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J v i eman. , contro- time of for hay es- fnd giving my my study for h at the time jle to animals le. 1 believe futritive. unless it ti: therefore it is fmr own interests and dnmb animal nnder fuld have their winter tst manner W2 can" to 'I will state my reas- I w:i3 informed lonr Ippose knew, that to tic, it baa to cured in red and narco- man; re, re- are of peculiar U then iaedhcirie for both uiar? anJ "beast So it is with other medicinal flowers a-id herbs: they need a certain treatment, both in the time of gath ering and curing; otherwise they are worth less. Such reading led me to try, and if possible, find the best time for cutting and manner of curing hay; and I doubt not, had hay ben made for man, that centuries be fore the nineteenth, it would have been a settled point by man, or good housewives, as to which is the best time curinur it, answer our tastes, of cutting and I will now give my time of. cutting, and also the manner ofjcur'mg vvhen cut by scythes as also the manner which I think indispen sable when cut by machine. As to time of cutting, I K!fcow that every farmer will agree with me, that nothing they ever fed to cattle, (that are fairly fed during tike winter,) will put on as much fat or in crease their weight near as. muck in a ;iven time, (say two months) as rich pasture. -Therefore, I argue that grass should be cut for ay, and not let it stand until it becomes dried hay before it is cut. If I could cut all lay hay in a day or tvro or a little longer, I would let timothy stand until the seed was formed, but still quite soft; but as that can not be accomplished in the time mentioned, I begin when in full flower. When cut with the scythe and "the grass heavy, I did all the . curing in the swath. Grass will stand a go d deal of rain without injury, if left in the swath, when cut green. When I intend to take it in, if not thorough ly dry on the lower side, if wet from rain 1 tarn the. swaths over before rakjng, if even somewhat green on the. underside of the swath; but if no ruin had fallen, I raked it up, and took it into tbe barns. In that way it took sweat if a heavy crop in the swath, and another sweat "in the mow; and I hold it iiidisjiensable that hay, for either sheep or cattle should have a sweat, and it is equally reiiuisite as that tobacco or fox-glove should have their peculiar modes of curing and time of cutting. If a light crop cut with scytl es as soon as a little wilted, I raked up.jmt in good sized or rather large cocks, let it take a good sweat in the cocks, atid let them alone until dry enough to take in. (Timothy hay cut cere-en and cocked in a green state, will siand orach rain without much injury if let alone.) In tkis way I always made fine tiavored hay, and my stock always did vell upon it. But since we all around here cut our grass with machines drawn by horses, the mode of curing must be somewhat different to make fine ilavored nutritive hay. The ma chine cuts and spreads it as evenly as it grows on the ground; therefore it drives much more suddenly .han if cut by scythes, and the horse-rake ought to be started a few hours (more or fewer, according to the tempera ture') :ifter the machine is started, and the grajs put in cocks, and not left until the ma chine lias done a day's work, and until the .It-.v ges off next morning. If a high tem perature, your hay will then be so dry that it will take no sweat; hence no flavor, and i-'iuch less nutriment. The trouble with those men who make a tr'al of cutting green it that they dry it so much in the hot sun that is cannot sweat in either cock or mow. I !t ve seen stacks of hay in many places, the liny having been put up so di v, that if mv arm had been long enough I conld have put hy hand through them; and that alter they k stood for months, and the hay had no flavor, (except the little ripe seed left an brush from a dead tree. 1 want to stacks or hay mows put up for me but ta week or ten days become so solid ua with difficulty vou can push your litiem one toot Messrs. Editors, I have given you iucidlv as I can, my views and reasons for deviating from the rules laid down, by far more learned men, as to the time for cutting and manner of curing timothy hay, and in deed all other kinds of hay I have had any experience with in this hot climate. Yet I have no doubt but some of those men, pos sessed of good talents, will criticize njy mode not a little, but all I ask is, that my brother tworking farmers will prove me and try me, ind see whether 1 know aaytliing of the true rinciplea of making time .of cutting hay. them follow my plan strictly, and then approve or condemn it, according as id it. . tiiae, in this age of snterprise in the true time and method ng hay was known, so as Teasantto the taste of the id most profitable totheown- JQHN JOHSSTON. - Vrnm tTin New TTaren Rearister. .ThVBlectro Magnetic Telegraph,. he adajjtation of the principle Tf eleelro 'netisni fix telegraph purposes has been" so itpidly developed fi om its earliest apprehen- Sion up to lis unai- tumjucic iiiuiujju ' . , . - .i i u .r i tecum vi au iiivii m uiiiijieier finrl ' IS iui uicu vi the recent laving of the Atlantic cable, that! . . ... , u,aim uie rcm.ui. "jn'o y ione straiehtlv drawn wire, with iv others twts- the wnrlrl have UOt kept Up With It, aild ev hoAvcan hardly realize that this great work has indeed ljeen aceomplishca ElectTc-magnetism was discovered by Prof. lieciro-miiiciioin rf j Oersten of Copenhagen, in iaiy. imiougni its applicability to the transmission of telegraph ic messages WaS-SUDSequcimjr cunccucu nnu established by others, it was reserved for our countryman, Professor Samuel F. B. Alorse, of New York, to make the grand and crowning discovery, which was patented in France in 1638, mid in this country in 1840, by the name of the "American Electro-Magnetic Telegraph.' 'Subsequently ilr Alexander lJain patented, in che'mical' telegraph, where the message was re- corded by electricity upon paper chemically nrpn.ired- and in 1848-9.'Mr Royal E. House England, his ciaun lor an impruveu eieciiu- of New York, obtained an.Amencan patent for by the United Stated and th English govern !a telegraph in which the message was recorded ' ment provided the frigate Agarameninon; while i by-types, and the circuit broken aud resumed, ! the necessary tenders were furnished jointly by iby means of kevs similar to those of the piano ! the two governments. The plan was for the j forte, answering to the letters of the alphabet, j Niagara (die cable having been first made fast The first elec-tro-mngnetic line in the United j shore at Valemlig Bayj, Ireland,) to pay out i States was that between Baltimore and Wash- her half ot the cable, mil m;,i ocean being tjfgton, tlie distance 4U nines, completed in flglUll, IliC UI5Lfllll.C IVF inner', LUlljpiclCU 111 L844, Congress .contributed $30,000 towards; rI844, Congress .contributed 30,000 towards; its construction. From tins inception the work j Lay on tlie coast pt Newfoundland, has advanced until the present day, when tliutu The fleet, comprifing eight vessel.", soiled from are more than 35,000 miles of telegraph, lines j Valencia Bay on the 5th day of August. Af in the United States,, rnd in the world a total j ter 335 miles of the cable had been laid, it par length exceeding 10,000 miles. ted in consequence of an injudicious application In 1850, the Erst sub-marine telegraph was j of the brakes to tlie paying out machinery, laid. A line of cable, 21 miles in length., was Though this first attempt to "ay't!ie great stretched across the Straits of Dover, thus con-; Oeeani'elegraph was a disappoiiient vet the necting England with France. Owunriow-.j peol,e on Coth s's of the Afeic Lad" la ever, to the chafii.g- of the wire tigjfef the fa;t, ; ,ne accomplishment of t!4 enterprise at rocks Oil tlie French const, it was severed with- j some fll(ure period; and the din'ttors of the At in a month, and a new and stronger cable was jallt;c Telegraph Company, nthing daunted by liid down, and is in successful operation at this ti,e grst fafnre cf their great enterprise, at time. The 'immediate result of this success was ' ,.nmmPiiperI nronaralimis for a Second Ex- the establishn.snt of varion lines of sub-marine telegraph in Europe, of which the line from K igland to Holland, (being 115 miles) was the longes, until the laying of that of 400 miles, across the Black Sea. The idea of a trans Atlantic cable does not seem to have bsen ent( r iained at this time. It was too stupendous to be grasped, or if entertained, the scientific and mechanical difficulties in the way were supposed to be insuperable. Chief among these, was the difficulty which existed of transmitting a sufficiently powerful current of elctricity through an insulated wire of so vast a lei. "Ut. Cut the march of genius could not loi be stayed. - j The plan of an Atlantic Telegraph was broached, and repeated electrical experiments I were had, until perseverance was rewarded with j success, and in 1 8."(i telegraphic signals were j successful! v recorded t li rnmrli -'0(10 miloa nf ;.. i covered with gutta nerche. tlie various lines ofl the English and Irish Mgnetic Telegraph com - J ,-"-- j-'-t'."'.;. l"c pra iicaiiiiity ot the new project, was thus far gradually demonstrated, there was room for ,iy issue orders to the paddle-wheel sttam theappl.cat. on of Capital. The American Co.Jers va!oroiis and Gorgon to acconniny the as t ,ercrore loTineu as t-..r Uack as 18o4, ; expedition as tanders. The Gorgon a.ted sub Messrs. Teter Cooper and Cyrus V. Field tak- soqlUM,tl v as tender to the Niagara, nd the mg a leading and energetic part in the organi-; Valorous waited nnon the Ao-amennn. Tn tion. 1 lie first step was to secure a charter. mis was obtained in Auril. I8o4. irom , . , v , ' vui-juiai uuitlHUICIIi. Ul K V 1UU11U IU IIU tlie act being entitled ed "An Act incorporating a , e establishment of Telegraphic ; between Knicpeand America."; Company for the communication bet tue company was uienceu-rm Known as "Jw York, Newfoundland, and London Telegraph Company. It r.-ceived various grants froitf th uovernmeiit of ewtoundlaiul, subseqnent - ly fro:n that of Xova Scotia and New liruns-; wick anil finally trom the Crown of England and the Congress of the Unhed Sintts. Among thcsii was the extlosire rijrLt tor a term of fifty years of landinc telearai'liic cable on the shores of all the British North American Provinces J except Nova iS'cotia for twenty-five years. j Great Britain further granted an annual sub-f sidy of M 14,000 sterling until the yield 6 per cent, per annum, on net profits the whole capital of .350,000 sterling the grant to be then reduced to .10,000 sterling, per annum, tor a period of twenty-five years United .States granted a like annual subsidy of 70 00(1 until tlw. not i,i.,,Rlo , ;l,l A r.m. ...,t to M ; . . . ,.Up a.,n,,m ti,OI. t i ... i a.-n f,rn for a period of twenty-five years, subject to ter-i ra,"J""e tha" has .1,ecn k"'u lnf 1,10 ,A,liln mination of contract by ConWs on giving one: tlc, for many years inspired fenrs for the re year's notice. The next step" of the CompDv-!",t- "y P"ed and st.ll no news came . ( . . v-..r- . ,i i 1 -.r f Weeks fled, and yet no tidings were received naa m tuu.icti, oi. ooiiiis ewiouniuaiiu, Willi iin.i.i. ;.. ..r.. : ... North American Provinces, and the Ullited Provinces, and the United by immersing 13 miles of cable across the Straits i ot Northumberland, and 8.) miles in the waters of the St. Lawrence. England being already connected telegraphically with Ireland, there remained only the problem of trans-Atlantic communication. In 1850 Mr Cyrus W. Field visited England, for tiie purpose of making hiial arrangements, and as a consequence there OI the Vltlailtli; I Ipiri-;inh ( wn r. n v" kmc formed, with a capital of 350,000. The char- ter of the former comimnv was tln md.- m-cr to the new one. with all its exi-lnsivp rights nml privileges, present and prospective. The next step was to acquire an accurate knowledge of the geographical character of the bed of the Atlantic, and the selection of the most feasible route. The deep sea soundings of I.ienis. Maury aud Berryman were mainly depended upon. The basin of the Atlantic was proved to be a 1-iig trough or groove, indented between the Old World and the New, and extending al most from the -Northern to the Southern Pole. The hallow of this basin is so great that the lowest depth of the Atlantic is utue miles be neath the highest peak of the Andes. In most places the actual bottom of the Atlantic is tnu-li broken up aud very irregular, and of course if a route were selected where these sud den elevations an 1 depressions were most deci ded, the Cable would be suspended from sub marine hill to hill, subject to a thousand disas trous contingencies. A route was finally deci ded upon, from information furnished by Lieut. Maury. He demonstrated that there was a practicable path NTo-th of the Bank of New foundland on a vast oceanic plain or plateau. This plain is s-. cely 12,000 feet below the level of the ' v.and extends in a continuous ledge from C. llace, in Newfoundland, to Cape Clear, iu Ireland. The greatest depres sion is in mid-ocean, whence it imperceptibly ascends to the shore on e'ther ide. That plain was generally levelled, so deep as to be below the reach of disturbing superficial causes, and composed of particles of shells, so minutely triturated as to render their character iudeteciible save with the aid of a microscope. Their presence, examined by the light of science proved how little those profound depths had been disturbed in the coarse of uncounted ages and encouraged tlie hope that the cable, when once laid along with them, might rest as tran quilly perhaps as long. The next thing in order, was to determine what sort of a cable should be used. It must not be so heavy as to break by its own weight or so light that it would he at the mercypf tue currents After numberfesa experiments, the present form was adopted. The ceijla' con" ducting wire is a strand made of "ieveni'ires of the purest copper, of the gnage known in trade as Xu. 22. . The strand itselfls about- tlie six ...... ,.i. - ! j: . . r,r ted around it; this is accomplished by the cen tral wire being dragged from a drum, thro' a i . i u i . t - . . . a .. i i ; ! ,"'fc while the i self revolves ranidlv nnrlpr tv. :la rf steam . -s imj""- carrying near its circumference sis reels or drums, each armed with copper wire. - Every amm Tevoives upon its own horizontal ; axis, and so' delivers its wire as it turns, This strand having been wrapped iu cotton, is heavily en cased in gutta percha, and the' wliole fabric is covered with wire, and coated with tar. 7he mechanical construction 'fT 'the cable having thus been settled upfti as "also the char acter of the machinery far p-yfn'g- it oat, it was j determined to rfake the first "attempt at laying ! it in the month of August, 185. . The steam j frigate Niagara wastdetailed for that "purpose j reac-ncu, uib jigaiueiraun snould eneci p';LC "-f ni .1UUUIU CliLvt nntl continue the Ijfcljing of the same to Trinity nntl continue the ljfclrig ot the same ' pedition, and no time has been fruitlessly spent , in carrying them out ( Accordingly, early in the fall of 1857 the i Company held a series of meetings at which ' many modifications and improv im nts, sugges i ted by the first unsuccessful atu.npt, wee j brought under discussion. The result of these ' conferences was a thorough revision of their i former plan, and the adoption of a new one : tho leading features of which were 1. Junction of the Telegraphic Gible in mid oceon. 2. 7 he provision of a greater length of Ca ble. . o. The selection of an earlier seasoa of the ycr. "" i 4. An improvement in the paying-out machi nery, i A second attempt having been determined unon. the Niagara ir. the meantime vited New v..i. ,i..nnp tl iseceisarv re ! wn8 aRain detailed for tbi purple, while again Iter iiajrestv's Uovernmeiit aaa.n as.-igneu AZiigcsty's Uovernmeiit again a the Agamemnon to the service of the jepmpa- ; March 1858. the fleet bem-r in "readinws, and f-he'i... .. i :. aa-.; 1 i lilt V-'UI ln II J UAllU IIIJltiCL till afUKIl'lldl provided supply of Telegraphic Cable, nothing lemaiued l,ut to proceed with the preparations for the filing Gf the fleet. The stow"ng of tie cable oll lu.ard the t,vo vessi.s was tlu. L.f,Jfnciiced at K.vham Docks, and was con luied with , r,at t.are It was finished on the iSth day i (lf Ai;1 !lt wi..vl, tim .n, iut 1500 ; m:ie3 of Cable on board each shin , The ship. ment having been ook itio -irrf- ami i Aframemnoii sailed for QucenitXjWii, Ireland, Suttiraay, amy jlu. i , v. After a few days spent m experimental trips the Second Telegraphic Expedition sailed from Plymouth for the rendezvous iu mid-ocean on 7'hursduy, June 10. The Niagara and Aga iiip.inion wtre attended bv Her Britannic Mas- . csjvs steammers Gorgon aud Valorous, i . . r.i. in- l ne announcmeui. oi me uepui lure v uiv jj. pedition, revived the anexiety with which ev ery step of this grand enterprise has been re- e,v,a 1116 PU'H V au""- l"e. f Tw. m l"e I nrsi attempt. I luings noin uie neeierea- waited in painful suspense Meanwluh', a stor- i i .1 . .1 1 until at last the unwelcome news came, that the . ' 'nishap of wind and weather had proved d.sas- , irons IO Hie expeuiiiun. mree (.ii&iiiicl inuis , k .1 1 . i- m rl "nitrl nil ii li cnrff'Ci-;f 1 1 1 ! v 'I'll o j ' nun tttrtrn iiiuuti uum i u u.-i u j . iv j vessels then returned to Queestown the Niagara j arriving on the 5th of July, and the ylgamem nou one week later. Immediately after, the return of the Tele graphic Fleet, the Directors of the Company in England held a special meeting, to take into s 'consideration the expediency of making anoth- t'r attempt. A sufiieient amount of cable still j remaining perfect, on board the JNiagara and Agamemnon, and the months of July and An- "st being considered a suitable season, avolhcr ; trial was resolved upon, and the expedition sail- ; e" oil the morning oi ounaay, me lam oi duly last. Ou the afternoon of Thnrsday, Aug 5th, the startling inteligence reached this city, that the Submarine Cable had been successfully laid, and that the line was in perfect working order. T! welcome news could scarcely be credited, until fully con oboeated by subsequent dispatches. I he public has since been t-tibcd with full extracts from the log, as keptj during progress of the laying of the cable, byj Cyrus W. Field Esq., who has been the master-spirit of the enterprise, and identified with it from the begining. It is peculiarly gratifying to A mericans, that this enterprise was fuse eou et ived in this country. In spite ofail the ob jections urged against it, a small coinp;,ny 0f New York captulists perseverd with a deter mination that was proof against 11 discourage ment,. Had they succumbed, the world would in all probability have been deprived of this great boon; for the numerous disasters and the enormous loss of capital would have preven ted a renewal of the enterprise, until a very dis tant future. The work is done. It is no wonder the pop ular enthusiasim has been raised to fever heat by this acheivement, as glorious as ;t ; ! expected one destined to result in incalnnl i- ble benefits to all mankind. A lady entered a dry s-oods et town thi -tthpr lnv nnrl pviircconrl n . in j '-r- a uesire to see wool delaine. Tlie polite clerk with eko- t add ress, showed her a variety of pieces of texture and choice coloring. After tossing "a examining to her heart's content, she remaVk '!i 'The goods are part cotton, sir.' 'Ajy j ' madam.' replied the clerk. theR ov.rwi ear ' f, i( n Ufa oC1 live livui . utLuu aa juui Ult;u&b la- i lie I 1 started, 'Free from ui!e madaui,' he iram! v ately added.' "'ecu- California Wine and Brandy. The San Francisco Price Current remarks as follows on this interesting production. The Brandy spoken of is quoted at $3 per gallon: "California Brandy, distilled from the native grape, can now be bought in the market and of a quality equal to the average brands of Cogniac imported here, and greatly superior to the Rochelle Brandy. Messrs. James T. Mc Dongall and Co. were the pioneer manufactu rers of California Grape Brandy, and have for some months been making regular sales to the trade from their distillation of last season, which amounted to the very respectable quani ty of 500,oetaves. Some of their Brandy was shipped to New York, where.it met with favor and realized, for a first consignment, a high figure. From the grape crop this year it is camiiuieu ou.uuu gaiiions will be made or 300 a 400 per cent, more than last year. At this ratio of increase we do not hesitate to say that three years hence fine Br.mdy will be one of i our exportable products." j For two years past various classes of Wine j luuuc nuui ma iiBtive grape ot L,os Angelos, have been growing upon popular notice and favor. The Alta California!) (in an article on the "Methods of making Calfornia Wines') says it is estimated that 150,000 gallons of Wine were made in the State last year, and from Uie grape crop this year it is expected 350,000 gallons will be manufactured. We see no reason to question the accuracy of these figures. It is notorious that a great number of new vinyards have been' planted in the vi cinity of Los Angelos since 1853. and the an- nal grape crop since then must have increased j enormously: that the bulk of the grapes have been u.ed for making Wine, and that the busi ness has proved profitable we have evidence n the fact that both last year and the preseut year fewer grapes have been sentJor sale than in 1855. . " . 7he Alta says: "That the grape Chiefly grown in California for rraking Wine is of Span ish stock and was introduced by the priest when they established their mission between the years 17G9 arid 1780. The vine is hardy and healthy, and the berry juicy aud strong. An acre of vines is calculated to yield 1000 gallons of Wine, and never less than 800, al though 400 is considered an average yield in Ohio and Europe." Almost every variety of grape known is however being cultivated at various points throughout the State and a niong them many will doubtless be found to which our soil and climate are admiarhly adap ted. Wine-making iu California is but in its infan cy yet, although astonishing progress has al ready been achieved. Iu tlie South of Europe the culture of the vine has for centuries been the leading occupation of the people and its produce had contributed Iargly to the national wealth.' There however, fche soil is worn out by long continued culture and successive failures of the crop have cansed the prices for V ines to advance beyond all precedent. The cruid beginnings of California Winemakers have thus from the outset the stimulus of high values to urge them on to greater excellence and increas ed production. Oar Cornucopia. The har7!St is nearly over iu the grain-growing sections of ?he country and from all ac counts the yield of t:? cereal crops is above the average of former years. It is true in some sections of the country wheat Iia5 suffered from the rust weevil, &c. but the increased breadth of ground cultivated insures a large crop bejoad j peradventure. Besides it is admitted by our i Westean friends that there is a very large sur- plus of last year's crop left over and still in! first hands. Especially is this the case In Illi-j nois, as the receipts at and shipment from Chi-! cago plainly indicate. The fine weather we have had. for some time past has enabled the farmers to secure their rlit i.i i dry condi tion so that it will be ready to griud as SOOn as thrashed. Rye and Oats are abundant, while corn, all through the West, is described as late and its yield will depend much upon a late or early frost. .Potatoes promise to be unusually plenty and cheap while hay crop was never so large as this season. On the whole taking the different sections together there i will be an abundance of produce of all kinds and thns, with "ieaee and plenty," it will be ' strange, indeed, if we do not witness brisk times iu the world of trade and commerce ere the laps of many months. Certainly, we ought to be a grateful as well happy people. iV. I" Shipping Com: list. Eklifp of Neuralgia. As this dread ful disease is becoming more prevalent than formerly and as the Doctors have not dis covered any method or med cine that will permanently cure it, we will simply state that for some time past a member of onr family has suffered most intensely from it and could find no sure relief from any reme dy applied, until we saw an article, which we republishd recommending the application of bruised horse radish to the wrist, for the cure of toothache. As Neuralgia and Tooth ache are bo'.h nervous d'isease, we thought the remedy for the one would be likely to give relief to the other so we made the ap plication and we were truly gratified that the simple application of horse radish, bruised and applied to the wrist, on the side of the body where the disease was seated gafe al most instant relief to a severe attack of neuralgia. Since then we have applied it several times, and with the same gratifying results. The remedy is simple, cheap, and may be within the reach of every one. j - LaidPensoMe IleralJ. ChivIkv. .Sir Walter Raleigh is out-done in Stanford Conn. Miss H., a belle of that village wears paper-soled shoes, and was caught out by a heavy rain. To go home in the mud was impossible. The gallant Henry M. saw her in trouble, stepped -up, pulled off his boots, insisted on the fair one's wearing them, and pre vailed. She put on the boots aud went home ward; Henry, light of heart and foot, pursued his bootless way to the astonishment of tlie by standers. - HOW TO FIXn THE BODIES OF Dp.OWXED PeR- S0NS The following extract of a letter from a friend in Herkimer county, New York, to a o-entleman in Chicago, says the Tribune, mav P .. i t - i r -1 - be worth pnonsning ior praciicai purposes. One of Mr Cain's little boys was drowned last week in our canal. They raked the canal fired cannons over the water, all to no purpose. They did not succeed in finding the body till a young lady on a boat recommended them to take a loaf of bread make a hole in it, put in fiome quicksilver and fasten it, and then put the bread on the water and it would float until it came to the child. She said she had seen it operate with success. Ho one bad fa:th, but they did it, and sure enough, the bread floated a few rods and then stopped. A boat came along and drove it from its place, bat oon as the boat passed, it returned to the same spot and they took a hook and found the child iu that place. He had been iu the canal two days. Horrible Adventure, At the period when Murat was about to invade Sicily, the Chevalirfrs R , pay master general of the Neapolitan forces, waa traveling through Calabria for the purpose of joining the army, having been to Naples to make arrangements for the transmission of a Q uantity of specie. . He had sent hi servant on before him, to prepare his quar ters at the town of , expecting to arrive there himself at nightfall; but the day being very sultrY he had loitered on the road, and at 9 o'clock in the evening, found he was a considerable distance Irom the proposed end of- his jojurney. He was so much harrassed snd fatigued that he was determined to put up for the night at first convenient house He at leno-th entered an old rainantc bail ing on the roadside, inhabited by a man and Ins wife, the former a stout muscular figure, with a swarthy countenance almost wholly shrouded in a mask of bushy whiskers and mustaches. The traveler was received with civilty, and after pai taking of a hearty sup per was conducted up an old crazy staircase to his apartment for the night. Not much fancying the appearance of the place and finding no lock on the door, he fixed a chair against it, and after priming his pistols, put them carefully under his pillow. He had not been long in bed when he heard a noise below as of persons entering the house, and sometime afterward was alarmed by the sound of a man's footstep on the staircase. He theft perceive'd a light under the. crevice q the aoor,against which the host gently pressed for admittance, but finding some resistance, he thrust it open sufficient to admit his hand; with extreme cantion he removed the "chair and entered. Vith a lamp in one hand and a huge knife in the other he approached the bed on tiptoe. The chivalier cocked his pistols beneath the bed clothes, that the noise of tho spring might not be heard. When the man reached the side of the bed lie held the light to the chivaliers face, who pretended to be in a profound sleep, but contrived, nevertheless to steal an occasion al glance at his fearful host. he man soon turned upon- him, and after hanging the lamp on the bed-post, went to the other end of the room and brought to the bedside a chair, on which he immediately mounted, with the tremendous knife still in his hands. At the very moment that the chivalier was about to start up from the bed and shoot him, the man in a hurried manner, cut sev eral enormous slices from a piece of bacon that was hanging over his bedstead, though it had been wholly unnoticed before by the agitated traveler. The host then passed the light before his eyes again and left the room in the same cnutieus way in which he had entered it and nnconscions of the danger he had escaped, retii- ned to a crowd of new and hungry guests below stairs who were, of course not very sorry to see that he had saved his bacon! The British Cottov Manufacture. The British cotton manufacture is immense According to the Paris Constitutioncl, it gpves occupation to between one and two millions of inhabitants. It feeds entire prov inces. During the late crisis, thousands of operatives were supported by public charity. Whnt then continues tho I arisiau editor, wonitl be the consequence if those cotton manufactures who work five days out of six to clothe foreigners should lose that market? Who can tell what might happen? It is then that England might see a terrible revolution break out at home. The cotton question would be converted into a social question. It is the sentiment on that sit uat'on which readers England so prudent and so moderate with regard to the United States, and which on the other hand, inspires the United States with an assurance which in case o necessity, she migut carry to a degree of temerity. The Quaker avo Banker Banker tn Terms. The BuEfalo us the?foIIowing good story: Bringing a Express tells "A correspondent sends us the following good thing for hot weather: K., the Quaker presi dent of a Pennsylvania Railroad, during the confusion and panic last fall, called upon the W Bank, with which the road had kept a large, regnlar account, and asked for an ex tension of a part of its paper falling due in a few days. The Bank President declined rather abruptly, saying: 'Mr K., your paper must be paid at maturity. We cannot renew it. 'Very well,' our Quaker replied, and left the Bank. But he did not let the matter drop here. On leaving th Bank he walked quietly over to the depot, and telegraphed to all the agents and conductors on the road, to reject the bills on the W Bant. In a few hours the trains began to arrive, full of the panic, and bringing the news of distrust of the W Bank all along the line of the road. Stock holders and depositers flocked into the Bank, marking the panic, inquiring, "what's the mat ter?' Is the Bank broke?' A lijtle inquiry by the officers showed that the trouble origina ted in the rejection of the bills by the Railroad. The President seized his hat and rushed down to the Kuaker's office, and came busting in with the inquiry: 'Mr K , have yon directed the refusal of our currency by your agents?1 'Yes,' was the quiet reply. 'Why is this? it will ruin us. 'Well, friend L., I supposed thy Bant was .about to fail, as thee could not renew a little parer for us this norning.' It is needless to say Mr L.f renewed all the Onaker's paper and enlarged his line of discount while the magtc wires carrieu an aiung me road, the W Bank is all right. Thee may take its eurrency.' " JCfpThe Editor of the PaducaTi (Ky.) Herald had a hard time of it last week. He says J; "We are compelled to i-sue this morning's Herald unprinted on the outside- Our press man was drunk jesterday and would not work. We regret that we are able to give our usual quanity of reading matter to-day one of our workman being absent on a visit to his family, and two others being drnnk." A Frenchman repeatedly hearing the word press used to imply pemsade, -one evening when in company exclaimed: "I say squeeze that Jady to 6i ng." . Will the Ocean Telegraph Pa? The question is uow being discussed whether or not the Atlantic telegraph will payT After the first failure to lay the cable, experiments made by Mr. Whitehouse, the electrician of the company,, who, it is - stated, demonstrated that a word conld be transmitted each, minute -On this the New Fork Herald remarks: ' "If, the average rate of transmission by the English instruments should not exceed one word per minute, then it could not, at the tariff proposed, be a very profitable concern. - Assu ming that the line was kept constantly operated for the whole twenty-four hours of a day, and' that the tariff of prices was a doilar per word charging for address, date, Src , the gross recepits would only amount to $1,440 per day, or a little over half a million a year. But as it would not likely to do more than half that amount of business, the receipts would probably reach no higher than a quarter of a million, a year, which would leave only some $70,000 above the interest of the captail invested to go -toward salaries, expenses, wear and tear, &c. So that at the rate of transmission, and that tariff, the line would be very far from proving remunerative to its stockholders.,,r II, however, the rate of transmission should be as high as five words per minute, the gross annual receipts, at full work, would be twa millions and a half a year; and at half woik a million and quarter; or, not charging for address or date, say a million of dallars a year. The same paper further says: s "It is needless to say how immense the profits . to the stockholders would be, even at the lower of these two computations, when it is recollected that there are but two olficers to be pekt Jip,, and that there will be no expense arising ut of repairs. The maximum rate of transmission over the snb-marine line between Europe and Africa is only four words per minute; and that rate can be obtained but by dhe operator. to three words per minute. "tonouia it turn out from Che immense sure on the cable, or from the use of indi instruments, but one word per minute be mitted over the Atlantic telegraah, then company might see itself compelled to fix tariff at four or five dollare a word no definite arrangement having yet been made on tfflfi point. Let messages be transmitted, however, at the rate of five words per minute, and tho receipts of one year will be equal to thirty, three per cent, of the capital of the company." "Ludicrous Sensibilitx. Flowers have their spells and their perils. A young French lady, endowed with most delicate nerves, mentioned one evening, to a few friends assembled in her drawing room, that she had a horror of the rose. "The perfume of this flower," said she, "gives me the vertigo." This conversation was interrabted by the visit of a fair friei d who was going to a ball, and wore a rose-bud in her head-dress. Our fair heroine turned pale di rectly, tossed her arms, and fell gracefully into a synoepe upon the ottoman. "What a strange nervous susceptibility. What adelicata and impressible organization I" cried the spectators. "For Heaven's sake, madam, go awayl Dont yon see that you have cansed this spasmr" if" xes, ot course; it is perfume of the rose bud in you hair." "Real if it is so, I will sacrifice the guilty flow But judge pefore you sentence." The flow detached from the headress, was passed hand to hand among the spectators, but tl solicitude soon' gave way to a different emot lhe tatal rose bud was an artificial one! The "Dead Head" Passenger As the tast steamer i einrleer was cormriff the .Mississippi, not on- sinre, perecal tr nassentrers came on nom ac . v icKsnirrg, ill among others a gaiut-looking middle aged Kentuckian, who soon became the subject of curiosity, wonder and general remark. After traveling a short distance, the passengers, except the Kentuckian, made their way to the captaiu's office, and paid their fare to the place of destination. The next day the clerk made a call on the delinquent passenger, who hail tken no berth, but had passed the greater pint ot his time in sleeping in his chair, and with ins ususal urbanity of manner asked tlie Keuiuiki an to give his destination, as t would aid luiu in making up his book, intending his question also as a gentle hint' to pay his fare. The a:iit . routed from his lethargy, replied- "I'm going up the river a piece. It's all right, Mr. Clerk." The Clerk not being much the wiser for this answer, politely asked the stranger: "At what point do you expect to land, sir?" "Don't land at no point, Mr. Cleik, It's all right though. Here the clerk left, and went to consult the captain, who at once lost all his wonto good humor as the clerk related the result of the interview with the delinquent customer, The captain proceeded forthwith bring the matter to a focus, and accosted the Kentuckian, say ing: - "How far are you going with us, my friend?" "Ob, I'm going a piece up with ye; but it's all right, captain." "But sir," said the captain, "you have nei ther paid your fare nor given the elerk you place of destination, aud you are old enough to know the custom of steamboat men, that when a man refuses to pay his fare, or to give a good reason for not paying, we put him ashore immeditaley.' "W-a-ll captain, spose His your custom, bat it's all right." Here the captain lost all patience, and resolved to pnt him ashore forthwith, and accordingly ordered the pilot to land, and hin to make ready to go ashore, to which he repliedi "It's all right Captain." The boat landed, and the plank put out., the goint was told to walk, to which he readily assented, saying; It's all right. After getting op. terra fiirma, the captain gave him a short blessing for giving him the trouble to land, and threatening mm a ten- dressing if be ever saw him again. To which the old man responded again with an air of triumph, pointing to a flue lookiug cottage just above htm on the river bank: i "It's all right captain; that's my heuse, captain ; jt's all uight." ' ' .m Cherish Torn Wife. What animal batmaa did you ever see maltreat a female of bis species? ' - The claims to pity and uncommon consider ation, every woman builds up during a few years of marriage! Her inestimable value in the house ! How true she is, uu lee's her- hus- band corrupts .Jier, or drives her to .despair! lOften she is good in spite tjf her example! How rarely she is evilly disposed ;feirt bylhia example! .Jod made her" weaker, that man might have the honest satisfaction and superior joy of protecting .and . -supporting her. To tortureher with the strength so intrusted him for her good, is to rebel against Heaven's -design it is to be a monster, a coward, a fcoL e3 4 5jf Serei f traiTS? V IE 'ill, fl IronQ I A Mi. J9 4
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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