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• «f A«1 vert 1*1 n g-. i* •• «d Creditor*, S-tb. a*......,... i 93} EsfiltsS: • JOHN H. CHRISTv & T . g; . V-. : **• J-DiTORa AMf^rnniroflCr.'^(rg . SUBSCRIPTION, TWO*bOLLABS 7N ADVANCE. Rntei«r Adrerll Letter* «»f CiUtlon............ Katie*} to Debtors end Creditor*,. Four XootW Notices,..,.;^.., SaleoT l’emwnl property, by Executors, Admin- .i»tatton or Oturdtoiv*,..................... ii Sales of Land* or Negroes, by do A Application for Letter* of Di-mk-inn,.4 f3T Other AdTcrtrterncnt* will be charged tl/X) for- v - crery twelve linofc or lew, fir*t insertion, and SO cent*-: ’ for each weekly continuance. If publwhod every other *' woek, «2JceuU for etch continuance. If published: once « raoatfc, it will be charged 75 ccnf< each tunc. For a single insertion, $1.00 per square. Advertisements, wbun the number of. hrertions is not Vnarkod upon them, still be published till forbid, and. charged accordingly. Mr Notice of the rale of Land* and Negroes, by Ad- tninbtrators.Exwutor-* or Guardian*, munt bo pul " * ounr n*vK previous to day of rale. • 80* Tha sale of Personal Property, in like manner, w ■ ■ VOLUME XVI, A' NUMBER 4^ must be publi-bcd FoCtv days! W - NVrirc tb.it application will be made to the C«« nf Ordinl-y for leave to sell Lender Negroesn publish.- * .\n omniary i Will be charged f<w as other advertisements. # * # To insure attent ion, all Letter* to the <5»nn frit./ JW.I.J'- miscellaneous. fc,ovcl matter* Better left Alone. «* Where awny, Ned ?” “ To'the North,’ 1 “ Pleasure, eh ?” “ Hum !—yes, I ’? pose so ; though in . truth* personal pleasure has but little to. «lo with it.” “ How ?” “Obi I’m only olT. on furlough. Do yoqlknow the old man came to me last •CircKo bid me to prepare for—don’t smile* a wedding lour. Me a married man 1. fudge ; I’d as leave quit life al together, as write myself, Benedict, the married.” “What a lool you are, Ned: you’ve not stopped to ask who or what your bride is to be, I suppose?” “ No, indeed !* Why should I ? Isn’t it enough lo he told by a grin-—‘ Eh, Ned, you’re a happy fellow—a fortune of yo.,r own, and beauty for a bride !’ ” “ What do I care for beauty, if so be, there is no other consideration with U? No, no—I’m ofT.” “ Luck be with you, Ned ; meanwhile I’ll set myself to work to occupy the •field y ou Sl> readily forsake,” “ Welcome ! most welcome ! And , bark ye, if it’s game, I’ll be in at the •death.” “ But how shell l inform you. Where shall you locate ?” “ Advertise, of course. I’ll, keep watch of the papers. As for a locality, I shall have none.” ^ With a farewell the friends parted, one to his quiet vocation, the other to a sort of half wilful, half pleasant jaunt. We may ns well tell you here as any where, (unless you have already- found out,) that Ned was or.e of those way ward beings, who old i tlemau’s face, but Ned saw it not. To ! Jiim it wa^only’a smile ot.satisfaction that one bearing so honorabler ; a name • as “Edward Warringtori” should make their acquaintance, and join himself to* the.society. .- - v *' " - -•*' Arrived" at Glen’s Falls, our trio spent ' an hour about the rocks made somewhat ’ ] famous by ail American novelist of some ; repute. Of course, our hero failed not ! in gallantry. Why should lie? Wasn’t... he iii*Rtteof In rice on one butTittle, if any,- ; less than divine I And besides, truth must out—he was completely enamor- , ctd of black eyes. The nine miles from the Falls lo the Lake ore soon passed. The_Nicholsons were fatigued—Ned not a bitl He wish ed the distance three times as great^- Siill he would enjoy Helen’s society for some da\'5,‘ and who knows what time i. and will accomplish ? A restless night frequently follows a' delightfully, spent.day; at least so Ned; and, shame* ta say it—Helen, too, found it. Morn- ing,- however, dawns at the usual hour, and those who have seen the sun rise, say it comes up gloriously over the clear' surface of the horizon. As chance would have it', Ned and Helen met on the piazza, which over looks tiro water, to the'disappointment .of—neither. Plans of pleasure for The : day were. discussed, and Ned had al most gained courage to plan for- the fu ture. What he would have done, is at* present a mystery, as our friend made his appearance at this fortunate mo ment. Fishing, sailing, tea-partying, &c., are the order of the day with those-, who resort to the Lake shore, and most charming they are, too. Promenades aro out of the question—unless jumping stone walls is a part of the process—but quiet nooks, close corners, shady trees* and green grass are abundant. Friend N— was more fond of sitting on the porch, watching the graceful movements of the small hoats, or gazing on the glo- rinus clouds or mountain shadows, than ram hi ing* by the shore—and, shall I say it? our friends Ned and Helen were fond of his so doing. At least the fol- I lowing letter from Ned to his friend,' | whom ho left at P., will give one some | such impression: • ! *• 0 ai.tiweu, j “Dear Jim:—Will you favdr me By I calling on the old man, and informing | him of my entire inability to fulfil his i wishes in the matrimonial line, as I ?m | on the point of consulting my own. I j left him in a pet, without the least jfrision. that the lower portion between the Cascade, arid Coast Mountains (pos sessed' a rich soiL-with a surface gen erally level anti conveniently diversi fied with’ prairie and # timber; that, the middle portion of the country, (between the Cascade and Blue, Mountains) possessed considerable, though not ex-), traordinary. advantages, and that the**/ eastern portion of the bb*uri|ry:(betxre}fn n the Blue .and Rocky Mountains) was of little or no value... We had • lived Vn New England, and in the Western Statef/ and. had expected to find . Ore gon a New En<fland***tncreased in,the size and grandeur of its mountians, trees,"and streams, and increased also in the extent -‘of its valleys, and tem perate in its climate. ,Oregon as a whoIe„fqr, very, far surpassed our ex pectations. The' , Willamette valley 1. . i hi i — n i m does not contain as much level land as J iat S r i 1,n 5’ fruits tpny We ha.1 expected ; but its soil is as rich, be culuyatedYl'fe.fcu.;, soccess.^ns-. and its tilliblo land much mo e exteh- ,?rn 0re 8°“ «;»!«• jMhtnhlo for its’ live than we had expected to find it.— ! f r J sse . 5 ' '>* Y«»«»re iMSteertioi, / Nearly all the American settlements in ! b , el, "' ,n S lhl ; t ' ,me ';: v,li: “ h ‘ >w '' ls • tr “!. h v Oregon are confined to the Willamette] ! h "‘ 11 *9$S^U’S ?. — •• ' : . . - f lands than all’Nef\N If An-. ture’s freaks and ftV ;afi port inn fif 1 he equity . ler power ti»r mauu -jeturiug purposes is abundant. T(e tnid^le and' eastern portions of Oregon hr, V e been grossly misrepresented iri the'Stqtes. We are . not aware-ihargr:-in’3 have been grown in the eastern pcqurin pi Oregon,-except ^ at.Fort Colvillajaiid *ti«hitv ; yet,-from ox ^;:he wild rye, rl-tx, a?r> "products -- - ahicbtabouhtl in-qtryr.U c vs,:\vc’believe ’ mine irnrml .|1n1i*.} ■' .....I - r... it mnv, from home. That farmer \Vho ten miles from Jioine,to work his rni, cannot farcin/as profitably as he who lives upon !|is farm. Those ■control tiro whalc-fisliihg,Interest may - corn triue to reside upon the Atlantic; -.hut the operators will reside upon the-, 'Pacific to collect and store. ! ‘ When the collecting ami carrying branches of the, whale-fishing interest shall be separated, that business, may Jtedueed. to system and certainty, but before.; That tiro Pacific wHl soon the seat of active and profitable trial operations none can doubt; he' capital of Oregon, to he invested in these operations, furnished by Nature, is immense, boyoiid computation.* -Valley, and yet. much choice-land her tween Puget Sound and the head wa iters of this river remain untaken. The degrees of fertility of any soil maybe safely Estimated from its products.—, The ordinary forest trees not only grow here in gigantic proportions—the black alder tn ’Oregon grows to a-stately tree ■fit for saw'logs, from two to three feet in diameter. - To doubt that such, a soil would ■ richl}' reward the .labor of the husbandman, is,treason against the Architect of Nature. This* valley has received fa vor a bJ e re p re s ent ati on s from nearly all vvho have seen it} aud spo-- ken or written in relation to it. '.. The inland in this -valleyj for forty mile? from its foot, is generally rolling,’ and cov ered with’\deu3e or scattering timber; above- lhi3 distance, to the head of the Valley, about one- hundred arid forty mile9, the prairie -predominates. The lower portion ofthe valley possessi extremely rich soil, and is valuabi its timber, fish, and water-po^er ;7h presents but little natural beauty. T|u middle’ and upper portion of the valley is strikingly beautiful and grand, and to ite^great beauty arid grandeur,* ’ 4tdded already a sensible preparation, was a mind to, if it happened to agree with any body e’.se’s wishes. Not fje ! If ho was a man, of course he had mind:, •enough todeeide for himself in all things. . No need of discretion or advice even— “ wasn’t he old enough to know ?”" and. couldn’t he manage his own nflairs? especially in those niper matters ofthe bear!, where “all for love” was the on ly consideration. Occupied with sundry v ’ such manly reflections, our hero sped on his way. He was too indignant to think or care for anything else. However, passion, like water, will evaporate, and so-Ned found it. If .he was angry, 'he was top vacillating to retain it, and bo 1 - , sides, change of circumstance and scene will affect almost any body'’JJcelings. In . these days of “annihilation ofdistnnces” the transportation from Philadelphia to New York is but an item. Then up the North River by moonlight is riiost charro- • ingly sentimental: and wasn’t Ned sen- tiincntal when he left Philadelphia, and was he not always sentimental ? Fas- . ti\liousncss he abhorred ; sentiment was •quite another affair. Nor is Ned the only reasoner after this wise. I’ll be bound hundreds have, 'thought so before, and handeeds will' think so if they have occasion. . Neil’s migrations were often in the pleasantest manner possible. There was no need . for haste, and hut little lack'for plea sure ; io what could he do better than ■enjoy Avhntever presented itselL Among 1 t do as he : pin nation of my intentions; as in fact I „.i • i * ..Ir v„,„ knew not what they we ref my self. Now, however, I am belter acquainted and can only add, I shall be at home next^ month, with one bearing my name, and ■whom I hope he will see fir' to receive as the wife of his ward. . Mpet me,'jiriA at Joues’, on the 15th',and I’ll showyou the sweetest lip and the brightest eye**I ever lasted or gavy. -I suppose the old ennn will be arigrj*—but who cares? If .1 am suited, no one need .find fault with the choice of 'Truly Yours,- e. w.” . ,To sav Jim was surprised would not be true; he only wondered who it could he that had so fascinated his bachelor friend. . He fulfilled* bis mission, hoWc * ever, and as Neil anticipated, witnessed ^ no gentle ebulitions of anger. ■ At the time appointed, Ned and bis bride appeared, accompanied" by Miv N— 1 ^ As a dutiful ward, Ned pre- 1 sented himseif at the counting houso r of his guardian, passed through the cool civilities of reception, greeting, &c., but could not" in the least modify the anger of his father’s friend. Ned was too hap py r-however, to care much, yet would be gratified, be said, to introduce him.' . Returning ,to Jones’, he told his friend • Nicholson oi*his ill success. He imme diately asked him for his guardian’s ad dress, went out, and soon returned with the but late enraged guardiari.- The friendly terms of the two were soon ex plained - - ~ - ; -*-*■«...ppearlBrire,^ her pleasantries and■ Stftjl^ upppar-there^ also. Perhaps tiro Iroiipiy, grandeur,* and sublimity .of are nowhere more i*P‘l mysteriousnes s no wh •' re < able than in ihe eastern The mineral spririri^uj with its pure andsnwg‘b| is destined to beciHrie' v tftb| ig place .of the Oregon is not oil and. grasses,’ nd fisheries, am v the Pacific.. Tl gent men in the that Oregon has by nature, tor-its settlement and pfofita- son was unusually eriii by the latter’s exclaiming—. ^ _ Ned, you dog! .Why didn’t you tell •other tendencies to remove ill humor, * me y OU (, af j married . Hele/1 Nicholson 1 , Ned found one quite prominent in the ; Uro-veiy one of all others Iat firsi pro person of a you rig lady, who chanced | p 0se( ji to be owner of a demure physiognomy, j Ned’s turn now came Formiortification. relieved somewhat by a pair' of bright. {He had rejected his sweet bride when *syes. She was clad in the plain suit of a Quaker, and carefully attended by' a ' ' ’ ^ Ned * " ^gentlemanly friend. . md who was fa- * <nous for jumping at conclusions, imme- ■diatdy decided their positions to be ' . father and daughter. Nor was he very g< . . proposed by Abe guardian, but had mar ried her to please himself. . The secret was soon out. Helen and Ned had nev er been told by‘their guardians * of* the wishes of their parents in regard to each other.' By a mutual understanding,- . ble*occupation by the weary .traveller. The lower portion of- thi-s valley is not wilhoiit its prairies, afoong-tbe most im- .poruvnt ofwhictKare the Tualatin plains. -These plains are in the form of n‘half moori, containing at least 49,000 acres of land, extremely rich and beautiful, anil are in full view of three snow-capped mountains in the Cascade range. ' The country about Puget Sound is extremely beautiful; its soil is gravelly, and produces vegetables in great pro fusion, but is less , suited to the- growth .of wheat than most parts of Oregon.— ThpCowYnzcountry (betweenihqsonml .. arid the Columbia) is interspersed with small rich prairies, productive in grains - and vegetables, and, from recent explo- ’ rations, believed to be rich In minerals. This portion of the country is but littler . settled. '-- -■'. . The country about the mouth of the Columbia river has increased its popu- ‘lation about; onehaif from the last im migration. Clatsop plain, sitriate up on* the Pacific, south of tlwi mouth of Columbia river, possesses a gravelly, soil, extremely productive of vegetables, but less, productive, of wheat. These plain's, and others similar, lying north of.tbe,river, as yet unsettled, have been* •formed by .sand thrown up by the waves ofthe ocean, and enriched-by the decay of yegepition.' The soil of the timber ed land iu the vicinity of these, plains is similar to tlie soil of this valley,-and undoubtedly will prove to- be. richly, productive of grains and fruiu as well ' as vegetables. The Clamet, Rogues, and Umpqua valleys (rivers emptying into the Pa cific) ore as yet unexplored and .un known.- Tiro. Southern road tri Oregon . crosses /these valleys high .op, and, from what injormatlon we have obtained, w~ believe that they are second .to ^tion of Oregon. tation than H States; which is a tt ri but ed. he re, -, t! usual spring rains ; yet si produced, to supply the ^ ed .population of the coutijr; rind seerl for sowing—ali|o full and perfect. - The folti of oats, pot atoes, .corn,. (jw) 1 plan ted,) vegetables,- a rrt^ff not heavy, was ; suffieibrrtr?f.. of the country. Thesei^I satisfy any man that tlvi* Oregon are more terflbT&h: in-fact. ' It seldom snow In December last sriv three fourths of an ingli ater in small- shallow p suit of three cold tiny sand ing the greater part- of’last' - were no frosts here.- {Thfit: nominated - the “ rainy srir 1 menced on the 1st of- Ndy* nds on the 1st oL4I;irch-4-l iBetween the last day.*ef Qc) and the 1st day of Aictrch/jl^i valley, there were days,-fourteen.days hailed, or v snowed nil day, ami ’thirty, days on which'it was neit |ic r clear nor stormy all day, -Those djjypr^jtizerisri ’ iUh" rlMf The Slave market of Comtantiuojtie. It is knowq that the dealers in beau tiful Circassian women bring them io Constantinople and expose them for .safe, arid indeed in all the large oriental cities, Damascus, Aleppo, Alexandria, Grand Cairns &c. See. Wherever the Mussulman religion prevails female- slavery exists. In the mountains of •Circassia, where the pure and bracing air prevails, those beautiful creatures are raised—raised, some may say, by 'cultivation, as we raise delicate fruit •arid flowers—watched, trained, their .diet regulated, their complexion guard- „ed, taught such accomplishments as the country will allow, - carefully attended ; .to, and permitted to perform no mental j offices. These delicate and charming’ , creatures are the very essence of orien- j ' tal beauty, with blue eyes, complexions • like alabaster; and a shape and limbs j .which might rival the Medicenn Venus.! - They are, at the early age of fourteen,! collected by their owners, arid, joining • the caravans for Constantinople, arrive without fatigue at what is deemed a profitable market ; and the brokers are forthwith despatched among the rich .and luxurious to inform them that splen did prizes of exquisite beauty have ar rived, and for sale to the highest bidder. ‘ The jtev'.’Dr. Durbin, on his arrival at &4ria t wrilked-dowaAvitli hfo guide slave tji-.irk'ai. VV ■' s “ to* u rough forirb. Umn t we n ty — .... - - Sifting jt» it but a ookiiig in wft"found it full of ; boys andmgirU, from ten to twenty years of age. The tall, lean Nubian slave • merchant, a savage looking black, at •the door, rose out of his dark corncrand v stood before me, showing his ivory teeth Airi- his eagerness to sell one of his slaves. ‘Seeing my eyes rest upon a Nubian girl of fine full l’orin^with a loose garment ^thrown ground her shoulders, he UNIVEKOT Cv Z&mww l .. . A. Gong Story. * \V<i have heard a funny story told of a young fellow residing in one of the tobacco growing counties of "Virginia, who ^.recently made his first visit to. the • capital of the “ Old Dominion,” for the purpose of selling his crop, seeing' the sights, anti, rubbing off the rust which his backwoods ‘ fetching up’ had thrown up- ■ on his manners. He reached Richmond about the middle of the forenoon, anil was fortunate in selling his crop at nil advantageous rate, and almost immedi ately. Meeting \yiib an old schoolmate—'- one**who bad lived in the city.long enough to kntjajbUf ways—he was advised to take lodgings at Boyden’s the crack house of the place, and thither be -at once went with bag and baggage.— Jusf before, dinner, his country friend . called upon him, and found him com-', fortablv located in a ro-uu just at the head ofthe lirsfltriirs. It was close upon dinnertime. “Suppose we take,something to start an appetite,” -said the chap who hail “just come down.” “ Agreed,” rejoined the city friend— “a glass of wine ami hi iters for me;” “ Lei’s go down to the bar and get it—dinner’s almost ready,” continued the tobacco-grower. “ We might as well have it up here}” was the rejoinder. “ Good luck—but how are we Id call for it ?” “Ring that bell ihere.*’ “What bellV” “ Bull that rope lmt.-ing there” The young fellow laid hold of the rope and gave it a jerk, and just at that moment the gong sounded for dinner.— Never had he heard such a sound before, and the rumbling crash came upon his car with a report that stunned him. He staggered back from the rope, raised , botli hands with horror; and exclaimed : “Great Jerusalem, what a smash ! I’ve broken every piece of crockery in ! the house! There ain’t a whole dish j left! You must stick by me, old fel- j low,” addressing his friend—“don’t j leave me in this scrape, for my whole ; crop won’t half pay the breakage.— j What did you tell me to touch that ous- : sed rope for.” But before bis friend, who was hurst- \ ing with laughter, could answer, a ser- .! vant entered the room with— . . “Did you ring the Bell, sir?” ! “Beil! no your bell—I never touched a befl in my life, What roll V djH , c!i,'|li5t8.-in this; t severity-six clear i ort- wljuh itVained, * ""building/" “Somebody room, that’s boil.” the bell of this continued tiro “ No they didn’t, here that ever saw a vhex have-passed the wlnliy die portion of Oregon, ?r-* : mate there as beaui* p!easant, with scareH\ ing the •wintec.' The.immense growti of the limber; of Oiegi generally admitted, liable sq Tar as it is consumption arid so fatfj ble for exportation. T[‘ Saw mills jn operation greater number nearly aionl rind yet lumber-i SfiSqjlflBrTi ^ (riuch mistaken—for tbo lady was most both had.been informed of the drixr of certair.ly a daughter, and the friend was our hero’s departure—of an anticipated n father, but.not her’s. Of this, h«lw- . disposal *of t.hemselvcs*—both bad left P. we shall soon-be informed. . T|j e,r iri a pet. .Ned was recognized by friend was marked “Nicholson,” a- | >j, but as the recognition* was all tin iu:id for | one side, he concluded to let matters ike their own-c«terse, and.results prov- triat love affairs'are better left alone pc. respectable name ccriainl the Lakes. . “ Hum !” tl well visit the reconnoitre.” In the course i •wouldn’t have ex[ trivcil an exchange i of intelligence c elebrated Kit < c Texan Rang in currency /lumber is shipped to; pQC- 1 the' Sand wich Islands, fl PUBKWiPP . -- yj.sliipment. controls its p:, \\e r e g a rtl the^iddle portion ofOre-r, That the rivers, of i ..gon as one ofthe most valuable p7)riiqns ! with tjie choicest' fish, of the. world, probably thc--most valua-jrs generally admitteil. ble^for the* purpose of grazing. . .It is a Idred Iron els of salmi.: great jmsinrefeM, extending more iIron i packed her.- ; as man’ -100.miles north and south, over a hun- rels might be packed" dred miles cast and. west, containing! The day is not for v.... more than 4.000^000 acres of land, mil !plo residing upon the most every where covered with a thick j will be emrugnl in the ft carpet of nutritious grass. The dim-*" 1 * u.:.f— i: of the lower portion ofOregor’ ’ u “. ~’*“rite of its middle. he grazing ”1/ 6 ■ her rise'and come, forward, and then (uncovered her neck and chest, pressed mrs’Tiand on her person, evidently to ■Trialisfy me I asked the price. One lmn- ^qretl and fifteen dollars. I manifested heg’Uation, and called up a more delicate and sprightly looking Abysinian, with feyefirpws painted blue. He made her /expose her teeth and longue, drew aside f-'her vesture, and invited inspection in itheNmidst of the crowd. I narrowly ^Watched these females during an cx- .posuye So singular to us, and cou ld read /nothing but submission and indifference ^ip'their fate. In one of them there was a slight shrinking, which nature under - . -this Weight of night Involuntarily com- r, lo4:7, pels. 1;turned away with horror at the •siieite. before rne, where virtue had Leyen the privilege of contest nor 'apology for temptation.” j£iThis, however, was on a small, prob- -vulgar scale. 'L’lroy -must be* yseeti in the chambers of ihe. caravansera at Qpnslantinople, reclining on ottomans, their Iiml.s wrapped in slight gauze-like -gnssijmcr, showing bcueaih the blue veins arid alabaster complexion, the finely .formed limbs, the delicate bust, together with the liquid, blue eye, the -rayeri tressesj the.ivory teeth, the ver- fojljfon lips, the. whole shape and form, Nvhieh, like. Venus.rising from the sen, ‘:shed nro'ilbchihem iunumerablo spark- ling,.dazzling beauties. This probably -is a Christ [an girl, and her master is a hideous negro, andisbargaining for this fair creature with a rich old Turk, who' is quietly regarding her-while puffing away the smoke from his chibiiquc.— Here we see the reverse of the picture ; the black, brutal master Selling t ho white beamiful slave.aud-nma Christian voice s raised against the deep damnation of ?uch an act.' Thesympatbclic English, > to abolish African slaver^'— Til American, so tnaii for the f the blacks—have «ol a word hand'to lift, Urn voice to im- wFsite Christian fema le slavery '* U"h„nmtan«.' Who. reriion- .. , v Turks against this bar- ho demands that the slavery - • jesshall cease m [be East ? sho*v off our -sympathy it is not needed. This sprite- pr :*s nobody a bell.” And then ^ end, he exclaimed, aside: “Let us lie him out of it—I shan’t have, a cent left to go home if I pay the entire damage. What do they set such rascally traps as that for, to take m folks from the country?” After a violent jftit of laughter, the friend explained that it was Only the gong sounding for dinner—a simple summons to “walk do\vn to soup, got up on the Chinese plan. They made their way to the dining room, but it was some time before the young tobac co grower could get over the stunning and awful effect of that dreadful gong. “It was a godsend” said he, “ that the crash did not turn his luiir gray on tho spot. und' > Good advice to Soys-. "Be brisk, energetic and i>romi>t!. The world is full of hoys—and men too— who dravil through life, and never de cide on anything for themselves—hut just draggle one'leg after the other, and let things take their own way. Such people are the dull stuff of the earth. They hardly deserve as much credit a*s the wooden trefs; for the trees don// the good they can, in ,merely growing, and bearing leaves and seeds. But these drowling, draggling boys do not 'turn their capacit ies to profit, half as far as they might be turned . they are un profitable, like a rainy day in harvest time. Now, the brisk, energetic boy will be constantly awake, not merely with his bodily eyes, but with his mind and attention, during the hours of busi ness. After he learns what he has to- do, he will take a pride in doing it punctually and well, and would feel ashamed to be told what he ought to do without- telling. The drawling boy loses in five minutes the most important advice. The prompt, wide awake bov never has to he taught twice, but strains hard to make himself up to the mark, as far as possible, out of his own ener gies. Third-rate hoys are always de pending upon others; but first-rate boys depend upon themselves, and after a littlo teaching, just enough to know what is ' to- be done, t’roy ask no favors of -wry • body# - Besides, it is a glorious thing for a boy to get this noble way of self reli ance, activity and energy. Such a one isworth a hundred ofilic poor, drag gling creatures who can hardly wash their own hands without being told, each time, liow it is to he done. Give, •me the 'boy who doe* his-own work. • promptly, and well withottt asking—ex cept once for all,-at the beginning—any '.questions. The boy. who has his' wits about hnri; is never ^behind hand, and - ; don’t let the grass grow under bis heels. -—Far mar and Medtsinic.^ s The cholera and the gold mania pre- v vail in 'IVy-k. ... -