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Change Of Cars, Crossing the
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25 Miles Distance Saved!
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NOTICE..

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Won WILL TAKE NOTICE. That SHALL AP-
L ply to the Register OF the U. S. Land Once at
Council Bluffs Iowa, on the 18th day Of Sept ember
next TO enter by pre-empon, the Southwes, Quarter
Of Section No, Eight, in Township No e. North Of
Range No. 20 West. NATHAN W WILCOX :
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SELLING OFF.

FTHHE SUBSCRIBER HAVING TAKEN THE SIOeA
i Of merchandise Of the late firm of G. BOUGHT
CO., is now Offering il at costhe stock is srge $50
fresh consisting Of Dry Goods Groceries Shoes. Boe
Hats, Caps Clothing, Hardware Furniture ard Qucens
ware and vii. tie closed positively Cost for Casa
Only. MILTON To0TLk.
Council Bluffs June Goth lsss-yens s.ars
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-09-16
The Empty Cradle.

Every fold counts missing lamb, and
there are few homes where there has
been no mourning over vacant chair
1t is hard to part with the darlings of the
nursery. Affection cIings to them fond
Iy, and is reluctant to loose its hold, but
the alI-wise Father deals tenderly with
His children, and removes some of their
treasures to Heaven, that their affections
may follow. Many weeping parents will
recognize their own experienc in the fol-
lowing paragraphs from an exchange:
e'The death of little child is to a moth
er's heart like the dew on plant, from
which 4 bud has just perishcd. The plant
lifts up It's head in freshened greenness
to the morning light; as the mothers soul
gathers, from the dark sorrow which she
has passed, fresh Frightening Of her
heavenly hopes"
AS she bends over the empty cradle,
and fancy brings her sweet infant before
her, a ray ofAiyine light is on his cherub
face. 1t IS her son suII, but with the seal
of immortality upon his brow. She feels
that Heaven was the only atmosphere
where her precionS flower could unfold
without spot or blemish, and she would not
recall the lost. But the anniversary of
his departure seems to bring his spiritual
presence near her. She INDUCES in the
tender grief which soothes, like an opiate
in pain, all hard passages and care in life.
The world to her is no longer filled with
human love and hope in the future, SC
glorious with heavenly love and JOY; she
has treasures Of happiness which the
worldly, unchastened heart never con.
ceived. The bright fresh flowers with
which She has decorated her room, the
apartment where her infant died, art
mementoes of the far brighter hopes now
dawning on her day-dream. She thinks
Of the glory and beauty of the New Je
rusalem, where the little foot will neyel
find a thorn among the flowers, to rende
a shoe necessary. Nor will pillow b
wanted for he dear head rePosing on tn
breast of a kind Savior. And she know
that her infant is there in that world O
eternal bliss"
She has marked one passage in tina
book, to her emphaticalIy the word of life
now lying close on the toilet table, whiCI
she daily reads: Suffer little children t
come unto me, for of such is the kingdor
of Heaven"
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-09-16
An unfortunate Family.

The man that don't take the newspaper
was in town yesterday. He brought the
whole family in two-horse wagon. He
still beIived that General Taylor was
President, and wanted to know if the
KamtsChatkians had taken Cuba, and, if
so where they had taken it. He had sold
his corn for twenty-five cents-the price
being thirty y-one-but upon going to de-
posit the money, they told him it was
mostly counterfeit. The only hard mon
ey he had was some three-cent pieces,
and those some sharper had "run on him"
for half dimes. His old lady smoked a
"cob pipe" and would not belize that any
thing else could be used. One of the
boys went to the BIacksmith's shop to be
measured for a pair of shoes, and another
miStOoil the market-house for a church.
After hanging his hat on a meat-hook he
piously took his seat on a butchers stall
and listened to an auctioneer, whom he
took to be a preacher. He left before
"meetin' was out" and had no great opin-
ion Of the "sarmint."
One of the girls took lot of seed-on-
ions to the Postoffice to trade them for a
letter. She had baby, which she carri-
ed in a "sugar-trough," stopping at times
to rock it on the sidewalk. When it
cried she stuffed its mouth with an old
stocking and sung Barbara Allen. -
The oldest boy had sold two 'coon skins"
and was on ''bust." When last seen,
he had called for glass of ''soda and wa
ter' and stood soaking ginger bread ard
making wry faces! The shop-keeper,
mistaking his meaning, had given him a
mixture Of sal-soda and water, and ii
tasted strongly of soap. But "he'd hearn
tell of soda and water, and was bound to
give it fair trial, puke or no puke. -
Some "town fellow" came in and called
for a lemonade, with "fy in it," where
upon our escaped" friend turned his back
and quietly wiped several flies in his
drink.
We approached the old gentleman and
tried to get him to "subscribe," but he
would not listen to it. He was opposed
to internal Improvements, and he thought
'Iarnin' was u wicked invention, and cuI-
terwaten nothin' but wauity and wexa-
ton" None Of his family ever learned
to read, but one boy, and he 'teached
school awhile, and then went a studying
divinity"
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-09-16
India.

A Aperusal af RusseIPs India letters to
the London Times will satisfy any one that
the reconquest of the country is far from
being accomplished, if it is not actually
settling down into a guerilla warfare of
interminable duration. The extent of
territory is so great, so many yreal soldiers
are occupied in watching others nominal
ly in the ranks, the climate is so destruct-
i've and eneryating, and the enemy's for
ces are SO fragmentary and scattered,
that scarcely any signs of progress are
perceptible. A good sized detachment of
British troops, Of course, carries all before
it-but then, likely enough, it can turn
about and return over the same ground,
encountering the show of opposition, re-
peating the process till weary of it. BY
the last return the British army in India
presented a total of S,57I officers and
men of whom 4, ,O57, were on the sick list
The artillery numbered three hundred
and fifty-five effective pieces. We are
surprised to learn also that the grand to-
tai of native troops mustard no less than
l2l ,906 commissioned officers and
men, being in the proportion of about
three to one of the European troops; but
there is a still more striking item in the
strength of the allied force, under the
head of disarmed native troops of all
ranks; there being a return of 30 ,227 men;
these men receiving pay, and, more than
that paralyzing the action Of a very large
proportion Of the British soldiers. With
out reckoning the troops employed in the
various field forces and movcable col
umns, there is no less than 1O7 military
posts and stations in the Presidency of
Bengal alone, among which English reg
iments or detachments are stationed.-
We are therefore fully prepared for Mr.
RuSSell's remark, viz: IL fear it IS only
the truth, that if we had 10000 addition
al English soldiers landed IN India by the
last week in September, we should have
ample employment for every man Of
theEa. ."-BOgt0n Journal.
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-09-16
CITY OF BROWNVILLE NENIAIIA COUNTY, N T., TIIURSE
Influence of Females on Society.

From an accurate account of the Condi-
ton of women in any country, it would
not be difficult to infer the whole state of
society. So great is the influence they
exercise on the character of men, that the
latter will be elevated or degraded accord
ing to the situation of the weaker SEX
Where women are slaves, as in Turkey,
the men will be the same; where they are
treated as moral beings-where their
minds are cultivated, and they are con-
sidered equaIs-the state of society must
be high, and the character Of the men en-
ergetiC and noble. There is so much
quicbness Of comprehension, so much sus-
cepubiiity Of pure and generous emotion
in women, that they constantly stimulate
men to exertion, and have, at the same
time, most powerful agency in soothing
the angry feelings, and in mitigating the
harsh and narrow propensitieS which are
generated in the strife of the passions.
The advantages of giving a superior
education to women are not confined to
themselves, but have salutary influence
on our sex. The fear that increased in
struction will render them incompetent or
neglectful in domestic life, is absurd in
theory, and completely destroyed by facts.
Women, as well as men, when once es-
tabIIshed in life, know that there is an end
Of trifing; It's solicitudes and duties mul-
uply upon them equally fast; the former
are apt to feel them much more keenly,
and too frequently abandon all previous
requirements to devote themselves who'll
ly to those. But if the one sex have cuI-
tivated and refined minds, the other must
meet them from shame, if not from SYM
pathy. If a man finds that his wiie is not
a mere nurse or housekeeper; that she
can, when the occupations Of the day are
over, enliven a winters evening; that she
can converse on the usual topics of Iitera-
ture, and enjoy the pleasures of superior
conversation, or the reading Of valuable
book, he must have a perverted taste, in
deed, if it does not make home still dear
er, and prevent him from resorting to
taverns for recreation. The benefits to
her children need not be mentioned; in
struction and cultivated taste in amother
enchances their respect and affection for
her and their love of home, and throw a
charm over the whole scene Of a domestic
life.
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-09-16

Silver Cake ID. sugar, ID. of but
ter, l ID. Of sifted -four, whites of sixteen
eggs, beat the whites very light and stir
in alternately with the -four.
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-09-16
TmRAES=

For one ys.'.' =. q. ?. a, the sui Of months, $50
go, g. - d" " "I2 " 800
Cr,s.,rl2 or more viii be furnished at sl'5o per
C-l'a .-r-5.5 !, the cash accompanies the ORDER
not otherwise.
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-09-16
An Italian Heroine.

Onorata Rudiand welded at once the
painters pencil and the warriors sword
She is quite parsonage of romance, and
we are surprised that she has never Ggur-
ed in novel or poetry. In her twenty-third
year, she had already attained so great
reputation for artistic skill that Gabrino
FonduIo, tyrant of Cremono, committed
to her care the adornment of his palace.
Onorata would willingly have declined
this equiyocal honor, bat the Marquis
would listen to no refusal, and to excite
the anger of a man at once so vindictive
and so unscrupulous, was TO fearful risk
Onorata was not destined to labor long
in the service of FondoIa. One day, while
occupied in painting the walls Of one of
the Department., coartier, notorious for
his disipated Habits, entered the room,
and offered some unjustiied liberties
The young artist Indignantly repuIsed
him, and on his returning to the charge,
she seized dagger which she always
wore concealed in her boddice, and stab
bed him to the heart. enruShing from
the palace disguised herself in mans at
tire and fled to the mountains, declaring
she would rather perish in exile and a
wanderer, but pure and untainted, than
enjoy splendor and dishonor at home
The Marquis was furious; and sent.sol-
diers in every direction in pursuit, with
orders to bring her back, alive or dead;
but, unable to discover the place of her
retreat, and finding no one able to COM
plete her labors, he promised full and
entire pardon on condition of her instant
return. Onorata, however, had effected
her escape from his dominions. Retain
ing her disguise she obtained admiltance
into one of the companies of Condottieri
then investing Italy, and, by her courage
and conduct, soon rose to the post of Cap
tain. Her warllke spirit delighted in the
independence and excitement of her new
career; she refused to abandon it, and
continued to fight and paint alternately
for thirty years. In l472 her native
town, Castellione, was beseiged by the
Venetians. Onorata, at the head Of her
company, flew to its relief, she forced the
army to raise the seige, but was mortally
wounded, and died in the conflict few
days later.
Silver Cake.-l ID. sugar, ID. of but
ter, l ID. Of sifted flour, whites of sixteen
eggs, beat the whites very light and stir
in alterlately with the -four.
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-09-16
SClEReIianCe,

Insist on Yourself; never initiate
Your own gift you can present every mo-
ment with the cumulative force of whole
life's cultivation; but of the adopted talent
Of another, you have only an extemper-
aneous, half-possession. That which each
can do best, none but his maker can teach
him. No man yet knows what it IS, nor
can, till that person has exhibited it.
Where IS the master that could have
taught Shakespeare? Where IS the mas
ter that could have instructed Franklin,
or Washington, or Bacon, or NewtOnl-
Every great man Is unique. The Scipi-
onism of Scipio is precisely that part he
could not borrow. If anybody will tell
me whom the great man initiates in the
original crisis when he performs a great
act, | will tell him who else than himself
can teach him. Shakespeare will never
be made by the study of ShaLespear. Do
that which is assigned thee, and thou canst
not hope too much or dare too much
There Is at this moment, there is for me
an uttcranCe bare and grand as that Of the
colossal chisel Of Plidias, or trowel Of the
Egyptians, or the pen Of Moses, or Dante,
but different from all these. Not possibly
will the soul all, rich all eloquent with thou
sand-cIoven tongue deign to repeat itself;
but if | can hear what these pa;riarches
say, surely can reply to them in the same
pitch of voice: for the ear and the tongue
are two organs Of one nature. Dwell up
there in thesimpIe and nobe regions of
thy life, obey thy heart, and thou shalt
reproduce the Fore-world again.
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-09-16
[. S. Artillery Defeated in q Skir-
miSIl with the BI.luiOeS.

An officer OF the army, writing TO the
New York Herald from the camp on the
Platte, says Ion the 4th of July we first
struck the buffalo The excitement was
intense. The recruits in their enthusI-
asm broke through discipline, and bIazcd
away at a small herd crossing in front of
tn m. Some three or four bulls ran par
allied to light latterv, when the artiH-
erlsts commenced pcPPering them with
Cots receivers. Stung by these Icaden
pellets, the animals wheeled i'll the line
aud charged the battery with the most
warlke intentions. Down they came
with gIarIng eyes, and away went the
horses and pieces in the most inClorious
manner. One piece ran to the rear, and
another struck off a quarter Of a mile into
the prairie before the atfrighted horses
became manageable. The Dragons and
infantry Of course had a harty laugh at
the vanquished artillery; but had they
been charged, one-half of the former
would probably, have found a seat
somewhere else, and the latter scattered
rapidly, without standing at all on the
order Of their going. Indeed, if there
is any military combination, composed
of flesh and blood. capable of stolid-
ly withstanding the charge of an infuria-
ted herd Of bufaIoes, have yet to find
! il ont"
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-09-16
Miscellaneous.
From the New Haven Journal
A Quaint viii.

A Quaint viii.
Judge Morris has shown US the follow
ing copy Of awiI recorded on the New
Haven Probate Records.
'In the name of God, sole Governor
of all worlds, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost,
the twelve Apostles, Saints, Thrones,
Powers, Virtues, Angels, Archangels,
Cherubims and Seraphims, Amen. l,
David Ogden, of New Haven, in the State
Of Connecticut, being in uncommon good
health and spirits, and in my right mind
and wits, do in the following manner
make this my last will and testament, I'M
prints. My body, this mass composed Of
flesh, blood, arteries, bones, carriages,
fibres, and God wot not all besides,
commit, when drest in my best suit Of
black clothes, to its deep, dark, silent
grave-'tis 4 dismal house | am to dwell
in, yea, verify, a mournfuI one; therefore,
the dress for mourning is the most proper
one for me. Thus let this body be drest
for Its coffin, which pray TO be made of
sound mahogany wood, and not ornament
ed with brass nails and tin plates telling
my name, age or death-my head will
tell these things to the inluIsi,ive in the
grave. When this mass Of corruption is
thus equipped, let /. be born on the shouI-
ders Of four sturdy youths to its long
home, the narrow grave, whom | would
should be rewarded for their trouble with
a decent pair Of gloves each. BY the
way should David Edwards, the Sunday
next after my exit, conceive either my
death or my life to inertia sermon, a short
sermon, prayer, or few hymns to be ocni up
10 the throne Of an alI-pirying and mertIuI
Gyd, prythee let it be done; and for his
trouble and good services in this solemn
busiues, give him my best wishes for his
welfare, accompanied with compliment
of G3, 10, New York currency. Hcm-
My soul, God grant, if l have any or ever
had, it may wing It's flight to heaven, be
placed cOnspIcuOusIy among the stars, fly
on the wings of the wind, feed the beasts
Of the field, the birds Of the air, the in
sects Of the earth, or the fishes of the
aqUeus deep waters; upon the whole, l
give my soul to God. Hcm-It is my will
and pleasure that a monument worth
$1,000, be erected in the burying- ground
in New Haven to my memory, the motto
and epitaph for which leave wholly to
the discretion of my worthy friend and
brother, Pierpont Edwards, Esq.
To my sister Polly Cozens Ogden
give, grant, bestow, and bequeath all my
worldly concerns-z&oods, cha.tels, lands,
tenements and h lament, which Is
whilst an inhabitaN 1this planet, was in
possession Of, in fee dgimpIc or otherwise
to her and her heirs forever, she first pay
ing, satisfying, aud canceIiing all lawful
dues, debts, and demands against the
same, also, paying to Susan Edwards, my
lovely niece, the sum Of G25, New York
money, to be laid out for a mourning-dres:
for her the SAID Susan, by her the saic
Susan. l appoint, constitute, and make
Pierpont Edwards and David Daggett
Esqs., Of New Haven, and Aaron Ogden
ESD, Of Eiizabethtown, in New Jersey
executors Of this my last will and tesla
ment. Witness my hand and seal. Da
ted New Haven, this 10Th day Of Feb
ruary, 1850 DAVID OGDEN.
Nebraska advertiser., 1858-09-16
Invitation to the Sabbath School.
By REV. o. STREET,

Tune" Happy Land"
Come to the Sabbath School,
Come one and all;
With hearts trae and joyful,
Echo the call.
WI 60 with wIIIingfeet,
Happy faces we shall meet,
And faithful teachers greet
Come-CJme today.
Come fathe7s-.cad the way,
Come mOthers-;oo;
Come every Sabbath day,
Wen follow you.
There will we Join and sing,
And the hearts best music bring,
While all our voices ring,
With byms Of praise.
Come in the Joys Of youth,
Come bright and gay,
Come Join the search for ruth.
Come while you may.
Improve iife's opening dawn,
Seize upon its sunny morL,
Nof wait till it be gone,
Mere to return.
Come little ones and dear,
Come Children-aIl;
Sweet IS your we!com here,
Gentle the cali;
Suffer 10 come to me,
Such as these, and let them BE-"
Heirs OF salvation free,
C0me-chi,dren come.
Come-let our school below.
Point Us above,
Where glory wreaths the brow,
And all is love.
Therein i noble song,
With the bright angelic throng,
May We with JOY pUoiong,
The Saviour praise