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Year: 1859

SAD STORY OF SEDUCTION AND DEATH
The Springfield Republican announces the
death of young girl from CRANKY, Ct, under
the following melancholy circumstances -
Five years ago Edwin w. Reed of West
Springfield went to CRANKY to teach village
singing school. His reputation was not good
but he was befriended by Dea. Kendall of that
town, and became an inmate of his family.
While there he effected the ruin of young
and accomplished daughter of his patron, and
induced her to leave her home. She was
taken to South Boston by her seducer, where
she remained till her death, returning to her
friends but once, and then to claim the share
OF the property upon the death of her heart.
broken father. Her money was paid over to
Reed, who deserted her. Her trials and dis
appointments had their effect upon her consti-
tuition, and she died neglected and heart brok.
en-, at her boarding place last week. Her let
tiers and papers were burned before her death,
in order to conceal from her friends the story
of her fall But an album which escaped her
vigilance revealed her true name, and on Sat.
urday last her remains were taken for burial
to her native village. Reed still keeps piano
forte store in Springfield, and teaches singing
schools i'll the country towns of western Mas
sachusetts in the winter months He has a
wife and children, is member of the Congre-
gational church, and has preserved the out
ward semblance of gentleman and a christian
in the midst of his cruel career of treachery
and murder.
Year: 1859

MARRIAeE.--l never, says Mrs. Childs, saw
a marriage expressly for money that did not
end unhappily. Yet managing mothers and
heartless daughters are continually playing the
same unlucky game. / believe men more
frequently marry for love than women, because
they have free choice am afraid to con-
lecture how large portion of women would
marry only because they think they will never
have better chance, and dread becoming de-
pendent. Such marriages do sometimes prove
tolerably comfortable, but greater number
would have been far happier single, If / may
judge from my observation of such matters,
marrying for home is a most tiresome way
of getting living.
Year: 1859

This is the anniversary OF Forefathers' Day
We may be very far from the realization of
their notions of civil and religious liberty, and
the air may be full of treason still it is the an
niyersary Of that day. Two or three hundred
years have somewhat changed the outward
appearances of the land which they peopled,
and the institutions which they established.
But the same moral conflict which was the
central idea of their day and generation has
been handed down to ours. The Puritan voy-
ayers who sailed into the night and the storm,
looking into their own bosoms for the stars of
their destiny, were neither greatly privileged,
nor oppressed above other men. 1t is their
religious and sublime self-sacrifce which makes
them appear SO. "The Liberties of our
House it behoveth us to to leave to our Pos
terities in the same freedom we have received
them," said the Puritan Commons in 1916 to
the Lords. And when they discovered that
their purpose could not prevail against the
defenders of bad State and worse Church,
they found a new field for planting the trees
whose ripened fruits they never hoped to
enjoy. They are partly rewarded by fame
immortal even among men who perish. But
the 'irrepressible conflict" did not die with
them. They conquered for themselves not
altogether for us. We have slaves enough
still who would give their lives for another
Mayfower, and the knowledge of another
Plymouth. Every day they are stealing away
to as stern climate, and to as hard fate, as
that which befel the devoted men who set
them the example. The law is against them,
and we hang the audacious man who approach
es them outside of the law. Public sentiment
which is on the side Of justice, when it is best
understood, prepares the way for the meliora-
ton Of oppressive statutes, but lacks courage.
The bowling of few bedamites, who prefer
anarchy with tyranny, above harmony and or
der with the dspensation of equal priv
ileges among men, often frightens the best
intentioned humanity into cowardly hui
initiation. And this is the reason why
we now listen day after day to eulogies of bar
ba-ism, coupled with the most daring and reck-
less perjury and treason. Fortunately, the
Puritan spirit is not exhausted. 1t is only
dormant. 1t is often trifed with, and doesn't
readily know when it is wronged. But in the
season when action is wisdom, it may be relied
upon to defend the institutions which were
contemplated as part of the republican gov
ernment by its founders, and to destroy what
ever others may have risen to impair their Sc
curity.
Year: 1859

On Monday night two Frenchmen, walking
upon the track of the Western railroad be-
teen Hinsdale and Pittsfield were struck by an
engine and instantly killed. Their dead
bodies were found about mile apart near Dal-
ton They were brothers-in-law, and both
leave young families in destitution Five
deaths have occurred from walking upon the
line of the Western railroad in that vicinity,
during the last fortnight
Year: 1859

A twelve pound cannon ball was found re-
Gently in bale of cotton purchased in Provi-
dence In another bale about seventy-five
pounds of cotton seed and clumps of earth
were found. The Providence Journal thinks
that as iron does not injure the machinery like
sand the substitute of the former for the latter
shows an improvement in the moral character
of the men who mingle foreign substances
with the cotton. They only want to cheat
and no not desire to injure the machinery
Year: 1859

Ex-President Pierce and wife have again left
for winter residence in New Providence, one
of the group of the Bahama Islands. The
health Of Mrs. Pierce is such that she cannot
sustain the severity of our climate
Year: 1859

The sensation which is now agitating
Gotham, is the great wedding "a union
of hands, but not of hearts, we fear) that
will take place about the middle Of this
month between Cuban millionaire, who
is old, ugly and disgusting, and young
American girl, who is yet in her teens,
and is said to be very beautiful. The
wedding will be conducted on scale of
magnificence never before eqpaled in
this country. The bridal presents, it is
said, will amount to six hundred thousand
dollars, and all the other appointments
will be on scale of corresponding mag.
nifcence. To us, this appears to be .
sacrifice of virtue for the mere blandish.
ments of wealth, for where there is such
disparity of age, there must be want, q
total want, Of anything like congeniality
of sentiment, and, consequently, an entire
absence of love, and, We fear, that after
the excitement is over and the wealth of
the old dotard has been realized and en-
joyed by the deluded girl, she would OK.
change it all for one loving heart that
beat in unison with her own. We can
not help sighing for the future that awaits
her, and pity her from the depths of our
heart for the misery she is bound to en-
dure. How much better it wonld have
been had she acted like beautiful and
lovely young lady Of our acquaintance
not thousand miles from Mobile, who,
when this millionaire offered himself and
bis riches to her in exchange for the love
and affections of her pure, warm, virgin
heart, refused them, as she would not bar
ter herself for gold, nor become the bride
of man she could not love for all the
wealth of the Indies. Though surroun-
ded with every luxury which wealth can
purchase, the former will be less happy
with the man she can but detest, than
would be the latter with the man she
loves, though he had to earn his daily
bread by the sweat of his brow.


Enterprise News.
Year: 1859

STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS. = We have frequently expressed our opinion as 10 the positions an aspirant must occupy in order to secure the support of the democracy of the South -- and the nomination of the Democratic National Convention. The attempt of Senator DOUGLAS to palm him. self upon the democratic party-to dictate new code of principles, at variance with long established usage, and in opposition to both the letter and the spirit of the con- stitution-are facts well known to even those who are but casual observers of the signs upon the political horizon Attor- ney-General BLACK in his reply to Judge DOUGLAS Harper essay, takes the true ground, which refers the question of Sla- very in Territory to the decision of its inhabitants when they enter the Union as State e--not in their untledged condition when first formed into Territory. Judge DOUGLAS ayers Territorial Legislature can exclude Slavery the very moment after its organization; and yet he declares that he stands upon the Democratic Plat form.

 In the Dred Scott decision, as affirmed by the Supreme Cour, of the United States, after clearly proving Congress had no power to exclude Slavery from the territo- ries, it further says, " and if Congress itself cannot do this--if it is beyond the power of the Federal Government - il will be admitted, we presume, that il could not authorise Territorial Govern ment to exercise them. It could confer no power on any local government eslab- lished by it's authority to violate the pfoyi- sions of the constitution" V

 The papers in the South, with few ex- captions, who have espoused the cause of Douglas, have dropped him, and denounce him as having been weighed in the balance and found wanting" while at the North he is fast failing. His late attempts to reply to Judge BLACK, with low abuse and scurrili,y, show definitely that his arguments have been met and the Little Giant" vanquished. The South cannot support DOUGLAS and remain true to herself.
Year: 1859

There will be an Independent Concert given by the Ladies belonging to the Prairie County Agricultural Society, at Des Arc, in the room over the new store of J. A. Frith & Co.,, some night during the approaching Fair. All are invited to attend, friendly to the move, and the T ,dias and Gentlemen from a distance more MANY LADIES.
Year: 1859

Mr.. Craig, who was nominated by the
Bogus Democracy of this county for the
Assembly, has written letter to a friend
of bis in Auburn, declining to run. This
leaves only Messrs. Fitzsimmons and Nevers
on the legislative ticket. We said last week
we did not think the Bogusites would last
until "dog days" and our prediction will
prove true, sure You 'fellers" have not
got the back bone.
Year: 1859

The WAY TO RAISE THE WIND.-For sew
eral weeks the Sonora Herald suspended
publication, and was clearly defunct, and the
Bogus democracy of Tuolumne mourned at
the loss of their organ. The editor mourn
ed at the necessity of suspension. lie finally
shou ldered his carpet.sack and wended bis
way to "Head quarters" when 10! upon his
return to Sonora, out comes the Herald as
good as new resusitated for the campaign!
Cannot some Tuolumne man inform us, if
there is any more of the "same sort left" as
there may be other Broderick editors in
this State who would like to know.
Year: 1859

CHILD OF THE STATE PRIsoN.--One of the edi-
tors of the New York Commercial recently Wis
tied the prison at Sing Sing. He writes that
the curiosity of the female prison is the prison
child. This is beautiful boy about two years
old, born in prison of convict mother, who
was sent there for passing counterfeit money.
He is the pet of the establishment, and the ad-
miration of every visitor. A short time since
a wealthy Southern lady offered to adopt him
as her own, but the mother would not part
with it. She has three more yearsitO. serve as q
convict.
Year: 1859

WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO FUR
w nsh at short notice the above Battery, and would
request the attention of ali Quartz Men to 1t previous to
the erection OF mill. For efficiency in working out the
gold it is becoming celebrated and we have no hestancy
npronouncingi superior in every respecto any now
in


AT our request MR.. AI.MARIN B. PAUL, Superntend-
ent of the Oriental Quartz MILL Nevada city has
sened to explain the working of the MILL and show its
efficiency to any who may feel interested, and all can
judge oft better by seeing it in practical operation,
would refer Quartz men of Nevada county to him.


GODDARD, HANSC0M RANKIN,


37-3m PACIFIC Foundry. San francisco.
Year: 1859

the jury to present the word itself as nuisance
in the English tongue and further promised
them, that be would, upon such their prefer
ment, publish an edct Of the court, for the en-
tire banishment and exclusion Of it out OF the
disoourses and conversation Of all civil socle-
ties.
Year: 1859

HUteht Assueu uuEch Ast, AoOo'
The invention consists of forcing Quicksilver into blocks
of wood which used false bottoms for suces there
by giving Quicksilver surface until the blocks
out Az the blocks gradually worn by the gravel a
fresh supply Quicksilver constantly exposed ready to
amalgamate the gold that in contact with them.
The machines for forcing Quicksilver into the blocks
of simple construction and durable One press
hundred pounds of Quicksilver in day. which will
give hundred feet OF Quicksilver surface md the process
is easily learned.


The shop cost of the machines, from SI4 to $40,
according to the size.


The following letters from practical Miners at Michigan
Bluffs Placer County, where the PATENT RIFLES were
first introduced will show the estimation in which they
are held by those who have used them -


MICHIGAN BLUFFS March 2sth 1869.
Mr. Briggs Sir al have used your Patent Quicksilver
Block Rifles and ennsider them the best method for
ing fine gold have used. used them the Amer
can River this last summer, and found that by using
them could at least one-fourth gold than by
any other Rifles now In Hoping that your Rifles
viii be extensively introduced throughout the State and
meet with the they deserve remain yours truly


GEORGE F. BENNET
Year: 1859




State ofCafornis, County Of Nevada On this 18th
day Of September 1852 personally appeared before
me l. Caldwell, Notary Public in and for said county
Emene Avery wife of f. W. Avery, personally kpewn to
TO be the person described in and who executed
the foregoing declaration instrument of writing and
the said Emeine Avery having been made acquainted
with the contents of said writing acknowledged to me-
an examination separate and apart from and without
the hearing OF her said husband that she executed
the and made said declaration freely and voluna
riy and without fear compulsion, under infu
of her said husband and that she did not wish 10
retTact the execution of the same


In witness whereof do hereuntO set my hand and Of
fetal seal this day and date aforesaid.


5l-4t j. 1. CALDWELL, Notary Public.
Year: 1859

COLE TRADER.-I, Emeline Avery, de
- make this my declaration that pursuant to act
titled oct TO authorize married to transact
business in their sole traders passed April
18th 1852 that is my intention and that intend to
carry business in my own name, and on my own ae-
count viz the business Of hotel keeping, including bar
keeping also the dairy business connected with ranch
ing and gardening in the County Of Nevada and State Of
California.
Year: 1859

USEFUL INFoRMArIoN.-The washer
women of Holland and Belgium, 50
proverbially clean, and who get up
their linen so beautifully white, use
refined borax as washing powder
instead of soda, in the proportion Of a
large handful of borax powder to
about ten gallons of boiling water,
They save in soap nearly one.half
All the large washing establishments
adopt the same mode. For laces,
cambric, etc, an extra quantity Of the
powder is used, and for crinolincs ire
quired to be made very stiff strong
solution is necessary. Borax being a
neutral salt does not in the slightest
degree injurc the texture of the linen !;
its effect is to soften the hardest wa
ter, and therefore it should be kept
on every toilet table. To the taste it
is rather sweet is used for cleaning
the hair, is an excellent dentritice, and
in hot countries is used with tartaric
acid and bi-carbonatc of soda as a
cooling beverage. Good tea cannot
be made from hard water all water
can be made soft by adding a tea
spoonful of borax powder to an ordi-
nary sized kettle of water, in which
it should boil. The saving in the
quantity of tea used will be at least
one fifth. To give the black the flavor
of the green tea, add single leaf
from the black currant tree Scientific
African.
Year: 1859

JUDICIAL DIGNIrY.-T The following
conversation is said to have passed
between venerable old lady and a
certain presiding judge of this State.
The judge was supported on the right
hand and on the left by his humble
associates, and the old lady was cal
led to give evidence


President Judge" Take off your
bonnet, madam"


Lady, would rather not, sir"


Judge-"l desire you to take of
your bonnet


Lady" am informed that in pub
lie assemblies the women should cover
the head such is the custom, and of
course | will not take off my bonnet"


Judge" Why, you are pretty
woman Indeed, | think you had bet,
ter come and take a seat on the bench,


Lady" Thank you kindly, sir--but
| really think there are old pomen enough
there already"
Year: 1859

Many people suppose that Zouaves,
so often mentioned in connection with
the Italian war, as well as with the
late campaign in the Crimea, are a
corps of Arabs. They are only French
men in Arab uniform, and are made
up of men selected from the old sol
diers of the regular army for their
fine form, great strength and tried
courage. a letter from Italy says of
them


"The dress of the Zouavc is of the
Arab pattern the cap is loose fig,
or skull cap, of scarlet felt, with a
tassel turban is worn over this in
full dress a cloth vest and loose
jacket, which leave the neck unincum-
bercd by collar, stock or cravat, cover
the upper portion of his body, and al
low free movement of the arms; the
scarlet pants are of the loose oriental
pattern, and are tucked under gartcrs
like those of the foot rifles Of the
guard the overcoat is loose cloak,
with hood ; the Chasscurs wear a
similar one. The men say that this
dress is the most convenient possible,
and prefer it to any other. The Zou-
aves have certainly proved that they
are what their appearance would indi-
cate, the most reckless, selEreliant,
and complete infantry that Europe
can produce. With his graceful dress,
soldierly bearing, and vigilant atti-
tude, the Zouave at an outpost is the
beau ideal of soldier. They neglect
no opportunity of adding to their per,
sonal comforts if there is stream
in the vicinity, the party marching on
picket is sure to be amply supplied
with fish rods, &c, il anything is to


be had, the ZUuaves are quite certain
to obtain it. Their movements are


the most light and graceful have


ever seen the stride is long, bat the


foot seems scarcely to touch the


ground, and the march is apparently


made without effort or fatigue.
Year: 1859

rev sights in nature are more i'm
posing than that of the huge, solitary
iceberg, as, regardless alike of wind
aud tide, it steers its course across the
lace of the deep, far away from land.
Like one of the frost giants of Scan
dmavIan mythology, it issues from
the portals Of the north, armed with
great blocks of stone. Proudly it
sails on. The waves that dash in foam
against its side shake not the strength
of its crystal walls, nor tarnish the
sheen of its emerald caves. Sleet
and snow, storm and tempest, are its
congcnial elements. Night falls around,
and the stars are reflected tremulously
from a thousand peaks, and from the
green depths of caverns measureless
to man."


The visible portion of an iceberg is
only about one-ninth part of the real
bulk of the whole mass so that if
one be seen 100 feet high, the lowest
point, may, perhaps, be away down
500 feet below the waves. Now it is
easy to see that such moving island
will often CRATE across the summit
and along the sides of submarine hills;
and when the lower part of the berg
is roughened over with earth stones,
the surface of the rock over which it
passes will be torn up and dispersed,
or smoothed and striated, while the
boulders imbeddcd in the ice will be
striated in turn.


But some icebcrgs have been seen
rising 800 feet over the sea and
these, if their submarine portions sunk
to the maximum depth, must have
reached the enormous total height of
200 feet. By such mass any rock
or mountain top existing 2400 feet be-
low the surface of the ocean would be
polished and grooved, and succeeding
berGs depositing mud and boulders
upon it, this smoothcd surface might
be covered up and suffer no change
until the ocean bed should be slowly
upheaved to the light of day.


In this way submarine rock sur
faces at all depths, from the coast
line down to 1000 or 5000 feet, may
be scratched and polished and cventu-
ally entombed in mud. 1t is upon
this theory only that we are able to
account for the many huge boulders
that lay scattered about upon the
mountain, valley and plain.
Year: 1859

SHEEr--Very little attention is de-
voted at present by our farmers to
raising sheep, still we predict the day
will come when Iowa will be known
as a wool-producing State. Our prai-
ries are admirably adapted to the pur-
pose, the wolves are fast disappear
ing before the progress Of settlements,
and our farmers are becoming better
able to provide sufficient winter shell
ter for them, the want of which has
hitherto been one great drawback to
raising sheep. At present there is
not that indUcement offered for pro-
ducing wool that there is in the East
crn States, or that there will be here


in few years hence, from the fact
that so little is raised. Merchants
purchasing for shipment cannot afford
to pay more than Il mere nominal
price. While wool at the East bears
high price and amply remuncratcs
the producer for his labors, here with
much greater advantages, it does not
pay SO well from the low price at
which it is rated. In Western New
York it costs about $3.50 per head
per annum to keep sheep, with hay at
$500 per ton and corn at IS cents per
bushcl. Here the expense would
scarcely exceed one half the amount.
A good flock Of sheep will average
five pounds of wool each and increase
about one third their number a year


At that rate, allowing for the increase
and fair price for the wool, they
should yield profit of 81 90 per head,
which would afford an ample remu-
neration and pay more certainly than
raising wheat, so huctuating in pro-
duction and in price.-Darenport Ga-.
Year: 1859

A SISTER IN TIGHT PLACE-At
N, one Saturday evening, fatigued
by his long journey, a wagoncr, with
his son John, drove his team into good
range, and determined to pass the
Sabbath, enjoying a season Of worship
with the good folks Of the village.


When the time for worship arrived,
John was set to watch the team while
the wagoner went in with the crowd.
The preacher had hardly announced
his subject before the old man fell
sound asleep. lie sat against the par
tition in the centre Of the body slip
just over against him, separated only
by very low partition, sat ileshy
lady who seemed all absorbed in the
sermon. She struggled hard with her
feelings, but unable to control them
any longer, she burst out with loud
scream, and shouted at the top of her
voice, arousiuS the old man, who, but
half awake, thrust his arms around
her waist, and cried very soothingly


Whoa, Nance whoa, Nance
whoa here John calling his SON
"cut the belly band and loose the
breeching, quick, or she'll tear every
thing to pieces"
Year: 1859

An editor, who lived at a hotel,
being absent one night, the landlord
took the liberty of allowing a stran-
ger to occupy his room. In the morn
ing, the ungrateful lodger left the fol-
lowing written on the margin of one
of the editors old newspapers:


% l slept in an editors bed last night,


And Others may say what they please;
say there is one editor in the world


That certainly takes his ease.


When thought Of my humble cot, away,


l could not suppress sigh,


But thought, as rolled in the feathery nest,


Hoe easy editors LIE
Year: 1859

The Davenport Democrat says that
an official letter from kossuth to a
Hungarian exile at that place has
been received, requesting him to take
immediate steps towards embarking
for Hungary. From the tenor of the
letter it would appear that kossuth
was engaged in raising an army.