QiE DOLLAR PER ANNUM INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. TOWANDA: Thursday Morning, August 25, 1859. SMcctcb |!oetrn. THE PATH THROUGH THE CORN. Wavy and bright in the summer air— Like a quiet sea when the wind blows fair, And its roughest breath has scarcely curled, The green highway to an unknown world Soft whispers passing from shore to shore, Like a heart content, yet desiring more— Who feels forlorn, Wandering thus on the path through the corn ? A short space since, and the dead leaves lay Corruption under the hedge-rows gray ; Nor hum of insect, nor voice of bird O'er tfie desolate field was ever heard ; Only at eve the pallid snow Blushed rose-red, in the red sun glow ; 'Till one blest morn, Shot up into life the green young corn. Small and feeble, tender and pale, It bent its bead to the wintry gale, Hearkened the wren's soft note of cheer, Scarcely believing spring was near : Saw chesnuts bud, and the champions blow, And daises mimic the vanished snow. Where it was born, On either side of the path through the corn. The corn—the corn—the beautiful corn, Rising wonderfully, morn by morn, First, scarce as high as a fairy's wand, Then, just in reach of a child's wee hand, Then growing,growing, tall, green and strorg. With the voice of the harvest in its song, While iu fond scorn The lark out-carols the murmuring corn. Oh, strange, sweet path, formed day by day, How, when and wherefore—tongue cannot say; No more than of life's strange paths we know, Or whether our eyes shall ever see The wheat in the ear, or the fruit on the tree. Yet, who is forloru ? Heaven, that watered the furrows,will ripen the com. HJisullaiuoHs. Tin—lts Uses and Commerce. There are thousands of persons who have no further knowledge of tin than that of be holding it in the form of common pails and pans. Well, to use an expressive Irishism, " such tin is no tin at nil." It is simply thin plutes of iron coated with tin metal, the pro per name of which ought to be tinned sheet-iron. Tin is one of our most useful metals, because it is employed for a great number of purposes. We purpose to give some information respect ing it, which will be new to most of our people and interesting, we think, to all. Tin is one of the most ancient metals— that is, it was well known to the ancients ; and it is very well established as a fact that the Phoenicians, those olden masters of the sea when Tyre was in her glory, made voyages to Corn wall, and obtained tin from the mines in that district, long before Britannia was known to the Romans. It was this tin, alloyed with cop per, which formed the old brouze armor of the Asiatic warriors ; and it may have been furnish ed also by the renewed Hiram, King of Tyre, the great architect and friend of Solomon, for the building of the first and unapproached Jewish temple. In appearance, this metal re sembles silver when first polished ; but it sooner becomes dim, because a thin coatofoxyd forms early on its surface when exposed to a moist atmosphere. It is quite ductile, and may be rolled out into very thin sheets, called tin foil When undergoing this roiling operation, it is kept at temperature of about 212 Fall., at which heat its malleability is greatly increased. A common method of making tin foil is to fonu ingots of lead and tin—the former in the heart of the ingot, the latter on the outside—and to roll tliese into foil. By this process, the tin is retained on the outside, however thin the ingots may be rolled out, while the posionous lead is kept inside ;and by this means the cost of the material is not one-half what it other wise would be if made entirely of pure tin. A patent has been secured for this invention, and by the reduction caused by it in the price of foil, the latter is now employed for a hundred purposes, such as wrappers for tobacco, labels on bottles, &t\, for which paper and other sub stances were formerly used. Tin is also extensively employed intheehem ical arts, such as by calico printers and dyers, for making what are called "spirit modants" and " staunatc salts." It is this metal which gives its brilliant hues to the rich crimson shawl and the azure-blue robe of the fashiona ble lady ; and it lorms the basis of many other colors on silk, cotton and woolen fabrics. For this purpose, the metal is commonly dissolved in an acid,such as hydrochloric or nito-muriatic, which, in a diluU-d state, forms the chemists' "spirits." Instead of dissolving it as an acid for such purpose, as was exehi-ively done in former years, it is now combined with an alkali, anil forms the stannate of soda, a salt resem bling pearl-ash. In this form it is now exten sively employed in Europe, and the writer of this has had some of it in his possession for more than a year, but has endeavored in vain to make some of our practical chemists appre ciate its advantages. Tin dissolves in some acids like white sugar in hot water ; but the action which takes place iu the former case is chemical—in the latter, merely mechanical. The tinned-plates employed by our " white smiths" for making milk pans, paiis, and such like articles, are all imported from England,to wiiich country their manufacture iconfined.— M e alse import great quantities of this metal in pigs, cailed " block tin." It is principally used for making bronze alloys for machinery and white metul," formerly called " Britannia metal,' which is an alloy composed of tin, cop per and antimony Very small portions of the latter two metals are used in the alloy only a sufficient quantity to render the tin hard and at the same time retain its ductile quality. A very great amount of this metallic alloy is employed in the manufacture of tea-table ware. It is first made into sheets ; these ore after words spun in lathes into the forms of tea, coffee and milk pots, cups, flagons, and urns, of tasteful designs ; af'er which they are elec tro plated with silver, and become beautiful in appearance. Twenty years ago all our pewter and Britannia ware was imported from England now, very little, if any, comes to us from abroad. We manufacture all we use at home. Skillful English artisaus introduced the art among us, and there are very large manufac tories for making this ware in Waterbury and Meriden, Conn., Taunton, Mass., and several other New England towns. Very great ad vances have been made of recent years in the desigus or forms of articles formed of this ware. The old pewter tea-pots and their udjuncts were models of ugliness in comparison with the same class of articles now manufactured. The adoption of classic models has wonderfully im proved the tastes of our people, and such has been the progress recently made in this art that elegant articles of such ware, with surfaces of dazzling pure silver, can now be purchased lower than the old-pewter-pots, 30 years ago. At some other period, we may refer at further length to these manufactures ; we must now, however, confine ourselves to tiu as au article of commerce. Four classes of tin find their way into our market. These are denominated Banca, Straits English and Spanish. The first is the best, and is the principal sort which we employ Our rocks yield au abundance of gold, but not a pound of American tin has ever beeu sold in our marts. Traces of this metal have beeu found at Lyme, N. 11., Gotham, Mess, and in some parts of Virginia ; but we have uo tiu mines. " Bauca tin," is always sold for about two and three cents more per pound than any other because it is a reliable article, aud its quality can be taken upon trust. The honest Holland er deserves credit for this confidence in the tin with which he furnishes us. Its name is deriv ed from the island of Banca, where it is obtain ed, and which is under the government of the the Dutch East India Company. Great core is exercised in smelting the ore to obtain the metal pure and of a uniform quality, aud the manner iu which business is done in the selling of it is peculiar. The company makes public sales of this metal only once per annum, in the mouth of July, and accumlates the yearly pro ducts of their mines for this purpose. Rotter dam. in Holland, is the place of sale ; and about two or three months previous to this event the company sends uotiees to all civilized coun tries of the amount to be sold, with the relia ble guarantee that not another pound shell be furnished until July of the subsequent year. — These annual sales were commenced about 20 years ago. and the promises of this Dutch company have always been sacredly kept, although, in many intsances, great temptations have been presented by a high rise in the prices of the metal after the public sales. Those who purchase Banca tin at Rotterdam, do so with the perfect confidence that subsequently a flood of this metal cannot be poured into the market to lower their prices The investment in it, therefore, is very safe, and the Roths childs and other large bankers are frequent purchasers for the purpose of safely investing idle funds. In 1856, there was 167,000 pigs of Banca (70 His. each) sold at Rotterdam ; in 1857, 101,000 ; 1808 101,000 ; 1850, 130,000,0n1y. There was quite a falling off in the product last, year, and, as a consequence, there has been a rise from two to three cents per pound in Bauca since the news of the annual sales the last month arrived. Of the amount of this tin taken by the Limited States in four years, there were, in 1856, 32 316 pigs ; in 7857 (year of the panic) 14.000 ; in 1858, 31,791 ; and this year, so far, 27,000 pigs. Our " white ware" manufacturers do not find hard granules and other foreign .substances in this tin, as they doin other brands ; hence its high character for the most important purposes. " Straits tin " derives its name from vessels which trade with ports in the Indian Archi pelago,and pass through the Straits of Malacca. They collect this metal at Singapore, at Borneo, and other places and all bough some of the pias are as good as those of Banca, on the whole it is not so reliable, but ranks next in value. " English tin "is obtained in Cornwall,where the most productive mines of this metal in the world are located. The best qualities of English tin, it is said, never reach our markets ; the poorer qualities only are exported. The " re fined English," which is esteemed as good as Banca, and sells for the same price in London, is all kept for British manufacturing purposes, the demand for it being greater than the sup ply. Our "Spanish tin" comes from Mexico and South America. Its quality is poor, owing to the slovenly method employed to smelt the ore. It could be refined to equal any other ; but as it is, the pigs of it sold in our market are very impure. This metal (tin) deserves more attention from our metallurgists than it has received, as its market value is steadly on the increase,and the demand for it advancing rapidly, because of its more general application to various new purposes in the arts. Banca tin is double the price >t was 20 years ago ; the wholesale price at present is 33 cents per pound, and the pros pect is that it will attain to a much higher figure. Dr Jackson, of Boston, who has dis covered specimens of tin ore in New Hamp shire, advises further prospecting for the metal and we urge his suggestion upon metallurgists in every section of our country, as it costs us about $5,500,000 annually for it, the largest item being plates and sheets valued at $4,700,- 000, a sum which might be saved if we bad tin mines of Our own. Religion will snstain QS through the uneven and uncertain journey of life—support us in a dying hour, and bring ns safely tr heaven at last, where we shall enjoy the bliss ful presence of our Saviour forever. may sound like a paradox, yet the break of both of an army's wiDgs is a pretty so/a way to make it Qy PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., BY E. O'MEARA GOODRICH. " REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTER." Inclined to be Quarrelsome. " There was once a little, slim-built fellow, rich as a Jew, and independent us the devil, riding along a highway in the state of Georgia, when he over-took a man driving a drove of hogs by the help of a big, raw boned, six-foot twofisted specimen of humanity. Stopping the last named individual, he accosted him : " I say, are these your hogs?" " No, sir ; I'm to work by the month." "What pay might you be getting, friend ?" " Ten dollars a mouth and whiskey tbrowu in," was the reply. "Well, look here, I'm a weak, little,inoffen sive man, and people are npt to impose upon me, d'ye see. Now, I'll give you twenty-five dollars a month to ride ulong with me and pro tect me," said Mr. Gardner. " But, he added as a thought struck him, "how might you be on the fight ?" " Never been licked in my life," rejoined the six-footer. "Just the man I want. Is't a bargain ?" queried Gardner. " Six-footer ruminated. "Twenty-five dollars —double wages—nothing to do but to ride around and smash a fellow's mug occasionally when he's sassy." " .Six-footer accepted." "They rode along till, just at night, they reached a village inn. Dismounting ut the door,they went in. Gardner immediately singl ed out the biggest man in the room, and pick ed a tuss with him. After considerable pro miscuous jawing, Gardner turned to his fight ing friend, and intimated that the licking of that man had become a sad necessity. Six footer peeled, went in, and came out first best. "The next night, at another hotel thesaute scene wns-renacted—Gardner getting into a row with the biugest man in the place, uud six-footer doing the fighting. "At last, on the third day thev came to a ferry kept by*a huge, double-fisted man, who had never been licked iu his life. Whilst cross ing the river Garduer, as usual, began to find fault and " blow." The ferrymau naturally got mad, threw things around, aud (old him Ins opinion of their kind. Gardner then turned to his friend and gently broke the intelligence to him, " that he was sorry, but that it was ab solutely necessary to thrash that ferry man." "Six-footer nodded his head, but said noth ing. It was plainly to be seen that he did not relish the job, by the way he shrugged his shoulders, but there was no help for it. So when they reached the shore, both stripped, aud at it they went. Up and down the bank, over the sand, into the water they fought, scratched, gouged, Git, and rolled, till, at the end of an hour, the ferryman gave in. Six footer was triumphant, but it had been tough work. Going up to his employer, lie scratch - his heart for a moment, and then broke forth : " Look here, Mr. Gardner, your salary sets mighty well, hut—Fin—of—the—opinion— that you are inclined to be. quarrelsome. Here I've only been with you three days, and I've licked tlie three biggest men ir. the country ! I think this firm had better dissolve, for you see Mr. Gardner, I'm afraid you're inclined to be quarrelsome, and 1 reckon I'll draw !" Tahutca Gazette. ANECDOTE OK GOV. SEWARD —Cozzen®, in his last Wine Press, tells an old story, which, he says, few persons have not heard. When governor of New York, Seward, in those pre railroad days, had occasion to visit a certain part of the state, and, accordingly, mounted upon the box of the mail-coach, in order that he might enjoy his cigar and the scenery.— The driver was an inquisitive fellow, and his passenger humored him. " Land agent?" said the driver. "Xo," quoth Seward. " Selling goods ?" " Xo." " Traveling preacher ?" " Xo." " Circus ?" " No " "What then?" said the baffled driver, " what is your business ?" "Governor," replied Seward, with a tran quil puff. " Governor o' what ?" "{Governor of the State of New York," replied the smoking passenger with compos ure. " Get aout !" " Well, 1 can convince you of that," said Seward, "for here is a man on the road with whom I am acquainted, and, as the stage pass ed by,he saluted him. "Good morning, Mr. Bunker, I want to ask you a question—am I not the Governor of the state of New York ?" " Xo, by thunder !" was Bunker's unexpect ed answer. " Who is, then ?" said the startled smoker. " Thurlow Weed !" JEST" Col. Nash once demanded the hand of a cross grained Alabama planter's daughter. " Squire my business to day is to ask for your daughter's baud." "It is, is it ? What! you inarry my gal ? Look here, young man, leave my premises instanter, and if you ever set foot here again, I'll make my niggers skin you. Marry my daughter yon " Nash left. He saw the old gentleman was angry. After get ting off to a safe place he thought he would turn and take a last fond look at the home of his lost idol when he espied the old man busy shoveling up his tracks from the yard and thowing them over the fence. ftay-Learning is not offensive in a woman, if she only preserves a gentle and thoroughly feminine disposition. Some one has very sig nificantly said, that it does not matter how blue the stockings are, if only the petticoat is long enough to cover them. ■ ' ' PATIENCE. —" I remember," says Wesley " hearing my futhersay to my mother, "how could you have the patience to tell that block headj the same thing twenty times over?" " Why," mid she, " if I had told him hut nine teen times, I should have lost all my labor." Aii' and Snnshine. " Pure air for the lungs and bright sunlight for the eyes," is a physiological maxim which should never be forgotten. On this subject the Springfield Republican has some very good remarks. It says:—" When the trees about a dwelling shade the ground so thoroughly, that the grass and shrubbery will not grow, and the rooms of the house have a constant air of dampuess and gloom, aud the outside gathers moss and mold, it is time to make war upon the trees and open a pathway for the sunshine and warm air. If it were not for the beneficent visits of the hot winds from sunnier spots occasionally, such homes would be as noisome and fatal as tombs. The vital statis tics of cities show the sunny side of the streets to be the most healthy,notwithstanding the in sane efforts made even by the inhabitants of cities to exclude the little sunlight that at tempts to reach them ; and we have no doubt that the statistics of country residences would show the same general fact. A certain amount of shade is essential to comfort, but when it reaches the point of excluding sunshine alto gether, it becomes a positive evil. When we talk about opening windows and doors, we know what the exclamation of tidy housekeep ers will be. Flies are a nuisance, we confess, multitudinous, disagreeable and dirty ; dust from the streets is insufferable, and faded car pets are a daily mortification. But after all, are not rosy cheeked und lively children, and vigorous w omen more ornamental and more es sential to the comfort of a family than the best preserved colors in the worsted work or entire immunity from the annoyance of flies ? Let us welcome the visits of the heailhful air and sunshine, uud look out for the essential condi tions of vigor aud cheerfulness first of all, and if matters of mere show must be sacrificed, wny, let them slide." W EIGHT OF THE EARTH. —Corperfiicus first demonstrated that the apparent terrestrial plain was a free and independent material mass, mi ving in a definable path through space.— Then Newton explained that this independent mass moved through space because it was un supported by props und chains ; that, iu fact, as a massive body, it as falling forever through the void ; but that us it fails it sweeps round the sun yi an never ending circuit, attracted toward it by magnetic like energy, but kept off from it by the force of its centrifugal move ment. Next, Sneil and Picard measured the dimensions of the heavy and falling mass, and found that it was a spherical body, with a gir dle of twenty five thousand miles. Subse quently to this, Baily contrived a pair of scales thut enabled him approximately to weigh the vast spere ; and lie ascertained that it had within itselfabout 1,256,105,670,000,000,000- 000.000 tuns of matter. To these discoveries, Foucault more recently added demonstration to the actual senses of the fact, that the mas sive sphere is whirling on itself us it falis through space, and round the sun, so I hat point after point of its vast surface is brought in succession into the genial influence of its sunshine ; an investing atmosphere of com mingled vapor and air is made to present clouds, winds, aud lain, and the inverted surface to bear vegetable forms and animated creatures iu great diversity. The world is, then, a large, solid sphere, invested with a loosened shell of transparent, elastic, easily moving vapor, aud whirling through space within the domains of sunshine ; so that by the combined action of tr.o transparent mobile vapor and tliestimulant sunshine, organized creatures may grow and live on its surface, and those vital changes may be diffused, among which conscious and mental life stand us the highest results. A LEGAL ANECDOTE. —EIisha Williams,form erly of Columbia county, was somew hat noted for his eloquence and power of moving a jury. On one occasion he made a plea which pro duced a marked effect both upon the jury and upon the Court. His legal opponent was a mere pettifogger, but shrewd, and, as it so happened on the occasion, succeeded in laying out the eminent counsellor. When Mr Wil liams had closed his eloquent appeal, the petti fogger rose and said : " Gentlemen or the Jury and your Honors : I should despair of the triumph of my client in this case, after the eloquent appeal of the learned counsel, but for the fact that common law is common sense. No man could like bet- tcr the piece which the learned gentleman has spoke, than what I like the piece, lie spoke it good. I've hecred him give it four tunes afore—once at Scodaek, in a burglary case ; once at Kink, on a suspicion o' stealin' ; once at Roughkeepsie, in a murder case : and the next time at Kakiak, about the man who was catehed a counterfeiting. Well, lie always spoke it good, but this time he's really beat himself. But what does it all amount to, gen tlemen of the jury ? That is the question, and you cau answer it as well as I kin, aud bet ter tew ?" And so they did, and quickly, by a verdict for the pettifogger's client. DROVE A LITTLE TOO NIGH.—A few morn ings since, says the Oswego Times, as the train was leaving Fulton, a farmer attempted to cross the track ahead of it with a wagon load ed with lumber, and not having made the right calculation, the hind end of the wagon was struck by the locomotive, and the load, wagon and farmer were scattered about promicnouslv. The train was stopped as soon as possible,and backed up to the spot, the v itnesses expecting to find the driver a corpse, but instead of th°t they found him sitting on the fence, wiping the perspiration from his face, and all right, except being terribly frightened. On seeing the con ductor and engiueer approaching him he ex claimed, " Boys, I guess I drova a little too nigh!" is difficult to conceive anything more beautiful than the reply given bv one in afflic tion, when he was asked how he bore it so well. "It lightens the stroke," said he, "to draw near to bim who handles the rod." A Trip Through the Country. At this time of year every one feels more or less inclined forchrnge of scene, change of air, or simply the excitement of fresh faces, new society and different habits. All want a break in the year—something to convince tliern that they are not mere business or househo'd ani mals, but that they are individuals with a large capacity for enjoyment, and capable of being amused and instructed by woodland notes and the sight of farms, the sea, green fields, or wild forests. In consequence, the great ques tion now is : " How shall 1 spend my vaca tion?" Friend, let us give you the advice which Dr. llufeland, of Jena, gives on the subject of travailing, in his great work, "The Art of Prolonging Life," adding to his advice the determination to be amused and keep in good temper the whole holiday through. What if hotel keepers over-charge thee, friend? be not vexed, but make a joke of it, and the laugh will do you more good than the extra charge could do if spent in physic. Look on all things pleasantly, determined to be pleased, uud the moral effect will be of more value than the physical ; and above all, locomotive swain, take with tliec ut least one-third more money than you expect to spend. You can economise on the way, but it is well to have something to meet contingencies. The learned doctor tells us : 1. Traveling on foot, or rather on horse back, is the most healthful ; but when one is weakly, or undertakes long excursions, it is more advisable to travel iu a carriage or by railroad. 2. When one travels in a car, it is very beneficial always to change the posture ; that is, to sit sometimes and sometimes to recline. By these means one can best prevent the evils attending continued riding iu this manner, which are occasioned principally by the jolting being in one direction. 3. Nature wiil not suffer any sudden transi tions. It is therefore improper for people ac customed to a sedentary life to undertake sud denly a journey during which they w ill be ex posed to violent jolting. The case here is the same as if one accustomed to drink water should all at once begin to drink wine. 4 Excursions, the object of which is health must not be fatiguing ; but this can be deter mined only by difference of temperament aud constitution. One ought, above all tilings, to avoid traveling in the night time ; which, by interrupting the necessary refreshment, check ing perspiration, and exposing the body to un healthy air, is always prejud'ciaf. 5. People must not imagine that they may indulge a little more in intemperance when on a journey. One, however, needs not to be too nice in the choice of food and drink ; und it is always best to use the common fare of each locality. But at any rate the stomach ought not to be overloaded. By the motion of traveling, the power of the body is too much divided lor the stomach to admit of a large quantity of food ; anrt the motion itseif, by these means, will become more fa'iguing.— People, in particular, should not indulge too much in beating food and liquors, as is often the case on journeys ; for traveling alone acts as a stimulus, ami less stimulating nourish ment is then required than in a state of rest. A want of attention to this rule may occasion to'o violent irritation, inflammation, accumula tions of the blood, Ac. It is most proper, o:i journeys, to eat rather little at a time, but of ten ; to drink more than one eats ; and to choose food easy of digestion, yet. strongly nu tritive, not of a heating nature, and such as cannot be readily adulterated. It is safest, therefore, in the country and in small hotels, to use milk, eggs, well-baked bread, boiled or roasted meat, and fruit. Drink water, with the addition of a little leinon juice If the water be impure, it may be rendered sweet by charcoal powder. 6. Avoid immoderate exertion and wasting of the powers. It is, however, as difficult in in general to lay dovn a proper standard of motion-, as of eating and drinking. But na ture, iu this, has given us a very excellent guide, a sense of lassitude, which is here of as much importance as the sense of satiety iu eat ing or drinking. Weariness is nothing else than the voice of nature, which tel's us that our stock of powers is exhausted, and that lie who is tired should enjoy repose. But nature may, indeed, become lost in habit ; and we may be as sensible of lassitude as the contin ual glutton is of fullness, especially when the nerves is overstrained by stimulating and heat ing food and drink. There are then, however, other signs to tell us that we have exceeded the proper measure ; and I request that to tliese the strictest attention may be p<wd.— When one begins to lie low-spirited or deject ed ; to yawn often, and be drowsy, yet at the same time to be incapable of sleeping though one enjoys rest; when the appetite is lost ; when the smallest movement occasions a flut tering of the pulse, heat, and even trembling ; when the mouth becomes dry, aud is sensible of a bitter taste, it is high time to seek re freshment and repose, if one wishes to prevent illness already beginning to take place. 7. While one is traveling, insensible per spiration may easily be checked ; and cold is the principal source of those diseases which thence arise. It is advisable, therefore, to guard against all sudden transitions from heat to cold, or the contrary ; and those who have great sensibility in the skin, will do well, when they go on a journey, to carry a tiiiu flannel shirt along with them. 8 Cleanliness, when on travels, is doubly necessary ; and, therefore, to wash the body frequently with cold water is much to be re commended. This will contribute also, in a great degree, to remove lassitude. 9. During winter, or iu cold cliina'e, one may always submit to greater exercise than during summer, or in warm climates, where j perspiration exhausts one-half of the strength. i Or.e, also, can undergo more fatigue early iu the morning than in the afternoon. 10. Full-blooded persons, or those who are subject to a spitting of blood, or other serious disease, must consult their pbyticiao before I they undertake a journal. VOL. XX. NO. 32. WOMAN'S INFLUENCE OVER MAN. —ThI in stant a woman tries to manage a man for her self, she lias begun to ruin him. The lovely creeper clings in its feebleness with grace to the stately tree ; but if it oat grow, as if to conceal its supporter, it speedily destroys what it would otherwise adorn. When the serpent had persuaded Eve that she should induce her liusbcnj to take her advice, and become as knowing as herself, she no longer felt herself made for him, and both for God, but rather that he was made to admire her. When she prevailed, they soon bickered about their right place, no doubt, for God's law was lost sight of by both. One grand purpose of woman's power over man's heart, now that both are fal len, is the maintenance of man's self-respect.— A man who loves a true-hearted woman aims to sustain in himself whatever such a woman can love and reverence. They mutually put each other in mind of what each other ought to be to the other. To the formation of manly char acter, the love and reverence of the virtuous feminine character is essential. One must see in the other's love the reflection of the charac ter desired. Hence the pertinacity of true lov® and reverence often recovers a character that would otherwise be lost forever. If once mutual respect depart, then farewell the love that can alone rectify what is wrong; then farewell the heart rest, without which life becomes a deliri um and an agony. If it be the faculty of woman to love more tenaciously than man, her might surpasses his so far as she is wise iu showing it. In expressing love, without at the same lime indicating her faith in the inherent dignity of man, however obscure, she only repels him to a worse condition by exciting a reckless sense of his own worthlessness, together with a hatred of her forgiving patronage. When a man hates himself what can he love? Give him time, and he will love the soul that cliugS to him to save him. fl-S" T'e following from the Cairo (III.) Gazette will be understood and appreciated by anyone who bus ever spent an hour in the place : " Whoop! I'm just nat'rally spilin' for a fight! '' screamed a somewhat" tosticated " in dividual in front of Spiingfield Block, the other night. "I'm the best mau that ever wore hair. I'm the big dog of the tan yard—the gray wolf of the prairies, so I am ! Jerewsalem, don't some of these ornary Cairo cusses waut to tackle me f I'm the post oak runner—the big boy what's never been backed ; I'm a steam engine, fired up, with my safety-valve tied down l'./O pounds of steam, and bound to bust, un less I can work it cflf iickiu' some of these Illinois suckers ! I shall die, I know I shall, if I can't find somebody to fight me. Dare any man that ever wore breeches lend me a dollar ! Won't somebody here just please to me a liar ?" Notwithstanding tli is polite and uncommon request, urged with so much pathos and sincer ity, the gentleman made no impression on tha minds of our citizens, and found no one willing to make the required assertion. Next morn ing we saw the youth sitting on a pile ot lum ber by the river, both eyes bunged up, nose flattened, half his teeth knocked out of his head and his coat lorn into shreds. Upon kindly inquiring alter his health, and how lie liked Cairo, he remarked, " Stranger, I iige Cairo first rate —it's a lively place, and has the best society iu it I've met with since 1 left home." ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF PEWS. —In Anglo- Saxon and some uothem churches of early date, a stone bench was made to project with in the wall, running round the whole interior, except the eastern end. In 1010, they were represented as sitting on the ground, orstand ing. About this time the people introduced low, rude, three legged stools promiscuously over the whole church. Wooden seats were s on introduced after the Norman conquest. In IGO T, a decree was issued in regard to the wrangling for scats being so coimncn that none could call any seat his own, except nohlemen and patrons, each entering and holding the first one be seized. As we approach the Reforma tion, from 1530 to 1540, seats were more ap propriate, the entrance being guarded by a cross, and the initials engraved on them. Im mediately after the Reformation the pew sys tem prevailed ; as we learn from a complaint of the poor commons addressed to Ileury VIII., in 1040, in reference to a decree that a liih!t> should he in every church, at liberty for all to read, because they feared it might lie taken into the " quire,' 1 or some "pue." In 16US, naileries were introduced. But as early as 1611 pews were arranged to afford comfort, by being baized or cushioned, while the sides around were so hiirli as to hide those within ; (a device of the Puritans to avoid heing seen by the officers, who reported those who did not stand when the name of Jesus was mentioned.) With 1 lie reign of Charles the First, the reason for heightening t-he sides disappeared, and from the civil war they decliucd gradually to their present height. PERSEVERANCE. —The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it. Skilful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests. £rs-A Washington clergyman, a Sunday or two since, while stating a deficiency in the col lections, remarked that since the issue of three cent pieces, the revenue of his church has de clined nearly one half! fc£r*-It is complained of Sliakspeare, that lie unnecessarily murdered Hamlet. Bnt he lie has been paid for it. A great many Ham lets have murdered Sbakspoaro. FRIEND —One who will tell yon of your of your faults and foliics in prosperity, and assist you with his hands and heart in adversity. ft** The more peaceably and qnictly we get on, the bettor—the better for our neighbors. The wisest policy is if a man cheats you, quit dealing with him ; i 4" he is abusive, quit his couipauy ; if he slanders you. take euro to lit® eo that uobcdv will believe bioi
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