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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-02-18

We have the largest stock Of Iron and Steel
ever offered in this marke+, consisting Of Flat,
Square and Round Bar Ok and Horseshoe
Shape, NaiI-Rods Cast, Spring and Blister
Steel, Baud and Hoop Iron, and haa}21z9e Ok
and Horse Nails. We would also call vour At
tention to our stock CT Gcr4p Spring Steel,
which was purchased expressly + r YOUR USE at
q price which Will suit. also, every variety Of
Bl2cksmiths' and GUnsnith8' Tools
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22
GALVESTON.
TJITTy GOODS
ALLEN bsk "a ECsRD, !

/ CORNER STR MI AND tRATII AVENUE GALVESTON, Z
RE uow receiving enre and III largest and bsst
N stool, lerchIidi-e b. ugt to this MARKET
ciosiic In p,rt If lti Blccl ronecs crown and
lracleils, l.,ses Stripes, Pai' ana herse Carpetig
Irish and Brown Linens ousliris Jocnet, l"i,nes siks
Robes Alpacas Mcr-noe hintlas Clah,, Corsts, Chem
ets r eve, Cellars, uGs. Hosiery aud every variety of
Ladies lrcss ,;ons Mattresses, Quilts and Blankets rains
md Marses Qis. Y,nkee Notions boos AMI Shoes of every
style aud quiLt, FIR Men, Women Boys fhuts CiIircI and
Servants i'l al complete assrtinrnt la aud Caps
toa, Crushed GIuI-td puvcrnel and Brown SUI all
grads Of RIO Java and Mecca eees Black a" Grt Teas OF
all grade AMI price; Spee Fruits Pr rves. u'rents.
Nues, Conkng Prlhmery, Oysters. sar ines llurrngs
Markrc God Fish and general assortment Of Pr Wis
Imported andes Of tn choicest brands dir Ct from under
ust,n Eonls Peach ArRi-, Bcktrry, raspberry,
ogac and American Brandcs, Gin, Rum, and Wines and
liltters 81 every Kind.
Cutlery, Nails Flooring Brt Fenr NJ Nails aud spikes,
Ok, lag Traces Lc md Be st tha's II rise sn and liorsr
FL Nails Wrought awi Cast butts and llnses,f Gates
Topis for lacKsas Carpen Cabinet Makers and for
Plantation us s.
Si,,t GuAs single and DO bile, Rifles, Pistols and Bowie
Gu,ia rcfca Goods. suchps ciohing and Caps, Bugs
Pouches blankets, Turks, .anteer, Air Beds Pillows and
BolSleis. .-r.l5
Stationery Crpckery and Glassware chinawarO Vases and
TOYS Mirrtr-!A. 'H .a "
uetl n,er Saddles. Boys idcs Ladies' and Misses Sad
dies. iugy Harness Single aml Double, Clothing for Men,
Va sryants ufcvery vatty Trunks Nalices Saddle
Bags great vaeyc every thing usually sold in the
uthern market. which call the attention Il the buyers
feeling tf cannot fail to be pleased wtour assortment
prices inch Ofrr them VIC determined to
establish radeat this pntani vi 'u facilities we feel as
urcd sell goods to the Merchants Of Texas as
fayoriiIe terms ihan can he purchased
elsewhere in the South We enaI,d 70 imprt eo-sls here
cheap they any ahr ely expenses of every Kind
Icing rss Nd lg Tor CASH only, its rqui'se viii enable
TO sell gon AZ favorable terms as ihty can be bad any,
where.
our long experience the cuisines gives knowledge Of
what Is % and have spared time trouble in select
ing salt the market aud lest terms, from the
different Manufactures and Eastern market, l.lf
Dt.u u4lAT -
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22

Plant All Asparagus Bed---Tt Pays.
Ne dctuaIy know "a man who had nearly
larrlue ed fofn farm some ten years since, bur
iron, tl. fact that he found noas paragus bed in
;a. a,ien was the make weight which indu.
c.d d i'm to give up the purchase and buy an
arah VIII r4ths. 10 him, indispensable" luxury
v.as III vitorbus growth. This may be a rare
case. at 1.-Two farms were Iyne>ide By side,
alike "a VI respects except Mai one lad n
carge Ued Of vigorous asparagus growing and
the o.net none. the former would be chosen at
on, btlk2 oAA ,,.tn't,n i - this vegetable.
l. tsa al luxury ~ spring 10 be able TO cut
q H.Hg Supply OF sDirag IS, when nlJst articles
osG4fl r, of The i,Y ijni L't n5 try h1lrrs:
A aEn family dish of flesh grown asparagus
j., .fjaaN Worth IL cents at the very lowest
Narc. Thu: on ev.ry other day far two
.}aOls, amounts 70 So 90, which is equaI 10
{aI interest on SO. Bur L capital teb Of
tgis, large enough for any family, will not
-, So, preparation, manure, labor included.
1I1r' won'i lie.
Some Of the books and newspap per direction
/u1hs he preparation Of nu asparagus bed a
E.oiyls, tedious, costly affair. THIS is non.
sense ve we'll know by more than one trinl.-
Yn r'o sp'nI rs much time and money as
vi1 like 0 surh bed, but the following is n
,hlt ordinarig needed. Select piece o.
fair .oll--not 100 Eeavy--where il will he nee
.,sar9 to disturb il by plowlng, Il may be o.
an; saFpe, long, sqnare, or round for that mat
f-r The SIZE may vary from one square rod
20 .arna orslour---Ihe larger the better if Your
-i-h rs have no home supply. An old bed
81 'sel sqnare supplies our large household,
and some to spus. 3 2LiGG Sa-La1'
s .,ll the. oronud s inches or more deem dir
ING iu A coating of frnr to six inches of stah"
manure. No matter how many bones, old
saoc-, rags, ETC, find there way 10 the bottom.
II e., the Surface aud the bed is ready.
Get from nUrs rvrnan or seed dealer some
tya years olJ roots; they coSf-73 cents to S
usf hundred hereab6ut> plaut these about one
foot apar; each way, covering The crown or head
OF Zach, shy inches berw the surface -
$ aalh of the bed, and il is ready to be- down
a a1n or halfa century. tnore or less. IL m DE-
IA antumu, it will Weld very well a year from
the soring following, and grows better as il
grows older. ~. ~ 1I..4 iI"
ii roots can b. Obtained, it will save year or
two % time, but, at remote pOluts, any our
NAV rise the roots fron seed sown in. sprioe
On , warm dny bed Of soil, and trans plant ttc |
70 Il 4n,auiuma OF. the next year. We this
ve,r,cut args stalks from seed sswn three
years ago, in dill along the border ,i an old
bod They were not transplonted Fair
siohs were Obtained last year IL
Iaaulumn IL is well TO spread two 10 five
i ir1es manure over the asparagus bed and |
spa lc il in very early in spr,ng THIS protects
t. rooif, has'ens the growth, and enriches the |
ploi-Am AgricuHari0
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22

rrhe undersigned psirure and proprietor 0f the lNnULATo
~ CORN Ann FLOI RING Mills, rslyrfalH announces
his lntIos A the ghlo Ftray, that Ills nnunArlory 10
The vn al Kenuer Ia. Is H. successful up ration The
Mills rmbrl ddeni s'rr ranging FIRM IL 20 so inches ~
danir lard IL sn purchasers kinds Of Stv n'S In
u Ni the hest frGrh uIr nu the German cuiugGe stone
al prlor. ranging htsn 500 10 $50 aNiee>
Inv tr sHlr II Less Mi u ~ No ~ Charles street,
tasusu u Masonic Hl and p'slie cmumfTla Alley, NhFrr
orrrs m NEST vi Irpt ,utnn. ONlrrs len the nanu
Tclory will ais h. attended Ia, Mills ean he shipped irn
Ia a. m e. AMI II drayasc, ~ steamboat the New
urraus 'a-kson aud treat Northern IailroNl,
uiri ceuir- giving ever! rhrm On NECESSARY hI pnnf
III a, uI railing these celebrated N, he oluned by adj
IS ur The undersigned At M rs - Ch,res steect
T. msCa.hi AID III Mills Guaranteed To prform In ev-
cry Particular all at promised for then in my p,ino circular
ri ", r. COLEMAN
IoHS ilI6nAupSos, rsQ, sole Agent.
B--U IringeHtsnis IN he construction NJ Mh'
As Laprortd NM SioHS DTsss. or selling Of other ma'
Of Mus on reputation oT mnf irM Certainly be PROSE
eu,d 10 me Is sIisHi af AS Lam made and Proridea Ia
sush cases. for mr. protection NJ Pdishss SFr. 5oiii,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22
Domestic Pecioes.

FaExcH pANcAEFs Fake six eggs. separate
tic volks from the white beat the whites on a
dinner Ilate TO a SNOW beat four yolks with two
table spoDnlGls Of sugar twp of f,ur, ami a tea
epoonfnlof cream add little sils, and Il little
ear o,ate Of soda pur in the Whites of the eggs.
Wf ais sentiy. Put one ouace of butter in a
.ryi-g-pan; whei hot, pour in the pancake.-
s5id tie pan god dist~ace from tie fire for
fifteen minutes ; hold before die Gre to brown on
She top. Dish 4 napkin. Pu. an7 kind OF
~ sserved fruit over il. Serve hot.
To .Krp ilUrTEk SlyEE1 = Take care that the
hafser ia made IN the best manner, and tine but
ter milk entirely worked out Of it. Lay it in a
White oak iirkin. Make a strong brine of salt
ina water, and put j; into another sud larger fr-
in and. set the enc containing the butter into
ti,as eoliaisiag ths i'FisIe. Les the brine GENE
sp ee.y hear tie top ef she. huster frkin. Lay
N tine top Of tie butter white bag with fne
alt IN it Cover II close. and then put on the
esfe % TIE outside ttkin. IL tins way latter
nus is ksi 9aat ios q year.
II PntsesgE i5es.--aiiz q handful u uusiacl,-
- iae riti t's ta9e qntftits # SIT, in tilrss
gelf IS y Fstss: ay<t I.rs he eggs with tho
sd16l eli d,sr. 10Th fsiae shaving. a. ken tl,sn
dow. 4ds f.ar tI5-a5ixlnfe crcr thea. y ssre
B0ne u siela ~ esesk@i. 1isr. riH keep fresh
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22
Cherokee steam saw Will!

BKUOW d WARLUW,
TIAVE their extra fne - horse power Steam Saw
Ii Mill now in full operation, 3 miles east Of Cam
mons bridge, on the Neeches River, II miles fron,
Palestine, where they will always keep"on hnnd a.
large and good ssortm of the best quality of soft,
heart nine lumber that can he made in this county.
We have now and always shall have seasoned lumber
Conc every BODY and get luipber NJ 81 90 per hun
dred. atts BROOM MAkLoW.
Rusk, Texas, March LIST, '59.-36:1y.c 4 -sTni
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22
Medical Notice.

IJayiug associated in the practice OF Medcine
Ill Yer, respectfully offer professional 20 the pubic
generally anu viii give strict attention to az cases entrusted
M. care 49, - ~ s. b. PRYOR, NJ D.,
nstr s=-,r-r.s CJIAS H. PRYOR, NJ. D.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22
ID. B. T!lOI.,as, MI. D.,
A. HARPER.

IXTlL promptly attend to all professional caIIs V0e V
w his lirug Store
pala,, Texas, May 25, 1851 ~. TErIrtC5Ty
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22
AGRICULTURAL,

l.aN CALAcs MAks MEAN CAgTLE.-Cal-
W, I'D yearlngs, at this season Of The year
ore '.len led upon tho c0hfsss' loddrT aud
need ,ssly exposed 10 tha weather They are
urlu,ht IN hIe from Ie plslef segrrnI weeks
aH.r hey have ceased 10 thrive, and hre Kept
urol pare fare all through the w,nIeg. The
...'sy fr ibis j., that the farm produces n
'funtl amount OF poor hay, WHICH must kc
u.a. d ., and youag cattle en-, il hslier than the
aa.runes, and mo- therefore kcp, upout H.
,b', ; deslructv. u the hest Interests al the
lmr-, for i, is all the while undermining 'he
go ulop OF his s'olk, thus preventing Ihcir
mu. muiiy growth.
"a highly imprHlnt 20 remember Ihatihe
aag'Hiuion Of horse or COW is determined 10
,a ''t three or four years OF IFS HE. II i
rrHsuhGy liable to iujrry 10 early smges OF
us t,wih, and tstuutrd there is ne'crnt'oln"d
rs Development. The drnrr slycS the
inan ltion ofIhe future character olihe an'mal
gi Do early ng", making ma most OF the loud
gH.. les II mhrrs form his parents, or nGgfA'
yung the bad ones. ile is us really bdi.der
no .a feeding OF mn ujmnIas the man who
T.uf house. The Young animal wants good
r. Hod. the best which tie farm produces,
r.rslhrly that which tlounlS in he raw
r al fof making muscle aol hone, that is
1870" ued-clly elaborate o>scons structure, aud
,....s il win flesh Ia hl,ner wants the
b.. .s.n, the ba>t mdkrr, he fastest roadsIers
UD. "a be made our oi ms stock he must GIVE
Hll. fur chunte ~ the ms; aud second win.
IA not look reasonable tina; hog hay and
un0Ig, i,m,ged corn STALKS or hay Will make
s,rlaE ZONES, or cover them will with muscle.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22
RSr. Self. Peak, .Jr,
& IT re EO,N ID e .NTI s II

DALLAS, TEXAS.
WOULD respectfully inform citizens of Dallas, and TIE r
w rounding country a recently returned from ,heciy
Louisville and has permanently located ir Dallas, for the
ractce Of his profession Having exp riecc of two years.
md r the, last few months in the city OF uisvle, under the
e and best practitioners in that city, he fatttrs himself that
he will he enabled give entire satisfaction He is prepared
win ,n,riul 10 do NIL Kinds OF work In h line, in the hest
ne and will warrnnt his wrk Plate work put up ON the
shortest e. specimens Of Which can be seen ut his occ
r.h % Il o.. /. r II
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22
Rr. a. &. johnson.

Having permanently located in Dallas offers his ser
vices public lie may he found at his olhcc On the west
side the Public Square door north Of smith, MuLS COS
store except WHEN professionally absent yr.,-,
pnlas. T">aj, In'unrN 90 lS5S-3O:tf
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22
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Smiths EHgfpI.
GreenyiIIc Hotel.

w G BROWN specially informs his friends, and
travelling public generally, that he has taken
charge hot and hopes by street attention 1iE
% m, share Of public patronage. Thek
Proprietor determined keep strictly moral house, and vii
spare no pains expense render entire satisfaction all vic
may favor him with cil Terms moderate.
Greenyfie Hun, County,, Jauuar 1s59-30 1y.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22
a IL. Latincr.

ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUbLio.
Brlkaap. Young CoHafy, Ttrd',
wl rive prompt aud asst attention to the l'eton
riRms "l ro.,cu,lo II suits In the cur's 81 r ION !WN
patents, &c. pre, S. isS- -i',y
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22
7.OOO Recyes,l YVanted.

T WILL pay the highest market price. in CASH, for
IL good heavy BEEF GAIT Il. delivered to me
ut Jefferson, from the first If November until the lat
ter part Of December, next Demand from one to
two hundred per dag. 2N W.
H. H. BLACK
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-02-22
john M. Crockett,
II. &. Mckenzie

Il 7 y
#.. DALLAS, TEXAS, -slfr D.
WILL practice his al the Of the 10th Judi
w snl i'r comprising the counties 81 'oll, U'h,s m
COX, Montague, clay. Arch Truckmorton Young. jack
Wise enton 1ran Parker, Johnson, Ellis, and Dallas In
Kaufman, district, and in the supreme Court Of the
state Austin. ....
Oitce-Frm room OF the Herald Office. t36:tff
, 1860-08-31

TRASsArLESTIc BAIOoxtSe.- e.--In .Phila-
delphiA preparations are being rapidly
made for the departure Of Prof. Lowe on
his siial expedition across the Atlantic.
Subscriptions are being received By Prof
Cresson, President Of the Franklin Insii-
tute. and BY the Secretary Of the Board Of
Trade, for the purpose Of equiping the nir
ship With Instruments fOr imitation, &c.
PnOL Lowe Is very Sanguine Of success
His equipments are said to DO perfect, and
inelude in the list an excellent lifeboat.
He says that be will take letters for ell
parts Of Europe. and is fully confident that
be enn deliver them safely IN forty-eight
houfs. The crew Of the Great Htsiera is
70 consist Of four persOns-PrOf Lowe and
two scientific associates, and an expert,
enced sea captain TO take charge Of the
boat In case Il should ever be necessary to
take to water. .I
, 1860-08-31

PREcOonY.-A good deal of fault is
found BY "Old fogies" and others Of that
stamp at The alarming precocity Of youth
at the present time, bot from figures lately
given Of the duration of human life in our
day, il will easily be understood, that If
people do not commence to practice the
more Important and serious affairs Of life at
an ago which ify years ago would have
been deemed ridiculous, they will be likely
never to do 90 at all. A recent exhibit Of
the average duration Of life in the cities Of
New York. Philadelphia aud Boston,
shows that in 1910 it was about 27 years /;
in 1874, it had reduced TO 2lk years, and
in 1860, 1t is ouly Is years. If people
lived DOW as long as they did 10 times Of
Moses, Abraham, Isaac and Mcthuslab
they would scarcely be Gt TO put into long
clothes at the expiration of their fftieth
sat f.Hf ffst su..HfH HH.f ..H
, 1860-08-31

Is LIoHrxpa a MarEriAL SUBsrAxcE::--
The following description Of palPAble, ma
tcrial lightning, said 70 have been seen in
Colebrook, Conn, and authenticated By
names and dates Is communicated TO the
New Haven Jouraal and CoaTier: Miss
Celia Wine. ds6ghter Of Asa White. Esq.
during lhe shower. was sitting ia or near
an outside door, and near an open window,
when she saw, apparently, q distinct cur
rent Of lightning enter through the window,
and darting across the room, pass out at
al open window opposite. She immediate
y quilted her position, and on entering the
room through which, the current sped,
found htVo diGerent places upon the car
pei a Substance burning with bright white
aame. emitting strong suIphurous Odor,
which. after observing for . time, she ex-
There being no Gre IN The
h0as1 n the time, The facts seem conclusive
that they were drops Of The anid which has
iAIlen, or being elected from the eurieni, in
is passage thToagh the apartment. w-
, 1860-08-31
RrNARKApLE crRE OF coNsuMrnOx:

The almost miraculous cure that has been effected
In my case prompts to mpart to those Of my tei-
ton the source Of relief with short description Of
my case Several years ago. my health began to fail
was attacked by general weakness and debility,
which reduced me to the mere shadow a. my former
self At hat stage l sought medical assistance and
extended LARGE amounts but without the least benef
ci,I result That feI destroyer CONSUMPTION had al
ready seized upon my vital:. ] was daily drawing
recoyerv, INV strength had wasted and was in q
state of almost utter prostration. was informed by
NV nhysirians that they could do nothing for eX
cent 10 smooth my path to The grave VIXEN most for
tvi,steIv applied 10 DR. l.. j. Czapkay, and am now
vii and rcrfccilv Sornd man, It Is difficult for
, 1860-08-31

MUrroS AS AN ARTICLE OF FooD.-The
ARsrioaR AgTieuiiHraiisl says ......
We mean 10 repeat thousand times,
or at least TIL what We say has some effect
apOn our couhirymen, that pound Of lean,
tender, juicy mutton can be produced for
half the cost Of the same quantity Of pork ;
that it IS infinitely healthier food, especially
IN the summer season, aud those who cat it
become more muscular, and can do more
work with greater ease to themselves than
those who eat fat pork. We know nothing
more delicious than smoked mutton hams
Of the southdown breed Of sheep. Yeui-
son IS not more delicious
, 1860-08-31

THE GRkAr EAsFERS.-It is now said
that the Greai Eastern will go to Portland
direct from New York. by way Of repaying
the citizens Of that place for the heavy ex.
pense they incurred 10 preparing 10 receive
her, when II was irst designed to send her
aeross The Atlantic. At the latest dates
from New York, she was preparing for an
exenrsion TO Cape May at ten dollars a
ticket. and tickets for the trip were selling
rapidly. The number is limited to 1000.
The staterOoms. about 1000 10 number,
were reserved exclusively for ladies, and
the masculine exeursiOnists were to be pro.
Tided with beds on the saloon floors.
, 1860-08-31

The inRratitule OF man TO bis fellow man so oten
met with in lfc that testimonials prompted by finer
feelings Of the heart oases in the life of those who
sacrifice their best days in Phanibropic devotion to
the alienation Of the ills of frail mortality. Empir
cism foods the columns OF press with fraudulent
and fictitious letters, singing pdans to the woith o
their own egotstical charatanism. Below we append
certificate from a worthy man. who, a brief period
since seemed destined to shuttle OF his mortal coil;
who looked forward TO his dissolution with that pleas.
ure which only those weighed down by the heavy hand
of disease can. Contrary to hope, the ability of a
skiu physician has restored him to his former health
relieved from his terrible situation, and impelled by
gratitude be makes known his case and his remedial
agent and his statement is authenticated by Notary
Public. The demands Of society imperiOusly COM
mand its publicity and il is given more to warn the
unwary than to sound the praises Of physician, Of
whom scores Of like cases can be cited.
, 1860-08-31
GILBERT A. GRANT, Not. Pub


/, the undersigned, having been under the trsansni
Of DR.. L. j. Czapkay, although unsolicited. feel calea
upon TO give publicity to the efficacy Of bis treatment
hoping that BY doing so may be instrumental in pre-
venting others from the fearful suffering and nisey
which experienced, and which so often result irom
the pernicious practice Of pTettnders. Ny disease eI
been that Of physical and mental debility, which ~
lows in consequence Of ndiscretions in youth. ~
agonies which endured are, perhaps unneces'htyla
me to detail, they are known to those who baye ex
reneed them. Suffice il to say, that having eaea ~
services Of DR.. l.. J. Czapkay into pquisiton al ~
expectations which may have formed Of him Eeis
more than realized. would therefore recon
DR.. Czapkay to all who may find themselves ahe,s. ~
with that dreadful malady; my object in 50 dong ~ ~
ing sympathy for suffering humanity, and heai"s"
desiIe Of relieving tbtm. -.
State of California City and County Of san ~
cisco. On this 3lst day Of July A. d. 1855 De,.ss
me, Wm. c. Jewett. Notary Public, personally sPPs
ed D. j. Dahee known to NE, who. being dny vi
did depose and say. that the contents oi tDe ''
herewith signed by him are true. L.,s
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my a.
and affixed my official seal, the day ard year car NV
above written. WM. c. JEREII;
isl Notary Public
, 1860-08-31
usrrrI HlNr ZOE SNlNuER

A UsEFuL HNr FoR SWNmERs.-A cor
respondent Of the Fiold says that cramps in
the legs may be easily and instantly cured,
thus
"0n the moment Of its seizure in the
calf Of the leg, the instep should be forci
bly, drawn up or fixed on the leg, tor, to
speak in plain English, turn your toes uT
towards your shin as far as you possibly
can, and the cure will be as sudden as The
attack. l have tried this very many times,
and it never falls
, 1860-08-31

DoS QUIxorE BE-LITTLED.-The Span.
is journals record q most remarkable case
0f wasted labor in DE ehirographical
achievement Of certain ScnUr Marta, who
has eohirived to write oas the whole novel
Of Don Quixote upon q single sheet Of pa
per. surh IS the Spaniards use for making
their cigarsttes. This task occupied two
years Of. hard work with the microscope,
and has cost the writer the sight Of one Of
his eyes. It would not be easy 10 imagine
a worse misuse Of time and patience than
this. ''-''tf $500
, 1860-08-31
DISSOLUTION.

TNHR COPARTNRSHIP HERETOFORE ENlST'
i ing between the undersigned in the frm Of JUD-
SON, CORLlSS h CO., is this day dissolved by the
mutual consent of parties.
Mr.. - SlNFsoN, who will hereafter continue the
business at the old stand Of the Olympia Market,
is authorized to collect all moneys due the firm.
lie respectfully solicts continuance Of the pat
ronagc heretofore extended to the former firm. 1t
viii lie bis constant cRdeavor 10 keek on hand the
gf
, 1860-08-31

~ According to the Louisville CSurisy's
statistics, the list Of disasters on the West
ern waters since the incoming Of the pres
ent year has already assumed terrible pro-
portions. During the iimo, only 6ve
months. uprards di one hundred lives have
been losl. one million and a hall Of dollars
Loaf ihteo serions explosions occurred, for
tytour boais have been snagged, seventeen
burni. fye Lost and injured BY collision,
twenty ateamboats lost or crippled in
storms. and one hundred and nineteen
bsfgcs. coal boats, and other Cat boats lost
By storm. The number Of serious accidents
sums up 70 tSc.huudFea and twenty-Oue.
, 1860-08-31

As ILLIBtRAL LAw-Among tho many
peculiar laws Of the Russian Empire is one
which eompels oil female subjects who are
Of any real estate to sell it the
moment they marry q foreigner. A case
recently occurred Of the Countess de Nor
neg, who was compelled TO dispose Of con-
siderable property, in accordance with the
provisions Of law. BY special permission
Of the Emperor, she was allowed year to
effect the sale. r.t