ETOJlL kw-ioeees.. 
Si. 
TJNUM.” 
BY JOBS PIBBPOST. 
Tub harp of the minstrel with melody ring* 
When the muses haYe taught him to touch and to tone it; 
But though it may bare a full octave of strings, 
To both maker and minstrel the harp is a unit. 
So the power that creates 
Our Republic of States 
Into harmony bring* them at different dates; 
And the thirteen or thirty, the Union once done, 
Are 11 E Pluribus (/hum ' —of many made one. 
The science that weighs in her balance the spheres, 
And watched them since first the Chaldean began it, 
Now and then, as she counts them and measures their years, 
Brings into our system and names a new planet. 
Yet the old and new stars— 
Venus, Neptune, and Mars, 
As they drive round the mio their invisible cars, 
Whether faster or slower their races they run, 
Are “ E Plaribus Unitm ' —of many made one. 
Of that system of spheres should but one fly the track, 
Or with others conspire for a general dispersion, 
By the great central orb they would all he brought back, 
Or held, each in her place, by a wholesome coercion. 
Should one daughter of light 
Be indulged in her (light, 
Thev would all be engulfed by old Chaos and Night; 
So must none of onr sisters he suffered to run, 
For “ E Pluribus L'num ’ —we all go if one. 
Let the demon of discord onr melody mar. 
Or Treason’s red hand rend our Union asunder, 
Break one string from our harp, or extinguish one star, 
The whole system’s ablar.n with its lightning and thunder. 
J.et the discord be bushed! 
Let the traitors be crushed! 
Though “ Legion ” their name, all with victory flushed! 
For aye must onr motto stand, fronting the sun: 
“ E Pluribus L’num "—Though many, we're o.vk. 
Boston Transcript. 
IV o 
[Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker.] 
MAKING CALLS. 
BY KATE CAMERON. 
U Let this plain truth those ingrates strike, 
Who still, though blessed, new blessings crave : 
That we may all have what we like, 
Simply by liking what we have!” 
“Mary,” said Charles Henderson to his wife, as 
they rose from their noon-tide repast, “ this would 
be a pleasant day for you to go out calling; can t. you 
go ?” 
“ I suppose I could,” was the reply, "hut I should 
have to take Charley with me, for I promised Jane 
she might have this afternoon.” 
“Well, then, draw Charley down to the store and 
I’ll take care Of him,” said Mr. Henderson kindly; 
and as his wife followed him to the door, he gave her 
a good-bye kiss, and walked with clastic tread down 
the neatly graveled path leading to the little white 
gate. 
Mary stood looking after him with a loving eye, 
and thought “what a dear, good husband he is! I 
ought to be very thankful.” 
It was a lovely day in October, and the breeze stole 
gently through the crimson vine-leaves clustering 
around the piazza of their cosey cottage-home. Mr. 
Henderson was engaged in mercantile business in 
the thriving town of Westbury. Industrious and 
frugal in his habits, he bade fair to become a 
successful merchant; and his young Wife was ever 
ready to lead a helping hand, and by her economy 
and tact, aided him more than either of them 
realized. Nevertheless, she was not always con¬ 
tented with their still humble lot, although she 
seldom troubled her husband with any complaint. 
Many of her acquaintances moved in a higher circle 
of society, and she was by no means insensible to the 
inferiority of her furniture and dress, when compared 
witu theirs; and it must, be confessed that the 
remembrance of this fact sometimes caused her an 
unhappy hour. 
On the afternoon in question, these repining 
thoughts thronged unhidden round her heart, and 
soon gained undisputed possession of that citadel. 
She turned away from the door with a listless air and 
ascended the Btairs to her own room. How cheap 
the pretty cottage chamber set looked in comparison 
with Mrs. Thornton’s elegant rosewood furniture' 
The white window shades, too, were vastly inferior 
to the cosily curtains that draped the windows of her 
aristocratic friend; and how low the ceiling was 
and how mean the ingrain carpet seemed to her 
ambitious vision! And as she began to make her 
toilette for the afternoon's walk, she ejaculated 
impatiently, 
“Oh! dear! I've nothing Jit to wear! My black 
silk looks so dowdy, and then, I've worn it so much; 
and my blue is at least two inches too short. T do 
think Charles might let me have a new dross; but 
it's always the way, a merchant’s wife must be the 
last one served. Well!” she concluded with a sigh, 
“I must wear the black;” and as she fastened the 
despised dress she couldn’t help mentally confessing 
that it fitted her trim form admirably, and although 
more than two years old, had borne its age remark¬ 
ably well. Her neat straw hat, with its bright fall 
ribbons and (lowers, was very becoming; and her 
street basque, just the style, although made out of 
her old cloak. Her kid gloves were not new. but 
were free from those untidy rips which too many 
ladies leave unmended. Purely these articles of 
apparel were not indicative of extreme destitution! 
Before donning her outer wrappings, however, she 
prepared her twelve-month boy fur bis visit to 
“Papa’s store.” A line little fellow was the pet 
Charley, and when clad in his new merino dress, 
with a pretty cloak and fancy hat, he might well be 
looked upon by loving eyes, with fond and proud 
affection. 
Jane helped her mistress draw the little carriage 
down the steps, and out of the gate, and Mrs. Men¬ 
der” on proceeded on her way in rather a more 
desirable frame of mind. 
She met several ladies who stopped to kiss 
Charley, and call him “a jewel,” " a beauty,'* and 
“a splendid baby;” and arriving at her husband’s 
store, he greeted her with his accustomed kindness, 
and proudly lifted his darling boy from the carriage, 
and telling his wife to enjoy all she could, and he 
home at tea time, he again bade her “ good-bye.” 
Her first destination was Mrs. Judge Thornton s, 
the brown stone house on the bill; she was one of 
the elite of Westbury. As Mrs. Henderson opened 
the heavy iron gate, and walked up the box-edged 
walk, sbe gazed half enviously upon the elegant 
mansion and its tasteful surroundings. The yard 
was very large, containing fine trees and shrubbery; 
vases cf geraniums, and mounds of verbena and 
heliotrope, while a fountain threw its cgystal spray 
high up ia the autumn sunshine, falling again with a 
musical sound into its marble basin. 
She ascended the granite steps, and rang the bell, 
an( ] was aided by a servant into a dimly lighted 
parlor; sbe sat down on the purple velvet tete-a-tete, 
and looked about her. It was all marble, velvet, and 
rosewood; everything that fancy could desire, or 
art invent; but it looked too formal, too faultless, 
and the visitor remembered that it was a childless 
home,— there were no tiny feet to tread upon those 
gorgeous carpets,— no little handB to disarrange 
those curious ornaments on the etegere,— no young 
faces to be reflected in those full-length mirrors, 
and Rbe said to herself “1 would not give my 
Charley for them all.” 
Just, then the rustle of brocade was heard, and Mrs. 
Thornton languidly entered the room. She was a 
pale, haugbty-looking person, but when she spoke 
there was a gentle cadence in her tones that told she 
might have been an affectionate and happy woman 
had love but touched her heart with his magic wand 
But the blessed ministry of children had been denied 
her, and ambition was the idol of her proud husband 
It was evident that amid nil the luxuries of wealth, 
she si ill felt lonely and sad. 
After a brief call, Makv left, and as the iron gate 
again clanged behind her, she gave a sigh ol relief 
and hastened on to Mrs. Livkrmorb’b, who lived in 
the large white mansion nearly opposite Judge 
Thornton’s. When Mrs. Henderson took her scat 
in the parlor, she needed no previous acquaintance 
with the family to assure her that children formed an 
important element of the household. 'lhe floor was 
literally strewn with toys; a broken-headed doll lay 
on the BOfa, —|a rocking-horse stood In the middle of 
the room; and immediately after her entrance a 
noisy boy rushed in and began bounding a ball, at 
the imminent risk of mirrors and vases. He was 
B00n followed by two little girls, with dirty faces and 
aprons, who were quite overwhelming in their atten¬ 
tions to Mrs. HENDEBBON’s’bonnet strings and face- 
trimmings. 
At last Mrs. Livermore entered, wearing a wrap¬ 
per which might once have been of rich cashmere, 
but which was now quite too much soiled to be 
elegant. She held her baby in her arms, and 
although its robe was of finely wrought cambric, it 
was too crumpled and dingy to be excusable in the 
eyes of Mrs. Henderson, among whose distin¬ 
guishing traits was a love Of neatness and order. The 
call was as agreeable as could have been expected 
under the circumstances. Mrs. Livermore was an 
easy, affable woman, but too indolent and careless to 
govern her children, or keep them and herself dressed 
tidily. No wonder that her husband, who had been 
a prim and precise bachelor, was daily shocked at 
the appearance of his house and family, or that he 
rarely chose to spend an evening amid such con¬ 
fusion; which fact, together with her unruly children, 
and inefficient domestics, formed the staple of Mrs. 
Livermore’s conversation on all occasions. 
Mrs. Henderson again drew ft long breath as she 
turned toward Mrs. Leiqb’ 9 tasteful cottage. Here 
all was in perfect order; the two chUdern models of 
behavior, and Mrs. Leigh an excellent and 
[Special Correspondence of Moore's Rural New-Yorker.] 
LETTERS FROM CALIFORNIA. 
X«w Series.—Number Hix.” 
California Scenery—Hot Springs—Napa Soda Springs—The 
“ Miner's Tent ” in Burnt—Reflections thereon—A Class of 
“ Critters" described, their //obits. Character , and Mis¬ 
chievous Conduct faithfully set forth—An Old Man's 
Opinion of Newspapers — Rttfpt attributed to Ex-Gat. 
Bigler. 
good 
amiable person; hut alas! 6lie was a widow, and as 
Mary Henderson thought how lonely it must be to 
tread life’s pathway with no strong arm to lean 
upon, she prayed that she might he truly grateful for 
the love and devotion Of her kind husband. 
Her next call was at Mrs. Btanton’s, a large and 
showily furnished house, but it was well known in 
Westbury that only the most strenuous - exertions 
enabled tbe aspiring family to “keep op appear¬ 
ances.” They toiled early and late, contrived, 
pinched, and scrimped in their daily living and 
apparel, that they might have tbe means fur oc¬ 
casional display at parties and at church. Mary 
nitied them, and thought how unsatisfying must such 
a life he; all outside show, - no pure home enjoy¬ 
ment. And again she felt thankful for her own less 
ostentatious but far happier lot. 
The short Autumn afternon was drawing to a close, 
and she had time for but one more call, and that was 
on Mrs. Lane, the wife of her pastor, The parson¬ 
age was an attractive and cheerful looking dwelling, 
lacking none of the appliances of wealth. Mrs. 
Lank was blessed with a devoted husband, and three 
beautiful and affectionate children; but she was a 
confirmed invalid, and could not rise from the lounge 
in the sitting-room, to welcome Mrs. Henderson. 
She was a sweet-looking, intellectual woman, hut her 
life was one of weariness and suffering; and only the 
consolations of the religion which she not only 
professed, but exemplitied in all things, enabled ber 
to endure her pain and languor with so much meek¬ 
ness and patience. Again did Mary’s conscience 
reproach her,—with the priceb ss boon of health, bow 
could she call herself poor ? 
fclie now returned with a light step, but lighter 
heart, to the little cottage from whose windows she 
already saw a light beaming invitingly. The cosey 
sitting-room had never looked so pleasant to her 
before; a cheerful fire burned in the grate; her bus 
band was seated near, reading the evening paper, aud 
Charley was asleep in his arms. The tea-table was 
neatly spread, only awaiting her return; and as Elie 
laid aside ber outer garments, Jane brought in the 
tea and toast. Charles laid his little hoy down 
gently in the crib, and after giving his wife the 
usual kiss of welcome, they sat dowu to their eve¬ 
ning meal. 
“Had a good time, Mary?” was his first inquiry. 
“ Yes, Charles, it has been truly a good time, for 
1 have learned a lesson, this afternoon, which I trust 
will be life-long in its good results. 1 have been 
taught that noue, however favored, can expect unal¬ 
loyed happiness on earth, and that wealth does not 
bring with it perfect enjoyment. 1 would uot ex¬ 
change my quiet home, my husband, aud my baby, 
mv health, and my warm heart, for all the glittering 
treasures that gold alone can buy. I have learned 
that the sweetest of all earthly blessings is content¬ 
ment /” 
That evening, after Charles had returned to his 
store, and little Charley had been undressed, Mary 
was seated at her little work-table, but the sewing 
dropped from her fingers, and she thoughtfully took 
up her pocket-bible, the gift of her sainted mother; 
was it an angel's hand that opened it at the words of 
the Apostle? 
“ But godliness with contentment is great gain. 
“ For we brought nothing into this world, and it is 
certain we can curry nothing out. 
“And having food and raiment, let us be there¬ 
with content. 
•• But they that will he rich, fall into temptation, 
and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, 
which drown men in destruction and perdition. 
“For the love of money is the root of all evil; 
which, while some coveted after, they have erred 
from the faith, aud pierced themselves through with 
many sorrows.” 
And as Mary closed the sacred volume, these 
words sank deep into her heart. 
What better moral could we find for this little 
story about “Making Calls?” 
Napa City, Cal.. Pec. 20, 1860. 
California is truly the land of wonders. She 
presents none of that similitude of scenery which 
pervades the older States, but everything is new, 
remarkable, soul inspiring, majestic, and magnifi¬ 
cent. Her towering pines piercing the clouds of 
heaven, with a girth that baffles imagination or be¬ 
lief; her stupendous mountains — the great banking 
bouse of our continent; her Yo Homlte falls, whose 
aggregate height is about 2,500 feet, beside which all 
others sink into insignificance; her valleys where 
eternal summer reigns, and flowers bud and bloom 
continually; ber bluff and craggy precipices; her 
subterraneous caverns; her geysers and medical 
springs: "her buys and broad armed ports;” her 
heaven-towering mountains on either side of you, 
with their snow-capped peaks standing as stoic mon¬ 
uments to the honor, glory, and greatness of the 
infinlted Hon; her charming landscape scenery; all 
present a field for the tourist and admirer of the 
sublime, that knows no equal in onr own or foreign 
lands. 
Napa Valley is rich in soil, scenery, and natural 
curiosities. Here is to be seen, on the east side of 
the valley, the Hot Springs, occupying several acres 
of bottom lands. These springs are very numerous, 
and are highly esteemed for their healing properties 
by means of the hot bath. Their temperature is such 
as to cook eggs in three minutes' tune / O. ] KCK, Ls<]., 
and his excellent wife, both late residents of West 
Cornwall. Vermont, have a hotel and a good supply 
of bath-houses, and all necessary comforts, on the 
premises. 
High up among the hills, on the east side of the 
valley, are the celebrated Napa soda springs. Soda 
water gushes pure from the bosom of the earth. 
The. soda water, as it comes from the bill, is deficient 
in the natural gas suffb-ient to give it the effervescing 
appearance and agreeable taste, and to throw tbe 
cork. To supply this lack, un extra quantity of the 
natural gas is secured by machinery, and forced 
with the water into a large vessel, from which, by 
pipes, the soda water, as charged with the gas, is 
conducted to the bottling machine. One man tills 
and corks the botttles, while two others take them 
away by means of tongs so constructed as to hold 
the cork down until tied. Four men can thus prepare 
and hottle from 60 to 75 dozen bottles daily. This 
soda water goes to market just us it comes from the 
spring, with not the least extraneous or manufactured 
ingredients. It is widely scattered through the State, 
and is the principal soda used in all the adjacent 
towns and villages. 
Recently the “Miners’ Tent,” so called, was blown 
d«wn by ft vandal storm, causing universal regret, 
not only Of tbe miners, but of all admirers of the 
“big trees.” The “Miners’ Tent” was the “local 
habitation of a dojscn miners, inside of one of 
those n>oni£rcljs£of/.*li forest ‘big t-.ee,’ ■ whose 
utt 100 feet. The cavity in its 
defence and the seizure of their prey. They are 
tumultuous and riotous in their habits and disposi¬ 
tions. .After having gone without food for twenty- 
four or thirty-six hours, they will lie in wait and 
pounce upon men, women, or children, and wound 
them severely! As yet, it is Dot known that any 
human being has ever fallen a deadly victim to their 
violence and thirst for blood, for every body here 
carries weapons of defence against these enemies of 
our race. Nor is it by any means certain that in 
some personal encounter with one or more of the 
largest of these creatures, some nervous and half 
frightened mortal has not been compelled to give up 
the ghost, in some lonely spot, far from friends and 
kindred, with none to perform his sepnltural rites, 
or tell to the world his sad and wretched fate. With 
their keen eyes fastened on their victim, their leap is 
as quick as the electric flash. They execute their 
purposes with their teeth, and their bite is terrible, 
as thousands of living, credible witnesses in the 
Bute can verify. No elixer or compound of any son 
of Kseulapins has ever been discovered that would 
heal their wounds. Time and rest can only afford a 
permanent cure. The numbers of this enemy are 
fearfully on the increase, as is evidenced by tbe fact 
that over 100,000 persons more have been attacked bv 
them in this than in any previous year since the set¬ 
tlement of the State! The commonwealth has truly 
become alarmed in view of the wide spread evil, and 
may take Legislative action thereon, at an early date. 
There is one thing, however, that can and shall be 
put down in justification and extenuation of their 
deeds. Hunger drives them to acts of desperation 
and cruelty, and their bite is seldom or never beyond 
skin-deep; and he who can effect a good insurance 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
GEOGRAPHICAL. ENIGMA. 
J am composed of 33 letters. 
Mv 12. 27. 8. 7. 4 is a river ir. Prussia. 
Mv 33. 31. 8, 24 is a town in England. 
My 5. 31,14, 28, 32. 11 is a city in the United States. 
My 27, 2. 8, 3 is a town in Russia. 
My 22. 26. 26,12 is a river in England. 
My 23. 28, 12, 7 is a river in France. 
My 27,13. 3. 2S, 12 is a town in Wisconsin. 
My 3, 20, 1. 31, 12 is a river in Austria. 
Mt 27. 2. 8, 22. 30 is a town in Scotland. 
Mv p. io, 16, 3, 26, 12 is a river in England. 
My 6, 8, 26. 12, 17 is a town in France. 
My 15.16, 29,18 is a town in Maine. 
My 21, 7, 19, 23 is a town in Asia. 
My whole is a portion of scriptural advice. 
August, 1861. F. N. Sattbrlee. 
Answer in two weeks. 
For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM. 
A tract of land is to be laid out in tbe form of an equal 
square, and to be inclosed with a rail fence five rails high, so 
that each rod of fence shall contain ten rails. How large 
must this whole square be to contain jnst as many acres as 
there are rails in the fence that incloses it, so that every rail 
shall fence an acre? 
Clyde, N. Y„ 1861. M. W. 
Ig?* Answer in two weeks. 
AN INGENIOUS COBBLER. 
on hia cuticle, would remain proof against their in- 
rfBBors and virus. Rome Down East I ankee lias 
invented a specific, so called, by the sale of which, 
to the credulous Californians, he has fillea his coffers. 
It has already been pronounced a humbug, not worth 
half as much as one’s finger nails, they being con¬ 
sidered a surer remedy for the evil In question. It 
is surely a ludicrous sight to enter at 12 o’clock ut 
The Steilacoom cobbler (there is hut one) has hit upon a 
novel and ingenious mode of spelling “Shoe Shop,” by 
which he saves three of four letter* comprising the word, or 
at least omits them, and still spells the words in full. Tbe 
sign by which ho proclaims his business is characteristic of 
the proprietor, who is known as a man of very few words, 
Whose conversation rarely extends beyond monosyllables, 
and who is very provident, of even them. Will not some of 
night a" large sleeping apartment, where a dozen or the *• little folks” in the Rural family paint the sign us docs 
score of fellows, all old bachelors, are trying to com- the cobbler? 
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girth sometime* r., 
trunk was eaten out by tire long since; the entrance 
was but a few feet in height and width, and within 
was an ample abode, for two good sized families. It 
was imocoupled at the time of its destruction, and 
no lives were lost but its own. For many centuries 
its cloud-piercing top maintained its lofty position, 
courting the mountain blasts, and singing requiems 
pose themselves in sleep. A half dozen or more may 
be seen sitting tip in bed, scratching their sides and 
shoulders, and making wry faces nt the little rascals, 
busily intent on puncturing their epidermis in fifty 
places at once, aud eager to secure both board amt 
lodging, at the weary sleepers’ expense. M e have no 
faith in the doctrine that “nothing was made in 
vain.” If so, California fleas must he a grand ex¬ 
ception to the general rule 
1 think it is a remark of H. T. B., in the Feral, 
that the taking of a paper ought to be pre¬ 
ceded by prayer and fasting. In this country, 
where feasting and dauoing more largely prevail 
than acts of religions devotion, H. T. B.’s condi¬ 
tion would bo generally ignored. In presenting 
tbe Rural, wc meet with a variety of excuses. That 
of a rich loquacious old maid iB highly illustrative of 
character—1 have no need of newspapers, was her 
sober yet roguish reply, for I have always succeeded 
to a charm in manufacturing my own news. s. b. r 
p. s.— In a climate where the attacks of fleas are a 
constant source of annoyance, a specific is a desider¬ 
atum. It is with much pleasure that 1 am enabled to 
make known the following recipe, which I am 
assured has never failed when administered accord¬ 
ing to directions:—Boil a quart of tar until it be¬ 
comes quite thin. Remove the clothing, and before 
the tar becomes perfectly cool, apply with a broad 
flat brush a thin smooth coating to tbe entire surface 
of the body and limbs. While the tar remains soft, the 
flea becomes entangled in its tenacious folds, and is 
soon rendered perfectly harmless. It will soon form 
a hard, smooth coating, entirely impervious to his 
bile. Should the coating crack at the knee or elbow- 
joints, it is merely necessary to retouch it slightly at 
those places. The whole coat should be renewed 
Answer in two weeks. 
CHARADE. 
My first is an article qnite easy to be found; 
My second is a thing of which, no doubt, you're very fond; 
My third is an amusement which you see at parties gay; 
And my whole is made by God our appetites to stay. 
nr Answer in two weeks. 
ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS, &c., IN No. 605. 
Answer to Geographical Enigma:—A soft answer turneth 
away wrath. 
Answer to Rebus:—Spark. 
Answer to Algebraical Problem:—78 ! s and 60 rods. 
'Abucrtiscincnts. 
\ V 1 i TIKI C I ' I- LEO 
INVENTED BY DOUGLAS BLY, Til. V. 
By frequent dissection--, (lie Doctor succeeded in embodying 
the principle* of the natural leg in an artificial one, and by so 
doing produced one of-tbe most complete and successful m- 
V ApL U nph^t^“bf'full^cription and illustrations can 
be had without cbarge.J'^addreasing D RochehtPr , N . Y. 
See the annexed eat. and aleo letter from H J Drake. 
to the fate of lesser trees which were often hurled cvery three or four weeks. This remedy possesses 
headlong from their stand-points by the cruel aud sovereign efficacy, and having the advantage ot sim- 
sportive winds. For centuries it has been sending jgidty and economy, should be generally known. Its 
outward aud downward its loug tap-roots, laying fast diacovery is attributed (though somewhat uncertain,) 
hold of its broad “ claim,” and rearing aloft its t0 p: x -Cov. Bigler, of this Bute. A still simpler 
s. B. K. 
ambitions bead, and drawing nourishment from soil reme dy is one of which 1 claim the honor and right 
and atmosphere, has managed to attain a corporosity of discovery,—in theory only,—having not yet proved 
which has spread its fame throughout the civilized jts practical effects:—On feeling the bite of one ofthe 
world. Noble tree I Its living race is run. No more little rascals, thrust the part bitten immediately into 
will the sturdy miner eat, and sleep, aud dream of fl 0 jij D g water. The intense heat of the water pro- 
riches, or loved oneB far away, or count hiB hard dutJes a two-fold effect. It stretches your tormentor 
day’s earnings within its sheltering embrace. No d(jad fecfore y0U r eyes, and removes the pain of his 
more will the eagle stoop in his soaring, and rest his b ; te , 
flight on its lofty point, rocked and swayed iu its 
cradle of emerald. No longer will it glory iu its 
strength, and offer proud defiance to the wrathful 
storm-king. It has fallen a captive to the combined 
strength of fire and storm. A change of condition 
has come at last. Its future remains to be revealed. 
Portions of it may be wrought iuto palatial residences, 
and again be inhabited, not by coarsely clad, long- 
bearded miners, but by ladies arrayed in oriental 
silks, and gentlemen iu the finest of broadcloths. 
Wit Mil ff him* 
WAR WIT. 
Taking Shot Coolly. —In the late battle at Bull 
Run, a soldier, around whom the cannon shot were 
flying particularly thick, on seeing one strike and 
Or it may enter into the construction of a merchant- bury itself in a bank near biro, ran to the hole it had 
man, or ocean steamer, and in its journeyings, visit BC00 ped out, remarking, "Shoot away, yon can't hit 
foreign shores and cistant seaports, and come again tw [ cc j u the same place.” At the same instant 
and again, laden w th the wealth aud treasures of the ano ther shot struck a few feet distant, almost cover 
East, and lay them down, a tribute to the wonderful 
State that gave it nurture and kingly growth. Or it 
may lie in its three hundred feet of lowly bed, and, 
like mortals, become food for worms, with none to 
make mention of its former greatness and kindly 
deeds, or transmit to posterity an impartial record ot 
its once living lionore and commanding position 
among its brotherhood of trees. A charred and 
broken stump its only epitaph! Alas, this is a fate 
sad to contemplate. To conceive of a worse one, 
difficult, unless that it be made into locofoco matches, 
and doomed to a fiery eri d. 
All countries have their peculiarities. California 
is not an exception, it is infested by a troublesome 
class of “ critters’’ that demand a passing notice at 
least. 1 believe they are classed among her natural 
productions. Their history has never yet, to my 
knowedge, been fully and impartially written; yet 
thousands are familiar with their habits. Their 
number is estimated by millions. They are every 
where detested, and there has been talk of commenc¬ 
ing a war of extermination upon the entire race. 
The chief difficulty in pursuing and hunting them, 
arises from the singular fact that they seem bullet¬ 
proof. They can dodge the flash of Sharp's rifles, or 
Colt’s revolvers, with almost unerring certaiDty, and 
they are too cunning to be caught in steel traps or 
gins. No animal of like avoirdupois weight and 
dimensions equals them in dexterity of movement. 
They are neither amphibious, graniverous or car¬ 
nivorous. They are remarkably gregarious, and 
move about in solid platoons, both for better self- 
Pu Bi y_ Dear Sir: The artiltcinl Up you inafle for me 
servo, me belt.?, than 1 ever .‘unnoseU any onSarainib 
1 Imve mowed mv grass inyeeit and U.at, too, <»1J» m irsn. 
where it is very bmory. 1 have cradled rajr 
raked aud bound them; and I have l,eeu all wmind theaeigh 
borhooti Um*shine\ In tact 1 eA-n do most :»J binds of voik. 
The ride motion at the ankle-joint o- worth *fY 1 f *l ajjk ! 
step on a stick or stone, or on any uneven place, tbe ankR 
yields just euotuth to let the foot accommodate itselt to it, and 
thereby prevents all stumbling or Inconvenience. 
Most sincerely and tkaukluBy jmure,^ 
Chelsea, Mich.. August 15, 1861. _ 
H IOKOK'S PATENT PORTABLE 
KEYSTONE CIDER AND WINE MILh 
Tins admirable machine is now ready for the fruit harvest of 
186 ] It is, if po->ihle, made belter than ever before, and sell 
worthy the attention of farmer* wanting such Maeluues. 
It has lio superior io the market, and is the only mi - 
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tnemanufacturer. 
ing the fellow with sand and gravel. Emerging from , a MMlfentlv watered, 
what had so nearly become his grave, he continued , bui ‘, fil?t «iu. As he 
the unfinished sentence, “but you come so pesky | imgurtaut thatmtendragofferer,should ’3SJ‘fePS&, j 
uear it that the first hole is uncomfortable.” 
The following lines may be read with profit by 
army contractors for clothing: 
“March,” said the Colonel, “forward march!” 
Crack went the seams in halves; 
A hundred steps, a hundred men 
Showed just two hundred calves.” 
» The publication of this series of Letters from California was 
interrupted in April last, by the pressure of War and other 
news upon our columns. We now resume them, and hope to 
complete the series iu our present volume. Though a few 
months have elapsed since they were written, we think the 
letters will prove of interest and value to many readers.-ED, 
WUEKF.'S FLOYD? 
’Tis queer that the rebels have never employed, 
To ri/le their cannon, the dexterous Floyd; 
As a matter of habit he couldn't decline 
The dirtiest job in that sort of line; 
And then, if his genius he tried to exert, 
His practice (on hands) must have made him expert! 
The ordinary relation existing between a shell and 
a kernel was reversed in the late battle, as several 
the Colonels were seen trying to get away from tbe 
shells. Their mental condition was a metaphysical 
paradox. AlthougL all in a tremor, they were quite 
nonshellant. 
A correspondent from the seat ot war writes: 
“ Our soldiers are charmed every night with the lays 
of the nightingale.” To which the Boston Post 
rejoins—“ They would he a good deal more charmed 
with the lays of a hen.” 
An exchange announces that it iB the determination 
of the War Department that “the volunteer force shall 
be entirely remuddled." This is not necessary. In¬ 
competent officers have " muddled ” the force enough 
already. 
Within One of It.— Many of the officers at Bull 
Run lost the opportunity of becoming scared vete 
rans by acting like scared veterans. 
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