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SXRDUIJgBUEG5:MOm035u'C:pUNTY; PA. SEPJEMSER ., IS58.
NO. 40.
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Published by Theodore SdlOCh.
terms. Tn dollars ner annum iiLndvancc-To
dollars and a quarter, half yearly and if not paid be -
ivri mi; i;uu ill lilt, cr.ll , I nulling 4iiiu iv nun. I II J I t 1 4 11 C
No papers discontinued unlil all arrearages ate paid, lOally, returned the Wile. 'All games 01
&fym ie,,,'nazard. where money is at stake, are dis-
one or three insertions, $1 00. Each additional inser-j honest. Were JOU to draw a prize of
lion, 2i cents. Longer ones in proportion. , r,, ,
. . ,. ;t-,.- - - .. twenty thousand dollars, you would rob
.r JOB I'KliV'TINOi. ' : a thousand men of twenty dollars each;
Iiavingia-gencral assortment of large, plain,nnd or-' Or at least JOU Would take, from them
SSof0' ne a!prep:u'cd lo so-ie- monej for wnjcb you returned them no e
&jWm&m t9ui?0,ont;, Is not gambling in every
CaitlsCfrc.ul:irSj Hill Heads, Notes, dank ' Receipts, aeDse Ot tlie WOrdI
Justices, Legal and other Hlanks, Paiiiphlcts-'&c., prin-1 (), no; VOU look UpOD the, matter in tOO
ted With neatness and despatch, on reasonable terms' , ,. J , r
Kt thfs' office. .strong a light.'
IT ISN'T ALL IN BRINGING 'UP.
Itiislisn'tjall in "bringmgup,"
Lctfolks say what tbey will;
To 'silver scour a pewter cup
It will be pewter etill.
U'en ho of old, wise Solomon,
Who ?aid "train up a child,''
If I mistake not, had a son
Proved rattle-braiucd and wild.
A man of mark, who fain would pass
For lord of sea end land,
May leave the training of a son,
Aud bring him up full grand;
May give him all the wealth of love,
Of college and of school,
liut after ali, may make no more
Than jut a decent fool.
Another raicd by Ptiiury
Upon her bitter bread,
Whose road to knowledge is like that
The good to Eleaveu must tread.
He's got a hpark of Nature's light,
He'll fan it to a flaaie,
Till in its burning letters bright
The world may read hi name.
If it were all in "bringing up,"
In counsel and restraint,
Some rascals had been hone&t men
I'd been myself a saint.
0! it isn't all in bringing up,
Let folks say what they will;
Neglect may dim a silver cup
It will be bilvcr still.
THE IjOTTESMT TICKET.
A Sketch for Hazard-Seekers.
BY SYLVAXUS COBB, JR.
' James Lanning was a mechanic a
young honest man, whose highlit ambi
tion was to gain a comfortable home for
himself and wife, and to be thought well
of by his neighbors. He had built him
self a house, and there .-till remained u
pon it a mortgage of five hundred dollars;
but this sum he hoped to pay in a few
years if be ouly had bis health. He had
calculated exactly how long it would take
him to clear off his iucumberance, aud he
went to work with his eyes open.
One evening James came home to his
supper more thoughtful than usual. His
youug wife noticed his manner, and she
inquired its cause.
What is it, James?' she kindly asked.
'Why, I never saw you look so sobor be
forei" ' :
Well, I'll tell you, Hannah,' returned
the young man, with a slight hesitation
in his manner. 'I have been thinkiug
that I should buy a lottery ticket.1
Hannah Lanning did not answer imme
diately.' She looked down aud soothed
the silken hair of her babe, which wan
chirping like a little robin in her arm,
and the shades of her handsome features
showed that she was takiug time to think.
How much will it cot?' fhe at length
asked, looking half timidly up into her
husband's face.
'Twenty dollar, ' returned James, try
ing to assume a confidence which he did
not feel.
And have you tnad up your mind to
buy it!'
Well, I think I shall. What do you
think about it!'
If you should ask my advice, James,
I' should say, do not buy it.' "
But why to!'
For many reasons,1 returned the wife,
in a trembliug tone. She would not of
fend her husband, and she shrank from
giving him advice which he might not
follow. 'In the first place, I think the
whole scheme of lotteries is a bad one;
and tbeu you have no mooey to risk.'
But just look at the prizes,' aid James,
drawin" a 'ncheme' from his pocket. Here
is one prize of twenty thousaud dollars
,nnKnr nf tnn tlmtisfind. another of five '
thousand, and so on. Something tells! do that, and I'll buy no more tickets.'
me that if 1 buy a ticket I shall draw a Another twenty dollars was taken from
Urge prize. Aud then just think, Han- j the little bank, another ticket was bought,
nab, how easily I could pay all up for another blank was drawn! At the end
my bouse, and have perhaps a good hand- j0f three months the little bank was emp
eome sum left.' !ty. and James Lanning, had the last tick-
Tho young man spoke with earnest-jet in his pocket. Ab, how earnestly he
ness and assurance, but he saw there was prayed that that ticket might draw him a
a cloud on his wife's brow. j prize. He had become pale and care-
'It seems to me that the chance of worn, and bis wife, poor, confiding soul,
drawing a prize ia very doubtful,' said thought he onlv repined because he had
Hannah, as she took the scheme. Here lost twenty dollars. Wuen she would try
are many thousand tickets to be sold.' to cheer him, be would laugh and try to
The babe tried hard to snatch tho paper, ' make the matter light,
and Hannah laid it aside. James,' said his wife to bim ono day
'I think I shall run the risk, returned u was lhe day beforc that on which the
James, glancing once more over the pa- lot was drawQ in wbibh be hed toe
per, and restiag with a nervous longing sixth teMr. Rowse has been here
upon the figures which jepresented the tQday after bis 8emi.annuai interest. I
higher prizes. There's Barney; he drew1told him you would see him to-morrow.'
eight hundred about a year ago.' ; ,y j U -d j . & Wnt
XT T I. ' cm rl Hannoh ' Vlth "
xes, j. iuu. , -..r
more warmth than she bad before mani
fested, 'and what has become of the mon
ey! You know he has squandered it all
away. Ah, James, money is of no use to
our happiness unless we come bonebtly
Honestly!' replied the young man.
I 'Surely, there is nothing dishonest iD
' drawing a prize in. a lottery.'
1 think there is.' kindlv. but Cmnhat-
. - .
'Perhaps I do; but yet so it looks to
me. Wuat you may araw some one eise
must lose; aud perhaps it may be some
one who can afford it no better than you
can. I wouldn't buy the ticket, James.
Let us live on the products of our honest
gains, and we shall be happier.'
lira . t
I James Lanning was uneasy. He had
i no answer for his wife's arguments: at
ileatt, no answer that could spring from'
his moral convictions, and he let the mat-
iter drop. But the young man could not
drive the syren from his heart. All the
I next day his head was full of prizes,' and
while he was at work, he kept muttering
over to himself. Twenty thousand dol-
jlars,' 'Ten thousand dollars,' 'Five thou- j of lotteries and tickets, of blanks and pri
jsand dollars,' and so on. When ho went ze9, and gradually the truth broko in u-
1 l . ll.n .1 T .t- I. Tt9fa fllmAct W 1 1 n n l. n u
( UUUIV IWL. ucjkli uigui( uu n aa aiuiuou uu-
( happy with the nervous anxiety into which
; he had thrown himself. The tempter
had grasped him firmly, and whenever
ho thought, of the lottery, he saw nothing j
j but piles of gold aud silver. In short,
! James Lanning had made np his mind
rlif lit irMilil Kittr rim finlrof. ITn VPfiYlh
to the little box where be had already a
hundred and twenty dollars laid up to-
wards paving off the mortgage from his
house. The look clicked with a .start-
I ling sound, and when he threw back tho
cover, he hesitated. He looked at his
wife and he saw that she was sad.
'0, I'm sure I shall draw a prize ho
said with a faiut, fading smile.
He took four half eagles from the box,
and put them into his pockot. His wife
said nothing. She played with her babe
to hide her sadness, for she did not wish
to say any more on the subject. She had
seen that little pile of gold gradually ac- mortgage. You will be homeless,' mur
oumulating, and both she and her bus- mured young Lanning, in broken accents,
band had been happy in anticipating the 'No; I will see him. I will see him.
day when the pretty cottage would be I will see that all is safe in that quarter
all their own. But when she saw those added Hannah.
four pieces of cold taken away from the At that moment the babe awoke, and
otore, she felt a foreshadowing of evil the gentle mother was called to- care for ( right, sometimes ! lhe "argument" en
She miht have spoken again against the it. On the next day, at noon, Hannah " ded by this precious illustration.
movement, but she saw that her husband
was sorely tender on the subject and she
let the affair go to the hands of fate.
A week elapsed from the time that
the lottery, and during that time tbe
young man had not a moment of real en-
joyment. He was alternating between
hope and fear, and his mind was,constant- j
ly on the stretch.
At length the day arrived. James.
went to tho office, and found that the
drawing had taken place, and that the
i . -r i- j 1 i ... rT
isi (l i nri7P4 ii;i(i iipimi rii ;i 1 1 " iiiil. i i i-
seized the lit and turned away so that
those who stood around should not see his
face. He read the list through, but he
searched for his number in vain. It was
not there. He had drawn a blank! He
left the offico an unhaDDv man. Those
twenty dollars which be bad lost had been
. g j
the savings of two months of bard labor,
aud he felt their loss most keenly.
When he returned home that night he
told his wife that he lost. She found no
fault with him. She only kissed htm,
and told him that the lesson was a edbd t
one, even though it had been dearly gle day from his work. Hewaaas punc- "Oh ya-a-s, it is werry well to say go
bought. tual as the sun, and, the result was sure, to bed. Solomon had more'n seven bun-
But James Lanning was not satisfied. It was late one Saturday evening when dred wives, all of 'em liven' in the same
He brooded over his "loss with a bitter be came home. After supper he drew a house, a satin together and ,never had
spirit, and at length the thought camo to ' paper from his pocket and laid it upon nary fight. Ya-a ah I"
him that he might yet draw a prizel He the table. ,0 '
wished that he had not bought the first- 'There Hannah,' said he, while a noble . H(JW Young Birds Escape from
ticket, and he thought that if he could pride beamed' in every feature, 'that is ' EIR Shells. The popular belief that
only get back bis twenty dollars be would my mortgage. I've paid it every cent, j ng bjrijs arc as3istud by their pa
buy no more; but he could not rest under This house is ours it is our own house. I nt3 in escapin fr0m tho shell reoeives
bis loss, lie was determined to mane
one more trial, and be did eo. This time
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he purchased the ticket without his wife's
knowledge. The result was the same as
before. He drew a blank!
'Forty dollars!' was a sentence that
dwelt fearfully upon tho young mechanic's
lins. '0. I mubt draw a prize. I must
make ud what L have lostl Let me once
'Yes. to-morrow I ghi sav b m'
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Young Lanning thought of the lottery,
and of the prize. This was his 6ixth tri?
al and he felt sure that he should draw.
The morrow came, and when -James
Lanning returned to his home at" night
,he was penniless! All'bis golden visions
had faded away, and he was left in dark-
ness and misery. .
'James, ave you paid Mr. Rowse his
interest vet?' asked Hannah.
The young man leaned bis neid upon?
nis-nanus auu gruauou uiuuu.
For Heaven's sake, Janies what has
happened!' cried the startled wife, soring-
Ing to the side of her husband, and twin-
ing her arm about bis neck.
i- i l 1 ' - J A
The young man looked up with a wild,,
haggard expression. His hps wero blood
less, and his features were all stricken
with a death-hue.
'What is it! 0, what!' murmured the
wire
'Go look in our box our little bank!'
groaned the poor man
3aned the poor man.
Hannah hastened away, and when she
returned she bore the empty box in her
hand.
Robbed!' she gasped, as she sank
tremblingly down by her husband's side.
Yes, Hannah,' whispered the husband,
lIIhave robbed you.'
The stricken wife gazed upon her hua
band with a vacant look, for at first she
did not comprehend; butshe remember
ed his bohavior for weeks back; she re
membered how he murmured in his sleep
jiuu uti,
Thave done it all, Hannah!' hoarsely
whispered the condemned man, when he
saw that his wife had guessed the truth,
All has gone for lottery tickets. The
Demon tempter lured me 1
glittering gold in bis hand, t
he held up
but he gave
r f v r r s s f f J a tif ill I rl n m r
You know not what I have suffered what
hours of agony I have passed and you
cannot know how cold is my. heart now.
0, my wife, would to God I had listened
to you!'
sbr ealmly whispered the faithful
wife, as she drew her hand across her
husband's heated brow. 'Mourn not for
what U lost. I will not ohi.de thee. It is
hard thus for you to lose your scanty
earnings, but there might be many calam-
ities worse than that. Courage, James;
we will soon forget it.'
'And Mr. Rowse will foreclose the
Lanning gave her husband a receipt for
fifteen dollars from Mr. Row,e
"Hew,1 said she, 'the interest is Pid.
Now let us forget all that has passed
'But bow what has paid this!' asked
James, gazing first upon the reoeipt, and
then upon his wife,
'Never mind.'
Ah, but I must mind. Tell me, Han-
nah.' I ' ' '
'Well,JL have. Eold my gold watch.'
Sold it!'
'.t- . t : i t.
rpj
iKiir i nun nnv il iihik1 niriii ik. no
man will not part with, it, ifJ want it.--
J3ut I don t want it, James, till we are a-
ble. Perhaps I shall never want it. You.
must not chide me, for never did I derive J
0ne iota of the pleasure from its poaessio'n '
tW T now fnl in thu result of its disno-
JU. v.w - r
sal.
James Lanning clasped his wife to his
bosom, and be murmured, a prayor, and
in that prayer tlie
tliero was 'a pledge.
.
Two vp.ara nassed awav. and duriner
that time James Lanuine lost not a sin-
i ve oougni n wuu uonara, cvcij u
a... . . t 11 ll .
which has been honestly earned by tho
sweat of my brow. I am bappy now.'
Hannah Lannini; saw that her bus-
band had opened bis arms, and she sat
down upon his knee, and laid her head
0. blessed moment!' she murmured.
Yes, it is a, blessed moment,' respond
ed the husband. Do you remember,
Hannah, tho hour of bitterness that we
saw two years ago!'
The wife shuddered, but she made no
reply:
Ah,' continued the young man, I have
never forgotten that bitter lesson; apd e
ven now I tremble when I think how fa;
tally I was deceived by tbe tempter that
has lured thousands to destruction.'
But its terror is lost in thia happy
moment,' said Haunab, looking up with
a smile.
'Jts terror may be lost resumed James
'but its lesson must never be forgotten.
Ab, the luring lottery-ticket hW a dark
side a side which few see until they feel
it.' t
And, aro not all its sides dark!' softly
asked the wife. 'IftberVis any bright
ness about it, it is only the glare, of the
fatal ignis-fatus, which can only lead
tbe wayward traveler into danger and
dibquiet. ' .
You are right, my dear wife. . You
were riff ht at first. 1 Ab.1 bo1 continued,
as be drew Vhe'faithfurbeioffhipre-dlo'sely
to his bosom, 'if husband's would tftitier
obey the tender dictates of the
iwi"S
'. wjfe, there would be far less -of tmisery !
jn the world than, there is. nqw.J(j, v; '
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What Cigars are. Made of.
Tho' New York onrrnsnondpnt"' nf tho
i .. - ... "T
Schoharie .Republican, who; it may be
presua,ea-f s domiciled in the neighbor-
hood of the Custom-house, gives the fol-
lowing revelation of the component, mate -
rfajH 0r reai Havanas." We conv it
for t)(J benefit of lhoge ho ;nhale or aup
pose they inhale, the fragrant weed. I t
shows tho doubt which hangs over not
only what we drink, but also what we
smoke : "Talking of cigars, I was told by
a government appraiser a few days since,
the following true story in connection
; with the cigar trade oM-his city: A large!
imoortinff house had received :
lporting
, an invoice of foreign cigars, which were
appraised by thn custom officers at three
, dollars per thousand. Tho importers
wore dissatisfied, and asked for a re-appraisement,
which was granted; and un
der the most positive evidence, supported
by the oath of the dealers, the cigars
were admitted at a valuation SI. 50 per
thousand." Now the evidence alluded to
was this that not a particle of tobaooo
entered into the composition of said cigars
but they were wholly composed of oak
and other leaves soaked in a strong to-
, .cc0 "'Stand that large quan-
, t,UC3 u.1
j wa ,Dt0 . thor !Dten1r'J .anf?' 0ta
' amnn orrnpinnnn I m o tin m n A in f It f r inn
I am inolined to believe that a few speci
mens might be found even among the
primitive society of 'Old Scoharie.' "
How Two Wrongs Make a Right.
A gentleman ot Saratoga the other
day, was illustrating his argument by the
j maxim 'Two wrongs don't make aright.'
'Sometimes they do,' interposed a seedy
; looking bystauder, with a deown east na-
sal twang; "they did with me once."
"How was that ! asked the other
it s
not according to'Gunter.' " "Can't help
that; there was a fellow passed onto me
once a one dollar bill, and it was a coun
terfeit. Waen't that wrong !,? "Certain
ly it was wrong, if he knew it to be a coun
terfeit." "Wal, expect be did; did, any.
way, when 1 passed it' onto anotlier cbap.
Neow, wasn't that wrong !" "Wrong !
of course, very wrong." "Wal, it made
meall right '' was the triumphant re
joinder. "So two wrongs does make a
i 0,
Uncharitable 'Gout.-A rich but
1 ecoentric old j who residcs in tbe
Kfth aveQ wa8 ,ate, caued upon to
subscribe towards building a church for
the poor. The old fellow, having been a
high liver, was now enduring anexcrutia
ting attack of tho gout. He took the sub
scription book and looked at it anxiously;
then hastily limping across the floor two
j or three times, ended by thrusting the
book back into the band of the solicitor
of charity, 6aying, as he did so; "No 1
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J ,e to h-Unow as bad oughfc
r r
A Family Confab. "Father, look a
here. Wot's the reason that vou aud
i w
mother is allers quarrellin I"
Sileuce, sir !
Do you know what you
: are talking about!
"xes, siree, I do.
I was just wonder-
in' wot you'd do ef you had as many wives
as Solomon.''
t "Bah I go to bed.'
f correct on n a work recent-
"
ly published, entitled "A Popular Histo
ry of British Birds' Eggs," by R. Laiah-
ley : "The operation of leaving tho shell
. ' iw,tlll,;fi nnn nn,i ..vhihir r
.mnrkodl tbe
wisdom and coutrivnuco of
the Creator, The beak is furnished with
a bony point, which afterwards drops off.
i This is protruded through tho shell. Ry
means of its feet as levers, tho animal
then turns itself a ljttle, till by degrees
tho whole top of the large end is cut very
oleanly off, and a passage is opened for
tho iuipruoued chick to go free." Jon saw.
' . "Gentlemen," said lhe proprietor, very
I politely, "it is easy enough to see wjiy
A Two Faded Boy The Texas Item vou coui'i aop the saw alter you set it
says that there is a remarkable negro !'a g0ing. 'J'biJ mill has some new arrange
boy ip Polk County. He has two faces moDts which I can easily explain"
in opposite parts of the head, with mouth, "ifor Heaven's sake, Mr. P.," said
nose and chin, so full and pcrfeet that it j0jjn, " no explanation on that point! It's
is impossible to tell which is tho front tie gr;St mill I ever set a going and I
face, when the body is h)d from view. shall never start another! Just send us
He i3 about six years of age, ioalthy, of vour b'jjj for tbe damages, and let's say
a very sound mind, runs and plays among nQ more about jt
other ohildren.i with as much sprightliness rpbe ijboyrt" paid 00 for not knowing
as could be expeoted from ono of his ago. bow to stop a saw, and that niht Johu
!. i. -I I I... 1. . . 1. . t. In.-.)! n i.
They tell a story about a man out west
who had a hair lip, upon which be per,
formed an operation himself, by inserting
into the opeping a pjeqe of ehjeken flesh
it adhered and filled, up the space ad
mirably. This was well enough, until, in
nnmniirmnft witH tha nrmrnfimi ; fViaWinn lft
flftemnted to raise mouYt aches. "when on
one side grow nair and-on the other fcath
ers.
The Incendiary Saw-Mill.
The Montgomery (Alabama Mail is
responsible for the following: a short"
yarn was spun to us last eveum, con-
oeruiog the experiments in miling or a
l.rr- r t.t
CUUFIU " inenas oi ours, now or mieiy
80jurnitig for health and pleasure at the
Talladego Springs. It is unnecessary to
' Sivc the "amcs of these gentlemen, but
for convenience we will call them, repec-
tively, John and Joel. They, it may be
remarked, have great similarity of taste,
and among other penchants, arc very fond
of fishing: and everybody knows that the
vicinity of Talladego Springs offers fine
opportunity to the skillful knight of the
fly.
ns donn and Joel there being no
gwus service at the Springs that day
went out, Sunday before last, to tho
mill of Mr. P
a mile or two down
i the creek, with a view to a dinner of small
trout and bream. With them went their
invited 'guest, Mr. Smith, and "Miles"
took them down a bottle or two of wine.
The party was snug; the wind was pro
pitious; and the fish altogether amiable.
I A noctr ntnr) rltnnnp nf krnton n n fl nncrt
mountain fish was soon washed
down with a few glasses of champagne;
and then cigars were lit. As the smoko
curled languidly about their noses, Satan,
(who was invisibly present, without an 1
invitation,) suggested to John, that that
mill was a "slow coaob," and couldn't cut I
much lumber; and John expressed the j
same opinion to Joel. Joel thought dif-1
ferently, and so did Smith.
"Let's try her," said John.
"Agreed," said Joel and Smith.
It was short work; a large pine log lay
at right angles across tho carriage of the
mill; and was agreed to "let her rip"
through this. Accordingly, the gate was
raised aud immediately the stillness of "the
grand old woods" was broken by the rapid
sharp strokes of the saw. In a minute
the log was brought up and the saw went
rapidly through.
"Now stop her," said Joel and Smith
and John essayed to do so.
But. the mill wouldn't bo stopped, but
wont clattering awiy, as bard as ever!
"Stop her, John, or by the Lord she'll
split herself in two," shouted Joel. But
all tbe fixtures were obstinate, and refus
ed to yield to the exertious of John and
Smith. On went the saw, while John and
Joel perspired.
Presently the carriage presented some
metalie obstruction to the passage of the
saw, but "true as steel," it went against
the obstruction and then tho teeth jleic.
Some pieces of mill iron had been left
upon tho carriage way. But yet it ceos
en not up and down ! up and down ! the
true steel to the dull cast iron, until sud
denly a, small flame broke out among the
dust and splinters near the point of con
tact. "Groat God, John," said Joel; "tho
infernal machine is on fire. What shall
we do!"
"Run down to the creek and bring up
your hat full of water," said John. Joel
looked affectionately at his handsome tile
which he always kept neatly brushed, but
submitting to a dire necessity he straight
way made it a fire bucket, and commenced
fightiug the flames. John and Smith's
straws were unavailable; nevertheless,
they did all those wild, inconsiderate
things which most persons will do, in case
of fire, when there is no possibility of do
ing any good.
Still that toothless saw ripped on, sing
ing a demon song as it scraped against
the dull cast iron. And the fire kept
gaining a Iittlo. Joel labored faithfully,
and every two minutes brought up his hat
full of water and threw it upou tbe fire.
John stood despairingly leaning against
a post in tbe mill, aud hallooed to bis
friend as he seemed to pause at the brink
of the stream
"Another hat full, Joel, for God's sake!
The infernal thing will cost us at least
SI, 200 apiece if it burns !"
"Besides my hat," said Joel; but be
brought tho water and pourod it onv
On went the devilish saw, raking, ras
ping, and tearing itself to pieces.
At this juncture, Mr. P., the owner of
the mill, having seen the smoko, came
dowu to the mill, and with groat difficul
ty the mill was stopped and the fire put
out. Joel was grievously "blown" with
carrving water in his hat, and John was
quite used up with excitement, while ,
Smith was breathless from his exertions '
at some lever which be supposed might
have some influence iu quieting the deui-
in a ievcrisu sieep, uv una tuab uiciug,
chills anu lever,, Uuuiu
mate-"ono more hat full, Jool
An old lady said her husband was very
fond of peaches, and that was his only
fault. "Fault; madam," said one, "bow
do' vou ball
that a fault' ! "Whv. he
cause there are different ways of eating
them,. sir
My husband takes, them in
brandy."
The Comet.
The comet which is now visible in thd
north-west region of the heavens a short
time aftor sunset, was first discovered on
the 2d of June last, by Prof. Donati, in
Florence, Iully. It was also discovered
by Henry M Parkburst, eq., of Perth
Aoiboy, New Jerrey, Juno 20. A very
striking characteristic of this comet was,
when fin-t discovered, its extremely slow
motion. The great distance of the comet
and tho direction of its motion, as seen
from tho earth, combined to reader its
apparent geocentric motion very small.
In consequence of its slowness of motion
its, period of visibility will bo very great!
It has already been visible through a tel
escope for nearly two months and a half
and it will probably remain in sight for
a considerable length of time yet. The
head, or star of the commcr, appears a
bout equal to a star of the second magni
tude; aud as it has not yet reached the
perihelion (that point nearert to the sun)
of its orbit, it will yet bu considerably
brighter, and present a splendid appear
ance. Its tail is viewed with a small tel
escope magnifying about eight times, was
about 4 or 5 degs. in length on Sunday
evening, tbe 12th of September. It is a
well-known fact, however, that the tail
has a much greater leoth immediately af
ter the perihelion passage than at any
other time; and heucc we may expect
that its length will be much more consid
erable than at present.
This is the fifth comet discovered since
the begining of 1858, the first of which
was discovered on the 4th of January;
but as the first four will form the subject
for another article, we will say no more
about tbem here.
The commet now visible will pass it3
perihelion according to the elements of
Mr. George Searle, Assistant at the Dud
ley Observatory on tbe 13th of Septem
ber. The parabolic elements of a comet's
orbit are six in number, namely: time of
perihelion passage, longitude of the peri
helion, longitude of theof ascending node,
inclination of the plane of its orbit to the
plane the ecliptic,thoperihelion distance,
and the diroction of its motion. If the
motion be in the same direction around
the sun as tho motion of the planets, it is
said to be direct; if in the opposite direc
tion, retrograde.
The longitude of the perihelion of this
comet is about SO deg., and of the ascen
ding node about 1(56 deg. The inclina
tion is about G8 deg. The perihelion dis
tance is about 40,000,000 miles, or a Iittlo
greater than the mean distance of Mercu
ry from the Sun. Its motion is retrogade,
so that its apparent motion is from right
to left, as seen at this time. The veloci
ty of the comet, when at its perihelion,
will be about 150,000 miles per hour.
Its distance from the Earth at this time,
roughly estimated, is about 87,000,000
miles. Its tail is at least 6,000,000 miles
in length.
Several parabolic elements have been
computed, but as these differ considerably
from each other it is thought, with much
probability, that tbe comet moves iu an
eclipse of moderate eccentricity, and hence
that its time of revolution around the sun
is not very great. The elements corres
pond with those of the first comet of 1827,
and with those of 1761. This will make
the period of revolution about 31 years.
The period of 63 years comprehendod be
tween 1764 and 1827 will embrace two
returns to its perihelion. The difforenco
of half a year is within the limits of per
turbation. This will make its return,
previous to 1827, in 1795. If this be its
true period, its next return may be expec
ted about 1SS9 or 1890. Time will soon
determine these questions. With this pe
riod its mean distance from tbe sun will
be about the same as that of Saturn; and
when it is in tbe aphelion (greatest dis
tance from the sun) of its orbit, it will be
about the mean distauco of Uranus.
David Trowbridge.
Perry City, N. Y., Sept. 12.
P. S. The best view of tho comet can
be bad in the morning, about 3 or 4 o'
clock. The direction of its tail points
toward the north polar star.
Banning back two periods from 1764
to 1702, we find the recorded appearanco
of a comet viible to the naked eye. We
also find one in 1672, one period back.
D. T.
BSfJim H., out west tells a good yarn
about a "shell bark lawyor." Hia client
was up ou two small charges, "frivolous
charges," as shell bark designated them,
(forging a note of band and stealing a
horse.) On rnnuing bis eye over the ju
ry he didn't like their looks, so be pre
pared an affidavit for continuance, setting
forth the absence iu Alabama of a prin
cipal witness. Ho read it in a whimper
to tho prisoner, who, shaking his head,
said, "Squiro, I ean't swear to that ar
dokymint." "Why!" "Kaso hit habit
true." Old shell iuflatcd and exploded
loud enough to be heard throughout the
room. "What! forge a noto, an' steal a
boss, an' can't swear to a lie! D n such
infernal fools." And bo left the consci
entious one to his fate.
Strange Incident. A husbandman
in the village of St. Outer, in France, re
cently killed a hog, in the stomaoh of
whitsh was discovered a silver watch and
chain, that was lost two months be'foro,
and which belonged to a servant of tbe
house, The timepiece being of hunting
pattern, well encased was fouud black
as coal.
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