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BY S. B. BOW.
CLEARHELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1858.
VOL. 4.-NO. 38.
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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n-1,44 u.w rrferrcd to, had been his
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his proposal of marriage, but tne naugut,
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r i,i f,.n.4,r ber niottier iiaiuio
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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
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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.
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nizinthe stranger who sat opposite bim at
the table, as her former lover.
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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unituu oiit3.
Am Bladdeks. Fish possess the power of
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rising siu'"6
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when distended w.tn air, Lueus, -JC up,
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and rCmalnI;; Tu, nwn. On comDressimr
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out an cuum v. 4
the bladder by the action ot tne surrounding
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thC " musdes the .1, recovers its former
S,m!!;4, nlid the fish is again rendered
t ,ii I l'i T-nlivinr tlio
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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
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tu back further in that derecshun. Fickil
L-rrL-a nrpsirvo i.ir vinpfr.ir hits, sopri hnfTS.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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fur the fdstcst bull ride mortal man or woman
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ever ueu. oucn luiw
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cd bosses an' tne ran iwui
: Htm' him over tne neu mm
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.r 41. r fitin' thi DeCS. 1 KIDO U KC
him. 'an then titin' tno uees. i.i jo -i
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I didn't think he bed four or five baskits.
enmntimes at once. "Well.
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liurns, ua... i4 ..4..., w j
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a stcpin' on each wun tu help him start fast
,rnm tnat onnuiet an' trablesutn place. Most
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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-
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1 ty, and the climate is almost perfect, render-
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ina the county ono oi tue r-aen spois 01 au
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Potatoes Large vs. Small Seed. A cor-
I respondent of tho Country Gentleman, writing
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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
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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
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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
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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
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would fare badly.
"Emigrants 1 what's them V
asked one of
the listeners.
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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
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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.