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“Both our wagons/’ says Captain Harris, 
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pare for a deluge. We therefore formed the camp 
iu an elevated position, under the lee of a high 
stone inelo9urc, which only required the entrance 
to bo dosed with bushes to make a secure pound 
for the cattle. 
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when a stream of liquid fire ran along the ground, 
and a deafening thunder clap, exploding close 
above ns, was instantly followed by a torrent of 
rain, which came ‘dancing to the earth,’ not in 
drops, but in continuous streams, and with inde¬ 
scribable violence, during the greater part of the 
night; the thunder now receding, and rumbling 
less and less distinctly, bat more incessantly 
among the distant mountains—now pealing in 
echoes over the nearest hills, and now returning 
to burst with redoubled violence above our heads 
1 Far along 
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Leapt tbe wild thnuder, not Irotu one lone cloud, 
But every mountain soon bail found a tongue/ 
‘‘The horses and oxen were presently standing 
knee-deep in water; our followers remained sit¬ 
ting all night in the baggage-wagon, which leaked 
considerably, but onr now being better covered, 
forthnately resisted the pitiless storm. Sleep was, 
however, out of the question, tbe earth actually 
threatening to give way under us, and tho light-; 
uing being so painfully vivid that we were glad 
to hide our heads uador the pillow. Those only 
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ers in Africa,' 1 by Charles Williams. 
Costumes in Switzerland. 
Innovations march slowly among the moun¬ 
tains; yet Paris fashion plates have found their 
way into almost every hut and hamlet. The ori¬ 
ginal drcBa of the men was similar to that in 
Unterwald, consisting of black leather small 
clothes, white stockings, scarlet vest, and blue or 
brown jacket reaching to the knee, and open in 
front. In olden times, the government officers 
wore scarlet mantles and perrucks, small clothes, 
with red coat, having many folds, reaching to tbe 
knee, and four sleeves, two of them hanging very 
loose, like those of Roman lictors. But now this 
is the dress of the standard-bearers and Land- 
vteibel, the officials appearing in black like other 
burghers, with only tho addition of mantles of 
the same color for btate occasions. 
The red petticoat aud variegated apron have 
almost entirely disappeared; but the jaunty straw 
hat, with bouquets of flowers and knots of rib¬ 
bons, may sometimes be seen, with the long 
braids of hair interwoven, with red, aud brought 
down on each side of the neck in front. The 
bodice is usually of black, Instead of blue, with 
scarlet lacings; and the velvet collar Las taken 
the place of the parti-colored neckerchief.-— 
Among a great portion, there is no re man t of the 
fornrer costume; and in some places it has all dis- 
unpared except the cap, which is always the last 
ffon given up. It consists of two wings, like a 
iMftitterfly, spread out each side, and the hair 
thought up between in braids, and fastened with 
a silver or gilt hair-pin in the form of a full blown 
rose, and called rose hair-pin. Others wear the 
la'ce comb, standing up so high, that in church or 
public assembly there is such a forest of caps that 
the speaker is entirely concealed from those be¬ 
hind. The nens wear black and white veils, so 
thick that a pretty face is entirely concealed t>y 
them.—“ The Cottages of the Alps. 1 ’ 
Napoleon ,nj. 
At Boulogne we came under the government 
of his imperial Majesty, Napoleon Iir., Emperor 
of the French, ut the very place where —• endeav¬ 
oring, as the result has showed, to anticipate his 
destiny—he landed with a few followers, and gal¬ 
loped up the streets, scattering gold as they went 
like madmen, expecting a rising and a revolution 
like that when his uncle returned from Elba. A 
few stared, a few laughed, none joined him; he 
was arrested, and imprisoned, and set down as too 
great a simpleton or madman to be shot or guil¬ 
lotined. I do not remember how long ago it was 
— not long—but he is now quietly and safely 
Emperor of that great, learned, brave, and war¬ 
like nation, and has been at the head of it for six 
years. After his unde, he is, doubtless, the ablest 
head that tbe French nation has had since the 
days of Louis XIV. 
The Queen of England reigns, but does not gov¬ 
ern; Louis Napoleon reigns and governs also, both 
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TV CH-A-IVTJCK ON SPIDERS. 
Spider, is our common name for the family 
Araneadro of Lkacii, and however repugnant they 
may be to some, their habits and structure excited 
the attention of naturalists at a very early period. 
They frequently change their skins, and wtien 
about to east them, they suspend themselves in 
some corner, and creep out of a lissuro whieh 
takes place on their back, gradually withdrawing 
their legs from tho skin as wo take off a glove. 
That they have the power of reproducing their 
legs, is dearly proven by tho full aocouut giveu 
of the manner iu which this takes place, by that 
accurate observer of nature, Sir Joseph Banks. 
These creatures prey upon other insects, and in 
the economy of nature seem to be destined to 
prevent tho too great increase of them, while 
they in turn afford a store of food for tho young 
mud-wasps and other species of tho genus Rphex 
Spiders have 4 — ■> nipples or papilla?, at tho ex¬ 
tremity of the abdomen, through which they can 
eject, with considerable force, a viscid juice 
through numerous minute apertures. Ukaumuu 
has often counted 70 or 80 with a microscope; but 
has perceived that there were influitely more— 
say one thousand in each papilla). This will give 
ns an idea of the exceeding fineness of a single 
thread, 5,000 produoing the ordinary thread for 
forming the web,—united these are speedily dried 
by the air. M. Bon, of Languedoc, many years 
ago contrived to manufacture a pair of stockings 
and mittens from tho silk of a spider. M. Reau¬ 
mur was appointed by tho Royal Academy to 
make further inquiry into this new silk-work; 
who in his Memoirs of the Academy for the year 
1710, raised various objections, so as clearly to 
show that tho thing wouldn't pay, as we say, and 
would no doubt prove a “JRorns mullicaulis 1 ’ 
speculation. 
The old genua Aranea, of which Gmelin has 
enumerated more than one hundred and twenty 
species, is now separated into a number of genera, 
with a detail of which we will not perplex our¬ 
selves. We frequently observe lloatiug threads iu 
the air iu autumn, by somo called air-threads. 
Any ono taking the trouble to arrest such a 
thread, will find a young spider attached to it. 
These young are taking an airing, and by that 
means visit new localities, and their ocronautio 
exploits are carried on by simply ascending a 
fence or elevated object, Spinning out a line, 
which the wind carries outward and upward, un¬ 
til of sufficient length to bear them up, when they 
rise and go nailing through the air in great glee* 
entangling gnat3 in their flight, whictf they. no 
dVubt prey upon; siuoe legs and wings are fre-„ 
q'uently found attached to the webs. 
To conclude. ^ .subject on which much more' 
might be said, I will relate a circumstance thlft. 
interested me greatly at the time, illustrated oy 
the accompanying wood cut 
Early in September, in passing along the bor¬ 
ders of a wood adjoining a field, I noticed abeau- 
with the hand of a master, with tact as well as 
talent, and is popular because he governs as well 
as reigns. Tbe Emperor and royalty Bnit the 
French love of display. As a nation they like to 
be governed, if they can be governed well—have 
peace at home, respect abroad, and prosperity in 
all the departments of industry. These he se¬ 
cures to them—and why should they run after the 
few who sigh aud agitate for the theoretical re¬ 
public—while a practical one ia impossible for 
the French—or for the ancient and legitimate 
monarchies of the Bourbons, which most of the 
present generation of Frenchmen have been 
taught to despise. Hia destiny, thus far, is cer¬ 
tainly a most extraoidinary one. When it will 
end, no one can predict. I do not see in it any 
elements of weakness. 
We object to the fusilades aud slaughters of his 
prompt and energetic revolution, but revolutions 
are always bloody, although not always as short 
and complete as his. Of the numerous French 
revolutions, his was not the most bloody. Of all 
the great treasons to free government in France, 
hia was the most pardonable. The question was 
forced upon him whether, in one week, he should 
be Emperor, or prisoner, or fugitive —living or 
dead. He choae to triumph by revolution, which, 
in France, is a regular power in the state .—“A 
Run through Europe ,” by Erastus C. Benedict. 
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Passion and Reason.— Truth enters into the 
heart of man when it is empty, and clean, and 
still; but when the mind is shaken with passion 
as with a storm, you can never hear the voice of 
the charmer, though he churm never so wisely; 
and you will very hardly sheathe a sword when 
it 1 b held by a loose and a paralytio arm. 
— — — -— ■■ 
The road ambition travels is too narrow for 
friendship, too crooked for love, too rugged for 
honesty, and too dark for science. 
j ttfttl, large sized spider, on a web between a few 
low bushes, a rather broad zig-zag belt, diagon¬ 
ally across tho web, arrested my attention. To 
obtain a closer view 1 approached, and in so do¬ 
ing started up numerous giasnhuppers. lu their 
efforts to get out of harm's way, one made a sad 
mistake, by coming in contact witU the spider's 
web. The watchful creature was on the alert, 
and before the grasshopper could make a single 
struggle, the spider was at work, and with the most 
astonishing rapidity had enveloped the luckless 
jumper from “stem to stern,” in a silkeu coat 
*puD, woven, and applied on the “spur of the 
moment,” a well-fitted straight jacket, confining 
tho “Ham Patch” customer to close quarters. 
Never flew shuttle faster than did the body of the 
spider, as if aware that delays were dangerous. 
VVliat surprised me, was tho width of the web (at 
least one sixteenth of an inch) employed, so 
dexteiously was it applied too, that, the eye could 
not detect the precise process. The task accom¬ 
plished, the spider resumed his position near an 
open space in his web, with a watchful eye on roe 
as an intruder, no doubt. Whether a male or 
female spider I cannot say, being a solitary occu¬ 
pant. Having a pair of long pointed plyers, I 
attempted to nab tho creature, but as quick as 
thought, he vaulted to the other side of his web 
through tho open space. Not disposed to injure 
him or his web, (I think ho was a male,) [ stepped 
around the bush, hut “presto,” he was back again 
to his former Btation. 
Considering that his movements were quicker 
than mine, I dislodged him with roy cane, to 
the gravel path. Hia activity was very great, and 
when closed pressed, showed fight, biting into 
the Bteel plyers, with hia strong horny jaws. I 
took him prisoner, however, examined his pro¬ 
portions, &e., and restored him to his w«b, coo 
hidering the nbuudanoe of grasshoppers could bo 
put to no better use, than to furnish food for the 
birds and spiders. The body was ovate, rather 
pointed behind, of a silky black color, with blight 
yellow markings. The thorax broad behind, nar¬ 
row in front, rather flat, covered with a grayish 
silky pubescence;—front legs black, the thighs of 
the three hind pair of legs are yellow. Fig, 2, 
shows tho eyes, jaws, aud two (p»lpi) feelers. 
Fig. 3, The four papilla;. I can scarcely venture 
to give the generic name, after close inspection 
of numerous described genera und species. And 
what is there In a name after all? a spider is a 
spider, aud the figure clearly illustrates its size 
and proportions. It Is facts wo want, in order to 
arrive at the general history, and this door of 
inquiry is open to all. What though they are not 
entomologists, they can observe, and give others 
tho benefit of their observations, and thereby 
promote knowledge from facts, without entering 
tho domain of mere romance and imagination. 
Nor can I see why Kuch matter is not quite ua 
interesting as fiction. Jacob Stauffer. 
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BENEFITS OF KNOWLEDGE. 
It has been truly said that “knowledge is 
power.” It is power in many ways. Minds po- 
sessed of knowledge and habits of reflection, are 
led to form just estimates of human character and 
enjoyments. Without them, wo are apt to form 
an erroneous estimate af men, considering only 
the advantitioos circumstances by which they 
are surrounded, or in which they are placed. 
Such look at the wealth which men possess, and 
are almost ever ready to how down, as it were, 
and worship them. A man of genius, of virtue, 
and of pieiy, is seldom, very seldom distinguished 
in the opinion of tbe ignorant from the common 
herd of mankind, unless he can live In a splendid 
mansion, and afford to entertain convivial parties, 
and minglo with the fashionable and polite. The 
poor themselves look up with a kind of veneration 
to ray lord and my lady, as if they were superior 
beingB, when stripped of their money and of a few 
trifling accomplishments, they would scarcely be 
above the commonest. 
The ignorant are apt to form a no less errone¬ 
ous estimate of human happiness. Having felt 
themselves little misery other than that arising 
from excessive labor and want, they are apt to in¬ 
dulge in the thought that where riches abound 
there misery is unknown, and that those who are 
wealthy do not feel the cares and anxieties which 
press upon the rest of mankind. Hence many per¬ 
sons are led to a morbid desire for the acquisition 
of wealth, even at the loss of honor, and the risk 
of life. But tbe man who reads, and thinks, and 
observes, easily penetrates the veil of exterior ac¬ 
companiments, and appreciates that which is 
alone worthy of regard in the human oharaeter. 
Let us, therefore, store onr minds in our youthful 
days with knowledge that will be beneficial to 
ourselves and to those by whom we are sur¬ 
rounded. The path ia open, and none can pre¬ 
vent our entering it. Let ns press on, aiming for 
a station of honor and usefulness. We need only 
perseverance aud patient industry to accomplish 
our end. Let us all strive to become wise, hear¬ 
ing in mind that to be wise is to be great, and to 
be truly great ia the summit of all earthly ambi¬ 
tion. R, B. D 
Cardington, Morrow Co., O., I860. 
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A BEAUTIFUL SENTIMENT. 
The Rev. T. Starr King, in his address on the 
Fourth of July last, at the Children’s Celebration 
in San Franciaoo, gave utteranoeto the following, 
which is worthy of preservation: 
“ You know that a clock ticks und ticks, second 
by second, in a (lull, patieut, humdrum sort of a 
way, till tho hand reaches the sixtieth minute, 
aud then it strikes. A new hour ia born. What 
if each day should bo marked at sunrise by tho 
louder striking of a clock, to tell us that a more 
important miuute was reached? What if the 
commencement of a new year should always bo 
told to us by the vibrations of some mighty bell 
far up iu Bpuce, that Hounded only on tho first of 
January, touched then by the hand of God? And 
now suppose that, when anything very important 
wan about to happen in the world; when a new 
yoar of hope and joy for a nation or mankind was 
to come, a mighty time-keeper, away up among 
the stars, should ring out, so that men could hear 
if, and way:—“ Hark! ah, a new honr, one of God’s 
hours, has struck iu the great belfry of the 
heavens!” 
“This would be grand. But God does mark 
the great aeasonn of the world’s hintory by a 
mighty clock. In fact, every nation has a huge 
dial-plate, and behind it arc tho woiks, and below 
it is the pendulum, and every now and then its 
hands mark a new hour. Our revolution was 
snch a period. That is the glory of it- Tho 
Eagliah government had oppressed our fathers; 
it tried to break thoir aplrit. It was for several 
years a dark time, like the Reason before sunrise. 
Cut the old time-piece kept ticking, ticking, the 
wheels kept playing calmly, till about 1775; there 
was a strange stir and busy clatter inside the 
case; the people couldn’t bear any more; a six¬ 
tieth minute came, and all of a sudden tho clock 
struck! The world heard the battle of Bunker 
Hill— one; the Declaration of Independence — 
two; the «urrcnd#r of Bargoync— three; the seigo 
of YorktowO— four; the treaty of Baris— -Jive; the 
inauguration of Washington— six; and then it 
was sunrise, and we live in the forenoon of the 
glorious day. 
“Let ub be glad and grateful on this anniver¬ 
sary, that such a gloriouB hour was marked for 
our country and the world, on our coasts. Let 
us hope and pray that the good old clock shall 
remain for centuries uninjured, and that it will 
strike many times again—but not through battles 
—to mark new hours for humanity. 
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JAPANESE LITTLE FOLKS. 
During more than a half year’s residence in 
Japan, I have never seen a quarrel among young 
or old. I have neverKcen a blowsfruck, scarcely 
an angry face. I have seen the children at their 
sports, flying their kites on the hillR, and no 
amount of intcrt mgied string or kites lodged in 
the trees, provoked angry words or impatienoe. 
I have seen them intent on their games of jack- 
stones and mat bios under the shaded gateways of 
the temples, but have never seen an approach to 
a quarrel among them. They are taught implicit 
obedience to their parents, but I have never seen 
one of them chastised. Respect and reverence to 
the aged is universal. A crying child is a rarity 
seldom heard or seen. We have nothing to teach 
them In this respect out of our abundant civiliza¬ 
tion. I speak what I know of the little folks of 
Japan, for more than an other foreigner have I 
been among them. Of all that Japan holds, there 
iB nothing I like half so well as the happy chil¬ 
dren. I shall always remember their coal black 
eyes and ruddy brown fnoeB with pleasure. I 
have played battiedoor with the little maidens 
in the streets, and flown kites in the fields with as 
happy a set of boys as ono could wish to see. 
They have been my guides in my rambles, shown 
me where all the streams and ponds were, where 
the flowers lay hid in the thicket, where tbe ber¬ 
ries where ripening on tho hills; they have 
brought me Bhella from the ocean and flowers 
from the field, presenting them with all the mod¬ 
esty, and a less bashful grace, than a young 
American boy would do. We have hnnted the 
fox holes together, aud looked for the green and 
golden ducks among the hedge. They have 
laughed at my broken Japanese aud taught me 
better, and for a happy, good-natured set of chil¬ 
dren, I will turn oat my little Japanese friends 
against the world. God bless the boys and girls 
of Niphon !—Frank Hall, 
— - 
Sir Walter Scott’s Youthful Neglect.— 
Walter Scott, in a narrative of his personal his¬ 
tory, gives the following caution toyouth:—“If it 
should ever fall to the lot of youth to peruse 
these pages, let such readers remember that it is 
with the deepest regret that I recollect in my 
manhood the opportunities of learning which I 
neglected in my youth; that, through every part 
of my literary career, I have felt pinched and 
hampered by my own ignorance; and I would 
this moment give half the reputation that I have 
had tbe good fortune to acquire, if, by doing so, I 
could rest the rcmaiuiug part upon a sound foun¬ 
dation of learning and science.” 
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Toil and trial are grim schoolmasters, bat a 
flush of hope can make them beautiful, even as a 
sunbeam the rnde mountain frost. 
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