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Squatter sovereign., 1855-02-20
Az EMUSING UIsTAKE.

We have recently passed by another of
the periods set by the Milerite5 for the end
Of the world. Just before the time, wo-
man in this neighborhood, who had made
al lthe arrangements for her ascension, was
making a series of farewell calls upon her
neighbors. In one house there was an
old lady who was too deaf to get the whole
Drift of the conversation, and did not under
stand exactly what journey her friend was
about 10 take. So when the woman ON
leaving, gave the parting salutation, sf wing,
Il am going up goodbye the old
lady asks, "But will you not be down
IT thanksgiving?''
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sIADY,s BOOK, ron rs

III So. Twenty Fifth year of Publication
by the same Publisher. The only Ladyss Book
acknowledged by the Ladies of this country as
worthy of its name.
Principal points of attraction for 1855-Tt
containing 100 pages of reading matter in eve
ry months number-not beginning with large
number of pages in January, and decreasing
throughout the year.
every number. Godey's reliable Steel FASH
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1y., as
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Three Dollars year-for Cooking, the Toilet,
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Diagrams and Plans, with full directions for
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Embroiderie and Broderie Anglaise Patterns
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The Nursery-This Department is invalua-
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Model Cottages-great attention paid to this
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A Treatise on the Hair-A most excellent ar
tcle for the preservation and identifying of this
most valuable ornament to both sexes.
Remember that the Lady's Book has ALWAYS
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year, not publishing them in January and Feb
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GLEASON,S PICTORIAL.
For the year 1855.

nj M. BALLOU, who has edited the epic
Ifl .torial'' from the commencement, having
bought out the late proprietor; Mr.. +. GLEA-
SON, will conduct this popular and widely, cir
culated paper on his own account. Thenew
volumn win be radically improved in every re-
spect, and will be published on finer paper than
ever before, which quality will be continued
henceforth without change. Many new and
popular features will at once be introduced, and
the literary department will present an array
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engaged upon the paper, and altogether the pub
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Arrangements have been made for represent
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buildings and localities throughout the United
States, as well as giving Gkenesses of the most
prominent characters, male and female, of art
lists and men of genius, such as have by their
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fortune end name. In addition to these, va
rious notable European scenes and occurrences
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1t will contain 900 pages of double column
original reading matter; from twenty-five to
thirty superb Steel Plates, and over 800 Wood
Engravings.
Its Literary Character Unrivalled-No other
Periodical publishes such Thrilling Tales or
such Capital Stories of Real. Life. Mrs. Ann
S. Stephens, the celebrated author Of ssFashion
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written expressly for the Magazine. She is
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THE PRINTERS LOVE.

We love to see the blooming rose,
In all its beauty drest,
We love to hear our friends disclose
The emotions of the breast
We love to see the ship arrive
Well laden to our shore;
We love to see our neighbors thrive,
And love to bless the poor.
We love to ser domestic life,
With uninterrupted joys;
We love to see happy wife,
With lots of girls and boys.
We love all these-yet far above
All that we ever said,
We love what every printer loves,
To have subscriptions paid-in advance.
Any delinquent subscriber who can resist an
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heart OF brick-hat and the soul of grind
stone. Lest there be any such, however, total
ly Indifferent to the printers love, we add the
verses OF nlaediction
And may the wicked who refuse
To pay the printers bill,
Be forced TO travel without shoes,
Right up hinty hill
And never may they tarn about,
Or sit down rail,
Until the money they shell out
And send it on By mail, to the propri-
ctors OF the E.Squatter Sovareign.;'
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SERIES FOR 1855.
THE HOME OUEsNAL.
MoRRIs AND WILLIS, EDITORS.


rTNHE first humber of the new series viii be
i issued on The first of January next. New
subscribers can be supplied from that date; but
Immediate application viii be necessary for
such dcsirb to begin with the beginning. A
home is hardly coInplete, we think we may
safely venture to say, without the HOME jour
NAL, which. besides being chronicle OF the
times, abounds in intelligence designed to enli-
an American Home. It's editors Geo. P.
Morris and n. p. Wiiis) devote stheir entire
time, skill and experience, to the task of Civ
ing. each week, everything worth knowing
They particularly keep an eye on all the whims
and novelties OF the day. The utmost pains
taken to present the facts and outlines of all
news. In thA literary department, we aim at
sketches and readable criticism, and in our con-
densations of the productions OF the vast news
paper world Of Europe, we endeavor to avoid
the tiresome and the local, and transfer to
columns the pick of English information and
brilliaGcy, while we endeavor to select with
true sense OF pure morals, true wit, and genu-
inc humour. In addition to the above, we have
made new arrangements for feature that is al
ways attractive in family journal. From sew
erat different sources we are TO be supplied
with THE NEWS AND GOSSIP OF NEw-YoRK So
GETTY. In metropolis like ours, centre the
more sparkling elements of the life Of our
country ut large, and collision and attrition
bring out much would else be dormant. Afioat
in society gossip, is small world, of which
the ordinary newspapers make no report, aud
of this we think we can promise amusing pho
tographs. In announcing also, A NEW SERIES
or ARTICLES BY Mr.. WILLIS, in addition to
his usual editorial labours. we claim the privi-
lege OF leaving them to designate their own
style and title as they appear. They are to be
QUITE DIFFERENT FROM ANYTHING WHICH
Has EVER BEEN PUBLISHED IN THIS JOURNAL
FROM HIS PEN, and we are very sure they will
be no less attractive, to say the least. The
graphic and highiv-fnished sketches. by sThe
Lady Of Shalott,'' '''Timothy Quaint'' and 9TH
ers, will be continued. We have also new cor
respondents in London and Paris, who viii
send us much that could never reach US through
foreign journals.
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Phonographv.

s.Had Photography been known forty years
ago, it wouid have saved me twenty years of
hard lsbor." IThos. Fl. Benton.
s'Sone of our students, not twenty years of
age, are making more money from Photography
than the Principal of the High school, after
having given himself for more than 20 years
to the profession. John S. Hart, Principal of
High School, Philadelphia.
The undersigned will teach this beautiful and
very useful branch of science through the mail
He will give FULL instructions, SO as to ena-
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r r o S P E C T Z S
OF THE
s:sQUATTER SOVEREIGN

{ THE political complexion Of our paper
viii be Democratic, but as our name lm-
ports, viii more especially be devoted 10
the advocacy of such measures, as will In
our opinion conduce to the best interests of
the 'Squatter." Fully recognizing the
truth of the great principle adopted in the
Kansas-N ebraska Bill, popularity denomi-
mated '.Sqpattcr Soyereignty" right
of the people TO legislate for themselves, in
all matters of local character, In which
their interests alone are involved. we shall
repel all attempts on the part of others to
interfere ln the domestic affairs of our
Territory whether those attempts be made
III Congress, or elsewhere.
On the great question to be decided, on
the formation of our State Constitution, we
declare In advance, that we are In favor OF
the institution of negro slavery, and our ef-
fort will be to introduce its recognition in
that instruln nent. We admit that good men
may differ with us ; hence In our discus
sion Of this question, we shall not resort to
invective Or denunciation; but will pre-
sent the question fully and fairly, relying
on the good sense of the s'Squatters for a
favorable Judgement.
We will Iendeavor to render our paper
not only interesting to the politician, but to
all-seel1iHg from all sources within our
reach, matters of interest to the Merchant,
the Farmer, the Mechanic. We will seek
TO promote morality and virture, and for
this purpose will ever reserve space for the
home circle.
The situation Of Atehison, being midway
between the mouths of the Kansas and
Nelnaha, ON the Missouri, and at point
so much further to the West, than any 9TH
er on the River, places us in the very heart
Of the Territory North of the Kansas Riv-
er; and makes ours the great starting point
for the efnig grant and others, to Utah, Ore
gon, California, and the Rocky Mountains,
and the Forts Kearney, Laramie and
Hall. While we will thus be able to give
our readers the earliest intelligence from
those distant pionts, we will also afford to
the Merchant and Mechanics of St. Louis
St. Joseph, Weston, and other places on
the Missouri, the most desirable medium
for their advertisements.
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IN ADVANCE.
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ROBERT S. KELLEY.
Atchisonl Kansas Ter, January, 1855.
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Squatter sovereign., 1855-02-20
LITTLE TOMMY.

Does not this simple story remind the
reader of some other little Tommy who
has sanctified trifle by the magic of his
touch and left it to be cherished as price
less thing? It is from the Charleston .NepS:
Whilst passing rapidly up King street, we
saw little boy sitting on curb stone.
He was apparently about 5 or 6 years old,
and his well colnbed hair, clean hands and
face, bright though well patched apron,
and whole appearance indicated that he
was the child Of loving, though INDECENT
mother. AS we looked at him closely, we
were struck with the heart-broken express
sion of his countenance, and the mark Of
recent tears on his cheek.
So, yielding to an impulse which always
leads us to sympathise with the joys Or sor-
rows OF the little ones, we stopped, and put
ing a hand upon his head, asked what was
the matter? He replied by holding up his
open hand, in which we beheid the frag-
ments Of broken tin toy-a figure Of q
COW.
ooh. is that all-welI, never mind it
Step into the nearest toy shop and buy an
other''-and we dropped fourpence into
his hand-''that will buy one, will it not?"
ooh, yes replied he, bursting into q
paroXysm of grief, "but this was little
Tommy's and he's dead!''
We gave him the last piece of silver we
possessed, but had it been gold, we doubt
if he would have noticed it more than he
did the silver. The wealth of the world
could not. have supplied the vacancy that the
breaking of that toy had left in his little
unsophistioated heart.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-02-20
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Squatter sovereign., 1855-02-20

s&g@The Wheeling Times says: "The
heavy rain of Thursday evening produced
rise of about two inches in the river
The rise in Wheeling creek was just sufi-
cielh to set afoat flock of ducks which
had been hard aground during the last
three weeks"
Squatter sovereign., 1855-02-20

GD%"Old Father Crimes was good
old man" This song, which has now be-
come classical, originated In the year 1914,
and was sung for the first time by the Eir-
ginia troops when they returned from Belle
plains, near Fredericksburg. 1t is a COM
position due to minstrel who went along
with the trooEs.
Squatter sovereign., 1855-02-20

r4s~ Tom, why did you not marry Miss
G-?"
''oh. she had a sort of hesitancy in her
speech, and SO left her."
"a hesitancy in her speech. I never
heard Of that before. Are You not mista-
ken?
.'No-not at all. for when asked her
if she would have me, she kinder besita-
ted to say yes, and she hesitatcd SO that
cut out for another girl"
Squatter sovereign., 1855-02-20

EI-It is common to speak Of those
whom firt has jiited, as her victilns.-
This is grave error. Her real victim is
the man whom she accepts. This reminds
us of simile we saw somewhere. "a
coquette is rose from whom every lover
pluclts Il leai.-the thorn rensains for hcr
future hl,sbaRd.'
Squatter sovereign., 1855-02-20
HARPER IS MONTHLY MAGA-

HARPER, MONTHLY NaAGA-
IL ZENE.-The October number of Har-
per's New Monthly Magazine contains the con-
cluson of Charles Dickens s'Bieak House,
This great work has been printed from advance
sheets purchased for the Magazine at cost of
two thousand dollars.
The Publishers have now the pleasure of an
nouncing that they intend to present their rea-
ders Thackeray's new Serial, to be entitled
'sThe Newcomes, Memoirs of most Respect
able Family,' edited by Arthur Pentennis,
Esq. Its publication will probably be COM
menced in the December number of the Maga-
zine, which will be the opening number of the
eighth volume. Those who wish to procure
this production of one of the most brilliant
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opportunity afforded by its appearance at the
commencement of new volume OF the Maga-
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The Magazine will continue to present those
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ample success. The series of articles illus
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appear in successive numbers; and nothing will
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Each number of the Magazine will contain
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Squatter sovereign., 1855-02-20

A coHegian undertook to enlighten
a substantial farmer on tie subject of ami
rnalcuiae. 70 illustrate, the student applied
was eating. There" said he, ''don't you
see them wiggle?'' well" said the old
gentleman, quietly placing the cheese in
his mouth, :'let thcn sciggLe-I can stand
it as long as they cam