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QoWEftdftiROPRlET0.B.1 m um Vim LOVES HOT IBS CCUiallT CAU LOVE I '&." TERMS U0 A YEAR, IN ADVAlflT NEW SEMES, VOL. VmO.tl lPT Bt. CLAIRSVILLR, OHIO, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1,1855. WHOLE NO. 971 f I r JV CHRONICLE. PUBLI9PIED OTKRY THURSDAY MOHNINO Office on North (tide of IMnin Street Hi the New Masonic Hnll, n Tow doors Knot of the Court House, mid n few doors West of the Norton House. TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION. If psiil within three lunntlli, IV If iairl allor tlitttimo, ,W ri in i!:ijgMpi'l unly St Hie option of tlir editor. WnMS OVAOVEBTIBINO. Each iqlfcre, (Ulinpior lens,) three week, 01,00 Every a tdltionel insertion, 2.t Veariy arlvsrtiseiuenixjne coltimn, t4(i,(Mi ffttiK column, S,OII uiimf i ruittmay m ) 1S.W I" r i r, - ioiml f.arda Hfict animin m. JP i All tetters tHnTenee.1 to the editor nititt lie paid to nnr atlention.cr', . paper discontinued until all arrearagee are airl unless at lhr optrtn or the editor., J It POETRY. From the London Spectator THE SONG OF THE RAIN. Lo! Uie long slendsr spears ho they quiver and flash, Where the clouds send their cavalry down; Rank und file by the million the ruin-lances dash Over mountain and river and town; Thick the battle drops lull but they drip not in blood, The trophy to war is the green fresh bud: Oh, the rain, the plentiful rain! The pastures lie baked, and the furrow is bare The wells they yawn empty and dry; But a rushing of waters is heard in tho air, And a rainbow leaps out in the sky. Hark', the heavy drops pelting the sycamore leaves, How they wash tho wide pavement and sweep from the eaves'. Oh, the rain, the plentiful raln Seo, the weaver thrown wide his own swinging pane, The kind drops danco in on tho floor; And his wife brings hor flower potBto drink the sweet rain On the step by her half open door: At the tune on the skylight, far over his head. Smiles their poor crippled lad on his hospital bed Oh, the rain, tho plentiful rain! And away, far from men, where high mountains tower, The liltle green mntscs rcj oice, And the bud beaded heather noils to tho shower, And the hill torrents lilt up their voice: And the pools in the hollows mimic the flight , Of the rain, as their thousand points dart up in llgbti , , Oh, the rain, the plentiful rain! And deep in the fir-wood below, near the plain, A single thrush pipes full and Sweet, How days of clear shining will come after rain, I Waving meadows and thick growing wheat: i So tho voice of Hope sings at tho heart of our fears, Of the harvest thatsprlngs from a great nation's tears. Oh, the rain, the plentiful rain! MISCELLANEOUS. CHIEF JUSTICE HALE. A gen'lcman who possessed ah estate in the eastern part of England, worth five hun dred pounds a year, had two sons, the oldest being of a rambling disposition, went abroad. After several years his father died. The younger son deEtroyed the will and seized on the estate. He gave out that his elder broth er was dead, and bribed witnesses to attest it. In the courso of time, the elder brother returned, in miserable circumstances. The younger repulsed him with scorn, saying that he wis on impostor and a cheatthat his real brother was dead long ago, and he coubl bring witnesses to prove it. The real brother, having neither money nor friends, was in a dismal situation. At last he found a lawer who agreed, (as he had nothing to pay him,) that if he would give hinyone thousand guineas, if he undertook and gained the cause he would act for him; to which he assented. The case was to be tried ut the next General Assizes, at Chelms ford. Essex, the lawyer, being engaged, set his wits to work to obtain success. At last he thought he would consult tho first Judge of that" age. Lord Chiei Justice Halo; ac cordingly he hastened to London, and laid open the cause and all its circumstances. The Judge, w ho was a great lover of justice, listened attentively, und promised all tho us sistunce n his powsr. The lawyer, having taken leave of the Judge contrived so as tu finish all the business at the King's Bench before the Chelmsford Assizes began. He started for Chehnstord, and when within a short distance of that place, ho dismissed his horse and sought loi a privute house; he found one occupied by a miller. After eome conversation, i:nd muking himself very agreea ble, he, proposed to the miller to change clothes with him, and as the Judge had good suit on, tho miller did not object; accor dingly the Judge put on a complete suit o the miller's best. Adorned, w ith a miiler'i hat, shoes and stick, away he matched h Chelmsford, where he procurod lodgings a gainst the Assures next day. When thi trial came on, he walked liked an igiioran fellow, backwards and torwarda along tin eouniy hall, and when the court legan to fil he found out the poor tellow who wss th plaintiff. As soon as he came ino the Im the inill-r drew up to h.m. 'Honest friend, how is jour case like t go to-dtyV "Why," replied the plaintiff, "my cause is in a very precarious eituntion, and if I lose it I'nr ruined for life." "Well, honest friend," replied the miller, "will you take my advice I will let y u in to a Ferret, which perhaps you do not know. Every Englishman has a right and privilege 10 excest to anyone juryman through the whole twelve: now do you insist upon your! privilege wit'ioot giving a reason why, and,' if possible, get me chosen ii. his room, and I will do you all the service in my power. Accordingly when the clerk cnlled over! the names of the jurymen, the plaintiff ex-' cepted to one of them. The judge c n the bench was highly offended at thi. 'What do yon mean," said he, "by excep ting to that gcntlem,l" "I mean, my lord, to assert my privilege ns an glMlininu, without giving a reason : whyX1 The judge, who had been highly bribed, in ! order to eoncenl it by a show of candor, and having a confidence in the superiority of his party, said: "Willi sir, as you claim your privilege in ! one instance. J will grant it. Whom WOtlld you like to have in place of that man 1 excepted!" f After shorttimc taken in consideration J the plaintiff said: "BIy lord, I wish to have an honest man L chosen in;" and looking around, said, "there 11 that miller in the court, we will have him, if you please," Acordingly the miller was i chosen. As soon as the clerk of the court had given them all their oaths, a dexterous fel low came into the apartment, and slipped) ten carolouses, into the hands of the elev-l h juryrnoh, and gave the miller but five. He observed that thry were all bribed ns well as himself, and said to his next neigh bor in a soft whisper, "how much have you got!" "Ten pieces." soid he. The miller did hoi say what lie hud. The cause was opened by the plaintiff's counsel, and all the scraps of evidence they could pick up were adduced in his favor. The defendant had s groat num. I ber ot witnesses and p'eaders, aii bribed as well as the judge. The evidence deposed that thev were in the self-some county when the brother died, and saw him buri ed; und everything went with a full tide for the younger brother. The judge sum med up wfth gter.t gravity and deliberation: "And now, gentlemen of the jury bring in ynur verdict as you shall deem most just." In a few minutes the judge said: " re you agreed! Who shall speak for you!" 'We are all agreed; our foreman shall spenk for us." "Hold my lord." replied the miller, "we j are not all agreed." "Why," said the judge in a surly man ner, "what is the matter with you what ! reason have you for disagreeing!" "I have several reasons, my lord," re ' plied the miller. ''First, (hey have given all the gentlemen of the jury ten broad pieces of gold, nnd me only five, which is j not fair. Besides, I have many objections to make to the false reasoning of the pleaderB, and the contradictory evidence of the witnesses." Upon this the miller began a discourse that discovered such a vast penetration of judgment and extensive knowledge of law, that It astonished the judge and the whole I court. As ho w as going on, the judge, in surprise, stopped him. i "Where did you come from, and who are you!" he asked. I "1 came from Westminster Hnll." repli ed the miller. My name is Mathew Hale, Lord Chief Justice of the King's bench. I have observed the iniquity of your procee dings this dav; therefore come down from tho seat you are in no way worthy to hold. You are one of the corrupt parties in this iniquitous business. I will come up this moment and 'ry the whole cici over a- j guin ." Accordingly Lord Mathew went up in miller's dress and hat, began the trial from : commencjment, and searched every circum stance of truth nnd falsehood; he evinced the elder brother's right to the estate, and guined n complete victory in favor of truth and justice. I Why .Should I Give! Where God Is for lgotten.it is pitiful to see how riches hurden i the heart of him who gains them. Sometimes I the man who was liberal while lie was poor, '. becomes niggarly ss he becomes wealthy. ' The tendency of gain is to nourish selfish N ness il the Hand that bestows it is overlooked, , t and the thirst of selfishnesii can never be slak- , ed. Tho reservoir of the covetous overflows. ' Recognizing no obligation, he yields to nn 'I claim A man of this sortoncc suid, "Others I I ever give to me, why should I give to oiliei s!" I infatuated man. is there none that ever gives to thee! Who gave thee reason, life, suc ' i c,.s. Who prospered thy pla is! Whu gave ' the power to get wealth! Who has kept thy e ! dwelling sale! Who has warded off from II the a Uiousmd al unities winch Live over ' tkn thy fellows! A"d art thou iud. bisd U ' none ha none a right to thy bounty ! Wilt thou rob Godl Shall he have do shr o wbt iB bis owo AN INCIDENT IN SCHOOL LIFE. Years ago, when I was a boy, it was customary, and probably is new to some extent among district schools In the coun try, to have opelling schools during the winter term. These gatherings were an ticipated with great interest by the schol ars, as at those times Was decided who wss the 1-e t speller. Occasionally one school would visit another for a test of scholarship in this respect. Ah! how the little hearts would throb, and the big onos thump in their anxiety to beat the whole. Once oh a time a neighboring school sent word to ours, thai on i certain day in the afternoon tli.'y would irteet in our school houe for one of those fethtests. As the time was abort moat of the other studies wsre suspended, and at schrol and at home in the evenings, all hands were studying' to master the monosyllables, dis syllables; polysyllables, abbreviations, Sic, SC., which the tpelling-hooks contained. At length the dnj a-rived, and as our visi tors were considered rather our BilperiorB, our cares arid anx:eties proportiombly great. The scholars were ranged in a standing position, on opposite Sidea of the hnus1! & the words pronounced to each Bide alterna tely, And tbe scholar that "missed" was to sit down. His game was up. It did not take long to thin the ranks on both sides. In a short time our school had but eight on the floor, and theirs but bi'x. After a few rounds, the contest j turned in their favor, as they had four stan ding to our two. For a long time it seem ed as though these six had the bcok 'by hean.' At length the number was reduced to one on each side. Our visitors were represented by an ac- complished young lady, whose parents hud' recently ai rived in town, and ours bv my self, a ragged little boy of ten summers who hud set up n ght after night while my mother, wilh no other light than that pro- I duced by pine knots, pronounced my les sons to me. Ti e interest of the spectators' was excited to the highest pitch, as word after word Was spelled by each. At length the young lady mis-ted, snd 1 stood alone. Her teacher said she did not understand the word. She declared she did; that the 1 honor was mine, and that 1 richly deserved it. That was a proud moment for me. I had spelled down both Bchools 'nnd was de-1 claied victor. My cheeks burned, nnd my brain was dizzy wilh excitment. Soon as the school was dismissed, my competitress came and set down by iny side and congratu'ated me on my success, enquired my name and ae, also flattering ly predicted my future success in lile. Unaccustomed to such attentions, I doub:-1 less acted as most little boys would under such circumstances, injudiciously. At this juncture, Master C, the son of the rich . man of our neighborhood, tauntingly said to me in the presence of my fair friend and a number Of boys from the other school ! "O, you need't feel big your folks are poor, and your father iB a drunkard." I was happy no more I was a drunkard's son--and how could I look my new friends in the face. My heart seemed to rise in my throat and almost suffoc ileil me. The hot tears scalded my cyos bui I kppt them back, and I as soon as possible, quietly slipped away from my companions, procured my dinner-baskei, and unobserved, left the scene of my triumph nnd disgrace, with a heavy heart for my home. But what a home. "My lolks were poor and my fitther was a drunkard " I could not pre vent my father's drinking, and assisted and j encouraged by my mother. 1 had done all I ' could to keeo my place in my class nt school, ' and to assist her in her wotsa llun widow hood. Boy as I was, 1 inw.irdly resolved never lo lasteof liquor, and that I would show Master G that il 1 wos a drunkard's son I would yet j stand ns high as he did. But all my resolves could not lluy the gnawing grief and vexa- tion produced by his haughty words nndtnun , ting manner- In this frame of mind my head and heart aching, my eyes red utid swollen I reached my home. My inoiher suw at once that I was in trouble and enquired the cauie. I buried ny tuce in her lap and burst intu tesrs. Mother seeing my grief, wailed unlil I was more composed, when I told her hat had happened, aududded passi jnately,"I wish father wouldn't be a drunkard, so we could bo respected ns other folks." At first mother seemed almost overwhelmed, but quickly rallying suid: "My son, I feel very sorray for you, an. I re gret that your feelings have been injured. G. hus twitted you about things you cannot help. But never mind my son Be alwnye honest; never tast n drop ot into"icuting liquor: study and improve your mind Depend on your own energies, trusiinfe in G id.and vou will, it' your lile is apeardi make n useful and respected man . I wish your father when sober, could have witnessed this eceno and realized the sorrow his course brings on us all. But keep a bravo heart, my eon. Remember jou are responsible only for your own (aults. Pruy God to keep you, and don't grievo for he thoughtless and unkind reproaches thai may be cast on you nn your father's account." ) This lesson of my blessed mother, I trust, wss not lost upon me. Nearly forty years have goi c since tbut day, und I have passed many try in , scones, but none ever mode so strong an impression on my feelings us that heartless remark of (i's. It was so unjust and so uncalled for. Now boys, always treat your mates with kindness Never indulge in tounting remarks towards any one, and re lurinder that the son of a poor man, and even of h drunkard, may have aensibililiea as keen as your own. But there is another part of this story. The other day a gentleman called at my place of business, and aked if I did not recognize him, I said I did not. "Do you remember," said he. "of being at a spelling-school and a rude, thoughtless boy twtting you of poverty, nd b. lag n drunk rii'J aonj" "I d . distim t ' ly." euid I,4"W ll." continued the genlle 1 man, ' I am. that boy. There hue not proba f bly e'raoiB of my life pass-jd siuce then, but I havethfitifit of that remark witli regret and hame. add ts I am about leaving for Califor nia. perhapstO end my days there, I Jeould not go wilaojt calling on you. and asking your forgiveaeas for that act." Boys, I eave him my hand in token of forgiveness. Did I Jo right. You all say yes. Well then, !et me close as J begsn. Bo)s, never twit sno ther for whar he cannot be Buffalo Courier. LIFE AS IT IS. Let us make cn excursion down 'he street and see what we can learn. Yonder ;s the Wreck of a rich tnsn's eon. Ht was permitted to grow up without employment, went and came as he pleased, and spent his time in the gratification of spontaneous passions, desires and inclinations, with no one to check him whon his course was evil, or encoursge hi 31 in the way of wisilym His father was rich, and for (hat reashn the son thought he had nothing to do, aUsjleai in ticnest labor tu j -- -form. . I Well, the father died, and the son inherit ed a por'ion of his abundant wealth.and hav ing never earned money by honest toil, he . knew not the value of it, and having no know ledge of business, he knew not how to use it, so he gave loose reins to his appetites and passions, and ran at a rapid 'pace down, the broid road to dissipation. Now behold him a broken down man bowed with infirmity, a mere wreck of what he was both physically and mentally. His money is gone, and he lives on tbe charity of those whote hearts are open with pity. Such is the fate of hun dreds and thousands that are born to fortune. ' And there, on the opposite I'de, in that comfortable mansion, lives the son of a poor' cobbler. Fi'teen years ago he left the hum ble roof of his parents, and went forth into1 this broad world alone to seek his fortune. 1 All his treasures consisted his chest of tools, a good knowledge of his trade, honest prin ciples, industriuus habits, and twenty-five coppers. Now he ia -the owner of thst elegant mansion; he is d ling a thriving busi ness, possesses an unbroken constitution. snd bids fair to live to a good old age. Such is the lot of hundreds and'thousanda who nev er boast of wealthy parentage. Go into the city, and you will almost in vniiubly find that the most enterprising men are of poor parentage men who have had to row against wind and tide; while on the other hand, u majority of the descendants of mediocrity in talents, live a short time like drones, on the labor of other, ar.d then go down to untimely graves. What a leson should this be to thoBe who are by all means, ei'her fair or foul accumula ting treasures for their children. If the rich would trsin up their children to regular habits of industry, very many of them would be Baved from intemperance, misery, snd an untfmely end. ELOQUENT BREVITY. Thnt "brevity is the soul of wit," has been uttered agnin and again, until il isas "familiar as household words," snd many are the ex amples given in proof of the asseveration Bui we heard recently of on instance in which brevity was not only witty but eloquent, if by eloquence we are to understand the ac complishing of the object in view. In this cise, the eloquence wss the result of accident and not desigr, but none the less powerful for that but to the story: Onee upon a time, in a certnin city, there, lived a merchant, whose nnme is not at all necessary. Times were hard, as they are now, and the merchant had received from one of his customers at a distance, in answer to 1 a previous dun. a letter stating his difficulties and requesting time. j Agi sted, not with that matter onlv, but many others, the merchant paced the floor of his counting-room, with erms behind his back and lowering brow. Stopping suddenl y, he ! turned to his clerk and said: I "Mr , write '0 thnt msn without de- I 'ay ' I "Yes, sir." The pnper wne ready, and the pen filled j wilh ink; but stiil the merchant held his i peace; his clerk cnlled to him once or twice, and not receiving any ansv er, left his stool j and went to remind him that he was ready. "Well, write." "What shall I write! Something or nothing, & ihnt very quick.' Back to his de-k went the clerk, rapidly ' moved his fingers over the psper. The letter J was sealed und directed, and sent the office. ' By relurn of mail came a letter Irom his de ! linqnent rustomer, inclosing the money in j full of his account. The merchant's eyes ' glistened when tin opened his letter, and has- tenin?r to his clerk le suid: j "What did you sav to when you wrote ! the other day? Hre is the money this morn ing in full of his account." "I wrote just what you told me and kepi a copy of the letter. Going to his letter book, and opening, he found the following: "Dear Sm: Something or nothing, and that verv quick. Yours fec, "By ' And that letter brought the money. A Recife poa Health and Happiness.- I am convinced digestion is the great secre'. of life; and lhat chirarter, talents, virtues, and qualities re powerfully affected by beef, mutton, pie-crust and rich soups. I have olten thought I could feed or starve men into many virtues and vices, ard affect them more powerfully with my instruia nts of cookery, than Timotheus could do formerly with his lyre." 80 wrote Sidney Smith in a letter to a friend, and the passage is not less remark able for its truth than its raeiness and pleasantry. I The following beautiful passage is from the pen ot' Walter Savage Landor: "Tho damn of sutuian sink into the lenves nnd prepire thein or ho n o' the fall; and thus ns nsib'r are we, a ye ire rlosi around us, detached from our tenacity to lift by the gentle preasure of recorded aorrows Letter from McCrea to his Father in-law. LEAVENWORTH, Kansas, Sept. 24. Dear Father.- I have, by a former letter, told you lhat the Court met loMonday; I now propose to give you a hltHV of its pro ceedings. Forty-eight grand jarors were summoned; out of these the Judge selected sixteen publicly, who, being duly sworn sad ' empsnneled, retired to their room. He after- j wards private') added three to their number, nuking nineteen, who, on Thurdsy, csme into Court several times for instructions; hut instead of giving such instructions publicly, the Judge eiir.h time sent them back to their , room, snd sent such persons as he thought1 proper in to lecture them in private. Once he sent R. R. Rees, Chnirman of the Com-' miltee that outraged Mr. Phillips. Still the' jury continued to be agitated, divided, and to force iheir foreman to lead them into Court,' who. becoraiuff excited, esclaimed in open Court that the jury could not agree, as there wa3 three in favor of finding lor murder, five for manslaughter, and eleven opposod to find ing uny hi. I against me. Again the Judge sent them to ineir room without instructing them that they, in tueh a case, ehould report the bill back to Court indorsed "not found;" and thus the Grand Jury continued til! Satur day, vainly endeavoring to get their foreman to do this duly in returning the bill to Court indorsed "r.ot found," when the Judge, fraud ulently co-operating wilh rny enemies on the Grand iury, adjourned the Cuurt till the se cond Monday of next November, and I am, In violation of all low and justice, deprived of my liberty. This poor, weak Judge makes my case as much a party question as the -nfamous String fellow would If he were on the same bnnch. When 1 shall get out of his hands I cannot tell. Another application will in a few days be made by writ of haheus corpus, ar.d error taken on that to the Supreme Court at Wash ington, which I think is my only chance of ever gelling out by law. Now, that I am writing, 2 o'clock A. M., the city is all awake and in arms, several suspicious ecoundrels hiving appeared as sembled about the streets in the evening, in S conversation with the bandit Hughes, who was lust night seen prowling about the house of Mr. Phillips, with a gun in his hands. It is supposed that there is a company of ruf fians from Missouri, assembled in the bushes j near the city, and there is a force of at least three hundred men, well armed, now ready 1 to ri ceive them on the part of our city. It I is supposed that they contemplate an assault I upon several of the citizens, including my I self and the Democratic press in this city ' the Kansos Territorial Register. Sentinel: are posted in every part of the town and ir ! every corner, with a signal. I have heart seVcial persons say they would shoot Hughes J he was shot nt last night by a man who wa j passing by, who saw him watching for Phil I lips, but missed. Tbe people are determine! ' not 10 be disturbed by him and his associitei much longer, and finding that the judge sidei in with those ruffians, having one of then for clerk, have concluded to take the law in to thejr own hands; this Hughes wnscaptaii of the band of ruffians who mobbed Phillips . and unless he leaves this town very soon , eome daring hand will certainly drop him in to h 11. Matters are progressing towan ! the formation of a State Constitution mem ' berfi ol the Convention will be elected ot the second Tuesday of next month, and w meet in convention on the 24th ol the ssm month, so ns to submit it to the people bl fore session of Congress. The political aspect is fast changing. Thi people almost universally repudiate the law: passed by the late Legislatuie. All resrect able persons appointed by that body to office are resigning. The cocks are crowirg, and I have heart 1 no shot fired. Tbe city .lever was so still a 1 il is to-night. I hope 1 shall never agaii . have occasion to nllude to such a night a this. I believe that the present demnnstra tion will have a good effect upon ruffians both here and across the river. I rathe , gues they will not think it prudent to pat us another visit from Missouri. COLE McCREA. To THOS RATTRAY, Esq., Dubuque, Iowa Wht Butte is Dear. There is a fint pasture all over the country now, and thi ; price of butter ought to be down to a shi'lini ! a pound. Why isn't it! Becau-e the wo j men and girls ilon't know how to make it. I For twenty years pa6t, the girls' butter mak , ing education has been sadly neglected ; They can play the piano, but cannot churn j can dunce, but can't skim the milk; can tall ! a little French, but don'l know how to worl out the butter-milk. The women who madi j the butter in Westchester, Duchess snd Or ' ange counties twenty years ago are passinj 1 away, and there are none to take the places I That's why butter is so high N?u Yor, j Day litok. InTELLiuEttT Beings. A cargo of ire no long since arrived at the Hnndwirh Islands ane a daughter of Governor Keknanoa swul lowed so lu-ge a pice of the frozen article that she was in danger of choking. He lather proposed placing a hot iron down he ' tluoat to remove the dangerous obstacle. I he ice gradully melted, however, and th lady was restored lo her accustomed health Intelligence must be a', a premium in thoei j regions. A Si:sible Daughter. When Phili Henry, the futher of the celebrated common tator, Bought the hand ol the only daughter and heiress of Muthewa. in marriage, ar. ob jection was made by her father, who admittet lhat he was a gentleman, a scholar, and ai excellent preacher, but he was a stringer am 'they did not even know wheie he eam 1 from," ' True," said the daughter, who lint ' weii weighed the cxcellen-qu . lilies dlgrace , ol the tr .niter, 'but I know where he is go Jiuf,sjd I shou'ii like logo with him;" aui Ijhey walked life's pilgrimage together. Am:. But few men die oT old age. Al most all die of disappointment, passion, men tal or bolily toil or accident. The passions kil' men sometimes even suddenly. The common expression, "choked wilh passion," has liitie caggf rajon in it; for even though not suddenly fatal, strong passions shorten life. Sir ng bodied men often die young weik men live Jlonger than the strong for the strong uie their strength snd the weik have none to use. The latter take csre of themselves, the former do not. As it is with the body, so it is with the mind and temper. The strong are apt to break down, or like a candle to run; the weak to burn out. The inferior animals, which live in general regu lar and temperate lives, have generally their precribed term of years The Horse lives twenty-five years; the ox fifteen or twenty; the lion about twenty ; the dog tert or twelve; the rabbit eight; the guinea-pig to seven years. These numbers all. bear a similar pro portion to the time the animals taxes to grow I its full size. When the csrtilaginous psrt of the bone become ossif ed, the bones cease to grow. I This takes place in men at about twenty years on tile average; in the camel at eigiif; i in the horse at five; in theox at four; in the lion at four! in the dog at two; in the cat at , eighteen months; in the rabbit at twelve; in : the guinea-pig at seven. Five o- six of these numbers give the term of life; five is pretty j near tho average; some animals grestly ex- ceed il. But man, of all the animals, is one that seldom comes up to his, average. He ougit 10 live a hundred years, according to his physiological law, for five times twenty ; are a hunJred. but, instead of that, he scarce reaches four times his growing prio I; whilst . the dog reached six times; the cat six times: and thr rabbit even eight times the standard ; of measurement. Ti e reason iB obvious man is not only the most irregular and the most intemperate, but the most laborious and hard j worked of all animals. He is also the most 1 irritable of all animals; ard there is reason I to believe, though we cannot tell what an an imal sesree'y feels, man cherishes wrath to keep it warm, and consumes himself with the fire of his' own secret reflections. BlacK vood's Magazine . Methodism ta Imdiasa on Slaverv. At the late session of the Indiana Conference, the following resolutions were adopted: ! Resolved, That it is the sense of South j Kastern Indians Conference, that non-slave-- holding should be a test of membership in the Methodist Epiecopal Church, except ia in stances where it is satif factori'y ascertained , that humamitv and the true interest of the J slave demand the continuance of the legal 1 relation of master and 9lave, and that such 1 ' measures should be taken as will extirpate the I great evil from the Church, at the earliest ; ' practicable moment- l Reto'veJ, That the Delegates from this Conference to the next General Conference, I are hereby instructed to use their best exer i t ions to secure 6uch charges in the discipline ! as may be needed to carry out the foregoing 1 resolution. ; Resolved, That we recommend that the Con 1 ference do not concur ii either of the prop is . ed alterations of the general rule on the sub. , ject of Slavery, forwarded to the body from - the Wisconsin, Erie, or North Ohio Confer 1 ences. 1 1 Tunneling the Niagara. People are ' getting to be great bjrers, and many things I are run under ground as well as into the groun'. The Buflalonians, under the impulce of a general enterprise, which does them ? vast credit and which should put sleepy i Dlevelsnders to the blush-have it in con- lemplation to tunnel the Niagara, and thus , link the .great Canada railways with theit ) city. Mayor Cook reco mends ihe project, 1 and wilh an eye upon the idomitable courage ! of p'ivate enterprise, says: 1 "I entertain no doubt whatever that a 3 company will be readily organized that will - subscribe for and take all the stock necessary , and press the work 10 an early completion; r and, therefore, feel justified in saying that, r in my judgment, so gresi will be the demand for this stock, that there is no probability of any demand upon the city to take any part of it." , 1 The report of Mr. Wallace, an engineer 3 who has made an e. innate upon the cost of s the work, represents il as feasible. The ; estimate cost of the tunnel is $659,204. The - cost of a tunnel under the river, undera part - of the city, and railwy through the city, - $353,747. Cleveland Herald. POWER OF GENTLENE S. I No bad man is ever brought to repentance ( bv angry words; by bitter and scorn'ul re ! proachea. He lortifiea himself against re- - proof, and hurls back ioul charges in the fuce ' of his accuser. Yetguilly and hardened as he - seems, he has a heart in his bosom, and may oe melted into tears a gentle voice. Who by therefore, can restrain his disposition to blame and find fault, and can bring himsel! 1 down to a fallen brother, will soon find a way 1 to bitter feelings within. Pity and patience ' are the two keys which unlock the human heart. They who have been most success r lull laborers among the poor and vicious, have ri been the must forbearing. S lid the celebra- ted St. Vincent de Paul: "If it has pleased ' God to employ the most miserable of men lor the conversion of some souls they have ' themselves confessed that it was by the pa tience and sympathy which he had for them, Even the convicts among whom I have lived. can be gained in no other way. When I ' have kissed their chains, and showed compas sion for their distress, and keen sensibility for their disgrace, then have they listened to. ' me; then have they given glory to God, snd 1 placed themselves in the way of salvation 1 H. Y. Evanotlist. ' "Dout ir, dj you think fght lac ng Ii bad Am consumption! ' ot u' a.l; u a wh it u nvei on." The do tjr'a e,dy vai w,'. H veil ai I witty. EiGATioit Emigration from the East to the West never went on moro extensively than durin? the put few weeks. Ws think that to estimate the numbor of emigranta who have passed our office in the direction of 'he Third street bridge, during the last month, at twelve thousand, would not be pul ling it much too high. Most of thsin have very tolerable hosing horses, good horjei csreiully prepared to protect them against the weather and mak" a very respectable ap pearance Dat,to'i Gazette. 07" Bi-hop Kip, on one of bis trip in Cali f rnta. says- "We passed occasionally small settlements of the degraded Digger Indians, some of whom were sitting not far from the rosd, engaged In pounding acorns, w hich, with roasted grass hoppers, form their principal food Almost entirely naked, some were ren iered mire hideous by being in mourning. When an Indian dies, his body is burned, snd th- ashes having been mixed with pitch, wh ch they procure from ihe pine tree, is smeared by the surviving relatives over the r face and bodisa, where it remains until it wears off." A pious old lady, who was too unwell to r attend meeting used to send her thick-head husbind to church, o find out what text the preacher selected as the foundation of his dis course. The poor dunce was rarely fortunate enough lo remmeniber the words of the text or the chapter and verse where they could be found; but one Sablith he ran hotna in ho', haste, aud with a smirk of self satis faction on his face, informed his wife that he con d repeat every word of the text with out missing a single syllable. The text was aa follows: "An angle came down from Heaven and took a live cosl from the alter." 'Well let ua hear the text,' remarked the old woman. 1 Know every word' replyed the husband. 'I am anxious to hear il,' cuntinued the w i fe . 1 'They a;c nice .rords,' cor.tiued the bus baud. 'I am glad your memory is improving,' but don't keep me in surpence, my dear.' Just gt-t your bi' bille, and I will say the words for I know them by heart. Why I said them a hundred times on the way home.' 'Well, now let's hear mem,-' 'Ahem,' said the husband, clearing hia throat; 'An ingen came down from New Haven and took a live colt by the tail and Jerked bin out of the kilter ' BuilND TlMEl It is continually so in life. The be- laid plans, the most importance af fairs, the fortunes ol of indviduals. the weal of r,atiun., honor, happine-,life ttaelf are daiiy sacrificed because somebody is behind time.' There are men who always tail in whatever I they undertake simaiy bee iuse they are.be- ' hinu time.' There are others who put off f m relornviii n, year by year, until death sizes them, and they pi r ah unrepetited because forever 'behind lime.' The allies liavj lost 1 early a year a Seb istopo, because they de layed a superfluous day aftar the battle ot Alma, and came up to late for acoup de main Just twenty-lour hours 'behind time 1 Five minutes in a cricis is worth years, j It is but a liltle period, yet it has often saved a fortune, or redeemed a people. If there is one virtue th .it should be cultivated more thanu nother, by him who WOO d ouceedin lift), it is punctuality; Il there is one error that I should be avoided . it is that of being always liehind time Baltimo-e Sun. Have SomethiTg to ro The secret of ! all greatness nayjof all happiness, is to live 'or a purpose. There arej many persons jalwayabusr, who yet'hara no great purpuse ! in vie They fritter away their energies j on a hundred things, never accomplishing j anything, because never giving their undi vided attention to any thing. They are like butterflies, ihey flit from spot to spot, never gaining wealth; while the ant, who j strictly keeps to a certain circoit around her hole, gradually lays up stores for winter j comfort. Such persons are doomed to be dis satisfied in tbe end, if they are not sooner; for they have been psssed by all who have a I purpose. It is not only the positive drones j therefore but the busy idle, tbal make a blun der of lift for want ot purpose. (j"t valuable Rkmidies. Here are a few simple remedies for very prevalent dis orders, which we have no heaitatiou in re 'commending ss infallible: For sea sickness stay at home. For drunkeness drink cold water. For health take -Ayer's Pills.' For accidents keep out af danger. I To make money advertise in the Chron icle. j For Coughs nnd Colds take Cherry Pec toral. To keep out of jail pay your debta. To be happy subscribe for the Chronl ' clc. I To p'esne all mind your own business. 1 To have a good conscience 'pay the printer.' SIX FOOLS. ! 1. The envious man, who sends away his mutton because tho person next to him is eating venion. 3. The jeaiuous man who spreads his bed 1 wiih slinging nettles and then ileepe in it. 3 The proud msn who gets wet through, sooner than ride in the carrsige of an in terrier. 4. The litigoue man, who goes to law in the hops of ruining his opponent and gats ruined himself. 5. The extravsgsnt man, who buys herring snd lakes a cab to carry it horns. 1 6. Tns ostentatious man, who illumes th ou ! of bis huOSt most bri: untlv II sits in-ius in the dark. I I Th.- hemi t mo t be a ninny inn; ho bsd a retort for everything Boitan Post.