Locomotive, Volume 34, Number 5, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 September 1855 — Page 1

JOHN R. ELDER, Editor. ' "The Chariots shall rags in the BtreetB, they shall seem lilu torches, they shall run like the lightnings " Aaium,n, 4. ELDER & HAEKKtfet Publi.bers. VOI, XXXIV . : I I :. IXDIAXAPOLIS, IAD., SATURDAY, SKPTEMIHUl 22, 185Z. i0 5.

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BANK OF TIIH rM'lTOI,.. .li.t.'rcst paid nn money do ponitcd for a specified tlnn. ltd In of Kxi hanjre, Coin and Uiicurrmil Minify dealt in ceiierallv. . Jiiiiyn-tr . .JOHN Wooid.KY. Cashier. "I f. VENETIAN BLINDS, , t . MADE AND KKPAlHKD, Second door North of Plaining null, on Alahninn t. J. BAKU.' novii.V:iin" ' ' ' - 8. 'i f KltC HA NT TA I LOR successor to Smith V M.ia-an him It M just received a splendid assortment of Nprinir and hummer Clolh.1, Cassi meres, V ostiums, 4"c, of the latest st les. A Io, a Hue assortment of Iteady-Mado Clothinir, snlh-d to the eeusou; und also an excellent, assortment of Gents' l''urulHhiujr (roods, to which lie in vltes attention , and w hlch will he disposud of at prices to ah It. . Garmoutt made to order wt liereUiforc. IS'. H. Tiiose Indebted to the late (Inn of .Smith &. Morgan, will plenso call and make immediate settlement, us we are desirous of closing the books us soon an possible. . April 7, IKjj-ly ..'1 ii. 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' '' For throuirh tickets, apply at tho Union Passenger Station, In inuianapolis. aprt8 1 ' W. DUH1IIN, SupU. 1 SUMMER AftRAKGEMLPjT, 1855. ! ; FOB. THE EAST! Indianapolis, 1'i 1 1 s bu h , and Clereland ; . lEail rad. ' , , 8HORTKST, Choiipcsl. hikJ ciiicki't rotiln In Kulleronliiino, CnliimlMiN, PiUf-hurcli, Hliiiiidlihi Hultimort'. luvelund. lluiik i rk, Hutliilo, Allianj . Alw Vorlt, and Ijostoi. . A I8(, 11iit)li mid Kiiftterli Ohio. 2iv chuiijo of cars bolwucii lndiaiiiipnliM and Critline! Tlireo trains lcavo Indianapolis dally. (Sundays excoptod.) 1.1)0 A. .VI . Hxi-Him Altur nrrlvul of HI A Al. Train from Ft. Louis, mwioctinj!; tit Crestline ut PJ M. witli l.ihtnlntr lixiiress on Pit tsuurli unci t'levoland Kailroads. AUn, with .ako Shore Road lor Dunkirk, Htill'alo, Niagara Falls, New York, and Kosttoii. Passengers by this Train may uko Boats on tho Lakes at Cleveland. T.HII A. M. Iy Kxprkss Corinectingat Crestline at 4.5ft P. 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M .; connects al Da) ton at 12 M. with all trains for Columbus, Zanesville, Wheeling and all points east and north-east. i i , Third train leaves at 3.30 P. M.. connects at Richmond at 0.30 with trains for Cincinnati, arriving at 9 P. M .; arrives at Columbus at 10.30 P. M., connecting directly with trains for Zanesville, Wheeling, Bnltimore, Washington City, New York and Boston, and also with trains for Cleveland , Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. ... . Passengers, take notice ! This is the onlv route by" which you can leave Indianapolis la the afternoon, nnd reach Coin m bus, Newark , Zanesville and Vv heeliug the same evening. - 1 . J Ue only route having uny connections at Dayton, eithor niorningor evening. . . Passengers by this ronte go through to Cincinnati as quick as by any other. ' ... .... .Columbus and Pittsburg Baggage cheeked through. Philadelphia baggage re-checked at Pittsburgh. The only morning Trtiiu from Indianapolis to Dayton, or Columbus via Duvton. .. . ! .'JAMES M. SMITH, Superintclidant.i '' jau7 Ind. Cent, or Dnvton & Western R. R.

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THREE ADVENTURES BEFORE MIDNIGHT. I have had nunt; limn ono ndvtrtiiure iu lit Eitt Indian jungles, nm ni"; v.h'u l , wj. ninny of my finly ytars ivitc sju ni, Ini' not one tlial tSf.sscs more oT Irtith mill less tif the' n x-n ihiicc of it than that which befi-I my friend I'liivliolm; .' for many years ho whh my brother ollim-r and chutiu i We arrived nt MhiJimh lot-lher, liMviiis" shared the prohletnaticiO, comforts of;lhc caino cabin as iasenj;cr8 on board the David Scott, a vessel of which I lie only distjncl reeolh ctions I retain are; that it was freighted with' Voniiq; ladies, cadets, and horses; and eoinmaniled by an .rtrcoulh no-sailor, witli whom I was inresatirlv getting into nil sorts of Kcrajit-M, from which the cool, manly, iill'eciionate benriiig of Chisholni was as incessantly t xnicaiinir me. ( We were posted to duty with the same regiment, drilled together, quizzed tojrel her as the most enormously find : inconlroverlibly green gillins that ever ((iiitted the oat-!ii(:al bannocks of bonny Mcoil.tnJ fur the curry 'and rice of India, and studied together the gut I umls peculiar to the Hindustan language, under the same moonshine. ' Al length the companions were separated. Chisholni was ordered to Ohunvas; I to IScngaloie; and after two years, when he obtained a month's furlough and came to the hlitergay station lo visit me, the incidents I am admit to tell in soldier's phrase,' were in t H'ect the adventures of a single evening. IU had pilched his lent fi r tho night 'among the low, rocky, barren hills, on one of which stands the droogor fort of the dayl in inspecting thissiill considerable possession of tin.' 1 Mysorali rajah one of the strongest fortresses in India, he resolved on devoting the long afternoon before him to his fowling piece,' 'for he was an inveterate sportsman, and the best shot of his regiment. At the period there was no battalion garrison in-the Spoiled Fori, (for such is the meaning of Ohittledroog,) which, though romantic and picturesque slalioii, is yet considered unhealthy! '. The waier is scanty and of a bad quality; and the niaidan, or plain, extending for ten 'miles from norih to south, and iiboul lour from east to west, consists of that black soil called cotton ground, w hich the naiives assert to be the matrix where is generated unwholesome exhalations. In the customary style of Asiatic fortified racks, (Ihittledroog is surrounded by several walls wilhin one another, the outmost of which might be taken without endangering the safety of the inhabitants of the central citadel or furtaliee., It was towards the eastern jungles beyond the plain, that on a sullry afternoon, Chisholni directed his steps, having told his domestic not to expect him before dark, but to prepare for aii early start on the following morning.. , , "I had a village lad with me nn beater," said Ciii-li ..I,.., ; mia "iijgiigli once or twice nu rcniseu to accompany me in di ire runt directions, nllirmitig that there were tigers and panthers in those parls, I found him expert in the use of his beating pole a poor substitute notwithstanding, for a pointer; and so successful was I that before five o'clock I had bagged a brace of floiikin, that most delicate species of bustard, a hare or two, and a sirus, which latter I presented to the boy, to his great delight; and as I was unwilling to return no soon, I sent him back with the game, having received instructions from him bow to steer my course. , , . ... . , .. ,; . ,- ; "When he left I flung myself down on the short, crisp herbage, in repose, and there, in that dreamy sort of wakefulness, which,' below the blue sky of India, when the cooler breezes of coming night breathe, but do not blow, is one of our chiefest luxuries, I might have peacabl) remained until it was time to retrace my steps tentwards, had I not been roused by the shrill cry of a peacock, which, rising slowly from behind me, stealthily winged its way, scarce two feet from' the ground, to the woods beyond. "Shall I seek fur the vein of gold-,'.' thought I, "or for the sage bird that avoids it?" For 1 remember the common Hindoo superstition, which asserts that the peacock has so great a horror of gold, that aware of its presence and though averse to make usu of its wings, it flies over the earth in w hich a vein of its precious -ore '8 concealed. Neither did I forget the more probable belief, that where the peafowl are found, there, too,' inhabits the tiger. " " " '" ' ' ,But I had never shot a peacock, and . the sportsman's lust overcoming both the miser's greed and the prudent man's caution', I started up from the volupluous rest inlo' Which I bad fallen, and was deep in the thick maze of an undeniable though thick forest,, ere' 1 felt convinced that this was the principal quarter prohibited by my little guide. . I had twice raised gorgeous bird, and twice fin d in vain, w hen, as I was crossing a, narrow ravine over which it had passed, and through which ran a little thread of water, my eyes became (til at once riveted oncertain marks in the sandy soil the unmistakable "bagh ku pungi" the traces of a cheefa's feet. Knowing that the leopard and panther frequent

the deepest dells, making their dens in such- cool i retreats as are likely to furnish water as., well as i shade, I resolved on instant return, but. had not j retraced my way forty paces ere a loud glow! in j advance startled me into the certainty of inimediale danger. Before, me : iu almost the . very j track 1 had come, and glaring through acacia i bushes, I saw a pair of fiery globes the eyes of ; the crouching peril; whilst lashing its tail, it gave, in truth, dreadful notes of preparation. ,1 was, as nearly as I could calculate, within two springs of it. My Manton was loaded but not with ball; to my right was an .open space, leaving to a few scattered kavat, or wood apple trees, between which and me the ground seemed to have been recently ' broken up for ' several yards, for it was hero and there cut up, while leaves and branches were strewed overall. -A glance was sufficient to convince that if at tainable, my post of defence would be the hole -of the nearest, which was also the largest tree; ; almost despairing - of reaching it ere the cheeta made his attack, instead of turning back, I effected a sudden leap to the right, and in another ': moment gained the desired 'position, yet, not ' without running another and unexpected risk,; for in my momentary descent- upon the intervening space, I found the leaf strewn soil give way under me, and instantly became aware that be- ; neath it was a hole or chasm of some sort. , i

In another instant, ll.it uii-teadyoolin I had liiiTix jjceupied wui iivadcd by 'the -pui'Miing iheitil. . The ctioiiiiots and ferocious creature, lighting w ithin a foot if me, at the very verge of the jiitlill for : Mien indeed it, proved had MiHivi-ly touched lb lleacheroui superstructure, (re the whole giving way be was precipitated buckwilrds mill, botvver, clinging by his forepaws Vhc margin, w letice his hot fetid breath t ruck ngwinst my-fi'f end. 1 - 1 ' "' - ' . ' ' In the utmost terror I could yet gaze with a ntrnng fascination on t ie grand but awful appear; micoof the animal, iw-lf full of fears as well an -ai', its eyes r'-d nrj ravenous, sent a chill to my blood, while from us distended jaws, coverid' wkh ffwnn. isxtied t ie appalling discord of its voice. Once it raised jtself so completely from the chasm inlo which its hinder parls depended, that I iiindu mire it wmld effect its escape; and with a lasl effort, I raided my fowling piece, leveled it at his eyes and tired. The cheeta. yelling hideously, fell into the pit; and breathing a fervent thanksgiving fur such an issue to my well founded apprehensions, I sank, utterly unable, lo stand, upon tin ground. - But it was no time fr delay; the evening was fast advancing, shmlovs were already lengthening inlo gigantic groleiUptencss, ami 1 had so entirely eniangled mys-lf in the jungle, that I could not be certain of my way out of it. ' On, however, I struck, till finding myself mole deeply involved ii the fastness, I paused to reflect. The sun was setting, its golden light tailing like the intangible shadows ol a .troop of bright hpiriis on the green branches of the trees,, reminded me lhat 1 had cotm! towards the sinking luminary, lint thu trees increiised in size, the jungles thickened there were numerous ravines nn.) gullies jn the course I had taken, and I really fell very uncomfortable. , , Presently I found nivselt at ' the mouth of a sort of a cave, and concluding it 'might 'be the lair of the dice la or his mate, I ' turned away' Irom it, Hnd ascended a slight mound covered with soft moss and parasite plants, which, indeed proved to In; the, roof of the autre: for, whilst I groped on hands am knees, escalatling the slip-, pery yet gradual a-cciil, a sound of human voices reached me, anil I had scarcely paused to listen,' ere, lo! the whole gave way, whilst as if in ridiculous imitation of my recent foe, down 1 fell, unhurt, but sorely alarmed,, among a group who were assuredly more terrified than myself Screams, cries, and .imprecaiions assailed me. "Jihaug ! Bhaug 1 It's a tiger !" cried one. -.."Afreet, gowl, peasash !' .It's a goblin, a spectre, a demon," said ntiother; and when at length I got up, picking up my uninjured limbs and Manton, I found myself in the. centre of a subterranean hut., the f 'fuii-iiits of which were an old man, a woman arid a boy all of Whom had evidently been busy tending a great fire, on which were placed the simple ;.utensils employed, by the natives in the distillery of smuggled arrack.' Jt was, in fact, the secret retreat of a "kntal," or distiller of spirituous liquors.

In a few words, 1 explained the nature of the accident the adventure of the cheeta-and niy. disire to bestow a "buckshioh" gratitude on whoever would point out the path l should iako. ' Great was the joy of the poor people lo hear the cheeta had been snared;' they assured me that, its male had been killed some weeks before. Besel-ching mo to retain tho secret of their re-' treat between the lips of silence, they directed the boy to put me in the right track, from which I had considerably deviated, and I left them; But the terrors of the night were not over. 1 i It was now dark very dark.1'' The sudden anil brief twilight of our Indian climes had come and gone while I remained in the underground hut, which, indeed, I found to be on the very borders of the plain, hidden amongst the last thicket of the jungle. We had not gone a mile of the six which 1 was told I had to proceed, before ,my little guide, tumbling over something in the narrow pathway, fell, culling his right knee against a stone. 1 had fortunately the East India sportsman's usual supply of diachyioti about me, which I applied to the wound; but as the poor child walked with difficulty and seemed anxious to return,' I made him describe the direction I was to pursue and dismissed him, enriched beyond all former experience in the possession of a rupee. He told me I had but to follow the straightforward Hack to leach my place of encampment, and I did not think il likely that I could diverge from the one limited plain into any moru rugged and unbeaten. There was no moon as yet, and the wide open plain, here and there intersected by slight gravelly ravines, I the summer dried beds of the mountain torrents in the monsoon, and here and there a tuft of bushes or a clump of trees, Seemed almost boundless. Behind mo I could still define the dusky shadows of woods and hills, but in front all was : level vacancy, except far in advance, where twinkling light denoted the night fire of a pilgrim, the habiiaiion of a man or the shrine of a faquir This was the point given me to march upon, and whilst il lasted all went well; but soon it disappeared and I saw ,it no more., ,., . All the sounds and sensations peculiar to an Asiatic night were gathered around mc, as I slowly proceeded, ' The air was agreeably cool, a myriad of insects, burn td darkness, filled the atmosphere;- the felid green . bug stuck in my hair, mosquitoes buzzed hungrily about my ears, and large white winged moths', with obtuse pertinacity, mistook my eyes for some luminous food; crickets and grasshoppers chirped loudly around, occasionally a night owl hooted across the waste, and as I crossed a small runnel of water,, a flock of huge white herons, called paddi-birds, from their frequenting the wet paddi, or rice' fields, rose simultaneously from their drink, looking as they flew lazily awiy, like a troop of ghosts in snowy shrouds. There was the boom of a bittern, and the croak of many bull-frogs; and, by and by, beautiful in the pitchy darkness which precedes the rising of the. moon, . the sky was thronged with fire-flies. They danced and gleamed and glittered around me, like floating gems; they decked the trees of a toyc or grove, through which I passed, till every branch seemed festooned with fairy lamps, every leaf dewed with drops of diamonds, rubies and emeralds; and I paused in mute admiration, to look at them. Suddenly, as suddenly as they had appeared before me, and

as if swayed by some inscrutable policy of their ow n, they vanished, and all Hg iin was obscurity. Iti'leed, il was now so dark, that 1 knew the moon must soon arise, anil feeling a Certain uecur'uy in remaining still, 1 resolved to vikUIiU ibe bight grew lighter. , 1 bad descended a slight sandy defile, and was seated on a bnnli, near the litlle rill, which in breadth was not a yard across. The delicious coolness of the breeze, the' rich odor lhat cam wafied from the golden blosoms of some babools (gumarabie trees) near me, the disappearance of the annoying bisects, and Considerable degree of fatigue, combined to drowse, niy faculties, anil

I was supinely yielding to the irresistible clasp of slumber, when all atonco something hurried past me, a w hirling sort ol noise was heard, some sharp substance struck me painfully on my ex tended leg, a sound as of the clattering of many rods struck together in quick succession followed, and all was again silent. In violent terror, I put my hand to my leg. and loiiiul, that, in truth. something bail pierced through my trowsers, for blood was running trom the wound. 1 1 could see nothing from the ground. Could it be an arrow? Nay, il was the newly dropped quill of a porcupine. The animal so rarely seen had come to drink, and, in an unexpected con tact with my leg. had been deprived of a quill; one of those beautiful dotted quills, of which tl expert natives of some parts of India make such eleiriuH. work-boxes. if V : : it was still, dark, thouijh the pitchv darkness of the atmosphere had subsided. . I however (Jeenied it advisable to remove from the proxim ity of the .water'; ' and creeping' 'upon' the' plain threw myself down upon the dry, crispetl grass where I contrived for a few minutes to keet awake, but ula.s l (a word which, the clever young author of L'othenavers says is never spoken but olten written l just, as I was conscious oi a com ing grey to the skies, the god of sleep was too strong for nie(' attacked me and 1 succumbed. - Iiu doubt of it: I slept soundly .sweetly; no doubt of it. I have never since then slept in the open air .cither soundly or sweetly, for awaking 'was full of horror. . . Before I was fully awake, however, I 'had a strange perception of danger, which lied me down to the .earth, warning me against all motion. I knew that there was a shadow creeping' over me, beneath which lo lie indumb inaction was the wisest resource. I felt that my lower exi renieties were being invaded by the heavy coils of a living chain, but, as if a providential opiate had been infused into my system, preventing all movements of thew or sinew, I knew not till 1 was awake that an enorJ mous serpent covered the whole of my nether limbs up to the knees. ''' "My (iod. I wm lot-L !' sv as the mental exclamation 1 made, as every drop of bloml in my veins seemed turned to ice; and anon I shook like an aspen leaf, until the very fear' that my sudden palsy might arouse the reptile occasioned a revulsion of my sleeping, and 1 again lay par alyzed, it slept, or nt all events remained stir-1 less; and how long it so remained I know not; for time lo the fear struck is as the rising of eternity. All at once- the ' sky cleared up, the moon shone out, the stars were over me;. I could see them all as I lay stretched on my side, one hand under my head, from whence I dared not move it,- nor dared I look downwards al the lc-athesome bedfellow which my evil stars bad sent me. ' ' ;: Unexpectedly a new object of terror superyened; a curious purring sound behind me, followed by two smart taps on the. ground, put the snake on the alert; for it moved, and I felt that it was crawling upwards to my breast. 'At that moment, when I was almost maddened by insupportable apprehension into starting up to meet perhaps certain destruction, something sprang upon my shoulder upon the reptile. There was a shrill cry from the new assailant, a loud appalling hiss from the serpent; for an instant I could feel them wrestling, as it were upon my body; in the next they were beside me on the turf, in another a few paces off struggling, twisting, fighting fur ously. I beheld them a mung ghoos or ichneumon, and a cobra di cabello. I started up and watched that most singular combat, for all was now as clear as day. I saw them stand alone for a moment, the deep veil-, omous fascination of the snaky 'glance, powerless against the tiuick, keen, restless orbs of his op ponent; I saw this duel of the eye exchange once more for closer conflict; . I saw, that the mung ghoos was bit'en, that it darted away, doubtless in search of that still unknown plant whose juices are its alleged antidote against snake bites. As it returned in sight 1 saw the cobra di cabello, maimed from hooded head to seal)' tail, fall lifeless from its hitherto erect , position, with a battle hiss; whilst the wonderful victor, indulging itself in a series of fierce, leaps upon the body of bis antagonist, danced, and bounded about, purring and spitting like an enraged cat. Little graceful creature! I have ever since kept a pet mung ghoos, the most attached, the most playful, and the most frog devouring of all favorites. , , . . . , . ' I very soon found my way to my tent, where there were some strange surmises about my absence! ' Need I tell you how I enjoyed my curry and rice that night, late as it was? or how I countermanded the marching orders the next morning? or how soundly I slept after those "Three Adventures before Midnight?',' The Man Ape of Africa. Professor Owen, the' celebrated naturalist, describes a new species of ape, recently discovered on the western coast of Africa, named the Gorrilla species, the adults of which attain the height of five feet five inches, and are three feet broad across the chest. Its head is doubly the size of a man's, and its exiremeties are enormously developed. They existed in some numbers in the interminable forests of the Gambia river. The negroes of the country, in their excursions into the forests in search of ivory, exhibited little fear of the .lion, as it slunk away from man; but they dreaded the gorrilla, for when he saw a man advancing, he came down out of the trees to the attack, and could strangle a man with the greatest ease. The strength of this man ape is enormous: his jaw is as powerful as that of a lion, and bis canine teeth equally formidable.

fr.io Uiti Philadelphia LcHljrt-r. Keep Your Watch Ten Minutes Fast. When Prince Talleyrand wns in office, lie always had agents who visit, d the collee-houses, and all places of resort in Paris, w ho reported lo him what ordinary people said of nil public measures, and of public men. While lie was dressing in the morning, these agents wire admitted, and thus informed him of the Man; of current opinions, upon all important affairs. From these sources, he obu.iuid the ideas of many of those measures which made him ibe most renowned diplomatist of his day. When asked the secret of that sagacity which surprised all Europe, lie quietly replied that hit rule wan to keep lii VHileh ten numttrt futter than tliose around him. Thai is, anticipating those changes w hich public feeling had rendered certain, be always placed himself at their head, and thus appeared to be a leader, while others wailed to be led. This is the great secret of all success in life. The wise man waits not to be the sport of nieu or of measures, but anticipates the inevitable. In the choice of associates and friends, if a man will but keep bis watch ten minutes fast, it will save him from many troublesome and disreputable acquaintances. Two wealthy men in one of the Southern States visited a city together. They 'were brothers-in-law. Both had speculated largely, and they frequently endorsed each other's paper. They strolled into a billiard room, and one of them was soon engaged in high play, and won ft thousand dollars that night. It was not to either' of them a large sum, either to win or lose. Nothing was said nt the time, but nexl morning the fortunate player boiiirhl a valuable property on time, and requested his brother-in-law to become his security. The other replied, that had he applied the previous day, he should of course have done it at once, but that after what had happened the night before, he saw he would soon be ruined, and would indorse for him no more. In a few years the successful player was ruined, and law suits probably not yet decided have grown out of that very purchase. The other became immensely wealthy, speculated largely in cotton, and once related this anecdote as a proof of his sagacity. 1 He,: however, himself, became addicted to intemperance, and not long afterwards a large planter declined to send him his cotton, lest his affairs might get into confusion, owing to his habits. Thus each'inan tries to set his watch faster than bis neighbor, and he who succeeds wins. . Character is the essence', of destiny, and habits soon form and fix character. All men have in the circle of their acquaintance many whoso

habits will cause them to rise, while others for the same reason must sink. If misfortune overlake a friend, or if injustice be done to him, abhorred be tho man who will uot slick to his companion, and do his best to see him through. But for that very reason, if he knows beforehand that his associate be a man of dishonorable' or unprincipled habits, let him not cultivate his acquaintance; but keep his watch ten minutes fast. So he, who helps forward an industrious, wellprincipled man, howeve r obscure and poor at this time, is but anticipating the judgment of the world; leading public opinion instead of following it, making a friend who is 'sure to rise. ' ; In the government of himself especially, let every man strive lo set . his watch faster than, other people. .' Habits good in themselves may increase till they become injurious to health or character. Some need keeping in check, some stimulating, some pruning, and some are downright weeds, pulling up root and branch without mercy. If taken in time, and with daily care, it will be a pleasant duty thus to keep in order the garden of the mind. But if the weeds once get, the upper hand, a man will find his task one of increasing difficult'. The richest lands are most troubled with these weeds. ' In the cotton fields, of the south, if the grass once, gets a fair start and a little wet weather sets- in, the whole field may be rendered unproductive. Idleness is a very'common weed, but is easily kept under if industrious habits be only formed in time, and he whose day begins only ten minutes sooner in the morning than that of those around him, will find the benefit of Talleyrand's maxim. A good name is not difficult, to obtain, by simply observing the same rule. Let a man only keep a very litlle in advance of all that can be reasonably expected of him in every department, and reputation is certain. But once get a little behind,' and it will be almost impossible ever again lo take the lead. No man illustrates the truth of the diplomatist's saving more completely than the 'fast young man.' His watch has lost the balance-wheel. It goes round and round with erratic, useless violence, tearing all the" works to pieces with the force of its own motion, rushing through a hundred hours in one, but not keeping time for a second. : Earnest moral principle is the balance-wheel of character. It regulates aud keeps the whole man in order. Each man has in him the germ of habits that may prove his ruin. If indulged to excess, his very best quality may do this. Even a warm, generous nnd impulsive heart is the ruin of many a man, if its impulses are not held in check, and balanced by a lofty sense of immediate duty to God and man.. He will never regret it, who occupies a short portion of each day in adjusting and quickening conscience, the regulator of his actions, by communion with the Father of Spirits. , .i . : The Largest Mill in the World. The largest and most comprehensive mill in the world is the Pacific, at Lawrence, Mass. The floor surface of this immense struciure is 16 acres; the largest mill in England is 1 1 acres. There arc now in operation 40,000 cotton spindles and 10,000 worsted spindles; and these are to be increased to 80,000 and 20,000 respectively. There are 1,200 looms in operation, to be increased to 2,400. These, with 2,000 persons, produce 300,000 pieces of cloth per annum one half delaines. , The weekly consuption of cotton , is-20,000 pounds, or 1,500,000 pounds per annum,and 500,000 pounds of wool. Once a month the two thousand persons assemble at the cashier's office, where he pays out 850,000 to them for wages, appropriating to each one the exact amount she had earned. .... ;