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Year: 1859

Never be cast down by trifes. If spider
breaks bis web twenty times, twenty times
will he mend it. Make up your minds to
do thing, and you will do it. Fear not if
trouble comes upon you; keep up your
spirits, though the day may be dark one


Trobles never lasts forever,


The darkest day will pass away.


1t the sun is going down, look up to the
stars; II the earth is dark. keep your eyer
on heaven. With Gods presence and God
promise, man or child may be cheerful.
Never despair when fog's in the air,


Asun-shlny morning will come without warning,
Mind what you run after Never be
content with bubble that will burst; or a
nreWood that will end in smoke and dark
ness; but that which you can keep, and
which is worth keeping


Something startling that will stay.


When gold and silver Ay away.


Fight hard against hasty temper. An.
ger will come, but resist it strongly. A
spark may set house on fire. A fit of pas.
slon may give you cause to mourn all the
uSys OF your life. Never revenge IN injury.


lie that revengeth knows no rest:


The meek possess cheerful breast.


II you have IN enemy, net kindly to him.
aud mike him your friend. You may not
WIN him over at once, but try again. Let
one kindness be followed by another ill YOU
have compassed your end. By little aud by
little great things are completed.


Water falling day " day,


Wears the hardest rock away.
And SO repeated kiudnesses will soften
heart Of stoue.


Whatever you do, do it willingly. A
roy that Is whipped at school never learns
his lessons we'll. A man that is compelled
to work cares not how badly it is performed
lie who pulls off his coat cheerfuIIy, strip,
up bis clothes In earnest, and sings while
ne works, is the man for me-


cheerful spirit gets on quick,


grumbler in the mud will stick.
Evil thoughts are worse euemie, than
mons and tigers, for we can get out Of the
way OF wild beasts; but bad thoughts win
the day everywhere. Keep your heads and
hearts full of good thoughts, that bad
thoughts may not find room


he on your guard, and strive and pray.


10 drive all evil thoughts away.
Year: 1859

From an interesting communication to the
Smithsonian Institution, we learn that the
characteristics of this region are its clouded
sky Its equable temperature, and its great
amount of moisture. 1t is the "happy region
Of the ferns, where these interesting plants
find their most suitable climate and grow in
the greatest profusion. Here it is where the
stately tree-fern sometimes is seen to reach
height Of 40 feet.


The produce most profitable to raise in the
colony are potatoes, rye, and oats. The apple
tree grows side by side with the banana. The
strawberry is found in the greatest abundance,
spontaneously growing about the fields In.
dian corn does not come to maturity here
while have seen it raised and matured in
Santa Fe, New Mexico, which is at least 700
feet higher than the colony, and besides this is
near SO degrees north latitude. But in New
Mexico they have a cloudless sky nearly the
whole year round and an extremely dry at
mosphere, while the colonists of Toyar are NOT
much mOlested from the beginning of Nav to
the beginning of January by the rays of the
sun.


The correspondent, Mr.. Fender remarks
also: 1t seems somewhat remarkable that. at
COlOnia Toyar, no heavy thunder storms oc-
cur. Thunder and lightning are seldom strong
enough to deserve to be mentioned Trusting
to past experience with regard to the absence
OF tempes;s, hurricanes, and whirlwinds,
have covered the roof of my house with very
thin and light shingles not nailed down. as is
done in the States, but merely hung loosely
upon laths without any weather boarding at
all. And yet, for two years they have re-
mained in this position undisturbed by winds
and weather.
Year: 1859

A TIGERS LAST CAUSE.-THE Madras (E.
I.,) Atheneum states that some native fisher
men started out very early one morning from
Muikly, about twenty miles north of Manga
lore, on the Coromandel coast, observed, after
they had passed the terrific belt of serf, which
lines that coast, a dark object in the water. and
on coming up to it, it proved to be royal tiger
One fisherman struck his fshspear into the
beast, while another struck at his head with
an oar, but the tiger with one paw capsised
the boat, and, with the other, struck one of the
crew, and both sank together The same even.
ing the dead tiger was washed on shore by the
surf, and the body OF the native was found
claws in his shoulder The rest of the boat,
crew were rescued, but it is very singular wh.t
could have induced the tiger to take to ths
water, through such q fearful surf.
Year: 1859

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 CONTAIN SPIRITS
and some Of them even MERCURY, although protesting
not to do so--consequenty all cutaneous diseases
etc. they are 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 DooToR-as every man has right to know
what he Is taking.
Year: 1859

Notwithstanding the large yield of the vintage
of France for the last year, it is stated that the
demand has been large that prices are on the
rise. The demand has been checked by scarcity
and high prices for some years past, and now the
abundant supply has brought immense orders for
the product of the last vintage.
Year: 1859

TERRIBLE CALAMITY IN TExAs.-The Dallas
(Texas) Herald of the Ith inst. says:


"a gentleman just from Fort Worth reports
a mos; painful calamity that occurred last Thurs
day evening, near night, on. the west fork of
the Trinity, about seven miles above Fort
Worth. A gentleman living very near West
Fork. on returning home during the heavy
rain that was falling, found his house was being
rapidly surrounded with the flood that was
rushing down the low lands bordering on the
stream. He had wife and seven children
took two OF them on his shoulders, and carried
them over the water to a shed on the premises,
placed them upon it, and started back for the
other children and his wife. He had not gone
far when cry from the shed drew his attention {;
he looked back, and discovered it floating off
with bis two children on it. He rushed after
it, and, after following it inearly half a mile,
succeeded in placing his children upon place
of safety. Night was rapidly coming on, and
he returned TO save his vile and children, but,
alas he found not even ves!ige of his home
no sign OF wife or child and, to add TO the
horrors of the scene, darkness was fast settling
down upon the rushing flood, whose appalling
roar deadened the cries of his family, even if
they then. lived. The unhappy father has
heard nothing from them yet, and every effort
made 10 find their bodies has proved unaral
ing.


"The rise OF the water is represented as
being unparalleled in the history of the country
for its SuddennesS and volume"
Year: 1859

NM Mr.. - and his wife were sitting, a
few days since, quite close to each other, in
their home the husband feeling somewhat
loverlke, although for years a married man,
put his arm around his wife and saluted her
affectionately. The wife pushed him away
saying "You should not do such things
when the door is open and people are passing.
They will think We are not married if they
see US kissing each other"
Year: 1859

REMARKABLE FREAK OF LlGHTNING.-On
Friday afternoon, when the thunder storm
prevailed, the lig ghtning struck the carpenters
shop of edwin Taylor, on Water street, under
rather peculiar circumstances. A hole, nearly
foot in dlamter, was made through the fiat
roof OF the building, and the splinters from the
boards were scattered IN the room below
number OF men at work in the shop experienced
no sensation when the lightning struck, and
there are no other traces OF the fluid than the
hole referred to in the roof. There are high
chimneys OF iron rising above the building,
which ought 10 be pretty good conductors
Why this thunder-bolt should have Stunned
them, and struck the roof, is more than we
can understand, and how the bolt found Its way
to the earth after striking, is no less mystery.
Rochester Union, Nay 30.
Year: 1859

Land Of Music, Of Poetry, Passion, and Love
With all beauty below, and all brightness above
Whre the leaf Is most green, and the wave Is most


clear;


Where the tirts ofthe rainbow forever appear;
Where the breeze ever bears, it wantons along,
The sweetness offragrance, the echoes Of song;
Where the eyes of the maiden darkest and brigh-


test,


And their words and their hearts the softest and


lightest;
Where there love is all fire and their veins all


fame,
Now burning to hate, and now melting with shame
Where Revenge is duty, and Murder crime,
Land of Evil and Good and in both most sublime
Land of Beggars and Noble the boast of their line
Where the blood of dead heroes remounts in the vine
Land of Glory-tho' past land of Memory's spell !
Land of Greatness-tho' lost land of Beauty, fare


well
Year: 1859

CINcINNATI, March ia fire broke out at an
early hour this morning, in the building northeast
corner of Fourth and Walnut streets, and such was
the progress of the flames that several women and
one man narrowly escaped with their lives.
Year: 1859

Communication with Hyde County.


1t will he recollected that we briefly announced
on Thursday, .llat the steamboat Post Boy, which
had been RUNNING between Newbern and Wash
had stanraed for want Of
s-7+4Ecfr17t BUSINESS 10 cx3cnses. 70
be regretted but it is the fate, generally, in ali
pioneer attempts at steamboat and railroad com
1nunication. I he projectors realize nothing but
disappointment and regret for their arduous labors
and liberal investments while it is left for others,
who commence where their predecessors left off,
to realize the consummation of their hopes and
large dividends.


The withdrawal of this boat is to be regretted,
not only by the people of Hyde, who were SO gem
erous in their efforts establish it, but it is to be
regretted by the people of Washington and New
bern whose mutual interests certainly would have
been promoted by the continuance of this steam
boat communication. But let not despair en-
tirey-something may yet be DONE We have
heard some suggestions and propositions from a
very practical and not over sanguine that
lead us to hope that something may yet be ac-
complished Our own opinion (not worth much
CT course) is that, if the boat could be purchased
and overhauIed and fitted for continued service
by a company who would secure practical AL
energetic management with a view to increased
freight and passenger business and so arrange
the schedule that the boat could make the time
from Newbern to Washington in I2 hours, touch
ing at one point in Hyde county, and make one
or two round trips week. the line would not on y
be self-sustaining but would pay something above
Running thus, either once or twice week. a mail
could not be refused, and that in connection with
the increased freight and passenger business
which such a schedule would certainly command,
the project could not fail


Our friends in Hyde are the greatest sufferers
by the discontinuance, for they are not only de-
prived of mail facilities but if they wish to leave
home to travel any considerable distance they
must their own conveyances and drudge to
Newbern or Washington before they get
either Railroad or Stage accommodation. We
hope for their sake the enterprise will not be
tircIy Abandoned but that the matter will be
calmly and practically considered by the people
of Hyde and the citizens of the two towns, Wash
ington and Newbcrn, whether they can dispense
with a communication desirable not
Year: 1859

Nor YET.-It is now thought that the Cadets will
leave for before the last ofthis week
Their mothers should fill thernapsacks with goodies,
the children may get hungry. If called on to face
foe Wen bet our pile they are found all right
Year: 1859

Arrangemets have been made by parties
in Hannibal and st. Joseph, for the immedi-
ate erection of a Telegraphic Line between
the two cities. The wires have already been
contracted for, and the work will be COM
menced as early as next month; when the
line is completed, which will be soon, We
shall be in direct connection with the East
by telegraph as well as by rail, as we are at
present. The changes that few months
have wrought in our position are wonderful,
and who can predict the future?-P Palermo
Leader.
Year: 1859

NTTTH THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE


w New YearI wish to return my hearty thanks
for the liberal support and dencouragementthat has
been extended to me in my business for the past
two years. This Office was opened here about two
years ago, not with the expectation of realizing
fortune, but with the hope of contributing some
thing towards the settlement and improvement of
this beautiful valley, by means of direct personal
effort, and by furnishing information to those at
the East who were seeking homes and occupation
ut the West. l have endeavored to keep steadily
in view the Future of this tOloR and country, and
by means of considerable labor and expense, re-
gardless of present profit, my business is now es-
tablished upon firm and reliable basis; and
can offer to all who entrust their business to my
care an intimate knowledge of the country, its in
habitants, and their circumstances, derived from
extensive travel. and constant intercourse with
settlers, upon and since their arrival. claim to
be thoroughly eonversant with the wants and c.
pabilites of this country, aud shall never advise
correspondents or emigrants aught they cannot
realize. My facilities for the transaction of bust
ness are unequalled by any office in the Neosho
Valley. / shall attend all the
Year: 1859

The great length of the road law which
will be found on ehe outside of this weeks
paper, excludes our usual variety of read
ing matter. Every person should read it
and post themselves.
Year: 1859

rs SITUATED TWO MILES WEST OF LAW
L renee, on the Lawrence and Lecompton road,
perhaps better known as the Catherine road.


In offering our Trees for sale we have but few
words to say. Particular attention has been paid
to their cultivation in order to keep them in good
shape for setting in orchard form. The soil on
which they are grown being good and worked
deep, they are uncommonly well rooted, having
large amount of fibrous roots.


We have spared pains in obtaining the best
Year: 1859

There can be no doubt, says the Sacra.
mento Standard, Of tie fact that the late
escapade al lIarper's Ferry has had the effect
of opening the eyes of conservative men in
the Opposition ranks. The following article
is copied from the Fort Wayne Qnd) Times.
1t is a Republican paper, and its editor is a
member Of the Republican Central Commit
tee of that State. There are many men in
the Republican ranks who will indorse the
whole of it. The Times says:


The moral of the late disturbance at IIar
per's Ferry is one that will not soon he for
gotten. The people will ponder over it, and
make their own comment. Now that dan
GERS are no longer prophecies, but a visible
tangible reality, staring them in the face
with impunity, and uttering sentiments which
they never dreamed Of and threatening the
stability of the Union, under whose Hgis
the people have lived in peace and lourshed
beyond all precedent in the history of the
world, they will see tie suicidal policy which
they have indorSed-the extreme of tauali-
eisn- and will return to a more national
and conservative policy. 1t will prove an
argument against the doctrine which we have
posed, ard that will be unanswerabe If
the elections in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
Iowa were to take place to day, the result
would prove of a different complexion from
what it is, The people will now perceive
that the tendency Of this slavery excitement


is evil and pregnant with the most vicious
results
Year: 1859

At the first establishment of newspapers
they were quite destitute Of advertisements,
and nothing was more common thaa for
newspapers to be issued with blank page


The first newspaper printed in America had
only three pages of reading matter, as there
WAS not foreign or domestic news enough to
ill out all the columns. In England, after
a while, new method was adopted to fill
up the space not required for the current
news, 10y publishing selections from the holy
scriptures, and many an old newspaper is
POW eXtant with whole page copied from
the Bible Chapters from the New Teata-
men, were placed at the head Of the column,
and the space below was filled out with "a
psalm of the required length. AT the time
this, 10 us, novel proceeding was resorted to
to fill up the paper, the Bible was not SO
common or SO cheap as at present and doubt


less much good resulted from the practice
Year: 1859

Gnosr AT MooRE's FLAr.-The San
Juon Press relates the following:


Six months ago, Thomas kiIigrew was
killed in a tnnnel at Moore's Flat. and it is
seriously asserted that he now makes chostIv
visits to his old partners. On one occasion
he threw rocks into their cabin when it was
supposed to be tightly closed and on anoth
er he stakcd into it, his face all bloody, and
took seat on the bed by the side of one of
lis partners as he was pulling off his boots.
Once he was seen sitting outside of the cab
in on a log. Ills vsi $ have been made
during both day and night These things
are all gravely told as tacts by the parties
whom the unqniet spirit honors with his calls
and one Of whom is said to be an intelligent
man, who offers to swear to all he has stated.
No ri!irue nor argument can make them
believe they have not seen the ghost Of their
dead partner 1t is thought be had some
money buried, which fact now troubles him.
We do not know whether this story was
devised to "fool' the local paper, or not
but we do know that it was told to us in all
seriousness, and we tell the tale as we receiv-
ed it. There is just the ghost of Il chance
that it may be true
Year: 1859

~ A somewhat excited individual
tried hard to get up a row yesterday after
noon at the corner of Brady and CONNER
cial streets, which resulted in his being led
off under the charge of couple of runners
Of the Graham House He will be furnish
ed with cool and refreshing quarters for a
few days, at no expense to anybody save
the county.
Year: 1859

DEL1GHTFUL.-The warm deg days
and cool nights are just the things required
at this time. After hard days work the
laborer needs sound. refreshing sleep, and
these nights are just the kind to produce 1T
Providence is smiling on the agricultural
interests of Scott county.
Year: 1859

~ Were it not that we expect,
and are sure of more lively times in the
course of few weeks, we should be real
discouraged at the almost utter desertion
of our streets. by persons from the interior
The farmers all being very busy with their
Year: 1859

SOMEWHAT DRUNk.-A jolly son Of
Erin, who had evidently been going it all
night, came bowling around the depot yes.
terday morning, bent on having "muss.'
He was handled pretty roughly by one Of
the porters, but to no purpose, as he de-
clared his intention of remaining where he
was until he saw fit to leave. After good
deal of hard labor be was placed into a
hack and taken to the Graham House. where
the cool rooms will undoubtedly have very
soothing effect on his excited nerves. We
think q few taps over the Uranium would
have had very beneficial effect in bring
ing the gentleman to his senses
Year: 1859

r. We desire to call the attention
of our readers to the law card of uessrs
CoSoDox d HALL, who have recently entered
into partnership for the practice of law
The gentlemen are both too we'll known as
first rate lawyers, to need any comnenda-
Year: 1859

Why is rive have often won
dered why good Democratic newspaper
could never be supported in either Burling-
ton or Keokuk. In the former place. the
Democracy have no regularly established
organ. and in Keokuk. the Democratic pa
per is only issued enthusiastically. There
is no good cause for this, as we believe both
of these places could support first class
Democratic newspaper.
Year: 1859

ANOTHER New PACKET LINE.-The
Gazette of yesterday morning gives US the
intelligence that another line of steamers is
soon TO be put ON the river between this
city and st. Louis. The line will consist Of
fifteen first class boats, there being but one
stern wheel craft among the whole of them.
We do not exactly relish this arran cement,
- We had about concluded to invest few
shillings in the Lightning Line, but if this
new line is started We very much question
whether We should be atle TO get our money
back.


However, with the Kentucky No 2. and
the Resoluts, . new company has got many
difficulties to overcome before they can
eclipse them in business.
Year: 1859

The truth was never more forcIbly ex-
pressed than ia the following lines:


If fthere is a man who may eat his bread
at peace with God and man, iii that man
who has brought that bread out Of the
earth by bis own honest industry. 1t is
cankered by no fraud, it is wet by no tear,
it is stained by no blood.
Year: 1859

1t is stated that prayers are Regularly
offered up in the Episcopal Church of
Belgium for the President Of tle United
States


We suppose tits because lie is considered
past praying for on this side Of The water.
Year: 1859

DENTAL NOTICE.-Dr. H. N. g~E.@S CASE, office next door to Gov. Conway < QIYT-IS residence where he is prepared to operate in every branch of his profession Artificial teeth with artificial gums. from one to full set inserted so as to look perfectly natural All full sets inserted on the suction, or atmospheric pressure prnciple feel perfectly natural and easy in the mouth, and answers n the legitimate uses of natural teeth

 Teeth, if taken i'll time, can be plugged so as to preserve them for life.
Year: 1859

In reply to frequent nquires-I would say, that am now prepared to travel to any part of the state and will go prepared to do everything ill the line of my profession in the neatest possible manner. Per sons wishing my services will please drop a line 10 that effect, as shall not have time to go except where have calls, and will only charge tls regular Memphis and eastern prices, same IS ] charge in my office. Il. N CASE, Dentist.

 Little Rock, Ark. Feb 3 '59-ly.
Year: 1859

Man visaged thing thy virgin leaf
To me looks more than deadly pale,
Unknowing what may stain thee yet


poem or n tale.
Who can thy unborn meaning scan?
Can Seer or Sibyl read thee nowY
No seek to trace the fate of man


Writ ON his infant brow.
If il should be In pensive hour
Some sorrow-moving theme try,
All, maiden, how thy tears will fall,


For all 1 doom 10 die
But IL in merry mood touch
Thy leaves then shall the sight Of thee
Sow smiles as thick on rosy lips


As ripples on the sea.
The Weekly Press shall gladly stoop
To bind thee up among its sheaves;
The Daily steal thy shining ore.


To gild its leaden leaves.
Thou hast no tongue, yet thou canst speak,
Till distant shores shall hear the sound;
Thou hast no life, yet thou canst breathe


Fresh life ON all around.
Thou art the arena Of the wise,
The noiseless battle ground Of fame
The sky where halos may be wreathed


Around the humblest name.
Take, then, this treasure to my trust,
To win some idle readers smile,
Then fade and moulder in the dust,
Or swell some bonfre's creakling pile