V If r BY S. B. BOW. CLEARHELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1858. VOL. 4.-NO. 38. 47 m 111 V. V 111 IB II HARD TIMES. Let na pauso la Life's pleasures and count its ma ny tears. While wo all sup sorrow with the poor ; 'There's a song that will linger forever in our cars, "Jh, Hard Times come again no moro. 'Tis the song, the sigh of the weary ; . Hard times, hard times, come again no more ; IMany days you have lingered around the cab in door. Oh, Hard Times come again no moro. Whilo we seek mirth and beauty and musio light and gay, Thore aro frail forms fainting at the door; Though their voices are silent, their pleading looks would say, Oh, Hard Times come again no moro. 'lis tho song, Ac. There's a pole drooping maiden, who works her life away, With a worn heart whose better days are o'er; Though her heart would be merry, ?tis sighing all the day : Oh, Hard Times come again no more. 'Tis the song, Ac. 'Tis a sigh that is wafted across the troubled wave ; 'Tis a wail that is heard along the shore; 'TU a dirgo that is murmured around tho lowly grave ; Oh, Hard Times come again no more ! 'Tis the song, the sigh, Ac. A LEAF, FROM THE DIARY OF A rilTSICIAX. No one need go into the field of romance to picture scenes of thrilling import. The vast arena of human life furnishes incidents of every day occurrrence, the vividness of which far surpasses anything recorded upon tho pa ges of fiction. Early in tho summer of 1835, I left the crowded streets of New York, at the solicita tion of a particular friend ol mine, and star ted on a trip up tho Hudson, with the inten tion of spending the summer months, and avoiding for a while tho eternal hum and din of city lile. My friend was one of those per sons who seemed to bo enveloped in a mys tery. Although I had been with him almost constantly for threo years and a half, I could give no kind of conjecture as to tho strange secret which ever preyed upon bis mind. .Sometimes in his soberest moments, I would cautiously venture some question, to get a clue to tho channel of his thoughts, but his great self-possession would throw oil" every look of sadness and melancholy, and put mo at my case with nothing further to say. He was one of those strange beings you would look at and not know why, till you would nearly forget yourself in the multiplicity of conjectures, as to his probable occupation and caliin?. Ho was rather above the medium c size, and always dressed in the richest stylo which money could furnish, though a glance would show him to be no brainless fop. His bair, usually long, was of raven blackness and bis large, deep, black eyes possessed a fascination which cannnot bo described. More than once have I listened to his eloquence, till unconsciously I would be off my seat lean ing forward to catch the faintest whisper. Never shall I forget his thrilling eloquence in defence of a palo and emaciated being brought into a criminal court, charged with the crime of murder. The evidence was cir cumstantial, but so perfect a chain did it make, that out of a thousand, not one supposed but that a verdict of death would be pronounced against the unfortunate sufferer. My friend, who had heard the elaborate testimony of the people's counsel, arose and walked majestical ly towards the stand. After speaking a lew words to tho prisoner, ho opened with a de fence which threw consternation and bewilder ment into the countenance of every listener. The very eyes which a few minutes before were frowning scorn and contempt, were weep ,p, cS nitv for tho unhappy victim. At the closo of the speech a universal shout of not "Not Guilty," went forth, and the priso ner was borno away in triumph by the exci ted multitude. But I digress we were going a tt.. 1 ti,a J.itr woo tinnnnllv fine. Poiir ----- " T . Hie romanwc ei;iii.-.j "4 w.v 1 4i. w-uv f lhf. hannv crew form- ed a subject of happy contemplation, and on this occasion every one seemed to bo enjoying themselves to their heart's content. We were promenading the deck with several young persons, ladies and gentleman, when all of a eudden, my friend became fearfully agitated, and a death-like palor overspread his features. I clanccd around, but could discover nothing unusual ; but a few seconds had made such a change in bis looks, that I became alarmed, and advised him to go to his room. It was with difficulty wo managed our way through the crowd without attracting tho attention of ... 1 1 44. 1. Knf tho caSSSeCCrS. 10 icacncu uic ikhu) " had not moro than closed the door, before he nttprrd in broken accents, "I have seen Her ! I have seen the pale, sad lace, 1 hJivo uecn ... ,rt Did you not see her? SllKUlJ, 1UI J .... 4 1 :H, . lie exclaimed and his eyes gnsieucu light almost unearthly. In answer to my im- T.i,.rino,.i ratios he finally related tho follow- ; ,.f Ine life. ill ' 4 14141444440 V. . n-1,44 u.w rrferrcd to, had been his I III', lilt. II ia Ul U ia - 1 1 1 nfldnnfpll - ,.-Wr ana i-uiu his proposal of marriage, but tne naugut, w 1.41 r i,i f,.n.4,r ber niottier iiaiuio ..v. . ., v i-. i.4nn rin.i fri.i hpr linvint? any inter- course with him, after ho had learned her true feelings and object, and so zealously did he watch her movements that months and even years passed without his exchanging a word with her, either by letter or otherwise. Her declining health began to create serious ap prehensions, and a European tour was recom were spent in making the necessary arrange ments and, accompanied by her father and brother, they started on tho voyage across the ocean. Before going, however, she managed to leave a letter which fell iuto his possession. Her last words breathed a prayer for her lov er, and implored him to follow her, in the hope of meeting again on earth. lie took passage the next opportunity and landed two weeks later than the boat which bore the only treasure lie valued on earth, lie learned no tidings ofjhem however, and after a year's long and painful search, got news from some one who had in ado their acquaintance, that they bad sailed for some port in America, Willi heavy heart he again dared the raging billows of the ocean, and after a perilous trip, landed again in New York. After another year's 6earch, in ihe Southern and AVestern cities, he returned, nearly discouraged and heartbroken, and resolved to take a trip up the Hudson, with a view of selecting some favorable retreat and to rust his weary limbs. His story was mournful and told in a depth of fueling I cannot describe. And now sonic unknown fate had thrown them together when least expected. He recognized in her atten dant the 6tern features of her cruel father, yet neither saw him. He talked long and earnestly, till away past tho hour of dinner, and finally began to be restored to his former self-possession. Ho again sauntered forth, thinking to get some opportunity of speak ing a word, or making sonio gesture which would avert her attention. But presently the summons was given lor supper. We seated ourselves at tho table opposite a couple of re served seats, and presently tho old man and his daughter came forward and seated them selves in them. My friend, unlike himself a few moments before, was cool and self-collected. Presently, ho asked the lady if she would have some delicacy which had been served for a dainty appetite. She reached her plate, and at the same time caught a glance of his features. Her hand trembled so violently, she came near dropping her plate. Another glance fully assured her of tho personage bc fore her. She tasted once or twice, and ex pressed herself unwell. She arose with the help of her father, who little mistrusted the cause of her illness. She requested to be ta ken on deck, where she could inhale the fresh air. A cushioned sofa was placed at the bow of the boat, and the poor girl fell weeping up on it. Tho old man was somewhat .alarmed at her sudden illness, and inquired foraphysi cian, and as that happened to be my vocation, I offered my services which were thankfully received. Being informed that nothing more than a nervous sensation had alTected the girl, he seemed to rest at case, and leaving her in my charge, went back to finish his supper The opportunity had come ; I beckoned to my friend, who had followed us, and ho quickly came forward. I arose to leave them alone, but she unconscious of my presence, Hew to mipt him. and fell faintinir in his arms. It too holv a mcetins to witness, and I left them alone and went below, hoping to engage tho i.l.l man's attention, and thus give the lovers a few moments of uninterrupted enjoy ment. I succeded in keeping mm quiet a ii-.Tf an hour or more, but be finally became I started for the deck. lie came in sight of them before I had time to go for - JJ s ward and warn them of bis approach. Tiie poor girl heard his hurried footstep, but did not take her head from her lover's bosom, be fnrn fhn t,,l man had seen their position. He comprcnenueu mc uo. I i 11 . 1 1 Z n ni-(nnt n4TkV- nizinthe stranger who sat opposite bim at the table, as her former lover. IT. I.,.., .4 4 v 4v.V.ta.4 fearfully enraged. The palo ana weeping gill, half dead with affright, flew from her lov er's arms and ere he conceived her intentions, I eave a learfu, scream and plunged into the 1 - mad, boiling waters Quick as thought her constant lover sprang over the railing, and was lost to view. The alarm was given aud the boat stopped, but no earthly effort was any avail. One momentary glimpse of two strug gling forms, and two pure spirits went in holy communion to the God who gave them. The old man fell overboard about an hour afterwards, and his fato was never known, , 4 v only to those who saw luni go down, tney tliinuing ins puijisiimuiiK innuui.v,. - from heaven. In looking over tho list of members of Con gress, thirty years ago, as published ia Niles I n . r I . 1 , KO". m. a. iir.tii't H Mlt'l- lU'glsier Ol uaciuuu, 4uu, n v..v. oua circumstance the list contains the lull names of every member of tne House oi iicp- rescntaUves but oue. mere was a ne "..m- i,er fronl Tennessee whose Christian name . . 4 1 l... 41,4 nnmnilop 9llll could not uo ascertained ij mo .uf..v. s0 he put him 'down thus: Polk. Some twenty years afterwards, this obscure gentle- . of whose identity there was so much man I nucstion in '25, was elected President oi tue I TT:i4 C ,,t r-r unituu oiit3. Am Bladdeks. Fish possess the power of " ' . . :!.; mo-na of nn a r b adder rising siu'"6 . -,h 0; tiinflsh ; hnnvod nn. when distended w.tn air, Lueus, -JC up, w ...... ..4. t i J .... and rCmalnI;; Tu, nwn. On comDressimr ... J. " V. 4- antmi -.h out an cuum v. 4 the bladder by the action ot tne surrounding .ilI4fl a r is condensed, and .... thC " musdes the .1, recovers its former S,m!!;4, nlid the fish is again rendered t ,ii I l'i T-nlivinr tlio (i IlllUM.-MWlliJ. 44. BACKING OUT A WEDDING. BY SUT LOVENGOOD. I had got about a fox squirrill skin full ov biled corn juice onder my shirt, an' wur amin' fur Bill Kar's on foot, an' when I got in site ov ole Burns's, I seed ni onto fifty bosses an' mules hitched onto his fence. It wur Sicily's weddin'. She married Clapshaw, the surkis rider. Now olo Burns bed a big black and white bull, with a ring in his nose, an' the rope tied up 'round his horns. They rid him tu mill and sich like with a saddil made out- er dog-wood forks and clapboards, an' kivcred with ole carpit, rope girth and stirrup-lcthers, with a loop fur the toot. "Ole Sock," as they called him, lied jist got back frum mill, an' wur turned inter the yard, saddil an' all, tu pick grass. I wur slurgin 'roun too, outside the house, fur they hedn't axed me in when they sot down tu cat. "Sock" nosed 'roun till he foun' a big baskit what hilt a letlc shat tered corn, an' he put in his bed tu git it. I slipped up and jerked tho handil over his horns. Now, George, du yu 'no the natur' ov a cow brute ? Theys tho durndest fools ov all the beastes, lur when they gits inter tribula shun they 'nos nuthin' but to shut thur eyes, bellcr, an' back an' back an' keep a back-in'. Well, when ole Sock found his sef in darkness when he raised bis bed, ho made wun lunge agin' the house, that shook the daubin' out, then he fotch a leller that mout been heern a mile, an' then sot inter an' onendin' sislim ov backin. A big crawfish wur no wbar. Fust agin' wun thing, then over anuther, among which wus the bee bench, an a dozen stands ov bees. This knokin' down thar bench, fotch out all the bees fitin' mad ; the 'hole air wur full ov 'em, redy tu pitch inter enything what moved. The house sot onter slopin' groun', an' the yard doro wer even with it; so Sock jist backed in onder a dubblo lied ov stemc, a blow in'and a bawlin', an' the ledcr ov the biggest army ov bees ever seed out at wun time; they filled the baskit, they lodged onto his tale till it wur as thick as a waggin tung, an' stratc up in the air at that, lookin' sorter like a ded pine kivercd with ivy. They wur in fact all over him, an' at work with all thar mites, a makin' him feel good an' hot an' im- provin' his temper mitcly. Ov all the durnd times ye ever heern tell ov, wur thar, and thar abouts. He cum talc fust agin' tho olo two story Dutch clock an' fotch it, busting the in nards outen it ; the luetic wheels wur all over the florc. Next pass he fotch up agin' the footov a big dubbil engine bedsted, an' rared it onto end and punch in wun ov the posts thru the glass winder. Tho next fust tale expedi tion wur agin' a katakorncred enpbord, what soon kotch durnation. lie smashed the glass dores in, upscttln' it, an' then stomped every- lllillll filial LUC Diiin.., uii 444 tiuivigi u 11 . .I i i t- i -l tu back further in that derecshun. Fickil L-rrL-a nrpsirvo i.ir vinpfr.ir hits, sopri hnfTS. .. . , t" J ' J - O J ID J I j Ul U UUIIV.UI.O, LlUltlgVI lb W44410, HIq fcUll n an' delf wur all mixed permiskusly, an' not wurth a sortin' by about a dollar and an half. I i i - - a r 1 . 1 - . . 1. n;n iJlr "" "1UM l"u I. I t 4 41 1 : I I . l.-.l tne ijoru periisnun ; ne wem iui a uim n been paper, an' tuck about six feet sqnar' of it in splinters an' skraps with him inter the runic whar they wur a cut in. An' now the fitin' ov bees, an' dancin', and dodgin' begun, Claoshaw's mam wur as deaf as a dogiron, an' sot at the etd ov the tabil next tu whar Sock busted thru tho wall ; talo end fust on he cum agin' her cheer, histin' her an' it onto the tabil'. Now the squawkin' an' cussin' an' the smashin' ov thing?, an' mixin' ov vittils begun, They had sot several tabils tugethcr tu make 1 11 1 Ann a.t 11 lonS enui, so ne jisi roiitu em up a lup u. one anoilicr an luar SOI, 010 .uissua vuusuaii I I a straddil ov the pile, a fitin' bees like onto a mad w indmill, with her caliker cap in wun hand for a wenun. an' a cruet frame in tutner ; ' an' a kickin' like she wur ridin' a lazy boss arter a doctor. Taturs, cabidge, meat, supe, sop, dumplins an' tho truck ye waller 'cm in, milk, plates, pics an' every dum fixin' yu cud think ov in a week, wur thar mixed an' to five rows of the other. I do not claim that mashed like it had been thru a thrashin' ma- the difference would be so great under all cir shecn. Old Sock still kep a backin', an' cumstances and conditions of the soil. I have backed the hole pile, olo 'oman an' all, with five or six uther bee titers, an' a few cheers, outen the big dore an' down seven steps inter a - 4Vtnn Iia 11 ?n rul a f? frpon 1 . 11 n r? rorl I I, Ilti lUIli; y till iUUU lanivw 4.w-... 4u..x,x& d umerset his sef arter 'em, an' lit atop ov all tho mixed up mess flat onto his back, About tho time ho got tu his feet, ole man Burns yu know how faf, stumpy, an' cross grajnc(j i10 j3 cnyhow made a mad snatch at I . . ... , . , - a 1... 4 1 4 1 4 I the DaSKU ana KOICU ii, uui cuucui ici tu qict enuf) fur 0ie gock gist blowcd, bellcr- C)i an njstej the ole man heels fust up inter tUe air) an he lit on Sock's back an lied tne haskit in his hand. Jist as soon as o"iC Black I . . 41.. 1 s-..:n cy could see, ne tore on uo 11 mu ianc nj tn outrun tue beeS) so fast that ole Burns was fearc(i to try tu get off; so he just socked his L. -ntcr tho stir s an' prepared hissef - fur the fdstcst bull ride mortal man or woman I i . T O l 4 ... ,v, l- A o fivoon flift. ll I If.ll- ever ueu. oucn luiw i -f- -i r - n r 1,1 cd bosses an' tne ran iwui : Htm' him over tne neu mm ' - . .. t 4n i, i .r 41. r fitin' thi DeCS. 1 KIDO U KC him. 'an then titin' tno uees. i.i jo -i . - .. . 4 .. I I nn 4.n I. n u, .44. .4. -- .-- 'rnr., f, I t .tt O T niSK 1L U IIIUI IU -' "'"v I didn't think he bed four or five baskits. enmntimes at once. "Well. cuu ,,,7 a v liurns, ua... i4 ..4..., w j I 1 -i r.nm Hin fennn sum nhsnrvin' hees I mild- luuau 144444 w - - a stcpin' on each wun tu help him start fast ,rnm tnat onnuiet an' trablesutn place. Most 1 . . . - on 'em, too, tuck a fence rale with 'em, fast onto the bridil rein. Now I'll jist gin you leve to kiss sister Sail cf ever sich a site wur seed ur sich noisis heern as wur ia that long lane. A monstrous cloud ov dust, like a hary kane lied cum along, hid ail the bosses ; an' away abuv it yu cud see bosses tales an' ends ov fenco rales a flyin' about, an' now an' then a pair ov brite hind shoes wnd flash in the sun like two sparks, an' away a lied wur the baskit circklin 'roun an' about at randum. A heap ov brayin', sum nickcrin, the bcllerin' ov the bull, clatterin' ov runnin' hoofs, an' a mon strous rnshin' sound, made up tho noise. Ole Burns kin beat eny man on 'arth a fitin' ov bees with a baskit jist sot him astradle ov a mad bull, an' let thar be a plenty ov bees so as tu excito tho ole man. Stray bosses an' mules wur tuck up all over, the country, an' yo cud- ent go a mile eny cours' an' not find buckils, stirups, straps, or sumthin' bclongiu' tu a ri- diu' boss. A Remarkable Couxtt. In point of natu ral curiosity and material rccourccs, the Coun ty of Napa, in the Stato of California, is pro bably equaled by no other county of similar extent of territory in the world. In one por tion of it is a collection of hot springs, cover ing a space of several acres, which have a tem perature sufficiently high to boil eggs in eight minutes. The water is slightly impreg nated with alkali, and has a wonderful faculty for cleaning' tho skin. The bath are much sought for. 25 miles from these springs, high up iu the mountains, are the remarkable gey sers, surrounded by a wild romantic scenery of a volcanic nature. Not far distant are some recently discovered borax lakes, the largest, about two hundred acres in extent The waters are strongly impregnated with bo rax, and nro supposscd to contain quantities sufficient to supply the world. From; this lake, a mile north, is a sulphur bank, covering over thirty acres and thirty feet thick, suffi ciently pnro for all purposes. The impor tance of theso two latter discoveries may be inferred from th fact that tlm annual expor tation of brimstone from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic States amounts to twenty mil lions pounds, worth one hundred and seventy thousand dollars ; and of borax eighty thou sand pounds, worth one hundred and fifty-four thousand dollars. Sixteen miles from Napa city is a collection of sulphur springs which are much resorted to for medicinal purposes. Cochineal, similar to that found in Mexico and Brazil, has recently been found in large quantities aud immense beds of volcanic glass have been discovered in tho vicinity of Bear Lake and other parts of tho county. In ad dition to all these advantages, the soil of the valley of Napa river is of remarkable fertili- 1 . , . - . , 1 ty, and the climate is almost perfect, render- J . . ina the county ono oi tue r-aen spois 01 au I "o - Potatoes Large vs. Small Seed. A cor- I respondent of tho Country Gentleman, writing I a ti l-i. h-i.1-1:th4t, C.nnt "V. Y" """ ltulr " -b'" I . . 1 f , I " I.. .11 4f4 in .a I O i gives me ionowing as is Kjn;ni.-ino m 4.4.0 ing potatoes : "I have heard it advocated by I farmers in this vicinity and elsewhere, that I small potatoes were equally as good as large ones for planting purposes, which is certainly at variance with my experience Two years ago this spring, I was induced, much against my will, to purchase) of the Car ter variety, small seed with which to plant three acres of land ; soil a gravelly loam in moderate condition, having been cropped the year previous. Not having enough small seed . lL Al. 4O A. 11. -A x maao up tno acnciency iui uic nnesi u. could tie Iiaa. Alio cuuivauou was mo same 1 throughout, yet the difference was very per ceptible all tho season tho best seed produ- cinff the best vines : and the dillerence was 1 CJ ' still moro annarent in harvesting. A lriend who saw them as they were being dug, esti niatcd that two rows of the best seed were fully equal in quantity, and of better quality, 1 no doubt that when the land is in "good heart," I it is a matter of much less importance to have good ripe seed, than when the soil is light or 1 1 -. Tt otit a 4a mm 41. at mnvtv s f 4hn Uiiu I J X U U Ovvujij v uiw limn ittij J vj advocates for small or cut seed, entirely loso sight of the main object in all good farming, I viz : tho production of tho greatest number of bushels per acre, and not the largest amount from ono bushel's plantin I can see neither I l 4 - 4 economy ur guuu mauugemeui, iu saying iu 0r threo bushels in planting, and losing from tea to twenty -five in harvesting." Old Jerry Downs, out in California was read ing tho news to some half a dozen of his neighbors. He read to them tho item of in- telligence that the grass was very short on tho P"-. d U was teared that tho emigrants I ii-aii II 4 1 t-A Im. rt I r would fare badly. "Emigrants 1 what's them V asked one of the listeners. "Don't you know ? Don't'you ? Don't you V I 44U 440I44.VA U4 4.444.41. UU14 4 4. 4.4. 4 Y 4.44. 4M 444J 4 14 44 V 43 ' answer 'Well, I'll tell you Emigrants is a sort of cross between a ground-hog and a grass-hop per, and is very bad on grass." Tho voung ladies down east complain that the gentlemen are so poor they can't even pay their addresses. WONDERS OF INANIMATE NATURE. AVo copy tho following beautiful extract from tho address of J. J. Thomas, delivered beforo tho Fruit Growers' Society of New- York. Tho reader will find in it many points for contemplation : "In recommending fruit, I wish not,., to be understood as approving tho gratification of a merely sensual appetite. I should not, per haps, havo much sympathy with the French traveller here, who complained, on his return to Europe, that in America they had thirty or forty kinds of religion, and only one kind of gra,vy tlnnkiug, as 110 aid, tuai auenuon .0 the appetite was more importaut than freedom of thought and development of tho mind. Neither would 1 commend the employment of raising fruit at tho expense of other occupa tions, all of which havo their important places in the wide and immense social family. But I could not agree with tho city resident, who to prove the greater importance of cities over tho country, exclaimed, "How admirable it Is, that a large, navigable river has been mado to run beside every great town!" Those who bury themselves in the narrow apartments of a city, with no other recompense than the hope of accumulating money, are perhaps making a sacrifice which dollars and cents cannot pay for. It is not merely the luxuries obtained that commend rural cultivation. He w ho raises trees only to make money by them, sacrifices likewise the most valuable part of the occu pation. There are objects always before the rural cultivator, the result of Creative Wisdom, constantly tending to excite his wonder and admiration. A single treo is a continued miracle before him. The germination of the embryo is a beautiful and mysterious process the circulation of tho sap, through innumer ablo tubes, each smaller than the finest hair, yet showing a perfection of finish under a powerful. achromatic microscope, far excelling the most elaborately made parts of the fiacst watch and theso tubes in such amazing num bers, that I havo estimated in a single apple tree limb, ono inch only in diameter, 110 less than one million. The leaves on a fully grown pear treo arc half a million in number; yet every one of theso leaves is divided up into minutely branching veins, and every branch is furnished with great numbers of sap tubes or vessels every part of the leaf is made up of millions of microscopic cells, moro perfect than the cells of tho honey bee and the minute pores on the surface of tho leaves, through which tho ascending sap evaporates, while changing its nature to descend again to form new wood, aro so small that thirty thou sand aro found on a single square inch of sur face while the beautiful process constantly going on for months together, in tho circula tion of tho food for the growing leaves and forming fruit, through these myriads of pores, is immeasurably more complex, moro com plete, and moro really wonderful than the working of the most perfect steam engine ever made by man. "We see in the water only, which supplies the wants of the growing tree, several most remarkable properties, without which every living organization in tho vege table world must perish and these gone, what would become of tho human race ? Were it not for the capillary attractions between the particles of soil and those of water, the earth would not retain moisture a moment it would instantly pass downward through tho soil ; and blooming gardens and refreshing landscapes would soon become a frightful desert. Were it not for tho latent beat contained in water, the wholo upper portion of tho soil would freeze instantly as soon as the thermometer sunk below the freezing point ; and no matter how deep tho snow might be upon the surface of tho earth, the very moment tho tempera ture of tho air rose above freezing, the whole world would instantly dissolve into water and cause the most destructive floods. The latent heat of vapor prevents the instant expansion of all tho water which moistens the ground, on tho first warm day. All theso and many other most accurate contrivances, show be yond contradiction, that all that supports us and maintains our existence, and that sustains us during every breath wo draw, is the design of a Superior Power on whom we constantly depend. But tho thinking mind does not stop at tho boundaries of his own garden. What a theme for contemplation is the view of a broad meadow, consisting as it does of countless millions of blades, and every one of these mado up of myriads of beautiful ves scls and tubes, all having the most perfect fin ish. Every tree of the thousands which com pose tho broad landscape, Is so wonderfully constructed, that an ingenious man could not manufacture a single leaf or shoot, in all its narts. in a whole life-time. But what is a M. broad landscape, of a few miles in extent, to the wonders of the earth's surface at large, with its far-stretching and gloomy forests, its ranges of sublime and mighty mountains, its long sweeping rivers, and the eternal turbu lence of its rolling oceans ! Yet every por tion is filled with microscopic wonders, and the most beautiful proof of Omniscient design and shall any one say or think, that with this proof of tho infinite number of creative conceptions, afforded by the myriads of organ ized and animated objects upon its surface the ever varying beauties of the clouds and skies the rain-bows and the dew-drops tho placid lakes and rolling seas tho delicate flowers and blackening forests the gloomy tempests and the crimson sunsets tliat ho would forego tho contemplation of all thcsi merely for the sake of scooping together dol lars and cents, and spend tho vigor of Ufa within the confines or the dark, brick walls of the city, poring over columns of figures; or in the midst of rural cultivation, shut hia eyes closely to everything elso but tho process of converting one dollar into two." The. Uncebtaixties or IIisroBr. During tho confinement of Marie Antoinette, tho Queen of France, by tho Jacobins 01 Paris, she was deprived of tho uso of tho cosmetics with which she was wont to give tho raven hue to her naturally silvery locks ; and history, in describing her execution, represents her hair as changing from a jet black to gray col or through the mental anguish she experien ced. The assassin Oisini, lately executed in Paris for attempting tho life of the French Emperor, aud ruthlessly murdering twelve in nocent persons, presented the same apparent ly strango anomaly from tho same cause. When Orsini was arrested, bis luxuriant locks were as black as night, but when guillotined, they were of an iron gray color, simply be cause ho cither neglected his toilet, or elso was deprived of tho usual hair dyo ho previ ously employed to give them their black col or. His friends, and tho papers generally, attribute the chango to another cause, of course, and we liavo no doubt that 111 story will represent the effect as being produced by the mental activity and agony ho experienced during his incarceration. Love tut Neighbor, as Thyself. Ono of tho tax collectors of California says that lie found a Norwegian in El Dorado county, who made oath that his solo earthly taxable effects were a church and a school house. This sin gular individual is a poor miner, and has built the above mentioned establishments with bis own bauds, without aid from any one. His church is free for the uso of any sect of relig ionists, except Mormons and Universalists. Ho bas a miuiug claim which be has worked for five years ; and whenever his diggings will average more than two dollars a day he will go out into tho highway, and coax some poor fol low to sharo the profits of his labors. The Tlea of Issanitv. A negro In Lou isville broko open a box belonging to a com rade, containing threo silver dollars, and stole one of tho pieces. Having been arraign ed for the theft, the usual plea of Insanity was urged, the counsel declaring that no sane man would take one and leave two dollars behind. Thereupon the cuffeo who was robbed, ex claimed with great emphasis : "Massa, I tell you dat nigger ain't crazy ; he broke my box open and took de dollar out. Now, if he bad broke de box open and put a dollar in, den I'd say he's crazy." His argument was con clusive, and the thief was sent up. Planting Potatoes. They say abroad that the secret of getting potatoes ripe in August that will keep all winter, is "to set them well sprouted. There is no occasion to put them in early. Tho month of .Vugnst is tho critical time for the winter potato. But by sprouting the tuber before setting, you obtain nearly a months advantage, so that when the diseaso docs come, the plant is in a stronger state than it would otherwise be, and is thereby enabled to repel the attack." The author who thus writes in tho Koyal Agricultnral Society's Journal, is the lie v. E. F. Manly, and thcro may be something ia his remarks. Horticul turist. A Wosdeetcl Woman. There is a woman named Hayes, in New York State, in tho neighborhood, we believe, of Skaneatles, wha lived a wholo year wholly on dried raspberry juice; tue next year on a small quantity of cold water ; and now for nearly a year, sho has neither ate or drank anything ! Still moro wonderful than that she has been known to live as many as suty-twominulcs al a timevith out breathing'. Though it is supposed that she is nourished by tho atmosphere, her vital ity is certainly extraordinary, and fully equal to that of a toad imbedded in a rock. Wealth or the United States The ag gregate wealth of the United States amounts to 512,000,000,000, and the population is 24,, 000,000 souls. The wealth divided by tha population gives SoOO to each person, young and old ; and counting five persons to eacb family, it would give the handsome littlo for tune of $ 2,500 to 6very family of the republic. TheDifjerexce. The "LouisvilleJournaP says that the difference between tho two great parties in respect to Kansas may be briefly stated : One of them demands the submission of the Lecompton Constitution to the people, and tho other the submission of the peopls to the Lecompton Constitution. Insects. The number of distincts species of insects already known and described can not bo estimated at less than two hundred, thousand there being nearly twenty thousand different beetles alone, known at the present time and every day is adding to. the cata-. logue. Edward Everett's first attempt at public speaking when quite a child, was . an address, on the death of Washington. ' ; . . mend-d lT l'tr physician. But a Jew (lays buoyant.
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