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JOB-PRINTING of iiverynkind, in Plain
and Fancy colors, done with neatness and
dispatch. Handbills, Blanks, Cards, Pam
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(garbs.
ENRY PEET, Attorney at Law,
lowan la, Pa. inn 27, 66.
IDWARD OVERTON Jr., Attor
ney. at Law, Towanda, Pa . Moe former.
%)ecapied. by he late J. C. Ada ma.
IEORGE D. MONTANYE, AT
kfi TORNEY Al' LA IV—Office corner of
“ni and Pine streets, opposite Porttr's DTI*
11112
wA. PECK, ATT ,, RNES AT LAW.
• T, wandn, Pa • °Met over the Bakery
South of the Ward Mahe and Pppottite the
Ccurt House , Novi. S, 1868.
IR, WE''S'PON,
($l Ice Patton's Block, over Gore's Drug
rhomteal Store. Ijan6N
11 H. WARNER, M. I) , PhysiCian
NJ* awl Surgeon, LeitsysvilM. Pa Alter
nearly sevcu year 4 experience and extensive
practice, would respec thily tender his profes
sional services to the people Lit Leßaysville and
vicinity. Office same as formerly occupied by
Dr., Dewitt A. Davis.
March 3 3m* _
DOCTOR H. A. BARTLETTA
BURLINGTON
,BOROUGH, PA
July :''• 1968.
V B A/RD—Licensed Auctioneer,
A.'
'D)IVANDA, PA.,
Nit att •. promptly to all business entrusted
to him harges moderate. Feb. 13,1F68.
1) FOWLER & CO —Real Estate
lib., thaw. 4, No. 70, Wasbin ton St.. oppo
site Opera House, Chicago, Real Estate
purchased a d told Inves•monks made and
zatonei I need. L. LICNT.
21, Di 69. Povitsa.
ISS E. 11. BATES, M. D.
.141. Oltacluate of Woman's Medical College,
hi ladelphi I, Class 1854.] Office and residence
tit, 11 Para street Owego Particular atten
t.ion given to Diseases of Women'. Patients
visited at tbelr homes if requested.
_ y la. 1
L I IZINCIS E. POST, Painter, Tow
ti with 10 years experience. Is con.
1-.. t be cam Ore the best satisfaction ill Paiarr
, Staining. Glazing:Papering, &c.
Pr attention paid to Jobbing In the
t Aprll9. 1896.
I K. VALTGHAN—Architect and
• irlit ildrr.— All kinds of Architectural de.
Ornainefttal wart in Stone,
And Woo!. Ofllet or Main street, over
Co.'s Benk. Attention given to tin
=,...•711 as laying out or grounds,
April 1, 1567.-Iy.
MORROW, Attorneys
..t t _ay., Towanda, Penn'a,
- q.lersig::el having associated themselves
in the practiCe or Law, offer their pro
. i : • rrics,W to the public.
Nt;•::;(•crt P. D. Al , /iIROW.
•
F U 43 it 11 NOCH A N —Attorney
V • dr DiArkt Attorney for Brad
' d Cuuuty ,) Troy, Pa. Collections made
:1;,,,1 promptly remitter]. Feb. 15. 1869 -tf
J 0 W. M IX, ATTORNEY AT
LAW, Towanda, Bradford Co. Pa.
general insurance and Real Eadate A gent.—
iioan!ies and rettAnna collected. N.. 13.—A1l
tin.in•c,nin the orphan'. Court attended to
o , . : :notly and tri , di care. Office Meteor's new
i ri rtv :He Piltilifyfiquare. Oct. 24, '67.
i)}lN
,N.• CALIFF, ATTORNEY
I° 1:.11i - , Towanda, Pa. Particular at
.ll given to orphans' Court business, Con
, ,an''`r.-I•IT,i ellootions.
ilegistei's and Recorder's
ot o.llrt 'louse. Dec. 1, 18A4..
B. JOHNSON, Physician and
T• s„, g ,„„ TpWaNDA. Pa. Office rith W.
N c u r .v,.,r..r WI, kliarn .t: Black. Residence
‘i rs: Humphrey's on ti..rond Street.
=EMI
PEC,K, ATTIMNEY AT LAW,
I) vtn hi. l'a, kl , hu-itie•yi intrngted to
0.. r•• I,rouwt attentio.t. Office
In the ,rti .e I cply oc .npierl by Ntereur k Mor
r h .Vard .;-e, Yltuira.
ly
,LIST.-CASCADE MILLS
Be.t. qi.ility Winter Wheat Plum' per .._
hundred $5 00 E 6 $5.60
ile-t ro.,lity Rye Flour per hundred 3 i.O
o,• t a %, , te.% I and Rye and Corn Feed 2 go
ttockwheat Flour, per hundred. ... 3 60
A fair margin allowed to dea era.
On.tom Grinding done at once, as the
.city of th, mill is eufacient for a large
.mount of work. H. E. INGHAM.
o d lntdrywn.ldlreh 24., 45kR9.
xMERICAN HOTEL,
EAST - MUTER' lELD,PA
The sAscriber having leased this house, late
iy occupied by A. Bentley, and thoroughly
tepaired and re-fitted it, is now ready to Co
.'omtnqdate the travelling public. Every en•
d,eavor will 1;1 :ludo to satisfy those who may
tavor him with a call. A, O. REYNOLDS.
Feb. 1.16 9.-Gm.
MERICAN HOTEL,
Cor. Bridge and Water Streets,
-TOWANDA. Pa.
B CALMS'S Proprietor. audited by L.
T. Roles, formerly or' Roysi lloase," Darling ,
t on, Penn'a. \Feb.2.l, 186911
EWELL HOUSE, TOWANDA, Pi.,
Jr)tiN"C.
I.l.tvialt leas.a this ti toss. is -visit re. t ie to s c.
comm)date the Travelling vublic. No pains
nor expen ee will be spared to give satisfaction
, o those w o mac give him-s call.
w North side of the public square, east of
Acre:tea nett block [now building].
RUMMERFIELD CREEK ROTEA
PETER LANDMESSER,
Having purchased and thoroughltrefltted this
(A' and well-known stand. formerly kept by
ASeriff Griffis, at the-Imonth of Rommertield
Creek. is ready to give good accommodation
and satisfactory treatment to all who may fa
r bun with a call. Dec. 23, 1868.—tf.
WARD lIOUSE, TOWANDA, PA.
Oa Main Street, near the Coact Elmo
C. T. SMITH, Proprietor
).•2. 8, 18118
f\ I.V. STEVENS,
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
C i mplown, Bradford Co., Ps. Thankful to
bla many emplp) era for put patronaire would
respectfully Worm the citizens of Bradford
County that be is prepared to Jo any work In
Lis line of business that may be Intrusted to
ham. Those having disputed lines would do
well to have their property accurately surveyed
Wore allowing themselves to feel aggrieved by
tier neighbors. All work warranted correct
far as the nature of the case will permit...
All unpntented lands attended to u goon aa
varrants are obtained. •
Ft 3. 24, 'G9 -13,
DOCTOR O.
LEWlS, gsaduute of the College of 'Phyalcian
aul Burgeona," New York city, Class 1843-4
give exclusive attention to the practice of his
prolesslon . Office and residence on the east.
trn •slope of orwell Hlll, adjaindcit Henri
Howe's.
J4n,ary 14. 1t69.
ALL kIIOS SPICES, COFFEE,
roasted, ready ground, or ground .o order
put up in 2,3, A, or 6 pound,borta.
NoCABE Jr. MIL
AX.V . CMELD & CL AUSON, Eiblishera.
VOLUME XXIX.
H B. MoKBAN, ATTORNEY e e
COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Towan
da, Pa. Partterdar attention paid to busbies
a the Orphans' Court. July 10,1866.
Ter T. DAVIES, Attorney at
T • Towanda, Ps. Office with Wm. Wa
tkins. Fos Particular attention paid to _)r
phone' Court business sad settlement of dece
dents estates. - /
16:B. KELLY, Dentist. Office
• over Wickham & Sleek's, Towanda.Pa.
Ail, the various styles of work ecientilloally
done an I warranted. Particular attention is
called to the Alluminum Base for Artificial
Teeth. which is equally as good's Gold and
tar superior to either Rubber or Silver.* Please
call and examine specimens. -
Chloroform or E th er admini stered: under di
rection of a Physician wben desired.
Aug. 6, 1867.--41:
Y EBB'
,11 I L
Myer, Foster & Co., will deliver Flour, Feed,
Meal, Graham Flour, or an else in their
line in any pa tel of the v illage .
Customers will find Order Book st the
store of Fox. Stevens, Mercur & Co. AU or.
der; lett in said bEtok will be promptly anon d
ed to.
Any inquiries in regard to Grinding. or other
business of the ICU, entered in said-Boole, will
be answered.
MYER, FOSTER a co.
Towanda, Jane 24, 1,868.—tf.
THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE
opened a Banking Boum th Towanda, an.
der the name c. G. P. SISSON & CO.
They are prepared to draw Bills of _Ex
change, and make collections in New York,
Philadelphia, and all portions of the United
Aisles, as also England. Germany. and France.
To Loan money, receive deposits , and to do 4
general Banking business.
G . F. Naomi wu one of the late -firm of
Laporte, k eon & Co., of Towanda, Pa., and
his knowit ge of the badness men of Bradibtd
and adjoin Lag Counties,and baring been in the
banking business (or about fifteen years make
ibis house p desirable one, Giro' ngh which to
make collections
Towcada
BRA
REALIi:STATE AGENCY,
H. B. McKEAN, Ri►i. ESTATZ AGENT
Valuable Parma, NM Properties, City artd
Town Lots for sale.
Parties having property foesale will find it
to their advantage by eating a description of
the same. with termEs of sale at this agency, as
parties are , mnatitutly enquiring for farms ac.
H. R. IifcRRAN.
Real Estate Agent.
Office Montanyo's Block, Towanda, Pa.
Jan. 29, 1867.
ATTENTION THIS WAY!
Have on hand tot the Spring trade, the largest
assortment of
BUGGIES AND PLATFORM WAGONS
to be foandd In this put of the country,
which the! will sell at the most reasonable pdo
ces, and warrant all work. AU that doubt,need
but call and examine. A-word to the wise is
sufficient., N. KINNEY CO
April 1,1869•-Gm
MYERSBURG - MILLS I
The subscribers having purchased of Mr.
Barns his interest in the hlrimmuue Musa
will carry on the business of Milling, and
guarantee all work done by them to be of
the verg, best quality.
Wheat, Rye and Buckwheat Flour, and
Feed constantly' on hand, for sale at the
lowest cash price.
Also whir on band a large quantity of
best Ground Cayuga Plaster for sale.
MYER & FROST.
Myersburg, Sept 24. 1868. '
H A RDIN G & SMALLEY,
Having entered into a co-partnership for the
transaction of the PHOTOGRAPHIC imaineas
at the rooms formerly occupied by Wood mini
Harding, would respectful) call the attention
of the public to several styles of Pietares which
we make specialties. : Solar Photographs,
Plain, Penciled and Colored, Opaitypes, Porce
lain Pictures. &c., which we claimfor eletnnesa
and brilliancy of tone and Artistic finish, ems
not be excelled. We 112041'01 to examine them
as well as the more common kinds of Portraits
which we make, knoiving full well that they
will bear the closest inspection. This Gallery
claims the highest reputation for. good work of
any in this section of country, and we are de
termined by a strict attention to business and
the superior quality of our work, to not only
retain but increase its very' envictbte repdtation.
We keep constantly on'hand the beat variety
of Frames and at lower prices than at any other
establishmtet in town. Also Passepartonts
Card frames, Card Easels, Holmes' Stereo.
scopes, f3tereoscople Vies, and everything else
of importance pertaining to the business. Give
us an early call,
N. B.—Solar Printing for the trade on the
most reasonable terms. D. HARDING,
Aug. 29.'67. P. SMALLEY.
CHEAP PASSAGE FROM OR TO
IRELAND OR ENGLAND 1
arioNis co.'s LIN, OP STRAILSOIPII PROM OR TO
Williams ,t onion's old "Black Star Line" of
Liverpool Packets, sailing every week.
Swallow-tail Line of Packets from or to Lon
don, sailing twice a month.
Remittances to England, Iceland and Scotland
payable on demand.
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For further partLcOlars, apply to Williams 1
Onion. 29 Broadway, New-York, or
O. F. MASON 1 0., Bank era.
Oct. 1, laae. . Towanda ,Pa
GS. PECK, MILLWRIGH T &
• MACIIINIST, Towawna, PA Hills built
and Repel a, Engines and Boilers set in the
beat manner. I would call the attettion of
mill owners to mY
NEW VORTEX WATER WHEEL. ,
As combining all the elements of a firaVetass
motter,
_simplicity of construction, acceasibit
ity, great strength of. parts. developing - the
greatest amount of power for water need, easily
repaired. running under backwater with, no det
riment to power except diminitkm of head, re
qu firing no alteration in Hill frames or addition
to flame, will ran under low bead, and made of
any desired,capacity. These wheels will be
tarnished at leas than one-half the cost of any
other Ord-claw wheel in market, and warrant
ed to.perform all that is claimed for them—
These wheels will be made fos.,dilivery with or
without cases, on short sloth.e of the but Iron
in market.
For fall particulars address or enquire of the
undersigned. G. 8. PECK, Towanda, Pa.
P. B.—These wheels can be seen in operation
at Mews. Horton k Wale' Towanda twp.
The wheels are wholly composed of Iron as now
made. An. 1t,1869.—t1
W AVERLY INSTITUTE.
•
- One of the best Literary Institutions of the
country, accessible from all points, is situated
at
WAVERLY, TIMM COUNTY, N. Y.
• The departmes are complete, the "C least
car' embraces air those studtth required for ad
misilon to our best Colleges. Also a thorough
drill in the modern Languages.
The English course comprehends both the
common branches, taught in Elementary
Schools, and many of the higher branches, usu
ally pursued in the Colleges, In the Commer
cial course the instruction is as thorough and
eomplete as in our mos rauccessfol Commercial
Colleges.
Instruction upon the Piano &nil 'organ by the
old_method,also by Baths' nett' Amer ica n meth:
od, by which pupils can acquire a knowledge
entrust° in one-third the time which it hitherto
required.
The rates of lotion are very moderate. Baird
obtained at reasonable prices—s limited num
ber of pupils can be accomodated in the families
of the Instructors. Rooms can be secured In
which students can board themselves and les
sen the expenses onsbalf.
The Summer Term consisting of 14 weeks will
open on Tuesday, Ifathh.Slat,Ml69.
0. W.BSEVENS
For particolais.adthey.
A. J. LAN G . ~ A 111.. Principal.
A. YATES, President of Board of Trustees.
Feb 25, 1562.
C LOVER AND TIMOTHY SEED.
X/ For sate or RICKWICLL'S.
March Vt. 1889.
A SUPERIOR LOT OF BUTTER
A FIBRINS sad TUBS, as bud and
Is. at Uwe & Naausli
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
N. KINNEY & CO.,
WAvzitmr, N.Y.,
QITEIDISTOWN OP LIVVLPOOL
,tl,tciti fottxm.
141"8 %VW.
He lone not well whose bre &bold :
I would not hare thee come too nigh :
The sun's gold would not seem pure gold
/Unless the sun were iiltheihy.
To take him thence, and chain him near,
Would make hiibeauty disappear.
•
He keeps his state ; I dik,thon keep Bible,—
' And shine upon me tiom afar ;
Bo shall I bask in light di4me
That falls from lore's own .star.
Bo shall thy eminence; be high.
And so my passion shall not 4 e. '
But all my life shall reach its hands\
Of lofty longing toward thy facie,
And be as one who speechless stands \
In rapture at some perfect grace.
My love, my hope, my all, shall be,
To look to hum and look to thee.
Thine eyes shall* the heavenly lights,
Ibty voice shall be the simmer breeze,
What time it sways, on moonlit nights,
The murmuring tops of leafy trees.
And I will touch thy beauteous form
In June's red roses, rich and warm.
But thou thyself shall come not down
From - that poor region far above ;
But beep thy throne and wear thy crown,—
Queen of my heart and queen of love
A monarch in thy realm complete.
And I amonareh at thy feet.
istellantous.
THE AZTEO&
Iff MB& ELLIN NG lITTOMILL
Prescott, in las "Conquest of Mexi
co," has given as a most fascinating
account of these pec,pl.!, and of .their
ancient empire in the West. The de
gree of civilisation they had acquired
seems scarcely toss marvellous to the
historical student now than to the
Spanish invaderin the sixteenth nen
- ry. It has furnished a. fruitful field
for conjecture, and surrounded their
history with a peculiar interest
This Aztec race was found in Me.zi
co, when it was fi rst discovered by
the. Spaniards. Of their previous
history but little is known, arid that
little, both vague and unsatidactory,
gleaned partly from oral traditions,
and partly . from "picture-writing"
(hieroglYphie3.) They are supposed
to have emigrated from the north to
t)le Valley of-Mexico, and to have ac
quired many of their arts "and cus
toms from the Toltecs, a race who
preceded them in the possession of
the Country. Tradition asserts that,
having halted on the borders of the
lake of Tezeu .o,they beheld au eagle
with a serpent in his talons, and nis
wings outspread to the rising sun,
perched upon the stem of a prickly
pear' that grew from the on vice of .s
rock. This circumstance they hailed
as a favorable omen, indicating the
site of their future city. Nor we're
they discouraged by the fact that the
rock was surrounded by low mashes,
half buried in water. They erected
their dwellings of reeds and rushes
upon piles i.unk into shallows,
and thus were the foundations of Alex•
ico laid, the - Venice of the West."—
Its ancient name was Tenochtitlan,
but it was afterwards called Mexico,
in 'honor of their war-gad, Mexitli.
From this small beginning they ,
rapidly increased in strength and re
sources, until,at the time of the Span
ish Invasion, their dominions aexten-
ded from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
and southwardly far into the remote
• tiers of Guatemala and Nicaragua.
Substantial o lifices of stone and like
replaced their first rude tenements,
and upon the royal hill of Chapultepec
-arose the palace of their monarchs,
surrounded by vast gardens filled
with .fragrant shrubs and flowers
Prescott deacribes, in. glowing lan
guage, this beautiful valley of Mexi
co when it first met European eyes.
" Like a vision," A.ft , says, "it broke
on the eyes of the Spanish conquer
ore, with the picturesque assemblage
of water, wloilland and its cultivated
plains, shining cities and shadowy
hills. Stretching far . away at their
feet were seen noblelorests of oak,
sycamore and cedar, and beyond yel
low fields of maize and the towering
maguey, intermingled with orchards
and blooming gardens ; for flowers,
in such demand kir" heir religions
festivrls, were even more abundant
in this populous valley than in other
parts of Anahuac. In the centre of
the great basin were beheld the lake's,
occupying then a much larger portion
of its surface than at present, their
borders thickly studded with towns
:and hamlets, and, in the midst, like
some Indian empress, with her carnal
'of pearls, the fair city Of Mexico,ivith
her whit 9 towers and pyramid tem
ples, reposing., as it were, on the
bosom of the waters, the far-famed
`Venice of the Aztecs!' In the dia.
tence beyond the blue waters of the
lake, and nearly screened by inter
vening foliage, -was seen a shining
speck, the rival capital of Tezcnco,
and, still farther on, the dark belt of
porphyry girdled the valley around
like a rich setting which nature tad
devised for the fairest of her jewels."
No wonder that the Spaniards were*
strut& with awe and admiration by
the evidence of a civilization in this
new world,so closely resembling that
of the old. Nor was this amazement
lessened when, in their -progresslo
ward the capital, 'they , passed
through
through the towns and cities 'ildjoia
ins, and beheld the general aspect of
wealth and pi capenty that prevailed.
The Aztec Empire was at the math
of its glory. But alas l the spoiler
had come, the white man had entered
this terrestial paradise. Well might
Montezuma, on the throne of his
In
dian ancestors, tremble with appre
hension
At that time the Oity of Mexila .
was supposed to contain, at the 10-
eat estimate, three hundred thousand
inhabitants. Its will-constructed
streets, intersected by numerous ci
'nabs, its temples and palatial, Hai ter
raced gardens and gleaming kiln
tains—all betrayed the' existence of
a race far advanced in civilization,
beyond any that hartkitherto been
'found in America. And yet, What a
loathsome blot stained their national'
escutcheon. Their slurs were red,
with the blood of human behige, Sao=
rifted in mad suiairsition to : the sari
guimuy idols t4y - worshipped.—,
Worse than this, Arbody of the via
TOW/ODA, BRADtORD COITI4T, PA., APRIL /9, i 869.
tim was aftertiard dressed, and
ierved up in banquet. True, they
were driven to this cannibal rep ast
.by the commands of their relig ion,
rather than the instincts of their ap
petites. But its effects were not, on
that account, the less fatal. The
,shadow of supersition rested upon
their hearts and homes, wrapping in
itosombre folds peasant and emperor
taike ; the whole nation be•
neath that worst of tyranny, a blind
fanaticism.
Is it not difficult to reconcile such
a revolting usage with any degree of
civil' ? Yet this Aztec race was
versed in tgriaultural and mechanical
pursuits, understood mathmatics and
astronomy, and even displayed a cer
tain amount of social refinement."
The spaniards were amazed - by their
skill in working metals, and Prescott
states that some of their silver vases
were so large that a man could 'not
encircle them with his arms. They
were dot acquainted, however,' in the
use of tron,but its place was supplied
by an alloy of tin and copper, and
tools made from this substai,ce, with
the aid of a officious duet, ,woulcitet
the hardest subatanoes, even - ame
thysts and emeralds. A dark, trans
pArent mineral, called obsidian, fur
nished them with the material for
swords, knives and rators,g and was
also formed into tools, with which
they wrought the stench and alabas
ters employed in their architecture.
Sculptured images were so numerous
that they are said to compose the*
'tire fonudations of the oathedral#in
the great square of Mexico.
s,i
most reurarkahle curiosity was
disinterred in seventeen'hundred, the
great calendar stone, whose origiuia
weight is supposed to have tp : e u
nearly fifty tons. It was trawspated
by the Aztecs many leagues over a
broken country intersected by canals'
and water-courses ; and, When we
remember that they had no animals
of draught, tuch aleat evinces an un
usual degree of mechanical skill. Its
inscriptions prove conclusively that
this nation had the means of accu
rately determining the hours of the
day, and the periods of the solstices
and of the equinoxes. fheir mathe
matical and astronomical knowledge
was truly wonderful. They fixed the
length of the tropical year with a
precision unknown to the philow phers
of antiquity, and many of their festi
vals were adjusted by the movements
of the heavenly bodies.
_ .
Their literature Was embodied in
hieroglyphical paintings ; somewhat
similar to those o the Egyptiana,but
far inferior iq execution. By this
means their laws, their tribute rolls,
their religionterituals and traditions,
and even their political annals, were
recorded.- Some of the symbols they
used were h'ghly amusing ; for in
stance, "a man sitting on the ground"
denoted an earthquake. The manu
scripts usually presented a grotesque
appearance, covered over as they
were with caricatures of the human
figure, fur the Aztecs were as ignor
ant ofper;reective as the Chinese.' It
was almost impossible for the nnitia
ted to interpret their meaning, as the
least change in the form or position
of a figure altered the sense.
" Of their agriculture we have not
spoken, but it, was an occupation
held in the highest esteem. With
the exception of ' their soldiers and
powerful nobles,all of the inhabitants,
including those of the cities, cultiva
ted the soil. Its dryness was , obviated
by numerous canals, and the destroc
.tion of the woods that covered the
country was forbidden on the same
account. , The city of Mexico, with
its environs, where every available
spot was covered with gay and luxe
rant vegetation, presented a beautiful
appearance. The spaniards were
particularly delightB4 by the floating
gardens, "fairy islands of flowers,"
that rode and fell with the gentle un
dulations of the billows. Prescott
thus describes their form ations.•
"These gardens had their origin in
the detached masases of earth, which
loosening from the shores were still
held together by . the fibrous roots
with which they were penetrated.—
The Aztecs, in their poverty of land,
eviled themselves of' the hint thus
afforded by nature, They construct
ed ,raftik of reeds, rushes, and other
fibrous materials, which, tightly knit
together, formed a sufficient basiafor
the sediment that they drew up drum.
the bottom of the lake. Gradually
islands were formed, two or three
hundred feet in length, and.three-or
four feet in depth," with a rich stimu
lated soil, on which the economical
Indian raised his vegetables and
flowers for the markets of Tenochtit
lan. Sometimes they Were even firm ,
enough to allow the growth of small;
trees, and to, sustain a hut for the`
residence of the person that' had
charge of it, who, with a long pole,
resting on the sides or the bottom of
the shallow basin, could change the
position of his little territory at pleas
ure, which, with its freight of vege
table stores was seen moving like
some enchanted island over the wa
ter.
In, their domestic intercourse the
Aztecs displayed an amonntof kindly
feeling hardly to be expected from
the cruel nature of their religion.—
Polygamy was permitted, ilthough
seldom practised, except by the high
er classes. The obligations of mar
riage were as binding upon the par
ties as in any Christian country.—
Botb - sezewparticipited in their so
cidleetivities, which were often con-
ducted on a scale of Oriental mag
nificence. Gold and silver vases,
spoons and drinkingettps, ornamen
ted th eir walls, interm ingled with a
profusion of flowers.. Nor were they
deficient in culinati skill. Costly
viands, were elaborately proper*.
and even confections and pastry.--
Prominent among their meats was
the tstkey, which was originally
found in Merit*, atfd not in Europe,
as its name would imply. The re
past was folkswed by dancing to the .
sound of various instriiments, their
movements being accompanied with
pleasing yet melancholy chants. The
entertainment was concluded, by a
distribution oficostly presents among
the gnats.
In reflecting upon the Aztec char.
ecter, we kw , attack by lia di**
inconsistencies. ' With*. plash Atte
kireol lol feni. was =nod a thhit
amigo 'tray Aistobliolt;
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U9IIDLfB Off. DUCXQUIIOX %PIA I £XT 4UAZTB.
the arts and or/atoms of \of cleat:led'
people, the - debasing - pracEcas - of a
savage.. The only enplaned)! is to
be found in that religions inperatite
lion which so blunts the moral focal
tiel . Ile to reooncile to what wohld
otherwise be viewed with horror:: ••
As to the origin of their denim ,
lion, many theories havehaen formed
and ably discussed. The most plan
eibla Voice its fountain-bead back to
Adair while; others claim for it an
Egyptian, and even a &brew origin.
Ent an whatever light We view it,thie
Astea race is- certainly.' one of the
most e@ markable ofs whom history haw
kept a record, and, in" •spite - of their
bloody, - religion, invested • with • a
mournful attrsotion, from the despe=
rate heroism With which they defen
ded their country, and the health'.
(ions that afterwards crushed their
proud spirits. -
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PHILOSOPHY OP DBINICHIG.
‘ All intoxicating drinks are danger
one intim proportion in which they
contain alcohol. The effect of aka.
hol upon the`brain is to disturb its
action at the very timir it is neces
sary to put a restraint on the quan
tity. Some men can Continue to drink
moderately, but others marmot do
this._ If the temperament is of a
certain quality, aloohol has' , a certain
effect,which renders' the craving for
spirits uncontrollable. And for this
- reason the appetite fee drink 'is u*
like any otner appetite., - It differs
,in degree even from the appetite fur
opium or tobacco. It is unlike Ow
appetite fo- food. A man may have
a etronik desire for a certaiu kiod of
food, and may put himself to incoa- ,
venience to get the dish lie prefers ' ,
bat in its absence he is Conteut to !
take smother article to - relieve his
hunger. But his appetite for alco
hol is not oily- the craving of the
stomach or the palate; in some cases
it is neither, but is the craving of
the nerves for stimulants. The ef
fect of alcoholic drink upon the
nerves and the'brain is the cause of
their all but universal use. Tne •ef
feet wanted is not to fill the stomach
or to'give moisture to the body, bat
to carry the feelings beyond what is
natural, to drown care, to bring for
getfelnesslof pain, and to raise the
feelings te a higher elevation.
Intoxicating drinks are so called
because they intoxicate. Intoxica
tion is a state of nerves which makes
the man feel out of himself—about
htmself--beyond himself. At first it
gives a pleasing sensation, a sense
of relief from the cares of life ; and
to attain this quieting sense—this
ecstatic feeling—is the &sire of all
who drink. It may not be to them
alwaysmpparent, bat nevertheless it
is the exciting motive to drink. It
is produced by unnatural action of
the nerves, which uses up hi ,a short
time the surplus power lying dor
mant, a provision for the healthy so
tion of the system. This action has,
therefore, always a corresponding
reaCtiop. For example, if it is sup
posed that the nerve power was held
in a tube of twenty inches, each
inch being marked like a • thermome
ter, and the normal or healthy state
was - at ten, a glass of spirits might
raise the 'nervous state to eleven,
whe 1 the great enjoyment sou ;ht
would be attained for a short time.
The reaction would cause the fall to
go below ten. It would fall below
niae---it must do so, as the alcohol
does not. impart nerve p iiver, nO - 1-
does it create it. It only Celle that
which we possess into action.; the
reaction must therefore al ways be in .
exact ratio to the action excited.
'lf taken, therefore,for daily health,
the action mast be a daily, waste of
power—a daily using of the surplus
power provided by a bountiful Frovi
deuce for tho emergencies of life—
and a waste to be mourned when' an
accident happens or an epidemic in
the Oeighborh•md ; then the accident
will.not be easily managed without
the reserve nerve poweil aid the
want of it may also make the use of
strong drink the more susceptible to
the position if the representative
power of n atere has been used up
by daily neve excitement. If taken
i
for more ti .
l an this—for the enjoy
ment of - i toxication—how 'danger
ous 1 . Tue Man raises himself in the
scale (keeping in mind the tube of
20 inches) to 11—it may be he goes
higher, to 15—which may represent
him as the poet, the orator, or the
jovial cornpanioo ; or to 17, which
we may suppose to represent forget
fulness and reckless drunkenness.
From this.etate bow long he must
fall ? During the night he has kept
himself up ; whenever the flagging
energy took place, - another dram
brought it up again, and his night of
.enjoyment has been bought by the
lmorning's price. _ He is now down
to five--to 3—it may be to the tat
tom of the tube ; -if so, God pity
him. lie is in that state when the
nerve power is exhausted, when al
cohol ceases to touch the springs of
volition. He wills, but he has no
power to command: He is now in
the agony of deliram tremens.
Alcolibl,'be it then observed, caus_ :.
es i icreased action without adding
the power to sustain the .• system at
the stimulated point; consequently
reaction must follow. Tile reaction
demands more stimulant; if given,
more reaction fillowa, to be again
succeeded by a steoeger desire for
the stimulant, untilla seeming abs,P
late necessity for the drink is created.
On the moderate drinker dila feeling
is represented by a feeling of sink
ing or disc, tifort, which is oftee dif
ficult to overt me ; but in the.drunk
ard it exists as a dis !age before
which all restraint seems p iwerleas,
and he will do anything rather the i
suffer the an, ,fish , springinz from
the desire for ale ihol which is n o w
beyond hie control.
At this stage, taste, s:, far as the
palate is concerned, hap little to du
with his thirst. It is the craving of
the man for more nerve excitement.
He will sacrifice his all for deliver
ance for a tow moments from the ab-•
solute depression he feels.
The man of even temperament
Iwhom nothing ruffles, offends, or
!puts about*, may continue to drink,
'and drink moderately all, his life
without seeming danger ; tint . even.
be, when some sharp calamity :over
takes hhn, may seek short-lived . ,fot-
-,- 1 1
gethinessin the bottle, and may in
it Mort time astonish all hie friends
by the swiftnemi of his - fall Under
circumstances which all are liable,
the naturally well balanced mind
may succumb; but the fiery natures;
the impulsive, the 'open hearted, and
the generous, are as often the gun
cotton,. whichneeds but the Prefigure
or the spark to beioine 'uncontrolla
ble, and demand more drink withull
the agony of unstrung nerves. These
are they who become drunkards all
at once. They stand an astonish
ment to their friends and to them
selves. In vain may you plead with
them. No picture can present tol
them in greater horrors the any
which they themselves feeL
This being the action of alcohol, it
shows plainly that total abstitnence
is the only remedy for drunkenness,
and it also shows .how Important it
is to keep the young trod:. using al
cohol at all. The evil is the drink
TILE TYRANHIr or.
To divide the fruits of industry be
tween the capitalisttind the .laborer,
that there might be harmony, has
been attempted from the first organi
sation of Society ; and attempts are
still made, but without success and
there are closing of work-Shops, and
strikes, and apparently never-ending
antagonisms. •
In all the elaborate discuesiotis, so
far as we have seen, no, reference is
made to au important element in our
social structure, and it seems to as
that this should restive''careful con•
sideratiou as a preliminary 'to sit un
derstanding of this qiiestiou. We
refer to the abs Aut. need, is eociety,-
that a 0-insider:Ole portio - n of - the
Wealth created shill he reserved,that
it may be driven up m in times of 'ne
cessity, and for the appropriation of
another .portion for public improve
ments—no 4- become a requisite for
individual well-being, and for th •
maintenance of tht p tor and try an:
fortunate; for we may think as•we
please, and protest as vehemently as
we will, society is a unit, and it ie
.is much possessed of iedividu ality
and power as the most despotic em
peror. 'that the required wealth
mar be set apart, it is necessary, as
a first step, that a part of. the indi
viduals who farm society shall have
the mental quality leading them to
save and to• accumulate, and as we
have such, this 'quality of s tying
may besiaid actually to inhere in so
ciety These persons we call capital"-
,whatever may be their rank,
;station, or culture, and, viewed in
rthe.proPer light, they are public ben
efactors. Although they contribute
all their powers to the accumulation ,
of wealth, with the 'idea that what
they save is wholly their own, still
they aredittle more than stewards;
for whatever disposition they may
choose to' make of their wealth, it
still will be used for the good of so
ciety ; and, besides, should the pub
lic necessity, ever require it, .they
may be dispossessed of the last dol
lar. It is true that the ne fessity
must he very great before such spol
iatd.o would be permitted, for soeie
ty instinctively watches and guards
reserved wealth, and its total extinc
tion is as mach dreaded as is the
death of the (often bee by her sub
jects. When the laborer and those
who sympathise with him,' declaim
against the accumulation of capital,
they do not consider that without it
themselves ten society, ex
cept in a savage state, would exist.
That wealth engenders extravagance
and follies of every name, it is to he
granted. bat the evil. done is cei
fined to unfortunate individuals who,
in our country, soon run their race ;
nor is this evil
,at 'all equal, to the
good which Secumuiated wealth
brings to mankind at large.
It must be seen, then, that the
complaint of the laborer that be is
robbed of his earnings is not-true, at
least to the extent he alleges, for he
is made a partaker of this wealth in
many ways, and, beside, it will be
preserved for the benefit of his chil
dren. The only real complaint he
can make is that he is not permitted
to control it ; bht, as he has shown
himself incapablesof keeping it, the
control is placed in more careful
hands.
When a man accumulates wealth
he no less accumulates within bini
self qualities of equal—indeed, we
should say of much greater—value.
These are persistence, patience, fore
sight,and self denial, which contrib•
ute in a marked degree to the en
largeMent of the mind, and hence
such must, in the nature of the case,
be superior to thoil4Oring man whO,
with health and strength, consumes
all he earns. Of course we refer to.
the condition of things in this corm
try, where no real obstacles prevent
development ; and we may say, also,
that all similar discussions should re
fer to society on, this continent, for
their application to European society
is out of place, since barbaric insti
tutions which should haire died out,
daring the last century really do op
pose and oppress the laboring class
es.
The, first thing which the laborin;
man is to consider is,L whether it is,
n practicable for him alio to be
come a capitalist by saving a part of
his earnings, and, as a consequence,.
acquire an enlarged mind, by which
he will be able to' accumulate still ,
more, for saving to any great extent
is an intellectual achievement To
epeud the whole of one's waged, at
the close of each week requires - no
but the saving even of a small
portion actually brings „rint . some
high quality-of the mind, and this
will be a basis, and thornily one pos
sible, by which ultimate prosperity
is to be secured. Nor is.he to' com
pare his poor attempts with others,
except torousider that the; abilityto
acquire largesums had a beginning
as humble as his own, and that it
was the natural outgrowth of years
of self-denial and Wise management.'
If he should _Suspect that such a
power is a hereditary gift, lie may
as well suspect that he himself has
this hneditary gift, lying underelop
ed ; or, it will not bo less important
to know that be eau transmit such
powers to his child.en, for it is more.
glorious to be the first than the last
of 'a family. Thus, in whatever
light we consider the subjeot, it will
'
be seep that the only method ; by
_which the laborer can be relieved
Trout what he calls the pressure oy
capital,but which really is the wei gh
Of his inactive self, is to - acquire-the
habit. of 4aving, whether in a c,o ,
operative Oi.in an individual capac
ity, that he may place himself upon
the side of capital; and secure the ad
-Vantages which it bringe, . more or
less ; and thus be will correspond to
society, which, as a unit, .insists up
on the accumulation of a reserve to
be drawn upon in times of necessity.
A DEATH=BED SWINE.
" I have nothing to expect, sir, but
cendemnation ; nothing to expect but
condemnation."
The *titer articulated 'with diffi
culty. He was a large man, massive
of feature and muscular of limb. The
awful palor of the face was increased
by the masses or thick black hair
that lay-in confusion about the pil
low, brushed off the dead whiteness
of his forehead. Struck down sud
denly from fill, hearty, life to the bed
of death, he made 'there and then'an
agonizing confession, such as racks
the ear of the listener at unhappy
death-beds.
A meek woman sat near the nurse,
who was striving quietly to alleviate
the sufftiring he endured.
.." Ob, don't talk to me of pain 1" he
cried bitterly, "It is the mind, wow
an—the mind ;" and agony overcloud-
IA his face.
He continued slowly and deliber
ately :
There' is a demon whispering in
My, ear 'for/ ever. 'Yuu kn,:w it at the
time and at every time ; you knee'
it.' Knew what? Why, that a pen
alty must follow a broken law. Mark
me—l have not opened a Bible for
years—l have not entered a•etturch-;
yet the very recollectiCa that my
mot ler taught me to_pray (and. she
died when 1-was only stx),bad passed.
judgment .upon all my . sloe. I haie
done Wrong, knowing that it was
wrong ; first • with a few qualms,
then brushing amide conscience, and
at last with the coolness of a fispd.
Sir, in one minute of all my life I have
not lived for Heaven ; no, not one
minute"
" But Christ died for sinners ; even
the chief."
Oh, yes.; Christ died‘for `sinners ;
but my intellect is clear, sir ; clearer
than over before. I tell yon—his
voice sharpened, almost whistled, it
was so shrill and cencentrated,"l
can see almost-into eternity. I can
feel that unless Christ in, , desired,
sought after, longed for—that unless
guilt is repented (1; His death can do
no good."
" Do not reient 1' I am only savage
ateyself to Link—ti, think; sir
,l' he
lifted his right hand impressively,
"that I have so cursed myself. Is
that repentance ? Do not try to-con
sole
foe ; save your sympathy for
those' - 'who will hear it, for I cannot."
"Thank you nurse ;" he said as
she wiped his brow, and moistened
his parched lips. "I am not dead to
kindness, if, lam to hope. I thank
you sir, fot your Christian offices,
though therdo me no good ' we
sow thorns you know,we cannot reap
flowers ; and' corn will not groW froin
the seed of the thistle. Heaven was
made for the holy ; 'without, Are
dogs, whoremongers, and adulterers)-
There's a distinction ; "it's all. righti
After this till eleven o'clock, his'
mind wandered ; then.he-slept a few
moments. Presently, yoused by the
striking of the clopk,he looked around
drearnilrand caught the .eye o' the
nurse, - and of his friend.
" It's awfully dark here," he .whis•
pered ; "My feet stand on the slip
pery edge of a great gulf. Oh, for
so ne foundation 1" He stret3hed his
hand oat as if feeling a way.
" Christ is the only help—'l am the
Way, the Truth, and the Life,' whis
pered the man of God. . -
'Net fm me l' and pen cannot de
scribe the ' immeasurable woe in that
answer •
"I shall fall—l am falling 1" he
half shrieked in an instant after ; he
shuddered and all was over. The
wilfully blind, deaf, and maimed had
gone before his Judge. The despair
ing soul had taken that last plunge
into eternity. .'
Dear reader, sl,and in Awe, and sin
nqt. Make sure work for eternity.
Through grace do it now. ,
WHO ARE THE ANGELS P-A writer
in Packard's Monthly, for April, in
speculating upon the suggestiveness
of this q'nestion, pictures with mar.:
velous beauty of thought the re -union
of soul
. heektrig soul in the spirit
land :
" In that sweet country,- too,' we
shall be sure to find some kind friends
whom we knew on earth. Our hearts
went intethe grave with -then', but
we have tried to be happy since, be
cause we know that they would wish,
us so The grasses grow upon the
mounds where their dear head's are
resting, but the greases can never
conceal them. And just so other
lovers are growing up in our hearts,
but they cannot obliterate the first
ones. Earth has no Symbol of them,
perhaps, and that will - be the end of
it until we meet them where "che
day's are fair in the laud o' the teal."
I have heard- that around us every
day of our lives there are fluttering
and flickering angels from the heaven
above ;
,and I can well understand
how these white-winged dpirits,when
they have leave of absence from
their choral duties,
love to spend
their holidays around the home they
once inhabited, where hand met hand
•and lip clung to Jip in sweet deliri
um ; for it is a holy and • a lovely
sentiment that makes wandering
men yearn With untravelled hearts
for the old -home ; and, surely, iu the
dear coming heaven, no such holy
and lovely &ntiment will be ,
inished. The world is bad enongh,
God knows ; but it is- not all bad
and All dreary. There are fragrant
spots ou this . ball of. dust, and the
-moss will grow on the bleakest* rock:
'There are dear friends to love, and
dear forma to see. Heaven would be
a rare place, indeed, if it could make
us forget the faces that shone the
tenderer on us because an hundred
others were averted."
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$a per . Anztiaia, in Advances.,
No young lady can be too well in
structed in anything which will affect
the comfort of a family. Whatever
,poeition in society she occupies, she
needs a practical knowledge of house
hold duties.-. She may be placed in
au& circumstances thai"it will , not
be necessary for her to perform much
domestio labor ;,but on this account
she needs no less knowledge than if
she was obliged to preside personally
over the cooking stove and pantry.
Indeed, I, have thought it was more
difficult to direct others il and - requires
more experiecce, than to do the same
work - with oar own hands.
Mothers are frequently so nice and
particular that they do not like to
give up any part of the care of their
children. This is a glint mistake in
their management, for they arc often
burdened with labor and need'relief.
Children -should be early taught to
make themselves useful ; tq assist
their parents every way id their
power, and to consider it a privilege
to do so.
. Young people cannot realize the
importance of a thorough knowledge.'
of house-wifery ; but those.who.have
'suffered the inconvenience and morti
fication of ignorance can well appie;
ciate it, " Children
.should be early
indulged in their disposition to bake
and experiment in various ways. It
is often [but a , troublesome help they
aftird . ; 'still it is a great advantage
to theriLl I know a little girl, who at
nine yars old wade a lost of bread
every week during the winter. Her
mother taught her how much yeast,
salt and taught
to use, aud, she became
quite ani expert baker.
_Whenever
she is disposed to try her skill imma
king sitaple cakes or pies she is per
mitted to do so. She is thus, while
amusing herself, learning an impor
tant.lesson. ;Her mother calls her
her little horiaekeeper,land often per
mits her to get what is necessary fur
the table. She hangs the keys by
her side,and very musical is the jing
ling to her ears. I think before she
is out of her teens, upon which -she
has ..,not' yet entered, that she will
haie some idea how to cook.
Some mothers give their daugnars
the care of housekeeping,each a week
by turns. It seems to me a good ar
rangement andmost usefnl part of
their education; Domestic labor is
by no means iabompatible with the
highest degree lof refinement and
mental culture. -
Economy, taste,
skill in cooking
and _neatness of the kitchen, have a
great deal to do in making life happy
and prosperous The charm of good
house-keeping i 4 in order, economy
and taste displayed in attention to
little thinks ;„ and these 'things have
a wonderful influence. A dirtykitch
en and bad cooking have driven
many_a one 'from home to seek com : .
fort and happiness' somewhere else.
None of our excellent girls are fit to
be married until- they are thoroughly
educated in the deep, and profound_
mysteries of the kitchen.—Presbyte
riot.
Reader, have you a mite, one soli
tary atom.of,common sense Y If you
have, be persuaded to make use of
it, -- and commence on thetinetant, • As
soon as spring begins to set in, al
most everybody has more or less a
feeling of lassitude ; less
buoyancy, less of an appetite, less
disposition to exercise ; some are' so
indisposed that they haVe to keep in
the house and numbers take to their
beds. All this is your own fault ;
tit's because you have got no sense,
not a particle ; or, if you have, poi],
do not make use of it.. You can
readily uralerst. ,nd that now,. as the
weather is warmer, you do not, re
quire as much fire in the h mse, and
may be you are wondering why the
rpersistl in making the,
hotise hotter now thin in,the depth
of wititk. ; they are only burning as
Much filet now :is in mid-winter, and
they have not the sense to know this ;
or at-least they, do nut care to think.
The human body is a house to be
.kept ward and, to be in health, its
beat must tie maintained at the same
temperature the year round—that is,
abount ninety-six degrees.
The stomach is, in a sense, the.
furnace; the food put into it the fuel;
the lungs set it on fire.. Why, then,
do you eat itt warm weather as much
as in cold weather ? On a spring
day, when scarcely any fire is - needed
in the house, you can cram as much
fuel into. your stomach as in .the
depth of winter. You sea now that
yeti have not-as Much sense as . Bid
dy ; - she is only trying to barn up
your house, you are trying to burn
•up yourself with fever. •A baby net
three months old has too much sense .
to poke its little finger into the can
-
Ale twice ; yet you ara poking your
whole gluttonouS hulk, head fore
most, every day into the furnace, and
yet actually don't know whn.t . hurts
'you. You 'don't. thick ; or,: if . you
do, they are sue i dilluted,
water "thinks." that
.a dime a load
woUldbe a bad bargain to tha . pur
chaser.
In adult life all the fdod weieat
serves two purposes ; it.tinstains and
keeps warm. For the latter object
Meats, oils, butty.4 gravies, and
sweets are used ; andlence,in . Warm
weather, a comparatively. ' small
amount of these things should be
eaten; but in Voir place take bread,
fruit, vegetables; melons, and berries.
Nature's inatinc's call loudly for'the
14,101010 Mil
ULU TO KEEP ROUSE.
- -
SPRING -DISEASES
acids of- berries and fruits, and for
the. earliest tenler vegetables, the
"greens," and th•? salads of our gar
deners. 'lt is btcsuse they have - no
heating qualities ; they are rather
"cooling" in thei e !yours , . They who
spend •much of - their - time indoors
would enjoy an exemption from a
great many bodily discomforts
on the first day of spring,they Would
begin to have meat for only one meal
in the day, and in lessenning quanti
ties as the slimmer comes on.
A yaw redleaded gentlemawbeing
'invited to a party, a lady . who was,
anions to be introduced to him—the
gentlemen being a political notoriety
Was asked if Mr. R. C. would be
there. " NO, Mrs: C." (this was the
hostess' name) " has. made other ar
rengementa for lighting her roomer'
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01JB MOT/Mt
In all the languages spoken by
man, from. the - Hebrew of biblical
times to the guttnral accents of be
Red men of the' new world ; from
!the musical sounds of the Italian - to
the harehetionee . - of out own Anilo -
vaxon idiom—tue sweetest word is
that naive which seitds a thrill tottio
heart aiiite pronounce it—;mother I
What pen can describe the love of
a child for its mother,- the holiest of
all affections on this earth 1 It seems
as if It were. a spark-of the divine
love, placed in our heart by the cre
ator of alithings to live • there until
the day when the soul leaving its
mortal prison, shall -ascend to the
presence of Him who is all-love. A.
- Mother's influence fb lows • her child
through life. Grey headed men,
bowed ,by age, speak' with all the
tenderness of an infant of the mother'
who, for half century past, has
slept in a cold •grave, and their eyes,
bleared by the -8o /rows of a long
and eventful . life, "abed tears at the
!meet remembrance ; from' the gasp•
ing lips of the • soldier, mortally
struck in the furious charge,. the last
word, faintly heard, is . "mother 1" '
Perhaps at that solemn hour, when
the soul is called to the dread tpres-. •
ence, it clings, as to -an anchor of _
salvation, to that sainted affeCtion
-whose existence ; pprifies the human
heart. •
Crimtnals abotit L -to 'commit some
dreadful act, have
_purpled, ; - struck
suddenly by the reales:Alen or a be
loved mother, an appeal to her name; -
a resemblance awakening tender:.
memories, and the raised:hand has
dropped the murderous knife, the
guilty - man has wept like a child,
-and repentance has - crept into his '
hardened, heart. In all stations of
life, for the priest- in - his' cloister or
the tyrant on his throne, ,
"A mother is a mother still,
A The holiest thing alive." -
If a mother's sainted love follows
us thus theaugh life,what, influence
must it not have on us during youth?
The infant in ifs' mother's arms for
gets pain ; the child rune to her in
his young sorrows, in youth we have
'no better friend. .
Gallant boy, who feel' your soul
-burning with the aspirations of m n
hood, and who prepare yourself for
the battle of life,. look upon that
kind mother; remember how many 1
sleepless nights she bus passed bold
ing you in her arms, you her: treas.-
ure,• _whom she, disputed to grim
death; remember that sweet
_smile ;
your.rewistd wbeti gocd, and those
sorrowful eyes speaking silent 're
proof wheilinsu have erred ; remt.in
her till this,engrave it in Sour heart
and'preservOt as a talisman that.
will protect you iu the hour of dan
ger and temptations..
And yon; gentle girt, the constant''
_
companion of that dear mother, can
'you forget -her lessons? Do you_
recollect when at her knees: you
lisped your . first prayer ? bow she
guided your Y.oung mind - and taught
you, to know and love God ? How
sweetly yon slept with- her blessing .
on _your young head and her-last
kiss on your
. lips I Treasure that
love and let it be your constant
guide ;_ honor your mother, ' let her
_always have your undivided- confi
dence.; love her dearly. A day will
come when she will be in her grave,
when you, too; will have -your first
born at your knee ; and feel _
"A springing joy,
A pleasure which no tannage can express,
An ecstacy that mothers only feeL"
Then, when you stroke his. golden
curls and thoughts of the - future
recall those of the past, let it be in
your power to say
" I have never given pain to my mother.", -
HOYE POLIITSBB3.—ShouId 3U ac
quaintance tread on your dress, -your
best, your very best, and by accident
tear it, how profuse, - your never
minds—don't think of it—don't care,
at all." If a husband does it he gets _
a frown. •if a child, he is chastised. •
Ah I ;hese are little things, say -
'you I They tell mightily on the heart,
let us assure you ' little-as they- are.
A gentleman stops" at a friend's
house, and finds it in confusion. "
don't see' anything to apologize fUr—
never thinks of such a matter—every- •
thing is all right,""cold - supper, cold
room, crying children," perfectly
comfortable '
He goes home, his • wife has been
taking care of the sick ones, and
worked ti , :r life .almost out."--Don't
see why ,things can't be . .• in better
order ; there never was such crass
. children before."
Thy not be polite at how? Why -
not use freely the golden coin of
courtesy ? How sweet' they sound,
those little words. " I thank yio,"
"you are very kitd." Doubly, yes,
.trebly sweet ,from. the lip's . welevr,,.
'when heart-smiles . make the . eye
sparkle with the clear light of affec
tion. Be polite to . yotir children.. Da
you expect !hem to be mindful of
your welfare,. to grow glad at yottr
,approach, to bound away to your
. pleasure before your reqiiest.ia half
spoken ? 'Then, with all your.dignity
and
_authority . mingle politgness.
Give it a niche in your household
ternple Only then will you have '
the true secret of • sending., out Into
the world real finished gentlgthen
and ladies. ' •
How tu cook a bean, byan,old
beaniet
Buy a bean, battliiiit well,. put in
twelve quarts of ilvei water, )if you
haven't got a river, better bay one,
as they are handy td" have,) , boil it
six hours by an uvoirdapoie clock,
take it out and ripe ft thoroughly
dry with a soft -towel, lay it on its
Northwest, side, about 'two degrees
Sow-sow-westerly, bore a hole gently
in each end; • abstract the inards"
very quietly without mussing - very
much ; then stuff one end with soft
boiled rice and the other end --
with rice boiled soft ; the end that
pints toward the should; in all
instances, except in cases of extreme
hemorrhage,' be 'stuffed first ; then
,take the South aide of the shell-:„oli
gently ; then the East carefully,lhen
sweeten with salt, and it will taste
so much like rice you'd never dream
it was a bean. •
1
And while we are oil receipes here
is one for Iniiati padding, from Fort
Dodge :
'First catch your ludians—two - Of
them ; boil till their - heals come *to
the top ; let them stand in a cool
plwe for two weeks ; then - serve
with sorghum and vinegar - .
'TiSn't often we publish receipea
when, - we do,
,we give subscri
bers the 'worth of their money.
How TO EMT' A Goop DINNER.—
Feel that yen have been instrumental
in making borne poor creature happy;
that you are ii_t_peake with God and
man. Ten chaneetie.to one your di
gestion-will be good.
A nen sigii—to sign another man's
name to s note. _