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VOL. III.
CITY OF BROWNVILLE, NEMAHA COUNTY, N. T., THURSDAY, APKIL 7, 1859.
NO. 41.
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KtNSr.Y HOLLY.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
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E. S. DUNDY,
atturm:y AT LAtt,
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Architect and Builder.
M1S MAUV TIUNLU.
VXlWlUi A1!D DRESS MAKER.
Sl.i K'-rt, tj St at'ove Caraor Back.
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hand.
JAM11S W CHITON,
BLACKSMITH
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CITY BMG STOni.
JOHN H. I.TATJN & CO.,
rnoir.vyiLLE.x.T.
BCALEkf 1
Dregs, Micines,
CHEMICALS, TOILET SOAPS,
Fine H ir and Tooth Brashes,
rcnrnmnY, faxct & toilct
Tobacco & Cigars,
Pure Wines and Liquors for
Medicinal Ise.
tj riytictjnn Frebcrl'.iou and Family Bedpet
Alt.r4er errctly antwered. Erery artlclt wr
rui4 ruiB ti4 vl tb tt reality.
AGES i'J for U luting Pattnt Mtiicintt
J lAt 4tf.
CITY TRUNK STOEE.
FASSETT &.CROSSMAII,
Manufacturers "of
Traveling &; Packing
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VJLISLS, C.lRl'ET JJJGS, S C
South West corner of Pine and 3d si's,
Saint Louis, Mo.
ftmi i m. w arv uw prepares
i JL1 jtn r th pfo1
tw. t I I ,r urta and comp;rea
We art Huw prepared to fill all orders
promptnea andontbe
kdii. Our stuck U
curup.eeand all of our own
miittt(uii(ifi. Tn in wui cf article in our line,
(wbu.ra! vr reui:) will dj well to give na a call te
I re parvamc leLere. A sare of public pairuu
aitl. jUcit4. n!3v3-ly
Clocks, Watches & Jewelry.
J. SOHIITZ
Vould anucunce to tb citizens cf Brownville
ael tuiiiiiy tiat te La. located bim&elf in
lirowriT::e. andtmeu'i lecpirj a full assort.
vi rryibit-l in tu !n.if btuineks. rn ticb will
U uiil Uw Mtwk. UtwtilalMdo all kinds of re
pmi.f wt clAk, icb and jeelry. All work war
iabi4. Snl8-ly
3. U.kJul. 1853. Iw. L. 1'UXfcXUY
Lock wood & Pomeroy,
W holesai fcuJ iCetail iJeul-rcin
J21TS-.D CAPS,
STXIAW GOODS.
AUo, ELippera of American Furs of every de
fcwTipiiou: for which tbey will pay
lb inchest Market Price,
1W CA3U.
C)UXTIIY MercLaiit. are invited to examine our
atitk of Hats k Cai for the apuroaehini? Spring
atid Summer trade, which will be larjeanbionable,
a Mi mU elected. Inp irtof variety our itockahall
aot Xnt excelled It any Uoaie in St. LouiH.
Oar j rietf ill be low, terms aecommodaticg.
Call ud see u at our New Store. Second St.
St. Ji.e; b.Mo. S2-6ni
M'NUTT'S
Art ntiu:ifd Tim if tnd Stomaekie a positive
6tU ''" 6' Htmtdg for qer.rr'l Deli'My D'j
ytyn, ivM c Appelate a mil aaeatn vj me
T.ee Buters are a ure Preventive of
FEVEE AIID AGUE !
TLey are r'ei'areJ from tie purest materials by an old
atdexicritue! Druvit, ana tnereiurecan ue rtuw
THEY' AID DIGESTION!
B) Centl ac.uiig the ktem into aheallby action; are
pieut tutlie tt. anJ altm rive tnat vipor to
. i-a tjateui tbat it so eeniUl tobealtb.
fJ-A win (l.ts full ma,b taken two or three times
HO tK.t eaiiiig.
r ti, aied it ly t-y W, I. il'KUTT,
st. Lotis, no.
f. '58 tS-lv .
DIIOYV.Y & CLITO.,
rilODlTE DEALERS,
Forwarding & Commission
MERCHANTS,
No. 79, North Levee, St. Louis, Mo.
Orders f r Ourme and Manufactured Articles accu
rately filled st Ivnei't p.it! rates. Cnlj:nuent for
mI "! r4:ipnint rcpectullv aolicited. Shipments
tt all kind. UI be (jitMuliy attended to.
Keterrcncea :
3ttrt G Tl Rea k('x St. Louis
B illicit. VKConib & Co do
(itlt-frt MUf & Stann.ird do
ll'tfi- W li.fflrutn Auditor S'-ate of Missouri
J J Uirm hi, t Cairo Citv. 111.
X.rllv.i:1r, U.Vs swtV New Orleans, Louisiana
J D Ja kB . do do
Xs Hii k UuUd a-Co, Cincinnati, 0.
r ll4iuiur a.c d
Kra..df :i av. Crawford Louisville, Cy.
.i'tff fc-lluLtiiijun, M.ile. Ala.
H. Bi'.U'K-, BeariliUwu.Iil.
k) It I SiS 45-3ra
HAYDEN & WILSON.
lm -orttrt nd Ma a ufacturere ef
13 Jh. iO X Xj E3 -FS
A.tD
Coach Hardware,
Cini-jgc Trimmings, Siddle Trees,
lluncs, Springs and Axles,
Talent and Umiaiclcd Lcatlicr,
SKIUTING.
HARNESS. St.
I1U1DLE LEATHER.
j ye. ii, Main Street. St. Louis, Mo.,
Ae freir4 l Or to ttieir eutfniers ana me iraae
ai ariuibi i.f ii u.H utu'pjed. la quality and
cuh. ty any Uveia tbeir Uve. Ka.t or West.
I M
WEBSTER, MARSH U CO.,
Slanufactarcrs and Wholesale Dealers
lit
Ready Made Clothing,
So, Main St., St. Louis, Mo.
EHl&ri. DRAWEES, OVERALLS, SHIRTS,
and all kinds cl
FUILinSHniG GOODS.
ALSO FALL STOCK Of
CENT'S AND BOY'S CLOTHING,
VbUb we offer as Iowa any ITuce In tbe City.
WEBSTER. M AP-ill A. CO.
Bade Mills.
i
bt. JOSEPH. MO.
JAMES CA KG ILL Proprietor.
MANUFACTURES and keeps constantly
en hand for a!e, all kind of Flour. Mrnt,
ai.4 Feed .ta'l. OrdcrsaJkitedanJ promptly ClleJ
oa aot favoi-aUe termi. fab paid constantly for
Wheat Vur character of Flour refer ta arerybody
titat eer ctcd it.
D. L. M'OABT.
McGARY & HEWETT,
O. B. HEWETT
ATTORIiEYS AT LAW
AND
SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY.
Brownylllc, Nebraska.
Will practice in th Courta of Nebraslta.tnd Worth
west Missouri.
REFERENCES.
Vossri. Crow, McCreary &. Co., St. LotUa, Mo.
IUn. James M. Ilugba, - - Do
Hon Juha VL. Sheply, .... Do
Hon. James Craig, - . St. Joseph, Mo.
.. Hon. Silua Woodson, ' - Do
Jadfte A. A. Bradford, ' Nebraska City, N. T.
S. F. Nuckolls. Esq., Do
Klonay k Hot ley, KebxaEa City. '
Cbeevcr Sweet & Co., do
. 3. Sterling Morton do
' Brown &. Becnett, Brownrllle
B. W. Furnas do
Brbwnville, N. T. Nor. 13, 1868. tsdJI
! PIOXEEIl
Book Bindery,
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.
Empire Block, No. 3.
WILLIAM F. KITER,
Would inform the public tbat be baa opened a first
fcf Cook Binding old or uew, bound or re-bouna upon
' Orderi received for til kinds of Blink work.
J II IT I.
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Matchmaker & Goldsmith,
a w "TT -aTw
ROCK PORT, MO.
BSGS leave to inform the public that he has located
in the above named town and rtTers foe sale a cboice
stock of
CLOCKS, WATCHES, JEWELRY,
and other articles usually kept in sucb establishments at
prices which cannot be complained of. Being an exper
ienced watchmaker he flatters himself that in repairing
watches, clocks and jewelry he can give, perfect Eatista
lion. . l em. .
JAMES HOG AN.
AND
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURER,
Southeast cr. 2isd and Locust St's.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
to any pattern, and sewed in the new improved patent
LIBRARIES. PERIODICALS. MUSIC.&c,
bound in any style, and attbe ebortest notice.
EaviDj: been awarded the Premium at the last Me
chanic' Fair, he reels condident in insuring satisfaction
to ail who may ?ive him a call.
Jnly 22d 1SS8. Iyv3n
DR. 1). GWIN,
Having permanently located in
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA,
For the practice of Medicine and Surgery, ten
der his profeiigional services to the afflicted.
Office on M.i in Street. no23v
A. W. ELLIOTT,
Mursery
AND m-lf
SEED DEPOT,
Cor. Broadivay and Wasli Street.
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.
Ilavinjr. fnrchascd the entire nursery stock of John
SiEcerboni. Bro.. I am prepared to effer to the public
the largest and beit selected Ktock of Fruit Shade, and
Ornamental taees, shrubs and plants ever offered for
sale in the West. We are determined to offer sucb in
ducements to tree planters and tbe trale as will ensure
the niot entire satisfaction. Descriptive catalogues wm
be turnibhed, and any information given, by addressing,
A. W . &LL1U11,
Saint Louis, Mo.
November 35, '68-Iy.
ISHAM REAVIS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AND
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
Falls tiity, Eichsrdson Connty, Nebraska.
ness intrusted to his care in Richardson and adjoining
uuunties; alto to the drawing of deeds, pre-emption pa
per he, t c. May 13, 68 n46-6m
D. LANDRETH & SONS,
Agricultural Warehouse
JimYD SEED STORE,
So. IS, Scuth Main Street, opp. Sew Exchange Build
St. Louis, Missouri.
Constantly on band. Garden Grars, and other Feeds;
tbe Garden seeds are, with s light exception, tbe produce
l'l (rUUIIUS tUlll.V.lCU U11UCI lUV PlllWb ClNJUftl IUr.JCb-
tit n of tbe senior partner of the house. Also a large
variety of Agncniturai implements, partly or our own
manufacture.
3"Catalo(tues furnished gratis.
Feb. 24. '69 35 3 in
A S HOLLADAY M. D
T.c,fnll.lnrrmh.. frini1a In Wnvill.
'
immediate vicinity that be has resumed the practice of
Medicine, Surgery, & Obstetrics,
and hope, by strict attention to hisprofcssion.io receive
all cases where it Is possible or expedient, a prescription
fc.ut Ar xn..vnoA b.pAti.fAra nvtAn.ltuI V. ; ... lm
Feb. 24, '69. S5 ly
RANDALS. GOILEY & CO.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
CORNER OT VINE AND COMMERCIAL STS.
ASD
Number 54, North Levee,
St. Louis, Missouri
Cash advances made on consignments.
rders f.r Merchandise solicited and promptly
SU?d. Corn. Oats, Ilides and Produce .generally'
wld on Coinmsion.
March 3, 1S&S ly.
A. D. KIRK,
Attorney at Law,
Land Atrcat and Xotary Public.
Rulo, Richardson Co., N. T.
K.TAte
S : .
FENNER FERGUSON.
Attorney and Counsellor
j2i."t Law,
BELLE VUE, NEBRASKA.
FRANKLIN
TYPE i STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY
Sio. lots vine tt., Dec ourtnana lite
Cincinnati, 0.
C. F. O'DRISCOLTj & CO
Manufacturers and dealers in News, Book and Job
Type, Printing Presses, Cases, Gallies, 4c, ic.
Inks, and Printing Material of Every Description,
raele mri VoofZnZ
Ac, lire.
Brand and Pattern Letters, various styles,
GEORGE EDWARDS,
AnCH XT ECT.
OFFICE Main St, Last of Kinney tr Holiy't office,
Nebraska City, N. T.
Persons who contemplate building, can be furnished
with Designs, Plans, Specifications, inc., tor buiUiinesol
anycUrs or variety of style, ani the erection of tbe
same superintended if desired. Prompt attention paid
to butiscMfrco a dUUnc. fiitf
Miscellaneons.
The Two Pictures.
PICTUEE SO. 1.
".Fannie?"
What?"
Pa is tired ; cant you bringr him a
drink of water?"
"I suppose I'll hare to."
Down goes the doll, slam goes the door
and out flirts the ?4drling Fannie" for the
wished for beverage , When the water
is brought it is cool ; but in it there is no
refreshment. 'Pa" looks sad. His heart
aches for a loving daughter. But it's
nothing to Fannie she don't care.
Years have flown.
'Fannie?"
What?"
"Is dinner ready? I'm in a great hur
ry."
'Yes, that's the first cry always. And
you know Biddy is so sbw. Now sit
QOWQ nere ana llSien 10 laid " new piece OI
va .
ft 4 V rc l nnniA HAnvAet K KninAn
"" d
s you expect
me 'to go into the
kitchen and cook? If
you do, I want you to distinctly understand
that I wasn't brought up to it, and I didn't
marry for the sake of stooping to it."
Thum, thum, thum; thrash! with a ven
geautc. x vvu. wugic, .c. Aiug.c. urn-
iter is xeauy tti utai. ; wiu aim ueavy,
burnt and raw. Husband looks sad ; but
tt i Jit 1 V . I
wife don't care. Away he goes iperhaps
to a saloon, or to stand by a counter till
his brain reels, and he looks more like a
corpse than a live man. And for whom?
A thing which sits in the parlor and plays
on the piano, and gives him to understand
that ''she wasn't brought up to be a wo
man, and did not marry ilim IOf the Sake
of "Stooping" to be his Wife.
PICTURE K0.
2-
"Fannie."
"Oh. pa has
come, sis
s!" And down
patter little feet, and pa's neck is encir
cled with tinv white arms and his face
covered with warm, soft kisses.
wow.. win Jtanme enng lamer a
drink? He is tired."
"Yes, sir."
And away twinkle the little feet ; and
and a minute more, and dimpled hands
are handing it. And then the hat is car
ripd nwav and the cane is set in the cor
ner, and pa looks so happy that Fanny
. I
taxes her active little brain to its utmost
to think of something more to do for him.
Years have flown.
Twelve. "Hurry, Nellie. Set up the
chairs while I bring a pitcher of water.
Father will be here in a few minutes.
Click, slam, tramp, trip.
"Fannie?"
"Well, dear?"
"Is dinner ready? I am in a great
hurry."
"Just this minute ready, Harry.
"I knew it would be.
Clatter, clatter, clatter.
Bread good,
vegetables 00d, meat SfOOd, all POOd; but
the wife the best of all.
"Fannie, I am in trouble."
A hnnt what nrov toll?"
AAWU. w V
Oh, tnv wife is the great torment of
my lite, ine mile minutes run so last
that it keeps me all the time m a sweat
to keep up with her. The fact is she
wilts me down with unnumbered little
kindnesses. It isn't so verv comfortable
I - i i . 11 I 11 C
iu leei lust jikc a. tune specK iu a uiuzv ui
of oh, dear, how red our Nellie's
cheeks are to-day! Been using some of
mother s cosmetic helping to get dinuer,
en?"
I H'T- i t j i i t t
laUlJUS, SliU CUSOanU IOOKS UlCUS-
ed m spue of his sorrows. Away he goes
to his humble work. But he forgets fa-
tifrue: for he is blessspd with a lovin? wife
and happy home. Lift Illustrated
"O o
Life Of a Newspaper Editor In
Callfornla.
He rises at ten o'clock in the morning,
dresses nimseit, takes his hat, already
pierced with three or four bullet-holes,
and goes to a restaurant to get his break-
fast. After breakfast he returns to his
office to read the morning papers. He
finds that he is called a wretch in one, in
another a liar, and in a third a villian.
V .
He smiles at the thought of having some-
thing to do, and signs his name to three
challenges, which he invariably carries
aooui mm in oraer mat ne may oe ready
1 1 .1.1 1
for any emergency. These he dispatch-
es, and sits down to write an article,
when he is suddenly interrupted bv some
interloper, whom he is compelled to throw
out of the window. At noon, he learns
that his challenges have been accepted
for the next dav. At three o'clock, he
goes to fight a duel which had been ar-
ranged the day before, kills his man and
returns to dinner. On his way from din-
ner, gets mixed up in a riot, and gets some
bruises and wounds. When he reaches
his sanctum, he finds an infernal machine
on the table. Without . maniiestmg any
surprise, he throws it out of the window,
He then writes a leader on Moral Keiorm
this done, he croes to ths theatre. On
his way, he is attacked Dy inree : men, ue
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I tiuusc. .hucuiciuiuuij;
three o clock at night, ne oeais a man
who tries to rob him; kills a dog with a
. i i
stone; is almost run over oy a hackney
coach, and on the threshold of his own
door recieves two more bullets iu his hat;
then congratulates himself upon having
passed a quiet day, writes till morning ;
returns to bed and sleeps tranquilly.
A Curtain Lecture on the Sons of
Malta.
Mrs. Tompkins having been abed half
an hour, determines to keep awake and
wait patiently for her lesser half, who
has gone to attend the initiation of a broth
er. In due time, Tompkins comes home,
and creeps quietly into bed. Just as he
is about quietly snoring off, Mrs. Tomp
kins commences: "Sons of Malta, indeed!
A pretty institution. I'd like to know
what it means?. What do you say, "the
rough and rushed road?" I cuess I've
traveled that pretty well, with you com
ing home at this hour of the night. "Con
dition!" oh, of course you must be in good
condition. Lvery bon of Malta is, I be
lieve, but I'd like to know how long they
will remain so. What when they ve re
signed the office of G. R. J. A. X. U. P.
Oh, of course; any man who holds an of
fice with such a lot of initials can't help
being in a bad condition. Don't talk to
me. What does it all mean? that's what
I'd like to know. 'Swim?' No, sir. I can't
swim. I suppose you can, though. You've
got along swimmingly with me, because
I'm such a fool; but it won't last long, sir;
no, sir. You can swim as much as you
please, but you shan't swim with me any
longer. Keep your hands off, and don't
laugh at me. You shall not set me on a
tfrridiron '
A n i
I won t turn round, and I
shall please myself whether I go to sleep
or not. I'd like to know what woman
could expect to 4ride with ease and safety'
Wh &
f , i Qat. iia ff Au
I"" xm aji lazci ui . uc uu, a nil uuu i
touch me. 1 11 have nothing to do with
you or your 'solemn conclave.' I have not
departed' nor do I intend to depart. I'll
just live, if it's only to plague you. Do
you hear what I scv, Tompkin s? Keep
your hands to yourself; I'll have nothing
to do with you. Lxpedition: you are
smart, now, ain't you? as if such a set of
fellows as the Sons of Malta could ever
join an expedition. Fiddle on your rega
ha. What do you suppose I care for that?
Dazzle my eyes, would it? I don t know
that. After looking on such a dazzling
figure as you are. it must certainly ap
pear a very brilliant spectacle. What do
you say 'oats, oats? If J only lifted my
apron up I could hold more than you, I've
no doubt; but I don t know what you mean
sir. vio, Mr. lompkms, nor i don t want
to know, either. Go to sleep, sir, and
let that be r-e-c-o-r-d-e-d. Chicago Her
aid.
pue wisiaiicc iu uuiui ouuuu liiaj
a T I r4 A v a n 4- j-v lit aL rnnMtfl A vr
be Propagated.
In "Physics and Natural Philosophy,"
bv Professor Silliman, ir.. we find the fol-
w m -
lowing :
The distance at which sounds are audi
ble does not admit of precise measurment.
In general, it may be stated, a sound will
be heard further, the greater its original
intensity, and the denser the medium in
which it is propagated. It also depends
greatly upon the delicacy of hearing of
different individuals. The intensity of
sound, like that of all forces acting in
lines, diminishes in the inverse ratio of
the squares of the distance of the sound
in? DOdV.
Thus, if the linear dimenfions
of a Aheatre be doubled, tne volume ot tne
performers' voices at any part of the cir-
rnmfprpnrp will hp. diminished in a four
I v w - - -
fold porpo'.ion
a powenui numan voice in me open
air, at the ordinary temperature, is audi
ble at the distance of seven hundred feet
In a frosty air, undisturbed by winds or
current, sound is heard at a much greater
distance with surprising distinctness.
Lieut. Foster, m the third Polar expedi-
tion of Capt. Parry, held a conversation
with a man across the harbor of rort
Bowen, a distance of one and a quarter
i : i
IUlteS.
Dr. Young states on the authority 01
Derham, that the watchword "all's well'
had been distinctlv heard from old to new
i J
Gibraltar, a distance of ten miles, I he
marchinT of a companv of soldiers mav be
heard, on a still night, at from five hun-
dred and eiffhty, to eight hundred and
ihiriv paces: a squadron of calvary at
toot pace, at seven hundred and fifty pa
Ces; trotting or galloping, one thousand
and eighty paces distant, When the air
is calm and dry, the report of a musket is
audible at the distance of one thousand
paces. The sound of the cannonading at
Waterloo, was heard at Dover,
Sounds travel further and more loudly
0n the earth's surface than through the
atmosphere. Thus it is said that at the
ll. .
siege of Antwerp, in 1832, the eannonad
ing was heard in the mines of. Saxony,
which are about three hundred and twen-
tv mile distune-. th cannonading at the
battle of Gena was heard feebly in the
onen fields of Gena. but in the basements
open
0f the fortifications it was heard, with
rrrMt distinctness. The noise of the sea
fight between the English and Dutch, in
sixteen and seventy-two, was heard at
Shrewsbury, a distance of two hundred
miles. The greatest knownv distance to
which sound has been carried by the at-
mosphere, is three hundred and forty-five
miles; as it is asserted, that the very vio
lent explosions of the volcano at St. Vin-
cent s nave been heard at Demara.
e l i f William Tell has stimu
lated a weaver at Spire to try his. hand at
I rifle pr
practice on his young son, on whose
head he placed a potatoe, and brought
down the tuber at one hundred yards, but
was had up before the police ana. sent to
jail for a week by the indignant xnagis
trate.
WThy was Saint Paul like a horse ? Be
cause he loves Timothy.
Got. BroTvn's Last Honrs.
Hon. Horatio King, 1st Assistant P. M.
General, in an eulogium of Gov. Brown,
at a meeting of the department, said :
"I saw Gov. Brown for the last lime on
Wednesday forenoon, the day after he
was attacked. He was taken with a se
vere chill on the Monday night previous,
and this was followed by a high fever,
resulting in pleuria-pneumonia, at three
o clock on Tuesday morning. The dis
ease had been checked when I called," and
he was comparative comfortable. He
had sent for me to enquire about the bus
iness of the Departmeut, and was especi
ally anxious to know what Congress was
doing in regard to the post-office bills be-
ore it. I gave him as brief and favora
ble account thereof as possible, for the
physician charged me to occupy his atten
tion but a few moments: and I left him
in the fond hope that he would soon re
cover. But, alas! congestion had already
settled upon one of his lungs, and at about
two o clock of the same day, the other
was attacked, from which time until his
death, his condition was almost hopeless.
le sent for me again the next day, and
also for his third assistant, who, unbe
known to him, then laid upon the bed of
death; but his physician had left such ex
plicit orders for him to be kept quiet that
declined to go into his room, excusing
myself by an encouraging note, which ap
peared to satisfy him, With occasional
interruptions from severe suffering, re
viving for a moment. the hopes of his fam
ily and friends, he continued to sink until
death came to his relief. There is no
doubt that his great concern relative to
the Post-Office Department, in the pros
perity of which, from the day he took
charge of it, he has felt the most lively
interest; operated seriously against his
recovery. In response to one of his at
tenditg physicians on this subject, during
one of the intervals of partial relief, . he
said with much emphasis, "Yes, Doctor, I
have trouble." His interview. with the
President, whom he recognized and con
versed with, sometime last night, is rep
resented to have been most solemn and
afTecting-. He look leave of his family
with all that warmth of affection he al
ways, in so remarkable a manner, dis
played toward those he so dearly loved
His devoted wife and affectionate step
daughter watched over him ever moment
to the last, and Kind friends were ever
ready to assist."
The following hints, thrown out by a
cctemporary, who had been annoyed by
an avalanche of unintelligible manuscript,
should be read attentively by all writers
for newspapers. Some of our own cor
respondents may profit by what is said :
There is nobody permitted to write unin
telligibly for our paper but - ourselves.
One unreadable manuscript a day is as
much as the genius of our composing force
can master. Therefore, every one who
expects to have his communication printed
so as to make sense, must take the trouble
to write it so that the whole collected tal
ent of the office shall be able to decipher
its meaning. It would take more than
one. thampoiiion to unravel tne meaning
of some of the hieroglyphics sent us for
English. W e keep translators only from
living languages into the American toh-
;'Massa ses kin you pay dis bill?"
"Your master is in a great hurry, I am
not going to run away."
"No; but I golly, ole massa's gwine to
run away hisself."
The Edinburg review asks what nation
will first burst into a flame. We expect
the Dutch will ; they are always smoking.
There is a deep moral in that custcm
of the ancients, by which the goddess of
persuasion was represented with a diadem
on her head.
The happiest of pillows is not that
which Love first presses ; it is that which
Death has frowned on and past ever.
If a man reapeth whatsoever he soureth,
what a harvest of coats and breeches our
tailors will have one of these days.
A woman with no friends can't be ex
pected to sit down and enjoy a comforta
ble smoke, for she hasn't got any to back
her.
Myriads of virtues and flowers have
bloomed and passed away unseen. The
sweetness of both has gone up to heaven.
The difference between a fool and a
looking-glass is, that one speaks without
reflecting, and the. other reflects, without,
speaking.
A Mr. .-Archer has been sent to the
Ohio. Penitentiary for ; marrying three
wives. Insatiate Archer! could not one
sufficed
An Alderman having grown enormous
ly fat while in office, a wag wrote on his
back, "Widened at the expense of the
Corpora tion."
Our barber tells us that, a.r though
young men are often irresolute, he finds
that as ihey get along in life they gener
ally come, to the scratch. .
Td discover a truth and to. separate it
from a falsehood,, is surely an occupation
worthy of the best intellect, and not at -all
unworthy of the best heart.; .
In whatsoever house you enter, remain
master of your eyes and .tongue.
What wculd lead U3 to suppose that
bridges are affected bv cold? Because
they often have drawers on them:
Family Receipts. ;:
Sugar Cake.
Take one and a half cups of Sour, cna
of butter, half a pound cf sugar, lemon,
rose water.
Hand Tea Cake.
Take six eggs, six spoonfuls of melted
butter, six spoonfuls melted sugar, work .
in flour to make it hard, brandy and spice,
boil or take them. .
Bread Cake. .
Take four teacups of bread, two cf -sugar,
two eggs, one spoonful of pearlash,
one glass of wine, nutmeg, &e.
Tunbridge Cake.
Take one pound of flour, two eggs, six '
ounces ef butter, six ounces of sugar, .
nutmegs, rose water.
Little Cake.
Take one pound of butter, one pound .
four ounces of sugar, one of currants, six "
eggs.
Measure Cakes.
Take four cups of flour, two coffee cuna
of sugar, one of butter, cne of cream, cno .
glass of brandy, half a nutmeg. . .
Take four teacups of flour, two of sugar,
one and a half of butter. on fr!. of
brandy; four eggs, one nutmeg.
York Biscuit.
Take two pounds and twelve ouncea f
flour, half a pound of butter, half a spoon- '
ful of pearlash, dissolve it in as much
milk as will make it hard.
Frecch Loaf.
Take one pound of sugar, one pound cf
flour, half' a pound of butter, half a pound
of raisins, eight eggs, half a lemon, nut
meg. ' .
Pvff Paife.
Take two pounds of flour, cne pound cf
butterj the white of two eggj.
Whip SyllaUb.
Take one quart of thick cream, cnoi
gill of wine, the juice pf two lemons, half,
a pound of loaf sugar, pour it into a
broad pan; then beat it well, and as the
froth rises to the topk take it off, and put
it in a glass.
Common Cake.
Take twelve pounds of flour, three
pounds of butter, three pints of yeast,
four of milk, three 'pounds of sugar ;
spice to your taste.'
Common Loaf Cake.
Take eight quarts of flour, three
pounds.eight ounces of butter, four pounds
ox sugar, one gallon ol milk, one pint cf
wine, one pint of yeast.'
" . Rusk.
One pint of milk, one lea-cup of yeast;
mix it thin. When light add twelve ounces
cf sugar, ten ounces of Butter, four eggs,
flour sufficient to make as stiff' as brtad.
When risen again, mould and sporge.if
upon a tin. .
Rice Florendine.'
Boil eight ounces cf rice until it is ten-
der; then add to it two-quarts of milk cr
cream; boil it until .it is thick, season it .
with spice and sugar, put eight eggs.
Oyster Suuce.
Take cne quart of oysters, put in 'a .
sauce pan, put cluves. 'mace and pepper in
with them ; when first put on the fire,
take ptcce of butter as large as an egg;
half a spoonful cf flaur, one glass cf wine.
Trcserve Teaches. '
Soak ycur peaches in weak saltwater, "
then put their weight of sugar to them,
and put them over a slow fire until they
are tender, take out. the peaches and boil
the syrup; when cold put the m together,
put brandy and cut orai.ges.
Preserve Cherries.
Two pounds of cherries, one and a half '
of sugar, half a pint of water, melt ycur
sugar in it, when melted put in your
cherries, boil and skim them, take them
off two or three limes to shake them,
when the syrup is colored strain the"m
and they are dene.
Preserve Apples.
Take seven pounds of apples, three
and a half pounds of. sugar, take off the
skins and boil th.m, put the sugar to the"
apples dry and let it stand until it is dis
solved, pour on water, let it stand until it
is cold, then pour it on the same way sev
eral times to harden the apples; then put
it over the fire and add. two oranges and
some cinnamon.
Preserve. Pumpkins.
Take ten pounds of pumpkins, ten
pounds .cf sugar, ten limes, three oranges;
put water in your kettle, then a laying of
pumpkin and a laying of sugar, put it over
a slow fire, and when done add essence
of cloves and cinnamon.
Soft Gingerbread.
Two' teacups of molasses, one of milk,
two eggs, one teaspoonful of pearlash,
flour to make it thick. . '
Cookies.
Take twelxe ounces cf sugar, .half a
pound of butter, half a pint of milk, two
spoonfuls of pearlash; flour sufficient' to
roll it out. ..." . '
' Take two teacups of cream, two eggs.
f . -c i
juur itmiiiis ei iu-'ai, uuv icaspooniUI
of pearlash; flour as above.
Crackers-. .
' Take four ounces of butter, fcur eggs,
cne pint -jf milk; flour as thick as possible.
-. . Brscv.it Pudding. .
Twelve ounces of- biscuit, pounded;
fine, three pints cf milk, nine eggs.cna
pound cf plums, a jittle talt, sweet sauce.