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Having purchased, in connection with the "Reflec-r'- f Office, an extensiv and excellent variety of ' the lat-es- t styles, we are prepared to do any kind of rk mentioned in the above Catalogue, with neat- - and dispatch. The Proprietor, who, having had an extensive ex-rien- will give his personal attention to this branch business, and hopes, in bis endeavors to please, ?h in the excellence of kis work, and reasonable irges, to receive a share of the public patronage. BUSINESS CARDS. BROWNVILLE. THOMPSON' & BUXTOU, ATTORTIHVS AT LAV, LOT. AND LIND AGENTS; BROWNVILLE, N. T, Till attend the Courts of 'Northern Missouri, Ne-s- ka and Western Iowa. OSCAR F. LAKE & CO., GENERAL. iIID:'MD' LOT AGENTS, OFFICE icn Uain, Vet. 1st and 2d gts , Brownville, IT. T. A. S. HOLLADAY, II. D. UllGEON, . PHYSICIAN -- A.xs.cl Olostoti-icifvix- . r BRO WNVILLE, N. T.; 'o'icits a share of public patronage, in the various nches of Lis profession, from the citiicns of Brown-- e and vicinity. 3. B. Sc J. D. N. THOIJPSON, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IS lardware, Queens rarc, Groceries, and Country Troduce. c EXiOVTKVILLE. IT. T.. W. HOBUTZELL & CO., . WHOLESALE AXD EETAIL DEALERS IS RY GOODS. GROCERIES, Quecnsware, Hardware, .Gtox'ra, OUNTRY PRODUCE. BROWNVILLE, N. T. . E ARDING.' G. C. K3CBOVCH E. F. TOOMER. I1ARD1IIG, KlMBQUGH & CO., Haufacturerg and WhoUtaU Dealer ATS, CAPS & STRAW GOODS, 2o 49 Haia street, bet.' Olive tud Piae, ; :st1 louis, no. . attention paid to manufacturing our st Hole Hats. r. MISS MAIlinY. TURNER, And. IDroBS 2kIalx.or. nt Street, between "IT&in and Water, BROWNVILLE, N. T. vnncti and Irimmings always cii hand. Cr 7. WHEEL3R, WBjW BUILDER. rownviUo, 2XT. r T. LJ- - RICKETTS, XL,iiAlTEKmoRfJ2:3' c c a O-f- f r J !' ; ! S BROWNVILUES JAMES W. GIBSON,; BLACKS H I T. II , Second Street, between Alain and Nebraska, BROWNVILLE, N. T. A. L. COATE, COUNTY SURVEYOR, . BROWNYILLE, NEMAHA CO. " E'etr.oska Territory. - E. M. M'COMAS, PHYSICIAN, SURGEON ' a?:d obstetrician, Tto Miles from . Brownville, on claim near Mr. Couckigs: Tenders his professional services to the citizens of Nemaha county. NUCKOLLS, RUSSELL, & CO. WHOLESALE AND KETi.IL DKA1.KSS IN . iy um, mm EARDWARE AND CUTLERY, Hedicines, Dye Stufi, Saddlery, Boots & Shoes, Hats & Caps, QTJEE2TSWAEE, T0NET7AE, TUfWAIffi, IRON, NAILS, STOVES, PLOWS Ac. . Alio Furniture of all kinds, Window Sash, 4c C. V. SNOW, PHYSICIANSURGEON, S-- - - Aooouclioiir, ROCKPORT, MO, . OLIVER EEXXT. VX.-B- . GABEIT. JA1IE3 riSKE. ACCCSTTS KXIGET. OLIVER BENNETT & CO., Manufacturers and Whalesale Dealers in BOOTS AND SHOES, NO. 8T MAIN STREET, (FOBMEBLV, NO. 101, CoBXEB OP MAIS AXD LOCTST -- ST. LOUIS, MO. A. D. KIRK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Land Ageat and Notary Public, w Archer, "Richardson county, N. T. Will practice in the Courts of Nebraska, assisted 'TT A "V" 1 1 oy naraing ana ienneix, ieorusiia iijr. , SPRIGMAN & BROW, RAILROAD AtlD STEAMBOAT . . AGENTS. And General Commission merchants. No. 46,-Publi- c Landing. Cincinnati; ohio. J. HART & SON SfllSLjjypESS . Oregon, Holt Couuty, Missouri. A Keep constantly on hand all description of Harness, Saddles, Bridles, &c, &c. N. B. Every article in our shop is manufactured by ourselves, and warranted to give satisfaction. R.W.FURNAS, Lffl ffiffl LOT ffllT, INSURANCE AGENT. AND AGENT FOR AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. BROWNVILLE, N. T. E. ESTABROOK, UNITED STATES District Attorney, , OMAHA CITY, N. T. w D EQUTRED to be in attendance oficially upon all XV the terms of the District and Supreme Court of tne lemtory, tenders nis rroiessional services to such as need them. He flatters himself that his facilities for gaining a knowledge of the practice in each Dis- trict, will enable him to give satisfaction to such as entrust their business to his care. Omaha Cityr June 7, 1 856. c. r. SAILY. B. P. BAXECJ. BALLY '& RANKIN, lUSBBftUmiEDB OMAHA CITY, N. T. H. P. BEXXETT, 3. 8. HORTOX, K. II. HARDING BENNET, MORTON & IIARDING. Attorneys at Law, Nebraska City, If. T., and Glenwood, la. WILL practice in all the Courts of Nebraska and Iowa. Particular attention paid to obtaining, locating Land Warrants, and collection of debts. REFERENCE : Hon. Lewis Cass, Detroit. r. Julius D.Morton, ( clugao; Gov. Joel A. Matteson, Springfield, LU; Gov. J. W. Grimes, Iowa City, Iowa; B. P. Fifiled, St. Louis, Mo.; Hon. Daniel O. Morton, Toledo, Ohioj P. A. Sarpy, Bellevue, Nebraska; - Sedgewich & Walker, Chicago, Til: - . Green. Weare & Benton, Council Bluffs, Iowa. A. A. BRADFORD, n. l. mc'gart. WM. MCLEXXAV, Brownville, N. T. Nebraska City, N. T. BRADFORD, McLENNAN & McGARY, ITTOflDEYS JIT LAW SOLICiTERSiNDCIIANCERY. Brownville nnd Nebraska City, NEBRASKA TERRITORY.' TTTLNG Trmanentlv Wated in th TprrUnr w X) . will give our entire time and attention . to the A S vs.. prmcuce 01 our proiession, in ail its brancnes. blat- ters in Litigation, Collections tf Debti, Sales and rurcnases 01 iteai instate, Selections of Land, Loca tins of Land Warrants, and nthnr ns;na n trusted to our management, will receive prompt and iuuuiu Ueuuon. EEFEEENCES. S. F. Nuckollj, Nebraska City, Richard Brown, Brownville, Wm. Hoblitiell & Co., u Hon. James Craig, St. Joseph, Mo., lion. James M. Hughes, St, Lonis, Mo., lion. John R. Shcpley, it Me?sr3. Crew, MeCrearyA Co. (I. a Mes?rs. S. G. Hubbard k Co., Cincinnati O. Keokuk, Hon. J. M. Love, Iowa. Tl-n- l . June 7, 1850. v. . i i !! . r. .. . h 1 i ' i ! I -- .y sy -- - '' 1.. LENEDICTS APPEAL TO A BACHE102.' BT JOEX G. SAES. Dear Charles be persuaded to wed ; For a sensible fellow lik you, . It'B high time t think of a bed, And muSns and coffee for two. . So have done with your doubts acd delayin With a soul adapted to mingle, No wonder the reighbora are saying ... ;. . T:j should be sinjlo! . Doa't say that you bavn't got time That business demands your attention ; . There is not xhe least reason or rhyme In the wisest excuse you can Don't tell me about "othtir nah" ; Your duty is done whiai you buy 'em! ' relish the dish, And you never will Unless you've a womaa to fry 'em! You may dream of poetwal fame, But your wishes may chance "to miscarry The best way of sending one's name To posterity, Charles, is to many! And hero I am willing to own, ) ' . After Boberiy thinking upon it, , . s; I'd very much rather bo known ; , By a beautiful eon than a sonnot! Then Charles, bid your doubting good bye, ' And dismiss all fantastic alarms ,. Ill be iwora you've a girl in your eye, Tia your duty to have n your arms! Seme trim little maiden of twenty, . A beautiful azure-ey-ed elf, "; ' And virtues and graces in plenty, And no failing but loving yourself ! PoU't search for an "angel" a minute For, granting you win in the sequel, The deuce, after all, would be in it With a union bo very unequal! The angels, it must be confessed, In this world are rather uncommon; And allow me, dear Charles, to suggest You'll be better content with a woman! - Then there's the economy, dear, . , . By poetical algebra shown . . If your wife has a grief or a tear, One-ha- lf by the laws, is your own! And as to the joys, by division ' They're nearly quadrupled, 'tis Baid (though I never could see the addition Quite plain in the item of bread.) I0VE, SWEET LOVE. ' The air is filled with angel song, An under-son-g of wooing t As the leaf-enshroud- ed woods o'erfiow With the sound of the ringdove's- - cooing. In Nature's deepest haunts . I hear a voice that chants: Why should the earth grow cold with care, Since Love, sweet Love, is everywhere!" You will hear at night, if ye listen well, Music in heaven ringing ; And amid the stars a melody, As of angel-voic- es singing; For the spirits who in tho sphere of light Have made their happy dwelling, ' To each other across the depths of space Their tales of love are telling. The srnbeams leave their glowing tlirone, And whisper love to the flowers; The birds outpour it in their strains, As they sit in their rose crowned bowers. When the breeze Bwells mournfully Through tho boughs of a swaying tree, I ever heard a voice declare That "Love, sweet Lore, is everywherer In the moaning thunder of the wares, ' That dash on some rocky shore; On the tuneful flow of the ripply tide, When a tempest's rage is o'er In the murmured music of the brook As it rushes the sea to gain; Or the sullen plash on a silent pool Or tho the swiftly falling rain In tho glooful laugh of the dancing spray, From some skyward leaping fountain; Or the ceaseless roar of a white cascade, In its giant-boun- d from the mountain Thcro falleth on mine car This song so sweet and elear: "All, why uhould man e'er feel despair Since Love, sweet Love, is everywhere!" SEPARATION. We parted in silence, we parted at night, On the banks of that lonely river, Whcrj the fragrant limes their boughs units, Wo met, and we parted forever. The nfght wind sang, and the stars abore Told many a touching story Of friends long past to the kingdom of love, Whore tho soul wears its mantlo cf glory. But ere we sighed our last farewell, In wild and bitter sorrow, . . Our whispered vows (remembered well ) ' Spoke peace to the coming morrow. The lips that echoed that row of mino . Are cold as that loaoly river, And thr.t eye (the beautiful spirit-shrin- e) Has throuded its five forever. And now on the midnight sky I look, And my heart grows full to weeping; , Each star is to me a sealed book, Some tale of tho loved one keeping. We parted in silence, we parted in tears On the banks of that lonely river, But the fragrance and bloom of those bygone years. Will hang round its waters forever. PBAYEB. There Is an eye that never rfeeps Beneath the wing of night, There U an ear that never shuts, When sink the beams of light. There is on arm that never tires, When human strength gives way; Thre ia a lovo that never fails, When earthly loves decay. That eye is fixed oa seraph throng; That en r is filled with angels' songs; That arm uphold the worlds on high; That love is shown beyond tho sky. But there's a power which man can wield, When mortid. aid is vain; That eT,.that armr that love to reach That listening ear to gain: That power is Prater, which soars on high, And 'ecdj on Hiss beyond the sky. TO MATTERS OF GENERAL ; INTEREST ; 1XK piisailjmfiiiitiS; i From the American Messenger. . TEE SLEEPLESS EIGHT.' , . ' I "I wish the clock would not tick so loud; I don't see why I can't get asleep " said Kuth .Beach, half aloud, as she tossed and tumbled, about j her, - bed, doubling up her pillow one moment to make it higher, and. then throYrins it aside, in her rain efforts to find an easy position.-.- . 5Tm sure I didn't jiteal; Fie done no harm. : fche generally dropped asleep soon after lying down, and slept so soundly, thatii she chanced to wake when her father and mother retired in the next room, it seemed morning. How now, she had listened to the foot steps of her brothers and sisters as they went to their rooms, had heard her father wind up the old clock ia the hall, and' her mother's voice hushing, the baby all was still in the house except the ever-tickm- g clock, and yet she could not sleep. . Shall I tell you what troubled the little girl, so that the sound of the good old clock, whose faco she had looked up to from infancy was so distressing to her ears: . : : Ruth had been committing a very great sin. The little boy who sat next to her in school, had a couple of new story books which he was too disoblig ing to show. 'She had looked at the beautiful blue covers, and bright gild ins manv times, and wandered what was between them, and what the pictures were about, till she broke the Tenth Commandment, and coveted her neigh bor's goods. After the children went home, and the teacher had locked-th- e school-hous- e door, and passed out of sight, Ruth lingered talking with Kitty Waters, a lively romping girl, who feared no one. She was "Urging Kitty to climb in the back window with her. r "I'd iust as soon do it as not," said Kitty; "but what do you want?" "I'll show you when we "are in," said Ruth; and raising the window she helped Kittv; and climbed in after her.: Ruth then led tho way to Charley's desk, and opening it, said, 'Look, Kitty, want one 01 tnoso dooks. jxow, you can take it and giro it to me, and we can both say, I didn't do it,' when the teacher finds it out, and makes a fuss about it. Kitty stood still a moment, as if not comprehending Ruth's meaning, and then touching the gilded letters with her fore-finge- r, she stopped and read the titles; and said, "Now, Ruth, if you wanted to play a trick on Charley, 1 d like the fun of hiding one of them a little while; but I dare not steal, for the world. "No one would ever know it, Kitty, and we would have fine times reading it in our barn after school; besides, Charley is so mean he deserves to lose his books." "O Ruth," said Kitty, as she looked shudderingly around the empty school- room, "God will know it. It scares me to think of being a thief. Do let us go out again." - Ruth shut the deskj after giving the books another longing look; and while Kitty bounded out of the window, and ran down the hill with a light merry laugh, she walked , with a slow guilty step, and calling Kitty, begged her "never to tell." "No, I shan't think of it again," said Kitty, as she hurried into her father's house, close by. the . school- room. Ruth could not say the same; she thought of it again and again, and so often said, "I don't, sec why I feel bad. I didn't steal. . I have done no harm. Charley's books are safe in his desk." The old clock ticked on, and seemed to say, "Ruth, what have you done? what have. you done?" "Noth- ing," replied Ruth over and over again, and just before midnight sunk into an uneasy slumber. ' . . ; ' Ruth was a thief, although Charley's books were safe in his desk. The Bible says, "As he thinketh in his heart, so is he." She first coveted the books, and then tried to make her little friend steal; and nothing but the fear of being found out, kept her from taking them from the desk. God saw her heart, and in his eyes she was a thief. No wonder she tossed and groaned upon her bed, and could find no rest. No rest can be found for her, but in repent- ing of her sin, and asking God to for- give her, and keep her in future from wishing for thinus that do not belong to her. God looks through the out ward conduct at the heart, and the boy or girl who partakes of any thing which has been stolen, or makes up his mind to deny something he has clone, in case he 13 accused, or tempts his companions to sin, may try to comfort himself by saying, "I did not steal;" "I did not lie;" "I've done no harm;" yet the solemn words, "As he thinketh in his heart, so is he," will be spoken in his cars by the voice of a guilty con science. CPiums OP THE PEES3.- - ; man who would cheat a nrinter would steal a nieeting-hous- e and rob a church-yar- d. - If J he had' a soul, ten thousand of its size would have more room in a musquito's eye than I all-fr- og in the Pacific Ocean. - He ought to be winked at by blind people and kicked to death across logs by cripples. T-- Ann Arbor Wolverine,. " . Amen! Such ; a being would steal the molasses oift of a sick nigger's ginger-cak- e; take from a drunken man's mouth his last chew of tobacco; wain at night through the rain to deprive a blind sheep of its fodder; travel fifty miles on a fasting stomach to .cheat a dying woman out of her coffin, and steal wax out of a dead dog's ears. buch a man ought to be tied to a sheep's tail and butted ,to death.-Florenc- e Enq. r , Exactly so, and that isn't all. He would break a surveyor's level to get out the alcohol, and his wife's watch for the; mock jewels; bid against a widow at her dead , husband s auction, and steal the orphans shoe-strin- gs before daylight. Tern. Banner. . Yes, thousands of such soiih as that would rattle in a mustard seed dance contra dances on the point of a wasp's sting--- or inarch abreast "through the eye of a cambric needle. A solar microscope would fail to discover them, and when found they would not fit the smallest cranny m creation.- - Post '.Such a man would dislike the charac ter of a Washington, and prefer to pay two bits for a game of billiards than give one dime towards building a monu ment to his memoi y. rPlaquamine sentinel. Yes; and that aint all. Such a fel low would rob a lame goose's nest of the last egg steal a rat s tail from blind kitten; for . there's nothing low and mean he wouldn t do. He should be tied up to a broomstick and scolded to death by old maids, and then his bones should be made into buttons to be worn on the breeches of convicts. Rising Sun Mirror; Thats a fact, and that aint all. Such a scoundrel would steal the clothes from his mother's bed on a cold night, and take his father's coffin to ride down hill on. A man like this ought to have tho seven years itch, and not be allowed to scratch. Gazette, All the above out to be a mere pre- liminary sufferings the "prologue to the swelling act," of his final doom. He should be eventually consigned to to a Tophet, where his perpetual punish- ment would be to read the newspaper squiDs perpetrateti at nis expense. Sunday Times. ' ETHAJT ALLEN. A good story is told of that rare old patriot, Col. Ethan Allen whose services in the "times that tried men's souls" were only equalledby hi3 daring asser- tion of the right of private opinion on theological matters. A well known divine pastor of the village church, called one evening on the Colonel, and while enjoying his true New England hospitality at the supper table the con- versation turned upon church matters. Quoth the minister "Colonel, how does it happen that a man of your ex- tensive influence and information has never seen it his duty to join our socie- ty? -- You know we want laborers in the vineyard -- especially such laborers as you arc. Your example would tend greatly to strengthen our hand and fortify our hearts against the : dire assaults of the evil one." "Well, brother,", replied Allen "I have often thought as you do about the business, and one day I had almost made up my mind to fall into the ranks, but that night I had a dream which caused me to give it up." "Ah!" exclaimed the minister, "what did you dream?" "Well, I thought I was standing at the entrance of Paridise, and saw a man go up and knock. il Who's that?" asked a voice from within. - " 'A friend wishing admittance was the reply. "The door was opened, and the keep- er stepped out. - "'Well, sir what denomination did you belong to down yonder?' " 'I am an Episcopalian replied the candidate for admission. " 'Go in then, and take a seat near the door, on the east side.' "Just then another stepped up; he was a Presbyterian, and the guardian directed him to take a seat. "A large number were admitted, and received directions whereto scat them selves. I then stepped up to the en trance. , '"Well, sir who are you?' asked the guardian. ":'I am neither High Churchman Presbyterian, Lutheran, Calvinist, Catholic or Jew; but I, am that same THE ! COMMUNITY ' old'Ethan Allen you probably have heard of from below.' ' ' - "What! the man that took' Ticon- - dcroga?" " 'I ho same, I replied. "'All right, : Ethan said he; 'just step m and sit down wheretoi you PLEASE; , - ' - Bocn3.It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse withsuperier minds: and the3e invaluable means of communication are within the reach of all, ' In the best bocla talk with us, . givo us their " most precious thoughts. THE APERTURE IN THE GAUDEN TALL. An English lady, whose soul was anve to tnc. subject 01 religion, one day found a poor man at work in the garden wall, and pressed upon his at tentioh, in glowing language, the . im i i portance 01 repentance ana iaitn m Christ. She had no idea that her harangue was heard by any one, save by him to whom it was addressed. J Some time passed away, whenmeet ing another servant belonging to her establishment, she said sorrowfully, "I nomas, 1 fear vou never prav, or look to Christ for salvation." . "Your.1 ladyship i3 mistaken," he said. "I heard what passed between you and James at the garden wall, and the word3 you meant lor him took enect on.me. , "How did you hear it?" . "I heard it on the other side of the garden, through a hole in the wall, and I shall never forget the impression received." - ; . We arei remindedby this anecdote which we somewhere read of the im portance of "sowing beside all waters." Walls have .cars, is an old adge in thi3 case it proved truej and would that the messages to which they listen! were always on as important subjects as the soul's eternal salvation. Little did the earnest lady imagine that her words were destined to benefit an unseen listener! Perhaps she looked and marveled at the apathy with which the man, who sat squaring his rocks, and placing his mortar on top of the wall above her, regarded so momentus a subicct. Perhaps she turned away from his stolid countenance, through which no ray of interested intelligence beamed, and thought mentrlly about the parable of "casting pearls before swine." But the labor was not lost. The seed sown was destined to bear its precious harvest the bread cast upon the waters came back to its owner, after many days; . ' "In the morning so thy seed, and m the evening withhold not thine hand, for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good Disinfecting Agents. The best and most simpla disinfecting agent known is the chlorid of zinc. It is made by disolving zinc' in muratic acid, and is applied in a diluted state to foul and offensive drains cesspools, etc. The sulphate of zinc, howeverj is nearly as good, is cheaper, and 13 more . easily managed. It can be purchased of any druggestj in the form pf a salt. A pound of it dissolved in two pails of warm water$ and. thrown intQ an offensive cesspool, will soon deodorize it. During hot weather this disinfect ing agent . should be applied pretty freely in thousands of places in Cin- cinnati and other cities. Copperas -- sulphate of iron may be applied in the same manner, and for the same purpose,' It is not such a good disin- fectant a3 the chlorid of zinc, but it is much cheaper. - Desultory . Study. A ! p erson enamored by the charms of universal knowledge, and flying from the pursuit of one science to another, is like a child gathering shells on the sea-shor- e. He first loads himself indiscriminately with as many as he can carryj but when tempted by others of a gayer appearance, he throws the former away; thus he continues throwing and reject- ing, till, fatigued and bewildered in his choice, he throws all away, and returns , ' 1 fxl j. i it rt nome iviinoui a single sneii. cucn is reading and study, without some definite object. "There ho gees' again," said Mrs. Partington in tho Legislature, as member stood up for the fifth time to speak on a question. "There he goes like a soda fountain, and just a Jluidly as water. Now, Isaac, mind him, and see if you can't become a speaker of tne house of reprehensibles sometimes. a ueciare, continued sne, as a new burst of eloquence1 reached her ear. "It does seem as if the mantlepiece of A7u.ii. n uuiiur iiau xcu uu iu mm, C 13 so bright." Boston Post. The rock on which hard drinkers split is quartz. AT LARGE. NUMBER' 9;:';: V J Remembei ye who ridicule a'youh man for his parsimony, that bv and b V ho can be generous when you InvJ, nothing to give - ..... - i Advice To Barnuji. Now ycu'?e( written your life, try to niend it. Lazines3 travels so slowly that poms' ty soon overtakes hr. ;' . Quill 3 are taken from the p!.r.k:..i f one goose to spread the opinions "of another .. . ;i ; An old maid down east says thi v make no good looking glasses r.o?.;t- - days " The ioliy chap who married a fat old lady with 100,000, says it wa3 no'thk wife's face attracted him so much "aW her figurti . ; ' ' . ' ' "What is a backbiter?" asked the. parson of his Sunday "school. This"' was a poser, till a little urchin answer-- ed, "be he a flea?" , ; A collegian, enlightening a farmer upon animalcula, applied his raicroscop o to the cheese; saying, "1 ow, look and see them wiggle." "Well ," said tho farmer, placing the chcece in his moutb; "let them wiggle, lean stand it as long as they can' ... .,, ... , "You" ask and you receive riot, bc cause ask 'a-mis- s" said a young lady to an old gentleman who had popped the question to her.- - ' : ' , An honest Dutchman, on being askecl how often ho shaved, said, "Dree climes a week, every day but Soontay Dehi I shafe every fay." . ; ' . The sea of matrimony is often, dis- turbed by "squalls." ' ; ; , : - ' .V The Main Law and Theology are ai variance; for the "spirits of the just' as. well a3 the wicked,- - are doomed td destruction. ' ' "I can marry any girl I 'please' said a young man boastingly. "Very-true,- " replied his waggish companion, "for you can't please any." ; Felons generally appear on ths ends of the fingers and thumbsf but some times on the end of a rope.- - ; ; "Why don't you hold your head un in the world a3 I do?" asked a haughty lawyer of a sterling old. 'fajmer.- - "Squire' said the farmer, , "see. that field of grain; the well-fille- d head hung down, while those only that are empty sxanu uprignr. 4 . : .''"-;- . Girls kissing each other "a wicked waste of the raw material.-- " " In New Haven, the Medical'ColIegc is on the road to the' ccmcteru; tho Di vinity College; on the road to the Poor House; and the Law School on the road to the Jail! - . ' Woman will forgive every thing in a man but neglect; every imng it in a woman except her beauty; Drinking healths is bad diet. ' Ito who drinks the health of every body drinks away his own. ,. , "Docter, can you tell me why my eyes are so weak.'" "Yes' replied Galen, "because they are in a weak place." ;t At what time of life may a man . hp said to belong ta the Vegetable king- dom? When experience hag made him sage. . . . . : A quack medicine-make- r advertises a poultice that will draw out men's virtues. Their; vices may . he drawn out without the aid of poultices. If you want to attract attention, go into church,- - seme Sunday, after; tho services have begun, in a pair of new, squeaking boots, and ' parade up the broad aisle. An editor who became militia cap tan, was about to order hi3 men, on training, "Two pace3 in front advance' cried out in mistake, "Cash, two dollars a year, in advance" He wa3 ccurt-martial- ed and ignominiously ordered to read his own paper fcur-and-twen- ty hours. . A witness in a liquor case at lMan-Chest- er, N. Y.r the other day, gave tho following testimony: "Salsoda is ice, and some stuff squirted into it from" a concern. Don't know whether it U intoxicating or not it makes one feel good feet lift easier." ' Mrs. Smithers says her husband was once tho greatest military man in the country. For two years he was -- a Lieutenant in the Horse Marines, after which he was promoted to a Captaincy in a regular company of sapheads and minors. The boy that is whipped too ranch, and they boy that isjhinpcd too Utile, arc both 'equally Bad. The one 13 spoiled with raw-hid- es the other with loMypops .

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VOLUME I.

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"osters,. T'l .Blanks,

Bill Heads

Labels,

taloes j y-- circulars,

Lading.La.,

HIPP1KG BILLS, BALL TICKETS,1 every other kkid f work that may be called for.Having purchased, in connection with the "Reflec-r'- f

Office, an extensiv and excellent variety of

' the lat-es- t styles, we are prepared to do any kind ofrk mentioned in the above Catalogue, with neat- -

and dispatch.The Proprietor, who, having had an extensive ex-rien-

will give his personal attention to this branchbusiness, and hopes, in bis endeavors to please,

?h in the excellence of kis work, and reasonableirges, to receive a share of the public patronage.

BUSINESS CARDS.BROWNVILLE.

THOMPSON' & BUXTOU,

ATTORTIHVS AT LAV,LOT. AND LIND AGENTS;

BROWNVILLE, N. T,Till attend the Courts of 'Northern Missouri, Ne-s- ka

and Western Iowa.

OSCAR F. LAKE & CO.,GENERAL.

iIID:'MD' LOT AGENTS,OFFICE icn Uain, Vet. 1st and 2d gts ,

Brownville, IT. T.

A. S. HOLLADAY, II. D.UllGEON,

.PHYSICIAN

--A.xs.cl Olostoti-icifvix-.

r BRO WNVILLE, N. T.;'o'icits a share of public patronage, in the variousnches of Lis profession, from the citiicns of Brown-- e

and vicinity.

3. B. Sc J. D. N. THOIJPSON,WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IS

lardware, Queens rarc, Groceries, andCountry Troduce.

c EXiOVTKVILLE. IT. T..

W. HOBUTZELL & CO.,. WHOLESALE AXD EETAIL DEALERS IS

RY GOODS. GROCERIES,Quecnsware, Hardware,

.Gtox'ra,OUNTRY PRODUCE.

BROWNVILLE, N. T.. E ARDING.' G. C. K3CBOVCH E. F. TOOMER.

I1ARD1IIG, KlMBQUGH & CO.,Haufacturerg and WhoUtaU Dealer

ATS, CAPS & STRAW GOODS,2o 49 Haia street, bet.' Olive tud Piae,

; :st1 louis, no. .attention paid to manufacturing our

st Hole Hats. r.

MISS MAIlinY. TURNER,

And. IDroBS 2kIalx.or.nt Street, between "IT&in and Water,

BROWNVILLE, N. T.vnncti and Irimmings always cii hand.

Cr 7. WHEEL3R,WBjW BUILDER.

rownviUo, 2XT. rT. LJ- - RICKETTS,

XL,iiAlTEKmoRfJ2:3'

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BROWNVILUESJAMES W. GIBSON,;

BLACKS H IT. II ,Second Street, between Alain and Nebraska,

BROWNVILLE, N. T.

A. L. COATE,

COUNTY SURVEYOR,. BROWNYILLE, NEMAHA CO.

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E'etr.oska Territory. -

E. M. M'COMAS,PHYSICIAN, SURGEON

' a?:d obstetrician,Tto Miles from . Brownville, on claim near Mr.

Couckigs: Tenders his professional services to thecitizens of Nemaha county.

NUCKOLLS, RUSSELL, & CO.

WHOLESALE AND KETi.IL DKA1.KSS IN .

iy um, mmEARDWARE AND CUTLERY,

Hedicines, Dye Stufi,Saddlery, Boots & Shoes, Hats & Caps,

QTJEE2TSWAEE, T0NET7AE, TUfWAIffi,IRON, NAILS, STOVES, PLOWS Ac. .

Alio Furniture of all kinds, Window Sash, 4c

C. V. SNOW,

PHYSICIANSURGEON,S-- - - Aooouclioiir,

ROCKPORT, MO, .

OLIVER EEXXT. VX.-B- . GABEIT.JA1IE3 riSKE. ACCCSTTS KXIGET.

OLIVER BENNETT & CO.,Manufacturers and Whalesale Dealers in

BOOTS AND SHOES,NO. 8T MAIN STREET,

(FOBMEBLV, NO. 101, CoBXEB OP MAIS AXD LOCTST

-- ST. LOUIS, MO.

A. D. KIRK,ATTORNEY AT LAW,

Land Ageat and Notary Public,w

Archer, "Richardson county, N. T.Will practice in the Courts of Nebraska, assisted

'TT A "V" 1 1oy naraing ana ienneix, ieorusiia iijr. ,

SPRIGMAN & BROW,RAILROAD AtlD STEAMBOAT

. . AGENTS.And General Commission merchants.

No. 46,-Publi- c Landing.

Cincinnati; ohio.J. HART & SON

SfllSLjjypESS. Oregon, Holt Couuty, Missouri. A

Keep constantly on hand all description of Harness,Saddles, Bridles, &c, &c.

N. B. Every article in our shop is manufacturedby ourselves, and warranted to give satisfaction.

R.W.FURNAS,

Lffl ffiffl LOT ffllT,INSURANCE AGENT.

AND AGENT FORAGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.

BROWNVILLE, N. T.

E. ESTABROOK,UNITED STATES

District Attorney,, OMAHA CITY, N. T. w

D EQUTRED to be in attendance oficially upon allXV the terms of the District and Supreme Court oftne lemtory, tenders nis rroiessional services to suchas need them. He flatters himself that his facilitiesfor gaining a knowledge of the practice in each Dis-trict, will enable him to give satisfaction to such asentrust their business to his care.

Omaha Cityr June 7, 1 856.

c. r. SAILY. B. P. BAXECJ.

BALLY '& RANKIN,

lUSBBftUmiEDBOMAHA CITY, N. T.

H. P. BEXXETT, 3. 8. HORTOX, K. II. HARDING

BENNET, MORTON & IIARDING.

Attorneys at Law,Nebraska City, If. T., and Glenwood, la.WILL practice in all the Courts of Nebraska and

Iowa. Particular attention paid toobtaining, locating Land Warrants, and collection ofdebts.

REFERENCE :Hon. Lewis Cass, Detroit. r.Julius D.Morton, ( clugao;

Gov. Joel A. Matteson, Springfield, LU;Gov. J. W. Grimes, Iowa City, Iowa;B. P. Fifiled, St. Louis, Mo.;Hon. Daniel O. Morton, Toledo, OhiojP. A. Sarpy, Bellevue, Nebraska;

- Sedgewich & Walker, Chicago, Til: - .Green. Weare & Benton, Council Bluffs, Iowa.

A. A. BRADFORD, n. l. mc'gart.WM. MCLEXXAV, Brownville, N. T.Nebraska City, N. T.

BRADFORD, McLENNAN & McGARY,

ITTOflDEYS JIT LAW

SOLICiTERSiNDCIIANCERY.

Brownville nnd Nebraska City,NEBRASKA TERRITORY.'

TTTLNG Trmanentlv Wated in th TprrUnr wX)

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will give our entire time and attention. to theA S vs..prmcuce 01 our proiession, in ail its brancnes. blat-

ters in Litigation, Collections tf Debti, Sales andrurcnases 01 iteai instate, Selections of Land, Locatins of Land Warrants, and nthnr ns;na ntrusted to our management, will receive prompt andiuuuiu Ueuuon.

EEFEEENCES.S. F. Nuckollj, Nebraska City,Richard Brown, Brownville,Wm. Hoblitiell & Co., uHon. James Craig, St. Joseph, Mo.,lion. James M. Hughes, St, Lonis, Mo.,lion. John R. Shcpley, itMe?sr3. Crew, MeCrearyA Co. (I. aMes?rs. S. G. Hubbard k Co., Cincinnati O.

Keokuk,Hon. J. M. Love, Iowa.Tl-n- l

. June 7, 1850.

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LENEDICTS APPEAL TO A BACHE102.'

BT JOEX G. SAES.

Dear Charles be persuaded to wed; For a sensible fellow lik you,

. It'B high time t think of a bed,

And muSns and coffee for two.. So have done with your doubts acd delayin

With a soul adapted to mingle,

No wonder the reighbora are saying ...

;. . T:j should be sinjlo! .

Doa't say that you bavn't got time

That business demands your attention ; .

There is not xhe least reason or rhyme

In the wisest excuse you canDon't tell me about "othtir nah" ;

Your duty is done whiai you buy 'em!' relish the dish,And you never will

Unless you've a womaa to fry 'em!

You may dream of poetwal fame,

But your wishes may chance "to miscarry

The best way of sending one's name

To posterity, Charles, is to many!And hero I am willing to own, ) '

. After Boberiy thinking upon it, , . s;

I'd very much rather bo known ; ,

By a beautiful eon than a sonnot!

Then Charles, bid your doubting good bye, '

And dismiss all fantastic alarms ,.

Ill be iwora you've a girl in your eye,

Tia your duty to have n your arms!

Seme trim little maiden of twenty, .

A beautiful azure-ey-ed elf, "; '

And virtues and graces in plenty,And no failing but loving yourself !

PoU't search for an "angel" a minuteFor, granting you win in the sequel,

The deuce, after all, would be in itWith a union bo very unequal!

The angels, it must be confessed,In this world are rather uncommon;

And allow me, dear Charles, to suggest

You'll be better content with a woman! -

Then there's the economy, dear,. , . By poetical algebra shown . .

If your wife has a grief or a tear,One-ha- lf by the laws, is your own!

And as to the joys, by division' They're nearly quadrupled, 'tis Baid

(though I never could see the additionQuite plain in the item of bread.)

I0VE, SWEET LOVE.

'The air is filled with angel song,An under-son-g of wooing t

As the leaf-enshroud-ed woods o'erfiowWith the sound of the ringdove's- - cooing.

In Nature's deepest haunts .

I hear a voice that chants:Why should the earth grow cold with care,

Since Love, sweet Love, is everywhere!"

You will hear at night, if ye listen well,Music in heaven ringing ;

And amid the stars a melody,As of angel-voic- es singing;

For the spirits who in tho sphere of lightHave made their happy dwelling, '

To each other across the depths of spaceTheir tales of love are telling.

The srnbeams leave their glowing tlirone,And whisper love to the flowers;

The birds outpour it in their strains,As they sit in their rose crowned bowers.

When the breeze Bwells mournfullyThrough tho boughs of a swaying tree,

I ever heard a voice declareThat "Love, sweet Lore, is everywherer

In the moaning thunder of the wares, '

That dash on some rocky shore;On the tuneful flow of the ripply tide,

When a tempest's rage is o'erIn the murmured music of the brook

As it rushes the sea to gain;Or the sullen plash on a silent pool

Or tho the swiftly falling rain

In tho glooful laugh of the dancing spray,From some skyward leaping fountain;

Or the ceaseless roar of a white cascade,In its giant-boun- d from the mountain

Thcro falleth on mine carThis song so sweet and elear:

"All, why uhould man e'er feel despairSince Love, sweet Love, is everywhere!"

SEPARATION.

We parted in silence, we parted at night,On the banks of that lonely river,

Whcrj the fragrant limes their boughs units,Wo met, and we parted forever.

The nfght wind sang, and the stars aboreTold many a touching story

Of friends long past to the kingdom of love,Whore tho soul wears its mantlo cf glory.

But ere we sighed our last farewell,In wild and bitter sorrow, . .

Our whispered vows (remembered well ) '

Spoke peace to the coming morrow.The lips that echoed that row of mino .

Are cold as that loaoly river,And thr.t eye (the beautiful spirit-shrin- e)

Has throuded its five forever.

And now on the midnight sky I look,And my heart grows full to weeping; ,

Each star is to me a sealed book,Some tale of tho loved one keeping.

We parted in silence, we parted in tearsOn the banks of that lonely river,

But the fragrance and bloom of those bygone years.Will hang round its waters forever.

PBAYEB.

There Is an eye that never rfeepsBeneath the wing of night,

There U an ear that never shuts,When sink the beams of light.

There is on arm that never tires,When human strength gives way;

Thre ia a lovo that never fails,When earthly loves decay.

That eye is fixed oa seraph throng;That en r is filled with angels' songs;That arm uphold the worlds on high;That love is shown beyond tho sky.But there's a power which man can wield,

When mortid. aid is vain;That eT,.that armr that love to reach

That listening ear to gain:That power is Prater, which soars on high,And 'ecdj on Hiss beyond the sky.

TO MATTERS OF GENERAL;

INTEREST ; 1XK

piisailjmfiiiitiS;

i From the American Messenger.

. TEE SLEEPLESS EIGHT.' , .

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"I wish the clock would not tick soloud; I don't see why I can't get asleep "said Kuth .Beach, half aloud, as shetossed and tumbled, about j her, - bed,doubling up her pillow one moment tomake it higher, and. then throYrins itaside, in her rain efforts to find an easyposition.-.- . 5Tm sure I didn't jiteal; Fiedone no harm. : fche generally droppedasleep soon after lying down, and sleptso soundly, thatii she chanced to wakewhen her father and mother retired inthe next room, it seemed morning.How now, she had listened to the footsteps of her brothers and sisters as theywent to their rooms, had heard herfather wind up the old clock ia the hall,and' her mother's voice hushing, thebaby all was still in the house exceptthe ever-tickm- g clock, and yet shecould not sleep. . Shall I tell you whattroubled the little girl, so that the soundof the good old clock, whose faco shehad looked up to from infancy was sodistressing to her ears: .

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Ruth had been committing a verygreat sin. The little boy who sat nextto her in school, had a couple of newstory books which he was too disobliging to show. 'She had looked at thebeautiful blue covers, and bright gildins manv times, and wandered whatwas between them, and what the pictureswere about, till she broke the TenthCommandment, and coveted her neighbor's goods. After the children wenthome, and the teacher had locked-th- e

school-hous-e door, and passed out ofsight, Ruth lingered talking with KittyWaters, a lively romping girl, whofeared no one. She was "Urging Kittyto climb in the back window with her.

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"I'd iust as soon do it as not," saidKitty; "but what do you want?" "I'llshow you when we "are in," said Ruth;and raising the window she helpedKittv; and climbed in after her.: Ruththen led tho way to Charley's desk,and opening it, said, 'Look, Kitty,want one 01 tnoso dooks. jxow, youcan take it and giro it to me, and wecan both say, I didn't do it,' when theteacher finds it out, and makes a fussabout it.

Kitty stood still a moment, as if notcomprehending Ruth's meaning, andthen touching the gilded letters withher fore-finge- r, she stopped and readthe titles; and said, "Now, Ruth, ifyou wanted to play a trick on Charley,1 d like the fun of hiding one of thema little while; but I dare not steal, forthe world.

"No one would ever know it, Kitty,and we would have fine times readingit in our barn after school; besides,Charley is so mean he deserves to losehis books."

"O Ruth," said Kitty, as she lookedshudderingly around the empty school-room, "God will know it. It scaresme to think of being a thief. Do letus go out again." -

Ruth shut the deskj after giving thebooks another longing look; and whileKitty bounded out of the window, andran down the hill with a light merrylaugh, she walked , with a slow guiltystep, and calling Kitty, begged her"never to tell."

"No, I shan't think of it again,"said Kitty, as she hurried into herfather's house, close by. the . school-room. Ruth could not say the same;she thought of it again and again, andso often said, "I don't, sec why I feelbad. I didn't steal. . I have done noharm. Charley's books are safe in hisdesk." The old clock ticked on, andseemed to say, "Ruth, what have youdone? what have. you done?" "Noth-ing," replied Ruth over and over again,and just before midnight sunk into anuneasy slumber. '

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Ruth was a thief, although Charley'sbooks were safe in his desk. TheBible says, "As he thinketh in his heart,so is he." She first coveted the books,and then tried to make her little friendsteal; and nothing but the fear of beingfound out, kept her from taking themfrom the desk. God saw her heart,and in his eyes she was a thief. Nowonder she tossed and groaned uponher bed, and could find no rest. Norest can be found for her, but in repent-ing of her sin, and asking God to for-

give her, and keep her in future fromwishing for thinus that do not belongto her. God looks through the outward conduct at the heart, and the boyor girl who partakes of any thingwhich has been stolen, or makes up hismind to deny something he has clone,in case he 13 accused, or tempts hiscompanions to sin, may try to comforthimself by saying, "I did not steal;""I did not lie;" "I've done no harm;"yet the solemn words, "As he thinkethin his heart, so is he," will be spokenin his cars by the voice of a guilty conscience.

CPiums OP THE PEES3.- - ;

man who would cheat a nrinterwould steal a nieeting-hous- e and rob achurch-yar- d. - If J he had' a soul, tenthousand of its size would have moreroom in a musquito's eye than I all-fr- og

in the Pacific Ocean. - He oughtto be winked at by blind people andkicked to death across logs by cripples.T--Ann Arbor Wolverine,. "

. Amen! Such ; a being would stealthe molasses oift of a sick nigger'sginger-cak- e; take from a drunken man'smouth his last chew of tobacco; wainat night through the rain to deprive ablind sheep of its fodder; travel fiftymiles on a fasting stomach to .cheat adying woman out of her coffin, andsteal wax out of a dead dog's ears.buch a man ought to be tied to asheep's tail and butted ,to death.-Florenc- e

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Exactly so, and that isn't all. Hewould break a surveyor's level to getout the alcohol, and his wife's watchfor the; mock jewels; bid against awidow at her dead , husband s auction,and steal the orphans shoe-strin- gs

before daylight. Tern. Banner.. Yes, thousands of such soiih as that

would rattle in a mustard seed dancecontra dances on the point of a wasp'ssting--- or inarch abreast "through theeye of a cambric needle. A solarmicroscope would fail to discover them,and when found they would not fit thesmallest cranny m creation.- - Post

'.Such a man would dislike the character of a Washington, and prefer to paytwo bits for a game of billiards thangive one dime towards building a monument to his memoi y.rPlaquaminesentinel.

Yes; and that aint all. Such a fellow would rob a lame goose's nest ofthe last egg steal a rat s tail fromblind kitten; for . there's nothing lowand mean he wouldn t do. He shouldbe tied up to a broomstick and scoldedto death by old maids, and then hisbones should be made into buttons tobe worn on the breeches of convicts.

Rising Sun Mirror;Thats a fact, and that aint all.

Such a scoundrel would steal the clothesfrom his mother's bed on a cold night,and take his father's coffin to ridedown hill on. A man like this oughtto have tho seven years itch, and notbe allowed to scratch. Gazette,

All the above out to be a mere pre-liminary sufferings the "prologue tothe swelling act," of his final doom.He should be eventually consigned toto a Tophet, where his perpetual punish-ment would be to read the newspapersquiDs perpetrateti at nis expense.Sunday Times. '

ETHAJT ALLEN.

A good story is told of that rare oldpatriot, Col. Ethan Allen whose servicesin the "times that tried men's souls"were only equalledby hi3 daring asser-tion of the right of private opinion ontheological matters. A well knowndivine pastor of the village church,called one evening on the Colonel, andwhile enjoying his true New Englandhospitality at the supper table the con-versation turned upon church matters.

Quoth the minister "Colonel, howdoes it happen that a man of your ex-

tensive influence and information hasnever seen it his duty to join our socie-ty? --You know we want laborers inthe vineyard --especially such laborersas you arc. Your example would tendgreatly to strengthen our hand andfortify our hearts against the : direassaults of the evil one."

"Well, brother,", replied Allen "Ihave often thought as you do about thebusiness, and one day I had almostmade up my mind to fall into the ranks,but that night I had a dream whichcaused me to give it up."

"Ah!" exclaimed the minister, "whatdid you dream?"

"Well, I thought I was standing atthe entrance of Paridise, and saw aman go up and knock.

il Who's that?" asked a voice fromwithin. -

" 'A friend wishing admittance wasthe reply.

"The door was opened, and the keep-er stepped out. -

"'Well, sir what denomination didyou belong to down yonder?'

" 'I am an Episcopalian replied thecandidate for admission.

" 'Go in then, and take a seat nearthe door, on the east side.'

"Just then another stepped up; hewas a Presbyterian, and the guardiandirected him to take a seat.

"A large number were admitted, andreceived directions whereto scat themselves. I then stepped up to the entrance. ,

'"Well, sir who are you?' asked theguardian.

":'I am neither High ChurchmanPresbyterian, Lutheran, Calvinist,Catholic or Jew; but I, am that same

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old'Ethan Allen you probably haveheard of from below.' '

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dcroga?"" 'Iho same, I replied."'All right, : Ethan said he; 'just

step m and sit down wheretoi youPLEASE; , - ' -

Bocn3.It is chiefly through booksthat we enjoy intercourse withsuperierminds: and the3e invaluable means ofcommunication are within the reach ofall, ' In the best bocla talkwith us, . givo us their " most preciousthoughts.

THE APERTURE IN THE GAUDEN TALL.

An English lady, whose soul wasanve to tnc. subject 01 religion, oneday found a poor man at work in thegarden wall, and pressed upon his attentioh, in glowing language, the

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Christ. She had no idea that herharangue was heard by any one, saveby him to whom it was addressed.J Some time passed away, whenmeeting another servant belonging to herestablishment, she said sorrowfully,"Inomas, 1 fear vou never prav, orlook to Christ for salvation."

. "Your.1 ladyship i3 mistaken," hesaid. "I heard what passed betweenyou and James at the garden wall, andthe word3 you meant lor him took enecton.me., "How did you hear it?". "I heard it on the other side of thegarden, through a hole in the wall, andI shall never forget the impressionreceived." -

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We arei remindedby this anecdotewhich we somewhere read of the importance of "sowing beside all waters."Walls have .cars, is an old adge inthi3 case it proved truej and would thatthe messages to which they listen! werealways on as important subjects as thesoul's eternal salvation. Little did theearnest lady imagine that her wordswere destined to benefit an unseenlistener! Perhaps she looked andmarveled at the apathy with which theman, who sat squaring his rocks, andplacing his mortar on top of the wallabove her, regarded so momentus asubicct. Perhaps she turned awayfrom his stolid countenance, throughwhich no ray of interested intelligencebeamed, and thought mentrlly aboutthe parable of "casting pearls beforeswine." But the labor was not lost.The seed sown was destined to bear itsprecious harvest the bread cast uponthe waters came back to its owner,after many days; .

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"In the morning so thy seed, and mthe evening withhold not thine hand,for thou knowest not whether shallprosper, either this or that, or whetherthey both shall be alike good

Disinfecting Agents. The bestand most simpla disinfecting agentknown is the chlorid of zinc. It is madeby disolving zinc' in muratic acid, andis applied in a diluted state to foul andoffensive drains cesspools, etc. Thesulphate of zinc, howeverj is nearly asgood, is cheaper, and 13 more . easilymanaged. It can be purchased of anydruggestj in the form pf a salt. Apound of it dissolved in two pails ofwarm water$ and. thrown intQ anoffensive cesspool, will soon deodorizeit. During hot weather this disinfecting agent . should be applied prettyfreely in thousands of places in Cin-

cinnati and other cities. Copperas--sulphate of iron may be applied in

the same manner, and for the samepurpose,' It is not such a good disin-fectant a3 the chlorid of zinc, but it ismuch cheaper. -

Desultory . Study. A !

p ersonenamored by the charms of universalknowledge, and flying from the pursuitof one science to another, is like achild gathering shells on the sea-shor- e.

He first loads himself indiscriminatelywith as many as he can carryj butwhen tempted by others of a gayerappearance, he throws the former away;thus he continues throwing and reject-ing, till, fatigued and bewildered in hischoice, he throws all away, and returns,'1 fxl j. i it rtnome iviinoui a single sneii. cucn isreading and study, without some definiteobject.

"There ho gees' again," said Mrs.Partington in tho Legislature, asmember stood up for the fifth time tospeak on a question. "There he goeslike a soda fountain, and just a Jluidlyas water. Now, Isaac, mind him, andsee if you can't become a speaker oftne house of reprehensibles sometimes.a ueciare, continued sne, as a newburst of eloquence1 reached her ear."It does seem as if the mantlepiece ofA7u.ii. n uuiiur iiau xcu uu iu mm, C 13so bright." Boston Post.

The rock on which hard drinkerssplit is quartz.

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Remembei ye who ridicule a'youhman for his parsimony, that bv and b V

ho can be generous when you InvJ,nothing to give

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Advice To Barnuji. Now ycu'?e(written your life, try to niend it.

Lazines3 travels so slowly that poms'ty soon overtakes hr. ;'

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Quill 3 are taken from the p!.r.k:..i fone goose to spread the opinions "ofanother .. .

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An old maid down east says thi vmake no good looking glasses r.o?.;t- -days "

The ioliy chap who married a fat oldlady with 100,000, says it wa3 no'thkwife's face attracted him so much "aW

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"What is a backbiter?" asked the.parson of his Sunday "school. This"'was a poser, till a little urchin answer--ed, "be he a flea?"

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A collegian, enlightening a farmerupon animalcula, applied his raicroscop oto the cheese; saying, "1 ow, look andsee them wiggle." "Well ," said thofarmer, placing the chcece in his moutb;"let them wiggle, lean stand it as longas they can' ... .,, ... ,

"You" ask and you receive riot, bccause ask 'a-mis- s" said a young ladyto an old gentleman who had poppedthe question to her.--

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, An honest Dutchman, on being askeclhow often ho shaved, said, "Dree climesa week, every day but Soontay DehiI shafe every fay." . ; '

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The sea of matrimony is often, dis-

turbed by "squalls." ' ; ; ,: - ' .V

The Main Law and Theology are aivariance; for the "spirits of the just'as. well a3 the wicked,- - are doomed tddestruction. ' '

"I can marry any girl I 'please'said a young man boastingly. "Very-true,- "

replied his waggish companion,"for you can't please any." ;

Felons generally appear on ths endsof the fingers and thumbsf but sometimes on the end of a rope.-- ; ;

"Why don't you hold your head unin the world a3 I do?" asked a haughtylawyer of a sterling old. 'fajmer.- -"Squire' said the farmer, , "see. thatfield of grain; the well-fille- d head hungdown, while those only that are emptysxanu uprignr. 4

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Girls kissing each other "a wickedwaste of the raw material.-- "

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In New Haven, the Medical'ColIegcis on the road to the' ccmcteru; tho Divinity College; on the road to the PoorHouse; and the Law School on the roadto the Jail! - . '

Woman will forgive every thing in aman but neglect; every imngit in awoman except her beauty;

Drinking healths is bad diet.' Ito

who drinks the health of every bodydrinks away his own. ,. ,

"Docter, can you tell me why myeyes are so weak.'" "Yes' repliedGalen, "because they are in a weakplace." ;t

At what time of life may a man .hp

said to belong ta the Vegetable king-dom? When experience hag made himsage. . . . . :

A quack medicine-make- r advertisesa poultice that will draw out men'svirtues. Their; vices may . he drawnout without the aid of poultices.

If you want to attract attention, gointo church,-- seme Sunday, after; thoservices have begun, in a pair of new,squeaking boots, and ' parade up thebroad aisle.

An editor who became militia cap tan,was about to order hi3 men, on training,"Two pace3 in front advance' criedout in mistake, "Cash, two dollars ayear, in advance" He wa3 ccurt-martial- ed

and ignominiously orderedto read his own paper fcur-and-twen- ty

hours.

.A witness in a liquor case at lMan-Chest- er,

N. Y.r the other day, gave thofollowing testimony: "Salsoda is ice,and some stuff squirted into it from" aconcern. Don't know whether it Uintoxicating or not it makes one feelgood feet lift easier." '

Mrs. Smithers says her husband wasonce tho greatest military man in thecountry. For two years he was -- aLieutenant in the Horse Marines, afterwhich he was promoted to a Captaincyin a regular company of sapheads andminors.

The boy that is whipped too ranch,and they boy that isjhinpcd too Utile,arc both 'equally Bad. The one 13spoiled with raw-hid- es the other withloMypops .