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The Way " the World.

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Some years ago, when was young,
; And fllod with hope and pride and folly,
Bre sorrow came and DER me flung
Its gloomy pail Of melancholy,
had a friend ofjass my ye.A
loved him with q deep devotion !;
His griefs and joys, his hopes and fears,
Produced in mo like emotion.
toiled for years to win nance
Through sIeepsess nights andAiass Of trouble,
To learn this truth at last, that Fame
10 but IN empty, blown bubble.
Ny friend sought wealth, and osten srote
That he ives rich and loved ne desrly;
And always closed bic friendly note i
With, "Yours most tiply and sincerely
And once he wrote me: ING dear old ehum,
Ifysu ar ahor.-now, don't he silly
Just drop line, and name the sum
To me, your friend and crony, Willie,
But stil had = foolish pride
To keep from hi1 my little'pinchss;
We like, il possible, 70 hide
Oas wants from one who never Anches.
Until my hopes and nerves we're shattered,
Until my heslth, shich never strong
Gave out, and then my friends soon scattered;
For they had learned thst was poor,
Now penury !. mot diskraceful;
But toths rich II shuts che door,
sAnd makes its victim seem distastefuI.
And now, I thnusLt since health has lown, 8
Ny ancient, wealthy friend will aid me-,
a small amount, triaing loan
From one so true, will not degrade me;
For stu he wrote, that Letter far
He loxed ME than blood relation; :
He talked about his .lucky star"
Ills vile and means, his wealth and station.
Then, with faltering pen, one day,
4 had not nerve to do it boldly
wrote, VI hase-my rent to pay"
Nor dreamsd thSt he would take it co,dlv.
u waited long; xatched'tle mail,
Till oil my clothes were growing ssedy;
1t came at last; ] read Tin jaiD
Tive nearer friend JUS. s.iee a.n.sayr
Thus cndedone of.6oyhood's dreams, Vi
As many dream before has ended:
Friendship IS rarely what it seems.
With money often closely blended.
left my book, and earned my bread
By earnest tatient, healthy labor,
And sleep seyeaelj in my bed, - I
Nor owe dime to friend or neighbon
The moral here is easy shown,
If they who read will only heed II:
70 test friend, just ask loan
olnoney- when you really need il.
another lesson may be learned,
unaided by the light d science;
That gold and fame Z. 9 Only earned
BY patient toll and scIfre lance.
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The quality Of the iron used in these
shoes is warranted in every respect. These
shoes have been approved OF, and are now
used by the United States Government ex-
e!us'vely, and also by many Of the principal
Stage and Omnibus Companio and Horse
Shoers throughout the country. These
Shoes can be purchased through the princi-
pal hardware and iron stores in the United
States.
Orders addressed to the subscriber, At
Troy, will receive prompt attention.
WV. F. BURDEN. Agent.
33-6in. Troy, NewYork.
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called
THE EARL'S DAUGHTERS
BY the Author Of ''Tl,e Red Court Farm"
"Ths Rock" the "Hester Halliweu," Stories
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JOSEPH G. MILLER.

JOSEPH G. MILLER, s.
Commission and Forwarding Merchant.
No, % Market Street. ST LOUIS. No.
ODERs SOLICITED.
Refers - Messrs. Walsh, Jackson / Co; Messrs
Buekner, stanton Newman, New 0.leans, Lou
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PRLEGsTL EY.G BEIN 4
AND OIL CAMP STREET =

On AMI VksNAM1 81 hCE sf&t5Et
OS New Orleans, Importers and NJ
Dealers IN Hardware. Cutlery, Iron, Copper
and Tin Plate, have now a we'll assorted
stock Of Foreign and Domestic Hardware,
Cutlery, English and American Bar, Hoop,
Sheet, and Boiler Iron, which they are Of
feriig for sale at low. rates.
Are agents for Hillnaa Brothers Premium
Tennessee Iron, manufactured at the Rolling
Works on the Cumberland River. Their
iron, BY test, has proved itself superior to
any other made in the United States.
Are also agents Of g. Z. Hanks Cincin-
natl Bell Mandatory, and Of New jersey
Copper Company.
We invite the attention Of the country
dealers, planters, merchants and the public
GENERALLY, to our large Nssvell assorted
stock. soy
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MACHINE-MADE HORSE Shoes

The Troy Iron and Nail Factory, at Troy,
New York, have Henry Hurden's I'm -
proved Horse Shoe Machinery now ~
in successful operation, and are prepared to
execute orders for. HORSE and MULE
SHOES Of airy weigh and pattern, .: a
price but little above the price of horse shoe
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Neuralgia of the Urethra, acute and chronic in
nammation the coats OF the bladder causing
desire to urinate every few minutes, ineontinend
! Of urine, affection of the kidneys, causing dal
pains in the back and loins, Gravel, Fluor Albu
| in fem Ales Whites) ETC., etc.
fey-. PRICE REDUCED TO $500 PER BOTTLE
In all uncompEcatcd cases one bottle win ensc
cure. For full particu| Ars procure /" Treatise
! to be had gratis Of Agents.
/ It would be well in cases of Chronic Gonorrhoes
and elect, to use, in connection with the Mixture
our Camphora.ed Bclladonna Injection to be has
also OF agents-price 90 cts.
|. The Genuine article can be had Of /. SHLENKEH
BROTHER sole agents for Harrisonburg, La
A CARD DR.. h. G. Thomson deyotcs his sole
attention to the treatment Of all Specific Diseases,
comprising all Urethrai affections Impurities Of the
Blood, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and Heredit.
airy Syphilis, causing their different stages,
liberation Of the Thro3O md Head, Destruction OF
the Palate, Nodes on the Bones, pains resembling
Rheumatism, and Ditch treated for such, Blotches,
&C., &c.
~ Particular atacntion paid to cases Of Sper-
ndtorrheea, arising from Onanism fselEabusc,) or
ether causes. But for full details see DR.. It's
Treaties on Spennatdirhoea, aud its Cure" which
wi|be mailed gratis to any paitof the Union.
Persons in the country can consult the DR.. by
writing. All Communications strictly private.
Z. g. THOMSON, ND.
Southern Infirmary, (established 1SJe) No. l42
Carondclct Street, 9Th house above Poydras. Sign
Of the Marble Statue, New Orleans. 81
gay Refsrsnees given.
January 9Th 1853, 5-sS ly.gsg
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CHEWING TOBACCO. AN IAroarAs

NhC Inv lODACCO. AN IMPORTANT
IMPROVEMENT
IN putting up Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco has
been adOpteu Dy arrs l.
NewYork City.
Tobacco Of the Best Quality is selected, neatly
wrapped in Tin Foil, and Patent Pressed
The great advantages Of this over other brands
cQnsists in the size Of the packages, rendering it
more convenient to- garry in the pocket. aud by be-
ing pressed Solid it keeps moist and fresh, and inn
proves in quality it used while in other brands,
IS soon as the package is opened, the quality rap
idly deteriorates-the tobacco growing dry-and
ttering the pocket, to the great annoyance of the
consumer. The dressing which, the Fine Cut To-
bacco undergoes in the process Of manufacture,
frees Il from all grit impurities, 50 Objectionable
in the use Of all Plug Tobacco. Chewers win do
we'll to give the Patent Pressed trial, Snd Judge
for themselves.
For sale by Wholesale Merchants who receive it
direct from the Manufacturers.
{. - E. GOODWIN 4 BRO.
mo 2O7 Water Street, NewYofk.
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Bob Printing

Such as Notarial Blanks, Bill Heads, Labels,
Lawyers Briefs, Reports and Proceedings
Of Societies, &C., carefully printed At this
Office, and on reasonable terals.
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NEV AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA:
A Dictionary of General knowledge

edited by
George Ripley and Charles A.. Dana.
To be completed in Is volumes royal octave, larg.
size double columns. Vol. I. Is now ready,
and successive volume will be issued
every or 8 months.
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Ea gle NJ = MI ne w or Ne,
RJcnnONp. VyRGrHIA.

hiCMMOND. VIRGINIA.
STATIONARY SrxAa ENaIsxs-W;th DouOle Fine
Boilers and Of superior fnish and workmanship,
| for driving Sugar Mills. Saw Mills, &c. -
PORTABLE STxAA ESeNfs-With either Locomo-
tive for Ivens' ArIhular Water Drum Boiler The
first is economical as 70 fuel, and well adapted to
parts of the State where the wster is pure while
the latter has all the good properties Of the former
and perfectly accessible Inside and for cleaning
xneither requiring sny brick work in their cree
ton.
CIRCULAR AND SASH Saw MUS = o.
heavy build and we'll 6tted-relsblc and effective
machines. We Challenge the Norld to prods->e
machine to cut the amount Of lumber and as Y |
in the same time, with smaller size mill.
MACHINERY OF ALL KINDs-Always OF.
exhibition at Office and all sales make under full
guarantee.
We challenge the trade to show where,
in any one instance, our machines have failed to
give full satisfaction.
DupLIcArrs of the wearing parts Of our
machinery always kept on hand in New Orleans 50
as to avoid any delay in repairing.
EDMUND NJ. IyExs, General Agent, No. 4
Union Street, NewOrleans. 49y
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NEW ORLEANS MEDICAL NOTICE.
DIR. LEKOY'S AND PELTIER'S
C0mpeunA Mixture!

For all affections IF tie U,inary Organs end
those Affections solely: 4
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.sEO: =; PIKE Land and General Are.s =.
- NsUs b. 1Ilosnuoa - -,
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n Works, will meet with prompt attention.
d. APPLETON & CO., Publisher,
BAG and 3A8 Broadway
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~ republsh the following leading British Perioi
Gals, viz:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-07

CPLENDID oUrAvE ROSEWOOD PIANopoRrR roH
- y0 Of 0nbsrts run franc Pianos for $780, se
gAny and ipald with Sl6S
61 and for 80 three mahEany Pianos for SIC SO aad
eS and twenty others bargains Pianos tuned secoHd
hand Pianos taken IN exchange No lA syenue Of
Tenth street. II. GONZALEZ
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A GRADUATE or WILLIAMS COLLEoE, OF rWt
"A year, standing who has bad experience - teacAe.
qured for admou ~ college The bas Of college and
World oOco.
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uUDsoN CTrY HEufNARy. \. j. GRAVE pRrE
III cipd This institution seoternbcr With On
arsed hslvs for thorough knssA ard clssscH esucacu
Parents residing ~ city respectfully sosed " os
fs themselves - of acce@ ny the yerse
Cy Hobohes each len minutes throuxhous The dAy
Terms reaSonabaL
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BUSINESS wAhTED.-A GENTLEMAN, HAvIN,
I'D sume hue money st he command. would purrhAss
really desrs e 70 oier Agents and psrsons having patent
" th9ose Of VIII MOI reply Address Union, boz is6 Hsr
u<Nce
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-02-15

which we
INTEND TO GIVE AWAY
as soon as we can find parties who will i'm
prove them and now that the
Superior and the La Crosse Railroads
have made their
JUNCTION At THE FAILS,
we presume it will not be difficult 10 dispose
of them. After those are given away, we shall
have about 200 left which we will sell on rea-
sonable terms. For further particulars apply
to GEO. MAY POWELL.
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PARADISE MILLS /!
HUDSON CITY, WISCONSIN.

THE SUBSCRIBERS keep constantly on
l. hand at their Mills on Willow River,
short distance from the steamboat landing, a
large quantity of Fine. Super6ne, and Extra
Superfine Flour, Corn Meal, Buokwheat
Flour, Bran, Shorts, MiddIings, aad all
kinds of Mill Feed, Provender, &C., &c.
The subscribers feel confident that with the
facilities they possess. they can compete sac
cessfully with any like establishment.
Persons coming from distance with grists
will be promptly attended to- The best brands
of flour put up in half quarter and eighth bar
rel sacks, and for sale at wholesale and retail
Cash paid for wheat and all other kinds ..
grain. Please give US call
cox d GREEN.
Hudson. June ID, 1857. IIH
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LAND & LOTS FOR SALE

VIE subscriber offers for sale the follow;,..,
Il valuable lots of land.
west half of section %, also the whole as
section %, Town % Range II.
. Also several choice pieces of farming land ia
the vicinity of River Falls. -
Ihese lands will be sold on such terms ths4
none need be without farm.
Also quite number of desirable R.;,a;...
Lots in River Falls. which will be sold \. 80.
terms and low prices
For further particulars enquire at nv rrss.
denee in River Fails 'ss'
n.y. ~ WA. q. T0ZER
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TAX DEED NOTICE,
OGce Of the Clerk of Ms County Board of SuP'rrisoTs
Prescott, September 30th, 1859.
STATE CT WISCONSIN,
County OF PIERCE.

STATE WISCONSIN,
CoUNrY or PIERCE.
WHEREAS the following pieces, or parcels Of real es
w tate we're sold by the County Treasurer of said Coun
~ on The 18th day Of April 1857, for the taxes interest
and charges of the year 1885, therefore, Notice is
heret zen, that unless said pieces or parcels OF real
estate snail be redeemed from sale as aforesaid before the
18Th dav of April 1862 they will be conveyed to the re-
.necve purchasers according to law The description OF
Zach ,ract or lot and the amount OF taxes interest and
charges due on the calculated to the last dayof re-
demption. are as follows. to wit:
OLIVER GIBBS, Jr.
Clerk cf the Beard of Supervisors Of Pierce County.
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NOTICE EXTRA.

a Ii those having subscribed for lots in the
IA Cemetery grounds. are most earnestly
requested to make payment on the same with
out delay, for it is imperative that the matter
should be cleared up Immediately.
BY order of the Board.
w. A. TOZER. Sec
rs. those who canRot raise. the money
please walk up and give their note,
kAEf Falls July 29th. 1853 s-4<
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g G. III d q Il s.

Liberal appropriations of lots have been
made at GlenrOnt for schools.
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PARTICULAR attention is solicited to
few Investments which bid fair to be
what in our western country are called "Ten
Strikes" For information concerning them,
apply immediately, either in person or by letter
to GEO MAY POWELL.
N. B.-With regard to the last mentioned
tracts of land, and those ten-strikes." We
would assure our patrons that these tight times
have opened the way for some real bargains
among them. and that the chances to buy to
make are better than they ever have been. or
ever will be again.
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HOME JOURNAL FOR 1875
New Series-New Attrae eSous-
New Writers.
MORRIS q WILLIS, Editors.

"A NEW SERIES of this widely circulated
~ FAMILY NEWSPAPER, viii be commenced
en- the first day Of January nert-printed on
fine paper and clear type.
With the January number will begin the
publication of series of beautiful
Original Works Of Fact and Fiction,
written expressly for the Home Journal, by
the best
Authors Of America.
The first Of these is from the pen of gifted
writer, and is tale u love and lucre, entitleds
TWO WAYS TO WEDLOCK!
BYA LADY CONTRIBUTOR.
The scene is laid in this city during the
memorable winter of the great fire. The incl
dents are natural and familiar, and the charac-
tiers sklllfully drawn and grouped the plot is
clearly defined and well managed-the style
easy, graceful and flowing, and the denoucmenf
conveys most useful lesson. II is cork Of
sterling merit.
This story will be followed by a Tale Of
the South" and one of startling Interest, By
an eminent Southern author, called
THE. AVENGER!
This production is entirely American ~
construction, plot, incident dialogue, scene,
tone, conclusion. 1t could not have been true
of any other country, and possesses attractions
of o peculiar nature for those ate the manor
born 1t is a spccialay-a bonno 6onciso OF
remarkable value.
The third of this attractive series of Amezt.
can stories IS
THE YOUNG WIFE'S DIARYi
BY DAUGHTER OF The WEST.
It contains the whole history of woman's
trials, and will be read with the deepest feeling
by all classes of the community.
These charming stories will be succeeded by
others of similar description, several of which
are already in preparation. I
All the former peculiar features of the paper.
which have given it worldwide reputation,
will be continued. while the several new ones
will give an infinite variety TO its ever DIVERSE
fled pages. Among them are a number Of
fresh, spicy, amusing,
Original Comic Stories,
which smack and relish of the wit, humor. ra-
ciness, brilliancv, and sparkle of the times
As heretofore, no labor nor expense will be
spared TO maintain the high re putation of the
Home Journal, which is everywhere, both az
home and abroad acknowledged to be the most
refined and elegant repertory of Literature
and the Arts on this side of the sea, and the
Best and Cheapest Family Newspaper
IN THH WORLD.
As no more copies Of the NEW SERIES will bs
printed than are ordered, those who desire to
begin with the commencement of the volume
will be able to do SO by forwarding their sub
scriptions without delay.
TERMs.-For one copy, So for three eopisA
$5-or one copy for three years. IS for a club
of fifteen copies, $50; and at that rate for o
larger club-always in advance.
Address. MORRIS & WILLIS,
Editers and Propristors. LOT Fulton ST., n. j
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100000 Acres of Land

nor sale, including wild timber, prairie lots
Il and improved farms in the Ccuaties of
Pierce and st. Croix, which are worthy of at
tenton either for homes or investment on spec
ulation. For particulars address
GEO. MAY POWELL.