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VOL. VI. THE APPEAL. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY, By J. P. SAWTELL. Teruas of SiAlsscripfion.: Onk YeaH A..(fa 00 |-6i*Mokt««...-.52 Off invariably IN ADVANCE. No attention paid to orders for the pa per un'ees accompanied by the Cash. Rates of Advertising. \ is i i ~ Ii i ij | 1 ifTXbofi 0.00 $ 9.00 $ 12.00 2 5.00 12.00 16.00 20.00 3 7.00, 15.00 22.00 27.50 4 8.00 17.00 25.00 33.00 £ c 9.00 22 00 ! 30.00 45.00 \ c 17.00 35.00 50 00 75.00 1 c 30.00 50.00 75.00 125.00 2 c 50.00i 75.00 One square, (ten lines or less.) f I 00 for the first and 75 ceSts for each subsequent inwr tion. A liberal.deduction made to parties who advertise by the year- Persons sendinj; advertisements should mark the number of times they desire them inser ‘ted, or they wilUbe continued un,til forbid and '■"barged accordingly. Transient advertisements must be paid for -•t the time of insertion. If not paid for before the expiration of the time advertised, 25 per cent, additional will be charged. Announcing names of candidates for office, $5.00. Cash, in all cases. Obituary notices over five lines, charged at regular advertising rates. All communications intended to promote the private ends or interests of Corporations, So cieties, or individuals, will be charged as ad vertisements. Jon Work, such us Pamphlets, Circulars, Cards, Blanks, Handbills, etc., will be execu ted in good style andut reasonable lates. All letters addressed to the Proprietor will be promptly attended to. Measuring' the ISahy. BY EMMA A LICK BROWSE. We measured tlie riotous liuby Against the cofton wall— A lily grew at the threshold," And the boy was just as tall! A royal tiger lily, With spots of purple and gold. And a heart like a jewelled chalice The fragrant dew to hold. Without, the bluebirds whistled High up in the old roof-trees, A#l to and fro at the window The red rose rocked her bees ; And the wee pink lists of the baby Were never a moment still. ■Snatching at shine and shadow That danced on the Jattico-sill! % Ilis eyes were wide as bluebells — Ilis mouth like a flower unblown — Two little bare feet, like funny .white mice, l’eepcd out from his.snowy gown ; And we* thought, with a thrill ot rapture That yet had a touch of pain, When June rolls around with her roses, We’ll measure the boy again. All me 1 In a darkened Chamber, With the sunshine shut away, Through tears that full like a bitter vain, We mersnred the boy to-day ; And the little bare feet, that were dimpled And sweet as a budding rose, Lay side by side together, In the hush of a long repose! T T p from the dliintv pillow, White ns the risen dawn, The fair little face lay smiling, With the ligtit of heaven thereon— And the deaf little hands, like rose-leaves, Dropped from a rose, fay still, Never to snatch at the sunshine That crept ou the shrouded sill! We measured the sleeping baby With ribbons white as snow, -For the shining rosewood casket That waited him below ; And out of the darkened chamber We went with a childless moan— 'To tbe height of the sinless angels’ Our little one had grown! She Wouldn’t Itlarry a * mechanic. A young man commenced visit ing a young woman, and he appear ed to be well pleased. One even ting he calk'd when it. was quite ilate, which led the young girl to iu *qnire where lie had been. “ I had to work to-night.” - “ What! do you Work for a liv ing? she inquired in astonishment. “ Certainly replied • the young man, I am a mechanic.” “ I dislike the name of a mechan ic,” and she turuod up her pretty nose. That was the last time the young man visited that young woman. — He is now a wealthy man, and has ■one of the best women in the coun try for his wife. The lady who disliked the name of a mechanic is now the wife of a miserable fool—a regular vagrant about grog shops, and the soft, ver dant, s'lly miserable girl is obliged to take in washing in order to sup port herself and children. You dislike the name of a me chanic, eh? You whose brothers are but well dressed loafers. We pity any girl who has so-little brains, who is so soft, as to think Jess of a young man for being a mechanic™-one of God’s noblemen— the most dignified and honorable personage of heaven’s creatures. Beware, young ladies, how you treat young men who work for a living, for you may one day be menial to one of them yourself. One dollar will pay for the Ar rt'AL the balance of the year. CUTHBERT H§ APPEAL. For the Cuthbert Appeal. A Tour Through Texas, , OH Information for Emigrants. DEWITT COUNTY, “ County Seat, Clinton. Area, 898 square miles. The map will' show that this is a western county on the boautilul Guadalupe River. It is about half prairie, and half timber, affording fine* farms in nearly all rparts, with timber for fencing, and fuel, etc., and beautiful sites for residences, often overlooking a large expanse of rich bottom prairie on one side with post-oak timber and upland prairie for stock range on the other. This has always been a cotton county. Abouvthrce fourths of a bale is the average crop to the acre. The corn crop varies from 25 to 40 bushels per acre. Wheat and other cereals do not do well, though they are raised by some. — Tobacco does well, and is grown by many. There is no pine or oth er good building timber in the coUnty, but pine lumber is imported from Florida and Eastern Texas.— The large quantity of rock affords a good building material. All that is necessary for good living is raised with trifling cost. -Sheep are here found profitable, and do well. Ba con is made in large quantities, and ranks among the most important products of the county. The De- Witt County horses are considered better than any imported. The rev enue of the county is derived chief ly from the sale of cotton, cattle, horses, wool, pecans, and bacon, probably not less than half a mill ion annually m the aggregate.— Chief markets arc Indianola and Lavacca, the distance, being from sixty to seventy-five miles. The railroads from these parts will pass through this county to San Auto* nio. Many persons cultivate the vino successfully, and tine wine is made from the native grape with out cultivation. Good lands are worth from $5 to §ls per aero when improved. A good hand cultivates 25 acres in corn and cotton. Prices arc about as follows : torn 50 cts ; potatoes 50 cts ; a good beef of 700 or 800 pounds, §ls, butter and ba con 121 cents ; horses, from §SO to §IOO each; oxen, 650 to 615 per yoke , a cow and calf §10; sheep, from §2 to 63 each, etc., Good com mon schools and churches, arc con venient to all. Water generally good and plentiful. DELTA COUNTY, This county Ims been recently formed’by the Twelfth Legislature out of Hopkins, Hunt, and Fannin counties; bounded on the north by Fannin, on the east by Ilopkins, on the west by Callin, and on the south by Hunt counties. This oounty is attached to the eighth judicial dis trict, and for the purpose of of rep resentation to the tenth, senatorial district. When the county seat is located, it is to be called Cooper.— The description given of the coun ties from which it is taken wijl ap ply to it so far as the character of the county is concerned. ebatii county, Count}' Seat, Stepliensville.— Area, 1000 square miles. This county is, about one half timber and one half prairie. Stock-raising is, at prevent, the principle business of the inhabitants, though it has much-good orable laud which pro duces wheat, corn, and all other ce reals abundantly; also potatoes, vegetables, grapes, and other fruits. This county has suffered much from the Indiaus, and is still in groat need of protection. The Bosque River runs nearly through the cen. tre of the couuty, and there are oth er small streams and -many fine springs. The county is broken and hilly, and has abundance - of stone for building, fencing, etc. It is a good jpounty for sheep, as well as stock generally. The immigration and military posts have generally given a ready market for all farm products at remunerative prices. . EL PASO COUNTY, County {Seat, Franklin. Situated this side of the Bio Grande, oppo site El Paso. Area,, 9450 square miles—about equal to ten ordinary counties, the only portion of this large county fit for cultivation is the narrow valley of the Rio Grande, averaging a mile or two wide, and extending down below Franklin about one hundred miles, a little be low Fort Quitman. All this Val ley is capable of irrigation, and with irrigation produces nearly one hundred bushels of corn per acre, and other products in proportion. Smiths Ranch, fifty miles below Franklin, is the only other settle ment in the lower part of the val_ CUTHBERT, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1872. ley. In the upper part are the vil lages of Franklin, Concordia, Islet fa, Sacouro, and San Elizario. Is letta is occupied by the Pueblo In dians, and the other villages by Mexicans, except Franklin, where Americans, are the chief settlers. — There are some few other Ameri cans scattered along the river en gaged in trading and small farming. This region is remarkable for its pure air and salubrity. It lias proved .a caro for many p.ersous af flicted with pulmonary complaints. The only good water is the Rib Grande. The soil of the valley is a rich loam easy of cultivation. Rains are of rare occurrence in the sum mer and hence farming is only done by irrigation. The wild grape grows very lux uriant, peaches, pears, apricots, etc., are the principle fruits. Fences are made of brush, and adobes, or sun dried brick are the principle build ing material. Fort Bliss is about eighty-fivo miles below Franklin and is still garrisoned by a few U. S., troops. The only post-office is at Franklin, which receives a week ly mail from San Antonio by stages. The chief markets are San Antonio and Santa Fe, in New Mexico ; but large quantities of salt, made by solar evaporation from tho salt lakes, are sent to Chihuahua, three hundred miles distant, cost of trans portation three cents per pound.— Lands are worth from §l3 to $5 per acre, corn and wheat command higher prices than any where else in Texas, that is, about $2,50 per bush el ; butter sl, per pound, and oxen $50,00 per yoke ; cows S2O each ; and sheep $2,50. EDWARDS COUNTY UNORGANIZED, Area, 1225, square miles. This county is attached to Bandera fdr judicial purposes. It is chi'efly no ted for its mountain cedar. Cold "springs and big rocks. Very few, if any, persons have had the temerity to try to live there. ” T. M. A. Woman’s True Bominiots Home is essentially the woman’s true dominion, and it is no petty narrow state. It stretches far away from her own threshold into the great world. She is the presiding genius of the fireside, where men expect to find warmth, comfort and companionship, when the day’s woik is. over. She is, or she should be as God makes her—the friend and companion of her husband She must necessarily have a great influence over his life, and through him all that comes within his sphere of action- Asa mother, too, her influence is unbounded ; it is from her teaching, her training, that the mind receives its first impetus. She trains her sons for the worlds work, .the fruit ot their manhood is generally the result of the seed of their childhood ; and the silver thread she puts into the child’s hands is often the best guide through the days to come. Men grow old and gray, and forget many things long before the battle of life is over; but fragmentary snatches of the old bom e are dearly remembered,and the moth - er’s words ai e treasured up until the end, and influence them more or less long, long after all other in fluences have died away. Even Faletaff, the fractious old reprobate, in bis last hour, we arc told “bab bled o’ green fields Diamond Dust. Life—A gleam of light extin guished by the grave. Fame —A meteor dazzling with its distant glare. Wealth—A source of trouble and consuming care. Pleasure —A gleam of sunshine passing soon away. Love—A morning beam whose memory gilds the day. Faith—an anchor dropped be yond the vale of death. Charity—A stream meandering from the fount of love. . Bible—A guide to realms of end less joys above. Religion—A key which opens wide the gates of Heaven. Death—A knife by which the ties of earth are riven. Earth—A desert through which the pilgrims wend their way. Grave—A home of vest where ends life’e weary way. Resurrection—A sudden waking from a quiet dream. Heaven—A land of joy, of light, and love supreme. —He who sedulously attends, pointedly asks, calmly speaks, coolly answers, and ceases when he has no more to say, is in possession of some of the best requisites of man. Send one dollar and yet the Ap peal through the campaign. Every lliisd has Its Spe cial Capacity lam of the opinion that every mind that comes into the world has its own specialty—is different from every other mind ; that each of you brings into the world a certain bias, a disposition to attempt something of its own, someth ng your own-r --an aim a little different from that of any of your companions ; and that every young man and every young wo’wan is a failure so long as each does not find what is .his oi lier own bias; that just so long as you are influenced by those around you, so long as you are attempting to do those things which you' do well, you are so far Wrong, so far falling of your own right mark. Evrybody sees the difference in chil dren. They very- early discover their tastes. One has a taste for going abroad, another for staying at home ; one for books, another for games ; one wishes to hear stories another wants to see things done; one is fond of drawing, the other cannot draw at all, but can make a machine. This difference, as you advance becomes more pronounced. You are more distinct in your con ception of what you can do—more decided in avoiding things which you cannot and do not wish to do. Now I conceive that sucess is in finding what it is that you your self really want, and pursuing it; freeing yourself from all importu nities of your friends to do some thing which they like, and insis ting upon that thing w-hich you like and can do. A Noble Spirit. —-The Baptist Union, an able worker, spreads the tbe cement of brotherly love in the following style, speaking of a sister church : “ For solid worth, steady resolution, endeavor to do good, intelligence and integrity, the Pres byterians are not excelled by any other people. They are attached to their.own sect, but are not nar row and clanish. They give large ly' to their own-institutions are gen erous to other 'denominations, -and really do more than any other, body of Christians except the Congrega Yionalists, for general Christian en terprise, unsectarian in character.— They have the ablest and best edu cated ministry in the land, and a membership which constitutes the back bone of tbe nation and a cred it to the cause of our Redeemer.— We thank God for tbe Presbyteri ans. A Good Joke.--A capital joke, and all the. more palatable because it is true and can be vouched for, took place, a few Sundays since, at one of the prominent Fourth street churches. It.seems that a worthy deacon had been industrious in sel ling anew church book, costing ing seventy-five cents. At the ser vice in question, the minister just before dismissing the congregation arose and said : .‘All you who have children co baptise will please pre sent them next Sabbath.’ The dea con who is a little deaf and having an eye to selling his books, and sup posing his pastor was referring to them, immediately jumped up and shouted: ‘And all you who havn’t any can get as many as you want by calling on me, at seventy-five cents each.’ The preacher looked cross-eyed at the deacon ; the audi ence punched each other in the side ; the bubble grew larger unlit it burst a loud guffaw, ladies color ed up, and blushed, and thanked the Lord for the low price of peo pling the earth. There was no bene diction that morning worth speak ing of.— Grass Valley ( Gal.) 'Hep. Flow'Eks. —flowers are the dew light’of childhood and a pleasure in old age. They typify -all that is beautiful in sentiment, and the lan guage they express is emblematical of the tenderest thoughts and feel ings of men. Romance and poetry are - blended with their history.— How many a faded rose or violet, there has been und is now, yellow and discolored with age, whose with ered leaves tell the story more elo quently than human language can express. Nothing contributes more towards the adornment of home than these simple creations of ‘ earth, air and sunshine. A few hours plants prop erly cared for, will add more to the attractions of a room than costly pictures or furniture, and their growing beauty serves to constantly remind us of the goodness of him “who hath written on the flowers, on the breeze that rocks them, on the rain that refreshes them, and on the-yellow sunshine that warms them to life and beauty: “None liveth for himself,” The Miser’s Bequest. The hour-hand of Phillip Acre's old fashioned silver watch was pointing to the figure 8, the snug red curtains shut out the rain, and darkness of the March night, and the lire snapped and cracked bo hind the red hot bars of the little grate in a most comfortable sort of way, .casting a rosy shine into the thoughtful brown eyes that were tracing qastlesmud coronets in the brightly burning coals. • For Phillip Acre was, for once, indulging himself in the dangerous fascinations of a day-dream. % ‘‘lf I wore only rich!'’ lie pon dered to himself. “Ah, if! Then good-bye to all these musty law books; good-bye to mended boosts and turned coats, and all the ways and means that turn a man’s life into wretched bondage.—Would I revel iu new books and delicious paintings, andhigljpstepping horses ? Wouldn’t I buy a set of jewels for Edith—not pale pearls, or sickly emeralds, but diamonds, to blaze the links of fire upon her royal throat [Wouldn't I—what nonsense I’m talking, though !” he cried sud denly to himself; “Phillip Acre, hold your tongue. I did suppose you were a fellow of more sense. Here you are, neither rich n.or dis tinguished, but a simple law student while Editli Wyllis is as far above your moon-struck aspirations as the Queen of Night herself! She loves me though, she will wait, and the time may one day come. If only Di. Wyllis were not distrustful of a fellow. However, I must learn to prove myself wof thy of the sweet est prize that ever—hallo ! come in, whoever you are !” It was only the serving maid of the lodging-house, carrying a letter in her apron, between her finger and thumb. “Please, sir, the postman has just loft it.” “All right, Katy. Now, then,” he added, as the door closed be hind Katy’s substantial back, “let’s sec what my unknown correspon-. dent has got to sav. —A black seal, eh? Not having any relations to lose, I am not alarmed at the prog nostic.” lie broke the seal and glanced leisurely over the short, business like communication contained within With a face that varied from incred ulous surprise to sudden gladness. “Am I dreaming ?” he mur mured, rubbing his eyes, and shak ing himself, as if to insure complete possession of hrs senses. “No, l’am wide awake, and in mind ; it is no delusion —no part of my waking visions. But w r ho would ever sup pose that old Thomas Mortimer, whom I haven’t seen since I was a boy of sixteen, and picked him out*of tbe river, half dead between cramp and fright, would die and leave rue all his money ? Why, I’m not the shadow of a relation, but then I never heard the old man had any kith or kin, so can’t imagine any barm in taking advantage o*f his odd freak. Rich,' am I really to be rich ? Is my Aladdin vision to be an actual fact ? Oh, Edith, Edith \ v lie clasped both hands over his eyes, sick and giddy with the thought that the lovely far-off star of his. adoration would be brought near to him at last by the magnet, gold All those years of patient waiting •were to be bridged over by the strange old miser’s be quest; he might claim Edith now. llow full of heart and sunshine wore the weeks that flittered .over the head of the accepted lover, brightened by Edith’s smile, made beautiful by the soft radiance of Edith’s love.. There was only one alloying shadow, the almost imper- " ceptible touch of distrust and sus : picion with which stern old Dr. Wyllis regarded his future son in law. Ah, he feared to. trust his only child to the keeping of any man who had not been proved in the fiery furnace of trial. It was precisely a week * before the day appointed for the wedding, and the. soft lights, veiled by shades of ground glass-ware, just lighted in Dr. Wyllis’ drawing room, where Edith, sat among her white roses and haliotropes, working on a bit of earabric ruffling, and singing to her self. She was a slender, beautiful gipl, with beautiful eyes, a blue veined and glossy, abun dant curls of that pale gold that our painters love to portray. “I wonder if the Mortimer Place is so very lovely,” she said to a silver haired lady \vho sat oppo site. “Philip is going to take me there when wo return from our wedding tour, aunty; he says it is the sweetest place a poet’s fancy can devise, with fountains and shrubberies and delicious copses. Oh, shall we not be happy there ? She started up, with a bright, sudden blush, for even while the words were trembling on her lips, Phillip Acre came into the r.oom, his handsome face looking a little troubled, yet cheerful withal* Mrs Wyllis, with an arch nod at her niece, disappeared into tho per fumed perspective of the conserva tory, leaving the lovers to them selves. “You are looking grave, Phillip,” said Edith, as he bent over and kis ed her cheek. “And lam feeling so, darling; I have a very unpleasant disclosure to make to-niglit. Our marriage must be postponed indefinetejy.” “Phillip for what reason ?” “To enable me, by dilligent labor at my profession, to realize suffi cient means to support you, dear* est, in a manner satisfactory to your father’s expectations and my own wishes.” . “But, Phillip, I thought—” “YTou thought me the heir of Thomas Mortimer’s wealth ? So I was, Edith, a few hours since, but I have relinquished all claim to it now. When I accepted the be quest, I was under the impression that no living heir existed. I learn ed to-day that a distant cousin —a woman —is alive, although my ’awyer tells me, she is in ignorance of her relationship to Thomas Mor timer. Os course 1 shall transfer the property immediately.” “But, Phillip, the will has mado it legally yours.” “Legally it has; but, Edith, could I reconcile it to my ideas of truth and honor to avail myself of old Mortimer’s fanciful freak, at this woman’s expense ? I might take the wealth, but I never should res pect myself again could I dream of legally defrauding the rightful heir. Nay, dearest, I may love my name and wealth, but I would rather die than Puffer a single stain on my honor as a christain gentleman.” “You have done right, Phillip,” said Edith, with sparkling eyes.— “We will wait and hope on, happy in loving one. another more dearly than ever. But who is she ? What is her name ?” “That’s just what I didn’t stop to inquire. I will write again to my lawyer, to ask these questions, and to direct that a deed of convey ance be instantly made out; and .then, darling—” Her lips quivered a moment — yet he manfully completed the bit ter sentence. “Then I will com mence the battle of life over again.” “Aod Edith’s loving eyes told him what she thought of his noble self-abnegation—a sweet testimon ial. “Ilem !” said Dr. Wyllis, polish ing his eyeglasses magisterially, with a crimson silk pocket-hand kerchief ; “I didn’t suppose the young fellow had so much stamina about him—a very honorable thing to do. Edith, I have never felt ex actly sure of Phil. Acre’s being wOr thy of you before—” • “Papa 1” “But my mind is made up now.— When is he coming again ?” # “This evening,” stated Edith, the violet eyes dropping again “Tell him, Edith, that he may have you next Wednesday, just the ssme as ever! And as for the law practicing, why, there’s time enough for that afterwards. Child, don’t strangle me with your, kisses —keep em’ for Phil.” He looked at liis daughter, with eyes that wore strangely dim. “Tried and. not found wanting !’ he muttered indistinctly. The perfume of orange blossoms had died away, the glimmer of pearls and satins were hidden in velvet caskets and traveling trunke, and Mr. and Mrs. Acre, old mar ried pebple of a full month’s dura tion, were driving along a country road, in the amber glow of a glori ous June sunset. “Halloo! which way is Tomas go ing ?” said Mr. Acre. “!• have told him where to drive to.” said Edith, with brightly spark, lipg eyes. “ Let me have my own way just for once. We are going to our norv home.” “ Are we ?” said Phil., with a comical grimace. “Itisto be love in a cottage I suppose.” “Wait until you see, sir,” said Mrs. Acre: And Phillip waited duteously. “ Where are we?” he asked in astonishment; when the carriage drew up in front of a stately pillar ed portico,” wlfich seemed to be not unfamiliar to him. “ Sure this is Mortimer Place!” “ I shouldn’t be surprised if it were,” said Dr. Wyllis, emerging from the doorway. “ Walk in, my boy—come Edith. Well now, do you like your new home ?” . “ Our new home ?” replied Phil lip. “I do not understand you, sir.” “.Why, I mean that your little wife yonder is the sole surviving relative of Thomas Mortimer, al though she never knew it till this morning. Her mother was old Mortimer’s qousiD, but some absurd quarrel had caused a total cessa tion of intercourse between the two branches of the family. I was aware of the facts long • ago ; but I wasn’t Sony to avail myself of the opportunity of seeing what kind of stuffyou were made of Phil. Acte ! And now as the deed of convey ance isn’t made out yet, I don’t sup pose yotr lawyer need trouble him self about it. The heiress won’t quarrel with you, I'll bo bound !” Phillip Acre’s cheek flushed, and then grew pale with strong h.dden emotion, as he looked at his fair wife standing beside him, when the sunset turned her bright hair to coils of shining gold, and thought how unerringly the hand of Provi dence had straightened out the tangled web of destiny. Out of the darkness had come light! Stcroljped Smiles. Beware of man or woman with a fixed smile. Trust the most hideous scowler before the being who goes about with an angelic grin cafefully exhibiled to all eyes under any and every circumstance. It is not nat ural to smile perpetually, and no one ever assumes a mask without being conscious of a necessity for concealment. Don’t misunderstand me. There arc young women, and a few' old men, who break into a smile whenever they speak. ’Fhese are not the people I mean. The smile of which I warn you is a mo tionless, hypocritical, fixed expres sion, which I have seen worn du ring a silent three hours’ journey by rail, without the slightest altera tion—that sort of smile which most misguided lady artists present upon their canvas when they delineate martyrs, saints and angels. The portrait of a lady has a different smile—the fashion plate simper— which though semi-idiotic, is not dangerous. Persons of no penetra tion allude to the. chronic smile as ‘so sweet,” and any one capable of hold ing the muscles of the face under control, is generally able to squeal sweetly, to move quietly, and to use choice language, measured tones, in moments of the greatest excitement, and so can always place a better man or wonran at a great disadvantage, and’ appear in jured and innocent when actually most guilty. W IIAT IS IN THE BeDROOSI. —If two persons are to occupy a bed room during the night, let them step on the weighing scale as they retire, and then again in the mor ning, and they will find their act ual Weight is at least a pound less in the morning. Frequently there will be a loss of two or more pounds and the average loss throughout the year will be a pound of matter which has gone off from their bod ies, partly from the lungs, and party through the pores of the skin. The escaped matter is carbonic acid and decayed animal mattter or poisonous exhalation. This is dif fused through the air in part, and part absorbed by the bed clothes. If a single ounce of wood cotton be burned in a room, it will so com pletely saturate the air with smoke that one can hardly breathe, though these can only be one ounce of for eign matter in the air. If an dunce of cotton be burned every half hour during the night, the air will be kept continually saturated with smoke, unless there be an open window or door for it to escape. Now the sixteen ounces of smoke thus formed is far less poisonous than the sixteen of exhalations from the lungs and bodies-of two persons who have lost a pound in weight du riug the eight hours of sleeping ; fdr while the dry smoke is mainH taken into the lungs, tlie damp od ours from the bod£ are absorbed both into the lungs and into the pores of the whole body. Need more be said to show the impor tance of having bed rooms well ventilated, and of thoroughly air jog the sheet; coverlids, and mat* tresses in the morning, before pack ing them up in the form of a neatly made bed. NO 38. I\o Bafyy in the H^use; No baby iu -the bouse. I know— ’Tis far too nice and clean ; No toys by careless fingers streWri Upon the floor are seen ; No linger marks are nn the panes; No scratches on the chairs, No wooden tnen set up in rows, Or marshalled off in pairs ; No little stocking to be darned) All ragged at the toes, .No pile of inending to be done, Made up of baby clothes ; No little troubles to be soothed; No little bands to fold, No gritny lingers to be washed; No stories to be told ; No tender kisses to be given; No nicknames, “ Love” and “ Mouse ”j No merry frolics after tea — No baby in the house. Difference in ToiigucSi. What a wonderful thing is thd tongue ? It varies in length and size in reptiles, birds, ahd ftiatrittltt. lia, according to the peculiar drgati ic circumstances of each. A giraffe * tongue has the functions of a finger. It is hooked over a high branch, its strength being equal to breaking ©lf large strong branches of trees, from which tender leaves arfi then strip ped. An antbear’s tongue is long and.round, like a whip lash. The animal tears open dry, clay walls of ant-hills, thrusts in its tongue which sweeps round the apartuietitd; ahd by its adhesive saliva brings cfiit a yard of ants at a swoop. The trie chanism by which it is protruded SO far is both complicated and beauti ful. A dog’s tongue in lapping ter takes a form by a mere aet of volition that cannbt be imitated by an ingenious mechanician! The hti man tongue in the articulation rif language surpasses iu vaffletj* of motions the wildest imagination of a poet. Even in swallowing Idod its office is so cxtraordincry tjffit physiologists cannot explain thH phenomina of deglutition Without employing the aid of several sciences. Selling Wives. —Woolen; how-a days, have a choice of husbands; but in former times they Werb sold like slaves or cattle. It was the custom in Babylon; five hundred years before the ChHs tian era, to.have r.n auction o£ the unmarried ladies. In every year; on a certain day, each district afc sembled all its virgins of marriage# l ble age. The most beautifiil was put up first, and the mail who paid the highest price gained pdssessioji of her. The seconl in personal charms followed her, and so on; that the bidders might gratify them selves with handsome wivfis accor ding to the length of thfeir pul ses. When all the comely ones were sdd, the crier ordered the most de formed one to stand up; and, after demanding who woilld marry her for a small suni, she was adjudged to him who was satisfied with the least; and thus tlie ilioney raised from the sale of the handsome ser* ved as a portion td those wlib were either of disagreeable looks; dr had any other imperfection?. The difference between tlie trild manner and the false, is just that between the real features arid flesh of the face and a mask. So all ef fective cultivation of nkinriefs must begin with man. Make him gener ous, intelligent; refined, affable; sympathetic, and his actions trill naturally tend to politeness as the smoke curls upward. True, this is not all; but this is the alphabet of which all else is application. Hav ing these, it needs bitt a constant effort to express fTieni in the sim plest, noblest, . most natural manner, to acquire the best nian ners. ASout Horses. —Horses, as A general thing, get too much licking and too little fefcd. If a man lobw his hat while driving his horse; he licks the horse td pdy ’for It; If hd runs into another Wagbn througH his own carelessness, he licks his horse to make it all right; If hi# horse slips or stumbles he gets licked for it—if he does anything lie gets licked for it; if lie 'don't da anything he gets the game. A great many horses know “a sight’* more than their drivers, aiid if they conld change places with them, ciety at large would bb gainers; and so would horses. —An Illinois woman committed suicide by hanging herself tci An Ask pie tree. —At the fiirncal, a neigh bor, noticing the sad appearance of the husband at hisloss. saya the husband, “she iiiust have kick ed like thunder to shake off si* bushels of green apples; They would have been worth §1 a bushel when they got ripe.”