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Year: 1860




Tho undersigned desirous OF acquainting those who
may be unfortunate enough to be similarly afflicted
where permanent relief OF their suerings may be OBJ
tained feels it his duty to thus publicly express his most
sincere gratitude to Dr. h. j. Czapkay for the permanent
recovery Of his health Borne down by the distressing
symptoms incident to the vicious practices of uncontroa
bic passion in YOUTH depressed in body and mind unable
to perform the most trifng duty imposed by the
daily avocaons Of life sought the al yce of many ply
sicans who at first regarded my disease of trng inn
porance but alas after few weeks and in several in
stances months of their treatment found to my unut
terable horror that instead Of relief symptoms be-
came alarming in their torture and being told by
that my disease being principally confined to the
BRAIN medicine would be Of little consequence despaired
Of regainng my health strength and energy and as


last resort, aud with but faint hopo. called upon Dr.
Czapkay who, after examining my case prescribed some
medicine, which almost instantly relieved Of the duh
pain and dizziness in my head Encouraged by the result
resolved to place myself under his care, and hy strict
obedience to all his directions and advice my head
came clear my ideas collected, the constant pain in nv
back and grons the weakness of my limbs the nervous
reaction Of my whole body the slightest alarm or ex.
etement the msanthropy and evil lorebodiugs the self
dstrus and want OF confidence in Others the ncapabty
to study the want of resolution the fightfu exciting
and at times peasurabe dreams by night followed by in
voluntary discharges have all disappeared and in fact
IN two months after having consulted the Doctor felt
If inspired by hte--that life which, a short time
ago, contemplated to end with my own hand


With view to guard the unfortunate from falling into
the sn0res of incompetent quacks, deem 1t my duty
offer this testimony to the merits and skill of Dr. Czapkay
and recommend him TO all who may stand in need of med
once under his care, radical and permanent will be
effected


Il. S. B.F FILLMORE


State of California, county Of San Francisco Subscrib
cd and sworn to before me, this 18th day of April A. d.
1882 Signed, JOHN MIDDLETON, Notary Public
Year: 1860




Prompted by honest desire of my heart wish to Law
before the public which deserves commendation
not only act of scientific skl but that of humanity
also About two years ago suddenly and from causes
unknown to me, seized with ct Of Epilepsy which
owing to my inability TO meet the expenses consequent
upon thorough medical treatment and the discourage
msnt which met with on attempting it, soon became
such las then led to beleve) as to defy the skill of
any physician. was frequently while in pursuit of my
calling thrown down to the ground without the slightest
warning and although insensible to the agones yet
despised the misees of my life and learned to look
upon those who would render assistance or shelter me
from danger my enemies, who sought to proong the
existence my miserie While in this state and hay
ing previous to my afieton tasted the sweets of life
once more induced to attempt seeking aid of physi
ean and by recommendation called upon Dr. L. j. Cap
kay. told him of my circumstance and of my inability
to reward him for his services regardless which, how
ever he at undertook my case and with the bless
ing OF God, restored to perfect health
Unable to reward him for the boon which enjoy at pres
emit and yet conscious of my indebtedness consider it
due to myself and all afflicted to make the case public in
order that these in need of medical advice may fnd ply
sician in whom every confidence can be placed.


Signed MEYER YABLONSKY
State Of California county Of san Francisco Subscribed
and sworn 10 before nc, this LIST day Of August A. D.
1856. GILBERT A. GRANT Notary Public
Address L. J. CzAPKAY, N. D., san Francses Cal.
Year: 1860

IT is trite, but just remark, that every MIN
.is in some sense the maker Of his own fortune


1t cannot he denied that much of the happi-


ness or misery that We suffer is the fruit of our
own choice. Still think the remark; pcct,-


iarly applicable to mothers and heads OF iiami-


lies. Happy indeed would it he for the juvcn-


lie part of the community, if the i'll effects of a
wrong choice were wholly confined to the one


who makes it. was led to this reflection, on
my return home from an excursion to the coun-
try i'll that little emporium of the great world
Il steamboat. AS the boat did not leave the


wharf till late in the evening, being an invalid,
and finding myself too weary to read, took
my station at an early hour in the ladies' cabin,
with little else to occupy myself but to observe
the different passengers as thoY from time to
time sought their quarters for the night. OF
all other places, know of none where awcli
bred lady may so readily be disccrned from the
common tlrong, us in crowded steamboat
cabin, at night; not SO much by her external
appearance, or, "costIy array," us by her cas-,
quiet, unolstrusivc digniicd mien, and by her
cheerful submission to the little nconvclicnccs


nscparablc from such limited accommodations,
and her refined and polite attention to the com
fort and convenience Of her fclIow-passcngcrs.
While the gay, bcdizcned, but vulgar woman
seems to feel hcrscfprivilcgcd to lay aside even
the common courtcsics of life, with her outer
garments and to exhibit without restraint her
Tolubility, i'll temper, .sclishnsss, and all utter
rccklcssncss Of the comfort and happiness of
every body else, l had scarcely seated myself
when a lady Of modest cheerful aspect entered
the cabin, leading by the hand sprightly rosy
checked little fellow, of some eighteen or .wen-
ty months, who came laughing and bounding
along as if every change WAS to him fresh
cause OF happiness. | observed as the little
fellow stopped at the door of the cabin to take
a parting kiss from .'"rapa,' that his mother,
with manner which at once won her Il place
Year: 1860

Let but the heart be beautiful,


Aud care not for tie face:
/ heed not that the form may want


Pride, dignity, or grace.
Let the miud be filed with glowing thoughts
And the soul with sympathy,
And care not if the cheek be pale
Or the eye lack briancy.
What though the check be beautiful,
1t soon must lose its bloom;
.&e eyes bright lustre soon will fade,
In the dark and silent tomb
But re glory Of the mind will live,
Though the joyous life depart,
Aud the magic charm can never die,
OF q true and noble heart
The lips that utter gentle words
llave beauty all their own,
And moro pride kindly voice,
Than musics sweetest tone;
And though its sounds are harsh and shrl
If the heart within beats free,
And echos back each glad impulse,
'ris all the world to me-
Year: 1860

BE Up AND DolNC.-Who ever becomes a
man Of influence by sitting under the harrow
Of dependency: What dronc ever benefits
the world his friends or himself? There is
nothing like action coupled with chcerfulncss.
We see it everywhere. Who is Nc sitting on
that empty barrel at the corner? \ man viii.
no energy, prey to grief lie docs not know
what to do, and how 10 start Who is that
man standing in the market place? 4 lazy do
little sort of Il vayahonr, who hardly caris his
bread and butter. DO you wish to become
such character? If not, arouse yourself


away from the armchair, up from the gutter
out of the downy bed! Move Your arms, kick
Your feet, and start about; give the blood 4
chance to circulate through tic veins and the
air Of heaven to enter Your lungs. Seize the
first job presented and despatch it at once, up
for the pay, and get another forthwith, You
will soon earn enough to purchase wheel
barrow or lland-cart, and then YOU will begin
to live. Who knows what you may become?
Energy is half omnipotcnt. Small beginnings
end III large gains; Il penny well turned brings
fortune Resolve then to do something and
our word for it you will bless lis to vour diving
day for our pair-spokcn advice.
Year: 1860

If yoA must find fault do it in private il
possible, and some time after the offence rather
than Ill the time the cublamed are less in
cincd to resist when they are blamed without
witness
Year: 1860

In 1853, ip a speech at Glasburg Hi
nois, Stephen Arnold Douglas thus declared
for Popular Sovereignty:


The great fundamental principle of our
Government is, that the people of each
State and Territory shall be perfectly free
to decide for themselves what shall be the
nature and character of their institutions"


In the same year, few months later,
the champion of this doctrine had occasion
to visit New Orleans, and behold what
change came over him in this comparative
ly. brief period In a speech delivered in
that city he allowed himself to say:


Slaves are regarded as property, and
placed on an equal footing with all other
property. Hence the owner of slaves, the
same as the owner of any other species of
property, has a right to remove to any Ter
ritory and carry his property with HIM"


In a speech in the Senate, last February,
Mr.. d., forgetful of his Glasburg grafton,
said:


Il do not hold that Squatter Sovereign
ty is superior to the Constitution. hold
that no such thing as sovereign power at
taches to Territory as Territory. l
hold that a Territory possesses whatever
power it derives from the Constitution un-
der the organic act, and-no more"


A few weeks later, in order to show the
South how Popular Sovereignty had Ope-
rated to the advantage of Slavery, he said
in his speech in the Senate: /


Under this doctrine of non-interventiOn
the people of New Mexico have converted
a tract of territory more than five times the
size of the State of New York, into slave
territory"
Year: 1860

, Why should insinccrities be permitted Ol
practised in the pulpit which, if anywhere
else, would either be not uttered or imme-
diately exposed? Such is the wish that
some preachers express that men would be
consistent Christi2ns or at once give up all
profession of church membership. Yet
they would be hOrrifei to be taken at
their word, for even the imperfect form a
kind of a barrier, and the decent hedge in
the dcvoat. Few would ike to find them
selves confronted at once by the naked
power of evil in all its forms; but they
know the wish is impossible, for there will
always be the half-won and the baekslid-
in1
Year: 1860

Average attendance for the year, 50 per


cent. The above may be taken as fair ba-


sis in comparing the general interest and


advancement in the several schools No


schools suffer more from this irregularity


than the Higher Departments Fickleness


of purpose on the part of few scholars,
4 renders them annoyances to their teachers,


''drags" On their classes, calumniators of
their school records, and furnishes very


small returns for the public treasure and


the parental solicitude expended on their


education. Many pupils and some parents


seem to think that going to school is like


hunting squirrels, or making tatting, to be


attended to when there is nothing else to


do. They never seem to look upon the


school as an aggregate of individuals, where
each must ell his place or disarrange the


whole. These desultory students remind


one of the traveller who slept in the car un-
til after breakfast, and then attempted to
make up meal from the apples and GIN
ger-cakes at the way stations. There is
very little hope of informing such parents,
or Of reforming such pupils, for neither


seem to have any definite object to which
the young man or woman should attain
1t is said that short persons stretch" and
very tall ones wear low heelcd shoes, en-
deavOring to make their physique approx
mate the most approved standard of size;
but how few inquire, what is the proper
mental stature of man" or what mental
regimen will induce the proper growth.


AlmlesSneSs characterizes the pupillagc
of multitudes. In country where all are
expected to do something, where very few
look forward to inherited estates, the in
terests of which shall secure them against
almshOuses, should they grow up, dolts, it
would seem that parents should carefully
look forward to some substantial occupa-
ticn for their children Unless driven to
it to procure their bread, comparatively
few minors choose profession, while null
titudes enter upon legal manhood with
scarcely bias towards amy occupation but
idleness. Is not even that system which
deyOteS the first son to the homestead, the





middle ones to professionS and the young
est to the army, to be preferred to this
freedom from parental guidance? The best
worldly inheritance a young man can have
is something lcorthy to do, and the reqaii-
site knoOledg; to do it .ceH 1t is not to
be expected that all our youth should be
literary prodigies. A generation of savans
might prove a seourge TO the race. but
how much greater the scourge of a genera
ton of ignoramuses. The early predilec-
tions of children may often be studied by
the parent, and the right direction given
to future occupation. Where there is
not discoverablc prcdilection, We hold it
to be the duty of the parent to create that
prediction, as we would give direction to
stagnant watcr--by opening the way
This must often be done at the sacrifice of
a foolish prejudice against labor. A dwarf
is the utmost that can be expected from
natural farmer into pulpit
Or from putting a native orat or into stiff
collar behind the counter. Our glorious
system Of PUBLIC Schools profer to every
child, rich or poor, the elementary training
Year: 1860

There arc two kinds of breyity which a
keen eye soon distinguishes; the one AFRO
CANT and dictatorial, evidently asserting
that it has settled the question forever in
a sentence: the other implying that the
writer has said the best thing he has to say
On the subject; and that he wishes to have
done with it for the time, leaving it for the
readers Judgment.
Year: 1860

Do not trust to weak argument because
ycu think you have got a weak adversary;
remember, donkey will cat through his
roTe. if you only bind him with hay
band, and be all the stronger for it.
Year: 1860

Not ONLY in the United States but in every ma
ton civilized scmi-cviized savage there appears
to be at this period peculiar excitement of mind
which pnrtends state ofrrvolution ere long which
will exceed any thing that has occurred in the his
tory of the world With the exception of one
two breaches of the peace which have occurred
within the last ten years, the civilized world has
been tranquil for il Longer period than was ever
known before The result has been that the utIrr-
arian arts have lvanccd in greater ratio than
during any former period. The popullii'n of very
civilized nation has increased more RAP q y during
the last forty years, than during any like space Of
time The improvements which have taken place
in the arts the sciences and mechanics, have been
,,nparallelcd Nntwiths anding the many channels
in which the mind Of men can find employment, yet
every candid men must acknowledge, who views the
signs of the times that there is now restless spirit
which will be satisfied to pursue the peaceful arts
and occupations, which have brought the world to
its present condition of improvement


Men are not satisfied to pursue the peacelui arts
Of life for anv long period of time 1t has been sad
nv wise Philosopher, that state or war was the
natural condition of the human race; without sub
scribny to that sentiment yet we must confess that
he had good grounds for advancing such a doctrine,
what is to be the final result of the redcal excited
spirit of the age cannot predict it becomes the
duty of the wise of our own land, at least, to
endeavor 10 direct the storm which all must see is
inevitable.
Year: 1860

AccrpENrLY SHoT.-Yesterday afternoon Messrs-
Tanning and Baker, telegraphic operators, having
few leisure moments, went the river for the
purpose Of testing pistol. They selected a
place in the of the Machine Shops of the Man
chester Rail Road where they supposed there could
had fired five tines and had reloaded his pistol but
to be doubly that person in the way,
they hailed, and received no answer.-Mr. Baker
then fired, and was about firing the second time,
when one of the workmen in the Shops, Mr.. David
Canady, came out of the thicket and remarked that
be had been shot. Mr.. c. was Immediately Convey
ed by Messrs. Tanning and Baker to the nearest
building, when they procured medical aid as soon
as possible-The ball entered the right breast,
striking rib it glanced and lodged just at the
lower part of the shoulder blade.


We are pleased to learn that the wound is not as
dangerous as first feared and that it is like
ly to result seriously.


No blame is attached to the parties Val. Journal
Year: 1860

Noz1cK TO Pos1NAsrEK.-Postnaster will
please take notice that Congress has by CLAUSE
in recent act, required them to deliver news
rspers undirected from bundle, where list
of names has been furnished them from which
to make such delivery.
Year: 1860

How TO GET RErosE IN OLD AGE-I strongly
recommend you to follow the analogy of the body
In seeking the refreshment of The mind. Every
body knows that both man and horse are very
much relieved and rested, if, instead of lying
down and falling asleep, or endeavorng to fall
asleep, he changes the muscles he puts in opera.
ton. H. instead of level ground, he goes up or
down hill, it is rest both to the man walking
and to the horse which he rides-a different set
OF muscles is called into action. So, I saw, call
into action differept class Of faculties. applv
your minds TO other objects of wholesome food
to yourselves, as we'll as of good to others, and
uepend upon It, that is the true mode of getting
repose In old age. DO not overwork yourselves
do everything in moderation.


Lord Brounba,n
Year: 1860

InE MornER-It has been truly said: "The
hrst being who rushes to the recollection of n
soldier or sailor. in his hearts difficulty, is his
mother She clings to his memory and affection
In the midst OF all the forge.fulness and hardi
hood induced by rowing life. The last message
he leaves is for her: his las. whisper brca,hes
her name. The mother, as she instils the lesson
Of piety and iial obligation into tho heart Of
her infant son, should always feel that her labor
is not in vain. She may drop into the grave
bnt she has left behind her an influence that will
work for her The bow is broken, but the arrow
Is good, and will perform its office"
Year: 1860

The week opened yesterday rather dull. There
was very little spirit or animation perceivable on
the flags of rue Carondeet and environs. Large
operators in the staple did not seem willing to
move, unless it was to move off. However, the
talk was, the furry win pass off with to-day or to-
morrow, and then it will probably berevealed how
many dollars per bale on investments in cotton to
the extent Of 27,000 bales-the greater part ship
ped to foreign markets under margins of four to
six dollars per bale-will it take to upset or over
turn an operator. There were some movements
in the staple, which will be found detailed in the
usual column. 1t is hardly necessary to allude to
the general results Of the growth Of 1859 50 far as
quantity or number of bales go. We have nothing
more to talk about in regard to receipts than we
published yesterday, except the Texas tables for
the week up to last Saturday, the 7th inst, viz:
Year: 1860

The Clay Monumental Association yesterday re-
ceived package, which, upon being opened, was
found to contain an earthenware image, ,habited in
an odfashioned surtout and peaked hat, the latter
bearing on the front the letters NJ. K. G. The
Chairman, while examining the oddly shaped figure
and wondering what could be the significance Of
such an offering, heard something rattle inside.
Removing ribbon wound tightly about it, he
found that the little creature was in two pieces, and
taking him apart, out rolled three hundred gold
dollars. The package also contained the following
formal episte from Comus himself, written in such
a bold round hand as might be supposed char.
acteristic of the jolly God


To the CLAY Monumental Association III the City Of New


Orleans: aM
Year: 1860

The following correspondence speaks for itself Judge TorTEN is gentleman of acknowledged experience and ability, and an address from him upon the pollti- cal topics of the day will be listened to with interest. not only by the Democracy, but by all parties. A large crowd will undoubtedly be in attendance.
Year: 1860

Judge Rector stated the debt fos which the State was liable on account of that bank, to be now one million two hundred and ffty-four thousand dollars, which will mature in 1868 and 1888. He proposes
Year: 1860

Boy BURNT TO DEATH BY HIS FATHER-A far
mer, living in Liberty township, in this county
accidentally burnt his son to death, about two
weeks SINCE in the following manner. The farmer
was engaged in ploughng. His son, small Lao
about seven years DID, took his father out some wa
ter during the afternoon, and instead of returning
home, as his father supposed, he laid down upon
straw stack and fell asleep. The father, just before
leaving the field for the night, and wishing to get
the straw out of the way, set it on fire. Upon re-
turning home, and not finding his son there, he
thought of the stack he had fired, and went back
just in time to find his burnt almost to crisp
knoruWe Lo1eal Journal. Mau 10. L.
Year: 1860

HOLIDAY STREET THEATRE.-Those pleasing ac-


tresses, the Misses Nelson, will appear at Holiday
Street Theatre this evening In the comedy of the
| Invisible Prince and in the farce of the Laughing
Hyena.
Year: 1860

Geographic despatch received in Lynn
recently, but was refused by the person to whom
IT was sent, on the ground that he didn't recognise
me hGnd'orrttng as belonging to the one who was
said to have sent it,
Year: 1860

THE HARDEN JURY.-The Belvidere IntelLiqencer
thinks the manner in which the jury upon the
Harden trial performed their final duty is worthy
of all praise After they had gone into their rooms
a constable sent for a Bible-a chapter was
then read by the foreman then all kneeled down
IN prayer 1t was then agreed that each one should
hand in his verdict which was done, and the YER
dict was unanimous as to the guilt of the prisoner
Each one rose in his place and gave his reasons on
which be founded his opinions of the prisoners
guilt. Then the jury closed with reading chap
ter, and prayer.
Year: 1860

They are having some trouble in Cleveland
about colored children attending the public schools
One man brought the matter before the Board
and that body directed that it was foolish and
hurtful prejudice, and told him that his little girl
must sit beside negro or leave the school.