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HARPER'S WEEKLY.
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THE NURSER

This department is invaluable to every mother
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LAW SUITS

4 RE UNPLEASANT--buta all accounts on
1 ~ my books, now due, must be settled by the
lst day of Jan, 1857. l must and will have
money. 1t cannot be put off any longer.
Dee. Is, 1856. d.. S. DAVIS.
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GOdey's Ladies, Book.

THE Twenty-fifth year of publication by the
i same publisher. The only Ladies Book
acknowledged by the Ladies of this country as
worthy of its name. We desire the reader to
pursue the following principal points of attrac
in every months number-not beginning with
large numbers of pages in January and decreas
ing throughout the year.
Beautifulsteel plates, line or mezotint, in every
number Godey's reliable steel fashion plates
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VILLAGE LOTS

A I VERY Low PRICES Ia
"A eral HOUSES d LOTS for Sale, Gsa-
apply soon. DIS. DAVIS
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Desirable Property:
WANTED.

INHREE THOUSAND good Saw logs, for
i which will pay the highest price in goods
at my store. ID. S. DAVIS.
Quasqueton, JAM 10, 1857. frn4tf
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NORTHWESTERN BRANCH,
GRAEFENBERG COMPANY

r. G. HALE. Agent, Milwaukee, Wis.
GREEN MOUNTAIN OINTMENT, SAR
,SAPARILLA, EYE LOTION, FEVER
+, AND AGUE PILLS, HEALTH BIT
TIERS, VEGETABLE PILLS..
Children's Panacea, Pile Ointment, Cough Can
dy, Consumptive's Balm, Manual of Health
Uterine Catholicon. "@
For Sale Mt the Quasqueton Drug
store. -
fn76m r. L.THOMPSON.
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p r O s p ECTU
OF THE
Dubuque Daily, Tri-W Weekly 4
Weekly Times.

The publication Of the DUBUQUE DAILY
TIMES-an Evening Paper-will be com.
menced on or before the first day of June next.
1t will be printed on large, eight column sheet,
Of the best quality Of paper, and with new type.
In Politics it will be Independent Republicans, and
will contain all the latest political, Commercial,
Local and other News.
The TRI-WEEKLY TIMES will be issued
on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday evenings,
and will contain all the News and Editorial
matterof the Daily
The WEEKLY TIMES will be issued every
Wednesday morning, and will be high toned
FAMILY NEWSPAPER. In addition to the latest
General Intelligence and Editorial matter of the
Daily, it will embrace a condensed summary OF
the events Of interest, and the Agricultural pro-
gress of every county in the State that can be
heard from, arranged under the heads of the re-
spectiye Counties. 1t will also contain large
amount of Miscellaneous reading, adapted to
the Family Circle, and especially to the wants
of the Farming community.
T Il II MS:
DAILY, 81 per annnm, in advance
TRI-WEEKLY,
WEEKLY, : ("
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MUSIC.

Two pages are given monthly. Easy lessons
in drawing are given monthly. Cooley inval-
liable receipts, worth alone three dollars year
for cooking, the toilet, sick room, nursery and
miscellaneous housekeeping receipts. Diagrams
and Plans, with complete directions for the ladies
to cut their own dresses. Also, patterns for chill
dren's dresses, both male and female. Embroi-
derry and Brodeire Anglaise patterns every month
"a great variety
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Reasons for taking the Dubuque Express
and Herald.
BECAUSE 1t publishes more reading matter than
any other paper in the North west
BECAUSE it publishes greater variety Of mat
ter than any other paper in the North
west. g
BECAUSE it publishes more news than any other
paper in the North
BECAUSE it uniformly contains later news than
any other paper.
BECAUSE it is paper well printed and always
readable .Nss
BECAUSE it is better printed than any other pa.
per-
BECAUSE it always contains the best local re-
ports. -
BECAUSE 1t always contains the best Geographic
dispatches s
BECAUSE its intelligence is reliable. -s.,
BECAUSE 1t contains more information relati We 10
the Western country than any other
paper. as - - = 49,
BECAUSE 1t is independent, and under the con-
troll of no clique or faction.
BECAUSE it seeks to promote public and private
welfare, by disseminating knowledge
and information on all subjects among
the people. 8
All Postmasters are our agents to receive and
forward subscriptions, to whom money can be
paid or forwarded to the Prcprietors.
j. B. DORR q co.
~ W .a Dubuque, Iowa.
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DUBUQUE
DAILY, TRI-WEEKLl And WEEKLY
REPUBLICAN,.

The undersigned has purchased the Subscrip-
ton List and Good Will of the Dubuque Daily
and Weekly Republican, heretofore owned and
edited by G. c. FLINT, Esq, and has made ar
rangeInents for AN immediate resumption of
both issues. A Weekly issue will be added,
designed particularly for circulation amongst
business men in the country.
An entire new outfit of type and other mate
rial has been procured, and all necessary steps
taken for prosecuting the business in thorough
aud efficient manner.
The Daily Republican
Will be continued of its former size twenty
eight columns) and will be issued at 10 cents
aweek, payable to the Carriers.
The Tri-Weekly
Will be of the same size as the Daily, and will
be issued at Three Dollars per annum to mail
subscribers. .
The Weekly
Will be enlarged to thirty two columns, and he
furnished to mail subscribers at One Dollar per
annum, Cash in advance
aG A. p. WOOD.
Office of Publication IS Main Street, Sd foo
over Redmond, Lowell & Co. jel3-3t
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To THE READING AND ADVERTISING PUBLIC.
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Harper's Weekly will appear every Saturday
morning, and will be sold at FIVE cents copy.
1t will be mailed to subscribers at the following
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Office of Publication IS Main Street, Sd fl
oyer Redmond, Lowell & Go. jel3
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-19

THE HUDSON FAY FUR COMPANY,
rs and II Maiden lane,
Oner their immense wholesale Of
$500 COO worth Of furs At retail, n discount Of
On per cent
From wholesale prices The folio Of he rreee
which selling, viz
Mink from 70 70 Zoo
Aatle sets from ~ ~ 70 20
rhLe maTten sets fTOm W
French sable SETS from. 10 10 ~
Rocky Mountain maren SETS from " 10 10
Real Siberian squirrel from. 10 20
French mink sets from. -. . " 70 "
Also splendid assortment Of renemens fur coats caps,
gloves and collars sleigh robes Of Kind A. lower prices
han any other house in the country.
These a the only Hsison Bay Company warehouses IN
the city and have connection with any other ho'ss
MARK - KING
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THE MILITARY.

CENfoR VETERAN coRrs or 1919 ARE RESPECT
~ fully invited 10 attend The Methodist episcopal church n
cockadr on hat and media ri breast and meet No city
Wall place nert 10 c0rrer ~ Chambers street ~ O'Clock
weather permits n, kAfNONDt NO49neL
IsAAC PnYrr, Adjt
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Buu.v.uARDS.

Il ARGE kNn SMALL SIZE BILLIARD rARIEs VIEW
- aud second hand, with leashsr, Ac
creep ~ ne rnauuiacory of C0NNOR S0LLENDER IS
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The recent improvements made isess ahes make hem
unsurpassed the world They offered e scien-
tic billiard Vayer mhuiu trtn heors
obtained billiard ate Orders PROMPTLY a,en led ~
saesrocm se End ~ Broadway. ~ Nsxutactcry 80 Am
a. rect
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LIST OF LETTERS


PsAhshed exclusively the Nsw YoRE HssAIS, BY Act Of
Ssxsss-tAs pap~ Asss~s ~ ssDss cesas Of sss
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~ s-ssr S~.sA~ A~SS~ $780,
Ocn JOHN r. sTAFr.-x0--sO BROADWAY, NEXT
spUV. door corner ~ Frsrkn srsst-rns old add
trAndee family and medicinal sfd
Scotch ale and London stout rrsh and Scotch smiley
quantities 10 suit purchasers nj sto broadway.
LBRNARtE AND srAyvoRD SrnEBTe, YfcCApYLr
Majesty having rsirasshed he Long
vi also The Londs1 Alternate and tbe Ssith Aneri
Cct~ Hou~. fhreaneede hirnssn
entirely he vine ard spirit trade b~ Offices ard cellars
above, which c~ssrs ali has old from
sslshbshneus we're removed Nobeusu snd g-otlemen
wishing repen~h bev cellars WI here1Dd al that be
desrec ~ IA stock Of wards IL 6Is doyen of bot
prvais boasss IN e street, Furnished f fanb.s sad gen
htnen
L'AsT INDIA PALE ALE.
II pNfS vurivalied India raie ard BurUa aes e~la 70
tie qest imported. andSod 4 tsi trsce -
Once q brewery, - Easi srh street New 1orn.
LroR sALH rNNFpfA TEtY-riNE coGNAc BRANDY.
cf e~iov Uualy oasfs 81 forty gallons NJ
az sr0n possible tor good bargains q.
FRANCIS " YOlNG, 10 S9nih street second hoor
Office. FRANCIS W. epUNg.
U0Nrg, sf'RrOS, PALE, STOCK AND rRESH AIS
81 ~ above aes always be found
al ~. fe,owug pls<es-Rurton aIe-Geo 4 Nsndnn ~
WAL Street RAINBOW Hotel, Beekman street India
Ysy,ps Hotel Broadway; Everett House Tbosrs icseI
Brosd~ay aud Ninth street brewery le has; sxh
vrHosF ~ CASES or ASSORTED LIQUORS FOR THr
holidays oontanlng two bottles cham frar DIV
~ -key std Madeira wine al genuine cham
rer basket panic prices delivered free 70 any part
OF The eIy. Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Jersey CIV
MARTIN CAkkuLl ~ Wafer street
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NEW YORK HERALD. SATURDAY, DECEMBER l9, 1857
GENTLEMEN'S LIST.

thJ Yeomaps Emma Young Adeline
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GREAT CONSIGNMENT sALE-loooo FINE FRENCH
dESIN's gaznar,
BroniwNy.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-23
nsr Our friend BAusMAN oftbe was

H6~ Our friend BAUsMAN ofthe wash
ington, (Pa.) Tribune is publishing an
interesting history Of the life of "Peter
Pluckem," together with scraps from the
lives of other distinguished williams in
Warrington County.
"Peter Pluckem," we understand is
another name for WIlliam Montgomery,
the Border Ruffian member of Congress,
elect, from that District, and if one fourth
is true, (it is all true we have no doubt J
Montgomery is certainly one of the most
depraved, degraded, beastly wretches that
ever wentunhung, and the crew Of paris
ties that hang to his skirts would disgrace
the vilest denizens Of the penitentiary.-
1t has always been matter Of surprise TO
us that a man Of Montgonlery'S charac-
ter and antecedents can receive the sup
port Of any people or party for high and
responsible office. He is fit champion
Of party, however, that has cherished
and honored Bully Brooks, Ruffian KciR,
and the murderer Herbert. Monfgom.
ery's first acts on entering public life were
of such a nature that nothing but one oi
Governor Porter's "previous pardOns"
saved his Bacon from incarceration. -
Erie Constitution.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-23
VOL. 3.-NUMBER S8.

OccUPATloN.-W glorious thing
it is for the human heart. Those who
work hard seldom yield themselves en-.
tirely up to the fancied or real sorrow
When grief sils down, folds its hands,
and mournfully feeds upon its own tears,
weaving the dim shadows, that a little
exer!ion might sweep away, into a funeral
pail, the strong spirit is shorn Of its might,
and sorrow becomes our master. When
troubles flow upon you, dark and heavy,
toll not with the waves-wresile not
with the torrent-rather seek, by occupa-
tion, to divert the dark waters that threat
en- 10 overwelm you. into al thousand
channels VIII hich the duties Of life always
present. Before you dream of it, those
waters will fertilize the present, aud give
birth to fresh flowers that they may
brighten the future--howers that will
become pure and holy, in the. sunshine
which penetrates to the path of duty, in
spite Of every obstacle. Grief, after all
is but selfish feeling; and most selfish
is the man who yields himself to the in
diligence of a passion which brings no
Joy to his lellowmen.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-23
OTHER PEopLE's BUSINESS CLuB.-A

OTHER PEoPLE's BUSINESS CLuB.-A
gossiping Club is said to have been form
ed down east for the purpose Of more eff
fectually ascertaining The business Of 9th.
er people generally. 1t has already
attained large membership, and promi-
ses to become a fourishing institution
The following are some of its rules:
Any member Of the society who shall
be convicted ofknowing more Of his own
business than of any others shall be ex-
PEELED from the society without hearing.
No member shall sit down to his own
table until he has ascertained TO cer-
tainty what his neighbors within three
doors of each side of his house shall have
10 ca: whittier they have paid for the
same, and, if not, if they expect TO.
Every member who shall see two or
three persons engaged in conversation.
shall place himself between them until
he has heard all they have to say, and
report the same accordingly.
Every gentleman visiting young lady
more than twice, shall circulate the news
that they are going to be married, and
said members are required to report all
manner Of things about the lady to the
gentleman. This will break up matches,
and afford much gossip.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-23

RECEIPT TO prevent SABBATH VISIT
oRs.-A Sabbath keeping man emlgrated
West, and located in Ohio, when there
were no religious privileges here. On the
first Sabbath, some half dozen men in
the settlement, as i. was leisure day,
called to express their kind feelings and
bid him welcome. He had heart to ap.
preciate their kindness; but as soon as
these amiable congratulations bad been
exchanged, he told them he understood
there was no meeting in the neighborhood,
and as there was so many Of them togeth-
er, he proposed that they should read a
few chapters in the Bible. He handed
each of them a Bible and they all read
around, verse each, remsrking occa-
sionally upon text; and when they had
thus read few chapters they repeated
their good wishes and left; and though
they were afterwards still kind neighbors
they never disturbed him again on the
Sabbath.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-23
A Strange Adventure.

In the summer of 1915, | was travel
ing on buseness in the western part Of
Tennessee. That portion Of the State
which lies between the Tennessee and
Mississippi was at that time wild dreary
forest. No roads-nothing but horse
paths-tllrough the woods, and the only
marks to guild the traveller upon his jour-
ney were the "blazes" and "notches on
the trees. | was dressed in the true
backwoods fashion, and rode frey
mustang with name and tail as white as
snow, beautiful arched neck, and eye
like an eagle. He was perfect beauty,
and as fleet as the wind. Across his
back l threw pair Of saddle-bags con-
tanning in one side dozen ''pones" Of
corn bread and a piece. of bacon, and TO
balance them there was ''pile of rocks"
in the other end in the shape Of two
thousand dollars in gold, which 1 had
collected, and was transporting them to a
bank in Kentucky, to be disposed Of for
Eastern exchange. Two large wooden
stirrups hung dangling from my saddle,
and the holsters in front contained two
beauties, in the shape of enormous pistols
Over these, to keep them dry. were the
squirrel skin covers.
l had been riding for several hours,
swimming the rivers that crossed my path,
snufing in the rich perfume Of the forest
flowers, watching the squirrels playing
about in the tree tops, and listening to the
music which issued from the throats o.
thousands of bright winged songster:
with which the woods abounded. Ihat
not seen a solitary human being since
morning, and night was rapidly approach
ing ; indeed it had already began to grow
dark, and I had made up my mind tha
I would have to scamp out" for tn,
night. Twas looking about to select
good place, when | saw two men ap
preaching me on horseback, They wer
rough looking fellows dressed in hunting
shirts, and with squirrel skin caps on thei
heads. I did not like their looks, an
unseen by them, drew up my pistols
and cooked them, replaced them in th'
holsters, and casting my eye forward,
saw one of the men make motion | di
not like. resoloyed that if they prove
10 be what / suspected, l would Civ
them hard fight, and die bravely.
aPshaw what fool was !" thougl
/, as they rode up and bade me GOO
evening. We conversed for a minute
1 when one Of them said
l "My youngster, what have you got
Q your saddle-bags that rsttles So"
"Nails," replied.
a "Nails," said he. "Eh, Bill let's g,
Q anime the article and see g. and
Y caught hold ofmy horse by the bit.
n Quick as lightning drew my pisto
! and pointing a muzzle to each Of the
d hearts, said:
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-23

gaily about the house, looping up cur
tain here, shaking up the sofa cushions
there, or arranging the flowers for the Ia
BILE, l had noticed that mis- eyes rested ad.
miringly upon me. The attentions, how.
ever, had received as my due, as a
stranger in the household; and the fiat
terry which glance may express was moi
SO new to me, as TO awaken sensation, ex-
cept slight feeling of gratfied vanity
So Varick and / were good friends, and l
thought no farther.
CHAPTER Nv.
Perhaps, of the two, was fonder Of
music than of drawing and at first had
felt the loss of my piano more than that
of any other article of luxury 10 which
had been accustomed. With the help of
Mr.. White, however, L had disposed ol
one or two articles Of jewellry and pur.
chased guitar with the proceeds, and
many pleasant evening did l spend thai
autumn, sitting beneath a tall tree which
grew near the house, singing the sweet
songs | had learned long ago. One even
ming-for no other reason than because
it was an old favourite-I commenced
singing the following song:-
All for wings to soar
O'er the dark blue sea,
Speeding from this exile shore,
To live and die with thee.
As I finished the first verse, l was some
what startled by the sound of deep ant
very musical bass voice, which chimed il
with the song. At first my own tone'
trembled little, but soon gaining conf
1ence from the rich strong cadence
which seemed to support my own. m,
voice grew fuller and clearer, and wa
concious that l had never sung better i
nay life.
All Cor some seabird's buoyant wing,
To bear nae home to thee,
repeated Varick, at the close of tn
last verse.
"Do you often wish such wishes
Paulina :"
"Never! was my reply. I did no
sing the song as expressive of my owl
feeling. Home is in the hearts Of thos
who love us, and / know no truer friend
than those within the sound ofmy voice
consequently l am perfectly content wit
my present situation so content, indeed
that l have jus! made arrangements wit
your mother 10 spend the winter here"
| CONTINUED.