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Year: 1859

WhatE why Beautltul Heaa OF Hair.
DECAUSE it Is the ornament GoD HIMSELF PRO
ID vDED for all our Reader, although the rose
may bloom so brightly in the glowing cheek, the
eye be sparkling, the teeth be those of pearls
If the head is bereft of its covering, or the hair be
snarled and shriveled HARSH AND DRY, Or worse STILL
half her charms. Prof Woods Hair Restorative if
used two or three times a week, will restore and per-
manenty secure to all such an ornament. Read the
following, and judge. The writer of the first the
celebrated Pianist, Thalberg:


New YoRK, April 10, 1858.
Dear Sir-Permit me to express to you the obga-
tions am under for the entire restoration of my hair
to its original color; about the time of my arrival in
the United States it was rapidly becoming gray, but
upon the application of your Hair Restorative " it
recovered its original hue consider your Res
torative very wonderful invention, quite enica-
cous well as agreeable. am dear sir, yours truly,


s. TlIALBFRG
Year: 1859

CARD.-Itis is a well known fact among medi-
cal men, that there has long been wanted good and
reliable preparation of SARSAPARlLLA, as nearly
all that are manufactured in the East CONTAIN SPIRITS
and some them even MERCURY, although protesting
net to do soconsequenty, for all cutaneous diseases
etc, they injurious instead OF beneficial. Now In
the preparation we offer to the public are willing
to show the receipt to any one--no matter who-Doo
TOR OR NO DoCroR-as every man has right to know
what he is taking
Year: 1859

On the first page of this paper, will be
found an act passed by the Territorial Leg
islature at its present session. providing for
the submission of the question of State
Government to vote of the people, on the
fourth Monday of March next; and in case
q majority of them vote in favor of State
Government, then also providing for the
framing of a Constitution for the STATE OF
Kansas. The bill is in itself unobjection-
able and fair in all of its provisions.


Under this act, the people of Kansas will
5 decide on the fourth Monday of March next,
whether they are in favor longer of enduring
and supporting government in which they
have no lot nor part-which is hostile to
their best interests, an incubus upon their
growth and prosperity. and an uuscrupulous
engine for the promotion of political senti-
nents utterly at variance with the principles
OF Republican Liberty-or or whether they
prefer government Of their o,cn, in which
eail the officers, from the highest to the low
est. are responsible directly to the people for
all their acts-a government able and will.
ling to afterd protection to all its citizens ];
: the lowest and meanest as well as the high
est-andA government which will aid in
the full development of the mighty resour-
ces of this glorious embrs o State, whose
growth has so long and sadly been retarded
BY the difficulties which have distracted il.


This is question ofserious moment, af-
feeling deeply the interests of the people of
Kansas for years TO come. 1t Is one they
will do well 20 consider before dechhng.


The Supreme Court of the Territory has
just decided that Probate Courts have not
any jurisdiction. except in strictly Probate
natters-no civil or criminal jurisdiction.
This takes all the business of litigation ont
of the hands of the peoples Judges and
puts il in the possession of appointees Of
the President whose only recommend
alton is usually disgraceful violation of
justice and the rights of the people. VIII
the people of Kansas vote to; retain gov
srnment of this kind +? OF all forms of tyr
sany in the lxorId. Judicial tyranny stands
s-eminent, and = most TO be dreaded.


We have full confidence in the worth and
ia.slligence Of tbs people of Kansas, and
Year: 1859

! The Territorial Legislature completes its
session of forty days to-day, and viii sd-
ioarn s;as de, unless Congress shall hs4s
granted them the extension of twenty days
for which they asked. We presume it viii
not be granted. The terms of sIl the mesa
bers expire with the next election, and lhe
whole Legislature will be TO elect next fall.
under the new apportionment. which sives
to Southern Kansas very fair proportion
of representatives. It is too soon yet to
judge the Legislature for its action. They
have done great many good things; per-
haps few bad things; and probably left
many good things undone. The progress
of legislation was very much retarded by
the unfair arrangement of the House com
mittees. This. together with the fact that
most of the members of the House we're
new hands at the business, combined to
waste the first ten days of the session in do
ing nothing or worse than nothing. The
committee which was appointed to prepare
laws lacked the talent and experience neces-
sary to perform the work required of them
in the short space of time allotted. Many
of the laws compiled by them are distin-
guished for verbosity,-right in principle,
but too cumbrous, and hard to be under
stood. The Registry and Election law, for
instance, is longer than half-a-dozen moral
laWs-and though its main provisions are
essentially good, its prolixity will cause
much confusion in carrying them out. So
with many others. No doubt but that if
these men had had sufficient time they
could have condensed them so as to have
made them more Ineligible. But it is the
people who suffer for all these things
The general laws of Kansas will now be
contained in .foar large and expensive vol
umes-many times three or four enact
ments on the same subject. The laws are
thus practically placed beyond the reach
and comprehension of the people, and the
tendency is to create an endless litigation.
The only remedy there will ever be for this
will be either thorough compilation or re-
vision of all the statutes, and their publi-
cation entire in one volume, or complete
.'wiping out'' of the whole code, and the
enactment of another. plain, concise, and
simple in all of its provisions. We do not
doubt that the Legislature have done what
they considered for the best under the cir
eumstances-and probably the very best
that they could have DONE We give them
credit for honest. earnest endeavor to set
matters Alright. Errors there are, OF course,
other and perhaps more serious than those
we have pointed out, but they were inevita-
bic under the arrangement of the commit
tees. and the other adverse circumstances
surrounding the Legislature. When their
full proceedings are before shall take
occasion to make more extended comments.
We shall publish, from time to time. as we
can obtain them, the more important enact
ments, for the benefit of our readers.
Year: 1859

FoR THE GoLD MIEEs.-The steamer Car
rier, on her last trip, brought up two steam
saw mills and printing press for Mr. John
Scudder, who Is now in the mines. They
will be forwarded to him as soon as posi-
bic, and We may reasonably expect that in a
few months the printing press will be in full
operation at the base of the Rocko Noun
tains. Truly, this is stirring age.-.G
10. Journal
Year: 1859

THE SHoPKEEPERs OF CAPE TowN-The shop
keepers of Cape Town were the most original
beings in the world. At given hour the doors
of the establishment were closed while the mas
ter and shopmen ate their dinner and took their
midday siesta refusing absolutely to attend to any
business during these hours (which occupied
nearly half the day. of relaxation. Helen heard
many laughable accounts of these easy going
merchants, but still remained incredulous of the
exact truth, until one day she experienced the
very GOODNESS she had doubted Accidentally or
carelessly choosing the middle of the day for a
shopping excursion, she set off with an officer S
wife to make the purchases she required. They
entered a large shop; the master, a stout, sleepy
looking Dutchman, sat behind the counter, al
most invisible in cloud of smoke. 'l want
some printed calico, Meinherr," said Helen
" Dat is likely, Madame was the rejoinder.-
" will You show me some p asked Helen rather
impatiently. "Dat you see. cannot do; dis
is de hour of rest, my lady: der is de cotton
like him-why take him." Helen looked at the
shelf. but it was far beyond her reach, and in
despair she turned to her companion to ask
what was to be done. Here she was only met
by laugh. Her friend had often told her Of
the taciturnity of the merchants, and was not a
little amused at the truth meeting Helens own
eryation-4doent1res Of lNrs Somerset.
Year: 1859

HYDRoPHoRIA.-This disease follows the bite
of various animals, but more frequently that of
dog. There are two errors generally preya-
lent in reference to this most fearful of diseases
which merit correction. Hydrophobia is almost
as frequent an occurrence outside of the " dog
days" as during that period, and second, mad
dogs are not always afraid of the water, nor do
they always exhibit furious manner The
more certain signs of their being rabid are: an
unsteady walk, haggard appearance, and an
extraordinary and striking wildness in the ex-
preston of the eye. We, therefore, most ear
nestly advise, that whenever person is bitten
by any dog, exen to the extent of the smallest
scratch, whether in summer or winter, to satu-
rate rag instantly with common spirits of
hartshorn and sop it on the wound for at least
half an hour, on the principle that all bites and
stings owe their injurious effects to their acid
nature; and hartshorn, being one of the strong
est simplest and most accessible alkalis, is the
most practicable antidote in nature; the sooner
it is applied, the more certain will be the sue
cess. The next most accessible thing of the
same nature is the liquor resulting from cup
of hot water poured on a handful of fresh ashes
of wood.
Year: 1859

E5- The comet produced in the London En-
ansina- most singular speculation about the
ultimate functions of comets. The writer as
sumes them to be moons in the course of forma-
tioul The comet is to gyrate in its prolonged
ellipse until suddenly pulled up by some planet
whereupon it is to settle down into the quiet
performance of the useful duties of a satellite
So say certain astronomers. In like manner, the
belle of the season, whose maiden beauty has
made terrible havoc of hearts, settles down into
a quiet domestic wife.
Year: 1859

GENTLEMAN who had very laundering SER
want, put down in writing everything he wished
him to do. Going to the country one day, the
master fell into a ditch. He called the lad, who
instead of fastening 70 his assistance, exclaimed
stop, let me see il it's down in my memoran-
dunn book
Year: 1859

TOUCHING IN THE ExTREAE.-The most moving
Of all the pathetic incidents that occurred in
connection with the burning of the Austria is
This: An English lady, who came on board at
southampton with her husband. had three chill
drsn with her-a girl five years old a boy about
three, and babe in her arms The husband
had Jumped over; as the flames grew hotter and
burned hercely, she took her little girl, kissed
her, and threw her into the water She then took


the boy, fair, healthy little fellow, embraced
him, gave him her last kiss and threw him in
Rising to the surface three separate times, he
called out Mamma each time in the most
piieous tones, and then sunk to rise no more
The poor woman then clasped her babe to her
breast and jumped in with it, kissing it repeat
edly as they sunk to the bottom.
Year: 1859

A LARGE AND EXTENSIVE ASSORT-
II ment Of very fine white and blue
BILL HEAD AND WAT-BILL PAPER.


We are now prepared to do this style of print
ing in neat and expeditions manner, and a
San Francisco Pricest
Year: 1859

We have passed over churning, and learning
the catechism, because we were fearful of max
ing this article too long, although we might
have talked of butter that would not be per-
suaded to come, and perplexities of literal turn
of mind and head that measured seven and a
quarter when asked what the chief end of man
was. Boyhood is green passage in mans ex-
perience in more senses than one. 1t is a plea
SAINT thing to think over and to laugh about
now, though it was serious enough then. Many
of our present trials are as ridiculous as those
which now touch the risibles in the recollec-
ton, and upon the infancy of the soul through
which we passed here, we have no doubt that
we shall grin over the trials which we expert
enced when we lost our fortune when our mills
were swept away or burned and when we didn't
get elected to the Legislature. Men are but boys
of larger growth.
Year: 1859

The three short months Of summer


have passed, and aut1nin with lie yellow


and scared leaf Is beiose us. It seems


but yesterday wI,en ll'e earth put forth


the flowers and blpsAQns Of spring. and
yet dnnpg this sllss leA. summer has


succeeded spring. and now autumn to


summer. Day follows day and year fol-
T lows year in quick and rapid succession.


and amidst the turmoil and excitement and


buste oflife we forget how rapidly we are


moving OH that journey from whose


bourne no traveller returns"


The summer is past! What sad and


instructive lesson does the rapid change
of seasons leave us Of our destiny. In the


spring-tide of life our hearts have beat


high with the hope and delightful anticl-
pations of future years Of promise. The
summers sun may have risen upon us


without a cloud, and its last rays of light
may have been more beautiful than the
first. And when the autumn gathers
around us, testing the hopes of our earlier
years, and stamping upon all either disap-
p"'nlment or success. according as we
have treasured up the talents bestowed
upon us by our Maker. Then comes the
winter of life, when the joyous hopes of
boyhood are looked upon as wild enthus-
lam, ard when the judgment matured by
experience, will unite with the wise man
OF Israel in saying, VANITY Of vanities, all
is vanity"


The summer is past, and perhaps with
the wrter and readerit has passed forever.
Tp US The balmy breath of spring msy
never come again. We may never again
see the budding rose and sprnging flower
of that beautiful season Change is
stamped upon all things Of this world,
"here to-day and gone tomorrow, and
then all that remains of us is little hand.
tul OF earth, an affecting comment on our
vanity and folly. All! did we realize and
feel this important truth, how different
how very different would be the course Of
our lives. Did we in the moments of our
temptation. when we find our hearts turn
ing towards the things of this world but re-
fleet that its enjoyments are as fading as a
dream, how little should we care for all its
hvnors. What to us would be the hon.
age of thousand--w 10 us the adula-
zion of the multitude? A few rapid roll
ing years, and our heads will lie as low in
the dust as theirs, and "places that now
know us will then know US no more forev-
-
Year: 1859

THE HEART,-Few people hold close
communion with their hearts. 1t is ter
rlble thing to question it continuously
severel y--and leel the truth of its replies,
wrung out fraction by fraction till the
questioner sees himself revealed, and
humbled at the revelation. There is far
more of profound and far-reaching knowl-
edge than most men are willing to per-
ceive. in the exclamation of the Royal
Psal mist, ''The heart Is decetful above
all things and desperately wicked" And
yet men need moi be deceived 1t is be-
cause they dare not learn the truth-they
fear to know themselves. share this
fear. On few occasions l have torn
the mask away, and looked on the naked
ness of the heart-but shut my eyes,
and tried to cheat myself into the belief
that there was no devil there. 1t is not
more difficult matter to know more of our
neighbor Than oursef, for we do not fear
to study him. We read him as an open
book, and although we cannot pry closely
in every page, we can peruse the table Of
contents, aud learn more than he would be
willing to tell. thank God for the re-
straiDing influences which he throws
around man-for His motions without and
within to keep and cherish the spirit of
good in the human heart, that it may not
wholly die! But for these, soon would
the light of the inner temple go out in
darkness, and midnight Of despair and
horror wrap the soul!
Year: 1859

Look on the bright side. 1t is the right
side. The times may be hard, but il will
make them no easier to wear gloomy
and sad countenance. 1t is the sunshine,
and not cloud, that makes the flower
There is always that before or around us
which should cheer and ill the heart with
warmth. The sky is blue ten time
where ii is black once. You have troubles,
it may be. So have others. None are free
from them. Perhaps it is as well that
none should be. They give sinew and
tone TO llte-forli;ude and courage 10 man.
That would be dull sea, and the sailor
would never get skill where there was
no'hlng to disturb tie surface of the
ocean. 1t is the duty Of every one to ex
tract all the happiness and enjoyment he
can without and within; and above all,
lie should look on the bright side Of
things. What though times do look lit.
tie dark? The lane will turn, and the
night will end in broad day. Ia the long
run the great balance rights Itself What
is i'll becomes well-what is wong, riyht.
Men are not made to hang down either
heads or lips, and those who do only show
that they are departing from the paths of
true common sense and right. There is
more virtue in one sunbeam than a whole
hemisphere Of clouds and gloom, There
fore, we repeat. look on the bright side Of
things Cultivate what is warm and se-
nal not the cold and repulsive. the dark
and morose.-Anon.
Year: 1859

Hold on to your tongue when you
are Just ready to swear, lie, speak
harsbly, OF say az improper word
Hold on TO your hand When You are
about to strike, pinch, ,scra-ch or steal,
or DO any improper or disobedient act.
Hold Oh to your foot when you are
90 the point of kicking, running away
from duty,or pursuing the path OF er-
ror,shame or crime. Hold on to your
temper when you are angry, excited
or imposed upon, Hold on to your
good name at all times, for it is-mOre
precious TO you than gold, high place,
or fashionable attire.


Hold on to your heart when evil
associations seek your company, and
invite you to join them in their
eam-s Of mirth and revelry.-
Hold on to the truth for it will serve
YOU well, and do you good through
life, aud through eternity. Hold O0
to your virtue. it is above price to
YOU in ali times and places. Hold
on to yonr good char ,cter, for it is
and ever will be your best wealth,
Year: 1859

A law was passed at the recent ses'
sion of the Maine Legislature which
provides that any attorney who neg
lects or refuses to pay over money
belonging to his client for ten days
after demand, shall be guilty of d
breach Of duty as an attorney
that such attorney shall be held to
answer before the Supreme Court,
on a rule allowing five days previous
notice, and if adjudged delinquent,
and the attorney neglects or refuses
to perform the decree Of the Court
in the premises, be shall be commit
ted for contempt Of court till he
shall perform such decree, or be 9th
erwiso discharged according to law,
and the Court shall order his name
to be stricken from the roll Of attOr-
neys and counsellors-at-law in said
Court.
Year: 1859

The Davenport News explains the
mystery Of the "horso with a snake
in bis eye" in this wise:


The eye was made of hollow glass
in the interior q which was put the
snake (artifcial one and spirits
poured in for it to swim in. The mo-
ton of the horses head gave the ar
tifieinl reptile the appearance of lie.
Year: 1859

Il singular attempt was lately
made to poison a Whole family IL
Milwaukee. 4. policeman residing
in that place. found bottle Of wine
at his door With an envelope attach
eG containing a valentine, and al
dressed in q feminine hand writing.
He tried little Of the wine. and
shortly after begin to feel an uneasy
sensation in bis stomach. His sus-
piciOn being excited. he sent the bot
tie to a chemist. snd found that it
contained enough arsenic to Kill fifty
persons.
Year: 1859

Patience is sublime virtue. The
iruest heroism in human life is that
private heroism which bears With calm
ness inevitable ills, regardless Of the
consultations Of fruitlcss sympathy,
and without the soothing conscious
ness of public attention.
Year: 1859

Prayer is as the pitcher that fetch
eth water from the brook, there
with to water the herbs: break the
pitcher and it will fetch no water and
for want of water the garden with
eretb,
Year: 1859

The last Legislature Of South
Caroliua passed an act entitled San
act to secure the purity of Elections,'
by which it is provided that if any
person, in any election whatever,
shall be convicted of procuring an
other to vote for or against any par
ticular candidate, by the payment de
livery or promise Of money, or other
article OF value. such person shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and be fin
ed in II sum from one hundred to five
thousand dollars, and imprisoned from
one to twelve months -graduated
70. first and second offences And
it further provides that if any per-
son, in any election, shall, in consid-
Grafton of money or other valuable
article either promised or delivered,
offer to vote himself or propose TO
procure another to vote, he shall be
guilty Of a misdemeanOr and be fined
aud imprisoned at the discretion of
the court.
Year: 1859

The people of this State, for some reason
or other. have decided in favor of party
which is opposed to Pacific Railroad, op'
posed to Overland Mails. opposed to Popular
Sovereignty and IN favor Of the Pacific
Neil Steamship Company. Atany rate they
have voted for men belonging to party, un
der whose auspices the Pacific Railroad has
been defeated; overland mails most grudg-
ingly established and afterwards sought to
be suppressed or curtailed of their advanta
ges; an obnoxious constitution attempted to
be forced upon an unwilling people; and a
man been endorsed who has been charged,
without any diuproying evidence, of being
directly interested in that monstrous monop.
oily which has so long been mildew upon
the interests of this State-the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company.


The people have decided, for some reason
or other, that 1t matters not how California
may be neglected by the Federal Admins
tration, she has no right to complain, but
must suffer and long forbear, until, in its
own good pleasure, a Lecompton Government
may condescend to give her erumb or two
that falls from her masters table.


What is expected to be gained by this
course of conduct we are sure we cannot see.
Perhaps the majority Of the people do not
desire to have any Pacific Railroad, do not
want any overland mails, do not wish to be
sovereign at the ballot box, and naturally
fancy the conscientious and high toned VIM.
NJ. Gwin.


If such is the case, it is to be hoped that a
large immigration may speedily take place,
and an infusion be made of something like
the proper spirit into the population Of the
State 1t is also to be desired that as speedy
an emigration from the country may begin
of men who are opposed to its interests and
its prosperity
Year: 1859

The last crushing from the celebrated LIE.
compton lead, says the Nevada Journal, paid
$50 per ton. The rock now being taken out
OF the lead is of an excellent quality and
promises to yield equally as well as that Just
crushed.
Year: 1859

FIRE.-A fire occurred Sunday forenoon in
the apple orchard of our old friend Capt
Wells, at the corner of L and Seventh streets


The Captain was burning brush on Sunday"
as he hadn't ought to do, when q spark
lodged in a pile of damaged hay, in said or
chard, and was making rapid progress in its
career Of destruction, when it was discover
ed by neighbor on the opposite side Of the
Slough, who, having forgotten the day Of
the week, was watering bis trees, and the
alarm given. The Captain being a gallant
fireman, was not long in "dousing the glim.'
Year: 1859

EV The oats crop of this county
is likely to prove a very large one The
grain 81" nds very thick on the ground and
the heads have filled beautifully. A horse
can be kept at . somewhat more reasonable
rate this year, than last.
Year: 1859

VERY TRUE.-We are now smoking
a cigar. one Of a lot presented us by Messrs.
Evans, Chew 4 Co.. which We pronounce
fine as we ever smoked In this city. They
have large lot Of the same kind left, and
when these are gone they know where to 60
for more