The Altoona tribune. (Altoona, Pa.) 1856-19??, October 28, 1858, Image 1

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I CHURCHES, MINISTERS, >C r
Pftxbyuriait, Rev.' A & Clam, Peeto^Preachlngov
wToßuom. fc*^,lleetliig>t^. s
tho tw? room. 4 . r ** _1 ■-**_ ' *
MtlhOjUU EpiteapaL, Rer.-fl. A, Wn*W,PMto^Prt«ii:..
s-Tdrasmasaw^E
m: General Prayer Meeting Ln aame rpom
day evening. Young Men’* Prayer Mending -everyPriday
In the ermine. SabbaUTbcßool la CM Lecture Hoorn af
'M o’clock, p. M. Prayer la namo wom «r«ar:
’WoOtK s.Uy evening. ;: "\ .. .
Cni’rl iirtUtrt'i, Uor. B.Spick, Pastor,—Preaching er
«rrBai oath morning at 10J4 ePelOck andinthedvenlngat
ju o'clock, Sabhath Sqhool in
o'clock, A. 11. Prayer Meeting every Wedueolay evening
in i&ioe room.
PnlaUnt Epitcopal, Rer.R.TY. Olivaa, Pastor.—Divine
Service 2d and 4th SundayaeTeaeh montnnt MU:o’clock
A. A. and 4UP. M. Sunday Scbool'at 8 .o'clock A. M. r
WJ.-lie, Rev. Joiw Twice#, Pastor.—Preaching
j cloek in the' morning, and atSUlhthd afternoon. >■
Paatdr.)—Sahbath ochoolM 2,;«’cloek, A.H.
AjricM JUlAodiUy.kf't. Surma Cat, tAstocr&McUnc
every Sabbath tuomlng at 11 o’dockand tn theevenln&ln
the old Union School Uoiue.
ALTOONA MAIt" SCHEDULE.
liAttA CLOSE.
Eastern Way md HoUHayaWi’Rat 1100 4
Western “ . * r 800 A.H.
iWlldayshurg S 2S
£nt«n» Through Mall. • > „
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■ T 7 MAILS ARRIVB.
JSSSo9fes*eV ; ..
Offlaa openfor the tranaaettonof bnCneaa from 5 A. M.
to $
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..-.a- ■ * T ;•• ,~rr ->n •-r'-i.r . -.r ’ ’ *_■
VESTINGS,.
rh lie will Dliikta
nich cnnnOt&Uti
h'T STYLUS of
ASHIUNS.
iif most
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rmineij that both
■ der satisfaction U
; roi;!tge.
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NK, is in this tot}
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the Author, fig}
is enabled to cm
cost, IhSMkj
tli'- day. , I
free fu a sealed n
tageatanpo to Dr. I
York City. - I
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:Ulzcli* of AIMM
miMiug rwodocll
iluor South of I
i now receiving tt
GOODS,
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VOL. B.
the AI/EOONA twbuke.
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** ld • nun '■ ’
*T"r. i laMrttsn SA* ~*;do.
ftii l W«M w , ' 4 so' * S 10,
STpl - 5£ .48 |»
three «nonU»,26e«a.p«r
njiure lot mb &**&>*• #BontJl>> 6 month*, _1 MB.
|VM' $3»
*jiq 400 ;7-00
400 600 10 00
gxtiatfortaWi
Two fi 00 100 !?.«>
Xh««“ «« low -^oo
Jua * ■ .14 00 30.00
Q»lf aootttßMlf r „ 25 00 40 00
One cologne , . _ . . r 79
i£j!igKj& &* ; iM
, TSSffiS3SiS^SJ?S§sss6“
desired. will baodqdnnedtill forbid *nd charged «carflng
>io tbi»»wT« ton*. :
■pu.i«M« notfcaa flwfeent* ptr.limife WIT
Obituaiynotiw* B*Wr AftT®* ll *^ awjuwe.
TRIBUNE DIRECTORY.
. RAILROAD-SCHEDULE,
firpreaa Train Bast arriTea JL 11, learee 245 A.M.
« \*»- ,Veat .-*l, , - “ JMS f
Fast «. |S «
“ “ Veit « «■ »* M5&5 «
Mail “ Bast * 11,30 A. M, “ 1140A.M.
The wlt^Binreaa
Train West, Mail TtaliilUit ind Wert«»d.tcBh BaatXJne
The BLAIRSTILXiK Jetoetown
\Fay Trite East West andUall
Train Bait. ••:■'• ..• ■
Bee. 21, ’56-tfl v 11108. «q*.
lIEETINOS OF ASSOCIATIQH«. VJ
Ztfge, i-Xlt
-day of each Month, in the third afattfr or the Juaonlc Tem
nle. at 7Vi o'clock, P. 31/
Jfowhun HuxmjmaU, A* T.,|l n Ko Iknieet*, pa
fourth Tarajaj of eachmonth, in fee thWawrypf the Ma
« ol: Temple, at 7J< “ \ - r' ‘
Mioma lodge, L - ofO<Oii. 473,ai»et« WraWJTriday
evening, in the aecond etegr ofjhn WaaorfrvT<ant>ie,nt 7j4
f'clock) !*• SL ' . •
remada lodge, I. O. of o;?.,No.ss2ime*ta nmMo
-veiling,in the thinhatory of Patton'* Pnild infeo&Tfo%tn»
atreet. «7>4 o’clock, V.JI. , . » .
IVfnv’ 7HV,No.-3», I. 0. |L M-boM IWWLCpW*
ril* tvwj nnsihj evening (lithe 1. 0. O.tM
Muonic T i.jJe. tonMU Km-Wndled nt.JUijnp. 30th
hi».Uh. IV \. ADAMS, aJif M: i*ohe W-br
Junior Sou <\f H<n>-
sight in the of P*tt<m7i Jm& WTjf oWocb
■ •. * .>• •/■ . -L ,» "
COUNTYOFifIjCERS.,
judpet nf die Hdn; d^u^,7tol<>r>-
**r ! -■- T' £ -, ?
• i'riff~Ov,ten pit' ’ JMtww--Jol»aiteClnro.
v*rielM<rntp •>■» **•-*■ **-*'
fWy it. Cat*,
fa. j: r. jfcftdwfcT . " ;• - ... ~. •
fiantyS&rq&'-jKtata L. Owinn.
• Jtaiwocl Uoo*er. ; ' ' !
Auditor*—J. W-tsppejy,B.Mom>|r. A-O.ilcOartijej'-
%oatr—JtTawJTabk *.*<•-«•,.• •»-. •- ' •
#fcKfcWohnJPe*D. ,
' AUTOOKAEOROt/QM©FACER*.
Justica qT ft* Coo*, Ji V.Omrj
AHfet;.-; --v- y-- •, i - r .;-
Town Ci.imoa—Ja««* WisUwt, McCormick, John
AJtison, P«»lw Tloefl, 3fel»6t> Olnmllngj... J’‘
PmiMU vf Owneit^- McCormick, "■ ' -
Boratyh.Xrtanaxr—Jams)* "Lowthcr.- • -!.-:■ _■
Schn& Denielon—t Qcorije. W. P«tt<m, C.. B.SjTjk, C. C.’
Mason, {teo. MT. Spark*, Joseph Motrt, WnL'C. McCormick.
Trwnner of SehoA Board —Wmi ifiy McCormick-*■ *"
Z/ipA OmrfeMe'-Joseah K.Aly. '• , ■' „■ " "
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A uditlirp —Qi p; Mioma*, W»dK. VcMhtn. • ■
“ JTorth “ \
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TTBNRy IS IN
Xdif* bid ftand, find?oopoaUo -McGor-
All the. standard. patent
'MKDtCTKKa AT {l-tf, SUJggLEK’H.
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1 dater prunes, citrons
•L .Aab CuiitnU liMtoto ami for s&lo
March 25,’58 I/] 191 .
a £monds, walnots, cream
’’ Tißiert* in ctore nndfcrfelo bv
. a wm. n. biiooaiu),
MwthaysWyj U 1 Horth 34 rtreet, Philadelphia.
DEAD AND ZING
Owen, r*spw, furl* Green, 3ry
•» KrwmdtaaH:** t. * • p,*£] kxSSUBE’S.
i LTmso Airo new qrle ans
LEjui'g.
f •, LARGE AND
PfpeMmaßt pfthsocerlai have Jmt been ro
j.% jmxuAa.
ABI)O3JINAi.SCPPORTERS, Trus-
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A MtfHMBU MMitau.
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i -r Th** Uw Hl*l emu,
H*rt>rlefly)t'll jiortnqr.
oahtr oosk ibo w*n:
. Anlojfct**' tU Mid
■ 1» «l*« withit coupon*, . -
IttjM*. fedbgfctflU'tooi
~ It fi*^,ii^part^^>Mre£Mt3 : loiiik,
.- And tyinggmßclt cb«dttoTiaw.
Berdrew maypUaaetheawatl
Forita awoolen agqinlwiiantefr
Bha'lqokaaKUniaferßelte
In each ßig ßenexßfSue.
These aiivtubeefiUedwitbgee
Might- lift tier to the moon;
The amall boys mark.itaa they pass,
And acrecch BaWoonl"
Andfaraaol abebean .
Forornament, net naef
ForcomJort, (torn ahe wars
Too tight, and eleeyeetoo loose,
hanga a hood
Jnatlearel with her chin, .
Anlndiau Squawaiight find HQgobd
To put a baby in.
Of her hair aho shows tha.Kiets,
Sham-flowepa the real conceal;
And ehe’a crippledby her hoots
With the military heel: : '
Streets off youhoar thwnetalk
Wben’ar she Tontnrexmt;
And aha eeema to waddle roorethan walk,
9or,ha^^aww«hont.
- 1
. But4hat.no (grecantaUi , '
A mere lay-Dgure would
off her dress aa well,
She may have ankles neat,
Batthqy’™ eoncefladhyskirt,
Which chiefly aerre to hjMeher feet,
And gather, pp the dirt.
Then, Gentlea,haTe yon aoen
- "My Flora this way comet
She tumoUeed beeii,' -
SbeUkwuptoonuichMaDi..
iw Sliifeit
yi« pa
A TH&ILLiKGt.’ XJBXSpDB OFJUKB .ON TH*
■MISSISSIPPI;'
Night ontho Father Night
with her sable veil lowering over pie
mourning city of New Omans!' V . .
shrill steam
toldaU wlwhcoiditthatihe steamer “Wes
tern Belle” Xiad cast off ‘her ahoredasts’
anil was now*. Hte an wild bird,
poising on the wing, to start
00 nughty Mississippi. , ;
Xwas notamomenttpo soon, tor ere I
had; reached die ptomenade-deok,_the
waß drawn ,10; f; ii \>ye n
wassaid wharf—
handkerchiefs buttered* in 4he breeze
waving *0 adieu, and we were off.
Xt was when the cholera wasragmg so
: 'f
latihg whole,, Xa day, and
carrying deathand into nearly
every family. - -
The pamb was at' its ieight in New Or
leans-, Business.of aU kinds appeared to
ha= nltesy. the resistless
nmreh oXihe de«4 bahtoyer. 4B r or
nearly alb who .had fiends or pecuniary
ahfii£y* were intent pidy ep plaoog |hem
sblyca qirfainiUesatn ironi
ilie cteadly vidtant. i"’
1 a uaturnXc^
bUior iconveyan.ee
running, was crowded with the flying and
fear-etnoken ' '"r '. ;
[' 90
3rtde f : apd .on
occasion,.'as dienwung-off Into &e stream
ba observer 'cnndd readpyhaye seen that
die Wits' crowded to herntmost Capacity.
Xph
saryedXhc oap(aw. l h u^lu^'h l C; nuitter
jpg ip. ln great agita-
;V .'VVV:,.<
Had I only tedyh befoto tre Sait off
set something mast bd done, -that is’ evi
va * vv. '
Psive.pm.the .ol^Mr 1 . . ; , v ~
vGapteih Itoynoldaraised his eras attho
sound of the otear andsonortrasbntsonie
whkt imperative jvoice- that uttered the
words, and beheld a tall, dark-featured
andstrikingly handsome man,whohad
hastily approached from ,the
rection, and who, instantly seuang has
hand, exclaimed. ;
“ Captain, the engineer has left his post
—gone upward —-dead——the cholera!” and
his j estates wore significant as he spoke.
« I am already aware of the fact 1" said
the captaiiv with anxiety in his tones; but
why do - you evince such interest’ in the
matter V*. ; while his momentarily stern
gaze rested upon tho countenance of the
stranger, whose face were partly concealed
by a heavy beard and mustache of glossy
blackness.
“ I am : Lieutenant George Bilton, of
the TJmted States Army, hut former ohiefr
engineer of the *Prairie/ 'at your service 1”
said the stranger, In ahnmed maimer
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AIiTOONA, PA., TfItJSSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1858.
great- speed And su
perior accommodations.
“ And your object is to ofgsr yotnr ser
vices to'ine as engineer for (heup-trip ?”
said Captain Beynoldsi inquiringly.
« As-you have intuitively perceived, it
is”
«Siiv—Lieutenant, I thank you—-dou
bly tirnnkyou—and if3l avail myself of
your kind offer; accepting in me same
generousepirit With which fit is made, end
without further ceremony V’ said .the capr
tain, as he wSrmly pressed the hand of the
other.—- <fc Knowing that the firemen ware
■all green handSy 1 was just hastening to
take charge, manage, as 1 best might, the
engineer’s department—but now I shall
feel at ease.”
“ Then let me at once enter upon my
duties; there is no time to loose I” said
the lieutenant, and there was a strange
gleam in , his wild, restless eyes, and a
nervous peculiarity in his gesture.
It was unnoticed by the captain—-or if
he noted, evidently considered the idio
synoraoies of an ardent temperament—as
he replied, with satisfaction expressed in
his voice.
“ True, true! I fear you will find mat
ters in somewhat confused’ state, but you
can send forward for me at any moment."
They passed beyond my hearing, and. I
leisurely ascended to the hurricane deck
to .enjoy .a cigar for an boor, after which
I sought my state room—found, entered,
dosed the door—and was on the point of
congratulating myself on having secured
it, when“iny attention was arrested by the
intonation of a musical voice of peculiar
: that could never be after
wards forgotten too’ heard 'mid the
wild - beauty and grandeur of an ocean
storm-r-the roar and carnage of battle, or
the discordant mariners of an assembled
universe ! Spell bound, I listened.
“Ob, sir, whoever you are, for the love
of Heaven assist me to get out of this
room—and at once! Our safety—aye,
the lives of every one on board is pending
on—l shudder to think—-perhaps the is
sue of a few moments!"
There was an indescribable earnestness
in the utterance that thrilled me to the
soul, m think was to ait, and knowing
by tbe sound that only a thin board par
tition separated me from the fair pleader
—for that she was fait 1 would have
staked my existence —I immediately drew
my heavy “ bowie,’*and first assuring her
of ]i speedy deliverance, Commenced cut
ting at the .top of one of the boards.
Id two minutes it was loose —in four I
took it out and stepped through the open
ing- /
What a picture was revealed!
Seated on a low stool, with her auburn
ringlets floating over her .shoulder of ala
baster. whiteness, was a gloriously beauti
ful maiden of seemingly, hot over sixteen
summers, and eyes as bjaght as the jewels
of a regal diadem. .
Ha hands were tied behind, and in
her struggles to free herself toe delicate
flesh was cruelly lacerated.
One stroke of my knife, and the cords
were severed in an instant. Observing
thepalorof her features; quicker than it
takes me to teU it, I had caught her in
iny arms and/ borne her jbhrough the cn
: ttopco which my good' blade-had effected.
To dash open the window, find to lave her
ferverlsh brow with water, I was but toe
work of a moment.
She soon revived, and to an eager
os to the .cause of her painful
situation, replied, that all ber family had
fallen, victims to the cholera, with the
cxceptionofher brother; who had recov
ered fittin the disease; only to exhibit symp
toms of that dark anomaly of the human
mind- —insanity. That she had used her
utmost influence with her brother to get
him to visit .the North, [hoping that the
change of climate and ‘travel would com
{detely restore him to'his former strong
inind an'd health. . That an hour before
hi," had eomo tp heir room with a stout
cord in his hand, and -said in a playful
manner that he must tie her up. Appre
hending no evil, she had not objected to
what she supposed onej of his vagaries,
but when he drew a revolver,,and told her
that the . ffrst words she would be
her ladt! then she hecome alarmed, and
begged to be released.! With a strange
calmness and voice !whioh brooked no re
ply, he . commanded he|p to silence, and
stating that he was an emissary of Satan,
duly commissioned to drive the steamer
to hell, locked the door and departed.
J3he paused and a fkint smile shone
through her like [the sonshine in a
midsummer rain. .
; A light dawned ttpotl my mind! v Tha
engineer was, then, the brother of this an*
geuo picture of loveliiiess; and
shuddered as 1 renumbered to have no
ticed the increasing speed of the boat wad
the heavy roar of the ejhaust pipe-—was a
madman! /[
No time was to be lost. Hastily telling
her the little I knew e|f the lieutenant's
movements, I escorted “jheiPthe grand
saloon and promisuig tp return the. mo
ment 1 found herbrether, I wentinsearoh
of the captain. I : ■
Hardly had I- rpapbeff the stairway
when my aifehtioniia
which rose high and 1 shiiH above imotl ier
sounds, shilling ito intonation,
[independent in everything.]
and seeming the drtead harbinger of com
ing doom!
I involuntarily raised my hands to my
ears, as did others,, to shut o?t the terrific
sound.
“In God's name what rras that ?” ex
claimed an elderly gentleman by'my side,
to an officer of the boat, who rushed past
us in the direction of the engine room. '
“The Mad BnoineebT Our lives
are in fearful peril! hollow if you would
know more P 1
A moment later, and we were at the
scene of excitement, and beheld a sight to
chill the blood of the stoutest heart!
With coat off—eyes flashing menace—
revolver in hand, commanding the range
of the entrance, and the “ register** show
ing an amount of steam far beyond the
rated capacity of the boilers—rthe engi
neer was seated upon the safety valve to
keep it down I and giving occasional ut
terance to a wild yell, as his weapon threat
ened with death the horror-stricken crowd
without. •
No questions were asked—none were
needed—it was evident that the engineer
had driven the firemen from their station
soon after taking his new position—had
tranafered several barrels of oil and rosin
to the fire under the boilers, and toe sharp
shrill roar of the escape-pipe, as well as
the quivering of the steamer from tuck to
kelson, as she leaped through the water
with toe impetuosity of a mad racer, told
each and all toe featf ul nature of the per
il which was momentarily increasing.
“We shall be blown to eternity! Shoot
toe- wild beast down! Our lives are in
the balance!” The words were ominously
echoed by toe sharp click of a revolver.
“ Stay! Hold I On your life,fire not! ’
And the voice rank like a clarion, yet
with all the wild music of an aeolian harp,
as the crowd parted right and left, and
the maiden of my story, the sister , mag
nifiedent even in her pallid beauty; rushed
to the entrance.
“ George! My brother!”
“ Virginia! You here ?” \
Tfie fire in the eyes of the madman
burned with less flame than before, and
hand and weapon fell to his aide. His
fierceness was gone in a moment, when
her bright orbs gazed searcbingly up on
him. Breathlessly we awaited the issue.
“ (Jive me the pistoH”
It was done.
u Now come with me!”
“ But my commission from Satan V’
“ Has been fulfilledl”
Withher eyes calmly reading his, she
took his arm and led him quietly away to
his state-room.
Captain Reynonlds immediately ordered
the dampening of the furnace fires,; and
by Urns reducing steam we were soon com
paratively safe-
I have hub Hide more to add.
We reached St. Louis in due time, and
without any return of Lieutenant BHton’s
malady, and as may be supposed, it need
ed' bat little urging for me to accompany
them to the house of their nncle, a wealthy
retired .merchant of that city, who gave
us princely welcome, worthy hie. generous
bachelor heart.
Under the careful treatment of several
of the most skilful physciaus in the city,
the lieutenant was soon entirely recovered.
Audi?
Need I add that my friendship for the
beantiful Virginia had ripened into some
thing warmer, into lovd !
Father and Mother.— Some writer
embalms these two holy names in the fol
lowing beautiful thoughts: "Sweeter
praise can never be than that of a dying
parent, as be blesses the band that led
him fromsorrow,. and is even now sooth
ing the cold brow, damp with the spray of
Jordan. And dear the thoughts as your
tears fell upon" the sod that covers the
grey headed father, that you were very
kind and loving to him; and you gave
cheerfully of your abundance, and never
caused him to feel that you were doing
charity. Never can we repay those min
istering angels We call father and mother.
Angels, though earthly have they ever
been, from the time v that Adam and F v
gazed upon their first horn, as he slept
amid roses, while the tiny fingers, the
waxen lids and the cherub form were all
mysterious to them/’
*B®*“ Isfi’t your hat sleepy ?” inquired
a wag of a gentleman with a shocking bad
one on his head.
u Why so ?” inquired jhe gentleman.
“ Why, beoanse-1 think it is a long time
since it had a nap**
Exit wagin alburry, narrowly escaping
a demonstration of something in the boot
line from the irritated gentleman. '
agu The humsm heart revolts against
oppression and is soothed by gentleness,
as the waves .of the. ocean rite in propor
tion io the violence of the .winds,-and sink
with the breeze into mildness and serehi-
W' "' v-’'*- S
; is the most wholesome px
ereise; wa|er %e belt drink; bjid
the moist
in Mowledgbr we
The Smack In Icbool.
The following incident ; in a District
School, described hy Mr. William Hit Pri
mer, of New York, President of the Man
hattan Insurance Company, in an address
before the “ Literary Society,” in Stock
bridge, Mass., his native borne, will take
many whose heads , are streaked with sil
very hairs, a journey , back to boyhood
and early life:
A District School not far away -
Mid Berkshire bills, one Winter’s day
Was bumming with its wonted noise
Of three-score mingled girls and boys—
Some few upon their tasks intent,
Bat more on furtive mischief bent;
The while the Master's downward look
Was fastened on a copy-book—
When suddenly behind his back.
Rose sharp and clear a rousing shack t .
As ’twere a battery of bliss
Let off in oue tremendous kiss ! ,
“ What’s that?” the startled Muster cries:
“ That tbir,” a little imp replies
“ Wato William Willitb, if you pleathe—
“ I saw him kith Thuthannah Pealhe l"
With frown to make a statue thrill,
The Master thundered “ Hither, Willi"
Like wretch o’ertaken in his track.
With stolen chattels on his back,
Will bang his head in fear and shame,
And to the awful presence came—
A great, green, bashful simpleton,
The but of all good-natured fun—
With smile suppressed, and birch upraised,
The threatener faltered—“ I’m amosed
That you my biggest pupil should-
Be guilty of an act so rude I
Before the whole set school to boot—
What evil genius put you to’t?"
“ ’Twas she, herself, sir, sobbed the. lad,
I did’nt mean to be so bad—
But when Susannah shook her carls, -
And whispered I was ’{raid of girls,
And durs’nt kiss a baby’s doll,
I could’nt stand it, sir, at all I
But up and kissed her on toe spot,
I know—boo boo—l ought to not.
But, somehow, from her looks—boo-hoo,
I thought she kind o’ wished me to 1”
$&“ There are seven reasons why far
mer are healthier shan professional; men,
viz:
1, They work more and develope all
the leading muscles of the body.
2; They take their exercise m the open
air, and breathe a greater amount of oxy
gen- * .
3. Their food and drinks are commonly
less adulterated, and far more simple.
4. They do not overwork their brain as
much as industrious professional men.
5. They take their sleep commonly du
ring the hours of darkness, and do not try
to turn daylight into night.
9. They are not so and do
not wear themselves out so rapidly ih the
contest of rivalry.
4. Their pleasures, arc simple and less
exhausting.
9>
Encouraging Benevolence.— Good
deeds are very faithful; for out of one
good action of ours, God produces, a
thousand, the harvest whereof is perpetu
al. Even the faithful actions of the old
patriarchs, the constant sufferings' of an
cient martyrs Uve. still, and do ‘good to all
succession of ages by their example. For ;
public actions of virtue, besides that, they
are presently comfortable to the doer, are ■'
also exemplary to others; and as they are-;
more beneficial to others are more crowned'
in ns. If good deeds were utterly barren
and incommodious, I would seek after;
them for the conscience of their own good
ness : how much more shall I now be en
couraged to perform tbem for .that they;
are so profitable both to myself and others,
and to myself in others.-— -Hall. '
I&. Women, says a contemporwy, vary
in taste in regard to dress as much as men
do; and this is their prerogative. '
’ There will always be different fancier
among them, which is barefaced to the
bonnet as well as the dress-maker. Wo
men also differ about beards. Some Ukf
’em and others ‘ set their face against’em*’
Many a girl who scolds about mustaches
has no objection to have one on her o.wff
lip—provided it belongs to the rightfel*
low 1 Who wrote the following saiicy epf
igram ? ■
Sate hates mustaches; so maob' hair
Makes every man look like a pear; >
Bat Fanny, who no thought eaatclter,
Borate but; “ the more like bean the betters
Besaape, (her pretty shoulders shrugging) J
Bears are each glorious chape fothuggiog.!’
How to Stop Blood. —Take the fine
dust of tea, or the scrapings of the inside
of tanned leather, and bind it close npotf
the wound, and blood wifl sppn cease
flow. These articles are at all tunes accos
sible and easy to be obtsdned. After the
blood has ceased to flow, laudanum may
be advantageously applied to the wound*
Due regard to these instructions will saWe
citation of mind, and running for the
surgeon, who would .probably make pd
better preemption if pr,(Ment.~/S<»cn</ic
’ v ' ■ ' ~ 'VA:
.jgu <( :Ldok here, J«p, there is a bole
knocked out of this hottfe you gave mo.”
Why, not at all; there’s tbeholein it now
-olt Wad knocked out, how could it be
there!” * '
.. Diogones being asked the biting
of which beast was the moat. dangerous,
redded, f‘ if you mean wild besets, # tis the
slanderers) if tam« ones, the illntterers.” ;
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1 EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
wufttnaoe Aimtnniteßa»*r«
i “ Why yhtt always happy, Aunt Mil*
tie?" asked little Jaxme.
' w ßwf»uae; is good tosuk,
ink*'
| eteryt>o%goddtoiaypkp^
Sunt?.' He is jdwaysfir?tfui; he says every*
body tries tohurthimj whatmakesevery* •
tiy to cheat and vex my papa,a*iH;
1 .'Ashadow led! over aunt MiDie*B &co,
and she became silent. Jaime atoodstill
looking at her. At'length be asked w?Ami
iy> were-you always happy ?” :
! Aunt M|lUo’s work dropped Acorn he*.,
bands. . No, my dear boy. But ten years
ago, I lefV off speaking of everybody)
and instead*. 1 tried, to see excellencies in
people’s oharacter3,and goodineveryoUes
conduct. Since that time they have treated
me kindly, t don't think the same people
are better than they wore when I saw only
jheir shady side. ' Their good i& morepos-
Uivo than it was before X sought itr-when
I expected only eyd of them. In the Qa|aa
way looking for it seemed to nurture, the
tendency to good in others, as the sun, by
shining-on the cold dark ground, makes it
bright and warm developing flowers and
ripening milt 1 seek only good, expect
only good, and receive only good. ' Ought
I not be happy, Jamie?”—Xyfc liiMtra*
ted. r
Keep tqe Heaet Alive. Thd
longer I live, the more expedient t find it
to endeavor more' and; more to extend my
sympathies and affections. The natural
tendency of .advancing years is to narrow
and contract these feelings.
I dp not mean that I Vrish to form a new
and sworn friendship every day, to increase
my. circle of intimates; these are very
: different affairs. But I find it conduces
to my mental health and happiness, to find
out all I can which is amiable and loveable
in those 1 come In contact with, and to
make the most of H. J
It may fall very far short of what I was
: once wont to dream of; it may not supply
; the place of what I have known, felt and
.tasted; but it is better than nothing; it
seems to keep the feelings and affections
in exercise; it keeps a heart alive in itshu*
inanity; and till we shall be all spiritual:
isis, this is a like our duty and our inter*
•ests. —Bernard Barton . ;
Returning emigrants from* Fraser'
i river do not paint.a very delightful picture
of life at “the diggihs.” They say that
if you go to the river in the summer you
; find it too high for work, and if you go in
! the winter you find it frozen up. If you
; go where the gold is you find blood thirsty
Indians ; and if you go where- thd Indians
are peaceable you find no gold. If yon
take clothes and victuals with you it costs
more than they are worth to cany them j
and; if ypu do not take them wi|h ypp yon
mijl expect to freeze end starve,
are: so high, travelling so difecult,and
robbery so common, that when you have
made ypnrVpile” yon cannot get away
with it ; and, in abort, no man ned expect
to bring alortuue home from Frasers rnrer<
unless h® took due there with hi® > ana
even then the ohanoes are that he will leave
the best part of it behind him;
Esxp Youb Goubao£ Up.— When the
fierce winds of adversity blow over youj
and your life’s summer Ues bpfjsdbenpatli
frost end spo:*, do not linger inactive, -pr
sink cowardly down % ' the way,' or torn
aside from jour course for momentary
wamth and shelter, but with a stoutheart
and a firm step, go forward with God's
strength to vanquish trouble, Sod feldd
Idefiance to disaster.- ' If there is "a
be ambitious, it is not when ambition : il
i easy, bat when it is hard . Fight in dark*
jiess, fight when yen are down; die hard
apd you dieat all." Ttatgelatinous
map, whose bones fre not even
and whose muscles aro pul^jih-^hj^rman is
aCOWSItf. '
- grand jury out south ignored'a
bill against a negro for stealing chickens,
apd before discharging him from custody,
Judge .bade him stand reprimanded;
he concluded as follows: u You may go
now John, but (shaking bis fiogejr at him)
let me warn yon never to appear hero
again.” John with delight beaming in
bus eyes, andwitha broad grin, displaying
a beautiful row of ivory, replied:. "4
wouldn’t bin here dis time Judge oi^y' dp
constable fetch me.”
The Schoolmaster Abboaß.—llio
schoolmaster must havd gone abroad on a
long vacation, when tbo following notice
was allowed to be posted up in a rnrpl dis
trict ; "Wrighten wreaden and trow spel
lin and also merchants ackounta with
double entry. Postcript Girlls and Buoys
fordid and good yoositch for children.*
19* The general opinion is that the
vainest of all birds is the peacock. Wo
think the goose is. A goose, when enter
ing a barn through the. doorwaj, inyari
bly bobs her head to prevent hittitm to#
top. Evidently every gooee |biakAher*
selffifteen T«* long.
NO.