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Living and Means.

The world is fell OF people who can't im-
agine why they don't prosper like their
neighbors, when the real obstacle is not in
banks or tariffs, in bad public policy nor
hard times, but in their own extravaganza
and needless ostentatiOn. The young me-
chanc, or clerk, marries and takes house,
which he proceeds to furnish twice as expen-
siveIy as he can sffo:d, and then his wife,
instead of taxing hold TO help him earn >
livelihood, by doing her own work must
have hired servant to help spend his lin
tied earnings. Ten years afterwards, you
will ind him struggling on under double
load of debts and children, wondering why
the luck was always against him, while his
friends regret his unhappy destitution and
fna ncial ability. Had they from the first
been frank and honest, he need not have
been SO unlucky. Through every grade Of
society this vice of inordinate expenditure
insinuates itself. The single man .'hired
cut" in the country at ten to fifteen dollars
per month, who eontriyes to dissolve his
years earnings in frolics and !ine clothes;
the clerk, ~ ho has three to i've hundred g
year, and melts down twenty to fifty Of il
into liquor and cigars, are paralleied by the
young merchant who fills spacious house
with costly furniture, gives dinners and
drives fast horse, OH the strength OF the
profits he expects to realize when his goods
are all sold, and his notes all paid. Let a
man have genius for spending, and wheth-
er his income be dollar day or q dollar
q minute, it is equally certain to prove in
adequate. Il dining, wining and party
giving wO1's help him through with it,
building, gaming and speculatiens are sure
10. The bottomless pocket will never fill,
no matter how bounteous the stream pour
ing into it. The man who, (being singie,)
does no, save money on six dollars per
week. will not be apt teon sixty; and he
who does not lay up something in his FIRST
year of independent exertion, will be pretty
likely to wear poor mans hair into his
grave Greeley.
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ployed and more literally remunera,ed.--'
May we not hope that the immediate future
will correct the error of the past!
Mazzini on Slavery.

From the N. Y. Daily Tribune, 18th inst.I
The following letter from Mszzini was
received few days ago by the principal Of
private school in the vicinity OF this city:
"LoKDoH. March 81, 1853.
"DEAR Sir: beg to apologize for being
so late in acknowledging the receipt SIl2,-
%, subscribed by you and others at the'end
of the lecture delivered at your institution
by my friend, Nine. Jessie N. White Mario,
towards our l:alian school, &c.
81 am very much pleased at my honored
friends first success and response to her
efforts in the United States, coming from
Young America, to whom Young Italy
looks for sympathy and support in her sp-
preaching struggle, and my thanks are the
thanks of all the members, both teachers
and pupils, of our Italian school.
ave are fighting the same sacred battle
for Freedom and the emancipat ion Of the
ppressed-you, Sir, against negro, We
against i1hite slavery. The cause is truly
for, depend upon it, the day in
which we shall succeed in binding to one
freely accepted pact t1enty-six millions of
italians, we shall give, what we cannot
now, an active support to the cause you
pursue. We are both the servants OF the
God who says before Me there is no Master,
no Slave, no Man, no Woman, but only
Human Nature, which must be everywhere
responsible, therefore free.
May God bless your efforts and ours!-
May the day soon arise in which the word
bondage will disappear from our living Ian
guages, and only point out historical re-
cord! And, meanwhile. let the knowledge
that we, all combata nts under the same flag,
do. through time and space, commune IN
love snd faith, strengthen one another
against the unavoidable suffering which we
must meet on the way.
"Believe me, my dear Sir. very gratefully
yours, JOSEPH MAzZINI."
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Power of Kindness.

A young school teacher had one large boy,
chief. The first day lie managed to make
the school a scene Of roguery and confusion.
The poor teacher went home with heavy
heart. The next day she thought if she
could gain the confidence of this boy, and
have him on her side, she should have but
little trouble with her school. As i, closed
in the afternoon, she spoke kindly to him,
and asked his help to close the school-r pom
door. He readily complied. As she turned
homeward, Joe followed. At length she in
quired,
Have you sny sister, Josephr
The right cord was touched.
Il had Dne sister, he said, little Mary,
but she died;' and thus encouraged by the
ready sympathy of his listener. he went on
to tell that Mary was his only sister, and
.hat he used to take care OF her, and carry
her out OF doors, and draw her in the wagon
he had made for her, and that she loved him
more than any one else did, and always
used to run to the door to meet him when
he came home. But she is tead now he
added, 'and have not anybody to take care
of me. She mad fever, and she did not know
me when | spoke to her, and in just week
she died. Her grave is right over here,' he
continued, 'and perhaps You would like to
sec it some time.'
The teacher went willingly with him. ask.
ing him still further about little Mary as
they passed along, till at length, as they ap.
preached the grave and sat down upon
stone near it, potr Joe could no longer wipe
away the tears as he had done, when, one
by one, they trickled down, for the .oun.
tuins within were broken up. He coveree
his face with his hands and wept aloud.
'Sne's dead he exclsimed again, and no
body cares for me now
Il will care fol you, Joseph said the kint
teacher, us she laid her hands upon the nov
uncovered head; and she spoke to him o
Heaven. and the happy meeting of tho.
whom death has scv srs' mud of O,e wh
''''' w. Us more than all earthly friend.
and who will help US if we wish to do righ,
i Then, as he grew calm, and they had rise
to 60, she told him Of all her own SORROW
Of the father whom sha had lost--o
her ionellness-o. her wish to be useft
| Thilo she supported herself by teaching
how hard the Wes,brook school seemed ,
her, and how she meant to do The best III
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Story of an Algerinc Lion.

Two French soldiers, who had been in
the village for some purpose or other. set
off, one day, to proceed TO Ii Arouch. a
settlement on the road between Philippe
Vile aud Constantine. To which there is
direct route from Jemsppes by path through
the bush. They did not start together, and
the one who commenced the journey hrst
was much intoxicated. Alter proceeding
some distsncs-.in the course OF which he
lost his sword-he felt himself overcome
with fatigue, and. stretching himself on the
grass, fell into a sound sleep. His cont
parion, who was perfectly sober, following
after him Q time, picked up his sabre, and
a, last found the slumbsrer on the crss'.--
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WHOLE NO. 1918

He gave him kick ond called TO him to get
up, when, TO his horror, there rose up-not
the man, but huge lion, that lay couched
by his side, which he had taken for part Of
the trunk Of tree covered with grass
The sober aoldisr instantly ran off under
the impression that bis comrade had been
destroyed by the animal, after losing his
swors in an unsuccessful combst with il;
but the lion, instead of pursuing him, re-
sumsd his place by the side of the still
sleeping man. After q time, the latter
awoks, too, and got upon his legs, much
astonished at discovering the company he
had been keeping. The lion also again
rose, but without any sign of ferocity; and
when the soldier set off on his route, as-
companied him, walking close by his side
for several miles. as far as the immediate
neigh borhood of Ell Arouch. where, pro-
baby, because the forest there ceases, he
turned about, and sought his old hauats
again.
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LAWS OF OHIO
Published by Authority.
AN ACT

NO. l-f. AN All
Supplementary 10 an act TO regulate the Election,
Contest o. Election, and the resigna ton OF JUS
tees OF the Peace. passed March IL, 1883
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State OF Ohio, That in all cases where tho
corporate limits OF any city incorporated village
are now or hereafter may become cO-extenSive
with the limits OF any township in which said
city incorporated village is shall be situated.
and in cases in which the township has been or
may become merged in any city or incorporated
village the corpora IL existence oi such township
sha nevertheless continue for the purpose of eiec
ting therein justices OF the peace and constables
for such township, who shall be voted for on tho
same piece OF paper
Sec. 2. In all such cases, justices Of the peace
and constabies, TO the number now allowed. or
which may be herea itsr allowed to such township.
may be elected by the qualified voters thereof at ths
times and in the manner now or hereafter 10 be
prescribed for the election of justices of tho pence
and cOnsiables in other townships, except That in
townships wherein the office of township trustees
has been abolished. all the rights, powers and
duties in correction with such election devolving
upon township trustees in other townships, shall
be devoved upon and be performed by the city
council OF such city anu the trustees of such incor
porated village aioressit.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House 0 Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
PIesilenl Vi nc Senate
rt.,cL 3a 1870
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40ftrg 0
tFnm the New York DisPatch.l
The Foot-Prints of Jesus.
I'VE HAVE SEEN HIS STAR"
By W. DEVON.

Star of beauty, famed in story,
Herald of the dawning day;
Herald of the King of glory,
Shining where be lowly lay.
See !. the shepherds by thy beaming
Wandering from their folds sfaE
Led by thy bTigh: beauty cleaning,
To adore the Heavenly star.
Lo. before the manger banding.
They adore the Heavenly King;
I'VE have seen his star descending.
Full OF LIGHT and truth" they sing
BY It's beam that's brightly s'raying,
Lighting up that lowly shed,
The shepherds all their wealth displaying
Lay il on that humble bed.
"Iere with reverence do we offer
:. Homage to the Word of God;
Here % tribute do we profer
All our little stores afford.
And we pray that thou wouldst bless US
With thy holy light and love-
That thy spirit may possess US,
And receive our souls above!
1--WE have seen thy star, o Jesus,
Lighting up this path of iife;
Like . ray of hope to ease us.
Mid the conflict and the strife!
Lghf1ng up the mlsts of error,
Chasing nights dark gloom away;
Disarming death of all its terror,
Herald Of the Heavenly day
Light of God, we dore thee
Hope OF earth. with power divine.
While We humbly bend before thee,
On our spirits' darkness shine!
Shine, o Son of God, in beauty,
On the darkened hearts of men;
Shine upon the path of duty,
Lead us 10 Thy side again!
aShine upon us in oul erring,
In thy glory. Lord descend;
Light our spirits dark despairing,
Be our Savior and our friend!
Be our beacon on life's billow,
With thy i.e-creatinR breath,
Breathe upon our dying pillow,
Be our life. o God, in deathi"
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An ACr
I'D AN All
To authoriz. the Adoption Of Chidreu.

To authorize the Adoption of Childreu
Section J! Be it enacted by the General As
sembly Of tie State OF Ohio, That sny inhabiiant
of this State not married or any husband and wi,s
jointly may petition the -o5ate court of their pro-
per county tor leave to adopt child not
theirs by birth, and for change OF the name OF
such child; but written consent must be given
10 such adoption by ths child, ii of the age OF
fourteen years, and by each of his or her living
parents who is not hopelss-ly insane or iniemper-
ate; il there be such parents, If the parents
shall be unknown. or have abandoned such child,
or il such parents eiIder OF them are hopelessy
insane or Incorporate, then by :he legal guardian;
it there be no such guardian, then by a discreet
and suitable person. appointed by said court 10 act
in the proceedings the next friend sucn child.
Sec. 2. That ii the petition shall be teld by
husband and wie.itle court shall examine the wiis
sep rate and apart from her husband, and shall
fuse leave tor such adoption unless tine court shsn
be satisfied. from such examination. tnai the wife,
of her own free Will and accord, desires such adOp
ZION.
See 3. That upon 'he compliance with the Eore-
roiEc provisions. il the shall be satisfied Of
the atiliiv ui the petitioner petitioners 10 bring
no and educate the child properly, having reference
To the dG9re. and condition at the chiics parents,
and shal be satisfied OF the fitness and propTieiy
OF such adoption, the court snail make an orGer
setting forth the facts, ami declaring thai, from
that date. such i'd tn all legal intents and pur-
poses i the child of the petitioner, and that tie
name OF such child Is hereby changed.
Sec. 4. That by such orier the natural parents
shs be dive sied oil all legal rights and obligations
in respect To such child anu the child shall be tree
from all legal obligations of ohedienca and main.
,enance in respect theni and shall be- all in
tents and PURPOSES. the child and legal heir OF his
er acOpter adOpiers, eRtled 10 all tho rights
and privileges and subject 10 all the Obligations oil
n child OF the adoper o adupters beIojIen in law.
ul wedlock: Provided. that on the decease of par
ents Who have adopted enid or children under
this act and the subsequent drc"ase of such child
OF children without Issue, he ,prorrty of such
adopting parents sh" Il descend IL The next of kin,
and not the OF kin OF such adopted child or
children.
Sec , This &C, shall b. in force from and af.
ter its passage
WILLIAM B. WOODS.
Speaker of the House ~ Representatives.
MARTIN MELkER,
President Of the Senate.
March 20 1859
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she could for him, and for all her scholars
III help ye, Miss Mason responded Joe
'lll help you all 1 can.' and then the old mis-
chievous twinkling coming again, be added:
i guess the rest of the boys won't trouble
you much. They'll do pretty much as want
'em to-
Joe was subdued and won by the power of
kindness. And hard indeed must be the heart
that kindness will not win.
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March 20, 1889.
An lACT
No. lc0.

No. lcO. AN ACT
Tc amend see,i n 31i act entitled "ar act 10
sstqblish 'de OF Civil Procedure" passed
March IL, 1858.
See. |. D. il enacted by the General Assembly
OF the State oi Ohio, That section thee hundred
and seventh -four OF act entitled ''an act 10
establish a code q civil procedure" passed March
II, 1853, be 50 amended Us read rs follows Sec
214. In the fore Losing al mortgage, sale OF
the nortgaged property shall in all cases be order
ed; and when the same mortgage embraces spa.
rate tracts Of land, situated IN two Ur more coun-
ties, the sheIis 0 each county IN which such sepa-
rate JTacI OF tracts situated, sha u be ordered TO
make sale OF the lsnds situated in the county Of
which he il sheriff,
See 9 That section three hundred and seventy
four o the act entitled act to establish cds ot
civil pyocedu e, passed March II, 1883, is hereby
rcpened.
Sec This act shali take effect upon It's passage.
WILLIAM b WOODS,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives,
MAR TN WELkER,
President OF the Seaat&
March -, 1853.
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AN ACT
No. l25.
March p, 1859.

No. l25. AN ACT
Providing for the VGcating OF Roads dedicated BY
private persons u pHblic use
Section l. Be itenacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State Of Ohio, That where a roat has
besn or shall hereafter be dedicated by private
persons public majority in interest of the
proprietors OF lands lying upon said road may,
after having given thirty days notice by adyer-
tsement in one or more Newspapers of the county
in which said road Is located. and having given
notice IN the TOW nship or townships where said
road is located, by having posted up copies of said
roiice in three p1bic places in said town.
ship or townships a. least thirty days previous.
petition the commissioners OF sud county for tbs
vacation OF said road or any part thereof; and if
said co iRIssiOners satisfied that said notice.
has been given and that no injustice will be done
thereby, they shall dec lare the same yscated:
Provided, that all costs and expenses accruing up
on any petition under this shall De paid BY the
petitioners.
Sec. q This act shall take effect and be ia
hoIce from and aler its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker OF the House OF Representative.
MARTIN WELkER,-
Prgsidel: Ut The SENATE.
March e9, 1850
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ArnI-oKs Orc.

ST. CIAIasvluE. April -, isNS
Ieertiiy the foregoing Laws 10 10 corfte'ly
copied rom copies furnished me iLYEi me Secretary
q, stats L l.. POORMAN,
AIlltol ul I. 'ruat coUnty
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March -, 1853.
srcs,-Any or SrA-.s oyviex.

Cu-rEs,S Sp'h i, leos.
Thereby se.,jiy that lie i0IssJias acts are tt0s
cap.ss y ;.s osi. ma ro.is on q. L. tbs otiss
~ p, RUSSELL
Secretary ol S--;a
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-12

nursery or forest, occupy no valuable
soeoy lasd whsasssss asueaeolGAsd Cd
beauty and value to your farm without
your thought or labor. You can do
nothing at so small q cost, SO likely 70
enhance its value. Your best purchaser,
FIVE or ten years hence, is likely to
come from the city, With whom such
an adjunct to your farm would be a
chief attraction. The taste for rural
life is growing more and more strong
in cities, and will increase as the follies
and extravagancies Of fashion arc null
tiplied. The retiring merchant, Or
professional man can not wait to grow
his own trees. He can build his house
and lay ont his grounds, and plant his
shrubs and flowers in . year; but trees
are the work Of time. These are indie
spensable to his cultivated tastes, and
the essential condition OF his location
in the country. He can sooner make
him tasteful home in the uncleaned
forest than upon treeless farm. What
ever then your future home may be,
tiIling the old homestead or going
hence, make the most OF it a. a home
of intelligence and taste, while you re-
main. Let the passing traveller see
that
"Hence very gale
Breaks odors, every zephyr from his wings
WAITING new fragrance borne from trees, from
shrubs,
From deep carnations, from the flushing rose,
From every flower, aromatic herb.
In graf sful mixtures Hence ambroSial fruits
Yield their delicious havoSs."
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-12

The Muscatinc Journal is again ex-
hOrting the people of that city to put
their hands into their pockets and aid
the Upton Railroad Co., in completing
that road. The Jovrnal says the
grading and bridging is already more
than half completed, but" says the
editor, ut is painful fact that the
available resources of the company are
narrowing down, and unless something
is speedily done to increase those re
sources, work must necessarily be sus-
pended at an early day. 1t is useless
to disguise the facts as to the real con-
dition Of things"
We feel somewhat interested in the
completion Of that road, and we are
very sorry that there is any prospect
Of the enterprise falling through, and
We do most sincerely hope that the
monied men Of Muscatine will push il
through at all events. We do now
and ever have considered the building
Of that road matter Of great import
ance to our clty-even more SO than
it possibly can be to Muscatine. The
citizens Of Muscatine declared theil
intentions to to build it within them
selves, and though we had some fears
it might not be done, We hoped tina,
there was energy enough in our sister
city to do 90.
Were 1t not that our citizens have q
greater and better project on hand VIC
should almost feel inclined to urge a
little aid toward building the Upton
road, from this quarter.
We would say to our Muscatine
friends, don't be discouraged. There
are those among you who are able and
abundantly able 70 push that road
ahead, and thus confer great blessing
not only upon Muscatine but Daven.
port. Do not let the enterprise iail
now by any means.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-12

MoRRIssLY AND HEENAN HAVE A SET TO-
Hesnsn who pummelled, and Morrissey
who was pummelled, according to the rules
of the 7. r.. have become reconciled so far
as to appear 1t Haynes Theatre, in Spar
ring Exhibition the other night. The
crowd was tremendous.
After half dozen pugilists had gone
through the motions, and lodged. struck
out, hit, and didn't hit, hammered and
pummelled and fenced and parted to the
full satisfaction of the highly intelligent and
spprecialive audience, Mr. Ottignon announ-
ced amid tremendous cheering, to the pat
rons of high art, says the N Y. Tribune
that Mr.. Morrissey and Mr.. Heenan would
have set to. These gentleman appeared
and smiled upon each other with pretentous
sweetness. They shook hands and com.
menced to play fight Feints were fire.
quent, but without any fainting on either
side. Heenan having knocked Morrissey
back several feet, and he, in his turn, hav-
ing hit Heenan on the forehead, the warfare
ceased for the moment. On the second
round, both struck pretty actively, and
stopped. On the third, Heenan struck some
powerful blows which Morrissey did not
return. At the close of the fourth, Heenan
put in o blow which knocked Morrissey
down, but as quick as lightning he lifted
him up, and the symppathizer's with the
widow of the late Boss Harrington cheered
Justify. On the fifth, Morrssey was more
cautious, but he succeeded in hitting big
blow, which Heenan returned withthe assur-
ance Of his most distinguished confederation.
On the sixth, seventh and eight. there
were we'll meant and well parted blows,
with the greatest skill manifested on the
side of Heenan. They retired with that
same ominous smile, and the loud plaudits
of the assemblage."
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-12
STATE CONVENTlON..." AmTFUa
DODGE.s

Without any qualification, our ex-
tremely jealous cotempoary, the Ga
sette, in its yesterdays issue, SAYS that
the "reasons given for the postponcment
Of the Democratic State Convention
from the LIST of June to the 23d, the
day after the Republican Convention,
are simply ridiculous"
Such it may seem to paper that is
constantly up to ridiculous tricks and
artful lodges" but why cannot our
neighbors give some plausible reason
why the postponement is not bona iide.
We knoW that it is was done at the
urgent request many staunch Demo
Gratis who had nothing to do with
naming the day first set. The annual
meeting of the Masons Of the State OF
Iowa at this place on tbs first of June,
is reason enough were there no others,
bnt when it is also considered that at
the time to which the Convention has
been postponed the Supreme Court
will be in session there, double reason
becomes at once apparent. If our
neighbors have smelt "a niger in the
wood pile" why don't they trot him
out. The Convention stands postpon-
ed ,.ut..i the oath day of June, at
which time:ways and means will be in
auguratcd to postpone the election OF
Republican State officials and corrupt.
ionists, sine die.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-12

previous decisions in the Jurisprudence
Of the country. Tho ssgumeHss Of
the Judge establishes the right Of all
courts Of record treated 10y Congress or
Of the State Legislature, to grant GER
tifcatcs Of naturalization under the
acts Of Congress.