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VOLUME IV. GREENVILLE. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25. lSfift- ~ ~? "'"'
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J - I Lbve to Live.
441 love to live," said a prattling Ik>v,
As ho gaily played with hi* now-bought toy.
And a merrv |angh went echoing forth,
From a bosom filled with joyous mirth.
* I love to live," raid a stripling bold?
44 I will seek for fame?I will toil for gold."
And hefotmed in his pleasure many n plan
To be earned out when he grew n man.
M I love to live," said a lover true,
44 Oh, gentle maid, I would live for you;
I have labored hard in search of fame?
I have found it but an empty name."
** I love to live," said a happy sire,
A* hit* children neared the winter fire ;
For his heart was cheered to see their joy,
And he almost wUhed himself a boy.
441 love to live." said an aged man,
Whoa* hour of life was well uigh ran-~
Think you such word* from him were mild,
The old man w*s again n child.
And crer tlina in till* fallen world
la tin banner of hope to the breefce unfurled ;
And only with hope of life on high,
Cnn a mortal ever love to die.
I Live to Love
44 I live to love," said a laughing girl,
Aa all* playfully toaaed each flaxen curl ;
Ami she climbed on her loving father1* knee,
And snatched a kUs in her childish glee.
" I live to love," said a maiden fair,
A* ehe twined a wreath of her sister's hair;
They were bound by the cords of love together,
And death alone could these sisters sever.
" I live to lore," aaid a gay young bride,
Her loved one standing by hor side;
Her life told again what her lips had spoken,
And never was the link of atfccliuu broken.
* I live to love,"' said a mother kind?
M 1 would live a guide to the infant mind."
Her precepts and examples given,
Ouided her children home to heaven.
u I shall live to love," said a fading form,
And her cheek was bright and it was warm
As she\liQught of the blessed world on high.
She would live to love nnd never die.
And ever thus in this lower world.
Should the banner of love be widely unfurled,!
And when we meet in the world above,
May we love to live nnd live to love.
I ' J Bill II ?J?L .! ,1 r ' I SB.
JUiarrllunroiifl ?lrailing.
Htuhl?(A Word to Gossips.)
Let us trace gossip to its true tource.?
Gossip sometimes arises front constitution
nnd temperament. Tb* f*onltv of speech is
stranger nnd more easy of use in some men
thau in others. Thfey.coin words without
trouble, and make phrases without effort.?
remember easily the words they hear
or read. Words for nil purposes are ever
raadv at their tongue's tip. They delight
(n talk. Words are their chief words.?
Their tongues are looeoiy set. The organs
of voice are not impaired or wearied by wear;
and an excitable heart keeps the tongue for
erar in motion. If. with this constitution
and tempt rament, thore be intelligence, wis.
dotrn, and right principle, the great talker is
; j? great teacher ; but if there be ignorance,
folly, ami iiUlor.es* of soul, this combination
produce* the gossip by nature?not, mark,
by nature's God; for the tendencies of which
apeak may be all governed and consecra
led to the highest- e&us.
Every (acuity strengthens by exercise, and
every tendency increases by our following it*
leading. Upon these principles weakness is
often supplanted by strength, and slight
inclination becomes a strong bias. The example
of the gossip by nature, often creates
the gossip by practice, whose tittle tattle is,
, in the first instance, a parrot-like imitation
of the gossip by natore. H?t true it is, that
* while some might dwell with tattlers for
$? &, and only become mom ami moire
jU?9V others I cam of Hie gossip to speak
tfftngs which they ought not. the reason
of thU is to NtJ'i'tnd in the ordinary and
cms* it affords pleasant excitement, and ft'm
4 ^eifr It pi, moreover
importance to the talker, and it gains gn at ,
influence over the hearer*. Then it is some- <
times used to detract And to defame, to sow l
discord and engender eltifo, to sustain n fnc i
lion, and to promote the cause of a party.? i
And thus gos*?p mny be traced to desire for 1
pleasure and for power, and to a desire to i
gain the esteem and attention of others. It I
may be traced also to anger, hatred, envy, i
and ill-will.
Among gossips by nature and by practice, '
we find the following species:
The ffotpcl goaaip?the tattler who, leaving
the cominou ground of Christian fellow- J
ship, breaks in upon the sacred enclousurea of
domestic and privnto life, not ouly by speak 1
ing things he ought not, but bv doing this
as a right. As though, forsooth, because a 1
man aits with you at the Lord's Table, he is 1
bound in solemn du'y to find out who was
your father, what are your temporal sources, 1
what is the nature of your occupation, and 1
other mnllers which aie your business, and 1
not in any sense his. It is enough for purposes
of Christian fellowship to know that,
your fellow-communicants have a Father in
heaven, and that on* i? 1
?..V ? ?MV<I CVCII
Christ. We may, moreover, remark thai 1
there is much in the religious history and
sjiirilual life of our fellow-Christians with 1
which we liavo nothing to do. But the '
church gossip is one who is ever tattling
about this tnnn'a conversation, and that '
man's backsliding ; this man's eminent piety, i
and that man's inconsistency ; and one who
canvasses freely and needlessly the claim of
new converts to sit at the Lord's Table, and
to be joined with the churches of the Saviour.
The house gossip must also be named,
whose tattle is ever about births, marriages,
and deaths?about wives and husbands, parents
and children, masters and servants? <
about this woman's extravagance and economy,
and that housewife's niggardliness.?
Such we may rank with the worst class of
hurglara and housebreakeia ; for they invade
the sanctity of the home, and drag forth in- I
to common notice things which ought to be 1
kept sacred in every family. I
The political gossip must not be passed '
by?the tattler about public men and national
affairs, who, to serve a party will destroy ]
the savour of the roost precious unguent by '
casting into it dead flies, and ? bo will divert <
attention from a public nuisance, or from tbe 1
breach of a public trust, by blowing elegant '
bubbles, and raising brilliant will-o'-the wiep?. j
We must make one more remark on this 1
part of our subject?tho source of gossip can '
never l>e either good or godly. It must '
ever arise from weakness, or from wicked- *
ness ; from littleness, orfiom levitv : from '
the pressor? of evil feeling, or from the absence
of whole so 013 thought and of good '
feeling. It is not taught by the Holy '
Ghost; it cannot be learned of Jesus Christ; <
it is not the will of our Father in heaven, nor '
do the principles of true godliness enforce it. 1
The tongue of the gossip is not touched '
with live coals from heaven's allars ; it is set 1
on fire by unholy ardors, and it in even set 1
on Jire of hell. And if it be traceable to '
constitution and to natural temperament, it 1
cannot thereby be excused, seeing that a 1
little self-control would avoid the evil, with
out effecting any mischievous revolution in '
the natural characteristics of the man. 1
We must now look at the effect of gossip. '
The effect of gossip can never bo godly.? 1
Our good and wiso Father overrules it for <
some benefit, but it produces no diiect ad- 1
vantage. That which is in itself evil, and f
which springs from an evil source, cannot 1
but produce evil. " A corrupt tree cannot '
bring forth good fruit." Look at the effect *
of gossip upon society and upon the talker. I
First, on the talker himself. Gossip de
strops self-respect; for it produces an amount J
of shame and self contempt. This may not '
in> ?!; fU (tie ti'pe of sneaking, but it iiivA- '
riably follows idle words. It is instructive (
to observe how the most earnest and active <
gossips shrink from bciug called by their <
proper name, and how angry tbey become 1
si I ' *
wiion iiiev are nonoieu witu ilicir true title*. 1
Then, Again, gossip is as a rule connected
with falsehood. A gossip who is not a liar, 1
is a great rarity. And when the gossip is <
not a liar he is always a fearful exaggera- '
tor. Gossip, moreover, invariably leads to '
detraction and slander. It blights our so- <
cial affections ; it checks the growth of gr>d '
liness, and It pieve* the Holy Spirit. The 1
stone breaker is often blinded by fragments '
of the stone which he is splitting. The '
steel-grinder is often injured by his own <
filings. Those who work with poisons in- '
hale their hurtful influence; and thus those <
who tattle are injured by their >^b word*;
those who attend toothers' business without I
cause, must neglect their own ; and those <
who meddle with other people's character >
and pursuits, fall into many a hurtful snare. '
The good social influence of the gossip is, i
moreover, destroyed. He is not trustpd, i
and he is despised even by those who will |
listen greedily and amuse themselves with |
his talk, nnd by those who are themselves I
idle talkers. ;
It separates chief fi lends; sows discord he- <
tween brethren ; awakens doubt and sus- '
picion where tnutual trust And confidence <
should be strong; drive* the senaiiive and
refined away from society; pr<>duces reseive *
and efforts at conoealment, where otherwise <
.there would Iks candor and freedom ; nnd it
xms'.antly placets person* and acliona in a i
fa lee light. The sorrow of many individn- i
tls, the troubles of many families, and the
jonvnlsions even of States, are oflen traceable
entirely to idle word*. A spark may
set fire to a city, and looking at the work of
Lhe tattler we often say, " Heboid how great
n matter a little fire kindlelh !"
The evil svhich we have been considering
is bo wide-spread, that the question arises:
What can wo individually do to remove it 1
We may do nine things : I. Let us place
fairly and honestly before our minds what
God has said to lis about gossip; and, as
may be shown, tliero is much in his word
upon thesubject. 2. Let us carefully inquire
?..v vui unu practice in tins matter, and
unsparingly charge ourselves with the guilt
we may discover. 3. Let us at once, both
in heart and lip, determine to forsake this
sin. 4. Let us ask our Fattier in heaven
for preventing and restraining grace. 6.
Let us practice slotcness of speech. 0. Let
us never listen to gossip. If there were no
listeners, tattle would cease. In this matter
llie " receiver is as bad as the thief." 7. LeU
us rebuke gossip in our neighbor whenever
we hear it. 8. Let us keep away from gossiping
circles and coteries.
"A tattling private circle stingeth as a hive or
wasps.'
9. Let us endeavor to render speech u channel
for good. Martin Tapper says :
" A man tl?nt speaketli too little, ami tliiiiketli
much and deeply,
Crrodeth his own heart-strings, and kecpeth back
good from his fellows;
A man that sneaketh too much, and nmsotli but
little ami lightly,
Wasteth his mind in works, and is counted a
fool nmong men:
Hut thou, when thou hast thought, weave charily
the web of meditation
And clothe the ideal spirit in the suitable garments
of speeeli."
A Romance of Real Life.
The following incident, which we extract ;
from the Journal, published at Ducyrus,
Crawford county, Ohio, claimed to be strict-1
ly true, possesses sufficient romance to make I
lialf a dozen novels :
" In Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, seven ;
yeare ago, lived a wealthy farmer, w ho was J
'.I 1 milt ? ?C 1
... ..... .. .Aiuiijr ui bix ctmurcn, the
eldest of which was a beautiful girl of sixeen
summers. A young man in the neigh- 1
joihood, of good family, feigned attachinent
:o her. Young and inexperiouced, she fell
nto the snare set for her. Shortly after,
ter ruin was accomplished ; the young man, I
earing the wrath of her father when the
consequence of his villainy should become
vpparent, Absconded.
The young girl now felt tho full honor of
ter situation, which she could conceal hut a | (
ihort time, and her destroyer had fled. She (
could not, dared not, endure the shamo and |
epronch that would attach to her when i (
til should be discovered. She determined j (
ipon leaving the country also, and, prefer- ; ,
ing to be considered as dead, matured aj
[>lan to cheat her parents into a belief that,
die had been drowned. A creek ran i
through her father's farm and emptied into;
tho Susquehanna, a short distance away.?
At this time of the year, (spring,) it was
iwollen by freshets, and it was dangerous to
renture upon the frail bridge of plank that
utd been thrown across it. One evening,
when the water was verv high, she proposcd
going to a neighbor's who lived across
he creek, ller father objected on thcl
ground of danger, but insisting t hat nlie I
rould get over safely, alio seized lier bonnet'
ind started. She bad previously secreted a
ew aitides of clothing outside, which the :,
ook with her.
Arriving nt the budge, sho threw her I j
x>nnet into the stream, well knowing that,
t would be caught on the bushes that over-'. (
tung tlio stream, and ltttrr.vtng on, aoom,
'aineu ll?e road, and walked away in the j
lirection of Ifarrisburg. The consternation .
)f the family, after the lapse of two hours, ]
nay be imagined. One went to the bouse .
ilio had started for, but she had not been. .
.here. It was supposed immediately that
ilio had fallen off the bridge. Search was|,
nade, and her bonnet was found lodged on ,
tome overhanging willows. Sadly they ie- .
arued to their bereaved borne. Doubt was (
it an end. She had fallen from the frail |
nidge, and had been drowned, and her <
>ody carried by the nngry flood into the
-iver. Shortly after her supposed death,
ter father, whose mind was troubled by the
ifAltl uislttnrt ir% lauo i(>a ' *
?. ?v? ivhi v vnv ivtiiu ui n?n mMiction,
sold his farm and removed to thin
:ounty.
T? the meantime she had reached Ilarriv
>urg, taken the cars West, Aim, in a ft*
lays, found herself at tlio only tavern in a
tecluded village In (he interior of Michigan.
l*he landlady was a kind hearted woman,
tnd at that particular time wns in need of
tn assistant. She heard the story of the
(>oor girl, sympathixed with hit, and, liking
tier appearance, insisted on her making that
tier homo. In tliia house she passed six
pears of contentment. Her hostess ir.troJttced
her as a widow ; she gained friends,
tnd received many advantageous offers of
marriage.
One morning, ahout six months ago, the 1
was in the sitting-room when the stage
Irove up. 'Ore wmdosfrs of the coach were
down, and she could see mot-i of the passengers.
Among them was a face that
seemed familiar to her. She looked again,
and fell fainting on the floor. It was her
betrayer. The landlady soon learned how
inntters stoyd, and determined that justice
should be i)onc. Sho sought him, told him
the facts, and insisted that he should repair
the injury he had inflicted, by making her
his wife. To this he at onco consented.?
Three months after his flight from Pennsylvania,
seized with remorse, he had started
back with the-mtentton of marrying her. <
Or the way, he had picked np a ncwspa
per which contained an account of her tragical
death. Feeling thai lie was the cause
of her untimely end, heart sick, and he turned
Imck a changed and better man. He
had Settled down, accumulated property, and
was a man of standing and influence.
The joy of the girl, when she met with
her repentant lover, may be imagined.?
TllflV WUNi tn.?eeio/l *!' '? *" "
v ~v.t ...umku timi CWUUIg, HIIO lite
next morning started for Pennsylvania. As
certaining the address of her father, they
came to tliin place as fast as steam could
carry them. Words cannot paint the rap
turea of the old man as he clasped to his
bos tn a daughter he had mourned as dead
for six long years. Explanations were made,
all was forgiven, nnd, after passing a few
days of unalloyed happiness hete, they returned
to their home in tho West."
History of Valentines.
A Philadelphia writer thus chronicles the
history of these love or friendship tokens :
" Good morrow, 'tis St. Valentine's Dav'
?so sings the fair Ophelia, and though old
ceremonies no longer give their wonted
charm to the occasion, the day is still noteworthy.
Of late, however, it has been voted
somewhat of a nuisance; but we hope
the observers of the day. in this instance,
will conduct themselves with decorum, and
mingle in the carnival of love with a spirit
that shall bring no regret. The origin of
the day has been the subject of much un
certain inquiry, and who St. Valantine was
is a mooted point. We have read somewhere
that St. Valentine was a ladv of the
cold court of St. Louis, and was the most
beautiful, stateliest, as well aa the coldest
maiden there. She was besieged by a score
of lovers, who weie continually annoying
Iter by throwing billet doux in her way, until
at last it became positively unbearable,
and site was obliged to seek refuge from
persecution within the 4 cloister's pale.'
" 'Till tired of courts and courtiers,
She sought tho 'cloister's pnle,'
And calmly had her hair cut oh*,
And calmly took the veil.'
Hut after she had done this, she felt deep
regret, and she found tlie reception of billet
Jour was not so disagreeable after all. She
missed them so much that she was sorely
distressed, and employed fasting and prayer
lo mortify the flesh and drive such worldly
thoughts from memory. It was al! in vain.;
44 Iler fastings and flagellations at length.)
became the admiration of the country, and i
she was eventually raised to tbe position of'
an abbess. Tbe struggle, however, was too
much, and she slowly pined away, until.
'One night, unto her pallet lido |
{She called the uuna, and said,
Xo doubt they'll make a saint of me
As soon as 1 am dead.
Jtcmemher, sisters, if they do,
Tlio patron s int I'll be
Of- lovers and of bulbs.
Who slift'.l warning take l>y me." "
"No More Compromises."
So said our trusted and long tried representative
from the Pee Dee District, Mr.
McQueen, and so say we. The South has i
>orne long and patiently injustice and wrong, j
Aggressive legislation in Congress, fanati- I
ism and reckless disregard of iter rights out 1
if it; sneers, slandeis, and invective fraud. I
pilfering and unequal taxalion ; life and |
property exposed to the deliiious fanatic and
li\pocritical knave?these have been her)
portion in tbe Confederacy for yeam past,
tnd yet another comprc inise is spoken of!
We dare not believe that there is a South
jru Senator or Representative in the halls of1
Congress, who would listen for a moment to |
? e. r.-.t
...j i'jw any i miner yielding lO I
lint foul spirit of aggression which has so
bug made it a labor of Jove to deprive the '
iomh of her rights and Constitutional equal ;
tv in the Union.
We are not of those who have been de- i
nominated extremists or uliraiats, and we)
had hoped that the storm of fanaticism had I
spent its fury ; but the signs of tho times in-1
dieate a tierce struggle on the great *$ctional
issue now before tbe country. While
ottr patriotism i? broad enough for the whole ;
Union, and while we earnestly desire i?* |>ei- j
petuity, we cannot disguise the fact either to ,
ourselves or to our readers, that nothing but j
the moat deep-seated fealiv to the Constitution,
yielding the fruits of genuine patriotism,
can dispel the threatening clouds which '
hang over tbe country at the present time, j
President Buchanan, in his recent message,,
has ably demonstrated the truo stato of af
fairs in relation to (ho Kansas imbroglio,'
and with him, doubtless thinks every true
patriot of the land, that the peace of the*
country demands the admission of Kansas
under tho Lecoinpiou Constitution.
[Carpfina Times.
ANKcnoTK or Ai.kxanoku IIamh.ton.? i
j The following anecdote of this great States- <
i man Is taken from h collection of English 1
| newspaper cuttings, in the possession of the I
New York Historical Society : |
"General Hamilton, the American, when
n youth of seventeen, was chief clerk to an i
eminent merchant in St. Eustnlia. who h? i,
|ing absent, the business of the counting- s
house, of course, devolved on yonr.g limn- r
ilton. lie hid presented to hitn a letter, 1
directed to Ins master, which, supposing it >
related to mercantile concerns, he opened ; >
hut liis surprise wns great when he found 4
that it contained a challenge to his master, *
whose proxy he was. The young hero an- ?
sweied tV.e challenge in tlie name of his ?
master, and the time and place were men- *
tinned in the reply. ?
" Hamilton appeared to the antagonist of '
his master on the field, and, to rise his own <
words, 4 did his businc~$ in his absence,' and >
would not agree to any compromise, except 1
on the express condition that the challenger
should acknowledge in writing that ho had <
received suitable satisfaction from Mr. ,
that lie was a gentleman of honor, itc., and
further, that lie (Hamilton) should nover be i
known in tho business?which terms the i
challenger was obliged to accede to, or fight >
young Hamilton ; lie chose the former, and '
the parties separated. In a few months, i
however, it came to his master's ears, who <
wns no struck w ith the magnanimity of such <
conduct, that he gave him the liberty to go i
to the continent, choose what profession he
pleased, and draw on him to nny amount, i
Perhaps to this anecdote, America is indebt- 1
ed for the services and abilities of a man I
who has not his superior as a soldier, a I
financier and a statesman." <
Pomtics.?The word politic* is dciived I
from the Oreek word polos, signifying a city.1
Hence, politics, literally, means something 1
relating to a city, but is commonly understood
in a wider sense, as being the science '
of the government of a country. A mistaken
idea of politics is prevalent in this j
country. Any contest between two candidates
for office, is styled politics, and any 1
one who can mount a stump, and talk for j
an hour about this and that parly, is digni- !
j lied with the title of politician. Therefore. 1
I when any one hears politics mentioned, his (
I mind naturally recurs to thee associations, 1
| and he is disgusted. V?ut this notion re- *
I specting politics is entirely false. Politics *
j proper, that is, the science of government. 1
| is the inost noble of professions, the beau
ideal of all arts and sciences. A mathematician.
an astronomer, or a chemist, is uni- *
versally respected as a man of grent learn- ;
ing and application ; but a politician, in the
true sense of the word, must study ten times '
as much, for he must know a little of everything.
Polities is superior to every other "
art and science, for upon it depends their ex '
istcnce. Kvery nation, famous for enlighten- c
ment and learning, has been an adept in the s
science of politics. It is at the root of civ- 1
ilization, and in whatever country it becomes 1
visible, it is the shadow of greatness cast | \
I betore.? Southern Monitor. 1 1
j "Is 11k Rich."?Many a sigh is heard ?
' many n heart is broken?many a life ren j
dered miserable by the tcrriblo infatuation !
which parents often manifest in choosing a 1
life companion for their daughters. IIow '
is it' poasible for happiness to result from (
the union of two principles so diametrically 1
opposed to each other in point, as much as 1
virtue is to vice I IIow often is tho first J
question which is asked respecting the suit- !
or of the daughter, this?" Is lie rich ?"
" Is lie rich t"?yes, he abounds in wealth; 1
but it does not afford an evidence that be
will be a kind and affectionate husband.
" Is be rich ?"?yes, his clothes are purple [r
and fine linen, and he fares sumptuously ev- I 1
ery day ; but can you infer from this that j '
be is virtuous ? I *
"Is he licit?"?yes, he has thousands j c
floating off every ocean ; but do not riches j '
take to themselves wings and fly away ?? j '
Will you consent that your daughter should 1 '
ntarrv a ntnn that has nothing to recont j 11
mend him but his wealth? Ah, beware ;|
the gilded bait sometimes covers the barbed j
hook. A?k not, .then, " Is he rich ?" but1 t
"la he tirtnoiis?" A-k tint if ho has]'
wealth, but if he has honor?and do not '
sacrifice your daughter's happiness for mon- 8
ey.? Kit it reus Spirit of the Age. ! r
How manv mothers are there in the 1
world, who have one manner of speaking at c
home, and another when out in society ??I '
Can there be a mote touching rebuke than 1
that uttered by the little girl below ? She, ]
like all children, was a close ob-erver of her! 1
parents' Cond'Ubi ! { '
A lady, who was tit the habit of visiting: 2
the poor for benevolent purposes, took her'
little daughter with her. The child saw,:*
heard, and was interested. Hut there was 1 *
something which the child could not exactly '
ntakc out. So on the road home the said ;1
i " Mamma, when you are out visiting the
poor, you always talk about Jesus Christ to ,'
them, hut you don't talk of him when you 1
are at home."
Tt na* been discovered tbnt feathers unskilfully
cured and put into beds, are deadly ,
to persons of weak htngs sleeping upon them.
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Tn* Qi'kknw ok England.?An Ameri-an
lady, who wn* at Btulgardl during
ale meeting of the Kmppnim, thu* write* of
ter own sex as represented in the Imperial
wrty :
"The Queen of Holland in a most cuhirated
and elegant woman?Mill very band-, ..
ome, though she baa a graulnoo. She
peaks English perfectly, and is. perliAps, the
noil accomplished woman in Kurope. Tbc
Princess Olgu is said to bo the handsomest
ivomnn in Europe. The Empress of Russia
s a regal looking woman. These ladies
ivere dressed in white moire antique silk : a
.tripe of white five or six inches wk|e, and
i str'pe of the same width covered with the
iihest flowers here; and then in tho white
aripe there was an immense bunch of fiow;rs.
The dresses were all something in the
wine style?chin bonnets, with while feathers,
and magnificent lace mantles. I cannot
forgive the Queen of Greece for being a
fat, fair, round faced, jolly-looking human.
L expected to see a maid of Alliens, and I
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nuii i iiko my romanco dispelled."'
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Ancient Mines.?A very singular thing
is l?eing brought to light at tho Minnesota
mine, Lalce Superior. Br examination
imong the broken rocks on tho side of the
blurt', pieces of vein stone, with coppei and
iilicnle. were picket! up at one point in couudernble
quantities, and it was thought best
to pull away the adjacent rubbish and examine
for the out crop of tho vein. A parly
of men were put upon the ground, and
soon found the conglomerate with a channel
or trench passing through it some five or six
Feet in width. This was filled with soft rabbish,
containing chaiconl and other traces of
the works of tho ancient miners. Its depth
bas not yet boon ascertained.
Waiui Uatiiiso.?The warm hatli is a
grand reniody, and will cure the most virulent
of diseases. A person who may be in
Fear of having received infection of any
kind, as for instance, having visited a fever
patiunt. should speedily plunge into a warm
bath, sutler perspiration to ensuo, and then
rub dry, dre>-? securely to guard against
told, and finish o(T with a cup of strong tea
>y the tire. If the system has imbibed any
nfectious matter, it will certainly bo removid
bv this nrocess. if it ho rewnrto^t
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he infection has time to spread over the
ivstetn. And even it* some tim6 has since
'lapsed, a hut bnth will he pretty suie to renove
it.?Medical Journal.
A Faituecl 1)oo.?1 hiring the lime that
ootnstoek was engaged in murdering his
'ather and mother, near Hamilton, New
fork, a few days ng??, a dog was in the
oom, and the prisoner affirms that, during
lis bloody work, this animal several times
ittacked him; that lie tried to kill the aninnl
and gel his heart, but was foiled in his
tt'orts. After he lay down, the faithful dog
at all night watching by his lifeless inisress.
1 hiring the whole examination of
he bodies on the inquest, this faithful aninal
remained under the bed, and could not
>e removed from tbe room.
Vot-taiuk.? Nearly one hundred years
igo, Voltaire i esided at Geneva. One day
le said to some fiieiids, in a boastful, sneerng
tone: "Before tho beginning of the
linuleenth century, Clnislianity will have
lisappoared fiom tho earth!" Well! in
hat same house, in that same room where
I i M/t i ?rv ivtAno ??r ??? 1
kvius "?ie spoKen, WUM
hink yon there is to day ? A large deposL
?f Bibles! The sacred bewks till the
tonso from the floor to the ceiling! So
uueh of Voltaire's prediction !
An Imperial Skatrr.?Tlio Park jour>als
find a good oiuen in this : " The Empeor,
in skating the other day in the Bois de
Boulogne, was proceeding rapidly along,
rlrcn one of the skaters, seeing his Majesty
touting in his direction, slopped suddenly to
eave the passage free, and in doing so, lost
?is equilibrium, and was falling, when the
imperor, as lie passed, caught him, and entitled
hitn to regain his eentre of gravity."
Curb for IIancid Butter.?A writer in
he Journal of Industrial Progress recomnends
thai butter should bo kneaded with
resit milk, and then with pure water. He
tates that by this treatment the butler ia
endered as fresh and pure in flavor as when
ecently made, lie a-cribes this result to
he fact that buyric acid, to which the ran:id
taste and odor are owing, is readily rouble
in fresh milk, and thus removed.
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)hks is Ninktkks Months,?Tlio Ilnvertill
(Mas*.) Gazette states tlml tlie wife of
dr. M. A. Tidd, of Georgetown, (rave birth
o four children otic day last week, threo of
vhom are at ill living. A year ago last June,
ho gave birth to three at one time, all of
shorn are doing well.
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A beaithkui., inscription it i? said, may
je found in an Italian giaveyard. " Hero
lies Flella who transported a large fortune to
heaven in acts of charity, and has goiio
thither to enjoy it.'.
No svovan should paint, except her who
ha* lost the power of blu-hing.