Nebraska advertiser. (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, June 21, 1856, Image 1
o , . ,' I i " . : . ". - '' - - -j. :. " - - -. .fry e I s C C 0 O :).: ('.. r : ! . : - . v ; ffc I - : t ry 1 1 '-e AN. ; INDEPENDENT WEEKLY NEWSPAPERDEVOTED. TO :LTTEES ; , OF 1 GENERAL INTEREST TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. BEOWMlIv NEMAHA GOIOT VOLUME I. NUMBER 3. 1 ) AM ! .' -.V. -' .t-,- n, A V. Ao I IN re h r7 -is. s f ? Ik. x., m Tl- " i"id ' fa i . ' t ,tT " k: f t r'f is. ks ' on lie I es ''o f V nd 'e- Ire t p- J 9 T et -IS ; n ad be or n- '9 en f of 3- , -'T Hcliraslia' is somro Ixb prBLisnxD rrrET battkdat t . W. FURNAS, t Eecoad Street, tet. Kala and Water, . ' (UVe'8 Block,) ." . ' DROWNVILLE, N. -f ' "mixrwis : ! f Foroneyear(inrariablj in advance),''- f2,00c. " ix months; - . " ' ' ". ! HATES OF ADVERTISING: ' . One square, ( 12 lines or less,) one insertion, ' 51,00 Each additional insertion, " 0,50 One ianare. one month 2,50 three montu. ... - - - ruu six months, 6 ' " ' 6,00 - u one year, ; o 10,00 "asinsis Cards of six lines or less one year, 5,00 jn Column, one year, ' c 60,00 J ne-half Column, one year, 35,00 fourth : 20,00 eichth 44 10,00 Clnmn. six months. 35,00 Valf Column, six months, 20,00 fourth 44 44 44 e 10co - .ihth 44 8,00 Column, three months, . . . ' 22'00 half Column, ttfee months, c . '13,00 - fourth "e -M 44 ' " . " 00 eighth 44 44 ' . '6,00 lidatfufir office. 5,00 Cash in advance will be required for all advfrfee-n-nta eXccrt where actual responsibility is known Tun tier cent for each change be added io the Standin? Business Cards fif Eve lines or less, for t na rear. 5.00 No advertisements will be considered by the yettr, unless fpecified on the manuscript,' or previously (creed unon between the parties. Advertisements not marked on tae cxpy ior a specif 5ed number of insertions, will be continued until or 4ered out, and charged accordingly, c . All adverfuements from strangers or transient per sona, to be paid in advance. " 8 The privilege of yearly advertisers wiTl be confined rigidly to their own business"; and all advertisements not Tertaining thereto, to be paid for extra. . ." AU leaded advertisements charged double the above a - 1 - - . . , rates Adrrrtiieitients cn lia'il extra. the ins' Je exc'.usiTt'j wi!l be JOB Posters, ' "Iibw Bills Checks, Catalogues PKIiTT IN-.G! Blanks. : '.Bill Heads "Labels, Circulars, Lading'. jHlPPHIG BILLS, BALL TICKETS, snd eery other kind of work that may be called for. Having purchased, in connection with the "Reflec .cr" Office, an extensive and excellent Tariety of ; f the latent styles, we are prepared to do any kind of ork mentioned in the above Catalogue, witn neai : e and dispatch. - , The Proprietor, who, having had on extensive ex Tience, will give his personal attention to this branch f business, and hopes, in his endeavors to please, th in the excellence of his work, and reasonable '. arges, to receive a share of the public patronage. BUSINESS CARDS.-: TKOMPSOU & BUXTOU, ATTORNEYS : 'AT LAW, . LOT AND LAND AGENTS; BrowxyiLLE, y. t, . . , Will attend the Courts of Northern Missouri, Ne raska and Western Iowa. OSCAR F. LAKE & CO.,-.'' GENERAL. . .AND AND -LOT ' AGENTS. OFFICE Llala. let. ltt And 2ioSta ; ; BrownTille N.'T.' ? A. S. HOLL ADAy,M. D. SURGEON, PHYSICIAN Vxac3. OloBtotrician. o BUOWNVILLE, N. T.; . : Solicits a share cf public patronage, in the various ranches of his profession, from the citizens of Brown Hie and Ticinity. o ' o B. B. & J. D. N. '.THOMPSON WHOLESALE a'SD RETAIL PEAI.EES IN QrOOdB Ifard w r, Queens wara, 2rocerics, and . Country Produce. ..' .' EF.rOy7NV'iLLSc, T.. " ' o W. HOBLITZELL & CO.; -. WHOLES ILE AND HFT1IL tKALERS IN )RY GOODS, GROCERIES. Queensware, Hardware, 0 . ' 0tovosf X'Hxrxxitxxro, )OUNTRY PRODUCE. BROWxWlLLE, ;N. TV miss.mary;w.-turner; And Drosa 3VrJtx.ox-. : rtt Street between H&in and 'Wkter, BROWNVILLE, N. c T. . ' jjrmdi and 'Irimmings always -on hand. ' C. 7.? WHEELER, . 1GH1TECT .AND BUILDER. TZLZ? XT2. EL2lZ3 &I& WAT-EE-SrS.' T. L. RICICETTS, .Trn LER AND' JOII I Hi NEBRASKA. TERRITORY S. B.- M1LLE15, 1 1ND WAGON IIAKEH. :t St, bet IIaia and Water . BROWN V ILLE, N. T. 1 -:. s. LACKS MI TIT JAMES, W. GIBSON, BLACKS HI I Til, Second Street, between Main and Nebraska. . ..' BROWNVILLE, N. T. c ., ' . : A..L. COATE, COUNTY SURVEYOR, , BROWNVILLE, NEMAHA CO. ' ' 0 Keorask a Territory. " PHYSICIAN, SURGEpfsJ AND OBSTETRICIAN, Two Miles .fnira Brc vrtTlUc. on c!olm r..ar lit, Cohixigs: Tenders his professional services to the citizens of Nemaha County. , NUCKOLLS & WHITE, ; .,no6liport, 2Vo. V" WHOLESALE IKS BET AIL EKALE11S IN . DRY S). BE HARDWARE AND CUTLERY, . Hedicines, Dye Stnfis, Saddlery, Boots & Shoes, Hats & Caps, QUEEN S"V7 ARE, ST3NEVAEE, TINwAEE, IRON, NAILS, STOVES PLOWS Ac. Also ruraiture of all kinds, Window Sash, &o p. WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD. . . c. v. snow, . . c o PHYSICIAN, SURGEON, c 'And Accouolioxir, . EOCKPORT,. MO, 6LIVEE EENJi'ET. e JAUES T. TDiVS, KM. . O ARRIT. , ArGcstcs kxigiit, OLIVER BENNETT &' CO.,. Manufactrrers and Whaleal.c Pe.ers in BOOTS AND SHOES. : NO. ST VAl?i STU": T., . 1"; -:::..i.r, o. 101, Cci: Ea op JI.Ux i! r.z Ijcrsr.) ST. LOUIS, HQ. .... .... . - A. D. KIRK,." . ATTORNEY . AT. LAV, Land Agent and. Notary Public, . Archer, Richardson county, N. T. f Will practice in the Courts of Nebraska, assisted by Harding and Bennett, Nebraska City, .' . ; . SPRIGMAN.& BROWN, RAILROAD' AND STEAMBOAT AGENTS. . And" General CommissionJMerch'ants. No. 46,- Public -Landirig. . ' ' : CINCINNATI,.' OHIO. S. . HAKDISG. G. C. K1UBOTGH R. P. TOOMER. .HARDH1G, KIMBOUGH &C0,;-, Alanvfactureri x$d Wkolctale Dcaler$in HATS, CAPS & STRAW GOQDS, Ko 19 Main street, bet. CliTe &nd Pine, ST. LOUIS, 110. 0 Particular attention paid to .manufacturing our finest, ilole Hats. . J. fiART & SON Oregon, Holt County, Missouri. Keep constantly oti hand all description of Harness, Saddles, Bridles, &c, &c. 1 N.. B. Every article in our shop is manufactured by ourselves, and warranted to give satisfaction. R. W. FURNAS, mi a LOT ilil " INSURANCE AGENT. ' AND AGENT FOR AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. B1T0WNVILLE, N. T. : E. E3TABROOK, . . . " TJITITET) STATES District Attorney, - . 'OMAHA CITY, N. T. REQUIRED to be in attendance officially opon all the terms of the District and Supreme Court of the Territory, tenders his Professional services to such as need them. He flatters himself that his facilities for gaining a knowledge of the practice in each Dis trict, will enable him to givo satisfaction to such as entrust their business to his care. .". ; Omaha City, June 7, 1855. . , ,. . c. T. baiht, S. V. BAVKISi ' BAILY '& RANKIN, r OMAHA CITY, N. T. A. A. EBADFOKDf c , . . WM. MCLEVNAN, P. ImMc'GABT, Erownville,?. T, Xebrask City, N. T. BRADFORD, McLEXNAN & McGARY ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND, liANB AGEJVTS. MEBRASKAeCITY, 4 BROWXYILLE,K T.; WILL PRACTICE in all the Court r.f "NfKrasV.a Territory and in the Courts of Western Iowa. : " o" HefneetiJltf Jlefet t.9--S. F. yuckolls, Nebraska city; Richard Brown, and Win. noblitzcll A . Co,, Brownville; Hon." Jamea Craig, St., Joseph, Mo Messrs,Crow. McCrearyA Co.,Hon.JohnR.Shepley, Hon. James M. Hughes, Messrs. Bogy, Miltenburger A Co., St. Louis; Hon. A. 'Williams, Quincy, 'Ills Messra. S. G. Hubbard A Co., Cincinnati O.s Solon Humphreys, New York City; Hon. J. M. Lov'e Keo kuk, Iowa. "0 . June 7, 1856. u. r. BKXSETT, - J. 8. JfOXTOX, H. H. HAEDQiG. BEXNET, 3XORTOX & HARDING. Attorneys at Law; . Nebraska City, N.T., and Glenwoodla. '"TILL practice in all the Ctirtsof Nebraska and f Western Iowa. Particular attention naiil obtaining, locating Land Warrants, and collection jot " REFERENCE: o Hon. Lewis Cass, Detroit. Julius D. Morton, ' j Michigan; : . Gnv. Joel A. Mattcson, Springfield, Blj ,; Gov! J . W. Grimes, Iowa City. Iowa; . IK P. Fi:9d,St.Loui?,Mo.; . c Hon. Daniel O. Morton. Toledo, Ohio; c-.'. P. A. Sarpy, Btllevue, Nebra:ika; 0 Sodgewich A Walker, Chicago. Ill; Green, Weara i Bonton Courcil Bluff?, Iowa.'- unu.fi Mil m . - TEE CHILD'S PBAYER. ''.',. . . " '' ' " u ir HODGES KX AD, EilQ. , , " Into her chamber went - 0 I , ' 'A little maid, one day. 1 ' f - - And by chair she knelt, ' , And thus began to pray f - . . - . ' . wesus, ray eyes I close -' ''"? -, Thy form lean not Bee;, . . '; If thou urt near me, Lord, "". 1 5 "I pray thee speak to me." A etLU email roice slie heard within her soul, . "What is it child? Ihenr thee telLmo all". t . i. ' . . "I pray thee, Lord; she said, ' fThat thou wilt condescend .' . To tarry in my heart, ; And ever be my friend. The path of life is dark I would not go astray; . , 01 let me have thy hand ' ' . . To lead me in the tray."" . . "Fear not I will not leave thee, child, alone" She thought she felt soft band press her own. "They tell me, Lord, that all The living pass away -f The aged soon mutt die, And even children mty, - Of let my parents live,' .. Tillla woman grow; . . . - ' For if they die, what can . ; A little orphan do?" "Fear not, my child whatever ills may come, . ill not forsake thee till I bring thea home." Her little prayer was said, And from her chamber, now, .. '. She pass d forth, with the light . ' Of heaven upon her brow. ' ' "Mother, I've seen the Lord " . ".. . : . H'w hand jn mine I felt, i Ajid, O! Iheard him say, ' , ' As Vycty chairlkcelt, "T;ir net, my ctild whatever ills w.iy tonse, : TdLot i-jia.h: Viee till I bring the iaoiue." A POETICAL ESSAY TO. MISS KATHAEIKE .. ' 'JAY. - m .An S A now t moan 2 writo . f 2UsweetKTJ. ' . . Th'egirlwithontfcJ, ' , Thebcliof U T K. ,' ' ' Ilderif Ugotthel, ' . ; " " . Iwrote2UB4 . , ? . 1 sailed in the A K D A, '.' ' o o c And sent by L N Moore. . , ! i0 My M'T head will scarce coiitain ; - , , . 1 calm IDA bright, - Biit A T mile's from U I must' f ;., ',MW this chance 2 write. . And 1st should N'E NYU," BE Z, mind it not; T Should if E friendships show, B true, They should not B forgot. ' But friends and foes alike D K- ' ' " As U'may plainly C, , In every funeral E Av : . ' . t - Or uncle's LE G. . ; , " 'Fjom virtue never D V 8; , . ' Her influence B 9, ' , -Alike induces 10 derficss, . oc ; Or 40tude divine. " And if U cannpi cut a ' ' . . . ' ' - . " cOr cause an ! .1 hope U'll put A . ' ' 2 1? . . o .; ' R U for Ann X ation 2 . . My cousin? heart andgr" " . . Ho pffers in a . '" A2of land. .' . ' t lie says he loves U 2 X S, '. U'reo virtuous and Y's. -. ; . InXLNCUXL ' - . All others in his I's. . " ThisSAnntilUIC . IprayU2XQ,s; V : . , And do net burn in F FG , Myjqung and wayward muse. . Now fare U well, dear E T J, ' , o ItrtstthatU R'true . . Wbev this U C, then U can say A 'J A I O U. S. S.F. . .THE KTJSIC OF THE BILL. ,. ' . -. . . BT JOH3T BOO EXE. 0' " , 'Twas in summer glorious summer, . . ,; Tar beyond the smoky town, o Weary "with a long 3day's ramble ' , . Through thef fern and blooming: bramble, , ' Needing rest, I sat me dowa. ' - . Beetling crags hung high above me, . ; '. Ever looking grandly rude; . .. .. Still there was some trace of mijdc.ess .j - ' . , la this scene bo wierd its wildness ' . Might be sought for solitude... .'. Birds and fiowera song and beauty Seemed this rugged realm to fill: . . 'That which wai my soufs entrancing . ... Was the music and the glancing ' Of a rock-born plashiBg rill. . o ' Li ngoring there I was delighted, : Musing on the dny gone, by,- - i . Watching its bright spray-pearls sprinkled, And each Bilyery tone that inkledo Touched Borne chord of memory. , e . . Twas as though sweet spirit-voices ', Threw a spell around me there: . Now in lightest notes of glade ess, Now in deeir tones 6f sadness, Were a-whispering in mine ar r . ' . Memory, hope, imagination, - 7 1 Seemed to have usurped my will;;.. - And my thoughts kept on a-dreaming ' Till the "bright stars were fc-glcaming ' To the music of the rill. ; . i - t r . What a' world of strange reflections ; ' , Came npon me then unsought! . . Strange that sounds should find responses" Where e'en mystery ensconces '. . . In the corridors of thought ! " cTben emotions' were awakened,' . ' .. Making jpj heart wildly thrill, r ! - As J lingered there and listened, :- ' Whilst thefdew arpund me glistened, 'To the music of the rill." . :. Early rising for early labor has this reward "The morning hour has gold in is mouth.", ' ' ' ' . NOVEL XI0DE OF PAYDfa ' THE . PEINTER. " I once had the pleasure of listening to a colloquy between" an editor and a farmer, which struck me as ;eing de cidedly novel and' unique, For 'the benefit of "those who can't afford, to pay the printer," I conceive', its' rela tion to be not inappropriate, r and it - is for those it is written.' "' ":. ' ': . Early in the spring of .18 Icasualr ly .happened up. in t!io cfaca of my friend 0., whom I found earnestly en gaged in a' spirited conversation with farmer B. Just as I entered . the oSce, the farmer, with very vehement ges ticulations, flung his arm3 mid-air, then lowering them as if to pump out his words, said, in conclusion of a sentence, and in answer to an interrogation of the editor: "Can't afford it, sir should like to take your paper, sir, but, can't afford it; country is new and expenses high; must provide for my family; charity commences at nome first?' as I once read in a newspaper.".: ; "I can," resumed the printer, ."show you a novel mode of paying the printer. I will cite it to you, not because I want to get your subscription money,; but merely to convince" you that you are able, and" can afford to take a news paper, r-n.d 'after taking ir,, wilL.be per suaded that you are showing charity at home. You have; hens at home, of course. 4Vdl, I v, ill send -you my paper for one year, Tor the proceeds of on? single hen - for one year; merely rrAP.mrisf Tr KPPma triflirtor m-o. posterous, to imagine the products of a single hen will pay the subscription; perhaps it won't, but I make the offer." "Done, exclaimed" farmer- JB. "I agree to.it," and appealed to me as a witness in the offer. . The farmer went away, apparently much elated with his conquest, arid the editor went on his way rejoicing. ' Time rolled'around, -and the world revolved on its axis, and the sun moved in its orbit, just as it formerly did; the farmer received his paper regularly, and regaled himself with the informa tion obtained from it. He not only knew of the affairs of his own country, but became conversant upon .the lead ing topics of the , day, and the political and financial convulsions of the times; His children delighted too, in perusing the coritents of their weekly visitor. In'shortj'hG saidhe was surprised at the progress of himself -and family in general information, ' . ; Sometime in the month of Septem ber, I .happened up in the oflice. again, when who. should step in", but our friend, the farmer. ' . ' " . "How do you do, Mr. B.?" said the editor, extending bis hand, and his countenance Jit up .with a smile; "take a chair sir, and be seated; fine weather we are having." ,. ' ; "Yes, sir," quite fine "indeed," ans wered the farmer, shaking the proffer ed "paw", of the editor, -.and then a short silence, ensued, during which, bur friend B. hitched ' his chair backward and forward, twirled his thumbs ab stractedly, and spit profusely. Starting up quickly, he said, ' addressing the editor: . ' . : , . " "Mr. C.f I have brought you the pro ceeds of that hen." , . . . It was; amusing to see the peculiar expression of the editor, as he follow ed the farmer down io the wagon. I could scarcely keep from' laughing. Yvnen at the wagon, the farmercom menced handing over to the editor the products of the hen, 'which on being counted, amounted to eighteen pullets, worth a shilling each,- and a number of dozen eggs, . making the aggregate .at least two Qollars and nfty--one dollar more than the pripe .of the paper.' , "JNo need , said he, "of men not taking a family- newspaper.: I don't miss this from my .roost, yet I have paid a year's subscription and a" dollar over. All lolly sir; there is no man who cannot afford to , take a pap'erf its charityj sir, and you know it begins at home. . . . : . i : -"But," resumed the editor,-"I'; will pay you for-what is over the subscrip tion. 1 did not intend this as a means of profit, but rather to convince- you, I will pay you for it-" , . ' - "Not a bit'of-it, ir; a bargain is a bargain,- and 1 am already paid, sir doubly paid. - And whenever a neigh bor makes the complaint I did,"X, will cite them to the hen story. Good, day gentlemen. . . .ti. , , After his departure,' the editor and myselt took a hearty laugh,, at the novelty of the idea, and the complete success, of the "enteprise. Many, a subscriber did the! farmer send in' the course of a few years, during which he continued to take the ! paper. It was his wont to relate his novel mode of paying the printer to his 'guests, which werenot a lew, as his general lnforma tion--f or ."which he alrays thanked the editor had made him a desirable com"- panion, both to the old and the young, and of invaluable service to. the com munity in which he lived. ; He became noted, as being'a man of much reading and information. As he was courted by ,the wise, so. did he court the com pany c f the illiterate, and many is the individual, whose soul is lighted by the lamp of his knowledge. Hi3 motto was, my light is none less by lighting my neighbor's.". Emulate it, kind reader, r v, . v" : ;" , , 1 SpoyGixb.Itev. Dr. Little, of Gran ville; Ohio, in' one "of his; anniversary sermons, remarks that estates in that place "are worth much more than they would be in aland without the Gospel. They who do nothing for the - support of religion, ought tojbe ashamed .-, to sponge, out of religious and whole souled! men, the security and value which religion gives their property. The Christian pays a tax to support a state of society, , which is a standing army tokeeptthieves and robbers from the property of infidels. : Eaelt . .Coersioxs. Matthew Henry,' it is said, was: one of a large family of children, all of whom became Christians, they never knew when. The seed was sown upon the very soil of infancy,, watered with the tears of parental intercourse, and from the first steps of childhood, their path seemed to be directly upward, Man 7. rrr-ori I:i,;ic:-t.' Religloii istnetio tnat .:on:i5M r.:r.n -with hi? reatcr. find holds him to hn thrcu'e. If that tie is sundered or broken, he floats away, a worthless atom in. the universe, his proper attractiions all gone uia ueauuy vuwarteu, ana nis wnoie future nothing but darkness, desolation, and death. Daniel Webster. :' Merit. The labor of a. whole life directed to the object to establishing a merit of our ; own, will only widen our distance trom peace; and we know of nothing that will send this visitant : to our agitated bosoms, but a firm and simple reliance on the declarations of the Gospel. J)r,-Chalmers. ' . . PISH A3 FOOD. There is much nourishment in fish. little less than in butcher's meat, weight for weight; and in effect it may be more nourishing," considering how, from its setter liber, fish is more easily digest ed. .Moreover, there is, I find, in fish" in sea fish a substance which does not, exist in the flesh of land animals, viz: iodine a o substance which may have a benefiicial effect on the health, and lend to prevent the production' of scrotulous and tubercular tusease, the latter in the .form of pulmonary con- 1 sumption, one 01 tne most cruel and fatal with -which civilized society, and the highly educated ' and refined are afflicted. Comparative trials prove that in the majority of-fish, the pro portion of solid matter that 'is, the matter which remains after perdesicca tion, or the expulsion of the aqueous part is' little.'. inferior to that of the several kmds of butcher s meat, game, or poultry. And, if .we give our atten tion "to classes of people, classed as to quality of food they principally subsist on,' Ve find that the ichthyophagous class are especially strong, healthy and prolific. -In no ' class, than' that of fishers, do we see larger families) hand somerwomen, or more robust and ac tive men, or a greater exemption from the maladies just alluded to. Dr. Bavets A ngler and his Friend. ' ; " HOW TO'PEOSPEE ZH BTJSIUESS.. vln: the -flrst.' place, make up your mind to accomplish whatever . you undertake;; decide upon some particu lar employment arid - persevere cin it. All difficulties are overcome by dilig ence and assiduity.. , , :-.. ; Be not afraid to work with your own hands, and diligently tool o "A cat in gloves catches no mice."- ; , " :. C Attendato - your pwrijbusiness, and never trust it to another. "A 'pot that belongs to many is ill-stirred and worse boiled." , - Be "frugal. Thtxt. whicb.; will not make a pot will make a pot lid." ' . Be abstemious." - "Vlio dainties love shall beggars prove." ;v ri -; . : ' Rise.early. "The sleeping fox catchek no poultry." ;. ; - , . . Treat every one," with' respect and civility. "Everything is , gained and nothing lost by coiirtesy." Good man ners insure, . success. ' ; ; . , -: :2 ever anticipate wealth from any other "source than labor. "He .who waits for dead men's shoes may. have to go for a Jong time, barefoot. Heaven helps those who help them 'selves.'1"-.'- " :.. . , .," - , ... If you implicity follow these precepts, nothing will hindep you from accumii- iating.;,.i r . , r , .... n ny are DiacKsmith ve ry great ras- cals?1' Because thev forrre and0, stee! every da v. . ... V- Q ' - VYLTxQ 07 2IELAITCTII03". ,It is related that Melancthon, just before he died, expressed a wi?h hear . read some : choice pass: of RfTi'nfnTP nnrl r,ic flocirA Wvinrr Wri met, he was asked bv hi? son-m-law j Babinus, whether he would have any- . . ... ' ' i thing else, to which he replied in these emphatic words, "Alunde, nihil, nisi, COelum" NOTHING ELSE, BUT HEAVE..'; and shortly" after this he gradually breathed his last. Well did one who sought to embalm his memory in verse say; '', ' "His sun went down in cloudless skies, Assured npon the morn to rise, ; ' - ' : In lovelier array. ' " ' But not like earth's declining light, To vanish back again to night; . No bound, no setting beam to know, r, Without a cloud or shade of woe, f In that eternal day." A Disastrous Month. The month of April, will long be memorable for its disastrous conflagrations.' ; So far as we have information, says the Jour nal of Commerce, there occurred during this period thirty-two fires, where the loss exceeded 10,000 dollars in each iastance, and the aggregate I033 result ing reaches the enormous acsresrate of 1,847,000 dollars. A fire at Galena destroyed property to ' the value of 300,000 dollars; one at Baltimore, 175,000 dollars; one at Philadelphia, 350,000 dollars; one at Boston, 200, 000 dollars; and one at Nashville, Tenn.,; 200,000 dollars." ' In addition, destructive conflagrations have swept throiigYthe forests of .Virginia, inflict- mg serious losses.'-"- , Joy est Ar vsRsriY. All birds when they are Li i caught and put into the cage, fly wildly up and down, and beat themselves against their little prison; but within two or three days sit quietly upon their perch, and sing their usual melody. .So it fare3 with us, when God first brings us into straits; we wildly flutter up and down, and, beat and tire ourselves with striving to get free; but at length custom and experience, will make our narrow confinement spacious enough for us, and though our feet should be' in the- stocks, yet shall we with-the apostles be able even thereto sing praises to our God. Hopkins. 1 ' 1 . . The Secret of Great Acquisitions. H-"Thc chief art of learning," says Locke, '"is to attempt but little at a time.. The widest excursions of the mind are made by short flights fre quently repeated; the most lofty fabrics of . science are formed by the continued accumulations of single propositions." , HINDOO IDEAS OF THE ENGLISH . The Rev. G. Pearce Tis once cross ing a river in India, when he met with a native carpenter, and entered into conversation with him about idolatry. "O," said the man, "the gods I believe in are the -English people. Mr. Pearce told him it was wrong to say so. "Why, look, rejoined the man, point ing to an iron steamboat, "when we put iron into the- water it sinks; but when you put it in it swims! Then look at that iron bridge which you have made! All our learned men could never have made it.''3. And then he spoke of a balloon that had been ent up a short .time before, and added, "Do not the gods live up in the sky? ,One of your people went up in that round thing, I do not know where,- nyinp: up where the gods dwell.- . Then Mr. Jones, who built your house yonder; why, he was walking mthehelds, andhe smelt coals, and said,, 'Dig down there;' and they dug down, and found coals." All this was . said in a breath, ; to the astonishment of Mr. Pearce. great A STRIKING CONFIRMATION OF SCHIPTURE. One of the most . interesting of the monuments of 'ancient Rome is ' the triumphal arch erected to commemorate the -conquest of Jerusalem by Titus, who, after the destruction of the temple, made a triumphal march to Rome, bringing with him a long train of cap tive Jews arid the spoils, among' which were the sacred vessels of the temple. This "procession is represented in the sculptures on the beautiful arch; which thus furnish an illustration of the Bible no where else to be found, these beins the only'representations that exist of the sacred vessels, the table of the showbrcd, the golden Vandlestick with its - seven branches, and the silver trumpets used by. the priests to pro claim the year of jubilee.. The Roman Senate and people little thought, when erecting , this . monument to a' deified emperor, that they were erectimr monument to the true God in the veri fication of prophecy and divine his tory.' A recent traveler says, not one of the Jews of Rome, of whom there are-about 6,000, will, even at this day, pass under the arch of Titus, although it spans one of the thoroughfares of the citv: thev shun it as a memnri.-il nf the subluxation of their ration. wTuVTi hn-5 J J "v.,v v., U-ll - A V ,-14 V j li wim aversion. ; . v, ; the : -.223) iras. I am tormented with the ' cachinsr better than I can. :s:rs of But I paTe no wish to make hne, pretty ser- - IllOnS: T)'rctt:aeS3 H Well CnOUh wh ,3 prettiness 13 in in place. I like to s? a mi ix. a apreuy emia, prcuy uoer, 1 t izi sermon prettur ;s out of place, my ear-it would be anything fcu: To im- ir;endation, should it bo . said to me, " You have given us a very pretty sec mon' If 1 were upon trinl for' rny life, and my r.dvocate- should amuse the jury with his tropes and figures, burn ing his argument beneath a pro"jsioa -of the flowers of rhetoric, I: would siy to him, "Tut, man, you care more fcr your vanity than for my hanging.--Put yourself in riny place speak in view of the gallows, and you will tell your story plainly and earnestly.", I have no objection to a lady's : winding a sword with ribbons and studding it with roses, when she presents it to her hero lover; but in the day of battle he will tear away, the ornaments, and U3e the naked edge to. the enemy.. Robert Hall , sinoetq in faihlt vtozszxp. r ' -i . We believe the tenderest and mo.5t endearing of all our recollections of the home of our childhood, is the sing ing at family worship. Nothing more cherishes the devotions of the parent., or binds the hearts of the children- to the family circle, while it early im presses their minds that there i3 a sacre d pleasure .in worshipping God. knew a little girl seven years old, wh . was recovering from sickness, and' as her strength increased she . preferred the request, "Father, won't you attend family, worship up here?" The reques o could not be aenied. "Won't you sine, Yes, my. native land, I love thee? ' It was beautiful to seethe feeble child; as she sat in her bed supported bV pillows, with her little hymn-bbbt'" before , her, exerting' her exhausted m powers in joining m all . the verses of . the hymn, which implies an entire con- . secration to the missionary work. " . i . 1 . 1 ....... , Characteristics op the rare Gems- Next to the diamond, the, sapphire isthe hardest of all minerals;, it; is.- generally small, and the finest of these pure, blue, oriental gems are found in the beds of rivers in Pegu arid Ceylon. Of equal value is the ruby, valuable . according to the richness .of Jt3 red color The emerald has been found several inches in length; tho most beautifidclear green, of these stones are found in'Ceylon and Egypt.' Tha, topaz is of various colors; but the most. beautiful is of a. deep, yellow, and is found in Brazil, Saxony, and always in. the ancient primary rocks. Besides. these, the other most precious gems are! the blue turquoise, the garnet, tho opal, the purple amethyst, the grcen malrchite, the yellow amber, the coral, and the pearl. ' ' ' ' 1 ' , Dependence on God. In our day: I of wonderful . activity, when .man hast j learned to assert his mastery over the: elements, and to compel the powers ofr nature to do him service, there is great danger of forgetting his dependence . on God, and an admonition addressed ' to ministers has equal significance for, all professions and pursuits. . ,,. . : 1 lou may rise up early, and go to. bed late, and study hard, and read; - much, and. devour the marrow 01 thor best authors; and when you have donb: - all, unless God give a blessing to .youri endeavors, be as lean and meager, in regard of truth and useful lcarninc ax- Pharaoh's lean kine were, . after they had eaten the fat ones. "i : Curious ' Instinct op , Plant? nj Hoare, in his treatise ori the vine, gives' a striking exemplification of tho in-1 c in the strong, but dry clay of a - .vino border. The vine sent out a' leading, or tap-root directly through the clay ', to the bone. In its passage through the clay the main root threw out no fibers; but when it reached the bbne it entirely covered it, by degress, with the-1. most delicate and minute fibers, like lace, each one sucking a pore in the', bone. On this "luscious morsal of a", marrow-bone would the. vine 'continue, -to feed as long as any nutriment re-" mainedtobe extracted. 1 r A Physiological cupjosiTTr-St. Martin, the man who has an opening into his'stomach, produced by a. gun- shot wound nearly twenty odd years ago, is in NewYork, and a number of physicians of thatcity have been ex perimenting with the view to ascertain the time required to digest food A ii . . i t . t inerraomcter . introauceu inxq-) m stomach through the opening, rose to . 110 deg. Fahrenheit'. The carrot; Dr. ' Bunting savs, is consumed in five to six hours. Rare roast beef will thoroughly f digest in an hour and a half. Melted s butter will not digest at all,' "but float about in the stomach.' Lobster i 3 com-.; paratively, easy of digestion,' :.