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SO ? per R,: 21 IMaml kog, - - S.M) 54 fcsand.kcg, - - J00 Kb, (no charge for kosr,) - - i BOOK INK 10 -Cent per II : .' 12 ftsand keg, - - - 5.H0 21 lb and kog, - - KINK- BOOK INK 50 Cents per fl, t 21 ftsandkeg. , -; - -. ' .V tn.5o 14. Hi ao.iiO $8.00 811.09 ri.r. (jaijj i.iiy. .;, .(.. In 1 and 2 n cans, at 1 .00 por B. , . .. " ," ' COI.OKED INKS : Red, Blue, and Green, In hall pound cans, at $ 1.50 perenn. . AH orders accompanied with the cash, will be promptly attended to. Address, KI.BEK HARKNEKS, ' . , Agents for Lightbody's Inks, lu-dlauupoiis, Ind, -'"' stoves, Plow, &c, &c. ' " JUST received a large and general assortment of Cooking and Parlor Stoves, which are unsurpassed by any in the market. Among onr Cook Stoves may be found Paeilic, Triumph, Buckevo State. Bay State, Empire State, Hoosicr State, Queen Citv, Prize Primium, Ohio Premium, Oregon, Califort nia. Pheoiiix, and Cleveland Air Tight; also, a great variety of Parlor Stoves and Coal Grates; also, a general assortment of Steel Plows, kept ronstuutlv for sale, warnuted of the best qnalitv. Tin-Ware constantly kept on hand, wholesale and retail. All kinds of Tin, Copper, and Shoe ron work done to order. Those wanting nuy.hing in our hue, will do well In give us a call before purchasing elsewhere, at the sign -of the Gilt Ball, south side of Washington Street, near the Masonic Hall. octl-y R.L.&A. W.McOUAT. GUEAT WfSTEKS JIAUBI.E YARD. I' MA RULE. Having ist returned from the .asi, whore he h a.s to ail the dilfernt (harries and mills ii JNew York and Vertoiit, and having tukn icroat puins in sonot hesitate in saying that he has now on hand the largest mid best assortment of Marble ever brought ily receiving new supest of the Mine ol und is (In pi ICS He most resnectfuliv invites the public to call and examine "his stock anit work, as he is prepared to furnish iinvUiinp t the Monument. Tomb, und Heml Stone line, that may be desired, on the most reasonable terms. He feels assured that ho cun give perfect satisfaction in the finishing of his work as he has in his employ among the best of workmen from the most fashionable establishments in the eastern cities. : ' Those who wish to perpetuate the memory of those who were near and dear to them, will find it to their interests to cull at No. G7 Washington street, opposite A. Wallace's store, before purchasing elsewhere. Ho would say to the trade, that tiioy cun make U to their interest to cull and examine his stock, as be is prepared to wholesale at prices that will bo satisfactory. All orders sent by mail, or otherwise, from different portions of the State, for finished work, will receive prompt uttention, and the work forwarded on at the earliest opportunity. Remember Ko. 67 Washington street. Indianapolis, lnd. ,, , DOv4-6in JOHN DUSTMAN.' EW.AKKANftF.lTlKNT TO TAKEEFI'ECT HOMDAV, July iU 1 " flip's CSsagJ RA1LKOAB, Connecting with the Ohio anT Mississippi Kai) 1N0IANAPOMS AND ( Luiti.iiiAji c-'k' w-'cw -ycrr' road, by special train. No detention on this route by waiting for other trains! Through to Cincinnati iu4 hours ' ' The only direct route to Cincinnati, being 30 miles shorter and It hours quicker than any other route. : . ' Lightning Express Train loaves Union Depot at 11 A. MM and arrives at Cincinnati at 3 P. M., only stopping at Shelby ville, Greensburgh and l.awronceburgh; dine at Hhelbyville - Chicago Mail Train leaves at 4 P. M., aftur the arrival of the Chicago train and arrives at Cincinnati at 9i P. M., supper at Greensburgh. 1 ' 1 Fare to Cincinnati, $3.00 Baggago checked through. Through tickets can be procured ut Union Depot, over this route to New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Columbus, O., and Wheeling, via the Little Miami Railroad. . Passungers taking the 11 A.M. train, arrive in Cincinnati In time to take the 5 P.M. trains 1'or the East. ., julj-29 T. A. MORRIS, ProsH. GREAT CEiHTHAt AND EASTERN ROUTE. INDIANA CENTUAL liAIt.'WA'V. I. :.; 1855. NEW AHKANGEiMBNT. . few Route to Cincinnati and Du) ton, CoInmbui, vie velana, l-iiisourtrii , I'liilndeiptiiii niid New Vorit. on and aller rnu rsaay, AUgusi w,lC04,rassenger x rains win run as follows, Sundays excepted: Two Trains daily, each wuy. ' V - ' ' : Morning Express leave Indianapolis at 5.45, A. M. Passengers leaving in 5.45 A. M. train arrive h Cincinnati at 11.45 A. M., in Dayton ut 10.40 A. M., ill Columbus at 2.30 P. M., in Cleveland at 6.45 P.M. Mail train leaves Indianapolis at-12 M. Passengersleaving In 13 M. train arrive in Cincinnati at 6.30 P.M., in Dayton in 5.00 P. M. ' .Passengers for Columbus, Newark, and Zanesville,by taking the 12 M. train arrive in Dayton at j.dO ; in Columbus at 9.45 P. M... being six hours in advance of all otrier Routes. Passengers taking JS M. train arrive in Cincinnati at 6.30 P.M. Passengers leaving Indianapolis at 12 M. for Dayton, Columbas. Crestline, Pittsburg, Philadelphia, and New York, arrive in Uayton at 5.00 P. Ai., in Columbus at 9.45 P. M., ut Crestline 12 at night, in time to connect with the night train on Ohio and Pennsylvania Road, for PittsbuTg. Philadelphia, and N ; York. No change of guage or cars to Dayton. Passengers-save by this route 28 miles to Dayton, and 50 miles to Columbus, Pittsburg, or Wheeling, over any other Railroad route. Through tickets can be procured atthe office. in theDepot. '""x'Easterii Baggage Checked to Buffalo; Pittsburg, Philadelphia and Now York Baggage to Pittsburg. JAMES M. SMITH, Supt. As regards Freight, inquire of 3au7 W. A. BRADSHaW, Freight A gent. u t , THE GREAT EASTERN ROUTE. 1855. . :mmmm: .1855. INDIANAPOLIS, BFI.I.E FONTAINE AND CLEVELAND ' . RAILROAD. ' CONNECTING at this place with trains from Lafayette. Terre. Haute, Jeffersonville, and Madison. Passengers will And this the, cheapest, shortest, quickest and inon comfortable route to Dayton, Springfield, Urbanna, Bollefoutaiue, Columbus. Cleveland. Pittsburg, Dunkirk Buffalo, Albany, New York, Boston, Philadelphia. Baltimore. and Washington. .. Two Trains leave Indianapolis dailv (Sundays excepted). ' 1st day Telegraph Express leaves the Union Depot at 6 A. M.; connect at Union with Train for Dayton und Cincinnati; at Bellcfontuine with Train for Sandusky, Toledo, and Detroit; at trallioii with Train for Columbus; and arrive in Cleveland at same evening, in time to connect at Cleveland with the Lake Shore Railroad ExprossTrain, connecting at Dunkirk and Buffalo with the day Express Train, and arrive in New York early same evening. Passengers by thistrain breakfastbefore leaving Indianapolis. ; . , ... 2d. Express Mail Train lcavesthe Union Depotat 12.45 P. M. making the way-connections arriving in Cleveland next morning in time for the Express Trains for Dunkirk, Buffalo and New York also for Pittsburg, Philadelphia and Baltimore . 1 f- . Through Tickets can be procured at the office in the Depot. T Passengers for Columbus, by taking 6 A. M. train via'. Bellefontaine. arrive at Columbus at 5 same afternoon. Fare Through S4.00 J. NOTTINGHAM Superlntendant, .' ,.' x ; PUco nearthe Union Depot, Indianapolis 1853. oct29-tf

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Sketches of Eminent Americans. BY OEORUK W. BLNOAY. E L I II V BUKHITT, A short time ago, the friends of Pt-Hce called a meeting at the Park street Church, for th purpose of appointing delegates to attend the World's Peace Convention, on the banks of the Maine. In consequence of the inclemency of the wealher, and the unbusiness-like : manner in which ihe meeting was advertised, there were but few persons present, but the distinguished gentlemen who were called upon to address that audience might have consoled themselves with the reflection lhat what their assembly lacked in number, it; made up in talent, learning; influence und moral worth. The chief object of attraction, at this meeting, was Elihu Buriitt, the "learned blacksmith." He sat on the first seat opposite the pulpit, with his back toward the audience, his head resting on his hand, and his eyes closed most of the time, during the delivery of the speeches. Thomas Drew, Jr., immortalized as Burritt's "blower and striker, " at the forge and anvil of reform, was busy with pencil and paper in one of the side pews. The hearers wailed peaceably, but impatiently, for Mr. Burritt to take the rostrum, and when it was announced that he would speak, every countenance became radiant with joyful anticipation.. Mr. Burritt rose in quiet, unpretending manner, and modestly responded to ihe invitation to speak. He stood on the top stair of the pulpit, and at first seemed to shrink back bashfully, from the gaze of the upturned faces before him; Although he is no coward, I liave no doubt that his heart beat as though il would batter h. breach through its tenement when he first unsealed his lips in the presence of lhat assembly. In fact, the contour of his face, and the tones of his voice, are the tell-tales which published his. lack of self-conceit. . Mr. Burritt is now in the meridian of his manhood, but his premature baldness is his apology for wearing a wig. He has a towering forehead, but, owing to the large development of the perceptive faculties, it appears to retreat. I think his eyes are blue, when they do not blaze. His face indicates perseverance that will not falter, and integrity that will not disappoint. ' He speaks slowly,' distinctly, and forcibly, without ever uttering a foolish thing. He has a peculiarity of tone which is un reportable, but which tells with thrilling effect on the hearts of his hearers, when he enters earnestly into the subject he discusses. All who have heard him must acknowledge that his matter is as full of thought as an egg is of meat. He employs facts and statistics in his speeches and editorials, but they have the varied beauty of the rainbow, and the golden glow of sunlight, when ,viewed through the prism of his rich imaginatiorv "' It afl'ords the writer no small degree of pleas ure to lift up the curtain which hangs between the past and the present, and look back to I lie time when the now . eminent champion of peace first put on his paper cap and leather apron, and made the forge blaze and the hammer ring. He did not dream, then, that he one day would "beat swords into ploughshares, and spears into prun-. ing-hooks." His friends did not at that time give him credit for any striking manifestations of genius, lo use his own words, . he was a "plodding, patient, persevering" lad, gathered by "the process of accretion, which builds the ant-heap, pirticle by particle, thought by thought, fact by fact." In this way he worked and'studied, night by night, for years, with "blistered nands and bright- ning hope," at lessons which have made him shine a star of the first magnitude in the firmament of fame. In the summer of 1838, Governor Everett, of Massachusetts, in an address to an association of mechanics in Boston, took occasion to mention that a blacksmith of that State had, by his own unaided industry, made himself acquainted with fifty languages! Prior to this announcement, Mr, Burritt had lived in obscurity, and the fame of his . acquirements did not extend beyond the smoke of his work-shop. When Mr. Nelson called on Mr. B. at Worcester, he found him at his anvil. ' When told what the Governor had reported respecting him, he modestly replied that the Governor had done him more than justice - It was true he said, that he could read about fifty languages, but he had not studied them all critically. Yankee curiosity had induced him to look at the Latin Grammar ; he became interested in it; and persevered, and, finally, acquired a thorough knowledge -of that language. - He then studied the Greek with equal care. An acquaintance with these languages had enable3 him to ready with equal facility, the Italian, the French, the Spanish, and the Portuguese. The Russian, to which he was then devoting his odd moments, he said, was the most difficult of any he had undertaken. He went to Worcester to secure the advantages of an antiquarian library, to which the trustees allowed him free access. He spent eight hours at the forge, eight hours in the library, and the remaining eight hours of each day in recreation' and rest. After he had studied 1 Hebrew,, and made himself acquainted with iis cognate languages the Syriac, Chaldeac, Arabic,' Samaritan, Ethiopic, &c; he turned his attention to the languages of Europe, and studied French, Spanish,' Italian, and German, under ; native teachers; He then pursued the Portuguese, Flemish, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Welsh, Gaelic, Celtic, &c. ' . .. : It is somewhat remarkable that a man who has devoted so much time to the acquisition of languages, as to make him a living polyglot, s-hould have such mighty mathematical powers. Figures tumble from his pen like seeds from a sack when the string is untwined from its throat. There are bur few men of past or present times, that can excel him in description. Take the following graphic sketch of the iron horse, as a specimen of his skill in that department of literature:- . -' : ' -.I i ; "1 love to see one of these creatures, with sinews of brass, and muscles of iron, strut forth from his smoky stable, and, saluting the long train of cars with a dozen sonorous puffs from his iron nostrils, fall back gently into his harness. There he stands, champing and foaming upon the iron track, his great heart a furnace of glowing coals, his lymphatic blood is boiling in his veins, the strength of a thousand horses is nerving in his

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sinews he pants to be gone. He would 'snake' St. Peter's across the desert of Suhara, if he could be fairly hitched to it ; but there is a little, sober- . eyed, tobacco-chewing man in the saddle, who holds him in with one finger, and can take away his breath in a moment, should he grow restive or vicious. I am always deeply interested in this man, for, begrimed as he may be with coal, diluted in oil and steam, I regard him as the genius of the whole machinery, as the physical mind of that huge steam horse.". Mr. Burritt believes that God has made of one blood all the nations of the earth, and he aims to unite them by the fraternal chain of brotherhood. He looks upon war as an . inexcusable evil, and labors manfully for its extirpation. He would dismantle the arsenal, dUband the army, spike the cannon, and reforge the cutlass ; he would take our ships of war and "lade them down to the water's edge with food and covering for human beings. The ballast should be round clams, or the real quahaugs, heavy as cast iron, and capital for roasting. Then he would build all along-up, filling every square inch with wellcured provisions. He would have a hogshead of bacon mounted in ewry port-hole, each of which should discharge fifty hams a minute, when the ship was brought into action ; and the state rooms should be tilled with well-made, garments, and the taut cordage and the long tapering spars should be festooned with boy's jackets and trowsers. Then, when there should be no more room for another codfish or herring, or sprig of catnip, he would run up the white flag of peace. He would throw as many hams into the city in twenty-four hours as there were bomb-shells and cannon balls thmwn into Kiel by the besieging armies ; ne would barricado the low, narrow streets with loaves of bread ; and throw up a breastwork, clear around the market-place, of barrels of flour, pork and beef, and in the middle raise a stack of salmon and codfish as large as a small Methodist meeting-house, with steeple to it, and a bell In the steeple, and the bell should ring to all the city bells, and the city bells should ring to all the people to come to market and buy provisions, without money and without price. And white flags should everywhere wave in the breeze on the vanes of steeples, on mast-heads, on flag-stafi's along the embattled walls, on the ends of willow slicks, borne by the romping, laughing, trooping children.' All the blood-colored drapery of war should bow and blush before the stainless standard of peace, and generations of AngloSaxons should remember, with mutual felicitations, 'the conquest of the white flag, or the storming of Quebec." Mr. Burritt has made his mark upon this age a mark which time will riot erase. His society is courted by the great men of Europe and America.. -. Ho quietly uggectf V -World' Convention, and Senators, Members of 'Parliament, Baronets, and crowned heads, hearken to his counsels. !

He is the same great and good man, whether in ; became excited, and in the heat of the moment the smithy, talking with the hard-handed nailers, j both forgot the lessons and practices of proprieor in the magnificent forum, pleading for peace, ty by which their conduct is generally governed, in prfsence of the dignitaries of the land. He j A harsh phrase was uttered by one, and replied strives to smite off the clanking manacles from ! to with equal severity by the" other, until for a the uplifted hands of the bleeding slave, and to brief time, they seemed'like enemies rather than strike down the monster that wades in blood, and friends, and were about to proceed to blows, to build up the temple of universal peace, and to But both apparently recovered themselves at the weld the world in an unbroken band of eternal same instant, immediately took back everything brotherhood. lie sees a spirit of selfishness unkind that had been uttered, apologized to each

abroad, that would rob earth of its flowers, and heaven of its lights, disinherit the angels, un - crown the Almighty, and sit upon the throne of the universe. So he has unfurled the white banner, and is now leading the crusaders of 4i good cause to a battle where no blood will be shed, but where that evil, selfish spirit will be subdued and peace shall triumph. V. Y. Weekly Leader. A BRIEF "jDISCOUESE. Text "There's a way that seemeth unto man but the end thereof," &c. We hope it will not be deemed sacriligious to quote here this sublime precaution from the ora cles of Divine Truth, as a text to discourse from, in the manner that follows, although in aid of , subjects of a somewhat secular nature, appertain- j mg, however, to morality It may seem right to a man to neglect paying his debts for the sake of lending or speculating upon his money, but the end thereof is a bad , paymaster. It may seem light to a roan to attempt to live ! upon the fashions of the times, but the end ' thereof is disgusting to all sensible folks, and , ruination to health, reputation and property. ' It may seem right to a man to attempt to obtain a livelihood without industry and economy, bui the end thereof is hunger and rags. ' It may seem right to a man to keep constantly borrowing of his neighbors, but the end thereof is very cross neighbors. . It may seem right to a man to trouble himself about his neighbor's business, but the end thereof is a neglect of his own. ' ' ' It may seem right to a mHii to be always trumpeting his own fame, but tlip end thereof is his fame don't extend very far. ., i . ..,,. It may seem right to a man to be constantly slandering his neighbors, but the end thereof is nobody believes anything he says. It may seem right to a man to indulge his children in every tiling, butthend thereof is his children will indulge themselves in dishonoring him. .I., It may seem right to a man to put off everything which ought to be dene to-day, until tomorrow, but the end thereof is such" things are not done at all. '; It may seem right to a mail to attempt to please everybody, but the end thereof is he pleases nobody. j It may seem right to a mail to excel his neighbors in extravagance and luxury, but the end thereof is he only excels tlem in folly. , .- It may seem right to a mai not to take a newspaper, but the end thereof1 is that man and family are totally ignorant of the ordinary occurrences of the day. ' j It may seem right to a man to obtain his news by borrowing and stealing of his neighbors, but the end thereof is fraud upsn the Printer. It may seem right to a mm to worship a creature more than the Creator, but the end thereof is an idolator. . , i It may seem right to a nun to be incessantly

occupied in hoarding up treas-ures of this world, but the end thereof is lie has none in the world to come. . -It may seem right to us to further extend this discourse, at the expense of the reader, but the

end thereof is here. CIVILITY. THE BOCIAL ASD THE BUSINESS WORLD. "A kindly air a gentlemanly bow, And all Ihe forms of sweel civility. It is an easy thing to be civil, and although, in the language of the old proverb, "fine words butter no parsnips," they frequently, nay, almost invariably, have a kindly effect, and influence the mind as well as the heart. Nevertheless, there are certain persons who go through the world, as if determined never to utter a civil phrase, never to do a civil turn. They are naturally rough, harsh, peevish, and dissatisfied, and even when appealed to in matters of business, they will indulge in such a spirit .ind assume such an air, as to make the intercourse cold, formal, and repulsive.- A sad mistake in every point of view. All of us are more or less dependant upon civility. It softens and sweetens the intercourse between man and man it breaks down barriers and impediments lhat would otherwise exist, it appeals to the higher and more refined qualities of our nature, and it bespeaks not only intelligence and polish, but clearness of head and goodness of heart. A man of the world, one who has traveled, or enjoyed the advantages of a thorough education, and especially a gentleman, is rarely uncivil. - To be so, is to be rude, discourteous, and insulting. Nothing indeed is more agreeable, nothing more fascinating, and nothing belter calculated to secure an easy path in life or society, whether in ihe social or the business world, as unwavering civility. It touches many a heart, it impresses many a mind, it removes many an obstacle, and while it is calculated to gratify the thousands, it can offend no one. The man of finished manners and elegant taste, of cultivated mind and gentlemanly instincts, is civil, not only to the millionaire, the banker, and the merchant, but to the mechanic and day-laborer, and even the beggar who knocks at his door. He respects himself, and hence he respects the feelings of others. He looks, for kindness and good-will atthe hands of his fellow-creatures, and he manifests these qualities himself, lie may have his errors and infirmities, his prejudices and his passions, his follies and his excitements. But, at all times and occasions, his language and his manners are civil, or if having unwittingly committed an offence against propriety, he is the first to apologize, and to make the amende honorable. A notable illustration of this fact occurred a short time since. Two gentlemen, intimate friends, who had engasred in an argument, gradually ' warmed and j other and to all who were present, in a generous 1 and gentlemanly strain, and thus all was well again. ' The system of civility and propriety in j which they were educated, and to which, for ; years, they have been accustomed, was found to ; be far more Dolent than anv temnorarv nhullition ot passion, and thus its manifestation at a critical moment, was every way commendable and gratifying. The habit of incivility, if ithad been indulged and become fixed with either of the individuals alluded to, would no doubt have led to the most unpleasant consequences. It is bad enough to' meet with a rough and fretful spirit in the every day affairs of life. But to have such a direct antagonist in an aro-ument. and udpn an exciteable subject, is every way painful to one whose feelings are manly and generous, and Whose temper is kindly and courteous. A few days since, a Western merchant visited Philadelphia, for the purpose of securing a stock of very valuable goods. ; He had traveled a long distance, had suffered considerably from illness and was rather rough in his appearance, but not so in his language or manner. He stepped into one of our leading houses, and saw one of the principals, to whom he addressed a few commonplace questions connected with business affairs generally. It so happened that the other was engaged with another customer, and Was, to all appearances, somewhat out of temper. Certain it is, that his replies were abrupt, indecorus and uncivil; so much so that the Western merchant, who knew and appreciated his position, felt annoyed and wounded, and promptly withdrew. He immediately crossed over the street to another house in the same line.' and before he left. j made purchases to the extent of twenty thousand dollars. The fact was afterwards discovered by 1 the uncivil dealer, that he had offended one of the most influential customers to Philadelphia! But we need not multiply illustrations. They will be found daily and hourly in almost every walk of me. 1 he inexperienced and inflated and the pampered are. too often, among- the uncivil. It frequently occurs that a worthless adventurer is .l.l, , . n elevated oy some extraordinary turn ot lortune, into a post of profit and power, when intoxicated by his new position, he forgets all his antecedents, I and violates all the proprieties and courtesies of life. He thus renders himself at pnee an object of contempt and derision, and although he may I play the despot and the boor for a short time, he is certain, sooner or later, to be toppled from his unsuited elevation, and to sink.it possible, lower I than ever. Civility is not only one of the vir- : tues, but it is one of the essentials of social and civilized life. It cannot be cultivated too sedu . lously. We should, as much as possible, endeavI or to engraft its spirit upon the young, and thus render it a feature and an embellishment of char acter. The effect cannot but be salutary. If j this quality be calculated to adorn and dignify ' age, what a grace and a polish will it impart to the ingenuousness of youth. It at once softens and refines, elevates and hi-autififis. Often. tonj it opens the road to prosperity, and leads the

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way to conquest and power. With the sterner sex it has a magic and a charm, and wiih the gentler it is almost irresistible. Jertey Blut. AGRICULTUEAL. Dressing for Strawberries! Mr. Charles A. Pe.iboJy, one of the editors of the Southern Cultivator, who has become famous for his skill in the Strawberry culture, says ' I never use animal manure of any kind nothing but the leaf mould, and an occasional sprinkling of wood ashes. The leaf mould keeps the giound cool, moist and clean, and does not stimulate the vines to runners. The potash and acids contained in it are just what ihe fruit wants. Should the vines be deposed to spread, keep the runners down by conslanily pinching off, and clear out the grass and weeds with the hoe. A few years of this culture will check their disposition to run, and encourage them iu fruit. The bed thus once formed and cultivated, will, to my certain knowledge, continue productive twelve years, and I have reason to believe, as much longer as the culture is continued. Should the vines have taken possession of the ground in spite of the efforts to keep the runners down, we go through in the fall with the hoe, thinning out the plants to ten or twelve inches, leaving every cut up vine to decay upon the ground where it grew. We then cover with decaying leaves. When the plants begin to bloom in ihe spring, a top dressing of wood ashes will be found beneficial. I have tried strawberry culture with the plow, which will give a greater number of vines, but give only one crop of fruit. It is generally remarked that the wild strawberry is finer flavored than the cultivated, but with this treatment the latter retains all the original flavor. It has been recommended to irrigate the strawberry grounds, by letting water on the vines; but the strawberry, cultivated after the manner described, can bear as great drouth as any other plant. It is not the vines and leaves that want the water, but the flowers and fruit; and the water might come in the form of rain, through the clouds, from an engine, or common watering pot. Transplanted trees are, until re-rooted, in the same situation, nearly, as trees cut down or rooted up and left on the surface of the ground that is, they must rely mainly on the sap existing in the cells before removal. Now it is plain that the more of buds and leaves there are on a tree, the greater will be the demand upon its stock of sap or nutrition, and vice versa. Hence the reason for recommending to reduce the tops of trees at the time of transplanting. For this reason we cannot transplant deciduous trees safely while in full foliage. Even strawberry plants root better by having a portion of their leaves removed; and hence the use of bell-glasses and other contrivances to prevent evaporation from the leaves of newly-inserted cuttings. A tree transplanted with a small number of roots, or damaged roots, and a branchy top, will suffer from ihe evaporation of the leaves, just as a cutting with leaves would if it were freely exposed to the air, though perhaps not to the same extent. Some trees will bear planting with smaller roots and larger tops than others such, for instance, as the Poplar and Willow, and all those that root easily and rapidly, and have large sapvessels through which nutriment absorbed by the roots can pass quickly to the leaves. itS-Some idea of the inconvenience, if not absolute suffering, occasioned by the scarcity of grain in portions of Kentucky, may be formed by a perusal of the following paragraph, that we find in the Madison Courier of the 17ih inst: " The county authorities of Carroll and Trimble, in Kentucky, have sent agents out to purchase corn, which is to be sold at cost delivered to persons able to pay for it, and on a credit to those who are unable to pay now. ,, Trimble county has two depots on the river, one at Garratt's landing, the other at Milton. Yesterday five hundred bushels, the first arrival, was divided out in lots, none to exceed fifteen bushels to one person. The scene yesterday at Milton was lively ; town crowded with people. Some dissatisfaction was expressed on account of the security required by the county officers for re-payment in November. Many were unable to give the security, others would not; both went away without corn. We understand Trimble county has more corn on the way to her depots. A Hero in Petticoats. The correspondent of the Tribune relates the following : Miss Nightingale is the real hero of the present war. t Lately a transport of sick arrived at Scutari. In the hospital, where no bedding could be provided for them, they were laid on the wooden floor of the corridor. Miss Nightingale immediately sent to the purveyor for beds and mattresses, but got the answer that no stores could be delivered by him unless he got a regular order on foolscap, signed by the two respective officers and physicians of the hospital. . Miss Nightingale sent him word again that she must have the bedding immediately, but promised that the necessary formalities should be complied with as soon as the officers and physicians should return and find time for writing. Meeting with a second refusal, she ordered some twenty convalescents to follow her ; went straight to the storo-house, had its doors forced open, and carried away the necessary articles. The storekeeper stood aghast at such unceremonious infraction of his authority and of all official routine, but the lady said coolly: "Report to headquarters that Miss Ninghtingale has forced open the door and carried away what was wanted for the protection of the life of her- Majesty's sick soldiers, on her own responsibility." , A Miraculous Warning. Some week or two ago, says the Ruttman (Miss.) Intelligencer of the 16 th ult., a strange thing is said to have occurred in Kemper county. A woman gave birth to a child covered all over with hair. It lived three hours, and spoke three distinct words "seven years' famine." The strangest thing about it is, half the population of Kemper believe it, and are struck with terror at the portentous warning, which they are said firmly to believe is a solution of the purposes of Providence in visiting the land with such strange seasons. Xatches Courier.