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VOL. III.
CITY 0F..B20WNVILLE, , NEMAHA ' COUNTY,-' N. T., THUESDAI
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'Kcbroslca Oucriiacu
rCBLISBED EVERY TriUMlAT BT
B. W. FUFvITAS,
:ScondStory HoadlcySi Muir's Building,
(Corner of Ma First Street.)
.VifBi'i " avuce, - - 2,00
ForeJT;. . 4tttie end of li months, 2,50
" . . 1? 3 0,1
" ? ,iVrtvre trill be f limbed at $1,50 per
Clttbion04. . . ..t. -..uitanieg tha order.
.-mo nv AIU'EUTISINQ:
h hVilitlunai insertion, j
o-e nstre, one month,
. , thre s months, c
fix nonths,
one year,
p,uBf isCardi of ix lines cr less.one jear,
3a,tM'imu one year,
de-balf Oolamn on rear,
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fourth '
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"busTk ess cards.
TJ. C. JOIXITSOIT,
ATTOEIIEY AT LAW,
SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY.
A X D
; ileal Csiatc Asrcnt,
DCOWSVILLE, N. T.
RSFEBNCES.
Hon.VTm.lesaui,, Montroje,Pa.
ii.saicntiy, -
John U. Iiaier, C'au-aso, 111.
Wa.K.11oAl!ieter, M " '
Charles F. Yur,'u " "
R. V. Farna?, Brownville.N.T. t
...... i.
May 7, 1657. ' ' '
47-1 j
; ' " E. L1ATIIIEU
Cabinet & Wagon-IIaker
liain Street. hot. Sixth end Seventh., .
KlEUmSYlLLE, X. T.
A!lkinlof oUiiiet wark neatly executed.
3-.K,Purinlr waguas" plws, etc., proniptly flone.
john Mcdonough 7.
; House, Sign, k Oraameutil Painter,
1 rT "rlr can lert t th C if y Onus Su.re. 3
; Sttbhanaa iTilo and General .
office or 2 J i' Julea'.,
- T. JVSF'JI, i!0.
taiETJEED AT TK Lar PESPIOS OF THE MO. LEO
' lutiorlzca Capitol 53,000,CCO.
, DIRECTORS:
'- J.B.Jennirr, 1. h. Howard. J. A.Owen.Milton
Booth, John Coihoun.John II. Likens, W. II. i'eneik,
Jmei Kay, X.J. ilcAthan . A. (J. Manofieer.
3' - r.U. JEXXtXGS, Tres.
; y.R.McAfinAN, Sec'y. ,
IS now reaJy to receive application for Life. Fire,
Marineand Riverriskl. A cah return of 25pee
cent, will be allowed a cargo premiums. Lossr
promptly ajjuited, and the usual facilities giTea to
iheptirons t l the oluce.
April 1 6th. 1S57.
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pup.
mm.
a. L- a-cKT.
o. s. HEwrtt
JOHIT H. IAUIT Cz CO.,
- BROlVXVILLE.Xyr.
DEALERS TJJ
CilEi.'JGALS, TOILET SQAPO,
Fine Hnr and Tooth Brushes,
I'EiirLMiciiY, i4T"cr &. tqil.z:t
a1" o o o
N iw W
Pure Vi'Incs r.nd Ilijuors for
ile-JIclnal lie.
Physicians' Prescri;tioii nd Family Eedpea
caveiu'.Iy cotDfK'UnrteJ.
All order correctly answered. Every article war
rrri'l penriin and of the best oli'y. -
53- AGENT Jorcll U&4ing Paltnt Medicines
the day
CITY TEUIIK GTOEE.
.FAS3ETT & CROSSI.1AII,
I lRnufacturera of .
Traveling & Packing
VALISES, CJ1RVET BAGS, SfC.
South Vest corner of Pine ani 3d st's,
Saint Louis, Mo.
1 1
Veare now pretareJti, fill all ordera
n our lite wiib prouiptnet-a 'and on the
'-. 'u ii'MRf ipasnr.able terms. Our &UA.X U
f 1 .-I I'tr" and complete i.d all of oui own
manufacturing. Thoe in vain of article ia our line,
(wholesale or retaii) will dj well toxive us a call b-i-
re purchaoing eiebere. A share of public p.itron
ageia elicited. nl8v3-lj
Clocks, Watches & Jewelry
J.
SCHIITZ
44-3m
! JOES. F. K.ISNEY. CHAB. F. HOLLY
KINNEY HOLLY,
i ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
vrilliASrtA. CITY, r T.
! TIM practice in t he Court of tin Territory Colleo
t, .;,! i.,,u,r,c. attn.1Hl ta throucbout !-
"VU IIIU 1 I 1111(11.1 lvniiii d '
Insta. Vpteru Iowa and Missouri. Will
Ccurti at Erownvilie.
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f5 Tou!d announce to thweitizena of BrownrUIe
J and vicinity ttat he has looted himself in
l iSrownvilie. andintends keeping u full aisort.
ieni r everytiiagnn hi liueof bitsiiiess, which will
lelJ low f or cah. Hewilialsodo all kinds of .re
pairing cf elicit, w atcLes fcnd jewelry. AH work wr-
ranted. vjniaiy
Ikewoop. 1CC3. K. E.PonrxoT
Lockwood Cz Porneroy,
WhulesaiK and Retail Jjewl r in
T.AV7 GOODS. !
Also, Ehirf lErs cf American Furs of every de-
scnpir.n; icr rtica tney wm pay ,
the Iiighft 7 Larket J'rioe,
- - Hi CASH.
pOUNTRY Merchanti-are invited to'esamine our
U aUck of Hats & Cans fur the arproochin;: Spring
and Summer trade, which will be large,('iishicBAbl,
and well electedi In point of Fariet.T cur stockshau
.... . ..
not be excelled by any House in ct. Ijou.s.
Our prices will be low. term? ACfMiicmoaatinj.
Call and see us at our New Store. Second St.
St. Joeeph.Mo. 3i-la
iriTUTT'S -
,4re on vntqualled Tcnic end Stomachic' a pctiteiv
ani palatable Remedy for general VcMitj Djt
jtijjtia, lott cf Apptttte end dldiecatea cf the
' Digestive Organs.
TY.cfd Titter are a sure Preventive r.f
FEVEE MID AGUI
t
attend tbe
T2n33-6ra
E. S. DUNDY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
irriirii: ntrii AEDSOIf CO. . T.
tHLL prance in the several Conrta of the id Judic al
uiitn. t. aud attend toaii niattira connecteu with the
Ptfesion. WM. McLESXiw. En., of Nebraska City,
will issist ir in tbe prosecution of important Suits.
j &nt. 10. '6i-u-tt '
s . C. Y7". V7HEELER,
;Arcliitect and Builder.
': jniTT-ftrmr). 1ST, rr.
! " MISS MAltY TURNER,
lauuEn ai:q dress maker.
KAia Street, cr.e door above Carsors Bank.
-UllOWNVILLli N. T.
fomct and Trimmings alirays on nana.
i' JAMES W. GIBSON,
iBLACKSMITH
Second Street between Nfain and Nebra.-ka,
I BROWNVILLE, N. T.
' . " ED. W.JIOORE,
! -General Steamboat Agent,
TORWARDIS'a COMMISSION MERCHANT,
r MtLHAbKACiTY, K.T.
' Kld on Com mtsion and irjmpt retnrna made.
rticu)T atteniion siven to receiving Storing and For-
"srOim all kiuds of freight and produce.
I t OSceon the X.eree.
. iorekoue in the ome block with Kearney Ilotel.
, , Refer U) tbe Merchant of Nebraska City;
"ek Michael St LouUHo; Harper K tstnder St.Loui;
Wrden " Joseph Mclntyrfc "
ai'akeif.. KmneyACo" BarUlay, Ilinkle& Co "
April 2, 1653 v2-4i-ly
A r? r
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lSHAHALMIDAGEHT,
th 'eiect ,ln,1 inveMigate titles, rT taxes &x.,
la(ir IU tn 'r Is"el"'at,k ! toy, eil and enter
&Uoa comuu6ion; invest iu town property buy or
tba lime .nj Wj awy haT on banddrrect
i 'f township ciiuntie ix.. showing all landssub
try, aud where desired will turnUb parties liw-
th te with the same.
'rig th oldeoi ttier in the county will ia all
babttoriTefglBid reliable Information.
L Cjate either at Brownvilleor Kemaha
;ebrakt Territory. 6m2-rS
." NEW GROCERY .
; provision house,
J: n.nobnison,
t
Old Stand of 3JL.F. CLARK,
i BROWNVILLE, N. T.,
! -.Emr!C?1.tetoun1ful,f'r,fr!ly Family Groceries
i ZSr "krel and Cod Fish. Teas, Sugr,
W,n N , N'ot.w'neCrackersnd Cheese I.io.uor
Lrierl X Ikl'r"1Iie- Cipara and Tobacco, Oytcr and
' rie, :5rchM' Prun,,. Blackberries and Wnortle-
kgre i V1,111 f,, lc,e nsal'y kept in Fancy Grocery
i rM iTn 4 "e" for eib or Pice as cheap atbe
Htrofca.'. "rousivtme a aar t,f rourconUauod
I:
Tbey are prepared from the purest material by an old
aud experienced Druggist, aDd tbere:'ore can be relied
Q' THEY AID DIGESTION!
Bygently exciting tbe system into ahcialtty action; are
pleasaut to the tasie, ana aiso niv umi tisui i
tbe system that i so essential to he.ltli.
Cj-A wineglass full maybe taken twocr three time
a day before eating.
Prepared only by W, L.K'NUTT,
ST. ions, 3IO.
Oct. 2S '53 16-ly -
wnou. CLIKTOX,
. PRODUCE DEALERS,.
Forwarding & Gommission
IIERCHANTS,
No. 7S, North Levee, St. Louis, Mo.
Orier for GrrK'fries and Manufactured Articles axu.
ra'e y tilled at l.wet pi'S-s;ble rattfs. Consiirnment for
sale and re-sbipmerit respectully nolicited. ' Shipments
of all kinds will Lc f iitbfully attended to.
lieierrences ;
ilessrs. G IT Ilea it Co . St. Louis
B irtli tt. McComb & Co do
GiH-ert Miies &. Siatinard do
ITon. W 11 Mnff.ngton. Auditor Siate of Missouri
J Q Haruiiin, Lq. Cairo City. 111.
. WesrFifoloiiy, bro's&U' New Orleans, Louisiana
JD JacksMi. Use , do do
Mers IlinVIe Guild & Co, Cincinnati, O.
F Iidiiioiur &. Co do
. Brai.del I c Crawford Louisville, ty.
Woodruff 4. Huntington, Kubile, Ala.
n. Blllines Ksq., DearOftown, lil.
Miy 12 IS65 45-3ui
Lie GARY & HEWETT,
' ATTORKEYS AT. LAW
SOLICITORS IN , CHAXCER Y.
DroTrcville, Nebraska. :
Will practice ia the Cocrts of Netratka, and North
wiit Missouii. '
REFERENCES.
Messrs. Crow, JfcCreary & Co., St. Louis, ifo.
lion. James 31. Hughs, - - Do
I! -on Johb R. Sheply, Do
Hon. Jame Craig, ' " . St. Joseph, If o.
; ITon. Siln Wondson,. '. . - Do
J a'-' ge A. A. Bradford Nlbraska City, 2f. T.
S.F.Nackclls.Et,!., - ' Do
. ; ' ; Kidney kUolley, Netra.ka Cit;r.
C:.eev4r Swei-tit Co., da
- J. Sterling M orton do
Brown & Betmett, BrowBTiHe -.
R. V. Fnrnas io
Brownville, X. T. Nor. 13. 1S5S. " Tn21
PIOXCCI1 . ' , "
Book Bindery,
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.
. EnpkeBIccK, No. 3.
: WILLI AZl F. IIITIZH,
yould inforni tbe public that bo Las opened a first
class Bok Eirnlery, and is now preparid tdo all kinds
cf Book Binding -oil or oew, bouini or re-bound upon
the shortest possible notice, and o- the mi-st reasonoble
terras. ' . '
Orders received for all kinds of Llaak work.
July 1. 1653-ly. :,: : .
Watclimaker & Goldsmith,
A. GY S,
ROCK PORT, MO.
BEGS leaye to infona theprJblic that ht las treated
in tire abore named tou aud ofiers fur liale a choice
t CLOCKS, WATCHES, JEWELRY,
and otherarticles usually kept iu su'i estatdishments at
price which cannot be &.unplaine'i of. EeL'ig an exper
ienced watclimaker he flatters himself that iu repairing
watches, clocks aud jewelry he can give perfect saUsia
tkn. 19 6ra.
JAMES HOG AN.
BooEL-Hlncler,
BLANK BOOK MANUFACIlT.En,
SoisJIicast cr, 2nd and Ioctisl Tit's.
ST. LOUIS, 2.IO. .
All kinds of Blank Books made cf tbe best parr, r-iled
to any pattarn, ana sewed in the new lmcroveu patent
rrvKie.
LIABAHIE3 PEEIODICALS, ITTJSlC.&c,
to nnd in any style, and at tbe shortest notice.
TTavine bpn awarded the Premium at the last Me
chanic's Fair, be feels Condi lent in insurinj satisfaction
to all who niav give mm a call.
' July 52d 1S53. In3n4
DR. D: GWIN,
; Having permanently located in :
BROWN VJLLE, NEBRASKA,
For the practice f Medieino and Sargery,'ten
dern his professional serf icei to the afHiiited.
OEiee on Xtain Street.- no2;U3
f!A
II AY DEN &. WILSON.
Importers end Manufarturert cf
S -L 13 ZD Z- 1EJ
AND
Coach Hardware,
Camnge' Trimmings, JS.iddle Trees,
II imes, Springs and Axles,
laent and KKanicIcd Icathcr,
SKIRTING.
HARNESS, &
BRIDLE LEATHER.
No. 11. !Liln Street. St. Louis, 3Io.,
Ar Drrr-ared tn ctfer to their customers ind tbe trade
an assort nient of articles unsurpassed, in Quality
cheapness, by any House in their line. East or VTet.
and
n
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t : it i ' sit- ( "'
. t t W i i i i .1 ( B
WEBSTER, MARSH & COM
Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers
Ready Hade diotliins,
8-5, lain St., St. Louis, Mo.
SHIRTS DTt AWEK3, OVERALLS. SIIIKTS,
XL T7 ZH5 33 HU.Zn. OO033,
and all kinds of 1
FTJENIGHIITG GOODS.
ALSO TALL . STOCK OF
GENT'S AND BOY'S CLOTHING,
W'hi "U re c"i;r as low as ary ITous! in the City.
VKBSTKE. MAKH k CO. j
Eagle' UZills. :
ST. JOSEPH, IJO.
JAMES CARGILL Proprietor. !
MANUFACTURES an.l keeps constantly
on hand for sale, all kinds of rionr. Ifa!,
and KeedsluSTs. CrdersioIicitedandproinrtljUUed
on most favorable terms. Cab fJiid eonsuntlj for
Wheat. For character of Flour refer to ererybodj
that ever used it.
St.Jerh,Mo.,Aug. J0,1S5. t1h13- J
A. W. ELLIOTT,
SEED ADPOT,
Ccr. nroadvras' andXTasIi Street.
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.
TJstlng purchased the entire Jftrsery Hock of John
Si,:? erson 6t Bro., 1 am prepared to cflcr to tbe public
tbe largest and bestselecied stock of Fruit Shudo, and
Ornamental taees, shrubs and plants ever offered for
sale in the "West. We' are determined touffer such in
dccmeins to tree planters and the trade as will ensure
tbe most entire satisfaction.- Descriptive c.talrnrueswi:i
be furnished, nd any information tiven. by addrepbing,
A. W. ELLIOTT,
' Saint Louis, 3lo.
November S5, '6S-Iy. -
ISHAI.I RE AVIS,
AlTOKNKYvAT LAW,
17 AL ESTATE A GENT,
Tails IhtyV Richardson County, I7ebraskn.
Wi I re prompt attenti n to all professional busi
ness intrasted to his care in Richardson und adjoining
counties; also to the drawing of deeds, pre-emption pa
pers &i.c, t c. May 13, 'i5S . n46-6m
D. LANDRETH Cz SONS,
Agricultural warehou
AXD SEED STORE,
Fo. 18, Soitf A Main Street, ofp. New Exchange Build.
, : , St. Louis, Missouri. -
Constantly on hand, Garden Grass, and other feeds;
tb Garden seeds are, with slight exception, the produce
of grounds cultivated uucer the Strict personal inspec
tion of the senior partner of tbe house. Also a large
variety of Agricultural implements, partly of our own'
niannfactnrc.
3"CatalogueBfnmlshed gratis.
. . .Feb. 24. '69 35 3in
I A. S. HOLLADAY, LI. D.
Bespectfnlly informs his friod in Brownvilie and
Immediate vicinity that he has resumed the practu-e of
medicine, Surgery, &, Obstetrics,
and hopes, ty strict attention to his profession, to ret ve
that generous patronage heretofore extended tohitn. In
all cases where it is pos;!le or expedient, a prescription
business wi 11 be dote. Oiflce at CUy Uruj Store.
Feb. ttl, '69. 85 ly
RANDALS, G01LEY & CO.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
COB5ER Or VINE AKD COMMLUCIAL STS.
. AKD
JVumler. 51, ..North Levee,
St. Louis, 3!iv ;ourl
Cash ndvancep made on consignments,
rders for Merchandise solicited and promptlj
fi'ltnl. Corn, Oats, Hides and Produce generally
scld on Commission.
Karch 8. 1S5S ly.
FEN HER FERGUSON,
Attorney and Counsellor
BELLE VUE, NEBRASKA.
FRANKLIN
TYPE i STEiEOTVFE FGUIIDFIY
l,ro. lea Vire St.. bet. Fourth an. Plf;.
Cincinnati, 0.
C. F.''0'DRXSCOU &' CO
ranufacturers and deaKrsin ew?, Hook aca Job
ItA Type, Printing Presses. Ca2?,(5ai;ies, Ac. Ao.
Inks, aud Printing Material of Every Description,
SiTEKKOTYPING of all kind Itooka. Music.
Patent Medicine Directioiis, Jobs, Wood EngreviDs,
4e., &c.
Brand and Pattern Letters, various styles,
GEORGE EDWARDS,
Um T S- C .j- 3T "X C7
OFFICE Mai St. Lot t of Ktnn'y Iloliy't'cct,
Ifebraska City, If. T.
Persons who conternplste building can te furnished
With Designs, Plans, Speciucations, A.. for buildings oi
ary class or variety of Myle. and tbe erection of the
same superintended if ds-stred. Prompt attention p&id
to business from a distance. tilt
A. D.
AttornsT
n
inn,
4.
JUuid Acat and r o tar j -Public.
Rulo, Richardscri Co., N. T.
Will practice in the C)urtof si.ci lieVraeka,
by Htrdirgand Bennettelirsika City.
BiograpWcal.
From Ilarfer'i Weekly.
The Lr.tc Earcn ITnmbold?
Not many months since we published a
touching-' tribute from. the pen of Biron
Humltokit to the memory of his old frier,d
and'.;ffclIow-traveIer, Airae Bonpland.
The Great German expressed almost a
sad surprise that it should be his destiny
to 'outlive so many cf his cotemporaries,
and foretold his own fpeedy' release from
i.he labors he iovtd-j well." The pro
phecy is fulfilled. On the 6th day of May.
in the City of Berlin, Alexander Vcn
Humboldt died, at the age of ninety years-
The common consent of the civilized
world permits us to pronounce him the
greatest man of his aj.- Few, if any.
possessed so varied a range of attainment;
no one ever used vast knowledge more
nobly than he. The sciences astronomy,
chemistry, geology, mineralogy, natural
history, physics, anatomy were not more
familiar to him than politics,- law and
belles lettres ; in all he was a master.
Whether we consider the sum of his ad
ditions to the general stock of know facts,
or the valuable generalization 'and laws
which he deduced from" the discovery cf
others, we shall find it difficult to name"
any philosopher of the present day who
can Lo compared .to him. Personal ad
vantages enhanced the fame of his men
tal triumphs. After a youth spent in the
successful pursuit cf knowledge tirrisr
surprising difficulties and in spite cf
formidable dangers, he enjoyed a"serene
and beautiful old age, and set an example
cf rare industry, and unvaried equinimity
at a time of life when neither the facul
ties -nor the temper are expected to be
bright. Unlike rnany benefactors cf
humanity, he was fortunate enough to
reap his reward in his lifetime.. He saw
Lis fame surpass that of conquerors and
monarchs, and received, for the last quar
ter of his lile, a homage more universal
than any other man cf his day. No
funeral honors or posthumous eulogies
can enhance the veneration with which
the name of Humboldt has been worship
ed for a quarter cf a century throughout
the civilized world. '"-.
, He was born at Berlin on September
14, 17G9 ; his father was a soldier of dis
tinction and a man of wealth. Left
fatherless at the age of ten, Fredrich
Heinrich Alexander this was his name
was ' carefully educated . by . judicious
relatives, and spent a creditable career
at the universities of Berlin and Gottin-
gen. His taste for scientific pursuits has
led him to devote especial' attention to
geology and mineralogy.; and, after a
cpiiple of years' study at Fribourg, he
became, at the age of 23, a director cf the
works at Baireuth. He had previously
traveled extensively through Germany,
Holland, and England, and had published
a small work on the basaltic rocks on the
Rhine. His labors at Baireuth increased
his love for science: he made himself
master of all that was then known of
chemistry, galvanism, botany, and geolo
gy ; and the death of his - mother placing
him in possession of independent property,
he sold his estates, threw up his situation,
and determined to devote himself tD
science.' - ' : ' .
Having determinpd to" choose a new
field for hi? observations," he was some
what embarrassed in his selection. War
was raging throughout Europe at the time.
He proposed' to explore scientifically
Southern Italy, and actually set out with
a friend; but the British cruisers com
pelled the relinquishment cf the enter
prise. He planned a tour through North
Africaand got as far 'as Marseilles; but
the war again interfered, and he aban
doned the project." He had met at Paris
the late M. Bonpland," then appointed
naturalist to a scientific exped ition to South
America; but the war put a stop to this
too. Almost in despair, he and Bonpland
resolved to devote themselves to a series
cf scientific experiments and observations
in Spain, and left France accordingly.
While they were in Spain the Govern
ment of that country became acquainted
with Humboldt's 'extraordinary attain
ments, and anticipa:ed his fondest hopes
by soliciting him to undertake the explo
ration of Spanish America. ; It need not
be added that the offer was joyfully ac
cepted. On June 4th, 1799, Humboldt sailed
from.Corunna on his great voyage. Even
to give a brief summary of the results
cf five years' journeyings would sshau;.t
far more than the space allotted to this
sketch. It must suffice to say that, having
touched at Tenerifie, and obtained some
valuable observations cf and frcm the
Peak, the illustrious traveler landed at
Cumana, in the middle cf July, and de
voted eighteen months to a thorough ex
ploration cf the wilderness which now
constitutes the State of .Venezuela, laying
down the true course of the Orinoco and
other rivers, and collecting the materials
for an accurate account of the : physical
geography cf that section of; country.
From thence he went to Cuba, traveled
over the island, and made sa thorough an
examination of its resources and peculiar,
ities, that his work on Cuba, old as it is,
is the most valuable we have. In March,
1601, he left Cuba for the main land, in
tending to make Panama his starting point
Accident drove, him further south. - He
made Bogota his point of. departure,
and from thence, ia spite 'of the rainy
season, crossed the Continent to the
Pacific. &nd carefully surveyed Peru, Chili
and the y.-hole Pacific slope of the Andes,
it wis chryig this twir that he xaads his
famous tsct cf ChiRfccra&at.fed attain
ed an
elevation
cf iO,CCO. f-; ever
three miles above the tevel :f the sea;
and amidst mists and cold so inte nse that
the'blood started from his eyes and ertrs,
planted his instruments on a rock which
the wind had bared cf the eternil snows,
and enriched science with an unprecedent
ed series cf observations. In Chili he
was enabled to study the phenomena cf
earthquakes, as, in Venezuela, hi had
studied meteoric showers ; his views cn
these subjectshave never been controvert
ed. 'After spending twenty-twa months
in South America he repaired to Mexico,
visited its great volcanoes, laid down the
course of several of its rivers and moun
tain ranges, and obtained a thorough
knowledge of the country. From Mexico
he sailed, by way of Havans:, to Philadel
phia, and spent a couple of months in this
country; from whence, at length, in July,
1801, he sailed for France, with the fruits
cf five years' indefatigable and intelligent
travel such a store cf -facts, drawings
arid observations as no previous traveler
had ewr been able to ecllec;.
Seme idea of the value cf -his Ameri
can harvest may be gathered frcm the
fact that his. i published account of his
travels in South America and Mexico
comprises seventeen volumes folic, and
eleven volumes quarto, and coins CCCJ a
copy. It took him twelve years to write.
After the completion of this gigantic
labor he traveled through parts of Italy
which he had not seen, and spent some
time at Borne at the villa of his brother
Wilhelin, He was enabled to witness a
great eruption of Vesuvius,, and obtained
some valuable observations.- In 1813 he
finally . took up his residence at, Berlin,
where he was eagerly welcomed by the
king and; court.as well as by '.he szians.
The Prussians were so proud of him, and
so fearful of losing him strong induce
ments were held out to him to settle in
France that he was made a councilor' ef
State, and given to understand that no
favor would be too great for' him to ask.
He had no political ambition, however,
and was happy in being able to prosecute
his studies. - -.
- In 1S29 the Emperor cf Russia resolv
ed to have a survey made of hi3 Asiatic
possessions, : and . offered Humboldt the
direction of -the'-work."" The offer was
accepted, and in company with two dis
tinguished '. savans Humboldt traveled
through Siberia and Tartary, spending
nine months in collecting ample material
for an account of the physical geography
of Central Asia. His travels were pub
lished by the Russian Government in a
magnificent form, and at his suggestion a
series of observations were , undertaken
which hare been of ' great use to science.
Nicholas would' gladly have retained
Humboldt in Russia, but found him in
flexibly attached to his natiye land.
On his return home Humboldt found
the revolutions of 1S30 in progress, and
filled his first diplomatic part by going to
Paris, on behalf of Prussia, to recognize
Louis Philippe. He was much occupied
then and for some years afterwards in
political concerns. With the King of
Prussia he lived on terms of almost
brotherly intimacy; and thoughhis politi
cal opinions were much too liberal for his
sovereign he was, in fact, a thorough
republican he represented Prussia fafth
fully and honorably on several momentous
occasions. The crisis of 1S4S is said to
have led to some, decided expressions of
his liberal views, and for a time to have
estranged him from his royal friend ; but
the separation was brief the King was a
very good man at bottom, and mant well
he -could not live without 'Humboldt,
who, for his part, was so much engrossed
with scientific concerns as to be rarely
anxious about politics. ! -
Shortly after his return from Russia he
planned his magnvm cpus, which, he in
tended,' should contain the sum of his
acquirements, and should demonstrate the
harmonies of the universe. To this great
work he gave the - appropriate title of
"Cosmos" the World. ' He began it in
1531 ; but for along period the work was
interrupted, and the first volume did not
appear till m3ny years afterward. The
fifth was published shortly before his death
The work is so well known as to need no
description here. It is enough to say of
it that it contains the sum and reason cf
the knowledge cf the most comprehen
sive mind of the present age. ;
The problem he sought to solve the
demonstration of the perfect unity of the
divine purpose and the harmony cf all
the divine laws has not been solved, be
cause all science is yet in infancy, and the
sum cf what we know is small in com
parison with that which we have yet to
learn. But any one who wants to know
how much the human mind grasps, and
how far the human eye has groped into
the mist of knowledge, will find what he
seeks in "Cosmos." .
,Onecf the most striking characteristics
cf Humboldt was the remarkable quick
ness with which he turned every thing to
gcod account even accidents and disap
pointments. " Every man was for him a
new problem solved, to be stored away in
the proper shelf in, his capacious mind.
Tuckerman says cf him : "If delayed ly
the events of war from err.bnrkirg on his
American expedition, he occupied himself
in ascertaining the height cf ths central
plains cf Castile; when becalmed cn
soundings, he examined the weeds col
lected on the lead to gain new light fcr
the theory cf the coloring cf plants ; the
haze that for many hours cc wealed frcm
his sight the Peak of Tenerilfe induced
ingenious speculations cn the eect3 cf
atmosphere caviskm." Our Countryman,
Mr, Suler who, visited hm it ErUa,
th-
! th:i':
v
t after a few he.
rapacious sa:
Lim dry about Central America; tut hi
w& mistaken, for, before his departure,
an urgent note reached Lira frcm Hum
bo'clt imploring him to say v.h:::. .r the
pc c.tj disease had ever existed in Nica
ragua! Between Americans and Ilumhc! 1:
there always existed a strong lord ct
sympathy. IIi3 early travels ; th? respect
shown him ca hii visit to this country,
his republican opinions, and his intir.racy
with some cf cur greatest men, always
led him to feel a strong aJecticn fcr the
Ur.itt-d State,, and to ihew to American
travtlers more attention thr.n to foreigners
generallv. It is not enough to sav that
his regard wn; re:iprccated by the Ar. e-
ncan peop.e. ioreig
ge ieriu veneration m this country
Ht-mboldt. The rrcpc-il v.hi,i '
i M t '
An Irishman c:::e drer.m: tr.-.t I e v!..it
the Lord Mayer cf Lc:J;n, whi treated
hini with the great1, h :-:pi'.a!i", ar.l
a.-V"d him if he wouiia't "take a ltttlo
si;t:. in." Paddy rerhed that he wouldn't
mi:JaIh::3wh;!;y puruh. '-Hot cr uii?"
i ' : . ? - i
s 3
Hi
5
- - 1 :-T.
iore:err.er emovcJ such
c i i: v.arm, but .hil; the Lord 3 lay or
was c-t heating tre water, ih.;:y r - e
from his diliciou? slumccr. M0 cri-d
Fat. comprehending what a fee! he wuj to
wait for hot pun:h duri: ; :h; p.rtc.-ir;.j;3
i: .. . i i x u . . .. J , ... - a - -. . . 1
,.,-,.,.! i l
i r
to ;eave t:
c.irute to L.n u:t;itra-
t:o.a was cue ct t.,e many enue.
ea cf the
uncxempled esteem in whi;h he: was held
oa this side of the water.
Decay of an Empire.
The following table, from the New Or
lean Data, shows how the Spanish Em
pert r gradually lost its hold upon many
of its proudest possessions. Some it ceded,
some veru wrested frcm it, the chief
actors in this part cf 'the performance
being the English. It is instructive to see
that the unscrupulous and energetic arms
of Britain successfully captured and ap
propriated Barbadoes, Jamaica, Gibralter,
Luci v Dominica and Trinidad. That
power h:e eLo succeeded in getting pos
session cf Malta. The table is below:
1-3 0-5 Malta surrendered to Knights
r T..t-
fiij Navarre and Bearne ceded to
France.
; 1510 Portugal was lost.
.1 5 49 Rousselon was lost.
'1513 Neitherhnds became indepen
dent. 1620 iTarba Joes seized by the English.
1635 Jamaica seized ly the English.
1704 Gibraltar taken by the English.
171S Luca3 taken by" the English.
1759 Dcminicia taken by the English.
1797 Trinidad taken by the English.
- 17th Century New Granada, Guada-
15upe, -half St.1 Dombgo sized by the
French.
1S00 Louisiana sized by the French.
ISth Century Sardinia ceded to Duke
of Savoy.
Oran ani Mazalquia ceded
to Morocco.
' North cf Italy ceded to the
Bourbon5?. -:
Sicily and Naples anticipated.
Florida sold to the United States.
1S21 Half St. Domingo lost.
Mexico finally lest.
r . , i .
- t - - " t "T"
.i ; c .i.e t: a J. ? of the
' ' ' , ' r ". lv
i co-..f.iU Ur a
after the lr- : o cf toe C '
the Justice - .i. -.; it . , '. co.: t) rit-o ;.3
Frenchn.au, -..i.ohaJ nu.de the to. ;j'Iai:.t,
a good thro.,... .- J . '-v - j is
fond cf a joke, r.4 '.' i. .'.. Lou; doi
hre." The Kcr.tu.yia-, thin'vL-.T the
the answer sericu-, ir. puired, ,,V;il you
take it in corn I
ft
A live wag enbeari a straraUatnot a
little disquieted in Li ...:..L:t . ! y'sc.-r.a
fellow lodgers, who"--.:d u di t 'o his
claim to the birth, call . . .
"H'lo, steward."
"What, massal"
'.Bring me the way-bill. "
Vhatfor.masi-af'
"I want to see if -the3? b'.d-bugj put
down their names fcr this berth b:f::e I
did. If nof, I want 'em put ot." '
An old Carolinian cr.ee rrid: 'l was
born the last day in they?ar, the hit day
in the month, the last day cf the week,
very late in the day, and hare a'.wsyj
been behindhand. I belkve it voould have
bean fifty dollars in my p :ckc t if I had
net been born at all." '
"Eliza, my child," said apru.'ish cM
maid, to pretty niece-, who wcu'd curl
her hair in pretiy ri- -?, Mif th? Lord
had intended your hair to 1 ' curled , he
would have done it himsfd:.' '
"So he did, Aunty, whoa I W23 a baby,
but he thinks I'm big enough now tc da
1750-1514-
A Weatlier Item.
Very many people are almost constant
ly complaining cf the weather. To such,
the following paragraph frcm Washington
Irving, willvbe suggest! -'e :
Plere let us say a word in favor cf those
vicissitudes cf our climate, which are too
often made the subject cf excessive re
pining. If they annoy us, they give us
one of the most beautiful climates in the
world. They give U3 the brilliant sun
shine of the South of Europe, with the
feverish verdure of the North, They
float our summer sky with gorgeous tints
of fleecy whiteness, and send down cool
ing showers to reresh the panting earth
and keep it green. Our seasons are full
of sublimity and beauty. Winter with
us hath none of its proverbial gloom. It
may. have its howling winds and chillintr
frosts, and whirling snowstorms; but it
his also it3 Ion? intervals of cloudless
sunshine, when the snow-ciad earth gives
redoubled brightness to the day, when at
uight the stars with intensest lustre, or
the moon floods the whole landscape with
her most limpid radiance. And the joy
ous outbreak cf our spring, burstirg at
once into leaf cr blossom, redundant with
vege'tation, and vociferous with the life
and splendour of summer its morning
voluptuousness and evening glory airy
palaces of sunlit clouds piled upin'a deep
azure sky; and its gust or tempests of al
most tropical grandeur ; when ihe forked
lightning and bellowing thunder-volley
from the battlements of heaven shake the
sultry atmosphere; and the sublime mel
ancholy Autumn, magnificent in its decay,
withering down the pomp of a woodland
countrj, yet reflecting back from it3 yellow
forests the gclden serenity cf the sky, we
may say that in our climate "The heavens
declare the glory of God, and the firma
ment showeth his handiwork. Day unto
day uttereth speech, and nrghtuato night
sheweth knowledge."
A Frenchman, soliciting re!:-f, said
very gravely to his fair hearer: "Mn'an
selle. I never b or, tut cat I have vcn wife
wii s-'-veral small fnt.oiiy, dot is crowing
very hrge, and noci::er to make deir bread
cut cf. but d: respiration cf civ cwx; eyebrow."
A tory is related of a person why tola
a Quaker that the silence cf a
the Society cf Friends was cn v.:-h to kill
the devil; to which the Q-uVr re:ii;.d,
that it nas the very thing the tilettt as
sembly were trying to de.
A gentleman, havio e; a : e that ran
a way and broke his wi;Vs r..:k v,a;; toll
by a neighboring squire tt at he wished
to purchase it for his wife to ride upon.
"No." luaid the ether, "I inter.d to many
again myseit.
That clJ man wo.
well a short and s-.v
Fcrrest has been a favorite thirty-two
years; Garrick wa3 manager and actor
thirt7-five years; Talma performed twen
ty. Edmund Kean died after twenty years'
performance ; Macready retired after
thirty-six years of success. Booth' per
formed thirty years, and Wallack iL still
engaged in the vocation, having cemmenc
ed ia London fifty-two years ago.
Te? give laudation where it is doe. is
not only a pleasure but a duty. For the
want of appreciation, talents rout out,
genius grows dull, and virtue grov.3 des
perate. ' Many a weary hourcf disap
pointment might have beea solaced by a
kircl word cr. praise, at:ery
nr. - ' k: J
w ..i . .
' "Every ckud has it3 o::hi-2."
after squandering a large amount cf mo
ney which had been given to him, endea
vored to draw upon the "Go.-err.or" fcr
a remittance, under the fals pretense of
going into business. Here is the laconic
correspondence :
-Dxmr pAxnra: Send me five hun
dred dullirs. 1 want to carry cn fcr try
self. Acsti5."'
"Mr Soer Acstijt : You . have been
carrying cn' about long enough." Yea
had better go to work.
Ycca Fathzu."
Here is a short poem clandestinely cop
ied from Mis3 Susan Duscnberry's al
bum: When shotld loyerj tre&tba their vows?
When shoc'i ladies hear thcra?
Wnea th daw ica the boagb,
Whea ntno clas ars near tLea ;
Whea the nooa iticzs coll rl! pair,
When the birds ara s' -pi if
When no towo in on the ilo,
TThea tlis tq3$ ij -icr:
When tbe raoon an? tirj ara br',;!jt,
When the tIyw-dropr glisten,
Then thoif tow (ihould loTcrj Vt.
Then ihcuM ladies lister.
Some "puir de'll" p.oetizing h:3 sensi
ble experiences ia Iowa in ?cme fourteea
lugubrious stanzas, closes with the follow
ing graphi: statement, shcr. inz ti;?-n a
son why he didaTt leave fcr Pike's IVak:
Ton ruiht sk. hj djToa not
Fak up your d i is an l mnawaj?
TheHict i, sir, tht !hTa gr.
Tco cacli ia dsbt ia Iwa.
Ar.ii if I Trpn.lv'. attcapt to Un.v,
The coDstsb-e woal.i ciaks ms iU?i
Sa lire or i!if, I'll haro to wor!:
jTIvat;Q.'5 out ia luwa.
T.jtone this rr.:;-; I f-rj w- hxm
In truth ani ja;i.:3 y. t to s it,
An.t that li thi.V!:.;t I'n the Vxz :
c: c
te 7 12 i j ft.
"The in I.fTerence cf the p e : : 1 i; th- r e
sultcf iio-ipiedpu:ll:ai:;i.iin I'ro ,. m iii ;."