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s-t3 sa' Estizabeth.

"a He great men OF that day said many wit
ty things and many wise ones but we can.
not fail 10 be struck with the singular con-
trast hetweenstaeA robustness of their intel.
iects, their solemn, and often ponLerous wis.
dom, and the poor. .foeetfr To which they
sometimes stopped. With the fools who en-
tertained the guests Of kings aud mobiles and
who bore some resemblance to the laughter
n,sker Of the ancients, we are familiar
through the plays of Shakespeare. Their sal
lies;werc characterized as much by imperti-
nence as 10y wit. Indeed the imperinence
was often itself the joke. To put one person
fout of eountenance afforded inir;h to the
rest The wonanly vanity and queenlv
pride of Elizabeth, shrunk from these rude
rebnkes. She would not allow her fool,
Pace, because of his caus,ic vein. to enter
her presence (; but once being persuaded TO
lave him in, "Coihe on. Pace" said she,
nov weishali hear of our faults" II do
not" hs replied, "use to talk of that which
all the town talks on" She never probably
venturcd TO repeat the experiment, and in
this case no one can do otherwise than SYM
pathisc with the sensitiveneSs of Elizabeth,
and wonder mt the taste of foilrancestorS, who
could suffer their conversation to be broken
in upon by the sorry jests and coarse person
ali,ies Of "a licensed butfoon. From Shaks-
peare We learn equally how the paIlfiest
puns in that day were received for wit; and
Lord Bacon's .Apoihegms, the best repository
OF the smart sayings of the ancients which
was ever made, bears testimony no less to
the fact that, an indifferent play on words
was held in estimation by sagcs. like, himself
Quarterly ReUieaO
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The. Etoek 6isiaf.

y WHAT a treasure is q kind. thoughtful, Ell
der sister! What an important position she
occupies in the household How many
cares and duties fall 10 her lot! t!'a alsf $
Take, for instance, theiexaInple of ONE Ell.
der SISTER among the dear home band, that
turn 10 her for r,sympathy, and aid, and en-
eouragement. She has brother who is
about to go forth into the world to seek his
fortune, withthe high hopes Of Young man.
hood glowing iu his, hear,; and he, so reserz
ryed to everybody ,else,. has many q long,
confidential chat with her, when the fire
burns low on the hearth, and the hands Of
the clock point to the wee sma' hours about
the twall." With affectionate interest sire
listens, and plans, aud advises, while her
nimble fingers busy themselves on pair of
nice clippers, O. warm dressing gown, whic!.
she tells him "will be SO comfortable to slip
on after tho days tci. IS over. She careful
ly packs his trunks, and now aud then
thrusts into q sly coraer some lit thing
that j. will be an agreeable surprise. for. him
70 find there, in the. distant city Stither he
IS going; and when he Il fsr Beyond the
sound Of her gentle voice. writes him long
letters, crossed and re-crossed. aud filled with
all tl,e home news, and any quantity of kind
inquiries and judicious copnsels.
! Nellie is a confirmed invalid, but her
dropping eyes kindle, and fash Of pleasure
steals ever her pals cheek, when her ELDER,
sister gides into llef room ~ During thoses
tedious nights, when the poor suaerer tosses
restlessly on her couch, the. ELDER sIsrEps
bands smooth She pillows for her weary
head, and hold Che cordial to her psscliee
lips, while IN a voice shat sounds like the
mtsmnr'o Of cystaliwa shs,talks Of the
land above whcra;paihiapd souew arc yreyer
Known ssi - st.tG -. z.s,.. -
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Ismptf

Somebody has said. Of Talleyrand. tliatif
you We're in conversations with him and he
wereito receive kick behind, you would
never detect the indignily by any shadow Of
;;;s',enge mhis countenance. This we should
take To be the extreme of diplomatic immo-
biity. The class of men must be very rare
who can attain 70 such an exquisite refine
inent Of s,oici.m as this. Were they very
numerous. half the lawyers in existence
would be starved out Of their profession, On
Ike other hand, the great multitude of man
kind giow up and pass through life exceed
ingly rciniss in the education and control of
temper yet IL Is barely possible lhat any
thing Is more conducive 10 SUCCESS in bust
ne>s, To Happiness, an.l even to health, than
This. Enterprise, perseverance, pnnctuality.
snd wi the highest qualities Of active man,
hn'od are nnessumbIy dependent upcr he
shbjugaiion of those passions5 which affect
and diversity The disposition OF che mind. As
the temper Of man affect both himself aud
others. il is as much y proper subject ofrub
iic consideration rs any matter that ever was
brought before Legislative sbody, and con.
"iderabIy more-so than some things which
have very unlecoining publicity. So far
M il affects the iielividasl, &C. Is private
matter but IL is very rare that iIi condition,
If man which induces him to indulge o.
,diriurbed temper .by iptictipg penalties up:
or hinSclf alone He may choose to be
particularly severe upon himself ia any way
he pIeases abuse himself in what terms he
likes. for the consequences Of his own inst-
ten,ieh, folly or.vicious pursuits; refuse to
a,,ail bitnself &c III. anna,ant .naana 10 "a
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Old Titles of Books in Former Times. NJ.

In 1886 a pamphlet was nubl;sb.d !,
London. entitled "A mns,. IN M 80. ~
Nosegay for Gods Saints to rsmslI, :, es .
About the year Io49 there was nnbI;sIied .
work entitled "A Pair of Bepo,ys 80 NJ oG
the Dust cast on John. Frs all -, o.,,,,n. on
called "The SHUTTERS, of Divine r ano@ el
Cromwell's time WAS par,;cnI,,l,,, ANN. q.
title pages. The author of n wort s nn ol,,s ~
.t, entities his book .Honts md E,as - s,a
Believers Breecbes.p - Ano,I,ar ,sho sr,,eaD .o
sed wish to exalt poor h,rnan na,o,e csiI,
his labors ..uigi,,heeled Shoes f,r. Dr.,Sf's
in Holiness y, and another, aCrumbs of
Comforts for the Chickens of the Covenant y
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Jasiiiabls E, P,fofssso.ts..

Whereisthe church that has not to mourn
over SUCH members What MiRister : ha,,
not had his heart sa,ltlen-I by their incon.
sistcnt walk At s,me tine they are all zeal,
at another all indifference. Their sea, in tile
sanctuary is filIed,or vacant just an the hu
NOR, takes them, .lf.ihere is anything new
or exciting, they may be found among the
foremost :, but the regular and ,eld,nary
means Of grace are -peither apprtciateiS or
/ improved. Belonging TO the stony & onii,l
class Of hearers, having nodeftn, they spring
up in apparent luSuriance, but soon die out
and never boar any fruit. They have no
special regatd for their own ininist.r. aud
find fault with him on the most trivial occa
sion. At one time he does too, much, at
another hc does too little. They seem to
take special pains TO wound hi, feelings by
absenting themselves on occasions where he
looks for their presence and expects their
support. They live on the outskirts If zion,
aud never seem 10 get beyond The Court ot
the Gepries, For the sake of avoiding dis
cipline, they may force themselves TO be
present at the communion bnt they enjoy
no. sacred fellowship with tie rest ;'and It is
tosbe feared, have no proper dtcer,hnrnt o.
the true nature of the ordin..irc. Tley are
extremely sensitive on tfie ground IF person
nj attention. You must make much of
them, visit them, m,enay. even tiatter them. or
they will be Oft 10 some other society, where
they hope for more of this sort of a.ulation.
They have no true humanity. = Occasionally
they silly fall into some place of prea,.lin Q
where the doctrine is anything but TRUE, and
where even the lord that bough: them is de
nia1 H,,y
often a difficult problem with them TI,e
church, wi,esest they are, bound to go, where
their names,are recorded, to which they have
sworn sacrel allegiance, is deserted, or but
occasionally visited (; whilst the query is,
where they can be most entertained or pass
the holy time wbh the least sense Of Weari-
ness. Tile preaching they most enjoy is
that which least benefits their souls-which
amuscs rather than humbles them. They
rove about in search of this kind Of Sab.
bath day entertainment. "Unstable rs WA
ter" should be written opposite the names of
such professors. They are dreaded incu-
bus TO the church of God, a grief truly pious
wandering stars tn whom is reserved the
blackness Of Darkness 1t is no want of
charity 10 say that they give no evidence Of
conversion. rH ~.
Oh. We unstable pr fessors. what is tobe
come of you the day when the crowns of glory
are to be distributed (? Will tho cry Lord
Lord, save you then? Will not the course
you are pursuing. plant thornin yolir dy.
ing pillows! Ii the character described be
longs to the reader, LEI the warning he tax
Ell. Go back toatlle church where Your vio.'
lated VOWS are recorded-to the minister
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Misrrllallrulls Renhiug.
8siisr ihaa Diam . nos.

WAS standing in the broad. crowded
streets of a lafge'city. twas n cs,ld winters
day. There had been rain; and although
the sun had been shining brightly. vet ilr.
long icicles hung from the eives of the ho,i
Sos. and the wheels rulnlled loudly "a tl,eyI
passed over the ground There was n clear
bright look and a cold lracing feeling in
the air, and keen northwest wind, which
quickenvd every step. just then. little
child came running alongS-a poor. ilI-clad
eLild. Her clothes were scant and threadbare;
she had no cloak aud no shawl and her In,
tie bare feet lonked red and suffering. She
carried bundle IN her hand Poor little
shivering child! Even I, who could do
nothing else, pitied her. Az she passed me
her feot dipped. aud she fell with . cry Of
pain bu. she held the bundle tightly 10 her
hand, and jumping up. al,hoaqIr She limped
sadly. endeaso'ad 10 run on ~ before.ss -
sStop. little girir' saif sweet voice: and
q beautiful woman, wrapped ina huge shawl
and With furs around her. came ont of a
jewellers store close by. .Poor iiitle chilli"
she said .are yon hurta Sit down on this
step aud tell me- 8 IsA ha'fsss ssia -
How loved her, and how beautiful she
lookedi le Ai
.'0h I caDnst," !" said the child cannot
~ait; am 10 suei, d burryi Il have been
to the shoemaker; and mother must finish
them tonight OF she will never get any
uiors shoes to bind ri. ~ ~ S7ifei ~
'.1o-nightr said the beautiful woman !;
'"to-nighf I" i
EYES," said the cl,ild--for the strangers
kind manner had made her boid--"y 8, for
|. The great ball tonight. And these satin slip
pers mus, be spangle.i. and" -
The beautiful wsnian took the bundle
from the cbiId's hand and unrlled il. z syou
I do nos know why her face flushed and then
: turned pale. But i-~-yes, I--iooked in Tie
hurdle; and on the insisieof q ssipperI saw
name, n lady's name, written but j shall
not feIl it. q esSsas fssi4s 'sss.s 4 =
"And whore does your mother live, liatle
Rifi " fsgs sts,s ,zs - Bg1sss ss
sath kttie girl told her whore and then
Z che taisl he's that her father WA dead. and
that hef jittle llrpther MAS sick. and that .,er
mother bound shoes that they might have
bfesd hat shat so,peiimes they were very
) cold. and that her mpther sometimes cried
. beoau<s she had no money To hpy ng;lk for
her htsls brother. Aud fssw that she In.
dy's eyes we're fall Of 4,ears, and shep rolled
pp the bundle qukkly. and gave " back to
the little gisi; bnt she gave her nothing else;
| no, mot sven a zixpcnce; and. burning away.
went back gi1to ths store rom which abe had
Just oosne cat. AZ de went away / saw the
glitter of'fe diamond pm Presently she
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ibniiy.

4 Young man in Virginia had become
sad ~ einie,nper'tte. He WAS a man of great
capacity, fascination and power. but he had
II passion, for brandy which nothing could
control. Often. in his walks friend remon.
strsted with him, bnt IN vain; rs often in
turn would he urge this friend 10 take, the
soclal glass in vain. On one occasion kha.
latter agreed TO yield TO him, aud as tIIey
walked up TO the bar together, the bar
keeper said. s.-e -
"Gentlemcn what will you have ."
",Wine sir" was the reply.
.'f Tile glasses were filed and two friends
stood ready to pledge each oiher in renew.
ell and eternal friendship, when he paus-
ed and said to his incorporate fliend:
Nov, il drink this glass and become a
druukard will You take the responsibility e
The drunkarJ looked at him with severity,
and said: l
81 "Set down that glasslp al. -. sss
1t was set down. and the two walked away
without saying word.
The drunkard knows the awful conse.
quences Of the first glass. Even in his own
madness for liquor, he is not willing to as.
sulHe the responsibility Of another becoming
What il the question were put to every
dealer as he, asks for his license, and pays
his money--"are YOU willing To assume the
responsibility How many would say it the
love of money didno rule, "Take back the
4icense :" Qae sassl >. dais5 a,a
No PERrEcrIos.- Naaman was a nigh
~ man. but be was leper. Every man has
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To SroP PorAToss RoTTINa.--An exper-
Ienced ag,icultniist informs us that about
six yea,s ago he applied slaked lime to pota-
toes that were partly rotten, and that il i'm
me'iaiely arrested the decay. Potatoes that
were partly rotten when the lime was ap-
piled, remained rs they were. the progress of
the rot being stopped, while potatoes to
which the lime was not applied, Continued
to rot and were lost Since then he has
made II a constant practice to apply slaksd
lime TO his potatoes rs he takes iIiem up
lie puts thin layer Of lime upon the flcor
where the potatoes are TO be laid, and sprink-
les some Of IL over the potatoes about eve-
ry ten inches, as they are put down. lie
considers this as perfectly protecting them
from rotting, as he never bad rotten pota-
toe since he has pfac,ised il; and lie believes,
also. that potatoes thus used, are fend cred
better by the action Of lime We adyisa
farmers 10 Try this pisn. as II car easily b.
do,a bv them al! as.ias sistTa$s
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.scaaeat.

The Deyi, has a wonderful feac1ank fr
relnking sin. Eyes which are ftiIt Of beams
have an understandable cleafness Division n
detecting niNes in other eyes, Some reo-
pie are brought into the world TO acconipiist
marvellous mission, and that li,arvelods mis-.
SOD is 70 ferret out obliquities 81, others sOf
eoarse il Is not expected that these apostles
have any business with themselves their
MISSION Is violcnt, and does not admit Of
time to scrutinze their own position. What
,Prpht Is 1t that they should pause to consid-
fr their own pecadillus, when the enofmities
OF their -neighbors loom. up like inopntains.
10 goes the world the world over. Evo.
rybody does everybody's business. bnt, every.
body negleets his own. " What sort Of a
weird would this be, were we without each
other to feed upora Men have ewes and ears
for soine purpose, and what else could they
ind for them to do, If not to- see and hear
of each others f,iings, derelietions, errors.
tranrgressions, enormities Pkey have
tongues which must lie uselessly idle. if. not
employed in giving currency to such deliu-
quehcies. So il is with man. The obliuui-
ties OF his offended brother furnish the chef
staple of conversational interest. Human
error is the current coin of social intercourse.
and too often that coin cornes from, the mint
Of the speakers brain. F ,'q&. -
.... ---s<NNS~- 31sssttsCb
EARTHLY BLIss.-The pleasures of This
world are so transitory and fieeting that il
seems crime for snan ito pass his days in.
frivolous purscits;or to stake. as many do.
Their whole mind upon what, before to9mor.
rows sun shall 90 down, will become q mist
ana vaper. The uncertainty Of life, that
dark yeil which cuts the fIture from III.
piercing eyes of man, the ignorance of what
he might bring forth have salutary eject
upon the thoughtful, and weau them from a
tho great love Of the world, its pleasures or
OF themselves. Though there oe a few who
live To the age of three score and ten, heath
and youth are not to be relied on for the min.
ping frost oftep destroys in, an hour tile fair
est flower. and the lightning from heaven Of.
ten rends the sturdy oak. If we place our
hearts upon the riches of the world. thew
fade away before our sight and the hard
earning of years in a day have, been swept
away. P's tt9s4
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o. - q .r.r.
CoScLUsIyE ARauMENT.-Ac conductor on
on a railroad was for by the superintendent
of the road, one day. and rather summariy
informed that after that week, the company
would not require his services. lie asked
who was to be his successor, and the name
was given him. HaiLsn- -s.seed Why lie WAS
70 be removed After pressing the question
some time, and failing TO ,obtaina satisfactory
explanation, aslittle light dawned upon him,
and he addressed his superior officer nearly
rs follows:
y ""You are abont, making great mistake,
sir, great mistake. You know, sir, / have
a nice house, afast horse. splendid gold
watch, aud an elegant diamond ring. ~ hat
.feiioW yoas huve chosen tofake my place has
got to get. all these things ,.- 80
1t is said the argument was conclusive,
and the conductor was allowed to retain his
position. S@t 'Eh' aa'r1 al.i g
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.Original Tustrg,
For The seu,Asrn Ha,srpr,ss.
"a. q s,tss = Ines,
J wnlTrESs Writ swHiLE stAsDIse OVER THE GRAVE

sszsS ~ IS + OF a FRIEND. -, ., .ss, :
sS.s 70 hssss x ,--------s 4, 4sets 7, 80.
Peace to the dead--the f,rest wcaves, ],
I Around year couch It's silrou.i of leaves.
While shadows dim aud silent deep -
Bespeak the quiet OF your sleep.
Rest pilgrim here-your journey o'er,
L'fe's weary cares ye heed no more,
Times sun has set in yonder west,
Your work Is done, rest pilgrim rest,
Rest ill the morning hour wait,
Here az eiernity's dread gate,
Safe in the keeping oftI,e sod
And tho sure promises Of God.
Dark Is youri,ome, vet round the tomb
Tokens Of Hope. sweet Aowerets, bloom
And cherished memories, soft aud dear
BEST are their fragrance, liug..r here.
: ssn1 SO f% 4tas w. A. M. 4
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Man OF BoNEs-IIere is curious tact
for you--the flesh Of q "liyin9' man once
grew into bones. 1t seems hard to believe,
but suppose il was So; for in the Museum
at Dublin, Ireland, there is or was, skele-
ton Of one Clerk, a native of the city Of Cork,
whom they call the OsSified Man, one Of the
greatest cnriosi;ies Of nature. II is the car
cass Of q man entirely ossi6ed during lis
lifetime, living in that condition for several
years. Those who knew, him before this
sarpris;ng alseration, affirm thai he had been
q man OF great strength and agility. He
felt the first symtoms Of this surprising
change some time after debauch I; ill. by
slow degrees, every part grew into a bony
substance, except his skin, eyes and inles-
tines his joints settled in such manner
that no iigafnent had its proper operation
he could not lie down or rise up without as-
sistsnee. He had at last no bend in his
body.yet when he VAS placed pprigla, like
statute of stone, he could not move in the
least His teeth we re joined, and formed
into one eiitise bone; therefore a hole was bro
ken througii them to,conyey liqpid substance
for his noasishmsnt. The tongue lost It's
use, and bis sight left sclpe time before ne
cxn,rrd piff ~ stf ttsssttsl ~ MI .ff-e,
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-10-15

A very important branch of trade in this city
and one which has probably increased as rapid
ly as any other, is the furniture business With
the exception of the amount manufactured here,
it has for the most part been imported FROM
Cincinnati. Within a few months past an estab-
lshment has been opened by Mr.. Hardy, for the
sale of Boston furniture. The freight upon such
bulky articles as furniture has heretofore oper-
ated so greatly in favor of the Cincinnati manu-
fucturers as to create monopoly in their IA
vor. Mr.. Hardy has found way to overcome
this difficulty, His furniture is all made in Bos.
ton, but not put together The pieces are put
up in cases and sent here, and put together af-
ter they arrive. Thus a dozen chairs are put
into a box no bigger than an ordinary trunk.
Mr.. Hardy's experiment has worked so well
during the summer that he has taken the fine
four story building lately erected on Jefferson
street by Mr. Postlewait, one of the finest houses
in the city, and is filling t from cellar to garret
with fine furniture.
| We the other day took a look at the many
fine things he has for sale, and wondered who
| would buy his splendid rosewood parlor sets at
| $3.50 and his chamber do at $3.50, and his
| beautiful mirrors at $3.50 and $500, to say
nothing of mahogany. But 1t seems that there
are many able and willing to buy more expen-
| siye furniture than this. Orders for rose wood
and mahogany come from the rural districts,
and those who visit upon the prairies will find,
where most eastern folks look for Il rude people
living in cabins and huts, an intelligent aud well
to do population, and will see many fine man
sions, finished and furnished AS well as the resi-
dences of the rich and opulent in the older
states.
Ladies who visit Mr.. Hardy's rooms will find
a full assortment OF the finer qualities OF iurni-
tture, of the latest styles and best finish, and at
| prices that strike us as low.
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SSpuath Hflls

No part of the city has grown as rapidly with
in the Past Year. MS that South of Hawk-Eye.
Large numbers of beautiful private residences
have been, and are now in progress of erection,
besides multitude of smaller buildings erected
by mechanics and laborers, on scale suitable
to their respective wants and extent Of means.
Now is the time to secure good building lots
-one year hence all of the best and most de-
srabIe lots will be taken, leaving none but those
that are remote from business, or a large extra
| o,tIay is needed to make them desirable for res
| licences. i'z ''4@. #+ '''-
Geo. II. Lane, real estate agent, offers at Pub
lie sale to-day, number Of lots; also house
and lot, that most likely will go at a bargain.
The terms of payment are such as to enable
those in want of good lot to purchase even if
they are little short of fun is. ....s....e
| Be on hand at one o'clock, at the Barrett
House Free omnibus to the grounds.
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w Mr.. VIM. Thomas, who left Lawrence on
the 9th ult., informs the Chicago Tribune
that
Outrages in the Territory continue to be of
frequent occurrence. They come for the most
part, from the predatory bands of Georgians
who are rowing around for the purposes OF plum
der. A second one of a peculiarly horrible
nature is we'll authenticated. A Mrs. Hatfield,
Kentucky woman, living % miles from St.
Joseph, was one day, about the 20th, visited
by party of these Georgians, l3 in number,
who pretended that they wanted to buy some
melons. She offered to sell them what they
wanted, and they went into the field and pulled
as many as they pleased. When she request
ed her pay, they settled the bill by striking her
across the face with whip, throwing her down
and choking her until her tongue was forced
out of her mouth; this they seized, tied a
string around it, and by the string led her a
short distance from the house and repeatedly
violated her person! 1 heard Of her at St.
JOSEPH, whittier she had been taken She was
suffering horribly from the effect of her inju-
ries and was unable, her tongue being so badly
swollen, to take nourshment except as it was
given her through tube. This is the work OF
the claw and order" chvalry. This is the sec.
ond case of the kind that has recently happen.
ed