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TEXAS, SATURDAY, MABGH
BKES.
tiie upas tree of THE isthmus
The Panama Herald givoH tbo following de-
scription of the Isthmus Uf-as tree:
Sometime sinco we saw some comments in
the United States papers upon an articlo taken
from a Panama paper, which We do not recol-
lect) stating that a man named James Linn
hud been found dead under a tree on the Gor-
gona road and that upon examining the tree
the natives pronounced it highly poisonous,pro
ducim; death to any ono who should sloep un-
der it.
Riding, out upon the Plains, a few miles from
tbo city, the other day, with a friend, wo had
the fortune to have several of those trees pointed
out to us. As fur around each as its branches
extended tho grass was dead —tho ground al-
most baro, while all beyond it was fresh and
green. Each troe seemed to form a circle a-
round it by tho appearance presented by the
dead aud live grass. They were a alike in
this rcspcct, and tho t reek all of the eame
appearance and character.
Occasionally the skull of a dead mule or oth-
er animal wore to bo found lying either directly
under tho trees or near by, indicating the ef-
fects of its deadly poison. Anxious as we felt to
procure a branch aud bring it to this city, that
its fluids might be subjected to a chemical' an-
nalysis, wo wore doferred~by tho throatning ap-
pearencc they presented.
We havo no doubt at ^all^tbat Linn came to
his death in the manner pescribod. Nor do
wo entertain a doubt us to the nature of tho troe
being as poisonous as the deadly Upas of the
Nile.
The following lettors appear in the New York
Journal of Commerce:
11 ye, 17th Nov., 1852.
Gentlemen:—In your leader this morning,|I
havo read with great pleasure your suggestion
to raise $4000 to remunerate tho unfor-
tunate Mr. Lemmon, for tho robber.- and
porpetrated on him, undor sanctiou of law;
I now enclose you my check for 8100 for that
a one, and sincerely hopo tho stain will be
icd away from the character of tho State,
by immediately indemnifying tho iujured man
Yours truly, JACOB LE ROY.
New York, Nov. 17,1852.
Dear Sir:—Put ino down $100 for the Lem-
mon case. I cneloso a check to your order.—
You can return it if your plain fails. But it
must not. fail. Yours truly,
JAMES DOORMAN.
New York, Nov. 17,1852.
Gentlemen.—Please consider me a subscri-
ber for one share, of 50; to the Lemmon fund,
as mentioned in your paper of this morning.—
I would suggest, that if the fund is raised, the
slaves ought to be considered free thereafter.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
WALTER 11. JONES.
Nov 17th, 1852.
Gentlemkt;—From your statemeut of the
case of Mr. Lemmon, I am satisfied a groat out-
rage bus been committed upon him. Whatev-
er thtTiaw l'nay k>ftlierc has been a meanness
about this transaction, whieli is extremely mor
tifying to an honorable mind.
Should your'plan to meet this case of (law-
ful?) injustice be adopted, you may put me
down for one hundred dollars, or two hundred,
if it should bo necessary. Yours truly,
JONA. STUltGES.
A western editor, who is an old bachelor,
suys: „We never cared a farthing about get
ting married until wo attended an old bachelor's
funeral. God grant that our latter end may
not Us like his!"
The frank avowals, the stately candor, the
noble self-forgetting which wo meet with in
books are very seldom met with anywhere else.
When they are, let us guard them jealously, for
they arc the jewels of life.
Tho day after tho loss of the Atlantic an indi-
vidual at Detroit, whoso wife was on board and
supposed to have been lost, exhibited very ex
traordinary manifostati ons of grief—somewhat
to the surprise of his neighbors, who never sus-
pected him of being a fond husband. While he
was thus bewailing his loss a boy arrived in
liuste from tho telegraph office. A wag stopped
ilie lad.
'f'su't Mr in hero?" said the atter.
■'Yes."
"1 have a dispatch for him—his wife is s
od."
"Ah, well," said tho wag,don't tell him—the
poor fellow feels bad enough already."
TREES.
"Troos furnish at with fuel, timber, fiult;
Yes not for this alone, I press their salt;
They have their language sympathies and volee;
With hearts that lean for joy they ean rqjoloe,
Anil mourn with mourning hearts.
Reader, have you planted a treo, a bush, or
a vine ready to bud and blossom on tho balmy
air of spring.? If you havo not, then you have
neglected a great duty and left unelosod a link
that might bind you to home, country and hap-
piness. lie who plants a tree, feels that there
is a connccting link between animate nature—
that he has done somothing which is not entire-
ly for self, and will feel an olovation of soul
which the slave of Mammon can nover know.
It is gratifying to see tho taste for trees extend-
ing over the country; and in largo cities, whero
it is impossible to havo them iu life, the cemoto-
ry is the arbor which clothes death in beauty,
and weeping trees'moum with mourning hearts'
over human dust.
The weeping evergreens being introduced are
of great beauty; and as soon as they can bo pro-
cured, should grace every homestead. It is a
great relief for the eye in tho cheerloss, leafless
winter, te rest on their bright greon foliage.—
But as these are comparatively scarce the fruit
and flowering tree might havo boon planted.—
Who would bo such a drone in tho great hive
of nature as not to produoo ono useful fruit, or
ono single flower of boauty, and say how much
have you helped tho smiles? With tho annual
return of spring, the habitual plantoi of trees
can feel a putriotic and philanthropic joy in see-
ing others enjoy the shade, the bloom, fruit and
bcMity of his planting. What a paradise this
sunny South would be if ovory household would
embellish tho homestead with trees.
There arc thousands of homesteads yet to bo
settled within tho circulation of this journal that
are thickly studded with majestic trees—trees
the growth of centuries. And yet the sacrile-
gious axe goes at once to tho roots and tho
growth of centuries falls in an hour—not even
leaving a memento that there onco was the
primeval forest. Oh! we could weep to see
those patriarchs fall; for in our short life they
ne'er can rise again. Fathers, and husbands,
in pursuit of new homes, if you would build up
associations of pleasure for your family, save
tho venerable trees If'you would encourage
virtue in your children, encourage the planting
of trees; their development and beauty tcaches
the unseen power of (jod, and makes home the
Mecca, which tho pilgrim children will sigh to
revisit and will be loin to leave.
[Soil of the South.
"Jane, put the baby to sleep with laudanum,
and then bring mo my parasol and revolver 1
am going to attend a mooting for the ameliora-
tion of the condttion of tho human race."
Later News from tub Spirit Land.—It ap-
pears by tho Spiritual Telegraph, that tho moment
Napoleon heard of VVulllingtcn's arrival, ho took
ahorsoand put off to soo him,but tlio Duko being
littlo afraid of Bony having
heard that ho had shot old Blucher, refused to
seo him, under pretenco that he was unwell hav-
ing been fatiguod by his journey. IIo was Well,
enough, however to call on Georgo tho IV. A
row in Splritdom is anticipated. Napoleon is
Jrumining up an army, and"01d Hickory" backs
him against Wellington ! Things look squal.
ly.
Too Ilium,v Extolled.—An Auctioaoer was
selling a lot of land for agricultural purposes;—
'Gentlemen," said he, "this is most dolightful
land. It is the easiest land to cult'.veto in Massa-
chusetts—it's so light—so very light. Mr. Par-
ker ln.re, will corroborate my Btateinont—he
owns the next patch, and ho will tell you how oa
sy it is worked." Yes, gentlemen," said Mr. Par-
ker "it is very oasyto work, but it's plaguy sight
easier to gathor tho crops!"
The debtors' prisons of England contain ma-
ny thousands of persons who have been incar-
cerated for years, and uover expect to bo libe-
rated.
K infractions are never lost. What you sow
others may reap, without even acknowledging
your hand, but you will often reap,'without know
iDg who to thank.
Unbend your mind from serious studies and
rigorous pursuits to tu te t he charms of nature
and the sweets of social life,
for man, and man is mlaptei
Variety was made
to varioty.
Character ok Mary, Queen op Scotth.
History, which from of old was want to re
verse the judgment of contemporaries, has
way in tlieffeniiodern days of reversing its own
decrees. In the last number of the Westiuiu
ister Review, there is an article upon Mary Stu
art, which condemns the conduct of tiie unliap.
py Queen in stronger terms than we remember to
have seen used on this subject before. All the
crimes of which she has been accused—the
murder of Darnly, her free consent, to marry
Hothwell, her treason against Elizabeth—tho
reviewer charges home upon her unhesitatingly,
He calls her bold, remorseless, and unscrupulous,
declares that her heart was as hard as a dia-
mond; and that there is no necessity for us to
inflict pitj upon her, which her own^we heart
would have been the first, to fling away and de-
spise. 'Give me your band, sir,' she laid to
Lord Lindsay, after her defeat; she took it, steel-
gauntleted, into her slender fingers: 'by this
baud,' she said, her blue eyes glaring furjr at
him, 'I will have your bead for this.' '1 here
was not a fiercer heart behind the mail ot any
warrior there than was beating in that one wo-
man's breast. • Tho reviewer justifies Elizabeth,
for cutting off Mary's head, and asserts that her
conduct is to bo admired, not apologised for.
Elizabeth, he thinks, was tho only true friend
that Mary ever had, and wished to tho last to
save her But he odds: 'What was to be done
with a woman who would keep no faith ex-
cept when it suited herconveniouco, and whose
indomitable spirit could neither be crushcd nor
gained, except at tho prico of what could not be
give# it—its own way?' Tho reviewer's opin-
ions are fouuded in good part upon Mary's own
letters, and we confess that these opinions havo
long been our own.—Home Journal
Col, Hcbert's official majority for governor of
Louisiana, is 2,080, and Farmer's for Lieuten-
ant governor, 2,008.
Tho Nueces Valley nays:
Capt. Rhett, of the Rifles, (attached, we be-
lieve to General Harney's Staff,) and Surgeon
Jarvis, arrived hero on Tuesday last, from San
Antonio.
Thank God, Owen is not an American: thank
God, he is not a democrat, It is suid bo was
Ixirn in Wales, and educated at Oxford. The
British consul at Havana and his secretory havo
done what they could to rodocm tho English
iiamofrom the disgrace which tho U. S. consul
brings upon it.—Boston Post.
Gen. Picrco is reported to
tho 24th ult.
havo sn«<. ed on
Another Suicide.—We have, already noti
ccd the suicide of Mr. R. H Brac ken, of Nash-
ville, Tenn. The following full particulars of
the melancholy event, wo take from tho Nash-
ville Whig of the 27th ult.— True Delta.
Wc have to-day a mournful _ record of death
to make. On yesterday morning tho hat aud
ooat of R. H. Bracken, Esq., was found on the
banks of tho river at, tho whart. His non-ap-
pearance during the morning at his business
house of Nichol, Bracken <(■ Co., on Markot St.
connected with the circumstance abovo_mention-
ed, cxcited apprehensions and led to investiga-
tions. Tho result of these investigations leuve
no doubt that tho unhappy man committed sui-
cide by drowning himself
We understand that two letters from him have
been found stating his intention to commit sui-
cide, one to Mr. Smith, tho book seller, and the
other to his wife. The one to Mr. Smith enclo-
ses a small sum due that gentleman, aud con-
cludes by saying that before Mr. Smith receives
it he will bo an inhabitant of another world.—
Tho ono to his wife is, wcliear, quite long, and
ussigns as a reason for tho intended act, that a
stain had been cast upon his character, under
which he was unwilling to live,and that he should
"make his grave in the cold waters of the Cum-
berland." Mr. Bracken bilre on honorable elm
meter iu our city, aud leaves behind him a young
wife, to whom ho had been united but two or
three months. ' .
Tho act seems to have been ono of calm ami
deliberate premediation, lie settled up all of
his individual debts, and gave no signs of unu-
sual excitement. We hear that the stain ho iro
agined to bo cast upon his character, was a mis-
take on his part, and that tbe gentleman alleged
to have been the author of it, disclaims all in-
tention of designing-toy imputation whatever.
Corretpouilenve of the National Intel.
PISCICULTURE.
Artificial Fecundation of Fi$h.
Paris, September, 1852.
I do Hot remember to havo mot in tho col-
umns of the Intelligencer any notice, of a char-
acter to satisfy tho reasonable curiosity of intel-
ligent men, on tho subject of pisciculture,or the
artificial breeding of fish. This new branch of
industry has of lato years asaumed in Franco an
importanco of which peoplo abroad are but little
aware. The success of tho practical efforts of a
couplo of obscure unlettered fishermen to restock
with fish tho streams upon which tlioy exercis-
ed their calling gradually attracted attohtion.-
Seientific men took up the subject, not, as pre-
viously, for the satisfaction of philosophical in-
quiry, or as a learned amusement, but to invoko
the aid of Government in popularizing tho knowl-
edge of pisciculture, and making its practioo
common throughout Franco. They saw that it
might bocome an important element of national
wealth, by enlarging immensely tho field of ag-
ricultural industry, and procuring for the whole
population a more varied and abundant supply
of healthful animal food, Government did take
the matter in hand, Individual efforts were ju-
diciously encouraged. Money was appropriated
for the dissemination of the knowledge of the
practicil processes required in the new art. Tho
result has been highly satisfactory. Many riv-
ers havo been ubuudantly stocked with various
species of fish most useful as food, and which
were before entirely unknown in their waters.-
Other rivers whose supply was rapidly diminish-
ing lmvo been abundantly restocked by means
of artificial fecundation. Tho practicability of
the art, and its immense economical value, have
been established in Franco, and wo may confi-
dently expect that the art will henceforth thrive
and toll ovory year more and more distinctly up
on individual comfort and national prosperity.
The Empress op France.—Wo are indebt-
ed to an esteemed friend, who was formerly res-
ident in Spain, for tho following sketch, which
seems to explain the family origin of the new
Empress of Franco very satisfactorily. Her his-
tory is no less romantio than that of tho Empress
Josephine:
"By to-day's advices from Europo wo are told
that the Emperor Napoloon III has espoused a
Spanish lady 'whose grandfather was a British
Cousul at Malaga, and 'vliose mother was an
Irish lady by the name of Fitzpatriek;' also that
this new Empress was in her own right,Countess
Teba, although bearing tho namo of M'llo Mon-
tego. Thus much by telegraph. Now the plain
English of all this is, no doubt, as follows:
A worthy Scotchman, by tho namo of Wm.
Kirkpatrick, was for some time the American
consul at Malaga, and, failing in business, was
succeedcd by George G. Barrel as United States
consul at Malaga. This, I think, was under
President Monroe's administration.
Mr. lvirkpatrick's eldest daughter, Maria, or
Mariquita,' as bIio was familiarly called and
known by all Americans there, was a fine dash-
ing lady,and married tho Count do Teba,a young-
er brother of the celebrated Palafoix, who bo-
haved so gallantly at the seigo of Zaritgoza.and
who, in reply to a demand for surrender,declar-
ed that ho would continue tho defence by 'war
to the knife.'
The Palafoix family embraced numerous ti-
tles, and was singularly bravo and noble.
The husband of Maria Kirkpatrick (Count do
Teba) was a gallant soldier, and so cut up by
wounds as to be unable to mount bis horse with-
out aid, and, when iu the saddle, looked more us
if ho was hoolml on than seated there.
The new Empress of tho French is no doubt
tho daughter of this Countess Teba, 'Murinuita
Kirkpatrick,' who was the daughter of William
Kirkpatrick, lato United States cousul at Mala-
ga—not British consul—not Fitzpatrick—and
not Irish.
The British consul at Malaga was Wm. Laird
unother old Scotch gentleman, and ho was fol-
lowed by Mr. Marks, an Englishman.
If the new Empress of Franco was Countess
Teba, as stated, then her mother is dead, as al-
so is her father, and sho took the titlo of her
mother. The name Montego, under which sho
pusscd in Paris, is perhaps one of the family
names or titles of tho Palafoix family."
[New York Commercial, 5th intt.
BUSINESS AND PUBLICITY.
The N. Y. Tribune, discoursing the element
of success in business, lays down the sound prin-
ciple that notoriety is essential to its success,and
that publicity is attained through the press. It
says:
Fortunes ore accumulated in a few years by
thoso who have tho intelligence and tuct to avail
themselves of this power, greater than men seo-
ing success through years of unaided application
havo hitherto dreamed it.
The vast benefits resulting from systematic
and continuous advertising are only beginning
to bo understood. It is not pretended that all
must, as a matter of course, acquire wealth by
such means; but it has been demonstrated that
the' merchant who hag a well celccicd stock and
deals uprightly, the manufacturer whoso goods
are as cheap quality considered, as any in the
market, or the mcchanio who is skilful and punc-
tual, may increase his business at pleasure, in
proportion to tho energy and moans ho employs
in gaining publicity.
Then why do not all advertise? Because bu-
siness men are only beginning to realise its im-
portance. Still the amount of advertising seen
in the columns of the Journals has doubled with-
in five years, and will double again in five more.
Those who still hang back will see their younger
and cnorgetic rivals nut stripping them. There
is no use iu contending ugaiust the spirit of the
age. If they won't jump into tbo curs und pay
their fare they must be left behind to travel on
foot.
/Vvm the LotidoH Leader.
B0 1 AID LOT*.
Onc'day through ftincy's telescope,
Whioh is my riohest treasure
I saw, dear Julia, Love, aud Hop*
Sot out in soaroh of Pleasure j
All mirth and smiles I saw them go,
Each was the other's banker;
For Hope took up her brother'* bow,
Aud Love, his sister's anchor.
They rambled on o'er vale and hill*
They passed by eot and tower;
Through summer's glow and winter's chill,
Through suushine and through shower;
But what did those fond playmate* care
For climate, or for weather?
All scenes to thorn were bright and ftdr,
On which they gated together.
Sometimes they turned aside to bleu
Somo Muse and her wild number*,
Or brcathe,Vdrcam 0f holiness
On boauty's qulteslumbers ;
"Fly on," said Wisdom, with cold racer*,
"I teach my friends to doubt you;"
"Come back, suid Ago, with bitter tears,
My heart is aold without you."
Whoii Poverty beset their path,
And threatened to divide them,
They coaxal uwny tho beldame's wrath
Ere sho had breath tovchide them,
By vowing all her rugs were silk,
And all her fitters honey,
And showing'tasto for bread and milb,
And utter scorn of money.
They met stern danger in their way,
Upon a ruin souted;)
Before him kings had quaked^that day,
And armies had rutrcatod;
But he was robod in suoh a cloud,
As Love ami Hope came near him,
That though he thuudored long, und loud,
They did not see or near him.
A grey-beard joined them, Time by nam*,
And Love was nearly oraiy,
To find that ho was very lamo
Aud ulao very laiy;
Hope, as ho listened to her tale,
Tied wings upon hl.n jacket;
And then they fur outran tho mall,
And fur outsailed the packet.
And so, when tlicy had safely passed
O'er many a land and billow,
Bcforo a grave tlioy stopped at last,
Boncath a weeping willow,
The moon upon tho humblo mound
Hor softest light was flinging;
And fromthe thickets all around
Sad nightingales wero singing.
"Ileuvo you hero" quoth Father Time,
As hoarse as any raven;
And Love kneeled down to spell tho rhyme
Upon tho rude stone graven;
But hope looked onward, calmly brave,
And whispered, "Dourest brother,
Wc 're parted on this side the grave,—
Wo "II muot upon the otliar."
Mrs. Newton tried and convicted in Marquot
to cnunty, Wisconsin, for whipping a child to
death has been sentenced to tho Stato prison for
ten yoars.
Tho Mason will ease, which has boon in lit-
gation for thirteen years, has at length been de-
cided by a jury in tbe Supremo Court of New
York in favor of tho heirs ut law, and against
tho cxocutors and trustees undor tho alleged
will of Mason. Property to tho amount of a
million of dollars, tho Mirror says, is involvod
in this decision.
I'd make the world a palaoe homo, _
And ope its blissful gates;
And men of worth in peuco should roam,
And timo should have no dates!
Young Love should boar the softest hues,
Aud bliss should bloom within;
Tho mind should drink immortal dews,
Anil truth her reign begin!
Curryino.—Cattle, says tho.Maine Farmer,
are well known to thrive much better whero this
operation is thoroughly performed; nnd Dr. B.
Rush in a letter upon the advantages of study-
ing the diseases of domostic animals, states that
there is an improvement in the rjuality of tho
milk, and an increase in its quantity, which are
obtained by turryinir the cow.
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Tho Reform Club in London is tho largest and
most popular of theso resort*. Tho Club house
cost $400,000, it wan built by Berry, tbe arcld-
ctoct of tbo new Ilousoa of Parliament, in the
stylo of an Italian palace. There are 1,600 mem-
bers who pay an annual lubscription of $30, and
anil $130 ontranoo fee. When Soyor was cook
there, he wa* paid $10,000 a year. Nearly $4,000
arc annually paid for heating tho building, $5,000
for lightning and $2,500 for newspaper* and period
icals. . . . _
If ace ean make a liquor ' tall,'
Then Adam'* ale'* tbe beet of all.
A Short Lecture to You kg Men.—In
Hunt's Mcicbant's Magazine wo find a great deal
of practical good sense, but tho following ad-
vice to young men, which wo clip from its pages
is particularly cxccllcnt:
" Keep good company or none. Never bo
idle. If your hands cannot be usefully employ,
od, attend to tho cultivation of your mind. Al-
ways speak tho truth. Muko few promises.—
Live up to your engagements. Keep your own
socrcts, if you havo any. When you speak to
a person look him in tho face. Good compuny
und good conversation arc the very sinews of
virtue. Good character is above all things else.
Your character cannot be essentially injured
except by your act. If ono speaks ovil of you
lot your life bo so that nono will believe him.
Drink no kind of intoxicating liquor. Ever
live, misfortune excepted, within your income.
When you retire to bed think over what you
httvo been doing during the dny. Muko no
haste to be i ich if you would prosper. Small
and steady gains give competency, with trim-
quality of mind Never play ut any kind of
game of chuucc. Avoid temptation, through
fear you may not withstand it. Never run in
debt, unless you soo a way to got out oj^aiii.—
Never borrow if yon can possibly avoid it. Do
not luurry until you are able to support a wife
Nover speak evil of uny ono. Do just bcforo
you ore generous. Keep yourself innoeccnt, if
you wish to be happy. Save when you nrc
young, to spend when you are old.
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The Ericsson Engine.—The editors of tho
New York Post state, us an evidence of their
full confidence in the new calorio motor, that
they have contraotcd witli Captain Ericsson to
furnish them with ono of his engines for use in
their office. Tlicy add:
It is already in a state of considerable forward-
noss. Pattern* are prepare ! byCnpt. Ericsson,
and the machinery is making by Messrs. Hogg
and Dclumatcr. It is to have r.ufliciont power
to drive one oi Hoe's rotary presses at the rate
of 10,000 impressions an hour, and four job of-
fice presses, with a reserve force of two or three
horse power, and yet is to occupy only the space
enclosed in n cast iron box six feet square and
between five uud six feet high. _ It is to bo fin-
ished and in operation by the middle of April.-
If it succeeds, < f which, of course we havo no
doubt, wo ahall feel proud of tha distinction
which will properly belong to the journal that
first avails itseli of so important an improvement.
If it fail*, wc moan the world shall know it,aud
the reatons why, if we can ascertain" *L '
We quote the following paragraph, from an
artiolo written for the Albany Cultivator, by a
distinguished professor:
"Many—uearly everybody—euppnso that tho
bee culls honey from tiie nectar of the flowers,
and simply carries it tn its cell in the hivo.—
This is not correct. The nectar it colloets from
the flower is a portion of its food or drink; the
honey it deposits in its eoll i* a lecrction from
its melifio or honey-secreting glands, (analogus
to tho milk-socretiug glund of the cow and oth-
er animals.) If they woro tho mere collectors
and transporters of honey from the flowers to
tho honey-comb, then we would have the eqmb
frequently filled with molasses, and whonovor
tho bocs havo fod ot tho molasses hogshead.—
Th* honoy bog in tho boo performs the same
functions as tho oow's bag or udder, merely re-
ceiving tho honoy from the secreting glands,and
retaining it until a proper opportunity presents
for its being deposited in its appropriate store-
houso, the honey-uomb. Another error is, that
the boo oollcets pollen from t he flowers acciden-
tally, while it is in search of honey. Quite tho
contrary is tho fact. The bee, while ib search
of noctur, or honey, as it is improperly called,
doos not collect pollen. It goes in seurch of pol-
len spocially, and also for nectar. When the
pollen of tho flowor Is ripe, and fit for tho use of
tho bre, there is no ueotur; when thoro is nectar
there is no nollen fit for its use in tho flowor.—
It is generally supposed, olso, that tho beo col-
lects tho wax from which it constructs its eotub
from Boino vegetable substanco. This is also an
error. Tho wax is a ecerrtiou from its body, us
tho honoy is; und it makcB its appearance in small
soales or flakes, or under tho rings of the ltelly,
and is taken theneo by othor boes, rendered plas-
tic by mixturo with tho salivaof the bees' mouths,
and laid on the walls of the eoll with the tongue
very much in tho way a plasterer ubob a trow-
Tho New York limes, by n calculation, makes
the amount of the debt of the United' States $270,
000,0000. The minimum estate of thot portion of
the abovo owed or advanend on, abroad, is as fol-
lows: Fodoral loans, $40,000,000j,Stato loans, $43,-
000,000, city loans and bonds, $23,000,000; coun-
ty loans und bonds, $2,000,000; railway bonds,
$20,000,000) Total, $2C.r),000,000.
Veobtahlk Instinct.—It' a pan of water bo
placed within six inches, on eithorsido of tho stem
oi a young pumpkin or vo^etablo marrow, it will
bo found in the morning with ono of its loaves floa-
ing on tho water This experiment may bs con-
tinued nightly ttl the plant begin* to fruit. If a
prop be plaoed within six inches of a young con
volvuvus,or scarlot runner, it will find it,although
the prop be shifted daily. If, aftor it had twined
some distance up tho prop, it bo unwound and
twinod on tho opposite direction, it will turn to
its original position, or dio in tho attempt; yet,not
withstanding, if two of those plants grew near
each other, nnd havo no stake around whioh they
can entwino, one of them will alter the direction
of its spiral, and they will entwine around each
otho.)
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Beautiful Extract.-I saw tho temple rear
ed by tho hand of man, s'nnding with its high
piunaclcs in tho distent plain,tho storin beat up-
on it—tho God of Nature hurled his thunder-
bolts nguiust it—uud yet it stood us firm as ad-
amant. Revelry was in its hall—tho gay tho
happy, tho young und beautiful woro there. I
oturncd una tho templo was no more—its high
wul is lay in scattered ruins, moss and wild grass
grew wildly there, and at the midnight hour tho
owl's cry added to the desolation of tho scene—-
the young and guy who reveled thoro hail pass-
ed away.
I saw tho child rejoicing in his youth—tho
idol of his father; I returned und the child had
bccoino old. Trembling with tho weight of
years, ho Btood tho lust of his goneration—a
stranger amid tbe desolation uround him.
I saw the old ouk stand in all its prido on tho
mountain—tho birds are carrolling ou its boughs.
I returned. Tho ouk was leafless und sapless
—the winds woro playing their pustimo through
tho brandies.
"Who is the destroyer?" said I to my guardi-
an nngcl.
"It is time," said lie—when tho morning stars
sang together with joy—over the new made world
ho commcncod bis course, and when ho Bhull
Imvc destroyed oil that is beautiful on earth—
plucked tho sun from its sphere—veiled tho
moon iu blood-yea, when ho shall roll tho hea-
vens und curth awuy as a scroll, then shall an
ungel from the throne of God come forth, and
witli one foot on tho sea und one on the land,lift
up his hand towards Heaven and Heaven's otcr-
noi—'Timo Is, Time Wus, but time shull be no
longer.'— I'n ult/iu//.
iicuiin or in i
■terming ef iteny Mat by Osucel1
No offloer during the revolution
secured the publle commendation of Waahb
ton than Gon. Wayne. At the battle ef J**,
mouth, in bia official aoeount te Congreii he
said: >'n
" The catalogue of ofleora who have dittto
guished themselves in this day's tr&asaetlona, la
too Ions to admit of partlolaritlng individuals
—all the artillery, both officers and men, w«M
distinguished in a most remarkable manner, f
cannot, however, forbear mentioning Gentsd'
Wuyne, whoso good oondnot and bravery thro',
the whole action, deserves particalar nnmmwi
ation."
July 1, '79, Washington,' in person, reoa*
noitrod Stony Point, and determined to eanyit
by tho bayonet. This, it is well known, wm •-
strong fort, protectod on one side by the fifttd-
son and considered by the enemy as impregna-
ble against the Americana. The gtttfaMi ee#*
tainoa A40 men, who Were all token hi liniiets.
including 68 killed. The Americana haJ u
killed, and 8tt wounded. Wayne received *
musket ball in the head as he was enteiing thi
fart, which he supposed mortal. Raising hit.
voico, he said, "Carry me on, my bravt BM),
and lot me die at the head of the oolumn." H,
As soon aa this bold measure was settled H
the mind of Washington, Wavne Wm the ttan
to* carry it into execution, Tho details of tha
plun, wero, of course, left to him, nndorgetMM
instructions from the commabder-iu-Chlef^f
Wayne paraded hi* mon fourteen uflet from
the fort, at dark, and ordered any nan to moral,
in front who was not ready to tun his life la
his hand and follow him.
Up to that moment not a man hada ttwytttoB
of what the movement waa to hn and every
ono kept his post. The order wm to mareli, in
perfect silence; a loud word in the rankawfe to-
be punished with instant death. In thht order
the detachment was marched up in sight of the
fort in midnight darkness. Wayne thofe auteh*
od through the ranks, and onplained what wm
to be done. His rewards for men on this occa-
sion were ns follows i To the first man who Mi'
tcred the fort, $600; the seoondtMO) tbe third
(WOO; tho fourth $200;—and a promise, (that
was afterwards readily confirmed by Washing*
ton) to divido among his officer* and mon the
valuo of ail the property found in the fort}; and
further, that any officer or man who might par*
form any particular act of biavory, hu mm*
should bo announced to the Commandefdtt*
Choif.
Tho men knew their commander! ho hod
long before boen bv his soldiors familiarly com-
missioned as "Maa Anthony." Tho fort WM
reached at ten o'oloek at night* after a severe
maroh through bod roads, over high mountains
aud through narrow defiles. Much of tho maroh
wus necessarily performed in single fllo. Half*
past 11 o'clock was the hour and moment to
advance. Tho whole band In solemn sileneO
moved forward, 150 volunteers, tho van of tho
right led on with unloadod muskets and fixed
bayonets, undor Lieutenant Col. Floury: these
were procodod by twenty picked mon, Leaded
by a bravo officer, to romovo all obstructions,"
The van of the left, led by Major Stewart, con-
sisted of one hundred volunteers; preceded by
tho sumo precautions, and in tho same order.—'
At 12 o'clock tho ussault was te begin, on tho
right and left at the suine moment. Neither the
deep morass in front, nor tho formidable en-
trenchments of lliollritish, appeared in thelMst
degree to chill the ardor of the assailants, WI0
advanced under the most incessant and tremen-
dous firo of musketry aud cannon loaded with
grapo, forcing their way at tho puint of tbe bay*
puet, and without firing a gun.
When Wayno fell, a momentary Lull ensued<
The eoluuius reeled under tha terrible fire of tlio
British cannon, whoso lightning alone, in tho
darkness of tho night, enabled the Amerious
to distinguish friends from foes. At thin criti-
cal moment, a voico roso from tho ranks, 'tto«
member Lodyardl" (tho commander of Fort
Griswold, who was murdored by the British al-
ter his surrender,) at whioh tho columns instant*
ly advanced and carried everything before tnom<.
C'ol. Flucry rushed up and struck the English
flag in tho /ort, when the firing of the ettomy:
coused. An imploring sound was now hoard
from the vanquishod to the victors, "Remember
you arc Americuu^l" Theso words turned tho.
Americun bayonets toward Hcuvub, and every
mini was spared who ccascd to resist. Tho
British probably, expected no quarter, M 00 a
previous occasion, to which sllusipn is made
abovo, tlicv granted the Americans no quarter..
As wo lieforo observed, General Way lie fell, at:
the hoad of his oolumn; fortunately, nia WOWd.
only prostrated him, and ho was so fiu. recover*.
cd from tho blow, as to bo ablo to Wfitt t ,
Washington as follows, as soon as the fort sur-
rendered: • !M /,?,
Btoney Point, 2 o'clock a m., July 10,1770.
"Dear General:—The American flag wavea
hero I Yours truly,
ANTHONY WAYNA" ,
The following day Wayno hsd so for recover-
ed as to givo Washington a full and clear
count of tlio battio. Full justico was done to all
bis officer* and men. Washington at ouce dis-
patched Wayne's letter to Congress, and Wtoto
as follows: > h - .
" To the onconiums he (Wayne) has dcaerV-
edly bestowed upon his officers and men, it be-
comes tuy duly to add, that, bis own conduet,
throughout the whole of this arduous onterpriso
morits tbo warmest approbation of Congress.—
In a critical moment of tho assault, he received
a flesh wound in the head with a musket .ball,,
but contine i leading on his msn with unahakon
firmness."
Every officer who was in tho engsgcniont*.
was ever afterwards considered M being a man
whose personal bravery wm placed beyond
question. Tbe two standards taken, ware sent •
to Washington, and by him sent to Congress.—
N. Y. Kteniwj Poet.
Miktakk or American Youtii.—It is a
grand mistake into which many American youth
fall, tllllt MAMUAt, I/AHtiR ih not iionoraiii.e.
To bo a merchant, a lawyer, a doctor, an engin-
eer, a military or uuval officer, or a ship master,
is, in their esteem, much more honorable than
it is to be n mechanic or a farmer. It cunn <t I o
denied that all theso other occupations re (tiire
exertion. Tbo dot tor is oftentimes quite as weu-
ry when hi* dav* work is done, us tho farmer
und blacksmith con be; but he is not liulf so
sure of a quiet night's sleep u* they are, und wc
all knQW to what hard ship* engineers are ex-
posed, as well us person* wno follow the sea*.
Wo often see vigorous young men seeking
places us clerks iu stores. They all hopo, (and
generally expect,) somo favorable tide in the af-
fairs of life, which "will lead them on to for-
tune." Other men have accumulated vast sums
of money in buying and selling goods, why not
I? is tbo language they use. They rarely con-
sider that but a very small number of thoso
who ciubark over complete the voyage; whero
one suceceJs,—ten,—fifty,—perhaps a hundred
fuil.
Rut an industrious thrifty fanner seldom fails
to secure for himself and family the common
comforts of life, Tiie skillful and practical me-
chanic, too, is generally sure of a remuneration
for his labor, und, with common prudenec, he
can provide a eompctencc for tlio futnro. That
princcly fortunes can bo heaped up by handling
tho plough, tlio jack-plaiio, or the sledge wo do
not *ay; nor is it preteuikd that men are as
likely to acquire fame on the farm or at the
Work-bench, ss at the bar. But the history 0'
the world will show, that the men who bate
done most for the welfare of their reeo, and
whose memories arc cherished with tbo moat
respect, ciutc from tho hard-working ranks —
Princcly fortunes are more easily wasted than
won, und while tho moderate possession! of tho
farmer "r we^b.'inu supply all the comforts of
lift, th< y are attended with tow temptations to. 'war,| jlsjoribauks and Edar
loxnry or rxtravagancc, and still fewer risks They g*ie tho aiM little sam of
from the folly or fraud of oth«,\i.— Youth's Gu - ' •
ttttr.
Tho Louisvillo papers of the 22d, record ai
melancholy and distressing event, which tOah
pluce in that city, tlin previous night, In the fam-
ily of Mr. Nowcomb, a prominent and mujhres-
pected citizen, ilia wife a very benovwhmt and.
estimable lady, while laboring under a tempora-
ry derangement of mind, produced mtt
sicknoss, took hor four children to tbeatt&aftd
throw thctn out of the window to'tba pavement,
below. Ernest, a hoy about livo .JWaf* of age
was killed outright, and thcsmallest,a litUa|rrl
was in a dying condition. Tho other two ebiW
dren, though greatly injured, were in a fair wa/
to recover.
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Carl Benson, writing from Fana to the Spirit
of tbe Times says:
Cbantilly has been sold. It waa the l*t and. ^
roncluding portion of tbo Orleana jfcoiftNft# die*,s
p wu l of. The pnrehaecr* wore Et
dowo. with 11,600,000 more Mi bo
bus iBste'wen^e."
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