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1-. X i 1 i r'. 1 . 1 . A. i J 4 &4 ' 4 POETRY. Tor U In.i it1oi . Tr-auVII'i' Slut.;, -. AVphc Iiv, Sept. Ut!i, lS.Vi. v ,'AMt;5 t. rirr.-. C;;,c w!cnnw ta liU So'curM forml. Ar.'i :l.-t.l''l tri i;ili hr Is wo . , TIkts I"1 him o In liftit Knd mnnu. Hi" eTiVi ?5Huil the Pr wtt.1i (vcnvf ' " UU t'lnr l'l fctmv'oi't f 'tVnTB MW J . "lii" ncim-! ci'T-nrW!ri fierv 'uiwri wirtra u'iiu l wilh IV.i.' auit La. : - 'P'.tt wirM Mt stnty long tin ?iriri1- To Fame fit ."n'lrs d.-ptl iirir "" homely Tni'ti, his ample Mtn.l, " . Jlii juxuii linte ? hi: mail Wron. ,"Husm fir thi (rr.iy-hlr(i patriot sig! , Fnr liorp his rcnixl K& hwn i . iTmls 1ft look On in age to n?i, ;' A;1 prompt nivv Thought fiitiolil'ing JI.ih. TTi lindT unrmiT from linnt foil. "Swart Iitnr tr-ilnid h! you'liful hand ( Hi'rh villi thi 1ti" who fr! our poll' - Whct-e ' hhrftitthnd rt Ftin at '!. T rail liotvlnr. r : T!iO ftdanta,-rps of fall fluxing tuay W 't'JiUUiCr.itcd Od follows; r : , . 1, lu flutusrm die, teajti, hnviji become rautlw". .work.- throun xhA Biumnrj fol. . llTV,'W?!t!,' ifnt fetter "nrernrcl tilhjf tSn:i ia the Sirinir, and other farm 7 . i . . u . . , t k i t! prcsi-n? in its jflaili t!pon?"evi?r T l,r,)1 ta Ud an-f-tion UVA fwthat huAYmg ro,,,l ,ho SnM: l,Hi.frA-t ll tlio plowing bo done 1" large mioiij? - it ta 'Vi. - wkirf Js'poaiible in the fall, and still the pprinj work wottld give abundant employ ment to the fanner and his teams, in drawing manure, cross-plow ing-, cultiva ting, barriiwiivr, etc. ' "i . ii. In the fall, low moist lands are, pen rrolly, in l"'tter eowliiioii for plowins than in eprinqf-time. AVo Hity geherally, for tlii reason, low, nnut IjiuI. are decidedly moist at present. Still, we can not hope for any better slate very early next yenr, aud if plowed as they nhould be, wet lands .SviU .sailer very little from water through Sia V.-inter. ';" 3. Stiff, heavy soils, plowed in autumn, undergo, by the action of water and frot, T a jfloro thorough disintpration ; clnyaaro pulverized am', crumbk-d and heavy loams and hard-pHii lands are acted cnon irra 'like mfinriei', and with like benefit. 4. Heavy, coaroo swards, full of rank weeds and grasses, can be better subdued by plowing in tho fail their roots are more apt to die out, and far less lialJo to sprout naiu, titan when ldowed irr, UiH tprin. The turf in letter prepared,1 by us mora nuvaneeu stage ot decay, lor the two of the rrops which may be sown or planted upon it. 6. Tall plowing disturbs tho "winter arrangement" of numerous worms and in sects, and mie4 destroy a lame number of ' .1 ...1 t. . A it ,.. uii-Mj jivoia, him aim) invir cgjfs una tarvio. This is a minor advantage, but one wor thy of consideration, especially oil lands infested with the wire-worm. - . Tho principal objections to fall plowing are thene ; , J 1.-The loss of that fresh, frial.Je con diiiou readly permeablo to uir and mois ture, and the consolidation of the soil by bng exposure to changing aud stormy weather. This, on soils of a light char- actor, is a very serious objection to plow ing in autumn. a. The loss of vegetable matter, and tho gnsses of the same while in a stain .f decay, is aurither disadvantage. The lat ter is a small loss, if the wm k is done late in the fall , but often, on hill-sides, a large part of the soluahlo and floating organic nmlU-r is washed away by the heavy rains of wiuter aud early spring time. The soil is alsii consolidated by the same influ ences. Heavy swards thus situated would sustain less injury than light swards or r.tuMiU Jnm, ... I he advantages and disadvantages rf "this prnctirp may be appropriately foliowc j by b'ief directions for performing the work. 1. Do it in. the beat manner. 2. .Throw up low lands in narrow bed-, "aiij" cut cros-furrows and drains sufficient r01"' at once surface water. This will obviate one great objection to full plowing. fl. Mow deep and narrow furrows such will lest secure the action of the amelior ating influences of frost upon, the soil. A rough broken surface is -better than n smooth one for this purpose. Rural New Yorker. swine Epidemic. The Auburn (N. Y.) American, says; within a week past SheklonSt Co., A' Thut fl'tf, i I.WQ. out of. 1.5QQ Miogst Their diMilldiy at Jordan wlva niiies froin this city. Of the whole drove 500 were driven oil" when ths distemper broke out. The 1,000 left died off rapidly. One physician pronouueed the disease cholera, and another putrid erysipelas, ' They were worth on an average $10 per head. The loss is therefore very heavy. ; la addition to this, it has cost 81,000 to burythetu. l'aeh was buried bis feet dcqv .Those that were, driven off and fed on buttermilk are recovering, Tho partner of Sir. Sheldon is dangerously ill, nnd nearly all tbe hands connected with the distillery are sick. English Farm Implements. At the recent Royal Agricultural Show in England, there were .800 different im plements on exhibition. Among them were, of different jattenis, 13 bean rplit ter. 2-5 clod c rushers, IS corn-dressing machines, 15 ci'maniais, 8 draining ma cL'uies, 10 Rates and posts, 10 haying machines, 21 horse-hoes,' 25 linseed and com crushers, 5 manure dUtrtlnitors, 5 reaping and S mowing machines, 32 plows, 3 stea.Ti cultivators, Jtbuh-soil pulverizers, 'VI threshing machines, 15 turnip ruiti-n, 13 winnowing insrhiues, Kc i, . IThrnt :Ic2m(1 Value of rain nail l'loyr. There is no fixed ratio f value in thii country between the market price of wheat and flot.r. Nit one farmer in ten tin lrr-taivK when Jte reads' the current one ol Hour, wnat snouiu oe ui jmilv the bushtiof grain. As general rule everywhere, a bushel of wheat is worth two-ninths of a barrel of flour. , That is If fUiv" is worth FJ a barrel, . wheat is worth $2 n bushel. - nut that is not the. fate1 that it in generally bought and sold st, because the miller in not disposed fo pive that price ; he ia willing to make aunrter profit, and tho fanner is willing to let him. H I''t the relative priYef wheat t' f,i,ce fixCU" Bt Iwo-ninlhs the pf iye Of a barrel of flour, nnd it will be very eny fur n farmer in any part ribe coun try, who know the pfi e of flour in New York, and the c"?t w iraiij,Kriit(H)ti froia hi farm io the city, to JeturminO what his wlnat u really worth a bushel. ' A Xcw Hedge Plant. We bush recmniv"de'V M a BUIia,JIC P,ani Ior u,:u' in'', ninrwi concur in tU" recommeimu- li-Si. Hl a very hardy plant, ftnd grows treely trmn tne sea-sno.e vi iew j. land to Canada. It is not a tree, hut a l Srtir,h, and rarefy pains a Inght over eigl Ifoi't; Ir iv full of prickles, and is nev iVaton by rattle, and wo should thin': ivou rttr,h, and rarely pains a bight over eight er id vi i l t. n ii.:. broken through. It stowj thick ind, and in good land, will h for a fence in live or six years. Ifte lruit oi me tmroerry imsn is a bright scarlet berry, half or three-fourths of an inch long, of the diameter of a small pipestem ; and is esteemed by' some per sons a valuable fruit for mixing with others less acid, it being 'extremely tart. The bushes have a very pretty appearance when the fruit is ripe. It is to bo hoped that its virtues as a hedge-plant will be fully tried. Tho vulgar opinion that this lard! is injurious to wheat or rye is a ridiculous superstition. N. Y. Tribune. A machine for Milking Cows. Johst W. Kisr.sMAN, an ingenious far mer, of Dover, New Hampshire, has in vented a machine for milking cows, which he describes as doing tho work upon the same principle as suction of the calf, by means ot connecting the teats, ly inilin rubber cups and tubes, w ith an air-tight vessel, out of which the air is pumped. The apparatus draws the milk, eifiht quarts iu four minutes. It looks as though it would do. At any rate, the milk w ill be kept clean. IVoiliint; Cows. Inn recent number of the N. E. Farmer a writer advises the use of cows instead of oxen for working teams on farms of small dimensions, The advice is supported by the citation of many instances in which it had been done successfully; the cows perfortningilheir functions as cows, as well as doing the work of tho farm. e have never chanced to see cows in tho yoke, but they might as well work as marcs iwith young colts, and save the epunse of Keeping n ox team for the light amount of work often required of them. : The Missouri Hemp Crop. According to the St. Louis Democrat, the Hemp crop in that vicinity, is a partial failure. A short distance out from the river the long continued drouth has almost completely ruined the crop, and in some places it will not pay the expense of har vesting. But along the margin of tho river where tho dry weather was hot so destructive, tho crop is at least nn aver age one, and as respects quality, length, weight of lint and fineness of fiber, is equal to any ever grown in the country. VARIETY. A .ood Joke. We copy tho following excellent joke from the Columbia (Texas) Democrat. It is well known that the two gentlemen referred to, have been at ' swords' points' for some years past : Gen. Sain Houston and Com. Moore, on their late visit to Austin, occupiinl seats in the same stage. Not a word was spo ken by eidicr on the route. On entering a hotel one day to dine, they were joined by the driver. Moore having retired from the table after dinner, says Houston to the driver: " You probably have moro rascality on board this trip, than you ever carried before." Why ?" asked tho driver. " You have Commodore Mooru along," was the reply. H Ah General." Mtvs llie driver. " I iust 1SW1. OiMuuvo.WiijLluore make the sunie reioaru, but it was on your account.- ' A Ureat Country. An innocent and pure minded Jonathan, ui a warm argument with a John Hull, on our nations! institutions, was endeavoring to floor his antagonist, who hud sneerinsrly remarked that fortunately the Americans could'nt go farther westward than the Pa cific shore. Yankee searched his preg nant brain for an instant, and triumphantly replied " Why, good gracious, they're already leveling the Rocky Mountains, and carting the dirt out est. I had a letter last week, from my cousin, who is living two hiuidred miles west vt the IV cific Jwre on niadt uiu." Seme acuts philosopher says: "Poverty is a aiseaso which can only bo cured by juuusiry ana frugality. mis is a mis take. A poultice, made of gold dust, eptvad upon a lnk bill, will do the work effectvuiiy. The reason that toni cats are so musi cul, is !eeau.- they are alt fidd!e-striu., ias!c. i The aooJ "re always great the great I ii"l alu'sys pood. VALUABLE RECEIPTS. - - . - " Croup ami Uhooidu, s. ; -Th. The following receipts fory?-." Whoop. ing-Cough and Croup, we -- i m the N' V. F.venintr Post. Oil cacount of the simplicity of the prescribed .wnedies, we would recommend thir t?ial In those diseases: 1 Whoojrinx-CougA. The. b-st kind of coffeej prepared as for thojalie, and giv en as a common drink to ks chiirt a.i warm as it can be drunk yv piece of aluin for th patient to hckus often as it may wish. Tlost children tire fond of alum, and will get all they irM without being urged, but if thcV-nlislike it, they must be niad" . taste of it eight or ten tunes m thef Jirse of the day. It w ill rfTecttmlly break tip tho worst case c.f whooping-cough, in a vcrvhort time. To ndtdts or children in tho habit of tak ing toffee, the remedy is good for nothing. Croup. A piece of fresh Urd as largo as a butternut, rubbed up with sugar, m the same way that butter and sugar are prepared for the dressing , of, puddings, divided in three parts, and g'ven at inter i . - u i vats ot twenty? minutes, win . relieve any case of croup not already alli to pro gress to the fatal point, .. J V ., - ) t , ' How to Wasli Fir "ol, . . Fonis washerwomca-1 pw, 4 quite knack in washing flannel so as to prevent it fulling. It is not the soapsuds nor rin sing waters that thicken up Jlatinel in washing, but the rubbing of it, Cloth is fulled by being " pounced and jounced" in the stocks of the fulling-mill with soapsuds. The acticn of rubbing flannel on a wash board, is just the same as that of the full-iner-mill. Flannel, therefore, should al ways be washed in very strong1 soap-suds which will remove the dirt and grease, by squeezing, better than hard ribbing will in weak soapsuds. It should also be rinsed out of the soap in warm water, and never in cold, as the fibres of the wool do not shrink up as much in warm as in cold water, after coming out of wart soapsuds. Great care should be taken to rinse the soan completely out of the flaiiiet This advice will apply to the washing of blan kets the same as it does of hantel. Camphor a Ilemedy ftf Mice. Any one desirous of keenng seeds from the depredations of mice,' can do so by mixing pieces of gum cainpiipr in with the seeds. Camphor placed i$ drawers or trunks will prevent mice from doing them injury. The little animal, objects to the odor, and keeps a good distance rrom it ; he will seek his food elsewhere. To take tJrease out of Cloth. The following is a cheap, simple and efficacious receipt for taking grease out of cloth : A fluid made of an ounce of liquid ammonia and four ounces of alcohol mixed with an equal quantity of waler. There is no better preparation. ' : f To ltemove Creases from Velvet.' Tass the under side of the ytVetffently over a warm smouUu-iroriIJ3"one' person hold the velvet tight al" another puss the iron; then swead out the gar ment, nnd brush lightly yet brukly with a velvet brush. j To Prevent Moth. In the month of May beat your furs with an elastic stick, then wrap them in inn with piece of gum camphor, box them up, and put them in a drk place. V oolen goods should be kept in the same way. - 1 The Vinegar riant The readers of this Journ&l will, I make no doubt, excuse me if I 'five them my experience of this most use'ul thing, which I really feel fairly qualifud io chat about, having nearly made all iy vinegar in this way for eight years, luring this period I have given scores of plants away; in fact, I have done all I could to trot oth ers to do as I have done especully poor coltagers, feeling" assured that it ras their best plan. In order to convey a iist idea of what it really is, I may as will quote its character from the pages of the " Gar dener's Chronicle," which is, presume, a good authority in botanical matters. The extract runs thus: "This is nothing more than the spawn of a fungus, tor mould plant, called Penicillium Glancim; it is of the same nature as thosei -lots and scums which in the language of house keepers, render many kinds of fliid moth ery. It undoubtedly has the property of converting sugar and water into-inegar." And now for my practice: M iar. in which I have always made it, lolds five quarts ; into this I put one pound of sugar Hnd three-quarters of a no'.tndr'Llreaele. I then pour hot water ou toyQeolve it, numg me jar nearly full; it ia ow care fully stirred until thoroughly resolved, and when about milk-warm, tfi vinegar plant is set afloat on iu surface A cloth is then tied careftdly down, to feclude all dust, and the jar is set in our kit hen on a shelf in a warm corner. It retires com monly about fivt or six weeks:; but if not wanted, it has remained for a ji-w weeks longer. When wanted, the flantintr nlant is carefully removed, and the foments of the jar are passed through A serve, in or der to obtain the vinegar clfar: it is then bottled, corked, and placed among the stores. The vinegar plant Is a thick clot, generally about an imh or so in thickness, and appears like a jelly of a leathery tex ture: the young plants are produced un derneath, several in one year. This sin gular thing ippears toudam Jit- If to Ihe form or sue of any vessel afijr a given time. W use it fir general table pur poses and for pick Lin n and am not aware that I ever heard a complaint against it. hrnovM wn ilrinlf ton ilivitv 1 1 nloA- (sure, we find a sediment st the bottom ) which embitters what we relished at first. entire." TiiaiLf.isUvwr.sR. OnC of the most," ting cases of pre of the sence of mhd ni4 sflf-possession of which we have any rcufllection, came to light on a trial which took place some years since in Ireland. The story looks like a fiction, but we have reason to be lievo it true. . A woman in traveling along n road to join hja4ra2Tjand, who was a soldier and qunfered at Athlone, ,was joined by a pedlar who was going the same way. They entered into conversation Juring-a walk of some hours, but as the day began to wane, they agreed that they should stop at a house tf entertainment, and pur sue their pedestrian journey the next day. They reached an humble inn, situated m a lonely spot by tho roadside, and fatigued after a long day's walk, they were glad to find themselves under the shelter ot a roof. Having refreshed themselves by the substantial supper set before them, they expressed a wish to retire. They were shown into the traveler's room, and went io rest in their respective beds. The pedlar, before retirins, had called the iafUllord aside, and given into his keeping his pack, which lie had. unstrapped from hia back, till .morning, telling him that h captained a considerable.' sum of money, and much valuable property. They were not long in bed before the pedlar fell into a sound sleep ; but the poor woman, per hap3 from' fatigue, or from thoughts of meeting her husband next day, lay awake A couple of hours might have passed, when she saw the door slowly opened, a a person entered, holding a light, which he screened with his hand. She instantly recognized in him one of the young men she had seen below on to the landlord. lie advanced wiib stealthy steii to the bedside of the pedlar, and watched him for a few seconds. He then went out and entered again with his brother and father, who held m his hand a large pew ter basin. They went on tiptoe to the bed where the pedlar lay in a deep sleep. One of die young men drew out a knife, and while the father laid the basin so as to catch tho blood, he cut the poor victim's throat from car to ear, A slight, half nudible groan, and all was still save the cautious movements of those engaged in the fatal deed. They had brought in with them a large sack, into which they quickly thrust the unresisting body. The poor woman lay silently in her bed, fear ing that her turn would come next. She heard low mutterings among tho men, from whom she soon "gathered that they were debating whether they should mur der her too, as they feared she might have it m her powerHo-betray them. One of them said that ho was sure she was fast asleep, and that there was no occasion to trouble themselves more ; but to make sure of this being the case, one came to the bedside with the candle in his hand, and the other with a knife. She kept her eyes closed as if In sleep, and had such complete command over herself, as not to betray in her countenance any sign that she was conscious of what was going on. The candle was placed close to her eyes, the knife drawn across close to her throat ; she never winced, or show ed by any movement of feature or of limb that she apprehended danger. So the men whispered that 0o was sound asleep, that nothing was to be feared from her, and they went out of the room, removing the Back which contained the body of the murdered man. How long must that night of horror have seemed to the poor lone woman how frightful was its stiff ness and darkness! The presence of mind which had so astonishingly enabled her to act a part to which she owed her life, sustained her through all the trying scenes which she had yet to pass. She did not hurry from her room at an un seasonable hour, but waited until sht heard all the family astir for some time : she then went down and said she believed she had overslept herself in consequence of being greatly tired. She asked where the pedlar was, and was told that he was in too great a hurry to wait for her, but that he had left sixpence to pay for her breakfast. She sat down composedly to that meal, and forced herself to partake with an ap- parent appetite oi me rooa set oetore her, the appearea unconscious ot the eyes which with deep scrutiny were fixed upon her. When the meal was over she took leave of the family and went on her way without the least appearance of discom posure or mistrust, fine had proceeded but a short way when she was joined by two strapping looking women. One look was sufficient to copvinca her that they were two young men, and one thought to convince her that she was yet in their power, and on the verge of destruction. They walked by her side, entered into conversation, asked her where she was going, and told her that their road lay the same way ; they questioned her as to where she had lodged the night before, and made most minute inquiries about the lauiuy innaoiting the house of entertain ment. Her answers were nuitn unom. barrassed, and she said the people of the house had appeared to be decent and civil, and had treated her very well. For two hours the young men continued by her side conversing with her, and watch ing with the most scrutinizing glances any change in her countenance, and ask ing questions which, had she not been fully self-jHJssessed, might have put her off her guard. It was not till her druad ed companions had left her, and till she saw her husband coming along the road to meet her, that aha lost her self com mand whicH she had to successfully ex ercised, and throwing herself into his anus fainted away. Friends make it. follow foriuy they never The Sofu; Making the Character. There is a little anecdote current of a distinguished iiian who auMHjtiiplished so ! much within any eiven period of his life as to provoke the question how ha could possibly have done H. Hit answer was very simple "When 1 have anything to do, I do it," This is only another phrase to express the idea of indomitable perse verance, ana indomitable perseverance is one of the most' important elements of success in anything, and of human greatness.- ' "" " ' .; There is not probably a man who has any ambition, any desire to succeed in life, any purpose to which he aspires, but is sensible of the importance of sustained effort for its fulfilmeut. . Yet the world is full of people who, with a Just sense of this relation of cause and effect, remit ap plication, overlook or heglect small things, postpone tnose more important, ana in dulge a disposition for present ease at the expense of future embarrassment, excess of labor, and the risk of success. To such people the duties of life are a con stant source of perplexity and" irritation, and in the end frequently of -an over whelming despondency. The nervous system irregularly employed, is af length unequal to the accumulated burthene & is required to sustaifi, yields to the pressure,' the health is auected, and, hnally, the whole system, mental and physical, suc cumbs to the consequences of the defect of character. ' It is very common for this class of men to excuse themselves by a mode of argu ment they would object to in others. They see others pushing earnestly and successfully onward in the career of life, always employed, always earnest, always energetic, and they ascribe to these, con stitutional qualities which they do not themselves possess. The meaning of this amounts to something more than they would like to confess. It is in iact an ad mission to this purport: "They can I can t. .Lven a reeling of this sort should be at once put aside as unmanly, and en tirely inconsistent with the essential au ties of life. We do not contendfor a moment that such constitutional differences are not common to men. Thev certainly are and we perceive thera very distinctly marked, both in fact and eflect. But they are by no means to be regarded as with' out remedy, or even without some coun- terbalanciriir Quality of mind. Defects of character should early engage the atten tion of . vounir men, and especially at the outset in business Me. Ihe adaptation of the character to the requirements of business principles should be carefully considered, and wherever it is deficient and infirm, there the redeeming purpose should be sedulously applied, liut rarely happens that the man conscious of particular defects fails to exhibit other Qualities which eo far to retrieve them, And an intelligent knowledge of a man's own self is the best assurance he can possess of his ability to correct, harmonize and regulate the energies of bis mind. On the other hand, men woo seem to possess unusual qualities conducive to progress and success, if they were better known, or even severely scrutinized would often prove lamentably deficient in those elements of character which at once enrich, dignify and embellish life, and prove inexhaustible sources of Happiness. In this respect the effect of diverse char- actenstics about equalizes the general condition of humanity; while the man who sedulously cultivates his character is he who alone rises to the highest enioyw ment of life in prosperity, and is best armed for an encounter with adversity. Nascilur turn fit is an old adage that used to be applied to the poets "born not made. But it does not follow that born poet would not make a good parson. a merchant, doctor or lawyer. It is true such men are rather chary of a poetical reputation but within the current century we have had increasing evidences of the compatibility of hiffh poetic genius and great literary endowments with the most active and engrossing of the more prac tical vocations of life. One venerable man, the poet and banker Rogers, striking illustration in point, has just gone to his rest. In our own country we have a number of livirur instances of the prac tical energy of the poetic mind. We do not propose an inversion of the adage that poets are not born and may be made that the peculiar gifts of genius are to be acquired. They can be improved. But the illustration of theory we propose is to the fact that the qualities of mindVithin the ordinary compass of practical life may be cultivated and applieu by ell men, and the pursuits and occupations in which we are respectively engaged be sustained and prosecuted to success by the steadfast and sedulous education of the character. An interesting account is given in the London TiWs of an ascent of Mount Ararat, by five Englishmen. The na tives believed the feat to be impossible, and that the summit was guarded by di vine prohibition. It is 17,323 feet above the sea-level, and terminates in a pre cipitous, snow-capped cone, which has hitherto foiled all the attempts or ex plorers. Maj. Robert Stewart, who was one of the party, and who writes the ac count of it from Erzeroum, states that on reaching the top they stuck to the hilt in the snow a short, double-edged sword. They also drank the health of the Queen. On this he observes, "Her Majesty's name is, probably, the first that has been pronounced on that solemn height, since it was quitted by the great patriarch of the human race, as no record or tradition exists of the ascent having ever been made before. , The man who was frightened by the baik " a tree, is wppoI to be of r votts temperament. Persevere. Carry a thing , through. Persevere ; don'r do anything else. If you once- rainy, soundly, wide-awakely begin a thing, let it be carried through, though it costs you your best comfort, time, ener--ries, and all that you can command. We' heartily abominate this turning backward, this wearying and fainting of . soul and' purpose. It speaks imbecility of. mind,. want or character, courage, true manh--ness. ; - . Carry a thing through. Don't begin it till you are fully prepared for its ac complishment. Think, study, dig, tULyou' know your ground, see your way. This done, launch out with all your soul, heart, and fire ; turn neither to the right nor left. Push on giantly push " on, as though creation had been waiting through all time for your especial hand and spirit. Then you'll da something" wctthy of your--self and kind. Carry a thing through. Don't leap and dally from one thing to another. No man ever did anything thotf way.' You can't' . Be strong minded. Be hopeful, stern and manly.- Don't disgrace youref by being on this thing to-day, on that thing to-morrow, and on another thing next day. We don't caro if you are the most active mortal! living we don't care if you.. abor day anil night, in season and out; be sure the end of your life will show nothing, if you change from object to ob ject, iortune, success, fame, position,. are never gained but by piously, deter minedly, bravely, sticking, growing,' liv ing to a thing, till it - is fairly accom plished. - ; Y- In short, you must carry a thine through,. if you want to lie any body or anything. No matter if it is hard. No matter if it does cost you the pleasure, the society, the thousand pearly gratifications of life. No matter for these. Stick to the thing and carry it through. Believe you were made for the matter, and that no one else can do it at all. Put forth your whole ener gies. Stir, wake, electrify yourself, and go forth to the task. Only once learn to carry a thing through in all its complete ness ana proportion, ana you will become hero, xou will think better of your self others will think better of you. Of course they will. The world, in its very heart, admires the stern, determined doer. It sees in him its best sight, its highest object, its richest treasure. Drive right along, then, in whatever you undertake. 1 I . 1 rf . . j. ionsiuer yourseii ampiy sumcient ior tne deed. You'll be successful, never fear. Singular Whale Fight. We mentioned, says the Northern En sign, that a whale, 62 feet long, had been picked up at sea, and taken ashore at Nybster, some 12 miles from Wick, Scot land. It seems from information on which we can rely that the whale was not, as is, popularly supposed, drifted from the Greenlandj seas, but that, he had fallen only the previous day in single combat between himself and another monster of the deep. The conflict which took place about a mile and a half from shore, and which was witnessed from the land by a number of fishermen and others, is de scribed as having been protracted and bloody. The two monsters kept battling with each other, at times with their heads, and at timet with their tails, raising a tremendous spray for many yards. After a close and fierce encounter they would each retreat for a considerable distance, and after a brief rest, would again meet in collision, approaching each other with locomotive velocity, at the rate of 60 or 60 miles an hour. On recovering from the stunning effects of such a sudden at tack, they would again resume the hand-to-hand fight, rising up in the water, springing up distances of from 20 to 30 feet, and coming down on each other with fearful violence. Meanwhile the sea for a great distance round about had assumed a bright red color, indicating that an im mense quantity of blood had been shed. Other animals appeared to have fled from the scene of the engagement; even birds kept at a distance from it. For three hours the battle was prolonged, at the' close of which one of the whales became motionless, and the other retired from the field of battle. Next morning, as early as four o'clock, the whale referred to was found not far from the spot where the en gagement took place, and from various marks on his body, including a broken 'aw bone, there is no reason to doubt that le was one of the two belligerents of the previous afternoon The body gave every indication of hcriag been but very tor&-" ly alive. The Collins IJne of Steamships The New York Journal of Commerce learns that since the government has de cided to reduce the pay to the Collins, line, on account "f the mail contract, the company have resolved to reduce their rate of speed, thereby avoiding an in creased ratio of wear and tear, diminish ing the consumption of fuel, and lessin ing the size of tt e crews, arguing that if the government cannot afford to pay for great speed, private individuals cannot do it. The greater economy of tho new ar rangement is apparent from the fact that the average consumption of coal per day, at high speed, is eighty-five tons ; at low speed, fifty-rive tons. This is a differ ence eauai to $4,000 per voyage, and it is calculated that the saving in wear and tear of raachiuety will equal this amount, so that the total laving on the twenty-six round trips, at required by contract, will exceed (200,000 per annum, or more j than compensate for the loss of pay. 1 It is claimed that then is nothing in the con tract binding as io speed, but simply dial I the vessels "shsll be wiik for hiehped." i 11 TV, 'Ml . fi n ' H m 7.- 3 ill "-.! 1 'I n o sk T 2
