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IT ISN'T ALL IN BRINGING UI . It isn't all in " bringing up," Let folks say wlutt they will ; To silver-scour a pewter cup, It will bo pewter still. E'en lie of old, wise Solomon, Who said " train up a child," If I mistake not, had a son Proved rattle brained and wild. A man of mark, who fain would pass For lord of sea and land, ' . May have the training of a son, And bring him up full grand ; May give him all the wealth of love, Of college and of school, But after all may make no more Than just a decent fool. Another raised by Penury Upon her bitter bread, "Whose road to knowledge is like that The good to Heaven must tread ; He's a got a spark of nature's light, He'll fan it to a flame, .', Till in its burning letters bright The world may read his name. If it were all in " bringing up," In counsel and restraint," Some rascals had been honest men I'd been myself a saint Oh ! it isn't all in " bringing up," Let folks say what they will ; Neglect may dim a silver cup It will be silver still.
THE IMMODERATE USE OF LIQUORS AND
TOBACCO. Prof. Morton, of the Royal Veterinary CollegOi
London, in the course of a recent lecture to the students, thus addressed them, on the dangers of an immoderate use of intoxicating liquors and tobacco :
" And now, be not displeased -with me while, ior a
short time, I dwell on the influence of habit. Of this be assured : there is much in it which attaches itself to us, for good or for evil, throughout life. The moralist has told us : ,
" ' If good wo plant not, vice will fill the mind. And weeds despoil the place for flowers designed.'
And certainly, in early life, the acquirement of con
sistent habits has to do both with our position and happiness afterwards, if they do not determine thein. Jeremy Bentham, referring to habits, thus expresses himself: ' Like flakes of snow that fall unperceived upon the earth, the seemingly unimportant events of life succeed one another. As the snow gathers togeth
er, so our habits are formed. No single flake that is
added to the pile produces a sensible change in it ; so,
no single action creates, uuwever it mny exmuiL, a man's character ; but as the tempest hurls the avalanche down the mountain, and overwhelms the inhabitants and his habitation, so passion, acting upon the elements of mischief, which pernicious habits have brought together by imperceptible accumulation, may overthrow i- J. 1.1. t :., . t : v
its color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright ; for at the last, it bitcth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.' " The fluids I would advise you to substitute, are tea and coffee ; these being both refreshing and exhilarating. ' Tea also increases the power of digesting the impressions we have received. We become by it disposed for thoughtful meditation, and, in spite of the movements of thought, the attention can be easily fixed upon a certain object ; a sensation of comfort and cheerfulness ensues, and the creating activityQuf Jthe brain is set in motion ; whilo, through the greater eollectedncss,and the more closely-confined attention, the thoughts are not so apt to degenerate into desultorincss.' Yet, even this may be taken in excess ; irritability takes place, accompanied with restlessness and trembling of the limbs. " ' While tea revives the faculty of judgment, and communicates a sensation of cheerfulness, coffee acts on the reasoning faculty, without giving to the imagination a much higher degree of liveliness; the powers of observation are by it increased, those of the judgment sharpened, while our activity of thoughts and ideas are manifested. In excess, it causes sleeplessness, and a state of excitement similar to intoxication, in which images, thoughts, and wishes rapidly succeed each other. This, however, is quickly thrown off, by
exposure to the open air. These statements I have condensed from a work recently published by Professor Molcschott, of Zurich. " As it respects that pernicious plant, tobacco. What sad consequences have resulted from the common employment of this narcotic ! What wastcftd expenditure it involves 1 What enervation of the system it produces ! What an annoyance it is to others, and how filthy ! I have yet to see one real benefit that arises from it, used as it ordinarily is. To say it calms
the perturbed spirits, and is conducive to tlio concentration of thought, is simply ' a delusion and a snare.' And if I am told it serves to while away time, I reply, time was made for far nobler purposes than that. And
should the young anatomist, in extenuation, assert, that its essential oil, when dissipated in fumes, acts as a disinfectant, I can tell him of a much better one one that shall not act upon his nervous system, exhausting it, and creating an artificial want, nor give rise to dyspepsia, with its thousand attendant evils, and render the body susceptible to become diseased, on the application of a slight exciting cause. Shun it, my young friends, as you would poison for such it is. Avoid it as you would a serpent for, like that reptile, it will in the end entangle you in its coils. Thousands have become its slaves, and now clank their fetters in misery. Dare you then, by resisting,' to be free ? " The editor of the Lancet, reviewing the argument advanced for the use of tobacco, whether in moderation or excess, says : " ' 1. To smoke early in the day, is excess. " ' 2. As people are generally constituted, to smoke
more than one or two pipes of tobacco, or one or two
cigars daily, is excess. .
" ' 3. There are phyiologieal indications, which, oc
curring m any individual case, are criteria oi excess.
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the edifice of truth and virtue.' ' It is often the case, that events, seemingly of but trivial importance at the beginning, and of which, perhaps, Te took little or no
notice afcthe time ot their occurring, result in' matters
of the greatest moment. It was a very little that suf-
nced to cause the stream to turn asme, alter it nau issued from its source. The foot of the passing traveller did it, or a stone, accidentally thrown there ; yet, it never afterwards regained a straight line, althcugh it
was always endeavoring to do so ; hence the reason why it continued a tortuous course, until it became mingled with its parent ocean.
" The habits 1 reter to ana 1 uo it with very considerable reluctance, and only after a strong conflict in my mind betweervpolicy and duty are, the indulgence in alcoholic fluids, and the use of tobacco. Sad evils have I known to result from both of these, and, therefore, I denounce them to the utmost of my power. Alas 1 how many have made shipwreck on these quicksands I Their bark was fairly launched ; all seemed to be favorable ; hope sat smiling at the prow, and expec
tation filled the sails, when a few clouds of disappoint
ment appeared in the distant horizon ; the storm of
temptation arose ; instead oi resisting, compliance was given ; all power was at once lost at the helm ; the vesvel sood became the sport of the winds and the waves, and at last sank, enaulphed in the mip-hty waters. ; It
may, perhaps, bo as well for me to premise, that I am not a total abstinence man. I think teetotalism, as it is called, a mistake, and a proof of moral weakness. ' Use, not abuse,' I would make my motto. But, if so be I could not use without abusing, if I found my reason taken prisoner, and its controlling power lessened, then would I take the pledge. A glass of wine or ale may not prove injurious, when occasionally partaken of; indeed, I can see a reason why the one or the other will prove of service to the veterinary surgeon. In his avocation, he is often lonjj exposed to the influence of the atmosphere, having frequently many miles to
the oxygen of the air is constantly acting on the organism ; and, unless there be materials for it to burn up, it will destroy the tissues of the body, and produce
exhaustion. : A glass ot aie or wine pariaKen oi, prevents this, as the oxygen attacks it, rather than the animal tissues, and thus the individual is enabled both to endure the fatigue of a long journey, and to go without food a longer time than otherwise he would be. " But let not tliis be an excuse for the repetition ao-ain and again of the glass. It is in excess that the evil lies. The act then becomes habitual, and in the end is sure to prove injurious. This is shown by the changes which alcohol undergoes in the system. Ilavinc entered the blood, it becomes converted into aldehyde ; and then, by a higher degree of oxidation, carried on at the expense of the animal economy and the expenditure of force is necessarily accompanied with loss we have, first, acetic acid formed, then formic and oxalic acids, and, lastly, carbonic acid and
water, by which it is eliminated. During the state ot intoxication, it is stated that aldehyde is alone present in the blood. The indulgence in this debasing habit soon enervates and demoralizes both the mind and body. The excitement produced is quickly followed by languor and depression ; this calls for the renewal nf tliestimulant. which beinz conceded, the system,
after a short time, becomes inured to its action, and a larzer quantity is required to bring about the desired
exhilarating eltect than at nrsu " The President of the United States, Mr. Buchanan, in his reply to the congratulations of the students of the Franklin and Marshall College, on his election, after thanking them, and giving them advice respects inc their studies, and urging them to consider the responsibility that rested upon them to acquire knowledge, said : ' There was one habit, which, if formed at colIce and in early youth, would cling to them in after ,.P . -, i. t . .i r t TT U,1,1 tA
lite, ana Dlignc ine laireM- nunm iu the use of intoxicating liquors, and declared that it would be better for that youth who had contracted an dDpetite for strons Idrink that he were dead, or had
never been born ; for when he saw a young man entering upon such a career, a fondness for liquor becoming with him a governing passion, he could see nothing before him but a life of sorrow, and a dishonorable grave in his old age.' The President might have added 'if ever he should arrive at it;' since most drunkards become prematurely old, and die unpitied, while yet comparatively young. Solomon had admonished us 'not to be among wine-bibbers; nor ' to look upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth
Artesian Wells. From a paragraph copied into
The Ibibune the last week trom 1 he Louisville Jour
nal, it appears than an artesian well has been sunk in
Louisville, Ky., to the depth of 1,900 feet, and this is regarded as the deepest well, not only in this country,
but in the world. Ot the existence ot this well we have
before seen no notice, and we are now inclined to be
lieve that the statement should have referred to the well lately completed at St. Louis, Mo., which is the
deepest in the world of which we have authentic account. If there is one of greater depth, it is that near Mundcn in Hanover, or one of the Chinese wells. - The St. Louis well, being sunk wholly at the expense of a
business firm, aff ords a remarkable instance of the courage and perseverance with which enterprises involving so much hazard are conducted in this country, that elsewhere commonly rely upon government patronage
alone. The famous well of Grenelle, near Paris, was commenced by the French Government in 1843, and
in 1851, after several interruptions, a satisfactory supply supply of water was reached at the depth of 1,806 feet. At 1,500 feet it would have been given up as a hopeless enterprise, but for the appeals made by Arago to continue it. The scientific men of Paris regarded it
with great interest, and its completion was considered highly creditable to the nation. The strata passed
through were not difficult to penetrate, being the marl
beds, clavs, sands and limestones ot the 1'ans Dasin,
The St. Louis well was undertaken in 1849 by the
Messrs. Belcher, sugar refiners, to supply their relme
rv with water, but with no suspicion of what it would
finally become. , The work was continued with sever
al interruptions until its completion in March, 1854,
when the depth was reached of 2,199 feet, and more
than $20,000 had been expended. The time actually occupied in the work was 33 months. The strata penetrated were beds of shale,' sandstone, some of them of hard texture, limestones and marls. The
water, which is discharged at the rate of 75 gallons
minute, proves to bo unfit for other than medicinal
purposes, its taste being salty, and its odor that of sulphurated hydrogen. Its temperature is 73.4 F. The next deepest well is that of Kissingcn in Bavaria, which was sunk for the saline chalybreate waters that are
found in the neighborhood. It is 1 ,8 78 feet m deptli
and the water, when struck at the bottom, spouted forth
like a fountain, rising more than 50 feet above the sur
face. At Charleston, S. C, an artesian well has been sunk by the city government at great expense, for the nurnose of obtaining a supply of water for steamboats,
and fur other uses. It has been carried down 1,250
feet,' and is so far successful that another well is now in prooress close by the first, which it is intended shall be sunk to the same depth, with a diameter of six in
ches. Great difficulties were encountered in the first
well bv reason of the inflow of quicksand, which at dity. , ii cm.
are found to be a most valuable means of supplying water to the dry limestone prairies of Alalwmia. In the western country they will bo found equally valuable in numerous localities. They are already successfully introduced in the Desert of Sahara; and upon the dry plains called the Llano Estacado, which intervene between New-Mexico and the Mesilla Valley, and which must be traversed on the southern route to California, operations have for three years past been in progress under the direction of Capt Pope, of the U. S. corps of Engineers, with the view of establishing a series of these wells along the line of travel. Wells have been sunk over 600 feet deep in which the water rose 400 feet, and another 860 feet, in which the water came within 110 feet of the surface. The benefits to be derived from artesian wells are as yet little appreciated in this country. The Chinese have made use of them from timo immemorial, and their method of sinking thein with the drills suspended
by ropes, is said to be much more expeditious and economical than that practised by us with iron rods. Their method is successfully introduced into France. Tho ropes are protected from wear by knobs of wood attached to them at intervalt. In certain districts in
China, wluch abound in saline waters, these are brought
up by artesian well?, which, it is stated by one of tho missionaries, may be counted by thousands, and some of them reach the extraordinary depth of 3,000 feet.
They are used in the salt districts of New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, but have not been sunk to any great deptli. Mineral waters might bo brought to the
surface by them, and new springs be thus established.
They might also, as in France and Germany, be employed for furnishing warm waters for manufacturing and other purposes, the temperature being found to increase above that of the surface at the rate of a de
gree Farenheit for every degree of 60 or 80 feet of
depth. The warmth thus obtained may be applied to the heating of Large buildings, as hospitals and manu
factories, as is done at Wurtemberg and other locali
ties in Europe. Ihey may also be applied to furnish
ing steady water power the water often rising in
pipes to a considerable bight above the sunace.
Fearful Experience of a Ligiitning-Kod
Man His Ascent to the Summit of a Cathe
dral Si'ire Providential Escape from a Fall
from a Dizzy IIight. Mr. Thomas Kingston, who for several years has followed the business of putting
up lightning-rods, which, ol course, requires steady
nerves and a firm brain, met with an accident recently, by which, but for the most singular presence of mind, or, rather, supernatural instinct, he would have
fallen trom a dizzy night and been dashed to pieces.
He is compelled to clinb along roofs, over chimneys and spires, and fix a rod, with perfect coolness and precision, hundreds of feet above the level of the
earth.
On the occasion to which we refer, Mr. had as
cended St Paul's Cathedral, whose spire is about two
hundred and thirty-five feet high, near the head of
Broadway, and gone to the very top, where, having I r 1 . , l 1 .1 1 ,1 1 1. ! 1 1
leu Ills liiouer oeiow, lie ciung uy ms arms aim ies, fastened the last foot of the rod and attached its point
quite a heavy piece of metal securely, as he sup
posed, to the cross surmounting tue steeple, lie nad
lust completed this difficult and dangerous task, watch
ed by a number ot persons in the street oeiow, ana
while looking at tho work and experiencing that satis
faction which results from hazard past and labor ac
complished, of a sudden something heavy Btruck him and made his brain reel until he could hardly see.
Instead of losing his hold at once, as would seem to have been the natural and inevitable result, he clung
with a power beyond himself and a will superior to his own. closer and instinctively to the spire. He knew
not what had occurred, and to his contused senses it ap
peared that the steeple was tumbling, or that some
strange cause was about to bring the vast structure to
the ground. Some forty seconds an age to him must have elapsed before he sufficiently collected his
scattered thoughts and subverted consciousness to Know
that the entire upper part of the rod had fallen upon
his head, causing the blood totnnkle over his torehead, and nearly blind him. He was in a dreadful perplex
ity and most dangerous position, lie reared, u ce moved, he would go cleaving the air to a terrible death
upon the stony street below and at the same time ho
knew he could not, in the disordered state of his nerves,
and his increasing weakness, retain his grasp, more the
result of fate than of feeling, much longer. If he stirred he might fall; if he remained, he certainly would ;
and so, determined to make at least an elfort for his life, he put out one foot very cautiously, then his arm,
and then moved the other loot; and alter nait a minute of exertion, and the greatest danger, he touched the topmost round of the ladder, and in a few seconds more
was inside ot the steeple, and sate. . Then it was Mr. K.'s great courage and strength forsook him; his nerves and muscles relaxed; his vision swam, and he sank upon the platform motionless and insensible. He must have lain there half an hour before he could rise and walk, and ho did not recover from the shock for more than a fortnight afterward. The people gazing up at him from the street describe the scene as painful and exciting in the extreme. When they observed the rod fall, a thrill of horror ran
through their hearts, and two women swooned away, for they expected to behold him the next moment dashed to pieces at their feet. Destiny had ordered
otherwise, and Mr. K. still pursues his dangerous avo
cation; but he says if he were to live a thousand years ne never would forget the intense horror of those ccn-
turv-like moments, when he seemed to hang upon
the air more than two hundred feet above the earth, and to be momentarily descending to a dreadful
death. I
How Mrs. Wirt reclaimed her Husband.
Wo yesterday recorded the death of Mrs. Wirt, the wife of the Lite distinguished and eloquent William Wirt, whose commanding abilities, and great learning gave him an honorable jiosition among the greatest men our country ever produced. There is an anecdote related of the early life of this couple, which is in ...ic i i i v it
liAuii very uctiuuiui, aim exinuiis in a pleasing iigns one of the noblest traits of a true woman. In his youth
Wirt was addicted to intemperance and passed whole
days and nights in the society of the low and degraded.
His passion fur drmk was constant, and the remonstrances of his friends, as well as the promptings of a high and generous nature, were disregarded. He had oll'ered himself to this lady, but she was forced to reject his suit because of his great intemperance. This refusal, no doubt, served only to increase the intensity of ' 11. l. VI
ins appetite, aim ne cominucu to sing in tne scaie oi humanity without making one effort to regain his manhood, until one day becoming grossly intoxicated, he
had laid down by the road side and lcll asleep. 1 he sun was burning hot, and its scorching rays fell full
upon lus upturned face. 1 he object ot vvirt s allection happening to pass by, observed his precarious situation in viewof the hot sun falling so directly upon him, and actuated by feelings of sympathy for the un
fortunate to wluch every woman s heart is always so truly alive, she alighted from her carriage and placed her handkerchief over his face to protect him from the hot sun. It may be remarked, that when she alighted
she did not recognize him, so altered and distorted were his features. She drove on, and it was several
Lours ere Wirt awoke. When he did so, what was his astonishment at beholding the handkerchief of a lady
placed over his face and devining its object, picked it
up and observed neatly worked in one corner the in
itials of his idol. Kemorse and contrition seized him,
He reformed, and became once more an honored mem
ber of society. Afterwards they were married, and
enjoyed long years ot peace and happiness in the aifection and society of each other. Albany Statesman.
Urs and Downs of Life. The Newark (New
Jersey) Journal of the 4th inst, says :
JNine years ago to-day, a youth, eighteen years old,
was impressed into the service of a monarch of Europe.
liiree years later ne arrived at I'luiancipma, navmg deserted and secured a passage to this country in a Philadelphia packet ship. Six years to-day he wan
dered about the streets ot that city a homeless wanderer, without friends, money or wardrobe, and unable to speak a word of English. After vainly searching for employment, he attempted to commit suicide, but was restrained. The next day he succeeded in obtaining employment, and received thirty cents per day for his services. In a short time his health became impaired, and he was again reduced to th? lowest depths of poverty and wretchedness. He recovered and experienced a variety of fortunes, until we find him, three years ago, upon the stage. Since that time he has been in varied circumstances and different kindB of business, and about a year since came to this city with a considerable sum of money, which he had saved. He is now worth some thousands of dollars, and will to-night commemorate, together with a few of his friends, the sixth anniversary of the failure of his attempt at suicide, which he regards as a Providential escape. " Thirst worse than Hunger. That disturbance of the general system which is known under the name of raging thirst, is far more terrible than that of starvation, and for this reason: During abstinence from food, the organism can still live upon its own substance, which furnishes all the necessary material; but, during abstinence from liquid, the organism has no such source of supply within itself. Men have been known to endure absolute privation of food for some weeks, but three days of absolute privation of drink (unless in a moist atmosphere) is, perhaps, the limit of endurance. Thirst is the most atrocious torture ever invented by Oriental tyrants. It is that which most effectually tames animals. Mr. Aslley, when he had a refractory horse, always used thirst as the most effective power of coercion, giving a little water as the reward of every act of obedience. The histories of shipwreck paint fearful pictures of the sufferings endured from thirst ; and one of the most appalling cases known is the celebrated imprisonment of one hundred and forty-six men in the Black Hole of Calcutta. Blackwood.
fcrent levels rose up m the tube, sometimes filling up
100 feet in a single night, lliey were finally kept back by wrought iron tubes, and their position being now known they will be more easily guarded against in the new well. The water is now discharged at the rate of 1,200 gallons an hour, but it contains some salts of soda, which, while they do not impair its qualities for washing and mechanical uses, make it disagreeable to the taste. The sale of the water to steamboats, it is found, will pay a large profit upon the expenses, heavy as they have been, of these enterprises. There are several wells of this kind in New-York City, but the rock formation is not of a nature to expect very favorable results from them. .: Tho deepest is at the United States Hotel in Pearl street, 626 feet, and the next that at the corner of Broadway and Bleecker street, which is 448 feet deep. The proper lraKtifis for artesian wells are in the region of the
sedimentary strata where the sandstone, slates, limestones, &c, lie in sheets covering broad areas, and sloping at least in one direction toward the spot where the well is required. The sources of supply are in the hioher lands, it may be many miles distant. , The waters that find their way among the strata percolate
r" This is first-rate. Colonel John Zenor was a verv popular man in Harrison County, Indiana. He
had been frequently elected to the Legislature by an
nually increasing majorities, and the conviction naa become general that he was altogether invincible. At length Harrison II. Moore, Esq., a distinguished lawyer of the county, became the opposing candidate. and in his address to the people, he showed, from the journals, that Colonel Zenor always voted last " Now. feilow-citizens," said he, "are you willing to
hn renresented bv a man who is never allowed to vote
until every other member has voted? Will you sub
mit to have your county thus insulted in the person of
its representative t . The appeal was irresistable. The man whose name began with Z, and was of course called last, lost his election by a tremendous vote. The story of the County Clerk in Texas, whose
cow went away with the key of his office, brings to a correspondent's recollection a certificate of marriage, given by an Illinois justice some years ago. He was magistrate in Copperas Creek Precinct, in Fulton county, in that State, having been duly elected, but before his commission arrived a loving couple made application to be joined in matrimony. They refused to wait another day, and the iustice married them, giv-
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rag tne louowing certincate in ms own nauu wnuim,
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through them ana aown tneir siopcs w greai! uu . j , ,0 7 , 7 , e t1 rltpr deDths. They are in the condition of water which is duly chronicled in Drowns History ot ul-
conveyed in subterranean pipes. Let one of these be tapped by an opening from the surface, and the current flows up the new channel with a force proportionate to the height of tho column behind. A limestone reoion at the surface, with other strata beneath, presents favorable conditions for artesian wells. The limestone readily lets the surface water through it, and such tracts are, consequently, subject to drouths. The strata below hold the water, and from these it may be forced upward through an unobstructed channel, like that presented by a straight open tube. These wells
ton county. Illinois:
Know all men by these presents that I, David Boss. Justice of the Peace, bv virtue of the authority
of the laws of the State of Illinois, do hereby license
John Nelson and Mary Myers to live as married people in Copperas Precinct, and when mv commission 1 t mi x, ' j : i l.
comes wui marry mem goou, auu uaue n uauiv. David Ross, Justice of the Peace."
Nothing renders the mind so narrow and so little
as tho want of social intercourse
Be Kind to your Horses. I have in the course of my life seen a good many horses; some, too, that were called ugly horses. Now, it is my opinion that there is no need of owning what might be called a real ugly horse. Use the whip and spur less, and in their place put kindness. Three grains of kindness are worth all the whipsand spurs in the world, in breaking a colt. There are a great many horses injured for want of kindness. This I am sure no one will pretend to deny. The colt has never been handled. The man, with several others to help him, drives the colt into the stable. He then forces a bit into his mouth, and if there is one among them who dares, he jumps upon his back, well armed with a stout whip, and very often a spur. These he does not forget to use. He clings to the colt's back as long as he is able, but is finally thrown off. Ho tries again and again, till, completely exhausted, the colt is obliged to yield that is, for the time being. Is this the way to break colts ? No, to be sure not The golden rule would apply as well here as anywhere. So be kind to your horses, my gentle friends. Ohio Cultivator. IIIT Very much amused have we been with a letter a loving mother has sent us from Chicago, all about her darling Eddie, and his pot, the kitten ; but she must be allowed to tell the tale in her own way : - " I have been out in Indiana on a visit, and while there I found a beautiful kitten, which I bought, and brought home for a plaything for my two children. To -prevent any dispute about the ownership of puss, I proposed, and it was agreed, that the head of the kitten should be mine, the body should be the baby's, and Eddie, the eldest but only three years should be the sole proprietor of the long and beautiful tail. Eddie rather objected at first to this division as putting him off with an extremey small share of the animal, . but soon became reconciled to the division, and quite proud ot his ownership in the graceful terminus of
the kitten. Une day, soon alter, i nearu me poor puss makino- a dreadful mewing, and I called out to Eddie,
" There, my son, you are hurting my part ot the kitten, I heard her cry." " No, I didn't mother 1 1 trod on my own part, and your pari hollered .'" Some years ago Colonel Roberts was a member of Congress from Mississippi. On his return some of his constituents rallied him for having taken so little , part in the debates, while the rest ot the delegation Jeff Davis, Brown and Thompson had made a great noise, and attracted the attention of the country. " Well, my friends," replied the Colonel, " I will tell von. When I was a voung man I used to ride a good
.deal at night, and frequently got lost Whenever I'
came to the bank ot a stream i put my ear to tne ground, and ascertained where the water made the noise ; at that place I always marched in it was sure -to be the shallowest place!'' ' . A gentleman writing from some western point prescribes the following remedy for cold feet: "I think I have made the discovery of a remedy for cold feet Take paper old newspapers will do one or two thicknesses, and wrap round your feet, Then draw on your hose, then your boots. Try it."