The Wabash Courier, Volume 17, Number 40, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 June 1849 — Page 1

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We copy the following very pretty lines from the Madison Banner, written by a young lady who is perfectly blind. It is melsncholy to reflect (ssys the Banner) that the author of these lovely lines on "Spring," the season of bright and fragrant flowers and of all things typical of buoyant life and youth, is entirely deprived of sight. Though she sings admiringly of all that tends to beautify and adorn the green earth in sweet spring-time, her song is of things seen only by the confiding eye of faith:

THE RETURN OF SPRING. BY MABSAItET BELCHES. Ixit UN wander forth, lor the Spring winds sigh And the green Earth smiles 'nenth theaiuresky. On the clear expanse no trace is seen Where the wintry ntortn and clouds have been There is life and health in the forest bowers, The lenves buret forth with the Spring's bright flowers— The snow-drop pale and the primrose fair Adorn the earth with their beauty rare. There is joy in the sound of the Inughing rills— In the bleating of sheep on the verdurit hills And the insect tribe, with noisy mirth, Come forth to rejoice with the wak'ning Earth. The deer come forth Irom each lonely dell, With the timorous hnre from his rocky cell, And they bound away o'er liill and lea, With gladsome step and heart of glee. There is light and song in grove and glade, And the merry voice ol the bright cascade, And joyous birds on their light wings free Make the woodlands ring with their minstrelsy. Though we wander forth and gaze abroad On the great and beautiful works of God, A shade of grief on our hearts must dwell For the missing one9 we love so wellVoices whose tones we shall hear no more Thrilling our hearts to their inmost core. Smiles there have been that like sunbeams fell, Weaving around us a holy spell. They are gone! they are gono! they have vanish'd all, Shrouded in gloom 'noath the funeral pall! And alas! fair Spring! your flowers must wave Their tragrant breath o'er many a grave. But why do we weep with OUR HOPK AND OUR STAY* When earth in its beauty has vanished away. We know that the souls of the righteousshiill shine With a lustre undimmed by the changes of Time.

Indiana Inntitute for thr Education of the Blind.

WOMAN'S SMILE.

There is a star that brightly glcauiB, Calm in the sky above, And throws o'er life its golden beams

Of happiness and love A beacon pure, whose radiance bright No lowering cloud confines But in affliction's stormy night

With heavenlyJustre shines.

There is a star whose magic power So firmly binds the soul, That e'en in joy's most sunny hour

Man feels its sweet control A glorious light, whose mystic spell Life, hope and joy impart— And enlms the wild tempestuous swell

Of earth'sdespairing hearts.

The star that from its glittering sheen Gilds life's declining slope, And throws o'er youth's resplendent scene

The rosy tints of hope The star that drives the clouds away, Though dark they frown awhile, And ever shines with peerless ray—

Is woman's angel smile.

IS E A N E O S

Fecundity of Inacct*.

Among the astonishing things which preaent themselves to the mind of the naturalist, is the wonderful fecunditirof insects. This is a circumstance which would naturally follow the law by which one antmal preys upon "another throughout the whole animated creation. In no part of nature is this law more extensive than in the insect world, which suffers immense ravages from this cause. In order to fill the deficiencies thus made, it would seem to be neceesary that insects should be exceedingly prolific. Finwus calculated that the carcass of a norse would not be devoured with i, much despatch by a lion as by three of tlw flesh fly denominated musca vomitoria and their immediate of&pring. For one female fly will give birth to twenty thousand larva®, each of which will, in the course of a single day, devour suflWent food to acquire an increase of two hundred timea Its own weight, while only a few days are requisite for the production of a third mneration. Prof. Lhrrnbcrg, of Prussia, observed an animalcule which he calculated to increase in ten days to one million, on the eleventh day to four millions, and ton the twelfth day to sixteen millions. In another tnatnnce he supposes that a single individual may In four days become one hundred and seventy billions. The progeny ol a single queen bee often amount to tony thousand, and the quean of the termitics, or white ants, generally lays at an average of sixty eggs per mmute, or nearly ninety thousand in the short space or twenty-four hours. According to Leuwvnhock, two families of the bee would in about sixty daya, have as many as fifteen thousand descendants. Astonishing as the increase among insects may appear, certain circumstances seem sometimes to augment it to a mat extent. In some countries the ant frequently makes its appearance in such countless multitude*, as to defy all human means to destroy them. They blacken the roads and fields for miles, destroying the cattle, and devouring rats, birds, mioe, and whatever may chance to be near the scene ot their ravage*- They rash into the stream in such vast swarmsthauhe unjr carcsascsof ihedrowned forms bridge for the living, often to the depth of six inchi», and extending upwards of five hundred mile* long and eight or ten fret broad This wonderful fecundity among insects is. however, exceeded by that of the codfish, which said to spawn in one season a greater number oTe«n th«n all the inhabitants of the State of New Yort —Xtr***U a*d Tmdm' JomrmL

PITCHING INTO THE OLD MAN.—'Well, John,* said man to his son, oo the day he was ono-and-twenty, 'you havo got fool for a master now.* "Yes," said John, 'ond have had for those twenty years."

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We exchanged looks. He continued, "remain quiet, and all may yet be well. I have a Cobra Capclla round my leg."

Our first impulse was to draw back our chairs, but an appealing look from the victim induced us to remain, although we were aware that should the reptile transfer but one fold and attach himself to any of the party, that indiidual might already be counted as a dead man, so fatal is the bite of the deadly monster.

Poor Maxey was dressed as many old residents still dress in Inda—namely in breeches and silk stockings he therefore the more plainly felt every movement of the snake. His countenance assumed a livid hue the words seemed to leave his mouth without that feature altering itsposition, so rigid was his look, so fearful was he lest the slightest movement should alarm the serpent, and hasten the fatal bite. We were in agony little less than his own during the scene. "He is coiling round!" murmured Maxey, "I feel him cold, cold to my imb and now he tightens!—for the love ^f Heaven call for some milk!—I daro not speak loud let it be placed on the gronnd near me let some be spilt on the floor."

Churchill cautiously gave the order, and a servant slipped out of the room. "Don't stir —Northcote, you moved your head. By every thing sacred I conjure you do not so again! It cannot be long ere my fate is decided. I have a wife and two children in Europe tell them that I die blessing them that my last prayers were for them the snake is winding itself around my calf I leave them all 1 possess—-I can almost fancy I feel his breath—Great Heaven!—to die in such a manner!" The milk was brought nnd carefully put down, a few drops were sprinkled on the floor, and the affrighted servants drew back.

Again Maxey spoke:— "No—no! it has no effect! on the contrary he has clasped himself lighter —he has uncurled his upper fold! I dare not look down, I am sure he is about to draw back, and give the bite of death with more fatal precision. Again he pauses. I die firm but this is past endurance ah! no—he has undone another fold, and loosens himself. Can he be going to some one else?" We involuntarily started. "For the love of Heaven stir not! I am a dead man but bear with me. He still loosens—he is about to dart! Move not, but beware Churchill, he falls off that way—Oh, this agony is too hard to bear! Another pressure, and 1 am dead! No, he relaxes!" At that moment poor Maxey ventured to look down and the snake had unwound himself the last coil had fallen and the reptile was making for the milk. "I am saved! saved!" and Maxey bounded from his chair, and fell sense less into the arms of one of his servants.

In another instant, need it be added, we were all dispersed the snake was killed, and our poor friend carried more dead than alive to his room.

That scene I can never forget it dwells on my memory still strengthened by the fate of poor Maxey, who from that hour pined in hopeless imbecility and sunk into an early grave.—From Hours in Hindostan.

The Charter Oak, near Hartford, was recently fired, probably by a boy carelc«slv throwing a lighted match into the hollow where the colonial charter was concealed, which communicated to the dry substance# within the venerated tree. The injury, it is thought, will destroy this relic of tho Revolution.

'Why don't you wear your ring, my dear?' said a father in a ball toom to his daughter. 'Because papa it hurts me when any body squeezes my hand. •What business have you to have your hand squeezed?' 'Certainly none.* 'But you know, papa, one would like to keep in squeezing order.'

SutTiMENT.—There is something in beautiful woman that leaves a deeper impression on the mind of sensibility, than either pickled oysters or even oysters ste*©d in the most Improved method.

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We had been playing all the evening at whist. Our stakes had been goh mohur points, and twenty on the rubber. Maxey, who is always lucky, had won five successive bumpers, which lent a well-satisfied look to his countenance, and made us, the losers, look anything but pleased, when he suddenly changed countcnance, and hesitated to play this the more surprised us, since he was one that seldom pondered, being so perfectly master of the game that he deemed long consideration superfluous. "Play away, Maxey what are you about?" impatiently demanded Churchill, one of the most impetuous youths that ever wore the uniform of the body guard. "Hush," responded Maxey, in a tone which thrilled through us, at the same lime turning deadly pale. "Are you unwell?" said another, about to start up, for he believed our friend had suddenly been taken ill. "For the love of peace, sit quiet!" rejoined the other, in a tone denoting extreme pain or fear, and he laid down his cards. "If you value my life, move not." "What can he mean?—has he taken leave of his senses?" demanded Churchill, appealing to himself. "Don't start!—don't move, 1 tell you!" in a sort of whisper I can never forget, uttered Maxey—"If you make a sudden motion I am a dead man!"

How Theodore Hook got a Dinner. Lounging up Soho Square in the afternoon with Terry the actor, the nostrils of the promenaders were suddenly sa luied with a concord of sweet odors from a spacious area. They stopped, snuffed the grateful incense, and peeping down perceived through the kitchen window preparations for a handsome dinner, evidently on the point of being served. •What a feast!' said Terry. 'Jolly dogs! I should like to make one of tlrem.' 'I'll take any bet,' returned Hook, 'that I do—call for me at ten o'clock and you will find that I shall be able to give a tolerable account of ihe worthy gen Neman's champagne and venison.' So saying he marched up the steps, gave an authoritative rap with the knocker, and was quickly lost to the sight of his astonished companion. As a matter of course he was immediately ushered by the servant as an expected guest, into the drawing room, where a large party had already assembled. The apartment being well nigh full, no notice was at first taken of his intrusion, and half a dozen people were laughing at his bon-mots before the host discovered the mistake. Affecting not to observe the visible embarrassment of the latter, and ingeniously avoiding any opportunity for explanation, Hook rattled on till he had attracted the greater part of the company in a circle round him, and some considerable time had elapsed ere the old gentleman was able to catch the attention of the agreeable stranger. 'I beg your pardon, sir,' he said, contriving at last to get in a word 'but your name, sir—1 did not quite catch it—servants are so abominably incorrect—and I am really a little at a loss—' 'Don't apologise, I beg.' graciously replied Theodore Smith—my name is Smith—and, as you justly observe, servants are always making some stupid blunder or another. I remember a remarkable instance,' &c. 'But really, my dear sir,' continued the host, at the termination of the story illustrative of stupidity in servants, 'I think the mistake on the present occasion does not originate in the source you allude to I certainly did not anticipate tho pleasure of Mr. Smith's company at dinner to-day.' 'No, I dare say not—you said four in your note, I know, and it is now, I see. a quarter past five—you are a little fast by the way but the fact is, I have been detained in the city—as I was about to explain when—' 'Pray,' exclaimed the other, as sbon as he could stay the volubility of his guest, 'whom, may I ask you, do you suppose you are addressing?'

Whom? Why, Mr. Thompson, of course—old friend of my father. I have not the pleasure, indeed, of being personally known to you, but having received your kind invitation yesterday, on my arrival from Liverpool—Frith street—four o'clock—family party come in boots—you see I have taken you at your word. I am only afraid I have kept you waiting., 'No, no, not at all. But permit me to observe, my dear sir, my name is not exactly Thompson it is Jones, and—' •Jones!' repeated the soi-disant Smith in admirably assumed consternation

Jones—why surely I cannot have—yes, I must—good heaven I see it all!— My dear sir, what an unfortunate blunder—wrong house—what must you think of such an intrusion 1 am really at a loss for words in which to apologise— you will permit me to retire at present, and to-morrow—' 'Pray, don't think of retiring,' exclaimed the hospitable old gentleman, 'your friend's table must have been cleared long ago, if, as you say, four was the hour named, and I am only too happy to be able to offer you a seat at mine.'

Hook, of course, could not hear of such a thing—could not think of trespassing upon the kindness of a perfect stranger if too late for Thompson there were plenty of chop-houses at hand the unfortunate part of the business was, he had madean appointment with a gentleman to call at ten o'clock. The good natured Jones, however, positively refused to allow so entertaining a visitor to withdraw dinnerless. Mrs. Jones joined in solicitation, the Misses Jones smiled bewitchingly and, at last Mr. Smiih, who soon recovered from his confusion, was prevailed upon to offer his arm to one of the ladies, and take his place at the 'well-furnished board.'

In all probability the family of Jones never passed such an evening before.— Hook naturally exerted himself tp the utmost to keep the company in an unceasing roar of laughter, and make good the first impression. The mirth grew fast and furious, when, by way of a coup de grace* he seated himself at the pianoforte, and struck of? into one of those extemporaneous effusions which had filled more critical judges than tbf* Joneses with delight and astonishment. Ten o'clock struck, and on Mr. Terry being announced, his triumphant friend wound up the performance with the explanatory stanza: •I am rerv much pleased with your fere.

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Trnre.—Every day is a year to the silk worm, and has in it four seasons. The morning is the spring, the middle of the day summer, the evening autumn, and the night winter. To man life is a year and a year is a day—past scenes are generally recollected with a sadness, caused by the thought that the time is gone, which will never return— Our days must be well and profitably spent, if we would remember ibem with pleasur®

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Coffee and its Virtue*.

Coffee has been so long abused by the medical faculty, and so many disorders have been attributed to its use, that it is quite refreshing to find the world willing, at length, to give it credit for any good quality whatever. The London Medical Gazette gives the result of nu merous experiments with roasted coffee, proving that it is the most powerful means not only.of renderinganimal and vegetable effluvia innocuous, but o£ ac tually destroying them. A room in which meat in an advanced stage of decomposition had been kept for some time, was instantly deprived of all smell on an open coffee roaster being carried through it, containing a pound of coffee newly roasted. In another room, exposed to the effluvium occasioned by the clearing out of a dirt pit, so that sulphu rated hydrogen and ammonia in great quantities could be chemically detected, the stench was completely removed within half a minute by the employment of three ounces of fresh roasted coffee, whilst the other parts of the house were permanently cleared of the same smell by being simply traversed with the coffee roaster, although the cleansing of the pit continued for several hours after.

The best mode of using coffee as a disinfectant, is to dry the raw bean, pound it in a mortar, and then ronst the powder on a moderately heated iron plate, until it assumes a dark brown tint, when it is ready for use. Then sprinkle it in sinks and cess pools, or lay it on a plate in the room which you wish to have purified. Coffee acid or coffee oil acts more readily in minute quantities.

Plagiarism.

An incident, illustrative of plagarism in the most extraordinary sense of the term, was developed a few days ago, in the city of Baltimore. It seems that an oration delivered by a Dr. Murphy— on the occasion of the dedication of a temple to the Sons of Temperance erected in that city—had been discovered to be a literary larceny almost entire—from an essay on the "Ruins of Time," by the late Dr. Lofland, well known throughout the country as the

Milford Bard." This expose was rich enough, but the true historj* of the affair was rich beyond all comparison. It appears that Dr. Murphy on being spoken to with regard to the matter, excused himself by stating that, not having time to write the oration himself, he got his friend Mr. Thomas H. Stanford, to write one for him and, that the petit larceny tddress, as delivered, was not his own production. This confession was very humiliating to the doctor but the subsequent denouncement threw all former developments into the shade. Mr. Standford retorted on the doctor, by disclosing the agreement between them which was that the doctor was to write a lecture for him, on condition that he would write the oration that the lecture was given in exchange for the oration, and that on coming down from the stand, after delivering it, he was accused of having stolen it bodily from the writings of Addison, and a subsequent examination proved the truth of the assertion. He further asserted that he had to father this literary larceny from the great English author, and that the doctor ought to have shouldered his larceny on the Milford Bard, without making any disclosures on the subject.

This instance, of two most unblushing acts of plagiarism, cannot be paralleled in the history of this or any other age: and we do not recollect that Mr. D'Israeli, his researches, discovered a case of literary fraud equally palpable.—Ex' change.

Asking leave to Gape.

The New Haven register tells this good one. A few nights since owing to an accident the Springfield train did not reach Hartford until late, and in consequence, those awaiting its arrival at the station, had a tedious time of it. Among ihem was a demure looking Yankee, inclined to have a nap—fixing his feet on the upper round of his chair, he leaned back against the wall, and 'went at it.' He was not fairly under way, however, when he was tapped on the hat by one of his officials and told that 'setting up and sleeping was not allowed in the Depot.'

Eh ejaculated the astonished sleeper, *no setting up and sleeping!' 'No, sir—again the rules of the company,' said the official. •Well, I declare,' Mplied the other, 'this is a mean place! Won't you ask the company if I main't gape?' following up his query with a stretch, that put the officious official to instant flight.

WHAT BECOMES OP THE CALICO? What becomes of the immense quantity of calicos made throughout the world Even with largo skirts and plenty of them, we do not see how the whole can be used up. The cylinder printing ma chines in Messrs. Hoyles' print works. May-field. Manchester. England, print a mile of calico in an hour! If 15 of these machines work uninterrupted for only ten hours each day, and for six days in the week, they would be able to print cotton dresses in one such week for one hundred and sixty thousand ladiesI The actual number of miles of calico printed by this eminent firm alone in a single year, exceeds 10,000, more than sufficient to measure the diameter of our planet with!—Phila Sum.-

A FAST AJI.—There is a man at Oxford who lives so fast that he is now absolutely older than his father **nd it Is thought he will soon overtake His grandfather.

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Apollolooked round,gavea low chuckle and was proceeding onward, when 1 called on hitn for mercy's sake to stop.

Ya! ya! ya!" laughed the old wretch, "im only poor black snake." "Only black snake!" said I, my flesh creeping with horror "I did not know there were any snakes in this part of he country." "No snakee, massa Why, urn chock full ob snakee dis swamp im full of copper-heads. We never come into swamp widout de tick boots, cause if copper-head bite um, im dead man.sar. Dare, massa look under dat shuniac bush, just by you poot dar one tundering big chap."

Nearly deprived of motion by fear, I saw close to my foot the venomous reptile.

Let us leave this dreadful place, Apollo," said I. What, before we find de woodcock, sar "Confound the woodcock said I, now losing all patience, and determined, possible, to put an end to my disagreeable situation.

As soon as we got out of the wood, I dismissed my tide, and with my dogs, undertook to beat some open fields, in which I soon found plenty of quail.

The fields being fresh mown there was no lay for the birds, but to my satisfaction 1 saw that the birds mostly flew to a piece of long grass in the meadows, which was left unmown. Having accomplished my undertaking, I entered the grass, which was thick and up to my waist. Quail after quail arose and as often fell to my gun, and 1 became so elated with my success, that all thought of pain, fatigue, black snake or copperheard, was gone and though I did now and then hear a rustling in tho grass which made me start when 1 picked up a shot bird, I was much too delighted to heed such trifles. My pockets were getting heavy and I was in the centre of the grass when I heard a shout from a hill at some distance, and looking up, saw a person, who by his gestures, appeared to be in the highest state of excitement.

Now I had hitherto always found it to be the best practice, when challenged afar off by enraged farmers or their servants as a trespasser, to be both blind and deaf until the person approach, during wh ch time one may make off, or feign ignorance of any improper intentions. The spot at this time was too good nnd cost too much labor, to be easiiy given up and although 1 heard the farmer bellowing at the top of his voice, and saw him running as fast as his legs could carry him, 1 still continued shooting. At last he was near enough to make himself heard.

Halloa! there, you tarnation fool! come out of that long grass." O, yes," thought I, "seed-ground very likely but hie on good dogs, we may get a brace of birds befoie his short legs can reach us." "Come out of that long grass.*' again rang in my ears. "Not till I can't help it, my lads," thinks I. "Hie on there we have a dozen bevies if we have one in this piece of stuff yet." "Oh! you cantancarous varmint!— Come out of that long grass"

The enemy is close upon us. One shot more and then to close quarters. "By the etarnal! be you mad, or be you deaf cried the man now at the edge of the grass, and in an agony of excitement "due you wish to be a dead man Come out of that long grass, 1 say."

His last words, spoken with great vehemence, made me pause steel-iraps and spring-guns came into my thoughts. "Come out, come out of that long grass, or by the etarnal you're a^ gone sucker. Almighty smash, don't you know that is my snake grasst Come out you tarnation fool." ••Snake grass," said I in a low tone, raising myself on tiptoe, and standing oft the very smallest space of ground. "Snake grass, sir what's snake grass?" "Come out, I say, and if you get away without death in your carcass—whjch, by the immortal punkin, 1 rather guess you never will—I'll tell you what snake grass is."

Trembling, I crept out of the grass, and approached the farmer, who stood wiping the perspiration from his head. ••Well," said he, "I have heard lell darned fools that go on bird-hunts,

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A British sportsman tells the following ludicrous tale of his first experience in gunning in this country. He had hired a black Apollo to show him where to find woodcock.

On entering' the covert I soon found the use of Apollo's thick jacket. Never, in all my experience, had I seen any thing to equal the denseness of this thicket, ot the size and sharpness of the thorns., My gauze like coat was soon in ribbons, my eyes were nearly blinded, and my face in streams of blood. This, added to the almost overpowering heat, made my position any thing but agreeable, particularly as we had not as yet seen a single cock in near half an hour's beat.

Apollo glided about, peering into the trees in a most extraordinary manner, as I thought, and I was on the point of asking him if we could not find some more open spot, when I found something strike me in the face. Almost blinded by the blow, I put up my hand aery of horror escaped me I found I had grasped the cold coils of an enormous black snake, which was hanging from a tree over my head.

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"Not know what snake grass is!— Well, I might have seen by your out'ards that you waVt of this location. But don't you know these here clearings are chockfull of all kinds of varmint snakes? When we mows we leave a piece of long grass for the tarnation rep tiles to go into, and when the grass gets dry, you see, we sets fire to it, and burn all the venomous varmints, and so make a kind of clearance of the snakes every year. Lord a marcy! when I seed you in my long grass— which ought to be chockfull of coppers —I thought you must be a gone sucker and how on arth you escaped is beyond all, and that's a fact."

I felt sick and faint and leaned on my gun for support. My escape had been miraculous. Thanking the farmer for his kindness in warning me of my danger, and declining tys invitation to partake of refreshments at his abode, I made the best of my way to Colonel Obadiah's.

A Fact with a Moral.

A celebrated artist, in one of his rambles, met with a most beautiful and interesting child. It was the finest and most perfect child he thought that he had over seen. 'I will paint the portrait of this child,' said he. and 'keep it for mv own for I may never look upon its like again.' He painted it and when trouble came, and evil passions moved his spirit to rebel, he gazed upon the likeness of the boy, and passion fled, and holier thoughts entranced his soul. He snid. 'If 1 can find a being that will form a perfect contrast to tho child—one in whom is concentrated everything vile and ugly of which I can conceive—1 will paint his portrait also.'

Years passed away, and he saw no one sufficiently hideous to answer his design. At length, while travelling in a distant land, lie went within a prison's walls and there he saw. stretched upon the floor of stone, the object which his fancy had portrayed. A man whose soul was stained with blood, with glaring eves and haggard face, and with demoniac rage, cursing himself, his fellow beings, and blaspheming God, lay chained within that miserable abode, and waiti^ for the moment of his execution.

The artist transferred his likeness to the canvass, and placed' it opposite the child's. Mow striking, how complete the contrast! The angel boy—the fiend man.

What must havo been the feelings of the artist, when upon inquiry, ho ascertained that both tho portraits ho had made were of the same individual being! The beautiful, innocent child had grown into the hideous, the sinful man!

EXPLOSION OF STEAM BOILKRS.—Mr. Burke, late Commissioner of Patents, in his interesting report on this subject, attributes the bursting of steam boilers mainly to the use of cast iron boilerheads, and the absence of such guards as inventive genius has furnished. It is more than twenty years since the government of France passed a law prohibiting the use of cast iron boiler-heads, after some destructive explosions from this cause yet our government has neglected to follow its example. From the report it appears that within the past twenty years, there have been killed by explosions in this country, nine hundred and twenty-six persons, and two hundred and ninety-eight wounded, many of them made cripples for life, while nearly a million dollars in property has been destroyed.

One of my neighbors, writes a correspondent, has a vocabulary somewhat of ihe richest. The following conversation took place between him and a neighbor a few days ago: "What is your opinion of our Congress?"

but may I be absouatulated eurrndlly if I ever thought a teller was fool enough ,ua to go into a piece of Jarsay snake grass pay a hundred dollars and marry afier poor miserable quail." £'r'

I do not think much of It." was the reply. Nor I. sir they're p'isen p'isener than tho Bohan Rufus tree on the Island of Java!"

Meeting another, who was about starting for the gold region, he thus addressed him, "Well, I understand you are going to California: which wa"y do you go, sir! routid the Horn or through the Straits of Marymagdellan.

NECESSITY FOR KNOWING SPANISH.— The adventurers bound to California should acquire some little knowledge of Spanish, or they will be puzzled when they get into the Spanish country.

One of a company who started from Vera Cruz could not get his mule to budge.though he kicked, beat and cursed him in choicest English. The mule only pricked up his ears at the strange sounds. At length a Mexican gave him the word—"Mu/as, vamos, ssl, sst!" and away the animal went at the lop of his speed. The rider now had as great difficulty to stop him. for he knew no Spanish word, and was obliged to hire an interpreter between him and his mule.

St. Paul, situated on the Mississippi river, in the territory of Minesota, has a population of near 1.000. It is the largest town in the territory, except Stillwater, situated at the head of Lake St. Croix, »he most northern point of certain steamboat navigation on the Mississippi.

A candidat^f'^ludgeahip recently being interrogateo his qualification«. and what penalty *^%Quld inflict on the crime of arson, gr*»

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Interpretation of Dreams. To dream of a mill-stone around your neck is a sign of what you may expect if you get an extravagant wife.

To see apples in a dream betokens a wedding, because where you find apples you may reasonably expect pairs.

To dream that you are lame, is a token that you will get into a hobble. When a young lady dreams of a coffin it betokens that she shoulu instantly discontinue the use of tight stays, and always go warmly and thickly shod in wet weather.

If you dream of a clock, it is a token that you will gain great credit—that,is tick.

To dream of fire is a sign that—if you are wise—you will see that all the lights in your house are out befbre you go to bed.

To dream that your nose is red at tho tip, is an intimation that you had betterleave off brandy and water.

To dream of walking barefoot denotes a journey that will be bootless. To dream of eggs, is sigu that yoti will discover a mare's nest.

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A complaintof tho heart, growing out of an inordinate longing after Something difficult to obtain. It generally attacks persons of both sexes, between the ages of fifteen and thirty, some have been known to have it at the age of sixty. Symptoms—abscence of mind, giving things wrong names, calling tears nectar, and sighs zephyrs. A great fondness for poetry and music, gazing on the moon and stars, toothache, loss of appetite, neglect of business, loathing for all things, save one bloodshot eyes, and a constant desire to sigh. Effects a strong heart, high pulsfe, stupidity, eloquent eyes, sleeplessness, and all thatsort of ihing. At times, imagination bright, bowers of roses, winged cupids, buttered peas then again oceans of despair, tacks, tortures, and hair-triggered pislols. Cure—Get married.

SitoE PF.OS.—The following sketch of a factory where 1.000 bushels of pegs aro made annually, at Vienna Village, Kennebec County, is from the Maine F(tf* men

The logs are sawod into blocks of suitable length for tho pegs, and the ends are planed smooth. Grooves are then cut on tho ends of these blocks, crossing each other at right angles, and these form the points of ihe pegs. They "are then separated by splitting the "blocks—a knife being introduced between erich row df points, corresponding with the grooving. All these operations are performed by machinery with the utmost precision and celerity. The pogs are then bltJdched, dried and prepared for market. Mr. Thomas C. Norris, the proprietor of this factory, informed us that since September last he had sent 127 barrels shoe pegs, and pins for cabinet work to Manchester, Fngland. Ho lias further orders from the same place.

A good story is told by the Belfast Journal of a College professor, as follows: "Ho was ono of your precise mod* who measured off sentences as a clerk does choice ribbons. Tho good professor took it into his hoad to relieve thd monotony of his existence by rin aquatic excursion. The boat was unfortunately capsized near the shore, and he wds put in a fair way to test tho virtues of Presnitz's theory. He was averse to making any uncouth outcry, and had gone down twice, without saying a word but just as his occiput was disappearing a third time, he rolled on his back, and blowing like a porpoise, exclaimed rather louder than usual, 'J/- is anticipated, that some one will extend to me a rope

A CONSCIENTIOUS THIEF.—A hard case in Scioto county, was tried, convicted. and sentenced to six years imprisonment in the Penitentiary, for the crime of cattle stealing. A few weeks previous to his trail, he and five others broke jail on Sunday, and being capture ed by the sheriff ori one of the neighboring hills, he gravely remarked to tho officer—"I might have escaped, but I had conscientious scruples about travel' ling on Sunday.

INGENIOUS.—E. H. Howard, of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, has started for California in a boat wagon of his own construction. The box of the wagon is a. boat set on steel springs, the whole of which is covered with oil cloth, making a very comfortable house. The establishment is so arranged that upon reaching a river the running-gear of the wagon can be unshipped in a few minutes, and taken aboard the boat while crossing the stream. -----

TAXING THK ELEMENTS.—In Great Britain the Government raises a handsome revenue from the elements. If a person wishes the light of heaven to peneirat"" his apartment, or desires to breathe tho air within doors, he must pay for both. In a parliamentary report just published, it appears that the amount of tax collected on windows during the year ending April 5th, was $7,594.200 1

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woman some strange influence, even if one is not in love with them, always feel iff better humor with myself and everything else, if there is a ^oiVian' whWn' ken.'

A drunken felfow by the name of Michael Kertny got his arm broke the other night by a horse. He mistook th'otrfb:e for his bed room, and crawled under ihe manger tfith the horse, who, not liking his company, kicked hirn out arid broko his arm.—Lou. Cour.