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Newspaper Page Text$I)C Culljhcit Appeal. J. P. 8AWTELL,] IH. H. J0NE8, Proprietors^ TERMS OF SUUSCRM'TIOIT) Three months... One roar VW Ioraiab!/ in adtaxcb. THE CUTHBERT APPEAL. IP 0 IS r J E Y. “ 00 IT ALONE.” BT JOHN’ a. SAXB. There** • game much Id fashion, I think it* railed Euchre, Though I've never played it fur plcuanro or lucre, Iu which, when the card* nre in certain condi lion*, The playrnt appear tu have chauged their poei. Ilona, And one of them erica in a confident tone, "1 think I might venture to go it alone P While watching the game, 'tie a tvhim of the barda. A moral to draw from the skirmish iu cards, And fancy he finds in the tririal strife, Some excellent hints for the battle of Life, Where, whether the price bo n ribbon or throne, The winner u he who can "go it alone!*’ When great Gullllco proclaimed that the world In a regular orbit was ceaselessly whirled, And got -not n convert for ail ef bis pains, Hut only derision, and prison, and chains— "It moves ftr all that,” was bis answering tone, For be knrw like the earth, be coulJ "go it alone!” When Kopier, with intellect piercing olar, Discovered the laws of each planet and star ; And doctors who ought to hare lauded his name Derided ids learning and blackened his fntfie, "Learn, wait,” he replied, "till the truth yon shall own;*’ For he felt in hia heart he couid "go it alont !*’ Alas, fer the player, who idly depends, In the struggle i.f life, upon kindred and friends Whatever the value of blessings like these, They can never alouc for ingloii,.iu ease, Nor comfort the coward who finds with n groan That his crutches have left him to "go it alone There is • 'nothing, uo doubt, in th* baud you may I,old ; Health, family, cuftuie, wit, beauty an! gold; The unfortunate owner may fairly regard, As each in its way a most excellent card— Yet the game may be loat, v.ltli all these fur your own, ^ Unless you're the courage to "go it alone!’’ In battle of busln«ai, whatever the game, In law or in love it is ever the same; In the struggle for piurer or scramble for pelf, I/'t this be your m »Uo—“Rely on yourself!” For whether tin pri/.o be a ribbon or throne, The victor is lie who can “go it alone !’* W fiohr of a iSxiw Storm.—Homo enter- pi isingyunkce editor linn taken tin* trouli Iu to enlculnta tlio weight of tho Into know storm at tho North, Hero is wliut liu rays : “In order that n prnximnto idea of tho immense deposit i.f this single storm inny bn conveyed to our render*, wo will suitor into n little cslcululiut. Let us Suppose tho snow to tmvo been nn ordi nary dry snow every whore, and that evenly distributed, tho main deposit would have covered n licit three hun dred miles wide and fifteen hundred miles Inner to a uniform depth of otto foot. Snow of thin depth, of nn ordinarily dry character, will weigh nearly seven tons to tho acre. At five tons to the acre, there hus fallen, nil over this belt, three thousand two hundred tons upon each square mile, or a grand total of fourteen hundred and ten millions of tons of snow ! And this in one storm, from one vast cloud, and within a space of four days’ time. This weight in so Vast that it is Imrd to comprehend. Somo idea may be gathered, perhaps, front tho stutement thnt it is more than ten times tho weight of nil tho wheat grown in tho whole United State* since tho continent of Amciica wits discovered by Columbus.” A l^i* letter thus describes IZotliuicbild's abode in that city : “It is on immense building, seven stories high, nnd would cover about one block. You are somewhat astonished to sec that the first, or ground floor, is used for number* less little shone, cigars, pictures, moot stalls, vegetables, tin shop-, toys nnd a livery stable. On tho second floor nre numerous officers, engravers, printers, workers in nrtifieiul flowers, etc. Then all above this you would find was n per* feet palace, largo halls, parlors, galleries of art, andjibrnrics, and all (ho private splendor and luxury of this money king.’’ Overstocking the Land.—J. R. Ilur- eay, Tuftenborough, N. II., strikes tho key note of profitable farming in n few sentences about keeping a certain kind of stock. Tho principle holds good for all stock, nnd for all methods of cultiva tion, viz: keep ocly what stock you con kfcep in tho best manner, nnd cultivate only such a number of acres as will return u certain profit. “The point where many stumble,” says Mr. II.. “is this : they overstock their farms, drag themselves about their premises, and then complain because their dry bonus do not give milk like the cows of farmer U , which tire well kept. When cows arc kept for the dairy it is possible and proper—yes,,it is a duty—to keep them in the best manner for profit. If you cannot keep four well, try two; t • two well kept will return more net income Ilian tho four half starved, and labor and the use of capital are saved. The value of the cow is de termined partly by her pedigree,.but tl e keeping has more lo do w ith muking her profitable or otherwise.” fcT* A bill posted on tho wall* of a country village announces that “a lecture will be delivered in the open air, and a collection made at tho door to defray expense*.” Vol. I. MISCELLANEOUS. THE DEATH-RAPT. A TALE OF THE SACRAMENTO. nr Di wrrr ucunr.u.. In the earlier days of California, ere tho then rapidly increasing excitement attendant upon tho discovery of gold had ns yet filled tho country with wild and thrilling incidents, somo of which terribly verily tho old adage thnt “Truth is oftentimes stranger than fiction.” Many of these will never bo chronicled by mortal pen ; yet, occasionally, some writer will lift tho curtain ol oblivion, und display to our wondering gn/.o some scenes fraught w ith suffering, bloodshed und crime, a fragment of tho strange, eventful history of that stormy period when tnen went mad at the beck of tho Yellow King whoso influence wns cull ing from every portion oi the earth all of humanity tlmt was most desperate, dur ing nnd criminal, to a new field of ad venture and crime. To those times be long tho incidents which form our talc. It was n pleasant morning in tho spring of 18—, that six rough-looking men emerged from tho rude log cabin that bird given them shelter during the rainy months of tho past w inter. They w ore ca uncouth specimens of humanity ns one would wish to meet— thoso six men, with their darkly-tanned, heavily bearded faces, and their long and mulled locks of hair. Theis costumes were of tho character thnt long absence from the refinements of tho “settlements'’ would necessarily make them, w hen combin' with rough toil nnd Imrd usage. On their shoulders they curried long heavy rifles, and from their belts hung stout, serviceable bowiu knives. They looked a band of savage ruffians bound on some murderous undertaking; but the ‘iuvuii- ublogrny shirts" they worn, though rag ged and dirty, proclaimed them miners. Ay, and lucky ones at that; for In stout sacks they boro away with them gold dust to the amount of 8300,000 — the product of lln-ir joint labors mnung th gold hearing hills and placers of the up per Sacramento. Wending their way to tho banks of tho river, tho party embarked «ti a mil. ly-madu r..jt of pine logs, and, casting loose the grupo*vino cnblo by which it was moored to the shore, they bade nn eternal farewell to those scenes of their toil mid suee.eM. The raft was lilted lip with a shelter ol boughs and blankets iu the centre, mid underneath Has rude apology for a cabin Imd been dug out n receptacle, within which the sacks con taining the gold worn placed. Down tho stream drifted tho raft with tho current. At times with a motion so sluggish that it hardly seemed to move, and, nnon, leaping forward with tho speed of u race horse as it felt tho force of tho rushing rapid. Da occupants, meanwhile, kept drowsy watch, slept nnd dreamed of other climes, or amused themselves with la/.y shots at I ho wild fowl which lined the shores nud bars of the rive: - . Ah, well it is for our happiness thnt tho future is so securely veiled from mor tal cyol Had but one momentary glimpse of theirs been revealed to them, daring and strong ol heart as they were, with streaming eyes nnd wildly clenched hands thoso men would huvo fallen upon their knees praying for mercy. Quietly wore the day away, unmark ed by any incident worth noting. As tho sun sank behind the snowy ridge of the Coast Kungc, tho raft was veered to tho shore by menus of tho two long sweeps of onrs at either end, nnd "lied up" for the night. A lire was soon kin dled, and a roughly-cooked, but substan tial supper made ready, to which tho miners did tlmt justice which no eminent ly distinguishes a California appetite above all others. After an hour spent in smoking ami conversation, they re turned to their raft, and totally uncon scious of danger, rolled themselves up in their blankets beneath tho boughs which formed their cabin, and were soon ilccp. Blowly tho night hours passed away, their silence unbroken, save by tho cries :>f somo night-bird seared from its food- ng place, mid tho pitiful howls of the contemptible coyotes. Tho day wns near its dawn, when n yell as of a hundred wolves, followed by the whiz of u storm of arrows through the air, awoke tho sleepers to tho terri ble fact that tho merciless savages were upon them. With ready instinct the mi ners grasped their guns and sprang for the opening thnt served ns a door to their brush domicil. Hotter, far better, had they remained beneath its compara tive protection 1 for scarcely had they emerged from it when, with a fearful cry, two of their number pitched lieud- long to tho duel*) pierced through and through with u score of arrows. A few moments they rolled, struggled mid fought with tho great death agony that held them iu its grasp, nnd then were stiii forever—great clots of their life-blood e turning the logs they Co confidently ti listed were bearing them to home, fri- nds, nnd a lifu cf comfort and caso. With their rifles tho survivors man aged to keep tho Indians at a distance until the raft could bo unmoored, when, by dint of desperate exertion, it was soon swept out of nil further danger from tho cowardly foe. A few hours more, and another glori ous morning sprung gaily into ex stenco over the gray summits ol tho Sierra N’o- Cut hbex-t, Georgia, ITriday, February 15, 1867. ISTo. 16. vnda ; but i»s merry smiles only lent ad ditional pallor to tho features of tho dead and failed to cheer tho hearts of thu liv ing. Badly and in silence did the four remaining men partake of thoir cold scan ty breakfast, glared upon tho while by tho. distended ryes of their .murdered companions. They then entered into a conversation concerning tho disposition of tho dead men's efleets. During its continuance, tho question of n now divis ion of tho gold wns mooted. Jt gave rise to a disputo; from that a quarrel up- sprang, nnd then— There was a sharp, bright (lash of a pistol, tho soft thud of a bullet striking tho flesh, tho gleam of a broad knife in tho sunlight, the paltering of blood drops upon thu logs, a yell of ngony, nnd two more dead budics lay ghastly upon tho tho raft. Throwing down their wonpons, tho two survivors shook hands, agreeing ft: nn equal division of the treasure. And tho raft limited on—on into tho gathering shadows of another evening. Again a camp lire blnxed among tho sycamores nnd cottonwoods ; but be neath its ruddy glnro now sat only two dejected-looking inen. Awhile they sat in silence, when just ns they were prepar ing to return to thoir raft, a jingo grizzly bear sprang in on them Willi a terri ble blow of her paw sho struck one to the earth, sending liisj brains sputtering over tho leaves und grass. Tho other snutohad his rifle from tho ground, mid us tho bear turned to come at him, was fortunuto enough to lodge a bullet in her bomt. With bis dying partner in bis arms, he then rushed to tho raft. Dc|msiting the body by tlio side of tho others, lie cast loose this floating bier I loin (ho shore, and onco more started upon his journey down tlio l iver. For a short time ho remained standing with folded in ins and bent bond, butied in deepest reflection; then, us though warn ed by some mysterious instinct of bis up- proaohing fnto, lie knelt hastily down, und, with u silver dipped in tho blood of bis companions, scrawled on a piece of board a biief hist my ol their Into. Pine- ing it in a conspicuous position, ho seat ed hunsolf nonr his dead comrades, and buried his face in his limids. it wits n lowly May night. Tho full moon rode in tho cloudless heavens, ra il jnnt with n wondrous bounty. From the banks of tho liver tlio light winds wafted llpo ricldy blended perfume of countless flowers, while from tlio grassy plains tbo night forth iu melody. WANTED—AN HONRST, INDUSTRIOUS L0Y. Wo lately saw an advertisement bon ded ns above. It conveys to every boy an impressive moral lesson. An honest, industrious boy is nlwnyn wanted. Ho will bo in demand ; ho will bo spoken of in high terms of commenda tion; ho will always liuvo a homo, ho will grow up to bo a man of known worth nnd established character. llo will bo wanted.. Tlio merchant will want him for salesman or clerk ; tho master mechanic will want him for upprentico or journeyman, thoso with a job to let will want him for contractor ; patients want him for doctor; religious congregations for a pastor; parents for n teacher of their children, and the people for an officer. lie will bo irnntcJ. Townsmen will want him for a citizen ; neighbors us u friend ; acquaintances ns a neighbor ; families ns a visitor ; tho world ns nn ac quaintance ; nay girls will want him for a beau, and finally for a Inn-band. An honest, industrious boy. Just think of it 1k>; s ; will you answer this disci iption ? Can you apply for Hint situation ? Are yrtu sure tlmt you will bo umtedf You may bo smart nnd active, but tlmt does not fill tlio requi sition—aro you honcol? You may be inonpablo—aro you imfustrioiu ? You may bo well dressed and create a fa vorable impression at first sight; nre you euro your friends, teachers und ac quaintances cun recommend you for those qualities? How would you feel, your •character iu>t being tints established, on hearing tlio words, “I unn’t employ you?” Nothing else will, or can make up for tho lack ol these qualities. No readiness, no nplncss for business will do it. You must bo honest nnd industrious—must work and labor; ilicu will your culling and election for places of profit and trust bu intido sure. Rotti.es ix Ocean Curbtints.—Cnpt. Bole her, of tbo British navy, has recent ly published a stutement, respecting in- formation gained within tlio lust ton years concerning -the cut ions voyigcs ol bottles thrown into the sen by navigators. A good many bottles cast into tlio sea next to tho African const, found their way to Europe. One bottle seems to have anticipated tlio 1’iiimmii route, hnv ing traveled from the Punnma Isthmus t< thu Irish const. Another crossed tin . . , , - ... -. | Atlantic from thu Canaries to NovuRco "*■ or tlio lui'ki, ti Illi-d tj .,. Tluw or four liotlto thrown inti l..itU,<.ll..i,uv..)-,, (! .|,» (Irwnlond raiuimimoirDht' A-n I . Ireland. Another inada a curious trip— swum from thu Rdulli Atlantic oconn, t< tho west const or Africa, passing Gibral tar, went along tlio Foltugueso const, of France, and was finally picked, up on Jersey Island. Olio Bottle was found after 10 years swimming, one after four- icon years, und two after ton years. A fotv only traveled more than ono year; undone only five days. 'This wns sent oil'by tlio Cnptiiin of tho Racehorse, Tin tlio iTih of April, in tho Caribbean Hon, and was found on tlio 221, after having gone through three degrees of longitude (210 miles) western direction. Captain McClure of the Investigator throw a bot tle info the sea in 1850, on his voyngo to Behring Sir.'dts. It swam 3,500 mil in 200 nays, nud \T;'s piukod up on tlio 1 lend urus coast. Fi:at in Oratory.— A member of the I.egislntivo Assembly of Vancouver' I-land spoke in that I louse recently for seventeen hours in order to proreut u bill of much loon! interest from passing before tlio close of n particular day which ' boon appointed as the limit of tho . i li .. ... . | iiiiu tl - i ■ . < 11.1.1. llllllilitini.il t ftl.tn n 11,I ..... I.QoUlc-a-t ..I all li.it l,.» own | Htrili , B „„ ,| 10 n ,„thwo,toonat ol wild thoughts. Around him lay tlio mangled forms of bis five companions— tbo partners of bis toils, his hopes, his struggles and bis success. It was horri ble ! horrible I His brain grow wild, nnd n ficrco I'ght glared from bis eyes ns ho brooded upon it. But Mill lie sat und gazed up on tbo water will) a fixed, vacant stare. Tlio raft enters upon a rapid. How tho waters leap, dance and sparkle in tlio moonlight! They uro mirrored in his bruin. It catches thoir spirit und whirls nnd dunces as fl-redy ns they! Ho secs n hundred gleaming bunds stretched up to him and beckoning him to coin" He hoars a hundred music like voices culling on his name. His feet uro throbbing with the maddening impulse of irresisti- bio motion. Every muscle, nnd fibre, mid sinew is twitching nnd pulling him up from bis scat.'Ho can no longer sit still. His reason lias departed, nud, with peal upon peal oTterriblu laughter, the maniac leaps to bis feut. One moment bo remains poised iu mid nir; thu next, tbo waters liuvo closed over him. Those leaping, dancing, luughing, sparkling wa ters ! i ...... . But tho raft drifts on—on in silence, time for making certain payments. I ho with its freight t.f(!olU nnd donth ! Five Ini-t twenty-foul-hours ntthe twelvemonth dead men, with their ntnring eyes, their tdono re.nn.ned wl on tins gentlomnn, Mr. distorted fentures nud thoir elenohed McClure, bognn l.m speech. Tho Ex- hands, guarding tlio ransom of u inon- aminor says : “Every effort wns made )ir( .|,; | by thu majority to put him down nnd tiro Toiling through sand, slough, nnd, him out \v ith n merciless unanimity matted thicket, with weary and blistered they refused to allow him to lean against feet nnd aching limbs, up along tho the table, to put his foot upon u chair banks of tho river trumped a party of for a moment, to relievo himself from tlio prospectors. Halting beneath the shade; irksomeness of his position by resting bis of n gigantic sycamore, to euso for a ino- > hlmd upon anything, or to spouk, in nicnt their shoulders of tho cumliersoino ahort, in any other than u rigidly erect packs, their attention was attracted by a, nnd unsupported attitude- During the raft of logs lodged in the branches ofu whole of the time they relieved each oth- driftwnnd tree, Home distance out in the or at intervals, going out and procuring river, with hundreds of crows nnd buz- Much refreshments us they needed, nnd zurds circling around und above it. Iu-, always leaving u quorum in tlio House, cited by cariosity, ooo of their number j When M't.luro sunk exhausted into swam off to it. Tbo sight that met his his his sent, Mr. Do. Comost rose, und eyes wue horrifying in the extreme. llo;f° r the remaining seven hours of the shouted to Ins companions, informing i twenty-four talked again:.t time. On them of bis discovery. They joined him rising, amidst tho groans and hisses of on the raft, and beheld five ghastly nnd tlio disgusted and infuriated majority, lie partially decomposed dead bodies. Fur-; exclaimed, with more force than refine- Dior search revealed tlio board whoso | merit, thut it wns useless for honorable chu ratters of blood boro testimony of. members to evince their in ul ice in thnt tho bloody f ito of those who lay upon manner, fur ho hud got up with the do- tbo raft. Wrapping tlio bodies iu blank- termination to talk, i( necessary, ’until I ots, weighed with rock*, the prosectors tbo nngol Gabriel sounded tbo last consigned them to the river. Then ink- trump.' His powers of enduninco were 1 ing with them the gold, which they hnd i out quite so severely tested ; but tlio end discovered, they returned to tlio shore, waH achieved, und when tlio clock struck i and resumed their journey. twelve tho worn and wearied champion of honesty looked round with pardonable exultation upon tho black faces of a bought and beaten assembly.” FEU ALE EDUCATION. The Rev. Dr. PI inner, in tho course ol somo remarks, at tho opening of the school in Wheeling, ntado somo vory-sen siblo remarks, from which wo mnko tho following brief nnd suggestive observe lions oil poetry, painting, music and Christianity; • PoETnr.—Turning to Prof. Ross, Dr. l\, said: I hope, sir, you’ll not tench poetry here—I moan what somo people call tlio science of composing poetry. If it will come from some of Uicse youths b-t it come, but don’t force it, I feel about the writing of ‘poetry, something like tho Methodist preacher who was giving n utmrgo at a clana meeting, about homo regulations. While in tlm midst of bis elinrgo, ono old Indy let Blip n shout. Now, says he, brethren and sin ters, since the subject of shouting Inis come up, I’ll give you my views on the subject. Never shout fioin u sense of duty, If you fool thut you can’t hold, why, then shout, but not otherwise, I hope, then, that no ono here, will ever write poetry from a sense of duty. Poe try is despicable, unless it is first class Poor poetry is about the. meanest of nil menu things. As tho laiiiu satirist has aid, “neither gods nor men can endure Painting.—It is good for tho mind and tho soul. It refreshes nnd purifies. Hie difficulty is about lime. Few peo ple, unless with a practical end in view, liuvo time to lunrn to paint well—and bad painting is something like bad poo try. 1 hope thnt* no young Indy will en ter tho lists to turn out n more dnQbc" like one tlmt 1 heard of, who M as so over burdened with the questions of her friends us to Mlint this and’that ono of her paintings represented, that alio was obliged to write under one tlmt it m iis ii rose—under another, thut it was a pup- py* Music.—A» for music, I go in for that, hot us liuvo some sweat sounds to mel low tlio discordant notes of this jarring world nnd lifo of ours, hot us have cultivated music, both .vocal anil instru mental. It is seldom you find a person who can loarn neither. Generally, most persons huvo a talent for ono or tho oth er—and they ought to cultivate it, for its influences are happy. Music driver out tlio evil spirit now, as it did of old One of tho host performers I over knew overcame more difficulties than any one l over knew, to attain an excellence in musio. Above all tilings, in music, let our young ladies avoid Die vulgar, shriek ing stylo. Christianity.— 1 There is to mo iu this world aim more horrible sight than a female infidel or scorner tit tho things of religion. 1 have mot three in tlm course of my lifo—ono of those committed sui- cido—both tlio others turned out badly —ono dying n death of violence. Di vest woman of tho holy attributes which religion gives her, mid wliut is sho ?— Who would not shudder at tho thought ol having an idfidel mother for his chil dren ? Take awn^ religion und women sink—sink below men. Christianity says to all womon us it said to ono in pnrliuu- I nr: “Womun, tliou art loosed from thy infirmities.” * Lot our women bo‘eh list inns. It is tlio highest stylo—tho most .beautiful typo of woinmihuod—as it is of mun hood. Qft)c Cutljbcrt Appeal. IUTES OF ADVERTISING» On* dollar peraqaara of ten lines fur th* first la ■ortion, aod 8«feotj-fif* Centa par aquar* for Mch subicquont insertion, not decoding three Oneaqiisre Ihrco month* I S 00 Ono square one rear. SO 09 Fourth ofa column til montba............ >0 00 Half column tis month* 70 00 One column ait month*. 100 09 HUM0E0US. Homebody has given .General Butler a bat. llo ought to be presented with a nccklio. At a pray or meeting in Now IInmp* oliiro, n worthy layman spoke of a poor* boy whoso father was a drunkard and whoso mother wan a widow. A young lady, while on her wny to 1m mined, mos run over und killed. A iimed old muid savagely remarked ; nd Bill J. HEKsenSL ON TilH DnmilTNKSS or the Sun.—Lot ino say something now of tlio light of tlio hiiii. Tlio means of measuring tlio intensity of light aro not Hourly so exact ns iu tiio oneo of heat; but this, ut least, wo know, thut the most intense lights wo can produoo. aril flciully uro as nothing compared surfueo for surfueo with tho nun. The most brill iant uml beautiful light which uun lie ar tificially producod is that ofa hall of quicklime kept violently hot by n Annul of mixed ignited oxygen nnd hydrogen K**» lilnying on iU rortucu. SuolT J™™"* uiu luu.u .nvn^.y rumurx bull, if brought near enough to oupcar! “Sh*hu nyoldri u n»ro lingering of tho saino size ns the sun dags, cun no l ,orn ‘ , lu destiny, more bo looked ut, without hurt than tlio A gentleman, walking with two ladies still: blit if it bo hold between tlio eye stepped on » hogshead hoop thnt flew up und tlio sun, nnd both so onfeublcd.by 1 anil struck him in tho fuco. “Good gn.« dark glass as to allow of their bping look- cions I” said lie, “which of you dropped cd at together, It appears as n black spot that?” on tho sun, or as the black outline of the! .... _ • moon in nn eclipse, seen thrown upon it.; , Snu *„ n °| l P^ £ ‘ nlin 8 n It has been ascertained by experiments, Inco collar to his idoliiradn,, ‘ Do not let which I cannot now describe, that the n "> ono r ! , !"l’ , ° ll ' “ N "’ ,lo " r ’ 1 *' brightness; tlio intrinsic splendor of the! la ^° Hnu ^ ^ ,0 nilu 8^ l y beauty. ruiTuuquTmuh a lime bull iaoaly ono hum | M lobra|ion of a martingo, a largo drud and forty-sixth part of tho sun's ( numbor of young ladies were present, surface* J lint is to say that tho sun tlio minister said : “Thoso who wish to gives out ns much light us ono hundred j )0 joined in Die holy bonds of mutrimo- and forty-Hix balls of nuioklimo, each of ny w dl plenso sluud up,” and .all tho the size of the sun, und each heated all young Indies arose, over its surface in the wny I huvo do- . . • it, scribed, which is tho most intense hont 1 “Donald,” said a Scotch dame, look* h o can raise, and in .vhiuh platina mclta >"g «P lo l.or »on, "what w shun or ? A like had. ' l alaador, guid mother ?” ipl.nli youhg And then, in a fnrthor (motion, Sir John 1 D°nnld, twisting the corner of bln piatd, Uotaehul toils that the nucleus or kernel “A wool, T hardly hen, unlesa it he an ol tlm nnn itself, ut an immeasurable »'™ r ' r “° 1 " , ° "'"eh " n » S°°u depth bonoath its intonsly luminous j ^ u *l - °* Ob°Dior. photosphere, emits so littlo "light ns toi Heavy Bobbsrt.—Tho bed room of rr appear, in tlio comparison, quite black, Texas editor was entered a few nights "though that does not prevent its being j,go by n negro, whocarriod off timed- iu a vivid state of fiery glare ns u white |tor’s boots and his trousers, the pockels hot iron, when wo rometnbeV what has! of wffiieh contained his scissors and a been said'of tch limo light appearing, quantity of copy intended for hia next black against thu sun’s surface. And it' issue. is n foot thnt when Venus nnd Mercury! . . pass across the suit, und are seen ns round Sir.vriuzun.—An exchange, in refer*, spots on it, they do really appear sensi- ' n £ 1° the lawsuits against Butler, says. blv blacker than the blacker parts of tho 1 "Why can’t tho ’rebels’ let Butler alone 7 spots;” so thnt even tho kernel of tho sun 1 They bother him so with their lawsuits is probably n luminous body, though so j that the poor man’s hair is actually !»«• much loss luminous lltun the outer envoi-j ginning to‘silver o’er.’ But bo nlway- opus ns to appear quite dark in tho com " ~ ~ pnrison. | Just Ho —An cxu.ango says thnt it is i just as sensible n move to undertake to* get married without courting, ns to at- j u*mpt any business without advertising : , both often provo abortive. j I-oyn Out.—Tho Inst counterfeit out is a $21) note on tlio National Bank of In- ! diunupolis. The paper is described as inferior, and tho printing indifferent.— Doubtless they Mill make their appear-' ’ once in our midst in due time. »»x-ir you would swim, upon tho tide of fortune, ciift yourself boldly upon that tide, und make it knou'n that you nre a living, breathing, animated, intelligent being, bold, oapnblo nnd expert in your ptofession, und hurn this lesson : Thnt tho way to “get a little Sturt," is to follow the advice and uxporienco of all the suc cessful men who huvo gone before'you, by advertising liberally. c=sri ’lie following remarkable nnoo dote is extracted from an Essny on I ho Hi'ienuoof Acting: In tho town of North Wulshain, Norfolk, 1788, tho "Fair Pen itent” was performed. In tho lust net, whore Carlislu lays her hand on the scull, u Mrs. Berry, who played tlio part, wns seized with an involuntary shudder ing and foil on the stage. During the night her illness continued ; but the fol lowing day, when sufficiently recovered to converse, she sent for the stage-keeper and anxiously inquired where lie pro cured the skull. Jlo replied, from the sexton, who informed him it was the skull of one Norris, a player, who twelve years before was burned in the grave yard. That same Norris was her first husband. Bho died in six wucks. To Make Tocoii Uekv Tkndeu.— Tlm London Queer, says: To thoso who have worn down their teeth in masticating poor ' old tough cow beef, wo will say that carbonate of soda will be found a remedy for tho evil. Gut the stakes the day before using, into slices about two inches thick, rub over them a small quantity of soda, wash off next morning, cut it into suitable thick nesses, and cook to your notion. The same process will answer for fowl, legs of mutton, etc. Try it all who lovo de licious, tender dishes of beef. iris, let us tell you a stubborn truth 1 No young woman over looks so well to n sensible' young man ns w hen dressed in u plain, neat, modest attire, without a single ornament about her per son. Hho looks then ns though she possossud worth in hot self, and noeded no artificial rigging to enhance her value. If u young woman wouldspcnd ns much lime in improving her mind, training her temper, nnd cherishing kindness, mercy, und other good qualities, ns most of them do in extra dress and ornaments toincronso thoir personal charms, sho would, at a glance, be known among a thousand— her character would bo ruul in her coun tenance. hnd a liking for silver ore—and spoons.” | An editor announces the donth of a Is* What a Pin Can Do.—Somo time ago dy of his acquaintance, nnd thus touu.i* nn argument was started against tlio 1 ingly adds: "In her decease, the sick great Loviutlmn, now being finished at. iost an invaluable friend. Long will sho the London docks, that it would bo use-! room to stand at thoir bedside, ns she less us a carrier of freight, on account of wns wont, with tho balm of consolation tho enormous tonnage sho would require! in ono hand and a cup of rhubarb in the which could not bo gathered in any port othor.” in timo to Tender hor voyages regular or frequent. This set nn English luulho- muliciim to work to show what n pin coul.l do in tlio wuy of freight, llo mndo ^B.’.nni.Wnt tl.o Imrn, uml ho', known tl,o ro’iilt n f Iuh cumulation, winch, ' . at B b l mM ft„v.rywhor. ho goo.. ’ proved Hint l.v dropping ono pin into tho, A, m „ u„ ul j h | H J wlh.iiyou don’t r.ovinllmn to-duy, two to-morrow, four k ' j' h0 oritur’, gut • him- next day, uml si» on for ono your, tlio . " b “IU bet n -sheop,” said old Meredith to his bettor half, “that our boy Otl.o i* going crazy; for bo’s grinning at the your, mu| j .. „ aggregate would sink tlmt monster ship lwwr * to tho bottom of the oconn. a few days sinco a gentleman eallcd Mr. A. Broneman, oi Lancaster, Pa.,' U p 0 „ Hom u Indy friends, nnd wap shown seeing tho statement, took tho pains to 1 into tho parlor by a servant girl. Him work it out, nnd tho following is tho ro-J nB kod him wlmt nnmo sho should nn- suit or his labor : nounco, nnd he, wishing to take them by Allowing 200 pins lo tho ounce, ono; Hiirprisc, replied, “Amicus” (friend|. pin the first, 2 tho second, *1 tho third, j Th« girl seemed at first n littel puraUd, and so on doubling for 805 days or one ft u t quickly regained hor composure; and year, would givo 870,1)70,697,370,-100 1 in tho blunilcsl manner possible observed, pins—which, at 200 per ounce, would “YVlurt kind ofu cuss did you say, sir?" amount to 4,384,862,886,852 ounces, or . . .. 274,063,302,808 lbs. nnd 4 ounces; and L A f » religious meeting among the allowing 2,000 lbs. to tl.o ton, would bo 1 * co ored . TO** r «^ ,tc ' 1 137,521,051 tons, 303 ibs, nnd 4 ounces, thut somo brother should pray. There. Only think of 11,0 onoraiuu. weight from “P?" ^ “"" ncn< “ >d » thu pin ! Enough tu .ink not “nly th J »tnng of word, outlay without monii I.uviathiin, but tho wholo Jliiti.lr n„vy*| •»*; At tin. ho nu.tor rui.nil hi. h i... 11 i. u Hunt littlo qucHlion („r boy. nnd on.p.lml,' Wliq dot pri.ying 7 Dot look at, nnd nilnu/nUi how imiuh lhay 6°“. ,,r !’ d “ r J tuM 1 V.iulnt .uiinibudy would ho worth, .I,mioM whut tlioy oni l' r "y , d “ l * bcltl,r “‘(““"A' 111 ' vld da save in forty yems, liy laying up one pen- ny tho first week, two tho second, louri A trnvolor stoppod at a pubfie honso the third, nud so on. It is calculated to in Vermont for the purpose of getting instruct them in tlio secret of hying up dinner, knocked but received no umtwr. groat fortunes —Em ton Expreu. Bunting, it appears, which is made only tit Losvoll by n factory in which General, Butler is interested, is to bu enormously taxed. It costs, when eigh teen inches in width, nine nnd three-fifth cents per yard, in gold. The present duly is fifty per coot, pud tho duly pro posed by tbo bill now under considera tion is $1 85. BSTln a snow storm ut Pittsburg, Muss,.the other day, a bng of netting was found filled with moss nnd hair. A locol paper adds: "Tho bundle lins been identi fied, nnd proves to bo a ladies’ wulorfull. How it been mo detached from tho wear er is unknown, but tho conjecture is thnt tlio owner, caught in tlio 'torm, wns obliged to throw overboard her ballast in order to make headway.’’ A punctual inun is rarely a ;>oor man, nni never n man of doubtful credit. Bis small accounts aro frequently set tled, nnd he never moots with difficulty in raising money to meet large demands. Hmull debts neglected, ruin credit, und when a man lias lost that ho w ill find hiin'ulf at the bottom of a bill, bo cannot ascend* rar If there bad boon an Atlantic cnblo telegraph dining tho last war with England, thu battle of New Orloarts would not have boon fought. Gen Jack- sou won his victory fifteen days after pcaco was made nt Ghent.—[Ex. Tub Cm>8kst Racb on ItKconn.—Our foreign telegram re|x.rts a ruco between two dipper ships from Dallas, in thu China, suus, to Gibraltar, requiring a run of 140 duys, nnd ono came in only twenty five minutes ahead oT the othor I Going in, he found a littlo white headed man in the embrace of his wife, who hnd his head under her arm, while with.Dig other she was giving her little lord a pounding. Wishing to put nn end to tlm fight, our traveler knocked on the table, ami cried out in a loud voice,— "Halloo, bore I who kcejm this house ? ,r The husband,;though much out nf breath, answered, "Stranger, that’s wliut wo uro trying to decide.'’ A Goon One.—During tho first years of the-war, when change wns slfiRV imd some largo firms were issuing currency of their own, u farmer ’.vent to a store in n neighboring town und bought somo goods and gave tlio merchant n five dnl- lur bill, of which bo wunted seven! v-five cents liauk. Thu morclmnt counted nut the amount and handed it to tho furim r, who looked ut it a moment, and Inquir ed : ‘What’s tbit?* ‘It’s my eurronce/ replied the mer chant. ‘Well, ‘tnint good for nothing where I live,' said tho farmer. ‘Very well,’replied themerchnnt,keep, it till you get ii dollar's u orpq.md bring it to my store and I will give you a dollar bill for it.’ Tho farmer pocketed the nhnngo nnd departed. A fow weeks after he wirnt intu tho enmo store and bought some goods to tho amount of ono dollar, nnd ultcr paying out the identical seventy-five cents, ho took out n handful of pumpkin seed, counted out twenty-five and liana- od them to tho merchant. ‘Why,’ said tho merchant, ‘wbut is this ?’ • ‘Well/ said tho farmer, ‘this is my currency, and when you get n dollar's worth bring them out to my place and I will give you o dollar for them.’

Georgia Historic Newspapers

The Cuthbert appeal. (Cuthbert, Ga.) 1866-1884, February 15, 1867, Image 1