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Gordon, price only 84,00.
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SELECT POETRY.
AN APPEAL TO A BACHELOR.
BY JCIIN SAXC.
"Doubla ! Double '."Shakespeare.
Denr Charles, be persunded lo wed:
For a sensible felluw like you,
It s high limu to think of a bud,
And mulfins nnd colTce fur two !
So h.tveilone with your doubt and delaying
With a soul so adapted lo mingle,
No wonder iho neighbor are saying
'Tis singular you should be single!
D:n't say t lint you hiven't got lime
Thut business tlemuiids your atlenlip.n
Thera's not the least reason or rhyme
fn ilia wisest exense you can mention ;
Don't tell mo about "other fish,"
Your duly is dona whei you buy 'era
Ami you never will relish lha dish,
Unless you've a woman to fry 'em!
Don't lislcn lo. qiierrulu.ua stories
Hy desperate tlamsels related,
Who sneer Hi connubial glories,
lier.au.se they've known couple; inismated.
Such people, if ihey had their pleasure,
U-'eause silly bargain are made,
Would deem it a rational mensute,
To lay an emlaijju on trade !
Yon dream of pnclicul fame,
lint your wishes may rhanee lo miscarry
The best way of sending one's name
To posterity, Charles, is. lo marry !
And here I nm willinp; to own,
After soberly thinking upon it,
I'd very much rather be knpwn
By a beautiful son, than a sonnet.
To procrastination be deaf
(A homily sent from above)
The scoundrel' not only a "lliief
Of time," but of beauty and love !
Oh, delay not one moment lo win
A piizo thai is truly worth winning
Celibacy, Charles, is a sin,
And sadly prolific; of sjtmitig.
Tlien, Charles, bid your doubling good bye,
And dismiss all laulastie alarms
I'll be b'.vorn you've a girl in your eye.
'Tis your duly to have in your arms !
Sjmn trim litlle. maiden of twenty,
A beautiful azuro-eyed elf,
Willi virtues and graces in plenty,
And no failing but loving yourself?
D ni't seairh for an ''angel'' u minute ;
Fur, giauliuir you w in in the sequel,
The dcuj.j, alter all, would be in it,
Willi a union so very unequal !
The anoul, it rust bo confessed,
In this world aro iiiiher uncommon ;
And allow me, dear Chatlus, lo surest,
You'jl be belter ponleut with a woman.
I cn.hJ f;iriiili a bushel of reasons
lx;r choosing a conjugal mate
It agrees iviti all climates ami seasons,
And gjves you a "double, estate!"
To one i parents 'tis (gratefull ) due
Just think what a terrible thing
'Twould huye been, sir, for you mid for ine,
If ourtj had forgotten the thing,
Then there's ll;p pronomy c!ear
By poeiieal algebra, shown--If
your wife had a grief or a fear,
One half by the 'aw is your own!
And as the juys--by divission,
They're neatly quadrupled 'tis said,
(Though I never could see the addition
Quite plain in the item of bread )
Remember, I do not pretend,
There's anything ,;perfecl" about jt,
But this I'll aver lo the end,
Lilo's is very imperfect without jt !
'Tis not that there's poetry in it
As doubtless ihero may be to those
Endowed wilh a genius to wil--
Ltut I'll wairanl you excellent prose !
Then, Cliailes, be peisuaded to wed
For a sensible fellow like you,
It's high lima to think of a bed,
And miiflins and coffee for two 1
So have done with your doubt and delaying--
Wilh a soul so ad a pled tq mingle,
No wonder the neighbors are saying,
'Tis singular you suoutd be single
Select ale.
Fnnn llio New York Dutchman.
ADVENTURES Oj? AH ORPHAN BQY.
A TALE OF LOVK ANU rOLITH'V.
UY YOUKti.
Towards the latter part of the summer
ofl8-t0, a lad of prepossessing qppeijrance
entered the beautiful townol u , situa-
ted at the loot of Seneca Lake, near the
centre ol this State, lie had traveled
from the Western part of Ohio, where his
father, a widower, had died from one of
those malignant levers so common in newly
settled countries, while overseeing the cul?
tivation of a large tract cf land, in srder to
regain a fortune lost during the disastrous
speculations of 1836.
Being an only son, and left among stran
gers, titer the death of his father, George
VVentworth resolved to leave Ohio and re
move lo the State of New York, for the
purpose of trying his fortune in any man
ner that chance might offer. He had pas
sed through the several towns and villages
on his route, without meeting anything to
attract his attention, tUI reaching u .
This fine town, with its lovely lake sod
pleasant scenery, struck his fancy, so he
determined to obtain employment, il pos
sible, and make it his luture home.
While walking alonz the principal street
of the place a shady avenue overlooking
me lane, ana on wiucn are located several
line churches and other pgblic I ujldings
ne saw a large crowa ot peonle assembled
around a newly erected liberty pole, in
front of cne of the principal hotels. On
approaching the rpot he iound that it was
a political meeting ueld tor thai purpose oi
raising the pole and making party speeches.
Oor hero forced bis way into the crowd
just as they were raising Jhe "Stars and
Stripes," with the names oi their favorite
candidates, to the top of the flag-staff. The
nag had scarcely reached bait way, the en
tbusiasm being at its beiebt, when the cord
twisted and caught in the little wheel at
the top. Tbey pulled and tried every
way, but were unable to raise or lower the I
flag a single inch. The excitement and !
cheering ceased, and all eyes were raised
to the half-masted flag. A portion of the
opposition party, who were grouped to
gether a little in the rear of the main body,
began lo jeer and joke about the apparently
bad omen, to. the evident discomfit-ire c,f
their opponents.
At length Judge S , editor and pub
lisher of the G- Journal, then a candi
date for Congress, offered fifty dollars to
any person who would climb the staff and
draw the cord through the wheel. The
utmost silence reigned for several minutes,
but no one advanced to make the daring
trial-
Will nobody volunteer? shouted the
Judge, strongly excited, as a ppal of laugh
ter went up from the ranks of the opposi
tion. Their chuckle had scarcely died away,
however, before George, with his cap and
shoes off, stepped belore the Judge, and
with a confident look exclaimed
'Yes, sir ; I'll climb it '.'
You, my lad; ar- you slrong enough?'
Oh yep, sir ; I am used lo climbing.'
'Then gq ahead, my little Sparlan,' said
the Judge, at the same time giving him an
encouraging pat on the shoulder.
Steadily, hand over hand, his feet clutch
ing the pole in a manner that proved him
lo be an expert climber. George made his
way to the very top of the staff, which was
so slender that it swayed to and fro with
his weight. Nothing daunted, he wound
his legs right and left around the pole, and
with his right hand untwisted the ccrd.
Shouting fearlessly to those below lo hoist
away, he clun on tjll the (1 Jg faiilv reach
ed the top, and then slowly descended.
The cheers that now rent the air were
terrific everybody, opposition and all,
joining in wilh one universal shout.
After the excitement had somewhat sub
sided, Judge looked upon the boy
with admiration, and took out his pocket
book to pay the promised reward.
George noticed the action, and exclaim
ed -
'lu'pp your money, sir; I want no pay
lor helping to raise the American Flag.'
'.Nobly said, my little man ; what is
your name V inquired the Judge.
'George Wentworth, sir ; I am an or
phan and have just arrived here in search
of employment, replied our hero, his bright
eyes glistening with a tear.
'Well, you shall live with nie, exclaim
ed the Judge ; 'I'll take care ol you lor the
future.'
Five years passed from the time George
Wentworth became a member of his bene
factor's family. In the meantime Judge
S had been defeated by his political
opponent, and George had been initiated
into the mysteries ol the Art cl Arts.' He
had become a general favorite with the
citizens, and was looked upon as the adopt
ed son of the Judge. It was even whis
pered in private circles that he was to be
the envied husband of the beautiful and ac
complished Ida, the Judge's only child.
But this George had not dared to dream of;
'tis true he never fell sn happy as when in
her presence, and it ,'( muUe his muscle
twitch to see the foppish students from the
College, swarm around Ihe unacknowledg
ed idol of his heart. Poor youth! had he
known the real stale of Ida's leelings, the
thought would have almost turned his brain;
and could he have interpreted the gleam of
joy that flatbed from her eyes whenever
he uttered a noble sentiment or sally of
wit, it would have filled his soul with ecs
tacy and delight.
One fine day in the latter part of June,
Ida, her father and George, were enjoying
a sail on the lake in their trim little yacht
the 'Swan' which had won the 'cup' at
the last regatta, under the management of
our hero, who was at present (taiiding with
his hand on the mast, gating at the beauti
ful scenery on Ihe opposite shore; the
Judge held the tiller, and Ida was leaning
over the side of the Lual, trailing her pretty
hand th.ough (he clear water of the hke,
when a sudden gut ot wind careened the
yacht so that she lost her balance and fell
into the water. George heard the splash
made by Ida, and before the Judge pould
utter a cry, he had kicked off his light
summer shoes, and plunged into her rescue.
JJeing a skilllul and viggrous swimmer, he
came up with the struggling girl before her
clothes 'allowed her to sink, and entwining
her waist with his lelt arm, struck out with
bis right, and kept her above water till the
Judge turned the boat and came to their re
lief. In a few moments they were safely
in the boat again and Ida soon recovered
from the effects of her unexpected bath
The old Judge embraced George, and ex
claimed, with tears starting from his eyes
God bless you. my dear boy, you have
saved my daughter's life, how can I ever
repay you V
'isy saying nothing about it replied
George ; 'I owe you now a thousand fold
more than 1 can ever repay, and I am too
happy in being able to render even this
slight servjee.'
The lovely Ida could say nothing, fter
heart was overflowing, but she gazed upon
her preserver wjlh an expression that told
volumes. Her lather observed ner earnest,
loving glance, and began to gqess the true
state ol aflairs. He was not prepared lor
it, and in silence turned the boat toward
the shore. Tbey soon reached home, with
feelings far different from those they bad
started with.
The following morning, George received
a notice to receive the Judge in bis library.
His heart best wildly wbt could jt
mean t
The Judge had determined to put biro to
a severe test. As soon s George entered
the library, be coromenctd
Since becoming an inmate oi my fami
ly, George, you have conducted yourself in
an honorable and worthy manner, perform
ing every duty cheerlully and neghciin?
none. You are now ol age, and capable of
doing business for yourself. I have placed
five thousand dollars in the bank, at your
disposal ; you can use this sum as you think
proper, or let it remain on interest, and
take charge of my office under a salary of
fifteen hundred dollars a year; in either
rase you must leave my house lor the pre
sent. What do you say to my proposals?'
George was completely bewildered, and
stammered forth a request to be allowed a
few hours for consideration. This being
granted, he retired to his room and. threw
himself on the bed in a paroxysm of grief.
Coul. 1 the Judge have guessed what he
himself had scarcely dared to hope 1 What
right had he to his benefactor's daughter
and fortune? None! He would smother
his feelings, and earn an honorable living
by his own exertions.
Various Were the rumors set afloat by the
scandal mongers of G , as to the cause
of young Wentworth' leaving his patron's
mansion, but their inuendoes were unheed
ed. George now devoted himself wholly
to uustness ana stuay. his trow wore a
more thoughtful expression, and his cheeks
grew a shade paler. The Jfudge acted to
wards him i,n a straightiorwordi frank man
ner, yet never addressed him i the kind,
fatherly toner, as had been his wonf before
the incident that occurred on the lake. If
he chanced to meet Ida in his v.ajks, a
friendly glance and nod were all thaj pas
sed ; still he felt that his looks betrayed
mm, ior ine warm piood gusned Irom h
loving heait and tinted his cheeks with the
tell-tale blush ; and he cherished the pleas
ing tnought that het iooic was beaming
with love and hope.
A little more than a year passed from
the time George had Jeft the home of those
he loved. It was the eve of another elec
tion, excitement ran high, and Judge S -
was again a candidate for Congress. For
several weeks a series of ably written arti
cle:, had appeared in the Judge's paper.
They were addressed to all classes far
mers, mechanics and laborers. The origi
nal and vigorous style, clear and convinc-
ing arguments, deep and prolouiid reason
ing of these articles invariably carried con
viction to the parties o whom they were
addressed. All the newspapers of the par
ty in that Congressional District copied
them, and curiosity was on tip-toe to dis
cover their author, as they were simply
signed by two little "star" The election
passed oil ana Judge S was elected by
a large majority.
Late one night, while Ida and her father
were returning from a party given in hon
or of his election, they observed a light in
Ihe printing olhce. As the establishment
was usually closed at twillight, it appeared
strange it should be lit up at that hour, so
the Judge determined to learn the cause.
Requesting his daughter to accompany
him, Ihey ascended the stairs and entered
the office quietly. A sight met their eyes
which caused the heart of one of them to
beat violently, At the desk a short
tance from the door, sat George fast asleep,
with his head resting on his arm. As
Ida's father stepped forward to awake the
sleeper, he observed several political essays
lying open on the desk, and a freshly writ
ten article, wilh the mysterious 'stars' at
tached. The truth flashed upon the Judge
in a moment he was indebted to George
for his success ! He beckoned to Ida who
came trembling to his tde. Just then,
Ihey iaw by the light of the flickering
lamp, a smije pass over the slumberer's
face, and he rnu'tered the words 'dear Ida'
in a tender tone.
'Oh, father!' exclaimed the loving girl
affectionately, throwing her arms around
her parent's neck, 'do ueorge come
home again ; it is sucely nq sjn far him
to love me !
Awakened by the sop,nd of Ida's voice,
George looked aro;ind confused, and as he
raw Ida and If r lather, endeavored to hide
the manuscript. Hut the Judge stopped
him by saying, laughingly
'It won't do, young rascaj, yqu are
fairly caught, found out talk in your
eep, wjll ye ha ! ha ! But come here
take Ida, and be happy. I know she
loves you ! ha ! ha ! ha !'
Ceotge was bewildered and transported
he had been awakened from a pleasant
dream to a bright reality.
Matters were soon explained, and the
warrrtrhearted Judge, after blessing them
both, promised to see them married before
he started for Washington.
Cure for the Caoup Dr Forbes, of
Boston, relates, in a late number of the
Medical Journal, a case in w hich a severe
attack of croup was cured by the app'katin
of sponges wrung out of hot water to the
throat, together with water treatment,
which he describes as follows :
"Soon after making the first application
of sponges to t)e throat, 1 wrapped the child
in a woolen blanket, wrung out j warm wa
ter, as a substitute lor a warm bath, and
gave twenty drops tf the wine c,f anljmony
in a little sweetened water, which she swal
lowed with difficulty. I persevered in the
application of Ihe hot, moist sponges for an
hour, when the child was so muoh relieved
lhat I ventuied to leave it. .
'These applications were continued
through the night, and in the morning the
child was well."
rt will never do to trifle with this terrible
disease. The quicker the remedies aro ap-
plied tbe better. Jnstead t,l antimony, we
would recommend small quantities of alum
water given every ten or fifteen minutes
until the child vomits
Jobs R. Johnson, of Cincinnati, has re.
oeived an order from Casaius M. Clay, to
paint a half length portrait of 01 Bull for
him. The great violinist has consented to
sit for the portrait.
HAniTS OF OR, EAT STUDENTS.
Racine composed, his verses while walking
about, reciting them in aloud voico. (in
day, when thus working at his piny of iMiih
ridates, in the Tuilleries Gardens, a crown of
workmen gathered around him, attracted by
his gestures; they took him to be a madman
about to throw himself Into the basin. On
his return homo from such walks ho would
wtite down scene by scene, at fitst in prose,
and when ho had thus written it out, he
would exclaim, "My tragedy is done !'' con
sidering the dressing of the acts up in verso
as a veiy small affair
Maglinbecchi, the learned libtarian io the
Duke of Tuscany, on the contraty, never
stirred abroad, but lived amidst books and
upon books. They were his bed, board, and j
washing. He passed eight-and forty years
in their midst, only twice in the course of
his life venturing beyond the wnlU of Flor
ence ; once lo go Iwo leagues off, nnd the
other lime three a;u a half leagues, by order
of the Grand Duke. Ka was nn extremely
frugal man, living upon egg. bread and wa
ter( in greut moderation.
. Luther when studying always had his dog
lying at his feet ; a dog he had brought from
Wortburg, and of wliich ho was very fond.
An ivory crucifix stood on the table belore
him, and the wall of his study were stuck
round with caricatures of the Pope. He
woikcd at his desk for days together without
gojng out ; but when fatigued, and tho ideas
began to stagnate in his brain, he would take
his flute or his guitar with him into the porch,
and there execute some musical fantasy,
(for he was a skillful musician) when the
ideas would flow upon him as fresh as flow
ers after summer's tain. Musia was his in
variable rjolace at such times Indeed Luther
did not hesitate to say that, after theology,
musio wa the first of arts. "Music," said
he, "is the, art of the prophets; it is the only
other art which, like theology, can calm the
agitation of Ihe soul, and put the devil lo
flight." Next to music, if not before it, Lu
ther loved children atu flowers. That great
gnajled man had a heart as tender as a wo
man's
Calvin studied in his bed. Every rooming,
at five or six o'cluek, h.e had books, manu
scripts and paper curried lo him there, and
he worked on for hours together. f ho had
occasion to go out, on his lelurn he undress
ed and went to bed again to continue his
studies. In his later years he dictated his
writings to secretaries. je rarely corrected
anything. The sentences issued complete
from his mouth. If he felt his facility of
composition leaving him, he forthwith quit
ted h'l bed, gave up writing and composing
and went about his out-door duties for daysi
weeks and months together. But as soon
as he felt the inspiration fall upon him again,
he went back lo his bed( and his secretary
set lo wc,rj; fqrih.with
Rosseail wrote his works early in the
morning; Lo Sago at midday; Byron at
midnight. Ilardauiu rose at four in the mor
ning, and wrate till lata at night.
Aristotle was a tremendous worker; he
took his sleep, and V' as constantly retrench
ing it He had a connivance by which he
awoke early, and tq awake was wilh him to
commence work. Demosthenes passed three
lp.lilhs in a cavern by the sea side, in labot
ins to overcome the defects of his voice.
Theie he read, (tudjed and declaimed.
Rabelais composed his life of Gargantpa
at bellay, in the company of Roman cardi
nas, apd under the eyes of Ihe Bishop of
Paiis. La Fontaine wrote is fables chiefly
under Ihe shades of a tree, and sometimes by
iheside of i.acine and Boileau. Pascal wtote
rrjost of his thoughts on little scrap of piper.
at his by-moments. Fenelon wrote his
Telemachus in the palace of Versailles, at
the court of the Grand Rlonarrpic, when dis
charging the duties of tutor to the Dauphin-
That a bctl: Q t!,q.'ot'glly democratic should
have issued from such a source, and written
by a pi lest, may seem surprising. De Quip
cy first promulgated his notion of universal
freedom of peisonand trade, and of throwing
all taxes on the land the germ, perhaps, of
Ihe French Revolution in the boxidwr of
Jadame de Pompadour !
Bacon knelt down before composing his
great work, and prayed for light and heaven
Pope never could compose w ell without first
declaiming for some lime at Ihe top of his
voice, and thus rc,uirtg hi neiyou sycten to
jts fullest activity.
The life of Liebniu was one of reading.
writing, amd rrjedilatjon. That was Ihe se
cret of his prodigious knowledge. After an
ajtapk of gout, ))e confined (jimself to a diet
of bread and milk. Olleu he slept in a chair,
and rarely went to bed till after midnight.
Sometimes lie was months without quilting
his seat, where he slept by night and wrote
by day. He had an ulcer in his right leg
wbiob prevented his walking about, even
had he wished to do so. Elizp Cook'
Journal.
The New Portage Railmoo. The Moun
tain Pa ) geuliual, says lhai the pew State
Road will be so far completed by tbe first of
December, as lo avoid Plane No. 2 conneot
ine with the present toad at Iho foot of No.
i; and about the first of January, or perhaps
sooner, a connection will fc.e made at the foot
of No. 4, thereby avoiding Plane fto. 3, also
On tha remainder of the road there are some
very heavy sections, which will require
time end great labor for their completion
It brevity be tbe source of wit, tbe edjtor
of the 4isouri Clarion must be one of the
funniest fellows in this country. He mea
sures four feet with boots on.
HE WANTS A WIFE.
BY MRS. t. NICHOLAS.
Il want a wife, and ho must be
niouel ol piopiiety ;
brilliant pattern wise, discreet,
centre w hero nil virtues meet :
Good tomp-jred, just, and always kind,
vs warm ol liearl as pure ol mind ;
Devoted, lender, centle. fair:
Accompiishmcnis and culture rare ;
Low voiced, refinoil, with every grace
An angel hall, in lorm and lace ;
A sweet harmonious, charmine thine.
At his command lo weep or sing.
Ho wants a wife I we'll advertise it :
Consents to wed his friends advise il !
He wants a wife, wilh modest luok,
wnose heart is like a costly book,
Which ho is proud and clad to own.
Which can be read by him alone ;
Ha want her slender, loo, and tall,
And lair ns woman since the Fall ;
Her eyes it matters nol the hue
He worships black adores the blue ;
ner hair must, with b.er loving eyes,
Agree in shade, or compromise.'
He wauls her sensible and mind
ti form a woman, heart a child ;
Ho wanls a wife, lo love him blindly,
parl.ier no can govern kindly.
He wants a wife for neatness noted,
fur Ucle unquestionably quoted ;
Wi:h wholesome pride a veiv little.
Of self conceit no jot nor tittle ;
A harmless, ci,,lless vanity
He'll not object lo, if it be
A soft desire that he should praise her
Indeed, in his esteem ?wonld raise her :
He wants her to have youth and health ;
He wants her to have beauty, wealth ;
Hn wants a careful, prudent wife,
To share the nameless ills of life
No will but his may ever answer
downright "yea ' it 1 can, sir I".
He wants a wife to nurse his joys
To school his ciils and spoil his boys :
To make and mend their clothes, w hen able,
To sit ns mistress at his table ;
To boil his coffee, brew his tea,
To every household comforts seo ;
To hand his slippers, make his bed ;
To softly bathe his aching head ;
I o lie as tend as lie in weak ;
Aiid in ail things his pleasure seek.
He wants a wife ! (poor, modest man,)
Built on this grand and perfect plan ';
He'li take her, then, for worse or belter
Let us devoutly hope he'll gel tier :
The Cr0,'E3 ov Commerce. The article
known in commerce as cloves are the un
opened flowers of a small evergreen lhat re
sembles in appearance tbe, laurel or the
bay. It is a unlive of the Molucca or Spice
Islands, but has been carried lo all Ihe
warmer parts of the world, and is largely
cultivated in 'he tropica) regions of Amer;
ica. Tha flowers are small in size, and
grow in large numbers in clusters at the
very ends of the branches. The cloves ye
use aie Ihe flowers gathered before ihey
are opened, and whilst Ihey are still green.
After beintf galhered they aje srriojicoj py a
wood fire, and then dried 1" the sun.
Heavy Rt??(rTs of Golp at the Mist.
We understand that the receipts of gold dust
at the United States Mint in the city, during
the month of November, have been about
$7,250,000. This is the largest amount ever
deposited there during a similar period.
The exports of spsKia lo giirope, during the
mouth, have been less than nine hundred
housaud dollars. There need bo no fear
now of a scarcity of gold coin for some time.
l'hila. Bulletin.
A lawyer, somewhat disgusted at seeing
U COUU U Ul ll&UUICII W"IWIIji Bl I. PM-.,,MI.M
1 ? ...
i- ..r r.:.i ln..h;...- a I... I
building which he had constructed, Jjficd
, ,, , '
up ihe window, and addressed them
'What do you stand there lor like a pack
, , , . , . . , t
block heads, gamg at my offti;o do you
......
of
take it for a chuich V
17-.;.. tl niict'-erMil Olifl of ibpm. "I was
' 1 ' .. '''
thinkiu' so until 1 saw lha devil poke his,
head out of the window."
said eld Roger to .is boardT
ing house keeper, "in primitive countries,
beef is often a legal tender ; but, madam,"
said he, emphatically, thrusting his folk int0
the steak, "ul ihe law in Christendom
couldn't make this beef tender." He look
ed around the board, for encouragerpent, and
found it in fact that all the boarders who ate
ihe beef held their jaws.
T)E great weal window of stained glass
in InO nw wuuicumi, hi siiuimj,
brought fiom Europe in four thousand sepa
rate piece, not one of which was broker)
. ..i I I :.. sr...... ..... -
cn the voyage. It embodies a picioriai me
of the Saviour, Irom tne oirin io trie resur-
rection. Il cost 82700. i
To Boil a ToiiGijjr,. Soak ,i all night he-
fore using, and be careful to wash out the
salt, which i put into yaijotis crevipes to
preserve it. Boil it in pleuty of water tioin
two hours and half to three torrf. Re
move the skin before sending it to the table,
and patnish wilh parsley.
To Mend Brokem Glass 4n excellent
cement for uniting broken glass may be
made by dissolving in a pipkin oyer the fir.
that it doe not boil
over one ounce of isinglass in t,'0 wine
glasses of spirits of wjne. Tt will be a
transparent glue.
To Menu Uq rort.-Mi finely sifted
lime with some whites of egg ,h,n
paste is formed ; then add some ,ron hl.ufi.
Lply this to the fracture, and lh. vessel
wilt be found to be nearly as sound as ever.
A mas meeting bs been called at Rich
mond, Virginia, for the purpose of instruct
ing tha members of Ihe Legislature to vote
in favor of establishing a. line of steamers to
Europe.
OUA NO.
Wi h the nature and uses of (his substance
every one is familiar. But when and how it
is obtained, and other facte connected with
the sources of supply, are nol so well known
and rs guano has been productive of roi.
siderable public excitement of la'.e, a chap
ter upon tho subject may not bu devoid of in
terest. ' "
It is a common impres.sion thut the dis.
covery or fertilizing properties of guano has
quile recently made, and lhat it is only with
in a few years lhat it has come into use.
This is by no means the case. It has been
used by the Peruvians ever cince the discov
ery of America, having been imported by
them from Ihe Islands on the coast. Hum
boldt was one of ihe first who carried it to
Europe and brought it into notice on that
continent. This must have been at least
thirty years since. It was first introduced'
into this country in 1825," but was not used
to any extent, and was soon forgotlon. It
was nol until it was very extensively em
ployed in England, that it was again import
ers into nis country. Even now very little,
comparatively, is used here, as will bo seen'
by the following statement of the imports
for ihree years: ' '
849 81.2-13 tons
1850 .... 1740 n
S5 . . . 23,153 "
The importation of this article into England,
amounts at ihe present time lo nol far f.-on:
200,000 tons per year. i
Guano is found upon barren islands on tho
coasis of Peru, Bolivia) Chili and Patagonia.
It is sometimes met with on the headlands
of tho coast, That fiom Ihe coast of Peru
and Bolivia is by far the best for the reason
that rain seldom visits those latitudes. That
derived from islands farther south being fre
quently saturated wilh moisture, is partially
decomposed, nnd has Esther its feitilizins
properties washed away. ' '
Guano consists of the excrements of sea,
biid3, intermixed wilh tha bones of fishes,
Ihe fleshy parts of which have served ihem
for food, the shells of eggs, and Iho remains
of t',;e birds themselves all of which aro
partially decomposed and mixed together.--'.
il accumulates rapidly, first, because iho
swarms of birds of which il is the product
are numberless, and secondly, because it is
very rarely washed by rains. The quantity
oi (lie deppsiles on some of Iho islands is al
most incredible. Il is stated by Mr. Wilson,
fqrmerly British consui at Petu, lhat on tha
Chincha islands notwithstanding more than
three bundled tons a year have been taken
away for use iu Peru for centuries, und of
late years many thousands of tons--it is esti
mated lhat there is still remaining iho enor.
mous quantity of 17,000,000 inns. An offi
cial sutyey cf seyeial icluntjs ' claimed by
Pern was made in 1827, fronT which is was
ascertained that there wefo on them over
23,000,oqq tons enough at tho present rate
ol" consumption lo supply t!:e woild one hun
dred and severity yea s.
In some places on the Chincha Islands the
guano is two bundled feet thick, and il va
ries from lhat thickness down to three or
four feet. It occurs iu successive horizontal
stfata( each of which is from Ihreo to ten
inches thick. The lower strata is of a dark
brown color, growing ligluer towards lha
cuiface. No earthly mailer is found iu thesa
vast deposites.
At the time of the fusl iutioduclion of
. ., II'. ,1
f-uano to Iho world, it was fpneia sntinoeod
if ... ' , " . .
; lo exist only on the coast of Peru and the ad-
iiiuciiL iritiima. uui ii.i
jacent islands. But it value stimulated
t search, and deposites of
, "
a similar character
wcie found cn the coast of Patagonia, and or,
portions of ihe coast of Afiica. Near tha
I L.lln. ii ilia ilrtml f.f t, !,.!, rtu wua iKErtnu..l
r
lo be covered wilh this valuable terlilner,
from which laiga quaiilities were procured
But Ihe island being aeccsiible lo the uUola
world without restriction, there was quile a
scramble for the article, and the guano was
soon removed. It has beeu stated that thero
were at one tune over 2UU vessels loading at
Iuhaboo.
The rpanner of loading guano is usually ti,
haul Ihe vessel under a cliff, if practicable
or if nol the ship's boat, and lill up by means
cf a chute or long csnvass bag open at both
e,,ds. and leading f,-om lie lop of lha cliff to
lha hold of the vessel or into the boat- Tho
work proceeds with great rapidity when op
eiaticns hive fairly commenced Boston
Journal.
The infant daughter of ihe Duke of Mont
pansier, Louis Phillsppe' youngest son, has
received the follow ing names : Marie Chris;
I ina, Francjhca de Poula, .niouia, Luisa,
Fernanda, Amelia, Eelipa, Isabel, Adelaide,
Teresa, Josofa, Joaquina, Justa, Rufiue Lul
garga, flena, fJarcliua, Bibiana, Tolouia,
Gaspara, Melchoss, Ana, Ealtasara, Lucii
and Narcise.
"An ill Wisp that Blows Nobody
Goob." Mr. Philip Morril stales, in thb
Eangoi (Me ) Whig, that a disease, supposed
lit be allied lo lhat which has infeclcd lha
potato cropi has attacked tha thistle and mill.
Ion (both seiious pests lo tha farmer,) lo such
an extent as to annihilate them in portions
of lhat stale. So far as he ba, observed,
none fcave escaped this year.
To Wbiiem Tallow. Tallow can tt
whitened by melting ii, and adding a liul
alum and nitre, or a liule aqualorlis or o.i
of vitriol.
The following horrible announcement ro
eently appeared in a window in Wolver
hampton. "Uaking -every day. N. B
People's vitals cooked."