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Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-06-06

shall never hear that brandy killed me
If the want of it can kill me, then let m
die |! but | won't die; I'll live till Nose
FELTON, shall eat his own words"
He did live an iron will conquere,
the messenger death had sent, and DAME
Bryan lived. For one month he coul'
not walk without help. But he had bel
joyful, playful help. Mary helpe'
him.
A year passed away, and Moses Feltol
returned to Vermont He entered TIL
Court House at Burlington, and Danie
Bryan was on the floor pleading for
young man who had been indicted fo
forgery. Falton started with surprise
Never before had Bryan looked so nobl
and commanding, and never before hat
such torrents of eloquence poured from
his lips. The case was given to the jury
and the youth was aquitted. The sue
cessful cousel turned from the court
room, and he met Moses FELTON,.
They shook hands but did not speak
When they reached spot where ne
other could hear them, Bryan stopped
Moses" he said, do you remembel
the words you spoke to me one year ago?'
do, Daniel"
"Will you now take them back-un
say them now and forever %
Yes, with all my heart
Then | am in part repaid"
And what must be the remainder o.
the payment ?" asked Moses.
| must die an honest, unperjuret
man The oath that has bound me thu.
far was made for life"
That evening Mary Bryan was among
the happiest of the happy. No allusior
was made in words to that strange scene
of one year before: but Moses could
read in the countenances of his sister and
her husband the deep gratitude they die
not speak.
And Daniel Bryan yet lives, one of the
most honored men of Vermont. Five
times has he sat in the State Legislature
thrice in the Senate and once in the Ma
tional Congress, and he is yet an orna-
ment to society, declining all offers oi
public Offices, from the fact that his pro-
fession is more lucrative, while plenty Of
others want offices which he cares moi
for.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-06-06
A SUDDEN CONVERSION.

In one of the northern towns of Yer
mont lived.a young man, Daniel Bryan,
a lawyer by profession. No one possess
ed the confidence of his friends more
than he did, and no one was better calcu-
lated to secure the good will and friend
ship of all with whom he came in contact.
Business poured in upon him. and he fail
ed not to give the utmost satisfaction.
AT the age of twenty seven Bryan took
to himself a wife from among the most
favored ones of the country. Mary Fell
ton experienced a strange pride when she
gave her hand to the young lawyer and
if none envied her, many at least prayed
that they might be equally fortunate.
But ere long cloud came over the
scene.-Conviviality ran high among the
members of the bar, and Bryan possessed
one of those peculiar temperaments which
atlength give the whole soul and body
up to the demon. For three years he
followed the social custom of the times
without neglecting much Of his business,
finally he sunk into the lowest pit of de-
graduation. When at the age of FIVE and
thirty, he had became confirmed drunk
ard. He now neglected his clients alto
gether, for he could not remain sober long
enough at any time to carry any case
through court The only business he
now had on his hands was the collection
of some debts
On the evening Of the thirty fifth birth,
day he joined the Washingtonians, and
once more his bright genius shone ou
upon the world. But it could not las
long enough amid the examples of those
who were his constant companions he
sank as rapidly as he had risen. In one
short year from that time he was miser
able degraded thing. People who had
leitnotes and accounts with him to collecr
called at his house, and upon inquirine
of his wife where he could be found, she
would tell them he was away. Poor wo-
man! they could not bear to dispute her
and they knew full well that the remains
of Daniel Bryan were PROSTATE upon hi.
bed room floor.
One day a Mr.. Vinson went to see him
-Vinson had left notes and accounts t.
the amount Of several thousand dollars
with Bryan to collect, and he was anxious
about them. His poor wife answered
him as usual-that her husband had gon,
away.
MY dear madam" returned Mr.. Vim
son'"l know your misfortune. and ap
prsc'ate your feelings, but / must Sc,
your husband. If can see him for on,
minute. / can learn all wish to know"
Mary Bryan spoke not word. bn
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-06-06

ONE BY ONE.

One by one the sands are flowing,
One by one the moments fall,
Some are coming, some are going,
Do not strive to grasp them all.
One by one thy duties wait thee,
Let thy whole strength go to each;
Let no future dream elate thee,
Learn thou first what these can teach.
One by one-bright gifts from heaven
Joys are sent thee here below;
Take them readily when given,
Ready too to let them 60.
One by one thy griefs shall meet thee.
Do not fear an armed band;
One will fade as others greet thee,
Shadows passing through the land.
Do not look at life's long sorrow.
See how small each moments pain
God will help thee for tomorrow,
s. Every day begin again.
Every hour that fleets SO slowly.
Has its task to do or bear,
Luminous the crown, and holy,
If thou set each gem with care.
Do not linger with regretting,
Or for passing hours despond,
Nor thy daily toll forgetting,
Look too eagerly beyond.
Hours are golden links, Gods tokens,
Reaching heaven but one by one,
Take them, lest the chain be broken,
Ere thy pilgrimage be done.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-06-06
TAKING THE BENEFIT OF JUDGE TANEY

TAKING THE BENEFIT OF JUDGE TANEY' :
DEcIsToN.-The Supreme Court { Dred
Scott) decision cut both ways, and in
some places has been turned to the ad.
vantage of the negro. A colored man
was recently sued for debt in Michigan
court, when he put in the plea, that, under
the recent decision, he was not a citizen,
but thing-not humanity, but real estate
and therefore not indie table. The pie;
was sustained, and the creditor went hom,
cursing Taney.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-06-06
IOWA ELECTION.

We copy the following from the Chi
cago Tribune:
The Pro-Slavery papers still keep blow
ing over the Iowa election. We have
been looking through the official figures
and find this state of facts:
lst. Fisher. Dem, who received 500
majority, resides in Clayton county. Tha
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-10-16

SLAUGHTER o. WOMEN IN INDIA-Terribls
scenes took Place in CAwnporc, when the
natives r,ass4cred all the ladies' An officer
writes
Miss Whceier, the daughter ofSir H. Wheel
er, they say, killed five of these ticnds it'll
revolver, b.iore they conld get near her
W hat an heroic spirit she must have had -
The sight of the place where these poor ladies
We're mardered is indeed awful. Long tresses
If hair dresses covered with blood-her
and tAer4 workbax or bonnet One For t.
ugaese woman, the d.ugAter Of bugler.
was made captive by a trooper of the ID
Cavalry. and carried to his house, when the
munity first broke out-but when he was
absent, She took his sword and killed his wife
and two children and then herself.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-10-16

THE News FROM ISDIA. fits singu-
lar that while the lndfa news in all our
latest dispatches have bocn taken from
the same mail, yet the items have been
widely inconsistent Thus we have been
told of the reinforcement of the troops
before Delhi, and also of their retirement
to \ FRA oa account Of the cholera-of
solitary insurrectiorary attempt in Bon
bay. which was promptly suppressed.
aud also oil two others since. of which the
suppression is not s; clearly reported
of the suicide of Nena Sahib. and
subsequently of his marching upon Gavin
pore at the head Of fourteen or fifteen
thous1a insurgents Th,s, ar. but a
smal. part oil the contradictions apparent
in the late news. But such things ara
not to he womb rcd at when VIC r,hsct
that india is as large as all of Europe
south Of X is-il and the Baltic, AMI lar
ger than all Of the Unite States cast Of
the MisSissi ippi. The points of interests
are widely sep ratel, the means Of COM
municaton both uncertain and unrclia.
bic, ana all minds filled with vague
pan c. Ghe pr'Ss Is also uader censorship
50 that we de'cct great difference be-
tween lis statements. which are usually
published first, and the private letter.
that pour in upon the English papers
Afterwards.
Bat in putiing together the fragments
scattered through the last mails. we find
the fact all bld for the residents of In.
dia, while some sources of distant hope
are apparent, Bengal remains as before
semc new outbreaks more than counter.
balancing the prospects of reinforce.
mcnts fiom The Puhjaub. In Bombay.
while the threatned fires of insurrecton
may have been trodden out, still we
cannot resist the forcboding that what
Bengal is, Bombay is on the eve of be.
coming. Madras, by all acounts.is tran
quill; and yet the Governor Of Pondich-
erry, the capital of tie French possess
ions on the Madras coast. has called for
w'r-ships as a measure of precaution.-
Aga nst .hosc is to be put the tried eff
cheney of Gen. Havelock, the certainty
OF speedy reinforcements under Gen.
Nicholson, the accession Of 1900 troops
who are with Lord Elgin, and the arrival
now in short timo of forces from Eng
land. But during the fortnight subse-
que,t to our last dates, more will have
depended on the qaicsconce of those
I.mi@h'y forces, the rainy season and ithe
| cholera, than on everything elsc put
ooether, for the preservation Of the scst-
tered and deblitated British forces.
| Bssioa yopraal. MI.
1 4.
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REFLECTIONS on MEruusELAu How many
men are there who have ever taken into their
minds the full meaning of those min, hun
dred sixty and nlne years which measure the
life of the ''old.st inhabitant 90 Figures Of
arithmetic are empty symbols-wc measure
them by deeds. Ono summer 'slife in basy,
fruitful lands seems longer t. mans heart
than centuries at tn, frozen pole. Yet
though history records nothing of the lab1rs
oi Mcthuseah, we know that his h uys did
not 'slumher nor sleep They were the
same winged passengers that outru cashlcss
debtors and cut short lovers dreams. They
were the same swiftstrpping elves, O faded
beauty whose forked teeth trod they dim
pies INTO wrinkles The time that waited 50
long ON Met!lnselah was the same stridin, :,
skeleton that swingsa pitles, soythe in TIE
pages Of the New England Primer. His
fields were moved lass frequently than now i,
but they yielded heavier crops. s'For there
were giants in those days
W . have measured TIE age Of Mcthus,lah
only by the sun-dial. Let us take the coil of
the life, the nine hundred sixty and nine
years OF his pi!grimaga, and roll it out from
tins present over past which history has
lighted. 1t stretches back beyond the
landing Of the ilgrimS-h,yoad the bright
ness of the reformation, into the dim twilight
OF tho middle ages back beyond the new
birth OF continent; beyond Agincourt, and
Cressy, anu Hastings, and over the graves OF
twenty-five generations, TO thevery childhood
of the English paople? William the Com
qIcror, if he should rise 1T this day t,c,n-
found the ambitious names waich claim t.
have 'como over with him, would be voun-
ger, by one hundred years. than Mcthusclah
was when he died
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The Law OF Eewsparers.

j. Subscribers who DO not express notice 10 u :
contrary, are considered - wishing to continue
their subscriptions. Z ,
z. II subscribers order the diseontinushos OF
thcir papers, the publisher can continue to send
them until all arreargcs paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse 10 taks
thoir papers from the Office to which they are al,
rected, they arc held responsible till they settle
their bills md order the papers discontinued ss
a. ii any subscribers remove to another placu
without informing the publishers, and the papers
are sent to the former direction, they are held re-
sponsbe.
s. The courts have decided that refusing to
take newspaper from the Office, for removing aud
rcaying it uncalled for is prima face evidence 10
intcntiona fraud. .-E5
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cured for me, AMI hidden in a spot only
known only to myself. They are of in
estimable value, and in great quantities
two casks are tilled with them. For
fear of other students of the noble science
getting possession of the specimens, l
have had to adopt all these precautions !;
and to-day, at one O'Clock, when all the
population of the village will be at din
ner | will 60 and take possession.
And Captain Slap and | will go on
with the well, said Sophronia.
'I'!l be hanged if you do !" exclaimed
Mr.. Wallop-John | command you
to seize these people,
Can't, sir-indeed-that there young
lady is young masters Intended said
Bammel, hurrying away.
Yes continued Captain Slap-'as the
property is hers
Hers who made it hers It's
mine. | tell you
i told you how it was, Miss Frouny,'
said the captain to his companion, the
poor old man very often talks in this
"ay. Ills hephc" nuiioIs Hiiu Cav
deal too much
'Ha. exclaimed DR.. Bubb, It's near
the time. l must 60. Perhaps you
had better delay farther proceedings till
| return. In the mean time. go into the
house, as Captain Slap has kindly invit-
ed US, and order luncheon. | will join
you as soon as have deposited my two
pnncheons Of fossils in i place of safety
Saving this the Doctor put on his hat,
ani again adjusting his spcctacles, pur
sued his way at rapid pace from the
garden, while Captain Slap, fi'crng his
arm to Sophronia, marched ma jestically
toward tn c house
We'll. of all the internal rascaS ever
saw-of all the vain, conceitcd, insolcnt,
,ntolcrable eipsies ever heard Of, these
men and this woman are the worst. Mar
~ her, | Il write note this moment
to Mrs Lorimcr. and ask her and Jane
to stay for week Such were the re-
hection- of Mr.. Wallnp, as with melan
choly steps and slow. he followed the
pair OF intrulcrs into his own hall.
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Pay YOUR LITTLE ELLIS. Nothing helps
the money market more than the prompt
payment Of small bills. 1t keeps up trade,
Keeps money moving, helps the banks, and
makes everybody fol good. When every
body holds on to all tho money he gets be-
cause he fears times are going To be worse, he
helps to make them -Erchanga
That 8 the doctrine, and we hope oar sup
scriber will practice it. Pay your little
bills for the paper, send IN the money. and
we will keep 1t circulating-we pr misc you
that. There's the printer and the paper
maker, the pressinan and the folder all ready
to heI Us keep it moving. Send it along
-Drews Rurdi
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And why not, sir trlumphantly in
quired >ophrona; Il shall teach yoa,
nephew the science of geology; we shal
ransack the very centre OF the univers,
for specim;ns conchology will be gu,
study also-you already know something
Of Shells,
"A little replied Charles; my uncle
will find specimen of a very lovely one
if he will go into the next room. If he
will bring it in. 4 am sure it will recon-
Gle him to everything
The uncle, at Charles request accom-
panied him to the drawing-room; and n
the mean time Ca pit in Slap made a
proposal to Sophronia, as it was evident
old Wallop would never agree to have
bis estate made into mine ralogical mn-
scum; and AS without that the match was
by no means desirable. he wculd unl,r-
take to free Doctor Bubb from his unior.
tunate predicamont. if she would reward
him for such favor with her
hand
For heavens sake. Miss Sophronia,'
whined the Doctor, consider the miser-
les of five years banishment-awav from
science and literature
With the cato -rne-tails i, fu olay,'
chimed in Capt. Slap.
Twill be Roman sacrifice to friend
ship and geology.
'Enoush!' = said Sophronia, 4 Weld.
Deliver DR.. Babb from his disastrous
condition, and ! am yours =
Have the goodness said Captain Slap
to the sailors, to open one Of the tubs.
No use of that, siI; We know EN- "
the look
Open it, neverlesS: if am mt greatly
mistaken there is no penalty for a man
carrying a few gallons Of gooseberry wine;
and if all was done as Bamme promised,
it is nothing hut some British cham
payne
The men looked rather cres.-fil,en hut
on doing as they We're reque ted, they
found it WAS too true,
'Harrah! hurrah at this moment
exclaimed o d Bammcl, coming into the
room, we've nick d you laIs-jisg'd if
We han't tho I've We had nice run in
il Shepherd $ Cove all the time YOU were
watching this old gentleman in Fishers
Cavern. loo late. boys-sll saved
the wholc crap; jlsg'd fit aint.
Some communication Of the same sort
must haved been made to Mr.. Waliop.
for smile had replaced the former stern
expression of his countenanee, as he
brought Jane Lorimer INFO the library,
and presented her to the party.
4 thought you had gone for specimen
cf a shell exclaimed Sophronia Iisap-
pointed
AMI 50 have replied the old man.
as perfect an example Of the Venice
Rustica as ever saw; but not word
more. There has been great mi take
here-Chlales show Miss Hasgersba Igie
ard her crew oat Of the prcmiscs--
locii all the gatns send for Mrs. Eorim r
without loss of time, and marry Jane
within this week. II you don't hang
me If dont't marry her mvself.'
That's the trick, sad Captain Slap,a
hurried the party off; I'il keep the rest
Of my liver and sond Bulb to the ri1h,
about-gco oyv amt such bad study
after all-.t all events. it has done me
more good than my troop of brown heroes
in John Complny's sd plrasons.'
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To PRESERVE IIERBs. All kinds Of herb
shoald b. gathered on dry d,y, Just before
or while in blossom. TIE then in bundles,
and suspend ahem in lrv. airy place, with
the blossom downwards Whom perfectly dry,
wrap the medicinal ones in paper, and keep
them from the air. Pick off the leaves of
those which are to be usel in cooking, pound
and sift them fine, and keep the powder in
bottles, corked up tight.-Herkimer County
Journal
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-10-16

At debating society in Schenectady
the other day, the subject was: (Which 10
the sweet st production, girl or strawber-
ry = After continuing the argument for
two nights the meeting finally adjourned
without coming TO conclusion-the old
ones going for the strawberries and tho
young ones Tor the girls.-Erchaa2c
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-10-16

The Glrdiner Transcript is to ba merg-
ed in the Rural lntelligenccr, and the latter
paper is to be published at Gardiner, still un-
der the editorial management of Rev, WIN.
A. Drew
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-Th' R.ch roai Eaqlir,r says that
Coy. Wis is not candidate for Sena-
tor, bit is for President in 1860
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-10-16

DERIVATION OF THE WORLD "SFPoY. Tho
name Sapoy, or Sipoy, is derived by Bishon
Heber, from sip the bow and arrow, which
were originally in almost universal uss by
the native soldiers of India in offensive war
{, r..
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CODA lump of gold. valued at
$500 h1s baen taken out of mine in
Cabarlus county, n. G.
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pS"u ou tudt, young woman.
These words were said so stcrnly and
calmly that The lady also became fright
eaed
IF there is any mistake here said
DR.. Bubb, "A few words will explain
everything. 4 search for fos,ilizad shells
and desire to trace the layers of the
different strata constituting the romantic
scenery Of this neighborhood, have been
the guiding principle of all other pro-
ceedings. As this young lady also is
socn to be proprietor of this soil
A slap on the back, bestowed with
hearty good will, hndered Mr.. Wallop
from listening to a syllable more.
That's my calling card. old boy,
said the individual wao had thus sslutcd
hun; captain Slap Of the copper color
ed Snap1rasons. You don. know me.
| suppos, but I'm a sworn friend of
your nephews. Never mind this old
fellow. DR.. Bubb. bu, 20 on with your
experiments he added, turning to the
philosopher.
But he shall mind me. sir-lnd YOU
shall mind me sir; and you too, madam;
by Heaven! If there's pilory in Eng
and, I'll have every soul of YOU on it,
if die for it,
Thy curses, the threats, the dcnuncia-
tons of Mr.. Walop were of no avail
and in silence. such as he had never
maintained in his life, he listened to
the conversation of the three scientific
inquIr'rs into the mysteries of nsturc
Rounl went the whc,l, and down
fell the iron bar.
Hive ,oa come to the chalk yet :
inquired the young lady. taking on, her
note. book once more
y eayly lnl thea ", 81 Ill Sc, if the
ors ,nic remains cont riuei il i. confirm
the com monty received Mosaic theory or
not.
Noses "-exclaim d :he Young lady,
With asnacr; III was not Dir. Babb
Wna. rsmains have been discovered in
this layer >
OF tae perfect animals. my dear voan.
Lady. replied The Doctor, pllsins in his
labor, ard ql4tins apparently. on, Of
his lecture, very few s9.n, s2sei-
IN Ms OF ycrtebral h,h-.hs teeth Of a
SPECIES OF shark. aliiei to tn, sqallas
glte1s. lnl two varitics Of III, srinJia,
p4htai bones 5f son, geqerA uakn4wa,
vrrtsbr;n aai s,1lcs. Bl, the tcstaceogs
mo mscr the orl.r ofm lltilocnlar uni.
waves rs 1T many genarl embedded
ia tins iornttion. Ammoa!tes. ScapAitts
anI B,l.nlitcs Serpal,e. also, and
spif9i,es are c9fmoa. Bat oar gallant
friend C,1tajn SLAP. has m lde researches
into several classes of the multivaves.'
On. yes-,rani,ic. OF course, te. tiary
anil sapcrne I.al b.ustersd ont the cap.
tam, who knew as m ,ch of what the
icarncI lecturer had been saving as Of
He5rcw.
Is not the inport,nt family of Eeh.
mites numerous here ina1ired the
Young lady of the military officer.
Pom nv hoaor-I don, know exactly
.wha. family do vou s,v.-oIa Mr.
WALTON knows more ab,ut such mat
.ers than do
The E,Ainites'-shc repeated, aopeal.
n, .,.ll c,-;.,,l H., ,
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-rh" bills Of the three physicians in the
Bnrdell murder case--who an,.lyzed the blood.
examined the blood stains, &c,-amount to
about Sl05s. DR.. Doremus was engaged
ten days, and his charge was S400
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JOB PRINTING

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- The Bank Capital of Portland now
amounts to S2,02l 200,
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When the day "5rslls,' what becomes
Of the Pigments:
The Placer herald., 1857-02-14
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