sir Henry Lawrence : having been mortally wounded by the fragment of a shell, and feeling his end approaching,: retaining, to the last a sense that ,to the latest moment of his existence he owed his country the benefit of his experience, made his will. He appointed Major Banks Ohief Commissioner of Oudfe. and Briga dier Inglis to tho command of the troops; A general direction followed; to the effect That- the European troops should be/saved as much as possible, the ammunition husbapded; no terms were td bo made with tho rebels, and on no ac count . to , think of surrender. fib felianoo could bo placed on the pn-1 sasr-iu promise of a native-;,.„g concluded bis will with a wish mat a plairi tablet should , bo-erected over his grave, with these words inscribed on it“ Hero lies Sir Henry Lawrence, who: tried to do his duty.”- When-Major-Banks, in reading this aloud toTho Council, came to thia last touoltihg momenta of this - noble-minded herb, bis voice faltered,- and ho burst into tears.— lndian- jilews. Anecdote of, Clay.— The great Statesman and orator was traveling somewhere “out west," and put up for the night at a country tavern. “Mine host,” in looking over the regjs ter, discovered the name of Henry Olay.' There was but one “Olay.” . Could it bo possible that ho bad this distinguish man under- his roof.— Ho was astonished, delighted. Next morning, os soon as tho “great man" made his appear ance, the admirable bohiface bustled forward and made his rude bow. “ Mr. Olay, | believe, sir ?” said he. “ That is my name,” said the gentleman in his affable tone. “ Mr. Clay, tho Congressman V’ “Yes, sir.” "Well, sir, I’ve heard pf you, and thought I’d -just ask you if you wouldn’t give mo and my old woman a little speech before you go ?” ■ A skeptical follow says' ho don’t believe ip the water-curb, for ho knows, several editors that have been lying In damp theeis ter many years, and aro worse now than over. OS’* Courting is an Irregular active transitiyo verb, indicative mood, present tonso, third poi son, singular number, and agrees With—it agrees with all tho young girls wc knoiy of. * CARLISLEj PA., JUNE 24, 1858: Playing Robinson Crusoe. The Detroit Free Press relates a Robinson Crusoe story'of three youngJads of that city, who ran away from theiranxious mammas in that city, took the . lake an an old 'skiff, and were hooted after by the police for some time. It.says: : It being known that .they were, sometimes io the habi t of going to Belle Isle, two fniles above the city, to fish, search was instituted in that direction.'. An old Frenchman on the island reported that a colony of some mysterious de scription was settled on the upper part of : the island, , but he. was unable to say who its mem bers were composed of. Further investigation, however, revealed the fact that the. new colony was made up of the romantic yourigrunaways, whose anxious mammas were in search of them. They were snugly domiciled ih an old fishing hut, of small dimensions, the cracks of which they bad'stopped with grass: and weeds. An old fireplace in one with.a, mud chim ney, was well supplied'with driftrwood from the beach, and a skillet and' tin'kettle; constitm ted their cooking 1 utensils.' ' Three blanketsand a bench completed the ontfiti On the walls were hung the fishing ticks!.- ,sur prised the runaways'Wenj.ongagctS in the agree able occnpation. of demolishing: a, largo pike, which had hefii cooked in the skillet,' : wilh no other seasoning but salt. They said they had lots offUn, and plenty Of fish to eat, dud were intending to remain all slimmer if they had not been discovered.' The oldest,'only about 12 years of age, said that the idea had been put in his head by reading Robinson Crusoe, and .that he had pursuaded the others, off. Their felicity was complete, with the exception that they wanted a man Friday, to secure which they had contemplated crossing over, to Canada and kidnapping a Kenuck boy., .This was aban doned as tod dangerous, considering, the-small available force, and it was planned that one of them should return to the city; and coax his sweetheart, a little girl, to Come arid.' live with them and cook the fish. This plan would have been carried out had .they not been found. They were returned to their mammas with bad colds, from sleeping on.the floor. :: Baboons at Home. —; ——- A new work has just been published in Eng land. by Captain A. W, Drayson, of the Royal Artillery; entitled. “Sporting Scenes among the Kaffirs Of South Africa.” Wo extract from a review of it tbe following amusing description of hnapq family. “I watched them through iny glass, and was much aroused' at their grotesque and almost human mpvementk - Some of the old ladies had their olivodiranches id their lips and appeared to be ‘doing 'their hair,’ while a patriarchal looking old fellow, paced backward and forward wilha fussy sort of look ; ho was evidently on sentry, and seemed tp think himself of no small importance. ’"'This esHraateof-tns^diKnKy>-dia : not seem to:' ho- universally acknowledgedas two or three young baboobs sat. close' behind bito,- watching- big .. proceedings. ; Sometimes, with the niosirgrotcsqhe. r and ex pressions,'they would sladd directly in :his path, and hobble away only at the last moment; Oho daring youngster followed cldse'on; thehecls of the patriarch, during the whole lengthof his beat, and gave a sharp'. tug at. his tailgas, ho Was about to'iurn.,' The old . fellow, seemed; id treat itwilh lhegreatest indifference, scarcely turning, round at the .'insult; Master .Impu dence was about repeating the performance, when the pater, showing, that he .was not smph a fool as lie looked, suddenly sprang round, and catching,tho young oho before he could escape, gavehim two or three such cute that I could hear the screams that resulted therefrom. The venerable gentleman then chocked the delin quent over his shoulder,, and continued'his promenade, with, the greatest .coolness. The old baboon, evidently, was acquainted with the practical details of Solomon’s proverb. A crowd gathered round the. naughty, child,.who, child-, like —seeing commiseration —shrieked the load er, I even fancied I could see. the angry glan ces of the mamma, as she took her; dear r little pot in her arms, and removed it from a repeti tion ofguch brutal treatment. ’ '' 1 Good Story Well Told. •We have a friend—or, with "the emphasis of the Toodles, “we have ■ a friend”—whom for the nonce, we shall call Major, though his right; to the prefix is somewhat questionable., Now the Major hag had. througli life one besetting smi and thatisdf an unconquerable love of a certain game, of cards, known as • Vingt-un,, which is the French for; twenty-one.. > This well-known game, a fat wife and a large family are about the Only weaknesses that can be laid to the Major’s charge. How often he has been mar ried, the record sayeth not—nOr is it important, suffice it that, duriflglover thirty. Odd. yoara of the Major’s wedded life,- as bis wealth increased and his hairs bocame gray. one after another, in regular 'succession, his board was honored .’with the presence of miniature editions of him self,: until the nptpber had reached' twenty, when the Major concluded things had gone far enough, and should hit stopped. But they did hot, as the Major.in due time found but, for he had calculated without consulting -his -wife.. There were indications’ oft, ah'other bond of un ion and well-spring of happinessjr The Major became nervous, for his nomenclature waa bx-' hausted. In his desparatfetrrjhie dectarri cd that t.hg namo and for-! iur.S, Whether boy or girl, should be named Vingt-un: lit vain the old woman remonstra ted.' . The -Major was -inexorable. The. new; comer, being the twenty-first, should. wag his way through, life -with' that appropriate title. Tn an anto-rbom tho-Major awaited the nounccqicqt pf. tho little stranger's sear. 'The nurse appeared, and, to the- Major’s, horror, whispered the terrible word—“ Twins!” /.‘Bust ed! by thunder!” yelled the Major. '“Why didn’t ! stand on’twenty ?” ‘ ’ . ■ IC7" A ladydhquircd at one of oiir dry goods stores the otner : day for. whalebone. The gen tleman in- attendance produced bundle after bundle, as'the fair customer successively rejec ted the article for her inspection. - The whale. bon6 was all too short; by I several feet, for the purpose desired. But tho clerk, not to;bo out done, made another search -through the stord, in hope of discovering‘the article of the required longitude. He Was unsuccessful, and ‘broke’ his chagrin to tbd lady in a polite speech to. the effect, ‘that the extraordinary expansion of tho ladies causing so great a demand-ter long whale bones, that all the big whale had been killed and used up, and there are mono, but little ones; now in thoocean—but, madamfl/lhoy’ll grow*' KF" A gentleman passing through onp of - tho public offices was affronted by somo clerk, and was advised’to complain W tho principal; which ho did thus s ■ ■ • • : << I have boon abused by somo ,of tho rascals of this place, and I como toacquaiiifPyou of it as I understand you aro tho principal.” (ET* Tho trials of tho tempted Christian pro often sent for the use of qthpfs, and ore made he riches of all 'around him. ■i, ... Vp ii’J * “OCR COUNTRY— May IT ALWAYS CM manT-'-nUT RIGHT on WRONG, ODB COUNTRY. 11 HIE EYEMSOSi . ■" ' jof CnARjiKS JtACi&Y. , .i In'thO Bumrabr evening# : Whentho winjliblew low, And thoskipswerpyadiant ' JV.ith the sunset glow;- ■ Thou and I were'nappjwv ’> tong, longyears agi* - • ; . Love, theiyonngand hdjeful, b’or us’.twalpi . • ’ Filled ns with sad pleataro ■c.iv'' Auddolloiomf pain»' ; • In, thp anpinaer Uj .. , Wandoiingintho lanp. ' ' Inthowintcrovenlngs -i • Whou tho ivlldwinds £oar, . ! Blustering: at.thp.chimnpy, Ffpmg bt the dbor, • Then and I are • ‘ As in days df yorer-. * • - Lovp; still hovers-o’er,us, . , , Robed in white attire.'. Drawing heavenly touslo ,' . ■ Fromdrirphrlhly lyltej, , In tho wJnfcr oVeninga'J,; Sitting }>y ; liio Arm. i:', J&Oiajygfteod— Wide, “ Curiosities of ITa . The Toad n,i his , Few of bur loaders most probably havu ever observed the toad at liisdepast,'. It is perform-, od with electric rapidity, andwlth more than telegraphic precision. The is doubled back updn’Ytsfelf/and istippod.with a glutinous •octotlon. The moment the beetle comes with in rango tbo tOngilo is shot forth with unerring a!m,,and quick as lightning tiliS captive is with drawn. Tlioyaro luvaluabloSn agarden. Hr. Jossloj in hjs gleanings, Complains of gardeners destroying them, of- savago#; Cutting them, in two With their spades..: Woijppo not. Horti culturists,of 6uch<‘e^p?a.ignot^lnce’ , ougl|t them selves to-be extirpated. '. T lid; beauty pud , vigor of onr flower borders avo liavfe long ascribed, ; ln a large measurer ltd' a' setcotcfamily of toads, which; wo tenderly protect, Mid some of which have now reached a patriarcb'al ngo. Mr. Jessie mentions.thatMr.Knigirf; tbbowlnent nursery man,-keeps aiarge number bftoads In his stoves' for the purposo of ddstrbylng tho tvoodiico that infest his plants, and that they do hot -seem at ainafFecteirby thO'hoatj'oven when it roaches 180 degrees; Wo pfe surp)lßcd at this latter statement, which does hot agree with our ob-' serration- ■ IVo have-observed that the toad .in very hot weather seeks shelter under foliage, or buries himself amongst the solt ,hnonld... In the evening, he emerges Irom hislconcealniont, and no doubt then employs-his tongue.— Mr. Euckland'menlions a' chylous use of .toads. They are ;-A brigade of maurading toada gro condnctedlntp the gar den In the evening.'' . They make a fatuouS sup per, but in '.the - mbinihgrflieir : entomological employer, by a, goriUo. squeeze, compels them to disgorge' their ;qyening3jjoal,s* cud In .this way many curious and' of minute npcasjqmVtnseoMjte-yp. «a?p'lagtiooi' ants in many of the London'bouaca; which doiy exterminationi- I strongly -recommended those who . are - troubled - with' those plagues to try whelhor-.-a toad or two WPn’f help them.*’— Most cortainty. ; Thoycluan melon framo of those dnsdcMpanff why.'shotdd'they- not perform the-' Bamq-frfohdly> ! 'offlCtftfn ’tho drawings of London cltfzohs f . Nothing but ignorant pro judioo can prevent the adoption of the oxcel iont suggestion.. And yet the.prcjudicO exists,, and they are a loathed species. l Toads, time immemorial,.have- boon prcsdculod by school boys, and you cannot wander through a village on.a summer ;day:wlthout seeing defunct and flattened spocimensof .these unoffending crea tures,- Tnpbcont of literature, it would bo tra cing tho cruelty of tho urchins to too high a source to ascribe-it to-the ugly and “ vono. mouS” toad df Shahspoare, or, tho yet more" odi ous imagery of Milton.. Andryet -from tho or. roheoua natural historyof the tWp great nation. al poets, tbo idea' mayphdvo--originated, and tbits .boon handed dowrhaadlraditionary odium from one face of achoolboya to another.. While toads are-not ; trnly venomous, anil .lack the specific apparatus for producing yendm which really vbuomous • rCptllds-oro : ondowcd wlth, — thoro ia ah Irritant secrofloinir'the glands of their skin which is mpreor less injurioua,— When a dog really-seizes. a toad, this glandular fluid Ik squirted onfi and his tongue and'lips are burned, a's if with a’atrong acid. >' The .'metamorphosis.' (which, ftogs and toads undergo is complete and romarkable. . In' their tadpole condition', the respiration ; ia, performed by moans of gills, and tsaquatic. In their adult state, their gills’ are converted Into true lungs, andean, breathe atmospheric air alone. - The spawn of frogs and toads Is Very,distinguishable. The spawn of ...the former is found distributed throughout the wliolq mass of jelly,while that of ; the latter la soca' nrrongcd Ip long strings,- and gonefallyin dcubio rows. ' I have obscrvcdlhattho lizards fiwjucnUy change their skins, as do shakes, arid Ihts ttraCh intheshrae mariner.’ ! A' few days ..before tbh skin)SComjngoff,;tholizanHookaixyered with a sort of- slime, and appears stupid , and - slug gish.' ~When’he feels fits coat''loose'enoughi he gets belwecntwo conveniently placed ‘portions of stick or wood, and» leaving the dead skin, or slough, as it is sometimes, called, bchindhim, comes forth, more brilliant and lively than,oyer. These cast-offhlriris aresomsSiinfS most perfect, p^e'ularjy.vrlietrthoiizaro ;hoS;not hccri;dis ttlrbed'during the operation i the only way to examirie it is to'take it most carefully out from the vesselijn which it jsrfourid, on the top of a camel's hair brush, fany thing ruder, as a bit of stick, will tear it.tbbits.) and place it in a wine glass of xltar waterrthen, with - the' lightest touch pissihloo brnsK the narts asunder;. rand,, if you are ithand.you taaygctthi pato perfect, looking lil mcr, owner-, I There is no tliat has not parted with toes and skin of the feet i empty glove; arid evcn ii d and transr parent cow na fixedi in its n. The llz T ardS, why or wherefore t it now not. arc very fond cheating these cast-off skins. I have fre frequently seen thein at work at it. Jiucfcland s Curiosities of Natural History* ■ Gobi of Liixubies.— A Now York paper says that In all the villages of Saxony, men, women and children arc engaged in making the beauti ful lace for which that country Is lamed i and that when by the toll of the whole village, enough. 14 ready to maker a’pick, It is slung over a wo man’s shoulders, who; -’poorly-clad', and without shoos on Jjor. feet,takes it to the merchants, who pay in cent's to r that which brings them dollars*' To make thoir'beautiful embroideries, pooTwo monin Saxony arid Switzerland aro employed by merchants, ■ and paid three cents it day t and many arhgroping In bflndnesswhp have wrought their eyes into these delicate meshes., VSion of Kais.—W(ion tho odor of flowers is unusually perceptible, rain may bo anticipated, as thh glr,’when damp, convoys tho-»6dor' more effectively than when dry. Damp alp befog also a hoftor.conductor, of sound than dry; bplls, the sound'of mills, an'd railway s aipbo|;tcthpa(:dbo fofp a ra}!), 1 • ' " - A Lizard’s: Cast-off Coat. U a I unt ff r, Desrription of the Town Of Utab. Salt Lake City contains about a third of the population of the Territory, and has a great many .fine, and Some;elegant buildings, the prin cipal; of ■wMob aro theTabernaele, in which all religiousmcelingarcheld ; the Council House, Ennowmcnt-Honse, the Temple, in course of crcction j Court House. Young’s two manions, nineteen public Sbool houses, together with the costly houSes:erected for the elders. . : The next settlement, north, is called Sessions* eight ipilcs front Salt-Lake City, and contains several flue houses., It is situated, oh the main road; the houses are not compactly built, but cxtfnd nearly five miles. This settlement con tains the richest lands in the Territory.' : Farmington City comes next—a . very pretty : little tpwn—the county seat of Davis county; it contains abohtlOOO inhabitants. , Eight miles north is Keysvlllo, containing about the same number of inhabitants—here is’ some excellent arable land, and a fine-stock range. • Weber river is about eight miles further north'.On it has been built two forts, coiled East and West Weber Porta, containing , about 'five hundred inhabitants bitch.' They are very pleasantly situated.' ’ Ogden City, one of the principal cities of tho Territory, is'about, three miles from Weber. — It has many costly buildings. North of Ogden City, about two-miles, is o ißrgOWcll tmilt fort Called Brigham’s Fort.— It has about seven hundred inhabitants. Northeast of this, three miles,' is Ogden Hole—a very - pleasant locality, surrounded oh ail sides by mountains, with the exception of the entrance. It contains about live hundred inhabitants. ' , . ’ North of the‘‘Hole" twelve miles is a Well located fort, called Willow Creek Port. In this vicinity there is fine agricultural land, and the heaviest crops of wheat in the Territory ore raised here. ■' Five miles north, is IBox Elder, or Brigham’s ; City,'being about eight miles south of Bear river. This city is,very handsomely situated. It inbuilt upon a plain', about two hundred feet above the level of ißbar river. It is inhabited principally by Bancs and Welsh, whose houses, exhibit xonsidcrablb skill in their construction, arid taste m arrangement. Oa Bear river there nre two small settlements, arid furthcr north - two others. - These arc-in Cache and Malad Valley , where the stock'be longing to ‘'the church" generally nre kept* LEPERS. el Bayard TayloH on : his way to Bergen, in Norway, seys : --Wctook on board four o.r five lepers, on their way to the hospital- at Bergen. A piece of oilcloth had been thrown over some spars to shield them from the rain; and they sat on deck, avoided be the other passengers; a melancholy picture of disease and shame. One was a boy of fourteen, upon whose* fnccwnrt like excrescences . were beginning Id appear) twhilo a wotuan, who seemed to bis mother, was ifiiadousiy Bwdlien 'aßd;disfigurcai A:m«n,’ crouching down with- bis head between his hands,endeavored to Iltdo tho seamed arid knot ted moss of protruding blue flesh.jvhich had once been a human face. : Tbo fprnis of leprp syi' elephantiasis andVptbor kindred diseases wblcblhavo soon in the Last and in tropical countries, are notriearso horrible. For those unfortunates thoro was no'.hopo. /'Some years nioro or less of 'a life which they could lookfof ward. No cufo’ has yet been discovered lor this terrible disease. . There are two hospitals hero, one of which contains about five hundred patients, while tho other, which. has. recently been erected for the reception of eases of the earlier stages, who may bo subjected to experi mental courses of treatment, has already one hundred. This form of leprosy is supposed to bo produced partly .by exclusive.diet of salt flsii, dud partly by want of personal cleanliness. The latter is tbo mostiprobablo cause, and one does not wonder at tbe result after ha had a lit tle experience in N orwegian filth. It is tho aw ful curse which fails npop the beastly habits Of life. ' Origin of tbe Odd Fellows. Many parsons, who are under the impression thattho society of Odd Fellows is an original tion o< modern times, will bo somewhat surpri sed to learn that its origin dates as far back as tho time j>f Nero, and was established by the Boman soldiers in the year 65: At that time they were:called “Fellow Citizens,’’the present name being-given them by TitusCsesar, twenty four years afterwards, and they were so called from the singular character of their meetings, and from their knowing each other by night or day, by. means of mystical signs and language. At the same time ho presented them with a dis pensation, engraved on a plate of gold, bearing different emblems of morality. f In the filth ccn turydhe Order was established in. tho Spanish dominions, and in Portugal in.tho sixth century. It did not reach Franco and England until the eleventh century. It was then established in tholattor country by John de Neville; who, as sisted, by five. knights from Franco, .formed a GrahdLodgoin London. This- ancient frater. nity has' now its Lodges in every part of the globe, and .by its usefulness and benevolent character, commands the respect and counte. nance of all who are acquainted with its nature and purposes. l ' • - - . GnisK-r-Grief at the loss of friends is natural. To say, therefore that tears for the deceased are unreasonable, because they are unprofitable; is to speak without regard to tho state and condi-. tion of human nature. A pious tear is a sign of humanity and generosity ; but’still ' exceeding caro.miist bo' taken that men do not run into ex cesses of this kind. To grieve may bo laudable; to bo loud and querulous is childish; and to carry matters so.far ns -to refuse comfort is in excusable. It is. impious toward God, without whose permission nothing happens in the world; it expresses too great a disregard to other men; as though no man remains unworthy of esteem or love; and is highly prejudicial.to ourselves; as it ; impairs our minds, unfits us for several offices, and sometimes ends in death itself, TfAnu Bathing The Medical Journal says: The warm bath is a grand remedy, and will cure the most, virulent of diseases. A person who may bo in fear of having received infection of any kind—as for instance, having visited a fever latient—should speedily plunge into a warm iath, suffer perspiration to ensue and then mb dry, dross securely to guard against cold, and flnish-.off with a cup of strong tea by tho flro.— If the system has imbibed any infectious matter,, it will cortainlyjjo removed by this process, if It bo rosortpd to before the infection has time.to spread over the system. And even If some time has since elapsed,, a,hot bath Will bo pretty sure. . to remove it. O” A babe is a mother’s anchor. She can notswingfarfromhermoorings. , Andyctatruo mother’ never lives, so littlo in the present as when by the side of the cradle. Her thoughts follow the imagined future of her child. That babe is .the boldest -of pilots, and , guides' her fearless thoughts down through seer, 09 of com ing years. The old ark never made Bhth a voyage as tbecradle daily makes. (ET* A lady describing ao •)! tempered man, V fie peypp gmihs but hefoels ashamed ol AT 82,00 PER 1 ANNUM. <■ , l' A Trade a Fortune. If parents would consider the welfare and happiness of their children, they would choose the virtuous mechanic, farmer, or honest tra der as companions and helpmates, instead of the rich,'- who, aside from their income, have no means of subsistence. . • • * How. Often docs this question arise, and from religious parents too, in choosing companions ond Suitors fbr their daughters: : i “Is he rich ?” If (he daughter answers, “Tea, ho is rich, he is a gentleman,.neat in bis dress, and can lire without work,-".the parents are pleased. ’ ' Not 1 many years ego, o Polish lady, of plebe ian birth, blit of exceeding beauty and accom plishments, wonthoaffccuona of a young no bleman, who. having her consent, solicited- her from her father in marriage, and was refused. We may easily imagine the astonishment of the nobleman. •• Am I not," said he, "of sufficient rank to aspire yoiir daughter's band?” “ You are"undoubtedly of the best blood of Poland.”... “ And my fortune and reputation, are they put—' “ Your estate is magnificent, and your con duct irreproachable.” "Then, haring your daughter’s consent, how should I expect a refusal ?" " This, sir,” the father replied.' "is ray only child, and her happiness is the chief concern of my life, - All the possessions of fortune are pre carious ; what fortune gives, at her caprice she lakes away. I see no security for the indepen dcnce and comfortable living of a wife but one; in a word, lam resolved that no one shall, bo the husband of my daughter, who is not .at the same time master of a trade!” ■ The nobleman bowed, and retired silently.?— Ayear ortwo after, the father, was sitting at the door, and saw approaching the.hoiise wag ons laden with baskets, and at the head of. the cavalcade a person in the dress of a bosket ma ker. And who do you suppose it was 1 The former suitor of his daughter; the nobleman bad turned basket-maker. Ho was now mas ter of a trade, and brought the wares made by his own hands for inspection, and a certificate from his employer in testimony of his skill. The condition being fulfilled, no futthcr ob stacle was opposed to. the marriage. . But the story la hot yetUonc. The ‘ Revolution cautr f fortunes were plundered, and lords were scatter ed as ohafi. before the four winds of heaven. — Kings become beggars, some of them teachers ; and the noble Pole supported his wife, and her father in the infirmities of age, by bis basket making industry. - . Foxdek Fdhisument Neab.— -Perhaps the dis. tance at which imagination sets tiro prospect bl ihturo punishment,, may hoVeomoro general in fluence In diminishing the effect of God’s merci ful warnings, than any sceptical doubt about the insanity or duration of the sufferings of the wicked. . The Spirit of God means to awaken ns ..from, this delusion, phen ho tells us,, by, the. Apostles and holy men* of bid, that ‘‘tho comlng of the Lord drawetb nigh.” He means by these declarations to remind everyman that his parti cular doom is neat; for; whatever may be the season appointed in the secret councils of God for «that groat and terrible day, when the hea vens and the earth'shall dee from the face of Him who shall be 'seated upon thofhrono, and their place shall bo no more found” —whatever may he the destined time of this public catastrof phe, the end of the world, with respect to every takes place at the conolusWfi of his own life. In the grave there will bo no reponf ancoj no virtues can be acquired—no evil char acters thrown off. With that character, whether, bf virtue or of vice, with which a man leaves the world, with that ho must appear before the judgment scat bf Christ. In that moment, therefore, in which his; present life ends, every man’s future condition becomes Irreversibly de termined.—Hartley’* Sermon. ,C7* A man in old ago is like a sword in a shop window. Men that look upon the perfect blade do not imagine the process by which it was completed.. Man is a sword. Daily life is the workshop, and God is, the artificer, and those cares which beat him upon the anvil, file his hedge, and eat in acid-like, the inscription upon his hilt—these are the veiy things, that fashion the man.— Beecher. O'A wag who. had been thrown from his boat into the water in the Irondeqnot Bay, near Rochester, bcsccchcd his rescuers to “be care ful’’ in hauling him in. He was so earnest in his beseechings that ho was asked of what be was so anxious to. “bo careful.” “Why,” said he, “be careful about wetting my shirt col lar.” There’s beauty in the frying pan, When the fat is jumping high ; There’s beauty in a dozen eggs Dropped softly in to fry : , There’s beauty in a slice of ham, , Westphalia, young and sweet: And, when together they are.fried, . They’re beautiful lo_ cat. o”“Did you' hot tell me, sir, you could hold the plow 1" Mid the. master.. 1 “Arrah! bo aisy now*" said Pat: “How the deuce can I hould it, and two horses drawing it away from ipc 1 but give it me into the barn add by jabcrs m hould it with any boy.” ',. (O’.Coloacl C——. who was head and ears in debt, and was told by bis servant that a per son wanted to sec him on particular' businscs., Requiring a description _of the announced, the reply .was. “A man of c010r,.” . “O; say no more,” said the Colonel, “I know what color — itisa-dun.” " "r®--. • O” If John Smith should, while crossing Brown’s vacant lot, happen, to fall arid tear his pantaloons, who is responsible for the ground rent thus created—he, or Brown? and could Brown compel Smith to settle-the rent with a potato patch 1 . ■ : K 7” A shoemaker, intending to be abscnt.ri few days, latnpblackcd a shingle: with the fol lowing, without, date, and nailed it : upon his door :—“Will be home in ten days after you see this shingle.”; ' • (O” “I declare, mother,” said a petted little girl in a pettish little way. “ 'tis top bad, moth er ; you always send roe to bed ri’bcn I am not steepy, and you always make me get up when 1 atp sleepy.” By A Mr. Pea has been indicted for whip pinghis wife and children. No doubt he thinks it a bard case that a man can’t be allowed to thrash his own P«t3> Teacher, (solemnly.) can any boy name mo an animal of the order edentate— that is, a ftcrnt-foelhleasanimal ? _ ~, . ■«- eßright boy; Tes, sir. lean- My grandma’s one 1 . , ■■ . ■ ■ By Why is a fashionable lady like a rigid economist? Because she makes a great bustle ' JJUIo waist. The prince of dramatists wrote two contnriu j and a half ago, “Uneasy lies the hoof} that weviJ a prawn.” The sonthnentwssr tide ttien, v.“. trad before then, and is truenow- ■'; "i David when Kingof Israel, .and of Jud.il.. exclaimed, “Q that J had the wings ofodovV. for-then would I fly away and be ot rest.”" Dionysius, the. monarch of Sicily, described his situation aa that of a person with o dnuv sword suspended above bis head by a -singi.-- , hair, and in continual horror least its been edg phOnid .be buried in his brain. ■ ~ ‘ When the late Emperor of Russia travel!*' 1 ■ in Italy, hb was in constant trepidation, lc*u spme.incensed Pole should avongo his counirv *■ wrongs by sending a bullet to bis heart,-a’i ;. never retired to rest without previously slrikii.V on the walls of his chamber with a hammer, i ‘ see that alt.was solid, and that there was no cm : ocaicd panel through which an outraged i* could enter; . * .■ ■: - -.; ' Louis Fhiliippo, at ono period of his rely"., allowed no log to be' brought Into his palaqo li , til it was first examined, for fear loost somo i.v’ fcrnal machine was hidden in If. , - - ■. , And (bo dictator of Paraguay'was rcafofi i. nevor to smoko a cigar until he hat) satlsfli.-*, himself, by unrolling-andoxatnlnlnglfaioavef.; that the weed contained no poison,!. ;.:~x ;■ Napoleon the Great while writing to'Joseph says: '‘To prevent being poisoned Ur assassin**- ted, keep only French cooks, and havo-FrepeJu • moil, elonb fhr your, body guard. , Bo too, that hb one enters your sleeping aparlmnii. except your aid-de-camp. Ho should Sloop in tlie room opening into j ours. Lock ybut idoon on tho Inside, and never open it, oven to your . aid-de-camp, without making' him. first speak, , tpat you may recognize bis voice, and;bidding, him lock tho. door of his own room, fo -make, sure that nor person \ViII follow him'.” ' • J ;i • Who can'wish for a Crown that presses'So* heavily on the brow?. Regal statibniatOrtred; to pay costly-tribute; and if that station % reached, or retained' by wrong, Jtho tlirbno fa on, tho crater of a sleeping volcano! This thonsur-' per tcels, and trembles. • , . . ~-r< NO. 2, “ Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind i: The thief doth fear each bush an officer,’? • There arc some birds which' can still further increase the comparative buikot their body by ’ driving air into a series of cellular spaces be-; tween the skin and the muscles. Of this strut:'-' turethe common gannet, or Solan goose, is ;a? familiar example, and by their power it; attains; that complete, buoyancy which enables it to, ride fearlessly and ■ Unharmed over the rough, ' waves ofa troubled sea.. The enclosed air also ‘ ■ benefits the bird in another way. -When tho ; gannet secs from its.lofty height its finny prey,_ it proportions the rate of its descent to the size' of the fish, and its depth in the water. If thoi . fish, is small and near the surface, the bird;. sweeps oyer, the waves and snaps it up liko.a. swallow snaps up a fly. But if it is.of adbler-. able size, and rather’ deep, in the water, the’fi; the gannet hurls itself headlong upon it', plunge - cs into tho water, driving up thb spray, like d cloud, and then emerges from the surface bear-- • ing the prey in its beak; Now every one knows, that if the hand is struck upon the water, tho sensation is nearly as painful os if aboard, were struck; and those who arc accustomed to, dive from heights always take care to keep tho body-straight,-and to-join-the-hands'-ovcr-thoi~'- head, so ns to plough their way through tho; water, which otherwise would strike against.- tha bead'.with .unpleasant violence. What, ; then,;niust he the force of the water against a. body falling from the enormous height from' which the gannet plunges, especially when mi ’ initial velocity ,is imparted to it beside that) ■which' results from the attraction 6fgravitalton, ( Hero the cncjoscd air comes' into operation, and by acting as a spring, guards the body of tho bird from the direct shook , that' might. other-; wise bo felt. It also prevents the birds from : Sinking too deep in the sea, and assists it in ro- 1 gaining the surface. The extraordinary amount of air which pervades the body of a bird, ex-’ plains th(J carious faet, thatt» singing -bird . - should he able to pour but such volumes: of sound from so small a body,,andwithout appa rent fatigue. A min would.bb’soohfatigued If he Were provided with a whistle and set to up-' pose a canary or a nightingale, althoughtho? comparative size of' the lungs of the bird and; the man is so infinitely in favor bf the latter.— Rev. J. A: Wood. There is but one escape; one clink through' which we may see light; one rock on'which bur? feet may find standing-place, evenm-the abyss:) and that is the belief, intuitive; inspired,-due ncither to rcasoning.nor to study; .that- tho bil-j lows are God’s billows; and that though we gb" down ta'hell; lie is there also; the. belief that not wc, but Hois educating us; tliat■ these" seemingly fantastic - and incoherent miseries, storm following earthquake, and earthquake 1 fire, as if the caprice of all demons were let loose; 1 against us, have in His mind, a spiritual cohe rence, an organic unity and purpose (though, we sec it not;) that sorrows do npt como.sing-, ly, only because He is making short work with bur,spirits; and because the more eflbot Uc-sces produced.by one blow, the more swiftly He fol-: lows it up by another; till, iif one great and ya-, ried crisis, seemingly long ..to us, but'short enough compared with immortality,.our spirits may be. . .. .. ■Heated hot with burning fears, ■- 1 And bathed in baths of.hissing tears, ;- . t And battered with the strokes of doom* To shape and use.” Eloquent Extbaot —To sea ts the largest of cemctories, and it slumbers deep without a monument. All graveyards in all other lands show symbols of distinction between the great and the • small, the rich and tho poor j but in that, oceancomotery the king and tho clown,the prince and the peasant, and afi alike undwtim giiished. The waves roll overall—the, same ror quiem song by tho minsfrolsy of tho ocean ft sung to thofi 1 honor. Over tbejr romains-tho same storm beats, and the - same sun shfpesi.apd there unmarked, the weak hud the powerful,—*• tho plumed and iinhonorcd, will Bleep; fin, until awakened by tho same trump when tho. sea gives up its dead. ' " CT’A man sentenced to he hung wah.visited by his wife, who said-: My .dear, would you like the children to see you executed?” , “Nb”.' replied he. : “That’s just like you,"said ahet “ yon never wanted the children to have wsy enjoyment." • :\ The Daily Live.— For. my part,'l am. not so much troubled about my future state, as aboiit my present character in the sight of a holy and heart searching God. - To Uvonholy, self-deny ing life; I conceive it to bo of the drat,import ance. It is by the daily lives of Christians that Christ is either honored or dishonored.—AfarfAa Whiting. '■ By Amid the discords of this life, it is Moss ed to think of heaven, where God draws-pfuv him an everlasting train of music; - for ji 1 1 thoughts are harmonious and all feelings vocal, and so there is round about his feetetcfrial Uvil ody.—Beecher. O'“This is what I ,call capital punish ment,"” as the boy said, when his mplhcr shin him up in the closet ariiong the preserves. --' try An editor received a letter, in whirl) weather was spelt “wothur.” Ho said it was the worst spell of weather be had ever seen. (CT'A Teetotaller, tire other day asked a neighbor if bo were not inclined to the temper ance Society.-and bo replied, ‘vycar.foi.wliin ho saw liquor Ins mouth watered.' . try Mrs. Goldschmidt (Jennyßind) reccriilv caVo birth to twins—pn,e of each sex. Hert-\vr have another edition in two volumes of “Gold smith’s Animated Nature." . . : ’ 13 By Human heads arc like hogsheads,'tin emptyer they are, the louder report they give of themselves. . , : .... r: 5 • \y To destroy rata—Catch them one by one and flatten then heads in the: lemon.E^ueeiev. Dtocoinfoib of flrealnm, •■•■ *■ i lii»' 1 • Tlie Flight of Birds. The Discipline of Sorrow. El
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