BY D. A. Et-O. H. BIIEHLIF,
VOLUME XXVII
YOQRGt• AGAIN•
An . old 'man aka in a high-backed chair,
Before en open door, •
.Witlie the son of it somtner's afternoon
,Fella hot across the floor;
And the drowiy tick of an ancient clock
Has notobsd the hoar of four.
A breeze blown In and a breeze blows oat,
From the scented 'unto* sir •
And it flutters now on histwrinked brow,
And now It lifts hit hair;
And the leaden lid of his eye drops down,
And he sleeps in his high backed chair.
The old man steeps, and the old man dreams,
His head droops on his breast,
,His bands relax their feeble hold,
And fall to his lap in rest;
The old man sleeps, and in sleep he dreams,
And in drama again is blessed.
The years unr. , ll their fearful scroll ;
He is a child again ;
A mother's tones are in his ear,
And drift action his brain
He chase' gaudy butterflies
Far down the rolling plain.
He plods the wihi rose In the woods,
Anti gathers eglantine.
And holds the golden buttercups
Beneath his sister's chin;
And tingles in the meadow brook,
With a bent and naked pin.
He lokers down the greasy lane,
And by the brimming pool,
And a sigh-esespes his parting lips,
As he hearii the bell for school;
And he wham It never were nine o'clock,
And the morning never full.
A mother's hand pressed on his head,
Her kiss is on his brow—
A summer breise blows in at the door,
With the toss of a leafy bough;
And the white-haired non is a boy again,
And his eyes are tear-filled now.
Promising and snot Performing,
There are many individuals iu society
:who can never be ,depended upon. They
are •'good, easy souls," according to the
general understanding. and are ever ready
to wake promises. But performance with
hem is quite a differatit affair. They are
uncertain, vacillating, and altogether no,
reliable. A sad system, and ono that is
apt to get them into . many difficulties.---
Too much importance cannot be attached
to reliability. It is a priceless quality.—
It way be counted upon at all Hines and
seasons and under all eitcutnstances. A
pledge is given, a promise is made, and
the utmost tiontidence may be felt in the
_fulfilment. With - too many, however,
aye, with the great multitude of mankind,
the system is otherwise Either insincer
ity characterises Um promise in the first
place, or hesitation end change takeplace
soon after, and Altus the word is forfeited,
the character is soiled, and all future eoii
&fence is'destroyed. And this applies as
well to the little as to the great things-of
life.
It is too much • the habit with the
:t.h.cmghtless,to regard the%noa-fulfilitimits
of small engagements us of no importance
whatever.
,They will agree to. meet this
friend or Oat, at a 'certain timetind place,
and than will treat the whole matter with
indifference or contempt, utterly regardless
of the indirect insult conveyed in such
trifling, as well as the waste of momenta,.
or hours, which to another may be pre
cious. Indeed, individeals who arc prompt
and punctual in little things, are seldom
remiss in great. If they are attentive to
the ordinary courtesies of life end society,
they will, in the majority of cases, be
found truthful. manly, high-minded and
honorable. There is, indeed, great virtue
in reliability. It adorns. dignifies, and el
evates the character. A reliable man is
always a good citizen, uu agreeable com
panion, a prudent counsellor and lb truSt
worthy friend. He is a man of confidence
and of principle, and his words and deeds
are thus InflJeneed and controlled by con.
aiderations of the highest and purest de
scriptions. He may be depended upon as
well In tha hour of misfortune as in the
day of prosperity. His advice will be re..
moved with respect and confidence, his
professions will always be characterized by
sincerity and voracity. —Philadelphia in
guirer.
The Treadmill of Life.
Round, round, it goon, thin treadmill of
lift, and he who stops, in its eternal march,
finds himself in a bad predicament. We
really wish the thing could atop, just long
enough to give one time to take a good
long breath, but it won't. Tramp, tramp,
tramp, we must keeps going up the weary
steps, which sink beneath our footfall and
keep us going in one übvaried round.—
Sick and weary, 'dopressd in spirit, and
faint 'at heart—no matter—on we must go,
while the world slides from beneath us,
and cook successive step finds but another
like its own which must be taken. Such
is fife in oar experience, and really, wo
suwee, whatever we feel inclined to
think sometimes, that it does not vary
widely from the 14 of others. It has its
compensating adaantages. Away from
the wheel which we tread in its unceasing
round, we trust' motion is felt, which
is not of this round and round char
eater--that whatever may seem to our
state, there is progress somewhere, which
owes its motion to, this little treadmill of
ours, which we tread so wearily some
times.—Noshaa Tekgraph.
'. Tune ralarz.—if we die to-day, the
'inn. will shine as brightly, and the birds
Sing as 'tweed.* to-morrow. Business will
not be suspended a moment, and the great
oars will not bestow a thought upon our
memories- "Is he dead?" will be the solemn
intlitiry of a few, as they pass to their work.
But no one will miss us. except our imme
diate connections, and in a short time they
Will forget us, and laugh as merrily as
when we sat beside them. Thus shall we
&know active in life, pass away. Our
:children crowd close behind us, and they
trill soon be gone: In a few years not a
living being can say, "I remember him."
We lived in another ago and did business
with'these who slumber in the tomb.—
Thus is life—how rapidly it passes
Gosso.=-It is not high crimes, such'
se robbery and murder, which destroy the
Esew,of society, ao much as the village
gossip t . family quarrels, jealousies and
bickenngs between neighbore--meddle.
sameness mid tattling. which are the CAo
pi* p?,tato all social. Impeciess.
The Sense of Jae*lee.
The boys attending one of our publio
schools, of the average ago of seven yearn,
hadija their play of bat and ball, broken
. 000 the neighbor's windows ; but no
clue to the offender could bo obtained, as
he would not confess, nor would any of
his associates expose him.
The case troubled the governess, and on
the occasion of a gentlemen visiting the
school, she privately and briefly stated the
circumstances,
and wished Lim, in some
remarks to th e school, to advert to the
principle involved in tho case.
The address to the school had reference,
principally, to the conduct of boys in the
streets and in their sports. The princi
pies of rectitude and kindness which should
govern them everywhere--even when a
lone, and when they thought no eye
could see. and there was no one present to
observe, The school seemed deeply in
terested in the remarks.
- A very short time after the visitor left
the school, a little boy arose in .his seat
and said :
"Miss L—, I batted the ball that
broke Mr. —'s window. Another boy
threw the ball, and I batted it and struck
the window. lam willing to pay for it."
There was a deathlike silecce in the
school as the boy was speaking, and it
continued a minute after he bad closed.
"But it won't be right for to pay
the whole for the glass," said - another boy,
rising in his seat ; "all of us tlal—wore
playing should pay something, because we
were all engaged alike in the play ; I'll
pay my part. I"
"And I !"
"And I 1"
A thrill of pleasure , seemed to run
through the school at this display of cor
rect, feeling. The teacher's heart was
touched, and She felt more than ever the
responsibility of hercharge.
The Printer.
A. Printer is the most curious being liv
ing. He may have a BANK and COINS
and not be worth a penny—hive SMALL
CAPS, and neither wife or children. Oth
ers may run fast, but ho gets along swift
est by SETTING fast. Ho may be making
IMPRESSIONS without eloquence ; may
use the LYE without offending; and be tell
ing the truth ; while others cannot stand
when they set, he can SET standing; and
even do both at the same time—way make
use of ruRNITus,, mid yet have uo dwel
ling—may make 'and put away PI, and
" never see a pie," much less eat it du.
ring his life—be a, human being and a
RAT at the same time—may PRESS a great
deal and not ask a favor—may bundle a
SHOOTING IRON, and know nothing about
a cannon, gun, or pistol—ho may move
the LEY.= glovls theWM . l+ l i' and.l l 4
faiTrOm moving the globe as a hog
with his.notiedender a. mole hill-Spreed
SHEETS without being a house- wife—he
matlay his roam, on, his BED and yet he
obliged to steep ohlhe floor ; he may use '
the t witlibut shOding blood, and from
the earth handle the STARS ; he ma' be
of a ROLLlNGllintleaition,band yet never de
sire to travel ; •ho may have a SHEEP'S
FOOT, ,and not be deformed ; never be
withouts , a demand know nothicg about law
or physic ; be tilwa,ys CORRECTING his ER
!Roes, and yet growing worse every day ;
have m.0....N5, without ever baying the
'arm of a lass around him; may use
his itar at every HEAD without knocking
any person down or hurting them ; have
his FORM locked up, and at the same time
be free from jail, watch-house, or any oth
br confinement.
Whiskey and Newspapers
A glass of whiskey is manufactured from
perhaps a dozen grains of mashed corn, the
value of which is too small to be estimated.
A pint of this mixture sells at retail for
for ono shilling, and if of a good brand it
is considered by its customers wall worth
the money; it is drank off in a minute or
two—it fires the brain—rouses the pas
sions--sharpens the appotite—deranges
and weakens the physical system. It is
gong—and swollen eyes ; parched lips, and
an aching head are its followers. On the
same eidoboad upon which this is served,
lies a newspaper, the now white paper of
which cost three-fourths of a cent—the
composition for the whole edition costing
from ten, to fifteen dollars per day. It is
covered with a half million of types—it
brings intelligence from the four quarters
of the globe—it has in its clearly printed
columns all that is strange or new at home
—it tells you the stue of the market—
gives account of the last elopement, the ex
ecution of the last murderer, and the la
test steamboat explosion or railroad dims
ter—and yet for all this, the newspaper
cost leas than the glass of grog—the juice
of a few 'grains of corn. It is no leas
strange than true that there are largo por
tions of the community who think' the corn
, juice cheap.and the newspaper dear, and
the printer has hard work to
„neglect his
dimes when the liquor 'dealer is paid
cheerfully. •
How is this ? Is the body a better
paymaster than the head, and ire things of
the moment more prised than clangs of eter
nity ? . Is the transient tailing of the
stomach of more consequence than the im
provement of the soul, and 'the inferma
tion that is necessary to a rational - being ?
If this had its real value, would not the
newspaper be worth many pints of whin
key.—Fbrest'Cily.
A GOLDEN. TIIOUGHT.—.-Nature will
be reported. All things are engaged in
writing their history. The planet, the
pebble, goes attended by its shadow. The
rolling rock leaves its soratehes • on the
mountain ; the river, its channels in the
soil; the animal, its bones in the stratum;
the fern and leaf, their modest epitaph in
the coal. The falling drop makes its sep
ulchre in the' sand or stone ; not a foot
steps into snow or along the ground, but ,
prints in characters more or less lasting
a map of its month ; every act of• man in.
scribes itself on the memories of its fel.
lows, and in his own face. The air is fall
of sound—the sky, of tokens ; the ground
is all memoranda slgnatures, and every ot:••
jeot is covered over with.hinta which speak
to •
ttLe
GETTYSBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, /855.
The Sovereigns of Europe.
Nicholas, Emperor of . Russia, is fifty
'nine years. old, six feetone high high, erect
and soldier-like in form, haughty in de
meaner, prolnd of his person, and, when
young, was decidedly handsome. He is
Intelligent, shrewd, stern, resolute, and by
no means wanting in personal eourage.-6
He is a good. disciplinarian, but. not a
skillet commander in war, as, wee proved
in his younger days. His information in
regard to the condition and policy of all
nations is minute and extensive, hie plans
vast, his ambition boundless. In the last
respect he truly represents the Russian
character and sentiment. •The same dis
position prevails in Russia now to pour
down on the more lair and wealthyand sun
ny realms of flie south and west of Europe,
as in the days when the Roman Empire
was overwhelmed.
Frederick William, King of Prussia, is
the brother-in-law of the Czar, but a very
different kind of a man . . He is, about fifty
years of age, despotio - in (callus, but
somewhat liberal by compulsion. Ho
would gladly join the Emperor of Russia
in his plane if he dared ; but his people
are otherwise inclined. He is fat, "a
good-looking," "tolerably good-natured,"
arid somewhat stupid sort of a man.—
Should the present war continue for some
yilars, he will probably be found on the
side of Russia. His present declaration
for neutrality is merely designed to gain
time to watch the course of events iris one
campaign, and then shape his course tio
cording to results.
Francis Joseph. Emperor of Austria. is
twenty-three years of age, and lias , suc•
ceeded in raising smith moustaches for his
handsome face, and a small loan for his
exhausted treasury. He has a broad fore.
head, good form, about five tell inches in
height, and is an expert and an excellent
horseman. He exhibits no sign of extra•
ordinary administrative capacity, and will
probably add little to the reputation of the
House of Hapsburg. He fell in love. with
a young lady last fall, "at first sight," and
was recently married to her. His govern.
ment is almost bankrapt in pecuniary re
sources; hie people are discontented ; and
his empire is eiposed to desperate peril
betweep the contending interests and na
tions now at war on the continent of Eu
rope. He is greatly indebted 10 the Em
peror-01-Rossiavand would join him iit the
partition of 'turkey, but fur the (Irvin( of
the vengeance of thellyestern powers, and
the opposition of his own people. His
position is perilous, ,turn which way he
will ; and' neutrality is almost inapos-
Bible.
Abdul illedjitl, Soltan,of 'Purley, is but
thirty-three years of age, though he has
one daughter married, and two more be.
fr° 1 4 41., , is :- 6111 P 0 **l ,i11 : 1111itiiii:
!"%iitli a sallow, sad :end mild expression
of countenance. He is in favor of reforms
in his empire; is just and merciful , in his
rule, and delights mere in superintending
his schools and public improvements shah
in marshaling his armies and navies for
battle ; but, Weed into war for the exist.
ence•of his empire, as he is, he will doubt
lees maintain the Ancient reputation of his
gallant and warlike race. Thus far, in his
difficulties with the Cast' he has shown a
moral courage, a firmness and modemtion, and an energy in preparing for war,
that have enlisted on: his side the sympa
thies oGnearly all civilized nations. He
has no wife. Sultans do not marry:• He is
evidently. a sincere and zealous Miloome.
Jan, though he loss stipulated with the
Western powers that he will place the
Greek and Christian population of his em
pire an the same footing as to civil rights
as the Turks.
Louis( Napoleon; Emperor of France, is
rather below the middle stature, Itas a dull
and drowsy eye, and a countenance that
ordinarily expresses but little. He is a
bnut forty-fotir years °rage, and has had an
adventurous life. Front an artillery officer
in Switzerland, a rowdy in New York, a
special police officer in London, and prix.
oner at Elam, he is now seated on the
moat dazzling throneol Etarope,and wields
a power second only to that of the Empire
of Russia. Public opinion has undergone
a great change in tregard to his mental ca•
pacify, since he ascended the throne of
France. He has manifested an ability of
high order as a ruler and statesman ; and,
'at this moment, exercises a greater influ
ence over the•affairs of Europe than any
other sovereign, not even excepting the
Emperor of Russia. And this influence he
has wielded wisely, for own interests,
and, thus far, for the honor and interests
of France. He enters on the conflict with
his great antagonist of Russia with a
dauntless spirit, and an energy of prepare
Lion, that shows much of the true metal of
his uncle "of glorioue'meniory."
Queen Victoria, of Englantb rifles over
the most populous, wealthy and power-
Id empire on the globe. On her domin.
Toni the sun never sets ; anti under her
government :he people of England and
Scotland, at least., enjoy more .freedom
than under any other monarchy. Queen
Victoria is now thirtpflie years of age ;
of a mild and amiable disposition, and is
an exemplary wife and mother. But as a'
rob% she exercises little real authority.—
Her Cabinet Councilors and Parliament
are the actual rulers of the British Empire.
The naval power oh England is nearly as
great as that of all other nations combined ;
and her commerce and manufactures great.
er than those of any other nation.
Oscar,- King of Sweden, is now in the
prime of life, and, personally, is strongly
inclined to side with the Czar in the pros.
ent war. But his people, almost unani.
mOusly, are hostile tawarda. Russia.. An
armed neutrality is his declared position,
and 'to this position 'and its righta the Czar
accedes.
The King of Denmark is under person
al obligations to the Emperor of Russia,
but is compelled by his position and the
voice of his people, to adopt the policy of
neutrality.
The King of Bel i liuta ie controlled in
hie policy by dread of hie powerful neigh
bor of France.
Christina, Queen of Spain. Is Polly on
cupied. just stow, with the inettrreetionst7
enovensente.of her oyen. people, who an
" , FEARLESS AND FREE."
disgusted with her open profligacy, her rat Tom) op ran LATE JOHN McDore- Elopement and Marriage. •
disregard of the welfare of h er subjects, oials.—A tomb has recently been erected A farmer, a widoier, who resides in the
and the arbitrary principles other govern-
over the remains of the late John MoDon- county of Armagh, Ireland, thinking that
ment. She is young yet, but her reign
ogb, in the McDonoghville Cemetery, a.,
t the only balm for his grief at the loss of hit
will probably be short. would be to supply her place with
Ths King of swi s h" wou ld b e a li b er . cross the river oppoaite New Orleans. I wife
another, bethought him of a fair cousin, a
al, if backed by any power . that would en- The Cemetery Wasowned by the deceased, ladyl iu her teens, residing in the county of
able hinpo contend with the myrmidons and during his life-time he
permitted the Down, who,. acoo;ding to report, was to have
of Austria.i .
free interment of all brought there for the .
_a round sum of °with in her own right, be-
The King of Napi is an unmitigated
ose. The editor of the Picayune, who of
of this idea, the gay widower recently paid
qiicathed her by a deceased relative. Full
w--°;
tyrant ; blood.thirety, ruel, and resolved purl)
on maintaining Ike !Edi ine riglit of kings,' visited the tomb of the deceased a few , a visit to the father of the fair one, by I
el
and such ieShe temps of his sithjecte to- days ago, says , 1 whom; as a relative, he was hospitably re
wards him, that he ha a very fair chalice The tomb is a very substantial one of: eeived,
of ffiteling a sadden :t a d s violent deah. — marble, resting on a elute flag. base ,; not at all suspecting that the object
a n d : °Phis visit was to become still more nearly,
surrounded by a very strong iron raiing. allied to bins. As he was a. relative, no !
A few years ago he, an accomplished
horseman And disaffirm', and might be
On the end facing the approach is the fol- danger was apprehended from allowing him ;
seen almost dailyr iving through the lowing 'inscription : to spend an occasional hour with the young;
streetsof Naples , wit a frequent hod of
"Sacred to the memory of John McDon- "men on whom ho had placed his affea-1
born in Baltimore, State of Maryland,
unbar the 29th, 1779; died in the town amt. This opportunity the wooer turned
to so favorable an account that after a few i
IDonogh, State of Louisiana, October days he succeeded in getting her to - elope 1
16th, 1850." with hint, he having secured a post car for
the purpose. The intended bridegroom,
math this, follows the subjoined in
,,,, regardless of the caution against select
ing the fox as a sentinel, brought his inten
ded
to the house of a hind, a blacksmith I
who reside*, not a dozen miles from Coagb. j
This man also .was a widower, having no ,
incumbrance but one boy, of about a year!
old. . Between him nod the young woman
a sudden attachment sprang up, and the'
son of Vulcan, probably on this account,
became enamored of the good natured
young girl, and being more youthful and
sprightly by far than the man she had
eloped with, at the expiration of - the ten
days, the time necessary to fix their reel•
donee and to get the marriage license, when
they proceeded to Cookstown for that pur
pose, she prorated sitting on the side of the
car with the blacksmith, who managed his
point so well that ho contrived to leave the
first wooer sitting iu the inn, where they
stopped, and accompanied by the frail fair
one, procured the license in his own name,
leaving the county Arrnagliman to proceed
home alone, a sadder, if not a wiser man,
than when be left. Ultimately, the father
of the young woman, accompanied by, a
friend, arrived in Coagh in pursuit of her
and finding how matters stood, he gave his
consent; and had the blacksmith and the 1
girl married. Thee-romantic affiiir, bays
~
the London papers of the 19th of January,
came off about ten days since. 1
- ii- " p ap
ped in !Mee, and ivh rutheliorsp is bar.
missed the tistivedi olves the emote.—
The gloss, round a d elegant appearance
of valuable horses i iYienna. aid esp
eially the while foam/03mA the mouth, are
generally. due to arstijie, which, as is well
known; increaset
~ssii ration. It is also
given to cattle ititen, for fattening, but
is said not -to ins'
v sae their weight,
though it adds. toll)* -size. The ill. ef.
*As of 4hiit : 'prti9 , nopttosoilest MIMI
'S - area till the prat tto . el tiling it is Bun).
ped, and, then emulation follows, which
no nourishing, food chi prevent.
..
WineKees.—'l'he editreAs of the LtineaeA
ter Literary Gazelle having said she would
soon nestle her nose in a rat's nest of
swingle lutv, as allow a man with'Whiskers
on to 'kiss her, some outrageous Old.baeli
elor editor, who ought to be condemned
to live single forever, if not a flute longer,
retorts thus :
We don't believe-* word of it l The
objections which soma. !tidies pretend to
have to whiskers all - from envy.—
'rhey :don't have . • would if
they could, but continual
motion of the '
growth."
"The lad
fashions as
deprodatic
mined on
'l'hey ha
gold stud
their soft ,
tog cellar
Ilatties
little he
side of of
mg alp
tended,
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‘ihispet
Micawb
are skippi
heeled boi
We say
SCItipTUL
ted that Bishop tr0wa550u............,
strongly opposed to temperance. A slit
time since, the Rev. Mr. Perkins of tt
same denomination, and, a member of the
order of the "sous," dined With the Bish
op, who, pouring out a 014.3 of wine, do
sired the reverend genthman to drink
with him, whereupon be replied :
'Can't do it, Bishop, iwinsis . a mocker.' "
,"Taktra glue of brandy, then," said the
distinguished ecclesiastic. - --
"Can't do it, Bishop, 'strong think is
raging. "
By this time the Bishop booming some•
what restive and excited snit to Mr. Pr.
kius
pass the do:Um:dart° thci gentle
man next to you. . ' '
"No, ..1[ cannot do that, forrwoe onto
that, putted' the bottle - to .his neighbor
lips.' •
A friend from the country telling Foote
of an expensive funeral of an attorney, the
wit replied: •
"Do you bury your attorneys ?"
"Yes, to be sure we do—how else ?"
"Oh i we never do that in London."
"No l" said tile other, much sums&
"how do you. manage ?"
"When the patient happens to die, we
lay him out in a room over night by him
self, look the door, throw open the sash,
and in the morning ho is entirely off.'.
"Laded I" said the other, in amaze
ment, "what Weenies of him ?"
"Why, that we cannot exactly tell; all
we know is, there's a strong smell of brim
atone in the room the next morning.".
Our tempers are like an opera-glass,
which makes the objet small-or groat, ac
cording to the and you look through.
He who receives a good turn, sheik,
never, forget it : he who .does omv, should
never remember iL '
Written by himself :—Here lies the
of John MoDonogh, of tbo city of
Orleans. in the State of Louisiana,
)f the United States of America L.the
)f, John and Elizabeth MoDonogh,
State of Maryland, also one of the
; of America ; waiting in firm and
lit h the ResurreCtion and the coming
; glorious Lord, Redeemer kind Master,
Igo the world." . I
the two sides of the 'tomb ara gravan
as of maxims, found among• the pa
f Mr. MeDouogh aftet ,his death.—
Iva them as they appear 'on 'the two
ales of guidance in Life, 1.804.
;tuber always that labor is one, of the
'ions of our existence. Time is gold;
not'one minute away, but place each
acco mit. • • -
o unto all menu you would be - done
Never put off till to.morrow what
en.do to.day. Never bid', another
at you can do yourself. Never coy.
mt is: not your own,„ Never think
latter so trifling as not to - deserve no.
Never give out that which does not_
one in. Mier spend but to pro.
Let the greatest order regulate the
transactions of your life. Study :in your
COUrSO of life to do the greatest amount of
good."
Dl'Donegh continued i
"Deprive yourself of nothing necessary
to your comfort, but live in an honorable
simplicity. - aafingality. Labor then to
tho last motnenAlroour existence. Pur
sue strictly the 11 ova rules, and the Di
vine blessing and riches otevery kind will
flow upon yoti to lour heart's content ; but
first of all, remember that the chief and
great study of our life should be to tend by
all moans in our power to the honor and
glory of our Divine Creator. John Mc-
Donogh, New Orleans, Mara 2d, 1804.
IThe conclusion to which. I have arrived is,
that without temperance there is no
health ; without virtue, no order; with
out religion no happiness; and that the
aim of our being is to Mae wisely, soberly
and righteously."
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A friondiveently frem Washing - ton Lae
related to us a little inciting that transpi
red a short time ago in tho Senate Cham
ber, and which made some amusement a
tuong the 'members. Mr.. Gillette, the
Connecticut Setiater, sits near to Toombs,
of. Georgia, and they frequently pane a
good. humored joke. A few mornings,
a go, just before the Senate Was called to
order, while several of the' 'members wore
itandiug ne . ar, Toombs said to Gillette';
"They say, 'Motto, that you AbolitiOn•
ats are mad with the-Almighty for mak
ihe niggers black" . . •
"Your informant is slightly mistakon,”
replied Gillette; "we are only mad with
you slaveholdorsfor otakfog them white."
DRUNK ALL OVEEL--Mr. Jones, after
ving spent an evening over his bowl,
it home a little "how came you Bp."--:
was fortunate enough to find his bet
:r half asleep. He wont to bed, and a.
:r a moment's eon.siderstion, ho thought
would be policy to turn over, lest his
eolith might betray him, when Mrs. Joni , s
fined her eyes, and in the mildest man
ner in the world, said, "Jones, you needn't
turn over, you're drunk clear, through."
Selling Liquor to Ifinors. —W'e are pleased
to see that the. Court - at Norristown,last'
week, convicted two persons in that place,
for selling liquor to minors, by which seve..
ml boys were made beastly drank. They
were both finedoun) one of them imprisoned
for twenty days. They should both have
had the extent of,the law,for a more heart-
Nis and degrading acteannot be, well iwa.
ined.
A tEMPERANOE SOLDIER.--AI have
tot slept one night in bed." says a sol
ier writing from the Crimea, "but mostly
t the ground, or on the deck of a ship;
till I law as well as ever—l owe it to not
sinking. Those who drink most are
most subject to illness, rand the most of
the men who died were hard drinkers.--
Tetotalism is the best plan here."
ExTENT or Lostoox.—bondon. extends
ter an area of 78,029 'ores. or 122 sgare
and
,the number of its inhabitants,
Apidly increasing, was 2,352,236 oa the
day of the last census.
Men are like bugles ; the more brass
they contain the further you can hear
them. Woman are liko tulips; the more
modest and retiring they appear, the bet-
ter you love them.
Isinglass is a ,moat delicate Starch for
fine muslins. When boiling common starch,
sprinkle in a little fine salt; it will prevent
its sticking. Some use sugar.
A fool in high station is like a. man on
the Lop of a monument--ererything ap
pears small to him, and he appoars small to
everybody.
Thera is nothing on earth ao beautiful
as the household on which Christian . love
forever mulles, and• where religion walia a
eonnselor and a friend. , '
Death of a Veteran Preacher.—Late En
glish papers report the death on the 2d of
February of the venerable ROV. G. Fiedler,
at the age' of one hundred. Ullll eight years.
HO was born on the 2d of February, 1747,
at Clarbrouf, in Nottinghamshire. From
six years , of age he bdd been brought up in
the tenets of Wesleyisen, and remained a
Member of that body until his death. He
spent eighty-tivee-yeara of his Hein active
pursuits. He was at the battle of Bunker's
Hill, and followed'Abeferctiinbie into Egypt,
where he gained the esteein and respect of
his officers. He then enteral *be West
dia Dock Company's servit#44bore be con
tinued thirty•six years, when ho retired on
their bounty, still preserving, up to Irithin
six months of his decease, ate astenishing
activity of mind and body for, Mob ho was
so remarkable, often travelling 'great dia.
tancesby rail, and pursuing his holy calling,
preaching two or three times a day, regard
lesa of personal ioconveriienee, for the ob
jects of charity and benevolence.
A Beadleit Sentiment Inapportandy
Eipressed.—A large and brilliant party was
given in fashionable circles a few weeks since
not a hundred miles from our metropolis,
and the feitivities were kept up to so late an
tiour that the fair hostess became completely
wearied out. Some Meet" minutes after
'the lady supposed tho lust of her guest* bad
left, she walked into the supper room, where
the gas had been turned down, and gave vent
to her wearied spirit by ejaculating—"thauk
God, they are all stuffed and yone r "Not
quite all,' squeaked out a voice, "I have
returned to find an ear ring which I suppose
was dropped at the supper•' table I" The
hostess' chagrin can be bettor imagined
than described, when on turning round she
discovered one of her nearest fashionable
neighbors I—Boston "Paper.
Little Boy Shot by his Brother.—A boy
named James Wallace, aged 14, was killed
by his brother, only twelve years old, in the
town`of Ohio, in this county, on the 17th
ultimo. A quarrel had occurred between
the two, growing out of an attempt On the
part of the deceased to chastise a twin broth
er of the piunger lad. The latter, by some
means, having obtained possession of a load
ed pistol, deliberately discharged its con
tents into the head of the deceased, who
lingered for a few hours, and then expired
in the greatest agony. The mother of the
boys was present and witnessed the dread
ful wen% but was unable to prevent the
catastrophe.---.Hohawk (N. Y.) Courier.
de - Europe will soon be governed by
Sovereigns all of whom may reckon their
birth from this, the nineteenth century.
Thus, the' Emperor of the French is forty
six yenta of age; the Emperor of Austria
twenty-four; the Sultan thirty-one; tho King
of Bavaria forty-three; the King of Naples
forty-four; the Queen of Spain twenty-four;
the King Regent of Portugal forty ; the
King of Denmark forty-six; the King of
Greece forty. The Queen of England is
only thirty-three. Only the Emperor Nich
olas, the King of Prussia, the King of Swe
den, the King of the Belgians, and the Pope
were born in the eighteenth century.
Burning Abid for ayst.—Dr. Thomas
Booker, of New Orleans, claims to have
discovered a chemical preparation, which,
coifed with mud, as a bricklayer would mix
lime with sand, makes au excellent coal—
coal that can be made and solkl44„the New
Orleans market for thirty cents per barrel,
if made by hand, or fifteen cents, if made
by machinery. It is said it lights easily ;
there Is uo offensive smell emitted ; but
little smoke, and very little dust or cinders.
IVIIO Rai OUR CR;IIIINALS.--111 the
Municipal Court. Bpaton,on Monduy, the
Grand Jury returned sixty...eight bills of
indictment against sixty•eight prisoner*,
for committing varioue•erintea in theeity,
and out of the whore number linty were
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TWO DOLLARS MR ANNUL
NUMBEK I.
{Aeonslog Bark of Weeft:Treol,_
BY 14107. 111101110.,
This operation 'should be perfc•nned la
early spring, as well as in midsuramet,
The rough, loose parts of the bark 'sbotild
be seraped off, as well as moss and other
parasite's. Theberk should then be
ered with the following Mixture, as - high
as the operator'can reach. with an ordinary
long-handled white-wash brush :
5 pounds of whale oil soap.
1 pound fine salt.
1 pound fine sand,
2 pounds potash,
.? • 1,
2 pounds nitrate of ;oda. ,
dissolved dt mixed with "'alert* iillt,dirne
statency of cream. andishoroughty autobed'
upon the hark. .
Many kinds of insects are kept . rmm
trees by a solution of whale oilsosp siohe,
and many such, as are reshlent in'theerev.
ices of the bark. are destroyed by salt. ,
The fine sand is intended during the rub. ;
bing to scratch the outer coating of the
bark, and thus assist the other ingredients
for more perfect action. The petash mut
nitrate of soda will decompose or softeri.
the dead parts of the hark, so that daring
the rummer they will be , thrown off by the
healthy action of the bark.
If the above mixture is applied in dry
weather, it will become so hard as to re
main during several showers, and thus have
time to perform its office. Trees with
smooth bark, such as the plum -many ,of
the cherries, ito.„ should be rubbed with "a '
wet woolen , cloth in a fete hour. after sp
plying the mixture; this rubbing will cause
the sand to clean the surface so perleody
as m give the bark an imProVed and more
healthy surface. -
Trees so cleansed, are not as likely to
be revisited by insects as those left with
their natural . surfaces, nor are they as like.
ly to become bark-botmd. Indeed we have
never known a tree to exhibit the discount
called the bark•bouna, the surface of the
trunk of which had been softened by soap.
wash in early spring. The cherry, atm-,
cot, peach and nectarine are subject when
left in their natural state, to this dieease,
and it has been usually attributed to too
rich or too moist a soil ; aria under-drain
ing and splitting the bark lengthwise with
the.knife . are the usual remedies. The
one is eipensive and often impossible
where choice trees are planted, and the oth
ecunsightly, causing exhalations of gum
and consequent canker. ,
In any case a few applications of soap
to the surface of the part hide-boron will
remove the difficulty, and the mixture be..
tore recommended may be applied, alight*
ly warmed, when required to softeit the
bark lude.bound trees-
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Guano ior Corn
. - . . ~
One of our neighbors let a piece of lend'
to he planteikyupon shar'es'in corn. He
proposed to the laborer to try. an experi.
mew with guano upon one portion 'of the
field--should think about one-fourilt-,Whtle
the other portion received - a good Coating
of yard manure. ' The` fieldbeing . Will
prepared and marked out so ae to . show
the place for each hill, about one tahle
, spoonful of guano was 'dropped in ' sad
place." it was then well mixed.with the.
Boil - of thk hill With the hoe. .A little
lreah dirt was then hauled over the cote- .
post thus made, and the corn dropped and
covered. The result was such that the
owner offered' to take the guanoed portiOn
as his half of the crop. Tho laborer agreed'
to Ins peposition, and the owner actually
got more ...torn - tram' his part than the le.
borer did from the Whole remaining parlor
the field. This mode of applying guang'is
slow, bin we think it amply - compensates
for the extra labor.
It should always be,borne in Mind. tkit
guano in the hill of corn must be'well
corpormed wish the surrounding• etittit,
and, covered as indicated its this article.
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Ilarrossing Wheat In the spring,
• A correspotment of the Michigan
Fanner says' that Mr. Jamee Worthing
ton, of Homer, Michigan, had list spring.
a hit of wheat which looked .se bad that,
had trot the field been seeded down to. do.
ver he should' have plowed it Op sett
sown it-with spring crops. Instead of do;
cog so, he took a "sharp 'strap harroir,!'
and v ilk it ..tore the land thoroughlY 'to
pieces." He 'then rolled it down . with
smooth, heavy . roller. This coireit d• - the
roots again and they .soon took' hold ilia
the wheat began to improve. The,' Sofa '.
contained some forty'aeres.'and the result
is that every acre' of it yielded over - 15
bushels, and a majority of it 20' boihels to.
'the acre.
TONNE'S AND GRAIWHOPPNRB.-41
stated by fanners who hare tried: itohat
there is no, why to get rid.of grassitopperw
more effectually, than by keeping a dock
of turkeys. Farmers that have beim per
fectly over-rnn with grarshoppers,, have
by ibis means been thoroughly freed front
them. not only for the time being, but kir
years.
WALKING ON THE SEA,—Like tiyjog
in the air, walking on the water his been
often essayed. but stilt held imprantioable.
A wonderful' approach to the •solution of
this problem has been made by William
K. Phipps. of Farmington. Masuchustitte,
by invention, of life-preserver, by which
he has walked on the sea three mileMrotp
land to land, twice,and went ashore within
two miles of where the steamer Ocean was
burned in Boston Harbor. He vales that
if he bad beau on board that steamer. he
would have thought it but a trifling, affair
to have gone ashore on any of the islands
in the vicinity.
Pommy, Gsti.—A distinguished mem
ber of the Covington bar, hiving it; .14 "
youth been treated rather seorofnay
young lady to whom he paid his addretw o
thus poured out his grief :
uoh. Ear 06, Es ! you're so roosts.
And that, too. vrithoat juin avail; .;
Bat when Tau And that lon ap ululate.
11.1 be far away la l/u.APairaiAwl:.
joodluerr,lt
of temper, outlive eft**
fus and tote
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