Cape Pag flhcan itavc.

VOL. XII.

CAPE ISLAND, CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JEBSfiY. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 1866. ip 1 ' ^ _ .. |

NO. ML

flu fart's 0 orurr. "mi SevSembm, Ikou art OasAl The GntsMnr la th)- train, ' The alBoaan af tk# bauairaui jr-r, Aai Matter gilt* of (•!**■ grata, ^ HHinUr rtalkjwrj UM ■ li ^UaMaiaaaa tkaVar W MenaS premies ripe., la Ikr rtrer. Wvaea tee* la Hit S**p haa* rives. Va brar Ikaa la Iky plsisTlrv benerr. SB* tssu Ikaa la tka aaUewsrea That drapafraa thy rick-Cur den rd t reef Wa kaaw tkvvpj th« tvssparvd kaal TVal t lagan U Ik* are's spaai ray., Art by Ik* ikaMfkHn macs Oa*t Tkal 111 Iky Iadlaa haaw day*. Ilarlattwa through knaaklac ire-. ; talnMUa BMal -kea laacaay* 1*11*, A aaal* |« Ik* wsndrrtsg "lad., A *tm«ik la Iky aatarlly, W. kak kM. kan**t a oath— a* -ore, Ikaa art tfcv kaarl'a SK.s1h-.nd w* ftls or aaka aaataal a pUataaaa .tore, Aa Wrt a* gifts at golden train. HisttUanfonS. VIDE SIM faff* MCIETY. ~ " Mia* rable tiaaera I" Ii U rather . fashionable phrase I. •or popular ebarehae^oaalhlDg that people mouih aad Batter o* or withoot fairly knowing what they Bean by It. Of eoerae wa an bB "Bleerabla ilnner."— nobody . haahats* to nil himself by the lUte of j bnmUlty. bet once let hie neighbor ^ try the expert* eat, and one Bay anally { hHfha whet the conecquencee would hel Mlaarabl* .inner*!" Mr., Pelro- | lea* cob** to morning service in the ( Lea tea aeaean, and marBnra through J the word, our her geld claaped prayer ' bnk, redly feeling aery aplritnal and 1 awaited, and then got. home and directe Aae to tell all fisitors for the ' day tost her mistreat "Is not at borne." 1 Bet thea, of coarse, Mr*. Petroleom done aot regard that little Bit-ttaie-rttat !■ the light of a A> — not aha It I la Barely aa aadtnUadiag ia fashion- I able society. The great father of fib* I ghlfaa la » aneh " andar. tending. " WPy ta tot Mr*. Petroleum brare 1 taeagh ta aay that aha la " engaged," « *r tost aba " dee* aot aa* rompany !" a J eat baaaaaa It la aot the ea.lom I Mr. falthara goea to church, groan, t Ml the reepoaaaa with the laadaat of • the elegantly dad ' 'aterrable .inaera," I Baita iato taaea or.r the aeraon, be- * bled hi. gold apecteclee, and real!* faaciaa he ia doleg a land ofic* bnti- t MM la the Baiter of rapeateace Por • the Boaeat, parhapa, ha la. And « Ua m lfoaday aoraing he goea down 1 tow*, aherp act aa a prosing -knife, to 0 nail a lot af daaaged good, to the f OfUfarmla aarkat el faacy prices, or 1 to pda off eaverri eartaa. .of last * ya*r*s atylaa to the eoantry storekeeper * a aa the "lateat eaveltiaa ia ika market" • Bet thaa, baaiaeas la bosieeae, and 1 Mr. Salthara' ab.lr.cl conrietlea of 1 Ma wwe eawarthiaaM oa Sunday doa't a M al tlto kit keen aye after latereet " M Maadsy.^ He will pat a tea-doller > MU m the plate aext week, aed all lb. I aatghberiag woeakipara will aay within • thaBeiliiii. " What a aobia- hearted, c fewer, a. fallow 8aKhera 1*1 a pity e there aew not mora Uka kia 1" * If. Mr. Bm fiber., do yoa rtaaab. wbo add, - Do apto other, aa yon c - aoaid tool tbaythoold do onto yoa f" k aw*. " With what aoaaara ya aeU, Ifi abafl ho aaaparad aato yoa f k INHbor la Ml*. 8-itber. aay ax- 1 M|MMtotUfM«Mr*la. t - W pa piaaa. aa-aa, Mrs. Tadioa. J -Mm. Tadtooa I H*. provoking ! " Wf —alifidla tha world, whoa 1 Mglwi aA ay time for (bofraaaaakar I • Xaiohtffa atoy ferssar too ttraaoae, 1 atopM oM bore I I do wtah ahe wonld « ■Nib al boaw I▲ad Mra. Baltbarn with a deep « , *—.«-toh-re*pribbo....dg~. k fffibaamaira with aa artificial aaiia oa « " My Aaar Mra. Tedioei, thia ia ia- « aa aowy frieade to etria >^ar rite* * don I I mm a* gfad t* aa* yrt ! Now * *** ; toiaB,WC»»' J - Dal tofa la aothiag mora thaa * r*T7 .***". "/* H ' rnmm Wm. BaHbara la aaloxpaetod J to Jb* Ma. to tor ha. that « , ^ • ■ ■*£

lady ia fairly overwhelmed 7 A faleehood if a faleehooj, and abthing leas - tenia!, gloaa it oter aa yoo will. Mr. Plastic ia a " mleeraBIa aianer," too. At leant eo be laform. the con gregatioa la soeoroai aceenta — bat, nevertheless, be doatbaljgre aay aocb thing. And be bnlUna hi. clerks, and ■torma at bia wife, aad scolds lbs servants,' aed kicke the dog, witbont the len.t tling of conscience 1 Ia'n he n church member f He ride, down in the cars with the window wide open.ill hough the pala yoong man at hi. - aide tiea aa extra baadkercbief round bi. thront, aad eongha coasamptively aver and anon. Hasn't Plastic n right ' to bis own window 7 Ha Bakes a .plttoon af the silk skirt nearest to him, without the .lightest compunction — why eaa't women keep tbeir dreeeet out of the wny ? He jostles ' the little child In the street and knocks its kat over its bine eyes— why don't people keep children at home 7 And he gives the wen Utile beggnr who plead* for a "penny" in charge of the next policeman. Ha won't be bothered with ragged brat, at bi. heel. | Vet Mr. Plastic expect, to go to hsavea. Well, perhaps he may ; but wa won't give much for Plastic's chases I Miserable sinner. I" Not .Inner. 1 great things pcrbape, are wa all ; 1 bat .mall .in. weigh heavily in the 1 balance. Sharp words, praltily spoken 1 Ilea, false witness against our ueigh- 1 bor, little morsel* of aelfishunii, strawe ' laid on tba already intolerable burden ' of sinking (offerers, averted faeee, 4 harsh judgment. ! So the archive* moant ap ia tha eye of Him " who 1 aaatb net aa man sees." Reader, tblak of these things, when ' aext yoa ask Ood ta be merciful to ' a miserable tinner I 3 How le be Happy. , The happiest place on earth should home ; and yet kow many home, there are destitute of nearly all true ( I f Why ia it so f Answer. Because r and wires do aot understand f and appreciate each other as. they , should. t Parent! aad children are itraogere c to seen other. T%a holleet and |>ore*t ( affections of tba soal are never called c action by thossand* in dally life, • ralber chilled aad deadened. Wa Use ander tba eaaa roof, sat at g tbe tame table year after year, and yet aa really Ignorant of tha laser life ( of each other a. strangers. Tbete f things oagbt aot to be ao. But tbe c old PuriUaic spirit which wa inherited t oar ancestors baa aot all disappeared. Well do I remember feeling wheo living ia my childhood borne, f ■urroonded with all n sad ad eoaforta — watchful and provident parents, brother { and aiaur near and dear — that yearn of aoal, that craving for sympathy f. aad love which manifests itself by oat--ward tokens and expressions from my j aad boasted falbar; bat in vaia. No, it was not thought to be dignified sod manly to glee expression to tender, affectionate feelings ia the family fc circle; It woald look weak, silly, Bad, fatal mistake ! How much af g domestic happiness ia lost ihroagh ignorance of oar own oatures I ( Fathers and husband. ] do yoa aot ( that life ia mads op of triJU t f ( that oae bright ray of lovo east apou } the borae-altar will impart more warmth t aad Ufa to tba saaU gathered woo ad £ there thaa aD the golden trapping, of ( wealth aad (how 7 ▲way with tha idea that las basses k aad apleodld equipage can appease t tha haagariags of the laaorul mlrd { nurture aad daralop tba sweet afftc lloMl aatares wiob a Ood of lose baa ' wisely givaa as t»U fee o«r happiaaa. c aad ia tho bright karaokar. Oh, ooold we aa parent. faBy riaftxe how , aoch it Use in oar power to do for t oaraolvoa, oar ehikdrea, and comae- , alty, wa ahoold awaken aa from the , .taper of death 1 Wo era so aocms- , toaad to tho old slgaag rooUne of every -day atorootypad daUas, that wa aaad lha tramp of tho oagol eoaadod < liew Mlanlo orooo. oo oaow to * Mel gnat aad aO-laportaat daUae- ■ in oar ha Bias aad la tho mommy ' — 0»* exaoadiagiagly »ra toy B ' a aaighhnc aoi aa all moo ood eo. 1 Barkod toaA H woo nary hto. -Xm." ' say* Jao^l It wont far aaa thing I HKxBbrs; ; mm astkiiay an I jpi I t

Ma scalar Christianity. , a oooo rroar or atanor swiu-" Ia tha aotuBo of 1857. I apoat a » few day* la a country parsonage, aad . oa tha Banday moral ag, at braekfast, the poator'i wife received a letter, k, which har tittering told os mast be a ] titbit, " Ha, uncle," said aba " bar* . are clerical doiaga exactly to yoor i taste." Tha writer, a lady in a dia- , tost eoantry, oarrated that there bad , lately come iato. the next parish a aew ■ vicar — a very Goe yoong maa who at , school Sa3 no superior, either la Greek I or ia boxing, andf who at tbe Uni- , vrrsity won hooorslor bit classic, and I silver cap* for bji boating. He was 1 , beginning ia earnest the work of an i , evangelist among tba long neglected, i . vicious aad brntal people. He had a i . plan and a will, but many worthy I , people were fearing that bi. zeal wa. i , without knowledge or wisdom. I Ona of hit first measures was to < I open a school in a remote part of the I , parish, and get the room licensed for i a wefkedey preaching. But all the c drunkards rose ngeinst aoch unheard c of proceeding.. They would ran after i bia, carting, hooting, and discharging . volley* of tods aod other miesilev. c Finding remonstrance io vain, he I adopted another eoorse on the Wednesday evening in the week before I beard tbe iters. Making a etand io ^ the middle of tha road at tbe entrance . tbe hemlet, jest aa the etdrm trove ( and looking the lavages io the face, he ( addressed tbem thai, in a firm, qolet roles, which commanded thair atten- ! «»= ! " My good fellows, I base borne thia patiently for some time, but now ( I mutt put a stop to It ; and I'll do It in your own way. Choose yoor be«t men and we'll fight it oot. If I beat, f yoo'll give up " They looked ^at him unbslievingly ; ^ throwing hie coat asida, b* added : " I am in e.n-evt — send your man." ° The ruffian ■ put their heade to- ° getber and then a burly giant stepped forth and made a furiosi dash at bis jj reverend challenger, wbo quietly par ried the unskillful blow*, and played with them for a few aacoads. But p than a fist was planted In tha peasant's . chest, and be lay at fall length oa the ground. Quiatly gathering himself ' np, however, be vknlked away aad p joined his companions. " Now tend yoor next tpat, and I'll , through the lot of yon " Again their heade drew together, ^ and and another threw down hiejaeket, go-ng to work, however, with a more eaotione energy. Bot at once ■ .lomacker etrelched -blm on the road f« " Yoar next I" i< Once more a conglomerate of dense ^ pales was formed. d " Bill, tbee trek him." Bill eyed k tbe hero askacce and shook bis head. b " Thee, Jim. A shake of the head 01 Jim also. I " Dick* thee'll Uka tba parson f» 0 A shake more decided and atiff. "Nay, 1 aay, I sea tha bang fast " L Aad sow tha first aae wbo was vaa- l' qui. bed stood forward, aad, like a •' brave man, called oat .- " " I soy, parson, yon'r t yeang 'on, k yon are. IH tell tbee what we'er' P going to hear yen preach." Aad tbay-all fallowed blm along the ' litfliTstreet, eaid' tba writer, aad heard 0 tha word qaietly, adding, it reaaiaa to 11 seen what will bacose of tba fight. P What did cobs of It f I beard a long • time afterward that from that day tba 11 men doff.d their bats, women eoorte- ( alad, and children look awa atriekea when l key Bat or passed, that the bear „ were nearly all shot ap, and * that a great moral and religion re- ,j waa ia progress. That •• gentleman had prevfoosly baaa ton .. inatrnmeat of lik* change, ia equally .. demoralised parishes.I Bay add that a few year* back h* ^ deemed tba fittest clergyman ia tbe ckarch to go oot aa a bitoop to a ^ ecaae of great peraoaal danger in heathen eoantry MmmckaUr Kz- * , , , " * l — Tbe grave buries awry error, 1 vera avary defect, ex tfagnlibaa every i goaaatmeat From iu peoeofal bosom ' springs none bat tender recollection. * con look "down apou ihd grave I of aa auaay and not faal a com pane- s Uona thro* that b* should hare warred with the poor baadfsl ofr earth that baa < — ▲ gaatlaaaaa ahaaa father had baaa I hiagui w saoantoaod to rahr to Ua a* « "haaiag dfad aadtoaiy. by fattag Ihroagh toaaMtot faasNkdsi

Haw Prnlt draws. The akin of a plant, whether oa a i leaf or a fruit, or alaewbere, is a highly I extensible, delicate membrane having , the powtr of perspiring gvntly in ad- , dition to lu other work. RooU auek < waiar aot of tbe groand, also finally, i Tba water, wbsa it aatara into tbe ' plant, byomas asp, sad rises upward till It raaebea tba skia, where it la partly changed aad dataioffd, bat also to a graat extent restored to tba air by tba penpiratioa of tha akin. With wbal force this aatont of sap taksa place at ctrUia«°>« Is familiar to nil wbo aver witasssed tbe bleeding of a vine. Let any oae eat back tbe main stem af a via* in tbe npriofi, «fnd bind i down tba wounded and with n bfadder I or a piece of leather, and be will toon ' God tbe cojryfibfi bcglening to swell 1 aod j1? * few days, if not actually ^ forced off. It will buret with the report ( of a pistol. One effect of thia ascent , stp la tbe formation of tbe fleaby , matter of fralu aad leaves, a very alow « operation, as we all know ; tbe skin is ■ enlarging to make room for tbe -flash 1 matter aa it accamolates ; aod it doe* ' under ordinary circumstances with- J ont s trace of tearing or splitting. — , Gardeners Chronicle, ( Bug.) j Tom a foci for Sapper. 1 Few people know how to prepare 1 uncooked tomatoes in the way adopud | my family, and incomparably better than any mode J.bave ever U.trd. By r this mod* tbeyore very desirable for -] .upper or breakfast For a family of f half a dozen persons, tike six eggs, t boil fonr of tbem bird, dissolve tbe t yolka with viaegar sufficient, add about 0 three teaspoeae of moetard and math ' ai soou as possible ; then add tba two j* remaining eggs, (raw) yelk and white, stir well ; then add salad oil to make c altogether saoee sufficient to cover tbe p wall; and plenty of aalt, h pepper, and beat tborooghly r until It froete. Skin and cat tba toma " lota a fall foortb of an inch thick, aed * poor tha sane* over, and yoo have a dieh fit for a President. Though a little troublesome ta pre- ^ yat if one* eaten by paopla who r are bleaaad-wltb puielew to aajoy goad. I things, they wRI be pronounced to be h far enperior to any other mode of pre- 1 perelloa. Wa us* them conitintly in K thia way far these meals. For dinner r they are the beet sUwed, bat they * •hoQid nlway* be strained before- eeodi»8 to tablarc- Correspondent GermanTelegraph. / h (ottoD-SpinniDc More than one tbootand year* be- 1 fore tbe Christian era wa carUioly read fi the Bible of linen maaofactnred io Kgypt. bat wa beliaee that before that t, date lb* manofactura of cattoat waa fi ia India, for, ia oae of the a of tbe Rigeeda, reference it c made to "cotton in tbe looms" In k Moslins, w* know, Uka tbeir k nam* from Moeal, la Meeopotamia. ^ These manufactured by tba natives of Dacca are of that Burnett ol texture * that a single pound of cotton waa span f into n length of 350 miles. It re- k mained for Meiers. Holdawortb of b to apio a yarn from a " pound of cottoo nearly 400, miles ia 11 length. Heredolne, writing in the 11 fifth cantary n. c., speaking of the V of India, say*:- "Tha wild ° bear fiaaeea for thair frait anr- b pusing those or Ut »b«*p in beauty e ank exetlltnce, and tba native* clothe a themaalvu in cloth mada-thofifrom." Tha fallowing ia a Hat of "com- j memoraUva wedding. Two yasrs a after the weddieg is the - pap-* wad- * the fifth aaaivsraary Is tha b wooden wedding ;" the tenth the a "tie weddieg;" the fifteenth the ■ " crystal weddieg ;" tha twentieth the 1 "cblaa wadding;" the twenty-fifth * " silver wedding;" toe fiftieth toe 1 " golden wedding too Mveaty -fifth ! "dlaBoad Bsfififng." , — ▲ eterakeeper waa rseeatly sold . eat at sheriff's sale. He tried to bniid ' ap a baoiaaae wUhoat advertiring sad i ae aiaetoee oat of every twenty < do who an afraid of a Uttla printing 1 ink. A maa that thoroughly nad jadi- . WeaMy adveniau Ma wars* wiH sever < troubled with tha francs af toe j -The maa' la jail whe iaeke* eut | of lb* wiadaw of his call aadaxefalBed, I "TMe is a grate esaatry r la new 1 (vasn«y admitted t* hava spaksa , within haeato. — Phlil I ii slate* aa to totekiua \ SJLEZmJ?" "

' Haw t# Play Has* Hall. i [oownimao.J r The playart kaviag takaa thair proper place*, the pitcher deliver! tha badl for lb* first atriker. Ha aeat pilrk, aot tbiww nor jerk It. With practice, this E can ha dee* both straight and swiftly, and ' axpariaaeed pitchers acqaire a way of ' giving tba ball a paealiar twiet m it leave* I tba heed. Baking it more dlBaelt for tha l striker to bit it aqaaraly ; tbia aay prat vast hi* giving it a fall blew aad driving . it far iato Iks field. Tba pitekar aut deliver tba belli fairly, ao aa to eoa* within good range of tha etrikar. If ba > fails to do this repeatedly, tba as- : 1 plr* aftar warning bin, calls " on* 1 ball," tbsti " two balls," aad if be calls 1 " three ball." In this w*y, tbe striker baa ' tba privilege of going anBolaalad to tbe 1 first bee*, ud any batsman woo may b* ' oeenpyiag baa**, may alto walk on* bate ' i Tha striker watch** for * good ball, aod vrbaa it com**, trie* to *trike it with hit i bat u far into tba Bald u possible, and < also to drive it in aacb a way that it may not be caught by the fielder.. Ha may 1 do tbia by forcing it beyond tham, or by 1 making it go low, or by tending it be- 1 twaen tba fielder*, if bs .a* a good open- 1 A* soon at b* has .track, be drop, the bat and start, forth* first base, wbicb 1 ba nut tooeh with bi* foot or«tb*rwia*. ' tbe field. r. endeavor to toach < bim with the ball itbile putlog fiom bur < to bate. The ball must not b* throw* at th* striker, bet ha molt be touched witb it while it is in tba band, of a Gaidar; if ' lb* Gaidar, while .tending on th* firs^ | bus, can get the ball bafor* tba striker r reach** that point, tba striker ia "out." Tha striker watches kia chance* to run [ . the first to the tecood bate, than ta % third, and finally "home." witbont being touched by tba ball while passing from base to another, or when standing without toacbing th* bast. Ifba.accaeds r io doing this b* is credited witb ona "ran" a by tba acorer. Whan a player asnd. tbe ( ball so far tbat bs run. around tht whole p touching aacb but, without being fl put out, it ia called a bom* run. This, a count, do more than an ordinary y run. [We think it would b* ao improve- ( maut to hava it coaut two. — Ed,] Tba p linker, take tbair tarna in regular order, , aacb trying to maka a ran io tba maimer I. described above. At aacb inning, aftar " tba first, tbe next player to tba last aaa j pat ant, takaa bit turn at tba bat. Ia c running, tba striker most keep within 1 three fast of a direct line from baa* to * otherwise ha is counted "oot." the ball when .track, first touch*, th* £ ground, or any other object beyond the Q of home aod first baae, it is " f al." and most be so declared by tba umpire. ( Iu each case, tba striker must return to ^ tbe home ba» aad try again, aod any player having started to run from base to ' meat return to tbe bate which be t left. Be may be put out while doing this; the etriker i. exempt while reteroiog to tbe home bate after having etrock u foul ball. Tbe striker i. out if a foul ball i. caught ( before touching tbe ground, or upon tbe ( booed ; or if three balls are struck r at aod mined, and tba last oae ii nat ( caught either flying tr upon the Brut ( bound, tbe striker mhat attempt to make ( mo, as though be bad struck a fair ball. Whua a fair ball bat been caught ( before taecbiag the ground, player, raa- j ■ing tka bate, must return to tke place. c wk.Dce they started, aod Ibuy may ba put out whii* ao doing ia tba same man- t as a striker mooing to bi* lint baaa ; , playars whan tba ball* am to caught, , ma tbeir basse immediately aftar tba j ball baa been tallied ia tbe bands of the . player catching it. H a player rafae*. _ strike at fair ball., the umpire should . call " aaa ball," aad if be continue, to , refuse fa lbs tame manner, then " two t " tbre* belli," and at tbe third , call tba player moat ma aa though ba bad ■track. Playart muet Bake tbair baaee in tba c order or atrikiag ; and whan a fair ball t it et rack aad aot caagbt flying, or oa lb* ( boaad, tba Bret baa* Beat b* vacated , f alaa tbe aweaad aad third baaa*. if tkay are oacapied at tba lis*. Pl.yeaa Bay j pot set on say baa* older tbaaa air- ( striker whan raaaiag to tha first baas. ' player wbo shall iateatioaaHyprevaat ' adversary froB catching *r klding 1 to* ball, (ball ba declared oat. If tka 1 player la prevailed from Baking a baa* ' by tba iatantiaasl obatrsetioa of aa adba shall ba aatillad to thai base, * aad aot b* pM oat. If aa atoosaary ' atoaa tba ball with kia hat or asp, or takaa • it IroB to* beads af a party mat aagagad i lha gaaa. aa player can ba pat eat latil lb* bail baa M baaa asttfad is th* . beads af th* pill hay If a baD frea to* atroka af a bails 1 aaagbt by aa adsavaary, axcapt aa staled fa to* preview* rata, aad witboat baring , toaebod the gvoaad Bore thaa oaea. tka player is fct. If two bahBia are a>raedy oat, aa pfayee raaafag b*B* at lb* , fifare the ball is Break caa coaut a raw if , tha strikes is pat oat. Wbea three aflh* 1 are pat sat, tba fleMevt t .k* tha < A Batch game eaaaoU af sine laaiag* to ewto rid., aad tba side aaarfag to* Boti ! MtwiB to* gaB*. If to* aaatorr •* fate shield ba eqaal, lb* pfay fa to ba , iieilia.l aaUl . Bajarity af faw* fa Bads hp^toMfi* apaw aa aqaM Mfatoas alj(

Crasby Art AuacUtlaa. j r axvawj-v to ufais roauc oowraocs a j vaa ururs'it. r ___ irreB tba Chlcaftf Post, AugwatBS.) , An at tempt has jast been and* to 1b- | pair pabiic confidence in tbe integrity «f r purpose of Mr. Crosby In hi* great Art i Association aotarpaia*. Soma irreapeo- > aibla iodividaal malleiouly aadoartainly witboat any grosnda, had telegraphed ta several eastern newspaper* that th* , people bare lost caufidtoc* in lha scheme being carried oat, or tba pritaa aver awarded. Now tba paopla in Chicago know that bo on* boa arer axpresaed tba slightest doubt of th* integrity of Mr. Crotby, or hi* ability lo carry ont to th* latter tha Advertised project of tbe Asaoeintion. The sal* af tickets has bceo within tba pest twa week., brisker than aver, nod never baa there baaa tha. lightest indication of tbair depreciating in vain*, in tba following enrd Mr. Crosby rebi. ability and determination to oat tbe plan of the Association. M r. N ickaraon guarantee, biajaadartaking, and tba commlttaa appointed ta ssperin tend tba awarding of premioas aadorsa 1 Tba paopla of Chicago raqaire no inch guarantees, bnt on tba contrary ' •' tba whale city would b* ready, if reqiired, to guarantee both lbs committee, i Mr. Niekerton and Mr. Crosby bimaalf, 1 wbo originated, nad wh* i. eueceaafally < enrrying/tottb* Art Association scheme." I IbAsMiwSm cyrra Hssue Jr<4*. I slretdr been so (rest ee to eneble me to etste I •hst tke dlstrtbutloo or premiums keretolorv , moarj refunded. ' U. H. CROSBY, Actuary, A. A. Having the utmost confidence In tka abUltj of Crosby to carry out his eotcipHse, I hereby I H>. Aug. 11, , Tbe ■ndertignadmaBbarv of the Cam- i mitt** appointed to superintend the i ■warding of premiema to mambare of tba | Opera Hose* Aaaociatioo, take , pleaaare in staling that we bnv* fall eon- ( io the integrity of Mr. Croeby. t nod in tha responsibility of Stmutl N. Niekareon, Esq., hlv guarantor, and aaeuro tbe pobli; that wtheTlevetoa sb v* propoeel will be enrriad out iu good faith. ( JAR H. BOWER, Brest Third Nstloosl lank. C. FAkGO, Supcrtnd" American Ksprots Co. ' A.T. HAIA, Treasurer C. AAQ.R.R. I I. C. DO Br, President Board of Tradr. ■ E. ELLIS, Prestdsnt Saeond Nstloosl Bask. CLINTON BBIOGS, Ewlng, Brines A Co. 0. MALL, Hall, Kim bard A Co. A. HOFFMAN, Ea-Lteut. Governor. C (From N. T. Sunday Times.) I It is very rarely that we foal iocliaad to call tba attention &T sur readers to any ( of lbs "gift" arrangement! witb wbieb ( our pupal* bare lately bean flooded ; bat tbia aehame of what w* may cell the ' Art Unioa, is to largely and gaoarooaly conceived, at well as so bandsotoly and unequivocally indorsed by all ' tb* leading citizans of Chicago, that wa * unhesitatingly give it our cordial np- ' pro vol. Tba cost of tba Opera House " was $600,000, aad tb* individuals whs are ' disposed to porebnas aacb a property, at soeh a price, are rare, avan wbao lu ao- ' companying stores, offices and studios reot far $30,000. What in ibis eaaa was ba doa* T Mr. Ctasby, or tbos* wbo ' are associated witb bim are eagacioas l msB. They originated this " art aaso- 1 ciatioa ; ao broadly aod liberally arranged it can acarcely fail of lasuriog itself a poe- I aitiru soccers, lo tba first pi ee," ibey i offer to every aabacribar.oot alone a share ' in tba Opera Hoase, witb tb* chaoce ol 1 baeoming iu sola propriater, bat a pos i sibllily of obtaining also otbar vary valasbla premiaa*. Tbaaa consist ot i Biaratedt's gr at palming, " Tb* Yo Semite Valley Cropsay's •• Amarieau Aatoma Seknsiela's aational work, "Irving aad hit Friend*;" as wall as 1 works by all tha leadiag artlsu or tbv country. The first *«Tea are ia aetaal ' value $43,000. Tbat tbu is a positively genuine offer oo doobt eaa exist, as tbe , arlisu give It tbair aabseitatiag aod cordial approval. Under nay circumstance this oagbt to gaaraala* iu parity af iatantion ; bat wkro inch a series af prsmi- i oaot eltiaaoa of lha Wotrn M*tropoii> i permit Mr. Croaby to aa* Uslr aama* in , his advert ia*B*att as a proof or hit gooc aacb a guarantee fa immeasurably strengthened. At tb* aama time w* may sail lb* eltestioa of tb* tialdly apacala- , Uv* U tb* fact Ull every parobaaar af a t abas* reaaivae aa aagraviag of at least ' doable tba valoa of to* Boa*y which b> ' ba* paid. Tb* wkofa *ck*B* it *e B*gaiia IU amagaareate that wa shall indeed b* sarpnsed should Mr. Crosby , am spewdily re* lias tba wbal* af tke aa*um required by kia. U. H. CROBBY, Actuary, No. (36 , Broadway, or No. 18 Opera Hawse, Chicago. For farther part icafan aaad at aae* bs catalogs* to Naw Task Office. — A Texas adits r baa baaa preaaate* with aa aafaa a fool aad a lair la circaaThar* wa* a great cry raised vac to* nutter fa Uat effi** — Whaaiaaaalllbaateapatr Whoa year leash' It. — What toiap iecreass aurw than ywa , aoatiaot to*a T Dahta. | Tba want kfad af off la hast aaytofaff , j ted* test I— Ml

I - It baa baaa aa4red «hao snm $M»daae it aevrgat ap agalat Of osotov ft- ' doaa la daw Ub*. -Mrs. Jaaklaa aaBplafaad fa fail . avealsg tbat tto tnrkuy ab* had MfaB ol - f Thanksgiving diaaar did aot art wafl.t "Probably," arid Jaekia*. "it aaa a*ta baa-turkay." Ha got a gtau tf ague fa a ; kia he*. , - A lady at tba Laalavfll* nad Nnsh. i rill* depot ton other day, startled avacjr. body by crying oat, "Pro get to* cb*4- . ■ eta!" A fin* bey ao*e aada bin adtfal,. , , into lb* world nod it proved sSfftsfa - , new kind of ekatara lafanUa. An •rt"1 ferited a >wiltete» I* critic iu a portrait of a Mr. $B$k. wh* ™ voumwhut addicted to dvfak. Fatting hit bind toward* U, lha astfat arclria*d, " Don't to art ». ft fa wot faf," "Than," arid ha, " it ensnot h* Bfc* By friend Smith." — Every loaf of brand that is antes fa lb* fruit of aomabedy'a lobar; aad if everybody in good barilh worked no dilllgsmiy oa tkay could, tb*ra would -baaa sbundauc* for nil lb* world. Bat Ban tbu half of tb* paopl* liro a* what lha other half aim. — A clerk in a Naw Yartt aiireaailli satnbiiabBaot relate* ■ colloquy tfm which ■ sprightly youth ia lha sibs stare out second but. A poor bay adfito rioog with kia mnabina, ioquiring. "Aay knives or scissors to griadr* "Doa't tbiak wa have," replied tb* jronag gsa- ' llamas facetiously; "eao you sharps* win?" "Yea; if yoa'ro gat aay," waa th* prompt res pons*. — Archbishop W hately oae* puxalad a number of clavtr tntn iu wboa* company ha was, by asking tbam this qasatls* t "How is it tbm whit* sbsvp rot more tbnn block I" Soma war* not aware af tbe curious fact, otbar* ut to week and triad to glva Inroad aad loag reasesa , all war* anxious ta kaow to* laal.. cause. Aftar keeping thaa ia aaapaaao fur same time, ka arid : "Tbe reaaaa fa because there era mora of tbam." — A spinster want to a wail kaaw*- ' lawjtr and aacagad kia to aaaage a salt for b*r, ip which sb* eiriaad a legacy a* whlsh bar right waa dispated. Tbe sofa was lost sad tb* paor arid** arid to W lawyer : "How caa I a ear repay yag fat" all tba time aod troabl* yoa ban takaa uo ay account f 1 have sotkfag bat ay hrarttogiva you." "My dark tahtetoa fe^-go to him." anc wared th* laBpar — A Yaaka* bacamiag laeoaaadat to* boaaifulnaes of ao Engliskaaa ia th* traia of Sir M ortoa Pate, at ta th* wtftriority af Brilisb inventions, islalasd. ■ Pshaw 1 They are af ao aeeoaat. Why a boose-painter ia my neighborhood grained a door so exactly ia immlftfaa of oak, tbat last year it pat forth loam and grew ao axealiaot crop Of aauiaa ; aad anolhar fallow ap ia laws ha* jast taught ducks to cwim ia hat water, aad witb such success Uat tbay lay hailed Th* Englishman from Urn USH forth exhibited a modaat nod subdued air, — "Yoa bat* do ckUdroa modem T" vaid tba partiealar propriater af a oartal* before letting a lady tba beet oparv menu. "Tbay or* ia tba cemetery,'" was tha gloomy reply. A tear of sy a pat by waa attempted on tb* part of tb* landlord, tb* sgrasmvnt waa signed, aad tba aaat day tb* lady arrived with a eoupl* at yauafi"I tbougbl yoar children wure ia to* cemetery," arid to* lead lard. "8* tbay ware ysr-lerday, air," was th* s*p|y, "placing ■ fan Savers an tbe grate af our former landlord, who was asrvoaj, aad tell tb* tralh, aa irritable, tbat " "I andvrstsod," arid the aaragsd owner, "yoor children killed hint." — Deacon A—, una one of th* boat or man, bat by oatore rather Irascible. X cow waa so aicwrtisgly disorderly, a* tb* Deacon waa attempting ta milk kat aaa morning, that tb* rid Adas gwt the hatter of hi»r«ad be rented bU excited faal. tugs ia sf volley af vxvcretlaaa vary aadsaeoaub in tbair oharweter. At tola inomeuMha goad daaeoa'a psnw up. peered onTba acvas, nad naiaaiil fa* presence by aaybg, "Why daaesal aaa it baT Are yna swaarfagT" "Wail proves," replied tha daaaaa, "I dida't thfab of aay aaa baiag aaar by hat toa Math aff tba matter Is. I ahaM astir ■faaf salfalia ae leaf as I kaap this saw." — ' — A maa lately wsat ta tha paatedto* aadpalU g bis aaaa afaaa to tha fisffil ss| has. ariad • Loader r' T r slwk fadahlro to* maa to b* daaf, aad toot h* wro sm S Mating to ipawkteadar.ro tort haasaM bear, naked kia ia a faad Maa tha aa m ot tha party far whs* ha smhdh* WSMg. "Loader 1" ariad to* aaa. "Whrt —r yaited to* abeh. "Laadror again bawted tb* Ma, wh* royyartC toff atevk to hadaat TbaahahMak a famg , breath, aad with all Ma might again hattewad *at fa to* aaa* faro famsafaa qsaattea. "What aaa* f TMetrosfafaa fa ro faad a tea* that to* **$a aroroad to irtan »*■ ths ta aff UMh. -; Tha ■** atrotod hrok fa riar^toartfag $$ tog aary toy afMffahp "I— ifafafa t ml I toliyaa Irtgfavl ay Mafayy, dMytoffir