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Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-01
Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Dry-Goods, &c
SUNDRIES.

SUNDRIES.
n Cooking and Parlor stoves;
H 10 joints extra pipe and elbows;
40 kegs assorted nails;
100 dozen chains, assorted sizes;
Axes, broad-axes, picks, spades, shovels and
all other kinds OF hardware and cutlery for sale
low. I.3Ol STEPHEN JOHNSTON
Building Materials.
T OCKS, Latclies, Bolts, Door, Gate and
IL Shutter Hinges and Fastnings, Screws,
Spriggs, Brads, and finishing Nails; Putty,
Sash. and Pine Panel Doors, for sale cheap by
oct. 10, 1855. STEPHEN JOHNSTON
TUsT RECEIVED by steamer David Tatum,
80 bbls rectifed Whisky;
% do copper distilled do;
do superior Brandy
Monongaheia and Bourbon Whisky; Port,
Claret, and other wines.
Preserves, sauces, lemon syrup, pickles, oys-
ters, sardines, etc, by package, dozen OF retail
.31-y STEPHEN JOHNSTON.
| stone ware.
ccO Hard grey stone jars, jugs. cnurns,
| lOOC and crooks, from gal. to 8 gallons,
| for sale by STEPHEN JOHNSTON.
Co-parfnersnip.
| THHE Undersigned have this day associated
L themselves together for the purpose of
| transacting the general Dry Goods, Grocery
| and Commission business in this place, al der
| the name and style Of 81 c. Chaiiiss & Bro.
L. c. CHALLISS,
6. T. CHALLISS.
| Atchison. Jan.,56. 1, 47-tf
2000 Feet blasting fuse fos sale By
Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-01

000n Feet blasting fuse for sale by
COUU STEPHEN JOHNSTON
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13
A Personal Sermon,

Mr.. Jay had become aware of the growing
evil among his brethren, arising from cause
with which he, being familiar, determined upon
rebuking and denouncing. When in the midst
of his discourse, he said
My young brother, it is to be regretted thai
many enter the ministry after they have been ed
ucated, to whose services the church has claim;
they look ronnd and select a lady for their wife,
but they are careful she possesses fortune
After time they begin to get weary in well
doing. They take cold, it results in cough,
they are so weak they cannot attend to the du-
ties of their Office. They resign and live upon
their wifes fortune. know .fve cases of this
kind-may it never be your lot
During the delivery of this keen rebuke, there
was young minister, or rather an sx-minster,
who did not seem very comfortable. After the
service was closed, the merits of the discourse
We're canvassed, and the general opinion was,
that it was only such one as could be delivered
by Mr. Jay. Said one to the ex-pastor
How did you like Mr.. JAY twas fine, quite
a treat, wasn't it -
sWell, ] liked him very well, but think he
was rather PERSONAL
Personal Ell how so!
why, you must have noticed his reference tc
ministers out of health resgnng.'
Yes, yes, he was little close there, mus
admit
} Il shall speak to him about it., said the deli
cate, fastidious ex-minister.
!, He sought the vestry, and found Mr.. Jay
there He congratulated him on his health ant
discourse, but limited that he was personal in hi
remarks, and would like to know if he referre'
Q to him.
t Personal said the patriarch; personal
Ell in what part of the discourse
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13

bright groups. Two thousand years have rolled
away since the Greek philosopher pronounced
the eternity of the heaven; and pointed to the
everduring confgurations of the stars as proof
positive of his assertion. But the time will
come when not constellation now blazing in
the bright conclave above us shall remain. Slow
ly, indeed, do these fingers on the dial of heaven
mark the progress of time. thousand years
may roll away with scarce perceptible change ;
even million of years may pass without .effa-
cling all traces of the groupings which now exist
but that eye which shall behold the universe of
fixed stars when ten millions of years shall have
silently rolled away, will search in vain for the
consultations which now beautify and adorn
our nocturnal heavens. Should God permit, the
stars may be there, but no trace of their former
relative position will be found.-Mitchel's Lee
f,Iyo
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13

CURIOUS DYING SoENEs--According to Field
ing, Jonathan Wild picked the pocket of the Or
dnary while he was exhorting him in the cart,
and went out of the world with the parsons cork
screw and thumb-botlle in his hand. Petroni-
GUS, who was master of the ceremonies and in
ventor of pleasures at the court of Nero, when
he saw that elegant indulgence was giving place
to coarse debauchery, perceived at once that his
term of favor had arrived and it was time to die.
He resolved, therefore, to anticipate the tryant,
and disrobe death of his paraphernalih of terror.
Accordingly he entered warm bath, and opened
his veins, composed verses, tested with his fa-
miar associates and died off by insenslble de-
grees. Democritus, the laughing philosopher,
disliking the inconvencies and inhrmities of a
protracted old age, made up his mind to die on a
certain day but to ob|ige his sister, he post
poned his departure until three feasts of Ceres
were over. He supported nature on pot of
honey to the appointed hour, and then expired by
arrangement. Jerome Garden, celebrated ltal.
ian physician, starved himself gradually. and
calculated with such mathematical nicely as to
hit the very day and hour foretold. When Rab-
elais was dying, the Cardidal sent page to in
qure how he was. Rabelais joked with the en-
voy until he found his strength declining, and
his last moments approach. He then said, tell
his eminunce the state in which you left me. /
am going TO inquire into great possibility lie
is in a snug nest let him stay there as long as he
can Draw the curtain; the farce is over
When the famous Count de Grammont was re-
ported to be in extremity, the King Louis XIV,
being told of his total want of religious feeling,
which shocked him not litte sent the Marquis
de Dangeau to beg of him, for the credit of the
Court, to die like good Christian. He was
scarcely able to speak, but turning round to his
Countess, who had always been remarkable for
her pety, he said, with a smile, Countess, take
care, or Dangeau will flch from you the credit
of my conversion
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13

The MOUNTAINS OF Cochin CHINA, near which
we coasted, are arid and quite denuded of tim
Der the abodes of man for 50 many ages, it
would seem that they would soon cease to be
habitabie, and the wish to restore their original
virgin fertility rises strong, as the eye rests on
these burning surfaces. Very different from the
scenery had lately quilted in the regions where
the ice-felds and fogs are unconquerable by
July suns! Yet on gazing at the latter scene
there was always feeling that the eventual in
PRODUCTION of colonists would clear its vast for
ests, and that at no distant period towns, ham
let's, and cornfelds would be seen where the bear
now reigns supreme and that territories lar
ger than the original States of the great West
ern Union, and lying under nearly the same lat
itude, must one day be the seat OF high civil
ization. Whilst near the tropics, man seems SC
prodigally to have exhausted the riches at hl'
command that in few centuries "realms are
dried to deserts. Capt WhMnghams Nofes
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13

for my princely liberality while thought it
moderate for seeing a pyramid. OF course,
when we were out, they declared they had re-
ceived nothing, and in the presence of the sheikh
begged for backshish.
When this pyramid was first opened we have
no means of ascertaning. Caliph Mamoon, in
the year 800, forced passage into the Great
Pyramid in the hope of finding heaps of hidden
treasures. Ho set his engineers at work to dis
cover an entrance and when they failed in
this, they were ordered to 90 through the solid
wall A hundred feet in this rock, and they
found their way into the ereal passage.by which
they worked their way into the great gaIlary,
and then into the two chambers hare dSseribSd.
With eager expectations, sharpened by long and
toilsome labor, they rush into these secret re-
cesses of old Cheops, and perhaps of his sue
cessors. Alas some robber had anticipated
them, and not even the money of king was
found. The people were enraged when the
Caliph was about to abandon his search with
out finding anything to reward them for their
toll ; and to satisfy them, he econyeyed heap of
money secretly into the pyramid and buried it.,
where it was soon after dug up, to the great de-
light Of the clamorous multitude.
The passages in the second pyramid are very
similar to those of the first ; but there is no
gallary, and they lead only to one chamber, in
which is a sarcophangus sunk in the floor
When Belzoni opened it in 1916, hefound from
an inscription in the chamber, that it had been
visited before by Sultan Ali Mohammid, by
whose order it was probably ro-closed.' The
third pyramid, like all tho others, had also been
explored when Colonel Vysc re-opened it, SO
that the pyramids, beyond all doubt, were an
old story, inside as well as out, long before the
period of which modern history speaks
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13
The Greatest Bridge in the World

The people of Canada are gifted with no
mean ideas relating to " the future progress
and greatness of their country. The Britain
MIA Tubular Bridge, in England, is justly con
sidercd to be the greatest engineering work of
huge building in the world; but the Canadians
have the courage to engage in building bridge
over the st. Lawrence, at Montreal, which,
when completed, will completely dwarf the now
famous Tubular Bridge referred to. We do
not know if they will be able to carry out their
designs, but Judging from an article on the sub
ject in the Canadian Railway Guide, which
contains the report Of Robert Stephenson and
A. NJ. Ross on the subject, we believe they will
make q bold attempt to execute them, at the
cost Of $4,000 This bridge is designed to
be composed Of huge wrought-iron tubes, like
the Britannia Bridge. and the works to carry
out the plan were commenced in 1854, some Of
which are already completed, such as approach
es on the north side, 1874 feet approaches on
south side, 1888 feet, and two abutments, 4S4
feet. These are completed in most permanent
manner. The stone work is massive, and bids
defiance to the largest masses of ice that are to
be found floating in the st. Lawrence.
The masonry of the bridge piers, "a in num-
Der, range from 40 to 72 feet in hight. The
total length of this gigantic structure will be
9 ,430 feet, viz: approaches 2377, abutments
4S4, tubular railway bridge 657S. The number
of arches or openings by which the river will
be spanned is 26. The iron tubing is to be z
feet deep In the center, and gradually inclnlnF
towards the ends, one in every 80 feet, SO tina
at each end it will be about II feet high. Th'
center opening, which is the channel course
will be $50 feet wide, and each OF the othe
openings 242 feet wide. The tube will be 6(
feet above summer water level at the center, 3,
feet at the abutments, and l6 feet wide. Th
weight of the wrought-iron tubing through
which tho railway will pass is estimated at III,
900 tons, and the masonry will Contain upward
of 28, ,OOO, 900 cubic feet. 1t was designed b.
Robert Stephenson, and is now being carried
out under the superintendent of Alexander M
Ross, the engineer of the company. The con
tractors are the celebrated firm of Messrs Peto
Brasscy, Belts & Jackson, England.
The great expense of such bridge has le
q number of those interested in the Gran
Trunk Railroad to suggest II suspension brldg
in place of the tubing, as its cost would be IA
less-only about 81 900 ,0O0-but r. Stepher
son objects to suspension bridge, as being tt
weak structure, and unsuited to the positlc
it would have to occupy. We understand th
not few engineering errors have been commi
ted already in building the approaches to tn
bridge, and this has caused some dissatistacti'
with the plan of the work itself. We hop
however, that nothing will prevent the col
plete execution of this gigantic enterprise.
Science has its poetry, and great works of c
gineering are its Epics.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13

THE Rev. MIR. LovEJuY's PRAYER.-Rev.
Owen Lovejoy opened the recent convention in
this city with prayer. 1t was an earnest, eloquent
prayer. One of his petitions was that s. the
Lord would remove from power the present wick
ed administration"
A certain rabid Democrat, IA strong Buchanan
man, was in the hall at the time. A republican
nudged him when the above sentence was uttsred,
and whispered in his ear:
&" What you think of that, ell That's
strong praying for you!"
Oh! there's nothing bad about that replied
the Democrat, | don't care how soon the Lord
removes Pierce, if he only puts Jimmy Bucha-
man in his place - PHtsburg Chronicle.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS HAVING CoRREsPoN-
DENTS IN THE Pacific REGIoN.-Under the au-
thority of Congress, the Post Office Department
has adopted, as an auxiliary to its operations,
q plan for publishing the names of persons to
whom letters have been sent to post offices in
California and the Territories of Oregon and
Washington.
BY this system letter can be sent to any
post Office in the Pacific region for person
whose location is utterly unknown beyond the
mere fact that he is some,ohere in California or
the territories of Oregon and Washington yet,
incredible as it may seem, the ultimate recep-
ton of the letter by the person for whom it is
intended is rendered highly probable. The nec-
essary circular is being prepared, which, when
completed, publicly will be given to the system
by the Post Office Department, to enable thos'
who may be disposed so to avail themselves O.
its advantages. - Washington Union, Feb. %.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13

A Young lady from the country, being inVHea
70 = marty, was told by her city cousin TO nix ups
and put her best foot foremost, In order TO ca'cn
, heao--she looked SO green in her country at
tire.
The country damsel looked comlcally into the
face of her rather faded relative, and replied
i" Better green than withered,"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13

"THE BATTLE OF LIFE. Formerly every
medal had its reverse-but with the New Order
of Merit there will be, in addition to the Reverse
likewise Cross but then your true hero is
always known by the bravery with which he bears
Ao rsverses and crosses of this life, and in this,
as in every instance, the greater the number Oh
crosses the greater the hero
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13

F1ArrrnrNe.-A country parson had sin
uular peculiarity of expression, always using
the pbrase Flatter myself, instead of be-
Ieye. Having occasion to exhort his congrega-
ton during revival, he fa,tered himself that
moro than one-half of them were on the road to
perdijion
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13

TIE MORNING REFLEcTIoN.-Old gentleman
(mumbhug over his breakfast )-'Onc of the
drawbacks of this aLomiable spread of education
is, that your servant, since the confonded fellow
has learnt to read, insists uFon looking at the
new spaper before you do! Bother your cvlliza-
ton, say y
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13

ENOUGH SABA gentleman once wrote to
ladv whom he had offended by his dilatoriness,
and who for a long time had refused to speak
to him. His letter was earnest in supplications
for forgiveness. 1t concluded with One word
from your lips will make me happy When
and where will you speak it? Her answer
was-' Next Wednesday, at the altar 10
which he sent the following sc will be
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13

A CRADLE FOR BABy.-The city of Paris
presents most beautiful and ornate cradle to
the Empress of French for the expected baby.
All we'll and good still, we peter cradle OF
more primitive materal For instance, we should
like to see in France another sort of cradle
namely, the cradle of libirty.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13

Dean Swift said with much truth, 1t is use
less to attempt to reason man out OF thing he
was never reasoned into. The best argument
will be thrown away upon fool.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13

In Cincinnati, lately, Miss Anna Pleut was
married to Robert Ark A contemporary thinks
the event promises anew edition of Pleut-Arks
LiueS
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13
MONTPELIER, VERMONT, THURSDAY,

thanksgiving and praise assembled that night
from this abode, and joy and love to that God
who saveth all those who put their trust in
him
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-03-13

A proud man is fool in ermentation.
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The German "RICHMOND ADVERTISER,
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Is published every Saturday, at So per Annum,
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The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-01-07
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AaecdOts of Col, Richardson.

A correspondent Of the New York Herald
gets off the following
"In spite OF the Coloners good looks, the
following anacdote is told BY some of the
wags:
When he first came toWashington, among
the distinguished men to whom he was intro.
duced was Mr. John c. Rives. "Mr. kives,"
said the Colonel, "you are one OF the hrst
men | have ever met whom rumor has not
belied; you have not been represented as
worse.l oking than you are" Mr.. Rives
looked him over deliberately, and remarked
"You must come and see me. After my
wife has once set her eyes on you, she will
never complain. of my looks again Subse-
uuently Col. Richardson dimed with Mr.
Rives. Now, the Colonel not only chews
a mouthful OF tobacco, but he has an aver.
sion to everything in the shape of spttosns
40 long as Wilton Ind Brussels carpets can
he found as substitutes. The story goes
that after the Colonel had been talking and
chewing for an hour after dinner, Mrs. X.
went up to her husband, threw her arms
round his neck, Kissed him and said: my
DEAR | always thought you were the ugliest
man that ever saw, but now think you
are quite handsome -
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-01-07
hadic0' CO11Oge.

ru,E S.eond OF the above Institute Will com
L mence on Wednesday, September 5th In all OIL
departments c.,no,o,ob oour.a ofi,s,rpc.
~, Ia Inc various departments Of the College, are
,nle and on scale to meet the demands OF the eye
and spirit of the times.
lste anrse Of studies than any o our schools for
fNnr loJias Yea. more, We mean TO take the ieaa
- thr h.sinss, female education.
ma course of studies viii be varied 10 suit inc CIR
an ,staures ana intellectual capacities OF me pupil.
sr,,ttiou in the prmary Department, 81 w pertsin
Al usual course, NV -
,anauages md hgher English FRANCHISES 10 -
NJ No extra charges in the Normsl,r
Teachers department.
nJusic on Piano. Melodeon. Guitar and
Ha"s tiarn $40 W to I2 % +" -
nonochromatie, CTayon and Pencil,
Drawing, &C., each, , w "
ponIer Muche and ornamental Leather
'"i Work, EACH I"
/ ,,,,roiasr, Orname ntal Needle Work,
i"' SO Nc. IN all their variety, saeh5eo "
, ni,lomas will be given to those VINO com,
! p'p lei. thorough course In eitheroi
Inc departments.
,,,,.Ith furn shed rooms including
40" FISHING lights. fuel, stationery, dc, "a W "
,,,n nunu ia rpis hes her own room, eel, :: w - "
A., n" AVN pts to be made In advance.
h,is Wishing TO secure rooms or desks as gay seho'
lhose ",snI ,aOu r.. CODUING,
urs' hes' Proprietor and Sup't'
Nx L, Ii. CopDis0, p,iretnal.
Mas NJ, A, Coppisa,
DayeEport, Aug "a, Ss'd"h
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-01-07
IN d sdoFR d 62S fY41 iowa.

Trscti--The L ofthe " secs o.
The Secg TSSN
The II W. Sec 10
Tract a-The W ofthe W. Of sec i0T7sNR
E.; sme. from Davenport c1naiEs 20 acres a 900
acres 10 miles from Davenport,
Tract 5-The NE o the S W ofsec T76SR
Z, 40 acres miles from the city.
Tract The Of the lofsee eiT7sNR
60scres, on the Rail Road, miles from Davenport.
Tract 9-The OF the NV of See l9T Z: NRe2
E, sO acres, also parts of Secs. Island i9T y Nne
in oil max ing farm of ESQ IA 100 acres, upon he
Mississippi river, IL miles from Davenport
Tract IA Improved Fam, fenced ana all eui
waited, nice house, springs and creek on ii,
Hickory Grove road, 6 miles from town, Usage Or
apge fence started entirely around the farm, a0e
Tract i8-i6O acres in See'se7 and 81 NR2E
Tract i9--ln Secs Is 10 "a so n Il" r, 32o ae
I60improved and 40 Timber.
Tract No. GA HE tlIIn Of 196 acres, 5tftnced
90 under cultiv anon, miles from town, mile
cas-, Of Dubuque road. mile from Dalzeli farm.
Tract No. 23--The Grant fai Dubuque road 4
miles from town, 80 acres highly cult, aed, nous"
and orchard &c.
IN CLINTON COUNTY, IOWA.
Tract 2a-W. fractional Of The n. ". Sec, ., 7.
81 N. X. E., a. s7-l00 a"ras, Thorn's Al,lls
Very low, ifsppGse s, for s so0G; ,,,no.
Tract No 30,-Sixty acres ri beautiful Land on HE
Railroad and on Railroad street in Genesso
Tract 15--The Of Sec n TIC n X Z of SEQ
acres.
In Rock Island County. Illinois
Tract 2l--The S W of Sec 25. e 10 NPiW. of Ii
ncres.
No. 25-I lot on Brady 81. 1872 by 30u--s3C0
No. e6.-2 Lots on Brady Street cor. of College, "a
i50eaeh.
No 90 Il choice lot on Perry st. OF 9th 60sI5 e.
No ga 9 story house on 18th ST. containing 10
rooms and store. Apply TO
WILLIAM ALLEN
General l and Agent,
Office Post Office Building,