For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker 
WAS HE A TRUE PROPHET 1 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker. 
AN APPEAL TO THE YOUNG. 
In glancing oyer the columns of a paper pub¬ 
lished in Hudson, N. Y., in 1801, our attention 
was arrested by a communication setting forth 
the deleterious influence which the discovery of 
gold and silver mines had exercised upon the 
Spanish nation. In reference to mines in our 
own country, the writer said: 
“ And If there are now vastly rich and exten¬ 
sive mines—a thing not Improbable—within the 
L nited States, far distant be the inauspicious 
day that shall discover them to the inhabitants. 
Such a discovery would be a great national 
calamity, as it would become a substitute for 
industry, tending to idleness, pride and luxury, 
and ultimately to national poverty and wretch¬ 
edness.” 
Siuce the above was written the dreaded dis¬ 
coveries have been made; territorial acquisi¬ 
tion*, ample for an empire, have been added to 
the United States, whose soil teems with gold. 
Still the predicted “povertyand wretchedness ” 
have not resulted. On the contrary, oar gold 
acquisition* afforded strength to the national 
arm during a straggle without a parallel in 
modern history, while stimulating in no small 
degree the advancement of the agricultural'and 
mechanical industry of the country—proving 
that mining and farming are not necessarily 
enemies to each other, but joint aids in human 
progress.— b. 
ion are entenug npou Ufa. Perhaps your 
school days are ended. What do you propose to 
do? Will you Consider yonr education com¬ 
pleted? Will you sit down and fold your hands 
In Idleness and make uo further effort at self- 
improvement or advancement in knowledge ? I 
hope not. You have yet scarcely lauuchod on 
the great ocean of knowledge. Before you Is a 
vast expanse, bouudle** as the creation of God : 
sail on! Educate yourselves; not alone In 
school room and college hall, poring over print¬ 
ed pages, but at the plow, the auvil, the work¬ 
bench, the counter—In the doctor’s or lawyer’s 
office, or the sacred desk;—whatever may be 
your vocation iu life, still read, observe, study, 
thluk, push forward your self-culture. Around 
you will be books and men: read them, Btudy 
them. And Nature, God’s great University 
whence all our schools derive their meagre sup- 
the most Interesting, it will open the eyes of the 
people concerning the fraud, deception, and (shall we 
say it “right out T") “pore enssedness” of the Mor¬ 
mon leaders tn Utah—especially of the groat high- 
priest and arch deceiver, Brigham Yocng. It relates 
in plain, sensible and apparently truthfnl language, 
the history of the Prophet, his wives and children, 
and exhibits In no pleasing light the daily life and 
unscrupulous manoenverincs of the loading “ Latter 
Day Saints." Mrs. Waits (whoso husband was a 
Judge of the U. S. Courts In Utah) seems to know 
whereof she affirms in moat iustauoee, and to have 
credible or official testimony for all statements 
made upon belief. And she has so arranged facts 
that they tell their own convincing story —and. we 
presume she hae “nothing extenuated or set down 
aught in malice.” Though repnlsive In some of its 
aspects, the subject, is strangely curious and of ab¬ 
sorbing interest, particularly to those who hare noted, 
as we have, the Introduction and progress of Mor- 
monism, the hegira of Its devotees, and their sub¬ 
sequent ht3tory— Polygamy being ono oflts “ truths” 
not yet “ vindicated" to the satisfaction of the Christ¬ 
ian or (as the saints style all non-Mormons) Gentile 
world. The work Is unlike most others on the sub¬ 
ject of Utah and the Mormons, from which we Infer 
that previous writers have boon either deceived, ca¬ 
joled, prejudiced or bribed to suppress the tenth In 
many particulars. For sale by Steele & Avery. 
Country Lot:. A Handbook of Agriculture, Horti¬ 
culture sod Landscape Gardening. By Morris 
Copeland. Illustrated. [8vo.-pp. 912.1 Boston: 
Dlnsmoor & Co. 
In issuing a new edition of this woU known work, 
the author taa« taken occasion to add a supplement 
comprising 108 pages, thue supplying the most recent 
information on the subjects or which it treats. We 
think If the autboT hnd likewise supplemented the 
title by saying “A Handbook of Agriculture, Horti¬ 
culture and Landscape Gardening, for tho use of men 
haring ample means, and desirous of using them to 
create a home In the country," that It would have 
more fully expressed the Bcope and aim of the work. 
The general plan of the book U based on the suppo¬ 
sition that the student of it 1* to cultivate, or occupy, 
sixty acres of land. This estate is to be devoted to 
Gardening, Fruit-growing, Floriculture, Farming. 
Conservatories and Landscape Gardening. It Is not 
supposed to be very profitable in a mere money view, 
but the owner is expected to enjoy all the various 
pleasures that may be derived from practising the 
Rural Arts. Commencing with September the work 
of each month In the year is fully laid out for dll of 
the departments. It la indeed a very complete man¬ 
ual, and it contains much that is practical and nscftil 
for ordinary tiller* of the soli. The gfvle of the 
author is pleasing, and the book is elegantly printed 
and illustrated. For sale by Harrow & Bro. 
COFFEE CRUSHED vs. COFFEE GROUND 
TrfE following is from the Annual Scientific 
Discovery for 1864: 
“ It Is not generally known that coffee which 
has been beaten 1* better than that which has 
been ground, Such, however, is the fact, and in 
his brief article on the subject, Savarln gives 
what he considers tho reason* for the difference. 
A* he remarks, a mere decoction of green coffee 
is a moat lusipid ffrink, hnt carbonization de¬ 
velops the aroma, ami an oil which is the pecul¬ 
iarity of the coffee wc drink. He agrees with 
other writers, that the Turks excel in this. They 
employ no mills, but beat the berry with wooden 
pestles in mortars. When long used these pes¬ 
tle* become precious and bring great prices. 
He determined bv actual experiment which of 
the two methods was the best. He burned care¬ 
fully a pound of good Mocha, and separated it 
Into two equal portions. The one was passed 
through the mill, the other beaten after the 
Turkish fashion in a mortar. Ho made coffee of 
each. Taking equal weight* of each, and pour¬ 
ing on an equal weight of boiling water, he 
treated them both precisely alike. He tasted 
the coffee himself, and caused other competent 
judges to do so. The nuanUnons opinion was 
that coffee beaten In a mortar was far better 
than that ground In a mill.” In explanation he 
tells the following anecdote: 
“Monsieur,’* said Napoleon to La Place, 
“how comes it that A glass of water into which 
I put a lump of loaf sugar, tastes more pleas¬ 
antly than if I had put in the same quantity 
of crushed sugar?” 
“ Sire,” said the philosophical senator, “ there 
are three substances the constituents of which are 
Identical—sugar, gum and starch; they differ 
only In certain conditions, tho secret of which 
nature ha* preserved. I think It possible that In 
tho effort produced by the pestle, some saccha¬ 
rine particles become either gum or amldon and 
cause the difference.” 
defeat he was re-elected. In 1830 he was a mem¬ 
ber of the famous Compromise Committee, and 
in that year he was re-elected for a term of six 
yenrs to the Senate. In 1853 he was again a can¬ 
didate for tbe Presidency, but was defeated iu 
the Baltimore Convention by Franklin Pierce. 
In the campaign of 1856, Gen. Cass was not a 
candidate for the presidential office, but threw 
his influence in favor of James Buchanan, who, 
on assuming the duties of the office, tendered 
the position of Secretary of State to Mr. Cass, 
by whom il wav accepted. He continued in tho 
Cabinet till the movement* of thB secessionists 
menaced Fort Sumter, when he retired in conse¬ 
quence of a neglect of the President to send the 
necessary aid to protect the garrison and secure 
the safety of that fortress. On leaving the Cabi¬ 
net he retired to privato life, where he remained, 
honored and respected by all, till death closed hi* 
earthly pilgrimage. 
Having spent over fifty years in public life, 
participating prominently in the political dis¬ 
cussion* covered by that period, it Is not strange 
that Gen. Cah* received from political opponet* 
a full measure of that adverse criticism common 
to heated party strife, This was borne with 
philosophical coolness a.a a portion of the pen¬ 
alty attendant upon high political aspirations, 
coupled with marked and decided partlzan action. 
As a private citizen, however, his political oppo¬ 
nents have never failed to concede the purity of 
his conduct, aud his course as honorable alike 
to himself and tho State of liia adoption. The 
deceased leaves one son and two daughters, heir* 
ol hia public fame and of a very ample private 
fortune which a long life of temperance and 
Industry enabled him to accumulate aud preserve. 
inst., a* already announced.) Iu 171)1) the family 
moved to Wilmington, Del, where young Cass 
taught school, and from there to Zanucsville, 
Ohio, the year following. Here Lewi* studied 
law and engaged In practice. In 1800 ho was 
elected to the Legislature as a supporter of Mr. 
•Jefferson’s administration, and during hia term 
was appointed by the President U. 8. Marshal for 
Ohio. When the difficulties of 1818 broke out 
he headed tho 8d regiment of Ohio volunteers as 
Colonel, which formed part of Hull’s force at, 
Detroit. He was luciuded in the surrender, and 
It i* said when asked to deliver up hi* sword he 
broke tho blade and threw it away. After hi* 
release he was made Brigadier-General and 
*erved under Harrison, then commander at 
Detroit, and subset] uently G overnor of Michigan 
by appointment. For many year* he was iden¬ 
tified with the settlement and with the Indian 
affairs of the Northwest. In 1881, when Presi¬ 
dent Jackson re-con*tructed Ins Cabinet, Gen. 
Cass wa* appointed Secretary of War. Iu 1866 
he. was sent as Ambassador to France. Iu 1,844 
Gen. Cass was a prominent candidate In the 
National Democratic Convention for the Presi¬ 
dency, but wa* beaten by Polk. Shortly after 
Polk’s election he was chosen U. S. Senator 
from Michigan. In the Baltimore Convention 
of 1818 Gen. Cass was again urged for the Presi¬ 
dency, and secured the nomination only to be 
defeated by Gen. Tavloe. On his nomination 
he resigned his seat In the Senate, but on hia 
The Hand-Writing or God rv Eorrt, Sinai and 
the Holy Land. The Records of a Journey from 
the Great Valley of the West to the Sacred Places 
of tho Eust. By Kov. D. A. Randall. With Maos, 
Diagrams and nnraeron* Illustrations, “The Uni¬ 
verse Is the hand-wming or God, and all objects 
are word* in It." [Svo.-pp. 85S.] Cincinnati: 
Randall A Aston. 
This volume 1* very well gotten up, and, though 
describing coca trice and peoples often written about, 
nlll be found vivacious and Interesting. The author 
started on his tour of observation In January, 1801 , 
and passed rapidly through England; spent a short 
time in France, and preceded thence to Egypt. Here 
considerable time was devoted to an examination of 
itaarchitectarul wonders; Its people, their social and 
coitumal singularities, and the more prominent 
aspects of their political polity. The notes on Egypt 
are freely illustrated and constitute a prominent fea¬ 
ture of tho work. From Egypt the author proceeded 
to Palestine, the principal objective point or the 
journey. Hia notes on this country and Its people, 
past and present, the former glories of Jerusalem 
and its present degradation, constitute the burden of 
a series of highly Interesting chapters which will not 
fail to arrest tho attention of the reader. See adver- 
OUR COUNTRY 
The greatest cataract iu the world is the Falls 
of Niagara. 
The greatest cave in the world is the Mam¬ 
moth Cave iu Kentucky. 
The greateat river in the world is the Mississ¬ 
ippi, 4,100 miles in length. 
The largest valley in the world is the Valley 
of the Mississippi, 600,000 square miles. 
The greatest natural bridge in the world is 
that over Cedar Creek in Virginia. 
The greatest mas* of solid iron in tho world 
La the Iron Mountain of Missouri—350 feet high 
and two miles In circuit. 
Tbe longest railroad in the world is the Cen¬ 
tral Railroad of Illinois — 370 miles long, and 
which cost <15,000,000. 
The greatest number of miles of railroad in 
proportion to its surface, of any country in the 
world, is in Massachusetts, which has over one 
mile to every square mile of it* area. 
The largest aqueduct in the world I* the Cro¬ 
ton, In New York, which 1* 40)^ miles long and 
cost <12,500,000. 
The greatest number of clocks manufactured 
in the world, is turned out by the small State of 
Connecticut. 
A RECIPE FOR: HAPPINESS 
COMPENSATION FOR AMERICAN WORKS 
For Moore’s Kara! New-Yorker. 
MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA. 
It is simple: when you rise in the morning, 
form a resoluti #u to make the day a happy one 
to a fellow-creature. It Is easily done : a left-off 
garment, to the man who needs It; a kind word 
to the sorrowful; an encouraging expression to 
the striving—trifle* in themselves light as air— 
will do it, at least for the twenty-four hours ; 
and if yon are young, depend upon It, it will 
tell when you aro old; and if you are old, rest 
assured It will send you gently and happily down 
the stream of time to eternity. Look at the re¬ 
salt : You send one person, only one, happily 
through the day —that Is, three hundred and 
sixty-five In the course of the year—aud sup¬ 
posing you live forty years only, after you com¬ 
mence this course, you have made fourteen 
thousand six hundred human beings happy, at 
all events for a time. Now, worthy reader, is it 
not simple, aud is it not worth accomplishing ? 
—London Atlas. 
Washington Irving realized a handsome 
fortune from hia writings, as did also Mitchell, 
the geographer. Professor Davies received more 
than <50,1)00, and Professor Authon more than 
<60,000. The French series of Mr. Bolmar 
yields him upward of <20,000, and tho school 
geography of Mr. Morse more than <20,000. A 
single medical book has procured It* authors 
<60,000. The first two works of Miss Warner 
bronght her about $20,000. Mr. Headley has 
received about <40,000, and Ike Marvel’s — 
Mitcboll—about <20,000. Miss Leslie’s cookery 
aud receipt book* have paid her $12,000, and the 
Rev. Albert Barns has realized more than <30,. 
000 by his publication*. Mr. Prescott, the his¬ 
torian, received more than <100,000 from his 
book*. The present sale of each of Mr. Ban¬ 
croft’* volume* yields him more than $15,000, 
and he has thirty-one year* for future sale. 
Judge Story died in the receipt of more than 
<8,000 per annum for his works. In three years 
Daniel Webster’s works paid <25,000. Kent’s 
Commentaries have yielded, to the author and 
hi* heirs, <180,000. 
I am composed of 21 letters. 
My 9, 23, 6 , 4, 22 is a girl’s name. 
My 4, 23, 7, 0 is a metal. 
My 23,10, 24, 22 Is a beautiful flower. 
My 7,1, 8 , 5 la a kind of grain. 
-My 17, 23, 1 C, 6 , 8 , la the name of a Union General. 
My 14, 7, 23, 21, 22 is a very useful animal. 
My 17, 7,10, 24, 22 U a water fowl. 
My 9, 7, 2,13 Is a precious metal, 
My 7,28,1, 0 , 9, 22 is a delicious tropical fruit. 
My 1, 24,14 is a kiud of wood. 
My 10, 6 , 22 la a uumber. 
My 5,18,1, 6 , 12 is an article of furniture. 
My 2, 7, 23, 22, 8 , 13, 1 Is a girl’s name. 
My whole 1* an old but true saying. 
Bolvidere, Ill. E. Reed 
Answer in two weeks. 
"“YrtOTi a Hook for every woman. [18mo.—pn. 
By ir. R, Stoker, M. D. Boston; Lee* 
Shepard—lsfio. 
The title of a book usually affords an intimation or 
iu contents. The present work Is apparently an ex¬ 
ception. Yet Is the title no lea* appropriate than 
emphatic. “ Why Not ’’ wa* writton by a physician, 
well and favorably known to the profession, and has 
been published under the sanction of the American 
Medical Association. It treats of “the criminality 
and physical evils of forced abortions,’’ and lslntend- 
8 *® e Merc i; Or, Kestrals and Falcon*. A NoveL 
By the Author of “Guy Livingstone." “Sword and 
Gown, ’ etc., etc. Now York: Harper & Brothers. 
This is said to be a more vigorous and healthy per¬ 
formance than any before given to the public from 
the same source. It ha* more special reference to 
society In the rural districts of England, or what Is 
denominated “country society," than is customary 
to find in this class of prod act-ions. Several groups 
ot characters are made actors in tbe scenes depicted, 
imparting continual Interest to the relation during 
the progress of the story. Steele & Avery. 
For Moore's Rural New-Yorker, 
A RIDDLE. 
The Way to Avoid Calumny. — “ If any one 
speaks ill of thee,” said Epictetus, consider 
whether he hath truth on hi* side; and If so, re¬ 
form thyself, that his censures may not affect 
thee.” When Anaximander was told jChat the 
very boys laughed at his singing, “ Ay,” eald he, 
“then I must learn to sing better.” Plato being 
told that he had many enomie* who spoke 111 of 
him, eald“ It Is no matter; I wilt live so that 
none shall believe them.” Hearing at another 
time that an Intimate friend ofjhi* hadBpokeu 
detractively of him, be said; “I am sure h.e 
would not do it If he had uotsome reason for it.” 
This Is the surest as well as the noblest way of 
drawing the sting out of a reproach, and the 
true method of preparing a man for that great 
and only relief agaiust the pains of calumny —a 
rjood conscieyice. 
’Twas whispered in heaven, it was muttered in hell, 
Aud echo canght faintly the sound a* it fell: 
On the coniines of earth ’twas permitted to rest, 
And the depths of the ocean Its presence confessed. 
’Twill bo found in the sphere when ’tie riven asunder, 
Be seen In the lightning and heard in the thunder. 
’Twatt allotted to man with hi? earliest breath, 
Attends at his birth, and awaits him In death; 
It presidea o’er hi* happiness, honor and health. 
Is the prop Of his bouse, aud the end of his wealth. 
Without it the soldier and seaman may roam, 
But woe to the wretch who expels It from home. 
In the whispers of conscience Its voice will be found; 
Nor e’en In the whirlwind ot passion be drowned. 
'Twill not soften the heart, and tho' deal to the ear, 
'Twill make It acutely and instantly hear. 
But In Bhade, let It rest like a delicate flower— 
Oh, breathe on it softly—It dies in an hour. 
Owasco, N. Y. Byron. 
EjF” Answer in two weeks. 
WINTERING UP THE MOUNTAIN 
Tiikee zealous meteorologist* have been pass¬ 
ing the winter ou the Matterhorn, one of the 
highestof the Swiss Alps, at a point ten thousand 
feet above the level of the sea, for the purpose 
of taking observations. One of them, a French¬ 
man named Blatter, recently descended to a 
village In the valley below their station. He 
relates that his brother and himselfjh ad enjoyed 
excellent health, while their companion, an 
Italian, had suffered severely from the climate. 
The greatest cold had been 19>£ below zero 
Fahrenheit, and as recently as tho 34th of March, 
The average throughout the winter was 4 below 
zero Fahrenheit. Their provision had consist¬ 
ed of meat dried in the air, and which had re 
malued almost perfectly sweet. The only living 
creature the observers bad seeu were choucas 
(a kind of jackdaw,) which flew around the hut 
without the slightest timidity. 
The Monttor Question.— It seems, from a 
communication in tbe Scientific American, that 
the English public is much exercised about the 
efficiency of their iron c lad ships in the event of 
a collision with vessel* boat on the plan of tho 
American Monitors. The beat naval engineer* 
iu the British service give It as their opinion 
that their ironclads would be powerless tocoin- 
front ship* constructed on the monitor model. 
It la not unlikely that the naval powers of 
Earppe will soon commence the construction of 
chips corresponding In form, armor and equip¬ 
ment, with the most approved of our own. 
rccentric Personages. By W. Russell, LL. D. 
Company P ' ^ New York: Tlle Ame * , ican News 
Such is the title of a volume comprising some thirty 
8 etc hes or biographies of personages, wise and oth- 
erwiie, who rendered themselves notorious by their 
utilities, popularly termed eccentricities. We havo 
several of the sketches, bar were neither inter- 
1 -ted nor entertained—perhaps from a lack of appre- 
i ciation—and cannot imagine say nseful object in the 
• Plication of the volume. Sold by Dewey. 
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1 °M LrrTT ’ 1! Raoamctfin. By 
4»r wf Che A^Clures of Reuben Divid- 
\ ACu fo ur months captive among 
A the Djakn of Borneo.” New York: Harper.-. 
i " m “ is thd title of a eensailon story in oue volume 
0 '! 0Di: h,ln(Ire(1611(1 thirty-eight pages, purporting to 
? the experience of one of the yuuthfuj vag- 
j ) hud* nurtured among the thieves and robbers of 
3 ‘ Xjnd<m - The story has considerable dramatic C4pa- 
1 w i aut * 4 pretty thlr imitation Of Dickens in 
, -be and invention. Sold by Steele & Avery. 
He is a fool that grumbles at mischance. Put 
the best foot forward, is au old maxim. Don’t 
ruu abont and tell acquaintances that you have 
been unfortunate. People do not like to have 
unfortunate people for acquaintance*. Add to 
vigorous determination a cheerfni spirit; if re¬ 
verse* come, bear them like a philosopher, and 
get rid of them as soon as yon can. Poverty Is 
like a panther—took It earnestly In the"l'ace and 
it will turn from you. 
Patents—Activity or Inventor*. —Owing 
to the close of the war, or something else, the 
patent business seems to have seceived a new 
impulse. It embraces implements and machin¬ 
ery for all departments of human industry. 
An ancient Baid, “of books there is no end.” 
If he were alive at this day he would chauge 
“ books” to “ patents ” for their name is legion 
—ranging from a pin head upward. 
ANSWER TO ENIGMAS, Sec., IN No. 856, 
Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma:-A good word 
is as easily spoken as a bad one. 
Answer to Anagram: 
Glimpses of the goodly future. 
Foretastes of the rare to be, 
Through the chinks of other’s fortunes 
Sometimes are vouchsafed to me. 
The mind is like the body in its habits—exer¬ 
cise can strengthen, as neglect and indolence 
can weaken it; they are both improved by dis¬ 
cipline, both ruined by neglect. 
