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THE OKEWJN AMDS, rViUMIMU VV UTUKIUf NoaiflNQ, BY WILLIAM L. ADAMS. Office-Good's Building, Main st. Editc- rial Kooin m tirst story. TERMS Tit A tout will t, fumi.hr d at 'i'hris Dollars and rilu Ctnli pit annum, It HMglt lubtitilitn'fkiti I hilars to clubi gf leu at um ujlics. fjf Tw Dulluitur t manthsNa ,utiserip- limit rtniccJur L-m .rriW. Pt- ATo !it duconlmutd Until ull arrttuagts art paid, unit- at Iks 0 A puUuhn. I'ur tin Argus. Vrnll l'.liarc..Va. II. In till" iiuinbi-r I promised 10 notice the different vnriciies llmt have fruited in Or egon, so fur tw they have cuino under my observation. Summer Varieties. Red Juno; scien tide name, Early Strawberry. 'I'L in attains jf r feet ion In Oregon even above tbe high rank it IndJ in ihe States; bean in three year from tliu lima grafted in lb root rippns last of July. Early Harvest ripens about the same time; tree very health1, but with niu bos not fruited yet. Red As tracliun ripens about the same lime ; bears early frnii, fint.rate. Gulden Sweet; stuullnriban in (lie Stales; may be called a small apple; ireo lualthy, early, and constant bcurer ; ripens about tbe middle of August. Though the applo i inferior in size, It it equal if not superior to the tame variety in the Stuies. Sweet June ; bears early and abundant fruit, equal to the suttie in the Smt. a ; ripens about tbe in inn timo of the lust named. Summer Queen; thrives better when grafted or budded on a thrifty mock above ground; bear early apple; hard to beat. Early Dough; 'hi ii what I suppose my friend Newkom follows Mr. Lewellin in calling 'July How," and which be pronounce worthless. In thin I think him premature, though with me it was never great favorite. I observe, too, in Oregon it in more subject to mildew or leaf blight than any of the cultivated varieties; nevertheless, I have raised some of the finest specimens of this apple here I ever saw. A word here on the subject of leaf bliyht. It begins a' the end of the limb and works downwurd, and if let alone will in sumo instunc s en tirely iletioy the Ue. I believe it conia gious ; ihen l'tirc, the remedy is to cut off the nllected branches aicl hury or burn them. Karly l'ennoi k; exc-lleiit ; bore v.ib nie three Vears frnii iIip graft ; grows vigorously, and bears abuiidaiiily ; rijn ns firl of Seil'iul(er : o.'iilinii. fi,r a iiunitl'. Siioiiiii-r I'i'aiiihiiii ; firt-riiti- g'l.wei, early b.iier, anil i , i Ongmi as any wliere 1 Ke. IVrnoiis nMijiig a la g r variety nl early liuii may mid to the-n S .psof Win,.. Karly J i.( Siimni.-r Sweet, l'jiadise, and Jersey Seel. All of ihein grow and ll.r.vn w. II iih in", but uoiie tut 1 lie Sojis nf -Vnie an. I Jeis y Swel l liuve frm:eil. Most of the foregoing, iilthoiigh gi-n. rally reckoned early fruit, may be kept guod till the first ,r miil llu 0f October, an I soin,. of the las: naiurd 1 vi u later, Fall Applet. ,uy thai were termed fall apples in 'he Siaies, ripen here in the fall or become, fit for se, bui will keep nod ihroinjli the entire winter, and con sequently would morn properly be culled winter apples. The fullowinit however may be called fall apples : MaMeu M.'uan ; bears early, constant, and abundant. Por terand OravenstiHit; blli jiood. Glass; a large awe! apple; good grower and curly bearer, but not more than third rate fruit. Pumpkin Sweet; no better than the last-named. Holland 1'ippin; this does well ; fruit very lare. Many of tbe Gloria Mundt were snil for this at first in Oregon, but the misiuke is now generally corrected. Winter Apples. Of these we havn so many Vn'ric.'ie Hint promise well that I Iianlly know ho tu br-gin. Tbe White Winter Pearmafn I place on my catalogue as my No. 1 winter apple ; an early and constant bearer, and would with caro in a ia a good apple. house keep for a whole year, perhaps longer. Yellow Newtown ; equally as good a grower, if well cultiva ted m gond soil; not so early a bearer, but Jieeps nearly as well. Green Newtown ; Ji slow grower with me under tbe most fa vorable circumstances ; always inclined to row at an angle of about 45 degrees, but bears Parly and regular, keeps as Ions as any other apple, and for richness of flavor has no superior. The tree sold for this at .first by Mr. Lewellin was not genuine, but was entirely inferior to it in every sense ; tout that which he soia' for the Vanderer twas the genuine Green Newiown. The tree Mr. Ladd at first told for this was the Monmouth Pippin. I suppose tbey have both corrected their catalogues. Michael Henry Pippin; a very slow, scrajgy grow er, but bears early and kee well; not high-flavored. American Golden Russet. If I were allowed to have only one tree, I would say, Let it be a Golden Knsset ! If J were allowed only one hundred, I would aay, Let one of them be a Red June, and ninety. nine Golden Russets! I have had them to bear at one year old, and very ofien at two. I will close this article by giving the history of cue Golden Russet tree now in my orchard. I planted my seed, Feb. .15") 2 ; jo the spring of 16o3 I cut fT tbe lop of one of the Soedlings about 30 inches Above tie gfouad, and pat in a Golden Kusset scion. In IVii it bore two apples, which came io maturity. In 1955 it bore ab"Ut a peck. Last year it was so over loaded that to prevent the branches break P I bad to remove ab?ut one fourth fart A Weekly Newspaper, devoted to the. Principles of Jeftersonian Democracy, mid advocating Vol. III. of the fruit in July, but it matured two buhels of apples, and at the present time bids fair for another full orop. The Golden Russet applo may bo ued for culinary purposes as early as July, and may be kept with euro till the first of April. The ap ple is under medium size, but has no su perior in richness of flavor. n. . Walnut Grove1 Nursery, March 80, 1857. Wtial a Maa r.oUValu ef Kducalioa. In a recent numberof Hunt's Merchants' Mugn.tue there Is an interesting calcula tion on the subject of raising and educa'ing nun. It presents a new and striking argu ment in favor of education. It is to bo regretted llmt there should be any neces siiy for using such an argument ; but as there are in the world a great many men who measure all things even their pro fessed religion by the "almighty dollar," the article will do good. Aside from that, it is one of interest from its calculation and will be read with pleasure. We have room for only a brief extract, which goes to show how much a man cosis what he is wor'h what ia his real money or com inertial value and what percentage an education, if given him, pays on the origi nal investment. Mi. Hunt snvi : "The average cost, with internst. ef raising any person to the nee of 21. will equal 81, OHO. This is invested what is the investment worth 7 It will cost $100 11 year 10 support uitn. JO mis SUil a niiUil, ami in what an extraordinary ratio has the person's value been rnhed i He can now earn, suppose $:i00 a vear that quals $4i'0 above the value of the idiot, winch is set down 10 the credit of mind. "Now, add 1 (lucntioii, perftcting him froinbinh lo maturity, and what can he earn! Is 81, (lull a year loo much to ul low I That is SOW) more lhan the uned ueati d man is allowed ; and how highly must we rale the expense of education It could not average 87(10, which therefore yi.-liis KHI per cent, reople usually count the cost of gr wth and sustenance of the Ii -sly as a part of the expense of education; U' ili s shoiilil never be done: a clean istiuc'iou shod d always be mndu between 'In- .n nse lo he charged lo the body and ilo-e to be charged to the mind; and as el or a distinction should be made in case ut' ihec'edits, for nl once some very prao tieal truths wou'd be exhibited. Perhaps dio following Inblo will present the truth in a conspicuous manner: llody csts up to 21 years, $1,000 iti(l costs up to 2 1 years, 1,00(1 Kd'icalioh up 10 21 years, 700 l'od costs after that (per year), 100 iMiiid gainsafier that per year, 300 Mucation yams after llmt per year. 1000 It is aUo to be noticed, that the unedu cu ed man is more valuable in middle age ban in advanced years; but the educated man it rows more valuable as years increase, so that it he begin 1 1 lo with a sum re pro -enting (he interest of $10,000, he will find his income to double quite as soon as if his capital were in gold. "These figures nre not fanciful; they are, of course, a certainty given lor an un certainty, and merely for illustration : they may be exchanged for any other to please any caviler: but any fair test of the truth will prove that education will pay more ihan 10(1 per cent upon ila cost. " It would appear, then, that any man who would reckon up his investments, must, to what he has in lands, cattle, im plements, See, add at least 81.000 f"r ev ery mature child he has raised; and if he has added to the child a good education, he has changed this otherwise unprofitable investment into a fortune of not less than 810,000. Now, every principle of com- mercial economy Would dictate llmt we should add a little investment if we can thereby enve the whole, and much more readily should we do it if we can turn the whole into tbe most profiiable of all in vestments. And what investment is there which will pay ns will brain, mind, and ed neat in combined?" Famu.v Government. An eccentric clergyman, lately alluding in his pulpit to the subject of family government remarked that it is often said, ''That now-a-duys there is no such thing as family govern ment. Bu! it is false all false I There is just as much family government now as there ever was just as much as in the days of our fathers and grandfathers.- IV only difference 11, that then the old folk? did the governing, now It ia done by the young ones!" . Revenue upon Tobacco in England. The impost duty upon tobacco in England is very high, and forms no small portion of the revenue of the country. For the year ending March, I80G, the total amount of this duty was nearly twenty-five millions of dollars. Ia consequence of this exor bitant duty attempts are often made to smuggle on shore, which on detection are severely punished. . The mate of an Am erican vessel, recently caught at Liverpool in the ac of smuggling the weed, was sen tenced to pay a fine of $500, or suffer im prisonment for the term of six months. The greater po'tion of the tobacco con sumed in England, as well as in othel por. linns of Europe, comes from this country. (CjT Tbe income of the Marquis1 of Westminster is 400,000 per annum equal to 83,000 per day, or over 83 for every minute of time, night and day, thro' the year. Every tick of the clock throws a balf dime into bis purse. OREGON CITY, OREGON, APRIL Removal of U Whabtlaal of Pttcatra'i Island. We learn by latu English papers that the descendants of the mutineer of the Eng lish ship llounty, whose romantic history boa excited a world-wide interest, have been removed from Piicnirn's Island, in consequence of the colony having out grown the means of sustenance which the Island afforded. They were transferred to Norfolk Island, together with all their goods and chattels. There are only eight of the first gene ration of settlers left two men and six women. The oldest man is about sixty- one or sixty-two, and the oldest woman be. twsen seventy or eighty. Charles Chris tian is the grandson of the ringleader of the mutineers. Tho number of persons removed was 10007 males and 102 fo males one child having been born on tho voynge, and named Denison, after the Governor-General of New South Wales Pitcairn's Island is situated in Int. 25 4 S., long 130 25 W and is only about four and a half miles in circumference, ene mile and a half being its greatest length, nut more than one square mile being avail able for cultivation ; yet it has been the isolated home of a happy and thriving set Uement of nearly 200 souls. Owing lo the frugal and temperate habits of the people and the health of the climate, the population bus outgrown its circumscribed limits. Their new home Norfolk Island is situated in lat. 20 S. and Ion. 108 10 E. being distant from Sidney about twelve hundred miles. It is six miles in length and four in breadth and contains about 14,000 acres. It is well watered and there is a high hill in the centre called Mount Pitt. For many years it was the penal settlement for the vilest and most incorri gible transported criminals sent from Eng land to Van Demau's Land. But since the abolition of transportations to Tasmania, tho convicts have boen withdrawn from the Island. The locality to which these settlers have thus voluntarily transferred themselves U infinitely preferable to their former circum' scribed home, both in dimensions, scenery and capabilities. It has been described as little earthly paradise, and is capable of producing everything that can promote the well-being of a community. There are 2000 or 3000 ucres of fine land now in cultivation, and ns much more might be rendered fruitful. The islaud is vory healthy, and ne epidemics are knowu there. The soil produces both topical and European fruits, vegetables and grain, besides spices, tbe sugar cone, cinnamon, cofTee, the pepper vine, tobacco, to. There were left nt Norfolk Island for the use of new occupants, 2000 sheep, 4,50 head of cattle, 20 horses, and provis ions for twelve mouths with everything requisite for cultivation of the soil. The buildings on the islund are of the most substantial character, and more than suf ficient for the use of tbe Pilcnirn settlers, who, in their former home, dwelt in rude palm thatched houses. The fine scennry, superior accommodations, enlarged ter ritory and increased field of operations for their industry, together with the ample provision made for their sustenance, must render their new home a very attractive spot for these people of simple habits. The history of this interesting colony, although known to a largo portion of the reading community, may not be familiar to all. The ship Rounty, commanded by Captain Rligh, was dispatched , by the Rriiish government to Tahiti, to convey young bread fruit trees to the West In dies. While on the voyage the crew mu tinied, murdered the captain, ser adrift a part of their number and took the vessel to Pitcairn's Island, where they arrived in 1780, with nineTahitinn men and thirteen women. There were ten of the mutineers, and their fate was for along time unknown. From them sprang the present thriving colony. Remedy for Drunkenness. Dr. John Iliggiusboihom, surgeon in Nottingham, England, recommends Ipecacuanha 09 a cure for drunkenness. lie says: "When the mania comes on, the intense desire for alchoholic stimulus is so strong, as to ren der tbe sufferer subject to no control, and from the sensation of depression or -linking, he looks upon alchoholic stimulus as bis only remedy. When a person is in this state, it will always be f und ihat his stom ach is in the fault, and that the nnualural appetite arises from that cause alone ; if half a drachm of tbe powder of ipecac uanha be taken, so as to produce full vom eiing, the desire for intoxicating stimulants is speedily removed. From the experi ence I have had c-f the effects of ipecac uanha, I am of the opinion, if a patient can be persuaded to follow op the emetic plan for a few times when the periodical attack comes on, that bs will be effectually cured, and that the baSit (for tuch I look ucon it) w ill 63 bnten." 18 5 A Successful War ! In the Seven Years War, so called, which originated be tweon the English and French about some uninhabited and worthless lands in Cana da, and embroiled all Europe, the English boasted of their remarkable successes, as thus: They captured or destroyed one hundred ships of war belonging to the en amy, and acquired sixty millions in prize nmapy ; but then, In achieving all this, they sacrificed two hundred and filly thous. and lives and expended five hundred and fifty millions of dollars ! A singular suc cess this I A few more such successful wars would ruin most nations. It would in most instances surely bo cheaper, as well as humnne, to purchase pence before war is waged. And yet we hear men blustering about war as if it were mere pastime, or n certain means of profit and aggrnndizpnipnt. War is boih the curse and folly of nations. It originates in pet (y passions fnrlhe most part, and after the belligerents on both sides are well pummel ed and fleeced, they accept terms of peace which nre little mora advantageous than those attainable before the fighting com menced. Uow tbe City of MsnAnsky was tavtd from Famine. The Buffalo Republic is responsible for 1 lie following, which is as good as any. thing of its kind since Locke's moon story : " Yenrs agone, when the course of trade ran in a counter direction to what we now behold, owing to a severo drouth the city of Sandusky underwent all the horrors of a protracted fundus. The water oti tho bar at the mouth of the bay was so low that vessels were unable to reach the port, and as there was no land transportation nt that time which could bo relied upon in case of such emergency, it oppenred as if Providence had forsaken tbe place entirely and that its inhabitants must soon perish. For days and weeks ihpir stock of provis ions had been gradually disappearing, un til soon all was gone, and their only reli ance was upon tho few fish which they were enabled to obtain from tho wators of the bay, and an occasional meagre supply of game from the neighboring forest. "At the time of which we write, the woods in that vicinity und in fact through out the Western lieeerve, were frequent ed by vast numbers of wild hogs which ob mined a bountiful subsistence and grew fat upon the shack which everywhere abounded. These hogs were doubtless or iginnlly estrays, but the scarceness of the population in the interior and tho rapidity with which they multiplied, rendered (hem strangers to man and very shy of his pres once. During the drouth, of which men lion has already been made, large droves of these animals weudod their way to tbo luke in the neighborhood of which they continue to remain. "Sandusky Bay, In particular, was a favorite place of resort for them, in the waters of which they were accustomed to wallow after slaking their thirst. Those who aro acquainted with the locality of which we speak, will remember' tho an noyance to which the early settlers were exposed in the shapo of fine red sand which covered the beach, and which, in times of high wind was not only exceed ingly troublesome but dangerous. Thous ands of hogs, in consequence of frequent, ing this spot, became totally blind ; but still, with all tho cunning which belongs to this perverse race in their natural state, they continued to elude their hunters. One day, when the famine in the city was at its height, and when it was apparent that even the strongest must soon succumb, Joe B. took down his gun, mid resolved to make a lust effort to rescue his wife and little ones from a fate the most horrible of which the mind has any conception.' All day long had their sunken eyes and shriv eled hands implored him in vain for bread and alas I he knew too well that not with in the whole city was there a mouthful to be had, though he were 10 offer in ex change thrice its weight in gold. Nerved to desperation by this reflection, but still with feeble steps, be took his way te the forest, resolved not to return without re lief in some shape. "For along time ho hunted in vain, traversing miles of dreary pathway, with out so much as seeing a single evidence of animated nature, until he was on tbe point of yielding to despair. At this moment a noise, as of approaching footsteps, attract ed his attention, and he paused, with every facility rendered keen by hunger, to listen. Nearer and nearer came the tramping, and just as Joe, to screen himself from observation, took a shelter behind a tree, a wild bog emerged from a thicket advancing directly toward him, followed immediately by another, and another still. " The hunter, trembling with anxiety and excitement, raised bis gun, but sud denly paused in astonishment at the sin gular phenomenon before him. The drove (for a diove there w as) was approaching ibitu in Indian file, an J head?d directly far the side of Truth in every idsue. 7, Jfo the bny. The second hog held in his mouth the tail of the first, tho third that of tho second, and so on, to the number of sixty ..,! .,,.) h u... i...i.li r, t, 111 c.i.uu, 1T. UaSn 01 ma preuccrnsor, a no wero being led by tho foremost of the drove, aud ho being the only one that en.iM.,. ...it.,.. ,.... nui,.'l.i. .m:..,,i coiiipuiiioiis. "iho Hunter comprehended the n.k . . . scene 111 0 moment, and instantly decided upon his course. Ruising his gun deliber. ately, he fired, and severed the tail of the , 1 1 , ... . . leader close to the -roo's. ll.s affrighted leadership, with a loud squeal, bounded into the thicket and disappeared, while his blind companions came Is a dead hull. Joe quickly divested himself of hi. boots , , , ., . and crept stealthily up to the first of the band which stood quietly holding in his mouth the amputated tail of his former conductor. This tho hunter seized and , ., ,.. . , commenced gently pulling upon tt. I.rs. one hog started, then another, then another, until soon, like a train of cars, all wore in motion, and without pausing to rest for single instant, Joe led them quietly into a huge pen near his residence, where they ero buoii Biuugmeroa, oho ine cut teat saved." Ino.N More Commustiule than Gun- powder. During a lecture delivered lute ly by Professor Faraday, at the Rovalln- stitution of Science, a piece of pure iron peculiarly prepared, so that its particles might present a largo surface to the action nt the oxvgen in the atmosphere, was i"- uited and continued to burn liko tinder. Tho ready combustion of iron, compared with gunpowder, was shown by a very simple experiment. Some iron filings and gunpowder were mixed together, and sprinkled into the flames of spirits of wine burning on a plate, when the iron filings caught firo and burnt in bright spntks, whilst the gunpowder passed through the flamo without igniting; and the quantity that fell on the plate wj afterwards dried and exploded. Lead prepared in a similar way was shown to be still more inflamma- ble, for it caught fire in a beautiful flamo when exposed to the air. The Professor stated that lead is nearly as inflammable as phosphorus, and he explained the cause of its not burning in ordinary circumstan ces to be that the solid product ef combus tion forms a film that prevents contact with the oxygen, and tho conducting pow er of the other parts of iho metal draws If and dissipates the heat. lie pointed out the adinirahlo arrangements by which these combustible properties of the metals are kepi in proper control, and bodies that are really iullamtuable are made to serve as Btrong resistors of combustion. t'.ilnotlna In Rhj nie. BV THE PRINTER S DEVIL i SON OF THE OLD MAN. A lady with a crinoline was walking down the street her feathers fluttered In ihe air her hoops stuck out a feel. She walked the earth as if she felt of il she was no pari, and proudly did she step along, for pride was in her heart. She did not see a curly dog which walked close by her side, all save the bushy tail of which her crinoline tlid hide. His tail tho dug with pleasure shook it fluttered in the wind, and from the lady's crinoline stuck out a foot behind. A crowd the tail soon did espy, ns it waved to and fro, and liko a rudder seemed to point which way the mstd Bhould go. The curly dog right pleased was he, such quarters he had got, and Walked beside the lady in a kind of doggish trot. Each step the lady now did take, served now to increase bar train, while those who followed in ber Wake roared out with might and main. Some held their sides and laughed so hard, and many fairly cried, and many even still con fess thai day they'd " like to died." But still the lady sailed along, and crinoliuo and pride, unmindful of the crowd behind, or dog close by hor side. But soon an other dog espied the tail which fluttered free it so provoked his doggish ire he could not let it be but with a deep fero cious growl, for battle straight he went, and 'ncalh the lady's crinoline both dogs were quickly pent. They fought 'tis said ouo hour or more the lady nothing knew hut with her head erect sailed on, and did her way pursue. Some say she never would have known at all about the fight, had nut onadog mistook and gave her leg an awful bite. But since that day I've heard it said, the lady ne'er was seen up on the street, with so much pride and such a crinoline. t3T II is a singular fact that duels and suicides are unknown among the Turks. They believe in predestination, and are rig idly opposed to tbe idea of hastening death by arsenic ogunpoder. Tbe conduct of the Turks in this re-peel may to therefore held up as a model for polite imitation. Cir Guttemberg and Fau-.t printed the Bible with m?tal tyj.es in 1140. ADY KKTlHlNtl ItATKH. One square (IS Hues or vm) una iuwrllim, ,0l " ihii liiMerltiiiw, 4,110 " " tlireu in niont, S,M K'h MilMriiiiriil iiiMMton. I. nil Ileaaunab! JcJucliom to ilmut wl.o kdurlin by 1110 year. JODPRINTINn. Tin rocmETo or tub Allfil'H is nmr lu inform Hie untitle tlint lie Ins Inst reeeivrd a inu uunai. m.i win Im in ti! .,,iy rt,riui Iuuii.iiuui puucu iu nil oiu riililieilir,n m 1 11 mm iv. II V V llllll I si I'l iw'l I'liu Id 1VL1I O CAKDS, CIIX'l I.AIW, I'AMl'lll.hT.WUl.ji 111111 inner ft'iiu ui'iiv m uniiTt "II lion UH CP. I Dullness or Great Men. Descartes, I the famous mathematician and nbiloso. !'l1,t;r' La ,,'"""'i',e' wjrated fur his witty '"Lies, and Uuff-n, ihu great naturalist, I were all singularly deficient 111 the powei uf conversation. MunnuiiM, lh novel. itt, was very dull in society. As lo Cor- I neille the great dramatist of Fiance hn completely let in society, so absent I nllrl einlj.irrnssi'd llmt Im wroin of liiuie!f , -n,,,,!.,!. imnortlinr that ha m iis 1 J - 1 - - r - - never iiiielligt iit bui throunh ih mnuth of another. Wit on paper seems to be some. t,,IBS HuJuly "ill. rent fioin that player words 111 cnversalion, which whtla it wi'ui fcii uii , lor villi' 111 II., IIIU 1. Iliimi lll0mrc!l tLlll evt!r upnn , ,fii,,, throne, was so charmed with tin- humor of "Hnilibrns" that he caused himself to bo ..,.t 1 ,t:. . r.. 1 . ir ,1.- '""oed in tbo iharacter of a private ' r . t ' 11 wll,y k'"iC found him a very dull conipnn. iim, Br)ll tttl,of ol,illiuni wil. munv that so stupid a f. How could never have I written so clever a bonk. Addison, hoa c ssic tlegaaco lias long laen considered the modiil of style, was shy and absent tn 80t.ielv, preserving even before, single strang.r still' and dignified silence. In conversation, Danio was taciturn and snlir- Urey and Alfieri seldom talked or "mc"' """SM'n" ren.n.i.an.y .rue m quncfl W1ri)(,d ni)n Mill0 ( and even irritable when much pressed by iho talk of others. Drainage ok the Human System brasmus ilson, a distinguished pliystol- ogist, counted the perspiratory pores on the palm of the hand, and in a square inch found 3,028, with each of which a little tube a quarter of an inch long was cou necleu, muking tho length ol tube In a square inch 883 inches, or 73J feet. On the pulp f ihe fingers tho number of pores was a little greater; on the heel the num- bcr was 2,208, and tho length of the tube 47 feet. Taking 2,800 as an average of the number of pores in the square inch over tho whole surface of the body, and 700 consequently the length of the tube in inches, the number of square inches of surface in a man of ordinal size being. 2,800, there would be 7,000,000 pores, and 1,7")0,000 inches of perspiratory lube, that is, 143,833 feet, or nearly 28 miles. How impertant the necessity of attention to the akin, lest this drainage be obstructed 1 Akiisi.no. Mr. Webster, iu his "Pri vate Correspondence," tells nn amusing anecdote of tho saauner iu which ilia prin ter ru ur Jo red the manuscript of his famous reply to Hayne. lie had so id "there is no such thing as half allegiance and half re bellion ; no treason made easy," alluding to books entitled "Geometry Made Easy," Logic Made Easy," 1L0. ; Lut, he adds, "the pi inter put it 1 treason mudcosy !' Twice I corrected the proof and wrote, as I thought, pluin enough, ' made easy.' Rut I could not make it easy, and so it has gone through the Union, 'treason hi ad cosy!' Finally, I went lo the press, aud had tho whole sentenco struck out." Mutton vs. Pork. Physicians recom. meud mutton as tko most wholesome mend the easiest digested, and best suited to invalids, while pork, as every body knows, is the most unwholesome flesh eaten. Iu England mutton is a favorite dish, and we apprehend it is in this, rather than to roost be f, that the Englishman owes his robust health and rosy complexion. Our people eat to much pork aud too littlo mutton. And yet, ns a cetemporary remarks, "mut ton can be produced pound fur pound at less lhan half ihe price of poik ; yields more nourishment when eaten, mid keep ing sheep does nut exhaust a farm to the extent feeding hogs does. Sheep can be kopt during tho winter on hny and turnips, or mangle wurtzel, or sugar beets, while hogs will not without, at least, some corn." We would like to soo in the papers fewer accounts, of big pigs and more about fat sheep. Portland Transcript. Methodist Discipline. It appears that loud shouting is treated as a grave offence in a Methodist church in New York. At Albany, after fifteen evenings of trial and debate, "Brother Rrank" was fouud guilty of shouting so loud during service as le at tract attention and excite ridicule, and was duly sentenced to expulsion ; but the pas tor, Rev. Mr. Brown, took tho responsibil. ty of suspending the sentence during ihe good behavior of Mr. Brank. Tho of fending brother confessed to the shouting, but maintained that, under ihe excitement of worship, ho could not restrain his feel ings. Mr. Brank is represented as an ex cellent and exemplary Methodist, and be makes appeal from the decision of his church lotho Troy Conference. Ir is be. linved that the Methodist standards d' not make shouting a disciplinary offense. ItErUTATION AND CHARACTER. Many persons regard reputation, or what thio world says of them, as nioro importaul than character, or, what they are. Slan. der then has driven many an innocent end honest meaning person to crime. Ite member this in your idle and sinful twad dle about your neighbors, and rcmcmbej it in your prayers for mercy,