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Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-07-29

TIE MIDDLE AGEs.-A al story Of
Progress in Great Britain" just published,
gives some curious statistics. The early
inhabitants Of the isles made but two
meals a day; slight breakfast, in the
forenoon, and a supper which atoned for
their matutinal abstinence. Wood, earth
enware, or osier supplied the dishes, and
horns or shells the drinking vessels at the
primitive repasts Of wood-stsined or skin
clad diners. Agriculture has fourished
and faded much in the same way from
Queen Boadicea to Queen Victoria. Ia
one respect the middle ages people showed
themselves more dainty than their descen-
dan;s. In 1906 the King was petitlOned
to stop the smoke by prohibiting the bur-
ming of coal. Burning sea coal was at
one time capital offence, and in the
reign of Edward l, man was executed
for it,
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-07-29
DROWNED +.

day afternoon, GEoErL II. son Of Francis \.
aud Anna Donchowcr Of LewI>burg,was ~ilh
an Older brother bathing IN the River on the
east bank, and most unfortunately drowned.
HIS brother ri>ked his own life IN attempting
To save hun the alarm was gwen, The body
was soon rccovercd,and continued effort made
to restore ife-but in vain. His age was $
Yrs. , mos. Funeral at this friday PM.
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-07-29
BN TELEGRAPH.
ArmiSticc" Hope Of Peace !

The steamship Airica left Liverpool 9th
inst, arrived at this port this morning
There has been 10 further fighting in
Italy. The latest news is that an armis-
tice has been effected between the Austr-
ans and the Allies until the 18Th August.
There are strong hopes that this will lead
to a Permanent peace.
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-07-29

Our Homes SHOULD BE BEAUTIFUL
Not only should we cultivate such ten
pers as serve to render the intercourse OF
home amiable and affectionate, but we
should strive 10 adorn it with those charms
which good sense and refinement so easily
impart to it. We say easily, for there are
persons who think that home can not be
benefited without considerable outlay Of
money. Such people are in error 1t
costs little to have neat flower garden,
and to surround your dwelling with those
simple beauties which delight the eye far
more than expensive objects. 1fyou will
let the sunshine and dew adorn your yard,
they will do more for you than any artist
Nature delights in beauty. She loves to
brigh the landscape, and make it agree
able. She hangs ivy around the ruin,
and over the stump of the withered tree
twines the graceful vine. A thousand
arts she practices, 10 animate the sense
and please the mind. Follow her exam
pie, and do for yourself what she is al
ways laboring to do for you. Beauty is
one of Gods chosen forms Of power. We
never see creative energy without some,
thing beyond mere existence, and hence
the whole universe is teacher and iuspi-
rer Of beauty
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-07-29
Total
ScI9,I229

Nearly quarter Of a million for luxuries
WI do tor single week-to say nothing of
So9'93G for champagne, $I77.i77 for brandy,
Si50s3 for gin, and SIO7,6i for wines IN
general The sugar item IS SS5s 1885, coffee
S66,.3l.
A weekly import of six millions, in mid
Summer, is frightful. 1t is plain that 10
warnings, not even the sad experience of
1897, so fresh in memory, will restrain
our people from excessive importations so
long as a low tariff leaves the way open to
such folly. There is no sure deliyerance
but 10 a better tariff
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-07-29

MILAN, tue capltdI VI L'modiuS, uuS
population Of about leo, 900 persons, not
including the Austrian garrison and the
strangers temporarily resident there. 1t
is situated in wide open plain, between
the Olona aud Saveso rivers, tributaries
of the river Po. 1t has been the scene Of
many a conflict of arms between rival na-
tions, and has at different times been un-
der the dominion Of Spain, Austria and
France. 1t was twice captured by the
French, and in 1905 the first Napoleon
made it the capital of the Kingdom Of It.
ally. BY the treaty of 1915, it was rc-
stored to Austria, with the adjoining TEL
ritory.
Milan is a very ancient city, being foun-
ded 400 years before the Christian era
Ii was inhabited aud embellished by ma
ny of the Roman Emperors aud thus
been the birth place Of many eminent
men, including number of Popes This
city, though besieged forty times, and for
ty tunes taken, aud four times destroyed,
still contains q number of churches, collie
ges, nunneres and schools. and many
stately buildings, both public and private.
The Cathedral, begun in 1896, is one of
the finest in the world. 1t also contains
the Church of St Ambregio, where the
Emperors of Germany were crowned
The city is nearly OF circular shape, en-
closed on three sides By wall, surround
ed BY ramparts, neafly eight miles in CIR
cumfereuce, and entered by ten gates. 1t
is distant from Vienna about 400 miles
THE PARTY THAT "NEvER CHANGES. ."
D, you hold that the people Of Terri
tory have the power to legally exclude
Slavery p CtncinnaH Commercial.
We hold ,ha: the people of Territory,
like those of a State, shall decide for
themselves, whether Slavery shall or shall
not exist within their limits Cincinnati
L"fUtt'
The editor of the Enquirer, in the above
paragraph, has made his own platform,
and we assure him, with all fraukreSs,
that on i, can not be carried a single coun-
ty in any Southern State. His position is
in direct conflict with the Dred Scott De
cision and the Cincinnati platform, and
we do not see how any one holding it can
pretend to nationality of senriment.-Loa-
isvile (LecompiOnite) Courier.
To the above paragraphs We call the
earnest attention Of our readers, aud espe-
cially of those who have been co. operating
with the modern Democratic party. The
reply to the Enquirer, quoted above, is
in the exac. language of james Buchanan
accepting the Democratic nomination for
President in 1856.
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-07-29
A Good Hit.

Gov. Morgan, on the occasion Of bis re-
ception on Thursday last, lauled BuHllo
to the skies, praislng its people, its enter
prise, its commerce, &c &c, to 10 end.
OF course, this made the Butf,los feel tip
top, and the gaping crowd stretched their
mouths and grinned horribly. Ia the
evening, at a less formal, though more
spirited gathering, in the large dining hall
of the Mansion House, the Governor re
sponded TO a complimentary toast. The
Bufalos, remembering the nice things
said earlier in the day, prepared to puck
or, when His Excellency suddenly dropped
the following wet blanket over their jaws,
causing them to immediately subside.
We quote from the Commercial
"lt has been my pleasure, on another
occasion to-day, to enumerate how greatly
your city excels in its commerce-how
greatly in exports and Imports over all
other Lake cities but | Omitted to say
that found on 4 visit to Auburn the
other day, Ma, .you also greatly eeci IN
your representation IL u cert0u State M-
aitution, rhich shaR be nameicss. (Loud
and long chcers)
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-07-29

SICKLEs on THE STREET.-The New
York correspondent of the Baltimore Pa
rtof, writes the following:
"Mr. Sickles is Stunned by his old
political associates. He walks Broadway,
and fastcns upon every leading man to
walk with him. They can not shake him
off Sickles joined a leading statesman
III broadway, near Grace Church, one fine
morning last week, and walked by his
S. dc for about two blocks, when the gen
tleman spologized to Sickles for leaving
bin to buy q book in store. Sickes
said be would wait. The gentleman went
into the New York Hotel Sickles waited
until he came out 1t was of no use
The gentleman stopped at Stewards to
buy pair of gloves, and staid purposely
half an hour 1t was with no success
Sickles waited, and walked down with the
other to Wall street. His political power
has gone, and his sole aim is to be recog-
nized as Of old 1t won't do. His old
friends do not wish to be seen with him,
or to endorse him any way. Mr.. Sickles
will never be heard of again. He will
attempt to claim his seat next December
but even that will fail him. He was no,
fairly elected, and Mr.. Williamson, his
opponent, will claim and will get the seat" "
Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-07-29
"Look Out for Squalls" !"

This is the heading which New York
paper gives to the usual weekly notice of
the imports. The correspondent Of the
Philadelphia LecIyer writes:
The value of our foreign mporta:ion. for
the week ending yesterday, runs up 10 nearly
SIR miLilons Of dollars. This too, II should be
borne in mind, at a time when we are ship
Tlng next TO nothing to Europe 10 return. The
following are some OF the items which go 10
make up this big bill. They carry with them
50 well their own suggestions, that Comment
Is unnecessary
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1859-04-07
Coy. Browns Last Hours.

Hon. Horatio King, lst Assistant P. M.
General, in an eulogium of Gov. Brown,
at meeting of the Department, said -
81 saw Gov. Brown for the last time on
Wednesday forenoon, the day after he
was attacked. He was taken with a Sc
we're chill on the Monday night previous,
and this was followed by high fever,
resulting in pleuria-pneumonia, at three
o'clock on Tuesday morning. The dis
ease had been checked when / called, and
he was comparative comfortable. He
had sent for me to enquire about the bus
mess of the Department, and was especi-
ally anxious to know what Congress was
doing in regard to the pOst-ofice bills be-
fore it. gave him as brief and favora-
bic account thereof as possible, for the
physician charged me to occupy his atten-
ton but few moments; and left him
in the fond hope that he would soon re-
cover. But, alas! congestion had already
settled upon one of his lungs, and at about
two o'clock of the same day, the other
was attacked, from which time until his
death, his condition was almost hopeless.
He sent for me again the next day, and
also for his third assistant, who, unbc-
known to him, then laid upon the bed of
death; but his physician had left such ex-
plicit orders for him to be kept quiet that
| declined to go into his room, excusing
myself by an encouraging note, which ap-
peared to satisfy him, With occasional
interruptions from severe suffering, re-
viving for moment the hopes of his fam
lily and friends, he continued TO sink until
death came to his relief. There is no
doubt that his great concern relative TO
the Post-0fice Department, in the pros
perity of which, from the day he took
charge of it, he has felt the most lively
interest; operated seriously against his
recovery. In response to one of his at.
tendir G physicians on this subject, during
one of the intervals of partial relief, he
said with much emphasis, "YeS, Doctor,
HAVE trouble" His interview with the
President, whom he recognized and con.
yersed with, some time last night, is rep
resented to have been most solemn and
affecting He took leave of his family
with all that warmth of affection he al
ways, in SO remarkable a manner, dis
played toward those he SO dearly loved
His devoted wife and afectionate step
daughter watched over him ever momen
to the last, and kind friends were ever
ready to assist"
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1859-04-07
CITY OF BROWNVILLE, NEMAHA COUNTY, N. T., THUF
A Curtain Lecture on the Sons Of
Malta.


Mrs. Tompkins having been abed half
an hour, determines to keep awake and
wait patiently for her lesser half, who
has gone to attend the initiation of a broth
er. In due time, Tompkins comes home,
and creeps quietly into bed. Just as he
is about quietly snoring off, Mrs. Tomp-
kins commences: "Sons of Malta, indeed!
A pretty institution. I'd like to know
what it means? What do you say, "the
rough and rugged road!" / guess I've
travelled that pretty well, with you COM
ing home at this hour of the night. "Con-
dition!" oh, of course you must be in good
condition. Every Son of Malta is, be-
lieve, but I'd like to know how long they
will remain so. What when they've re-
signed the Office of G. R. ]. A. X U. P.
Oh, of course; any man who holds an Of
fee with such a lot of initials can't help
being in bad condition. Don't talk to
me. What does it all mean? that's what
I'd like to know. 'Swim?' No, sir. can't
swim. suppose you can, though. You've
got along swimmingly with me, because
I'm such fool; but it won't last long, sir;
no, sir. You can swim as much as you
please, but you shan't swim with me any
longer. Keep your hands off, and don't
laugh at me. You shall not set me on a
'gridiron.' l won't turn round, and
shall please myself whether | go to sleep
or not. I'd like to know what woman
could expect to ride with ease and safety
with you. Why, you have had at least a
pail-ful of lager beer. Be off, and don't
touch me. I'll have nothing to do with
you or your solemn conclave.' l have not
departed nor do intend to depart. I'll
just live, if it's only to plague YOU. Dc
you hear what l spy, Tompkin's! Keep
your hands to yourself; I'll have nothing
to do with you. Expedition you are
smart, now, amt you? as if such set Of
fellows as the Sons of Malta could evel
join an expedition. Fiddle on your rega.
Tia. What do you suppose l care for that
Dazzle my eyes, would it? l don't know
that. After looking on such dazzling
figure as you are, it must certainly ap
pear a very brilliant spectacle. What dt
you say-'oats, oats!' If 7 only lifted my
apron up l could hold more than you, I'vt
no doubt; butt don't know what you NEAR
sir. No, Mr.. Tompkins, nor don't wan
to know, either. Go to sleep, sir, ant
let that be r-e-c-o-r-d-e-d.-Ch Chicago Her
aid.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1859-04-07

Years have flown.
"Fannie7"
"What?'
"Is dinner ready? I'm in great hur-
ry."
"Yes, that's the first cry always. And
you know Biddy is so slow. Now sit
down here and listen to this new piece of
music" Thum, thum. "Now isn't that
delightful, Harry?''
"Yes, Fannie, dearest, but business
must not be delay ed"
at can't! Well, perhaps you expect
me to go into the kitchen and cook? If
you do, want you to distinctly understand
that l wasn't brought up to it, and didn't
marry for the sake of STOPPING TO it."
Thum, thum, thum! thrash! with ven-
geance. Two! ringle, ringle, Jingle! din
ner is ready at last. Cold and heavy,
burnt and raw. Husband looks sad; but
wife don't care. Away he goes-perhaps
to a saloon, or to stand by counter till
his brain reels, and he looks more like a
corpse than live man. And for whom?
A thing which sits in the parlor and plays
on the piano, and gives him to understand
that ''she wasn't brought up to be wO-
man." and did not marry him for the sake
of 'stooping" to be his wife.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1859-04-07
The Distance to which Sound may
be PrODagat6d.

In "Physics and Natural Philosophy"
by Professor Silliman, jr., we find the fol-
lowing:
The distance at which sounds are audi
bic does not admit of precise measurment.
In general, it may be stated, a sound will
be heard further, the greater its original
intensity, and the denser the medium in
which it is propagated. 1t also depends
greatly upon the delicacy of hearing of
different individuals. The intensity of
sound, like that of all forces acting in
lines, diminishes in the inverse ratio Of
the squares of the distance of the sound
ing body. Thus, if the linear dimenfions
of theatre be doubled, the volume of the
performers voices at any part of the cir
cumference will be diminished in a four
fold porpo!ion.
A powerful human voice in the open
air, at the ordinary temperature, is audi
bic at the distance of seven hundred feet.
In frosty air, undisturbed by winds or
current, sound is heard at much greater
distance with surprising distinctness.-
Lieut.. Foster, in the third Polar expedi-
ton of Capt. Parry, held conversation
with a man across the harbor of Port
Bowen, distance Of one and a quarter
miles.
DR.. Young states on the authority of
Derham, that the watchword calls weH''
had been distinctly heard from old to new
Gibraltar, a distance of ten miles, The
marching of company of soldiers may be
heard, on a still night, at from five hun
dred and eighty, to eight hundred and
thirty PAGES; a squadron of calvary at
toot pace, at seven hundred and fifty pa
ces; trotting or galloping, one thousand
and eighty PAGES distant. When the air
is calm and dry, the report of musket is
audible at the distance of one thousand
PAGES. The sound of the cannonading at
Waterloo, was heard at Dover.
Sounds travel further and more loudly
on the earth's surface than through the
atmosphere. Thus it is said that at the
siege of Antwerp, in 1882, the eannonad-
ing was heard in the mines Of Saxony,
which are about three hundred and twen-
ty miles distane; the cannonading at the
battle of Gena was heard feebly in the
open fields of Gena, but in the Easements
of the Notifications it was heard with
great distinctness. The noise of the sea
fight between the English and Dutch. in
sixteen and seventy-two, was heard al
Shrewsbury, distance of two hundred
miles. The greatest known distance tC
which sound has been carried by the at.
mosphere, is three hundred and forty-fve
miles; as it is asserted, that the very vio
lent explosions of the volcano at St. Vim
cents have been heard at Demara.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1859-04-07
nMassa ses kin YOU pay dis biIE?n

hdSoo SCS ALL JON pay u4o Ol4As
"Your master is in a great hurry, am
not going to run away"
"No; but golly, ole massa's gwine 10
run away hisself."
The Edinburg review asks what nation
will first burst into fame. We expect
the Dutch will; they are always smoking.
There is deep moral in that custom
of the ancients, by which the goddess of
persuasion was represented with diadem
on her head.
The happiest of pillows is not that
which Love first presses: it is that which
Death has frowned on and past over.
If a man reapeth whatsoever he soaceth
what harvest of coats and breeches our
tailOrs will have one of these days.
A woman with no friends can't be ex-
pected to sit down and enjoy a comforta-
bic smoke, for she hasn't got any to back
her.
Myriads of virtues and flowers have
bloomed and passed away unseen. The
sweetness of both has gone up to heaven.
The difference between a fool and a
looking-glass is, that one speaks without
refecting, and the other reflects without
speaking.
A Mr.. Archer has been sent to the
Ohio Penitentiary for marrying three
wives. Insatiate Archer! could not one
suffice?>
An Alderman having grown enormous
| ly fat while in Office, a wag wrote on hi
back, "Widened at the expense of tht
Corporation"
Our barber tells US that, although
young men are often irresoluIe, he find
that as they get along in life they gener
ally come to the scratch.
To discover truth and to separate
from falsehood, is surely an occupation
worthy Of the best intellect, and not at al
unworthy Of the best heart.
In whatsoever house you enter, renal
master of your eyes and tongue.
What would lead us to suppose tha
bridges are affected by cold? Becaus
they often have drawers on them:
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1859-04-07

Years have flown.
Twelve. Hurry, Nellie. Set up the
chairs while l bring a pitcher of water
Father will be here in few minutes.
Click, slam, tramp, trip.
"Fannie?"
"Well, dear?"
"Is dinner ready? 1 am in a great
hurry"
"Just this minute ready, Harry"
II knew it would be-"
Clatter, clatter, clatter. Bread good,
vegetables good, meat good, all good; but
the wife the best of all.
Fannie, am in trouble"
"About what, pray telI?"
''Oh, my wife is the great torment of
my life. The little minutes run so fast
that it keeps me all the time in sweat
TO keep up with her. The fact is she
willis me down with unnumbered little
kindnesses. 1t isn't so very comfortable
to feel lost like little speck in blaze of
-of-oh, dear, how red our Nellie's
cheeks are to-day! Been using some of
mothers cosmetic-helping to get dinuer,
eh?"
Wife laughs, and husband looks pleas
ed in spite of his sorrows. Away he goes
to his humble work. But he forgets fa-
tigue; for he is blessed with a loving wife
and happy home. Life illustrated.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1859-04-07
Life Of q Newspaper Editor in
California.

He rises at ten o'clock in the morning,
dresses himself, takes his hat, already
pierced with three or four bullet-holes,
and goes to a restaurant to get his break
fast. After breakfast he returns TO his
Office to read the morning papers He
finds that he is called wretch in one, in
another a liar, and in a third a william
He smiles at the thought of having some
thing to do, and signs his name to three
challenges, which he invariably carries
about him in order that he may be ready
for any emergency. These he dispatch
es, and sits down to write an article,
when he is suddenly interrupted by some
interloper, whom he is compelled to throw
out of the window. At noon, he learns
that his challenges have been accepted
for the next day. At three o'clock, he
goes to fight duel which had been ar
ranged the day before, kills his man and
returns to dinner. On his way from din
ner, gets mixed up in riot, and gets some
bruises and wounds When he reaches
his sanctum, he finds an Internal machine
on the table. Without manifesting any
surprise, he throws it out of the window,
He then writes leader on Moral Reform
this done, he goes to the theatre. Or
his way, he is attacked by three men; be
kills two, and takes the third to the station
house. When returning to his Office a
three O'Clock at night, he beats man
who tries to rob him; kills a dog with q
stone; is almost run over by a hackney
coach, and on the threshold of his owl
door receives two more bullets III his hat
then congratulates himself upon having
passed quiet day, writes till morning
returns to bed and sleeps TRANQUILITY.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1859-04-07
PICTURE NO. 2.

"Fannie."
ooh, pa has come, sis!" And down
patter little feet, and pas neck is encir-
cled with tiny white arms and his face
covered with warm, soft kisses.
"Now, will Fannie bring father a
drink! He is tired"
"Yes, sir
And away twinkle the little feet; and
and minute more, and dimpled hands
are handing it. And then the hat is car
ried away and the cane is set in the cor
ner, and pa looks so happy that Fanny
taxes her active little brain to its utmost
to think of something more to do for him.
Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1859-04-07

The following hints, thrown out by a
cUtemporary, who had been annoyed by
an avalanche of unintelligible manuscript,
should be read attentively by all writers
for newspapers. Some of our own cor
respondents may profit by what is said /:
There is nobody permitted to write unin-
telligibly for our paper but ourselves
One unreadable manuscript a day is as
much as the genius of our composing force
can master. Therefore, every one who
expects to have his communication printed
so as to make sense, must take the trouble
to write it so that the whole collected tai
ent of the office shall be able to decipher
its meaning. 1t would take more than
one ChampOllion to unravel the meaning
of some of the hieroglyphics sent US for
English. We keep translatOrs only from
living languages into the American tom
que.