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Another Unfortunate.

The New York Tribune says q beau
tiful young woman, named Hall, died
in the New York hospital from burns.
The Tribune adds:
The history of this unfortunate
woman is the history Of thousands
in this city. Who she was she would
not tell, but we have good reason for
believing she was born and raised at
Saratoga, where she lived, until with
in year Of her decease, virtqous and
happy. But, in an evil moment, she
conided her honor to one Of the gilt
tering, heartlesS villains who throng
that watering place, and when cast
off learned when too late that she
had been most cruelty deceivcd.--
Despised by her friends and relatives,
aud filed with deep sense Of her
own degradation, she became u in
mate of house of ill-repute on Lau-
rel street, and strove to stifle the re-
Dukes of conscience in unbridled dis
Sipation. Her career of shame and
sorrow lasted less than year, On
the Goth of April, while dressing in
company with some Of her frail COM
panions, her ample skirt Of light
muslin, by accident, caught fire from
the open CRATE, and before the flames
were extinguiShed she received inju-
ries which ultimated in death, AL
though aware that her decease was al
hand, she refused to disclose her real
name, saying that she had already
brought shame enough upon her fam
lily. She went in New York by the
name of Mary Hall and Martha Jane
Hall. The poor girl, in her last mo-
ments, seemed utterly bereft Of hope
and died cursing the villain who lur-
ed her from the path of virtue.
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A Good Woman.

What is she? A woman with a
soul, whole soul, n soul Of virtue,
pure, unSullied as the morning rose,
q woman Of q meek and quiet spirit,
which in the sight Of God is Of great
price, Such u woman is indeed q
bright and beautiful creature
Where she is, there is a paradise /;
where she is not, there is DESERT
Her smiles inspire love, and raise hu-
man nature nearer to the immortal
source of its being. Her sweet, pure,
virtuous and tender heart gives life
and soul to dead and senSeless things.
She is the ladder by which we climb
from earth to heaven. She is the
practical teacher of mankind, and the
world would be void without her.--
Man is a week wanting her-miser-
able and uhhappy--his daily existence
a walking shadow of humanity -
Man would be hard and unpolished
granite but for such woman. In
her what warm and loving heart, in
which springs such well Of affection
that no age can freeze! She is a
more celestial than terrestrial being
charming and amiablc as a girl, du-
tiful as a wife, and glorious as a moth
ev. She is the balsam Of mans life
his faithful counsellor and pillow
She can impart all the pleasures ol
friendship, all the enjoyment OF sense
and reason, and all the sweets of life
She is the comforter and supporter oI
man under his cares or miSiortunes,
and the bitter blast of adversity.-
"She stretcheth forth her hands tc
the needy. She openeth her mou'l
with wisdom, and in her tongue il
the law Of kindness" "Favor is de
ceitful, and beauty is vain: but q wo
man that feareth the Lord, she shal
be praised. - Golden Rale.
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Post up Your Wives.

Keep them posted, duly, promptly,
cheerfully. Impart to them all the
light you can. Do you, husbands,
post them up on subjects of import
ance, interest and reform ? collect
facts, passing events, things interest
ing, profitable, edifying; things NOR
al, intellectual and political? SEN
sible, intelligent, virtuous wives
highly appreciate this, especially
those pressed with domestic cares and
duties, and have very little time for
extended reading and investigations.
Some husbands are very remiss in
this benevolence; others, we are
pleased to say, are happily commu-
nicative, take special pains and de-
light in posting their wives and child
rem, in imparting life, information
and salvation. At table, during
meal, times and on every suitable or.
casion, they open their minds freely
eheerfully, edifying, give a condensed
succinct bird's-eye view OF all theil
book and paper readings, all the in
teresting and important facts, gath
cred various, daily, weekly, monthly
Thus wives and all present arr
cheered, gratiied, benefited, enabled
also to impart the same Information
to others, this generous impartatior
of things profitable, interesting anc
edifying, produces salutary eflec
on the minds and hearts of the hus
bands, deepening and riveting vir
tuous principles and important facts
q" He that watereth shall be watere,
also himself" Husbands beloved
do you think of this 4? Will yo'
think of it? This method also pro
duces sociability and companionshi
between husbands and wives mos
pleasantly, hopefully and proftably
which would otherwise be lost
Golden Rule.
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The Bride,

l know Of no sight moro charming
and touching than that OF a young
and tender bride in her robes OF vir-
gin white, led up tremblingly to the
altar, When | thus behold a lovely
girl in the tenderness OF her years
lorsake the house Of her father and
the home Of her childhood-and the
implicit confidence, and the self-aban-
donment which belong to woman,
giving up all the world for the man
Of her choice: when | hear her, in
the good old language Of the ritual,
yielding herself to him "for better
or worse, for richer or poorer, in
sickness aud in health, to love, hon
or and obey till death do us part" it
brings to mind the beautiful and af-
fecting devotion Of Ruth ;-"Whith.
er thou goest, | will go, and where
thou lodgest | will lodge---thy people
shall be my people, and thy God my
Goo" ~ Washington Irving.
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Extract Of Gen. Lanes Speech al
Topeka.

Gentlemen of Kansas, we have
arrived at a crisis in our history Do
not misunderstood me. Not a bloody
crisis, but one of mind, of principle
against principle, Of policy against
policy. Our people, left without any
government, organised in self-delense
a government Of their own. Last July
that government, here at Topeka, ran
against the cannon of the Federal
Government, left here, as Mr.. Pierce
said, by accident. The Democratic
party, which in the case Of Michigan,
Arkansas and California had ac-
knowledged the right Of a people to
make a State government for them
selves, now take ground against that
position and arrayed themselves
against the Topeka Constitution.
Stephen A. Douglas excuse me for
speaking ofthe dead--(great laughter)
arrayed himself against it. Well,
we went on. The Missourians, the al
lies of the Democracy, came over and
tried to drive us out and they made a
pretty job ofthat-( Laughter) Alone
and unarmed, a mere handful of us, we
fought them and they could not drive
us out. CHEERS. Spring came,
and with it came thousands of true
hearts and strong arms, and now we
have not an open enemy in the Terri
tory. Eighteen out of every twenty
of the inhabitants are in favor of the
Free State organization. (Cries o.
"good, good, that's the talk.")
Governor Walker | have a great
respect Cor as a man. | think his
inaugural one Of the finest, mosj
howery documents in the Language
(laughtcr). He commenced Will
telling us that we must obey thu
bogus laws. Then he wants us to &C
into the bogus election; and if W.
only wILLgo in, then what lots ant
lots Of land he will give you for rail
roads and common schools! (Laugh
ter) That reminds me Of the noun
when the devil told our Saviour tha
ifhe would fall down and worship hin
he would give him all the kingdom
Of the earth, when all the while tn
old scoundrel hadn't foot of lanC
on the globe,
(Great laughter and cheers
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Arrest of Charles Fugit.

Last year Mr.. HoPps, Free State
man, was murdered near this city and
barbarouSly scOlped. Suspicion rest.
ed strongly upon FUoIT, as he was
seen to exhibit scalp, and moreover
made o bet, on the morning of the
day Hops was killed, of six dollars
against pair pootS, that he would
get Free State mans scalp before
night.
Notlong after this an indictment
was found against FUoIT by the grand
jury, and q warrant issued for his ar.
rest. But by this time he had made
good his escape, and was thought to
have left the country for good. On
Monday last, however, ho was seen
and recognized in Kansas City by a
young man, who followed him on
board Of boat and came up to this
city, z When the steamer arrived
here, Fugit locked himself in his state
room and went to bed, The young
man, who had boen watching him
instantly went on shore, informed the
Mayor and other officers Of Fugit'l
arrival; and communicated his where
abouts. A posse, consistingof Shock
lily, Ashton, and others, went TO th,
boat, told the clerk what they wanted
and obtained permission to make
thorough search. When Fugit
room was reached, hc gave his nam,
as Jones, an made u desperate eiror
to escape But he was nobbed ant
marched off to tho court house,
Judge Lccomptc refused to admit hin
to bail, appointed Monday next nj
the day Of trial, and ordered him /,
be ironed and the jail closely guard
cd. Fugit is man Of not mop
than twenty-five years Of age, but i
said TO be NEST desperate character
| We havoao,ne some particulars abou
hNh which we refrain from publish
ing in consequence Of tho near ap
proaoh OF his trial. II Lcauenworf,
Times Nay 2oM. ".
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Quite a Little Romance.

Several months since, the highly
educated daughter Of a wealthy Con-
necticut gentleman slipped quietly
down to Brooklyn, and was privately
married to a loving and wealthy ship
carpenter living in the same town
with herself, They kept the mar.
riage a dead secret from the old folks,
to prevent household crow, "and
TIE husband frequently called on his
bride until ordered oft by the parents,
as an unacceptable lover, Soon after
the parents observed change in theii
daughter, and subsequent invcStiga'
tions caused the old man to visit thu
shipwright in order to save the family
from disgrace and after flat refusal
at first, and subsequent acquiesencc
on condition that $1,000 we're placed
In the bank to his { the young mans,
account, the old marriage certificate wa'
produced and the loving couple are
now enjoying their regular honey
moon, with the full consent of al
concerned.
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A PARsoNIN DIrrloULTY,--A young
porson lost his way in the forest, and
it being cold and rainy he happened
upon n poor cottage and desired q
lodging or hay loft to stay in and some
FIRE TO warm him, The man told him
that he and his wife had hut one bed,
and il, he desired to lay with them he
was welcome, The parson thanked
and accepted It, In the morning thu
man rose to so to market. Meeting
some friends, ho foil o laughing
They asked him what made him SC
merry about tho mouth: "Why,,
said he, II can't but think how
ashamed tho parson will be when HI
awakes, to find himself alone in bee
with my wife."-N " Euc Post
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buildings are now in process Of erection,
No place in the Territory will make greater
returns to the capitalists for moneys invest
cd than will Prairie City
10 MECHANICS.
No class is needed here more than me-
chanies. The most liberal inducements are
offered them by the Association. One, two,
and three lots are donated to them --aecord-
ing to the occupation pursued and the
amount invested in improvements. Me-
chanical occupations of every description
can be followed here with great safety,
affording harvests of profits to the enga-
gers. Families emigrating from the States
generally leave their household goods behind
to avoid paying the exhorbitant freight
age up the Missouri, and consequently
they rely upon the Territory for re-fitout.
Thus it will be seen that the demand for
everything indispensable for housekeeping
must necessarily be great
HIRAM M'ALLlsTER, Prest.
JNo. R. WiNToN, Sec'y.
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Kanzas.

A Gentleman residing in Will
mington, Ohio, who has recently re-
turned from trip to Kanzas, writes
as follows to the Watchman Of that
place -
"In my travels over KanzaS, the
views of the country made me often
think Of the remarks Of the poet,
Robert Burns, in reference to the Di-
vine Architect in the creation OF
Man and Woman. He says of the
Creator:
ellis PRENTICE hand he tried on Man,
And then he made the Lasses."
He was a better workman, it seems
when he made the woman, and hence,
she much handsomer than he had
made the man.
So it seems, with Kapzas. The
Creator with his apprentice hand
first made the rest OF tho world, and
then he made Kanzas! The most
beautiful country ever saw"
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Eg- A meeting of the citizens Of
the Fourth representative district,
Kanzas, was held at Prairie City,
on the 9th inst, which adopted Sc
res of spirited and emphatic rcsolu'
tions, strongly denouncing the policy
laid down by Gov. Walker in his in.
augural address, and resolving ia
stick by the Topeka Constitution,
"sink or swim" The right kind Of
spirit prevails in the Fourth District
-Lawrence RopubLtcan.
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WoMAs,s W,r.--Dr. Franklin wa,

WoMAN's WIT.--Dr. Franklin was
dining withatory preacher, justbelorc
the revolution, who gave as a toast,
"The King" Tho doctor, and Others
of his way of fthinkingdankit. BY
and by his turn came, and he gave,
"The Devil" This created some
confusion, but the cergyman's lady
understanding the drift said, "Pray,
gentlemen, drink the teast, Doctor
Franklin has drankto our friends, let
us drink to his."
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GODEY'S BEST EFFORT (!
still greater attractions wilS be offered in
Godey's Ladys Book for 1857.

Fifty-fourth and ffty-fifth volumes of the
Pioneer Magazinel Especially devo-
ted to the wants of the Ladies of
America This work has been
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seven years, and con-
tains more brilliant
EN- CRAVINGS AND STORIES,
Than any other Periodical Of the age.
Volume LIv, Of Godey's Lady's Book
commenced in Jan. 1857, and the Publisher
and Proprietor would take this occasion to
return his thanks to the Ladies Of America
for their steady patronage of their own book
since its first publication in July, 1880, by
the same publisher, period of over twenty
seven years, circumstance unparalleled in
the Magazine Literature of the country He
would be wanting in common gratitude to
that great Republic of ladies', for whom it
is his pride TO say, that he was the first to
commence Magazine suited to their wants :,
and for whom he has catered longer and bet
ter than any other man in the Union, il he
did not use all the means that long expert
ence and the command of money gives him,
10 make the best and most suitable work
for those who have so literally and SO long
patroni2ed him; and he feels assured that
so long as he may deserveit, by publishing
the best Lady's Book in the country, so long
will that encouragement be continued. 1t
will be impossible for him to enumerate all
thai he intends to do this year, but he will
again promise that the Book for 1857, shall
surpass that Of 1856. Let the result show.
NEW FEATURES FOR 1871
A New and Very Interesting Story--by
Meta Victoria Victor, (late Fuller) was
commenced in the January number.
Miss Virginia F. Townsend, commenced
one of her thrilling stories in the February
number.
Mario Harlan, author of "Alone" and
Hidden Path" will also contribute during
the year.
Mrs. A. B. Neal, commenced in the Janu-
ary number, and will continue in every num-
Der story of domestic nature.
Trials Of an English Housekeeper, con.
tinued; also. Carolina Backwoods Sketch
es, by, q celebrated author.
Pauline Forsyth, Mrs ST. Hale, Miss
Virginia D Forrest Mrs E. r. Ellis, Mrs An
ME H. Porter, MrsNichols, Miss A. I. Will
bur, Rev. Hastings Weld and w. Gilmore
Simms, Esq, will all contribute during the
year.
This is only giving an idea of our inten-
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ET A woman is either worth great
deal or nothing. If good for nothing,
she is Not worth getting jealous for
if she be u true woman, she will give
no cause for jealousy. A man is a
brute to bsjealous OF good woman;
a fool to be jealous OF worthless
'one; but is a double fool to cut his
throat for either of them.
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wit a, a Pinch.

A country girl morning went
TO market with a pig;
The little curl tail, noJ content,
Began tosqueal jig.
A dandy who was riding by,
Who wished,to pass joke
my dear how comes your childtO cry,
When wrapped up in a cloak T"
The country girl thus quick replies
$50 bad a breeding had he,
That ever and anon, he ciies
Where'er he secs his daddy"
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Eg- 1t is said that Gov. Geary ha

Ey- 1t is said that Gov. Geary has
accepted the nomination for Governor
Of Pennsylvania, rendered him by the
American State Convention. This
opens the field in Pennsylvania for q
triangular fight, and by dividing the
forces OF the friends Of free Kansas
will doubles ensure democrati,
victory.
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Ey- Don't you remember old
Towsor, dear Kate; old Towser 80
shaggy and kind, how he used to play,
day and night, by the gate, and sieze
inlorlopers behind ?
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Ey-lt is related that an Athenian,
who was hesitating whether TO give
his daughter in marriage TO a
man worth q small fortune, OF
10 d rich man who had no Other
recommendation, went TO consult
Thcmistocle on tho subject. The
Philosopher, in the spirit oftruo wis.
dolwsaid; "Iwould bostow my daugh-
terupon aman without money rather
thmupon money without d man"
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Ey- Port Gibson is beautiful
little town on the Mississippi river
(writcs a correspondent, where at
tended avoiding few days since.
Wishing to say something becoming
the occasion, / approached the fair
young bride in the course of the
evening, and after congratulating her
on her departure from the state Of
single blessedness, wished her
pleasant voyage down the river Of
life, She said she hoped so, but she
heard there was a great deal of fever
on the river now-she hoped they
wouldn't ketch it on the way down"
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EY- 10 gain tho name OF having
great talent, throw away the little
you have. Let clever fellow get
drunk every little while and make a
fool Of himself, and he is the best
doctor, the bost lawyer, or what not,
" he would only keep sober"
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Ey- The dissipatlons that some
people resort to, to drown care, are
like the curtains that children In bed
pull around them to keep out the
dark n A
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PRAIRIE CITY.

Ia fairly under way, with moro improve
ments and better prospects than any other
town on this great middle thoroughfare,
Such Is our position, that we defy success
ful competition, Our main street already
haa d bnainesa appearance. and several
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EE- 10 gain the name Of having
great talent, throw away the little
You have, Let \ clever fellow get
drunk everyilittle while and make q
lfobl OF himself, and he is tho best
doctor, the best lawyer, orwhat not,
lcOf be would only keep sober N
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s. 8. PR0UTY,
REGIsTER OF DEEDS,
Prairie City, Kansas.
O6fcein "FFsemen's Champion Biock.
CLAIMS FOR SALE

Two miles from Prairie City, two SPLEEN
did claims for sale--one with 80 acrcs tirus
Der, and so acres tip.top prairie, ien acres
under cultivation with crop in for this sea-
son, and good log house. The other 10
prairie Claim with log house and some up
pie trees on II. Thsy both will be solal
reasonably.
Inquire at THE office, aea
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Simpson says the ladies don't set
their caps" for the gentlemen any
more; they spread their hoops.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

A CRUMB.-If the editor of the Cleveland
Banner will refer Ia our advertising columns,
he will find notice from the Superintendent
of Transportation East Tennessee and Geor.
gia Railroad, IN reference to the reduction of
Nashville Freights. He is hereby authorized
and requested to give that notice three nser
TORS in his valuable paper, and forward &C
count to the "Post." Come, Robin, there's
a crumb at our expense-we are disposed to
be liberal, and if you behave yourself, be n
good boy, quit wiping your nose on your
sleeve, and don't abuse the railroad too bad,
we may throw you another sop some of these
days. So, pitch in, and send up your bill
"The Post" is SOLVENT concern" you know,
and able to pay one hundred and twenty five
cents on the dollar on demand.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

DIR. Benton IN A FACTORY BOARDING
HoUsE.-Mr. Benton, in late visit called at
a factory boarding house in Lowell, Mass,
which he thus describes:
"They live in large, stately, elegant hous.
es, and you enter in the same manner rs YOU
enter aparl"r in Washington. You ring a
bell and wait till the girl comes and opens
the door You are shown into the pnrIor.
where you see the same kind of furniture "a
you will find in eOngrrssman's boarding
house in Washington city. You sit down
and inquire for whom you want. Ii was
near dinner hour when went 10 one of these
houses, aud carried nv curiosity so far as
To ask the mistress OF the house to take mo
into the cooking department and show me
how she cooked. She suid she was taken
unawarcs and was not prepared for it. said
that was exactly the thing wanted; wanted
to see 1t us il was every day. Without
more ado she opened the door and led me in
and there was cooking going on in a room
81 neat ihata lady might sit there and carry
on her sewing or ornamental work. Tbis
was the condition 10 which found the bonss
Of the operatives, and TO all these comforts
they add the leisure to read and cultivate tbe
mind. | dwell upon that, fellow citizens "a
one of The circumstances which struck ma
IN my visit to New England"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13

tB Men n"y s"phislicate as they plense;
they can never make il right; and all the bank
rupt laws in the universe cannot make il
right, for them not to pay their debts. There
is II sin in this neglect, as clear and deserving
OF church discipline as in stealing or false
swearing. lie who violates his promise to
pay, or withholds the payment of debt,
when il is in his power to meet his engage
ment, ought to be made TO feel that in the
sight of an honest man he is swindler.-
Religion may be very comfortable cloak,
under which to hide, but if religion does not
make man "deal just,"it is not worth
having.