Marshall County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 13, Plymouth, Marshall County, 7 February 1856 — Page 1

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DEMOCIAT

0 THE BLESSINGS OF GOVERNMENT, LIKE THE DEWS OF HEAVEN, SHOULD FALL ALIKE UPON THE RICH AND THE POpRJ ACKSON. . VOL. 1, PLYMOUTH, IND., FEBRUARY 7, 1856. NO. 13.

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Bushier Cant not exceclins three line, inser j ted under this head, at $1 per annum. Person advertising in the "Democrat" by the year, will lc entitled to a Canl i i the Business Directory, without additional charge. ittarstoll f ounin Htmocntii A N I 'JOB PRINTING OFFICE. We hive n lt:u.:l an extn"ve a.irtment of And are prewired to execute JOB Of everv description and ;U:ility, such as OIRTI.ARS, iiaxobilL-, I.ABK1.S, CATALWfKS, FAMfULKTS, RCSIXKS4 CARDS, SI.ANK DKEIrt A M jrtcauks; And in short, Ulinks of every variety and deserip- J tion, on the shortest notice, k on reasonable term J V LYMOUTH HANNER, BY W. J. BURNS, Plvmouth, Ind. -fcnnwNi.ni: & Co.. dealers in dry !i CrkN and Croe-rics first dor east side of:

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Micliijran street, Plymouth, InI. Xrook & "e vans' DEALERS IN DRY T J) ijd.sand (Eocenes, corner Mtchiir.n and Torte streets, Plymouth, Ind.

PALMER. DEALER IN DRY GOODS & I f;preiies. south corner Li Porte and Michij.Hi streets, . PI v mouth, Ind. "VT II. OGLESHLE & Co.. DEALERS IN Drv G mkIs & Groceries, Brick, Stoic Michigan street Plymouth, I ml J OHNCOCGLE, DEALER IN DRY GOODS; and (IPKTries.coriKT of Michigan and dano. in .1 i. i ! utrceti I lymouui, inu. j T TT ESTER VELT . II EW IT, DEALERS j V V " Dry t"1 Groceries, Plymouth, Intl. Ci S. CLEAVELAND, DEALER IN DRY T. (I mmIs, II irdwure, etc.,. . Plymouth, Ind. j " I-RS. Dl' Nil AM, MILLIEk & .MANILA, IVlM ikor, Plymouth, Ind. j " " - . i B U O V N Ii A X T K 11, DEALERS IN j Stoves Tin Arc, Ac, Plymouth, Ind. j H B. PERSHING, DEALER IN DREGS : i and M.-dicincs, Plymouth, Ind. , a. vinnki;.:. ; PACKARD & VINN EDGE. WHOLESALE V Retail Grocers Plymouth, Ind. j

RR1VK, DEALER IN GROCERIES A; .Provisions Plymouth, Ind. I ""TIO.ST E R & W A LL AC E, DEALERS IN ? Groceries ami IWimoij; Plym uth. In I. j

Jv. d: . M iker, V. DAVIS, SADDLE AND HARNESS, . .Pivinouth, Ind. E N R Y P I E R C E , DEALER IN CLOthlng A. I unii.diin.4 Gjods, Plym-iut.i, In t. j J OIIN M'DANNEL, M A N V FACTE R ER k dealer in Ho-M Ä: Shoes, Plymouth, Ind. I ! A Y It I IIA LDH" I N M A MVACITIt Ell 11 v fir n : I Itlil JV, on x cum:, MANI.TAriVUEU Of Plvnumtli, In.l. uts V Sh'es, . . W M. I. PIATT, MANt'i'ACTURER Or Cu!inet Ware, Plymouth, InI. Ll'YTER Vit ANCIS, Ilöl.'SE CAUPEN- . r-iV Joiners, l'lviae.iih, Li. j'AMES V. J inr.. . Ames v.KNi:;L!i'rsi:cA":ri'N 1 ku Pivin In i. 'S" ALOMERT Co.. MANlVACTr'iEKS A lTuK rs in C'p. i- V.'jire,. . mouth, hi-i. ELLIOTT . OX, Tl":tNi;S. CIIAIUMA- . 1 V P.; i lit its Pii;i'i.tu. Iii 1. E -11Ü11TT.UV Mwri-Ac rriiEUs o:-" ; V.e:mis, Cirri.tp-s Plow -, Pivm u'h, Ir.-U ! 9 - C MOLIdNS & MCHol, .M NNI TACTERers f S.ish Ac Plynvmth. In 1. ENJ. LENT.-, nLACKS.MI'ni. PiMiiouth. hi'!A D K. Hi'i((, LLAt Iv..vii 1 ii, ! "10"' .' ' : .XOr itltHKOTYPES, BY J. h. ARM -; 1 im i Mi. 1 1 viii' mn. inn. .

Ci ALOON-, BY M.ILTiniilTS. tv,t travel r, who was ploughing his way Plymouth, In.l. j through its mire; and so, doubtless, it did k'.MEIMCAN MOESE, II Y O. P. ( HERR Y ' fe vm to the carriage horses, who at last jk .ON Pi.M.in.tli, Ind. liloundered along so slowly that the pedesIDWARDS HOTEL, HY V.'.C. EDWARDS, nian, whom th-y had overtaken kept casi- ' a Plviootith, lud. J. 1 . , t "1 1 . . ; ly by the side of the poach though at a re"1H.S. IL REEVE, ATTORNEY AT LAW j " ; f , uislailCt. c,.rt;iiuly; after the first J k Notary l.!,h Plymouth, Ind. j ' f : bucket-full tT mud that it splashed over '"f OltACECOKHIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW i . . . . . 1 . . Plniuth, Iii'l. I him. 1 he g'iitl mati inside the cxicn,

()Dt;ES " & PoRTERTTtTREYS at! I,AW, Plymouth, I ml. j AML . COR HA LEY, NOTARY Pl.'RLIC, O PhmoTith, hvL rf HEO. "X. LEMON, PHYSICIAN, SUR-: I (1EON k Prayyist "yL. R FITS BROWN, PHYSICIAN k seitflF.ON Pivniouth, Intl. SIIICCIMH THAM, PHYSICIAN i SCR-(;i-:ON Plymouth, Iii 1IS TEHEMIAH SHERMAN, PHYSICIAN t SI T KCl EON Plymouth, ln-1. -TT W. B KN X KT, PHYSICIAN 0 SU 11w V (;K0X, lMvmouth, Ind. c ill AS. WEST, ECLECIIC I'll SHIA.N, 1 lymoiuli, IikI. B. 1)001 I TT IK, KCLr7:TH:nn'siri.iu Plymouth, Ind. I). GKAV, Kcikctic Piivsician, Plymouth, Ind. J. K LINOER k URO. DEALERS IN LC.MRER -te Plymouth, IihI. paWkkson. FkaTkiT in va- ' riouskindsof Meat, Plymouth, Ind. IIVERY STAHLE BY WM. M. PATTERj 50,, Plymouth, Iivl. - '- A ESTIN FULLER, MANUFACTURER i Ami dealer in r lour. . . Plymouth, Ind. . ENRY M. LOGAN k Co., DEALERS IX j Lumhcr, kc ...riymouth. In I. H TT OS EPH TOTTER, SADDLE .V II ARNESS V M.ikcr,. , .Plymouth, Iml. A MERICAN HOUSE, O. P. CHERRY JSoii, i roprici'irs, . '"""'' B R RE RING AND HAIR D R ESS IN ( I , P.Y Alfred Rdlow.s Plym mto, Ind.

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From the Sandusky Register. OUR UNIOZI.

BT MRS. L. II. SIGOmXET Our father lives in Washington, An 1 has a world of cares, Yet, v s his children all a farm, Enuh for them and theirs; Full thii ty well grown sona has he, A numerous race indeed .Married and settled, too, d'ye see, With loy. and girls to feed; And if they work and till their lands. They're sure to earn a living, And have a irt tty sum to spare For 1 ying up or giving: A thriving family are we No lordling need deride us. For we know how to use our hand?, Ami in our wits we pride us. Hail I Brothers of the banded State, Mat naught on earth divide us! Some of us dare the sharp North-east, Some, clover fields are sowing, And others raise the cotton plant, That keep the looms a-going Some build and steer tie white-wing ships, And few in speed can mate them And others reap the bearded wheat. Or grind the corn ta freight them; And if our neighbors o'er the sea Have e'er an empty larder. Tosend a loaf their hearts to cheer We'll try a little harder. No old nobility have we, Nor tyrant king to ride iu, Our Sages at the Capitol Enact the laws that guide us Hail, brothers of the handed States! Let naught on earth divide us! Some faults have we can't ih n v A foible here and there. But other households have the same, And so we won't despair, 'Twill do no good to 1'ret and fume, And call hard names d'ye see And what a shame it were to part Such a thriving familv! 'Ti but a waste of time to fret. Since Nature made us one And every quarrrcl cut a thread That blessed lave has spun ; So, draw the cords of union close, Whatever shall betitle us Still cling fast, through every blast, Formany a storm had tried u Hail! Brothers of the banded States! Let naught on earth divide us! From Household Words. A Cousin in Need. On a dreamy autumn day, more than a hundred years ago, a heavv traveling carii.4 was blowlv lumboriri aIMi!lliC mudi!y road f.m Potsdam to Berlin. Wkhin k was o:ie person only, who took no heed f th- sli.wn "ss . f n e traveling; but lean-: . . . , ! Ij.i'-u 1 ! . -t;i;;.-r. i.isarvatmug a mul-1 1 ! tt ; r i',i:i"!'S ' I ! ' ' :. . i... v.:(S ... .. . . . 1 . 111 a j tir..-, !issed in a plain. ti.irk iiiili a:y U5.it" rm. i'. was lair to .supIi. -il this 'i'i:t!'-Iil:i!i belomr! to the id, 1. .- t.. .. :..!. Ä ..r :, ' o... nobody i oald deleriiiine, as all token of rank had t)een avoided. A dreary Aovcmb.r evening was closing in; and though !lhe rain had for a lime ceased, yet dark I nivsM'S of i loa ls I i:ig through the sky, irave warning that a 4w' i)ing darkness' was at hand. The road irrew heavi-r and h. av-1 , , - - - w,,cn ,,e 'u,(is,e "olongor, shut up his portfolio, and returned the pocket-bok to its place in the breast lining of his coot. theu rouse'd himself to iiok out of the window, and judge, from the mud and daikness how for it might be to Berlin hir the first time, he perceived that a mud- , . .. . .. tij ""jj "-11 li.in iKiiitiii tb i it'll'; ilia tance from his hors's. Though more than reasonably travvl-straincd, he trudged on jns if his limbs were as strong as his heart j light. Through the drizzle and darkness, all that could be seen of his face was sensible and good-tempered. He had just liuisheJ a pijx; as he attracted the traveler's attention, and was in the act of shaking out ! the ashes and replaein" the pipe in a wallet shin" over his bak, when h hard himj selfaddri-ssed in tlie manner following, and j j iu rather an authoritative tone of voice: i Hallo! young man, whither are you bound this stormy night?' 'That is inortf than I can tell you, notbe1 in ' at home in this part of the w orld. My ' . f , ,, -f . ... . roe. wish w lo reach Lerliii, but ir I hud a restlin.r nlii-.i. heforf. I rot there to tll.lt I 111 "'ö 1 o tiotitid, for I am w-ary. 'I should think yu must have a two l,0ti r's walk iK-fore you,' was the tin satisfactory remark that followed The youn.r man made no reply, and af.er '" - a short prins- , the Htrnn or .-'aid: 'It it i.l.'.ise you to r tt on the step ,,( the , . f f . 7 - go to Uii, iierr w naL s-your-name : My nam4 in Heinrich Meyr, roplied

the young man; 'one of those who wisely

never refuse the small benefit, because the larger one is not to be obtained.' He thankfully accepted the not very clean place allotted to him. From inside the window the next question put to Henreich was: What are you going to Berlin for?' To hunt for some cousins, was the answer. And pray who may thybe? asked the unknown. 'Well, to tell you the truth, I have notan idea who they are, or where to look for them. Indeed, it is more than doubtful whether I have so much as an acquaintance in Berlin, much less a relation.' The questioner who should have been an American Colonel looked mused and astonished, as he suo-y-ested: Surelv there must be some other motive for your going to Berlin; or what could have put this idea into your head?'

Why, replied Heinrich, I have jut be- vant, Heinrich awaited the result in the cornea clergyman, without the smallest, hall. In a fevr minutes the servant returnchance of getting anything to do in my own ed, and requested him in the most respectneighborhood. 1 have no relative to help j ful manner, to follow him to the Marshal's

j me, and not quite money enough to find j ! me ia necessaries.' ! i 'But,' said tne Prussian, 'what on earth j has this to do with the cousin in Berlin.' j I 'Well, now, who knows? Many of my ; fellow-students have got good appointments j and whenever I ask them to let me know how it was done, the answer always was, ! 4 A cousin gave it to me, or 'I got it by i bv the aid of a cousin who lives iu Berlin.' j Now, as I find none of these useful eousI ins live in the country, I must go wkhout I their help or hunt them up.' j This was all said in a comical dry way, i so that his listener could not refrain from j i. - . . i auo hiii". but he made no comment. I low- I j O O ! i ever, he pulled out a piece of paper, and j ; began to write upon it. When he had finI. , , , , , . . , lilicd, he turned round to Hemnd., say-, j ing that ho observed he had been smoking, j and that he felt inclined to do the sam, but i but had forgotten t bring tinder witn him. I ! Could Ihnrcich Meyer oblige him widi a! . light? j Certainly, with great pleasure,' was the j I prompt reply; and Heinrich, taking a tin-1 j der-box out of his wallet, immediately be-1 jganto strike a light. Now, it has been i said that the evening was damp it was so , damp that there seemed little enough pns-j pect of th. tinder's lighting; moreover, the: pect wind blew the sparks out almost before they fell. 'Well, if your cousins are no more esily to be got at than your light, I pity you, voting sir was the sole remark to which j the stranger condescended, as he watched ; I Ileiiuich's laborious endeavors. ' 'Nil (h'sperandum is my motto,' an- J swered the vung man; when the words were scarcely uttered, the light had been struck. In his delight at succeeding Heinrich jumped on the carriage-step, and leaning through the window, thrust the tinder ergerlv iu the direction of the gentleman's fice. 'Hurra, sir, puff away!' After a short pause, during w hich the 1 stranger had been pulling his pipe, he rc,noV011 U fr,,,n hi" "th, ond addressed H,inri(.h iu this way: ! 'I have been thinking over what you j have been telling me; and perhaps in an humble way, I might be able to assist you and thus act the part of the cousin you are seeking. At all events, when you get to Berlin, take this ndc,' handing him tlte slip of paper on which he had been writing; 'lak this note to Marshal Grumbkow who is somewhat of a friend of mine, and who will, I think, be glad to oblige me. But mind! do exactly as he bids you, and, abide sli ictly by his advice. If he says he w ill help you, rely upon it he will keep his word; but he is rather eccentric, and the way he sets about doing a kindness may perhaps seem strange to you. And now,' he continued, 'as the road is Improved, I must hurry on the horses, and so bid you god evening, hoping you will prosper in ,n "our ,,ew career. As Heinreich began to express his thanks for the good wishes of his unknown friend, the signal was given to increase the speed of the horses, and. before he had time to make any acknowledgments, he found himself alone again. The young man was no little astonished at what had taken place; 1 and its he gazed on the slip of paper could not help wondering whether any ginid would cm? of it. These were the only words written on it: I)EAn Marshal If you can forward the views of the bearer, Heinrich Meyer, you will obi i go your friend, F. Let me know the result of your interview with him. Time will prove this, as it docs all other thing?,' thought Heinrich, as ho proceeded on his way. Somehow or other tho road appeared less wearisome, and he felt less 1..... ..!.. tired and lool-sorc since receiving me mysterious bit of paper. Hope was stronger than she had been for many a day; and on i.er wings he was carried pleasantly along, 0 that ho reached Berlin by night-fall.

The noise and bustle of the capitol was

new to him; and he found rome little difficulty in making his way to the gasthaus, to which he had been recommended by the pastor of his parish. The pastor having been once in Berlin, he was considered in this part of the world an oracle in all matters connected with town-life. The inn, was however, found at last; and after a frugal supper and a good night's rest, our friend arose, ready to hope and believe everything from the mysterious note, which he started forth to deliver immediately after breakfast. Obliged to ask his way to Marshal Grumbkow's, he was amused and surprised at the astonishment depicted on the countenances of those persons of whom he made the inquiry, as if they would say, What business can you have with Marshal Grumbkow?' The house was, however, at List gained; ! and havinir delivered his missive to a serpresence. Arrived there, he was received most courteously; and the Marshal made many inquiries as to his past life and future prospects; requested to be told the Iianie o tl,c village or town in which he had been last residing; the school in which he had been educated; at what inn he was living in Berlin, and so forth. But still, no allusion was made either to the note or the writer of it. The interview lasted about twenty minutes, at the end of which time the Marshal dismissed him, desiring that !jhe would call on him again that day fortni''ht. Heinrich employed the interval iu viit.Ii r . l mi Hi!r HW Bns Ol Hie town. liiere was a w grand review of the troops on the king' birth-day; and like a loyal subject, our c ' i . l l . friend went to have a reverend s are at his , majesty whom he had never seen. At one , point -of the interview, the king stopped i almost opposite to Henrich; and then was suggested t him, as the reader probably suspects that, after all he must probably have seen that fice somewhere before. Was it the friend who hailed him in the niuddy road? Impossible! How should Mig be travelling at that time of the day? At any rate, it vexed him to think that he hr.d not treated the gentleman in the coach i a ery ceremonious manner. He had thrust tinder at l.i nose, and cried to him 'pull; iway At last the time; appointed for his second visit to the marshal, arrived. His receptfon was again most favorable. The marshal begged him to be seated at the table at 1 which he was Wiking, and proceeded at! the same time to business. Unlocking a drawer, and bringing forth a small bundle of papers, he asked Hen. ich, as he drew them forth, one by one, if he knew in whose handwriting the various superscriptions were , Heinrich answered that to the best of his i belief, one was that of Herr Mudel, his former schoolmaster; another that of Doctor Yon Hummer, the principal of such a college and so on 'Quite right, answered the marshal, 'and perhaps it may not surprise you to hear that I have written to these different gentlemen to inquire your character, that I may know with whom I have to deal, and imt I working in the dark.' As he said these words, the marshal fixed his eyes on Heinrich to see what effect they had; but the young man's countenance was unabash-

ed he evidently foared 110 evil report. '1 ! fluency of language remarkable. His aufeel bound,' continued the marshal, 'to telljdienee, accustomed to the king's eccentricyou that all they say of you is most favor-. ities, were far more astonished at the dex-

able, and I am equally bound to believe and act upon their opinions. I have now tbeg of you to follow me to a friend's house.' The marshal descended a private staircase leading to the courtyard, crossing which he passed through a gate in the wall into a narrow side street, down which he conducted Heinrich, till they arrived at a 1 private entrance to the palace. Heinrich began to get exceedingly nervous; the con1 vielion that his idea was not a mere trick - of the imagination became stronger and strong.'r. Could he have had his own wish, Heinrich Meyer would at that moment have been forty miles from Berlin. At last, as he found himself following Grumbkow even I into the palace, he could not refrain from exclaiming 'Indeed, Herr Marshall there must bo some mistake?' No answer was vouchsafed, as the marshal continued to lead him through the various galleries and apartments, until at leart they reached the door of one situated in a corner of a wing of the palace, where the marshal's knock was answered by a short 'come in.' As tho door opened, one glance sufficed to convinced Heinrieh that his friend in the mud, and his king, were one and the same person. -The poor cousin -seeker, greatly confused, knelt before Fredcrick William, and began faltering out contrite apologies. 'Itisc, young man,' said the king, 'you have not committed treasou. How . on

earth could you guess who I was? I should not travel quietly if I meant to be everywhere recognized. After re-assuring Heinrich, the kingtold him that he was prepared to do what he could to push him forward in the profess

ion he had chosen. 'But first,' he said, I j must hear how you preach. On Sunday j next, therefore, you shall preach before me; : i. i t i 1 1 l ,i i retire.' I i By the time Heinrich Meyer reached his own room in the inn, he had fixed in his mind the fact that he was to preach to the king. The fact was only too clear, and all he could do was tost about his sermon as soon as he should have been furnished the text. For the remainder of that day, he never stirred out; every step on the stairs wis to his ears that of the bearer of the text. Nevertheless, evening and night pass yd, and the next day was far advanced, but no text. What was to be t'.one? There was only two davs before Sundav! He must round consult the Marshal, but the latter could give him no further information; nil he could do was to promise that if the king sent the text through him, it should be for- : warded with the utmost possible dispatch. That day and the next passed, and yet Heinrich heard nothing from either king or marshal. Only an official intimation had been sent, as was customary, that he had been selected as the preacher on the following Sunday at the chapel royal. If it had not been that Heinrich knew himself to possess no mean powers of orary, and that he could even extemporize, in case of an emergency, he would have run away from Berlin, and abjured his discovered cousin. As it was. he abided the course of events, and fortified himself by prayer and philosophy for tin momentous .. i , , hour, fcunday morning arrived, but no' text. ! Heini ich went to the church appointed, and was conducted to the saat always set apart for the preacher of the day. The king with the royal lamily, occupied their siccustomed places. The service commenced, but no text! The prayers were ended, and whilst theorj (.V!1 jH.;ll,.a forth its solemn sounds, the' preacher was led to the pulpit. The con gregation were astonished, not only at his youthfulness, but at his being an utter stranger. The pulpit steps were gained, and the ; thought Hashed across Heinrich's mind that p.ssiblv he shuld find the text placed ' for him on thfe desk. i Uut, as he was on the point of mounting the stairs, am fli er of the royal household j delivered to him a folded piece of paper, saying: "His majesty sends to you the text.' After having recited the preliminary pmyer, the preacher opened the paper, and lo! it was blank not a single word was written on it. What was to be done? Heinrich deliberately examined th white sheet, and after a short pause, held it up before the congregation, saying; "His majesty has furnished the text for my sermon. But you may perceive that nothing whatever is . upon this sheet of paper. 'Out of nothing God created the world. I shall, therefore, take the Creation for the subject of my dis- ; course this morning.' In accordance wiih this decision, the j preacher went through the whole of the first chapter of Genesis in a masterly way, his style being forcible and clear, and his terity with w hich the preacher had extricated himself from the difficulty than at the dilemma in which he had been placed. At last the sermon was ended, the cngre gation dismissed, and Heinrich four.d him imself in the sacristy, receiving the congratulations of several dignitaries of the church, j who all prophecied for him a brilliant fu ture Heinrich ventured to exnress his amazement at the singular proceeding of the king, but was told that he could only have ar rived recently from the provinces, if he did not know that such vagaries .vere quite com - mon to his majesty. In the midst of the conversation, a messenger arrived to conduct him to the royal presence. Being totally unaware what impression his sermon ! might have made upon the king, the cousinseeker rather dreaded the approaching audience. But Heinrich had scarcely crossed the threshhold of the king's rHm, when his majesty jumped up and thrust a roll of paper into the young man's hand, exclaiming. 'Hurrah, sir! puff away! take this for the light you gave me!' Then throwing himself back in a chair, he laughed heartily at the young preacher's look of surprise and confusion. The latter scarcely knew what reply to make, or what to do: but just as he got as fir as 'Your majesty ,' the kinginterrupted him, saying, 'Make no fine speeches; go home ipiietly, ; and examine the contents of the p.ipcr.

You came to Berlin to seek a cousin; vou have found one, who if you goon steadily, will not neglect yon. It is hardly necessary to add that the roll of paper contained a good appointment at the University of Icrlin, and made Hciuricl

Meyei oue of the royal preachers - CHARACTER; OK, EXPERIENCE AND ITS TEACHINGS "Live calmly, justly, thoughtfully, And thus deserve success." The first flush of novelty has subst-; ded, and the millions within our borders'; have entered upon the pathways of the new year. Generally speaking, the feeling throughout the Republic is buoyant and encouraging. The prospect before the nation is well calculated at once to induce o-rat-j itude to Divine providence, and a deter mination to put forth all our energies. The changes of a single year are often extraordinary. They influence to a certain extent, every event of our future lives. This is especially the case with beginners with those who are about to enter for the first j time upon the arenas of commerce and trade, and to build up, not only fortune but character. The latter is fir more important than the former. But this, we are sorry to say, is not the universal, sentiment. j loo many inculcate tho doctrine "Get money, honestly if you can, but by all means fjet money!" A fearful error, and one that li s made thousands of victims. Success through the agency of dishonestv is rarely permanent. It is beset by temptations, and in the end deceives and betrays even itself. Such is the justice of Provi1 mi 'ii i uence. the guilty rarely escape, even in .1 11- - 1 1.1 1 im worm; ana annougn conscience may become callous and seared, although an effort may be made to resist, "the still. small voic," there are fow who have not their hours of reflection, and who are i eonmllid ;it time in nnndiT ;md shudder' 1 r at thvir mis loings. Character too. w like tho down , a ch 0nce defaced or ; rum. d it ran never b fullv restored j p,v cAUACrer we mean, not only integrity, truth and fair-dealing generally," but a con- ; stot exhibition of the kindlv feelings, the j jrenerous impulses and the high minded sentiments. which are so essential to the hon- .... Tii orable and virtuous man. L?t these be once secured, and it will be dilricult for any adversi'y, however severe, to prove more j tlian temporary. True, it occasionally happens, that merit and probity, patience .mi perseverance, are permitted for a long j period to exist and manifest themselves without an adequate reward. But sooner or lafer a reco-'tiition will take place There I O 1 . 11 1 . 1 are ministering angels abroad agents and ! missionaries, if .' " ' --j - . 1 idea, who randy suffer a eise of general merit, unsul!i"d truth and undoubted fidel - jty, to sink into utter ne-deet; or to suffor continued privation. But these agents are j not always at hand, and hence it U sometimes necessary to exercise faith and hope, j even for years. In the end, however, if j the good and the true be adhered to, all will ; bo well. This, at least, is tie doctrine j that we should believe and inculcate, for j its ellect must he salutary, un the open ing of a new year, therefore, a cheerful spirit should be indulged. If we have lcen . , , . V , unfortunate, and at the same time deserving, let us cherish the belief that we have suffered merely !y way of trial, with the object at once of proving us, of affording; . - , . . . f 1 us some experience of the vicissitudes or, 1 " ' life; and in order that when fortunes attend us, Ave shall be able properly to appreciate ; the blessing and control ourselves. No one. 1 1 ..1 1 4 1: .1, f. however, should give wav to foolish fears and idle apprehensions. No one should yield to despondency, and fancy that for hini there is no rich future. It seems to be one of the laws of Nature, that human , 1 1 1 1 4- kt .-o beings should struggle for themselves. They shouhl never give way to despair. To - day may be dark and boisterous the outdoor world may bo characterized by wind and storm, but to-morrow may be bright, sunny, and full of cheering influences. So, too, in the moral world. W'c know not what is best for us. No man can read the future. Kven adversities are often blessings in disguise. They check, they restrain, they admonish and they teach. Who, in- ! deed, cannot point to some fearful trial, some sore vexation, and yet with thankfulness at its correcting, controlling and salutary influence. While, therefore, we endeavor to deserve tho brightest and the best, let u not suppose that momentary difficulties, or even a year's misfortunes, arc not without their uses. Experience is a great matter, especially with tho eager, the credulous, the impatient and the over-sanguine. It is necessary, sometimes, that these should be taught thta the world is full of trial and tribulation that life has its clouds as well as its sunshine, and that there is no such thing as unalloyed happiness on this side of the grave. Thus, then, let us be admonished 111 a double sense. If we have been unfortunate, let us regard the lesson in a proper spirit, but push on boldly and cheerfully, always striving to merit a hap;py condition of affairs. And, if, on theoth-

er hand, we have been eminently prosperous, and are basking in the sunshine of success, let us not forget the fallibility of human nature, but be grateful, and at the same time prudent and calm. And in any event, let us endeavor to improve the opening year so that at i:s close, we shall feel that we have not lived idly, recklessly, improvidently or viciously in other word we have not lived iuvain. Jersey Blue. Benefits of Snow.

Snow is of gn at importance to vegetable life. Its jx'culiavly porous structure renders it an exceedingly bad conductor of caloric; and hence, when covering anything warm or cold, and differing in temperature from the snow itself, or from the surrounding object, it requires a long period of time for the equilibrium to bo restored. If the earth becomes early covered rith snow, and before the ground is frozen, it will remain above the freezing point during the entire winter, even though the atmospheric temperature should go down manv degrees below zero. So decided is its protection, that if the sod be penetrated with frost to the depth of several inches before the fall )f snow comes on, the caloric of the subsoil will remove the frost, notwithstanding the atmosphere has not risen at anv time much above freezing point. We re, when a boy, much puzzled at this j phenomenon. The ground ha 1 been f,oj zen like a stone, before the snow foil uiion ; l"e weather continuing many weeks tx low freezing point; and yet afo-r wards on removing the snow, the ground was found thawed out, and eauv hfod with a shovel. j Of course a boy's reason was given for this j circumstance, viz: that, the snow was warm, and had thawed out the ground. ;ust'ul of the true one, lhat its iion-couduct- ".- I" - ."i-.iv. ..-- ...v.... l iwr nmfwrliAC lifid iiitr.t-jt.wl tl wlt . ti(in of h,.at fn)m the $ q ,w soil, and this, acting upon the upper stratum, had removed the frost. Alpine plants, that outlive the severest ; winters of mountain districts be-aube pro- ! termed bv snow, have nr! i-hd in thf ronii i i. i i j para: i vc iv warm climate oi nntrtanu i -r want of such pruiecli-m. We had a -ooJ ; illustration of the gonial inlluencvs of sLw I iu our own country last winter. The ther momet'T went down to a point unprecedon'ed in our history, Ik ing no less than twen ty-two degrees below zeio, a point no: reached for sixtv-seven years, and for how j lonöf a previ. usly, it is impossible to u'lL . U c"ursc 1,10 Ilicrop was utterlv ruined, and orchards which were wont . 1.1 i 1.. i . t... .1.1, ,r,i ..1:1 : io iciij mum 1 -u oi ouMiis i :mociiuiu fruit, produced this year nothing but leaves. At our Horticultural .how, however, theij w.nv exhibited sevral magnificent sieimens -f paehes, which upon injury, were found in every instance to have been produced upon limbs that had by a fortunate accident been bent down and covered with a snow drift. The temperature i-i their ' piii''! did not probably fall to zer, and 1 If .1 1 11 11 .1 11 iney coii a nave laid upon nie g rou nil, ,t , , , , . . . . ' 1 lx? earth at this severe oeriod was manj tied with a heavy fall, and we trembl-d at jthe possible consequences which miht have ensued in case the ground had U-e-.i exposed and denuded. As it was, the frost did not penetrate to an unusual depth, an 1 the wheat fields and the meadows came out in the spring fresh and green from their j long winter slumbers. A locality that experiences abunda it fall of snow, which cover the ground uniformly through the winter, will admit f the cultivation of many things that cannot be grown in other places with lower temperature, but destitute of snow; and many j ;tric8 would bo, without i's proteeting influences, mere regions of waste and des- , . ir . . p. ! olatiou. Wafiosh (razcttc. When to get out Manure. 1 ih 11 an; uui inn rviiiin 'i ill- .i 111 , , , . , . , , which manure can !c hauled to the fields w:tj, nv tle"ree cf nroiuietv. and these are ifter harvest, when the ground is drv and j hard, and in winter when it is frozen. . I v lanueisare 1:1 me iuacu"' 01 getting 1 1 , - - 1 f r. :.. .1. . : . out UKMr ninuuri' in iik hihihi;, mil w? are lull v convinced tv outer exiKrience. . ,i,at thJ injury done t ) the ground bv hauling heavy loads over it when in a wet or nvit state, is an injury too groat o be tolcrated, when it can be easily avoided. It . - 1 for (ho mnnWt it woulll notVuM iaif a (.rop, f.r t the first year, to say noth ing of ihe inconvenience and extra labor attending the plowing and cultivation of it. Winter is, with the firmer, a season of comparative hisure, and then is undoubtedly the time to get out manure, when the lane are solid and no possible injury can K done to the fields. If thrown in! heaps. the manure will sutler little or no loss, by thus lying several months before it is turned tinder with the plow. S:ook should never be allowed to run on the. fields when the ground is wet, much less should they be traversed by loaded wagons and cut into ruts. To Selkct Egos coktaimnu Male or Female Cmckrns. If female birds are required, select the roundest and plumpest shaped eggs; but for the males, the longest and most pointed. Another: by the position of the air-cell at the but end of the egg those may be selected that will produce the male sex; in these the air-cell is ' in the end. If tho cell be a little on one I 1- 1.- :n . 1 c 1 i 1. bine, nie ej win jjiu'iuith a icmaiw chick. Tint position f the aircell is easily discovered by holding the egg between ihe eye and the light. Farmer' Journal. Rkvohttioxaky Pensionkrs. The number of the venerable and patriotic band of revolutionary pensioners grows 1 hs and less. It is now reduced to 7'iG. Tho number of revolutionary widow receiving pousionsis

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