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PROVISIONS.
Our Present Stock.

Our Present Stock.
ros the inlornstiop u Families aod othess,
I Civ. sslew . issimnsry d such articles Of
6cK66rx@ PRODUCE. f.,
okHlk2V a. now have on hand,
NJ Brown Sugar, Fair to Choice, Crushed,
Coverings Philadelphia. Pulverised
do DO Double Loaf
do do, Small Loaf,
st. James Refinery, Coffee,
Choice Rio and old Java,
RICE, Louisiana and
Carolina TEA's.
Imperial, Gun
powder, Young
Hyson, Black
&C.. &c.
PICKLES, quarts and half Gallons; SrIcEs,
Ginger, Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Cloves, Mus-
tard tnd Pepper; FISH, Sardines, Her
ring, Goldfish, Mackerel in barrels,
quarters and Kits; OIL, Olive h
Lamp Oil; WINES, Champaign
and Claret, Champaign Cider,
in bottles MAcAroHr ard
vermicslli; ALMoN
Raisins, Tomato and
PpcI ~ oeo" Wy,
Goshen & Western
Butter; Western
reserve Cheese:
BEEF TONGUES Sugar Crackers, Butter,
Brscuir, Soda Biscuit, Pilot bread,
BUCKWHEAT,
Onions. Potatoes, Lady Peas, Crowderss,
Soap Candles, Starch, Salt, Flour. st. Louis
and Ohio; Lard Shoulders, Clear sides, Su.
gar cured Hams; Vinegar, Saleratus. Soda,
Wrapping Paper, Brooms, Tobacco, Well
Buckets, Water Buckets. Cotton and French
Irvine, Baskets, Wash Boards, Sleeves,
Clothes and Plow Lines, Cigars, Fire
Crackers, Wooden Boxes, Powder, Shot,
Caps, Bar Lead, Nails; Whiskey, barrels and
halves, common, extra Old Rye and Monon-
gahala, New York Brandy and Gin, Com
mon and Fine, Cement. Platter Paris, Sand,
Plasterers Hair, Hay, Corn, Oats, Bran. &c.
The greater portion Of the above articles
can be purchased at retail and near all by
the package or quantity. My facilities for
buying are of the best and for the CASH, l
am in market with any man or any house !;
my store will always be found open until
= O'Clock at night
nov 19.v. JOSHUA BEAL
Church street, opposite Harvey House
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VIM. BOGEL,
Druggist and Apothccary,

II EEPS constantly on hand a large and
n well selected stock Of fresh Drugs and
Medicines. All his preparations are pre-.
pared by Northern manufactures, and put
up in the very best manner to preserve their
medicinal virtues. In a climate like this
persons should not overlook this Important
consideration.
20 Prescriptions filled with care at any
time of night or day. Jan 10.
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CHOICE WINES & LfQUORS--1OO
gallons Of best quality French Brandy l25
gallons Of Old Pavilion, SO gallons Sazarac
Brandy; 10 Casks Common do; so boxes
wines assorted; 10 barrels fine Old Rpctiii-
cd Whiskey 60 gallons Jamaca Rum; 60
gallons Holland Tin. Also, great variety
of fine liquors and cordals for sale by
july 26-ly S. F. BLANCHARD.
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T ard in Tierces, Barrels and Kegs, for
IL sale by Jan 26 JOSHUABRAL.
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Chemicals.

lust received from the Manufacturers 300
al or. Fairs Quinine, IS OF. Morphine, %
bis Calomel, 20 bis Blue Mass, IS IBIS Chic
reform. ect. ect. All of which will be sold
at New Orleans prices, by VIM. BOGEi.,
Druggist, lafayette st. feb-l3ti
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Carriages, Harness. &C.

Just Arrived.
WE HAVE now in store, besides our
w large stock Of Western produce.
fine assortment of Groceries, selected with
special reference to supplying the TRADE
Of this city, which we feel confident OF be-
ing able to do, at as fair price as can be
done elsewhere.
OUR STOCK CONSISTS rN PAEr OF:
Salt, coarse and fine, Coffee,
Candles, Sperm and Star,
Rice, Soap, Sugar crushed and loaf,
Starch, Butter, &C., &c. &c.
Merchants and Traders will please give us
call, before going to New Orleans or else
where to purchase. S. M. HART & Co.
Corner Of Front and Laurel st.
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OUININE-3OO ounces French, English,
W and American mandatory.
For sale by H. I. WADDrLL, Drugt.
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S, F, BLANCHARD,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Groceries and Provisions,

w HOlthdlc anu Rctdli DcaIci Ill
Groceries and Provisions,
Corner of Third and Convention Sts.,
NEAR THE MARKET BATON ROUGE, LA
T TENDER MY THANKS to my
i numerous friends and customers for
their liberal patronage. and would state, that
I intend to merit still greater patronage.
by keeping on hand at all times large and
well selected stock and by selling on such
terms, that it will be an inducement for pur-
chasers to call on me.
My Stock consists Of the fo'lowing sia7l'
articles
5000 lbs. Stagg and shay's and Duffield
Sugar cured hams,
4000do plain hams
1000 do shoulders 1000 sides;
1000 lbs choice dried beet,
100 barrels mess Pork.
10 do eof prime Leaf Lard,
SO Kegs do do do,
10 bbls No Mackerel
10 No2 do.
so barrels fresh Flour,
20 boxes Buckwheat,
10 hhds prime sugar,
20 bbIs loaf and crushed sugar,
so boxes star candles,
20 do sperm do
$50 boxes No. !, soap,
20 do fine Toilet,
edo CASTLE soap,
10 Kegs fresh butter
4kegs goshen do
| 100 lbs. fresh Cheese.
6 boxes fresh pine apple do
10 lbs sugar crackers,
| 10 Boston do and 10 butter do.
6 Tiesces of Rice.
10 boxes Mac & Macs Tobacco
do honey dew do
| 1Odo best Cavendish 10
! 10 do smoking do
10 do cigars, Regalias
Liquors. pickles, Ale, Porter, Cider,
Preserves, Candies,
so bags Coffee 20 chest lea.
ALSO, A LARGE STOCK oE SHELF GOODS.
EzSs3 CROCKERY, TIN
ss. ~ WARE Ware, Willow-ware
wood ware, &c. All Of which will be soil
at small advance. mar 25-y
DBL
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Datent Medicines.-A fresh supply
L of all the principal Patent Medicines OF
the day, Just received and for sale by
VIM. BOGEL, Druggist,
Lafyette St. feb-13-tf
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118 Old Levce, Ne1c OyleGSas, La.
VIE have constantly on hand . very large
w and superior stock Of the most fash
ionable Clothing, to which we invite the
attention Of dealers and othera Gentlemen
visiting the city, can At short notice have
clothing made to order, in superior man
ne, and warranted to fit. Our prices are
az low a. the lowest. and we offer greater
Inducements to the trade generally, than
any other house in the city. iuly ls-y.
CHOE BI HCkING & BRUSHES-2o
- dozen shoe backing; 4 dozen shoe
bushes. ,. r. BLANCHARD
The Cedar Co. news-letter. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1853, 1853-11-12
why don't you Subscribe NOVf

AT the present time the world is all In
motion, and Father Time presents new
wonders for our contemplation, every
hour involving our individual interests
the interests OF our country, and the wei.
fare or misery Of mankind. News tha,
used to come every week, now come
every hour, and wnat come once month
arrives every two or three days. The
accelerated motion OF mind and matter
generates heat and light, and the speed
which we have gained sends us on still
faster and faster. In such an age, who
would live without newspaper! Ii has
been well remarked by a cotemporary
that a newspaper, costing only two cents
per week, and the very best kind at that,
is a whole library for family. and, esti-
mating all its advantages, il is a matter
OF wonder TO us how any considerate head
of family can reconsile 4 neglect to Sc
cure 1t with his interest or his pleasure.
The cost, postage included, is but II cents
a week. How trilling! To know the
price ofpoduce even but once a month,
may bring gains to the farmer OF ten times
the value oI Il whole years subscription.
The housewife, too, besids finding il n
great soasce OF qualification, derives a
knowledg IL hints of economy, that saves
as much Is the gademan makes, while
TO the son it lends the easy assurance
that springs from an acquaintance with
passing events; and to the daughter, a
knowledge Of the world that the usage of
society renler inaccessible through any
other median, and yet which gives such
a charm To female conversation. The
merchant and the mechanic experience
like adyanta yes, and the professional man
Is quite anot,ody without IT, The teacher
who neg lecta to read il, and to draw the
attention OF is pupils TO It's practical teach
ings, IS whoIcly unfit for his situation,
and III his egleet gives one evidence of
OF his trust. There is more
business information in the course OF Il
year to a family than can be purchased
Tor ten tunes OF the newspapers cost. We
would have everybody, therefore, to take
and read snewspaper--n our news
paper, unless examinatlan proves II to be
cheaper and better than any other, bat any
newspaper dc voted 10 the dissemination
OF useful information. Remember, post
age now rs ani,em almost beneath COM
si4eration.
Men shoul take a newspaper from
each and every section OF this widespread
land, for each IS great nation of itself,
yet uaited to ihc others. The WEST, es-
The Cedar Co. news-letter. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1853, 1853-11-12

This is one Of the vile sterotyped false
hoods, that loafers and rogues OF all sorts
use as apology for their laziness or ras.
calities.
The Jeremy Didler, who sponges or
society, comforts himself with the idea
'tha, he IS thus only getting some Of the
debt which the "world owes" him.
The thief sometimes insinuates, that ir
helping himself out of somebody's till, he
was merely taking his own. II was q
part OF the deb, uncancellca that society
that enormous bankrup.--had refused
to pay.
TIE whole theory is false and fraudu.
lani. The rule is the reverse. We owe
the world an upright life, and in return
the warii will give Us living.
Tha loafer about the grog-shops, OF
other places Of loating, may fold his arm:
IN idleness, under the consolation Of be.
ing 50 largea creditor; hu, We will Just tel
him how the world will pay him ultimately
II will square off by an ins.a.ment 0.
hunger, poverty, degradation, and the
alms-house. 1t will give him rich diyi.
dends Of scorn, and starvation, and finally
pay him in full with six feet Of earth in the
Pauper's'grave. Perhaps rs lie goes along
ne will receive occasional payments "on
account by generous order on the Coun-
~ jail or the State Prison. In the latter
place we believe the "warld' literally
throws in new suit of clothes Of beauti.
fully yafiegatpd eolors.
Our advice to young men is. to trust
to their own good hands, their brains,
ihcir economy, their industry, and their
honesty for Giving" With such aids
--and strong self reliance, backed by
in3oinitable perserereanee--thcre are bat
few indeed who fail Of reaching tie goal
ct which they aim.
The world is full Of glorious illustra-
tons Of this truth. We see young men
rise frcm obscurity and poverty to reputa-
tation and wealth, and we wonder how
they "gct along so we'll" II seems a
mystery, bu, the whole mystery lies in
the qualifications above mentioned ~
They commence right, they continue
right, and they end right.
i've mark the history Of such a man,
we shall invariably find that he has been
hard worker aud careful manager
He has looked after the spisot, as well as
the bung-hole of his BUSINESS. He has
husbaniei his earnings, and added them
to his capital, instead OF leaving them all
in the box office oi the Theatres, or wear.
ing them upon his back, OF pouring them
down his throat.
We said he was char! worker -
That, we apprehend, is ttr great diff
Guilty with the loafer. lie would be per-
The Cedar Co. news-letter. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1853, 1853-11-12
When the Porcupine reached home he

When the Porcupine reached home he
he said:
"Wife, dress yourself and come to the
field, for am to run a race with the Hare
for gold Louisd' or and bottle Divine. :"
"Man, man." she answered, "ar, thou
mads What! race with the Hare
"Hold your tongue, wife," replied the
porcupine, "ladies should never meddlc
with their husbands business. So dress
and come"
And when they were in the field, he
said, "See, we will run orr race on this
ploughed ground, between the furrows,
where neither can see the other. Now
you must stand at the one end Of the fur
row, so that, when the Hare comes racing
up on the other side, you may cry out
'here l am. '" And this she did like a
good wife. And as the Porcupine came
on the grouud, behold the Hare was there.
I"What's the word e asked Fur-coat.
"Cut and rum" replied Porcupine.
And off tie Hare went, like a Storm
wind, over the field. But the Porcupinc
ran exactly three steps, and then turned
back. And as the Hare come full race to
the other end, there was Porcupine his
wife, and she cried, "Lo here am u
And the Hare stared and wondered not a
little, thinging that it was porcupine him.
self; for forgot to tell you that the Porcu.
ipine's wife is the very image OF her hus.
band "The Old Nick must have helped
you snapped the Hare, here goes again.
And off he shot like the storm-wind, Til
his ears lay flat; but Mrs. Porcupine lay
still. And as he came to the other end
her husband cried "here we are again
who are your
Then the Hare began 70 swear like Q
viscount, and snarled, "try it again."
Take il easy, Son answered the Por
cnpine, "as often as you like fer what
care -
So the Hare ran four-and-seventy times
and every other the Pcrcupine cried her.
we are again"--but the odd runs wer,
called off by Madame. And on the
seyenty-filth heat, the Hare dropped dead
in the furrow. But the Porcupine tool
his bottle of wine. gave his wife the Loui.
dor, and they joyfully went their way
homeward-and still live there for augk
| know.
This was the great race between the Por
lcapine and the Hare, which come off on
the Buxthllnder Heath and to all who rea,
the history, wish JOY The moral OF th'
tale however is this:
"Husband and wife should be like un
to each other"
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well, gen,lemen,' said Billy, IN tell
you why Major Pete wouldn't ight that
ar ;lcoil, so don, say word until Tn
finished. You remember the little Lady
Jane what busted last ialls Well, it
was on the steamers roof where | seed
the most charming female that ever lived
except Eve. When tell you she sailed
round like mad peacock, you can inn
maginc how she made me feel as if a
cattarpiller was 'er crawlm' up my trow.
sers-leg. And bein' as how I'm darn
handsome feller, l begun to jump and
dance around her like young buffalo.
"Well, ar,er de.racted her attention
and cut up good many shines, I'll be
aarnea if she didn't wink! Yes stree
gentlemen-wink! Want that excru.
tiatin'! And sich eyes--blue as tn.
sky-and pretty mouth chock full o
pearls. o, jlnneminc like to hav,
had an Egyptian fit! However, l didn't
so begun TO edge up nigh to her to ash
her where she located.
"When | got pretty cluss, riz my ha
SiiCh dS oil lily III, anu were Jest gum u
blaat, when I'll be gol-darn'd If | knowe,
what to say! Then begun to feel hot
and tremble the gal seen me, and so
a tremblin' too; and between us both
tremblin', the little boa. shook like
young hurricane.
"Prety sooa | begun to come TO m,
senses, when ! fel, dreadful skared, 70
didn't know but the dear criiter nigh
be somebody's wife; consequently,
thought I'd back out. So | kept back
in, and a backln' - bowin' perlite all tn
time, you know-until, not lookin' be
hind, | backed square overheard true a
thunder Well, gentlemen, mind ,hi
is the truth, the water was very ui,evcl
j couldn't stand up'
'Ha, har laughed Tom Olphant, Esp.
as Billy started to leave; but you didn'
tell me why Major Pete wouldn't fgh
that ar dooil.'
%, yes sed Bill, II forgo, all abou
that, Well, let's eel expect the rea
son was he-ras afraid .ha. if he got she
and fell, he migat bump his hsud!
The Cedar Co. news-letter. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1853, 1853-11-12

fectly willing, no doubt, to hold his hat,
If providence would shower gold into j,
or il it would rain roast beef, he would
have platter ready to catch it. But to
work, and work there's the rub
Let fortune come to him in any other
shape than that.
But young man, work it must be
work! work! work! 1t was designed
from the beginning that man should earn
his bread, not by loafng, bu, by the sweat
of his brow. Those drops the indus,riou:
man coins into golden mint drops tina
fill his Golfers. Portland Eclectic.
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E3SSBh5A AN3OCS,
A-yONDEHrUL HISTORY.

| sHowIfG now THE HARE RAN A RACE
| wITt THE poRcUpIgE, AND HOW THE
| FORMER MIsERABLY pERIsHEp.
This egend is laughable to relate, and
yet trm withal For my grandfather,
whencvr he told it, was woDtto say, "it
must BE- 50 my son, otherwise how could
tell it heesr And ii was In this wise
that thahing came to pass.
Il was fair Sunday morn before har-
vest-tich, about buckwheat bloom. The
sun shine bright in the sky, the morning
wind naw warm over the subble, the
!arks s;ng n tie air, the bees hummed In
the bnkwheat, all nature rejoiced--and
with the Porcupine. For the Porcupine,
stood rfore his door, with folded arms
gazing out towards tie morning wind
and tried { 7aiakselte,c'ee) a little song,in
a manner neither better nor worse thar
thai ofany porcupine, when he sings
And While lie thus hummed, il came into
his head, that while his wife washed and
dried be children, he would take a little
walk il the field, and see how his turnip.
were getting On. For the turnips grew
near lis house, and as he ate Of them, with
his family, he called them his own.--
Said aid d3ac. The peseupine shut the
door aad went his way TO the feld-and
al no yeat distance from home, as he was
going through the bushes which gew In
the feA, which lies near the roai, winch
runs hs tie rock which is just before the
hedge, which Is not far fom the brook,
which runs behind ttc slope, which lies be-
low the spo. shers the turnips grew ne met
the Hare. whe lad gone forth on similar
business, M .esy. 70 look after his cabbage.
Ash - lie Eoreunine saw the Hare. he
eivilly babe him good morning. But the
Hare (who On j owa meadow was quite
the geHttea,aa and murlerously Ioiite ct
that) answered tie Porcu1ine nothing ;
but said to hi1, win the sl.eer.ng air OF a
nobleman:
.NRy are you straliing rouGa aere 50
early Iii the morning E
Taking a walk" answered the 7oreu.
pine.
"Waik. indeed - laughed the hcre /; al
seems TO me that you might use your legs
for something else"
ahis answer aggravated the Porcupine,
who was crooked by nature, being some
what bent in the legs. and not straight in
the soul, and he replied accordingly:
'-You think then, that your legs arc
worth more than mine r.
Tint | do" answered the hare
"And thar remains to b prosed," quoth
Poreupine, "lor bet that in race | beat
you"
"Fadge' replied the Hare; ''with your
crooked leys! But I'll take the bet
what is it e
"A Louisd'or and bottle of wine,''
said the Porcupine.
"Done," cried the Hare, s'cut and run,
I'm ready,'
Let me first 60, repieI the Porcupine
"apd getmy breakfast"
The Cedar Co. news-letter. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1853, 1853-11-12

peclally, and all that belongs to it, is worthy
of attention; and j, is commanding the
attention Of all intelligent minds as the
giant influence of the day. Its literary
character. its agricultural productions, its
mechanical genius and skill, its mercan-
tile enterprise no man can remain ignor-
ant of and prosper.
In addition 10 the Opinions OF the press"
published in another column, we would
call particular attention to the following
notice which, we cannot resist giving our
readers, although our natural modcs,y
kicks against it, 1t is but a sample OF
what we receive daily from every part OF
the West:
DoNT READ THIS AHrucLE.--We have
a desire to do benevolent and disinter-
ested act-a desire that does not often
exist in this seltage age. much less the
practice. As we have said I'VE desire
TO do our patrons good, and we will. =
"knowledge is better than silver, ant
wisdom than fine gold." said wise man
and both are essentially necessary in thl.
age of rapid Improvement, If man don
want to be left out Of sight by his neigh
bors.
| These arc "fas,' ,imes-the world i.
full of "fast" men, ''iast" women, "fast'
boys, "fast" locomotives, "fas," rcapimf
medicines, and the bes, kind of every thing
No matter how excellent a mans plough
or other machine may be got up, as 500,
as il is heard of, such is Yankee enter
prise and ingenuity, that dozen peopl,
immediately set abou, making a superio
article Of the kind. Even the boys ar,
smarter than they used to be, and tn,
girls, more beautiful. The reason is, tn,
boys have better schools and more of then
than in old times, and the girls are no
worked SO hard since the invention O
spinning jennies and steam looms blu
above all, we should mention tina. ne,cs
papers are ten times as good, and ,hre
times as cheap as they were ever know
to be before. Newspapers are the light o
the eags--the haralds Of improvements an
progress.
j They gather wisdom of every cline
and dispense knowledge to every house
hold in the land They are the poo
mans friend, the energetic and enterprs
ing mans business capital. They tie
you who, amongst the politicians, are you
best frienes. They inform the man VIII
has anything tn sell, where to sell ii. an
what 1t is worth in market. People ar
sharp nowadays, and the individual VIII
don't read the newspapers regularly,
certain to be picked up" sooner or late
by those who do read them. Those VIII
read are the "ias," and the. safe" men
the age-those who don't read, are thos
who do as their ancestors did, carry the
cornto mill III one end Of the bag, balance
by large stone IN the other end. WAX
up then fellow eitizens, to the great impol
tance Of knowledge in these days Of raj
roads, steamboats,, and lightning tclt
graphs. Doiiu Times.
The Cedar Co. news-letter. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1853, 1853-11-12
= Oct AY,
MISCHIEF MAKERS.

O, could there in this world be found
Some little spot of happy ground,
Where village pleasures might 60 round
Without the village tattling!
How doubly blest that place would be,
Where all might dwell in liberty,
Free from the bitter misery,
Of gossips' endless prattling.
If such spot were really known,
Dare Peace might claim it as her own;
And in it she might fix her throne
Forever and forever.
There like queen might reign and live,
While every one would soon forgive
Thelittle sights they might receive,
And be offended never.
'Tis mischief makers that remove
Ear from our hearts the warmth Of love,
And leads us all to disapprove
What gives another pleasure.
They seem to take one's part--but when
They've heard our cares, unkindiy then
They soon retail them out again,
Mixed with their poisonous measure.
And then they've such cunning way
OF telling their ill-meant tales they say,
"Dnf mention what | say, I pray,
would not tell another;''
And straight to your neighbours house they go
Nar,ating every thing they know,
And freak the peace of high and low,
wife. husband, friend, ana brother.
o, th,, the mischief making crew,
Were all reduced to one or two,
And hey were painted red or blue,
That every one might know them!
Thensould our villages forget
To rge and quarrel, to fnme and fret,
And all into an angry pet
With things so much below them.
For rs sad degrading part
To nike another's bosom smart,
And liant dagger in the heart
We ought to love and cherishi
Then ell us evermore be found
In quatness with all around,
Whiltfriendshp, Joy, and peace abound,
md angry feelings perish
The Cedar Co. news-letter. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1853, 1853-11-12

ExTaAv1GAscE.--A full grown buck-
eye in rather sn obliylsn ana .baAny
state, tuhabled INTO stage coach one
brigh; morn, hesia" traveller who was
III pursuit Of knowledge certainly AT the
time ''undcr difficulties" After the
.rlbbins' had beeil picked up and the hor-
scs received notice to start, the traveller
remarked that Ohio was a very fine
country.
-hic-ain't nothing else!' hic.ccagh-
cd the buckeye.
What is the staple production, sir e
"Co-or-on.'
You must raise large quantity. -
What IS done with it e.
"W-h hie-why, good deal is used
up in making wa-hic-isky, aud some tAcy
waste Ii. making bread