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oOTUNN ~
r1NHR Subscriber bcgs leave to inform the inhab-
j itants OF the Northwestern StaGes,' that be has
opened waseu0m at " Randolph street, Chicago,
ill.,, for the sale u the newly invsused
I CUoAAon Olll1aY ~ Table,,
Which have bees psou0uncsd by all billiard play
r. mAthematicslly correct and Of snpsFsr cAstiG-
~. Those who intend TO purchase, will Aad II 70
their Sdvanlage 10 Examine his stock Consisting Of
Hate and Wood pe,1tr
Orders ior Tables, balls, Cues, Cloths, cue Tips,
or any criticize ID the trade, will b promptly AZ
tsaasd to. n Waas
Address VIM II. GRIFP1TH,
.eal IS Randolph stssss, Chicago.
Late Of the nrm Of 0ridth Decker, New York
F oCt llth dym Wss Nv 84S 8f * 49,
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GENERAL lNTELL1GENCE OFFICE.
Nj + .abscv,hSr hAsiDy opss~i N cdet % Mstn
j streN. hstow bud al. nsxt door - DE- Wyman' Z
orine, aad meas. up osse the t.scede Hosse, sss-
fuzzy sdsr. hts services the 81 tiasns II kss
kuk and State If Iowa, a.se TO the 81 sens Of llh
moi. and Missouri, n Real Estate Agsnss ~
will give po.nrs sad spectai sttsntios 70 III, sss
E.is,s nsoh<ssTc, In al lee sascas bsaaehes. hsv-
fhg 80 ssgyei, engaged In the hasinsss for asa,
IL years IN che eisy N nAiisAespAia, be natssss
AiaseIs sbas, With som4 expryisnce With the west
err mode II doing kssinsss BE- viii ~ able 70 give
general satisfosaiouto those Who may favor him
With their psssDeage.
Aites,isa Will iksviss be given TO he 0snsssl
lntsllinsnes busines. Ais0, u thH renting N
Houses, ssalscsiag House ssats. Ae.
las. h. PRINR0SE-
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UDt Wulk QtfU.
....I.. 80 49,
TUESDAY MORNfNO, &C =. p.
60 A tlaiind number of Special Notiss- win ~
'erted sndsr this heed at ~ ssaA line for sscA
crtion The editorial heed for - cents slins
Diamond Card Press.
5000 cAaDs Pen AornI
TEE DAll.Y GATE cry OFFICE !. The piscs
get yoas 0assness Ga RS pvsossA .,
osr soSscs. and inthr very beet style.
THE DAILY GATE CITY
JOB OFFICE
.as LARGEST IN THE cffY. and con ple.siy
sai.Lsd fsr ~ kinds ef Jo0 woak called
by bssinssa u professional nsa- aagss. n
VIZ WORK Ter decent proat, bus srs saAy for
, oanp'1isioa la prics., work nAa'hip y spssd
@ BLANxs.
Ril,s u LAAiAg. ~ othsr Raaks for sal. Al thl.
I.s and Blanks Of all descriptions neatly chespiy
I'D exp.di.ioasly printed and furnished TO order.
rsE Dss AMwss vALLsr Wan II issusd from
once every Wednesday, has IN extensive andin.
asing oiroalssiss throsghost the Der oiaes VAL
y we'll - II The rsst Of the State and ID Usi-
u ststss,ssa = nsdias u sAvsssisiagis nss
srpaaed. SabssriP.iea price else per sssss il
lvnnce,
RUsINEss NOTICE..
/ Att advertisements for this paper must he pre-
,id, save those Of psnons having resalAs scsoasts
in thi. oMse. This ralsis Imperative.
Bill, for Jos Wosk are expected to DO paid on de-
Fiery OF the work, unless other ~i.e sp~cialiy
bgreed upon.
l Account, with regular customers will bi settled
isrtcrly. unless othsrwisc specially aGrsed upon.
rT7-~--
| KicKEp.--The wife Of Mr.. 4. Galloway
Erss kicked and trod upon By horse on Sat-
Erday evening", suffering fearful injuries.
: is not expected that she win survive.
An Ass.--Sonssody IN H. Tims Aas vol.
i,nteered to writa hinsslf down N - n ahs
tppicest kind y slowing uhas = 6spsS
Y'dect It will have o Ne price Of psspn1vin
ieokuk ~ dissolve Shs Union! There Il %,
violence Of decent sense in tho production,
lind one only: the author hides his nsae
No don't marvel. We would su9gest - ID,
laext topic Of speculation, what Ksoksk vii
be worth ~ osal- bank, whsn The world j,
burned up, compared With it, present valua.
lion.
II
BALIoss AscExsIox.-Ths large crowd h
twitnessiAe asssnsioa OF tho balloon ysstsf
Iiay aftarnoon, sssm to have inspired Il viii
kheir own spirit Of inpasiesss, and ID On
of lis fretful freaks the corIs cracked, an
1t rolled and tunbled and SCORED sway o.
tshe wind Into ths hlac cthsssAl, leaving ID
Asranaus look,sg for Ill the world just -
The had "les something go" The only regre
seems 70 haSe bean that the poor felio'
Iddn't 60 with his balloon.
l SAD ACCIDENTAL the balloon ascensio
yesterday, Sorne Of the seats fell down, A
several ladies were injured. Among them,
Miss Peck suffered the fracture Of The
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Fall and winter ~ 1886.
I hssa SUPPLIES JUST RECEIVED.
;. Y. HurcnIxsox. JAs. DEWEY
AERCMAET TAkIAR2 M 49,

s. Y. aurcnYxsox. sAs. DEWEY.
MUTC0INsON 4 DEWEY
MERCHANT TAkLVkAs F8 n Bss
THIRD street, between Main And Johnson, keo-
aux. iowa, have Just reviewed NJ tA<Ax Wash npAble
Tailoring Aad Eurna.hing estahliahsAsnt, dnoics
aud exestspt supply Of Bgoadcloths, CAasimePes,
Vestingp, M ~ men y FurnishinG Goods of all
dsscsi ptpns and guarantee thAt their ask shall b.
dose in thu most approved aud satisfactory
Ehsy aFa soa.taatiy receiving the New York snd
Phsirdelphia fa.Lcas, and respectfully solicit all
" assAs. x.o. ..ss... - siss
them a call. Agents for
Fr0Mcis MsAa Systsm Of Gsrmsnt
CHsing.
i Also. r. ports q Fashions.
ort22-d,y HUTCHINSON 4 DEWEY.
81 Notice.
fvTsHg Law partnsrship heretofore .s1isting be-
tween the andcr .igned Is this day 'dissOlved by
! mutual cpns~nt, \.
| Tse business - INC arn vii, H. settled ap and
siosed ny tssus =. Dixon 1850 8. - -
- HKO. c. DrxON.
| Ksokuk, Towa, Oct. Is, 1885. \ i'e7 +
/ Al am nov retiring Srosa Ahe psaetiee o1 III
Law. hsrehy eseOaa uend Geo. G. Wlx0o. ny ~
partner TO oar lorasr olisats 81 - psssens hav
{we kusnSus with ne. ~ #'8fAs
1 xsokuk, DC. IL 1855. THOS. ". 0LAaEx1
I fvii. sassisss ~ pssssiss = ~ ~ = ~ 4
q go, No. o llela eirsss, KSskaa tsve
~ 81 II 1853 N Cd. 2. DIXON.
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Great ExCaleoeo9s $50
ADORE FLOUR for the Dollar, al the City Mills
WI Store than wss ever offered In the city VI No
ekuk. Those wishing choice article Of new
Wheat Flour, cen b. sapplisd BY leaving THAR
dets u the City Mills Store. a
Aso, the ch.apsst usosrries nov oasrsd = ths
city. Oarstock waS ssisotsd with orsaa earn, and
expressly for the city and Aattsr Sursslses that
~ cen lnAket ~ the advantage Of all sar saatpQr
Aiso, always ON hand frssh supply Of Csaassy
Produce.
Yoa Win bsAr in misd that W gasranass ass
Flour be equal to any thas il broueAi - tAs nas
All goods delivered 70 say par. a ~ ~ Isss
e Chssxe. W. IL. AUSTIN ACoA.
iy2s-.ism Naia 81. u. 4lA "a ssh.
E<OR SALE a : AAysin fovsAsh.
4 good two horsc Wagons,
slAn horses and nalss,
aug 20 ". II. AUSTIN Ao0.
! (sUpERISG q Ill kinds done 70 order and tsfn-
| ~ ming done in any part II th. city.
! All orders ieIs Ut the 'City Mill store wili be
nusas W. II. AUSTIN a co.
| VNANTED- Id good good ooopsrs viii and esn-
i w slant employment aud the highest prsces paid.
aus22 W. IL. AUSTIN 8 co.
lIXIANrEp "A good practical miller eaa have
i w steady employ meat al the City Mills.
| nug.2 W. IL. AtSTlN / CO.
/ (NAXrED--i0o,00 900 good merehaatabis stsves,
~ Tor which We WA pa, sac a's..s.. -. is.ss-
Also 100000 hocppole. :. :, .,,.
ug32 w II. AUSTIN 4 CO. Z
ComprttfIon - thc Life AZ TraAG.
! INN H0oFiyi. saa aA kinds u josbsAs work
l don. On the most reasonable tsrmsb BY ths uadss-
signed And all work strse warranted u - s4sal
tnans other shop in this eity or State s
y ON A' ssr's r. & maa sa s sss'a
Ksesak June lyass
NoSire - tA1 LaAIes.
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Err. 40. ". Rssd, Baaksvs Jesse wtksaAan,
E~q; Drs. As1aagtn AlssA Phillips Ace, Ase-
tiauesr. d.. r. Il. WymAH-k Eoxux.
John IL. q. s5emms, Exr Mayor Thompson .
Odesluys. Merchants Renj. &. nsssoil, Attorney
At Law HagA 1. Bopd. Anefssy u Law--BAiS-
=. oeFSn Dse~sssr. Attorney 4 Law Aaron
rhompA Attorney - Law; IL. =. 0roat, Al ,
st Ls~3 5cAsa 1 Curtis, III. Real Esssss Dreksn--
PsILAua4fnlA. 4sgg.4s s
DoAss 'Brownell; WA. Brown, Archisect; ~
mon Co -CuscAoo. oct33-d dit
ron R0OT8OTaON AGAaNo1 0Oe.
QUlTO0S AND ALL 1NSECT0. e
II A3KiN'S Patsat Inpsovsd Portable Csnsp1
] j and Nsa, combisins sessty. cheapnsss, and
entire security Assisst inSscss1s wIthoat obtract
ing the circaiAtos Of sir II 10 constructed - thai
Il will AZ any hsdstsad and tAs Net u srrAuese
,ha, il viii contract ard expsad b means Of ruibs
braid that II will d securely q all timss, aut
on all bsdstsAds, thereby Aaording entire protec
.ipn axainst insects II can b attached to . bed
stead II lsss than tvo minutes, and can BE- taksi
down in a equally short space Of timo, yet. whii
IL affords the protection soaght IL " neautiful an
Chaste Osnsmsnt " tbs bsd. For fnvalids 40,
chiidrsa this article II indispensable.
A. G. ORR, SoLs AsBHs,
Cor. Ath Exchange SITS.
aug1O Ksokuk. Iowa.
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Eawx LAsoa--The natural capital which eonsti
tutrs the real wealth of this great country, and
crsaes that intelligent power In the massss alone to
be- relied ~ the Bulwark ri Ffee Institutions -
John G. Fremont's Letter u Acceptance.
Whenever there 10 substantive good 70 be dom,
whenever there IL foot Of land to be prevent ed
/! from Becoming Slave territory, an willing 70 -
sert tho principle OK the exclusion Of Sisvssy.--
| fDAniel Wsbstcr.
repeat that mover can end never will vote. AID
no earthly power win ever make vote, to seesAd
Slavery over tcvriaoss whs~ u DOS nct exist.-
7s..r,ily eessar y ~ .er,n.nx vI,eA ,.Avs
,s: sg s i I: IL .s y NJ
souri CoapeqiAi<c. ] IN 0ppossd N siaYssy II the
abstract, and upon principles sustained A0d nady
habit AL BY settled conviction While tel inAsx
Nth where /. exists usdcr sSs shield q state SOW
ersignty, am as inAexby cppoAcd to It's extensior
ON this continent beyond iu present iimits-(Jc h,
G. Fremont.
IfesIthst there Il nothing which the civilixcl
world, II they take nctics Of 20 humble m individ
ual a. myscif, win cproach me with. when / say
\ ~ 1 ssid the ether day. l had INSIDE up my mind
for one that ~~hsv ~ ctrcsssfasres would
~ 10 the further extension Of tho Of Slavery il
~, uu.s,d stases, Or a the further increase .
SInrs rvrsssantation In tho Hause Of Representa-
. tive. -tap~sch Of D.sisi Webster On the oregu
: ~ ymcs on IxsxxCLAY.-In 1850. Henry Cha
1 -SpA X liz lnlh,xjns ~Ssdss
9 sskas s..A eAsoot put yoar Anger on any part .
\ Aks Constituio which 4cs.nseys the right tn
power 10 ssry Aases from nas Ut the staten Of tn
Caion 10 any Territory Of tAe United 'kiaass. MOI
& .ir. san Anmit for single nsanent, that there
I any separate o. distinc. sigh. npon ihs pert
sleass or Individual mehlbeis VI The States,
portion VI the people Of the Unisd States, y carr
nlsvc1 intn TerrltJriss under the idea that tAo:
f'rritories Ass he'd p s0nin"n between the .ssea
Ias R,cnsosD Exscisse- os rus c,scsss n, PA
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Curtain Muslins, DAmasks, bs6. avesn Linens,
Cold Bands. LaHdscsps Shades, Gilt corniccs, Pins
and 6xtures,
As loo - can b. besght In any house In the
Wcst. Oct 10 d4w
/yENTLEMEN will and At Eos.er'sn beautiful
" assortment Of Cloths, Cassimsrss, Vsstiugs,
shirts, Collars and HAndksrchisfs. Silk and Wool
undershirs1, and Drawers. silk, Cotton and Wool
Aslf Hose. Single and lined Gloves and 0aass-
lets, in Silk Wool, and Buck, togsthr with almost
every article In 1entismsn's furnishing goods.
Oct I5'd4w'
DLANKRCS, QUILTS Ac.--A large stock of
ID Blankees, "union Purc weol" from 43,0e
10 4l5Je pair.
! oMute-ASsortsA sizes and prices
he'd Dimity-N~w ylc and Very desirable.
UnArssssd French PSint--a beeutifal eo0hs fol
Aale at extreme low prices =. u. FOSTER.
Oct l5 div y~vtsa ss 4
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TO rHE RU0LIG,
Ana More EspeGs&lly 80 the Ladies.
JOHN II. HOOPER,
..ss u4aie Moore iIooper.)
On Nain-st., near E0kUk,
TlAS lust receiv d one Of the largest sssprtnents
L / Of choice perfumes and fancy goods sscr Of
fored nlhis city, Amang walsh may be folnd
Otto Of Race Eat. West End;
Ext. Jockey Club Ext sea Rose
Ext. cayoiine; Ext, New Mown Hay;
Aromatic Vim gar Aromatic Crystal;
Iasia Aaelss.t Ca,
Fan H. Cologne;
Lily White chalk balls;
Rlnges II all kinds
BAsry's Iricophsrus;
Egyptian lair bye;
fiak Sauosrs
nandolias;
Msen Fun;
\ Tne BALM Of Thousand Flowers; So~ps VI I'll
desssip3iops, shaving and teilpt. Poet Aesnaies
oilsoad dop Anions, cigar cAsss, cosnbs, hsas bes
Of sap sricr quality, cschcus arsnatises, pcarfsd
sAs1Aasm iced for giving : delightful perfume z
| thu hsSoth sftss smoking.
Tho subscriber rsspecsfsliy soiicts csli fros
his frisnAs before purchasing else whsrs.
i ssGS-l J. n. HOOPER.
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On the Bisveryquestion the platform adopted for
Buchanan comprises these points;
lsf. Congress has no right to exclude Slavery
flpm any territory.
"a. Tie p,ople u . territory have no power ~
prohibit slavery y long - tue territorial govern
ment lasts.
81. saaAtter Sovereignty Il Aanbas. sd IL no
toafcr plank In the nsss0cxstic creed.
4th. Estate equstity" means the right of slave
holders TO take their Slaves into the public do
main, by yistae Of the Slave laws Of the Slave
States.
sth. That Siavsryis national aAd Frsedsn sec
tionni.
Sth. That the people Of territory only sx-
clude Slavery from among them after they have
fesulea STATE Consultation and hcsn sdmitsed into
The Union.
T,h. Thst kansas must be kept out Of the Union,
on the pies OK want Of population, until the Frvs
state meh murdered or driven out and the slave
holders firmly planted under the protection Of the
General Government
sth. That any man denying the foregoing doc
trins iss Traitor, and should be dealt with sccord
inEl!.
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SAD AcoipESr.--At the balloon ascension
yesterday, Some Of the seats fell down, and
several ladies were injured. Among them, ;
Miss Peck suffered the fracture Of thigh
bone, end il 10 feared she has been made =
cripple FOR life.
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nf all kinds kept eunstantly on hand snd Tor
~ saie--uAts, Corn, Chop-feed, bran, Shorts,
Shipstaf, Ac., ~ the City Mills Store.
xsm5-d w II. AUSTIN 4 GU.
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A COMFORTABLE Dwelling House, for which /
"A will pay good price, and make pay msn,s "
suitthe parties.
sspt5d WI IL. AUSTIN.
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= CUUNTHl PkUFEKI1. -. a.
highly improved Farm in Hancock eoanty, MI.
nnis, " Az acrss, ~ timber all under heavy
rail fence 10 scres in Hne orchard, A5 III timothy
meadow enclosed by separate fence; wells or WI
tex, ono at each Of tenant hoHssa, and the othsa
II TIE barn, ~ fcss ~ 70 fest. TsrLs scHvscS.
miles fpam Carthage. There 10 IN ossgs hedge sur
rounding this farm. Appl. 70
aAnond 1890
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4 viii snatinsS ~ psebetn = ~ nv q ~ ~
60, No. O. nala e61eee, Ksska1f IsNo.
o. IL 1853 N Cd. =. DIXON.
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n sga KH0&Ok MAR 018 won Ks
M ~ ~ - DowAo0 q 0o0.
d A LWA40foepsAh aad tos1 stosk u shs arsl
- 9saAysls A1vSss, vhi1A ~ Will sell y ~
- Es43E&ss *SsF&
fAs hssstaAA' II vssk14naAip guaranteed, 81
s4aes sselseo11 ~ pals cr ss1ansntai styisa Il
nosos q MaSbls. y
S61 = 1T afsss, Set raia and Bioadsau.
sape {, 'ts-Aly
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RUsGN EsN NOTICE.

Alt adyertissmsnu for this paper must he pre-
|,id save those Of psnoss having rssalAr scsoss,s
ia this case. This ralsis Imperative.
Bill, for Jos Wosk sre expected TO DO paid on de-
Efrry Of the work, unless other si.e sp~cally
greed upon.
Account, with regular customers will bi settled
,srtcrly. unless othsrwise speciality agreed upon.
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NUIINE IS heFoby gwen 20 the UWhefs y ~ !uu
deseribcd in the fore going list, situated in s City
If keokak, Lee county, and State OF Iowa. Whose
asm1s are mentioned above, and all otAsrs intsr-
sstsd, that = special tax has been asssaasa and
levied said lots, for the imprevemsnts on eide
walks and alleys, - designated In the above last.
and unless pm, b. made Of tho taxes levied,
and ALSO eli costs. before the 4sth day Of octsees,
A b. 1885, the said lots. or much thsrso& -
lAail be necessary discharge said tai and eoats.
will BE- sold on the day aforesaid, ~ the Mayors
ofcc, in said city between the hosrs at o'siesk
a. \. and s o clock r. H., and will eansinas 1ssn
iay a. dsy until the sale shall be com pisseA.
&. Z. STEVENS,
Collector NJ the City Of Ksokuk.
flst z l6b6-d3v
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2 once every Wednesday, has ~ extensive andin-
'asing oircalstiss ahrosghost the D<sAoiass val-
y, - we'll - 10 The rsst Of the State and Us,
j state, - = : nedian u aAvsslisiagis nst
rpaaed SabssriPtiea price else per sasss u
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-12-18
GRIEF'S DOINGS.
"luantum m,taf,,s ab lilo.

"Quantum mutafus ab lilo. -
Tell them that he is dead-thou hast but seen
The lingering spectre of the man they loved
Of one who long through life SO proudly moved.
Tell them that thou hast met the haggard look
or HIM whose eyes their fondIy sought,
And turned away thy glance, that could not brook
The sad display of haroc eriefAaa ~'.'rgnt' =
Tell the that thou hast heard that hollow sound
or that once glad, and ever welcomed voice;
But, in thine own. no cheering influence iouho
To bid its solemn tones again rejoice.
Tell them that thou hast marked the tottering gait
OF him who once could strength and grace dis
play:
Whose steps have echoed oft in halls Of State,
And led the ranks of fashion and the gay.
Tell them that thou has watched the wasting
mind
BY fancy nursed-attuned to wit and lore;
And thou hast sighed in pity, there to ind
Aye, tell what thou hast seen-the outward show
Thine eye could scan,-thy lips may well i'm
part;
But all imperfect yet, thy tale of woe;-
Thou could st not see the ruin in his heart.
Say then, that he is dead-though thou hast walked
With him. of late, through fields and forest fair:
Though We have sat for hours, and smed'and talk
ed,
Twas but phantom Knocked thy senses there.
Yes, tell that he is dead-for cans't thou say
That aught Of life but BREATH to him remains;
When grief hath made Of all its sweets his prey,
And he but owns existence in It's pains.
W. B. B.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-12-18

Has THE EARTH HOLE THROUGH IT
The Bottomless Pit, in the Mammouth Cave
of Kentucky, is suspected by many to run
through the whole diameter of the earth
the branch terminates in it, and the explo-
rer suddenly finds himself brought upon the
brink, standing upon projecting platform,
surrounded on three sides by darkness and
terror, gulf on the right and gulf on the
left, and before him what seems an intermin-
able void. He looks aloft; but no eye has
yet reached the top of the great overarching
dome; nothing is there seen but the fash
ing of the water dropping from above, smil-
ing as it shoots by in the unwonted CLEAN
of the lamp. He looks below. and nothing
there meets his glance save darkness as thick
as lampblack, but he hears wild, mourn
full melody Of vatsg the xa!9 2 th sft 5f1
the upper world, never more to be revisited.
Down goes rock, tumbled over the cliff by
the guide, who is Of the opinion that folks
come here to see and hear, and to muse and
be melancholy. There it goes-crash !! it
has reached the bottom. No-hark, it
strikes again; once more and again, still
falling. Will it never stop? Ones hair
begins to bristle as he hears the sound re-
peated, growing less and less, until the ear
can follow it no longer.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-12-18
VIRGINIA LADIES ON HORSEBACK.

Portcr's Spirit of the Times has the fol-
lowing from the Notes in the forthcoming
Life of Thomas Jefferson, by the. Hon.
Henry S. Randall:
A Virginia woman is too free, too 1.-THE in
her movements to keep up the unvarying
precision of lay-fgure. She walks abroad
as if the earth was made to walk upon,
though saucy breezes throw ribands and
ringlets and erring laces into never so fine
a distraction She rides like anything else
besides a dumb-jockey, Or a city Miss fresh
from the riding academy; nay, if the road
be shady, or the green sward looks tempt
ingly elastic, and says Gas everybody knows
it does sometimes say.) Come and take q
run over me-" the Virginia woman does not
always find it in her heart to refuse the chal-
lenge; but down goes the riding whip, and
the next moment her blood mare, with
straight thin neck, broad red nostrils, and
eye lit to flame, is skimming like a low fly
ing bird over the ground.
It is difficult for one whose eye is accus-
toned only to females brought up at the feet
of the fashionable Fadaladeens, to conceive
the graceful and free movements of high
bred Virginia woman, when reused into full
action, not in the ball room at Saratoga Or
Newport, but at home, with the turf of the
Old Dominion under her feet, and the skies
of the Old Dominion over her head We
once approached an old Virginia farmhouse,
with its owner, who had been for some days
absent. A few hundred yards off, we sud-
denly stopped to gaze, for, at that moment,
dashing round from the rear of the mansion,
and darting like mad through the trees,
came troop Of riders at full speed. all of
them females but one. Sweeping round the
house, again they disappeared; but cir
cult Of few moments again brought them
in front, when discovering us, they reined
up for an instant, and then affecting vast
dismay, made a rush at a high carriage gate,
on one side of the lawn, to escape. The
foremost rider galloped past the gate almost
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LIKING AND DlSLIKING.

Ye who know the reason, tell me
How it IS that instinct still
Prompts the heart to like-or like not
At its own caprIcious will
Tell me by what hidden magic
Our impression first are led
Into liking-or dlsliking-
Oft before a word be said!
Why should smiles sometimes repel US!
Bright eyes turn our feelings cold?
What is that which comes to tell us
All that glitters is net gold'
OHIO feature. plain or striking,
But power weaannot shun,
Prompts our liking or disliking,
Ere acquaintance hath begun!
Is it Instructor some spirit
Which protects us-and controls
Every impulse we inherit
By some sympathy of souls
Is it instinct? Is it nature?
Or some freak, or fault of chance,
Which our liking-or disilking-
Limits to single chance?
Like presentiment Of danger,
Though the sky no shadow filings;
Or that inner sense, still stranger,
or unseen-unuttered things!
Is it-oh can no one tell me,
No one show sufficient cause
Why our hkings-and dislikings-
Have their own instructive laws:
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The banking Of the hammer,
Aud the creaking of the crane.

SELF-CuLruRE.-Itis is our business to cul-
tivate in our minds, to rear the utmost vi
cor and maturity every sort Of generous and
honest feeling that belongs to our nature.
TO bring the dispositions that are lovely IN
private life into the service and conduct of
the commonwealth; so to be patriots as not
to forget that we are gentlemen. TO cult
vate friendships, and to incur enmities.-
To model our principles to our duties and
situation. TO be fully persuaded that all
virtue which is impracticable is spurious !;
and rather to run the risk of falling into
faults than in a course which leads out our
days without blame and without use. He tres
passes against his duty who sleeps upon his
watch, as well as he that goes over to the
enemy.-Buke.