A. J. GERRITSON, PUBLISHER.
isailantous.
F rot aAhe New Yea. Seem - 14,1 1 05t.
Brokerage -in the
Metropolis. • - .
'sum is a titarr•of unlimited brassAti nn
sekttpulous liar, and as. great a rascal as hie
liwited brains will allow. ,„. ;J
. Abonta year ago, Smith' trent to Amalfi
tatiniaLoffice in Varlek street, and aftai lath?,
• fyittriimielftbat the
: keeper .theritcd Sias as
mesa as he—to wit: as 'Dian sa - iihe knew
Moir to. 1112 - befori her the folleiving•
pletteadiachema of siecithqon *:
4 tudiets:is..akrt. up town that's g4t over
-.Wee thousand . dollars, clear- cash land I
-seed - She'san.. - Rogtish girl that came to
Netrltork - about I:y . 4i ago with her 'hither,
and They took rooms; but,before the old man
got .into • business be was takei . sick and
died. She let the rooms to a family add took
• board•with 'ern; the old-Woman that took.
the house, bosses that girl jest as though she
was helown daughter, won't let her stir out
of the house alone, day-time nor night-time ;
lior.
to go to any amusements, Bpd the girl,
: like a oily one, minds her like a mother. The
old man was *.widower, you see, and left her
his money--=-it•tias about $l,OOO indtard cash,
nd I •thiek, by the way in which she minds
the old woman, she can be easily managed,
. if we once get hold of her; I've tried hard to
think of some way to get acquainted, with
her, but havn't mule it out; and now I'll
make you a good offer ; if you'll get the girl
to come here and be introduced, and I can
get-Lartapoo, I J s ill give you 81,000; and
if I - don't get all of it, I'll give you a third of
whet I do get." •
' "I'll do my best for you," replied the mat- ;
trimouial age n t ; " and toe must do your, best.
You're good lookiuz; and if ton can manage ta - •
put on the proper of an educated and i
riult Iran, and a seniimentaVone, too, I think
we'll fir it. l'll guarantee that you shall be
introduced to her before the week ends."
'l've its good jewelry as a man needs,"
-said Smith, confirming the assertion by show
ing an
_elegant breast pin. In fact Smith
knew."hati-to live on nothing a year" as well
as Beeky•Sitarp.
"That's vtry good in its. way," suggested
the broker; " but if the girl has ever studied
En p rAish, grammar, you'll have hard work to
make -her think You're educated. There'; -
onlY one thing about it; I moat was your
speeches, and-you must learn theni by heart."
"So mach the better," said Smith, "that
will : a we me the trouble."
The det its of the virtuous seherce were
frallx•se•tled.nnd the , next day an adver'lse
mem in 'a i!iofning pmprr, repr-sented that
a young -man twenty-four years oil, ofanex
cep iOnm?de habits, dorneAio
_tastes,_ and .
abundant merlin:, dts' , red to make the se
quaittince of a young lady about eighteen
eit'rs of age, with a view to matrimony. As
the adverib , er Was perfectly sincere; none
need answer except in good faith, Anyssin--
cere pCrson, who could g'vo 111111(11114 •el Pt i
dences of respecral i ity, mi ht call np ,
—, 10 . --, Variek +freer, who was ac
q,o.i, tad_ i h the advertiser, and who would.,
satisfy her as to his horn rible standing and
intentions. MI 4-crrinanications would re
mai!' stric:ly confidential.
Smith and the broker were sati,fied that ;
thls'-adverri-ement of itself wo,t!d not be suf
ficient, even if the voting lady-should see i -
Which was quite improbable; and the next
after no-M, , according to the broker's i oat v uc.•
1
dons, Smith *rationed himself near the girl's
place and watched, in the hope that her self
constituted and inexorable -guardian would.
leave the house. Bat his monotonous watch.
which was enlivened by frequent potations l i
at a bar on thel corner, was in vain.
The next afternoon, however, it was re
weed, and this time, ,with-Faeces... The
landlady went out; and -now was the time
for the grand exprriment. In a few minutes
a note was left
. at the door, which reaa as
follows:
"Yew Toßk, N0r.:23,1, 1857
Mr. 'TANA : 1 " ..0 RN not without friends.
I knoyitobe rible itopti onment you &A
ter. What tineim.ss is it 'to her whtia you; go
or; whittou dot She is yotir tenant ; why
are yiiu irritid of her I
.1 have seen and ttd
mir...".l cog—know -that you ttre capable,
enjoying life, and being an ornament to She
society in which vou move. I send you au
advertisement which Lcut• frau) a morning
paper. ' I do not know the gentleman who
adver:iqet, but I.do know Mrs. to be an
upright and good woman, rind I adviSo you
to go and_ a e her. You can depend upon
what she Faye, and she will keep everything
strictly secret. Of course you need not he
introduced, unless.you oboose to; but I am.
sure you will be greatly benefited by sidling
her. It may be the means of tutroduci4 you
to good society at once. I was untried. at
a miitrimonial office, and have always been
very happy with my husband- Whether you
go or not, be shre,:jhat this is the advice of
. "A SINCEILB FILItXD.
• , •
t. S = The reason that Ido not sign this
with to own name is, that I am a relative of
Kira-, foot tensor, and she. would be
very angry at me if she knew J wrote iL" .
Poor jai* was not a little tronbled by this
note. "It is evidentlylMme one that knows
both of us," she thought; "some one that
knows' heirs lam abused but don't dar,tt 'to
say anytliingopenly. •• She is, a marriedrro-
Man, too, and I am sure she can 'have norno
tire for dceiving me. But is a proper place
to go! She-says the agent is honorable, and
• will.never be known."
Jane argued the question a Jong time, as
she thought, upon all-sides of it, and finally
concluded to go the same afternoon, . . when
she could do'so without the knowledge of
her tenant. .
• No sooner had she entered the house of the
broker, however, to the greet delight of Smith,
, who anxiously spied - her movements, than her
`mind misgave her, and making some trifling
excuse; was about to4etire, when,the broker
eame - to the rescue of the joint speculation,
by entering into AI lively conversation, which
soon woo the heart of the unsuspecting. Jane
to completely that she ventured, with many
blushes, to mention the advertisement,- which
she produced.
"I am glad you have come," said the
broker, after glancing it the advertisement,
"I like your looks ; know •the gentleittim
who adve - ri \ ises.• Hi is one of the most wor
thy and respectable men in New York.-
aides his good qualities be is very rich; and
an excellent business
.man. • His father had
so much confidence in him that be gave hint
- •
“urp JOIN OURSELVES TO NO - P81117, - TRAT DOES NOT WIEST THE FLAG AND BEM STEP TO - TEE MUSIC OF TUE UNION:,
the charge of his whole business before he
was of age. , He, pf course, has a large circle
of female acquaintances—those who move in
what is called the best society-- , but he is one
of the few men who will not marry merely
for worldly advantagei but is determined to
marry for love, without reference, to
. the cir-
Cuntstancis of Ilia wife, These known him in
timately foi-a greattnany years, and under
stand hisbabits, disposition and tastes, al-
Must sa though be , were my, own son; and I
em satisfied he will like you. A number of
hedjes, hays calledhefore you; but I under
item, biriao called_
not 'etre/duce - them •,
'knew*. would be a waste of time. But I
am so well pleased with you that I-ehall in
troduce yon, .if you will , consent, after making
such 'inquiries - obi:Mt you as I feel bound to
make 10 every instant:le.
"The truth is; niauy women come here
that - I sill not permit to -come the second
time. They are bad persons, who do not 'mt.
.de'r-tand the tree character of this place. I
never introduce - parties until - I ant perfectly
satisfied of their respectability; and it has
often, happened'•thit, when I required' refer
ences, they have left ivithout givipg any.;
'and sometimes,-Wm .1 Dave obtained . refer
ences end called upon them, the persons
referred to had noloowledge of the parties at
all, or were themselves persons I could not
trust. Were Ito introduce everybody, pro
miscueuisly, I should soon get into trouble..
" I do not mean to intimate that I - aloubt
your reprsentions; for lam a judge - of hu
man nature, and believe you to be perfectly
honest. But to prevent all possibility of
mistake, I shall pursue my usual course, and
make inquiries; and, when satisfied, I shall
give you references, so that
,you can satisfy
yourself of the gentleman's character; then
there can be no deception on either side; fur
I perfectly d s i e a • person that will deceive
even in the smallest war."
Jane's honest soul was greatly delighted
with the woman's inflexible integrity, and she
told all about ber;elf, wliere her aequaint
ances lived,• and invited her to her house,
where she would be convinced that all her
re'presentatikts were true.
Several days elapsed, during 'which the
broker balled upon Jane, and professed, to have
made inquirie.i. and to be perfectly sari -fled,
at. the same time giving-a list ef distingui,h
ed persnis as references for Smith, but Jane
was so well sati-fi•.1.1 that she - never took the
trouble to call on anyof them.
After a long mental conflict Jane consen'ed
to be introduced, and Mr. Smith put on the
very blandest and most fascinating tnaketr,
of which he was capable. He was well aware
that modes 7 and respect—although he pos.-
se-s4ll H.:later—were the qualities roost need
ed, and he succeeded well in assuming them.
••141rs.—. I have no-doub!.,'.' '4.,
told vou toy circumstances; and fist of all
I wish you to be convinced of my perf.ct
sincerity. I hupe„above - all, to retain your
respepr, and to slow you by every act that I
fully Mean all I profes..—Thev tell u , in books
and sermons that there is much deception in
the world, and I suppose we must belier:e
there is; but I am sure thereare persons
above it."
By many similar r.peeelter,, all of wide!)
were erverally committed in advance, from
the original 0f MSS. of the broker, as well
as by his respectable behaviour and manners,
Smith viithd ground rapidly in Jane's good
opinion, and in about four weeks they were
engaged.
"Nos,' Smith said to the broker, "I have
spent more time in this business than in any
job I ever undertook before in my life, and
I'm bound to have the money."
"lieu shall," replied the broker:, !''you shall
have it at once."
Jane calledslhat afternoon and the' broker
repeated the 'praises of Smith's huskies:
talents said that he was, entrusted with
ihousandi of dollars every year by his friends,
who got him to invest it for them, he always
turned it to such a Kart] account; and that
she; her:Self, when she bad any money to
spare, should let him have it, that ho always
paid ten• per cent, and refunded whenever it
was ,needed.
"I have a little money, a= you know "'said
Jane, "between three and four thousand dul
lar:c hut I hate kept it in the Lank ever binee
father died,and wibh some good business man
bad it. Do you suppose he would like to
take so small an amount 2"
"Oh, yes, froni any friend he would, and
ffom you especially. Be will do anything
for itl. Of course it is no object to him ;
be int.s'mouey enough of his own.; bat I .am
sure it would give him great pleasure to do
you a favor of that kind."
"Besides," euegnsted lane i ; gratefully,
`•if I should make him the offer, it Would
shou . %liim that I have perfect confidence - in,
him."
“.So it would,” said,the brokei.
The matter was thus settled before Mr.
Su.i'h's arrival, and the happy pair bad not
been conversing long befordlane, expressing
profound gratitude for Mr. Smith's. condes
cension is loving a person of her humble
station, begged that he would take three
thousand dollars of her -money- and use it is
he thought beat."
"Really,"_ said Smith, "I am very grate
ful'.to yob for this additional esidence of
I-your confidence. if you are desirous that
I shOuld take the money, I think I 'can invest
it ler you advantageously, where it will be
perfectly", secure,,and draw at least. ten per
cent. .I' shall, however, Insi.t on securing
you." . ,
"I do not want any security," said Jane.
"Please take it, won't you, and use it as you
like." • • -
"I will certainly do wbatever yon wish ;
but you will at least allow me to give you a
receipt or note forit."
"Y6 - * may do as you like about tbat,"
replied Jane ; "but I d )121 see any- need of
it was agreed that the money should be
lingwq from the bank immediately, and paid
- over next day, and Sn3itkin view of his good
pr:otipects, rejoiced exctiedintly.
But Vie matrimonial broker bad plans re
gardirig which- she had not consulted Mr.
Smith ; and the next morning Jane was sent
for, and soon made her ippearatme with the
money. The broker gave her the tenderest
of kisses, and sweetest of airflow 1 •
- "Mt. Smith," said sbe, "came here lets last
evening,nid informed me-that. he was Sob
permed asst Witness in an important it intend
must laire'for Alba ny , on " the Corlieit . train.
thilitnotoing.,•Preytousij, however,. be'lad
arranged for investing your Money, and_ as
the gentleman wants it.lo-day, be left his re-
deipt with me, together with a request that
you would pay the amount, as you see," at
the same timo exhibiting the order and re
ceipts. "Ile will return in two days, and
wishes.you to meet him here on Friday at
three o'clock."
Jane though disappointed at not meeting
her lover, cheerfully paid the money and re
tired.
At three o'clock the sameafiernoon,Smith,
having reco v ered from the debauchery of the
preiious night, and : properly attired himself,
set out for the (Ace, revolving in his mind a
scheme for pocketing the tiireo thousand and
escaping a' division with_the broker.
"It's 'all nonsense,' said he, "to give her
a thousand. What is it to her:l She's as dis
honest as Satan, and I might as well keep
the whole."
Mr. Smith, therefore, Was considerably
taken aback, on reaching the house, to find
it closed and apparently deserted. Ile rang
the bell and swore alternately, and with
equal vehemence. But both were alike yain.
The matrimonial broker, in fact, reflecting
upon het scanty receipts, upon her bills for a
quarter's rent.of house and furniture, to say
nothing of coal. and provisions bills,. had
pocketed the money and ended the troubles
by "removing the ranch."
Mr. Smith saw at once that be was' wors
ted, and conternp'ated legal measures ; but
unfortunately he discovered that an investip
tion would bs very likely to send him to the
State Prison, as well as his accomplice ; and
the more Smith reflected, the more he was
convinced that he was hrlpless.
He could -only swear, which he did in
a very satisfactory manner, and to the full
extent of his limited philological attain
ment.
Jane went on the appointed day to meet
her betrothed, but it is no nocwairy to say
that she has never seen him. Ater the suffer
ings inseparable from the discos ery that she
had been deceived and swindled, she sensibly
declined to die with grief, and taking the
little- money she had saved, welt to the coun
try and commenced teaching sclio2i. The
broker,' under another - name, is telling for.
tunes in New York. •
My first Visit to. New York.
liming come to a good understithding
about breakfast, bills of fare, end things in
general at the Astor, said Mr. Plnlkins, I told
the clerk I wanted to s e .13roadway, and
esked him to tell me where I shouhLgo to
look for It.
'Welt in front of the Hotel,' says hel„
'Wby,' says I,.'you dolt mean to say that
that narrow ,t , ent out there in front .of the
house is Broadway, do you I'
says ho -
'Well,' says 1, 'then I suppose it is, and all
I have to say is, I'm disappointed. , I expect
ed•to find limad way a wide street,. which it
would take a spy- ` class to look across ; but
this i nothing; I've seen wider streets than
thi4 in Chicago.'
The clerk said be was sorry Broadway did
not suit me, and hoped 1 wouldn't let my
opinion set-out, as it might ;lisle the in
habitaolsfeel bad. Ile said if I would keep
still, he'd speak to the Mayor on the sub
ject, at t h e very first opportunity.
I promised secresy, shook bands with
him,. and set out to site what would be
seen.
As I went down the front steps inside, I
met a gentleman and bowed to him, as we
always do to strangers where 'I live ; but he
r•rok no notice of me at all. Thinks hyour'e
an ill bred fellow ) anyhosir,, eitb all your
clothes.
At the foot of the stairs I net another
man and boWed to bin). Ile ,gave me a
saucy stare and passed on. Well, says Ito
myself, if thrit is the game Isere in New York,
I can play at it with the best of you and
I resolved not to bow td another soul, unless
I was bowed to first.
I sauntered albng down Broadwaydooking
at the signs and shop windows, when sudden
ly a chap driving an omnibus beckoned to
me. Hello, thinks I, beet's an old acquaint
anee„but on looking at him closely I didn't
recognize him. He kept motioning to me,
however, and looking at rhe for a tong time.
I hadn't gone a rod before another chap
motioned to me; and then another, who was
driving down the street s beckoned to me, too.
1 thougbi some of them must know me, and
so I went up to one to see what he meant.
As he saw me corning,he pulled up his horse,
and says I, Well, neighbor, how are you
Where base _weieen each other before
'Ride up_l' says he:
'How 1' says I. ...
'Bide up P' says he; 'right away,up Broad
- av'
No,' lay; VI don't want to ride upßroad:
war; I'm going Caber way.'
:What did you atop the 'bus for, then;said
be.
'I didn't atop it ; you stopped it yourself,'
I replied; and what's more, you stopped me,
too. You beckoned to me, and. I thought
you know me, or wanted to 4ay Some
,
thing."
'You'ro a pracioui green one,' said be and
all the folks inside the omnibus laughed as
le drove off. -
I kept on down the street till I carne to a
-fire-plug, on which:l sat down to rest and
look around. The people came - along up in
Such crowds from the church with' a tall
steeple (Trinity) that I thought perhaps they
had just had a morning-meeting down tlre,
and that the people were going home-, to
breakfast ; so I thought I'd wait till they've
plot But . they kept coming thicker and
thicker; so thinks I, they have a revival
down at tbeschurch and rll justgo down and
see how,they are' getting .along, and give
them some real liensuelty revival hyms, on
the regular hallelujah order.
Sol went along down. Before I got
the ebutcb, I saw a chap - standing on the
sidewalkovith a stick on his shoulder, on the
top of which was a big board ; on this board
was Written t iuldg black letters;—
. .
OW /14091L,AUCTIONS
Thiaks.l, what if a Mock Auction l This is
something new-; I aiust•look into it ; and
ie my coriosityto penetrate . the mysteries•oi'
a Mock A,ueiloo, I forgot the revival at the
big chnrch...'
I walked io 'door berme which`ttie
obeli - With the big board was manding, - and
looked in. A young men was selling all
sorts of valuel)le articlek Right next door
another man was'selliog too : and it
MONTROSE, PA., FEBRUARY 3, 1859.
occured to me trio he hut\ got that chap
with the big board tp alma Wore the other
man's door so no to injure-his business. This
struck me as, being real mean; my sympathies
were touched; .my Kentucky grit began to
ferment; and: I determined to patronize the
injured party ;.for,.you know, , a Kentuckian
always goes in Stir fair play, and no favors
asked:
While I . sitood thinking over the matter,
the man who was selling watches, (the 'injur
ed party") happened, to see me and im
mediately bowed to me in ayery polite man
ner. That was the first bow I'd received in
New Yosk, anclit.pante over me with a most
gratifying eVet, Says I to toyself,l've found
a gentlenian atlast who is not upstart, and
who understaudi tho usages of polite society,
I returned hii bow and he then politely asked
me to walk in, . -which I did. Just as I step.
ped in be bid Ora - handsome gold watch for
8151 -Bless my'soul, thinks I, what a fool I
was not to bavebid on that I I might then
have had a nice gold watch to take home to
my wife, and bow proud she would have
b ee , I So, .says I, neighbor, have you any
more of them 1'
`Yes, sir,' be answered ; there's, a splendid
gold watch and .chain,left for sale by a young
gentleman from Cuba, who is out of money,
and must sell thein 7 at some price. I
hope gentlemen will hid liberally, for the
owner of the watch is very worthy and in
great need. • ,
The folks began to bid. "Three dollars,'
sa y s one . "Five dollars,' says another.
Think; I. that's darned mean to take advant
age of a poor fellow that way ; so says I,
'eighteen dollars.' I 'suppose that rather
frightened the eotnpany ! for after that nobody
else bid a cent ' and , the watch we., knocked
down to me. The man ,who sold it thee went
to the other end of the counter, telling me to
pay the money. to another MD, who was-sit
ting at a desk IA Mrs. big account book open
before him. I paid the money and then went_
to the other end of the room for my watch.
When the auctioneer-handed it tome,itstruck
me that it didn't look like the one I had bid
for, and 'on examining it closely, I saw it was .
•
nothing but copper !—So says I--
'See here, stranger; this watch is nothing
but copper, and I bought a gold watch.'
'I didn't warrant it Old, said ho.
'Well, I don't care what you warranted it
for ; you sold it to me for a gold watch ;
and it isn't gold ; so just give me back my
money.'
bare no authority to return money to
any one"; else I should be happy to•aecsimo.
date you ; jou must speak to the cashier, to
whom you paid the money.'
,
I Men as ked U e cashio far. my money,but
be also said lie had no authority to return or
P 7 .! iskaii—him..wito JtalLau
thority, then, to give me bad: my money.
He said no one in the establishment had au
thority to pay out money .under any circum
slances.—Sall I, you all seem ready enough
to take in money, but it's odd enough none of
you can pay it out. He ' replied, that act
cording to the rules of the establishment any
one connected with it quill receive money,
but no one could parit out ; and these rules,
be said. were always stlittly enforced. Well,
said I, you're are a darned pretty set ; I never
beaid of -snob a system before, and I shan't
stand it. The fact is, my Kentucky &Odor
riz just about this time, and I determined to
whip the rocs), if be did not give me back
my money ; bat, before T could get at - him, a
Chap who said be was a policeman told me
confidentially that if I made a disturbance,
be should be obliged to tAe metotheTombs.
This pit a damper on my combativeness; for
I'd heard horfid stories about the Tombs,
and wouldn't have gone there •for a dozen
watches. So I thought I'd coax ....him to give
me back my money; but he wotildn't 'listen
to me at all. -
I looked at the watch. It was just about
the meanest !doting thing that ever ticked;
and thinks I, shell I give such a thing to my
wife I couldn't stand the thought. What l
take a copper watch home as a present to my
wife !.—the mother of My' children I I just
took the thing by the chain, and 81VS
`See here do you suppose *Deb a
watch•hciine to my wife I No, sir. Now. if
you don't give me back my money, I'll take
it out on the side-walk and dash it into a
thousand pieces I'
'Oh !ksays he, 'it was a' lady's watch you
wanted, *as jt ! Why difln't you say so be
fore 1 We can sell you it splendid 4iirtied
witchAjust the thing for your wife,
and I will give you a written guarantee of
its genuineness there will'he no cheat about
the' watch' •
'Well,' I replied, 'but 'What shall I do
with the $lB I've fooled wisp oti thli copper
thing V
'Oh, that shall count on' the other. I'll
take the copper watch back.' •
Well, thinks I, get .it ; save me
$lB anyhow. Sol took hold of the one he
. showed the, and eiarnitie it carefully. While
4 was inspecting it, I heard a genterunn be
hind me esy, in a whisper to a fikod,
that splendid worth at leant
8150 ; T wish I had my Purse ith me,, so I
could buy it; I'd have it, sure. Thinks I,
that gentleman knows all about it, so there's
no danger. ra 1114 e it, and no citent:
We began to bid, and everybody seemed
to mini the watch, for they all bid freely.
It runup to $llB, and I got-it. Now, thinks
khere's . a pretient fit fora wife; 'wou'alie be
proud - 1' I handed over the copper watch and
$lOO and left.
The neat day, I thought I'd ash a jeweler
what my watch Was worth ; and don't ye be-
Here that turned out to, be a, copper one, too ?
I stetted for the Mock. Auedon 'store at once,
but I couldn't find ft.. It was changed into a
cigar store. . --
That las what I got by not going to that
revival meJting, as rouitit to have done.
,
Eynon 9 . fr• 'floorgi ON. 137ABOL— Hoops
have taken .I.he ',starch oui;of petticoats, .ac
cording to the 'Buffalo Express Which states,
on the authority of, one intere sted , in the bud
nesai that - a starch' factory:recently put in
operation in.that city 4 —iirtb wcapitat of $BO,
IVO, boa • suspended- operation,. orls doing
coesparatively nothing and also Abet an
,other -celebrated establishment at - -Oswego,
-which has , beretofom paid its ten per cent
dividends,- is also running-only at ' , a very
small rite, and such is said .to be 'the case
-with. awe- establishments throughout - . the
country. ekitte tieing given place to-wood
.and steel stiffness, the demand is now althmt
entirely limited to diaries, shirt 'collars end
wrietbitridv,
- .
From report of a Lecture by Hon. Caleb
Lyon, at Albany.
Ile remarked .in commencing that there
was one' spot to which men in all ages had
turned with the deepest interest..‘ It was
Egypt, and be invited his auditors to go-with
him as he went through this land. of won
ders. •
The Nilewas the great feature in Egypt—
in fact-Egypt was not Egypt without it. It
emptied itself by four mouths, and those
Mouths were - constantly changing their cur
rents. Hence the necessity for a canal to
AlexandrisAich was 98'nilee in length,and
was navigated at:the rate of about five miles
an hour.
The land where ihe Nile•deVonehed was
the finest rice land in ttie,world; and at least
seVen hundred thousand acres were devoted
to this purpose. The soil was from To, to
100 feet in depth, and immediately adjoining
this wonderful fertile, region commenced the
great desert of Sahara. The date palm also
flourished in this region, and in its value it is
to Egypt :what the sugar. beet and the maple
are to America. Its manifold uses he des
cribed in glowing terms.
The wheat growing lands along - the Nile
produce twenty bushels' to the acre, without
the use of the plow.. Modern historians some:
times affect to. believe that Egypt could not
have sustained the immense population which
is ascribed to her in ancient times. But her
'Mid so fertile by nature, has produced with
Yakee culture 70 bushels to the sere. - The
revenue to the government-from the rice
hinds alone is t 29,000,000. .
Egypt was described in the Bible as a land
"watered by the feet--af men,". and this is
lite:ally true. During the dry season, raised
cisurns are dug in the clay, permitted to
bake up till the overfldiv of the • Ni!cr occurs;
S and when the land needs irrigation, furrows
are plowed by the feetinto which the water
passes, and from tlesB other furrows branch
off, so that fertility is secured when ell would
be barrenesa without irrigation.
Cairo stands on the site of the ancient
Temple of the • Pharaohs. Helleopolis is
seven miles from Cairo; -and contains the
wonderful monument to the memory of
seph.
The Pyramids of Egypt are the --most w,on
derlul of all the wonders of the world. They
extend thrprigli : , a distance of twenty-four
roiled, and are forty.two in number: That of
Geezub covers eight acres of grouud, and is
800 feet high.' It is built of limestone,whicb
was brought-a distance of eighty miles. :The
first steps are seven feet high. At some dis
tance up is a parange leading to the interior,
where on a kind of track almost exactly
like our modern ,T rails,, is a sarcophagus
• -re Vi- - -tong; autttempry.;.; ic
,ta 'sstur to; beim
once contained muinmy holding in itshand
a piece of papyrus, on which was inscribed :
•Ttion who seekest me hers seekest gold. I
Ism but dust."
Among the traditions respecting the - ofigin
of the pyramids was one that theywere built
'in honor of a lady. One of the Pharaohs fell
in !Ova with a lady.riamed Rodolphe, of won
'derful beauty find accomplishment, though
lof humble iiessessions, but on the day ap
pointed for their matriageshe sickened and
Every one who visits the Pyramids has
usually an irresistible dire to ascend to the
top. 'Mr. Lyon said be shared in ibis feeling.
It takes three Arabs to aid you in getting up,
at an expense of five dollars, and after you
are up you are ready to double the men and
expense to be safely down again I One of
the stones used in the construction ho meas
ured,and found it forty-ieven feet lonmtwenty
wide and fix feet thick. This was not the
largest ;' others he had neglected for fear his
story' would be disbelieved. The size of these
stones indicates the use of powerful machin
ery to aid in lifting them to their position.
He slept once in the Pyramids, and just as
safely and soundly as the mummies them
selves;
With reference to the bieroy,lyphics, he
thinks it not remarkab le
. that there should be
different.varieties,as our language has chang
ed greatly since the time of Chaucer.. The
earlier hieroglyphics, be - thinks, .were those
in which ideas were 'conveyed by pictures.
He saw in some of them a .complete history
of a Toads life. •
Of ot!unmies in the region o! the P'yramid's
therUnrelinmense numbers. One traveller
and hietdrihn calculates that of animal and
human mummies together thereare 8,000,000
in that vicinity. -
There is a great scarcity of fue ; the
palm, which i 3 sacred, being almost the only
inticle for that purpose;' but this want is
supplied by the burning of mummies. The
cloths are sold for paper rags, while the bones
are used for bpilingeofee,burning with great
readiness, and emitting a fragrance parti
curler's, refreshing to lovers of coffee ! -
We talk in our day of the Improvenients
and - wonder of the age. Modern achieve
ments in architecture,. dating back even to
the Roman Empire, are, almost nothingcom:
pared with these Egyptian Pyramids. The
eolussus of Rhodes, - two hundred and'Sixty
feet high, between- whose legs the ships of
the world- rode safely; the Light House - of
Alexandria. and others iliirmerated, are all
gone. We -boast of oar ' l •Lettitithati."
Ptolemy Plsiladelphus set one:afloat eight
' hundred feet long, manned' biz' four thousand
four: hundred rowers', Which bens -upon ft four
thousand marines, forty borses,is Temple to
Venus, was adorned with fishponds, gardens,
.kc., and carried an engine which would
throw a 200 lb ball a- -mile 1 And of the
wonders which still remain- ; the Temple of
Justinian , at Constantinople, threetbundred
feet from ate f100r,,.t0 dome,- 7 St. Pelee*, at
Rome,witli Walls thirty : nitte , teel in thickness,
knowing no ,summer nor winter:in its interior,
and over four litind red feel. higb:-.St. Paul's
in London, scarcely ,lgs, wonderful in its
structure ;, our Capitol at Watibington, cast
ing $10,000.0007--all ,these. could - be_pttt in
to-the psransid at Penult, and theta 'would
still be 200 lots-25 by 00,4toiet,'.
&roma loxonisns oT . AmEniniq'roit
rice.—Among =other •wtertlin, g •feettt 16ich
one of our Eagiish eotempitraried bilowifor
warrito. prove, the demoraliFfeg - giver of uni
versal enffrige ttie gieve , statement that
trben . aeneril Taylor isslelebted
he Motored-ill the dembeiatio
in New York. This tirte been 'going the twirl&
- of thelltriglielt pnten“foi seine weelie
shall-protiabli "heir Boon; tbitt- bdtarned tint
all the clerks In the dry good stores in Broad
way
THE 11111111AD-!,IAPI,,DEO MAN,
THE MIRACLES Or EXPERIENCE AND MERCY
Familiryity, they tell es, ,is the mother of
contempt. Thine which we see and handle
every day . ,' lose all distinctive value in Our .
eyes.. The very stir we breathe is an Utireee,v
nized blessing. if deprived of it fo r'
tht twentieth fraction of ian hour, the. world
will cease. to live In a like manner we
„
Have us—no matter of what race or
Country—been so long accustomed to see
the name of THOMAS flomovrav at the bead
of medical advertisements that we begin to
look upon it
~ as one of .the essential compo
..nents of a newspaper,. and hardly pause to
enquire into the true _significance of this uni
versal fame.
Let not our readers fancy that para..
grail iaa pitfall,at the bottom, of.wbich they
will find a "pull" for the "Uuiversal Reme
dies," with the-fame of .which Professor Hol
loway is associated ; it-is-no such thing. We
could say much of the Pills and o.ntmeut ;
but at present our design is merely to call
attention to the biography of a man whose
achievements will hereafter be melded as
the surpassing wonder of the @net:anti; cen
tury
There are few varieties of the human . race
unrepresented in the population .a thfshas
mopolitan city: Coolies from ,China—Ma
lays from. the, : -Ert-tern Archipelago—Red
skins from' the West = l3lackskins from all
parts of Africa—Whalemen -from Greenland
'and 'the regions ''of the Arctic Pole—bronzed
half-breeds from Brazi! and the other states
of South America—Snneatvs TaamanianS,
Arabs, Hinduos, Armenians, New Zealanders'
and Kaffirs—these, with. the millions .frrint,
parts of Europe, make up the motley un
migration which our world embracing corn
memo throws daily on our stark- Thousands
of such, perhaps, bath never heard 'any one
of the 'great names which we havebeen \train
ed to regard with. reverence ; the name of
Washington • cannot,thrill their sluggish
blood ; of Napoleon Bonaparte, his conquest
and his
. fall, they are utterly ignoraht. Bet
hand them a newspaper' and see how-,rapidly
their faces. brighten ! They recognize sits
friendly promise—they rely on its long-tested
truth; they rejoice, and are, perhaps, aston
ished that the great physician, whose visit to
1-their - owe country formed • the epoch of a
Physical re-generation, has likewise been be
fore them on a like errand of mercy to the
laud of their future adoption! .1 -They no
'longer feel that they are strangers; - for
ksivay, by iris. genius . , liis labors, - adventures
and wend-wide travels, .has established a
connecting_link ,betweep all .the tribes and
races of the human family. Posse.S.eti with
feariig burning oo t
h z i e n a g l oti i at m i eavne
can d a o ffi b l e ct h ed a
8 ,
m ax n d t e l
the pilgitirnage of the earth and established
in every spot - be - visited not only depots for
the sale of his medicines., but li kewise jour
nals in the native tongue._ , What a ro
niance could be frothed ) from the labels,
perils and adventures of such a life I—U. S.
"Journal."
A Romance in Politics
One of Te xas' distinguished citizen, name
not given, who has figured largel7 in public
life, first as a lawyer, then as a soldier in the
Mekican-and Indian wary, and then as a lead
ing politicilikhas the following related of
him in-a sketch of bis.life by, the New Or
leans. Christian Advocate . . ile . had been put
up by his party in 1857 „to succeed General
Houston in the United States Senate ; but
feeling called tosthe mipistry, add distrusting
his own ability to resist the- t.mptitiorls of
Washington life, be was unwilling to accept
the nomination. Lk laid'the case before his
wife, leaying to her the choice between the
United States Serrite and destruction in his
morals, and the pillpit and salvation :
"Taking thelet ten .and papers from 'all
parts of the State, _giving him assurance of
election, he went to his wife and said : "1,
can. go to the United Mates Senate. here
are the evidences. If you wish it, I will go.
But if'l go, bell is my doom. 'I Shall die- a
drunkard as certain as Isbell go to Washing
ton. I can yet escape; If I pass this print,
I neVer can; I cat' enter theminiiiry, which
I ought to have done years ago, and save
myself frorror'drunkarra grave, and my soul
from -hell. Fut yoii shall decide."
llis poor wife, unwilling t r relinquish the
glittering prize in view, replied, weeping,
that she could not see why he could net -be
a great man and a Christian too. But, after
prayerful reflection, she would not incur the
fearful respopsibility of deciding ageinst his
conscience, and told bin:it() golnto the hitter
any and she would go with him. To the ,
astonishment of the whole State, a letter
from hini appealed in the japers, just before
the meeting of the Legislature, declining, the
office and announcing his retirement from
political life. The next thing that was beard
of bite was that'he was preaching!'-
THE WAY TEEET COURT Down EARL-8411y
the bousemail, paring apples in' the corner.
Enter Obadiah, who.seate Mtn:self in the' cot
ner'opposita to Sally, without a.ying a word
for fifteen minutes,seratching his bead, broke
silent} with—. ..
'There's a considerable imperceptible al-
Mile' in. the weather since•hist week:'
"Taint aa inj ud ic Lou& a soled übi r able cold
'iwas;the:thernoraican has lowered up to
four, hundred degrees lo..`oher than n.soitb.” \ „I
think' likely; for birdaof that specie fly's quan
tity higher in warmer days than (sold ones,'
said Obadeh., -
,„
'Both parties Basilan ti grave and iniprov
iog look; and a long . pense ' ensued.' Finally
'Obadiah gives Ma plate another harrosiug
scratch and a4aio breaks silence.=with,, - ; • I
"Well Sally;: wo-clutps are going to rase a
sleigh rfilil,At)s, sich irtimicle good sleddio to
"'
morrow. - rsPos' ti•t4r , ll inalatiafelitnes' tuft.
I should be supernatural happy if you would
disgraCe me with your company; I -should
takeit as a deropitary,bonor; beiiides, we're
totreat the,gabto4niorui wefilyith
raisoncand •, - ~„,
..I,aliOuld he Superrtatttral glad to disgrace
folks suspect company; ',cant go
says '
p aits*,sl4; and,at length aorta
op' as tbougb -s?ntn, new idna,lttid come upon
"Vireli, - noW I - ,414).
401106 andltbre un,,are_ beans-
,what
,
n: in the dub darnil
icing • „
lor The official vote foi Ifodges, (tfero.,)
overConklio, (Rep.,) for Congress, in the Sixth
District, 111.,-i< 4,063. -
VOL' lAIE XVI, NUMBER 5.
Agrintiturai.
Cultivate the Farmer, na well as the Farm
_ Operations, for. .ebruary. ,
~
~
• ,
\ bdicionl planing. and 'cam in retaining
are - equally important. with the more appa-
rent etfurte made' in securing successful re--
salts; thus; though` t he farmer has sow neither
fields to plow nor harvests- to „gather, he can
do.liuch thisAttolith that will " tell 4. before
the year is ended. 'ln addition to the various ` •
empluntent indicated. the thrify, enltleatur
will "thoroughly mature his plans fin'. the
campaign before. hirnsstudying not euly '.
his own.past enterience, but that of others,
and thus;
with ,the aid of his journal ar.d his '
!Mob; be will be prepared tcr'do the right '
-thing, in the right.way and'at the right time. .
This will leave him no time to-lounge away
and• wiirskthan waste at the tavernur grocery.
• Buildings- 7 1f any are to be eretted this '
Spring, fell and hew the timber now, unloss
it has been on hand - seireoping . the past )...r,
which is preferable. Replace 'the nails which
the fro-t or high winds may ' , are startNl, and ,
batten up cracks through which cold and -
[Mow enter the stables. . -
. Cattle—Aiten& carefully to feeding now.
Itemeruber, - well Wintered is half Stiuttner
ed." Give roots, carrots if you have them,
wittr-hay. Do not let the straw cutter rust
fur watt-of use. Mike ft,4llintr melts for the
yard. Cows about- io calve. should be well
fed, and securely lious.ed in rootuy:etalls.
CellaraLoOk out for frost • epunints ,
-and
fictrt, fruit and vegetable , ' df deeiting; send
ratie aria tnic'e on si long jonriiey; - end bottle
cider for Surnmir r-e:
D us— Exa Wine o.4:pettily
and keep open. 'MT.: . in ts* lost by .neg
leeiing drain furrow,
Fencing—C, Al.inne t r-p Initeri.op.
Work no t pos!'a and wle , • covvr"ou
atomic days. Pui old fen , :r. in order and
build new one. a- so.,u will allow.
Grain frqui , gtaz , ng
on thu,e nut coti , i•ed -11,,H.
help—Engage fur .;urn!:.g....ea,4ri I•efore
choice bang are t•mptured.' ,
• Um se?r atul Mules—Keep - them Sharp shod - .
Give tools feed ..as directed last
month. Cut 'teed is m, s: etlotiourieal. Let
them 64 40 . hhinketed when net in u,e., Etud
have plenty f [lc - Ming at alight, al;l , ;`!if ter
under them to nhsotb \ tnou , fo. when •urar..,flug
lilanures—Pollow uniti s e manufacture AS di
rected last month. The deeper the mnek sat
urated with manure dropping, and ammonia.
the higher the corn in the era. next Fall. It "
may be celled to the &la" f.rr tr,e doring.ehe
latter part of the month ; it so, i iverilte heaps
with /oil or muck to ahaoth•e.. a4ter:itrinuu
nia. Better . leave it under Cov r 4rac;ie,a
ble, till wanted to apiead. \ • \
Roads—tilt:Alfa where (hilt , ob,trtitit, .Rod
shelter Wittr trees as Soon as ground will an-.
ewer.
Sheep—have grain and cut roots will hay.
Shelter from. storms. and . .keep separate from
hors . s and-cattle. Salt r-gtillarly, and suPply
with plenty of water.
tOuli—:Lbolt• to *tee! and • iion," pie
'cent rust by oiling with lard bnving•H little
resin mplfuti into it. Put all io thciroutb 'o
pals.: Look fur and *eieet new tools for the
corning season.—AnirricOn itqrieulturist.
itifitoiy of the Plow•
The first. plow is supposed to,be the rude;
branch of a tree, cut so as to lis(Ce a cleft 'at
the point. which, dragged along 'the surface
of the ground, scraped a fitirow into whiCh
seeds were thrown. It soon occurred to the
hnsbanilthan that hei might reliev,e his' labor
by yoking, an animal to the longrartn.ef this
primitive Amman:tent, then arose the necessity
(or a Eandle, affixed Co the back so thatthe
plow might be kidded. The strength of the
anirnat soon wore away or broke the cleft of
the branch and the eafessity gave rise to the
invention means for attitchlog
s m'ovable
shares, first of wood, and next of stone, copper .
or iron, worked tow shape adapted to the cut
ting of furrOws, so as to avoid the exceisire
labor slicing from thiplowrinan's having to
lean upon the plow with all his weight to -
press it into the earth. Just Such implements
as thesesonjectures indicate was used by the
Saxons. Some of the facts connected with
history of thephivr are almost incredible. In
Ireland. theta.' once prevailed a• - custom of
"plowing by. the horse's The draugh
pole Wielaslied to the tail of the horse, and,
Reno harnfts ' was employed, two men were
necessary, oneto guide end press itinin'the
.plow,, the other to direct the brifie, which he
did by Walking backwards before the' tuisere
ble animal, and beating it on the Itead on
either side, according to the 'direction Je
quired. This custom prevailed fur a consid
erable. time,' in Spite of a law which was 'pas
sed is the- early part of, the seventeenth cen
tury iniposing severe `penalties upon per
sons found guil.y pion hy• the tome's
tail, air in the act msntio ed Met
MR. Rev. Copier Ot nooty . 'l•l 4 ke.aleS in
Erris and Tyaelets'," it ro e pr.ms that the prim
tiee li n 4 ere d in the ,eq.l,, e ,el.,,arelend se
late as the rear 1840! And from a paper
"On tbe',Creed- of briffes'in Scotland iu rho
Ancient limes printed in dr.. fiNt volume of
the SOciety of Antlers. taps Scotland," 'we
find the ssine'co.tore wt p,nr"ire i in that
CoUntri' es late as the teat 1792 —Pro;qi•ess
of Cal ticatiura. , - .
PRIEb A PPLR V INEGAR:LTW
; Nor'h
western Farmer recommenits,the .following
mode Of milking ‘ifireAt•tro4, tried
,apples.
We donot think, :obit Fstiner, it
a very eer.omical Mode:.bu: it still do some
thrte:whenlins ere out of vinewir and cannot
do any letter; h says tlnit.yori rosy use .the
apples afterwards 11,r • making pies—how
good the pies well be the -deponent seta:trot.
Soak the ripples a few' hours—washing and
rubbing them Ueessionally,lhen . take them
Orit of the sister and thororghly, Armin. the
'latter through s tightly woieit • cloth, - put - it
•intan , jughdd , half a pint of molassys, and'a
piece of common brown paper: set - it in . the ,
sun or by the fire, and in a few days your:vin-.
t3gai will - be read) fOr use. Wave two jags
and use out done while the other is waking.
_
FZMALR.I4IIiiit LoaiiON.-r-Sotne
the Siete of thelenotle tabor Onsikot in the
meiropolis may be collected from the fact
that as Idiertisemem in a.-. London neekly.
met for fifty dress-Onions .hronght seven
hundred applicants, many . ,of them, long
diitanees, :o the establishment of the id
cettiser.