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Cottage Melod con.

VyHE subscriber would respectfully call the attention
l. of-the musical pubic TO some new Melodeens which
he is manpfcturingin thIpaee, which for beauty
of style, quckness of tonch and uaY of tome, is not
vary in size from 81 d. and 81 oetayees from
$40 TO S45 ESQ and $lG0. The 81 and oetayoes are
Phe Sand 81 cctavoes are in Piano form. Please call
and judge oryourses es. Ailtheabeve umens
warranted. Al kinds If reed instruments repaired at
short notice and in good sye Accordeons repaired and
new reeds put in at l2A censa each. Shop over Mr.
Little's Bookstore. --tz> G. f. GREEN.
Ravenna, Ohio. .v 1I67-Iy
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SHOULDER Braees-Supporters and frus-
- ses, superior patterns al
Sept. 6, 1852. HATCH'S.
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COoNS

ENISH. White Fish, T out, Siskawt Mack
erel and Goldfish, by the bbl. and retail, at
GtLLETTS.
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Disspi,asora of Partnership.

Dissolution Of Partnership.
nj OTICE.is hereby given that the copartnership
der the name of GIllis & Co. is dissolpcdby mutual
consent, all persons indebted 10 The ldie firm and all
those having claims against the same, required
call John Gillis The old stand, who is daily
thorized to settle the aflirs ofthe late company.
JOHN GIIi.IS,
ENOCH JOHNSON.
Rovsnna Jrne 0d Ic5o
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AGENCY OF DIR. s FII'CHaS
Celebrated Medicines,

" "ARPEFS-Sures Fine, Cotton VIZ,
Y and twllled cotton carpets, also A., 5-4 and
Ga Mating, good assortment and selling at low pri-
ces ut HOWELL u 20 $.
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EDRlNT, large assortment of calicoes, Just reed.
z new styles good cloths and fast colors, selling
from Eve cents to one shilling peryd at
May 5, HORRS
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New England Munal Life Insurance CON-,
BOSTON, MASS.
EnAsrus CusurNe, WILLARD PHILLIPS,
Physician President.
Agents for Ohio.
G. BRADBURN, Cleveland,
B. URNER; Cincinnati
-. Jos. MuEEscHER, Mt. Vernon.
HEOLDERS of Policies in this Company Al here
II by fIoiiGed that the quinquinnal distribution OF
its surplus funds, amoRntIng to oneit OF the pay
ments wds made in December last. Persons, where
applications forwarded tro' this Agency are re-
uuested t present their Policies and receive their dv
bends. The last named report can be hnd at TINS
Agency where Persons in good health effect insur-
once o1 ,bcSr lives. e. BRADBURN,
81 River street.
f,Ioye,ond March s6 l349 till
DUGGY SPRlNGS-l4 Il aud inch
es yeide of Eastern manufacture, for sale cheap
by f. t RiCHPkDSoN.
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NJ a b | e.

RHA TONS just received, and large share
9DO ut it is itilisn Obelisk Monments and
grave stono from two inches up eight in thickness.
and all sizes which waz seeeie by directly from :he
importers in New York; also our American is of The
best quality, from the Mills cfrD Y Ripley. ceebra
ed for having the finest and best Rutland Marble.t
Take notice that here is good assortment as can
and purchased of first hatds, therefore think that
sell good article as low heretofore has been
sold poor by dealers who buy of second hands
Therefore give call Befurey purchase elsewhere
consider our experience garantee that we can
give entire satisfaction. .HURLBUT q FIX.
Ravenna, Dec 10Th, 1851. l147-Iy
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Dress GooSs
ErcrDcsl Clihllagpa,sys


RHAYlNG TOOl.S--A complete asortmen'
E 81 at low prices. for sale at .
June 81, 1852. kiehAsosoN
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12
An,squity OF Free MASONRY.

The following brief article from an
English paper, in relation to Solomon's s
Temple, illustrates the antiquity of Free
Masonry:
"Free Masonry, We are informed, was
reduced to rules a. The building of Solo
mons Temple, and there is every reason
10 believe that some bond of Union was
necessary in such cougregated mass of
workmen.
1.-The number Of Masons employs ed in
bDilding the Temple was one hundred
and thirteen thousand sir hundred, be-
sides the n.en Of burden, not Free Ma.
sons, who amounted TO seventy thousand
more.
"Ihe footstone Of this mighty fabric
was leyeled in the fourth year of Solo
none reign, she third after the death OF
David, and the 200th year after the pas
sage OF the Hebrews through the Red
Sea. The building commenced in
Noun. Moriah, on Monday. The second
day of the month Iii, which answers 10
the 2lst day Of our April, and il was fin.
lshed in all parts in little more than seven
years, on the fifth day OF the Bull, which
answers to the 23d day of October, be-
ing the second month OF the sacred year.
and the ll,h Of Solomon's reign. Eve
ny piece Of the edifice, whether timber.
stone. or metal, was ready cut, framed
or polished al Jerusalem, SO that no
other tool was wanting, no other sound
was heard, than what was necessary to
JON the several parts together. All the
noise Of the axe, hammer and saw was
canined to the forests Of Lebanon, aud
The quarries and plains Of Zereptha, that
nothing nigh, be heard among the Ma
sons Of Zion Blu, harmony and peace"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12
The Hero Of the Last War.

The Brooksille American speaking Of
the terrible battle of Chippewa. gives the
following exciting incident: @
In that engagement il is said that Scott
charged with 6rmness and fury tina,
never was surpassed by any Of Napo-
Icons famed Marshals. Al the head of
his regiment he continued to advance un-
iii he was no, exceeding 25 rods from
,he, British lines. Then raising himself
high above all surrounding objects in a
voice ,ha, could be distinctly heard above
the clash Of arms, to the extreme verge
of the American and British Armies,
he called to M'Neils Battalion in the
following words:
1.-The enemy say, that We are good at
long shot, but cannot stand the cold iron!
call upon the Eleventh instantly TO give
the lie to that slander! Charge!
And history tells the result And a
British officer. in Canada, few years
since who was present at',he battle, said
"Scou fought more like demon than a
man."
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

A lady was awakened in the night, in
Boston, By the crying Of her jnian, in
an adjoining chamber, and in order TO
attend to il without disturbing her hus-
bands sleep she, as loving wife would
do, softly drew the corerlis over him.
clipped on, of the sheet, and cropping her
way to the door, went plump into pair
of masculine arms. She very naturally
felt funny, bn. instead of fainiing cried
aloud with fright, arousing the inmates
of the dwelling, all Of whom atlired on
ly in their night clothes, rushed thisher to
discover the undone wife and mother in
the embrace of her husband, who had
already been TO ascertain the cause of
the infants distress, and was silently re-
turning to bed when she ran agains. him.
The incident was a capital Joke, and
their acqnaintances who witnessed il en-
joyed little Bit Of amusement al their
expense and discontinue. We are hap
py to inform our readers that no serious
consequences are expected TO hollow.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12
Saturday Night.

We copy the following from the Chi
cago Daily Journal. Ii is a little gem
from the pen Of the assistant editor, b.
i. Taylor, Teacher and Poet, who saws
more good things, in his wav, than any
other man in the west. lie who has
not the heart TO appreciate, and the taste
to admire It. has reached dreary Sa,ur-
day night in his liie--one that will never
be iu,n.owed by, holy Sabbath dawn:
There has been great deal written
nbou. Saturday night. ! LIS chief luxury
TO us is comprehended in the world, "no
paper Tomorrow" but TO some people it
is vastly more significant. Did you ev-
er read like Maryel's Reyeries!'' Some
OF them are admirable, others little eked
out TO make book.
Well, We haze picture Of our own.
and heaulitude for somebody else
And TO begin with the latter; happy il
tie man that has a little home and little
angel in il, of Saturday night. And Cor
.he picture; such night as las, night
was--cloudy, gloomy, rusty, rainy
easements ra:,ling, storm driving. lake
iodIibp diOIlS tie sHDTe.
So much for the outdoor scenery
Now for The indoor. A martin box of
house, no matter how little, provided 1t
will hold t,co or so--no matter how hum
bly, furnished. provided there is hope ir
It--l.ei fhe winds blow--close the cur
talns! What if they are calico, or plain
white without border, iassel or any suei,
shing! Let The rains come down-heap
up the fire, bnt il mus, be an open fire
none of your dark, prison looking stoves.
No matter yon !iavr't candle to bles.
ourself With, for what beautiful light
glowing coal makes. reddening. cloudlng,
shedding sunset thro' the little room
just light enough to talk by--not loud,
as in the high ways mot rapid. as in the
hurrying world, but softly, slowly, wii,-
peringly, with pauses between, for tho
storm without, and the thoughts within,
to ill.
Then wheel the sofa round before tie
fre--no matter If the sofas a settee, un.
cushioned at that, if so be it is just long
enough for two, or any two and half
in it. How sweetly she music of silver
bells from time to lime, falls on the lisien-
ing hear, then. How mournfully swell
The chime Of ''lhe days tina, are no more"
Under such circumstances, and at such
"a time, one can get at least sixly-nine-
and.a-half statute miles nearer "kingdom
come" than from any other point in this
world laid down by "Malte Brun."
May be, you smile at this picture.
Well, smile on, but there is secret be-
tween us. viz: it is copy of picture
rudely done, but true as tho Penta;euch,
Of an original in every human heart
Are you SO OLD or SO wicked that the
cabine. picture is dimmed or damaged be-
yond "restored!" Then be shrived.
make a Saturday night oe life. and bid
good night to the world.
May be you think il ridiculous pic
ture: the heaven mend aud Alison cul.i-
vaie your taste."
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

They tell good story Of scene that
occurred at the Kentucky Democratic
Convention last week. The heavy work
having been done up during the day, the
Convention assembled in the evening TO
taper off by general discussion of
things in general" Gen. Pitcher intro
duced the resolutions of the New York
Democracy in favor Of the United States
Government, entering into general cru
sade for the regulation of the worlds af-
fairs, bu, they were not received with
any favor. The General sneering at the
danger that would attend such interfer.
ence, exclaimed aloud in his speech,
"who's afraid!' Mr.. Sprigg, of Shel-
by. who stood directly in front of him
and who was in condition for anything,
exclaimed aloud in reply, "Tm afraid!"
who's afraid?" reiterated Pitcher
Pm afraid" roared Sprigg. "Whas
are you afraid OF 7" asked Pitcher. .l'm
afraid of the elephant" said Sprigg. OF
course the roar was ,remendous.-Cin
Ckr0n.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

shall he established to overawe aud keep
!heni in sLhjec,ion. This, hope, will
soon be done; for thei. depredations up
on travellers have already caused much
trouble and suffering. they are upon
the great thoroughfose from Oregon to
California; fork OF which leads TO Fort
Hall, being the road frequently travelled
by einigranls from lha, point 10 Oregvl.
Emlgfants the past year suffered con-
siderably from The Snake Indians, who
iniest the great road west of Fort Hall,
and who are scattered over large extent
OF Territory through which the road
passes. The establishment Of garri.
son in their country is essentially neces-
sary 10 the malJainance of peace, and
the protection of The lives and property
oi persons passing TO and from Oregon.
number OF emigrants have, during the
past season. been murdered by the In
dians. and many of their animals and
other property stolen from them. Emi.
grants should exercise great care anc
prudence in passing through this district
OF country. and they should remember
that il is essential TO their safety. upon
all parts of this road, that in no case
should they suffer themselves to be ia
ken by surprise, or the least advantage
had OF them by the Indians; for the least
Icarelessness or want of proper prccau.
sion often seriously endangers the safety
moi only of their property but their
lives.
Those who contemplate emigrating to
Oregon should be ready TO leave ST. Jo-
seph. on :he Missouri river, with prop
er outfit, By the first day Of May. Ok
teams are 10 be preferred. Provisions
for the trip. and sutFicien, blankets for
bedding, with such tools only as are
necessary to repair a wagon, should be
iaken. Each man should also take his
gun and plenty of ammunition. The
journey is a long and tedious one, and
all who undertake /, must expect 10 en-
dure fatigue, priva,ions aud hardslips.
! would advise every person, or st leas.
every company. 10 procure Palmer s
Emigrant's Guide. Is correctly lays
down the fords across the streams, the
camping grounds, aud also the places
| where grass, wood and water can be
found. No article not necessary for the
| journey should be taken, as there is grea,
danger OF oyerloadlng aud breaking down
the teams. "
Dry goods, groceries, furniture and
farming utensils Of all kinds, are abun-
dansin Oregon. and no one should think
al taking such things with them. IL
must not, huwever, be Supposed thai no
iEconveniences are TO be experienced by
emigrants. after they arrive there. These
are always incident TO the settlement of
Few countries, especially for the first
year; but they are fewer ia Oregon than
are usual in the settling of new Terrific,
ries. JOSEPH LANE.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12
Agricultural.
Pruning Trees.


Many suppose ihal tree mus. be
pruaed q, a certain season of The year,
or that il will be injurious rather than
beneficial TO il. Now, we hold that no
tree ever should be permitted 10 go un-
pruned a suIllcien. length Of time 10 ad-
init of the branches necessary 10 be cut
away, growing to size of more than one
half inch diameter. Every owner of trees s
should 90 over them twice or thrice a
year. and with strong pruning knife
take out all such branches as either now
inserlace, or have the appearance of grow
ing SO az eventually 20 interlace each
other, and where one or two branches
are apparantly taking the lead to the in
jury of others and the ultimate good form
of The tree, they should be shortened
back. t.
The question as 10 what good form
Is, is one which common sense is better
able TO instruct man in, than all the ell
i.ors in America, and il man has no.
common sense, all the editors on the
globe could mol instruct him respecting
the form Of tree. suitable to our warm
aud clear sunshiny climate. Within tie
past few days we have seen trees so mu.
tlla,ed by what was termed pruning,
that we could not help cry ing out agains,
the operation. A long raking stem or
body, then divided intn three or more
branches or rather poles, with little
tuli OF spray al their ex,remites, present
ed the so called tree after The operate,
had performed his task, and there he ex-
PecIs TO carry on healthy circulation.
producing rich deep foliage and luscious
fruit. We hope he may ge, il, bu. i,
will never be from such trees.
NO more thnning oni should be given
a Tree than just suihcien. to preyen, bran,
.ches inierlacing or over stepping each
other; better far to shorten back the ends
of an ouistragllng limb, and thus give the
tree rounded, evenly formed appear
ancc, than to cut il entirely away. as is
often the practice. .a
When one has an old orchard, or even
new one, bui which has been neglected;
there is no better time TO perform the
work Of pruning than in the winter sea-
son. And il large limbs are to be Gu, a.
way, have ready say shllings worth of
gum shellac dissolved in quart of alco.
hol, placed in large open mouthed bot
lie, with brush, and as you finish prun
ing tree brush over the wounded parts
with the preparation. Ii prevents the
drying of the wound by the air, bu, does
not check the healing process in the
spring. All nursery trees may be as
well prnned now as in the spring. provi.
ded this course is pursued; and thus ems
ble many farmer to attend TO that which
in the spring time he cannot, Crafts
on apples and pear have been found TO
grow equally as well if set in mid win
ter. as when delayed till spring.
Good pruning tools should be procur-
ed by every one The knife should be
sharp, the pruning chisel and shears
should have long and short handle. that
they may be changed at pleasure, and
avoid any necessity for getting into trees.
The Ohio Farmer. l9
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12
From the Prairie Farmer.
Dairy Profits.

MEssRs. EDIToRs:--I have been an
attentive reader of your valuable paper
ever since its publication in Chicago, ami
while there is much said, and that to the
purpose, TOO, about the different kinds
OF products, and about stock raising, Pork
raising, Sheep keeping, &C., | find but
very little said abou, Dairy keeping. |
therefore propose 20 give you a state
ment OF what have done this summer
with my small Dairy. My number of
cows is eleven, aged as follows: Three
five year olds, seven hei.ers, three years
old, and two of them farrow, and one two
year old heiier, which constitutes the
whole. have sold butter, from ten 10
fifteen cents per pound, to the amount of
$50 65, and Cheese for seven or eight
cents per pound, to the amount of $40 %,
aside from home consumption, which is
no small sum. We commenced the ac-
coun, Feb. 18Th, 1851, and closed it
Nov. 10Th, 1851. We have raised nine
calves, which are now worth from 90 so
TO s. 90 per head.
Thus the amount sold is $ll7l to the
COW; the calves. and what the family
have used. being left to pay the expenses.
besides Cheese laid by Tor the winter
| have also sold SllO worth of ca,lle,
aud have been offered S62 for the Pork
made from the Dairy. l have tried
Wheat raising for seven ears, and never
could figure up at the end like this.
z. Fl. III. G.
Elkhorn Grove, Carroll Co., Ill.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12
Elkhorn Grove, Carroll Co., I'll.
no sweeten Meat and Fish.

Says the American Agriculturis,, when
meat. fish, &C., from intense heat or long
keeping. are likely to pass into state Of
corruption, a simple and sure mode of
keeping them sound and healthy is, by
putting few pieces of charcoal, each
The size OF an egg. into the pot or sauce
pan, wherein the fish or flesh is to be boil
ed. Among others, an experiment OF
this kind was tried upon turbot, which
appeared too far gone to beeatable. The
cook. as advised. put in three or four
pieces of charcoal, each the size of an
egg. under the strainer, in the fish kettle;
after boiling the proper time the turboi
came to the table perfectly swee. and
firm.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12
Anecdotc Of the Revolution.

Col. Williams delegate in Congress
from Connecticut, after having signed
the Declaration of independence, said
to one of his companions: II we are
defeated in our struggle for Independence
this pays WORK will make bad mork
for me. have held a commission in
the rebel army; | have written for .hs
rebel newspaper; ] am the son-in-law OF
a rebel Governor, and now ! have affixed
my name TO this rebel Declaration. My
sins are therefore, too great TO be pardon
ed by our royal master; | then must be
hanged.
The other gentleman answered: l
believe that nay case is not desperate for
! have had no connection with the army.
nor can il be proved that heretofore /
have written or done any thing obnoxious
TO the mother country.
The immediate and prompt reply was:
Then, sir, you deserue to be hanged!
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

OMITTED FOR WANT OF RooM.-Sprague,
ofthe Wooster Democrat, has "music in
his soul" While putting the inside of
his this weeks paper to press, one page
was pied, and the paper comes 10 US with
one blank page, save this caption in large
type:
"Ihis page Is omitted for wani Of
room. - Cleveland Herald.
That is the way il came to us. The
idea is worthy patent for the fun OF the
,hing.-Ohio State Journal.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

GROUND MORE VALUABLE IN New
YORK THAN IN I.oNDoN.-The editor Of
the Albany Journal, in letter published
in that paper, says: was surprised Il,
learn that lots in the vicinity of the Bank
Of England and the Royal Exchange.
were less valuable than in Wall street,
Rents, with the exceptions Of the most
fashionable quarters, are about the same
as in New York.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

GEN. ScoTT AND KossuTH. Gen.
Scott. we see i, stated. honored Kossuth
with call on New Years day. While
there. Gen. Cass came in, and going up
TO Gen. Scott, in his usual puffy man
ner, exclaimed. well. General are you
prepared to lead a hundred thousand
brave Americans TO Hungary TO assist our
friend, the Governor Sir replied
Gen. Scott. drawing himself up to the
height Of his stately person. Il am pre-
pared TO lead my couutrymen wherever
Congress directs me TO go!' The an
swer was that of true, American and
worthy the hero Of hundred battles.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

1Nicholas Longworth, Of Cincinnati.
is the heaviest tax payer in Ohio; his
bill for The past year, for both city and
county, is nearly Sl7,500-l2,000 Of
which is on city property. N. G. Pendle-
ton. for The city and county. pays at Co
lumbns, on city and county properly.
S3,355 35.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

u Some men can't account for il that
the public contemporaries them. They
consider themselves .some." but others
act as if they thought them no grea,
shakes In political life, there are
many of these little great men.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

Salipeiro is brought from Bengal.
The earth from which il is obtained is
kind of mari, found on the sides of the
hills exposed TO the Northern and East.
ern winds, and never in any other siiua.
tion. aa
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

ABscoNDED.--H is reported that the
county treasurer Of Linn county, has ab.
seconded, leaving his securities to make
good his defalcations amounting to some
$4,000.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

a Forty miles of the Panama railroad
will be ready for use by the 6rstof March.
This will save one day in time, and con-
siderable fatigue and danger.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

Dliong is the Chinese name for
European factory. The Hong merchants
reside at Canton, and are responsible for
the conduc, Of the Europeans with whom
they deal.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

II The editor of the American Me-
chanic has encountered trials unknown
70 ordinary men. Hear hin:
"Owing to the facts that our paper
maker disappointed US, the mails failed
and deprived us of our exchanges-a
Dutch pcddler stole our scissors, the rats
run off with our paste. and the devils
went to the circus, while the editor was
at home tending babies, our paper is un-
avoidable delayed beyond the proper Pc
Tiod of publication
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

VThe Legislature Of Georgia has
passed bill giving the election of the
Judges Of the Superior Court to The peo-
pie.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

DAn itinerant preacher, who ramb-
led in, his sermons, when requested to
stick to his text, replied that .scattering
shot, would hit the most BIRDS"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

A smile of hope from those we love
May be an angel from above;
A whispered welcome to our ears
Be as the music of the spheres.
The pressure of gentle hand
Worth all that glitters in the land;
Oh! trifles are not what they seem,
But fortunes voice and star supreme!
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-02-12

~ The State Debt of Kentucky is
S5,724 OF.