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YES, THEREISTHEDWELLING,
UY GERALD GRIFFIN.
Yes, there is the dwelling—the warmth of the
year 1 t
Still live in each blossom that flourishes here;
Yes, there is the dwelling—hut lonely it
seems,
As a land in which fancy stalks—silent in
dreams;
The door-way that welcomed the guest to the
hall,
The creepers that whispered along the white
wall—
Mach sweet of the summer smiles tenderly
there:
But where are the fingers that dressed them,
oh, where ?
Ah, true to remembrance! Ah, true to the
thought.
Beep hid in my heart, of that love-lighted
spot!
Aye, there are the flower-bordered paths that
we walked,
And there are the groves where we listened
and talked—
All lonesomely blooming, I look but in vain,
For a symbol of life in the quiet domain ;
The lawn where the children have gambolled,
is there,
But where are the innocent faces—oh, where?
Yes, there is the window that looked to the
flood,
But where are the friends by the casement
that stood,
And told me how sweet as lie sunk to his rest
Was the smile of the sun from the clouds of
the west;
How bright on the river his blushing light
fails,
How spectral in distance those time-shattered
walls,
And the hearts that to mine turned fervently
there,
And the minds that to mine wore an echo—
Oh, where?
True! life is but short and possession unsure,
iivn^iuu nui^v iuvcii uc tutu n u Buuum vimuic ,
liut oil, there are moments when feeling will
speak,
When nature is mighty and reason is weak.
Wueu, selfishly sinking, our bosoms will
mourn
O'er joys that, are gone, andean never return,
And whisper in ignorance fearful and drear—
Where now are the days I hat have left us?
Oh, where?
May He in whose keeping arc sorrow and joy,
The kindly to save, and the just to destroy,
Hive light to our spirits in moments so dim,
for these are the trials that turn us to him.
There may be a time when the bosoms that
here
Vet sigh o'er the wrecks of the vanishing
year,
May whisper in joy round flic foot of His
throne, *
‘Tis well that our dwelling looked dreary and
lone.”
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A Barometer which Bverbody Can
Have.
To save himself the trouble of carry
ing an cmbrclbi four or live hours,
while riding on horseback, on cloudy.
I hreatening days, the writer had hern
in the habit of consulting the barometer
of a friend. The following communic
ation in the Scientific American lias
furnished him with a storm-glass of his
own, which makes him finite indepen
dent’in this respect. Wc have tried it
now for about two months, and find it
to be very reliable :
Dealers in philosophical and optical
instruments sell simple storm-glasses,
which arc used for the purpose of indi
cating approaching storms. One of
| these consists of a glass lube, about, ten
j inches in length and three fourths ot
! an inch in diameter, tiled with a liquid
j containing camphor, and having its
i mouth covered with a piece of bladder
! perforated with a needle. A tall via!
! will answer the purpose nearly as well
I as the ten-inch tube. The composition
; placed within the tube consists of two
i drachms of camphor, half a drachm mi
pure saltpetre, and half a drachm ot
muriate of ammonia pulverized and
! mixed with about two ounces ot'prooi
i spirits. The tube is usually suspended
i lie II thread near a window, and the
j functions of its contents arc as follows :
i It' the atmosphere be dry and the wea
I flier promises to be settled, the solid
parts of the camphor in the liquid in
the tube will remain at the bottom, and
the liquid above will be quite 'dear:
j but on the approach oft! change to rain
the solid matter will gradually rise
j and small crystalline stars will 11 on I
about in the liquid. On the approacl:
of high winds, tin solid parts of tin
camphor will rise in the form of leave!
and appear near the surface in a state
resembling fermentation. These, indi
cations are sometimes manifested twen
tv-four hours before a storm break:
out! After some experience in observ
inn- the. motions of the camphor matte:
in' the tube, the magnitude of a coinin'
storm may be estimated: also its di
reetion, inasmuch as the particles lit
closer together on t hat side of the tuh<
that-is opposite to that from which tin
coining storm will approach, i In
cause of some of thc^' indications is a
cot unknown : but the leading priueip!
is flie solubility of camphor in alcohol
and its insolubility in water, combine!
with the fact tbat'tbc drier the atmo
pliere the more aqueous vapor does i
take up, and vice versa.
Here, then, is the storm-glass, si
cheap that the poorest can afford f
have one; and simply as a matter o
curiosity,to say nothing of convenience
it is well worth keeping.
“K-e-o-w,” and You’re aGoner.
“In the earlv days of the war. who:
passion ran liigh in Virginia." writes
correspondent, “a party ot us wer
riding at a break-neck pace, when a
at once the foremost reigned up to
countryman, and pointing to a ' ow grs
zing in the pasture, eagerly asked, as
the fate of the war hung on the answer
“Stranger, what’s that ?”
“Why. what ? I don't see anything.
• said the honest Virginian.
“Why, that animal over there. Don
von see it
■ ' “That.! That's nothing ,but a cow
said the honest Virginian.
‘•It's well you didn’t say k-e-o-w
• i saiil the trooper, “or you'd been
I goner,” and galloped on toward Miu
. I son's Hill,
WITCHERY.
Half a century ago, Lavatcr’s system,
or whatever you may call it, of physi
ognomy was all the vogue among the
high, the middle, and, in fact, the ordi
nary classes of society; and it was
pretty Avell understood by those avIio
studied it scientifically. But, in these
days, Lavater is seldom quoted as au
thority when any one’s face, features,
and intellect are discussed; and, for
sooth, the very term physiognomy
seems to have been expelled from the
language by common consent. Phre
nology is noAV the engrossing term
employed to represent the science
which prescribes rules for analyzing
the ‘•human face divine,” with every
ingredient of intellectual idiosynerney ;
and (fall and Spurzheim are found in
every public and private library. All
right—no mistake. Phrenology, stud
ied according to the data Avhicli the
rules of the science point out, leads to
correct conclusions about face, features,
disposition, temperament, and flexures,
cmwatures, configuration, and physiol
ogy of the brain.
But it is a singular, and indeed a re
markable fact, after what has been
Avritten and said on physiognomy and
phrenology, that a particular and prom
inent quality, connected Avitli the form,
face, and features of the lovely and
beautiful of the human race, remains
unexplained, touching the overpower
ing ancWmbduing influence Avhieh that
quality exerts, or rather which it is en
abled to exert, by individual agency.
There is something mysterious, yes, in
scrutably mysterious, in the. witchery
an amiable and beautiful girl, of from
sixteen to twenty, throws around her
when sh(>. would captivate some partic
ular good-looking, well-bred, pleasant
fellow. Now, as every science, like
the old puritanical sermons, is divided
and subdivided, it may be that the
subject in question is a branch ofphre
nology which has heretofore escaped
the investigation of the advocates ot
that popular and*rational science. Or,
perhaps, it partakes of both physiog
nomy and phrenology; if so, and I am
inclined fo believe it does, then it may
be considered as constituting the new
science of physiognomical phrenology.
Whether or not, no science is more ab
struse than the subject under consider
ation. To develop ami comprehend
the irresistible witchery which an ami
able, beautiful young girl can summon
to her aid, when she would make a
conquest, is, I believe, as difficult as to
i ascertain the particular and exact con
figuration and combination of parts
which throw forth the attractions of a
fresh and beautiful rose. Mark theep
ithctirul qualifications—amiable, beau
tiful, young: of course she, who being
thus qualified, exerts the witchery in
her power to obtain a conquest, bestows
tile demonstrations of it oil a deserving
I object. Kilt who can explain the mo
1 dus oper.mdi by which this witchery
i is concentrated into a subduing force;
]»y Jupiter, it lias never been found
out. 1 don't believe it is explainable
even by the most gifted of the “softei
sex." I don’t believe that any woman
since flic days of five, n'or she herself
in her best estate.could have developei
tin1 mystery. Some may think Miltoi
has done it in his description of live:
••Grace was in all her .steps, Ilcav’u in lie
eye.
I In every gesture dignity nail love.”
Or Otway—
“Angels arc painted to loot; like yon;
There is in yon all we believe of I leaven—
yVnia/.ing brightness, purity and truth,
Kternnl joy and everlasting love.”
This is all that could be said on tin
subject as far as it goes, but it stops fa:
short of the entire whole—it does no
| explain how woman combines lie:
I graceful movements, her “gestures" si
full of “dignity and love." her angel
like appearance, her “purity,” hoi
“truth.” etc. I say, and insist, that lit
writer has ever defined how an amiable
; t i ....• .i .t.:.n < i
personal qualities when she wouh
make a conquest, so as to form mu
concentrated and subduing whole o
witchery. »
One pertinent illustration is as goo<
ns a thousand. My friend Bob Klan
dors, is of good family repute, possess
es an excellent, disposition, is well ed
ucated. has seen much of the world
exhibits many tine traits of character
but, until very lately, the habit of in
temperance east a shade over the arra;
of good qualities in his person wide
otherwise would have rendered him
young man of exemplary life and con
vernation. As things were, my friend
shi]) for him was not abated in th
least: not that f approved of his in
temperate habit, but we were educate
together, and f believed the romon
strances of his friends, together wit
Bob's good sense, would sooner or late
operate to reclaim him.
A few weeks since. I happened to b
one of a party of young folk in eon
puny with Bob, who, on that oecasio
was what he always was when int-cn:
t perance had not stolen away his brain
—elegant in manners, polite and sens
) hie in conversation, accomplished i
> every respect. Among the number e
f young ladies present, was one—astrai
, ger ro me—who, as 1 learned durin
the evening, having been left payentlei
when but a child, was a short time a
- forwards adopted by a pious lady (
i fortune—a widow, who had buried a
i her children. Kvaline 15-, tl
i* young lady alluded to, is about seven
1 teen, amiable. intelligent, and beautiti
a —and vet not more so than were man
- of the girls at the party.
f -Boh.- said T, “do you know th
: young lady whom they call b, valine i
• Xo.’ i*oplied he, ‘ but I would like ;
introduction.’
‘She lias her eve on you.’
t ‘ Then she lias her eye on a mo
i wretched object. 111 crave an intr
” j duetion.’ .
I In a few moments I saw Ilob in 1
" j miliar conversation with Kyalinc ; ai
a J to tell the truth. T envied him his sit
-5 ation, for it is difficult to conceive oi
^ more powerful and lovely dcmojisti
tion of witchery than she exhibited.
The expression of Hob's countenance
gave proof that he was captivated ; and,
to make the story short, Kvaline wish
ing to retire at a seasonable hour, Boh
saw her home.
The next day, while walking with
1dm, I was surprised to hoar Hob refuse
an invitation to take a glass of brandy
and water. ‘ Why my good fellow,
said I, that is the first time l ever saw
you reject a proffered glass. Will you
accept one from me ?’
‘No,’ replied he, drawing a long
sigh.
‘What’s the matter. Hob?’
‘ I’m'
‘What?’
‘ I’m in ’
‘In wlmt.? Out with it. In any dif
ficulty ? ’
‘ No. I’m in-determined jo quit
drinking.’
‘ Not serious, Hob ? ’
‘ Indeed I am—absolutely resolved—
you caii do me a favor if you will.’
• You have only to name it.’
‘ Kvaline ’
‘ 1 thought as much. Enough T know
what to do. Hob. I'm so certain of the
accomplishment of your wishes, that I
congratulate you beforehand; that is,
on condition you quit'
‘Do you doubt me?’
‘No, Bob, for I never knew you to
forfeit your honor.’
****** ***
Hoi) will lie married in a few days.
So much for the witchery of an amia
ble, beautiful, pious young girl.
Montford.
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A Chicken Story.
Tito 1 ivi»1 v HrtpnP’ rtf flip Pmlnpfili
Herald tells the following, which if it
came from a man given to exaggera
tion might lie considered tough :
Just before the water bulged into
Cairo in 1858 we were living in tluil
delectable slop tub. and were sorter
engaged in raising chickens for home
consumption. We had an old shanghai
hen who was constantly astonishing us
with some of her singular freaks, such
as killing rats, &c. She laid a mon
strous egg. larger than any egg we ev
er saw. We torfk it down town and
left it. at I)r. Ilurke's office, where he
had it on exhibition for a long time.
]5y some accident the shell got. broken,
and it was discovered that there was
another egg inside, with a hard shell
on it. That night when we went home
we found old Sirs. Shanghai had been
whipping,-all the sotting liens off their
nests, probably for the fun of the tiling.
We took and fastened her up in a small
coop, to keep her from further mis
chief. In the morning, when we visit
ed the coop, it looked like it was full
of eggs. There were four eggs lying
there. One was as large as a. goose
oartr. another as large ns an ordi#iirv
j hen s egg_ and then tuere wore two
others with soft shells, which were
joined together with a sort of a liga
ment about as large as a man's little
finger. I fany parsing or persings bus
got ary Shanghai, or any other kind of
an egg laying institution that can beat
what our old lien accomplished, lot 'em
trot it out.
Rules for Courtship.
Courtship is a pleasant fare game,
frequently played between the opposite
sexes, at private tables, and much liked
by the Indies. You commence with a
liiiss.' first ‘taking your cue’ from vour
- challenger's eyes. l!c careful not to
‘force' too much : it is better to follow.'
Never struggle for the -lead;' always
, yield it. to tlic lady. 11'she keeps you
■ j at arms length, use the bridge of Sighs.'
Explain to her the delicate manoeuvres
. of the game, especially the advantages
i of the‘kiss,’ which you ran illustrate
. by concussing the ‘two reds.' Observe
. how she ‘hanks,’and where; this is im
portant. Tell her what is meant In hug
ging the mission.' and hint modestly at
. the kind or' eushion you would like to
i Inn.- If she xiTiitclies.' don't mind it.
, but piny for ‘safety or. if you have a
;■ ebanee. •run;’ but when you have a
‘favorable opening,' makt a ‘bold offer'
I at every ‘hazard.’ Should you have
. ‘had luck’ try again : you may succeed
. in the ‘long run.' Never think ol
, ‘pocketing a hall’ in your own head h
disappointed. The maxim holds good
• in courtship as in billiards, that it if
. mildness to make a "shot by Which you
- are sure to ‘hole yourself.’ Much de
, pends on “coaxing in this pastime
, Broadcloth, by faithfully attending tc
. the above hints* will generally get tin
. best of crinoline, and in three eases oui
of five, will win a ‘love game,’
I Facts Conckbotno Human Life.—
- The total number of human beings 01
i the earth is computed at 3,000.000,000
r (three billions,) and they speak 3,00
knovvn tongues.
e The average duration of human life ii
- 33b, years.
a One-fourth of those born die befori
. they are 7 years old, and one-hall'befori
s the age of J 7.
Out of 100 persons, only' C reach tin
n ago of 00 years.
f Out of i)00 persons, only one attain
- the age of80 years.
g £ixt.y persons die every minute.
Is Tail men live longer than short oncf
i- Married men are longer lived tliai
if tlie single.
II Rich men live, on the average 4
o years, hut the poor only 30 years.
i- There is a drunkard to every 74.
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y TemptATioN.-One end that God ha« i
permitting his people to be tempted ii
it for the prevention of greater evils, tha
” thev may not grow proud or careless
u or he ensnared by the corrupt custom
of the world. The light carriage, vai
in confidence and inconsistent condur
st of many professed Christians, niigli
> liavo been, in some measure, prevented
had they been more acquainted wit
a- this spiritual warfare, and had the
id drunk of the cup of temptation, wliic
ii- but few of those who walk humbly am
'a uprightly are exempted from tastin
a- of, though not all in the same degree.
ARTEMUS WARD IN LONDON.
His First Contribution to Punch.
From tlic London Punch. Sept. 1,
Mr. Punch. My Dear Sir:—-You
probably didn’t meet my Uncle Wilvim
when lie was on these shores. 1 jedge
so from the fact that his pursuits
wasn't literary. Commerce, which has
been truly observed by a statesman, or
somebody, is the foundation stone onto
which a nation’s greatness rests—glori
ous commerce was Uncle Wilvim’sfort.
lie sold Soap. 'It smelt pretty, and
readily commanded two penis a rake.
I’m the only literary man in our family.
It is troo, I once had a dear cousin who
wrote 22 versis onto “a child who near
ly died of the measles. ()!” but as he
injoodiciously introduced a ehorious at
the end of each stanzy, the pnrients
didn’t like it at all. The father in par
tickler wept afresh, assaulted my cous
in, and said lie never felt so ridiolus in
Ids intire life. The onhappy result was
that my cousin nbaudined poety forev
er, and went back to sboemakiu a shat
tered man.
My Uncle Wilvim disposed of his
so.ap and returned to bis native land
with a very exalted opinion of the Brit
ish public. “It is a educated commun
ity.'’ said lie. “They're a intellcetoal
people. In one small village alone 1
sold lii'ty cakes of soap, indoodin bar
ronial balls, where they offered me a
ducal coronet, but I said no—give it to
the poor.” This was the way Uncle
Wilvim went on. lie told us however
some stories, that was rather too much
to be easily swallowed. In fact, my
Undo Wilvim was not an emblem of
truth. He retired some vears ago on a
liausum competency derived from the
JIIMtl (Ull/U IIIUIIV ) 1U’ 1 twci» UU VII c*
rather shaky old schooner he once
owned, and which burned up while ly
ing at a wharf one night, the cargo hav
ing fortinitcly been removed the day
before the disastriss calamity oecurd.
My Uncle W'iiyim said it was one of
the most singular things lie over heard
of; and after eollectin the insurance
money, lie bust, into a flood of tears,
and retired to farm in Pennsylvania,
lie was my Uncle bv marrig only. I
do not say lie wasn t- an honest man.
I simply say if you liav a Uncle, and
bitter experuuce tells you it is more
profitable in a pccunery point of view
to put pewt.er spoons instil] of silver
ones onto the table when that Uncle
dines with you in a friendly way—1
simply say there is something wrong
in our social sistim, which calls loudly
for reform.
T ’rived on these shores at Liverpool,
and proceeded at once to London. 1
stopt at the Washington Hotel, in Liv
erpool, besause it was named in lionri
of a countryman of mine, who didn’t
get bis livin by makiii mistakes, and
whose memory is dear to all civilized
people all over the world, because hr
was gentle and good, as well ns truly
great. We read in history of any num
ber of great individoals, but bow few
of’em ahirs! should wo want to take
home to supper with us? Among oth
ers, 1 would enll your attention to Al
exander the (treat. who eonkered the
world, and wept because he couldn't
do it sum more, and then took to gin
und-seltzer, gettin tight everyday a ton
dinner, with the most disgustin reg’htr
i ity. causiii his parents to regret they
I hadn’t prenticed him in his early yonli
| to a biskit baker, or some other occupa
tion of a peaceful and <|iiiet character
i 1 say. therefore, to the great men now
I livin, (you could put ’em all into Hydi
l Park, by the way, and still leave roon
1 for a large and respectable concourse o
I rioters)—be good. 1 say to that giftec
l but baldliedcd Proo.-lniii, Ilismarek. In
! good and gentle in your hour o
j triumph. 1 always am. ! admit t’ua
; our lines is ditlerent, IJismarek’s am
I mine ; hut tiie same glorins principle i
i irtvolved. I am a exhibiter ot’startlii
i euriositys, waxworks, siniix, etsetry
’ ^ CJliH'i ui n nom. us u aviitri u;u
statesman. whose naim l ain't at liber!;
to mention, for perliti'eal resins, ash
oxpccks to lie a candidate for a promi
nent otlls;:, and lienee doesn't wish t>
excite the rage and jetisy of ottie
showmen—“either of whom is wurti
I double tin- price of admission l sav
lam a ex bibiter of startlin curiosity!
land 1 also have my hours oftrimnpJ
but 1 try to lie good in 'em. if yo
say, “Ali, yes, but also your lio'urs c
grief and misfortin i answer, it i
true, and you prob’ly refer to the eh
eum dunce of my liirin n young man c
dissypated habits to fix himself up as
real cannibal from Xew /eland, an
when 1 was simply tellin the audicne
that he was the most ferocious ennui
■ I bal of his tribe, and that, alone and iti
assisted lie had ct sevril of our follow
, countrymen, and that he had at on
time even contemplated eatin his unci
Thomas on his mother's side, as well a
i other near and dear relative: —when
was makin these simple statements, tli
• misable young man said I was a lyci
■ i and Icnockt me off the platform. X<
jsaiisiide with this, he cum and tro
■' heavily upon me, and ns lie was a mm
; t ulur person, and wore remarkabl
t thick boots, I knew at once that a e*
: nary bird wasn't walking over me.
I admit, that ray ambition overle]
.' itself in this instuus, and I have bee
1 careful ever since to deal square wit
the public. Jf I was the public I shoul
2 insist on squareness, tlio’ I shouldn t d
as a portion of my audience did on tli
accashin just mentioned, which wi
employed in some neighboring cot
i mines. “As you hain't got no mot
. I eannvbals to show us. old man,” sai
l one of’em, who seemed to he a kind <
, leader among ’em. a tall, disagreeab
s seoundril, “as you seem to be out i
t eannvbals, we'll sorter look round liei
t and fix things. Them wax tigers <
t yourn want washin. There's Xapoleo
, Boneparte and .Tulius Ctesar, they mu
a hava a hath,” with which course an
y brutal remark, lio imitated the shri
b war-whoop of the western savige ; ai
l j assisted by his infamous c.oal-heav
g I eompanyuns. he threw all my wa
I works into the river, and let my wi
bears loose to pray on a peaceful and
Inoffensive agricultural community.
Leaving Liverpool—I'm goirt back
there, tho'; 1 want to seethe docks,
which I heard spoken of at least once
while I was there—I come to London
in a 1st class car, passin the time very
agreeable in discussin, with a country
man of mine, the celebrated Schleswig
Holstein Question. We took that cele
brated Question up, and carefully traced
it from the time it commenced being
so, when my countryman, at the close
of four hours aunyniated debate, said
he didn't know anything about it him
self, and he wanted to know if I did.
I told hind that I did not. He’s at
Ramsgate now, and I am to write to
him when 1 feel like givin him two
days in which to discuss the question
of negro slavery in.America. But now
I do not feel like it.
London at last, and T’m stoppin at
the Green-lion tavern. IJilcc the land
lord very much indeed, lie had fallen
into a few triflin errors ift regard to
America. He was under the impres
sion, for instance, that we et hay over
there, and had horns growin out. of the
hack part of our beds—hut his chops
and beer is ekal to any I ever partook.
You must ertme and see me, and bring
the boys. I'm told that Garrick used
to come here, but I’m growing skepti
cal about Garrick's favrit taverns. I’ve
had over 500 publik houses pinted out
to me where Garrick went.. I was in
duced one night, by a soleckt company
of Britons, to visit some twenty-five
publick houses, and they confidently
told me that Garrick used to go to each
one of’em. Also, Dr. Johnson. This
won’t dq, you know.
Maybe I’ve rambled a hit in this com
munication—I’ll try and ho more eol
lecktia in any next, ana meanwxnie,
blevc mo Trooly Yours,
Ahtemds Ward.
How Petroleum Was Discovered.
THE PENNSYLVANIA OIL REGION IN 1857.
The Titusville (Penn.) Herald gives
the following aeeouut of the discovery
of petroleum oil:
Colonel E. L. Drake has for the past
few days been visiting our city, tin*
serene of his former labors as the origin
al pioneer of the petroleum business.
We have collected from him some
reminiscences of that great, discovery,
which may ho of some interest to our
readers. His first visit to Titusville
was in 1857. This was before the buil
ding of the Atlantic and Great Western
and Philadelphia and Erie Railroads.
At that time there was a population of
about one hundred and twenty-five in
TituHvilie.no churches, anil two hotels.
Among the 'families here at that time
were those of J. I,, and E. If. Chase, the
Tituses, and Rrewer and Watson—the
’latter wore engaged in the lumbering
business. The stages ran twice a week
from this point to Eric. At. that time
the oil was collected from the springs
on the flats by means *f blankets or
cloths, and bottled for medical use, It
was also used for lighting the mills.
While sitting in the store Colonel
Drake’s attention was called to the bot
tles of oil. and lie expressed incredulity
when told it oozed from the ground,
and (hi' next day, accompanied by Dr.
Rrewer, went down the flats to examine
! the phenomenon, lie savs when‘he
i found their statements verified the idea
flashed upon him that there was abasia
or spring of oil in the earth or rocks
below, and that ho then formed the
! resolution of sinking a well. On his
return to the East lie told his friends ol
tin1 experiment lie wished to make, and
expressed the belief that oil would vet
■ he found in immense quantities in tliis
region, and become used extensive!)
- in commerce and the arts. Thepopulfti
idea in this section, and even thesoien
| title opinions of Professors SiHiman am
Park, whom Dr. Drake consulted 01
; | Ills return to the East, were that the oi
i ! was the drippings of coal imbeded ii
, the contiguous bills-i-tbat it was idle t<
i i bore for it, and tbaJ the only method o
accumulating it was uy nigging oitcwei
> | leading to a vat,
- j There were no hooks to be found ii
> | the country which treated on the siib
r' ject, and Mr. Drake had never had an;
i i practical experience in boring; but In
1 was unable to divest himself of the ide;
, which haunted him day and night. Il<
, induced some men of capital-to eniharl
i with him in the enterprise, and entercc
f upon the experiments in the spring o
s 180,8. ilis first step was to visit thi
- salt wells on the Alleghany, and observi
f the modus operand!. Finally lie selee
a ted a spot near Ames Mills’ bolov
1 Watsons Flats, and was delayed til
c the spring of 1859before lie had secur
- ed a competent driller and the ncccssar;
- tools, ilis supposition was that in
- would have to sink his well to the deptl
e of one thousand feet. The same kim
e of tools were used then as now.—Tie
s enterprise was one of a good deal o
I ridicule in those parts, and many per
c sons made themselves merry at the ex
•. pease of the pioneer.
t Mr. Drake’s assistant proposed h
1 crib to the rock, which was theinvaria
- hie practice in those days. Mr. Drak
e advocated the driving of iron tub ti
- the rock—an idea which the mine
scouted, hut having failed to crib, owing
t to the water, the tubing was tried am
ii proved a success. This was an entir
li new feature then, hut is now tin* univer
1 sal practice. Indeed, it is now appliei
ii to putting down fresh water wells
e Had Mr. Drake procured a patent t
s which lie was justly entitled, for th
il invention, he would have realized
e fortune from it.
i| The pipe was driven thirty-two fee
if | to the rock, and then the well borei
e thirty- seven feet and six in the firs
>fj sand rock. Not having any pipe, Mi
v Drake commenced pumping before h
if had tubed the well, using a eoinnio
n iron water pump, for the purpose., fas
it telling the handle of the pipe to th
d walking beam. Satisfied by this_prc
il cess of the presence of oil in considei
d able quantities in this well, he the
n went to Erie and Cleveland for tubing
could obtain none there nor at Bufl’al
d and finally ordered it from Philade
pliia. After tubing (lie well it turned
out a complete success, pumping twen
ty-five barrels a day and coiftinniiig,
when iu operation, to yield about tills
quantity for thc*pcriod of two years.
Mr. Drake was theft in the position
of the man who drew the elephant at
the rattle, and did not know what to dot
with it after lie got it—oik being com
paratively good for nothing, Then there
was no homo or foreign demand fbf it,
no refineries in exist,enc , and its 1114
miuating and lubricating properties
were not then discovered. The parties
engaged in the manufacture of coal oil
were slow to acknowledge or discover
that petroleum possessed equal illumi
nating qualities. The first refiners who
commenced refining petroleum were
.Tames McKeown and Samuel Kier, of
Pittsburg.
From this period it came rapidly Into
commercial use, stimulated develop
ment, and rose in value in a correspon
ding degree.
A Good Wtvk.—Some good-for noth
ing follow gives the following make-up
qf a “good wife
A good wife is one who puts her
husband in the side of the bed next to
the wall, and tucks him in to keep him
warm in the winter, splits the wood ,
and makes the fires in the morning,
washes her husband's face, and draws
on Ids boot’s for 1dm, never snfl'ers a
rent to remain iu her husband's small
clothes, keeps her slibes up at the heel,
and stockings darned, never wonders
what her husband sees interesting in
the young woman over the way, never
slams the door when her husband
..1 „ t... . _ X*. it
mill til U» U M.IIIIM tn tlic Villi'*
dren when they eat up their father’s *
supper.
The same writer says: «
Some young men "marry dimples;
some ears; some noses; the contest;
however, generally lies between the
eyes and the hair. ’ The mouth, too, is
orrasionolly married; the chin not so
often. Poor partners, these, you will
own. Hut young men do marry these
and many other hits and scraps of a
wife, instead of the true thing. Such'
ns the marriage is, such is the after life,
lie that would have a wife must marry 1
a woman. If he can meet, with one of
equal social position, like education,
similar disposition, kindred sympa
thies. and hubits congenial to his own,
let him marry. Hut let him beware of
marrying a curl, ora neck, however
swan like, or voice, however melodious.
Young ladies do also make some queer
matches, and unite themselves to whis- •
sort.
I
ftsipOf what trade is the sun? A |
tanner.
8©-Tlie only pain that wo can make |
light of—a window tank. j
BSfWhat is that which ties two per- |
sons and only touches one? A wed- A
ding ring.
8^" Why is a French franc of no val- 1
uc compared with an American dollar? J
Hccuuse it is wokth-i.ess.
ttey-A Parisian omnibus, conductor, |
having laid a day’s holiday, was asked J|
how lie spent it. “To auiiise myself, I -j
followed the route of my omnibus.”
Mrs. Jenkins complained that the 1
turkey slie had eaten at a Thanksgiving I
dinner did not set well. “Probably, I
said Jenkins, “it wasnota ben turkey.”' J
Uc got a glass of water in his face. j
ftiJ-Tliere is an editor in North Curo
iina. with seven bullets in his body, re- \
reived iii duels and street encouiiture.
His impel’ should be called the Butl.ET- i
ix, and contain all “leaded” matter.
#drA coxcomb told a lady that lie i
knew her thoughts by her eyes, fpo i*
you?” said she; “then I nm sure yon.
will keep them a secret, for they areby
no means to your advantage.
toy"“I wonder where these clouds
[' are going?” sighed Flora, pensively, ns
i she pointed with her delicate linger to
me Heavy masses inut noateu m the
sky. “I think they are going to than*
. der!" said her brother.
‘Have von any limbhorn borf- 5
nets?” inquired a modest miss of a j
1 shop-keeper. “Any what?" “Any
limbhorn bonnets?” “Any—you don't, I
■ don't mean Leghorn!” The young lady
was brought, to with the proper restor- \
1 atives.
!
! AST A little boy bad a wooden horse,
. and in tho course of time, his tail, ears 3
and legs got broken off, and tho toy '*
I presented a ragged appearance. Says fl
. lie one day. “God sees everything don’t l
he mother?” “Yes, mv child.” “Well,
. I gyess he’ll laugh when he sees this
, horse.”
* AsSy-Ono of the condnetors of a Toledo
railroad train found im overcoat last ;
1 .week in the depot. In one of thepook- ;
■ cts of the coat was $20,000 in counter- ?
■ felt moitcv. The owner has not called s
for it. ‘ 1
Love and Bonnets.—Lovq is as nec- 1
j essary to a woman’s heart us a fashion- ;;
, able bonnet to her bend. Indeed, we
, think, rather more so ; for nothing less 4
, than a large measure of love will con- :
j tent lnvr; whereas the recent fashion |
. has shown that she can bo satisfied
1 with a very little bonnet.
* AST" A Manchester man with a devot
* cd eye to the concrete, and who abso- •
) lutelv ignores the abstract, was awoke
J bv his wife one fine spring morning
1 with the remark, “My dear, tlite dav is
breaking!” when he turned over and ;
| replied, “Well, well, let it break—let it
J break ; it owes me nothing.”
ASr 'i he following is a list of “cora
[• mcmoiative weddings.” Two years
i after the \vedding is the “paper wed- ,
- ding;” the fifth anniversary is “wood- j
e cn wedding:” the tenth the “tin wtfd
- ding:” the fifteenth the “crystal wed-'
- ding;” the twentieth the “china wed
ii ding;” t lie twenty-fifth the silver wed
; I ding;” tlio fiftieth the golden wed
>, | dingthe seventy-fifth tlio.“diamond
1-' wedding.” “