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BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON ABBEVILLE. S. C., FRIDAY. JULY 10, 1868. VOLUME XV1---NO. 12
OF DOGS.
Over tho way from our lodgings !b
a dog for wbich a_ni;htly oiison us-,
conds that ita days may not bo long1
in tho land. A diminutive dog it is,
with sharp, pointod eur?, tho quick,
earnest movemonts of whi.ch aie suggestive
of tho liveliest imagination,
and a bud of a tail, stiff as the big toe
of a dancing girl, that forms tho pivot
on which turns, whon sitting, tho noiKlCHt
eanino Rlinni'afrnnlni.n ; ? il?..
wholo neighborhood. A sight it is to
eco tbat aslonishinganimal during the
watches of tho night, 6uporitnposo(]
on its caudal bud, which is as innocent
of hair as the curbstouo that it continuously
drills, listening with prickedup
ears and relaxed jaws for some object
to bark at. Does a misguided
joostcr crow, unconscious of tho pot
to which ho is doslincd, a rattling
run of sharp, shrill barks answors
trom tho curb-stone. Doos tho clock
in tho neighboring church spiro raeasurcdly
strike tho hour, a melancholy
howl vexes tho drowsy car of night.
3'ko feint and far whistlo of a bolatcd
locomotivo supplies a tbomo for a half
hour's fierco debate, while the hollow
ramble of a hack, or tho echoing btcp
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?i a wanuering pedestrian, suuiee 10
cxcilo tho most fuiious and distracting
snarls and snaps that over chased
Bleep from "tired eyelidj upon tired
eyes."
Innumerable aro Uio bricks and unnumbered
the bottles that have been
shied at that exasporating dog, -with
t'io sin^ result of a'slight change of
baa? aud a fresh fulcrum for a corrugated
nub of a tail. Whon wo think
of the years and years that this little
monster has worried humanity, tho
?j|oonlr?aa ninrKta if lina inflintad r\n
youth and innocence, the babies it has
caused to cry, the veterans of gray
Lairs it ba9 caused to curse, our faith
in the virtues of mix vomica docreasos
in tho ratio that our confidence in tho
pationco and long suffering of human
kind is strengthened. _ .
With these wrongs unredressed and
a long cherished purpof-o to punish
this particular dog unsatisfied, wo
rend tho act of the General Assembly
of Ohio 4<lo restrain dogs from runtn'ug
at largo," and the amendnlonts
tiaereto^ with .savage satisfaction. If
statutes would only execute themeolves,
we might hope to seo tho multitudinous
dogs of Ohio penned up or
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?>vru*ruuu. x>ul mo uugs ao not scorn
to pay much attention to what tho
J>giBlaluro does or omits to do.
. About the eamo numbor of sheep,
lambs, goats and kids are killc^ Wor
Wed <?r injured, one year with another.
as though ihero were no legal restraint
pat upon their freedom. ? Out
interest in these stautes, too, greatly
abates when wo discover that they ap?
ply to dogs in the country. We insist
pppn a farther amendment, in effect
mat whospover residing in cities of
t ie nrst and second classes, owns, harbors
or keeps about on bis premises a
<Jog that will bark between tbo hours
of 101\ M. and G A. M., to thoannoyjjm.c
% woiry and vexation of the
i ?ig'iboihood, the owner of said dog
or dogs shall bo liable to an action f
.r damages, and shall, upon convic
tion, be fined in a sum not to excced
one hundred dollars, and be imprisoned
in the jull of the county not .exceeding
ten days, and dieted on sans:
?go, to which the turnkey shall strong
ly ii.sinuato bis dog contributed'the
substantial portion.
Wo shall sea to it. tbat-thfl.law thue
amended is enforced 9yet ^be way,
and that the plaooa that have known
that nubby. tail shall know ifoo more
forever. Iq amoral and exemplary
point cf view, dogs should not-be allowed
to run at large In the night.
A pretty example they set to the men-of
the inture?the lads who ought to bp at',
home and in bed by J.Q o'clocjc at the laI
eat. A Vrtgrat boy, like a vagrant dog,
is certain to-, come to grief. The attachment
of the dog is for persons more than
ior places, apd the influence .exerted by a
pet rat-terrier, a soft'-pystl tpaniel, o* a I
wise old" Niftrfouudlander on his yputbfujl
' roaster, who. ca& calculate)1 And.tfieiris'
another point to be consider&f,'^If tye I
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jupau y> VUJJ HOUS4 ?8,SO IMI 10 lii? (jiotn^lio
dieolplme (hat be; manifest* no anxiety
* aboOt.tli<? company hu.dbg k^pa df
nor cai^wbitber ffca pandora,it ia teft.t*
Qae.lbaMhi* laisknda grorfs upon him and
raphes him lea*, wtehfol ovorlha ha^ha cf
liis children# 'V ir*,.-tiV t
, "" wa^ H ^rU Jfcab, the dog
~ may bp i&rnorVUzing efepnwik ibf
I mtij, and cuI urate \n both ni?n and boy
do f>Ot|
<*]cotf ttftfi khp way.
H? > ne^er. ceea etirrinjf with' lUe Ihrm
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; ?o?*?r tUe bell of tM? milk-to^Or IU ffl
- pdt|fto 8?11?r, n?_-.fi?JU tcf reKpopd to tfie |
refNrll JI* ? *?-'
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Blippera and gown to invite the knifegrinder
to set Lis wheel in motion. Wo
have watched for him, but ho coidgs not*?
ueilher does his dog. Whore is that man,
gontleman of tbe assembly, wherf thd night
fall?, and tho lights io hall and~parlor are
i put out, and hones!, people- are in bed ?
Where is he when tliat insufferable barkmill
bogins its boriid grind upon the curb*
stone? "We fear fo think what influence
that dog with the bud of-a tail may have
exercised through these years upon its
master. If tho morAU of fumiliea are to
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uc vuutcrveu, it nresiues nro to t>o made
liappy, if domestic peace and felicity are
to remain untroubled, if tempers are not
to be found incompatible, if, in Short., man
and wifo are logo down tbe-'bill of life
hand and baud, at|d sleep together at the
foot aa tranquilly as Mr. ntid Mrs. John
Anderson, the law restraining dogs from
running at large at night must be extended
over the cite?, so that dogs which sit
upon curb-stones, and sneak about alleys,
and prowl about back yard'', and plunder
in cellars and pantries whoso doors and
windows are negligently left open, shall be
restrained and trouble us no more.? Ci?cinnati
Commercial.
PROTECTLNG MELONS FROM BUGS.
It is a serious question to many
gardoners, bow to protect thoir melons
and squash vines from tho rava
ges of tho striped bug. I bavo tbe
true remedy, and cannot too emphatically
urge your readers to try it. If
ono ever tries it bo will never abandon
it, and will never again fear Ibo
ravages of' this post.
For out gcncralling this insect,
truly "cotton Is king."
Take tho vory best quality of cotton
batting, tear off as thin 11 ?kos as
possible and placo them over tho
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|iiuuu>. vu uuvu corner piaco a small
piecc of dirt to kcop thorn from blowing
away, and you may rest assured
that your plants are ijnpreguably
protected from the attacks of the
enemy. I say uso tlio best quality of
cotton, for you can pull this out much
thinner ; thoreforo it is much choapcr
and betier. One pound ia BuflicicntV
for ono hundred hills at least.
The sooner it is put on aftor planting
the hotter, for oft times the bug
begin his ravages on the first appear- :
anco of tho plants. I havo.had a fine
patch of melons untouched in tho
morning; during tho day an army of
bugs has-lighted upon them, and be- 1
fore night' they were all destroyed.
If you do wait until tbe enomy bos
commenced operating, eee to it tbat
you drive tbcm all away from tbo
hill beforo you cover the plants.
I have tried tbo papor remedy,
and though it ha9 kept off tbo bugs,
it has caused, tbo plants to grow pale
and swindling. . On the contrary, the
cotton boing spread very thinly over
tbo plants, admits the sun and rain '
and acting as a mulch, cause tbe '
plants to grow more vigorousl}'|
than' those uncovered, ove"n if untouched
by the bug. As tbe. plant 1
grows tbo cotton expands, until at
last the plant gotting too stout and
tough to longer fear its enemy, breaks
its bands and runs forth to bear its
iruu. - .
' .No longer cease to plant the dolw
cioue melon, for fear its greatest enemy
will destroy your plants, but
spread cotton over tbem, and rest in
peace, assured that they are safe.
1 have tried many remedies, and
know this to bo tho best. 1 .say to
yon try it, and, like me, you will be
convincod Ibat, for tbia purpose, cotton
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Oilino a Vente^loqist.?Wo find
this bit of quiet fuh.ia anvEnglish pa*:
per : f'A gentleman*^go'ing d?W,n the
river on-a steamer, the' -enginb of
which was npoi* deck, he sauntered
out to see the working of the machl ?
, -o
nery. Near him stood- a man- apj>ar
parontjy bent on the same' object
In a few moments a equoaking nOise
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wutt uchtu on,uj? opposite side of'tbe
engine. Seigtngfche oilman?agigfyjtic
One by:Jhe var~l1?e'^ngipBer
fcoagbt*oiri t?? tfiy spot, and, lo piter
vent fartherjSoitjn of that kind, liber
ally appKcti tbe" contont9 .of tbo pan
to evor^ ^.11 wen* on fojj'a
wbtye, whjpo Ihe- squeaking xtu} beard]
ia another direction. The oil!og pr oes?
-wag rcpeated, arid cjuiet \fM
* stored^ hat as the dngjneer wm conaingqutttfytf
the -spot occupied t>y
tike' geo^epaa and the Strang^* he
hoard aaotber'pqocak. This tinjebe
/Ietecte4;?hot*aae,auaoof the diffiqdl- ;
at. Tboetrfcngar wa.H a, vantrijoqniat:
Walfeingetraight, qp behind .hiin> ^e
ebrced Tbi& 'artbhiebed Jake* byv the
nape /sf tfr* ao'd tftontfM' *4pe ,
(joniA/iU' dowft Jhte Jbadc. J*??*'?/ aaid
bo,.*Jd<^'$ ^oB?ve that<.*agloewilt
eqaeakagaifj' # a ?o s
>>* in *- ? ' 'i
.vferaova
froift (ftC&pkoi HWead of-vt#tia-.
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| LETTER FROM HALLE.
| attending cilutlcli in icebergs.
Uayard Taylor onco eald, In a lecture,
that in somo part ol Northern
Europo ho attended religious service
where it was bo uold that the words,
as spokon by tho minister, fell in
cryutallizod snow flulcos upon tho
heads ot the poople. Tho only advantage
I then saw, in preaching under
eueh circurnstaoccs, was, that tho
neonlo coulu nar*\r tho fW*?>n trrifrlo I
& . / 1 " " v*uo
homo ami study them at their leisure ;
yet, aft or all, ooncludcd it was a little
of Mr. Taylor's poetry usod to ex[
i-cbs a Very eold fact. I have einco
concluded that what lio then said contained
moro truth than poetry. All
through Northern Europe ono finds
lofly Btono piles?churches, *i068grown
and ivy-covered, which havo
etood for three and four hundred
years. No architecture is so "massive
and imposing as this church architect
lure. Ucforo tho Lutheran llotbruia?
lion many of thcso old domcB woro
tho property of tho Church of Homo.
They wero, theroforo, built, not bo
much for tho comfort and accommodation
of hearers, as, by their structure
and uppurtcnanccs, to impress
the mind with the awe of religious
art. Owing, thorefore, to iho unnec
eeaary space enclosed beneath their
high roofs, it is quite difficult, if not
impossible?at least with Dutch porcelain
stores?to heat them. You, good
people at home, with furnacc-heated
churches, cushioned seats, carpeted
floors, and often robed sleighs to convey
your mufilod bodies to and.from
God's house, cart but faintly conceivo
tho luxury of boing clad in two overcoats
and a bngo shawl, walking
through 6loppy, muddy, suowy streets,
to some huge dome, whore the condensed
frost of tho confined atmos|
horo greets you with its cold grasp;
sitting on a hard, wooden bonch, with
your fc-ct resting on icc-chargcd
bticks. listening to irnnd f?in(*inur nnaol
/ o .c o"'&l
reading, and an hour's sermon j while
the only occular evidonco of firo aro
two wax candles faintly burning np
on lho ornamented allar. "But what
aro they among 60 many 7" Most of
lho churches, however, contain rows
of boxos, a la thculrt, provided w?th
glass windows, through which the
title deign to look out upon tho minister
and ub poor, common peoplo,
while they rest in their easy-chairs,
beside their comfortable stoves.
Thcro arc persons who, aiter cash,
ioning their heads in tho palm of
their hands, will close their eyes, and
profess to hear a sermon better than
when they seo the minister. It always
seemed to me that,, in such caaos,
tho eyes wcro afflicted with a sort
of chronio Sunday weakness, which
over heated churchcs greatly aggrarrntnst
Vn ' 1
Htvu. a v> iuji puri>t x uuvu always
felt that tho. minister's face was a k'nd *
of soul reflcctor; and as light, fire,
earnest ness, hopo, and faith, or the
oppoBitQS, Woro traccable in his countenance,
bo were tho people impress*
cd. For this reason 1 always want .
to see tho minister's eyes. But here
it is accompanied with, difficulties;
for from his month flows a flood of
frosted breath; from my nostrils and.
tho hundred pairs about me issue
strcajns of tho'same frosted element,
wbiph eq cholfo op and obstruct tho
courso of vision', that the picture presented
is that of a minister in a fog,
t{ie boy-cflolrp and sxu'ektrriktung.
Notwithstanding tho (J-iaagrceBble?oces
of cold churches, I have always
received good in attpn^fogr - Sojqo of
the finest chuichrchoirs in Berlin,
Dresden-, Potsdam, and Halle, consist
ch!cfly*>f boys, Ope thing is a little
pcculipr? Ibavo not 6oefe-a lady in a
ohurpb-choir. Tbe jflystery is, bow
the gUigiog jpaster manages to get so
ranch and stjcb a variety t>f musioont
of suihnnfraBical-lookirig beads^ yel
bo ijo'es, apd it ifl not all sbiUid simply,
but b^ripprvy of the- sweetest ,kind~thriUingr**jflarou3
musio. -And. what ;
is more -marvellous, tbeso boys1 Voices
imilato the djoBt cnhivate'd lonefc of
t^e.femal? voice, givrqg.,^!l parts in ,
sweetest udi&oq. X havo seen choits
(f from forty to one hundred boyd,
behind theto a htgfl orgrtn, And when
tfye'ritngifjg Bepvieo ia ifttrodabed/oaa
ie pearly pfiwd fire ra hf?. feet,. m that
hundred voi?ed, youthfol^faoSr, accompanied
by org*n ? and -congregation,-?end?
forth tho anthom of pruteo
These boy# ajdg vWTA . fc" Wt^~-?Ing
loatHy-M.ii row back tbelr bead*, open
?M
pour forth each >oTa^ ^9Tf#^et
JMf?? ?M
df4ttOKui rveided therei > ?dt
'mjMff jWW r*tf?B?p?er*,WtttrtfcfcbgWmw&afc
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.TCho aWldw), U, ?ij?*r; J*re.
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| was at lludolsdorff. It forcibly* reminded
me of young Imtber singing
for bread in the streets of Magdeburg
und Eisonach. But, as respects stroet- ,
singing, Iluilo eclipBOB all olbor citios
I have yet seen.
For tbo past six months thceo littlo
singers bave formed their circlo be- <
neath my window every Friday morning,
ofion boforo it was ligbt, and {
treated mo to thoir sweet music. But ,
1 doubt if one of them kmw? T nm in
tho city ; yot ray rooms being oppoeite
0110 of I ho teacher's rooms, for whom
they sing, I enjoy it also. Everybody
in Germany, of a public or professional
character, from tho king to a
Btreet-cxproBHinan, wears somo distinguishing
regalia;, so these littlo
follows have theirs, which consists oi
a tall black silk hat, varying in height
thnpo, and breadth of rim, including
all fashions and -regarding none?
ovidently, from their ancient appearance,
tho gifts of some friendly did
posed patrons. Their cars prevent
the hats from entirely resting upon
their shoulders; and though they give
their bearers rather a comio appearance,
tho music which comes out from
under them is sweet, clear, and thrilling.
Since hearing these boy-choirs
in church and street. 1 hnvn hronnnft .
convinccd that wo aro losing a valuable
element of power in our cburch- t
es. Wo bavo thousands of boys in ]
all our churches, and yet their singing
power is oficn dormant. In our Sun- ?
day-schools, tho girls aro often tho t
best singers. Boys aro ofton airaid or ]
ashamed to sing. Ilore the reverse is (
truo. Why could not tho twenty or l
ono hundred boys, who are to bo t
found in nearly all our societies, be i
formed into a sinking class lor church E
music, as a substitute fur adult choirs, >
which aro too frequently generators
of strife and discords? Givo them a a
judicious leader, infueo into them an t
enthusiasm for singing, and you will t
not only have good singing, and in t
such work benefit the boys, but havo
always on hand a cburch Binging nur- \
scry. It is worth tryiog.
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A CUBIOUS BIRD.
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An observant friend of mino who |
has resided much at Constantinople, ^
(says Jesae,) has sent mo tho follow- c
ing interesting account of th080 birds ^
which fly in flocks along the Bospho- ^
rus. and which the French call -"lei
u
ajnes damnces, fiom their restless. dia- .
position. lie Bays:. r
"There is a bird here which has often
excited my surprise and curiosity (
and wbieh appears to be peculiar to j
the place. > Every day there are to be ^
seen numerous flocks of birds, not c
quite so largo as pigeons, with dark
backs and whito bellies, ^ flying up t
and down the Bosphorus with great <;
rapidity. When they arrive either at t
tho Black Soa, or the Sea of Mormo- 0
ra, tbey again wheel roand, and ro- B
turn up the channel, and this course
they continue without a minute's in- g
termisaion the whole of tho dav. .
They_are oe^er seen to alight either
on land or water j they nevcHor a moment
deviate from their oourse or
slack their speed. They are never
known to search for or take any food
and no visible cause can be imagined
for the restless instinct by which they
are possessed. The French call them
'lea ame? damnee*} and certainly, if being
allowed no station or repose be
concluded on this idea, it is not a bad
one. They % very near the surfuoe
of the water, and if a boat meets a'
flock of them transversely, thoy-riso
a few feet out of irae; it divides them
like a dredge. Their flight is rem at?
bly silent, and although so numerous,
and so c1ob6,. the movements of their
wings are scarcely ever to be heard;.
tbey ara so abundant iu Ibis parties- j
iarspot* tbat 1 Lave counted fifteen (
iarge flocko in my pasaago from Pera <
Therapia,a distance Qf seven miles. ,
i have 'often wished Xo shoot o??e and (
^xamiooi!, buMbe bate, auclt *
a- tender and conscientious regard for
every animal baft man,-thal . no person
is permitted to kin any bird upon <
tfceBojpbomB without ip arming their -
displeasure. hftS^ beetf calicc! tho ^
*AleyOn Voyageur,' to distinguish it
from thfi <Ha!cy9n, "of ;tho aoctyots *
wbieb was supposed to bave its > nest j
on7tbe waters,-; ltJsOertaiilly aftpecle,
of Alcedo, bat which of them I cap
Aot dot^rtoiti?.'* r ' V""' ,
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i bxp'to ^
b?r?fclrw KMH0 p*io? te MMriain' :
At ConftUittinopUr^wtha^fH/t* tfcey y
bean- *btek> fiKt^araljiny .^wlaQfcorjf'
gmaggaaaar
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THE BEAR'S DINNER.
"O, pnpa! picaso tell us a story
now, whiloyou bavo nothing to do !"
So exclaimed ono and another of a
s^roup of littlo onoa, climbing around
tbeir father as ho sat resting by the
jvoning fire.
"Well, as I have 'nothing to do/ I
iuppose I must. What sort of a sto y
shall it bo ?"
'A bear story," said ono; "O, yep,
dl ys about tho boar who stole a
linuer I"
Papa protested that h? hnd tnM
,hat story over and over again, bat
ndulgently gavo it again, aa requested.
We listened, too, to tho story which
?vas such a favorito with the children,
uid as wo liavo novor Been it in tho
iew."paper, wo thought it might permps
amueo our little folks."
"A good many years ago," said pa>a,
"beforo I was born, my lather and
nother went to live in tho northern
jart of New Yoik State. If you
ouk on your may, you will soe towns
ind villages dottod about4 whoro then
hero wore scarcely any settlements?
lothing but thick woods."
"Dears in 'em ?'' asked a boy With
vidc-opened eyes.
"1 shouldn't think your father and
notber would have liked to 00 and
ivo whore tho bcara wero."
"O, tho bears did not often trouble
letllers. 1 do not know that any
iver curao near my fatbor's placo.
3ut afterwards when thoy had come
nick to tho East to live, and I was n
ittlo follow climbing on my fatbors
tnoe, just as you do now, ho used to
oil mo this story about a man who
ictilcd out there?I BuppoBe Bomevhere
near them.
"This man had built a eaw-mill
lome distance from his house, and ofen
he used to go to tho mill to work
ill day, and taking his dinner with
lim.
' Yon have seen a eaw-mill. You
enow it?uso is to saw big, heavy logs
?the trunks of trees?into nice,
imOOlh bftilrils. t.fl lliiilil hnnorto
"Well, ono day tho man had boon
?ard at work all the morning at hie
nil), and whon it drew near uoon ho
>ogan to fool hungry, and thought
10 would stop and out his dinnor.
Jo be.sat down upon a largo log up>n
wbicb tbo saw was working, Witb
lis tin pail by his side. Was be
tcaid of tbo saw? O, -no; ho could
ump off at any moment, if ho camo
oo near tbo saw.
"While ho was eating iho good
hings which bis wife bad put up for
?im, and thinking of his work, bis
lorne, rand his babies, who should
:ome up but a rough old boar I
''Bruin smelled the goodios, and
.bought ho would put in for a share.
5o ho quietly mounted the log,B on
ho other side of the dinner pail, and
tuck his nose into it, as who should
ay,'Give me eomo/ '
I'Tho good man ,was somewhat,
itartled, you may boheve, by tho ap>earance
of such a visitor. Of course 1
le would not be so impolite as to reuse
bim a share of the feaBtj but ho
vas afraid that when Bruin had ?0abed
ins dinner be might tqke,it into
lis bead to give bin* a. loving hug by
ray of tlianka?So he prudently
withdrew to * safe distance, atid gave
ip tho whole to him. Bruin munch
id in porfoct content, with his nose
n the pail and his hack to the sa/v,
vbiie the ownor of the dinner looked
on from his hiding place, and
vished for a gun. * .
"But in the mean time the log bad
jeen gradually working op towards
be saw, and how all at onCtf tho bear
elt a slight nip at his tdil. At this
ie growled, and gave an'angry shake
noving a little furibdr along the log.
Presently he reneWed:1 another nip,
ind growled more riaragelyr bat
jould not turn fVom hljs leligfytfnl
ep&at. But whod'he ' was roofed J%
ihfrd Uttd within r^ach of the saw,
?nd fe.it another bite> his pear nafur.o
jouid stand it no longer, and/bugged"
,bo old sa^y wittialf h4a mlgKt. Arid
what happened then? V^br, oj
opu.cse, he-waa eut la two ?.and .the
tnqn bad honr jaao^t ertoagh for *
number of dinners^ besides xiiee hoar
skin oapA for iiia l^Ue/boya, to "keep
their oars warm." ? . V 'l
Now.yoa hate been told' to look
UKb iwj p. nuirat.-iQ P> Bioiy." VI pat
^V'J^rri-Jroin Why,
^r&trtba^ be *ho ste*U a dinner\i?'
D?yp Wft>> win \>ff ?pt to ;got aorplr
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? KIT CARSON. !_'l . ,
On the twenty-third of May, tho
renowned pioneer, hunter, and guido,
Kit Carson, died at Fort ltynn, Colorado.
For yoars ho has boon the
most noted of that onco numerous
class which is rapidly disappearing i
befuro our advancing civilization.?
Kit Careon wasboru in Kentucky, in 1809.
While ho was but an iufant, his parents
moved to Howard county, Missouri, where
lie remained until tie age of seventeen,
when lie commenced the adventurous life
of hunter and trnpper. lie accompanied
Lieutenant Fremont in hia explorations, the
success of which was largely due to his
services as guide. In 1847, Careon received
the commission - of Lieutenant in
tho Riflo Corps of tho Uuited States army, |
and during the war rose to the rank of
Brigadier-General by brevet. In 1S53,
he was appointed Indian Agent in NewMexico.
It 13 probablo that for many
years past there baa be^n no white man bo
thoroughly acquainted with the Indian '
character as Kit Qnrson, or evincing such
cool judgment and wisdom in dealing
with the red men. He has thus been
useful in aiding in the negotiations of most
of our Indian treaties.
Kit Carson was peculiar for the modest
estimate which he placed upon his own
merits and achievements, presenting in this 1
respect a marked coutrast to other men of
his class. In an interesting volume of
Western travel, published a short time
since by llurd ?fc lloughton, we find a
chapter devoted to Kit Carson. The book
is entitled Two Thousand Miles on Horsebuck,
and describes a summer tour, taken
by the author, Mr. James F. Meline
through Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and
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in; lucMtu, m me year JSUU. It ex?1
bibits throughout evidences of a close
observer, as well ;is a pleasing writer; and
a few extracts relating to the tately deceased
hunter will, doubtless be accepta*
ble to our readers:
"The pleasantest episode of my visi
her? (Santa Fe.) has been the society of
Kit Carson, witb whom I passed three
days, I need hardly fay delightfully. He
is one of ibe few men I ever met who can
talk long hours to you of what he bas
seen, and yet say very little about himself,
lie has to be drawn Out. I bad many
questions to ask, aud bis answers were all
marked by great distinctness of memory,
simplicity, oandur, and a desire to make
some one else, rather than himself, the hero
cf his story. Ip answer to queries concerning
IudittOP, he would frequently reply
?unlike so many I hnvo rr.et who knew
all about tkera?'I don't know/ 'I can't
say,' 'I never saw that.' . . ,
"Rifle Bliootlng bfeiGg under discussion,
The Ute?,' snys Carton, 'are the best shots
in the country, whether Indiah or whites
I have handled the r'.fle since I was 00 high,
(indicating the size of ft small boy,) 'and 1
shot a good deal,' (most men of Oarson'a
skill would have said, 'I consider myself
the best shot in the Rocky .Mountains'/ or,
'I'll tu*n ray back on no man for rifleshooLing'),
'but some of the Ute>4>eat me.'"He
cares but little for a title, and whan
some one at the table apologized for calling
him Colonel, instead of General, Ohl
call roe Kit at once^ and be done with it,'
wds his reply. ...
"Some one referred to Carson's intimate
knowledge of Indian strategy, 'Why,
yes/- lie said, 'I am up to a good. many of.
their tricks, but they fooled me once? they
fooled oie pretty bad that time: I'll tell,
you aboot it. It was In?let me see?ye#,
1835. There were six of us hunters out
after buffalo, up in the Snake country.?
We bad made a pretty good bunt, and
came into'canlp at night, Intending lo-sUrt
in next morning. "Wtll, we cooiped;?
Had a good mnny dogs with us, come of
them good dogs.- They "barked a good
deal, and -we h?ard wolves. As X lay by
the flrer I aaw , one _ orv two," l?ig wolves
sneaking about camp?one of them ^quite
In it. Guidon wanted lo fire,' but t weuld
not let liim/for. feHt of hitting tome of lbe
dog?;/ I hid just a little suspicion: tbatlhe
wolves might be Indians, bat when.I saw
ilieraAurq abort roped, and b$ar<f'tbe soap
of their Uetb,J as the- dogs came too close
.to ono.or'em, I felt easy then, ?hd made
aiya .it was.a wolf/ The Iudiaq fooled/n 6
that troie. Coiitound the rascal, (besoming
arilniatedj) 'confunnd " the raacaf, "{fcyou
thffift he hadn't two-Uld buffirto. bobes in
InaJiahd that be craofced> together, every
linpM^ke tunaed to ?n*p at the dogs? WeH,
J?v and ^,.we .dp??d i>fi as'eep, jqd, 1v
wa*nrt long bcfAre 1 was ?rw<ikd by a ctath
and.a bla^e.' T jumped- istfaigjht for the ]
roules, anifb^ld *em.'1 If the Indians had
been artarii ilte'^d had.'Ha all,. bui they run !
a? ?<*>n ks tbcy flted/' v v1
> JKtt Car?oflw~nt> ^he. Ji^af-pf .lia d?*tb,
was Oplpii^iof tUeJ^fW -Cavalry,
and Iiufian Agefnt f^p '?** Mexico, to
wb1ohpo?fi!otf bewks,'<bip the second tidoie,
itcjbpdiit, v.
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v m* ^ue ? HtHe
iostruaieac in tiud !<*: kaV?."lMfo vdjjrtyed
.M?, wx} after**r<JT; JrUirjjble.; ,of.
DatcH tttWrcM
iUvtr and"eolJ h?V?ttAw U*ir nlaLt.
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1 ?IF?^
THE CHEMISTRY OP FURNTIURE.
Young housekeepers do not always understand
the theory of the chemical and
mechanical action of different substances
on articles ol-furniture. The gubstanoes
from which furniture is chiefly exposed to
injury are water,oik, alcohols and acids.
Acids act on marble. Marble is itself
composed of carbonate of lime,' that is, it
is a compound of carbonio acid and lime. >
Now, the carbonio acid has a comparatively
weak nffiuity for lime, and most other
acids will prevail over it and take its place
when brought in contact with it; thus
destroying the texture of the stone, libera*
ling the carbonic acid, and leaving nitrate
of lime, or muriate of lime, or tulphate,
or acetate of lime?M the cot* may be?
in the form of a white powder, in its place.
But oils, alcohols, and water, produce no
effect on marble.
All varnished or polished surfaces of
wooJ, on tbe other band, while not injured
usually by acids, are attacked by alcohol.
Varnishes are composed of different jgums
and resins, which ate generally soluble ia
| alcohol. Many of them aro made by dissolving
the material in alcohol so as to
liquefy them, and then, when they are
applied, the alcohol evaporates, leaving the
nil. nr rooin in ikln
0 ..... ... M H1IH) OKU waving uvur
tbo wholo surface. If now any alcoliolio
substance comes upon Buch a surface,
whether it' be alcohol itself, at used ia
lamps, or spirits of any kind, or even wine,
which contains hut a small percentage of
alcohol, the varniah is attacked, a portion
of it is dissolved, and the brilliancy of tbo
surface is destroyed.
OPd will not attack either marble or
varnished surfaces, and wilt do no injury
except to naked wood or other porous substances
which admit them into the pores,
frnm wln/.K *!??? "*
..... .. Uiuu lUGjr V,UUUUIr MlkCrWUrUB eaBiiy
be expelled.
Water affects do substances, except such
as have open pores exposed, in which case
it enters aud causes the substance to swell,
or such as are soluble ip water, as glue in
joints, aud mucilage or gum-arabic, used
sometimes fur attaching supeiBcial ornaments
to fancy work.?Journal of Chemistry.
* REGULARITY
IN FEEDING.
Every good farmer knows that any
domestic animal ia a good clock?
that it knows almost to a minuto,
when the regular feeding time baa
arrived. If it has been accustomed
to be fed with accuracy at the appointed
period, in will not fret till that'period
arrives ; alter which it becomes
very restless and uneasy till the food
comc8. lf.it has been fed irTegnlar*
ly, it will begin to fret when the early
period airives. Hence, this fretting
may be entirely avoided, by
etriot ponotaality; bat it cannot be
otherwise. The very moment the
animal begins'to worry, that moment
it begins to lose flesh; bat the rate
of this loss haa-never been ascertain*
ed?it is certainly worthy of an investigation?and
can be only determined
by trying tire two mtides,
punctuality and irregularity, side by
aide, nndetr V similar - circa msthncea,
and w>Lh the same amount .of iood,
for some weeks or months -together.
There Is one preeadtk^n to the observed
in connection with . regular
feeding, where bo mo (judgement' is
needed.'; Animals eat-more in sharp
or frosty, than in-Warm and damp
weather. Hence* if the same amount
I i
uy woigoi. ji8 given at every feeding,
they will hot have enough when Uto
weather to cold, and will benidrfelUd
when it Is warm and t)amp.~rBo0 of
these evils most be avoided, while %
little attention, and observation will
enable the iarmer to do it.' - - .
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v a Fact ron Farm**#.?It may b*
generally isDOwn.tfcaV ^e Med Of tha
uanflewfft is thMaost In&Ujbie nets,
dy yet discovered,, for the speedy
core offoaflder in the horses. .The
directions, which WO glean irom -
bnef article upon the Snbjeot lm th?
EsHx Barrntr, saysi^lroraeliststy on
disQbvering .that yoor boras is
foundered mix about a plot.. of the
whole seed, fo hisfood, and it will
perfect oare." v. ^
- Bnnflowera ar? easily grown alon?
I aide oifeiicsesaad in ont oi the way
plaees where they take isp htjtliUle
roouav Tbe?ee4/wi?on fid in email
qaantitieslo the hotaee \m yvty health
thy;giVloffW.lbe bal* a peculiar glow.
It ta dinretio in- Ka too^onoy. Fowl*
UkiHt: \ ?i
v<i .?r- ' ' .' *
VThe Briii?hQ*plWI? in ^byssiola,
from 'the h*n4ft of Theodora, eOipnenoed
abusing fcaeh<tftbe* without atint.
The proapeot of speedy death
nfit prevent captWeaftom qaftrrettiBg
in their prison hease. It is related
&2* mimiL *u- "<-JL
Kszrragr SPS8E
JDMAtn DJU wO JjnUlD'iOfOfii lu.. KlCSlH
th<foft<l*yi*ho htfd b*eo "confioodia
tfie evolUrioj dtingcons immediately
bjr
* rein fat
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