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Year: 1859

Sunshine. why we have plenty of that
every day" SAYS dear little friend BIZ my
side


Yes we certainly have plenty of it outside
Of US, and it is the most beautiful thing in the
world, because it makes every thing beautiful
that it looks upon. Did the little children
who read this paper ever think how beautiful
and how useful the sualght is?-how it wraps
the world in its bright mantle, till the earth 5
old heart grows warm and young again; and
the grass aud flowers spring forth?-how it
wanders all over the world, into every nook
and corner, with that same pleasant smile,
til all the ice and snow melts away for very
shame, and hide themselves in the ground?
how it glances in the trees. and plays
boo peep through the thick branches, till
the little birds twitter and warbe with de-
/ light in all their leafy nests? And it the
rough winds try to get up disturbance, and
prevail upon the clouds to make an insurrec
ton against TIE suns dominion, what does
! the good old sun do but shine right on wheth
er people can see him or not-and before
many days the angry clouds have vented
their i'll temper, and all Is bright and beauti-
ful as ever


"But this is not telling Us about making
SUNSHINE says some little listener, "and after
all, don't see the need of making it if we
could


No, surely, dear children. but it was of a
mother sort of sunshine that meant to tell
you


Did You know that God has given to each
one of you little world OF your own, which
Won are to make as bright, and beautiful, and
happy, as the great world is made by the sun
shine2 Do you know what | mean? Your
own heart is the sun, and your home is the
little world which you are to fill with happi
ness.


DO you suppose the sun ever anything
dark with that great bright eye of his?-
Why no; for the moment he looks at anything,
it grows bright, and nothing can be dark
where be is looking. just so if you always
carry heart full of sunshine with you every
thing will seem beautiful and bright. But if
your own heart gets clouded with impatience
or discomfort, you will find the peasantest
place on earth very dark and disagreeable.


How different would our life be If we
were only determined in spite Of discour
asemcnts, to be chee, ful and happy ourselves,
and to add by every possible means 10 the
good and the happiness Of those around US.
But can every one be happy that wishes
t2 Surely every one desires happiness; then
why do so many fail in the attempt to gain
it?


because they do not try the right way.
Our only way to be happy is the way IN which
God is 50, and that is by 6eiag good, and
doing good. Those who have earnestly tried
this will have never failed Of success.


But can every one be good?" says my lit
tie friend, thoughtfully, and with downcast
eyes.


Yes, dear Annie, every one can be good by
the help OF God, who willingly gives his aid
TO those who sincerely ask it.-In3ePencat.
Year: 1859

s~A maa in LockPort, y Y, was at
tackled By some lsborers, one of whom struck
him in the organ of nirthfaluess with a pick,
the result of which blow was to set him to
laughing SO immoierately that when he was
carried to the hospital it was found necessary
10 crowd bolster into his mouth TO stop
his hilarity. He came near dying with
laughing.
Year: 1859

Ii is with sincere sorrow that we announce
the deccasc of Col Charles 5. Morgan, the ar-
complishcd and faithful Superintendent Of tn
State Penitentiary in this city. For some weeks
he labored under severe indisposition. and
brcathcd his last at o'clock yesterday morn
Ing in the Goth year of his age. Col. Morgan
ably represented the people of Northwestern
Virginia in the Reform Convention Of lsa9-'3o,
and in both Houses of the State Legislature, g
from which latter post, he was transferred to the
responsible position which le filled for long
series Of years up to the time of his lamcnted
death. lie was elected 10 the House Of Dele
gates at the early age Of 81 years. lie was
man Of fine intellect extensive information.
genial temper and kind heart. His many
friends will deeply sympathize with his inter-
esting family in their heavy bereavement
Year: 1859

WE BEG LEAVE to inform our friends and


w the public in general, that having made
large additions to our already extensive Stock, we
are prepared to furnish them with all articles
connected with the Wood and Willow Ware Line,
at prices to defy competition.


In addition, we also keep full and complete
assortment of rope, cordage and twines, consisting
of MANILA. hemp and cotton rope linen and cotton,
sail twine, machine twine, wrapping twine, etc.


Traders are respectfully invited to call and ex-
anime our Stock before purchasing elsewhere, as
they will find Larger assortment to select from
and at lowerprices than any other House in the city,


March lS-3m
Year: 1859

rush for the Big Woods. Carpenters are
leaving houses unfinished, and there is not a
oafer, and scarcely any ono else, left in town.
If this thing continues long, we shall have a
deserted village" without referring to Gold
smith. The Pixies Peak fever is nothing to
it. There will undoubtedly be $50, 900 spent
this season in this vicinity in the ginseng
trade. The excitement, as natural conse-
quence, has raised the price from six to eight
and even ten cents per pound, with an up
ward tendency. If you meet a man in the
streets with tin pail, it is safe to ask him
how much ginseng he dug last week. Your
correspondent thinks of bidding short fare
well to stick and rule, and, like Greeley, Of
the Tribune, take an overland trip through the
ginseng country, returning by way of Hen
derson and Belle Plaine, by water, jotting
down by the way such items of information,
for the cdifcation of the readers of the Mn
nesotian, as may be found interesting-so
that now is the time to subscribe for the Mn
nesotian


MAILs.-We have received notice of re-
turn to the old daily service on the mail route
up the Valley. This is welcome news here,
although how we are to get it remains among
the things unknown.
Year: 1859

immigration into our State is daily on the
increase. The three lines of packets seem to
have better and better loads every trip, while
two or three boats so up the Minnesota river
every day, and all crowded Those who come
with their wagons and stock, and farming i'm
ple."onts. usually get off at ports farther
down, where they travel by good roads
across the country, without much expense
Our hotel keepers say their business is getting
better, and the various stage lines back into
the country seem to be doing better business
than for some time. Putting together what
we have seen, heard, and read ia our country
exchanges, we are receiving heavy emigra-
tionn, and that too, of class most valuable to
our State. In all the interior towns, more
building is going on than ever before, while
the farmers are doing double this season what
they did last. If Providence but blesses us
with anything like fair crops this season, pros
perity is in store for US surely. =
Year: 1859

PosITIoN ~ LIFE.-The only respec'a-
be occupation which there is for an indi-
vidual is that for which he has the best nat
ural adaptation. If he takes any other, he
can neither make himself rrespectabie nor
wealthy. What he can DO best is the most
appropriate occupation for him. Better,
far better is it TO be at the head of any trade
than at the foot Of any profession. In the
former position, there is usefulness and
profit; in the latter, nothing but morlifca-
lion, poverty uselesness. Let our mechan-
iss ponder upon these suggestions. Let
them resolve 10 make themselves eminent
In the trade to which they are engaged, and
our word for it, they never can complain OF
want Of employment, or lack of renunera-
,!on. But if they content themselves with
medicori'y, they will certainly be unsuc-
cess!ul, because skill, not mere labor, is the
criterion Of profit.
Year: 1859

We have been requested 10 procure what
signatures we could, to petition, asking
the General Assembly of Missouri, al lis
approaching session, 10 pass law for the
purpose OF ridiing The State of free negroes.
We do not feel inclined TO have anything to
do with it. In the first place, we believe
the Legislature should dispose OF the Rail


road question before being importuned and
embarrassed about any other subject. Fur
ther il is almcst impossible to frame law
that will accomplish the object desired,
without doing great injustice 10 The legal
and moral rights Of many citizens who have
servants which they desire to set free. If
such law aere brought before our Lesis-
ialuge, and We believed that it was right in
detail as we have 10 doubt Il would in It's
general features, we would gladly Do what
ever might be in our power 10 secure its
passage; hut we are not willing TO act in the
dark on SO important subject Banner.
Year: 1859

Truth is POWERFUL AND MUST PREvAIB.-
The great reason of the unbounded success of
Kennedy's Medical Discovery is, that its pro-
prietor has never stated anything in regard to
it, that was not strictly true On The other
hand he does not in his circular mention many
diseases that he has certificates to prove have
been cured by his Discovery" When he has
said one, two or three bottles will cure, You of
Erysipelas, one or two will cure you of .Rheu-
matisn, it has always been so. Thence the
confidence of the public has been gained, and
persons who have been cured ofcourse mention
it to all around them--givng a notoriety to
this medicine that will last long after its Dis
coverer has gone to receive his reward for the
many he has healed.
Year: 1859

An elephant in Van Amburghs Menageris
man, seized horse and threw him up in the
air. He next seized a wagon, throwing it up
the air, and breaking it to pieces. His anger
YVES fully reused then, and proceeding to the
cage Of the prairie wolf smashed it with his
trunk releasing him. Next iii his way was the
cage of black bear. This cage was demoIish-
ed, but the bear was chained up and could not
escape. The cage of the zebra being next in
his way, he pushed it through the tent and clear
through the wall Of small shanty at the back
of the tent. Then leaving the tent he got into
the street pursued by his keepers and hundreds
of people, none OF whom were able to cope with
the enraged elephant. He did not molest pass
ers by, but seemed to have a great avession to
horses, which he would pursue as rapidly as he
was able, beng hobbled with chain connecting
his fore legs .m...-.-..


He finally was driven by the crowd into the
stone yard corner Of South Fourth and Tenth
streets, where number of workmen were en-
gagged in dressing stone and had Just placed up
on wooden horses huge stone weighing about
fifteen hundred tons, In attempting to get out
Of the stone yard, the elephant got caught by
his chain to the stone which checked him -
The keepers gradually approached him with
chains to fasten his legs, but it was not till he
had received several severe blows with spears
that his attention could be diverted SO as to
render it possible to further secure him. Fl
nally he was thrown upon his side, when he lay
for some time following and thrashing about
him with his trunk. -, lev
Application was made to the members o
hook and ladder companies one and three who
furnished the keepers with long hooks, One
of these was run through one Of his ears and
twisted round until the poor animal could not
move his his head from the pain Of the wound.
When he perfectly subdued he was heavi-
ly bound with chains and taken back to the
menagerie. He is almost covered with wounds
received from the hooks and spears, and it is
not deemed sale to exhibit him for few days,
nor would it ba safe for his keepers toapproach
within sight Of him. ~4s,
| - 1890
Year: 1859

who haa not committed overt crime on Virginia
soil; the General Government will look after
all outsders all we desise at present is such in.
formation as will explain the mysterious Ian
guage of the Herald and Gazette.
Year: 1859

The United States mail steamship De Soto, J. D.
Bulloch, commanding, from New York at midnight
of the lst inst. and Havana on the evening of the
7th, arrived this morning, bringing full freight and
about seventy passengers. The De soto's passage
to Havana was made in five days and two hours
and she has crossed the gulf against strong
norther. No marine news of interest to report
did not pass within signal distance of any vessels
during the passage.


The all-absorbing topic in Havana is the ap.
preaching expedition of Spain against Morocco.
The sympathy of the entire populace seems to be
with the mother country, and offers of pecuniary
contribution as well as personal service are coming
in from every department of the Island.


The departure of Gen. Jose de la Concha is also
the cause of much interest, and extensive prepara-
tons are being made to give him hearty fare
well.


By the De Soto we received our usual Havana
Correspondence, which will be found on our second
page.
Year: 1859

We again have occasion to refer to this home
institution for the education of Southern YOUTH
| which has been in operation for a quarter of
| century, and the fame of which, spread abroad by
its many graduates, has been a familiar thing
throughout the country for nearly generation.
During this time the college, under the able direc-
ton of Mr.. Dolbear, has worked along successfully
thousands having been indebted to it for the pract
cal educations which have secured them prosperity
in life. Thus the college has been and is a fine
institution, but it would be better if it could be es.
tablished on the grand plan contemplated when it
was perpetually chartered and Board of Trustees,
composed of eminent gentlemen of the city, ap-
pointed by the Legislature of the State to manage
its affairs, and to take such wise action as would
induce the public to cooperate in carrying out the
large design meditated. Let the stock be taken
say we and the amount thus contributed will suf
fee to build up, on the most enduring basis, mag
nifcent institution with its various departments
including those of mechanics and agriculture
which will supply for all time the higher eduea-
tional wants of the community, and do away with
the necessity for sending youth abroad, it may be
to the Abolition North, to mbibe with their learn
ing the corrupting sentiments of the section and
perhaps sending them back to the South the luke
friends of if not Indifferent to, its interests
and its institutions-for it is the plastic mind of
youth which receives the impressions that direct
the tendencies of manhood


Stockholders will thus not only have the salts
faction that they are doing patriotic service, but
they will be supplying facilities for the education
of their own children. And further, they will be
directly remunerated by having placed at their
command in consideration of their subscriptions,
the privileges of the institution which they can
delegate to any recipients they choose to select on
such terms of transfer as they may make Thus he
who subscrbes 81 900 will have control of ten
years transferable scholarship, and for $4,000
control of twenty perpetual scholarships secured.
We should add, perhaps, that Mr.. Dolbear, the
enterprisng proprietor of the college, is anxious
to have it established on its new basis, that he
makes the sacrifice of relinqushing all his rights
into the hands of the Trustees.
Year: 1859

gentleman who was on the train, and victim
to the limited extent of considerable bruise, and
who arrived in this city last night, gives us some
particulars of the late disaster on the East Tennes
see and Virginia road, of which telegraphc adyices
have made brief mention. The run off was caused
by the giving away of rotten cross ties at high
embankment, seventeen miles beyond Knoxville
The tender, baggage and mail cars plunged down
one side and three passenger cars, full of people,
down the other. One of these cars rolled forty.
seven feet down the embankment, was completely
smashed, and of the forty persons it contained,
among whom was our informant, but one escaped
uninjured. No one was killed, but numbers were
severely wounded, and now remain near the scene
of the accident, attended by physicians of the
neighborhood. The other two cars were brought
up by the breaking in of the side of cuvert, after
they had turned one revolution, and nobody in
them was much injured A number of the injured
passengers were en- route for New Orleans, but
we have no names of those unable to continue their
journey.
Year: 1859

Those who ncreulos regard TO the superiority of Iron
over Rope fastening for Cotton Of fire requested
TO examine bale that passed through the fire the Levee Oct
30 lay FORTY HOURS in the smoering remains of 70
bales Rope Bound Cotton nearly all of which consumed
There were only ron both of them saved with
loss of LESS THAN TEN PER CENT


The bale is to be at No. y COMMERCIAL. PLACE,
where orders will promptly filed for any number of the


T. BELCHER,


MI ontf Agent of a + FASSAIAN'S IRON TIE.''
Year: 1859

A CARD.-It is well known fact among medi-
cal men, that there has long been wanted good and
reliable preparation of sARSAPARILLA, as nearly
all that are manufactured in the East SPIRITS
and some uf them MERCURY, although protesting
To do so-consequenty for all cutaneous diseases,
etc. they injurious instead of beneficial. Now in


the preparation offer to the public we are willing
TO show the receipt to any one-no matter who-Doc-
TOR OR No DocToR-as every man has right to know
what he is taking:
Year: 1859

Christ Chureh.-We are pleased to learn that
the subscription for building this church
on the corner of 18th and Broad streets, meets
with great favor, and that, in all probability,
the requisite sum will soon be raised. So de-
cided is the interest felt in the restoration of
this venerable church, that we have heard of
gentlemen who have not waited to be called
on for aid, but have themselves sought out the
persons having the subs cription lists and gen.
erously rendered their assistance. Such mani
testations of friendship are very encouraging
to the enterprise and we hope soon to be able
to announce that an amount has been SUBJ
scrbed sufficient to erect such church as the
wants of the congregation may require, ar d
which will be an ornament TO that part OF the
town
Year: 1859

Annoying.-In retired parts of the city, and
especially along the suburbs, ladies are very
much annoyed and often insulted, by strag-
houses without giving the slightest warning.
and when reprimanded for SO doing, become
impudent and abusive. Yesterday morning
lady residing at the west end Of Clay street
while sitting in her chamber in the second
story, heard the front door open and imme-
diately started down to learn the cause On
the steps she met a rough-looking customer,
with a pack on his bock evidently making his
way to where she was, and demanded to know
his business ut the same time ordering him out
The fellow retreated until reaching the front
porch, where he halted, refusing to go farther.
Nothing daunted, the madam closed the front
door in his face, stepped into the back yard,
unclaimed vicious dog and set him on the
ruffian, seeing which the fellow beat hasty
retreat, leaving his pack behind him.
Year: 1859

Locked Up-John w. Couty, found asleep in
n store door, was sent to Jail by the Mayor, to
he taken care of. Not many years ago, poor
John was one of the most brilliant young men
in this section of the State, and withal was
temperate and industrious. Becoming trou-
bled in mind he soon took to drink, and is now
but little better than a madman. When
threatened with the prison, he told the Mayor
that no better place could now be found for
him, and seemed TO receive his sentence with
a great deal of eomposure.
Year: 1859

Smashed.-Yesterday horse attached to
light wagon, which was loaded with furniture
and crockery ware, backed down into the deep
gully between Sd aad 18th streets, and madc q
complete wreck of the entire load. The horse
escaped with slight in iury
Year: 1859


ILLINOIS sIsDusrRY--CoAL OIL---FIRE Brick
The Avon Coal Oil Company have recent
ly established mandatory for the pro-
dnction of coal oil from Camel COAL Their
establishment is about one mile northwest
of Avon, in the northwest corner OF Fulton
county. They have now in operation ten
retorts, capable of consuming ten TO twenty
tons of coal, and producing abont thirty
gallons Of oil to the ton. The seam of Cam
mel coal was only about one foot in thick
ness where first opened, but has been re-
Gently found, in the edge Of Warren county,
to he about two feet thick. The Company
ore about erecting another factory at that
point. A deposit of fine fire clay, from
three to five feet in thick ness, underlies this
coal seam. from which the Company are
also making FIRE brick OF superior quality.
The Camel coal and Gre clay ofthis region
have added another source of wealth TO
the manufacturing interests Of the State
and one which promises liberal return
for the capital and lsbor necessarily ex-
pended in its prosecution. Prot.Worthen,
State Geologist, has lately been through
the above named region, and speaks in hope
ful terms Of the immense mineral wealth
OF the country. The prospect of these
manufactures is very Gne, aud will add
much to the prosperity Of the State.
Year: 1859

The Stars and Strips, q new illustrated weekly
pager Of which Frank Leslie is the editor and pub
Usher, ID q sheet of handsome form, handsomely
printed with excellent eDgravirgs and reading matter
Of uncommcn freshness and variety. We think it
Will DO.
Year: 1859

Mr.. Cornwall, in his recently published work,
" A Journey in Japan" describes the following
queer specimin of native simplicity:


There two tanks or baths in the cham
ber, made of white marble. and both supplied
with warm water in Il recess. the buckets for
holding cold water Ware suspended from cop
per rail running across it. Ny host was quickly
divested ofhi garments, followed his example
and very soon we were dabbing and plunginp
about in FIVE feet of water | was in the act of
emerging again from the bath, when the fair
Sondore-yes. reader, Mrs Notkotoska made
her appearance, and--oh, clouds and sunshine
with her lady friend by her side There was
no mistake about it, they had seen us go into
the bath house. They did not blush nor turn
back no. that was not to be expected from
japanese ladies. What was the thing to be
done? The lovely creatures were asking me
how liked the bath. ] was almost disposed to
be vulgar and say, 'none the better for seeing
You but its rudeness shocked nv delcacy as
mnch MS did the presence of nv hosts wife and
virgin friend, for the teeth of the latter were as
white as polished ivory. So much the worse
for me | thought. Nevertheless. mustered that
quiet courage so necessary in positions of the
kind, and composed myself Why should ]
trouble myself about it, thought |, if they did
not? They the intruders not l. What
delightful consolation.


Just then Noikoioska stepped ont Of the bath
and standing on grating in the middle of the
ttoor, ordered a couple of buckets of cold water
to be thrown over him by the attendant The
water. through which constant current had
been maintained, was now allowed to run Off
1t was but the work of moment Just then
the idea struck me that the ladies' who were
converSing together in one corner of tie room.
had come to immerse themselves, and the longer
remained where was, the longer one of them
would have to wait They would rather see me
out Of The bath than in it, I began to think, so
out stepped, IN manner as sprghtly as Not
koloska. narrowly escaped having two buck
cts Of cold water dashed over me as | passed
the attendant and proceeded to the driving
ground, small but open division at the upper
extremity OF the room. By this time the water
from both tanks had been emptied and they
were being filled again with fresh supply from
the pipes leading into them. and to nv addi-
tional dismay the ladies commenced undressing
They were divested of their apparel almost as
quickly rs was Notk kotoska-theire entire hahili-
ments descending at drop, on the sash, etc.,
being unbound.


The ladies shortly afterwards followed Mr..
Cornwall into the library. There was no blush
ing on either side 1t is interesting to know,
after such Il sketch that the author is six feet
high.