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Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-04-11
ROCKY MOUNTAIN sKETHCHEs

MoNTEzunA TREAsURE.--Likc The abode
or like the spirit itself Of some fabled Genii
enchained among the rocky hills, appears
that enormous black pile known as the
mountln of Toas. perpetual gloom hangs
round il through day as well as night, and
even when the sun is brightest, 1t assumes
no liveller appearance, but seems ever to
be involved in shadow. When storm ga
irers, lhe lofty peak of this mountain is
soon hidden, and the heavy laden clouds roll
down It's da'k sides as though poured forth
from a crater at its summit. The voice of
the storm seems To rumble within its breast,
and the Inhabitants of the valley peep from
their dwellings, at the black mountain, with
..ear, and curiosity and wonder. From the
valley the snow upon this mountain is only
seen in the winter but in the middle Of Au-
gust, when crossing a high ridge few miles
distant, among it's more northerly cliffs and
crags we saw the snow gittering like mol
ten silver beneath the beams Of the mid-day
sun. The appearance Of this gigantic blacl
pile is eminently calculated to rivet atien
lion and excite wonder, and therefore il i
not surprising that the superstition eoncer
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-04-11

would produce an abundant supply of earl,
plants for the garden, by means of which
many excellent vegetables may be obtained
for the table, month or two sooner thar
they could be otherwise.
After hot-bed is sown; it should be care.
fully watched in order to give the young
plants plenty Of air, and see that .hey do
not get scorched by the stih or killed by
frost. 1t often happens that the heat in
the bed will be too strong at first, and in
that case the sash must be raised at the
back so as to let the heat and steam escape.
A mat should be placed over the opening
to keep out the cold wind. In sunny wealth
er the sashes must be raised cor siderably,
and ifvery warm. the plants should be sha,
ded during the middle ofthe day. An hour
OF sunshine will often destroy a whole bed
of plants, if the sashcs are closed tight.
They are much more frequently destroyed
by heat than by cold. In frosty weather,
mats or straw should be laid over the bed
tor protection, especially during nights
Keep the bed moist by gentle waterings.
The water should stand several hoursin one
corner of the bed, SO as to become little
warm before being used. AS the weather
becomes warmer. and the plants increase
in size, plenty of air must be admitted,
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-04-11
FOR MAKING HOT-BEDs.

Select site for the bed, on dry ground,
where it will be fG1ly exposed to the sun,
but sheltered from the north and west
winds. Mark out the size of the bed, al
lowing six or eight inches on all sides lar
ger than the size Of the frame. Then take
the manure (Which should be fresh stable
manure in good state of fermentatioE)
and commence building the bed by mixing
the manure thoroughly and putting on sue
cessve layers, beating it down with the
fork. Observe to place it smoothly and
firmly around the outside, SO that IL will
not settle uneavenly from the weight ofthe
frame. The height of nature requisite, will
depend on the time at which the bed is
formed, and the purpose for which it is in
tended. Ii made early in March, and in
tended for growing cucumbers, &c., a good
deal of heat will be required for Two or
three months. and at least four feet high
of manure win be necessary. But d bed
made early in April, for the purpose Of for
warding early plants to be transplanted in
to the garden, will no, require more than
half that quantity. .
The usual size of hat bed frames is Ell
ther four feet by eight, or four feet by
twelve. The former size has two sashes,
ana the latter three. The frame should be
made of good sound boards or planks, firm
ly nailed or bolted together on corner posts
inside. The front should be one foot high
and the back about two, so as to give a
good slope towards the sun, and carry off
the wet. The sash should be made with
out any cross-bars, and the glass set so as
lightly to overlap each other, in order to al
low the rain to pass off freely. (The ere
wees between the pnnes at the lapse should
not be stopped up, as they allow the steam
and wet to pass out from the inside, winch
" soud otherwise inJure the plants.) The
sash and frame should both have good
coat of paint, and they will last number o
years.
1. When the bed is made, put on the frame
and then put in about six inches OF goot
fine earth; put on the sash and let it remall
+ two or three days for the heat to rise
when it will be ready for sowing.
Make the earth smooth and line before
sowing; if cucumbers or melons are to b'
planted, raise slight hills for them unde
the middle ofcach sash. The articles usu
ally sowr, in hot-beds are cucunbers, rad
a lish, lettuce and cress, for early use; AM
/ cauliHower, broccoli, cabbage, egg plant
tomato, pepper, celery, &c., to transplant
= The earliest varieties of each are Of couFs'
\ the best for this purpose.
Every farmer Gun make up n small hot
bed, say four feet square, which may b.
!. covered with on old window SASH ThI
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The TALLrsr MAN YEr.-The propri-
etor of Peale's Museum, New York, du-'
ring a late ErroPeaifstoer for tie collection
ofnovelties, succeedetin engaging, in Bel
gium, giant of most enormous dimensions,
He is between 81 and 8 feet high, and well
proportioned; he possesses great strength
and can raise from the floor three men of
ordinary SIZE hanging to each arm, at the
same time. Among the fents Of this aniia-
bic monster 1t is related that he on one oc-
casion threw man weighing 170 lbs. upon
the roof of two story house. He has
not yet arriyed-look out for earthquakes
when he steps on shore al New Yerk.-M
O. Pic.
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"oNE FIRE MoRE."- The following an.
ecdote was related by Mr.. Corwin, of 6bios :
" remember. Sir, when a bow. to have
listened, with strong interest to the nOrs. "
tive of one who had been present at III.
Battle Of the Rapids, where Gen. Harrison
finally yauquished the Indian forces, in The,
North West, and gave peace to a widely
extended frontier settlement. The old
soldier said that whilst the battle wns r,s
glng hottest, many in that wing of the ar-
my where he was, were beginning to falter
and think of retreat. Just at the momnnf.
when this feeling began to be prevalent. a;
young Lieutenant, who was known os the
confidential aid of old Mad Anthouv. nal..
Topped up to the line and called to the men,
with voice that was heard abovn t6a
roar of battle, Coward! my brave fell.
lows the enemy is flying, one fire more
and the day is ours" Sir! that vopn6
Lieutenant was WIN. Henry HARRisoN,.
now the glorious banner under which we
wage war against usurping power crafty
pecuatlon, and blind hostility to the GOOD
old maxims oforr fathers. There are our
foes-there are our countrys foes; LET me
eXhort you in the language of the vopno
Lieutenant. .--"One fire more, and the do1
is ours!"
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From the Frankfort (Ky) Commonwealth.
MOST AWFUL AND HORRID MUIR.
DERS

Dletter from gehtlethdt, in Greensburg.
to citizen of this place, of the date Of
March the 9th, states that there has lust
been disclosed and brought to light, one of
The most shocking murders ever committed
in christian land. In July, 1888, there
lived in Green county, woman by the
name of Lucinda White. She and her two
sons, one about Is or l6 years old-the 9TH
er between IS and ID, and her daughter.
in law, (whose husband lives in the South
ern States with child 10 or 90 months
old, were all living together. In July, 1885,
intending TO move south to their relations,
man by the name of Darlington Simpson,
volunteered and undertook to remove them.
On certain night, the younger Mrs. White,
her child, and the elder Mrs. Whites
youngest boy, were packed OH horses, and
alter they had gone not more than a
mile, they were knocked IN the head and
killed, and buried in an old house, in hole
about two feet deep. On the next morning,
the elder boy was sent off under scme pre-
text and did not return for a week. On he
next night after the first murder, the ol /
woman was killed at her own house, and put
into the same hole; and the elder boy re-
turning in about week after, was Killed
and buried in the same place; making
in ali, FIVE human beings. Suspicious hav-
ing been afoat for some months, and grew
stronger and stronger, until the 9th of
February, when Simpson was arrested and
carried before an examining court, and sent
on for further trial. Some 60 or 70 men
turned out to hunt for the bones of the
murdered, which they found late on Friday
evening. On yesterday, the coroner held
an inquest over the skeletons. On last
night went to the prison, in company with
several others, and Simpson confessed that
he had elped to kill them. He said that
two men by the name Of the names are
written in the letter, but omitted by us, had
aided him.
He said the cause Of killing them was
their money and property. | doubt if the
whole of their money and property was
worth one hundred dollars, and the most
of il was in clothing and bed clothes.
The two persons implicated by Simpson
have been arrested, and will be examined
Tomorrow. No other evidence than that
of Simpson has yet TRANSFERRED against
them. Simpsons family, or 8 in number,
have all been arrested, ana will be examin
ed tomorrow.
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BUSINESS LOTS TO LEASE.

VNHE subscriber for the epurpose ofafford-
IL ing conveniences tomen"f business,
who are desirous to settle in this place, offer
for sale at reasonable prices, orto lease at
moderate rents, the following lois. .uponthc
principal business streets in this town.
10, ~, 2l; north side Broadway; y
West side of Clnal street: l30 Corner at
William st. 4 in block I,north side of So
phia st: Also large number of lots elig'
bly, situated for residences.
For information nndterms apply to
7. D. BrAUGRAND, Mnumee City.
R. DICKERSON. I Lo,,c, sopdusku
LA. Q. RAWSON, '''
I5-tf
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1899.
TRANSPORTATION.
BUFFALO, LINE, Erie Cannl.
IUADDEUS JOY & co., Proprett

BUFFALO, Ill NJ, Erie CHnhl.
...N THADDEUs JOY & co., Proprietor
CONNECTED with steam freight boats
" and vessels on Like E'ir. b.
The Proprictors aud Agents of this line,
will cnntrAct Tor the transportation "f Goods
or Produce a. talr Rates, and pledge them
selves To- those who may entrhst Property
to their care s6r transportation, that tile
same shall he forwarded with care and des-
patch: and ih,t any. damage that may &C
cur to properly shipped by the above line,
which the Proprletors may be liable for,
shall be adjusted III the most prompt an.
liberal manner. .r 81.
..... --. AUTHORISED AGENTS.
Carpenter & Myers, Toledo.
Hiram JOY. No 18 Spulhstreet, ". Y.
Thaddeus Joy g. Co., Albany.
Joy s. Webster, Bn6alo. ..
Richard Winslow Il Co., Cleveland.
Hull 81 Shepard, .Hassilon. .--...
Priest e. Page, Lille Falls, ". Y.
Samuel Adams g. Co., Dresden.
B. Coms,ock s. Co., Columbus. tt
M. B. Ross Il Co., Portsmouth.
July 15. 15.
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A CAPITAL JoKE.--Some wag in Bostoiy
Ietely packed up two cats carefully in d
basket and exposed it at the door of fash.
lonable dwelling early in the evening; Jf
was soon discovered, and the smot6ered
mewllng ofthe cats sounded precisely lka
the cry OF a new born infant. Ladies' were
passing, and their sympathies were strongs
y excited. Greatindignation was express
ed agalnstthe heartless mother, and strong
suspicious were aroused against the biobly
respectable owner of the dwelling. AZ
length the wrappers were removed, and The;
two cats jumped out, to the nftAr --GfaaiSr
ton OF an an admirable item Of scan. mar.L
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ADMIMsrnArroN or Ju,r,c, !, I.....-.

piNisrnATioN S;.ai or JUsrIcR IN JasAfci r
@Rnsf pon.ed iIs SlseE hEngsh government has ap
administration of justice Is a,,s nto, eacs, .ne e,
Jamaica n where tolac nan is acr,,sa5.is yap. y
was brought up before one Of these eapsh1,. pah1a
dageS Hia GarOr on complaint Of the cook, when
lowing words, reported to US bv tbs he .o ,o'-
tleman who heard him. '"' gen
"Dar is complaint, sar, 'gainst Won bv
dis gemmen. For what, sar, you beat AK
COOK coo You tink yourselfin de Nited Stdtss
diFTsrenno T ern 40 what you please !; l show you
Our captain, who was from New brlesSs,
and IN custody of one Of the black con
stables, found it useless to define his riGb,s.
or dispute the points, paid the five poat,Js
al ana left the Court. We give few years
10 the experiment, and we shall find the
blacks ruling entirely in the West Indies
.M Y. Star.
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or the squibs fred off by hundreds at
the Queens husband, Prince Albert, and
his poverty, the following parody on sThe
Fine Old English Gentleman, is the best Of
the poetical kind entirely:
THE FINE YOUNG GERMAN GEN.
lT. TIEMAN.
TuNE-The fine old English Gentleman.
III sing you a.Gne new song made by modern pate,
ofa ins young Prince Of Sake Gotha, who had small
estate.
And who lived in old castle at parsimonious rnte,
With iamish'd porter frightning ali the poor folks
from his gate,
Like fine young German gentleman, the iuckiest of
His hall so old was hung around with cobwebs and
with rags,
The lattrr o which articles ouce probably hags;
And there his Royal Hehncss sat- in serge and wors
ted hose,
Likea fine young German gentleman, the luckiest Of
snnd he
As IN allowance for the Priuce would almost guafdn
tee, ....'
That Is, provided he cotild GET the Commons to agree
But somehow in that house they changed the five into
ahrte,
For this fine young German gentleman, the Iuckieat
of meh.
Now surely tis heter far for this young German blade
Instead of building castles up, TO find ready made
A nd much more economical when nohing's To be paid
Then let us sing, God save the Queen and all adopt
the trsdo
ofthis fine young German gentleman, the luckiest
Uf men. s,... . ..r.
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!. A NOVEL NEws-cARRIER.-Th follow
lng interesting information is copied from
shipping report at st. Helena -
"Fhe big Mann IN, belonging to Nun z;
when off Cape of Good Hope, caught an
. .AlJatros, having a ribbon around its neck,
with quill sealed at both ends, contaire
ing usHp of paper with the following words
viz: Ship Leonidas, of Salem, bound to
New Zealand, n days out, latitude 40
South, long. e6 East"
The Leonidas, Eggleston, master, sailed
from Salem on the 9th of August last, and
this is the first intelligence from her.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-04-11

GsRAT FIRE IN LouTsviLLB.--This NOR
ning's mail brings an account aft most de.
structlve fire at Louisville, KY, on the
morning ofihe 2sth inst. The fairest por-
ton Of the city, it would seem is swept
away. Thirty eight large and heavy busi-
ness establishments have been burnt out
destroying property to the estimated
amount Of million of dollars. The Lou
isvllle City Gazette supposes the fire to have
been set by an neutrality-suspicious.
Jour, ..,
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THE WHOLESALE STORE IN
TOLEDO. '' '."~

TITUs, TOWNSEND & TITUS, ss9
\ Pearl street, New York, encouraged
by the share of support their BRANCH At
ToLEpo received during the past year, viii
continue the establishment. Experience
has proved that they were. not over san
gune when they claimed facilities which
enabled them to sell goods in fact cheaper
than any other house west Of .Ne,c- York,
and they speak Nth confidence ,chen they
promise to offer stronger inducements 10 pur-
chasers than any other firm in The Westera
country. = .a,
They would respectfully invite their old
customers, and the trade in general, .uer-
chants, Contractors, Hotel Keepers &c. to
give their stock an examination. Their as
sortment will consist as usual, principally OF
Day GooDs AND GRocERIEs, with many
other such articles as the wantsof the coun-
try may require. J.,
As fresh invoices will be shipped from
.Ne,o- York weekly, through the season, they
win not now attempt to give detailed list
of their goods.
Store fool of La Grange st., Lowe' Toledo.
May 10, 1899. TITUS &'C".
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1t is stated in the Wheeling Times of
the s6th inst, that one thousand bushels of
Wheat were sold at bridgeport, in this
State, opposite that city, the week before
for TWENTY-FIVE cRNTs per bushel! Let
the farmer mark this destruction Of their
hopes. The government has no time to
take care of Tho people--its attention is
turned to taking care of the Office holders
and the oficers.--Co'anbus yosr. y.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-04-11

bALKY HoasEs.-A truckman in Boston,
that had refractory horse that would NOT
draw or move forward, beat him most nm.
mercItuIly. A Agentloman came along, who
toId HIM l.. must not beat him any more.
.'What shall doF said the man; my
horse has stood here these two hours.
Shall stand here all day? sOh no. the.
horse must GO, but you must not beat hlm
any more. Get rope twice as long as the
horse" The rope was got, secured to his
tall and then passed between his legs for
ward, then smart pull on the rope was
given. The horse was frightened and show
ed symptoms of kicking, hut the pulling
was continued. Suddenly he started for
ward and went off without any more beat
ing. The gentleman had seen that method
tried on that most refractory of animals the
Jackass Of South America. If you question
this, you that have obstinate horses, try ID
for yourselves.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-04-11

SINGING AND PoLIrIcs.-Quite miiss
has been created in New York, by the re-.
iusal of Niblo TO let Russell have the use of
his saloon, because the vocalist intended
singing Wing parody on the " fine old
English gentleman" This opposition of
the Loco Foccs. is decidedly bad policy.G
The Wings, of course, will have The SONG,
and they will create capital out oft. 0Id
Fletcher, of Sattoun, said if he could mako
the songs OF the people he cared not who
made the lays. There was profound phi
iosophy--whchis is but another term for lust
appreciation Of human nature--4in the re-
mark. The Wings have the strength of
argument, and righteous cause.o-Giye
them the power of music; let their songs
be chatntcd In hamlet and hall, and their
triumph will be compete.-Bgf. Com. .qdr.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-04-11

A VALUABLE MgAL.-A Marse;res paper
states that a gentleman, not long since,
paid a visit to the Geological collect in that
city. and, approaching rather too near an
ostrich, the bird snatched at his chain and
seuls, drew gold watch out of his fob and
instantly Swallowed the whole lot
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-04-11

H'gS vi Oiu Ilauley Helu meeting on
Friday Of last week, which was attended,
also, by delegations from the Wings Of
Northampton and amherst Among the
speakers on the occasion was s. F. Ly-
man and C. +. Smith of Northampton, E.
Dickinson of Amherst, and Myron Law
renee Of Belchertown. On motion of Mr..
Joseph Smith, it was voted that ALL THE
WHIGS of Hadley be delegation to at.
tend the great Harrison Convention to be
held at Northampton, the 25th inst, and
that they be requested to assemble near
the town hall, in Hadley, at 8 o'clock, the
morning, of that day, to march over in a
body. The following song, parody on
Andrews celebrated song, L, A, w, Law,
was prepared for the occasion by gentle
man Of Norlhampton:--Bost. Cour.
r.a SPECIE LAW.
Come liat to me for minute,
song I'm going TO begin It,
There's something serious init
So pray attention draw;
'Tis all about the law.
That has made such deuce Of eclat,
Experience we have bought II,
And now TO you have broughit,
viii you or not be taught it,
And sing the specie inw.
'h"' W. on"'
o ''"'" "r'''s VI '''''n 'n"'
"'"o' Hy'u' ionu o' pure 'eAn'ioh'
ana nre Wiling TO curaethe nation
You're just in a situation,
To go Tor the specie INV.
Wheh'ne party mao 'heir oes'hhihg'
IheV "hiy thonsh' Of winning
van nureh syiy grihh'hg'
Inc "n''e our cssn 'ney ura"'
.redt goes on see saw
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""" "'"s ahu rephch'ioh''
ene''" 'aio 'o"'u''''ons'
'ne pe"p'' ha'e oo'"e'a"o"
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TIE boilers of the steamboat CommeYcs
exploded as she was leaving Apalachicols
for Chattahooclie killing the two engineers
and passenger, MIR. John Button, of Apa-
lachicola, three deck hands, and severely
wounding several others. The passengers
in the after cabin sustained but little injury.
Those in the principal forward cabin suffer-
ed severely.
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RETAIL STORE IN T'oLnuo..

u,lTUs, TOWNSEND 81 TITUs, sas
4 Pearl street, New York, will, in addi-
ticn TO Their. Wholesale Store, continue the
RETAIL BRANCH Of tlleir house at Toledc,
under the firm Of ]. A. TIfus & Co. Fresh
supplies of goods viii be received weekly
through the season, and they will chntiEne
their boast of having the hdndsomest,. cheap
est, and best selected Siock cuer inferred ii"
Toirdo, whirh will consist If Day Goops,
GaocRRlRs, Boars Asp SHoEs, NAILS, OH,
CARPRTlSe SC. ,si iaae gs.ti.-tigc ,aslI
: Their gn,ls we're selected expressly for
this store, md are Vt 1he,rlr'icest and rIch-
est description. 1rams--Crsb enly.ia
T.. A. TITUS s. Co.
Irsa taACorasrof Samuiit 'fsEosust streets
g.iI,owpr sT..leio. Navajo, lS39.T cai 70
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I'D ED Padding. Canvas. Brown Hollant
h 8 mid cobured Cantbrins,sby y r1'laf
b. Dec 90. ai d. C.FURSYFH n Co.
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Ii. GREELEY s. Co. 4 Ann St.

~ Editors will whom we exchange,
or who may desire an exchange with US,
nre respectfully requested to give our new
Prospectus, or part of it, one insertion in
their columns, or 10 make such mention of
it as they may think proper. All who pub
Ish it will be entitled to an exchange for
,one year. jaa,5 GfV'fr .'Nt-- r''
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The idea of working cows instead of OK
en-, will be news to many Of our readers,
even in the country. But the following
paragraph ON this subject from the Worces-
ter Egis, most excellent paper by the way
is we'll deserving attention:
'The experiment of 'plouging with the
heifer,' has not yet been fairly tried, among
US. 1t is believed that a team of cows,
properly managed, will do all the ordlnary
work of small farm and furnish as niuch
milk as if the animals were not worked.
The Maine Farmer publishes tlie result Of an
experiment in working cows, made by a
Mr.. Hoyt of Amesbury, Mass many years
ago.
lie was small farmer, cultivating only
twenty five acres, from which he derived a
support for himselfand family. For break
ing up, and his other heavy operations, he
usually obtained stronger team, but per
formed the ordinary work on the farm with
his two cows. He worked them three
hours early in the morning and three more
late in the afternoon, permitting them to
rest during the interval, feeding them ge-
nerousy all the while, and milking them
thres tines Il day. 1t was a common re-
mark that they furnish more butter and
cheesesthan any other two cows IN town.
The Experiment deserves careful trial.