g
tltctrtt |]octi'i],l
itlbrcllancous ^.bbcrftsvnunts.
HEfiBEKT'S   POETKY.
Perhaps the delicacy and tenderness of the music of " Holy Herbert," at good Isaak Walton lovingly calls him, are best exemplified in the following exquisite little poem ;
I>ife.
I made a pos'te while the day ran by:
Hers will I smell my remnant out, and ti>J
My life within this band.
But time did beckon to (he flowers, and they
By noon most cunningly did steal away,
And withered in my hand.
My hand was next to them, and then my heart;
I took, without more thinking, in good part,
Time's gentle admoniti m ;
"Who did so sweetly death's sad taste convey,
Making my mind to smell my (fetal day,
Vet surging Ihe suapicioi.
Farewell, dear flowers, sweetly your time ye spent^
Fit, while ye Hv'd, for smell or ornament,
And after death for cures.
I follow straight without complaints or grief;
Since, if my scent be good, I care not if
It be as short as yours.
The ode to "Para^se" Ib curious as a specimen of the quits and quirks which the writers cf
his time indulged in.    We give it entire.
Paradise.
I bless thee Lord, because I grow d
Among the trees, which, in a row,
To thee both fruit and order owt.
What open force or hidden charm
Can blast my fruit, or bring me harm,
While the incloBure is thine arm.
Inclose ine still, for fear I start,|
Be to me rather sharp and tart,
Then let me want thy hand aad art.J
When thou dost greater judgments spare,
And with thy knife but prune aud pare,
Kv'n fruitful trees more fruitful are.
Srch sharpness shows the sweater friend;
Such cuttings rather heal than rend;
And such beginnings touch  heir end.
MECHANICS.
St. Paul was a beohaoic—a maker of tents _
from goat's hair-aiidiu the opinion  of some   hej    .
was   a   model   mechanic.    He   was   not only
thorough workman at his trade, but a scholar—a , ^ ^^^ m T;tut.Si iho Cheape,
perfect master, not only of his native Hebrew, but j .^ Olaser t£? &0.
of three foreign tongues, a knowledge of which be j ^ of Main aild KequeiUlStS.
obtained tv close application to study during Dull
leisure horn- wnlle earring his appreuticeship.-
It was a custom among the Jews to learn their
sons some trade—a custom not confined to the
poor classes, but was also practised by those most
wealthy, and it was a common proverb among
them, that if a father did not teach his son a ine-
chaoica] occupation,be taught him to steal. This
custom was a wise one ; andfil the fathers of the
present day would imitate their example, their
wrinkled cheeks would not so often blush for the
helplessness, not unfroquently criminal conduct of
tlieir offspring. "Even if a father intended his son
lor one of the professions, it would be an incalculable benefit to that son to instruct him in some
branch of mechanism. His education would not
only be more complete, but he might at same future time, in caBe of failure in his profession, find
his trade very convenient aa a means of earning
his bread ; he must necessarily be more competent
in mechanical from his professional education. An
educated mechanic was a model mechanic, while
an uneducated mechanic was merely a mechanic
working under the superintendence of another s
brain. Let the rich and the proud no longer look
upon mechanism as degrading to him who adopts
a branch of it as his calling. It ia a noble callinj
—as noble as the indolence and inactivity of wealth
is ignoble.
A Bad Night.—" Veil; last Friday night vash
de vorst never vast. I tought to go down de hill
to mine house, tut no sooner did I valk den de
faster I stand shlill, for de tarkness vass so tick
dat I could not stir it mit my boots ; and de rain,
dander and bli-tum—In more dan tree minutes,
mine skin vas vet troo mine clothes. But after
vun leetle vile it stop quitting to rain, something;
so I keep feeling myself all the vay long—and ven
I come to mine own house to valk, vat you tiuk,
Mine Got! it belong to some pody else!""
\V
OOLD RESPECTFULLY  nrfo>
a the
■j.Viy tbat tin*)- nave seceiv
NEW GOODS,
ed a fi-as
Cost? fgmgattttg.
GILBERT &I1EI6ES.
Southern Coast Express
lNCUNNrXTlUN WITH
G. II. WINES & CO'S
citlifoinin. Oregon, Atlantic and
$>u   Jfraiitisni ^bkrtistniflnis.
Euroiu-nn Express.
H
,itli the  iiboTi
..  ...  Sau KttuuMach lit ^Ircme low   pi
■■,.:,■-.  .'.'..in.lct-   vio-ie'v   el WlrtES A M>   17
livi-'iii. Jw't.j^.Ma^-.lyl^nOTKLS AKCKEfc
Tabaeev and Cigars of the finest brands.
llaoa larfte quantity ol  CROC! ERY AND Q&AS3-W*81
Window Chiss (ifdiftrent si/.es, a,„l I utty.
Ve an at* ■ sontUntlj supi Red with a superior artTgtt ■
Extra Family FtottT.
UBoalarge quantity of m   ,
Groceries and Provisions,
inch ae JPork, Lard, Hums, Bitcon. Kit.*, fcoHfee.
suicm-i crashed nnd No. l ehlna, Catirtlea, Samp,
Dried AjuAei ami Peach**, Prcaerycd Fruits,
Oysl.-r-i, Lobster** nurt Sardines.
Nails of all b1»m, Uutta ami   Strews,   ami a large assortment of HARD- W.U'.K too numerous to mention.
frienJs and es-peciallv   l.*»'Wn   from   the   country are
■ iml tuRivo us ii   e:iil,   bol'orf   purcliasin^   elsewhere,
r« ate doterirmie'Uo give satl.-muition to all.
REMEMBER 1 HE STORE11!
QOBNSB OP  MAJlS AND llK(JUKNA feTBEKTS.
I, (..LASER k CO.
AVING foimed a eunuccti  ..
.   .... to the latest moment,
the Atlantic States am.
AEASUBE received, fflrw
Uoea on the Southero Coast.]
, all parts ol California, Oregt
ffioular attention will be paid to W P™*** of mer-
■uxli** iin.l Lii-mii-itU- for^aidmlto ds.-slniali.in. Ii Us o.
.;,,,„; |1,1J,ull-.|1,.ntl,, uu,,i ,-,,,-,-U- :;;...-, - «
i.Wl*ni>i»i»lf '««» l.si.n^an;]lo»*«rd.^buMLi-.b,
- (i-ii.'.'d m with pn.rai'tii'-i-i- ami liispalfii.
W.J. deteimiUd not to be excelled by any Company
n California. * i^. jni-clps
H.EEAD A^n.I.osAiigUes
ME.-SKS.>,RANKUNa;CO.
]Ji:iii ABliOTHER	
CUKJ3S It CllNOVKR.... .-
Office in Sbu t'rancisco at Li. 11, Wi
rarhento Street, next to the Pacific Win Co
' October M, 1855.
483 ROLLS CHEAP ASSORTED
C -A EFE T SB
X50 PIECES BAY STATE AND ENGLISH
DRUGGETTS.
500 HOLDS  FLOOR  OIL  CLOTH, new
styles assorted.
230 OASES CHEAP PAPER HANGINGS
40Q ROLLS MATTING—1-4, 5-4 and 6-4
CHECKED.
For sole fit the lowest wholesale rales.    Dealers and th,
Tiadc in general are requo.-ti'il to exiuiune those gouiiN t,K.
rv making theirselections elsewhere, as tins sioek 11111*1
1 closed oil to make room for sh ij im-iiis nvmluu.
KKAMv.iiAKKlt,
novl0-3m        HO and 112 Claj .street, below Sanson*.*.
BantaBafbara
Montevev
.tCo., tfoHSSao-
WELLS, FArtGO & CO.
Joint Stock. Emress and Bucking Company.
 $000,000
President I JAMKS SIuKAVE.... ■..-&
.ml General Agent forLao'on
San Bernardino Store.
LGLASlilthe^s leave to inlorm his friends in .-an B.r-
.   uardinoanrivif-inity, thai lie will continue*UBintaS
at the old stand, with a good iisi-orlmi-nt oi
Groceries, Provisions. Hard- Vt are, Tin- Ware,
Fancy, and Stai'le Dry Goops,
and a cood assortment  of CLOTHING.
Also, Hats ami Caps, Boots and Shoes,
rent variety, All kinds of merchantable produce tak-
,, f.ii-Coods, ut Cash prices. My friends will ph-ase
l'ivc me a ciill ami price my ^imds beTore purchasing elsewhere. A Utr-je portion of my time will be spent tn San
l'-raucisco. which will enable me to take every advantage
iij tbe market, and purchase goods at tlie lowest Cash pri
-'- —ill permit
THE TRIO IN HEAVEN.
BY  HItS.  J.  II-  UAKAFOKD.)
Tlie following lines were (suggested by the recent
death, ot a young woman, tbe third £who has
'■ passed ou" from a former S.ibbatti School Class
«f the writer:
Yes, I trust like hues of twilight,
All have faded calm away,
With the eye of faith beholding
Hearcn'a serene, uncloided day;—
God alone the spirits knoweth
On which He His grace beatowcth.
They were taught of Jesus early,
In life's sweet auroran bloom,
And cro reached life's high uieiidiao.
God has called thia trio home ;—
Who shall say our hopes deceire us,
Who shall number Christ's belierers?
May they not in hoaYen be renting,   W
God their portion, Christ their trust?
Heaven is for believing sinners,
Christ came xot to call thk just;—
And the trustful child-like spirit,
Shall, through Christ, his home inherit.
Yes, I hope to meet this trio,
Once my Sabbath joy and pride ;
Tread with them the golden pavemeats,
See the glorious crucified ;—
May this thought, though tear-drops quifer,
Cheer us while this side the liver.
Good Tastb.—Although the philosophers fail to
define taste, we fancy we offer a suggestion. Call
it'-the salt of social life," and you are near it. it
keeps everything ?weet and pleasant to the senses
and the mind, and is the only thiog which will do
so. It confers dignity and appropriateness on everything from a palace to a grove ; from a poem to a
box mot. Give a man a good taste, and it does
more for him iu the world than either genius or
learning.
Kossuth in a late letter says—America has not
gatried the power ol her sword. She is a giant
Rower, but a child in the consciousness of it,
He is truly rich who   knows how to make bin
expenses conform to bis income.
Jfor M.
to sell them al Los Angeles pi-
LOUIS GLASEH,
ilebtedtome by L*ote or book ac
respectfully requested to call at the old  *;am
im-iieiliiue'ly   i-inh or  produce  taken on old de-
L. GLAKI.R.
L,s AoRelM. Oct. '20, 18515, No. '2~—it
ces, which
p, S.—Alt who
and
IH BLACKum
E. L. SCOTT & CO.
At the old stand of McLaughlin
Scott & Co.,
I^OS ANGK.LKSSTKEET,
NEXT DOOIl TO O. \V. CH1LUS «X CO.
EESPECTFULLTUt-
furni their forme
mm and tbepubli
rally that they Wi!
n the CAltltlAijEMAKlVO ANDBLACK
SMITH BUSINl-'/s in all its various branches:,
WAGONS, CARTS and DRAYS
Willhe made to order in a substantial, nent and work
manlike manner, having ou hand a good supply of the best
lumber for that purpose.
.Biciolsjsiixitlilixgr,
ith promptness, and
CAPITAL..
i). N. BABNKY..
f. M. JAXKy. .Treasurer, a	
■■'   ••   HllililNS .   ..Superinlcmlent Lx,re^l.e[iu...
■;   \y   Hl'Ll ■iuperinteuiieiit  Hiuikiiij,' ])--|:-artn
■j.'li.'pKXJJillGAST.... Tr»velIiuK Superintend
92 Broadwar.
llontgom
ilenicia
ahMti
In all its branches will bo executed w
as none but the most experienced wo
ed, our customers may rest assured that their
be (lone to their satisfaction.
,rark v
FARM FOR SALE.
ri"!Ue "ttlwci-Hbt-r offirn liilt K«rm, toii-
X UtnlOg One Jlunureu ami Sixty Acres ol
c.ioicu Land, situated fct San Gabriel Mission, on
the main traveled road from this City to tbe
Monte and San Bernardino. There is a large vineyard on
the premises, and a line grove of Olive and other Fruit
Trews. Therein a comfortable Fouse, Corrals and othei
coiiveniencics, that make it a desirable location for the
Dairv business, or for Beeping ranch stock, having the ad-
rant»K« of a large and unobstructed range.
For further information  apply at the Oilico of  the  Los
AxuKLKt: SrAit or on the premises to
THOMAS BUl'.WCK
Hareh 24, isr.5. tf
Ifliscfllititcaiis.
fjojr s:a l e,
MmHE t'SDERSlGSEJ OFFERS FOB
X Bate the House and Lot where he now re-
si.lee, situated upon tlie hill fronting tbe Bella
Union Hotel in this city. The lot is 60 varas
squartt, and beside*! the Dn-i-llim.' House contains convenient QTABLE.S, other out-houses," a Corral, fto., fcj.
TERMS  ACC03JM0iiATING.
BEN'J, S, EATON.
« Angelas. 0-1. IS, t«55. >'"  -     '■'
PnoFictEScr at West Point-—W"e   recently
heard, from the lips of one of the Board of Visitors
ftt West Point, a fact which illuetrati b the remsrk-
ttble proficiency of the pupils of the institution.
not only in their studies hut the practical part ol
military duty. The annual examiufttiou this year
lasted for seventeen days, nnd it ia customary at
the close of each day for the students to give
practical illustration of the scieuces upon which
they havo been examined. Thus, when the examination of the day was upon gunnery, there would
he practice with the guns at the close; military
movements to ba illustrated by the cadets acting
aa a corps; and the art oi horsemanship would be
practically exemplified by exercise in the riding
achool, &c. On one day there had been an examination in BDgiD6erlag and road building, and the
Board of Visitors were invited to proceed to the
river at half past five iu the afternoon to witness
ft practical illustration of the examination. At
the word of command the' cadets proceeded to
construct a bridge from timbers prepared for the
jur|iose, and in twenty-four minutes a bridge one
bundrel and fifty feet long extending into the
Hudson aud rising on pontoons where the water
was deep, had been put together and made passable
for artillery and troops. The cadets were then
required to take np the bridge. The bridge was
iakeo. down and the various timber*) of which it
was composed piled up again in an orderly manner,
eo as to he ready to be put up again iu au equally
ehort ppacc of time. This was accomplished in
exactly nine minutes. Upon inquiry it waa ascertained that the bridge used upou this occasion
waa one which was in the train of Gen. Scott ic
his celebrated march to the city of Mexico.—itoj.
ten Journal.
t OK SALE.
fTllIE subscriber offers for sale at hia vineyard and at San
J.  Kdro,
20,000 feet Redwood Lumber,
■dn-i**-in>l' nf ScauSiinfr (if the following diiuerinions :—3?
nches, 14 feet long; I inch plauk ; 2m fence posts l^ft"
on/, 4x4 inch at one end md 7x4 at the other ; 4x8 inch
U Set long, and GOOO feet "    "
tos Angflcs. An;r'
ich Bonn
II.1855.
Particular attention will be given to
Horse Shoeing.
nng secured the services o
s line in i he State, we are
C advantarren to any others
FARMING UTENSILS
■ery beat r
S of the
lonfldent ti
..Travelling Superratf
Principal Offices.
 NKAV YORK
rjiai Ctltfjrniei atr..Lt   SAN FfetNCECC
Offices and Agents :
.    . f W. B. Rochester, Agent
■JAB. McNeil, Cashier.
 \j, M. Vansyckle. Agca.t
f T. R- Anthony5 Cashier.
  .0. H. Hedges,  Agent
Shirley & Store?.'Agent
.Samuel Knighi. A^ent
evada.'.V.V.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.".'.".'-'.:'.'.:: ...C. W. Multcrd, Agenl
 A. Delano. Agent
,E. R. Ciinistock, A^-enl
. .Alex. Hunter, Agt J
.C. N. Noteware, Ag<
 T. J. Orgon, Agent
...A. Q. Jackson, Agenl
...1'almer ^ H:vlrl«in, Agenl
 Baldwin &Go., Agent
. .Luiiian Smith, Agenl
'.".'.".Wm.McContiel.l Agent
 Ciimes* k Heed, Agent
. TV   WiiK-beiitcr, Jr., Agent
 C. T. Blake, Agenl
 T. B. Holchkiss, jigent
 V. E. Rarncy  Agent
"".iianlord & Downs, Agent
 .JiiloH. Turner, Agtnl
 W. II. Simmons, Agenl
..Win. Daegener. Agenl
 II. Randall, Agent
.. ,C. *;. Lake, Agent
'.L.'ilinkeli^.iel A*. Co.; Agent
.   ...J. 1*. GiRv. Aseni
.......Kolberg ft Co., Agenl
. .1. B. Condon, Agent
Horn'itas Burton k Harker, Agent
Portland \ '  ,jaB, O'Neill, Agent
Grass Valley.
■tough and Ready.. ..
■'lueerville	
Diamond Springs	
i^l Dorado	
Vuburn	
Potan'BRar	
Rattlesnake Bar	
Mormon Inland	
Y"ankee Jim's	
dichivriui City	
Iowa Hill	
I'aleano;!	
lone Valley	
■lonora	
Jamextofrn	
Angel's Camp	
V'uliecita	
MoUeluimie Hill	
*&n Andreas	
Mariposa	
119 aiul ltil SnciKMiiiito ftlrtict, S-uii   i-xuiiilsco.
Centrally loeatedbetween Sansome and Montgomery st.,
in theiramediatc vicinity of Ihe Nicarcgnaana MailSleatr-
ship tj.i.'s OiTices, ftm Francisco.
GREAT REDUCTION
IN THE PRICE 0¥ 130ARD AT THE
WHAT CHEBIl HOUSE,
BTos. 119  and 121 Sacramento street,
gAN-l-KANCRXO, CAL.
Oregon City... j
'.,'rescent City	
l.o-i Angeles	
Monterey	
Santa Barbara...
Honolulu	
D. IV. McComb, Agent
 H, 14. Myles, Agent
 A   Smith, Agent
,E. B. Pendleton Agent
,..E. J. McGuire, Agent
. ,,R. Coady ft Co , Agent
, .Hurtado&Bros., Agext
»G OO..
«1 00..
LODGINGS ON TBE MO*:
 Per Week,
 Per Bay,
 ,.,1'crMeal.
!' REASONABI.K TKRMPr
 Per "Wci'k.
 PtrMglit.
N. B. —There are EIGHTY SINGLE ROOYS, fitted upunfl
furnished in tlie neatest mnnner. at from 75 cts. te $1 jitr
night, and from 85 to fii ]>er week.
*3~ The privilege of TREE BATHS is also extended tofli*
natrons of tbe house
R. B. VOOmVAKP. Proprietor.
Mav, 2o. 1886. -No. 2—Sm
iil.ictured to order of the i
Farmers, Teamsters and tin
,-ork in our department, are
is a call.
public general!
espectfdlly soli
, in lvant of
ited to give
Los Anget"s September 15. IHfi'i,
E. L.SCOTT & CO.
Architect and
Builder.
to the puhlic as ai
TIIE undersigned  oilers his services
Architect and Build Rt*.
ELEVATIONS AND SPECIFIC ATI OSS
DRAWN.
Conti-nctsfor nil descrlpUons of Hclldin^s
made and executed in tiie best manner, and at the short
oat notice.
Building Materials
of all descriptions ci'ivitiintlv on hand and for sale at hit
Lumber Yard, MAIN STREET.
"300RS, BLINDS AND SASH
tli all descriptions constantly on hand.
Worl.shop In Melius' Row.
Office ut Lumber Yard, Main street.
IRA GILCHRIST.
REFERENCES:
ABelStoBrneSjKso;., I    Hon. Francis Melius
Herirj-Dalton, Esa.. B, D. Wilson, Esq..
I*..n-f V-'iv. T. P.^r-ford, Esq.
FOR SALE.
The Subscriber offers For Sale
105 Acres ofthe
MOST DESIRABLE AGRICULTURAL LAND IN THIS Vicinity, sitiiatod about two miles from thia City, on thi
SAPi" PEDRO ROAD, which advantage keeps it free
from dast, as a westerly wind continually blows throut;li-
iiit the day.     On tbe premises is  a never failing well o
icellent w»W, and a variety of
Garden. Products,
Ben an, SAGE. THIME, A.-d'ARAGU.S, AcJ Also in counec
ion with the Earin, a small vineyard,
300 THKIFTV PEACHTKEES,
25 ENGLISH WA LNCT TREES
85 APRICOT TREES,
.11 of which comprise an orchard c" ■■■'■
cloyed with a live fence
linrcliaserR.
For further  particular,
O.D OASSj WatkhStkw^i
Los Angeles, Angtlrt 18, 1856
.11 or a part will be sold to a
enquire at this office, or ol
HARDWARE STORE.
THE Snb.-ierbcrflliavlT] [.'Opened a Store
the sale ol' HARDWARE, respect full.*,
for
Poweh of Steam.—President ITitchcock fny«
there are in Great Britain, at the present day, fifteen thousand steam engines driven by means of
coal, with » power equal to that of two millions of
men ; and thia puts in operation machinery equaling the unaided power of 300,000,000 or 400,000,000
ofmen. The influence thua emanating reaches
the remotest portion ofthe globe, and tends mighti
ly to the civilization and happiness ofthe race.
the inhabitants of Loa Angelea
C^3 einity that they are prepared to supply all
wants in their line of business, at wholesale and retail
at the most reasonable prices. Among their stock may
be found a general assortment of *i
CARPENTERS' TOOLS.
NAILS OF ALL KINDS,
LOCKS, BOLTS, BUTTS AND SCREWS,
HOUSE FURNISHINGS GENERALLY,
MASONS TROWELS.
BUTCHER'S SAWS, CLEAVERS and KNIVES.
BRASS KETTLES, IRONS anil SCREENS,
STEELYARDS ami SPRING BALANCES,
OX. TRACE aod COIL CHAINS. ETC.. ETC.
Alio, alamaiia elegant atisnrtment of CEOCKEKY, al
rtioi.a.l. or retail.
POTTER k CO.,
T,o. Angeles St. near Coinmi-reial.
1... A«wel.,. Julv U. JSf.S? No.3—tf
lmSTAILISmiT.
CABINET MAKING,
l!n(!crtaki!ijr and Turning.
T"
aESUBSCRIBI
7gm
tOOlS and   other
carry uii'.iie busiiii1 ..■ ■, i -.'■!■' Ma].;
properly, wmild respyciliilly announce to tin- citizens
/is Angeles and siirr'iiiii'Shijj country, that they are
■ m-'-nufuctnring at tlieir r.o;v stand on J[ain street,
peclonrs north of tlie Bella Union Hotel, FURNITURE
OF EVERY STlXE AND FINISH on themost  reasonable
THE UNDERTAKINGIBUSINESS
Will receive the strictest attention, as we shall endeavor
to keep on hand COFFINS of every stvle, such an raised
and Mat lids. We will also prepare the METAL1C BURIAL
CASE at short notice. Persons from the country can havs
a Coffin of any finish at one hours* notice.
TURITIN G-.
We n.re prepared to do turning of every description sucl"
as lied I'i'sts, Table l>-rs, Banisters, Newels, kc.
*»- All orders filled with promptnesa and dispatch.
wm, H. PEBRY SCO.
Los Anfrelen, September 15. 1S55. 18 tf
lis lira am wm
ON MAIN STREET, OPPOSITE THE HEAD OF
Commercial.
PETER BIGnS, sole proprietor of this establishment,
havint; st great expanse fitted up, renovated and IM-
iroved it in Ihe most elegiuit and comfortable manner,
mil having employed the best JOUR in the business that
•an Francisco can produce, is now prepared to
SUAVE, SHAMPOO and CUT HAIR,
In the tno»t fashionable Southern and New Orleans p-tyh
and at REDUCED PRICES.   The proprietor has recently
connected with tbe Saloon a
DRAFTS ON CANADA.
PAYABLE IN
Montreal,
Quebec,
Hamilton,
Toronto,
London,
Brant ford,
St. Catherine's
Chatham.
t3~ For the better security of ourselves and Ihepnlli'
Agents In California and Oregon are furnished with   " ap
poiutmeiita," or commissions, specifying thtdr powers .1
iur airents,    Such appoint inputs they are required lo lieep
■xposed to the public view in their places of business.
Sept. '29, IS,r,5. tf
Pacific Express Co.
THE undersigned Atient for
the '* PACIFIC JOINT STOCK
EXPRESS COMPANY," will
ispatch by every Steamer an Express in
Large of regular Men^engers,  on th» Souther
SANTA BARBARA.
MONTEREY,
SAN FRANCISCO.
SACRAMENTO-.
STOCKTON,
id throughout the Northern Mine*.
«S~ Packages, Letters, Parcels andT treasure forvrardei
every part  of the State ani
CIIA8. R. JOHNSON, Agent.
SEW FEATURE ! !
GREAT PACIFIC DEPOT,
....AND....
GENERAL  AGENCY
FOR THE SUPPLY OF CHEAP PUBLICATIONS, STATIO.VA
RY, AC.
TAPERS, PERIODICALS, AND BOOKS,
DECEIVED WEEKLY BY THE
Mail Steamers
AND EXCLUSIVE EXPRESS—VIA MCARL'ACT'A,
THE proprietor would respectfully inform Country Booksellers, Canvassers, Agents. Pedlt-rs, and the 1'nMir,
that independent of his general XV «spa per business, i.r hw
constantlv on band, and receiving br every gtesmer. »1]
the STANDARO BOOKS, MAGAZINES AND REVIEWS OF .
EUKOI'E AND AMERICA.
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MrsaHinitous.
THE EXPEDITION OE DR. KANE.
The following sketch of the results and hardships experienced by Dr. Kane, tho celebrated Are-
tic navigator, will, no doubt, prove interesting to
our readers. The Doctor tells his own tale iu u
plain manner.    lie f a/a :
The expedition succeeded In crowing Melville
Bny and reaching the headland of Smith's Sound
asearlyaatheCth-ofAugust, 18o3.* Finding the
ice to the north completely impenetrable, they
were forced to attempt a temporary passage along
the coast, where the nipid tide.-?, running at the
rate of four miles an hour, with a ri^e and fall of
sixteen feet, had worn a temporary opening. Previous to taking this step, which involved great
risk—which was, in fact, equal to a sacrifice ofthe
brig in wliich Dr. Kane was—a Francis metallic
life boat, with a cashe of provisions, was concealed
as a means of retreat.
The penetration of the pack-ice was attended by
many obstacles. The vessel grounded with every
tide, and but for her extreme strength she would
not have been able to sustain the shocks. She was
several tinics on her beam-endP, and once on fire
from the Upsetting ofthe stoves.
Some idea of this peculiar navigation may be
found by a knowledge of the fact of her losing her
jibboom, beat bower anchor and bulwarks, besides
some six hundred fathoms of warpping line. They
were cheered, however, by a small daily progress.
and by the 10th of September. 1S")3, they had succeeded in gaining tbo northern face of Greenland
at a point never reached before.
Here the young ice froze around the vessel nud
compelled them to seek a winter asylum, in Which
they experienced a degree of cold much below any
previous registration. Whisky froze iu November, and four months in tho year the mercury was
solid daily. The mean annual temperament was
Ave degrees below zero. This is the greatest degree of cold ever experienced by man. and their
winter quarters were nearer, the pole than over before occupied.
The scurvy was easily controlled, but the most
fearful, as well as the most novel feature of the
winter, was a tetanus, or lockjaw, which defied all
treatment. It carried away lilty-sefen ofthe oesfc
Esquimaux sledge dogs, and was altogether a
frightful scourge.
TTIE SEARCii.
The operations of search were commenced ns
early as March—the first parties, under the personal charge of Dr. Kane, crossing Ihe ice at a temperature of fifty-seven degrees below zero. The
loss of their dogs obliged them, its an only alternative, to adopt this early travel. Many of the
party were frostbitten, and underwent an amputation of the toes. It was by means of these efforts
that the expedition succeeded in bringing back its
results. The parties were in the field ffs late as the
10 th of July, only censing from labot when the
winter's darkness rendered it impossible to travel.
T1IK GEOGBAI'llTCAL RESULTS 0. TLlt: EXP'EDlTlOX.
Greenland has been followed by Dr. Kane, and
surveyed with a coast line toward the Atlantic,
fronting due north, until a stupendous glacier
checked their progress. This mass of ice rose in
lofty grandeur to a height of five hundred feet,
abutting into tho sea. It undoubtedly is the only
obstacle to the insularity of Greenland; of; in
other words, the only barrier between Greenland
and the Atlantic. It is, however, an effectual barrier to all future explorations. This glacier, in
spite ofthe diflifultios of tailing bergs, was followed out to sea, the party ratting themselves across
open water spaces upon masses of ice. In this way
they succeeded in traveling eighty miles along its
base, and traced it into a new northern land. This
gpicier is, we believe, the largest discoycrcd by
any navigator.
TI1B>'KWI.\ND.
This new land thus cemented to Greenland by
protruding ice is named Washington. The large
hay which intervenes between it and Greenland
bears, we understand, the name of Mr. George Pea-
body, one ofthe projectors of the expedition. This
icy connection ol the Old and New "Worlds is a
feature of singular and romantic interest.
The range of the sledge journeys may be understood from the fact that the entire circuit of Smith's
Sound has been effected, and its shores completely
charted.
THE Olt'N" POLAR SEA.
But the real discovery of the expedition i~ the
pen Polar Sea. The channel leading to these
waters was entirely free from ice. and this feature
was rendered more remarkable by the existence of
a zone, or solid belt of ice, extending more than
one hundred and twenty-five miles to the southward. [This sea verifies the views of Dr. Kane, as
expressed to the Geographical Society before bin
departure.]
The lashing of the surf against this frozen beach
of ice was, we arc assured, impressive beyond description. Several gentlemen with whom we have
conversed, speak of it with wonder and admiration.
An area of three thousand square miles was seen
entirely free from ice. This channel has been
named after Hon. John P. Kennedy, late Secretary
ofthe Navy, under whoso auspices the expedition
wastaken.
The land to the north and west of this channel
has been charted as high as 82° 30'. This is the
nearest land to the Pole yet discovered. It bears
the name of Mr. Henry Grinnell, the fouuder of
the expedition that bears his name.
the winter op 1864-6*5.
Tho extreme severity of tlui previous season made
it evident that the brig could, not be liberated before the winter set in. She was fast imprisoned
in the centre ofa large field of ice. Tiie provisions, although abundant, were not calculated to
resist SCurtry, and the find, owing to the emergencies 'ofthe previous winter, was deficient in quantity.
Under these trying circumstances, Dr. Kane-
with a party of volunteers, on an attempt to reach
the mouth of Lancaster Sound, in hopes of meeting
the Kngli.-h expulsions, and thus giving relief to
Ills associates, passed in an open boat over the
trad ofBaffin'fl travel, riding out a beavy gale.
They found an uninterrupted barrier of Ice, extending In one great horse-shoe, from Jones' to
Hurehisoo's Sounds, and were forced, aftervarlona
escapes, to return to Die brig.
During the winter that ensued, they adopted iiie
habits ofthe Esquimau*, living upon ran' walrus
meat,and surroanding themselves with walls of
moss, in spile of i.jese precautions, the Bcarvj
advanced with steady progress, bat by lbe aid of a
single team ofdogs,Pr, Kane BBBoeeded tn effecting
a communication wilh the Eequlmautt, seventy
miles to the southward, (the coldest drive, according to the Doctor, that he ever had.] By the system of mutual assistance, the expedition exchanged
meat with the Esq-uitnaux, and by organizing a
hunt relieved their party.
At one time every man of the expedition, except
Dr. Kane and Mr. IJonsell, were confined to th»ir
bunks with scurvy. Dr. Kane bad to cook, cut ice,
&c, and Mr. Boosell had to do other menial service. By Providential interference the party escaped without a single death.
HSC&JPB TO Tiir: BOOTH.
The great belt of ice made it clear that no relief
expedition from the south could reach the party in
time to prevent their imprisonment for a third
winter, which, with their deficiency of fuel, would
have proved most disastrous, if not fatal. Under
these circumstances, Dr. Kane wisely determined
to abandon bis brig, and attempt to descend to the
South by a combination of boats and sledges.
Ia accordance wilh this view they left the brig
on the 17th of May, the temperature at that ti
being 6° below zero. They crossed a belt of ice
eighty-one miles in diameter, dragging tlieir boat!
behind them, and carrying four sick comrades by
moans of a dog sledge. After a travel of three
hundred aud sixteen miles, with thirty-one days of
constant exposure, they reaooed Cape Alexander
and einbarlced in open water. Their guns supplied them with animal food, no provisions being
carried iu tbe boats except powdered bresdstaffs
and tallow.- [Tallow, says the Doctor, is a very
good thing.]
From Cape Alexander they traveled to the southward, sometimes over ice, sometimes through water,
shooting eider-duck and seal, and eollecting enough
eggs to keep the party in good condition. AtCape
Fork they burnt up tlieir spare boats aad sledgei
for fuel, and left the coast. Striking out into the
open sea of Melville Bay, they then steered for the
North Danish setticinentsorGreenlam!. Here they
providentially landed on the Gth ot August, i
vigorous health, after their travel of one thousand
three hundrtd miles and eighty-one days of constant exposure.
LEAVING THK COAST —FALLING IX  WITH  HARJ'clTL'IS'.i
EXl'KDITIOX.
From Opernivik, the largest ofthese settlements,
they took passage in a Danish trading vessel for
England. By great good fortune they touched at
Disc, where they were met by Capt. Hai'tstein's expedition. This last searching expedition had found
the ice of Smith's Sound still unbroken, but hav
communicated with the Esquimaux, had beard of
the departure of Dr. Kane, and hud retraced their
steps.
THE DEATFls OX THE EXPSBFTION,,
The expedition has to mourn tbe loss of three
of its comrades, two of whom perished of lockjaw,
aud one from abcess. following upon a frozen extremity. These rceu may be said to have fallen in
the direct discharge ol a noble duty. Their names
are, acting carpenter, Christian Ohiseu, Jefferson
Daker and Feter Schubert, volunteers.
Subsoil   Plowing;.
Tins all-important subject is so ably and thoroughly reported upon by the Secretary of the
Mass. Board of Agricultaral.C. L. Flint. Esq., that
we feel it highly necessary to present it to our
readers. Subsoil plowing, we consider, iu this
State the most important subject of discussion that
cau be laid before our cultivators, and while it has
lieen urged upon their attention so often, it is so
little understood and so little practiced, that thousands of dollars have been expended En .irrigation,
wliich would have been saved by subsoi/ing In
our examinations of farms and orchards we have
never yet seen it tried without complete success,
and we have found many large establishments,
farms and orchards, where by suhsoiliug alone,
the most glorious results have bnen achieved Tlie
Thompson Brothers' Ranch, peach orcliard, nursery, and gardens, are a most .successful proof ofthe
value of this method of cultivation:
It is necessary, too, to know what subsoiling-
means, and whnt subsoil plow is, to be the recipient of it* benefits. We have met with many who
claim to be farmers, yet do not know how a subsoil
pioio looks ■ nor could they understand how it is
to be used. We hope they will be known, unders
tood aud appreciated better thecoming year.
We here copy the report referred to:
Another mode of avoiding the bad effects of
our droughts is by deep plowing and frequent
stirring of ihe soil in dry weather. This wiil probably be found the most efficient and practicable
mode to bo pursued "in upland cultivation. Deep
plowing and frequent stirring of the soil, is tha
answer made, in nine cases out of ten, to the guos.
tion as to what is tiie best mode of guarding
against the drought. "Spreading and plowing
in manure, hoeing often, exterminating every variety of weed^,'irrigation where it is practicable.
and keeping the ground light by deep plowing,";
says one. " For corn and potatoes, plow deep,
and use the cultivator and hoe frequently, and
«eep the surface nearly level,'■ says another. A-
aotberpractical farmer answers. -Deep plowing
and good hoeing. Crops that have been hoed the
most have stood the drought the best." Another
successful farmer Says, ;' Plant nn swamp, ormois{,
land well drained, if you have Bttch ; if not, plow
deep on high land. If the uncul'ivnted swamp
andboglauds were cleared and L'pprupiated to
agricultural purposes, droughts like the one ofthe
present season might not be  feared.    MftB»basattS
fanners have yet in learn that the most valuable
lands are new ueglepted."
" I should Say, lirst, Of   all.   deep   ami   tborOUgfa
plowing, well manuring, bj spreading and plowing Inv ae a geoeraj role, and frequently stirring
tbo soil," says a Berkshire farorer of great axp>
rienee.    And ihe. return ol'a fanner's club of MtdV
uhvex says, la answer to tbe ■eeond question of
the circular, "It is now a practice with us tn plow
deeper than heretofore.   Mr.  C. plow** three or
lour inches deep.    F, plow.- on precisely fflfl   WW
kind ofa land ai stone wall only sepavatfag the
Holds, nine Inches deep.   eV&oats weighed thirty
pound*, per bushe!, wi.ilo c.'s weighed but seventeen pounds: both nanun d alike,   c.'s earn dried
up, while P.'s was green and lnxurkuit.'1
There [a, indeed, but little diflbvenoe or npinlpj
on the beoood question of ihe circular, respecting
the etleeis ef drought 00 deep and shalToW plowed
lands, and few extracts need be given tb   ■
the fact, that Che crops on dreptj plowed fundi
hare suffered inucwleas than on B&allew plowed;
Obg farmer of gT at observation in Essex county
says: "The injury te shallow plowed lauds bus
been much greater than to those deeply plowed,
especially where the soil was   well   pulverized,   us
Is done by tbe Michigan sod end BtrbsoM plow j we
look upnu iiiis as one ot tiie m >st valuable iii pie"
meats tn the field.     No farmer should be without
one. It will more than pay for itst.ll' the first
season."
The same testimony Is given bv a former of
Worcester county in the following words: "My
experience and observation are confined to tight
soils, plains, so called ; and I Iind, whenever tho
plowing has been increased iu depth from year to
year, has always proved, successful. I have had
a fine field of corn this year, on light soil, plowed
as deep as Pcould well plough, witb a double or
Michigan plow.''
From Berkshire we have the following ■ It is,
We are sure, an established fact, and one whicli
must have fallen under the notice of every farmer, that deep plowed and finely pulverized lands
are less liable to the injuries of lonij continued
droughts than lands plowed shallow ami toft ttsAt
tilled. The observations, not only of last year,
but of former years of excessive dryness, have
shown this to be the case most conclusively, (tea*
son teaches the same fact. The more open or po
rotis any subtanee is the more readily it will
absorb moisture.-''
A farmer of Plymouth county fiays: "Deep
plowing is favi ruble to retention of moisture in
Ihe soil, and shallow plowed and scantily tilled
fields are the first to suiter by  droughts."
Another practical farmer In Worcester county
writes. '* ihe drought has afi'ecteM deep * >W0d
lands but very little J on those that have been
faithfully mb&oUed\ (lie c-rn leaves did not roll
at all; while %n those that were shallow plowed,
the crop suffered much ;. others crops have been
seriously affected."
Another successful farmer says. ''The effects of
the drought on lands plowed one foot deep tye
about the same as on those plowed eight Inches
deep. Baud plowed five inches deep is more affect d than that plowed eight inches ; so that los-:
than eight inches is to shallow, and more than
that of but little use,"
Another farmer of Worcester county says
" Thorough plowing, high manuring, and clean
and frequent hoeing, aud stirring the laud so as
to keep It light and free from weeds in all tillage
land. On moving land, spread compost and plaster freely ; and on orcharding, plow among and
dig around trees."
One more exfract wilt Mifllce to show the genera! impression on tin'*-; subject. An intelligent
farmer of Bristol county says, '-rio\~ deep and
thoroughly pulverize the soil, and In the after
cultivation keep the soil well stirred with the hoe
cultivator, plow, or any other tool best adapted to
the nature ofthe crop."
•"Uarirtics.
Been
AiplinlxiUcnl  Cttiiti'iui iiiui.
Why is the letter A like the meridian?
it's the middle of day.
Why is the letter B lihe u hot fire? Because it
makes oil boil,
Why is the letter C like the ocean? Because
it's a sea.
Why is ihe letter D like a fallen angel? Because, by associating with evil it bee mes a  devil.
Why is the letter E like, the end of time? Be
cause it, is the beginning Of eternity.
Why is the letter Y like death? Because it.
makes all fall.
Why is the letter G like wisdom? Because it
is the beginning of grealaesi and goodness.
Why is tlie letter II like the dying words ol
Adams?    " This is the end of earth.""
Why is tlie letter I like the American Revolution? Because it is the beginning of independence.
Why is the letter J like the last of spring ? Be
cause it's the beginning of June.
Why is the letter K like a pig's tail?   Because
s the latter end of pork
Why is the letter L like a young lady giving
away he* sweet heart to another? Because M
makes over a lover.
  i «»»'i»i    	
The finest  idea Of a thunder   storm extant   was
when rVigginscame home tight. Now Wiggins is
a teacher, and bad drank  too much lemonade, ot
something, lie came into the room among ftt(
wife and daughters, and just then tumbled ovir
the cradle and fell whop ou the floor. After a
time he arose and said :
■"• Wife, are you hurt?"
'* No."
" Girls, are you hurt?"
•' No."
'■Terrible clap, wasn't it?"
General   Wolfe,  overhearing a young officer
say, in a very familiar Way, " Wolfe and I drank
a bottle of wiiii: togetuer."
'■I think you might say General Wolfe."
"No," r'-p!ied the sub.ilteru, with happy presence of mind, '' did you ever hear of General
Achilles or Gfeuenl Ca?rar?"
Stick n*oBttta Hess,—A waggish boarder to
one of our principal hotels, whore they are Iu tlm
habll ;■: putting every man's bllf under the dm t
weekly, bus MUed B till sign al the fool of bladoor
nn th* outride; srtth lbe noted inscription, ■• stick
UO bills here."
Aii elephant ot TlmevaHy that had baas engaged all day piling timber, but io 9u evening besoming angry ;it tome promise bis Keeper had neg-
hwted tO lulSlt, WOUt ai his own accord nud undid
It'e Ot work. lie had completed during tliu
day.
An i\ !■";.:,:i't:\T V.'irxi:-:.-i.--A WttaoM haTtya-H
, the other day, gave tint
(mlqwiug testimony; u8al soda li ice and water
and some atuff squirted Into it frenv a aonearo.
Don't ttnow whether ll Is Intosuadag or not j it
makes out) foci good—feet lift eimier."
A Oiki, wrra Two fflrsra  -it girl baaabara i»>rn
toFranes With two heads — the   one   being   placed
on aba rpol where b lads tnoaJlj are placed, and
rh" other al the praoiae spot wlran nraol&agta and
othoror tttures weal lasts tails. This latter h%*
Mho ainpuutrd. and the aUU is Mill aRn
An old sailor at a theatre mid ho SU-ppOftd dnn-
•Ing girls wore tlieir clothes at hull" nmslut** u murk
ofrespeot for departed modesty,
FuKTwa with riiKiR. iB/snuNns.—A new EosMon
has been Introduoed at Saratoga. Married belles
flirl with thou?- husband*, Instead! of otbw people.
and it is considered highly " 6 mish" to-do BO.
Tabe the hand ofthe friendless, snrile on thenad
ami dejected ; sympathise with those in trouble;
strive every whore to diffuse around you joy and
Sunshine ; do this, and you aro sare of being loved,
'■I am afraid that you do not practice self-denial,:' Bald a parson to a pretty miss in Newport.n
" Nay. but I do," said she, for every day I full
In love wit'i pretty young men whom I want to-
kiss most sadly ; but I deny myselfthe pleasure."
A Reverend gentleman tn New York, a few Sun*
dayeslooo. seeing a poor woman tottering up one
ofthe aisles of his church, waiting in vain Ibrsomo
one o£ the congregation to offer her a sent, paused]
iu his sermon, descending from tin; pirlpit, P&flWed.
ber Into Ma own pew, and quietly returned-to- hh
desk agelrt.
A Scotch lady, whose pon was complaining of n.
minister who. he said, had too many anecdotes nnd
illustrations in his preaching, replied, " 0, man,
baud your tongue, he just makes the bread of Ufa
to small that anybody can eat it."
A lilfl'*- hoy in the Cambrian Institution for dear
and dumb, on being asked a question ho  was not
prepared ro answer) thought for a minute, aadthen
wrote on a slate the following candid answer: —
"Short of Information on the subject."
Sat Yes., l'tssv.—A gentleman, not Torre stnow
wi.ming to pop the question, did it in the following
singular inanm'r. Taking up tho young lady'**
cat. he said, "Puasy, may I have your BtUtcetfg!''
ft was answered by thu lady, who said, '■ Say yen,
Pussy."
CflBAP AnVttBTraWO?.—fo Chicago recently, *
wag findin :\ business card painted upon a iUg stom^
pencilled over it [n neat black capital.**
In memory of
by way ofa prefix.
We saw a man K'al at iTlTfl game, at Coldwntcr,
Ihe other day. Upon the fence near tiie depot ww
painted in big black fetters,
m Get to Alarkham's,
under which some rival deafer bad parnted)—
If you. reant to be skinned.
This beats the Quack "ii'dicine man who painted
Up—
Take Dr. Hobensack's Pills and
along came a tract vendor, who 'tuck up under It,
so an to continue the RfUSC—
Prepare to meet tht) God.
PlCTPKB of ax Oi:i';i.\'ai, SqcATTKir.—Sip't.itter:—
'• Mister, whom's your house?''  asked a evrious
traveler ol'a half horse, hull' alligator squatter.
"House, eh? 0*yO think I'm one of Ihem port,
strang**rt I Bleeps in the prairie, I oats raw inui'a-
lo, awl drinks out of the Mississippi.
A witty gentleman, speaffiug ofa friend nbo
was prostrated by illnesH. remarked that " lie could
bardry recover, since his coustitution was all gone/'
■ I I'iiis eo;i.i!;,-iif---.;i ii all pone." said fl by?lander,
'• I do not s"o hew he lives at all." " Oh, responded the wag, '■ b* lives on die by-fen ."
Fin ling yourself in a damp bed on si cold night,
and cogitating whether you will lie nt.ii unde.itoh
your death, or get up and dress, tod pass Mio night
<m two cane bottom chairs.    That's a (|ur.udnry,
In tho yoar IWO the population of Georgia WOK
82,0 H), ajtd In 1850 it was 006,040, as tobroase of
eleven fold iu sixly years,    [fl IT80 the population
ol New Pork w s :;;o.iK>;>, and la 1350 in was
3 007,000, being an increase of nine fold in sixty
years.
Look at llo'.m.—As a general mfe it will be
(bund that our greatest sources of R-nbapfri ;en are
witblu ourselves, ami if we fail (<) liveunrooutone-
ly with others, we shall act more wisely to tot
about correcting out own faults tbati to pick flaws
fn tbelr characters. Hake tbe fbantalu pure and
(he stream will flow clearly along, evofl though it
most pass dark forests, lonely chasms, and rough
shores.
Labor aod money spent in behalf nf (he poor,
abandoned, vicious, and orphan children, are not
lost. No! They are inventeil'fn ftock, tbat a/ill
yield a dividend more than its intrroM in gojd;
besides the blessed repose ol conscience on the <:■■!<
part, and the joy aod prosperity ol infancy ripening lata manhood, on the ether.
aring the lady of iv- In nee at dinner
ask he j hmiund lo bring home " Dombey ft Saa '*
with 1dm, ■ to  ten, laid   too »itra
plates for *h" repposH i IrltcfSi