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TERMS OF THE COMPILER
tiep:clilicau. ((mtrifir is putdished
—ever . }nu o rt tingviirlizxicr
at.::7;1,75 per ankinin if p:lid in ittireinee---:7`2.(til
per aittkunt "if not paid in advance. No : , 111)-
beription diseontintied. unless at the option of
the ptibli.-,her, nutil fill arrearages are paid.
Ao% inserted al"the usual rates.
Jolt tti ong . . dune, neatly, cheaply, and with
dispatch.
on -South Baltiniore street. direct
ly opposite ll'anipier's Tinning _Estab
one and a half squares, froth the Court House.
tapitc Porten.
A GENUINE POEM.
The anfv , Nord poem, Aar: the TI , .141r1ni ‘l,
La,' the ring of the true met Al. anal is :I.
when it wa, Written—tot the phitt. , ,,iphy is tannol, .tuti. [heti:
fore, unil ers,Ll
Ti shall kid:re a Irian front iretnnerN f
Who ?Anal kikkkir huu ht' lii-.drew?
Pmapers knay be fit for rprinekt.,
PrinevA lit for stikellkhrx li - •04-
11;ritekplt11 skirt aryl dirty jacket
:11.1y berlnthe the goblin' qtr
Of the (leepeZtt then.:lits and roolinT..4—
Sotiu %esta coilld do no more..
There are sprint!, of ert <tnl nectar
Pl‘er mielling nut of .stun., ;
There are purple buds :111 , 1 •
Hidden, cruslie.l anti rarer t..: •kkv, ki,
God, who count. I.y not dresseq,
Lures and pr,kspet-A, you sad Toe,
While Its volne, Ilikones the hi4lik..st
But at pelthle, on the it
Dian uprrti,eil aborn hi; rollow
l'org,..•t, Fellowq .
la;tor.--rultir,--lor.l-, re needier
That your meano-t bniyl; are triell
NIA! 111011 by
Mon by thought ,
melt by Cum:,
elatotins.; ogitAl right, to Sllll , llillt.,
lii a swot', n tow.
There are toarn-euibrili.jeri•ol cicoitnS,
Tln•re
There are feelile
There are ceitirs on the hill, ;
Got, ty ho (limit; by mull:, nut ,tationi p
Loves awl. pe,,Lieys you Anil 'lie;
F04: 1 to Him all vain ill.tinution;
At as pebble; on the se.,
ToiUm; harks alone aro hathler,;
Of a tiatton's wealth and lame
lazinessiK p(lni , doutttl,
Fe.l and fattowk wn the same,
the .-Ave U 01 1/I.lmC, foreheads,
Living. wily to rejoice,
While tie; poor titatt•, ill t freestl /In
filteth up its voice.
Truth and iu-tico are eteymcl.
Pout wit It lovOlitw.t, awl IWht -
16("1•1-1.1. \V Cllllg , II 11 , . V0r - cr
there is a sunny ;tight ;
01111- a tit La I. , jr1 , 4j1.!
li4 Rin,l to-, love to you rrt
6tulc, “ppro , sioti m.ith ;ts tiUci
As the pelildes on the sea. •
ected
Blackberry Cordial and Wine.
This is the season of blackberries, and we
ttvail ourselves of the kindness of a friend to
publish the folluiving . excellent receipt for
making cordial. It is recommended as a de
lightful beverage, and an-infallible specific for
diarthwa, or ordinary disease of the bowels
./itripe..—To half a bushel , of Blackberri e s,
well mashed, add 1 4 lb. of allspice, 2 ors. cinna
mon, 2 ors. cloveS: Pulverize well, mix and
WI slowly until done. Then strait-140 squeeze
the juice through homespun orliandel, and add
to*each pint of.the juice one pound of loaf :44-
gar, Buil again for sonic time ; lake it off, and
while cooling, add gallon of best 'Cognac
brandy.
Dose,-For an adult, f, a gill to a gill ? for a
child, a tea-spoonful or more, according to age.
We also append the following excellent re
cipe for the manufacture" Mf a superior wine
front blackberries :
Measure your berries and bruise them : to
every gallon adding one quart. of boiling, %km - -
cr. IJet the mixture stand twenty-four hours,
stir ring occasionally; then strain off the liquor
int . ) a cask ;to every gallon adding pounds
of sugar, cork Light, and let stand till following
October, and you Will have wine ready for use,
without any further straining or boiling, that
will make lips smack, as they nevcr'smacked
under similar influence before.
Mildew 011. Gooseberries.
We hear much about "mildew on goose
berries," and of various remedies : but we have
seen none in which we can put full faith. The
last one, we find in the Griirscc Fornttr, but
like the others we doubt its efficacy. It Should
Lave been tried more than one season. The
writer, 11. B. S., of Illinois, says :
•'3ly father had seine niceooseberry bushes;
every year they. would Vow and show a fair
prospect of fruit, until they would he about
half grown, when they would all mildew, and
not one be fit to eat. This state of things
continued for several years, when we happen
ed to hear that to pour strong soap suds over
the bushes, once or twice a week, when the
fruit was Setting, would prevent the mildew.
Last summer we tried it, and the hushes fair
ly bent Kith fruit. which would fairly make
one's mouth water, instead of their eyes as be
fow. A neighbor of ours had goos e b e rries
whieltmildewed in the same way. Last spring.
cleaning out his stove pipe, the idea
was sug:2,ested of putting the soot upon the
gooseberry hushes. It was accordingly done,
rind the result was he had gooseberries with
out milder•."
It would have been more satisfactory if the
variety of the gooseberry hail been given. the
I, 2 eation of the mslivs. tVc.. The large vv iety.
culled, we believe, the "Green Walnut," is
very subject to mildew ; while the Eng
silver variety, called, we believe, " Wood
tvald's Whitestinth," is scarcely ever Infected
with it. The best remedv, however, is to
"paw your lat ,, br.e,pee , „Crew& all shade, thin
. 111, trt
nut every spring*. ant; keep Ike ea rtl ali limes
reel/ mulched. :Mulching will allOrd them suf
ficient aliment, Tice the ground ahout them
flout all-brass and weed.-:, and keep it light
and moist. Follow this mode strictly, and
the ,probability is that you will never see mil
-41ew-upon-rotrr-zooseherries.---Erl.
reward of live hundred dollars is of
fered for the hen that -laid' a wa',4er." One
hundred for the -cat that was IL t out of the
bag." Two hundred• for the cow that, ••eiew
cd the Cud of sweet and bitter lard•." 2LuLI
three hundred and sissy for the horse that
lives sohly on the "wild oat• .. LIT , II
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A Novel Wooing.
Tt wins nn the return of Mr. F., n lert4rer on
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nrenotog.v. city ()I' 1.;., that out: wornity,
narrV G. entered his study, and .aftet'
desultory conversation.'liamieneed loolslng
over some phrenological charts, that. were ar
ranged before him. While Ilms engaged. he
notmed one of the head of Ms..; Emily IL, of
cophwsiy narked.- Ile examined, it, and
bet:,anie much interested, as it described a per
son of ni l oriu.inal mind, and superior eharac
ter. As he laid it aide, Jl r. F. said:
"The person there described 1 met during
my absence, and she possessed a mind so well
lialanced, that I took a ehart of her head. I
consider her quite a model of female worth.—
She possesses all the qualities for-a good wife
and mother."
Now, Harry was a man of fine intellectual
powers, which had been improved by culture,
but he was decidedly odd. plc had a spice of
romance in his disposition. and was a firm he.
I lever -in l )1i re n
I science mainly' to give hint an insight auto the
icharneter of her whom he should - choose as a
partner for life.
The lady in question seemed to Possess all
those qualifications which he had been so long
seeking for and a Triost novel idea entered hi-;
mind. He determined to write to
hod.and
state his ideas on the .subjeat of matrimony:
acquaint her with the eirctunsta , ice of seeing
the chart of her head, and request a correspon
dence, with the view, that if it resulted in the
mutual satisfaction (dhoti' li:tales, they should
meet ; and if they could love. should marrv.
Ile acted aceordingl and_ reqUested of mr. E.
a note to the lady, stating the sincerity of his
motives, and the- rezTectahility of his chai ac
ter which he enclosed in his letter, and fur... ,
walled. He waited for a week in a state of
feverish anxiety ; but at length an answer
came, and the lady granted'his request. The
letter breathed the spirit of modesty and good
sense. The lady stipulated fur six months'
correspondence, after which they were to meet.
From this time, they wrote regularly, upon
various topics ; but the personal appearance of
each was never once the subject of allusion.—
Harry's high opinion of his fair correspondent
was enhanced upon the reception of every let
ter. until he become thoroughly in love with
his incognita . ; and lie began most earnestly to,
long for the expiration of his probation. It
was with a beating heart that he .took l& seat
in one of the cars.of the railroad which was to
convey him to the city of C., where his fair in
amorata resided.
Now the question was to be solved,' could
she love him lie VlitS riot handsome, in the
common acceptation of the wind, yet he had
an intelligent countenance, a dark expressive
eye, and a good, ti;.rtire : but he forgot all his
advantages of ilerson or station, in his anNiety
to create- a good impression. He never ()nee
asked if she were beautiful.: for he felt if she
were not positiVely ugly, he could love. After
alighting at a station., and a walk of a li.sw min
utes, he found himself before a small but beau
tiful cottage, which bore marks of taste and
refinement in its occupants. lie kno‘;ked. and
it seemed to him that his heart knocked full as
loudly against his breast as his knuckles
knocked against the door. • When- the door
was opened, our lover hero was greeted with
an unexpected sight of a diminutive crooked
form, - a pair of spectacles, and red hair, which
were the principal features in the tout ensem
ble of his fair receiver. Now, red hair was
Henry's aversion. The lady, for such she evi
dently appeared, conducted him to
. a pretty
parlor, 'where music and hooks showed the
taste of the fair owner. After a short scruti
ny, harry turned to the odd little figure be
'ide him. and requested to . secMissli.
"She is heiOre you," said his cotoriniom.
lie was thunderstruck, and stood gazing :It
her Lyi Omni. !notion, but at let.l.Lit collt•cted his
,t-.;catteted and tried to cos;oiletIcl• a con
versation "under dillicultie."' Ile introduced
himself as her unknown correspondent, and
explained that he Iriil come to make a person
al acquaintance. answered hint NViCti mo
desty and good sense, telling hint that' their
intelcouri-e roust be on the tennis of friendship,
until they became more intimately known to
each other. They convcise(l lone an'l plea-
sandy, and lie soon found hino4elf admiring
her voice, which vcas soft 11.11+I sweet, ; 11, , 1t1 be
fore Ile left. her winning manner had so charm
ed him, that he had quite liirgotten her red
hair and spectacles. Thus their int ernoirsc:
continued for a week, at tin. expiration of
which time he made her an oiler of.his heart
and hand.
She hesitated crc she replied, hitt smilingly
asked, "have you so far overcome your aver
sion to red hair and crooked form, as to wish
to make me vont. wife ?"
lie replied that he loved her, and - cared not
what was the color of her hair. so long, as she
would consent to be his. An answer Ica, pro
mised to be given on the Mowing morning.
As early as prOpriely would adioit, on the
ne.x.t mrning-. our friend Ilarry snit ht
his beloved, but was greatly surprked to be
received by one so hke, - *and vet s.O her
qlte stocHl, Ivith a -:vveot smile gm h(1 . lili4. and
laws.iting licr eves,
those dustingizis-itinz, !narks of pur.,:m hh h )014;
rst attt acted his notice
his senses, mail tiitc spol:e in her .:lear -.weet
tones. %then he sprang forward. and s(iiziug het
hand. begged h e r to explain the mystery.
:She smiled as she i•atd. :;lost vt•
Hairy : you sant personal heainy had
no wei,dit with you, find 1 wished to prove
you. You see MC ISOW iu my proper and
ltrt on, Can you love tue %veil as when I
\yore FPer•: rit , (l a veil \V ?"
II e (6( , 111.1an.4.A•cr only, hV , razinrr nil rin~l~
ilpoit Ih,•r : , raf•tful ti ;!Ire. delie Lt(', y,
spiri;i•it. ;out qrift
iicr glee. efi.iiitent with
tarry was coorst;
ilmy I t gues,eil. Ilarry is a firm bciii:vcr in
111;elioloLv.
r' One 31:-. Blivvn.::. a c:orresponiknt of ihr•
that altno.t :my varit•ty
or tree voo nn.v I,e pica , i'd to
had at ~hori :11,111!1:1i1;1111 1., The
1:11% , • , `, • -1;• ,v. - an:.;-;1 -"on,
nic;: , ft nit •rcts. : "he at down :11 , ( 1 nind ,
ont a ii,: 111 n:t:11;;,:_1111 In• nor th d ;t
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GETTYSBURG,
Funny Adventure of a New York Dandy
with the Cows.
Adolphus Spriggins.,,of Fifth avenne and
Wall •t taut, prided hitm,elfeonsiderably on his
aNinaintance with the ways - cif the town. but
his Lim ledge of country matters was 1 intik. d•
'.Mi. . 4 Priggins. having rather ono ink the con
stable, found himself One summer not in L sit
uation to itinkrtake his usual jaunt to Sarato
ga - or Newport. and, I , c:thole:lit himself of an
ilivilaiton which he had formerly received from
his 1 4 incle, Van lhommel„the hearty old laym
cr, to pay him a visit at Punt pkindale. To
l'unipkintlale Mr. accordingly re"
pairea, tv.ith the express reSolution of astonish
ing the natives. 'This,, with the aid of his
yellow kids, embroidered NV:ll:4enal 5, brilliant
neck-ties, patent leathers. Nene'', phrases, and
fashionable airs. ho certainly succeeded in do
ing;. Ile even made sonic impression by these
attractions on the feelings of Miss llosalia Rap
pleway, a young holy visitor, who had previ
tsly--hcen4m)lt un a I with (-; e rt—Va
Brom met , the` - fartuer's oldest' son. “ert,
sulked and swore inrivate, but fear of his
father kept hint from publicly shoWing his re
sentment. (Inc day. however, an idea occurred
to hint, which lie write(' to account for getting,
rid of his rival. Geri invited his cousin to go
otlt with hint pigeon shooting. and Adolphus,
though his tastes did not. lie much in i hat way;
consented to go, as a means of killing time.
They sat nut VWCOrdingli , with armS. annumn
tion.and provisions for the day. which last
wet e carried by 6ert in a small tin pail.
About two miles front the house, they Caine to
a pasture field, horleted by extensive woods.
A scot c of coWs --Van 13rommul was a noted
cattle breeder—were feeding at One side of the
Pasture.
"See, Dolph," said Gert. "the pigeons 4tre
in the woods yonder. Now if you will just
stand awhile on that flat rock in the corner of
the field, so that I shall know where you are-
I will go into the Woods and drive the pigeons
over to you,-and you can pop at them as they
conic out. You keep the pail too, and we'll
have dinner there by and by."
Spriggins agreed to' these term::, which ex
actly suited his easy notions- of sport, and
while (pert plunged into the woods he started
foi the fiat lock which had been pointed out
to him. No sooner had-he placed himself upon
it than, to his amazement. all the cows in the
past are rushed frantically toviard him, bellow
ing lodly, kicking up their heels,_ pushing
one another, and behaving as though they had
been suddenly smitten with insanity. Adol
phus stood paralyse 1. expecting to he gored to
death or frampled under toot. But instead of
that, - the cows tiwrely• iirmed a circle round
him, stamping, bellowing, shaking their horns,
and glaring at him with their great eyes in an
unaccountable manner. He shouted in terror
to (pert, but received no answer. Ile dared
not leave the rock, or even fire his gun to at
tract hi; cousin's attention, for at the slightest
movement that he made, there %v. • ix general
:,tir among the cows, a shaking of t formid
able array orhorns, and an impativn stamp
and murmur, as if preparatory to a rush.
was utterly -hewiltkred. To du linu
justice, he would very likely have faced a load
ed pistol at ten paces_withottt tlitichinn. llut
this novel linger was of such a strange and
frightful character that he was totally un
nerved. lie stood Motionless, waiting fin• his
cousin or somebody else to rescue him, mid the
cows, with equal patience, kept up the siege
till their wretched prisoner WaS refill ) , to dr o p
with terror and exhaustion. At last, late in
the afternoon, the burly tin in of old Van lii OW
illel presented itself to the delighted eye; or
Adolphus., His uncle came slowly through
the field with a tin pail ou his arin, and no
sooner did- the cows get a glimpstrof hint than,
toc.Spiiggnis' renewed astonishment,- they de
,-erted him and -tore furiously toward his uncle,
who slu his way through them with
the utmost
gWaeious, tthele," gasped poor
'•%% hat's the the:tiling (dais extAva
ordinary cweluot of' these dwedlul animals "
~Vid hr !elated With cow-,iderable „eguation
the history of his captivity itinung thew. uis
tnude roared and shook his ~ ides with laughter.
—Haw ! haw! haw do te,ll, now ! You've
heen standing on that ere stone all dav, fright
enekl by the t:tows. IL)! ho: h o ! M e : i s your
soul, 1 tolph. the keows are good.critters. They
wouldn't hurt a baby. They thought you
was a coming to saltAa . . Ilaw : haw haw !
\Val, now, if that :tint the be:-tioke, I've heerol
on." And again the stout old farmer laughed
till the tears poured down his cheeks.
"Salt thou !" exchninedthe mortified sprig
gins. - "You don't mean to s - ;ty. you salt your
beasts alive !" -
"Yes I do,Rolph." replied his uncle. "Look
here, and you'll Nee."
So saying-, -he dinnped the salt out of his
Ictil in small parcels over the rock. 'l'licic
WaS a general stamp and la;llow, and n
siinul
taue rush towards the i:avory
which twenty tongues ‘vcre :owl busily en
gaged in licking.
'.There, Dolph, you know hov,- Leows are
salted alive nu,v ?'' said old Van 1;yoloinel.
-•Voti•dl never ha• learned' that in Wall street.
lio ho
retitrlv,ql to the hryt , •:o twirl! r;rest
fitilett. :;'he .tort' ul hi, ;1,1,, t2litirrc tint, , f_ou
:111(;ut, an: I
there \vas grc.it lfbl I a;141 :-tt'i;..-,-
„: - er;tlg . at the •stippor ta,1 ) 1 0 , ;h e lair' lto,aha
lie:::Y11 . not al.le to refrain Itoiti jofliin:4
is :!u• Th,. \ ill , )1 11:11'4
(21 Cit that he h:id urgent I n II ) , v.
:1/1,1 he 11)t-, nov(!t• 1),.f.11 ..,een
flak!) C) .:11 (leyt.
hies ‘ve/I,ling that Sifri; 4 l:,,i/1.,
tit comillry :if;.! —l.:x - 1. %,, - (2111/•ly
vtLig.:iv.•. :up! 4 )11 i , )",1 j %OIL 11 L
(,1 :•10)1.)1i1);:, had been ea,/11;11 . allfifle,l
if)) iv : .0 far tu i)r , ..)nouti,:f...:it "ill'
atxvociouz, !1L1:H.141g."
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PA.: MONDAY, JULY 9, 1855.
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How they make Gunpowder.
A col respondent of the . \c +c York 'tribune,
in a letter rout timington. c aware, gives
the following interlting sketch of the process
, which powder is ulnae at the celebrated
mills of Dupont, in that City :
-or course Of the details of the business of
:Messrs. Dupont. it' even known to tic, I
. could
not make mention, unless by their consent :
but the process of manufacture is in reality no
secret : every book of-dientistry treating of it
to some extent. All know that gunpowder is
composed of brimstone and charcoal, thongh
but few have any idea of the trouble and labor
gone through to have these materials of a pro
per quality. The saltpetre. as received at the
yards. has the appearance of dirty coarse salt,'
lilted with a short fibrous matter ; by a pro
cess of refining two or three times repeated, it
assunies an appearance somewhat of tine Snit,
in which state it is fit for the powder mill.
6reat care is also taken to have the sulphur
_pll rl:•—flu t_the_mostlabot_and_forethongli t_
seems to be nec.essary itr Procuring the char
coal.which
is
"it mad° of the willow and pop.
tar. the former being used for the best kinds of
powder. For the supplies of their woons the
I proprietors set out yearly. in every nook and
eorner, trees which are hewn down every three
years, and the branches are converted into
charcoal. This method of procuring the wood,
gives a siii i appearance to the country. for
io . manY places alongside-the - roads - or by th e
streams, may he sr en old trunks, standing but,
little hither than a man's head and topped
only with a bunch of branches. 1 saw some
trunks that appeared to be (Orly or fifty years
old. without a limb bigger than my wrist. ."
The mill buildings "in which the materials
are ground or mixed are scattered along the
hanks. of the stream, each containing a old!.
They ale built of stone on three sides, with
heavy walls strengthened with piers ; the
01 le' r side timing the stream, is of wood, and the
roof also slopes toward the strew nt.--The plan,
of construction is to lessen the damage from
explosions, for should an explosion
_take place
_the fOrce would be diverted towards the stream.
The mill consists of two heavy iron rollers on
wheels moving in a trough. 1 saw one pair,
each of which weighed 15.000 lbs , about,
seven tons. The material being well mixed
and pulverised in these mills, is slightly mois
tened, when it is pressed,into cakes till it be
comes almost as hard as plaster of Paris.
Th ese cakes are then broken np into small
pieces, and taken to the granulation mill, an
operation, which,.on acconnt of its danger;
way not permitted to see. After granulation,
the powder is taken to the ;glazingmill. " Here
Ott) or 70it pounds are vizi, into a . svooden cask,
revolving moderately fast for twenty-four
hours, there being six or eight of these casks,
and close by cacti were 700 pounds more;
ready for another charge. From the glazing
mill the powder is taken to the - dry.house.
I lere at the time of my visit/ were nearly four
tons or powaor spread out on the trays, while
near by were two furnaces roaring allay at. the
rate of a ton of cool eneh in twenty-four hours.
Dan:2l9' there was not, vet 1 could not but
think of St. , ltastopol and the story of its ID
From the drying houses the powder is taken to
the packing house, where it is put iy barrels
or canialers, thence taken . to a. magazine. of
which there are several, built with the
_same
regard to non-damage in ease of explosion as
the grinding m ills.
While standing in one of the packing houses.
and just as I had given a kick to a hundred
pound keg of powder. intended fOr his excel
leney Santa Anna, Mr. Dupout called to a inan
to la ing him some powder in a scoop shovel,
and therein inspected about a half a peck of
powder, destined to knock Out of this world
sonic enemy of his said excellency. The un
concern with which this was handed me as
thoNgh it, wore but so much wheat. struck me
as metuarkable. 1 wOlll4l not convey this idea,
that Carel CSS is etistoMary or allowed, nor
was the incident above inuntioned a carcles N
art, its moicaide fi , ature arising. rather from
tin; bent it my own mind. Du the contrary,
the greatest - care . is exeicked, the yard.; a i l d
the various httilding; ht'lng under the direct
stip ". vi , io o o r some of th, firm• and to such an
i:xtent is this supuiVision carriid that one of
them the 'aids every at one o'clock:
while the iliseplioe of the hands is inure effi
cient, I ha-ve heard said those whnonght to
than it is in the army or navy. The
system rewards for long and faith
ful service. and for acts of bravery, in cases of
danger. has so lessened the liability to acei-
Aunts V.f a dangerous nature, that the proprie
tors feel perfectly safe, and a stranger visitin g
these yards feels comparatively so."
SnAl.i. I PRAY m CHANGE ?—An English la
dy who had forsaken her I and her I;ible, for
the gloom and darkness of infidelity, was
crossing the Atlantic, and asked a pious sailor
one molding how long they should be out.
••In fourteen days, if it is God's will, we
shall be in Liverpool," answered the sailor.
-If it is (;od's will," said the lady, "what a
; don•t, you know that all
conies
In a ICW (lays a terrible storm arose, and
the lady ::tooa clinging to the !,i(le of the cabin
, l-or in an a , 4 4my of Wryer when the bailor
,1 by leer.
•‘l‘, - hat .do you think,
storm be ovpr
"It likely to last for some Limo, Had
•
'(di I": Ale cried, "pray that we may nut be
i~~~..
Ili; only :01(1 calm reply was, "Shall I pray
to ci:ANci;
N BoNAPAItn: Ciri:Jurnon, • --Na
-1,01,,n wa, rm. 11..)rn twill: : a 11111.kotne
head was tor) large for bi-; !Jody, and Iris
Iva tut L'S' were in IP) Way Very a::!cutbk.- , : His
: , I".araii , :e. as is well known, under wvnt,
is-11,11...14.g1'l at itirproinunt. ''lVilat was
ptirt ienl.l) ly abuut.liiiti,.. says Atilainc
(1 . -1 brrtrtes
tti a.s 1 -• nil ,),al into
CNKCSNII)I. .1 1 cCOMA.-
11;t11(:t• ill }ll.-; 111()IIICIAS h.:llclllt:.ti. Ills smile
; 111/t„ :•he colititiuc.s, "the
1;, 7c 1 1 ,.,1,1 whieft tvas to be clicirricil he th e
1 1 ,,\ti.. of tht w4,11(1 -thc th e
n ,, t ,•,, %101t1:1.11 11 - 01.11 , / 11,%(' !Well Va:11,
‘t t) t_ N . 1‘.111 CA,VenA muN.:les
.t. 1 Jt.! tic,,pr r t .
,11 a:tl \cult: s•-1:.
••••=.••••••=nr.m..
4 It -• ly 4)
/111' 'I •• that of ail the , ditl , l:4ll ‘,l
-'..1 1)1t. • t'.l"
‘1,..11.7 )1: i)1 to
t„• 1.); r‘
''will Lht
' said
I
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Wetting Bricks.
A's , it is important that every one engaged in
but el7n~*should liT;Thwellinforniain moan'
the„durabili . tv of material. we. poplish the
fol
lotvilet front an exchange paper :
Very few people, or .even- Iniilders, are
aware of the ad vanta ,, e of wetting bricks
fne laying :hem, or it they are aware of it they
do not praci ice it.; for et the moans house new
in progre;is in this city, there are very few in
which tort brick are used. A wall twelve in
ches' 'thick, built of good
.mortar and bricks,
%veil soaked, is stronger in every respect than
one sixteen inches thick and built dry. The
reason of this is, that if the bricks are sattitat-•
ed with water, they will •not abstract from'the
mortar. the moisture which is necessary_ to its
crystalization, and on the contrary, they ‘6ll
Unite chemically with the rnomtr,.and become
solid as a rock. tin the -other hand, if the
bricks are put on dry, they imtnethately take
all the moisture fr , on the mortar, leaving it too
di y to hank noind . the conseiptunce_is,that,_
when a httiltlitwc Of this deheription is Valien .
down or lambics down'of its own accord, the
mortar from it is much like sand.—Scienlific
./Inn'rican.
FIWIT BETWEEN A SQVIEREL AND A ROBIN. -
fl is said to be an established fact, that squir
rels and birds cannot live together in perfect
harmony. The Manchester Mirror relates an
instance which was tecently witnessed near
Manchester. N. 11., of a contest between n
squirrel and a robin. - The squirrel ascended
all apple tree, With felonious intent and malice
aletethought,l4 the. purpose of sucking the
eggs of a robin that had built her nest there.
Fortunately, 'Mrs. 'Redbreast was upon the
nest at the time, and sustained with valor the
attack of her flow-tinted assailant, and Mr.
Squirrel soon found that he had rashly assault
ed -a perfect Sebastopol of a bird's nest, de
fended by 'a foe rinwe terrible to him than
would be the forces of the whole combined
Russian army. In the fierce battle which oc
curred he was sadly scratched and beaten, and
ut length retired in disgust and shame from.
the tree: This squirrel was one of the.striped
variety--n plebeian ‘•chip-monk," as a coun
try schoolmaster would say-a-and probably
sentiments or chivalry or refinement' had ever
been installed into his ignoble mind. • •
CAN A STATCi (4:l‘ Daum; ?-1 - 11 the follow
ing item from the Boston Post it would seem
that t h e "State," as represented, must have
been in a state of intoxication : A few years
ado tlit• States Attorney of a northern county in
-Vermont, although a man of great legal OW;
ty, was fond of the bottle. On one occasion
an important criminal case was called on by
the clerk, but the attorney, with owl-like
gravity, kept his chair, being, in fact, not fair
ly able to stand on his feet: "Mr.'Attorney,
is the State yeadyto proceed?" said the judge.
"Yes—hie—no—your honor," stammered the
lawyer, —the State—is not—in a state to try
this env to -day ; the State, your honor, is—
drunk !"
As INIMENSI.: PIGKON ItIMST.--1110 Baton
Rou g e (Louisiana) Gazette describes a roast in
that vicinity, which has been occupied by wild
pigeons Ibr two winters, as follows:—"It forms
an area of soine three miles in the parish of
St. Ilelena—and were one to conic suddenly
to it, the first reflection that wOuld occupy the
mind would be, that ft as the tract of some
terrible ,tornado. We Were on the ground
with our fowling, piece in the winter of 185 P.
when the. forest was literally darkened, and
swayed to and fro with the weight of this
living load. We tired among them until faint
with the exertion 'of loading, when we seated
ourselves on the ground. in possession of a long
pole we had tint, and thrashed away, bringing
several to the ground at a blow, iTheite are
facts which no one doubts in his latitude, and
any one who would have the hardihood to ex
press doubt, would be laughed at as "green."
"Woo STureic liu,t,v l'ArrmitsoNl. 9 '—We
ate happy to slide that this long mooted pies
lion has at last been siffishieterily settled. A
commission of lunacy was yesterday empan
he!led,lll the Court of Quarter Sessions to in
quirt; into the insanity of Adam Baker,
arid Ain oitig. the witnesses called was Mr. Wil
liam Patterson., who testified positively that
Baker was the roan who struelc him. This
t e stimony should forever set at rest all speca•
talon as to the "man who struck ibitly Patter
son."—l'itbiburg"
SPRINI;S TEx.ss.—These springs.
Ittuated near the northern frontier of Texas,
arc celebrated for their medicinal virtues.
The oil &oils out of the rocks with water, and,
on falling into the pools, covers the surface.
It is found in much greater quantities in sum
mer than at any other season. Invalids have
resorted to it. in cases of chronic rheumatism
and indammatory swellings, with extraordi
nary success. These celebrated springs will
y e t be a place of attraction to crowds of visi
tors from abroad.
AN EXT NALY SCVNI.:—SEVKx 11117lint;-
10 , :ltS. - Iu the I)istt ict l'otirt at New Orleans,
(sit 16111 of June, seven perBo s ns were Sen
tenced for murder at the morning sitting of the
court - of thew. int intal Callaghan, Shiehls.
Rerinc(ly,'aiel Costello, to death : i1::r
-.gerty and K;o1L, to iniprisotinient for lift , : and
one, Johnson, to imprisonment for eighteen
year S.
A Stm PAM( wert
rode into the current above Genesee Falls re
e c nily, and Muth of them were taken over tilt
Falk. Their riders escaped by means of the
hie of the horses was ite hilled:
the oilier, strange to say, received other in
jury than two or three slight fles`h bruises.
The Falls are ninety-two feet high.
Critio;r; ErlAgcTs or AN EARTtiflt'AKE.—it is
reinaykabler tit cumstance, that since the ,gre3l
t1:11:e of t 110 I.,:tc will gr-4,l\N un the
little is
••.wroiltictir' -T-.
ralSei , ML IL IS very unproi lIC IVC.
the c4eitrary, yields a great return Belt - ire the
earl hqual.e, out' grain of wheat yieldiid 2110
,-1"1111,
r.---I)res , :es are coini ng
U. The ,i•. : 11 litiorc a firtiiill:l-111:11“..1' s s sh„p
ili 1:1 , .: 1 11%Vn.}' reaf IS thus : Ilresses nia.de I, Ave r .
th,Ln
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TWO DOLLARS A-YEAR.
Know-Nothin . gism in Court in California.
At the last session of the court in Calaveras
- con nty; --- Cal7; -- t he --- counsel — for the deTe n d nr,
Who was a Catholic teniigner, Cons Wrin g :,
that he would not have a fair trial if there were:,
any Know-Nothings on the. IfiTyThit - thicroP
lowing interrogatories to every jurors -
1. Are you not a member of a secret' or
mysterious order known as, and called Know-
Nothings, which has imposed on you an oath
or obligation, beside which tin oath' adminis
tered to you in a 'court-of justice, if in conflict
with that oath or obligation, would be by you
disregarded 1
- 2. Ate you a member of any secret associa.f
tine, political or otherwis,e, 'by your oath nr
obligation,. to which, any prejudice exists in
your 'mind against Catholic foreigners
3. Do you belong to any, secret political so
ciety known as, and called by the 'people 'at
large in the United States, Know-Nothings;
and if so, are you bound by an oath or
übliga
tion_to give a_ prisoner of foreign' birth in a
court of justice, a fair and impartial trial
4. Have you at any time taken -an oath or
other' obligation of such a character that it lots
caused a prejudice in yOur_mind against for
eigners ?
5. Are you ander any obligaticin not to ex
tend the same rights, privileges, protectiim
and support to men of foreign' birth .as
tive born, citizens
t. Have you any prejudice whatever against
foreigners 7,
The tune will goon come when tole a Know
Nothing, will disqualify a man. front. being a,
Judge, juror or a witness in a court of law. •
A 1)I i.icATM APl'Farts.,---On the 16th tilt.,
a roan at Albany, N. Y., undertook, fur a, wa
ger, to eat six dozen hard-boiliid eggs, but tif.;
to getting through with three dozen, ,the; per
son making the bet; fearful of loSing, of erect
to pay for what were consumed. The otter,
was accepted. The_man who eould,eat
dozen hard-boiled eggs must, in our opinion,
posess the. digestive powers of an ostrich.
VOCA r, vs. T.NiTRAT.WHIJTAL NILISIC. —At Walt
lava the , bands of the garrison give Concert?"
in the public square every day... and when Abu
hour approaches the' birds are said to asscudde
in great Multitudes upon the
. trees and roots'
of houses, hearing the first piece in mantis&
silence, but making such 'a noise with their, .
singing when the second commences, that a
t; te or oboe solo can scarcely' biti, hoard Wen
ty feet off.,
PREF, I ItOM Than. —The financial condition
of Connecticut The t.lomiptreller
im-his repot t Shows that the State :10. free kern
debt, and owns some $400.000 of hank, stock..
independent of its School Fund of $2,000,01A - .
The Comptrollerestiniates the receipts in' the.
treasury for the coming year at $108.1371, and
the expenditures at $155,000.
. A Noncar, Ac r.--On Tuw;day•week; , Harriam
Peters, a conductor on -the Reading;Railroad,
saw a boy in the. water.near .the- track, about .
to drown, and notwithstanding:lle 'irain- INlfi
going. it is said, - at the rate of twenty miles
hour, he leaped from thci car' nit& the -pond.-
and rescued the youth. Such. nn instance
presence of mind, coupled' with daring.Coorage ,
and intrepidity, is rare indeed.
• -
PRICE OF A 11 , 110K101IINAKT...-...The Into Robert
C. Sands sued for damages in a .ease a breach
of promise of marriage. Ile was olrered two
hundred pounds to heal,,his broken heart.
."Two hundred ! 7 ' he exclaitned ;'two hundred
for ruined hopes, a blasted "life ! .Two
dred for ell this I No —never. Make it, three
hundred, and Watt bargain !"
MaXIOCITY. —A venerable young gentleman',
of our acquaintance. four years old, recently
threw his maternal relative into tit of admi
ration by the following apeech: "1. like ,all
kinds of cake—most pouml•cake, sponge-cake
and jelly-cake, but I don't like stomach-ache !"
ft - ,7 - A preacher took passage on one-of the
Lake Erie steamers on Sunday lately, and be
fore he had been long on board. he' applied to
the captain for leave to hold a religious meet.
ing. The captain replied. "No—fur any min
ister who would travel on Sunday is not, lit to
preach on board my boat."
3lerchant in Burlington, Vermont,
having sunk his shop, floor a couple 'of feet,
announces in the Sentinel that "in consequence
of recant improvements, goods will be sold
consider 0/y /over Lhmi formerly."
Ilaun mi,LtunT.— -A man got up the other
night. and took, as he supposed, a card of
matches, and began to break oil one by one,
trying to light a lamp, until the whole card
was used up without accomplishing his object,
.when he discovered he had used up his wife's
comb !
A PATTPAN PIMALE.-A lady of Plainfield,
.11a.ss., aged 5J years. has the past winter
niade with her own hands, 17 quilts, consist
ing of 4.210 pieces cut by pattern, worked 976
scollops. cut and made 3 dresses, knit 3 pairs
of striped mittens, made butter from 2 cows,
besides the general housework for a family.
Sl i r has also written over nearly a quire of
paper.
/ - People are often martyrs to manners.
In order to be "pulite" at the dinner table,
our &tend Brown almost starves himself. To
please "relined comp , any," he crushes and
wire-draws the old Saxon tongue most unmer
cifully. Manners, says Brown, are a hum
bug. Brown is halt right. Bad manners lire
a h um b ug . but
,Laid ones are among the bust
styles of goods yet got tip.
TCHKEY.-A letter from Sidon, of a recent
date, to the editor of the Albany Atlas, says
that the distractions of the present war have
i)rodtwvii literal anarchy in Torkey,,and that
the Ottoman authorities arc completely
fl -There is an oak tree, near Raleigh. N.
C., which, at the sun's meridian, covers with
shade a space of 'MOO feet. It would afford
shelter ful 4.50t1 nun.
T7'J'hc Buffalo, Putnam county.(Va.)Star,
hoists the m ul e of Henry 4 1. Wise, fur the
Presidency.
`E. ,-- The Sultan of TiakeY is expected
i !Lill; in An , 4ust, to meet Queen Victoria,
;11!.1 1),111.-... Albert.
tninole 111(1i:tn.: in Florida have,
NO. 31.