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VOL. IV.
BROWNVXLLE, NEBRASKA, THUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1860.
NO.
33
BUSINESS CARDS.
attoriey at law,
Solicitor in chancery
Heal Estate Agent,
brown villi:, n. t.
RKFCBKCE3.
Bon.Wia Jeisup, Montrose.r.
' ' ?;c!MiU.' Cbieago.IU.
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O. F.
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Cabinet & Wagoii-LIaker
E Iin01TSTII-l.E. K.T.
J. B. WESTON,
ATTORNEY-AT LAV,
Brownville, Nebraska.
t-0Sce on Min Street, oue dr bove tte Tost
t.ill.. Drcemblf JSM-
TW. "WHEELER,
Architect and Builder.
TIrsTmary hewett
H1UJHER AIID DRESS MAKER.
KSTBtreet. on. door abor. CnrBon. Bank.
tony and Trimmingsahcays on hand.
tat W fiTBSON.
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BLACKSMITH
s"-SvJt
T. M. TALCOTT,
DENTAL SURGEON,
lUvIng located bi-sclfin lirownvillc, X. T tcn
dtr. Vn profcsMonal services to tbe community.
! till I)
Alt job warractea
DR. D- GWIN,
Having permanently located in
BROWN VILLE, NEBRASKA,
Tor tbe practice of Medicine and Snrjrery, ten
dera his profc-sioniil services to tbe aQictcd.
Offlc on Main Street. no-avd
A..S. IIOLLADAY, M. D.
BePctfnllTinrormti friendi in Brownvill. nd
nmedUte vlcinUy that he ha reiumed the practice oi
Jtlcdlclne, Surgery, & Obstetrics,
ad bopeV.br itnet mention lo bis pr. region to recei ve
nt feneroas p.tronage heretofore extended tofci u. In
II ce where it it possible or expedient, a prescription
t MinejuiriU be 1on. Offlce at City Drug Store.
Feb. 34, '69. IS IT .
Mrs. Hendgen & Miss Lusk-
. HILLIXERS AXD DRESS MAKERS,
" First Street, let. Main and Water,
BROWNVILI.E. NEBRASKA,
Sonntlt, Htad-Drtttttond Trimming alu-ajonhn d
L. Lt JOHNSON, I.L D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
cvasa at U. C. JoLnn L Offlce, ,
'Firit Street, between Main and Water,
nxioirxviixi ycnitASiLA.
BY Bill B
INCREASE OF CASH CAPITAL
Phoenix Insurance Company,
- Hartford, Connecticut.
' OtVOTID TO
FIR INSURANCE EXCLUSIVELY
nhctrfpr Peroetttal.
Casli Capital, 400,000 00 Dollars.
Casli Assctls, $9l7,7i
' R. H. LOOMTS, President.
II KELLOQi, Secretary.
Branch Office, 31 Sc 33 3d St. Cincinnati.
M. MAGILL General Agent.
Amenta in tbe principal Cities and towns In the
Tnioa. Lo?ses promptly iid. Applications recoir
and policies issued and renewed.
O. B. HEWETT Agent.
At Brownrillo, T.
Brownville, Not. JT 1859. ly -
LIGHT LIIBMT1IP
NEWSPAPERS,
AND
IE5 erio c2JLoi.lc5,
Of every description, for sale at
SCHIITZ Sc DEUSER'S
LITERARY DEPOT,
South-east corner Main and Second,
EBOWlTVILIiE, N. T.
Sept,22d,lS59. f'ntT1
SIMS ADD MIS
MANUFACTORY!
JOHN W. MIDDLETON,
hllOTTXTILIi:, X. T.
11F.RF.BT Informs the public bt he has
f- located himself tn thl City, ana u prepared
1 - to erre tho in want of anything in bit Udc
llrhas selected his Hock with care and will manufacture
Ko. 1 article of everything offered, lie deems It tn
ec!iarT' to enumerate; bntwiil keeponband evey arti
cle aguilly obtained in Saddle and Harness fhops.
JOIIX W. illDULKTOX.
Brownrille May 12. nol6-6m
BRO WNVILLE
Sffl Ml BT HILL.
JESSE NOEL
Bing ,etrted the interest of Lake and Emmeronin
e Browerille Steam Saw and Grist Mill, announce, to
Uie public that he is prepared fo accomnxHlate tbe
ttlueuiol Brownrille aud Xemaba County with a u
' nor qnaiuy of lumber of all kinds. Also with the
tliill.to serve all in that line.
Jhe market price at all times paid for Lops nnd Corn.
The old. business of Noel, Lake & Emmerson will he
led b. Ibeury Lake. All luture hncines enndncted
V tba werjgned. JESSE KOKL.
aTiiie, Aprt!7th, 1S59, lr
I. L. M'OABY. O. B. HEWETT. E. W. TU0MAS.
.McGary, Ilcwclt & Thomas,
ATT0RHEYS AT LAW
AND
SOLICITORS IX CIIM'CERY.
Brcwnvllle, Ncoraskae
Will practice la tbe Courts of Kstrasks.snd North
went Jiissouii.
nnrERExCES.
Messrs. Crow, McCresrr &Co.,
Hon. James M. Hughs,
non.joLOK. 5Ucp:y,
Hon. JamesCralg,
Mon. Silns Wwidsmi,
Hon. Samuel W. Uiack,
S. F. Nuckolls, Esq.,
Cbeever Eweelk Co.,
It. W. Furnas
Brovnviile, X. T. O' t. 3. lr.'S.
t. Louis, Xo. .
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St. Joseph, Mo.
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ErowtiTllle
II. WILCOX.
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WILCOX iS: BEDFORD,
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LAND WARRANTS,
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CASTERS EXCHANGE,
ZZJxro-vcrxxxrillo, TJ" . 17.
Land - Warrants Loaned on Time
From One Month to Ten Years,
Land Warrants Loaned to Trc-eniptors ; Taxes Paid;
Collections made ; Ileal Estate Boncfct and Sold ; Lands
Located; and safe Investments made fcr Eastern Cap
Italists.. . :'
All Land Warrants sold by tis arc fearanted perfect
in all respects,
Acres of Choice Lands,
For Sale in Xcmaha and Richard
son Counties, Nebraska.
These lands were selected and located Immediately
after the Land Sales and are amongst the most valua
tie Landi in the Territory.
We will sell them at low prices, and on long time to
actual settlers.
WILCOX St BEDFOED,
Brownvllle, N.T.,Pec. 8, I&59.
JOSEPH L. HOY, -H3
A R. 13 3E3 E3L
HAIR DRESSER.
Main Street,
DROITSVXLLG, a. T.' -
Clocks, Watches & Jewelry.
J. SCHITTZ
Would announccto thecitiiens of Brownvllle
and vicinity that be has located hlintelf in
sLiilBrownTjlle. andintcnd keeping a full assort.
luem of everything in his lineof business., which will
hesold low for cash, lie will also do all kinds of repairing-or
clocks, watches and jewelry. All work war
ranted. v3nl81y s
CITY LIVERY STABLE.
.WM. ROSSELL,.
BUOWiSrVILtiE, N. T.
Announces ti- the public that he is prepared to accom
modate those wUhliR with Carriages and Buggies; to
gether with cood safe horses, for comfort and ease In tra
velling. He will also bvnl horses by the day. week or
month.
tn-TEK.VS FAVORABLE.JCi
June 10, '63. 60tf -
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CADE SALOON!
3VTA.IN- STREET,
(Over Stigle & Grecnlnum's Clothing Store,)
Brownvllle, 17 T.
Tbe proprietor would reypcctfully inform tbe pub
"vst he hat opened up and established for the re
lrt ""it of the inner nrnn, at the above mentioned
place, Wu.re all can foe accommodated with the best
i.f Wines and Liquois, and enjoy tbe soothing in
fluence of the best quality of Segars. A first clas
Phelan's Patent Combination Cushions, with all the
modcrm improvements, ii also on the premises for
tbe enjoyment of all who delight in this gentleman
ly and scientific Rame. .. .EVAN WOIiTIHXO.
September 22d, IS59. nll-Gm
"; CHARTER OAK
Life Insurance . Company,
Hartford, Conn.
Incorporated Ly the State of Connecticut.
Capital Stock $200,000.
With large and increasing surplus rcceipts.seeure
ly invested under the sanction and approval of tbe
Comptroller of Public Accounts.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
JAMES C.WALKLEY, President.
JOHN" L. BCNCE, Vice President.
ELI AS GILL. Secretary.
E. D.DICblERMAN.Gcccral Agent.
DIRECTORS:
Alfred Gill, Daniel Phillips, JohnL.Bance,
K.15ldpet, J. A.Hutlcr, K. I). Dickerman
N.Whcaton, Sam. Coit. IVclion Ilollister,
James C. Walkley.
S. B. Beresford, M D, Consulting Physician.
A. S. IIollaJay.M D, Medical Exnmincr.
Applications received by R. W. FUKNAS. Ag't,
nS-tf Brownrille, X. T.
CITY TRUNK STORE.
FAS SETT & CROSSLIAir,
Manufacturers of
Traveling Cz Pacldn
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IHL1EJKrirS.3 9
V J USES, CARPET BAGS, bC.
South West corner of Pine and 3J si't,
Saint Louis, Ho.
. . at ..11 -it -J
- M Care DO prriari u tv un mil uiurn
: rJ J in our line with promptness aadonthe
kth most rissonableteruts. Car stock is
.tl. f inT-' -'lsrr and complete and all of our own
manufacturing, 'hose in want of articles in our line,
(wholesale or retail) will do well toKive ns a call be
fore purchasing elsewhere. A share of public patron
see isso!icite(r nl3T-y
JAMES HOG AN,
3ooIi- 33iz2.c3.oir,
BLANK COOK MANUFACTURER.
Southeast cr. 2nd and Locu&tSfs.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
All kinds of BlanV Bocks, mid e of thbest psper.rnled
to any pattern, and sewed in the new improved patetit
LIBRARIES PERIODICALS, MUSIC. &c,
bonnd in any style, and at the shortest notice.
Having been a wanted the rresaiuai at the last ITc
chanic's Fair,hreclscondlKr.t in iLSuriiit satisfactkn
to all who mar Hire hint a call.
Jnly :Cd,lSi.. -trr.nl
D. A'.- C O K'S T A H L E ,
IMPOITIH ASD DEiLIS II
IRON, STEEL, HAILS,
CASTINGS, SPRINGS, AXLES, FILES
. . AND
B L A CKSMITII'S TOOLS
Third Street, tctweea Felix and Edciond,
SAINT JOSEPH, MO.
H'alcb be sells at St. Louis prices for cash.
. Highest Price Paid for Scrap Iron.
December 1, lS59.-ly.
CH1S. F. HOLLT
. KIT NEY Si HOLLY.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
KUBRASIkA CITY, IV T.
T111 practicein the Courts of this Territory. Collec
tion and criminal business attended to throughout Ne
braska, Westeru Iowa and mssouri. Will attend the
Courts at Urowuville. T2n33-6m
E. S. DUNDY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ARCnrit, EICHARiSON CO. IT. T.
TILL practice in the several Courts of the 2d Judicial
District, and attend to all matters connected with the
Profession. Ws. McLennan, .Esq., of Nebraka City,
will assist me in the prosecution of important Suits.
Sept. 10, '57-1 1-tf -
GEORGE EDWARDS, t
Anoni rcuzi c ? .
OFFICE Main St, East of Kinney tr Holly' t office,
Nebraska City, M . T,
Persons who contemplate building can he furnished
with Designs, Plans, Speclflcatlons, &.c, for buildin?soi
anyclass or variety of styJe, and the erection of the
same superintended if desired. Prompt attention paid
to husincssf rout a distance. 62 if
FRANKLIN
TYPE & STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY
Mo.l03 Vine St..bet.Fourthanariftt.
Cincinnati, 0.
C. F. O'DRISCOIX & CO
"l Tannfacturersand dealersin Nowe,Bookana Job
1JL Type, Printing Presses. Cases, Gallies. 4c., Ac.
Inks, and Printing Material of Evcrv Description,
STEREOTYPING of allkind Books.ilusic.
r F-.i-' m A; t i i- i i7 -:
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Bracd and Pattern Letters, variousstjies,
SAINT JOSEPH
FEMALE CmiEGG,
; ST. JOSEPH, JIO.
WILLIAM CAMERON", A. M., Principal.
Completely organized as a first class Female Boardinn
and DaySchool, Number limited to 1!25, including 25
boarders. , Scholastic year commencing first Monday In
September. For Catalogues, with full particulars, ad
dress tbe Principal.
August 4th, 1S39. Tn4tr
A. W. ELLIOTT,
. SEED DEP OT,
Cor. Broadway and Wash Street.
, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. .
Having purchased the entire nursery stock of John
Sigpersonfc Cro.,1 am prepared to offer to the public
the largest and best selected stock of Fruit Shade, and
Ornamental taess, shrubs and plants ever offered for
sale in the West. We are determined tooffer such In
ducements to tree planters and the trade as will ensure
the most entire satisfaction. Descriptive catalopneswill
be furnished, and any Information given, by addresbicf;,
A. W. ELLIOTT,
Saint Louis, Mo. '
November 35, '69-Iy. ,
loncer FookbiBdcrr
AND
A )f
B III
Manufactory.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.
; WILLIAM P. KITER,
Would respectfully inform the citizens in Western
Iowa and Nebraska that he has openui a first class
Cindery, and the only one ever established in thia
section of country. I am now prenared to doall kinds
of work pertaining to the business.
Harper's, Graham's, Oodey's. Peterson's, Arthur's
Ballou'i, Frank Leslie's, Knickbocker, Wa-
verly, Hunt's, and Putnam's Mazarines.
' Jiew Vork Ledger, Ballou'sPieto-
rial.IIarpor'a Weoklr, Scien
tific American, Yankee
Notions, Musical Rcview.Lcs
lie's Illustrated, Ladies Repository,
Ladies Wreath, Atlantic Monthly,
Music, Law, Books, and Xewspnpcrs, or
books of any kind, oldor new, bound or r. bound
in the most appruvod styles, on short notiee and low
prices. Old family Bibles rebound so as to look and
wear equal to new.
August 24, 1859. " c7-ly
DRQYTtf & CLIXTOX,
PRODUCE DEALERS,
Forwarding & Commission
MERCHANTS,
No. 78, North Levee, St. Louis,' Mo.
Orders for Groceries and Manufactured Articles accu
rately filled at lowest possible rates. Consignment for
sle and re-shipment repectnlly solicited. Shipments
of all kinds will be faithfully attended to.
Referrences :
Messrs. Oil Kea &. Co , St. Louis
Birtlett. McComb it Co do
Gilbert, Miles & Stannard do
Hon. "W H Bufflcgton, AudltorState of Missouri
J Q Harmon, Esq, Cairo City, 111. ,
MessrsMolonr, Bro's JtCo' ew Orleans, Louisiana -J
D Jackson. Esq., do do
Messrs IIinkle,Gnild h Co, Cincinnati, O.
F Hammar & Co do
BrandellJi Crawford ' " Lonisrllle, Ky."
' WoodmrTAUuntington, . Mobile. Ala.
H.' Billing Esq.-, - Beards town, III:
May 12, IS53. 43-3 m , , , . ,
A. D. KIRK.
Attorney at Law,
Land Ageat and Notary Public.
- Rulo, Richardson Co., J". T.
Willpracticeinthe Courtsof ssistedNebraaka,
iTHardingand BennettNebraska City.
iSHAM nrjAVis,'
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AND
.REAL ESTATE: AGENT,
Tails IJity. Eichardson County. Nebraska.
Wi life prompt attemi n to all professional busi
ness intrusted to hiscare in Richardson and aljciniBg
counties; also to the drawing of deds, pre-emption pa
pers; li.c.,i c. MaylS,'5S n4-6ni
. HEDGE FEIICIIIG.
Th eundersiiined having had considerable rxr-eri nc
m ptsntinicsrKi efiltivat.iDj Osage Orarje Iledpes, here
by lnTorm the public that they are nowprepared to con
tract cither planttrg, setting them ont. or growir.??ac
cultivating the fence ccmplrte. Growing et-es o
their planting can be seen on the farms of S. W Ken
nedy. G. Crow, J. Steer and others in ihis county
D. C. i T. .V. AXDE&3.
To provide for .Waking an Enumeration
cf the unmarried white youth of wVe
braska Territory, between the age of
fve and twenty-one years.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Council
and House of Representatives of the Ter
ritory of Nebraska, That the Directors
of . eaeh district and sub-district which
may be organized according" to the pro
visions of an act entitled "an act to amend
an act entitled an set to provide for the
tetter regulations of schools iD' Nehfas
ka," passed at the present session of the
Legislature, shall make out nnd transmit
to the township clerk of- their respective
townships, by the third Monday of March
1S60, a list of the names of all the un
married white youth of their respective
districts or sub-districts between the age
of five and twenty-one years. .
Sec 2. - The several township clerks
shall report the same to the county clerks
of their respective counties on or before
the first Monday of April 1860, and the
several county clerks shall transmit the
enumeration of scholars reported to them
by the several township clerks of their
respective counties to the : Territorial
School Commhsioner at Omaha on or be
fore the second Monday of April I860.
Sec. 3. The Territorial School Com
missioner shall on before the first Mon
day of June 1860, apportion the school
fund among the several counties of this
Territory according to the enumeration of
scholars transmitted to him by the seve
ral county clerks as provided in section 2
or this act.
Sec. 4. This act shall not be so con
strued as to affect the apportionment of
money arising from taxes hereafter to be
levied, but shall apply solely to the taxe
lovied for the year 1859, and the school
funds which are now in the hands of the
several county treasurers, and the Terri
torial Treasurer or School Commissioner.
Sec. 5.- .This act to take effect and be
in force from and after its passage. -
Approved, January 13,1860.
AN ACT 1 '
To provide Jor the settlement of the ac
counts of the County Superintendents of
. Common Schools, and to investigate
their official acts.
Sec 1. Be it enacted by the Council
and House of Representatives of the Ter
ritory of Nebraska. That the Territo
rial Commissioner of Common Schools be
and is hereby authorized and empowered
to inquire into and investigate the official
acts of county superintendents of common
schools, who were appointed or elected,
and served. nnder an act entitled an act
to establish the common school system,
approved March 16,' 1855, and an act en
titled 'common schools," approved Jan.
26,' 1856, tmd to settle ' the accounts of
sajd county superintendents. .
Sec 2. That it shall be lawful for the
Territorial Commissioner of Common
Schools to administer oaths, and affirma
tions, in all investigations or settlements
of accounts provided in section 1 of this
act. , - 1
Sec 3. It it shall appear to the satis
faction of the said ..Commissioner,, that
any county superintendent T of . common
schools has appropriated or paid any mo
ney that may have come into his hands,
or under his control for school purposes,
for any other than the objects specified in
the several acts creating the office; of, and
defining the duties of county superinten
dents of common schools,- the said com
missioner of common schools shall notify
the district attorney of the proper district
who shall, as soon as practicable thereaf
ter, commence suit against the offending
county superintendent and his sureties
for the amount so improperly appropriate
ed or paid, with interest and all costs and
damages which may have accrued for the
improper action of said superintendent,
together with all the costs of said suits.
Sec 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved January 13,. 1860.
Growth of the United States.
At the taking of the first census under
the Federal Constitution in 1790 the popu
lation of the United States amounted to
3,929,727. At intervals of ten years
the census has been taken regularly, and
the result at each period is as follows :
Census of 1790 3,929,727
Census of 1800 5,305,925
Census of 1810 7.2S9.814
Census of 1820 " 9,648,131
Census cf 1830 ; . 12,866,020 -Census
of 1840 , , 17,068,453
Census of 1850 , . . 22,191,876 ,.
According to the best calculation, the
seventh census of? the United States to be
taken this year, 'will result about as fel
lows: . Whites. : 127,000,000-:
Slaves ' ' " , 4,000,000
Free Blacks ' 500,000
32,500,000
A cat belonging to a widow lady in Ohio
lately sat upon a half a dozen of ducks
eggs and continued her attention until the
eggs were hatched, and there is now a
fine brood of six young ones half duck; and
half cat, having ducks heads and cats'tails
but, what is more wonderful they mew
and quack alternatly. '
It is stated that the members of a late
court martial run op a bill of four hundred
and fifty, dollars against the government
for port wine. "We suppose those, men
of war thought they must make portholes
of their nr 'hs. ' ' - : '
Miscellaneous.
Children and Flowers.
It is as natural for children to love
flowers as it is for them to breathe, and
to delight in frolicsome sports and bright
sunshine. Every man, of an observing
mind, must have noticed this characteris
tic and beautiful trait of childhood. It is
more observable in-girls th3D ia boys,
showing, even at that early age, that de
licate refinement cf taste and feeling,
that quicker perception of the beautiful,
which so conclusively . demonstrates the
finer, and, in that respect, more perfect
organization of the'gentler sex. If any
one for a moment doubts this inborn love
of flowers, so frequently- displayed by
children, let him carry a fine' bouquet by
a group of them while at play, and see
how quickly their attention will be arres
ted. Notice how they will pause in their
sports, and how eagerly they' will eye
the treasure in your possession. If you
are yourself one who can truly Jove and
appreciate such beautiful evidences of
God's beauty, can see and feel their use
and value to yourself and fellcw-beings
in this hard, col I world, your heart will
be warmer with fresher enthusiasm as you
catch the childish exclamations of pleas
ure at the sight of flowers : for if vou lin
ger but a moment in their midst, or once
let the smile in your hearts rise to your
eye and lip, the little rogues, overcoming
their natural timidity, will quickly beset
you with the most earnest looks and per
suasive language to . share you floral
wealth with them. They will gather
around you; "and you will hear, "See
those flowers ain't they beauties?"
"Please, sir, won't you give me one, just
one ?" .."And. me too, and me ! me !" all
around the circle.
. This is no fancy sketch. The writer
has tried the experiment a score of times;
nor is he the first to have , noticed and to
have rejoiced at .this pleasant, hopeful
traitin children. Surely, anxious; thought
ful parents should be auick to discover, ap
preciate and use the knowledge tbus af
forded. How cheaply, by means of.flow
ers. can we gladden little hearts, busy
little hands, teach little minds. Then,
too, the influence of flowers on ourselves
will be scarcely less than on these little
ones. If we cultivate them,- adorn our
homes with them, learn to value: their si
lent preaching, their gay colors, their
thousand varied forms arid delicious rra
grance.we shall experience a new sense,
derive a never failing and innocent plea
sure from their presence, that will make
us better and wiser men.
VVe too were children once, and loved
flowers and all that was true and pure in
the world; and the old love is not dead,
but sleeps, and if we but will it, we may
revive the old joyous time, and be, while
among our flower beds, children once
more. Let everv one. then, deem it a
duty as well as a great privilege to culti
vate flowers. They will make your nome
pleasanter and dearer in the eyes of eve
ry member of the - household, they will
helu attach vour children to it they will
amuse, Interest and instruct both them
and you. .Those who love their homes.
trees, flowers, green lawns, and vine-clad
porches, have no need to ramble for plea
sure, no happier spots to find .on earth.
Be. wise, farmer friends; all these joys
belong to you and yours; and you will ap
preciate them all the more, because, they
come of taste, care and industry, rather
than wealth. .'.').
Why Ladies do not Fall Gracefully.
Fanny Fern says, in the Ledger, that
she never saw a woman fall down grace
fully ! Did she ever see a man fall gra
cefully, I would inquire ? . It is not ex
actly a pleasant thing for any one to fall,
either on slippery streets or rough ones.
But is it not better to tell young ladies
how lo stand up than to laugh at them for
falling down? Please tell us why it is so
needful for a woman to hold on to a man.
Mrs. Fanny, in order that she may es
cape this terrible 'catastrophe of having
her new cloak put into wrinkles, and her
bonnet jammed, and her gloves split op
en, by the sudden concussion of her hands
against the pavement. Why ? Because
they don't walk enough to learn how. -Boys
go bounding along the streets with
perfect abandon. Men set their feet
do.vn as if the earth was made for them
to stand erect upon. But women, espe
cially women who are "well .to do," as
the phrase is, go toppling, and slipping,
and mincing along, and must needs take
the time and strength of a man to hold
them up.
I only want to see a woman walk upon
the street, to know her habits of life. In
dainty slippers, the tee supported woman
treads her Brussels carpets, - and trips up
and down her softly draped stairs, till the
inequalities of the street are perfect lions
in her way, and she dares riot brave them
though health, strength and - duty, all lie
beyond, wooing her to their embrace.
There is a great deal of talk about wo
men spinning "street yarn." Wi3h there
were a thousand webs to be woven out cf
it every day. They would be webs cf
cloth of gold to many a toiling heart, dra
ping of rose color for the pale cheek,
strength for the arms cf. the weak, and
sandals of power for the feet of the trem
bling. ' ' " ' '
Now, I fancy I hear some one say,
Mrs. Gage is always harping on that sub
ject the out-door life of woman. My
good friend, whoever you are, I wish I
had a harp of a hundred strings to play
I would use them all. As I travel
on.
through th9 country, I find no well wo
man all have aches and painsall have
debility aud weakness till it has beccme
so fashionable, that women are ashamed
of good health and vigorous life, and ac
tually boast of enjoying poor health. : We
cannot talk too much about it. We can
not impress too strongly upon the minds
of the people the necessity ef more phy
sical strength for the women of our land.
I do not complain that women do not la
bor enough,' but that their employments
are not healthful.
Every man whose business is in-doors,
feels and knows that he must have out
door, active exercise, or his life is sacri
ficed to his business. He walks, and rides,
and strives fcr that which is prefcratli to
richeshealth and -vigor; tut sees his
wife drooping at home, and never for a
moment reflect that her whole lite is a pri
son confinement, compared with his own.
Shut in close rooms, perhaps bound to a
cooking stove, with no objects or aims out
of doors, she does not spend ten .minutes
a day in the open air on an average ot?ce
in a week, especially m winter ; and when
she does go out she is pinched with cold.
pierced with the winds, slips up on the
ice, &c, takes coIJ, gets rheumatism,
neuralgia, headache, toothache, cr some
other of the three hundred and sixty-five
aches that modern women claim a3 their
peculiar heritage, arid the matter ends in
her not going out again till another nec
essity calls for it, and then the same
round goes on over again.
"Who's to blame?" you ask. Every
body law and gospel, custom and habit,
men and women; but, most of all, Mrs.
Grundy, the daughter cf public opinion,
and the wife of Mr.- Uppertendom Grun
dy, the millionaire, who, like' the Jugger
naut of India, compels her victims to
throw themselves beneath their carriage
wheels, and without one twinge cf con
science, crushes out the live? of her vic
tims by. thousands in this civilized and
christianized country of ours. It's time to
rebel. Don't you think so?
The "Sellout" Fever,
Do you know Jenkins ? He hain't liv
ed here long; came, from t'other place,
where he staid but a little while. If you
know Jenkins, you are aware that he
ain't quite satisfied here, and talks of
"selling out," and hunting up a better lo
cation. This will make his tenth remo
val within the past' fifteen years. You
see, Jenkins is an energetic and go-ahead
individual, who is intent upon making his
"pile" of a sudden. The usual way of
acquiring riches, with experience and
gray hairs', is not the way for Jenkins.
He was a farmer's boy wa3 given a
good piece of land, and a good start of
"stock things." But this . raising a , crop
only once a year was too slow business,
and our Jenkins "sells out," gets a stock
of good3, partly on credit, and turns mer- j
chant. Six months thereafter, and when
hts goods were well sold out, and rather
unjudieious credit given, and Jenkins'
notes began to fall due, he concludes
store-keeping is a miserable business,
and he 'sells out pretty well plucked, and
rents a hotel and goes to tavern keeping.
Thence he imagines he has talent, by
talking tr travelers, and school teachers,
and bar-room politicians; and "sella out"
tavern-keeping, leaving a portion of his
rent unpaid, and turns to studying law or
physic, with a surreptitious design of
practicing. But soon he wonders at the
miserable live it affords him and 13 en
vious of and denounces the old lawyers
and doctors of the town, who are entitled
to the public confidence and patronige
they are receiving, because of their life
long devotedness to their profession.
Having exhausted the round of pursuit
in his native town and vicinity, Jenkii s
"sells out" finally all his remaining little
stuff, including "lock, stock, and barrel,"
aal emigrates. He discovers tha't Texas
or'California is just the place for him,
and off he goes, with wife and children,
and just money enough to get them there
by deck passage. .
Now, when our Jenkic3 gets to Texas,
it looks quite fine at first. For he is a
can of considerable energy and hope
but he is ever killed up" by his want of
steady perseverance of a balance wheel.
He soon finds that money i3 a3 scarce,
and crops as slow, and times as "tight,"
if not "a little tighter," than they were
back in good, old "Sucker." Then the
new country and climate had it. draw
backs. : ' And wife was homesick, and the child
ren dissatisfied and sickly. At length
Jenkins groaned for his old home, and
his old father sent him on means enough
to get back to the Prairie State, as thin
as slab, and as poor as a church mouse.
Jenkins then began to work around ; at
length rented a cheap farm, "sold out."
and went to teaming, and then to work
ing in a saw mill, where he wa3 struck
by a log and crushed to death.
Poor Jenkins, having lived hard, died.
His children were left as legacies to
friends and. the poor house. . And yet,
Jenkins brothers and other neighbor.
boys, not a bit more talented or industri
ous than he, were living on their good
farms, doing well and independent.
They had stuck to their business, and had
never taken the sell out fever, so disas
trous to many ia the West and in fact in
ail the Slates.
, Look around you, upon every hand, in
city and country, and we see this fever
raging and destroying. It is' one of the
fatal by-paths that deccy3 the energies of
Americans from legitimate, regular and
prospered , business occupation. Alton
Democrat. , ' .
Advertise your risinest.'
Support joar .Teacher,". .'; t
Yes, we say, support your teacher. If
a young gentleman cr lady have tcc-
employed to teach your winter schocl, thi
is the more important, as tuch will r.:i
your influence. It may be their rst at
tempt in baffling with the realities cf , th?
world. It may be the commencement cf?
a bright career under your kindly gui
dance they may be lying the founcatica
of a character. How is it pirenfs, than
you expect so much cf.a young, mexpe
rienced teacher, having under his crtr
from twenty to thirty bright-eyed, mb-chief-loving
children, two cf-which yen'
may yourselves fiui it hard togcrerr. (;vti
at heme"? How inecasistetii fc-r jca to
expect perfection from cne so frail. . E ;t.
how shall we support our teacher. ,. In
several ways:
lit. Support him by your influence at'
home. If your children return .frcn
school, some afternoon, with the ccra-;
plaint that the teacher would not hear
their lessons or that he had punished,
them too hard cr seme other wonderful'
news, be sure that it is really so before-"'
you blame the teacher, and thus enccur
age your children in disobedience. Lis,
ten to no petty complaints. Do notallor
your children to speak disrespectfully cf
the teacher.
2d. Aid him by your influence abroad..'
Always speak well cf itn, if you possi-.'
bly can, especially before your, children.
This will inspire reverence and love in
their hearts for him, without which ho:
teaches in vain. : -
3d. Support him. by your presence in'.
the school-room. Let him see ' that yo y.
are interested in the education of your
children. Let him know that you wish
to sustain hirri in hi3 work c! love that
as far as you can, you will assist bin in'
controlling the stubborn and unccntr;lia:
Lie. To these few remarks, add cemmcn
sense in the treatment cf your teacher,,
auu ue win iare wen.
TV 1. . 1 .1 t j
huj luiiuruu vie-
The reason children die is because they
are not taken care of. From the day cf .
birth they are stuffed with food, choked,
with physic, sloshed with water, suffocated :
in hot rooms, steamed in bedclothes. So"
much for indoor. When permitted to'"
uictiiuc u. uicaiii VI uic an uncu t. net
in summer; once cr twice during the cclJt
er months, only the nose ia permitted to .
peer into daylight. A little later they'
are sent out with no clothing at all on the
parts 01 tne body wnica most need pro-1
17, 1 1 1 1. .
girted middles, with an inverted urn';rel 1
f r nnllof 41. ai.1 "UH! t V. ,-. .
parts of thebedy. A stout man gee? cut
in the cold with gloves and overcoat wool
stockings, and thick, doublo-soled boot?,
with cork between, and rubbers ercr.--'
The same day a child three years c!d,; on .
infant in flesh, and blood, and bene and
constitution, goes out with shoes as thin
a3 paper, cottcn socks, legs uncovcrd' to '
the knees, neck bare; an exposure which '
would disable the nurse, kill the mo-.her
outright, and mak3 the father an invalid"-
for weeks. And why? . To harden them.,
to a mode of dres3 which they are njver
expected to practice. To accustom then,
to exposure with a dozen years later would ?
be a downright foolery. To rear children
thus for the slaughter-pen and then lay it :
to the Lord, 13 a shame.
We do not think the Almighty had any.
thing to do with it. Halt's Journal of
Ikaltk.
The garden i3 the most important op-
pendage to the mansion or the cottage.
It produoes many cf the most refined lux
uries cf human sustenance. Its culti-
vation furnishes a source cf health, plea
sure and economy, which may be enjoyed
by every industrious owner cf a few rod
of ground, who can devote a litth? tirr.e
between his hours of business or liber to
this delightful employment. If his becu-'
pation nnd the extent of hii er.closura ;
will not allow him to indulge his taste for
fruit3 and flowers, he may take much,
pleasure and derire great profit from the
management cf the vegetable garden"
alone.
A very defer connundrum waj thaf .
which took a prize at Philadelphia. . In '
what manner did Capt, May chest the 1
Mexicans? He charged them with a :
troop of horses which they never got.
A knew England writer fa3'3 that it has'
been found out that ncgroe3 can bo better -trusted
than white men to keep secrets.-:
We suppose this on the principle that they
arrays keep dark. ; y;T
A man recently got married in kentuckjr
one day and hung himself the next. No")
doubt he wanted to try all varieticj .
nooses to see which cne he liked th tesr,
The Chinese mode cf takir;g off boot r'
is as follows: They place the brogan inf
a vice and apply a yoks? to the neck worked
by a wheel which only stops : working''
when the boot or head comes cff. ' 1 ' J
Chinese Sun:ar Case.
Because there is not the usual amount'
of talk with reference to this product ia .
the West, the belief has obtained that it '
has proved itself another humbug that :
the people have given it up. But such
not the fact. Its value rrnd profit 33 'a
crop was never held in higher estimiticii.
than to day, and the amount cf ca;-h n.
has saved to the farmers cf the West,
which has usually been expanded fcr'su-
gar and syrups, has geno far to relieve''
them cf their financial embarrassments. :
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