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.THE OREGON ARGUS, i ru.u.n.o avs.v mtu.da, BY WILLIAM L. ADAMS. TBRVS-Ti, Aaovs , faraukei at TAris Dullmrm mm Pitlu H..i. - i- ...... .... . ,,.y v.nl, r , aieaae; la aiawli lubteribert-Tkrt, Dollar! sec r mum e ( (, eM l aW,c rVs lit mint it m,t faii u mioaaea, far Dillarl hi 1 lr.J . .j , - - -- . H IJ fl'm WIIMM aiM , ens' Flniallori at the tniof the y,ar. IS twm uoitarijor ill manthiHo tubterip. Cf" Nt fiptr ditcintiaatd until all arrtaragei "fMHi' ones sniisn ia publuker i.. .Far tk Argae, Cum aa Can f Disease U Vrmlt Tree. ' Tlie disease of the peach tree in Oregon it the thick or eorly leaf, bo well known I shall not describe it. While some ascribe the cause to an Insect, I hare no doubt it is caused by sudden changes of weather. ,Says Mr. Barry: "A number of warm days, that cause the expansion of the young leaves, followed by a cold rainy day, is almost euro to produce it to some ex tent; and the more severe and protracted the cold, the more extensive and futal it Is." To the snme cause I attribute the blight on the branches of tho apple tree; (I do not mean the mildew or leaf blight I will give inyopluion of this at another time.) As this disease Las never done much damage until the present year, ond as It Is not uni versal, , many orchards having entirely es caped while others arc badly injured, a brief description will not be considered out of place. ' It makes its appearance about the time of putting forth leaves. Instead of licalthy, vigorous leaves and bloom, the leaves ore of a pale, sickly color, very uar row, something like the disease in tobacco we call " French." Tho fruit buds never fully dcvclopo themselves, but both leaves and fruit buds finally dry up and full oft. The branches affected, however, do not die immediately, but break out iu small black pimples, giving the limb a very rough ap pearance; and by cutting out a bud it will be fonnd that under the Inner bark there is a block circle around each bud, and the sap has a sour, disugrceabio smell This dis ase begins at tit extremities and works it way downward 1 Sometimes trees are so little affected that the points of the .limbs perish and the balance of the tree entirely recovers, Iu other cases the tree all above ground dies; but as a general thing all that .are not too far gone before our warm show ers in May ftnd June recover.; Of nbout one hundred ' anil fifty of my largest and best trees affected with this disease, only five died; and now some that had not a healthy leaf on them tho middle of May, 'show (id signs that they were ever af fected, save few of the extremities of the branches are dead. J. Jtavo tot been able to discover that any one variety is more subject :to,tbis disease than, another. But ouo variety . of about eighty which I have In my orchard entirely escaped. This was the Sweet June' but I am told by others that with them it ' fared as badly as any other, u Jn many cases one will entirely es cape; Jrhilst another only tweuty feet from it, of the same variety, is badly affected. Even of the same tree 'sometimes a parj pf we union are ncaiuiy, vigorous, anu loaded with fruit, whilst other portions of the tree are badly diseased, and, as fur as my obser vations have extended, the diseased por tions are 'no more liable to - be toward one cardinal point than another. As a friend of miue observed, " thut can only be ac counted for ou the ground that everything iu Oregbu goes in streaks." , , : ' Now, if I am right with regard to the cause, to wit, sudden changes iu the wea ther, it jvlll of ;eonrso bo otnVqf .the ques tion to point out an adequate preventive in every case. Yet perhaps more may, oe done than' at first view would seem possible. . Within the last huudred years, science has snatched electricity from the clouds, and inado it our servant to convey messages in a moment from one country to another, even through the mighty deep! Would it be any greater achievement should somo master, scientific mind yet discover how ca loric may be restrained or diffused to such it degree as to be found necessary to impart health and vigor to the animal and vegeta ble kingdoms!! But uutil this is done, we must -content--ourselves with lcss.effectuol remedies, j" this, disease of the apple and peach tree.1 If I am correct in the cause, whatever will produce or approximate to ward a uniformity of temperature in our orchards, will proTc to some extent a rem edy or preventive. This may be done by wrapping the branches of the trees with old clothes, or wisps of straw, or hay, and let ting' them remain nntil about the first of May, or until the weather becomes' more uniform, This process is, however; so tedi ous that but little can be done in this way. One day's labor iu this way might save nough peaches to supply a family. ,1 havne thar jw..edj to offer which is not so tedious, and iu my opinion will al ways prove effectual even in Oregon, un less in extreme cases, such as occurred last winter, and even then it will prevent much damage. It is just the contrary to that offered by tcmi of iriy brother horticultur ists: it iS flenlyof manure and high cul tivation.", I will not de-y that this, contin ued to a lute perie I -in the fail, sometimes docs not ardwHbC' to'V' down suffi cvently early for the joung wood to matnre and harden; in consequence of which a sud den and severe frost k'dls the tree entirely. The safest way is to begin to cultivate and manure about the first of December, or at that period when there is the least flow of sap, and continue it to about the first of Aujnst, then slack off, tU Dcwmr. x A "Weekly Newspaper, devoted to the Principles of Jeffersoniari Democracy, and advocating Vol. IV. I will close by giving my own experience and observation. First, in wrapping: In the month of February the peach buds be gan to swell. I thought I would try an experiment whether or not wrapping them with old clotlies would not retard the bloom. I wrapped about twenty-five limbs. On the 25th of April tho trees were in full bloom. I cut off the wrapping aud found that they were advanced as far as tho un wrapped. 'I gave up. My experiment amounted to nothing, as I then thought. But I missed one branch, ond the wrapping remained on It to the middle of May. By this time the leaves were fully curled all over the orchard. I unwrapped this limb, aud found the peaches, under it a little larger than tho unwrapped ones; the leaves wero white, bciug excluded from the light, but not curled. This limb is yet in a lieal thy condition, and the fruit thick enough on it and maturing well. So much for the wrapping experiment. , I consider it worth a further trial. Now as to high cultiva tion: I planted my fruit trees In 1852, ma nured a part of them, and cultivated all of them highly until last year. I began to slack off, many -telling me I would shorten the life of my trees that they were more liable to 1 bo winter-killed, &c., &c. ' I thought so many surely couldn't be wrong; and, having a large nursery on hand, I de termined to cultivate it well, and the or chard trees that stood on It. The result was, that of the four hundred orchard trees standing in the nursery, just two are winter killed, dead, down to the collar. , The oth ers are iu as growing, tlirifty a condition as trees can be. They aro only three years old, aud some of the early bearing varieties have a half bushel of apples. Of the thir ty thousand nursery trees there is not one killed or injured! But of my largest or chard trees, about four hundred in number, which, as I before said, I cultivated but sorrily last year, oue hundred and fifty were badly injured; five are entirely dead;, not more than hair of tliem nave boroo any fruit nt all, and not more than fifty are as full of fruit as they should be. The philosophy of good cultivation ' I'J1 give in my next, . j '. , Nwll Johnson. Walnut Grove Nursery, ,, ' Sept. 1st, 1858. Ttet baUln AVkt WottUoH aUee.:! ; L BY THE TOUNO 'l'N, ' ' ' ' Early in the spring 6T the past year, a magnificent new steamer was launched upon the Ohio river, and shortly afterward made her appearance at the levee opposite the flourishing city of Cincinnati. Gilt-edged covers enveloping the captain's 'respects,' accompanied with invitations to 'see her through' upon her first trip; being forward ed to the editorial corps iu that vicinity, the chulkcd hats were 'numerous' on the occasion. It was a grand affair, this debut of a floating palace, which has since main tained her repute untarnished as the ' crack boat' par excellence upon the Western wa ters. Your humble servant was among the invited guests aud a nice time he had of it. . : I found myself on board this beautiful craft, iu close communion with a score of unquestionable beauties. Tho company proved to be a heterogeneous conglom eration of characters inado np of ed itors, and lawyers, auctioneers, indescrib ables, ajid ' fancies' with a sprinkling of ' none-suches.' There was a stray parson, too, in the crowd, but as his leisure time ' between meetings' was spent in trading horses, we dispensed with his ' grace before meals.' - i I' :' We left onr moorings an honr before sun set, upon a clear cold afternoon, and passed rapidly down stream for a considerable distance, without experiencing any out-of-the-way occurrence. The ' son of temper ance and the parson aforesaid amused themselves over a smoking whisky toddy the ' boys' were relieving each other of their superfluous dimes and quarters at eucher, when a tall gentleman, who was tome when he was sober, stepped suddenly into the cabin with the information that a well known 'fast boat' had just hove in sight at the mouth of the Kentucky river. The cards were dropped instonter, the punches disappeared, ond the ' mourners' were soon distributed in knots on the promenade deck to note the progress, of events. ! Our ' bally' boat sped away like a bird, however, and the craft behind gave ns ear ly evidence that she should offer no child's plny. The ' fat was in the fire nt once a hnge column of black smoke curled ap in the clear atmosphere an extra turn or two was visible upon our own boat, and away we went! A good deal of excitement ex isted among the party, as the rival steamer was clearly gaining on us. A craft like ours, with such a company and such a cap tain, mustn't be beaten, r As the boat behind us fell in under our stern, ond we could count her passengers, a sort of impression fell upon as that, by some mistake, we had got upon the wrong boat! . At least, that was the expressed opinion or tne parson, as neiureaieoca to go down stairs and take another drink. Our cantaiu was a noble fellow he paced the deck quietly, with a constant eye to the windward; uui ne saiu uoumig. a bevy of the mourners stepped up to him witfi - . . , ' What speed, cap'n V 'Fair, gentlemen; I think it very fair,' responded the captain, calmly, as be placed his hand upon a small brass knob at the back of the pilot house. This movement was responded to by the faint jingle af a befl below, followed immediately by a nub ! I OREGON CITY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER' 18, 1858. of cinders from the smoke pipes and an Improved action of the paddles. ' Now we move oirain.' . ' Some,' was the response, and a moment ary tremor pervaded the boat as she slid along right smnrtly. . ! . But the craft in our rear moved like our shadow ou the calm waters, and as we shot down the river, It seemed as if we had her In tow, so calmly and uniformly did she fol low in our wake. ; . . . The excitement of tho congregation npon deck had by this time become Intense, and it was pretty plain that the boats must shortly part company or split something! The rascal behind us' took advantago of a turn in the chauue), and ' helm a starboard!' was clearly heard from the look-out of our rival, as she hove off and suddenly fell alongside of us! The parson went below and put his threat into execution, as we came np the current again ' neck and neck,' aud when he returned wero running a twenty-five knot lick, the steam smock on to 40 degrees. ' She's going going, go ' muttered an auctioneer to himself. , ' A perfect nonsuit,' remarked a lawyer to his friend. ' ' Beaten, bnt not vanquished,' added a politician; and away we scudded aide by side for half a mile. , . ' Wouldn't she bear a little more V meek ly asked the parson. She's doing very well, replied the cap tain.' 'Don't get excited, gentlemen; my boat Is a new one her reputation and miue is at stake. We mustn't rush her racing always injures a boat, and I am averse to it;' saying which be applied his thumb and finger to the brass kneb again the bell tinkled in the distance and our rival pilot shortly had an opportunity to examine the architecture of our rudder post ! , , ; I was acquainted with the engineer. I stepped below (believing wo should be beaten at our present speed), and entering the engine room ... . 'i ,-. ' Tim, we'll get licked give her another turn, chT ' I rather think she moves some as it is,' said Tim. 'Yes, but the C is hard on us give her a little, my boy just for' ' Step in here a moment,' remarked Tim; ' it's. ' all mum,' you know nothing to be said, eh f (jutet there! dou't she trem ble some V ' , . I noticed for the first timo, that our boat did labor prodigiously I -'But come round here,' continued Tim; ' look there! mum's the word you know.' , I stepped out of that engiue-roora (Tim said, afterward, that I sprang out at oue bound: but he lied!) in a hurry. The sol dcr on the connection pipe had melted and run down over the seama in a dozen places, from tho excessive beat a crow-bar was placed athwart the safety valve, with a fif ty-six upon one end and we were shootout down tho Unio, under a beau of steam chock up to 54:401 ; ..... .: p Alj sleeping apartment was well ait. I entered the state-room got over upon the back side of my berth and stuffing tho corners or tue pillow into my cars. 1 en deavored to compose myself in Bleep. . It was out of the question. In attempting to right myself 1 discovered that my hair stuck out so straight that it was impossible for me to get my head within six inches of the pillow. . , i . I tcvscd about till daylight, in moment ary expectation of beinir lauded in Ken tucky (or some where else!) but we got on finely, we led our rival Italian hour Into Louisville, and I immediately swore upon my nightcap, that I would never accept another Invitation for a pleasure trip from steamboat captain who is averse to racing. i ' ' , ' Mistakes of Printers. Some people are continually wondering at the " careless ness" of editors in allowing so many errors and blunders to appear iu their columns and mar the print. Such people know very little of the difficulties we had almost said impossibilities of keeping them out. The most careful attention to these matters will not prevent errors creeping hi even when professional proof-readers are engaged expressly for the purpose. And when It is' borne in mind that in most papers such an expense is necessarily dispensed with, and the proofs on that account are often hur riedly examined, the fact will no longer ap pear strange. In connection with this subject the following anecdote is not inap propriate. -1 . A Glasgow publishing house attempted to publish a work that should be a perfect specimen of typographical accuracy. Af ter having been carefully read by six cxpe- ricoced proof-readers, it was posted up in thj hall of tho University, a reward of 50 offered to any one who should , detect an error. Each page remained two weeks in this place; and yet, when the work was is sued, several errors were discovered, one of which was in the fast line of the fast page ' ;i .' '"' When such was the case in a city long celebrated in Great Britain for publishing the finest and most correct editions of the classics, what is to be expected in a news paper which must necessarily be hurried through the press ichUe it is fir, 'and where the compensation will hardly afford one "experienced proof-reader," let alone six. The wonted accuracy of our papers is really astonishing. : . -': t .1 - -m J9" Most of the shadows that crow our path through life are caused by standing in oar own light ; . ' . i . a&- Give your children education, and no tyrant will trample on your liberties. , ,. Arriina ix Elropx. Tho affairs of Eu rope appear to wear a threatening aspect. It is evident that the Emperor of Frauce is seeking for a collision with some power Iu order to maintain his owu authority t homo ond it is apparent that England sus pects his design to bo to ruuke a descent upon- that island. The present army of Franco is said to amount to from four to six huudred thousand men and she is in creasing her steam vessels of war, and her facilities of truiwjwrtutioo to tho seaports. The soldiers and seamen of England ore mostly abroad iu India aud Chiua on ser vice, and the opcuiug seems to be fair for a French invasion. . , . ' . (,- , Notwithstanding the apparent harmony which exists between England and Franco, it is plain thut the former power does not implicitly trust to the amicable professions of the latter-t-and hence there has been a call for the embodiment of the militia of England. It is true, that the rumor pre vails of an apprehended rupture between Austria and France; but this may bo a mere pretext to blind the English govern ment. . If so, it will entirely foil, and Eng land will be prepared to receive her inva ders, should they undertake to enter upon their accustomed vigor and, we hope, suc cess. One result of a war between Eug land and Frauce will be the transfer of a large portion of the steam war vessels of the latter to the former, for the French nev er were, and probably never will be equal to the English in naval warfare. The ohly power that could cope with England, ves sel to vessel, at sea, with equal chances of success, is the United States and we do not think that there is any probability of a conflict between these two powers. ' We look upon tho elevation of Louis Napoleon to the throue of France as a mis fortune to that country for he exercises his power tyrannically, and has destroyed the freedom of the press and of speech. lie is a tyrant in every sense of tho term, aud will plunge tho nation into war and in to debt to gratify bis foolish ambition, and to endeavor to perpetuate his power. But the least reverse will put an end to his prospects and to bis reign. - England will stand fast amidst all the assaults which can be made upon her by France. Englishmen will fight desperately in defenso of their homes and families. : ; : ! T Brighmn Young, In one of .his late sermons, rivcs a cunous account or his traveling four hundred miles by stage in 183G, starting with only thirteen dollars and fifty cents in his pocket. Tie states that at every point, where he had expenses to pay, he found his pocket, on putting his hand into it, mysteriously and miraculously replenished. Is be quite sure that it was his own pocket he got his hands into ? Baptists ano Methodists Socth. The Richmond Religious Herald condenses the following comparative view from a volume on the Methodist Conferences at the South. The Church (Methodist) South comprises 23 Conferences.. White members, 404,- 430; colored, 148,529 forming a total, with Indians and ministers, of 552,959. We have not Included the probationers, as they are not members, aud many of them will never be received into its membership. The Baptists in the Southern States number 567,579 but, this estimate includes Maryland and a portion of Virginia, con nected with the Methodist Church North,' which would make tho number of Metho dists in the same bounds about 650,000. It is estimated that there aro 103,- 500,000 laying fowls la the country, of which 50,000,000 lay one egg a day throughout the year. This would give the annual crop of 18,250,000,000 eggs; and these at eight cents per dozen, would be worth $121,660,666. Ciii.va. Official despatches from ; the Hon. Wm. B. Heed confirm the report that the Emperor of China has appointed an official to confer with tho Peace Com missioners of the United States and Eu rope.; There is hope for China yet. JST Win. Locke Chew, Esq., a native of Calvert county, Md., but who emigrated to ' Mississippi in 1806, died on the 17th July, in the 81st year of his age. For 52 years he was a subscriber to the National Intelligencer. bjST Mr. Peter Fudge left Newbury port, Mass., on a whaling voyage, forty-six years ago, and managed to get home lately. His wife, in the meanwhile, had been twice married and is now dead. . ' " i' . Defixitiox or a Drixkabb. A pious divine of the old school say" A drunkard is on annoyance of modesty, the trouble of civility, the caterpillar of industry, the tun nel of wealth, the alehouse benefactor, the thief and beggar's companion, the consta ble's trouble, the woe of bis wife, the scoff of hi ttigbbor, his own shame, a walking swK-tub, the picture of a beast, and the monster of a man." A nice picture cer tainly; but is it not a truthful one ? the side of Truth iu every issue. No. 23. Johx B. G oro ii and Edwaro Everett. We find the following sketch of the ora tory of these two eminent personages, in a late number of Harper's: " in our own couutry, John B. Gough, who is tho most popular and effectivo speuk er with the great muss of peoplo, is a per son of ordinary mind, of small learning, not graceful in manner nor of musical voice yet ho collects crowds everywhere, who pay to hear him upon the subject they havo al ways heard him treat, and who hang upon his every word with tears, and laughter and delight. Ho is an oratorio actor. He reels, and staggers and fulls he smiles aud sighs and grins in delineation of his theme. Gongh was engaged for fifty thousand dol lars by the English Temperance Society to work for them in Engluud. The sum is a practical statement of the valuo of his or utory. , , " On the other Hand, Edward Everett Is a person of large scholarship, of elegant aud cultivated intellect and tastes, of the highest refinement of association aud manner. Sin gularly timid, fastidious, ond cold, he is en tirely uudramatic. . Ho has studied grace of gesture, never vehement, too characteris tically quivering, a musical voice carefully modulated, and a sublime propriety of de meanor. His discourses aro most carefully elaborated aud committed; the constitution of his mind, and his character, prevent his taking any side, or pressing a powerful con viction or view which might be distasteful to any hearer; he has consequently, neither tne stimulus or opposition nor the glory ot victory and triumphant assertion. Ho it is who tills the irreat buildinir and draws the admiring crowds. He is the very contrast of Gough; who, then, shall tell the secret of oratory T" 19 In a book called ' The Fourth Book of Lessons,' published In England hi 1858, by the commissioners of education, the Uni ted States is described as " a country part ly wild and partly cultivated, inhabited mainly by Indians and some civilized popu lation. . The tlirce principal towns are New York, Boston, and Pliiludelpliia, situated in the civilized part." ; 1ST Tho Now York Advertiser mukes an arithmetical computation that the pro duco of a single fly by successive! genera tions tu ono summer is 2,080,820! - .ii i i . t ii t It ' i 1 i 1 . t&" The notorious Muruhioncss de Brin- villera when she was ascending the scaffold, turned to her friend and said that she was afraid she had forgotten to mention in her confession that she had poisoned her father. It was a trifling omission which she wished to have rectified. ' ' ' 1 ' ' '. J(Q .The ladies down east have resolved to marry uo man who docs not take a newspaper; and furthermore, they won't allow a man to look ot them who owes the printer for more than one year's subscrip tion., . . JOT Love, like fire, cannot subsist with out continuul motion, and ceases to exist when it ceases to hope or fear. i jgT Polities is like a river in which metnls and solid substances aro sunk, while chaff and struw swim upon the surface. Stuhnqtu or Mktal. In oomo tipcriinoiiti made for tearing tho comparative ilrength of pluin and corrugated metal, the tnperiority of the latter wu siguificautly dcnioiutretej. Two pitcee of copper, of equal ourfaco and thickntw, wero formed into orehea of ubout fifteen inches in length, Uio one having a flat aurfaco and tho other two corrugated archco. The arch with the flat sur face gave way under the weight of a few pounds, while tho corrugatcu arch withstood the weight of two men, who violently surged upon It without making tho least Impression. In another experi ment, made on a large scale, and under equal ion dirions, the plain arch gave way with 3,126 pounds of pig Iron upon its crown, while the corrugated arch bore tho weight of 16,'J'Js pounds of the same metal for forty-eight hours, without the least per ceptible deflection. This was afterwards in creased to 87,000 pounds, which also remained forty-eight hours with no visible deflection. Sci ntifie Record. " : ' 1 " 1 Ladies Should siad NiwirAriss It is one great mistake in female education to keep a young lady s time and attention devoted to only tne fashionable literature of the day. If you would qualify ber for conversation you must give her something to talk about, give her education with . i ' .....I 1 l i : . .. . : ' .. wjisauiuai worm aim lis irnimiiiit v. win. fK0 her to read newspapers and become familiar with the present character and improvement of our race. History is of some importance i but the post world is dead and we have nothing to do with it. Our thoughts and our concerns aheuld be for the preex-nt world, to know what it is and improve the condition of it. It her hare an intelligent opinion, and be able to sustain an intelligent con versation concerning me mental, oiorai, political and religiouo improvements of our limes. Let tho gilded annuals and poems on tho center-tablo be kept a part of the time covered with weekly aud daily journals. Let the family men, women and chi'dren read the nevrsiapni. ropnlai the Qaeittea. Silent 'Death the curtain shade Sat a youth and by his side Was a lovely dsrk-eyud maid. - , Une lie wmhed to be his bride. I Yet, an bashful was the youth, , ' And o diffident wai shu, Though they knew each otlit r'i troth, - Still sie trembled so did hi. ' Long they sat and never spoke -'. burning in their hearts the flame; Till the silent pause he broke, Geutly breathing forth her name. Then she started Mushed grew pale And her trembling hand be took) -Couli be breathe Uie leader Ulel ' Wtmld abe answer by a look ! To hie face she dared not raise, Then, art tim d, drooping eyes; But she fell bis boreiog gaae, j And she heard bis brakes eight. ' ; Bound ber owe his fingers twine, , , 1 And her eyee droop lower still ; " Peeress girl, wiO titee be snisje V baft Ibe answer, Yttk, 1 &" - ADVKKT1BINQ RATES. . ' One iqasre (12 linm or ua Inwrtloi, $3JM - - - two ioHrtiniM, 4,00 thn-t JnurtiuM, &.HO ' Etch nitaw)uul luwrtlon, )() rtiMoniM dtduetloni to IhuM who sdrertifo by ! - ' tho jrw. ' " JOB PRINTING. 'JJ " Tns raorirro or nil ARCl'S is mrrr to inform tho public thit ho hot Jim roeohwd a lvf k ot Jul) TYPK ami other oow print. Inj man rial, anil will b in tho ) iT roroipt o idMitiflfl ouitrd to oil tho n qoirmrnlo of this l. Mliijr. 11AND1IIUX, IWrrKH, III.ANK8, CARDS, CIRCULARS, PAMI'III.KT-WOUK ana othor Undo, duno to onUr, on ihorl notlco. ' Tug Rattlksnaki vs. Science. Sci ence implies knowledge acquired by learned research. Hoi science discovered an an tidote to the poison of the venomous rattle snake f, In medical journals, aud some newspapers, it is heralded, that bromide, Iodide of potusKium, bi-chlorido of mercury, combined, is a sovereign remedy. , Armed with tills, even less vulnerable than Hercu les, ono may step Into a den of rattlesnake and fear no danger. Whether such claim is of fiction or fact, let severe, experiment decide. Doctors Brigos and Ashley, two emineut and exierienccd physicians of Troupville, subjected to a severe test this remedy claimed as Infallible. Having pro cured a rattlcsuuke near six feet long, and having ready the famous remedy, they caused a small dog to be struck twice by the snake. The first was a slight wound on the side the second a deep Incision, one of the fungs of the snake penetrating low, bi the rear of the left shoulder, and near the region of the heart The ther mometer at the time was at ninety-four do grecs. in less tnan ono muiuto tne dog manifested symptoms of great uneasiness and distress in three minutes It staggered and fell in fonr minutes one fourth ounce of the medicine was administered iu fif teen minutes from the time of the bite three fourtlis of an ouuco wero given at regular interval. ' No apparent effect was pro duced. The dog lay motionless and seem ingly Insensible, breathing laboriously. The breathing became gradually more fee blc, and in an hour and twcuty-fivQ minutes from tho time of tho bite, the dog died. This was a severe but fair test of that much-extolled remedy. The bane triumph-! ed over the antidote. This test may prove the fumous remedy a fallacious one, or it may provo thut when a rattlesnake strikes some nioro vital part or near some great vital organ, uo remedy can avail agonist the' poison. Science must gaiu new knowl-edge--doctors must yet experiment and in vestigate, in search of the antidote The rattlc8uakc, mortal foo to life, to the dis comfiture of scieuce, deeps on the battle-1 field. Southern (Ga.) Enterprise. " 1 1, Inepbietv. Whcu this vice lutf token fast hold of a man, farewell iudustry, fare-1 well attention to things worthy of attention farewell love of virtuous society fufc- well decency of manncrs-ntnd farewell to even an attention to person. ' Everything is sunk by the predominant and brutul ap petite. Iu how many Instances do we see! men who have begun life with the brightest prospects before them, aud who have closed it without any ray of comfort aud consola tion. Young men wth good fortunes, good talents, good tempers, good hearts, good constitutions, only being drawn Into ' tho vortex of tho drunkard, havo becomo by degrees tho most loathsome aud despi cable of mankind. In' tho house of tho drunkard there is no hupplucss for any one. . All is uncertainty and anxiety. He is not ' the samo man for any ono day at a time, No one knows of his out-goings or in-coiu- lugs. When ho will rise or when ho will lie down to rest is wholly a matter of chance. Thut which ho swallows for what he culls pleasure, brings pain as surely us night brings morning. . Poverty and misery aro hi the train. To avoid these re-; suits we aro called upon to muke no sacri fice. Abstinence requires no aid to sustuln it. Our own will is all that Is requisite; , and If wo have not the will to avoid con-, tempt, disgrace and misery, we deserve net- their relief nor compassion. Yoi'NO Amemca. A certain Judge, while attending court in a shire town, was passing along the road where a boy was letting down the bars to drive some cattlo In. His father stood In tho door of the house, oq the opposite side of the road, and shouted out: "John, don't you drivo tho cattle in there; I told you to put the cattle In the'. pasture behind the house." The boy took no notice whatever of tho remonstrance, ond his father repeated the order Iu a louder tone, without the least cf-, feet; and the third timo gave orders not to drive the cattle in there. Tho son didn't' even deign to look ap, and disobeyed the parental injunction with a coolness which positively shocked the Judge, who, looking ot tho culprit, said, in a tone of, official duty: " Boy, don't you hear your father speulc- ingtoyou?" ; . ' :" Oh, y-a-a-s," replied the youth, casting a glance at the Judge and then at the pa- rent, "but I don't mind what he says. ; Mother dou't neither; and 'twixt sho and I we've alwut got the dog so he don't." j The Last and Woest Kansas O it bag e. A woman, writing from Kansas a horrible account of the outrages perpetrated by the border ruffians of both parties, reaches the climacteric thus: ' ' ' " Bnt the meanest of their mean acts, they tkre into the well my straw bonnet tcr I had left behind in a bandbot, it be-, log raining when I set out"