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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-10-23

prices as any establishment in The tDest.
Their stock consists in part of the
following descriptions:-SilK Hats Of
all kinds and qualities; Brush, Fur,
Mexican, all sorts and shapes; Buena
Vistas, Mexican Brush, Otter Mexi-
cans, Bows Hats of all kinds, &c,
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-10-23

RLEACMED and Brown Muslins, Nanken'
April 10 BENiFY,S
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03
TO Liquor Drinkers.

twenty-five years ago no such dis
ease as delirium tremens was known
Our grand-fathers, who drank because
il was fashionable, never heard of such
disease. Now i, is quite common a.
mong hard drinkers. What is the cause!
One day this week gentlemanly ap-
pearing man entered our Office TO con.
tract with US for printing one thousand
sheets, each sheet containing IL receipts,
showing how to make good French BRAN
dy out of whiskey; how to make gin,
New England rum, &c., &c., out OF
whiskey; and advertised his manufacto-
ry in the city of New York. This man
appeared to be a travelling agent, and
was selling these receipts among us for
$40. Our price for printing was too
high to suit him, and he departed. All
these liquors are manufactured out or
whiskey by adding different kinds of
drugs and nostrums. perfectly poisonous
TO man. We could not help but think
if the poor unfortunate inebriate knew
what poison was mixed secretly in his
cup, he would dash i, from his lips
Niles Mich. Repas5.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

VALUE OF CoRS CoBs.--A writer OBJ.
serves: Suppose farmer feeding in
the err 800 bushels Of corn, we calcu-
lasc the natriment from The cob viii be
cne-ihird Of The amount OF corn used.
which will increase his food for stock.
cay l6e bushels, making this much en-
tire gain. all OF which can he done in
The iine j, would take to shell with a
patent corn shelter. the same aniount al
tushs!s. In using heretofore chopped
corn, fnr horses, have Jl.oughs il neces-
safy 10 purchase brown smif and mix
herewith, TO give more heallhy action
OF tie food. Il is generally conceded.
TIA, corn fed to horses alone was indi
gestible; the cob ground with CON obyi-
a,es the necessity OF purchasing other
food as a mixture, and has all the advan
tages OF The abose mode Of feeGing.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

THIS Is A GREAT COUNTRY Amer
lean Tea is said 10 be Of more delicious
flavor than that imported from China,
the grand difference being in the loss OF
flavor in the imported, occasioned by the
sea-voyagc. Observing men in the
South are Of opinion that iea-growing in
this country is TO become as important as
cotton-growing. and in less time than il
has taken us to become the great cotton
producing country Of The world. And
the character Of the soil and climate a.
dapied to The growth of the tea-plant, are
not such as TO interfere with the produc-
ton Of cotton.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03
French Account Of an Engiis,a
SOiree.

The following amusing account of the
recen; solree OF the Society of Arts in
London, is given by correspondent oi
The Paris Constitutional.
Il have been TO learned soi.ee. -
There were a great many cabs at the
door. with great many pundiis inside.
When my turn came, entered like the
rest. A polite old gentleman with court
enus address and gray hair came up 10
me. Monsieur, said he, shave the good.
ness To step up stairs, and there leave
your hat aud stick" As | had been
told, so did. Then entered the coi-
rec. All the learned pundiis were talk
ing about abstruse science and recondite
aJ. so had no chance. None of the
learned pundils knew me. and | knew
none of them. Therefore | spoke 10 no
body. and nobody spoke to me. Under
these circumstances, sat down in a
chair. A drowsv hum provoked sleep.
! felt drowsy--then sleepy-and then
| slep,--how long l know not: bul was
awakened by the polite old gentleman
with courteous address and gray hair.
who said, "monsieur. have the goodness
to step upstairs. and fetch your hat and
stick" And so ended the soiree'
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03
How n Mam sold and bought
liS own Estate.

We have heard capital story of our
friend Samuel A. Walker, ESQ.,, the pop
ular auctioneer. which is worth printing.
A physician ofthis city bought tract of
land IN one Of our beautiful villages upon
the Water side, and in the course Of a
short time put up a handsome dwelling
house and other buildings upon it. The
land was laid out into walks, and lawns,
and mounds, with fruit trees, vines,
shrubbery anc. fountains and statuary--
tastefully and beautifully arraigned; in
short the doctor had spared no expense
to make II one of the most splendid resi-
dences in the vicinity. But it was of no
benefit to him-he got tired and sick of
his country residence, and removed back
to the city. After trying TO sell il by
private sale for a long time, and not find
ing purchaser. he applied TO MIR. Walk
Ell 10 have it disposed OF at auction. Mr..
w. saw at glance that it was just the
kind of place to sell--and at it he went,
with his best foot foremost. The papers
of the city teemed with advertisements
describing its "beautiful location" "heal-
thy Observation-Disclosures physician in
town"-"none needed" "seven differ
ent churches in sight" "-"ihe politics Of
The town equally balanced short il
was just the place for any man who
wanted country residence. The adj
yerlisement caught the doctors eye; he
did not recognize the place as his own,
but II was the one he wanted. He gave
an agent orders TO attend the sale and
buy the place whenever it was sold, no.
matter a, wha. price. "But,' said the
agent, who had read the description lit
tie more carefully, "doctor, this is your
own place that is to be sold" ..Is it!-
Well, = replied the doctor after musing
moment, "never mind about that; you 90
and bid it off, for | can't let another man
have place that has so many advantage
es-strange | never observed that be-
FORE The agent bid in the estate; and
whenever the doctor feels little home
sick or iaclined to sell out, his wife reads
him one of Mr.. Walkers advertisement.
-COmmon,oedlth.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03
Strange Courfship.

Some time ago a shoemaker, in Har-
ris, being in want of wife, advertised
for one, and at the time and place ap-
pointed, was met by female. Both
were in earnest The suitor, however,
unluckily seemed to be of the same opin.
ion that King Pedro was in regard to
his wife. Mary of Arragon. that she was
not so handsome as she might be good.
so the meeting ended in mutual disap-
poiniment. The man advertised a Sec
ond time, appointing dilferen. place
for the meeting. and varying the words
of the advertisement. lie met the same
lady, they recognized each other, could
not choose but smile a recognition, and
perhaps neither Of them could choose
bu. sigh. The perseyering bachelor
tried his lot :hird time. and at the third
place of appointment he me, the equal
ly persevering spinster. A. this meet
ing neither could help laughing. They
began TO converse in good humor; and
the conversation became so agreeable OF.
both sides, and the circumstances SO re-
markable, tina. this third interview led 10
their marriage.-Inverness Courier.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03
Scissorings.
Fruit Trees.

The new method of raising fruit trees
by planting scions, is a great considera-
tion in the art of obtaining good fruit
1t has many advantages over grating.
because i, is more expeditions, and re-
quires no stock nor tree. They may be
planted where they are required to stand,
and the labor for one day will be suffi-
cient to plant out enough for large or
chard after the scions are obtained. -
The method of preparing the plants gas
follows: Take scion as for grating,
and at any time after the FIRST of Febru-
arg, and until the buds begin to grow
considerably, and dip each end of the
shoe, into melted pitch, wax or tallow,
and bury it in the ground, the buds up
permost while the body lies in hori-
zontal position aud at the depth of two
or three inches. We are informed tina,
trees obtained in this way will bear in
four years from time Of planting. We
have no doubt of the practicabiliiy OF
this method Of raising fruit. A genlle-
mani 10 dis vicinity. the last season, plan
ted about ,wen,y scinns Of different kinds
of pears which appear 10 flourish. The
composition he used was melted shoe
makers -cuLirafor.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

Eg They have hail-siorms in India
worth talking about. A Bombay paper
gives the particulars of one which occur
red near Banlore, on the 23d Of May.
The hail-slones which at first made
their appearance were about the size of
lemons or oranges, and broke through
the tiles and roofs of houses, aud des-
troyed gardens and fruit trees. Some
of the hail-stones fouad next morning,
were as large as goose eggs, some as
big as pumpkins--one block found in a
dry well measured four feet and half
in length, three in breadth, and one and
a half in thickness-il was probably
the result of cementa,ion OF several of
the smaller pieces into one lump, altho'
the fall Of pieces Of this size is not un-
frequent in India. In the reign of the
Fippoo Sultan piece was found the
size of an elephant; which took several
days to melt; in 1926 piece Of similar
size fell in Candeish; in 1885 block
Of ice. apparently mass of cemented
hail.siones, was found near Dharwar,
measuring 20 feet in circumference
Pleasant country TO live in where you
are liable to tap on the head from .
hait-stone as big as an elephant.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03
D If men gave three times as much

n If men gave three times as much
attention as they now do TO ventilation,
ablu,ion, and exercise in the open air,
and only one third as much to eating,
furnishing and late hours, the number ol
doctors. dentists, and apolhecaries, and
the amount of neuralgia, dyspepsia, goui,
fever and consumption, wonld be chan
ged into corresponding ratio. Man
kind would rapidly present the aspect,
not only OF far healthier and thriftier,
bnt far more beautiful aud more yirtu-
ous race.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

To REMOVE IRos Rysr From WHIrE
CLoTHEs.-rake small quantity Of OK
aiic acid, Tor salts of lead in powder,
and dissolve the same in water. Then
place the cloth from which the spots are
10 BIZ removed, over vessel OF hot wa
ter, with as small mouth as convenient
that The steam may be strong, and apply
she solution to the spot TO be removed.
on The upper side whist the steam acts
on The lower side, and after the object il
effected, wash olt clean.
Or, take small quantity Of mGrialic
acid, (or spirits Of sails. in a liquid state,
reduce il by the addition of water, until
j. is sufficiently weakened, according Ia
the stre ng:h Of the stain, and then apply
over steam as above.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

GENUINE WIr.--Jonas Windslow
was one of the early Governors OF the
Massachusetts colony. II is said that at
his funeral the Rev. Mr.. Witherell, of
Sci!uate, prayed that "the governors
son might be half equal TO his father"
The Rev. DR.. Cad Hitchcock, observed
aflerward, tba. the prayer was so very
reasonable ii might have been hoped thai
God would grant it; bat he didn't.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

MICHIGAN The Wing Convention
of Michigan last week, nominated S. E
Gridley, of Jackson, for Governor and
and Geo. III. Hazeltown. for Lieutenan
Governor, Michigan is the first State
to appoint Delegates TO the Wing Ma.
tional Convention. For The State "a,
large. this Convention made The follow.
ing nominations:
David Smart, of Detroit, aud III. A
Wells, of kalamazoo. District nomna,
lions--J. Nj. Edmunds. Washtenaw; II
X. Williams. Grand Rapids; Geo. E.
Pomeroy. Lenawee; VIM. M. Thomp.
son, Pontiac.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

~ The servant of Prussian officer
one day met crony, who enquired oi
him how he got along with his fiery
master. "Oh, excellently,' answered
the servant, 1--WE live on very friendly
terms; every morning we beat each 9TH
er's coats; the only difference is, he takes
off his to be beaten, and keep mine
on
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

Squire, Il never saw the big man after
wards; heard no more of the road
Here's my smoke house logs. My old
woman's got the empty stockings. Here
IS what they sent me "a certificate on the
Brandon Bank Stock for the money.
aud if you've got Ten dollar mint drop
ID your purse, I'm ready for swapp'
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

1 Intercourse with persons of deci.
ded virtue and excellence is of grea. i'm.
portance in the formation of a good
character. The force of example is
powerful; we are creatures Of imitation:
and by necessary influence our temper
and habits are very much formed on the
model of those with whom we familiar
" associate.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

ls~ A friend informs us that if per.
sons who are subject 10 sick headache
will look steadily for two or three min
utes at piece OF green baize, green silk,
or other green material, when they feel
the spell coming on, they can throw il
off entirely. He has tried it frequently
and neve. knew il 10 fail
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

fS Our exchanges throughout Ken
lucky are complaining of the unprece-
dented drouih. The excessively hon
weather is burning up all tbs crops in
the ground.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

~ Sydney Smith said that "ihe Court
Of Chancery was like boa constructor,
which swallowed up whole estates OF
English gentlemen in haste, anG diges-
ted them at leisure"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

20 II will be an easy matter after this,
says the Pittsburgh Post, to know who
are gentlemen and who are not. Gen
tlemen will pay postage on all the letters
they mail and vice versa.
We expect none but gentlemen TO
write to us.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

PgoGREss OF RAILROADS The Lou-
isville Journal says:-"We know of no
way TO Judge of the future but by the
past; and if the next twenty years. in re-
lation to railroads, be judged by the
fruits OF twenty years just passed by,
they will bring us TO a condition which
the most enthusiastic visionary would
hardly now venture to portray"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

70 Il is easy to exclude the noon.lide
light, by shutting the eyes; aud il is ca
sy to resist The clearest truth. by harden
ing the ear against it.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

fS' An Irishman writing from Cah-
fornia says, "Ils an illigant coun,hry.-
The bed bugs are as big as dinner pots.
while the fleas are used for crossing
creeks, with one hop they are over witt,
with two on their backs"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

tS- The daughter of a highly respec.
table and wealthy citizen of Boston, ran
away from the parental roof one day last
week, and got married to lamp lighter.
The enraged father was hunting them
a, last accounts, swearing he would give
them gas.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

E' Gen. Carey, the temperance lee
turer, is reported in the Cincinnati Non.
pariel as follows, speaking of Disilleries
about Cincinnati:
He said lha, good Methodist owns
dis,illery that turns out forty barrels a
day-and the old man takes up his
ny mn book every day and sings
"Come thou FouNT of every blessing
roars Of laughterl and as tie looks al
his prolific fount he doubtless sings with
much ,rnlh
'STREAMs OF MERCY never ceasing."
Ohio Statesman.
And becoming enthusiastic, contin-
ues-
"0h to GRAIN (grace) how great DEBTOR
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

~ Four columns of an eastern news
paper, printed in very small type, are oc-
cupied by the advertisement of quack
doctor, headed "One Oord to the attic
ted"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

CouNTERFEITERs.-- The Andrew Dem
ocra, says tha, Jackson, Clinton and
Jones counties. are infested with gang
of counterfeiiers, and horse thieves. The
citizens of these counties have organized
themselves into a company for The pur-
pose of protecting their property.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

~ North and South America con-
tains seven millions less population than
Africa; $50 million less than Europe;
and 400 million less than Asia.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

Er "Mr. Smith, you said you suspec
ted the prisoner was rogue The momen
you saw him--why did you suspec
him!"
because he 'ired my rooms without
beating down the price"
sis that rule without many excep'
tions!"
''lt's ha rule without no hexceptions
yer vorsllip--honest men are always
stingy, and are never satisfied hunless
they get dollars worth of meat lor
ninety cents worth Of money"
You can take your seat Mr.. Smith.
Crier call the next witness"
"John Rustysaw." Albany Dutch
man.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

Nor IN PuNcH.--A lawyer who died
recently, has willed all his property To
a lunatic asylum saying. as he had no
family. he wishes his property to return
Ito the liberal class Of people, who had
bull up has fortune By their patronage.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

LS- II a man reap "whatsoever he
soaoeth," !" what harvest oi coats and pam
falcons the tailors will have one OF these
days!
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

~ Immoderate pleasures shorten the
existence more than any remedies can
proloDgi,.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-10-03

"Oh to GRAIN (grace) how great DEBTOR.
American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-17
BY A. GREEN, Auctioas,r.

"
By virtue Of decree of the Circuit Court Of the
District Of Columba for Washington county sitting In
chancery, and made In wherein Thomas H. Bran
and others complainans, and William =. Bran
nan and others Defendants shall proceed to sell at
the premises Thursday the 18th day Of July NEXT
o'clock p all that portion Of ground lying and being
in the city Of Washington and known as lot No. ye @
In square No three hundred and seventy four,
which Is small frame building. ~NJ 20
And ON Friday the 18th day Of July next shall pro
coed to sell the premises, under the Decree at
o'clock p. M lots numbered seven, % eight a. nine
ten Qo0 and eleven CID according to the recorded
subdivision Of square numbered two hundred and hr
teen (213) Lot numbered g. In square 374 Is situated
street between 9th and 10th streets and the other
lots front on 18th and streets and Massachusetts,
nue.. x.. ~ t
Terms Of sale: Oneh cash, the residue in three equal
instalmens ofsx, twelve and eighteen months the pur
chaser purchasers giving notes bonds bearing nte
rest from the day Of SALE and sufficient securities to be
approved Of by the trustee All oonveyances the cost
of the purchaser II the terms not complied with In
three days after the day of SALE the trustee the
right to resell at the cost and risk Of the first purchaser
JAMES w. SHEAHAN, Trustee.
june 17-2awM&Th&ds A. GREEN, Auctioneer.
American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-17

The ART OF FLYINe.-A French journal bas
letter from Madrid giving an account cf q
successful experiment with new apparatus for
lying. The flyer was Miss Juanita Per ez.
who' though rather fat and corpulent, moved
through the air, by the help Of wings, with
great ease and rapidity. She was advertised to
ny distance Of above twelve hundred feet.
rising in the air above six hundred but ex-
ceeded the programme both in height and dis
lance. No description of the structure of the
wings is given. They have spread of some
fifteen feet, are fastened by ligaments Of great
Aexibility, and arranged SO as to move with
great rapidly; they make noise like wind
mill. The astonishment of Madrid at so novel
. phenomenon is described ~ imnsnss.
American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-17

NoTEs ON New MRxIco.-Those who have
reau tne former part of these Notes in the Sat-
urday Ners, will be pleased to perceive our re-
stunning their publication in the american Tele-
graph; and those who have not viii scarcely
derive less peasure-for the connexion of the
present with the former numbers is not essen
uai to right appreciation of the narrative and
Its incidents. 8
mat Iacts or opinions, or both, may be ex-
pressed In these numbers, in which our readers
may not concur or conhde, is possible; and we
uesire TO have no misapprehensions on the sub
~" Inc authors name is over his produc-
'i'hs' ana he IS responsible for what he writes
very strange country is here described,
anu us rehgious institutions are oil of one kind.
"ele enere other kinds, we think thew would
" iounu corrupt; but there is onlv one. and
"a' 40 eorrupt-so corrupt that we marve;
much that as our political insti,,;ons o.. 60.
Iieu 70 mat country, an effort is not also made
70 extend the authority OF the Roman Catholic
Snrch oi the United States over II. such .
Y move would accord with the views Of the neon,s
Of TINS country generally, and would rssr,, i,
Pront 10 'ne whole people Of New Mexico =
10 new Mexico, however, and not the Ro,no,
s Cathohc church, nor any church, that il ,re,,o,
OF; and If aught that is unpleasant to an
reauer shall incidentally fall in the way we sbaj
regret ~ but cannot therefore exclude the art
cieS IRON our columns, for it would be imposs
- Die 70 write Of the country in question and n,
make allusion at times TO its ecclesiastical !,
stitutions These, however, we are assured !
the writer, win never be made in a shirt 90 A;
respect toward the Roman Catholics of tn
country, nor with desire to prejudice 1
church TO which they are attached.
American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-17
NEW GROCERY STORE,

Corner Of Massachusetts Avenue and Eth street.
rT,HE SUBSCRIBER respectfully informs the citizens
i Of Washington and the adjacent country that he
Just opened large and fresh assortment Of GROCE
RIES consisting, in part, rs follows, viz:
Fresh Family Flour choice Teas Of the latest mporta
tons and finest avors Moca Java, Rio and Padang Co
fee; Sperm Adamantine and Talow Candes Salt Mack
ere Herrings, and Cod Fish, prime lot of Bacon and
lot Of superior Sugarcured Hams ALSO Liquors, consist
ing of superior Brandy, Wine, Old Rye Whisky, Ale, OF
the best brands also, large assortment of Boots and
Shoes, &c, &c.
He pledges himself to sell his goods low any
house In the city, having reference TO quality.
To the country Dealers he particularly invites them TO
give him a call He will take any kind Of country pro-
duce in exchange for goods.
He socits a call from ALL
Don't forget the cheap Of Massachusetts,
and 18th street. E. W. HALL.
Nv lift
American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-17

SAVINGS TO THE CORPORATION OF WASHING
ON Introduce the Fire Annihilator, Free
Bath-houses, and House of Refuge; and per-
NIT no Intoxicating drinks to be sold within the
city limits. Half the present losses in confagra-
tons, disease, criminal prosecutions and chart
ties will thus be saved, and peace and morality
will profit hundred-fold
American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-07-17

DEADLY WEApoSs.-We notice paragraph
condemnatory Of bearing these in the Richmond
Republican. We would recommend the enforce
ment Of a fine in this city for it. Either the
dangerous practice might be suppressed, or the
revenues Of the city improved. A fine of ten
dollars and the forfeiture Of the weapon would
be sufficient The first effect would be to dis
arm fools and rowdies, and then more prudent
men would not imagine any need for them