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The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-10-05
GOD rs LOVE.

Yea, God is love; it shines forth <oa-
spicnously as one of the attributes of Di.
yinity. Though we often feel as if there
was injustice in the commands of God yet
when we come W seiy to view all His H.
bors, we sec that vein OF. love pervades
them all, love for every thing which He
has made. 1t isa powerful nlngn tism
which binds the created to the Creates;
which governs all things, and makes them
obedient to His will. God loves us and
proffers happiness to al who obey
His laws and yield implicitly to al His
commands. God is Love. so says the
rainbow, the starry sky, the golden sun
GIT, the placid moonbeam, the deep
blue ocean, the gentle ril, the shower,the
forest trees, the winds, the flowers, tho
brute creation, anil Man, too, joins in the
universal anthem Of "God is Love"
81, Behold the Yastness of al. our wants;
the adaptation i'll nature to the supply of
those wants; the social powers and their
means of qualification; the body and lis
resources; the passions and their uses;
the aspirations and their satisfaction; the
boundless fields of imagination; the vast
ness of mans intellectual nature and tho
resources of science and literature; tbs
desires of mans moral nature and the
means for enjoyment therein; when We
view all these things,we are led to exclaiE',
in admiration, s'God is love :" When wa
view with mental vision lis unrcnitting
care for us, and think that over US such
caro- always continues, we add, "God is
'ousr And no desire of the human heart
can make US more truly happy than tho
firm lelief that al lie does is done in
ioee; hat every in tuition of His is for
our good; that He does it because He 50
loves us as to add toou happiness every
moment of our lives. So LET it sink deep
into every human leart that "Gol is
Lover Let every human being realize
the truth of this conviction, that to every
plant, every living thing, to every world
and especially to the soul of man, Gods
wish to all is Lore, and only lore!
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-10-05

streaming face, and thrust its d'mple'i
finger into her coarse grey locks. Kissing
the babe again and again, she blessed 1t
and laif it gently down. As she stood
upon the threshold with blessings aud
tears falling profusely, the wife put 9 bum
die of apparel in one hand, aud isongit
the other through the binding tears, and
droplei in all we had in our purse. 1t
WIS little cnough--not rs mucl as wa
wished to give-but it overwhelmed her,
and her old heart seemed bursting with
g'adness. Dropping the bundle, sle
caught our hands and alternately pressed
them with burning kisses, and marlnurci
her choking God bless you. soo'i4.s#
We are not poor-can never be. That
old pauper's kiss passed from the Rough
palm to the soul. Her blessing is n les-
acy, which viii be ours when the World
sips from our grasp. s'.se' ..'@ *@@
= .s-t'
s'No use in toliing for her-I az, TOO
busy" sls.
We feel deeply the carclcss-a',nost
contemptuous-tone of the sexton, and 70
huked him warmly as he reluctantly
ilandedus the key of the church, Tie
same measured beat to which the souls
ofricher ones had been borne to tho grave,
should ring out for the pauper. Her
soul was rich with the love Christ, though
weary with great sorrows and familiar
with wants. The bowed and wasting
form had undergone its last change, and
was beautiful in its ycsture of spotlrss
white. The dingy and rent garments had
been left this side Of the grave and tho
poor widow entered upon joint heirship
with the Redeemer in bliss. Weeping.
yet glad, we rang out a joyous funeral
peal, and caught up in the atremulous
echoes, the answering shout Of
waiting angels on the other Shore
And God willing, the marble shall mark
her narrow bit of earth in Potter's Field,
for one who SO long and bravely fought
the fierce, desperate battle of life, and
erred not, deserves commemoration.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-10-05

n Bavarian prince holds court at the foot
of the, Aeropolis; the travelling virtnoso
digs for marbles in tie Roman Forum,
and beneath the ruins of the temple of
Jupiter Capitolinus; but Lycurgus md
Leonidas, aud Miit;ales and Denr&thenes,
and Cato and Tullv s.still live = and will
still live, and oil the great and good shall
live in the heart of ages, Swh lie inarble and
bronze shall endure; and when marble
and bronco hauA persisted. they shall still
live" in memory, $, long as men shall
reverence law, and honor Patriotism, and
love liberty. - ass55Ls t@#@ Itn 1.+5s}-.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-10-05
THE JEWELS OF BOSTON.

What parent. rs he conducts his son to
as he pauses before their monumental
statues, seek to Tighten his reverence for
virtue, for patriotism, for science, for
learning, for devotion to public good, as
he bids him contemplate the form Of that
grave and venerable Winthrop, VINO lift
his homo in England to come and found q
new republic in this untrod,len wilderness
of that ardent and intrepid Otis, who first
struck out the spark Of American Indie
pendence; Of that noble Adams, its most
eloquent champion on the floor of Con
gress; of that martyr Warren, who laid
down his life in its defence; of that self
taught Bowdltch, who without guide,
threaded the starry mazes of the heavens !;
7 Of that Story, honored at home and
abroad as one of the brightest lumihar-
les Of the law, and by felicity, of which
| believe there is no other example, adj
mirably portrayed i'll marble by his
son ?"4e' 33i @.al s"7 @aHa4- .art} :
What citizen of Boston, rs he accom-
panies the stranger around our streets,
guiding him through our busy thorough
fares, to our wharyes crowed with vessels
which range every sea and gather the
produce of every climate-up to the dome
Of this capitol, which commands as lovely
landscape ascan delight the eve or glad
den the heart, will not as he calls his at
tention at least to the statues of Franklin
and Webster, exclaim-.Boston takes
pride in her natural position, she rejo:ces
in her beautiful environs, she is grateful
for her material prosperity; but richer
than the merchandise. stored in palat;al
warehouses. greener than the slopes of
sea-girt islcts, lovelier than this encircling
panorama Of land and sea, of field and
hamlet, of lake and stream, of garden
and grove, is the memory of her sons,
native and adopted; the character, SER
vices, aud fame of those who have benefit
ed and adorned their day and generation.
Our children, and the schools at which
they are trained, our citizens and the ser
vices they have rendered-these are our
jewels-these our abiding treasures.
Yes, your long rows Of quarried gran
tie may cruinble to the dust the cornfelds
in yonder villages ripening to the sickle
may, like the plains Of stricken Lombardy
few weeks ago, be kneaded into bloody
clods by the maddening wheels of artillery /;
this populous city, like the old cities of
Etruria, and the Campagna Romano, may
be desolated by the pestilence which walk
eth in darkness-may decay with the
lapse of time--and the busy mart which
now rings with the joyous din Of trade
become as lonely and still as Carthage or
Tyre, as Babylon or Nineveh, but the
names of the great and good shall survive
the desolation and the ruin-the memory
Of the wise, the brave, the patriotic shall
never perish. Yes, Sparta is awheatfeld;
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-10-05
A SONG FOR SEPTEMBER
BIZ THOMAS W. PARSONS.

September strews the woodland DER
With many brilliant color
The world is brighter than be fore
Why should our hearts be dullcr
Sorrow and the scarlet leaf,
Sad thoughts and sunny weather,
All me this glory and this grief
Agree not well together.
This is the parting season--this -
The time when friends are fly ing +;
And lovers now, with many kiss,
Their long farewells are signing.
Why is the earth so gayly drest -
This pomp that autumn beareth
a funeral seems, where every guest
"A bridal garment weareth. ~
Each one of us, perchance, may here, .
On some blue morn hereafter,
Return to view the gaudy year,
But not with boyish laughter (;
For we shall then be wrinkled men,
K7Our brows with silver laden, f.-ss-;
And theu this glen nlayst seek again,
But never more maiden
Nature perhaps foresees that Spring
Will touch her teeming bosom, 5s.a ~
And that {. w brief months will bring
The bird, the bee, the blossom;
All me ! these forests do not know
Or would less brightly wither-4 5u7
The virgin that adorns them so ssa
Win never mere come hitherl 'qaiafs
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-10-05

Isl SEVERAL nice young gentlemen went
to the residence of a young damsel few
nights since to give her serenade. After
some time the servant stepped out, and
walking up to the players, exclaimed;
..My friends, the folks are all abed, you
can't Get q cent here tonight"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-10-05

State Prison-atsd it matters but little
which, SO far as your own good is con-
ccrned. Solicitors father.- anxious moth
er.-!ook upon that b'hoy, and weep!
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-10-05
REAL

! see p woman, rather tall, -'
And yet, l own. connolly lady; 81.
COMPREHENSIVE as | must call
ITO be exact) little shady;
4 hand not handsome, vet confessed
A generous one fol love or pity;
a nimblo foot, and-neatIy dressed
In No. 5-extremely pretty!
see group of boys and girls
Assembled round tho knee paternal;
With ruddy cheeks and tangled curls,
And manners not at all supernal. Fl
And one has reached manly size; 49,.
And one aspires to woman's statue;
And one is quite a recent prize, ~.~
And all abound!in human upture!
The boys are hard to keep in trim;
The girls are often very trying;
And baby like the cherubim- h
Seems very fond of steady crying.
And vet the precious little one, rrr
His mothers dear, despotic master,
Is worth thousand babies, done
In Pariau or alabasterl
And oft that stately, dame aud !, IS
When laughing DER our early dream
ing, @@
And marking, as the years go by,
How idle was our youthful scheming
Confess the wiser power that knew
How care each earthly JOY enhances,
And gave US blessings rich and true,
And better far than all our fancies!
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-10-05

Is Ey The Milwaukee .News tells of
citizen of that city, who returned home
after an absence of five years, and found
his family of two children doubled in
number, the fourth being quite young
He looked at his wife then at the babies,
and back and forth from one to the other
for full five MINUTES, and then broke out
viii; !" Vel, Mary, for small suonsan.
aoithem help, you've raised children ana
siagly" 82.a s..
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-10-05

A young lady who was rebuked by
her mother for kissing her lover, justified
the act by quoting the passage, .'whatso-
eser We would that men should do unto
vea. do even 80 unto them,"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-10-05
Deetrp.
IDEAL AND REAL.
BY JOHN G. SAKE.
IDEAL.

Some years ago, when l was young,
And Mrs. Jones was Miss Delaney;
When wedlock's canopy was hung
With curtains from the loom of fancy
/ used to paint my future life 7'.--
With most poetical precision 81
My special wonder of wife; .--
My happy days; my nights Elysian.
saw lady, rsther small, M sta
"a JUNo was my strict .abhorrence,)
With f1axen hair, cont,iyed to fall
In careless ringlets, la Lawrence;
a blonde complexion; eyes that drew
From autumn clouds their azure bright
ness;
The foot of Venus; arms whose hue
ihas perfect in its milky whitcness!
I saw party, quite select
There might have been taker'sdozen ;
A parson, of the ruling sect; 7a
a brides maid, and city cousin;
a formal speech to me and mine,
Its meaning l could scarce discovery
A taste ofcake; sip of wine;
Some kissing-and the scene was
over!
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-10-05

The FAST YoUTH.-Smart Youth -
You are going it with rush-you are
outrunning your years. You have slip
ped your collar, wild colt, and broken
loose from all paternal restraint. You
are determined not to tarry in Jericho till
your beard be grown, and so you dash
into the world as if you had been through
it dozen times, and knew every crook
and turn from one end to the other. IF
you can drink rum, chew tobacco, and
swear like a trooper, while entering upon
yonr teens, we hardly know what you will
be best qualified for whcnyo get into the
middle of your t-y-ties. Verify, you viii
probably 60 eitLe, to Congress or the
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-10-05

] saw baby-one-no more;
A cherub pictured, rather family,
Besides pallid dame who wore r
A countenance extremely snintly.
I saw-bnt nothing could L hear, 81.
Except the softest prattle, may be-.
The merest breath upon the ear
SO quiet was that blessed baby
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-10-05

BE to The best thou knowest. ever ,aue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-12

III Bkb. sole agents in Alexandra, have On
hand u sappiy Of this well known fertilizer.
.yp b--2n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-12
DRY GOODS, &C.
rINO OUR FRIENDS AND THE PUBLIC
i AcHpY & Wn0n

Have opened AT their old stand, III King. one
door from " Washington street, the largest and most
carefully selected stock OF GOODS that they have
ever received.
Is LADIES DREss GooDs. we name Fine new
style Silks; elegant silk Robes; choice makes of
Black Dress Silk; very rich striped and Plaid
Black silks; rich Paris Printed DcLanes; DeLain
Robes from four Ia fifteen dollars: French Meri-
noes, all coors; printed Mernocs with every thing
new and desirable. Also, Shawls Of the newest
designs and fabrics
IS WHITE GOODS, we have--Edgnss and Laces
from two cents to Two dollars yard and much
higher as drsrrd Jacunet Cambrcs Nansook,
and Null Muslin: Emhrodercs Of all kinds; cle-
CANT Thread Lace Sets. Collars and Sleeves: In
iants embroidered Dresses: Linen ani Camhri,
Breakfast Sets our stock OF Irish Linens can
no, be surpassed. il includes the various grades of
Richardson's. Dunbar. pickcIson's i Co., and
other choice brands; also, TCwellng Saeciing-,
&C., H..
Our stock &c SERVANTS GOODS i much hca /.
vicr than usual. including Full Cloths. Linscys.
osraburgs. Twecds, white and coorcd Blankets.
white red. and yellow Flanncls, ifc., &c.
Besides the above, we will have this season an
elegant assortment Of CLOTHS. CASSlMERES,
and EESTINGS, Crayas, Collars, Neca Ties,
Lambs Wool. Mcrno, and Silk Shirts and Drawers,
Cotton and Mcriny Hosiery and Gloves.
In our selection this season, we have endeayured
to embrace the wants OF all. We will be i'll re-
ccipt every week nj choice styles as they come
out. We ask an examination ot all in want of
GOODS in our line, We feel that our stock can
not be surpassed in this market. sep Il
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-12
MISCELLANEOUS READING.
"CONSIpER NE SMITH"

There is \ very good story in the papers
OF the day of a joke ~ which was played by
the Rev. DR.. Caldwell, formerly President
OF the University of North Carolina.
The doctor was small man, and lean. but
as hard and angular as the most irregular Of
pine knots. lie looked as if he might he
tough. but he did not seem strong. Never
theless, he was among the knowing ones.
reputed to be as agile as "cat;" and in ad-
dition was by no means deficient in knowl.
edge Of the noble science of seli-deience;"
besides, he was as cool as a cucumber.
" ell, In the fires hman class, Ot certain
year, was a buriy y mouutaineer OF eighteen or
nineteen. TINS genius conceived a great
contempt for the Doctors physical dimen-
sons, aud his soul was horrihei that one So
deficient in muscle should be so potential III
his rule.
Poor Jones-that's what we'.l call him
had no idea Of moral force At any rate, he
was not inclined to knock under, and be con-
trolled despotically by man that he ina
gined he could tie and whip. He at length
determined to give the gentleman gentee!
private thrashing some night in the college
campus, pretendngto mistake him tor some
ieilowstudent.
Shortly after on a dark and rainy night,
Jones met the doctor crossing the campus
Walking up to him abruptly: Hello Smith!
You rascal. Is that your" Aud with that
he struck the doctor a blow on the side Of
the face that had nearly felled him.
The doctor said nothing, but squared HIM
SELF and ut it they went. Jones's youth,
weight. and muscle made him an ugly Gus
toner" but after round or two the doctors
science began to tell, and in short time he
had knocked his beefy antagonist down, and
was astraddle on his chest, with one hand on
his throat, and the other dealing vigorous
cuffs on the side Of his head.
"Ah stop. beg your pardon, doctor
Doctor Caldwell, a mistake! For heavens
sake, doctor" groaned Jones, who thought
he was about to be eaten up, Il really
thought il was Smith,
The doctor replied, with word and blow
alternately. 1T makes no difference for all
present purposes; consider me Smith,
And it is said the doctor gave Jones such
apounding, then and there, as probably pre-
vented his ever making another mistake as
10 personal identity, ut least on the college
campus.
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ar Man AEEANGEMENTs.-Ihe follow
r. are The present Mail arrangements at
- ,.y.ndria Post Oce:-
y,r,he.a u.ii will close, daily, at ] and 3
49,. n. n. except on Salurdays-thcn at o.
...rn. There i mail for Washington City
-, closing at 9p. m. on saturdays.
RI. Nal for Richmond, Va. and all South OF
.,3noni, will close al - a. m, and p NJ, ex-
~, on >uniayS-then ut oi q. M.
nj, Nail. ior the Orange and Alexandria and
y,,,.... Glp Railroads, Warrenton. Middieburs,
:, Fairfax {. H.. close daily at 81 \. m. There
,,,nli i,r the Manassas Gap Railroad on Sun
..s
The Mail for the Lceshurg route will close on
qisy.. Wednesdays. and Fridays. at p. IN
,..,e !, 4 mail for Lcesburg, via Baltimore and
)-p Railroad, closing At 2. m, on Tuesdays,
.rLy., and sundays.
Bs Nal far the Allie route will clase at a. m,
!.e,lsr.. Thps.liys, and Saturdays.
The Nal tnr the Occ"quan route Will close at .
H.. Tuesdays. Thursdays, and Saturdays.
rsc Nal tor the Theological Seminary will close
ulpm. daily. except sundays.
lfor Norfolk, Portsmouth, and the East
81. Shore .. Virginia, closes at and P. m, except
N >,,ariays-thcn ri p. IN.
The Office will open every day Except Sunday
a.. o'clock, A. NJ. close daily ut p. NJ, and
Ill BE- opened from y 10 sP NJ, for delivery Of
1. mail. winch arrives at p. NJ from the North.
yics hours on sunday from to A. NJ, and
Tam IL ~ Il NJ
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-12

MUSICAL MERCHANDTSE.-Ano large
lHl invoice Of GOODS in the above line just re-
ceved, including Flutes. Flagcolets Flies, Accor-
dcons, Banjos. Drums, Iiolius, Bows, Rosr, Gui-
tar, Violin and Banjo Strings. Of superior quality.
&c. which added TO my stock on hand, (Which
embraces about every thing usually in request
make up about the largcs. aud most complete as
surtmcmt ever offered 10y me or any one III this
market, or any Of the ncighboriug cities. buy
these goods exclusively from Importers and H""-
rtci",.,s. and feel confident in the assertion, by
comparison with goods bought in other places.
that you can save money ny making your selee-
tOus from my establishment.
In the way Of See, Nucic and Nmicoi Works,
Alexandria never has had, and the District towns
cannot Eow show such stock, as | nm crndibly
informed by those who have made the examination.
If you have any doubts upon the subject, call and
see for yourself
MUSIC sent tr any part II The country free Of
postage, and liberal deduction made to Schools
and Teachers, and orders promptly filed.
PIANOS and MELODEONS from two of the
most reliable manufactures Oh. Worcester and
Carhart, Nc,dham 4 Co.. in the United States, or
elsewhere. furnished at Factory prices. for cash or
good paper. JOHN H. PARROTT.
sep 26-ti
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NEW GOODS.

HNIE SUBSCRIBERS have just received large
i supply Of FALL AND WINTER GOODS.
For the Ladies, we have elegant silk Robes, in
black and colors; fancy SILKS, in great variety:
P"plins, Valencias Lavella Cloths. Madonnas,
rich Mouslins in Robes and by the yard; French
Mcrinoes, plain and figured; Alpaccas, Bomba-
zines, &C., &c.
Also, Linen Cambria Handkerchief, from 6tc.
TO So; Embroiderics, Hosiery and Gloves, Hoop
Skirts. white and coorcd for Ladies and Children.
Our assortment of CLOTHS, CASSlMERES,
SATINETTS. VESTINGS. Neck Ties. new style
Linen Collars. Silk and Mcrino Shirts, Gloves,
Susptndvrs, Fullci Cloths, kcrseys. Jeans, Lin
sryS, Osnaburgs, Cottons. Calicoes, Blankets, Of
every description: Table Diapers, Table Cloths,
Linen and Cotton Sheetimgs, from 81 to l2-i wide;
Pillow Case Cotton and Linen. Irish Linens plain
and figured: Cotton Flannels, &c., &C., all of
which viii be offered cheap to cash prompt trade.
sep Is G X. WITMER d BROS.
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IV II V = % V u =
AND PAPER RULER.

BOOK-BINDER AND PAPER RULER.
No. 10 Prince Street. opposite the Gu@ene O0ce,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
MUSIC Magazines, and Old Books bound in
Nl any style. | also RULE, and make To order
any description of BLANK BOOKS, which | will
warrant 10 ho made of the best paper and materials
and bound in the strongest manner. Bank Officers
bankers. Merchants, Clerks oi Courts, Hotel Keep
crs Insurance Companies, aud all who want Blank
Books. are e,pcctlully invited 10 give me call.
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LEWIS BAAR, 1888, King Street,

JTAS opened fine and splendid stock of
III FALL Axp WINTER GOODS-ln Ladies
Dress Goods
Black Dress Silks; Mousin De Lanes
Dc Lanes Robes
French and English MerinocS, MI widths
PlaidS, all wool Mousliu-. &C.; Cloth CioakS
Shax!s, Of the latest styles
Enhroiiere. Of every description, with goods in
variety; also, n fine assortment Hosiery, Gloves,
Suspendcra. Linen and Table Diapers invite
the Ladies Of Alexandria and vicinity. to give me
nm carly call oct
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NOTICE

w n. BERKELEY having completed his pnr-
w chases of FALL GOODS, respectfully calls
the attention of his customers and the public gem
orally, to his stock Of
Lnseys, Fulled Cloths, Twceds
Satinctts. Cloths, Cas.imercs
Ladies Dress Goods, of every style and variety
Alpacas Bomhazines
Fancy Prints, Domestic GinghamS
BED Ticking Striped Cstions
Brachci and Brown EottonS
Cotton Flannels
Linen and Table Diapers
Hosiery. Gloves, Suspcnders, &c.
An Of which will be sold on the most accommo-
dating terms at his old stand, No 80. corner King
and Fairfax streets. sep IL
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GREEN'S MANSION HOUSE,

CORNER or CAMERON ANn FAlRfAN STS.
yINHIS wcll-kmown aud POPULAR HOTEL
having urdcrsonca 4 THORGLGH RENOIA-
TiON unI Return NiSHiNG, is now open, with
everything complete. for the convenience and ac-
communication Of BOAEDERS and TRAV ELERS.
G,," The Proprietor has secured the services oi
GEORGE l.. STEWART and SAN u FL r.
GREGORY. under whose joint management no
pains will lie spared to sustain the reputation OF
the HOUSE a a FIRST GLASS HOTEL i'll
every respect. JAMES dhEEN.
Aioxon3r;, Eebruary IS5u-dtf