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The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

Obadiah Fenner, of Rhode Island, aged
"a, was at Brighton the other day, buying
cattle for his farm. From the age of sixty
he has daily used ardent spirits, very tenn
perstely, he says. 1t is comparatively safe
for man to commence the use of liquors,
very temperately, at sixty it cannot then
shorten his life very much. The common
mistake is to begin too soon, before they get
out of the gristle; consequently they grow
shaky in the legs, and SO forth.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

The ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.-TheA Allan
tic Telegraph Company have decided to take
the cable out of the Niagara and Agamem-
non forthwith, and the British government
has given them permission to store it in
Plymouth Naval Dockyard until next year.
Measures have been adopted by the com
pany for raising as much as possible of the
submerged cable, and the work is to be i'm
medisteiv commenced.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

A teacher was lecturing class of little
girls on the influence of pious instruction
in the formation. of youthful character.
"Ah, Miss Caroline said he to one OF
the class, what do you think you would
have been with out your good father and
pious mother ?''
81 suppose, SIR" answered Miss Caro-
line, 81 should have been an orphan
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NEW PROSPECTUS OF THE
escIETasIFiC An ERtC h
VOLUME THIRTEEN.
To Meeaaa;es. Maagseturers. Inventors 4! Fsr,.ers

To Mechanics, Maaafaeturers, InpeRtOrs + Farmers.
TN announcing the Thirteenth Annual Volume
4 of the ScIENTIFIc AMERICAN, which commenced
on the 18th of September, the Editors and Publish
ers embrace this opportunity to thank their numer-
our friends and subscribers for the encouraging
snd yery liberal support heretofore extended to
their journal, and they would again re-assure their
patrons OF the determination to render the ScIEN-
TIFIc AMERICAN more and more useful, and more
and more worthy of their continued confidence
and GOOD will The undersigned point to the
past as guarantee of their disposition to always
deal Justly and discriminatngly with ali subjects
of Scientific and Mechanical character winch
comes within their Legitimate purview.
Having entirely discarded the system OF en-
ploying tinerant agents TO obtain subscribers, the
Publishers of the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN propose
to offer
ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOL
LARS IN CASH PREMIUMS
for the fifteen largest lists of subscribers sent In
by the first of January, 1883: said premiums to
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31
The King Of Siam and Webster,s Die
tionary.


An officer of the United States ship Ports
mouth. writing to his friends in New Ha-
ven, mentions that he had been introduced
TO the King of Siam, whom he found to be
an accomplished scholar, and extremely well
acquainted with the English language The
King had numerous books, and in speaking
on the subject, remarked that he had found
Webster's Dictionary the best he had ever
met with-pointing. at the same time to
two copies of the work standing on the
shelves. As We learn from the papers that
thousand copies of Webster's Spelling
Book have been ordered for Constantine
pie, who can tell whether Siam may not yet
come under the instruction of the Yankee
schoolmaster? We saw not long since a
letter from the King of Siam. It was in
the hsads of the person to whom it was ad-
dressed, and under two or three covers
The vriting was very excellent, and with
the exception of tEo or three misspelled
words. vas well eomposed.-NeU Haven
PdLiadisEs
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

81 have come to the conclusion" says
Prof Upham, s'that if man or woman eli
ther, Eishes TO realize the full power oi
personal beauty, it must De by cherishing
noble hopes and purposes-by having some
thing to do something to live for which
is worthy Of humanity-and which, by ex-
panding the soul, gives expansion and sym
metry to the body which contains it,"
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31
LAND AGENCY.

At EMPORIA, kANZAS.
u & I'll. E. HUNT, viii attend promptly
u to all business entrusted to their care. Will
dispose of Land Warrants, make investments in
Indian Trust Lands, buy and sell City Lots and
Shares, buy and sell claims.
REFERENoEs:-Turner Sampson, Lawrence;
h Lane, Doniphan; W. Probsseo, Cincinnati;
C. Wright, Indianapolis; GaEaaliel Scott, Colum-
bus. une6-f
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B L CK s NIT N-G.

HAVING established himself in the above
i Il business at Enporia, would announce to the
people Of the surrounding country that he is fully
prepared to do all manner of work. In his line of
business, in the best manner. He aatters himself
that with his long experience at the business he
will be able to give the fullest satisfaction to all
who may favor him with their patronage. His
prices viii be reasonable.
Ennoria Auoust 1R57-&f
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Lines by Buster.
INoT BIZ GOLDSMITH.

NOT z o D NITH.
When merchants fondly trust to paper,
And find too late that banks betray,
What art can help them through the scrape, o
Suggest the means wherewih to pay?
The only way to stop each croaker,
And pay the banks to whom they trust;
To bring repentance to the broker,
And wiring his bosom, Is, ''to bust!"
N. Y. Post.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31
JAMES TODD.
Steam Engine Builder and Machinis.
B. W. WOODWARD. J. A EJS1rx
CITY DRUG STORE,
WOOdward's Block, Lawrence, Kanzas

w U U ID w a r ID FINLFY,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
nRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES, PAINTS
- Oils and Varnishes, Window Glass and Glass
ware, Brushes, Perfumeries, Fancy and Toilet
Articles, Fine Brandies, Wine, &C., for Medicinal
Purposes. Also-Books, Stationery, Periodical.
Sheet Music, de-, de-
Country dealers, Physicians, and all Others are
invited to call and examine our stock which they
will find the largest and best assorted in this Ter
ritory, all of which will be sold on the most ibe
raj terms. All orders promptly attended to.
iu20Ltf
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31
Steam Fire Engines.

Steam Fire Engines.
WI Iron Fronts, Columns, Cutters. Conductors
Window Enteis and Sills, Moving Machines
Threshers. and Little Giant Germ Mills, furnished
to order by ALLEN & GILMORE.
Cor Mass. 4 Winthrop sts., Lawrence.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31
EKPORIA HOUSE.

TNHE EMPORIA HOUSE has changed hands.
i and is newly fitted and furnished throughout,
and is now ready to render home for all who may
visit the Neosho Valley
n. s. STORRs, Proprietor, has been for
many years engaged IN public business, and will
do well for the public in Kanzas as the country
will afford. N S. STORRS,
Emporia, Kanzas July iS-f Proprietor.
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BOOKS, STATIONERY. Of
o. WILM ARTH.

La w hENCEp hANZAS
WoULD inform his friends and the public pen
w orally, that he keeps on hand as good sn =.
sorment of articles in the above line as can be nnS
in the Territory, consisting of School, Children
and Miscellaneous Books; also, Blank and Mem.
andum Books; Writing Books, States, Pencil.
Musical Instruments, Musical Merchandise. &r
HIS CIRCULATING LIBRARY is supnTs3
with some of the most popular works published
and is constantly receiving additions from the East
june6-6.
JAMES TODD.
Steam Engine Builder and Machinist
Corner Of Seuenth and Smith Sts., CSseianoti, o.
MANUFACTURES of MOVES Nfw IxPRoy,n
w FLAMING MACHINE, on Iron and Wood Frame,
for Tongueing, Growing Flooring, and any otbe,
kind OF lumber. Also-Sash, Muley and Crculs,
Saw Mills, and Mill work generally-Portabl Corn
and FIGURING Mills, Horse Powers, Cotton, Hsv
Lard, Tobacco and Wine Screws Also-Castinss,'
of every description, furnished to order. StoeE
Mills, for Cutting and Grinding Corn and Cob.
iune6-3m
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LAND AGENT

TOHN B. WOOD, respectfully gives ps...
= that he continues to carry on the Land Aosn.Ne
business at Lawrence, Kanzas Territory. All Itt
siness entrusted to him shall be attended 70 ~;
fidelity and dispatch. VIII
Lawrence June 6-3m<
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31
Lime

ENHE subscriber has for sale several hundred
4 bushels of superior Lime, at his kiln on the
Neosho- Those wishing to purchase will do well
10 call soon. E. LAMR
ostdoef, Sd. lesT-d
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

No professional man lives 50 much from
hand 70 mouth IS dentist.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

If you would have others respect you,
you must respect them.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31
LEGAL WRITIHG.

NAE are prepared to draw up all manner of
w Forms for Contracts, CoPartnership, Con-
yeyanees, Bills Of Sale, Leases, Warranty and
de- Instructions given in regard to Presumption
eases, and Declarations filed in the Register's Of
fiee. [june6fsl PLUMB & McCLUNG
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31
FL0URIHG KILLS.
E. H. r Z LETON & CO.,
MANUFACTURES
Forsman's Grinding and Bolting Custom
or Merchant FIGURING Hills,

or Merchant FIGURING Hills,
AND THE CELEBRATED
Double Action Steel Wire Cloth Flour Bolt.
M ILLS with two pair of BurTs 80 inch. diane
WI ter COnveyors, Elevators and Bolts all ready
for use, occupy feet long, feet WIDE feet high,
will grind and bolt 500 bushels per day, making
better Flour, and larger yields, using less power
than other Mills. Will grind any kind of Grain
upper Stone runs, be run 600 times; whole
Mill weighs 5000 lbs. Cost $1,000.
Mills of any number and size of Burrs, with or
without Bolt, made to order.
Bolts that will bolt from 100 to $50 bbIs of Flour
per day occupy from 8 to 10 feet long, from to
81 feet wide, and to AZ feet high. Cost sepa-
rately from Mills. from 1926 to S400
Factory, East Front Street, square above the
Water Works.
0Ofice, No. 25 Pearl street, Cincinnati. Ohio
PLUMB d McCLUNG, Agents,
June6-6m Emporia, KanZas.
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Insure!
G.. N. WALKER,
Surveyor and Civil Eneina.

LalcTeRee road, Jour miles JTon Ealp0ria, Kon-.I
town sites do plain surveying, levelling ma6na Eu
and draughting. Bridge Plans and Bills ma5a
ORDER julyIS-f
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

The man who was .'filled xith emotion,
hand'f room for his dinn9.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

r WILL INVEST MONEY. SELL LAND WAR
1 rants, collect debts buy o. sell property for as
small percentage As any responsible agent in the
Tsritexy suS0
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31
. 3. PLUMB. LEIGH N'CLUSG
PLUMB * MsCLUNG,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,

EMTOhIA, haNLAS.
Will attend promptly to the purchase and sale of
REFER To-Hon. G. s. Hamilton, MarysyilIe.
Ohio; Hon. N. D. Catch, Xenia, Ohio; W. " Ross,
Ed. Tribune, Topeka, Kanzas; G. W. Brown, Ed
Herald, Lawrence, Kanzas. iune6-d
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

Hides, Furs, &c.
TRY HIDES, Furs, Buffalo Robes, DC, taken
H. in exchange for Goods, at the Store of
june6.fl HORNSBY Il PICK.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

e. B. Kirkendall,
Pr A CT AL SURV EYOR z /.
OFFIcE-For miles west of Enporia, Kanzss-
ju2g6
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Mandatory.
Corner MassaeAusefts and Winthrop Sts.,
LAWRENCE, KANZAS.
HAFING enlarged our mandatory and
HI Ployed large force of skiIlful workmen We
are ready to execute with dispatch any kind of Job
Work. Our facilities are unsurpassed by any es-
tabhshment in Ksnzas, for Tin Roofing and the
manufacture of Fave Troughs
june6-ly ALLEN 4 GILMORE
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

J. Y. RANDOLPH,
EAPORIA, KANZAS.
Holds himself in readiness to attend to Survey
ing In all its branches. jy4-f
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31
DAVID a. POWELL,
- Ev~:4a aaI no;l.- Dzs1I

Butler 81, BET. Congress and Front C;nciaaeti o.
All sizes of Postable Circular Saw Mills, Cast
Iron Water Wheels, for Saw and GTist Mills, Saw
and Grist Mil Irons, planners, Lathes, Boring Mills
Second handed Engines and Boilers for sale
iune6-lys
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

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by the first of January, 1883: said premiums Il
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-08-19
JonN B. GouoH Some sixteen wears

JOHN B. GoUGH Some sixteen years
ago, a friend of temperance met, in the
streets of Worcester, Mass, a young
man, dissipatcd, hopeless, homeless,
friendless, and induced him to sign the
pledge. That young man was John B.
Cough. A few evenings since. Mr..
Cough delivered, 10 the Mechanics Hall,
in Worcester. q farewell address. on EN-.
barking for England, and Joel Ssratton,
tho man who induced him to sign the
pledge was at bis right hand
At the close of bis address. Mr.. Cough
spoke with deep feeling Of the recent dis
covery Of the old Bible his mother gave
him, and TO which his audiences have so
often heard him allude. Some fifteen
wears ago. he lost il in groggsry in
Bristol r. l. And a few weeks since
it was accidentally found in the corner
of an old attic. where it was probably
thrown at the time Having Mr. Coughs
name, in his mothers hand. it was recog-
uized, and restored to him through the
agency Of the daughter of the late Rev
John @. choulss"
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POETRY.
Early Rising.

JOHN O. sAxR.
" God bless the man who first invented sleep H.
So Ssnoho Psnzs said, and 50 say /;
And bless him, also, that he didn't keep
His great discovery to himself; or try
10 make it--as the lucky fellow might
close monopoly by patent right !"
Yes-bless the man who dnt invented sleep,
Il really can't avoid, the iteration
But blast the man with curses loud and deep,
whste'sr the rascal's name, or age, or station,
Who first invented, and went round advising
That artificial cut of-Early Rising
Rise with the lark, and with the lark to bed..'
Observes some solemn sentimental owl,
Maxims like these are very chesply said;
But, ere you make yourself fool Or fowl,
Pray just inquire about the rise and fall,
And whether larks have any beds at all
The time for honest folks to be abed,"
Is in the morning, i'll reason right;
And he who cannot keep his precious head
Upon his pillow till it's fairly light,
And so enjoy his forty morning winks,
Is up to knavery or else-he drinks;
Thompson, who sung about the Seasons, {" said
1t was glorious thing to RISE in season,
But then he said t-lying-in his bed
Atten O'Clock A. M.-the very reason,
He wrote SO charmingy. The simple fact is,
His preaching wasn't sanctioned by his practice
'Tis doubtless, well to be sometimes awake
Awake to duty, and awake to truth
But when, alas a nice review we take
Of our best deeds and days, we find, In sooth,
The hours that leave the slightest cause to weep,
Are those we've passed in childhood or asleepl
'Tis beautiful to leave the world awhile
For the soft visions Of The gentle night
And free lat last, from mortal care or guile
To live, as only in the angels sight,
In sleeps sweet realm SO costly shut in,
Where, at the worst, we only dream Of sin |
So let us sleep, and give the Maker praise,
like the lad who, when his father thought
To clip his morning nap by nackneyed phrase
OF vagrant worm by early songst er caught,
Cried, "served him right tits not at all surprs
ing
Tho worm was punished, sir, for early rising p
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REMARKABLE PHENOMENON IN CANADA

REMARKAELE PHENOMENON IN CANADA
--DEvAsTvTroN BY A WATER SpoUT,-
The Quebec Journal contains thrilling
description Of the progress Of water
spout which devasted the parish of 81.
Eleazor, Oh the 18th ult. Betuce county.
The information is furnished by the priest
Of the parish, who states that the first
warning the people had was . noise, like
that Of the sea in storm, proceeding
from large and dark cloud over.hang.
ing the place. Soon the cloud seemed
to burst. letting fall towards the earth a
long train, somewhat in the shape of q
tunnel, with the small end turned down
wards. II revolved rapidly, bissing like
escaping steam and swinging to and fro
and initiating the contortion Of snake.
When the small end reached the ground
it lifted and carried away in its revolving
impetus whatever il came in contact with
Boards, timber, stones and portions Of
houses we're whirled in the air and thrown
at . distance with fearful report. Sev.
ersl houses we're thus rszsd to the
ground. One horse and three COWS we're
drawn by the power Of suction to the
water-spout, and after being raised high
in the air we're let gradually down they
escaped uninjuried and we're only cover.
ed with mud. Five oarts we're carried
to q great height and thrown across some
fields into the woods, being smashed by
the fall, Large trees, such as naples
we're uprootsd and removed distance
Of fivc acres. This phepom enon, although
disastrous and awful, must, however
have been a sublime sight.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-08-19

AMUSING ANrcpoTe OF Mr.. SUMMER
-Bayard Taylor, writing from London
by the Asia, relates the following inci.
dent in his last letter to the Tribune.
Mr. Sumner is here, at Maurigy's no.
tel, in Regent street I have not yet
seen him, but some friends tell me he is
looking very we'll. No American has
ever been more popular in England than
Mr. Sumner, and be is at present feat.
ing on tho top wave of London society.
I heard the other day a good story Of bis
arrival here. He entered bis name upon
the book as simply "Mr. Sumner, Bos.
ton," and was accordingly set down by
the host and his funkies as an ordinary
traveller. The next morning one Of tho
latter came to Mr.. Summers room in
some excitement, and said /: "Lord
Brougham is down stairs, sir asking for
you" To the walters amasem ent, Mr..
s. quietly said. without exhibiting the
least surprise "Very we'll, show him upl
Not long afterwards the former came
still more excited "Sir the Lord Chief
Justice has called, and ho asks for gov I"
"Show him up" was again the cool re.
ply. After bis Lordship had departed
the waiter came once more, bewildersd,
and little aggravated: Sir, S', the
Lord Chancellor Of England has called
to see you !" "Show him up" repeated
Mr.. 8. These astonishing facts were
no doubt at onoe communicated to the
landlord, for the next days Morning
Post announced the arrival of"His Ex.
oellency the Honorable Mr.. GUNNER, at
Maurigy's Hotel
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-08-19

Who WOULD NOT BE- A FARMER .
Louisville Enquirer pays The following
tribute to the occupation Of the far.
mer:-"Gf young man wants to engage
10 business that will insure him, in mid.
die life, tho greatest amount Of leisure
time, there Is nothing more sure than
farming. Ifhe has an independent turn
Of mind. let him be Q farmer. II he
wants to engage in healthy occupation
let him till the soil. In short, if he
would be Independent, let him get spot
Of earth keep within his means, to sbun
the lawyer be temperate, TO avoid the
doctor /; be honest, that be may have a
clea! conscience improve the soil, so
as to leave the world better than he found
it; and then, IL he cannot live happily
and die content, there is no hope for
him"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-08-19

Paris ENCOUNTER WITH HoRNET's
NEST An I was a mowin of mornin,
just while since, on the marsh forums
the wood, an l seed big beautiful birds
neest on o bush /; an I axed Mr.. Davis
what kind ov birds neest it was, an
he tould me, bad luck to him, twas a
hum birds neest an l went up an
peep't into it, but divil bird could I
see, nor bit of place for her to lay
and then Mr.. Davis tould me-may the
divil run away wild him-to shake the
bush an the ould bird wud come out an
I shook it, shure, but instead ov bird
out cum thousand, ten thousand-och,
q million ov the big green heads, 40 they
few into my eyes, on into me hair. an
into me mouth, be jabers, an they Bit me
till shurely ! thought l was dead jist
an scresmed, an / run--och, didn't l
run but they stuck to me, an no more
could run away from tho varmints than
could run away from msself; an the
fust know'd l tumbled into ditch ov
about two feet Of water, an thinks l now
me homes. III cum the 81. Pstric on ys,
who jist give the likes ov sich spalpeeus
little howly wather in ould Ireland.
So I ducks me head under the wather,
aud jist bid il there till most kilt me-
self, and inIirely kilt every mothers son
ov the hnm birds-bad luch TO EN-.
Pat ended his story with a deep
drawn righ, aud put him to the work Of
his old town employee Ne,06uryporf
Herald
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ABOUT PERSONAL TrTLEs.-A New
Hampshire paper ays:-' The word
Honorable is not heDceforth to be used
in this paper, in articles from the editc.
rial pen, as title to men. II is ruu 80
deeply into the ground, that it had bet.
ter 60 entirely into disuse.'
And here's q sensibly suggestive par.
agrapb, on the aame topic, from the last
Home journal: lHn'
1t is time for change in our Asey.
ican titles and We SEQ a sentence in
Gov Geary's message to the Kansas
Congress, which, it seems, to US, con.
tains proper substitutes for tho present
meaningless Mr.. and Esq. He says !:
- Homestesds should be hold sacred.
Nothing so much strengthens the gov.
ernment as giving its oitiseus a solid
stake 10 the country. am 10 favor of
assuring to every industrious citizen ono
hundred and sixty acres of land Now,
why not preface simply honest individ
uaps name with I c.. (Industrious Cti.
zen, or, il he has attained TO tho own
ership Of one hundred and sixty acres
Of land, why no. add s. s. G to his
name, Solid Stake in the Country 2)
John Smith would then have an ambi.
tion to qualify.-that is, he would be in
dustrious enough to acquire the one
hundred and sixty acres, that bis letters
might be addressed Jobu Smith, 8. s.
c. instead of L G. John Smith"
A good idea, but wouldn't q less num-
Dor Of acres answer Especially in this
and the Eastern States, where solid
stakes are expensive