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BY WM. BREWSTER.
HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1854.
VOL. 19. NO. 28.
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Lines on the Death of William McKim.
llunoroil,   licloTod,   Ijy  all   that know  thee, blosscd Friond of my early youth I   hast thou gone down, Hallowing each spot thy gentle foot-steps press¬ ed; 'Neath heavcirs smilo, advors'ity^s dark frown, '.Still struggling, htro-likc, for thy eternal crown?
Tho fadeless lily of thc vales of heaven,
TJlonds on Ihy tomiilcs with tTie deeper groon
"Of laurels gathered an those hills where even. With its (lull Boists and shadows, ne'er hath boon.
Thoso ovcrlasling "hills, where vxirnal sheen, ^o winter over bligVts; ao storm-clouds dim;
¦Whero, amid enflless joys, with brow soreno, Thc ovcr-blcKscd channt the praise of hiin AVho sits (.ntltroniMl upon tho wiiigcd-chcru- bim.
AVell linth fhAt coronal becomo thy brow,
lOmhlom ef toils now o'cr, uf triumphs won. Fair  roroonieiisc of deeds that, long oro now, Have 'built for thoe, in many a breast, a throno, That ocn  earth's proudest king might joy lo own. Yon hoavoiihlcst valo 1  thy virtues will re¬ call, When  all who lovod Ihy voico,  like theo nre gono. Thy inoiint! each pillar shall in rnin fall, I'jro ceaso its grateful sons to keep thy festival.
Wocp for theo I tears of gratitude may gush,
Minglod with blessings ou thy hallowed name. Thy name!   c'ou at its .sound, what niom'rlos rush Upon my .son!, of good deeds that famo Jliirht well havo chronicled in gold;   tho same Undying  lovc for (jod and man wcrc thine. That martyrs prizes, and hence thy 'mount' becumes, ')Iid clouds, and toils, and tears, a spot di¬ vine. Fair virtue's honored home—meek wisdom's fav'rite shrine.
THE DEAD SOLDIEK.
Wreck of a Warrior passed away I
The form without a nanicl Which thought and felt hut yesterday,
And droamod of fuluro fame! .Sirippcil of thy garments—who shall gncss Thy rank, thy liiioagn and race? if haughty chieftain holding sway, Or lowlier, destined to obcyl
The light of that fixed eye is set.
Ami all is moveless now— But passions traces linger yot.
And loiver npon that bruw. E.\prossion has not yot waned weak; Tho lips seem even nuw to spoak,— And clonchod that cold and lifeless hand, As if it grasped tho battlo-hrand 1
Though from that head, lato towering high.
The waving plume is torn— And low in dnst that form doth He
llishonnrod nnd forlorn 1 Yet iJenth's dark shadow cannot hide The graven characters of pride Thnt on thy lip and hrow reveal The hnpress oftho Spirit's seal.
Livos there a Mother, to deplore
Tho Son she ne'er shall soo ? Or maiden on some distant .shore.
To break hcr heart for thcc 1 Pcrclmnco to roam a maniac lliero 'With wild-flowor wreaths lo dock hcr hair. And thrnugh tho lonely night to wait "I'liy foot-.stcp at tho lonely gato.
Long shall sho linger Ihoro, in vain—
TllO evening fiia shall trim. And gazing on the darkening main.
Shall 0^011 eall on him "Who hears hcr not, nnd cannot hoar, 'Oh 1 deaf forever is tho car That onco, in listening rapture hung Upon tho music ofhor tonguo!
Long may she dream—to wako is woo—
Nc'or may rcmombrance toll Its talo, to bid her sorrows Ilow
And hopo to sigh farewell; Tho lioarl, bereaving of ils stay, Quenc^iiug tho benm that cheers her way Along tho waste of life, till sho Shall lio hcr down and sleep, like thoe.
A^sSiilSBifBiaAT.
tSf A piece of wood burns bocauso it haa tho tnatter for burning within il. A mau comes In be famous, liocauso liu has tho matter for lame within him. To seek for, or hunt nfler famo, is a vain endeavour. By clever man¬ agement, and various artificial means, a man may indeed succeed in creating for bim.self a lUrt of name. IJvil ifho lacks real inward value, all his inanagomeiit comes to naught, and will carccly outlive the day.
B©, A man ii kicj-.vu by tic. c'lnpuny hc liti p..
Facts and Principles in the Chemistry of Agrionlture.
nv J. s. iiorniiTON'i M. n.
Many porsons who undertake lo learn any science think that thoy must try and romombor a whole book, with all its words, ils illustra¬ tions, its tables, its discussions, and even its preface nnd index, and in despair of doing this, givo np thc task of learning any thing as liopc- lass. Now tho trno way of reading with profit is to pay no sjiocial hoed lo Iho words of the author at all, unless thoy aro, for a single line or sentence, pnrlieularly striking or beantiful, but to try nnd catch the chief thought ifit has merit, and make that thought yonr own. There is a vast deal of dilTcrcuco between having an intelligent knowlcdgo ofa book ns you read it, and ma'.iing the suhstanco of Iho book your own, so that you can give it off from your own mind either in conversation or writing.
Tho real matter of a book on Bgricullnral cheniistry, fnr instance, may bc sot down in a fow notes, on half a shoot of paper, perhaps, and yct llio author will sproad it out, ik words, through two or threo hundred pages. Now if you m.ivk tho important parts wilh a pencil as you road, and then draw olf these facts as prin¬ ciples, on a bit of paper, tho act of rcjkclicc at¬ tention, which this process requires, will ena¬ ble yon to transfer lhe gist or the book to yonr own mind, ns well as the papor. Great facts and principles roriuire elucidation it is truo, hut 1 have often thought that they wero com¬ paratively lost to the general reader, when om- bifiliod in long pages of close type, instead of being soporated and put distinctly boforo the eyo in bald, brief deelarations. A good illus¬ tration of the dilTerence between a book ns writteii and its real matter, may be seon by looking at P rof. Norton's Prize Essay on Ag¬ riculture, published by tho New York State So¬ ciety. In that essay Prof. Norton first writes out the maltcr in words, and thon gives a re¬ view of its contents, not in an index above, but In a brief abstract of notes, stating in halfa dozen pages or thereabouts, thc substance of more than a hundred probably. Young read¬ ers should mnko .such abstracts of all scientific works for thcmaolves.
In this article, I propose to give you a fow facts and principles in agricultural chemistry, without many words about Ihom, to show how they loolt thus seperated.
Organic Elements of Vegetable Matter.—Ox¬ ygon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Carbon.
Inorganic Elcmenls consist chiefly of four acids and four alkalies. Tho four acids are silicic acid, phosphoric aclJ, sulphuric ncid and muriatic acid' The four alkalies nro potash, soda, lime and magnesia.
It is useless to givo a plant nbundaneo of any one of its constituents—lime for instance —unless you aro sure at the same lime that the other iugrodicnts are ])resciit also.
Aminonlais tho groat stimulant of vegetable growth, without which all other nutrinient may reinaln inert and dead. It is a compound of nitrogen nnd hydrogen gases.
Nitrogen is the nutritious, or flesh niaklii principle of vogottibles. Itis fonnd in groat abundance in some grains (ns wheat) and such grains tire always exhausting tothe soil. Car¬ bon, in the shapo of gum, starch, sugar, butter, oil, fat, syrup, kc, never enters into tho com¬ position of flesh to any great extent, nnd is chiefly used to admit breathing, and to sustain the hoat oftho body by being consumed in the lungs.   Il is also deposited in the body as fat.
In the germination of .seeds n small portion of vinegar, or acetic acid, is found. Alkalies, as potash nnd soda, conibino with and neutral¬ ize this ncid, and thus assist germination.— llonce one importnnt uso of wood a.shes, con- taiaing potash, in the hill with potatoes.
Organic matter as muck, leaves, tan, saw¬ dust, &e., can hc of little uso unlil it has under¬ gone dccnni posiiion, so as lo put its salts and gases in a condition to bo taken np by plants. Hence the reason why somo porsons find so lit¬ tle benefit from the uso of raw muck, half rotted tail, kc.
Peaty soils are always ncid. Seeds will not pcrmlnalo well in such a soil withoul the nid of potash, soda nnd linio to neutralize thc acid nnd perfect the dccomiiosition of tho organic matter.
Lime, in a causlie state, possesses tho power of setting free, or bringing inlo action the pot¬ ash which a ncw soil may conlain, and hence may servo as good a purposo as lime and aali- os.
Anthracite coal ashes aro of little valuo in agrleuUuro except to open a heavy clay soil.— The chief ingredients of any valuo aro charcoal and sulphate of lime or gypsum.
Charcoal decays vory slowly under ordinary circumstancos. It will last lifty or a hundred yoars in a dry loam, perhaps longer. In a moist soil, rich in muck, it decays more rapidly, and furnishes carbonic acid to plants or carbon.— It is chiofly valunble, however, as an absorbent of ammonia, and for giving a dark color lo light sandy soils.   It also retains moisture.
Nitrates, as nitrate of potash {saltpetre) pro¬ duco s/)(iio in grain; sulphates, as sulphate of soda and sulphate of lime, promolo the growth of grain, honn.s, pens, &c.
It is not known how far soda is able to take the place of potash in the soil, or wheiher It Is iiidill'erout which oftho two alkalies is suppliod to plants. Il is better to furnish both soda oud potash when absent from tho soil.
Phosphalo of lime is a combination of limo with phosphoric acid. It is tho chief constitu¬ ent oflhe earth of hones. It exists in tho .seed many plants, in all the varielies of grain which aro culiivaled for food, aud in tho ashes of most common plants. It exists al.so largely in milk.    It is almost alw.ays delicioiit in tho soil,
.K sandy soil admits the heat of tho sun more rajiidly, and relains it longer than any other soil; but it is nol so tetenlivc of moisture. Tli« upplicaiion of diarcoal aud sail incrcuoc:i tho niociturc ol sandy aoil', and 5U docj deep plnw-
The roots of plants require a supply of oxy¬ gen in order that they may bo mainiained in a hoalthy condition. Tho atinosphere and walcr furnisli a supply of oxygen, but such possibly can only be obiaincd whcrc the anil is auffi- clcntly opon to porinit the frco eireulation of air and water among its pores, and lo carry olTcxco.'i.s of wator, or water robbed of Its fer¬ tilizing properties. Plnw deep and drain. Sul¬ phate of limo (plaster of Paris) require much heat and moisture to render it useful on land. In dry so.asons sulphate of soda (Glauber salts) will provo more beneficial, lioncs dissolved in sulpliiirio acid and conimon limo are gener¬ ally more Tnluable than gyp.suni.
Quick lime expels ammonia from dccompo- .sod or fermenting manures. Limo should nev¬ er bo used In the manure henp, unless covered with a large quantity of woll pulverized muck.
Limo hns liltio or no effect upon soils in whicii loam or vegetable maiter i.s deficient.
Il is im]iortant to bear in mind that the ap¬ plication of limo, soda, potash, or bones, forms ll jiriinilivc addition of minor.al or inorganic matter to thc soil, while by plowing in greon crops wo roturn to the land only tho inorganic salts which the ]dants have lakon from it du¬ ring their growth—tho rest is organic  niattor.
Plants require all their conatllucnts present iu the soil, in sniall quantities at loast to fnr¬ nish a full crop. Hence the principle that the more various the fertilizing materiuls .iddcd to the compost heap the better, if a good supply of dry muck be siiiipllcd lo absorb the ainino- iila produced by docomjiosition.
Potatoes and tomatoes lluurish best in soil.i not very rich in nitrogen. Pig manure and night soil arc not u.seful for these crops unless very miiiuUdy divided by loam. The chief in¬ gredients of potatoes nro carbon, in tho shapo of starch in tho organic portion, and potash in thc organic constituents. Hence fresh muck and ashes arc the bost fcrtilizor.i!.
Turnips require less organic matter (loam or mould) thun many othor crops. Their chief constituents aro phos|ihate of lime and potash.
Peat mendow.s require sand to render Ihom fertile aa imporativoly aa sandy soils require muck.
And so I might go on Ihrough fifty, or nny indefinite number of columns, giving facts and princlploM ob.scrvcd in reading, which are wor¬ thy of being specially noted and rcinetnbcrcd. I havo taken llicsc fow passages at random from some works lying near me at this mo¬ ment, partly copied and partly made up from hints which mot my eye. I have done this, not so much on account o( the great value of the facts set forth, as for the purpose of showing the student In these matters how much clearer a facl looks, and how much moro easily it may be .studied and remembered by .sopar.tting it from the substance ofa volume as abovo.
Now if tho reader oflhis article had just road the works from which the quotations are made np, and then had exercised his eyo and mind and hand In the art of selecting and writing Jown the passages, we can readily suppose that ho would be more likely to remember them, than ifho had only glanced his eye over them in the comparatively jia.s'fi/cc styleof reading. I trust that the valuable suggestions hero giveii will not be losl upon young farmers who are nmbitiousofacqiiiringkiiowlcdgo.—Farm Jour¬ nal.
Curiosities of the Ivory Trade. Every onc knows that this substance is de¬ rived from thc tusks of the elephant; but the diflicnlties altendant upon obtaining it, and tho labor and ingenuity requisite in its manufac¬ ture, or its importance ns au nrliclo of u.so nnd coinmerce, are perhnps loss generally under¬ stood. From its essential propcriics, its indos- tructibility and beautiful appearance, it would be dlQicult In find a substitute fur il; nothing being yel suggested for some of the purposes for which ivory is used. Tho most imjiortant of llioso is tho manufaeluru of piano keys, which roipiiros thu whitest and most select; as also tho making of halls for billiards and other games in whicii they nre required. Next it is usod hy luriier.s ji making numberless useful and ornunicntnl objects; by comb-makers, who cons'imo largc quantities; by iihilosophical in- .strnmont makors, umbrella makers, kc, and by artists, for whom it presents lUe choicest tablets upon which niiniaturcs can bo painted. .Surgical instrument makers employ it fur han¬ dles to tho in.slruinonls with whieh they de¬ prive us of our grinders, and rings upon which infantile humanity case tho pangs theirs create in making their iirogress Ihrough the gums.— The best (luality is indicatod by tho sizo of the tusk, and charaelorized by its hardness, density, purity of color, and Iransliiconco, the hitter heing perceptible by testing a thinly sawed tablet, and holding it between tho eyo nnd a strong light. It is obtained from othor anlinuls besides the elephant. Tho soa-horso yields a pair of teeth highly esteemed where extreme hardness is required; the outside of them being covered by an enamel so exceedingly flinty as to strike fire as readily ns steel, when stricken against a flint. Hofore being worked, however, this external surface must be removed b; im¬ mersion in strong acid, nftor which it yields to the tool edge, although even thon it is dilficult to work. Before tho invention of mineral toolh, the toothless wore indebted lo this animal for the means of masticalion; and, had not chemi¬ cal science revealed thc superiority of porcelain, il would probably havo been tho favorite mate- rial. We wero shown, by an importer ol the article, a lot of sea-horso tusks, measuring nearly two and a half foot in length, consisting of Ivory of the fiuost descripliiin, aud sustaiuiiig a bettor polish than that of the oluphant, tho'gli it Is not so highly estecmod, in consequenco of ils Icndeney lo becomo t.arnished, Somo olhor sca animals yield ivory, among which are the walrus, narwhal, kc. Thu tusk ul'nn elephant ia solid only ahout hali its length, the nomaiii der being similar to ttie Imrn ofa onv,—hollow and couiparafivuly thin. Wc auwut Jlr. riiyfo'u v.af. rn.'Ui':   in Munav i-h:;'. :i '.•¦i:k about ;ix
inches in diameter, Iiaving imbedded in its cen¬ tre a bnllot, tho placo of its enlrance being en¬ tirely overgrown, presenting the npjiearance of having been inserted by the nicest nrt. The tusks weigh from one lo one hundred and eighty pounds each, according to the sizo of the animals from whicii they ore taken, about two- lhirda of which Is available for manufacturing purposes.
Niiic-lciith.s of all the ivory brought directly to the United States comes from Zanzibar, in Africa, to tho port of Salem; and this is nil large—a lot of Iwenly thousand pound.s which we saw averaging eighly jiounds to the tusk.— It has bocn conjectured that eventually the supply would be stopjied, on account of the extinction of thc animal; but this, we aro in¬ formed by tho.so conversant with the subject. Is not ]irobabIe, largo quantities being brought frora the unexplored interior of Africa by the natives, and sold to traders on tho coast, of which a part is obtained from nnimals who have died naturally; the elephant being too large game lo bo seriously alTccted by the wea¬ pons of .s.avagcs. Thu dealer can readily dis¬ cern by the appoaranco of Iho 190th whether it is taken from a freshly slain onimal or not.— Some of Ihom, broken and mutilated, give ev¬ idence of deadly encounters their proprietors have had in their native jungles, while olhora nre gnawed by African ruts probably, for tho teclh marks arc largo and deop incision.s. Tho English traders, owing to their snpcrior facili¬ ties, have the monopoly oftho mnrket in India and in Africa, and the choicest arlicles can on¬ ly he obtained from them. In price il varies I'rom seventy-five cenls to one dollar and seven- ly-fivo cents pcr pound, nett, which arc the ex¬ tremes for corrosjiondiug qualities. Withiii fivo years past, owing to its exiended appropri¬ ation to purposes of art and luxury, it has in¬ creased Iwenly per cent, in cost, nnd groat economy is rccpiiaitc lo work np tho scraps and clippings to nilvantago, as ils curved form will not admit of straighlening, without deslroying the toxtnro, which would bo fatal to its useful¬ ness ami beauty. Nothing howeiver is permit¬ ted to go lo waste. Tho refuse ia carefully calcined, and, wlien gronnd upon n marble slab, yields a jet black velvety pigment, U'jod by artisis to paint Uncle Tom'a broad clotli coals, ar.d oilier matters requiring n, particular¬ ly jet hue. Next to the Cliincao the Germans excel in ivory carving and ornamental work, moat of the beautifully embellished umbrella and cane knobs being made by thcin. These, according lo tho amount of work lavished upon them, range in prico from three to ten dollars each. Tho most beautiful piece of art we ever saw was a marine landscape in alto relievo iqi on the lid of n small ivory box, and the con nols.seur who possessed it valued il at five hun drod dollars, but would not dL^poec ofii at any price
Tho curiously cnrvpd ivory halls which aro brought from China, each containing .several balls within them, and apparently entire, puz¬ zling the senses to conjeeturo how Ihoy could possibly bo made, nre not really entire; but nre joined so accuratoly as to bo imperceptible even under the glass of a microscope Subjec¬ ted for a time, however, lo the nclion of boiling waler, they seiiarate, and the wonderful iugonu¬ ity of the Chinaman i.s revealed.
Ivory is dyed of varioua colois by contact with chemicals, though no art has yct succeed¬ ed in iin|iartliigacoIor deeper than the aurface, and thua will eventnally wear off. The quan¬ tity iinported into England last year, foots up about C,(IOO tons, nnd into the port of Salem about 2.)0,00n lbs.
In the businesa of tho Ivory dealer may also ho included the manufacturea of boxwood, lig¬ num vita', and other hard woods, which are to a greater or less degree substituted for the fiir¬ mor. The noaroat rcsomblaiico that any articlo bears to ivory, is found in the Ivory A'«<, a vo¬ gclable production of South America. Those are much like a horse chesnut in appearance, but about twice their size, and when lurned into arliclos of fancy or ornament, are exceed¬ ingly clear, and of nn alabaster appearance—. They do not wear, howovor; arc brittle, and aoon bocoine discolored and opaque. They may be seen in the form of infant's rings, needle boxes, kc, in any of the fancy stores.—Journal of Cummcrre.
Clergjrmen's Saleries,
.\ii attempt to gol at the salaries of lhe cler¬ gy was slarled lately in lioston. Queries were put by letters and some fifteen hundred answers have boen receivod from gentlemen of the va¬ rious denominations in New England and Now York. A writer from Now Hampshire says; "We know ten youtig men of rare promiso, who havo nol entered the ministry for fear of starvalion, and wo know eight who have loll il for wanl of adequate support." A writer from Vermont eatimates the average salaries of min¬ isters in the whole Stale at from ifi-loO ID $5G0 lu a particular county it ia '>350. In New nampshire the average is placed al ?">30; and in JTaino salariea range from $300 lo SSOO gen¬ erally. Salariea in Khode Island .are as much na in New Hampshire; and Connecticut may lie ranked wilh Maino. Tho average given by eighteen Congrogalional Churchosof Berkshire, in Massachusolta, is $500. Twenty Baptist ministera in the samo get but $372 ench. In Franklin County, Mass., seven pastors recoive from $600 to .$700; aovon receive ovor SlOO and leaa than SfiOfl; and over twenty ? 100 and loss. In Norfidk coanly, Massachnsella, it ia thonght the average salary is not 9G0O. Of more than ono hundred ministera in SulToIk county, it is thought llio average pay iu uot moro than $1,200. In lR.5fl thc income of law¬ yers in this county waa $'23,000,000; that of lihysicians $20,000,000; and that of clergy but 63,000,000.
BPX.. An elderly lady writes lo a friend;—".V widower with fen childreii has proposed and I have acccjitod. Thi., i:, about Ihe iiumber 1 should have been cnlltlid to—if Iliad been married al Ihc proper tluu, in.-tcad jI 1 cin;; cheated liitM a ii.juciiti'v,"
Oloves and Cigars,
"I mu.st really havo a new pair of gloves .Iame3,"said Mrs. Morria to hor husband, as Ihcy ant together after tea.
Mr. Morris had been reading the even pn])or, but he laid it down and looked cros,sly up. "Really," hc said, ."you seem lo rao lo wasto more monoy on gloves than nny womnn I over know. It was only last week I gave you money lo buy a new pair.''
Tho wifo colored, and was ahoul to answer tartly; for sho foil that hor husband had no cause for hia cros.sness; but remembering that a "soft answer turnolh away wrath," she .said, "surely you have forgotten, James, It was moro th.au a monlli since I bought my last pair of gloves, nnd I havo been out a groat deal, aa you know, in that lime."
"Humph !" said Mr. Morri.s, laking up thc papor again.
For several ininntes there waa silence. The the wife continued her sewing, and the hnsband read .sulkily on; al last, as if .sensible that ho had been unnecessarily harsh, ho ventured a remark hy way of indirect apology.
"Businesa is very dull, Jane,' he said, "and aome timos I know not where to look for mon¬ ey.   I can scarcely meet my expenaea."
The wifo looked up wilh tears in her eyea.
"I am sure, Jamoa," that I try to bo as eco- r.omlcnl as possible. I wenl without a new silk dress thia wintor, because the one I got lasl spring would answer, I thought, by baving a new body mndo lo il. My old bonnet, loo, wns retrimmcd. And as lo the glovoa, you know you aro vory parlicular nbout my having gloves always nice, and scold me if I appear iu the streels with u ahabby pair on."
Mr. Morris knew nil this lo he true, and fiilt still moro ashamed of hia conduct; however, Hko most men, he was too proud to confess his error, except indirectly. He took out hia pock¬ et book, and said, "how much will satisfy you for a year, not for glovoa only, but for all thc othor etceteras ? 1 will make you an allow¬ ance, and then you need not ask me for money whenever you want a pair of glovoa or a new handkerchief."
Tho wifo'a cyea glislenod with delight.   Sl: thought for a moment, and then said:  "I  will undertake on ten pounda, to find myself iu all those things."
Mr. Jlorria dropped the newspaper aa if red hot, and stared at his wife "I believe," he said, "you womon think that wo men are made of inoncy. I don't spend ten pouuda in gloves and handkerchiofs in halfa dozen yeara."
Mrs. Morria did not reply instantly, for aho was deteriniiied lo kooii her lomiier; but tho qiiicknoss witb which tho needle moved, .showed that she had some difliculty lo be amiablo. At last she said, "but how mueh do you spend on cig.ars?''
This was n homo-thrust, for Mr. Morria was nn inveterate smoker; and conaumed twice aa much in this noodless luxury as the sum hia wife asked. lie picked up the paper and made no reply.
"I don'l wish yon lo give up amoking, since yon enjoy it ao much," she aaid, "but surely ci¬ gars are no moro necessary to a gentleman, than arc gloves and handkerchiefs lo n lady; and if you sjiond twenty pounds in the ono, 1 don't see why you should conipluin of my wish¬ ing ten pounds for the other."
"Pshaw!" said her husband, finally, "I don't spend twenty jiuunda o yoar in cigars. It can't be.''
"You bring home a box every Ihreo weeks; and each box, you say, costs aboul twenty-four shillings, which, at the end of the yoar, amounts to more than twenty pounds."
Mr, Morris fidgeted on his scat. His wife aaw hcr advantage; and, smiling lo heraelf, pur- .siicd it. "Ifyou had counted up," she said, 'ias I have, every shilling you havo givon me for glovea, eIiocs, and ribbona during a yoar, you would find it amounted lo len pounds; and if you had kept a statement of what your cigars cost, you would sec that I am corract in my ca- timalea aa to them.
"Twenty pounds I It can't ho," said the hus¬ band, doterminod not lo bc convincod.
Let us mnke a bargain," replied the wife—
"Put inlo my handa twonly pounda lo buy cigars for you. and ten pounds lo purchase gloves, kc, for me. I promiso faithfully to keep both accounts correctly, with this atipula- lioii, that at tho end of the year I am lo retain all I cau save of the ten pounds, and lo relurn lo you all that remains of the twenty pounds,"
"It ia agreed. I will pay quarterly, and cominenco lo-night." And ho look out his purse, and counted seven pounds lon shillinga into his wife's hand.
Aud how did the bargain lurn out 7 Our fair readers havo, no doubt, guessed already.— Juno ennllnuod, during the year, lo supply her husband wilh cigars, ond at the ond rendered in her account, by whicii it appeared that Mr. Morris had smoked nway Iwcnty-lwo pounds, while his wife had ajicnt only eight pounds on gloves, haiidkeichiol's and shoes; tho two pounda shu had saved Iiaving just eiiubled hcr to heap hcrhnsband's cigar box full,without calling on him fur tho deficiency lill the yeat waa up.
Mr. Jlorris paid the balance, with a long face, but wilhout a word of conimcnl. Hchas cvor since givon, of his own accord, the ton pounds nllowanco lo his wife.
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fl©" A man named Tailor, ncar Winchester,
In., has a son only four years old who ia a com¬ mon (^noii'fov?.' Tho Emblem snya that on tho 2Hlh ult,, "his father, who had been fishing, IVO the child a bottle of whiskey to carry, 'he drank tiw mueh,' and was lakeu very siek, Uien with a twitnhing ill one arm and side, which was soon fidlowed by delirium tremens that laat¬ ed for twelvo honra. It was a horrible thing lo SCO the lilllo fellow screaming al, and jiiiiiping from the .snakes Ihat he thought ho saw."
Bf%. To prevent a dog from getting bydriipho- tlin, give him o generoua dose of olrychiiine— Quilo IU efticacioHJ uj  tutting Ihcir tails  ofl' i-\v..e behind tlicit ca; , and iij;ah itjic  pli a. ai.'.    r.ll!.
Kicholas in his Own Honse.
Nicholas rises at nn early hour, and goes soon lo thc business of the day, after taking a short walk. Thc most scrupulous order reigns in his study; the walls arc adorned with pic¬ tures ol regimental coslumos. 'J'ho furniture la elogant, but not ovor rich, while there ia nowhere lo bo seen a trace nf useless orna menta. The dinner meal usually lakes but lit tie time, for il is sorved quickly, while the dishoa are comparaiively fow. The Czar eats hoartilv, but ia very moderale iu Ida drink.. Ilo neilher smokoa nor takes snufl'. In the evening lie has two or three cups of very stron, loa, nnd spends the interval between that and bed time at some game. Despite his regula ty of lifi.', which is nccoss.irily much interrupted by receptions, travels, &c., the Czar is no alavo lo habit. Accordingly, lo those who havo had thc bost opportunity of judging, liia relation to the ompresa is simple, yet noble—an exprea¬ sion that undoubtedly admiu of varied Inler- jiretation. Women aro not wilhout infiucnco at his conrt. In 181fi, a young lieulenant of the guard danced a [fclka wilh Lady DashkolT, so much to her entire satisfaction, that ho waa soon after installed na one of the aid de-cam]is to the Czar. Hia frionda composed a new polka, which they dedicated lo him under the ironical title oflho "Promolion Polka."
Mueh has novor been said of tho exhibition of parental fooling on tho part of Nicholas—at loast ho did not display it in n lively degree while his childron yet remained young. The Orand Duchess Olga, the late Princess Alex¬ andra, and tho Grand Duke Conslantine, woro frequontly indicated as hia pots, though judging outwardly sinco Ihcy have boon grown up, n large amount of form and ceremony has ac¬ companied thoir inlercourse. Custine, in his work, "Russia in 1839," says;—"Nicholas for¬ gets hia majesty only in domeaiic life, whero lie ia reminded that man hns his happiness in¬ dependent of hia stale duties. There is, how¬ ever, a degree of coquetry in tho domestic life oftho Winter Palace. Persons well acquainted with Iho imperial fiimily assert, that though Nichtdaa may love hia children dearly, yet il cannot be denied that he assumes towards Ida .sons 0 serious and cold demeanor, while the behaviour lo his daughters ia chivalroua In tho extreme; but this Is a conduct whieli ho goner¬ ally adopts lowarda ladies. Tho weak ond sickly cmpresa he treata with compassionate afl'ection; we can find no better v.ord. When from indisposition ahe is confined to hcr apart mont, ho frequently visita her there; and tht new.spapers, which are always loud in praise of his undiminished afl'ection, inentioiied that at tho limo of the imperial stay at Naples, in IS 17, he nsed lo carry her in his nrms up the fitaircaso lo her chamber. During the buruiug of the Winter Palace in 183C, (a.ays Gralach,) Count OrloflT rejiortod lo the Emperor that the fire waa nbout reaching to the imperial private cabinet or study, nnd asked him what he desi red to be saved in it, as no time was to be lost? "Only my portfolio," waa tho reply, "it conlaina the lotlors of tho cmpresa which .ihe sent to mo during onr eiigagenicut."—Michclson'sHistory.
littlo Cliildren.
A pojiular writer .speaks of littlo children a, the poetry of tho world—the fresh flowers of our hcarlhs and homes—littlo conjurors,, with "natur.al mngic," evoking by Ihelr spells what dolighta and enriches all ranks, and equalises the dilTcrout claasea of aocicty. Oflen aa they bring with thom anxieties and cares, and live tn occasion sorrow and grief, we should get on very badly withoul thein. Only think—if there was never anything anywhere lo ho .seen hut great grownup men and women! How wo should long for the sight of a littlo child ! A child soflona and purifies tho heart, warming and melting it by ita gentle presence; it enrich¬ es the soul by new foelinga, and awakona with¬ in it what ia favorable to virtue. It is a beam of light, a fnnnt.ain of love, a teacher whose les¬ sons fow can resist. Infants recall us from much that cngendcra and encourages selfish iicsa, that freezoa tho affeetloii.s, roughens tho manners, and indurates thehearl. Thoy bright¬ en tho home, deepen lovc, invigoralo exertion, infuse courage, and vivify aud sustain the char¬ ities of life.
Aunt Lizzie's Courtship.
"Why, you aoo, when my man came a court- n' me, I liUdn't tho leaat Ihonght what he waa after. Joblo camo to our honso ono night, and rapped at tho door, and I s:iid "como in.'' He opened tho door, aud there was Joblo. I said, ,001110 in and tnko a cliecr.' 'No, said ho, Lizzie, I'vo como of arrant, and I alius du my arraiila fust.' 'But you'd bolter como in and take a cheer, Mr. W.' 'No, I can'l till I havo dnneiiiyarr.aiit; the fact is, Lizzie, I'voconieon this cre courtin' business. My wife's been dend tills three weeks, nnd every thing's goin' lo rack and ruin right nlong. Now Lizzie, if you're a mind to have tue, aud take care of my house, and my children, and my Ihings, tell me, and I'll como in .and lake a cheer; if not,   I'll get
0 onc cl.i0 lo." 'iWhy, I waa skeercd.    I said, if you come 011 thia courtin' husiness, come in.   I must think
'I a liltle"
'•No I can't till I know. That.i my arrant. Can't sit down till my arrant's done."
"I should like to think on't dny or lu."
"No you needn't, Lizzie."
"Well, Jobie, ifl must, 1 inu.;t—,so here's tn yc then,''
"So Mr. W. camo in, then he went after the quai-e, (justico of tho peace,) and ho marriod us right olT. I wont homo 'lung wilh Joblo that very night."
"Tell yc what ilis, these long courtinga don't amount to anything. Jujl an well do it up in a hurry."
Jl®" .\ liind innflier took her darling nn her kiicc, and a loaf nf bread, inteiidifig lu make blend and butlci fur it, 03 pi uplo say htrcft. hniiLi; but by 11 oliangc fatality, slic bntteted Ihc child's fa,*, nnd eul it:- In.r! "I h-lie br di-.'.;"cri-'l h:: ?ni^!akc.
The Irish Girl's Stratagem.
.An nnuisliig incident of Hibernian siinplit;! ly, is afforded in tho fiillowing little alory, told us by a friend, in wlio.se words we givo it:
Molly, our housem.aid is a model one, wlo handlca thc broomstick like a sceptre, and wlm has an abhorrence for dirt nnd a sympathy fin soapsuds, that amounts to a pa.ssiou, Shc i.s a bnstliiig, rosy-chcokod, bright-eyed, blundering Hibernian, who liovcra nliout our honk-shelvon, makes war upon our lovo papera, in the shapo of undusted and unrighted corners.
Ono day, sho entered our library, in a con fused and uncertain manner, quite difl'urent from the usual bustling way. Sho stood at tlin dnor, with a loiter between her llinnib and fin gcr, which sho hold at arm's length, .as if .sho had a gunpowder plot in her grasp. In onswni to onr inquiries ns to hcr business, shc rcplieil:
"An' may il plase yor honor, I'm a |ioorgirl, an' hain't much larniu' an' yo see, ]ila.so yer honor, Paddy O'Reilly, an' the bettor than him doson't bratho in old Ireland, has been writin' 1110 a letlher—a love lotther, plaso yer Iionor; an'—an'—''
AVo guessed at tho embarrassmcnl, and of¬ fered to relieve it by reading it lo hcr. Still she liesilated, while she twisted o bit of raw cotton in her fiiigora.
"Sure," she reaumed, "an' thnt's just wh.at 1 want, but it Lsn't a gentleman liko ycreelf that, would be liken' to know oflhc sacrets between us, an' so (here she twisted thn cotlon quilo nervously) if it'll only plase yer honor while yer rading it, ye'll jual put this bit of cotton in yor ears, an' stop honrin', an' thin tho sacrcti will be unbeknown to yo 1"
We hadn't the heart to refuse hor; and with the gr.avest faco poasible, compllod with tho request, but often .since we li.ave laughed hear¬ tily as we related the incident.—A'. Y. Journal.
Patent Leather Boots.
While slaiidiii'.r in the ollicc of ono of ouc first class hotels the other dny, wc noticed r, gentleman who came in with his bagg.agc, en¬ ter his name on the book and secure a room.— As sMon as ho had wriiten his name, the clerk looked at it with aalonishmcnt. He callcil all thc other clerks to look, ond then ho called ono ol the piopriotora, who, on seeing it, appeared amazed.
AVe ihought from tho fuss that was heing mado over Iho name, that tho man must bn some celebrated person. Tho idoa slruck uj that it might bo Princo Albert, or somo of England's noblemen; but ns hia features were truly American, wo concluded it must bc aomo great man, whom -.vc did not know, belonging to our own country. While thus contemplating the man and hia position, the head clerk lean¬ ed forward, and called—Mr. Johnson, one mo¬ ment ifyou pleaso.
Tho gentleman stepjicd up lo the desk.
AVIII you, continned the clerk, pleaso explain one thing? Wc have oil tried to decipher il, but eannot mako it ont.
What is it? asked the gontleman, with oqui¬ et smile playing on his face.
AVhy, sir, at the end of your name, on tho ho:ik, you havo placed three loiters, P. L. B., and we are anxious lo know the meaning of them, having never before met Ihcin in that position.
"P. L.B.," .s.aid the gentleman, simply means Palent Ixalhcr lioois. Tho last limo I wa.t hero I wore none othor, but I was charged in my bill at leaving, two dollara for blacking boots, and as I had no limo to dispute at leav¬ ing, I concluded this time to make yon under¬ stand that I wore such bouta as needed no blackiug.
The Wild Turkey.
iVo takc tbc following from a work entitled "The Hive oftho Bcc-IIuutcr;"
"I rather lliiuk," said n turkey hunter, "if yon want to find a thing very cunning, you need not go to the fox, or such varmints, bnt lako a gobbler. I once hunted regular after the same ono for three years, and never saw him twice. .
"I knew the critter's 'yelp' ns well as I knew Music's, my old deer dog; and his track was a;J plain lo me ns the trail of a log hauled through a dusty road.
'•I hunted thc gobbler alw.ays in the saino range, and aboul thc aamo 'scrntohinga,' and got sn nt last llmt when I 'called,' he would run frnm me, taking the opposite direction lo my footsteps.
"Now, the old rascal kept a great deal on a. ridgc, at thc end of which, wheru il loat itself iu a swamp, was a liollnw cypress tree. Deter mined to out-wit him, I put on my shoes heel.* foremost, walked leisurely down the ridgo, and got into the hollow tree, and gavo a 'call,' and boya," said the speaker, exultingly, "it would havo done you good to soo that turkey coming Inwards mc on a trot, looking at my track.i, aud thinking I had gono the other way.''
An Old Theory.
Being in Maine, a while ago,' writes B., of Bridgeport, (^onn., 'I fell in with n singular customer. He is a Lawyer of some CTnincncc, nnd 0 confirmed bachelor. He showed nio hia boots (which hc wears without stockings,) wilh holca cut through Ihem just aliovo thc soles, S'»
to let the snow and water come freely about his feet, declaring that ho had not a li;id  colli fiir lillocn yearn by rca.snin of this pnuiict?.---'" But tho best tliiyg aliout him was hia religion;"' as ho called it, which 1 regnrdoJ as very pcCTi liar.    lie belicvoil, ho eaid, that lhe Enrlh ia 11 huge animal, breathing every six hours, whith caused tho ebb and How of the tides;  that  th.T trees, shrubbery, kc, aro hairs, and all uiiimah) including mon, wero merely vermin I    He alsu believes In n kind of nictenip.<ych«il3, and af¬ lirms that ho can distinelly remembei-of h»ir>" ing lived on lhe earth in nine dilferent  form's.'-'^ In llio lft.st of these, pi inr lo tho  present,  he' wtis in Ihc Inrm of a black ;ahccp,  ubitli   uut« a btil, and lhcdugj;:olUiig nitui the flock, o' which ho woa Icadinu moinlier, ho Incl the bf 11,
oiiJ haa found il jimi hi wa.. a mnn.riv' |- -
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