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Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-12-04
v A R ] E " Y .
Dependencies.

A SOUTHERN journal gives on amusing
instance Of the Dependencies of Society
in the following domestic dialogue
The father is reading the newspaper,
and mutters -
"No rise in the rivers--never going to
rise, believe, wife,"
Little Daughler-"I wish the waters
would rise."
Fs,her-"Why, what have you to do
with The rivers rising -
Little Daush,er--"A great deul. father,
for then the boats would run."
Father-"And what have YOU to do
with the boats running my child, eh p
Little aush,er-''They would bring
tho cotton down, fathef."
Father-(looking over his spectacles)
-"And what have you to do darling,
with Gotten bales T.
Little Danghter-"Why, il the cotton
was down you would be able TO sell it,
you know, dear father" smilingly.
Fa;her--"And What then p
Little Daugh,er-"You would have
plenty Of money"
Falher-"Well :"
Little Daush,er--laying her little hand
on his shoulde and looking up into his
face e)-"Then you could pay mother that
twenty dollar gold piece you borrowed
Of her, you know, father"
Father--"And what then, child 7"
Little Daughter--"Then mothef could
pay Aunt Saroh the tea dollars she owes
her,"
Fa,her--"Ah indeed And what
then p ...s
Little Daughter--"Aunt Sarah would
then pay sister Jane the dollar she promis.
ell 10 give her on New Years but didn'l
because she didn't have any cotton
any money, mean, father" t'a
Father--"Well, and what else ~
He lays down the newspaper and look.
at her cautiously with a half smiley
Little Dapghter-"Sister Jane would
pay brother John his fifty cents back
and he said when he got it he would
give me the half dime he owes me, and
two dimes to buy marbles--and this is
what | want the river 10 rise for and the
big boats 10 run And owe nurse the
other dime and must pay my debts"
"Pa" looks al MA" "There it il,
said he; 1--WE are all, big and little, like
a low OF bricks; touch one, and away
we all 60. even down 10 out little Carrie
here. She has, as child, as great an
interest in the rise Of the river as have
We are all, old and young, waiting (ol
money to buy marbles with"
A good lesson for debtor and creditor
too and we'll told. e,-
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acknowledgement, they are sofc.
Not merely among the poor and so.
called uneducated is there must evil in.
Cured through ignorance. II could sasiIy
be shown that the classes which con.
slider themselves ss educated have the
whole texture Of their fife spotted with
troubles and distresses in 'conseq CO
Of precisely this--,ha, they have no dis.
,inct idea Of what this world IL, and
their situation in it. Some know that
there Is physical mechanism OF the
universe. which goes on under fixed
laws Of divine appointment, but are not
aware that there is o moral mec 10 nsm
likewise Of precisely similar character,
so that every movement Of their nature,
every social process and transaction,
has'its own definite and inevitable con.
sequence for the good or evil of all con.
cerned. Men, in general, wander through
life as they would ramble through for
est in an uncxplored country, taking
their chance Of what they may fall up.
on, or what may befall them. Were
they we'll informed on the subject, they
would know that at every step they take
they form relations to circumsta noes
ell Of which relations are capable oil
being ascer,nlned, and which, according
as we understand end act by them, may
serve 10 make our course happy or other.
wise.
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CoNvERsArIox.--Among all the "ac.
complishments," which our young ladies
are expected 10 acquire, it is TO be regrett.
ed that the art Of conversation is no,
included. No grace Of person or man.
ners can compensate for the lack Of this.
In youth, the conversation Of our wo.
men is too apt to be triAins and iosiPid.
and in middle.sse is too often confned
10 complaints Of health and The scandal
Of the day. Lively conversation upon
instruciing and elevating topics, is but
little Practiced, bu. whenever il is found
it gives charm 10 the society Of females
which nothing else can. II triumphs
over deformi.y and old age, and makes
ugliness itself agreeable. Cuuan, spesk.
ing Of Madame do Stael, who was BY no
means handsome, but a splsnded con.
versa,ionslist, said that. she had "the
power Of talking hersel into a beauty"
Ladies should think Of this. Beauty
lies in other things than due features o.
cosmetics. 54 r4' |f-
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WHAT PRIDE Cosrs.-An Illinois
farmer writing to Chicago paper shout
The expenses OF q settler, ssys:" "His liz.
ing will vary according to The siss Of
bis fsmily. and their propensity to Syss.
Jy pride, scAich is alsOays an ezps1sirs
Article in a new country" The good
fsrmcr nigh. have added thst pride vas
an expensive article anywhere. Ger.
tainly, II 1t is 90 costly on affair on Z
prairie farmer, II is none the less costly
in our great Atlantic cities. which srs
full Of the ruin caused b. pride. Thou.
sands are annuslly beggsred, and tens
Of thousands s,raishtened ia circumstsn.
ces by this Same pride. 'fte
1t is pride that mskes III. "a ,her dfess
his daughters beyond his means. It is
pride that induces tho mother TO do The
kitchen work, that Mary Ann may si, In
The parlor and practice music. Il 10
pride thst leads fsmilies 10 live in 6uer
houses than they can s6ord, 10 give
snowy parties, to waste the surplus Of
their income ia . summer excursion ] Il
is pride that has French mirrors, Frsach
laces, French Chine, French ikniek.
nackeries Of every sort. Il 10 pride, IN
short, that is at The root Of half the ex.
ravagance Of the age. Truly did ths
wise man say. "Pride goe.h before de.
struction." Embarrassment and min
are vhat pride costs. I'll.
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D@ In the case which recently csms
off at GreencastIe, Ind, against A. B.
Carlton, q Nh. Springfield opened tho
argument in behalf Of the prosecution.
as follows u
[Hauls of his coatl 1
don't expect to deny you very long !; /
may get through before dinner; l don't
know /; | may not. | am literally feed
in this case. | don't know whether the
man who fees is know nothing. gentle:
man. ,7a,- e.,, 4.'.,,.r, %
*The know no,hings are
scattered all the way from the granite
hills Of Massachusetts, TO the Straits Of
Msgellan-you will 6ud 'sm ev'ywhar
as sho' as you're bawn. Lsugbtsr.l
Gentleman, l may have . rough Wsy Of
speskin'. for was rsised in Ksintucky
among niggers. copy after no man,
| have my own way Of speskin II have
never been 10 College--your College
learning is no account. ! sni rough aud
speak right ahead-so was Henry Clay
and Patrick Henry. Z, -.s1s-. sa.a
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LITTLE TRlALs.--Jt is the little trials
Of life which irrtate the temper, and des.
troy the equsnimity Of tine mind /; jus, as
the continual falling Of water drops, one
by one, wears away the solid rocks
Pride.--sense OF wrong,-consci iousness
Of the sympathy and pity Of others, may
assist US to meet great trials and strength.
Ell US to endure severe suffer- ngs but the
grace Of God alone is sufficient for US, in
tie numberless petty annoyances which
continually beset US in the path Of daily
life. Without it, wo ire indeed weak 10
endure suffering powerless to resist temp.
tadon. The daily life Of the Christian
may. throng wutchluIness and prayer, be
silent admonition 10 the nc converted,
an incontroyertible proof to the unbe.
lieying Of the reality Of his faith.
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SINGULAR AND AxusIso DusL.-An
English man end Prussisn went out
TO fight duel at Baden. The English.
man was SO lucky as to win the 6rsl 6re,
and so unlucky as 10 miss bis adversary.
The latter had only to shoot st bis man
at ease. and prepared to take his aimlac.
cordingly, when the Englishman cried
out-"Stop, stop-rll buy your shot.S
The 6rst Impression made was that Of the
novelty Of the proposal the second.
,hst it contained the preliminsriss Of =
mutually profitable Transaction. Tho
conditions Of the arrangement were &c.
cordingly entered upcn and the two
leading elements were, that the Englishs
man was rich and tho Prussisn d good
shot. The redemption was valued q
FL 900, and the parties returned 70 the
city, alike satisfied with their barsain.
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Change.

CHANCE is the disguise that time puts
on. lest we grow weary Of him. Even
while We are complaining Of change he
is preparing some now surprise for US
and If VIC did but know il, Of many q
man would il be said as Of one Of old,
che wen. out and hanged himself" were
it not that time tuins life into mas.
querade.. 8
Sometimes he is youth with gurl'
and Of flowers sometimes matron in
cloth Of gold sometimes warrior, in
the midst Of fields hs has won some
times bis footsteps are like the chime oI
bells, sometimes his tones are very like
Ia knell. r ~
We picture Time, a poor old man,
wings depending from hi, shoulders, q
scythe in his hand, and frost in his bosom
And when we think Of him, drifting
snows, and tolling bells, and wi.hered
leaves, and .>..
"-the bearded grain.
With the flowers that grow between"
he has reaped and bound together, many
a time and oit-all form part Of The pic
ture. ..
But Time never sat for his portrait
ami this is not like him. Time is no.
old-he is as young as the last hope
he is not cruel, when he MOSES over The
inscription that would ever remind Us o.
the loved and lost. a 'escs
Time has new wardrobe for each
year. Refer to the old letters you have
written, If you would see what wonder
GUS changes heart AMI life ale ever put.
ting on. But they come so gently and
SO gradually we scarcely perceive them
What transition more wonderful than
when the boy Of sunny brow and sunny
locks, bounds into stern, .treading
manhood, or when the girl, all feeling
all hope. all song, becomes the thought
lul woman, or the watchlul, loving, wai,
ing matron. s..
Change is the beautiful livery o
Time, and there are but two things be
meath the stars that never wear it-,ru'
friends and true hearts.
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THE TAM1IY CIR GLE.
The Evils Of Life...How Far Avoida.
BILE. -

Mosr persons regard the evils ofliie
as fixed quantity. To resist or less.
en- them seems hopeless. They fly to the
virtue Of resignation as next TO cure.
Let US not undeIvalue or .sneer at resig.
nation; often, indeed, not TO be very ca.
silly distinguished from fatalism, but
more frequently beautiful and ami able
ina woId, religious sentiment. Let
us, however combat the idea, that evils
are either fixed in amount or necessary.
In reality. in the progress Of society and
Of individual enlightenment. they are
continually narrowed within less and
less space. Vigilance, knowledge, pru.
dence, are so many enemies constantly
busted in cutting them OF. or preventing
their exis sence. . ..F'.. 2
Let US take into consideration one
evil Of very painful kind. We see q
worthy couple doing their best 10 rear a
young family to maturity. They rejoice
in the smiles ofchildren. and their house
is full of.young life snd its hopes. But
one after another Of the young people,
as they reach acertain age. manifest a
tendency to decline. Itis found that a
phthisic al disease. with which the moth.
er is paftially affected, and which is
knows to have made great ravsges in
her family. is now beginning TO show it.
self in lha constitutions Of These once
hopeful children. The eldest born sinks
and receives his share Of bewailment.-
Another, ii possible more loved and
more grieysd lor, follows. In short, one
after another, this family fades away,
leaving the parents al last utterly desc.
late.s Nothingtscs be more affecting
than this-nothing can make q, greater
demand upon the sympathy Of friendly
neighbors. We feel bound 10 Offer eve.
ry suggestion Of religious consolatio 10
the hapless pair. Il seems cruel to hint
in the (ainsesi manner, that they have in
any degree been the cause, OF drawing
such q heatt. break upon themselves; and
yet, when W. take an extended view OF
the cAsN, We can be at, no loss to bee
that, with jndicious forethought, the ca !.
lamity might have been pfevented.---
There being hereditary predisposiiien TO
disease in TIE mo.hsr,s family, it was
wrong for Vet t6Put AstsSlfIn'a condi.
tion u extend Ihs xivtl 'inio ano,het geJi
eration--wr0ng both with regard 10 her
owl future hsppinssa, ,and thai of .,he
pesepnI I,RrpposifE to be- hSr 'husbayid z !.
A-kind af duty not yet much reflected
ppssAsrs brenshts bsfqrss souS fteniop,
.ss,a .tsi. saiRa = SFSV}aAtt
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1aor Rus,rys. - Carc .ao.-A cor

1RoN BUSINESS AT Csrc Aeo.-A com.
pany has been formed, with a capital Of
$500, 900 at Chicago, under the name OF
the Lake Superior Mining and Manu-.
featuring Company, for the purpose Of
working Iron Mines, recently secured in
behalf Of the company, on the shore Of
Lake superior. The ore of these mines
is said to be perfectly exhaustless for
half dozen generations, and the qualify
Of it is SO good that it has been hammer.
ed out into wrought iron without melt.
Ing. h ,.,...i.g,.S.,s. p,
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BoTsEReD.--An Isish Iabesss, snpIeys
cd upon the fsrm Of ssnslsmsn l6 thiS
county. whose soliciluds Or DE lnlssesj
Of his employer is Of uanistsksatlS
chsrsctsr, was rsesntly drown sainso
srest nibulstiou. In The spsing, ~
Shakers ~ Csnlsrbuy gsvs 70 M. Ne
quantity Of broom corn seed, end Il wsj
put into the sround st the proper litha
.-,hs Isishmsn assisting IL ihs psosess.
He had seen naihfng iiks i before IA
his experienee % On Americas sgsiepI.
turalist, and preserved in6sSibis aIeacs
during the time Il wss being committed
10 the earth. All sumner. TOO, lhs blade.
and then the ascending stock were Close.
ly watched. About The time when lha
fruit should bs Ia, the eousss ef sdsvssep
ment. the lrishman giving the Geld .
careful survey from time 10 time, took
the owner Of the farm aside, styinS -
esquire, l thought thin Brosd .6iinS
would chate ye, whom they gave 70 thst
sade corn last spring. l have been
watching II . long time, and By St.
Psrick, / can't find an sir. nor ssign of
an cir, nor even . place for an sir q
corn to grow."--[ Concord Statssman.
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PWETRY.

UrThe following beautiful verses were writ
len by Montgomery when imprisoned in the
castle of York. They were occasioned by the
death OF one of bis fellow prisoners, Joseph
Browne, o Quaker, who, with seven others oil
his religious community, had suffered the loss
Of uIl his worldly goods Ior conscience sake:
esprit. leave thy house of clay;
Lingering dust, resign thy breath:
Spirit, cast thy chains away; na' 'a
- Dust, be thou dissolved in death 70 1.
Thus thy guardian angel spake, .,-
As he watch'd Thy dying bed;
As the bar ds Of lire he brake,
And the ransom d captive fed. ra'i
"'Prisoner, long detain'd below;
Prisoner, now with freedom blest;
Welcome firm world OF voc,
Welcome TO land Of Testv "F III
Thus thy guardian angel sang, i .
As he bore thy soul on high; .....
While with hallelujahs rang
All the region of the sky.
eye that mourn q fathers loss,
Ye that weep friend no more, ,f...
Call to mind the Christian cross
Which your Friend, your Father lore.
Grief, and penury, and pain.
Still attended on his way; ....
And oppression's scoirge and chain,
More unmerciful Il an they.
sYet while travelling in distress
t'Twas the eldest curse oi sin!
Through the worlds waste wilderness
lie had paradise within.
And along that vale Of tears
Which his humble footsteps trod,
Still shining path appears
Where the wanderer walk'd with Cod
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Tue Jews in this try are some.
what effected BY the state Of society here.
In some Of the synagogues an organ has
been added TO the attractions, and the
reading desk has been removed from tho
centrs TO the end Of the .edi6ce, occupy.
ing the space devoted TO the altar 10
Chris,isn temples. There issone feature
in the Hebrew synagogue that could we'll
be copied IN our churches ; We sliuds 10
the role "il,at no child under Eve years
ofsge shall DO admitted to thssrsligious
services" .Ri,eC z sB9 5Sg "
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4 .Tnr Crimes, 10 which SO much inter.
est is attached, il considerably larger
than the State Of Massachusetts,. Il con-
tsins geographical surface Of supw srds
Of aipe thousand squsis milse, 8. s.,,s
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A PEcuLIAK ErlrAPa.-A friend d.
sures US that the following epitsph nsy
be found 10 . village ia Doriesshirs.
England:
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MAN. says the ana ionist, changes en-,
tireIy, every seven years: sthsfefors,"
says Jones, S'r1y tailor should not ask
mo for the bill I contacted IN 1s4e. I
am not the same person; hence owe
4; nshfnIN Se- ef ~Tt s'fsifiS.n53
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si,i s1;lliiae !. 2siiosfs = . III ss.l Is ) .
,ses.sg SsJi nSK saags ek. 10
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I ~ Foa eyasys good aes ~ pasleEnal
be il only. il We can Do 10 meses s}hes
the giving Of s,eup " cold wstsf i6'l -
nome Of : disciPIs.ws shsli ssiGASss
ward. ss III ssa Il 'ass IN
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sssss lsfsg ;ssq a4ll .ssisal, ssssass, hi
sea.
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The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-18
NOTICE

hereby given, that the firm of Rice, HOllinshead d
i Becker is this day dissolved by mutual consent Mr..
Edmund Rice retiring from the same and also from the
practice OF his profession. The business Of said firm
will be settled by the remaining partnes, who contin-
ue the practice OF law under the name and style of
Hollinshead 4 Becker EDMUND RICE,
WIN. HOLLlNSHEAD,
May 81, ls55-june2tfd GEORGE l.. BECKER.
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GROCERIES and PROVISIONS

AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
w. II. McGRORTY, 80
Corner of Fourth and Roberts strees-next door Ro
ger Hotel, has just returned from below with an i'm
mense stock of
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS,
WINES AND LIQUORS, Foreign and Domestic;
PORK, HAM AND SHOULDERS,
1889 .-t DRIED BEEF,
rs. - BUTTER & CHEESE,
DRIED AND PRESERVED FRUITS,
TEAS of various grades, all of best quality
BRANDIES, varying in prices from 81 IL per gallon
WINES, from 81 to 915 per gallon,
WHISKY-Irish, Scotch Bourbon and American va
rying in price from As cts to $3.50 per gallon.
AND EVERYTHING ELSE
that can be desired, always hand and for sale at
cheaper than elsewhere be found in Minues
ota. Call and see McGRORTY, and you may RELY up.
being honestly and reasonably dealt with may2tf
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SCOTS s. Stattotlerp.
DAHL IN THE FIELD ONCE MORE

Books, Stationery, Pepper Hamgamgs,
ENGRAVINGS, AND FANCY GOODS /.
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Drttgs s. @eptefues.
TO CASH CUSTOMERR. a.. 81. ~
Save your Dimes and aDimtntsh ayonr
30 Expenses. sAE.. fr,1- =

'' ~ tsl
SELLING OFF AT COST s,xt
hurst RATE Delicious Butter Pb
II. Superior Lard 1917 cents T tb. 'H fa
Mackeral, White Fish, and Picked Herring; I
Lard Oil, one dollar gallon;
Linseed Oil, Glass and Putty;
Excellent Mess Pork; -
White Beans and Peas; tft
Rio Coffee, tb for dollar! :!
Pressed, Mould Candies Ice q ID.
Star Candles and Burning Fluid;
win many other necessary and useful articles needed
by families at the Cheap Cash Grocery Store attached
to the .....
MuLrUM IN PAnvo Duo STORE.
On 9Th, between Jackson and Roberts streets,
". II. JARVIS.
"OLFE'S SCHIEDAM, SCIINAPPS;
w Ayres Cherry Pectoral
Jayne's Expectoranl;
And all the Patent Medicines in use;
W. II. JARVIS.
..CHEAP SWEEI'ENlNG.'
~ Q. SUGAR at retail at very low rates.
I've Clarified, Crushed and Powdered Sugars.
sugar House Syrup M"asses, 60 z gallon,
Drug and Grocery Store.
GARDENING AND GARDEN SEEDS.
~ ARDEN SEEDS, true to their marks perfect in their
" production and po- seSsing Vitality, not only of
the highest Importance to the cutvator, but the dealer
is also interested in having those of the first quality
ON this his reputation and success depend Yet the deal
and the seed grower often blamed when not in
fault Tor good seeds will often FAIL from uniavorabe err
cumSanees. They may fail from the ground being too
cold and wet from its being too hot and dry. Lying
in dry soil exposed scorching sun their vitality is
soon destroyed Many hard seeds, carrot, parsnep
etc. should have the soil rolled pressed upon them
otherwise they are liable to fail.
Sometimes the tender plants start we'll, and, in tn
course of one or two days and before the gets
view of them they all eaten by insects and the seeds
man is blamed. Again. insects devour them before they
come ont of the ground. Seeds be buried deep
to vegetate; and shallow planting dry SOIL in hot
weather, is very liable to failure Powerful manures
such hen pigeon dung, guan0. chemical manures
and those under powerful tcmentton destroy seed
with which they in contact. Seeds often fail from
poverty in the soil When there many of
failure it is not remarka BILE that failures occasionally
take place; and the cuvator should investigate these
subjects thoroughly, and blame the seeds with.
out reflection and candor.
In the selection of my seeds great taken to ha
only those which be relied upon and raised by eXpe
rienced grOwers and those kinds which cannot be raised
in this country without much difficulty and uncertainty,
imported from the most reliable sources in Europe.
For sale at the :. Multum in Parvo.'
W. ii. JARVIS; Druggist.