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Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-10
THE BOON's LICK TIMES.
ENSON & GREEN,
Editors and Proprietors.
TERMS.

TERMS.
Published every Saturday, at SO in advance. or
o. at the end Of the year. No paper discontinued
but at the option Of the editors until all arrearages
are paid--and failure to give notice (before the
end Of the Year, Of a wish 10 discontinue will be
considered new engagement.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
One dollar per square, Of twelve lines less for
the first insertion, and fifty cents square for
each subsequent insertion.
Where the insertion Of an advertisement is or.
dered, without the number of insertions being spe-
Gifted it will be inserted, Cat the discretion of the
proprietary until forbid, aud charged for accord
ingly. e..
All advertisements from strangers, as well as
all orders for job.work. must be accompanied with
the cash, or q reference to some responsible and
convenient acquaintance.
AUTHORIZED AGENTS.
WM; D; MALoNr'} Huntsville, Randolph co.
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To those ,cho ,oish to save Money.

To those ,cho ,oish to saue Money.
TENTLEMEN are respectfully requested to
VI call at the Philadelphia store, and the way we
shall show them new arrival by the steamer Wa
pello of reody made clothing will be pleasure for
them to behold, which are as follows:
doz very fine cloth dress coats,
10 do. summer dress coats,
do. sackpaltes do,
~ do. summer pants, new style.
do. Prince Albert vests,
do. Bombazine do. superior article,
9 DO. very fine white shirts with linen collars
and bosoms,
8 do. shirts fancy colors,
9 do. linen collars, very fine, and great va.
riety Of Doors, SHOES, FINE BRoaANs, AND STA
rLE Day GooDs, which we shall sell SO very low
q, the Philadelphia store as will surprise purcha.
ssrs--no puff about it.
ufRemember our motto "no trouble to show
goods" LYONS, STElNFELD q Co.
Boonville, June 9th, 1874.
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NEW GOODS.

VINHE undersigned has Just received general
Il assortment of DRY GOODS AND GRO.
CER1ES, consisting in part Of the following arti-
cles, viz:
Blue, Black and Invisible Green Cloths,
Cassimeres, Sattinetts and Jeans,
Black Summer Cloth, a beautiful article,
Alpaca Lustre, warranted silk and wool,
2pieces Black Silk Velvet,
Linen Drilling,
2pieces Black Satin Nesting,
Victoria Twill,
Rowen Cassimeres,
Tweed do.
Wool and Cotton Gambroon,
30 pieces Calico, newest style,
20 do. Fancy and Black Muslin de LANES,
do. Bobinett and Thule,
2 do. Black and White Grape,
do. Lace Muslin,
do. Book do.
do. Bishop do.
10 do. Jacconett,
! do. Bishop Lawn,
2 do. Irish Linen,
S do. Black, Plaid and Fancy silks.
l do. Italian,
Ladies' Fancy Cravats and Scarfs,
3 Boxes artificial flowers,
2 do Silk Fringe,
pieces Black Italian Cravats,
do. Fancy do.
6 do. Pocket Handkerchiefs,
3 dozen Bonnets, some extra fine,
2 Bales Brown Domestic,
10 do. do. Shifting,
l do. Twiled Domestic,
8 dozen Palm Hats,
8 cases Russia, Silk and Brush Hats,
A large stock of Shoes and Boots,
Fine Cloth Goats and Pants,
Summer Coats and Pants,
Silk slips and under shirts,
Cotton and Linen Shirts,
Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Indigo, Nader. Copperas,
Powder, Shot, Lead and Percussion Caps, oil OF
which will be sold very low for the cash.
H. KRAMER.
Fayette, April Goth, 1914.
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CLAY AND FRELINGHUYSEN.
"a YANKEE NOTION.

Tune" Yankee Doodle"
One day we thought as how we ought
To make small commotion;
And to try our luck, with old Kentuck,
We took tarnal notion.
Chorus-Yankee Doodle, keep it up,
O keep the ball risin',
Till we can say, we've carried the day,
With Clay and Frelinghuysen.
Same as before, to Baltimore
We sent mighty ocean;
And bid them say, for Henry Clay,
We had sort O. notion.
Yankee Doodle, &c.
Then say good bye, to old friend "Ty,"
And add you should now go John,
To Texas land, to try your hand,
Is our shrewd Yankee notion.
Yankee Doodle, &c.
Then our great "Dan," he led the van,
At the great ratification;
And we should show. that him we know,
As our best Yankee notion.
Yankee Doodle. &c.
The locos met, as had been seen,
To make a nomination;
But Jenny Polk is not the man.
To suit the Yankee nation.
Yankee Doodle, &c.
Nor will Calhoun, disturb the "Coon,"
Nor any other quack lotion;
So they had bes. drop all the rest,
And take our nomination.
Yankee Doodle, &c.
Then, Wings, meier fear, the coas, is clear
The South is all dissenson
And they do look, pom Undertook,
As darn'd bad Yankee notion.
Yankee Doodle, &c.
And the North would swoon, to take Calhoun
With all his notification;
And as to Cass, he was once alas,
A Bit Of Yankee notion.
Yankee Doodle, &c.
Then with shout, we'd "show them out"
And set the ball in motion;
Which they can't stop, unless they drop,
Their foolish opposition.
Yankee Doodle, keep i, up,
o keep the ball risin
Till we can say, we've carried the day,
With Clay and Frelinghuysen.
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Vol. 3.
PEIXOTTO e. Co.
OF ST. LOUIS.

Va 90 bOOlOs
On Main Street, in the Store formerly occupied
by II. Mosely. Esq, Boonuille.
HAVE opened branch of their St. Louis es.
Il Il tablishment in Boonville, and now tender to
purchasers such an assortment of DRY GOODS
and Ladies' Shoes, cannot fail to render salts.
faction, in respect to variety, quality and prices.
We only solicit the favor of call from the pub
lie before purchasing elsewhere, as no exertion
will be spared to accommodate. Our stock has
been selected by most con. petent judge from
the best sources, and will be found to embrace an
extraordinary, Fashionable and tasty collection Of
goods part of which are
patterns,
Balzerine Lawns, all wool,
Mousln de LANES,
Alpaca Lustres,
New Style Lawns and Jaconetts,
Stripe and plaid Silks,
Earlston Ginghams,
Welsh Gauze Flannels,
New Style Spring Chintz,
Grape de LANES,
Barege dresses, "A Green Barge,
Spring Style Silk Shawls, rich fringes,
New Style Barege Shawls,
Jaconett and Cambria Muslins,
Book, Null, Swiss and Lace Muslins,
A Irish Linens, Linen Cambria Hdkfs,
French Cambria Dimity,
Furniture Dimity, Silk Pocket Hdkfs.,
Russian and Scotch Diapers,
ga by l0.4 Linen Table Cloths,
Fancy Linen and Worsted Damask Table
Cloths, Laces, Collars, Chimezetts, Corsets, Jet
Ornaments, Suspenders and a variety Of Trim
mings, Hosiery and Gloves, Stockings Of all quail
tiles. Our assortment of this article is complete
both for Ladies' and Gentlemen's wear; best Bajou
Kid Gloves, also Ladies' Shoes and Cater Boots,
fine and medium qualities.
DoMEsTIcs.--4-4 Brown Sheetings, Checks,
Ginghams, Co,tonades, Chambrey's, Kentucky
Jeans and Satinetts. All Of which will be sold
cheap for Cash al the above establishment.
PEIXOTTO & Co., Main Street.
Boonvie, May 18th, 1913. l0-6m
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"Variety Is the Spice Of Life

TREWELS of all shades and colors; Bugle,
~ bead and plain silk Gimps and Fringe; white
and coored Furniture Fringe; Hooks and Eyes;
Thimbles; Needles and Pins; Common and fine
and Shoe Brushes; Tortoiseshell Tuck. Twist and
side Combs; Ivory fine combs; PEARL Lasting
Brocade and Metal Buttons; Taylor's Spool thread;
Eyelets and Corset Laces; Joined dolls of various
ages; Superior shaving soap and glasses; Razors,
Strops and Brushes; German Herpsi India Rubber
Balls; Percussion Caps; Patent thread Sewing
Silk and shoe thread; Cotton and wool cards, DC,
&C., for sale at low prices by
SWlTZLER g. SMITH.
Fayette May 18th, 1874.
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variety OF patent Medicines, Surgeons Instru
men!s, Shop Furniture, Glass and Glassware,
Chemical Apparatus and Chemical Tests, Cruel
bles and Retorts, Sulphate Of Qunine, Precipta-
ted Extract Of Bark, Human Skeletons, Turpen-
tine, Brushes, &C., &c.
Also, a very large and varied assortment of
BOOKS AND STATIONERY,
comprising Law, Medicine, Theology, Miscellany,
and almost every variety of SCHOOL BOOKS,
among which are Greek, Latin, French and Span
ish; Blank Books and Novels; Paper of all quail.
ties; Bibles, Testoments Prayers, Hymns, Music,
Albums, Osberns genuine water colors, Toy do
Wall and Bordering Paper, Drawing and Rice
Paper, &C., &c.
few marked chronological Busts of approved
models.
All Of the above articles will be sold at great
reduction over former prices for cash, or approved
credit.
Fayette, Jan. 18th, 1874. 44-tf
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Hats.
Iron and Steel, Nails, Castings, DC.

Iron and Steel, Nails, Castings, DC.
The attention of consumers of Iron is invited to
our complete assortment of Iron, Steel Black
smith Tools, &c.
Bar, Band and Horse Shoe Iron,
Axe, Hoe and Hoop do.
Plough Slabs and Wings,
A. b., E. B. Cast and German Steel,
Bellows, Anvils and Vices,
Files, &c., &c.
Nails from Sd to GOD,
Fence and wrought nails, DC, &c, for sale at
the lowest prices, Wholesale or retail by
SWITZLER d SMITH
Fayette, May 1lth, 1a44.
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Connects Magical Pain Extractor

Capitalization Jtour:fold in prices, or nothing. if
the user is not delighted ,oiM it-An article that
every family must consider Indispensable, when
they know its power and value, and which has here
tofore been sold too high to reach all classes has
now been reduced four fold in price, with view
that rich and poor, high and low, and in fact every
human being may enjoy its comforts; and all who
get it shall have the price returned to them if they
not delighted with it. We assert it without the
possibility of contradiction, that all burns and
scalds, and all external sores, old fresh, and all
external pains and aches, no matter where, shall
be reduced to comfort by it in five Misunderstanding
life, limb and scar. No burn can be fatal if this
is applied, unless the vitals are destroyed by the
accident. 1t is truly magical, to appearance in its
effects. Enquire for "Connel's magical pain extrac
tor Salve." Price 25 cents, or four times as much
for so cents, and ten times as much for 81.
For sale at the Drug and Book store of Dr. VIM
&. Snelson. Fayette, and also at the Drug store of
DR.. A. R. Ober Glasgow.
Fayette, June 9Th, 1874. ply
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Hardware and Cutlery.

A General assortment of Hardware-Knives
N and forks; Pocket, Butcher and shoe knives;
scythes, sickles and axes coffee mills; frying
pans; augurs; Cards; spring balances for weighing
Brttania and german silver spoons; Candlesticks;
shutters and Lamps; Locks, Bolts and Latcbes;
Trace Chains spades, &c, dc, &c, at the lowest
prices by SWIIZLER d SMITH
FaYette. May 18th, lS44.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-10

TENTLEMEN are respectfully invited to call
~ at the Philadelphia store and examine our
stock of Spring and Summer ready-made clothing,
latest patternsi also Boots and Shoes, Hats and a
great variety os ell kinds of staple Dry Goods, all
of which will be offered for sale remarkably low
for cash or produce.
LYONS, STEINFELD d Co.
P. 8. All those who are indebted to the New
York store under the old firm of J. Goodell g. Co.,
are requested to settle their accounts before the
first of June next. j. STEINFELD.
Boonville, may 25th, 1874
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-10

ID EvERE HEM STITCH LINEN CAMBRIA HAND
~ KERcHIEEs. We have just received superfne
and medium qualities Of these goods, call and ex-
anime them at PEIXOTTO d Co.
Boonville, June 9Th, 1874.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-10
To the Ladies!

Will be opened at IL o'clock few choice pat
terms, very rich, ali wool Balzarines, these goods
are Of the latest style, TO which we invite atten-
tion, they will be sold very low for cash.
Boonville, June Sth, 1914. PEIXOTTO d Co.
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Great Reduction Of PricesN
Drug and Book store.
FAYETTE, Mo,

DR. w. R. SNELSoN, success.
~ scr to DR.. J. A. Talbot, re.
specially informs his friends and
the public that he intends keeping
constantly on hand, at the old
stand, large and full assert.
ment of fresh Drugs and Medi-
cines. Prints, Oils. DyestnffS: q lsn
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-10
Ne,U Arrival by the Wapello.

Nep Arrival by the Wapello.
We present our best compliments to the ladies,
and invite them TO call at the New York store and
let US have the pleasure of showing them some
new fancy goods, ell kinds, just received. We
pledge ourselves to please them with style and
prices better than any dry goods house in Boom
vile. LYONS, STEINFELD q Co.
Boonyille June 9Th, 1874.
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SMITH & BROTHER, are receiving by almost
- every arrival, large and well selected STOCK
Of Goods, which will De sold at very small profits
for cash, or merchantable produce.
Glasgow, April 18th, lS44.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-10

DONNETS! BONNETS! BONNETS!-Second
ID Spring supply of very fine bonnets, latest
style, just received by steamer Missouri Mail and
for sale cheaper than ever at the New York store.
LYONS, STELNFELD q. Co.
Boonville, June Sth, 1544.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-10

GtAssIMEREs, VEsTlNes AND LINEN PANT STUFFs.
~ Fine Tweed Cassmeres, New Styles; Coat
Gingbams, Black Satin and Fancy Silk and Mar
settles Vestings; finest Gum Suspenders, Silk
Hdkfs. and Gloves, Just received by
Boonyie, June 9th, IA. PEIXOTTO g. Co.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-10
Queensware! Queenswa re!!

Just received by steamer Wapello a very supe-
ror assortment of Queensware and glassware,
which will be offered for sale remarkably low at the
New York store. LYONS, STEINFELD 4 Co.
Boonville, June 9Th, 1874.
EarlstOn Ginghams and NeD Styles Prints
We have just opened new style Of frints,
very beautiful, also Earlston Ginghams.
PElXOTTO & Co.
Boonvile, June lst 1874.
DANTALOON STUFFS.-Cottonades, Blue
Il Drills, stripes, and fancy Pantaloon stuffs,
also Marseilles Nesting, all cheap.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-08-10

At that moment, the chief appeared with
basket OF berries and beautiful bird.
"Sngng Bird is lonely. Owego bring her
mate. She love not Indian food, he pick he
berries. She hate Owego; he love Singing
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-11-21
AMERICAN ARTISTS IN ITALY.

We find a letter in the Madisonian from
Mr.. Wicklife, OUT Charge d'AfEaires at Sar-
DINA, which gives some interesting particu-
lars in regard TO American artists now at
work in Florence. The following are ex-
tracts from the letter:
PowER's GRECIAN SLAvE.-"The Gree
ian Slave''is a beautiful and p%oetical concep
ton, executed in the most chaste and fault
less style. In a graceful and easy attitude,
she rests upon her right leg, while her left
is slightly bent and inclined forwards. This
position is selected by the artist to give that
line of beauty the discovery of which is as
cribed to- Hogarth, but which has ever ex-
listed in Nature. Through the whole of this
charming statue, this line of grace is care
fully preserved. Her fair and delicate wrists
are manacled with double chain, most beau
tifully wrought, and apparently placed to in
ing this emblem of her state, the artist shows
that he has studied the classic models, as
we'll as Nature, to advantage. Apollo is al
ways represented with his Tyre, Neptune with
his trident, and Diana with her bow. The
| right hand of the e~slave" rests upon a small
column, and her left hangs gracefully on her
side, as if physically submissive to the chains
with which il is fettered. Her averted face
the tinge of touching affection that shades
her classic features, tell but too plainly the
tale of grief and the story Of her misfortunes.
Who can look upon that f~auliless form, OF
gaze upon that.loveiy face, still ~lovelier by
its grief, or behold those eyes whose lustre
is sofiened but not dimmed by holy tears,
and not be touched with sympathy and in
spired with love fot the unfortunate girl?-
Who can contemplate those round and snowy
arms and not burn to break the chains which
manacle the lovely creature, and VOW that
the Gfecian maid shall no longer be the
Grecian Slave? The anatomist may study
this divine creation, and learn the matches
beauties and the perfect concord of a fault
less form. The enthusiast may here behold
a woman attiredi in beauty, replete with grace,
and mouldered in a ~sylph-like shape, found
only in the Western Edea that first inspired
the genius OF the sculptor, The sober and
the serious may almost deem the artist i'm
pious, who thus draws the gift of life from
on high, and attempts TO rival TOO success
fully the fairest work of God. Interest, pi-
! ty, sympathy, affection, are the alternate sen
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-11-21

AN INTERESTING ~RELIc.-There is a curiosity
at the Fair worth seeing-a boat containing
the original Engine and boiler of the frs, boat
that ever nayigatsd the Hudson river, Ii was
bnilt by Colonel John Stevens, of Hebok On, in
yoarl803 and a, and propelled by a circular
sculr since called propeller. The Committee
of the American Institute have in their posses.
sion a letter from Colonel Stevens TO Robert Hare.
Jr., Of Philadelphia, contaipin g a draft and de-
seriptions of his Circular Scull, or Propeller. in
which the principle Of it's formation and action
are so clearly laid down, that no merchanic
cozid make a material mistake in its constitute
ton. -
The model of another Boat with its engine
and propeller, bnilt by Colonel Stevens in 1905,
- also exhibited. Mechanics and others, who
take an interest in such matters, by examining
this boat. together with the original propeller
used in 1905, and IS. can satisfy themselves to
TO whom the credit OF navigating STEAMBOATS,
with Submerged propefiers is due. We UNDER
stand. from a notice on the boat, that a trial of
speed will BIO made after the Fair is ever.
Heretofore, the public generally, have been
led e behave that the Propeller Is an improve
ment of foreign origin; il will be perceived
however, that il was first invented al Hoboken
and was subsequently, abandoned for the Pad
die Wheels which have always been used.-N
Y. Courier.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-11-21

-
CAPrrAL-There is a capital story told
by the Bee of the Sheriff of Plaquemipos,
which is really amusing, Notwithstanding the
with which every candid mind will
view it. The engineer of the Planter, the
boat which took the ragamufins down from
New Orleans to Plaqaemines, and who, by
the way, is a good wing and a Kentuckian
asked the Sheriff if a man who had run
four years on Red River was entitled to vote
The Sheriff, thinking no wing could be found
in such a crowd, told him "most certainly"
sir, you have a right to vote in the parish of
Plaquemines; but when he epened the tick
ct and found "Clay and the Union," en- it.
he decided that the Red River gentleman
could not poll a vote in his parish, and with
that ordered him from the poll.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-11-21
New JERsEY:-Mr. Clay's majority
New Jersey is 933.

FILIAL LOVE.-Itis mentioned by Miss Par
doe, that a sbeautiful feature in the character
of the Turks is reverence for the mother. Their
wives may advise or reprimand unheededq but
their mother is an oracle, consulted, confiaed in,
listened to with respect. or with Difference hon
ored, to the latestt hour, and remembered with
with affection and regard even beyond the grave"
HWives ney die, - say they, sand we cen re-
place them, children may perish, and others may
be born 10 us, but who shall restore the mother
when she passes away, aud is seen no more! 90
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-11-21

to cover a. sin gives TO the human counien-
ance are seen in every feature Of her face.
She dwells on the miraculous ebcufiUn
which the taste of this fruit has giycnFto the
serpent. She has not indeed forgotten tie
awful command oil her Maker, not 10 taste
the fruit of this tree, but she remembers too
that the very command which forbade its
praises.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-11-21

FREE TRADE.-The Louisville Democrat
of last Thursday contains the following par
agraph:
"The battle is over, the smoke is eyap-
Grating, the effect may be seen; and the re-
suit is glorious most glorious for the country.
Nor is it an ordinary triumph. In the the
result we have the deliberate award of the
whole people of this great Republic in favol
of Democratic principles and against Wing.
gerry and its corruptions-against a National
bank! and a protective t~arif!!!"
Certainly. Down with the Tariff. MI.
Polk, the candidate OF The Free Trade party
is, by the will Of the People President elect.
and we now only desire 10 see the measures
of that party carried out. Let there be no
lodging, no sliding backwards. Let "he
deliberate Award of the Whole people" be
carried out. Let there be free trade.
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-11-21
CARPETINGS.
STATE Of lNDIANA,(
Warrick Couaty. {

A Il the November Term of the Probate Court
~ A. d. 1914, said court declared the estate
Eliphas Wood, deceased, to be probably insol-
vent. Cred itors are therefore required to file
their claims against the estate Tor allowance IN
said Probate Court within ten months from tn e
date hereof or they will not be entitled TO pay
men,. ISAAC BARRETT, Adm'f.
Nov. 81 3t#
The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-11-21
STRENGTH OF THE SWORD FISH
The back ROYAL Archer arrived NJ M,rv

The back Royal Archer arrived at Nary
port, in England, a few weeks since, from A.
frlca, and on the passage was pierced be-
meath the starboard bow by an enormous
sword-fsh-which animal left a considerable
portion of his sword in the bottom Of the
vessel. She was hauled up for repairs, and
the following particulars were ascertained:
"Atter some time had been spent in c ut
ting out the plank that had been pierced; it
was eventually removed, along with the
sword, when it was ascertained that the mon
ster had left about sixteen inches of that
formidable weapon sticking in the timbers of
the ship, independent of about three inches
and a half which projected from the outside
OF the vessel, but had by some means or 9th
er been broken off; so that altogether the
fierce assailant of the vessel lost about nine
teen and a half inches of its weapon in its
attack on the Royal Archer, which. it had no
doubt. mistaken for a whale, or some other
large fish, with which it had determined 10
wage war. On examination it was ascer-
tanned that the sword had penetrated through
two sheathings of copper, through an oak
plank three and a half inches thick, and strik-
ing against one of the timbers, which was
also oak, and eight inches thick, penetrated
it to the depth of two inches, when il split,
and the weapon passed onwards through the
ceiling, which consisted at that place O
plank of above two inches in thickness! i
VIII nus be seen that the sword, or weapon
had passed through two thicknesses Of cop
per, the felt, a three and a half inch oat
plank, penetrated one of the timbers to tht
depth of two inches lat which poin. it split
and passing onward finally perforated the
ceiling, consisting of a plank above two inch
es thick, the end protruding nearly an incl
in the hold of the vessel!!!n
Had not this singular circumstance BEEF
Witnessed, it might have been considered ut
terly impossible for any marine monster
however bulky or rapid mightbe its motion
IN It's native element, to drive IFS weapon
with such force as must have been requires
to pierce the copper, plank and timbers il
the manner We have described. Ii was al
lowed by those who beheld the operation
that no bali discharged from a gun, at eve
SO small a distance, would pierce a vesselt I
the same extent as this fish had done at
single stroke!
The weapon consisted of bone, and was 0
an oval form, being two inches across th'
upper and lower side, and about one incl
and a half thick, making the circumference
about seven inches. The weapon taperet
gradually towards the extremity, but was no
: particularly sharp at the point.