AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. PUDLiaOED EVERT IUUUBpAT HORNING DT Joint B. Bratton. : terms. One.'Dollar ‘rad Fifty Cents, fcrldTn odranco j Two'Dollars if paid within tho year* and Two Dollars And Fifty Cents, if not paid within the year, flheso terms will ho rig idly adhered to in every instance. No subscrip tion discontinued until nil arrearages are paid unless at the'option of the Editor. ' Advertisements—Accompanied by the cash, and not exceeding one square, will ha inserted throe times for ono Dollar, and twenty-five cents for each additional insertion. Those of a groat, cr length in proportion. Jon-PniNTiKd—Such as Hand-hills, Postlpg. bills, Pamphlola, Blanks, Labels, &c., &c., exe cuted with accurory.and at the shortest notice. WILLIE DELL. Down in yonder shadowed valley, Where the death tide waters roll 5 TVbore dark phantoms over dully ' With the IWdtlng fainting soul; tVhoro the hymn of death Is waking In IhC gloom with measured swell: ¥ hither wont our heart strings breaking, , ItitUo, loving W|lUe Bell. . Chorus. Gentle Willie, darling Willie, How wo loved thoo none can tell 5 Thou hast 101 l us, and forever, Little, loving Willie Bell. All tho spring «mo played he gladly, With tho sunbeams from the sky,— In tho summer watched ho sadly, All the -spring flowers fad? and die. And he wanders by tho brook side. Where tho gushing waters fell, — Where the angels sang at night tide, ’ Music low to Willie 8011. But when summer blossoms faded, And the autmn leaves flew by? When tho gentle buds were shaded By the snow wreaths from on high 5 Then a voice came down from heaven, Like tho waves in winding shell, And an angel crown was given To tho brow ol Willie Boll.’ Folded they bis bands of whiteness, O'er the marble lifeless breast; While sweet strains from harps of brightness ‘Welcomed him to heavenly rest, And the eyes of blue were closing ; O'er the cheeks whore death damps foil, While In dreamless sleep reposing ’•Was the form of Willie Bell. Down within the grainy meadow, I 'Down within the silent vale, / ’ Where at oven comes the shadow Of the moonbeams, still and pale ; There, upon the earth’s cold bosom, ’Mid the snow flakes ns they fell, '‘if Laid wo our bright summer blossom, ‘V‘ Loved In death, sweet Willie Bell. 3fii«tllann)na. ’• From Lieut. Gibbon't report of the explora- tion of the Jlmazson. A im MIX’S PARADISE. The following is tin account of the daily life of a Creole family in the town of Santa Cruz, thecapital'of the Bolivian department of that name. For a lazy man, Santa Cruz dc Bolivia must bo a perfect paradise, to say nothing of a chance a bachelor has of being able to secure a partner in a city where there are fire women to one man: * early In the morning the Creole, get ing out of bed, throws himself into a hamac : ■■ .fiis wife stretches herself on a bed near by. Ihe.children seat*- themselves with their legs under them on the chairs, all in their night yi- ; dressed. The Indian servant girl enters with a r ;*£eup of chocolate for each member of the family, after which, she brings some coals of flic in a ) «U«r dish. The wife lights her husband a ci jar then one for herself. Some is spent Hit reclining, chatting, and regaling. The man slowly puts on his cotton trowsers, woolen coat, leather shoes, and vicuma hat, with his neck exposed to the fresh air—silk handker chiefs are scarce—he walks to some near neigh ; bora, with whom he again drinks chocolate and smokes another cigar. At mid-day a small low table is set in the M middle of the room, and the family- go to brenk fast. The wife sits next the husband, the aVi" women are very pretty, and afiectionate to their husbands. Ho chooses her from among five, ?&?.' there being about that number of women to one roan in the town. The children scat thcmsel ves, and the dogs form a ring behind. The Av« first dish is a chape of potatoes with large & pieces of meat. The roan helps himself first. Iff' and throws his bones straight across the table: fir;- ■ ft child dodges his head to give it a free passage, Vj ‘ and the dogs run after it as it falls upon the y ground flour. A child then throws his bone, a§Si the inothor dodges, and the dogs rush behind v$c J her. The second dish holds small pieces of beef without bones. Dogs arc now lighting.— Next comes a dish with a finely-chopped lioef: then beef soup, vegetables and fruits finally. j‘ oofluo or chocolate. After breakfast, the man pulls oft his trowsers and coat, and lies clown with his drawers in the humne. Tlis wife lights him a cigar. She finds her way bark to bed ; with a cigar. The dogs jump up and lie down , ;■ on the chairs —the liens bite them on the ground ! The Indian girl closes both doors and f windows, mid takes the children out to play - while the rest of the family sleep. , At 2 P. M., the church bell rings to let the people know that the priest was then praying { for them. The man rises, and stretches his hands above his head and gapes, tho dogs get down and whininglv stretch themselves : while (ba wife sits up in bed and loudly calls out for '’.fulfil®; tho Indian girl reappears with a ‘chunk’ V hcr mistress to light her master another ci and smokes again herself. The dinner, which takes place between 2 and 5. Is nearly . . the same as breakfast, except when a beef is ’ v lJ|ccntly killed by tho Indians, when they have ■ !/|iboil. Tho ribs mid other long bones of tho arc trimmed of flesh, leaving the bones l<s||Btated with meat: these arc laid across a fire roasted; tho members of tho family .while with them, look as if all were prootis ■>tß^ org ° is brought Into tho house by an In* 5tSL tn i t l‘ *ho holds while tho ‘patron’ sad ”V" him; ho then puts on a largo zL 8 .? r *P UTfI « which coals forty dollars, ' u » lm K* ho rides out of the front door to I'Mling, ho Ukes on- his hat IJISIj 1 B 'S u ’ tar ' ,ra ' Bcnorltos,’—good 1,10 ijilies make their oppcir »mo« tho door; one lights him a cigar, an other nuaca him a glass or lemonade to refresh himself liner tho ride. He rcmaina io ii.» S dl °' talking, while they lean gracefully against IhedfOrpoaL), moiling with th t ir bLSir Sf*l.h-4«J r fPcadiiiK the afternoon in this vrtr, DO rides into tho house again. Tho Indiln holds horse by the bridle while the SSSU dismounts. Taking off the saddle hethrowait into OOQdfaair, the bridlo into onothcr.hissnurH on a third; and himself into tho hamao; the Indiah Udds out tho horso, tho dogs pull down tho ridlng'-gcar to tho floor, and lay themselves oiytMf ÜBUaI bedsteads. Chocolate and ci gars up, repeated. ono over did, over can, or will lovo «n habitual frottor. fault-finder or scolder. Hns b<ftlds,'wl*e3l children, relatives, or domestics, JuTano nffoctlon for peevish, ft-cthil fault.flnd. tours are shed over the graVos or OU6&* niPoreons of high moral principles may tolerate them. Many a man hns boon driven to 15® to dissipation by a peevish wife.— HMiy'liirifo has boon made miserable by o pee vish husband, v * «*’ - BY JOHN B. BRATTON. VOL 41. IS IT IN VAIN t Tho beauty of this world, can it bo in vain ? The sunrise, when the clouds that heralded the sun, shook out the first drops of his light from the broad pinions of amber and of rose; when the long, clear ray stole across the shadows to seal in our hearts the assurance that life and light arc ono; the bright, full day, that stood and looked upon us, shaming us out of fear and faithlessness *, the sunset and the twilight, that came and went so softly, leaving the clrep spiritual night to brood over us. and to look upon its thousand starry eyes the promise that death should be more glorious than life ; have we looked upop them only to forgot them for ever ? The clusters we have gathered from the over arching vines of science and art. at once slak ing and stimulating our thirst for the nectar of god-like wisdom, were they but decaying fruit? Did they contain no immortal seed ? And these humane aflcctions that quickened our eyes tosocthebcauty.and our minds to gath er the wisdom of earth and heaven, have they warmed ou'r mortal lives but to smoulder nwpy to dead, cold ashes, or to disappear in oblivious vapors ? Is there no spark of Promethean (lame in the fire that bums on the heart’s hearth stone ? Let the dark and wicked soul doubt; let the soul who has put out the light of holy faithful fulnoss.that truth and beauty might lx* murder in the gloom, assert that his own existence is a bootless, unsatisfying gift. • But let not the good man say that ought ho has known, enjoyed, and suffered on earth,can have been a vmn experience to him. No ; infinite love has not made us phantoms and cheats to ourselves, living in a phantasnyil 1 world. Beauty is real, and truth is renl/nnd what is real 5s immortal; and the love is drop ped into our hearts here, is the key to the wide universe of beauty r . glory, and wisdom. If on earth wo refuse to use the key shall we not Uitd some door, closed to ns in Heaven ? > To sec the beautiful, to understand the trusts to sympathise with the good 1 this is the earn est of tne spirit’s future in a sinless realm,when earth’s flowers shall prove themselves, by a fuller blossoming, to have contained the seeds of a heavenly vintage. Then live, learn, trust! The beauty of the world, like the life of the faithful, is its own proof that it cannot lie vain. Beautiful Sketch. It was night. Jerusalem slept as quietly amid her hills ns a child upon the breast of Us mother. The noiseless sentinel stood like a statue at his post and the philosopher's lamp burned dimly in the recess of his chamber. But a darker night was abroad upon the j earth. A moral darkness involved the nations | in its unlightcd shadows. Reason shed a faint glimmering over the minds of men, like the cold and efficient shining of a distant star.— The immortality of man’s spiritual nature was unknown, his relations to heaven undiscover ed. and his future destiny in a cloud of mystery. It was at ibis period that two forms of ethe real mould hovered over the land of God's cho sen people. They seemed like sister angels sent to earth upon some embassy-of love. • The one was of majestic stature; and in the well formed limbs, which her snowy draper}’ hard ly concealed, in her erect bearing and steady eye, exhibited the highest degree of strength and confidence. Her right arm was extended In an impressive gesture upwards, where night appeared to have placed her darkest pavillion: while on her left reclined her beautiful cornpan- 1 ion, in form and countenance the contrast of ] the other, for she was drooping like the flower, ' when unmnislcned by refreshing dews, ami her I bright but troubled eye scanned the air with 1 ardent but varying glances. Suddenly a light; like the sun (lashed out from among the hear- ! ens, and Faith and Mope hailed with exulting | the ascending Star of Bethleham. j Years rolled away, and the stranger was seen in Jerusalem, lie was a meek miassum- | ing man. whose happiness seemed to consist in acts of benevolence to the human race. There were deep traces of sorrow on his countenance, thn’ no one knew why ha grieved, for he lived in the practice of every virtue, and was loved by all the good ami wise. By and by it was rumored that the stranger worked miracles; that the blind saw. the dumb spake, and the dead leaped to life at his touch: that when ho commanded, the ocean moderated us chafing tide, and the very thunders articulated, ho is the Son of God. Knvy assailed him with the charge of sorcery, and the voice of impious judges condemned him to death. Slowly and thickly guarded, he ascended the hill of Calva ry. A heavy cross bent him to the earth. But Faith leaned upon his arm, ami Hope, dipping her pinians in his blood mounted to the skies. Sunday Schools, No institution contributes more to the peace, prosperity, morals and respectability of a com munity than its .Sunday Schools. The law can only punish, while .Sunday Schools prevent crime. Colleges and Seminaries and Public Schools, it is true, enlighten the mind and do velopc mental genius, but the especial objects of the Sabbath School instruction are the heart, the life, the destiny, tho sou). Tho natural de mand of the soul Cor religion of some sort—for a Divinity lo do homage to, is far greater than the aspirations after fame or wealth. A kind heart is to be mono desired than a wise head, where the two qualities cannot be combined.— The conquests of genius are the flashing of liv id lightning that cracks thu gloomy thunder cloud and leaves tho world to wonder at his power. Hut the heart that feels tho thrill of kindness, that is good, ami -true and pure, beams like tho unobstructed rays of mellow moonlpht upon the world, imparting pleasure.' elevating tho desires, subduing tho passions, and leading men to imitate its virtues. Not oven the family circle is so will calculated to improve tho heart of n child ns tho instruction of tho Sabbath School, for I were greater truths than ever parent uttered or taught, and tho child learns, what many men.-never learned, “who is my neighbor?” To a faithful teacher there is no more delightfid employment than to teach children—susceptible a« they always are —tho simple truths of tho Bible, and when we contemplate tho silent influence which these Sabbath School instructions have in forming tho future character of the man or woman, tho position becomes one of the greatest importance and responsibility. IC7“Ono young man in tho vicinity of Bos ton shot himself last week, because ho could not get a wife, and another because ho could not get a divorce. AFAinßnronT.— ••Madam," said a cross tempered physician to a patient, -if women mhW*k to P ftnu h»c. their tongues would purgatory." -And some physicians. -winM c toprn ? tlco there." replied the lady, "would soon make It a desert." can the value of a smile ? It cost the giver nothing but is beyond price to tho ernng i>ml rcncntW, tho Bad anj the chcor leas the lost omj forsaken. “OUR COUNTRY —MAT IT ALWAYS BB RIGHt — DUT RIGnT 011 WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.’ TIIEIIIS IS A DARDEN IN HER FACE, There Is a garden in her face Where roses and white llllies grow ; A heavenly paradise is that place, Wherein all pleasant friends do grow; There cherries grow that none may buy, Till cherry-ripe themselves do cry. Those cherries fairly do inclose Of orient pearl a double row, Which, when her lovely laughter shows, They look like roac-buds filled with snow; Tct them no peer nor prince may buy, Till cherry-ripe themselves do cry. Her eyes, like angels watch them still; Her brows like bended bows do stand, Thrent’mng with piercing frowns to kill All that approach with eye or hand These sacred cherries to come nigh, Till cherry-ripe themselves do cry. From the Christian Jldvocatt and Journal. THE STANDARD OF RESPECTABILITY, Among the fashionable part of society wealth ami accomplishments arc the standard of respectability. For the want of these, per sons will refuse acquaintance with those who arc really noble and virtuous: and with them they will receive into their friendship persons wholly destitute of either goodness or great ness. If a lady can dance gracefully, paint elegant ly. play well on the piano forte, dress fashiona bly, talk fluently a whole evening about noth ing. and appear wealthy, she is a valuable and , respectable person : though she may be proud, envious, passionate, self-willed, contemptuous, and fretful—tho’ she cannot put the plainest garment together, (ell the latitude of the place in which she lives, or in what zone or even what continent »»he resides. She can mention the titles and authors of twenty novels; but if yon ask her opinion concerning any of the cole bralctLpocts and historians of the day. she is utterly nt a levs, and is obliged to confess that she did not so much os know that there were such authors in the world. If you spend an evening with her, you must dispense with all solid am* improving topics, and be enter tained with an account of the latest fashions received from France, and of all the courtships, broken engagements, intended marriages, and runaway matches, in the town or neighbor hood. If you can dwell on these subjects with delight and loquacity, you arc a welcome visit er: but If you arc so awkward and unfashiona ble as to tc dull on these interesting and sprightly subjects, you are an unwelcome guest, and the sound of the clock striking ten is music, because It announces the hour ofsep -1 aration. If a gentleman can play cards well, and car ry hiibself genicelly in all polite company: if he attend the thealretwo or three times a week, has a large share of gallantry, can talk non sense with tho ladies, flatter slyly and smooth ly. and has a superficial knowledge of history, politics, A’c., be is esteemed a valuable acquain tance, though ho cannot solve a single problem in Euclid, account for a solitary phenomenon in nature upon philosophical principles, tell on which of tho planets he dwells, or the distance, magnitude, or revolutions of any of the heaven ly bodies. > Orhcmay. beibld'to tiJ! you thtr continent pn which ho lives, have intelligence enough to know whal straits separate America from Asia, what isthmus connects Asia with Europe, which is tho most southerly capo and the most northerly island in the world. But mathematics and metaphysics arc things about which ho never troubles Ids head. Like the poor and ignorant country girl, he thinks he “has got hrnin enough.” Or he mny be able to rend amhcopve-sc in dilleront langua ges, nu«l lie acquainted with all the celebrated authors m each of them: —lie may have travel led from the cape of Good Hope to Nova Zam bia. and from capo Horn to mount Ellas and the isle of God’s mercy, and have circumnavi gated the globe-—he may have a thorough knowledge of all the sciences, be a good math ematician and sound philosopher, and at the same lime not have one principle of virtue in his heart—l>c none to good to oppress the poor, take tho name of God in vain, got exasperated at trifles, fight a duel: still he is a gentleman, and a very respectable one too. Now no people have more vanity and self importance than these. They imagine that the}’ are worthy persons, and really merit all the preference they enjoy. They look down upon virtuous, labonng people with a glance of pity and disdain, while at tho same time many of those they clispise pity them for their blindness and Inconsistency, and that too with a far more rational commiseration. If angels witness scenes on earth, what must they think of rational and accountable beings who know neither themselves, their Creator, nor his works of creation, providence, and re demption ! who understand neither their own origin nor end, who spend their short lives over tho trifles of earth, and use their tongues, which were given them to speak tho wonderful works of Qod, in idle and useless conversation. Tho noble faculties of tho mind they neither understand, value, nor improve; or if they im prove them, it is but to dignify error, to adorn vice, ami to add power to their evil influence. They make the earth, which was only designed as a temporary almdc, their permanent home, forget they must die. and disbelieve the reali ties of eternity. In short, they are wholly turn ed aside, cntcrely disordered, valuing things i that aru worthless, ami despising things that are worthy of their pursuit. I say. if angels see all this, what opinions must they form of them ! But whether they do or do not see them, wo know that the all-seeing God* be holds all the creatures ho has made. How, then, must they appear in his holy sight ! How must ho despise tho popular opinions of tho world! How must the Authorof all intel- ligence view the conceited worms of earth, who know nothing aright, and yet boast of great and extensive knowledge,- os if no beings exist ed superior to themselves, and even forget’ -Him in whom they live, and more, and have their being." Gbrtrudh. Aiuibst of a Muiidbrbr FmJatBBK Ybatis After the Criwf..—An atrocious murder was committed in tho neighborhood of West Point, fourteen years ago, by one John J. Jones, upon tho person of 11. McCardle. Tho difficul ty originated between them in consequence of a dispute about a claim: tho land in that vi cinity at tho timo, being unentered. It ap pears that McCardlo was gathering corn, jn company with his son, upon tho land in dis pute, when Jones made his appearance near them, gun in hand, and without giving them scarcely any notice, shot tho father. Immedi ately after this bloody transaction, great ef forts were mado to arrest Jones, but ho eluded all pursuit until now. A few days ago, infor mation was convoyed to Towa that tho mur derer was living in tho town of Lockland, Ohio. Officers, provided with a requisition, started after him, and in less than ten days from tho time they left, arrived at Fort Madison. Town, with tho prisoner in charge. Great credit is duo theso gentlemen for the vigilcnco ami inge nuity displayed by them In making tho arrest. An indictment has been found against tho prisoner, and ho was committed for trial. — St. Louis Intelligencer, CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, IIAY 10,1855. I Won't TbS» Twenty Dollars, Somo waggish students at Talc College, a few years since. Were regaling, themselves one evening at the Tontine. When on old former from the country .entered the room (taking it for a bar-room) and inquired if he couid obtain lodging there. The old fellow, who was a shrewd Yankee, saw at qneo that he was to be made the butt of their. jests; but quietly tak ing off his hat, and telling a worthless little dog he had with him to lio under the chair, ho took a glass of proffcrrpd; beverage. The stu dents anxiously inquirod-after the health of the old man’s wife and children, and the farmer with affected sympathy gave them the whole pedigree, with numerous anecdotes regarding his farm, stock, &o. * •Do you belong to tho Church V asked one of the wags. .-.‘T •Tea, the Lord be' praised, and so did my father before me.’ ‘Well I suppose you would not tell a lie,' re plied the student.. . ‘Not for the world.* •Now what will you toko for that dog V— pointing to the farmer’s,*who was not worth his weight in Jersey ,roud. ‘I won’t take twenty for that dog.’ | ‘Twenty dollars! why he is not worth twenty cents. 1 •... 1 •Well, I assure you I would not take twenty dollars forjdm.’ . , •Conj£, my friend,’ ’said the student, who witlrttg companion wns bent on having some with the old .man, ‘Now you say you won’t tell a lie for the world, let me see if you .wi’lttfd'tdo it for. twenty dollars, I*ll give yfla twenty dollars for your dog.’ ‘l’ll nbl take it.’ ‘You will Jiot ? Here, let me see if this won’t tempt you to lie,' added .the student producing a small bag of half dollaffl, from which he com menced counting numcjdus small piles upon tho table. The former was sitting by the ta ble with his hat in Jiis hand, apparently uncon cerned. The old farmer quietly'raiscd his hat to the edge of the tabid,and then,as quick as thought, scraped all the money into it except one half dollar, and then exclaimed: •1 won’t take your twenty dollars ! Nine* teen and a half is as much as the dog is worth; he is your properly !’, A A tremendous laugh from Ins fellow students showed the would-lxj-wng that he was com fdelely ‘rowed up’ andthat he need not look or help from that quartern so ho good natured ly acknowledged beat. The student retained his dog which he keeps to this day as a lesson to him never to attempt io play tricks on men older than hiroseKT and cspecially how he tries to wheedle a Yankee farmer. Parting with Emmet. Tlic evening before his jlcath. while the work men were busy with the scaffold, a young lady was ushered into his dungeon. It was the girl whom he so fondly loved, and who hod now come to bid him an eternal farewell. 110 was leaning in a melancholy tkood against the win dow-frame of the prison, knd the heavy clank ing of his irons smote dislnatly upon her heart. The interview was bUttrir adecting, and melted even thc calloua soul of flSo jailer. 'AJTfof Em met, ho spoke little ; but as he pressed his be loved in sileuco to his bosom, hts countenance betrayed his emotions. In a low voice, half choked by anguish, ho besought her not to for get him ; he reminded her of their former hap piness, of the long past days of their childhood, and’concluded by requesting her to visit the scenes where their infancy was spent, and though the world might repent their names to cling to his memory with aQcc tion. At this very instant, the evening bell pealed from the neighboring church. Emmet started at the sound, and as he felt that this was the last time he should ever hear its dismal sound, he folded his beloved still closer to his heart, and bent over her sinking form with his eyes streaming with affection. The turnkey entered at this moment; ashamed of his weakness, he dashed the rising tear from his eye, and a frown again lowered on his countenance. The man, meanwhile, approached to tear the young lady from his embraces. Overpowered by his feelings, ho could make no resistance ; but as he gloomily released her from his hold, ho gave her a little miniature of himself, and with a fiarling token of attachment, ho imprinted the ast kisses of a dying man upon her lips. On gaining the doors she turned around as if to gaze once more upon the object of her widowed love. He caught her eye as sho retired—it was but for a moment: the dungeon door swung back upon its hinges, and as it closed after her, informed him too surely (hat they had met for the last limo on earth. EXTnAOUDIN'AUV Cahk op Dentistry. —Tho ' Iter. James 11. Ilartzcll, of Quincy, HI., has lately been supplied with an artificial jaw-bone for a natural one. It appears the Rev. gentle man was for a long time afflicted with a bony tumor, and about ten years ago underwent an operation, when it was found necessary to ex tirpate tho entire lowc** jaw-bone, severing it on both sides as far back ns within half an inch of the angle of the lower maxillary. Articulation was Unis destroyed and also the power tu mas tignlc, while his face presented an unnatural and repulsive appearance. Four years after wards ho procured a gold plate which being 1 furnished with teeth and fitting tho cavity left 1 by tho removal of the lionc.rcalorcd Uto patient | the power both to speak distinctly and masti cate certain kinds of food. Lately, however, the plate became very defective, and a few days ago Dr. Forbes, of St. Louis, inserted in its stead an artificial jaw-bone, which, it is slated gives tbo patient’s mouth and chin such a na tural appearance that no one would defeat with out accurate examination that anything had been done more than putting in a set of teeth. Ho could articulate with distinctness imme diately after, its insertion, and sleep well at night without its removal. Maurt a Woman.—Some young men mar. ry dimples, some cars: ilia mouth, too, is oc casionally married; tbo chin not so often.— Only the other day, a fellow fell head over heels in lovo with a braid—braid, I believe, young ladies stylo that mass of hair that descending from the forehead, forms a sort of mouse s nest over the car. lie was so far gone in hiS infatuation, that ho became engaged to this braid, but Eugenio mode of hair dressing com ing In just then, the charm was dissolved, and the match was broken off, and there is no pres ent appearances of it being renewed, why do young men marry? Why. they marry these and many other bits and scraps of a wife, in stead of the true thing. And then after the wedding, nro surprised to ftud that, though married they have no wives. Nebraska Tkriutobv.— Tho Legislature of the territory of Nebraska, at its late session, passed thirty-eight general acts, sixteen to in corporate towns and cities, three schools ami colleges, two for railroads, thirty-ftvo for lur ries and bridges, and eleven for miscellaneous objects. Also, special nets organizing twenty three counties, and ordering tbo survey and lay ing out of eleven territorial roads. Ilfllflftf f*lt ncalthy Women nnd Early Morringrs, The following remarks by Dr. C. M. Fitch, delivered at n recent lecture, are too good to be lost. Speaking of the hereditary causes of con sumption, the Doctor remarked: “I believe it to bo utterly impossible to find a perfectly healthy child born of delicate, sick ly parents. The unsound constitution of the parent is usually trasmited with increased in tensity to the offspring, and no character of morbid predisposition, is more surely and more unfailingly transmitted than a predisposition to pulmonary consumption, when we con sider the influence that tho mother's health must exert on the health of her childrcn.it is strange that so little attention should be paid to the physicnloducalion of girls. Why from the hour of her birth, is a female child to be sub jected to one eternal imprisonment ? Why is she to be cooped up within doors, confined to patch work and nursing her doll, and taught to consider it quite unlady-hkc, to move faster than the dignilled gate of some superanuated dowager? Turn your girls out of doors, let them play at ball and trundle the hoop, and laugh and shout as much as they please: they | will be finer ladies for it at thirty, even if not - quite so graceful at fifteen. By the laws of Lv j curgus the wise and immortal law-giver of the Spartan Republic, the most especial attention j was paid to the physical education of women, nnd no delicate woman was allowed to marry. I Supposing n provision like this would be car -1 Hod into effect liotjcJ What an army of un ! married ladies wo imfftiW very soon sec! 1 If a young man wants to choose a wife, let , him invite the lad}* he has in view, to take a I walk, a long one, and when he comes back .if he finds his companion obliged to go to bed with ft headache, let him look somewhere else for a wife, unless ho is fond of paying Doctor’s bills.” Speaking of early marriages, the Doctor re marked, “In this country very fpw 'ladies are fit cither physically or mentally to become moth ers before they reach the ago twenty-one, or twenty-three : but so precocious are our young ladies, that if they happen to pass twenty out having made definite arrangements, they begin to consider themselves old maids, and before a school girl is fairly out of short dresses and pantalettes, she is looking up a beau. Among the ancient Germans, than whom a finer race of men. physically, perhaps never ex isted, It was death for any woman to marry be-*- fore she was twenty, and were this law to be enacted and rigorously enforced among us, the amount of suffering, the actual amount of hu man life that would be saved thereby, is past all compulation. Freezing q Cat. The Conncaulvillc Courier tells a good story about the attempt of a son of the Shamrock isle t q freeze a cat ono of the bitter cold nights this winter. The honest Hibernian had endur ed the war raging between two Toms until his patience was, "exhausted intirely ,” and then, sans pantaloons, and sans everything but shirt, he made.a descent upon the belligerents, and succeeded in catching one. In the meantime, Patrick’s better half became alarmed at his prolonged absence, and set out on a “voyogc of discovery 0 with as little preparation against (he cold, as did her husband. Upon walking about half way around tbo,dwelHng shodiscov crcd him she was in search of and thus hailed him: ‘Och! roc darlint, an’what are ye doin’all the blcssfed time since yc went out f’ ‘Sure,’ replied Pat, standing erect, with his arms stretched out, grasping with both hands the cars of an enormous mouse-hunter, ‘don’t yc sec, I'm /"rosin the d d cat till death f* It is not related whether the Irishman suc ceeded in ‘frazin’ ’ the cal, or the cat the Irish man. * Ttusii Potato Peelings. —Rome time in March last, a negro boy of ours was sent from tho kitchen to the pi" pen to throw in some of the peelings of the Irish potato. The boy pick oil out tho peelings containing eyes, and plant ed them in the fence corner. When Ihe frost cut ours down, the little nigger chuckled at his later patch—frost never touch him. JC few days since we saw Uuf little fellow staggering under a load of something in a bas ket on his head, he approached, showing a set of ivories and a knowing look. ‘lt is look hero, mossa Charles, see what I’sc made from tator skins—beat your big talers all to smash!’ — Wo looked in the basket, and to our astonish ment, saw nearly a bushel of «s fine Irish pota toes as were ever raised In the country —they were of uncommon size, and as mealy as a boil ed chcsnut. Says little wooly, “ain’t you go ing to put in the newspapers how little nigger make big talers from peelings in do fence cor ner, and beat bis old master wid all bis jj-uancr ami gupsnm.” Wo promised to put it in the newspapers, and here it is. White folks may' take a lesson from the little negro’s economy.—' There is many a fence corner that may produce a crop of Irish potatoes.—Soil of the South. Charity Blkst. —During the retreat of Al fred tho Great at Athclney, it Somersetshire, after tho defeat of his forces by tho Danes, a beggar came to his little ensile there, and re quested alms. The queen informed him that 1 they had only one small loaf remaining , #hich was insufficient forthcmsclvcs and their friends, who were gone abroad in quest of food, tho’ with little hopes of success. Tho King replied, “Give the poor creature one half of tho loaf. — Ho who could feed five thousand men with five loaves and two small fishes, can certainly make (hat hal f of tho loaf suffice for more than our necessities!”. Accordingly tho poor man was relieved, and this noble net of charity was soon recompensed by a providential store of fresh provisions, with which his people return ed 1 Quick Digestion—llkai.tiit Food. —Of all | the articles of food, boiled rice is digested in the shortest time—an hour. As it contains eight tenths nutrious matter, it is a valuable sub stance for diet. Tripe and pig's feet arc di gested almost as rapidly. Apples, if sweet and ripe aro next in order. Roasted potatoes arc digested in half the time required by the Same vegetables boiled, which occupy three hours and- a half—more than:beef or mutton. Broad occupies three hours and a nuartcr. Slewed oysters and boded eggs aro digested In three hours arid ft- half,—an hour more than is re quired by the same article raw. Turkey and goose are converted in two hours and a half, an hour sooner than chickens. Roasted veal,pork and sailed beef, occupy five hours and a half-- the longest of any articles of food.— Scientific American. Bhdkgn Bonus.—“ Mr. Witness, you have said that while walking with an umhcrella over your head, you fell into this reservoir and was badly injured. Did you break any hones, sir; at that time?" “I. did, sir." “What bones?” “irAfi/chonc.i, sir.” IX9* “Boh, lower yourself Into tho well, and holler for help.” “What for?” “To frightim daddy, and make some fun.” Boh did os do. sired, but got more than ho bargained lor. It was administered with a hickory sapling. Dig. lanco fivo and a half feet. AT $2,00 PER ANiOJil. NO. 48. A Oriel Discourse. Text—“Terete away that sccmcth right unto man, but the end thereof," &c. We hope it will not bo deemed sacrilegious to quote here this sublime precaution from the oracles of divine truth, as a text to discourse from in the manner that follows, although in aid of subjects of a somewhat secular nature, appertaining however to morality. It may seem right to a man to neglect pay* ing his debts for the sake of lending or specu-. laling upon his money; but the end thereof is a bad paymaster! It may seem right to a man to attempt to live upon the fashion of the times, but the end thereof is disgusting to nil sensible folks, and ruinous to health,reputation and propriety. It may seem right to a man to keep borrow ing of ms neighbors,but the end thereof is very cross neighbors. It may seem right to a man to trouble him self nbout bis neighbor’s business; but the end thereof is the neglect of his own. It may seem right to n man to be always trumpeting his own fame; but tho end thereof is that his fame don’t extend very far. It may seem right to a man to indulge his children in everything ; but tho end thereof is—his childreu will indulge in dishonoring him. It may seem to a man to be constantly slandering his neighbors: but tbo end thereof is, nobody believes anything he says. It may seem right to a man to attempt to plcnso everybody; but tbo end thereof is, he pleases nobody. It may seem right to a man to excel his neighbors in extrarignnee and luxury; but tho end thereof is—ho only excels them in folly. It may seem right to a man not to take a newspaper; but the end thereof is—that a man has a vain idea of what is right, and his family are totally ignorant of the ordinary occurences of the doy. It may seem right for a man to worship a 1 creature more than the Creator, but the end thereof is—an idolater. It may seem right for a man to obtain his news by borrowing of his neighbors: but the end thereof is—fraud upon the printer. It may seem right to a man to be incessantly occupied in hoarding up treasures of this world: but the end thereof is—ho has none in the world to come. It may seem right to us to further extend this discourse at the expense of the reader; but the end thereof is—here. The llimsekccpcr. A very nice way to cook chicken : —Cut the phickcn up, put it in a pan and cover it over with water; let it stew, as usual, and when done, make a thickening of cream and flour, adding a piece of butter and pepper and salt; have made and baked a pair of short cakes, made ns for pie crust, but rolled thin and cut in small squares. This is much better than chicken pie and more simple to make. The crusts should be laid on a dish, and the chick en and gravy put over it while both arc hot. Dried Peach axd Apple Pies.—After the fruit is well cooked, mash it well, and let it coo!; Jfltcn to one Quart offruitscir..ia. a .tea* cu'pfnhafcrcam and two eggs welt-beaten; Jfca son with essence of lemon or cinnamon, bake in crusts, either with or without top crust, as you fancy. Cakes foe Breakfast. —At night, put two or three slices of light bread, broken fine, to soak in a pint and a half of milk ; in the morn ing mash it well, and add three eggs and flour to make a batter, with the addition of another half pint of milk : bake ns usual. They are very light. Should be sent hot to tho table. Baltimore Sun. Vegetable Seasokrbs. —Parsley, celery, thymesage, onions, garlic, and other scasoners, should not bo put into soups or stews until tho soup is nearly done ; chop fine, and pul in five minutes before the soup is taken from the fire. Tnr. Ritter Tube. —There is a tree in Afri ca called the Shea tree, from which butter of a most excellent kind is obtained. It is found near Kaaba, on the banks of the Nigor. These trees grow in great numbers all over that part of Uarobara. They arc not planted by the na tives, but aro found growing naturally in the woods: and, in clearing woodland for culiva tion, every tree is cut down but the shea. The tree itself very much resembles tho American oak, anil the kernel in water has somewhat the appearance of a Spanish olive. Tho ker nel is enveloped in a sweet pulp, under a thin green rind, and tho butter produced from it. besides the advantage of its keeping tho whole year without salt, is whiter, firmer, and of a richer flavor than tho best butter ever made from cow’s milk. Tho growth and prepara tion of tins commodity seems to bo among the first objects of African industry, and it consti tutes a main article of their inland commerce. Napoleon’s ciiAiß- —Some two or three years since, says the Albany Argun, when the Rev. Dr. Bcrtam, of the island of St. Helena, was on a visit to this country, ho mentioned to Dr. Spraguo* ol this city, that ho had in his possession one of Napoleon’s chairs, which he 1 Intimated his intention to send to him on his I return homo. Though Dr. S. had never had 1 any confident expectation that the roj’a! treas ure would come into his possession, ho was ] agreeably surprised a day or two since by its I arrival, in good order, under tho oaro of acler | gvman from this Slate, who stopped at St. Helena on his way from the Capo of Good Hope. The chair must have been, in its day, a vcry r handsome one ; ami though it has evi dently seen many years, it is still in an excel lent stale of preservation. A Brother's Divotion. —Arrison, the murderer, under sentence of death at Cincin nati, has a young brother, who has been al most constantly with him from the time of his , arrest, standing by his side throughout his prolonged trial, and afterwards administering to his wants in his lonely cell. The Times, of Wednesday, says: Ho is now engaged in circulating a petition, praying the Governor to commute the sentence . of death by the scaflbld to imprisonment for lifo in the penitentiary. Stationing himself at tho delivery door of the post office during the day. and visiting tho hotels in tho evening, ho has already obtalrtM upwards of foun hundred signatures to tho petition. Few when they know it is a brother who asks, and look upon that countenance so expressive of suffering and anxiety, reftjso to affix their names. Thus tho column of signatures looms up. and the brother will soon know how effectual is this, his last act of kindness in behalf of his mother's only other sons tho playmate of his boyhood,and the playmate,of many a day’s toil, who now is tho lonely occupant of a murderer's cell. To Insurb Health for Children.— Give them plenty of milk; plenty of flannel; plenty of air. nfid'let them httvo plenty of sleep; and theywlUsGldom.ircvcr.au anything. That is, milk is their best diet, they must bo worm ly clothed; must bo much out of doors: and must bo always allowed to sleep on until they awaken of their own accord. . The Child' 1 and llio QDcen.^‘>‘ ! i£ >* Bcfurchto tarilnor to Hizaiifth, - Frederick 11-) Imd ino .little daughter, «I»H whoso religious instruction he bod taken -great r> pains* Wncnthis Child .tfas fife ftarhdt ago, the Queen saw her, ono day while -nsibng’.-tna royal garden* tit Scbcenpausen, ftnd.. wag'jso much pleased with her, that a week she o*prC&cd ft wish tO KcC the little girl agwju. The father accordingly brought hift to the palace, and a p&gc mta i the royal presences. She approached-tpoQuccp, with nuiaught courtesy, kissed hcr. tobe, and modestly took her scat, which hftdhwi for her, by tho Queen’s order,' near -her joww person. From this position shcoOnld overlook tho table ftt Which the Queen Was dining with the ladies of her court, and they watched Witpf, interest to seo the effect of so much splendour, on the simple child; Sho looked carelessly on, the costly dresses of the guests, and gold •am. porcelain on the table, and; the pomp. with' which all was conducted, and then folding-per. hands, she sang with her clear,‘childish voice,, the words: * “Jesus, thy Wood and righteousness'. Are all raj ornament and dress'; ; *,"; “ Fearless, with these pure garments’ 6n, I’ll view the splendour of thy throng” . .f All the assembly were struck with; surprise at seeing so much feeling,, penetration, and pie tv, in one so young. ' Tears filled the; ere? or the ladles, and tho Queen exclaimed, r*Ab,hap-’ py child! how far wc below-you J” [Translated from. Germon*., % GOOD RULES* Tho vice of indiscriminate rcadlng'has- bv-“ corao an evil of actions magnitude fn this age'of cheap and cphomonol publications. Youngs nien n re far too prone, as.tho most precious pe riod of life, when tho mind ought to be forming Us habits of study, arid furnishing itself, with? valuable stores of knowledge, to consider lUm-j portant to keep up (as tho phrase Is) wllh tho liternturo of tho day. Standard works uro neg-‘ lected; that a species of familiarity' may bo ac quired with all tho crude productions of tf thou sand unproGtablo authors. The power of atton-’ tion la dissipated, the memory loses its tenacity, ’ and tho mind fails in all those solid qualities’ which distinguish such men as Milton, Bnrko and Macaulay. Fow literary characters hare made more substantial or more brilliant attain.' ments than Mr. Butler, tho author of.that ex-, tremoly interesting hook, the Reminiscences.— In his excellent preface to tb&twork, he. des cribes as follows, tho mode la which he was enr nblod to conduct his studies So su6cessrully<— Tho words deserve to bo committed to memory, and repo led once a day, by every young than who hopes for literary success! “Very early rising—a systematic division of the time—abstinence from all Company and from all diversion not likely to amuso him highly—or even thinking on modern party politics—and above all never permit a bit or Scrap of lime to bo unemployed—have supplied him with ,an abundance of literary hours. His literary ac quisitions are principally*owlng to tho rigid ob servance of four rules—to direct his attention to a literary object only, at a tlmb to road the best book upon it, consulting others as little as possible; when tho subject Vas contentious, to rend the best book on each sido, to find out men of Information, and, Ih thelt society, to listen, not to talk.” _____ Anecdote of Jeremiah Masoih The late Mr. Mason was something of n giant In physical, as well as mental proportions, and in his youth must have possessed a powerful frame. In n sitting position, ho did not, how ever, appear above ordinary stature, not only from groat length of limb, but from a habit of stooping which ho had acquired. While in the vigor and strength of early manhood, Mr, Ma son happened, one very cold day, to bo driving along a road In the Country, half-bnried up in warm buffalo robes, and looking Wither Insigni ficant to tho casual observpr; at least, so bo ap peared to an impudent teamster, who approach-' cd him in an opposite direction, occupying so much room with bis team that passing was & difficult matter for another vehicle. As they neared each other, Mr. Mason -courteously re quested tho stranger to turn out and giro him . roomj but tho Baucyjvarlet, with an impudent' look atfbiTappTronuy inilill youth, poremptorl. • ly refused, ana told him to turn out himself. ■ Mr. Mason, who Instantly perceived there was. but ono course to pursue, quietly stopped hi*' horse, laid (ho reins over (bo dasher, and slowly-- began to roll down the robes, at (bo satno tim«; drawing up bis legs and gradually rising fAhi’ Ids scat. The teamster silently watched, thfto motions; but as the logs obtained a and as foot alter foot of Mr. Mason’s mammoth; 1 proportions came in view, a look of astonish- ’ mont, like a circle in tho water, spread over his hitherto calm face, and with a deprecating ges ture ho presently exclaimed j “That’ll do, stranger— don*t n»< any more—' I’ll turn out.” Mr. Mason soon had the track to hims6lf,and oar bewildered teamster drove otT at a brisk pace. “ Creation I” said ho, as bo touched up tho oil loader with his whip, “ I wonder how high that critter would have gone If 1 hadn’tstopped him V*—Boston Journal. Trees from Seed; A fuw years ago wo made a largo Collection of th« seeds of shade and ornamental trees, both deciduous and evergreen, and planted with much care, but did not get a seed to vegetato. This seiu.on wo have found out what was tho matter] wo planted too deep. It is well known that In tho pine regions of Georgia this has booh a'groat nm.Ht year, and we now find every wliero whom tho winged seeds have met the surface soil, they have i brown out roots, and begun tho form of a true. They had no planting but what haturo gave them, and dame uaturo Is a tolerable bor ticnlturist. Wo invariably plant tree seeds Just soil en ough to preserve the moisture is all that it tie* cessary. An ornamental true, grown Irom seed, may bo made anything tho cultivator wishes It. A fruit tree grovn by need is most likely to bo hualthy, and may prove a sure and valuable Va riety. It ban been a question of time with most of us j wo could not wall for tree seeds to form trees. A pine true will mako boards in twctva y«ars. . Tnr Spider’s Dove for her Prooint.— All, her limbs, ono by ono, may bo torn from bor body without forcing her to abandon bor hold t of tho cocoon in which sho has wrapped her eggs i and if, without mangling tho mother; It _ ho skillfully removed from hef, and suddenly (brown out o( sight, she instantly loses nil her ' activity, seems paralyzed, and colls her tretmu lous limbs ns if mortally wounded. If tho bag be returned, her ferocity and strength aro re, stored tho moment sho has perception of Ita presence, and sho rushes to her treasure to do* I fond it to tho last.— Professor Htntst* (C7* Many women in rich ornaments loOk liv viting, whose beauty, when they undress, fllca away with their apparel, and leaves—hs JunO did ixion—nothing but ft cloudy misUc&l to embrace. 0“ “Well Jano, this is a queer worldli-said V [ corn sposa to his wife, at breakfast the other morning. “A sect of womcnphilosophers liavo ’ just sprung up !** “Indeed,’' said Jam, .’“and what do they hold?” “Tho strangest thing in - nature,” said ho—“their tongues y* . K7* “Do you love mo*'Sitßont"v “DolJovo you—ask tho sun if it loves tho flowers—’mV* cold kitten if she loves a warn, brick, tovo you—show mo tho man who says I don’t and I’ll cave his head in with ft oislcm-pofo Wo clip tho above from n forthcoming drdma. Spirited, isn’t it? “Sammy, Sammy, my son, don’t- stand there scratching your stir your stumps, or you’ll make no progress in life ” “Why, father, t’vo often heard you say that tho only way to get on in this world was to scratch-a-head.” , . ■ • “Your house is on Uro, air*”. said. ftH stranger, rushing into tho parlor-of a sober citizen. . •-,'t “Well, sir,” was tho answer oftho latter, ~ “to what causo am I indebted for tho dinory interest in which you take in tho aQaifa ; of tny house.” • . . . U>
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