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To Elijah Carter, Joseph Blech, Hannah Zindel
Bruce Daniels, r. X. Walker and II. Scott
Howell:
SNHERE 10 now on file in the ofdoe Of the Clerk
L Of the District Court OF Lee County. lows. At
Keokuk the petition Of George C. Anderson, claim
ing Of Elijah Carter the sum Of fifteen hundred
dollars promissory note executed BY him to
Bruce Daniels and X. r. Walker, and by them
gage real estate in the City Of Keokuk, given to
said note and others; also asking the appli-
cation of the proceeds mortgage hsid by Joseph
Blech and Hannah Zindel on said property, which
was executed to Louis Zinde; also, the
Of adeed Of trust Of II. Scott Howell on said pro-
perty also the extinction of the interest Of all the
defendants in the premises, and for general relief.
Unless you appear and answer said petition on or
before the "a day of the the June term 1857 of
said court judgment will BIO rendered according TO
the prayer Of the petition.
RANKIN, MILLER l. ENsTER,
May 10, lS5g-d Plaintiffs Att'ys
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Strayed or Stolen.

ESROH the premises Of the subscriber, on SUNDAY.
- May Sth, = dun or yellow hers mine years old.
about fourteen hands high, with black name and
tail, name 6owing on both Sides line on HIS beok.
with scar on the heel Of one hind foot, PAGER
under the saddle, snd n god condition when he
left. A liberal reward viii b givsn for the "a
turn Of the horse Tor information that will lad
70 his recovery. Ny address u Ksokuk Postof6c.
81 miles from Keokuk.
myl 2d3twn JASPER A. Wall,
TAAneFbs OH.
HKEE hundred gals. Fish Oil, Bank and Shore,
i for sale low ~. .ssi s8g 1
A. =. WILKINSON.
Sign Of tho Golden Eagle and Mortar,
myA 06 Main-st
HYMN BOOKS.
PSALMb and Hymns. Church Psalmist, Chnr,b.
=, rs.lmist Vita Supplement, Christian Hymns
~ styles Of binding; slso, Bibles. Isstanm1.,
catscnisms, class Books, -, fer sAle 81
apr7d n. w. WrSfnOrr
Extra Family Flour, warranted.
- na1o-d OOL1IER6 ! ROBERTSON.
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Ayers Cathartic Pills,

70 ~ Tw Vmso0 q 4 euaeATM nEn,c,ae.
Fon CosnvxxHa;
FoR THE Cum or DYaPKpsrA;
Ro1 JAUNDlC1;
Foa III Cur % IxDzonr1ox;
Foa HxADAcnE;
Fm 1n CU11 OF DYsKHr11Y;
RoR FoUL STOMACH;
F01 1x1 CU1s or KRysIPxIAs;
POR rHR PuM;
Fon TIE Cu11 or 6CRoyuLA;
Fo1 ALI 6CnoyULOus CoNP1ANrs;
F0n zI1 Gums or RHxuAArlsn;
FoR Dm1ASD or THE SKIN;
FoR TIN Cuzn o. LIVER COMPLAINT;
FOH DloPsY;
Foa TN Cum ~ IM..s. Tuxoas AND SALT
FoR Worm;
FOn THE Guar OF Gour:
Fon DINNER PnL;
F0R 1D CURB or NguRALGIA
F01 PU1UYU0 THE BLOoD.
They are mgaT-ccated, % that the most sens;-
tive can taks thsm pleasantly, and being pareIy
vegetable, no harm en- arise ftom thar M h any
quantity.
Priss - ssass - IN = Sszss - sloo
Great numbers ofClsxymsa., Physiciaas, 6tatss-
men, and eminent paG1oqagss, havs lnt their
names 10 certify the unpGEa& hlneas n these
remedies, but our space hem wiu nj permit he
insertion Of them. The Agents below n.med nm
are given with also full descriptions u ~ aiovs
complaints, and the treatment that should b fol-
lowed for their cure.
Do not be put OF by unprncipled dealers with
other preparations they make more profit on.
Demand Arms, and take no others. The sick
want the best aid there IL for he and they should
have It.
All our Remedies are for sale BY
BARTLETT, KAYE 4 CO., Keokuk.
]. II. REED co., Chicago,
BARNARD h co, st. Louis,
SURE, ECK6TEIN CO., Cincinnati,
Wholesale Agente.
And A4enta In exAry town In tina unifAd Efa1L
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Legal Notice.


May l6, ls5s-d Plaintiffs Att'ys.
Legal Notice.
To John w. Moore ct. nj. defendants
VOU are hereby respectively notified that there
i il now on file in the Clerks Office Of tho Dis
trict Court, Lee county, Iowa, at Keokuk, petit
tion OF D. W. kilbourne. claiming . decree and
judgment against John w. Moore for two hundred
seventy-one and 40-I00 dollars. with 10 per cent
interest as balance Of purchase money on lot ten
block eight, in kibourne's addition, and the fore
closure OF mortgage on said lot, given by said
Moore to said kilbosrne praying for the sale Of
said lot, tho extinguishment Of all equity Of re-
dempton, and for general relief, against II do
PENDANTS.
Now you are hereby notified to answer said petit
ton ON the second day Of the next special Of
day Of june next, 1889, or decree and Judgment
will BE- had therein against you BY default accord
ing TO law. Ii. SCOTT HOWELL.
msyl6d Sol. for Petitioner.
To samuel Robb, Bruce Daniels, X. r. Walker.
Joseph Bloch, and Hannah Zindsl:
THERE is now on Ale in tho once Of the Clerk
) Of the District Court OF Leo County, Iowa, g
KeokCk, the petition Of George G. Anderson claim-
ing Of Samuel Robb the eum Of nftssn hundred
dollars on > promissory note executed BY him 20
Bruce Daniels and T. 4. Walker, and by them
endorsed TO plaintiff; also, foreclosure Of mort
gage on certain property in the city Of KsOkuk,
given to secure said note and Others held by the
defendants to whom they were given Said petit
ton represents that Joseph Blsch and Hannah
zindeL - executors Of the estate Of Louis Tin
del, have prior mortgage on that and other
property wherefore plaintiff asks that the
Of his suit b. applied on said prior mortgage he
also asks tor foreclosure u hts mortgage. sale
OF the property tho cancellation Of the interests Of
all the defendants, and for general relief. Unless
you appear and answer said petition on or before
the second day Of the June Term, 1859, Of said
Court. Judgment will be rendered against WOW ee-
cording to theprayer Vt the petition.
RANKIN, MILLER ENETER,
mayl6d Plaintiff = Att'ys.
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ELoPENENr EXTRAORDINARY. - The Utica
Telegraph chronicles the elopement Of two
young men, aged respectively fifteen and six
teen, with two young women sged fourteen
years.
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readers to the new "Aour CuRn'' advertised
in our columns. II 10 from such . quarter 40
will give the public confidence 10 its efficacy,
and We learn from reliable sources that
ito virtues will sustain their fullest expects.
tions. Citizens Of the west cannot fail TO
appreciate the paramount value to them Of
a safe and certain remedy FOR this affecting
distempsr without either Quinine or miner.
ais. and consequently without injury TO the
constitutional health. We have moro than
ordinary satisfaction in proclaimiug this
remedy, because We are convinced It will
answer crying want among ~, and serve to
relieve great amount Of suffering.
publican, Warsaw, Ind.
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LIST or LETTERS.

EEcrTos 8. And be u further snssted, Tha4 ~
Lists Of Letters rsnaining sneAlls1 for il aay
Post Office in any city, town q village where :
newspaper is printed, shall hsfeaSt9 be pubMsAs6,
weekly OF oftener, shall have NJ largest drsuls.
tion within range Of delivery q ssid Once, - -
decided by tho Post Master of said Post Once.
LIST OF LETTERS remaining In the Post Once
ct Keokuk, Iowa, May 18th, 1882.
Persons calling for letters will please say, advsr-
tised. WIN. Z. =.
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EsOR FORT DEs MONIES. Ah
Il The steamer DEFIANCE, Gas
KILL Master, will leave for Dsso y
al1 .ii.is ports tuesday, May IL .
For freight or passage apply on board, or to
BARTLkTT HINE. Agents.
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GTB. Baldwin Stuart, a son of the for.
mer Secretary OF the Interior, A. Fl. Stuart,
of Virginia, died few days ago at Memphis
in consequence Of injuries received from the
explosion Of the St. Nicholas. He was on
his way to Louisiana to be married when the
accident occurred that consigned him to an
early grave.
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Fire, Marine and Life Insurance

w. l.. WOOD, Agent for the above Compa-
mics. Once on Third-st., Keoksk, Iowa.
NAV I4-dIm
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ol0 R0w0r0s
@ TOLEN from the subscriber, residing 81 III
~ from Croton On the Charleston road. O. Pr
night Of Nay 18th, = Horse. saddle and bsidIs.-
The horse 10 rcd sorrsl, four white fsst, blaze
IN the facs and blsnish in the night sys. He il
aboat 10 hands high, years old, and good trav-
slcr. Ten dollsn inward will b. paid Tor . rssov-
cry Of the horse and IS for the arrsst Of the tAis
b. b. CANADA.
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RAILROAD NOTICE.
vINHE annual meeting Of the Ksokuk Mt. Pleas
! ant and Anaeatins Railroad Company, viii DO
held 1t the Office Of the Company in Nj. ple...-4
lows, on Wednesday, the 18th day of Juno, 1850.
1T ii o'clock .. m. J. W. OGDEN,
May 12-a&wtd Secretary.
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HAeAna EAAOto ACC1OGnt nj W h0eIlnE.
The Wheeling Intelli gencer of the 7th inst.
says:
most frightful, and, at the same time.
most remarkable accident occurred at the
Catholic Church, yesterday morning. Some
twenty persons were engaged in putting up
the new bell, which arrived the evening be-
fore. There was windlass erected on the
ground, to which was attached . snatch block
and shieve. Immediately above the open
space In the cupola, to which the bell was to
be drawn up, there protruded a beam. to
which was attached another snsth block and
pulley, and the bell was to have been con-
yeyed to the top by means of strong ropes,
working through these sleeves by the power of
the windlass and cylinder upon the ground.
The bell had been raised in this way almost
up to the open space in the oupola, and the
men we're just ready to pull it in. A man
named Thomas Newton was below, engaged
in guiding the folds Of the rope as it wound
round the cylinder, To do this, he had
firm grasp upon the rope. When the bell
had reached great hight from the ground,
one OF the cogs in the wheels of thes windlass
fixture gave way. Another revolution OF the
ground, and Newton, who had hold OF the
1o"eI ShA Va shO Aopo, Woc S0IIlcu ups Win
frightful velocity, distance of one hundred
feet from the ground, and about four feet
above the aperture where the bell was to have
been taken in. For the instant, every one
was surprised beyond measure, and before
those engaged in the work could comprehend
what had happened, Newton, with his hands
ull lacerated and bleeding, worked himself
down opposite the aperture, and called for
help to those within. Bishop Whelen, who
was on the platform in the cupola, reached
out ut the risk OF his life almos and seisinp
Newton by the waist, pulled him from his
awful position. The accident struck every
body with Amusement, and oil but the eye
witnesses were 10th to believe in the inoyedu-
lous feat. The bell weighed three thousand
seven hundred pounds, and ss it fell without
hindrance, some idea may be formed Of the
rapidity with which Newton assembled. He
says he thought of letting 60 the rope, but
before the thought was clearly defined, he
was at the beam, hundred feet above. He
had no time to let 90 his hold upon the rope.
Some cogs and pieces Of machinery were
hurled distance of two squares from the
church, and Mr.. Smith, who was standing
near, received IN ugly wound in the face
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Republican County Convention

Republican State Central Committee.
Des Moines, March 26, 1859.
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WThe Baltimore Patriot, q respectable
old-time journal Of Baltimore, Of American
proclivities and extensive influence, is utterly
scandalized by the extreme position taken by
the Opposition insVirginia and Kentucky on
the Slavery question. 1t has no sympathy
with that rampant.s Of Slavery prop
uganda which impels the Opposition in those
States to seek lower depth in behalf Of
Slavery than that to which the Locofooos
have sunk.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-07-16

DrrA,,s OF THE GREAT BArTLE.-Durlng
the great battle at Salferino, Genera,, no"
Marshal Neill, displayed the greatest ga''antry'
AT the head Of IS 600 men aud two dlVl-
sions Of cavalry numbering 10000, or an ag-
preeate force Of SO, 1000, be attacked the centre
Of The Austrian army, aud a most sangulnary
conflict followed. ~,
The Austrians received the attack with
great irmness, and a murderous nre OF art''-
lery and small arms. ,
After twelve hours hard fighting, General
Neill forced the Austrian centre, and the battle
was won.
The Austrians then brought up their reserve
of 10000 men. The Allies also brought up
their reserved Of $4,000 men, and after a hight
Of three hours more the battle ended entirely
in favor of the allies.
The Zouavcs performed prodigies Of daring
and valor, and were much cut up.
Orders have been received at Milan tNEe.
pare $4,000 beds for the wounded OF the AApo
army and wounded prisoners. 70
During the battle, the Piedmontese army
we're at one time completely surrounded by
the Austrians, but bravely repulsed them with
great carnage.
Austrian deserters say that there were
100000 Austrian troops at Borro Ls1gal?)
laid Of Gen. Neil, ala after driving the Aus
trians 6gainst Safsrrino, marched against
Carriano heights, Which were strongly occu'
pied by the Austrians, attacked their position
and captured it, compelling the Austrians to
retire along their whole line. .t
The Allied army remained masters of the
hard-fought-feld, but, it appears. were unable
to pursue the retreating columns.
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A VICTIM OF THE SICKLEs EXCITEMENT
Terrible Suicide in a Lunatic Asylum.-Altred
Hood. a man about thirty.ive years'of age
who was sent to the Insane Asylum ut Llck
RIM. about a week since, committed suicide at
that institution day before yesterday, by saver
inc his head almost entirely from his body with
q razor.
The circumstances attending his suicide are
40 peculiar as to be worthy OF relation. Hood
II appears, had, some time previous, been too
intimate with another mans wife, and became
in consequence a prey to remorse, which was
greatly increased after the Developments in the
Kew and Sickles case. Hood, Who had been
rather dissipated before, began to drink to ex-
cess. and, in the midst Of his ravirg thought
the husband of the injured IN was pursu-
ing him to take his life. This idea took tirmer
and 6rmer hold upon bis mind, and his mag
nation depicted ali manner Of horrible deaths
devised by man he had wrongd.
!. CHS dre}u at last became a mania, and the
N I;m-aG-dAe deIusion was committed to the
u Dams le where he ragged like a demon, ever
rahk !. ~ rjs H. a,herently respecting the injured
wonsJNF1 her husband. On the day OF his
selfdessrtess 30 Hood declared the husband
was about to dfaag him to hell, and, falling on
his kfecs, entreated the imaginary avenger to
kin hin at once and ridcJm Of further torture.
The maniac was willing By said, to be shot, as
Key had been, but he praSed not TO be burnt
in eternal flames. While in this terrible mood,
be obtained possession of a razor, and, thinking
his life would be an atonenent of his crime. he
nearly decapitated himself with a hand made
strong by madness and desperation. ! Gin. Eng.
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List of visitors at the Deficiency Springs.

D. Bernard and lady, 2 chill and ! servant,
want, Grand Coteau Miss NJ. Lelert.. Grand Coteau
Don Louis BroussardEl dIJy, 2 children and servant,
St. Malfn; Clgr srer1e9ssard, st. Martin Mrs.
Chs. Lasrapes,' 'alggfyaszA, st. Martin Martial
Gonsoulin and lady, st. Martini, yiliar Primer, st.
Martin Nine. U. Bernard and servant, Lafayette I;
Nine. J. L. Bernard, Lafayette; Richard Parrott
Julien Babin, St: Martin Gustave Fournette, 81.
Martin Gerard Fournette, St. Martin Louis Perro-
din, St. Martin John Reed and son: Washington !;
Mrs. E. NJ. Parrot. l servant. Opelousas ; Mrs. P.
Grey, 0peloFsas; Mrs. Heard. | child and ser
want, Opeloul as Miss Martha Wikoff and ] servant,
Opelousas; Marcel Melaneon, Lafayette; Denise
Roy, Lafayette Hazard Eastin and lady, Lafayette !;
F. Marti1-slady and l servant, LAFAYETTE John
Soulary, lafayette Lncien D.E1l4,I Lafayette /;
Olivier Broussard, ST. Martin n. 4. Patin, st.
Martin Jesse Hays, Opelousas; Chs. N. Ealer,
lady and daughter, Opelousas --M elancon,
Courtableau Theo. Littell and l servant, Opelou-
sas: .. q. Israel. Opelousas J. d. Israel, Opelou-
sas Theodule fontenot. Washington d. D. Arden,
Washington ; Edouard Thibodeau, st. Martin : +.
IN KIM and servant, Opelousas Oct. Prud'honme.
gsa.sassas /; Miss Alphonsine Lastrapes, Opelousas
'ssSSlXirginia Lastrapes, Opelousas Miss Henrietta
ttifsss, Opelousas +. DcEarua. Opelousas Cyprien
r. 3& 0pelousas Miss Edrnonia Dupre, Opelousas
~ o. Guidry, st. Landry; Olivier b. Guidry
ss.sasBSH servants. st. Landry ; Alexis G. Guidry, ST.
KgXssaisy Nine. Felix Dejean and servant. st. Ian.
~: H. Chretien. daughter and servant, st. La9
dry Mr.. Hoy, Opelousas. II
Deficiency, July II, 1859.
PATIS s. DELAHoussAYE.
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w AsnINGToN, july l.
Mr.. EDITOR:

In the Patriot of last week, ,be.
very poetic description given Of The n;N:s
Moundville; by MIR. Pry; but nj p'eae I
about the manner in which the saS
sary of American Independence wa. 1,sasse
in your sister town, Washington Jw,sesali
not bury thus in the gulf Of obliyio, 60
bration unhonored and unnoticed.
at once proceed to give you, at les.s 49,
idea of it. = Alt
Ere Old Sol made his appear.,,.
Eastern horizon, the loud roar az III -
ing cannon, as it announced The a:saA
the never-to-be -forgotten-fourth. ro,sss nns4
tie ,ownfrom its oblivious repose to n. ~
l%ections aud enjoyments Of another isSas.
American Independence. At an earl
the day the German Band commsn..ss ~
ing aud attracted by its melody. VA 81
to the place Of their rendezyous -
saw them enjoying themselves most :,
Between IT, ours of one and tsc .ss1
they formeu q procession, Joined h. .sa.s
large number Of Americans and ma,.I. ~
the Star spangled Banner spread to ths 49,
through the principal streets Of on. ~.
MIR. Trainers Hotel, where they were , w.
with much cordially e pccially by The S.as
as she is q great democrat. The Io....
its gallery were crowded 10 o~yerfowinr.
champagne bottles popped in eyery h, y
The Band, accompanied by the drun ~s.s
got a most immerciinI beating, PLAYED !. N
lightfnl music. They drank and eava ,.2
till a late hour in the evening, when Il. ..!5
dispersed shouting hnrra for the elo,;o.s ~
Of our Union. hnrra for George, W..n:s...4
bnrra for America, etc. Thus was IN -
tons birthday boIored in good old W
ington. and the dormant spirit Of ns,,;.SG
reused in the bosoms oftacr citizens.
SPEc1Aros
P. s.-Mr. Paul Pry and Mr.. stnn,w-
bedrIdden.-cause mental arrangement ~
former thinks Of nothing else but the k.iI4
warblers cooing in the trees above III Is
and Of the glances that were lurkins n
bright eyes half hidden, half revealed Ses.ss
the broad brim of the Ladies' roguish nm
wonder whose eyes he alludes to? Tia Lts
thinks he is yet in the same " back sisnis
{" took" at the picnic, gazing at The f.SsSs
1t. was well, for the credit Of the partv. iII
there was one among them, in whose sa.,s,
heart, the capsule Of charity was filled 70 osss
flowing with the seeds Of sympathy: 60
handing him a tin cupfall of chanpssns.
saved the honor Of the party. But, ~ ~
dear angel little knew that in that m
contained the cause Of bis halluciDstioss I.
ever since that time lie has spoken Of poti;
but the cup the cup" the cup"
. SPECTAfoA
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Authors of Popular Questions.

"Entangling alliances. Washington.
Where liberty dwells, there is my coun.
try."--Benj. Franklin.
Ebony and topaz. @. Adams.
"Union must lie aid shall be preserved
Andrew jackson.
Better to be right than to be q President"
Henry Clay.s
Union-now and for ever, one and inseper-
able."-Daniel Webster.
"Squatter Sovereignty."-Lewis Cass.
Popular Sovereignty. douglas.
"To the victors belong the spoils Of Office
VIM. L. Marcy.
"Mint drnps."--Thos. II. Benton.
"The almighty dollar.'-Washington IT.
wing.
Face the mnsic.'-J. Fennimore Cooper.
"The largest liberty."-Wm. e. Bryant.
aThe bone and sinew Of the country
VIM. Leggett. 5assaasSs
1--WE have met the enc ny d es
ours.'-Com. Perry.
"Hes got an axe to grind. 4.
ing. ND 4
REORGANIZATION IatXssss
A. Worth.
"The Locofnco party."-C has.
"The Wing party.'-Philip Hone.
Calls fair in politlcs."-M. NJ. Noah.
"Tappy as a clam ut high watcr."-Will-
lam Mitchell.
"Don't give up the sbip."-Captain Law
renee.
"Cotton is king."-John Randolph.
Handy as a pocket in a shirt. Southern
paper:
Upper tendom."-N. p. Willis.
"Straws show which way the wind blows"
james Chea,ham.
THE Empire State.'-John G. Calhoun.
"Alls not gold that glitters. Portfolio.
a good man, but he can't keep hotel."-
Negro MINISTRIES.
Northern fanatics and Southern fire.
eaters.'-Tammany Hall.
1.-Two of a trade can never agree.'-BostoD
Journal.
United we standardized we falI."-
Watchword of the American Revolution.
Bleeding Kansas. Horace Greedy.
"Border Rufians."- G. Bennett.
"Fifty-four forty or Observation-Disclosures.
zones suferings are intolerabIe.' Van
Buren,.
"A shot 10 the rear."-Scott.
"Al the world and the rest Of mankind."-
Old lack.
LET the Union slide."-Banks.
awe join no party that does not. carry the
flag and keep step to the music of the Union"
"All in a qnill."-Pike's Peaker.
You are my afinity."-A. Ward.
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A WORD TO GIRLS AND BoYs-Goop MAN
NERs.-Young friends are Won polite. eenteel
well behaved, every where ? at all times in al
societies? Good breeding is fortune already
made-an independent fortune. Courtesy
kindness, a noble, dignifed, heavenly deport
ment paves tie way TO eminence, stations Of
honor, wealth, r%espectability, to glory imper
ishable.
Well, young reader, how is this excellence
to be attained Where is the starting point
In early life. Yes. begin at home, in The do
nestle circle, around the freside. The yer,
moment yon can lisp a single syllable audibly
begin to acquire courtesy. Be kind and polite
to your parents, ard brothers, and sisters. your
superlors and interiors. See that every Thought,
every word and action, bears the impress Of a
sweet, gentle, affable courtesy. Stndy to
make every body happy. True politeuess is
benevoIence, and true benevolence is politeness
When these habits Of courtesy or good he
havior are thus acquired at home-exhibited
on all occasions, they become household words
easy-familiar-as life. Then, when YOU "a
abroad, mingle in society, the high, the low,
the rich the poor, you are duly prepared. Pc
Likeness of manners is uppcrmost it flows GU,
spontaneously, Therefore, begin at home
early as the dawning of life. An excellent
writer, touching on this question of good man.
ners, says:
"Young folks should be mannerly. But
how to be is the question. Many a good bow
aud girl feel that they cannot behave to sui,
themselves in the presence of company. They
are awkward, clowish, rough. They feel
timld, bashful and self distrustful the moment
they are addressed by a stranger, or appear in
company. There is bnt one way to get over
this feeling aud acquire graceful and easy
manners; that is to do the best thew can ali
The time, at home as well as abroad. Good
manners are not learned so much as ocouired
by habit. They grow upon us by use. We
must be courteous. agreeable, civil, kind. gen.
t'emanly and womanIy at home, and then i,
will become q kind of second nature to be So
everywhere. A coarse, rough manner at home
begets a roughness which we cannot Law off
if We, try, when among strangers. The mos,
agreeable people we have ever known in com.
pany are those who are perfectly agreeable a,
home. Home is the school for al the best
things"
Young friends, you hear this. Will YOU
heed ii? Golden rule.