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Year: 1859

Come, boys, and listen few moments
to your uncle. You have now arrived at
an age when you must, begin to think about
doing something for yourselves. The first
piece of advice | have for you is, to do
every thing we'll which you undertake.
There is but little danger ofyou being too
particular in this respect. A boy who is
careful to draw a straight line OH his slate,
will be very likely to make straight line
through life. There is no position in life
in which you will not be called upon to be
as exact as possible. Step into a jewelers.
shop, and see how careful the workman
must be in finishing up the article he
holds in his hands. Visit ship yard, and
the man with the broad axe must learn to
hew on the line, or be- dismissed. You
think of being a clerk. Well, remember
that a mistake there is little less than
crime. | never saw a man who was very
particular about his affairs that was not
successful. How exac: is the military
officer in the command of a body of men!
A clumsy sailor will never rise to the COM
mand OF a ship.


But there ls one great danger which be-
sets many young men at the present day.
1t is the disposition to avoid all solid i'm
prov ement, and take up with subjects that
require no thought, and which serve as
mere excitement to the mind. Your other
friends tell you that boys are very fast at
the present day, but can remember fast
boys long before you were born; but they
never made solid and useful men! Very
few Of them ever lived to be forty years
old. Nobody ever trusted them. They
never filed any important office or station.


They usually became small men, be-
cause they had no capital in their heads,
with which to work ont a living. Out of
! fifty of that class of fast boys do not
know of one who ever accomplished much.
! AS you SOW, so shall you reap. The boy
who spends his hours late and early at the
card table, bowling ALLEY, or tavern bar
room, is learning nothing useful, but much
that is injurious. Listen TO such men us
Amos Lawrence, Thomas H. Benton,
Daniel Webster, Benjamin Franklin, and
George Washington. and they will all tell
you that they avoided all these things, and
owed their greatness to their attention in
early life to what would be useful to them.


This may be hard lesson for you, but
it must be studied, and the earlier in life
you acquire it, the, better will your pros
poets be for sucseseful career. Please
regard the advice Of your old uncle Felix.
-POrtldnd Transcript.
Year: 1859

PH1LosoPH1cAL.-Ihr reference to the al
most universal custom among all classes,
of showing respect to those>who are gen
teelly dressed, poor man once remarked,
"When stranger treats me with want of
respect, 1 comfort myself with the reflec-
ton that 1t is not myself that he sights.
but my old and shabby coat and hat, which,
to say the truth, have no particular claim
to alteration. So if my hat and coat choose
to ffett about it, let them; but it is nothing
to me-
Year: 1859




The local Editor OF, the Canton Repository.
recently put forth the following -


PtRsoN. 1t is with feelings too deep for
utterance, and sense of obligation overwhelm-
ing, aud of worldly consequence never before
experienced, and with heartfelt ecstacy hereto
fore not even dreamed OF, that The Junior editor
of this paper announces to his friends and the
rest of mankind, that son was born unto him
on the morning of Friday last. To our readers
male aud female, who are married and chidess
we say--get boy To our unmar ed friends
who are of proper age and Of amable tempers,
we say get married. and then--get boy To
those who have spent long. weary years in search
of an unfading joy, we say, that we never knew
what it meant till we saw our darling boy lf
we were not so corpuent we would cut such fan
tastic capers before The couch of helpless inno.
cence as would make the angel laugh. A gen
erel reprieve is granted TO all political offenders
and Gn earnest appeal made to those in pecuniary
arrears to iquidate at the earliest convenience
as the young gentleman must be fed and clothed


Friend Keeler, Editor of the Fremont Journal,
in his paper of the 18th inst. says -


Unto u Son is Born.
On Wednesday evening, Oct. 9Th a Son was born
to JASErTE L. and ISAAC NJ. KELLER.


"Auother little wave
Upon the of life;
Another soul to save,
Amid its toll and strife
1.-TWO more little feet
TO walk the dusty road
To choose where two paths meet
The harrow, or the broad.
"Two more little hands
To work for good or ill
Two more little eyes;
Another little will.
"Another heart to love,
Receiving love again;
And so the baby came,
thing ofjoy and pain"


Such events have always been characterized as JOY
Gus the world over, but unto the editor of the
JOURNAL it is peculiarly an interesting thome and
this announcement must be sufficient excuse for the
| lack of editorial matter this week


The poetry will, all be taken out Of that, when
you get up some cold morning end find you lin.
nen wet. And then when teeth cutting time
comes, take care that you don't sing another
song" then, all about nasty cross little brat.
Year: 1859

SECRETARY ToUoY is about giving out con
tract or order for a thousand breech loading
guns of an entirely new patent which are
safe to be, by competent judges, vastly su-
perior to anything yet adopted into the pub
lie service.
Year: 1859

c. Z. De LoNG.-This gentleman made a
very fine impromptu speech on Thursday
evening, at the conclusion of the remarks
Of Messrs. Broderick and McKibbin. His
graphic description of the miserably partisan
character of the last Leeompton legislature
was worthy going far to hear We hope to
have the pleasure of listening to another eff
fort of the Young Man Eloquent of Yrba,
shortly On Thursday evening, the lateness
of the hour at which he arose and the unex-
pected manner in which he was called upon
to speak, prevented him from doing himself
full justice. Nevertheless, what he said was
well said.
Year: 1859

GRAVE YARD FExcE.-It will be no news to
many Of our readers when we inform them that
. subscription paper was taken round last
week, for the purpose of raising money to erect
fence around the public burrying ground (;
but 10 those who so literally subscribed TO this
worthy object, il may be some satisfaction to
know that the project is likely to be successful,
e. nearly enough has already been subscribed
to pay for the fence. Proposals we're solicited
from number of mechanics, and on yesterday
the contract was awarded to Nessrs Black d
Hughes. for three hundred aud fifty dollars
that being the lowest bid.
Year: 1859

of his jokes and will not tell the truth
now, but say she is negress."


II say she is beautiful" cried Jack,
and he strobe away as if he was offended,
leaving Carl and the Captain to settle the
question, as they could.


We will enter the room down below,
and see the lost one-she is lying on the
bed as Carl left her, but she is not sleep
ing.


Listen she is talking to herself. Poor
thing, what thoughts rush through her
brain of home, of parents, of friends, and
perhaps lover now consolate-"Oh
God where am 1 ? Where are my friends
and those I love2 Will I see them any
more? Who is this Carl? Who is Jack?
Who the Captain? Did I ever see them
before?' Then she relapsed into silence
and all was quiet, save her breathing.
Her hand wandered toward her bosom,
and mechanically clasped the handle of a
small dagger, and drew it from its sheath
and held it up to the light. "Ah," said
she, II put this on in sport, but it will be
of use to me now," and she placed it
back into the sheath and carefully con.
cealed it in her bosom. :.


(To BE CONTINUED
Year: 1859

Always wipe your nose with the table
cloth, for that must be soiled at ell events,
and will save your hosts napkins. or your
own pocket handkerchief saT


Always observe the Abyssinian custom
never to speak nor drink, unless your
mouth is quite full.


Champ whatever you eat. making as
much noise as possible, which will show
that you relish and are pleased withlwhat
you are eating. i15qUsh 10 k9asa


Should anything at dinner stink in your
teeth, do not allow yourself tossuffer from
it moment, but use q pin, and If you
have not such q thing about you, q fork
will answer the purpose. =
Always begin to speak before smother
has finished what he or she has tol Coy,
as it will serve to show the quiekpssk of
PERCEPTION, being able to understand .
thing before it is uttered, and 1givp the
company great opinion Of yopr gcsd
breeding.


Be sure on leaving q room,s TO t6fn
your back on the company; and ifsAe
door be shut when you are going out, be
sure, to leave it open, particularly II the
weather be very cold. Should yqqaheye
occasion to use your handkerchiefin com
pany, do not mince the matter. as come
are won't to do by slightly compromising
the nose; but boldly and decidedly blow
| it. (particulsrly at meal time,) unfit re-
lieved of the inconvenience; and the
louder and more violent the different 1peo.
pulsions of sound are. the more geptssl.
easy and agreeable you will be consider
ed.
Year: 1859

We find in our exchanges multitude Of
paragraphs concerning this distinguished
Historian. his habits, manner of writing, and
| the events Of his life. 1t is we'll for his
genius and labors rendered himson of the
proudest ornaments which our country
could boast. We find in the Home Jour
nal the following eulogy upon his private
life by one who knew him intimately
"Mr Prescott WAS as rich ,in the love Of
his friends rs in the admiration OF the liter.
airy world. His friend, Mr.. Ticknor, in bis
preface to his history ofspanish Literature,
SAID OF him, with perfect truth, that his "hon-
ors will always be dearest to those who
have best known the dscouragements un-
der which they have been won, and the
modesty and gentleness with which they
are worn y His manners were most frank.
simple and engaging his social nature
was strong and active, and his sympathies
were ever ready and easily moved. His
coun'enance was extremely fine and pre.pos.
sess'ng, and retained to the last youthful
glow and animation which were the faith
lu' expression of a sunny temper and ever
young heart. No man was ever more warm.
ly beloved; no man could show better Il.
lie to the affections Of his friends. His hon
ors and distinctions never impaired the SIM
pllclty and sweetness Of his nature or chan.
yea his countenance towards any one whom
he had ever known and loved. No man so
eE-'nent was ever pursued with less of en-
W, detracton or ill-wil. No mans hon,
ors were ever subject Of more hearty de-
light to his friends. Long will he be mour-
ned faithfully and affectonately will he
be remembered, and many are there who
will feel that something is taken away from
the daily sunshine Of their lives, now that
he is gone "is


But what can more feclingly portray his
cheerfulness under affiiction, and tho kind
illness Of his heart, than the following from
his mother ? She once showed his room to
the Rev. Mr.. rockingham, and said to him


Luis IS Tic room where William was shut
up for so many months in utter darkness.
In all that trying season, when so much had
te be endured, and our hearts were ready to
fail US for fear, l never, in single instance,
groped my way across the apartment to
take my place at his bedside that he hid
not salute me with some hearty expression
OF good cheer. Not in a single instance.
AS if we were the patients and it was his
place to comfort j." No word of com.
plant throughout that dismal period no
sigh of impatience or regret. He was not
content even with the perfect silence of an
unrepining will but he must sing in that
Imprisonment and night. Was this not a
representative example 7
Year: 1859

~ The exhibition of Prof. A. A..
Griffith was attended Wednesday evening
by large and attentive audience. The
readings and declamations were the most Of
them recited in style highly creditable to
the members of the class, and reflect great
ly in favor of Mr.. Griffith as an elocution-
ist and instructor. We should like to speak
of the different members who took a part
in the evenings entertainment but time will
not admit, but We cannot pass without say
ing few words in praise of some of the
foremost ones in regard to recitations. We
speak of Master Price in the speech Of the
Red above the Green. Master Tyner in tue
speech on the Necessity Of Resistance, and
Frank Alling in Spartrcus to the Gladiator.
which we think were the best performance
of any among the male part of the class. -
They were loudly encored OF the ladies
we think the reading of the Bells by Miss
Hattie Evans was done in style unsurpass-
ed by any one that We ever had the pleas
ure of listening to. She was loudly encor-
ed and repeated part Of the same. The
Dove "a reply to the Raven) was we'll done
by Miss Josephine Jones.


Prof Griffith acquitted himself as he al
ways does. in a style that always brings
down the house with bnrsts of applause


We think the entire audience were well
satisfied with the performance of the
evening. and should the Prof repeat the
same, he would have as large if not larger
audience than he had on Wednesday even
ing
Year: 1859

Sons OF MALTA.-The Commercial
is informed that lodge Of the Sons OF Malta
is about to be established in Rock Island.


The same paper intimates that another
ferry boat will be put upon the line between
Davenport and Rock Island by Messrs
Spencer, Robinson h Co.
Year: 1859

RALLY! RALLY RALLY This
is the last day before election. Let every
democrat be making calculations for hard
work ON the morrow. Every democrat must
vote, and look to it that his friends all vote
the democratic ticket.
Year: 1859

On FooT.-We saw some farmers in
town from Aliens Grove Yesterday, who
came on foot. and say that is the only way
left for them to get to town. To come to
Davenport and 60 back makes one good
days work certain.
Year: 1859

DIsBANDING.-At special meeting
of the Stockholders of the Scott County
Park. at the city Hall, yesterday afternoon,
refund the money paid into the treasury to
the Stockholders. The reason Of this action
is that the objects for which the association
was formed are not and cannot, at present,
be obtained. We regret very much that
such action has become necessary, as We
have always locked upon the matter as be-
ing very important
Year: 1859

POLICE MAGIsrRATE.-Ihc persons
who do the dirty work for the Republican
party are industriously circulating the re-
port that we are opposed to the election Of
Johns to this office. We caution all men
against this stuff We are for the entire
democratic ticket, and we ask for Mr.. Johns
a large vote. We say to all men that he is
IN all conceivable respects superior to
Judge Burris Whatever our preferences
may have been before the Convention, We
have none now. lie is nominee and
as such will receive our hearty support,
and should have that of every democra in
the city. We are sorry to see that the Nsws
supports Sears, but are convinced that the
article in yesterdays paper is not by Mr.
Johns, but was written by the senior editor.
Loomis 4 Co., who ought to have had leave
to retire from that concern long ago.
Year: 1859

| TIE WILMINGTON REPUBLICAN administers


to US severe rebuke because we said the deni-


zens of the Metropolis ought " not to ask for


too much at once," in reference to making


Wilmington the Capital Of the Stste," and


Representation according to Population


The maxim we propounded to the Republican
is very safe one we think, and so thought old


-Esop, in whose Fables the editor of the Re-
publican will find fine illustration of his case
in the narration Of the dog which was cross
ing stream of wafer with "hunk " of meat
IN his mouth; the avaricious animal, not con.
tent with enough, jumped at the piece of meat
reflected with his own shadow, and lost all.


We suppose the Editor wants 10 make VIII.
mington to Delaware what Paris is to France.
And since the cry has been raised we find Mil
ford putting in her plea for the capitol with as
much plausibiity as the MetropOLitans. For
our part, we want it to remain just where it is
Smyrna does not desire it, and considers
herself fortunate in escaping from it &c years
ago. The whole idea, however. is preposter-
Gus. The position of the Editor reminds US OF
the school boy game Of" ee-ssw"-New Cas-
tie county having the long end of the lever and
holding Kent and Sussex entirely in its power,
tossing them about at will and " cutting butter"
with them TO their utmost satisfaction. How
ever, after ALL we are not certain that it would
not be serving them Sussex fyllers" about
right TO cut butter with them awhile upon
The Republicans {. see.saw."
Year: 1859

Four GooD HABITs.-There nro four good
habits, a wise and good man earnestly re
commended in his counsel and also by bis
own example, and which he considered os
sentially necessary for the management Of
temporal concerus. These are Punctuality
Accuracy, Steadiness and Dispatch. With
out the first of these, time is wasted with.
out the second, mistakes the most hurtful
to our own credit and interest, and that OF
others may be committedi without the
third, nothing can be well done; and with
out the fourth, opportunities of great ad
vantage are lost which it is impossible ts
recall.
Year: 1859

LADY FRANKLIN PooR.-It is stated to bo
we'll known fact in England that Lady
Franklin has expended nearly every shilling
she possessed, to the amount of 100000, in
hor various endeavors TO ascertain her hus-
bands fato, and that she appears destined
to spend the remainder Of hor life in penury.
IL has been suggested that the women of
England and America who appreciate tho
unwavering herosm and constancy which
hayo marked her search OF her husbands
fate should unto in subscription 20 raise
fund for her future support. Why is not
tho idea good one ? Should any action bo
taken upon it there certainly can be no
doubt Of the result. Let the married wo-
men take the lead in this matter. The


ladies of Boston who contributed ono thou.
sand dollars to tho fund of tho little heroine
Mr.. Patten, should not fail TO DO among the
foremost in contributing to any fund which
may be raised in behalf of the truest living
women Boston Courier.
Year: 1859

An American traveller who recently visited
Bernc, thus expa;iates upon tho peculiar
perfume which pervades tho air of that city;
did anything ever smell so bad as Swiss
cheese: You can imagine tho delights of a
residence in Borne, when l tell you that
Berne is one great warehouse for Swiss
cheese-that tho fresh air of your morning
walks, and the still atmosphere of your
room, and the dignifed enjoyment of your
dinner, arc all spoiled by the odor of cheese.
Cheese is the Berne's otto of roses"
Year: 1859

OMAN THE BRAKEs."-We notice at
every fire which occurs in our city that all
the labor of working the engines falls upon
the firemen. At the fire yesterday morning
only six persons were at the brakes, a.
though . large number were standing
around doing nothing. This is all wrong.
The firsmen turn out at oil timss-day and
night-in rain and mud to pull the weighty
machines through the streets, and by the
time they reach the fire they are about used
up. It il no easy labor to work on the
brakes of an engine. and when We see 90
many idlers standing around With their
hands in their pockets, while the noble fire
men are exerting themselves TO save their
nsighbsrs property. We cannot help wi.n-
ing that these indolent fellows may some
day be plsced in position when they will
be obliged to work to save their own chat
telA We hope. however. to see every man
active and willing to assist at fires, not snly
on the engines, but in removing goods and
placing them in places Of safety.
Year: 1859

ly opened fountains Of love her first born.
whose soft eyes gazing into hers seem won
derirg at the angel images lying there
among the starting tears Of affection, and
enfolding both Of these dear objects in your
arms. can call them ''mine"-take our word
for it. you will say there is one pretty babe
ia the world anyhow. and feel very much
(ss we do now like trashing the man who
even 80 much as intimates there amt such
. thing Gazette


Jeru-sa-lsm what pretty talk. Sweet
by golly
Year: 1859

by no means uncommon at the South A.
lie mentions a remarkable instance that
! occurred in his own knowledge. A
brother aud sister were brought up to-
gether till the brother went to Cam.
bridge. When he returned he found his
father insolyent, and that MS sister was
inventoried among the slaves and about
to be sold. He stole her away and rode
with her night aud day, until he reached
the underground railroad west of the Ohio
River. He gave her dagger with the
injunction not to let it slip from her
grasp until she was in Canada, aud also
his money, and left her to the mercy of
the humane. The pursuers got on her
track, and it was only by means of two
fast horses, the property of II member of
Congress from that state, that she was
carried to the Lake aud escaped to Cana
da 10 advance of them She taught
music ip a Seminary at Montreal, until
she was married to the son of an English
nobleman, aud her brother now resides
with them. About ten years ago
wealthy planter Of Alabama died, leaving
two daughters whom he had educated,
partly in seminary at Philadelphia,
where they had been accustomed to all
the reinemcuts of life He left them all
his property, his brothers to be the exc
cutors Of the will. They knowing that
the fathers marriage to the mother Was
invalid, she being a quadroon whom he
had purchased in New Orleans, took the
property, under the law, and sold the
girls as slaves. The records of this case
can now be found in the courts Of that
State.
Year: 1859

Mr.. HillIard, in a recent letter to the Bos-
ton Courier, speaks as follows of the pic
turesque architecture of the old Dutch
town in Holland


The streets were full of pictures Canals
and sheets of water bordered with rows of
trees constantly veining and spotting the
solid earth, formed combinations which were
always novel and sometimes fine; but l
was also struck and often delighted with the
street architecture, as manifested not merely
in the public buildings, but also in the pri-
vate houses. Not that there is any build
ing, public or private, of very high. arehi-
tectural merit, hut collectively they have
the characteristics both of Individuality and
variety. The churches are quaint and pc
culiar and not only the squares and blocks,
but in many cases the separate houses have
their own distinct expression and character.
The fronts are often triangular, or narrow
ing AS they grow up; and they frequently
have a good deal of ornament about them !;
and they escape that dreary uniformity
which we SO constantly observe in our own
cities W here the houses ia a long block are
us much alike. as the figures, holding each
other by the hand, which childrea cut out
Year: 1859

On, HOW HOT.-The weather for a
week has been insupportably hot, and
SO long a spell of it too we do not re-
member to have seen. Not in June
have we experienced such heat before.
Everybody is parboiled in perspiration.


The saloons are crowded with suffer-
ers asking for relief. T'is great boon,
good saloon, where one can go, lay
off and blow and cooling comfort draw,
and lie in luck all day and suck hook
cobblers through straw. We've tried
il
Year: 1859

On Wednesday night an attempt was
made by a man by the name of Jam es
Lawrence to rob the Commercial Hotel
on the corner Of Auburn & Main Street
Grass Valley butiwas frustrated in his
attempt, on account of the watchman on
guard, (Mr. Stevenson) 1t appears that
he and another who was with him.
procured a ladder, and got into one of
the windows, but the one in company
who is supposed to be on the look
out, got away by descending from the
outer perch down the Flag staff that
runs along the corner of the building,
After Lawrenceialias) Chapman had got
into the room through the window see
ing that he was watched he managed to
retire into a vacant bed and cover
himself up.


We understand that the individual,
above named, has been tried in Placer
county for some high offence, and most
probably likely bird strayed from head
quarters, A telegrapbic dispatch was
received to that effect, informing the
justice before whom the examination
was had to detain the individual should
he be acquitted here, but after an ex-
animation he has been duly committed.