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n;; 1 '' ^ ^ ^ ^ W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY. JULY 9. 18(i9. VOLUME XVII?NO. 11. - I l, 2tJBEST PEARL. > i ' ^ Beside the church door, aweary and lone, A blind woman eat on the cold door rtone: The wind iraa bitter, the enow fell fast, And'a mocking voice in the fitiul blast Beeined ever to echo her moaning cry, As she begged for alms of the passers by; 'HfaVe pity on me, have pity I pray ; My baok is b?nt and my head is gray." *The bells were ringing the . hour of prayer, -And many gdod people are gathering there: ouicoton'a tiid mrs ana mautios warm, Tiicy harried put through the wintry storm. \ .],&:{ -\U Bomi were hoping thoir souls to save, *?od some were thiuking of death and the grave, And, alsal they had no time to heed The poor soul asking for charity's need. And ?ome were blooming with beauty's grace, Bat elosely muffled in veils of lace ; They saw not the sorrow, nor heard the moaD, Of her who sat on the cold door stone. At last came one of a noble name. By the city counted the wealthiest dame; And the pearls that o'er her neck were ' strung {'v i ?r Bhft proudly there to the beggar flung. men roiiowea a maiden young and fair, Adorned with clusters of golden hair; Bui her dress was thin, and scanty, and worn, Not even the beggars seemed more forlorn. With a tearlook, and a pitying sigh, Phe whiapare 1 soft, "No jewels hare I, Put 1 give you my prayers, good friend," aaid see, "And surely 1 know that God listens to me.' On her poor, weak band, bo shrunken and . small, w The blind frit a tear-drop fa'l, Then kissed it, and said to tlie weeping girl "It it you that have given the purest pearl!'? , Johnson on Grant?The "Little Fellow" Accurately Measured?An Estimate that has more Truth than Poetry about it. . : l ? . 1 Ex-President Johnson evidently ( doosn't mince words in expressing his < opinion of his successor in the White Hopse. The correspondent of tho , New York Herald, with whom Mr. , Johnson had a conversation on Sun* ] day, roports him as saying : i You know very well, sir. for vou i wpre familiar with my views, whilo I was president, what my estimate of Gn$n( W,o^; and I don't know of any. thing that has since.occurred that has caused me to chango my mind the ( slightest. J. know Grant thoroughly. . x naa ampio opportunity 10 study Lira ( when I was President, and I am con- ( viuccd he is the greatest farce that ayaa ever thrust upon a people. Why, ( the little/oUftw-?excuse me for using the,expression, but I can't help pity- ( ing him;?the little feHow has nothing in hifni ; Ho hasn't a singlo idea. He 1 has no policy?no conception of wbat the j2oo.ntry requires. Jle don't understand , the philosophy of a single great question, and is completely lost in trying to jiindcrstand his situation. ' He . jmendacious,. cunning and . treacherous. Ho lied to me flagrant \y% by , and I convicted him by my -whole Cabinet; but that even would bavo been tolerablo were it the only inntanec; but it was not. He lied on many-tftber occasions, I tell 3'ou, sir, Grant i¬hing more than a bundle of petty spites, jealousies and resentments. And yet they say Grant is a second "Washington. On)y think of it, when you compare him with Washington or.. Jefferson where is ho? "Why -be is-so small you- must put yowt<flnger on him. Ho, a little upu f aW a *\1\rroiA?ll?r ""'I I T ? !>?? J tuw?lcctaally?;*o be compared to George Washingtott I- i. Why, it makes . cac laugh.. ;I have more pity for the man than contempt, for I have no spite against him. Bat I fear for the CQ|m|f7_^h^ a.Ucb a^j&an iq likened >**. PftnntrjvWhy, j oat look atthe inaqgural of Washing, ton.'; fie speaks about his fear and trpKib^ng in accepting the Presidency, even afley aU> his experience and saccess. * Brit this little follow Grant, an upstfrt* ajnerojwcidftnfc of the. war, a vyt T? ' " rrr rwp'irf/ .? mugie great question, saya, ia bis inaufitural. M fr vV /great, ** F1*4** fc*r." IstJ^t %tyjQ^m*9rZ*f^P>t P***wi wmw i Gr?nfc>1 idea,, bo policy. |f$ tho i?teodord of hia soul. i W1 W, tjhe more ho ?r *0^1iect within ..- i* ''' - ": "$'" ?'-^' y,~*ij? forward to, no leading aim to draw the people towards.any particularcnd. He sits there with his Cabinet. One member has bonght him a house in Philadelphia, another has given him 65,000, another ha? given him a carriage, and so on. It is degrading to the office of Prcsidont of the United States to have such a man thore. They talk about his generalship. Well, ho was a mcro incident of the war. Mon and arms wore supplied in abundance, and bis forces were so massivo that they simply crushod out the rebellion. It would have been done had Grant never been born. Therefore ho was a mere incident. But the little fellow has come to think he is somebody really. I can't help pitying him when I think how well I know him and what an infinitessimal creature ho really is. I often think that about the fittest place for Grant is at some place in the country whore there are cross-roads. 1 have been at those places, and have often noticed the scenes. At the corner perhaps thero is a blacksmith's 6hop. At another corner of the cross-roads there is a grocery store, and at another a house wliero tho squire meets to settle cases. Well, I have often noticed at such a junction of several roads that when tho squire's business is over, some fellow will propose a horse race, and to give interest to the thing a barrel of cider and perV>o?o o n.u:?1 ?:11 K_ t* nail j^iuiv/u V/l HllIOIVi;^ >v III u u staked on the result. Now Grant is just suited to such a situation. His ideas are of the cross-roads order, and ho has not a thought above that. Mr. Johnson pays General Butler the compliment of having a wonderfully correct idea of Grant, "lie used to como to see mo much at one time, and expressed the profoundest sontempt for Grant. 1I>? "stimate of Srant was about iho same as my own. lie thought Grant could bo made to do anything, that he could bo made a Bomplctc tool, and that if lie desired he could have himself invited to Grant's house. It happened precisely 30, afterward, just as Butler boasted." Knowledge of the World. * vlfc-iaittcoaoeivftble how polite society >nr? tnlpvntn ilm rnmr ??vv V?IV t v? J i lliVHUL JJOl i;uoo who have to their otherwise harmless shortcoming the insufferablo impudence of introducing themselves with much noise within educated and orderly circles, as reputed men who know the world. Society has to encounter no greater bores. Tlioy are livipg illustrations of the emptiness of Lhe profession as practised by them ; for knowledge of the world, in its refined sense at least, recommends a man to the sympathy of his intelligent fellows, while tho assumed ac compnsnment Bimply makes him a nuisance. While the former clothes him with a becomiug and dignified reticcnce, the latter invests him with an odious bombast and contemptablo vulgarity that are repugnant to all beholders. The 'truth is, if a man would rightly understand the living world, which iB composed of beings like himself, he must first understand himself. Undcretand himself for the purpose of cultivating what is creditable in his particular constitution. If he has not solved the problem of v * * - - mo uwii muniui composition, bo as to reflect in his habitual demeanor honor rathor than dishonor on mankind, it ie quite certain ho i# incapable of determining as to the eccentric irregularities on the minds of others. Ho may see all stages of humanity. The whole comprehensive theater of life may move vividly before him. But if ho canDOt sufficiently master his own parts to be able to estimate the v? vviivio w inuir lutnuiuu worth, ho will remain as ignorant of of the world on retiring from its scenes as ho was when he trusted hiaieelf to witness them, Spinach, asparagus, and celery have been held in high repute among the eastern nations, as with us. And the imrauie 01 tne mustara-seca 8bowe that plant was known in Christ's time. The Greek* are said to have esteemed radishes so highly that, in offering oblations to Apollo, they pre sented them in beaten go'id. And the Ehnperor^ Tijberijjs held parsnips ia aach high repute that he'had them brought annually from the Bhine foi his table. The beet is still prized, bul the e^rroEhaCloat (he reputation it bad in Queotl Elizabeth's time, th c leaves being'used in" the" head-dresser 0? tbelrdies of b$rcotfftifro|n whetict the epithet applied to the h&tisde f - v 11-> j'm i uwMNMki U.H A Flood from China. It is estimated, that, on our Pacific slopo, thoro aro upwards of one hundred thousand Cbineso; some say two hundred thousand. On Thursday of last week some thousands arrived at San Francisco in sailing vessels, and they gave notice that multitudes were at once to follow. Silver is found in vory largo quantities in tho White Pino district, and new gold mines aro j constantly discovered; hcnce Chinese : labor must soon bo, nay is now, in | greater demand in our extreme West- J crn States than it has ever been j hitherto. Shrewd men say, that, in | icn years, wc shall Iinve millions of of Cliinoso iu our Pacific States and it seems a decree of destiny that they shall supply all the immense amount of labor required in our Southern States. They are a far hardier, more industrious, and more thriving and economical people than tlio negroes over wore or ever can become in a condition of either slavery or freedom. Still wo don't know and cannot know what traits of character they will exhibit in the future, or whether tliev will lift JL blMsintr ? l* n nnrao 4a our hemisphere. Ono thing is certain?the vast immigration of Chinese into this country, accompanied, as it already is to some , extent, and soon will be to an immense extent, by immigration from Japan, is certain to exert a mighty influence upon our destinies, either for good or for evil, long before the close of this nineteenth century. Men may speculate upon the probable or possiblo results, they may indulge in hopes and may cherish fears, they maj* propose a thousand policies to be adopted for the protection of the national interests or the national life, It II 4 I! A 4 1 - ??* -1 I uuk ?<; vim ovu m.uu ii any tiling more I for our Government and people to do I than to await tho inevitable progress of events. Wo cannot erect a wall around the United States like that which for thousands of years has partially cncirclcd tho ancient empire from which the multitudinous billows of immigration are now breaking and thundering upon ourcoasts. "VVcmay not have tho powor to solve for ourselves the now and vast political, social, and industrial problem that is to be forced upon us, but be compelled to leave it in a great measure to solve itself, yielding in the meanwhile to tho combined power of a thousand | agoneies which we shall not havo the , means of resisting. Our great eonso- , lation and hope must be in knowing , that God rules the earth. We have established facilities of in- ( tercourso with China, Japan, India, and other Mongolian countries, and | we must accept the consequences. The , world changes. Explorations at Jerusalem. There seems to be no doubt that the 1 city of Jerusalom destroyed by Titus 1 remains ounca under tho foundations of the modern town, and that many most valuable relics may yet be brought to light. The explorations at Jerusalem, under tho direction of Lieutenant Warren, are resulting in some highly interesting discoveries. Tho city is built upon a hill intersected by valleys, but it is in tho depths of these latter that the ruins of tho ancient capital of the world arc to bo found buried under dtbrit to the depth of thirty, fifty, and even ninety feet. The mode of exploring is by sinking shafts through the mass of accumulated rubbish down to the ruins below. "Some fifty shafts have been sunk, and at the bottom of one the foundations of tho old walls of the Temple Area have been found ninety feet below tho surface. Mysterious characters, at present unintelligible, are to be seen on some of the stones. Tho. exploration of the Birket Israol, or f\>ol of Betbseda, has revealed a vast vaulted reservoir ! nearly a hundred feet in depth. Its | extent is st}ll being investigated.' In , a part of the Harem Area a tank ( mouth was lately entered, and was ( found to lead to a large structure t sixty-threo feet long by fifty-seven wide, vaulted very much like a church ( Th&fe is every reason to hope that , tho full investigation of theHo rninn { will yield the most important discov. eries; but as every shaft sunk must be lined with' wood, and as the wood ' soon decays at Jerusalem, the work is ' vsWpbsUr. . *?V V 4 ..1*1 < <;:> : ' H f. '<. ?; n nil ) i i . - - -? i? ? - * - The Fairy's Ring. r bavo read somewhere, in a legend of old, llow the funks their circle* drew Oa the emeral 1-sward, when the eun wen down 'Neath the billowy waves of blue; While the twinkling lamp? the stars above, And the fire-flies down below Lit up 'lie world with a beautiful light, And the heart with a beautiful glow. Ah ! happy, 'twas said, was that mortal who Might enter this charmed rin^, Whcu tbe mootiewrpt lorth with her rcjiunc bright, An<1 the nightingale sweetly (lid sing! No evil could come to him, ciiclod mound By fairy enchantment and art 1 And a smile ever dwelt on his fair, happy fac Aud a luugh iu hii light, merry heart. Would you *tand in a circle far better than tbi Shui in from earth's sorrow and blight, Where you'll need not the quiv'ring beams o the stars Or rays of the moon for a light? This circle has links, aud tbe li,iks arc calle* Love, Faith, Charily, JIopo?and a score? And the whole is clucped strong by our Fatlio above, Whom wo worship and praise and udoro. Oli I He circles ua round by His almighty arr And shields us from dangers and feaisl He bids the sweet laugh lipp c forth from th heart, An-1 he dries up our sorrowful te >rsl Will you enter thia circle, more precious by fa Than those formed by fairier-' b It hand^f Tlies only are earthly, while yours will endur Forever in heavenly lands. ?Religious Herald. What tiie Feat-ukes Indicate,?VYi ure told that the extremes of both large ness and pinallness of statu re are no Favorable to streng'.h of intellect. Giam Riid dwarfs are generally deficient io thi respecr, and excessive corpulency or mea?reness is seldom associated with mentn activity. Aristotle and Napoleon Bonaparte, however, were very short, Charlei James Fox was exceeding fat, Daniel Web ater both broad and tall,aud Lord Nelaoi i living skeleton, A larg? head is generally the nccompn ninient of a great intellect; but a sm;il une with a comparatively extensive fore head is quite consistent with merit* capacity. Raphael,Charles- XII, Fredericl lire Great, and Lord Brougham wero illusCrutionn of the latter fact. It i9 said that any none which i? les .ban the height of the forehead is an indication of defective intellectual power. Tin ay 8 indicate character ralher by thei color tlinn form. Tlie datk blue arc fonm most commonly in persons of a gentle am refined character; light blue anrl gray ii [lie rude and energetic. Lavater says 14 Hxzel eyes are the more usual indica lions of a mind masculine, vigorous aui profound ; just as genius, properly st sailed, is almost always associated will eyes of a yellowish cast, bordering 01 hazel." The higher the brows rise th wuio lucir Jiubucsmur lit nupposuu 10 1)1 under the influence of feeling, and ih lower the bettor controlled by bis reasot. A very small eyebrow is an indication o want of force of character. A tolerabl; largd mouth is essential to vigor r.'n energy, and a very small one is indicativ of weakness and indolence. In a *nanl face the upper lip should extend heyom and dominate ibfi lower. Fleshy lips ar ofiener found associated wiih voluptuou and meagre ones with a passionless nature The retreating cbin indicates weakness ihe perpendicular strength ; and the sharj acutem-ss of mind. A "Weddincj Over a Corpse.?1 Wedding under extraordinary circum stances was celebrated in Poughkeep sic on Wednesday. The couple mov in fashionahle circles, and the event i the topic of' conversation. On Tuet day the lather of the bridegroom, i wealthy and respected citizen o Poughkeepsie, died, was duly shroud ed in the garments of death, tho bod^ was enclosed in a rich and costly col fin, the whole being placed in the pat lor. On Wednesday, at noon, tht ol< man's eon led his affianced bride int the room where lay the body of th deceased parent, the bridal part; walking solemnly to the coffin, am the coyer o^or the face-of the corps was removed. Th& ,Rev. Mr. Hag< man, of the Second JRoformed Churct then, amid breathless silence, and b; the open coffin,, joined the youn( couple" in the holy "batids of matrirw UJ. AUV uuuv^fwill) wucn OSKO why he was married in anck a mat ner, replied that the spirit of iiis fatbe hovered about bim, telling him to gt married there and'then.- > m I 0 A'irieam ptodgh experiment in Ne^ Jersey lately was entirely Boceessfu In vie* of the wnucity apd change The Unsatisfied Wife. Tcrupio Brent was n good husband. So people said, and so ho thought. 1 lie saw carefully that hit* house was kept well repaired, and woll furnished Everything for his wife's convenience was promptly done, and she never had to tease for money for anything she or tho children needed. Temple 'Brent was not tho man to give his wife, grudgingly, filly cents one day, e and ask her for the change the next. Ac did not like it, (hear! hear!) if he fouu'd that Mrs. Brent was hesitating to ask for money to huy anything e she wanted. Take note, her wants were always reasonable oyes. With such a husband as this, how camo it 3 thai Mrs. Brent's face was a sad, unf satisfied one? Surely she must have had a very unhappy disposition. Wait a minute. Mr. Brent was one d of those cold, calm, stern?yes, grim, righteous souls who rcgord all affeetiouatcncss of word and and act as 1 foolish and unbecoming; except in and toward children. He would take his babe and hug n and kiBS it, and talk a few words of "love nonsense," which, if sincere, is C the dearest, sweetest sense in all the world?to it ; but to its mother, r though perhaps ho did Iovo her, (ho used to look as though ho did before e ho married her, and sometimes she would see the same expression in his clear gray eyes, even years afterwards,) never had he uttered. "I love e yon," in his life. Scarcely did he ever - kis9 her, nnlces going from, or return1 ing home. There was seldom any 8 tenderness in his voice, unless when b she was sick in bed. Poor soul! *:ho - would huve been willing to be so all 1 her days to have him as lie was one * day when ho thougnt she '-as going s to die. Once from clear starvation of spirit, aggravated, too, by having 1 heard a huppy neighbor express her wifely satisfaction and delight in her * husband's tenderness both of heart ' and manner, she plucked up courage * and complained to Mr. Brent of what 1 was a heavy sorrow to her, and bow* iliir low beside him shn Wink- Inn h-mH o ' """ * " and kissed it, and begged of him to love her and to tell her that he did so. # AHtbOT?d"ed "TertijJltf Brdntl for a mo" mont, wliilo ho Btared in amazement, 1 his power of spcech forsook him. r Then in tones almost of anger he 1 said: 1 "Are you crazy? What do you a suppose I married you for, if I did : not like you I Let's have no more of . such twaddlesome nonsense." I Pour little Mrs. Brent; she blushed painfully and crept away and cried ' herself into a headache; then took l> her babe from its cradle and foudled a that, and it returned all her carcases. 3 But was her heart satisfied ? Well, she has gone now where such rebuffs are never known. She died one day, e at evening, and over her still, cold form, Mr. Brent was heard* to say? f (did she hear him even then? perhaps Y so,(?"O Mary ! Mary I true aud tenj dor wife I I love you, love you." Whether she heard or not, she now u looks Had no more, her soul at last is y satisfied.?Augusta Moore. i ^ e 9 A Reminiscence op Henry Clay. . ?The San Francisco Bulletin says : A distinguished citizen of San p Francisco, who was a member of Congress from one of the older States as long ago as 1842, and who was that year a mess-mate of Henry Clay in ^ Washington, is in possession of a memorandum, in Mr. Clay's writing, ' which curiously illustrates his neat0 nnoa onrl nrnrnaiAn irk tKa minAi* oflPii*no "VOW MUV? VVIWfVU AM VilV UliUVl MUM'l O 9 of life. It is simply a programme '* for the cook to follow, which was a written rapidly off-hand, in very neat f characters, and endorsed "H. Clay's mem. for the session." To show what V were the tastes of "the great com* moner," we copy the bill of fare in full: 1 "Sunday?Roast or boiled turkey, 0 an old bam of bacon, a mutton chop, 6 a pair of canvass-back ducks, and P vegetables.. "Monday?Cold bacon bam, roast 6 beef, stewed oysters, and a leg of mutton boiled with vegetables. '? "Tuesday?A boiled piece of corned Y beef, (brisket,) a goose, partridges, & aod mutton chop, with vegetables. "Wednesday?A rock fish, an old ham of bacon, tarkey, boiled fowls, '* and yeal cutlets, with vegetables. r "Thursday?Cold ham, roast mutton, stewed oysters,, and a beefsteak with vegetables. Friday?Corned beef, (Jjrfskdt,) 17 motion chops, goose, ham of ve&lj 1* with vegetables. " 4. " ''Saturday?Cold corned beef, rock 6 fish', roast f&tHs, iejg Of faattori boiled, ??? ' From the Christian Observer. Once as the shades of even fell, A garden walk 1 trod, And viewed with an ndmiriog eye, Tbe haudiwoik of Gud. The flowers that lie along our path Are tokens from above. And if we have a limrt to learn, They teach us, "God id love." 80 bright-hued all. so *weetthe breath, I Knew not which t -coose. Until at 1< nglh I t>t<iod hcfoiti A young and budding rose. Whilst, it I viewed, the oardenkr eame, And e*ie I was aware. End raixpd the flower, und then 1 knew It hence he meant to bear. I grieved to see the rose removed, l's purling 1 would stay. So said 1 to the ^ ray-haired man, "Why tako the plant away I" lie turned and bent his ryn on mo And spoke in tone most mild, Behold J on dark and heavy cloud,? It bodea a tempest wild. My other plants can bear the storm, An<l it will streuelh< n them; But the blast would scathe this little one And break its tender atem. And so in love I be?r it hcnce Far from thibopen space; That it may flnuiiah 'u< ath my care, Within a sheltered place. Nought shall it know of scorching heat, Of a'oi m and winter cold ; Bat there the buds that, you ndmire tshall rKBFEcny unfold." The gard'ner paused, then turned to leave, And stDve we have n?t met; But long I thought of all bis words,? I muse upon tbeui yet. O thus it is with cherished ones. By death so rudely taken ;' God 8<-e? the storm would be too roueb. Aud shelters them iu heuven. Sweet bu s of promise! in thatliome No cold winds o'er them blow; They're fairer th^n our eyes have seen, And Blill iu beauty grow. O ye, whose little ones are gone, Stay, stay the falling tear.? Thank God that they are sheltered safe From storms thut we meet here. Anna. Eomestead Seminary Va, Dec.. I860. Hydrophobia Remedy. The following letter, giving a remedy for the bite of a mad dog, was received by Postmaster Thomas recently. Of the virtues of the medicine we have not anything to say, . never having boen unfortunate enough to have the bite of a rabid canine inserted in our flesh : Postmaster, Cincinnati: Est'emed Friend :?I see by tho papors that you are having an amount of hydrophobia in your city. As I can give a sure remedy for this awful disease, I feel it my duty to do so.. I hope you will have this receipt made as public as possiblo through your papers. I had occasion to uso it on my son and myself thirteen years ago, and could name many others who have used it with success. Doctor Noble, of Philadelphia, has known it to be used upward of forty years on man and beast without fail. This is known as the Godman Remedy. Receipt for. Hydrophobia.?Take of the root of Elecampane (green or dry) 1J oz.; bruise it well; one pint of new milk ; mix and boil until reI duced one-half. .Take this at one i J _ " uuso, in me morning, lasting until fbur o'clock, p. m.?or at least very light diet at noon?miss ono morning, and repeat as before, except take 2 oz. of the root. Miss the fourth morning, and repeat on the fifth as before; this is the last. After this no one need fear the bite of a rabid dog. Very truly, thy friend, BICHAKD C. SHOEMAKER. Jarrbttown, Pknn. To Stop Blood in Conskquinc* of a wotjnd,?If an important part be severely wounded, such as any part of the arms, legs, thighs, etc., attended with a profuse discharge, of blood, compression, until a Burgeon arrives, should be made by the by-standers, in the following manner, by means of a bandage, garter, or handkerchief: vis: Tie it loosely round the limb, and introduce a piece 01 buck, eumaontiy strong for the purpose, about a foot long, and twist the bandage round, tight enough to oheoktlte discharge. . 7t?i ??- :? , W 4*? ^ git^o^ The Lost Found. A TRUE 8TORY KOR CHILDREN. Several years ago, there wore groat tracts of land in one of the Northwestern States, covered with blackberry bushes. There had been on that land an immense forest of pine trees, which had been cut down for tho sake of tho timber, and in place of it many small trees and blackberry bushes grew up in great abundance. In tho blackberry season hundreds of persons flocked to tho open fields to gather the delicious fruit. One pleasant morning, aparty composed of two gentlemen, an elderly li'dy, two youug ladies, and two or tnreo children, might have been seen driving slowly towards a great blackberry field. Having reached a good place, they stopped and all began to pick the berries, taking different directions through the bnshes. The smallest boy, a lad of three or four years, having escaped the notice of his mother and grandfather, wandered off into the neighboring forest. Not missing him, thjy continued picking an hour or two, ? hen suddenly an alarm was heard from one of tho party?little Harry could not be found 1 Tho company soon assembled and began to search for the lost boy. After searching for an hour in vain, a burst of anguish came from the whole party, but especially from the agonized mother, who, overpowered with grief, was wringing her hands in despair, crying "My boy is lost! lost! lost!" One of tho gentlemen, after a moment of silent prayer, started toward the forest at some distance from tho patch, calling at the top of his voice tue name of the lost boy. Presently he heard the voice of Harry in anb\ver, and hastening to the spot he found the little hoy sitting upon a log where ho had set down to rest. With unspeakable joy the man sprang forward, and taking him in his arms, bore him triumphantly to his mother. When she saw her lost child restored to her, she clasped him in her arms, and almost overwhelmed with joy, could only exclaim, "My boy I my boy ! He was-loBt and ie Dear children, God is calling to you every day. through his word, through kind teachers and ministers of the gospel, to come to him. Every sin you commit takes you farther and furthes from God and heaven; and if you continue on in your Bins you will never reach that ha-ipy home, which he has prepared for those who love him. When you hear the Saviour saying to you in the tenderest accents of his love, '\My son, my daughter, give me thy heart," will you not listen to his voice ? If Harry had not answered the kind gentleman when he called to him, ho might have died in the wild forest. If you will come to Jesus now, he will take yoa in his arms and bless you, and make you happy while you live and when you die will take you to dwell with him forever.?>$'. aS. Visitor. The Agricultural Department has issued its report for the months of May and June. The returns show a high average condition of wheat, and indicate a good prospect of an abundant crop, if no casualties occur before or after the harvest. It should bo observed, however, that the size and succulence of the stalk favors lodging or laying, which is reported as already somewhat serious in parts of the South and West. Rye, barley, and other grains are generally in fine condition. The corn crop is backward, and the latest reports in regard to cotton are favorable. The yield of small fruits is unusually abundant, with a fine promise for those coming in later in thefltscason. Peaches will be attand&nt in New Jersey aud Dela ware, win do a lair crop in the West, und a short supply only in somo localities In the Southern States where untimely frosts prevailed. Anna Dickinson wants to know if mejjr try to please women, and ironicalfy asks: '?*'Does a womanlike to'liave a man wear dirty boots in the house, or wear, soilsd l|nen, or chew tobacco, or Ppit tobaifecerjuliee, or smoke a great many cigars, or drink bad whiskey, or wear ?lothes six months, o^ sw4*r? ; If they want woihen to be and tender, and lovely, what will.they give in return? la it likely tidtewttBHtt lilW'tboee ? bad ways of liiMmm***** thsy like Mron* Thb Human Voicb.?The moe beautiful and touching instrumen which has received from the hands c his benevolent Maker, is the voice. Through words, he can impart life and rtigniflcation to his melodies; he can | cull forth the moBt secret feelings of the heart, awaken every passion - into A living reality, and powerfully vibrato all the chords of the soul. What joyful sensations cannot the simple song of the sheperdess of the Alps inspiro! If such Lc ihe case, how much greater mubt be the cfl'ect produced by a cultivated singer, if his song be enlivened by art and a regulated lancy; we Bay a regulated iaticy, for Low often do even experienced singers, betrayed by vanity or alfectation, overstep tho limits marked out by nature. And yet how much more frequently are the most excellent gifts, instead of being consecrated to the service ot tho art, perverted to a mere mechanical J and unintcllectual means of making a livelihood. .5 A Mr. Matketh, says a Frtnch paper, who recently died in England, followed for thirty-five years the profession of " fourteenth at table," by which ho amassed a fortune of ?20,000. It seems that, irreproachably dressed, ib was his wont to present himself in duo time at ;ho houses where there was a good table, and to inquire whether, thirteen persons being assembled, his presence was desired. If \ the response was in tho affirmative he cntei'ed tho dining room, and, after eating his dinner, received one or two pounds sterling according to tho length and importance of tho feast. London, it is added, still "possesses two or three gentlemen who cxorciso this trying occupation, and live with. much comsort." rr^r?TT*.?, T>.mi ? xv vjui^n? x Aiw i.?-niury ib u very simple method to clean most any kind of paint that has become dirty, and if our housewives should adopt it, it would save them a great deal of trouble. Provide a plute, with some of the best whiting to bo had, and have ready some clean warm water, and a piece of flannel which dip into the water, and squeeze nearly dry; then take as much whiting as will adhere to it; apply it to the paiuted surface, when a little rubbing will instantly remove any dirt or grease. After which, wash the part well with clean water, rubbing it dry with a soft chamois. Paint thus cleaned looks as well as when first laid on, without any injury to the most delicate colors. It is far better than using soap, and dues not require more than half the time and labor.?'Couch'tnakcr?' Journal. Hints to Housekeepers.?The following are a low valuable household hints which are worth preserving: Save your suds fur garden plunts, or lor garden yards when sady. Wash your tea-trays with cold suds, plitsh with a little flour and rub with a dry cloth. Frozen potatoes make more starch than iresh ones; they oIbo make nico cakes. A hot shovel held over varnished ?^ furniture will take out the ^hito spots. A bit of glue dissolved in skimmed milk and water will restore old crape. Always, mend the clothes before washing them. 1 ii The German doctors have lately been playing their leeches a droll trick?making one worm do the work of many. When the-little bloodsucker has taken his fill/ and is about to release his bice, he is tapped;- A small incision is made in his side that serves as^an outlet for the blood,' and he goes on suck n^ in happy ignorunee of the cause of his abnormal appetite, M long as the dbetor pleases. Bdellatomv is the namh'wvfln t/i tK?? praotice, and it is urged that it 16 not cruel, bat contrary wise, sinco it cioes the leech a good tarn by enabling him to enjoy his rioh feast indefinitely. He doeB not die under the operation, bot with proper treatment is soon healed, and amy be incised over and overagaip. - r' . "> ' . # 'I' ilSl *' Picklxx> Burrs.?This vegetable make an excellent pickle, and from the brightness of its Color has a^ery pretty etlect in * glass pickle-dish or jar. Wash the bj^perfcctty; do not eotoff any of^tBe -fibrosa roots,'as this sasawsaaa" sssssJrP7jff0x /