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I 0HV )f If " r v Z Ay Ay Ay Ay Ay DEVOTED TO ART, SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, ' COMMERCE, NEWS, POLITICS, .GENERAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE INTERESTS OF NEBRASKA. VOL III. CITY OF BROWNVILLE, NEMAHA COUNTY, N. T., THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1859. NO. 31. ' l 'jy a Icbraskct &jtocrtiscr rinusiiED every tolksdat bt R. W. FURNAS, :oa4 Story Toadley& Muir's Building, (Corner cf Main and First Streets.) ltOWNVlLLE, N. T. ....r'.fnvJin kdvance, - - 52,00 " " . ... lfmft.H,. 9 Ml (I u . 12 abi ofl2 or more will be famished at 5 1,50 per tn.proviiod lb csh accompanies the order, ctherwi-'- KATE.S OF ADVERTlMMi: qoar( 10 I:s:or less)on insertion, b additional insertion, 5 pUrc, one month, three months, u six month, u one ytar, Cards cf 6iz lines or less, oae year, Culamn one year, -half Cjlutan,joneyear, fynrth ei-kth " " Column, six months, half Column, fix months, f.,grth - eyrhth Column three months, half Cvluma, three months, fourth " $1,00 0,50 2,50 4,00 fi.OO 12,00 ,00 66,00 S5,00 20,00 16,00 J0,30 10,00 8,00 20,00 13,00 10,00 6,00 nouni ngcandiJatesfor office (in adrance,) &,00 BUSINESS CARDS. TT. C. JOHNSON. TTORNEY AT LAW, a x D Real Estate Agent, E ROWS VILLE, N. T. REFERESCES. IUn.'W'm Jessup, Montrosc7ra; II. S.Kcntlr, " 4 " J.hn C. Miller, . Chicago, 111. W in. K. McAllister, " " Charles F. Fowler, " " " U. W. Furnas, DrownTille,.T. ii v T.iV " May 7. IS57. 47-ly E. MATHIEU, ahinet & Wagon-Haker .Main Street, bet. Sixth and Seventh, IJIKMl . Mm All kinds ot cabinet work neatly executed. - 7-a?j.irins of wagons' plows, etc., promptly done. JOHN McDONOUGII. ousc, Sign, & Ornamental Painter, GLAZIER, 4 c. RROIVXVIEEE, X. T, InWs can be left at the Ci'7 Drugstore. 2 ."LUT& B.B.THOMPSON il Estate & General Collecting Agents BIIOWNYIIjLE, N. T. rents for Iowa Ins. Co.,0.skaloosa, iLl, bufines- cutrustcd to our care will meet with v; t attention and warranted correct. Fapers prepar er rfrxoiis Misbms to pre-empt, Declarators' state j.t. tuaJe out, etc., etc. "Uface on Firt fctreet, northof I.T. Whyte S Co.5 KEFEKKEXCES: J.W. flrime?, Kxiioveruor Iowa T. 1.. Ptu-e li Missouri Au-a.o X dv do S. Rtyre Co., Glenwoml, Iowa ti. U.nii.ijiy Couucil Biuas, Iowa Apn! 8, lsjS. v2u41-ly . . IS. F. KINNEY. CHAS. F. HOLLY. KINNEY & HOLLY, lTTORNEYS at law, XEIIU ASKA CITY, X T. ft'lTl practu-ein tlie Court, of this Territory. Collec ii and finunal business attended to throuphout N jka, Wet-teru l wa nd Missouri. Will attend the uru at Brownville. v2n33-ui E. S. DUNDY, ' A T T O R N E-.Y AT LAW, Artriinn, riciiaiidson co. x. t. M'll.L pr ti. e in tbe several Courts of the 2d Judicial ' M-t, a'll attend tn all matters connected with the r..r.iii. Wm. MrLr.KKAi,;F.sq., of Nebraska City, ill KMt in" in tlie prosecution of important Suits. Sept. 1C, '57-H-lt C. W. WHEELER, ircliitect and Builder- 33rownvillo, 3NT. T. MISS MARY TURNER, IILLUIER AND DRESS MAKER. Iain Street, one doer above Carsons Bank. HI!CIV'VU.1.K NT. T 'onnits end Trimmings always on hand. A. D. KIRK, Attorney at Law, -anti Ajrcat and IVotary Public. Archer, Richardson Co., JY. T. Will practice in tha Court of NebrasVa,ssisted j iiardingand Bennett, Nebraska Citj. TENNER FERGUSON, attorney and Counsellor BELLEVUE, NEBRASKA. JAMES W. GIBSON, BLACKSMITH Jseettd Street. between Main and Nebratk, B ROW X VILLE, N. T. ED. IV. HIOOUE, General Steamboat Agent, OS.H-ARD1XG COXXISS10X MERCHAXT, HEBltASKA CITY, N.T. "r,d fold on Comtu!Min and prompt returns made "n.jT attention Riven to receiving. Storing and For miw; ail kind of freight and produce. Office on the Levee. MoreVouse In the same block with Kearney Ilotel K!er to the Merchant of Nebraska Citv: k U ichael St Loui alo I Harper t Sender St. Louis; no A. 'eif.j, FinueTkCo" April 29, lbM w arc.eu " I Jiwe;n alclntyre Barcklay, Uiiiklei Co v-44-ly T. E. HAYCOOK. Attorney at Law 1EAL ESTATE AGENT (in r.iliiinivtfln T anil Mount Vernon, Nemaha. Co., J'.rticnlar attention paid to the practice of law and col !,n lt V''u in tlje c.uuties . Nemaha. Pawcoe h . ! al,u ""-""-un, Nebraska Territory. """"" 'caiM iorditant dealrrs. Pre-enip- .tiuu papers carefully prepared. V KEFEEI TO fc'rt.rtattMuoiita.X. T. .! le"u. Nebraska cit.X-T-' " K't-bard-.n, Omaha tiir, N T Kfeii.bVr T;4i c " k--1rt ixw, I CITY DM ST01E. JOHN H. MAUN & CO., BROWNVILLE, N. T. DEALERS IN Drugs, .Medicines, CHEMICALS, TOILET SOAPS I Fine Hair and Tooth Brushes, PERFIMEUT, FAUkCY & TOIL.ET articl.es, Tobacco & Cigars, Pure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal Use. 3- Physicians' Prescriptions and Family .Becipea carefully compounded. All orders correctly answered. Every article war ranted genuine and ot the best quality. !" AGEXTS for all leading Patent Medicinei athe day, ... . . NEW GROCERY AND PROVISION HOUSE, j. n.noBBisoN. AT THE Old Stand of M. P. CLARK, BROWNVILLE, N. T, Where can be found a full supply of Family Groceries Kam and Bacon, Mackrcl and Cod Fish, Teas, Sugar, Coffee. Caudies, Nuts, Wine Crackersand Cheese, Liquors and Wines. Sardines, Cigars and Tobacco, Oysters and Lobsters, Peaches, Prunes, Blackberries and Wnortle berries, and all articles usually kept in a Fancy Grocery Store.w hies he will sell Tor cash or produce as cheap as the cheapast. Will you give me a share of your continuod patronage. Brownuille, July 15th, 1858. v3n3 R. L. DODGE, ATTORNEY AT LAW SOLICITOR IN CBANCEBY, BIIOWXTILLE, NEBRASKA. Land Warrants bought and sold. Pre-emption papers careful lv and correctly urenared. OFFICE on Jlaiu street, in Brown and Benneit's Bank ing IloUbC Hon. Fenner Ferguson, " R. W. Furnas " B Brown Kinney &. Holley Hon. James Craipr, Kave, AlcCord k. Co. Clark & Conrad, July 8, 1853-v3n2-Iy Bellevue, Nebraska. Brownville. " n Nebraska City St. Joseph Mo. J3. X3H:31sIDIi:2J", ATTORNEY AT LAW, BROWNYIUE, N. T. Will write deeds of every kind and contracts for every purpose, w ith warranted lepal accuracy. OnlfC, in the Bantinp House oi .uiuuaugu os. vi6ou. 11EFER TO Hon. John A. Binpham, Cadiz, 4 Ohlo.l " -W K Carter, Cleveland, " RP Spalding, " B F Leitcr, Canton, " SLahni, " " Win U Sapp, lit. Vernen, " SP Chase. Columbus, " Thos. Ford, Mansfleld, . " Jas. Craie, St.' Joseph, Mo Brownville, Oct. 22d, 'fi7. v2n!7-ly RANDALS. GOULEY & C 0. PRODUCE BROKERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. St. Louis, Missouri Orders for merchandise solicited, and promptly filled, at the lowest rates. All kinds of produce bought or sola on comniiMon. ScutoniLer 23. 1S5S. ' ir- " ES & t"a" alia, rarH NEMAHA LAND AGENT, SURVEYOR & IVOTARY PUBLIC, Will select lands, investigate titles, pay taxes, &c, either in Kansas or Nebraska; buy, sell, and enter lands on couimistion; invest in town property, fcuyor sell the same, and will always have on nandcorrect Dlats of townships, counties, &c., showing all lands sub' ing in the states with the same. jectto entry, ana wnere uesireu wnwuimnu jarue liv Heine the oldest settler in the county will in all cases be able to give full and reliable information. Address A. L. Coate, cither at Brownville or Nemaha Citr. Nebraska Territory. 6m-42-v2 JEFFERSGX F. CASAPY, 1 MARTIN VT. RIDES.) AS. D. TEST, V i AS. D. "WHITE, V ConncilBlurs,Iowa. ) Nebraska CityXT) CASSADY. TEST, RIDEN & CO. (Successors to Kiden & White.) LAND AGENTS. NEBRASKA CITT, N.. T. HAVING made arrangements by which ire will receive accurate copies of all the Townships embraced in the Eastera portion of Nebraska, we are now prepared to offer our services to the I. f I 1. T ' J . 5 xnnnitprs ot -V torasiia lemiujv. Tn Viiiirnr Declaratory Statements of Inten tion to ITe-empt, oecurrag rie-tunj-tions,Iocatinjr. Land W ax ant 8- AND ENTERING LAND. Land Warrants Bought and Sold. LAND ENTERED ON T131E. Particular attention raid to BnTinff and Selling Property on commission: Also, to making Collections and forwarding remittancesto any panoi me union. Blanks of all kinds always on hand. REFERENCES. Hon. A.A.Bradford, Nebraska City.- S.F.Nucftolls, u " Messrs. Dolman & West, . St. Joseph, Mo., I'eter A. Keller. Washington City Thomas Lumpkin, " ' . June23,lS56. vl-n4 JOHN A. PARKER & CO., - ITASIIIXGTOIY, t. C. JOnK A. PARKER, late Register of the Land Offlce, Omaha, X. T., having resigned his offlce will hereafter, ;u connection with one of the best Land Lawgivers In the country, attend to all business confided to him; and es pecially PRE-EMPTION CASES, Which he has made himself thoroughly acquainted with by study and practice for years. i lie refers to the Heads of Departments and Members of Congress of both Houses. AH applications for services must b accompanied with a fee to insure attention. January 28, 1S58. no31-ly W. E. HARVEY. L. VAN TSCK. Cir. Eng., Sur. & Draf t'n. General Land Agent- HARVEY, VAX TV Y CIS. & CO., General Land Agents ZTol3r.f3l3L, City. AREconuected wiihageucies in Washington City by which they are enabled to prosecute claims against the United States Government, or attend to any busHcss be fore the General Land offlce witli K?ptttc& ana to the satisfaction of their customers. . One of the firm being a practical Engineer and Surrey or (having been for many yearsconnected with the United States Coat Surveys engaged on worlcs ofInternal lm provements) we are prepared to mate Surveys of Towns, Farms, &.c, In any part of the Territory; and having engaged the best Draftsman in the Territory, can execute Maps, TownPiats, anddtaw inps of all kinds (mechanical, architectural, &.c.,) to the reject Mtu,faction our cus tomers. October Kd, 1657. 6n21r M'GABT. O. H. HEWETT. McGARY & HEWETT, ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY. Brownville, Nebraska. Will practice in the Courts of Nehraska,and North west Missouri. REFERENCES. Messrs. Crow, McCreary &.Co., St. Louis, Mo. lion. James M. Hughs, - - Po Hon. John K. Sheply, - - Uo ' Hon. James Craig, - - St. Joseph, Mo. . Hon. Silus Woodson, lo Judge A. A. Bradford, Nebraska City, N. T. S. F. Nuckolls, Ksq., - Do Kinney & Holley, Nebraska City. Cheever Sweet & Co., do J. Sterling Morton do Brown & Bennett, Brownville R. W. Furnas do Brownville, N. T. Nov. 18, 1858. rEn21 PIOXEER Book Bindery, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. Empire Block, No. 3. WILLIAM T. KITER, Would inform the public that he has opened a first class Book Bindery, and is now preparid to do all kinds of Book Binding old or new, bound or re-bound upon the shortest possible notice, and on the most rcasonoble terms. Orders received for all kinds of Blank work. July 1, 1868-ly. WHEELER & WILSON'S INCOMPARABLE SEWING MACHINES j. w. McDonald & co., No. 79, Fourth street, St. Louis, Mo. Are taking the place of all other machines to Families, Dress-Makers. AND They are the Simplest, Speediest, Cheapcs and most lurable Machines existant. Agents Wanted in Every Town in the West. MILLER & BOISAUBIN, Importers of French and German LOOKING-GLASS PLATES, Sheet, Sky-IJlit, and Floor Glass, is, second St., sr. louis, mo. Manufacturers of Ornamental Looking-Glass Frames. Stained Glass in all its Various Branches, for Churches, Public and Private Buildings. Ornamental iMorkfor Steamboats. 'Watcliiaker & Goldsmith. A. G YS, RGiCK PORT, MO. BEGS leave to i nform the public that he has located in the above uamc;d town and offers for sale a choice stock of CLOCKS, WATCHES, JEWELRY, and other articles usually kept la such establishments at prices which cannot be complained of. Being an exper ienced watchmaker he flatters himself that in repairing watches, clocks ami jewelry he can give perfect satisra:- tion. 19 6m. LOUIS WALDTER, House, Sign, and Ornamental Painter, UJL.AZXEK, GKAINEE, AKD PAPER IIAXGER, BBOWNVILLE, N. T. Takes this method of informing the public that he has removed his paint shop from Nemaha City to this place He thinks himself qualified to undertake any work per taining to his line of business, aud respectfullyinvites the public to give him a call. Please leave orders at the "Advertiser" office. " Nov. 19, 1S57. n21-tf JAMES HOGAN. and 7 BLANK BOOK 31ANUFACTIRER, Southeast cr. 2nd and Locust St'. ST. LOUIS, MO. All kinds of Blank Books, made of the best paper, ruled to any pattern, and sewed in tho new improved patent mode. LIBRARIES, PERIODICALS, MUSIC. &c, bound in any style, and at the shortest notice. Having been awarded the Premium at the last Me chanic's fair, he feels condident in insuring satisfaction to all who may give him a call. July 22d, 1S5S. Iyv3n4 DR. D. GWIN, Having permanently located in BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, For the practice of Medicine and Surcerr. ten ders his professional services to the afflicted. Utlice on Alain street. no23vj A. W. ELLIOTT, 13" "O. jr V" ami aJr SUED DEPOT, Cor. Broadway and Wash Street. ST, LOUIS, MISSOURI. naving purchased the entire Nursery stock of John Siggersont Bro., I am prepared to ofler to the public the largest and best selected stock of Fruit Shade, and Ornamental taees, shrubs and plants ever ottered for sale in the West. We are determined to offer 6uch in- aucemems to tree planters and the trade as will ensure the most entire satisfaction. Descriptive catalogues will he furnished, and any information given, by addressing, A. W. ELLIOTT, Saint Louis, Ho. November S5, '5S-Iy. CITY TRU1IK STORE. FASSETT & CROSSMA1T. Manufacturer;! of Traveling & Packing VALISES, CARPET BAGS, & C. ' 40, N. Second st., bet. Pine & Chestnut, Saint Louis, Mo. iSSV we are new prepared to fill all orders " 1 v... iuC .lili UIUUIUIUVN BUI in nnr -;,u .nnn-.uj -n.tr.ntv,- iaV.VB most reasonable terms. Our stock is large and complete and all of our own manufacturing. Those in want of articles in .our line, (wholesale or retail) win do well to give us a call be fore purchasing elsewhere. Jk share cf public patron age is so liciteo. nlMv3-Iy Clocks, Watches & Jewelry. J. SCHIITZ f"SL Would announce to the citiicns of Brownville and vicinity that he has located himself in fiailBrowiiville, audintends keeping a full assort. Uicut of everything in his line of business, which will be sold low for cash. He will also do all kinds of re- pairnig oi ciocas, waicues anu jewelry. Ail work 'war ranted. v3n!8-ly OLIVER EEXNET. JAKES f. F1SKE. WM.B.GAKB1T. ACGCSTCS KNIGHT. OLIVER BENNETT k CO., Uanafacturcnand "Wtalesaic Dealers in BOOTS AND SHOES, f qit Tyr? Rf4. TTo burly, No. 101, Coskrof li Aix IkbLoctst.) Si. LOU Jo, MO. D. L Miscellaneons. TMelieSnya I had told him. Christmas morning, As he sat upon my knee, Holding fast his little stccking, Stuffed as full as it could be, And attentiverlistening to me, With a face demure and mild, That old Santa Claus, who filled them, , Did not' love a naughty child. : "But we'll be good, won't we, moder ?" And from off ray lap he slid, Digging deep among the goodies In his crimson stocking hid ; While I turned me to the table, Where a tempting goblet stood, . Brimming high with dainty egg-nog, Sent me by a neighbor good. But the kitten, there before me, With' his' white paw nothing loth, Sat by way of entertainment, Lapping off the shining froth ; . And, in not the gentlest humor, At the loss of such a treat, I confess, I rather rudely, Thrust him out into the street. Then how Benny's blue eyes kindled ! Gathering up the precious store He had busily been pouring In his tiny pinafore ; With a generous look that shamed me, Sprang he from the carpet bright, Showing by his mien indignant, All a baby's sense of right. "Come back, Harney !" called he loudly, As he held his apron white ; "You shall have my candy "wabbit!" But the door was fast and tight ! So he stood, abashed and silent, In the center of the floor, With defeated look alternate Bent on me, and on the door. Then, as by some sudden impulse, Quickly ran he to the lire, And eagerly, with his bright eyes Watch'd the flames go high and higher In a brave, clear key he shouted, Like some lordly little elf, "Santa Caus, come down the chimney, Make my moder 'have herself!" 'I will be a good girl, Benny," Said I, feeling the reproof ; ' And I straight recall'd poor Harney, Mewing on the gallery roof. Soon the anger was forgotten, Laughter chased away the frown, And they gambol'd 'neath the live oaks, Till the dusky night came down. In my dim, fire-lighted chamber, Harney purr'd beneath my chair, And my play-worn boy beside me Knelt to say his evening prayer ; 'God-bless fader, God bless moder, God bless sister" then a pause: And the sweet young lips devoutly Murmur'd, "God bless Santa Caus.'' He is sleeping ; brown and silken Lie the lashs, long and meek, Like caressing, clinging shadows On Lis plump and peachy cheek; And I bend above them weeping Thankful tears O undefiled ! For a woman's crown of glory, For the blessing of a child. What's to be done with our Char- lej? BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE. Yea that is the question ! The fact is, mere seems to be no place m heaven above or earth beneath, exactly safe and suitable except the bed. While he is asleep, then our souls have rest-weknow where he is and what he is about, and sleep is a gracious sate, but then he wakes up bright and early and begins toonin. pounding, hammering, singing, meddlin and asking questions: in short, overturn- ing the peace of society generally for about thirteen hours out of the of the twenty-four. Everybody wants to know what to do with him everybody is quite sure that he can't stay where' they are. The cook can't have him in the kitchen, where he infests the pantry to get flour to make paste for his kites,' or melt lard in the new saucepan. If he goes into the wood shed, he is sure to pull the wood pile down upon his head. If he be sent up into the garret, you think for awhile that you have settled the problem till you find what a boundless field for activity 13 at once opened, amid all the packages, box es, bags, barrels, and cast off rubbish there. Old letters, newspapers, trunks, of miscellaneous contents, are all rum maged, and the very reign of chaos and night is instituted. He sees endless ea- pacmes m an, ana ne is axways Damcrrer- mg something, knocingsomething apart or planing, of drawing boses and barrels C nil ln.-t1 ,rwo Ll,ll1 Ait. Ac. 1m.- AwCt ' 1111 mi "ii l,.uuiiJ iu uuim nucgui lay liill- I road tracks, till everybody's head aches I quite down tcp the lower floor, and ev- erybody declares that Charley must be kept out of the garret. . Then you send Charley to school and hope you are fairly rid of him for a few hours at least. But he comes home noisier and more breezy than ever, having learn ed of some twenty other Charleys every separate resource for, keeping up a com motion that the superabundant vitality of each can originate. . He' can dan-;e like Jim Smithhe has learned to smack his lips like Joe Brown and Will Briggs has shown him how ' to mew like a cat, and he enters' the premises with a new war whoop, learned from Tom Evans. He feels large and -valorous; he has learned that he is a boy, and has a gen eral impression that he is growing im mensely strong and knowing; and dis pises more than ever the ' conventionali- ties oi parior me; m wu, uc o .ui than ever an interruption in the way of decent folks who want to be quiet. It is true, that if entertaining persons will devote themselves exclusively to him, reading and telling stories, he may be kept quiet; but then this is discouraging work for he swallows a story ' as Rover does a piece of meat; and looks at you for another and and another, without the slightest consideration, so that this re source is of short duration, and then the old question comes back ; What is to be done with him ? . But after all, Charley cannot be whol ly shirked, for he is an institution a sol emn and awful fact; and on the answer to the question, what is to be done, with him depends a future. Many a hard, morose, bitter man has come from a Charley turned off and ne glected ; many a parental heartache has come from a Charley let run the streets, that mammas and sisters might play on the piano and write letters in peace. It is easy to get rid of him : there are fif tv ways 0f doing that. He is a spirit that can be promptly laid, but if not laid aright he will corne back bv and bv, a stronir man well armed, when you cannot stave him off at pleasure. Mammas and sisters had better pay a little tax to Charley now, than a terrible one by and by. There is something sig it - -j nificant iu the old English phrase, with which our scriptures render us familiar, a 1-11 1 ' rml man cnna a man cnna. lnere you have the word that should make you think more than twice before you answer the question: What shall we do with Charley For to-day he is at your feet; to-day you can make hun laugh, you can make cry, persuade, coax, and turn him at your pleasure ; you can make his eyes fill and bosom swell with recitals of good and no ble deeds, in short, you can mould him if you take the trouble. But look ahead some years, when that little voice shall ring in deep, bass tones; 1 il A. lfi. 1 11 wuuu mat smaii ioot snail nave a man s weight and tramp, when a rough beard shall cover that little round chin, and the wilful strength of manhood fill out that little form. Then you would give worlds for the key to his heart; to be able to turn him and guide him to your will ; but if you loose that key now while he is little, you may search for it carefully, with tears some other day and never find Old housekeepers have a proverb, that uue liutu lust m me morning is never found all day. It has a significance in this case. One thing is to be noticed about Charley, that rude, and busy, and noisy as ne is, ana. irksome as carpet .1 j i-. . i r mica anu punur ways are to mm, ne is still a social little creature, and wants to be where the rest of the household are. A room ever so well adapted for play cannot charm him at the hour when the family is in re-union ; he hears the voice in the parlor, and his play-room seems desolate. It may be wanned by a furnace and lighted with gas, but it is human warmth and light he shivers for; he yearns for the talk of the family, which ne so impenectly comprehends, and he 1 4 . 1- 1 1 , - , lunys iu mne ms piayunngs uown and play by you, and he is incessantly rrom ising that of the fifty improper things t :.t. i:.n . i , . , which ue lsiiaoie 10 uo in tne parlor, he will not commit one if you will let him stay there. This instinct of the little one is na ture's warning plea God's admonition. O, how many a mother who has neglec ted it because it was irksome to have the cnild about, has longed at twenty-one to Keep ner son at ner siae, and he would no1 : snui 0Ul a! a lllue Arab ; constant tQld that he is awkward and meedle some, and a plague in general, the boy nas Iouna ai iasi "1S own company in tne streets, 111 the highways end hedges, where he runs till the day comes when the parents want their son, ond the sis ters their brother, and then they are scar ed at the face he brings back to them, as he comes all foul and smutty from the companionship to which they have doom ed him. Depend upon it if it is too much trouble to keep ' your boy. in your society, there will be places found for him warmed and lighted with no friendly fires where he who finds some mischief still, for idle hands to do, will care for him, if you do not. You may put cat a tree and it will grow while you sleep, but a son you cannot you must take trouble for him, either a little now or a great deal by and by. . T K Let him stay with ycu'at least seme portion of every day ; bear his noise and ig'rrorant ways. Put aside your book or work tcr tell him a story, show liinv a pic ture ; 'devise still parlor plays for him; for he gains nothing by being allowed to spoil the comfort of a whoFc circle. A pencil, a sheet of paper, and a few pat terns will sometimes keep him quiet by you for an hour, while you are talking, or in a corner he may build a block house, annoving nobody. - If he does now and then disturb you, and it costs you more thought and care to regulate him there, balance which is the" greatest evil to be disturbed by him now, or when he is a man. ' . . ; . Of all your can give you Charley, if you are a good man or woman, your pres ence is the best and safest thing. God never meant him to do without you any more than chickens were meant to - grow without being brooded. Then let him have some place in your house where it shall be no sin to ham mer and pound , and make all the litter his heart desires and his various schemes raqira. Even if you can ill afford the room, weigh well that safe asylum and one which, if denied, he may make for himself in the street. Of all devices for Charley which we have, a few shelves which he may dignify with the name of a cabinet, is one of the best. He picks up shells and pebbles and stones, all odds and ends, nothing comes amiss ; but if you give him a pair of scis sors and a little gum there is no end of the labels he will paste on, and the hours he may innocently spend sorting and ar ranging. A bottle of liquid gum is an in valua ble resource for various purposes, nor must you mind though he varnish his nose and fingers and clothes, (which he will do of course) if he does nothing worse. A cheap paint box, and some engravings to color is another; and if you will give him some real paint to, paint and putty his beats and cars, he is a made man. All these things make trouble to be sure they do but Charley is to make trouble, that is the nature. of the institu tion; you are only to chose between safe and wholesome trouble, and the ' trouble that comes at last like a whirlwind. God bless the little fellow and send us all grace to know what to do with him. Romantic Story. The London Court Journal has the fol lowing interesting story: "A prima denna of the Royal Italian Opera, who has lately risen to great fame and acquired first rate position on those boards, has just been claimed as his daugh ter by one of the highest functionaries of the country. The claimant 13 possessed of rank, wealth and influence, and though it was well known in the young lady's family that the great man in question was in reality her father, yet no notice of the connection was taken by him to feel t pride in his offspring. His antimusica tastes had prevented him following her through her musical education, and he therefore was as much surprised as de lighted at her success. He has just made her an official oner of recognition and for mal adoption, with the bestowal of hu name and wealth, in addition . to the ad vantage of the magnificent position to which he would raise her. But she sur priseu mm sun more by tne manner or her refusal. "My father refused to rec ognize me while I was in poverty and ob scanty, now that 1 am celebrated and rich, I refuse to recognize him. Let us be strangers to each other." Origin of F. F. V s. Many of our readers have heard of" the First Families of Virginia," but few, we take it know how the term orig igated. An exchange explains it. "In the early settlement of that State it was found impossible to colonize it un less women .went there. Accordingly a ship load was sent out, but no planter was allowed to marry one of them until he had first paid one hundred pounds of tobacco for her passage. When the sec ond ship load came no cne would pay more than seventy-five pounds for the matrimonial privilege, except it were a very superior article. Consequently the descendants of all those who were sold for one hundred pounds of tobacco, were ranked as the first families, while those who brought but seventy pounds are now ranked as the second families, and the reason why no one can ever find any of the second families, ii because you can't get a Virginian to admit that his great- great-grandmother only brought seventy five pounds of tobacco. Marriage is extremely costly here in Dubuque. A gentleman led a blushin" damstl to the altar on last Monday or l uesday, ana paid the benignant Divine tvho officiated, the probable sum of S10 About 43 hours afterwards, an interesting circumstance occurred in the bosom ot the happy family which filled his breast with the most intense delight, but cost an other X for the fee of Physician, Early the next morning the fond and hap py husband was mulcted in another X for sundries m a bill of Dry Goods, promi nent among the articles of which were a wicker cradle, a pap-spoon, and a lace cap about tne size oi a lour cent orange. Bubvqve Herald. "Miss, can I have the exquisite pleas ure of rolling the wheel cf conversation around the axietree of your understand ing a tew moments this evening i ' Jhe lady fainted. It has been said by somebody, that "Change'' is written upon .every mun dane thing. Such may be the case, but there are many things pockets, for in stance in which there is no "change." M-oroscncss is the evening of turbulence. What is Chess? We are not a Chess player know lit tle of the interesting and deep intrica cies cf the game ; yet we do know that it is a passtime of stady and thought, that renders leisure a fertile source 01 men tal strength a"nd cultivation it is certain- y a contest in which intellects of no . mean power struggle for the ascendancy. We have had sufncient evidence to be- ieve that loosely strung minds cannot grasn it, and he who excels in its highest lights excels in the higher intellectual . 0 .. 1 pursuits. We are, ot course-, interested in its origin, and not having published anything on the subject we will endeavor 0 gratify those of our readers who ar. not posted. According to some authors Chess was invented about 650 B. C; another dates its origin at the siege cf. Troy, while . others contend that it was unknown till . the 5th century of the Christian era. The learned Hyde and Sir William Jones were of opinion that it originated in ln- dia, and that it is of immense antiquity. One tradition states that it was devised by the minister of a great King, for the " purpose of teaching him, iathe most del-. . icate and agreeable manner possible, that . : a monarch was powerless unless protect-' t ed by his subjects. This is conscise, is reasonable, and is the best authority we have. Throughout all time, says the rew York Churchman, Chess has been a fa vorite pastime with men of mind.. And- why? Because it so far absorbs the fac ulties and directs them into one channel, that with proficients, the outer wotld and its cares are for the time forgotten, and. each champion thinks, reasons and. evert dreams of little else than defeating hu antagonist at the checkered board. Then', it is seldom, if ever, played for money, . so that gambling at Chess is almost out of the question Generals and ' great . commanders have patronised. this amusC- ' ment, as the movements and combina tions required for success bear a'strong affinity to the strategic of war, and, in deed, may in some measure be said to suggest plans of military enterprise, both" for attack and defence. Philosopher's have resorted to Chess, becasue it has a tendency to strengthen the reasoning powers; while divines, statesmen, and eminent lawyers have adopted it as an amusement for the same reason. -Thus we have Chess anecdotes of Napoleon I;",' of Dr. Franklin, cf Wellington, with many other notabilities of the present and ; past generations, while of the times pre ceding their day, the personal illustrations are innumerable. When a friend is carried to his grave, we at once find exenses for every weak1 ness, and palliation for every fault.;, we recollect a thousand endearments which before glided off our, 'minds without im pression, a thousand favors unrepaid, a thousand duties ' unperformed ; and wish' for his return, not so much that we may receive, as that we may bestow happi ness, and recompense that kindness which before we never understood. . We like to see a beautiful girl of that captivating cat, sometimes inviiuiously called a squint. Like a bow!, its very bias makes it sure of hitting the mark, while it seems to be running cut of the course ; and it has moreover the invaluable prop erty of doing execution without exciting. suspicion, like the Irish guns with crooked barrels, made for thcoting round' a cor- ner. Middling men, favored in their life- time by circumstances, often appear of higher stature than belongs to them great men always of lower. Time, the sover- ereign, invests with befitting raiment; and distinguishes with proper designs. the familiars he has received into his. eternal habitations ; in these alone are they deposited; you must wait for them. : A Yankee laid a wager with a Dutch man that he could swallow him.' Bidding him stretch himself upon the table, be fastened with his teeth upvn the poor fel low's big toe, and gave it a hard nrp. "Auf! you is ish biting me!" roared the . Dutchman. "Why, you old fool, do you" think I am going to swallow you whole?" Indifference to the welfare of our coun- . ' try is a crime ; but if our country is rer duced to a condition in which the bad are ; preferred to the good, the foolish to the wise, hardly any catastrophe is to be deprecated or opposed that may shake ' them from their places. '. . t The brightest s'ars appear the most un- . . steady and tremulous in their light ; not from any'quality inherent in themselves, but from the vapors which float below, .. and from the imperfection of vision -irr' the surveyor." "See here, ay friend, are you drunk ?" "Drunk! to be sure I am, and have been : for the last three years. You see my. brother an:l tare on the temperance mis sion. He lectures, while I set a frightful example ! " There are many men who have never gamed, and many women who have ne.-' er flirted. There are many dogs that.have never killed their own mutton, yet rery few that having once begun, have stoppea. We so converse eAery night wkh .the . image of death, that' every iiorning we find ' an argument of the resir'rection. Sleep and death have but oae Mother, and they have but one name iiydommco. Trof. Ar.drcssen, the "great mathema tician, is playing chess with . Morphy.
