JDcuotcb to jpoliiicjp, literature, Agriculture, Science, iiloralitij, anir;:eneral intelligence.-
VOL 18.
STROUDSBURG-, MONEOE COUNTY, PA. MARCH 31, 1859.
N0.14.
Published by Theodore ScIlOCll.
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: 3 A Life Picture.
' BY SYLVAN US COBB, JR.
,. -.Not long since I had occasion to visit
one. of our courts, and while conversing
with a legal friend I heard the name of
John Anderson called.
'There is a hard case,' rcmarkod my
friend.
I looked upon the man in the prisoner's
dock. Lie was standing up, and he plead
guilty to the crime of Til EFT, He was a
tall man, but hent aud infirm, though not
-old. His garb was torn, sparso, and
filthy; his face all bloated and bloodshot;
Imlr mnttnf tritli dirt? and his hnwed
(nrm ni,in with .lMirium. Hnrtninlv
I never saw a more pitiable object.
Surelv that man was not born a, villain.
I moved my place to obtain a fairer view
of his head. He gazed upon me a single
instant, and then, covering his face with
his hands, he sauk powerless into his
scat.
Good God!' I involuntarily ejaculated,
starting fojword. 'Will '
I had half spoken hi Grt uamo when
u :.t.i I.;- 1,-n.l and cas-t unon i
me a look of such imploring agony that
my tongue was tied at once. Then he
covered his. face again. I asked my le-
gal companion if the prisoner had counsel.
He said no. I then told uim to do all m
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his power for the poor fellow's benefit,
and I would pay him. He promised,
and I left. I could uot remain and see
that man tried. Ters came to my eyes
as I gazed upon him, and it was not un
til I had gaiued the itreet and walked
aome distance that I could breathe freely.
John Anderson! Alas! he was asbam
ed to be kuown as his mothers
sou
l,n i
That was not his name;, but you
by no other. 1 will call him
know him
by the name that standi u'toa the records
of the court
John Anderson was my school-mate;
and it was not many years ago not over
twenty that we left our academy togeth
erhe to return to the home of wealth?
parents I to tit down iu the dingy sanc
tum of a newspaper office for a few years,
and then wander off across the ocean. I
was gone some four years, and when I
returned I fouud John a married man
His father was dead and he had left his
only son a princely fortune.
Ah, C ,' he said to me, as he met
me at the railway htatioo, 'you shall tee
what a bird I have caged. My Ellen is a
lark a robin a very princess of ail
birds that ever looked beautiful or sang
sweetly!'
He was enthusiastic, but not mistaken,
for I had found his wife all he had said,
simply omitting the poetry. Sho. was
truly oue of the moat-beautiful women I
ever saw. Aud to good too so loving
and so kind. Aye .sho so loved John
that she really loved all his friends. What
a lucky fellow to fiud Kuoh a wife. And
what a lucky woman to find such a hus
band; for John Anderson was as hand
Home as she. Tall, fctraight, manly, high
browed, with rich chesnut curls, and a
face as faultlessly notle as ever an artist
copied. And he was good, too; and kind
geuerou, aud true.
I Kpent a week with them, and I was
baDnv all the while. Jobu's mother lived
with them a flue old lady as ever breatb-
d, and making herself constant joy and
pride in doatiug upon ber "Darling Boy,
as 6he always called him. I gave ber an
aceouut of my adventures by pea and
land in foreign climes, end the kissed tue
token I left. She said she kissed me be
cause I loved ber 'darling.'
I did not see John again for years. I
readied his bouse iu the evening; He was
not in, but his wife aud mother were there
to receive me, nnd two curly-headed
boys were at play about Ellen's chair. I
knew at once they were my friends child
ren. Everything seemed pleasant uutil
the little ones were a bed and asleep, and
then I could see that Ellen became trou
bled. She tried to hide it, but a face so
used to sunshine and smiles could not
wear a cloud concealed.
At length John came. His face was
flushed, and his eyes looked inflamed.
He grasped my hand with a happy laugh
colled me 'Old Fellow,' 'Old Dog,'
and 1 must come and live with him, and
many other extravagant things. His
Wife tried to hfde her tears, while his
mother shook her head and said
He'll sow these wild oats eoon. My
darling never can be a mad man.'
'God grant it,' I thought' to myself;
and I know the same prayer was upon El
len's lips.
It was late when we retired, and we
Slight not have done so .even then, bad
not John fallen asleep in his chair.
Ob the following morning I walked out
witb my friend. I told him I was sorry
to see hi aa as I saw him the night before.
nothing. Only a little wine party. We,
1 1 . T 1 1
, uau a monous time, l wisu .you nau ,
, been there.' " ' ; i
At Brst I thought I would say, np more;
, but was it not my dutj? I knew his
nature better than ho knew it himself.
; His appetite and pleasures bouuded his
t own vision. I knew how kind and gener
ous he was alas! too kind too gener-
- ous!
j 'John, could you have seen Ellen's face
lost evening you would have trembled.
Can you inuko her unhappy!' He stop
ped me with
'Don't be a fool! Why should she be
' unhappy?'
'Because sbo fears you are going down
'Vt,oil him. .,s,
J 'Did' she say so?' he asked, with a flush
ing face.
j 'No I read it in her looks.'
'Perhaps a reflection of
' thoughts,' he suggested.
your
own
'I surely thought so when you came
home,' I replied.
Never cau I forget the look ho gave
me then so full of reproof, of surprise,
and of pain.
0 . T forpivc vou. for I know vou
to be ruy friend; but never speak to me a
gain like that. I going down hilll You
know better. That can never be. I
know my own power. 1 know my own
wants. My mother Knows
me better
1 w
than Ellen does.'
Ah had that mother been as wise as
she was loving, the would have seen that
1 the 'wild oats' which her son was sowing
1 would surely grow up and ripen, only to
j furuis-h seed for re-sowing! But she lov
' cd him loved him almost too well or I
should say too blindly. But I could
tay no more. I only prayed that God
ii i i ? .i .i i
wo"'a fuara D,uli auu luen wc conversea
"Pon other subjects I could spend but
one day with him; but we promised to
-
Throe years more passed, during which
John Anderson wrote to me at least once
a month, and sometimes oftcner; but at
the cud of that time his letters ceased
coming, and I received no more for two
years, when I again found myself in his
native town. It was early in the after
noon when I arrived, aud 1 took dinner
at the hotel.
I had finished my meal, and was.loun
ging in front of the hotel, when I saw a
funeral procession winding into a distant
chureb-pard. I asked the landlord
'Mrs. AndersonV he said, and as he
spoke, I noticed a slight drooping of the
! bead, as though it cut him to say so.
I 'What John Anderson's wife?"
No,' he replied. It is his mother;' and
ani? thi.M Mirnpfl ntt'fiV! huh
! gentleman who stood near, and had over
j heard our conversation, at once took up
! the theme.
j 'Our hoi-t don't seem inclined to con
verse upon tbat suijt-ct,' be remarked,
I with a shrug of the shouldors.
! ever know John Anderson!'
I He was m' school-mate in
'Did you
boyhood,
and my boom friend in youth, I told
him.
; lie led mo one side and spoke as fol
' lows:
I "Poor John! He was the pride of this
town six years .ago. This man opened
his hotel at tbat time, and sought custom
bv giving wine suppers. John was pres
ent at most of them the gayest of tho
i gay, and the most generous of the party.
In fact, he paid for nearly every one of
them. Then he began to go down hill!
And he has been going down ever since.
; At times true friends have prevailed u
i pou him to stop; but his stops were of
' short duration. A short season of sun
' shine would gleam upon his home, and
' then the night came, more dark aud drear
than before. He said that he would nev
j er bo drunk again; yet he would take a
' glass of wine with a friend! That glass
of wine was but the gate tbat let in the
flood. Six ears airo ho was' worth tix-
i Cft. .1 1 1 - o (a rnn ilia ,T C Hi P V '
J - rJ ,3
funpral oitnenses! That Door mother
bore up as long as she could. She saw
her son her 'darling Boy,' she always
called him brought home drunk m'any
times, and she even bore blows from
him! But she's at rest now! Her 'Dar
ling' wore her life away, and brought her
gray hairs in sorrow to tho grave! Ohl
I hope this may reform him!'
'But his wife!' I asked.
'Her heavenly love has held her up
thus far, but she is only a shadow of the
wife that blessed bis home six years ago.'
My informant was deeply affected, and
so wis I, and asked him no more.
During the remainder of the afterapon
I debated with myself whether to call u
pon John at all. But Anally I resolved
to go, though I waited till after tea.. I
found John and his wife alone. They
had both been weopipg, though I could
see at a glance that Ellen's face was
beaming with love and hope. But obi
he was changed sadly, painfully so.
They were glad to see me, and my hand
was shaken warmly.
'Dear G , don't say a word of the
past,' John urged, taking my hand a sec
ond time. 'I know you spoke tho truth
to me five years ago. I was going down
hill! But I havo gone as far as I can. I
i have sworn, aud my oath shall be kept.
Ellen and I ore going to -be happy now.'
The poor fellow burst into tears here.
His wife followed suit; and I kept them
t n i : i:t.
company. l coma uoi ueip iymg nuu
a child. My God, what a sight The
once noble, true man so fallen became a
mere broken glass, the last fragment on
ly relccted the image it once bore a poor
suppliant at the feet of Hope, begging-a
grain, ol warmtu lor toe nearts oi aim- ("sear and yellow lea! tney mourn over
self and wife! And how I had honorod ,' their misfortune and poverty. They have
and loved that man and how I loved j livjd almost a lifetime without cxp'4ri
bim stilll Oh! I hoped aje, more thanjencing the great truth that industry-, e
hoped I believed he would be saved. jconoroy and perseverance, are the oijly
Aud as I gazed upon tbat wife so trust-. requisites to success in business. Thoy
ing, so loving, so true, and so hopeful j never stop to reflect that they havo squan
still, even in the midst of living death jdered a fortune in spasmodic effdrtsf'to
I prayed moro fervently than I ever become millionaires. Speculations--and
prayed before that God would raise him .luckybids makesomemen rich, butasingle
up lead him back to the top of the. hill!, grain of common sense will teach a rflas-
.. t a. i l i i . V ' .
in too morninc x saw mo uuimxeu
.grown to two intelligent boys now and
tho.ugk they lo.pke4.3p ale. and. ,wanyct,l,usb'fdl purVuit, diiigently"andie!cnomcal-,
thej smiled and seemed happy wken their
father kissed them. When. Jotin tooK
me by the hand, and tho last words he
Baid, were
'Trust me. Believe me now.. I will
be a Man henceforth while life lasts!'
A little over two years more had pass
ed, when I read in a newsprint the
death of Ellen Anderson. I started
for the town where they had lived as soon
as possible, for I might help -some one!
A fearful presentment had possessed my
mindT
I Btopped at the stately house where
they had dwolt, but strangers occupied it.
Where is John Anderson!' I asked. '
'Don't know, I'm sure. He's been
gone these three months. His wife died in
the mad house last week!'
'And the children!'
0 they both died before she did!
I staggered back and hurried from the
place, I hardly knew which way I went,
butiustinct led mc to the church-yard.
I found four graves which had been made
in three years. The mother, the wife,
and two children slept in them.
And what has done this!' I asked
myself, And a voico answered from the
lovely sleeping plaees
'The Demon oe the Wine TableI'
But this was not all the work. No, no.
The next I saw 0, GodI was far more
terrible! I saw it in the city court room.
But this was not the last not the last!
1 saw my legal friend on tho day fol
lowing the trial. Ho said John Ander
son was in prison. I hastened to see him.
The turnkey conducted mc to his cell
the key turned in the huge lock the
ponderous door Bwung with a sharp creak
upon its hinges and I saw a dead body
suspended by the neck from a grating of
the window! I looked at the horrible
face I could see nothing of John Ander
son there but the face I had seen in the
court-room was sufficient to connect; the
two; and I knew that this was all that
was left on earth of him I bad loved so
well!
And this' was the last of the Demon's
work the last act in tho terrible drama!
Ah from the first sparkle of the red
wine it had been down down down
until the foot of the hill had been finally
reached!
When I turned away from tbat cell,
and once more walked amid the flashing
saloons and revel-halls, I wished that my
voice had power to thunder tho lifo story
of which I had been a witness into the
ears of
all living
men.
Closed for Repairs.
In Judge L's office was always kept
for private entertainment and solace, a
demijohn of "good old Jamaioa.'' His
Honor noticing that every Monday mor
nini: it was a lighter, a more abstracted
"John" than he left it on Saturday night
Sam was also missing from his usual seat
in the orthodox paternal pew.
U.n cundav aiternooo com came in a-
bout five o'clock, and (rather heavily)
went up stairs. The Judge called after
him : "Sam, where have you bcon I"
"To ohurch, sir."
"What ohurch, Sam !"
"The Second Methodist, sir."
"Have a .good sormon,"Sam I"
yery powerful, sir ; it quite staggered
ma. sir.
' .
"A.b, I see," said- tho Judge,' "quite
powerful, oh, bam I"
The next Sunday the son oamo home
rather earlier than usual, and apparently
not so much "under the weather." His
father hailed him with: "Well, Sam, been
to the 'Second Meth.' again to-day I"
j
"res, sirJ'
"Good sermon, my boy ?"
"Fact was, father, that I couldn't get
church shut un aud a ticket on the
door."
"Sorry, Sam; keep going, you may got
good by it yet."
Sam says on going to tho office for his
usual spirit-mi refreshment, he found the
"John" empty and bearing this label :
"There will bo no service here to-day,
this church being closed for rcpuirs !"
Sam departed a "sadder and a wiser
but (with his bibulous proclivities) uot a
better man.
A "thrilling tragedy" was enacted at
Bangor, Me., tho other night. An bon
est Sootoh shoemaker fodnd his wife and
a perfidious neighbor as they should no
be, and instead of killing them on the
spot dragged them to sign a confession
with an agreement to pay the expenses o
procuring a divorce
! It's a groat plea6uro to bo alone,,espo
cially when you have your sweetheart
t with yon.
Hints to Young Men.
There are many men in this and every
other community, who have grown, gray
in the race for wealth, and while in. the
.onaDie man mat tne surest means oi at
taining worldly prosperity, is an
b'ohebt,
Iv proseouted. One man may becoare
suddenly rich by the purchase of a 'single
lottery ticket, while ten thousand will be
beggared, although they may deal in lot
teries all their lives. So it is with wild
speculation. In this fast age, men bavo
np patience to bide their time. They
shift from one trade to another try this
avocation and that and as a necessary
consequenoe, they are "jacks of all trades,
and masters of none." Tho shoemaker
envies the blacksmith, and the blacksmith
thinks he could flourish as a carpenter.
Every tradesman esteems his own calling
as the meanest upon the faco of the earth,
and he quits it only to find out in after
years that he made a sad mistake. Then
ho is forced to exclaim "If I had only
let well enough alone, I would now have
been independent."
The road to wealth is a rugged one,
and in traveling many faint by the way
from dvor-exertion. Others lose valua
ble days and weeks by tarrying at the
watering stations" the magnificent ho
tols and gilded saloons which are set up
at every mile-post. The only way in which
a laboring man or a mechanic can hope
to realize a competency, is by living al
ways within his means. If ho wishes to
"spend as he goes along," he must bear j
the consequence. Thousands live upon
tbat very principle. They think it but ;
proper tbat they should "take the good of 1
their money," as the saying is. Their '
motto is, "Take no heed for to-morrow." J
Persons who live thus, Bhould never com- j
plain wuen tne nour oi auversity over-
takes them. The ant and bee would
starve in winter if they did not provide.
in summer, and the man who lives from
hand to mouth" is sure to feel the pinch-
inga of w.ant, or .become the. recipient of
the alms of others. No man of sense or
spirit should pursue such a course.
Then, let young men begin life aright,
with a common sense view of what he is
about. Let his desires lie reasonable and
rational, and although bo start in the
world without a copper, he may become
independent, just so sure as be lives to
need wealth. To be economical, it is not
necessary to be mean or niggardly. E- ;
v t
conomy, properly consicered, is only pa
ving a fractional part each week or year,
to provide against contingencies and no
man, however high-minded he may. be,
should neglect so to do. To illustrate
what we mean, let us put the ease thus :
There is scarcely a young man of good
sense in this city, who cannot save S100
easiy fro'm bis earnings, and, if he will
forego cigars, billiards, and juleps be can
save double that amount. Figures some
times produce almost incredible results.
Thus, for instance, if a young man upon
his twentieth birthday will invest S100 m
auy stock company paying ten per oent.,
and annually thereafter, will invest the
sumo amount and tho accumulation of in
terest, he wiil be worth, when be is thir
ty years old, $1,753; when fortp years
old, $6,300; when fifty pears old, $18,150;
when sixty years old, $48,700. How
simple then, is the plan by which a youth
of the preseut day can pass his old age
in csmfort and luxury. He has only to
regulate bis expense so as to save one hiin
drcd dollars each year from his inconme.
Yong man, are not these facts worthy ?6f
your consideration ? If so, loso no time
iu speculation, but choose the sure road
to wealth. Pittsburg True Press.
A Drunkard. Eaten jip by Kattlesnakesi
mil- l. . j '1' i C 1. . .kn
J.UU uouy oi a vugruut guuivuuiuu naa
found a few days since, on Fla't-llock,
near West Chazy, Clinton County, N. Y.
Near the spot where the remains Jay . is a
large chaim or ledge of rocksj that has
long been known as the den of a, great
number of rattlesnakes, and from tho
trails leading, between tho corpse and tho
rocks, it is evident that the unfortunate
man, was killed by the serpent?. Tho
flesh was literally picked from the bones.
It is supposed the poor fellow wandered
to the spot,, and fulling down in a state
of unconsciousness, became an easy, prey
to the reptiles.
The EiastioEgg,
Take a good sound egg, place it in
strong vinegar, and allow itio remain
twelve hours; it will then becomo, soft
and elastic. In this state itcan beequeesed
into a tolerably wide-mouthed bottlejjwhon
in, it must be covered with water having
some soda in it. In a few hours this
preparation will restore the egg nearly to
its original Bolidity, after which the liquid
should be poured off and the bottle dried.
Keop it as a curiosity to puzzlo your
friends for an explanation -how'the egg
was, laid in the bottle.
, The.oost.of a hqrsp rsjhe, fljft.ota
lure. Th-qt of,an assjs-oftep tbe.orkpf
the tailor.
Daring Peat at Niagara.
CROSSING ON STILTS ABOVE THE FALLS
A correspondent of the tho' Chicago
Press and Tribune gives the followin par
ticulars of the reoeut iusnne hazard at
lNiagara Falls, of Signor Gapa Morelh, s:ou aa few words ag po8Jibief I wnj
alias Andrew Greeuleaf, a dare devil j-dcscribTtfn experiment I made the pasfi
Yankee boy, who for a wager of 61 ,0U0 season, with potatoes, of the variety
on Monday week, actually crossed Niug-, kqown asnhe Black, Merinoes: Soil grav
ara river, walking upon stilts, between i t,'y loamplowed in the fall and then a-"
Goat Island and the Fall. This writer gaiD quitedeep just before planting; time
says: . !o? planting, third dav of Mav: finnfiv
Punctually at 7 o'clock, Iorelli ap
peared, in 6ne spirits and condition.
He had with him a pair of stilts about8o as tohave a nart of the sr-r-.l
twelve feet long, made of wrought iron.
flat, sharp-edged aud, poiuted shaped, exoeptioadf two rows through the middb
in faot,.aimoAt precisely hke a Rouble-' 0f tha-ptecS,- inwhipfc "the 'potatoes'- were"
edged-dagger. These were firmly'lashed left whole, putting twc medium sized tu--to
bis legs, and be walked towards the bers to the bill, being double tho seed of
terrible river with: a conGdent smile. The
morning was clear and cold, but be was
attired very lightly, in a dress not unlike
that usually worn by professional gym-them. To ono half of tho pieceIput
riasts. At ten minutes past seven be directly on theseed a heaping table-spoon-stepped
into tho water, which in anotb-jful of salt and lime; the other half, about
er moment was boiling, surging, and
rushing beneath bis feet. The boldest
lookers on held their breath in suspense,
as the daring man receded from shore.
He alone seemed unmoved, and passed
on, slowly and carefully, avoiding the
larger rocks which were made apparent
by the eddying current. His steps at
first wero very nhoit and carefully made,
but afterwards becrme bolder and longer.
The stilts, of course, were so placed
tbat the current struck only against their
snarp edges, and produced but little ef
fect, but the danger from the sunken
rocks, and the conviction that a. single
false step would send him to death pro
duced a feeling that was horribly painful.
Once or twise be seemed to lose his bal
ance, and a sickening shudder ran thro'
each one of the beholders. Recovering
himself he kept on still receded, until to
our straining eyes he could scarcely be
distinguished from the foaming waters.
The middle of the river was attained at
last; hours seemed to have fled, but it
was barely seventeen minutes since he
left tho shore. As he approached the
deepest and most dangerous part of his
route, the euspense became more fearfully
intense. No word was spoken, except
that one man offered another five dollars
for a moments use of his lorgnette, which
offer passed unheeded. Just as Morelli
reached the swiftest and deepest portion
of the current, he- seemed to totter pink"
he threw up his arras ! I closed my
eyes. Opening them a momont after, I
saw that he was still standing. A few
moments more and ho had reached the
Canadian bank and he fell exhausted
into the arms of two men who were wait
ing for him.
At this hour (3 P. M.) he had nearly
recovered, and though still in bed, re
ceives tho congratulations of dozens of
visitors who came pouring in. He left
the American shore 900 feet above the
fall, and come out about 1,000 feet above
the Canadian. The money has alrcadj
been handed over to him, and all will a
gree that it was fairly won.
Losses of Terrirory by Spaiil.
At one time the Spanish Empire occu
cupied the eighth portion of the known
world, comprising a space of 800,000,000
square miles, with a population of 70,
01)0,000. Of this vast territory more
than two thirds have been lost. In 15G3
Spain gave up the Isle of Malta to the
St. John. In 1620 the Lower Navarre
and Bcarno were yielded to France, and
in 1640 the Russelton. In 1640 Spain
lost Portugal and her colonies. In 1G48
she recognized the sovereignty of the
Netherlands. In 1626 the English wres
ted the Barbadoes from her, in 1655 Ja
macia, in 1705 Gibraltar, in 1718 the
Luccus, in 1797 Trinidad. In tho sev
enteenth century, France took possession
of Martinico, New Granada, Guadaloupe,
and the half of the Isle of San Domingo,
and in 1800 Louisiana. In the eigh
teenth century, Spain yielded up "Sardinia
to tho Duke of Savoy, and to Morocco
,her rights on Mazelquiver aud Oran.
She ceded Parma Plaoeutia aud Luca,
with other dominions in the North of It
aly, to princes of the house of Bourbon
and in 17o0 Naplec, and bicily wero e
mancipated from the Spanish government
In 1819 she sold Florida to the United
State?: in 181 she lost half of the Isle
of San Domingo; and before 1825 all her
vast po3es8ions on tho American contf
ncnt were lost to her forever. Her only
foreign possessions now are the Isles of I
Cuba and J'orta itico, tne rouiipines,
aud some small African colonics.
Satisfactory.
"Hallo, boyl did you see a rabbit cross
tho road there just nowl"
"A rabbit?"
"Yesl bo quick! a rabbit!"
"Was it a kinder grey varmint?"
"Ycsl yes!"
"A longisb orotur, with a short tail!"
"Yes; be quick or he'll bo in .his bur-
"Had it long legs behind, and" big ears?'5
"Yes! yes!"
"And sortcrjuraps when it runs?"
"Yes, Ijell ypa." ,
"Well, I hain't seed such a cretur
bout here."
"What makes you spend' your tiinb so
: "BecauaeUt'a the1 only; thingiltbavcMo,
spend,"
Proaitho Independent ltepublican.
Experiment -with Potatoes.
Wyomino County, Pa.
Messj Editors : Though not a fes-
idcut of .Vftnr p.nwntv iriHi nnitr norn.,.
of laud, one third of an acre. The seed
, .. - . " -i j
was ot medium size, cut in two lengthwise,-
each nieces two nrcces fo the hill vc'uu ua
on'
the rest- . As fast as I cut tho ap.oA fni
. w
planting, I put the cut sides in fresh slak-
ted lime. Quite a auantitv adhnrincr fr.
half a pint of leached ashes, and lime
and salt on tho two rows through the
middle of the whole tubers, covered the
whole about two inches deep. As soon
as the tops were large enough, hoed them
once, and sprinkled lime over the vines
when damp. They grew finely through
the summer.- Those that bad lime and
salt in the hill were of a darker green
and moro vigorous than those with ashes.
The two rows with whole tubers bad full
double the stalks of the others, and, as a
consequence, were more puny and not so
stalky and healthy-looking as those with
less seed; and when we came to dig the
potatoes, there did not appear to be any
more in number in the bill than those
with only half the seed, and near as large;
a few only were rotten. Those with ash
wore very good sized ones with a few rot
ten ones. Those with salt and lime were
far superior to tho ofhers, both in size
and number and with scarcely any rot
ten ones. There was a perceptible dif
ference as to the rot, with the whole tu
bers and those that were cut, though all
were served alike, the whole ones rotting
the most; those Cut with, ashes on, the
next, I can account for it in no othef
way than that the lime on the cut parts
of the potato acted as a preventive.-
There was not an accurate account kept
of the proceeds of the piece, suffice it to
say, it was perfectly satisfactory.
n. &. ii.
Names of the Honths.
The names of the months wero given
by the Romans.
January the first month, was so called
from Jhhu3 an auoient King of Italy,
who was deifled after his death, and de
rived from the Latin word Januarius.
February, the second month, is derived
from the Latin word Feburo, to purify,
hence FebruariUs: for this month the an
cieut Romans offered up expiatory sacri
Gces for the purifying of the people.
March,, the third month, anciently the
6rst month, is derived from the word
Mars, the God of war.
April is so called from the Latin April
us, i. o., opening! because in this month
the vegetable world opens and buds forth.
May, the fifth mouth, is derived from
the Latin word Majoresvso called by Ro
mulus, in respect toward the Senators ;
henco Maius or May.
June, the sixth month, from the Latin
word Junius, or the youngest of people.
July, the seventh mouth, is derived
from tho Latin word Julius, and so nam
ed in honor of Julius Cresar.
August, the eighth-month, Was so call
ed in honor of Augustus, by a decree of
tho Roman Senate, A. D. S.
September, the ninth month, from tho
Latin word Septem, or seven, being, tho
seventh from Maroh.
October, the teuth month, from the
Latin word Octo, tho eighth, hence Octo
ber. November, the eleventh month, frorn
the Latin word Novem, nine; being tho
ninth month, from March.
December the, twelfth, month, from tho
Latin of Decern, ten; so called because it
was the tenth month from March, which
was anciently he manner of beginning
the year.
Wedding Extraordinary. An Old
Dominion paper has tho following : "In
the public square, at Monroe, Union co.,
Virginia, by T. C. Wileon, E-q., Mr.
iCho'mas Wutts, aged ninety-three, to Miss
4Sfany Hayler, agpd sixty-five, both pau-
pera. au marriage tee was uiuud up uj
subscription;!, among the witnesses, and
ten cents wortE of candy'djstributcd round
to commemorate the event."
The most immoral of musicians is tho
fiddleV: ho 'is alwavs on a scrapeyi
"Nothing ever floted?dQwu.,the stream
ortime, but what jwaa bu oy.au tffro in Ha
elevated tondenoy." '-lV
Tho wfiolo number of Indiaus at pres
ent in thiscountry is estimated .at' 350
000. v
There are yet two- hundrcd-of the pa
tribts" of thdRevblHtions. living and re
oeivingtheiejiioB -
Wo learn "from the Tamaqua Gazette,
that Boino-twsutv or thifhcitizens dLthat
town and vicinity, have started for Pikee
'Ob said he, with & laugh, 'that was