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Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-10

On PCS. Hickory shifting, FOR sale low, at
CU GREENE, KINNEY & co.
sept p '5i.
EORTK dozen Men and Boys Hats, Of every
IL description, at
s,p 81. GREENE, KINNEY 4 CO.
Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-10

THlRTY dozen Men and Boys Caps, for
i sale cheap, at the Agency Store Of
sep 27. GREENE, KINNEY a co.
en- CASS Ebools and SHOES for SAFE cheap
w n35-tf NUCKOLLS & co
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03
TRY 1T ON.

The Knickerbocker tells an excellent
story o. Bmchard, the rivalist; not OF
him exactly, but of what happened al
the close Of one of his meetings. He was
in the habit OF addressing his coprgega-
ton in this manner:
81 am now going to pay, and 1 want
all that desire to be prayed for to send
up their names on piece of paper"
On the occasion which We refer to,
there was at once sent up to the desk
quite pile of little sips of paper, with
the name on whose behalf he was to
" wrestle," as he said, with the " Al
mighty"
A pause soon ensued, when he said i:
"Send 'em up! 1 can pray for FIVE
thousand just as easy as ] can for a dOz-
en. Send 'em up. If you haven't any
paper; set up and name the friend you
want prayed for''
Atihis stage of the proceedings, man
whom we shall call Oziel Bigg-a stal
wart man of six and halt feet in Lis
stockings, a notorious unbeliever and a
confirmed wag to boot-rose in the midst
Of the congregation, a mark for all. and
amid the winks and becks and smiles Of
the auditory. said
"Mr. Burchard. 1 want you to pray
for Jim Thomr rson.''
The reverend petitioner saw from the
excitement in the audience, that 0ziel wa.
hard case"
''What is your name, Sir, and who il
Mr.. Thompson %
Irs Jim Thompson he keeps a tav
ern down in Thomsonville, and L keep
public house little below him. He i
an internal scoundrel, and l want you
give him lift
" But" said Mr. Burchard, I" hav
you faith in the effiacy of prayer? D
You b-lieve in the power of petition %
That is neither here nor there" re
Sponded Oziel, - want you to try Il @
him
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03
ANOTHER "BABY."

They have got a new % baby elephant
uptown, the product of one Of the ele-
plants, we believe, belonging to Bar
nun 5 travel NJ menagerie. Being too
unwell TO go upon her usual summer
tour, it was left at home we believe, to
recupeIate for season. The rsult is
his addition to the elephantine domestic
circle.
These baby-elephants are very inter-
eslins objects. They ale perfectly form
ed ihIou shou,, and differ from their pa
ren on.y in size-bu that difference is
50 amazing that it becomes ludicrous /;
and wher you see the baby walking to
aud fro under lis mother, you cannot re-
si>t The impulse TO laugh at the oddly OF
the comparison. And lhen the bulky
mo.hers care Of her baby is SO human
like and alfeciionate Give the baby an
apple, for instance. The mother ele-
phant first takes her trunk, examines it
closely, and then returns it to her infant
% eat having apparently satisfied her
self Of is innocuou>ness. And 50 with
everything else. The watchful care. the
Jealous fondneSS, the a>siduous and un-
tiring attention of the parent monster, is
eminentIy worthy OF imitation by many a
being who makes profession of 4 much
greater share of intelligence.-N I.
.Suaday Times
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03
S9OGttD
THE DREAM.LAND.

OF all lands from those Of the North, bleak ana cold,
To the bright sunny South lands + silver anl gold
There's not one to vie in its beauty, I'm told
With our fairy dream-land.
Her flowers are the fairest; her hreezes are pure:
Her Joys are the rarest, the richest, and sure;
And if we would visit those realms, they say,
But let fancy loose, and we're ever away
In our fairy dream land
Italia has boosted. and Triies herself sill,
On the beauty of river, and valley and hill
But We visit 4 far rshter land At pur will
It's our fliry dream land.
Her rivers are bright Iigaid-silver. that EhirI
In banks that are gemed with the richest Of pearl;
AMI they murmur such music as never was heard
From aucht @ the breeze. and the stream, and ebird
OF our fairy dream-land.
The minstrel has tuned his sweet harp in The shade
OF the broad spreading PALM & his fingers have strayed
Der it's magical strings. ill felt, he played,
That we'd lost all command
OF our feelings and hearts; for its wonderful tone
Seemed to mingie our souls into one with his own;
But his harps sweetest note eer compai ed with the
strain,
That we've heard ith such rapture. again and again
In our fairy dream-land.
The s.Harp Of the Nurthi" how sweet was the thrill
That sent the thrice rsptured heart at its Will
Though forever unstrung its harmony still
Is surprisingly grand.
Though The minstrel who tuned it has gone his rest,
His name is still honored, his memory besi;
And notes are still sounding though of the EARTH
He borrowed them all from the place of their birth
The fairy dream-Iand.
How much that is real, is joyous and bright
Is not the ideal most fun of delight
And are we not happiest. ever in sight
or our fairy dream-land7
Zen love-light, they say, is oft fanciful too;
Which gives it a brighter. lovelier hue;
For who'll not acknowledge ii better than real,
The love that is found in the realms ideal
OF our fairy dream-land7
To Him, who, in giving feeling and mind,
The richness of fancF so Eeil has combined
With the matter of-faet that ever will find
On our every hand,
Let US look with deep gratitude. ever believing
That He's the kind giver OF ali we're receiving,
And let us remember from Him ne'er to stray,
Though Oft may wander in fancy away,
In our fairy dream-land.
0berlin. Sept. 7th. J. A
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03
AgRLGs Is AN ARrI3Ls OF FOoD.

With us The value Of the apple as an
ar icle of food is far unIerrlled Besides
containing large amount of sugar, mu-
cilase, and oher nutritious mater, ap
pies contain vegetables acids, ;romaic
qualities. dc, which act powerfully in
the capacity of refr Migrants, tonics and
anJisplics {; and when freely used at the
time ol m,llow ripeness, they prevent
debility. indigestion, and avert, without
doubt, many of the : ills which flesh is
heir to - The operators of Cornwall,
England, consider ripe apples nearly as
nourishing as bread, and far more 50 Than
potatoes. In he year 1801-which was
a year of much scarcity-apples, instead
of being converted into cider, were sold
10 the poor and the laborers asserted
that they could -" stand their work" on
baked apples without meat, whereas a
potatoe diet required meat or some other
substantial nutriment. The French anu
Germans use apples extensively, as do
the inhabitants of all European nations.
The laborers depend upon them as an
article of food, and frequently make a
dinner of sliced apples and bread. There
is no iruit cooked in as many different
ways. in our country, as apples; nor is
there any fruit whose value, as an article
of nutliment, is as great and so little ap-
preciated.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03
KILLING Al ELEPHANT.

On Saturday orning, when about FIVE
miles from Camden, the elephant belong
ed TO Bailey & Co.'S Circus Company
became vicious, and killed "A horse which
happened 10 be near him. Fearing that
lie might reach the other horses AMI the
cages containing the annals, the first care
Of the attendants was to destroy the
br dye, so as 10 cut off his approach to
them. Mr.. George West, Who. it seems,
wa, accustomed 10 the management and
disposition Of the elephant did not fear
him in the least, and Judging from his
actions that he was already subdued, de-
signed furnishing him, and thought it un
necessary to secure him for thai purpose;
but upon his approach the elephant struck
hum with his tusks, killing him instantly
and then shook HIM violently with his
trunk. This was witnessed by most Of
the members of the company, but they
were ol course unable to render the least
assistance. Mr.. Baiiy, one of the propri-
cto,s, KNOWN! that it would b. danger
Gus to keep an animal SO unrulv, and
fearing the consequence to either the
company or visitors OF the exhibition, de-
Jermined to destroy him. Tie DeKalb
Rifle Corps of Camden, commanded
by Capt. VIllepigue, with a number ol
citizens. came to the ground and opened
a brisk FIRE upon him, soon putting oui
his eyes. By evening it is supposed
some one hundred balls had been put in
to him. but with scarcely any affect be
yon1 binding him. On Monday morn
ing the fire was renewed, and shortly,
with a terrible roar, his life was extinct.
Over three hundred bullets had pene,ra
ted different parts of his body. His car
cass Is now lying in pond near the scene
of ;hc occurrence, into which he had re-
treated The animal was valued al abnu
$4,000 MIR. West, VINO thus met with
81 melanchoIly fate, WAS. We learn a na.
i've oi Geneva, II Y, and was highly
esteemed by bO.h proprie. OrS and mem
hers OF the company. IL " Is 6nIe
in Camden, with the general sympa hy
and regret of has aSsosiates. - uiamJ q
IS. Q J Times. Avq %.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

The following singular case of dea'h
BY ghtn NJ is reported n the Brantiord
&c. w Chronicle. The Nife % Mr..
John Gurrie, farmer, on the 18Th conces-
sion of West Gwillimbury, was on last
Thursday killed by lightning. She had
gone cut to milk in the field near the
house her daughter and servant man
were gong with her, the latter TO / Ole Il
wild heller while being MIXED. On
looking out and seeing it likely to be wet,
they stepped back, the daughter to throw
something over her, and the man TO put
ON his at This was The work of
moment, and the daughter having haSd-
lJ thrown over her shoulders m n
coat, she WAS stepping out oi the house,
when ii volume vi flame rushed toward
her, which was accompanied BY !. most
tre menduouS pea! ot thunder. Fearing
ior her mothers safety. the daughter
dii- ApN aus SBG Isltl ldSL SUN
ner Here she me; with great body
Of smoke, and saw her mother prosraie
in the mi st OF it, her clothes on fire,
and her body lifeless. On going out
MIS-. Currie had two milk pals, one TN
and the other wood. Tne rim OF The lin
pail was cut in Two by the electric fluid,
and two holes were made in the boilom
of the wooden one as ii per Grated with a
rifle shot. Her cap was ON fire some
dis ance from The body, and her shoes IA
considerable distance apart, and several
rods from where she lag. The soles of
her shoes were torn from The uppers the
hair of the head and tie trunk of the
body were greatly singed and burnt, bat
no appearance of bruises or broken
bones. Within radius of tx feet the
groanl where she fell was Perforated in
SIX places, all obliquely, as if by grape
shot.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03
From the Kansas Herald of Freedom.l
PROCEEDINGS OFTaE FREE STATE
CONVENTION

Agreeably to the published call foI
Delegates from each Representative Dis
trict IN Kansas Territory, 10 meet at Big
Springs on the 5ih of September. 1855,
to take into consideration the present ex-
igency of political affairs, the Convention
assembled, called TO order at II O'Clock,
and organized emporarily by appointing
W Y. Roberts, Esq, to the chair, and
D. Dodge, Sec'y.
The list of delegates W as very large,
embracing one hundred names, and eve
ry district but two are represented. The
Committee on organization reported the
following list of officers President
G. W Smith, Esq, Vice Presidents
John Fee, J. A Wakefield, James SAILS
bur DR.. A. Hun ing Secrelaries-R.
G. Elliott, D. Dodge, a. g. Adams
Several committees were then appointed
to prepare business
The Chairman of the Committee on a
platform reported, through Col. Lane,
the following resolutions stating at the
same time thai twelve ou of thirteen had
agreed upon their adoption and pledged
to each other their undivided support.
ReSot0ed, That We will oppose and re-
sist all nonresident voters at our polls,
whether from Missouri or elsen here, as
gross violation OF our rights, and vir
tual disfranchisement of cur citizens.
ResoL0ed, That orr true interests, SO.
cially, morally and pecuniarily, require
that Kansas should be "a Free State, that
free labor viii best promote the happi-
ness, the rapid population, he eprosPerliy
and the wealth OF our people, that slave
labor is curse TO the master and COM
munill, if, not, the slave that, our coun
tIy is unsuIted TO il, and that We will de-
vote ur energies as party 10 exclude
the institution and 10 secure for Kansas
the constitution of Free State.
ResoLced, That in so doing we vii
consent 10 any lair and reasonable pro
VISION in regard TO the slaves already ii
the territory, which shall protect the ms
ters against injustice ana total loss.
ResOiUed, That it is the opinion OF thi'
Convention Ihat The admission OF free
negroes, or mulattoes into the Territory
or future Stale Of Kansas, will be pro
ducGve ote.il among the people of Kan
sas and dangerous 10 the institutions .
our sister Safe, and that we will oppos'
their admission into the Territory or fu
ture State OF K ,nsas now and forever
ReSoloed, That we VIII discounte
nance and denounce any attempt 10 en
croach upon he constitutional rights q
the people OF any >la'e, or TO nierier
with their slave, conceeding to iheI
citizens the right 10 regulate their owl
institutions, ami to hold and recover thei
slaves without any molestalion or OBJ
slrnction from the people OF Kansas.
The report was received with tire
hearty cheers, md adopted by aeclama
ton.
Mr.. Emery, on the committee havin
in charge the legislative matters of Kan
sas reported the toll, winr:
Res .tred, That The body Of men VIII
for the last Two months have been passin
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03


and unjust laws of the spurious Legisla-
ture that appeals TO the Court, 10 the
ballot box, and to Congress be made for
relief from this oppressive load that vio'
leHce should be deprecated So long as
single hope of peaceful redress remained;
bur if at las, all these should fsil-if in
the proper tribunal the is no hope for
ouI dearest rights, outraged and pro-
Ianed--if we are still 10 suffer, that cor
rupt men may reap harvesls walered by
our 'carS, then there is one more chance
fol justice. God has provided in the
eternal frame of things redress for every
wrong, and there remains to us still the
steady eye and the strong arm, and we
must conquer, or mingle the bodies of the
oPpressors with those ofthe oppressedup-
on he soil which the Declaration of nde-
pendence no longer protects. But he was
MOI at all apprehenSive that such crisis
would ever arrive. He stated that JUS
tice might be found far short of so dread
full an extremity; and even should an
appeal 10 arms come, it was his opinion
that if we ale well prepared that moment
the victory is won. Our invaders will
Mt ver strike a blow in 50 unjust cause.
H then entered into the plan of con-
ducting the campaign, and advised that
the proclamation from the people calling
the election, he s'gned by every voter
Let the legal requirements Of an election
be strictly observed. Our position is one
of asking only that the law be carried
out. When Col. Ethan Allen was asked
at Ticondtroga by whose au hority he
demanded the fort he replied, ''in the
name OF the Great Jehovah and the Con-
tinental Congress" | expect of you that
you so oplepare me, that TO "A similar ques
ton | may boldly answer. ''the Great
jehovah and the Sovereign Squautrs of
Kansas He spoke long aud eloquent
ly upon the importance THAI no rash
ness should enian.er the UnI0n which
We all love and clcave 10. He did not
consider the correct public Sensimeut oE
the South as indorsin5 the VIC ent wrongs
which had been perpetrated by MiSNou
rians in our ,errilory, and that being 50,
he waited To hear their rebuke- >. oult
it no, come. and all hope of moral inHI
ence TO correct The evils De cut of ID
the tribunals of ou country fail u, while
our wrongs sill co'tinue, what then =
viii they have grown easier TO bear by
long custom God forbid that any lapse
of time should accustom freemen to the
duties of ,laTes. and when such fatal dan
ger as that menaced, then it is time. to
''s-rike for o r affairs and fires,
str .e for the green graves of our sires.
God and native land.''
As he paused there was for an instant
deep silence 40 when a question of life
or death is being considered-every man
drew long breath, but the next instant
the all was rent with cries, Eyes We will
'slrike > > .'white men never can be
slaves .'Reeder!" "Reederl'' Nine
cheers for Reeder and right. During
his speech he had been constantly inter
rupted by shouts and shaking of hands.
but now the enthusiasm was ungoverna-
Bile the crowd gatheIed arouId him
with the warmest greetings. We would
ther have the place Re holds in the
hearts oil generous daring people than
wear a kingly crown.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03
4 PETR FLED INDIAN.

While engaged in excavating recently
upon the Milwaukee and La Crosse Rail
road. near Schlesscn5er Iowa, the
wOrkmen came upon the Petrlfei re-
mains of an Indian and with the remains
som singular relies of olden times.
The body was perfect, moi having suffer
ed b. decay. His height at the present
would be considered gigantic, measuring
seven feet two inches. On his breast
was a plate Of copper, on which were
engraved numerous hieroglyPhics, the
meaning of which can hardy be imag-
ined But they are a recoid d of the past.
Could these hieroglynhies be read they
might, perhaps unravel some Of the mys.
terry which hangs Ike a dark cloud over
the red man. An arrow of considerable
strength, and of very curious construc-
lion, was also found with him, and eSpec
tally invites the attention OF antIquarians.
WANTED TO DIE.-An athletic Irish
man called at the Office of the health
commissioner yesterday and asked per-
mission to 90 To Norfolk to nurse the
sick. He stated that he was an entire
stranger in the city without means, and
had vainly endeavored to procure en-
ploymen'; that he had walked from
Penn, ylvania and had subsisied on fruit
plucked by the wayside. He thought
that if he went to Norfolk the chances
were that he would take the fever and
die, which would pu. an end to all his
earthly troubles. la consequence oi a
request t send no more, his application
was rejected and he lelt the place, sor'
rowiul that he coul no have an oppor-
luniiy TO die There are many in the
worl in like desii.utc condition. 'ut
there are few indeed who deliberately
desire to pass from among men 10 be
numbered among the dead BaliinoTe
Americaa.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03

TIE little, and the short sayings Of
wise and excellent men are of great val
ue like the dust OF gold, or the least
spark of diamonds.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03

\ Mr. BRooKS recently made balloon
ascension from Rockford, Illinois. Up
on his descent, being asked what he saw
beneath during the elevation, he said,
nothing nothing but corn"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03
Yours, &c, B. j. G..

A GIRL OF SPIRIr.-"Mary, why did
YOU kiss your hand to that young gentle
man opposite, this morning '' "Why
the fellow had the impudence to throw
. kiss clear across the street to me. and.
of course, threw it back Indignantly
You wouldn't have had me encourage
him BY keeping it, would yon ?'
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03

Now, papa, tell me what is humbug?'
is IS replied papa, when mamma pre-
tends to be very fond OF me and puts no
buttons on my shirt till reminded of it a
dozen times Queer definition, that /;
still there's some truth in 1t.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03

A PRovIDEST DoNEsTIC.--A cook
hearing the lady Of the house at dinner
ask her husband to brin. :" Dombey &
Son" with hi,u when he came 10 tea.
laid TIVE extra plates on the lPper table,
for the supposed visitors.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03

A curious question for the lawyers has
arisen in London. A lady was courted
by gentleman, who proposed to marry
her, and was accepted. But he didn't
fulfil his promise, and she sued him for
The breach. 1t turned out, however, that
he couldn't marry her because he had a
wife living at the time. In answer to
the suit, he say. ''Barkis is willin,
but the law won't allow it," and the la
dy can only demand a fulilment of his
engagement by an act contra boa n1Ores.
The question then arises, ''What dam
aye has the lady sustained in not being
married 10 a married man % There is
a subtlety Of causislry suggested by
thi>, which the Chief Bdon himself did
nos like TO encounter, and an arbitration
was recommended. I is nut which a
Philadelphia lawyer might be able to
crack.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03

WHEN our desires are fulfilled to the
very letter. we always find some mistake
which renders them any thing but what
We expected.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03

HE chose first emotion, on the vleW
Of an excellent work, is to undervalue 1t,
will never have one of his own to show.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03
TAKE A RGCEIPP.

The Hartford Times vouches for the
truth Of the following story:
pat Nolan. you are fined FIVE dollars
for assault and battery on Mike SWee-
ny
Il have the money in my pocket, and
I'll pay the fine if your honor will give
me the resale"
eve give no receipts here. We just
take the money; you'll net be called on
a second time for your fine"
{" But your honor, I'll not be wanting
to paw the same without l get a resate. 3"
"What do you want to do with it ?"
"If your honor will write one and give
it to ME, II tell you"
We'll, there's your receipt. Now
what do you want to do with it %
"l'll tell your honor. You see one of
these days I'll be afther dying, and when
l 20 to the gate of heaven, III rap, and
S. Peter will say s'who's there ? says l.,
Its me, Pat Nolan - and he'll say
what do you want p and I'll say, l
want to come in and hell say, did
you behave dacent boy in the other
world, and pay all your fines and such
things 90 and I'll say. yes your honor,
paid all of them,' and then he III want
to see the resate, and put me hand i'll my
pocket and take out me resate and give
it to him. and I'll moi have to go plod.
ding all over hell to find your honor to
get one"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03

VIRTUE makes man on earth famous,
in the grave iilustrious, and il heaven
immortal.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03

ALWAYS laugh when you can't IS a
cheep medicine. Mir;hfulness is philos
ophy not we'll understood |, Is the sun
nv side Of existence.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-03

Neither wealth nor birth, but mind
only, should be the aristocracy Of a free
people.