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THE BEAIITIFDL LAND.
BY -BABBY OOUNWAtI.
There is a land immortal,
The beautiful ul lands,
Beside the ancient,portal,
A sentry grimly stands j
lie only can undo It,
And open wide the doors,
And mortals who pass through it,
Are mortals never more. .
That glorious land is Heaven,...
, And death Hie sentry grim :
The lord thereof has given -
.The openiug keys to him.
And lahsom'd spirits, singing
And sorrowing for Sin,
Do pass the gate in dying,
And freely enter in; -t.
Though dark.and drear the passage
That leadeth to the gate,
Tet grace cornea with the message,
To souls that watch and wait j .
And at the time appointed,
-A messenger comes down;
And leads the Lord’s annointed
From the cross to glory's crown.
Their sighs are lost in singing,
They’re blessed in their ears,
Their journey homeward winging,
' They leave to earth their fears.
Death like an angel sceraeth,
“ Wo welcome thee,” they cry;
Their face with.glory beameth-r
' ’Tis life for them: to die.
[Fromtha-London Journal.]
mum.
When yon moot with one suspected
Of some secret deed of shame,
And for this by dll rejected
' As a thing of evil fame ; „
Guard thine every look and action.
Speak no word of-hoarfloss blame.
For the slanderer’s vile detraction
Tet may soil thy gdSdly name.
When yqu meet with onb pursuing
Ways the lost have entered in.
Working out his own undoing,
' ’ With his recklessness and,sin j
Think if placed in histoondilidn,'
. WtmW a kind wiirj bo id vain! 1
Or d look of cold suspicion
, Win thee buck to truth again ?
There are spots that bear no flowers,
- Not because the soil is bad,
But the summer’s gonial showers
Never make their blossoms glad ;
Belter have an act that’s kindly
Treated sometimes with disdain.
Than by judging others blindly,
Doom the innocent to pain.
terellnmim
AN’S WILL.
The following lieautiffll-story has been pub
: IrSlieiJ in cjifferent forma;.,but none so good as
thewigipal J g-'a,; ~
•’ Sir HugohadTcached fiftieth year, un
molested by passion, save ;nn ardent one for a
fliiwmg’gobiet.' TnsteaAof love passages his de
liglii was in tournaments whence he always re
turned victorious. At length he was flung
from the saddle of his indifference by the beard
fess lilter iove ! He saw Angelica, the fairest 1
maiden ol the land, forgot fits gray hairs, and
unmindful of the incongruity of an union be
tween May and December, led her to the nup
tial altar. Fortunately, Angelica was as mod
est as she was fair, and hey firm'virtue repulsed
the numerous butterflies that swarmed 1 rO'und
the opening flowers of her beauty. Sir Hugo
knew tjie tried virtue of his consort, and Mure
fore she was to him dear and, precious as the
apple of his eye,
One morning he rode op to pay a visit to his
neighboring baron in arms, his honest squire
Conrade trotting after him. Scarcely had
they proceeded half way When the knight sud
denly slopped, and cried—
; “tJome here, Conrade: a most tormenting
thouglu has occurred to me. This is the very
day that fa:her Nicfilos comes to ihe.castle to
say mass tor ray deaf wife and myself, and I am,
not at all inclined to have him in my abode du
ring my absence, so gallop back, and desire
your lady ; in my name, hot to admit the
priest
Cohrade paused and shook his head as if in
doubt, and replied, Excuse me, noble sir, bo
perhaps the lady Angelica, if left to her own
dlscretimv, will do what you wish.’
•A ciVrdi Oh your perhaps!” exclaimed the
knight: I make all sure by giving the order.’
' "Do you think so V replied the squire. ‘ now.
I in my simplicity believe exactly the contrary..
Take the advice of your faithful servant for once
in your life ; let things take their course, and
give no order on so delicate a point.’ ■
•A iigfor your delicacy?’ cried Sir Hugo,
angrily; ‘what,absurd fancies you have got in
your head to-day ? Do you think ad hour’s
ride a task so tedious ?’
•O ! if it comes to,that, sir’ rejoined Conrade.
’l'have no more to say.’
-He put spurs to bis horse, and rode back to
the casde. .
. Angelica saw him gallop up, and cried in
terror, from. the window, ‘what has broughi
you back in such haste ! Has any accident
happened to.my lord J’
• ’None whatever, graejous lady,’ answered
Cdnrade. “but the noble knight was apprehen
sive that some accident might happen, you, if
by chance you look a fancy to ride Sul lap.’
1 1 ride—ride the large greyhound! exclaim
ed Angelica, in Utter astonishment. ‘I believe
you arc drunk or mad. It is impossible that
your master sent us so, ridiculous a message. ’
‘Aye, but ho did though,’- pursued the
squire: ‘and my noble master said at the same
time he knew Sultan would bite terribly, not
being accustomed to be made.a pony of; and
ho therefore begs that you will not attempt to
divert yourself in that way.’ Having said this
he again mounted his horse, and galloped off to
rejouvhia master.
•Ami awake or do I dream ?’ejaculated An
gehca. -The folly of Sir'Hugo is so strange,
that I am almost tempted to 1 believe, it a wild
dream. What does ■he mean? Is it not
enough that I have hitherto tried to read his
every will and wish. and. when known, obeyed
them implicitly ; and do j, deserve that he
Should stretch his power so far. and play the
capricious.' haughty lyrapt? Now I see that
to be submissive, too softly compliant, is not
the way io treat him: the worm that crawls
tjic dust is trampled upon. But no, Sir Knight
is not gone quite so far with us yet; in spite of
Kqql,will ride Sultan: and you may thank
Yourself, for your message such a thing would
cniemi'mj-hJ a £j.’
Hc,r soliloquy was. hero interrupted by the
entrance of a scrvppt, who informed, her that
dfathyrNicholas bad arrivpd.W jwas.in, the an.
w-chamber. *1 cannot receivehia visit today,’
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Mfdrati
By jGIIN'B. BRATTON,
VOL. 45.
fiaid the consort of Hugo, ‘for my ' lord" is ab
sent. • Give this as my: excuse to the reverend
father, and.beg.ofhim to return to morrow.’—
•With all due respect to Faiher Nicholas' con
tinued she, whfn left' to herself,‘he shall not
spuil-my.pleasant ride.’ Now. if my pony .were
but here. -.He must have an easy gait and his
teeth Ido not fear: ho is, as quiet as a lamb.—
Oh! how shall I delight in this.iwo fold pleas
ure of showing .the surly old fellow that I neith
er care for hint non-his orders..and of trying.a
past time that is at Icastra novel one!’ Through
every-coyner Of- the.house resounded .now her
cry of ‘Sullnni’ Hebe boy ! ' -Sultan ! Sultan !’■
The immense but docile, animal sprang from
a bone Upon which he was feasting, and was
at her side-in an instant.- Caressing.him till
she got him into a room, the door of which she
shut. : : • :
.‘Now, friend,Sultan.’ cried his;fair mistress,
•no growl, noibitfe, and all is sale.’ With her
snow white hand she continued .stroking and
patting bis huge back for some minutes, and
then; in the hope that if only .through grdti
tucie.ho would comply, with the'fancy, she
mounted her new steed.He showed his leelh
a little, in some doubt whtfl all that meant, but
she soothed him again into a good humor and
patient endurahcd'ofihc novel burthen : but he
thought jins' quite enough, and did not stir from
the spot, Augehca-'was naturally, not much
pleased with being thus'stationary ; she there
fore goaded-hitii with her foot, but-no tf-ot
would Sultan condescend he remained motion
less os before, while something very much like
a growl escaped from his immense, and- fear ini
spiring jaws. . Out of ail patience she exclaim
ed—
•You shall feel the spur then, you lazy brute.’
and drove her. heel into his side. Ho growled
audibly, but stirred notan inch; she repeated
her blow. This was too much for canine na-
lienee ; he made a spring, and as she fell full
iengfhupon the floor, he'turned and bijher hand.
The dismounted rider" endewed the floor with a
few tears, and then sprang up to turn out of the
room, the uhcour.teous brute who had thus
rudely shown how little he understood play,
Towards evening Sir Hugo returned and in
quired with suspicious haste whether Father
Nicholas had*been there..
•Oh, yes. he was. here,’answered Angelica,
‘but! ventured to refuse him-admittance. ’ ■■
1 The knight, oast a triumphant glance at his
squire, and whispered him. .’Now:'old Wis
dom, do you see the usoiof my orders V
‘ Cqnrade, who, as may be supposed, had said
nothing of the alteration he.madc in the sub
stance of his embassy, shrugged his shoulders
with a" smile unperceived by his master, who
turned again, to .his consort;'and. first petceived.
she wore n bandage upon her soft hand. . He
immediately inquired the cause. '
jSultan bit me, said .Angelica, ‘and it is
your fault, Sir Hugo,’ added dbe, sobbing.
“My fault!’ cried the knight.,
‘ Yes, your fault, and nobody's but'yours,’
retorted his spouse, “,Ift you had not sent me.
word by Coriradohot to ride the nasty, mis
chievous brute, shell a mad trick would never
have entered my head.’ •’ !
In mute astonishment the knight hurried to
seek ah explanation from his squire, wno. had
slipped away whert Angelica began her com
plaint. ■. -
* What message did you bring your Indy
demanded he.
Conrade now confessed the truth.
-vVYejfe lliese the o’fders t 'gave .yon, .you
scoundrel?" Said the enraged Sir Hugo. ”
•Certainly not,’replied the squire: -but you
will own that I have made my point good—
You may see how it would have been had I
given your order abou t the young priest. My
noble lady is a model for her sex. and almost
an angel, but still she is a daughter of Eve,
who meant to have bequeathed to all her lineal
female descendaats her own spirit of perverse
ness- And we have only to • remember the La
dy Angelica’s pleasant ride upon Sfiifisn to be
convinced that it had Ids! none of its vigor in
the descent.’
The Wedding Bing.
fhc ring is' nO 1 longer essential to the mar-,
riage ceremony , the A'ct of Parliament passed
in 1857 having instituted marriage to be a civil
contract; though it docs not forbid ihe use of
the ring, which hold!} its accustomed . place to
distinguish the maiden. from thb wife, ft -is
the right of a woman, hallowed too by
custom, and ah obvious utility to fall intb’disuse
through the silence of an Act of Parliament.
Its continual use furnishes another of the many
proofs that customs and habits’ spontaneously
resulting from the exigencies and natural cir
cumsinnccs of mankind are stronger and more
permanent than written- laws. The whole
marriages before the superintendent registrars
do not exceed a fifty seventh part of the marria
ges in England and VValcs. The editor of the
•Historical Register having inquired extensive
ly throughout the country into the use of the
wedding ring in such marriages.'found, out of
thirty .five cases, only two where the wedding
ring was not observed to'have been used. At
Worcester, on one occasion, the parties, were
so poor that they used a brass ring, having n’o
better one. The bride’s friends indignantly
protested that the ring ought to have been gold,
and the superintendent registrar was threaten
ed with an indictment for permitting the use of
a ring of such base metal. Hqsays the people
in his district ‘‘won’t believe the marriage to
be good without tho ring.” ■ The superintend
ent registrar ‘always saw a ring used.’ But
once he asked if the parties had? brought pud.
The (nan answered that it was not necessary;
but the woman entreated to.have one. The su
perintendent took part with the woman, and
represented that the absence of the ring would
expose the wife to insult after her marriage;
and he hesitated to proceed with the , marriage
until a ring was produced. The man yielded
at last and fetched one, and the woman’s grati
tude brought tears into her eyes.
A long Pause,
On the Ist of June, in the year ' 1840, a gen
tleman, very lactiturn.in his habits, rode on
Battersea Bridge. London. His groom rode af
ter him at a respectful calling distance. Sud
denly an idea .occurred to the gentleman : he
polled up his.horse, and turning bishead near
ly round, said interrogatively— .
“John!"
“ Yes, sir!”
. “ Do yon like eggs ?”
“Yes. sir.’
The gentleman then turned again and rode
on his way.
On the Ist of June, 1841, John and his mas
ter happened , nga(n to, ride over Batlersca
Bridge. At the third'lamp post the gentleman'
pulled up short, and John pulled up simulta
neously. The gentleman turned his head and
said, still in a tone of interrogation—
*• How ?” .
: :** Poached !’’ came John’s answer, quick and
clear- - This ip considered the longest pause in
a conversation on record-
tCT” Ladies are like watches—pretty enough
to look. at, sweet ficesaiidi delicate h'andt. hat
somehow, difficult to “regulate” when- once set
“agoing.”
A-Tale of the Great Saratoga Trank.
"■ Old Anthracite has a Very dear wife—so dear
that, she costs him, on her pwp private account,
about fifteen thousand dollars a year. Mrg. An
thracite always lias tlielalcst fashions, so when
the great ■ Saratoga trunk wap exhibited in
Broadway. Mrs. A. instantly p.u'rdliasedone for
her Summer trip.
Every brie knows that the great . Saratoga
trunk is an unexceptionable trunk, It is coles-
Titanic proportions. Cheops, the build*
er of the great pyramid, raigltt have lound am
pie accommodation for her entire household in
the great Saratoga trunk. ■ ■
Accordingly, down wept Mrs. A. fo ; thegreat
watering place, with her great trunk.' She had
not 1 been long there, however, when old Anthra
cite received a-private telegram, from a friend,
lo inform him that Mrs. A. was flirting desper
ately with young Belzcbub, the son and heir of
old Belzebuh. the great soap boiler. Anthra
cite instantly takps the train, appears a( the
hotel, and, inquiring the number of his wife’s
room, quietly walks up' stairs, His wife’s door
is shut. Anthracite knocks; door opens after
some delay. Mrs. A. appears' fluttered, which
flutter increases lo dismay when she secs her
husband. Husband enters coolly; explainsthat
he just came to see how she was getting on.and
seats himself on the Saratoga trunk. Drops a
glove, the picking up of which enables him to
look under the bed. No one there. Mrs, A.
looked as if some one ought to be there. Hus
band talks of the weather, and the pair are sit
ting down to a little light conversation, when
old- Anthracite remarks quietly :
Mrs. A. there’s a rat in your trunk.
Mrs. A. turns pale through her paint. No-
Husband is mistaken. The rat is in the wain
scot. They are always there, those rats. Hus,
band is sure it i#in the trunk. 'He smells him;
he will examine. Mrs. A. is very anxious he
should not. He can’t. The trunk is shut,and
she has lost the key. -Husband begs to contra
dict. The key .is in thedock; and what was
more—the lid was open.
Husband, amid the protestations of Mrs. A.',
had raised the lid. No crinoline, no shawls,
no lace, no' furbelows in, the great Saratoga
trunk ; only young Belzebnb’s glossy curls and
killing moustache are,visible.
Mrs. A. instantly faints. It’s the privilege of
her sex on such occasions.' What does hus
band do. Shoot young Belzebu h? Not a bit of
it. He smiles grimly apd shuts the lid down
again, locking the great Saratoga trunk. He
rings thebell.tells the waiter.to hringa gimlet,
bores a few holes in the great trumot,, Orders
up the porter and goes ofl to. New York, accom
panied by the great Saratoga trunk. What
would the trunk nqt have given for a cigar in a
baggage wagon,when it smelt the tobacco smoke
that was so,liberally pufied about ?■ The trunk,
although nearly suffocated.ithdughf it best, lo
keep quiet. Arrived fit New York,old Anthra
cite told the people at the depot, loud , enough
for the.great Saratoga trunk to hear him, that
ho would leave his trunk at the office fora few
days, When be would send for it. lie then went
bif. This was 'more than the great trunk could
bear, so it kicked, shouted, and made - a noise,
until ijwas ty-oken operi.’and-to the.aif.azcmotftr
'of everybody; poor Beleebub crawled • out'in a
limping condition. . .
He tried to tell the people that'’twasdonefor
a bet, but somehow the truth leaked oiit. flnd I
predict that next slimmer there will be fewer
great Saratoga trunks at tlje Springs., I think
old Anthracite had the best of it; don’t you ?
A Good Story.
BelweJn eighty and ninety years ago, there
lived in Connecticut river-valley, two farmers,
one of whom was named Hunt, arid the other
Claris.,' The former in early .'life had been a
man of strong will, and somewhat hasty and
violent temper. Sometimes had been beating
his oxen over their heads with the handle of his
whip, in a way to excite the pity of the by
standers, and when expostulated with -he ex
cused himself by saying that he had the most
fractions team'in town. By-and by tin altera
tion took place in the temper of fanner Hnnl,
He became mild and forbearing, at equal pace
with himself.
Furtnef Ifinit joined the church and was an
exemplary man. His neighhorssnw the change
both in himself and team-' It Was a marvel to
the whole town. One of his townsmen asked
him for explanation. Funner limit said. "1
Itaile found out a secret about my cattle. .For
merly l(\Cy wire utnWanngcabie. The more I
whipped and clubbed them the worse tTiey act
ed. But now- when they are contrary. J go.be
hind my load, sit down and sing-Old Hun
dred.’.aiid'.sirati'gi as it may appear, no sooner
have I ended than the oxen go along as quietly
as I could-wish. I don’t know how it is, but
.they do really seem to like s'mgiiljg.”
In the course of a few years the two farmers,
were chosen deacons ol the church, and they
both adofned’than* profession. About the time
of their election, a greyious fiiminb prevailed in
the valley, and the farmers generally were em
ployed in laying up their plant the en
suing season, A poor man living in town,went
to Deacon Hum and said: “I babe come to buy
a bushel of cbrtV. Herd is the jnopey ;. it is all
roan"gather.” The dcaibn told' lifftV ho Cbuld
not spare a bushel for love nor money / ■He was
keeping double the usual quantity for seed-corn
next year, and had to sljht his own family,
The man urged his suit in vain. ’ At last, he
said, '‘Deacon, if yOu do nOl let nie haVe some
corn. I shall curse you." “Curse me!” replied
the deacon,‘-how dare you do so?" “Because,"
said theinari. '.‘the Bible sa'yS so.” ‘Nonsense,’
exclaimed thfe deacon,‘‘there is no such, thing
in' the Bible.” “Yes there is,” replied the poor
man. ;‘\Yell,” said the deacon, “if you can
find any such text, I’ll' give yOU ,a btlshcl of
corn.” ‘
They went to the house, when the poor man
went to. the old family Bible, turned to' Prov
erbs 11; 26, and read. “lie that-Withhoideih
corn, the people shell curse him : but blessings
shall be upon the head that sellctb.”
The. deacon was fairly, caught. “Come
along,” said he, “and I will be as good as my
word.” He took him to the corn house, meas
ured.out a full bushel of corn and helped the
man to pot it on his shoulder, and just before
his departure, being-somewhat of a wag, he
said, with,a twinkle, of the eye, “I say, neigh
bor, after you have carried this corn home, go
to Deacon Clark and curse him out of a bush
el.” •
DC7“ The New Orleans correspondent of Har-i
per’s Weekly is the young New Yorker to whom
rumor had pointed as the intended pf Miss
Elizaboih Bowlegs, daughter of ihe distinguish
ed chief, Billy, He denies the soft impeach
ment however* but says, that King Billy did
him the honor to propose an alliance with his
eldest daughter “Betsy,” ho said, “good
squaw—never married—you have her—come
with me—l make you great chief—next after
me.” He was forced to decline this flattering
offer for private reasons.. , .
Long Sermons. —‘'Well, Sam; have you
been m church this evening-?” inquired-a father
of his youthful son.
“Of course, L was.-"
“Bow I6ng was-tlle sermon ?”
“About an hour too long'.” ... .. .
■ ■ • “■ ■ *: ■ ■ \ ~ ;
“oubl but eight oe weong, oob countet.”
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CARLISLE, FA., j|#SDAY, JULY 8, 1858.
In the coursnfif a speech,in Congress,;
!by the Hon; Joseph tjpe, 8f Oregon, he lelated
the following which occurred in' the
Indian war of Oregon
. While in Oregon last'summer, I took occa-'
sion to inquire of ; thai:'chier, who • was mainly
instrumental in getting nj> this war, to learn
the particulars of thewte of our people who
disappeared iif ihe war; of 1855, and of whom
we had been able to leftfii nothing.
When! suggested to .the agent, in the coun
cil. that I proposed to^nguire.into the fate of
Mrs. ‘Wagner, Mrs. Haynes and others, ho was
inclined to think it,vvould raisq the bitter feel
ings of the Indians;, bdt said that we could
make the inquiry, ,1 fold'him that! had pass
ed through the counlryjphere those people had
lived, and. lhat their friends were very anxious
to learn their fate., Wd inquired in relation; to
Mrs.: Wagner,'who. wad a well educated and
handsome woman from'; New York, who had
lived long in’ the. and spok| the Indian
tongue fluently." ■/-■?*• ~ ■
■ She'kept a public bolide by the roadside, and
the good cheer which 1 ihe always furnished
made it a place where travellers’delighted to
stop. The Indians interned us that on the
morning of tho 9lh of pclober, they came in
sight of the house,' where they met some team
sters, a-portion .of whom they murdered, de
stroying thd wagons onfl jeargoes, as well as the
animals, while she was obsnding j n the door.
As soon as they bad riiqrdcred the people out
side, they canle towards die" house, which was
strongly built of hewn ldgs, and had a heavy
door, which fastened with crossbars. When
she saw them- running tbiwards the house she
shut-the door and dropped the bars to prevent
their coming in., They game to the door, and
ordered her tc come,out; and bring her little
girl. Shesaid “no.” , .'
Her husband was absent—and, by the way,
he was the only man on- that road who escaped.
They said that if she didknot come out they
would shoot her.. She.deslined, and after some
deliberation .they, determined to set the house
on fire. The house w£s directly enveloped in
flames; aiid the chiefiwljo watched her thro’
a little window, told .inb-that ho saw her go to
the glass and arrange her,hair, then take a seat
iti the middle of the room;Told her little girl in
her arras, arid wait calnily'until the roof .fell in,
and they perished in the flames together. And
the. statement was. confirmed by the people who
found their remains Iy|ng;iogethcr in the mid
dle of the house.,, *. ,
Science Answering .Slmplc Questions.
■Why' is rain water soft ft Because it is not
impregnated with earth and jtilnerals.
'Why is it more easy to Wash with soft water
than with hard ? .Because.soft water unites
freely with soap, and dissolves jt instead of do*
composing it, as hard water docs.
Why dp wood ashes make■ hard water soft?
Ist. Because Ihe carhoniq acid 6f* \vood ashes’
.combines with ihe limb in the hard
water; and converts it W»bd
into insoluble, and down as.a sod.
iiuenl, by which tbejwdter Vefiidrns rnofc pure.
[ ■ Why - bas’rain, wafer .saoh ; an iinpltssaht
smell; when it is coliooted inp raiifeljnb or tank i
Because it is impregnatnd.truh cijaKnnposeti or
ganic matters washed' frbm'ihV roofs, trees, or
the casks in which it is collected; . ;
Why does water inelt salt ? Because very
minute particles water insinuate themselves in
to the pores of the.salt by capillary attraction,
and force.the crystals dparl'ffom.cach other.
How does blowing hot loo'd make it cool?
It causes the air Which has been heated by food
to change more rapidly, and give place to (resh
cold air.
Why do ladies fan themselves in hot weath
er? That fresh particlesof air may be brought
in contact with their faces by the action of the
fan ; and aS every fresh particle of air absorbs
some,heat .from the skin, the constant change
.makes them cool. - -
■ Does a.fan cool the .air ? No, it .makes the
air hotter, by imparling to it the heat of our
fade ; but it cools our face by transferring its,
heat to the air. 'X'
Why is; there al way's a strong draught
through t|ie keyhole of a door ? Because the
air in the room we occupy is 'warmer than the
air.in the ball: therefore the air from the hall
rushes through the keyhole into the room, and
causes S draught.- '
, ;Why is there always a strong draught under
the door. and through the crevice on each side ?
Because the cold air rushes from the hall to sup-,
ply the void in the room, caused the escape of
warm air up the chimney, &c. * •
- Why .is there always a draught through the
window crevices,? Because the external-air
being colder than the air of the room wo occu
py. rushes through the window crevices to sup
ply• the deficiency caused by the esoaptr l of the
warm air up the chimney, &c. !
If you open-the lower sash of a window there
is more draught than if you open the upper
sasli. Explain the reason of this. If the lower
sash be open, cold external air will rush, freely
into the room'and cause a great draught in
ward rbtriif the upper sash bo open, the heat
ed air of the room will rush but, and.'of course,
there will be less draught inward: blit if the up
per sash' be open', the healed air of the room
Will rush oti'l, and, of course, there will be less
draught inward.
By which means is a room better ventilated
—by opening 'he upper or. lower sash? A
romp is belter ventilated' by opening the upper
sash : because the hat, vitiated air which al
ways ascends towards the ceiling, can escape
more easily. >
By which means is a hot.room .more qtttckjy
cooled—by opening the tipper or lower sash ?
A hot room is'cooled wore quickly by the low
er sttsh, because the cold air can enter more
freely ait the lower part of the room' than i)t thd
upper. .
: Wfay-dbes the wind dry damp linen? Be
cause dry wind, like a dry sponge, itdhthes the
particles of vapor from the surface of the linen
as fast as they are formed.
Why is the gallery of all public places hotter
than the lower parts Of the buildings ? Because
the air of the building ascends, and alt the cold
air which can enter through the doors and win
dows keeps to the floor till it has become heat
ed.—Dr, Brewer's Guide to Science,
tt-7““Pla.zo sir.” said an Irishman to a trav
eller, “would yez be so obliging take my
great: coat from hero"to Boston!” “yes,”
said the tiaveller, “ but how will you get it
again?" “Ooh easy enough though,” said
Pat, '/for shme an I'll remain in it."
[£7“ “ 0, dear Mr. Tracy, you jest when you
say that my baby is the most handsome you
ever .saw: you must be soft-soaping it!"
“ Well, madam, I thought it needed soap of
some kind!"
0” A'very gentlemanly individual, who had 1
been-deprived of an umbrella', posted up the fol
lowing police.: .
: “ Who was the gentleman' who exchanged
umbrellas with mo th 6 other -day, and forgot
to leave hia!”
A Story of Deroisln.
id
Exeiling Trial in New Orleans.
trial of (Seorgo-W.Harby—an old and
. respected citizen of New Orleans, and a vete
ran teacher lit: the public schools for over a,
quarter; of a century—for thu killing of Chas. H.
0, Stone,.(a native of Virginia,) a young man
of previously irreproachable .character, and a.
'junior member of one.of tho largest and most
respectablemcrcantile. houses of that city, took '
place on the 16th nit. The killingjgrew out of
the charge, that Stone had seduced the daughter,
of Harby, and then refused to mairy her. The.
trial seemS to have created Intense excitement,
and the. court room was thronged with an anx
ious multitude; The defence admitted the kilt
ing, but contended that, under the circumstan
ces, it was justifiable. Mr. Durant, counsel for
the accused, made an interesting and powerful
statement to the jury. Miss Caroline M. Harby,
tbe daughter who had been seduced, was among
the witnesses on the’(rial. The Cretcent says:
Sho was neatly dressed, disclosing a graceful,'
but rather small figure, and was closely veiled.
After receiving the oath, she took her seat in
tho elevated chair, still veiled. Mr. Moiso told
her politely that it would, bo necessary for her
to raise her yell. She raised the heavy brown
veil which hid her face, leaving a black Inch veil
still hanging. Her face could, however, bo
plainly aeon; Sho was very pale, but very re
solute looking. In reply to tho questions of
Mr. Durant, sho gave her answers,ln a clear and
firm voice, and In language which proved .she
had received the education of a* lady. _
Upon being asked by Mr. Durant, in rt man
ner as decorous as tho cash would allow; if
Slone had seduced li'er, and if ho was not tho i
father of her child, her firmness deserted her.
She bowed over the arm of tfio'ohiiir and cried |
and sobbed bitterly. Her futher'also gave way, j
and tho feeling spread among tho jurors, the ,
spectators, and everybody. Wo never saw, so ,
much. Silent weeping in any crowded assembly (
ns there was on this occasjCh, whilst the,father ,
and tho daughter sobbed together. The scene
lasted several riiiniites. .
Tlio main points of her testimony are embra
ced in the. remarks of Mr. Durant. She swore
positively to the scductiob, and Stone’s promise'
to marry her, and his subsequently refusal to
comply with bis promise.
The prosecution having introduced two wit
nesses who. sworo. that they Had had criminal
intercourse with Miss Darby, and that she had
asked Stone - for money; she was recalled to the
stand. Sho mounted'tho steps firmly) and in
stead of seating herself,'stood, tip, raised her
right hand; and. In h clear, lohd voice, which
fell with electric force upon the'breathless as
semblage, said,:
“Before Almighty God, and by ail my hopes
hereafter,'! do solemnly swear, that what those
men have sworn about me is false—false—false
—[stamping her foot.] If ten thousand lives
depended on it , it is all false! I don’t see how
any hum could como here and talk that way be
fore my father, and’’- r ■
Here sha'dell in the chair, and gave way to a
hysterical tit «of weeping and sobbing. ’ The
oouft-was fairly stunned by birevobemohedand
tho'Tdramalic force of the scene, upon reco
vering- herself, -.Miss Harby. stated that it was
false that she had ever askod Joseph Stone for
money, ife had p'rplbssod' great sorrow for her
distresses, and bad offered .hertho money, and
instated on,her taking If. She had written hint
notes to come and see her, but she never asked I
him for money. She never had criminal Inter
course with any one but Charles Stone.
The ease Was submitted to tbe jury without
argument, and in a fPiy minutes returned a ver
dict of “ Pot guilty.” The result produced'a
scene seldom witnessed .in such a place. Cheer
after cheer resounded through the building, and
the indignant remonstrances of the judges, and
the repented Orders of the deputy shcyißk failed
to quiet the enthusiasm. The demonstrations
were renewed outside the court room until Mr.
Harby succeeded in gettingaw'ayirom hislriends
and driving off in a carriage with his daughter.
The Feu of Heaven.
The day grow yet more solemn.- Its solemni
ty reaches its highest point, and culminates in
the momentous issue of judgment. It is God’s
day of settlement,with the world that has had a
long credit. It is the winding-up of this’bank
rupt’s estate, and bach man’s individual inter
est. It is the closing o< an open account that
has been running on ever since the fall, it is
the day when the balance isstruck,nnd ouffate
is heaven or hell j and what invests my test
with solemn and sublime importance islhis,lhat
by the manner in which we have walked m the
statutes, and kept these judgments . and done
thorn, shall our destiny be determined.
Tbe most common action of life; its every
day,' every hour, is invested with a solemn
grandeur, when we think how they extend their
issues into eternity. Our hands are now sow
ing seed for that groat harvest. Wo shall meet
again all. wo are doing and have done. The
graves shall give up their dead, and from the
tombs of oblivion the past shall give up'all that
it holds in keeping, to.be witness for or witness
against us. 0, think of that, and in yonder hall
o( the Inquisition, see what its effect on us
should bo. Within those blood-stained walls,
for whose atrocious cruelties Rome has yet to
answer, one is under examination.. He has
been assured that nothing he. reveals shall be
written for the purpose of being used against
him. While making /rank and ingenious bona
fession, ho suddenly stops.' He is dumb—a
minute. They ply him with questions, flatter
him, threaten" him; ■ he answers hot a word..
Danger makes the senses quick. His ear has
caught a sound, he listens; it ties his tongue;
As arras .hangs .beside him,nn(i behind if ho
hears a lion’ rtinblnff along the pages'. Tito
truth flashes on him. Behind , that screen a
scribe sits committing to the latal page every
word lie says, and bo shall meet it all again on
the day olftrial. . , '
A'h! hoW tfol'emil to think fhnf there id such a
pen going in heaven, and entering on (ho books
of judgment all wo say or wish, all we think or
do. Would to God wb heard
and always hoard it! What a check I and what
a stimulus! Are wo about to sin, how strong a
curb; if plow to duly, how sharp a spur. What
a motive to pray for the bipod that blots out a
guilty past, and, for such grace, ns in time to
come shall .enable ns to walk in God’s statutes,
to keep His judgments and to do them. ’’Know
ing Ihereforo tho terror of thoLord,we persuade
men.”—Dr- Guthrie.
1C7"; Mr. Shillaber tells the following rather
remarkable gun story: “Speaking to-day with
a son ol a gun. regarding some gunning ex
ploits, he told me a singular instance of a gun
hanging fire, which were it not for hia well
known, veracity, I should feel inclined to doubt.
He had snapped the gun at a grey squirrel, and
the cap exploded, but the piece ,not going off.
he. took it from his shoulder i looked' down in
the barrel, and saw the charge just starting,
when bringing it to his shoulder once more, it
went oIT and killed the squirrel.
O'ln Ireland a sharp fellow is said to bo
“as cute as Power’s - fox," lh(iJ«rf= n SFTJiilIy’.
bolherem, which used to roa&’Tbo newspapers"
every morning to find oute&luifo .the bounds
were to nifcet. . .
.O* arc gloves'generally unsaleable ?
Because they ard Rcpt on hand.
O' Why is : a philanthropist like anold
horse ? Because be always stops at the sound
of woe.
IfttflW
/|i|> |J|'J|/ J|/ Jv J|/ #
L. In the early payt of last year, a residunt of
. Stamford, Conn., by the name of Chas. \v ebb,
who had spent a portion of his life in a'seafaring
r capacity, went to work and built himself a j
yacht, twenty-two feet long, which he christen
ed the Charter Oak, and jn which he. accotnpa
. Hied by a man and a boy, started from New
York on. the 22d.0f June, 1857, for Liverpool.
■ When only about day out, his right hand
man, an old. salt', was accidentally knocked
overboard and drowned : but fearing that he
• might -fail to another saflor equally veh
. tUitSome; and that he might'possibly lose the
lad by desertion, should he return to port, he
concluded to proceed on the voyage without any
other yothpanion or assistant to keep watch
and steer lhe frail bark during his own occa
sional brief opportunities to obtain repose, than
the boy-referred to, who had,never before been
at sea. Although without the aid of a chrono
meter or a chart of the English coast. Captain
Webbi arrived safely at Liverpool, without a
pilotj on the 27th of .July, after a voyage of
thirty-six days, in the smallest vessel that oyer
• crossed the ocean. The adventure was consid
ered by nautical men as the most skilful, and
daring exploit of the age. Thousands rushed
to see the Charter Oak and. her intrepid coin
mander. The little craft was soon disposed of
for £2OO, which amount, together with a pas
sage ticket home for the Yankee sailor in one.
of the Collins line of steamers, werehand'ed over
to him by a number of strangers, who thus'de
sired to nianiftsl'llieii’ admiration of his courage
and skill, Mr. Webb, not content, however,
with what he has already achieved, about
Christmas last commenced building another
yacht, (the Ohristdpher Columbus.) 44 ft,' keel
und lG feet beam, which; is how rapidly, ap
preaching completion by His own hands alone,
and on board of which he contemplates embark-
ing, in the course of a few months. for South
ampton, ihc Islc of Wight, and St. Petersburg,
with a view of jgiving ffie British Queen, (he
Czar of Russia, and probably the. Emperor of
France, a favorable opportunity of seeing what
the Yankees can do in the way of boat building,
as well ns in navigating the Atlantic.— N. Y.
Tribune. ■ . ■
The Vast dad Hot .Winds of India,
Campaigning can only be conducted at nu
enormous cost. The hottest day that comes,
let some one Who. is sincerely desirous of under
standing what t'he'dry winds of India are. like,
repair loan iron foundry in full activity, and
let him stand in front of the’(ire when the fur
nace door is opened ; but unless he can add to
it the odors standing over the
grating of a Strand cook-shop in the dog days
he will have but a poor idea of the nastiness of
the blast/whioh, sweeping over burning sandy
plains, covered with putrefying remains,whisks
clouds of pulverised animal matter, along _with
it, and rushes in dense yellow volumes adorer
the city, and the plains arpund it.
. To the Increasing heat there is added length
o( days, greater power to the wind, and, if pos'
Bible, more itis,quite be
yq’nd the potym of writing "to give a descrip
tion. It is so line and subtle that long after
the causes which raised it have, ceased, to exert
their influence you, may see it- likea veil of
gauze between your eyes and every object.' The
sun, while yet six or seven degrees above the
horizon, is hid from sight by it as though the
luminary were enveloped in a thick fog, and at
early morning and evening this, vapor of dust
suspended in the air seems like a rain, cloud
clinging to a hill-side. When this dust is set
rapidly in motion by a hot wind, and when the
grosser sand, composed of minute fragments of
talc, scales of unci', and earth, is impelled in'
quiokrsuccessive waves through (he heated at
mosphere, the ellecl is quite sufficient to make
one detest India forever. Every article in your
lent, your hair, eyes and nose are filled and
'covered with dust, which deposits a coating I
half an inch thick all oyer the tent.—lf , 11.1
Russel, in, London Times. I
i Wc wishto calVphe attention of.our readers
to a valuable root, too much neglected in tin's
country, the parsnip. No root is better, and
ivo thinkhardly as good, for fattening hogs, or
cattle,, or for feeding to milch cows. Pigs will
leave, almost any other food for a parsnip, as
any of our readers may learn by frying the ex
periment. In Europe many thousands of hogs
are fattened every year entirely on this vegeta
ble, particularly in the Islands of Jersey and
Guernsey. The English think the parsnip
makes sweeter pork than an}' other feed, but
prefer to give ground peas or barley, for a cou
ple of weeks before killing, to haiden the meat.
Butter made in the winter from the milk of
cows fed on parsnips is said to be of as fine a
color and as excellent a flavor as when the ani
mals are feeding on the best pastures.
.Wo quote the following statement from the
best English authority:
“As parsnips contain six per cent, more tntt
cilage llian carols, the difference may be suffi
cient t 6 acid lint fpr the superior fattening, as
well' 4s" butler making qftaHty of the pSrSnlp.
In (.he fattening of cattle the parsnip is found
superior to'the carrot, pdrtbftning tlio business
with as much expedition', tind affording meat.of
exquisite HaVor, and, of a highly juicy quality :
the animal eats with much greediness. It is
reckoned tha t thirty perches, where the crop is
good, will fatten On cut three Or four "years old',
in ordinary store condition, in the course of
three months! ,The parsnips are .given in tho
proportion of about tbifty pounds weight tilbr
nihg, noon and night: the large ones being
split into three or four pieces, and a little hay
supplied in the interval of these periods. The
result ot the experiment has shown that not on
ly iff neat cattle, but in tho fattening, of hogs,
and poultry, the animals become fat much soon
er, and are more hcahhy than when fed with
any other root or vegetable; and that, besides,
the. meat is . more sweet. and delicious. The
parsnip leaves being more bulky than those of
carrots, may be mown off before taking the
roots, and given to oxen,.cows, or horses, bv
which they will'be greedily eaten.’’.
Now, if this is the true chafacter.of tho par
snip, and we are satisfied it is, from experience,
we ask all our farming friends if it has not been
100 long neglected? Another advantage for
this country is that any portion of the crop not
wanted for winter usd may be allowed to re
main in the ground during the winder, as,they
ace not th the least injured by the frost, When
dug they should bo stored in a cool place and
covered with earth. The parsnip delights in a
rather light, deep, rich'! soil, though wo have of
ten grown good-' crops, on a heavy clay, when
dry and wcl( pulverized. If manure is used, it
should bd W'ell decomposed. Tho carrot .and
parsnip require similar cultivation, blit as par
snips make a stronger.growth when yoiinc they
are not as apt to be choked by weeds, dr to'
suffer-from a litjle negiedt. - The plants are
pinch, niot'e easily seen, SO that weeding is
less difficult,’ Be particular in obtaining fresh I
seed, as very little of that two years old will |
grow.
OCT’ IVhat 'is it you must keep after giving it
to another ? ’ Ads. —four word.
(£7~A mao without modesty is lost to all
sense of honor and virtue.
AT §2,00 PER ANNUM.
NO. 4.
Ait Adventurous Navigator,
. The Parsnip.
(te no.^>(oiik
MIME
fh'o *farks have n proverb which am ?»■
that <> the devil tempts all: other then, dmt" late’
men tempt the devil.” ; ' -.-
Dv” In a,story of the courtship oldfloVlog
couple, after all had becnarranged, and matters
fixed up,” the narrator soyS f 1 “Hero, fl)elP
lips came together, and the report which" follow-,
ed was like pullingahorae’a hd6f out ofihe mfrit
A lady, complaining that Ijer hhsband
wm dead to fashionable amhsomeats, he replied;'
•< But, then, my dear, you make moalivo~to-tfao
expense.” ‘
. [Cy r " On a recent rainy day a wag was beard to
exclaim j “Weil, my umbrella is a regular
Catholic“ Ifow so ?” • c Because it always
keep hull”
K 7” “This is a net gain,” as the spider .said*
I when he caught the fly.
, CCf“l?ou ‘t touch the lute when the drums'are
resounding. A wise man remains silent whila*
fools ai-6 Speaking.' ' "
K7”A coquofto isarose-bush, from which:
every young beau plucks a leaf, and the thorns'.
are left for the husband". ; •
• Qv' Wouovdr know a man d/spoifc&fd eqota
the humble,,who was not himself afair oliject
of scorn to the humblest. . " - >
Somebody,says there are two kinds Of.
family Jurs—in one you put your sweptmeats,,
and in the other you put—your foot.
[£/”• The wind it blew, • : :
The snow it flew, ..
And raised particular thunder,' "V;
AVCtli skirls and hoops.
And chickon-Ceopsj,., , j ' . •
And all such kinds of plunder.
tC?” Some one, commending Philip of Macc
don for drinking freely—“ That,” said Demos.
Ihenes, “ is a good qualify in a springe, bill not'
ihaklhg.” - l ; •.
oy~ Mr. Singlestick mystified a tea-parly by
repiarkiiig," (linf women ate facta; When press
ed to'explain in'stiiedhing, he said “Pacts aru
stubborn things.V
_ op~ At a. county court, a witness lyns^asked
if lio was a husbandman, when ho “Jfo,
sir, I’se not married.” ’ i •
K?” A kiss says an .ingenuous authority,",ls
iko .the Creation, because it ia" made .of Dotti
ng and is very good. "
ttp“ A lady said tq a.gentlcraan-Who was snf.
feting with influenza: “My dear sir, what do
you take for your cold ?”« “I'ivopoeket-halid
kerohiefii d day madam.” * ’
Jorrold Went to a party at tyhlcli a Mtv,
Feller had [assembled all his friends. Jerrold
said (o his host, on entering the room, “My dear,
Mr. Fepper, how.glad you must ho to sec all
your (riends-mttsfered‘
OS’ One of the wise men o! “flroasp” recent
ly declared in a public meeting that the size of
sausages was,not so imporlant as the material of
which they were manufactured. . '
DoF* To kill bed-bugs, take corrosive subli
mate and daub it all over your bedstead; then
bum your bedstead aud bed clothing, and move.
Into another house. ,
1 * A wag, who was asked ,t 8 buy the. Hank
Note Detector, said ho would purchase it iP it
would detect a bank note inhis pocket.' ‘
“ I lovo the silent watches' of tbe night,’*
as the nocturnal thief said whou ho rubbed tho .
jewelry shop. ‘ .
US 7 * Ho who , hates bis noighbor is miserable
himself and makes all aVotihd liim feel misera
ble. b- ■
C?” A queer genius being asked why ho did
not attend the funeral of his, wife, replied—.
“ that hu could not leave his shop, and that'it
was always better‘jo attend to' business before
pleasure.”
gentleman who, attempted to cnbliiift
throaf"wltU a sharp joke, a few days since, has ,
again made a rash attack upon his “ vilualling "
department;” by stabbing himsell with'a point
of honor. ’
C?” A western editor expresses his delight at
having been nearly called “ honey” by the • girl
ho loros, because she saluted him as “old bees
wax” at their last meeting. ;
‘ -Dy “.I have no fear that the devil will over
come for me,?’ said'a youngnlan of questionable
norals. “Ho will riot bo silly e'tibugH' t'd'-tkka
he trouble,” said a bystander, “fbryotiafe ijo
ug straight to him.” ' ' >
OS'” A follow slipped down oh an', icy pave
ment, and inasitttng posture muttered, “X have.
no desire to see the town burnt down, but X do ,
wish the streets tyer.o in ashes.” , , 1
Good Kbpiy. —A lino in ono of. Moor’s songs
reads thus: “Our couch shall bo roses bo*'
spangled with dew.” Jo which a sensible gfrlf ■
according to Landor, replied: “’TWould give
me the rhoumatiz, and so it would you !”
'‘*y~ How much would the tone of convcrsa*
tion ho improved.il Bishop Berkley’s.rule yras
generally followed.—“X resolve,” said lie, “nev
er to speak of a man’s virtues, to his face, nor '
of ills faults behind his buck'.’’
05* A informed his physician,
who was classifying cases of insanity, that ho
had lost ids wits by watching a politician, whoso
course was ad crooked that it turned his brain*.
IE?" Many persons spend so mnch tiriio- in
criticising and disputing about the. Gospel, that
tlioy have none loft for practising it. As if two
men should quarrel about the phraseology of
their physician’s prescription, arid forget to takd •
the medicine. . : ■ ; . ■ 1
05” “Does yohr razor fate Hol’d well 1 /” ank
ed an agonizing suflercr of the tonsorial opera
tor. , '
‘‘Yes,” was (he Consoling reply, “it - fakes
hold first fate, but don’t lot go worth a Cent”
lE/*" Labor ,was the son of MecessTty, fbd
tmrseling of Hope, and the pupil of Art; ho had
the strength of his mother, the spirit of his.
nurse; and thd deslerify of his governess,'and
came down upon oertiitoopposo the devasta
tions of Famine. ■ ■ • •• '•
. DST A fellow who’got drunk dri'oierifipn dajr'
said it was owing to bis efiort to put down partv -
spirit. .
05” It is said that a man who is bung does '
npt pay the debt of nature, bill simply gets an
extension. .. .. . ,
, 05” Doctors never differ- on the subject 6f
bleeding—their patients. . ,- , T ; ::
Thd man who does most' bag the least'"
ime to talk about what he docs. ■ -
. the now county of Clay, ih Virginia,
it is said, thoro is’ but one man who is not run
ning tor office.
05” Mon and gold fix each others value.
OS** Iho latest way to pop.the question is,.to, •
ask a fair lady, if you can have tho pleasure ot
seoing licr'to the minister’s houao. Ahctn! '
, lE/"" Ai Leavenworth, Kansas, paper relates a
terrible accident as having occurred in one of ;
tho principle streets of the place. One of tho
chief officers was almost killed by—an acciden
tal discharge of his duly! f
05* A follow oiil west gets off the following
definition of a widow;—Ono who knows what’s
what, and is desirous of further information on
the same subject.
CosiriuiEUT.—An editor, of this State com-;
pliments a brother editor thus : “Mr. Brown It
a clear thinker, ready and .vigorous writer, and
a'first-rate follow, to beat.” ■
05” Keep your temper in disputes. The cold
hammer fashions the rodiibt iron into any shape
needed’. '• ’
D 5“ “ Oh I that is a's'woet song, Miss, a very;
sweet song, and nov/ £ Mtiot mo- by moonlight,
alone,’ if you please.” “Indeed,sir, XshaiWo
no such thing.” . .
« Annexation and .war, I*—that’s 1 * —that’s true,
every word of it,”‘ said a port old maid; no
sooner do you got married than Von begin to
fight.” ... ' ,
K?* Wo never know a man disposed to sootn
tho humble, who was not hUnshlf a falr ohlect
of scorn to tho humblest.
MI!