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NsU Pot 06iess.-Tfe following named post Office,
bave been established and the following gentlemen appointed
postmasters:
Stony Point Livingston parish, louisiana John McGin.
MIS- postmaster. Re established.
Otter Creek Hardin county Kentueky Ignstius Bryant
postmaster. FL. - :
Crimea, Hill county, Texas William N. Mum, post.
master. #.' 4.
Ira, 10 Davess county, Iniaois Adam Simmons, post
master,
Ben.eut Piatt county, Illinois Joseph Bodman, post.
master.
master.
Brush Greek, Fayette county, Iowa; Charles NJ. Moe
postmaster.
honer, Csss county Indians; John r. Rea, posmtster
Alma, Buffalo county, Wisconsin, w. II. Gates post
master.
Appoiaiasai Of Route AyentsSamuel Chamberln 10 run
between Detroit and Fentonville, Michigan.
Robert Robinson to between Burlington, Iowa. and
Chicago Illinois, In place Of w. NJ walbridRe resigned
Oscar Y. Brown, 70 between New York and Dunkrk
in place Of Charles Kennedy, resigned.
Robert Thompson, OF Portland Oregon Territory 10 be
special agent for the Oregon district.
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orsIcE or THE CONSOLIDATED LOTTERIES
OF MARYLAND.

OF MARYLAND. ....#-
The ALLOWING Numbers Maryland Copsci
dated Louefy, class q, drawn January as, 1885,
lst 81 I'd 4h 5h 9th nh s'h 9th ilth lah 17h
% 40 6 So "a 26 81 a6 81 "a 80 Is S.
ith lh 10th Iuh isth 10Th 10Th
% 45 Al 22 67 80 80 ..
The following Of the rstapseo Ir.s,ui.
Lottery, class 20, drawn January as 1885, 81.
Ist "a "a An 5oh em an sh pm ION IIth Is,h
"A II 70 30 "a 6s 10 40 "a 90 30 81
Y, X. Brennan,
General Agent for ,hs Contractor, Baltimore.
Lrn'L Roprsrs, Commissioner. N
Jsn 29-lt
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Avs UsHed states Relative 60 the Pebble
IL Lsndscompets TO eaS-wh Acts of Congress the
Confederation Tfesies PRESENTATIONS, Spanish Resuauons
Sc, &c. vol g. 49,
Continuation OF the sbove-romplce ie35 voi A.
EeIs,ive Lands and Docu
ments legislative and eIecutive that subject volumes folio
30. II . = 1921 T7''''F
Indian Treaties by United sa,oseoo,.,e fvou com
20 lass. ! vol. o. =
Laws made by the Colonies and Stats from l6a
1881, relating TO indians and Indian .ssirs. a.
ofcsl Opinions Of he Anospsys 9.nerei
vols. o. so Etf q
Laws Charters. and Local ornssoes OF Great Britain France.
relating Public
mics collected by Joseph NJ White. s8
Johnson,s Institutes the Civil Law Spain London
go So
schmidt's Civil Lsw of spsin and Merco- I vol. s5.
Rcck~sis Computation Of spanish aud Mexican relation
Mines Real Estate Titles S.
Regulations State.
cernine Lsnds, Titles, Ac. I vol 81
Iiey.Is Military laws Rnuny Tension the
Uni l vol.
Tripicu's Pension and Bounty Jsnd Laws. sa.
Benpeus Pension Laws , voi s2
81 50. IL 80
Eserehs Dceloparo R,nouado De Legislation
, vols, quarto. Madrid s6
Ths Virginia Pay Aas,er of Militia entitled 10 Land
pouuty. Bound In 1 volume. SI5.
Janho yRANcK TAYLOR
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wm W. BeIknap, Attorney Law and Land
Agent, Keokuk, Iowa.
Land warrant and Banking House OF j. M
Clarke II Co.

TaE Private ocrre.ponasnes OF HENRY clay Ia
Dec y FRANcK TAYLOR.
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Law Partnership.

DoBEWT j. WALKER 4 LOUIS JANTN have formed psr
Bershr or N. and trial Of In The suprem
cur Of TIVE United States and In the Court Of Claims Address
washington CITY, DC.
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American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-21
WIZ rnE FaExcn TnIxK o. o.

WHAT THE FRExCH THISK OF Us.-
The Paris correspondent Of the Phila-
delphia Inquirer, speaking of the recent
contest at Washington for the speakersbip,
says:
"The French cannot comprehend such
state Of things. Said one to me yesier-
day evening, as he was glancing over bis
evening paper, the Presss, and came 10 the
paragraph which told him that the House
had voted twentysi times for Speaker
PreSiseut. as the French translate it-with-
out an election, you Americans are sin
gularly patient with your Representatives
If France were Republic. and such a
thing had occurred in its National Assem-
bly,, the people would have assembled en-
mdsSe, burst the doors Of the Chsmbers.
and driven their unworthy servants out OF
doors, or if rerdlsed BY the troops. there
would have been general rising, and the
streets of Paris would have flowed with
blood. There would have been a revulu.
tion!' 1t is for this very reason, replied.
that you are not and never can be tit for
self-goyernment. We Americans vote, and
vote on day after day. if necessary, until
at last majority has pronounced. The
ballot is our only arm in the political con-
tests"
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-21

WHICH is THE WEAKER SEx?-A quec-
ton OF some significance is asked by wri-
ter in the Pictorial Times, wiz: which is
the weaker sex?' The question is answer
ed by the same writer as lollows:-
Females are called the weaker sex. but
why? If they are not stiong who is?-
When men wrap themselves in thick gar
ments, and incsss the whole in stout o.
vercolt TO shut out the COLI, woman, in thin
silk dresses, with neck and shoulders bare,
or nearly so, say they are perfectly com
Portable! When men wear water proof
ooots over woolen hose and idcase the
whole in India-rubber, to keep them from
freezing, women wear thin silk hose, and
cloth shoes. nnd pretend not to feel the
cold. When man cover their heads with
furs and then complain Of the severity oi
the weather, women hang an apology for
a bonnet at the back Of their heads, and
ride or walk about in northeast winds pro-
fess not to suffer at all!'
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first seed him, and was stretching up look
ing for me. My gun were lying by me,
and right easy brought her up, and jist
as his eye caught sight on me, l pulled He
sprang up like struck deer, and fell his
full length towards me. The arrows
whistled round me l reckon, as l slid
through the tall grass. 1t were well for
me that l had jist got something to eat,
for it had sort strengthened me, and
the thought of dying gave me fresh nerve
and l sprang to it, and they after me. l
kept in the tall grass, so they couldn't see
well where was, and would have to run
slower, so / gained on them. l made to-
wards the river and when got in among
the trees, got time to load my gun. l
wouldn't been afraid Of them, but | know
ed there were more close about. and didn't
know what minute should plump among
some Of them, SO thought I'd play hide
and seek game with them. Then l
thought of the boys starving, and l deter
mined il got back 20 them at all. I'd
not go without something for them to eat
led my red hunters mile or two down
the river, till l come to where small
creek put into it. There l put into the
river as if to swim, and then waded along
up stream to the mouth of the creek, then
up this about two hundred yards; when |
crawled among the high grass and hid. l
had hardly got close when l heard my red
friends coming in full chase. They pass
ed on and then took the back track for
my deer. got to my buck-lor the In
juns had been too keen after me, to notice
it-took as much as could carry, and
made tracks for camp. i had to keep a
sharp lookout, for every redskin about had
heard my rifle and knowed the game were
up.
Twas dark when I got in, and I found
the boys pretty well done for: they had
given me up, and were going TO start out
in the morning for something to eat, il
they had to go into an Injun camp to get
it, We had been four days without any
thing but buds of bushes and were nearly
gone. The boys could not wait to cook,
they eat raw all that wo'd let them have
and then we gathered some dry sticks and
made blaze, and over this we cooked
venison, stuck on sharp sticks. and est ii
with more relish than most of your deli
Gale folks ever eat any of their luxuries
That night we started out with fresh
courage, and for two days and nights were
in constant danger; then we reached the
Sioux ground, where the Blackfeet were
afraid to come, and as the Sioux were mo-
known to our presence, we could get along
without so much caution in hunting.
At length we reacheda lodge of the
Pawnee Loups,on the Big Platte and were
safe; for they were, and always have been
if not imposed upon. and abused by then
friendly to the whites. Here we rested fo
} few days and had grand buffalo hunt
and that hunt like to have been the last O
one Steve Cooper
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-21
TIL u TR RAP PER.
BY HARRY HARDWOOD,

Old Stephen Cooper was trapper, who
was sometimes in The employment of the
American Fur Company, but often for
years. engaged with three or four partners
in hunting, trapping and trading 'on his
own hook He was, at the time l first
became acquainted with him, about fifty
years Of age, and had been mountaineer
for thirty. He had like most others of his
class. been SO long in the camp. that he
coull not endure for more than few
weeks at time, the tedium Of civilized life.
Once in every two or three years he
came in, spent short time Westport and
Independence on the Missouri River, and
as long in St. Louis; spending freely his
money, enjoying himself after the fashion
of the mountaineers. and then be off to his
own wild home and stirring, adventurous
life. In his thirty years experience of
savage life, he had passed through many
dangers, and escaped, sometimes not with
out wounds, many snares set for him by
his Indian foes.
Some Of is adventures, which he relat-
ed to me. as we sat by the camp fire, on
the frontiers Of Missouri, may be worth
preserving. as they are doubtless true, and
exhibit the nature of the life led by these
men, at that day, when the fear of our gov
e.nmsnt had not so wholesome restraint
upon the ssvages as at present; and when
for white man to be found alone, by many
tribes. was certain death, unless, indeed.
he could make good his escape.
TRIP IN.
In the spring of 1880, as had been
out for more'n three years, thought I'D
Just come in to the settlements and see how
matters did. You see feller likes to gel
among the whites once ina while, if it's
Just to see the women like, and be remind
ed that his mother wasn't like them dirty
squaws. A man gets tired looking al
great hairy faced men, and ugly red-skir
women, and it kinder straitens him up and
makes him feel more human liks, to come
in sometimes and see the pretty ones.
well as was saying, determined tC
come to the settlements. SO with Alb Mer
rill and Old John Bosworth, and Dick Pow
ers, started. AS we had to pass through
the grounds of Blackfeet, and Sioux, after
leaving the last trading post on the Mis-
souri,, we know'd we'd have to be cautious
like and run some risk; but that we were
used to. and didn't mind, and the only
thing that we cared for, was, that if we go
among any bands of the redskins, either
hunting or on the war-palh we'd have tc
give up hunting for time, and live as we
could; for the crack of a rife would bring
'em down on us like lot of crows on car
ron. But as it were some time before The
dugouts started down the river for st
Louis. we determined to come through
anyhow, 80 packing up dog apiece, with
sich little things as wo thought we mough
need, we struck out for home.
We travelled four or FIVE days withou
meeting any signs Of mockasin tracks. ant
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-21

BE CHEERrUL.-A merry and cheerful
countenance is one Of the things which
Jeremy Taylor said his enemies and perse-
cutors could no! take away from him. and
Professor Dewey remarks that there are
some persons who spend their lives in this
world. as they would spend them if shu;
up in dungeon. Everything is made
gloomy and forbidding. They 90 moan
ing and complaining, from day to day.
that they have SO little, and are constantly
anxious lest what they have should escape
out of their hands. They always look
upon the dark side, and can never enjoy
the good. That is not religion. Religion
makes the heart cheerful, and when its
large and benevolent principles are exerois-
ed man will be happy in spite Of him
self.
The Industrious bee does not complain
that there are so many poisioness flower.
and thorny branches on its road. bu: buE.
zes on, selecting his honey where he can
fud it, passing quietly by The place where
it is not. There is enough in this world
10 complain about and find faul. with, il
men have the disposition 10 do SO. We Of
ten travel On hard and uneven road: bu.
with cheerful spirit. and heart to praise
| God for bis mercies, we may walk therein
with comfort, and come to the end of GU
Journey with peace.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-21

to do at home of night, after We had all
gone to bed but her; and hear her say, rs
she used to say, God bless my boy!' and
/ have prayed since then good many
times.
You think the wild life of trapper is
one but little better than the savage. but l
tell you there are too many hours when he
is by himself, and all around him so many
grand and sollom things. not to make him
think. And his path is SO full ofdangers,
and he don't know what minute he must
die, that he naturally thinks of that other
world. And though most of us are wick
ed, we are many times sorry, and we hope
He knows US and will forgive
Old Steve sat silent, and his countenance
worked as though his mind was dwelling
on images of the past, and when at length
he aroused himselfit was to say:
Come boys it is time to turn in, you will
want to sleep in the morning.
We didnot ask for continuance of his
narrative of the "trip in we knew that lie
had reached St. Louis in safety, and had
spent many years since in his pursuit, and
were satisfied.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-21
A BUFFALO HUNT.

We had started one Of the largest herds
l ever saw, and were lowering on the
skirts, singing out tue fsttest and best, and
killing them. 1t was rare sport, and al
though l have been so long in the noun
tains, can never keep cool in buffalo
chase. There is not danger enough to
keep one on his guard and nerve him to
steadiness. while it's quite another thing
to still hunting deer or elk.
Well, l were taking full hand in the
sport and my blood were up to fever heat,
when an old bull came tearing along ty
me, like mad 1t struck me that he had a
glorious robe, worth the taking; SO | let
drive at him, and when the lead struck
him. instead of yielding, he just turned to
one side and made plung at me, as if he
thought he'd have company to 'tother
world. Iwere riding little injun pony
not much larger than good sized dog, but
well trained, and when the buffalo made
his lung, the pony jumped sideways and
as l were not expecting anything OF
the kind, he jumped from under me. AS
l fell caught him round the neck and
then we had it, the bull would plunge at
me, and the pony would jump to one side
out of his way and expecting every mo-
ment that my hold would break, and
knowed that | were gone.
l tell you had been in good many
scrapes in my life and been so close death
that could almost see his scythe; but the
idea Of being trampled and horned to death
by buffalo bull warn't at all pleasant.
wanted to pray: now it's fact boys, but
Lord | hadn't prayed since was baby
at home, with my mother, and l didn't
know how to pray. There was one pray
er my mother learned me, that l happen
ed to recollect, and l said it in double
quick time.
Now lay me down 10 sleep,
l pray the Lord my soul to keep;
If should die before wake,
pray the Lord my soul to take
BY the time l had said my prayer, All
Merrill had come to my assistance, and
was saved tell you boys l have thought
of that prayer good many times since,
and of how thoughtless and wicked we
are, never to think of that great Being we
all believe made us, never speak of him
except when we swear, until we get into
danger, and then we 60 to praying to hin
for help. I have thought of these things
since then, as l lay in my camp in the
mountains, and remembered my old home
in the States. and my good mother, who il
one of the angels now. till l thought
could see her, looking out Of one of th'
bright stars at me; and sometimes ] have
felt her hand laid on my head as she usec
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-21

Az HoYEsr FARMER-Two farmers hav-
ing dispute as to some land, an action OF
law commenced to determine it. On the
day fixed for the trial. one OF them called
upon his opponent to accompany him to
court. that each might give his own state
ment OF the case. Finding his nei ighbor
at work in the feld, he said to him;
is it possible YOU have forgotten that
our case is to be decided to-day?
No. said tie other, l have not forgot
ten it, but cannot spare the time TO go
You will be there. and / known you are
an honest man, and will state the case fair
ly and justice will be done.
And so i. proved, for the farmer stated
his neighbor's claims so fairly, that the
case was decided against himself and he
returned to inform his opponent that h'
had gained the property. Such char
acier is worth more than the wealth Of tie
Indies,
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-21

SLEIGHING THE GIRLs.-From day break
now to saUOry noon, from noon until the
night, VIXEN pours the efTulgence Of the
moon on the streets of ghas,ly white, from
night until the gray of dawn, the tide of
pleasure whhls, and all things now but
tend to this-the sleighing of the girls
Now Alice at the mirror looks and Mary
ties her bonnet, miracle of ftule and lace,
with marabouts upon it; and hearing bells
loud jinglng near, they both arrange their
curla-there's Bobby driving up, lie comes
a sleighing Of the girls. And now beneath
the wolf robe they tuck their pretty feet,
while DER the rens with wondrous pains,
Bobby reigns so neat-the horses all SO
I Ngaily drest, their harness all complete-my
gracious, what a swell they cut, driving
up the street; and Bobby also cuts a swell,
and cuts the horses, too-and cuts his poor
acquaintances,a as crowds be passes through
and now behind the horses hoofs, q
clouded snow wreath wbirls; my gracious,
what luxury, this seighing Of the girls
And Bobby, then, to show his skill. drives
faster and still faster. and whip in hand
presiies Ger rall-of all horse kind, the mas
ter Around the corner like a top-tht
sleigh like lightning whirls-tbe sleigh
go4s on-but in bank lies Bobby and th,
girls.
Moral.-Don'tput on airs when with tht
fairs. Don't try 10 cut swell-or wei
be bound you may be found where Bobby
was pell mell-all mixed up with embroid
cries, with rosy lips and curls; OIL what {
bliss, to end like this. the Staging Of tht
girls.-Bgfaio Republic.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-21

A BEAUTIFUL FIGURE.-LiCe is beauti-
fully compared to fountain fed by r thou
sand streams that perish if one be dried.
1t is silver cord twisted with thousand
strings. that part sssunder if one be bro
ken. Frail and thoughtless mortals are
surrounded by innumerable dangers,
which make it much more strange that
they escape so long, than that they almost
all perish suddenly at last. We are en-
compassed with accidents every day TO
crush the mouldering tenements we nhab-
it, The seeds of disease are planted in
our constitutions by nature. The earth and
atmosphere whence we draw the breath oi
life are impregnated with death; health is
made TO operate It's own destruction; the
food that nourishes containing the elements
Of decay; the soul that animatets by vivi-
lying first. tends to wear it out by his own
action; death turks in ambush along every
path. Notwithstanding this is the truth
so palpably confirmed by the daily example
before our eyes, how little do we lay it tt
heart!. We see our friends and neighbor:
among us, but how seldom does it occur
in our thoughts that our knell shall perhaps
give the next fruitleSs warning TO the
! world!
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-21
HUMAx LIFE. - Professor Longfellow

HUMAS LIFE. - Professor Longfellow
SAYS of human life:--
"Ah, this is beautiful world; indeed 1
know not wha, to think of II. Sometimes
Il is all gladness and sunshine. snd heaven
/, not far of; and then it changes suddenly,
and it is dark and sorrowful. and the clouds
shut out the sky. In the lives OF the sad
dest af US there are bright days Ike this
when we feel we could take the world in
our arms. Then come the gloomy hours.
VIXEN the FIRE viii neither burn in our
hearts OF our hearihs and all vi hout and
within is dismal, cold and dark. Every
heart has its secre. sorrow which the world
knows not; and uftsntimes we call man
cold when he is only sadI'
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-21
Thursday Morning Feb. 9l. 1856
THE SNOW.
srcLRAnENoE MELvIN

u
Tho snow the snowI Hew beautiful
1t falls on the hill and plain,
And weaves a shrOud for summer hours
That will not come again.
Each tiny fake that parts the air
With measured sweep and slow,
Reveals, amid its beauties rare,
A gem no king can show.
Tho snow! the snowl How beautifh
The fields are heaped with white,
Whera erst the summer broezes swept,
When trees with leaves were bright;
But now with naked branches tossed,
They rear their giant forms,
And breast, with stern and fearless hearu'
Tho winters blasts and storms.
The sLowl the snow How bright and fair
1t gems the valley wide,
Assweeping on before tho wind
Like oceans restless tide,
1t twines among the wthcred leaves
That mark the autumn sere,
And weaves sad aud faded wreath
To bind the dying year.
The snow! the snow! How light IL falls,
As erst in other hours,
Fro childhOOd's hope had passed away,
Or withered youths gay flowers,
Eirch crystal fake seemed some past Joy
T at cheered the morning beam
Then fad, ere the light of noon,
Fell ON the gliding stream.
Tho snow! the snow How beautiful
1t falls on hill and main,
And weaves u sh roud for summer hours
That will not come again.
Stern winter binds the sunny steams
That ripplod sweet and low,
Aud covers casth with feecy robo,
The pure and spolless snow.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-21

PROPER EDUCATION lucation embra-
ces every means that can be made to act
upon the vogetative, affecIional. intellectu-
al and moral constitution of man, for tho
purpose of improving his four-fOld nature.
1t should not be confined to the body. nor
to the affections, the intellect, nor the NOR
Ill feelings; but all the powers should be
cultivated, and exercised at the same time,
and in harmony with each other. The
boly, without a mind, and moral culture.
is mere brute; the affections, unrestr.in-
ed, are sensual; reason alone is cold; and
religion, without understandings is super
stition.
The great object Of education is not to
create, but to prepare, to develops, to re-
strain. 10 direct the natural disposition,
faculties, affections, and moral powers.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-02-21

FLORIDA INDIANS TO BE REMovED.-We
are pleased to learn from Gov. Broome the
acceptable Intelligence that Gen. Davis.
who preside over the War Department at
Washington. has sent instructions to Col.
Monroe TO adopt coercive measures for the
removal of the remnant Ofssyages occupy
ing the extreme Southern portion of this
State. Removal is now the declared pur-
pose, and. to accomplish it. the Executive
of this State has been authorized by the
War Department to receive and tender to
Col. Monroe for immediate service. FIVE
companies Of volunteers; and should the
Eve be insufficient. as many more as Col.
Monroe may desire. In accordance wish
the tenor of the dispatch received from
Washington. Guv. Broome has promptly
received and rendered for immediate SER
vice, four volunteer companies, Comman-
ded by Messrs Kendrick Durrance. Spark.
man AMI Hooker respectively TaNlAas-
see Foridion.