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''I') Da ssnsra, (It Unas,) a Inslrtloa I $1 00 Öas aqaata t lnrtIoas. 1 BO Ob Maar, Ihr I a rtloot..... ......... 3 00 Ml subsequent lowtioai jr iatro aO : ... ,tsarly.:,., On eclamtt, eaangaabta qasrUrl..... f?S 00 Tare-rura ct a evlama ........,.,...... 60 00 Oce-bsif f a column S3 61 Oua-quarUr of a eoIumo..U..'.. 30 01 On-loH of oolnma .......... JS 00 Triaileotidrerttitminti'iltalJIa all eiuiU .14 fr la a4ao. . . .'. t. . . . " Unieii a particular time Ii sptolfled whea kindaila,itajllin9t5iiI ba jpuMlihad until ordrd B aa4 ckatcvd aceardiofl. The Twenty-ono,V?riettes,of Love! If one will only' reflect 1 think it will la found that ouc LifeJs made up of auch succession of Loves, tha it,l , ponder wtf ever have the conscience , to ask for a Heaven beyond it. , ...y,,.- . . I would not o any account lire through every possible effeetion, fot 'the' greater nurober art mere recompense! fjr the others that we have failed to appreciate, wheu wehad the chance .iv.p.o, " ."When T, vowed, to "he a bnohelor "all my days, (oath solcmnlyregistercd at twentytwaTwitb, a cigar. q ,my,toöuiu.a,od a bundle of love letters in ;my drawer) Ijconidered that only two species of, Ioto ever exjjted one for oe'sself and the other forwomeo tea years older than oneV-sclf. But inee tben.1- have.' taken counsel and alloted Twenty one species of affection to mankind. ' - for instance: - mm- ..... A. . Thcre U what may Id called the Spring Love! ' " ' i ' ' " ' That of , boys of ilxtoej, :i for girls of foarteerr, encountered at Boarding School Inhibitions, and all misty in clouds of look muslin, blue asho,' and familiar 'compositions. - ' ' TherHhe lovo olold'msa far girl of fifiwn. '' ' This a strugglo between Naturo which Impel them to fatherly interest, and' tlic griming for green fruit, which .marks the approach to second boyhood. .' 1 I .1 - .!.!. 1.- I.. .11.. AS a general fimiff idu rnmii unui for the venerable urchin.. . t lave often heuJ very ybinjt miNoci rxpra a iletermination to tuarrj (if her crtr rnarried!) only an old man) but m I have found that they generally fouhi nhy oftlic aod cuütowara , lliO tnoinent tlicy know Ho oM Celjowa woro- Lar-aloipK for their hauda, I take this to lie a bravo common to the gentle sex, at IticxpinjencI'd periods, and.uo kind of love wlmtevcr. - Ill l'crhsp, however, aa a e t off hero I nullit to cite the common infatuation that attacka very youn men fjr very mature latiics. Thi Ulao. 'universal a'wjllcr that, 1 woulJu't reproach ruy sex for It aoy more tluu 1 (voujdwhip a boy lor having tho incuslcs. Jle ha pot to get through with It, and tho earlier the tetter. - - - . , iv. ( , . , Rul there U one species of Lovo which alfsaya delights mo to coritciuplate. Jt ii that cultivated by romo rulJJlo ascd wonen for men twenty years elder tlian thcmelve. ! " Thcio H'iol soul tako prido in tho idea th-it thero is no nonenxo about auch attachments, and tho wort ihiu that can he said about thn ii that thero Mit. :. . y: - I havo never conxidrred thst the ihow mau-like pitdu which youn brides exhibit in ara lin ' their new hutbanJ about aiiifin their friends deserved to bo culled anything but Vauity ! but everybody else raQaitttio First-IJrush of Love the Spring Times of Affection! and all hopo that it luay never sink into common place luppi lJCfr - Fortunately for the young husband, it always dol '' vr.' 1 Of aU tho quaint affections in the world thaiof young maids for their sister's husband is the oddest. Thii man who marries an elder sister aecurcs a dovoteo In tho younger. She adore him! fcSUo speaks of him to her proper beaux a (ho bcjt man she ever saw, aud acts them all craiy with envy of hint. . yho; fetches his Uppers, makes tho nicr?t "coflee for hira, twists hi rigar lighten and outdoes tho wife in every acr'vi?o. ' . The happy husband as a consequence wishes to show every lover of tho young giilo'the door,' und warns her solemnly jjcvrr to marry I When the young maid outgrows thi hallucination, which she doea very and Jen iT"Whcn lie atteuTpts to Intcrfcro offensive ly villi her relations 'townrd suuio dear Iricnd. orio, her firs, real affair of tho heart--she seldom goes near her married alatcr a Louse. ' ' - VII.' . There is a wild enthusiasm about the ardaat affvctiOQ of a young tuau for actro.-a-CS.. . . ' , '. ,' . l'tJiMhee dclusivo . Ninons , ho rpends all hisluonev in crcienU. burns his nnsa over tllo footlights, laddeos, the hearts of las friends, ty Ins fooleries, and fall kick at lsjt when she elopcs.witthe large man with the bushy heard. Ilsppy days ofaiinplicity. Tha uorgoou actrcssus wear many scalps at their girdles scalps ' redoMiit of tho curling long aud aweot acentod oils. ' . " i t III . ! V The older men, generally, with luxuriant whhkcrs and pretty mixer&hlo families anj.itay at home wives, who woo actro-ics $ucrrrJt,yt hsvo alt the ardor of tho boys, ao-HcjDaiüciaMjr moro wisdom, . Tho lattor.fict ia why heaven revenges itsdf by girlog them nil they dlro. 1 aaianivcrsal thing tho old mon in tiirfe' feci the punishment of their auocoss and nine? under it. -, . , IXIt n falling with married ladies to fall In love with pjliticisns, ' " TjficjirVe destruction of domcstlo peace ir f mall town ia election time, with rightly Hump pocohes and tho celelratod ilr.'llrown on the Keffrsge queatlonl l5roTo.ji usually the pojuoisor of a pale yilo. whu dosen't understand ' him! and'tto idol as all married ladies, who flit tor .thftjmdtca tthet they dot ''In i'fzer towns the'evil Is only blggor, ccauao wider proad. tri tiavo-aoeii this atrange specie of Love !4Ä "Variety of shapes, (it affects all public penty&.nJ cau account for tho reason wh v o many married men run for olLco. Jlerctj dog'? They know how the thing CK work

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VOL. 6, NO. 28. . Perhaps the most virulent attack.' of Lovo is experienced by young girls for their foreign teachers. A'Tery ugly and very' sedato old exile will set twenty young misses in a neighborhood crazy after a courso often lessons in music, Italian, or tho proper proriunciatieo bf the termination 'oiaf (Fr.) : Compassion no doubt is at the bottom of this infatuation, but it ends in downright solid love. , Nothing will cure it not even the fact that. the exile wears straps under his , instepless feet, and. uses a browu silk pocket handkerchief. It ends in marriage, or happy interposition of the cxU' abandoned wife, mise ry and blue stockings and with a disenchanting tale of dirty children nightly wolloppcd by papa, and a home that never had one of its dull corners lit by a smllo from its lord and master! , ; , ' XL But tho purest of all Loves Is that of the boy for his gentle womanly teacher. Let a cross pedagogue ho displaced by a sttrn young woman who can thrash tle boys all around one minuto and laugh with them tho next, and'tho epoch marks i tnur-o of genuine euthuaiasm in tho educational r-phcre. ' Whut boy has got wept real tears at the gravo uf such a friend! Xtl. ,;Next to this always seek to know a family the fattier of which loves to study his children's disposition. Tul never to fnil to unilt when you sec K man who prefers to take hi blooming dnuuhtcr to tho theatre, or a ball, inntead pf his wife. That tn an modi a mistake when ho married a woman who had a reasonable chance of a living ten ycirn. IIo i tho Same man Vh gets out of .in omnibu with his daughters on his arms, and leaves tho mother to tuuiblo out the best woy she ran. xnr. The moot solemn of all Affection i that which tho generations parsing away feci for those to come. It is a singular thing that Lovo follows tho descending and never tho seconding. 1 pin absolutely emotionless when I hear tho nniucs of in y girnt-gruiidpsreiit mentioned, but could they rio from their graves they would tlacp mo in their onus uud kiss iuo. In like manner I feel that I could love anrpui(igly thu children of my childieu's childrcu! y ct unboru, uud that 1 even lecu. This of courso is lu.tho nature which impels us to lovo thofo to mIioih wo have not so difiieult nu tfi'uu to f eifoim. To bear with children whom wo aro to care for, suffer fur dio for requires tho superi'or foret! In its prettiest application this love may bo instanced in the ti randmolher'a for tho boy child of her son or daughter. . : Let her neglect tier n children she will wrap up all her lovo in theirs. InJulgeiice tun go no further than she grants it. "Grandma said I might!" says the boy detected in the. puddle :s ;; '(Jrniidina saved n.o from a thrashing!" says ho tu his couipuuious. XIV. llachclors nt forty feel tho last throes of love that Heaven pel luits thcin, for gil Is of seventeen. After yenrs of, wine, cigsrs, fist life, late bieukiats and later nuiqcrs, und innumcrablo cscupndes, tho poor wretches turn to such misses with depniring eyes. l'or . a few t months their .attentions pleaso tho little flirts,' and then an upple faced youngtcr bears her off from tho 'tobac'co pien ted reprobate, , That night the bachelor bus a dream of regret, which makes bint tos uneusily. It is sent by tho Angel of lctnor.c, and pututs the long forgotten feu lures of a wroiigc4 girl, w hom tho ht ten ' ycar havo converted into a sour-faced vixen. XV. ' -: Another common infatuation is that of mothers of families for modest young men. It is a pviro and gentlo p.i!.ion. It i, a. great misfortune that most married women (with' ciuifc, loo!) begin to consider their husband reprobates and tu contrast him with somo sedate young ft I. low who is all virtue. Heaven, fortunately, never permits theso poor ladies to make a mistake The young man never abuses tho conQ donco placed In him and this epoch, of infatuation usually marks tho last of Lovo for the matron this side of tho gravel ' XVI. ' I suppoo every one has noticed the irresistible passion felt by women for good humored tueul ? , . .'" Theso sunny characters absolutely laugh and are adore'd. Women after a slnglo evening spent in tho society of such a merry gentleman go to led asking themselves seriously: 'Could I not bo happy with him luroveir Ami sciiously resolve, that They Could! Tho only trouble is that the sunny gen tlcmin, like the ajn, Whines for All! nnd sooner or later tho ladies to his mortification abandon him in dispair. ilsppy bride that dooon't give herself to tho sunny gentleman. Thero aro spots in him! lie exhale an air of love, but It comes from tho lungs, not tho heart! . XVII. The lovo of big ulsters for litt! broth; era is an exemplification of docility that Is incomparable. ; Let a little pine knot of a boy make his appcaranco In the family aud his young lady sisters, tho horn of whoso garments many beaux would lovo to kiss, go down on their knees and tie tho little Tartar's shoes, brush; his jacket, comb his hair, obey his orders, rand how he learns to give them!) permit him to pull their hair out a the roets and kick at shins. When' the lig sister marries snd the

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littlo brother grows up, ho smokes' the husband's cigars, gets Allie to persuade Tom to pay his debts, stays at home all day like a lasy dog, and puts bis feet on the sofa.1 1 : '' ' i Tom: predicts 'that he will certainly be hung, at which Allie shrieks and is seen late at uight going into her little (six fett nowl) brother's bedroom to cry over him in anticipation. - . . .V '.jCVIIp'-') VNext to this tiiarrellous and useless infatuation conies the love. of school girls fur the brothers, of their friends, t,. , Sisfers arc golden-raouthed when speaking of their big brothers, and these youngsters are so described as to captivate the hearts of the romantic listeners. It is a superstition among tchool girls that they aro to marry .the brothers of their churns. . . . How cW -llioy exclaim 'can .- we bo United until death, as we havo resolved to he?'. ' . I . . : ' . ' The hallucination . is over when tho blooming brother comes on a visit to tho young ladies' Seminary.::. , ' . His stubby hair ind green eyes, joined to a hideous appetite, disenchant tho romantic bosom friend, ! Sod his malicious habit of pinching her arms 'drives her screaming to her porceptress. Theueclbrwnrd there is a miff bctwocn tho young virgins, an I after reconciliation the brother is never mentioned. XIX. l'othars in liter life ho sgaln meets his sisVr's chum. They . laugh over by gone; awnkencJ romaneo caU her to think on him fondly; hi sister curoiirugoa tho flirtation until it grows serious ond;thcn manojvro wlilt hrr parents to get him out of tho enilavcr's tolls. ' This accomplished tho bosom friend and tho treacherous sister have their last miff and part fore veil ' ' XX. When an Immensely . tall girl meets a dimiuutivo man, tho l itter i seised with, a spnsm which ho callsLove! The laughter and ridicule of the Am, ton (who always appreciate' tho sucriftco shu would make in .wedding him ) only augment tho small gentiomuVa lever. lie wooes her a a matter id' ride, and the uir with which he bears her off is the air of a lauded proprietor- who ha just annexed a coiiMdciuhlo ttate. to his own. It is worthy of remark that litt! men seldom woo big women in vain, nor thin men lat womou. lVrlmpa u secret dronm of domination urges tho lady to grant the suit. udi women havo almost always been in Love, in their early days, with gigantic men (who huvo stooped, however, to tiny girls!) and they gloat over tho Men of allowing tho Lordly corners how they can revenge theumlTcs on Tho Sex! ' XXI. Itut I think' of all the unfortnnato phase of sffection whi.h tho wurlJ present', thai i tho most aggravating which I shall call, TITK riFTlt WHEEL!'.'.. Tradition ridicule the idea of a fifth wheel to a coach,- So in life, where a busbund , and wife, lova euch other, another man or another,! woman ; iu tho family is the fifth wheel, that'is to a ay, worso than u-clcsc! ' ' . . " ' lid you ever notico a woman walking between two men? one I her, husband; oho never talks to him; the other i the filth wheel-she is lively, agrecablo and chatty lu him! t lt I you ever notico a , man promenading between two women? IIo arrives to net a if he wero not awaro Uhat ha was acting tho part, of a fool, if not a rosea!! Uno oftlieso ladics--the pale one, you see with the sad eye. and iho closed lips, i the wife. The other, with tho 'rubicund face, plump 'flguro, and saliey 'expression', is tlo fifto wheel. v ;. :;r. il;.,omen of, families, with strango perilnaaity keep , those usclch pCMynngcs in tliclr ho; and men with gros rnrclc.neiH suffer their tilth wheels to roll about their houses at all hours; - i 1 , Littlo by little tho fifth whcol diplaccs tho Icgitimato one. . .' . ., ,4, ... . . Tho wifo becomes, furious at .tho assumptions of her friend . who evinces 10 much regard for tho' husband's comfort. One woman is enough .to wait on any man! '!:..;(' s' ' When thero are two In a hoa.e one musl go to tho wall I 'f . ' , j , ; And huw ia it - with the male Fifth Wheel? Why, somo day ho roll about in such an odi eccentric f ishUn' Jhat the busband has to chase jiitii all about with , a pistol to tho neglect of his business and the tcrrorofttio wifo who goes homo to ' her mother in order to find rcfugo from Unworthy S')lVOMS. . Thero i much good some and truth in tho remark that no man ever prospered in the world without the co operation of hi wife. If alio unites In mutual endoavors, or rowards hi labors with an endearing smilo, with what ronflJcncQ will bo resort to his merchandise or hi farm, fly over lauds, sail upon tho seas, meet difficulty or encounter danger, it ho knows ho is not spending hi strength in vain but that hi labor will bo rewarded by tho sweets of home! Dr.Mciotü JIheakka.ht Cake. Ono quart of sweet milk, twogg, a small lea. spoonful of salt and ono pint of sifted corn meal. No moro or less. ILko forty minute in a quick oven. It will tako an hour if baked in a slow oven. What I the difference between a horso and a fowl In eating? One fills his crop, and the other crop his fill. Why ia a minister , like a locomotive? We lave to look out for him when, tho hell ring. -!

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If You Want a Kiss Take lt.k Thrs's a Jolly Saion prorsrb, Thst U pretty roucu lik this, That a man U hslta When ha ha a wooisV klnj But thera's Uangsr In d!jjnjr . And tha sweetneii ina'v furiaks Itj So I toll yon, bahfut loTer,, If on want kis, why tak'a'It. . . . "1 Kover let another fellow ' Stoat a rarchoo you la tkiij KTr ict a tsogbing mal Jen " ; .. Soe yoa spoiling for a klis; . Thara's a roynl way'lo Hetnt,' And tha J lly ones who tnaks H Ilaraa motto that is wlnaiag ! If you want a kin, why Uka itl lay fool may faos a esnnot; .' Anybody wear a ctowc, y But a man matt win woman ' If hVd haa hor fr hU own Would yon bars the gohK4ppl . You mutt Had to trss snd shsk It, If the thia I worth th bsriog. And you want akU, why tska it. Who would burn upon a dciert, With a fvrit smiling by T ' Who wnutd giro LU itinny samoiir' For alUak and winteriky?-' ' Ohl X tU vou thert 'lt kasglo) An J you ctnaot, e innt brsak it; Förtha iwtotost pirtof lorlng , Ia to want a kl, and tak it. . 1 ' SENATOR WADE'S LATE SPEECH AT LAWRENCE. Wt vuics ot Vwmc Suffrage, Rrconttructioii, ihul the JichttwHS (if Capital and Labor. ' ' Corrsipondtic of lit Kw York Tinua. , , , LAwncMCE, Juno. 13. I was greatly lurpr'ucJ, on returning to Lawrenno wi,lh tho excurion party, to find how imperfectly nnd innenratoly tho local journal reort Iho 'significant speech dolivcrcd in this 'place on Monday last by Senator Wa le. Neither of the two daily papers makes any alluxion to the closing part of tho spcoi h, in which tho question of labor und capi'ul was touched , upon, and their reports in other respects are altogether inadequate, ' tMiicu somo historical importanco is ttlaly to bo attached to tho speech, and iuiiMuuch a tho telegraph bungled ,tho biitf-wmnt I sent through that channel, poll 1 boo it may bourth while for mo to givy vour reader. us lulr sketch a possible I10111 tlio notes I toot jit tho time, mid which I fortunately preserved. , Alter tho npplaUKotvUh which ho was welcomed hud Bubide, tho Senator remarked that ho had uolintention of making a speech. Ho had ti.icd to do so at Omaha, und as ho then Lrüke down in tho iiiitht of his remarks, ho ft id not feel encouraged to repeat thj:SKi;nipt on tho present occasion. Still' hr were somo thoughts which alwny, m'gcBlcd them fcclvcs in Kansas. ThVruo great battle between Freedom and tflavcry had been fought out, and tho wrtUe of liberty had triumphed. If thoklarc power had succeeded there in.its infaieou effort, it would have gooft on to nationalize the aotimod institution, but it was defented, nnd now there was not a remnant of it left in tho land. -AppluuaoJ . , " ' ,''Alr Wode then said thathe hud kept in advaueo ot tho people in the great strife between Freedom und slavery, ho meant to do tho same thing in the contest which hndjti.it commenced for "extending the right of suffrage to women, He .wis Uuqualificdly in favor of cjua,l rights for all, not only without regard to nationality and Color, but without regard to' ecx. Women wero moro virtuous than men: their perceptions were quicker and keener, and when 'they gained politic.! 1 power they would rectify many abuses whiuh had thus fur remained untouched. .If ho, hud not bolievcd that his own, wife had sctiso enough to volo, ho never wouM hive mars ricd her. Laughtor and npi!.nnc.J And if nny 'i'f hi hearers had wive who Wero unequal to the discharge of tho right of suffntgf, ho would odvio them to go homo and get divorced at once.'" Renewed laughter. - Tho speaker denounced those women who did not wunt to vote, becauso it wus net fardiioiiuble, and said th.it he had u prediction to make : Fcmalo suffrago will bo general iii loss than twenty years. (A voice, "That's too far off,") and 'ho thought it likely that in Kansas the next Legislature might set the. matter straight.' ApplttiiMo ' j lie repeated that ho Intended to keep 111 odvanco of tho 'people-, on (l is subject, and that ho wa now ready to take another jump forward, If necessary. In, his view, ladicalism upon' this and all other questions was ratTteoiuiiCss, whilo co 11 so 1 vatism wns hypocrisy ond cowardice. , Tho ronscrvitivo was a mere ticksjiittlo and hangernn ; ho was not only willing to bo trampled in tho dust, but was willing to remain thero. As tegarded tho political situation ho would only say that tho Southerner's now had tho mildctt terms offered them they would get. If they chuso to accept them", well and good ; they might havo ull the advant.igo of such action ; If they refused them, another turn would bo given to the screw and they would bo compelled to yield whether they wished to or not. Congress had thus far bcun with tho people, and it would not desert them under the lead of Johnson or tho devil. Ill hcar crs might rest assured of ono thing, that reconstruction was as ccrtaio to tako place a that thu sun wa shining. Senator Wade then proceeded to say that thero wa another question upon which ho would express his views, although his bearers might differ from him in opinion. We had disposed of tbo question of slavery, and now that of AitW ami en nihil must pun through tho ordeal. Tho shadow of tho approaching struggle botweon theso two groat Interests wa already upon us, and it would du no good to turn our hacks upon the question. It mint be met. Property was wot equally divided, :and a more equal distribution ot capital mut ho wronght out. ' That Congrea which had

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,, JULY 5, 1807, Jo nc so much for the slave, cannot quietly regard the terrible distinction which exists between the man that labors and him thnt doqs not. Applause. 4lf you dullheads,' said the speaker, 'cau't see this, the women will, and will act accordingly." ' It will not bo long before the' laborers will demand of can valors, upon tho eve of an election, "What will you do for us?" and they will have a satisfactory answer. It is not right or justvlhat any man should bo compelled to tabor until lifo .is' worn out and being as a curseY The Almighty did notlntend that thia'tdiould ba the case, nor will it tilways remain so. More leisure must be given to the people for mental accomplishments, and labor saving machines had not yet fulfilled their mission, ainco they had tailed to effect this result. Here iü! Kansas,, said the speaker, whero every man is a capitalist to a; grtateror less extent, theso inequalities nro not so greaty- and arc not -eo'kecnly felt as they are in the East, and the speaker would advise every man in that section who is subject to a capitalist in any degree to cut looso from him and get two hours nearer 1 suuuowu lorthwith. "Men of Kansas, ho said," "if ydd do as much for yourselves as tho Almighty 'has dono for you, you w ill bo -iho Lords of - Creation." Mf. Wado pledged : himself to advocate tho "iiatur.il right of mau'' boldly und persistently ; spoko of tho great commercial result; which would Inevitably flow from the completion of the l'sciüc lUilway, and then referred to the striking fact thst tho excursion, party had, during tha two weeks of its journeying, accomplished by rail a distance vrhfch would hatJ taken a year to traverse by tho old mode of conveyance. He concluded by thanking the people of Law reo co lor thoi cordial welcome ond kindly courtesies they had extended, to the party bo represented. , ' Billiards and Whist? Tho list number of the Now York ?poi(Yi contains on at tielo upon 'Forbidden Aiutucmcnt.' from which wo quote: Westart them, with the adtn-ssion thst theso pastime nro In themselves innocent and cscellent. Tuko, for instance,- tho gamo of billiards. Thi is almost universally condetned by Christians; and yet it is ono of the best games that Int. ever b -en Invented. Thero i i Just enough ox cifcmciit In it to maku it interesting and not so much as to tax tho nerves unduly. It gives us exercise without violent exertion; It trains tho muscle to steadiness and precision of movement, and it devcllopos to romo extent tho mathematical faculties. If wo discard, it I know of nothing thnt can take its place. , . Card aro designed to answer a different purpose. They furnish to thoo who aro worn out rith labor n pleasant relaxation. A CI crgymon, who is u distinguished professor iu one ofour colleges, und a man not indeed inclined to looseness in his opinions, gavo his testimony on this sub ject not long ago in my hearing, substan tially in ihcso words: 'There was a time,' he naid, 'when 1 felt that tho best thing I could possibly do for aa hour in the evening was to play whist. I was too tired aficr tho labors of tho day to read or study to listen to reading or Vo sit still and think would not do,' for ciriier in red red an intellectual activity which it wa necessary that I should ovoid. I was too weak physically to attempt any athlctio , sport, and it became a serious question . how I should spend tho timo. A friend,- in much tha sumo condition of health, was boarding with mo, and wo cast about us for suitable oihu-cmont. - " : ' ' Tirst, we tried che; but that was tod hard work. . Then we played checkers for few .evenings; but tho possibilities of tho gamo were eoon exhausted, and we concluded at la-it that whist was just the thjng we wanted." It required no inlcnso mental application; there was just enough excitement tn It to keeji u wide awnksi, audit periniltoJ a desultory chit, which would be far better for u than, uny ; conversation upon profou rider topics. Thi tctlimeny is variously confirmed by persons whoso opportunities of observation havo been ample, and whoso Christian character can not-be questioned. There esii bo no doubt thst among the quiet ilioside re nations this game is ono of tho very best. With regard to dancing, I ran di no bcti than to quote tho word of Pr. Chinning.' We may not ngrco with this ', eminent divine in. his theological views but no one c.iq doubt the pure and lofty morality of his dootriuo utd.his life. , This exercise,' ho siys, 'is among the most healthful. Tho body; ns-well ns the mind, fcelslt gludcnlng lud no nee'. No amusement seems moro to hare a foundation lu our - nature. s , It I desired tjiat dancing should .boeomo loo cotnincii among ii to be made ti e object of special preparation, ns in the ball, that members of tho same family, when confined by unfavorable weather, should recur to it lor rxereUo and exhilerutlon; that branches of the same family, should enliven In this way their occasional meetings; that it should fill up an hour iu nil tho assemblages fot relaxation in ' which the young form a part. A Texas piper tolls of a young couple who eloped on horseback, accompunicd j by a clergyman who wus 10 marry them. The lady's father gavo chnsc, and was ovcrtakiiv (ho parly when sho called out to her cloriolo friend, "Can't you marry us as we run?" The iJoa took, and ha commenced iho ritual, und just an the bride's father entched her bridle rein the vlergyman pronotiucod tho lovers man and wifo 'Iho father was so pleased with tho dashing action I hut, as tho story goes, ( ho gavo thorn hi blessing. Why i n d'ulionost bankrupt like an honest poor man? liccause both full to got rjeh. ... .. Jones thinks that inMfad of giving credit to whom credit is doe, the ooh had bettor be pi I.

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... , V'V. WHOLE NO, 283. ' i . j Ffeo Homesteads in Alabama. .1 .It 'may.net be generally known that the United States Government owns, a large amount of land in Northern Alabama the ü nest mineral region in the State," and abounding -in coal and iron. These lands are isnbject: to. entry, by actual residents under tho provisions of the United States Homestead Law, nnd offer great : inducements to theJaudJess desirous of procuring a :homc.' - : '- - '' - ' - -' Person twenty-öne years of age, of either sex.icao enter land under the Jaw. No distinction is mado between eoldiers . of the .Federal and Confederate armies, who aro'tvvenfy"one 'year's' of age. "tarried men nhder twenty-one catrcnier.' A'young man, not coming within the law from either. of these considerations, if he has served in tho army of tho United States and was honorably mustered out of , the same, can eater. "This is the "only discrimination the law makes between the soldiers' of the two armies. . - . j i .If a pcjjon already own and occupies eighty acres, ho may enter eighty more adjoining Tand; if he own one hundred aid twenty, he can enter forty adjoining; If he already owns one hundred and sUty acres, he is shutout from .the. benefits : of. the law. After five years uso and cultivation, the land may bo alienated or sold the same as if purchased by money, but nbandon racnt for 'six mouth, at any one time darlog that period, in cause of forfeiture, and the laud reverts buck to the Government. Tho lluntsville Advocate sayi tho United States Land OH co in that city lias transacted a largo amount of buMnebSdu ring April nnd May", in the way of assigning homesteads to actual .setters. Five hundred and forty-five fsriiri wero entered during., that period, amounting, in tho aggregate to ovcr forty thousand acres. Mount county leads off. In round numbers to the tuno of one hundrd and eighty-four entile., ogalnst ono hundred aitdaixty-otio for Morgan, eighty-two for Wiuston, and seventy-eight for Marshall, the balance being divided about equally between Madison, Jefferson Jackson, Walker ' and Lswreneo counties. Of this' :nomber eight only havo been mndo by frecdmen, t'uough tho law gives them equal privileges as regard entries. There yet remain in tho district largo quantities of lands subject to entry some of them fine bottom land, on tho various branches of lllack YVairior, Coosa, UlacUwater, cto. , These land aro protected by this law from the rapacity of the speculator till June, 18ti8, w.en, without further legislation, it teases to bo operative, MnnfhU J$t, " " ' The Provlnca of Newspapcn. It Is unreasonable to expect that the publio press will always publish only such things ns we, individually, shah 'like. A person of strictly :religious habits and jastes will be offended if he sees in a newspaper tho account of a priro fight, or something obscono nnd sinful. Ho . forgets that the newspaper is but the reflection of 'the world at large; and if he i so fastidious, ho should' retire" altogether from life, for In a single street he will find, at any given hour of tho day, what will offend almost all hi sense. Ho need not read what he considers to bo objectionable; In lik manner, he need not cat at a tabic J hote any highly seasoned dish! lie mny not like Venison and game, high. Let him order something to his taste a veal cutlet without awe. Uut my lady Godiva moy like a faw of the y delicacies of the season, and tho Lord Convcntry may have stomach fur anything. A newspaper would havo few readers wero its dishes of news to consist solely of Jdous pastry and flimsy puffs. While-the tone of a newspaper is moral, iho public cannot complain. The music of on organ grinder may' 'bo of tho purest character, though tho organ Itself, and tho organ gtindcf likewise, may sometimes .show symptoms of the ffifad and filth that are picked up by or scattered upon them throughout the rambling of the day. To tho pure ull thing aro pure, and to find fault with a newspaper for every "nice offenco'' i to display tho hypoorncy of 0 prude, or tho silliness of an ignoramus. London Jlnxminer ' ' ! ; Our Noxt Candida! fcr Governor. We last week noticed tho fact that a correspondent of the Terro llauto Kxprcss hud brought prominently before the pub-' lie the nonio of Hon. Will Cumbark, f (Jiccnsburg, n ft"cnndidati for Governor next year, llcceiviug paper from many part uf tho Stuto, we am glad to sco that tho suggestion meets with touch favor In many localities. ' There is no man in tho State thst wo would rather see nominated for Governor than Will Cumback. He i n fhristian gentleman of undoubted ability, ol pro-j 04sclrig nppcnrsnco, and of great popuarlty. Iu a political canvas ho i excelled by none in that peculiar tact which is so ossentut to success. On th stump, to cur mind, few men in the State, ore bis cquil. 1 ' ' ' ' IIo ha a faculty -A carrying hi audi enoo with him, of , convincing nil of tho soundness of, hi argument, of "getting tho laugh" on hi opponent. Our next canvass will bo a "hot' rne. It will be a Presidential campaign. The democrooy. will leave no stone un' ;ied to curry the tste. Hence, it is of the greatest Importance that wn should havo In thu field, as enndidato (or Go'rnnr, one ofour best canvasser. It I true it Is yet early in the day to bo talking of thi matter. It is probablo tho convention will be held about February, some eight or nine month hence. - , Hut it is a mutter of audi general interest to the purty that it should be thoroughly discussed. Lawrrnefhurg iWm. . i ' 1 1 "Mother, can I go and havo my photograph taken?" , "No; it isn't worth while." "Well,, then, you might let m go and have a tooth pullcdl ' never go anywhvre." '

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J3ee la the national Back BaiKicf, (ihirJ 'l'wry.J ; TERMS of: SUBSCRIPTIOMl J2.50 I'FRYEAUriii awtVxca. (3.00 " . ' if ot run it anratet Vo postage on papers. delivered wilbia tLis Countf. f - Our' Next Governor. The Wabash- ritiinilenUr, in woiictng an article froui the 13 reenburg' fltrnnfrftf favoriVig the election of ColonerrombTck for jo ernor, Vy a V '' i 1 W 1 '.'.Should. Mr.. Cum buck, be tlia'aBTiAinre f the LrJ)ion pat.ly Tur yQvero,orJJ.e wjll receive our hearty . wpporl,, UcctUM.( we believe him to be a true nisu, and ty'posbcss the qualifijati'oiiS whh h fit him'" fi-r the flicej Jut -wc-are-hardly rspsr-dlo break gruund in his favor, sj axsiuit lie present iocurubeut of that rfiice., wLojO aJmioistrnt'.ve ability a&d tnuJ.tt unanuming merit have sec und for him the'eenfidener -of every member A of -the" pary " to which be belongs, and .have given him. a reputation for purity, of wbiyh ' the jbrtt Governors we have Lad need hv )S asliauied. . , . ; . f We suppose there" are "uiher gVnt!cn'enf also, whose friends would like to ti ll fru at the head .of the ticket, bwt it is Ttoj early to discuss, the matter yet, as lljej may bo many changes iu the position ( men and policies before the time for nominations. OiLcr tiling ' tM-1ijr' eqial, Governor- Baker wii! be entitled to (the endorsement of a nomination, fot jt-ertaws ly no man who has ever occur itd the offihss'givcn more general satisfaeliofi th'su he while acting Governor. lUtnitig CVw? intrcial.' . ' -.-j - '- 1 - - wi, ; t;) Riverside Institute for Soldiara' antf . Sailor OrpHam. , . , n This Institution, located, at IUvri4Js, Ilurlingtoo county, New Jersey," is louodc for the purposo of gratuio'utjy cducttiuVg the sona of deceased ' soldier nd reartiPA of the United States, and wa In torpors fit 00 the bib of A pitl Let. la order J9 rli fund for the 1 msintcnJtnc'sxif the Instjiiy lion, the Washington Library (.wpsxy. chartered by (he Stale of"! Vim; lyania' organiicd llselfand peifcetcd a plan' w hick has receivod the endorsement of the high est legal authoiity ol this tftatc sad Nrv Jersey. Their plan of action i Ut irl certificates of mombrhij t (1 eseh, Five series of Sue steel plate t ngrlngi havo been Issuod, one of which will t given to every aubcrilir, iu addüiow to'a present which i also cnsun:d-.tljert Le ing no exoeptions). and which ; will be, awarded'on the 5th day of September next, at the Academy of 5lusic or at tho Institute. 1 ' ! .:; . The present to be awarded consltt of C 10,000, S2iJ,t)0(t,e5,UuO and two of6.$V0, allin greenbacks, together wiihtChl estate horsci, pianos, luvlodtsofis, sewing' machines, gold watches, cmel' 'hair, lace, and cashmere hhuwU, drrss pattern, silver ware, arid tn en die variety ot other goods of grest value. Kvcry purchsier, will, in addition to tie engraving which he ifli'cives, also receive some one' of the prcsonts announced for distribution. -sAll moneya received will bo at unco paid ' over to Georgo A. Cooke & Co., banker, No XI Sou tli Third street who have beea in-, duccd to net as receivers, from the simple fact that it has beeo fully shown to their' satisfaction that ihe whole net proceed r are tobe devoted to the Riverside Institute and the hundreds of orphans, who ara, now knocking at its doors fur a Jmifsion, and who are deuied this blessing 'ob account ef a want of fund. Thl reason-Vial also induced the Commissioner of Interna) Revenue to exempt the affair from ail tax, ol any kiod whatever. , i f The object is a noble one, and the" pre sent plan' was only adopted after matnre' deliberation and consultation with the highest Jegal authority., In no cahir way. can tho Company raito so large a-sum ,ol money as will be required. And when a fair equivalent for the same I offered; it is to bo hoped that tliialiiistitutioo- will boo it I bo in forking order, fuller particulars, of tho plan w ill btf announced in our advertising ' column's.'-- ri'hiladi'U'hja'.Tc'.e r-rst,h. - - " ' i -' " o--1 Cinninpj Fruit. . As the scsson of fruits ia just commeaclug, nnything that will enablo it to be successfully csiiptd, at. mall expense, will vory much prolong the season. Ouly tlioso who lime tried it know the satisfaction derived from eating a dish of straw-' benica or peachesMn tnid winter ss frerh os whon gathered. The annexed taicthol . of canning fruit wa furnished to the New j York Farmers' Clubby Mrs. I'owcia, of. Oswego county, New olkt ' I will suppose your fruit and gins ritis' are all ready, 1 pnfer can with glass covers. I KU Id the 1 oil lu a largo tinan with juice or. water, 10 cover it. rut talf a toaciti) uf cold water into ery csn," and fill up with hoi water; put lie covl-i nnd, rubbers alsa into hot. water. Now.pmnty n can snd fill, up wi,th(thv.hot fmi, and t lie 11 another. 4 ' . '. Let them stsud oj pu till the hand can bo held upon ihein without binning. r ATsoon ua titled, cut asiiting pipe lh slsaf '. the can, one for each, ind when ciml slipono over the fruit eiitiiely, und fill up the ran on' top of tho pitprr w ilh bulling juice: and soul nt once. Ladies, try this vtx the fruit will never mould and will kcap any time. If jou du't at it, . The paper keep the fruit fiom ilii:g to Iho top l . the liiiid. Tbet Is no u of rttltig cans Into wfcr to brut tlxm; or or putting' them iiit quilled bug; it is ttvo (rouble-' some.. I lot lh fiint shrink, and then fill 11 ji to the cover as close 11, possible. La-, dies must be governed by iheir own eo'ui mon sense. Men attempt to glve'diree. lions, hut their wile bstb to tell theru. aud then they are likely to forgot.omc person at Vernon, having ovcv sion to sctid a Jcg il documtnt to Sheriff Wagner, and baiug unable to write, surmounted the ditllculty 'In the following manner: ' " ' ' 1 2 the picture of a post) master Madison. &jT- (plctuie , of a pair ot shears) iff (picture of a w a gor) or, , Tear ar nstn'rp's loth h for tho e)es The eyes-sen b.ttcr for.beinj wnt4 wiih themv - y . .

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