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TN rACiFiv MAIL STEAMSHIP oom,

o3e o. the Stcsns hips OF this Cpmpa1y, csrrylIG
the United states Mails for ACApULO, <<RSa1s
CALIFORNIA, and OREGON, Iesves<4H4H
Panama twice each month. on the arri-S0s
va OF the United states Mail :. :. Company q stoeu-
ers, which leave New Ore5nx and New York resu-
larry on 5th aud Sth of each NORTH with the mails.
and passengers connecting via PANAMA RAIL
RoAnS.
These steamships have been inspected and az
proved by the NeyJ Department, and guaranty spss<
aad safety.
The Panama Railroad (<7 lies lonsl is now coEl-
peted from ocean 20 ocean, sBd ~ crossed or 9
hours The baggage Of pas sengers "a check red IN New
York through 10 san Francisco, and passengers are
embarked az Panama by steamer a. the company's
expense. The money paid N New York covers al
expenses of the trip.
Reserve steamers kept in port in Panama and
San FrancIsco, to prevent detention of aooi-
dent so that the route is entirely rsliabls-no til-
ure having occurred IN eight years,
fassengers leave Panama the same day they az
rive at Asplnwail.
Conductors 90 through by eaoh steamer and taks
charge Of women and children without other protec-
tors.
For through TICKETS AZ the lowest rates sppy st
the &C ENJOY, In West street. New York. TO
l. w. RAYMOND,-or
ARMSTRONG, II ARRIs CO..
New OTieans,-o
tyAu c. l.. BARTLETT. Boston.
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NEW AND IMPORTANT SCHEDULE.
@&EH%2 HE5 81

BALTIM0RE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
The recent e1 tension end Improvement ofIts Iead
ing connecting Lines at the West has required an en-
BY which highly important ADVANTAGES to the trav-
sf THssE bR9 affs TRANs wi be
HGse efSs's 81 MfSfSIss
from Camden station, Baltimore, at AM. .,(excepi
SnnIaay s9BS q way stations and arrives at Cum
Seoond-The MAIL TRAIN starts (sunday OK
oeptedD at 81 A. NJ. and arrives at Wheeling at "a
A. NJ, connecting at Benwood with Central Ohio
With trains fof cleveland. To!edo. Detroit. &c, 3,
Gleyelsnd Road, and also at Parkersburg with Ma
TThIEdEIRs sT LOUIS and CINSINNan
peotins at Benwood at A. NJ. with express trains
from Bellalre to Cincinnati, (trithoxt change ot
sad S sSas RsIs WasSn; SS
ton: II also connects directly In both directions,
at GIao3 M Eth cars b PaTkeTsbars and MaIett.
connect at XenIs for Indianapolis, Chicago and st,
MISSISSIPPI Express for Louisville, Cairo and st,
LOUIS through TO st. Louis in less than q hours from
BstImofe M BY this tram ~ the tims to al the centra
the distance is from 40 to 100 miles shorter than by
the shortest of other routes. From the West these
riyins at Baltimore at $50 A. nj.
IL Baggage checked through to all points.
cdsn stsdn snd st D. rates
PASSENGERS from Baltimore OF Washington may
nn ,an, ins r5' nd ,Ead Sy By taxing nS,n
land, and resumins next morning by Wheeling Ac-
commodaton train, leaving Cumberland at and
oakland at 1910.
FOR WAY PASSENG
The Cumberland Accommodation Tram at A. NJ.
will stop at a Stations east of Cumberland and the
Wheeling Accommodation at al Stations bey ond
Cumberland gong West. Eastwardy, the Mail
Irsn leaves Wheeling at $50 A. NJ, and Aocommo-
at 30 Pm.
ON The NORTHWESTERN VIRGINIA
RRANCH, between Grafton and Parkersburg, way
sasssngers Will take tho Express veetwardly and
the MsIl esstvardly.
The FREDERICK TRAIN starts at p. NJ,
stoppng ct way stations. Leaves Frederick at 9.lS
A. NJ, arriving at Baltimore II noon.
The ELLlCQFTYS MILL TRAIN leave, at SIS
A. NJ, and SIS i. II. Leaves ElicOtt's Mills att
A. NJ. and P. NJ, except Sunday.
Eor tickets information, fare, &c., apply to J. r.
ENGLAND, Agent, ct the Ticket osce, Camden
Statlon. VIM. s. WOODSlDE,
jyl Master Of Transportation. Baltimore.
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IMPORTANT TO syyIsLDERs AND 9TH

i The undersigned has purchased the Free STONE
tax en- from the Treasury Building. This Stone be !.
ing particularly selected from the best portions of
the auaTrles of Virginia and after being subjected
to twenty years action of weather, proves to be
considerably harder, In many instances harder than
abe To sell nearly one half cheaper than the Con
neotieu: Brown Free Stone. Also, Connecticut
Brown Stone for building purposes.
- Alot OF splendid Carved Italian and PLAIN Mantes
cheaper than can be purchased in any other part Of
the city. t-.. - -
Monuments, Tombs, H cad Stones, 30,
JOHN-RUTHERFQRD.
m B-lms ID doorff corner 18th and + sts.
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WASHINGTON BRANCH RAILROAD.

@&4ss Sa
Trains run "a follovG
Lsave WASHINGTON ~ a. m.
DO. do. etea.m.
DO. do. stSpm.
Do. do. atsSOpm,
Do. do. at SIS D.
Tho Trains Rt 6 and q. m ard 4.2n d. m. oonnecf
directly at Baltimore for the last and 81 Relay for
the West. Those at a. m. sud 10 D. IN. for nap
oils, and az r m. for Frederick and Norfolk. The
a. m. and 10 =. N. trains Express and stop
only at Annapolis and WASHINGTON functions. The
Eastern tram Of Saturday at 40 p goes only 10
Phliadeiphla.
On Sunday only one traln-a az 40 pm.
jan 2'-d TIL. II. PARSONS, AGENT.
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Travellers Directory,

A LExANDRlA AND WASHINGTON.
The Steamers GEORGE PAGE and THOMAS
following hours: e1Ak-A
LEAVE ALExANDRrl AT 0U1k -
GeorEe Pdge-4h, q, 10 = m: i2S, q ,nSsn.
IhoMas CoHyeT-I,s =: III a. m; and 4 D, m
LEAVE WAsHTScroN AT
GsorFe Pdge-tA,S 2, " n. M; "a ard D. M.
Thomas Col!yer-s, 10 a. m; l2AS, SA and 81 D. m.
Fare Is Cents.
>gWhaley's Omnlbuses connecting with the Pass
and Colyer leave the Capitol and corner OF 18Th a.
and Pa. avenue the same time the boats leave Alex
andra. RICHARD wALLACH, Pres.
FOR MOUNT VERNON
The COLLYER Will leave for Mount Vernon on
TUESDAYS and r FRIDAYS, from WASHINGTON at
81 and Alexandria at 10 O'Clock.
MS SAM'L BAKER. Capt.
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These shipe having besn tut by contract ex xpressly
for Government service, eyery hns bosn tai eI
In their construction, also tn Sir engines TO in
sure strength aud speed and their Recommendation
for snEers unes usllod for elegance AID oom
fort.
The steamers this line have improved water
tight compartments. and xpense has heen spared
to make them all good new, the thorough exam
inatlCn gwen them proves their mode of oonstru-
tion yet 1pes ualled.
Price OF passage from New York to Liverpool, in
FIRST cabin, olSO In SECOND do, SIS; From Liver
pool tcNey York, 50 and % xuinsss. An cxperi-
perienosd Surgeon attached to oeca rap. No bcrths
CSn ho s:cuIeA Unit. paid for,
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NJ ]. BAUM ARTEN,

N J. BAUM TEN.
NO. sT Pa. AyENTK, between 9Th ard 7th streets,
ENGRAyER 4 DESlGNER in CENTRAL,
Seal Presses; Watch, case EpsIaver, Wood Ensra-
Enssver LithoErspher and stencil Gutter, is pre- pre-
pared To execute ensIavings on any metai-on gold,
msnshlp by any other establishment in the United
States. The subscriber fees confident that all or
oers 70 him Will give perfect satsfaotIon
u nrrIc1., 'p p y sEAt PREssEs, I S . ov
HAfS AAS F5%fS shAs
s,e qorFEHH FEEfHHSif $bzfS ffSSHSfSEk fHHSSffSEk4yEE
SAnUFfkk fkGSk SHkoGyEkS GSfAsiIssHESFo RIaSH EsShFoE AND
s;;9; sSJ &:s:; sS!' 'a
- Also. . splendid STOCK di Of I.ad!e.' and Gen
1TfRIsf sH LeRfF kse p."an and Wood
Xalsss, Ladies Bonnet Boxes, and School Bags. Bags.
IprOmIs. to ofsT unusual inducements for CASH.
snd ssf Tespecti1y request al U wan. to siye me
s'n Nno lO'n ''Iesls sHMtEL kt sLeFaf p HOOVER
NEW GROCERY SrTRN WINE AND LIQUOR
The subscriber bess Ieave to cav that he has
opened opened New Store, corner of 18th and B streets,
wheTe ne intends to keeps an as sortment of WINES,
LlQIORS, CIGARS, and fine GROCERIES,
hne Teas, Sugar, Coffee. Flour, Soap, Olives, Rails
ms, Figs Sardnes, Anchoves, c., all of the most
approved brands and qualities.
Families and members of Congress are Particular
y invited to cal and examine the stock before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
A general assortment of fine Havana Cigars, i'm
ported direct by the subscriber, at wholesale and
retail.
- Caral Boats supplied on reasonable terms and
produce taken In exchange.
Levy. Old w hisky Of 1910 constantly on hand.
County orders punctualiy attended to, and Coun-
try Produce, of all description. received on consign-
ment. JONAS p LEVY
m 2S ly SS1 10Th s,roaf north
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IN GAR A GES,
i HE Subscriber having made additions to his
FACTORY, making it now one of the largest. MsE R,
in the District, where mis- facilities forEGy
manu- featuring AL kinds of CAR-8SSe
RIAGES and LIGHT WAGONS cannot be sur
passed, and from his long experience in tine busi-
ness, he hopes to give general satisfaction.
AL kinds of Carriages and Light Wagons kept on
hand.
All REPAIRS neatly done, and all orders prompt
ly attended to,
Second hand Carriages taken in exchange for new
ones. ANDREW J. Joyce
1O-tf corner of Ilth and = sts
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Sold everywhere.

= IMPROVE YOUR EYES.
STRENGTHEN and assist them, by the Paris
Opticlan. D.. WOOLfSON, who ~A&
has arrived from Europe with Ris ~ S
own, as well as the manufacture of good many
others of the latest improved SPECTACLES and
EYE-GLASSES: among which are the
PER!SCOPIC CONCAVE and CONVEX, The
DOUBLE FOCUS and DOUBLE POLISHED
BRAZILIAN PEBBLES, CRYSTALS, Ete.,
which are warranted to improve any EYE affected
win weakness, cataract or tending to il: also
T-SIGHTEDNESS.
Persons who compelled to use glasses or those
now using them, will be suited at 6rst sight, Those
wonderful
DOUBLE-POLISHED VENEZUELAN
CRYSTAL ROCK
have received Hle highest recommendations at the
olearness and easiness of vision heretofore unknown
In any other improvements.
Also. all styles of OPERA, SPY, and MAGNI-
FLYING GLASSES, Compasses, and Microscopes.
for sale at is store corner of Eighth street and
Psnnsylv avenue, or Eighth street No, 49l, be-
tween street and Pa. avenue.
u Do Not n1tSfake the corner Of sth street
Prices very reasonable, the same as at his estat-
llshment In Europe. n9-tf
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20 s rs ssi 8 sks
GREAT yTRRRN MAIL LINE
Twice Daily, (Sunday nights eXceptcd,l betweei
WASHINGTON CITY and the : o UTH, Wis
ALEXANDRIA, GORDONSVILLEA AND RICE
Leaves Washington at o'ooct a. N.
Washington ct O'Clock m.
For LINCHBURG and the s0UTHWEST
Leave Washington et O'Clock O. Fm., arrive IA
LpNCHBuRG next morning at a. M, come ctln,
Tth the trains on the Virg mia ard Tennessee Raj
Road for MEMPHIS. Mail Stages from Char
ottesvIlle 10 Lynehburs q distance OF 81 miles.
are from W sshingfon 10 Lynchburg, S7.75
The steamer GEORGE PAGE, foot of Seventh
street. being owned by the Railroad COMPANY, rum
in connection with the trains.
Tickets for Ly uohburg procured on the Boat.
HI OInIlSuses aud Baggage Wagons will be 50 tn,
Depot Of the Washington Railroad, to oonve, p.s
sengers erd bagssge to the Steamboat, for AieXan
dris, distance OF ak miles, allowing cmple tims
for meals.
JAMES A. EVANS, Agent.
Alexandria, July, 1857, iT s-n
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-14
Application of knowledge.

A very valuable pocket knife was once
dropped into twenty feet well, half-full
of water. " How shall ne geL it out :?
Shall we have to draw all the water from
the well - The writer proposed to use a
strong horseshoe magnet near by, sus-
pended to cord. :. But we can't see
where to lower the magnet, SO as to touch
the knife p ''Throw the suns rays
down on the bottom of the well by a
looking glass; Was the second answer.
1t was done, the knife rendered visible
from the top of the well. the magnet
broughtinto contact, and the knife brought
up-all being accomplished in a minute
OF time.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE The two parts of
a pump bucket screwed together, were
to be separated in repairing it, SO rs to in
trodnce new leather packing. But il
was old, rusty and firm, and the force of
three stout men, with levers affixed to il,
could not start it n hairs breadth But
what strength could not do, brains did
The outer part, or socket, (into which
the other was screwed, was heated, and
the inner kept cold--the heat expanded
it, made il large, and a forco OF less than
ten pounds separated the two portions.
Ground shoppers sometimes are fast in
bottles, and hard to move-the heat of
the fingers, in working anthem, renders
them still more so--but if the neck of the
bottle is warmed, 10y a cloth in hot wa
ter, by hot ashes, DC, the stopper will
loosen Immediately.
Nuts on large screws are sometimes in
n similar fix, and may be removed in the
same way 4 nut required to keep its
place firmly, il first heated. may be fas-
tened on more securely, and with less in
jury to thread, than by the most foreible
serewing
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-14
KITTY COLEMAN.
sy THE LATE MRS. JupsoN, FANNY FoRRE1


An arrant piece OF mischief was that
Kitty Coleman, with her deep bewilder-
ing eyes, that said all sorts of strange
things to your heart, and yet looked SO
innocent all the time, as though conduct
ing themselves with the utmost proprieiy,
and her warm ripe lips, making you
think at once, of the roses bed that a
bee would choose to dream in And
SO wild and Interchangeable was she--oh,
it was shocking for proper people to look
at her And then to hear her too ! why
she actually laughed aloud, Kitty Cole
man did. | say Kitty because everybody
called her Kitty but her aunt Martha ;
she was an orderly gentlewon,an, who
disapproyed of loud laughing and nick
naming, as she did of other crimes, so
she always said Miss Catherine. She
thought, too, that Miss Catherine's hair
those nice, long tresses like the beau
tiful rays of the floating sunshine, wan
dering about her shoulders, should be
gathered up into a comb, and the little
baby was once SO really obliging as to
make trial Of the scheme, but at the first
bound she made after Rover, the bur-
nished cloud broke from its ignoble bon
dage, descending in q glittering shower,
and the little comb nestled down in the
deep grass, resigmng its Office of jailcr
forever. Oh Kitty was sad romp! 1t
as hard thing to say Of one we all loved
SO well but Aunt Martha's brother said
it, and held out his arms for his pet to
spring into; and old ladies said it, and
said, too, what pity it was that young
people now "A days had no more regard
for propriety. Even Enoch Snow, the
great phrenologist, buried his fingers in
those dainty locks, that none but a phre-
nologist, had right to touch, and wait
ing only for succession Of pearls OF yo-
cal music, which interrupted his scien-
trc researches, to subside, said that her
organ Of mirthfulness was very striking
3y developed. This, then. placed the
matter beyond all controversy and ii
Ess henceforth expected that Kitty would
uo what nobody else could do, and say
ssbat nobody else had right to say and
'ths sin OF all, luckily for her, was to be
laid on strange idiosyncracy, a peculiar
Eaeuta', cr cerebral conformation, over
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-14
Raising Timber.

| have been citizen of Iowa few
years. My home is on an open prairie,
and 12 miles from any timber, which, Of
course, a New England farmer wonld
think little inconvenient. From this
timber l have hauled my fencing materi-
al for my first fence. / call it first. be-
cause | mean to grow timber near at
hand for my next fence, and also for fuel.
/ have commenced to grow Locust, But
ternut, Black Walnut, White Ash and
Maple. Maple, | think, is just the TIM
Der best adapted to our prairies-I mean
the soft Maple that grows along the riy-
ers and creeks. One year ago last June,
| gathered eight quarts of Maple seed;
collected it as soon rs it fell from tho
trees, which is in June. | planted the
seed in my garden Immediately after
gathering IL; it came up and grew from
one to two and half feet high the same
season. The trees now stand from five to
nine and ten feet high, and this growth
has been made in less than two years
have q few, planted a year earlier, and
transplanted last spring, that are much
larger, They stand transplantins with
out being stunted, and appear to be har-
| dy. Il is a beautiful tree, and of rapid
| growth, and see no reason why it could
not be extensively cultivated, on Our
broad, trceless praries.
| The seed should be gathered in June,
as soon as it falls from the tree, and plan
ted in good rich pulyerizel soil. Plant
in rows three feet apart, and transplant
the second or third season. Eastwood
and Elm may be treated in tho same
way.
/ am convinced that if every farmer in
Iowa would plant eight or ten quarts of
these seeds the coming June, and then
each succeeding year, plant fence rows
of Locusts, White Ash, Black Walnut,
Elm, DC, The result will be, in ten wears,
Iowa will have more valuable timber
growing, than any other adjoining state
and we shall not hear The inquiry made
so often, =" what shall we do for fuel and
fencing material ?" BY SO doing, we
shall leave an inheritance to the next
generation chat cannot be estimated in
dollars and cents. shall not probably
live 10 sec all this accomplished. as near
" three score and ten ofihe sands of my
life are already run out, but the genera
lion that Is 10 come af.er ME, will enjoy
these blessings, if we do our duty. Ear
mers OF ,he North West, ie; US try.
1 S. |. BELpr.a
! swectland Center, April, 1857.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-14
swectland Center, April, 1861.


Strange things Happen in Iowa, pariic
ularly down in Keokuk. Six months ago
young man of that city became the
husband Of a young and very bashful
damsol and in her society he remained
inexpressibly happy until a few daysago.
He received a letter from the post office,
addressed to his wife, which he happened
TO open and read. Alas that letter was
from former husband of his wife, ear
nestly beseeching her return TO his va
can't bed and board, and promising to
make all domestic matters right kco.
kuk husband rushed to his wife, upbraid-
ed her for her villany; she denied eve
rything, aud just as her husband was
about to inplore her forgiveness for bis
accusation, she owned up, and further
informed him that he was not her first.
nor even her second, but was number
three one in Pennsylvania. one in
Ohio, and the last in Keokuk. The local
papers do not say how the matter term;-
nated - Chicago Times.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-14

The following Is from the Courier aes
Etais Unis Two Norman peasants
were accustomed to meet every night to
play cards. One of them, Antoine, was
a widower, aad he had a charming daugh-
ter named Sophie. The other. Philippe,
was ten years younger than his friend,
unmarried, and the possessor of an easy
fortune. Sophie, accustomed every day
to see Philippe, at last became greatly
attached to him, perhaps somewhat at
tached to his little fortuiie, although
Philippe was somewhat reserved, not
outstanding he had already reached a
certain age. However, their marriage
was agreed upon but at the day of cela-
bration drew near, Philippe began to
grow cool, and when the parties came be-
fore the civil authority, who was to lie the
nuptial knot, he replied with strongly
accented NO" when asked whether he
would take Sophie to be his wife. AS
may be supposed the anger of Antoine
was very violent, and Sophie was greatly
distressed, and the consequence was that
the evening card party was broken up
AT the end of some weeks, Philippe met
Sophie, and thus addressed her
"Believe me, my dear child, / had no
intention to insult you, and | greatly re-
gret the breaking up of our friendship
and the card parties; but how can |
make father Antoine forget the insult he
thinks | have put upon you? | assure
you Ireproach myselfwith itevery day"
q / think" replied Sophie, that |
can discover means. Go and speak to
my father; say you repent Of what you
have done; tell him You are willing to
marry me, and fix upon an early day for
the wedding, and when We come before
the Mayor, | will in my turn say NO
and we shall be quits.
Charmed with the idea of so cheaply
recovering the means OF pursuing his ia
vorite recreation Of cards, Philippe threw
himself at the feet OF his old friend
asked all sorts of pardons, and begged
that he would suffer him to lead his
daughter before the Mayor as soon as
possible. After some hesitation. the old
man showed himself generous, and ten
dered his hand to his future son-in- law.
On the Saturday following, Philippe,
Sophie and Antoine presented themselves
before the Mayor
. Philippe - said the Mayor,
"do you consent to take for your law lul
welded wife, Sophie -, here pres
ent ."
Yes replied PHILIPPE.
And you, Sophie,-, do you
consent 10 take for your lawful husband,
Phillippe?' %
. Yes, Monsieur" replied the young
maiden, loudly and firmly.
4 The deceltiul bridegroom was fairly
caught. Sophie was his wife in spite o
him. lie made the best of it, and, it i.
said, never had reason 10 regret the tricl
that was played upon him. He passed
his days happily, played cards in the eve
nings with his fathcr-in law, and liyel
to be himself the father of a happy fami
~ of children.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-01-14

To DETECT IMPURITIES IN WELLS, \ very
simple method has been suggested, viz
Place = common mirror over the well or
cistcrn in such position as to catch and
throw tie RAYS of the sun to the bottom
OF The we'll, which will be Immediately H.
lumirrsted III such a manner that the
smallest pebbles. etc, At the bottom may
be clearly seen as il in the hand The
sun is in the best sil,sation to be reflected
in the morning or afternoon of the day